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A00277	To my louynge brethren that is troublyd abowt the popishe aparrell, two short and comfortable epistels. Be ye constant: for the Lorde shall fyght for yow, yowrs in Christ	Gilby, Anthony, ca. 1510-1585.; Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.	1566 (1566)	STC 10390; ESTC S111875	21,292	58

to confusion and shew disobedience wher God commandithe to obeye We may not with good conscience as we are persuadyd weare a surples The Maior is prouyd by Saynt Paule Gal. 5. who commandyth to Christian libertie by the example of Christ Matt. 15. who wold not haue his disciples to maintayne an opinion of holynes whiche the Jewes had in wasshyng of handes by the doctryne of Pawle 2. Cor. 6. who wyll haue no agremēt with the temple of God and the Idoles by the example of Danyel 6. who openid his wyndowe towardes Jerusalem lest he myght seame to denye his profession or consent with y e wyckyd by the example of Paule Gal. 2. who reprouyd Peter for the discoragyng of the godly gentiles and incoraging of the froward Jewes by the doctryne of the same Apostell 2. Cor. 13. where he teachith that Mynysters haue power to edifye not to destroye by the example of Patriarkes and Prophetes which in the worshipping of God wear by no meanes confowndyd withe the Idolators by the doctryne of Peter and John actes which affyrmithe to be more ryght to obey God then men But for more euident profe herof we may let you se some practises of auncient Fathers Tertulian in his boke De corona militis lykythe them vnto dom̄e Idolls suche as do vse any thinge accordynge to the ornament of Idolles and further yf to leane apon an Idoll is strange from the fayth what shall seame apon the habyte of an Idoll Augustyne ad Casulanum warnythe not to faste on the Sondaye least therby consente might be shewyd to the wyckyd Maniches They that weare any thinge after the maner of Idoles and yf it be strange from fayth to leane apon an Idoll what is it to weare the habyt of an Idoll The fourth Counsell of Toletane Canon 5. for auoydynge of consent with Herytyckes decreed that once dyppynge shulde be vsyd in Baptysme A Papist of our tyme affyrmith that the Apostels to auoyde consent to Judaisme abolysshed the Sabothe daye and sanctyfyed the daye of the Lorde The great Clarke Orygen as Epiphanius wrytith in his 2. boke 1. Tome caryed palme withe thos that offeryd to the Image Serapis allthoughe he protestyd openly that he dyd offer vnto Christ and not vnto Serapis yet was he excomunycatyd and cast out of the Church by the Marters and Confessors whiche then were at Athens The Christian sowdiars which by Julian sultelte were browght to offer incens as it is wryten Historia Tripartita lib. 6. chap. 30. when they perceuyd theyr faute whiche vnwares they had commytted in consentyng to Idolatri they rane forthe into the streats professede theyr relygion testifyed them sealues to be Christians affyrmyng that theyr handes only had cōsentyd vnto Paganisme and that theyr hartes dyd nothyng agre thervnto and whereas theyr handes had offendyd vnadvysydlye they wyshyd to bestowe theyr whole bodyes to be tormentyd for Christ althoughe wyth tormentes and paynes moste creuell and horyble I trust we nede not to laboure any further for the profe By the vse of the surples men are iniciat in to y e Popes clergye as it aperith by y e Pontifycall De clerico faciendo Yf y e Galathians by circumcision rather loste theyr lyberte in Christ then profytyd any thynge by iniciatinge them sealues in to Judaisme How maye you retayne the lyberte in Christ and profyt in his religion by wearinge the Popes lyuerye we can not perceaue But by the vse of the surples is mayntaynyd an Ipocritycall opinion of holynes y e Pontificall termithe it Habitum sancte religionis the habyt of an holy religion Durand lib. 3. de rationale diuinorum saythe That it is Destis linea the lynyne garment in which they that serue about the seruices of the alter and holy thinges ought to vse apon theyr clothes a surples it is for the whitnes of it or it signifieth the puryte or chastete accordinge to that sayinge Let your garments that is your workes be white at all tymes that is cleane but for his name it figurith the mortification of the fleshe It is callyd a Surples because that in the olde tyme they dyd weare it apon skynny coates made of the skynnes of the deade whiche is vsyd to this daye in certayne Churches representynge that Adame after he had synnyd was clothed with suche garments Thyrdly it notith Innocenci and therfore it is put on before all other holye vestures because that they that are deputyd to worshippynge ought to excell in lyfe and in all vertues accordyng to the sayinge of the psalme Innocencies do ryghtly cleue vnto me Fourthely for the bredthe of it it betokenythe Charite wherefore they are worne apon prophane and cōmon vestures it is to be markyd that charite coueryth the multitude of synnes Fyftlye for the fassyon of it in that is it made lyke a Crosse or Jewes gallows it fygurythe the passion of the Lord and they y t weare that ought to be creweyfyed with the vices and concupiscences In mayntayninge this opinion of holynes with all other inuēcions which by lyinge seignes which they haue had to it we knowe not howe to auoyde consent vnto that Idolatri which Durant and the Papiste mayntayne and professe to deny the Popes cerimonies the doctryne whiche we teache howe shuld it not dyscorage the godly and incorage the supersticious in theyr errors we can not edefye the Church of Christ apparentlye shewinge our sealues to be on of the Popes clergye Seing S. Paull Thess. 3. willythe to auoyde all apparens of euyll and to be shufflyd in a surples whiche the Popes clergye wear were rather a confusion then an order whiche they them sealues wolde be lothe to suffer if they might get agayne the keys into theyr handes they wolde crye withe open mowthe as theyr pontificall teache them plucke the surples of our backes by the autoryte of almyghtie God the Father the Sonne and the Holyghoste saying and we take from the all our clerkly habyt and we put on y e apparell of religion and depose degrade and spoyle the of all orders clerkely benefice and clerkelye lyuinge and we restore the to the seruitude and ignominie of the secular habyte Is it not a disorder that Christians shoulde shewe them selues slaues to the Popes order were it not better to serue God in commun attyre then to please the Pope by disquisinge our selues in supersticious surplessis were it not better to obey God who wyllyth vs to serue hym in spret and in truthe then to obey men followyng the deuyse of Pope Syluester the fassyon of the Jewes and practyse of the Papistes ▪ where it not better by leauynge of a Surples to folow Christ in breakynge mens tradicions thē by the vse therof to be a companion of Popes Pharises Yf this do not seame sufficient to proue the Minor at this tyme it shalbe more at large dyscoursyd hereafter Concernyng y e

formar condycion wante or this latter be annexsyd yt can not be callyd a thynge mere indifferent Augustine vpon indifferent thyngs saythe Those thynges that are not contrarye to faythe nether yet contrarye to good manners and haue somwhat to exhorte to the amendemēt of lyfe whersoeuer we se such thynges commaundyd or do know to be institutid we do not only alowe but also we will folow them in praysynge and imytatinge them yf the infyrmyte of some do not let that yt shuld be a further detrimente or damage here Augustine requiryth two poynts in thyngs indifferent First that they induce to a better lyfe do serue to edyfycacion next that we beware lest any offence come therbye or any weake consciens be hynderyd in y e curse of religion Christ hym selfe geuyth a good warning saynge wo be to offences there myght be brought dyuers examples and testymonies to proue that thynges whych of them selues haue byne or are indifferēt by circunstāce abusinge becom euel what thynge is more requirid for sondry causis in this lyfe then fastinge and for the dayes tymes what thynges can be more indifferent yet yf by y e obseruacion of dayes and appoyntinge of tyme we shuld confirme the opinion of the wyckyd so gyue consente to them we were worthely to be blamyd reprouyd as Augustine wytnessith wryting after this sort To faste on the Sonday is a great offence cheflye after y t detestable heresye of the Manichees whych is planlye contrary to the Catholyke fayth of manye the scriptures of God dyd shew it selfe whych cōstitutyd to their hearers to fast on y e Sonday was a most mete daye Tertulian in his boke De corona militis defendyth the cause of a soudyar that was zelous for the glory of god wold not weare a garlonde on his heade as y e rest of his felowes dyd lest he shuld seame to consent with y e Idolators so bringe true relygion into doubt wheras many of the Christiās myslykid of this soudyars facte which for so smal a tryfill wolde hasarde the Emperors fauor and so auenture his lyfe seinge to weare the garlonde was not agaynste y e scriptures Tertullian who iustifyed this zelous acte answerethe on this soudiars behalfe sayinge Yf for this cause it may be sayd y t he myght lawfully be crownyd because the scriptures do not forbyd it by this same reason it shalbe answered that therfor he ought not to be crounyd because y e scriptures doth not commande it The Counsel of Toletane ordenyd that in Baptymse shulde be vsyd but one dyppynge lest they shuld seame to consente with the heretiks whiche vsed to dypp the child thryse sendynge to Gregory for his counsell herein they receuyd this answere for the eschewinge of the sclaunder of scisme and tradycion of the heritikes let vs hold the symple vse of Baptisme lest they whiche amōgest vs do vse to dypp thryse to allowe the assercyon of the heretykes whyle y ● folow not onlye to holde the Idoll as accursyd but also that we vtterlye abhorre and accounte moste abhominable thynges that apperteyne ther unto and haue nothynge to do with it least we be snaryd with it rede we not in the Machabees howe the Lorde distroyd all those that had any stuff of the Idolls and howe was Achan plagyd for reseruynge those thynges whych the Lorde wold haue dystroyd and accursyd we reade that Julianus the apostata causyd the heathen to accomodat them selues to the maners of the Christyans and theyr vsages thynkyng by this meanes to entice them to Paganisme and yf we compell the godlye to conforme them selues to the Papistes I greatlye feare least we fall into Papisme alas that such compulsyon shuld be vsyd toward vs and so great lenite towards the Papistes how many Papistes inioye lyberte lyuyngs whyche neyther haue sworne obedyenc to the Quenes maiestie nether do yet anye parte of deutye towardes theyr miserable flockes those mysers laughe and triumphe to se vs thus delt wythe not ashamyd here vpon to bragg that they truste that the rest of theyr thynges wyll folow But he that sittyth in the heauens shal laughe them to skorne and at leangthe shal geue an end to oure depe syghinges and delyuer vs from all heuynes sorowes and myseris wherfore let vs neuer yealde to this tryumphe of the Pope agaynst Christe Lorde Jesus be mercyfull vnto vs and let thy wrathe be pouryd vpon them that call not on the name of the Lorde yf true reformacyon can not be had Yet lett Christyan lybertie preuayle agaynst compulsion to euell lett not the Papistes abuse vs as the Jewys dyd the Christyans when they had the temporall sworde on theyr syde pytey y e dyssolate churches heare the cryes and gronyns of so manye thousandes of godes pore children that hunger and thyrst for sprituall fode we neade not to apealle to godes worde to the prymatiue church to the iust plages whyche hath byne pouryd and is pouryd contynuallye vpon the wordle for lacke of true reformacyon of relygyon but let your owne conscience iudge betwene oure cause and oure enemyes and yf we seke nothynge but godes glorye craue equitie and ryght desyre Christyan lybertie labor to ouerthrowe Idolatry and to wyne soulys vnto Christe why shulde we not be harde why are we so vncharitably dealt with all the Lorde moue youre hartes and open your eies that we may all prayse gloryfy his holy name that when the end of oure pylgrymage shalbe endyd most ioyfullye we maye test with hym in his euerlastinge glory through Christ oure sauyour to whome wyth the Father and the Holygost be all prayse glorye and honor for euer ¶ To the Reader TO my faythfull Brethren we geue thankes to God for your constancie and vpryght delynge in this gret controuersie now raysyd by packynge of enemys about the wearinge of popish apparell and as ye haue well begonne ther is no doubt but the Lorde in mercy shall kepe ye pure and blameles to the ende It hathe byne no small ioye and comfort to many godlye and good Churches which dayly and howerly prayeth for your perseuerāce and that it wolde please God to ease it whē his good will and pleasure is So on the other syde muche lamentynge the blyndnes of those that goeth about to defende it but especiallye those that are become persecutors of their godly faithfull brethren but as charite requireth we desyre God neuer laye it to theyr charge but geue them grace to ryse agayne vnto whom we le●e them wether they stande or falle Let Lottes wyfe be a warnynge in tyme to take hede Moses that blessyd seruant of God wolde not alter the valew of a curten or a lytill pyne in the Arcke so zelous was he in the Lordes worke nor neuer brought any thynge out of his owne heade to the people But had always the warrant of the worde for hym to cōclude what so