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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.
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 / 2but he also bringeth him to such honour and dignity / that he is made chief ruler over all the land of Egypt next unto the King. O the singular good will of the Lord our God toward his faithful and loving servants.
To whome is the historye of Ioseph vnknowen / 1who beyng miserably kept in pryson certayne yeares withoute iuste cause / euery man despayred of hys deliueraunce at any tyme. But whan all thinges semed to be paste remedy / and the matter brought to vtter desperacion / concerninge his commynge out: God setteth too hande / & dothe not onely deliuer Ioseph out of prysonne / 2but he also bringeth hym to suche honoure and dignitie / that he is made chiefe ruler ouer all the lande of Egipte nexte vnto the Kynge. O the singular good will of the Lord our God towarde his faithfull and louing seruauntes.
- 1Gene. 39
- 2Gene. 41
What shall I speak of that most noble 1and faithful king Hezekiah / which being in most grievous danger / both he & his countries / through the tyranny of Sennacherib that most proud king of the Assyrians / which was at hand to destroy both him & his realm / & not perceiving how he & his people with all their wit / policy & strength were able to enter battle with so mighty an enemy / utterly despairing of his own might & power / lamented his cause unto the Lord his God which so pitied the sorrowful estate of king Hezekiah & of his people / that even the same night he sent his angel / which slew