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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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When the Emperor was down, & no man in christendom of any pour to be feared, then every nation fell upon others and all lands were at variance between them selves. And then as the Danes cam into England and vexed the Englishmen, and dwelt there in spite of their hearts / even so came strange nations whose names were scace heard of before in these ⟨image 25⟩quarters (as the Vandals / Huns and Goths) and ran throughout all christendom by .C. thousands together,1 and subdued the lands and dwelt therein maugre the inhabitants, as thou mayest see in Douchlond how diverse nations are enclosed in the midst of the land of a strange tongue which no Dutchman understandeth: and that rule continued well .viij. or ix. score or .ij. hundred years. And in all this season / who soever wan the mastery / him, the spiritualty received, and him they crowned king and to him they cleave. And what so ever any tyrant had robbed all his life, that or most part thereof must he deal among them at his death / for fear of purgatory. The spiritualty all that season preached the pope mightily, built abbeys for recreation and quietness / shrining them alway for saints which purchased them privileges / or fought for their liberties, or disputed for the popes pour, how so ever they lived (but after .L. year when their lives were forgotten) and if any resisted them what soever mischief they went about, him they noted in chronicles as a cruel tyrant: yea & what soed misfortune chanced any of his posterity after him, that they noted also, as though ⟨image 25⟩God had plagued them, because their forefather was disobedient unto holy church • & ever put the stories that uttered there wickedness out of the way and gathered relics from whence they could g•t them, & feigned miracles, that and gave them selves only unto poetry / & shut up the scripture / so y• this was the very time of which Christ speaketh. Mat. xxiiij in which false prophets should arise and show miracles and wonders to deceive the very elect if it had been possible.
When the Emperour was downe, & no man in christendom of any powr to be feared, then euery nacion fel vppon others and all landes were at variaunce betwene them selues. And then as the Danes cam into Ingland and vexed the Inglishmen, and dwelt there in spyte of their hartes / euen so came straunge nacions whose names were scace hearde of before in these