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A book made by John Frith prisoner in the tower of London answering unto…A boke made by Iohn Frith prisoner in the tower of London answeringe vnto…
A book made by John Frith prisoner in the tower of London answering unto M mores letter which he wrote against the first little treatise that John Frith made concerning the sacrament of the body and blood of, christ unto which book are added in the end the articles of his examination before the bishops ... for which John Frith was condemned a[n]d after bur[n]et ... the fourth day of Juli. Anno. 1533.A boke made by Iohn Frith prisoner in the tower of London answeringe vnto M mores lettur which he wrote agenst the first litle treatyse that Iohn̄ Frith made concerninge the sacramente of the body and bloude of, christ vnto which boke are added in the ende the articles of his examinacion before the bishoppes ... for which Iohn Frith was condempned a[n]d after bur[n]et ... the fourth daye of Iuli. Anno. 1533.
Imprinted at Monster i.e. Antwerp : Anno 1533 by me Conrad Willems i.e. H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, 1533Imprinted at Monster i.e. Antwerp : Anno 1533 by me Conrade Willems i.e. H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, 1533
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This promise was given to Adam / and saved as many as did believe and were thankful to God for his kindness and after it was established unto our father Abraham by the word •f God / which said / in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed.1 2And with him God made a covenant that he would be his God and do him good. And Abraham again promised to keep his precepts and walk in his ways. Then God gave him the sacrament of circumcision and called that his covenant which thing not with standing was not the very covenant in deed / although it were so called. But was only assign / token / sacrament or memorial of the covenant that was between God and him (which might expound our matter / if m•n had eyen to see. After that God promised him a son when his wife was past child bearing and he also very old. Nevertheless he doubted ⟨image 6⟩not of goods word. But surely believed that he which promised it was able to perform it. And that was recounted unto him for righteousness This Abraham did both eat his body and drink his blood (thorough faith) believing verily that Christ should take our nature and spring out of his seed (as touching his flesh) and also that he s•ulde suffer death to redeem us. And as Christ testifieth he heartily desired to see the day of Christ.3 And he saw it and rejoiced he saw it in faith and had the day of christ / that is to say all those things that should chance him plainly revelated unto him / albeit he were deed many hundred years before it were actually fulfilled & re•elat•d unto the world. And by that faith was he saved / and yet never did eat his flesh with his teeth / nor never believed that breed should be his body and wine his blood. And therefore sith he was also saved with out that faith and the same faith sha•• save us which saved him I think that we shall also be saved if we eat him spiritually (as he dead) although we never believed that the breed is his body furthermore that merciful Moses