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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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The like we read of Zedechias the wretched and last king of Judah, before the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, who in his great fear and extreme anguish sent for Jere ⟨p. 73⟩my the prophet, and secretly demaū dead of him how he might escape1 the great danger that appeared when the Chaldees besieged the city. And the prophet boldly spake and commanded the king, if he would save his life and the city, to render and give up him self into the hands of the king of Babylon. But the miserable king had no grace to follow the prophets counsel, because he never delighted in the said prophets doctrine, neither yet had showed unto him any friendly favour. But even as the enemies of God the chief priests and false prophets required of the king, so was the good prophet •uel entreated, sometimes caste into prison, and sometimes judged & condemned to dye. The most evident testimony of the wilful blinding of wicked Idolaters is written and recited in the same prophet Jeremy, as followeth.
The lyke we rede of Zedechias the wretched and laste kynge of Iuda, before the destruccion of the citie of Ierusalem, who in his great fear and extreme anguyshe sente for Iere ⟨p. 73⟩mie the prophet, and secretly demaū ded of him howe he myght escape1 the great daūger that appearedwhā the Caldees beseged the citie. And the prophete boldly spake and commaūded the kynge, yf he would saue his lyfe and the cytie, to render and geue vp him selfe into the handes of the kinge of Babylon. But the myserable kynge had no grace to folowe the prophetes counsel, because he ne uer delyted in ye sayd prophetes doctrine, neither yet had shewed vnto hym any frendly fauoure. But euen as the enemies of God the chief pre stes and false prophetes required of the kynge, so was the good prophet •uel intreated, somtymes caste into prison, and somtymes iudged & condempned to dye. The moste euident testimonie of the wilfull blyndynge of wicked Idolatrers is writtē and recited in the same prophete Ieremye, as foloweth.