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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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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
wyth hys owne marke I cannot terme them as they oughte to be do you consyded that yeâ— notwith standing the word of god is now so pâ—â—â—y â—enâ—yrly symply caught as thaÌ„kes be vnto the lyuyng god and our yong Dauid your grace it now is And that it hath pleased the Kynges Maiestye and his ho norable councel to set it fourth ac cordynglye and specially in thys hyghe mystery of the supper of the Lorde wherof we symple soules haue longe bene robbed of thâ—ne part of that holy sacramente that nowe it shulde be restored vnto vs hole and not thee priestes to eate by the hole theÌ„ selues as they yet dayly do contrary vnto the word of god and the Kynges godly pro ceadinges in as moche as in theÌ„ lyeth dothe not onelye seduce the people styll to folow ther maskiÌ„g masse whych was not knowen in the church of the faythfull as Be da sayth whych was four scoore x. yeares after y e death of Gregory theÌ„ such masking was not knoweÌ„ tyll monckerye of benedictes rule came in and than began pryuate masses a scripture of the popes in uentyon an vnwrytten veryâ—ye whych they wold make vs to bele ue as an article of our fayth But heare what christ sayth Serche y e scriptures for they beare wytnes of me and S. Peter saythe also al the Prophetes do wytnesse wythe hym that God forgeueth all thee synnes of them which beleue and put theyr confydeÌ„ce in christ And now to make an ende I wyll resy te two faythful witnesses against thys deuelysshe cauillatyon that these fals prophetes teache y â— people concerninge thys mystery afo re spoken of as vpoÌ„ all other ther dampnable doctryne whych they grounde vpon mane tradycions whych S. Peter and S. Paule coÌ„ futeth Peter in hys fyrste Epystle â—aileth soche blasphemers as do ymagyne a newe worde of god besydes that whyche is wrytten and he calleth them lying prophetes whych teache any thyng contrarye to thys propheticall and Apostolicall prophecy and a rule wherby we shuld auoyd all maner of lyes and to haue a special eye vnto the candel whych is y e word of the propheticall scripture whiche dryueth oute and banesheth awaye al darkenes and lyes of the deuell and hys Doctours these be hys woordes I wryte vnto you thys secoÌ„d pystle to pryck you vp to quyckene youre hartes that ye myght remember the woordes whych haue bene tolde you before by the holy prophetes and also y â— wordes of our message and commaundemente whyche be the apostles of the lorde our sauyour for ye muste knowe that in the latter dayes ther shal com mockers thei shal bryng in sayth he perniciouse and dampnable sectes And now S. paul saith they shal speake lyes in hypocrysy vnder the colloure and pretence of holynes forbyddyng to mary to absteyne from meates whych god hathe created to be receyued of the faithful with thankes geuing and they shal deny the lorde sayth he whych hath bought and redemed theÌ„ and thee way of the truth shal they sclaunder reuyle do not oure papistes euen so now a dayes Let all men that knowe God iudge and they shall fynde both theyr doctryne lyuing lyke as these two holy Apostles hath paynted theÌ„ vnto the worlde I could haue declared ma ny thynges more of the sayeng of these Apostles to haue bene more circumspecte of these dampnable bypers whych were superfluus but the whole world hathe thanked be God receaued knowledge by the word of God to know theÌ„ and to beware of theyr leuen and here wyth S. Paule I commytte you vnto the word of grace whych is able to edyfye you to geue you an inheritauÌ„ce wyth all theÌ„ that be sanctyfyed SO BE IT Ioel. it ¶ Turne to the Lorde your God for he is gentyl and mercyful pacient and of moche kyndnesse and readye at all tymes to forge ue wyckednesse Math. xx ¶ The labourers in the Lordes vyneyar de that came last of all receaued theyr peny so well as they that came in the mornynge Nether had one more then another A complaynt agaynst the styffenecked made by the aucthour of thys boke ALas I lament the dull abused brayne the insatrike faÌ„tasses witles wilful nes of one other y t at truth haue disdayn They say soch parables they caÌ„not expres some saith thei be realers at riâ—te recheles and som say but litle thiÌ„ke moch in thought wel this ê“cesse I speake of is not for nought Oh wooful chaunce moste infortunate So sodeÌ„ly makyng thys great alteracion For sythe the world was fyrst create Was neuer sene any soch deuysyon How moch is truthe hadde in dirision For falshode faineth fables ful maliciously The truth to drowne alas so pytiously Moch malice is ministred vnder holy precence Most meÌ„ be moued lying signes to vphold False Iammes Iambres be placed iÌ„ pÌ„sence To wouÌ„d Mycheas as in reguÌ„ is told pashur ponisheth hieremy demetriê° is bold Baal Belles ministers rage furiously To drowne the truth alas ful pytiously Helyas Daniel be in woofull case By false Alchimus that wycked counseleâ— Christ cruelly crucified by Pilat cayphas Paul enuyed by hermogenes doth appere Peter by symond Magus Menaunder The apostles proued w t payues spytefully To drowne the truth alas ful pytiously Custome craftely cloked truth beareth no feale Doyng is doubtful dare not for feare Pluck bake pÌ„suÌ„ptioÌ„ which proudly pÌ„uayle poore keketh syleÌ„ce seeth not soch geare Blindnes is braging â—eking here there To spew spytful poysone blasphemously To drown the truth alas ful pytiously The rude rudely learned blind as an asse Dotyng in dreames dispysyng obedience wylful w tout wysdoÌ„ of nothing doth passe As rebel rybauldes w tout intelligence defending theyr god mazyne w t moch violeÌ„ce Agaynst the prycke to spurne vnseamely To drowne the truth alas full pytiously Hatered hateth honesty a whoringe to go Mâ—â—yce maketh men masyng in madnes Penurye pincheth pryueâ—y w t payn woo Prelletes praâ—e papisticallye w t boldnes Lewde lowsy lyeng luâ—keth in darknes false fayniÌ„g flatery freÌ„dship doth ampliffy To drowne the truth alas full pytiously Who blameth blasâ—hemeâ—s boldly to brag Of theyr dotyng doctrine drowned in lies Tearig truth a souÌ„der lyke a torne â—agge Blinding meÌ„s hartes blering their eyes Lyke lurking lowtes lecherouse spyes As subtyl â—erpentes working peâ—niciously To drowne the truth alas full pytiously The witles wllfully walke their ownway not folowing salomoÌ„s sapieÌ„ce but Baales posterite In faÌ„tastical phaÌ„tasses let truth say what he may yet slouthfully wil they slepe infecte wyth inpuritie SupposiÌ„g theÌ„ selues sure to sâ—aÌ„d iÌ„ securitie Stablyshed in sâ—yffenes puâ—t vp arogantly To drowne the truth alas ful pytiously These stoule sturdy stomackes staÌ„d styffely As bytyng wolues craftely closteryng Lyke meÌ„bres malâ—gnaunt styck stubburnly to vphold proud hamone y â— shaueliÌ„g yet powre pincheth not for al theyr â—uâ—muâ—ing And gredy gasping by sleyght pÌ„suÌ„ptuously To drowne