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A faithful admonition madeA faythfull admonition made
A faithful admonition made by John Knox, unto the professors of Gods truth in England whereby thou mayest learn how God will have his Church exercised with troubles, and how he defendeth it in the same.A faythfull admonition made by Iohn̄ Knox, vnto the professours of Gods truthe in England whereby thou mayest learne howe God wyll haue his Churche exercised with troubles, and how he defendeth it in the same.
printed by Egidius van der Erve, 1554
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This same expostulation of Moses declareth how sore he was tempted, yea and what opinion he had conceived of God, that is: that God was either impotent and could not deliver his people from such a tyrants hands, or else, that he was mutable and unjust of his promises. And this same and sorer temptations assaulted the people. For in Anguish of heart they both refused God and Moses (as we before have partly touched) And what means used God, to comfort them in that great extremity? Did he straight way suddenly kill Pharaoh, the great tyrant? No. Did he send them a legion of Angels to defend and deliver them? No such thing. ⟨p. 65⟩But he only reciteth and beateth in to their ears his former promises to them, which oftentimes they had before. And yet the rehearsal of the same wrought so mightily in the heart of Moses, that not only was bitterness and desperation removed away, but also he was inflamed with such boldness, that without fear he went again to the presence of the king, after he had been threatened and repulsed by him.
This same expostulacion of Moses declareth how sore he was tēpted, yea and what opinion he had conceaued of God, that is: that God was eyther impotente and could not delyuer his people from such a tyrauntes handes, or els, that he was mutable and vniuste of his promyses. And this same and sorer temptacions assaulted the people. For in Anguisshe of herte they both refused God and Moses (as we before haue partely touched) And what mea nes vsed God, to comforte them in that greate extremitie? Dyd he strayght waye soddenly kil Pharao, the great tyraunte? No. Dyd he send them a legion of Aungels te defend and delyuer them? No such thynge. ⟨p. 65⟩But he only recyteth and beateth in to their eares his former promises to them, which oftentymes they had before. And yet the rehersal of the same wrought so mightely in the hert of Moses, that not only was bitternes and desperaciō remoued away, but also he was inflamed with such boldnesse, that without feare he wēt agayne to the presence of the kynge, after he had bene threatened and repulsed by hym.