A14151:131
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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¶Howe they prove all their general counsels.¶Howe they proue all theyr generall counsels.
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And thus because that the scripture would not agree with them / they thrust it out of the way first, & shut up the kingdom of heaven which is Christs gospel, with false••• positions and with such sophistry & with ⟨image 44⟩false principles of natural wisdom. And the abbots toke the scripture from their mom kes lest some should ever bark against the abbots living,1 and set up such long service and singing to weary them with all that they should have no leisure to read in the scripture but with their lips, and made them good cheer to fill their bellies and to stop their mouths. And the bishops in like manner to occupy their priests with all, that they should not study the scripture for barking against them, set up long Service wonderovse intricate / so that in xij. years thou couldest scace learn to turn a right unto it: Long matins, long Even•onges, long Masses / long Dirges with vantage yet to mitigate the tediousnes / quia levis est labor cum lucro / for lucre (say they) maketh the labour light: ever nuzzling them in Ceremonies and in their own constitutions, decrees, ordinances and laws of holy church.
And thus because yt the scripture wolde not agre with them / they thrust it out of ye way fyrst, & shut vp the kingdome of heauen which is Christs gospel, with false••• posicyons and with such sophistry & with ⟨image 44⟩false principles of naturall wisdom. And the abottes toke the scripture frō their mō kes lest some shuld ever barke against ye abottes lyuyng,1 and set vp suche longe seruyce and syngyng to werye them wyth all that they shulde haue no leasure to rede in the scripture but with their lippes, and made them good chere to fyll their bellyes ād to stop theyr mouthes. And the bysshops in lyke maner to occupy their priests with all, that they shulde not study the scripture for barkyng agaynste them, sett vp longe Seruyse wonderovse intricate / so that in xij. y•ares thou coudest scace learne to turne a ryght vnto it: Long matēses, long Euenonges, longe Masses / long Dyryges with vauntage yet to mitigate the tediousnes / quia leuis est labor cum lucro / for lucre (say they) maketh the laboure lyght: euer noselyng them in Ceremonies and in their oune cōstitucyons, decrees, ordinaū ces and lawes of holy church.