The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.

21. W. BISHOP.

I may not heere omit, that of late yeeres they haue caused the Kings armes to be set vp in the place, where Christs armes the Crucifix was wont to stand: the which I confesse would haue graced their Church better, if it had beene elsewhere placed. But I hope they will giue mee leaue to aske them, how they durst set vp any such Images in their Churches, as be in that armes. For they haue taught hitherto, that it is expresly against the se∣cond commandement, and a kinde of Idolatry, not only to wor∣ship Images; but also to set them vp in Churches: and yet now (as it were) cleane for getting themselues, they fall into that fault themselues, that they haue so much blamed in others. Neither will it helpe them to say, that they reprooued only the setting vp of holy pictures, but not of others. For the second commande∣ment (as they expound it) is aswell against the one as the other, forbidding generally the making of any kinde of Image. And is it not a pitifull blindnesse to thinke, that the pictures of Lions; and Liberts, do better become the house of God, than the Image of his owne Son, and of his faithfull seruants? And may not sim∣ple people thinke, when they see Christs armes cast downe, and the Princes set vp in their place, that there dwell men, who make

more account of their Princes honour, then they doe of Christs? And that their meeting in that place (call it what you will) is rather to serue their Prince, than to serue Christ. But I haue beene longer in their place of praier than I thought.