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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
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.
CHRI. I have heard also that Images in the 1Temple are covered for this purpose in the time of Lent, to put us in remembrance that although we have in any part of the year paste committed Idolatry with them, yet at this time we should utterly give over this abomination, & only cleave to God, & to his exceeding great mercy looking for remission of our since & all other good things at his hand alone through Jesus Christ our LORD. In consideration whereof y• ⟨image 61⟩clothes that are hanged up this time of Lent in the Church have painted in them nothing else but the pains, torments, passion, blood shedding & death of Christ, that now we should only have our minds fired on the passion of Christ, by whom only we were redeemed, and although we have erred & run astray like sheep destitute of a 2shepherd all the long year paste, yet that now this holy time we should return with humble & contrite minds unto Christ the bishop & 3curate of our souls.
CHRI. I haue hearde also that Images in ye 1Tēple are couered for this purpose in ye time of Lēt, to put vs in remē braunce that although we haue in ony parte of the yeare paste cōmytted Idolatry with thē, yet at this tyme we shoulde vtterly gyue ouer this abhominacion, & only cleue to God, & to his exceding great mercy lokyng for remission of our synnes & al other good thinges at his hand alone thorowe Iesus Christe oure LORDE. In consideracion wherof y• ⟨image 61⟩clothes that are hanged vp thys tyme of Lente in the Chyrche haue paynted in them nothynge els but the paynes, tormētes, passiō, bloud sheddynge & death of Christ, yt now we shoulde only haue oure myndes fyred on the passion of Christe, by whome only we were redemed, and althoughe we haue erred & runne astray lyke shepe destitute of a shep