And now in these latter days it hath pleased God in his goodnesse to grant the pure and primitive Discipline also unto the Church of Scotland.
The ungodlie soldiouris, in hatred of goodnesse and good men, continuing in their disorder, mocke the Laird.
I had utterly fainted, if I had not believed to see thy goodnesse in the land of the living.
O shew me the goodnesse of thy will, through the wickednesse of theirs.
But the goodnesse of God, who is a iust Iudge, and suffreth his owne elect to be proued to the extremitie, of purpose to make their glorie the greater, and the ruine of the wicked more apparaunt, manifested there an euident miracle.
Moreouer he neuer forsaketh them which with a good heart do go vnto him, hauing their affiaunce in his greatgoodnesse and infinite mercie.
The ground there it groweth, Goodnesse it hatte; And I have told thee what highte the tree, The Trinite it meneth.
For he in goodnesse of gost Graythliche hem warned To wayven her wikednesse And werkes of synne.
Of the good that thow hem gyvest Ingrati ben manye; Ac, God, of thi goodnesse Gyve hem grace to amende.
For-thi God of his goodnesse The firste gome Adam Sette hym in solace, And in sovereyn murthe; And siththe he suffred hym synne, Sorwe to feele, To wite what wele was Kyndeliche and knowe it.
So at the feeste first, As I bifore tolde, Bigan God of his grace And goodnesse to do-wel.
For verely to cōfesse out of the herte/ that all benefites come of God/ euen out of the goodnesse of his mercie and not deseruinge of oure dedes/ is the only sacrifice that pleaseth God.
We thanke His gretegoodnesse He fette vs fro [th]is place, Makes ioie nowe more and lesse; Omnis.
But if he be blynde, or broke-legged, or bolted with yrnes, 130 He shal ete whete bred and drynke with myselue, Tyl God of his goodnesse amendement hym sende.
Be thou blest Bertrame, and succeed thy father In manners as in shape: thy blood and vertue Contend for Empire in thee, and thy goodnesse Share with thy birth-right.
All which benefits we first refer to the grace and goodnesse of God, and next of all vnto the bountie of our soile, which he hath indued with so notable and commodious fruitfulnesse.
And whereas we had a regard onelie to pull downe sinne by defacing the monasteries, you haue a desire also to ouerthrow all goodnesse by subuersion of colleges.
A vice very common to fond and foolish mothers, who flatter themselues with a shadowed hope of the future goodnesse of their children, which many times doth more hurt to that wanton and wilfull age, than profit or aduauncement.
He recommended his Soule, he prayed forgieuenesse of his sinnes: and aboue all, he humbly besought thegoodnesse of God, that it would please him to haue pitty vpon his Sister, and to deliuer hir from all Infamy and dishonor.
For going many times to see Gienura with the hauke on his fist and bearing with him the tokens of the goodnesse of his Hauke, it escaped his mouth to say, that the same was one of the things that in all the World he loued best.
If any man doubt of the goodnesse of the ground, let him comfort himselfe with the cheapenesse of it; such bad land in England I am sure wil bring in store of good monie.
The white thorne affords hawes as bigge as an English Cherrie, which is esteemed above a Cherrie for his goodnesse and pleasantnesse to the taste.
These trees beare a very good Nut, something smaller, but nothing inferiour in sweetnesse and goodnesse to the English Nut, having no bitter pill.
Fayth is the belevinge of goddes promesses & a sure trust in the goodnesse and truth of god.
For faith is the goodnesse of all workes in the sight of God.
Notwithstanding it pleased God of his great goodnesse to deliuer vs out of this great danger.
God morrow Brother Bedford: God Almightie, There is some soule ofgoodnesse in things euill, Would men obseruingly distill it out.
And out of her owne goodnesse make the Net, That shall en-mash them all.
Many and harty thankings to you both: We haue made enquiry of you, and we heare Such goodnesse of your Iustice, that our soule Cannot but yeeld you forth to publique thankes Forerunning more requitall Ang.
For Goodnesse sake, consider what you do, How you may hurt your selfe: I, vtterly Grow from the Kings Acquaintance, by this Carriage.
Therefore, for Goodnesse sake, and as you are knowne The First and Happiest Hearers of the Towne, Be sad, as we would make ye.
Looke you, the Worme is not to bee trusted, but in the keeping of wise people: for indeede, there is nogoodnesse in the Worme Cleo.
Now sweet Lord, You know the goodnesse I intend vpon you: Tell me but truly, but then speake the truth, Do you not loue my Sister?
Away Captaines, let's get vs from the Walls, For Talbot meanes no goodnesse by his Lookes.
Oh, then I feare the striving to expresse The virtue of a good wife hath begot An utter ruine of all goodnesse in thee.
By which proportion, how vncertaine so euer the goodnesse of the Tynne, or the greatnesse of the price do fall, their gaine of a fourth part at least riseth alwaies certainly.
The goodnesse increaseth as it is taken farther out of the Sea.
What booteth then the good and righteous deed, If goodnesse find no grace, nor righteousnesse no meed?
For he could not perceiue any manner of goodnesse or of aduantage that might haue growne to him thereof, but rather great perill and charge; and hereof my said lord of Winchester is readie to make proofe, in time and place conuenient.
Moreouer, gratious lord, please it vnto your maiestie roiall, of your great goodnesse and rightwisenesse, to incline your will to heare & feele the rightwise part of vs your true subiects and liege men.
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