A04917:92
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.
¶The hope to obtain our petitions / should depend upon the promises of God.
¶The hope to obteyn our peticions / shuld depende vppon the promyses of God.
O Stony are the harts / whom so manifold most sweet & sure promise is doth not mollify / whereupon should depend the hope to obtain our petitions / the dignity or unworthiness of our selves is not to be regarded / for albeit to the chosen / which are departed in holiness and purity of life / we be inferiors / yet in that part we are equal in that we have / the same Commandment to pray / and the same promise to be hard / for he esteemeth not the prayer / neither granteth the petition / for any dignity of the person that prayeth / but for his own promise sake. And therefore saith David.1 Thou hast promised unto thy servant / o Lord that thou wilt build ⟨p. ix⟩an house for him / and therefore thy servant hath found convenient matter to pray in thy presence. Now so o Lord God / thou art God / and thy wonders are true / thou haste spoken these good things unto thy servant / begin therefore to do / according to thy promise / multiply o Lord the household of thy servant.2 Behold / David altogether dependeth upon Gods promise / as also did Jacob / who after he had confessed him self unworthy of all the benefits received / yet dare he boldly ask greater benefits in times subsequent / & that because God had promised. In the like manner let us be encouraged / too ask whatsoever the goodness of God hath freely promised / what we should ask principally we after shall hear.