A04917:113
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.
¶Against such as would have mediators too Jesus Christ.
¶Agaynste suche as wolde haue mediators too Iesus Christe.
A Lace / whosoever is so minded / showeth plainly them self to know nothing of Jesus Christ righteously / is he who descended from heaven / conversed among sinners. Commanded all / vexed sore / 1seek too come unto him / who hanging upon the cross / prayed first for his enemies / become new so untractable / that he will not hear us without a parson to be a mean. O Lord / open the eye of such / that they may clearly perceive thy infinite kindness / gentleness and love towards mankind. Above all precedents is to be observed / that what we ask of God / oughte too de proffitable to our self and too others / and hurt or danger of no man.
A Lace / whosoeuer is so mīded / sheweth playnly them self to know nothing of Iesus Christ righteously / is he who discended frō heauen / conuersed among sinners. Commaunded all / vexid sore / 1seke too come vnto hym / who hanginge vppon the crosse / prayde fyrst for hys enemies / become newe so vntractable / that he will not heare vs withoute a parson to be a meane. O Lorde / open the eye of suche / that they maye clearly perceyue thy infinete kyndnes / gentelnes and loue towardes mankynde. Aboue all precidentes is to be obserued / that what we aske of God / oughte too de proffitable to oure selfe and too others / and hurte or daunger of no man.