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A19412	Tvvo very Godly and comfortable letters, written ouer into England The one to a Godly and zealous Lady: wherin the Annabaptists errour is confuted and the sinne against the Holye Ghoste plainly declared. The other an answer to a Godly merchants letter: written for his comfort, being greeued with the heauye burden of sinne wherin is declared the true confession of sinne: Written by T.C.	Cottesford, Thomas.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.	1589 (1589)	STC 5841.5; ESTC S116355	22,933	120

returneth vnto him againe to obtaine his mercy but are becom plain Apostataes vtterlye forsaking y● christiā faith making but a mocke of Christe perseuering in their obstinate Apostasie vnbeléefe euen till their liues end as did Iudas the 1. Tim. 1. 2. Tim. 4. traitor Iulianus Apostata Simon Magus Porphirius Hymeneus and Alexander the Coppersmith Secondarily as touching the saying thretning of Christ saying He that de nieth me before men I shall Math. 10. deny him before my father It is to be considered that al the terrible thretnings that are in the holy scripture threatned against great sinners are threatned conditionally A good and general rule to be noted that is to saye if the sinners do not truely repent and return vnto God by Faith amendmente of life this plague and punishment or that shall light vpon them But if they at the Preaching reading or hearing of Gods holy woord doo repent return vnto God by faith godly life then that Plague threatned shall not once touch thē Example by the Niniuites vppon whome Ionas Gods Minister and preacher Ionas 3. or rather God by him pronounced this terrible iudgement saying There are yet Forty daies and then shall Niniuye bee ouerthrown But there as the Scripture sayth the people of Niniuy beleeued God and earnestly repented them of their greate sinnes and so was the sentence of GOD retracted and the Citye saued and not ouerthrowne So likewise this terrible sentence of Christe He that denyeth mee before men I shall deny him before my Father must néedes haue this condition ioyned A conditiō with it If he dooth not repent neither return again But Peter did bothe repent and returne againe vnto Christe For albeit his Faithe was weake and faynte as was the faith of all the Apostles yet it was not vtterlye extincte For Christe had saide vnto him before Symon I haue praied for Luke 22 thee that thy faith faile not And in any wise take héede and note this well Christe said not He that denyeth me I shal denye him though hee repente and return But remember wel that Christ said M 〈…〉 9. I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentaunce Peter therfore repented and returned vnto Christ again and so was receiued vnto grace and was saued Wherfore good Madam in this hard Texts of S. Paule vnto the Hebrewes way wel this condition if they full away For they only fall away which cōmit that moste horrible crime which is called in the holy Scripture The sinne vnto death blasphemy against the spirit and sinne against the holy ghost which neuer shall be forgiuen neither in this world neither in the world to come Question But héere it might be demaunded what that sinne againste the holye Ghost is and wherein it differeth from all other gréeuous sinnes Answer Wherunto I answere That ther is difference in sins it may cléerlye be gathered of Christes woordes saying I saye vnto you Math. 12. All sinne and blasphemye shall be forgiuen vnto men but the blasphemye againste the spirite shall not be forgiuen vnto men Loe héer is the matter plainelye opened by our Sauiour Christe what kinde of sinnes shall be forgiuen and what neuer forgiuen Blasphemye againste the spirite shall neuer bee forgiuen all other sinne and Blasphemye shall bee forgiuen And Christe in sayinge All sinne shall be forgiuen compriseth both originall sinne and also actuall sin Moreouer Christe speaketh héere of thrée sortes Three sorts of Sinnes Sinne. Blasphemy Blasphemye against the Spirite of sinnes The first he calleth Sinne the secōd Blasphemy and the third Blasphemye againste the Spirite Which the scripture also calleth The sin vnto death and the sinne against the holy ghost These thrée kinds of sinnes and the difference of euery of them I intend by Gods helpe seuerallye to declare vnto you so breefelye as I can and so for this time commit you vnto God and firste consider well what sinne is Sinne is euery wilfull disobedience Act or déed Sinne. that is doon contrary vnto the Lawe and Commaundementes of God without murmur grudg or euill speaking either against the Lawe commaundementes or God him selfe that is the maker and giuer of the law As is Idolatrye superstition periurye swearing vnaduisedlye breaking of the Holye Daye dishonouring father and Mother Murther malice hatred enuy wrath strife treason sedition slaunder Whoredome theft and such like All these and such other are called and are indéed sinne so long as the dooers of them doo neyther murmur repine grudge nor speake euill againste God or his holye Lawe neither allowe in their conscience the thing and euil that they doo but rather doo vtterlye disalow accuse and condemn in their owne conscience those their owne damnable actes as euill and detestable The seconde kinde of Sinne is Blasphemye marke it well and consider howe it differeth first from sinne and then from the sinne againste the holy ghost Blasphemy Blasphemye is more haynouse then is sinne alone for all blasphemye is sinne but all sinne is not blasphemye For trueth it is that blasphemye compriseth in it selfe bothe sinne and also a murmure grudge reuiling euill speaking slander and reproche of God and Godlynes but it is alwaye coupled with ignoraunce and vnbeleefe and proceedeth not of such obstmate malice as continueth to the ende of the life as doth the sinne against the holy Ghost In this sinne of Blasphemy S. Paule offended before his conuersion vnto the faith of Christ Iesu For thus he speaketh of him selfe Before I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and a Tyrant but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorauntlye in vnbeleefe Loe heere it is plain and euident that this blasphemye though it be a greate offence yet it is remissible and forgiueable and is not excluded from Grace and mercy because it procéedeth of Ignoraunce and not ●f knowledge nor of obstinate malice that dooth endure to the liues end Neither is it the sin vnto death and therfore we maye lawfullye praie for such blasphemers As S Iohn saith If any man 1. Iohn 5. see his Brother sin a sin that is not vnto death let him ask and he shall giue him life In this simple blasphemy for so we may cal it many of the Iewes offended taking Christe to be nothing lesse then the Sonne of Dauid or Messias because his parents were very poore and him selfe supposed to be but a poore Carpenters Sonne which bare but a simple port in the worlde Yea and some of them that crucified Christe were ouerwhelmed in this simple blasphemy And therfore Christe prayed for them saying Father forgiue Luke 23. them for they know not what they doo So Peter in his Sermon excused the crucifiers of Christe saying Now deare brethren I knowe that you haue doon it thorough ignoraunce c. Repent you therfore and returne Acts. 3. that your sinnes may be doon away So did S. Steuen also praye

is an humble and lowly confession of sins made vnto God euen from the hart As when a sinner examineth his life by the commādements of God so findeth his conscience burdned and encombred with sinne and feeleth thereby what danger of damnation that he is in this feeling of his sicke conscience wil greatly moue him to séeke a Phisition And when hée perceiueth that there is no medicine will heale his disease but onely the mercye of God he will not cease to make all the suite that hee can to obtaine it Hee will without any delaye prostrate him selfe before God and with an humble lowlye and contrite hart minde acknowledg him selfe gréeuouslye to haue offended his Godlye maiesty in thought consent delectation woorde and déede He will neuer leaue off his lamentable suite and faithfull praier and requeste of this his bountifull mercye till he obteine it The swelling rage of his putrified conscience will neuer be asswaged till the precious oyle of Gods mercy haue suppled it mittigated it quieted it and vtterly cured and healed it Of this maner of confession the holye Scripture doth many times treate both by plaine authoritye and examples By authority If we knowledge our sinnes Authoritie 1. Iohn 1. saith S. Iohn God is faithfull and iuste to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnesse Examples there bee manye Of which I will at this time content my selfe with two or three King Dauid féelinge the Dauid intollerable burthen of his sinnes cryed out saying Haue mercy vpon me O God after thy greate goodnesse Psal 51. and according vnto thy great mercies doo awaye mine offences Washe me againe from my wickednesse and clense me from my sinne For I knowledge my faultes and my sinne is euer before me Against thee onlye againste Psal 24. thee haue I sinned for thy names sake O Lord be mercifull vnto my sinne for it is great The Publican also The Publicane Luke 18. saith Be mercifull O God to me a sinner This confession and knowledging of our sins vnto God if with a contrite and sorrowfull hart it be doone in faith God which knoweth the secretes of euerye mans minde will accepte and allowe though the repentant sinner vttereth not one woorde with his mouth Example of the sinfull The sinfull woman Luke 7. woman that came vnto Christe She spake nothing but wepte and lowlye fell down at christes féete and washed them with the teares of her Eyes and dryed them with the haires of her heade and annoynted them with oyntement All which thinges were euident witnesses of her true and vnfained repentance of her sinnes and fruites of her sure faith that she had in Christes goodnesse For whose comfort Christe saide thy sinnes are forgiuen thee thy Faith hath saued thee goe thy way in peace This earnest confession of sinnes vnto God should euerye Christian daylye practise and exercise vnfaynedlye Of this aforesaide confession to God springeth out the Confession of our owne sinfulnesse before men For he that felt a taste of the mercye of God as hée shall sée occasion to Confession of sinnes before men glorifie God by his example will not be ashamed either priuatelye before one man or openlye before manye men yea thoughe all the whole worlde were present to confesse him selfe to haue béene an horrible transgressour of Gods Holye commaundementes He will nothing doubte but that hée with this his meeke Confession shall muche glorifie God and mooue the Hearers by his example to abhorre sinne and chaunge their euill life Of this wée haue an euidente example in Gods chosen vessel S. Paule which after his conuersation vnto the faith of Christe was not ashamed many times openlye to confesse before Act. 22. 16. men what an vnmercifull Tirant vngratious graft he was against the Holye Congregation of christe before his conuertion to the Faithe This thinge also ashamed hée not to write and set forth to the whole world sayeing I am not woorthy to be 1. Cor. 15. 1. Tim. 1. called an Apostle because I persecuted the congregation of God And in an other place he sayth I was a blasphemer and a tirant c And after Christ Iesus came into the Worlde to saue sinners of whom I am cheefe This example of Saint Paule verye fewe of the Papistes in Englande haue followed vnlesse it Few of the Papists of England follow this example were by constrainte for feare of bodilye punishment And therefore for my parte I suspect them to remaine Papistes still in their heartes For if they had vnfainedlye abhorred Papistrye they woulde after this example of S. Paul with al their harts haue confessed thēselues to be deceiued and also to haue with false doctrin deceiued the people and therfore haue openly and hartelye asked them mercye for the same by dooing wherof doubtlesse they shoulde very muche haue glorified God The thirde manner of Confession of sinnes is a priuate Confession to man And that is of two sortes The fi●ste is for the direction establishement and comforte of a mans owne Conscience Priuat confession of sin is needful to many for knowledg counsell and comfort towardes God The other is touching the reconsiliation and confession of a mans faulte and trespasse to his Neighbor whome he hath offended And as touching the first waye of priuate Confession to man I thinke it is a good and holesome maner and fashion conuenient and néedefull to be vsed and obserued of manye of Gods People for three causes that is for knowledge counsell and for comfort Firste for knowledge For knowledge as when a simple man or womā that hath heard little or no preaching of Gods woorde by reason wherof they haue almost no knowledge of God or his Commaundementes neither of the profession of Baptisme neither of faith neither haue they in a manner any knoweledge at all of the way of Saluation by Christes death Is it not needefull thinke you for suche ignoraunte Personnes to hunte and séeke out some discrete and learned minister of Gods woorde and to acknowledge vnto him their greate ignorance and to require at his mouth the knowledg of the Lawe of the Lord and of the waye of saluation Is it not written That the Priestes lippes Malac. 2. shoolde be sure knowledge that men maye seeke the law at his mouth for he is a messenger of the Lord of hostes It is méete therefore that Préestes shoulde haue good knowledge in Gods woorde for they are appointed to be shepheards ouer the flock of Christe to féed the soules of gods People with the delicate food of Gods woord specially with the holy bread of life Christe Iesu that came down from heauen to saue al his people from their sinnes But alas for pitie the spirituall shéepeheardes in many places of the world and speciallye in England are verye rude vnlearned and vnable to teache other men because they themselues lacke the knowledge and righte

vnderstandinge of the holye Scriptures For how should they teach others béeing vnlearned themselues Doubtelesse it hath beene hearde of in not a fewe places of England that the Parishioner hath beene better learned in holye Scripture then the Parson or Vicar which thinge is muche to bée lamented Is it not a greate shame It is very strange that the sheepe should haue more wit learning then the sheepheard yes it is vtterlye against nature that the Sheepe should be wiser and better learned thē the sheephearde But no men are so muche in this behalfe to be blamed as the Byshoppes partelye for admitting such doltishe dodipoles to the office of the ministrye and partelye for the instituting to fat beneficies and to the cure and charge of Christian soules so many vnlearned Idyotes which neither can nor will féede them with the Spirituall foode of Gods woord Our Lord redresse this matter Amen Secondarily this priuate Confession is verye For counsel needefull for Counsell speciallye for suche persons whose consciences are encombred with scrupulouse Superstition of meates vowes or with perplexed doubts in causes of matrimonye of restitution of wronge gotten or withholden goods of reconciliation and such other Or else if they bee sore assaulted with diuers temptatiōs of their ghostly enemy the deuill and knowe no remedyes how to auoyde them In all these and suche like doubtfull cases whome ought they rather to goe vnto and aske counsell then of the heardman of their Soules In worldelye affaires and businesse which waye a man maye defend his righte tytle of enheritaunce and howe he maye ouerthrowe his aduersarye that woulde doo him wrong men will spare for no laboure nor cost but will retaine of their counsel the best lear nedmen of law that they can get muche more in spirituall matters for the soules health oughte euery true Christian to seeke for the beste learned and discret este Ministers of Gods woorde to satisfie their consciēces in doubtfull causes and to shewe thē apte remedies for the auoiding of their sundrye temptationes of their ghostlye enemye the Deuill For if hee bee a good Spirituall Phisition he will minister vnto the patient a conuenient medicine for the healing of his spirituall sicknes disease And the patients duety if he wil recouer his health is no lesse then thankfully and obedientlye to imbrace receiue the wholsome counsel of his spirituall Physition For the wise man Pro. 22. saith He that is wise will be counselled When Iohn the Baptist preached in the desart the people came vnto Math. 3. him from Ierusalem and all the regions round about Iordan confessing their sinnes And the Publicanes came also to be baptised and saide vnto him Maister what shall we doo Loe Luke 3● heere the Publicanes which were verye extorcioners and bribers at the Preaching of Iohn the baptist came vnto repentaunce and calling him Maister asked him counsell how they should order their liues Then he like a discrete ghostly Father saide vnto them thus Require no more then is appointed you As though he shoulde saye For as muche as héeretofore you haue beene extortioners and verye Caterpillers and bribers and haue taken more of the poore people for taske tribute and custome then you ought to haue doon Now séeing you are conuerted and become the disciples of the heauenlye doctrine you muste with all diligence change your euill life vnto a better and oppresse the people no longer but take your appoynted duetyes and no more So likewise the souldiers also asked him and saide What shal we do then And hée sayde vnto them Do no man violence nor wrong and be content with your wages c. If the same trade were likewise had in vse amonge vs that are now liuing so that when soeuer wee were encombred with any gréeuous temptation or entangled or ouerthrowne in the same if wee euen then as soone as wée coulde possible would consulte with our souls phisition to knowe which waye wée mighte beste auoyde the temptation héereafter were it not a godlye fashion and woorthy praise and commendation Example If a young An Example man béeing sore tempted vnto Whordome and manye times ouercome of his temptation hath yeelded and giuen him selfe ouer vnto the Deuill for that time committing the very act of filthie Whordome and adulterye If he I saye vpon the consideration of his own damnable state that he standeth in would goe vnto a discrete godlye and well learned Preacher of Gods woorde and plainelye vtter vnto him his abhominable deedes in generall woordes and aske his best counsell and aduise therin Truly this Preacher would firste declare vnto him by Gods woord what great daunger of eternall damnation that he then stoode in and plainely tel him that God saithe in the Holye Scripture That neyther Whoremongers nor adulterers shall inherite the Kingdome of God And that God thretneth to Iudge and condemne both Adulterers and fornicatours And so grounding him selfe vppon the Scripture and suche like thereby beating into his Conscience the feare of God he woulde 〈◊〉 him in any wise earnestlye repe●te him selfe of his greate sinne and commit him self by earnest faithfull continuall Praier to the mercye of God in Christe Iesu And in any wise without any dela●e refuse that filthis and detestable fashion of liuing or else though he séemed neuer so much outwardli in this miserable worlde to flourishe yet should he continually liue without the fauor of God and vnder his great wrath and vengeance not béeing in that state the seruante of God but the diuels slaue bondman out of Gods Kingdom and subiect to eternall death and damnation This thing earnestly How a great sinner should vse him self to recouer the fauour of God heard diligently waied and déepelye from the verye he art considered If this sinner were one of Gods flocke at the hearing of this terrible sentence of the Lawe hée would tremble quake for feare wéepe wail and lament his horrible and detestable state crye and cal incessantly for the vnspeakable mercye of God in Christe Iesu trusting by his onelye meanes to obtain and get again the fauoure of God which thorowe his carelesse disobedience he had lost And feather he woulde humblye desire Counsell which way he might best héerafter auoid that horrible crime of filthy whordome and adultery Then his discreete Preseruatiues agaīst whordome ghostlye father would exhorte him in anye wise with al his due diligence daily and continuallye to practise these whole some preseruations and moste present remedies against whordō That is to say Firste to eschue idlenesse and alwaies be occupied in some honest labour and busines Then to auoid al occasions of euill all suspect houses and wanton company Againe to beware of filthye communication wanton songs histories of baudry neither speak nor heare suche filthynesse Further to vse sobrietye and temperaunce in the vse of meate drinke sleepe and apparell Moreouer to be daily conuersante with