A16573:755
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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Oh wonderful mercy of God, which would assume this his Christ, even in humane body, into the heavens, to take and keep there possession for us, to lead our captivity captive, to appear before him always praying for us, to make the throne of Justice a throne of mercy, the seat of glory a seat of grace, so that with boldness ⟨image 81⟩we may come and appear before God, to ask and find grace, in time convenient. Again, what a verity and constant trueth in God, is this, that he would, according to his promise made first to Adam, and so to Abraham, and others in his time, accomplish it, by sending his Son so graciously? Who would doubt hereafter, of any thing that he hath promised?
Oh wonderfull mercie of God, which would assume this his Christ, euen in humane body, into the heauens, to take and keepe there possession for vs, to leade our captiuitie captiue, to appeare before him alwaies praying for vs, to make the throne of Iustice a throne of mercy, the seat of glory a seat of grace, so that with boldnesse ⟨image 81⟩we may come and appeare before God, to aske and find grace, in time conuenient. Againe, what a veritie and constant trueth in God, is this, that he would, according to his promise made first to Adam, and so to Abraham, and others in his time, accomplish it, by sending his sonne so graciously? Who would doubt hereafter, of any thing that he hath promised?
And as for Christs love, oh, whose heart can be able to think of it any thing as it deserveth? He being God, would become man: he being rich, would become poor: he being Lord of all the world, became a servant to us all: he being immortal, would become mortal, miserable, and taste of all Gods curses, yea, even of hell it self for us. His blood was nothing too dear, his life he nothing considered, to bring us from death to life.
And as for Christs loue, oh, whose heart can bee able to thinke of it any thing as it deserueth? He being God, would become man: hée being rich, would become poore: he being Lord of all the world, became a seruant to vs all: hée beeing immortall, would become mortall, miserable, and taste of all Gods curses, yea, euen of hell it selfe for vs. His blood was nothing too deare, his life hee nothing considered, to bring vs from death to life.