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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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And also God gave boldness & 1knowledge to the court of Parliament to take away the round clipped God, wherein standeth all the holiness of Papists, and to command common bread to be used at the lords table, & also to take away the most part of superstitious (kneeling at the Lords supper excepted) which before profaned Christs true religion.
And also God gaue boldnesse & 1knowlege to the court of Parliamēt to take awaye the rounde clipped God, wherin standeth al the holines of Papistes, and to cōmaūde cōmon breade to be vsed at the lordes table, & also to take awaye the moste parte of supersticious (kneling at the Lordes supper excepted) whiche before prophaned Christes true religion.
- 1The round God was ta ken away by act of Parliament.The round God was ta ken away by acte of Parlyament.
Then dear brethren was the boat in the midst of the sea, and suddenly1 ariseth the horrible tempest most fearful and dolorous: Our King is taken away from us, and the devil bloweth in such organs as alway he had found obedient to his precepts, and by them he inflameth the heart of that wretched and unhappy man, (whom I judge more to be lamented, then hated) to covet the imperial Crown of England to be established to his posterity, and what thereupon hath succeeded, it is not now necessary to be written,2
Then dere brethren was the bote in the myddes of the sea, and sodēly1 ariseth the horrible tempeste moste fearful and dolorouse: Our Kyng is taken away from vs, and the deuel bloweth in suche organes as alwaye he had founde obedient to his preceptes, and by them he enflameth the harte of that wretched and vnhappy man, (whome I iudge more to be la mented, then hated) to couet the imperial Crowne of England to be establyshed to his posteritie, and what therupō hath succeded, it is not now necessary to be written,