A04917:96
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.
¶Of necessity we must have a mediator.
¶Of necessyte we must haue a mediator.
Which by the self doth offend the majesty of God / raising also / debate / strife / hatred / and division betwixt his inviolable justice and us. Whereunto / oneles satisfaction be made by any other then by our selves / so little hope resteth that any thing from him. We can attain / that no surety may we have with him at all.
WHiche by the selfe doth offende the maiestie of God / reasinge also / debate / stryfe / hatered / and deuision betwixt his inuiolable iustice and vs. Wherunto / oneles satisfactiō be made by any other then by our selfs / so littel hope resteth that any thyng from him. We can attayne / that no suerty may we haue with hym at all.
To examine us of his horrible confusion / ⟨image 38⟩knowing that our minds most fragile / here by continually should have ben dejected / our merciful father hath given unto us his only begotten Son Jesus Christ to be advocate and forespeaker for us / 1that we led by such a guide with whose justice (if in him we believe) we are so clad that we may with boldness compayr and appear before the throne of God's mercy / doubting nothing / but whatsoever we ask by our mediator / 2