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The solace of the soul against the bitter storms of sickness and death greatly…The solace of the soule agaynst the bytter stormes of sycknes and deathe greatly…
The solace of the soul against the bitter storms of sickness and death greatly encouraging the faithful, patiently to suffer the good pleasure of God in all kind of adversity, newly set forth in English by Thomas Becon.The solace of the soule agaynst the bytter stormes of sycknes and deathe greatly encouragynge the faythfull, paciently to suffer the good pleasure of God in all kynd of aduersite, newly set forth in Englysshe by Thomas Becon.
Imprinted in Loudon sic : In Pauls church yard at the sign of the Hill by Wyllyam Hill, and are to be sold at the west side of pauls under Peter college by John Casse, Anno. M.D.XLUIII. 1548Imprynted in Loudon sic : In Pauls churche yarde at the sygne of the Hyll by Wyllyam Hyll, and are to be solde at the west syde of pauls vnder Peter college by John Casse, Anno. M.D.XLUIII. 1548
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.
Furthermore as I have said. that all they that do believe are joined together, & through the holy ghost knit in unity. so is there a loving christen church the which is builded of living stones .i. Pet. ii. which church is the house of god. Hebr. iii And the house of God is the congregation of god .i. Timo. iii. And the congregation of god is the body of Christ Eph. i. And seyngy•al right Christians are one body .i. Corin. x. In the which they all through one sprite are baptised. i. Cor xii. So must there be a congregation of saints, namely that all saints or true believers are also joined together in faith, as the members of one body Roma, xii. And in this communion of saints is remission of sins, and that without it is no sin forgiven, nor any hope of salvation. Ephe. ii. yea as it is unpossible that a member ⟨image 27⟩can live which is not in the body, so it is unpossible that any man may live in his soul, and can be rele•ced out of death by remission of sin, the which is not a member of the body of Christ: for Christ hath reconciled us all unto god his father in one body Ephe. ii. And therefore must all they stand in variance that at no members of this body, of the which Christ is the head. Ephe. i. To the which he giveth salvation. Ephe. v.
Furthermore as I haue sayde. that al they that do belene ar ioined togither, & through the holy ghoste knytte in vnitie. so is ther a louing christē church the which is buylded of lyuyng stones .i. Pet. ii. whych church is the house of god. Hebr. iii And the house of God is the cōgregation of god .i. Timo. iii. And the congregation of god is the body of Christ