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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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Many mo testimonies might be brought, to declare how mightily God's word spoken by man, hath wrought in the hearts of great multitudes. •s in the hearts of the ninevites, who at Jonah preaching1 damned their former religion, conversation and life. And in the hearts of those. 3000. who at Peters first sermon openly made after Christs2 ascension acknowledged their often ces, repented, and were by and by baptized. But these premisses are sufficient to prove, aswell that God's word draweth his elect after it, against worldly appearance, against natural affections, & against civil statutes and constitutions: as also, that such as obey God's spea ⟨p. 86⟩•yng by his messengers, never lacketh just reward and recompensacion. For only such as obeyed the voice of the prophet found favour3 and grace, to the praise and glory of God's name, when his just judgements to• vengeance upon the disobedient. But now shortly by no tes we will touch the rest of Peters act, and Christs merciful deliverance of them, which is the end of all troubles sustained by God's elect.
Many mo testimonies myght be brought, to declare howe myghtelye Goddes worde spo•en by man, hath wrought in the hertes of great multitudes. •s in the hertes of the •iniuites, who at Ionas preachinge1 damned their former religion, conuersacion and lyfe. And in the hertes of those. 3000. who at Peters fyrste sermon openly made after Christes2 •scension ac•nowledged their offen ces, repented, and were by and by baptized. But these premisses are sufficient to proue, aswel that Goddes worde draweth his electe after it, against worldlye appearaunce, agaynst natural affeccions, & agaynst cyuil statutes and constitucions: as also, that suche as obey goddes spea