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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16576	An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion of false and papisticall doctryne.	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1555 (1555)	STC 3480.5; ESTC S109265	40,298	158

is they wil not saye as y â— Apostle doth namely that it is bread No then they wyl say that we hang all by reason the mater beynge a mater of fayth Wher as they themselues altogether hang on reason as though Chryst can not be able to doe that which he promiseth bred stil in substauÌ„ce remaynyng as the Accidentes doe except it be transubstaÌ„ciate Is not thys trow you to make it a mater of reason and to hedge gods power in within the limits of reason Yf Chrystes wordes that folowe which is geueÌ„ for you be to bee vnderstande for whyche shalbe geuen or shalbe betrayed for you and not so precyselye as they be spoken for that were to make Chryst a lyar why is it so hainous a mater with y e papists because we doe not so precyselye take the wordes immedyatly goyng before namelye thys is my body as to admitte that if there be bred then Chryst is a lyar Myght not we reason and saye then if Christes body at y â— tyme was not betrayed as in dede it was not nor hys bloud shed theÌ„ is Chryst a lyar But here they wyll saye all men may knowe that Chryst by the present tence meante the future tence and in the scrypture it is a most vsual thyng so to take tence for tence And I praye you why maye not we saye that al menne maye know it is most common in scripture to geue vnto signes y â— nams of the thynges whych they signifye And no man is so foolyshe but he knoweth that Chryst theÌ„ instituted a sacrament whole sacramentally to be vnderstande that is that the sygne or visible sacrament shold haue not only y â— name of the thing signified but also some similitude there with or els it were no sacrament But take bred awaye as the papystes do leauing there but the accidentes onely whych do not feede the bodye and then what shallreseÌ„ble and represente vnto vs Chrystes body broken for the fode of the soule As wyne com forteth the hart so doth Christs bloud shed on the crosse comfort the soule But take wyne awaye by transubstanciacy on as the papystes doe and tell me what similitude remaineth None at also no sacrament at all so Christs institucion is taken away Wel doe theireiect gods commaundement for their tradicions sake Our fayth therefore is that the supper of the lord is y â— sacrament of Chrystes bodi bloud These wordes thys is my bodi which is brokeÌ„ for you this is mi bloud of the new testament whyche is shed for your synnes are moste true words and plaine accordig to Christes meaning to al them whych doe as he byddeth them that is to all suche as take eate and drynke Which wordes the papistes kepe in theyr purse or els theyr priuate masses could not stande To such I say as take and eate thys sacrameÌ„t in sorowinge for their synfullyfe past and purposyng to amende aboue al things remembryng and beleuyng that Chrystes bodye was broken for their synnes and his bloud shed for their iniquities all suche I saye as verely as they see take taist and eate bread and drynke wyne whyche goeth into theyr bodi fedeth it and nourisheth it euen so verely the soule spirite by fayth receaueth not onelye Chrystes bodye broken or hys bloud shed for the fleshe profyteth nothyng it is the sprite that quickeneth sayth Christ but eueÌ„ whole Chryste into whom they are incorporate and made one wyth hym fleshe of hys fleshe and bone of hys bones That is to saye as Chrystes body is immortal and glorious euen so are theirs now by fayth and hope and at the daye of the Lord they shal be in very dede Then whych thyng what can be greater Thys we teache and beeleue concernyng thys sacrament dete styng and abhorryng the horrible error of transubstanciacion whych maketh bread and wyne our God and Chryste and causeth men to be gasers gapers worshyppers yea ydolators rather then takers and eaters as Chryst coÌ„maundeth and whiche maketh Christs sacrifice of none effect as now shalbe shewed by gods grace For thys shall suffyse to the declaracyon of our faith concerning the Lordes supper whervnto agreeth the Catholik church and al the fathers As full well thou mayst see in the byshop of Canterburyes boke whych is farre from being answered eyther by the byshop of Worceter his boke in english or Marcus ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ C. in latyn y â— thou nedest nomore to confyrme thy fayth in thys mater but to reade them wyth an indiffereÌ„t mynd not beyng addict otherwyse theÌ„ to the desyer of the trueth As for thys doctryne of transubstanciacyon it is a newe founde thyng about a. 600. yeares olde euen then broughte oute whan GataÌ„ was latteÌ„ lose after a. 1000 yeares that was bounde Euen then was it establyshed whan there was more mischefe among the prelates specially the pops about the sea of Rome who cold catche it then euer there was among the emperours for the empyre In the primitiue church popes wer martird for Christs spouses safe that is the church but now one poysoned another and one slew another for y e rose coloured whore of babiloÌ„s safe that is y â— popysh churche In. 160. yeares there was nere hand 50. popes wheras in no such tyme therwer aboue 33. emperours And in the middes of this miserable state tyme thys doctryne of transubstaÌ„ciacion was the popes beginning as they might haue ley sure froÌ„ coÌ„spiring agaynst prynces one agaynst another to establish it as the very principal pilloure of al their power and no meruel For thys beyng admytted then haue they power ouer Chryste the king of al kiges y â— he be wher they wyll whan they wyl and aslong as they wil vnder their power Where throughe the other must nedes folow y â— if thei haue power ouer Christe and that in heaueÌ„ to brig him down at their pleasure Much more theÌ„ oueral earth emperours kigs prices people Yea eueÌ„ ouer y e deuil purgatory and hel haue they full power and iurisdiction being now goddes in earth whyche sytte in the holy place euen as god yea aboue God to make what artycle of fayth shal please them as they haue done thys of transubstanciacion whyche myghte aswel be denied as graunted saith Duns one of their own doctors and master Gabriel also if it so pleased the holy father and his spouse the church of Rome Before thys tyme all the fathers diligence labour and care was to call men to the receauynge of thys sacrament for the coÌ„firmacion of their fayth that as verelye as they dyd eate bread and drynke wyne here so shold they not doubt but that by fayth thei did fede on the body of Chryst broken for theyr synnes and on hys bloud shed for their iniquytyes And therfore some times wold they call the sacrament bread a figure or a sygne some tyme would they call it the body and bloud of our

also y â— later fathers as Austen ChrisostoÌ„e and others Whyche though in some places they seme very manifestli to alow praying for y â— deed yet they are not to be vnderstaÌ„d otherwise theÌ„ I haue said for them For neuer knewe they of our merites purgatory for if thei had but dreaÌ„ed theroÌ„ surely thei would haue beÌ„ much more circuÌ„spect in their speakigs writinges of this theÌ„ theiwer Where they saye that beecause thys sacrifice is the sacryfice of the whole churche whereof the dead be members therfore they should be prayed for as beefore I haue shewed that we must put a difference betwene the meÌ„bers of the churche militaunte here on earth and those whyche bee now in rest and peace with god so wold I haue you to note here that they should pray for none other dead then suche as be members of Chrystes Churche Nowe in that al such dye in the lord and therfore are happye I would gladly learne what good such prayer doeth to those so departed As for purgatory pyke pursse they passe not vpon it But that thys is a sacrifice applycatorye or propiciatory the papistes caÌ„ neuer proue Where they saye charitie requireth it I answer that in asmuche as charitie foloweth fayth and wyll not goe a fote farther then fayth sheweth the waye seyng fayth is not but of the worde of god and goddes woorde for thys they haue not easy it is to perceaue that thys praying thus for the dead is not of Christian charitie But be it y â— charitie rÃ©quired it I then meruail why thei ar so vncharitable that wyll doe nothyng herein w t out money Whye wyll they not pray without pens If the pope and his prelates were charitable they woulde I trowe make swepe stake at once wyth purgatorye Where they alledge the sentence of the Machabees as all men of learnynge knowe the fathers alowe not that booke to be gods spirite or catholike so doe I wonder that in al the olde testamente this sacrificing for the dead was neuer spokeÌ„ of before In all the sacrifices that God appoynted we reade of neuer one for the dead Thys geer came not vp till the religion was wonderfullye corrupte among the Iewes As wyth vs it was neuer founde out til horrible corrupcion of religion and ignoraunces of Godes worde came into the churche of god whan preachyng was putte downe and massynge came vp Then fayth in Christ was colde penaunce became popyshe and trust was taughte in creatures ignoraunce abounded and loke what the clergi said that was beleued Then came vp visions miracles dead sprites walkynge and talkynge how they myghte bee releued by thys masse by that pylgremage gate goynge And so came vp this pelfe of prayinge for the dead whyche Paul the apostles and al the prophetes neuer spake one word of For all menne maye easelye see that it is a thinge which helpeth much vyce and hyndreth godlynesse Who wyll bee so earneste to amende to make restytucyon of that he hath gotten vniustli and lyue in a Godlye loue and true frare of GOD beeyng taught that by prayers by masses by foundynge of Chaunteryes c. whan he is gone he shall fynde case releafe yea and come to ioye eternall Chrystes doctrine is that the waye of saluacion is strayte But thys teachyng heapyng of masses one vpoÌ„ another whan we are dead maketh it voyde Chrystes teachyng is that we shoulde liue in loue and charite the Sonne should not go down on our wrath But this doctrine to pray for the dead to be delyuered out of purgatory teacheth rather to lyue in litle loue in wrath euen tyl our deathes day For syr Iohn can and wil helpe syr thomas by a masse of Scala celi wyll bryng vs into heauen Chrystes doctryne is that he is the way but thys doctryne maketh the massyng priest the way Away in dede it is but to hell to y e deuil Dearly beloued therfore take good hearte vnto you for thys geer rather then you would consente vnto it to loose lyfe and all that euer you haue You shal be sure wyth Chryst to fynde it and that for euer wyth infinite increace Last of al wher they alledge the catholyke churche and conseÌ„t of al doctors in thys mater as I wyshe you should knowe that to be the true and catholyk church which is grounded vpon gods worde whiche worde they haue not for them in thys matter So would I ye shoulde knowe that ther is no membre of the church but he mai erre For thei be men and al men be lyers as Dauyd sayeth Now if al the members may erre then you mai easeli se wher to your fayth ought to leene eueÌ„ vnto gods wrytteÌ„ worde Heare the churche and the doctors of y â— churche but none otherwyse theÌ„ as teachers and trye their teachyng by gods worde If they teache accordyng to it then beeleue and obeye them If contrary then knowe they be but menne and alwayes lette your fayth leene to gods worde Howbeit for thys mater of prayinge for the dead knowe of trueth that ther be no doctors of 400 or 500. yeare after Christs ascension but if thei in soÌ„e places seme to alowe prayinge for the dead yet they would be taken in some of the senses whiche I haue specified In many places doe they by diuerse seÌ„tences declare it them selues But of this ynough The. 13. Chapter The refutacion of the heresye of prayinge to sainctes departed out of this world NOw to the laste of prayinge to saynctes Fyrste where they say there be moo mediators of intercession then Chryst makynge a distinction not learned out of gods boke in suche sense and for suche purpose as they alledge I wyshe they woulde loke on the. 8. to the Romaynes and 1. Iohn 2. there shal they lerne to take better hede The one sayeth Chryste sitteth on the ryght hand of hys father and prayeth for vs. The other sayth he is our aduocate that is a spokesman coÌ„forter intercessor and mediator Now would I aske them seyng that Chryst is a mediator of intercessyon as I am sure thei wil graunt whether he be sufficient or no. If they say no then all meÌ„ wil know they lye But if they saye yea then maye I aske whie they are not content wyth sufficient What fault fynde ye wyth him Is there any more mercyful theÌ„ he Any more desyrous to do vs good theÌ„ he Any that knoweth our grefe and nede so muche as he Any that knoweth the way to helpe vs so wel as he No none so well He cryeth Aske and ye shal hÃ¡ue come to me and I wil helpe you aske that youre ioye may be ful Hetherto ye haue not asked any thyng in my name Therefore my good brethren and sisters let vs thanke god for thys mediator And as he is one alone mediatour for redempcion lette vs take hym euen so for intercessioÌ„ For if by hys worke of redempcyon of

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