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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.
1Sith then, that it is the office and duty of a Pastor, to set him self against, to resist & withstand, all the Princes, & mighty rulers of this world, and to fight against them, & their vicious livings, with all his might, strength, & power it is very necessary and needful, that he be well armed, afore that he take upon him this hard burden or charge. Wherefore, he must be brought into the armoury of Christ, that out of it, he may be decked and armed, with thee same armour, that Christ did afore hand arm his disciples with.2 For, he sending forth his disciples, did say: Go, and preach saying: Thee kingdom of heaven is at hand heal ye sick, cleanse ye lepers, raise ye dead, caste out devils, & preach that the kingdom of god, is already at hand, or at the very ⟨image 51⟩door. Freely ye have received, give freely. Possess not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, not yet scrip towards your journey: neither .ii. cotes, neither shoes, nor yet a rode. For the work man is worthy of his meat. In the which place, Christ doeth diligently beware & take heed, that the pastor be not entangled with any cares of earthly thin ges, or with any study & thought, how he shall get his living, yea, he will have him in no wise to provide him self of a living: but doth commit unto him, that chief & principal food of thee souls, whom he biddeth him to set forth, with all faithful labour & diligence, believing & that without all doubt, that they shall want no manner of extern & outward thing, that is necessary for the life of the body. For, there shall be always every where some godly & liberal men, which will not suffer them that labour faithfully in thee lords vineyard to lack or want any such things. Besides that, he can not deny a living, and other necessary things, unto his ministers & work men, that provideth so liberally for the brides of the air, & flowers of the field. Moreover, her commanded them to give freely unto other, the gifts of the spirit, ⟨image 52⟩which they had received,3 by the free liberality of god. In mark he doth permit or suffer them to wear a staff, which is nothing repugnant to those things, that we have now here alleged.