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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
¶Of false Pastors / & unpreaching Prelates.¶Of false Pastours / & vnpreachinge Prelates.
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.
Besides that, we have heard, that it is required of a pastor, that he be always ready, to take up his cross up on his shoulders and to follow christ. Whereby we do see again, that they are false pastors, and untrue Bishops, that be so far from that constancy, and strength of mind, that they do not only think and hard and an intolerable thing to suffer death, but also, can not abide or suffer patiently any minishing of their worldly commodities, nor any rebuke, for the name of Christ for some of them, do so love them selves, and their own lives, that they do not care, though they do set all thee nations of the world together by the ears,1 so that they may p•asiblye, enjoy still their own pleasers: Lift up your eyen, o ye Princes, that have the ruledō & governance ⟨image 76⟩of Public weals, and look about you. For, these false pastors can lightly move and stir you to madness & fury, and too take vengeance one of an other, for nay trifling matter: but what hath ben the end of such counsels and enterprises, not few examples of our time, do manifestly declare. Whereby we see clearly, that all pestilent wars, have been stirred up thorough the work & counsel of false pastors, which afterwards they neither could, nor yet would quench nor pacify. Whereby, infinite calamities & extreme poverty did ensue, both to the Princes & to the poor people, where as in the mean season the inventors, or causers of thee ill, did laugh and rejoice secretly in their own bosom.
Besydes that, we haue heard, yt it is requyred of a pastoure, that he bee alwayes readye, ta take vp hys crosse vp on hys shoulders and to folow christe. Whereby we do see agayne, that they are false pastours, and vntrue Byshoppes, that be so farre from that constancye, and strengthe of mynde, that they do not onely thynke and harde and an intollerable thyng to suffer death, but also, can not abyde or suffre pacyently any mynyshynge of their worldly cō modities, nor any rebuke, for the name of Christe for some of them, do so loue thē selues, and their own lyues, yt they do not care, though they do set all thee nations of the worlde together by the eares,1 so yt they may p•asiblye, enioye stil theyr owne pleasers: Lyft vp your eyen, o ye Princes, yt haue ye ruledō & gouernāce