A16573:760
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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Now let us come and look on the third and last thing, namely,1 wherefore the Lord did institute this Sacrament. Our nature is very oblivious of GOD, and of all his benefits. And again, it is very full of dubitation and doubting of GODS love, and of his kindness. Therefore to the end these two things might be something reformed and holpen in us, the Lord hath instituted this Sacrament: I mean, that we might have in memory the principal benefit of all benefits, that is, Christs death, and that we might be ⟨image 83⟩on all parts assured of Communion with Christ, of all kindness, the greatest that ever God did give unto man. The former to be the end, wherefore Christ did institute this Sacrament, he himself doeth teach us, saying: Do ye this in remembrance of me. The latter, the Apostle doeth no less set forth, in saying: The bread which we break, is it not the partaking, or Communion of the body of Christ? Is not the Cup of blessing, which we bless, the partaking or Communion of the blood of Christ? So that it appeareth, the end wherefore this Sacrament was instituted, was and is, for the reformation and help of our oblivion, of that which we should never forget, and of our dubitation of that whereof we ought to be most certain.
Now let vs come and looke on the third and last thing, namely,1 wherfore the Lord did institute this Sacrament. Our nature is very obliuious of GOD, and of all his benefits. And againe, it is very full of dubitation and doubting of GODS loue, and of his kindnesse. Therefore to the ende these two things might bee something reformed and holpen in vs, the Lorde hath instituted this Sacrament: I meane, that wee might haue in memorie the principall benefite of all benefits, that is, Christes death, and that wee might bee ⟨image 83⟩on all parts assured of Communion with Christ, of all kindenesse, the greatest that euer God did giue vnto man. The former to bée the ende, wherefore Christ did institute this Sacrament, hee himselfe doeth teach vs, saying: Doe yee this in remembrance of me. The latter, the Apostle doeth no lesse set foorth, in saying: The bread which we breake, is it not the partaking, or Cōmunion of the body of Christ? Is not the Cuppe of blessing, which wee blesse, the partaking or Communion of the blood of Christ? So that it appeareth, the ende wherefore this Sacrament was instituted, was and is, for the reformation and help of our obliuion, of that which we should neuer forget, and of our dubitation of that whereof we ought to bee most certaine.