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A10770	An exposicion in Englishe vpon the Epistle of .S. Paule, to the Colossians wherin the letter is purely declared, with many good exhortations to flee vice, and to take vertue, as shall appere clerely to the faithfull reader throughout all this epistle: written by Lancelot Ridley of Cantorbury. Anno salutis humanæ M.D.XLVIII.; Exposicion in Englishe upon the Epistle of. S. Paule to the Colossians.	Ridley, Lancelot, d. 1576.	1548 (1548)	STC 21039; ESTC S104540	65,741	282

Ephe. v By God inwardly workyng by his spirite that cutteth from the harte all euil thoughtes carnal lustes and affeccions and this is called the circumcision of the harte signified in the olde lawe by the outward Circumcision of the flesh And this our baptisme is come to vs in the stede of circumcision to the Iewes and is as necessarie and more profitable to vs then was Circumcisiō to the Iewes in the tyme of the old law And as it was necessary by Gods cōmaundement Gene. xvii That all young men children should be Circumcised the eighte daie So it is no lesse necessarie that all young children should be Baptised for without Baptisme none can bee saued Ihon .iii. Math .xxviii. Marke .xvi. Therfore the Anabaptistes are greatly to bee blamed that would not haue young children Christened or Baptised in the water and in the holy Ghost Of Baptisme of young children I haue spoken Ephe. iiii Therfore I do not speake of it in this place any more And you whē you wer ded by synne and by the vncircūcisiō of your flesh together with hym he hath quickened you again forgeuyng to you all youre synnes and put awaie that hand writyng that was against vs conteined in the lawe writtē with the decre that was contrary to vs and that toke he clere awaye and fastened it to the crosse hath spoyled Rule and power and hath made a shewe of theim openly and hath triūphed ouer thē in his awne persone The Apostle here sheweth the thyng that he shewed more at large Ephe. ii That is what we are of our selfes mightes and powers what we be by Christ By our awne nature receiued of Adam we wer ded by synne originall and of our selfes by actuall synne but by Christe alone we be restored again to life and God hath forgeuen vs our synnes frely without our merites or deseruinges for Christes sake onely and where we wer Gentiles vncircumcised now bee Circumcised in oure hartes haue cutte awaie from our hartes all carnall affeccions lustes appetites contrary to the spirite of GOD. And where as the hande writyng was against vs that is where as the law written called hand written did conuince vs of synne that wee could not deny but we wer synners and for our synne had deserued death and we wer worthie death yet it pleased God onely of his mere mercie and grace to forgeue vs our synnes and to make vs heires of the heauenly inheritaūce and partakers of his glory by Iesus Christe Also where as the lawe did condempne vs for our syn to death it pleased God of his mercie not onely to forgeue vs our synnes but also to take awaie that hande writyng that condēpneth vs for synne to deth and that writyng was the lawe of God written that shewed all men to be synners in the sight of GOD and no man to bee iuste Christe onely excepted in the sight of God and for sinne worthie death The Apostle here vseth a Metaphor of a writyng or of an obligacion made where men be bound to fulfill the writyng or obligacion made This writing is the lawe of God it requireth that all men should fulfill the lawe no manne fulfilled the lawe Christ onely excepted wherefore al men was found by the lawe gyltie worthie death because thei fulfilled not the law that thei were bounde to kepe This lawe Christ not onely for himself but for all them that beleue in hym or shall beleue in hym to the worldes ende did fulfill that it shall not bee imputed to theim that beleue in Christe any trasgression of the lawe for Christ is the fulfiller of the law and we by hym in hym Christ is the perfeccion of the lawe to al thē that beleue in hym Ro. x. 2 He hath fastened it to the crosse Now he sheweth when he deliuered vs from synne and brake in peces the Obligacion that condempneth vs to death for synne it was whē he suffered death vpon the crosse for vs and toke our synnes vpon his backe Esay liii And in that suffryng he ouercame the deuill and all our enemies synne death and hell and the deuill and all wicked spirites whom he calleth here rule and power and in token of victorie he sprede abrode banners of victorie and the spoyles of enemies diuided and did triumph noblely ouer his enemies and that by no other power or mighte but by his awne power and might and strength that al honor and glory should be geuē to God alone and to none other for all victories had ouer our enemies to declare vnto vs by whom and in whose name and power wee shall ouercome oure enemies the deuill the worlde and the fleshe that is in the name of Christe and by Christe alone and not by holy water sprynkelyng or by the sound of an holy bell by a palme crosse holy candle or other sorcery or witcherie as some folishly and supersticiously hath thought for these cānot driue awaie the deuill but rather the deuill is kepte and mainteined by suche false trustes vain hope lies for Christ droue not away the deuill when he was tēpted of the deuill Mat. iiii With holy water holy candle palmes or crosses but by the woorde of GOD resistyng all temptacions of the deuil and so by the woorde of God muste we resist and ouercome the deuill Ephesi vi Therefore let no man iudge you in meate or drynke or in parte of the holy daie as the newe Moone or Sabboth dayes which are shadowes of thynges to come the body verely is of Christ The Apostle semeth here to gather a conclusion of the wordes and sentences goyng before after this maner forasmuche as Christ hath restored you ded to life again and hath circumcised your hartes and forgeuen you all your synnes and takē awaie that hande writyng that condēpned you to death for sin in you ye and also hath ouercomed all your aduersaries that was against you or would haue accused yon and hath had victorie ouer thē And also you in Christ haue all iustice holines wisedome forgeuenes of synne redempcion saluacion life and all perfeccion fredom from al captiuitie of the deuill synne death or hell fire from all seruitude and bondage of the lawe and that by Christe onely that you hauyng and possessyng Christe by true faithe haue no nede of the lawe or workes of it that you should not thynke the lawe necessary to saluacion that is that you should not thynke that without you kepe the lawe and all the Ceremonies of it you could not bee saued as some thought no man could be saued without he were Circumcised in the fleshe accordyng to the old lawe Gene. xvii Commaunded to Abraham and his posteritie duryng the tyme of the law but against that opinion saincte Paule throughout all his Epistles laboreth and sheweth plainly that Circumcision is not necessary to saluaciō but that without Circumcision and workes of the lawe such as beleue in Christe shal bee saued although

it was Epaphras a disciple of Paules and a true minister of Christe in the sincere preachyng of Christes Gospel and this Epaphras returnyng agayne to Paule in prison for the Gospelles sake shewed to Paule of the faith hope and of the charitie of these Colossians for the whiche thynges Paule commēdeth thē not that thei should bee proude but that thei should increase daily more and more in these holy vertues and giftes with thākes to God Nā uirtus laudata crescit Vertue commendeth increases Learne here what seruauntes or chapilaines should Bishoppes haue aboute thē surely suche as this Epaphras was to Paule one that loued his Master in al goodnes and Godlines and for the truth sake a man that loued God and his woorde that was glad when he hard the worde of God to bee purely preached abrode and to bryng furth Godly fruites as faithe hope and charitie and of greate gladnes shewed these fruictes to other that other mighte glorifie God and geue thankes to GOD for the Gospell preached to make other to followe these Colossiās in faithe hope and charitie and in other Godly vertues I feare me that all Bishoppes and noble men hath not alwaie suche seruaūtes or chapilaines about them and with theim that be fauorers and louers of Gods holy word but rather enemies and aduersaries to it ye haters of it slaunderers liers and euill reporters of faithfull ministers of Gods woorde reportyng suche euil vpō preachers as the preachers neuer did speake nor thoughte ye parauenture suche thynges as true preachers hath and dooth euer abhorre and detest Ye parauenture suche thynges as the preachers hath spoken again and forbiddyng to be doen spoke or thought and such euill toungues liyng to please their Maisters by their false liyng hath broughte many good and faithfull preachers to bee had in hatered and euil estemed of many Bishoppes and noble men whiche of ignoraunce hath persecuted ye parauenture put to death faithfull ministers of Christes Gospell whose innocēt bloud shed for Christes Gospel sake God will punishe excepte thei repent and amende and to cal to God for mercy and grace Therefore lette bishoppes and al noble men and noble women bee not hastie of credence to report euill or preachers and monishe their seruaūtes to beware what thei reporte of preachers and that thei reporte no other thyng of them then that thei can proue by honest menne as thei would haue their masters fauor or profites by their Maisters then should euill reportes and false slaūders cease of true preachers of Goddes woorde then should faithefull Ministers of Christes Gospell bee knowen frō the false ministers and true preachers fauored and estemed of men as thei bee worthie then should God bee the more glorified his word better trusted and beleued God better knowē and loued and so come into health to eternall saluacion by Christ whereas now the contrary doen and suffred many worketh their awne and euerlasting death and dampnacion persecutyng Christes faithfull Ministers thynkyng parauenture then to do a sacrifice pleasaunt to God whē thei do persecute Christe in his membres as Paule did before he was conuerted as it is written Actes ix Philip. iii. I praie God thei maye be cōuerted with Paule to plaie Paules parte that thei maie be preachers teachers and setters furth of Gods holy woorde as earnest as euer holy sainct Paule was and seke Gods glory and the saluacion of other as Paule did Therfore and we sēce the daie wee harde haue not ceassed do praye for you to desire that you might bee fulfilled with the knowlege of his will in all sapience and wisedome spirituall vnderstandyng that ye mighte walke worthelye pleasyng God in all thynges fructifiyngi al good workes and increasing in the knowlege of God strengthened with all strēgth after the power of the glory of hym to all tollerance and pacience with ioye geuyng thankes to the father Nowe the Apostle goeth forward in his praier he had begō and saieth that he geueth thankes to God and hath not ceased to praie to God for theim that thei might be fulfilled with all godly wisedō spiritual knowlege that thei might walke worthily pleasyng God and bryng furthe all good workes increasyng in the knowlege of God In this praier the Apostle teacheth vs one to praie for another and to geue thākes to God for his benefites geuen to men and specially for faith hope and charitie as here Paule did Secondly here we maie learne not to ceasse from praier to God for other Thirdely this place teaceth vs what wee should desire to other aboue al thynges surely this thyng that thei mighte haue knowlege of God and of his benefites whiche is so necessary that no man can bee saued without it Fourthly hereis shewed for what ende and purpose Godly wisedō is necessary that it is ordeined for this ende that men should walke worthily accordyng to their vocacion euery man in his state and degre that he is called vnto of God Alway studiyng to please God and not hymself the worlde or the fleshe the multitude of the people but God alwaye For he that seketh to please men high or lowe hymself or the worlde he cannot please God Non potest quisquā duobus dominis seruire No man can please twoo Masters of cōtrary affecciōs and myndes Finally Godly wisedome is ordinated that men should fructifie in all good workes that is doo all good workes whiche thyng thei cānot do till thei be taught which are the good woorkes that pleaseth God how thei should do thē and for whose sake for what ende good workes should be dooen This place reproueth al thē that bee sory that there is so muche knowlege of gods holy worde had emonges the people as is saiyng it was a merie worlde when euery manne woman or child could not prate of Gods word and sence that time there was neuer no mery world curssyng and banning and wisshyng to the Deuill suche as brought in this newe learnyng as thei call it so by theimselfes you maie see and by their awne wordes it is plain thei cal gods woorde newe learnyng and the preachers and setters furth of it heretiques worthy fire and a fagotte to burne them saiyng thei would go .xx. mile bare foote to burne suche heretiques so by ignoraunce thei speake worke their awne dampnaciō And as Christe saied to the Sadduces Math. xxii So maie men saie to them erratis ignorantes scripturas you erre and fal into errors and heresies deceiuyng your selfes and other because you are ignoraunte of the holy scriptures althoughe you call other heretiques and deceiuers yet you bee the heretiques in deede and deceiuers of the people worthy that punishement that you wisshe to other excepte you repent and amende and reforme your iudgementes wordes and deedes and call to God for mercy and grace and seke for better more truer knowlege in Gods veritie and truthe and haue a better mynde to it and to

Sacrifices Ceremonies diuersties of meates daies apparell and all the workes of the lawe cōmaunded vnder pein of death to bee kepte whiche thing sainct Paule doth not admit Finally by yearthly thynges he vnderstandeth all thynges in this present life that plucketh mennes hartes myndes from God and maketh thē to set more by them then by God or by his worde or by heauenly ioye and the waie to come to the heauenly ioye 4 For you bee dedde and your life hid with Christe Nowe he sheweth the cause why they should seke thynges aboue and not beneth or yearthly thynges for thei are ded from yearthly thynges that thei should liue to Christ by true faithe and Godly conuersacion of liuyng for their lifes are hid in Christ and with Christe shall appere when he shall come in greate glorie companied with all the holy angelles of heauen to iudge the quicke and the ded Therfore in Christe let all our truste be put and desire of hym onely healthe life and saluacion And if any should moue you to despaire of the life to come with Christe for affliccions or aduersitie that should chaunce to you in this life remembre that your life is hid in Christe and doth not appere to bee called a life but rather a misery bothe for the shortenes of it and also for the transitorie pleasure of it but then it shal bee shewed in the glorious cōming of Christ as a rightous iudge both of quick ded Now ye se that the life of the faithfull is hid here in Christ and is kept by humblenes of the Crosse as the faithfull had no life but in the last daie it shal be shewed to be a ioyfull and blessed life whiche nowe appereth not blessed This place maketh men sure of the life to come in another world whiche carnall and worldly mē thynketh not of nor yet beleueth to come and it moueth men to haue sure faithe and constaunt hope in Christe and of the glory to come in Christ and by Christ Also it teacheth the life of faithfull men to appere here in this worlde to be nothyng lesse then a life ye good menne dooth here appere as thei were vtterly forsaken of God and abiectes of al menne and yet God hath reserued for theim a glorious life in the worlde to come for hope of that life here all aduersities are to be borne paciently Therfore mortify your members whiche are vpō the yerth as whordō vnclēnes vnnatural lust euill concupiscence and coueteousnes whiche is the worshippe of Idols for the whiche the ire of God is wont to come vpō al vntractable childrē emonges whō you walked some tyme when you liued emonges them Now he moueth theim to kill and mortifie all vice and synne that vertues might bee sette in their places and first he willeth theim to mortifie their yearthly members that is all the workes of the fleshe whiche be rehersed Gala. v. Worthy to bee eschewed for thei exclude menne from life and bryngeth death to the doers excepte thei repent and call to God for mercie and grace And first he willeth men to put away whoredome aduoutrye fornicacion and all vnclennes of the body for these vices displease God prouoketh God to powre his Ire and Vengeaunce vpon men and vpon the world Gene. vi Ephe. v. Thei kill the body bryng to it many incurable sickenes and diseases thei bryng shame to men in the world losse of goodes riches inheritaunce ofte tymes death of the body by whores and finally thei shutte out men from heauen These vices are mortified or killed when we forsake theim and flee theim and al occasions of them be put awaie from vs and wee geue no place to them nor yet to no occasion of theim but that we mortifie theim by litle and litle by the workyng of the spirite of God whiche maketh that synnes although thei be in vs and we can not be without theim .i. Iho. i. Yet thei reigne not in vs nor we bee not obedient to the desires of synne and that not of our selfes but by the spirite of God But what thyng shall moue men to forsake synne and mortifie the desires of syn Surely nothyng more moueth to abhorre synne then the remembraunce how filthy a thyng synne is how it displeaseth almightie God what shame confusion pein sorowe and woo euerlastyng it bryngeth with it howe it destroyeth both body and soule what vengeaunce of God it prouoketh to be powred vpon the whole world for God is the God that willeth no synne to be doen nor will suffre no synners to dwel with him in his tabernacle Again to remember what ioy what blisse what eternall felicitie commeth to them that killeth all synne in them and abhorreth it and studieth to liue Godly in all goodnes Synnes are to be mortified firste by true penitence and repentaunce for synne forsakyng synne and abhorryng it and neuer intendyng to returne again to syn Secondly by true faithe in God the father trustyng surely in his mercie and grace that he will forgeue hym his synnes not for his deedes woorkes or merites but onely for Christ Iesus sake Thirdly by walkyng vnfeinedly in a newe life Whoredome is here rekened firste to be mortified because it is moste daungerous that vice hihgest prouoketh God to powre his vengeaunce vpon men because men oft tymes estemeth it as least of all synnes and yet moste of all synnes it sonest killeth both body and soule shutteth out men from heauen i. Corin. vi Gala. v. And God will punishe fornicators and adulterers Hebre. xii So he will that al maner of aduoutery and fornicacion should be clerely put awaie and all occasions of them He willeth also that men should mortifie all coueteousnes and all vnsaciable desire of money of worldly riches and goodes would not that any should loue money more then GOD nor make his God of his money as the coueteous man doth settyng all his mind and harte vpon the gooddes of the worlde louyng theim better then God takyng more pein to gette the gooddes of the worlde then the true knowlege of God and of his holy woorde rather forsakyng God then his riches and more sory for losse of worldly riches then for losse of God Suche coueteous men vnmerciful shal not possesse the kyngdō of heauen for thei loue darkenes better then light and therfore thei shall goo to darkenes and to euerlastyng pein 2 For the whiche commeth the vengeaunce of God vpon al intractable children Marke here for what thynges commeth the vengeaunce of God vpon men not for white meate eatē in Lent season or for egges eaten vpon the Fridaie but for fornicacion aduoutery vnclennes euill lustes and concupiscences coueteousnes and such like forbidden by Goddes lawe whiche prouoketh the Ire God and his vengeaunce Learne that pein followeth synne that none thynke that thei may lawfully synne or that thei shall escape vnpunished for synnes for God loueth no synne Psalme .v. And he will not suffre