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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.
God, with expressed & plain words, ⟨image 36⟩revealed by Samuel,1 had in times past commanded Saul the first king of the Israelites, that he should make war against the Amalekites, & destroy them all, and kill with the sword all living souls, & that he should save either to him self, or to his soldiers no manner of thing of the riches & spotless of those ungodly men. But Saul breaking the commandment of god, did bring alive Agag the King of the Amalekites, & also he doubted not to reserve & save a great number of cattle, for to offer unto the lord, with the most precious & costly garments and many other things. This proud presumption of Saul, that faithful prophet Samuel could not suffer, nor abide, which fearing him nothing, that both was lately made a king, & also was not a little puffed up, with the prosperous victory that the lord had given him doth boldly with such words blame & rebuke his disobedience: Wherefore, hast y• not harkened unto the voice of the lord,2 but hast turned to the pray, & hast done that, which is wicked in the sight of thee lord? But Saul excusing him self, answered that he had performed & fulfilled the word of thee lord, saying: I have gone the way, which the lord hath sent me ⟨image 37⟩unto, and have brought Agag thee king of Amaleke, & have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people toke of the spoil, sheep, oxen & the chefest of the things, which should have ben destroyed, to offer unto the lord thy god in Gilgal.3 Which things being heard, Samuel did again blame & rebuke him very sharply, saying: Hath the lord as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices & offerings, as when the voice of the lord is obeyed? Behold to obey, is better than sacrifice & to hearken is better than the fat of Rams. For, rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness, is as the wickedness of Idolatry Because thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, therefore, hath the lord cast away thee, from being king.4