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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.
1But there is another sign, and token, whereby they may be known. For, Christ did bid his Pastors, that is to say, his disciples, to goo forth into the middest of tyrants, as if a man * should sense sheep among wolves: but these out goodly prelates behave them sel•es among sheep, as ravening wolves. For, what is it that they do not snatch up to them selves? What thing is it that they do not tear and rent? Whom do they not kill & murder? What is it, that they do not scatter and destroy? As soon as they do hear, that the gospel of Christ is preached any where, and received of some people, whereby they see, that they shall lose some pray or booty, by and by they show what they are. For, they trouble they rent, and tear all things: They fill all the whole world with tumults and seditions, always in the mean season most devilishly laying this crime to the preachers of the gospel, that they are the authors of all troubles, hurlies, burlis, insurrections and tumults. ⟨image 80⟩But thanks be unto thee Lord God, that he doeth so mercifully favour his people, that he will suffer no longer the joyful tidings of salvation too be hidden and kept from them, whose bodies be miserably afflicted. But this can not these high prelates abide in any wise, for, the people being taught and instructed by the word of God beginneth to wax wiser and wiser every day, and learneth to help and succour the necessity of their neighbour, nor will give any longer their richesse to this ungodly sort,2 or wanton company of the Papists. Therefore, they being angry at this, do say: that they (I mean the preachers and the people ye receiveth the gospel) breadeth tumult and sedition: & why? because that they are not pampered still with great treasures and richesse, that they may thereby trouble all the whole world. But such complaints are not to be regarded, for their lewdness hath been winked at, long enough, they have felt and seen long enough, how friendly & gently their error hath been laid before them. How beit, they are moved with no friendly and gentle exhortations & ⟨image 81⟩[…] ⟨image 81⟩