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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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Phi. On the morrow after when the people of Israel murmured against Moses, saying: ye have killed the people of the lord, & so unreverently railed on him, what, escaped they unpunished? The scripture saith, there dyed in that plague .xiiii.M. and .vii. hundred, besides them that dyed about the business of Corah. Thus see we, that in y• beginning of the Israelites public weal, god by no means could abide rebels & seditious persons, but punished them with most horrible & notable plagues.
Phi. On the morow after when the people of Israel murmured against Moses, saying: ye haue kylled the people of the lorde, & so vnreuerently rayled on him, what, escaped they vnpunished? The scripture sayth, there dyed in that plage .xiiii.M. and .vii. hundred, besides thē that dyed about the busines of Corah. Thus se we, that in y• beginninge of the Israelites publyke weale, god by no meanes could abyde rebels & sedicious persons, but punyshed them with moste horrible & notable plages.
Eus. If god so grievously plagued them which did but ⟨image 23⟩murmur against his magistrate, how extremely will he punish them y• do not only un•cuerently speak of the high powers,1 but also gather unlawful assembles against them and enarme them selves on such manner, as though they should rise against a common pestilence of the public weal? Surely the end of such must needs be too much miserable.
Eus. If god so greuouslye plaged thē which dyd but ⟨image 23⟩murmure against his magistrate, how extremely wyl he punishe thē y• do not onely vncuerētly speake of the hye powers,