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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.
And in many other places of the scripture / here thou seest that no saint is prayed unto / but that god is praised in them, which did promise unto them such manner benefits, and hath fulfilled his promise: to the intent that he would monish and teach us, that such manner grace ought with all confidence to be asked and hoped of him alone / unto the obtaining whereof that faithful and only mediator is sufficient, yea & more than sufficient / that is to wit, Jesus Christ of all saints most ⟨image 40⟩holy. To whom only, with the father, & the holy ghost, be praise & glory for evermore. Amen.
ANd in many other places of the scrypture / here thou seyste that no saynte is prayed vnto / but that god is praysed in them, whiche dyd promyse vnto them such maner benefytes, and hathe fulfylled his promyse: to thentent that he wolde monisshe and teache vs, that suche maner grace ought with all confydence to be asked and hoped of hym alone / vnto thobtaynyng wherof that faythfull and onely mediator is suffycyent, yea & more than suffycyent / that is to wytte, Iesus Chryste of all sayntes moost ⟨image 40⟩holy. To whome onely, with the father, & the holy ghoste, be prayse & glorye for euermore. Amen.
Thus endeth the work made against the false canonisation of Benno the bishop.
Thus endeth the worke made agaynst the false canonysacyon of Benno the bysshoppe.