A68446:65
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.
To them that are in bonds for the confession of thy truth give thou grace / o most loving Lord / to rejoice / that they be counted ⟨image 35⟩worthy of thy fatherly goodness to suffer Rebuke / infamy / imprisonment / loss of goods &c1 / for the name of the Lord Jesus / & to be persuaded that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory / which shall be showed upon2 the Sons of God in time to come / notwithstanding that their trouble / which is / short & light prepareth an exceeding an eternal3 weight of glory unto them / which look not on the things which are se•e / but on the things which are not seen: Again / that if they dye with Christ / they shall also live with.4 Christ / and if they suffer with Christ / they shall also reign with Christ. And as for them that for fear of life or loss of goods / or else for pleasing the hy•• powers are5 outwardly gone from thy true religion / and with their bodies serve Baal / yea and that against their own conscience / wham in their hearts they wish all Idolatrous & strange worshippings utterly to be abolished / that thou alone mightest be glorified & honoured: we most humbly beseech the to pardon their imperfections / and to forgive their infirmities / which by the prophet speaketh of thy Son concerning the weak & fearful on this man ner:6 A bruised Reed shall he not break / and flax that beginneth to burn / he shall not / quench.7 O Lord help their unbelief. Increase their faith. Make them strong with ⟨image 35⟩