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A book made by a certain great clerk, against the new idol, and old…A boke made by a certayne great clerke, agaynst the newe idole, and olde…
A book made by a certain great clerk, against the new idol, and old devil which of late time, in Misnia should have ben canonised for a saint.A boke made by a certayne great clerke, agaynst the newe idole, and olde deuyll whiche of late tyme, in Misnia shulde haue ben canonysed for a saynt.
London : Imprinted by me Robert Wyer dwelling in saint Martins parish, besides charring Cross, 1534London : Imprynted by me Robert Wyer dwellynge in saynt Martyns parysshe, besydes charynge Crosse, 1534
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.
But contrariwise in this bull thou seest, that Christ doth with miracles confirm and fortify clean contrary things to ⟨image 13⟩this doctrine, and with words doth teach to suffer, and afterward with miracles doth compel the contrary, to be done. O worshipful bull, O goodly canonisers / when will you ones be ashamed? but the bull not contented so, 1nor thinking it enough that it doth extol such a blasphemy for a miracle, proceedeth further forth also / & maketh of Benno a god, when it saith: hereof it may easily be perceived, that divine power was communicated to that godly man. Almighty god punish you, & forfend this, you most ungracious & wretched blasphemers / For here by these words they will that the saints do work miracles for them selves, and not Christ alone, so as it is read in the .lxxi. psalm, where it is said, ⟨image 13⟩which only doth work great wonders.
BUt cōtrarywyse ī this bulle thou seest, that Chryst dothe with myracles confyrme and fortifye cleane contrary thynges to ⟨image 13⟩this doctryne, and with wordes dothe teache to suffre, and afterwarde with myracles doth compell the contrary, to be done. O worshypfull bulle, O goodly canonysers / whan wyll you ones be asshamed? but the bulle not contented so, 1nor thynkynge it ynough that it doth extolle such a blasphemye for a myracle, procedeth further forthe also / & maketh of Benno a god, whan it sayth: hereof it may easely be perceyued, that diuyne power was cōmunycated to that godlye mā. Almyghtye god ponysshe you, & forfende this, you most vngracyous & wretched blasphemours / For here by these wordes they wyll that the sayntes do worke myracles for them selfꝭ, and not Chryst alone, so as it is redde in the .lxxi. psalme, where it is sayd,