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A sermon preached at Paules Crosse the 19. of Iuli 1579 setting forth the excellencye of Gods heauenlye worde: The exceeding mercye of Christ our Sauior: the state of this world: A profe of the true Church: A detection of the false Church: or rather malignant rable: A confutation of sundry hæresies: and other thinges necessary to the vnskilfull to be knowen. By Iohn Dyos. Seene and allowed.
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Dyos, John.
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religion the three and thirtye yeare of his age S. Paule began ill and yet he ended well Of a cruell persecutour he became a mighty defender of Christes religion Of a scatterer he became a gatherer Of a wolfe a lambe Of an Antichristian enemy a Christian souldiar Of a learnd lawier at Hierusalem a learner of the Gospell at Damascus and of a Saul a Paul. God of his mercy graunt that all they which haue traced the path of Antichrist may renouÌ„ce their foolishe dreames and fonde assertions and after the example of S. Paule professe Christ detest Antichrist goe forward in all godlynes euen vnto their liues end Dauid may fall and Saule may rise Wee ought to hope the best of all men to iudge the best and to thinke the best For charity thinketh no euill S. August sayth wel Bononorum desyderuÌ„ est vt qui mali sunt corrigantur ma 〈…〉 dium est vt qui boni sunt consumantur Good men would faine haue ill men amended and ill men would faine haue good men consumed There are too many such in this doting age of the world which hate all meÌ„ extremely that please not their fansies yet they make great shew of holynes But if their visardes were pulled of Good Lord what a masse of malice should a man see what enuy what falshode what spightfulnes rancour should a man behold Turkes and Iewes are better to be lyked than such hipocriticall Christians Charitye ouer commeth all thinges without charity nothing preuaileth and wheresoeuer charitye is shee draweth all thinges vnto her and shee is the bewtye of the soule I surcease humbly and hartely beseeching Christ the Prince of Pastours to perserue your honour by the vertue of his holy Spirite many yeares to the aduauncement of his glory to the repayring of the ruines of Sion To the vtter ruin of BabyloÌ„ and finally after your peregrination vpon earth to geue you the laborers peny of euerlasting blessednes At London the 2. day of September Your Lordships alwayes most humble at commaundemeÌ„t Iohn Dyos COntio Dios celebrata crebris Vocibus flexit populum potentem Atque plebeios animos rigauit Nectare suaui Pauit aeternis epulis Iehouae Indigas mentes sitibunda prata Rore diuino fluuioque sparsit Corda salubri Fregit vires Latij Tyranni Praescidit cristas triplicem coronam Contudit fido Salios salaces Arguit ore Inuidi Momi malesuada lingua Putreat corui lanient dolosos Zoilos Laruae valeant facessat Dira Megaera ק ב Papa loquitur NOs pedibus nostris dominos supponimus orbis Nos plantis premimus Caesareumque genus Si placeat Genios volumus detrudere coelo Nostra manus Manes ex Acheronte vocat Posse sacerdotes Paniscum condere Christum Dicimus Ergo Dei gloria danda mihi Namque creatorem mundi facit ille quis ipse Nonne Deus summus solus vtrunque creo â–ª Maior caelitibus sacrifex genijsque supremis Sacrificis praesto dicite quantus ego Sacrificus praestat Mariae semel illa gerebat Christum sed sacrifex saepius ore vorat Saepius ore vorat carnem cum saenguine crudo Ossa vorat pectus brachia crura pedes Est nostrum genus eximijs spectabile factis Gregorius Magnus carminae mirae canit Christo pulsanti patuit vix ianua Ditis Sed mihi pulsanti mox paetuere fores Namque ego Traeâ—â—â—um tetri de faucibâ—s Orci Extrâ—xi â—â—â—trem Dite fremente meam Semper bonos noâ—enque meum laudesque manebuÌ„t Quae Christus câ—ndis condere iure queo Christus respondet TV lupus et vulpes Tu summum de decus orbis Tu ruis in baerathrum te manet atra dies A Sermon Preached at Paules Crosse the xix day of Iuly An. 1579. By Iohn Dyos Luc. 5. IT came to passe that wheÌ„ the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God he stode by the lake of Genezareth and sawe two shyppes stand by the lakes side but the fishermeÌ„ were gone out of them and were washing their nettes And he entred into one of the shippes whiche pertained to Simon and prayd him that hee would thrust out a litle from the land And hee sat down and taught the people out of the shippe When he had left speakyng hee sayd vnto Simon launche out into the deepe and let slippe your nettes to make a draught And Simon aunswered and sayd vnto hym Maister we haue laboured all night haue taken nothing Neuerthelesse at thy commaundement I will lose forth the nette And when they had so done they inclosed a great multitude of fishes But their net brake and they beckned to their felowes which were in the other shippe that they should come and helpe them And they came and filled both shippes that they sonke agayne When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at Iesus knees saying Lord go from me for I am a sinnefull man For he was astonyed and all that were with hym at the draught of the fishes which they had taken and so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebede whiche were parteners with Simon And Iesus sayd vnto Symon Feare not from heÌ„ceforth thou shalt catch men And they brought the shippes to land and forsoke all and followed him IT is written in the 5. of Luke and read in the Churche this day It came to passe that when the people pressed vpon him to heare the worde of God he was standyng by the lake of Genezareth c. In the ende of the former chapter Christian audience Christ our Sauiour being ill intreated in Nazareth no Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey came downe to CaphernauÌ„ a Citie of Galilee there taught the people on the Sabboth dayes cast out deuils and cured SimoÌ„s wiues mother sicke of a great feuer and when the sunne was downe healed what soeuer sicke were brought to hym laying his handes on euery of them Deuils also came out of many crying and saying Thou art that Christ the sonne of god c. There they preassed and here they preasse The summe of all Séeke ye first the kyngdome of God and his righteousnes and all these thynges shal be ministred vnto you The text principally compriseth these thrée places an Example teaching to heare the Gospell feruently and the causes therof The ship wherein Christ was is an image of the Church of Christ militant the request of Christ and faithfull obedience of Peter The successe of all It came to passe when the people preassed vpoÌ„ him to heare the word of God. Sinfull men of euery condition preassed vppon him to heare his heauenly doctrine We neuer read of any such preassing of Scribes Phariseis to Christ I thanke thee O Father Lord of heauen earth because thou hast hid these thynges from the wise and prudent and hast shewed them vnto babes The people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God. Luc. sayth not people came to him