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A fruitful and godly exposition and declaration of the kingdom of Christ and of…A frutefull and godly exposition and declaracion of the kyngdom of Christ and of…
A fruitful and godly exposition and declaration of the kingdom of Christ and of the christen liberty, made upo[n] the words of the prophet Jeremy in the xxij. chapter, with an exposition of the viij. Psalm, entreating of the same matter, by the famous clerk Doctor Martin Luther, whereunto is annexed A godly sermon, of Doctor Urbanus Regius, upon the ix. Chapter of Matthew of the woman that had an issue of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly translated out of high Almain.A frutefull and godly exposition and declaracion of the kyngdom of Christ and of the christen lybertye, made vpo[n] the wordes of the prophete Jeremye in the xxij. chapter, with an exposycyon of the viij. Psalme, intreatyng of the same matter, by the famous clerke Doctor Martyn Luther, whereunto is annexed A godly sermon, of Doctor Urbanus Regius, vpon the ix. Chapyter of Mathewe of the woman that had an issew of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly translated oute of hyghe Almayne.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
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Moreover they have this objection and excusation, that they are poor, & can not otherwise get their living, as he saith also, they can or will not labour, and they are ashamed to beg. Well, if thou wilt not in any wise have it otherwise, then go thy ways, ⟨image 50⟩But I hold me self to the everlasting, incorruptible promise of the word, go thou thy ways still with thy temporal goods, masses, prebends and Canonries. Go to, let us see, how sure are the Canons then of their rents and Prebends? This is sure, if our Lord God, of his mere goodness and grace, had not sent us the Gospel in Germany, ye should have here by this time, nothing at all, neither prebends nor Canonries to grant, for they had all ben gone for twenty years agone. But not through us, they need not to be afraid for us, But the Pope had had them all away twenty years agone. But how? First through the Pallia, Annates, Bulls, and Pardons, whereupon the Emperor Maximilian, hath complained sense above measure, above xlviij. years agone, wham the Pope by a Pardon toke out of Douchelande more then four hundred thousand crowns, whereby they waxed hot & covetous upon the money, & came again three years after with another ⟨image 51⟩Pardon, & would fain have taken every day so much money for their pardon.
Moreouer they haue thys obiectiō and excusation, that they are poore, & can not otherwyse gette theyr lyuyng, as he sayth also, they can or wyl not laboure, and they are ashamed to begge. Vvell, yf thou wilte not in any wyse haue it otherwyse, then go thy wayes, ⟨image 50⟩But I holde me selfe to the euerlastynge, incorruptyble promyse of the worde, go thou thy waies stil with thy temporall goodes, masses, prebendes and Canosyes. Go to, let vs see, howe sure are the Chanous then of theyr rē tes and Prebendes? This is sure, yf oure Lorde God, of hys mere goodnes and grace, had not fent vs the Gospel in Germany, ye shoulde haue here by thys tyme, nothynge at all, neyther prebendes nor Canonisyes to graunt, for they had all ben gone for twenty yeares agone. But not through vs, they nede not to be afrayed for vs, But the Pope had hadde them all awaye twenty yeares agone. But howe? Fyrste thorow the Pallia, Annates, Bulles, and Pardons, wherevpon the Emperoure Maximilian, hath cōplayned sence aboue measure, aboue xlviij. yeares agone, whā the Pope by a Pardon toke oute of Douchelande more then foure hundreth thousande crounes, whereby they waxed hote & couetous vpō the money, & came agayne thre yeres after with another