A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither
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A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither
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Wither, George, 1540-1605.
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Printed at London :: By Edm. Bollifant for Thomas Woodcocke,
[1588]
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Bible -- N.T -- English -- Versions -- Douai -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Bible. -- N.T -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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The answer.
If a man compare the fruits of heauenly wisedome, with the
fruits of the wisedome of your church, he shall find them as con∣trarie
as white is to blacke. All stories testifie, that your church
hath béene the author of most of the wars and contentions in
Christendome these thrée hundred yéeres, and vpwards. Your
bookes in praise of Sodomitri••, your curtesans maintained in the
eies and bosome of your most holy father, and the beastly life of
your priests, testifie the chastitie of your church. The mercie of
your church the massacres of France, and the Marian storme in
England not yet forgotten, do sufficiently shew. I might go tho∣rough
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the rest: but peace, chastitie, and mercie wanting amongst
you, doth sufficiently shew your wisedome to be earthly, sensuall,
and diuelish.
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