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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.
Let this, I say, be the steadfastness and constancy of a pastor, let this be thee firm, steadfast, and constant purpose of his mind, to respect or regard thee authority of no mortal men, no, not of his own mother, that bare him, but follow on still the right course of his administration and office. And if his parents will to importunately with stand his godly purpose, & with stubbornness and obstinacy resist thee everlasting word of God, let then a faithful pastor count him self their utter foe and enemy, he shall forsake them, yea and hate them. For Christ shem ding forth his disciples doeth speak unto them after this manner:1 Thin ke not that I am come to send peace into the earth. I came not to send peace, but a sword, for, I am come to set a man at variance, against his own father, and the daughter against the mother, and the daughter in law, against her mother in law. And again in Luke:2 If any man, sayeth he, doth come unto me, and doeth not hate his father, and his mother, his wife, and ⟨image 17⟩his children, and sisters, yea and his own life, also he can not be my disciple. For, a faithful pastor of the Lords flock, must be so wholly given and addicted to God the father,3 that he shall also be ready to hate his own parents (whose love, and careful looking to, the laws of god do in an other place commend) if at any time they go about to let his godly function and office, howbeit, these things, that we have rehearsed now, are not commanded to the Pastors only, but to all mankind, but yet first of all, they are required of Pastor, too whom also they ought chiefly to be referred. Now therefore, I do think, that we have declared sufficiently enough, and that ye do well see and perceive, how a Pastor ought to be have him self, towards his parents, lest the respect of them should bring him any let or impediment. And again it hath been showed how the parents ought to be affectioned & minded, that is to say, how they ought in no wise to hope, look, or gape, for any honours, and glory of this world in their children, that be sent to this message and chosen to this office, yea let ⟨image 18⟩