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A02229 A notable and marueilous epistle of the famous doctour, Matthewe Gribalde, Professor of the lawe, in the Vniuersitie of Padua: co[n]cernyng the terrible iudgemente of God, vpon hym that for feare of men, denieth Christ and the knowne veritie: with a preface of Doctor Caluine; Francisci Spirae. English Gribaldi, Matteo, d. 1564.; Aglionby, Edward, 1520-1587?; Shepherd, Luke, fl. 1548. Godlye and holesome preservatyve against desperation.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. 1570 (1570) STC 12366; ESTC S115661 48,478 114

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maketh menti 〈…〉 of many whiche in the tyme of the P 〈…〉 phetes Christe and the Apostles we called from death to life Christe raised the widowes soonne He raised the ruler of the Sinag 〈…〉 his d●ughter He raised Lazarus Peter restored to life Tabitha Paule raised againe Eu●i●hus Eliz●us the Prophet called againe 〈…〉 〈…〉 e his hostes soonne Helias raised the Babe of the woman 〈…〉 f Sareptanie GOD tooke also vnto hym out of this 〈…〉 aile and transitorie life these twoo er 〈…〉 llent and holie menne Enoch and He 〈…〉 as quicke bothe bodie and soule to giue 〈…〉 as it were a taste and representation of the true life to come leaste after the o 〈…〉 i●ion of the Ethnicks and Epicures we should thinke there were no worlde nor 〈…〉 eeyng after this wretched and miserable life Let vs not forget what Christe ●esus Lorde of life and death saieth in the eight of Luke Wepe not the maide 〈…〉 not dedde but a slepe Reason not comprehendyng the misteries of GOD neither perceiuyng his power dooeth laugh his saiyng to scorne but Christ proueth his saiyng true he raised by and by the 〈…〉 edde maide to life The fiftene Chapiter of the first Epistle to the Corinthians is 〈…〉 eplenished with moste godlie pleasaunt 〈…〉 d pithie consolations Truly it is more precious then any gold For in that Cha●ter Saincte Paule doeth so annexe and 〈…〉 uple our resurrection ▪ to the resurrection of Christe as though thei could in no wise bee separate or deuided after th 〈…〉 forme Christ is risen from death which thyng is certaine ergo wée also shall v 〈…〉 doubtedly rise For Christe is our hedd 〈…〉 and we his members this hed is neith 〈…〉 without neither will forsake his me●bers Then it followeth that where ▪ Chr 〈…〉 is there shall we bee For why wee 〈…〉 the members of his bodie and euen of 〈…〉 fleshe and bone what tongue what p 〈…〉 what witte is able to set foorthe as i 〈…〉 worthie this ineffable and inestima 〈…〉 glorie of the mercie and grace of GO 〈…〉 that God hath vouchsafe so lowe to h 〈…〉 ble hymself as to become mortall m 〈…〉 that this ●eble and fraile nature of m 〈…〉 vnited and knitte to the diuine nat 〈…〉 by the power and efficacie of the god 〈…〉 might be inhaunced and promoted to 〈…〉 mortalitie For truely the nature o● faithfull menne whiche either were fore Christe hath been since or now 〈…〉 shall be to the worldes ende vndoubtly in Christe verie GOD and ma 〈…〉 hath obtained immortalitie The 〈…〉 lation therefore that riseth of Chr 〈…〉 resurrection is of great efficacie A 〈…〉 〈…〉 ncte Paule saieth to the Corinthians ●●riste is risen againe from dedde and is 〈…〉 e first fruictes of them that slepe for by 〈…〉 e manne truely came death and by one 〈…〉 nne commeth the resurrection of the 〈…〉 de And as al die in Adam euen so shal 〈…〉 bee made aliue in Christe but euery 〈…〉 e in his order The firste is Christe ▪ ●hen thei whiche are Christes whiche 〈…〉 h beleued in his commyng And sainct 〈…〉 ule dooeth adde a similitude taken of 〈…〉 urall thynges whereby he dooeth set 〈…〉 the and declare the resurrection of bo 〈…〉 s. The similitude is taken of seede 〈…〉 iche is cast into the yearth by the hus 〈…〉 dman dieth as it were and rotteth ▪ ●uerthelesse it is not vtterly loste but 〈…〉 ength springeth and commeth foorthe 〈…〉 he yearth goodlie beautifull and 〈…〉 saunt So our bodies shall rise again 〈…〉 feeble vile corruptible and mortall 〈…〉 strōg glorious incorruptible immor 〈…〉 neuer to dye againe but euer to liue ● The waie into true and euerlastyng 〈…〉 to our longe home as thei call it and 〈…〉 ntrie is by corporall death Fleashe 〈…〉 bloud beyng corruptible and mortal 〈…〉 not inherite the kingdome of GOD where nothyng is but life Therefor● this corruptible bodie must put on in t 〈…〉 ruption and this mortall muste putte● immortalitie Then shall the saiyng t 〈…〉 is written bee fulfilled Death is swa 〈…〉 wed vp in victorie Thei that beleeue Christe hath nowe ouercommed sy 〈…〉 death and helle Therefore not fear 〈…〉 death but strong bolde and well ha 〈…〉 in Christe Thei maie saie Death wh 〈…〉 is thy sting Death where is thy vict 〈…〉 The stynge of Death is synne and 〈…〉 power of synne is the Lawe But t 〈…〉 kes hee vnto GOD whiche hath g 〈…〉 vs the victorie through our Lorde I 〈…〉 Christe Let vs heare also more sentences 〈…〉 of godlie and mightie consolation He that hath raised vp Iesus 〈…〉 raise vs vp also with Iesus Our conuersation is in heauen 〈…〉 whence we doe looke for the sauiour 〈…〉 lorde Iesus Christ whiche shall cha 〈…〉 our 〈…〉 I le bodie that it maie be like 〈…〉 ned vnto his glorious bodie a 〈…〉 to the woorkyng of his power by 〈…〉 whiche also he is able to subdue all 〈…〉 ges vnto hymself Ye are dedde and your life is hid with ●●riste in God but when Christe your 〈…〉 shall appeare then shall ye also ap 〈…〉 rs in glorie with hym Wee woulde not brethren that ye 〈…〉 uld bee ignoraunte concernyng theim 〈…〉 t sleape that ye sorrowe not also as o 〈…〉 r doe whiche haue no hope For if we 〈…〉 eue that Iesus Christe died and rose againe Euen theim also whiche are a 〈…〉 pe through Iesus shall GOD bryng 〈…〉 h hym ●aicte Paule also doeth comforte Tithe with the article of resurrection ▪ 〈…〉 ng Remēber the Lorde Iesus Christ 〈…〉 yng the seede of Dauid rose againe 〈…〉 the dedde accordyng to my Gospell 〈…〉 if we bee dedde with hym wee shall 〈…〉 liue with hym If we suffer pacient 〈…〉 e shall also reigne with hym It was written also to the Hebrues 〈…〉 Christe tasted death for all menne 〈…〉 that he was partaker of fleashe and 〈…〉 d firste became verie manne that he 〈…〉 ht destroye hym whiche had the rule 〈…〉 at h that is the Deuill and that he 〈…〉 ht deliuer them whiche were in bō 〈…〉 all their life tyme by the reason of the hearing of Christes Gospell is so v 〈…〉 the feare of death God hath deliuered vs and called 〈…〉 with an holy calling not according to 〈…〉 workes but according to his purpose 〈…〉 grace whiche is giuen vs in Christe 〈…〉 before the time of the world but is n 〈…〉 made manifeste by the appearyng of 〈…〉 sauiour Iesus Christ whiche truely 〈…〉 dest●●ied death and hath brought life● immortalitie to light by the Gospell Wee knowe that wee are trans 〈…〉 from life to death bicause wee loue 〈…〉 brethren In this hath the loue of God appe 〈…〉 in vs bycause God sent his onely be 〈…〉 ten sonne into the worlde that we 〈…〉 lyue thorowe him I knowe that my redeemer doth 〈…〉 and in the
in me hath euerlastyng life I am the resurrection and life he that ●eleueth on me ye though he were dead ●et shall he liue and whosoeuer liueth ●nd beleueth in me shall neuer die I am come a light into the world who●oeuer beleeueth in me shall not bide in ●arkenesse ▪ I am the wai● the truthe and the life 〈…〉 man cōmeth to the father but by me This is the life eternall that thei ●ight knowe thee the onely verie God ▪ ●nd whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ Sainct Peter saith Christ is the stone ●hiche was caste awaie of you builders ●hiche is become chief of the corner nei●her is there Saluation in any other for ●mong men vnder heauen there is giuen one other name wherein we muste bée 〈…〉 ued To Christ bare all the Prophetes wit●esse that through his name whosoeuer ●●leeueth in hym shall receiue remission ●f synnes ▪ Sainct Paule saieth through Christ 〈…〉 preached vnto vs the forgiuenesse of sy●nes and that by hym all that beleeue a 〈…〉 iustified from all thynges from which● wee could not bee iustified by the Law● of Moises Sainct Paule to the Romanes saieth the iuste shall liue by faithe The righteousnesse of God comm 〈…〉 by the faithe of Iesus Christ vnto al 〈…〉 vpon all that beleue There is no difference for all haue 〈…〉 ned and are destitute of the glorie of g 〈…〉 but are iustified freely by his grace th●rowe the redemption that is in Chris● Iesus whom God hath sette for the as seate of mercie through faith in his bl 〈…〉 that he might be coumpted iuste and th● iustifier of hym which beleueth in Iesu● To hym that woorketh not but bel●ueth on hym that iustifieth the vngodl 〈…〉 his faithe is coumpted for righteousnes●● By faithe is the inheritaunce giu●● that it might come of fauour and the pr●mise might be sure to all the seede Christe was deliuered to death for 〈…〉 synnes and rose againe for our iustif 〈…〉 tion Because we are iustified by faithe we are at peace with god the father through our lorde Iesus Christ by whō we haue awaie in through Faithe to that grace wherein wee stande and reioyce in hope of the glorie of God. God setteth out his loue that he hath to vs seyng that while we were yet synners Christe died for vs muche more now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shall wée bee saued from wrathe through hym for if when wée were enemies wee were reconciled to GOD by the death of his soonne muche more seeyng wee are reconciled wée shall bee preserued by his life Not onely so but we also ioye in God by the meanes of our lorde Iesus Christ by whom wée haue now receiued the attonement Eternal life is the gift of God through Iesus Christ our Lorde There is no dānation to them whiche are in Christe Iesu whiche walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite We knowe that all thynges woorke for the best vnto them that loue God and them whiche be appointed before them he also calleth and whiche he calleth them he iustifieth and whiche he iustifieth them also he glorifieth What shall we say thē to these things if God be on our side who can be against vs whiche spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs all how shall he not with him giue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen it is God that iustifieth who then shall condemne it is Christe whiche is dead ye rather whiche is risen againe whiche is also on the right hande of God and maketh intercession for vs. If thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the Lorde and shalt beléeue in thy harte that God raysed him vp from death thou shalt be safe for the beliefe of the harte iustifieth to knowledge with thy mouth maketh a mā safe Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifie all that beleue None of vs liue vnto himselfe if we liue we liue vnto the Lorde and if we die we dye vnto the Lorde whether we lyue therfore or die we are the Lordes for Christ therfore died and rose againe and reuiued that he might be Lorde both of quicke and dead Sainct Paule sayth Christe Iesu of God is made vnto vs wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemptiō We are washed we are sanctified we are iustified by the name of our Lorde Iesus Christ by the spirite of our God. Christ died for our sinnes agréeing to the Scriptures he was buried and rose againe the thirde daye according to the scriptures As by Adam al die euen so by Christ shal all be made aliue Death is swallowed vp in victorie death where is thy sting hell where is thy victorie the sting of death is synne and the strength of synne is the lawe hut thankes be vnto God whiche hath giuen vs victorie through oure Lorde Iesus Christe Therefore my deare brethren be stedfast and vnmoueable alwayes riche in the workes of the Lorde for as muche as ye knowe as your labor is not in vaine in the Lorde By faith ye stande According as it is written in the 116. Psalme I beleue therefore haue I spoken we also beleue and therefore speake for wee knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall raise vs vp also by the meanes of Iesus and shall sette vs with you God hath made Christ to be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shoulde be that righteousnesse whiche before God is allowed A man is not iustified by the déedes of the lawe but by the faithe of Iesus Christe and therfore haue we beleued on Iesus Christ that we might be iustified by the faythe of Christe and not by the déedes of the lawe because that by the déedes of the lawe no fleshe shall be iustified For the lyfe whiche I nowe lyue in the fleshe ▪ I liue by the faith of the sonne of God whiche loued me and gaue himselfe for me I dispise not the grace of GOD for if righteousnesse come by the law then dyed Christ in vaine Abraham beleued to God and it was counted to him for righteousnes The scripture sawe before hande that God would iustifie the Heathen through faith and therefore shewed before hand● glad tidings vnto Abraham in thée shall all nations be blessed so then they which be of faith are blessed with faithfull Abraham Vnderstand therefore that the● whiche are of faith the same are the children of Abraham Christ hath delyuered vs from the curse af the law and was made accurssed for vs. That we might receyue the promise of the spirite by fayth The scripture concludeth all thinges vnder synne that the promise by the faith of Iesus Christe shoulde be giuen to them that beléeue We are all the sonnes of God by the faith whiche is in Christe Iesus We be all one in
well go●●… 〈…〉 t vs consider and remēber how Christ 〈…〉 haued himself in the bitter and smarte 〈…〉 onie when hanging vpon the Crosse 〈…〉 was assaulted with diuers fierce and 〈…〉 ost grieuous temptations and praye 〈…〉 at wee maye haue grace to folowe his 〈…〉 ample FIrst he was tempted with synne when being hanged betwixt twoo theeues as a notable and hainous synner it was said vnto him thou be the sonne of God come downe 〈…〉 m the crosse By this contumelious 〈…〉 yce what doe they signifie else but 〈…〉 at they iudged him a naughty and vn 〈…〉 dlye person suche one as by craft sub 〈…〉 tie falsehood socerie and other vn●●wfull meanes had deceyued the peo●●e had blynded the worlde and to be 〈…〉 thing lesse than the sonne of God. Euen in lyke maner at the houre of 〈…〉 at h doth the Deuill tempt man what 〈…〉 euer man hath cōmitted against God 〈…〉 l the synnes that euer he did he she 〈…〉 th vnto him he doth exaggerate them 〈…〉 the vttermost to the ende that the multitude and hainousnesse of them 〈…〉 sidered and perceyued man shoud do 〈…〉 of the mercy and fauour of God and 〈…〉 fall into desperation Here we had ne 〈…〉 to stande sure and euery one of vs h 〈…〉 neede to aunswere our enimie thus te●pting vs after this maner I knowled 〈…〉 my selfe to haue synnes aboue all number and measure but Christe who ne 〈…〉 synned in whose mouth was founde 〈…〉 guile who is that verie innocent lam 〈…〉 hath suffred death for my synnes he ha 〈…〉 washed them away he hath satisfied 〈…〉 boundantly for them how many a 〈…〉 how great so euer they were Christe death pertayneth also to me he w 〈…〉 wounded also for my iniquities he w 〈…〉 brused for my vngraciousnesse by 〈…〉 stripes I am also healed All my synne hath Christe taken to himselfe so th 〈…〉 now I haue none thankes be to Christ● who hath satisfied for them in his own body CHrist was tēpted also with dea 〈…〉 when it was sayde vnto him 〈…〉 hath saued other but he can 〈…〉 saue hymselfe As though if shoulde 〈…〉 sayde he is now at a poynt he must dye 〈…〉 ere is no reamedie he can not escape 〈…〉 hus doeth our olde and erreconcible 〈…〉 imie labor to feare vs with death but 〈…〉 vs holde out the buckeler of fayth in ●hrist against him let vs remember 〈…〉 t Christe our Lorde King of glorie 〈…〉 Prince of life coulde not be ouer 〈…〉 nmed nor holden of death but though 〈…〉 once tasted of death he nowe liueth 〈…〉 reigneth for euer This Lord of ours 〈…〉 ll not leaue vs nor suffer death to ere 〈…〉 e any tyranie againste vs that after 〈…〉 hath suffered vs to be tēpted a while 〈…〉 will also that we dye corporally all 〈…〉 t is wholy for our welth Neyther could we eotherwyse come euerlastyng life but by tēporall death ▪ 〈…〉 e must therefore leaue this present 〈…〉 e ere we can inherite the eternall 〈…〉 e. Also this corporall death bringeth 〈…〉 s commoditie that by tasting the bit 〈…〉 nesse and sowernesse of it we haue 〈…〉 erience and knowe the exceding loue 〈…〉 t Christe bare towarde vs and the 〈…〉 stimable benefite that he did for vs 〈…〉 ensing our synnes in abolishing of 〈…〉 th in breaking vp of Hell gates and all by his death Otherwyse wee coulde neuer h 〈…〉 knowne the power of Christ in abo 〈…〉 yng of death wée could neuer haue i 〈…〉 esteemed the excellency of this bene 〈…〉 wee coulde neuer haue seene how i 〈…〉 cause we haue to giue thankes to C 〈…〉 our Lorde and redeemer Christe ly 〈…〉 truely we shall also liue And this co 〈…〉 rall death to vs shall be nothyng els 〈…〉 a sweete and holsome slepe an entr 〈…〉 and gate into the true and blessed 〈…〉 For after this transitorie life the● ginne we first truely to liue THirdlie Christe was te 〈…〉 with helle or euerlastyng 〈…〉 nation when it was saied 〈…〉 hym he hath trusted in G 〈…〉 let hym nowe deliuer hym if he will 〈…〉 though thei should saie Now it app 〈…〉 that he hath hoped in God in vaine 〈…〉 God will none of hym he hath for 〈…〉 hym he liketh hym not he doeth 〈…〉 hym he will easte hym doune to h 〈…〉 perpetually condemned him W 〈…〉 fore the temptour shall lashe at 〈…〉 like temptations wee maie not 〈…〉 maie not be afraied we maie not bee 〈…〉 ouraged but commende our self who 〈…〉 o Christ hang vpon hym who is who 〈…〉 urs who hath giuen hymself wholie ●s so that synne death nor helle hath thyng to doe with vs Christe with an 〈…〉 stimable price his own bloud hath de 〈…〉 ered vs from the tyrannie of the De 〈…〉 and euerlastyng damnation he is bene our innocencie our life and our iu 〈…〉 e. Let vs take héede in any wise that 〈…〉 tourne not our hartes from Christe 〈…〉 cified If we cleane to hym we are set 〈…〉 on a sure and inexpugnable rocke a 〈…〉 nst the whiche all the power of hell is 〈…〉 e to dooe nothyng So that wee maie 〈…〉 ly exclaime and euery one saie with 〈…〉 riste I prouided the Lorde afore my 〈…〉 s alwaie for he is at my right elbowe 〈…〉 t I should not be moued therefore my 〈…〉 te hath been glad and my tonge hath 〈…〉 yced more●uer my fleshe shall reste 〈…〉 ope By faithe in Christe we become ●so●nnes of God the brethren and co 〈…〉 es of Christ and partakers of euerla 〈…〉 life by this faithe departyng hēce 〈…〉 shall goe to the kyngdome prepared the electe afore the beginnyng of the world And if in the feruentnesse of th● temptations our faith begin to waue● we do not beare paciently the will of ● heauenly father if our loue toward ●● ware faint cold if our hope begin to● feble and weake and therefore we be● to feare least God and wée be not all ●● full pointe but that he is yet displeased w● vs whiche rēptation surely is very gr●●uous painfull dangerous harde to ou● come we must call to remēbraūce Chr● to haue suffered for vs so intollerable a● inuincible temptations that there ap●red no help no comfort no refuge wh● in God and the whole worlde seemed ● haue forsakē him and to be against hy● in so muche that he exclaimed O my g● O my God why haste thou forsaken ●● Oh here was a greeuous temptation ● sharpe and bitter death that Christe su●fered for vs and all to make the waie● the crosse and death easie vnto vs The●●fore seyng that Christe of his owne fr●● will caste hymself into the féelyng of● tollerable paine calamitie and anxiet● GOD our moste louyng father bee●● therewith content vndoubtedly he kn●weth and cōsidereth our infirmities ▪ ●● ●btedly he will not deale with vs ac●yng to the rigour of the Lawe but ●l beare muche with vs and pardon ●ny
Christe Iewe Gentle bonde and frée man and woman If ye be Christes than are ye Abrahams séede and heires by promise Ye are gone quite frō Christ as many as are iustified by the Lawe and are fallen from grace we looke for and hope in the spirite to be iustified through faithe God forbidde that I shoulde reioyce in anything but in the crosse death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ● For in Christe Iesu neither Circumcision auaileth any thyng at all nor vncircūcision but a new creature in Christ and of the houshold of God. By Christ we haue redemption thorow his bloude euen the forgiuenesse of oure synnes according to the riches of his grace By grace are ye made safe thorowe faith and that not of your selues for it is the gifte of God and commeth not of workes least any man shoulde boaste himselfe We are made nie vnto God by the bloud of Christe for he is our peace and hath broken downe the wall that was a stop betwene vs and by hym we haue an open waye in one spirite vnto the father nowe therefore we are no more strangers but citezens with the saintes By Christe we haue boldenesse and entrance with the confidence whiche we haue by faith in him Christe is gone vp on high ▪ and hath ledde captiuitie captiue and ●ath giuen giftes vnto men Christe is to me lyfe and death is to mée aduantage In Christe we haue redemption thorowe his bloude that is to saye the forgiuenesse of synnes In Christe dwelleth all fulnesse and thorowe the bloude of his Crosse are all thinges reconciled to God the father set at peace both in heauen and earth We whiche were deade in synne hath Christ forgiuen vs all our trespasses and hath put out the hande writing that was against vs contained in the lawe writtē and that hath he taken out of the waye and hath fastned it to his crosse and hath spoiled rule and power and hath made a shewe of thē openly and hath triumphed ouer them openly in his owne persone This is a true saying by all meanes worthye to be receyued that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners There is one God and one Mediator betwéene God and man whiche is the man Iesus Christ whiche gaue himselfe a raunsome for all men The power of God hath saued vs and calleth vs with and holy calling not according to our deedes but according to hys owne purpose grace whiche grace was giuen thorowe Christe Iesus before the worlde was whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalitie vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell God hath not saued vs for the deedes of righteousnesse whiche we wrought but of his mercie hath he saued vs. Christe in his owne person hath purged our synnes Christ hath put downe thorow death him that had Lordiship ouer death that is to say the Deuill and that he might delyuer them whiche for feare of death were all their life tyme in daunger and boundage Christe is an euerlastyng Priesthoode wherefore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto God by him for as muche as he euer lyueth to make intercession for vs. We are sanctified by the offering of the body of Christ once for all With one offering hath God made perfite for euer them that shall be sanctified We are not redemed with corruptible syluer and gould but with the precious bloud of Christe as of a Lambe vn●efiled and without spote Christe his owne selfe bare oure synnes in his bodye on the Tree by whose stripes ye were healed Christe hath once suffered for synnes ●he iust for the vniust to bring vs vnto God. If we say we haue no synne we de●eyue our selues and the truth is not in ●s if we acknowledge our synnes he is ●aithfull and iust to forgiue vs our syn●es and to clense vs from all vnrigh●eousnesse If any man synne we haue an aduo●ate with the ▪ Father Iesus Christe the ●ighteous and he it is that obtayneth ●race for oure synnes Christe appeared to take away oure ●●nnes For this purpose appeared the sonne ● God to lose the workes of the Deuill This is Gods commaundement that ●e beleeue in the name of his sonne Ie●● Christ and loue one another In this appeareth the loue of God to ● warde because that God sent his one ▪ begotten soonne into this worlde ▪ that we might liue thorow him God hath loued vs and sent his sonn● to make agreement for vs. Hereby perceyue we his loue that 〈◊〉 gaue his life for vs. Here is the loue perfite in vs that w● should haue trust in the daie of iudgeme●● there is no feare in loue but perfect lo●… casteth out feare He that beleueth not God hath ma●… hym a lyer because he beleeueth not 〈◊〉 recorde that God gaue of his soonne a●● this is the recorde how that GOD h●●… giuen vs eternall life and this life is his soonne he that hath the soonne ha●… life and he that hath not the soonn●… God hath not life These thynges doe I write vnto y●●… that beleue on the name of the soonne 〈◊〉 GOD that ye maie knowe how that haue eternall life and that ye maie b●…leue in the name of the soonne of God. Iesus Christ is verie GOD and et●●nall life Christe hath loued vs and washed from our synnes in his owne bloud 〈◊〉 made vs Kynges and Priestes vnto 〈◊〉 his father Christe is Lorde of Lordes and kyng ● Kynges and thei that are on his side ●e called and faithfull chosen He that ouercommeth shal in all thin●s and I will bee his God and he shall ●e my soonne He that testifieth these thinges saieth ▪ it I come quickly euen so come lorde ●esu 1 The Paschall Lambe of the Iewes the figure of the true Paschall Lambe ●●sus Christ whiche is the pure and vn●filed Lambe of GOD whiche offered ●●mself a sweete smellyng Sacrifice to ●OD for vs whiche neuer committed 〈…〉 ne and in his mouthe no guile was 〈…〉 unde 2 Christ was figured by Manna which ●od gaue from heauen vnto the Israeli 〈…〉 to eate in the deserte 3 The rocke gushyng out the comfor●●ble waters signifieth Christ The brasen Serpent in the old lawe ●as a figure also of Christ 4 Whosoeuer shall drinke of the wa 〈…〉 that I shall giue hym shall neuer ●irste ▪ 1 Christe is that welbeloued soonne of God for whose sake the heauenly father was well pleased 2 Christe is that kyng whiche forga 〈…〉 the seruaunte the tenne thousande T●lentes whiche he ought 3 Christe is that moste louyng Sam●ritane whiche healed the wounded m 〈…〉 that was halfe dead 4 Christe is that tender Shephe 〈…〉 whiche fetched home vnto the shee● folde euen vpon his shoulders the l 〈…〉 sheepe
laste daye I shall ryse ag 〈…〉 againe be wrapped in my owne s 〈…〉 And in my owne fleshe shall see 〈…〉 whome I my selfe shall sée and these eyes shall beholde and none other These places of holy Scripture 〈…〉 suche lyke if we diligently reme 〈…〉 and faythfully imbrace we shall pe 〈…〉 great consolation and comfort And 〈…〉 〈…〉 saint Paule reioyce that we knowe 〈…〉 ste and the power of his resurre 〈…〉 whereby death is ouercommed 〈…〉 ther is there now to these that be 〈…〉 in Christe anye thing in death ter 〈…〉 or to be feared sauing onely the 〈…〉 ge and outwarde forme hurte it can 〈…〉 Lyke as a deade serpent keepeth 〈…〉 is olde fearefull shape and forme 〈…〉 sting or to doe harme it hath no 〈…〉 r at all And lyke as by the brazen 〈…〉 ent whiche Moyses by Gods com 〈…〉 dement set vp in the desert when 〈…〉 s looked vpon through the power of 〈…〉 worde men were deliuered from 〈…〉 er of the liuely and venymous Ser 〈…〉 s so our death is made harmelesse wee deliuered from the feare and 〈…〉 er of it so oft as wyth the eyes of 〈…〉 i the wee dooe beholde the health 〈…〉 nd medicinable death of Christ In 〈…〉 ion death is nowe become an I 〈…〉 ▪ and shadowe of death yea ▪ the en 〈…〉 ce and gate of lyfe For Christe 〈…〉 s truth it selfe saith If any man my worde he shall neuer see death 〈…〉 trusting to the mercy of God 〈…〉 h faith whiche he conceiueth by hearyng and knit to Christe hys Lorde and 〈…〉 ster that he cannot be plucked nor s 〈…〉 rate from him The bodye in déede for a time is 〈…〉 rate from the soule but in certaine 〈…〉 of rysing againe to euerlasting lyfe 〈…〉 so he that beléeueth in Christe doth 〈…〉 see nor feele the euerlastinge death 〈…〉 bodye and soule whiche is euerla 〈…〉 damnation For the death of good m 〈…〉 nothyng els but a departure from 〈…〉 transitorie and mortall life to im 〈…〉 talitie to Christe to his Aungelles 〈…〉 Sainctes Hell and damnation DOeth offer it self at the wer of death so that 〈…〉 tymes manne doeth g 〈…〉 ly feare least he bee ab 〈…〉 from the fauour of 〈…〉 and appoincted to euerlastyng pain 〈…〉 Deuill whiche seeketh by all m 〈…〉 howe to deuoure vs stirryng vp i 〈…〉 myndes many dangerous and troub 〈…〉 thoughtes concernyng our election ▪ predestination ¶ A medicine against the feare of Helle and damnation WHen the deuill goeth about to cause vs to dispaire or to doubt of our election whether wee bee of the nomber of them that are appoincted 〈…〉 euerlastyng life or no. In any wise let 〈…〉 not bee to bolde in copyng with hym 〈…〉 t vs not enter disputation against hym 〈…〉 or he is to subtile and expert for vs but 〈…〉 ie shortly vnto hym A waie Sathan 〈…〉 i th sorrowe it is written thou shalte 〈…〉 t tempt the Lorde thy god For seyng 〈…〉 t God as a moste louyng father hath 〈…〉 t onely giuen vs life fedde and preser 〈…〉 vs to this hower but also hath en 〈…〉 ed and euen loden vs from tyme to 〈…〉 e with his singuler benefites what 〈…〉 dnesse were it contrary to our former 〈…〉 erience now to doubte of his mercie 〈…〉 hath receiued vs into his flocke by 〈…〉 ptisme He hath sente vs the Gospell 〈…〉 is grace wherein he hath promised 〈…〉 ecome our father We haue been sed 〈…〉 h the fleshe and bloud of his Soonne 〈…〉 Sauiour Christe in remembraunce 〈…〉 our debtes bee paied and we acquired why should wee now then doubt the good will of God towarde vs Le● not therefore admitte the doubtfull daungerous imaginations of our pr●stination whiche the Deuill like a 〈…〉 tie and malicious marchaunte dooe 〈…〉 bour to iustle But lette vs thinke 〈…〉 suche sentences as God would haue myndes occupied withall whiche C 〈…〉 hymselfe hath prescribed as Ihon where he saieth GOD hath so loue 〈…〉 worlde that he hath giuen his onel● gotten soonne that whosoeuer bele 〈…〉 in hym shall not perishe but haue l 〈…〉 uerlastyng Loe here wee see th 〈…〉 whiche beleueth in Christ whiche 〈…〉 fully acknowledgeth Christe to b 〈…〉 sanctification iustice redemption a 〈…〉 tisfaction can not bee dampned but 〈…〉 sured of euerlastyng life So many 〈…〉 ceiue faithe by hearyng of Gods w 〈…〉 and so trust stedfastly vpon the me 〈…〉 Christ Vndoubtedly thei be of the number of those whiche bee chosen to e 〈…〉 styng blisse knowen before in C 〈…〉 predestinate and written longe s 〈…〉 the booke of life These thinges be 〈…〉 certaine and moste true God can n 〈…〉 〈…〉 ceyue nor be deceyued Suche is his 〈…〉 od will so hath he purposed and de 〈…〉 ed afore the worlde beganne what 〈…〉 nges so euer therefore oure enimie 〈…〉 Deuill spyting oure saluation and 〈…〉 king oure destruction shall put in 〈…〉 e minde contrarie to this doctrine ▪ 〈…〉 t them not moue vs let them not 〈…〉 ke vs afrayde but let vs trust truely Christe and so shall he become ours 〈…〉 wee become his who being our good 〈…〉 de we can not perishe nor bee dam 〈…〉 For he wyll lose none of those that 〈…〉 father hath giuen him wee muste 〈…〉 oure eyes vpon Christe we muste 〈…〉 to hym we muste cleaue to hym He 〈…〉 ure onely and true Sauiour who 〈…〉 te be apprehended and imbraced by 〈…〉 h if we looke to be saued For they 〈…〉 beleeue rightly in Christe they are 〈…〉 estinate to euerlastyng life ●ere we wuste diligently remember 〈…〉 earnestly expende the godly exhor 〈…〉 n of Saincte Paule whiche he wri 〈…〉 in the xij to the Hebrues whose 〈…〉 es be these Let vs runne by pa 〈…〉 e vnto the battaile that is set afore 〈…〉 ooking vnto Iesus the aucthor and finisher of faithe whiche when the io●… was set afore him suffered the Crosse and dispised the shame and fitteth at 〈◊〉 right hande of the seate of God. Furthermore all the grieuous temptations and afflictions that Christe s●…fered he suffred them for oure sakes 〈◊〉 saincte Paule saieth also in the fourth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Hebrues we haue not a highe Prie●… that is not able to haue compassion 〈◊〉 our weakenesse but suche one was pr●…ued in all pointes without synne let 〈◊〉 therefore with boldenesse go vnto t●… seate of his grace that we may obtay●… mercie and finde grace to helpe in ti●●… of neede Let vs in any wyse consider and deepely imprint in our hartes Christe to 〈◊〉 giuen vnto vs not onely to the ende th●… we might be redeemed reconcyled a●… made partakers of euerlasting salu●tion but also that in him we might ha●… an example bothe how to liue and al●… howe to ende our life Neyther can a●… man liue suffer or die well vnlesse 〈◊〉 looke vpon and followe the lyfe suff●…ring and death of Christe if therefo●● wée desire to ende this life