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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

sauiour Iesus christ as the nature of sacramentes is to be called with the name of the thynges whyche they doe signifye that there by mens myndes myght be wythdrawne from the consyderacyon of sensyble and visible thynges to thynges heauenly whych they doe sygnyfye and represente And theyr care and crying vnto the people was to receaue it and therfore they made decrees that such as woulde not receaue and be present should be sparred out of the churche O how ernest was Chrysostō herein Reade hys 61. homilye vnto the people of Antioche But after that thys decree and doctryne of transubstanciacion came in no crying out hath ther been to receaue it no that is the prerogatyue of the pryestes and shauen shorelynges but altogether the ende of their crying out was as now to beleue transubstanciacion Chryste to bee there fleshe bloud and bone at euerye aulter betwene euerye pryestes handes yea in euerye pryestes mouth whan it pleaseth them bee they neuer so stynkyng fylthy sodomites adulterers dron kardes blasphemers dycers c. The crying and teachyng of the cleargy cōtinually hath bene to beeleue transubstanciacion and then to come to church to se their maker once a dai to hold vp their handes to knock on their brests to streke theyr faces to mutter vp theyr laten prayers to tak holy water and holy bread to lyue in obedyence to the holy father and holye churche hys spouse Thys was all they required Drinke dice carde fight swere steale lye no mater so that in y ● mornyng they see theyr God all is well good catholyke people no man shall hurt them or persecute them But if any man shold not alowe nor worshippe this god of theyr makig although he lyued a most godly life and were a man ful of charitie sobrietye and very religious Oh such is an heretike or schismatyke Nothynge coulde please these wolfes but euen the bloud and lyfe of suche a poore shepe as men haue felte beefore and now begynne to fele Let al the packe of them burden those iustlye whom nowe they imprison and cause to flye the realme of any other thynge then onelye of this that we wyll not serue their god of bread wyne And then wyll we suffer shame But I haue bene to long herein Now to our doctryne and belef for the second poynt concerning Chrystes sacryfice The. 7. Chapter How gods worde teacheth of Chrystes sacryfyce and the popes blasphemye therein reueled 〈…〉 ryne and faith 〈…〉 s behalfe is as in 〈…〉 her that is accor 〈…〉 to gods holiword namely y ● Iesus Christ the sonne of god and seconde Adam by whom we receaue rightuousnes vnto lyfe as by y ● firste Adam we receaued synne vnto death our fayth is I saye that thys Chryst in our fleshe whych he toke of the substaunce of the virgin Mary but pure and with out synne for the satisfyinge of gods ●●st displeasure deserued by and in our fleshe dyd in the same suffer vniustly all kyndes of miserye and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ryng vp hymselfe vnto hys eternal father wyth a most willing obedyent hart and ready mynd whan he was crucyfyed vpō the crosse And therbi as he satisfied gods iustice so he meryted and procured hys mercy peace fauor for al them which either before that tyme were dead either wer at that tyme present either shold afterwarde come and beleue By and in that offeringe done for them and theyr synnes So that god the eternall father I saye woulde be in this their Christe their god and father and not lai their sinnes commytted to their charge to condemnacyon This doctrine the holy scripture teacheth almost eueri wher but specially in y ● Epistle to the Hebrues the. 1. 7. 8. 9. Chapters this is most liuely ser forth how that by one oblacion once offred by this Christ himselfe all that be gods people are sanctified For as in respecte of them that dyed in gods couenaunte and eleccion before Christ suffred his death offered his sacrifice one alone and omnisufficient neuer more to be offred he is called the lambe slayne frō the begynning of the world and the one alone mediator betwene god and man whose forth commyng was frō the begynnyng Euen so in respect of the vertue and efficacie of this one sacrifice to al gods people continually vnto the worlds ende the holy ghoste doeth tell vs that therby he hath made holy suche as be children of saluacion And sayth not shall make holy or doth make holye leste any manne shoulde wyth the papistes in dede reiterate thys sacrifice agayne Although in wordes they saye otherwyse as anone we shall see if herevnto I shewe you the meane whereby to applye thys sacrifice whyche I wil do verye brefely For in the. 17. of S. John our sauiour doth very playnly shew thys in these wordes for theyr sakes sayeth he I sanctyfye my selfe that they also myghte bee sanctyfyed through the trueth I praye not for them alone but for those also whych shal beleue on me throughe theyr preaching Here our sauiour applyeth hys sacrifice in teachynge and prayeng for them And as he teacheth them as ministers to doe the like that is to preache and praye for the applycacyon of hys sacryfyce to y ● churche so doeth he teache them and al the churche to applye it vnto themselues by beleuyng it and by fayth The whyche thing the Apostle S. Paule in manye places but most playnlye in the seconde to the Corinthyans the fift chapter in the later end doth teache Reade it and se So that now as ye haue Chrystes one only sacrifice whych he hymselfe on the crosse offred once as sufficient for all that doe beleue and neuer more to bee reiterated so haue you that for the applyinge of it to hys church the ministers shoulde preache and praye that theyr preachyng myght be effectuall in Chryst And as Paul was ready him selfe to suffer death for the confirmacion of the fayth of the elect so shoulde the churche and eueri member of the same which is of yeares of discrecion by beleuyng in Chryste throughe the ministers preachyng apply it to themselues As for infauntes I nede not in thys case to speake of godes eleccion It is moste certayne Thys kynde of applyinge as it killeth y ● papistical priests whych hate not the deuil worse then true preachyng so doeth it cast down al their soale massing and foolish foundaciōs for such as be dead and past the ministerie of godes worde And also it pulleth awaye the opinion of opus operatū and of perseuerāce in impietie from such as would enioye the benefite of Chrystes death The. 8. Chapter ¶ Of praying for the dead the true doctryne NOw as concerninge the thirde that is of prayeng for the dead and sacrificing for them as in the other we confesse teache and beleue accordynge to gods worde so doe we in this Namely that in holy scripture thorow out the Canonical bokes of the olde and newe testament we

also y ● later fathers as Austen Chrisostōe and others Whyche though in some places they seme very manifestli to alow praying for y ● deed yet they are not to be vnderstād otherwise thē I haue said for them For neuer knewe they of our merites purgatory for if thei had but dreāed therō surely thei would haue bē much more circūspect in their speakigs writinges of this thē 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 mēbers 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 cā 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 ● charitie réquired 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 spokē 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 vpō 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 consēt 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 euē vnto gods wryttē worde Heare the churche and the doctors of y ● churche but none otherwyse thē 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 sōe 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 sētences 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 cōforter 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 mē 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 thē he Any more desyrous to do vs good thē 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 háue 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 intercessiō For if by hys worke of redempcyon of