A16573:655
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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Cry therefore, be bold, man, he is not partial.1 Call, saith he, and I will hear thee: Ask and thou shalt have: Seek, and thou shalt find: though not at the first, yet at the length. If he tarry a while, it is but to try thee.2 Nam veniens veniet, & non tardabit: Hee is coming, and will not be long.
Crie therefore, bee bold, man, hee is not partiall.1 Call, sayth hée, and I will heare thée: Aske and thou shalt haue: Séeke, and thou shalt finde: though not at the first, yet at the length. If he tarie a while, it is but to trie thee.2 Nam veniens veniet, & non tardabit: Hee is comming, and will not be long.
- 1•ai. 31. •et. 7.
- 2•b. 10.
Thus have you four means, which you must use to the attaining of faith, or certain persuasion of Gods mercy towards you, which is the second part of penance, ⟨image 52⟩namely, prayer, the free and universal promises of Gods graces, the recordation of the benefits of God, past and present, the examples of Gods mercy. Which although they might suffice, yet will I put one more to them, which all only of it self, is full sufficient: I mean, the death of the Son of God, Jesus Christ: which if thou set before the eyes of thy mind, it will confirm thy placard: for it is the great Seal of England, as they say, yea, of all the world, for the confirmation of all patents and perpetuities of the everlasting life, whereunto we are all called.