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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14251	The olde fayth of greate Brittaygne, and the newe learnynge of Inglande wherunto is added a symple instruction, concernynge the Kinges Maiesties procedinges in the co[m]munyon. Compyled by R.V.	R. V., fl. 1549.	1549 (1549)	STC 24566; ESTC S119007	13,729	40

had him avoy de but I thinke Syluester sent for him aÌ„d receaued that which Chryst refused / and it maye well appeare to be from thence For sence the same pope syluester receaued the possessions which was almost .iiij. c. yeres after CHRIST he his successours for the most part haue euer sence persecuted the trewe CHRYSTYANES and that ye may perceaue the setting furth of the scryptures in those dayes was not for euery man / by the reasoÌ„ it was so chargeable But it was onely a prynces worke as Chrodoryke bisshop of Cirocopolis in the fyrst booke of hys story the .xvi. chapter maketh mencion of an Epystle sent by the forsayde constantine to Eusehuis the tenour wherof is this It hath semed vs good to sygnyfye vnto the that thou prepare L. volumes of the scryptures and pryneye pally those the which thou knoweste to be necessary to the institucion doctryne and vsage which hath been accustumed to be geuen to the churches and let them be writteÌ„ in good Parchement and well trined by good worckmen hauing good knowledge in the acte of the scryptures And we also haue seÌ„t letters to our general geuernoue of the prouinces to take charge and dyligeÌ„ tly to minister al thynges necessary / to the restoring of the same volumes and it to be thy worke and dilygently to enforce thy selfe that the same volumes maye be shortly ready and appareylled as it apperteyneth And further by the aucthorytie of our letters Sealed by vs sent to the we giue the power to take and vse openly .ij. Charets or cartes to cause the sayd volumes dylygently to be conueyed to the citie of constaÌ„tinople GeÌ„tle reader / here may ye se what paynes and charges it was to thys noble Emperour to set furth the scryptures in those dayes Iohn Caryon sayth in the. 3. boke of hys chronicle that thys constantine caused the newe Testament to be carryed before him for a wytnes of hys saith I praye you wherfore dyd constantine set furth these scryptures Truly because yâ— wicked Dyoclesyan the. xxxv Emperour in the .ix. yeare of hys reygne / which was about the yeare of Chryst 288. as Cation wrytteth / dyd as appeareth in the seuently boke the second chapter of Eusebius story cause thys proclamacyon followyng / to be proclaymed which was that the churches of the christyans whiche myght be founde shuld be ouerthrowen to the fondacions the bokes and scryptures burned and that all those of that relygyon which had any dignitie or office shuld be put forth remaine ashamed and that those slaues which perseuered in the chrysten fayth myght not obtayne lybertie the occasyon herof was that the heretyke Manicheus had fowen dissention amonge the chrystians O Lorde haue we not had thy scrypturs brent in curdayes Yf we aske wynchester and London / they wyll laye yea yea and so say I to But ye may beleue me I was very heauye wheÌ„ I heard of it yea / and as heauye as they are now sory that they be printed agayne But thankes be to the lorde our kinges maiesteacute may go farther wyth hundreth pounde in printing then constantine might haue done wyth thre thousand pounde in wrytynge For the lacke of bokes caused the bysshops of Rome and his ayders to preuayle in all counsels sence the fyrst Yea and in all the xxiij scismes past / to rule all thiÌ„ges as they wolde and to make what they wolde and discalow what they wolde But in this the xxiiii scisme or deuision I trust the byssho pe of Rome and all his Papistes shall be ouerthrowen through that word of GOD which by the prynt is abouÌ„dantly spredde abrode in all Chrystendome A worke which God neuer opened to man sence the worlde began tyll the yeare of Chryst M iiii c. lii which in that yere was opened to one called Iohannes faustius in the Cytie of Magunce or menth in Germany Wherfore let vs giue god thaÌ„kes reioyce that he hath seÌ„t vs in these our dayes that science wherby al those that loue the lyght maye haue the same for alytle charges / I meane the worde of God who is the Aucthour of lyght By whose lyght the kyngs maiestye with hys honorable couÌ„sel goeth about to ouerthrowe the Popes mastres Missa the successour of the Israelytes / ne husthan Wherfor / let vs daily pray to that lorde the Aucthour of the canonicall scryptures / that he wyll pro sper the Kinges maiestie with my Lorde protectour and his honorable coÌ„sell / in the setting furth of his worde So that through hys helpe they may ouercome the ennemies of the same hys worde and of his graces royalmes and dominions Amen Finis

â§ The olde Fayth of greate Brittaygne / and the newe learnynge of Inglande Wherunto is added a symple instruction concernynge the Kinges Maiesties procedinges in the coÌ„munyon Compyled by R. V. Â¶ Nume xvj â‹ In this ye shall knowe that the lorde hath sent me / for to do all those thinges whyche ye see and that I haue not inuented them of myne owne harte IMPRINTED at London by Anthony Scoloker Dwellynge in the Sauoy rentes Wythoute Temple-barre Cum Priuilegio ad ImprimenduÌ„ solum THe Euangelist Math. 2â— Witnesseth that Chryste sayd all power is geueÌ„ me in heauen and earth Go therfore teach al natioÌ„s BaptisiÌ„g theÌ„ in the name of the father and of the soÌ„ne aÌ„d of the holyghost teaching them to obserue all thynges whatsoeuer I commaunded you Theys wordes therfore go teach all nacions may proue the woorde of God to haue bene taught here in this Realme euen in the tyme of the Apostles and discyples of Chryst for then this realme was tributory or payd tribute to the Romaynes and in estimaiton wyth them And for a farther profe Eulebius in his Ecclesiasticall hystory the thyrd booke and fyrst chapter / sayth the Iewes beyng persecuted wyth all euels the apostles and disciples of our sauiour departed to go preache by all partes of the worlde And farther the great Chronicle of lytle brytaygne recyteth that Coâ—llus sonne of Maruis / was king in thys realme after hys father Who in hys yonge age was brought vp in Rome And for so muche as he knewe the maners of the Romaynes he had them all his lyfe in honoure and payd them yeâ—elys tribute For he sawe the whole worlde trybutours to htem He had the prynces and the nobylytye of hys realme in greate reuerence and many tymes shewed great lyberalytie in geuing them gyftes presentes And also vnto those whyche lyued vertuously and for this cause was he so beloued of all folkes that after hys death they ceased not to wepe He reygned longe and left a sonne called Lucius whyche was kynge after hys father In whose tyme as the same chronicle recyteth was a great nombre of Chrystyans baptysed whych openly preached the gospell of oure sauyour and Redemer Iesus Chryst Who Kyng Lucius gladlye hearde / and he beynge in spyred wyth the grace of the holyghost had a desyre to be chrystened and for to obteyne the same / sent messengers to Elether / then beynge Bysshop of Rome for lerned menne / Who sent hym twoo Famous menne one called Faganus and the other Damianus Who also at ther commynge / preached before Kynge Lucius / the whole lyfe and lawe of oure sauyour and redemer Iesus Chryste At whose preachynge the Kynge wythe hys whole housholde was Chrystened in the yere of Chryst 185. And vnder yâ— fayth or belefe of one only god were edified diuers Temples And thus we see the firste fayth receued in thys Realme to be taught accordyng to the Gospell For at that tyme were fewe Ceremonyes vsed amonge the ChrystiaÌ„s other then were coÌ„teyned in the gospell And thys pure syncere fayth contynued among the Brytaynes in thys Realme tyll the yere of Christ 544. In which tyme as Ranolph of Chister recyteth in the .v. boke the. 9 chapter of Polichronica Ethelbert was kyng ouer kent To whoÌ„ Austen the monke came from Rome vnsent for then beyng bysshop of Rome Gregory the great Whiche Austen at his comming raysed vp a banner of the Crosse / shewed a Table that he brought wheron was paynted a crucyfyx and song the Popes Letany / and sayd masse which the kig wolde not receaue at the fyrst But shortly after Austen persuaded the king aÌ„d hys people after suche a sorte / that he receaued Austens ware And Gregory his master / hearing of this sent Austen more helpers and with them sent bokes reliques of holy saits and thus was that new lerniÌ„g brought ito this reame of which we se much yet remaynyng in the church / at this present daye / al the Britaynes at that time wolde in no wise receaue as apeareth in the same ix chapter Whervppon Austen called a counsel of vij Britysh bysshoppes and of the most famous monkes of Bangorin wales Who at their comming to the counsell an Heremite meting with them demaunded whether they were going and they answered / to Austens counsel Then sayd the Heremyte to them When ye come there if Austen ryse and mete wyth you lyke a meke Dysciple of Christe then receaue his doctrine If not returne agayne Which they did in that AusteÌ„ shewed not him selfe meke wherat AusteÌ„ was displeased and sayd vnto them ConseÌ„t to me in thre thinges / if ye wyll not agree to the rest That is kepe Easter in dewe tyme and Christen after the maner of the church of Rome and preache Gods worde to the Inglysh But they wold not consent to him WhervppoÌ„ AusteÌ„ made them answere saying he was warned by inspyracyon that they whiche wolde not receaue peace of theyr brethern / shulde of hym receaue warre and wrath Which he brought to passe For he caused Ethelbertus kyng of NorthumberlaÌ„d to â—â—a .ij. M. L. moÌ„kes of BaÌ„gor which lyued by the sweate of theyr browes hauing nothiÌ„g to speÌ„d And yâ— syese how this new fayth was brought into this realme 409. yeares after the fyrst And howe in the fyrst was preached the whole lyfe and law of our sauiour Redeamer Iesus Christ And in the last wyth bloude was set vp a banner a crucifix the popes Letany and Masses with bokes and relykes of holye saynctes / AusteÌ„ denieth not that the Britaynes kept easter and Christened but it was after the institucion of the apostles and not after yâ— vse of the Romaynes whiche Crucyfyed Chryston good frydaye raysed hi vp on easterday yâ— Romaynes vsed in theyr christening oyle creame salt and spyttie as we see at these dayes Which vsage / in those dayes / the Brytaynes wolde not receaue Foganus and Damianus taught the Brytaynes to buylde diuers Temples vnder yâ— fayth of one only God AusteÌ„ taught to buyld churches of peter and of paule And sence hys successours haue taught to build churches of Austen Dunstone / Ancelme / Blasy and Thomas becket So that we may see that by these meanes yâ— pure and siynceare trueth hath bene darkened Full wel might Peter say there shal be false teachers among you 2. Petri. 1. Which pryuely shall bring in dampnable sectes denying the lorde that bought them I pray you Is not the popish priesthod a dampnable sect / whiche saye / they can make theyr maker in their masses and offer him vp for a sacrifice whiche preuayleth the quicke and dead Peter myght well say / that all such shuld bryng vnto them selues swift dampnaty oÌ„ and that many shuld follow their dampnable wayes ' by which the way of truth shal be euell spoken of How say you O ye popish bisshops aÌ„d priestes which maynteyn Austens dampnable Ceremonyes do ye not cause

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