A68446:52
An humble supplication unto God for the restoring of his holy word, unto the…An humble supplicacion vnto God for the restoring of hys holye woorde, vnto the…
An humble supplication unto God for the restoring of his holy word, unto the church of England, most mete to be said in these our days, even with tears of every true [and] faithful English heart.An humble supplicacion vnto God for the restoring of hys holye woorde, vnto the churche of Englande, mooste mete to be sayde in these oure dayes, euen with teares of euery true [and] faythfull English harte.
printed by J. Lambrecht?, 1554
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.
Heretofore the preachers of thy holy vorde & the faithful ministers of the Sacraments1 were had in double honour according to the doctrine of the holy scriptures. But now of all men they are most miserable. For besides the too much despite full words / wherewith the wicked Papists labour to obscure and deface / so much as lieth in them •he good name of the godly minsters? Howe cruelly & against all order of Law are they thrust out of their livings / and deprived of all / that they had / insomuch that they & their poor wives with their young Children are not only brought to the state of poverty but also unto extreme beggary without house ⟨image 28⟩or harbour / without meat / drink & clothe. Yea many of them / because they will not be defiled with the Idolatry of Antichrist / which is now received again into England an bow their knee unto Baal / are compelled to forsake their native country / their parents / their friends / their livings / and to wander abroad in strange Realms / leading most sorrowful & comfortless lives / but that they have the their good Lord & merciful father / which comfortest them in all their tribulation / and leauyst non without socoure that put their trust in thee.
Heretofore the preachers of thy holi vorde & the faythfull ministers of the Sacramēts1 wer had in double honor accordīg to the doctrin of the holy scripturs. But nowe of all mene they are moste miserable. For besides the tomoche despite full wordes / wherwith the wickid Papistes laboure to obscure and deface / somoch as lyghethe in them •he good name of the godly minsters? Howe cruelly & agaynste all order of Lawe are they thrust out of theyr lyuynges / and depriued of all / that they had / insomoche that they & theyrpoore wyffes withe their yonge Childeren are not only brought to the state of pouerte but also vnto extrem beggeri without hous ⟨image 28⟩or harbour / without meat / drynk & clothe. Yea māy of them / becaus they wil not be defiled with the Idolatre of Antichrist / which is now receaneed agayne into E•glande an bowe theyr knee vnto Baal / are compelled to forsak theyr natyu contrie / their parētes / theyr frendes / theyr lyuynges / and to wander abrode in strange Realmes / ledyng moste sorowfull & confortles liues / but that theyhaue the their good Lorde & merciful father / which confortest them in all their tribulacyon / and leauyst non without socoure that put their trust in the.