A16573:592
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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In the Law it is a foul spot, not only to make to our selves any graven Image or similitude, to bow thereto, &c. but also no• to frame our selves wholly after the Image whereto we are made, not to bow to it, to worship it.
In the Law it is a foule spot, not onely to make to our selues any grauen Image or similitude, to bowe thereto, &c. but also no• to frame our selues wholy after the Image whereto we are made, not to bowe to it, to worship it.
In the Law we see that it is a foul spot, not only to take Gods name in vain, but also not earnestly, heartily, and even continually to call upon his name only, to give thanks unto him only, to believe, to publish, and live in his holy word.
In the Law we sée that it is a foule spot, not onely to take Gods name in vaine, but also not earnestly, heartily, and euen continually to call vpon his name onely, to giue thanks vnto him onely, to beléeue, to publish, and liue in his holy word.
In Gods Law we see it is a foul spot to our souls, not only to be an open profaner of the Sabbath day, but also not to rest from our own words and works, that the Lord might both speak and work in us and by us, not to hear his holy word, not to communicate his Sacraments, not to give occasion to others to holiness, by our example in godly works, and reverent esteeming of the ministry of his word.
In Gods Law wee sée it is a foule spot to our soules, not onely to bée an open prophaner of the Sabboth day, but also not to rest from our owne woords and works, that the Lorde might both speake and woorke in vs and by vs, not to heare his holy woord, not to communicate his Sacraments, not to giue occasion to others to holinesse, by our example in godly works, and reuerent estéeming of the ministerie of his woord.