A14151:85
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 the pope receiveth his kingdom of the devil / and how he distributeth i• again.
¶Howe the pope receaueth hys kyngdome of the deuell / and howe he distributeth i• agayne.
Shortly the kingdoms of the ea• th and the glory of them (which Christ refused) Matthew. iiij. did the devil proffer unto the pope, and he immediately ⟨image 30⟩fell from Christ and worshipped the devil / and received them. For by falsehood (as he maintaineth them) cam he thereto / and by falsehood do all his disciples come thereto. Who of an hundred one is Pope bishop or any great prelate, but ether by necromancy or simony or waiting on great mens pleasures / and with corrupting of God's word and fashioning it after their lusts.
SHortlye the kingdomes of the ea• th and the glorye of them (whyche Chryst refused) Mathew. iiij. did the deuell profer vnto the pope, and he immediatlye ⟨image 30⟩fell frō Chryst and worshypped the deuell / and receaued them. For by falshed (as he maynteyneth them) cam he therto / and by falshead do al hys disciples come therto. Who of an hundred one is Pope bis•hope or any greate prelate, but ether by necromācye or symony or wayting on greate mens pleasures / and with corruptynge of goddes worde and fasshyonyng it after theyr lustes.