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A01767 Of the Christian Sabboth a godlye treatise of Mayster Iulius of Milayne / translated out of Italian into English, by Thomas Langley. Julius, of Milan.; Langley, Thomas, d. 1581. 1552 (1552) STC 11903; ESTC S2707 16,368 72

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thereby_o the_o christian_n reder_n may_v learn_v what_o their_o office_n be_v on_o the_o holy_a day_n &_o see_v how_o far_o we_o be_v swerve_v out_o of_o frame_n from_o the_o true_a natural_a use_n thereof_o and_o albeit_o the_o argument_n be_v universal_a &_o mete_v for_o all_o man_n for_o the_o matter_n yet_o it_o special_o seem_v very_o fit_v that_o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o your_o gentleness_n aswell_o for_o that_o you_o be_v give_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o italian_n tongue_n the_o by_o read_v hereof_o you_o may_v be_v a_o aristarchus_n to_o examine_v how_o never_o i_o have_v go_v to_o the_o italian_a phrase_n &_o meaning_n of_o the_o author_n as_o also_o because_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o show_v some_o testimony_n unto_o you_o of_o the_o good_a heart_n the_o i_o have_v bear_v to_o you_o ever_o sithenwe_v w●re_o first_o conversant_a together_o in_o familiarity_n of_o company_n and_o conference_n of_o study_n which_o as_o it_o begin_v long_o ago_o so_o have_v it_o still_o continue_a fix_a &_o steadfast_a on_o my_o behalf_n please_v it_o you_o therefore_o to_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n this_o token_n small_a in_o quantity_n but_o great_a both_o for_o godliness_n of_o the_o work_n &_o good_a will_n of_o the_o presenter_n &_o chief_o for_o that_o it_o be_v your_o wont_a gentleness_n to_o set_v much_o by_o any_o gift_n the_o come_v from_o your_o herty_n friend_n and_o i_o shall_v daily_o as_o occasion_n &_o opportunity_n serve_v further_a utter_v my_o faithful_a love_n towards_o you_o by_o such_o thing_n as_o my_o hability_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o perform_v &_o be_v a_o continual_a petitioner_n to_o god_n for_o your_o prosperouse_a health_n long_o to_o endure_v fare_v you_o hertelye_o well_o from_o headcrone_n the_o xxi_o of_o march_n 1552._o ¶_o
no_o more_o in_o despair_n of_o conscience_n they_o know_v how_o much_o jesu_n christ_n work_v in_o they_o be_v mind_n they_o pass_v not_o upon_o shadow_n that_o be_v disannul_v &_o destroy_v by_o the_o come_n of_o the_o body_n of_o jesu_n christ_n o_o unhappy_a be_v our_o day_n wherein_o reign_v more_o superstition_n than_o ever_o do_v among_o the_o jew_n this_o be_v the_o marvelous_a cheer_n &_o rejoice_v that_o the_o prophet_n make_v for_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o day_n dedicate_v to_o the_o lord_n say_v sing_v with_o triumph_n unto_o god_n our_o helper_n lxxx_o psa_fw-la lxxx_o make_v you_o melody_n to_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n lift_v up_o your_o sweet_a tune_n of_o the_o cymbale_n smite_v upon_o your_o psalter_n &_o touch_v cleanly_a the_o string_n of_o your_o sweat_n harp_v blow_v your_o trumpet_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o your_o new_a moan_n &_o in_o the_o solemn_a day_n of_o your_o feast_n this_o song_n &_o tune_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v expound_v of_o paul_n where_o he_o say_v uj_o col._n iij._n ephes_n uj_o that_o we_o shall_v in_o our_o herte_n sing_v to_o the_o lord_n psalm_n &_o spiritual_a song_n rejoice_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o ioyinge_v in_o this_o sabbath_n wherefore_o faith_n ioygn_v with_o true_a confession_n &_o love_n make_v we_o to_o sing_v to_o the_o very_a god_n of_o jacob_n this_o rejoice_n be_v know_v outward_o of_o our_o neighbour_n by_o the_o confession_n that_o we_o make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a god_n psaltery_a psaltery_a the_o psalterye_n that_o we_o smite_v on_o in_o the_o solemnitye_n of_o this_o sabbath_n be_v the_o love_a &_o thank_v of_o god_n cimbal_n cimbal_n the_o cimbal_n be_v the_o mortifyinge_v of_o humane_a wysdome_n the_o crucify_a of_o all_o man_n merit_n &_o the_o deny_v of_o all_o superstitiouse_a religion_n harp_n harp_n the_o harp_n that_o be_v play_v upon_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v the_o charity_n that_o we_o use_v towards_o our_o neighbour_n which_o cause_v our_o conversation_n to_o be_v dulcet_a and_o pleasant_a the_o trumpet_n be_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n trumpet_n trumpet_n wherewith_o all_o christian_n be_v somon_v &_o warn_v to_o sanctify_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o sabbath_n for_o in_o jesu_n christ_n be_v ordain_v the_o everla_a sabbath_n this_o be_v the_o time_n that_o please_v the_o lord_n xli●_n ●_o cor._n vi_fw-la esay_n xli●_n in_o which_o he_o hear_v we_o for_o this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n wherein_o he_o succour_v us._n therefore_o the_o christian_n sabbath_n be_v that_o a_o man_n despair_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o condemn_v his_o own_o holiness_n &_o all_o that_o that_o can_v come_v of_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o put_v the_o trust_n &_o confidence_n of_o his_o salvation_n in_o one_o only_a jesu_n christ_n by_o this_o mean_a man_n rest_v from_o his_o carnal_a work_n and_o geve_v place_n for_o the_o lord_n to_o work_v in_o his_o heart_n the_o do_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o lord_n consecrate_v we_o &_o halow_v we_o into_o his_o own_o service_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o lord_n that_o make_v everye_o thing_n govern_v all_o xci_o psal_n xci_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n offend_v jews_n offend_v the_o jew_n &_o the_o hipocrit_n that_o here_o talk_v of_o this_o manner_n sanctify_v of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v discontent_v yea_o and_o be_v stark_a wood_n his_o blood_n chafe_v wtin_n he_o nether_a can_v he_o abide_v that_o the_o superstitiouse_a ceremony_n of_o day_n be_v overthrow_v on_o other_o side_n the_o faithful_a man_n hear_v those_o thing_n faithful_a the_o faithful_a reiose_v be_v glad_a &_o cheerful_a in_o hy●_n heart_n sayinge_v praise_v be_v t●_n lord_n in_o who_o hand_n &_o custody_n be_v my_o salvation_n ●_o ihon._n ●_o i_o be_o w●_n assure_v to_o be_v save_v for_o no_o 〈◊〉_d can_v take_v or_o pull_v i_o out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d hand_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n the_o sabbath_n therefore_o be_v 〈◊〉_d hallow_v by_o be_v idle_a hallow_a idleness_n be_v not_o hallow_a nor_o stand_v with_o the_o finger_n ●●der_v the_o girdle_n nor_o yet_o wy●_n cease_v from_o hand_n labour_n o●●_n day_n as_o the_o superstitiouse_a je●●_n suppose_v wherefore_o we_o re●●_n in_o the_o prophet_n esay_n that_o 〈◊〉_d sanctifi_v of_o the_o sabbath_n ●●●deth_v not_o in_o the_o outward_a &_o ●●●●dely_o religion_n of_o the_o holy_a d●●_n but_o the_o true_a hallow_n be_v ●●●●ing_v our_o own_o will_n &_o glorify_v the_o lord_n for_o he_o say_v if_o ●ou_v turn_v thy_o foot_n from_o the_o sabbath_n lviji_fw-la esay_n l●●●_n lviji_fw-la so_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o the_o ●●ing_n which_o please_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d my_o holy_a day_n they_o shall_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d call_v unto_o the_o pleasant_a ●oly_a &_o glorious_a sabbath_n of_o the_o ●●rd_n where_o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o ho●our_n so_fw-mi that_o thou_o do_v not_o after_o thy_o twne_a ymagynatyon_n neither_o ●●ke_v thou_o own_o will_n nor_o speak_v ●hyne_v own_o word_n they_o shall_v ●hou_n have_v thy_o pleasure_n in_o the_o ●ord_n which_o shall_v carry_v the_o high_a ●bove_n the_o earth_n &_o feed_v thou_o wt●he_a heritage_n of_o jacob_n thy_o father_n nether_a be_v there_o any_o doubt_n but_o that_o this_o ceremony_n of_o the_o day_n be_v abrogate_a by_o the_o come_v of_o jesu_n christ_n abrogate_a ceremonye_n of_o time_n abrogate_a like_v as_o all_o other_o ceremony_n of_o the_o hebru●es_n be_v jesu_n christ_n be_v the_o truth_n at_o who_o presence_n all_o figure●_n be_v destroy_v jesu_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d the_o body_n at_o who_o approach_v all_o shadow_n vanish_v away_o ▪_o he_o alone_a have_v give_v we_o th●_n true_a fulfyl_n of_o the_o sabbath_n by_o clothe_v we_o with_o himself_o through_o his_o death_n vi_fw-la rom._n vi_fw-la that_o w●●_n be_v raise_v again_o with_o hi●_n may_v lead_v a_o new_a life_n wherefore_o all_o our_o life_n shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a sabbath_n as_o i_o have_v sa●_n to_o you_o before_o and_o although_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o day_n in_o the_o christian_n congregation_n fourteen_o rom._n fourteen_o yet_o wo●●_n paul_n that_o the_o weak_a in_o the_o fayte_n be_v bear_v with_o &_o suffer_v ▪_o and_o that_o compassion_n be_v take●_n upon_o such_o as_o be_v free_a from_o a●_n kind_n of_o hypocrysye_n and_o dissimulation_n because_o many_o that_o have_v already_o some_o knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o god_n desire_n to_o ●o_o still_o forward_o but_o for_o ye●●ey_v be_v felle_fw-fr as_o child_n and_o ●●ryshed_v and_o nuzzle_v in_o anti●●ristes_fw-fr religion_n they_o believe_v ●hat_n one_o day_n be_v more_o holy_a ●●en_o another_o of_o more_o reverence_n and_o more_o honour_n than_o ●nother_n of_o this_o hypocrisye_n ●●rked_v up_o in_o the_o swaddle_a ●●des_n spring_v up_o also_o this_o ●ther_a erroure_n that_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n &_o simple_a 〈◊〉_d cloy_v with_o scrupulosity_n and_o ●hinketh_v that_o he_o commit_v as_o it_o be_v common_o term_v a_o ●●adly_a sin_n if_o on_o the_o holy_a ●ay_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o plough_v 〈◊〉_d do_v any_o other_o manner_n of_o hand_n ●●oure_n the_o apostle_n therefore_o will_v wt._o weak_a must_v be_v bear_v wt._o that_o such_o feeble_a &_o ●●eake_a in_o the_o faith_n shall_v not_o strait_o way_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o church_n for_o with_o allo●_n &_o charitable_a manner_n our_o du●●_n be_v first_o to_o instruct_v they_o an●_n do_v they_o to_o perceyve_v &_o witte●_n of_o what_o sort_n the_o christien_n 〈◊〉_d evangelical_a liberty_n be_v which_o be_v purchase_v &_o buy_v for_o u●_n by_o jesu_n christ_n afterwards_o when_o the_o weak_a faythed_a i●_n teach_v so_o far_o that_o he_o know_v the_o liberty_n of_o day_n ▪_o of_o meat_n of_o raiment_n and_o o●_n all_o other_o outward_a work_n and_o nevertheless_o will_v be_v fro●warde_a and_o refuse_v to_o enjoy_v 〈◊〉_d christian_a liberty_n then_o in_o such_o case_n the_o infirmity_n be_v no_o leng●●_n to_o be_v bear_v with_o or_o suffer_v ▪_o because_o so_o it_o may_v grow_v to_o be_v uncurable_a this_o error_n be_v bytter_o blame_v of_o s._n paul_n which_o inflame_v with_o great_a grief_n rebuke_v the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d the_o galathians_n sayinge_v ii●●_n gal._n ii●●_n if_o you_o ●●ue_v already_o know_v god_n why_o ●●ye_v turn_v back_o a_o fresh_a to_o 〈◊〉_d weak_a and_o beggerlye_v element_n whereto_o you_o will_v be_v ●●unden_v &_o thrak_fw-mi servant_n ●●ayne_o you_o observe_v day_n &_o ●●onethes_n and_o time_n &_o yea●●s_n i_o be_o in_o fear_n of_o you_o lest_o i_o ●ave_n bestow_v labour_n on_o you_o 〈◊〉_d vain_a abrogate_a two_o cause_n never_o abrogate_a the_o other_o two_o cau●●s_n for_o which_o the_o sabbath_n of_o ●he_n jews_n be_v instytute_v be_v never_o abrogate_a in_o any_o age_n or_o time_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o christian_a man_n in_o the_o new_a testament_fw-mi with_o no_o less_o
keep_a the_o sabbath_n be_v servant_n re_v of_o servant_n that_o the_o servant_n &_o labour_a person_n may_v have_v some_o quyetnes_n &_o releafe_n of_o labour_n nevertheless_o the_o phariseis_n neglect_v the_o true_a understand_v of_o the_o sabbath_n have_v bewrap_v and_o folden_a the_o people_n in_o the_o snare_n of_o hypocrisye_n and_o vain_a superstition_n over_o and_o besides_o this_o tradition_n pharisaical_a tradition_n they_o add_v of_o their_o own_o head_n infinite_a other_o obseruaunce_n and_o rite_n wherewith_o they_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o better_a bondage_n for_o they_o say_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n man_n ought_v not_o walk_v upon_o the_o grass_n least_o it_o wyther_o and_o be_v dead_a nor_o climb_v tree_n nor_o eat_v fruit_n gather_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n nor_o ride_v on_o that_o day_n jest_n the_o sabbath_n be_v break_v nor_o wash_v clothes_n that_o be_v file_v nor_o blende_fw-la wine_n and_o water_n nor_o kill_v a_o fly_n nor_o feed_v any_o thing_n nor_o rede_n by_o candle_n light_n onlesse_a there_o be_v two_o at_o the_o least_o together_o in_o a_o company_n and_o innumerable_a other_o superstityouse_a toy_n they_o put_v to_o of_o their_o own_o brain_n by_o mean_a whereof_o they_o make_v the_o people_n superstitiouse_a &_o hypocryte_n and_o they_o be_v so_o earnest_o give_v to_o such_o novelty_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o weyghtye_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v true_a faith_n in_o god_n mercy_n &_o pytye_n toward_o their_o neighbour_n of_o such_o thing_n if_o perchance_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o people_n it_o be_v do_v very_o cold_o because_o they_o be_v strayghte_n keper_n of_o thing_n of_o no_o value_n and_o be_v satisfy_v in_o magnifyinge_v their_o carnal_a sabbath_n blind_v commons_n blind_v by_o which_o mean_n they_o so_o keep_v under_o the_o understand_v of_o the_o common_a people_n that_o they_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o very_a truth_n but_o we_o christian_n to_o who_o be_v open_v and_o declare_v the_o gospel_n must_v keep_v a_o perpetual_a sabbath_n in_o sprite_n for_o to_o a_o christian_n only_o belong_v the_o true_a rest_n of_o the_o spiritual_a canahan_n iiij_o heb._n iiij_o if_o josue_n have_v give_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o true_a quyetnes_n when_o he_o go_v over_o jordane_n god_n will_v not_o eftsoons_o promise_v a_o true_a rest_n nor_o speak_v of_o another_o sabbath_n by_o the_o prophet_n david_n twenty-four_o psa_fw-la twenty-four_o which_o be_v a_o long_a while_n after_o moses_n &_o josue_n therefore_o josue_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n figure_n heb._n xiij_o josue_n a_o figure_n which_o geve_v we_o the_o very_a rest_n &_o spiritual_a sabbath_n let_v we_o keep_v a_o spiritual_a &_o goostlye_o sabbath_n and_o not_o a_o carnal_a because_o we_o have_v not_o here_o any_o continue_a city_n but_o we_o seek_v for_o one_o to_o come_v wherefore_o let_v we_o as_o paul_n say_v know_v 〈◊〉_d ●oure_n earthy_a house_n of_o this_o dwell_v be_v destroy_v ●_o ij_o cor._n ●_o we_o have_v a_o build_v ordain_v of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o everlasting_a in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o same_z let_v we_o light_v estringe_n to_o be_v clothe_v with_o our_o mansion_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v we_o that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n sigh_n and_o be_v greve_v for_o we_o have_v rather_o not_o be_v unclothe_v but_o be_v clothe_v upon_o the_o mortalytye_n may_v be_v swallow_a up_o of_o life_n therefore_o while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o world_n we_o can_v not_o perfectelye_o keep_v the_o goostly_a sabbath_n for_o the_o flesh_n in_o such_o sort_n comber_v our_o thought_n that_o we_o can_v not_o cease_v from_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o sprite_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v only_o in_o we_o keep_v the_o goostly_a and_o heavenlye_a sabbath_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v couple_v with_o jesu_n christ_n our_o head_n which_o have_v give_v we_o the_o true_a rest_n by_o enter_a into_o the_o most_o desire_a land_n of_o canahan_n by_o the_o path_n &_o passage_n that_o be_v make_v and_o set_v open_a by_o his_o blood_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n ☞_o fault_n escape_v the_o seven_o leaf_n b._n the_o last_o live_v for_o consecration_n read_v conservation_n the_o viij_o leaf_n b._n the_o xviij_o live_v for_o with_o read_v without_o ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n in_o paul_n churcheyarde_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o george_n by_o william_n reddell_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1552._o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la