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A faithful admonition of a certain true pastor and prophet sent unto the Germans…A faithful admonition of a certeyne true pastor and prophete sent vnto the Germanes…
A faithful admonition of a certain true pastor and prophet sent unto the Germans at such a time as certain great princes went about to bring aliens into Germany, [and] to restore the papacy; the kingdom of Antichrist. [Et]c Now tra[n]slated into English for a like admonition unto all true English harts; whereby they may learn and know how to consider [and] receive the proceedings of the English magistrates and bishops. With a preface of M. Philip Melanchthon. ...A faithful admonition of a certeyne true pastor and prophete sent vnto the Germanes at such a time as certain great princes went about to bryng alienes into Germany, [and] to restore the papacy; the kingdom of Antichrist. [Et]c Now tra[n]slated into English for a like admonicion vnto all true Englyshe harts; wherby they may learn and know how to consider [and] receiue the procedinges of the English magistrates and bishops. With a preface of M. Philip Melancthon. ...
Greenwich: printed by Con, 1554Grenewych: printed by Con, 1554
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A prayer to be said of all t••e Christians against the Pope and all the enemies of Christ and his Gospel.
A praier to be saide of all t••e Christians agaynst the Pope and al the enemies of Christ and hys Gospel.
O Lord, almighty god and heavenly father, we have verily well deserved that thou shouldest punish & correct us. But we beseech the most gracious father, that thou wilt punish & correct us thy self favourably and with mercy, and not in thy fury and indignation. It is better for us, O Lord, to submit our selves under thy rod and correction, & to yield our selves into thy hands, than into the hands of men, or of our enemies. For great is thy mercy. Against the (O Lord) have we sinned, we have not kept thy word and commandments, we have done evil in thy sight. But we have done nothing, for the which the devil or the Pope and his ministers ought justly to correct us, neither have they any authority to correct or punish us. But thou mayest use them as thy terrible rods against ⟨image 54⟩us, forasmuch as we have sinned against thee, and therewith worthily deserved most grievous punishment. No Lord, we have done no offence▪ for the which they ought justly to punish us. But this is their seeking that we should most blasphemously sin and offend against thee as they do. That we should disobey thee for their pleasures, and blaspheme thee, and commit idolatry and superstition, and believe in fables and false doctrine and religion as they do. And so that we would so do, they care not what whoredom, murder, theft, filthiness or what other abomination so ever we did otherwise. But this is all the sin which we have done against them, that we profess and confess thee, which art our God and Father, with thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, and the holy Ghost▪ to be the only true God.