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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 / ye and all the clergy (for the most part) enter not in by Christ / but they run in and are not called nor sent of Christ / One entereth by a bag of money / wherewith he byeth a fate benefice. Another entereth by serving great men / & carrying favel Another / by cause he is a great man borne / must be made a cardinal / or else a bishop ⟨image 102⟩Some have •ysons of abbeys & other places / to speak a good word for the to that king or other great men. Some enter through their curious singing / and minion dancing / few or none for virtue and learning.
The Pope / yee and all the clargye (for the most part) enter not in by Christ / but they runne yn and are not called nor sent of Christ / One entereth by a bagge of monye / wherwith he byeth a fate benefyce. A nother entereth by servīge greate mē / & coryinge favell A nother / by cause he is a greate mā borne / must be made a cardinal / or els a bysshope ⟨image 102⟩Some have •ysons of abbayes & other places / to speake a good worde for the to yt kīge or other great mē. Some enter thorow their curious singinge / ād minyon dawnsinge / fewe or none for vertue and learninge.
lxxiij. Christ sayeth I am a good shepherd A good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
lxxiij. Christ sayeth I am a good shepard A good shepard geveth his lyffe for his shepe.
The Pope and Bishops say also that they are good shepherds / how be it they pill and shear their sheep so nigh / that they leave not one look of wool on their backs. And in all points may be likened unto the shepherds that Zechariah prophesied of / which sayeth / I shall raise up a shepherd in the earth / which shall not visit tho things that are forsaken / and shall not seek that which is gone astray / neither yet heal the diseased / nor nourish and maintain that which standeth / but such a shepherd that shall nourish him self and not the sheep and crieth out of him saying O thou shepherd and idol / think you that this shepherd will give his life for his sheep?