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…

¶The cause of there boldness was Jesus Christ.

¶The cause of ther boldnes was Iesus Crist.

And so their words spring a wonted / constant and fervent faith / surely believing ⟨image 34⟩that as God of his infinity mercy / had called them to his knowledge / not suffering them to walk after their own natural wickedness / but partly had through them to confirm them to his holy law / and that for the promised seed's sake / so might he not leave them destitute or comfort / consolation and defence / in so great and extreme necessity. And so their justice a league they not to glory thereof / or to put trust therein / but to confirm and strengthen them selves in God's promises / and this consolation I would wish to all Christians in their prayers / a testimony of good conscience to assure them of God's promises / but to obtain what they ask must depend upon his mercy / all opinion and through of our own justice laid aside. And more over David in the words above compareth him self with King Saul / and with the rest of his enemies / who wrongfully did persecute him / desiring of God that they prevail not against him (as who say) iniustlye do they persecute me & therefore according to my innocency defend me / for otherwise he confesseth him self most grievously to have offended God / as in the precedent places he clearly testifieth.

ANd so theyr wordes springe a wontyd / constante and feruent faythe / surely beleuinge ⟨image 34⟩that as God of hys infinitie mercy / had callid them to his knowlege / not sufferinge them to walke after theyr owne natural wickednes / but partly had through them to confirme them to his holy lawe / and that for the promised sedes sake / so mighte he not leaue them destitute or comfort / consolacion and defence / in so great and extreme necessite. And so theyr iustice a leage they not to glory therof / or to put trust therin / but to confyrme and strengthen them selfes in Godes promyses / and this consolation I wolde wyshe to al Christians in theyr prayers / a testimony of good conscience to assure them of Godes promises / but to obtayne what they aske must depende vpon his mercy / al opinion and through of our own iustice layd aside. And more ouer Dauid in the wordes aboue compareth hym selfe with Kinge Saule / and with the rest of his enemies / who wrōgfully did persecute hym / desyiringe of God that they preuayle not agaynste hym (as who saye) iniustlye doo they persecute me & therfore according to my innocensi defende me / for otherwyse he confessith him self moost greuously to haue offendid God / as in the precident places he clearly testifieth.