A comfortable epistle, too God's faithful people in EnglandA comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande

Name: A comfortable epistle, too God's faithful people in England
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567printed by J. Lambrecht?, 1554

[64] p. · 14k words · STC 1716 · ESTC S101288

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Chapter 12: ¶ The. xij. Chapter.

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Seeing / when that we are taught by so many credible histories that God doth at all times help / but chiefly wham things be brought unto an extremity / again that no man can take away the life of any faithful man / till God appointeth: let us not doubt / but that God will both hear our prayers / and help us also / and deliver us / although for a season he seemeth to differ his help / and to leave us in the briers. He is the father of mercy / and God ¹of all consolation. His hand is not so shortened / but that he is able too help / neither is his ear so stopped / but that he both can and will hear us. God is faithful / sayeth ²the Apostle / which will not suffer you too be tempted above your strength / but shall in the midst of the temptation / make a way / that ye may be able to bear it. Let us not therefore despair / though present help cometh not from God at the first calling / but rather go for the to pray unto God / after the example of the Canaanite / and not to be weary / till we have obtained ⟨image 28⟩³our request of the Lord our God / following the counsel of the Psalmographe / which sayeth: O tarry thou the Lords leisure / be strong / take a good hart unto ⁴thee / and patiently abide the pleasure of the Lord. In silence and hope / sayeth the Prophet Isaiah / shall be your strength. Here to pertaineth the saying of Jeremiah / It is ⁵

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A comfortable epistle, too God's faithful people in EnglandA comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande

¶ The. xij. Chapter.

¶ A brief rehearsal of the whole Epistle.

¶ A brief rehersall of the whole Epistle.

☞ The .C. iij. Psalm / made in English meter / by Thomas Becon, for a thanksgiving unto God / immediately after his deliverance out of prison / whose imprisonment began the. 16. day of August / the year of our Lord / 15 53. and ended the 22. of March / then next ensuing.

☞ The .C. iij. Psalme / made in Englishe meter / by Thomas Becon, for a thankesgeuing vnto God / immediatly after hys deliueraunce out of pryson / whose emprysonmente began the. 16. daye of August / the yeare of oure Lorde / 15 53. and ended the 22. of Marche / then nexte ensuynge.

¶ Psalm. 103.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶ The. xij. Chapter.

¶ A brief rehearsal of the whole Epistle.

¶ A brief rehersall of the whole Epistle.

☞ The .C. iij. Psalm / made in English meter / by Thomas Becon, for a thanksgiving unto God / immediately after his deliverance out of prison / whose imprisonment began the. 16. day of August / the year of our Lord / 15 53. and ended the 22. of March / then next ensuing.

☞ The .C. iij. Psalme / made in Englishe meter / by Thomas Becon, for a thankesgeuing vnto God / immediatly after hys deliueraunce out of pryson / whose emprysonmente began the. 16. daye of August / the yeare of oure Lorde / 15 53. and ended the 22. of Marche / then nexte ensuynge.

¶ Psalm. 103.

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