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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
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Spiritually sith we do know that Christ and Paul have prophesied before, that in these last days so goodly & so gay painted miracles should be done, that even the very elect & chosen persons, if it were possible, should be beguiled. 1Nothing doth let, but that we may of a simple and a plain mind account them for saints, & judge of them as one christen man ought ⟨image 30⟩to think and judge of another christen man: But it is in no wise to be received or suffered, that we will be as sure of it as of an article of the faith and hang upon it, so as the pope tyrannously with his Benno doth require: saving only peradventure of those whom god in scripture hath declared and pronounced to be saints / of which sort are the patriarchs, the prophets, the apostles, and the disciples. I do with a good will believe, that Elisabeth which was buried at Magbrughe is a saint. I believe the very same also of Augustine, of Hierome, of Ambrose, of Bernard, & of Frauncyske: but yet so that I will not lean and ground upon this belief, ⟨image 30⟩and defend it to the death. For the certainty and the groundwork of our faith ought to be fetched at the scripture, 2and to be taken out of it. And except it be expressed in the scripture: neither the Pope, no nor yet any Angels have any power to make so much as only one article of the faith. But hitherto we have spoken sufficiently against the devilish work: Now it remaineth to speak somewhat besides, against the devilish words / to the intent that the said work may be set forth to the common people as it were in a table, and so at the last be dispraised. For I am not ignorant, what maner sermones shall be made every where through out Misnia, ⟨image 31⟩and with what craft they shall mock and beguile the people, to make them set much by their Idol, and to open their purses wide unto blessed Benno / that is to wit to the profit and be hofe of their own belly / wherefore here I do faithfully & with a christen mind (as I am boū den to do) exhort and monish all men, as many as shall be present at suche sermones: