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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.
After that the Pastor,1 is well instructed in all those things, that pertain to his kinsfolks, his own life & doctrine (for, of the love of god, we will speak hereafter in a due time and place) that is most necessary for him, to know & understand how he ought to be have him self in other extern & outward things, & what reward he ought to look for. The first thing, that offereth it self, here in this place, is that he must with a bold and stout courage rebuke all ⟨image 29⟩noisome and pernicious vices neither fearing the vain pride & threatenings of this world,2 nor yet being abashed, that he is on every side laid wait for, for, the lord doeth enjoin the same to Jeremiah,3 saying: Behold, I put my words in thy mouth, and behold, this day do I set the over the people & kingdoms, that thou mayst rote out, break of, destroy, & make waste, & that thou mayst build up, & plant. Let therefore the pastor be mighty, & of ablenes to overthrow every high thing, that exalteth it self, against the prescript of gods word▪ let him▪ with a bold stomach assault and destroy all such things, as Paul doth teach in the later epistle to the Corinthians.4 Christ him self did leave a most sure & evident example of the same thing which example is to be followed of all men.5 For, after that he had ones, by his everlasting wisdom perceived, that the hypocrisy, & unsatiable covetousness of the priests & scribes, was the cause & occasion that the rude & unlearned people did fall from the true and everlasting god, which simple people being as if a man might say, captivated, and snared, with the covetous deceits, traditions, dreams, ⟨image 29⟩and feigned inventions of thee priests, did he, wrapped in all kinds of error, he did rebuke no kind of men, with such severity, and sharpness, as he did use against them, speaking alway openly against their painted hypocrisy, & filthy covetousness, for, he did, and not without great grief of mind, pity always the poor people, whom thee deceitful crafts of thee priests did deceive, and that, because that he did see them destituted of the food of gods word,