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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13257	A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Confessio Helvetica Posterior. English.	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.	1568 (1568)	STC 23554; ESTC S118060	120,110	316

Purgatory then arise the whiche yet was not generally receyued in the Church as the writings of Augustine doo manifestly declare Wherefore to returns to the matter whom of so great a multitude shall we especially choose for iudges if we will heare that Apostata of whome I haue spoken we muste chouse them that liued about the time of Theodosias the great And surely I graunt that there was at that time very learned Bishoppes but yet dare I affirme this thinge the whiche I doo protest that I doo not speake for the reproche of any that scarcely any of them caÌ„ be named which doth not bothe dissent from him The Doctors disseÌ„t one from another selfe from others in many thinges and those of no small importance And if peraduenture that Apostata that I did speake of shall denie it then let me be counted a lier onles I doo plainely proue it But here I knowe what exception he will make at the leaste by these wryters saith he it shal appeare what was the forme outwarde face of the Catholike Churche As though VVhat neede vve seeke for formalitie this were the chiefe pointe of our controuersie not rather of the doctrine it selfe or as though at all times al rites Ceremonies are to be receiued without exception whiche the Apostolike Church it selfe hath vsed either as profitable or necessarie for their times and as though they were not playne Buylde thy house before thou paynte it fooles which when the foundations of the houses were al falleÌ„ downe would be so carefull for building vp the roofe And what nÃ©ede many woordes I suppose that many of you most excellent noble Lordes haue in your remembrance how when we did treate of this matter at Poissy where we had rather a triflynge skirmishe alteration then a serious and earnest disputation we did thus coÌ„clude in fewe woordes that the waie and meane to finish the troubles and controuersies whiche some froward Newtrals and halfefaced meÌ„ Agree of the doctrine then talke of the comely Ceremonies to name them no worse doo so importunately craue was first of al that we should dispute and agrÃ©e by the woorde of God of the doctrine it selfe and of Faith the whiche beyng once established then should we agrÃ©e much more easely about the Ceremonial matters of the whiche we would reiect some as vaine and foolishe some as superstitious either by them selues or by circuÌ„stances some as altogether wicked and some finally we would willingly admit whiche coulde be proued either profitable or necessarie What then doo these men require any more assuredly most noble Prince they sÃ©eke this one thinge that they may bringe into hatred Many that seeme qualifiers of these controuersies seeke to spoyle the flocke still vvithout checke the faithfull Ministers of God as men seditious ambitious and louers of changes suche as woulde haue all thinges new that they theÌ„selues may still spoyle and destroy the poore flocke of Christe without controlment For they are like those without doubte of whome the Lorde speaketh that they neither will enter into the Kingdome of Heauen theÌ„ selues nor suffer others to enter in Thei are the most perilous men vndoubtedly that are suffered VVho are the moste perilous enemies to liue this day vnder the SuÌ„ne more daungerous by muche then the open enemies of the Gospell and therefore ought you principally that are the patrones and defenders of the Churches of God by the most Christian Kinges decrÃ©e to auoyde such men and beware of them who partely for their bellies sake partly for lucre partly for enuie and malice partely for fauour of them whom they flatter lie in waite to trap you But I sÃ©e that I haue bene somwhat longe in confutinge this opinioÌ„ therefore I doo returne to the matter For what shall we say or doo to those which imagine that the publike errour Publike errour caÌ„ not be the rule of ReligioÌ„ muste be folowed for the rule of Religion whiche set the bare names of fathers and custome against all reasons and proufes whiche finally doo sticke onely to that one Churche whiche no The Papists calling one church Vniuersall ioygne together coÌ„traries lesse foolishly then falsely they call the Catholike Romish Churche that is to say an Vniuersall particular Church surely I doo thinke that we muste let them alone least we shoulde sÃ©eme to labour to cure madnesse with reason But now if none of these that we haue God is the Iudge spoken of may sitte as Iudges in this cause but rather muste be iudged of others in what courte then shall this great controuersie be pleaded Verely before the iudgemeÌ„t seate of God onely Then will they say let him be called VVhere shall vvee finde him downe from his Heauenly palace Nay why doo they not draw him foorth of these their Chancels and holy corners forsooth because we stande in no nÃ©ede of a dumbe God that can doo nothinge but kÃ©epe silence suche one as their crusted God is in the wafer cake but of that good God that speaketh clearely and plainely vnto vs. And I praye you where shall we finde him no Not in the Boxe But in the Scriptures where doubtles saue in the writinges of those meÌ„ of God who as Peter witnesseth haue bene stirred vp by the holy Ghost to speake vnto vs of those I saye vpon whose doctrine as vpon the foundation the Apostle crieth that the Churche is builded euen vppon the bookes of the Apostles the Prophetes whiche are conteined vnder the name of the Olde and new Testament But say they the doubt standeth of the interpretation Obiection of this woorde whiche we say must be sought at the Church But first of all we must agrÃ©e whiche is the Ansvveare Churche for the Synagoge of Satan also doth abuse that fayre and beutiful name of the Churche And howe canst thou iudge this same thinge but by the kinde of the doctrine And how canst The worde is iudge of the Church thou put a difference betwixt the true doctrine and the false but by the holy Scriptures As for that succession wherein some sette all their succour it hath ceased loÌ„ge ago to haue any force or valure seyng this is most certaine that the most ignorant and wicked meÌ„ haue bene the successours for many yeares vnto the good and learned Bishops SuccessioÌ„ of doctrine not of persons requisite and that there doth appeare no steppe or token of any lawfull vocatioÌ„ in the Churches now for a longe ceason Furthermore we doo require a succession of doctrine not of the persons euen of the Propheticall and Apostolicall doctrine so that of necessitie we must runne againe to the bookes of the Prophetes the Apostles for the proofe of the true succession As for the name of Traditions the The bare visar of Traditions serueth not whiche some also that feare nothinge more then the triall of the Scripture doo holde

impudeÌ„t Munke in thy presence most noble Prince this thing perteineth nothinge to the mysterie of our Saluation For it is sufficient for vs to beleue that whiche is done in dÃ©ede declared by the Euangelistes that Christe our Sauiour was conceiued by the holy Ghost and borne of the virgine Mary And that the infantes ought to be Baptised that Baptisme may not be reiterate we doo not gether of any bare Tradition without the woorde of God As for those other thinges howe can the holy Scriptures expresse them the which coulde not be established in the Church but that the authoritie of the woorde of God muste firste be ouerthrowen as maye be proued with moste euident reasons But this muche at this present for we doo not vndertake nowe to declare euery particular matter Wherefore I come to that kinde of Traditions whereby Traditions that diminishe somethinge is taken from the doctrine of the woorde of God written as when the one parte of the Supper of the Lorde is taken awaye from the Laye men and when vnto the woordes of Paule that calleth the forbiddynge of mariage and the lawe of forbiddinge of meates the doctrine of Diuels there is added the exception of an aduised vowe and an other generall exceptioÌ„ whiche many will haue to be auaileable in all pointes Except it please our Lorde the Pope othervvaies But who Blasphemy I praye you that tendereth the glory of God as he ought to doo can suffer suche cursed sacriledge for assuredly if it be lawfull to take away any thing from that doctrine written then is it necessary that like as these men haue compted the doctrine taught by the holie Ghost a littell before to be haltyng and vnperfecte and to wante somewhat so nowe in other thinges they may say that it is redoundant superfluous neither of the which two things any good mans eares can heare without great offence But yet they saye that no man can denie but that the ceremonies of the lawe are altogether already taken away Howbeit we doo not treate nowe of the rites and ceremonies but of the very substaÌ„ce of the woorship of God whereof though we doo iudge that Ceremonies of old to haue bene a portioÌ„ yet serueth this nothing to defende their bolde sacrilege For what meruell is it though the lawe whiche was made to shadowe those things whiche were hoped for to come at the time apointed did vade and vanish away at the light and sight of the same but if these men bringe against vs that the loue feastes called Agape that Apostolicall decrÃ©e of things offered to idols the strangeled was takeÌ„ away by commen consent the anointinge Apostolical which we haue now abolished I doo answere againe that these are externall thinges of which we shal dispute afterwarde But this we conclude for certaine that the doctrine of SaluatioÌ„ conteyned in Gods woorde must be mainteyned safe sounde not onely in the whole substance but in euery the least and smalest parte therof without addition or diminution Now why should we once name or VVicked TraditioÌ„s make mention of that thirde kinde of Traditions which doo either shake the fundations of the SaluatioÌ„ by Christ eyther ouerthrowe the thynges that are builte vpon that foundation Such as are the Supremacie of the Bishop of Rome the praying to sainctes prayer for the dead the makyng and the woorshippyng of Idols the Magistrall and Doctorall determinations as thei call them of frÃ©e wil of merite of pardons and of such other filthinesse the which thinges sÃ©einge they coulde neuer be established so longe as the authoritie of the Heauenly doctrine stoode vnshaken in his full force so are they ouer impudent whiche doo thinke that these thinges maye be established eyther by the false forged title of the Church or by the prescription length of time Goe to then lette vs conclude this All Catholike Traditions are not alvvaies to be allovved place that they are farre deceyued which thinke that the Catholike rites are of necessitie to be receyued for there be also some Catholike errours whiche haue crepte into the Churche partely by the ignoraunce of many of the Bishops partly by their negligeÌ„ce partly by their blinde zeale and apishe imitation of others and also by theyr ambition couetousnes but chiefly by the moste grÃ©edy desire of honour which was in the Romish Bishoppes Furthermore wheras in the appointing of Externall rites and ceremonies whiche are perticular may be alvvaies chauÌ„ged and muste be abolished vvhen they become superstitious or Idolatrous rites orders wise men alwaies haue had regard to the time place and persons who dothe not sÃ©e that they are moste foolishe who in these kinde of thinges when the circumstances are changed will not onely haue nothyng chaunged but also such thinges as are for iuste causes abolished either by the continuaÌ„ce of time or other waies yet because they are auÌ„cient thei wil haue them to be againe reuoked but what shall we saye of those thinges that are degenerate into the most manifest madnesse of Idolatrie the whiche in that most cursed time wheÌ„ God was angry with our sinnes did preuaile though a fewe in the beginninge but in vaine did resiste the whiche thinges finally though they were not at this present vtterly polluted yet are they such as can scarsely no not all be kepte pure any longe space But here cometh to my minde the Politike GentlemeÌ„ voice of these meÌ„ that thinke theÌ„selues most witty of all others which thinke that the Churche ought to be reformed but not transformed And they call the reformation a restorynge agayne of those rites whiche were in vse in the florishyng time of the Church as they terme it takinge awaye some thinges which by the wickednes of times haue bene abused the whiche except we doo receyue they crie that the Churche is transformed and depriued vtterly of hir beautie and comelinesse Surely their woordes haue a greate shewe and a beautifull but it procedeth from the spirite of Satan whiche then bewrayeth it selfe when we come to the matter for theÌ„ there is nothyng so shamefull that they dare not couer vnder the colour of antiquitie and obtrude it vnto vs for comely and beautifull Those Rapsodies moste vayne and foolishe written of these matters by G. Cassander that bablynge Apostata with whose name I woulde not defile these papers doo declare these matters How be it I folowynge the example of Kinge Ezekiah so greatly commended had much rather to imitate such which doo Iudge that the offence and dauÌ„ger that lieth in the high way ought to be abolished and taken away though at sometimes there hath bene or maye be some vse therof rather then to appoint monitores to stande by which may admonish the passengers lest they at vnwares doo fall into suche perilles For what if they that are admonished doo not obey or the Monitors doo not their office Moreouer besides that in many of

A CONFESsion of Fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed Churches beyonde the Seas with an Exhortation to the Reformation of the Churche Perused amd allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions Imprinted at London by Henry Wykes for Lucas Harrison Vnto the Christian Reader THe subtill Serpent our deadly enemie Satan laieth many snares to intangeil mankinde to withhold him froÌ„ coÌ„ming to the truth but especially two whiche be of all other most perilous Wilfull ignorance and SlauÌ„derous reportes wherwith if once man be ensnared say what you liste doo what you please he lieth still in his errours and will not be remoued for wilfull ignorance so blindeth his eyes from readinge slaunderours reportes so stoppe his eares from hearinge the truth that not knowynge the clerenesse of the light he estemeth the darknes of a cloudie night as the brightnes of noone daies and giuinge light credite to false rumors beleueth forged lies as vnfallible truthes Thus many a Christian ketcheth his bane and no maruell For what disease is cured by increasing the corrupt humors whereon the sicknes fÃ©edeth howe is it possible that he shoulde be wonne to the Gospell that wittingly wilfully doth blindesielde him selfe dothe stubbernly refuse to Reade the truthe dothe frowardely disdayne to peruse any other bookes then suche as nussell him in his errours What good successe trowe you is that Capitayne like to haue that considereth his owne powre onely and is not desirous to know his enemies strength also what wise and trustie Lawier will harken to his Clientes tale alone and would not gladly if opportunitie were offered scanne his aduersaries writinges also If the iudge will giue eare to the first accuser beleue all that he sayeth to be true and either wil not heare the defendant or if he doo estÃ©emeth his woordes as lies howe can he iudge arighte if thou wander in Poperie as in darknes and wilt not walke in the light of the Gospell if thy soule be poisoned with venimous superstitioÌ„ and wilte not tast the preseruatiue of God his woorde if thou consider Antichrist his powre onely and wilt not vnderstaÌ„de Christe his might and puisance if thou defende thine errours as an euill cause and wilt not regarde thine aduersaries proufes to mayntaine his righte if thou wilt credite the first doctrine that euer thou hardest which is nothinge els but mens Traditions wilt not harken to any other truthe no maruell if thou be blinde if thy soule be poisoned if thou be coÌ„quered if thou lose thy cause if thou iudge wrongefully in weightie matters of Faith and true Religion Suche was the wilfull ignoraÌ„ce of the Idolatrous Iewes who sayed to Ieremie The woorde that thou haste spoken to vs in the name of the Lorde we will not heare it of thÃ©e but we will doo what soeuer thinge goeth out of our owne mouth we will burne incense to the QuÃ©ene of Heauen we wil powre out drinke offerings vnto her as we haue done bothe we and our Fathers our Kinges and our Princes for then had we plentie of vitayles and were well and felte no euill so they that now adaies will not heare the Preacher of God his woorde that wil doo what thei liste that will offer to theyr Ladie of heauen that will sence to their worm-eaten Images that will doo as their forefathers their Kinges and Princes haue done bosting that then they had plentie of all thinges that then it was a merie worlde that then they felte no euill doo wilfully as it were hydewinke themselues froÌ„ seing the truth No maruell if Iehoiakim runne hedlonge into his destruction when he woulde not vouchsafe so muche as to giue Iehudie the hearyng while he red the booke of the Lorde written by Baruch but cut it with a penknife hurled it into the fier and brente it to Ashes Ahab was content at the length to heare what Michah woulde saye but estemyng his woordes as lesinges and beleuing his flattering false Prophets hasted to his miserable ende And as Michah then saide that a spirite went out was a false spirit in the mouthes of al his Prophetes so in this our age not one but many spirites are broken lose and be false Spirites bothe in the mouthes tounges hartes of our Romishe cole Prophetes For how many lies coyne they howe many slaunderous Sclaunderous reportes reportes forge they to deface the Gospell and the true professours therof Doo thei not laye to our charge as that Iewes did to Christ that our doctrine is newe learnynge that we are Anabaptistes Pelagians Libertines detestable Heretikes that we contemne fastinge neglect prayinge doo no Almes dÃ©edes dispraise good woorkes that we denie God his powre beleue not his woordes defie Christe his Image and are enemies to his Crosse that we falcifie the Scriptures refuse the Doctors deface the Councels sette at naught Traditions that we honour not the Sainctes estÃ©eme not the Mother of Christe nor his blessed Martirs that we care not for the dead that we make God the auctor of sinne and man as a stocke or a blocke voide of all goodnes that we passe not for the Churche and rayle against the head therof that we abuse the Sacramentes that we are rebelles and teach subiectes to disobay their Prince inferiours to resist their superiours that we preache nothinge but libertie libertie to be shorte that we cannot agrÃ©e amonge our selues about the chiefest pointes of our Religion These and many such like slaunderous reportes haue lyinge spirites put into the mouthes of the Romishe Cleargie and their adherentes which if thou credite to be as true as the Gospell it wil be longe before thou beleue the truth of the Gospell But if thou wilt voutchsafe good Christian Reader diligently to peruse in the feare of the Lord this litle treatise not condemnynge it before thou reade it nor wrestynge euery woorde to an euill sence but with indiffereÌ„cie ponder eche thyng and iudge vprightly then then I hope that God will opeÌ„ thine eies and giue thÃ©e grace to sÃ©e to acknowledge his truth wil enriche thÃ©e with wisedome to discerne the Spirite of truthe from the Spirite of errour light from darknesse Christe from Antichriste To those slaunderous reportes I nÃ©ede not to answeare particularly bicause they be confuted by this woorke it selfe as by readinge thou maist vnderstande But two pointes I cannot omitte vntouched which are often vrged and neuer proued that we falcifie the Scriptures and agrÃ©e not emonge our selues in the weightiest matters of Religion Touchynge the firste we gather the true meaning of the Scriptures Expoundinge of Scripture by the circumstances of the text by reconcilinge it with other places of God his woorde to the confirmation of the truth and not to the establishinge of our owne deuises as some wreste them racke them to maintaine their fonde phantasies inuented of their foolishe braynes We alledge not the Racking of Scripture sayinge of Christe to Peter Ego oraui pro

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