A14151:76
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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¶A proper similitude to describe our holy father.¶A propre similytude to describe our holy father.
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And as the Pope played with the Emperor / so did his branches and his men bres the bishops play in every kingdom dukedom and lordship, in so much that the ⟨image 28⟩very heirs of them,1 by whom they came up / hold now their lands of them and take them for their chief lords. And as the Emperor is sworn to the pope, even so every king is sworn to the bishops and prelates of the realm: and they are the chefest in all parliaments: yea they and their money and they that be sworn to them and come up by them / rule all together.
And as the Pope played with the Emperour / so did his braunches and hys mē bres the bisshops play in euery kingdome duckedom and lordshyp, in so much that ye ⟨image 28⟩very heyres of them,1 by whome they came vp / hold nowe their londes of them and take them for their chefe lordes. And as the Emperour is sworne to the pope, euen so euery kyng is sworne to the bisshopes and prelates of the realme: ād they are the chefest in all perliamentes: yea they and their money and they that be sworn to them ād come vp by them / rule all together.
- 1Qualis pater talis filius. Good naturall children.Qualis pater talis filius. Good naturall chylderen.
And thus the pope the father of all hypocrites hath with falsehood and guile perverted the order of the world and turned the roots of the trees upward and hath put down the kingdom of christ,1 & set up the kingdom of the devil whose vicar he is, and hath put down the ministers of christ, and hath set up the ministers of Satan, disguised yet in names and garments like unto the angels of light / and ministers of righteousness. For Christ's kingdom is not of the world John. xviij. and the Popes kingdom is all the world.