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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.
1But now as soon as the wretched & miserable man doeth know his sickness, ⟨image 23⟩infirmity & disease, & seeing the filthiness of his since, doth also espy, deprehend and find a sure knowledge, & hope of salvation in Jesus Christ: he ought in no wise afterwards to live in sin. For sith that in christ Jesus we are all dead to sin, we can not afterwards live in sin, as the holy Apostle S. Paul doth largely & copiously declare & show2 This shall therefore be one of the chiefest and greatest care of a Pastor, and true shepherd, to watch diligently, and as nigh as he can, to take heed & beware, that the sheep, which are already washed & cleansed, do not voyltre them selves again in the stinking mire, and puddle of sin. For, after that the faithful, are ones come into the knowledge of their salvation, and have tasted of the gratuite & free mercy of god, which the heavenly father doth most liberally grant & give unto us: it is most convenient, that they do lead an innocent life and pure, from all contagious fill thinness of sin, least perchance they dye again. For as Christ, being ones risen from death, dyeth no more, death hath no more power over him: so they doing or putting of the old man, shall put on the new, which is created after ⟨image 23⟩the likeness of god, that is to say: our Lord Jesus Christ him self.3 They do (saith the scripture) put on christ, that walk and live, as Christ him self did live here in the earth. Therefore he doth bid and command his disciples after the same manner:4 Go ye therefore and teach all nations, and baptise them in the name of the father, the Son, & the holy ghost, teaching them to observe & keep, what soever I have commanded you. For, who soever doth not think every day upon the amendment of his life, after that he feeleth him self to be redeemed by Christ, & renewed, doth contemn the name of christ, abusing the same most shamefully, yea, rather he is thee cause, that the holy name of christ is evil spoken of, and blasphemed among the infidels and ungodly. We do read therefore, that the holy Apostle S. Peter doth not without a good cause say: