A14151:10
The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled
The practise of prelates. Compiled by the faithful and godly learned man, William TyndaleThe practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and William Seres. Dwelling without Temple bar, 1548London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre, 1548
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And ye elders of the people, fear ye god also. For as the elders of the Jews, which were partakers with th• scribes and pharisees in resisting the holy ghost, and in persecuting the open truth, and slaying the witnesses thereof, and in provoking the wrath of God, had their part with them also in y• •ay of wrath and sharp vengeance which shortly after fell upon them, as the nature of the sin, against the holy ghost is to have her damnation, not only in the world to come / but also in this life according unto all the ensamples of the bible and authentic stories since the world began / even likewise ye, if ye will wink in so open and clear light and let your selves be led blind fold and have your part with the hypocrites in like sin and mischief / be sure, ye shall have your part with them in like ⟨image 5⟩wrath and vengeance / that is like shortly •o fall upon them.
And yeelders of the people, feare ye god also. For as ye elders of the Iewes, which were partakers wyth th• scrybes and pharisees in resisting the holy goost, and in persecuting the open truthe, and sleing the witnesses therof, and in prouokyng the wrath of God, had their part with them also in y• •ay of wrath and sharpe vengeaūce which shortly after fell vppon them, as the nature of the synne, againste the holy ghooste is to haue her dampna•ion, not onely in ye world to come / but also in thys lyfe according vnto all the ensamples of the byble and auctentike storyes sens the worlde began / euen lykewyse ye, if ye wyll wincke in so open and cleare lyght and let youre selues be led blind fold and haue your parte wyth the ypocrytes in lyke synne and myscheue / be sure, ye shall haue youre parte wythe them in lyke ⟨image 5⟩wrath and vengaunce / that is lyke shortlye •o fall vpon them.