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.

33. W. BISHOP.

Now to conclude this passage, if you please to heare to what height of perfect obseruance of the Commandements, the E∣uangelicall Preachers haue brought their followers in Germa∣ny vnto, by teaching the Commandements to bee impossible, and that onely faith iustifieth, and that good works haue no reward in heauen, and such like; Iacobus Andreas a famous Lutheran shall enforme you, * 1.1 who writeth thus. That the

whole world may see these men alienated from the Papa∣cie, and to put no confidence in works; * 1.2 therefore they doe no good worke at al. In stead of fasting, they feast, and are drunken day and night: in lieu of Almes, they oppresse and pill the poore: they haue changed praying into cursing and blaspheming the name of God, so prophanely, that no Turkes nor Saracens commit the like impietie against Christ: for humilitie, there raigneth pride, disdaine, cruel∣tie, and riot in apparell, &c. and much more to the same pur∣pose. And that this truth may be confirmed by the testimony of two sound witnesses; Musculus, a man of no smal account among them, thus reporteth of his brethren in the Lord. * 1.3 Such now adaies is the condition of the Lutherans, that if any man list to behold a great number of Knaues, robbers, maliti∣ous persons, coseners, vsurers, and such like deceiuers, let him but enter into a Citie where the Gospel is taught, and there he shall finde good store of them: and a little af∣ter. Surely it is true, that among Heathens, Iewes, Turkes, and other Infidels, none can bee found more vnruly, and that lesse esteeme of honesty and vertue, than the Euange∣licall brethren; with whom all things passe currant, and nothing almost is blamed (except vertue:) For the diuell hath shaken off all their bands, and turned them loose.

Notes

• * 1.1

  De planetis.
• * 1.2

  De Planetis.
• * 1.3

  De prophetia Christi.