A16576:70
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 strait is the gate, and 1narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Al the whole multitude cried out upon Jesus: crucify 2him, truss him up: but I trow they were not the better part, although they were the bigger. Al Chaldee followed still their false ⟨p. 46⟩gods, only Abraham followed y• true god. And where as they say, 3that greater plagues are fallen upon the realm in poverty & such 4gear, then afore: it is no argument to move others, than such as love their swine better then Christ. 5For the devil chiefly desireth, his seat to be in religion. If it be there, then will he meddle with nothing that we have, all shall be quiet enough.
But strayte is the gate, and 1narow is the way, which leadth vnto lyfe, and few there be that fynde it. Al the whole multitude cryed oute vpon Iesus: crucifye 2hym, trusse hym vp: but I trow they were not the better part, although they were the bigger. Al Chaldee folowed stil their false ⟨p. 46⟩gods, only Abraham folowed y• true god. And where as thei sai, 3that greater plages are fallen vpon the realme in pouerty & such 4geer, then afore: it is no argumēt to moue others, thē such as loue their swyne better then Chryste.