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A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and…
A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Word written in Latin by that Reverend Father D. Philip Melanchthon, after the convention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Woorde written in Latine by that Reuerend Father D. Philip Melancthon, after the conuention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.
London : Imprinted at London at the three Cranes in the Vinetree by Thomas Dawson, 1580
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Nicander sayeth,1 there is a kind of Serpents which he calleth Hemorrhoids, and they are very little beasts, of one foot length, but they have such force of Poison in them, that sweat most bloody bursteth out of him, which is stung with one of them, yea from out his whole body, out of his mouth, nostrils, and out of his bladder issueth great streams of blood, so as his eyes send forth sparkling tears of blood, and so that all his whole body burneth with incredible heat thereby. This kind of beast, when as one of them had in Egypt destroyed a Mariner of Helens: The noble and haughty woman trod her under her foot, whereupon also the posterity of Haemorrhoids, is said to halt and be maimed by the loss of their sting.
Nicander sayeth,1 there is a kinde of Serpentes which he calleth Hemorrhoydes, and they are very litle beastes, of one foote length, but they haue such force of Poyson in them, that sweate most blooddy bursteth out of him, which is stoonge with one of them, yea from out his whole body, out of his mouth, nosethrilses, and out of his bladder isseweth greate streames of blood, so as his eyes sende foorth sparkling teares of blood, and so that all his whole body burneth with incredible heate thereby. This kinde of beast, when as one of them had in Egypt destroyed a Mariner of Helens: The noble and hauty woman trode her vnder her foote, wherevppon also the posterity of Haemorrhoides, is saide to halte and bee maymed by the losse of their sting.
- 1The adversaries perverse & corrupt dealings in the Church compared too the •oyson of the serpents called hemorrhoids.The aduersa•ies peruerse & •orrupt dea•inges in the Church com•ared too the •oyson of the •erpentes called •emorrhoides.