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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 is read of Hezekiah, who defending his city Jerusalem, and resisting proud Sennacherib. No doubt obeying the counsel of Isaiah, at length was so oppressed with sorrow and shame, by the blasphemous1 words of […], that he had no other refuge, but in the Temple of the •orde (as a man desperate and without comfort) to open the disdainful letters sent unto him by that haughty and proud ⟨p. 50⟩ty: aunte.
The lyke is redde of Ezechias, who defending his citie Ierusalem, and resisting proude Sennacheryb. No doute obeying the counsel of Esaias, at length was so oppressed with sorowe and shame, by the blasphemouse1 wordes of 〈…〉, that he had no other refuge, but in the Temple of the •orde (as a man desperate and wythout comforte) to open the disdaynfull letters sent vnto hym by that hautye and proude ⟨p. 50⟩ty: aunte.
- 1Esa. 36. 37.
By these and many histories mo, it is most evident, that the more nigh salvation and deliverance approacheth, the more vehement is the temptation and trouble.
By these and many histories mo, it is moste euident, that ye more nigh saluacion and deliueraunce approcheth, the more vehement is the tem tacion and trouble.