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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.
☞A godly prayer.
AH Lord / most strong and mighty God / which destroyest the coū sails of the ungodly / and riddest away the tyrants of this world / out of the earth at thy pleasure / so that no counsel or force can tesiste thine eternal counsel and everlasting determination / we thine poor creatures and humble servants / do most instantly desire thee for the love that thou hast to thine well-beloved / and only begotten son our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ / that thou wilt look upon thine cause / for it is time o Lord / and bring to naught all those things that are or shall be appointed / determined and fully agreed against thee and thy holy word / let not the enemies of thy trueth to miserably oppress thy word & thy servants / which seek thy glory / tender the advancement of thy pure religion / & above all things wish in their hearts that thy holy name may only be glorified among all nations. Give unto thy servants the mouth of thy truth & wisdom / which no man may resist: And although we have most justly deserved this plague and famine of thine word / yet upon our true repentance / grant we beseech the / we may be thereof released / and here we promise before thy divine majesty / better to use thy gifts then we have done / and more straitly to order our ⟨image 28⟩lives / according to thy holy will and pleasure / and we will sing perpetual praises too thy most blessed name / worlds without end / through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
AH Lorde / moste stronge and mightye God / which destroyest the coū sayles of the vngodly / and ryddest awai the tyrauntes of thys worlde / out of the earth at thy pleasure / so that no counsaill or force cā tesiste thyne eternal counsaill and euerlasting determination / we thyne poorē creatures and humble seruauntes / do moste instantly desyre the for the loue that thou hast to thyne welbeloued / and onely begotten soune oure Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christ / that thou wilt loke vpon thyne cause / for it is tyme o Lorde / and bringe to naught all those thinges that are or shalbe apoynted / determined and fully agreed agaynste the and thy holy woorde / let not the enemyes of thy trueth to miserablye oppresse thy word & thy seruaūtes / which seke thy glorie / tender the aduancement of thy pure religion / & aboue all thinges wishe in their hartes that thy holy name may onely be glorefied amonge all nations. Geue vnto thy seruaūtes the mouth of thy truthe & wysedom / whiche no man maye resiste: And althoughe we haue moste iustly deserued thys plague and famyn of thyne worde / yet vpon our trew repentāce / graunte we beseke the / we maye be thereof released / and here we promise before thy deuyne maiestie / better to vse thy gyftes then we haue done / and more strayghtlye to ordre oure