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A18644	VVhether Christian faith maye be kepte secret in the heart, without confession thereof openly to the worlde as occasion shal serue Also what hurt co[m]meth by the[m] that hath receiued the Gospell, to be prese[n]t at Masse vnto the simple and vnleatned [sic].	Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Horne, Robert, 1519?-1580, attributed name.; Łaski, Jan, 1499-1560, attributed name.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564, attributed name.	1553 (1553)	STC 5160.3; ESTC S107292	4,678	14

against Christ. This iudgement of s. Paull is more to be folowed then al our owne fained and wrested defences that woulde seme to do wel when we halt on both sides which god abhorreth Paull hath a profound and a deepe consideration of that mans fact that hath knoledge ād perceiueth his dissimulation to be dāgerus perilous to all ꝑsōs that he dwelleth withal First al such as be of a right staied iudgement will not prostrate their bodyes to an idol doth he cōdemne Secōdly by their such dissimulatiō the very idolaters them selues haue aconfirmatiō and defence of their abhomination by the ptesence of him that the Christen congregation knoeth to haue knolege Thirdly the weake sort that wold gladly take the best waye by a dissemblers halting and plaieng on both handes embraceth both in bodye and in soule the euil that he abhorreth in his heart that hath knowledge yet with presence honoreth it as other dooe that haue no knoledge If S. Paul said that the weke brother doth perish for whō Christ died ī him that abused knoledge in meates and drinkes that of themselues be indifferent how much more in the knoledge of him that vseth manifest idolatry forbidden of god as a thing not indifferent Take hede therfore what s. Paul meaneth what he wolde proue against this manne that had knoledge that nether the idol nor the meates dedicated to Idolles were anye thinge Forsoth this he wold proue that a poore mā that wanted knoledge by the example of him that hath knoledge dothe auēture to do euil which he wold not do in case he saw not those of whom he hath good opiniō go before him as author of the euil And in dede when the ignorant people or those that be halfe perswaded in a truth yea or else throwly perswaded what is euil yet whē thei haue anye notable men or wemen for an example to followe Thei thinke in following of theim thei be excused yea although peraduenture thei do it against their conscience as ye may se by the example of Peter how mani good men began to dissemble yea Barnabas himselfe Thapostle of the Gentiles But howe great offence this is before God so to make a doubtful and relucting conscience to do any thing that is not godly let the iudgement of men passe and measure it by gods word Christ saith it were better a milstone were hanged about such an offenders neck and caste into the sea And doubtles the pain must be the greater because we geue offence wittinglie against our owne consciences and this before God is a wicked knoledge that causeth another to perish wo be to him that is learned to bring his brother to destructiō Doth a christian manne know the truth to bring his brother to a lye for those weaklinges that we make to stumble Christ died for as S. Paule saith God defende that we should confirme any mans conscience in euil Let euery man of God weie with himselfe the Doctrine of s. Paule that commaundeth vs to flie from idolatrye And marke what s. Paule in that place calleth idolatry It is to bee sene plainly that he speaketh not of such idolatri as men that lack knoledge in their hearts what God is what is not god For in the .viii. chap. before he saithe that menne knowe that the idols wer no gods that althoughe by name the Gentyles had mani gods yet thei knew ther was but one God Therfor he meaneth nothinge by this commaundement flie idolatry but to auoyd such rites ceremonies vsages as outwardly were vsed in the honor reuerence of the idols that wer not god And weiing the right vse of the Lordes Supper and the dignitie therof with the maner vse of the gentiles toward their gods would bring the church of the Corinthians to vnderstand how that as the deuine and sacred rites ceremonies and vse of the blessed sacrament of Christes body bloud did sacrate sanctify and declare him that vseth it to be the seruāt and childe of god so did the rites and sacramentes of the Gentiles define and declare the vses therof to be the seruauntes children of the idolles notwithstandinge in their hert thei knew wel inough the idoll was nothing God bi his sacramētes doth couple vs to him selfe Let vs praye to him that we pollute not our selues with any rites ceremonies or vsages not instituted by god In this case a faythful man to be at the Masse is to be considered with what mind those that there he accompanieth himself withal commeth thither and what the ende is of the work that the priest doth The people come to honour the bread and wyne for god and the prist purposeth to cōsecrate both god and man and so to offer Christ to the father for remission of sinne Nowe doe those that adioyne thēselues vnto these people professe and declare a sosietie and felowship of the same impietie as s. Paul laid to the Corinthians charge S. Paull was not offended with the Corinthians because thei lacked knoledge of the true God but because contrary to their knoledge thei associated thēselues with idolatores For this is true ▪ that in all rites sacramentes and honoringes whether thei be of God or of the Deuill there is a profession of the communion so that anye man protesteth to be of the same religion that the rest bee of that be partakers with him I do knowe there bee manye inuasions made by men that teach a manne with safegard of his conscience to be at Masse but forasmuch as Master Caluin Master Bullenger and others haue throughly answered theim suche as bee in doubt may rede their bookes This is a true confession and consonant to goddes holy worde Deu. vii mat viii i. Corin iii. vi Leniti xxvi ezechie xxxvii esai lii Rom. x. Pe. iii Mark viii Luke ix·xii Mat. x Luke xiii esay xxix ezechi xxxiii Mat. xv Math. xv Esay xix Ese xx ●ii i. Corint iii. .vi. Gala. ii mat xviii ii Cor. vi