A04918:78
An admonition or warning that the faithful Christia[n]s in London, Newcastle Berwick [and] others,…An admonition or vvarning that the faithful Christia[n]s in London, Newcastel Barwycke [and] others,…
An admonition or warning that the faithful Christia[n]s in London, Newcastle Berwick [and] others, may avoid Gods vengeau[n]ce both in this life and in the life to come. Compiled by the servant of God John Knox ...An admonition or vvarning that the faithful Christia[n]s in London, Newcastel Barwycke [and] others, may auoide Gods vengeau[n]ce bothe in thys life and in the life to come. Compyled by the seruaunt of God John Knox ...
printed by Nicholas Dorcastor i.e. J. Day?, 1554
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.
Consider dear brethren, that how much more dolorous, it is to be tormented in hell, then to suffer trouble in earth: to be deprived of heavenly […], than to be robbed of transitory riches, to fall in the hands of the living God, than to abide mans vain and uncertain displeasure: So much more fearful and dangerous it is to obey Idolatry, or (dissembling to consent […] that abomination, then avoiding ⟨image 35⟩the same) to […] •hat inconveniences •ay follow thereupon by mans […]. O be not like to Esau, y• sold & lost his birthright for a mes pottage: I am not prejudicial to Gods mercies, as that such as after shall repent, shall not find1 grace, God forbid, for herein am I most assuredly persuaded, that in […] soever hour a sinne• shall repent: God2 •hal not […] one of his iniquities But albeit his offences were as red as Scarlet, they shall be made as why•e as Snow: & albeit in multitude they passed number, yet so shall they be […] out, y• none of them shall appear to dā nation of the very repentant. For his promises be infallible, y• such as truly believe in Christ, shall never enter in judgement. For the blood of Jesus Christ purgeth them from all sin. So y• how far y• 3heaven to distant from the earth, so […] doth he remove y• sins from the […].4 But consider dearly beloved brethren, that these & like promises are made to pem•, & do nothing appertain to profane persons, idolaters nor to fear full sh rikers from the truth, for fear o