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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.
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.
For look how high is the heaven supernal In comparison of the earth full low / So great is his mercy toward them all That fear him & wickedness away throw.
For loke how hye is the heauen supernal In comparison of the earth full lowe / So great is hys mercy toward them all That feare hī & wickednes away throwe.
And look how wide the East is from the West So far hath he set all our since from us / Because our conscience should be at rest And no more troubled with works odious.
And loke howe wyde the Easte is frome the West So farre hath he set all our synnes frō vs / Because oure conscience should be at rest And nomore trobled with workes odious.