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A06886
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A declaration of thee power of Gods worde concerning the holy supper of the Lord, confutynge all lyers and fals teachers, whych mayntayne theyr maskynge mass inuented agaynst the woorde of God, and the Kynges Maiesties most godly proceadynge compyled anno d[omi]ni M.D.XLVIII
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Mardeley, John.
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1548
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STC 17317; ESTC S104366
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scripture onely so that playnly they whi che ymagyne y t ther shuld be any other vnwrytteÌ„ veritie be clerly agaynst Boddes truth for in the sixt of the same beke is wrytten What I chmaund you that shalt thou do only vnto the Lord thou shalt neyther adde nor mynyshe any thyng And in the laste chap. of the Apocalips who so euer addeth any thynge vnto thys The Lorde shall sende hym the plages whyche be wrytten in thys boke Which place the Duns men euen Duns hymselfe grauntethe that thys sayenge oughte to be vnderstand of the whole scripture TheÌ„ doo not these false teachers synne manyfestly agaynst the commaun dementes of god which doth affyr me that theyr is any other worde of god vnwrytten as they do why â—he expounde the scriptures after theyr owne fantasses geuing iudgement of the wyll of god wythoute the worde of God wrytten and is it not a deueliysshe lye to say the scripture cannot be vnder stande wythout mens comentaries or gloses because the scripture is so obscure darke and doubtful that it maye be els applyed to con fyrme heresyes what benedictyoÌ„s bee appoynted of sundrye kyndes vnto them that kepeth those thyn ges which be wrytten in the boke of the lawe And in the. xxii of the same boke doth not Moyses saye manifestly thus Set and fix your hartes vpon al the wordes whych I testyfye vnto you thys day that ye maye commaunde your chyldreÌ„ to kepe obscure al thynges why che are wrytten in the boke of the lawe for they bee not geuen and coÌ„manÌ„ded vnto you in vayn But that euery one of you shulde lyue after them Oh marke what these wordes importeth that here is euerlastring lyfe promysed vnto all them whyâ—h kepe these thynges whych at wryeteÌ„ in the scripture So that by these wordes ye maye clearly vnderstand that Moyses he aâ—opnteth this to be the fynall eâ—â—â— onely cause why That god wolde haue hys worde to be wryt teÌ„ y â— al men of what degre so euer they bee myghte be saued by the worde of god and then the sequel muste folow to be a playn blasphe my to affyrme and saye that wee maye be saued or dampned by any tradicions of mans inuentyons beyng not expressed in goddes bo ke are not all those very ydiotes and fantastycal whych doth ascry be thys ignoraunce and negligeÌ„ce vnto god as thouâ—he he eyther â—â—lâ—t not or els wolde not Deter myne all artycles necessary vnto oâ—â—e saluacion to be oppressed by wrytynâ—e wythin the holy Scrip ture or els they declare theÌ„ selues to be ignoraunte of the fynal cause why the Scripture was â—e uen vnto vs he hathe not geuen vnto vs a patched or a worke vn parfect but a ful and a whole glas se wherin the parâ—â—ght ymagyne of hys dâ—itie whych Saince Paul calleth the prynte of hys substaun â—e shulde aâ—â—eâ—â— fully therin Also S. Ihon sayâ—â—e that thys woorde doth shyne in darkenesse and that is the lyght which shyneth in meÌ„s hartes blynded of the deuel thorowe synne and that Christe doth open vnto vs the wyll of GOD thorowe hys gospell Therfore it is not onelye thee ignoraunce of manne that the worde of God is thus blasphemed But thorowe thee malyce of thee deuyll for the deuell neuer ceaseth to dysfygure thys woorde whyche is the testy monye of thee Sonne of god whâ— he dyspysed before thee worlde was made and shall fyghte wythe fyght with hym euen wyth al hys power vntyl the day of iudgemeÌ„t Thys boke the King is commaun ded to haue alwayes in hys haÌ„des and in hys syghte y â— boke of y â— law and to reade out of it al the dayes of hys lyfe for thys purpose that he shuld learne to feare hâ—s Lorde god and he delygentlye to applye hys studye therin And then thys promyse is made hym that he shal lyue longe and many of his proge uy lynage shal enioye his kyng dom after hym wolde â—nto God all Christen kynges and prynces wolde regarde the reading of this boke and thynke it to be one part of theyr offycie to be sometymes occupyed in the readynge therof that they maye learne the wyll of God how he wyl be feared by his woorde onely and not by any popy she lawes and mannes tradycions for it is wryttâ— in the. xxx of Deuteronomium The commaun dement whych I geue vnto the is not aboue thy power neyther far re from the it is not set in heauen neyther it is beyonde the sea but the worde is nyght vnto the euen in thy mouthe and in thy harte Marke what Moyses sayth here Remember saythe he I haue â—et it before thy eyes that thou mayesâ—e reade in that boke and vnderstand it also For in thys boke he forbid deth al maner of honour and condempneth all maner of worshyppe and seruyce to bee inuented other done vnto god after the wyl com maundementes tradyâ—yons and doctrynes of men contrary to his worde or otherwyse then his wor de appoynteth or that whyche is not ordayned by the same or commaunded for these seruices muste be learned out of the worde of god both what wyl please him what pleaseth hym not These thynges be knowâ— onely by the holy wryt ten scripture and yf ye beleue not thys be sure heauen and earthe at the latter daye shall wytnesse agaynst vs yf we folowe these false lyenge Prophetes of the false chri stes whych ymagyne a new word and a new christ as to be bounde to certayn appoynted places day â—s meates vowes to abstayne froÌ„ the lawefull creatures ordayned of god for S. peter putteth a diffe rence betwene thee Propheticâ—ll scripture and an interpretacyon whyche is made and inuenced of mans owne brayne and sâ—ch tradycyons whych are made and enâ—oyned at mans commaundement callynge all maner of doctrynes which be not coÌ„teyned in the scrip ture of the holye ghoost Caâ—cyos and disceytfull fables exhortyng all men diligently to trye by thys candell of propheticall scripture the doctryne of the false lying pro pheteâ— whyche ymagyne a newe prophecyâ— or scripture and a new worde for by that meanes saythe hâ— â–ª â—hall be â—â—â—â—ed oute the deuyls subtyâ—â—ie and â—â—lâ—â—oâ—e Callyng al mâ—â—â— doctrynes not conteyned in the scripture very darkenesse and the scripture onâ—ly to be thee true lyght and lâ—nteâ—ne as Dauid called it sayinge thy worde is a lanteâ—â—e vnto my fete and the lyghte vnto my path waâ—es Paul in both hys Epystle to Tymothy and in hys Epystle to Tyte also doth ear nestly warne vs to be ware of the blasphemyes whyche shulde be in thys laste tyme oâ— these lyeng teachers whych shuld laye vpon our neckes newe and wycked opynyons and buld and confyr me with theyr doctrine and lawes not con fyrmed by the worde of God and the prophetes but by false sygnes and lyinge myracles to blynd and disceaue the vnfaythful and soche as haue not receaued the truth of gods worde and he monysheth vs