A16573:690
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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For the first, Who did institute this Sacrament and Supper. You all do know,1 that things are more esteemed sometime for the dignity and authority of the person, sometime for the wisdom of the person, sometime for the power and magnificence of the person, and sometime for the tender love and kindness of the person. If need were, I could by examples set forth every one of these, but I hope it is not necessary. Now then, how can the thing which we be about to celebrate, but be esteemed of every one highly, in that the Author of it doth want no dignity, no authority, no wisdom, no power, no magnificence, no holiness, no tender love and kindness? but hath all dignity, authority, wisdom, power, magnificence, holiness, tender love, mercy, glory, and all that can be wished absolutely.
For the first, Who did institute this Sacrament and Supper. You all doe know,1 that things are more estéemed sometime for the dignitie and authoritie of the person, sometime for the wisedome of the person, sometime for the power and magnificence of the person, and sometime for the tender loue and kindnesse of the person. If néed were, I could by examples set forth euery one of these, but I hope it is not necessary. Now then, how can the thing which wée bée about to celebrate, but bée estéemed of euery one highly, in that the Author of it doth want no dignitie, no authoritie, no wisdome, no power, no magnificence, no holinesse, no tender loue and kindnesse? but hath all dignitie, authoritie, wisedome, power, magnificence, holines, tender loue, mercie, glory, and all that can be wished absolutely.
- 1Who did institute this Sacrament.
He is GOD eternal, coequal, and substantial, with the Father, and with the holy Ghost, the Image of the substance of GOD, the wisdom of the Father, the brightness of his glory, ⟨image 64⟩