A04917:122
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.
AS who doubteth / but God did mitigate the heaviness of Joseph / although he sent not hasty deliverance in his long imprisonment / & that as he gave him favour / in the sight of his jailer / so inwardly also gave he unto him consolation in sprite. And more over / God sometime granteth the petition of the sprite / where all utterly he repelleth the desire of the flesh / for the petition always of the spirit is / that we may obtain to felicity whereunto we needs must enter by tribulation / and the final death / both which doth ever the nature of man abhor / and therefore the flesh under the cross / & at the sight of death / call••h and trusteth for hasty deliverance / but God who alone knoweth what is expedient for us.
AS who doubteth / but God did mitigate the heauines of Ioseph / althoughe he sent not hasty deliueraunce in his longe imprisonemēt / & that as he gaue hym fauour / in the sighte of his iaylour / so inwardly also gaue he vnto hym consolation in sprite. And more ouer / God sometime graūteth the peticiō of the sprite / where all vtterly he repelleth the desyre of the flesh / for the peticion always of the sprete is / that we may obtayn to felicite wherunto we nedes must enter by tribulaciō / and the finall death / both which doth euer the nature of man abhorre / and therfore the fleshe vnder the crosse / & at the sight of death / callh and trusteth for hasty deliueraunce / but God who alone knoweth what is expediēt for vs.