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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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¶By what means the pope invaded the Empire.¶By what meanes the pope inuaded the Empire.
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1This Charles was a great conqueror that is to say a great tyrant / and overcame many nations with the sword, and as the Turk compelleth unto his Faith, so he compelled them with violence unto the faith of Christ, saith the stories. But (alas) Christ• faith whereunto the Holy Ghost only draweth mens hearts through preaching the word of truth and holy living according thereto, he knew not, but unto the pope he subdued them and unto this superstitious idolatry, which we use clean contrary unto the scripture.
1This Charles was a great cōquerour that is to saye a great tiraunte / and ouercame many nacyons with the swerde, and as the Turke compelleth vnto his Fayth, so he compelled them with violence vnto ye fayth of Christ, sayth ye stories. But (alas) Christ• fayth whervnto the holyghost only draweth mennes hartes thorowe preaching the worde of truth and holy lyuynge according therto, he knew not, but vnto the pope he subdued them ād vnto this supersticious ydolatry, wc we vse clene cōtrary vnto the scripture.
- 1•he life of Charles•he lyfe of Charles
1Moreover at the request and great desire of his mother, he married the daughter of Desyderius king of Lombardy / but after one year unto the great displeasure of his mother he put her a way ⟨image 21⟩again: but not without the false subtlety of the pope thou mayest be sure, nether with out his dispensation. For how could Charles have made war for the Popes pleasure with Desiderius her father, and have thrust him out of his kingdom, and banished his Son for ever, dividing his kingdom between him and the pope as long as she had been his wife?