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A treatise declaring [and] showing divers causes take[n] out of the holy scripture[es] of…A treatise declaryng [and] shewig dyuers causes take[n] out of the holy scriptur[es] of…
A treatise declaring [and] showing divers causes take[n] out of the holy scripture[es] of the sent[n]ces of holy fathers [and] of the decrees of devout emperors, that pictures [and] other images which were wont to be worshipped, are i[n] no wise to be suffered in the temples or churches of Christen men. By the which treatise the reader that is indifferent, shall see and perceive, how good and godly a deed it was of the senators of Arge[n]tine, that of late days they caused all the images with their altars to be clean take[n] out of their churches. The authors of this little treatise are the ope[n] preachers of Argte[n]yne.A treatise declaryng [and] shewig dyuers causes take[n] out of the holy scriptur[es] of the sente[n]ces of holy faders [and] of the decrees of deuout emperours, that pyctures [and] other ymages which were wont to be worshypped, ar i[n] no wise to be suffred in the temples or churches of Christen men. By the whiche treatise the reder that is indifferent, shall se and perceyue, how good and godly a dede it was of the senatoures of Arge[n]tine, that of late daies they caused all the ymages with their auters to be cleane take[n] out of their churches. The authours of this litle treatise ar the ope[n] preachers of Argte[n]yne.
London: printed for W. Marshall, 1535
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
¶ The translator of this little treatise out of Latin into English to the indifferent reader.
¶ The translatoure of this lytell treatyse oute of Latyne into Englysshe to the indyfferent reder.
Sith it is chanced unto me (good indifferent reader) the same thing that happeneth / & abideth ⟨image 50⟩every man / which of a good zeal endeavoureth him self to promove / further / & set forth the gospel / to the honour & glory of god / & edifying of his church / be it by sincere and true preaching or otherwise translating or compiling of any / be it never so fruitful a treatise / even to be mistaken and misreported. And yet I did but only the office of a faithful translator / interpreting the words & sentences of them which did first make the book / which authors sith they be of no less learning than judgment / & so many gathered together in one consent confirmed with scriptures every where / & by their adversaries yet never impugned nor confuted / & the book both in latin & also in Dutch freely red & sold by the space of .v. years now fully passed in every church where the execrable rites ⟨image 51⟩and traditions of the bishop of Rome be expulsed & put out / & the gospel brought in purely & sincerely to be preached. I thought it might well & worthily be translated. yea / & so much the more was I animated & encouraged the same to do: because I did here our chief preachers / men not only of good learning & pure judgment / but also of estimation & authority in their sermons daily preach freely against the same abuses & utterly condemn them. And if an indifferent reader with judgement / would confer the places / & expend the mind of the authors / he should see them speak / neither against the mass / nor yet against the blessed sacrament that Christ instituted: but only against the abuse of the mass / & sacrament brought in of the bishop of Rome / & his