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A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis
A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherein are compared to gather Christs acts and our holy father the Popes.A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherin are compared to geder Christes actes and oure holye father the Popes.
At Malborow in the land of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of July, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529At Malborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of Iulye, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529
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The Pope and Bishops have feigned penance / and command men to fast bred ⟨p. xciiij⟩and water / to go barefoot / with out a sherte / and to offer to certain idols money or cattle / some masses must be song for them be cause their confessors should have some profit / Some must go about the church / and church yard / with a taper burning in his hand. And ever some be punished by the purse / though they offend not.
The Pope and Bushopes have fayned penance / and commaund men to fast bred ⟨p. xciiij⟩and water / to go barefote / with out a sherte / and to offer to certayne idolles monye or catell / some masses must be songe for thē be cause theyr confessours shuld have some profite / Some must go aboute the chirch / and chirch yarde / with a taper borninge in his hande. And ever some be punisshed by the purse / thoughe they offend not.
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