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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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Now for the relenting, returning and recanting of some, from 1that which they have once professed or preached, alas, who would ⟨p. 45⟩wonder at it? For they never came to the gospel but for commodity and gains sake, and now for gain leave it.
Now for the relenting, returnyng and recantyng of some, frō 1that whiche they haue once professed or pāched, alas, who wold ⟨p. 45⟩wōder at it? For thei neuer came to the gospel but for commodite and gaynes sake, and nowe for gayne leaue it.
- 1Why manirelent and recant.
The multitude is no good argument, 1to move a wise man. For who knoweth not, moo to love this world better then heaven, themselves better than their neighbours? Wide is the gate (sayeth Christ) and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be, which go in thereat.
The multitude is no good argument, 1to moue a wyse manne. For who knoweth not, moo to loue thys world better then heauen, themselues better thē their neighbours? Wyde is the gate (sayeth Chryst) and broade is ye way, that leadeth to destruccion, and many there be, whyche goe in thereat.
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