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A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…
A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Delivered in two notable sermons: made, by that worthy martyr of Christ, John Bradford: who suffered in Smith-field An[n]o. Domini. 1555.A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing of the Lords Supper. Deliuered in two notable sermons: made, by that worthy martyr of Christ, Iohn Bradford: who suffered in Smith-field An[n]o. Domini. 1555.
London: printed by George Purslowe, 1617
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Preface: To the Christian READER, Thomas Samson wisheth the felicity of speedy and full conuersi…
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To the Christian READER, Thomas Samson wisheth the felicity of speedy and full conversion to the LORD.
To the Christian READER, Thomas Samson wisheth the felicity of speedy and full conuersion to the LORD.
Godly Learned men do write & publish books, to profit the age in which they live, and the posterity. This desire was in the Author of this Treatise, M. John Bradford, who preached & published this Sermon of Repentance. And now that we, which do live after him, and are the posterity, may take as much or more profit by it, then they did for whom it was first preached & published it is by new imprinting published again. Nothing is added to this Sermon, or altered in it: only to the Sermon of Repentance is added another Sermon of the Lords Supper, which he also made, and was never printed before. And aptly are they joined together. For in perusing of the last, thou shalt see how necessarily he draweth the doctrine of Repentance to them all, which do with due preparation receive the holy Sacrament of Christ. They are counted ⟨image 5⟩the most profitable Teachers, which have good experience by practise in themselves, of that which they do teach to others: such as may safely say; Brethren, be ye followers of me, & look on them which walk so, as ye have us for an example, Phil. 3.17. And surely, such a pattern was M. Bradford in his life time, of this doctrine of Repentance: for I knew him familiarly, and must needs give to God this praise for him, that (among men) I have scarce known one like unto him. I did know when, and partly how it pleased God, by effectual calling to turn his heart unto the true knowledge, and obedience of the most holy Gospel of Christ our Saviour. Of which God did give him such an heavenly hold and lively feeling, that as he did then know, that many sins were forgiven him, so surely he declared by deeds that he loved much. For where he had doth gifts and calling, to have employed himself in civill and worldly affairs profitably; such was his love of Christ, and zeal to the promoting of his glorious Gospel, that after that God had touched his heart, he changed, not only the course of his former life, as the woman did,