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…

Here is a plain declaration / what God requireth ⟨image 16⟩of them that will continue in league with him / and what he hath damned by his expressed words. And do we esteem (beloved brethren) that the immutable God will wink at our Idolatry / as that he saw it not: seeing he commandeth judgement to be executed so severely against Idolaters / and against such as only provoked or solicited others to Idolatry / that neither should blood nor affinity neither multitude nor riches / save such as offendeth / neither yet that we should counsel their offences / but that we should be the first that should accuse brother / son / daughter / or wife / and why? because he intendeth (saith Moses) to bring the from the Lord thy God / Who led thy forth from the land of Egypt / and therefore let him dye / that all Israel hearing / may fear / and presumed not after too commit the like abomination. Let nothing appertaining to such a man or city / cleave unto thy hand / that the Lord may turn from the furor of his wrath & be moved over thy with most tender mercy and affection / and that he may multiply thy / as he hath sworn unto thy fathers.

Here is a playne declaracion / what God requyreth ⟨image 16⟩of them that wil continew in leage with him / and what he hath dampned by his exprest wordes. And do we esteme (beloued brethren) that the immutable God will wincke at our Idolatrie / as that he saw it not: seing he commaundeth iudgement to be executed so seuerly against Idolators / and againste suche as onely prouoked or solisted others to Idolatrie / that neither should blood nor affinitie neither multitude nor ryches / saue suche as offendeth / neither yet that we should coūsayll their offences / but that we should be the fyrst that should accuse brother / sonne / doughter / or wyfe / and why? because he entendeth (saith Moyses) to bring the frō the Lorde thy God / Who led thy furth from the land of Egipte / and therfore let hym dye / that all Israel hearing / maye feare / and presumed not after too commit the lyke abhomination. Let nothing apertayninge to suche a man or citie / cleaue vnto thy hande / that the Lord may turn frō the furor of his wrath & be moued ouer thy with most tender mercy and affeccion / and that he maye multiplye thy / as he hathe sworne vnto thy fathers.