A04917:109
A godly letter sent too the faithful in London, Newcastle, Berwick, and to all…A godly letter sent too the fayethfull in London, Newcastell, Barwyke, and to all…
A godly letter sent too the faithful in London, Newcastle, Berwick, and to all other within the realm off England, that love the co[m]minge of our Lord Jesus by John KnoxA godly letter sent too the fayethfull in London, Newcastell, Barwyke, and to all other within the realme off Englande, that loue the co[m]minge of oure Lorde Iesus by Ihon Knox
Rome: printed by J. Lambrecht? for H. Singleton, 1554
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
¶Who maketh other mediators then Jesus Christ / taketh over from him.
¶Who maketh other mediators then Iesus Christ / taketh ouer from hym.
DO not such men jentelly entreat Jesus Christ / detracting from him such portion of his honour / otherwise speaketh the scriptures of God / testifying him to be made man / & to have proved our infirmities to have suffered death willingly / to have overcome the same / & all to this end / that he might be our perpetual high sovereign & prise / 1in whose place or dignity none other might enter / as John saith / if any man sin / we have an advocate with the father / even Jesus Christ the just / mark well this words / John saith / 2we have presently a sufficient advocate / whom ⟨image 40⟩Paul affirmeth to sit / at the right hand of God the father / and to be the only mediator between God and man / for he alone (sayeth Ambrose) is our mouth / by whom we speak to God / he is our eyes / by whom we see God / & also our right hand / by whom we offer any thing unto the father / who onelesse he make intercession / neither we / neither any off the saints may have any society or fellowship with God.3 4What creator may say to God the father / let mankind be received into thy favour / for the pain of his transgression that have I sustained in my own body / for his cause compassed with all infirmity became I the most contempted & dispraised of all men / and yet in my mouth was found no deceit nor guile / but always obedient to thy will / suffered death / that for mankind.