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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.
Having therefore a• eye unto Christ,1 hea•e, take heed and mark diligently, what he doth speak, John x. When he saith a good pastor, doth jeopard his life for his sheep. If then thou wilt be counted a faithful & good pastor, and desirest to be numbered and reckoned among them, that have wrought and laboured faithfully in the work of the lord thou must needs jeopard thy life for thy sheep. Besides that, he doeth move & stir us, with other words. Math. x when he saith That thing, that I say unto you in darkness, tell ye it in thee light, & that thing that ye hear in your ears, preach ye it upon houses. And, be not ye afraid of them, that kill the body, but the soul they can not kill, but rather fear ye him, that can cast both body & soul into the fire of hell. By the which words we do most plainly learn, that we ought in no wise to keep close, or hide Gods word: but rather the lord doth command, that we putting aside all fear, do speak it abroad. Also he that is the minister of God ⟨image 33⟩shall in no wise dread the menaces and threatenings of the world. For, as it is our duty and office, to speak boldly against all them, that live in sin licentiously and without shame (as the Lord doth command the prophet, saying:2 Thou shalt go to whom soever I shall send thee, & cry out, cease not,3 lift up thy voice, as a trumpet, and show unto my people their since) so it is the duty of a Pastor, to coop openly with the enemies of the trueth, and to withstand them to their faces, that so he may defend the flock committed unto him, and help his sheep out of thee mire and puddle of sin, for, onlesse such things were done, cared for, and taken heed of, we should have no need of a Pastor, for, whiles no peril doeth hang over the sheep, they have no need of a pastor, nor of a watch man, that should watch for them: but rhey have need of a pastor, that they may through his fatherly care & diligence both for see and shun the peril, If then the pastor, when there is any danger, peril & jeopardy, doth run away, as touching the sheep, it maketh no matter at all whether that they have any shepherd or not.