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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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¶It is a great comfort to them that be in affliction, to remember, that Christ was also tempted and exercised with ill as we be wont to be exercised. Cap. xii.
¶It is a great comfort to them that be in affliction, to remembre, that Christe was also tempted and exercised with yll as we be wont to be exercised. Cap. xii.
FIRST WE see Christ tempted: in whom we have an example of patience and long suffering. This is our captain, whom we ought to follow in suffering, ne lest it should be heavy to us, when we be tempted and punished in this world, other of the devil or of his members. For as the apostle saith.1 We have a bishop tempted in all things like to us, without sin. And for as much it chooseth him so to be tempted, he might the better help them that be tempted, Therefore Christ was delivered to the devil to be tempted, as he was after betrayed ⟨image 43⟩to the Jews to be crucified: that we, which be tempted, by him and in him might live. And furthermore, that by his temptation he should overcome, lest we should obey and be overcome in temptation: and by that his death he might redeem us from perpetual death. Therefore let us not be angry, nor take it grievously, when we be let flip by god our father in to divers temptations, tribulations & afflictions: Because no man is tented, except the lord will. nor the devil hath no power to hurt any man, except the lord will permit and suffer him. And when so ever he shall suffer him to tempt, yet he will not suffer us to be tempted above our power. We have not only Christ for our example, but also the godly both prophets ⟨image 44⟩