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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.
A declaration of prayer / made by John Knox.A declaration of prayer / made by Ihon Knox.
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 declaration of prayer / made by John Knox.
A declaration of prayer / made by Ihon Knox.
Unto the small and dispersed flock of Jesus Christ / How necessary is the right invocation of Gods name / otherwise called perfect prayer / become meth no christian to misknow.1 Seeing it is the very branch / which sprigeth forth of true faith. Whereof / if man be destitute / notwithstanding he be endued with whatsoever other virtues / yet in the presence of God is he reputed for no Christian / 2therefore a manifest sign understand nothing of perfect faith / for if the fire may be without heat / or the burning lamp without light / then true faith may be without fervent prayer. But because in times passed was / and yet alas / within small multitude is / that recoved to be prayer / which in the sight of God was and is nothing less. I intend shortly too touch the circumstance of prayer.
VNto the small and dispersed flocke of Iesus Christ / How necessary is the right inuocatiō of Gods name / otherwise called perfit prayer / becō meth no christiā to misknow.1 Seyng it is the very braūch / which sprigeth forth of tru faith. Wherof / yf man be distitute / notwithstāding he be induid with whatsoeuer other vertues / yet in the presens of God is he reputid for no Christian / 2therfore a manifest signe vnderstād nothing of perfyt fayth / for yf the fyre may be without heate / or the burning lampe without lighte / then true fayth maye be without feruēt prayer. But because in tymes passed was / and yet alas / within smal multitude is / that recoued to be prayer / whiche in the sighte of God was and is nothing lesse. I intende shortly too touch the circonstaunce of prayer.