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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶The consecration of the Sacrament.¶The consecracyon of the Sacrament.
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.
To bliss ⟨image 63⟩my breed or meat / is to give god thanks for it To bliss my self / is to give god thank for the great benefits that I have received o• him / & to pray god that of his infinite goodness he will increase those gifts that he hath given me and finish his work which he hath begun in me / unto his laud and praise / and as touching this flesh / to fulfil his will in it / and not to spare it but scourge / cut and burn it: only that it may be to his honore and glorie. This is the form of blessing / and not to wage two fingers over them. But a lack / of this blessing our bishops be ignorant.
To blisse ⟨image 63⟩my brede or meate / is to geue god thākes for yt To blysse my sellfe / is to geue god thāke for the great benefites that I haue receyued o• him / & to pray god that of his infinite goodnes he will increase those gyftes that he hath geuin me and fynishe his worke wc he hath begon in me / vnto his lawde and prayse / and as touching this fleshe / to fullfyll his will in yt / and not to spare yt but scorge / cut and burne yt: onlye that yt maye be to his honore and glorie. This ys the forme of blessynge / and not to wage two fyngers ouer them. But a lacke / of thys blessing our bushoppes be ignorant.
But as for those that are good and faithful1 folk and have any grace or any sparkle of reason in there heads / will (I verily think) never be so far over seen / as in this article (the truth whereof god hath him self testified by as many open miracles as ever he testified any one) to believe this young man upon his barren reasons against the faith and reason both of al• old holy writers and all good christen people this xv.C. years.