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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.
Yea / like as a father gentle and tender Pitieth his own children natural / Even so is the Lord merciful ever Unto them that fear him both great & small.
Yea / lyke as a father gentle and tender Pittieth hys owne chyldren natural / Euen so is the Lorde merciful euer Unto thē that feare him both great & smal.
For he being our maker knoweth certes Of what matter we be made and formed / He remembereth / we are but dust and ashes All of vile and slimy earth created.
For he beyng our maker knoweth cer•es Of what mater we be made and formed / He remembreth / we are but dust and ashes All of vyle and slymye earth created.
A man in his life is like unto grass His days are few / & but a while endure / Like the flour of the field away he pass Flori•ing for a time / but nothing sure.
A man in his lyfe is like vnto grasse Hys dayes are few / & but a whyle endure / Lyke the floure of the felde awaye he passe Flori•ing for a tyme / but nothing sure.