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A godly confession and protestacion of the christian fayth, made and set furth by Ihon Hooper, wherin is declared what a christia[n] manne is bound to beleue of God, hys Kyng, his neibour, and hymselfe
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Hooper, John, d. 1555.
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I thiÌ„k of all gods Sacramentes in the ministery of the churche And of Baptisme because it is a marke of our Christian church this I iudge after the doctryne of Saint Paul that it is a seale and coÌ„firmacion of iustice either of our accepcion into the grace of God for Chryst for his innocencye and iustice by fayth is ours and our sinnes and iniustice bi his obedience ar his wherof baptisme is the signe seale and coÌ„firmatioÌ„ For although frely by the grace of god our synnes be forgeuen yet the same is declared by the Gospel receiued by faith and sealed by y e sacramentes whyche be the seales of gods promises as it is to be sene by the fayth of the faythfull Abraham Baptisme hath hys promises as is a fore sayd hys elemente the water his proper coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t hys proper ceremonies washiÌ„g in y e water As for other mens opinioâ—s that saye Circumsicion was the seale not onely of AbrahaÌ„s acceptation freely into the grace of God by faith but also of hys obedience and proper iustice I beleue it not to be trewe for S. Paul confuteth it in the same place as an errour sayiÌ„g AbrahaÌ„ had nothiÌ„g wherof he mighte glory before god If he had nothiÌ„g god confirmed that he gaue him not that he found in him for S. Paul saith that Circumcision was the seale of the Iustice that caÌ„ by faith not by workes They be out of the way that haue the lyke opinion of baptisme for S. Paul disputeth not in that place whether works plese god but sheweth that our saluacion coÌ„meth by grace and not bi workes Ther be other that think SacrameÌ„ts to be the coÌ„firmatioÌ„s not only of our fre acceptacyon into gods fauour by fayth but also of our obedyeÌ„ce towardes God hereafter And because Infantes and young babes cannot professe obedience nor put of the olde man nor put on the newe thei would exempt and defraud the young chyldren of baptisme Saynt Paule coÌ„fesseth also this opinion in the same place AbrahaÌ„ saith he beleued God and it was accoÌ„ted vnto hym for iustice and sayth not Abraham professed obedience Therfore God coÌ„firmed his owne infallible truth and promises to Abraham by circumcision and not Abrahams obedience For if he had he had confirmed the weke and vncertayn infirmitie of man and not hys own infallible truth For AbrahaÌ„ wyth all hys obedience was infyrme and vnperfect wythout Christ Yet was bouÌ„d to work in a godly life As for those that say CircumcisioÌ„ and Baptisme be like and yet attribut the remission of originall synne to Baptysme whyche was neuer gyuen vnto Circumcision they onelye destroye not the similitude and equalitie that should be betwene them but also take from Christe remission of synne and translate it into the water and element of baptisme As for the supper of the Lord which is the other Sacrament whereby the church of Christ is knowne I beleue it is a remembraunce of Christes death a seale confyrmation of his preciouse body geuen vnto death wherwyth we are redemed It is a vysyble word that precheth peace betwene God and man exhorteth to mutual loue and godlye lyfe teacheth to contemne the world for the hope of the lyfe to come when as chryst shall appeare and come downe in to the cloudes whyche nowe is in heauen as consernynge hys humanytye and no wher elles nor neuer shalbe tyll the tyme of the generall resurrection I be leue that this holi sacrament hath his proper promises proper elementes proper commauÌ„demeÌ„t and proper Ceremonies As concerning the ministers of the churche I beleue that the church is bound to no sort of people or any ordinary successioÌ„ of bishops Cardinals or such lyke but vnto the only word of god none of theÌ„ shuld be beleued but wheÌ„ thei speak y e word of god Althogh there be diuersitie of giftes knowledge amoÌ„g men some know more and some know lesse And if he that knoweth lest teache Christ after the holy scriptures he is to be accepted he that knoweth most teacheth Christ contrary or and ther wayes then the holye scryptures teache is to be refused I am sory therfore wyth all my herte to se the churche of Christ degenerated into a ciuil pollicy for euen as kinges of the world naturally by descent froÌ„ theyr parentes must solow in ciuil regiment rule and lawe as by right they oughte euen so must such as succede in the place of Bishops and priestes that dye possesse al giftes and learning of the holly gost to rule the church of Christe as his godly predecessour had so that tholy ghost must be captiue bondman to byshops seas palacies And because the holye gost was in saint Peter at Rome and in mani other godly men that haue occupied bishopprickes and dioses therfore the same gifts thei sai must nedes followe in their successours althoughe in dede thei be no more like of zeale nor diligence then Peter and Iudas Balaham and Ieremy Anna Caiphas to Iohn and Iames. But thus I conclude of the mynysters of what degre or dignity soeuer thei be thei be no better theÌ„ recordes testymonyes mynysters and seruauntes of goddes worde and gods sacrameÌ„ts Vnto the whych they shuld nether adde demynish nor chaunge any thyng And for their true seruyce and dyligeÌ„ce in thys part thei shoulde not be onely reuerenced of the people but also honoured by the magistrates as the seruauntes of god And I beleue that as many soules as perish by their negligeÌ„ce or contempt of gods word shalbe required at theyr handes Of the people thus I beleue that they owe their dutye and obebience to god to them kyng and magistrates vnto theyr neighboures and vnto them selues Vnto god they owe both bodye and soule to laude and prayse him according to gods boke To cal vpoÌ„ him in the daies of their trouble and vpon none els to coÌ„forme both their doctrin their lyues to promote and set forth the glory of God Theyr dutye to the kynges maiestie is theyr obedience to him his lawes and the Realme for conscience sake and rather to lose bothe body an goodes theÌ„ to offende his highnes or his lawes whensoeuer any subiect be called to serue with body or goodes at home or froÌ„ home willingly thei must obei without question or farther inquision to serche whether the kynges cause be righte or wronge for whether it bee or be not it maketh the death of him that serueth in this respect nether better nor worse For I beleue suche as obeyed kyng Iosias and were slaine in the battayle againste the Egiptians wer acceptable vnto god in Christ thoughe kyng Iosias had not y â— best quarell In this case the subiect oweth his body and goods vnto this lawfull magistrate and may deny him of none of them
A godly Confession and Protestacion of the christian fayth made and set furth by Ihon Hooper wherin is declared what a christiaÌ„ manne is bound to beleue of God hys King his neibour and hymselfe The herte beleueth to iustice confession by the mouth is to saluation Roma .x. To the Most vertuous and myghtie Prynce Edward the sixt our mooste redoubted soueraygne Lorde Kynge of England Fraunce and Ierland defendour of the fayth and in yearth nexte and immediately vnder God the supreme heade of the churches of Englande and Ierland And also vnto the most wyse godly and honourable Lordes of his hyghnes priuye Counsell and vnto the rest of the most wyse godly and lerned assembled of all the honourables and other appoynted to be of hys Maiesties most hygh and godlye Court of ParliameÌ„t Iohn Hooper hys most humble louing and obedient Subiect wysheth all grace and peace froÌ„ God wyth long godly and most prosperous raygne ouer vs in al godly knowledge honour helth and perpetual felicitie THe wyse manne Cicero most gracious and myghtie Prynce sayth that he doth not onely wronge y t by violeÌ„ce oppresseth wroÌ„gfully an other maÌ„ but also he that defendeth not if it lye in his power the wronges offered is in no lesse faultye then though he hadde forsaken parentes fryndes or countrye The same doctrine practised he in the defence and propulsyng the iniuries and wronges at tempted wroÌ„gfully against Milo by the fryndes of Clodius as it appeareth by hys eloquente and â—acundious oration made for that purpose in the senate of Rome The same kynde of iniuries other godly men in the scryptures of God haue alwayes accordyng to the lawe eschued for it is wrytten if a manne se hys neyghbours Asse fal vnder hyr but then or hys Oxe to go astraye hys neighboure is bounde to helpe them bothe The Asse from burthen and the Oxe from hys straying The same practised Abraham when he perceiued hys neuewe Loth oppressed with the warres of the Infidelles propulsed and reuenged the iniuries and set hys neuewe at large and lybertie Euen so bee there two sortes of people that two sundry wayes do iniuries and wronges vnto the soule and conscience of men The one of theÌ„ by force or subtiltie defraudeth theÌ„ from the truth and perfection of Goddes worde as hereticall and supersticious mynisters The other at such tyme as they should wyth prayer diligence and preachynge defende the people of GOD from such iniuries and wronges are negligent or duÌ„me The whyche kynde of iniury doubtles the Lorde God almyghtie wyll at length greuously reuenge Therefore against this kynde of iniurye he spake vnto the Prophete Ezechyel It I purpose to sende a Plague vppon the people and thou gyue theym not warnynge thereof I wyll requyre theyr bloâ—de at thy hande The same sayde he vnto Saynt Peter Feede my lambes fedemy sheepe And vnto all the Apostles he sayde make ye all Gentyles my disciples And saynt Paule fearyng to fall in the daunger of the second kynde of doyng wrouge in sauing the wronges of false religion from the churche of Christ layde woo be vnto me if I preach not Vpon the consideration of these premisses seyng al thiÌ„ge be writteÌ„ for our doctrin haue thought it good to wryte and set furth this Confession and protestation of my fayth submyttyng my selfe and my fayth also mooste humbly to be iudged by your Maiestie your most honourable Counsel with the godly assemblaunce of your maiesties most hyghe Court of ParliameÌ„t according to the word of god That by this meanes I may auoyde the payn and daunger dewe vnto all them that neglect or omyt the iniuries and wroÌ„ges that may happen chauÌ„ce by sinister report and false slaunder of Gods word to the conscience of any of your maiesties subiectes For I am credibly infourmed that many false and erronious opinioÌ„s is entred into their hedes of me god forgeue theÌ„ that hath bene y â— occasioÌ„ therof If any way these iniuries and daungerous slaunders may be holpe I thynke this to be the waye to offer mooste humbly my selfe and my faith to be knowne and iudged bi your maiestie after the worde of god I protest before god and your maiestie I wryt not this coÌ„fession for any Apollogie or defence to contend or striue with any man in any matter nor for any priuate affeccion or displeasure I beare vnto any man liuyng or for any inordinate or percial loue vnto my self but for the cause to the same ende before rehersed Lykewyse for three other great causes that shal folow The one toucheth God the other your maiestie the thyrd your louyng subiects As coÌ„cerning God seing both his maiestie myne own conscience my audytory knowe that I haue nether in doctryne nether in maners taught no other thynge then I receyued of the Patryarches Prophetes the Apostles it were not onely synne but also the very parte of a myscreant to deny or betraye the innocencye of that doctrine or to be ashamed to stande to the defence therof seing all godly men haue estemed more the true worde of God then theyr owne mortall liues The seconde cause that toucheth youre Magestie and your mooste honorable Counsell is because vpon credyte and good opinion and partly by experience that your maiestie had both of my true fayth and godly zeale appoynted me amoÌ„g other of your preachers though moost vnworthy to teache your subiectes their dutie to God and man What true subiect can hear and vnderstaÌ„d such vntrue bruites of those that a Kynges maiestie shall appoynte to preach and would not be glad both for Gods sake and his kyngs to remoue such vngodly bruites yf he can for the peace and quietnes of their subiects As for the cause y e toucheth the people it is no lesse worthy then eternal daÌ„nation In case he be worthy of iudgement in daunger of hel fyre y t is angry w t his brother calleth him fole how much more if he cal hys brother heriticke â–ª a denyer of God If the fyrst â—e worthy hel fyre much more the last â–ª Therefore least my brother shoulde dye and then receyue condigne reward dew for a slaunderer what it lieth in me I do by this ProtestatioÌ„ of my fayth cal him to repentaunce And incase any man stand in doubt of myne opinion and meanyng in religion Let hym not damne me before time but vse the meanes with me that the .x. Tribes of Israel vsed wyth the Tribe of Ruben Gad halfe the tribe of Manasses that buy it at their returne to their possessions an aulter vpon the borders of Iordane the whych fact was lyke to haue ingendered great warres But it was stayed by the meanes of consultation and communication had with those that buylded it and theyr myndes knowne the dissention was ended and appeased Euen so I wold desyre my christe couÌ„tremeÌ„ to vse me for I