What manner thing than do those Misnianes consecrate to us for a saint? doubtless a strong and an errant these, & a blood shedder / the cause of all the calamities and miseries of all Germany / the enemy of the gospel, the fellow of Antichrist / to whom he did convey him self, and was made part taker of his impiety and wickedness. And this thing may evidently be gathered of the high and exceeding great boast, which is made in the bull of our master Adrian, of that excellent virtue, 1and holiness, which did shine in Benno / what other thing I beseech you is meant by these words / we do consecrate him for ⟨image 12⟩a saint, which lived contrary to the rule of yt gospel, what other thing (I say) is this, than to say: We Misuianes are peevish, and utterly mad, which being distract and beside our selves do not consider nor mark what is the very gospel self, or what is repugnant to the gospel / and which do make that thing holy which we do praise / and which do boast him for this cause, that he did live & demean him self contrary to the gospel? But thus shall our wood prelates stumble and fall: which do persecute the word of god. A like thing and of the same forte is that noble and delicate miracle, which also is boasted in that excellent and goodly bull, not without the great wickedness & shame of Benno / & not of Benno ⟨image 12⟩alone, but also of all them, which do make him a saint. For the bull doth boast, how boldly & manfully Benno, for worldly riches sake, 2did rid the Marchion of Misnia out of the world, which had given him a buffet / and that same day twelvemonth after that he was slain, likewise as he had also before menaced & threatened him, that he would do. Here (god wot) Benno did well interpret that place of the gospel, and also express it in his living, where Christ doth say: 3do good unto them that are noyous unto you, and pray for them which do defame & pursue you.
WHat maner thyng than do those Misnianes cōsecrate to vs for a saynt? doubtles a stronge and an erraunte thefe, & a bloode sheder / the cause of all the calamyties and myseryes of all Germanie / the enemye of the gospel, the felowe of Antichryst / to whome he dyd conueye hym selfe, and was made parte taker of his impietie and wyckednes. And this thynge may euydently be gathered of the hyghe and excedynge great boste, whiche is made in the bulle of our mayster Adryan, of that excellent vertue, 1and holynesse, whiche dyd shyne in Benno / what other thynge I beseche you is meaned by these wordes / we do cōsecrate hym for ⟨image 12⟩a saynt, which lyued contrary to the rule of yt gospell, what other thynge (I saye) is this, than to saye: We Misuianes are peuisshe, and vtterlye madde, whiche beynge distracte and besyde our selfes do not considre nor marke what is the very gospell selfe, or what is repugnaunt to the gospell / and whiche do make that thyng holy which we do prayse / and which do boste hym for this cause, that he dyd lyue & demeane hym selfe contrary to the gospell? But thus shall our woode prelates stumble and fall: which do persecute the worde of god. A lyke thyng and of the same forte is that noble and dely cate myracle, whiche also is bosted in that excellent and goodly bulle, not without the great wyckednesse & shame of Benno / & not of Bēno ⟨image 12⟩alone, but also of all them, which do make hym a saynt. For the bulle dothe boste, howe boldly & manfully Benno, for worldly ryches sake, 2dyd rydde the Marchion of Misnia out of ye world, whiche had gyuen hym a buffet / and that same day tweluemonth after yt he was slayne, lykewyse as he had also before manased & thretened hym, that he wolde do. Here (god wotte) Bēno dyd well interprete that place of the gospell, and also expresse it in his lyuynge, where Chryst dothe saye: 3do good vnto them that are noyous vnto you, and pray for them whiche do defame & pursue you.
- 1The bull of master Adrian.The bull of master Adryan.
- 2The Marchion of Misnia.
- 3Mathe. v.
