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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.
Again / when they were come into the wilderness / 1where neither meat nor drink was to be gotten / and they judging after natural reason / thought that every one off them should there most miserably have dyed for want of succour / how did the heavenly father in that extremity provide for his people / by sending them meat from heaven / and giving them most pleasant & sweet waters / even out of the hard rock […] drink? O the exceeding great riches ⟨image 19⟩of the Lord our God.
Agayn / when they were come into the wildernes / 1where neither meate nor drincke was to be gottē / and they iudging after na turall reason / thoughte that euery one off them shoulde there moste miserablye haue dyed for wante of socour / how dyd the heauenly father in that extremitie prouide for his people / by sending them meate frō heauen / and geuinge them moste pleasaunte & swete waters / euen out of the harde rocke 〈…〉 drincke? O the excedinge greate ryches ⟨image 19⟩of the Lord our God.
To whom is the history of Joseph unknown / 1who being miserably kept in prison certain years without just cause / every man despaired of his deliverance at any time. But when all things seemed to be paste remedy / and the matter brought to utter desperation / concerning his coming out: God setteth too hand / & doth not only deliver Joseph out of prison /