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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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¶A proper similitude to describe our holy father.¶A propre similytude to describe our holy father.
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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.
And thus the pope the father of all hypocrites hathe wyth falshod and gyle peruerted the order of the worlde and turned the rootes of the trees vpwarde and hath put doune ye kingdō of christ,1 & set vp ye kīgdome of the deuell whose vycar he is, and hath put downe the ministers of christ, ād hath set vp the ministers of Sathan, disgised yet in names and garments lyke vnto ye aūgels of lyght / and ministres of rightuousnes. For Chrstes kingdom is not of the world Ihon. xviij. ād the Popes kingdom is all the world.
- 1the popish order compared with Christs▪the popysh order compared wt Chrystes▪
And Christ is nether judge nor divider in this world Luke .xij· But the pope judgeth and divideth all the world & taketh the empire & all kingdoms and giveth them •o whom he lusteth.
And Christ is nether iudge nor diuyder in this world Luke .xij· But the pope iudgeth and deuideth all the worlde & taketh the empyre & al kingdoms and geueth thē •o whom he lusteth.