A14150:71
A path way i[n]to the holy scripture
London: printed by Thomas Godfray, 1536
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.
¶ They that be of the world love nothing but them selves / and that thing that pleaseth them & them that love them / hating all thing contrary to their mind / all thing that grieveth or displeaseth them / & chiefly of all / they can not away with the cross (though no man cross himself oftener than they) they love nothing worse than tribulation & persecution / they hate all things that open and show unto them their faults / infirmities and weakness they abhor all instruction of the amendment of their living▪ and for a conclusion / they hate all thing contrary unto their pleasure.
¶ They that be of the worlde loue nothyng but them selues / and that thynge that pleaseth theym & them that loue them / hatynge all thinge contrary to their mynde / all thinge that greueth or displeaseth them / & chefely of al / they cā nat away with the crosse (though no mā crosse himselfe oftener than they) they loue nothynge worse than trybularyon & persecutyon / they hate all thynges that open and shewe vnto thē their fautes / infyrmyties and wekenesse they abhorre all instructyo• of the amendement of their lyuynge▪ and for a conclusyon / they hate al thing contrary vnto their pleasure.
¶ The faithful love nothing but god having no delight in them selves / neither love any thing carnally but love that thing that is contrary to their concupiscence & desires / ⟨image 46⟩and above all things they receive thankful the cross of Christ / which is tribulation / affliction & persecution / & have them in great favour which show them their faults / abhorring all flatterers / avoiding and flying to their power all errors / destroying the knowledge of god / hating all thing that letteth the correction and punishment of •yces / loth to meddle with any thing contrary unto the will of god / •revounsynge that which is of the world. And in as much as their will / their ences & endment / which be but fleshly / be of the world they forsake & utterly renounce themselves in that that they refuse the devil & all his powpes / and by these means they accomplish the word of god which saith / that he that will not forsake himself shall not be his disciple So he doth also at the aptun wham