A16573:668
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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This blood of Christ shed for our sins, is so dear in the sight of him that believeth, that he will abhor in his heart, to stamp it, and tread it under his feet. He knoweth now by his belief, that it is too much, that hitherto he hath set too little by it, and is ashamed thereof. Therefore, for the residue of his life, he purposeth to take better heed to himself, then before he did. Because he seeeth by his faith, the grievousness of GODS anger, the foulness of sin, the greatness of Gods mercy, and of Christs love towards him, he will now be heedy to pray to GOD to give him his grace accordingly, that as with his eyes, tongue, hands, feet, &c. he hath displeased God, doing his own will: even so now with the same eyes, tongue, ears, hands, feet, &c. he may displease ⟨image 58⟩his own self, and do Gods will: Willingly will he not do that which might renew the death of the Son of God. He knoweth he hath too much sin, unwillingly in him, so that thereto he will not add willing offences.
This bloud of Christ shed for our sinnes, is so deare in the sight of him that beléeueth, that he will abhorre in his heart, to stampe it, and tread it vnder his féete. He knoweth now by his beléefe, that it is too much, that hitherto he hath set too little by it, and is ashamed thereof. Therefore, for the residue of his life, hée purposeth to take better héed to himselfe, then before hee did. Because hée séeeth by his faith, the grieuousnesse of GODS anger, the foulenesse of sinne, the greatnesse of Gods mercie, and of Christs loue towards him, hée will now bee héedie to pray to GOD to giue him his grace accordingly, that as with his eyes, tongue, hands, féet, &c. hée hath displeased God, doing his owne will: euen so now with the same eyes, tongue, eares, hands, féete, &c. hee may displease ⟨image 58⟩his owne selfe, and doe Gods will: Willingly will he not doe that which might renew the death of the Sonne of God. Hée knoweth he hath too much sinne, vnwillingly in him, so that thereto hee will not adde willing offences.