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A most godly and vvorthy treatis of holy signes sacrifices, and sacraments instituted of God, euen since the beginning of the world. Very necessary for Christian understanding. ; Seene and allowed by authority..
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Worseley, Edw.
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in Christ for euer according to his most mercifull promise made in his word By the similitude of vnion of many cornes and many grapes in these sacramental elements the faithful are put in minde that as the bread which they receiue and eate in the sacrament was made of many cornes and by the liquor of water kneaden into dowe and yet is but one bread and as the wine was made of the iuice of many grapes and yet is but one wine so they that receiue and eate Christs body and drinke his bloud by a true and liuely faith watered with the liquor of godly and true charity are made one body and one flesh with him as liuely members and fruitfull branches of his mysticall body the Church wich is the whole companie of Gods children which are in heauen and in earth of which fellowship and mysticall body these elements are a sacrament as well as of his naturall body declaring the perfect coÌiunction which all the faithful of the church militant here on earth haue with their fellowe members the church triumphant together with their head Iesus Christ who all make but one body of Christ being compact knit together to him as to their head according as the Apostle Saint Paul affirmeth in the 1 to the Corinthians cap 10. The cup of blâssing which we blesse is ââ not the âoÌmunâon of the bloud of Christ The bread which we breake is it not the coÌmunioÌ of the boây âf Christ For we that are manie are one brââd and one bodie because we all arâ partakers of one bread In the 12. chapter of the same epistle he saith For as the bodie is one and hath manie members and all the members of the bodie which is one though they bee manie yet are but one body euen so is Christ for by one spirit we be all baptized into one body whether we be Iewes or Grecians bond or free and haue beene all made to drânke into one spirit Therefore if one member suffer all suffer with it if one member bee had in honour all the members reioyce vvith it Novv you are the body of Christ and members for your part By which words the Apostle sheweth that all the faithfull both in heauen in earth make but one mystical body of Christ and that the whole Church together make but one Christ being all in particular the seuerall members of his said mystical body wherof âe himselfe is the head of which fiâme and stedfast coniunction Baptisme the Lords supper are an effectuall declaration and resemblance and perfect seales of assurance to all the faithfull for by Baptisme is declared their new birth into one spirit and by their participation of the body and bloud of Christ is manifestly shewed opened sealed assured vnto them their newe planting incorporating into Christs body who being made liuely members of the same they are guided gouerned and ruled by one selfe same spirit of Christ according as the Apostle affirmeth in the 4. chapter of the epistle to the Ephâsians There is one body and one spirit euen aâ you are called in one hope of your vocatioÌ There is one Lord one faith one Baptisme one God father of all which is aboue all through all and in you all That we be henceforth no more children wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine by the deceit of men and craftines whereby they lie in waite to deceiue but let vs follow the truth in loue and in all things grow vp vnto him which is the head that is Christ by whom all the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt for the furniture thereof according to the effectuall power which is in the measure of euery part receiueth increase of the body vnto the edifying of it selfe in loue till we all meete together in the vnity of faith and knowledge of the Sonne of God vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnes of Christ And in Gal. 3. it is thus said For yee are all the Sonnes of God by faith in Christ Iesus for all yee that are Baptized into Christ haue put on Christ By which words the Apostle noteth that all the whole church are but as one man in Christ Iesus making but one mysticall body of Christ whereof the sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper are a declaration resemblance testimony perfect seale of assurance so that Christ being nowhead of his church and the Church which is the company of the faithfull being made one body with him he nourisheth and feedeeth all and euery member of the same and through the worke grace of his holy spirit ioyneth them together by their particularioints so that euery part hath his iust proportion of foode that at length through the vertue receiued extended from him as from their head euery part may grow vp to perfection in which communion and fellowship of the members of Christ together with their head great comfort is laide vp to a true Christian soule For as the Apostle saith if one member suffer all suffer with it and if one member be had in honour all the members reioyce with it because that which is comfort and honour to one is comfort and honour vnto all in asmuch as all be made partakers therof through Christ their head who by the lace of loue hath vnited and fast ioyned them one with another and coupled them all to himselfe through his exceeding charitie spreading it selfe and ouershadowing them all that in all good things as also in their euill afflictions and sorrowes Christ himselfe with all his members do partake and common together according as by himselfe is affirmed in his word that whatsoeuer is done to the least lowest of his members in his said mysticall body be it good or euill it is done vnto him he being the head of that body froÌ whence euery member draweth his life and feeling for how can a man offend the least part of the body being a liuely and quicke member and the whole body and head not feele it and what suffereth the furthest part of the foot that the whole body and head suffereth not seeing that it is the head that giueth motion sense and perfect feeling to all the body euery member of the same and what suffereth the furthest lowest and least part of the foot that the whole body and head suffereth not and what benefite also can be done vnto any litle part of the foot in which all the body and specially the head taketh not comfort and reioyceth So then if any one member be feeble and weake in faith yet the churches faith which is the company of all the faithfull ioyned to and with their head is stable and assured strong and if the repentance of some one member be suddaine small and short yet the repentance and sorrowes of the church ioyned with her head is plentifull deepe large and sufficient whereof this short and
Italy Afterward Paul Emil. lib. 1 the yeare of Christ 568. raigned Totilas which forced robbed and burned Rome and all Sicile In the end the Lombards conducted by their Kings ãâã did raigne which vsurped Italy These barbarous nations Idolaters and Infidels did serue as whippes ordained of God to punish the Idolators of Rome committed by them which had knowledge of the holy Gospell And yet turned back froÌ the true worshiping of God violating and corrupting the holy sacraments by the inuentions of men To punish also the infidelity and obstinacie of the Emperours and Senators of Rome which first of all caused the Lieutenants officers appointed in Iudea to crucifie Christ his holy Apostles to persecute the Christians and alwaies to resist the lawe of the Gospell to maintaine their religion Pompilian Thus we may conclude that during the space of 400. yeares the Romane church of Emperours and Senatours hath euer beene contrary and enemies to the lawe of Iesus Christ Then afterward the occidentall Empire being ouerthrowen Rome and all Italy was ruled gouerned 300. yeares or there about by Kinges Princes and Dukes Idolators and Infidels namely by the VaÌdales by the Gothes by the HuÌnes by the Astrogothes by the Visigothes and by the Lumbards in such sort that during the space of 700. yeares or there about after the incarnation of Iesus Christ there was no Emperour Kinge nor Prince of Rome which would embrace the law of Iesus Christ The which gladly and shortly I haue declared to the end that the Reader thinke not strange that I haue heere shewed the sacrifice of the masse to haue taken his beginning of the ancient religion instituted by Numa PoÌpilius more then 700. yeares before the incarnation of Christ And so afterward also the same sacrifice hath beene continued by the Idolatrous Romanes inueterate and hardened so in their Pompilian Religion that they woulde neuer put away the same But to the end that nothing in the Romane Histories bee kept close which might obscure the clearenes of the veritie during the tyranny and vsurping of the nations aforesayd in Italy was erected a litle Lordship at Rauenna which continued about 183. yeares vntill it was rauished by a Bishop which inuested himselfe and encroched into the chaire of S. Peter by the meanes of a donation and demission practised by Pepin in the yeare 758. in recompence of a tyranny exercised by Zacharie Grec Bishop of Rome who spoyled the true inheritors of the crowne of France namely Chilperic or Childeric whom he shut vppe in a cloyster to make the kingdom to fall vnto the sayd Pipin the sonne of Charles Martell bastard This donation of Pipin thus giueÌ to the great Romane Bishop was the first originall of the greatnesse of the Popes of Rome who do holde vnto this day the Lordship Blond lib. 1. Pâul Emil. 2. of Rauenna 800. yeares being past with a great number of Townes a long the Sea Hadriatike coÌmitted vnto them by Pepin contrarie to the expresse commandementes of Constantine then raigninge Emperour of the East in Grecia Whiles this little lordship was continued The yeare of Christ 588. at Rauenna long time before the donation of Pepin the Bishop of that place seeing that there were no more Emperours of Rome which was gouerned Sabelliâ and kept vnder by barbarous people and Infidels lift vp his hornes in such sort that hee preferred himselfe to be Bishop of Rome and made himselfe the heade of the Church and also himselfe and his successours Bishops of Rauenna so long as the Lordship hath continued This was the first little Antichrist which would take vpon him a tyrannie in the Church to follow the earthly tyrannie of his Lordship Afterward there rose vp another In the yeare of Christ 600. Blond lib. 1. greater Antichrist in Constantinople named Iohn Bishop of that place Who seing the occidentall Empire of Rome ouerthrowne and the other of Constantinople highly exalted hee would alsâ Greg lâb 4. ââ his epâââes cap. ââ follow the tyrannie of the world and stââre vp a spirituall rââe in the Church oâ Iesus Christ Hee caused himselfe tâ be declared by a councell holden at hiâ The yeere of ãâã 6ââ pleasure Bishop Eâumeâious that is tâ say generall and head of the whole ãâã ãâã Church But soone after the great Bishops of Rome gaue such order that bâââeason the Emperour Maurice it Constanââople was crâely slaine hee his wife and famiââe by wicked Phââââ who to recompence this detestablâ murder commâââed by the aduise of thâ Church of Rome alwaies contrary to Iesus Christ hee declared Beniface the The âeâre oâ ãâã ãâã third âf that name the generall head of the church of God taking vpon him the ãâã of Iesus Christ the greaâ and euerlasting high Priest the onely spouse and head of his church Who can beââer describe an Antichrist than hee that doth enterprise a tyrannie in the church of God a poââgamie in the church the spouâe oâ Iesus Christ attributing Maâ ââ6 to himselfe that power which Iesus Christ hath reserued to himselfe to bee perpetuall with his church by the vertue of his holy spirite to conduct and gouerne the same May not hee rightly be called Antichrist which doth enforce himselfe directly to goe against the holy gospell of Iesus Christ who commanded his Apostles when he sent them toâ preach his word that they Math. 23. Luke 11. Marke 2. should not institute a Monarchie in the church as the Princes Kings and tyrants of the earth That none amongst them should enterprise to call himselfe the head or greater then other but all as brethren were humbâe being assured to haue one head and one heauenly father which will tarrie with them and assist them for euer to inspire and conduct them in his holy will Is not hee of good right Antichrist which will haue himselfe called the successour of Iesus Christ in the great Bishoprick in the high priesthood by him exercised The which dignitie he hath reserued to himselfe abiding a high soueraigne Prieâ for euermore who hath left no successour in his dignitie as Aaron did and hiâ successours in the dignities of the higâ Priests of the Iewes But is after the order of Melchâsedech a king high prieâ without any successour in his dignitie Wherfore then O Antichrists of Rome haue you taken vpon you the dignity ââ the highest Bishops as the heads of thâ church of God and vsurped also the authority of Iesus Christ causing youâ selues to be called most blessed most reuerend fathers and Popes hauing instituted a colledge of little purple Bishoppes to choose the great Bishop buâ onely to the end to renew the auncient Romaine religion of Numa Pompilius the first authour of your Pontificall dignities About the same time that Phââaâ the cruell murtherer did erect an Antichrist in the Romane Church Mahomet was risen in the Church of Arabia instructed by the Monke