A04917:46
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.
Let it be known to your posterity / that you were Christians / and no Idolaters / and so is not the trumpet ceased so long as any boldly resisteth Idolatry.1 These precepts are sharp & hard to be observed will some object. And yet again I affirm that / compared with the plagues / which assuredly shall fall upon the con tempnours / they shall be found easy & light for avoiding Idolatry / 2it may chance that you be contemned in the world / but obeyers of Idolatry / as before God they are abominable ⟨image 24⟩/ so shall they be compelled body & soul to burn in hell / for avoiding of Idolatry / your worldly substance shall be spoiled / but for obeying Idolatry / heavenly riches shall be lost for avoiding Idolatry / you may fall in the hands of earthly tyrants / but obeyers / consenters and maintainers of Idolatry shall not escape the hands of the living God / for avoiding Idolatry / your children shall be deprived of father / friends / riches / & earthly rest / but by obeying Idolatry / they shall be left without God without the knowledge of his word / and without the hope of his kingdom.
Let it be knowen to your posteritie / that you were Christians / and no Idolatours / and so is not the trompet ceased so longe as any boldely resisteth Idolatrie.1 These preceptes are sharpe & harde to be obserued will some obiect. And yet agayn I affirme that / compared with the plagues / which assuredly shal fal vpon the cō tempnours / they shalbe founde easye & light for auoyding Idolatrie / 2it maye chaunce that you be contempned in the world / but obeyers of Idolatrie / as before God thei are abhominable ⟨image 24⟩/ so shall they be cōpelled body & soule to burne in hell / for auoyding of Idolatrie / your worldly substaūce shalbe spoyled / but for obeyng Idolatrie / heauenly ryches shalbe lost for auoyding Idolatrie / you maye fall in the handes of earthly tyrauntes / but obeyers / consenters and mayntaynors of Idolatrie shall not escape the handes of the liuing God / for auoiding Idolatrie / your chyldern shalbe depriued of father / frendes / ryches / & earthly rest / but by obeyeng Idolatrie / they shalbe left without God without the knowlege of his worde / and without the hope of his kyngdome.