A16573:650
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Noah, did he not sin and was drunk? Good Lot also, both in Sodom dissembled a little with the Angels, prolonging the time: and out of Sodom, he fell very foul: as did Judas, and the Patriarchs against Joseph, but yet I ween they found mercy. Moses, Miriam, Aaron, though they stumbled a little, yet received they mercy: yea, the people in the wilderness often sinned and displeased God, so that he was purposed to have destroyed them. Let me alone (saith he to Moses) that I may destroy them. But Moses did not let him alone, for he prayed still for them, and therefore God spared them. If the people were spared ⟨image 50⟩through Moses prayer, they not praying with him, but rather worshipping their golden Calf, eating, drinking, and making •olly good cheer: why shouldest thou doubt whether God will be merciful to thee? having, as in deed thou hast, one much better then Moses to pray for thee, and with thee, even Jesus Christ who sitteth on the right hand of his Father, and prayeth for us, being no less faithful in his Fathers house, the Church, then Moses was in the Synagogue. David that good King had a foul foil, when he committed whoredom with his faithful servants wife, Bethsabe: whereunto he added also a mischievous murder, causing her husband, his most faithful Soldier Uriah to be slain, with an honest company of his most valiant men of war, and that with the sword of the uncircumcised.
Noah, did he not sinne and was drunke? Good Lot also, both in Sodome dissembled a litle with the Angelles, prolonging the time: and out of Sodome, he fell very foule: as did Iudas, and the Patriarches against Ioseph, but yet I wéene they found mercie. Moses, Myriam, Aaron, though they stumbled a litle, yet receyued they mercie: yea, the people in the wildernesse often sinned and displeased God, so that hee was purposed to haue destroyed them. Let mee alone (sayth hee to Moses) that I may destroy them. But Moses did not let him alone, for he prayed still for them, and therefore God spared them. If the people were spared ⟨image 50⟩through Moses prayer, they not praying with him, but rather worshipping their golden Calfe, eating, drinking, and making •olly good cheere: why shouldest thou doubt whether God will be mercifull to thee? hauing, as in deede thou hast, one much better then Moses to pray for thee, and with thee, euen Iesus Christ who sitteth on the right hand of his Father, and prayeth for vs, beeing no lesse faithfull in his Fathers house, the Church, then Moses was in the Synagogue. Dauid that good King had a foule foyle, when hee committed whoredome with his faithfull seruants wife, Bethsabe: whereunto hee added also a mischieuous murther, causing her husband, his most faithful Souldier Vrie to bee slaine, with an honest company of his most valiant men of warre, and that with the sword of the vncircumcised.