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A06502	A commentarie or exposition vppon the twoo Epistles generall of Sainct Peter, and that of Sainct Jude. First faithfullie gathered out of the lectures and preachinges of that worthie instrumente in Goddes Churche, Doctour Martine Luther. And now out of Latine, for the singuler benefite and comfort of the godlie, familiarlie translated into Englishe by Thomas Newton; Enarrationes in epistolas Divi Petri duas et Iudae unam. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1581 (1581)	STC 16978; ESTC S108928	231,904	387

Prophete emong theim as Moses was Wherevpon thei gather that this contention here mentioned by S. Iude arose because the Deuill would gladly haue had the bodie of Moses to bee manifestly knowen where it was to the intent the people might haue had occasion to committe Idolatrie thereby ministred vnto them Now albeit Michael were an Archangell yet durst be not saieth S. Iude rebuke hym with cursed speakyng and railyng Sentence But these blasphemous mouthes and peruerse persones are not ashamed to despise treade vnder foote and speake euill of the Powers whiche are ordained by God and to curse theim to the eight and ninth generation And whereas thei themselues are nothyng els then wretched Caitifes and seelie fraile Creatures yet see thei here that Michael one of the chiefest Angelles was afraied to curse and raile vpon the Deuill beyng a moste wicken Spirite Not daryng to saie any farther then The Lorde rebuke thee But these speake euill of those thinges whiche thei knowe not and what soeuer thynges thei knowe naturallie as beastes whiche are without reason in those thynges thei corrupt themselues THese kinde of persones be cursed speakers and blasphemous railers because thei haue skill of nothing but of Excommunicatyng Accur●ng deliuering ouer to Sathā not onely Kinges Princes Potentates and Powers but euen GOD hymself and his blessed Sainctes as in the Bull of the Supper of the Lorde is to be seen Thei knowe not that their Saluation consisteth in Faithe and Charitie Thei can not abide to haue their Woorkes dispraised reiected and condemned Neither will thei suffer any to preache to the people that wee muste onely looke for our Saluation by the Merites Death and Workes of Christ And therfore thei condemne Accurse Reuile and Blaspheme all true Christian doctrine wherein thei plainly discouer themselues how vtterly blinde and ignoraunt thei bee But those thynges whiche thei knowe by their owne naturall vnderstanding as Trentalles Masses and suche like Legierdemaine whiche filleth bothe their pouches and their paunches and bryngeth in store of pelfe m●n●y and wealth thereto thei whollie emploie themselues and therby carie bothe themselues and others into perdition Woe bee vnto them for the haue followed the waie of Cain CAin killed his brother for none other cause but for that his brother was iuster and godlier then hymself and for that God had more respect and greater delight in his brothers Sacrifice then he had in his Therefore the waie of Cain is to trust in our owne Workes and to renounce and reiecte those Workes that bee true and good Workes in deede Finallie to murther and slaie all those that walke in the truthe and in the tight waie Whiche nature and practise wee see the Papistes most earnestly with tooth and naile daiely to put in vre And are cast awaie by the deceit of Balaams wages THei should bee inwardly hidden with Christ in an assured trust and confidence of Gods diuine grace but thei licentiously breake out and actually dispose themselues into sundrie sortes of externall and outward Workes and doe all thinges for greedinesse of gaine and pecuniarie reward to fill their beallies after the example of the Prophete Balaam as was declared in the seconde Chapter of the second Epistle of S. Peter aforegoyng And perishe in the gainsaiyng of Core OF the sedicious rebellion of Core and how he with his wicked confederates was swallowed into the Earth wee reade in the fourth Booke of Moses Chapt. xvj Moses was appoincted and called of God to this ende that he should bryng and conducte the people of Israell out of Egypt and his brother Aaron to bee the high Priest This Core beyng also of the same Tribe and Familie and ambielously aspiryng to cary some high aucthoritie adioyned vnto hym twoo hundred and fiftie Captaines of the beste and moste renoumed emong all the people with whom he raised vp suche a mutinous faction and seditious Tumulte that brought all the companie into an vprore and welnere caused Moses and Aaron to flee and giue place to their furie But Moses fallyng doune vppon his face praied vnto the Lorde that hee should not looke vnto their offryng and Sacrifice and when he had spoken to the people that thei should separate themselues and departe from the companie of those wicked conspiratours he saied Hereby ye shal knowe whether the Lord hath sent me or no. If these men dye the common death of all men or if they bee visited after the visitation of all men the Lorde hath not sent me But if the Lorde make a newe thyng and the Earth open her mouthe and swallowe downe these men quicke into the pitte then ye shall vnderstande that these men haue blasphemed and prouoked the Lorde And assoone as he had made an ende of speakyng all these woordes euen the grounde claue asunder thas was vnder them and the Earth opened her mouthe and swallowed them vp with their families and all the men that were with Core and all their goodes So thei and al that thei had went doune aliue into the pitte and the Earth couered them And there came out a Fier frō the Lorde whiche consumed the twoo hundred and fiftie men that had adioyned themselues to Core and offred Incense This Example doeth sainct Iude bryng against these our horrible and blasphemous Popelynges who charge vs to bee the Aucthours of Sedicion and mutinie when wee preache against theim whereas in deede it is thei that are the causers of all garboile and trouble For Christ is our Aaron and high Priest whom onely we ought to heare and acknowledge for the Bishoppe of our Soules But that can not the Pope and his greazed Bishoppes abide for thei aduaunce themselues alofte and chalenge to theim all domination and power and flatly oppose themselues against Christe These beeyng altogether drouned and buried in Earthly conuersation and pleasure and beeyng the verie worlde it self doeth S. Iude compare and resemble to Core and his companions whom God straungely punished so that the grounde opened and swallowed them vp aliue These are Spottes in your feastes of Charitie whē thei feast with you without all feare feedyng them selues Clouds thei are without water caried about of windes corrupt Trees and without fruite twise dead and plucked vp by the rootes Thei are the ragyng waues of the Sea fomyng out their owne shame Thei are wand●yng Staires to whom is reserued the blackenesse of darkenesse for euer ALL this wee haue alreadie heard largelie discoursed in the Epistle of S. Peter The greater parte of Christendome hath trained and brought vp their children to the order of Priesthoode and for none other cause but to liue idlie and delicately without any labour of their owne handes or trouble of preachyng Voluptuouslie enioiyng and spendyng at their owne ease and pleasure those goodes whiche poore men painfullie gotte in the sweate of their browes Thei are among the common people reputed and taken for the worthiest Pillers as it were the Iewelles and ornamentes of