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The temporiser (that is to say: the observer of time, or he that changeth with the time.) Compiled in Latin by the excellent clerk Wolfangus Musculus, and tra[n]slated into French by M. Vallerain Pullain. And out of French into English by R.P. 1555.The temporysour (that is to saye: the obseruer of tyme, or he that chaungeth with the tyme.) Compyled in Latyn by the excellent clarke Wolfangus Musculus, and tra[n]slated into Frenche by M. Vallerain Pullain. And out of Frenche into Inglishe by R.P. 1555.
printed by H. Singleton?, 1555
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¶The first Dialogue.
¶The fyrst Dialoge.
¶The persons or Collocutors are, Eusebius, the Temporiser, and Mundane.
¶The persones or Colocutours are, Eusebius, the Temporisour, and Mondayne.
☞Eusebius. I Cannot sufficiently conjecture what will be the final end of this so perverse & corrupted world. Which is so strange, so wicked and troublesome, that a Christian man can find no place (no not among those that have, or seem to have the knowledge of God) to rest in. Many years hath it been argued and debated, how to know the verity from the error, the truth from the lye, and the light from darkness, aswell in the doctrine as in the Ceremonies of long time used in the Christian church. And this contention hath not been small, but hath cost much christian blood. The which thing finally could none otherwise be resolved and brought to pass, than by only cleaving unto the holy Scriptures, in searching therein the verity, taught unto the world by Christ and his Apostles, and that being ⟨image 10⟩ones found out, not only reverently to embrace the same, but also to forsake all erroneous and superstitious doctrines, were they never so old, and so often confirmed by the universal authority of the Church. The which thing to bring to pass, divers excellent personages have not only employed their private study and labour, but also publicly without all fear have advanced the same, by the aid and Authority of the ordinary Magistrates. So that in divers places all Papistical doctrine and superstitious services were utterly abolished, withal their false constitutions, which rather seemed an apish masking, then a holy ecclesiastical ministration. The land of Almain was also replenished with plenty of good Books, compiled by sundry excellent Clerks, both learnedly and godly. Yea the number of Bibles of the old and new Testaments were infinite: which not only the learned but also the vulgar people did diligently read. Every where and in every Temple was continual preachings and sermons agreeing in one unite of doctrine. There was no place in the land but ye should have heard song the psalms of David: yea, the wisdom of God did cry in the streets. And to conclude it seemed that in these last days, the true religion and the simplicity of the ancient Church (so long time defaced) was perfectly restablished and restored again.