A16573:676
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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The which spirit, for that he is the spirit of life, given to you, to work in you, with you, and by you here in this life, satisfaction and holiness, whereunto you are called, that ye might be holy, even as your heavenly Father is holy: I beseech you all by admonition and warning of you, that you would stir up the gifts of God, given to you generally and particularly, to the edifying of his Church: that is, I pray you, that you would not molest the good ⟨image 60⟩spirit of God, by rebelling against it, when it provoketh and calleth you to go on forwards, that the which is holy, might yet be more holy, he which is righteous, might be more righteous, as the evil spirit moveth and stirreth up the filthy to be yet more filthy, the covetous, to be more covetous, the wicked, to be more wicked.
The which spirit, for that he is the spirit of life, giuen to you, to worke in you, with you, and by you héere in this life, satisfaction and holinesse, whereunto you are called, that yée might be holy, euen as your heauenly Father is holy: I beséech you all by admonition and warning of you, that you would stirre vp the gifts of God, giuen to you generally and particularly, to the edifying of his Church: that is, I pray you, that you would not molest the good ⟨image 60⟩spirit of God, by rebelling against it, when it prouoketh and calleth you to goe on forwards, that the which is holy, might yet be more holy, hee which is righteous, might bee more righteous, as the euill spirit moueth and stirreth vp the filthy to be yet more filthy, the couetous, to be more couetous, the wicked, to be more wicked.
Declare you now your repentance, by works of repentance. Bring forth fruits, and worthy fruits.