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62 THE BIBLE OF THE REFORMATION

— that was liis proper name — was very ignorant and
bigotted. Erasmus called him " Episcopus a Sancto
Asino." According to Eoye's satire, it wan he who first
informed Wolsey of the arrival of Tyndale's English
Testament, and implored him to suppress it.
CHAPTEE VI

TYNDALE HARD AT WORK, AND FIERCELY OPPOSED

"God, of His goodness, grudged not to die,
Man to deliver from deadly damnation,
Whose will is that we should know perfectly
What He here hath done for our salvation.
cruel Caiaphas, full of crafty conspiration,
How durst thou give then false judgment
To bum God's Word, the Holy Testament !

The lewdness of living is loath to bear
Christ's Gospel to come into clear light ;
Howbeit surely it is so spread far and near
That, for to let it, thou hast little might.
God hath opened our dark dimmed sight
Truly to perceive thy tyrannous intent
To burn God's Word, the Holy Testament."

EoYE.
