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The good old way, or, An excellent and profitable treatise of repentance made
The good old way, or, An excellent and profitable treatise of repentance made by John Bradford in the year 1553. Now published with two prefaces relating the life of the author, and the excellency of the work.The good old way, or, An excellent and profitable treatise of repentance made by John Bradford in the yeare 1553. Now published with two prefaces relating the life of the author, and the excellencey of the worke.
London: printed by Leon. Lichfield, 1652
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.
Saint Paul saith, God would have all men ⟨p. 48⟩saved. Lo, he excepteth none. And to Titus: the grace of God bringeth salvation to all men. as from Adam, all have received sin to damnation; so by Christ all have grace offered to Salvation, if they reject not the same. I speak not now of Infants, I say, nor need I enter into the matter of Predestination. In preaching of repentance, I would gather where I could with Christ.
Saint Paul saith, God would have all men ⟨p. 48⟩saved. Loe, he excepteth none. And to Titus: the grace of God bringeth salvation to all men. as from Adam, all have received sinne to damnation; so by Christ all have grace offered to Salvation, if they reject not the same. I speak not now of Infants, I say, nor need I enter into the matter of Predestination. In preaching of repentance, I would gather where I could with Christ.
As surely as I live, (saith God') I will not the death of a sinner. art thou a sinner? Yea: Lo, God sweareth, he will not thy death. How canst thou now perish? Consider with thy self, what profit thou shouldest have, to believe this to be true to others, if not, to thy self also: Satan doth so. Rather consider with Peter; that the promise of Salvation pertaineth not only to them which are nigh, or to such as are fallen a little: but also to all, to whom the Lord hath called, be they never so far off.
As surely as I live, (saith God') I will not the death of a sinner. art thou a sinner? Yea: Loe, God sweareth, he will not thy death. How canst thou now perish? Consider with thy selfe, what profit thou shouldest have, to believe this to be true to others, if not, to thy selfe also: Sathan doth so. Rather consider with Peter; that the promise of Salvation pertaineth not only to them which are nigh, or to such as are falne a little: but also to all, to whom the Lord hath called, be they never so farre off.