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An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation…An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion…
An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation of false and papistical doctrine.An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion of false and papisticall doctryne.
Wesel? : H. Singleton?, 1555?
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Where they bring in the example of saints praying for the people, and obtaining benefits for them, whilst they were living here on earth: And so gather, that much more they will and can do it now for us, in that they be with GOD, if we will pray unto them: very easily may we put this away by many reasons.
Where they bryng in the ensaumple of saynctes praying for the people, and obteynyng benefytes for them, whylest they wer lyuyng here on earth: And so gather, that muche more they wyll and can doe it nowe for vs, in that they be wyth GOD, if we wyll pray vnto them: very easeli maye we put thys awaye by many reasons.
First, that the cases be not like. ⟨p. 144⟩For, when they were alive, they might know the need of the people.
Firste, that the cases be not like. ⟨p. 144⟩For, whan they were alyue, they myght know the nede of the people.
But now, who can tell, whether they know any thing of our calamities and need? Isaiah saith: Abraham did not know them, 1that were in his age. Again, if the people had come to them, to have desired their prayers, as they would have taken this for an admonishment of their duty to the people: So would they again have warned the people of their duty, that with them they also would pray unto God them selves. Whereas there be no such reciprocal and mutual offices between the dead and the living: now can not we admonish them and tell them of our needs.