A16573:552
The complaint of verity, madeThe complaynt of veritie, made
The complaint of verity, made by John Bradford. An exhortation of Matthew Rogers, unto his children. The complaint of Raufe Allerton and others, being prisoners in Lollers tower, & written with their blood, how god was their comfort. A song of Cain and Abel. The saying of master Hooper, that he wrote the night before he suffered, upon a wall with a coal, in the new In, at Gloucester, and his saying at his deathThe complaynt of veritie, made by Iohn Bradford. An exhortacion of Mathewe Rogers, vnto his children. The complaynt of Raufe Allerton and others, being prisoners in Lolers tower, & wrytten with their bloud, how god was their comforte. A songe of Caine and Abell. The saieng of maister Houper, that he wrote the night before he suffered, vppon a wall with a cole, in the newe In, at Gloceter, and his saiyng at his deathe
London: printed for Owen Rogers?, 1559
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Great and heavy is Gods anger against us, as the most grievous plague of the death of our late King (a Prince of all that ever was sithen Christs ascension into heaven in any Region peerless) now fallen upon us, doeth prognosticate. For when Gods judgement hath begun with his Child, this our dear darling, let other men think as they can, I surely cannot be persuaded otherwise, but that a grievous and bitter cup of Gods vengeance is ready to be poured out for us English men to drink of. The whelp God hath beaten, to fray the bandog. Judgement is begun at Gods house. In Gods mercy to him-wards, he is taken away, that his eyes should not see the miseries which we shall feel.
GReat and heauy is Gods anger against vs, as the most grieuous plague of the death of our late King (a Prince of all that euer was sithen Christs assension into heauen in any Region peerelesse) now fallen vpon vs, doeth prognosticate. For when Gods iudgement hath begunne with his Childe, this our deare darling, let other men thinke as they can, I surely cannot bee perswaded otherwise, but that a grieuous and bitter cuppe of Gods vengeance is ready to bee powred out for vs English men to drinke of. The whelpe God hath beaten, to fray the bandogge. Iudgement is begunne at Gods house. In Gods mercie to him-wards, he is taken away, that his eyes should not see the miseries which we shall feele.
1He was too good to tarry with us, so wicked, so froward, so perverse, so obstinate, so malicious, so hypocritical, so covetous, unclean, untrue, proud, and carnal a generation. I will not go about to paint us out in our colours: All the world which never saw England, by hearsay seeth England: God by his plagues and vengeance, I fear me, will paint us out, & point us out▪ We have so mocked with him and his Gospel, that we shall feel it is no boarding with him.
1He was too good to tary with vs, so wicked, so froward, so peruers, so obstinate, so malicious, so hipocritical, so couetous, vnclean, vntrue, proud, and carnall a generation. I will not goe about to paynt vs out in our colours: All the world which neuer sawe England, by hearesay seeth England: God by his plagues and vengeance, I feare me, will paynt vs out, & point vs out We haue so mocked with him and his Gospell, that we shall feele it is no bourding with him.