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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.
The like history read we of Peter / which when he saw Christ walking on 1the sea / said: Lord / bid me come unto the on the water. Christ said / come. And wh• Peter was come down out of the ship / he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw a mighty wind / he was afraid. And when he began to sink / he cried / saying: Lord save me. And immediate lye / Jesus stretching forth his hand / caught him and said unto him / O thou of little faith / wherefore didst thou doubt? O the merciful favour of the Lord our God toward his weak & feeble creatures. Here find we the saying of the Prophet true / A bruised read / shall he not break / & smoking 2flax shall he not quench.
The lyke historye rede we of Peter / whiche whan he saw Christe walkinge on 1the sea / sayde: Lorde / bid me come vnto the on the water. Christ sayde / come. And wh• Peter was come doune out of the shippe / he walked on the water to go to Iesus. But whan he sawe a mighty wynde / he was afraide. And whan he beganne to syncke / he cryed / sayeng: Lord saue me. And immediat lye / Iesus stretching forth his hāde / caught hym and sayde vnto hym / O thou of litle fayth / wherefore dedist thou doubte? O the merciful fauour of the Lorde oure God towarde his weake & feble creatures. Here fynde we the sayeng of the Prophete true / A broosed rede / shall he not breake / & smoking 2flaxe shal he not quenche.