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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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But to dream on this sort, with god to use saints so, were and is unto faith very foolish. For god useth no such privy chambers, to hide himself in. He is at hand (saith David) to all that call 1upon him.
But to dreame on thys sorte, wyth god to vse sainctes so, wer and is vnto fayth very foolyshe. For god vseth no such priuie chā bers, to hide himselfe in. He is at hand (saith Dauid) to al that call 1vpon hym.
And Moses said before him: god is near the in all thy prayers. 1No nation hath their gods so nigh unto them, as our god is to us in all our prayers. He needeth none to put him in remembrance 2of us, for he hath all things open to his eyes: the height of the hills and the bottoms of the depths are in his sight. Nothing can hide it self from his knowledge. He hath ordained Christ Jesus ⟨p. 147⟩alonely, to be the mean, by whom we shall speed and receive our requests, 3which be according to his will: if we open our purse mouth, that he may pour into y• same, I mean faith.
And Moses said before him: god is nere the in all thy praiers. 1