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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.
To be short, what severity & sharpness did they all use, which before the captivity of Babylon did prophecy of the utter destruction of thee people, and yet for all that, they could avail or profit nothing.
To be shorte, what seueritie & sharpenesse dyd they all vse, whych before the captiuitie of Babilon dyd prophecye of the vtter destruction of thee people, and yet for all that, they coulde auayle or profyte nothinge.
1That valiant and noble fore tenner of Jesus christ, John baptist, did right well know the strength, might, and fierceness of King Herod. which was so great, that none of all his country durst contradict, or gainsay it: and yet in the mean season, he doeth also understand, that he ought not therefore to be spared, nor yet to be suffered at his own pleasure, without the blame of any man to exercise and use his inordinate lechery: & because that there was none other, that durst reprehend or rebuke this abominable deed of thee King, he his own self cometh unto him, & laying thee heinousness of thee fact before him saith:2 It is not lawful for the to have thy brothers wise. The King therefore, being offended at his boldness, did both cast him into prison, & at length put him to death. Whereby, ⟨image 49⟩we do gather, that a Pastor is driven to this necessity, that he must rebuke, blame and reprehend, all those faults, vices, and since, that none other mortal man date rebuke:3 here we see no man too be excepted, but that he must resist the very Princes them selves, and also the mighty prelates of the church, and that, too their own faces: let him not suffer him self, to be dismayed with the vain fears, neither of mans strength, nor of dignity and power, nor of thee foolish and mad multitude: but as soon as thee lord doeth warn him of his duty, let him goo about it, with a stout and bold stomach, and never leave of, till he feel and perceive in them a manifest amendment of life. For, so doeth the lord command Hieremye, saying: And therefore gird up thy loins, arise, and tell them all, that I give thee in commandment, fear them not, lest I destroy the before them. For behold, this day do I make thee, a strong defenced town, and iron pillar, & a brass wall against the whole land, against the kings and mighty men of Judah, against the priests & people of the land.