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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.
I mean upon such as keep his covenant And do them selves diligently apply / To keep his precepts / & likewise do grant To frame their whole life accordingly.
I meane vpon such as kepe his coucnaūt And do them selfs diligently applye / To kepe hys preceptes / & likewise do graūte To frame their whole lyfe accordingly.
In heaven hath the Lord a seat prepared For him self / both glorious and royal / And his prince like power is so outstretched That it reigneth & ruleth over all.
In heauē hath the Lorde a seat prepared For him self / both glorious and royall / And his prince like power is so outstretched That it raygneth & ruleth ouer all.
O praise the Lord all ye angels of his Ye that excel both in strength and virtue / Ye that do his will without any mys Ye that hearken to his voice / & that ensue.
O prayse the Lorde all ye aungels of hys Ye that excel bothe in strengthe and vertue / Ye that do hys will without any mys Ye that harken to hys voyce / & that ensue.