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Two notable sermons. Made
Two notable sermons. Made by that worthy martyr of Christ Master John Bradford, the one of repentance, and the other of the Lords supper never before imprinted. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctionTwo notable sermons. Made by that worthy martyr of Christ Maister Iohn Bradford, the one of repentance, and the other of the Lordes supper neuer before imprinted. Perused and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunction
London: printed by John Awdely, 1574London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1574
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.
In this his sin, though a great while he lay a sleep (as many do now a days, God give them good waking) thinking y• by the sacrifices he offered all was well, God was content: yea at length when the Prophet by a parable had opened the poke, & brought him in remembrance of his own sin in such sort, that he gave judgement against himself: then quaked he, his sacrifices had no more taken away his since, then our sir Johns •rentals and wag ging of his fingers over the heads of such as lye asleep in their sins (out of the which when they are awaked, they will well see that it ⟨image 51⟩is neither Mass nor Mattins• blessing nor crossing will serve) ••en I say, he cried out saying: Peccavi Domino, I have sinned layeth he against my Lord & good God which hath don so much for me. I caused in deed Uriah to be killed. I have sinned, I have sinned. What shall I do? I have sinned and am worthy of eternal damnation. But what saith God by his Prophet: Dominus (sayth he) transtulit peccatum tuū, non morieris: The Lord hath taken away thy since, thou shalt not dye. Oh good God, he aid but Peccavi, I have sinned out yet from his hart and not from the lips only, as Pharaoh and Saul did, & incontinently he he•reth: Thou shalt not dye, the Lord hath taken away thy fins, or rather hath laid them upon an other, yea translated them upon the ⟨image 51⟩back of his Son Jesus Christ, who bare them, & not only them, but thine & mine also, if that we will now cry but from our harts, Peccavimus, we have sinned good Lord, we have done wickedly, enter not into judgement with us, but be merciful unto us after thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of thy compassions do away our iniquities &c. •or in deed God is not the God of David onely: Idem deus omnium, he is the God of all. So that Quicuuque inuocaverit nomen domini, saluus erit: He or she whosoever they be that call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. In confirmation whereof this history is written, as are also the other which I have recited, and many mo which I might recite: As of Manasseh y• wicked king; which