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A civil nosegayA ciuile nosgay
A civil nosegay wherein is contained not only the office and duty of all magistrates and judges but also of of [sic] all subjects with a preface concerning the liberty of justice in this our time newly collected and gathered out of latin and so translated in to the English tongue by I.G.A ciuile nosgay wherin is contayned not onelye the offyce and dewty of all magestrates and iudges but also of of [sic] all subiectes with a preface concernynge the lyberty of iustice in this our tyme newly collected and gethered out of latyn and so translated in to the Inglyshe tonge by I.G.
printed for John goodale, 1550printed for Ihon goodale, 1550
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¶ But let Bishops take heed 1and see less because of their riches they be abduced from the office of teaching and governing the Church, and looking on the Doctrine of them one whom they have Rule.
¶ But let Bysshoppes take hede 1and se les because of theyr ryches they be abduced from the office of teachynge and gouernynge the Churche, and lokyng on the Doctrine of theym one whome they haue Rule.
- 1The church to keep there riches.The churche to kepe there ryches.
¶ The Emperor did command 1Ambrose that he should give his Temple to the Arians, but Ambrose did not obey, for it was not lawful to obey a commandment of wicked and ungodly things, and the Emperor ought not to take away a lawful ordinance ⟨image 34⟩from the Church, nor to make a wicked teacher to bear the rule of the Church. Ambrose was lawfully ordained / and did 2teach well.
¶ The Emperoure dyd cōmaunde 1Ambrose that he shoulde gyue his Temple to the Arrians, but Ambrose dyd not obey, for it was not lefull to obey a commaundement of wicked and vngodly thinges, and the Emperoure oughte not to take awaye a laufull ordenaunce ⟨image 34⟩