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The fortress of the faithful against [the] cruel assaults of poverty and hunger newly…The fortresse of the faythfull agaynst [ye] cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye…
The fortress of the faithful against [the] cruel assaults of poverty and hunger newly made for the comfort of poor needy Christians, by Thomas Becon.The fortresse of the faythfull agaynst [ye] cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye made for the comforte of poore nedye Christians, by Thomas Becon.
London: printed by John Day dwelling over Aldersgate, 1550London: printed by Iohn Day dwellynge ouer Aldersgate, 1550
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The Fortress of the faithful.The Fortresse of the faythfull.
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Eusebius. The saying of King David doth not much differ from this.1 ⟨image 61⟩Behold the eyes of the lord are upon them that fear him, and upon them that trust in his mercy, that he may deliver their lives from death, and nourish them in time of hunger.2 Solomon also saith: the lord will not let the life of the righteous suffer hunger.
Eusebius. The sayinge of Kynge Dauid dothe not muche differ frome this.1 ⟨image 61⟩Beholde the eyes of the lorde are vpon them that feare him, and vpon them that truste in his mercie, that he maye deliuer their lyues from death, and noryshe them in tyme of honger.2 Salomon also sayth: the lorde wyl not let the life of the ryghteous suffer honger.
- 1Psal. xxx•i•i.
- 2Prove. x.Proue. x.
Phil. After god had delivered the Israelites out of Egypt with an out stretched arm, and brought them into the wilderness of Sin, where they saw neither meat nor drink (for god was determined to prove them whether they were faithful or not) they grudged against Moses and Aaron,