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Agaynst the possessyons of the clergye Harkyn what great auctorytes shall nowe folowe, for proffe thereof.
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Fyloll, Jasper.
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1537
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STC 11489; ESTC S109825
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and in tribulacion forbedyng to them the hauynge of temporall possessions as is before wryteÌ„ And Chryst so lyued hym selfe here in this worlde .xxxiii. yeres and after his ascencion his appostels and dyscyples and other clerkes whiche that succedyd them dyd so lyue dyd so teche by the space of .iii. C. yeres god sayth yâ— his ordinaunce worde shall stand be permaneÌ„t for euer Num. xviii pactuÌ„ .c. the pact and couenaunte of peace is euer lastyÌ„g before god psÌ„ C. C. xviiii thy worâ— good lorde shall a byde for euer and psÌ„ C. x. he hath comauÌ„dyd for euer his testamente and the Euangelystes Math. Marke and Luke say Verba mea non preteribunt .c. my worde shall nat pas A way and saynt Paule seyeth Ro. xiii they that resyste the ordynaunce of god getteth damnacion to them selfes and saynt IohnÌ„ euaÌ„gelyst seyth that goddeâ— worde is god hym selfe et deus erat verâ—um And he seyth also Sermo tuus veâ—itas est Thy sermon is veryte And â—aynt Austen in his meditacyons seyth Principium .c. The begynnyng of â—hy word is truyth that is yâ— begyÌ„nyng of thy word which was thy word in the â—egynnyng Wherefore it semyth to foâ—ow that who so euer denyeth the word of god he denyeth god hym self fe that is â—ery trueth and so he is made straunge â—nd alenatyd from the spryt of truth that â—s god the holy gost and Chryst hath promysyd Math. x. to denye all suche persons before god his fader that is in heâ—yn That denye hym in this world wherefore euery good man shulde pray and saye with the psalmyste Ps. cc. xviij Good lorde take nat from my mow the â—he worde of truyth and all the apopstels â—nd holy Doctors before rehersyd dyd â—uer preche and haue lefte behynd theÌ„ In wrytyng the sayd word ordynaunce of god haue made thereof coÌ„stytucyoÌ„s and holy canoÌ„ns affyrmyng pouertye and for beddyng alwes teÌ„porall possessyons to be in the Clergye and haue set them In the boke of holy decres to be perpetuallye obseruyd and kepte by the clergy affyrmyng the bokes vyolators thereof to be blasphemours in the holy gost which as saynt Mathew wytnessyth Math. xi Is Irremyssilbe in this worlde and In the world to coÌ„me All this nat withstoÌ„dyng sythen the tyme of the Emê‘oure constaÌ„tyne and of pope Syluester which was .iii. C. yers after Christes byrth The couetous sorte of the clergy do wrytte that teÌ„porall possessioÌ„s and teÌ„porall auctorytes hath cuÌ„me to thâ— by myraclis wheruppon the pope hath coÌ„mauÌ„dyd that no man shal be so hardy to speke there agaynst yet a generall couÌ„cell hath affyrmyd this ê“posicion Luc. xiiii Nisi â—s renuÌ„ciauÌ„it oiÌ„bê° que possidet non potest meuê° est discipls which semyth to be heretycal in his lyterall seÌ„s as it apperyth iÌ„ a boke of Eneas siluius of the councell of Basyll in the coÌ„deÌ„nacyon of the .xii. artycle of IohnÌ„ wykelyff In thes matters semeth to be a great seysme coÌ„trariete where .ii. suche contraryes be bothe of theÌ„ caÌ„ nat be trwe and it may wel be sayd that the holy goost was nat preseÌ„t at the makyng of theÌ„ both whereby the kynges laye subiectys be brought into a merueloê° ê‘plexite dauÌ„gere of heresye for nat knowyng whether of those .ii. coÌ„traryes is to be best beleuyd For we haue but one god one fayth and one kyng to whome of necessyte all we his laye subiectes must praye and huÌ„byll make intercessyoÌ„ to be easyd of the sayd ê‘plexyte Scysme coÌ„traryte for it may be well sayd to the clergye iÌ„ this case as Christ sayd to the pharasyes fals Ipocrytis Math xv ye haue nat ratifyed nor alowed nether regardyd the commauÌ„demeÌ„t of god but your owne tradycions wherfore it may please the Kynges hyghnes to say to the clergy with Christ all plantynges or graffynges that my heueÌ„ly fader hathe nat plantyd or graffyd shal be pluckyd vp be the rote That the correccyon of all such and other enormytyes in the clergy belongyth to the Kyng and to his seculer power Cap. .vii. xxiii qÌ„ iii. Qui potest obuiare there it is sayd that he that may punyshe malefactours and doth it nat is the very fauorer of theyr wykednes xxiii qÌ„ v. Sunt quidam enormia There it is sayde that all outragyous offensys shall be punyshyde by seculer Iugys xxiii qÌ„ v. de Liguribus et venetecis There it is sayd that the seculer power shall constrayne and correcte all scismatykes and heretykes xxiii qÌ„ v. Regum officium there it is sayd the kynges offyce is to punyshe all yll folkes and to releue good folkes xxiii qÌ„ i. Si apud carnales dnÌ„os There it is sayd that he that refucyth or dyspysyth to bere or to gyue reuerence to the powers of rulers shall lacke his rewarde in heuyn xxiii qÌ„ v. Qui malos ê‘cutit there it is sayde that he is the very minister of god that punyssheth and strykyth yll folkes for theyr offencys xxiii qÌ„ v. Si propterea there it is sayd that the wronges of the sacramentys of Chryst must be auengyd by kyngys saynt Paule ad tit .i. byddyth vpon cause geuyÌ„ to punysh offenders straytly and hardely to make them hole sound in the feyth And there he sayeth farther Take no hede to theyr Iwysshe fables nether to the comaundementes of men that turnyth them selfe from the trowth for as well theyr myndys as the consciences ben fowle spotted They knowelege them selfe to knowe Chryst and yet in theyr dedys they deny hym for they be abhomynable And vnfeythfull frowardly dysposyd to euery good werke Et ps xviii it is spoken of them thus Narr auerunt michi .c. wyckyd men haue tolde me fables but nat as the law saynt Paule Ro. xiii seyth Omnis anima .c. Euery soule is subiecte to the superyour powers There is no power but of god they that be be ordeyned of god so that he which resistyth power resistyth the ordynaunce of god they that resyst get to them selfes damnacyon for pryncys be nat ordynyd to the fere of good werkes but of euyll yf thou wylte nat dred power do good and thou shalte haue laude therof He is mynyster of god to the in good thyÌ„ges yf thou do euyll dred he beryth nat the swerde without cause he is the mynester of god vengaunce in wrath to hym that dothe euyll therefore of necessyte be ye subiecte nat only for wrath but also for conscyence ¶ And seynt Peter seyth i. Pet. ii Subiecti igitur .c. Therfore be ye subiect to euery humayn â—reature for god to the vengaunce of euyll doers laude of good men ¶ Now for the loue of god That clerke that lustyth to reproue or iÌ„pugne yâ— forsayd auctorytese or the applyyng of the same let hym do it louyngly and charytably ye â—t yâ— leste by lyke auctorties by no lesse which yf they can nat do let theÌ„ forsake theyr abusys coÌ„forme theÌ„ self fys to the word of god and to lyue thereafter God grauÌ„t the same Amen ¶ Tabula ¶ Fyrste by the auctoryte of the olde testament it aperyth that the clergy ought nat to haue possessioÌ„s Cap. i. ¶ Secondarely it apereth by the new testamente that the clergy outh nat to haue possessions Ca. ij ¶ Thyrdly it appereth by many of theyr owne lawes in the decres that the clergy ought nat to haue possessions Cap. iij. ¶ Fourthly it appereth that tempora possessions ben forbedyn to the clergy by the seyeng of the appostels an of many other holy doctours Ca. iiij ¶ How the clergy haue theyr goodes by a wrong wey and kepe from yâ— pore folkes the goodes of the church Cap. v. ¶ How the goodes and possessions be myspendyd and mysused by many of the clergy Ca. vi ¶ That the correccyoÌ„ of all such and other enormytees in the clergy beloÌ„gyth to the Kyng and to his seculer power Cap. vij ¶ Geddered and compylyd by Iasper Fyloll ¶ Impressum Cum priuilegio regali