A16573:587
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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The Law of God therefore must be gotten and well tooted in: that is, we must look in it spiritually, & not corporally, or carnally, as the outward word or letter doth declare ⟨image 35⟩and utter: and so our Saviour teacheth us in Matthew, expounding the sixth and seventh commandments, not only after the outward deed, but also after the heart, making the•e the anger of the heart, a kind of murder, lusting after an other mans wife, a kind of adultery.
The Law of God therefore must be gotten and well tooted in: that is, we must looke in it spiritually, & not corporally, or carnally, as the outward word or letter dooth declare ⟨image 35⟩and vtter: and so our Sauiour teacheth vs in Matthew, expounding the sixte and seuenth commandements, not onely after the outward déede, but also after the heart, making the•e the anger of the heart, a kind of murther, lusting after an other mans wife, a kind of adulterie.
And this is one of the differences between Gods Law and mans law, that of this (mans law I mean) I am not contemnable, so long as I observe outwardly the same. But Gods Law goeth to the roof and to the heart, condemning me for the inward motion, although outwardly I live most holily. As for example: If I kill no man, though in my heart I hate, mans law condemneth me not: but otherwise doth Gods law. And why? for it seeeth the fountain whence the evil doth spring. If hatred were taken out of the heart, then loftiness in looks, detraction in tongue, and murder by hand, could never ensue. If lusting were out of the heart, curiosity in countenance, wantonness in words, bawdy boldness in body would not appear.
And this is one of the differences betwéene Gods Law and mans law, that of this (mans law I meane) I am not contemnable, so long as I obserue outwardly the same. But Gods Law goeth to the roof and to the heart, condemning mee for the inward motion, although outwardly I liue most holily. As for example: If I kill no man, though in my heart I hate, mans law condemneth mee not: but otherwise doth Gods law. And why? for it seeeth the fountaine whence the euil doth spring. If hatred were taken out of the heart, then loftinesse in looks, detraction in tongue, and murther by hand, could neuer ensue. If lusting were out of the heart, curiositie in countenance, wantonnesse in words, baudy boldnesse in body would not appeare.