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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.
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But now, o Papists, I require this thing of you, that ye vouchsafe to answer me to that, which I will ask you. Did your Bishop of Rome institute, and set up, such pride, pomp, and arrogancy, according to the prescripture and rule of God's word? No forsooth, no. Therefore, it is his own invention, he following his own dreams, did imagine such things, and by them he did pluck us away from God.1 He is then according to the law guilty of death, and ought by and by to be rooted out of the earth. For, god cannot abide such dreamers. For. Hiere. xiiii. chapter, the prophet speaketh after this manner: O Lord God, the Prophets say unto them: Tush, ye shall need to fear no sword, and no hunger shall come upon you, but the Lord shall give you continual re••e in this place (In like manner, now at this present, that all things are infected and corrupted with detestable wickedness, false pastors are wont to promise peace which they themselves never followed: if they had any understanding of the scriptures, they should right well know, that so great and enorm wickedness of this world, either must be changed ⟨image 87⟩left, and amended, or else that great plagues ought to be looked for, as hunger, pestilence, wars, captivity, and other like destructions: But they cry peace, where no hope of peace is, calling this peace and rest, if they may peaceably possess, and enjoy their great rents and revenues). And then the Lord answered me: The prophets, preach lies in my name, where as, I have not sent them, neither gave I them any charge, nor yet spake unto them. Not withstanding they preach unto you visions, charming, vanity, and deceitfulness of their own hart. Therefore, thus saith the Lords As for those prophets that preach in my name (whom nevertheless I have not sent) and that say: Tush, there shall nether sword nor hunger be in this land. With sword and hunger shall those prophets perish. &c. Behold, how he doeth threaten again the sword to the false Prophets. But because we should not think, that here any other are noted & meant, & not they, that popishly do teach mens traditions, he doeth afterwards depict and set them forth more lively in their own colours, when he sayeth: Woe be unto the shepherds,2 that destroy, ⟨image 87⟩