A04917:83
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
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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.
That prayer ascendeth into God's presence and returneth not in vain / as David in the vehement persecution of Saul / 1hunted and chased from every hole / fearing that one day or other he should fall in to the ham des of his persecutors / after that he had complained / that no place of rest was left for him vehemently / prayed saying / o Lord which art my God / in whom I have trusted / save me from all that persecute me / and deliver me / let not th•s man (meaning King Saul) devour my life as the lion doth his pray / seeing their is no man to deliver me / in the middest of these anguishes / the goodness of God sustained him / that the present tribulation was tolerable / and the infallible promises of God / so ⟨p. vij⟩assured him of deliverance / that fear was partly nitegate and gone / as plainly appeareth to such as diligently mark the process of his prayer / for after long meniss•nge and threatening made to his enemy / he concludeth with these words. The dolour which he entē dith unto me / shall fall upon his own head / & the violence wherewith he would have oppressed me / shall cast down his own head / and I shall magnify the Lord / according to his justice / and shall praise the name of the most highest.2
THat prayer ascendith into goddes presence and retourneth not in vayne / as Dauid in the vehement persecucion of Saule / 1hunted and chased from euery hole / fearing that one day or other he shulde fal in to the hā des of his persecutors / after that he had complayned / that no place of rest was lefte for him vehemently / prayde sayinge / o Lorde which art my God / in whome I haue trusted / saue me frome al that persecute me / and delyuer me / let not th•s man (meninge Kinge Saule) deuoure my life as the liō doth his pray / seing their is no man to delyuer me / in the myddest of these āguishes / the goodnes of God sustainid hym / that the present tribulacion was tollerable / and the infallible promysis of God / so ⟨p. vij⟩