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A little book of John Calvins concerning offences whereby at this day divers are…A little booke of Iohn Caluines concernynge offences whereby at this daye diuers are…
A little book of John Calvins concerning offences whereby at this day divers are feared, and many also quite withdrawn from the pure doctrine of the Gospel, a work very needful and profitable. Translated out of Latin into English by Arthur Golding.A little booke of Iohn Caluines concernynge offences whereby at this daye diuers are feared, and many also quight withdrawen from the pure doctrine of the Gospell, a woorke very needefull and profitable. Translated out of Latine into Englishe by Arthur Goldinge.
London: printed by H. Wykes, 1567
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Woe be to the world for Offences sake, for it must needs be that Offences come: nevertheless woe be to that ⟨image 10⟩man by whom Offence doth come. If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut him of and throw him from thee. Better it is for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire, and if thine eye offend thee, pull him out and throw him from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
WOe be to the worlde for Offences sake, for it must néedes be that Offences come: neuerthelesse woe be to that ⟨image 10⟩man by whome Offence dothe come. If thy hande or thy foote offend thée, cut him of and throwe him from thée. Better it is for thée to enter into life lame or maymed, than hauinge twoo handes or twoo féete to be cast into euerlasting fire, and if thine eye offende thée, pull him out and throwe him from thée. It is better for thée to enter into life with one eye, than hauinge two eyes to be cast into hell fyre.