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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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The paschal lamb and our sacrament are here compared together.
The paschal lambe and oure sacrament are here compared to gether.
Now we shall shortly express the pith of our matter and borrow the figure of the paschal lamb. Which is in all points so like. That the offering of the paschal lamb did signify the offering of Christs body / is plain by Paul which sayeth Christ our paschal lamb is offered up for us 1When the children of Israel were very sad and heavy for their sore oppression under the power of Pharaoh (for the mo miracles were showed / the worse were they handled). God sent unto them by •oyses / that every household should kill a lamb to be a sacrifice unto GOD and that they should eat him / with their staves in their hands / there loins girded and shows on their fee•e: even as men that were going an hasty Journey. This lamb must they eat hastily and make a merry maundy. Now because th•y should not say / that they could not be merrier For there oppression / and what could the lamb help them: he added glad tidings unto it and said / this is the passing bye of the lord. Which this night shall pass by you and ••e all the first begotten / with in the Land of Egypt / and shall deliver you out of ⟨image 68⟩your bondage / and bring you in to the land that he hath promised unto your fathers. Mark the process and conveyance of this m•ter / for even like wise it is in our sacrament. The apostles were sad & heavy / partly considering the bondage of sin wherewith they were oppressed & partly because he told them that he must depute from them in whom they did put all their hope of2