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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.
When that other in darkness do remain Unto the godly pleasant / light shall spine / For such one doth love mercy to maintain To kindness & justice / his hart he incline.
Whan that other in darkenes do remain Unto the godly pleasaunt / light shal spyne / For such one dothe loue mercy to mayntain To kyndnes & iustice / his hart he enclyne.
A good man is bent all unto mercy And gladly lendeth to such as have need / As for his talk he ordereth discreetly So that his words unto virtue do lead.
A good man is bent all vnto mercy And gladly lendeth to such as haue nede / As for his talke he ordreth discretly So that his wordes vnto vertue do lede.
From his place shall he never be moved But alway abide both constant & sure / The remembrance of the just & true hearted Shall for ever and ever still endure.
From hys place shal he neuer be moued But alway abyde both constante & sure / The remēbraunce of the iuste & true harted Shall for euer and euer styll endure.