A16573:573
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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O abomination, and that not only herein▪ but in all their penance, as they paint it.
O abomination, and that not onely herein▪ but in all their penance, as they paint it.
As concerning satisfaction by their Opera indebita, Undue works, that is: by such works as they need not to do, but of their own voluntariness and wilfulness (wilfulness in deed) who seeeth not monstrous abomination, blasphemy, and even open fighting against God? For if satisfaction can be done by man, then Christ dyed in vain, for him that so satisfieth, and so reigneth he in vain, so is he a Bishop & a ⟨image 30⟩Priest in vain. Gods Law requireth love to God with all our heart, soul, power,1 might and strength: to that there is nothing can be done to Godward, which is not confined in this commandment: nothing can be done, over and above this. Again,2 Christ requireth to manwarde, That we should love one another, as he loved us: •nd trow we, that we can do any good •ing to our neighbour ward, which is not •rein comprised?
As concerning satisfaction by their Opera indebita, Vndue workes, that is: by such woorkes as they néed not to doe, but of their owne voluntarinesse and wilfulnesse (wilfulnesse in déede) who séeeth not monsterous abomination, blasphemy, and euen open fighting against God? For if satisfaction can bée done by man, then Christ dyed in vaine, for him that so satisfieth, and so reigneth he in vaine, so is he a Bishop & a ⟨image 30⟩