A04917:50
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.
We in our city and household / only for the loose of the wicked Mammon / doth no less. Peter at the warning of the Cock / and at Christs look / left that company / that provoked his sin. We after Christs admonitions yea / after gentle exhortations / and fearful threatenings / will continue in the middest of Idolaters / and for their pleasures will crock & kneel / as the devil commandeth / what likelihood is here / let every man judge. But much I wonder / that men that can espy so narrow thiftes / as to hide them selves from the presence of God / behind a bush with Adam their father / can not also espy that Judas was an Apostle in presence of men / of no less ⟨image 26⟩authority then Peter was / that Cain was the first borne in the world.1 That Saul was the first anointed king by Gods commandment / and by his prophet / and that Ahithophel was a man of most singular wisdom / and yet none of these found place of repentance.2 Have we any other assurances and particular warrants within the scriptures of God / then they had that all our life we may be in league with the devil / 3and then at our pleasure that we may lay hand upon Christ / and clothe us with his justice:4 Be not deceived brethren, for albeit most / true it is / that who so ever incalleth the name of the Lord / shall be saved / Yet like true it is / that whosoever incalleth the name of the Lord / shall avoid and eschew all iniquity / & that whosoever continue with in open iniquity / the same man incalleth not the name of the Lord / neither hath God any respect to his prayer / 5and greater iniquity was never from the beginning of the world / then is contained in that abominable Idol / for it is the seal off that league / which the devil hath made with the pestilent sons of Antichrist / and is the very chief cause / why the blood of the saints of God / hath ben shed near the space of a thousand year / for so long almost hath it been in devising / and in decking with that whorish garment /