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A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…
A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent sinners, newly prepared by Theodore Basil.A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent synners, newly prepared by Theodore Basille.
printed for Joha, 1542printed for Ioha, 1542
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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.
Do not these things declare how cold & vain all things are, that fight with the word of God, and have not their foundations of the most holy scriptures.
Do not these thynges declare howe colde & vayne all thynges are, that fyght wyth the worde of God, and haue not theyr foundacions of the moost holy scryptures.
Certes as touching my lucubrations 1and works, which I have hitherto made, or shall by the help of God here after make, I submit them all with most submission and humility of mind to the sincere judge merits of them that are ghostly learned & taught of GOD in Christs church to be judged, tried and examined ⟨image 5⟩by the infallible verity of god des word. If the holy Scriptures shall approve & allow them, I most hum bly beseech all men thankfully to accept them, & to give all the glory & praise unto God. If they shall seem to fight & dissent with the word of God, hold them accursed, as Paul saith, & so do in like manner the works 2of all other, that consent not with the Evangelic verity. But if the word of God testifieth and beareth witness of them, receive them, & give God thanks, which so plenteously worketh in his servants for the edification of his church.
Certes as towechynge my lucubracions 1and workes, which I haue hytherto made, or shall by the helpe of God here after make, I submytte them all with moost submission and humilite of mynde to ye syncere iuge mētes of them that are ghostly learned & taughte of GOD in Christes chyrche to be iudged, tryed and examined ⟨image 5⟩by the infallible verite of god des worde. Yf the holy Scriptures shal approue & allow thē, I moost hū bly besech all men thāckefully to accepte them, & to gyue all the glorye & prayse vnto God. If they shall seme to fyght & dissent wyth the worde of God, holde them accursed, as Paule sayth, & so do in lyke manner ye workes