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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.
A profitable Treatise of Repentance, made by that holy and Constant Martyr of Christ Mr. JOHN BRADFORD. 1553.
A prositable Treatise of Repentance, made by that holy and Constant Martyr of Christ Mr. JOHN BRADFORD. 1553.
The life we have at this present, is the gift of God, in whom we live move and are; and therefore he is called Jehovah, for the which life, as we should be thankful, so, may we ⟨p. 2⟩not in any wise use it after our corrupt fantasies; but to the end for which it is given and lent us, that is; to the setting forth of Gods praise and glory, by repentance, conversion and obedience to his good will and holy laws; whereunto his long-suffering doth, (as it were) even draw us, if our hearts by impenitency were not hardened. And therefore our life in the Scripture is called a walking; for that, as the body draweth daily more and more near its end, that is the earth: even so our soul draweth daily more and more near unto a period, that is, salvation, or damnation, heaven or hell.