The practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale

Title

The practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale

Author

Tyndale, William, d. 1536.

Publication

Imprinted at London :: By Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre in the Sauoy rentes,

Anno. 1548.

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Subject terms

Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, 1491-1547.

Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• preface
• text
  • ¶ Peter was not greater then the other Apostles, by any aucthoritie geuen hym of Chryst.
  • ¶ How the gospell punissheth trespasers and how by the Gospell we ought to go to lawe with oure aduersaryes.
  • ¶What officers y• apostles ordeyned ī chri¦stes church, & what their offices wer to do.
  • ¶By what meanes the prelates fell from Chryst
  • ¶How the Bysshop of Rome beca∣me greater then other / and cal¦led him selfe Pope.
  • ¶By what meanes the pope in∣uaded the Empire.
  • ¶A propre similytude to describe our ho¦ly father.
  • ¶Howe the pope receaueth hys kyngdome of the deuell / and howe he distributeth i agayne.
  • ¶How the pope made hym lawe, and why.
  • ¶Howe the pope corrupteth the scripture and why.
  • ¶Howe they proue all theyr generall counsels.
  • ¶An ensample of practyse out o oure owne chronycles.
  • ¶By what craft the pope kepeth the Emperour doune.
  • ¶The practise of oure tyme.
  • ¶The cause of all that we haue suffred thys twentye yeares.
  • ¶Why the kinges syster was tur∣ned vnto fraunce.
  • The cause of the iourney to Calyce.
  • ¶How the Emperour cam tho∣row Englond.