A16576:57
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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Not that properly the cross worketh these things of it self, but be cause the cross is the mean and may, by the which god worketh the knowledge and feeling of these things in his children: as many both testimonies, and ⟨p. 39⟩also ensamples in scripture, are easily found of them, that diligently weigh what they hear or read therein.1
Not that properly the crosse worketh these thinges of it selfe, but be cause the crosse is ye meane and may, by the whych god worketh the knowledge and felynge of these thynges in hys childrē: as many both testimonyes, and ⟨p. 39⟩also ensaumples in scripture, are easely founde of them, that diligently weye what they heare or reade therin.1
- 1The third commodity of the cross.The thirde commoditie of the crosse.
To these. 2. Commodities of the cross, join this third, of gods singular wisdom: that it may be coupled with his justice and mercy. On this sort let us overcome it.
To these. 2. Commodities of the crosse, ioyne thys thirde, of gods syngular wysdome: that it may be coupled with his iustice and mercy. On this sort let vs ouercome it.
When we see the gospel of god and his church persecuted and troubled, as now it is with us: Thus I say let us conceive the matter: namely, that because the great learned and wise men of the world use not their wisdom to love and serve god, as to natural reason he openeth himself manifestly in his visible creatures: