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A friendly farewell which Master Doctor Ridley, late Bishop of London did write being…A frendly farewel which Master Doctor Ridley, late Bishop of London did write beinge…
A friendly farewell which Master Doctor Ridley, late Bishop of London did write being prisoner in Oxford, unto all his true lovers and friends in God, a little before that he suffered for the testimony of the truth of Christ his Gospel. Newly set forth and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens Majesties injunctions.A frendly farewel which Master Doctor Ridley, late Bishop of London did write beinge prisoner in Oxeforde, vnto all his true louers and frendes in God, a litle before that he suffred for the testimony of the truthe of Christ his Gospell. Newly setforth and allowed according to the order apoynted in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1559London: printed by Ihon Day, 1559
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Whereby the matter was brought to the Common Counsel, and so to the whole body of the City. by whom with an uniform consent, the matter was committed to be drawn, ordered, and devised by a certain number of the most witty Citizens, and Politic, endued also with godliness, & with ready ⟨image 30⟩hearts to set forward such a noble act as could be chosen in all the hole City. And they like true and faithful Ministers, both to their City, and to their Master Christ, so ordered, devised, & brought forth the matter, that thousands of silly pore members of Christ, which else for extreme hunger and misery should have famished and perished, shall be relieved and holpen up, and shall have cause to bliss the Aldermen, the common counsel and the hole body of the City, but specially thee o Dobbes, and those chosen men by whom this honourable work of God was begun & wrought: and that so long through out all ages, as that godly work shall endure: which I pray almighty God may be ever unto the worlds end.
Whereby the matter was broughte to the Commen Counsel, and so to the whole bodye of the Citye. by whome with an vniforme consent, the matter was committed to be drawne, ordered, and deuised by a certaine noumber of the mooste wittye Citizeins, and Politike, endued also wt godlines, & with ready ⟨image 30⟩hartes to set forward such a noble acte as coulde be chosen in all the hole Citie. And they like true and faithfull Ministers, both to theyr Citie, and to their Master Christe, so ordred, deuised, & brought forthe the matter, that thousandes of sely pore members of Christ, which els for extreame hunger and miserye shoulde haue famished and pearished, shall be relieued and holpen vp, and shall haue cause to blisse the Aldermen, the commen counsel and the hole body of the Citye, but specially thee o Dobbes, and those chosen men by whome this honorable worke of God was begōne & wrought: and that so long through out all ages, as that godlye worke shall endure: whiche I praye almighty God may be euer vnto the worldes end.