A10780:83
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
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.
And chose rather in respect of the ⟨image 50⟩which is to come with the chosen members of Christ to bear Christs Cross, then for his short life time to enjoy all the riches, honours and pleasers of the broad world.
And chose rather in respecte of ye ⟨image 50⟩whiche is to come with the chosen members of Christ to beare Christes Crosse, then for his shorte life time to enioy all the riches, honors and pleasers of the brode world.
Why should we Christians fear death? can death deprive us of Christ which is all our comfort, our joy, & our life? Nay forsooth. But contrary death shall deliver us from this mortal body, which lodeth & beareth down the spirit, that it can not so well perceive heavenly things in the which so long as we dwell, we are absent from God.
Why shuld we Christians feare death? cā death depriue vs of Christ which is all our comfort, our ioy, & our life? Nay forsoth. But contrary deathe shall deliuer vs from this mortall body, whiche lodeth & beareth downe the spirite, that it can not so wel perceiue heauēly things in the which so longe as we dwell, we are absent from God.
Wherefore understanding our state in that we be Christians, that if our mortal body, which is our earthly house, were destroyed, we have a building, a house not made with hands, but everlasting in heaven. &c. Therefore we are of good cheer, and know that when we ⟨image 50⟩are in the body, we are absent from God. For we walk by faith, and not by clear sight. But we have fiance, and had rather be from the body and present with God: wherefore we strive whether we be present at home, or absent abroad that we may always please him. And who that hath true faith in our saviour Christ, whereby he knoweth somewhat truly what Christ our saviour is: that he is the eternal son of God, life, light, the wisdom of the father, all goodness, all truth, all righteousness and whatsoever is good, that hart can desire, yea infinite plenty of all these above that, that mans hart can either conceive or think. For in him dwelleth the fullness of the Godhead corporally. And also that he is given us of the father: and made of God to be our wisdom, our righteousness, our