A16573:642
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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Lo, now by me the Lord calleth thee, thou man, thou woman, that art very far off. The promise therefore pertaineth to thee: needs must thou be saved, except thou with Satan say, God is false: And yet if ⟨image 47⟩thou do so, God is faithful, and can not deny himself: as thou shalt feel by his plagues in hell, for so dishonouring God, to think that he is not true. Will he be found false now? The matter hangeth not on thy worthiness, but it hangeth on Gods trueth. Clap hold on it, and I warrant thee, Christ is the propitiation for our sins, yea, for the sins of the whole world: believe this, man: I know thou believest it: say therefore in thy heart still, Domine audage mihi fidem: Lord increase my faith: Lord help my unbelief. Blessed are they which see not (by reason) this gear, but yet believe. Hope, man, past all hope, as Abraham did.
Loe, now by mee the Lord calleth thée, thou man, thou woman, that art very farre off. The promise therefore pertayneth to thée: néeds must thou be saued, except thou with Sathan say, God is false: And yet if ⟨image 47⟩thou doe so, God is faithfull, and can not denie himselfe: as thou shalt féele by his plagues in hell, for so dishonouring God, to thinke that hée is not true. Will hée bée found false now? The matter hangeth not on thy worthines, but it hangeth on Gods trueth. Clap hold on it, and I warrant thée, Christ is the propitiation for our sins, yea, for the sinnes of the whole world: beléeue this, man: I know thou beléeuest it: say therefore in thy heart still, Domine audage mihi fidem: Lord encrease my fayth: Lord helpe my vnbeleefe. Blessed are they which sée not (by reason) this geare, but yet beléeue. Hope, man, past all hope, as Abraham did.
And thus much for a taste of these promises, which are every where, not only in the new Testament, but also in the old. Read the last end of Leviticus 26. The Prophet Isaiah 30. Where he saith: God tarrieth looking for thee, to show thee mercy. Also the 40. and so forth to the 60. Read also the 2. Reg. 24.