A16573:564
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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This sentence thus pronounced, & preached by our Saviour Jesus Christ, as it doth command us to repent, so to the doing of the same, it showeth us a sufficient cause to stir us up thereunto, namely for that, The kingdom of heaven (which is a kingdom of all joy, peace, riches, power and pleasure) is at hand, to all such as do so, that is, as do repent: So that the meaning hereof is, as though our Saviour might thus speak presently: Sirs, for that I see you all walking the wrong way, even to Satan, and unto hell fire, by following ⟨image 27⟩the kingdom of Satan, which now is coloured under the vain pleasures of this life, and foolishness of the flesh most subtly, to your utter undoing & destruction: behold, and mark well what I say unto you: The kingdom of heaven, that is, an other manner of joy and felicity, honour, and riches, power and pleasure, then you now perceive, or enjoy, is even at hand, and at your backs, as if you will turn again, that is, Repent you, you shall most truly and pleasantly feel, see, and inherit. Turn again therefore, I say, that is, Repent, for this joy I speak of, even, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
This sentence thus pronounced, & preached by our Sauiour Iesus Christ, as it doth commaund vs to repent, so to the dooing of the same, it sheweth vs a sufficient cause to stirre vs vp thereunto, namely for that, The kingdome of heauen (which is a kingdome of all ioy, peace, riches, power and pleasure) is at hand, to all such as doe so, that is, as doe repent: So that the meaning hereof is, as though our Sauiour might thus speake presently: Syrs, for that I sée you all walking the wrong way, euen to Sathan, and vnto hell fire, by following ⟨image 27⟩the kingdome of Sathan, which now is coloured vnder the vaine pleasures of this life, and foolishnesse of the flesh most subtilly, to your vtter vndooing & destruction: beholde, and marke well what I say vnto you: The kingdome of heauen, that is, an other manner of ioy and felicitie, honour, and riches, power and pleasure, then you now perceiue, or enioy, is euen at hand, and at your backes, as if you will turne againe, that is, Repent you, you shal most truely and pleasantly féele, sée, and inherite. Turne againe therefore, I say, that is, Repent, for this ioy I speake of, euen, The kingdome of Heauen is at hand.