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A brief rehearsal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together out…A briefe rehersal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together oute…
A brief rehearsal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together out of the four evangelists and acts of the apostles by the most godly and great learned man Huldriche Zuinglius, written first in Latin, and now tra[n]slated into English, that such as understand not the Latin tongue should not want the use of so worthy and profitable a treatise. Perused and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.A briefe rehersal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together oute of ye foure euangelistes and actes of the apostles by the most godly and great learned man Huldriche Zuinglius, written first in Latin, and now tra[n]slated into Englishe, that such as vnderstande not the Latin tongue should not wante the vse of so worthy and profitable a treatise. Perused and allowed according to the order appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Daye dwelling over Aldersgate beneath Saint Martins, 1561London: printed by Iohn Daye dwellinge ouer Aldersgate beneath Sainct Martynes, 1561
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¶Then when Judas which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned he repenting him self, brought again the thirty pieces of silver, to the chief Priests and Elders, saying. I have sinned betraying the innocent blood. But they said, what is that to us? Look thou to it. And when he had caste down the silver pieces in the Temple, he departed and went and hung him self: And the chief Priests took the pieces of silver, & said, it is not lawful for us to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel and bought with them a potters field for the burial of strangers. Wherefore that field is called the field of blood until this ⟨p. 100⟩day. Then was that fulfilled which was spoken by Jeremy the Prophet, saying. And they toke, xxx. silver pieces, the price of him that was valued, whom being valued, they bought of the children of Israel, and they gave them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me.
¶Then when Iudas whiche betrayed hym, sawe that he was condempned he repenting hym selfe, broughte agayne the thyrtye pieces of siluer, to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, saying. I haue synned betraying the innocente bloude. But they said, what is that to vs? Looke thou to it. And when he had caste downe the siluer pieces in the Temple, he departed and wente and honge hym self: And the chiefe Priestes tooke the pieces of siluer, & sayd, it is not lawfull for vs to put them into the threasory, bycause it is the pryce of bloud. And they tooke counsel and bought with them a potters fielde for the buryall of straungers. Wherefore that fielde is called the field of bloud vntil this ⟨p. 100⟩day. Then was that fulfylled which was spoken by Ieremye the Prophete, saying. And they toke, xxx. siluer pieces, the price of hym that was valewed, whom being valewed, thei bought of the children of Israel, and they gaue them for the potters field, as the Lord appoynted me.
IN Judas is set forth a most horrible example of Gods judgement upon those which sin of purposed malice and unfaithfulness of which men the betrayer is a figure. God calleth all men mercifully to his grace, but they whom the devil blindeth & moveth do despise him which calleth them, or being allured to be in the number of the Sons of God, do go backward, wrapping them selves in since after such a forte, that they can by no means be pulled back again. Satan doth so blind them, that they can not ponder the heinousness of their wickedness, until he have thrown them down headlong into hell, and then at the length be their eyes opened, that they may see the greatness of their wickedness, & the sharpness of the punishment, but yet in such a sort, that in the mean time they can not consider the exceeding greatness of Gods mercy, neither can they run unto the same. They are sorry in deed, not because they have offended the chief God, but because they see their end prepared for them. And thereby cometh desperation