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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08569	A learned and very eloquent treatie [sic], writen in Latin by the famouse man Heironymus Osorius Bishop of Sylua in Portugal, wherein he confuteth a certayne aunswere made by M. Walter Haddon against the Epistle of the said bishoppe vnto the Queenes Maiestie. Translated into English by Iohn Fen student of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Louen; In Gualtherum Haddonum de vera religione libri tres. English	Osório, Jerónimo, 1506-1580.; Fenn, John, 1535-1614.	1568 (1568)	STC 18889; ESTC S100859	183,975	578

sheweth plainly the power and cūning of that most excellent workeman in whose handes the liuing creature was made and fashioned Neither dothe the multitude of liuing thinges minish the estimation of Gods worke but rather augment and increase it For the benefites of almightie God the more they are in number and the better they are knowen the better is the greatnes of his power and mercy sene although the reason of his workes be not vnderstood What shal I here speake of those thinges that are for the excellency of their nature farre aboue the sense and vnderstanding of man Who wil beleue that there is an infinite multitude of heauenly spirites whiche being of vnderstanding moste cleere of holines most pure of vertue and power very excellent of comelines and bewty most like vnto God are alwaies occupied in the Seruice of God euermore singing and praising his Maiestie continually burning with the flame of the loue of God What Can you conceiue by reason how the only sonne of God the veri expresse Image of the Father the brightnes of ouerlasting light being equal with the Father in nature power kingdome and maiestie toke vpon him the shape of man suffered in his mortal bodie labour misery punishment for vs redemed with his bloud our soules which were fouly spotted in sinne If these thinges are to be weyed by mans reason onely they are nothing like to be true but if we will consider them according to the faith which we haue of the bowntiful goodnes of God there is nothing more credible For passing great benefits are to be required and loked for of passing great bountie He that spared not saith S. Paul his owne sonne but gaue him vp for vs al How gaue he not vnto vs al things with him Wherfore to such as beleue vprightly I thinke ther is nothing els nedeful to be considered but how the thing that they are willed to beleue standeth with the bountie of God the which doing it is not possible that any man should doubt of any mysterie of our saluation These thinges being thus determined I will now talke not with you M. Haddon of whome as you saie the Sacramentes of the Churche are kepte butte I will take soome one of them to talke withall that rayleth with blasphemouse mouth against the blessed Sacramente of the Aulter And bicause I wil seeke no further let it be your golden Martyr whom you commend so highlie Ymagine therefore that I talke with him after this sorte O moste vile and naughtie felowe what came into thy minde to go about to deface to violate and to depraue that moste holy Mysterie the monumente of the loue of God towardes vs the comforte of our bannishment the staie of the frailtie of manne the bankette of heauen ordeyned for vs in that last Supper by the handes of Our Lord him selfe Was there none in so many hundred yeres but thou and thy Maisters that durst attempt so heinouse vile and barbarouse an acte Was there none that vnderstoode the sense of the holie Scripture the meaning of the Gospell the order of the blessed Sacramentes but you Were so many holy Martyrs so many Religious persons so many great wise men in whome shone the beames of the brightnes of God ignorant in matters of so great importance It is like forsooth that the light of the holie Ghost shewed it selfe first vnto suche saucie desperate rash and presumptuous varlettes as you are and suffered so many thousandes of holie and vertuous men to lye in darkenes and ignorance Tel me I pray thee what great thing had Christ done for vs if at what time he determined to leaue to his Disciples a speciall pleadge of his loue towardes thē he had left them nothing els but a bare remembrance of his death in the consecration of that bread It had ben a signe only meet to be nūbred em●gest those that you defaced and ouerthrew and nothing worthie to be celebrated with so great reuerēce of that moste holie and euerlasting Prieste Moreouer I wold faine learne of thee whether it be a wicked offence to call to remembrance the death of Christe so long as a man is in sinne No truly but cōtrariwise we can deuise no better medicine then that is to driue awai sinne and to recouer our health by the grace of Christ What moued S. Paul then if there be nothing elles in this sacrament but only a bare remembrāce of that death that Christ suffred vpon the Crosse to threaten so grieuous and horrible paines to suche as woulde receiue this heauēly bread vnworthily Who so euer shall eate saieth he the bread and drinke the cup of our Lord vnworthylie shal be giltie What Is it such a greiuous offence when I am sicke to thinke vpon the medicine with the which only I may be healed What other thing did I when I receiued that bread if there be nothing els in it but a remēbrance of those woūds by the which only my wounds may be healed but cal to remēbraunce the only remedy of life Wilt thou blame me when I am sicke bicause I seeke the remedie of my disease and humblie call for succour Thou canst not do it And yet ▪ if I receiue that bread vnworthily that is to say as thou expoundest it if I remember being in synne that Christ suffered death and crewel tormentes for me S. Paule maketh me terribly afraid by charging me with a crime But with what a crime I pray thee Some light or cōmon crime peraduēture the which offendeth not verie much No such a crime as is of al other most heinouse and wicked He shalbe giltle saieth he of the bodie and bloude of our Lorde that is to say he shalbe gyltie of no lesse crime then if he had crucified Christ For what cause Bicause as the wicked souldiers pricked forewarde with vnbeleefe put to death the Lord and maker of al thinges so do they that presume to touch with vncleane mindes that moste excellent cleanes seeme to bring vpon them selues the selfe same plague for the likenes of their heinouse offence For bothe of them do alike despise Christe and vnreuerently abuse his holines and maiesty For otherwise what harme were it to synful men to receiue that bread None at al. The Apostle therfore bicause he sawe how grieuouse a faulte it was to touch the bodie of our Lord with an vncleane soule denoūced the punishment to fray al men from doing such a pr●sumptuous acte And therefore he saith anon after Let a manne first trie him selfe and so eate of that breade and drinke of that cuppe And what can be more plaine then the wordes of our Lord This is saith he my bodie and doe this in remembrance of me How then Wilt thou presume to take the wordes of Christ being nothing doubtful but plaine and euident and expoūd them maliciusly Wilt thou set the meaning of S. Paul at naught which expoūdeth the myste rie exceeding plainly and