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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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¶ Thus begynnyth the preface of master Mores book.¶ Thus begynnyth the preface of master Mores boke.
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.
1The name is of great antiquity / although you •iste to jest. For they were called bretherner• our bishops were called lords / and had the name given them by Christ saying / Math. xxiij all ye are brethren. And luke the .xxij: Confirm they brethren. And the name was continued by the apostles / and is a name that nourisheth love & amity. And very glad I am to here of there greedy affection in writing out and spreading a broad the word of god / for by that I do perceive the prophecy of Amos2 to have place / which saith in the person of god I will send hunger & thirst in to the earth • not hunger for m•ate nor thirst for drink. But for •o here the word of god. Now beginneth the kingdom of heaven to suffer violence:3 Now run the pore publicans which knowledge them selves sinners / to the word of god 4putting / both goods and body in Jeopardy ⟨image 12⟩for the soul health and though our Bishops do caul it heresy / and all them heretics that hunger after it / yet do we know that it is the gospel of the leaving god / for the health and salvation of all that believe.5 And as for the name doth nothing offend us / though they call it heresy a thousand times.6 For saint Paul / testifieth that the pharisees and priests which were counted the very church in his time did so call it / and therefore it forceth not though they / ruling in there rooms / use the same names.
1The name ys of great antiquite / allthoughe yow •iste to iest. For thei were called bretherner our bushoppes were called lordes / and had the name geuyn them by Christe sayge / Math. xxiij all ye are brethern. And luke the .xxij: Confyrme they brethen. And the name was continued by the aposteles / and ys a name that norysheth loue & amite. And very glad I am to here of ther gredye affection in wrytynge oute and spredynge a brode the worde of god / for by that I do perceyue the ꝓphesie of Amos