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¶ To the ryght excettent moſt
bonoꝛable loꝛde Thomas Eric of wyl
ſhpꝛe: and of Ozmande / ee
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of a act
DHreatpnges
Oawe and petceuch
full wel motte bonozable
Erle / that of ſome perfor
nes Ichold be acculcd of
| icwde boldnelle and pꝛe⸗
ſumptpon: pf J wold tas
he vpon 1110 make anp cõömentarp of
woꝛke vpon the Crede named the Spin
bole of the Apoſtels / after ſo many / and
fo kamouſe doctoures of the churche ae
monge whome Cipziane takpnge this
mater in bande kpꝛſt of anp Latpu man
hath in luehe wyle handeled it: that no
man / that cuer hathe folowed hym pes
vntpll this dap / hath ben able to ouerge
te hym / oꝛ to come anp thynge nere vn⸗
to hym. Agayn on the other parte / me
thoughte J Hold be accuſed of impꝛoby
it and lewdenelle / xa wold not ey
ok the cOmutn Crede. a
and accomplyſhe pour requeſte / namely
deſpꝛynge lo holy e fo bertuoſe a thyng
with a goode and godly affect pon ſſpecp
allp / ſeyugoe hat pou haue Co well accep
ted e taken in goode worth that my fore
mer ſeruyte rather than benckpgbte Dos
ne to pon / in expoüdyng and declarpng
the. rxru.pſalme. And J do knowe allo
wel enough / that pou do not tequpꝛe of
me / to takethis lptle labourc / for pour
owne cauſe: whiche do not nede anp in⸗
ſtructpon oꝛ infoꝛmacpð of me. But pow
do deſpꝛe it foꝛ other moꝛe ignoꝛauntce €
vnlerned perſones, And therkoze Jha⸗
ue ſo handeled the thpuge / that Jhaue
ſhaped and oꝛbꝛed al mpne oꝛatyon and
ſpeche / after ſuche koꝛme and maner as
mpghlbe mote mete and agrepuge to
the capacpte of thoſe that are ſym ple.
Nether do J {ce oꝛ percepuc onp whitte
at all / what laude oꝛ praple J Mall gete
bp this my labouresercept it be peradué
tute becauſe that J haus {pokcu certap
ne thynges ſomwhat artet a plapn / and
bomelp percepucable kacpon / bow be it
as for praple/ I pale not vpon it. Buß
wolde god / that the ponge Soldyers of
tbe Chꝛyſtpan cheualrp / map take as
much krute g; pꝛofpghte bereoß as bothe
a A. u out
er
— ae cpos
pour dꝛulie honourabie loꝛdeſhpppt 10
pour ercellente Charpte and goodues /
Doth delp ze: und as J allo / accopwpuge
to ſuche lytle power as god hath lente
moe haue endeuored mp lelke / and geuen
Vie ae aa
dylpgence / that they ſholde do. In the
meane leaſon / our loꝛde is to be pꝛaped
vnto / that he of his bountt s goodneſſe
yyll ſupply that / where my power both
waͤnte and faple / that he / Ghiche bath
inſppꝛed into pou this deuoute and god
ly affectpon towarde his relpgpon and
fapth / wyll vouche late to lende pꝛolpe⸗
“cous lucke good ende / not in this thyn
ge onelp / but alſo in all other thynges /
whiche of loue and zele lowardz the has.
noure of god / and kurtheraunce of vertu
and good Thiiſlen lpupage:pou Halt
ent erpꝛyſe oz begpnne: well
moughte pour honoza⸗
ble loꝛdeſhpppe
fare peuen at
Friburge /
the pere of our loꝛde
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of the cõmun Creve. 9
TA Dialoge called the Spmbo,
le oꝛ inſtructpon in the chatklen fapth oz
delyue / made bp My apiece Eralmus of ©
Koterdame. The perſoncs {peakpy
ge are the Mapſter / and the Dis
ſciple / the one is marked by
M the other by D.
the fpꝛtte inſtructlon. Gr
DJI LX.
—
aN <¥ ben a great wht /
50 * „eile beep betpsecia
EE, |} and fore Loo pug
N N in dip mpndets
de eſcrpbcb cud
6 7 N ej tecciusdinte the
ae, | cCompenp and fe
ee ae lowihppe of the
| to ee 4 oe eo thatholpke chur
q Am and haue
Ot of the
che / whiche is the hobwſe ok god / out of churche / viht
the wiche churche no man ought to ho⸗ che is the hon
pe the obtapnpnge of cucrlaſtpng heith look god ts
and faluatpon. Aud therkoze J bckeche no hobe ok fas
pou / that of pour chatpte pou wpll hel⸗
pe myn inkancpe: that J map be ſpedde
of this mp deſpꝛe and purpoſe. MA. J 2
thou haue ben waſhed in the holy bathe,
* *
N
1 5 4,
‘Wacpon,
; Tht erpolpcpon
ol baptp line after due koꝛme and maner
khan arte thou bp the reaſon ther ot / eu
alredy aumptted and recepucd into the
hobwſcholde oz company of the catholp⸗
3 ke chutche. DIS. pe but this thynge
was don vnknowpug to me / by mp god
fathers and godmother. But nowe / in
as muche as god of his goodnelle hath
graũted me to come vnto this age/ whe
che as it map be caſplp coꝛrupted to vp⸗
ce and vngracpoulnes and erroure ſo is
it (as J ſuppoſc) apte to recepue inſtru⸗
ctyon to vertu and good lpupug erpghe
beleffe / Itbynke it to be rpghte and ac⸗
coꝛdpnge / both that J chuld fulfplle the
pꝛumpſlſe / that my ſurtes haue made vp
on my hede: and allo that Imp ſelfe do
pꝛoupde &lcefor2 myne owne helth and
lauegardt / x do myn owne befpnes alſo
in myn oblynce perſonc / z not all by other
kolke / wherkoꝛe J beſeche and pꝛap vou /
that pou twpll euen ſo deale with inc / as
pl pou dpb teache and inkoꝛzme a perfor
haupnge no mance learnpnge o2 know
4 lege at all. MAG. Meare fone / that
loꝛde / whiche bath inſpyꝛed this mynde
into the:the lame / ot his goodnelſe / ſhal
promote and carpe the foꝛ warde vnto
5 dhis / that thou dot = 45. nf
no
ok the cöoͤmun Crede. 4
I not nede than to haue an inſtructer e
teacher: MAS. If ther wer no nede
ok an tukourmer oz teacher: than ſholde
chꝛpſt hauc lapde all in vapn theſe woꝛ⸗
des / to his apoſtles. r Go pougteache
all natpons. But though thou haddock
gotten (pe hundzeth teachers / to inſtru⸗
cte the / pet is it the loꝛde / that Doth true
ly & eſfectuoſlp teache this phploſaphpe
and wyſdom. Foꝛ ſo it hath pleaſed god
aud hath lyked hym to geue his benefice
tes and gyftes to one man: bp another
man. DJ. why hath it lpked hym to
do for AA. Jyꝛſt / te thentent / that
all pꝛyde e atrogancpe mpght be exclu⸗
bed: whiche / that ſpyꝛpte the louer of
moeke and myld mpudes: doth hate and
abhoꝛte / and ſecoundarply / that thiugh
dopng bencfptes and good dedes / eche
to other charpte aud loue myght be pur
chaced / encreaced / and nourpſhed amon
ge chꝛyſten kolke. And pet neuer the les
neither map the doctour oꝛ teacher here
chalenge onp whitte pꝛapſe to hymſel⸗
le / pk he doth his offpce c ductp nepther
the dyſcyple oꝛ learner to hymlelk pk he
both pꝛofpght and go koꝛ warde. All the
apſe / euerp whitte of it:is due to god /
biche inwardlp by his ſpyꝛpte / bothe
6
Mar. t 6.
Zz
shy lt beth
pleſed god to
geue bis bene
kyght to ona
man Op anos
ther. li.cauſa.
A. um. dot
The ſexpoſpcpon
Doth temper the ozgane / e inſtrumenke
ol the teacher: and alfo doth trauſkoꝛme
and chaunge (he mypnde of the learner.
Act vs therefore both together beſeche
2
10
11
12
1 a
8 .
Debz eit
Oebz. 11.
80177 is the
oꝛe / wherbp
te entre into
the howle of
Vod: that is
the churche.
the loꝛde ok his merey / that by bis inſpt
tation / both thou mapelte wilelp allie &
demaunde: & J alſo map krutefully and
holſomelp make aunſwere vnto the. D.
So beit. TM. Soto now thã / x demand.
D. That vulpedkcable beaute c fapznes
of the houle of god / both(as J ſapd) mer
uaplouſtp mouc & ſtyꝛte mp mpnde: and
cauleth me to be enamoured on tt. But
J pray you which is the wap foꝛ a man
to entte into it AIA, who ſo cuer wyll
entre into a howle: gotheto the gate.
DJ. Shew methe gate, M. Sapnee-
Paule (elveth it / that heuenly doctour
A Dc that cometh to god (ſaythe he)
muſt belpue. And in the. v. chapptre to
the Komancs. * Wy whome: we haue
wape and entraunce thzugh fapth:into.
this grace. Agapu to the Oebzues: he
ſapth. * without fapth itis vnpoſſpble
to pleaſe god. The doꝛe o2 the gate ot.
fapthas a beep lob doꝛe oꝛ gate / but af
ter that one is entred ones with in it / it
ſheweth to hym the vnſpe akable maie
ſte of the power / or the wyldomc / and +
ae . the
ofthecdmun rede. 5
the goodneſſe of god. Stoupe therefore
and bowe downc thpn heade / that thou
mapſt be woꝛthp to entre / and go in.
DJ. what is this / that pou do lapc? 5 _
MAS. I mcane Lape from the / and 18.
ſette a parte all carnall witte oꝛ iudge⸗
mente / and the ſubtple argumentes of
mannes natural reaſon / that thou map
te lymply and vndowtedly beleuc / and
getie rredence / vnto what lo cuer thyng
the authozpte of god Hath taught vs lo
our helthe and ſaluacion / althaugh to
mannes reafon und iudgemente / it doo
ſeme neuer fo muche ſallc / folpche: vnrea
ſonablc / and vnpollpblc. Mannes rea⸗
fonpnge and argumentatpon: mape dps
ſcepue / the bodylyc ſenſes oꝛ wittes of
man mape dylcepuc / onelp god / as he
can not but be goo: ſo can he nepther „„
dyſteput / nether be dyſcepued. DJS. 17
what is fapthe: AAG J. Koocipne ?
Fapthe ſomewhat plapne and famplpa The te pwn⸗
rly / to the that arte vnlcarned: There BY find Aah :
are two pꝛyncypall powers of mannes ſe/vnderſlon⸗
ſoule: that is to Witte: the underſton⸗ dyng z wyll.
dynge / and the topll. Bp the power of 12
vnderſtondynge: we do iugde Whats '
to be choſen / and by the wytt:wedodelp
te that thynge / whiche vnderſtondyenge
oe A. b. oꝛ tca⸗
.
*
*
‘ tae be
Thzu gh the
oftence of B-
da and uc
both mannes
vnder ſtõödpn⸗
geꝛ allo his
wpll are vicp
ated and co
xupted.
Wwo reme⸗
dies ag apnſte
the aforclays
de cuplt faith
whiche purs
geth the bert
— - echarite whe
che ſtraighte
neth the tro⸗
hed wpll a ap
petpte.
¶ Faypth.
The expoſpepou |
oꝛ rłaſon( which ace both one) bath he
wed vs for tobe deſpꝛed. Botb thole.tt.
partes bath ben cozrupted thrugh the
ctime & offence of them / which were the
fpꝛſt parentes of all mankpndc / that is
to wilte / dam and Eue. The contagp
on okthis eupllhath pitucd from them /
into all thep2 poſterpte and oflpꝛpuge.
And by the reaſon here ot it is brought
to palle / that both with our realon / as
with a coꝛtupte ipe / we do wene e wdae
thynges to be / which are not / oz cls not
to be luche maner thynges / as thep are
in verp dede / and alfo that with our coz⸗
rupted wpllec which thynge chaunceth
oftcntpmesto ſpcke men) we do delpꝛe
nopſome and deadly thynges / in the tte
de ok pꝛofptable and hollome thynges.
Agapuſt theſe. ii. cuylls / the goodnes of
god hath pꝛoupdced for vs / two remedz /
that is to witte / Tapth / whiche purpkp⸗
ctl) and clenleth the bert that is to ſap /
the mynde and reaſon / as beyng the foũ
tapne of the ſoule / and charpte / whiche
ſtrapghteneth æx amendeth our croked a
coꝛtupte wpl. Fapth as it were a lpght
chpupnge before vs in the darke dꝛp⸗
ucth away all erroute /in thoſe thpnges
ſpecpallp: whiche do apettapne 115 be⸗
onge
ol the cßõmun rede, 6
longe to helth and ſaluacpon. Tharpte Chatyte.
putteth awap croked and elude atfcctps add
re and folowe onelp thole thynges / whe
ae god hath pꝛelcrpbed oꝛ cömanded. Charpte ia
fi be don Tharpte crecuteth the lame ot kapth.
in woꝛzke / as bepnge the mynpſter z ſer⸗
uaunt oł lapth. But the ipe of fapth ig
pred lette faſt papucppallp vpon god.
tharpte bath as it were two ipes / with
the ryght ipe it loketh ſtedfaſtſp on god
and the left ipe it boweth oꝛ tourncth a
ſpde to warde typ nepghboute / whils it
loueth god / as bepng the mot hyghe e
perfpghte goodnes / abouc all thynges /
and loucth the nepghboure / as depnge
hatucall cofen:fo2 goddeg lake. Fapthe what 7
therefoꝛe / where of we doo ſpeale / is a is.
gykte inkuſeb e putte into manues mpu⸗
de / of god / hzugh whiche man without
aup dowtefulnes doth beleue all thoſe
thynges to be moſt truc / whiche ſo tuer
god bath taughte and pꝛompled to vs /
by the bokes of both teſtamẽ tes / the old.
and the newe. This fapth ſtretcheth it
lelk to thre mance tymes / that is / to the
tpme / that is paſſed / to the time / that is
debut / and to the tpme that is to come
A. vi. that
Fapthe hath
one ipe. Cha.
cite hath. ii.
Thccrpoſptpon
„ fbhaͤt is foꝛ to lape / kyꝛſte it beleueth that
the woꝛlde was made bp god / and what
ſo cucr thpnge the holp diuine ſcripture.
makcth met pon to haue ben don in olbe
ktymec pad. Sccondarelp: that the.
woꝛlde: and the churche 18 goucrned ok
the ſamc: god cucn this dape allo. Aud
late of alt᷑ / that all thoſethynges ſhall
come to paſſe tbe fulfplled: what ſo euer
Ihe ſayde ſcrpptures Doth epther prꝛomp
{eto good c vertuoſe men: oz els doth
thielten to wicked and vngodlpe perſo⸗
ucs. All thele thynges / we doo thoꝛow
the gykte of fapth/ farre moꝛc certapnlp
Fayth is the beleue:than we dothoſe thyngz / whiche
inot Cure we do gather bp arguinctacpon ¢ reaſo
komledge / nynge oꝛ els of which we haue ſure pees
that is i this ccpuyngte and konwleg bp all our owt⸗
wonlde. i warde ſeuces. DFM, But in as muche :
~ as thebobes of holp Ccrppture haue coz.
me to bs by men: where ofthan cometh
that ſtedlaſt and ſure perluaſpon oꝛ bes.
leffe. Thete is no man fo wycked: as to
thynke oꝛ iudge / that god map beſulpe⸗
cted of kalſched and vntruth / but it may
he enuſes be dowted / whether all tholc bokes has.
woulg vs to ut ben wꝛyten by the iuſpitatiö of god.
ce fat and AS. Acryl this ccttaynte ryleth
20 of manp cauſes: but pꝛyncppally 3 ee
5 oe ae 5 4 0s.
ofthe chinun dribe, 7
Ap of ones fpꝛſte of all:it rpſeth ołkuatur⸗ ko the holy
all conlente / koꝛ thoſe thyuges: whiche 5 of
ate taughte in thole bokes: are a great 2°"
parte ot them / ag reble to the naturall
Judgement of realſon / a cextapne ſparke Naturall.
whcerok remapncth pet ſtyll cuen in men Conlente⸗
alter the falle. Scecondaryly of the mers
uaplouſe wondꝛes oꝛ mpꝛacles / by whi⸗ giracles.
ehe both the olde and allo the new teſta Miracles.
ment hath ben geuen and taught. Joꝛ
nepther haue luche wondzes ben done
euer at oup other tyme / oz in onp other
thynge: nepther euer onp man epther
durſtc / oꝛ caulde haue fapned lyke thyn⸗
ges vnto them beſpdes this ok the mer⸗
uaplouſe and wondꝛekull conſente and eae pern
zagremente ot all the ihpnges amonge okthe kygur⸗
zt them {elite and of eche with other. DJ. eg pꝛophecp :
azOeivbiche thyngesr Mel. Okthe es ol the olde
kpgures: and the pꝛophecpes: whiche teſtamet both
pꝛopzelp do appertapnt and belongeto among pie
the olde teſtamente . Adde hereunto 5110 b 5
the truthe and cupdente in the perfoz⸗ teſtamente.
mpynge and kulkpllynge of (hole thyng z
whiche the olde teftaméte epther hadde
ſhadowed ge ſignykyed by figures: oꝛels
had pꝛompled bp the mouthe of the pra
+ fetes. In the sacl A beetle e 5
Cea et ee ere eae | ttt)! Lae oe
yd
35
The expolpepon
‘i KuoWwent well / that the confente ¢
agremente of the recozdes amonge thé
ſclues / is of great wapghte and greatly
to be regarded. Tompare that Thꝛyſte /
whiche bp many Darke redles and fpgu
res is ſlygupfped e ſhadowed in the law
of Moiſes / s whome ſo manp Prophets
dpd pꝛomplc / and that at dpuerle s fons
dꝛy tymes / with hym / whome the hyſto
tp of the Golpell doth (cette koꝛth plapn
ip afore oure ipes / as it were in a ſca⸗
fold: and thou Malt (ce allives thpnges
peripghtlp agree to gether. Ouer e be
ſydes this / Pꝛophetes do meruaplouſly
conlente and agree amonge themfclucs
one with another / Where as among the
phyloſofers of the world / there eis great
ſtryfe and contrarpete of dpucrle & fous
dip oppnypons. Adde allo tothele thpus
ges afore reherced / the conſtante and
. Ocdfatke conſente and agremente ok all
tymes and ofall natpons /& the faſte cd
ſppꝛation okthem vnto this phplolofpe
Dole with one mynde and arcoꝛde / for
who eucr wrote onp thynge / were hene
uer of ſo hyghe d excellente witte / whi⸗
che the whole woꝛld dyd lo recepue / wht
ehe the world dpd with lo great citar
cepe and ſtedtaſtnes retapue ¢ cleue puto
1 tha}
of the cOmun rede, 8
that fo manp thoufands of men / ok chpl
dꝛen / ok women / and of vyꝛgyns / neither
with dpuerſe z lond2p kyndes ok death /
— nether with tozmentes / more fearefull
175 ene be plucked ey 10
it / whole myndes the lpghte of Fapth „
had purpiped: Aud this tbpuge 1s bp 0 Bue wonder
much the moze meruraploule and won⸗ mrgbrokthe
Derfulls for that this phulolofpe/asit we Chuiſtiane
re a certay ne fonne/dpdfodepuip pune phdolophie,
and geuc lpghte thꝛugh out the whole
woꝛlde / and dyd ouercome and gete the
bpclorp / nether by the helpe of mpghte
and power / nether of ryches / noꝛ of op
mannes cralte oꝛ palpcpe/ nether kpnal
lp by onp woꝛldly helpe 02 apde / e allo
foꝛ that it bath hetherto agapnuſte the
power ofkpngz / agapuſte worldlp wyl⸗
dome / agaynſt heretykes beyng a thow
land mauer wapes inſtructed x armed .
to imppete / and to be hort agapuſte all i
the N af the ray ee 5 0 ss |
and fure/wot able to be (hake/accozdpns
ge to the prompie of Chꝛpſt. And tbe .
gates of helle Hal not pꝛeuaple agapuſt
it. DIC, J percepue now / lome lpght 23
to ſhyne eut᷑ to mpn ipes alfo though be
png hall blynd⸗ But whiche is that chee
aah prencepall then ser 4 Ter, 8
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2
2 The e
j thou haſt touched it allredy of thyne
onc accoꝛde. DJS. Howe lor haue 1
26 louched it vnwarcs : HAG. jor thou
fealeſt and percepucſt (as thou fayette)
lome (pghte to haue (chpned in to the
pes ok thyn harte. This is doutles the
sant is cau ſpyꝛyte ot Chꝛyfte:whiche hath now be
ipe by
1 SE
15 holy gho⸗
Wenk ku, gonnc tochewe his eſtpcacpte ¢ ſerkgthe
in thy harte: and as J hope and trnuſte:
hey fpupſche and make perkpghte thas
whiche it bath begonnc. Foꝛ this is the
carneſt peny oꝛ pledge ofthe pupae (pp
- tpte: whiche by his ſecrete inſypꝛatyon )
Doth fo conkyꝛme ſtrengthen: and eſtab⸗
leſhe mannes mynde: that nepther the
power ol the deuplls:ucpther aungells:
nepther unp creature at all:is able to de
parte it: and plucke it awape from the
the fapth and hope: whiche are ul orp
ſte Jcſu. Suche an atkectpon: can no ps
ſuaſpon ot men gendꝛe in our myndes:
whicheeis a verp fure and vndowted
toler: that all thelſe thynges are don?
Loughe fed abouc / bp god. Foꝛ no ma
ner thyug doth ſette the mynde of man
at quyetneſſe and reſte: ſaue onelp this
27 Aa DID. O happy are theps
home it bathe chaunced to haue this.
28 gelte. AAG. Let vs pꝛapc / ay
a;
ofthe cOmiun Crede. 9
ſure truſte:and we Mall haue it. ID. pe 25
but whau pou doo name the bokes “
both teſtamentes:pou do name s ſpeake
of a greatte(bc cauſe J wpyll not faye of
an vnmcalurable) ſce / but what thynge
do pou aduyle me to lcatnc:that am pes
very ignoꝛãũte / and moe than an infa
te oꝛ babe in Chꝛyſt r A. The wozld⸗ 30
ip (cpences inuented by men: haue (as
thou knoweſt)thepꝛ rudpmetes pꝛyn⸗
typles. So lpkewile this beuenlp phyla
ſophie alfo / bath certapne rudpmentes
and papucpples oꝛ rules and inſtructp⸗
ons whiche are fpꝛſte taughte to hym /
that is a ponge beginner and learner in 3 |
it. DFS, whence Hall J fetche theſe wh
fapde rudymenkes : M AO. pou mape mie pec
kynde them in the Spmbole oꝛ Ctede / called the cine
whiche partelp for the auctozpte of it/ a bole of thea
partelp for a dyfference from other ſym poſtles.
boles: is called the Spmbole oꝛ Ttebde
of the apoſtles / aud the olde authoꝛes
doo otherwples calle it the Kule of the
fapth oꝛ beleffe. This is a ſpeche bꝛeſlpe
compꝛeheudpnge in kewe woꝛdes / the
ſumme of thofe thpuges:whiche are ne⸗
ceſlarelp to be. beleued of all men bute
cternallfaluacpon. This Spmbole oz
Crede / in the olde tyme / they that were
B. baptuzed
The expoſpepon
baptpꝛed when they were growne in as
ge: dyd recyte openlp / cuerp man wily
His olune mouth and ware than called
Cathecumen afore that thep were Oop
33 ped in the hollome water, DFS. whp
tohp the crede Ig it called the role of fapth oz belecke.
is called she 37. A. Vecauſe chat accozdyngetothis
rule ot kapth n pffe and Aronge inflerphle (qupcte oz
tule of vetpte and troutts: albthe oppup
ons of men ate dpꝛected and toꝛztected /
q by it alſo all the exroures fwarupug x
gopnge alwape from the ltouthe / boibe
ol hethẽ papnymces / ok Jehes / and of he
tetikeg:art üraightened and amended /
forthe lrouth ok god is lingle / xalwap⸗
Math. eri, Cs contapuncth one / and vumoucable /
zg whiche Capt) A cucn and ceihe Hall
che ty ee patte awape/ but mp worde (yall abpde
: else Seite and nol pale awape, DID But what
grelle woꝛde Meanelh this worde Symbolc: LY.
ipmbolum. 35 Ombolum is a Oꝛcke wordt / whiche
cometh of the verbe Dymuallo:whiche
ſigmifieth the ſame that confero doth in
the latvne tonge / that eis / lo bꝛynge to
sf fig gether. This woꝛde fpmbotis: the Bꝛe⸗
this wonde kes haue vſed manp maner Wapes/ and
fymbola, in diuerſe figuifications. Fo2 othcrwhs
les / they do culle ſpmbolum / the feale oz
marke: which is empꝛputed on lettres /
55 * beſlels
of the commun Trede ‘to
beMels:tothentéc that they Hold not be
opened ot ſuche as were not mete e töne
nyent. Sometpme agapn / thep do calle
ſymbolũ a gage( whether it were mon
oꝛ a tyng / oꝛ onp other thpug that they
gauc ſrom thẽ / as maup as were appoi⸗
ted / x bad made ꝓmpſe to haue a cõmu⸗
ne baͤkette o2 keaſt together: to the adue
aunce / that cuerp onc of thé hold kepe
his appopntemét / x no man withdꝛaw:
oꝛ abſcute hym (clffe. Belpdz this alſo /
they do calle ſymbelũ / the token / that is
geuen betwen the ſpouſc and the ſpou⸗
The ſetonde
liguikication
The. lit,
leſſc / of thepꝛ conſente cee of them to
other: to tht eude / that nepther of them
mape ſchzynke from theyz pꝛompllc and
bargapn. And latt of all / they calle ſom⸗
bolum / that token oz cegupfaunce: wh
che was geuen to the ſoldyers / as manp
as foughte vnder one and the lame tar
derde and bannerc / whiche lometpme
was a watchewoꝛde / ſometyme it was
without woꝛdes / and therfoꝛc of them
it is called Spmbolon Aphonon / id eſt /
dumbe toliẽ / without ony voyce oꝛ fours
Be, And this was don to thende / that
the ſoldpers whiche were all vnder one
taptapnc: olde knowe cche other / and
rae pe onpe wolde attcmpte oz goo a⸗
V. li. bout
The. iii.
How all she,
llii.ſigniłic a⸗
tions ot᷑ ſpm⸗
bolii:to agre
dunto thecrede
The ſealpng
ok a veſſell op
ok an eppftel.
li. Co. iii.
Tuccexi.
fi. Cozi. ilii.
Nuct.xiiit.
The expoſpepon
about to Woke ony gple oꝛ dyſceyte: by
this marke and token / thep myght bas
nie percepupng and knowlebge of hym.
D. Theſe thpngs haue pou ſpoken very
plainip ¢ clerelp. But J deſpꝛe æ long to
here the conuenpence and agremente of
the namzethat is to ſap) why the Crede
is called by this name ſymbolũ oꝛ how
this name agreeth to it. MAG. Thou
ſceſt / that in baptiſme / the foꝛchede of
hym that is regencrat is merked oꝛ {ea
led with the fygure of the croſſe. And
ſapnct 39 aule calleth the Cozinthianes
whiche had pꝛofelled the golpell: his
eppſtle / not wꝛpte foꝛſoth with ynke in
patchemente: but in thepꝛ hartes / with
the lppꝛyte / wiche ſppꝛpte is called the
lynger of god. The mynde that is ones
thus ſealed and marked to god it is not
la wenll to bꝛeake vp / oꝛ to open / to the
deupll. And the fame Paule ſpeaketh in
this tile to the Coꝛinthpans. we baz
ue this treaſure in earthen veſſelz. The
mynde therfore of man / thꝛugh baptpſ⸗
me: is made the veſſell of the holy gholt
whiche veſlell is ſealed oꝛ marked with
the ſygnete of 2 0 pe moꝛteouer Crp
ſte hath ſealed it with his one bloode.
And in the goſpell , & our lozbe 3
ofthe cõmun Crede. 11
reth the kyngdome of heuen / that is to The gage be
wytte / the grace of the golpell / vnto a longyng to a
featte royall / vnto whiche / all men of all i
nations are called. Mob who lo euer“
bath pꝛokeſled Chꝛpſte in baptyſme: he
Hath geuen a gage / to come to this nos The tone ges
uen betwen
ble feaſt / ſo that it is not lawful fo2 hym the Cpoute 6
now to garte backe. Belped this / nie vo peor
rede oltentpmes / that Chꝛpſte is called
by the name of a ſpoule as the churche
likewyſe is called by the name of a ſpou
ſe / as in the myſtpcall cantpcle / and in
the thyꝛde chapptour of Johan / pe moꝛe „
ouer / the ſoule of eehe man in the pꝛofel
(pon of the Fapthe: is wedded bute
Chꝛpſte her ſpouſe / ſapnct Paule des
clareth this / Post ee to the Cazins
thpancs. aue marped pou to :
one hulbande / that pou hold Hew pour oop tle
ſelues a chaſt birgine/to Chꝛpſt. Ther⸗
fore a token is geuen of bothe part pes /
that it can not be lawful koꝛ either other
at onp tyme to go about a dpuorcement
Chꝛpſte geueth the earneſt oꝛ pledge of
bis ſpirite. Man beleupnge wich his
barte to his iuſtificatpon / and conleſun
ge or khnowledgyng with his mouth / to
dis hell h and 1 oth “sere of
: 19
e
A
) The erpolpcpon
His part / geue a tokt᷑ oꝛ pledge / to Chay
fe. x Bꝛeat is the miſterie (as lapncte
Paulc ſaith) of this marrage whiche is
made / e nytte wah a Caley c alure vn
loulable bonde / betwen Chzpſte and the
cChurche. DJ. Z verelp dpd wene euer
„ bukpllthis tpme) that onelp bpragins yp
„kellynge the religious lyfe / had ben wed
dod to Chꝛyſte. JA. Foꝛſoth they ace
agapn matied: rather than maried / F
In the oꝛdꝛe of ſpouſes:they are cheſte in
prceminence/bepuge fo muche the more
nere to the ſpouſe: by howe muche (hep
ate moꝛe lyhe vnto hym / but in baptiſl⸗
me: the ſoules euen of mariners allo / €
It to all one of carters / and ok ſhomakers / arc made
Girt that is the llpouleſics of Cyste. Andit te all
geuen to all ONC and the lame token / that is geuen
tem that be⸗ to all men / as well to the vileſte beggar
lcue in Chieſt as tothe minhteſtkynge o2 pace thas
of what eſtat 18. And of (his thynge doutles/ oughte
ener tcp (co thofe / that ate abtectes and cuicattcs/
Poore a epel in the fighte of fhe woꝛlde: to take acer
dygh z lowe / tapnc godly pudckoꝛ that in luch thyn⸗
all are one in ges whrche ouclp Doth geuc the verie
Chziſte. tue kelicite / and whiche do make men
oF ttuelp excellte/truip cishe/ttulp migh⸗
| pandttuly noble: thep are egall and
mtches' to kyngz and prynces / be oe
| | neuer
Rice * —
es 2
Ephe. v.
2% 2 „
sed 1 2 Rae
ne
ofthe cõmun Creede. 12
ntuer fo ryche and great of power. DJ.
pou ſhewe here the meruailouſe and wõ
derfull beniguite and goodnelle of god.
Q AG. whomc can that mote meke
and gentpl Lambe ſrclulc o2 reiecte / whi
che: whan the thelffe hangynge on the
croſſe Opo profelic: forth wit dpd bpade
hym to the bꝛpdall fcatte/and of a {pune
full perfou and blaphemoule agapnſte
hymſelfe: made hym parte taker with
hym of his khpugdomer DJ SO. Foꝛſoth
all thpuges agtecth meruailoullp well
hetherto. MA. Finallp and laſte of
all / they whiche ate newe boꝛne agapn
by the bolp bathe of baptilme: thep da
pꝛo keſſe the Euangclycall cheualric oꝛ
warre / and do become Ceruauntes and
foldices vuder theimmoꝛtall captapue
Icſu Chꝛpſte / and are boͤüden with his
mplptare ſacramentes / and do cccepuc
the gyfte oz rewarde ok the ſpirite. Do
that it is a poynte of extreme vnfaithe⸗
kullnes / aud alſo vnkyndenelle:to foꝛſa⸗
ke this capitapuc / and runne from hym
to the tyꝛaunte the deuille. Mowe all y,
uc. xxlit.
The wateche⸗
woꝛde o2 the
badgeok fol
diers in war⸗
te,
do fora
they do koꝛſake hym / not onclp whiche i Thust thie
do denpe Chꝛpſte / and doo runne vata
ad türke oz to the Jeu es:
B. iiii. but
capitapne.
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| The expoſpepon
But allo which with thepz hole derte e
mynde art geuen to the woꝛlde / a wozld
lp comodptes and pleaſures. & oꝛ the
tyghtuole man allo falleth cuen ſeuen
tymes in a dape. But he tpleth anone
agapn bp the qupcknes and ſtreugth of
fapth/ whiche / lpbe fpere doth alwapes
laboute vpwarde vnto beuculp tbpngs.
DFID. wolde god that ſppꝛpte wolde
bouchelaffe to wrple in mp herte / e to
ſeale faſte that / whiche be bath wꝛpten:
with a lure and an inupolable Spmbor
le oꝛ ſeale.M.wold god hewold vouche
ſaſſe to cõmptte to thy harte and myne
that ineſtpmable treaſure:and that wht
che he hath put z lapde vp in our hertz:
to make ſure and dekende with his leale
oꝛ marke. DJS. But we mult than ok⸗
fre and geue to hym cleane parchemẽ te
and a cleane veliell. MAG. pes euen
this thinge allo all he hymlelfe graue
onto vs / howe be it not without our
one helpe and woꝛkynge there vnto.
DJH. O how happp and blelled a fea
ſte is that / whiche both in this woꝛlde
bath the iope of a good and clerre conſci
ence: and from hence Doth ſende vs Bula
the teleſtpall keaſte: MA. pe moꝛc⸗
auer how happy and bow 8
ol the cõmun Crede. 17
cyadge is that: whiche maketh vs one
with god / whome to cleue ¢ ſtycke fake
vnto:is moe hyghe e ſyngulare kelpcp
te: D. But cheualep oꝛ watre is a name
ol laboure & trauaple. A. * Mo man
is crouned ſaue onelpe he whiche hath
foughte lawfullp. But the papnes thas
are to be taken in this woꝛlde: are trans
ſytoꝛpt / and laſte but a ſhoꝛte while. 5
The crowne oꝛ tewarde is cuerlaſtyn il. Timo. ii.
ge / and Mall neuer coꝛrupte oꝛ fade. fur⸗ li. C oꝛt. iii.
thermoze that laboure 02 trauaple that i. Petri. v.
is herc / the (pprpte doth make dulcete a
ſwete with fo manp folacpes and cours
fortes: that all the refpdue map be (ufs
fred and endured not onelp pacpentlp/
but alfo gladly ¢ cheretullp. This lpfe Job. vit.
is abattaple: whether we wyll oꝛ not /
we can not choſe / but we muſte warte
cpther on goddes parte oꝛ cls on the des |
uplles . Thep that warre on the deupllf oe
parte / x whiche is called the pꝛince ok Joan. rl.
this woꝛld / do ſuffre more harde € more
papnfull thpuges / than do thep / thas
arre on goddes parte. And Chꝛyſtes |
ſoldpers do iope Eretopce no leſſe / than The cSparps
t hep do / which do ſeche and hunte after rap 4 the eſta
cwete aud plefaunte tbynges / bothe by Coty rand
londe aud water: but ther iope atter au tie deny leg
The erpoſpepon f
other maner oz faction. Map rather thep
onelp are trulp gladde and iopfull ! beſop
de this the (tppende oꝛ wages / whiche
theſe. u. captapnes do pape tothep2 Cols
dyers: are cxcedpugly karre vnlykc / and
contrarp the one tothe other: thatts to
witte totriüphe eternallp un heuc with
thepz capitapue Chꝛpſte:and to be geue
to the cucrlaſtpnge fperc of helle with
the tpꝛaunte the deuille. DJS. pt is a
micruailoure thynge than / that the com
mune forte ok men do lede they lyke afs
ter ſuche mauer / as they do. A. The
cauſe thereof is / becauſe manye men do
pꝛonounce the Spmbole oz Crede with
thepꝛmouthe: and few doo beicue with
thepꝛ harte / or pfthey doo beleuc : thep
belcue but coldelp and kaputlp. D. But
J haue a greatte whple deſpꝛed to here
the rudpmentes and pꝛyncppleg of the
i. Coꝛintio.i. heuenly philoſophic. BJAG. KAudimen“
. tes they are in dede / but that whiche is
loweſt thynge here: palleth and lurmoũ
teth / farre all the hygheſte poyntes of
woꝛldiy wildome. But becaufe we do be
ter and ſooner perccpue thole thynges /
which we are gredy a very deſpꝛouſe to
learne: therfoꝛe thep that do teache bus
mapne diſciplints / are wonte 1
ok the cimun Trede. 14
de the layde diſciplines vnt o thepꝛ dilct
ples æ hearers by dpuerſe meancs / bub
pꝛiucipally becaufe of the authoure / ot
the matter: of the fourme / a of the ende.
D. do not well percepue that whiche
pou do ſape. &. As foꝛ example / the ſcis The authoye
ence of phyſtke hath foꝛ the authol re ok of Philieke.
it: Mippocrates / x( pf we belcue pectes)
Appollo / it treateth 19 occupied about The matter
thynges / whiche do helpe o2 hurte the bade
helthe of the body. This is the mater 02 3
material cauſe of it / it ſtõdeth by kuow
ledge of naturall thynges / & bp erperp⸗
mentes. Thynke this to be the kourme / The kourme.
the ende ofit is the helth ok the body as The kinall
farre forth as is graunted to man fo2 to ee o ende
haue helth in this woꝛlde. D. Thouma Theauthous
Ket here no mention oflutre. &II. That ot the ſtoike
peraducture is the ende oꝛ pꝛyck where philofophic,
tito certaine phyliciõs do laboute / but The mater.
pet the ende of the arte oꝛ Ccpencesis the 2 5
pꝛoſperouſe helth of the bodp / lpkewpſe H :
the Stopke phplofophre bath koꝛ the au
thoure of it:zeno / it treateth: what is be
tc € what is vertuc / it gathereth 02 cots
cludeth with Dialecticall reaſons / it ps
mileth traquillite æ quietnes of mynde:
but in this lyfe onelp / æ it alſo falle oꝛ di
ſeytfull / foꝛ nothyng doth berilpdetce
fet at reſte the mpude ol man: laue oncly
: The expoſpepon
Nothig qute the grace of Chꝛyſte / Which they dyd ne
teth the myn uer ſo much as ones dreame ok. But ol
de or man: ca this philoſophpe / ol whiche thou begps |
ue onelpe the net now to be a learner:the authoure is
grace of Chi god / the matt: is vertuole lpfe / the four⸗
a e authoy me: ts the mfppratponof the acternall
The matters Jod / the ende: is the beucnip lyfe / nape
The kourme / ral her to (peake better: all thele thyngz
and the ende is god hym ſelf. And zeno verplp in ma;
ol the chꝛyſtẽ ny thynges both doth dyſcepue and is
philolophie. dyſcepued. And becaule he is dplcepued
in the ende: it coulde not be cholen / bub
that he muſt nedes be dyſcepued allo in
the meanes to the ende. But here where
god is alin al:there tau be none errour /
no clowde / none ambpgupte oꝛ dowtkul
nes. Heis the begpnunpngthe is the pro
greſſe oꝛ myddle courſe / e he is the ende
Oeyng than / that we do kynd men / w yr
che do deſpꝛe and go about to learne hu
mapne dplepplpncs / withe ercedpnge
a great laboures / and great coſtes beſto⸗
wed a longe tpme: with bowe great fers
uoure ot᷑ mynde is it mete to learne this
ene which came from god / and
hiche by pure & cleane lpłe / with mere
Pe 970 5 110 blel⸗
, ſed immoꝛtalpter DS. Fozſoth pow
} Qatb . xu. ‘Speake of a beep . ae
bk the coömun Trede. iv
perle / wiche ought( and not vnwoꝛthp⸗
lp) to be purchaled and bought: though
a man olde make fale of all the goods
that euer he hath / to bye it withall. M.
pe moꝛeouer it is well bought: though
a man purchaſe il with the loſſe of hig
lpfe / pe though it dpd coſte bpm a thou⸗
lant tymes his lyfe the purchaſe of it:
pet ſholde it be bought good chepe / and
nothynge accozdpug to the valure of it.
But Athpnukc / it doth not nede me to re
herce thoſe thynges here / which mpght
make the beneuolence and wellwpllyn⸗
ge / attente and docple oꝛ apte to take in
ſtruction / it is a great ſpooʒe to pꝛyche @
pꝛouoke a man to pꝛokpght and go foze
ward in ony (cpence oꝛ crafte: the loue
ok the teacher. But what thyng is moze
ampable oꝛ louelp:than is godrnap tap
ther / what thynge ts onp whitte ampa⸗
ble at all:beſides hymr And who canbe
ſlepp / and not geue qupcke attention:to
bere hym ſurelp and vndowtedly promt
ſynge the eternall topes r And heis
eaſply and ſone made docile and apte to
take inſtructiõ: who fo euer both loueth
god aboue all thyng / and geueth ceed?
ce to bpm alone in all thynges / withous
onp diſtruſte oz doutfulnes. DA. Mp
mpnds
Beneuolece f
Attention.
Docilite.
The erpolycpon.
mpynde is kendled e enflaͤmed more and
|
moꝛe. AIA. But let ihis cõmunication
had hethertocpf thou iyſt)be the kyꝛſt in
ſtructiõ op leſſon / which wha thou als
haue well recoꝛded and laboured ouer a
gapn to thp llt / by diligente confideras
tion / deſpꝛyng a callyng forthe helpe of
the diuine ſpitite / tbaͤrctourne agapue
to mc / and thou ſhalie be taught the res
ſidue. DJS It hell be don.
The ſeconde Inſtruction.
Dilciple.
N 5 VS i auc don / as pou bad me /e
72 5 J am moꝛe delirouſe: ths J
bis wasꝛto here the reüdue. .
eke y Ehanke be therefore: tothe
motte bounteouſec and benigne ſpirite of
Thꝛpſte. Nowe it reſteth or ramaincth:
fpꝛſt of all to tecyte the ſymbole oz crede
buto the: whichethou Malt Co much the
ſoner beare awap / pf thou ſhalt vnder⸗
ſtonde it: € Halt know both the ſumme
o2rcifecte:¢ alſo the oꝛdꝛe of the thynge.
D. Therfoꝛe J longe. M. Merken than
Eeedo in deſi and take hede. D. Thercupon is all my
patrẽ oĩpotè⸗ mynde let. M. W belcue on god the
tem . father almightie: treatoure of heut and
reli s tert
. And on Felu Chꝛyſt his onely
lonne
N
ofthe romun Trede. 16.
fore: our loꝛde which was cõceiued by
the holp ghoſt:and bozuc of the birgine
Maric. Aud lufired vnder Ponce Pilat
Was crucpned:dede:a butied. went dow
ne to helle thethprve dap role agapne
from death to lpfe. Aſcended to heuens:
and littethonthe righte had of god the
father almighty. From thencc Hall he
comic / to tudge both the qupck tthe der
J bclcue ou the holy ghoſt. J beleve the
holy chucche Latbolpke: the cõömunton
ot lapnctꝭ. The forgpucns oflynnes:the
rpſynge agapn ot the fleſche: athe lpfe
cuctlaſtpuge. Amen. DJ here ofpou a
bꝛeffe woꝛde. A. And thou (cele a mu⸗
ſtarde ſede. Now thou perciueſt: J trow
that there eis but once god: whiche name
foꝛ all that cöpꝛehendeth thre perſones:
that is to witte:the father: which onelp
is ok none other / the lone which was be
gotten ofthe father / afoze al lyme. The
holp ghoſte:whiche peedeth krom them
both. DJS. J perccpue. MN. Let not
mannes witte tmagine here onp tranſp
fore oꝛ bodyplp thpng/ all thynges here
are eternall / vulpcakable / and incompꝛe
benſpble / to the vnderſtondpuge of Whe
che / mannes realon is obfcure and blyn
de / and (hep are percepucde .
8 : : 4
Et in Jelum
Chꝛiſtu Elie
eius vnicũ do
ming noſtrũ
qué cõceptus
eſt de ſplritu
ſctõ / natus ex
Maria virge
nc / paflus
ſub Moncio
Pilato / truck
tixus / moꝛtu⸗
us / ct ſepuitꝰ
delce dit ad in
kerna / tertia
die relurrexkiß
a moztuis.
Alcedit ad ta
los Ccdct ad
dextrã dei pa
tris oĩpoten⸗
tis. Inde ven
tutus eſt iudi
care viuos et
moztuos. Tre
do. ic.
Roma. ix.
Math . xii.
— es Linn
, The expolpeponm
Op kapth. Thep are thꝛe diſtincte in pꝛo⸗
pꝛetes / but thep are al.ini.oł one and the
fame lubſtance o2 nature / oꝛ of one eſſen
ce( which ſome men do ſuppoſe to be the
moꝛe apte and mete woꝛde) They are ot
Cheer is an Ole almpghtines / otone maieſte / of one
order in the wildomce / and or one goodnes. There is
diuine trinite in dede an oꝛdze in this trinite / but ine⸗
but none (nes gualpte there is vttetly in it none at all
aualpte. For none of them is poſterioure to the
5 Che dluytys other / in tpme. Neyther is one of them
ete plang inferpoure to annother / in dignite. The
deite ofthem all thꝛe: is one / æ thep.iu.
ate one god. Hereol tyleth the moſt gee
Che fathers nerall and moſt perfpghte diſtinction of
ve R the Symbole into pattes The father
dp the holpe hach the lyꝛſte place / the ſone hath the
gbolke. feconde / the hoiy ghoſte hath the thyꝛde
whiche is the charpte oꝛ louc/ and a cer
tapne vnſpeakable bonde oz knotte of
the bothe. The father maketh all thyn
ges / the lonne reſtoꝛeth thynges fallen
and dDecapde/ the holy gholt woꝛketh to
gether with them bothe. D. A vnderſtõ
de pou beep well. MA. But iu the ſonne
becauſe he alone toke vnto hym the nas
ture of man his diuine nature depng in
no popnte mpnpſhed oꝛ chãged / though
de be one ꝑſone / pet is there manp Cubs
duaũces
| of the tõömun Crede. 1 5
ſtaunces / that is to witte / the diuine (ub In Chit ss
dance, which he hath all one g the lame but onepton
with the father and the holy ghoſte / the and pet tine
foulc ot man / and the body of man / whe ſubſtaunccs.
the lpkewyſle as he was boꝛne very god
Of god his father: fo was he boꝛne a ves
ty mã / of a womã his mother. To bpm
doth he church cleuc: as the body of ma
doth cleue to the heed. Aud lykewyſe as :
that diuine ſpitite dothe ioyne and knyt Whe churche
together thc father z the fone: cuca lo an fe mitts
Both the ſame (pirite glue the churche Chziſt 3
buto Chziſte / with a ſcercte and kaſte to hym as to
bondc / not able to be lowſed. The mpſtp her hede / bs
call body therfoꝛe of Chꝛiſte / occupicry the diuin ſpi⸗
the. un. parte ofthe ſpmbole oꝛ trede. ite.
Where are other diuiſpons ofibe rede
but this diulſpon (hall (oc lome lyght
to hym / that is a begyuncr. Row there |
koꝛe reherce thon the ſymbole agapn ok i
thy parte. DJS. J Mall with a good
wyll. Qredo in Deum patrem
ommpotentem conditoꝛem celt er terte-
J beleuc ou god the father almpghty Eye kyꝛſte
maker ok heuen and okerth MA Here parte of the
thou haſte the fpatte poꝛtion. DS. Lrede. f
ct in Jeſum 1 0 kilium Se
bnicum dominũ nol. Aud on Jeſu
Thnſte his onelp ſonc / our loꝛde. MA. 5
. . owe
. The ſexpoſpepon
Now arte thou eutred into the. li, parte
of the ſymbol which teacheth the diuine
nature of Chrutt/ wherof J tolde the be
foꝛe. D. x Qui conceptus eſt de ſpiritu
ſctõ/natus ex Maria virgint . whiche
was cocepucd by the holy ghoſt / a boꝛne
of Marie the virgine. A. Mere thor
heareſt the verp & pfyght nature of man
in Chꝛiſt / & ſhalt by by bere the redép⸗
tion ok mankpude. D. Paus lub
Poucio Pilato crucifirus moꝛtuus le
pultus eſt. M Dpod ſuſtre vnder z once
Ptlatc / was crucificd / deade / se burped.
M. Thou hcareſt here / beſpde lo many
bvndouted tokcus declarpug bpm to bea
verp man: the mcruaploule battaple se
fygth of Chꝛpſt / with the tyꝛaũt the deo
upll. D. x Deſcendit ad inferna. A We
deſcended to the helle. BIA. cre thou
htareſt / what that bleſſed ſoulle of Chꝛt
ſte dpd: at what tyme his deed bodp dpd
teſte in the ſepulchze. DJ. Meira die
reſurrexit a moꝛtuis. The thpꝛde day
be vole from the deed. M. Thou hereſte
here the viet oꝛie of the heed / € the hope
ofthe mébꝛes. D. A ſcendit ad celos.
He aſcẽded to the beu€s. M. Here thou
hereſte the teiliphe of the bictoztoule cde
3 edet ad dexter der pee |
sips
ofthe tdmun Trede. 13
omnipotétig. * He ſytteth at the ryght
hande of god the father almightp. M. .
Here thou hereſt the cucrlafipng eine Mat, win
perable monarchp o2 kpugdom of Thi
lc / to whome is geuen al power ¢ aucto
tite / both in heuen d earth. D. Inde
ventur“ ck tudtcare viuos cf moztuos.
A tom thence ſhall he come agapn / to
iudge the qupckhc ae the decd. AI A. Here
thou hereſt hisſeconde tompnug. Ko at
kbc 8 095 tyme / fie inthe Pate
lytt t lowucs of fhe fiche to be the ſaup 3
our of all mẽ. At the latter tyme / he Hal 9 1
come in the glorp ofthe father / to uudge two lödzy
both good men / az wicked men / Flo geue manners.
to cuery man a reward accoꝛding to his
deſcruingꝭ. D. ¶ redo in ſpititũ ſctũm. Math. xvt.
J belcut on the holy ghoſt. M. Bere Thie. uu.
thou haſt the. iit.parte of the ſymbolc o2
trede. DJ STC. Sanctam ecciefiant
tatholicam. M belcue the holp chur
the. c. MA O. Here thou haſte the. iini.
parte of the Symbole / which deſcribeth
the miſticall body of Chꝛiſte / that is the
church. Nowe if thou take Chak whol
there are but thꝛe poꝛtiõs. And the holy
church / very well a cõueniently is ans
ered e iopntd to the holp ghoſt. Foꝛ by
the gylte and benekpghte or this ghoſte
is holy: What lo cuct creaturt is berply
he. litt:
. Nom. i.
Gccletia.
The tömuni
The expolpepon
and truelpe holp / where fore of lapucte
Paule it is called the ſpirite of ſanctifp⸗
cation. This is that ſpirite of the ſpou⸗
le: whiche neuer departeth o2 gocth as
Wwape from the boſome of the ſpouleſſe.
And becaule Eccleſia in the Gꝛck / doth
betoken a congregation: by this ſpprite
Doll cleauc togpther: what ſo cuer ts
well a happelp topucd oꝛ kuptte to ge⸗
ther. This is that vnſpcakable cyꝛclc /
whiche iopneth oz coupleth to gether /
the. ui, perfones amonge them lelues / &
whiche with them alſo glueth good aũ⸗
gels and good men / all together in one,
Foꝛ the name of the churche mape com
pꝛehende alſo the bletled ſpirites / all be
it that god came not lo redeme thé wht
che contpnued Gable mthat good and
bleſſed ſtate / in whiche thep were crea—
ted. But mankpnd / becaule it was falls
fromthe brate / in which it was madc / in
the fpꝛſt parentes Adam ¢ Eue:it neded
to haue a redemer. But now go forth
on wirbethe reſydue of the Crede. DF.
Hanctoꝛum cdmumonem. * The
on ot Caictces cõmunion of ſapnctes. MAS. This
thre mance
parcell / certapne men do fo vnderttõde /
wapes tal en that it dotb bp appolption expound the
and expoũded nexte parcell g oynge before / whiche is
fanctd
ofthe tdmun rede, 19
fanctain ecclefiam catholicam u The
holp catholike churche. Foz this woꝛde
Eccleſia( id eſt) L hurche: is a name of
ſocietie and felowihippe / and it is a con
tpnuall¢ a faſte vnlowleable iopnpnge
to gether ot all the membꝛes of Chꝛilt /
amonge themſelues / eche with other.
Mob be it certapne other men do thyn⸗
ke rather / that the. bu. ſacramentes of
the churche are be tokened by theſe woe
des. And certapne other agapn do thyn
ke / by theſe woꝛdes to be ſpgnyfyed the
comune felowMyppe o2 parte takpnge
eche with other of all good wozhes. D.
Hemiſſionem peccatoꝛum. I bes
leue remiſſton ¢ koꝛgpuenelle of ſpnnes.
MAS. Here thou doſt here / what is
the policie and good oꝛdꝛe ok this cptie
oꝛ cõmunaltie / in this woꝛlde / in which
woꝛlde as there is no perkyghte kelicyte
tuen ſois there init neither perkyghte
purpte and clennes / neither kull laturp⸗
te and ſatilkyeng ok mannes mpnde.
And therkoꝛe / it happeneth often tymes
that they whiche haue greuoully fallen
in to ſpnne: haue nede ok a remedic / and
that thep whiche are weake and keble:
haue nede of ſtrength and hartenynge.
Mow cit her ot theſe.ii.thyngz / dotb the
. iu. grace
2
—
— =v —
The ſexpolpepon
grace of god geue lufficientlpt / vnto bs
doth bp other meancs: but pꝛpucppallp
and eſpecpallp bp the Sucramentes of
the churchec . Aud therfore whan
thou heareſt remiffion and koꝛgeuenelle
of ſpnnes: thou hearecſt a double medi⸗
cine oꝛ falue the one by the holp and blel
Memilllon of (cd bath of baptilme (andthe other by
kynnes thozw khe lacrament ok penaunce. DJ L.
Gapsitme and CTarnis teſurrectionem. * J Ocleue the
peaaunce,
rfpngeagapmofthcbodp. AJA. Here
Is opened ¢ ſhewed vato the / the ende of
our warre / and the conſummation and
perfection of the church / aud either the
eternall felicite: og els the eternall calas
mite à⁊ miſcric of the whole man / that
is to witte / both in body and foule. DJ.
Mt vitam cternam. And cucrla⸗
ſtynge lpfe. AAS. Here thou heareſte
the vncomparable hiere oz wagt / and
tewarde / whiche our capitapne bathe
piepapꝛed and ozdapucd for his ſoldp⸗
ers: pfthep warrpnge fapthefullp accor
dpng tothe cufauinple of thep2 capitap
ne / vnder his ſtanderde oz banner / Hall
baue behaued them Celucs manfullp/ es
ucu vntpll theyꝛ drath. Thou haſt now
all the pzyncppalle and gentrall partes
| C̃äömedie
8
ofthe tömun Trede. 10
ol this bolſome tale oꝛ Comedp / thor
haſt alſo all the actes and ſtenes of that
beuenlp ozder and letter forthe of this
cõ medie lette in oꝛdꝛe bp a wondꝛe kulle
and buſpekable difpenfation. DJ.
Are there ouy that make a more ſubtile
diuiſion ok the Trede: thau this: Md.
pe there are tettapne men of later tpme:
whiche in ſtede of. ru. artpcles / do make
xi. Some there are agapn / whiche
make. xu. not accozdpuge tothe oꝛdꝛe
of thetheterte. But kolowpnge this
conlideration / that all the artpeles doo
belonge either tothe diuine nature of
all the perſones: oz els to the bumayne
nature ok Chk: orels tothe miſticall
body Of Thuſtt / to tuerp one ok theſe /
the p do appipe certapne artpcles oꝛ par
celles æ ſo are thtre made. rint. articles.
But this diſtinction oꝛ diuiſton helpeth
but ſmallp / and ig of litic wapghie o2
value to the purpoſe: that we haue in
hand. Foꝛ akt er this maner myght men
vymagyne alfo ot her diuiſions / accoꝛdpn
ge to the diuerſite of meunes lwittes/
and tothe diuerſe conſiderations thaé
map be made OF the lame thynges.
1⁰.Niit. Bat
Foz what in⸗
tente it was
deuiled / that
the zpoſtles
made ech one
of them one
articule of
iht Crede.
The expolpcpor
But that eis the pꝛincppall e heed popnt
of all:that he ſapth here the woꝛld to ha
ue ben myghtyip created of god / and ok
the lame god / bp his fone / to haue ben
wylclpe mercpfulip redemed / the begpn
npug z decourſc of the ſchurche the holp
ghoſt goucrnyng it by his ſecret inſpira
tpons àbꝛeathpuges / the cöſummation
and perfection of the churche whan the
foune Hall delyuer his kyng dome hole /
perlyghte and qulete to his father. DJ.
Ccttapne men doo aſſpgne and geucto
cucty one of the Apoſtles:one actpele ct
this Crede. LAG. pfthey that ſo do
lape truc / than ate they difcepucd: whe
che had leuer make. cit, artpcles. But
yet neuer the leſſe this was pꝛokyghta⸗
bly beupſed & kowude out: to thentente
doutleſſe that fuche as were vulettred:
myghte at ones with one laboure / as it
were bp pmages (ctte in oꝛdze:empꝛput
and graue faſte tn thp2 remembꝛauntc /
both the names of the Apoſteles / a alſo
cuctp one of the articles. For it ſhold be
berp conuenicute and accoꝛdpnge / that
all the parlers and cloſettes of Charter
men were decked r adourned with luch
maner tables / as theſe. DJS. O good
ſozde / how copyoule philolophie 9 twits
ome
ok the cömun Trede. 21
dome is compꝛehended in this ſo lytle /
and Co ſhoꝛte a ſymbole: d. But it
is beep probable a lpkelp / thut amonge
the in olde tyme the crede was pet hors
ter / than this. Fort ſholde ſemt / that
they made an ende of the crede with this
clauſe. Inde venturus ct iudicare
biuos et moztuos. xe From thence Hall
he tome to iudge the qupcke t the decd.
This map we gather of the ſpmbolc of
Athanalius / whiche / though be doth
declare this lpmbolc:pet doth he touche
none of theſe tbyngz. Neither doth the
lymbolc / whiche is reherted in the cana
nes / foꝛ the ſymbole made in the caũcell
holden at Nice: go onp further than the
afoꝛeſapde claulſe / ſaue onclp / that it ads
deth theſe woꝛdes. e Ct in ſpititum
fanctum. And in the holy ghofte/ whi
che ſame ſymbole belpte this / diffreth in
maup woꝛdes / bothe from this fpmbos
t / and alſo from that ſymbole oz credc /
whiche is ſongen in the maſſe / whiche
ſemeth to haue ben made in the ſpnode
holde at Cöſtantinople. The ſame alſo
is gathered of Tertulliã / as of his boke
made agapnite Pꝛarca. Agapu ok the
boke de birgimibus velandis / in the bes
gpunpug. Alſo in the boke de prelcriptte
5 L. b. onibus
|
The expoſpeyon
onibus hereticozum. DAD. Js ony of
thofe thynges than ſuperſluole: whiche
are abbed afterwardes: QIAG. Bod
forbpdde. But theſe thynges haue ben
added and put to becauſe of cötentidule
and groſſe perfones / that the ſpeche
cholde be moꝛe expꝛeſſe and eurdentescat
ther than kuller a perlighter. Foz whan
thou beareſt thele wozdes. ui con
eeptus eſt de ſpiritu ſancto.whiche was
ccep ued by the holy ghoſt: thou heren
the pꝛokeſſĩion and knowledgynge of the
thirds perſone. Agapn whan thou hereſt
paſſus eſt:that Cort bath (ured: thou
vnderſtondeſt alfo forth with the chur⸗
che / for wyiche he dpd Cuifre. Foz our
loꝛde dpd nother Cuffre for aungelles/
whiche nebed it not / neyther far the dee
uille z: whiche were fallne neuer to be te
papꝛed oz reſtoꝛed / agapn muche lelle
tha bpd he ſuffre koꝛ beast. Thou hereſt
alſo the kount apne of all remilſiou / for
neither baptilme / neither the ſatramet
ok penaunce / bath thep2 efficacie and
ſtrength trom onp where els:than from
the precpoule death of Chꝛiſt. A iſo wha
thou hereſt . Tertia die reſurrerit a
moꝛtuis aſcedit in celos. That he cole
gan from death / allen ded into heut
bes
4
¥
ofthe cOmun Crede. 22
tbou ſeeſte the ryſpnge agaps ofthc bos
dyes to be ſhewed / which we do all loke
for with fure and ſtedfaſte hope. Foz the
ö fre his membꝛes to be vnperkpghte and
lackpng theyꝛonc halite. He vole ag ayy
wpole and perkyghte: and ſo ch all we al
lo ryſe agapn whole and perfighte. Lak
of all / whan thou heareſt. A Tude ven
ttus eſt iudicare VINOD ei moꝛtos.
Ftom thence Hall he come to iudgetbe
gupcke and the deadeithis woꝛde iudica
re lo iudge doth ſignifie x ewe the dps
uerle rewardes of good meé / & of wicked
ſonners / whiche akter warde was fapbe
moe planlp by theſe woꝛdeg. * At vita
eternam. And the cucrlaſtpuge lyfe.
D. whpis this Ctede called the ſpmool
of the apoſtlesr AI. That bhp this tptle
it mighte be diſtincte and knowne from
the other Spmboles / that is from the
Symbol made in the counccll holden at
Nice. From the ſymbol made in the con
cell holden at Conſtantinoplc / lrom the
ſymbol of Athanaſiꝰ/æx manp other {pn
vol / ok many other menes makpug eu
is verp probable ꝭ lpkelp / that this was
the kyꝛſte ſymbole of all / that euer was
made. And lykewiſe as in the olde tyme
amõg thoſe batbaroulc / ſpymple s truel
Pr
heade raigupnge in heuen / wpll not luke
why the com
me Crede is
called the lim
bole of tke
Ipoſties.
Hheerpofpepon, |
knowynge no fraud oꝛ gple/cucnin the |
teateſte bargapns of all / either there |
1
ere no mance oblpgatious oꝛ enden⸗
tutes at all / oꝛ els they were very Morte |
wꝛptyngß / and it was ſufficiente to ma⸗
kt a note in a paper / J do krely geue op |
bequethe fo maup acres ok londe / to ſu⸗
che oꝛ ſuche a churche: euen ſo as longe
as the puryte and ſyncerpte of the kapth
was qupchke and ſtronge in the mpndes
ok men: either there was no nede at all
of this wrptynge oꝛ oblpgacpon / oꝛels
it was ger e it to be eo i |
ded in verp few Wordes. The wicked cu
0 e ryolyte of phuolopbers / and the peruer
phers: ¢ the lite of heretikes / was the occafian of fo
. of many woꝛdes and lo manp ſymboles to
eretik es / ga be bꝛought in / and euen lpykewile as the
e cratte and ſubtyle kallehed of men / bath
ge lo man e ben the cauſe: that inbargapus nowea
lo lõg Credes dayes there is nede of Co manp & ſo lous
| ge inſtrumentes and wiptpngs. But in
none ok all the churches dyd the feruent
loue of holynes and vertue / and the ſyn⸗
cerpte of the fapthe longer contpnuc in
vigoure r ſtrength / neither haue fewer
herelpes: noꝛ moꝛe ſlowlpe cropen in to
ony congregation oꝛ churche:than into
the church of Rome: wold ged that the
plcaſutes
of the cOmun Trede. 23
0 pleaſures of this World had no more ple
tuoſiy flowen vnto it / pe moꝛcouer euen
this (cle lame Crede / whiche lapncte
Tipi ane hath expounded and declared
15 ſomwhat ſhoꝛter:thãſthis is of owers
as we do ſape it. DZD. J beſeche pou
rcherce it to me / vf it Mali be no papne
; 10 oꝛ greſte to you. AG. Herlien than.
A ZFbheleue in god the father almpgh
1 And in Jeſu Chiiſte his onely loune
our loꝛdc / whiche was borne bp the ho⸗
l ghoſte of the virgine Maric: was cru
j tykped vnder Ponce ulate: e burped.
0
i De role agayn the thyꝛde dape:he alck⸗ ¥
ed to the heucus:æ ſytteth on the ryght
N hande of the father. From thence Hall
he come to iudge the quypcke e (he dede.
And in the holy gboſte. J belcue the ho
ly churche. The rempllpon of lpunes.
Aud the rpſynge agapu of this bodp.
DJS. J perceput here manp thynges
to be lefte out: aud lomewhat alfo to be
added. MAG. And ſapncte Cipzian
toth not diſſemble oꝛ hyde that / foꝛ forth
with in the kyꝛſte artycle / he doth ſhewe
that ſpecpallp & cheflp in the churches
ok the eaſte is added. J belcue in god
the father almpſthty vnupſpble and vn
paſlpblc. Agapn he ſapth that 8
& he
N
f
Credo in den
pte oipotcte.
Et in Jeſu
Chziſto tilio
clus vnico do
m ino noſtro
qui natus eſt
w ſpiritu Cas
cto / e'x Maria
vir gine. Cru:
ciłixus ſub
oncio Pi⸗
to / et fepult®
eſt.Tertia die
relutrexit.
Alctdit in ces
los ſedet ad
dextrã pattis
Inde ventu⸗
rus iudicate
vluos ct
moztuos.
Et in lpirite
ct / ſctũm ce
tleſiã / rem iſſi
onem peccato
tum. ulus
carnig refuda
rectiogem.
7 he wente downe into helle: not to be
hadde in the Spmbole oꝛ Crede vled in
the churche of ome / lphewilc agapn
in that percelle ge the riſpuge agayn of;
this fiche: he conte ſſet he and knowled⸗ 4
gethe the pronowne this to be added in
the churche of Cartbago. There don!
The txpoſycyxon |
i
|
9
wante ſomthyuges / nay raither they do ö
not wante: Out are vnderſtonden of |
other thpnges / whiche are expꝛelled
ſcinethe not to adde this ſentence.
The creature and maker of heuen
and of carthe. * But he gathereth this
88 8tocrato; .
ben created and made of another.
tyles oʒ papnpmes / by the 1
P |
i
und ſelte out alredy. Sapnt Cipnane i
t
1
i
ok the Beke wore Pautocratoz. ,
Foꝛ thts woꝛde dothe not fomuche (pgs |
upfieonethatis almpghtp: as it dothe i
ſpanpfie one that holdeth all thynges / ä
ande that culethe all thpnges / whiche
worde dothe not expꝛelle and chewe /
that the woꝛlde was created and made
bp god: but it dothe telle vs and putte
vs in knowledge and remembꝛaunct /
that it is gouerned of god. Nowe wolde
be not goucrne the wonlde / that had
3 1
And for as muche as cucn the very gen
ee Oe SS ee
4 ol the cõmun Trede. atk
and feachpnuge of poctes / dno belcuc /
that the woꝛld was created by god / and
ſeynge that allo the boke of Benelis
dothe inculcate and reberee the fame
thynge by fo manye woꝛdes: thep ude
9 gcd this partpcle to be moze eupdente
than that it neded to be expꝛelſled.
dconceptus eſt: becaule in the Golpell
it is ſapde. Natum et for concep⸗
0 tum ett / foꝛ thus (peaketh the aungell
to Joſeph / KF quod enum in eauatum
elt de ſpiritu ſancto eſt. id eft:
Fo that whiche eis cencepued in
: persis ofthc holp ghoſte. Therfoze this
woꝛde / natum cſt / whiche is comune
| hothe tothe chylde that eis conccpucd/
— 7
aud tothe chyldethat eis brought loꝛth
into this woꝛlde: ſemed tothe olde fas
thers a moze propre and a more mete
and conuenpente woꝛdc / to hgnifie and
betoken / that thynge to haue ben bon
by the woꝛkynge of the diuine ſpiritt /
in as muche as neither in the concepe
uynge was there onp concupplcence of
man: neither in the deliueralce oꝛ byꝛth
was there onp violation of the virg!⸗
Rall diguyte oz integryte and clenucs/
Belides
Thele woꝛdes alfo Were lefte out / qui
hit.
The expoſpepon
Welpoes this / this worde conceptus
founderh o2fpgnpfpeth acertapne thyn
gc without facpon and vnperkpghte.
Foꝛ by lytle & lytle doth the (cde crudde
oꝛ grow together in the mattpte of the
woman: and afterwarde taketh lpffe e
ſoulc. Theſe thynges to ſaye of the cons
ception oł our loꝛde: we axe afrapd.
Agapn in th article kolowpng / be doth
not ſap & he ſufired vnder Ponce Pilate
fo as we do lape:but he ſapde /e was cru
I r EME PE in, Oe a ne
cified:that be myghte not onelp expꝛeſle
the death of bpm: but alfo the mauer x
kpnde of his death: neither doth he adde
ö
was deed:but onelp lapeth was burped.
FJoꝛ to that entente are men hanged on
the croſle:that thep ſhold there dye nci⸗
ther are men butied:ercepte thep be bus |
dowtedip decd. And alfo whan he ad⸗
deth and roſe agapn: that is to lape: he
reuiued agapn: info lapenge he both o⸗
penlp and plapnly enough pꝛokelle / that
he was decd. And lapnct Auguſtin doth
not dylagree oꝛ varpe in this poynt frõ
Cipꝛan / which repeteth it in this wile.
* Thberfoze we do beleue bps hym: wht
che was crucpfped: and burped vnder
Poͤnce Pilate. Reither dpd Cipꝛiane
tape. He role agayn from decd 555
u
ofthe chmun Crede. 27
but onelp / he roſe agapu the thyꝛd day.
Foꝛ no man rcumeth agapn: but from
death. And whan he lapth. That he ſot⸗
keth on the rpgbte hande ol the father:
he addeth not of god / neither almpghtp
which two woꝛdes do ſeme to haue ben
added and put to / out of the ſpmbole of
Athanaſius. Foz what dpd it nede to er
pꝛeſſe theſe woꝛdes here in this placc /
ſepnge that it bath before called the fas
ther ok Jelu: godalinightps Neither
both he rede thus. Credo in ſpiritũ fane
ttum. J belcut on the holp gdoſte: leſte
he mighte ſeme to begynne a newe ſpm⸗
bole oꝛ crede / but haupnge reſpecte / and
tekoꝛmynge his ſpeche vnto thoſe thpn⸗
ges that wente bekoꝛe / he had leuer vn⸗
derſtande the verbe Credo: whiche was
alſo vnderſtonded whan he fpake of the
ſonne. I belcucin god the lather / and in
his onelp ſonne / and in the holp ghoſte.
Foꝛitis all one faith: by whiche we do
beleue the. iii. perfones ot one eſſente.
And anone akter in the nerte article / be
fayth not in fanctd eccleſtam:but leueth
out the pꝛepoſitiõ in ſhewypng the caule
with manp woꝛdes / why that prepofitts
on is not to be added. Acither doth be
adde this wozde catholicã / nomoꝛe dotd
D. fapus
The expoſpcpon
fapnt Aucune neither adde it in the ſym
volc:but he addeth it in his interpꝛetati
on / ſapenge vtiq; catholicam that is to
wit te catholique. And what neped it to
adde this woꝛde catholique: lepng chat
there is no churche holp / but onelp the
catholique churche / which churche this
Epitheton oz adiectiue ſctaͤm holy diſle
ucreth from allthe churche of heretikes
of the Jewes:and of the papnyms / and
whan he lapth. and in the holy gholt /
by t by after doth put theſe woꝛdes / the
Holy churches leupug out alſo the pꝛepo
lition in: itis cuideutethat Cipan dyd
not rede in ſctam eccleſtã. And to make
an ende:that laſte claulc / xcucrlaſtpnge
lykt is alfo lekte out. But this was lutkt⸗
cicntlp vnderſtonded of the woꝛde reſur
rection oꝛ rilpug agapn that wee nerte
befoꝛe / in which is cõpꝛehended the Cons
dꝛy ſt diuerſe rewardes of good men and
wicked men. And allo of that clauſe
gone befoꝛe:to iudge the qupcke and the |
deade / as we haue ſayd bcforc.Audthae
Cipziane dpd rede the Spmbole none
other wife than J haue recyted / it is es
updente and cafpe to percepuc / not ones
lp by his tuterprctation and declarati⸗
on made bpon the fame: but allo by the
Eplloge
bee the cömun Leede. 26
i yéptloge o2 recapptulatpon whtche be
putteth to akterwarde in the ende. Foz
: rycre ſhewynge that oncly to the father
ſonne / and holy ghoſte is added this pre
: pofiticnin, and not in onp wyleto the
bothet articles: he reciteth in this wile.
ic iS> Sequitur nano poſt hunc ſermo⸗
‘ i nem. Sanctam ececleftam. Kemilſionéé
peccatozum Dutus carnis reſurrectio⸗
1 nem. Non dirit in lanctum eccleſtam.
, Fee in remiſſionem peecatarunt. Fee
uncaring relurrectionem-which ts thus
muche to lape in Englyſhe. M Foztit
foloweth akter theſe woꝛdes. The os
. iva churche. The rempllſpon of ſpnnes,.
The rpſynge agapn ofthis fleche.
It leyde not in the holy churche. Noꝛ
in the rempſſpon of ſpunes. MNoꝛ in the
tylynge agapn of the fleche. Moꝛcouer
bepuge abowt warde to expounde and
declare this article. W The rpſpuge
agapn ok the flehe: he makceth this pres
facc. * Sed vltimus iſte ſermo qui reſur
krccttonem pꝛonunciat / ſummam kotius
perkectiouis luctincta bꝛeuitate conclu-
dit ( whiche is thus muehe to lape) But
thele latte wordes and lpeche / whiche
dothe pronunce and ſhewe the reſuͤrre⸗
ztion / Doth conclude & compꝛehende the
A D. u. ſumme
R See ee
.
The ſerpoſpepon
leumme and ellecte of al the hole perfects
on / with cõpendiouſe bꝛeffnes / dothe he
ö
f
not hete opelp call this clauſe the latter | |
And thelc. u. woꝛdes vitd eternà Euer⸗
laſtpnge lyke: cine to haue ben added of
lome man either out of the fpinbole ok
Athanaſtus: oz cls out of that Crede /
whichets ſonge in the malle. Neither
Doth (aint Auguſtin rede ony other wile |
in his lytle boke made of the Symbole /
ſaue onelp / that koꝛ de ſpiritu lancto: he
;
kebeth per ſpititum ſanctum / and whe⸗
khet he dpd adde this clauſc vitam eter⸗
nam oz no it is not verp eupdente:but it
ts verp probable gs lpkelp / that he dothe
agree with Cipꝛiauc / dowtles he tou⸗
cheth not this perceille he wente downe
to helle: neither doth he adde this pros
noune huius catnis ok this Ache. And
Cipꝛiane / ſepnge that he bath ſhewed in
other popntes / pf there were onp diſcres
pdunce oꝛ variaunce: he wolde alfo no
doute of it haue geuen knowledge in
other thyngz / pf it hadde ben onp other⸗
whiſe in the Romane Symbole / than
bypmſelte doth recpte. DIS. Sepnge
that there is ſo greatte diuerſite and va
ticte in fo fewe woꝛdes: what ſhame is
there in themes ſuche there be certaync)
, which
E ˙ ae ee ee ee re
Fr ok the cdmun Trede. 27
a whlche do faſtlp affirme with alſeucratt
a on / that this ſpmbole was made and ge
5 | uen of the Apoſtles by cõmunc aſſente /
i and tbat alfoin wiitpuge: F02 Who dur
‘ fic be fo bolde to adde vnto oꝛcls totake
awape cucn but one tptle from the wꝛi⸗
| tynge ofonp Apoſtie: whiche fo cuer he
. were; MAG. A certapn kynge ofthe
N Lacedemoniancs / whan he was afked
0 bol a certapne perſone / why the officers
called Ephoꝛi dyd not ryle vp and geue
rcuerence tothe kynge: made aunſwere
: and ſapde / cuen koꝛ this cauſe: becauſe
g thep are Ephoꝛt. Dolpkewple map F
nowe mahe the / aunſwerc / they do affire
me this after Cuche maner / euen for this
| caufe: becaufe they are men / pf they hae
ue redde onp thynge in thepꝛe woꝛkes /
whiche hauc wꝛiten ok late tyme: that
do they holde faſte / and cleue vnto with
kothe and naple / but pf a man do allcdg
oꝛ bꝛypnge forthe vnto them ony thpnge
ol the olde authoures / whiche thep do
not tede( ſuch ist he ſcrupulouſe feare of
them) thep do ſuſpecte and miſtruſtecas
it is in the pꝛouerbe) that vnder euerpe
| ftone doth Mepe a ſcoꝛpion. DAD. Js
not this than the ſymbole of the à poſt⸗
ics r Md. ves weru / for what foa
D. ul. Cure
The comune
vlage of the
ſcripture in
ſpcahpnge ot
the perfoncs
ok the god
hed.
Zyau. xi.
The erpolpcyon
euer is tkaughte here in this Trede / the.
Apoſtles dyd learne of Chꝛiſt / and that
which they had learned of bpuurhepha |
ue truelp and faythefullp taught to vs.
A fewe woꝛdes / do not chaunge the vn⸗
changcable veryte. But thelethpnges
now let a parte ( pfthow thynze it bet)
make recourfe agapu from the begpn⸗
nyng to the endyng / a demain of cucrp 4
thyug pacticulartp/ in luch wple as the
ſpirite (ball put into thpmpynde. DFS.
vou haur ſhewed and taughte vnto me /
1 8 kyꝛſt place oꝛbegpunpng ts ges
ved the father / that is to witte / toꝛ that
bers the foũtapue oꝛ ſpꝛyng of the hole
godhede / x all creatures. But why doth
it call the father onely god / the lonne
onely loꝛdc / and the ghoſte nothyng els
but holp: ſepuge that the deite of them
thꝛeis all one - BJAG. This is the
couſtome and vlage of the bolp feriptus
re/that otherwhiles whan it doth (peas |
ke of the perfoucs: it dothe ſpgupfie the
father bp this name god / as foꝛ craume-
plc / our loꝛde hymſelfe Capth in the Hos
ſpell. pt᷑ pou do beleue in god belcue al
ſo in me / and ſapnt Paule lapth. * Bod
was in Chute reconcilpuge the woꝛlde
to ee . batbe not
ſpared
of the cömun Trede. 28
ſpared his owne ſonne. But of innume⸗
table places in the ſcripture it is mant⸗
fe and euidente: that it is one and the
fame godhed okthem all thꝛe / whan our
loꝛde lapth in the goſpell theſe woꝛdes.
KF Baptisinge Chem in the uameokthe Math. ag,
father and of the konne and of the holpe
ghoſtc. e Mone of all the. ui. petlones is
called by this name god: to thentente /
* that we fholde vnderſtonde aud perceps ,
ue them all thꝛe to be one god. Foꝛ one⸗ ae
ly god doth thozolv fapth and baptilne
foꝛgeue lpnnes. Other whiles alfo the
ſame ſcriptures do fignifiethefonnebp -
the name ok god / as whan we do ape /
that god was made man koꝛ the Caiuatet
on ok mankynde / was borne ok a vir⸗
gine / was deade / and roſe agapufrom
death to lpfe. Foꝛ neither dpd the father
neither the holp ghatte/take vpon them
the nature of man / oꝛ ſuſſre death. D.
Mape it by onpe ſenlible argumente oz
token be declared and ſhewed / howe the
thre perſones are fapde to be dyſtpucte
and ſondꝛye one from another: and pet
are one god AAS. There is nothyng
amonge creatures: whiche pꝛopꝛelpe ö
maye be layde to be lpke to the nature
of god. | 3
‘ The cxpoſpepon
Kcither are there onp woꝛdes ok men /
with whiche we maye pꝛopꝛelpe ſpeahe
ok it / neither are there onp images oꝛ {te
militudes ofinducs mynde / which nap
perfightlp agree vnto the diuine ellen⸗
cc. And iniurte is don to that incompa⸗
rable maieſte alwapes to be had in bos
noute: pt it be raſhelp and ouer boldlpe
cöpated witb naturall € wosldlp thyn⸗
ges. Howe beit pet / Ich all ſhewe the a
certane ſimilitude / but karre vnlpke to
eee it. Beholde and conlidꝛe the ſonnc / and
the lonne and the beanies that come from it / and than
the lonne bea Che Weate) that cometh forth aud is cau
mes / and the (cdofthepmbothe. As thefonneis the
heate cauled kountapnc / out of whiche cometh bothe
of be fonne: thelpghte/ethcheate: fors the father
his beames. the kountayne out of Which pllucth the
ſonnc / whiche is lyghte of lpghte. And
as of the ſonne and of the bealmes both
together / cometh the heate oz warmnes
lo kromthe father and the lonne bothe
together / pꝛocedeth and comethe forthe
thc holp ghoſte Row imagine me / that
there were a lonne / whiche neuer hadds
begpunpuge / neither euer Hall haue cus
dyng: ſhold there nor than of this ſonne
come forth eternall bealmes: and ſholde
allo there not front them bothe eats
—ů— — —
ee — N :
— ree res | aa
4
R
7
ofthe cömun Crede. 29
; heate egallp ctarnall with them bother
‘DID. pes dowtles. RIAD. This
‘ collation æ ſimilitude alfo pleaſeth ſome
: men / Qpndc / Kcaſon / and wpll / are all
lit. but one ę the lame ſoule. The mynde
is the fountapne and oꝛygpnall / reaſon
that cometh of tt doth iudge / zthe wplle
that pꝛocedeth and iſſuethe from them
both! doth louc. So lpkewiſle the father
is the foittapne:the ſonne is logos / tbat
) is to ſape / reaſon. The holp ghoſt is cha
i ryte oꝛ loue. The thyꝛde ſimilitude: and
wbhiche is moſt alowed of learned men:
ö is of the mynde / and of the woꝛde concer
ued in the mynde. Now pk tbere were a
b mynd / that were increated:dowtles the
woꝛde of that mynd allo old be increa
ted. But that we map compꝛehende the
holp ghoſte alſo in this ſimilitubc / lette
vs imagine fpꝛſt a mpnde / and ſecödary
ly a woꝛde bꝛougbte forth and gendꝛed
ö ok it / and in ſuche wple ſtrpekpnge the
ares of other men: that pet ncuer the
| Icifettdpd remapne andabpde ſtylle in
the herte / than thyꝛdly the bꝛeath / with
out whiche the mynde dothe not vtter
| 02 pronounce the woꝛde. The fathers
the munde/ the ſonne:is the woꝛde cons
| ARH in the mynde / the holy gholle: is
D. b tbe
— ed
Che. ii.cimili
tude ok the
mynde / reald
t wpylle.
The. iii.imt⸗
litude mosi
alowed,
The expoſpepon 5
the pꝛonuneiation and vtteraunce The
„ father alſo after a certayne mauer may
be lykened to the kountapne oꝛ ſpꝛyuge /
the fone to the rpuer / that cometh forth |
ol the ſpꝛyuge. The holy ghoſtetothe
kertilite and plenteouſnes ol the keldes /
which the ſpꝛyng geucth oꝛ cauleth bo
There can be gz thoꝛow the rpuer. But in theſe craits |
no perkigt
d ples/ there are ercedynge many thyug;
taken ok onp dylagteyng t bulyke tothe perlones in
creatures / to COC godhede., Foꝛ the beame is not the
FCC
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declare the lame thynge that is the lonne: admyt⸗
ehe ode of ted that it be a lubſtaũce. And the heate
he godhed ig but an acepdente: and not a ſubſtaun
kutficientlpe.
ce / lo farre is it awape krom bepnge all
oue with the lonne / & with the beancs.
And our woꝛde is an accidẽte and aträ⸗
ſitoꝛy thyngt / and thebreath wherwith
we doo vtter and pronounce the wozde /
is an accidéte( for thatitis the moupng
ok the apere) lykewiſe as the fertilite als
fo of the keldes is no ſubſtaunce: neither
is it allone the fame thynge with the
fountapuc the rpuer / wherkoze let vs
lape a parte theſe ſymplitudes and lyke
neſles. And that thynge / whiche maͤnes
reaſon can not att apne buto noꝛ pceput /
let fapth holde e ſtedkaſtly beleuc. That
thpug which bol (cripture doth teakhe
whiche
ofthe cömun Crede. 30
bwhiche Thꝛyſte beynge coꝛpoꝛallpe in
catth dyd teacht / whiche hath ben con⸗
firmed with lo many mitacles / whiche
the ſpitite of Chꝛpſie deth teach by the
churche:that thpnge (J lape ) is to be ac
compted aud taken for more certapne
vndowwted / than is that thyngt / whiche
Hath ben pꝛoued bp a thouland curdens
and plapne demonſtrations / oꝛ whiche
thou doſte percepue by. bi. C. bodply ſen
ſes:pt thou haddeſt fo manp. DJ O. Js
it not law full than to inqupete / and ma
ke ferche of the diuine thynges r A.
pes verply it ig lawfull namely to thoſe
whiche haue thepz wittes well exerciſed
but it muſte be done with dꝛede / it mut
be donc ſobꝛelpe / it multe be donc / atter
that they haue ſette a ſure fundation oꝛ
grounde warke of fapthe/fpnallp as lar
re foꝛthc / and no farder: than is graun⸗
led eto man in this moꝛtall lyfe / in whi⸗
che we do ſce god by fapthe: v But as is
were in a glaſſc / and in a ryddle and obe
ſcure maner. Foꝛ cls to ſpeke of the diut
ne naturc / euen fo as it is in verp dede/
not the very mynds of aũgelz are able to
cũõpꝛehendit / ſo that there is place cuen
there vnto diay ll doth beleue that
_ , bbpnge
To twhomes
how karre
koꝛthe it is
law full to en
ſerche of god
lp thynges.
Credo.
who onelp
doth verelpe
Beleue in god
dcathes wer thꝛettened vnto hym / and
The expolpcpon
khynge / whiche paſleth all reaſon z bn⸗
derſtondpuge ok onp creature created.
Thertoꝛe by good epght the fyꝛſt woꝛde
ofthis philolophie is Credo Jbcleue.
DD. Two lpllablesy MM. pe / but
who ſo cuer lpeaketh thee two ſyllabes
from his very herte / vnkapnedlp: he is
bleſled. Foꝛ no man Doth beleuc verplpe
and trulp in god: but onelp he / whiche
dothe take for certayne and vndoubted
thynges / what ſo euer thynges are wits
ten in the bokes of the holy lerypture /
hoppng without onp doutfullnes oz dp
ſtruſte all (uch thpngt/as the layd lctip⸗
tures do prꝛomple. And whiche tn this
lpfe doth put hymſelfe / and his / and all
bis goodes / vnto the wpll of gob: fo2fas
kynge and renouncpnge his owne wpll
in allthpuges. Although athouſande
thoughe all the hole power of the de⸗
uplles wolde go about to do hym mpl⸗
clycfles he is verp ſure and ſaffe From all
daungere / who fo euer hath lettled hpi
ſelt fate on this rocke / pk this kaithe do
wante oꝛ faple: neither Doth baptilme /
neither onp ſacramentes of the churche
proufightc ony whitte oꝛ auaple:nether
both oup good wozkes helpe .
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ofthe comuan sfrede 3?
to eternal aluation. Foz Paule doth
pꝛouounce it to be ſpnnc: what fo cuer
ie Without fapth. This fapthe coupleth
did iopnethe vs to god the father / this
lame dothe allocate vs to Chziſte our
hede / this ſame fapthe / by the lpitite of
Ihiſte / doth make vs to be choſen and
tuken into the noumbze of the ſounes of
god. This fame fapthe / dot he graffe vs
into thecternall cöpanp e felowhypppe
of Aungells / and of all holp ſapntes.
This fapth doth ſhyuc before vs / y gcue
be lyghte in the darknes ok this lpfe:
ſheweng what is verily to be cſchewed /
and what to be folowed z deſpꝛed. This
kapth doth arme vs / and make vs bolde
wirhout onp fearc / x inuincible agapnſt
all the engyncs / and all the oꝛdinaunte
of the World a of the deuille. This fapth
Doty mightelp and effectuollp coumkozt
vs in trybulation € aducrhte: with the
hope ofthe beuculp good 02 kelicitc / ba⸗
upug this faping alwapes in her mouth
pf god be on our ſped: who can be
agapnſt vs: And that lapenge alſo.
Tht afflictions and tribulatrds ok this
woꝛlde / are not woꝛthy of the glozpe to
comt / which Hall be ſhewed in vs. This
layth doth truly quiete and ſctte at oo
The chineme
dation of
Fapth.
Theerpotpepon |
themynde of man. Of this fapthe akter |
the mpnde of fapnte jd aule dothe come:
+ and butoitts tobe wihted oz imputed /
what cuplles
do ſpꝛinge ol
vnbcletfe.
what ſo euer thynge at ony fpme hathe
ben don ſtrongelp / vertuoſly / and tem-
peratelp / ofſluche as haue beu excellente
in holpucſſe. By this fayth we do lpue
well Deloucd of God: bp ryrs kapthe /
We doo dpe cherefullpe / and with good
truſte towaꝛde god / by this fapthe we
are ercated vp vnto blelledimmoꝛtalpte
Igapnu of the defaulte t wantc of fapth
ſpzingeth ſuperſtition /forcecie/dolatrp
and couetoulnes colen to it / Ambition /
Blaſphemp / heuynes / deſperation / pzide
fe arc of death / deſyꝛe of vengeauncc / fp⸗
nally what ſo ener vices 02 lynnes doo
rapgneeinthe hole woꝛrlde. DJS. Ucrt
lp $ do here many men oltentpmes wp
ſhynge to themlelues / pꝛoſperoule heal⸗
the / longe lyte / and ryches. But J do
here very few men / that do deſpere this
ſo ertellentelp a good gyfte of god.
Mad. No mcruaple thercof / for ves
rilp there are but felve: that doo knowe
what thpnge/ and after what mance
1s to be deſpꝛed and pꝛaped for. Foꝛ this
gpfte of kapthe:it were mete and conue⸗
npente
ok the coͤmun Crede.
ſyug to knocke at the cares of god / that
be wolde bouchclafic to geue bs fapthe:
dape moze and moꝛe. DJS. pet ne⸗
uer the leſſe the comune loꝛte and motte
parte of men do calle thoſe that are not
verp wyfe: Tredulos / that is to ſape res
dye to geuc credence. Anda certapne
wple man of the Hebzucs dothe name
hole perfones leues coꝛdce:lpghte myn⸗
weds whiche doo calplpe and loon geue
credtuce. AAG. Fpeſte it is no popnte
ricither oflyghtunes / neither of tredulite
10 gcuc credente to thoſe thynges: wht⸗
che thyuges:it hath bp fu maupt argu⸗
mentcs and eupdente tokens ben decla
red: to come not krom men: but from
god. Paule lapth: that he wolde not
ö gcue credence:no not euen to an dügell
pl he dyd feache onpthynge dillonaunk
o' Dpfagrepnge from the Soſpelle ok
CThniſte. But rather it is a poynte of ars
rogance and pꝛeſumptuole kolyſhenes:
to dowte of theſe thynges: whiche haue
ben taughte and geuen to vs withe foo
Ircatte authozite: and therefore:
ſapnte
ee. ae. eee
} nyente / contpnuallp and without cecal
and to cucreace his gpfte in vs cuerpe
Nute. xt.
Galat.i.
The expoſpepon
mom.. ſapnte Paule wzlleth / that the toliche
berte ok the philoſophers was blynded:
bccauſe the lyghte of fathe was abſente
pk oup mau bepug vnlettred / wold bable
and ſtriue agapnſt ſuche a pbiloſapher/
as was Aryſtotcle 02 Pypthagoꝛas / oz pt
there haue ben onp other conpnger tha
eit der of thé both / whan he dyd dyſpute
de materia puma / ok the principles and
cauſes of thynges / de inkinito / oꝛ of the
largenes / the moupnge: and the vertue
ofthe heuenlp ſperes / aud wolde dowte
of euerp thyng / that hymſelke could not
by bis one Witte attapne vnto / and per⸗
cexue: Hold he not be called an arrogat
and madde fooler But how much greats
ter madnes 18 it / there koꝛe not to geue
credence to the diuine philoſophie: bes
cauſe mannes vunderſtandpnge tan not
attapne to the percepupnge of manpe
thyuges 1 And thete is bp a thouſand
partes moze difference betwen god and
man / be he neuer fo greatly learned:thã
is betwen the wileſte man that is, a the
moſte folpſhe ſwyncherde that is. DF,
It is euen very ſo in dede. NA. Among
philoſophers / bets accompted a perſon
ſhamcles: pt ony man wold reiecte and
tot rescpuc the authoꝛite of an 9
ath
7 of the commun Weede, 17
und a goodapproucdauthoure( forthe
dplcpples of pthagozas thoughte ie
enoughe to cauſe perſuaſion and belelfe 1 5
ok onp thynge to fap(iple bixit our mat Ipſe dixit. f
ſter Pythagoꝛas Capde it) And dothe he . ;
that is a Chʒiſten man: dꝛawe backe / x
be harde to geue credence: whan he hea⸗
reth thele woꝛdes. Bod hath layd this.
Bod hathe done this: Ok the kpuges
wꝛitte no man dothe dowte / pf it be lo /
that he kuowe the kynges leale at it /
how great kolpſhenes and pꝛelumption
is it thau / to dowte of the diuine thyngz
which are ſo many mance wapes (calcd
as we haue ſhewde bekozer DJ. whils
pou do reaſone æ diſpute thele thpuges
do percepue aud kele the (ede of fayth
to encrcace euen in me alſo. But why
dothe this fourme and mance ok ſpea⸗
5 kynge pleaſe them / x Tredo in deũ: wt
che good and pure Latin meu do ſcaſelp
acknowledge and alotver AA. Maup
phlloſophers alſo crediderũt deum: that Credere deũ.
Is:dpd belcue:that there is god. And the
deuplles alſo x credũt deo: that is to ſay Credere deo.
| one pea to hel they bnolve/
that be can not lpe. But onelpe goods
vertuoſe men x ctedunt in deum / oꝛ in 11 9 f 50
deo: which haue let theyꝛ hole truſt and n o in deo.
ay E. cöflidence
Onelpe good
and vertuoſe
men Credunt
in deũ: do be⸗
leue oz truſte
in god.
Luce. xiill.
The expoſpcpon
cõfibence / and thepꝛ hole hope ſtedkaſtly
in god. wherkoꝛe lapnt Cipnane bepug
a man both learned / and alſo holp:doth
not thynke / that we ſholde rede in this
wiles Credo in ſanctam eccleſiam:but
credo lanctam eccleſtam. And verply J
do knowledge and graunt this ſenle of
Hhis:to be a holp e a godlp lence / for the
greatteſt and the Hotcancre of our cons
fidence and hope / is not to be faſtelp (ets
but onelpe in god / but in very dede this
figure o2 mance ofſpeakpnge / was tale
of the pꝛopꝛetie of (he Hebzue tonge.
which oktentpmes doth vle to adde and
put to / the pꝛepoſition in: where the las
tyne tonge dothe not ſulfre it. And the
Apoſtles / although thep wzote in grcke
pct fo2 all that do otherwhiles expꝛeſſe
and folowe the pꝛopꝛiete of thep2 natps
Uc language / as fo2 exaũple / in there.
chapitoute of Luke. & Si poteſt in decd
milibus occurrere. whether he beable
with. x. thouſande to withſtande bpm.
Nowe pk it were in no wile lawfulle to
adde this pꝛepolition in / Coo ofte as we
do ſpeke of humane thynges: how hall
we excule that / whiehe fapnte Luke the
Eu angelpſte wzitheth in the · xu. chapi⸗
toute. ee
ö Qui
é
ee ke Oe ee eee a ae
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5 ok the toͤmun Trede. 34
Shut in me conkeſſus lucrit toꝛam homt
nibus: et filius hominis contitebitur in
ilo coꝛam angcelis(id eft)» who fo cuer
fhall conkelle and knowledge me akoze
menithefoune of man allo al acknow
ledge hym afore the Aungels of god:
But pet the pꝛepolption dothe leme to
adde lome ſtreugthe o2 puhe tothe oꝛa⸗
tion oꝛ ſpeche. To ſape Confido in te:
can not telle / whether it be good e pure
Latyue. But fiduciam habco in te (id
eft) I hane truſte in the. And ein te ſpes
nica (ita cit( id eſt)my hope is ſet in the:
ig well layde / though Spero in te / thole
men dare not (ape: Which do lomewhat
telpgiouſipe and pꝛecilelpe obſerue the
elegauncie of the Latpne ſpeche- where
foꝛc lette vs now palle ouer the dyſpu⸗
tation ofthe fourine and maner of (peas
kynge / how it map be excuſed / and lette
vs embzace the thyngeit felfe with our
bole harte and myndce / lapenge vp all
our hole hopc / neither in Aungells / nei⸗
kher in holp men:but oncly in god.
DJS. why doth it not ſape. Credo in
vnum deum (that is tho ſape) J beleue
in one god : MAS IJSTZTCEN.
Wells doth
WUC, xis
Vecaule he that dothe nowe ſpeake ſo /
The ſtrede
which is fon
ge at maſſc:
was made in
den at Moa
tinople.
why this
worde vnum
was added.
The expoſptpon
Hoth more ſtronglpe and cffeckuallp ers
clude the pluralpte and multitude ok god
des. Foz no man dothe ſpeake in this
wpſe (vidi vnum ſolend eft: Jhaue ſene
one ſonne. Exoꝛtus eſt vnus ſoli:id et:
one ſonneis tyſen / vidi vnam lunam: id
ct: Jhaue ſene one moone) For as
muche as neuer ſo muche as this ima⸗
gination Dothe.come in tothe mpnde of
onp man:that there is:oꝛ can be mo ſon
nes 02 mo moones (ha one. But ve thas
ſapth J haue ſene one ſonne rilpng doth
put the hearers in dowte / as though he
dyd thyntke / that there were manpe fons
nes oꝛ manpe mooncs / and who fo euer
wold ble that mance of lpeukpng: Hold
be accompted foꝛ afoole/ and laughed
to lcoꝛne. for that thynge / that is abſo⸗
lutelp and ſpmplycpter hygheſt: can be
but one thynge. DID. whp eis it than
lay de in this ſymbolc( whiche as certap
N [XK —
ne men do wence / was made in the coun⸗
cell holden at Nice. But as thou doſte
the toũtelluol luppoſc / was made in the councell holde
at Conftantinople) that J here ſongen
in the male. Credo in vnũ deum:id eſt:
J belcue in one godr Md. This woꝛde
vnum was added and put to afterwar⸗
des / not ſa muchte agapnſte the hethen
ad apnpmes
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Mapnpmes / which dpd woꝛchppe manp
oddes as agapuſt heretpͤes. Amonge
home: ſome dyd dꝛeame:that there are
duo pzincipia (id eſt) two punciples o2
cheffe tauſes the one of good:æ the other
ofeuplit. Other Come agapn dpd diuide
one god into two goddes the one of the:
whome they called rpghtuole god: they
dpd affirme to be the authoure of the
olde teſtamente / and the other of them
they fapd to be the authoure of the new
teſtamente: whome they dpd pꝛokeſſe to
be a good god / but not tightuofe: where
as in verp dede: there is but onelpe one
god / the maker ok all good creatures.
Fo of cupllthpnges:godis not the aus
thoure. oꝛ he conſidꝛed all thynges / Senelis. i.
whiche he had made and created ¢ thep
were verp good. The lame god is epghs
kuoſe ¢ good. The fame is the authoure
of the olde lawe: and alſo the authoute
ok the new teſtamente. And the lame is
the vumutable gouernont of alltpmes.
But whan ZF doo lape / that god is not
the Authoure of euplles: I meane of
ſynnes / and not of afflictions o2 tribula
tions. Foz the affliction oz tribulation / Acfliction is
whiche god doth ſende to menus good / good / oz ut
either becauſe it is rightuoſe / as whan ckyues.
—.. . . w ̃ ae
The erpolpcpor
it is lapde vpon vs for our (punes: oꝛels
becauſe it ig a medicine to make bs ces
pente and ware wiſc: oꝛels becauſe it is
the mater and occafion of greater glozie
which kynde of cuylles koꝛ al that / hold
neuer haue ben amonge men: pk there
bad neuer ben ſpune / and lynne came of
the dDeupll & of the toztupted contupiſcẽ
tc ok man. DJ. tobp doth it adde patrẽ
fathers LIA. Foz a diſtinction okhym
from the other perlones / fo it koloweth
anouc after. Et in Jeſum Chziſtũ Cele
um eiue vnicũ. And in Fela Chae his
olicly ſonuc / he alone ig called father: be
cauſe he alone begate the fonne. Howe
beit pfthis woꝛde god be ſſo tahen / that
it do declare the hole trinite / and do cos
pꝛehende allthe. un, perloncs together /
thanis god well called a father / becauſe
bois the begpunpnge e ozigmall cauſe
ok all thpuges created. And pfthou vn-⸗
derſtonde this word kather in a gencrall
ſencc / foꝛ that / of which onp thynge tas
kRethozigmallbegpnnynge / than is the
fpf perlone father ſimpliciter of all tht
ges / he bath not begottẽ the holy ghoſt
but no more hathe he begotten neither
man / noz aungell of his one lubſtaunce.
But becauſe after a peculiare mance be
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is lapd to be the father of thoſc / that do
dꝛede oꝛ fcate hym: after the ſame mas
ner he is ſapde to be the god of them in
the. xxxii. Pfalme. Blelledis the natt
on oꝛ poeple: whiche haue the loꝛde to
theyꝛ god. And like wpſe in the. crlui. pl.
But that god hath begotté a ſonne of
bis oune ſubſtaũce this is proprelp beld
gyng to the fpr perſonc / he created the
woꝛlde: but not he alone / he begetteth
good men thoꝛow the woꝛde oflyfc:but
he doth it bp the ſonne: aud by the holy
ghoſte. But the onclpe foune: none ſaue
the father alone hath begott k. D.what:
Ipkelwife as one man begetteth auother
man d. pe lylewile foꝛſoth in theſe
poyntes that he begatte a ſonnt / a that
he begatte god of god . But as J haue
ſayde bekoꝛe in cucryp collation oꝛ copa
rifone ſimilitude / whichers trantlated
from creatures bHtO god: there are ma⸗
nypthynges dilagrepnge and karre vn⸗
lpkc. Foꝛ neither the father dothe trank
kuſe oꝛ geue from hym onp parte ef his
ſubſtaũce into the foune: but he hath cõ
mũicated the Caine hole ſubſtaũce to his
ſonne: neither do he that begetteth: be
that is begottè make two goddes: ſo as
the father beyng ama ¢ the (oie beyng
a ma do Mabe tt. men) Neither
Ja tobi, i.
} The expolpepon |
either is the perſonne that begetteth:
in tyme ony whit afore the pfonne/ that
1s begottg:but the etcrnite of {hens both
is all one. J pale ouerforcherce other
ibypnges / wiche are innumerable. DJ.
whan one man adopteth / oz of fauoure.
talicth another man vnto his ſonne: he
Doth not verelp begette hom. But wh
he bath a ſonne by his wyke: than he is
lapde to haue berplpe begotten a ſonnc /
betauſe he bath don it accozdpngeto ng
tute:pfit be ſo than / as pou do ſapt / that
the father dothe begette the ſlonne / loo
many maner wapes vnlypke to the faciõ
that a man begetteth a ſonne:howe can
he be lapde verplpᷣto begette hyme M.
pes verilp / he Both bp Co much the more
truely begette:in that he doth begette in
bnlpke nance vnto man: that is to ſap /
he dothe lo muche the more perfightlye
begette. Foꝛ the gencration of man / cõ⸗
pared onto that vnſpcakable gencrati⸗
on / it is but only a cert apue ſhadowe of
generation. Foꝛ pk it be called amonge
vs true gencration / becauſeit is accoz⸗
dpnge to the nature of man: muche
moe cpghtefullp that is called true ges
netation / which is accoꝛding tothe nas
ture of god. Exceptt pcraduenture thou
wpite
ofthecdmun Crede. 27
Wylte fape/ that god bathe not verplya
truelp made the woꝛlde / becauſe he baty
made it karte otherwiſe tha a man doth
make a citie oꝛ a howſe. Neither is god
‘therefore not ſapde to be verelp lyghte /
ye / wildome / power / mpnde / becauſe
theſe words are other wiſe ſayde of thẽ /
than of god, D. Js it lawkull to call god
a lubſtaunce: M AG. pfbp aſubſtaüce
ö thou doſte ſpgnikie e betoken a perſone
whiche hath bepngeꝛit is not wickedlpe
be in thꝛe ſubſtaunces. Hob be it pet
it is better to refrapne from theſe wore
ö des which certapne holy mé haue vled
in the olde tpmesat the leaſte wifebecau
le of the ſtrauugenes of them / yf by Cubs
ſtaũce / thou do vnderſtande that to wht
che accidentes are inherente: than is 18
erroure to geue this name to god / whi⸗
| che is moſt lymple: neither bepng made
ok matere and fourme: neither mengled
with accidentes: but what ſo euer is in
hym / is one and a ſingule ſubſtaunce.
And yk onp luche maner woꝛdes be ge⸗
uen to god in the holpe ſcripturc / as koʒ
eraumpleyf we do rede / that god is ans
i grp / that god is pacified/ that god doth
. ccpenteſ that god Doth foꝛgete / that god
E. b. dothe
0
0
r
thy god is
onelpe called
almighty in
the Crede.
Tbt expoſptpon
Goth remebꝛe: know tho that in all ſu
che places / the ſcripture dothe attèpꝛe c
ſhape cher language accoꝛdynge to our
wittes x capatite / euen lpkewiſe as a lo⸗
upng mother dothe lyſpe efpeake vnper
lightelp / whan he ſpeaketh to her pong
babe. But yf thou calle a ſubſtaunce / a
thynge ſubſtaunciallp bepnge of it lelfe:
than is there nothpuge/ wherunto this
woꝛde ſubſtaũce doth better agre: than
Vata god. Foꝛ by hym it hathe bepnge/
what fo euer bath verply beynge / nowe
than he hym lelke muſte nedes haue mo
te perfightlpe bepnge: whiche geuethe
to all thpnges theprbepuge. DT.
Thele thpugts / me ſemeth / haue ben ho
Iplp x plapnly diſputed of pou. But ſepn
ge that there are manp other woꝛdes /
which be agreyng / 1 ben attributed vn⸗
to god / as wuldomc / goodnes / eternite /
vnchaſgcablenes trouth /iuſtite / mereie
€ many other ſuth innumerable: why is
god here expꝛellelp called otpotete/t no⸗
thyng elsr QJ. Foꝛſoth thou dof alke ¢
demaũd ful wiſelp / foꝛ who lo euer doth
trulp ꝓteſie god / i ſo doyng / he Doth als
lo ꝓfkelle all thyngs which be agrepng &
belongynge to the nature of god. But
for as muche as in this Spmbole the
thynges ave taught to beg puners / wh
nr
Ar . . . ng a
ofthe cõmun rede, 53
the are to be beleued raither than tobe
diſcuſled:æ becauſe there are berp manp
thyngs not onelp in the creation of the
woꝛld / but alſo in the redẽption a the cõ
lummation of the ſame / whiche de ſeme
vn pollible to mäncs reafon à indgemet
therefoꝛe to exclude all ſuche mance rea
lonpnge / is added here this woꝛde ale
mightp. whan Ariſtotel doth reaſonc / ck
pꝛoue by inſoluble arguinets / that this
worlde Hath ben eternallp without onp
begpunpnge / becauſe that of nothynge
nought ca be made: we do aüſwere:that
be is almighty which created the woꝛld
ofnought. Philoſophers do lape / that
ther can be no retourninge o2recourle
from the pꝛpuation to the habite and
therfo2 that neither Thiiſte was bone
ok a virgine: neither bathe riſen from
death to lyfe / but we do make aunkwere
vnto them / that god is almightp / whi⸗
che woꝛketh thele thynges. The icwes
do denpt / that a man can be borne of a
womäã whitout mänes helpe but we do
make aũſwer / yt it is god / which wplled
this to be don / which was boꝛne / which
dyd prepare the wombe of the virgine.
Thertoꝛ to cõ firme the fapth æ beleffe of
weake perlones no word dothe malic oz.
helpe moꝛ thã doth this woꝛd almighty
The erpoſpepon
But we oughte to Cape with the kapth⸗
full maker of the Plalmeg. The loꝛ de
Sdal.cxxiiii. hathe made all thynges / what fo euer it
bath lpked hym / in heuen and in carthe:
in the ſee / and in all depe waters. D.
& teatoꝛem celi et terre( id eft the crea
toute of heuen and of carthe.whpis the
father onelpe called the creatoure of the
Walder HA. Foꝛſoth the creation
Of the woꝛlde is cOmune to all the thre
perſones. Foz the father hath made all
creatures by the ſonnc / the holp ghoſte
Wworkpnge together with them bothe.
But pet in ſuche wyle:that thou mapſte
not imagine here neither onp inſtrumet
neither pet onp mpnpſter. But it was
tonucntenke and accoꝛdpnge / that the
begpnnpuge ok the cuangclpcall pꝛokel⸗
ſion ſholde be conſonaunte and agreable
withthebegynnynge of the olde teftas
mentc / that we myghte at the leaſte cue
hereby pertepue and vnherſtonde / thas
the authoure of both lawes is all one.
Thus begynneth the boke ok Scnelis.
Seuelis.i. & Ju the begpunpnge God dpd create
both heuen and erthe. Now the Jewes
(IJ ſpehe of the cõmune Corte ⁊ the mok
parte okthem)knewe nothynge at all of
the lonne / and ok the holy . aie
n
ee oe a
“a ofthecdmun Crede. oe
Ancbe onelpe the father / not becaute he
hath begotten the ſonne bepng alſo god
but becaule he was the maker aud the
a) gouctnoure of mankpude / and the four
*| fapuceozginall caule ok all creatures.
‘| Forthisworde Father is a woꝛde beto Fathee,
kenpnge begynnpugc / and it is cupdenk
aqand vndowted / that the moſte perfighte
nature and mancr ot a begynupnge oꝛ
doſigimall cauſe / is in the father. Joꝛ as
muche as he alone (as laynt Cipztane
fſapthe ) is without ony authoure oꝛ fae
ther: whiche onelp ig the authoure of al
thyngz without exception. DJS. wb
doth ſome other call hym Creatoꝛem / &
ſomc agapne call bpm Fact ozé: whome
he doth here calle Conditoꝛem? Ma.
The Gꝛekes haue but onelp one woꝛde
Poutin which is comune to fignifie au
thoꝛem / creatoꝛem / and kactoꝛemeid eſt)
an authoure / acreatoure/ and a maker /
after what ſo euer maner it be: that he
doth mak bow be it the Katpne tonge
doth refuſe this word Factor, Certapne
men / foz cauſe of a diſtinction and differ.
ence to be hadde: haue taughte: that he
Doth create: whiche doth bꝛynge forthe
and make ſome what of nothpnge / whi⸗
. belongeth onclp to god / and 991 5
do
The expoſpcpon
dothe make whiche frameth oꝛ chapeth
ony ihynge of ſome matere oz ſtuffe / as
for exauple/ nature gendꝛethbungeth
foꝛth the lte / ok the ſede / xe goldelmpth
dothe make u pece oꝛ a goblet / ok ſpluer.
It cometh therfore i to diſputatid / whe
tber goo had ercated heuen & earth / for
as muehe as there lemeth to haue bens
Chaos afoꝛe he made the woꝛlde (that
ig to lap a matter oꝛ tute without ony
ſhape oꝛ faſſiõ ) he dyd not therfoze treat
the woꝛlde of noughte / howe be it pet it
mape be well lapde / that he made it of
noughte: ſeynge that he made the faine
thyng / wherof althpngs haue ben made
To thenttt therfore / that all ſuche fubs
tile argumentations ſcholde be excluded:
certapne men hade leuer vfe this worde
cöditozem. DJS. why dpd he raither
calle hym e conditoꝛem cel et terre (id
cl) the maker of heuen and ok carthe /
than e conditoꝛem vmuerſe creaturec id
eſt) the maker of all crcatures: HA.
Becaule (as J ſapde rpyghte nowe) he
had leuer coũttekapte æ folowe the wots
des of the begynupnge ok the bone Ge⸗
nelis. Heuen cõpzehendeth and con
tapneth allthpuges. About the carthe /
all the other elementes do moue tounde.
RVG
a eer
of the céimun rede. 40
Theſe two partes of the world are moll
fet forth vnto our lenſes. And the ſerip⸗
| gure(as Itolde pou tpghte nowe) doth
| oftentpmes attempire and ſhape her ſpe
che: accoꝛdynge to mannes wittes and
capacite. He that hath made heuen and
carth: hathe dowtles made allthynges
whiche are contapnch in them. DJ.
But the ſymbole callpd Spmbola Mis
cenum / ioꝛ ſombolum Conſtantinopoli⸗
tanum: doth adde thele woꝛdes y viſibt
hum omutum e inuiſibillum(that is to
ſap)the maker of all thynges both viſib
le and vnupſpble. MA. That ſame
Trede ſayth the (ame thynge / that dotb
this crede / but it ſpeaketh morc plapue
lp and cupdentlp: leſte oup man (holbe
thpnkc / that Aungelles / oꝛ the ſoulces ot
men were not created of god. That thi⸗
ge whiche is lapde here couertlp: lapnd
Paule the Apoſtle Doth erpꝛeſllpe pꝛo⸗
nouncc / in the kpꝛſte Chapitour to the
Tolloſſtanes. oz Op hpm all thyn⸗
ges were madc / in heuen and in earthe:
voth vilible thypngs e vnuiſible thynges
whether they be thrones / oꝛ dominatt⸗
ons / oꝛ pucipates / oꝛ poteſtates / all thie
ges haue ben made bp hym and in hym
what ſo cuer thig had neuer beginpnge
is god / bul
. Colot t.
| The erpofycpor 3
But the aungelles are the mintſters ol
god / whomce they do contpnuallp with⸗ ®
out ccallyng / reuerently with dꝛede / glo
tific aud woꝛchpppe: as there maker x
lozde. And what ſo euer thyug hath had
begpunpnge: it bath had his orginal |
begpunpnge of god onelp / whiche alone 4
neither bath had begpnnpnge / neither
cuer ſhall haue endpuge / neither is cous |
tapnued i place: neither is moued i tpme.
DH. what cemaincth nowbut that
wt mape go vnto the ſecounde articles |
CYA, I thynke it better to tarpe Comes |
what alſo abowt this article. DID. | |
am redy to doꝛas Mall pleate pou. AA.
The kozſte degre than vnto helthe: is
Ctedere deum eſſelid eſt)to beleuc/ that
there eis god. The lecond is Ercdete deo
that ig / to geue credence vntogoddes
woꝛdes. The thyꝛde is / to caſte all our
thoughte and mynde vpon hpm with
full confidence and truſte. He that Doty
not: beleue / that god is: he profelleth no
thynge to be at all / in as muche as all
thynges that are: are of god. He that
beleueth god / whiche is Credere deo: he
doth pꝛokeſſe bpm to be true in all thyn
ges. Bt that putteth al his truſt in god /
pꝛokellethe that all thynges are ne
eG n
—
— bkthe communt rede 1
ned of hym / and that there is nothynge
nepther better noꝛ wyler than he. who
ſo euer douteth of theſe latter thynges:
he dothe nat trulp beleue / that fprte
thynge that is to wete that god is. Foꝛʒ
no man dothe truly beleue that god is:
whiche dothe fapne oz p magine hym
to be otherwpſe than heis / pe mozcouer
thep do the more chamckullp erte of
bothe / whiche whan they do pꝛokelle
that there eis god / pet fo2 all that do de⸗
nye that heis almighty / oꝛ alknowypng
oꝛels do deny that the world was made
by hym/ aut it were made of him: pet do
deny / that it is gouerned ot hym. Euen
lpkhewyſe as thou thp felfe (if J be nat
begpled) wolde be lelle diſcontkted with
him / which ſolde ſuppoſe oꝛ went / that
thou arte nat boꝛne: tban with hym /
whiche dpd beleuc / that thou hake no
ſenſes oꝛ manues reœaſon / a ſuche other
thynges / without whiche a man leſeth
the name of a man. D. Joꝛ ſothe it is
euen very ſo:as vou do ſape. M. He
that nameth a kynge: dothe in this one
woꝛde comprchende manpe excellente
thynges / he that nameth god: in thps
one Wor dothe cõpꝛehende an infinite
lum of all good thynges. Manp men
F. i. (ape
It is all one
thyng in cfs
kege, to Cape
that ther are
manp goddes
and to ſape,
that there is
uo god at all.
3
me
VW
Anthzopo⸗
mozphite.
The expoſpcypon
faye with they: mouthe. Lredo in
Deum. J bcleue in god / but he whiche
with a chziſten mynde dothe faye Jbe⸗
leue in godꝛkyꝛſte he dothe hate and de⸗
fie tertapue paganes / whiche do nat be
leue / that there is anp god at al. And he
dothe no leſſe hate them / which do num
ber and rechen vp onto vs mänpe and
maupfolde goddes: where as in lo Laps
enge / they do graunte that there is no
god at al. Foꝛ if there be manp goddes:
than is there lame what / where in one
ok them dothe diſter krom another / now
ik thut be any good thyng:he is no god /
that lacketh oz wanteth anp thpuge
that good is. And if it beancull thing:
than can he nat be god / that bathe anp
cuillin bpm. Lpkhewple he dothe hate
them / whiche do thynke nothpng tobe
at all / ſa ue only ſuche thynges, wherok
they haue perceiupnge bp thep2 bodplp
ſenſes, Towhome the Anthropomoz⸗
phites are nat muche bnlyke / whiche /
becauſe they do rede in the ſcriptures /
of the eyes / the face / the mouthe / the
haͤdes / the harte / the arme / the wombc /
and the bꝛeſte ot god: thep dyd wene /
that god is a bodilp thpuge made ok
manes ſhape ¢ manes .
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otthecominuneditedes 4:
in bery dede nothynge is koꝛther frome
all ſenlible matter / thaͤ god is / & Johan
alfa dothe wrytt. v That god is a ſpi⸗
tite. A Moꝛtcouer he dothe abhoꝛte the
Epicurcis / which do ſo graũte one god /
oꝛ mo than one to be: that pet thep do
deny hym oꝛ them to care anp whitte
what is done in the woꝛzlde. Theſe that
be of {his opinion / do make god cpther
impotentc / oꝛels foliſhe / in that they do
recken hym epther nat able to goucrne
that / whiche he hathe created / oꝛels lo
cucll wyll / that he wpll nat do it / oꝛels
fo folyMe and dꝛonken: that he dothe
nat retche therfore. Thele thynges / ik
thep were fapde agapnſte anp mortal!
pꝛyncc:thep were wordes fullof blal⸗
phemp. How moche more than / ikthep
be ſpoken agapnſt god: But our lozde
1.
Johänis. (its
The opinton
okthe pts
cures,
in the goſpell lapeth plapulp. That Math. e.
there dothe nat ſo muche as a litle ſpa⸗
rowe fall vpon the ground / without the
wpll ofthe father. And alſo / that all the
heares of his digcipies hedes are noum⸗
bꝛed. % So that nat fo moche as one
lplle heate dothe perpſhe / excepte it be
by his wyll. And lapncte Peter agrea⸗
bly vnto theſe woꝛdes of his mapſter /
8 CLaſtynge all pour care and i. Betsy
File thought
The erroure
ol the Jewes.
The ſub⸗
Rance ok the
godhed / is al
one and the
lame i all the
ili perlones.
Math. xvit.
et Luce. iii.
Johclis. ii.
Froctus.
Gabellius.
The patril s
pafianes , ‘ „ wy
The erpoſpepon
khought vpon hpm: tor he bathe care
and mpnd of pou. The ſamc doth als
fo deteſtate pè blaſphemp of the JItues /
whiche do pokelle ont god: but they do
deny the lonne z the holy ghoſte / whan
in verp dede the lubſtaunce oz ellence of
god is ſo one: thatitis cuen the fame
und (to ſprakc atter the mance of logi⸗
ciong) * cadem numero the lame in
noumbꝛe. Bothe in the lonne / whiche
was begotten of the kather / and alla in
the holy gheke/procedpuge from them
bothe. The father cepesh from the clous
des. fe This ig mp welbeloued fone «
and the Jewe ſcrieth agapnſt it that he
hathe no ſonne. The lame father crieth
bp the mouthe of bis prophete Fovel.
ge ZF Mall poute out of my ſpirite vpon
all fleche. And the Jewe crieth there a
gaynſtc / god hathe no holy ghoſte / but
ig ſolitarp. Agrepng vnto this madness
was kolpſhe and ignozant Poctus / and
the wicked herelike Gabelli? / of whom
ſpꝛong the herelp a fecte ołthem / which
wert called Patriſpaſſtani: whiche dpd
deuide the ſubſtaũce of god nat into thre
plones . but into thre bopecs of names.
The father (ſapne thep ) created the
wonld / the ſame in pe name of the see
toke
ok the cõmun Lredes 43
foke vbpon hym the nature of man / and
ſuſtred paſſion. The lame agapn / oncly
his name changed / and nowe called the
holpghoſte: cam down vpon the diſcip⸗
leg. Here wittyngly and gladly / J pale
ouer the dꝛemes more than blaſphemou
fc: of Baſilides and Mercio. The Orts Satuldes
geniſtes alfo doo come verpe nere vnto Marcio.
the impiete and wicked crroure of the Ozigeniſtes.
Icwes / which do make the lonnc ok god
a creature / and the holp ghoſte the mim
ſter of that creature / Colen to theſc / alſo
is Arrius / whiche graunted that the fka⸗ Arrius.
ther bath a ſonne / but onclp of wyll and
ipkeres: and not ol nature. Howe beit
he wpll alſo this ſimilitude tobe vuper⸗
fighte / alter fuche kation / as the ſhadow
is lpke to the bodye: becauſc he dothe
thynke / that betwen the ereatoure z the
creature ther tan not be but a ſlendꝛe
au obſcure ſimilitube. But Eunomius Eyromius,
Hoth karre excede the hereſp ok this lapd
Atrpus / whiche taughte that the ſonne
ts in all popntes vnlyke to the father:be
cauſe that there is noue affinite oꝛ lpke⸗
nelle and agreméte betwen the creatou
re and the creature: nomoꝛe than is bec’
«then athypng that is inkinite / x a thyng
that is finite. From this Eunomius /
wile F. ut. Ma
Macedonius
Manicheis,
Spnetus.
Nature.
The ſerpoſpcpon
Macedonius doth fo dpllente: that pet
he doth not aſſeute vnto the doctrpue of
the church. Foꝛ he graunteth the fonne
to be in all popntes lyke vnto the lather
but he ſapth / that the holp ghoſte bathe
no popnte comune with the father e che
lonue. Ofthe Manicheis we haus tous
ched lomewhat all redyc / whiche whus
they doo make duo puncipiacid ch twa
principles cöõtrarpe / the one to the other
of the onc ot whrch , viltbleſthpngts(as
they ſapc) were created / as cupilthpugz
ol an cupl pᷣntyplc / æ of the other / inuili⸗
blethpng; / were created as good thiges
ok a good puciple) without dowt they do
of one god make two godd / ye one good
@ ye other cucl / cut like wile as do pe here
tikes called Gnoſtici / Spnecus/ whils
he mahceth tria pꝛinctpia. in. pꝛincyples
he maketh as manp goddz / agayn thole
that do ſcperate & departe the ſonne oz
the boly ghot from god / where as in ve
ty dew they do cleuc vnto bpm Op natur
they doo go abowtetothzuſte vnto bs a
maimcd op an vuperkight god. Allo ther
are Conte which in ſtede of god: do recke
nature to be the cauſe of al thpngs: wht
che pf it be cternall / s almightp:foꝛſoth
chan it is god / pt it be not ſuch one Hr
a a ! 16
ok the cõmun Trede. 4. 4.
s it ye miniſter of god / x a treatur made
of god. The ſame thyng is to be tudged
(as J ſupoſc) of the lecond cauſes / how
he it i my iudgemtt it is moꝛe ag reing to
the Charité Pipe what fo 9155 either
nature/ oꝛ cls the ſecondarp cauſes doo cxue fe
worke: all that to aſcribe æ geuc vnto pe i
elftcacy x mighty woꝛkpug of god onelp
which pf it Hold cealle: neither the Cone
{hold geue lyghte: neither the fyꝛe Mold
be hot / but all thyngz Hold be ſodaynly
bꝛought to nought / he doth alſo exccrat
Selencus / which doth graũte that god
made the woꝛlder but he layth / that the Belencus.
matter oꝛ ſtuſfe wherof he made it / was
cternal ¢ without begpunpng / makpng
athpng without ſhape oz facton t vnp⸗
fight egal vuto god he doth alſo erecrat
chath the opintö of Menander / which Menaudet.
folowig Plato / dyd teach/p* tie woꝛlde
was not made of god: but of aũgeles cal
lyng aũgels / thoſe whom ylato calleth
fprptes the fines of the cheffe a pucipal
god des. And he hateth alfo Saturnius Saturn
which is moꝛehametul out of the right rurntus.
optuton tha thefe afore reherced / whiche
dꝛeamed the world to haue ben made of
ſcuen aũgels / & alſo he hateth Wahliks Balilides.
moſt ſhamekullp errig of al other: which
ſapd yt the woꝛld was created of heuen.
The ſexpoſycpon
But nowe Jam werpe to ſpeake onpe
more of Crrourcs & bereſies: whiche are
innumerable and Without ende. Bꝛelfly
and generallp who lo cucrithpuketh of
god otherwiſc / than he is in verp dede /
02 cls dothe not thynke hym to be ſuche
onc / as the auctozite of the diuine ſcrip⸗
ture hathe delcribed hym vnto vs: that
perloue doth not belcue and truſt in god
but heputteth his hope in an idole.
Thou feet here / hou great philoſophie
and wildome this one lo ſhoꝛte an arti⸗
cle hath taught vs: and frö howe great
darknes € monſtruoſe crrourcs it bathe
deliuerd vs. DJS. Foꝛſoth now J per
It is no tmal cepue and fee well / that it is a greatte
Chynge to lay thynge to Cap vntapnedlp and with the.
derte 280 harte. x Credo in deumud eft: ZF Ocleue
in dum. and truſte in god. Ad. pe tyou wol
delt cuen muche mare fape this: pfibou
dpdeſt recken and conlidꝛe / hou greate a
multitude of men there is / vpon whome
fapute Paules lapeng map be verified.
Tit. i. They pꝛokeſſe themſclues to knowe
god: but in thepꝛ dedes they doo denpe
Kota. hym. what ſo euer thynge man doth pre
keerre afoꝛe god / and moze fet bp / than by
god: that lame thynge he maketh a god
to hymſelke. DJ. .
at 9 | | 5
F 4
— is alle
ofthe tömun Frede. 45
Hod lapthc / thou Malte not doo none
adulterp / no fornication, The concupi⸗
ſcence and luſte of the fleſhe bpddeth the
to cõmit adulterp / here who fo euer not
regardpnge god / Doth obape his concu⸗
pilcence and luſte / doth he not akter a cer
taine mauer foꝛſake god ei his place {ct
vp his owne concupiſcence: DJS. Fo
appereth fo. MA. Bod ſapth / & Do
not foꝛſ weate the / oꝛ do no periurp / and
ITouetouſnes bpödeth a man to do pers
jurpe / dothe not the couetouſe man here
in the ſted ol the verp and true god wo}
hippe Mammon: The lcripture teas
cheth vs / that god is lente cueriwhcre
and that there is nothynge hydde front
his tpes. But do thoſe men beleue this:
whiche daylp do cömitte that thyng vn
der the ipes of god / which they durſt nok
be bold to cõmite in the pꝛeſence e lpght
of many DJ. It appercthi that no. N.
Thep: which koꝛ the death of thepꝛ chil⸗
bꝛen / oꝛ for thepꝛ wares oz goodes take
froin them / doo hangt themſelues / oꝛ o⸗
therwiſe foꝛdo themſclues / do thoſe per
fones beleue / that all the Woꝛld ¢ world
ly thpuges are wiſelp and mercikullp go
uerned of god: DAS. It is mecuaple:
yfthey do veryly beleue lo. MAG.
what lo euer
thpnge man
doth loue te
garde moze
thã god: that
thynge he mas
eth his god.
' Pꝛouer. ii.
The expoſpepon
Thep that with thep2 hole hert & mynd
all theyꝛ lyfe tpme do ſerue the woꝛlde.
KF Beyuge merp whan they haue done
cupll / and reiopſpuge in (pune and bus
gratiouſnes: doo theſe men beleuc / that
god doth luffte none cupll dede vnponp
ſhed / but that thep / which wold not here
make amendes for thyꝛ ſpnnes by repẽ⸗
kauncc / are ſente into euerlaſtpng kpꝛe:
DAS. In mp iudgemeutc / either they
do not beleuc it: oꝛ els it is but u verpe
cold and kaput beleffe / that they bauc of
lt. MAS. Agaynthep that tonſider⸗
ynge the greatnelle and graupte other
ofleces / do deſpeyꝛe of foꝛgeuenß / do thoſe
perſones beleue / that god is of tufpupte
mercper DJS. Itis not verp lykelp /
that they do. Md S. It is therfoꝛc a
thpnge of nolytle wapghte / and no ly⸗
tle heippuge vnto a godlye and bleſled
lpfe: a man with a quycke and lpuclpe
fapthe to knobe the verpe god. who ſo
euer vnfapnedlpe / and fromthe herte
dothe beleuc / that he is motte perkyghte
lye good / and moſte perfpghtipe fapze:
howe can he loue onpe thynge aboue
hym: Aud who fo euer beleueth that he
is almyghtpe: wyll not goo abowte too
xeſyſte hym / that can not be hadi duets
Wo
ok the cõmun Trede. 4.6
ho fo euer beleueth / that he is of uot
hyghe and perfpgahte wpMome : that
perfone wyll neuer grudge agapnſt god
in abuct(pte and trpböͤulatpon. Foꝛ as
that man myghte ſeme and be accomp⸗
ted lewede by the iudgement of all men
whiche beyng hymſelfe vnlerned / wold
fpnde faughte with the phiſicion / and
wolde rebuke hym / foꝛ that he doth pꝛe⸗
ſcribe ſondꝛy thynges to londꝛy bodies:
fo lykewyſt he ſholde be vtterlye folpſhe
and without witte / whiche woldt tudge
god in lpke maner as though he knewe
not / what is bette fo2 cuerp man. The
phiſicion doth anopnte and bathe one
man / another man he ſeareth and cuts
teth / another / he dothe lette bloodce / to
another he mpnpſtrethe a clpſter / oꝛ ges
ucth a laxatpue medycync / too another
he geucth a bpndpuge medpepne.
To ſome man he comaundeth abſtpnen
ce. To a another he pꝛelcrpbeth certap⸗
ne kpudes ol meattes / he counlaplethe
one man to reſte and ficpe/ another he
dothe foꝛbydde to ſlepe / and we do ſape:
he is a phyſpcpon / he knoweth what is
cxpedpente foꝛ the perſon bepnge ſpcke
and dpſeaſed. And whan god geucth
19 one man ryches: and dothe 8
m
The expoſpepon
ſame a wap from another / doth ſende to
lome mau chyldzen: and to another fens
Deth none at all / and to one man geueth
profpcroule helth / to another lendethe
a bodp full ot ſickneſſes and dilcaſes:do
we ſap / why doth god handle men after
this lacionraud do we not rapther lape:
bets god / and knoweth what is expedp
ente foꝛ cucrp inane Hethat belcucthe
god to be moſt rpghtuolſe:he wyll neuer
pꝛomiſe hymlelke to elcape vnponiſhed
for his mildedes. And who fo euer bele⸗
uethe / that he dothe knowe allthpuges:
that man wpl not lyghtly do that thyn
ge in the ſyghte of god / whiche he wolde
be aſhamed to do in the lyght of a good
and an honeſt man. wh ſo euer beleueth
that hers moſte ſothekaſt and truc:wpll
dꝛede the papnes oꝛ poniſhemẽtes / that
are thꝛetened to wycked men / and Wy ll
haue lout and deſiere Onto that eternal
blplle / whtche is pꝛomiled to good and
vertuoſe men. who ſo euer Doth beleuc /
that this worlde was created foꝛ man⸗
nes cauſc:that perſon whiche wape foo
euer warde he ſhal tourne hym (elfe Mal
be ſtirred and pꝛouoked to honourt and
woꝛſlpppe the great goodnes and lpber
alpte of god / and he Mall .
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ok the tcödmun Trede. 47
ble the thynges / whiche god hath gral
ted to hym:otherwiſt / tha to his honou
re and gloꝛpe. But let here be the ende
of this cõmunication. After that thou
haſt made thy pꝛapet to god / x and that
thou chalte haue chowed thpe coode /
lyke a cleane beaſt( that is to ſape) after
that thou halte haue dylpgentlp retoꝛ⸗
ded theſe thynges / and called them well
to remembꝛaunce: than haue recourſe
hether agapn vuto me.
¶ The thyꝛde inſtruction.
Dilciple.
Do kele and percciue / that
e multarde ſede / whiche thou
A haſte ſowed in mp mpnbe: to
Se Utter and ſhew forth his ver
tuc and ſtrengthe more and more, MA.
J pꝛape god / that e whun J baue plan⸗
ted and watred it the loꝛde mape vous
chelaffe to geue it increacpugc / s grow⸗
pnge cuen bnto lawful and full tipenes.
DJS TC. But as J conſidꝛed and cals
led to remembꝛaunte / what had ben coͤ⸗
muned & ſapde bet wen vs:this one ſcru⸗
pule oꝛ dowte troubled my mpnde / fo2
what
Leuitici. xt,
Mat. xlit.
i. Coꝛin. tit,
wa
| The crpolpepor
what cauſe it ſholde be / that where as in
all other dpicpplynes and ſcpences thep
do beg punc with the motte eaſp & lyght
thpnges / and ſuche as are famplparlpe
knowne to our ſenſes: this heuculp php
loſophpe dothe fozthwith ar the begpn⸗
nyng ſpeke of god / which eis the hpgbeſt
thpugc/ that can be / and moſte kartheſte
from all mannes ſeuſes? AA. Ciceplp
becauſe this phploſophpeis a diſcpplpne
of beleſfe: and not of diſputation and rea
ſonpngce / for dilquilition oz realonpuge
Doth (cde maͤnes mpude facee above by
mauy compalpng and wyndpug wapes
and often tymes alfo doth begyie it / and
lede it out of the rpghte way, But fapth
compendpoullp and ſpedilpe doth carpe
and conuape vp to the hygheſt / and let⸗
teth oute mynde as it were / in ahpghe
totpngehpll:frõ which it may moze cer⸗
tapnlpe and perkpghtelpe dylcerne aud
tudge thele inferpoure thynges / reker⸗
tynge allthpnges to god / in whomeis
the begpunpnge: the increace / and the
The bodylpe perfection and full ende of all thynges.
fetes wolher The knowledge / which rileth or the len
whiles decei⸗ les / otherwhiles is vncertapnc / becauſe
ue vs. the bodylp ſenſes do oktètpmes deccpue
vs / as for exaũple / Wha the fone nene
a
ofthe tcömun Trede. 48
ko vs two foote bꝛode: where as in very
dede it is greatter / than the hole casthes
and whan we ſce the lpghtenpng: afore
that we here the thundꝛe / and pet for all
that / the ſyghte / and the hearpnge / are
the cheffe and puncipall among the oub
warde ſeuſes oꝛ wittes . No noꝛ pet the
knowledg / which is gathered of the care
{es 02 principles of demonſtrations: 18
alwapes certapne / for as muche as we
to (ce the pꝛokeſſoures of wildome / other
whiles to dowte euen of the pꝛinciples
alſo. But in as muche as fapth compng
krom Randt 10 15 certapnte i
of the ſenſes and alſo of all pꝛpncpples: g
there is no more ſute knowledge / than se 189 55
is by kayth / and none alſo moꝛe compen gutc: ¢ ealieſt
diouſe and moze eaſpe / wylte thou haue knowledg / 1c
a ſure token here of: Howe many wes had by kapth
uers are there nowe a duyes / both men geuen ol god
and women / which do talke aud cömune ,
more wpfelp af god / and godly thpuges
thã dyd the chettett of the phplofophers
Plato and Ariftotely of the whiche two
the foꝛmer / that is to witte Plato: how
many mad opinions Hath be ofthe prin
cipal o2 heed goddes / x of the ſpꝛytes the
fones of the gods / z of World made of pe
Sprets/e of the Coulls falé tolpn fcd an
n
Joan. xvit.
The erpolpepon
Aud the letter of the two / that is to wit
te Ariſtotell / becauſe he gocth abowte to
come vp from the lowest thynges tothe
higheſte: by how many longe ambages
aud coumpaſſes doth he lede the witter
bow longe doth he tarpe them and kepe
them backe in maters of Logike/ of Po
étric/of Rethoꝛikt / of Maturall Philo-
ſophie / o highe and celeſtiall thynges /
akoꝛe that he do come vuto the ſuperna
turalthpuges: And pet for al this doth
he not come tothe knowledg of god / for
whole cauſe he hadde lapde theſe lo mas
np ſteppes oz ſtapꝛes / vnto which know
ledge now by fapthe/pongemen arc pro
moted both ſhoꝛtely a calilp: pebcpnee
inſtructed with no mance humapne dps
ſciplines. V The chelfeſte philolophpe
whiche purchaleth true beatitude vnto
mantis to hnowe god / and Jeſus Lh
ſte lente ofhpym. To the learning of rhs
philoſophp / becauſe it is mot agreable
and accoꝛdynge to naturc / euerp ſexc / x
eucry age / is apte and docylc / dut that
age incſpecpall and moſte chefflp:which
is not pct infected with croked and lew⸗
ed affcctions and deſpers . And verplye
relygyon is info muche atcoꝛdynge / to
natute: that ſome certapne Miah
7 an
of the commune Trede 49.
and fealynge therof / is belcued ko be in Plinius in
Clephautrs / and other bute beaſtes natural hi⸗
D. But who lo euer dothe ſympely be ſtozia
leue thoſe thynges / which are wꝛiten oz
taught concernpug god:that man Mall
nat be ableto match with philoſophers
and heretikes in diſputacion. LIQ.
Trouthe it is, Foz this philoſophie is , cnsin far
nat learned for to helpe to diſputation: a pute ela
but lo good and godlp lpupnge, Nowe, re 1775 vit. Ae
what more pꝛelumption can there beter, arrogunti
than is in tbem / wbiche wih worldly /$'"5 7 7 he
reafons do biſpute of the nature of god: ase dips me
Whan there is none of them all / whiche gut nuſſiisſſit illos
ig able fullp and perkightelp to knowe ) caters “quit 7
but euen the nature of a gnatte oꝛ of a 11 i“
lytle ſppeder / all thougheſthep do daplp, ite quot inlic Ae
le thele. who fo cucr is an enlercher ao Terututor in
of goddes maichty : is oppꝛeſled of the! 1 e
glozp. None other wyſc / than they / Cate Joler 4
which do flare one whple on the bꝛygb 775 vip, 87 7
fonne with theyꝛ eyes ſtedfaſtly fet and e hice
vnmoued:do go awaye daled and balfCve san miter Jum?
blynde / in ſo muche / that otherwhyics zz a da 177
they do ſtomble / and ſtryke themſeltes x / er cofimbinn
bpon a ſtake beyng in thepꝛ wape. But The epe ok
the eye of faythe is a ſpmple douts eyc / kaythe is a
reuerently beholdynge god that way / 1 0 4
whiche wape it is bys pleafure to be % %s hac re
B. t. knowne renter sca
Denn | ua nobis
litt note ſcere
0
to enferche
ſuch thynges
as god wolde
to be hydde :
vnunoweé to
vs, whils we
lpue in this
wonzlde.
The expoſicion |
knobne of vs: butnatcurtoufly enters
chynge tholethynges/ whiche it is his
wyll to haue hyd krom vs inthe meane
ſeaſon / vntyll we Hall come to that hes
ucnlp theatreun whiche he Mall gpue
hymſelſe to be ſeen moze nerc / and more
clerelp / to our epes bepnge than moze
purged g clcanc. In thys lyffe it is ſuk⸗
ficiente / that thou kno welt / thathere
1g god / and that heis one mnaturt / and
thꝛiebp diſtinction of perfones. Thou
pcrceineſt and knoweſt / that the ſonne
is begotten and cometh of the kather /
and that the holy ghoſte peedetl from
them bothe. Thou knoweſt that god is
nat abodpꝛbut a mynde ok ifinite vertu
aud power / moſte ſymple / eutrlaſtpng /
as whiche bathe ben afore all tymes:
and is uat chaungedintpme. Ofthys
all mpgbtp mynde thou knoweſt the
whole woꝛide to haue ben created / and
created fo2 manncs cauſe / for god ney⸗
ther hath new of the world / noꝛ of man /
no? yet ok any creature. Heis in hym
ſelte / and ot hym ſelke / motte perkpghte.
But becaule be is moſte hyghly and
perkyghtly good: he wold nat be blelled
hymſelfe alone / but bathe diſtributed of
bis beatitude and felicite vnto b
and
ok the communt Trede fo
ind men / e te all crcaturcs:ſo karfoꝛthe
As euerp thyng is apte to recciue of the
bountuolnes and liberalite of god, It how manpe
was his Wyland pleaſute to geue man ways god
knowledge of hypmſelke: ſpcakpnge to bathe ſpoken
6 to mau to
him in dmerſe maners or facions. pit 8
ofall he ſpake after a certapne mance Aa Ue
to mankynd: whan by his lonnc / which hym kelke.
is the woꝛde or the father / he dpd create
of nought thys meruailouſe frame of
the wozldc: tothe entente / that of tie
Wworke we Molde gelle and make comc⸗
ture of the woꝛker. Foz ſuche a work: the kyꝛſt lpea⸗
coulde nepther man / neyther pet aügel / kyug by trea⸗
h auc ben able to perfourme and kiniche. tion ok the
This was the foꝛſte degre oꝛ ſtep to the N
knowledge of god. erte after cam the cpckynge by
lawe: whiche dyd lome what helpe the the law wit
darkues and blindnes of maues mpnd / ten.e the pros
but it beiydes that it was geuen to one phetes.
nacion onelp of the Jewes:it dyd by fie
gures and darke ridles ſhadowe god br
to vs pꝛeparpng the treudes of men ko
the lyghte of the goſpell:whiche bp the
ſonne bathe Hpucd to vs. The philoſo⸗
phers abuſed the lyghte of nature / to
pꝛyde. And thelawe tothe mote parte
of the Jewes: was an occaſion of grea
ter impiety and ſpune. Tuc wozlide was
ii. full
Plal. 144.
Thie thyzde
ſpeakynge by
his owne fon
in the nature
ot maukpnd.
8 The expoſicion
ful of pdolatry. The Jewes were puffed
vp with pꝛpde:thiughe a vayne perſua—
ſion of rpghtuolncs. Synne did rapgne
at large vnponpched in pe woꝛld / whils
the moſte parte of men dpd folowe the
fyꝛſte patentes of mankpnde: but here
the mercy of god dyd ſhewe forthe te
ſelfe. Fr whiche palleth q furmounterl
all his wozkes. He dyd vouchelatcto
ware more nere and more kamilterlp
knowue buto vs / by the lame lönc:that
at the leaſte wyſe by the reaſon hercot /
weſholde be dꝛawne tothe loupnge of
him aͤgapnc / being pꝛouoked therunto /
Op fo maup and fo maruailouſebene—
kightes. He had created vs / whan we
were nothpnge. He wolde alſo reſtoze
vs. whan we were foꝛloꝛne / koꝛ it had
ben better neuer to hauc ben created:
tha after our crcacion lo haut periſhed
t ben vtterly forlozne. deter ihc worlde
meruagiloullp created / after the lawe
geuen by god / akter the pꝛophetes inſpi
red with the ſpirite ot god / he ſente bys
onclp ſoune bepnge made mantthat at
the lcaſte wyſe we men Molde loue hym
beynge allo aman. Aud he ſente hym /
nat to be a reuenger oꝛ ponpſher / but to
be a ſauioure / bp Whole death he .
ca
ofthe comut rede. fr
call vs agapu tolpfe/what could the vn
moelurable charite and loue of god:haue
done more than this; He hathe ſhewed
hymlelfe palpable after a certapne mas
ner: vnto vs / he hath allo geucn hym⸗
ſelle to deth / as karre forth as he mpght
to thende / that he mpghte reſtoꝛe vs to
true helthe E ſaluation. He declared his
almighty power chelfly: in the creation
of the worlde Nowe he hathe declared
his vnmeſurable mercp / and his inſcru
table wiſdome / his mercps in that he fre
ly / without ony deletupnge of our parte
Hath redemed vs. His wildome in that
He hath after Cuche koꝛme and mance re
demed vs. Wherefore whyatecculers
there nowe lekte / or what cauyllation
can onp man lap forthe for hymſelffc:pk
he do not regarde but do delpiſe this fo
wonderfull goodues of Godr This parte
Doth the Cecde now teaches Et in Fez
ſum Chriſtum kilium cius vnicü domi.
num noſtrum(id eſt) And in Jeſu Chit⸗
fie his onely ſoune our loꝛde. DJS T.
whp hath it ſygupfyed ⁊ marked foꝛth /
the perſone of our redemer / by theſe naz
mes: MA. Tlerylp foz thententeto
declare / that the ſeconde perſone / which
toke fleſhe bpon hym: is verye mau of
B. iii. his
God ſhewed
his almtghtp
power: in the
creatiõ of the
tworlde/ ¢ his
wil dome i the
redeͤption of
man.
Jeſus.
Joan. i.
Thziſte.
The expoſpcpon
his mother and very god of god.
DIS. Howe ſor AAG. Thete are
ſoinc / which do wenc / that Jeſus is the
name of the godhed / a Thziſte aname
of the humane nature / and they leme to
be moucb and bioughic fo this opinion
bp thercafon7thatin tbe Hebzue tonge
Jeſus is as muche to lap:as afaupoure
And Chueh? as muche to ſap:as auoyn
ted. Pow no man can geuc eucrlaſtyng
Helthe aud ſaluation: Cauc oncipe god.
And aunoputpnge doth ſygnplie ſpiritu⸗
all grace:whichechaunceth not but one
ly to man / but in very dedtc / bothe thele
woꝛdces o2 names do belonge to the bus
mapne nature. Foꝛ Jeſus is apropre
name ofa fingilace perfone / that is to
loutteof (hat man / whiche alone of all
nc / was boꝛne of a bitgine/ Whame lait
Johan ſhewed s popnted with his kyn⸗
ger: that they Molde not tecepuc 02 ents
bꝛace ony other man / forthe verp rede⸗
mer. L Bcholdelſapth he)the lambe
of god. Thꝛiſtus ig a name either of
kyngdome / oꝛ of pꝛeſtchode. Foꝛ amon⸗
ge the Jewes bothe pꝛeſtes and kynges
were anopnted with hosp opntemente /
aud they of bothe fortes / becauſe of hoo
nourc: were called Chꝛiſti.
Rowe
of the cõmun Tꝛede. 5
Nowe bothe thefe tytles oꝛ names are
agrepugeto Chziſte / whiche is called e
a pꝛeſte accozdpuge tothe o2d2¢ of el Plal.c. ix.
chiſedech / and whiche as a pꝛeſte dyd Chziſte is
offre hym ſelte a verp uſpotted lambe / 1 pacts
vpon the aultare of the croſſe / foꝛ the hel a0 en e
the and faluation of the wozide: and with outwae
whiche alſo as a kynge / apperpnge to de cozpoꝛall
his dilciples alter his reſurtection / lap⸗ oile:but with
de lyke a kynge vnto them. e Tome the kullnes ot
ig geuen all power and auctoꝛite in he⸗ N
uen aud in earth. Neither dyd he rekuſe gat. xxvtil.
t dilallow the ſpeche of thetheffe know 5
ledgynge and conkeſſpuge hym to be a
kynge by thele woꝛdes. e Lordercs Aute.xxiit.
membꝛe me: whan thou ſhalte be coin
men into thy kyngdome. How be it our
loꝛdwas ucuce anopntcd with outward
and bodplpeople: foo as Aaron was in
the. rxir.cha.of rod / oꝛ as kyng Saule
wus in the fyꝛſte booke of kynges the. x.
chapitoure But this was he / whome
god hathe fingulatlye anopnted with
the fullneſle of his ſpirite. Howebe tt
bp this worde oꝛ name of Jelu / beſydes Jetuo.
that it doth betoken a ſingulare perſone
G. iii. is alſo cal
Joſut kigu⸗
red Chziſte.
Deute.xxxi.
Chyiſtus.
Joan. x.
Thi expoſptpon
called to remèbꝛaunce the figure of the
olde teſtamente . Foz that Jeſus name
dyd figure and tepꝛeſcute zeſu the rede⸗
mer. Moyſes / bp whome is figured and
betokened cetemonies: was not able to
bꝛynge the people of JIlrael into the lon
de of pꝛomiſſc o2 beheſte. But Jelus the
capitapne that ſucceded hym: bꝛoughte
them into the lapde londe. Foz therc is
none entrie o2 compnge to true felpcpte
but bp fapthe and graces whiche Jclus
the ſonne of a birgine hathe broughtes
oltred to all men. In this wozde o2 naz
mee Chiiſt / which in the goſpelles and
in the cpiftcies ok the Apoſteles is often
tymes repeted and inculked: thereis vp
bꝛäpded tothe Jewes thepz folyſhe and
obſtinate incredulpte and vnbeletke / wht
che pet vntyll this daye do loke & wapte
after theyꝛ Melſtas. Foꝛ hym whome
the latyn men do call unctum: anopnted
the grekes do call Chziſtũ / the Hebzucs
do cal Meſſiam. And they do wapte ak⸗
ter a kynge plentuollp appopnuted with
tiches / with armies oꝛ hoſtes of men /
and with other Worldly apdes / whiche
map reſtoꝛe the nation o2 people of the
Jewes bepuge nowe reiected e rekuſed
cuery where / € outlawed / into lyberty &
kyng⸗
of the commun Creede. 77
kyngdome. And with this vapne hope:
that wꝛetched nation doth cofurte thep2
calamite that thep are i. But the cchziſte
fapthe doth teache vs / that this is trulp
that onely Melſias in the olde tpme pro
miled of the pꝛophetes: bp whome not
onclp one nation / but thrꝛough out the
hole woꝛlde as many as be true Felves
that is to ſape / as many as do pꝛokeſſe
the name of Chꝛiſte / æ be cyꝛcuucyled in
herte:ſholde be / not bp bodplp Weapons
but by his olvue blode / delpucred fro the
tpꝛannic of the deupll / and all thepꝛ n=
nes cleane foꝛgeuen: Molde be reſtoꝛed
vnto truc lybertp / x in cõcluſion bp hym
holde be cholen ¢ made coinherptoures
and partetakers with hymokthe beuce
lp kpngdome. This word Jelus is ther Felus,
foꝛc expꝛeſſed:that there ſholde be none
ctroure oꝛ miſtalipuge in the perſone / x
this name chat is added x put to: leſt
ony man folowynge the Jewes: holde Chziſte.
looke foz another eſſias o: another
tedemer. He Hathe comen ones foꝛ all.
We hathe oncs for all perkourmed and
finiſhed that ſingulare and wonderfull
ſactyfice: with the miſticall cõmemoꝛa⸗
tion and memoꝛtall of whiche lacrikpce
he wolde vs to be nouryſhed e ſtreng⸗
B. v. thed
The erpofycpott
thed: vntpll he come agapn the ſeconde
tymc / not to be than a redemer / but a
iudge and a rewarder. Fypreitctherfore
it hathe ſhewed to vs that verpe man lo
wondcerkull: whiche was eternalle ap-
popnted for this purvofe / that by hym
the woꝛlde ſholde be redemed. none ak⸗
ter it chewethe to vs in the fame verpe
god / in theſe woꝛdes ye filium eius vincũ
dominum noſtrum (that is to fape) his
oncly ſonne our loꝛde. Foꝛ ok god / nos
thyngets pꝛopꝛelpe begotten but god /
lpkcwiſe as of man / accoꝛdpuge tothe
courte of nature / nothynge is begotten
but ouelp man. OJ S. But the lcrip⸗
ture Doth oktentpmes call good and ver
tuoſe meu / the ſonnes of god. A.
And for that caufeis added here this
woꝛde vmcum 62 vnigenitü (thats te
fap) oncly oꝛ onelp begotten: to ſeparat
this lonne or god by nature / frö the fons
nes / whiche are called to the honoure of
this name / by the grace ot adoption.
DJS. Js it not lawfull to call Chꝛiſt
as touchpug the nature whiche he bath
taken vpon hym: the (one of adoption:
MAS. Itisa moꝛe religioule à god
lp thynge to abſtapne from ſuche tytles
leſte we mighte geue lome holde to the
KArria⸗
ol the tõmun Crede. 54
Arrianes. Heis adopted: whiche was
not ſonne befoꝛe / lykewiſe as we / which
bp nature are boꝛne the chyldꝛẽ of wꝛa⸗
the and diſpleaſure: by fapthe in Chat
Jeſu are made thefounes of god. But
Thiſte was eternally the ſonne of god /
but after that he was conccpued bp the
holy ahote: his blelled loule was forthe
with created full of all heuenly grace.
But all thoughe our Lorde was twies
bozue / ones of his Father withouk
tymc / and afoꝛe all tpme / aud agapn ot
his mother a virgine in the tpine afore
appoputed of god: pet are there not two
ſonnes / but onelp one ſon / and not ano⸗
ther ſõuc:but the lame other wiſe borne.
He was concepued of the ſubſtaunce of
the birgine: that we Molde acknowled⸗
ge the verpte ofthe humane nature.
But he was concepucd without mate
nes woꝛke o2 helpe / by the holp gholtẽ /
and that he was bone / his mothers
birginite not violated oz appapꝛed / ib
was the pꝛerogatyuc of dygupte.
DSE. why is here added * Domi⸗
num noſtrü (that is to ſape) our loꝛde:
MA SJ TT R:
with
——— alaanatt
whp Chritke
is called out
lozde.
i.Petri.ii.
Joan. 8.
The expoſpcpon
with this name Loꝛde / the holy Cerips
tutes do oktentym s honoure hym / and
namelp the leriptures of the newe teſta
mente In that he was god of god: he
was loꝛde ok all the woꝛld / and that not
another fond2p loꝛde from the father /
lpkewiſe as heis not a ſoudzy god from
the father. But after a certaync ſpecpal
and peculiar maner he is called the loꝛde
ok the clecte and cholen / whom he bathe
wonnc and delyuered from the dominmd
of Satan and hathe made them to bps
Ka people of acquiſition. x Aoꝛ who ſo
cuer cõßmitteth lpnnethe makethe hpm—
fclfe ſeruaunte o2 dondeman to ſpunc / a
bp ſpnne Satan obtapuecth tyꝛannp.
Therkoꝛc the (Fyinbole admoneſheth and
tcacheth vs / that the domimon oz loꝛde⸗
hippe is tranſlated fra this motte cruell
tpꝛaunte: vnto Jeſus Chait karre moſt
gentle and merep full loꝛde. And by this
title the ſeriptures ofthe newe teſtamtet
do oftentpmes betoken and fignific the
ſonuc of god: hewenge to whome they
doo dedycate them ſelues Hole / whiche
do recepue baptilme / and to whole com⸗
maundementes thep oughte akterwar—
des to obap all theyꝛ lpfe tyme / without
onp reliſtence oꝛ grudgpngc / and vnder
whoſe
of thecomnu Trede. 17
whole defence and pꝛotection thep map
be Cure & lpue quictlp without onp keare
KF For nomäis able to take from hym
onythpuge: that he polſelleth oꝛ bathe
in his kepynge. DJS. The name ot a
loꝛde / how is it agrepngeto TChꝛiſtc:as
fouchpnge to his Dlupne nature: oz as
touchpnge to his humapne nature: 02
as touchynge to bothe natures LY A.
Fozſoth as touchpuge to both natures
but not after one mance. As touchpnge
to bis diuine nature: he was loꝛde of all
thynges / from the begpnnynge of the
world / but as touchynge to the humap⸗
ne nature: whiche be toke vnto hym: he
deſerued by deathe / and rebuke a2 dycho
noure: to entre into gloꝛp. And ana
me was geuen to hpm:whicheis aboue
all names:that in the name of Jeſu cue
ry knee Molde bowe it ſelfe:bothe of he⸗
uenly thynges / of cart help thpuges / €
okthynges vuder eartb. DID, Js he
than:as bets man:the lode ok Aungel⸗
les: MAS. pt verylp:and ofdcupls
alſo. DJS. To whether ſubſtantine
is this nowne adiectiue vnicum (.d eft)
onelpꝛreferredrto the woꝛde filium loͤne
that gocth before oꝛ els to the woꝛd Dos
minum loꝛde that folowetbey eo
| 18
Joan. x.
The erpoſpepon
This adiectiue is lete doutfullp betwen
bothe thole ſubſtaͤtiues: becauſe it map
agree with bothe. Foꝛ as he eis the onlp
ſaune by nature: fois he the onlp loꝛde
of all thynges created. Howe be it pet /
it is better to rekerte thys adiectiue to
the woꝛde Filium / id ct lonne: becauſe
this diſtinction dothe eurdenclp erpretle
his diuine nature / whiche nature / in
that he is begotten of the father / he
hathe commune with the father. D
whpis it nat than lapde. * In vnico fi⸗
lio eius / id eſt in hig onlp founes Foꝛ Co
there Molde haue ben none ambiguite
oꝛ doubte at all. M. It was moſte con
ueniente / tbat the worde / whiche is ads
bed becauſc of difference: holde be pus
after. Foꝛ it he Molde haue lapde. Clits
cum filium cius: it myghte haue ben fo
taken and under ſtanded / that the name
ofthe tonne of god / dyb agree o2 belong
tononc/faue only tothat one man Bee
ſus / but nowe / whan he addeth thys
woꝛde / Unicum akterwardes: he dothe
nat diuide the name filium / but he Hew
cto a diſtincte and fond2p mance of ge⸗
neracion / that we ſholde vnderſtande
the ſeconde perlon / whiche of god his
kather is bone very god without *
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ofthe commune Trede $6
the ſelfe lame in tpme conueniente ok
god appopnted / to haue ben Oerne of a.
virginc / verp man of woman. Sapncte
Auguſtine in hys lytle booke made ok
pe Crxede / foꝛ one woꝛd putteth twapne /
ſayinge. Et in Itſum Thiſtum fi⸗
lium eius vnigenitum vnicum dominũ
noſttum / id ch. And in Jeſu Chuſte his
only begotten fone our onlp loꝛde. But
foꝛ as muche astt is nat euidente bp
his declaration / whether hymlelfe dyd
fo rede 02 nat:it is probable and lykelp /
that the woꝛde vnigenitum / id eſt onlp
begotten was added bp ſome man:
whiche wente about to declare / why he
had ſapde vnicum / id eſt onlp. for the
fone of god is other whples in the lerip
tures called pimogenitus i. the fpꝛſte
begotten lönc / as tonchyng his nature
humapnc:and vnigenit? / as touchyng
to his diuine nattiuitc / as koꝛ exaumple
in the. vnn. chapiter tothe Momancse
Alt ſit ipſe pimogenitus in mul⸗
tis fratribus / id eſt. That he ſholde be
the kpꝛſte begotten lonne among many
bꝛot herne. And inthe {pre chapiter
of Johan. Aidimus gloztam eius glo⸗
tiam quali vnigeniti a patre id eſt. we
haue Cone the gloꝛp okit / as the glory =
L
The expoſycyon
the onelp begotten fonnc ofthe father.
Alſo in the thyꝛde chapit oure. V Sie
deus dilexit mundü: pt filium ſuum vun
genitum darct (that is to lapc) & Bod
dyd fo loue the woꝛlde: that he wolde ge
uc his onclpe begotten lonne. As tou—
chyng to his former gencration: neither
is he our bꝛother: neither is he pe hepꝛc
of god: neither hath be bꝛotherne / noz
coinherptoutes As fouchpage his lats
ter moze generation: he bath bothe bic
therne and toinheritoures. DID, Js
there no dpfference betwen vnicum / and
vulgenitum( d ekt) onelp and onelp bez
gotten: Md O. He map be called vars
cus (id eſt)the onely ſonne: which alone
is temapnpuge and lekte alpue of manp
chyldꝛen / but a man ſholde not call hym
arpahe vulgemtumed eſt)oncly begot⸗
teu ſonnce / howe be it the interpꝛetourcs
ok the holpe fcripture doo tranflate this
one greke worde monogenis:otherwhi⸗
les vnicum onclpiotherwhiles vnigem⸗
tum onclybegotten. As inthe. vu. cha⸗
pitoure of Luke: he is called e vidue fili⸗
us vnicus(that is to fap) the onelp fone
of the widowe: whome the Cuangelifte
called Monogent. And ptotokos (that
is to ſap)pꝛimogcuitus the kyzſte begot
ten
of the commune rede, o 7
ten lon:is other whpies calicd Onigents
tus id eſt ye only begotten fon/ foꝛ thus
ſpeketh Mathewe ſok the mother of Je
ſu. V Peperit filium ſuum pumogeni- Math. t.
tum. i. She bꝛoughte forthe her tyꝛſte Luce. i.
begotten fon. Fo2 other whyles that Vow ue to
thpugts called fyꝛſte / nat that gocth az eng on⸗
foꝛe other thynges: but whiche was nee grit is the
uct befoze/as foꝛ cxaumple when we do kpꝛſte legotté
ſape. This day is the fprfietpme/ that lon ot arp
cuer Jſawe the emperoute it is well
ſayde and arpghle:allthougb Jncuer
ſe hym ag aync here akter. So lphewile
he mape be called prmogenitus.tuthe
fyꝛſte be gotten ſon: which is the fyꝛſte /
that cuer his mother bꝛoughte forthe:
althoughe (oe neuer do bꝛyng forth anp
mo agapne after bpm, Fo; els thoſe
thpnges / whiche the lawe dothe coms
maunde to be donc / in / oꝛ about the
kyꝛſt be gotten / ſholde nat haue ben to
be perfourmed ¢ kulkylled / excepte there
had folowed two chylde bearigces / foꝛ he
is nat called pꝛimus.i. fyꝛſte:but which
is the foꝛmoſte at the leaſte / of thꝛe. D.
But if Thuſte / euen as touchyng to his
humane nature alfo/ is the loꝛde of all
thynges: how is it thã / that bets fapde
to haue bꝛotherner M „ Albeit that
Dole Thulte
— —„V — — ——
Johan. xv.
Johan. xiii.
The erpoſpcpon
Chꝛtſt were nat the loꝛd of al lhynges /
as touchpnge to hys humanc natute /
ptt that natwithſlandynge he ſholde be
called arpghte the loꝛde of all thynges /
becauſe of the bute of bys hypoſtale oꝛ
perlonage / contenynge oz compꝛehen⸗
dypnge in it ſelfe thꝛe ſubſtaunces: cues
lpkewiſe / as it is well ſayde: that god
Hathe ſuffred and hath died for vs. But
here this woꝛde brother is nat a name
betokenpngeequalite: but betokenynge
lyͤcnes / kyndꝛed / and charpte. Alter
the fame maner he vouchelaſted of His
goodnes to call bys dilciples / nat fers
unaunteg: but frendes / nat that he dpd
trenountc or fozſake his tyghte and auc
tozite / wbiche in another place he ace
znowledgeth and taketh to hymlelke /
whan be fapthe. KF Pou do call me
mayſter and loꝛde / and pou fape well /
ko in dede ſo am Jibut for theutenteto
Johan. xiii.
declare his excellente ci)arite and louc /
which refuſethnothpng:ſo that it map
do pꝛokighte. And what noueltp o2 mers
uaple is it / ik he dyd vouchclafe fo call
them bꝛotherne: towardes whome he
dyd nat dildapne to plape the miniſter:
The Jewes dyd cal all thole that were
of thepꝛ owne nation / bꝛotherne: but
ſpeciallp thepꝛ coſens oꝛ kynſmen / now
bok the commune Crede. ogg
wag cure lozde a Fewe borne of the
JIcwes / which hyng the Euangeliſtes
Maathue and Luke haue cuidentlp exe
pꝛeſſed in the gencalogie of hym. But
in very dede / all men are bꝛotherne eche
one to other: bp the reaſon / that they ar
all ot one and the fame natures whiche
nature tam koꝛthe of one and the fame
pꝛiogenitourcs:and in cuerp man is (uo
dued and in daunger to lpke a 5
and miſcrics / laue anlp in CThuſte J d
ercepec ſynne / and what fo cuer is nue
upugtofpune. D .Darginall(puneis
nat propzclp aup fpnne. M. No bul
yet it letteth oꝛ hindzeth the fulncs of
gracc:whiche was in Chat as lapncte
Johan witnelleth / but it inclincth a
man to ſpunc: though it doth nat mouc
and due a man perkightip tow. This
thynge eis repugnauute fo the dignte
of TChuſte. Foz it was nat conucnicute/
that he / whiche was tom to purge and
cleuſe the woꝛlde From al ſynnce:cholde
be any maner wape agreyng o2 in cly⸗
nyng to lynne. D. But to be hgric /
to be thzuſty / to be werp / to be ãguiſhed /
to lothe / to dye / all theſe are buddes of
oꝛiginall ſpnnc:and pet they ate geucu
fe Chꝛiſte in the ſcriptures. QI .
29. li. There
Math. l.
Kuc.ui,
Johan. t.
Hectatum is
takè in diuer
Ce fignificaté
ons / in the
{cripture,
uu. Cozt. v.
excepted:whiche either are not cöõuenikt
| The crpolpcport :
There is greate difference bet lve the na
ture of man as it was kpꝛſt created: and
the lame nature as it is after the fall of
Adam. Adam afore that he dpd ſpnnc /
was a very maͤ / and pet for all that was
he free from theſe incödõmodities and mi⸗
ſeties / wherwith we all are now oppꝛel⸗
ſed: Conte of vs moꝛc / & Lome of vs lelle /
peccatumſid eft) ſpune / in the keripture
ig otherwhples called the paync / that ts
due to lynnes / and otherwhiles it is tas
ken koꝛ the latrikict / wherwith thep doo
clenfe theyꝛ (prise and offence, And ther
foꝛe it was layd tothe pꝛeſtes of the olde
lawe. e Peccata populicömedetis(id
ci) pou ſhall cate the lynnes of the peo⸗
ple / meanynge the lacrikices: which the
people ſholde offre for theyꝛ ſynnes / and
ſaynte Paule in the leconde epiſtle the
v. chapitoure tothe Coꝛithiancs lapth
um qui non nouerat peccatũ: pꝛo
nobis peccatũ fecit. «pin that knewe
no ſynne at al: bath he made to be lynnc
foꝛ vs. Our loꝛde recepued and tooke on
hymlelfe not oncly the verpte of maͤncs
nature: but alſo the inc modities ck mits
ſcries whiche don accompanpe the naz
ture of man fallen / thoſe thynges onelp
03
of the cümun rede. 79
oꝛ agrepuge to the dignite of that perſo
nc / which was both god and man: oꝛcls
which doercludc(as Jlapde befozc)the
fullueſſe of grace. Foꝛ neither bpd he res
ceiue pꝛoclpupte or rebynes to do ſpune:
uo neither yet fo much as power to ſyn⸗
ne: neither dpd he recepue o2 take vnto
hym erroure oz ignoꝛaunce. And thoſe
incõmodptes / whiche he dpd reccpue x
take bpou hym: he foke them on hym /
not of the necellite of naturc:but volun⸗
tarelp foꝛ our Cake/ to make ſatiſfaction
fo2 our offences / to fuffce for that whi⸗
che we hadde treſpaled. DJS. whp
dyd he chaunge the pꝛepolition here lap
enge sede ſpititu ſancto / er Marta virgi
ner MAS. The Bꝛehcs haue but one
and the lame prcpofition ex in both pla
ces: but the fignification of this pꝛepoſi
tion is diuerbe. Allthynges are tx ipſo
ct per ipſum( id eſt) ok hym / and bp Hy:
as of thepꝛ authoure àbegynner. A pece
oꝛ goblete is made ex auro(id eft of gol⸗
de: as ok the matter oꝛ tutte / ex arboꝛe
nalcitur arboz( id eſt) of one tree comet)
another tree: by propagation of kpnde.
So er homine gignitur honro( id ett of
à man is gendꝛed a man. DJS. why
8 Lt here expꝛelle the holy ghoſte cue
Io. Iii. pe:
0
Thſderpſpepon |
lpꝛſeyng that the hole trunte dpd Worke
together / this wondzekull miſterie: An.
Aute.i. Becauſe in the goſpell of Luc / the aun
10 layde to the virgine. <> Spiritus
aͤnctus ſupetucniet in the(id elt) The
ak pale holy ghoſte ſhall come vpon the. Foz ofs
to echo one of tentymes the (cripture dothe attribute
the. iii.perlõs and geue to eche onc of the perſones / cer
pial godhed tapne thynges as pꝛopꝛe toit: which foz
chigen as pez All that are comune to all thꝛe / as for er
culiare oz pꝛo aumple: whan it geucthe tothe fathers
pꝛe / whiche eternite and almightines / to the lounc:
koꝛ all that / wildomce: tothe holpe ghofte: charite
axe e and goodnelc / aud whan the kather is
all thze. ſaydſto haue made the woꝛld by his lon
and to diſtribute and geuc his gifics bp
the holy ghoͤſte. The ſymbole therkoꝛe /
and Babꝛicl in this miſtery / hath erpl⸗
ſed the woꝛkypuge of the. in. perloncs.
ute, i. The holp ghot(layly he)ſhal come
1 vpon the / aud the power of the hygheſte
all ouerſhadowe the / whan thou hea⸗
reſt ſpeale of the higheſt:thou vndeſton
deſt and percepueſt the father to be pꝛe⸗
fente / as the fountapne € authoure/ as
of whomc the ſoue is ſente with the bas
ly ghoſſ / whan thou hearſt theſe woꝛdes
& birtus altiſſimt / the vertue oꝛ power
ol ye higbeſt: thou vnderſtõ deſt ye lonc /
whiche
ofthe tömun rede, 60
whiche onely tone vpon hym maͤnes na
nature, Foꝛ ncther the father / neither
the holy ghoſte dyd take our nature and
become man. Foꝛ the holy gboſt is coue
niently lapd to come vpon / oꝛ as it is in
the latyne lupuenire / that all the world
Ip cogitation of man Molde be excluded:
which wha tt bereth the worde o2 name
of cõception o2 birthe:doth imagine the
ſede of man receiuctin the wombe of a
woman / oꝛ whã it is tolde and warned /
that a ma was boꝛue of a birgine: doth
dꝛeamt and imagpnc alfa ſome fowler
thynge than theſe / conſyderpug and rec
kenpnge what thynges are ſpꝛed abꝛo
de bp menncs tales of certayne woman
whiche are repoꝛted aud lapde to haue
conccpued chylde bp (cbe of man that
bath ben lwymmynge in the bath / and
of Alares contepupnge by ofthe wynde
and ok kendes oꝛ wicked ſpꝛetes that ha
ue gotten women with chylde. Jpaſle
ouer here the fapned tales of poetes/ bp
whiche the gentiles oꝛ hethen peoples
were pluaded ¢ bꝛoughte in beleffe / that
of goddes € womẽ / x of goddelles a men /
were géd2cd r bꝛoughtlozth heroes The
euàgeliſt therfoꝛe to exclud al hel porte
cane imaginatiös / doth ꝓtelle / p* there
H. uni. wag
The expoſpepon
was here in ſtede of a hulbonde / the hes
uculp father: which after a certapue ma
ner dothe begette his lonne agapnc he
pꝛofellcth thatthe begpunpuge of this
chylde was not of a deuplle oz wicked
ſpꝛitc / that hadde medled oz hadderto
do with the mother: neither of onp illu⸗
fion of wicked lpꝛite: but of the holpe
ghoſte. And that it ig cucn thus = none
other wiſle:the very tenoure and pꝛoceſle
Aute. i. of the Euangelpſtes woꝛdes doth decla
te opculp / whã vntothe birgine bepnge
diſmapd z indowt at the mention made
Of concepuynge and bearpnge chpldce / &
demaundpnge hob and after what mas
ner this thinge Molde be donc:t he aͤun⸗
gell cafpnge her mpnde of Chis lcrupule
oꝛ dowte / made aunſ were in this wiſe.
** Thc holy ghoſte thall come vpon the.
DJS. why doth the fpmbole oꝛ Lrede
cxpꝛeſſe the virgines name r MAG.
Foꝛ the more fapth and credence of the
hiſtoꝛp. So lykewile and loꝛ the lame cõ
ideration dyd eit expꝛelle the name of
Sclu Chaiſtc / ſo dyd it expꝛelle the name
and ſyꝛnamce of the deputp ek ruler under
théperourc: Ponce Pilate. And foz the
fame purpofe dpd Luke here diligentlp
1 oe the names / okthe 08
god
ok the cõmun Trede. Gt
god / that ſente the aligett/ofthe aligelis
that was leute of embaſlage / of the regt
on / of the cite / of the hulbãde / or the tribe
oz kyudꝛed:and of the virginc: whan he
lapyde thelc woꝛdes. D And in the ſixte
moneth / the aungell Gabꝛiell was ſent
from god / vnto a citie of Gallilc / whiche
was named MNalarcth j to a virginc bes
inge ſpouſed to a mã / whole name was
Joſeph / of the howſe of Daud, And the
virgins name was Maric. Tboſe men
do not make narration after this kozme
and maner: whiche do kapne lpes / & are
afraped to be elpied & percepued. Clare
inſpired with the holy ghoſte / in olde ty
me pꝛophecied in this wiſe. V Webold
& virgine Hal concepue and bꝛpng forth
à ſonne / and his name hall be called E⸗
manuel / whiche by interpꝛetation is as
muche to ſaye / as god with vs, That
birgine / the Euangelliſte inſpired with
the ſame ghoſte:doth here ſhew vnto vs
as it were with a fynger. And the aügel
as it were expoundpnge and declarpng
the pꝛophecie of Clare: ſapde. And
that holp thpnge whiche ſhall be bone
of the Hal be called pe fon of god. This
is that Marp / at whole name / al ye foul
les ol good men are recreated / chered / =
: 70. b. tom
Luce. t.
Elaie. vii.
Math .i.
Luce. fl
The trpoſpepon |
comloꝛted / whã we do here Eue named:
we do ware mwardlp ſoꝛowfull / and do
mourne: whan we do here the name of
Marte / we do plucke vp our hartes / and
arelifte bp into good hope. By Euc / we
ate borne the chyldꝛen of wrath and diſ⸗
pleafure: by Matic we are bozne ugapn
the chyldꝛen of grate and fauoure. J.
Scholde hebe accompted and taken koz
Ot the perpe an hetetine: whiche wolde belcuc / tbat
tual virgini⸗ Marie the virgine after the bpꝛthe of
te ot᷑ our biel Chꝛiſte hadde brought forth other chyl
ſed lady.
dꝛen by her huſbander AdG. pe veri⸗
lpnot onclpe for un heretike: but fora
blaſphemouſe perfon alſo. DIS, And
yet they ſap / that this thynge is not ex⸗
pꝛeſled in the holy lcripture. AA.
That is verp trouth / but thoughe it be
not erpꝛeſſed: pet is it cupdently gathes
red and concluded of holy ſcripturc / and
that it holde be otherwise: es mauikeſtly
repugnaunte to the dpgnpte bothe of
the lonne / and ok the mother. Finally
the catholpke church hath with fo great
ronſente beleued / taughte / x faſtly affyꝛ⸗
med it / from the begpunynge of the gol⸗
pell / euen vntyllthis dap: that it ought
no whitte leſle to be beleued / than pF it
were expꝛelled ty pe holp lcriptures. D.
ä 7 IJlonge
ofthe cdmun Trede. 62
J longe to here the ſctiptutes. Aq. The
pꝛophete Ezechiel dpd ſignikie the perpe
tual integrite of the virgine bp a darcke
pꝛophecic. e uowhan he bepnuge
tourned towardes the wap ofthe gate
ofthe vttermoꝛe lanctuarp / which gate
loked to warde the Caſte / herde the lame
ſpirite / which dpd conlecrat the chahite
of Al arp / lapeng thele Words vnlo hym
This gate ſhall beſhitte / & hall not be
opened / and no mau Mal paſſe t haugh it
koꝛ the loꝛde god o Jlracll hath entered
in by it e it ſhall be hitte to the prince. «
Dpd not the pꝛophet in thele woꝛdes ve
ty pꝛopꝛerly c aptelp enough delerpbe k
paintekoꝛth the lacred wombe ok the vir
ginc:out of whiche wombce / that laue of
tigh tuolues hathe rilen to vs v whiche
Doth lighté euerp man that comelh into
this woꝛde : of whiche ſon zacharic allo
lap th in the goſpell of Luke / he bathe
viſited vs / ſpꝛpugpugt oz riſpuge from
an high to geue lyghte vuto them whi⸗
che ſitte in darknes a in the hadowe of
death. This gate was ſhitte afore the
tyme ok her deliueraũce of chyld / t was
ſhttte in the tyme of dellueraũce / & it cos
tynued allo ſtille hitte after the tyme ol
ber delpuerãcc / it was open onely tothe
pince Chiſte: whiche by his entrenge
Eʒech. xlilit.
Johan.i.
Luce.t,
: The expoſpepon
tu / dyd lauctilie it / and bp his gopnge
. . dul dpd conſecrate it / foꝛ it dyd not loke
but onclp towazdz the caſte / fröwhence
the moſte pure lonue dothe vpꝛiſe / that
ſonne(Jmeanc ) which ucuer ſetteth o2
gocth downuc / and which reneweth and
chereth all thynges. At lohed to the
wap ok the outward lanctuare: for this
nat iuite was without the cOmune mas
ner ok natiuites of men: hauing no whit
of humane concupilcence o2 lutte meug
led oꝛ iopued vnto it. Finallp whau whe
Luce. t. herlelke ſpeketh thus to the aungell Y
quia vitrũ no cognoſco.i. for J know no
man:ſheſheweth plainely her perpetual
purpoſe of virginite. DIO, But ſeyng
that wedlocke is an bouorable thynge
ok it ſelfe / aud that company of man and
Wyfe together is without blame oꝛ (pn:
what indignite oz vnwoꝛthines Molde it
haue ben / pfthe lozde hadde ben borne
alld et maner / a other ed Oe:
ere boꝛne / and as Johan Baptiſt was
Wolde Ale boꝛnc / which was moꝛe excellẽt than al
begotten bes prophecies 2 A. In dede wedlacke
twen man ts an honourable thyngc / pk it be chaſte
woman / as ly kepte / but ppctuall virginiteis a fars
e re more honourable thynge / yfit be ſo /
f that it be wylkullp take/ x for the loue of
2 godip⸗
ok the cõmun Trede. 6 3
godlypnes and vertuc / thꝛough tyncupi⸗
ſcence without whiche man is not con⸗
cciued. The contagion c intection of oꝛʒi
ginal ſynne gocth from one to another.
But more than aũgclicall purite dyd be
ſeme this heuenlp chyldebpzthe. Jpꝛap
the tell me now / pf ony man dpd toͤurne
ateple made of ſtonc / after it hadde ben
ones halowed and lacred to god bps
moꝛtal byſhop / ito aſhowemakerg Hope
wolde not all men crye out / that it were
ſhamcfullp and vnactozdpuglpdonr
DFID. pes verplp/ and they wolhe alſo
oucrwhelme hym with ſtones. IAS.
Aud yet is not the ſhowemahkers cratte
ony filthp occupation. And pf ond man
wolde put a vellell / that hadde ben cons
ſccrated and dedpeated to baptilme: 02
holp oyle / oꝛ to other holp vles / vnto pro
phane vſes of the kechen: Molde it not
leme an intolerable contumelp and del⸗
piter DJS. pes dowtles. MA. Aud
yet is there no faughte oꝛ ſynne in the
cokes crakte. D. It is trouth. M. what
is thã to be ſayde of the moſt lacred € ho
ly téple of pe bleſſed virgines bodyrwhl
che not euery maner biſhop hath dedica
ted with bodilp oyle: but the holy ghoſt
bymfelfe bath cõlecrated it wi heuenlp
ae anopu⸗
— Kheerpolpepor
that diuine chylde reſted fo manpe mo⸗
nethes / asin abzp̃echaumbzeun whi⸗
che alſo / as in a woꝛkehowſc / the hole
trinite dpd woꝛke and kiniche that imiſte
xp / Bhiche is to be Honoured & worships
ped cuen ok the aungelpcall mpndes :
SOholde it not ſeme a verpe vnmete and
vnſemeip thpnge: pt it had ben open / J
wyll not lap to man: but euen to an aun
gell D. pes J percepue it very plapnu⸗
Heluidius
why Chziſte
wolde be
bone of a vit
gine bepnge
maryed to an
hutbande.
.
ip. M. Now relicn zcöſidze this wl typ
lelte / whether we ſholde rather geue cre⸗
dece to the church / ſo cofcutig & agreing
to gether: oꝛels to the JIcwes bepuge
not onclpe in this popnte madde / oꝛels
to vile aud vnlerncd Heluidins / Whole
crroute taken of the ſcriptures mpſun⸗
derſtonded / is lo maͤnikeſte:that ſcalclp
he hathe ko wude ony difciples of his ers
rourc / and alſo of the olde doctoures ot
the churcd haͤth ben ſcalelp iudged wor
thp os confutattonr DJS. I ce and
percepuc / how greatly perpetuall virgi⸗
nite dyd beſeme that byꝛthe. But why
wolde the loꝛd be boꝛne ol a marped wo
manr MA. It was pꝛouided by that
mcanc / foꝛ the ionge virgine / that he
holde haue a keper / an intẽder / a noury
cher / and a miniſter: without ony pie
CG.
ofthe cõmun Trede. 6 4.
ſter luſppytion of the wycked and myſde⸗
mynge cõmun people / and alſo that he
olde haue her ſpouſe and hulbande a
waightie and ſubſtancpall wptnellc ok
her virginite / it was lemely and conue⸗
nient / that ſuche avirgine as he was:
ſholde be in moſte highe and perfpghte
tranquillpte and qupetnes / and it was
conuenient and metc / that the mother
of god ſhulde be not onclp pure krom all
ſynne: but it was allo accozdpnge that
ſhe ſhold be not ſo much as touched onpe
whitte with the falle tales of men. Foz
{je onelp is excellently chaſte:of whome
the fame is aſchamed to ſpeake cupll.
And therkoꝛe this myſterp was hydde e
keptt ſecrete a longe ſeaſon. Foꝛ il is lp⸗
kcly / that Marie and Fofephe dpd kepe
theſe miſteries in thepꝛ hertc:vntpll ſu⸗
che tyme yt after the ſeudyng of ye holy
ghoſt trõ heuen / the goſpell dpd ſpꝛeade
abꝛode his lyghte thaugh out the hole
woꝛlde. Conſidꝛe therfore now how ma
uy thpnas we haue learned by this arti⸗
cle cõpꝛeheded in few woꝛdes fyꝛſte that
sue Chꝛiſte is verp god of god / ei the
ame to haue ben boꝛne very ma of a wo
mau a virgine / without pe helpe oꝛ woꝛ
kynge of man. Wut bp the e
uin
Zhe caules
ok Chziſtes
tcompng into
the woꝛlde.
Tarpotrates
Ccrinthus
Ebion
Paulus
amolat en⸗
fis
Photinus.
The expoſpepon
diuint ſpirite. And that he hathe come
in to this woꝛlde nat only to redeme the
Wworldesbut allo to teache and inſtructe
vs with moſte full auctoꝛzite / x to kendle
ecuflame vs with diuerſe argumẽtes /
vuto the loue ofthe heueuly lpfe. Mow
conlidꝛe me / J pꝛape the howe manp
hozrible hereſies x ertoures the lpghte
ofthis berite bathe dziuen away / ptis
verp loꝛe agapnſt my wyl to rcherce the
deteſtable and abominable blaſphemes /
wich tye vnhappp names of the au⸗
thoures of them:but pet thys thynge
(hal profpghte and healpe wel hercunto
that we map bothe moꝛc kaſtly hold and
kept our belede: and alſo geue thankes
the moze abundantly fo god / whiche
hathe vauchefaucdto open and (ewe
fo greatte lpghte vnto vs. That manp
dyd erte and holde wꝛonge opinions as
boute his diuine nattuite of his father:
it is leffe ko be ineruapled. But it is a
popnte of more madneſle / that his bus
inane natiuite which bathe ben proucd
and declared by fo many and fo cuident
argumentes / hathe ben aſſailed with fo
manp monſtres of opinions / Tarpocra
tes / Cetintpus Ebion / p aulus Samo
latenſis / and Photine in name but
5 Scotine
bkthe commune Crede 6
‘cotine in verp dede / do graunte/ that
Chiſt was a verp man. But thep ſape /
tbat he was a pure e a mere man / bozne
betwene man and woman / alter the
maner ok other men. albeit he had the
fouic of a pꝛophete. Theſe men do mus
tilate and mapme the perfone of hk
of moze than the once halffe. The lame
men do faye that Chziſteůis called the
fon of god / but by free adoption: lpke⸗
wife as other good vertuole men are
And that he was nat at all: afozc that
he was boꝛne ok the virgine. Theſe hes
retikes / ſapnete Johan cuägclitte dothe
openlp reelle and cöfute / pronouncpng
a * That the ſelfe lame woꝛde / Johan. t.
hich in the begynnyng was with god
and was god: to be made fleſhe. And in
the lame cuangceliſte our lore hymſelte
ſpcaketh openly in this Wyle se Afore Johan, vite,
y; Abꝛaham was made: J am. Agapune
Paule in the. ix chapiter tothe wos...
mapnes fapthe.<G DE whome CThꝛiſte Roma. ix.
tam as touchyng his body: whiche is
god ouer all thpuges/ bleſſed for euer |
moꝛe. either are the Manicheis anp Manicheis.
whitte leſſe madde / than theſe afore ree
herced / which do gyue vnto Chik fons
parte of the diuine nature: but they do
Ale. ſtiſfly
Valentine.
The erxpolpcpon
ſtykly alfpꝛme / that he toke vpon hym
mannes bodp / nat a very bodp in deve:
but only a phantaſticall bodp / lpkewiſe
as we do rede / that aungels and fendes
haue otherwhiles apered i bodilyſchape
and lpkeneſſe vuto men. Thele perſons
do make Thꝛiſtc atugicre oz a trogeter
and a wonderkull decciuer of men. But
a phaͤntalme is nat borne of a woman.
Necyther can aphantaſme oz ſpitite do
thole thynges: whiche gur loꝛde dyd lo
manp peres (pace throughout all pps
lpfe tymt / eatpng / dꝛynkpug / ſlepynge /
warpng werp / hungrieng / thurſtynge /
fpeakpng / bepng conuctfaunte among
men at none dapes / geupnge bpmfclfe
tobe touched and handled / to be cruci⸗
lied / a ſlapne. He hymlelſe alſo layde to
his diſcitples in the laſte chapiter ok
Lukewhä thep were aſtonied c abaths
ed / becauſe thep thought that they had
ſcue a ſpitite oꝛ a ghoſte. <> wherkoꝛe
are pou troubledeſapthe he) and why do
thoughtes and muſpuges aſcende into
pour hertes: Bcholde mp handes and
mp fete:for it is ceuen mpue owne lelke.
Handle inc / k ſe / foꝛ a ſpirite hathe ney⸗
ther fleſhe / ne bones / ſo as you do ſe that
3 haue. Mexte alter theſe om Was
entine
or the tommunt Crede 6
lentine the framer z foꝛger of woꝛldes /
whiche imagined / Chꝛiſte nat to haue
ben gendzed of the ſubſtaũce of the vir⸗
ginc:but to haue bzoughte with hym a
ccleſttall body from heuen / oꝛels (which;
thyng madde Appelles tothe wene cats, gypetteg,
ther to be true) a body taken ot the ele-.
mentes / in the apr; and fo to haue pals:
ſed thꝛugh the body ofthe virginc / lpke.
wplc as liquoure and lpghte pallethe
through a pppe of lede / oꝛthꝛoughe a
ctranch oz hole. But this is nat pꝛoprelp
to be borne: but to palſe thꝛoughe / foꝛ
neyther dothe the cranel oz hole gendꝛe
oꝛ bipnge forthe the ſonne bealme: but
the lonne itſelfe / nepther dothe he pype.
gendꝛe the liguourt: but the fountapne.
oꝛ ſpꝛynge dothe tt Wut whan pdraule.
the apoſtle fapthe vnto the Komapnes
theſe woꝛdes. x Qui kactus eſt cx ſemi⸗ No. i.
ne Dawid ſecundum carnem. t whiche
as touchyng fithe was made ofthe lede
of Dauid / and in then chapiter tothe |
Halahancs Ajrtit deus filium ſuum Sala. tilt.
factum ex mulicre.1i. God ſente his fon
made oꝛ gendꝛed pf a woman. Wy theſe
woꝛdes he dothe opentp pꝛokeſſe / that
Chꝛiſte dyd take the ſubſtaunce of his
bod / ol pe ſubſtaũce of e virgins bodys, -
J. u. Ney⸗
'
7
Irrius.
i The ſexpoſpepon
Neither euery thpnge/ whiche onp nas
ner way is bꝛedde oz gendꝛed OF mantis
koꝛthwith a matn( for els lyfe Molde be
called men) But that thynge/whiehe is
concepued in the mattice oz wombe ok
a woman / ok the very ſubſtaũce of man:
and in due and lawkulle tyme is bozne e
bꝛoughte forth by naturall membres in
all markes and tokcus lyke a man / and
whiche is called a ſonne / that thynge
bverplpis a man. Mertetometh Arrius
by foo muche the moze wietched and
madde in oppnpon / by howe muche he
dothe moꝛe fubtelp & craftilp geue onto
Chirk the bodp of a man / a taketh from
hym the ſowle of man / lapnge that the
godhed was in ede of ſoulc / ſoo that in
hut after his opinion there were but
two natures / that is to witte the bodpe
of man / and verbum( d ef ) the woꝛde /
whiche ſame woꝛde for all that / Arrius
willeth to be a creature /in dede more ex
cellent than all other creatures: but pet
d creature. But with what face do thep
confeſſe æ graut hym to be a man: from
whome they doo take awape the better
parte of many F oꝛ who doth not know
that man is made ot. u. ſoparable ſubſtã
cts / that is to witte of the body as ol the
malts
ofthe cömun Trede. 8 7
materiall ſubſtaũce / and of the loule as
ok the kourme r wherkoze pk any ſptrite
Doth moue the bodp of a deade man: no
man wyll calle it a man / that he leeth:
but a wondꝛe oꝛ monſtre. But lepnge pt
our loꝛde hymlelfe in fo manp places of
ſcripture doth mate méͤtiou ok his koule
and doth call hymſelfe the fonne of man
as whan he ſapth. L/ Mp ſoule is heuy
Mat. ex bi.
cuen vnto the death. And whä he ſapthl /
c Father into thy handes J do tömen⸗
de inp ſoule. And / A oman doth tale
mp ſoule oꝛ lyfe fcom me: but J do lape
it krõ inc / pou do ſeche to fice me bepnge
a man whiche haue ſpoken the trouthe
vnto pou. And (epnge that Paule wit⸗
neſleth the lame ſapinge. The media⸗
toure betwen god e men ſthe man Chat⸗
ſte Jeſus: pt they do qcue credece tothe
ſcriptures: how oꝛ with what kace dare
they deny that thynge / whiche the ſcrip
tures donc ſo manpkeltlp expꝛelle æ pros
nuncer pk they do not belcuc the leriptu
res: howe map they for ſhame delpꝛe to
be accompted z taken for Charité men ¢
pk they wolde leme to be philoſophers:
who euer ones dꝛeamed that / yt thpuge
myghte be called a man whiche lacketh
the kourme of man whiche kourme (1
1 J. ui. meaue
Luce. xxiit.
Johan. x.
Johan.viii.
i. Timot.ii.
The expolpcpon
meant the ſoule)whaͤ it is pꝛelente / cau⸗
lcth one to be a maͤ/ e whaͤ it gocth awap
cauſed that thyngc / whiche was before
a mau / than to leſe the name of a man.
Thole men / whiche haue fo wondzekull
madde opintons: they ſtonde in daunger
them ſelues (and not uvnwoꝛthply) leſte
they map ſeme not to be meu. Mcither
. Bpolling was the opinion / whrche Apollinarius
tis, dꝛemed muche wiſer than theſe akozere
herced / whiche dothe fuffre a ſoule to be
geuen to Chnſte:but ſo / that he dothe
take {rd pè fapd ſoule / he mpnd oꝛ vnder
ſtondpnge / for in quicke plantes there
is accetapuelpfe:fo2 els they Molde not
growe / neither Molde they cls be ſapde
to dyc: han they do widder o2 dꝛye vp.
And in bꝛute beaſtes alſo there is a lpfe
and. foutesfor cis they Hold haue no fea⸗
lynge o2 perccpupug. But mpnde 02 rea
ſon and onderſtondpuge / amongeallen
ſyble creatures / is onely to man. This
mpnde is the prncppall power ok the
ſoulc / bp whiche it dothe dplcerne and
iudge euety thynge from other / bp whi⸗
che it dothe iopne op knytte together / oꝛ
els diuide and departe thpngs in londꝛe:
and by whiche it gathereth oz conclu⸗
deth one thynge of another / by argume
tation
ofthe commun Trede. 68
tation aud realonpuge. But Holve map
thep fo2 ſhame pꝛokelle Chziſte to bea
man: whiche do take awape froin hym
that thynge / by whiche man dothe chefs
lpe and pzincipallpe dpffre from other
beaſtes r DJS. Dyd than the mpnde
ol Chꝛiſtc / by reaſonpnge / okthynges
knowne gather and conclude / fuche
thynges / as were vnknowue to hyme
NN. There was nothpnge vnknow⸗
netto Chuſte / and pet as concernpuge
the condition and ſtate of nature:he had
de a reaſonable ſoulc. Foꝛ not aungelles
neither / do underſtonde by reaſonyngce /
fo as we do / nether Gall we our felffes
vnderſtonde m the general relurrection
fo as we do nowe. But perfection added
to nature / Doth not take awape the ve⸗
ryte of nature( Foꝛ els the bodpes gloꝛy
fped ſholde be no bodies) And pet is it
none herelyc oꝛ erroure to ſaye / that the
foule of Chuſte begannt to know cers
tapne thynges / whiche by the pꝛeſence
of the godhede it dyd afore perkoghtelpe
et and percepue. # ſape begane to kuo⸗
we the ſame thynges other wiſe / akter
the maner of men / not koꝛ that he knew
| ther m not beloze . But becauſe the,
Fit. = Maney
é
Johan. i.
Appolli⸗
narius.
Johan. i.
The erpoſpepon
maner of his knowynge nov / was fone
Dep and diuerſe from the maner ok his
khnowpuge before. & He had ſcen as
thauael / whau he was under the Figge
trec / becauſe he dyd knowe it more cers
tapnlp / ban we do thoſe thynges / whi⸗
cic We do (ce with our pes. But after⸗
wardes whan he law hym with his bos
dply cyts / in dede he Opd not learne onp
newethypng / whiche he knew not bekoze
but he lawe other wie / the fame thynge
that he hadde fence before. Apollinarius
addeth another madde oppupon / that
the woꝛde dyd not take vntoit flefhe oz
bodp but that ſomewhat of the worde
was tournecb into fleſhe / mylunderſton⸗
Dpuge the woꝛdes of ſapncte Johan. x
Et betbum caro factũ eſt(id eſt)and
the woꝛde was made fleſhe / that is to fap
_affer his kalle interpꝛetatton / the woꝛde
was chaunged into fiche: lpkewyle as
the aper condenlated and made thycke
oꝛ groſic / is tourned into water / and as
the water rarpfied / and made fyne and
ſubtyle / is tkourned into aper. But a
man is not made ok a countecfapte woꝛ
de kourned into au humapue bodpe: but
man is made of a reaſonable ſoule and
a moꝛtall body. yl by the woꝛde th ve
oe „ vonder
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ok the comun Trede. 69
vnderſtonde the foune of god:god as he
is made or nothynge: loo can he not be
tourned into onpthynge / noꝛ ony thpus
ge into it / pf we wyll ſpeke pꝛopꝛely. —
Aud pf philolophers do denp/ that tiere
mape be tourncd into water which are
both creatures: how much more agapn
Teall reaſou is it / a thynge intreated to
be tourned into athynge created: But
pon wyll Cape thep make the worde a
creaturc:bul a moze excellente creature
than all aungelles. But pet cuen betwe
ann aungell and the body ok man there
is moꝛe dyfferente: than is detwen (par
and water. But this erroure concepued
folphelp of the cuãgelpſtes woꝛdes: the
woꝛdes immediately kolowpnge do tes Johan.
felle and conkute. Et habitauit in 8
nobis(that is to ſap) and he bathe dwel
led amonge vs., Foꝛ that thynge is not
lapde to be conuerlaunte in bodp / Whi⸗
che is tranſfoꝛmed into body. But the
bodpis welle arpghte called the dwel⸗
lyuge place ok the loule. And man is
well and aryghte called the temple of
god. And nowhitte wiler is the errone⸗ Cutpehes in
oufe opimon ot falſenamed Eutyches / grebe is as
whiche dyd putte in Chꝛiſte to be but 1 805 to fap
onely one nature / compoſt and made of happie /
whiche is no
wightc name:
for that vn⸗
bappp i wet
shed heretike
The expoſpcpon
diuine and humane nature bothe to ge⸗
ther. yk he hadde fapde/ that one ſyngu
late perſone hadde ben vned of two na⸗
tures/ and that cuen one perſone tudinal
duale(as the terme oklogicions is) ſome
what he hadde beu to be herde and bele
ued / loꝛ it is certapue and vndowted /
that there was in Chuſte / two oꝛ alfo
thꝛe londꝛpe naturcs aud diſtincte eche
of them krom other. Man is compoſte
and made ok a loule and abodpe. Wut
the diuine nature / becauſe it is motte
ſyngle: it rekuſeth all names oꝛ woꝛdes
Heſtozius.
Pꝛouerbe.
ok compoſition. It vned oꝛ dpd knytteit
lelfe into one hypoſtale oz perſonc / bp
the meanes of the loulc / bepnge iopned:
and cleuynge to the bodpe / but it was
not conkuled oz mengled into the Caine
nature. Meſtonus whiles he dothe dylp
gentlp elchewe this lymehplle:he felle
into the colekplne / pꝛokellynge in Chu⸗
{te to be two perfighte natures / the nas
ture of god / and the nature of man: but
he maketh than as manpe perſones / de
nyenge the woꝛde to haue ben vned and
knptte to man into one perſonc:but one
lp to baue inhabited mã by grace / wher
toze
ok the chinun Creve, 70
fore he gatheteth and concludeth / that
in one Thziſte there is one perſone of
man / and another perfor of god) and p
Matic is not well called the mother of
god / but onely the mother ok man: all
be it that the anngell in Lukes Solpel guee. t.
dothe laye to the virg ine.
For that holye thynge / whiche Halt
be boꝛne ok the: qhall be called the ſonne
Of god. * forthe vnite ofthe perfonas
ge / cauſeth / yt by a certapne idiomatũ.i.
communmtone of proprtetes of ſpcakpn⸗
ge / euen thoſe thpuges / whiche do nob
agrec but onelp vnto the humane natu:
re: mape alſo be lapde arpghte of god:
but onelp in the vopces concrete.
Bod was borne of a virginc / but not
the godhed. G Bod luffted / bul not
the godhede / and Manis god / but not
the Nature of man is the godhed.
But becauſe there is none ende of errou
rcs; J wyll make an ende of this reher⸗
fall / and Jkeare / leſte J haue allrcdpe
made the werpe with rehercpnge loo
manpe crtoures. DJS CJ PI. E.
Uerplye J haue pitie on thele heritikes
* Dowe beit pet there madnes hathe
Doone me good: bp reaſon of it
: The expolptpon
(tis cauſed / that bothe J do more clere⸗
Ip pertepue and ſee the trouthe / and allo
do moꝛec faſtly beleue it. M AG. The
heretikes are wozthp no thake herckoze
but god is verp greatlye to be thanked /
whole goodues Hath tourned the maly
ce and wickedues of other men / Onto
his ſeruauntes / in to the lucre and en⸗
creace of godlynelle. DJS. why ts not
than the fpmbole oꝛ Crede made in the
ſpnode holden at Conſtantinople / cous
tented to ſape natnus er Maria virgi⸗
ne (id eſt) boꝛne of the virgine Matie /
hut addeth e et homo factus eſt(that is
to ſap)and was made manr MA.
Foꝛ they which wold diſpute onpethyn⸗
ge ſubtply of Chiiſte / allthough they be
Holden with diuerſe z londzp ercourcs:
pet in this one thynge they do al agrec /
that they do deny hym to be man / in as
muche as they do take from hym Come
thynge / whiche pk we haue noi: none of
vs Molde be called truely a beep man.
Therekoꝛe is this erpꝛeſſed. x Et homo
lactus eſt( that is to ſape) And he was
made man: that no man ſholde come to
baptifine bcpnge infected with the pops
fon of them. Foꝛels what man is ſo far
re without cõmune iudgemẽte and
on
ofthe comun Creve. 77
lon / tbat whan he hereth lape / that the
two Gꝛacches were boꝛne of Coꝛnelia:
wyll affie the qucſtion / whether the two
Bꝛacches were men: DAH, whereot
come it than / that thele men were foo
meruaplouſlp blynder MAG. Uerplp
becauſe they had leuer make ſerche and
diſpute of the diuine matters / than (pus
plelp to beleue thé. The ſlctipture lapth:
that we ſhal e haue none underſtondpu
ge oꝛ percepupnge / excepte we wyll bele
ue. But thep wold percepue and vnder⸗
ſtonde by the pꝛowde philoſophie of the
wonꝛlde / afore that thep wolde beleue.
Bette here therfore be the ende ot
this cõmunicattion / that after
thou hatte recorded theſe
thynges with thy ſelte
in thp mpnde and
haſte geuen thankes to
the diuine ſpirit: thou
mapſte rctourne
the more chercfull
and luſtp / to learne
the reſidue that
is behynde.
Carte
ye etpolicpot
The kourth in ſtruction.
DADLIPWL,
et ye Se Gui Co OLnttn
0 fy BS N under Ponce ptlate : was
0 K ecrucified de ade x buried. .
1 Key Thole men / that geuc vuto
. „ Thuſte an imagmarpe and
phantalticall bodp: the lame men do
lat / that all ſuche thynges as it is red
that Chziſte dpd ſutfte in hys humane
nature / he dyd nat ſuſkre them in verp
Ded: but onlp phantaſticallp and appa⸗
rently. But we / whiche taughte by god
do belcuc / that he was a verp man: do
alſo belcue / that he did ſuſtre verilp and
mater in dede / both in mynd kz in bodp /
and that he was verilp crucified / deadc /
and buried. The deathe ok a naturall
man is the ſeparation of the loule from
the bodp / whiche leparation whan it is
ones made:all we do knowe / what mas
ner athpng the deade body ts than:but
the loule / be cauſt it is imoꝛtal / though
the bodp be decaped and fallen alwape:
pet bathe it ſtyll beynge / lyupuge with
Thziſte(if it departed frõ the body with
fapthe) and lokpnge after the relurrec⸗
tion and riſpnge agapne of her owne
body. D. what difference is there be⸗
twene
of the commune Creede, 72
kewne an aungell / and a ſoule that is Thedifferkte
ſeparated fromthe body: AJ. Tlerily betwene an
this / that a ſoule is in dede a mynde: aungell, and
lpkhewiſe as aungels are / but ſo created a ſoule ſcpa⸗
ok nought / whau it is putte into the bo⸗ rated krome
dyꝛthat it is naturallp apte to geuc like- the bobp.
to goucrne/and to moue nat cuerp mas
ner body: but that body onlp/to whiche
it is ſpictlallp appopnted and ozdapned
bp god. This bickerẽte is there betwene Thedifferẽte
the deathe of Chꝛiſtt / and the deathe of betwene
oue of vs:that our ſoule by the violence Chziſtes
of lickneſſe and dileaſe / oꝛels thoꝛowe ae
Defaulte and wante cf humoures/is da rs.
uen out from our bodp. But cur lorde
willyngly lapde from hym his {cule and
Ipfe/cucn lpkewiſe as he dpd wylkullp
com tothe croſſe and pation. A token
hercof aud an cuidente argumente is /
* that he gaue bp the ghoſte vpon the Math. xxvit.
croſſe immediatelp after a greate and a
ſtrong crpe. Pc moꝛcouet his owue (elle
alſo ſapthe in the gofpell of Johan.
A Noman taketh awap mp lpfe from Johan. x.
me:but J do laye it frõ mine owne ſelfe.
D. But where was in the meane ſcaſon
the woꝛd oꝛ the ſeconde pfone of the god
Hed: whiche thou lapdeſt to be ſo vned a
knptte to man: that both together a
on
The expolpepon
one petlone r wag it in the kou le depat⸗
ted from the bodp rs oꝛels was it in the
de ade bobpre AI. Sait duguſtine deuote⸗
Ip dyd belcuc k ſuppolc / that the godhed
was neither ſeparat fro pe bodp neither
fro ye ſoule / but was plente wi thè both
But it is bett not to entre thtothe cöbze
ſome maſe of ſuch mauer queſtions: out
of whiche it is harde to fpnde onp ware
to gete out. Now we do teache onclp ru
dimentes and puncpples: and not the
moſte hyghe popntes: we do caſte a fun—
dation o2 grounde ok our warke: we doo
not kiniſhe and make it full perkighte /
for we do inſtructe a noupte newelp con
uerted / and not a diu ine: and to make an
ende / we doo inkoꝛme a ionge ſoldier to
fapthe æ beleffe: not an olde woꝛue chait
pion to battaple and ſpghte. DJS.
whp do we adde thele woꝛdes „ paſſus
eſt (that is to lap) He ſuffred:ſcyng that
the fapte woꝛdes arc not ocd oF them
in the olde tyme: Dothe he not lufkre
who ſo euer is crucitied : GM AO. It
appertth / that this particle alfo was
added agapnſte certapue men / whiche
dpd imagine / that the woꝛde dyd as it
were lwalowe vp the body / that it toke
vnto it ſelfe: and tranffourming it after
a ter⸗
ofthe commune Crede, 73
f certapne mauer into it ſelfe:dpd make
it ſuche a maner bodp. that it could nat
felt any papne oꝛ grefic. They ſap / that
Balanus was the authourc of this o⸗
pinion. But the ſcripture on euerp (pde Galanus.
ſpeaketh openlp agapuſte this. Fyiſte 5
Ware the pꝛophete ſapthe. V Hehath late ltt,
verilp taken bpon hym our ſycknelles /
and our ſozowes and grefics he hathe
borne. And leſte any man myghte fpnde
à cauillation and ſap / that the proptecp
is Darke / and that it myghle be / that
fom other plone is meante in the ſapde
pꝛophecie than Chorale: Sapucte Luke Ictuũ. vit
in the. vun chapiter of the actes telleth /
how Philippe / which bepng warned of
the holy ghoſte had iopned hymſelfe to
the chariote of the gelded man: dyb bp
the inkoꝛmation of the fame ſpitite / ers
pounde and declare this whole plact / to
hun / ok the pation of Chuſte. Ind holy
and godly men do apply that onto tbe
paſſion of Thiſte:whiche is red in the
lamentacions of Jheremic- Y Dail
pou that do paſſe by / in the wape: take
hede and ſe whether there be ſoꝛowe 02
paync / lpke vnto my loꝛowe and payne.
And in the gofpell of Luke / our loꝛde Une. xxiiil.
fapthe / Dughte nat Chuſte to haue
5 B. i. fſulkred
Ehrenoyi,
os The exrpoſpepon
fuffered theſe thpuges: and fo ko entre
into his gloꝛzpr allo in the fyzſte epiſtle
ok Peter / and the ſeconde chapiter: it is
wiiten thus. whiche whan he ſuffred:
dyd nat manace oꝛ thꝛetten. Agapne in
the ſame place. Chꝛiſt bathe (ullred fo2
bs:leaupng pou an enſamplc / that pou
(hold folo we his ſteppes. But how Hall
we folowe hym in luffryng papnes and
greffes: it he hymſelſe laffred 02 felte no
papuc oꝛ gtefe at ally And ſaicte Paule
in the. vun chapitertothe Nomancs
ſapthe. & Pf it ſo be that we do ſuſfre to
gether with hym:that we mape be gla⸗
rificd alſo with bpm. Sapnucte Paule
calleth here fuffrpnge together with
bym / nat to haue compaſlion and to be
forp for another mannes cuilles / 02
hurtes / and grefics: but accozdpngeſ to
the example okhym / to ſuſfre and abpde
patientlp the perſccucion of cupll and
wicked men. And that Chak luftred in
ſoule alſo:cuen his owne felfe Doth wits
Math. xxvi. neſſe lapeng. x Mp ſoule is heup cuen
bntothe deathe. Adde hercunto / that
our loꝛde cuen al his lpfe long dyd ſufkre
manp thpnges for our fakes: bepuge
hungry / bepnge thurſty / waxpng weep
and fapnte / bepng reuiled / and ats
| WOU |
ofthecuminune Crede. 74
tuollp handled / dꝛiucout / taken / boũdẽ /
belpetted / and bulfeted. To thele thigs/
and to other lpke: map this woꝛde par
ſus eſt( id eſt) he ſuffred / belonge and be
referred. D. whp dothe the ſpmbole
02 Trede lo diligently expꝛeſſe the kynde
and maner of bis Deather GY . sor
the fame conſideration ¢ ſkpl / foꝛ which
it dpd erpꝛeſſe the name a the forename
ok plate / that is to witte for the moze
cuidence of the hiſtoꝛy . D. why wold
god redeme the woꝛlde with the deathe
of his owne fonne: and that with ſuche
maner Deather M. But do thou kpꝛſt
make me aunflwere to one thynge . FE
any philicion beyng excellently ckylled
in his kacultp / dpd take vnto his cure a
man / that were ſicke ok a perilouſe and
deadly diſeaſe:æ onc / that were nothing
ſkylled in the crafte at all / wolde alke
hym the qucſtion whp dock thou cure
this man akter this maner: Sholde he
nat ſeme lewde / and very woꝛthily:
Howe moche moꝛe lewde thynge is it
than to requpꝛc an accompte oꝛ a cauſe
of god: wherckoze he wolde redeme
the wozlde after thps manner
Ni. This
The expoſpepon
This thynge thou muſt lurelp and ſted
kalſllp beleue / that nothpug plealeth god
but that / that is beſte / whether it (cme
ſo to vs / oꝛ not ſeme ſo. DJ. The fun⸗
dation aud groͤundewarke of mp kapthe
> Gandcthe fate and vnſhaken: but pet J
ſuppole it is lawfull / religiouſly c with
reuerente fo enquiere of theſe thynges.
MAG. pe verply / and lawful for vs
alſo to make aũſ were / but with ye fame
religion and reuerence. But (hele thpn
ges doo require a peculpare and propre
treatiſe: howe be it pet J wyll touches
lewe thynges / as it were bp the wape.
Death came into the woꝛlde by an cate
thelp man:it was conuentente / that the
lame ſholde be tak awaye by an beucns
ly man. By vnlawkull pleſurc / crope in
the death and deſtruction of mankpnde:
by papnes and doloures / helthe and fal-
uation was repapꝛed. By a virgine dil⸗
ctyued with the inſppꝛation of the ſerpk
te / tame calamite and miſerie: by a vir⸗
gine made greate with chylde by the in⸗
ſpiration of the holy ghoſte / came agap
ne welth and felicite. And that god beyn
ge olfended and dyſpleled / is reconciled
and pacified by the bloud e ſlaughter of
bꝛute beaſtes / not oncly the lalwe 9
3 es
t
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ofthe cõmun Trede. owe
ſes dyd pluadit / but allo Abel eue koꝛth
with in the very beg inyng of the woꝛlde
dyd oltre of the fp2t begoité of his ſhepe
In ſo much that the very papnpmes al⸗
ſo / which neuer had knowledg cf the ve
ty lpuyng god / pet were perluaded & dyd
beleue lurelp / that mͤnes olfences were
clenſed and wached awape with deathe
and bloude. In certapne coũtrpes / and
amonge certapne people it was a cõmu
ne mauer and cuſtomc / al the pere longe
dplygently to kepe and nourpſhe u man
whiche had wyllpyngly and of his owne
accoꝛde olffred hymlelle to death / r hpm The maner
in the meane ſealſon they dyd haue in re⸗ ok certapn
uerence and wourchyppe / as an holp ob panemes.
lation and facrifice dedicated to god.
And at the peres ende they dyd cate
hym into the ſee / thyukpuge z iudgpng
that by the death of that one man / what
fo euer cuyiles and miltoꝛtunes were to
wardes the cpte: myghte be tourncd
awape and kepte krom it. And Codzus .
and Curtius / & the two pecit are hpgh Mal. max. lib.
ly and ſtudiouſly pꝛapled of authoures: b. titulo. vi.
whiche wyllynglpe gauc themlelucs to 83 Aap
Death for the helthe and faluation ofthe 8 Patriam.
cõmune Wrale. pt Was cöucniente there
Benitiel, vi.
Exodi.xii.
whi Chiſte
| wolde dpe
| Onacroffe,
The erplocyon
foreand accoꝛdynge / that a true and au
effectuall hoſte and Careifice (olde be of
fred vp / not for the incolumite and pres
ſcruation of one cpte) o2 of one nations
but for the helthe and faluation of the
Hole woꝛlde / whiche mighte take away
the other hoſtes and Caccifices of all ma
bepnge epther ſuperſtytpouſe oz cls of
ſmalle efficacie and ſtrengthe. Foꝛ foo
grcate was the ſcharite of Chziſte / foo
greate was his purite: that he bepnge
ones offtcd bp in lacrifice / mighte and
ſhulde ſuffice to aboliſhe and take awap
all the ſpunes ok mankpude:althoughe
there hadde ben moo wozldes than one.
For this dowtleſſe was that very whole
bꝛẽte lacrifice / which whole dyd bꝛenne
and was on fiere with the louc of mans
bpnde. This was that mofte pure
bloude of the vnſpotted lambe/ whiche
ſpꝛincled on the poſtes / putte by the des
ſtropuge aungell. Nowethe kynde and
mance of deathe / belpdes that it was
moſte papnkull: it was alſo motte vyle c
ſhamcekull maner ok death that coulde be
namelp among the Jewes. to whome
he was erecrable and hadde in abomi⸗
nation: who fo euer dyd hange on a 146 i
of the tömun Crede. 76
It muſte nedes be an ercedpnge greate
payne: whiche ſholde foꝛ all men pape &
bpe out the cuerlaſtpnge papnes: and
that was an happpe and bleſſed hame ..
and diſhonourc: whlche had to all men
opened the wape to euerlaſtpnge gloꝛzp.
Nowis there nothpuge moze exctrable
and odible to god:than is (pune. This
gnompnp æ curſe he dpd tranſlate vnto
hymlelke fora ſcalon: that he myghte
purchace and obtapne the bleſſpnge ok
god fo2 vs. It dpd alſo pertapne and be
lounge tothe kapthe and credence of the
hiſtozte: that he cholde dpe condem⸗
nedebp open iudgemente / and that he
cholde geue vp the ghoſte a hyghe ppon
the croſſe: leſte onpe man myghte cls ſu
ſpecte and myldeme / either that it was
no verp deathe: oꝛels that another man
hade ben putte in Chutes ſtede, Latte
of all / it was conueniente / that he Holt
dye on hyghe with his armes ſtretched
out abꝛode whiche kor his vnſpeakable
chacite dpd coucte to embꝛace all men
and wylled all men to be ſaued / lpñewp⸗
ſe as he ſygupfienge the kynde € nance
of his death to his diſclples / ſapde. wha
Iqhal be lytied bp fred carth: 4 tpl dꝛa⸗
R. ui. we all
Joan. xi.
1
Foz what
tcauſes our
loꝛde came in
to the wozlee
who foo euer
doth cömitte
thole lynnes /
from whiche
Ichzyſte dyed
to make vs
free: doth af-
ter a certapne
maner cruci⸗
fie Chꝛiſte
agaypne,
The expoſptpon
all thprigs vnto myne owWnelelke. And 1
tolde the c gauc the kuowledg alfo here
to foꝛe / yt the loꝛde came into the worde
not onelp to clenſe vs / from our ſpunes:
but allo bothe to ſhewe vs the wape by
which we muſt come to et eruall gloꝛpt /
and alfo to geut ſtrͤgth fo our weaknes
by rcaſon of Which we are pꝛonc e redp
to fall agapne into ſpnnes / & allo ate to
cble to bearc either ꝓlperite oꝛ aduerſite
but with the one / that is to witte with
pꝛoſperite we are toꝛrupted / made wan
ton / and pꝛoude / and with the other we
ate dilmaide / mated / and ſtricken into
heumeſſe and deſpapꝛe. Foꝛ who ſo cuer
with ful kapth and truſt ſetteth his ipes
ſtedfaſtlye vpon Chute faſtened on the
croſſe: that perſone as he is atrayde ſoo
ofte in a certapne mance to crucifp Chꝛi
fe agapn / as he doth cömitte thoſethyn
ges / foꝛ the waſhynge awape of whiche
he ſuffzed death: cuen fo lcaſely is there
ony man Co feble x weake mynded / but
that he doth more paciétly æ with more,
quicte mynde ſuffre the afflrcti6s of this
woꝛlde / whau he doth conſidꝛe k recken
in his mynde / howe manp thynges he
bathe ſuſtred fo2 vs: which was free frõ
all inflection of fpune . And who can be
foũde
of the cinun Trede. 4
foundefo vngentle vnkpnde / that he
wyl not loue hym agapu: whiche bpd ſo
fp2 ſte loue hym / and with fo great bene⸗
kyghtes pꝛouoke hym to loue agapn:
Bꝛekllye all the philoſop hie æ wilhome:
all the ſolace æ cõfoꝛth / æ al the ſtrength
of a chuſtẽ mynd is ĩ the croſſe of Thꝛſt.
But the conſpderation ot theſe matters
belongeth not to this buſinellc: whiche
we nowe purpole and haue in hande.
DJ O. wohp Wold he hange in the mids
des betwen two thcues⸗ MA. To
ſhewe / that euen to malefactours and
lynnekull perſones / there is hope of ſal⸗
uation / in the mpoͤdes of (hep? vere pos
niſhementes: yt they wyll beſeche « deſi
re ſoꝛowfullp the mercy of Chꝛiſt. DJ.
why wolde he not / that his legges Hold
be bꝛokend: MAS. Becaule it was
fo darkelp pꝛophecied bekoꝛt / spo Hall
bꝛeake no bone of it. D J. pe but theſe
thynges were not lo don / becauſe it was
Num. ix.
prophecicd and ſayde before, that theßy
{h old be don after ſuch mance: bul there
fore were thep ſapde befoꝛe:becauſe god
had fe cternallp oꝛdapned and perfired:
that they ſholde be don in ſuche wple.
M A. Thou doeſt very well e a righte /
o thynke that there was nothynge 3
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taken other
whiles in the
ſcripture.
The expoſpepon
in Chꝛiſte without chylle / oꝛ by foꝛtune
and chaunce:but that allthpuges were
done bp the decre x oꝛdinaunce of eter⸗
nall god. But pet the ſcripture dothe
otherwhiles ſpeake after this maner .
N bt implerentur ſcripture (id eſt)that
the ſcriptures Molde be kulkplled. But
tunctiõ vt is in this mance ok ſpeakyng / the comune
tion vt id eſt that dothe nat betoken the
ende and finall cauſe:but that / that fos
loweth € cometh to pale / and the pꝛolle
of the thpng. The lcripture wentebe
fore: the proffe o2 perkourmaunte dpd
folowe and cain after. And it was very
ſemelp and conueniẽt / that / that moſte
facred and blelled body of Chꝛiſte chold
haue no maner kaughte oꝛ defoꝛ mite /
that is to witte none vnperlighte mens
bꝛe/ lame / oꝛ croked / lykewiſe as it is be
leued / that our bodies (hall nat haue in
the generall reſurreetton. To cauſe be⸗
leffe of his relurrection:the pꝛintes and
kokens of the tpue woundes were luffi⸗
Loannis. xix.
ciente / whiche / as it were certapnt pres
tiouſe ſtones / do nat diffigure that blel⸗
fed bodpꝛbut do beautikp and anoꝛne it.
And foꝛ the ſame purpolſe he wolde nat
that his body ſholde coꝛrupte æ puterfp
in the graue. He dped and qgauc vp the
ghoſte / aloꝛe it cam to the bꝛeakyng ol
ok the commune Crede. 798
the legges / and he role agapne: afore
that the deade body was corrupted,
hele thugs do fo cõmende the dignite
of hym: that they do not let oz hyndꝛe
the pete of his nature. 5 why wold
he be lap de vp into a newe graue / in ix.
which neuer onp man had ben layde as te. fie
pet: and beſpdes that cutte oꝛ hewde out N
ofthe naturall € ſtronge roche of toner ts Hass :
A. This thynge dpdmake partelp ria in a new
foꝛ the dignite of Lh pte: and partelpe cepulchze.
forthe fapth and credence of the hiſtozp
But in euerp one of theſe thpynges are
hydde greate mpſterpes / whiche thou
ſhalte than here: whan thou halt lapde
awape thyne inkauncic. ob we do t. Coz.iii.
offre mylke vnto the as to an inkaũte oz :
pougcbabe.D. HSepnge that this hiſto
ry is cõłirmed & eſtableſhed bp fo many
arguinétes:bauc there ben onp mẽ whe
che dyd dowte of the trouthr QI. The |
Jewes do grauntee cõ felt / that Fetus The Jewes.
was crucitied verpe matter in dee: but
they do denpe / that he was cruci lied foz
the ſaluatiõ of the woꝛlde. There haue
ben alſo cert apne chꝛiſtẽ men / which do
ꝓkeſſc / pt Chꝛiſte dyd verily ſuffre in his
humanitc / æ yt for the helth ot pe woꝛlde
but pe fame did ſupolt raither tha faſtip
alftrine / pt lpkewiſe as he lufften in his
«OS Saag
Balilides.
Auce.xxiii.
Rom. vi.
The expoſpepon ö
body here vpon earth for lpue mè:cuen
fo his loule dyd ſuffte i helle for the fouls!
that were kepte a holds there / agapne f
that alter his relurrection he was cruci
lied 02 Mal be crucified in ye aper fo2 the
ſpꝛetes of the aper Balilides a maͤ full
of pptpe(god knoweth doth deny / that
Chziſte hymlelfe was fattencd on the
croſſe: but he ſapth that one Simon of |
Cpꝛene was hanged vp in his ſtede / whi
che was compelled to be Chuſtes vicare ö
in bearpng of his crolle. But pk it were
ſoo / that an other man was crucified in
his ſtede: than dpd he hymſelke neither
dye / neither ryle agapne / neither dyd he
redeme bs with his owne deathe, But
theſe are but the dꝛeames and konde kan g
taſies of mancs mynde. The lcripture
dothe moſte manikeſtlye teache vs / that
Thꝛiſte ath not ſufkred but ones fo? all
e that he died vpõ ye croffe vnder Põce
Pllatc / æ that he died not foꝛ ony other
creatures / ſaue onelp for the redẽptiõ of
maukpude. Sapnte Paule lapth plapn
ly S Chꝛiſte riſpnge ones from deathe:
diethe no moꝛe deathe hathe power no
longer ouer hym. And that he diede as
touchynge to ſpunc:he died but ones for
1 as fouchpng to that he weir
ely⸗
of the cõmun crete. 79
dyed ones foz our ſpnnes. Thou hereſte
here expꝛellelpe / that he died ones «Ges
Thou hereſie / that he role agapne / and
tbat he hal dye no moꝛc / and doeſt thou
ap that he died not hymlelke: but that
i another mã was brought in / in his tere
and was his bicare in ſuſfrynge deathe:
Ipkewile as it is redde in poetes fables /
that in the ilonde called Multis a whight
hynde was conuapde in / in the ſtede ot
in lacrpfyce: And dothe another of pou
crucifie his ſoule agapne in helle? And
another agapne of pou crucpfpe whele
| Chale agapn / in the aper: Thou hea,
ly Chiiſt ſuffred foꝛ vs: and wylt thou
o Jeue / that his death dothe / not pꝛou⸗
fighte oꝛ auaple onpe man 2 Lette os
no we pꝛocede to other thynges. DJ.
It foloweth / he wente downe to helle.
AG. This is the articic / which( as
I ſapde before) Cipꝛiane fapth not to be
hade in ye Romane lymbole / no neither
pet to be added in the churches ok the
Cate / pe and moꝛeouer / although the
ſymbolc of the ſpnode holden at Mice /
oz of the Spnode holden at Conſtanti⸗
ode
4
reſt the prince of Apofties cryenge open
It lpueth to god. Peter cryeth x Chute hatt. A. |
Iphigenia which ſholde haue ben llayn
. Petei.il.
The artiste
delcendit ad
inferna was
no percelle of
the Crede / at
the fkpꝛſte mas
üenge ob it.
The erpoſpcpon 10
nople / is none other thyng than a detla⸗
ration of this ſymbolc / pet is there not
there neither / lo much as onp thige that
is coꝛreſpondẽt to this particle. Finally;
pe very incõciunite ¢ buhãdſome topui⸗
ge op hangpnge kogeder ok the ſpeche a
oꝛation / is an cuidente argument / that
itis a percell thꝛuſte in amõge the other
articles / by ſome other man. Ahele wor |
des æ ſcpultus tſt(id ch) was buried / do
belonge to the bodp / which lapde ala
by death / doth rple agapn / that is / doth
as it were waken from llepe. But thele
woꝛdes ge delcedit ad tufcros. 1. he went
downe to helle / they do rekerre vnto the
ſoule / which neither was buried / neither
f
— F<
CEREAL RG EE re.
Sai Se: 3 Shee
— a
—
dyd tiſe a gapn but beyng departed a ſö⸗
died for a tpme / choꝛtlp after retourned
a gapn into the deade bodp. whether (ais |
Thomas ok Aquine dpd adde this partt
cle J am ſomewhat in doute. There is a
certapnc ſuſpitid / that it hold be added
ok ſome ol here man: at the leaſte by this
argument / koꝛ that it is not in the mete
place. 02 wha he doth make the thyꝛde
article of y© reſurrectid:he maketh the 4
article of the gopnge dolwne to hellc:ex⸗
eepte peraduttute he meante this / that
Chzicke
i
ofthe coͤmun rede, 80
Thꝛiſte arter that he was tylen agapne
from death to lpfe / went downe in body
and ſoule to hell. Another litle woꝛke /
whiche goeth abꝛode bearpnge the title
ol lapnt Thomas vp the fpmbole doth
interpꝛete and declare the contrarp bere
of / and Doth ble alſo a cõtrarp oꝛder / tog
there the gopnge down to hell goeth bes
kfoꝛe the reſurrectis / how beit this ſapde
opuſcle / although it be a clarkelp and an
holp woꝛke: pet it ſemeth not to bethe
woꝛke of Thomas of Aquinc. DJ. wohy
was not this particle added 02 put tor
AA. Becaule the fathers of olde tyme
dpd with great telpgpon and feare take
hede and bewarc / that thep wold not af
firme on thpnge / namelp in the crede /
whiche were not cxpꝛelled in the holpe
ſctiptures of both teſtamentes, Powe
fuche mance articleg axe all the others
onclp this one ercepted. DF, Howe tha
durſte thep / that came after / be Co bolde
to adde it: M A. Becauſec thep lemeb to
themſelfes / that they hadde gathered
this cuidently enough of the holp ſcrip⸗
tures Diligentlp boulted and eramined /
to the which they do adde ſome reaſones
alſo / not thoſe berilp motte ſtronge and
. but pet not bttcrly nt en
They
why ieee
ticle was le@
out.
The expoſpepün
haſt brought me into the due of death
Mal. xxix. A nd / Que vtilitas in ſanguine meo di
delcendo in cozruptionem. i. wh
at pꝛou⸗
fighte is there in my bloude: whils J to
„ Lo dowue into cozruption And agapn
Hlal.lxviſi. Delcendi in lind pꝛotundi et non ek lub
ſtautia. And that alſo. Domine cduxiſtt.!
ab interuo anmmam meam faluatti me a
delcendentibus in lacume(thati
§ to ſap)
Loꝛde thou hale broughte forzthe mp
foule fro hell thou bak laued m
c krõ the
Blal. xv. noumbre of them that go downe into
the pitte. And that alſo Mon
derelina
Ques animad meam in inferno. 1. Thou
chalte nat leue my ſoule in hell. whiche
Actes. il, teſtimonp / Peter / in the Actes / dothe
teache to haue ben pꝛophecicd
ſoule from the nether more hell
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Ptal. xx. Thep do aledge and bapnge forth theſe
„ gutbogites of the plalmes. & Et in pul⸗
uerem moꝛtis deduxiſſi me. 1. And thou
a TE ———
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| afore of
MCalizretit, Chr æ nat of Daud:fo as the Jewes
dpd interpzete it. The alledge alſo this
terte x Eruilte animam meam ex infer⸗
no inkerioꝛt.i. Thou haſte delyuered my
Agapn
this texte / x eſtunatus lum cum deſcen
dentibus in lacum / factus lum licut bos
mo fine adiutoꝛio / inter moꝛtos liber id
est) I was reputed amonge me
n goyn⸗
ge dow⸗
, ofthe coͤmun Leede, Sr
gedoWne into a pptte. A was made as
a man without helpe / among deade me
free and at lpbertie. Alſo that texte of
Olee the prophets O mors ero mors
tuaectmozlus tuus inferne (that is to
ſap) O death J wyll be thp deathe / and
A h ail be thy bytte:o helle. They bꝛyn
ge foꝛth allo of the goſpell of Mathue
the woꝛdes of lapncte Johan Baptiſt /
Kall we wapte after another: for this
ſpeche ſome ine do interpꝛete of Chiſtes
goyng dowue to hell. Thep aledge alſo
that terte of the Epiſtle of Peter.
CThꝛiſt was mortified and killed in ede
as kouchpnge to hts fleche:but was quic
kecncd in ſpirte / in which ſpirite he wem
alſo e preached to the ſpirites that were
in puts. They alledge alfo of the. rx.
chapitoure ot Eccleſiaſtict / that whiche
was [pol and ſapde vnder the perſone
ok wildome. Penetrado mkeriozes
partes terre / et intpiciam omnes doꝛmi
entes / et ulummado omnes (pcrantes
in domino (id eſt) Ichall entre into tbe
lower partes of the carth: e J wyll lone
vpon all them that ſlepe / 2 J wyl lygh⸗
ten all them that hope and truſte in the
loꝛde. And manp other lyke places of
5 E ſcripture
Olce.xiii 0
AF Arte thou he / which ſhalte comer 02 gQpath se.
i. et. iii.
—
what this
woꝛde inferp
doth fignifie
otherwhiles
in the letip⸗
ture,
Fhe expotpepott
lctipture. But thercis none of all theſe
aut hozites / that may conſtrapuc hym /
that lyſte to thwarte and kpnde cauplla
tions: to belcuc / that the loule of Liais |
ſte wente down bp it ſelſe perſonalipe.
to helle / oꝛ( as they call it) to lpmbum.
J oꝛ the ſcripture dothe oftenipmes call
deathe / and the grauc / by this name
t inleros whiche fame woꝛdeis englyl⸗
Hed othetwhiles helle / as for cxaumple
in the. xn. chapitoute of Oenchs.
A Moretur ct deducend famuli tur
canos eius cum doloꝛt ad inkeroscthat
18 lo ſapt ) He ſhall dye aud thy leruau⸗
‘eo! tes Hall bzynge his hoze heares with
ſoꝛowe to his graue. He called here the
aged bodpe of Jacob: & Horeheares >
audbyp this woꝛde z inferos / he meante
the lepulture oꝛ graue. And this thynge
dothe fapnte Cipuene in fclve wozdes
in a mauer ſhewe / whau after that he
hadde lay de before (hat this partycle is
not hadde neypther in the churches ok
the weſt / no in the churches of the caſt /
he addeth afterwardes cycle woꝛdes.
N Cis tamè verbi videtur cadem ele
in co quod ſepultus dicitur (that is too
ſapc) Hobe be it there lemeth tobe the
1
:
i
fame ſtrengthe of the woꝛde: in ve / |
ofthe coͤmun Crede. 82
that he is ſapde to haue ben buried. As
who ſholde lape / that /e delcendere ad in
ferna / were noughte eis: x but to be bu⸗
tped in the graut / which our loꝛde (peas
kynge of his owne burpall called to be
in the hert of the earth. Ju lhelcteſtimo
nics which they alledge of the leript ure
there art certaync / whiche are well nere
of no wapghteh but there is none olthẽ /
but cyther it is Darke with the myſte ok
allegozic: oꝛels it dothe retepue dpucrle
and mamkolde uterpꝛetations.
Neither arc the reaſons / whiche they
do bꝛypuge: of muche moꝛc wapghte.
Amonge whicheoneis plapulp aud ves
ter lye reiected and refuſed. JSC.
wh iche eis that: MAB. Becaule oꝛp⸗
gynall ſynne dpd nor onelp baynge the
drathe or body / but alfo thetourmente
and paync of ſoules / that by the reas
ſlonc of it they Molde wante the vylpon
and ſyghte ot godes face:therctoze they
do ſuppoſc it to be conuenpente and ac⸗
coꝛdynge ß that lpkewyſe as Chꝛiſte bp
thodeathe of his bodpe / dpd abolpſhe
find take awape bodply payne: cuen foo
by luffrynge in his foule/ he Molde tale
awape the 1 okthe loules. DJS.
N. ii. Arc we
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*
>
The expoſpepon
are we than at lpbertie / whether we
Ipſtt / to beleue oꝛ not to belcue this pars
ticle? MAG. pf the vniucrlall churche
Hath now receiued it:it is not lawkul fo2
Kota. the not to beleue it. It is Cuffictente foz
the / to pꝛofeſle that Chꝛiſte dyd fo deſcẽ
de ad inkeros: as the {ccipture and the
churche dothe thynke and cane. But
pet as it is a popnte of Chꝛiſtianc wpl⸗
dome not to beleue verpe lyghtlipe that
thynge koꝛ certapne and vndowted / whi
che is not erpꝛelled in the holp lcriptu⸗
tes: euen fools it a popute of Chuſtian
mekenes not to refuſe pꝛowdly and fro⸗
wardly that thynge / whiche the relpgy
oule tontemplacpon of good and godlp
men hathetaughte / either to the ſolace
and comkoꝛthe / oz cls to the erudition
of them that do beleuc / of whiche forte
are theſe thynges alfa. That the holpe
gholte toke one of the motte puteſt drop
pes of bloude out of the birgine Ma⸗
ries herte / and layde it Downe into her
| matrice: and that hereof ſodepulp was
made the perfighte body of a man / foo
malle as is a lytle ſppder whiche is bus
cuct nowe cropen koꝛthe from theegge:
Wut pet with all the membꝛes fulle fyos⸗
nyſh ed and perkyghte: and that in the
ſame
ok the coͤmun Crede. 83
fame momente a foule was inkuſed and
putte into it / bepuge euen verpe thaw
foꝛthewith as pertpghte in all powers
and qualptpes / as it is mowe in heuen /
lpkewyſe / that they doo teache / that
Chꝛiſt by the reaſon of the complexion
of his humane bodp (whiche thep wyll
to haue beu in bpm farre moſte ſubf ple /
and ſo therfore of motte quicke and (har
pckelynge)dyd luffre more greuoulc and
bpfter papues than onp man map polſt
bly ſuffre / the payne of them onelp ercep
ted / whiche are perpetuallye damned in
Helles Theſe thynges and fuche other
lyke vuto theſe / lette them be foo herde
as Deuoute and holy contemplatious ot
men concerupuge Thuſte: but not as
articles of the kapthe. Many luche ma⸗
ner thynges haue certaine men pmagp⸗
ned allo about this particle / whiche we
baue ſhewed to be an addptpon to the
Trede / tellpnge what perſones Chiiſte
dyd bꝛynge out krom helle / and whoame
he dpd leue there ſtylle / and what thpn⸗
ges with what woꝛdes he dyd ſpeake to]“
cuery one ot the cyꝛcles. But this is
ſufficiente for vs / that he was ones in
fleſhe borne a verp man / that he dyd ve
rplp ſuſfre paſſpon / that be hathe verply|
The expoſpepon
died / and ben burped. And that he hath
verylpe reupued agapne / the verp lame
foule returned agapne into the owne na
turall body. It kolowethe / He cole
agapne the thyꝛde day / vnlelle Chziſte
had rpſen agapne: all hope of immoꝛta⸗
vg. But he roſe agapne accozdpnge to
the ſcriptures / for this hathe the ſymble
redde in the malle / added: lykewplt as
the bleed Apoſtle Paule Capde,
bs. had ben quite and cleuc taken from
t. Coʒ xv. J auc taughte to pou punctpallpe
Math. xꝛi.
Jone. v.
Lutc.xbiii.
that whiche Jreceiued and leatued of
the loꝛde that Thziſte hathe died ones
for our ſonnes accoꝛdpnge to the lerips
lutes / and that be hath ben buried / and
that he batherplen agapne the thyꝛde
Dape accoꝛdpnge to the ſcriptures. But
though the relurrectiõ of our lord hath
ben Haw wed before by lo many figuecs
ok whiche our loꝛde hymlelfe dpd erpoũ
de and declare once / that in to witte of
Jonas / whiche was tthe belp of a whal
lit. dapes and. in. upghits/ and though
it haue ben pꝛomiled by ſoo manp oꝛa⸗
cles and pꝛopheſies of lo many ꝛophe
tes / and alſo ſo ottẽtpmes ſhewed before
of Chute hymſelfe with curdente woꝛ⸗
des nothpuge darkened with ony 55
ofthe cdmun Crede. 84
of Tropc oꝛ Aucgoꝛp. And kinallp hath - Math
ben conkyzmed With lo many cupdente 5 5
teſtimonies ofthe Apoſtles: pet allthis f
not withſtandonge / there haue not lac⸗
ked lone men whiche in verp dede(ag it
is wante to be ſapde in the pꝛouerbe) in
the verp bꝛyght lyght of the ſonne were
cbipude and could not lee. Foꝛ Cerinths Cerinthus,
fayde / that Chuſt is not pet riſen agapu
e but that he ſhall in tyme to come longe
herafter / rile agapn. Other fome agayn
dpd faync / that Chruke hymſelke ig in
dede riſen agapuc / but pet that our bos
dyes ſhall neuer teupuc noꝛ tiſc agapne
whom laynte Paule dothe openlp cows
kute /gatherpnuge that it dothe neccſſa Co. xv.
tyly folowe / PE Chute dyd not pte
agapue: that neither Hal we riſe agayn
and pf we chall riſe agapne:that Chiiſte
muſte nedes than haue riſen agapne.
FJoꝛ lykewple as he dyd ſullre for our (a
kes / that we holde be delpuered by Hpi
from eternall deathe / cucn fo hathe he
alſo ryſen agapne for our ſakes / that by
hym we ſholde gete and obtapne eternal . Coꝛ. xv
lyke. & He role beynge the fyꝛſte frute ok .
them that llepe. But he that is the fyꝛſt
can not be alone / neither wyll the hede
leue OR foꝛlake ay incisbees,. ?
| T. it, Merlapne
Slalentine,
{.€0}.xV.
‘hella. iii.
Chiliate,
The expoſptpon
the teſurrection ot the lpitrite and of the
ſoule:but the teſurtection ofthe bodpes
they do denpe / not wühſtondynge / that
in Chae was ſhewed the example and
paterue ot our reſurrection. Mowee he
tole agapne whole / that is to ſape both
in body and loule. But what ſholde a
Certapnt men folowyng Ualentine ko: |
thep2 authoure / do graunte and confeſle
man ſtryut agapnſte them / that doo
deupe the euidente ſccipture / and agte⸗
pnge witb it ſelfe in ſo manp places:
Foz nothynge hathe ben taughte moꝛe
Diligentlp of the Euangelpſtes: than
the argumentes and protics of the reſur
rection. And lapnte Paule dothe not
onclp confirme the reſurrection in euerp
placc:but he dothe alſo deſcribe the mas
ner of the reſurtection tothe Coꝛunthia
nes / and to the Theſlalonianes. Foz as
foꝛ the opinion of them / that were cals
led Chiltaſte ( whiche dpd dꝛeamc / that
by the ſpace of a thouſand peres / after
the riſpnge agapn of our bodypes / we
ſhall eniope plentuoſip in this world all
ſuche maner pleafurcs / wherewith the
bobdply ſenſes are delpted and pleaſed) it
is not woꝛthp to be called an opinion /
but raither a pꝛodigioule aud A |
ofthe tõmun Crede. 35
full madde erroure. And as fo2 ail the
tauillations whiche mänes witte dothe
— 2 1 ̃ tee ů ———ů Pn
e
engendꝛe / howe oꝛ by what meanes the
lame bodpe / whiche hath ben fo manpe
mance waͤpes chaunged from one thyn
ge into another / can be reſtoꝛed agapne
the beep lame in noumbze: thele cauplla
tions (J ape) are ſhaken of and putt?
awape bp fapthe and bcelelfe / bp whiche
we do beleuc / that bets god / and that he
ls almpghtp / whiche Woꝛrketh all thcle
thynges / x that he ig not ſubiecte vonder
the lawes of nature: whiche dpd create
and make nature. And what meruaple
is it / pk he dothe reſtoꝛe the body of that
thynge / that is: whiche dpd kpꝛſte at the
begpunpnge make heuen and carth and
aungelles all of nothpnge. Aud ſcynge
that we do daply fee foo many miracles
in the woꝛkes of nature / as koꝛ exaũple /
ok a verp lytle (ete to rpſe a great ſtrong
tree: and of a greſſehoper nowe bepuge
olde / by caſtpnge of his kynne to ftlpe
forthe a ponge one: ¢ of a Eruoacid eſt)
cankerwoꝛme redp to dye / to lepekozthe
a luſtp and a ſwykte Papilionem.i.but⸗
terflp: why ſholde oup thynge ſeme bis
belcueable / which / god that is almighiy
metus wozke contrary tothe lawes and
Gib, courte '
he expoſpepon
courte of naturer It foloweth / x he atcé
ded into heus / and ſptteth on the rpghte
Joan.iii. haude of god the father. x Romä(ſapth
fapute Johan) gocth vp into heut: ſaue
he whiche bathe come dolwne troin bes
uen / the fore of man that is in heuen.
The woꝛde oꝛ ſone of god came downe
from heuen / not that he departed krom
the kather or chaunged his place(for as
muche as the dium nature is lo im ene
ty place that pet that notwithſtandpug
it is cõtapned in uo place) but the lame
woꝛdc / whiche bp dyſpelation dyd come
into the wombe of the bleed virgine /
after that he hadde fiuiched the myſterp
of our rebemption:bepnuge than incar⸗
Actuuin, i. nate dyd in verye dede alcende vp ito
heuen / wihdꝛawynge the ſyghte of his
body krom his diſciples / and carpeng or
conuapenge Bp the mpndes of them to
Heuculp thpuges / that they Molde geue
themſelues mete vellells and apte to re
cepue the ſpirite that was to come.
Neither bpd he lape from hymlelle the
body: whiche he hadde taken vnta hym
and leue it in the ſonnc / ſoo as wretcycd
Salcucus. Salencus dyd fondlpe pmagme. So he
whiche as toucheng his diuine p
; 4 „ 6 7 30
7 (
— =
A
— —— —
SN) Se — —
of the cöͤmun Trede. SG
was alwapes in the Came glozpe with
his father is nowe with his humane
nature alſo ſette in the gloꝛpe of his faz
ther / bepnge made lozde of allthpuges
whiche are in heuen and in carthe. 5.
It ſemeth not vnrealonable / noꝛ vnmet
to aſſygue oꝛ geue vnto Thuſte a rpaht
parte oralefte parte / as conternpnge
his bodp. But in the father to pmagpne
on y ſuche maner thpuge: it ſemeth too
come nere and to be agreynge vnto the
crroure of the Anthꝛiopomozphites.
MAS. To lytte on the ryghte hande
of the father is ſpoken not without a
tropc oꝛ fygurc / ſo that thou motte ins
derſtande by this mance of lpeakynge /
that he is egal in honourc / and kelow in
rapgnpuge with the father. DJS.
But why dyd thep not rapther expꝛeſle
this ſentente and meanpnge bp plapne
and propre oꝛ mete woꝛdes / ſapenge / he
wente vp into heuen / where he rayg⸗
J haue tolde the alredyc / that the ſcrip⸗
ture dothe oftentpmes (hape and apply
her language vnto our affectiõs. Nowe
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:
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what is meãt
whan it in
ſapde / that
Lh rit litteth
on the faz
nethe egall to the father MASS. thi righte
ande.
the crede doth here cötrefait the worm ot
Holp
the holy leripture / foꝛ thus ſpeaketh the
The expoſpcpon
Pal. c f holp ghoſte in the plalmes of god the ka
a ther ol Chꝛiſte glozilied. The lowe
lapbe fo mp loꝛde ſytte thou on my tight
bande. And our loꝛde hymſelfe Cape in
Math. rede. the Solpell. But pet for all that A
ſap to you / hereatter pou ſhal fcc the Core
of man ſyttynge on the ryghte hande ok
god. TLpkewyle Peter the Apoſtle (peas
t Pet. l i. ppuge uf Chꝛiſte lapthe. A whiche is
ſyttyng in heuen at the rpghte bande of
god. In lpke mance ſapnte Paule warts
Ephe. . ethtothe Ephelpanes. to Accozdpnge
tothe wozkynge of his myghty power /
whiche he wꝛoughte in Chꝛiſt Jelu / ſet
tpnge hym on his owner rpghte haude
in heuenly thyugz aboue all rulc / power
myghte / and dominatiens / and aboue
cuerp name whiche is named not oncly
in this woꝛlde / but alſo in the woꝛlde to
come. Moꝛcouer ſapnte Steucn in the
Tctuum. vu. Actes lawe / the heucs open / and Jelu
ſtandynge on therpghte bande of god.
DF 10 C. 1 dyd ſapnte ath {ce
hpm ſtande: whiche in other places ts
1755 80 155 layde to (ptter MAS. Here allo know
and howe to thou to be a trope. To ſptte is a popnte
ftande on the of one that reſteth / of one that raigneth
e and of a iudge. To ſtande belongeth to
one that ſuccurreth oʒ belpeth · He 100
| of the chyna Ceede, 97
keth:whiche without care gouerneth all
thynges. He ſtandeth bepnge tedp to
helpe al thoſe that deſpꝛe helpe ok hym.
An that he is a iudge: he is ſapde to (ps
g in that he is an aduocate. Lets (apd to
ſtande n we haue( ſapthe ſapnte Paule)
an aduocate in heuen, DJ O. But Chiti
b ſte as concerupnge his humane nature
ö is not egall to the father, M AG. How
toulde that / that is but a creature: be
egall to the creatoꝛꝛ: Wut for caule ot
the bnpte ofthe perſon / all thole thpngs
are well and a ryghte geuen to Chꝛilke:
whiche are agrepuge to hpm as tous
i chynge his humane naturc / ſoo that we
doo bfe the names oz votables of the
petionc/o2 vocabulis ſuppoſiti / as forme
other men do tall it. BJC. In as
moche as e Tbꝛiſte dothe promple that
a bymſelfe wyl contynue and abpde wih
vs vnto the ende of the world: why wers
he lpfted vp into heuen bodplp in the
ſpghte of al his biſciples r M. Tothis
queſtion dothe the apoſtle make aun⸗
were in the thyꝛde chapiter to the Co⸗
| lolſianes K Oeche pou thole thynges
that are aboue where Chꝛiſte is littpng
on the tyghte bande of god. This ſpghi
was ſhewed to the bodylp epes of them:
to
}
i. Joan.ii. 1
Mat. .
Actuum. l.
whereok we
be allured by
Chziſtes pat:
fion : Abe
whereo? by
his relurrecti
on.
whrrof by
his alcenlion
ae
{Lopvit,
| Theexpoſptyon
to thende that he wolde kendle and cits
flame our myndes from carthely tares /
vnto the delpac of the bcucly lpfe. Ther
foꝛe that god hathe fozcauſc of our ſal⸗
nacion leut his owuc lonne into this
woꝛlde / and hathe delpuered hym vnto
the deathe of the crolle: it maketh vs
certapne and out ot doubte / that by hun
We are delpucred from the kyugdomceok
the deupll / and from the bond of ſpunes.
And in that he roſe agapuethere is ges
nen ſure Crude and hope to vs that we
Hall reutue agapue at that dapc / which
he bathe wplicd to be vnänowneto vs:
cuen With the lame bodypes whiche we
do nowe beare about, And in that he
hathe alceuded into heucu:he bathe bp
an cuidente argument taughte / that we
holde nat ſeche true felicite here inthis
woꝛld / but that we chold vle this wonde
as it were a thoꝛobockarc / as though we
dyd nat vleit / xthat we (hold tranſlate
tubcrof by
that le liteth
onthe righte
hande of the
father.
all our cares and thoughies vnto that
heuculp and cternali Ipfe. And in that
he liteth on the rpghte pande of the fas—
ther: it dothe engendze and caule in vs
agreate ſecurite / ſo that we do nat feare
any ok all the difpleatures oz fearfull
thenges / that are in the woꝛlde / for as
moche
wd
. a i Sema eee — —
ok the tommune Trede 98
moche as we haue ſo ſrendlp and alſo ſo
myghtp an aduocate in heuen. But leſte
this fo great goodnes of the loꝛd myght
pꝛouohe bs to ſynnc pe moze boldlp and
moze largely: it is added ſlrapghte⸗
wapes after, æ From thenſe ſhal he com
to iudge the quiche and the deade: that
we Hold haue uvnderſtonding and know
ledge / that luche perſones oughte there
to lone foꝛ a ſharpe ſentente of the indge
without anp mercp oz fauoure: whithe
here haue deſpiſed & wolde nat regarde
the goodnes of pe redemer. E The more
that bathe ben geuen to vs: ſo moche
the moꝛe (hall be requited ok vs / and the
—̃ —
1
,
ſtrapghter accompte ſhall we geue. Foz
he Hatl tome than nat in the foꝛme and
ance of a ſeruaute:but in the maitſty
bob his father / ſo as he himſelle ſpcaheth
euldentlp ein tie goipell of Mathuc.
whau the fon of man ſhall come in
his maieſtp / and all the aungels with
bym:than al he ſitte vpon the ſcate of:
hig maicſtp / and all peoples ſhall be gas
+ thered together afore hym: There Hall
| be made an cuidente and one euer⸗
laſtyng (cparation and diſſcuerpnge of
Ruce xi.
Math) xt d.
We ff Math. xtit,
vn godlp
Actuum. x.
Math. xxv.
Joannis. v.
why god
wold the dap
ok gencrall
iudgemente F
the dape of
teuerp mancs
deathe to be
vnhnoweẽ to
vg.
The exrpoſpepon
915 odlp people: whun the traͤmell net
Mall be full dꝛawne to the ſee banke.
The lame thynges doth Peter pꝛeache
in the. x. chapitoure of the Actes. This
is he / which is oꝛdained of god ye iudge
of the guicke and of the deade. De whi⸗
che here dyd ſuſtre / x was coͤtented to be
tudged bntuſtlp for our fakes: ſhal there
iudge lhc whole woꝛld / and ſhall rendꝛe
oꝛ geue to cuerp man accoꝛdynge to his
woꝛkes / whether they be good / oꝛ badde
DIS. whp wolde god / that the dape
of iudgemẽ te ſholde be vncertapne and
vuhknobonc to all mene Md. Uerilp
forthe lame cauſc / for whiche he wolde
that eche one of vs ſholde be moſte cers
tapne of his owne dinge dape: and pet
for al that be vncerteyne of the faire’ for
there is no mã / that dowteth / that hym.
ſelfe hail ones dye: but no man doth pet
fo? all that kuowe certapulp / whan he
(hall dye) to ther; ente that we ſholde
tuerp houte be redp tko departe and dpe/
what is mẽte
in the Crede
bp the qupcke
the deade.
yk god ſhall call vs krom hence. DIO.
why is it added here the . quicke c the
deade r Foꝛ howe can deade bodpes be
iudged z M. The ſpmbolc / i as much as
it is whole taken out of the ſeriptures:it
dothe berp couuenientlp e accoꝛdpngly
countte
ofthecommune Ctede. 99
countrefapre and expꝛelſe the woꝛdes of
the {criptuce. Cettapne men do inter-
pꝛete here by the quicke godly perſones D/
and by the deade vngodlp perſones: but
this interpretation is lomwhat to karre
fetched. To the ſymbole whiche was or
dapned foꝛ ſymple perſones:ſymple and
plapne thinges are mete and cöuenient.
Itis moꝛe probable by the deade to vn⸗
derſtonde thole that haue departed krom
thep2 bodies afore the daye of iudge⸗
mente ( for as fone as they Mall be reui⸗
ucd erifenagapne:thep Hall be iudged)
andbpthe quycke / thoſe / whome that
dape hall fynde lyupug in bodp / whiche
petfoncs certapne men dobeleue / that
in the verp takyng vp and pallage into
the ayer / they (hail dye / and koꝛthwith
lpuc / agapne. Other fome agarne do
thynkc / that they ſhall nat dpe: but pet
that thep Hall be chaunged ko immoꝛ⸗
talite. Nepther of theſe. u, ſentences 02
opinions doth the auctoꝛite of the ſchur⸗
che reiecte oꝛ diſalowe / albert pet that
opinion whiche thynketh / that they /
whiche ſhall than be kounde lyuynge in
bodp / ſhall nat dye / but ſhall be tranilas
ked to immoꝛtalpteus more agreyng to
the wordes of lapucte Paule in the. rv.
LAY i. chapi⸗
The deade.
Tht quiche,
cw o apinis
ons concers
nyng them /
whiche alt,
be lpupng at
the dape of
dome. a
3 notable
gucſtion,
Junkwere.
It is an hert
ſp cõdemned
by the chur⸗
che, that no
ſoule ſhall
nepther be in
heuen, noz
hell afore the
dap of dome
The erpolpcpon :
chaplter of the kpꝛſte epiſtle to the ors
inthiänes / and in the. uu. chapiter of the
kyꝛſt epiſtle to the Thellalomtancs. But
deuoute fapty doth nat loue cötencion.
D. what nede aup iudgement tobe
made than: ſcpug that the ſoules koꝛth⸗
with after that they ate departed from
the body / are iudged alredy: fo pt eyt her
if thep haue departed frombeuce bepng
pure and clene / thep do goto the heuen⸗
lp lpke / ozels if thep do departe in bons
dage of line / they are dꝛawuc ſtrayghte
to belle. Oꝛels it they be defiled we anp
ſmalle ſpottes / they are bowne into the
clenſpnge kpete of purgatozp What to
euer oz what mance one fo cuer thak
fpere of purgatoꝛzy be: AA There
were certapne men / whichetaught that
nepther the wicked ſpirites / nepther the
wicked ſoules / hall be geuen to etetnall
poniſhementes and papnes afore that
laſte dape of the woꝛld:nepther that the
foules of good and godlp men hail ens
tope the heueuly ly fe afore the ſapd dap.
But the opinion oftheſe men the aucto⸗
rite of the churche bathe reiccted and
bdiſalowed. But this thyng is pꝛonablp
beleuecd that to the wicked ſpitites after
that geucrall iudgement the tourmétes
an d
ofthe tommune Trede. 90
and paynes Hall be augmented and ene
creaſed: and that wicked meu (hall than
fully ſuftre papnes tu ſoule c bodpbothe
together / ly kewyſe as alſo the felicite ot
good men (hat than be full and pfighte /
wh fthep Hai haue recciued thepꝛ body
than bepuge glouficd: that the lame
body / whiche they haue had a miniſter
of good woꝛkes / and a partener of axle
tions / the lame they mape haue alſo a
felowe x pacecnee with them okrewarde
and iope. D. Ikall themen x women
which haue ben by the ſpace of fo manp
thouſand peres ſyus the creation of the
ozlve/Hall ſtande afore Chꝛiſtes ſeate
ok iudgemente: J beſeche pou / what
coutte Hall that be / able to receiue and
cõtapne ſo gecat a multituder Oz what
tyme ſhal be ſuffitiente to the dilcuſſyng
and exampuynge of fo manp mennes
dedes M. The ſcripturc foꝛſothecas
J haue tolde the herctokozc) dothe at»
tempꝛe and ſhape her ſpeche accoꝛdpug
to the aſfectious of men / applpinge her
ſelfe to our dull ¢ owe vnderſtondyng:
whan che Capthe that x all men hall be
pꝛelented and bꝛoughte forthe vnto the
iudgemente ſeate of Chꝛiſte. Lpketwile
and after the lame mance as it lapthe /
“es RTs thas
Ro . ciitd,
| The expolycpon
Mar. v. (hatte fone men Hall be in daunger of
iudgemente and other ſome in daunger
of a coũſnyle and other agapne in daun
ct ok hel fperc. And allo whan it ſaith /
Math. xi, that of cuery idle wozde au accompte is
to be geuen at the dape of iudgement .
ff
(hall tape to them that all ſtande on
. the rpghte hande aud what thep Hail.
aũlwere to hym agapne / lpkewile what
thep Mall aunſlwere / o: what chall be
layde to them / whiche Hall ſtand onthe
lefte hande. Theſiudgemente of god / is
done farre after another maner / thäſthe
iudgemente of men is Done. And pet
ſhall it nat therkoze nat be verilp done:
becauſe it Mall nat be done akter the
maner of men. This is verp true that,
Thiſt Mall appere in his body glozificd
vnto all men / to good men vntothepz.
ſolace and coumkoꝛthe / to wicked men
fo thepꝛ fare and diſcöfoꝛthe. 402 this
thynge do the aungelles expꝛeſtlp ſape
Ackuum.i. in the actes / whiche dpd appere foꝛthe⸗
with after that our loꝛde was alcended
into heuen. This Jeſus which is taken
vp fro pou into heut: cuen after pe ſame
mance Gall he com / as pou haue ſeen
hym gopng. He ſſhall com euen the ae 55
ame
ofthe comun Trede. 91
lame / he ſhall be iene in the chape of ma /
but than chynynge with the gloꝛy of im i
moꝛtalyte. But allthis bufpnes Hallbe Che generall
done in a momẽte and as pou wolde lay ladgemente
inthe twynclpnge ok au epe. Neither 19 95 Repti (ts
hall there thau nede onp longeor dylp⸗ ora, cke. 18
gente erammation o trpall: whan all
the ſecretes of meucs hertes ſhall be
open / and whan cuerp mänes owe con
ſcience (hall condemne bpm. And the
bodpes bepnge than chaunged tout,
moꝛtalyte ſhal not thaͤl as they do now)
occuppefpace of place / as touchpynge to
the thie mauer dymenſions / that is to
witte lengthe / bꝛedthe / and depthe: but
innumerable bodpes Mall map than be
contapued in a very lytle ſpace. Foꝛels
mines witte myghte greatlp meruaple
ho we it may bt / that helle / whichethey
do pꝛouably putte too be in the loweſte
partes of the carthe: Mall be able to rez
cepue ſo many bodpes. DJ SC. why
dothe the quiere / in Che Crede that they
do lyuge:adde here thele woꝛdes Cutus
regim non erit fits (that is to ſape) ot
wyoſe kyngdome there hal be none ende
MAG. This particle was added oul
ol the woꝛdes of the aungell / which(as N
we rede in Lube) ſpake in this wiſe to 5
Lu = tHe
why in the
rede ok the
inaſſe / it is ab
bed. CTuius
regni nõ crit
finis.
Dzigenes.
The expoſpepon
the bleſled virgine. F And the loꝛde
god ſhall geue too hym the ſcatte ot his
kat her / and he ih all rapg ne in the howſe
of Jacob fo2 cuermoze. And of his kpug
dome there ſhall be none ende. Ind this
particle was added and put te to becaule
of cettapne men / whiche drꝛeamed ͤcertat
ne wonderfull blaſphemies of the perio
des and reuolutions of peres / whiche
Plato dpd put / of whiche Ozigtne coke
his eroute( pf it be ſo / that he dyd thyn⸗
ke that thpuge in very dede: whiche he
hathe retcpted z rehertced / rapther than
affirmed with allcuerattö in his bokes)
thatis to witte / that after certapn thou
ſaudes ok peres / ok fendes ſhall be made
aungells / and of aungells be made fens
des. And that thep wWhiche arc damned
in the kpere of helle: hal ones be delpucr
de kromtheyꝛ papues / and beynge putz
ged / Hall retourne agapuc to felpepte
and blyſſc / and finallp that Chace ſhal
be crucified agapne. And ſo that the
kyngdome / whiche Thuſte hathe pur⸗
chaced and gotten too hymſelfe bp his
deathe:ſholde ones haue an ende. This
is a moe fonde and folphe blalphempe
than that it is woꝛthp to be confuted.
But pet becauſc there were ſome ar
¢
ofthe cõmun Crede. 92
the Bꝛekes / whiche oyd ſomewhat cas
ſteme and reg arde this dꝛeame oꝛ trpf⸗
lyuge opinion: the churches of the cate
bpd adde this particle, And of his
kyngdome there ſhall be none ende G
The kpugdome ok the Deupllis diſlem⸗
bled foꝛ a ſcaſon: whiche euen nowe allo
dothe tebell x warre agapuſt the kypug⸗
dome of Chute. Lykewile the rapgne
of Antichꝛiſte Hall laſte but a whilc / but
the kyngdome of Che / after that it
hall be cienfed and ridde clene krom all
rebellion of the cupll perfones: it (all
continue and endure kot cuer / ſoo as the
Pꝛophete Daniell hat curvetlp pꝛophe
cied in the. vu. chapitoure. Foꝛ after pt
he hathe fprte defcribed his compnge
with matcte/ and with many thoulan⸗
des ok aungels / and by e bp / alter bathe
deſcribed the Bredefull uubgsemente he
addeth confequeitly thele wordes.
And he bathe geuen to hym polvee:
honoure / and kyngdome / and all peo?
ples / and tribes) and languages / ſhal do
ſeruice to him The power of him ſhalbe
an cternall power: which Mal not be ta⸗
ken awap frõ bpm / and his kpngdome
ſhalbe a kyngdom / which Hal not be coz
rupled oꝛ deſtroped / thus farkoꝛthe this
: ä M. iti. rede
Dani, vil,
The erpoſptpon
Trede was ſutficicute:pf the woꝛlde had
by lymple fapthe holden and kepte fat
that / whiche was taughte them. But
foꝛ as muche as the peruerlite of herett
kes dyd bꝛynge in certapne wicked here
fics Terromuſe opunons of the thpꝛde
perfone/ whiche is the holp ghoſte: and
becauſe it ſemed to haue ben lomewhat
to darkelp ſpoken aud to oblcure ſignifi
cation to haue ben geucu ok the dilpen -
ſation of the churche in this woꝛlde:
therckoꝛc was this parte added / whiche
vothe dothe more clerelp and culdently
chaͤlenge aud mapntapue fo the holpe
ghoſte the diuine nature / which be path
comune to hym with the father and the
fone: and alſo doth plapnuly and lpghte⸗
ſomly erpꝛelſe and declarc / what gouer
naunce is in Thziſtes mpſticall bodpc /
by the holy ghoſtc / it dothe therefore ree
pete agapnc the thprde perfone ſapinge
CAF belcue in the holy ghoſte: that by
the lame woꝛdes pꝛokellpug hym inthe
thyꝛde place / it myght declare the diſtin
ction of the. tu, perfoucs as kouchynge
to theyꝛ ꝓpꝛeties c the egalpte cucnes
of thé as touching to thepꝛ naturc:lyke
wife as no ma doth beleue with ach zſtẽ
beleftc/noman doth lette hismoſte cofts .
dence
ok the comun rede. 93
dente and truſt ) in a creature / but in the
onelp god alone. He that pieleth hym⸗
(clfe to beleue in the holp ghoſt: do wtles
he pꝛokeſſleth hym tobe god / € that nos
another god / but the lame god. Certapn
men haue lapde that the holp ghoſte ts
not a ſubſtauce: but that he is noughte
cls but the concitation o2 ſtpꝛrynge ok a
godlp mynde But this motion oz kprs
rpuge of our mpnde is in dede cauled
and cometb of the holy ſpirite: but it is
not the berpe holpe goſte ſelfe(lpkewiſe
as imagination cometh ok yè foulc/ but
yet is it not the verp foule ſel fe) Foꝛ the
fapde motion oz ſtpꝛrynge of the mpnde
in bs ig an accidente: but that thynge
that is god / is neyder accident / nepther
is it meugled to on p accidente. Other
lome agapne haue ſapde / that the holpe
ghoſte is a creature added as a miniſter
oꝛ leruaunte to the ſont / whome alſo
thep do make a creature. And thele men
do openlye deupe the holpe ghoſte to be
god. But our loꝛde whan in the koꝛme
aud mauer of baptifpng he dothe iopne
the father / the ſone / and the holy ghoſte:
all. iii. together / he dothe not mengle oz
lopne a creature wi the creatoꝛ / neither
aͤn accidente with a ſubſtaunce / but be
Gyo, bath
Erroneoufle
Opinions con
cerupnge the
hol ghoſte.
Mat. xxviil.
5 The expoſpepon
hathe erpꝛelled the perfoucs all okone—
eſſence. But becaule the erroures cõter⸗
The etroꝛes nvng the holy ghoſt haue not verp gre⸗
cöcernynge actly trobled and encombꝛed oꝛ febled pe
the holy gho⸗ churche ok Nome / but haue moſte ſpeci⸗
18 gue allp and chellp raged amonge the Gꝛc⸗
e kes:therkoꝛ hath pe lymbole which was
made in the councell holden at Conds
tinople / added put to / certapue Works.
of the holp ghoſt / callpnge hym donnie
why tue holy loꝛde aud viuktcatoꝛem . qulckener oF
ghoſte is 1215 maker alpue. Ju that it doth call hym
led lozde loꝛdte:it Doth make hym egal to the fane
ercludpug the name of a miniſter 02 fer
uauntc / for there are not many loꝛdes /
koꝛ the ſane is not called loꝛde of the ho⸗
lp goſte: but the loꝛde of all thynges cre
ated / whiche dominum or loꝛdſchippe is
cõmunc to all. ui. perſones. Howe beit
pzlos. this greke word Rpnos is not alwares
a woꝛde of dommton or lozdchpppe: but
other whiles it is a worde betokenpnge
uthonte / nowe is the holp gbolte aus
thour of all thofe ſcriptures:whiche the
churehe accopteth for diuine ſcriptures
and of which the authonteeis inuiolable
„but becauſe the father hath in pe gofpel
Math. lil. teſtified s w rneſled of the lone. This is
my welbeloued fone herken do hym / ges.
upnge to hym i wot loucraigne r highe
ofthe cmmun Trede. 94
Authoꝛite:leſte onp man hold lhynke oꝛ
ſuppoſe that the authozite of the holp
ſpitite were Ice than the authozite of
the ſonc / thep dyd adde e put to / Pucu⸗
ma kyꝛion.i.the ſpitite the aut hour / k in
that it doth cal hym viuificatoꝛc.1. ques
gener o2 lpfegeuer:it Doth agapne make
hym egall to the fone t to the father / loꝛ
our loꝛde ſaith in the goſpell of Johan.
As the father doth raiſe quicken vp / und
make alyue thoſe that arc deade:ſo both
the ſone alfo quicken x make alpue H hõ
ie ſlpſte. Leſte ony man therfore holde
thpnke / that the holy ghoſte were hire
excluded: thep added ct viulficant k.. €
guickupng o2 mahpug alpuc. And lykc⸗
wile as this difference there eis / that the
lone bathe ſpoken openly in fleſht / ethe
holy ghoſt hath (poke by the propheres
the ſame daply dothe ſpeke lecretlp bp
the churche: euen lo dyd the fone bodilp
raife vp deade men beynge both the au⸗
thour e allo p© fpꝛſt frut of reſurrection:
but the holp ghoſt bp patdonynge & for
geupng ſpñes / doth ſpitituallp quické €
make alpue / foꝛ ſpune is the death of the
ſoule / frõ which to reuoke € call agapne
onp man / is a great thpug than it was
to taiſe bp Laʒarꝰ beig. uu. dapes Wak
out ot his graue laue onelp p* al thyngz
Et ſpũm do⸗
minum.
whythe lame
ghoſte is cals
led quichener
Joannis. v.
The difcréce
betwen the
ſpeahpnge of
the lone the
ſpcakpnge of
the holp gho⸗
ſte v the ditfe⸗
téce betwen
the qͤckenyng
Oz railpng vp
deade men ok
the one / 1 of
the other.
Joannis. xl.
The expoſpcpon
arc lyke muche oꝛ egallp eaſp tobe done
of god. But becauſe this outward ſpirit
oꝛ bꝛeathe is à thynge incouſtante / was
ucrpng / x vnſtable: leſte onp man Molde
vmagpne onp ſemblable andlpke top ug
of the holy ghoſte / thep called hym yp
_ thom: that is tofape: oł ſubſtanciail and
Jod n. xb.
Quichener.
why he is cal
led the holye
ſpi
ſtronge inuiolable authonte. And inthe
goſpell of Johau our loꝛde hymſelfe cal
leth hym the lpirite of trouthe. Thus
muche as touchynge difference. Nowe
on the other (poe becaule by the fen
dpnge forthe and recepupnge in agapne
of bꝛeath oꝛ aper by courle / we do lpue
bodplp:the holy ghoſte verpconuenient
lp and accoꝛdynglyis called spiritus
viuificatoz. i. a quickenpnge ſpirite whe
che Doth geue vnto vs / tauſeth that we
do lpue as touchpnge the better parte
of vs / that is to witte the ſoule. Ag ayne
becauſe this bꝛeathe n2 wynde ſeameth
a cert apue crucl and vnmercikullthyng:
whan it dothe rapyſe o2 ſtpꝛre vp wauss
in the ſee / x Wha it Doth taufe the earthe
to (ake oꝛ quakes and whan it tearethe
trees in londꝛe: they do geue tothe holy
ghoſte goodnelle. DJ. why is he called
holpr MA. Foꝛ a difference from other
ſpieites/ o: we do rede in the 8
ofthe tũõmun Creve. 97
that Haul had au cupll ſpirite ſente of
the loꝛde / and that a lyin ge ſpitite was
in the mouthe ofthe pꝛophetes. we rede
alfo of the ſpirite vertigins:of the ſpirit
of ſothelapers / ot pe ſpirite of geloſp / we
rede thele woꝛdes / ſpiritũ peſſimuͤ. i. the
moſte cupll ſpirite / the ſpirite of foznicas
tion / M ſpititum nequam.i.the wicked
ſplrite / the vnclene ſpirite / the ſpitrilc of
this woꝛlde / the ſpirite of Satan / a we
tedc alſo the pꝛoude and highe ſpirites
ol man / as in the. xi. chapttoure of the
pꝛouerbes Ante ruinam exaltabitut ſpi
titus. i. Afoꝛe his Becape and fall his (pr
rite ſhall be lyfted bp tu paride, J rom all
theſe ſpitrites is the holp ghoſte ſepara⸗
ted and diſſcuered / whiche maketh mien
fo2 pꝛoude and highmpuded / meke und
mylde / whiche ryddeth and delpucreth
men from all companic and kelowſhippe.
of Satan / whiche inſpireth to men the
vety deſpiſpnge of this woꝛlde / whiche
by faythe purifieth and clenfeth the her
tes of men / whiche dꝛiuethe awapc ail
malice and wickedueſſe / whiche geueth
true charite / that ig not mildempng nep
ther thynket oup cupll / which openeth
i. Negum. xx.
and. x vi.
Leuit. xx.
Actuum.xvi.
A ctuum. xix.
what mernat
loule chages
the holp got
wozheth in
niducs loule,
i.Coꝛ.xiii.
i. Coꝝ ii.
pe ſetreth miſteries of ye ſcriptures Wht: Johan.
che ledeth into euery berite ¢ trouth. Ds. Johan. xvt.
Are
„ ty
Spiritus.
Joh an, ſiii.
Tht erpoſpcyon
Arenal aungelles alſo called ſpiritus
ſancti id et holy ſpirites r MA, pes
verilp / and lo are they in very dede. So
alfo the ſpitite of man is well called
holp: but there is but onc ſpirite alone /
whiche is by nature holp / aud which of
it ſelke dothe ſanctifie and make holp all
thynges / that are verilp holp. what fo
euer ihynge is without body: by a gene⸗
rall name is called ſpiritus a ſpirite og
ghoſte. Sots god in the goſpell called a
ſpirite whiche name is commune to all
the thre perſones as concerupnge the
diuine natuce / but whan we do ꝓpꝛelp
Bp what na
mes the holp
ghoſte is cal⸗
led in the
Ccripturs,
and ſpectallp meane zliguifte the thyꝛde
perſon: we do call hym the bolp ſpitite
oꝛ ghoſte / the ſpitite of god / the ſpirite
of Chziſtc / ſpiritum patacletum. t. the
ſpirite that is cõtoꝛter oꝛ abuocate/ and
the ſpirite of trouth. And agapnſt them
whiche denped that the prophetes made
thepꝛ pꝛophecies bp the inſpiration of
the holy ghoſte / but bp a phanaticall oz
madde and vapnc lpirite: the Spuode
of Mice oꝛ of Conſtantinople bathe ads
ded this particle * Qui lotutus eſt per
pꝛophetas(that is to ſapt) which ſpake
by the pꝛophetes:that we ſholde vnder⸗
ſtonde a haue in knowledge / that bothe
teſta⸗
ok tht tommune Crede 93
keſtaméetes were taughrr and geucn bp
one and p* (ante ſpit uc / and that ici was
none other ſpirite whiche pale bp cye
mouthe of the holp pꝛophetes:tha enen
the verp felfe lame A whiche delcended
vpon our loꝛd in ihe ly kenclle of a dowe
And inthe lpkencllc of fyete cam vpon
the diſciples / and which cuen this dape
reſteth beirwene the bꝛeſtes of the ſpou⸗
ſeſle the churche . 3 Dpd the holp
ghoſt take vpon by mthe body in which
he appered: ſo as Chziſte tehe his bubp
vnto bpm, M. No verilp / for Thiiſt
folie au humane body inco the vuite of
perſonage: but the holp ghoſte dyd lo
take vnto hym abodp / as aungels do
oftentpmes appere in the lpkenellc of a
inan. Thoſe ate but bodpes allumptc /
and nat naturall bodpes. The lame
ſpnode dyd adde thele woꝛdes allo.
Au cum patre ct filio mul adoꝛa⸗
tut ſci conglonficatur. i. whiche is wor
ſhipped and gloꝛified together with the
father and the lon:to thentkte that they
myghte the moꝛe exclude theblaſphemp
of them / which de make the holp ghoſte
inkeriour to the fon. Joꝛ creatures ate
gloꝛified æ honouted: but wi the father
8 tue fon nothig is honoured / laue ei
a
Luce. iii.
Actuum. ii.
Anotable
queſtion,
Tunſ were,
It was no.
natural body
that the goip
ghoſte appe⸗
red in.
The expoſpcyon
that / thal is god. Under god and koꝛ
godes lake / holp men allo are honoured
but with god / nothpuge is honoured oz
gloꝛitird / but that which is all one with
hym. And kozthe kame purpole alſo is
added this clauſe. W Qui er patre
filioq; pꝛocedit( that is to lape) whiche
pꝛocedethe ot the father and the lone e
FJoꝛ asthe ſonne is argucd and proucd
to be ot᷑ the lame ſubſtaunce with the fa
ther / becauſe he is begotté of the father:
cuen ſo is it concluded & gathered that
the holp ghoſte alfo bath the fame natu
re with them bothe / for as muche as he
pꝛoſedeth & cometh forrh of them bothe:
how beit thele woꝛdes e filtog.t.and of
the ſone / ſemethto haue ben added ok
the Latyne men / lpkhewile as in the ſym
bole of Atanalius: foꝛ as muche as this
particle neither is hadde in the Becke
lymbole / whiche we hadde let aforethe
newe teſtamente in our leconde edition
ok it / neither pet in ouy lymbole whiche
is recited in the canon lawe / foꝛ J fuppa
fc it was not than pet receiued / namelpe
in the churches ok the caſte / that the hoz
ly ghoſte dothe pꝛocede from bothe / nei⸗
ther was the conkeſſion ¢ knowlegynge
here of exacted of Chꝛiſten men / Me it
as
ok the commune Crede. 97
was lutficient to pꝛokellc / that he procte
ded frome the kather / and that he dpd
contpnue and abpde in the ſon / as it is
erpꝛelled in the Ipfe of lapncte Andauc
the apoſtle. Nat for that they dyd denp
hym to pꝛocede alſo from the fon:but for
that they durſte nat laſtlp affpꝛme this
thyngc / vntpllthat our lozde dpd reucle
and ſhewe it alſo buto them. Foꝛ nates
uerp thyng thatis {tute of aup petlone /
dothe koꝛthwith pꝛocede frome the ſub⸗
ſtance of hym / of whome it is ſente . A
tempoꝛall ſendpuge / is one thynge: and
an ctetnall pꝛoceſſion oꝛ compng foꝛth /
is another thynge, D. Sepnuge that
the fathers with fomanp woꝛdes dpd
ſtudp and go about to exclude incqualite
whp dyd thep nat backlp and expꝛelllp
pꝛonouncc / that the holp ghoſte bpd pra
tede beyng god of god: in as moche as
they haue diligentlp expꝛeſled of ye ſou /
that he is god ok god / lpghte of lyghte / eum de deo /
berp god of very god: Foꝛ fo ſholde all lumen de
cauillatious vtterlp haue ben excluded, lumtne / deum
HY, To this / J can nat tell what auns Perum devo
were I olde make / laue onlp / tbat the Ch ; aia
metuqiloule tcligton and keare / Whicbe died hat
the olde fathers hadde to ſptahe of the eye olde ka⸗
diutne matters / and — 8 e had to
. ol an
av 71
Cpeakbe of dis
cael Eres
The etpolpepon
aud talkatincnes of certayne perſones /
was ye caulc / why they had leuer ſhewe
and demonſtrate by circumlocution the
name ot god / than to expꝛeſſe it:to then
tente that both the godlp myndes hold:
vnderſtonde and perceiue the mpſterie /
and wicked perfoucs Molde nat be pꝛo⸗
> Gobygoodnes
+ charste arc.
attributed to
the lolp
ghoſte.
uoked to blaſphemp. But that thynge /
which that Synode dyd btter by circü⸗
locution:ſapucte Athauaſe doth erpꝛel⸗
flp pronounce / ſaping. The father
ig god / the ſon is god / the holp gholte
ig god. Ind pet are nat ther thꝛe godes /
but there is but one god. D .iwbhyp do
thep attribute and aſſigne to the holp
ghoſte / goodnes and chariter . Be⸗
caule vnto goodnes o2 benignite two
thynges do belong / that is to wytte for
gcucnes of ſynnes / x geupng of gpftes:
bitte charite appertaineth conglutina⸗
tion 02 topupug together. Lykewile as
the membzes and lpmmes of our body /
Lut. i.
Math ii.
do clcue together whole by pe bencfighe
okthe ſpirite: euen ſo the miſticall body
of Thꝛiſte is topned and knpt together
by the holy ghoſte / Thꝛiſte in the ſpirite
of god dyd caſte out deuils And he cals
leth the holp ghoſte the ſpirite of god.
But bp ſpune wicked ſpirites do raigne
in a
ok the commune Crede. 92
in a man / as our lowe dpd mantkeſtiy 3
teache in the parable ce ofthe ſpitite / Ant. xi.
that was dꝛiuen out / wbiche returned Watz. dog
agapn into bis empty boule with ſeuen :
ſpirites moze wicked than hpmſelfe . 36
Therfoze the good {pirite is conucnts 1
cully ſapde / Op aboliſhyng and puttyng
abap ſpnunes to dꝛpuc out cupl ſpitites.
which whan it is done:it doth nat ſuffte
the houſe to be empte oꝛ voyde / but dot h
garniſhe and adourne it with diuerle
gyffces oꝛ graces / that the vices dziuen
vlt ſhold haue none ent raũce in agape i
And therkoꝛcæ that blaſphemy whiche Math. xi
ig committed agapuſt the holp ghoſte / 2
is fapdemthe gofpel tobe itremiſiblc /
and ſuche as can nat be fozgeucn. Foz
what hope of remntfron dothe that man
leue to bpmfelfc: whiche dothe pꝛouohe
the authour of remiſſion ¢ foꝛgeucne g:
& oꝛ charite( as ſayth Cay ncte Peter)
Dothe couer o2 hyde the multitude of „ ctti. fil.
Apuncs. And to that ſpufull woman / of
whome mentiou ts made in the golpel /
man ſynnes were foꝛgeuen / becaule Rue. vit.
he loued moche. Wehde this / our loꝛde
geupng auctoꝛite to his apoſtles of fors
geupug li ſines / bꝛeathed vpon the lapig.
N. u. Take
87
oan. xx.
200 b 0}
liberalite.
i. Coz.xii.
Nom. xti.
i. Co ·xii.
. The expoſpcpon
ake pou the holp ghoſte. Benignite og
liberalpte is declared in this ( that the
gpftes whiche lapncte Paule rcherceth
verp manp and diuerſc: are called the
benchightes of one ſpirite / whiche diltri
buteth at his owue pleafureto cuerpe
man / accoꝛbpnge to the meaſute æ quan
tite of his kaythe / tis the maner of thé
AY tal. lxiii.
Epheli.iiii.
that do triüphe:to ſcatter caſte from a
hyghe place / monape oꝛ ol her gyktes az
monge the people. So lphewile Chziſte
aft er that he was alcended into heuen /
there to make a triumphe:accoꝛdyng to
the pꝛophecie of the x fale wꝛpter iA
Le ledde captiuite captive leding awap
wt hym thoſe whome he had taken out
fro hel / neither cõtẽted wi this: he gaue
giftes to men lefte behynd bpm tcarthe
that is to witte / ye gyktes of ꝓphecie / pe
gyftes of tongz / the gyftes of knowlege
the gpftes of cutpuge maladies oz diſea
{es / the gyktes of expulſions agapnite
popſons t wicked ſpiritz. Bꝛellphhegaue
the bole company of all vertuces / which
¶ what this
wo de bonus
doth ligmkie
otherwhiles.
gyftes euecp one Lyrae hath diſtribu⸗
ted to his ſeruaũles / x dayly doth diſtri⸗
bute by his ſpirite. Foz this woꝛde bo⸗
nus. i. good to latyne men dothe lowne
and figuitte otherwhiles mylde e gentel
03
| of the comnn rede, 99
oꝛ ttercifull/ and otherwiles bountuole’
and liberall. Therekoꝛ ſapnte Paule pro
uokpng the Balathrans from vengean
ce to humanite and gentpinellc / doth in
culke ¢ oft repete the uamce ofthe ſpirite
ſapenge . pk we lyue in the ſpirite o Salat. vi.
bꝛetherè: let vs walke alſo in the lpitite
pt ony man ſhall be pꝛeucted oꝛ taken in
onp ſynne:pou that are ſpitituall inſtru
cte aud amende hym that is ſuche once /
in the ſpirite of mildnes. Dauid ſapthe. 10 cal. c. xlil
Thy good ſpirite Hall cöducte and 5
lede me in to the righte londe. A And
fapute Paule layth. The charite of god Nom. v.
is ſpꝛedde 02 poured abzode in our her⸗
tes:by the holp ſpirite / whiche is geuen 5
to vs. And watpnge to the Komaneß / Nom. vil.
he calleth that the ſpirite of adoption /
by whiche we do crye father kather.
Lphke thynges doth he waite tothe Ga⸗
lathians Betauſe pou are the ſones of
god: god hathe ſente the ſpirite of his
ſone in our hertes crpinge father father
hele two woꝛdes fone and father are
names of loue / whiche no man can trus
ly pronounce and ſpchc / but by the benc⸗
kighte of the holp ghofte:Ipbelwife as ac
coꝛdynge ta the teſtimonie of Sapnucte
Paule. * Noman doth call Fels loꝛbe / i. Coꝛ . xit.
Re N. ii. but
Galat. iii.
Rom. ditt,
: The expoſpcpon
but in the holp ghote. hole men that
haue the ſpirite of this woꝛlde:do falllp
cric lather father. Thep do kallclp Cape
to Chꝛiſt loꝛde loꝛde / whole ſpirite they
do Wate. a> For wbo ſo eucr bathe
not the ſpirite of Chꝛiſt: yt man is none
ok Thuſtes. And lykewiſle as the holpe
ghoiters that incffable bonde oꝛ knotte:
by whiche the thꝛe perſones are inſepar
able io pned among them ſelues echt to
other with eternall cõcoꝛde: cuen lothe
ſame ſpirite with an vnlowlcable bonde
dot he ioyne the ſpouſelſle of Chziſtc to
her ſpouſc / and alfo dothe couple and
Bryptteto gether all the mébzes of Lets
ies miſticall bodp with a ppetull bonde
oflone amonge themlelues / euerp one
with other. DJ S. yf the holy ghoſte
doth pꝛocede of the ſubſtance of god the
father € of the ſonc / what dothe let / that
he map not be called lone: M AJ.
Saynte Cyprian / hilarp / x Anguſtinc /
thoughte it Cufficiente to aunſ were / in
this wiſle to this queſtion / betauſe the
ſcripture dothe call the ſeconde perfor
lone / and fapth that he is begotten and
boꝛne of the father / but it Doth in no pla
ce ſape / neither that the holpe ghoſte is
begotten oꝛ boꝛne: neit her dathe gia
3 : | pis
of the cõmun Crede. oo
hym onp where fone. Thjs aunſwere / =
whiche lo ercellente men thoughie lur /
kiciente: it is conueniente and mete for a
theto be contented withall / pk out. ok
two fountapues oz (papuges one ryvuer .
dpd illue: that riuer mighte well be Carte
to come foꝛthe oꝛ to be Cente from bothe
thoſe ſapde kpzingeg / but pet cholde it
be called the ſone of neither nouther of
them bothe. DJ H. Fs it Cuffictente
than / to belcue this pe pou haue taught
me:as touchpuge to the holp ghoſte r,
MA. Mo verilp / but pou muſte alſo
belcuc / pt this ſpirite which was a fare
fapde of the pꝛophetes / and pꝛomiſed of Actum. it,
Thꝛiſte / dyd on whitſond ay come down
bpon the Apoſtles and Dilciples foo as
ſapnte Luke reherleth: becaulc ok the
wicked and blaſphemouſe arrogance o€
certapu perlones / whiche haue not ben
aft apde to ſapc / J am that comfoꝛter /
A Whome Chuſte pꝛomiled to pou / Joan ill.
foꝛ to lede pou in to all verite and truthe
whether he were Maniche / oꝛ whether
he were Balillides / oꝛ Montanc / oꝛ ony
other ol thoſe execrable names. J.
That / whiche came downe vnon the di Jetes. ii.
leiples and whiche was geuen to them Jetuum. vil,
a a3 N. uu. that a
eo) i
I queſtion
notable.
Suntwere,
The expoſptpon
that were baptised, bp lapeng on ofthe
Apoſtles handes / whether was it the
Herp ſubſtance of the holp ghoſter oꝛels
was it ſome gykte € cficacie ofthe holp
ghoſter: MAG. It is moꝛe pꝛouable 2
lpkelp / that the holp ſpitite / whiche as
touchpnge to his diuine nature fpllpng
allthpnges dothe tontpnue and abpde
vncompꝛehended: was there alter a cer
tapne tpetiall and peculiare maner / vn⸗
der a bilible ſygnc / as touchynge to the
pꝛopꝛetie ok his perlone. But to entre⸗
medle with thele matters nowe at this
tpmens (as it is wonte to be lapd in the
pꝛouerbc )to lepe ouer the hedge / ¢ pale
bepond the boundes. Thou hatte nowe
gotteu knowledge of the ſpirite / that
fanctifietl all thönges: nowe herken
ſomewhat of thechurche/ tha is Cancte
lied of tht layde ſpirite. DJS. yk there
haue ben a ſocictie and felowihlppe ok
all holy men fro the begpnupuge of the
woꝛlde / and pfthat all godly men haue
hadde the holp ghoſte prefent with thé
why was there no name tothis fecrete
ſotcietie afore the tyme of the lawer Foꝛ
after the lawe geuen / it was called the
fpnagoge/ and after the Boſpel geuen /
the name beenge chaunged / it was he
¢
ofthe cétttiun Trede. 10 ·
led the churche. LIAB. what name it
hadde afore the olde lawe geuen: it is
not cuidẽtly knowne ol vg / but pet thas
it hadde forme name: is verp pꝛouable a
lphkelpe / ſepnge that the thynge was all
one. Thꝛiſte hathe at all tpmes knowne
and acknowledged his ſpouſeſſe / nep⸗
ther hathe he at ony tyme wanted the
ſpitite of Chꝛiſt. But in the begpnnpug
lpkcwiſe as fev emen hadde knowledge
ofthe dyſtpnction ok the perlones / but
they dyd pꝛokeſſe one god( which ſpeche
doth compꝛehende Cecretlp and clofelpe
thꝛe perſones ) and kewe men dyd knowe
the perſone of the ſone / and fewer dyd
knowe the holp ghoſt:euen lo was this
ſocyete o2 felowihpppe amonge a fewe
perſones / and it was coarcted and con⸗
tapned within narowe mcares 02 bows
des / euen vntpll the lyghte of the goſpel
came. But after that Chziſt(the nature
of man takẽ vpon hym) was coucefante
amonge men / e that after he hadde rede
med his ſpouleſſe with his owne deathe
and hadde euidently iopned her bepnge
made cleane with his owne bloud / vnto
hymſelte / and hadde euidently and abũ⸗
The churehe
ſtode in a vez
rie kewe per⸗
Cones at the
begpunpmse,
dauntly poured forth his ſpirite / a after
that the Brae of the goſpell was plen⸗
N. b. tuolly
—— —
She expolpcpor
tuollp flowe i / not into one wattd alone /
but tuto the whole woꝛlde:the Apottier
chaũged the name ofthe ſonagoge into
the name othe church. And it is not to
be dowted / but that it was done bye the
ſuggeſtiũ ⁊ inſpiratiõ of the holy ghoſt.
D. A lounge to here the cauſe bercof. Al.
1 che Abo Although there where no luch differkce
e in pe Words as there is:pet dpa pe chaũg
lpnagoge:in⸗ OF the name make ko; pe glory ofthe gol
to the name pell. The name of ſpnagoge was recey⸗
ok the church ucd & cõmunely vled among all men ko
od tögregatiò the cõgregatiõ of the Jewes / whith pra
felled the la we of Moyſes now like wile
as p® lawe of Moyles was hateful to al
bother natiõs: cut lo was the name of ſy
nagoge buplealaũte & miſlpkyng tothe
gar. xvi. cares of the gẽ̃tiles, but the apoſtlz / whã
Auce.xxiiii. they were comand of our lord to pᷣche
Ittuum. i. =the Bolpell to cuerp crcature / not onelp
with the termes r limitesok Jewzy k
lamarr / but eu vnto ye pttermoſt parts
ot pe world: alſo beig taught by poole
ghoſt / dyd now / pt there ſhold certayne
Jcwes atterwardes ſpunge vp or ryſe /
which wold fare abowt to oblcure x bes |
fact the grace of the golpell the kaythe
ctuum xv. in our loꝛde Jeſu / caching yr there was
no hope ot laluatiõ to onp mã onleſſe he
were circumciled / v lo b this ſymb ole &
\
of the cömun feds, 102
s it were / by an earueſt penp geuẽ dpd.
preffe the hole lawe of Moples:vè apo⸗
ſtles J (ape therfore wolde declare / that
the ceremonies of pè labwe frd théſckoꝛth
hold be aboliſhed ¢ put awap / x wold al
fo declare the newnelle ol grace / by cha⸗
ungynge the olde vocabules oꝛ names /
in the ſtede ofthe lawe callynge the gol⸗
pel / that is to witte a glad tydpng / k in
ſtede of fpnagog now nampng the chur
che oꝛ congregation. Foꝛ the lawe bpd The lawe.
Ne r manace nee cractpug
of men by copulfion the obſeruatton oz e
kulkillyng of (he cömaundemetes The The golp 1
golpel by pe grace of pe ſpirit / & by Fath
in Chalke Jelu / without the woꝛkes of
the lawe / oth ꝓmiſe cternal lyke / now ik
the ſtiffnes E froward ſtoburnelle of tle
Jeues was ſo great / pt the apoſtlꝭ were
(cafclp able we much bulines to exclune
thepꝛ ſupſtitiõ: bow muche more harde
thyng wold it haue ben to do the ſame it
in ſtede of the churche the ſynagoge bad
ben pꝛeached beating (tpl the olde name
they wolde haue wende luppolcd / that
there had ithe thyng alfo nowhit at all
ben chaũged. D. Js there tha alſo tthe
words come differkce e diuerliter CA. Synagoga.
Bothe woꝛdes / that is to witte Hyna⸗ Eceletia.
goga and Eccleſia are Gꝛeke wozdes
— —————— s ee
The expoſpcpon
and Opnagoga is ſapde ot the greke
verbe ſpnagein: whiche fignifiethe as
muche as cogere . i. dꝛpue together in
Eccletia. one Eccleſia is ſapde of the greke verbe
Ekkalein: whiche ſignikieth as muche
as cuocare to call out oꝛ to call forthe,
The foꝛzmoꝛe woꝛde therckoꝛ / that is to
Hpnagoga. witte ſpnagogais moze mete and agre⸗
Eccleſia.
Churche.
Rom. x.
puge tothe grollce / carnall / harde / aud
ſtoburne rebellpouſe natio of the Jcues
whiche with feare of poniſhemente / oꝛ
with hope of carthelp comodites : were
Uepte in / oꝛ holden backe by the lawe as
it were within hedges oz raples / that
they Molde not rũne oꝛ kalle into all wie
kebnelſe and lynne. And the lattermoze
woꝛdc / that is to witte Eccleſia is more
mete and conueniente to the cuties:
whiche dyd lightely and calily obap the
golſpell / bepuge allured by thep2 cares /
whichethpuge belongeth to mene not
dꝛawuc by the noſethzules / after the ma
ner ok bugles oꝛ other bꝛute beaſtes.
A flocke of beaſtes is gatherd together:
but men are called foꝛth into an aſſemb⸗
le / not to woꝛke accozdynge tothe cere⸗
The obedien tronics of the lawe: but to geue care &
he the gen⸗ Hecke. J oꝛ fapth(as (apth (aut Paulc)
be.
is bp.beatpuge, The Gentiles were
„ called
0
f
ofthe tömun Trede. 109
called forth from deade idoles / to the ip
uynge god / from the darkneſle ol igno⸗
raunce / to the lpghte of the Euangelp⸗
call verite oz trouthe: e (hep dpd obape
and folowe. The Jewes were lpkewiſe
called out from ceremonies / to true holp
nes / from ſhadowes / to lyghte / from the
lettre / to the ſpirite: and thep dpd refule
to come. And therekoꝛ it is come to patie
that amonge the Bothes and Ciandas
leg the name ok the loꝛde ts called on e
woꝛſhypped: and on the other ſyde the
Jewes do contrap wile euen vntpll this
dape reuile and blaſpheme the woꝛchpp
full name of Jeſu in thepꝛ ſpnagoges / &
do pet (crue the lettre / ald do reſiſte the
bolp ghote. But where the ſpirite is:
there is lybertie. It belongeth to ſeruä⸗
tes to be tompelled:but it appertapneth
to ſones to be called forth wherfo2 ſaint
Paule alfo is wonte to name thoſe that
pꝛokeſſe the grace of (he goſpellʒ voca⸗
tos lanctog (that is to ſape)ſapntes cal,
led / oꝛ ſaintes bp vocation and callpng.
DID. what doth this woꝛde n San⸗
ctus pꝛopꝛelp / declare and ſignitie to la
tyne men r MAS T. That thynge is
The obſtina⸗
tie of the
Jewes.
The Cigntfs
cations of
this wo de
pꝛopꝛely called x Sanctum whiche it is fanctus holy.
not lawful to violate defple oz cae
8
———
The. expolpepon
As the lawes / e the walles / c —
of a cytie are therefore Sctatd eſt)holp
oꝛ inuiolable: becauſe thep are publpke
do cõömune. And certapne ihynges are
therefore ſaucta that is to Cape inuiolat
becaule thep are ſacred and dedicated to
god / Wherfore that thyugeis called fan
Math. xvi.
Joan. x.
Ephce. v.
By Spottes
is betokened
hereſies and
krroutes.
ctum domino (id eff ) holy to the loꝛde:
whiche is lacred oꝛ dedicated to hym.
But the vle of this woꝛde is otherwhi⸗
les trauſlated to ſpgnyfie alfo clennes xk
purite. Nowe the holy churche is fons
ulolable aud not able to be hurte: that
(accoꝛdpuge to the fapinge of our loꝛde)
not the g bet pates of hel can pꝛeuaple
agapnufteit. Noz nonc other caule ts it
muiolable: but onely becauſe it is dedy⸗
cated and ſacred to Thuſte / e From
whome noman is able to plucke awape
that / which his kather bath geuen hym
The chutche is alſo pure and clene: bes
caule Chute bathe G Purified her
and mad her clene with his owne bloud
that be wolde make her a ſpouſelle to
hym ſelle haupng neither ſpotte neither
wꝛincle. This woꝛde ſpotte ptapneth vp
pꝛelp to heretpkes / whiche go abowt to
dekple ¢ make fowle the pure verite: we
(pipns
ofthe commune Crebe. 104
ſpꝛinklyng to of Githpcreourts . This
wozde wpucle appettapneth to them / wepnclesdo
whiche in Dede do belcue ryghte:but pet Aguile upces
do lede a Ipfe Defpled with the fülthe of and leuneg.
bices and ſpuncs. wꝛyncles do betoken
age. Suche one verilp is that olde mau /
whiche we haue receiued of Adam / and
whome Paule doth broͤde vs LH to do Ephe.liu.
pol / and to lape fro vs with all the actes
dedes that do belonge to hym / that we
myghte do on vs the newe man / and
being renewed in pe ſenles of our mind /
we myghte folowe the ſteppes of CHAU Roma. vt.
and walke in newnes oklyfe. CThiiſte is Chpiſte is a
aà delicate and a deynty louer / he tau nat delicate louer
kynde in his harte to loue the ſynagoge 5
bepnge waincled with olde ceremonies
and with theloue e exetciſe cf the olde
law. Meyther can he ſuffte oꝛ abpde the
churches of heretikes bepng dilligured
and made foule and cuplkauoured with
the lepꝛie ⁊ diuerſe ſpottes of falſe doc⸗
[rines and erroures. D Ik the olde
ſapng be ſtruc / that no man lpucth faut
les and without (pune: where is than i
that ſpouſelle / which in the cantteles is 91
pꝛayled / and is ſapde x to be all ſapze cg anna mea
and beautpfull and without all mance et macula
ſpotte oꝛ wemme: LY 5 uon eſt in te.
5 E
b The expolpepon. :
It is graũted to verp.telve men ko lpue
without the lpghter / oꝛ ſmaller vpces
on venall ſpunes which bp rechelelnes
and oucrſpght doo crepe and ſtele apon
Howe greate
Hynners are
of the church
and how not.
the nature ok man. But theſc mall
kaughtes / are rather mall ſpeckes:thã
greate ſpottes / and lypkewiſe as they do
daply (pring of riſc:cuẽ fo be thep daply
walhed awape cither with prayers oz
with dedes of almoplc / oꝛ with the recd
pence aud ſatilkaction of ſome good woz
ke / c ſpeciallp and pꝛincipallp with the
receiuinge of the hodp of our loꝛde / but
krom greate ſynnes 02 deadlpe crimes /
they whiche haue pꝛokelſed Chꝛiſt / both
owghte and alſo mape abſtaync / with
the helpe and aide of the lpirite of Chꝛi⸗
ſte. DS. Do not they than / whiche
are detiled with great ſyunes oꝛ crpmes
appertapne æ belonge to holp churches
AG. They do belonge / and they do
not belonge. In fo muche / and as karre⸗
forthe as fapthe dothe remapne hole in
them: they do belonge to the churche /
neither are they kepte fd the contunia
and partetakynge of the ſfacramentes /
crecpte it be foo / that foꝛ ſome euidente
cnoꝛmite of crimes thep be by the pubs
lpke and open iudgemente cut oe
| rom
ok the tommune Crede. toy
fromthe companp and kelowſhpp of the
chuthe. But becauſe this woꝛd Eccleſia
id cl Churche (apd in his moe propre
figutfication dothe betoken the pꝛeup 02
ſccrete ſocietp and feloweſhpp of them
that ace pꝛedeſtinated to cternall lpfe /
of the whiche company a greate parte
lpueth alecdp with Chꝛiſte / and pe other
parte that remapneth alpue in this
Worlds called for this entente and pur
poſc / that they Molde laboure and ende⸗
uoute themſciſtes bnto moſt hyghe and
Plyghte purite:therckoꝛe is it wel ſayde /
that the church bath no ſpot o2 wilucle /
cyt her by the figure ſynecdoche / (that
is to witte / ſapinge that of the whalc /
whiche is verified of the parte) oꝛels foz
cauſe ofthe marke oꝛ ende entended / of
whiche ende the logicions alſo do cons
what is the
churche in
his moſte pre
pre Cignificac
clon.
How the
churche hath
nepther pot
ne wzpncle.
keſſe and graunte a denominacton oz
name to be taken. But pet otherwhiles
this woꝛd oꝛ name churche is ſo dilated
and ſtretched out fo karre: that it dothe
compꝛehende and contapne as manp as
haue receiued the lacramente of baptil⸗
me / whether they do lpuc vertuoſtp oz
other wyſe. Somcetpmc the miniſters 02
iudges of the church are called the chur
9 whome we oughte to obape / alle
O. i. thoughe
Palme. xxv.
antic. ii.
Mate. xili.
Rake
The expoſpcypon
thoughe thep do openly and in lpghte
lpue au eupll lpfe: as longe as il is ſo /
that thep do nat commaunde o2 teache
ſuche thynges / as are contrarp to god⸗
des lawe / and may nat ſtande with his
c maundementes / namely if there Hold
folowe moze trouble and onqupetnes
of thc kakynge awape to the commune
wealc of Mache thynges / than ok the tole
ratyng and ſullrüng okthem. Therc are
alſo æ churches oꝛ tõgregacions of wic
ked men / whiche the ſpouſe dothe hate.
But wholocuer pꝛokeſſeth the bolp chuc
che: doth erecrate and abiure all ſchil⸗
maticall conſpiration agapuſt the trans
quillite of the eccieſiaſticall hierarchic /
lypkewyſe all conucnticles æ aſlemblecs
of heretikes / with whatſocuer glotioule
title they do let them ſelucs foꝛtheto the
fale / for they are innumerable: but the
dDoucisbutonly one. .Fntheolde
tymt the heretikes alſo bad churches /
in luche fate of thynges / whan cuerp
one of them dothe crpess Thiſte is nat
there / but here is Chziſt: bp what marke
oꝛ token maye we dilcerne and knowe
that only doue of Thziſte from other x
QA. That / which doth fwacue and go
awꝛpe from the holy ſcriptures:is 8
0
of khe tommune Trede. ree
ol Thꝛiſtes. D-. But heretikes do tuen
with the verp weapons ol ſcripture op⸗
ae andfpghte ggapynſt the churche.
. And no meruapleok it / for thep do
folowe that diſcerupnge ſpirite / whiche
dyd e allayle and tempte the loꝛde hym⸗
ſelfe alfo vnto wickednes / with the teſti
monies of feripturt wrecked x wzenchen
to a wronge ſenſe / but the falfe interpre
tation of ſcriptutres is to be cofuted ann
diſpꝛoued and put by with the true im⸗
terpꝛetation and declaration of pe fame.
D. In dede it was no mapſtrp for Chuſt
to do ſo: but it is nat lphewile fo eaſp a
thyuge for va wietched men to do the
fame. M. It is uat a parte belongyng
and fitte for cucrp inan / to fpghte oꝛ di⸗
ſpute wi heretikes: but it appertainteh
only to them / whiche are iuſtructed and
well appopnted with that hole armurc /
whiche the apoſtle Paule dothe * in
certapne places otherwhiles reherte t
recken vpꝛbut ko the / and to ſuche other
as thou artet / it is ſufficiente to kepe and
bolde faſte by ſtedkaſte and ſure beic#e
thofe thynges / whiche the churche hath
erpacilp & openlp taughte for thpynges
neteſſarp vnte ſaluacion . D. what
chan he do / whiche hathe receined bap⸗
Dit, tilmc /
Mat, tity
Ephe. di
| The expoſpepon
lilme / and bath taken instruction of bes
lelte / in the churche oꝛ congregation of
heretikesrM AG. Let bpm not chaüge
the baptilme / which he ath receiued in
the name ok the father und tye fone and
the holp ghoſte: but let hym purge and
clen ſe his doct eine / let hom withdꝛawe
bymſelſe from vnclene cögregations oz
alſemhlees / and let hym reconcile hym⸗
lelfe to the holy churche DJ. But thas
is it / whiche J deliered to knowe of you
by what tobe o2 marke the holp church
map be dilcerned a knowue from other.
Howe / oz by AA. Tbere are manp coniectures 3
what tokens gelles by which gatherd together i one
the true La- it is caſilp and ſon perceiued and cfpicd
1 5 15 325 where the douue is. The fyꝛſt is the au⸗
knowe from tbonte ofthe olde Opnodes / namelp ap
other, pꝛoucd t alowed bp the ppctuall ¢ cotps
nuall cõſente a agremẽte of fo manp fox
Dip ages / oꝛ tymes / æ of fo manp diuetſe
natiõs / nerte afther this is pè authozite
of the interpꝛetoutes oz expolitoures /
How the olde Whome for theyꝛ holpnefle the churche
holpe expoli⸗- hat h cauouized / x whole bokes the lame
tours ot the church bath appucde¢ allowed not fo p.
leripture are it is not lawfull in lome poyntes to difs
e , cute and dilagree from them( for theps
ſleluts do ſometpmes dilagree not onclp
one
“
ofthe ciimun Creve, rey
one of them from another / bul alſo doo
bvarp from thép2 owne lelues) but that
thepꝛ bokes are to be redde with reue⸗
rence. And that which they do teach not
raſhelp and vndiſcretelp to be reiected x
retuled. The lame ;( J ſuppolc is to be
thoughte and iudged ok the good ¢ aps
pꝛoued companpes of diuines / whole co
tynuall laboure ¢ ſtudie is to kpnde out /
and to bꝛynge forthe to bs the ſecrete 3
hydde trouthe / out of the diuine ſeriptu⸗
tes. Thpꝛdlpy the bꝛedthe o2 largenelle
is to be conſpdered / loꝛ neuer hathe onp
berefp ſpꝛedde ſo large / as bath the Ta
tholike doctrine. Laſte of all the mance
ol lpupnge is to be well adurfed/ a fame
what nere loked on. DJ. But heretikes
alſo haue Chꝛiſte muche in theyꝛ mous
thes / and ſpeke muche of hym. And alſo
the Manicheis are repoꝛted and faped
to haue ben of wonderfull abſtinence 3
allo continentic / the Ebiomtes do beſpt
ſe and ſette at nought riches. The pPlal
llancs doo pꝛape contpnuallp without
ceaſſpnge. The Antropomoꝛphites dyd
lpuè in deſerte / æ wilderneſſe / they were
couerde € cladde in courſe hͤpen clothes
thep poniſched and kepte vnder theyꝛ fle
fhe with kactyngz / laboures « fleppnges
Sunn, OFF
howe theps
wozkes ars.
to he tedde.
Maniches,
Ebionite.
D lalltani oz
Euchite,
Inthopo⸗
morphite,
*
The expoſpcponun
on the bare Nane ſuche maner
men aſſembled and flocked together / de
spats ill. trpe c here is Chuſte: Molde not a man
(and not with goode cauſe ) as it were
one ſtandpuge in a place Where manpe
wapes do mete / doute and be in ama⸗
merpnge / whiche wapt he nape take / x
whether he map gor MAS. pe moꝛco
uet the verp theatte ot the goſpell dothe
ſhewe unte the Pharilcis wozſhppkull
Math. xxlit. with theyz Philateries (et out at large
Math. vii. made thynne and bare wüh kaſtynges /
Math. xxiii makynge longe pꝛapers / dealyng forth.
Math. vi. thepꝛ goodes in a moyſe to pooꝛe kolkes
ö But theſe outwarde thynges / thoughe
they haue the apperaunce and lykenelle
| of godlyneſſe and vertuc: pet are they ok
lentymes kapned for cauſe of ſome tem-
poꝛall and tranfprozte profighte oꝛ com
modꝛite / namelp of lucre / oꝛ gloꝛie x prat
le / and that made me adde Here before /
that thep lyfe ſholde be looked on Come
what nere: whiche thpnge pf ony man
wyll do / he Mall kynde k pertetue / yt the
faite thpuges arc done in dede bothe ok
: good men a alfa of cuil men / but aftcr a
The dite: Biuerfe mance x a ſondzy fashion. 000 -
rence betwen and vertuoſe men in they: abſtinentes
the outwarde and kaͤſtes are cherefull: the other 2 |
at
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3 7 — TEC TOMO —
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bk the cõmun Trede. 108
are ladde / heup / x out ot al chere / neither
do vertuole men make thepz auaunc oz
boſte af theie thynges: but rather doo
kepetthele thynges lecret / nepther doo
they auaunce aud maͤgnikie thelothyn⸗
ges as great and bpgy chpnges:but do
mate lyghte of them / and do ertennate
them / neither do thep deſpiſe & dildapne
other men / which do not the fame thyn⸗
ges: but thep do beutgnelp and charita⸗
blp interpꝛete & iudge cither that khey
wolde do greatter thyuges pf the wepk
nelle feblenelle of thyeꝛ bodꝛe Wold qeuc
them leue:oꝛels that they haue thep?2 fle
fhe leſſe redellioſe to the lpitite / ſoo that
they haue no nede to tame it with ſuche
maner meaues: oꝛels that they do with
other good dedes offre to god a moꝛe ple
ſaunte ſacrifice and oblation. The reli⸗
gion aud holpues of godly men / is (pis
ple: and without crafte oꝛ diſceite. The
diſciples of Johã dyd kaſt: but they dyd
backbyte the dilciples of Chat k pale
cupllofthent: for that they bpd moꝛe Cel
dome faſt. The Manichceis dyd abſtapn
& foꝛbeare from all maner beaſtes oꝛ ſen
ſible creatures: but they dyd dfpraple
t cõdempne the creature of god: e ſecre⸗
tclp & in coꝛnes dyd Fpl themlelues with
. O. lin, delici⸗
wozkes of
good mc and
ok cupll men,
bepng all one
in aperquce.
Godlprcha⸗
ritable men
doo iudge all
thynges to
the beſte.
ute. v.
Gath, ix.
Manichet.
Ohariteis.
Math. vi.
Math. xxiii,
Plallianes.
Ephe. iii.
i. Theſſa.iiii.
Acteg.xx.
Ebionite oz
Apoſtolici.
Hol pneſſe ſtõ
deth in the at
kections.
he very per
fight holpne.
The expoſpepon
delycyouſe meattes bothe moꝛe dapnty
and alſo more coſtlp. The Pharpſeis
dpd pꝛape: but thep dpd it in the hedes
of manp wapyes / where they myghte be
moſte ſenc / in thepꝛ chaumbꝛces / epther
they dpd occupie themſelues about trig
les / oꝛels dyd counte and tell monape.
The (alliances dpd prape: bul
ſuperſtitiouſlp / and vnder this pꝛeterte
Or pꝛetꝭce (hep dyd lyue of other méues
coſte æ charge / a dyd not actoꝛdynge ta
the doctrine of lapnte Paule) Gar Las
boure with thepꝛ oluuc handes / to gete
where of they myghte both kynde thers
(clucs thepꝛ necellaries / and alfo might
geue ſomewhat to pooꝛe folles. The
schionttes had nothpnge ſcuerall o2 in
pꝛopꝛc / and they were falſely called apo
ſtolici. i. folowets of the apoſtles: but
they dpd tondemne and dilpꝛapſc other)
that were pollellioners / and had oughs
ot thepꝛ one / chalengynge proudly ek
pꝛeſlumptuollp to themſelues the pꝛaile
of godlpuelle e true vertuc oꝛ holpnelle:
whiche ſtondeth not in londes oꝛ in mo⸗
nap but in the affections. They Apoks
dyd ſpende thepꝛ owneſelues whole and
altogether / to thende that they mighte
allure ¢ 3 verp manp vnto Chꝛſte
nepther
|
:
bk the cõmun Trete. ToD
nepther coulde thep by onp iniuries o2 of the Spoke
Difplefurcs be compelled and cauled to jeg.
lape awap this affection to wardes onp
man. They purpoſed not / noz wente a⸗
bout to da vengeance to onp man: bub
whan they were caſte into pꝛyſon / they
dyd ſynge pſalmes / and gaue thankes Actes. v
to the loꝛde / whan they wer beaten with 3
roddes / and bepugt ouerwhelmed with
ſtones / thep were gladde and reiopted Letes. vit.
pꝛapnge for them / of whome thep dyd
ſuſtre all theſe thynges / whan they dpd
raiſe vp deade men / whan they dyd er⸗ Actes. u.
pulſe æ dꝛiue out deuilles / * whan they
dpd with thep2 ſhadowe heale men / that
were ſpckea difcaled:thep neuer ſpake
one woꝛde of boſtynge oꝛ vapne gloꝛie /
but pꝛokeſſpng themſelues to be nought 1 attie
ells but moꝛtall men:they dyd alcribe g Jctes. x
rekerre all the whole pꝛaile vnto god.
who fo euer dothe fulfpll and ſhewe in Actes.iit.
berp dede this charite / and this pactéce
continuallp with chetekullneſſe: pt man
e bꝛpngeth forth ſuche frutes whercby goa, vil,
he mape be dylcerned and Browne to be
& goode tree. DID. F here fape/ that
vnneth there is ony one of the olde wrt Math . xti.
ters oꝛ authoꝛs / in whome there are nob
founde ſome thynges dillonante e dila⸗
O · b. greyng
The cxpoſpcpou
. greynge krom the rule of the catholphe |
fapthe: why than that the chyrch recep⸗
ucd and alowed theyzbokesr HA 75.
Howe the The churche hath abmptted and recep⸗
thurche hath ued theyz bones not as cauonptal lcrip⸗
Saree can ture / that is to fay ſeripture of vnduted
olde kathers and lure auctozite not able to be dilpꝛo⸗
to be tcobe led:but they ate receyued as the coͤmen
| taries and woꝛkes of men bepnge bothe
Icärned and allo good and vertuolc / nep
Eucrye maz ther doth euerye mauer erroure make a
ner crroure man koꝛthwith an heretpkt / and in the
makcth not olde tyme thole that dyd erpoune and de
au heretxne . clare the Ceripture / Were pardoned and
bold ercuſed / il thep did doute of certapn
thing; / ht whrch it is not lawkul to tout
any longer after the ſentence of (he chue
che püblyſhed and openly pꝛongunced /
or cis lf they dpd interpꝛetate and cx
poune anpthyng ithe leriptures / other
n Wpieſthaän the authoꝛite of che churche
Doth teache nowe. Foꝛ nepther were al
the Orctes / Heretpkes / which dpd pros
f fefle that the holy ghoſte dyd pꝛotede /
& come koꝛthe krom the father alonc:noꝛ
Origen, NO Dror peradueture was Origen ups
2 ther an herctpze therfore becauſe that
ok deſpꝛe to ſerche out the trouth / he dyd
diſpute whether the lonne and 1
3 ‘ gt)
of the commune Crede. 1 o-
ghoſte had all onc / and the lame diupne
ellence with the kather / oꝛ els were crca⸗
tures moꝛe excellent than all other crca
tures. It was lawrul alfo more than.
CCL. petes after the tucarnation of
hꝛiſte / to doute whether there were
anp clenſynge tper oz fper purgatorpes
whiche certapne meu Oph tudge io be
charite. But it is a very popni ot an he⸗
tetyke / pꝛoudly and obſtinatly to rehell
and ſtryue agapnſte the eupdent verpte
oz trouth / and whiche hath ben taught
with the publypke aad commune autyoe
titc, DIS. The name at cauonp⸗
call ſcripture / howe manp bokcs dothe
ir compꝛehend aud contapner A A .
This thpnge bathe lapucte Cip ane
very plapulp and bꝛekly taught. Sprite
the hole ſcripture is diupded into two
partes / that is to wptte / the olde teſta⸗
nent / and the newe. In the olde tes
ſtament are accompted and rekened fhe
fpucbokes of Mopſes / that is to wytte /
Beuelis / Exodus / Leuiticus / Numeri /
Deuteronomiũ / alſo the. u. bokes of Je⸗
fu Mauc / ok Judges / and of Kuth. Be⸗
lydes thele / the koure bokes of kynges /
whiche the Hebꝛues do make but oncly
two bokes / furthermoꝛze the boke so
Re ipo⸗
“Che bokes
of the canom
cal ſcripture.
The bokes
of the oll te⸗
ſtament.
Genelis.
Exodus.
Lcuititus.
Numceri.
Dcuterono⸗
mium.
Joſue.
e
uth,
Reguns. tif,
GDA.
Tht trpolpepon
lpomenon / that is to tape / ot thynges
oucrhipped oz lekte out / whiche of the
Debzucs is called the boke ok Mapes
oꝛ tpmes. Than the. u. kpꝛſte bokes of
£2fd2¢ which the bebzues do reckẽ both /
elde. ii. but foꝛ ouc / for the thyꝛd e the. un. boke
of Eldꝛe are accopted amonge the Apo⸗
criphe lcriptures. Nexte after theſec are
the. uil.pꝛincipal oꝛ greater ꝛophetes
Elaiag / Iheremias / Ezechiel / and pas
5 nicl. To theſe is added one boke of the.
51 . ru. (mallee Pꝛophetes . Belides this
manic, onc bokc of Job / € one boke of the pals
The. xii.cnal mes. iii. bokes of Salomon / that is to
lit pꝛophetes Witte / the boke of Pꝛouecrbes / Eccleſia⸗
Job / plalmes (ies and Canticum canticozum / within
nan ies this nombꝛc / the Authoꝛite of olde men
urum cãtico⸗ OPO Conclude the wolumes o2 bokes ok
rum. the olde teſtamente bepuge of trouthe
wherok it was not lawfull Co dout: but
now the boke allo of Dapꝛenceis recep
ued into the ble of the churche (whiche
Hapience. certapne men do iudge to be the boke of
Philo a Jcwe) and another boke which
is called Eccleſiaſticus( whiche men do
topnke to be the boke of Jeſu the Corr at
Gecleliatic? Sirach) there is retepued alfo the boke
of Tobic / and the boke of Judith / and
the boke of Heer / and the two a
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¢deralipome
thet a wien In :
of the M achabeis. There are retepue
alſo the two Miſtones which arc anner N al
ed to the boke of Daniel / that is co wit / Machabcis.
the biltozie of Suſanna / and the hiſtozp
Of Bel and the dꝛagon / whiche hiſtozies
the Bebzues hadde not: but lapute Foe
rome witnelleth that hymlelie dpd traͤl⸗
late them out at the ebition of Theodo⸗
tio. But whether the churche bach recen
ued theſe boks with the ſame uuthozite
with tbe whiche they haue recciued the
other bobs atfoꝛercherſed:that knowelh
the ſpirite of the cburche. Under the tp:
tle and name of the newe teſtaͤment the ye bob es
cheffe and pꝛincipal place haue the. un., of tue nrw te
Bolpelles of Mathuc / Marke / dukes ſtamente.
and Johan / and with thele the Actes 25 8 4 '
ok the Apoſtles. erte to thelc are the 40970 15
Epiſtles of the Apoſtles. ru. offapme Epiſſies.
Paules. Two of Peters. One of Ja- zpaulc. riiti.
mes the Apoſtle. One of Jude. Thie Peter. i
of Johan. And lak of all in oꝛdze is the James. i.
Apocalipſc ot ſapute Johan. The Hes. e
bruce do diuide all lcipturc into. iu. Ryn 3, ocalipie.
des oꝛ ſoꝛtes. The canonicall ſcripiute / Che hebꝛute
thep call that ſctipture / which wiehout sabe but. iii.
onp controuerſie oꝛ doute was weyten Bene ok feria
by the inſpiration of the holy ghoſte / in . 4
whiche pf oup thynge be kounde / which
ſemeth
. femety at the pate lyghte folptye / vn⸗
The erpoſpepou
mncte / and agapnſtc realon: it is not
lawlull to indge that witches wpten /
but the myſterp is teligpouflp and de⸗
Magiogra⸗
pha.
Bporeipha.
troutlp tobe ferched fozthe / and the dul⸗
nelle oꝛ lowneſſe of our wytte ts tobe
kounde faughre With all / and not the
lcripture. Another fort of ſeripture they
do call hagiographam / as wꝛpten by ho
lp men of holpethynges This mauer
ſcriptures they did fo karre forth eſteme
and reg arde: that they were in dede tes
uerently red unthe congregations o2 afs
ſemblees / but not that the authozptcok
them Molde conſtrapne / oz compell in
matters carneſt and ok wapghte. Apo⸗
criphe lcriptures they called ſuche as it
was latvfull forcucepe man to redde at
home / accoꝛdynge to his owue mynde
and pleaſure: but in open oz comen afs
ſemblees thep ſholde not be recpted 02
redde / no aup man be ſtrapned with the
auctoꝛite ofthem / nepther to cuerp Cerip
ture koꝛthwith canonicall:whiche is red
oꝛ ſongen in the churches: and wolde
god that it were amonge all men obſer⸗
ued and kept / which was decreed in the
counſell W at Carthago / that no⸗
thpnge
ofthe commune Crede. 112.
ihpnge at all Molde be reettcd oz redde
in the churthes laue onelpe the canonts
call ſcriptutt / the interpꝛetation and bez
claration / wherok was done inthe olde
tyme of pꝛeſtes and bplhopes by woꝛde
ok mouthe. DJS LJ PN E. Now
a dayes we are kept aud put awape fo
the redpnge of the holp feripture,
AAS STE N.
But this thynge was in the olde tyme a
poynte ot not gteate and bygheſt relp⸗
gtd and holpnes. But the vudpleretues
and pꝛelumption of the reders cauſed
and bꝛought to paſſe / that it was nede⸗
full to ſhewe a ſtalte / who fo euer redeth
the ſcriptutres reuerentlp / honourpnge
that thynge / whiche he doth not vnder⸗
ſtonde oꝛ attapne the knowlege of. And
who ſo cuer is fo moche the more gladde
to learue of a tconnyng man / foꝛ that he
is lomewhat pꝛepapꝛed afore bp redyng
and who ſo euer redeth / not to the ens
tent foꝛ to be armed / and made tedy to
contention of ſtrpupng / but to take fons
what therof / wyerby he map be inſtruc⸗
led to lyue holply and vertuoullp / that
tonſtituti ſtryketh not hym / noꝛ apper
tpneth anp whyt to ſuch a reder / which
tonſtitutiö was ozdepned & ſet agaynſt
femmes
he Oeckee
made in the
coũlel of Cae
thage concce
npnge what
thinges (holy
be red in the
churches.
dow the doe
lp ſcriptutes
are to be red,
and Foy what
entent.
. The expoſpepon
kemerite and vndilerete pꝛeſumption / ¢
not agapnſt the loue and exerciſe of ver⸗
tue and godlynelle. DJ S. In as much
as of both teſtamentes there is all one ¢
the lame god the father / the lame Thi
ſte / the lame holy ghoſt: why is the one
called the newe teſtamente / a the other
the olde teſtamenter for diuine oz godly
topnacs knowe not ok onp age oz elder⸗
why the one lp nelle. AIG. The godhedcas thou
is called the lapſtc)khnoweth neither oldenelle oz age
olde / and the neither newncellc / but it was expediente
other tge faꝛ vs / that certapne popntes olde be
new teſtamet nic wed and chaunged in the extetioure &
out warde thynges / CThꝛiſt conſccratpng
bꝛede and wine / x called it the new tes
Math. xx vi. mente. Mowykthou to alke of me what
what thyn⸗ thyngz are newed oz chaunged: J could
ges are inthe recken vp berp many thynges. Fpꝛſt in
and ee ſtede ok the chadowes of the la we: is fue
the olde, ctoed and cOmenin place the cuidente &
open berite / and that thpng / whiche the
lawe dpd pꝛomiſle by Darke rpdles and ki
gures: bathe ben perfourmed / and thes
wed forth to the bodply ſenſes of men.
11. Cos. ii * The ſleynge lettre hathe ben opened
| or difclotcd:and the quickenpnge (pts
rite bath appered. Furthermoꝛe the out
warde ceremonies haue certapne of sed
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ok the commune Crede. 113
ben btterlp and clene taken awap: and
certapne of them ben chaũged into anos
ther moze meld and conuentent thynge.
The Judaicall chople of meates is
qupte and clene taben awape / we map
lawkullp weare garmentes of lpnſape—
wollapt / we may plow oꝛ tyll the grottd
with Dre æ Alle / becauſe J wyll not
kcherce other thynges innumerable.
In ſtede of foo manpe dyuerſe kyndes of
hoſtes and lactifites: we haue but onclp
one mpſticall hoſte oꝛ Caccifice. In ſtede
ofthe onclpe temple of Jherulalé (forte
was not lawkullto make lacrifice onp⸗
where ellps) we haue a churche ſpꝛedde
thꝛugh out the whole woꝛlde / in which
is now offred a cleane ſacrifice / x pure
handeg are likted vp in euerp place / and
in the ſtede of imiuriouſe ¢ papntul ceca
ciſion ig bꝛoughte in the cafpe bathe of
babtyme. The Sabbote dape is chaun⸗
ged into the Sondape. In the ſtede ok
M oyſeg the ſeruaũte of god is ſucceded
Chuſt the fone of god. The grace of the
ſpixite / which before was diſpenſed and
dealed vnto a fewe perloncs fand ſcrace
lpꝛhath nowe ben opelp and plentuollp
pobwꝛed out vpon al nations / which are
vnder the ſkpe. Jinallp / heuen / whiche
| P. before
Deute.xxii.
Deute.xxit.
Malach. f.
i. Timoth
Jewes ok the
olde tpme, in
the new teſta
ment chziſten
men ok thefe
dapes, in the
olde teſtamet
this churche let vs walke accoꝛdpng
„ | the
The expoſpepon
before was hype euen to godly men alſoꝛ
is lette open by the gofpell. Foꝛ thele
tbpnges d manp other that are newed
and chaunged:it is well called the newe
teſtamente / nat foꝛ that it is btterlp ans
other teſtamente than was before: but
for that it is ot het wiſe geuẽ oz taught.
The Jewes:ſuch ok the as thzugb bope
of the beuély lyfe did liue in the alacrite
and cherefulnes ok the lpirite: were in
the newe teſtamente. Agapne thoſe men
nowe a dapes / whiche do meaſure and
iudge holpnes by out ward ceremonies /
and which do gape gredilp akter earthly
thynges / bepnge colde in charite / a hote
to do veugeaunce:ſuche pfones ZF ſape)
do cuen pet cleue and contpnuc ſtyll in
the olde teſtamente / for that they haue
not pet donc ot / noꝛ laped from them»
ſelues the olde man. PJ H. All theſe
thynges hptherto for forhe are ſpoken
ot you very plapulp and cler elp. MA.
we are comen now to the holp churche/
in whiche we do woꝛchpp the father / the
maker of all thyuges / the ſonne / the res
Demet of the world / and the holp gholt /
the lanctifter of all thpuges. Let vs con
tynue and abyde in this church. And in
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ol the tommune Crede. 114.
the ſpitite / a not accoꝛdyng tothe fleſhe.
In this church let vs warre a good 1. Timot. vt.
warre and kyghte a good felde: that we i. Timo.iuti.
mapye come Unto the wage and rewarde.
of the eternall lyfe. But ik thou thynke
eſte: let here be an ende of this come
mumcation.
¶ The fpfth inſtruction.
DISLAPWL.
Dat meancthit / that to the chure
che is annexed and added the com
munion of fapnetes - 27 1D + :
This particle + Sanctoꝛũ communios Sanckoꝛũ ed
nem is not added in Capucte Cipnanc munionem.
nepther in lapncte Auguſtime / nepther
doo they ſo muche as by occaſion make
anp ment lon of theſe woꝛdes / wherkoꝛe
it is very lpkelp / that this particle bath
ben added of lome man / whiche wente
aboute to declare / what thynge was to
be vnderſtonden bp the bolp churche.
Eccleſia / that is to ſap / the churche / is a Ecclelia.
ſociete / felowſhpp / oꝛ company not of all
mance men / but of holp men oꝛ lainctes
lpkewyſe as this word concio to latyne Concio.
men doth lignifp and betoken an aſſem⸗
blee oz congregation / not of what ſo
euer maner men pou lypſte:but of the cis
tizens all of one commune weale / als.
P. ui. lembled
Jewes of the
olde tpme, in
the new teſta
ment chziſten
men of thele
dapes, in the
olde teſtamẽt
The expoſpeyon
before yas ſhyt euen to godlp men alſo:
is lette open by the goſpell . Forthele |
tbynges a manp other that are newed
and chaunged:it is well called the newe
teſtamente / nat for that it is vtterlp ane
other teſtamente than was bekoze: but
for that it is othetwile geus a2 taughte.
The Jewes:ſuch ofthe as thzugb hope
of the beuélyp lpfe did liur in the alacrite
and cherekulnes ok the lpirite: were in
the newe teſtamentc. Agapne thoſe men
nowe a dapes / whiche do meaſure and
iudge holpnes by outward ceremonies /
and which do gape gredilp alter earthly
thynges / bepnge coilde in charite / a vote |
to do veugcaunce:ſuche plones ( J faye)
do euen pet cleue and contpnue ſtyll in
the olde teſtamente / for that they haue
not pet done ok / noꝛ laped from thems
ſelues the olde man. DJ H. All theſe
thynges hptherto foz lothe are (poken |
ok you very plapnly and clerelp. MA.
we are tomen now to the holp churches
in whiche we do woꝛchyp the father / the
maker of all thyuges / the lonne / the ree
demer of the woꝛld / and the holp ghoſt /
the fanctifter of all thpnges. Let vs con
tynue and abyde in this church. And in
this churche let vs walke accoꝛdpng
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5 ae
ol the commune Creede. 114.
the ſpitite / a not accoꝛdyng to the fleſhe.
Inthis church let vs warre a good
warre and fyghte a good felde: that we
mape come vnto the wage and rewarde.
of the eternall lpfe. But il thou thynke
it beſte: let here be an ende of this coms
munication.
¶ The fyfth inſtruction.
DJS TJ PDT.
Dat meancthit / that tothe chur⸗
che is annexed and added the com
Amunion of fapnetes - MA
This particle + Sanctozũ communin⸗
nem is not added in lapncte Cipztiane
nepther in lapncte Auguſtine / nepther
doo they ſo muche as by occaſion maße
anp mention of thele woꝛdes / wherkoꝛe
it is very lpkelp / that this particle hath
ben added of fome man / whiche wente
aboute to declare / what thynge was to
be vnderſtonden bp the holp churche.
Eccleſia / that is to ſap / the churche / is a
ſocicte / felowſehpp / oꝛ company not of all
mance men / but of holp men o2 lainctes
lpkewyſe as this woꝛd concio to latpne
men doth ſignifp and betoken an allein⸗
blee oz congregation / not of what lo
euer mance men pou lpſte:but of the ci⸗
tizens all of one commune wealc / als.
I. Cimot. vt.
ii. Timo.iui.
Sandor 68
inunionem,
Eccleſia.
Concio.
P. ii. ſembled
The diuines
ok later tpme
do Diuerllp ex
pounde ſanc⸗
to zum cõmu⸗
nionem.
Spnaxio.
The erpolptpon
lembled and gathered to gether in one
to take counfapll concerupnge the com⸗
mune profptes. And as ro the diupnes
ok later tyme / amonge vihome fome doo
interpꝛiete the holp .burche to be the
ſocietie of men milptaüte and warryng
in carthe under Chziſte thep2 capitapne
and the communton ok ſapnctes to be
the ſocietie of ſapnctes triumphynge in
heuen / and other ſome agapne doo ex⸗
pounde bp & ſauctozum communione
the ſuffrages of the churche pꝛokptable
and auaplable to all men / whiche are in
the bodye ofthe churche. Other ſome do
expounde it to fignifpe the ſlacramentes
of the church / which do not pꝛofpte / but
onelp to thole/ which do aggregate and
iopne themſelues to the churche. Other
ſome agapne do thynke by the name of
c communton to bebetokencd the faz
crament of the autre / which of the Gre
kes ts called Spnaxis / that is to ſape / a
conciliation oꝛ iopnynge to gether / foꝛ
that by this myſterie is kigured and cõ⸗
firmed the motte ſtrapght coniunctiõ oꝛ
iopnyng to gether of the myſticall body
with the hede / and ſuche a myſticall foo
ciette oꝛ felowſhyp of all them that doo
truelꝑ pꝛołeſſe the name ot Chziſte /
is the
ofthe comune Creede. 175.
is the naturall ſocietie of all / the mem⸗
bꝛes / amõg them ſelues eche with other
in the body of one and the lame lpupng
fcnfible creature . Thoſe diuines J fape |
which haue pmagined and wupled thele
thynges in dede thep doo ſpeake thyn⸗
ges that are true / but verilp in my ing⸗
gement thep do not erpꝛeſſe that / which
is pꝛopꝛelp declared by thele woꝛzdes:
ſaue only yt in the name ok bolp church
all Khele thynges ate couertip and ſe⸗
cretly compꝛehended. But this thynge
is true Without controuerſpe oꝛ doutc / Atl ceaces ¢
that thercis no gyttes in the catbolpbe gykten illuen
churche: but they do come to it from the From the hede
hede / that is to wptte Chꝛiſte / although hziſte.
dpucrſe membres haue dpuerſe olkpces
and operations, DJS LIP LE.
Tyhereis not in al the world any thypng
that good is: but it dothe come from
Chꝛiſte. M AIDS T ER.
Trouth it is / but we do nowe ſpeake of
thoſe thynges / which by kapth in Chꝛiſt
and by the ſacramentes ok the churche
do gpue true holpnes and vertue, Foz
els god dothe gpue manp commodptes
and good gyktes cuen ro wpcked men /
pe and to affes and oxen alſo.
DIS Capi. It they be not of the
P. ili. compa⸗
4 —— *
8 notable
queſtion.
Sunlwere.
The expoſpepon
tompanp 02 felowehyp of the churche/
whiche doo lpue wyckedlp: and agapne
we do not know ſurelp of the moſt part
of men / whether they be good 02 cupll:
what maner a ſociete is that of men /
which do not know eche other: AA.
Noꝛ we doo not knowe any of the aun⸗
gelles / althoughe they do wapte on vs /
nepther dooſt thou knowe thyne owne
foulc/and pet okit is it longe / that thou
doſt lpuc / that thou dof moue o2 pry
and that thou haſte wptte and percep⸗
upng. Nomanis compelled oꝛ conſtrap
ned to knowe certapnly / whether this
man o: that man be a lpue membꝛe of
the churche. It is ſuſficpent to belcuc /
that in the carth there is (uch a certapn
ſocietpe and felowſihpp of them / that are
pꝛedeſtinated to tpfe/ whiche companp
Thziſt hath glewed oz iopned to gether
with his ſpitite / whether they be amõg
the Indiancs / oꝛ els amonge the Gadi⸗
tanes / oꝛels amongethe Ypperboꝛca⸗
nes / oꝛels among the people of Affrpke.
And it map be ſo / that i the world there
are fome landes / other Jlandes / 02 els
dꝛye landes / which are not pet found of
matpners 02 geographers:in which koz
all that the Chꝛiſten fapthe is ſtronge
gupcke.
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bol the commun Cree. 116.
guycke. To beholde the ſecrete partes
of mannes harte / belongeth onclp to
god / by reaſon wherok it cometh to palſe
that the iudgemẽtes of men verp okten⸗
tymes are vncertapne. DJS. why tha
are certapn men caſte out from the chur
thes: MAS. N Thete are certapn ma
nykeſte and open crpmes / whiche (as
Paule ſapthe) do goo afore vnto iudge⸗
mente. Ok theſe crymes men do iudge /
as thep mape / foꝛ the conſeruatiõ of the
publpke oꝛdꝛe. And pet fo2 all that it
happeneth otherwhples / that the theke
whiche is hanged on the galowes is
fauteles / and that the iudge which hath
The tudges
mentes of
men ate vn⸗
certapn.
i, Tim. v. a
1 a
condemned hym / is woꝛthp an haulter /
and it map be alſo / that the perſon, that
is excommunicated / is in the kelowiehpp
and commanion ok the churche / and
that he which dyd exrcõmuntcate hym /
is cut awap and departed from the chur
cht. Alſo it is poſlpble / that he / which is
dꝛawne to the kper for an heretpke / is a
verp pleaſaunte ſacrifpce to god / and
that thep whiche bꝛought bpm to the
fper / are worthy to be bꝛente. DFM.
what euen than alſo / whan a man is ex
communicated and caſte out ot the chur
che / lo knowne and eupdente murthere
: P. uiii. 03 fas
The expoſpcpon
oꝛ lacriledge: MA. pe verilp / foꝛ is
mape be / that afore that the bpſhop doo
thꝛobwe forth theipahrenpug oꝛ lentenſe
of cx communication agapuſt the males
factourc/ he be allrcdy Sp truc contri⸗
tion of harte / retourned agapne into the
fauoure of almpghty god. Aud pet this
thyuge becauſe it is vnhnowneto men:
Doth not auaple o2 help hym any whpt.
why god but that he chall be kepte from the cus
wold it to be tryng i tothe chyꝛch. DIS. why wold
vn nowne to god haue this in the meane ſealon tobe
men / who are vnknowue who are verilp good and pre
pꝛedeſtinated deſtinated to eternall lyfe: MAG. Lek
and who not. cuyll men deſpattyng / hold ſynne more
hapghnoullp:and that good men Molde.
Ipue moze wareip and mekelp. Sepuge
that there are cucu nowe fo manp and
| fo greate Debates and (trpucs: what ma
net a battaple wold be thã / if there were
| a manifette dpfference / wherbp the ane
| forte 57 be known from dhe others
. Our lozd Wold not ſo muche as otter 02
Aha dpfclofe aud ſhewe to his other oplct =
| ples / who it was that Molve betrape
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bpm. Nowe for aſmuche as it is vn⸗
hnowne / whome god hath clected vnto
blelled immoꝛtalyte both they that do
ſtande / are carckull leſt they doo 8
. ep
ofthecdmune Crede. 117.
hep that are falne and doo lpe on the
grounde / do laboure and enfoꝛce them:
lelues to ryſe and gete vp agapn. finals
ly thole perſones / whiche are feruente a
hote in charite: do ſtudp and gpue thepz
mpude to doo good bothe to good men
and eupll meu / to thoſe that are openlp
cuyll / to the entent that thep Hold ware
wpſle agapne and amend / to thoſe ot
whome thep doute whether thep be
good oꝛ cupl:to the ende that they hold
be made better i they be good all redy.
And albeit that charite dothe here leſe
her offp ce oꝛ woꝛke / per foꝛ all that doth
Che not leſe her rewarde. DJS. which
are thoſe lacramentes of the churche / ot
whiche pou made mention incident lpe
and by the waye / not longe agor And
what meaneth o2 ſignifpeth this woꝛbe
ſacramẽtrM A. Thole men which haue
ſpoken moe exactelp and perkptelp / doo
call ſacramentum an othe / 02 an obli⸗
gacion oꝛ bonde confitmed e ſtrengthed
by the compng betwen of god oz of reli⸗
gion. But our forefathers haue applied
& bed the ſapd word to lignifp pi ehpng
whiche the Srekes doo call a myſtery /o
what this
worde ſacra⸗
ment doth lig
nifpe.
thou mapſt call it a religiouſe oꝛ holp tes.
crete oꝛ pꝛiupte. D. why is it called a ſe⸗
(erete oꝛ pꝛiupter
5
The expolpepon
aS. Weeaule the commune forte of
the people was ſecluded and kept a part
fromthe medlyng with thoſe thynges.
Albeit nowe a dapes manp thynges are
done openlp / as whan the water of bap⸗
tyme is conſecrated and halowed, But
thefe ceremonpes and allo the wordes
wherwith they are done / were hyd and
hepte lecrete from the people / and were
taughte amonge the bpchopes from one
to another / to the entent that men old
haue the lacramentes in moe reucréce
and woꝛſhpp . As ſoon as euer the byl⸗
ſhop made redp and was aboutward to
conſecrate the bꝛede and the wyne : it
was not laukull for anp lap men to re⸗
mapne and abyde within the grates o2
chauncelle. And a certapne Pope of
Nome / whan he had aunfwered ſome⸗
what to a certapne bpſhope (as J wene
of Englande) demaundpnge a certapne
queſtion concernyng the rptes and cere⸗
monpes of the mpſteries / he durſte not
put in wꝛptyng the woꝛdes / with which
the ople is tõſecrated and halowed / leſte
peraduenkure if the lettres had ben tas
ken by the wape( which thyng chaũceth
oltentymes) the fecret mpght happe
o haue ben bttered and dylcloſed. ae
: ¢
Ok the commune Trede, 118.
tauſe in dede is fome mance cauſe. Buß
pet the moꝛe true c moze alowed cauſe
is this. Foꝛ that in the lacramentes / bp
certapn viſpble and lenſpble tokens and
ſygnes: there is inkuſed an infenfpble
grace coꝛreſpondente and agrepnge to
the erteriour and out warde tokens and
ſpgnes. D9. Howe manp facramens
tes be there of this loꝛte and kynde: .
Ok the old fathers they are taughte vue
to bs to be. vn. in nombre / that is ta
wpte / matrimonp o2 wedlochke / bp whi⸗
che we are boꝛue tothis wozlde. Bap⸗
tyme / by which we are boꝛne agapne to
Chꝛpſte / to which lacrament is topned.
Penaunce / which is as it were another
baptpmc / bp which we are reconcpled to
god / but not nowe krelp and all out fo2
nought / neyther are the woundes hea⸗
led without ſtarres. Holpe anopntpng /
by which the pong chziſten ſoldyer is cd
firmed and ſtrengthed againſt the temp
tattons of the dpuell with this facramét
were they wonte to be fenced oꝛ armed /
whiche were of age inclynpng and leas
nynge towardes the icoperdye and pa⸗
tepll of ſpnnpnge / that is to wyte after
they were ſeuen peres olde. A none alter
as waxpng ponge men / they were =
| | 5
The. vii. fas
cramentes,
ii. Baptpme.
iii. Penaũce.
tit. Conkie⸗
ma tion.
Thep were F
olde tymes.
vii. peres old,
afore they
were conkir⸗
med.
The expoſpcpon
tated and made ſtronge vnto greate bas |
taples with the ſacramẽt of the aultare
v. catrament bp whiche is qupckened and ſtyꝛred vß
Of the aultre. in vs the vertue and lyuelynes of fapth/ /
and we are thoꝛow the commemozatid |
of that holy and bleſled death / enrpched
with plenteoule grace: renewpnge in a
myſticall mance (as farre forthe as is
lawkull / that onely ſacrifice / bp whiche
| we haue obtapned ſaluation. Agayn bes |
di. Extreme cauſe in the tyme ok deathe is the latte
ion. wꝛeſtlpuge: therfore ts put to the er⸗
treme oz laſte vnction / bp whichdepther
the ſpke man may recouer his helthe / ik
it ſo pleaſe gad / oꝛ els he may with kaith
and good hope llepe in the loꝛde / with
theſe / as it were with rewardes oꝛ gyl⸗
kes the large benignite and liberal pte
of Jelu dothe in the meane ſeaſon com⸗
forte / and entoꝛage and harten his ſol⸗
Dpers / vntpll the teme that the bataple
oꝛ ſtryfe bepng fullp ended / they map be
Bani 8 the e oꝛ wage of the
pcuculp lpfe. Where reſteth o2 remap⸗
ie Holy be neth behpnde holp oꝛdꝛe / bp whiche is
: gpuct auctoꝛite to beare holy offyces / €
: : to mpniſter holy thpnges. This ſacra⸗
ment maketh for the dignite and alfa
the tranquillpte of the eccleſpaſticall
5 bierar⸗
ofthe commune Trede. 119.
hierarchie / fo it is lemelp and accoꝛ⸗
dyng that in the chziften comune weale
the eccleſpaſtical offyces Mold not be al⸗
ſpgned and appoputed to anp maner
men / what ſo cuce they be / but that cers
fapne able and mete perlones therfore
(old be choſen and pyked out to exccute
them / nepther can there be anp concoꝛd /
where no man doth obepe another / but
euerpe man dothe clapme and chalenge
vita his owne Aethe auctozite to doo
what helpſte. & Foz lapncte Paule az
mong the gpftes of the holp ghoſt / doch
recken the gptte of gouernaunce.
DJS. what gracets gpuen by euerp
one of the lacramentes: M A. FF
any man Mall recepue thele ſacramen⸗
tes lo as thep ought to be recepucd in
duc maner:bp the facramente of matti⸗
monpe / the pꝛaper ok the pꝛeſte bepnge
put to / is gyuen the gyfte of the lpirite /
by which the bufbonde mape loue the
wplfe with chaſte loue / lpkewyſe as
Chꝛiſte loued the churche / and that the
woman agapue of her parte may loue
and reucrence her hulbonde as her
loꝛde / foꝛ Chꝛiſtes ſake / and that bot he
ol them mare teache / and bꝛynge
by theyꝛ
Noma.xii. |
l. Coz. xii. a
Dy the Caceg
mentes are
graces gpuen
as is here par
ticularly de⸗
clared of eche
one of them.
wedlockhe.
Ephe. v.
Baptpme.
Bom. vi.
Sala. vi.
li. Col. v.
fi. Met. ii.
Pꝛouer.xxvi
Henaunce.
¶Cõkirmatiõ.
The expoſpcpon
bp thep2 chyldꝛen (it it pleaſe god ko
ſende them anp) with veep greate dilp⸗
gence in the chziſten fapthe e bertuoule
}
lpfe. Okt baptpme it is no nede to
ſpeake. There is noma but he knoweth
that in yt ſacrament the old man doth
perpſh / all ſpune bepng vtterlp deſtropd
and kylled / whether pou call it ozigimall
oꝛ perſonall ſynne / and that a newe
man doth ryſe bepnge purged and cleu⸗
(cd from all ſpottes of lpnnes thoꝛowe
faith in Chꝛiſt Jeſu / whome Paule cals
leth a newe creature. It was mete and
conuenient / that he whiche was ones
boone agapne in Chꝛiſte / and clenſed
with the bloude of Chzſte:ſhold not tes
tourne * agapnue in to the ſople of mpre
and durte: but foꝛ almuche as in manp
men charters colde and kapth ts kapute
the goodnes of god Hath graunted the
remedye of penauncc / of which we hall
a none haut occaſion and mete place to
ſpeake. Ind becauſe pong tendꝛe age is
moe inclpnpnge and redp to vpce and
vnthzpftynes than to vertue and godlp⸗
nes / by holp confirmation that pꝛoclp⸗
upte is minyſhed and docilite o2 aptenes
vito vertue is enereaced and augmen⸗
ted (that it holde not be infected with
vpces /
of (he commun Trede. 120
vbyces / aloꝛe that it Doth plapulp kno do /
what vyce 1s. Furthermoꝛtc / becauſe afs
ter the age of. xbi, peres the dpuell dolh
lape all bis oꝛdenaunce / and vle all his
engpnes agapnſt the ſoldper of Chziſte.
Fpꝛſte of fleſhelp luſte / of glotonpe / and
other pleafures/tha afterwardes of am g
bition and wꝛathe. He is than oktentp⸗ e
mes amg rekreſhed with ſtrong meate / or the aultor
and with heuenlp depube / (hat he map
be able with a ſtronge and bolde bꝛeſt to
ret epue all the alſlaultes of the dpuell /
bearpng Chziſt bpmlelfe and his ſpirite
in his bꝛeſte. In the old tymt / they gaue In the olde
the bodpe and bloude of the lozde euen tyme inkãtes
i onto ponge inkantes / kozthwith after recerued er
thepꝛ baptpime. That cuſtomeis chaun an oe
ged / and peraduenture it were expedikt / foztchwith ar
that allo the cuſtome of certapne regihs ter theyz bap
bere chaunged / in which confirmation tyme.
Is gpuen to infantes. Foꝛ almuche as
thele two ſacramentes are not of abfos
lute necellpte / fo as baptyme is. And
thertoze the mothers doo well to make
bade vnto the ſacrament of baptpme:
but thoſe ether two are gpuen more con
uenientlp in thepꝛ mete tyme / and they
are gpuen moꝛe pꝛokpt ablp: if to the las & »
crament be added alſo Come lptle ate
: nition
ae
The expoſpcyon
dl opdze initton oꝛ counfapll. And to thoſe which
*
ate cholen out to the myſtical ollices / by
the lacrament of oꝛdze eis augmented ¢
encrcaceb the gpfte of the holy ghoſte /
Ages. pill,
t. Timot.iiii.
*
.
thyng euen in the olde tpme was obſer⸗
ured and kept by an out ward ryte and ce,
to admpniſtre and execute woꝛthilp and
accopdpuglp the offpce aſſpgned x put
vnto them. Tpkewple as we rede / that
X the handes ofthe Apoltles were lapd
on Paule and Barnabas / that thep
myght go forth to the ſpꝛedynge abꝛode
ef the goſpell. And vpon Timothe han⸗
des was put on by the pꝛeſtes / as lapnct
Paule wplnclſeth wzptpntze to hym
This much to hauc touched ſomewhat
by the wape / concernpug the ſacramen⸗
tes (itis ſufficient at this tpme. It fo,
loweth in the Crede. The ſremiſlion
02 forgeucnes of fpnnes. Moman dare
entre into the Bpuges court bepug rag⸗
gen and ſpꝛyncled with mpꝛe and durte:
much leſſe than it is conuenict that any
man ſhold entre into holp church / bepng
defpled with ſynnes. And therfore forth
with at the very thꝛechold and kpꝛſte en
trye ot the church is gyuen a bath / that
he map eutre in pure and clene / whiche
remonpc / ſoꝛ the lexten ol the churche
gcandyng
|
\
ſtandpng afore the churche doze / dyd
ſpꝛincle and caſt holp water vpon them
that entred in to the churche. And the
olde doctoures do referre this article vn
to the grace ofbaptifine / by whiche all
ſpnnes are krelp kozgeuen . And in the
Crede whiche is ſongen at maſſe / there
is mencion made of baptilme and none
at all ot penaunce & J knowledge and Conkiteoꝛ be
confeſſe one baptyme in tothe forgeucs num bapeits
nes of ſpnnes. In the ſymbole of Atha⸗ ma i remiſſio
naſius there ts no mencion made nep⸗ nem peccato⸗
ther ol baptyme neyther ok penaunce / um.
foꝛ(as J haue tolde the before he dothe
nat expounc this parte of the ſymbole.
The diuincs of moꝛe late tpme do verp
well vnder the name of baptpme coms
pꝛehende alfo penaunce / whiche ſholde
ſcaſely haue lounde aup plate o2 haue
ben retciued in the churche / ik lapucte
Paule had nat commaunded / that i. Coz. d.
he which had maried his fathers wpfe /
Molde be delyueted to Satan / and anon i. Coꝛto. it.
after had cõmaunded the Came agapue
to be receiued into the grace à compaup
of holy men. Amonge the people ok Ak⸗ *
trike there was graunted but only ones e
tekoutnpnge agapne into the churche: chprches ok
leſte the ſeucrite and ſharpenes of the Ickrine.
a Q.i. eccleliaſti⸗
.
qa a
*
3
981 8
The expoſptpon
biel ſiaſtitall diſciplpùe & oꝛdꝛe / myghte
ware fainte. And bp the ſpate of certays
ne hundꝛeth pers / thole that were falen
into aup greuouſe oz bapnoulſe crpme:
were cake out / and kepte from entrpnge
into the thurche / nepther were thep re⸗
tcepued in agapne but bp open cõkelſion /
and allo harpe a longe ſatilkaction and
penauncee. Afterwardes becaule ok the
frowardues of rych men / which had le⸗
uer ſtpꝛre and rayſe bp a ſcyſme oꝛ diui⸗
ſion / than to lubmptte themſelues to
the churche / the remedpe of penaunce
was tempered and modified by the byl⸗
ſhops / ſo that nov the pꝛeſte onelp Hold
here that thynge / whiche before all the
people was wont to here / whiche pꝛeſte
alſo Hold remedye and heale the woun⸗
des with farre moze mplde and gentle
medicines, This myldenes was not onz
lp oꝛdapned to be vſed for caulſe of the
imbecillite and weakenes ok men / but
Welagfus.
Iduinianus.
alſo for the cuſtodie of fpmple and inno⸗
tente perſons / to whome is is expedient
not to know the names of many vices.
DJS. Hauc there ben none erroures
ryſen about this article: MAS. Pela⸗
gius and Jouiniane dyd teache that in⸗
kfauntes neded not to be baptized / for
that
5 of the tommune rede. 122.
khat (as they thought) infantes had no
ſpotte of ſpnne which myght be wached
a wap / foꝛ they fapd that oziginal ſpnne
was in none / ſaue onelp in Adam aud
Euc / but that all other men and boas
men were bone pure and clene from all
maner ſynnc / and therfore that in them
baptpme was nothynge els / but an ho⸗
nourable ligne and toké / by which they
mpght be recepued into the adoption of
ſonnes / and myght be commẽded to the
affections and myndes of chziſten men.
But the erroncouſe opinion of theſe
twapne the church doth refuſe and con
demne / kolowpuge the faping of Chak
in the thyꝛd chapitre of Johan / x vn⸗
leſle a man be borne agapne bp water
the holp ghoſte / he can not entre in the
ipngdoine of god. And ſaynt Paule in
the thyꝛde chapitour to the Komanecs.
r All men haue ſynned: and do nede the
gloꝛie of god. Amonge the people of A=
phꝛike there (prong vp tertapn / whiche
dyd not recepue them into the commu⸗
nion x fclowhpp of the church / whiche
bad ben baptised of heretikes / vnlelle
Joannis. iii.
oma. f.
that they were baptised ag apne ok the
catholpgs. And this doctrine alfo hath
the church reiected and condemned / and
Q. uu. Hath
ephe. lis.
Donatiani.
Johoñ.i.
The expoſpepon
path taug bt / accoꝛdyng to the ſaping ot
ſapucte Paule / & chat there is but one
baptymte / wherof any maner man mape
be a minpſtet / all be it that he be an hes
retyke oꝛ an cupll man / fo that accozs
dyng tothe mynde ok the churche he do
baptpze bp theimuocation and callpnge
on of the holp tcinite / howe be tt pet
where as is no neceſſpte to the cõtrarp /
it is tonucniét and accoꝛdpng / that bap
tyme be gpu by a pꝛeſte oꝛ bp Macones
and it is a moꝛe ſure wape to wache as
gapne thoſe which haue ben baptised ok
hethen men oz ok Icwes / but with this
crccption / ik thou be not duelp and in
tight mance baptpzed J do bapttze ther
In the lame Affrpke( which accoꝛdpnge
to the pꝛouerbe ofthe Grckes / alwaps
bꝛpngeth kozthe ſome newe monte)
ſpꝛäg vp the Donatianes / which bowed
that in all churches the grace of bap⸗
tyme was fapled / ſaue onelp inthe chur⸗
che and congregation of themſclues /
therfoꝛe thep pꝛeched openlp / ihat bap⸗
tyme dpd nothyng auaple anp man / ex⸗
cepte it were recepued agapne amonge
tbem. But the churche accoꝛdpng tothe
teftimony of Jhoñ Vaptiſte / vßõ whom
thou (halt ſce the bolp ghoſte lpghipng
¢ abpdynge bpd hym / this is be whiche
ö
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ofthecdimume Crebe. 123.
baptpsedy bath taught that mais no e
other thpuge than the minpſter ok bap⸗
typme / that it is Chiſte / whiche is the
true authour of baptpme the vertue and
ſtrͤgth wherokis of the blond of yack
s the capacite x aptnes ta recepuc it is
by fapth / z that nepther can it be coꝛrup
ted thꝛough faute of the miniſter / which
god doth gpue by fapthe / neyther tan pt
grace be cõlumed / foꝛ almuch as it is in
finite / æ ſufficient pnough lo ubolpche 2
put awape all the ſynnes of the woꝛlde /
althoughe there were. x. Worlues farce
mare fylthy x ſynnetull than this. Afoze
thig there were the Selencianecs / which
dpd nat recepuc the water of baptpme:
but onelp the baptpm of che ſpitite. And
there were ſome alſo / which dpd put to /
¢ dyd vlethe baptpme ok fpꝛc: becauſe
that i the thyꝛd of Matheu Jhon Bap⸗
tiſte Doth fap. % He Hal baptize pou in
ſpirite 2ᷣ kyꝛe: where as by the ſpirite he
dothe vnderſtand z meane the prupe oz
lecrete grace of fapthe / which onelp the
holy ghoſt doth inkule oꝛ powre into wi
nes ſoule / æ X Op prc he vnderſtondeth
charite / without which fapthers decade.
Ok all other ye Jewes were kyꝛſt / uhich
falſly Caught that baptpme s fapth are
not ſuſiciet to the obtapnpng ol helth &
Heleticlant,
GD) atl) iit.
The ſpirite.
Fvere,
The Jewes.
3
ieee 7
Actuum. xv.
Gala. v.
ouatus
Montanus ,
The expolpepon
faluation vnles circumtciſion were put
to / whoſe erroure was condemned of ihe
Apoltles ſelues / and ſpectallp of Paule:
fo that now there is no nede ok onp con
fut ation therof / Mouatus and Monta⸗
nus dyd not retepue into the companpe
and felowehpp of the churche thoſe pers
foncs / whiche after theyꝛ baptyme had
dyſhoneſted and made heup the churche
with ſome hapnouſe and manikeſte cris
me / not (as Jwene) foꝛ that they dyd
take awape from ſuche maner men all
hope of ſaluation / but that thep mpgbe
berput them the honoute of the felow⸗
pp oꝛ cõpanp / to the puttpnge of other
men in keare of doynge the lyke / whiche
thpngc ſapnct Auguſtine doth wpt nelle
and recoꝛde euidently of thoſe perſones /
whiche after bepnge ones reconciled to
the church bp penaũte / had falne agapu
into the lame / oꝛ cls into lpke crpmee
treſpaſle. Man map Hptte to man the
doꝛes of the churche:but heuen no man
map Hpttebut onclp god. So in the old
tyme thoſe perſones / which beynge pꝛe⸗
ſtes oꝛ deacons / had committed an cuts
dent and mauifeſte cryme / were put out
ofthe clergy without anp hope of coms
myng in agapnc. The ſame thong was
done
0
of thecdmun Crede. 124.
done to thebphhopes. Wut this Ccucrite
oz charpen eſſe of coꝛrection allo was mi
tigated ot them that came after, Mons
cernyng cofefion and Catiffaction bathe
there bathe ben greate ſtrpfe in tymes
pated / and allo now thele dapes is vez
newed agapne. But J doo thynke and
iudge it both moſt ſureſt wape / aud allo
moſt mete to the laupng and keppng ok
the communt concoꝛde / with (pinple obe
dience to folowe that thyng / which the
auctoꝛite of the church bath taught vs /
that is to fap accoꝛding to the pꝛouerbe
of the Brckes / to bow and lene towar
Kota
des the better lyde:; and to abſtapne aud
forbere from luchthynges / wherokthou
doſte ſtande in doubte. Mob reſteth and
is behynd the lat part of the Spmboie
oꝛ crede. The riſpng agapn of the Ache,
Mere thau heateſte the endyuge of the
woꝛld / whan good men ſhalbe dillcue⸗
red and lundꝛed from eupll men / ſo that
the wycked and ungodly perfones Mall
haue no hope to haue an ende ones of
Math.. rite,
Math. xxv.
Apo. xxi,
thepꝛ papne and tourmentes / nepther
the good and godly perlones Hall haue
aup ſoꝛow oꝛ greſte / no noꝛ pet haue aup
feare of eupl / x whan alſo the veep crea
ture 99 8 now mourne with .
„„ 2 ui. ; ch all
oma. viii.
ay 5 op 2
How al thyn
ges Mall te
new after the
rciurredion,
Flche.
Mplpnge a⸗
gapne.
The article
ok reſutrectiõ
ok all other,
is moſt kirme
ly to be Beles
ued.
The trpoſpepon
chalbe delyuered and fet free from all ma
ner incommodptes oꝛ diſpleaſures. All
thynges than ſhalbe newe / not by chak
gyng of theyꝛ ſubſtaunce:but by the rea
ſon that they qualite alee chaunged.
By the name of Methe here in this pars
ticle is vnderſtanded and mente the bo⸗
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dy ol man / bp rpſpng agapn is mente
teuiupug and warpng lpuc agapne. All
the articles of the rede in very dede
are to be holde and kept by faſte and ſta
ble belcke: but this article mot {pecallp |
of all other is firmelp to be belcued /
which doth bꝛynge make cheflp ſolace x
comkoꝛte to good & vertuoſe men beyng
in tribulation and aductſite here urhis
world / and allo on the other leyd agapn
dothe putte wycked men moſte in feare
and dꝛede / which cls wolde fall without
mealute oꝛ ende into all maner abomi⸗
nations and lpnncs / ik after this Ipfe
both good men and badde / holde not be
the one rewarded / the other ponpſhed ac
coꝛdinglp to thep2 deſerupnges. This
isthe fundation and grounde of all our
whole faythe / whiche ought to be moſte
ſtronge and ſtable / whiche it it be loole
and vnſtable:al other thynges wel nere
art beleued in bap. Let the wietched
Saddu,
bk the commune Trede. 1257.
Oadduteis therfore goo thepz Wape/ Hadduter.
which in ſo muche do not beleue the ry⸗
ſpng agayn of the bobpes: that they do ggath. xxil.
neyther & belcue that there are aungel⸗ Actuum. xxl
les / no no; yet anp ſpirit; / as who Holo
lape / that there were nothpnge verilp
bepng in the nature of thpyuges / but one
ly that / which is open and percepucahle
to the bodyly ſenſes / from which ſenſes
nothing is more farre awap / than is the
beep godhed. Fare wel thep alſo whiche
do pꝛokelſc / that the loules tall eple oz
reutue agapnc / but the bodpes in na
wyſle: where as in beep dede the fouled
as much as it is immoꝛtal) can no moze
reuius and ware alpuc agapnes than it
can dpe. But they do call it the reſuttec⸗
tion ot ſoules: whan they Hall be called
foꝛth to blyſſe / out of the lecrete placos /
in whiche (after thep2 madde dꝛeames)
they had foꝛ a certapne tpme and fealots
(pen hydde. Fare well thep alſo / wbiche
do denpe / that this felfe lame bodpe /
whiche we do beare about with bs ſhall
reuiue and lpue ag apnc / but do ſay thas
to euerp man ſhall be gyuen another bo
dy much moꝛe excellent and better than
this is. But we Hal not be the lame mel
Q., b. it we
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Job.xix.
oma. viii.
The erpoſptpon
itive Mall not recepue agapne the lame
bodpes. And FJ pray pou what nede rs
it to create newe bodpes: whan god bp
bis almpghty power is able to reſtoze
theſe lame bodpes / to moſt perkyght cla
tite and bꝛyghtuelle / and alſo to bleſſcn
immoꝛtalite: not chaungpnge the ſub⸗
ſtance of the body: but chaungynge the
qualites of the body tuto muche beter:
Fate well alſo the Chiliaſtes / whiche of
the reuelation of fapucte Jhon mifcans
ſtrued and wzonge vnderſtonded / dpd
dꝛeame / that we hall ones reuiue and
lpue agapnc / and that by the ſpace of 4
thowland peres / we hall vfe and eniope
plentuoſſip all the dclicies and voluptes
okthis woꝛdle. But we gpucng credence
to the woꝛdes of bleed Job. X And A
halbe coumpaſed azapuc rounde about
with mync owne Chpune/ and in mynt
obne kleche F all lee mp god / whomt
euen Impu owne (elfe Hall fee and not
another perſon and alfo herkenpug and
beleupng fapnct pd aule / which wrote in
this wyle. ce He that hath repſed vp
Jelu: hall rapſe vp vs alfo with Jeſu.
we (J fape) vpon the kaſte credence and
beleke of thele afoꝛercherced auctozites/
do recken our Celfe moſte ſure and out rs
ou
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5 as }
ofthecoinmune Trede. 126.
doutc / that all men hall reurde and lpue
agapne in the ende of the woꝛlde / wu
the lame bodpes / whiche thep doo beate
about in earth / and that they Hall none
other wyſe rpſe agapn / than Chꝛiſt hym
ſelte dyd ryſe agapne / whiche Mall con.
foꝛme and make [phe our bodpes to his
ownebodp glozified, The immoꝛtalite
ok the bodpes / halbe tommune bothe to
good men and badde men. Wut to the
wpcked pſones / immoꝛtalite Gall bꝛyng
702 caule euerlaſtynge tourmentes / and
to the good and godly perſones / it hall
bꝛynge o2 caule eternal iope and blpie.
How be it pet tt ought rapther e more
truclp to be called the eternall deathe ok
wycked men: than the immoꝛtalite of
them. And therkoꝛe that particle cuer⸗
laſtyng Ipfe (whiche certapne perlontes
haue added and put to out ok the maſſe
trede)appertapneth oncly to the gooh e
godlp men / where as the woꝛd of relur⸗
tection doth egallp appertapn bothe to
the good and to the badde. Howe beit
pet this woꝛde reſurrectiõ alſo is ſo vſed
otherwhples: that it dothe appertapne
onelp to good men / as for example wha -
our loꝛd lapth in the goſpell of Jhoñ / J
am relurrection and lpte. And owen :
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Howe this
woꝛd reCurre
dion is takét
other whples
in the ſcriptu
res.
Johan. xi,
The erpoſpepon.
lpkewyſe ſeldome dothe vſe this Wode
anp where / but in the good parte, And
out loꝛde maketh a diſhinction and diſke⸗
cence of relurrections in the. v. chapi⸗
tour ok Jhoſt: ſapng. And thoſe / which
haue done good workes:ſh all come forth.
Joho. v.
vnto the reſurrectian of lpfe. And tholc /
bhat haue done cupll wozkes / vntothe
relurrection of iudgement / for tudges
mente here he calleth condemnation ,
This thyngets moꝛec expꝛellp ſapd and
ſpoken in the ſombolt of Athanaſius.
At whole compnge all men maſt eple
agapne with thep2 owne hodpes / and
ch ill rendꝛe and gpuc-accompt oz rece⸗
upnge of thep2 owe dedes. And thole
which hauc wrought well / hall go into
Noma. vi.
eternall lpfe / x thole that haue wiought
eupll:ſhall gu into eteruall per. Do allo
capth Paule in the. vi. chapitour tothe
Komanes. The wage oꝛ here of ſpnne /
is deathe / bit eternall lpłe is the beni⸗
fpte and gpficof god by Chꝛiſte Jeſu
bur loꝛde. He added here eternall op cuer
ARS goad '
laſtyng / becauſe th it lpkewyſe as vnto
thoſe that are dam ied / there Hall be uo
hope of releaſe / fo on the other parte as
gapnethe godlp perſones Maul haue no
mauer keare / leit theyz felicitpe and iope
oy gu
ol the tommune Lrede. 127.
mpght ve at anp tpme epther ended / oz
sis minpſhed the pleaſauntnes and ips
fulnes / wherok Mail greatly be augmen
ted and encreaſed bp that communios
and kelowſhpp ok all bolp men. Foꝛ cha⸗
H tite / whiche neuer falleth awape : Hall
there be move ferucnte and hotc. Holde
charite is no leſſe gladde of otber men⸗
nes welthe and weldopnge: than of her
owne. Nepther is there any cauſe / why
be do nede here to pmagine pleaſures of
the bodp which do ſtand i meat / dꝛynk /
} 02 the fleſhelp company of man r worn
foꝛ there ſhalbe than none ble oz pꝛokpte
of theſe thynges / but the bodpes lhalbe
ſpirituall / in which we ſhall lyue as the
auugelles of god done. Rob the felicite
of aungels is to fee the face of the father
whiche is in heuen. And our loꝛde lapth
the lame in the goſpel of Thott. + This
is the cuerlaſtynge lpfe / that thep tape
knowe the alone / whiche are the very
god: and Jeſu Chꝛiſt / whome thou hak
ſent. That knowlege begynneih bere by
kapthe. And there it ſhalbe fynyſt ed and
made full i pettyic / whan we Hall bes
hold e ſee the gloꝛie of hym / his face be⸗
png clerely chewed a diſcouered. DJ.
Are theſe thpuges ſufficpente to the
. purcha⸗
i. Cos. iii.
Mat. xxii.
Jo. xvii.
at
8
The erpolptpon
purchalyng Fobtapnpng of faluations | |
Mag. For the obtapuyng ¢ gettyng
of baptpme/thele thynges are lutficient |
to a lap man foꝛ to beleuc: but alſo that
are learned x ſomewhat growne in age /
bught to belcue all thynges / that are ex
pꝛelled in the holy ſcriptures / oz whiche
are ot the (apd ſcriptutes euidently ga⸗
thered oz concluded / beſpdes this what
ſo euer thpug the catholpk church bath |
with vniuerlall and contpuuall couſent
appꝛoued and allowed / which churche /
ik it haue oꝛdapned oꝛ decreed aup thing
after ſuch fallhponnit was probable and
8 *
very lpkelp / that eyther it was begonne
ok the Apoſtles / and lo bath contpnued
„as it were gyuen by hande from the ele
ders to the põgers / oꝛels it was brought
koꝛth to vs out ot the pꝛeupe and ſecrete
ſtoꝛchouſe of p* ſcriptures / oꝛ cls it path
ben ſhewed and put in theyz mpndes by
the inſpiration of the holp ghoſte accoꝛ⸗
dinglp as pe (tate of tymes dpd requpꝛe.
And as touchpnge to contentioule and
Darke Doctrine o2 opinions: in all ſuche
tbynges it ſhall be lufficient for the and
luche as thou arte to profeite with this
ware and Wyle circumſpection. Contet
nynge thele 8 J beleue as the
churche
of the tommune Trede. 128.
churche beleupth. This is a more (are
wape and moze karre rom all daunger:
than boldlp to aſfirme that thyng / wher
ok tbou arte in doute / oz which thou wee
not perccpue oz vnderſtonde. DJS.
But in ixtreme icoperdpe / whether it is J notable
ſulficient to kepe and holde kaſte the he. queſtion
lefe in harte aud mynde / oz tis are we
bound alſo to pꝛofeſſe with our mouth:
AB. Tothis popute ſapntte Paule Santer.
H halt make aunk were to the for me. „
with the harte(fapthe he)we belcue Roma. x.
vnto rpghtuolncs:and with the mouth
dconkellion is made vnto helthe and lal⸗
uation. And our loꝛde hymlelfe thaete⸗
neth in the golſpell / X that he wyll not
be ſ acknowne of hpm for bis ſoldptr 8
afoꝛc his father: who lo euer ſhall haue
ben akrapde oꝛ achamed to pꝛokelle hym
afore men. But it is one thynge not to
pꝛofeſſe / and another thynge to denpe.
where there is no bope of frute 02 good
to be done / and pet the ieoperdpe is ves⸗
ry greatent is not neteſſarp oꝛ requiſite
that thou ſholdeſte vtter oꝛ bewꝛap thp⸗
ſelfe in ſuch wyſt / as we do rede that cer
tapne men haue vnpꝛouoked and vncal⸗
led / euen of they? ownc accoꝛde runne
fozth into the market / that they myght
be flapne
The expoſpcyon.
be llapne and put to deathe with other
Chiiſten men / oꝛ cis that they haue ra⸗
ged agapnſte the ſolemne keſtiuptes of
Pagancs / not foꝛ the entente that they
wolde brynge any man to Thiiſte: but
to thende that alter they were Mlapne.of
cee. fkhem / they mpght be accompted and tec
kened amonge martpꝛes / Chꝛiſt dyd ly⸗
cence oꝛ graunt to his apoſtles no mas
ner biolcut dekente of theſelues / agapnſt
Vvyched men: but he onelp gaue the lcue
Aces. rit, to flec. ;; eter fledde out of pꝛiſon / Paule
Aces. ix. fledde out of Damalke bepng let downe
: bpabalkette of the walles. But fo often
tpmes / as the thyng Gall come to ſuche
an erigente or ppnche / that the name ok
our loꝛde Jeſuis to be glozified both as |
monge good men and badde men / the
chꝛiſten / and the hethen: than ought toe |
all the entytementes oꝛ pleaſures / z eke
the feares and diſpleaſures of the world
vtterlpe delppled & (ct at nought) chere⸗
fully and boldlp to pꝛofeſſe that / whiche
the chyꝛche bath taughte. The boctrine
Eletlaite. and opinion of the Elcclaites is rekuſcd
and condemned / whiche taught / that in
the tyme of perſecutiõ / men myght law⸗
fully denye Chꝛiſt with woꝛdes: ſo thut
they hept dll the ſyncerite of the fapthe
in ther
*
of the commune Trede. 129.
in theyꝛ harte and mpnde / which faptng
if it were true / tha dpd Peter theapoſtle
in vapne wepe fo manp teares / for that Math. cent.
be bepuge troubled with feare of dethe /
had denped his loꝛd and mapſter thiies:
whan he had not pet ſo muche ſpirituall
knowledge of hym / asthelpghtcofthe |
gofpell bath opened vnto vs. Tertulliä Tertullian,
agapn to much leanpng and inclpnpng
to the tontratp parte / doth not fo much i
as graunt leaue to fice in perlecution /
ſaping that than to llec / is a kynd of de⸗
npinge Thuſte. And his ſapinge in cece
gapne circumſtancies mape be true / but
doutleſſe thep doo leſſe offende / whiche
ſtricken with worldlp feare doo denpe
Chart onelp with thepꝛ mouthes: than
do they / whiche for tempoꝛalli profpres
ſake / do fozſake thepꝛ capt apne Chꝛiſte /
whole ſwoꝛne ſoldpers thep became in
baptpme both with harte and alſo with
tonge. DJS. whan toutmentes are
thietened more greuouſe and papnfull
than any death: what ſhall thã the frapl
tpeof man dor M AO. Our loꝛde hym⸗
felfe hath pꝛelcribed a fourme and hath matte ee
let vs an eraumple / whã that ercedyng greatte toss
fcate / yꝛkeſomnes / E agonpe Hall come mes ok perte⸗
ſo ſoze vpon vs: we (hall acknowlege the cutton.
3 | B. weykneſſe
Thc expolpcpon
weoknelle of our ouwe might e ſregth
c whollp myſtruſtyng our owne power
Fapth is tne
ulincible in al
mancr bac
taplle.
li. Tim 0, iii.
and apde / we hall caſte our ſelues flatte
vpon the grounde / and with greate con
fidente and true ſhall with weppnge /
deſpze and call for the helpe ok the di⸗
upne power / nothyng conſiderpng how
greuouſe oꝛ how cruell the thpuges be /
that are manacpd o2 thꝛetened to vg /
oꝛ howe fraple our condition and tate
is: but conſiderpng and remembꝛpuge /
howe myghtp / and howe merepfuli the
loꝛd is / vnder whole defence and gouce
naunce we do kyght / which is not denke
whau bets called on with faith x truſſ /
but epther dothe delpuer from euplles /
oꝛ els dothe adde and encreace ſtrength
to vs / that we map ſtrongly and mans
fullp endute and ſuffre. Foꝛ fapt he is a
thyng verilp imuincible in all kyndes ok
bat ayles / foꝛ there do not lacke bataps
les and ſtrpues cucn amonge chꝛiſten
men alſo / to ſuch perſones / as do ſtudpe
ct labonte to lpue godly in Jeſu Chꝛiſt.
Node who fo euer done exercyſe theme
ſelues daplp in theſe lpghter æ ſmallet
dtonflictes oꝛ ſkirmpſhes:are at that bas
taple founde vnafrapde / wherfoꝛe it is
couuenient and mete / that the chelfeſt g
paincis
r
ol the commune Frede.
130
pꝛincipall ſtudy of a chꝛziſten ſoldper be / J chgiſten tos
to qupcken oꝛ ſtpꝛre vp / and alſo to en⸗
creace daply the bigoure and lpuelpues
of fapth. DJS. By what meanes map
onc attapne thisr£LY Th fpꝛſt poynte
ig that / whiche the loꝛdr dothe tcache.
cP athe t pou Hall haue. But that the
pꝛaper mape not be pdle: lette almopſe
helpe / not onelp outwarde almople /
which rekreſheth k comforteth the boop
but alſo ſpir:tuall almopſe: by monpl⸗
ſhynge loupngly hym that is out ef the
ryght wape/bp tcachpng geutpl lp bpm
that eis vnlcarned / bp mercpfullp forges
upnge hym that bath offended oz hurte
the. To thele adde alſo offen hearpnge
ol ſermones / and holp readpuge / ſome⸗
tpme the one / ſometpme the other / by
courle / often callpng to remembꝛauuce
ok the deathe of cur loꝛde / namely whã
thou haſte recepued his body e bloudc /
finallp often cöõmemozation e rehettall
of thoſe men & women / whiche in tours
mentes e diuerſe kpndes of death / haue
fought a good bataple oꝛ feld foꝛ Chꝛiſt
fake by theſe nouryſhemẽtes the ſparke
of fapth is nouryſhed / quyckened / z ens
cteaſed. D. Good ſyꝛ / J do gpue thaͤmecs
to > ſpirite of Chꝛiſte / whiche Op the
N · li. unſtru⸗
dper ſholde
ppncppallpe
ſtudp to qupe
RE ¢encrcace
this fapth.
The meanes
wherbp he
map do it.
Paper.
Ilmopſe
bothe cozpo⸗
tall and ſpi⸗
tituall,
Hearing ofte
{crinancs
Readpnge of
holy wzptte.
Nemébzaũce
of Chziſtes
death.
Remébꝛaũtce
cf ſapnacs.
i. Timo.i.
„ The expoſpepon
inffrument ok pour tonge / hath vouche⸗
ſated to t᷑ache me fo meruaplouſe phils
ſophye and wyldome:er cept there be pet
agaunp whpt more remapnpnge behpnde.
AA O. There remapneth not much
bebynde that J map teache:but perad⸗
uenture there reſteth behynd lome what
wherok J may admonyſh tbe / thou be
not pet ward wer / how be it this thyng
haue J done all redp hertokoꝛe / bp the
wap. DJ H. J verilp bp hearpng a tps |
tle and a lptle do Ware moꝛe thꝛuſtp and
delpꝛouſe to here. AAS. Than that
that reſteth behynde: we all put to / at
our nerte tommpnge to gether.
The. vi. inſtruction.
DIDSLAIYLL.
Am comen agapne now / lo⸗
kynge and longpnge koꝛthe
e laſte meffe of this moſte delis
cate and lwete feaſte. M N.
— This teſteth o2 temapucth
behpnde to confirme echethpng coutap
tapned in the Crede / with diuerle teſti⸗
monies of bothe teſtamentes. Foꝛ there
is nothynge taught herein / which was
not manp thoufand peres agoo diuerſip.
ſhadowed bp the figures of the lawe of
Mopſes / and alſo ſhewed oz told sped
?
of the commun Crede. 131.
by the oꝛacles ofthe pꝛophetes / pe and
certapn thpuges alfo were euidently ers
pꝛelled. As foꝛ exaumple / that there are
not manpe goddes / and that ok one god
this world was created / loꝛ who fo euer
cucn afoꝛe the lawe gpuen / dpd lpue ver
tuoſip à godly / dod woꝛchpp onelp one
god the creature of all the woꝛlde. Now
the gykte of prophecte reſteth # ccalled
in Johoñ Baptiſte / as in thetopnupuge
to gether of bothe lawes / whole fortune
ik was / that whome other pꝛophetes as
it were thꝛough a mpſt dyd ſhew a farre
of koꝛ to come: hym he Mewed pꝛelent /
popntyng hym with his rpuger But of
all pꝛophetes the moſte Cure and vudow
tedly true pꝛophete was our loꝛde to his
o wuc lelte / fullfpllpnge with his dedes /
c declarpuge that which was ſhadowed
by the obfcure ſapinges and figures ok
of the olde lawe / amonge the people / in
parables / aud among his dilciples font
tyme covertly ſometpme openly. His di
uine nature he ſhewed with woꝛkes and
dedes / rapther than erpꝛelſeb it with
woꝛdes. And who hold euer haue vnder
ſtonde / that bp the bꝛalen ſerpente /
whiche was banged vp on a abe was
9 and figured Chꝛiſt crucified:
K. ui, ik our
Math. xt.
Pꝛophecie en
ded in Johan
Baptiſte.
Rumeri. ie
36
ohau. ii.
t
Math git.
Math. xx.
Johan. xxvi.
Luce. xxiiii.
Math. riff,
Luce. xiii.
5 The expoſpepon
it our loꝛte hymſelke hab not vouchela⸗
fed to expounde a declare itr That ſay⸗
inge of his louſe pou a ſondꝛe this tem⸗
ple / and within u. dapes J wpll raphe
it àgapnt / was not bnderſtanden not of
bis owne dilciples: vutpll after his tex
ſurrection. Mozcouer who wolde haue
demed / that Jonas which was deu
red of a whalce / x was caſt forth agapne
alput on the thyꝛde dape dpd pꝛefigure
the burpalc the relurréction of Chat.
And whan the tpme of bis death dꝛiewe
ſomewhat nere: he gaue his diſciples
opeulp monition and knowlege akoꝛc /
that he ſhold be delpuered to the Bente
les / to be mocked / 3 napled on a crolſle:
but he comfozteth the lame agapn / peo
myſingc / that he wolde rpſe agapne on
the thyꝛde dape. So lphewpſe afore his
death / he tolde them ſomewhat darkelp
of his aſcenſion: but after his reſurrec⸗
tion he tolde them agapne of the fame
moꝛe cuidentlp. In lpke maner he tolde
them before X that the muſtarde lede /
that is to ſapc / the fapth of the gofpell/
from berp (niall begpuupnges ſhold be
ſpꝛedde abꝛode thꝛoughe out the whole
Johan. xv. : woꝛldc / e alſo ſhewed them bekoꝛe / that
xbi.
Bold anne & betpde the . of
the got
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of the commune Crede. 1z2:
the goſpell. This thpnge allo he tolde
Them before that the religion of the
Jewes (olde be taken awape and del⸗
kroped / and the religion ok the golpell
kranſlated / e conuaped tothe Gentiles
the Jewes ſtyll contpnupugen remap⸗
png in thepꝛ darke blpndenellc / untpll
that at mete a conucntient tpme (actoꝛ⸗
dyng to the pꝛophecie of ſapnct yd aule)
Ke ok the Jewes a Scutiles ſholde be
made onc kolde vnder the onelp hedepa⸗
paſtour Chiiſt. Neither dyd helo much
às hyde this krom them that the chyꝛch
ſholde in tpme akterward to come be ale
ſapled with dpuerſe herelles: but not
ouerthꝛowne / what nede me to make
manp wordes : ſepnge that all thynges
hytherto haue fo chaunced ¢ comento
pale / as thep were prophecicd & foꝛc⸗
ſaid / to doute now than anpwhptoktbe
laſte iudgemente / and ofthe rewardes
of good men and of wpcked men / (es
meth to be a popnte of extremoblpnde⸗
neffe / we do gyue credence to a diupner
oꝛ ſotheſaper / it he haue tolde vo. u. o:.
iu. tymes before the trouthe as it bath
after folowed: and to hym that in Co
manp thpuges and ſo vndeleueable ak⸗
ker . of man / bathe all
N. iu i, wapes
Math xl
Boma. xi.
Johan. x.
| The exrpoſptpon
wapes ben kounde truc ot his ſapinges /
Mall we not nowe gyue credente in one
thpnge that is behpnde: But this part /
foꝛ almuch as it belõgeth to the Jewes
and Paganes moze than to chziſtè men
and bath allo ben dilpgentlp wapten z
taughte ot Tertullian and Cipꝛian:at
this tpme J wyll pale ouer it / bepnge
cot ent as it were with a fynger to haue
chewed and poputed to the fountapnes /
dut of which thou mapſt dꝛaw vp theſe
thynges / ikit pleaſe the. Nowe reſteth
bebpud the admonitton and coũſapllc /
that we map lyue well and a rpght acs
Tapthe is ot toꝛdyng to the rpght fapth. Faythis a
albayeg doe khyngeok afperp nature/ where ſo euer
enge. t ia / it is not ydie / but lpkcwyle as in a
Bimilituy, laumpe the oyle fedeth and norpheth
the flammc / leit it be quenched and go
out / lo doo the woꝛkes of chatite fede ẽ
nourylhe fapthe / that it do not faple oz
68 Bi Dye. Fapth geͤdꝛeth and bꝛyngeth fort .
Hepsi good woꝛkes / but they agapne of theyꝛ
and is now. barte da nourpche they parente oꝛ mos
ryſhed agapn ther. And therfoꝛe dyd the lyghte faple
ok them. and goo out in the laumpes of the foos
lyche virgines:becauſe there wãted the
Math. xxv. ople ol good workes. And all beit the
rule g fourme of good lpupnge is nage
: ae 9
of the commune Crede. 133.
fo be fet out of al the bokes of holy ſccip
ture / pet foz all that in this ſymbolc oz
Crede / howe ſo euer ſhoꝛte it is / there.
is contapned the hole philoſophic of lps
upng well e vertuollp / nepther is there
the mynd of man. Ff oꝛ the dpuel wal⸗
eth about through the fold of the chur
che / as it were a roꝛpnug lyon ſechpnge
whome he myghte deuoure / whome
lapucte Peter bypdieth vs reſpſtebepng
ſtronge and bolde / not with confidence
and truſte ok wozkes o2 of our owne
ſtrength:but in kapth. DS. pou haue
armed me with fapth:now pou do cha⸗
titably / whan pou teache a ponge Cols
In this Bore
Trede is cons
hate the
anp vertue / vnto which it dothe not in⸗
ſtructe vs / nepther is there anp vycc /
agapnſt which it doth not arme o2 fence
ole philo⸗
fophie of lps
upnge wells
vertuotlp,
i. Pet. v.
dyer to vſe his armoure. M AS. Our
loꝛd hymlelte taughte vs / that all the
pꝛeceptes of the lawe are ſummarplp ¢
generallp contapned in this one.
Thou ſhalte loue thy loꝛd god with
all thyne harte / with all thy ſoule / and
with all thy powers: and thy nepgb⸗
bour as thyne owne ſelke. But no man
can loue god aboue all thpnges: except
that he do beleue / that thereis nothyng
ae 1 02 fapꝛer / nothyng bet⸗
B. v. ter / no⸗
Matty Nil.
Math. vt.
— Luce.xiiii.
Ephe. v.
The expoſptyon
ter / nothpng moꝛe truc / nothpng mow
amiable oz louclp / than he. Foꝛ who ſa
cuer beleueth that aup other thyng be!
ſyde hym / is epther better / oz els egal}
to hpym: that man doth not beleues tha
bers god. Hetherfore that halbe cad:
bpmlelfe whole vpon god: can loue nos
thyng / but that which he doth loue ko;
goddes lake / nepther can feare anpe
thynge / but that whiche he fearethe for
goddes lake. And euen foꝛthwith with
this begpunpnge * Credo in deum. J
beltue in god: are tutte awapc / oꝛ at the.
leaſte wpſe are mitigated c afwaged all
the deſpꝛes ofthe fleſhe:to any of which
ik thou Dott obey / delyiſpng and not ves
gatrdyng the commaundemeétes ok god /
it is eupdet e plapue / that thou mabelt
to thyſelfe another god / what fo cuce
thpnge this isthat thou pꝛekerreſte a⸗
koꝛe god. Our loꝛde whan he dothe 2 |
god / x mammon o2 rpches / two lode:
contrarpe the one the other: he dothe as
it were compare à matche two goddeg
to gether / r lapncte Paule calleth coucs
toulenes / that is to ape loue ¢ deſyꝛe of
moneßp / idolatrye. The Came Paule no⸗
teth z rebuketh them / that are gpuc to
lucre of money ¢ to the pleaſutes 15
ö
of thevomimmune Crede. 134.
fptes of the body with a llaunderous re
poꝛtt / whoſe belpe (ſapthe he) is thepꝛ
god. The ſame agapne w2ptpng to the
Copnthtans calleth the dyuel / he god
of this woꝛlde / noꝛ koꝛ that he is in verp
dede a god oꝛ a ſoꝛde: but foꝛ that he is
both a loꝛd z a god to them / which vets
piſyng the very loꝛd god do gpue them
lelues to hym into ſeruitute ¢ bondage.
And that / which bath ben lay de of aua⸗
rice æ pè deſpꝛe of moncp oꝛ rpches:the
ſame is to be thought € tudged of al vi⸗
ces / namelp capitale c deadlp. Apoſta⸗
ſic / that is to ſap fozſahpnge o2 gopnge
awap / is a launderous ꝶ a rebubefull
woꝛde amonge chziſten men / and not
without a cauſe douklelle ( for it among
them / which are nought els but mẽ / the
name ok a rebel oꝛ a runne awap oꝛ trat
toure be abominable:howe much more
ſhame €tcbuke ts tt/willinglp w thout
caufe/to go away from (uch a capitapts
to whome we are bounden with fo mas
np faccamétes/with lo many gpftes/fo
manp bondes / not vnto bis better / oꝛ to
his egall oz perc / but tro the bet capp⸗
tapn of all / to the verp woꝛſt of alrs the
rates of al chꝛiſtꝭ me wel nere do abhoz⸗
Hf the name of Apoſtata / but wolde god
the mynde
Philip.ii i.
Apoſtaſie.
Thie maner
of ozdinaũce
wherwith
the dpuell
gocth aboute
toouerthzow
and vapn⸗
queſhe vs.
apthe and
te truſte in
god: putteth
bp all maner
temtations.
Philip. i.
}
The expoſpepon
the mpnde of them dpd lpkelgpſe abs
hoꝛre and hate the thynge ſelte. Mowe
the dpuell fo2 the moſte parte fpghtech
àgapnſt vs / x goeth about to ouercome
vs / with the mance engpnes oz oꝛdp⸗
naͤuncc / that is to wyt / ignoꝛance / hope
of commodites) and keare ok the contra
types. But pure fapthe (as it hathe ben
{apd heretofore) putteth awap all dach
nelle oꝛ blpndeneſſe of the mpnde / but
nepther flatterynge hope dothe begple/
nepther gaſtfull feare dothe cauſe bps
to ſhꝛpnke / oꝛ moue a kote from his
good pucpole: whiche hath fet all his
5
f
i
4
d
whole truſte in god. Howe ſoze dothik
bere and trouble ſome mennes mpndes
the louc and delper to knowe thynges
after to come: One man wylheth oꝛ de⸗
lyꝛeth longe lyke / and hateth deathe / he
counſapleth with aſtronomers and cal
kers ok mennes natiuttes . But be
that dothe verilp belcue and truſte in
god / bepug careleſle and without fearc /
fapthe with lapncte Paule. x To me
Ch ꝛiſt is lpfe: and deatheis auaunt age.
Another man bath achop frapgbted o
laden with coſtly merchaundple / he al⸗
keth counſapll of aſtronomers: but the
godly man lapth. God ſend this ait
n
| of the commune Crede. 135.
to be pꝛoſperouſe and luckpe ) if he lhall
ludge it to be expedient forme: if not:
that which be ſhal gpue me foꝛ this dã⸗
mage and lolle:is better than all wares
Another man is papned and oppꝛeſled
with ſpcknes: and ſendeth for an in⸗
chaunter:the vertuole man ſapthe. De
is mp loꝛde / he is mp father / let bpm
ſcourge me euen as it Hall plcaſe hynts
ſelle:ſo that he wyll acknowlege tut for
one of his fonnes: and mheritoures of
cternall felicite. Bꝛeſlpe that man feas
reth but ſmallp / what ſo euer fearfull
thyng is in this lpke / which doth truelp
feare hym / that mape whan heis olfens
ted and diſpleaſed e end both body and ghath . jo
foule into hellfpꝛe. He doth but lyghtly
and ſmally hope for the commodites of
this wozlde: whiche doth conſpdꝛe and
re membꝛc / that god after this ttauſito⸗
rpe and bꝛeke lpfe doth pꝛompſe lyke eter
nall. And who is ſo madd / that he wpll
deſpyſe oꝛ pꝛoudelp dildapne any man:
ik he do conſidꝛe that bpmfeife whole is
leſſe in compatiſon onto that vnſpea⸗
keable mageſtp of god than is a gnatte
in compariſon to an elephant: Oꝛ how
can he deſppſe that man as vylc: whom
bine no foolphe merchaunt / hathe
vouche⸗
| The ex poſpcyvon
vouchelafed to raunſome e bpe agapne
with his owne blonde: It it be a gape
Apo. xx.
aud an excellent thpng / to haue the bts
neuolence and fauoure of a pꝛynce: this
is the pꝛynte of princes. Feit be a daũ⸗
geroulſe thyng to runne into the diſplea
ſure ¢ Wrath of a kyng:this isthe kpng
ok kynges and loꝛd of all loꝛdes. Alaup
men are fadde and heuyc: foꝛ that they
are tommen of a lowe x a pore ſtocke o
kyndbzed:but fapth comfozteth them a⸗
gapn / tellpug them / that thoſe men are
truelp noble & gentlemen: whome god
dothe acknowledge fo2 his ſonnes and
heyzes / Kok whomc he is gladde to be
called father. Other agapne are made
proudcebpghmpuded bp the reaſon o€
thepa noble & worHppfull aunceſters:
but fapthe ſhewethe them that theres
one commune kather of all men / afoze
whome there is no dyllerence betwen a
pꝛynte ea page / betwen a pore mane a
rycb man / bet wen a bonde man ¢ a free
man. The moꝛe that euerye man is for
vertuole lpupnge accepted a in fauoure
with hym: the more noble: the more
myghtpsethemorceyehe heis This
oncly loꝛd doth Chute hewe vnto vs:
Wyone We Molde wozthup keare. This
onclp
ol the tommune Crede. 116.
bnelp father be doth hel to bosobome
we ſholde loue / wyome without any ces
ſyſtence & gpueng many woꝛdes agapn
we ſholbe obep / whome as lonnes / not
baſtarde / oꝛ gopnge out of kpnde / we
ſholde countrefapte and folowe. Be pou
(auh Thiiſt)pertpte / lpkhewyſc as pour Math. u.
heuenlp father eis peefptes whiche caus
ſeth his founctorple vpon bothe good
and badde foike:e (cudeth Downe rapne
both bpon the rpahtnoſe ¢ vnrightuoſe
Z bole men that haue abundaunce and
plentpe of the comodites of this woꝛld /
as rpches: honours: nobilite: power:
beaultp:¢@ ſuche other thpuges: whiche
ate wonte to cauſe the mpnde to well
and ware pꝛoude: to them thepꝛ pppoe
is anone tourned into fearec / tf they do
conſydꝛe to what loꝛde thep are detters
fo2 all theſe thpuges un whole handes 5
power it lpeth whan ſo euer he lpſte to
take awap frd vnkpnd perſoncs: what
fo euer thynge be bath gyuen to kynde
perfons:¢ to whome they do know that
uccdptes mult de gpuen of euctp partis
culare thyng / and of whome thep mape
bere fozthwith theſe wozdes wh oz
wherok art thou pꝛoudc / thou that arte
noughte / but earthe aud aſches | 5
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6£0}. til,
—
Lute.xvi.
The expoſpepon
why art thou ſo iolp / and makett thou
it ſo gape with other bpꝛdes fethers :
whp dareſte thou deſppſe thy ͤnepgh⸗
boure as a vple captpfe: which bath the
lame father / and the fame loꝛd / that thy
ſelfe haſt ; why dot thou dildapne bpm
as a bondeman:ſepnge that bets rede⸗
med and boughte with the lame pꝛpce /
for whiche thpſelfe was raunſomed:
why letteſt thou lyght bp bpm and del⸗
pyleſt bpm as pore/of whom the kather
hath care and mynde / which is the loꝛd
ok all thynges z werte they pore men: to
whomc the Apoſtle wꝛpteth. * Al thyn
ges are pours / x pou are Chziſtes owue
why doeſte thou let hpm at nought as
pore which is alcribed and called tothe
inheritaunce of the eternali lpte:as wei
as thyſelfe / pea and which peradukture
ſhall in this popute be pꝛekerred / haue
pꝛeeminence atoze the: Foꝛ in the gol?
pell it is lapd agapnſt ryche men / of the
pore men / xthat thep map recepue pou
into thepz cucrlattpnge tabernacles 02
dwellpnge places. He whome thou kes
peſte vndꝛe as a bondemã / is thy Felow
ſeruaunt. He whome thou deſppſeſt as
vple boꝛne / is thy bꝛother / he whome
ede tegardeſt not / as beynge poꝛe and
frends
ol the tommune Leche, 117.
frendelcs:hath aungelles minpſtrynge
and doyng Cerutce to hym. Thou beyng
pꝛoude of the palace / dolte mocke and
ckoꝛne the vyle z homelpe cotage of the
pore man: but fo2 that poꝛe man / the cůö⸗
| mute father of pou both / hath buplded
the palace of the whole worlde / for his
cauſe do the ſtartes ſhyne / fo: his cauſe
do the celeſttal ſpheres oz circles moue
and tourne rounde / for his cauſe dothe
the earth bꝛyng forth her krutes / as wel
as foꝛ the. After this maner bath one #
the lame kaythe cauſed and bꝛoughte to
pallc / that neyther the pꝛoſperite of this
woꝛlde cau cauſe vs to be Wanton and
| proude: nepther e ucefite can make vs
to deſpapꝛe. And who ſo euer dot he bes
leue / that there is a god gouernpnge all
thpnges: that man beleucth that hes
moze pꝛelent to eche one of vs / than any
man is pꝛeſent to hpmlelke / and that he
doth more exactelp and perkytly fee and
bcholde the ſecrete coꝛners of our harte /
than we do at none dapes (ce anp body
| bepng (ct afore our eyes: Howthan can
it be / but that man / whether he be in
darkenesꝛoꝛ els in lpght / oꝛ whether he
be alonc / oꝛ els with manp in companp /
Hall with much dꝛede and muche reue⸗
— rcuce
The whole
wonld / io the
le ot god.
Pipde.
wathe.
Mom. xii.
Deute.xxxii.
Enuupe.
The erpoſpcpon
rente fo oꝛdꝛe his wozkes 9 dedes / leſie
there myght be any thpngce / that cholde
offende and dyſpleaſe the eyes of his fas
ther / and loꝛd / aud alſo his iu dger This
whole Wozrldets thetemple of god / in
whiche heelytteth as hede and ruler. FE
than it be ſo / that we ate aſthhamed in a
temple of ſtone to do any thynge vnho⸗
neſt oz vnſemelp / with how much moze
teuerence and dꝛede oughte we to occu⸗
ppr our ſelfe in this temple? Where ate
dpucrle and ſondzpe dartes and wea⸗
pons / wherwith that tpꝛaunte the dps
ucll gocth about to wounde vs: but as
rr ee ae:
gaynſt them all (his onclp ſhelde is ſuk⸗
ficients Credo in deum. J belcue in
god. Ik he do ſtryke at pe with the darte
Of pꝛyde: caſte forth agaputte hym the :
elde ps beleue in god / whiche howe
greatlp he dothe hate pꝛoude mpndes /
he hath declared in Lucifer. It he doth
pꝛyche the with wꝛathe to bengeaunce:
make auuſwere & J belcue in god /
whiche hath relcrued and kept to hym⸗
(clfe the auctoꝛite and rpghte of dopnge
vengcaunce laping. Ciengeaunce 02 po⸗
npſchement is mpn / and J wpll ecquypic/
If enupe dothe bꝛeune thy mpnde:ſape
A bes
A e
r
Of (he commune Trede. 133.
J bcleue in god / which diſtrihuteth
his giftes to cuerp man as he [pte hym
ſelf / why ſhold J cnupe mp brother and
kelowe leruaunt the luberalpte a bounty
of our tommune father and loꝛde : How
inuche moze ryght and realonis it that
J hold gpucthankes to mp kather and
lozde for two cauſes: bothe for that he
hathe gyuen fo manpe thynges to me
, abouc mp delerupnge / and alſo foz that
he dothe gpuc thele thynges to me bp
my bꝛother / foꝛ what lo cuer thpnge is
gyuen ko anp onc ofthe membzes / that
lame thpuge is both the vauntage / and
allo the auouramèt of the whole body.
Ik auarite dothe tempte and prouotic
the to dpleeptc aud rauinc oz extozſton
lapinge / onleſſe thou Dot malic hatte to
gather goodes by Hootie o2 crooke/b
ryghte oꝛ wzonge/ thou (halt becppꝛel⸗
fed with pouerty in thyne age / thy chyl⸗
dien (all begge: make auntwere / J
wyll not do it fot % belcuc and truſte
in god that he the which ſedeth the (pax
towes / whiche clotheth and cowercth
the lplyes of the feldes: all not Cuffce
bis owuc ſouldper to ſtarue and pe⸗
tyſhe kloꝛ bungee. Il concupiſcence Hall
H. il. proudke
Fuactee,
Math. vi.
Luce. xii.
Slotonp.
Lecherp.
The expolpepon.
pꝛouoke the to erceſſe and ſuperlluite of
meate oꝛ dꝛpuke and ſuche other: ſayc /
god foꝛbede that J Mold do bis / foꝛ
I ttuſte oz beleue in god / whofe lybera⸗
lite and bounty bath graunted metheſe
thynges / not to glotoup and intempe⸗
trance: but to ſobꝛe and mealurable vle/
what ſo cuce parte hereof eis beſtowed
vpon the fulltpllpng and latiſtyenge of
concupilcence: it is thefte / it is raupnc /
pea moꝛcouer it is ſacrilege / it is Wola:
tryc / what fo euer temapned abeue my
necellaries it was the goodes of pore
mẽ / it was due to the mebꝛes of Chꝛiſt /
and that it is beſtowed on Daunkennes
and furfeptens in the contempte e dpf⸗
honoure of god offred in faccifice to des
uplles. If fleſhely lutte toth pꝛouoke the
to foꝛnication and adultetp: refule and
defpe it: laping. Y ZF belcue in god the
father / to whole eyes theſe thynges are
diſplelaunte. J wyll neuer do fo lewedly
that foꝛ folprie a pleaſute J wyll leſe
the inberitaunte of the heuenlp topes / 4
the ſecutite and quiet neſſe of a good and
clere confcience. Heis a foolyſhe mer⸗
chaunte / which wyll alowe fuch mance
erchaunge. If J wolde be aſhamed to
commptte anp ſuch ſynne / iH my carthly
fat hes
ofthecommune Trede 19.
father were pꝛelent to loke on me:howe
much moze ought Jto fcate the epes a
ſyght of that heuenly father Rowe ik
we do come to Chats which hath moze
kamiliacly (ct forth afoꝛe vs the enlaum
ple ok vertuole æ godly lpfe: what parte
is thete ok the chziſtiaue philolophie /
whiche we mape not ſufficientlp learne
her cot who wolde not be kendled tothe
louc of virginte and chaſtite: whan ye
heareth that Chk was borne of a vir⸗
ginc / which alſo in his owne bodp hath
commended virgunte to vs: who Wold
not be aſhamed to dekple wedlocke with
adulteries / oꝛ in wedlocke to (eruc the
ficihelp lutte: whan he confidercth and
calleth to mpynde the wedlocke of Marp
and Joſeph more chaſte than all birgts
niter Belpdes this / whan he Hall contts
dꝛe and thynke / that ſo muche honoure
hath ben gpuen to the nature ok man /
that it hath ben rececpued to the compas
ny and fclowhpp ok the diate perſone
in Chniſte / and that it doth ſytte on the
ryght bande of the father: Molde he not
be akrapde to cafe dDolwne hypmlelke to
beaftlp pleaſures of glotonp & lecherper
The aungelles do acknowledge and do
woꝛchyp the myſtery / as dapncte Peter
Sui, doth
The hyghe
dignite or the
nature of
man.
li. et.i.
The expoſpcpon
doth wptuellein the kyzſte chapitour of
the fpꝛſt epiſtle. And therfore in the. vir.
chapitoure of the Apocalipſe / whan S.
Johan fell Downe on bus kneſe to Wor?
fyyppe the aungell: the aungell foꝛbad
hyin laping. See that thou do not ſo /
J am thy fclowe leruaiute / and ok thy
bꝛothern haupng the ſteſtimonie of Fes
ſu / but afoꝛe the incarnation of Chiſte /
the lame was not ſapde lpkcwyſe to As
bꝛaham oz to Dauicll: whan they woz⸗
ppped an aungell. In as muche than
as aungelles do conkeſſe and acknowle⸗
ge the diguite of the nature ok maͤ: how
buworthy and howe vilapnoulc a dede
18 it / to cfowle re wich the moſte vple
tplthe of vyces and fpnucs r why do we
not rayther heriicn to lapucte Peter er⸗
hoꝛtyngce vs in this wple. „ By whore
hehath gpuen to ys precioule and moſt
gteate pꝛomplles / that dp reaſon herok
we cholde be made pacttakers of the dts
tune naturenfthat we wyl flee from the
coꝛtuptiõ / that is in the world through
concupifcence and luſt. Furthermoꝛe he
ig OE Gee A
that wih pure whole fapth .
fclic hym to be loꝛd a owner: howe dare
he be bold to ſteale aup part of hymſelke
tom hym / x gyue it to the dpuell / in ag
much
ofthecommune Credo. 140.
much as he eis whole his owuc / to whöe
he dedicated x gaue hymſelke whole in
baptymer He that pꝛokeſleth hym to be
Jelu: why doth he ſeche for ſaluation o:
velth ok anp other thyng / than of hym:
Bc that proteteth Chziſte moſte loue⸗
rapng kyng e pꝛeſt: with what face doth
he deſpple c make lyghte ok his lawes:
with what face doth he ſuffre that blef-
{cd and honourable ſacrifice to be offred
for hymſelf in vapn: which Chu wold
to be frutcfull a belthfallto all mr The
ſonne of god for thy loue was maix mã /
to the entent that he wold make the of a
mã a god /e doiſt thou in deſppte olhym
make thyſelke of a man a creature more
vyle æ Worle than aup bꝛute beaſter Be⸗
ſpde this what other thynge is allthe
ſpfe / ye death / z the reſurrectiõ of Chꝛiſt
than a moſte pure and clere mpꝛrour 02
glaſle of the eudgeltcal philoſophy. Obe
diente is hyghly cõömended € pꝛapled /
not without good caufe:this without ex
ceptiö is fpꝛſte a puncipallp due to god.
Crt was obediente to his father euen
bnto dcath / that pe death ofthe traſſe.
Nert after god it is due to pe par tz. Be
was made obedient e ſubiect to thé: whe
be was not pceiued a vnderſtöden of the,
Sin. (Luke the,. cha.
The Ipte of
TThziſt is the
mpꝛzroure of
all vertues.
Obedience
Philip. it.
Luce. ii.
The expoſptpon.
Oome obediẽce alſo is due to them thats
beate any comune ollice / although they
be euyll men: he bpd not withdꝛaw ppm
gp ath . peel felfe from iudgement / but r whan Lats
ne phas demaunded a queſtion of hym / re⸗
: qupꝛyng aunſwere therofin goddes bes
balfe: he made aunſerc / and certapne
Johan. xviii. auuſwers * he made alfo to Pilate.
And. xix. erode he dpd not greatly reg arde to
1 ili.
uc. x aunlwere / for almuche as he dyd not
there beare anp commune offpce 02 au⸗
thoꝛite / but dpb onclp for his pleaſure æ
myndes fake goo about to haue gotten
Math. ttt, ſome miracle wrought of hpm. Satan
the tempter he dpd reiecte in al popntes
Auce. iii. Wok the vucleue ſpitites he dyd not lo
| muche as (ulitcto be prapled. It is a
dene grcate vertue to dyſpile humane and
Sara icine woꝛldly glozic:he although be was god
pet bare the perfon/and plapde the part
of a ſeruaunte o2 bondeman in carthe /
Johan. vi. whan a kyngdome was offred to hym
* he retuſed it / the gloꝛte of his doctrine F
of his miracles he referred whole to his
Charite, father. The vertue of charite is to hurk
no man / and to do good to all men. All
bis doctrine/ his dopnge of miracles all
to gether / to be ſhoꝛte / his whole lyfe /
was nought ellys but benctpcécie æ wel
| „ dong
— —
ont a ee? PR + same
of the tommune Crede. 141.
| topng toward all men: he neuer foughs
thoſe thpnges that were koz his owne
pꝛokpt oꝛ pleaſurc:but he ſpet his owne
ſelke whole / vpon the profpte of other
men. This was that onelp whole brens
lacrikice and moſt pleafaunt and accep⸗
table to god. How ferucnt a ſapinge of
charite was that whan he fapd. Y F
am come to ſend fyꝛe into the carth and
what cls doo J wyll oꝛ deſpꝛe than that
it ſhold be kendled and bꝛenner J haue a
baptyme wherwith J mult be baptised:
and howe am J troubled and vexed im
mp mynde to haue it finphed brought
to an ende o mand łapth he)hath grea
ter charite oꝛ loue than to ſpend his lyfe
foꝛ his frendes : he not onelp ſpente his
lyfe / but alſo Cuffecd the ignominie and
ſhame of the croſſc / and that foz his ene⸗
mpes alſo / with his lake woꝛdes K pꝛap
ing foꝛ them / by whome he was put on
the croſſe / æ with whofe blafybemoule
woꝛdes he was (corned & reupled / euen
iu tbe tyme of his papnfull ſuffrynge.
And pet koꝛ all that dyd not the loꝛd fap
vntruelp / for whan he ſapde * no man
Hath greater charite he ſpake of the cha
tite und loue that is in man. There are
kolde sie recited in bokes / raither than
S. b. are be⸗
Lute.xii e
Joh. xd.
~
Luce xxlit,
Math. viit.
Math. xxii.
Johan. xix.
The expolptyon
are beleued tertapn eraumples ok ertel⸗
lent louc and frendſchyp that bathe ben
detwen men as of one krende that hath
put hymſelfe in daügper and ieoperdpe
ok his lyfe for another frend / but the cha
site and loue that CThꝛiſte had / paſſeth
all mance charite ot men / for that was
an heuenlye: and not an carthlpe kpꝛe /
which ye holp ghoſt dpd kendle and not
naturall affection:and are not we aſha⸗
med tobe called Chziſten men / whiche
not onelp doo ſpende our lpke for the fas
upng of our frendes: but alſo foꝛ a ſmall
profpte oz auauntage / with diſceptes /
lyes / & periutpes / do begple our nepgh⸗
boure/ with violence doo ſpople ¢ robbe
hym / with kalſe accuſations do bꝛpnge
hym into daunger of his lpke ? Coue⸗
toufnes oꝛ loue of rpcheſſe is a cömune
vyce / as the contempte and deſpiſynge
ok ryches is an excellet aud a fpngulare
vertue. But who was more naked and
moꝛe poꝛc inthis woꝛld:than he / which
had not where he myght ſo muche as
reſte and lape Downe his hede sr whtche
kuewe not the copne of the emperourc:
(J ſpeake as touchynge his manhede)
whofe clothes (which ſpople was onely
let) was diſtributed and parted among
the ſol⸗
i
f
of thetommune Crede. 142.
the ſoldyers J do not Cape theſe thon⸗
ges / loꝛ that meu Molde ſeche for paps
full and greuouſe pouertp: but koz that
it is a ſhame and a fowle thpng to hym
that bath pꝛokelled Chꝛiſte / to take po?
uertp ſo vnpatieutly / that be Molde crpe
out and call hymſelke therfore manp tps
mes a wꝛetch and a captpfc. why Hols
de ſte thou be aſhamed of pouerty / rohich
ig commune to the with Chꝛiſt the loꝛd
ok allthynges: D2 whp dothe anp man
icfie eſteme oz regarde his nepghbour
koꝛ pouertpes lakc / and dothe not caps
ther wozſhyppe in hym the lykeneſſe of
the loꝛde r wrath oz deſpꝛe of bengeaiice
is d tyꝛzannicall affection. It is an harde
thynge to wpll well to bpm / whiche
Pathe minpſhed thy ſubſtaunce / whiche
ath gone about to take awap thy good
name o2 thy lyke. But this thynge Hall
be made moꝛe calpe tothe / if thou haue
relpecte and do lone vnto that pure vn⸗
ſpotted lambe / whiche was fo rapled on
wit b fo manp reuplpug woꝛdes / ſo mas
ny wapes lapde in wapte for / to make
ſhoꝛt / was boundẽ / beſpptted / buffeted / x
vered with all mance mockes € ſcoꝛnes /
t hãged on a croſſe betwen, u. theues:9
pet neither with anp Word neither with
aup coun⸗
Pacienee,
Chiſte after
his reſurrec⸗
tion appered
oncip to his
dilciplrs and
trendes
The erpoſptpvxon
any countenaunce oz Cygne ener gare
anp lignification oz betokenpnge of an
angrp mpnde / nepther ſpake aup other
thyng than woꝛdes of mot keruent chas
tite and wyldencie. After his relurrec⸗
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tion alſo he appered onelpto bis dilci⸗
vies and frendes / to the entente that he
wolde bothe take awap thep2 heupnes /
and alſo con firme and eftablpihe they:
fapth / he ſhewed bpinfelfe to none of the
other / vpbꝛapding and cakpng in theps
tethe the purpoles aud enkoꝛcementes
of thep2 wyckco myndes diſapoputpug
and laping. Jamhe / whome pou haue
wꝛongekullp condemned / whome pow
haue ccupled/ whome pou haue toucted
in luche wple to be deſtroped / that there
old not temapne lo much as anp e ſpg—⸗
ne oꝛ token of an honeſt remembrance.
J am now alpuc in ſppte of all pour tes
thes. ut what dpd he: He charged ck
commaunded his apoſtles / that euen to
thofe lame / ok whome he bad ben cruel⸗
lp and vngoodlp handled / they ſholde
pꝛeache the grace of the goſpell / that is
to ſap / by fapth in Chuſte free koꝛgeuc⸗
nelle of all ſpnnes / aud cuerlaſtpng lpfe
in the woꝛlde to come. This lpke bꝛpn⸗
Sey With it many grekes and i
ies.
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ok the cbmune Crede. 142.
dites. It we do ſultre them pattentip foz To Caffce
thelozocs lake: we doo fulitc together wich Chi
with hym / but much moꝛe / ik we do fufe
fre affliction vnwozthilp for rpghtoul⸗
neſſe and vertue. If we do pꝛactpſe this
daply / that the deipꝛes of the fleche may |
without rebellion obep the ſpitite / we To dye with
do learne to dye with Chuſte. Fi bepng Seite.
departed from this world / not fo much
in body as in alfection / we doo come at
that perfection / we are buried together To be bury⸗
with Chꝛiſt. If by baptyme from deade ed with chu
b workes (that J mape vle Paules woꝛ⸗
des) we beyng ones clenſed from al [pot
tes doo walke from hence forwarde in
ne wenelle of lpfe / not onelp not rollpng
àgapue into the mper / from whiche we
were made clenc / but alſo haſtpng to per
kection by all degrees of vertues / than To alcende
do we ryle agapne with Chriſte / whiche with Kir
btapſed from deathe dothe / no more dpe /
| Dhan bp theſe meanes daplpe in bs the
contempte and deſpiſynge ok carthlye
thynges doth encreace / and therwith al
ſo doth encreace the deſpꝛe of the heuen
lplpfe / than do we with bpm aſcende ins
to heuen / with the fete of our bodyes
treadpng on the carth / but with the afs
lections and deſpꝛes of the harte beyng
conucr⸗
The expoſpceyon —
tonuerſaunt in heuen / in uche Wyte ois
3 derpng all our thoughtes / ¢ attcr ſuche
2999 maner temperpuge and diſpoſpnge all
| our dedes a wozkes / as though we dpd
Ipue in the ſyght * prctence of god /in
the company of all lapnctes / as in veep
dede we doo. Nowe are we come tothe
bolp ghoſt / whiche alter the doctrine of
ſapucte Paule is the geſte and inhabi⸗
ter ok godlpmpndes / whiche bath cons
ſecrated fo2 a temple vnto his owucſelfe
That man / that doth belcue this: howe
is it poilible / that he Hold not be akrapd
to pollute the temple of god: ( fo2 it is
polluted cuen with vnclene thoughtes:
alfo alt houh the dede be away) and ſuch
an amtable and louclp tenaunt o2 geſte
tpucn out / to make of the temple of
1 god a ſtable oꝛ lodgpnge of the dpuctly
Without con Chꝛiſten concoꝛdeis grcatlp tommen⸗
cope here {8 ded / without which there is no religion
8 eae e, oz holpneſſe / no felteite oꝛ Welthe. OF
this concoꝛde haſte thou a perfpte er⸗
aumple in the father / the ſonne / and the
holp ghoſte Another cxaumple nexteto
it / haſte thou in the name of the church:
whiche is knyt to gether with fo mary
bondes / hauyng but one god / one father
all one lawes / oue baptyme / all wr 12
rr e e ee em
Of the commune Crede. 144.
fame ſacrameutes / the lame ſpituc / and
waptyng & lokpug alter all one / and the
ſame inhetitaũce. In this church if any
man cötpnuc:although he haue kallcu /
be bath manp of whom he map be bole
pen vp agapne) nepther caubelpgbtly
a milcarp oꝛ peryſhje / haupuge fo manpe
thoufands ok intercelloures praping Foz
| pps Tholc chepe that bepe themfelues
within the walles o2 cöpaſſe of the fold:
are in lelſe daunger of the Wolf, But bee
cauſe here in this world we hauc contis
nuall ſtryffe æ batapi with our aductla⸗
rye: we muſt walke warcly & wpfelp acs
coꝛdyug to the lawes pꝛelcribed ¢ fet of
our capitapue æ loꝛd / to the obſetupng 4
kepyng ok which / koꝛ almuch as our im
becillite x weakenelle is nothpng luffp⸗
cient ot it ſelte / we muſt with cõötpnuall
Wine belcche & deſpꝛe heuenlp helpe /
hich is redy to all men / i a maͤ do alle
E delpꝛe it feructlpꝛif cõtinuallp / ik with
a tremblyng e a reucrent kapth e kruſte.
To bothe theſe we hall be moꝛe mete /
fyꝛſte it we do rekerre all that belongeth
to vs vnto god / as the fountapne and
authour.Secõdarelp it we do accuſtome
and wonte our {clues to haue reſpecte
uot to pe particular petſones / but ee
¢
The expoſpcpon
whole dniuerſall company oz congrega
tion ot tbe churche. Il we wpll do the
foꝛmer of theſe two thynges / in al profs
perouſe thynges / and ſuche as come to
paſſe accoꝛdyng to our mpndes / we Hall
gyuc thankes to god / and if anp aduer⸗
ſyte ſhall chaũce vs (whples wi do tage
it pacieutlp / as a thyng (cure of god / ep⸗
ther to amende vs / oꝛ els to trye a pꝛoue
vs) the outwarde cupll o2 greke (hall be
toutned to vs into verp good oz profpte
IJchall gyuc the an cuident craumple. —
Thy come cometh vp profpccoullp iim
the feldes / here the pagane wyll pꝛayſe
bis owne policic and laboure / he wpll
pꝛayſe the temperate and ſeſonable wes
ther of that lomer. But a chziſten man /
lpkewpſe as ik he had recepuecd all thele
thynges ok the bande of god / he gpucth
thanncs to his bountuole father / which
with fo greate largencſle and liberalite
both pꝛoupde for his ſonncs x ſeruaun⸗
tes. And if anp good thyng be gyuen 02
done to vs by men / we hall acknowlege
the goodneſſe of the loꝛde whiche hath
gyuen to this man that bers both wyl⸗
lynge / and alſo able to do it. A gayne ik
anp grefc oꝛ diſpleaſute and hurte haue
chaunced to vs by men / and as we do
thynke
ol the tommune Crede. v4.
thpnke of wake o2 vengeaunce / it doth
come to our mynde and remembꝛaunte /
it is better to ſuffre this inturpe pacient
ly / leſt if he be pꝛouoked he do me grea⸗
ter hurte oꝛ diſpleaſure / he map bepuge
mp frende recompence mie this harme ¢
damage with much encreace and auan⸗
tage:petaduenture we do lo deſerue lom
pꝛapſe of wozldlp wyldome / but no
pꝛapſe at all ot godlyneſſe / but if we do
thynke thus to our ſelues / the loꝛd dolh
by this mannes malpte ſcourge me / foz
his loue J lupl ſuffre this veratiöb whut
ſo euer it ve: bp this meane bothe hall
we be leſle angry with our nepghboure:
and alſo we ſhall be made more redy to
the amendement of our lpłe / than tores
uengpnge of the tnturpe donc to vs.
Bꝛeflp worldly and carnall afiections
oz delpres ſhall haue the ele tpꝛannpe
in vs / the violence of whiche is wont to
plucke vs and carpe vs awape from the
obſeruation and fulfpllynge of goddes
lawes / to ſynnefulſand wꝛetched dedegs.
Our myndis therfore to be accuſtomed
and wonted / that in allthynges / whe⸗
ther it be pꝛoſperite oꝛ aduerſite: it may
koꝛthwith ſette her epes faſte towardes
god. Nexte thyng to this is / that in our
mypnhbe
Tht expoſptyon ä
uipnde we doo conſidze and beholde the
vntuerlall churche / as onebobp vnder
one Hed hake. By this meane it Hall
be brought to pale / that bothe we Mall
be the lelle greued with our harmes kx
incommodites / it we Mall call to cement
bꝛaunce & reken / that we do lutte them
fo2 manp and with manp. And alfo we
(Hall reiopce moze of other mennes good
fortune and welthe / than of our ownc /
neyther Hall we haue enupe at anp ma:
it we (hall conlidꝛe / that it is our olpne/
what ſo cuer good thyng the kelowehpp
oꝛ company ot the church bath. Finallp
god Mall here our prayers the more
i. Loz.xtit,
gladlp and wplipnglp sw we Yall not
cuctp man doo pꝛopzelpe and (cucrallpe
bis owne bulpnelle / but Mall alke and
deſpꝛe cõömunt pꝛokpte and furlhraunce
to his honourc and glozic, Foz charite
is the thyngt / that ts mot acceptable a
pleaſaſit to god but (he doth not ſechs
thoſe thynges that ate her owne: but
thoſe thynges that are Jeſu Thuſtes /
new the churche is the body of Thaiſte.
By this mcane fall it come o pallc /
that our loꝛde bepuge delpted with thy
chatite / (hall gpue the euenthe ſame
thpng which thou woldeſt haue delpꝛed
5 properly
ofthe commune Crede. 146.
popꝛelp ¢ particulatelp for thyne owne
ſelke / moꝛe largelp and pieutuolſly / than
ii Chou haddeſte alked it oncip foꝛ thy⸗
ſelfe. This conſideration ik it challbte
4 ftourncd bp often vle and cuſtome into
an habpte: it chall ſo enlarge and com⸗
| forte our mynde / that it hall not be ol⸗
fended with euerp mance thynge / neve
ther ſhall it ſtond itpilat mall offenſes /
ncpther whan it Molde doo a benefpte
hall it npagardly counte and recken / he
is a krench mau: and Jam an almapne
be is a vyle raſcalle: and Jam a noble
man / he ſapd this oz that not long agoo
bp me: but Mall cherefullp and gladly
gyue a benefpre / ag tothe memtye of
Thuſte / as to one that is chꝛiſten / as o
one that is a man. DAS Cc JL.
It it cholde not be any paync oꝛ grefe to
pou: J wolde very gladlp learne this
alſo of you / which are the pꝛincipal and
checke lawes / accoꝛdpng to which (as vn
to the rule oꝛ lpne) a man ought to dis
rocte and oꝛdze his woꝛkes / and allo
which is the beſte koueme aud maner ok
pꝛapinge. AG. The. x. pꝛeceptes of The. 8 e
goddes law are knowne to euery man / teste 8
neyther can any man teache anp better
e than thoſe whiche god bym⸗
N T. u. belke
The expoſpepon
ſelfe hath gpuen oz taught / nepther can
there ſanp better kourme and tance of
pꝛaper be pꝛeſcribed than that whiche
out loꝛde hpmſelke hath voucheſaked to
pꝛeleribe & teach / foꝛ the ſonne knoweth
beſte / with what kourme and maner ok
pꝛaper his father moſt (pecially is delp⸗
ted and pleated. DJS. Wut thole pres
ceptes and commaundemcutes were gp
uen by Alopſes to the JItwes. Rowe
our loꝛde bath delpuerpd vs krom that
lawe. MAG. God toꝛbyd it my deare
ſonne / the whole lawe is owers / and az \
greith with the goſpell / ſaue that we do
now pꝛokelle c knowlege that thyng to
be donc & fulfplled/ which thep dpd loke
koꝛ afterwarde to come / und alſo ſaue
that the ſame thong which was ſpoken
and put koꝛth to them as bepnge rude ¢
begpnners / in rpdles and darke fpgures
to vs is ſapd e ſpoken in a moe plapne
and clere maner. Onelp certapue outs
ward ccremonies are partelp put qupte
and clene awap / and partelp are thaun⸗
F — a —˙ ¹ ˙ m ee eee
—
* TA a — —
ged and applyed to the cuangelttall ven
tue and holpnes. But as for kde othes
pꝛieceptes 02 eee,
pell dothe none otherwyle delpuce aud
make vs free from them / faue that Gp
the teae
:
:
1
N ok the commune Crede. 147.
the realon that charite is augmentcd
in vs / we do thole thynges wpllpnglp
and gladlp of our owne accoꝛdc / whiche
the commune forte and motte parte of
the Jewes dyd foꝛ feare of papne o2 pas
npſhement / foꝛ els what alpbertp( J bes
N ſeche pou) ſholde that be: it we mpyzhe
koꝛſweare our lelues / do adulterp / oꝛ cis
mptte thektr pd Chziſt therefore come
into the woꝛlde / that we Molde haue lps
bertp tolpane vnponpſhed r No verilp /
but that we Molde not ſpnuc at all / as
beynge bone agapne into hym / wbiche
knoweth no whytte of ſyune / we do hos
noure and woꝛſhyp the ſame god whom
‘the Jewes dyd honoure:all beit as tou
chynge totherptes oz teremonpes and
maner of immolatians and faccifices/
we do woꝛchpp hym after another kale
ſhpon. Aud the fountaync ok all the com
maundemeuntes is that kyꝛſte / that 15 to
faye the greateſt of all: Y to loue god
with all our harte / and our nepghboure
as our ownclelke / for this ſpeche dothe
ſummatilp and breflp compꝛehende all
the pꝛeceptes of lpupuge / & who lo cuce
dath want thele two poyntes / although
he doth perkourme & fulfpll that thyng /
use e the woꝛdes of the lawe do pres
I T. ul. (ctibe
1
The expoſpepon
keribe and commaunde and though he
doth auopde and eſtewe that / which the
lawe both foꝛbydde: pet foꝛ all that doth
he not oblerue and fulfpll the lawe / as
foꝛ cxaumple / if a man doth nat kyll his
enempt / not koꝛ that he dothe not owe
hym eupl wpl / but for that he doth feare
the ponyſhement thꝛetened by the lawe:
this man is a manqueller akoze god.
But that man / whomt in the heate of
angre / the loue of god and of bts neygh⸗
boure doth reuoke and call backe from
ypng myſchefe / x which thinketh thus
to hymſelf / god foꝛbyd that koꝛ caule of
anp man bepnacencury to me. af Molde
fall out from the kreudſchpp and louc ok
god / x hurte mp neyghboure to whome
althoughe he be an cupll man / pet J
ought to wpll well for goddes lake / to
whomc it is motte pleaſauute and accep
table / if foꝛ au iniuric and Bifpleafuce/
we doo a good toutne agapne / nepther
foꝛceth it to me / though man doth make
but cupll recompence to me for my bene
ſytes / I haue a truſtp aud a Cure fapth⸗
full detter / to whome J lende this ſtock
to haue enertate / he wyll pap me agapn
with ineſtimable lucre oꝛ gapnes: that
man(IJ Cap)that thus dith thynk oat
'
ok the tommune Trede. 14s.
Hath obſerued a kulkplled the tcommaun
dement ok the law. D. Now J long to
here thoſe.x.lawes wꝛyten with the fpr
ger ol god. M A. They are recited in the
rr.chapitour of Cxodti / ucpther do hep
nede any declaration (for the wordes of
a lawe ought to be playne and clete) ett
any thyng in them doth nede o2 requpꝛe
an interpꝛetout o2 expolitour: there are
very maup men / whiche haue done this
allredy ſufficientlp. Oncly Fallin few
woꝛdes admonpſhe aud gpue warnpng /
that euery one ot theſe pꝛeceptes dothe
ſtretch lurther / and are ertended more
largelp / namelp amonge chuſten men:
than the commune forte and the molte
parte of men doth iudge or thpnke. The
fyꝛſt pꝛecepte thertoꝛe is this. Thou
ſhalt not haue any trae goddes in my
ſyght / thou Halt not make the anp gras
uen pmage / noꝛ aup mance ſimilitudc /
oꝛ lpktues / whiche is in the kirmament
aboue / and whiche is in the earthe be⸗
nethe / nepther of thoſe thynges whiche
are in the waters vnder the carth. This
pꝛecepte agreith with the fp2tte artycle
of the Crede: lo that it nedeth not here
to make manp woꝛdes / and F bau all⸗
redpe tolde the / that this pꝛecepte ts
T. tiii. wolas
The ſpiſt eõ⸗
oe The expoſpcpon.
violated and broken / not onelp of them /
which do woꝛchpp the lonue / the monc /
and the ſtertes / oz cls a man / a ſerpente /
Sil euriouſe
artes appcr⸗
tape to ido⸗
latrie,
an ort / oꝛ a kobe / oꝛ a dogge / oz els do
woꝛſchy ppe the pages of thele reberced
thyngegs / oꝛ cls ok fendes in ede of god:
but alſo to idolatrp do enclyne & apper⸗
t apne all curiouſe artes and crafies / ot
diupuing and ſotheſaping / of inglyng /
ok dopng cures bp charmes oꝛ withcraft
in whiche althoughe there be none crs
pace conſpiration with deuplles oz
wycked ſpitites pet neuertheles is there
ſome ſecrete dcealpng with them / aud fo
therefore a ſecrele denpinge of god. Fe
thou deſpꝛeſt an cuident argument and
token hero / it is redy and not to ſeche /
whan the tuchauntoure gocth about to
take out of (hp bodp the hede of a darte
oꝛ ok au arob / ſap this wilh good fapth
to thpſelke / if this thynge be done with
the wyll and plealure of god / J prape
god it map do me Helpe o2 caſe / ik not / J
had leuer ſuffre the wound of mp bodp /
thau the wyckednes of my mpnd: thou
ſhalt ſce the iuchauutour to laboure all
in vapn. Meptheris it vnknowne to me
what they are wont tolaye foz thems
lelues / which do ſette greate ſtoꝛe bo the |
abe Cals
ee ee:
| ofthecimune Crede. 14.9 ¢
art called magia naturalis / and whiche
do greatlp eſleme and regarde the tudts
ciall aſtronompe. Itbclongethe kothe
chziſttan religion and holpnes / to fice
tuen from thoſe thynges alſo / whiche
haue the parell aud daunger / oz cls the
; appcrautnce of unpretpe oz mylbcle fe.
.
That man rekuſcth and kozſakcth all
thele thpynges / who ſo euer he be / that
truclp pꝛoteſſpng one very god hath abs
iured all kalle goddes, Moz we ougytk
not lo much as to retepue anp benefpte
ok aup man / which is gpucn with the of
kendpnge and diſpleaſpnge of god. To
make ſhozte. Laucrp crpme appertap⸗
neih towWolatrp. He that for his wpucs
plcaſure bath offended god:hath renped
god / and bath honoured his wre foz a
g
goddeſſe. He that for the kynges pleas
fure doth ſpople wardes and katherleſle
chyldzẽ that ucuer delſetued tt/o2 which
Doth commptte anpother lpke crcpme:
he dothe honoure the pꝛynce in Rede ok
god / let them flatter and dpſceyue them
felues as much as they lyſtc / let them re
herce this precept cuerp dap a thouſimd
tymes pꝛofeſſpng god with (hep2 mous
thes: pet Paule crpcth agaynſte them /
laping: they denpe god with thep2 des
T. v. des oz
Euerp tryme
io a ſpycs of
idolatrie.
Cite.i.
. The cepotpepote
des o wozkes. DAS. why are they
not than ponpched as wWolatersy O14,
Bccauſe partelp the fraplte and wea⸗
kenes belongpnge to the nature ok man
doth ercule them / and partelp the greate
Rota.
multitude of them that do oflende: but
eſpeciallye becauſe it is a verpe harde
thynge for vs to iudge ol the mynde or
mã. But who fo euer all thepꝛ ly fe tyme
ok a ſct purpoſe doo goo aboute to gete
ryches by rpghte oꝛ wꝛonge / bp Hoke oꝛ
by crokc / do hunte after pleaſures / lapy⸗
inge a parte both the dꝛede and alſo the
loue of god:let them knowe and vnder⸗
ſtande ſurelp / that thep are no whptte
better than thy are / whiche doo bꝛenne
frankpn ſence in the honoure ok Juppt⸗
ter / oꝛ whiche doo fice alambe in lacrt⸗
fice to Genus / oꝛ cls a gotte in the ho⸗
noure of the god Bacchus. DAD. |
Spthe in the fame cominaundemente |
pmages are with fo greate diligence fo
boden ta be made: Howe fortuncth ib
that nokoe a dapes the churches of chzts
Cendome are fullofpmages. M A.
The peaple of the Jewes was verre
groſſe and meruaplouſlp inclpynyng and
tedy to the ſuperſtition of the Gentti⸗
5 i les:ſo
a eo eg
of the commune rede, 150.
les: ſothat ſcantly they dyd beleue an
thynge tobe / whiche thep dpd not ſee
with theyz epes: and therfore the lawe
with fo many woꝛdes fearpd them keas
pynge them karre awap from the moſte
parplouſe and daungerkul ppt oꝛ dpche.
Nobe after that all papnnpmrpe is bp
the lyghte ok the goſpell extincte and de⸗
ſtropde:there is not the lame ieopardpe
and daunger that was than: and il aup
popute of ſuperſtition dothe rem azpne
ſtyll in the mpudes of certapne bnlear⸗
ned men / it may caſely be put awape by
good admonition and Holpe doctrines
Untpll ſapnct Hieronpmes tpinerbhere
were holy and deuout men (and fo were
they taken and alowed) whiche dpd not
ſuffre anp pmage to be in the churches /
nepther papnted / noꝛ grauen / nepther
wouen / no not lo muche as of Thiiſte /
(as Itrowe / becauſe of the Anthꝛopo⸗
moꝛphites:) but bp lyptle and lyptie the
ble of pmages hathe cropen in / into the
churches. And peraduenture it (holde
not be verye unlemelp oz vnſpttyngce /
ik in thole places / in whiche god is ſo⸗
lemnelpe and communelpe honoured /
none pmages at all were ſette / beſpde
the page
th a tebe 1 — But
e mage ot Chꝛiſte crucified. But pet
f
a ata papntpug ik it be metelp and cöuenient
doth come: sf bp vſed and put to / beſydes the houeſte
it be aptelp = pleaſute that it bꝛzpugeth oz raulcth / id
f N Doth alfo helpe verpe muche to remem⸗
d. bꝛaunce / and to the vnderſtondpuge of
the hiſtoꝛie / wherkoꝛe it was lapde nod
Pictures are vnwyſcly no unpꝛopꝛelp of ouc / A
tic bokes or wote not how / but paputyng is to vn⸗
5 learned inen the fame thynge / that bo:
kes are lo learned meu / pe moꝛcoucr
cuen a learned man alfo dothe other⸗
whyles in paputpnge (ce moꝛe / than he
doth in bokes o2 wzptyng / and is more
vehementlp moued oꝛ ſtyꝛred to affec⸗
tions: as we Mol. e more moued and
ſtyꝛreb / it we dyd lee hare hangyng
on the croſſe / than if we dpd rede / that
he was crucified. And papntpng letteth
tbe thing forth to the eye / as karre foꝛth
as is poſlible and perkourmeth that en
dencie / makpnge the thpnge manfekes
which many men with craktp ſpech and
narration do coucte to attaync / and pet
can not / but the lpfe of Chꝛiſte and of
the apoſtles / namely that whiche ts
chewed and wipten in the canonicall
ſcriptures:ſhold da verp well to be ſet in
te 0) ee in the porches / and us
clopſtres.
fA ILS ar arash rsa eg
‘
of the commune Ctede. 151.
tlopſtres. Foꝛ fuche maner pmages ba
put into our mpndes certapn holp and
godlp thoughtes:euen whan we are oc⸗
cupped about other thpnges. And ly⸗
kewyſe as of the olde fathers it was ve⸗
cp well conſtituted and oꝛdapned / that
nothpnge olde be recited o2 red in the
churches beſpbe the canonicall {crip
ture / ſo were it conuentent / and wold do
verp well / if in holp places there were
nothyng fet forth in picture oꝛ carupng
which is not had in the holp leriptutes.
Watt of all / M oyſes by the commaun
dement of god / dpd fet in the tabernacle
two cherubims of golde / in the hygheſt
partes ofthe Pꝛopitiatozte. And in the
veſlels of the temple whiche Salomon
dpd buplDdesthere Were grauen pmages
ok oxen / of lyons/and ofthe cherubims.
Agapne in the thyꝛde chapitoure of the
ſecond boke of Paralipomenon / the che
rubims are grauen on the walles. In
the mytre of the biſhop / was the pmage
of the mone in his garmẽt / the pmages
and ſimili tudes of pomes granates. Fe
is not lpkely therfoꝛc / that to pe Jewes
was bttcrlp fozboden all kyndes ¢ ſoꝛ⸗
tes of pmages:but it was foꝛfended thé
that tber Molde haue pmages after the
maner
Exo di. xxh.
(tt, Neg. bit
Exodi. xx viu
Dente, v.
Wozatio
Tultus
oo, The erpoſpcepon
maner ok the paynymes / that is to layt /
which Holde be let foꝛth to be adourned
and woꝛchppped. The boke of Deutero⸗
nomium as it were expoundpuge and
declarpng this lame whan it dothe res
herce this pꝛecepte / it addeth. v Non
adozabis ca neq; coles: thou Malt not
honoure noz woꝛchpp them. And foz the
lame purpole and entent was added in
the. xx. chapitoure cf Exodictheſe wos
des & coꝛam me. i. in my ſyght / oꝛ pres
ſeuce / oꝛ afore me. That pmage is ſet in
the ſpght of god: which is made egall to
god for nothyng / that wanteth reaſon:
is apte to recepue adoꝛation / that ig to
fap outward vencration € woꝛchpp / noz
cultum / that is to wyt / inwarde benera⸗
cion and honoute. A chziſten man / ikhe
dothe bolwe bis hede to the pmage ok
Chꝛiſte cruciſied / he knoweth that none
bonourcis due to the wodde oz tree / but
through the occaſiõ of pꝰ pmage be doth
woꝛſhpp that thynge / which the pmage
Ddoth repactent. Mob ik anp man for the
louc of Thꝛiſte both loue the pmage of
Chiſt / i ſo much that he doth otherwyy
les kylſe it / x dothe lape it vp in a clene
place( ſo that ſuperſtition be awap) d
ſuppole that this affection ¢ b 5 wie
not VTS
-—-¢
ofthecominane rede. 172.
not vnplealaunt to god. Foꝛ els wban
we do i the chpach kylle tye goſpel boke
we do not Woxhpp the parchemente / oꝛ
pè gold / oꝛ the puctp/but we do woꝛchpp
the doctrine of Chart. And pecaducture
it ſhall not be vnpꝛokptable / i the byl⸗
hopes / tuetpe one ok them in his owne
dioceſc / do oꝛdapne & Beceee concernpug
this matter accoꝛding to the pꝛeſent bee
lte ot thepꝛ flocke / but pet ſo / that it be
done without diſtutbaũcc / ſedition a in⸗
iuric / foꝛ that there Molde be pmages in
the churches / there is not lo muche as
cuen any conſtitution made by mã / that
doth cõömaunde it. And as it is a more
dkalſp thyng e ſoner brought about / euen
ſo it is alſo a moꝛe ſueret wap & further
trom deoperdpe / to put out all pmages
from the churches / than to obtapne o2
byꝛpng about / that nepther mealure hal
be paſſed in them / noꝛ ſuperſtition mens
gled oꝛ put to in pꝭ vſyng of them. Row
although the mynd de pure from all ſu⸗
perſtitid / pet it is not without the appe⸗
kräũce of luperſtitiõ / whã one pt maketh
his pꝛapers / dothe knele oꝛ fall downe
Aat afore a treen pmage / and hathe his
epes kaſte ſette and lokpnge vpon it /
ſpeakethe to it / gꝑuethe kyſſes to it /
no Doty
Kota.
8 The expoſptpon
noꝛ doth neuer pꝛap at all / but afoꝛe an
pmage. This wpll J adde mozeouer
To imagine who lo euer doth fapne and pmagine to
god to be ano themlelues god to be another maner
(Ghee maner onc / than heis: thep do contratpe wple
e to this pꝛeccpte woꝛſhyppe pmages ok
dede:is ola thepꝛ owue makpng. The Jewes haue
geit. none pmages in thepztemples:but theßp
haue in thepꝛ myndes motte kowle ido⸗
les / whyles thep do pmaginc the father
to be without a ſonuc / whã in verp dede
He bath afonne/ whples they do pma⸗
gint hym to be alone whan he bath in
His felowſhpppe the ſonnc / and the holp
; ghoſt. They do not therckoꝛe worhpp e
hon oure god / ſo as thep do boſte x make
auaunt that thep do: but in the ſtede ok
god thep doo woꝛchpp anidole: whiche
thbep haut framed and made to them⸗
ſelues in thepꝛowne mpndes Thus
muche to haut lapd for caule of cxaum⸗
ple / let it ſuffiſe at this tymc / the reſidue
thou alt geſle of thpne owuelclke. But
for as much as the dignite of that moſt
ygbe and ſouerapgne mageſtie requi⸗
reth this / that not onclp thou ſholdeſte
baue a meruaplouſe good opinion of te
in thy mynde / noꝛ onclp that thou Hols |
deſt abſtapne from the wamrppf ge
ido
2 ol the tommune Crede. 153.
idoles] but alſo that thou ſholdeſtt not
diſhon dure it amonge men / ſo mucbe as
with anp vnreucrent 02 vnlittpng word
it is therfoꝛe added. . Thou ſhalt not The tetound
take the name ok god in vaync / foꝛ cuſto precept,
mable blage oflpght woꝛdes / dothe by
lptle and lptle mpmiſhe in the mpudes
both of the lpeakcrs and alfo of the hea
kers / the reuerente that is duc to god.
Vut ſuche was the maner of the Sen⸗
tilcs oꝛ papnpmes / which i euerpeihyng
weelnerc / were it neuer fo ttpfipng and
kolpſhe / pe oꝛ cls neuer ſo fſylthp and ry⸗
baldouſe communication: vſed oftentys
mes to repete theſe woꝛdes by Juppiter
Edepoll / Ecaſtoꝛ / Medius / Fidius:and
Wolde god that there were no chuſten
men now a dapes / which of a lewed and
vugrattouſe cuſtomce / at cuerpe thyꝛde
woꝛd do put to au othe / by god / by god⸗
des deathe / namely whan they playe at
diele oꝛ carves / or els whan bepng well
wette thep do make Cacrifice to the god
Bacchus / we do rede that certapne cms
pceroures of the Komapues / althougbe
thep were papuymes / dyd commaunde
thoſe mt to be chaſtened with wypppes
which hadde lwoꝛne per gentum pzinti⸗
pig. And amonge the Jewes the name
T ol god
5 The expoſpepon
ok god Was had en lo greate reuereute
and honoure: that (hep opd wpte that
myſticall and pꝛiuie name / whiche they
do call tetragrammatan / with letters
not to be expꝛelled oz pronounced: but
lerthis be geucn tothe grolle mpudes
ok the Jewes ( for god ig as much inno⸗
minabic:as Hews inpmagimable aud ts
uiſible) it belongeth eto thecuangelicall
holpnes / neuer to name god oz Thultc /
oꝛ the holy ghoſte / without greate caule
oꝛ vnrcucrently:leſt the woꝛdes oz com⸗
munications be tourned and do go into
atkections / and affections betourned
do go into operations and dedes. Thig
thpugets to be noted and marked / that
he dyd not lape / thou ſhalte not name
god: but he lapd thou Maite not tale
the name of god. Foꝛ that thynge is ta⸗
ken: whiche he applped and puto fone.
ble / and that thyngeis taken in vapne
and vudilcretly: whiche is taken to a
propbane and a vple vle / as whan a
man kwercih bp god in a matter offinal
wapghte oz valoure/for thofemen that
doo lwerc / to the entent that by the rea⸗
fou okt hepꝛ othe they myghte the ſoner
and moꝛe eaſilp diſcepue / oꝛ whiche doo
Qweare by the rcaſon of dzonkenes / 02
wath /
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of the commune Crede. 154.
wꝛathce / oz for thepꝛ pleaſure:thoſe men
(IJ ſape) are very nere to blaſphempe.
At the leafle wyſe let vs gpue that reue
tence to god the prince aud lozde of all
creatures / whiche the kreuche men doo
gyuc to thep2 bpuge / whiche doo utuer
name thepꝛ kpugc / but puttpng to woꝛ⸗
des of good lucke / and touchpuge thepz
bonctte. Act bs tbercfozc / whan we doo
name god / oꝛ Thiſte / epther bowe our
kuces / oꝛ do ok our cappes / oꝛ it it be ſo /
that we mapt do neyther of thele. u. at
the leaſt wyle with fone lytle bolwpuge
ok the hed / and with Come countenaunce
let vs chewe outwardlp ſome token ok
reucrente. DJS CJ.
Bp this communication of pours, uit
doutes do pꝛyclie and trouble wy mpud
The fpꝛſteis / becauſe this pꝛecepte tts
methe to belonge vntothe louc ok our
nepghbourc / in as much as we arc for
bydden by this name to begyle oꝛ dil⸗
cepue our nepghboure. The lecounde
10 / foꝛ that by this ſecound precept thas
thynge ſemeth tobe permptted / whiche
vy the fpꝛſte tommaundement was ſoꝛ⸗
boden: foꝛ the name of god is acrcature
and lyke to au pmage.
cl. ii. The thyꝛd
The mant
ot kranch me,
illi. dontes.
5 The expoſpepon |
The thyꝛde is / becauſe the fame thynge
ſemeth tobe fozboden by this pꝛecepte /
wich was forbode by the kpeſt precept!
fo2 no man dothe wytlpngly fozſweare
hymſelke bp god / whiche Path good opr«
nion and iudgeth well ok god / foꝛ eyther
Eccleliaſtes i
Junk were to
the kpzſt dout
he iudgeth that god doth not kuo the
myndes of men oz cls that he eis not ok⸗
founded with ſpunes. The fourth is / that
they / which do now a dapes ſwearc / koꝛ
the moſte parte doo ſeme to violate and
bꝛeake this commauntdement : for (ats
coꝛdyng to the lapnge ok the wyſe pꝛea⸗
cher) in wozidlpthynges pertapnpuge
to men sets vanite of vanites / and all is
but vanite, Inthele thynges therfore
it (Molde neuer be lawkull to [weare »
A. To make the aunl were in few
woꝛdes to cuerpe one ok thefe thpnges.
The. ut. (prt pꝛeceptes ate in a cettapn
maner onc / and do chefelp appertapne
to Latriam whichis the greateſt à dps
gheſt woꝛſhyp / which is due to god one
ly / as vnto hym that is beſte of all / and
whoſe hyghnes dothe not cecepue the,
felowſhyp of any treature. Wut as farre
foꝛth as the contempte and deſppſynge
ok god doth redounde to the hurte of the
nepghboureiſo karre fozthe this 3
of the commune Trede. ter.
Doth alfo appertapne to the loue of our
neyghboure / lpkcwpſe as alſo euerp tus
tucte done againſt our nepahboure tolh
appertapne to the contumelie and dil⸗
honoure of god / koꝛ as muche as in bpm
is / hat mau doth hurte god / which (ets
kyng at nought his commaundement /
dot he hurte his nepghbourc / but hers
moꝛe nere to blaſphemic / which doth bes
gyle his nepghboure / lwearpnge bp the
name of god:than vets that diſccpucth
hpm with ſpmple and plapne woꝛrdes
without an othe / for he abuſeth to his
owe lewed affection and delpze / bothe
the honoure of goddes name: and alfo
the teligion and deuotion of his nepgh-⸗
boure / whiche bp reaſon ofthe name ok
li
god beyng put to / ioth beleue hom bpon
his othe / and wolde not haue belcupd
hym without an othe. To the ſecounde
doute J make this aülwere. Theuame
Of god ſpoken oꝛ pꝛonounced ok man / is
a creature / nepther to that woꝛde is the
knee bowed: but to hom whome that
boyte oꝛ woꝛde dothe lignifye and beto⸗
ken. Mow itis nothyng lyke of an pma
ge / foꝛ there is no peryl leſt the voyce oꝛ
word of a man ſhold be woꝛchypped:but
in pmages there is no icopardpe / bes
U- ui, caule
To the tes
conde.
. he expoſpcpon
caufe certain philoſophers haue taught
that lpkewyle as into a body beyng aps
tely made of natute / a ſowle Doth cutre:
cuen ſo into an pmage pꝛopꝛely and cou
nyngly made deuplles oz wpcked ſpiri⸗
teg,do entre in. And it is nccellarp that
god by lome ſpgne oꝛ token be'declared
To the thyꝛd
doute,
and ſygulfped / for and vuto whiche vle
the ſpeche ok nan was chekelp and pane
cipally inſtituted and ozdapucd. To (he
thpꝛde boute this aunlwere take thou /
that (alter my mpnd) thoſc men / which
done were eim theyꝛ dꝛonkeunellc / 02 in
thepꝛ angre / oꝛ whiche for the ſentent to
dyſcepue oꝛ tohutt / done wyttyngly loz
ſweatc thepzſelues: are rapther bꝛea⸗
fers of the kpꝛſt pꝛecept and commaun⸗
dement / than of the ſecond / koꝛ (uch maz
ner perloncs(as thou doſte faye) cyther
Do not beleue (hat god is / oꝛ cls they do
belcue that he is dull and koolpſhe / that
he dothe not knowe what men donc / or
cls they beleuen / that hers ſlepp and ret
cheles / that he dolh not care what they
donc / oꝛ thut he is cupll / ſo that he doth
fauour vices / oꝛ cls vurpghtuoulc / that
he dothe not ponpihe noughtynes. Bub
thoſe perſous / which eyther of cuſtomt /
oz els without great cauſe / do willfully
. , (were /
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of the commune Crede. 15.
cwere / they do ſynne z tteſpaſe agaynſte
this leconde cömaundement. And that
I mape aunftvere fomewhat alſo vato
the fourth doute. Our loꝛde among his
aduertiſementes and counſaylles of per
fection putteth this alſo / that weſholde
viterly abſtayne krom wearpnge anp
maner othe, The lame thynge bathe ſe⸗
To the „iii.
Doute.-
Math. v.
med beſt to certapu appꝛoued toctoures
of the churches But with what coloure
the cuſtome may be ercuſed of thé / that
nowe euery Where done were well nere
in euery matter oꝛ buſyneſſc / let other
men lohke / but veryly me fenreth that an
othe can (cantly be ertuſed / but eyther
by neceſlpte / oꝛ els by the grauite and
wayghtpneſle of the matter. Wy often
othes / we doo learne to koꝛſwearc gur
ſelues x to make falſe othes. J can not
tell whether aup man doo Cloere well /
which wereth Willingly. S Paule do:)
ſweare / but not foꝛ a cloke oꝛ garment /
1102 fo2 money / but foꝛ che honoure and
gloꝛie of ye gofpell. How be it yet J wpl
not ſape / that cuery cuſtome oꝛ raſhenes
of (wearynge is dealp lynne / but dout⸗
leſſe it is verp couſen aad nere to ſynnc /
and it is no good truſtyng to this daun
geroule waterbanke.
Nota.
A. ilii. Therkoze |
che thyyꝛd ed
maäundement
The expoſpcpon
Irherkoꝛe the more Cure wap is to foloty
the counſayll of our loꝛd / and ok ſapncte
James. The thpꝛd precept hath diuerſe
reſpectes / foꝛ it appertapneth to the ho
nourpug of god / pꝛeſcrihpng & appopn⸗
tyng euerp. vil. dap / in which man hold
altogether / that is to ſay / both in mynde
and bodp gpuc hymlelfe to the wozkes
oe belongyng to the honoure of god / whi⸗
che is called Latria / that is to wptte / to
hymues / to pꝛapers / to holy doctrine /
to ſacrifices / and to almopſe dedes / and
to other exercyles & paſſetpmes / whiche
do qupcken and ſtyꝛte vp fapth and loue
towardes god:leſte anp man myght ex⸗
cuſe hymlelte / and lape that he had no
lapſour foꝛ his neceſſary occupations €
bulpneſſes / to gather his mynd to thole
thynges / whiche are appertapupnge to
deuotton and honourpug of god. It ap
pertapneth alſo to humanite and gents
lence towardes our nepghbour / fo2 fo
grcate was bothe the vumercypfulues &
alſo the couctoufnes of pe Jewes in the
olde tyme(and cuen fo is it now a dapes
of fome chziſten men (a lacke the more
pitye it ig) that they wold graunt no res
creation oꝛ reſte at all from labourc / to
thepꝛ bondemen / to they: n
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and to thep2 hyꝛed labourers oꝛ ſeruaũ⸗
tes bepng aliencs and ſtraungers. And
this caufedothe not the lawe dpllemble
oꝛ hyde / whan it addeth in the. b. chapi⸗
tour ok Dcuteronomium „ Kemembze
that thpfelfe alſo haſt ben bonde & haſte
ſerued in Egppte / and that thp loꝛd god
hath brought the out ktom thente: to
thende that the cemembratice of goddes
myldenes and gentlenes (holo he an er⸗
aumple to them of humanite and gentle
nes to ve vſed towardes thep2 nepgha
bour. Foꝛ Ipke cauſe was the Zubile in
ſtituted / that is to lap / the pere of lpber.
tie and fredom / euerp ſeuenth pere. And
as foꝛ that which 1s added in the. v. cha
pitour of Deute ronomium of the ore als
lo and ive affeveptherit was (et againſt
the vnſattable couctouſnes of certapne
men / whiche / whan it is not lawkull for
themſelues to exerepſe any ſeruple woꝛk
pet doo let forthe thep2 btaſtes to other
men / vpon the labbot daye / for lucre of
monep / oꝛ els is it an bpperbole 02 exces
added to the entent / that we hold be rez
moued further awape feom inhumanite
and vnmercpkulnes towardes men / ſyth
we are bidden to ſpare euen our beaſtes
allo i this vnmercplulnes oz crueltp
U. b, toward
Deute, v.
The Jubile.
Deutt.x v.
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i. Cox.
Math. x.
wha. worke
as called ſer⸗
uylt.
for what en
tent the bodi
ip iahoureis
foxbodé to be
wfed on the
The erpolpcpon
towarde bꝛute bealtes / is a degree and
ſteppe to vnmercpkulnes and crucltpe
towardes thoſe men / that are ſubiectes
vnto vs / for the oxeꝶ the alle allo done
vs ſeruice. And as for this lapnge ok
Paule. F Hath god anp care oꝛ mynd
ot oxenr He meaneth not by it that god
Hath no care at all of oxen(foz as muche
as accordpng to the wytneſſe of our lors
des ownelelke in the goſpell / there dothe
not fo much as atpile (parol tall to the
grounde without hym) but he denpeth
that goddes onelp and chefe care is ot
oten / foꝛ lykewyſfe as he bathe treated
the helppngebeackes for mannes caufe/
tuen fo dothe he care and prꝛoupde fo2
them / for mannes caufes .
whatis a ſeruple worker N A. For
fothe all mauer outwarde wozke/ which
is Wont to be excrcypſed for cauſe of lus
cre and getynge of monep / as hulban⸗
dꝛie / carpentrie / ping and ſellynge / and
ſuche other lyne. DAI OM JP AE.
Whpis that kozboden / that is an holp
Worker d. This outwarde worke
is not fozboden as bepnge vitiouſe and
noughtp / but therfoꝛe is it pꝛohibited /
that the woꝛke which is of it ſelte good /
Cabbote dap. Holde gyue place to that woꝛke whiche
is belt /
of the tommune Crede. 160.
ig beſte / aud to that woꝛke / for whole
cauſe man was puncipallp and chelfelp
created and made / that is to wpte / that
he Hold know / hold woꝛchpp / hold ho⸗
noutc / and Hold loue god aboue althpu
ges. DJS. May not god be Honoured
but by bodilp reſte and abſtapnynge fra
labourc A G. pes verily / he bothe
mapye and ought to be honoured alfo in
pè myddes of dur laboureg. But vnneth
imap a man lpfte vp his mpude towar⸗
bes god / ſo as is mete x accozdpng that
He Molde do / except he be free from ſuch
mauer laboures / which both do cöſume
t lpende awap the tpme/ and alſo done
challenge to themſelues a greate parte
of the ynde / and done call aw aye from
the beautte and comelpnes of the open
oe cõ muut allemble. €hcrfore this lawe
was chetely æ pꝛicipallp gpus to weake
men trol groſſe mynd / to the entent thas
by outward reſte of the body they hold
lcarue to haue thepꝛ mpnd alfo idle ¢ at
reſte krõ all troublouſe affections &€ de⸗
ſyꝛes / that is to wpte / trõ hatred / from
wꝛath / frõ ambition & deſpꝛe of honoure
0} pꝛomotiõ / from all fleſhelp luſt / ſuch
other carnal aſfectiõg. They therfore pt
dyd lo reſte on the Cabbot dar es / y yee
——
Foz what
wozke man
was created
chiefly,
Nota.
> € oll
n
The expolpepon
ſpeude thoſe dayes eyt ber in depe/ oꝛ in
trpflpng tales / oz in lluggechnes 02 idle:
Ne nes: they dpd in no lwple obfcrucé fuls
Fp this commaundement / oz as much
as thep dyd not that thynge / for whole
dcaule this precept was gpuen. And ther
foꝛe the lawe fpcketh thus. Kemembze
thou / that thou do lauctifie the day ok
reſte / koꝛ to lanctifie:is to ſpende in holp
woꝛrkes / and not to pꝛophanc o2 pollute
it with anp operations vnlemelp oz vn⸗
mete fo2 god. DJ S. vohp was the. vit.
dap appopnted to this r M A S. The
“eee lelfe ee erpꝛelled the oe
apng. The ſcucuth dap ts the fabs
Babbatum. bote of {hp loꝛde god. Now labbatan in
the Heblue tongc / is as much te ſay / as
teſte. This lame thing was move plapn
ly ſpoken in the. xrxi.chapitour of Ero⸗
di. Ju ſyr dapes the loꝛde made heucn e
earth and in the. vnn. day he cealed o2 re⸗
ſted fro al woꝛke / Do not here unagine
a frame orbupldpnge wrought and fps
niſhed with the labour ok. vi. dayes / and
than the mapſter worknran beyng wes
The entent ry on the ſyxte daye to haue recreated &
of the whole refreſhed hymſelfe of his werpnes in the
bok: of Gis feuenth day with rev and idlenes. The
nelis-. whole myſticall leripture ol Beneſis en
: tendeth
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the labbote of god alone / without vs.
The ſecounde fabbote ts owers bpohis
of the tõmune Trede. 1795
tendeth this / that the Jewes Molde ves
membzc / that this world was creatch g
made ol god / not to thende that we hold
reſte in thoſe thpnges which are of this
Wor2lde:but that we by the thynges crea
ted / haupug knowledacof the creato? e
maker / hold according to his craumple
reſte from the loue of viſpble thynges / x
by fapthe and innotencie oflpfec(whithe
is the truc peace and reſte of the mynd)
malic bate unto that cternall cette ,
Thou heareſt here after a certapne mae
Thie mance
net thre ſond ne labbots. The fpr was cabbotes.
benektcence and goodnes ‘but bnperfpte
gctkull people Molde haue in remem⸗
bere in this lyfe. The thpꝛde labbote is
perkyte in the woꝛlde to tome. Beſpdes
this he wold / that the bnkpnde and fors
bꝛaũte the mercp of god / bp which they
had ben delpucred from the moſt harde
and crucl ſeruitude otf Pharao / which fr?
gure Doth alſo teache va / that we ſholde
haue in memoꝛie / that we haue ben rede
med by the bloud of pe bnfpotted lainbe
from the moſt fo wle tyꝛannpe of the dp⸗
uell:leſt thoꝛow vnkpndnes we doo fall
agapn into greater bondage and thꝛal⸗
dome,
why the. vit,
dape was
chaunged ins
to the, viii.
dape.
Chipſodome
The expoſpepon.
dome. D HD, pou lapd ones that the
law of £4} ofes/as concernpng ceremo⸗
mes / was abꝛogated and taken awape.
But this commaundement for the mok
parte lemeth to appertapne to the 18
oꝛ forte of ceremonies. MAG. J fapd
that certayne ceremomes were abꝛoga
led / but not all / foꝛ it is not abꝛogated
to pꝛap vnto god knelyng on our knees
neyther is kaſtyng noꝛ lermons abꝛoga
ted / x J ſayd that certapne were chaun⸗
ged and applped to the euangelical hoz
lpnes and honourpng of god ok whiche
ſoꝛte is the obleruation and keppnge of
the labbote dape. D S. o hy thanis
the, vn. dap tourned to bs into the. vin.
dape r YA. Clerilp rt is crediblc /
that it was donc by the auctozile cf the
Apoſtles. The day was chaunged leſte.
§ we haddc agreed with the Jewes in.
this popute / we myghte (cine to agree:
with them in the reſidue alſo / lpkewyſe
as Chꝛploſtome (and pet not he alone).
Both with meruaplous dilygence and ak.
fection kcare always chuſten men trons,
kaſtpug vpon the fame dapes / on whieh
the Icwes dpd communelpe cuſtoma⸗
bly faſt. J S. Than was not the. vn.
dape without greate ſkplle g fo2 dog 5
Fonts
Pa
of the commune Crede. 162.
conſideration chaunged into the. vit. why moze in
day tayther than into the. x. oz into the to the. vill,
ee Dap / than ins
ru. dap: HAG. Zhou ſapeſt very wel, eee 0.
To god alter a cettapne mance bathe pi os any o:
twyſe created or made the worlde / and ther daye.
man in it / for fpꝛſte he created tt of God alter a
nought / doutleſſe by his lonne. Hecon- certapne ma⸗
8 ner hath ma⸗
darilp by the fame ſonne beynge incar⸗ de the wold
nate /he reſtozed that which was perple parce.
ſhed and foꝛloꝛne. There he is ſayde to
haue reſted from the woꝛke ok creation.
| Bere Chiiſte reſtynge from the workes
of dilpenlation whples be reſteth with
his body in the graue: he dotbe as it
werte abrogate and put awap the iudat⸗
call oblerupng of the labbote dap / and
n
whples be rplethe agapne immoꝛtall
carly in the bꝛeake of the. vul. day / he co
mended to vs the euangelicall ſabbote.
Aud therloꝛe is this dap called dies do⸗
minicus.i. the dap ok the loꝛde / and in it
dothe the qupere in the churche ſpuge.
Hic dies quem fecit dominus id elt. Pal. C. x vit,
This is the dap / whiche the loꝛde Hath
made / and it is called Dies Paſche. i.
the dapc of paflpnge ouer / by the verpe
name puttynge vs in remembꝛaunce ot
the olde figure. V The Jewes / after Exodi qu.
that they hadde ben rekrelhed and kedde
wit ha
Exodi.xi
agkter what
=
mance,
The. ecpolpcyon-
with a lambe / they pated ouer th
ſee. we beyng rekreſhed and wedde
ercbe
with
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the bloude of Lhzruitt/do go to the heuen
ip lande. The bloude of a lambe ſpꝛyu⸗
them
from the deſtropnge aungell / the bloude
i. cled on the lydes of the doꝛc / laued
of Lut hath delpuered vs frome
he tps
rannpe of ſpnnc. DAISD.Ahelethpnges —
fonxlothe done meruaploullp well
to gether in euerpe popute. But is it
pnough/if a man do woꝛſhpppe and hos
noure god on the ſondapes : M A.
o godly mẽ To thole that are verply vertuous and
cuery dape io godlp / cuery day is londay / oꝛ the lores
fondape and dapye / not fox that he dothe alwapes aba
ſtapne from outwarde laboures 02 woꝛ⸗
kes / but for that he dothe cuery da
ofte as he hath opoꝛtunite / oktent
lpfte bp his mynde towardes god
agree.
p / as
pines
ſtit⸗
rynge vp fapthe/ pꝛouokpuge chacite /
kendlpnge hope / pꝛapſpnge bpm
hymnces:delpꝛpug ſome holſome thpug’
with
ol hym / gyuenge thankes to bpm foꝛz all
thynges. But lphewpſe as it is apopnt
ok godlpnes to pꝛactile this thpuge daß
Ip / lo is it au extceding greate and an hoz
rible offencc / not to do it on pe fondares
whan the institution and ozdinauncc of
e com
Chꝛiſte and of the apoſtles / and ih
mune
|
of (hecomimune Ciede. 161.
mune allemble and compnge to gether
of the chꝛiſten ptoplc / beſpdes this to ho
Ip tedpug / the pꝛechpng of the wozde of
god / and holp und deuoute ceremomes
inſtituted of good holp kathers / done
pꝛouoke and call vs hereunto. DO.
Do thep than ſpnne deadlp: which done
anp wozke onthe holpdapesr NA .
pe foꝛſothe that they do / ercepte epther
great ueceſſpte/oꝛ cls great vtilite do er
cuſe them: which thpug our lozde hym⸗
felle hathe euidentlp taughte vs inthe
golpell / whan he excuſeth his dilciples /
for that thep dpd plucke the cares of
coꝛnc on the fabbotedape/and alledgeth
the Leuites / which wꝛought in the tem
ple on the ſabbotedapes / and whau he
lapeth agapnſt the pharileis fpudpuge
faute that he dyd heale men on the lab⸗
botedayc / lapeth agapuſt them (J Cape)
that thep2 ſelues dpd on the ſabbotedap
lede theyꝛ ore to the water / and if thepꝛ
alle were kallne into a dyche / thep wolde
not lette to dꝛawe bpm out cuen on the
ſabbotedap. Finallp whan he pꝛonoun⸗
ced that man was not madre koꝛ cauſe of
the ſabbotedap / but that the fabbotdap
was iuſtituted and oꝛdayncd foꝛ tances
1 that thou mapſte percepue and
vnder s
whether they
do lynne dead
ipsthat wozk
on the fons
d apes.
Math. il.
Math rit,
Mat. ii.
Che kepyng
of the holpe
Daye multe
otherwhples
5 gpue place to
chatite.
Teuittel. xvi.
Math. ix.
dolal. xvii
The erpoſpepon
nder de that this piecepte le not of
that forte that it oughte ncuer to gpue
place vnto charite. D 1 J E.
Howe doth this agree / that it ſholbe be
ralleb the dape of ree: whan we do rede
otherwhylcs / inthat dape hall pou pos
nyſhe and vere pour ſoules : QIAB.
Thig ſonge was fougen tothe Jewes /
to whome it belongelh to wepe/becaule
thep haue not the ſpouſe. The chꝛiſten
men haue a karre other ſonge / which ers
hoꝛten eche other lapnge. Exultemus
ef letemur in ca: let vs reiopce and be
mery in this daye In the olde tyme in
many congregations thep kaſted on the
laterdapes / to thende that they mpght
come with moꝛe clene mpndes vnto the
dclebꝛite of the ſondapy 02 the loꝛdes day.
5 ache
hath his nac
ol reconti⸗
ipig,
No be it it be ſo that any man pet be of
tudatcall affections / let hym bp confels
fion and penaunce ponpihe his loulc /
that bepnge reconciled to god / he maye
with a quicte oꝛ reſtekull mynde ble and
cniopte the iopes of the dap. Joꝛ hercot
is it called in the tommune touge of the
germanes ſoendach / not ok the ſonne /
as certayne men done interpꝛete / but of
reconcilynge / that it in the other weke⸗
dapes anp ſpotte oz fylthe of (pune be
gathes
=
| of the tommune crete. 162.
gathered by the reaſon of worldly bu⸗
lynelle and ofcupations / he ſholde ep⸗
ther on the laterbape in the cuentyde /
OD: els on ſondape in the moꝛnpngc / re⸗
tontile hymſelfc / and make an onement
with ged / aud furthermoꝛe that ik he be
at varinunce and debate with anp man /
he ſholde caſte it elcane out of hig mynd /
that botherhepnge pure from hatredc /
and alſo beyng quicte trom allllpnnt / he
map entre in to the temple ok the loꝛde.
Thole men thetetoze FT whiche accoz⸗
dpnge to the lapnge of our loꝛde.
»carne pou of mc / for Jam mplde
and lowip in harte / and pou tall fpnde
teſte to pout ſoules / as it were chyldꝛen
ne wlye boꝛne haue lapde awap all mas
lpcc / and bepng aboue all worldly thpnz
ges / are with allthepꝛ mynde carped
vp vntothe contemplation of that euer
laſtpngc reſte / thoſe men J ſape onclp
do kele and percepue bowe great a felis
tite / and athpnge ot howe gteate iope /
and ok howe greate quietneſle it is / to
Math. xl.
f, E ct. ii.
*
cclebrate and kepe the cuangelicall favs what it is to
botedape / that is to wyte after the imi⸗ lepe the cud:
tation and kolowpnge of our loꝛdeg bu⸗ 9 5 lab⸗
1 i bd es and 5
ae ch } F. ul. bis re⸗
. }
; The expoſpcyon 5
his reſurrectton / foꝛ this is the very la
bote of god / foꝛ the woꝛlde hath certaynt
labbotes / that is to ſape certapne rete:
oz quietneſſes outwardlp / but inwardly.
tit hath laboures farre moze ſeruple / th
Exodi. i, the Hebꝛues dyd lufkre / whan they dyd
ſerue the Egpptianes in carping daube
and bzyckhe. DJS. Theſe thynges ford.
ſothe haue pou ſpoken a declared plapu⸗
Ip and euidentlp pnoughe/fo2 my capa⸗
cite. M A. The greateite wyckednes
ok all is that / whiche is done and com⸗
nutted directlp and immedtatly againſk
god. Nexte vnto tis that by which god
ts oftended in that we do hurt our neygh
boure. Godis to be honoured and loued
foꝛ hymſelfe: and man for godbes lake.
Nertt after god the chefeſte honoure is
due to our parètes / bp whome god hath
gyut᷑ to vs the benefpte of lyke by whole
care and dilpgence he hathe foſterd and
bꝛought vs bp / where els we Hold haue
perpſhed / bp whome he bathe inſtructed
and taughte vs vnto the knowledge or
god the hygheſte and ſlouerapgne father
5 of all men / and hath auaunced vs vuto
a ole the touc of hym. Therfoꝛe he Capt. Hos
FINES + noure thy father and thy mother / that -
thou mapſt be longlpucd vpon toi gh b
ol the commune Crede. 163.
phiche thy loꝛde god Mall gpue fo the.
This word rhonos in the Latpnetong
goth oftentpmes figuifie rewarde: as in
bat fapng ofthe commedie. Bic tibi ab
llo habitus eſt honos. 1. This rewarde
‘is gpucn to toe Of bym / ein that ſapnge
honos alit artes. i. rewarde nourpſheth
artes oꝛ ferences. Therkoꝛe leruice and
zyndneſſe towarde our parentes is a cer
‘tape cecompenfatron of the coſtes / and
ofthe papnes aud laboutes / which thep
haue beſtowed vpon vs in our infancpe
“snd ponge age / whples the mother luk⸗
eth æ abpdeth the irklomneſſe of bea⸗
png vs in her Wombe / of trauaplynge
n the bpꝛthe ok bs / and the laboures of
cuyng lucke and nourichynge vs / aud
lo of the long cares / which the father
loth ſuffre in minpſtrpug and fondyong
o vs all coſtes and charges / and dopng
15 bitermoſt diligence to proupde that
ns chylderne mapebe taught and in⸗
ructed to the true fapthe and godly Ips
png, Mowee ſit happencth oktentymes
hat the father and mother epther fore
noken a febled with age / oꝛels by ſome
ther caſualte and chaunce kallen into
zouertie and miſerte: doo nede agapne
. the helpe e apde of theyꝛ
K. iu. chyldzen /
what is mea
ned by honoy
re othetwhp⸗
les. .
Cicero. v.
tultulanarũ
queſtionum
~
Intipelargo
(is.
Tale max. li.
Dit de pic
tate erga pas
rentes.
Pictas e
what this
wozd pictas
doth propre:
lp tignikpe.
The etpolpepon 1 5
chyldꝛen. Here in this caſe we ate 14
bounde ONO our parentes, The Gres .
kes do call ris recompeufation of log
and kpnducs to our patentes / anupelag
gotin: becauſe the 11 87 called in the
g5tcke pelargti / inthe Latpue cicome /
art ſayde to beate on thepz backes / aud
to fcdc à cheriſhe thep2 parentes bepuge
feble æ fapnte forage. And amonge the
Bcutiles / Eucas is cõmended: whiche
folic his father anchiles vp on bis owne
ſholders / x caryed hym out krom the cy⸗
tie beyng all on a fpꝛe. Among the ſame
Bentiles / the pouge woman alfo batty.
not ben without pꝛapſe:whiche nourpl⸗
ſhed her mother pꝛiuelp with her owne
pappes / wherkoꝛc tothe loue of gov q ta
the loue of our parcntes / is gpucn one
communc name in the Latpue / that 18.
to wyte pictag. Foz pictas pꝛopꝛelp is
called the affection oz loue towardes
god and towardes our parentes / tow⸗
ardes out couutre / which is as it were:
& commune parcnte of many men / lpke⸗,
wyſe as godis the father of all men. To
make recompecuce to thole perſones / by;
whome eyther we haue reccpued / 02 tes,
coueted our lyfe:is a popnte belongyng
to pictic 05 na turall loue. To do oO
ä — Secenitenie
2
ofthe commune Crede. 164.
5 kourne to them / whiche hauc afore done
. good to vs:is a popnte of kyndnes. And
do our mapſters oꝛ teachers alſo we owe
excellent & ſingulare loue and honourc /
10 becaulethat lpkewyſe as of our parctes
it is longe that we lyuc / euen lo ok our
teachers it is longe that we lyue well /
and lyke wyle as we map thanke our pa
krentes / and are detters to them koz the
lpyfe of our bodp / euen ſo map we thanke
our teachers / and are detters to them
for tlie lpte ot our mynde. we are borne
bꝛutyſhe and beaſtlp ( for what els can
we male ok it) by teachyng and inkoꝛma
tion we are made men. Clery much hoz
noure therfoꝛe is due to thoſe parentes:
which haue gput vnto vs all theſe thyn
ges to gether. DAS. what if both the
mother doo rekuſe the pꝛkelomneſſe of
gpucng her chyldern ſucke: and nepther
father noꝛ mother doth teache and noue
toute them to good manets / but do ble
thep2 chyldꝛen / as if thep were bonde
llaues / and do requpꝛe obedience and ler
uice ot them / to honeſt dedes.
MAS JS TVK. Zhe leſſe that
they haue ben denefitiall and haue done
the office of parentes to theyꝛ chyldꝛen:
me leſſe honoure ts due to them / and
X. uli. pet for
Greate hos
nour /loue/ ꝛ
thanke ts o?
ductie to be
gpucn to our
mapſters and
teachers
The expoſpcpon.
1 8 pet foꝛ all that they allo are to be obapd
2 and plcaled for goddes fake (accozdpng
. to that ſaynge ofthe tragedie. It thou
were not my father) eccepte peraduen⸗
ture they doo commaunde oꝛ appoyutel
thynges to be done / whiche are diſplea⸗ 1
ſaunte to almpghty god / koꝛ than it is
mele and accoꝛdpnge to ſap vnto them /
Ictuum. v. we oughte to obey god rather than
men. Nowe that whiche Hath ben lapd ie
ofthe parcutes:appertapneth alſo to al
thoſe / whiche arctopned to vs by nere⸗
nelle of bloud / oꝛ which haue done thoſe
bencfptes to vs / which naturall and lo⸗
uynge parcntes are wont to dotothepz:
Kota. owuc chyldzen / koꝛ to haue begotten the
body is the lcaſte parte of the offpces be
longyng to parentes. It doth no doute
of it / be come vs to be bencficrall towar
des all men: but pet (herets an oꝛdꝛeto
be vſed in dopng of bencfptes. Merte ak
There is an ter our kather and mother / as euery one
age bene 1s nerte of blonde to vn /o ts he fpafte fo
tes. be holpen and releued / leſt our liberalile
bepuge conſumed and ſpent vpon other
fremmed perſones / we haue not whet⸗
with to ſuccurre ¢ helpe our owe kynl⸗
folke. Sapnt Paule pronounceth that
l. Cimo. v. woma fo be mente tha an müsele =
a
a Fie
| a
Hid
16856
of the commute Trede. 167.
lakethe no care noꝛ pꝛoupdethe for her
pzwne houſeholde / not foꝛ pt it is amore
zreuous ſpnne not to haue mynde and
are ot our kynſkolke / than itis / not to
ppue credence to the golpell:but for that
uch a maner woman doth not fo much
s that benckpte to her kpulkolke which
tuen the verp hethen women are wont
o do to thoſe that are of thepꝛkynne) al
bc it that the fapthe and religion ot the
golpell dothe not abꝛog ate oꝛ put awap
the naturall akfections:but dothe make
them full and perfpte. And in the gol⸗
pell our loꝛde Doth diſalowthem / which
tarpug no whptte for thep2 fathers aud
mothers dpd gpuethep2 goodes i oſtryn
ges into the treaſure of the temple. J
wyll adde this moꝛcoucr. This pꝛecept
doth not onely appertapnc to fathers 4
mothers: bul alſo it appertapnucth to
bylhopes / to teachers / y to offycers and
rulers / whiche aftera certapne maner
done beare the roume and ſtede of paren
es / foꝛ to whome ſo euer honoure is cos
maͤunded to be gpuen: thep are agapne
euen by the fame commaundement bpd⸗
den to do thole benekptes and wozhes/
Kev, the. bi.
The religion
of the goſpell
doth not ab⸗
rogate / but
dothe make
perkyte the af
fectiõs of nas
ture.
Maret. vit,
buto which greate thanke and honoure
10 due And therefore faynete Paule in
Eyght. vi.
— Wheerpofprpor, — |
the. bt. chapitourcot his Epiſtle to thes
phellanes / x in other places repetyug
this pꝛeccpt ek cödmaundemsét:dothe put,
both parties in remèbꝛaũcc of thepꝛ ol⸗
ficc ductie. And pou kathers(lapth he
do nor ꝓuoke pour choldꝛé to augret
wꝛath / but bꝛyuge thé vp in the inſtrut⸗
tion e the correction o2 the chaſtiſemenz
ok the loꝛd / whã he koꝛbpddeth the chyl⸗
dꝛen to be moued o2 ſtpꝛred vnto wꝛath:“
he dothe exclude lozdelp rule o: gouer⸗
naũcc / æ Wha he addeth in the cozreptiß,
oꝛ.chaſtiſemtt of the loꝛd:he doth coms
mend mplde € gentyll teachpng z infors |
matiò to vertuous c godlp lpupng that
we ſholde be ſuch mance ones towardes
the that are vnder our rule ¢ gouernaͤcc:
ag ye loꝛd hath ben toward vs / foꝛ with
what face / x howe for ſhame they do cha
plapne of thep2 chyldꝛt / pt thep are nok
thꝛyftie x vertuolc:whan thep2 one {cl
ues haue taught them brought them
bp to rpote / wantonnes /a vnthzͤftines r
D. Are tha all thoſe longelpued / which
done loupnglp Vauoure ¢ Cuccurce thepz
partes: &. This thyng hath l. Paule
noted z marked out / that to this fyzſte
pꝛetept is added a rewarde cucn tn this.
lpte allo / dut it was nedeful to ea = :
41
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bol the commune Crede. 1667
ſuch wfc to the grolle a tatnall Jewes
wohichlpae inkaũtes oꝛbabes were tobe
atllured tcntpfed to woꝛkes of vertu &
godlyncg with the prompie e hope of té
i pozall comoditcs. They bepng hardly a
truellp handled in Egyppte x alſo be pig
. Wweeyed with long toznapes through p
deſertes c wpldꝛenelles / were meruap⸗
loufe gredy a delpꝛous to come ones into
the lande of pꝛomiſſion flowynge with
mylke c honcp:g therefore it was added
that it map be wel with the / that thou
mapſtbe long lpued bpd the land which
4
the loꝛd hall gyue tothe. And it is verp
lyhkelp / that manp perfones of that pco⸗
ple to whom that lawe was gyuen / dyd
ncuer come to the land pr was pꝛomiſed
to thẽ / which pet for all yr had vſed due
honoure s loue toward thepꝛ parentese
But thoſe me which done ſpiritually wd
ward ok vertue c keping of goddes peepe
ge ſpititual thinges do not lolte for p* re
here in this world: but they wapte after
thepꝛ reward in that land oflpuing peo
ple / foꝛ it can not be wel with hm / that
lpueth eupllk vngraciouſlp / this lyfe
although it be cötinuedæ plonged euen
vuto extreme age: pet is it not for all yt
alpfe of loug tyme / but rather a inomet
and a
Deutero. v.
who bath be
verilpe longe
ipupnge,
The expoſpcpon
aud a popnte of tyme / lit be compared
to chat cucrlaapuge lpke. That man
Hath lpued a longe ſealon / who lo cuer
hath with well doyng here / delerued the
cternall Ipte / and who ſo euer bepuge
brought to an ende in Mort ſeaſon / hath
fultplicd many tymes / howe be it cuen
in this lpfe alfo god oktentymes dothe
paye the rewarde of loupnge obediente
and honoure vled towardes the paten?
les / it is ſome part of reward / an honcſt
lame oz name. Foz euen the commune
forte and moſt parte of hethen kolke al⸗
fo Doth hate and abhoꝛre them / whiehe
do not regard thepꝛ pꝛogenitoures / aud
which done caſt them into heupnes and
diſcomfoꝛt. And it is tommunelp ſcen to
come palle that as cuerp man bath bien
and behaued hymlelke towardes his ka⸗
ther and mother / euen fo do his chyldie
vle aud demcaue thepzſelues towardes
bym / nerther is there anp greater o:
moꝛe greuous calamite / that may haps
pen to a man:than to haue wycked and
vnnaturall oꝛ vnkynd chyldꝛen. And vn
kpndues deſeruethe / that the thyngt /
Which ama hath receyued vndeſerupng
he (halllofe and forgo agapne not wyl⸗
lynge. we are betters for our lpłe to our
pꝛoge⸗
— —
| ofthecdmune Errde. 167.
piogemtoures and pareutes / towardes a
whome it we be kynde: it is rpahte and
tecalon / that we Molde longe cutop that / 1
which we haue taken oꝛ reccpued. And 3
pet are not thole men diſcepued of the
thypuge here pꝛomiſed them / to whome
it chauncetbe not to lput longe here in
this wozlde. Foz epther this thpnge is
gpuen / Whiche is here pꝛompfed actoz⸗
dynge to thelettte / oz cls ſome thynge
much moꝛe ertellent and better thanit /
lo that man doth not diſcepue e bꝛeake
pꝛompfe / which pꝛomilypng glalle dothe
gyut a pꝛetiouſe fone. Bp theſe. iii. pre
ceptes we are warned and taught / that
we holde be kynde towardes them that
haue done bs good / x alſo that we ſholde
do good vnto them / towardes whome
we do akter a certapne maner repꝛeſente
the perſon of god. Nowe to repꝛeſſe the
groſſe malice of the Jcwes/thole thyn⸗
ges are expꝛeſip foꝛbyden / by which one
man hurteth another man. Of all iniu⸗ The. v. pres
tics the moſte hapnous and greuous is cepte,
manſlaughtet / how be it in the name ot
manſlaughter are contapued and under
ſtonded all affections oꝛ paſſions / by
which we do go towardes manllaughj⸗
ker / of the which the tpꝛſt grece oꝛ ſtcppe
| is Wrath
zoe wrath
8.
Datted.
ie Enuit.
Math. v.
Macha.
oe Tbererpoſpeyvon
is Wat concepued in the mynde / x Has!
tred. wꝛalhe ns a loꝛo we oz grcke defy:
tpug greatly wꝛicke o2 bengeaunce. Ha
tredis olde roted wꝛath / an affcction oz
pafiton at cuerp occaſion redy to hurtt.
wathls the moe vehement pallion oz 1
grelc as beyng ok a kreihe rawe wound:
but hatred is be moe incurable of the.
two. Enuie is worſe than they bothe //
whiche Doty interpꝛete æ indge another?
mãncs kelicite aud welth to be her owne:
iniutit e hurt. The next degre oz (teppei.
is wꝛathe bꝛeakpng out into a vopce oz:
ſounde of indignation / which vopce our?
loꝛd in the goſpell calleih Kacha. The?
thyꝛd degrees grele bꝛeakpng out into
n mantfeſt c open rapipnge o2 reutlpuge: |
woꝛd: as wid we ſay. Thou tole / A mög!
men / that man is accultd ofmanſlaugh ?
ter / which Hath taken awap the lyfe fra) |
bis neyghboure. Afoꝛe god / he is a man.
queller: who ſo cucr hateth his neygh⸗⸗
boure / that is to ſapc / bearetb cuplt wpll.
towardes hym / x told bpm harme / for
we are augtp oꝛ miſcõtcuted euen with?
thofe perſons alſo / to Whom we owe ber
ncuoleuce c good wyll:not totheentent⸗
that we wolde hurte them / but that we
myght ame d these we do Hate in a mand?
not that thynge which god hath made:
) ol the tommune Crede. 1608.
bub that thyug which he hymſelke hath
made. Whe kalle accuſer æ p“ ppkequarcl
ui ſtede of a l werd / ol a darte / x of popſon
bleth his tong to kyll men with al. The
touctous mau / whyles he doth not luc⸗
tut re æł rcicue his ucdp x hungry nepgh
boure: kplleth bpm with kamen / fo; he
dolttles doth kpll: wholocuer dothe not
laue / whan he may laue. Peraducnture
pet almuch as in hymis: which dyd not
help hym in his necellite / x whã he was
in icoperdp:heis kylled æ Maw. witches
do kyll men with enchauntemétes. the
bachbpter € flaunderour dziucth men ta
deathce / it foꝛceth not / howe oꝛ by what
meanes one taketh awape bie nepah⸗
bours lpfe. where fo cuer ig a troward £
malicioule mynd to hurt / there is mans
laughter. roomé which with medicines
pꝛouokc caltpng of thepꝛ chylde afore pe
due tpme:donc committe mfautflaughtee
Thoſe pſons which with ſtaũdꝛoulr bo
kes done taple on anp mã / apparpng his
good kame: Done kplle & ſlee with tyerz
penne. D. If it be no mance wap law ful
to kyll oꝛ ſlee / what chall we Cap of wars
tes / ol opt iudgeméètegr . In lawtul
e ryghttul iudgemetz / it is pe law ſelk pe
uullcth / x not po ludge. Now pe law is ot
bis nepghbour doth not dpe: what thar
A ſimilptude
betwen a iud
ge oz a pzinte
va furgcone,
‘ 8
*
A notable (cn
tence.
Ok warte.
Nota.
The erpoſpepon
‘
garde ok the whole bodp / but pet lur⸗
geones and leches doo not fall to cut?
tyng / as longe as there is bp any other
wapt hope to recouer helth / ſo lphewpſe
it belongeth toa chziſtẽ iudge oꝛ prance
and tuler / not to come uvnto the ponyl⸗
chement of deathe / ercept he haue fpꝛſte
— allapd all otber wapes / and whan none
otherwap wyll helpe be compelled ther⸗
unto. He that iudgeth coztuptelpe /o:
whiche myluſeth the lawes applpenge
them and makpnge them ſerue to his
olone prpuate hatrede 02 aduauntage:
aͤlthougheſ the malefactoure be worth
drath / pet doth the iudge commpt man⸗
laughter. As touchpuge warre / what
all J ſapr wolde god that all men bpd»
fo abhoꝛre warres / as thoughe it were
harrytidpye there to kyll aup man / in as
muche as euerp chulten man is brother
ain
god / which commaundeth one membꝛe
to be taken away forthe helth and ſaus
to other. But in a bat aple rpght fully de
gonue and lawkully made / the law doth
begypnncthe warre not of necefiite / nos
foꝛ the loue and kauoure of the comune
weale / but for his owne pꝛyuate affec⸗
tions / be doth tommitte ſo manp mur
dies
i
of the commune Trede. 169.
dcs oꝛ manſlaughters / as there be men
that ept ber done dpe in that bataple / oꝛ
cls dꝛyuen to ſtarue for hunger. Adde
this mozeouer / who fo euer epther koz
ogkerd e fo2 hope of pꝛapc / doth runne
to bataple / although he doth ſlee no bo⸗
dp / pet is he a maͤqueller / foꝛ there wan⸗
ted not wyll: but there wanted to the
wl power oꝛ occaſion. D FH. what ik
a pꝛinate perfone bearynge! none offpce/
‘Poth kyll one that inuadeth hpm / in his
obne dekencer MA G. If ſure and vn⸗
douted deathe be thꝛettened bpm / and
there de no wape to auopde oꝛ elcapt:4
wolde counfaple bpm / that is a peripte
man hartelp to deſyꝛe and call koꝛ belpe
ok god / which is oktentpmes more nerer
at handt / than we do beleuc / ſepug thas
we doo rede / that euen a dꝛagon bepnge
wahkened with the crye of him of whom
(he hab in tymes afore palled ben kedde
and nourpſhed / hath runne vnto hym /e
delpucrpd hym feo theues. In this cale
i he had leuer to be kylled / than to kyll:
J wolde iudge that he hath done the of
«fice and duet pe of a chziſten man. But
to that / that it myghte be lawefull foꝛ a
man to ſaue his owne lpfe / by kyllpnge
PB his aduerſarie / that cls wolde flee
v. pit:
2 notable
hae
Bunlywcee.
Rota.
cas ~-Mheerpolpepott..: >. i:
Upm: maup thpuges are cequypred/Whta ‘
che to purſue and fpcake of here / it ig
no poput ok our pꝛeleut purpole. W 5
what Cape pou of them that kozdong
thepiſclucs: A. Af thep be not menz
tcp do not commit manſlaughter. ＋
ertept onclp ſuche diſcaſe ok the mynde /
Whiche taketh away reaſon and all iud⸗
gement. DJS. uohat ok them whiche
dont eyther Kyll themſelues / oz Morten.»
thepz owne lpfe with kaſtpnges / wat⸗
chynges / colde / nakednelle / x luch other
ponpchpnges of the body rA G. J4
ppoctiſie be iopuch therto: thep ate
manquellers. If thepz mpnde be pures
thepz offence is the lyghter / namely ik
thep doo ercede meaſure / for delpre ta
so belpetpeprnepghboure. Foz charite tre
Charite ere cuſcth maup e tbpuges. The moſte hap⸗
cloth mant nous and crucll mince agapnſte our
cbuges-. neyghboure is manſlaughter. Hexte ta
The pl com⸗ itis abultetic / foꝛ as vnto the hulbonde
MANO E+ eHerers no thyng iopned moꝛe nere / nos
moꝛe dearly beloued / than is his lateful
lupfesfois there none iniurie moze into?
lcrable / than the dekplynge of his wylg
by adultcrie. End all be it that adulte?
rare in the Latyne tonge / and lykcwyſ⸗
moichcuein in the Sekte ton de 5
yi’
’
ay i,
0
ö
5
ofthe commune Trede. 179
worde generallto all maner of coreups
bpugeto: both he ig lapd / adulterare mo
nctam / which coꝛrupteth the copne / and
q allo tycp ate fapde adultcrace verbum
dee / which donc handle the word of god
not ſpncerip but with corrupt mpnde €
alfection) pet koꝛ all tbat the morc ofen
and comune ble hath applied this word
to thebzeakpug and violatpuge of wed⸗
. locke / by the vnawkull flechelp dealong
ok man and woman to gether. Mepther
dane tbey Cape anne / Which do topic
bp this commaundement to be foꝛboden
all maner vnlawkall vſc of flechelp piea⸗
ſure / ok which fore are inceſtc / both outs
warde and ſpirituall / bug geric / fleſhelp
medlpug with ſpirites oꝛ bꝛute beaſſes /
all vnclcuneſfe oz pollution / finally tne
gle foꝛuication / which is ſo the lpahteſt
and ſmalleſt oſtence in this kpnde: that
yet otherwhyles by the realon of the civ
cumſtances / its made mor greate and
greuous otfeucetba aduoutrie / pe more
ouer euen in lawfull matrimonie alſo is
tommitted adulterie i thep do vumea⸗
lurably ſerue thep2 fleſhelp appetite and
luſte / oꝛ if they deale together after ſuch
faſhpon / that of that acre there be no
bort ol chylde to be begotten.
Ba tle Thep
Hingte koꝛm
catia is other
whpyles by
reaſon ok the
circumſtan⸗
ces moi gre⸗
tious offtnecs
than aduous
tric.
he bulbsd
map coinptee
adultcric
with his
owue wpke.
50 N 1 ; E 1 a
4rhey adde a creunto ſpirituall ade
abn. ulterie / whiche is committed in euere
dieadlp ſpnnc / but moſt ſpeciallp in apo?
ſtaſp / whan anp man gothe away krom
the woꝛſchppppng of verp god / vnto the
honourpnge ok the deuplles / wherol we
haue ſpoken in the kpꝛſte pꝛetepte. Mow
conlidꝛe me the conuuement and comelß
MThecoucnice oꝛdze. The. iu. fyꝛſte pꝛeceptes done ap⸗
oꝛdie ok 95 pertayneto god:thau whome nothypng
mente. s better / o: moꝛe to be loued. The. .
5 pꝛecept appertapneth to the parentes /
to whome moſt honoure is due next ak⸗
ter god. The. v. uppertapueth to the
lyfe and body / whiche is the dearel and
belte beloued pollellion / that cuerp man
hath. The ſyrte precept concernpth the
wyfe / whiche is one fleſhe with her huſ⸗
bond. The. bn. appertapncth to the out
warde goodes / but pet without whiche
we can not lpuc / whertoꝛe he that fpops |
leth oꝛ robbeth a poꝛe mã of his neceſſa
ries: as muche as in hymis / he taketh
awape his lyke from hym / fo2 of thole
Hetioduo. dpd a tertapne hethen pocte ſape very
Furtũ in la- krucly“ that moncy 13 ehe lple vnto ſelx
iyne / thett in wꝛetched men. And the name ot tbelte /
Englpch: are whiche in Latpne is called lurtum / is 4
generall wozde buto tbem / tat Ke |
— 22 —
5 |
5 of the cdinune rete. 170.
ji out of tho cõmune tecafurebouli/Inyich general wes
are called peculatoꝛes / and unto them des and com
that conutte lacrilege / bo takyng away 1 to 155
balowed or holy thynges /to them that v thhenges.
ſtcalen awap other mennes ſhepe oꝛ cas
i klarie, whiche in the Watpne tonge are
called Abiget / vnto thoſe that ftealen
. 0 en other menes Ceruauntes o2 chpl!
{Dien which are called plagiarn / vnto tos
uers on the lee / a thoſe that robbe men
2 biolence / and akt er a tertapn kourme
ol bataple / whiche are called pirate and
pꝛedones / aud to them that doue puue⸗
lp take away other menes goodes / and
thele kyndes of thefte are knowne to
dcucty man: but thele that fololwé art in
dede more clofe ¢ ſecrete / but pet as myl⸗
theuouſe and as ſynnekull as the other
decauſe J wyll not fay moꝛe mylcheuo
and moe ſpunckull. DJ S. whiche be „
thole: M AGO. De that defraudeth his eee
hiered ſeruaunt ok his due rewarde / in co named.
dede he is not called a theffe / but Heisa
thele in very Dede. Me that boꝛoweth Nota.
any thpuge / oz retepueth aup thyng des
liuerid to hym ok truſt / to kepe oꝛ kepeth
it with ſuch mynde and purpolc / that ik
be mpght / he wolde neuer reſtoꝛe it he
1 no leſte a thele / than is be which 3
/ 8 p. iu. keth
*
The expolpepott 15
keth bp another mannes corres. / and la
taketh away anoiher mannes goodes.
Zibelwple the wozkeman / which eyther
doth not perkourme that whiah he bath ©
pꝛomiſed / oz whiche is. x. dapes of ſy⸗
nilhpug that thynge / whiche he mygyt
haut fpuiſhed and made an ende ok in. v. 1
dapes:ik he doth take his whole reward |:
be is a thete. As foꝛ ſuch perlons / which
by crafte donc appapꝛe and woꝛlen the
comune copne:whar nedeth it to ſpeake
ot them: D2 what nedeth it ta ſpcake of
dilcepuers / whrch done fell countrekapte
ones in ſtede ok verp naturall pꝛecious
ſrones / oꝛ whiche with ſome other lpke ‘
bifcepte done begger theyꝛ neyghbourer
Oz what ok merchaunt men / whiche do
Ccll theyꝛ Wares not for fo much as they ö
ought / but as dere as they can: They
call it lucte oz gaputs: but in verp dede
iu is thefte. The ſame thynge is tobe
lapd of them / that done engrolle? bye
vp anp kynde of wares whole ito they:
owne handes to thende that they maße
lell it as they lpſte. Neylher can it er⸗
cuſe tauetners oꝛ wyneſellers and car⸗
ters / becauſe it is gone into a commune
cuſtome / that they dco fell water men⸗
gled With bzymſtone / oꝛ lee in 9 of
* 0
lates prea 2
of the tommune Trede. 172.
| Supe. Neyther are myllers / bakero /
and taplers / whiche done epther ſte ale /
oꝛ coꝛtrupte aud ſtrope another mannes
thynugc / therfoꝛe no theucs:Occaulc it ts
|) athpng cuſtomably donc of very man)?
men. Ccrtapne men do topne hevcuata
oy clarkes and pꝛeſtes / which done recepus
and take the ſtipendes and rentes sti |
churche: and doo not fare aboutetabon
thoſe thynges / foꝛ whiche ſuche lyupn⸗
ges were inſtituted and ozdapned. 2
cls (uch as take the frutes and profpics
ofa benckpce: and haue no myndes Co
be pꝛeſtes. Bꝛelflpit is thekte / what lo
euer thou ſhalt be compelled to reſtoꝛt /
tf thou be ok habilite and power / for he
is a thefe allo / which robbeth aup man
ol his good name / and alſo who fo euer
with crafte and lubtelte Doth coꝛrupte
the ſomple mpude ok a pong damoplell.
There reſteth behpude thie pieceptes /
ok which the kpzſte reſtrapneth and hol⸗
deth backe the tongt / the other two the
22 <_<" —
—
¥ ~~
— ty x
concupilcente aud luſte oꝛ delpꝛe of the
mynde / they are rather declaratious
ok certapne of them that are heretafoze
rcherted:than nel pꝛeceptes / foa ik he
that 8 wa ner ghboute with kalſe
, ee vrtnelte
The. wt. cbs
maundemét.
The expolpepon 15
wytnelle / weh it foꝛ lowe ot lutre and ag
uauntage: it appertapucth than to the
vit. pꝛetepte of thefte. If he dothe it fop
haͤtred / than appertapneth it to the. v.
pꝛecept of manſlaughter. Now ſo graaa
was the grolſnes of that people of the
Jewes / that they dyd beleue / that there
was no manſlaughter / but that whicbhe
was done with an iron weapon oz a
i ſtaffe / and yet is the tong moꝛe nopſom
he tong is and hurtfull than any weapon of perne
tod any wen, and ſtelr. Mepthcrisit much amplle oz
pon. E wea⸗ ag aynſte teaſon / lpkewyſe as vnder the
name ok of manſlaughter is compꝛehen
Hrd all maner hurtpnge of the nepgh⸗
bourc:cuen lo vnder the name and tptle
of falſe Wptneſſe all maner hutte € dam
mage to be tontapned / which we doto
our nepghboute bp the meanc of our
tonge/ but M opſes dyd put a notable i
a greate craũple / loꝛ falſe wytuclle doth
compꝛcehende alfo periuric / foꝛ in the old
tyme both the iudges wert kwonne that —
dyd examine and take knowlege of ang
matter / and the wptneffes alſo were
ſwoꝛne / that made aun were And he
doth no leſſe kyll a ma / which oppꝛeſletg
an innocent perſon with falſe wytueſſez:
than doth he that Aceth with al werde.
Nepther
of the commune rede. ©
epther is be anp Whyere lelle a rob⸗
ror à thelc / which putteth his neogh
bone froin his goodes by coꝛrupte iuds
gement kalſe wytnelſe: than is helps
ſpopleth hym by open tobberpe. The
mypnde and purpofe is al one. The wyll
is all one / ouely theinſtrumkt is chaun,
„ged., Upon this tocke done all thole
ſtryke thepꝛ pp which epthet by backe
bptypng oz flaterpng / oꝛ by cratty coun -
laplles / oꝛ els Gp coꝛtupt docttinc / lune
burte his nepghbourc / which thynges
khe moze that they are contracie vuto
chziſtiane charite:by fo muche they doo.
tome nerer vnto Dcadlp (pune. The The. tx. and
bther two precepts are put ioputlp both the. x. pꝛecept
lo gether. In Exodi in this wple. 5
A Thou ſh alt not deſpꝛe the houle of
5 khr nepghbourc / neyther Halt thou de⸗
lpꝛe his wpke / nor his leruaunt / uoꝛ bis.
Handemapde / noꝛ his oxc / noꝛ his alſe /
no: anp of all the thynges that are his.
In Seuterono. they arc putte in this.
wle. Thou (alee not deſpꝛe the wyke
ok thy neyghbourc / not bis houſe / not
his land / not his bondman not his haͤd⸗
mappde / not bis oxc / not his alle / noꝛ any
ol all the thynges pt do belong ko hym /
: Adden do ſeparate e departe the concu
„ p.v. piſcente
PPG ary yan — p
* — — ee
283s 3
The expolpc pon
pilcenet e deſpꝛe of the wpte / from the
concupiſcente of the other polleſſions:
than Mall thep betwo commaundemen
tes / ok the whiche the fozemoze apper⸗
tapneth to adulterie / the laͤttermoꝛc vn⸗
to thekte. D. what nedeth theſe two töÿ⸗
maundemenkes : Doth not he that fo ⸗
bpd the an cupildede: info dopnge ko:
“bpd alfo an cupll wyll e an cupll deſpꝛee⸗
el A. This thyng was done becaule ok
the rudenelle e groſnelle ofthat people /
whiche becauſe there was no penaltpe
ſetteoꝛ appopnted bp the lawe vuto a
lewde and ungtatious deſpꝛe:wolde els
bauc belcued / that that thyng had ben
no ſpnne afore god which is vnponiſhed
among men / nor for that it is no ſynne:
but for that mannes thought is mouea
ble te okte tournpnge (Ethe Dede map be
p proucd but the wyll eis knowen onelsx
why the des to god. D. But why was not concupil⸗
(pre of periu- cente oꝛ deſpꝛe crpꝛellp mentioned and
ric dot mur ſpoken of in the pꝛetept oꝛ tommaunde
die were not ment that koꝛbyddeth periurie and man
ſlaughter : N A. There ate ſome men
that doo make aunſwere in this wyſe /
that the affection x the deſpꝛe of Achelp -
He lure /æ the delyꝛe of . 10
to lapt / lecherye x couetauſnucs ar 5
5 5 r inwardlyx
exprefip foz⸗
bydden.
|
— ae
a ea a ae . —
— — Se —
ep eg
of the commune Ctede.
inwardlp roted in all men bp natures
than are the delpꝛe of periuxic and man
Aaughter / loꝛ trom theſe we do abboꝛte
rather vnlelle it be la / that a violent des
kpie e pallion bothe oppꝛelle the tudges
ment of nature. But the uation of he
Jewes was moꝛe enclpned to veͤgeaũte
tha vnto Acthelp luſte / xtherkoze it was
permitted them lo gpue a lettre ok di⸗
uoꝛcement, But as me ſemeth(that J
map lape emp mpnde without auy mana
Deute. xxlill.
nes grefe oꝛ diſpleaſure) Concupiſcente how concu⸗
here in this place doth not ſo much lig⸗ pilcence is ta
nitye what fo cuer mance iefpre of anos ben in chete.
ment oꝛ endeuaure ce gopng about fo do
an gupll dede( Lykewyle as we arc ſapd
inthe Latpne tonge appetcre aliquem
inſidus / not foꝛ that we haue burt hym /
but foz that bp woꝛkpugce trapnes and
lpeng in wapet / we haue gone about to
burte hym) but that groſſe people weld
haue iudged it to be no ſpunc / the attéps
tpng of auouttrie / tbe goynge about to
BH thette / vnleſle it were alſo bꝛought to
pallt / and donc in very Dede / fo2 cls not
cuerpe deſpꝛe is ſtrapghtwapes ſynne /
nàs foz exaumple / it a man doo deſpꝛe to
ther mannes wyke oꝛ of another mancs U. Pieceptes.
polleſſion / as it doth betoken the cnforce
ik ree ben
The erpolpepan.
wedde a Woman to his Wpte / it it holde
chaunce het hulbonde to deceaſe / oꝛ ika.
man dpd couete and delpꝛe anotber mds: |
nes polſeſſion to be made his owne / by
gpkte oꝛ by purchace. Mepther is cuerv
„thekte ponpſhed with deathe / nepther
cuctp endeuburment and attemptpnge |
ok adulterie / foꝛ men ate not ponyched / 5
except they be taken in the dede doyng. .
ine, But manflaughter committed ts pos
nyſhed with Death/anvd the attemptyng
oOkit / oꝛ pe gopng about to wo it / dzaweth
a man into daunger and perpll of iudge
ment. Sor this cauſe is concupiſcence
Trpꝛellp fozbyden in thoſe thynges / in
which the onelp attemptpng is not po⸗
upſhed . Deve do fee certapne men to
haue laboured about this pt he mpghte }
reduce all pꝛeceptes epther bpddyng oz
kozhyddyng any thynge ko be done unto i
thele. r. commapndementes afore reher“;
ted / and they do refered euerp one of the.
kyndes ok deadly ſynnes(whiche are ac⸗
compted. vii. in noumbꝛe)to ſome one ok
thele pꝛeteptes / but with diligence very \
lp moze duſpe than earneſt. Sor alter a
Ibis mance there ts made a cankuſton e
mengiyng to sete of allthepreccptcs .
(whpis oiperwünes
)
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of the commune Ceedes 171.
all are compꝛehended vnder one precept
and otherwhples agapue oute and the
ſame are compꝛehended onder Dpuerfe
pꝛeceptꝭ. Welpdes this fepng that theſe
lawes were gpuen tothe vplandpſhe ¢€
tude vnlearned people (and a law ough
bo be plapnc / clere / and open) how could
the Zewes ſuſpecte o2 deme that under
tbe name of adulterie is foꝛbyden all ma
ner ſtupꝛe and koꝛniention / though it be
neuer lo lingleroꝛ cls that vnder thety /
tle and name ok manſlaughter is kozken
ded all maner malice oꝛ eupll wpll r It
is therfoꝛe after mp mynd the moze lim
ple and plapne way / to ſap / that the ſe. x.
commaundementes were gpuen tothe
intractable and ſtourdp people / as fpꝛit
tkudimttes o; punciples / that they (hold
not fall into all vices and ſpnnes / but
that krom theſe fp2t pꝛinciples and bes
gpunpnges thep Molde pꝛofpte and goo
koꝛcward vnto the other precepts which
aͤre innumerable bothe in the lawe / and
allo in the pphetes / and alſo in the pros
ucrbes of Salomon / untpll thep mpgbt
come vnto the cuangelicall perkection /
wherok certapne both ergumples ¢ alfo
counſaples and commaundementes are
contayned alſo cucn in the bokes 185
Kota.
| Wath, rip,
| maundementes of thelawe are the be⸗
gpnnypirge and fpr cutrpuge in vnto
godlynes / but not poerfpte religton and
Holpnes . But for as mucbe as thou im
this communication plapeſt the parte
of one that is ignoꝛaunt and an inkaüt:
it is ryght and realon that thou be con⸗
The pater
noſter ry
Math, viii.
Math. xvi,
„The ſerpoſpepon
olbe teſtament. Aud therkoze our loꝛde
She beſte interpꝛetour and trpoſitour of
the lawe / aunlwerelh to the pong man
in this wyſe. Ik thou wyll entre vata:
lpfe:obſerue thou and kepe the commaßß
dementes / chewynge that the. x. tom⸗
kent in the meane ſeaſon with kheſe ru⸗
dimentes and kpꝛſt inſtructious. There
reſteth nowe behpnde pꝛaper / whereok
the beſt koꝛme and maner is that / which
our loꝛde hpymlelke bath pꝛelctibed and
taught to vs. And lykewyle as Peter
whan he dyd pꝛofclle hare to be the
ſonne of the lyupnge god / ſpake in the
name ok all tye apoſtles:euen fo he that:
doth lape the crede / doth pronounce and
ſpeake it ĩ the voyte of the whole church
Foꝛitis one and the fame fapthe oꝛ be⸗
leuc ofall chuſten men. Tpkewple wyo
ſo cuer maketh bia pꝛaper accoꝛdynge
to the kozme and mance taught of .
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loꝛdei he dothe pꝛape in the vopte at the
whole church. This thpng is beep. well
pp Demet and betokened bp thoſe pꝛonow
nes. Hobis / nos et noſtra.i. ws / we and Paper with
oheccs. And pꝛaper is unkrutcfull and but kapthe e
in vapne:it fapth and charite be not pre 55 ee
ent. Faythe gpucth boldeneſſe z kruſle. eee
CThatite gpucth heate and feruourt / fo Fayth.
i who lo cuer douteth oꝛ diberuſteth:doth Tharite,
not beleue hym that ſayde / what fo cuce
thyng pou Mall afte of mp father in iny
A Names he wyll gyue it pou. And who fo
euer is without charite:pt man praperh
ktfapntly / and he pꝛapeth more fo2 hym⸗
4 lälke / than foꝛ other men. But as there
ts but oue ſpirite of al the ſonnes of god
lo do thep all pꝛaye with onc vopec for
0 echt one particuler perſon / and eche par
kitular perſon pꝛapeth foꝛ all the whole
multitudc / callyng vpon thepꝛ yeucnip
father / to whome thep ate bp Thuſte
newe borne agapne / that bis name
mpyghte be gloufied and honoured tho⸗
roughe out the whole wonlde / that all
men mpghte retopce and boſte of they:
tommune kather / and no man of hym⸗
elfe / that the tyꝛannpe of ſpnne bepnge
1 zhis ſpirite myght rapgne in
I Cte myndes ot all men /
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5 The expoſpcypon
that lyke wyſe as in that heuenly tytye
there is no rebelllon ngapnſte god:euen
ſo in this citpe oz communaitpe labou⸗
rxplige and enfoꝛcyng it lelke vnto the ts:
militude and lykenelſe of it / and bepnge
oꝛbapned and appopnted to the inheri⸗
tuaunte ot it / all operations and wozkes
map be diſpoſed and oꝛdꝛed accoꝛdpuge
to the wyll and pleafure of that moſte
hyghe and louerayne father and ruler /
in which particle and percepll is ſhewed
both he rewarde aud alſo an eraumple /
for who ſo cuer doth in carthe repꝛelle g
ſubdue his owne wyll / and dothe obep |
the wyll or god / gorth ſtrapght wap to
the beuenlp tafe / where is no ſtryfcoꝛ
hat uyle at all/noꝛ aup sebellto. And the
chploꝛen done tu the meaue feafon here
in this lyfec which eis a continual warre
fare) deſpꝛe none other wages oz vittapl
than that theyꝛ capita one wyll gpuc vn
to them the meate and nourpſhement o:.
fobe both of the mynde and of the body /
dae bey nap be ſtrouge and able to do
hep? ob tes and ductpes Moutlp and.
manlullp.Thep do not deſpꝛe honoures
not ryches / not pleaſures of this woꝛld /
not treaſures / thep do onelp deſpꝛe thyn
ges ueceſlarte ba the lpte of the — 5
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of thecommune Trede. 175.
fo the helth and fauegarde of the loule /
foꝛ thelethpnges are compꝛebended tuys
der the name of Daplp bꝛede. And to the
ende lhat there myght be full and pees
ple concorde bothe betwen the father a
ſonncs / and alſo betwen the bꝛethern
ſelucs one with another of them / they
do pꝛap and delpꝛe / that be wpll foꝛgpue
the humapn trelpaſles / without which
men do not lpue in this woꝛlde / wiche
tkhypng they are not wpllyng to obtapne
excepte thepꝛſelues / bp koꝛgpuenge eche
~ other the offences and treſpaſſes coms
mitted amonge them / ſhall haue pꝛauo⸗
Red the mercp and gentplnes of thepz
tather towardes themſelues / koꝛ it is as»
Japnſt all rpght e reaſon to deſpꝛe that
god bepng offended and diſple aſed (holo
foꝛgpue man / if one man beyng mache
leſſe and moze llepgbtip offended / wyll
not foꝛgpue another man. J iuallp and
laſte of all / whples thep do conſidꝛe aud
ems bꝛe howe benigne a loꝛd thep haue
aud howe loupng a father whiche bath
hpuen bis owne onelp begotten ſonne
onto the death to thende that be mpght
kaunſome and delpuer them from the
tyꝛannp of the deupll/ they do pꝛap that
: bad map not bp his ſuſfrãce bc bꝛought
agapue
Tie. v.
The. vi.
and. vii.
OR The erpolpepyoa s
agapne into the potocr of that wycked
fende / and ſo be dꝛawne into temprand:
that they Molde deſerue to be dicherited
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pater holler / Becaule it Vetongyth CO Good ſoldperg /
there is not oneclp to do the ohpces and bulynelles“
delpꝛed cuer⸗ which thepz capitapnc Hach commaun-⸗
latpnge ipl, ded and appoputed them: takynge no
thought oꝛ care for thepꝛ rewarde / and
it is thepꝛopꝛetie of good chyldꝛen lola
boure and endeugute theypzſclucs here
unto ouelp / that they mape haue iheyr
father well contented & fauourable aud
louyng to them: takpnge no mauer cace
for thepz inheritaunce namelp lepuge.
whan that they haue ſache maner a fas
ther / than whome there is none more.
tych / none more good and liberall / none
moꝛcetruc of promiile. DF ihe pater
noſter J wyll make no longer pꝛoccſie
That para: at this tyme. Chere ate commentaxies,
phate vpon and erpoſitions vpon it made bp rpaye
the pater no- holp and well learned men redp and,
{Ter ig tranc⸗
2 0 555 Lppnan FF thou wplt take the labous
of 29. Wor Cf to cedcthe pacaplrafe which J made
cibe to come by and ſpectallp of ſapntie
doughters, vpon it manpe peres ago: thou halt io
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ie 5 leacuc |
ofthe commune Creede, 176 4
beet the fourme & mance of pꝛapeng /
at the leaſt wyſe this pꝛokpte thou ſhale
altayne and gette thercbp (except J be
begpled) that thou map ſte come ſome⸗
what the moꝛe inſtructe and pꝛepapꝛed
vynto the readynge of thoſe commentas
rico gbokes / biche Hlpahe o€ elope, |
N
t KS Thus endeth the dialoge /callep
; the inſtruction of the chuſten kapthe,
made bp the motte famous Clarke M.
Eralmus of Koterdame. Ly |
C Impꝛynted at London in
Jleteſtrete: by me Robert
Redman / dwellynge at
the lygne of d Geoꝛge /
next to Sapnt Dun⸗
ſtones churche.
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