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A fruitful treatise and full of heavenly consolation against the fear of death Whereunto…A frutefull treatise and ful of heauenly consolation against the feare of death Wherunto…
A fruitful treatise and full of heavenly consolation against the fear of death Whereunto are annexed certain sweet meditations of the kingdom of Christ, of life everlasting, and of the blessed state & felicity of the same. Gathered by that holy martyr of God, John Bradford.A frutefull treatise and ful of heauenly consolation against the feare of death Wherunto are annexed certeine sweet meditations of the kingdom of Christ, of life euerlasting, and of the blessed state & felicitie of the same. Gathered by that holy marter of God, Iohn Bradford.
London : Perused corrected & augmented according to the original, & imprinted in Fletestrete near to saint Dunstons Churche by William Powell, ca. 1564London : Perused corrected & augmented according to the originall, & imprinted in Fletestrete neere to saint Dunstons Churche by William Powell, ca. 1564
¶ A treatise against the fear of death.¶ A treatise agaynst the feare of death.
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As I would have us often to muse upon the catholic Church ⟨image 26⟩or communion of saints) whereof we 1may not doubt, in what state so ever we be, under pain of damnation, being baptised in the name of the father, the Son, and the holy Ghost:) so would I have us to meditate upon the other articles following: that is, remission of sins: resurrection of the flesh: & life everlasting. It is an article of our faith to believe: that is, to be certain, that our sins are pardoned: therefore doubt not thereof, lest thou become an Infidel. Though thou have sinned never 2so sore, yet now despair not, but be certain that god is thy God: that is, that he forgiveth thee thy sin. Therefore (as I said) doubt not thereof, for in so doing thou puttest a sallet on the head of thy soul, that the dew of gods grace ⟨image 26⟩can not in deed drop into it, but 3slip by as fast as it droppeth. Therefore without that sallet or soul nightcap be bareheaded: that is, hope still in the mercy of the Lord, and so mercy shall compass thee on every side.
As I woulde haue vs often to muse vpon the catholike Church ⟨image 26⟩or cōmuniū of saints) wherof we 1may not doubte, in what state so euer we be, vnder payne of damnatiō, being baptised in the name of the father, the sonne, and the holy Ghost:) so woulde I haue vs to meditate vpon the other artycles folowing: that is, remissiō of sinnes: resurrection of the fleash: & life euerlasting. It is an article of our faithe to beleue: that is, to be certayne, yt our sinnes are pardoned: therfore doubt not therof, leste thou become an Infideil. Though thou haue sinned neuer 2so sore, yet nowe despaire not, but be certayne that god is thy God: that is, that he forgeueth thee thy sinne. Therfore (as I said) dout not thereof, for in so doinge thou puttest a sallet on the heade of thy soule, that the dew of gods grace