A14151:101
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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¶How the pope made him • law, and why.¶How the pope made hym • lawe, and why.
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¶How the pope made him • law, and why.
¶How the pope made hym • lawe, and why.
After that the pope with tyranny was clom up above his brethren and had made all the Spirituality his subjects and had made of them and him a several kingdom among them selves, and had separated them from the lay in all things / and had got privileges that what so ever they did, no man should meddle with them: and after also he had received the kingdoms of the earth of Satan and was become his vicar to distribute them, and after that the Emperor was fallen in like manner at his feet and had worshipped ⟨image 34⟩him as God, to receive his empire of him, and all kings had done like wise to be anointed of him and to be crowned of him, and after that the world both great and small had submitted them selves to receive the beasts bag: then because that christs doctrine was contrary unto all such kingdoms, and therefore had no law there in how to rule it he went, and made him a several law of his own making, which passed in cruelty and tyranny, the laws of all heathen priests.
AFter that the pope wythe tyrannye was clom vppe aboue hys brethren and had made all the Spyrytualtie hys subiectes and had made of them and hym a seuerall kyngdom among them selues, and had seperated them from the laye in all thynges / and had got pryuileges that what so euer they dyd, no man shuld medle wyth them: and after also he had receaued the kyngdoms of the earth of Sathan and was become hys vicare to dystrybut them, and after that the Emperoure was fallen in lyke maner at hys fete and had worshypped ⟨image 34⟩hym as God, to receaue hys empyre of him, and all kings had done lyke wise to be anoynted of him and to be crouned of him, and after that the worlde both greate and smale had submitted them selues to receaue the beastes bagge: then because that christes doctryne was contrary vnto all such kingdomes, and therfore had no law ther in howe to rule it he went, and made him a seuerell lawe of hys owne makyng, which passed in cruelty and tyranny, the lawes of all hethen priestes.