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The image of both pastors set forth by that most famous clerk, Huldrych zwingliusThe ymage of both pastoures sette forth by that mooste famouse clerck, Huldrych zwinglius
The image of both pastors set forth by that most famous clerk, Huldrych zwinglius ; [and] now tra[n]slated out of Latin into English, By John Veron Sinonoys. A most fruitful [and] necessary book, to be had [and] read in all churches, there with to enarme all simple [and] ignorant folks, against the ravening wolves and false prophets.The ymage of both pastoures sette forth by that mooste famouse clerck, Huldrych zwinglius ; [and] now tra[n]slated out of Latin into Englishe, By John Veron Sinonoys. A most fruitefull [and] necessary boke, to be had [and] redde in all churches, ther wyth to enarme all symple [and] ignorant folkes, agaynst the raueninge wolues and false prophetes.
London: printed by William Seris and, 1550
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Considering within my self, most redoubted Prince, the unspeakable & exceeding great mercy, of our most bounteous heavenly father, which so plenteously hath now at this present, sent among us, the most pleasant, & joyful light of his holy & sacred word, that since the birth & nativity of our Lord, & saviour Jesus Christ, it was never in this illustre & flourishing realm, so purely & sincerely preached, as it is now in our time, set forth to the great comfort & consolation of our poor wretched consciences, which so long have ben detained & holden captives in the thick darkness of mens traditions: I have a good cause to wonder, & marvel at the ingratitude, & unthankfulness ⟨image 3⟩of many and sundry folks, which, in this most gracious time, that salvation is so freely, in the word of God, and holy scriptures, offered every where unto them, yet to their utter undoing and destruction have rather to stick to the dregs of mens dreams and devilish inuencyous of Antichrist, than to embrace the joyful tidings of thee Gospel, where only they may find rest too their poor weary souls. Christ the everlasting wisdom of the father doeth cry our there saying:1 Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are laden, and I will ease you. And yet these mad and bewitched persons will in no wise hearken unto him, but most wretchedly labouring and sweating, under the intolerable burden, of Antichrist traditions, do wittingly, and of all obstinate purpose and mind, run head long into perdition, following in it their blind guides, which do yet at this present, contrary both to gods word and the kings most godly proceedings, lead them into all kinds of devilish error.
COnsydering wtin my self, moste redoubted Prince, ye vnspeakeable & exceding great mercy, of our mooste boūteous heauēly father, whych so plēteously hath now at this present, sente amōg vs, ye most pleasaūt, & ioyful light of his holy & sacred woorde, yt sens the byrth & natiuitie of oure Lorde, & sauiour Iesus Christ, it was neuer in thys illustre & florishing realme, so purely & sincerely preached, as it is now in our tyme, set forth to the great cōfort & cō solatiō of our poore wretched cōsciences, which so lōge haue bē detēted & holdē captiues in ye thicke darknes of mēs traditiōs: I haue a good cause to wonder, & meruail at ye īgratitude, & vnthākfulnesse ⟨image 3⟩