Title page of Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under…, Londini, 1540

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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…

Name: Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under…
Author: John Frith

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.

John Frith 1503–1533Londini : 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

[216] p. · 27k words · STC 11393 · ESTC S109824

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Book 1 › Chapter 15 › 8 If thou be tempted of fornication and adultery,

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8 If thou be tempted of fornication and adultery,

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Say thou, It is written:¹ He which cleaveth to an harlot, is made one body with her.² This is the will of god, your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication. Neither whoremasters,³ nor ⟨image 59⟩adulterers shall inherit the kingdom of god. Sodom and Gomorrah show manifestly, how much god punisheth that sin. Also of the same sin, there are other pains, execution, induration, and the contempt of god. Also Dinah the daughter of Leah, for whose whoredom were the Sichimites killed. Again, the commandment is, thou shalt not commit adultery. Let there be no harlot of the daughters of Israel: neither whoremasters of the sons of Israel. but thou wilt say, Howe can I avoid this ill? with prayer to god, to give the continency. Also by the word of god and avoiding it, as saith Paul. Flee fornication. Joseph is an example, which fled because he would not be kindled with the filthy love ⟨image 59⟩of the wife of another.

SAye thou, It is wrytten:¹ He which cleaueth to an harlot, is made one body with her.² This is the wyll of god, your sanctification, that ye absteyne from fornication. Nother horemaysters,

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John Frith 1503–1533

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Londini

Year

1540

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[Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. [1540]][Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. [1540]]

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[216] p.

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STC 11393 · ESTC S109824

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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…

8 If thou be tempted of fornication and adultery,

9 If thou be tempted with lying or light words,

9 If thou be tempted with lyinge or lyghte wordes,

10 If thou be tempted of confessing the gospel, or suffering persecution for the gospel,

10 If thou be tempted of confessynge the gospell, or sufferynge persecution for the gospell,

11 If thou be tempted of the faith of thy parents: as wherefore believest thou not that, which thy forefathers have believed,

11 If thou be tempted of the faythe of thy parentes: as wherfore beleuest thou not that, whiche thy forefathers haue beleued,

12 If thou be tempted of strange religion or of worshipping of saints, pictures, images, or men,

12 If thou be tempted of straunge relygion or of worshyppynge of saynctes, pyctures, ymages, or men,

13 If thou must dye, and lean wife, children, and thy dear friends,

13 If thou muste dye, and leane wyfe, children, and thy dere frendes,

14 If thou be tempted of condemnation, that thou art condemned of god.

14 If thou be tempted of condemnation, that thou arte condemned of god.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

8 If thou be tempted of fornication and adultery,

9 If thou be tempted with lying or light words,

9 If thou be tempted with lyinge or lyghte wordes,

10 If thou be tempted of confessing the gospel, or suffering persecution for the gospel,

10 If thou be tempted of confessynge the gospell, or sufferynge persecution for the gospell,

11 If thou be tempted of the faith of thy parents: as wherefore believest thou not that, which thy forefathers have believed,

11 If thou be tempted of the faythe of thy parentes: as wherfore beleuest thou not that, whiche thy forefathers haue beleued,

12 If thou be tempted of strange religion or of worshipping of saints, pictures, images, or men,

12 If thou be tempted of straunge relygion or of worshyppynge of saynctes, pyctures, ymages, or men,

13 If thou must dye, and lean wife, children, and thy dear friends,

13 If thou muste dye, and leane wyfe, children, and thy dere frendes,

14 If thou be tempted of condemnation, that thou art condemned of god.

14 If thou be tempted of condemnation, that thou arte condemned of god.

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