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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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☞Ireneus. Pardon me, Temporiser, in that I speak my conscience. Truly thou shouldest do very foolishly and ungentillye if thou diddest not answer even as the Prophet did.
☞Ireneus. Pardon me, Temporisour, in that I speake my conscience. Truely thou shouldest doe very folishlye and vngentillye yf thou dyddest not aunswere euen as the Prophete dyd.
¶Temporiser. ⟨image 55⟩Verily I would answer even so.
¶Temporisour. ⟨image 55⟩Verely I would aunswere euen so.
☞Eusebius. But now consider on the other side, if there be any reason of excuse for a Christian: that after he hath long time communicated with the mysteries of Christ, & being perfectly instructed in the knowledge of the Kingdom of God, & of the grace of the Gospel, would require the same to be granted unto him, that the Prophet hath permitted unto this strange Syrian, and that thou likewise wouldest permit unto the Turkish Lord, after thou hadst weighed the circumstance of the cause and person? Thinkest thou that your sin is to be compared unto the infirmity and frailty of Naaman the Syrian? Doest thou not remember this sentence: to whom much is given, much of him shall be required? What man is so far deprived of understanding, that will require as much of a child, as of a man? or of a young plant, as of an old tree? Even so truly, hath piety and godliness their increasings & growings: for we do a great deal more easily support the infirmity of those that are beginners, then the remiss negligence of those that are, or ought to be further instructed. What sayest thou here unto, Temporiser?