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The subuersio[n] of Moris false foundacion where upon he sweteth to set faste and shove under his shameles shoris, to vnderproppe the popis churche: made by George Ioye.; Subversion of Moris false foundacion.
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Joye, George, d. 1553.
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STC 14829; ESTC S103803
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to al good workis Nowe com pare this text with Moris allegacion and consyder wel wherfore he leueth out a grete parte of Paulis wordis to thrust yn his owne More leuethe oute that it was wryten by the inspiracion of God \ and puttethe yn to that place to reproue heretykes if he ioyned therwith alwaye the faith of Cryste meninge by the faith of Cryste as his owne wordis there declare his owne vnwryten articles contayned in the Popis Crecd And for that at Paule saithe It is profitable to correcte and conuince and to enstructe in rightwysnes that the man of God mighte be perfit and redye vnto eue ry good worke More clouteth it vp withe this patche Withe oute the whiche it wo lde do him no seruice for al that he had ben lerned theryn frome his childhed Is not this a faitheful handler of holyscripture But M. More If al the scripture be enspyred of the holy goste so be we suer that it is trwe and maye vse it as an infallible rule to mesure to conuince and correcke yowr vnwryten verytes there withe If all the scripture be good and profitable to teche why wyll ye not let men rede it why wyl ye then presume to tâ—che men your vn wryten lyes If it be profitable to teche to co 〈…〉 ce to râ—buke correcke why saye you that it is the cause of sâ—dicion heresy and carnal lybertye If it be profitable to â—ustructe vs how we shalbe iustifyed and to make vs perfit and redy to all goodnes what nede we then your vnwryten vanites with your vayne tradicions and articles of the popis Creed whiche the scripture as it knowth thez not so is it playne agen ste them The prophete calleth the worde of god the lanterne to his fete and lyght to trede in his pathes vnto whiche light Pe ter biddeth vs to attende as vnto a lanterne holder vp before ve walkinge in any der ke place vntil the daye be waxen more cleare the day starre arysinge and sprongenforth in our hertes vnto the which lyght I saye poynteth vs saynge If any man wa nt lyght let him get him to the lawe and scâ—iptures testifynge Cryste and go not in thingis concerninge lyfe vnto dede spritis fayâ—inge them selues to come frome hell or purgatory as did More of late playnge y â— proctour of purgatory faynyng to haue come fro thence with his boke of the supplycacion of soulis oute of so hotte clensinge fyer and yet was there not one lefe shorched therof Aftir alyke fasshion More wold frame a nother texte of Paul sayng y â— Paul writeth vnto Timothe before in the same Pistle Haue thou the forme and fasshion of the holsome wordie whiche thou haste haide of mein faith and loue in Cryste Iesu He saith not the wordis saith More that I haue wryten to the and that thow haste redde of myne but the wordis that thou hast harde of me â—o Crysten reder this is Mores Argument Paule saith not the wordis that I haue wryten that thou haste redde of myne but the wordis y â— thow haste harde of me ergo it muste nedis folowe that thei were not wryten But I aske More whither Paule did not wryte a Pistle to Timothe before he wrote him these wordis contayned in his seconde pistle aÌ„d then whither that a man here not frome his frende whiche receyueth letters from him â–ª as now had Timothe receyued a pistle before contayninge the hole some of all holse me doctryne And whether this be then a good argument Thou haste harde worde from me ergo I wrote not vnto y e More argueth I tell you very subtyly as thoughe what so euer were harde coude not be wryten to Lyke arguments he maketh in other places saynge God promysed his lawe to be wryten in mennis hartis ergo it is not nor was not then wryten in bokis whiche promyse is in Ieremye xxxi longe aftir the lawe was wryten by Moses Dauid sayd thy lawe is wryten in my herte ergo aftir More it was not then wr yten in Moses bokis And agen God promysed not that theuangelistis aÌ„d apostles shulde wryte the new Testament ergo thei did not wryte it And Cryst bad his apo stles go preche the gospel and not go wryte it ergo thei did not wryte it whiche argu mentis howe false and fonde thei be euen M. Henry his owne fool can tel him Paul bad Timothe attende vnto redinge exhortinge and techinge tyl he come He sayd not attende vnto my vnwryten word is whiche I taught the by mouthe no where wryten but attende vnto redinge of holy scriptures euen those wordis of faithe and good doctryne whiche thou hast hitherto diligently folowed beynge brought vp in them And what wordis were these not Moris vnwryten dremes ye maye be suer But thei were those holy letters in whiche Paule exhorted him constantly to abyde whiche he had ben taught and were co mmitted vnto him and had knowne them euen frome his chyldhed c. as ye see ij Timothe iij. Wherfore Crysten reder begyn thow and rede the firste Pistle that Paule wrote vnto Timothe and there thou shalt se fir ste of al prescribed him this holsome doctri ne in faithe and loue where he biddethe him preche and tell certayn men that thei folowe no nother doctrine then that edifiethe godely thorowe faithe for the ende of the precept and plesure of God is loue oute of a pure herte and good conscience and faithe vnfayned And aftyr a lytell digression he saithe That the fauour of our lorde hath aboundantly excedid withe faith and loue whiche is thorowe Iesu Cryste And then to put timothe oute of doute of these holsome wordis and Gospell of the faithe and loue in Iesu Cryste he wyneth to sayinge This is the moste assuered and trwest Doctryne Worde or Gospel and none more worthy to be embrased and kyssed then that Iesus Cryste is comen into the Worlde to saue synners And agayne in the. iij. Chapit to setoute these holsome wordis and that Godly Gospell how necessary it is to be preched in the con gregacion howe fâ—rme how suere a trouth it is he sayd These thinges do I wryte vnto the here maye ye se whether that do ctrine in faith and loue that Timothe harde of paule was not wryten to These thin gis do I wryte vnto the trustinge to come shortâ—ly vnto the but if it be longe yet do I wryte the these thingis that thou mayst know how to behaue thy sâ—lfe in the congregaâ—ion of the lyuinge god where yet to certifie Timothe more ernestely of the fâ—rme and assuered trouth of this holsome do ctryne he calleth it the very pyller aÌ„d foun dâ—tion of the trouthe whiche ferme assueraunce â—e setteth by this holsome doctrine almoste in euery place that he remembreth it it ye diligently marke it in redinge his pi stles to these two