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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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Davids adultery with Bethsabe, was visited on the child borne, on Davids daughter, defiled by her brother, and on his children, one slaying another, his wives defiled by his own son, and himself driven out of his Realm in his old age, and otherwise also, although he most heartily repented his sin: But we are more deer unto God then David, which yet was a man after Gods own heart, or else we could not but tremble, and begin to repent.
Dauids adulterie with Bethsabe, was visited on ye child borne, on Dauids daughter, defiled by her brother, and on his children, one slaying another, his wiues defiled by his owne sonne, and himselfe driuen out of his Realme in his old age, and otherwise also, although he most heartily repented his sinne: But wee are more déere vnto God then Dauid, which yet was a man after Gods owne heart, or else we could not but tremble, and begin to repent.
The rich gluttons gay paunch filling: what did it? it brought him to hell: and have we a placard, that God will do nothing to us?
The rich gluttons gay paunch filling: what did it? it brought him to hell: and haue we a placcard, that God will doe nothing to vs?
Achans subtle theft provoked Gods anger against all Israel: and our subtlety, yea, open extortion, is so fine and politic, that God can not espy it.
Achans subtill theft prouoked Gods anger against all Israel: and our subtiltie, yea, open extortion, is so fine and politike, that God can not espie it.