A01272:13
An other book against Rastel named the subsidy or bulwark to his first book,…An other boke against Rastel named the subsedye or bulwark to his fyrst boke,…
An other book against Rastel named the subsidy or bulwark to his first book, made by John Frith preso[n]ner in the TowerAn other boke against Rastel named the subsedye or bulwark to his fyrst boke, made by Ihon Frithe preso[n]ner in the Tower
London? : S.n., 1537?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
An answer to Rastels first prologue.An answere to Rastels fyrst prologe.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An answer to Rastels first prologue.
An answere to Rastels fyrst prologe.
IN your prologue you assigned.1 ii causes of the making of your .i. book of purgatory without alleging any texts of scripture for the prove thereof which are the controversy of .ii. sorts of people. One sort you say be those that believe not in Christ / but deny christ & his scripture as be the turks paynims & such other miscreants An other sort be they that believe in christ & his scripture nor will deny no text of holy scripture / but yet they will construe expound and interpret this texts after their own wills and obstinate mind. &c.
IN youre prologe yow assigned.1 ii causes of the makyng of youre .i. boke of purgatory without alleginge any textes of scripture for the proue therof which are the cō trouersye of .ii. sortes of people. One sorte you say be those that beleue not ī Christ / but denie christ & his scripture as be the turkes paynims & suh other miscreaūts An other sorte be they that beleue in chryste & his scripture nor wyll denye no texte of holy scripture / but yet they wyll cōstrue expōde and interprete this textes after theyr owue wylles and obstinate mynde. &c.
- 1•astell
Now let us consider your foresaid causes & ponder whether your book have or may do any such good as you say pretended / & whether it have converted those sorts of people / or else by any thing likely to do such a fact. And first let us see what it profiteth the first sort which are infidels not believing in christ nor his scripture.