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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 rather strengthen us all ⟨p. 152⟩in thy grace, and in those things, which thy word teacheth: that we may here hazard our life for thy sake.
But rather strengthen vs all ⟨p. 152⟩in thi grace, and in those things, whych thy worde teacheth: that we may here hasarde our life for thy sake.
And so shall we be sure to 1save it: as if we seek to save it we can not but lose it. And it being lost, what profit can we have, if we wan the whole world? Oh set thou always before our eyes not (as reason doth) this life, or the pleasures of the same, death of the body and prisonment &c. But everlasting life, and those unspeakable joys, which undoubtedly they shall have, that take up their cross, and follow thee.
And so shall we bee sure to 1saue it: as if we seke to saue it we can not but lose it. And it beyng lost, what profyt can we haue, if we wanne the whole world? Oh set thou alwaies before our eies not (as reason doth) thys lyfe, or the pleasures of the same, death of the body and prysonment &c. But euerlastyng lyfe, and those vnspeakable ioyes, whyche vndoubtedlye they shall haue, that take vp their crosse, and folowe the.
- 1Math. 16.