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A very excel[n]t [and] sweet exposition upon the XXII. [sic] Psalm of David called…A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called…
A very excel[n]t [and] sweet exposition upon the XXII. [sic] Psalm of David called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of high Almain into English by Myles Coverdale.A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of hye Almayne into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale.
Southwark: printed by James Nicolson, 1538Southwarke: printed by James Nicolson, 1538
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.
1By this then may we easily perceive, how shamefully we have ben seduced under the papacy. For Christ was not so lovingly set forth unto us, as the dearly deloved prophets, Apostles, and Christ him self doth: but so fear fully was he described unto us, that we have ben more afraid of him, then of Moses, ye we thought Moses doctrine much more lighter, and to have much more sweetness in it, then the doctrine of Christ. And so we knew nothing else, but that Christ had ben a wrathful judge, whose displeasure we might have reconciled with our good works and with our holiness, & whose pardon we might have obtained through the merits and intercessions of saints. This is not only a shameful ⟨image 12⟩leasing, and a miserable deceiving of poor consciences, but also the highest blasphemy of the grace of god, a denying of the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. &c. and of all his unoutspeakeable benefits, slandering and condemning of his holy gospel, a destroying of faith, and (in stead thereof) a setting up of utter abominations, lies, and errors, &c.
1By this then maye we easely perceaue, how shamefully we haue ben seduced vnder the papacy. For Chryst was not so louyngly set forthe vnto vs, as the dearly deloued prophetes, Apostles, and Chryste hym selfe doth: but so fear fully was he described vnto vs, that we haue ben more afrayed of hym, then of Moyses, yee we thought Moyses doctryne muche more lyghter, and to haue much more swetnesse in it, then the doctrine of Chryst. And so we knewe nothynge els, but that Chryst had ben a wrothfull iudge, whose displeasure we myght haue reconcyled with our good workes and with our holines, & whose pardō we myght haue optayned through the merytes and intercessions of sayntes. This is not onely a shamefull ⟨image 12⟩lesynge, and a miserable deceauyng of poore consciences, but also the hyghest blasphemy of the grace of god, a denyenge of the death, resurreccion, and ascension of Chryste. &c. and of all his vnoutspeakeable benefytes, sclaunderynge and condemnynge of his holy gospell, a destroyenge of faythe, and (in steade therof) a settynge vp of vtter abhomynacions, lyes, and errours, &c.