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An heauenly acte concernynge how man shal lyue made by our suffraine lorde God the father, God the sonne, and God the holye goost, and al the whole clergie in heuen consenting to the same.
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1547
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STC 95; ESTC S108865
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is partaker of his euel dedes Furthermore Paule lorde chaunceler sayeth Other fouÌ„dacion canne no man laye then that which is laid alredy The lorde chaÌ„celer coÌ„firmith it more sayth yf an aÌ„gel shuld come froÌ„ heueÌ„ to declare any other doctrine he forfendeth to giue no credens wherfore we wyll that our lawes doth staÌ„de in his ful strength vertue without corrupcion of other doctrine ¶ Further be it enacted it shal be lawful for al men to haue these our lawes ordinances and statutes day lye red in their houses as oure captaines of oure armies had both Iosue and also Esdras and also oure speaker of parliameÌ„t Moses sayd Audi filii Israel declaring to them they shulde writ it vpon the postes and gates of their houses and to haue it in remembrance it shulde be bouÌ„de vnto their handes and so whetted vpoÌ„ their childreÌ„ that none other doctrine shuld take place that according as Paule lorde chanceler sayeth He wold of one to go before another in spiritual knowlege And Dauid the noble kynge and one of oure chefe ambassitours that brought message of oure godlye pleasure to come settynge forth also what profitablenes was in the knowlege of our lawe sayd Lex dnÌ„i immaculata conuertens aiÌ„as testimoniuÌ„ dnÌ„i fideli sapientiam prestans paruulos The lawe of the lorde is parfyte refreshynge the soule the testimony of the lorde is faithful ministringe wysedome vnto the vnlerned the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of the Lord are ryght makinge glad the herte tho thinges whyche God coÌ„mauÌ„deth are plaine and pure and they lyghteÌ„ the eyes The feare of the Lorde is pure and holye abydynge for euer the pleasures of the Lorde are trewe and ryghte in euerye parte more worthyer to be desyred then golde and precious stones swetter then the honye combe when it droppeth Thys ambassitour kynge Dauid was in assurauns he neuer fel after he had our holye and heuenly lawe in his hert where as he said Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum domine et lumen semitis meis O Lord thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and also a light vnto my pathes And more ouer he said Iuraui et statui custodiri iudicia iusticie tue I haue sworne euen in the botome of my hert and shal ê‘forme it to kepe thy iuste pleasures So that in euery place this faithful Dauid professed our lawe to be of wonders efficacy strengthe and vertue that in maner he dyd wonder at theÌ„ and with a great vehemency spake Mirabilia tua domine c. Meruelous are thy testimonies wherfore my soule obserueth them to come but to the dore of thy scripture lighteneth and giueth vnderstandynge to the vnlearned This was he of whome we sayde we haue chosen a maÌ„ euen to our owne hert Furthermore our secretary Iohn the euangelist at the entringe first into hys office sayd In the beginninge was the worde and the worde was wyth God God was the worde so that by his auctorite who so euer receiueth our lawe receiueth vs and the contrary who so receiueth not oure lawe receiueth not vs. Wherfore man shal vnderstande it is our wil godly pleasure to haue our moste sacred worde to go forth whiche is the comforte for man to guyde hys whole lyfe with all and it was full auctorised by our only sonne Vicegerent Iesus Christe whiche dyd performe the consummacion of our sayd lawe but we wil by the vertue of this said acte that any person or ê‘sons do not onely receiue this our law carnally but we wil it shal be receyued spiritually or els as Peter the maister of our buildinges sayth it shulde be better yf they had neuer aknowen it ¶ Prouided alwayes that yf any person or persons do not accoÌ„plishe and fulfyl this our sayd lawe that then it shal be leful for hym or them to saye with our faithfull ambassitour Dauid peccaui or peccauimus cuÌ„ patribê° nrÌ„is Iniuste egimê° iniqitatem fecimus I haue sinned or we haue sinned with our fathers we haue lyued walked sinfully haue done iniquite so that yf we shal perceyue amendement of lyfe be had amonge men that then we wyll euen fatherly accepte their hertes for the sayd confessions sake spuÌ„all myndes the act before notwithstaÌ„dinge ¶ Further be it enacted that euery person or persons which murmure or groge that this our sayd lawe shuld prosecute for mannes consolacion we abiecte clene our heueÌ„ly regimeÌ„t to euerlasting punyshment euery person or persons that be transgressours of oure sayd lawes and be in minde to coÌ„tinue styl in such rebellious life shal haue like punishmeÌ„t be wiped clene out of the boke of lyfe ¶ Prouided alwayes we wold maÌ„ shuld knowe our pardon is incoÌ„parable so that men wil be obedient reconsiled vnto our lawe when so euer our grace is offerde For we wil not the death of no synner yf he wil coÌ„uert turne we wil turne to hym againe wyl thinke nomore on his disobedieÌ„s his sinnes shal passe froÌ„ our syght as corrupt water that is put into a faire running ryuer So that we wyl maÌ„ shall lay ful holde trustyng hole to the restitucioÌ„ that we haue by our owne soÌ„ne vicegerent ê“uided for hiÌ„ which is the painful passioÌ„ that our soÌ„ne dyd suffer in whose blode we be moued to mercy when so euer maÌ„ by fayth layeth the same before vs. Clerelye as we sayde before of the synnes that man hathe done to thinke no more on them that act before notwithstandinge ¶ Further be it enacted our Beatitude shal be vpon almen that shall with a willynge herte do or consent to obserue and do all that we haue coÌ„maunded their catel their corne with al other their substance shal be multiplied and encreased And contrary euery person or persons that with a grudgynge hert do not or at the least consent vnto al that we haue coÌ„maunded to the vttermoost of their powers that then let them be sure that oure moste godly encrease shal be withdrawen from them for cursed shal they be their corne their catel with al other their substance ¶ Prouided alwayes it shal be mete for vs to take oure pleasure aboue al other And where as we dyd permyt sathan to tempt oure onelye sonne and Vicegerent Iesus Christ And also in lyke case oure faythfull seruaÌ„t Iob to be tried by aduersite It shal be vnderstande many times we be so minded to proue our faithfull to withdrawe vaine thinges froÌ„ them to bring them to the knowlege of more parfiter gyftes For it is our nature diuers times to set vp and after to pul downe many times we exalt the wicked to drowne them hole in their lubricite For of al creatures we know the intent of the creacioÌ„ we are as the potter that maye do what him lyst with the lumpe of claye when he hath it in his haÌ„des to make it a vessell of honoure or a vessel of dishonour and yet we wyll not be resoned