A04917:130
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.
¶Appointed places too pray in / may not be neglected.
¶Apoynted places too praye in / maye not be neglectd.
But public & common prayers should be used in place appointed / for assembly of the congregation / from whence / whosoever negligently extract them self is in nowise excusable / I mean not that to absent from that place is sin / because it is more holy than another. For the hole earth created by God / is equal holy / but the promise made / that wheresoever two or three be gathered together in my name / there shall I be in the midst of them / condemneth all such as contemneth the congregation / gathered in his name / but mark well gathered / I say not to hear piping / singing or playing / not to patter upon beads or books / whereof they have no understanding / not to commit Idolatry / honouring that for God / which is no God indeed / for with such will I neither join my self in common prayer / nor receiving of the external sacraments / for in so doing I should affirm their superstition and abominable Idolatry / which I never will do nor coū sail other to do to the end.
BVt publike & cōmon prayers shuld be vsid in place apoynted / for assemblye of the cō gregacion / from whence / whosoeuer negligentlye extracte theym selfe is in nowyse excusable / I meane not that to absent frome that place is sinne / because it is more holy than another. For the hole earthe created by God / is equal holy / but the promise made / that whersoeuer two or thre be gathered together in my name / there shall I be in the middes of them / condemneth all suche as contemneth the cōgregation / gathered in hys name / but marke wel gathered / I saye not to heare pyping / singing or playing / not to patter vpon beades or bokes / wherof they haue no vnderstanding / not to cō mit Idolatrie / honoring that for God / which is no God indede / for with such wil I neither ioyne my selfe in cōmon prayer / nor receyuing of the externall sacramentes / for in so doyng I should affirme their supersticion and abhominable Idolatrie / which I neuer wil do nor coū sail other to do to the ende.