of them ever said “that both the swords were committed unto you?” Which of them ever said “that you have authority and right to call councils?” Which of them ever said “the whole world is but your diocese?” Which of them “that all bishops have received of your fulness?” Which of them “that all power is given to you as well in heaven as in earth?” Which of them “that neither kings, nor the whole clergy, nor yet all the people together, are able to be judges over you?” Which of them “that kings and emperors, by Christ’s commandment and will, do receive authority at your hands?” Which of them with so precise and mathematical limitation hath surveyed and determined you to be “seventy and seven times greater than the mightiest kings?” Which of them that more ample authority is given to you than to the residue of the patriarchs?  Which of them that you are the “Lord God”? or that you are “not a mere natural man, but a certain substance made and grown together of God and man”?  Which of them that you are the only “headspring of all laws”?  Which of them that you have “power over purgatories?” Which of them that you are able to “command the angels of God” as you list yourself?  Which of them that ever said that you are “lord of lords” and the “king of kings”?  We can also go further with you in like sort.  What one amongst the whole number of the old bishops and fathers ever taught you either to say private mass while the people stared on, or to “lift up the Sacrament” over your head (in which point consisteth now all your religion), or else to “mangle Christ’s Sacraments,” and to bereave the people of the one part, contrary to Christ’s institution and plain express words?  But that we may once come to an end, what one is there of all the fathers which hath taught you to distribute Christ’s blood and the holy martyrs’ merits, and to sell openly as merchandises your pardons and all the rooms and lodgings of purgatory?

These men are wont to speak much of a certain secret doctrine of theirs, and of their manifold and sundry readings.  Then let them bring forth somewhat now, if they can, that it may appear they have at least read or do know somewhat.  They have often stoutly noised in all corners where they went how all the parts of their religion be very old, and have been approved not only of the multitude, but also by the consent and continual observation of all nations and times.  Let them, therefore, once in their life show this their antiquity.  Let them make appear at eye that the things whereof they make such ado have taken so long and large increase.  Let them declare that all Christian nations have agreed by consent to this their religion.