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Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under…Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe and of the comforte vnder…
Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under the cross and death, two books very fruitful for devout people to read, translated from latin to english, by Richard Tracy.Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe and of the comforte vnder the crosse and death, two bokes very fruictefull for deuoute people to rede, translated from latyn to englysshe, by Rycharde Tracy.
Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. 1540Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. 1540
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¶To whom they that dye ought to commit their spirit. Cap. x.
¶To whom they that dye oughte to commytte theyr spirite. Cap. x.
STEVEN did yield up his spirit into the hands of Christ For it is he that hath overcome death,1 & in death he doth quicken us. This is he, which said:2 Come unto me all you that labour and be burdened, and I will refresh you. And farther, this is he, which ⟨image 87⟩ought to be called upon, that he deliver us in affliction, and receive our spirit in the hour of death.3 So did Christ, Father I commend my spirit in to thy hands.4 So David: Lord, I commend my spirit into thy hands. There it shall be sure, under the shadow of thy wings, thou shalt keep it unhurt: and that which is taken away, thou shalt restore. Let the spirit return to the lord which did give it.5 Also Christ to the these.6 This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise. This Paradise is a true and perfect quietness in Christ, amiable, joyful, and most sweet: And so Lazarus rested in the bosom of Abraham, to whom Lazarus soul was carried by angels, that is, he is contained in the hands of our god and