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A sermon of repentaunce, made by Iohn Bradforde
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Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.
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hym so that there to he wyl not adde wylling offences This willing and witting offending and sinning whosoeuer doeth flatter him selfe therein doth euidently demonstrate and shewe that he neuer yet in dede tasted of Christe truelye He was neuer truely perswaded or beleued how foule a thinge synne is how greuous a thinge Gods anger is howe ioyfull and precious a thing Gods mercy in christ is nowe exceding broade wyde highe and depe Christes loue is Perchaunce he can wryte prate talke and preache of thys geare but yet he in hart by fayth neuer felte this geare For dyd he once feele this geare in dede theÌ„ wold he be so sarre from continuing in synne willingly wittingly that wholy hartely he wold geue ouer him self to y t which is coÌ„trari I meane to a new lyfe renewing his youth eueÌ„ as the Egle doth Psalm â—iii For as we being in y e seruitude of sinne demonstrate our seruice by geuing ouer our meÌ„bres to y e obeyinge of synne froÌ„ iniquitie to iniquitie eueÌ„ so we beynge made free from sinne by fayth in Iesus Christ endewed with gods spirite a spirit of libertie .ij. Cor. iij â–ª must nedes demoÌ„strate this fredoÌ„ libertie by geuing ouer oure meÌ„bres to thobedieÌ„ce of y e spirite by y e which we are led gyded froÌ„ vertue to vertue al kind of holynes As thunbeleuers declare their vnbeliefe by y e working of y e euil spirit in theÌ„ Eph ij â–ª outwardly the fruites of the fleshe Gal. v. Euen so the beleuers declare theyr fayth by the workinge of gods good spirit in theÌ„ outwardly the fruites of the spirit For as the deuyll is not deade in those whiche are hys but worketh styll to theyr dampnacion so is not God dead in them whiche be his but worketh styll to their saluacioÌ„ the which working is not the cause of y e one or thother being in any but only a demonstracion a signe a fruit of the same as y e aple is not the cause of y e aple tree but a fruite of it Thus then you see briefely that newnes of life is not in dede a parte of penaunce but a fruit of it a demonstracion of the iustyfying fayth a sygne of gods good spirite possessing the heart of the penitent As the old lyfe is a fruyte of impenitencie a demoÌ„stracioÌ„ of a lippe fayth or vnbelief a signe of Sathans spirit possessing the heart of the impenitent which al those be that be not penitent For mean I knowe none he that is not penitent that same is impenitent he that is not gouerned by Gods spirite the same is gouerned by Sathans spirit For all that be Christes are gouerned with the spirite of Christ Rom. viii which spirite hath her fruites Gala. v. Al other that be not Christes are the deuyls He that gathereth not with Christe scattereth abroade Therefore dearely beloued I beseche you to coÌ„syder this geare and deceaue not your selues Yf you be not Christes then pertain you to the deuyl of which thinge the fruites of the fleshe doeth assure you as whoredom â–ª adultry vncleanes wantonnes ydolatri witchcraft enuie strife contencion wrathe sedicion murthers dronkenes glottonie blasphemy slouthfulnes ydlenes baudy talking sclaunderinge c. Yf these apples growe oute of the apple trees of your hearts surely surely the deuylis at Inne with you you are his byrdes whom when he hath wel fed you he wyl broch you and eate you chaw you and champ you world without ende in eternall wo and miserie But I am otherwyse perswaded of you al I trust you be al Christes Iesus his people and childreÌ„ yea brethren by fayth As ye see your sinnes in Gods lawe and tremble syghe sorow sob for the smae euen so you see his great mercies in his Gospell and free promises and therefore are glad merrie and ioyefull for that you are accepted into Gods fauour haue your sinnes pardoned ar endued w t y e good spirit of God eueÌ„ the seale signe manuel of your electioÌ„ in Christe before the beginning of the world The which spirite for that he is the spirit of life geueÌ„ to you to worke in you with you by you here in this lyfe sanctificacioÌ„ and holynes where vnto you are called that ye might be holy euen as your heauenly father is holye I beseche you all by admonicion warninge of you that you wolde stirre up the gyftes of God geueÌ„ to you generalli particulerli to y e edifying of hys Church that is I praye you that you would not moleste the good spyryt of God by rebellinge agaynste it when it prouoketh and calleth you to go on forewardes that he which is holy myght yet be more holy he whyche is righteous myghte be more righteous As the euyl spirite moueth and stirreth vp the fylthy to be yet more fylthy the couetous to be more couetous the wicked to be more wicked Declare you now your repentaunce by workes of repentauÌ„ce bring forth fruites and worthye fruytes lette youre sorowing for your euyls demonstrate it selfe by departinge froÌ„ the euyls you haue vsed let your certayntie of pardon of your sinnes throughe Christe and youre ioye in hym be demonstrated by pursuing of the good thinges which gods word teacheth you you are nowe in Christ Iesus gods workemaÌ„ship to do good workes whiche God hath prepared for you to walk in For the grace of God y t bringeth saluacion vnto al men hath apeared teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlines and worldlye lustes and that we should liue sobrelye righteouslye and godly in this present worlde lokinge for that blessed hope glorious apearing of the mighty God and of oure Sauiour Iesus Christe which gaue him self for vs to redeme vs from al vnrighteousnes and to purge vs a peculier people vnto him self feruently geueÌ„ vnto good workes Titus ij Agayne Titus .iij for we our selues also were in times past vnwyse disobediente deceaued in daunger to lustes and to dyuers maners of voluptuousnes liuing in maliciousnes and enuie full of hate hating one another But after that the kyndnes and loue of God our Sauiour to manward appeared not by y e dedes of righteousnes which we wrought but of his mercye he saued vs by the fountayn of the new byrth and with the renuing of the holy gost which he shed on vs aboundantly thorow Iesus Christ our Sauioure that we once iustifyed by his grace should be heires of eternal lyfe through hope This is a true saying but I wyll make an ende for I am to tedious Dearely beloued repent your synnes that is be sorye for that which is past beleue in gods mercy for pardon how depely soeuer you haue synned both purpose and earnestly pursue a newe lyfe bringing forth worthy and true fruytes of repentaunce As you haue geuen ouer your members from synne to sinne to serue the deuyl your tongues to sweare to lye to flatter to skolde to iest to skoffe to baudy talke to vayne iangeling to boasting c. Your haÌ„des to picking groping idlenes fighting c your fete to skipping going to euil to dauÌ„sing c. youre eares to heare fables lyes vanities euil thinges c. So now geue ouer your meÌ„bres to godlines your tong to speake youre eares to heare youre eyes to see your mouthes to tast your handes to woorke youre feete to go about such thinges as may make to Gods glorie sobrietie of lyfe loue to your bretheÌ„ that dayly more more diligently for in a stay to stand you caÌ„not ether better or worsse you are to daye then you were yesterdaye But better I trust you be wil be yf you marke wel my theme y t is Repent you y e which thinge that wold do as before I haue huÌ„blye be sought you eueÌ„ so now yet once more I do agayn besech you y t for the tender mercies of God in Christ Iesus our lord RepeÌ„t you repeÌ„t you for the kingdoÌ„ of heaueÌ„ that is a kingdom ful of al riches pleasures myrth beautie swetenes eternal felicitie is at hand The eye hath not sene the lyke y e eare hath not hearde the like the heart of maÌ„ cannot conceaue the treasures plesures of this kingdoÌ„ which now is at hand to such as repent y t is to such as are sory for their sinnes beleue gods mercy through christ earnestly purpose to lead a new life the god of mercy through Christ his sonne grauÌ„t vs his holy spirit worke in our hearts this sorow fayth new life which through his grace I haue spoken of both now for euer AMEN ¶ Imprinted at LondoÌ„ in Paules Churche yearde at the signe of the Rose By Iohn Wight 1. Pe. iiâ—â— Heb. xi Ie. xâ—iiij Hie. vij Am. vij Act. xvij Gen. xix Gen. vi Ex. xxxij â— Ioh. iij Psa xix Psalm xxxviij Den. vi mat xxij Mar. xx Luke x. Ioh. xiij Mat. vi Lu. xvij Ap. xxij De. iiij xij Apo â–ª xiii 1. Ioh. ij Iam. i. i. Reg. ij Hie. xxxi Lam. v. Actes v Iam. ij Ro. vij Ro. vij De tempore Barlarico 〈◊〉 Gal. iij. Iob. xv Apoc. iij. Gen. vi Gen. xix Gen. xix Iosuâ— Caleb i. reg iij. iij. Reg xxi xxij 4. kin 21 4. kin 10 2. kin 11 xij xiij xvi xv Lu. xvi Iosu vij iiii re v Act. i. Act. v. Da. xiij Psalm xxxvij mat xxâ— â–ª Lu. xxij Psalm xxiij â— Pet. ii Mat. 24 â–ª Ezec. 3. ActunÌ„ ij ij tim ij Lu. xvij Mar. ix Iohn xx Ioh. xiij Psa 87 Gen. iii. Gen. iiij Gent. ix Gen. xix Gene. 38 xxxvij Num. xi Exod. 32 Ro. viij Hebr. iij. ii Re. â—i Rom. x. Dan. iij Iona. iij. Ioh. xx Ioh. xx mat xxvi Lu. xxiii Lu. xxiij Heb. xiij Esa xxx Mat. vij Heb. x â–ª Rom â–ª v. Phil. ij iij. â—e xix Ro. viij ij Cor. i. i. thes iiij i. Petr. i ij Tim. i Eph. iiij Apo. xxij Ephes ij Titus ij i. Cor. ij esa â–ª lxiiij