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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.
1As soon then, as the pastor (& not only he, but also every mortal man) hath for sakē himself, & by this forsaking, hath wholly evacuated him self, that is to say, hath made him self of no reputation in his own sight, next of all it behoveth that he be filled or replenished with God, that is to say, that he put all his hope & trust in the one only god. Our lord Jesus christ did both perform & express thee same in his disciples, whom by & by as soon as they leaving all things did stick & cleave only to him, he did not only provide for, concerning extern & outward things, that is to say, meat & drink and clothing, & that so liberally, that they being asked, whether they wanted any thing, when they were sent to preach the gospel without scrip or wallet, did answer that they did lack no manner of thing: but also willed them to be without all care, and too take no ⟨image 21⟩thought, what they should answer, if at any time they should be brought before Kings and Princes,2 for in the same self hour, saith he: it shall be given you, what ye shall answer. Besides that he did not commit unto them the full office of preaching, afore that he blowing upon them (as we may see in the .xx. cha. of John) did say: Receive ye the holy ghost, signifying thereby that no man is mete to feed the people, & that no man can well & truly execute the office of a Pastor,3 except he utterly forsaking & evacuating him self hath God inhabiting, dwelling, and speaking in, or by him. Besides that, he doth command them also, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, till that they had received the spirit,* that was promised unto them. Which, being received, they did by & by begin, and not without great gratulation and joy of minds, the function & office of preaching, for so it behoveth to be, least the Pastor do le•de the sheep committed unto him, into any other pastors, than in to the same, out of the which, he hath picked & gathered the food of gods word, that is to say, into the knowledge of the true god, & into a constant & most ⟨image 22⟩