A16573:560
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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A fruitful Sermon of Repentance, made by the constant Martyr of Christ, Master John Bradford. 1553.
A fruitfull Sermon of Repentance, made by the constant Martyr of Christ, Master Iohn Bradford. 1553.
The life we have at this present, is the gift of God, in whom we live, move, and are, and therefore he is called Jehovah. For the which life, as we should be thankful, so we may not in any wise use it after our own fantasy, but to the end for the which it is given and lent us, that is: to the setting forth of Gods praise and glory, by repentance, conversion, and obedience, to his good will and holy laws, whereunto his long suffering doeth, (as it were) even draw us, if our hearts by impenitency were not hardened. And therefore our life in the scripture is called a walking, for that as the body daily draweth more and more near his end, that is the earth: even so our soul draweth daily more and more near unto death, that is, salvation, or damnation, heaven or hell.
THe life wee haue at this present, is the gift of God, in whome wee liue, mooue, and are, and therefore hee is called Iehoua. For the which life, as we should be thankefull, so we may not in any wise vse it after our owne fantasie, but to the ende for the which it is giuen and lent vs, that is: to the setting forth of Gods prayse and glory, by repentance, conuersion, and obedience, to his good will and holy lawes, whereunto his long suffering doeth, (as it were) euen drawe vs, if our heartes by impenitencie were not hardened. And therefore our life in the scripture is called a walking, for that as the body dayly draweth more and more néere his ende, that is the earth: euen so our soule draweth dayly more and more néere vnto death, that is, saluation, or damnation, heauen or hell.