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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.
O the Lord God even of his own nature Is bent unto gentleness and mercy / Yea / friendly is he above all measure Long suffering & eke of great petty.
O the Lord God euē of his own nature Is bent vnto gentilnes and mercye / Yea / frendly is he aboue all measure Longe suffering & eke of great petye.
For though our since be both great and many Yet will not the Lord be alway chiding / Neither will he for ever be angry But show him self toe us both gentle and loving.
For though oure synnes be bothe greate and many Yet wil not the Lord be alway chyding / Neither will he for euer be angry But shew him self toe vs bothe gentle and louyng.
After our since he dealeth not with us ⟨image 32⟩Neither according to our wickedness / But like a father / both gentle & gracious He forgiveth all our sins / both more & less.
After our synnes he dealeth not with vs ⟨image 32⟩Neither according to our wickednes / But lyke a father / bothe gentle & gracious He forgeueth al our sinnes / both more & les.