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The seconde parte of the booke called a Bucklar of the Catholyke fayeth conteyninge seuen chapiters / made by Rychard Smyth doctoure of diuinitie of Oxforde, & reader of the same there.
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Smith, Richard, 1500-1563.
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mercie saued vs not of oure ryghteous workes throughe the fountayne Baptisme is not only a mark of our iustifiâ—ation but a cause of it of renewynge and regeneration or bearyng vs againe of the holye ghost whiche he powred into vs plenteouslye throughe Iesus Christe oure sauiour that we beynge iustified by hys grace shuld be heires of eternall lyfe thorowe esperaunce or hoope Who may not see here moste playnly that S. Paule affirmeth a man to bee saued renewed borne agayne and iustified by baptisme and the holye Ghoste also to bee geuen to vs in it Where was then these mens learnyng in the scriptures when they so ignorauntlye taughte the contrarye sayinge that baptisme is but a token marke seale and confirmation of our iustification Fayth only iustifieth not man and saluation and that only fayth doeth iustifie vs Oure Lorde tourne theyr heartes to his trouth agayne out of thys straunge blyndnes in whiche they are Finallye touchyng the rehearsall of the Scriptures saith not s Peter that as Nâ—es i. Peter iii. aâ—ke or shyppe saued hym and seuen other from drownynge in the floude â–ª euen semblablye baptisme saueth vs â–ª Wherefore retourne ye Swinglians and Lutherans to the Catholyke churche and forsakynge youre errours and â–ª naughtye opinions embrace the trueth agayn whiche the holye notable doctours hath taught vs in theyr bookes as it appeareth manifestlye by some of theyr sentences whiche I haue annexed to these scriptures that thereby men maye playnelye see that oure newe brethren are not membres of Christes catholike churche nor beleue as those fathers dyd whiche are nowe Sainctes in heauen 〈◊〉 of some of the auncient writers miâ—des and iudgementes touchyâ—ge the â—â—â—ce and strength of baptisâ—â— against Peter Martyr al the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of â—â—â—e Swinglians 〈◊〉 wâ—â—â—h do affirme that it is but onely a signe and a confirmation of our iustification and no cause thereof Saint Austen writeth after thys manieâ— Vnusquisâ—â—am in Sermâ— xvi 〈◊〉 verbis apost iustificatione constitutus accepta scâ—licet remissione peccatorum per â—auacrum regenerationis accepto â—piritu sancto proficiens de die in diem uideat ubi sit Let euer maÌ„ We dooe râ—ceaue forgeuenes of oure sinnes the holye ghost in and by baptisme â—han he is iustified and remission of his synues beyng receaâ—â—â—â— thorowe the fountaine of baptisme in which man is born agayne and also when he hath the holye Ghoost throughe the same baptisme take heede loke or considre in what estate he is profitinge or goinge forwarde daylye in grace and vertuous lyuinge Thys is veraye plainlye written but heare hym agayne writing more playnlye in Toâ— lib. contra 〈◊〉 Pelagâ—anum thys matter Iustificatoâ— in haâ— uita secundum â—sta tria confertur prius lauacro regenerationis quo remittuntur cuncta pâ—â—â—ata Deinde congressione cum uitijs à quoâ—â— reatu soluti sumus Tertio dum no stra exauditur oratio qua dicimus Dimitte nobis debita nostra ce That is to saye iustification is Mat. vi geuen to vs in thys life by these We are instified by in thinges â—nd not by faith only as our new ghoosâ—elâ—rs do sai falslye three thynges â–ª Fyrste throughe baptisme in the whiche we are borne agayne and aâ— ou◠〈◊〉 are forgeuen vs. Secondlye we are made righteous by fightinge with our vices from the gylte or faulte of whiche we be loosed Thirdlye iustification is geuen to vs when thys oure petition is gratiouslye harde Forgeue vs O father whiche arte in heauen oure trespasses committed againste the as wee do forgeue them that trespasse againste vs. Aqua exhibet forinâ—ecus Grace is geuen by baptisme sacramentum gratiae spiritus operatur intrinsecus beneficiâ—m gratiae soluens uinculum culpae reconcilians bonum naturae regenerat hominem in vno christo ex uno Adam generatum The water exhibiteth outwardly the sacrament of grace and the holye ghoste worketh inwardelye the benefite of grace loosynge the bonde of synne and reconciling the goodnes of nature it doeth regenerat a man in or thorowe one Christe begotten of one Adam What can our brethren Faith onlie tustifieth not man thren say to this which defende that faieth onlye iustifeth man and that baptisme is but onelye a marke of our iustification and a seale of it Heare him agayne saying Illo sacrosancto lauacro in choatur renouatio noui hominis Lib. i. demoâ—iâ—us Maâ—â—â—ae orum caâ— â–ª xxxv The renewinge of the newe man is begon throughe the holye lauatorie or fountaygne of baptisme Dicimus baptisma dare Then oure new brethreÌ„ are not catholyke meÌ„ but playne scismatikes in dulgentiam omnium peccatorum et auferre crimina noÌ„ radere We catholyke men doe affime that baptisme geueth to vs remission of all oure synnes and taketh cleane away our sinnes not as it were to shaue them that the rootes of them remayn styll Baptisma abluit peccata omnia prorsus omnia dictorum facto Lib. i. ca. xiii contra duas epist â—alogiâ—â—â—â—rum rum ac cogitatoruÌ„ siue originalia siue addita c. Baptisme wassheth awaye all synnes vtterly al of wordes deedes thoughtes whether thei be originales or added that is to saye or actuall Baptisme putteth awaye oure synnes and not faieth onlye synnes coÌ„mitted by mans owne acte and free wyll Howe shamfully then are Peter Martyr and all the newe brethren deceaued whiche saye that baptisme is no cause of our iustification but faieth onelye and that baptisme is but a marke of it and a confirmation and yet say that they do setfurth the faieth and religion of the fathers and of the olde catholyke churche He that lusteth to reade more of thys matter in sainte Austens workes let hym goâ— to the pla Lib. de 〈◊〉 ad catech lib. 〈◊〉 cap. x. ces alleaged here and noted in the margent of thys treatise â—o ix tract v. in primam Io. epist To. x. ser 128. de tempore tract 80. in Io. he shall be fullye satisfied of his beleife herin notwithstanding that these sentences alreadye recited maye satisfie euerye good man Heare howe what was sainte Hieroins beleife in thys mater whiche sayeth EuaÌ„ gelij mihiplacet religio vt baptize mini in fanguine meo per lauacruÌ„ Hieroni. in ca. i. Esaiâ— regeneration is quod solum potest dimittere peccata iuxta illud Nisi quis renatus fuerit c. The religion of the Euangelie sayeth HieroÌ„ in Christes persone pleaseth me that ye be baptised in my bloude through the lauatotie of regeneration whiche onlye can remitte synnes accordyng to thys saying of Christe Excepte a man be borne againe of water and the holie ghost he Ioan. iii. Note this reader shall not entre into the kyngdome of heauen What can Peter Martyr and his followers saie to thys playne sentence Wyll they arrogantlye denye these doctours sayinges and those that follow here desiring that men shoulde