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An answer to a certain godly man[n]es letters desiring his friends judgement, whether it…An answer to a certain godly man[n]es lettres desiring his frendes iudgement, whether it…
An answer to a certain godly man[n]es letters desiring his friends judgement, whether it be lawful for a christian man to be present at the popish mass, and other superstitious church service.An answer to a certain godly man[n]es lettres desiring his frendes iudgement, whether it be laufull for a christian man to be present at the popishe masse, and other supersticious churche seruice.
Strasbourg : Heirs of W. Rihel?, 1557
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
As of the midwives of the Egyptians / who made a lye to Pharaoh to save the male children of the Hebrews / and therefore God blessed them. Of Rahab / that made a lye / to save the two Israelites. Of Jehu / who feigned him self the Servant of Baal / because he would destroy the priests of Baal. And of Naaman / that said to Elisha the Prophet. But herein the lord be merciful to thy servant.
As of the mydwyues of the Egipcianes / who made a lye to Pharao to saue the male children of the Hebrewes / and therfore God blessed them. Of Rahab / that made a lye / to saue the two Israelites. Of Iehu / who fayned him selfe the Seruaunt of Baal / bicause he wolde destroie the priestes of Baal. And of Naaman / that sayed to Eliseus the Prophet. But herein the lorde be mercifull to thy seruaunt.
For when my master goeth in to the house of Remmon to worship there / he leaneth on my hand / and ⟨image 7⟩I must bow wham he boweth. And so many others. But these heretics are like Spiders / that suck poison out of sweet flowers / not like bees / that suck out the sweet and profitable honey.
For whan my maister goeth in to the house of Remmon to worship ther / he layneth on my hande / and ⟨image 7⟩I must bowe whā he boweth. And so many others. But these heretikes are like Spyders / that sucke poysō out of swete flowres / not like bees / that sucke out the swete and profitable honye.
For the midwives and Rahab were not rewarded of God for their lying / but for the mercy they used toward the people of God. As for Jehu / he is not in all scripture commended: no / scripture sayeth of him / that his heart was not right before the Lord. And the scripture sayeth not / that Naamā had a dispensation of the prophet. For if the prophet would have consented to his request / he had had non authority to dispense with God's word. The deeds of ancient fathers and others in scripture are not written / to the intent we should follow them in every thing / but many evil things be declared of them / to let us know / that were they never so holy / yet they were men / and might and did fall: that knowing their and our weakness / we should not trust in our own selves / or in our own works / but