A04917:48
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.
No such promise have we within the scriptures of god but rather the expressed contrary. And therefore God is not to be tempted / but is too be hard / feared and obeyed.
No suche promese haue we within the scriptures of god but rather the exprest contrarie. And therfore God is not to be tempted / but is too be harde / feared and obeyed.
When thus earnestly he calleth & threateneth not without cause.1 Pass from the middest of her / o my people (saith the Lord) that you be not partakers of her plagues / and that is meant of that abominable whore / and of her abomination.2 How long will you halt on both parts, you may not both be partakers of the cup of the Lord / and of the cup of the devil. He that denieth me before men / I will deny him before my father / he that refuseth not him self / & taketh up his cross & follow me / is not worthy of me. No man putting his hand to the plough / & looking backward is worthy of the kingdom of God. And Paul to the Hebrews only meaneth of this sin / where he sayeth:3 who willingly sinneth after the knowledge of the trueth / can not be renewed to repentance. O dear brethren / remember the dignity of your vocation / you have followed Christ / you have proclaimed war against Idolatry / you have laid hand upon the trueth / and hath communicate at the Lords table. Will you now suddenly slide back? will ye refuse Christ & his truth? and make paction with the devil & with his deceivable doctrine? Will ye tread the precious blood of his testament under your feet / and set up an Idol before the people / which things assuredly you do / as oft as ever you present your bodies amongst Idolaters / before that blasphemous Idol. God the father of all mercies for Christ his sons sake preserve you from that sore temptation / whose dolours and dangers / very sorrow will not