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A comfortable epistle, too God's faithful people in EnglandA comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande
A comfortable epistle, too God's faithful people in England wherein is declared the cause of taking away the true Christen religion from them, & how it may be recovered and obtained again, newly made by Thomas Becon.A comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande wherein is declared the cause of takynge awaye the true Christen religion from them, & howe it maye be recouered and obtayned agayne, newly made by Thomas Becon.
printed by J. Lambrecht?, 1554
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Yea / his hart is so throughly stablished That he will not thrynke in no condition / Until he seeth his desire satisfied On his enemies and their destruction.
Yea / his hart is so throughly stablished That he wil not thrynke in no condicion / Untyl he seeth hys desyre satisfyed On hys enemies and their destruccion.
He disperseth abroad plenteously And giveth to the pore their need to sustain Remembered therefore continually Shall he be / & his praise ever remain.
He disperseth abrode plenteously And geueth to the pore their nede to sustain Remembred therfore continually Shal he be / & his prayse euer remayn.
The ungodly seeing these things / shall ware wood Gnash with his teeth / & consume away / Yet shall the ungodly with all his mood Shortly come to nought / perish & decay.
The vngodlye seynge these thinges / shall ware woode Gnathe with hys teeth / & consume away / Yet shal the vngodly with all his moode Shortely come to nought / perish & decay.