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B08235	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.; Von dem predig ampt. English	Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Véron, John, d. 1563.	1550 (1550)	STC 26143; ESTC S111785	87,055	198

that hys honoure and glory be any thing mynyshed that his worde be not beleued that his commaundementes be thus so vngodly and wickedly contempned and troaden vnder fete A similitude As then thou wylt rather dye than to suffre thy father to be broughte into an yll name or too be diffamed so shalt thou 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 thou shalte also knowe and vnderstande that noo greater glorye can vppon the earth happen vnto man and that we can doo no greater seruyce vnto God than yf we suffer death for the glorye of hys name Therfore the lesse feare and horrour of death is in thee so moche thee greater and stronger fayth is in thyne harte on the contrarye thee more thou doeste feare and dreade thys bodelye death so moche the lesse doest thou loue Christe and truste in God For whosoeuer is endued wyth a true faythe and is fyered wyth an vnfayned and syncere loue of God he doeth already vnderstand that thys death whyche we muste suffer for the name and glorye of Christ is a very lucre and a most true waye The death that we suffer for christes sake is a true w●y to come to euerlastīg lyfe to come to the euerlastinge lyfe Besydes that he doth know that he is in no wise ouercomed which for the confession of Christes name suffreth death but rather that he is both ouercomed all together vndone that for thee loue of thys mortall lyfe doth suffre him self to be plucked away from God He then that vnderstandeth all these thinges perfectely shall in no wyse excuse thee peryll of death for it is the nature of the fleshe to feare death and to complayn of it but he that hath in hym a syncere and so ●nde loue of GOD noo fyre noo concupyscence or coueteousnesse of earthlye thynges shal be able to quenche that deuyne heat whych is in hym We must nedes with the myghte and power of thys loue as wyth a muste sure armure to ouercome the enemyes of god as Paule doth teache when he sayeth Roma .viii. I am sure that neyther death neyther lyfe neyther aungels nor rule nether power neyther thinges present nor thinges to come nether heyght no lowenesse nor any creature shal be able to departe vs frō the loue of god whych is in Christe Iesu our Lorde Why and wherefore loue is required in a Pastour Nowe because that charitie is afore all thinges and most chiefely requyred in a pastour as very necessary the cause must be shewed why he hath nede of it and also we must tell wher he maye get it Loue is therfore necessary in a Pastour A similitude because that all hys actions and doynges all hys endeuours and counsayls must be proued tryed and righted by the rule and lyne of charitie or loue For as no carpenter be he neuer so conuinge and industrious is so well eyed or hath so perfect a syghte that he neadeth no rule lyue So nether the strēgth of the mind nor the science knowledge nor yet fayth is any thinge worthe excepte it be righted by the rule of charitye i. Cor xiii For Paul doth speake of it after thys maner Loue suffreth long is courteous Loue enuyeth not loue doeth not frowardlye swelleth not dealethe not dishonestly seketh not her own is not prouoked to anger thinketh not euil reioyceth not in iniquitie but reioyseth in the truth suffereth al thinges beleueth al thinges hopeth in al thīges endureth al thinges loue calleth neuer away It may then easely be gathered by these condicions of loue that afore al other vertues it is necessary nedeful to a pastours For as a shepeherde A similitude doth scourge beate some of his shepe some he dryueth forwardes with his handes some with fete some againe he doth wystell forwardes some he doeth allure with bread salt some the ar weake he doth beare vpō hys shoulders some agayn he leaueth in the tables foldes tyl they be growē of strength in al these thinges he seketh the ꝓrofit of hys marster hauing a respect only that the nūber of the shepe may encrease that thei may be safe sound So the Pastour of the soules being kyndeled with the fyre of gods loue shal do al that he can that the shepe of god may bothe encrease and abydyng stedfastly in the true fayth may alwayes through hys dyligence be in safegarde Wherefore he shal now in tyme now out of tyme cal vpon them as the nature of shepe is wonte to requyre and as God accordynge too the true meanynge of hys worde doth admyt But what nead● we manye wordes she that hath loue doth neuer deceaue or fayle nor is deceaued for loue is not ydle but moueth man to promote set forth alwayes the honour and glory of god bearyng sufferynge in the meane season wyth a constant and stedfaste mynde Withoute the loue of God it is an easy things to fall into pryde all those thynges that muste be suffered for it But yf a man doeth want thys charytye and loue he shall easelye fall and that headlonge into thee bottomlesse pyt of pryde for without the loue of god what is man but an arrogante pryde mere hypocrysye Wher the loue of god ought to be soughte Now and where a man shall bothe seke and fynde thee loue of god it is easye to bee knowen by the wordes of Chryste where Ioh. vi he speaketh after thys maner No manne cometh vnto me except my father doth drawe him Ergo it cometh of god the draweth vs that we do styck vnto him leaue vpon him truste in him For god him selfe is loue as Iohn .i. Ioh. ii i doth testifye He the that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in god and god dwelleth in hym Wherfore it is most necessary nedeful for a pastour to cal earnestly vpon god that he vouchsafe to kindel in him the fyre of his loue But how shal he call vpō him in whome he beleueth nor in whō he trusteth not Ro x. The inuocatyō thē or prayer cometh or springeth of fayth For no mā is wonte too cal vpō him of whō he can not hope to receaue saluatiō helpe besydes that men do not cal vpō him of whose good wyl loue thei do hope to haue al goodnes yf in the meane seasō they know him to be so weake that he cā not helpe aide them Yf then we do in our myndes acknowledge god both to be mercyful louyng towardes vs also almighty that is to say that he is not wyllynge but also able to helpe our necessyties it is alredye most sure that god is in vs. For our flesh cā not haue of it self such a knowledge of god Yf therfore ther is in vs in our myndes suche a knowledge of

to feede the flocke of thee LORDE that they receaue and take thee admynystration and lawes of theyr offyce oute of none other Doctryne than out of thee pure and syncere woorde of God whyche in these latter tymes dyd declare manyfeste expound and expresse it selfe vysyblye and mooste lyuely wythe greate lyghtesomnesse and euidence in Christ Iesus thee trewe and naturall sonne of thee Father whyche thynge was also done before in thee olde Testament thoughe it was some what darckelye in thee tymes of thee Patriarches and Prophetes The diuision of the whole worke We shall therefore looke fyrste vppon Goddes woorde at Chistes mouthe and in hys Actes whyche Christe is also a trewe God Then by and by we wyll seke oute thee same in thee Prophetes and Apostles that we maye knowe thereby howe excellent and of what dignitie and worthynesse the offyce of a Pastour is whom by other names we doo cal ether a Byshop or Person a Vicar or Curate a preacher prophete or Euangelyste Secondely we shall lykewyse depicte and set forth the false prophetes in theyr owne coloures that they may the better and more easely be knowen and taken hede of We wyll also declare and set forth the punyshmente whych is prepared for theym that thee knowledge and vnderstandinge of it may ether bring them to amendement or yf they refuse it moue the Magistrates to remoue put them frō theyr benefyces and rowmes that they are in Christ is the true exāple of a good Pastour But least we shuld be fayne to tarye longe vpon the mooste holy profunde mysteryes of that wonderfull incarnation and natiuitie of oure Lorde Iesus Christe we wyll begynne to speake of those thynges whiche he both dyd and taughte sence thee tyme that he was manyfested vnto thys worlde Amonge thee whyche we fynde thys thynge fyrste that he beynge broughte into thee Temple accordinge to thee prescripte of thee lawe was receaued into Symeons armes and not wythout hyghe gratulation and ioye which after that he hadde declared wyth many wordes that he was thee Sauiour of all the whole worlde turned hym selfe to his mother and sayd Luke ii Behold this chylde is sette to be thee fall and vprysynge agayne of many in Israell The Pastoure is the stone of of fence vpresinge agayne and for a sygne whych is spoken agaynste And more ouer the sworde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of manye hartes may be opened Thys therfore shall the Pastour afore of all thynges perswade hym selfe in hys mynd that there shall be many whych shall waxe worsse by hys fode doctryne and laboure and also that manye beyng taughte and instructed by hym shall ryse from theyr synnes and fylthynesse therof And also that there shall be alwayes some vngodlye and vnfaythful personnes whyche shall wythstande hys Doctryne and godlye endeuours For thee flesshelye man doeth not receaue that spyrytuall woorde of God but rather doeth resyste it wythe all hys whole strengthe Whereby it is wonte to ensue and folowe also that thee Pastour beynge moste greuouslye hated and layde wayt for The Pastour is in not wythout peryl ieopardye by those wicked and vngodlye enemyes of Goddes worde is alwayes in peryll and ieopardye Thys thynge also the parentes kynsfolckes and frendes muste be surely perswaded nor oughte to loke for any other ende of thys mynystery and function but that theyr chyldren kynsefolckes and frendes beynge called to thys office shal be hated mocked derided and laughed to scorne of al mē yea and that before theyr owne eyen For thee nature of flesshe is not soche that it can suffice it selfe to be kept and holden in so that it doeth not breake forth at some tymes and goo about to folowe hys owne studyes and affections Here therfore a greate grief and sorowe doeth sprynge and ryse in thee myndes of the parentes and kynsfolckes here also they do feele that swerd whiche not wythoute greate griefe dolour dyd pearce thee ●oule of Mary For it is so ordeyned by nature that patentes do loue theyr chyldren so tenderly that they are wonte to haue exceadynge great compassyon on them not onely when they are afflicted without a iuste cause but also when they are punished deseruingly Dauid is an example or proue of this thinge which doth so sore lament and bewayle the destruction and death ● Regum xviii of hys moste vngodly and vnfaythfull sonne Absalon It is the of fi●e of a pastour nether to d● nor to learue vndone any thinge for the loue respecte of hys parentes Agayn it is the duety and part of a faythfull pastour to renunce forsake the loue frendship and amytye of hys parentes and to do nothing in fauour of them but go on styll persyste stedfastly in the worke of the Lord without any respecte of thē whych thing Christ with his owne example doeth teache in the same place For when Ioseph and the vyrgyn Mary hys mother had by thee space of .iii. dayes wyth a heauye harte sought hym and at length hadde found hym in the myddest of the Doctours Scribes hys mother dyd some what sharpely reprehēde or rebuke him saying Sonne why hast thou so done vnto vs. Beholde thy father and I dyd wyth a heauye harte seeke the He dyd answere why dyd ye seke me Dyd ye not know that I muste be in those thinges that belonge to my father A Christian pastour then must be of that mynd and must be so affectioned least peraduenture he beynge moued wyth thee grief of his parentes doeth slowely administre Gods worcke and thee offyce that he hath receaued of hym He shall I saye regarde nothynge nor passe vppon thee wepynges of hys chyldren nor thee mournynge and bewaylynge of hys wyfe nor the affection and loue of hys systers and brethren nor yet the teares of hys frendes and kynsfolkes For he seeth that Iesus Christe thee sonne of the Vyrgyn Mary whych els was mooste obediente dyd thee same Mathe .x. Wherfore when de dyd send hys discyples too preache thee gospell he dyd saye vnto theym He that loueth hys father and his mother aboue me is not worthy of me And he that loueth hys sonne and hys daughter aboue me is not worthye of me or he is not mete for thys offyce and vocation Also a faythfull pastour shall not suffer hys patentes too haue anye auctoritye or beare anye rule in thee admynystratyon and preachynge of Goddes woorde that is too saye he shall in noo wyse admynyster or preache the Gospell and worde of God accordinge too their mynde affection and Iudgemente For it is knowen howe sharpely christ did speake vnto his mother when she being moued with a womanly affection did begynne to exhort him Iohn .ii. as he sat at the mariage that he shoulde miraculouslye helpe theim withe wyne for they wanted it Did he not saye woman what haue I to do with thee Let this I say be the stedfastnesse and

god such confydēce trust in him that same is not of oure selues but it cometh of god For it is he that learneth vs both hys power hys wyl certyfyeth vs of thē by hys onelye begotten sonne Iesus Chryste And who soeuer doth receyue hym for the sōne of god he is alredy sure in his mind that god both wil cā helpe vs for he hath delyuered to death his onely begottē sonne for vs thau the whyche nothing cā be found in this world greater or more excellent He therfore which is certified by Iesus Christe is borne of god and god dwelleth in him i. Ioh. iiii For we cā not by our owne reason and strengthe receaue Chryste wyth a sure and stedfast faith for that is wrought in vs by god only And he that hath god dwellyng in him is alredy certyfyed in hys mynd that God wyll both heare hys prayers and also performe hys desyres By these thīges thē that haue ben rehersed hitherto it is most surely to be gathered that they ▪ whyche ar wōt to complayne of the feblenes of gods loue and of theyr cold affectyon towardes hym nor cā abyde to suffre death for his names sake haue not yet receaued christ with a true and sound fayth For he that hathe embraced christ from hys verye harte can not but bee ashamed yf he feelethe hys fleshe too go aboute some let or stoppe syth that he seeth god the father to haue delyuered so liberally his onely begottē sōne for vs. Who soeuer then Of whom we oughte to desire that loue of God desyreth the loue of god he must aske of god the father the true knowledge of Iesus christ and of his whole mistery that he may leane vpon him wyth a sure true vndoubted fayth and by by he shall feele in him self the fyre of loue He shal also afterwardes geue high thākes vnto god the he doeth vouchsafe to spēd bestow cōsume thys foule vyle body to the honour and glory of hys name For although our fleshe doth dreade feare death for chryste hym selfe was not a lytle moued wythe the feare and horrour of deathe yet notwythstanding beynge by and by styrred with that moste strōg fire of loue incēsinges of faith will be cōstrained to folow the faithful soule into the very death Such I saye is the necessitye of gods loue whyche may be drawen out of those fountaynes that we haue shewed euen nowe We thinke thē What the loue of God is able to doo that it is sufficiētly shewed declared that the loue of god onelye can performe or brynge too passe al those thinges that are necessary for a pastoure whych ar these that he vtterlye forsake his parentes hys owne self that he take vpon hym thys moste peryllous office wtout scrippe purse without any rode or styck that also he suffre hym selfe to be broughte before heade rulers before kynges and Iudges that he suffre him self to be scourged to be reuiled yl spoken of and atlēgth to be most cruelly put to deathe Whyche loue againe the rewarde of a good Pastour it is impossyble to stande wythoute a true and assured fayth in god Now also the greatenes of the reward must be cōsidered yf perchaunce according to the nature of mānes wytte thee hope of thee rewarde may encorage the Pastour hoth to laboure and also to bee pacyente in hys troubles and afflyctyons Oure lorde Iesus Chryst doth appointe the rewarde Marke .x. For when Peter had in the name of all the disciples asked hym sayinge Beholde wee haue forsaken all thynges and folowed thee What shall we then haue Christe dyd aunswere Verely I say vnto you Ther is no man that hath forsaken hys house or hys brethren or his systers or his father or hys mother or hys wyfe or his chyldren or his fyeldes for my sake the gospel but that he shal receaue an hundreth fold in thys world houres brethren and syners mothers chyldren and fyeldes wyth persecutions in the world to come lyfe euerlasting Here chryste doethe promyse an ample and an excedynge greate rewarde but he doethe adde a verye sowre sawce he maketh it very bytter and hatefull or heynouse vnto our flesshe when he telleth before that we shal haue that rewarde with persecutions Wherfore we must better loke and consyder wher the same hundreth fold reward that he doth speake of here was euer geuen For it is a very easye thing to fyud persecution in this worlde but we se that it is not so easye to fynd an hundreth houses so manye brethren fyeldes c. Wherfore pōder more dilygētly what hath ben done Actuum .ii. Whē Peter as the Actes do testyfie dyd vpon wytsonday preaching christe conuert thre Howe it oughte to be vnderstanded that we shal receaue an hundreth folde in this world M men too the christian fayth dyd he not get vnto hym a muche greater numbre of systers and brethren and also manye mo houses fyeldes and much greater plētye of all thynges than euer he hadde before For he dyd loue all theym whiche dyd take thee name of chryste vpon them and dyd beleue in him no les than hys owne brethren he dyd no lesse care for theyr ryches and possessyons than yf the substaunce of all theym had bene hys owne takinge hede most diligētly to this thing that they shuld not set theyr myndes to moch vpon earthly ryches nor abuse them rashely Truely all faythful pastours were of this mynde In dede this reward doth in no wise serue for the body nor for bodely cōmodities but rather it doeth increase the care solicitude of a Pastour which he hath ouer the shepe cōmitted vnto him What nedeth to speake of the promises of ꝑsecutiō wh●ch we do se to be so fulfylled that by the space of many yeres the pastours ministers of the churches haue ben most cruelly put to death wherby it may easely be gathered that the Pastours do in no wyse minister and execute this function office whether a Pastour that is fa●thful doeth take this offyce vpon him in respecte of the ●uerlasting rewarde or not for any externe outwarde reward But because the rewarde of euerlastinge lyfe is promysed also wythe these outwarde thynges we must consyder luke whether that the Pastour doth take vpon hym this office in respecte of it or not Where agayne we shal deprehend fynd that the Pastour yf so be that he be true faythfull is not principally moued wyth thee promyse of the euerlastīg reward to take thys offyce vpon him For he that seeueth for an euerlasting hier rewarde must nedes afore all thynges to know where this hyer or reward is promised vnt● him agayne who is the author of this promyse that he whych hath promysed is true whych can neytherlye nor deceaue Yf then a man knoweth that a rewarde is promysed vnto him by and by