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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A07377) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 27871) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1856:40) [A Meane to dye vvel] [4+] p. Imprynted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the George nexte to Saynt Dunstones Churche by Wyllyam Myddelton, [London] : [ca. 1545] T.p. lacking; title taken from running title. Place of publication and name of publisher taken from colophon; date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Imperfect: fragment. Reproduction of original in the Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library. eng Salvation -- Early works to 1800. eebo [A Meane to dye vvel] [no entry] 1545 6 483 8 0 0 0 0 4 25010.35 F The rate of 25010.35 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-12 Sampled and proofread 2009-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

payne to haue forgyuenes , or els both fere or doubte that god wyl nat saue hym , or els putteth hys saluacion betwene fere and hope , as thus , Nota. he hathe some hope and trust , that almyghty god wyll be mercyfull vnto hym , and yet he dothe somwhat feare and doubteth whether that god wyll so do or the contrary , now who soeuer thus doth or in any wyse feare or doubte , he shal neuer haue forgyuenes for his sinnes as longe as he so doth , Nota. though that he be sory for them , and be in mynde and wyll to lyue well and to make amendes , nor thoughe he be shreuen and aske and praye for pardon , and saye Good lorde I beseche the of forgyuenes and mercye , and for to saue me , yet shall nat thys nor any other prayer , Nota. nor good dede that he can do , obtayne and get him mercye and forgyuenes , Good dede . for almyghty God hath not promysed , nor wyll not , pardone and saue , but onely those sinners which do stedfastly beleue in hym and do surely truste to hys promyse , Timidis et incredulis ꝑs●● illorum erit in stagno , igni . Ardente ●c . que 〈◊〉 mors ●●…unda . 〈◊〉 ●0 . 21 . that he wyll pardone and saue them , and therfore yf a man dye hauynge any fere or doubte of forgyuenes and saluacyon , than shal he be condempned and caste in to the prison of helle , and there haue euerlastinge paynes , for besyde hys other synnes , he dyd synne in ferynge and doubtynge , for in that he dyd mystruste God ▪ and dyd thynke and feare , that he wolde breke and nat performe his promyse , and so helpke●●d

shall they be sure to kepe them selues in the very true and perfyte saythe , and in the ryght way to heauen You shal vnderstande that though the artycles of our fayth be aboue reason , yet there is none contrary and agaynste reason , as we shall clerely se and knowe in the kingdome of euerlastynge ioye .

Thus you haue seen nowe howe a man may dye wel , & haue euerlasting lyfe in heauen , by the moste mercyful goodnes , & promyse of our most mercyful sauyoure Ihesu Chryste , vnto whom be giuen here euer more moste prayse , laud , and honour . Amen . ❀ By your louer in almighty god for whome I beseche you to say , Iesu haue mercy vpon my soule .

AMEN .

Imprynted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the George nexte to saynt Dunstones churche by Wyllyam Myddelton .

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