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A corosyfe to be layed hard vnto the hartes of all faythfull professours of Christes Gospel. Gathered out of the scriptures by Iohn Ra[m]sey; Corosyfe to be layed hard unto the hartes of all faythfull professours of Christes Gospel.
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Ramsay, John, 1496?-1551.
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¶ A Corosyfe TO BE LAYED HARD vnto the hartes of all faythfull Professours of Christes Gospel Gathered out of the scriptures by Iohn RaÌ„sey ☜ âšœ ☞ Mathew vi Fyrst seke the Kyngdom of God and al thynges shal be mynistred vnto you Actes iiiâ— There is no helth in none other but onely in Iesus Christe Mathew ix The whole nedeth no Phisitian ¶ A Corisyffe to be Layde harde vnto the hartes of al faythefull Professours of Chrystes Gospell Gathered out of the Scriptures by Iohn Ramsey BRetheren ye knowe we be all baptised in Christe Iesu And haue Professed to bee Roma vi Gala. iii. hys souldyers and he for to bee but Capytayne Psal i. Ephe. i. Pet. ii and hathe lefte vs and ensample bothe in worde and lyuynge spreadynge abrode the banner of hys precyous body vpon the mount of Caluary Iohn iâ— Collo â—â— proclaimynge hys â—ictorye agaynste all hys enemies saiyng Consummatum est all is Perfourmed or ended Luke xiâ— and there brough to subiection to be hys prisoners bothe synne death and Hell with all they re powers mat xxvii tryumphyng as a valiente conquerour so that the powers of heauen dyd quake the Sunne and Moue loste their lyghtes 〈◊〉 1 affirmynge it was he and none other but Iesu Chryste able to pacify the fathers wrath They â—ndes of the Garthe alâ—o moued stones dyd breake Mat. xvii the bâ—dyes that wer buryed dyd ryse out of theyr graues acknoweleginge he was the victorious Prynce that should redeme all the fleshe of the world from eternall damnacyon and to brynge them to hys euerlastyng kyndome 〈…〉 there for to rainge with God hys father eternally i. Cor. i. Iohn And in this valiant and tryumphaunt conquest he gaue ouer hys life to be knowen vnto vs for euermore to be our chefe Lorde oure chefe redemer our chefe Aduocate and that for euer more Ephe. i. 1. Pet. 1. Ande for that we woulde counte him iuste not forsakyng vs Actes iii. on the thyrd daye he rose from death to lyfe to conforte vs in yeâ—itle ouer the whyche he had made vs Lordes Iohn â—vi ConcludiÌ„g withe vs it was expedt not for hym to go his waye Actes iiâ— that vnto his father seÌ„dyng vs the holy Ghoste fâ—â— be our conductoure in euery skirme or conflict And so accordiÌ„gly perfourmed the same Philip. ii And at the tyme of his departynge both God and man did assend vp into heaueÌ„ Hebre. x Psal c. lxc vntyll those whiche yet remayn his enemies be made his fotestole geuyng vs a commendacione that he woulde come agayn and iudge â—ll meÌ„ Actes x â–ª who had bene a faythfull souldier in hys absens i. Cor xii And to rewarde bothe them and other accordyngâ—lye In the godly song qui cunque Eythere euerlastynge ioye or els perpetuall Dampnacyon Nowe dere brethren laye thys Corisyffe hard home to your coÌ„sciences Philip. ii And fele whether ye be trewe souldiors to youre master Chryst or no Mat. xiii thynke whether ye faint or no Luk. xxii when any man dothe inuade your Kyngdome contrary to youre chefe captayns commaundement Mark xiii Fele whether ye be stronge wheÌ„ SathaÌ„ doth assault you with sharpe temptacion Luke xiii loke whether ye be sicke or feble to endure the stormes of trybulacyon Ephe. vi Math. x proue and taste youre manlynes whether it be not turned to cowardenes and dayly ruÌ„ne away do ye not leaue in time of nede the crosse of Christ youre battell axe behinde you for feare Iohn xi Do ye not se youre armoure roust couered wyth the vayne thynges of worldly desire Expo xvi stande not youre stomakes agaynst Chrystes Gospell and woulde gladly haue the fleshe pottes of Egipt agayn Luke xii And do ye perceyue your selues to be vygilaÌ„t in prayer nyghte and daye lest youre ennemies fall sodeiÌ„ly vpon you Are ye circunspect in youre liuynges to honour youre Lord god aryght deut xviii Do ye not for get youre duety to your neyghebour as ye woulde be done to Psal i. Deute xii Haue ye mercye and pite on the pore and nedye Math. vii Roma xii Esay i. Iames. i. Math v. the wydowe and orphane in the tyme of theyr necessite Can ye find in your hartes to loue youre enemies and praye for them that do you wronge Stande ye ryghte vp in iudgement lokynge nether to the ryghte hande nor to the lefte Leui. xix Iere. xrii. Roma vi Kepe ye styll the professyon of your baptyme forsakynge the deuil with all hys workes Luke xii Do ye ryse wheÌ„ youre captaine doth cal are ye not in the slepe of vnryghtousnes and so fel into temptacion Are ye obedient to goddes ministers 1. Pet. ii the highe magistrates whiche doo supply here in earthe his mightie rome And do ye walke allwayes in the feare of the Lorde Psal ii is his worde a lanterne to youre fete and a lighte vnto your doynges ¶ Now let this corosiffe worke and take holde Ephe. iij. and thinke whether these thingeÌ„s shal be found wythin you And thus too awayte on your Capitayne Iesus Christe as his faithful souldyours But it is to be feared yf we search the bottom of oure consciences Luke xii there shal be founde packes full of iniquities wretchednesse and myserye Psal v. and all that leadethe vs to the open mouthe of Hell Menne naked wythoute armoure ouercome Math. vii Apoca. ii wyth euery larome we maye be well callede freshe water souldiours Mark iiii not able to to abyde one storme for oure lordes sake ii Cor. vi Luk. xiiii psa cxxvii we fall awaye with euerye tempest when he bydeth vs for to abide our manlines is torned iÌ„to cowardnes thus for sake we our Lorde God but let vs remember what the holy prophete Dauid sayeth Lorde psal xxvii saith he if thou doest for sake me vnto whome shall I flee ii Cor. iii. If the Lorde do not kepe the cite in vayne do they watche that kepe it psal lxix Lorde be thou oure tower our castel our defence loke doun froÌ„ heauen coÌ„fort thin acÌ„ flicte What at we withoute thy grace Let vs loke round about vs wythin wythoute we be compassed wythe sinne i. Cor. iii Math. xxi Thus in all Goodnes GOD gyuethe theÌ„ encrese but on out part wen ther plante nor water we be the witheren fygge tree Luke viij Wee be the stony ground no good frute can fructify Marke vi we are baren voyde of all heaueÌ„ly grace dispersed as people wythout order ¶ O Christenllyfe which at the dredfull day shulde be our trustes before our Lorde God Rom. viii wher shall we fynd the for the multytude of synnes shal couer vs we may not for our iniquities beholde the high iudge to receyue hys Kyngdom Sapion v. but openly to coÌ„demne oure selues and receyue hys terryble iudgemente psal cxlv Who shall then stande forth to be iustified by hys owne workes or merytes ii Pet. iii. What shall we do or what shall we saye in that terryble day of vengeance when heauen and earthe shal be altered Who shal be able to stande forth to pleade hys cause Esay liii And who shal be able to stande by hymself all alone Math. xi Thus are wee pressed doune vnder the burden of sinne that scarcely we can taste of God how pleasant he is But for so muche good brethreÌ„ that the Lorde is mercifull i. Petri. ii that hys mercy passethe all hys workes Psa cxvii for them that dothe beleue and repent wyllyng to lay asyde the clogge of synne let vs wythe honor and glory magnyfy wyth soule and body oure immortall God euerlasting lord i. Petri. ii acknowledginge him to be the redemer and stole of grace for all the synnes of the worlde Roma iii. And besydes at all tymes where soeuer it be in Church felde or Towne mery and sadde to cary hym wythe vs in the spyrytuall partes of oure hartes who hath promysed to be wyth vs vnto th end of the world mat xxviii Further in all our worldly doynges to stande ryghte vp Math. vii and to do as we woulde be done reuerence to magnyfie hiÌ„ night and daye for that the lawes of the Lorde doth appere Collo iiii hauynge they re Consciences pure in all their procedynges permittynge vs the pore subiectes the lybertie of Chrystes Gospell Math. vi and the Heauenlye worde of hys Godhead For the whyche longe lyfe wythe the encrease of greate honoure maye be vnto hym Deutrono xxvii Let vs saye hartely Amen