Title page of A godly letter sent too the faithful in London, Newcastle, Berwick, and to all…, Rome, 1554

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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…

Name: A godly letter sent too the faithful in London, Newcastle, Berwick, and to all…
Author: John Knox

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

John Knox ca. 1514–1572Rome: printed by J. Lambrecht? for H. Singleton, 1554

[28]; xviij, [1] leaves · 25k words · STC 15059.5 · ESTC S108135

Title page typeset from the transcription.

A declaration of prayer / made by John Knox. › ¶What should be prayed for.A declaration of prayer / made by Ihon Knox. › ¶What should be prayed for.

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.

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¶What should be prayed for.

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And if this we do truly knowledge & confess / let us boldly ask of him / whatsoever is necessary for us / as sustentation of the body / health thereof / defence from misery deliverance from trouble / tranquillity & peace to our common wealths / prosperous success in our vocations / labours & affairs / & whatsoever which God will / we ask all of him too certify us / that all thing stand in his regiment and disposition. And also by asking and receiving this corporal commodities / we may taste of his sweetness / and be inflamed with his love / that thereby our faith of reconciliation & remission of our since may be exercised and take increase.

ANd yf this we do truly knowlege & confesse / let vs boldely aske of him / whatsoeuer is necessary for vs / as sustentacion of the body / health therof / defence frō misery deliueraunce from troble / tranquilite & peace to our cōmon wealthes / prosperous successe in our vocaciōs / labours & affaires / & whatsoeuer which God wil / we aske all of hym too certify vs / that all thing stande in his regimēt and dispocition. And also by asking and receyuinge this corporall commodites / we may tast of hys sweatnes / and be inflamed with hys loue / that therby our fayth of reconciliation & remission of our synnes maye be exercised and take increace.

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But in assaying such temporal things / we must observe.¹

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Knox ca. 1514–1572

Place

Rome

Printer

J. Lambrecht?

Bookseller

H. Singleton

Year

1554

Size

[28]; xviij, [1] leaves

Words

25,099

Catalogue

STC 15059.5 · ESTC S108135

Text

EEBO-TCP A04917

Passages

161

Sections

Title page

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…

¶What should be prayed for.

¶Better it is to obey God then man.

¶The petition of the spirit.¹

¶The peticion of the sprete.¹

¶Flesh striveth against the spirit.

¶Flesh striueth agaynste the sprete.

¶Impediments cometh of the weakness off the flesh.

¶Impedimentes cōmith of the weakenes off the fleshe.

¶To the o Lord alone be praise / for with experience I write this & speak: it is not too be permitted / where / for whom / and at what time we ought to pray.

¶To the o Lorde alone be prayse / for with experience I write this & speake: it is not too be permitted / where / for whome / and at what tyme we ought to praye.

¶Appointed places too pray in / may not be neglected.

¶Apoynted places too praye in / maye not be neglectd.

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶What should be prayed for.

¶Better it is to obey God then man.

¶The petition of the spirit.1

¶The peticion of the sprete.1

¶Flesh striveth against the spirit.

¶Flesh striueth agaynste the sprete.

¶Impediments cometh of the weakness off the flesh.

¶Impedimentes cōmith of the weakenes off the fleshe.

¶To the o Lord alone be praise / for with experience I write this & speak: it is not too be permitted / where / for whom / and at what time we ought to pray.

¶To the o Lorde alone be prayse / for with experience I write this & speake: it is not too be permitted / where / for whome / and at what tyme we ought to praye.

¶Appointed places too pray in / may not be neglected.

¶Apoynted places too praye in / maye not be neglectd.

Transcription key

¶The petition of the spirit.¹

¶The peticion of the sprete.¹