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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
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Again, this eternal life, 1and the place appointed for them that be thy servants, all men do grant to be with thee. ⟨image 35⟩Not, because thou art every where, they do therefore think so of eternal life that it is every where. For they by thy word do know, that in as much as no 2man can see thee and live, this eternal life and thy blessed presence is most pleasant and had in fruition after in an other world, whereunto by corporal death they do depart, and are translated to a place above them, where thou dwellest in a light where unto no man can approach. Abraham's 3wsome (they read) was above, as the place for the wicked was allow and beneath. Elijah was caught up into heaven: and thy Son our dear saviour prayed, that where he is, those also might be which thou haddest given him, and might see his glory. Now ⟨image 35⟩he (dear father) we learn by thy spirit, was ascended and taken up in his very body into heaven, whether Steven looked up and saw thy Christ standing on thy right hand, to whom he prayed: Oh Lord Jesus receive my 4Spirit. Grant I beseech thee gracious God and father, that I may have a clean heart more & more to see thee, and so in spirit to see and look upon often this place: whether bring me at the length in body also, I humbly pray thee.
Agayne, thys eternall life, 1and the place appointed for them that bee thy seruantes, all men doe graunt to bee with thee. ⟨image 35⟩Not, because thou arte euerye where, they doe therefore thynke so of eternall lyfe that it is euery where. For they by thy word do knowe, that in as muche as no 2