A faithful admonition madeA faythfull admonition made

The dolour and fear of such I grant to be most just. For oh how fearful is it, for the love of this transitory life in presence of man to deny Christ Jesus and his known and undoubted verity?

The doloure and feare of suche I graunt to be moste iuste. For oh how fearfull is it, for the loue of this tran sitorie lyfe in presence of man to denye Christe Iesus and his knowen and vndoubted veritie?

But yet to such as be not obstinate contemners of God, and of all godliness: I would give this my weak counsel, that rather they should appeal to mercy, then by the severe judgements of God, to pronounce against themselves the fearful sentence ⟨p. 105⟩of condemnation. And to con¹ sider that God concludeth all under unbelief that he may have mercy upon all. That the Lord killeth and² giveth life, he leadeth down to hell & yet lifteth up again. But I will not that any man think. That by this my counsel I either justi•ie such³ as horribly are returned back to their vomit. Either yet that I flatter such as maintaineth that abominable Idol with their daily presence. God forbid, for then were I but a blind guide leading yt blind headlinges to perdition. Only God⁴ knoweth the dolour and sobs of my her•e for such as I hear daily to turn back. But the cause of my counsel is. That I know the conscience of some to be so tender, that when soever they feel themselves troubled with fear, wounded with anguish, or to have slidden back in any point: that then they judge their faith to be quenched, and them selves to be unworthy of God's mercies for ever.