A04917:127
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.
¶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.
Private prayer / 1such as men secretly offer unto God by them self / require no special place / although that Jesus Christ commandeth / when we pray to enter in our chamber / and to close the door after us / & so to pray secretly unto our father / 2whereby he would we should choose to our prayers such place as might offer least occasion too call us back from prayer / and also that we should expel forth of our minds in time of our prayer all vain cogitations / for otherwise Jesus Christ him self doth observe no special place of prayers / for we find him sometime pray in mount Olivet / sometime in the desert / sometime in the temple.3 Peter coveteth to pray upon the top of the house / Paul prayeth in prison / & was hard of God / who also commandeth men to pray in all places / 4lifting up unto God pure and clean hands / as we find that the Prophets & must holy men did / wheresoever danger or necessity required.
PRiuate prayer / 1such as men secretly offer vnto God by them selfe / require no speciall place / althoughe that Iesus Christe commaūdeth / when we praye to enter in our chaumber / and to close the dore after vs / & so to pray secretly vnto oure father /