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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.
Davids adultery with Bathsheba was visited on the child borne, on Davids daughter, defiled by her brother, and on his children one slaying another, his Wives defiled by his own son, and himself driven out of his Realm in his old age; and otherwise also, although he most heartily repented his sin: But me thinks we are more dear unto God then David, which yet was a man after God's own heart, or else we could not but tremble, and begin to repent.
Davids adultery with Bathsheba was visited on the child borne, on Davids daughter, defiled by her brother, and on his children one slaying another, his Wives defiled by his own sonne, and himselfe driven out of his Realme in his old age; and otherwise also, although he most hartily repented his sin: But me thinks we are more deare unto God then David, which yet was a man after God's own heart, or else we could not but tremble, and beginne to repent.
The rich glutton who insatiately delighted in gluttony; what did it avail him? it brought his soul to hell, and have we any preeminence that God will do nothing to us.
The rich glutton who insatiatly delighted in gluttony; what did it availe him? it brought his soule to hell, and have we any preheminence that God will doe nothing to us.
Achans subtle theft provoked Gods anger against all Israel: and our subtlety: yea, open extortion, is so fine and politic, that we think God cannot espy it.
Achans subtil theft provoked Gods anger against all Israel: and our subtilty: yea, open extortion, is so fine and politick, that we think God cannot espie it.