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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
¶Of false Pastors / & unpreaching Prelates.¶Of false Pastours / & vnpreachinge Prelates.
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.
1The church then (that we may also speak of it, as much as the necessity of this place & time doth require) in his first signification is taken for all them that put their whole trust, hope and confidence in Christ only, and in him do seek all their salvation, according to Christs saying where Math. xvi. he sayeth of him self: And upon this stone (which thou Peter had confessed even now and therefore act called Peter) I will or shall build my church, that is to say, I will reconcile my people, with god my father, by this one only mean. I am that true immaculate lamb, and therefore I will offer my self an omnisufficient sacrifice, for the sins of all the whole world. Who soever then doth put his whole trust & confidence upon this rock or stone, he shall be saved, & is a member of my saints, that is to say of my people, & of my church. By christs words then, it is manifest & plain, that all they, which do trust ⟨image 66⟩in christ, put all their hope and confidence in him, are the christian church. For he that is builded upon this rock or stone, must needs to be in the church, sith that the church is builded upon y• same stone.2 Secondly, the church is taken other whiles for every parish. For, after the sense and signification, we do call the church of the Corinthians, that part of the universal church, that was in times past gathered at Corinthus in the faith of christ, where as in the mean season, they were all members of that catholic and universal church: and yet not wythstā ding, being gathered together, they did receive the name of a church or congregation. After the same manner, we call the church of London, the same congregation, that is in London: where as in the mean season, all they that be contained in it, are members of that universal christian church which is that true church, which we do confess in the creed,3 or symbol of the Apostles. But as these particular churches of Corynthus & of London, may nor ought nor, to burden thee universal Church of thee Christians, which dwell dispersed up on the whole face of the earth, with any new laws and traditions: So the ⟨image 67⟩