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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.
so shalt thou much more wish and desire to suffer this bodily death, rather than to see gods glory to be diminished. Again if thou doest believe that Gods word is constant, sure, and infallible, thou shalt also know and understand, that no greater glory can upon the earth happen ⟨image 56⟩unto man, and that we can do no greater service unto God, than if we suffer death for the glory of his name. Therefore, the less fear and horror of death is in thee, so much thee greater and stronger faith is in thine heart, on the contrary, thee more thou doest fear and dread this bodily death, so much the less doest thou love Christ, and trust in God. For, whosoever is endued with a true faith and is fired with an unfeigned and sincere love of God, he doeth already understand, that this death, which we must suffer for the name and glory of Christ: is a very lucre and a most true way,1 to come to the everlasting life. Besides that, he doth know, that he is in no wise overcome which, for the confession of Christs name, suffereth death, but rather that he is both overcome & all together undone, that for thee love of this mortal life, doth suffer him self to be plucked away from God. He then, that understandeth all these things perfectly, shall in no wise excuse thee peril of death, for, it is the nature of the flesh, to fear death and to complain of it, but he that hath in him a sincere and so •nde love of GOD, no fire, no concupiscence, ⟨image 57⟩or covetousness of earthly things, shall be able to quench that divine heat which is in him We must needs, with the might and power of this love, as with a must sure armour, to overcome the enemies of god, as Paul doth teach, when he sayeth: Roma .viii. I am sure, that neither death, neither life, neither angels nor rule, nether power neither things present nor things to come, nether height no: lowness, nor any creature shall be able to depart us from the love of god, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
so shalt yu moch more wyshe and desyre to suffre this bodely death, rather than to see gods glory to be diminished. Agayn yf thou doeste beleue that Gods worde is constant, sure, and infallible, yu shalte also knowe and vnderstande, that noo greater glorye can vppon the earth happen