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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68446	An humble supplicacion vnto God for the restoring of hys holye woorde, vnto the churche of Englande, mooste mete to be sayde in these oure dayes, euen with teares of euery true [and] faythfull English harte.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1554 (1554)	STC 1730; ESTC S110450	34,239	76

the people O intolle●ble blasphemie Thy sonne ordayned the Sacramente too be a signe and token of ●ou● / whā the godly come together to eate all of one bread● to drink● all of one cuppe The papistes make it 〈◊〉 Sacramente of dissencion / discorde and debate For if anye will not agree too theyr fles●helye / wycked and dettely●●he ●pynyon / confessynge theyr erroure off transsubstantiatiō / and affyrming● that the bread and wyne is the very naturall bodye and bloude of Christe God and man / and therefore oughte too be ●neled vnto / worshipped / honored / and called vppon as the onely true / lyuynge and immortall God / they falle oute with them / they calle them heretykes / they persecute them / they apprehende them / they empresonne burne them without mercy And as the wicked papistes prophanate and vnhallowe these twoo aforesayde holy Sacramentes / so do they lyke fylthye swyne defyle all other misteries / that thy sonne Chris●e hath ordayned with reuerēce to be vsed in thy church An Lorde God and oure heauēly father / therfore we were taught too wor●hip the in spirite and truethe / and too praye vnto the euery where / lyftinge vp pure handes without wrathe or doubtinge Ioan. 4. 1. Tim. 2. But nowe the papistes teache vs to praye vnto the and vnto all the cōpany of heauen with boynge and bleatinge in the quyre / with playeng on the organs / with sayeng ladies psalters on beades / with mumblynge ouer certayne prayers / in the tunge that we vnderstande not Pra●●r Heretofore we were taughte / that thou alone forgeuest vs all our syn●es / whan souer we earnestly repent / and vnfay●edly turne vnto the God alone forgeueth sinne But nowe the papistes teache / that they also haue power too forgeue synnes / and that oure synnes can not be forgeuen / excepte we confesse them vnto the prieste with all circumstaunces Esa 43. Marc. 2. Luc. 5. Heretofore we were taught to looke for all saluacion of the thorowe faythe in the bloude of Christe Faith onely iustefied But nowe the papistes teache vs to looke for saluaciō in our owne good workes / in the intercession of sainctes / in prayers and merites of synneful hypocrites and beastly belligoddes / in ceremonies / in wil workes / in tradicious of men / in holy bread / holy water / holy candels / holy palmes / holy as●hes / latine seruice / idolatrous masses / supersticious Diriges / trifelinge trentalles / popishe fastinges / belles / beades / c. Abominacions Heretofore we were taught to caste out of our temples the Idols and Mawmettes wherwith many com●itted spiritual whordome and rāne an whoring / and to garnish the churche with the holy scriptures / that the people might learne to know to feare the. Images not tollerable in the tēples of the Christians But now the vngodlye papistes haue brought the matter to this pointe / that the sentences of thy blessed lawe are blotted / vtterly wyped out of the temples / Idols are there placed manifestlye and directly / agaynste thy blessed commaundemente / which thy enemies call laye mēs Calēders Exod. 20 Leuit. 19. Deut. 5. 7. 12. or bokes / as though o Lorde God / the people might soner be brought vnto the knowledge of the / by looking on deformed stock●s stones / than by reading thy holy blessed worde Ioan. 5 Thy sonne our sauiour Christ cōmaundeth vs to searche the scriptures / and not to beholde Idols and Mawmettes Ioan. 8. He that is of god / saythe he / hearethe the word of god He sayethe not / he that is of god rūeth vnto Images / seeth what goodnes he cāne pycke out of thē Agayn he sayeth My shepe heare my voyce Ioan. 10 He sayeth not my shepe hath a delyghte and pleasure too beholde vayne Idols and mahounde lyke Mawmettes Psal 119. Thy seruaunt Dauid calleth them blessed / that searche thy testimonies and haue a pleasure too studie in thy lawe daye and night Psalm 1. For thy holy worde is only the boke / wherin thy people ought to looke / and not dumme Images carued Idolles / which are cursed of the in thy holy law / yea the makers of them also Deut. 27 Ah Lorde God / they that haue this procured / that thy holy worde should be wyped and blotted out of the churches / is it not to be thoughte / that their names are blotted and wyped● out of the ●oke of lyfe also● Yea / is it not too be thought that such Antichristes wold gladly haue bothe the / thy holy worde / yea / thy blessed name so blotted wyped out of all mens hartes / that thou mightest neuer be The holy scriptures vvyped out of the temples idols placed remembred more / but that they and theyr deueli●● decrees might alone raygne / rule / ruffle and triumphe / makyng all men euen from the hyghest to the lowest their miserable captiues wretched bond slaues It maye right wel be sayde vnto them / as our sauiour Christ sayd vnto the wicked styfnecked Iewes He that is of God / heareth the worde of God Ioan. 8. Ioan. 10. Ye therfore heare it not / because ye are not of God Again / ye beleue not / because ye are not of my shepe Iere. 3. Ah Lord these chyldren of Bel●all haue forsaken the thalone fountayne of lyuely water / they haue dygged to thē selfs puddels / yea / dyle dyrtie puddels / that are able too holde no water They are such people / as cōtinually prouoke the vnto anger Esa 30. They are lyēg chyldrē / yea / such chyldrē / as will not heare the law of God They say to the preachers / loke oute of the scriptures no good lessōs for vs. And to the godly lerned they say / tel not vs those thinges that are right / neither rebuke our wickednes Idolatry / but speake vnto vs pleasaūt thīges / such as we delight too heare Tel not vs of gods āger / iustice iudgemēt againste the stifnecked idolators / but preach vnto vs fals thinges / fables / lyes / er●ors / saicts liues out of the goldē legēd / narraciōs out of the festiual / exāples out of Vi●as patrū The doctrine of the papistes authorites out of sermōs Dormi mens tradicions / laudable ceremonies / cōmendable customes / holye rites / aunciente vsages / good ente●tes / iustificacion of workes / transsubstantiacion / the corporall presence of Christ / in the Sacramente of the aultare / vnder the accidentes of bread / c. The propiciatory sacrifice of the masse / the receauinge of the Sacramente vnder one kynde / contrary to Christes institucion / auriculare confession / c. Treade oute of the waye / go out of the pathe / awaye with the holy one of Israel from vs. We