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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
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1Again, when all thee whole flock of the false Prophets did promise unto the Kings, Ahab and Jehoshaphat, a most wyefull, prosperous, and fortunate success of thee matte, exhorting ⟨image 46⟩them, too set forth their army against the Syrians: one only Prophet, called Micah, did set him self against all them, telling them before with a constant and hold mind, all the fortune, chance, and success, that they should have. He could be letted in no wise, nether by the grievous injuries of the proud Sedechiab, nor with the opprobrious blow, nor with his high words, when with he did boast his Prophetical spirit, to persevere and continue still in thee declaring and setting forth of God's commandment and holy word: Yea, when he was caste into prison, he persevered still in his purpose. And thee oracles or prophecies of gods word, were so fulfilled, that Jehoshaphat did return home, being sore wounded, Ahab being slain with an arrow. And when his chariot, where in he did ride in thee battle,2 was washed in thee pool of Samaria, that, which was prophesied before by Elijah, did happened ant chance. For, thee dogs did like there thee blood of King Ahab. By thee which example were are taught ⟨image 47⟩again, that a good and faithful Pastor ought to resist them, that have gods word in their mouths, and are wont to boast and crake of it, where as in the mean season they be liars, and set forth either of some private affection, or of a flattering mind, the counsels of their own reason. Whether any man doth set forth and handle gods word of a fraudulent and deceitful mind, it may easily and evidently be gathered, known and tried, by God's word it self. Again, we do see that it is the duty and office of a Pastor, to rebuke and let, as much as in him lieth, that inordinate lust and desire, that almost all Princes have to make war one against another. Let now therefore,3 those high popish prelates come forth. Let the proud company of misted Bishops, and of all other, that ate by a false and wrong name, called spiritual, show their heads, that it may be known of all men, what they have done hither to.