A04917:65
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.
Supporting our infirmities / mightily making intercession for us / with incessable groans / which can not be expressed with tongue / hope is there none / that any thing we can desire / according to Gods will. I mean not that the holy ghost mourns or prays / but that he stirreth up our minds / giving unto us a desire or boldness for to pray / & causeth us to mourn when we are extracted & plucked there from / which things to conceive / no strength of man sufficeth / neither is able of it self.1 Hereof it is plain / that such as understand not what they pray / or expounds not / or declare not the desire of their hearts / clearly in Gods presence. And in time of prayer / to their possibility with out their expel vain cogitations from their minds profit / nothing in prayer.
SVportinge oure infirmities / mightely making intercession for vs / with incessable grō nes / which can not be expressed with toūge / hope is there none / that any thing we can desire / according to Gods wil. I meane not that the holy ghost mournes or prayes / but that he sterith vp our myndes / geuing vnto vs a desire or boldnes for to pray / & causeth vs to mourne when we are extracted & plucked there from / which thinges to conceiue / no strength of man suffiseth / neither is able of it selfe.