A16573:669
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 willing and witting offending and sinning, whosoever doth flatter himself therein, doth evidently demonstrate and show, that he never yet indeed tasted of Christ truly. He was never truly persuaded, or believed, how foul a thing sin is, how grievous a thing Gods anger is, how joyful and precious a thing, Gods mercy in Christ is, how exceeding broad, wide, hie and deep, Christs love is: Perchance he can write, prate, talk, and preach of this gear: but yet he in part by faith, never felt this gear.
This willing and witting offending and sinning, whosoeuer doth flatter himselfe therein, doth euidently demonstrate and shew, that hee neuer yet indéed tasted of Christ truely. Hee was neuer truely perswaded, or beléeued, how foule a thing sinne is, how grieuous a thing Gods anger is, how ioyfull and precious a thing, Gods mercie in Christ is, how excéeding broad, wide, hie and déepe, Christs loue is: Perchance he can write, prate, talke, and preach of this geare: but yet he in part by faith, neuer felt this geare.
For if he did once feel this gear indeed, then would he be so far from continuing in sin, willingly and wittingly, that wholly and heartily he would give over himself to that which is contrary, I mean, anew to life, renewing his youth, even as the Eagle doth.
For if hee did once féele this geare indéed, then would he bée so farre from continuing in sinne, willingly and wittingly, that wholy and heartily hee would giue ouer himselfe to that which is contrary, I meane, anew to life, renewing his youth, euen as the Eagle doth.
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