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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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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. Psa. 33. Joel. 2. &c.
And thus much for a taste of these promises, which are euery where, not onely in the new Testament, but also in the old. Reade the last end of Leuiticus 26. The Prophet Esay 30. Where hee saith: God tarrieth looking for thee, to shew thee mercie. Also the 40. and so foorth to the 60. Reade also ye 2. Reg. 24. Psa. 33. Ioel. 2. &c.
Howbeit, if this gear will not serve, i• yet thou feelest no faith, no certain persuasion of Gods love: then unto prayer and diligent considering of the free and ⟨image 48⟩universal promises of the Gospel: Thirdly, set before thee those benefits which God hath to forgiven thee, and presently giveth thee. Consider how he hath made thee a man or a woman, which might have made thee a Toad, or a Dog. And why did he this? Verily, because he loved thee. And trowest thou, that if he loved thee when thou wast not, to make thee such a one, as he most graciously hath made thee: will he not now love thee, being his handy work? Doth he hate any thing that he made? Is there unablenesse with him? Doth he love for a day, and so farewell? No forsooth, he loveth to the end, his mercy endureth for ever. Say therefore with Job: Operi manuum tuarum, porrige dexteram, that is: To the work of thy hands, put thy helping hand.