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[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days…[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies…
[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days for the safeguard, health, and comfort of all degrees, and estates / newly made by Thomas Becon].[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies for the sauegard, health, and comforte of all degrees, and estates / newlie made by Thomas Becon].
London: printed by John Day, 1550London: printed by Ihon Day, 1550
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
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.
They would not hear but tyrant like handled the faithful preachers of Chris• yea the godly •post•e Saint James, which in there chief city Jerusalem was Bishop and Preacher among them thirty years after Christs ascension▪ never c••ssy••e neither day nor night to exhort them unto •rue godliness, and to pray unto God to be merciful unto them, and to forgive th• ̄ their since▪ they moo••e cruelly entreated and unjustly put him to death. What followed? God which will not always wink at the wickedness of man, stirred up the Romans against them, which besieged them so long▪ that the Jews were compelled for very h•nger (O horrible act & dreadful deed) to •ate their own children, yea & to creep into the pri•eies (O most loathsome thing) and to sprat out the most fyl••ye and stinking doun•ē (which eyes abhor to see and nose to smell) and for very famine to •are it. Whose heart trembleth not to hear these things? One slew another for mea•e. One plucked another's meat ou•e of his mouth. Some died for hunger.
They would not heare but tyrant like handled the faithful preachers of Chris• yea the godly •post•e Seynt Iames, whiche in there chiefe cytye Ierusalem was Byshop and Preacher among them thyr•ye yeares after Christes ascencyon neuer cssye neyther daye nor nyghte to exhore them vnto rue godlinesse, and to praye vnto God to be merciful vnto theym, and to forgeue th ̄ theyr synnes they mooe cruelly entreatd and vniustly put him to deathe. What folowed? God whyche wyll not alwayes wyncke at the wyckednes of man, styrred vppe the Romaynes agaynste theym, which besieged them so longe that the Iewes were compelled for very hnger (O horrible act & dredeful dede) to ate their owne children, yea & to creepe into the prieies (O mooste lothesome thynge) and to sratte oute the mooste fylye and styncynge dounē (whyche eyes abhor to se and nose to smell) and for very famyne to are it. Whose hearte trembleh not to heare these thynges? One slewe a nother for meae. One plucked anothers meate oue of hys mouthe. Some died for honger.