Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A16588
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The hurte of hering masse. Set forth by the faithfull seruau[n]t of god [and] constant marter of Christ. IhonĖ Bradforth, whe[n] he was prisoner in the Tower of London
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Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.
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STC 3494; ESTC S109668
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speak_v in_o reispect_n of_o the_o church_n or_o man_n as_o christ_n say_v he_o that_o confess_v i_o before_o man_n &c_n &c_n and_o this_o confession_n paul_n put_v as_o a_o plain_a demostration_n of_o faith_n in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la hart_n so_o that_o whersoever_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n be_v not_o therefore_o this_o place_n utterlie_o make_v agen_v you_o for_o by_o your_o silence_n at_o that_o horrible_a idol_n &_o enemy_n unto_o christe_n &_o his_o church_n you_o utterlie_o hold_v your_o tongue_n declare_v your_o faithless_a heart_n or_o else_o confession_n which_o it_o the_o mouth_n can_v not_o but_o burst_v out_o as_o light_v in_o a_o house_n can_v but_o burst_v out_o at_z y_z e_z door_n &_o wyndowe_n of_o the_o saiâ—â—_n to_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o as_o be_v with_o out_o secondelye_o though_o we_o be_v not_o all_o public_a minister_n and_o preachear_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o gospel_n other_o yet_o we_o be_v all_o bysshoppes_n one_o over_o a_o other_o and_o call_v to_o preach_v out_o and_o show_v the_o virtue_n of_o he_o that_o have_v call_v we_o in_o to_o his_o light_n so_o that_o our_o duty_n be_v to_o see_v as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v that_o no_o man_n fall_v from_o y_z e_z grace_n of_o god_n except_o we_o will_v follow_v cain_n iiii_o &_o say_v who_o make_v i_o keeper_n of_o my_o brother_n and_o whensoever_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o set_v forth_o &_o show_v y_fw-fr e_o praise_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n &_o reprove_v y_o it_o which_o be_v evel_a as_o paul_v say_v arguite_fw-la potius_fw-la shall_fw-mi but_o after_o our_o vocation_n indeed_o if_o y_z e_z pcher_n do_v their_o duty_n to_o disallow_v &_o reprove_v this_o mass_n we_o shall_v have_v less_o cause_n so_o to_o do_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o declare_v that_o we_o allow_v their_o doctrine_n but_o see_v that_o the_o preacher_n be_v lienge_v prater_n and_o the_o true_a speker_n be_v put_v up_o to_o preach_v to_o post_n be_v companiles_n bokelesse_a paperles_a and_o with_o out_o pen_n &_o ink_n so_o streitlye_o be_v they_o look_v unto_o it_o be_v y_z e_z duty_n of_o every_o christian_n after_o their_o vocation_n to_o disallow_v all_o that_o he_o can_v not_o obey_v and_o do_v with_o good_a conscience_n xvii_o last_o of_o all_o as_o concern_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v noon_n other_o wise_a answer_n then_o with_o chryste_n own_o word_n be_v y_o it_o love_v father_n and_o mother_n better_o they_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o yea_o be_v that_o forsake_v not_o father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n good_n and_o his_o own_o self_n also_o can_v not_o be_v my_o disciple_n for_o be_v that_o will_v go_v about_o to_o save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o but_o be_v that_o adventure_v yea_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n the_o same_o shall_v find_v it_o eternallye_o one_o day_n will_v we_o will_v be_v we_o must_v forsake_v all_o and_o parchaunce_o go_v to_o y_fw-fr e_o devil_n now_o if_o willynglye_o for_o god_n sake_n we_o will_v do_v that_o which_o of_o necessity_n we_o must_v do_v we_o can_v not_o but_o be_v most_o certain_a to_o go_v to_o god_n not_o for_o y_z e_z suffringe_n sake_n but_o for_o his_o mercy_n and_o promise_v sake_n 6._o their_o vi_o reason_n be_v of_o charity_n &_o office_n â–ª_o knowledge_n make_v proud_a but_o charity_n edifi_v for_o else_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o go_v to_o mass_n we_o shall_v offend_v y_z e_o simple_a â—_o i_o answer_v y_fw-fr e_o knowledge_n with_o out_o charity_n be_v evyll_n &_o such_o have_v the_o corinthian_n which_o abuse_v their_o knowledge_n in_o y_z e_z liberty_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o gospel_n to_o y_z e_z sorewounding_a of_o many_o a_o poor_a conscience_n for_o who_o christ_n be_v crusify_v as_o our_o mass_n gospeller_n puse_z up_o with_o knowledge_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o exterior_a thing_n do_v thinkinge_v that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o mass_n and_o so_o lack_v whereof_o they_o drag_v be_v take_v tardy_a with_o their_o own_o reason_n for_o what_o charity_n call_v you_o that_o which_o not_o only_o suffer_v but_o also_o help_v to_o hurl_v his_o blind_a brother_n headlong_o into_o the_o pit_n of_o perdition_n but_o sâ—â—rlye_fw-la theridamas_n reason_v as_o there_o do_v show_v they_o to_o want_v knowledge_n also_o for_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o indifference_n thing_n they_o apply_v to_o thing_n utterlye_o unlaufull_a for_o the_o mass_n be_v not_o to_o be_v place_v emonge_n thing_n indifferent_a but_o amongst_o the_o greatesse_n evilles_n for_o one_o most_o horrible_a god_n send_v they_o more_o knowledge_n and_o charity_n &_o then_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o will_v keep_v they_o at_o who_o rather_o that_o go_v to_o mass_n take_v for_o offend_v but_o brethren_n in_o not_o come_v to_o mass_n a_o man_n must_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o offence_n some_o be_v take_v some_o be_v give_v the_o precher_n that_o preach_v god_n word_n trulye_o offend_v the_o wicked_a or_o rather_o the_o wicked_a take_v thereby_o offence_n so_o do_v the_o father_n offend_v the_o child_n if_o he_o be_v covetuose_fw-la in_o gevinge_v lyberallie_o to_o the_o poor_a but_o this_o offence_n come_v of_o y_z e_z wickedness_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o evil_a &_o be_v take_v &_o not_o give_v the_o man_n y_o it_o go_v to_o the_o mass_n gyve_v a_o offence_n occasion_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o woe_n be_v unto_o such_o the_o man_n y_o it_o go_v not_o to_o mass_n or_o if_o he_o go_v thither_o do_v reprove_v it_o publiklie_o this_o man_n i_o say_v geve_v no_o offence_n but_o the_o offence_n be_v take_v for_o he_o that_o follow_v god_n word_n to_o do_v his_o will_n can_v never_o gyve_v offence_n but_o he_o that_o follow_v his_o own_o will_n or_o reason_n or_o the_o will_n &_o reason_n of_o any_o man_n in_o religion_n or_o god_n seruyce_n the_o same_o man_n give_v a_o offence_n and_o sin_v danynablie_o go_v to_o therefore_o and_o see_v with_o thy_o self_n in_o go_v to_o mass_n whether_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi do_v it_o to_o do_v god_n will_v or_o thy_o own_o if_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi look_v well_o on_o it_o thou_o shall_v see_v it_o be_v not_o god_n will_v but_o thy_o own_o or_o the_o will_n of_o other_o who_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi will_v not_o displease_v but_o now_o see_v what_o paul_n say_v if_o i_o shall_v please_v man_n i_o be_v not_o the_o servant_n of_o christe_n 10._o and_o what_o say_v thy_o conscience_n when_o thou_o praie_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v &_o do_v the_o contrary_a every_o man_n must_v study_v to_o please_v his_o brother_n but_o yet_o to_o edification_n but_o of_o these_o offence_n moche_n be_v to_o be_v speak_v ageynste_n our_o gospeller_n which_o have_v give_v great_a offence_n in_o not_o resort_v to_o y_z e_z communion_n to_o receive_v it_o when_o they_o may_v also_o in_o coâ—â—minge_v come_fw-mi prayer_n in_o neglect_v preach_v and_o sermon_n in_o abuse_v their_o liberty_n in_o meay_n in_o church_n good_n etc._n etc._n 7._o there_o vii_o reason_n they_o gather_v out_o of_o christes_fw-fr word_n that_o not_o it_o which_o go_v in_o to_o the_o month_n defyle_v man_n xv_o but_o that_o which_o come_v forth_o of_o y_z e_z hart_n and_o therefore_o go_v to_o mass_n be_v but_o a_o external_a thing_n if_o so_o be_v the_o heart_n allow_v it_o not_o can_v not_o defile_v a_o man_n our_o saviour_n word_n do_v not_o exclude_v outward_a word_n and_o work_v contrary_a to_o his_o law_n but_o that_o they_o defile_v man_n as_o murder_n theft_n whoredom_n &c_n &c_n albeit_o these_o in_o deed_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o hart_n howbeit_o make_v the_o matter_n manifest_a a_o difference_n as_o before_o i_o have_v speak_v there_o shall_v be_v put_v always_o between_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o thing_n unlaufull_a the_o mass_n &_o go_v to_o it_o to_o serve_v god_n thereby_o be_v no_o indifferent_a thing_n we_o shall_v discern_v god_n creature_n from_o man_n ignorance_n in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es abuse_v of_o they_o wine_n be_v god_n creature_n dronkenes_n be_v mannis_fw-la error_n &_o y_o e_o abusinge_n of_o god_n creature_n the_o epistel_n gospel_n supê‘_n good_a prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v god_n ordinance_n but_o the_o mass_n be_v mannis_fw-la ignorance_n and_o horrible_a abuse_n of_o those_o holy_a thing_n to_o sacrifce_v calf_n sheep_n etc._n etc._n be_v god_n institution_n but_o to_o sacrifice_v in_o y_z e_z grove_n wood_n at_o bethel_n dan_n etc._n etc._n be_v mannis_fw-la error_n and_o plain_a idolatry_n as_o one_o mass_n be_v &_o they_o y_o it_o use_v it_o horrible_a idolater_n so_o y_z t_z this_o their_o reason_n apon_n this_o text_n gather_v be_v reasony_n if_o they_o use_v it_o agein_v mannis_fw-la prescription_n of_o meat_n as_o though_o some_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o some_o some_o defile_v upon_o frydaye_n