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A02923	A Postill, or, Exposition of the Gospels that are usually red in the churches of God, vpon the Sundayes and feast dayes of Saincts written by Nicholas Hemminge a Dane, a Preacher of the Gospell, in the Vniuersitie of Hafnie ; and translated into English by Arthur Golding. ; before which Postill is sette a warning of the same Nicholas Heminge too the Ministers of Gods vvorde, concerning the co[n]tinuall agreement of Chrystes Church in the doctrine and true worshipping of God ...	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1569 (1569)	STC 13062; ESTC S5140	503,499	736

Hierusalem and haste not knovvne vvhat hath bin done in these dayes Cleophas maruelleth that he alone knew not that which was knowen too the whole citie and to all the straungers that were resorted thither to the feast of Passeouer To whom he sayd vvhat things as concerning Iesus of Nazareth c. The answere of Cleophas hath .iiij. things in it First it is an acknowledging of Christ a witnessebearing of his innocencie vvho sayth he vvas a Prophet myghty in deede and in vvoord before God and all the people This discription conteines thrée things touching Chryst. First and formoste that Chryst is a Prophete that is too say a teacher of Gods will sente from God Secondely that he is not a Prophet of the baser sorte but mighty in woork woord that is to say excellent in holynesse of life and ablenesse of teaching Thirdly is added before GOD and men wherby is ment that Chryste in suche wise executed the office of a Prophete that hée behaued himselfe holyly in all things as in the eyesight of God This acknowledgyng of Chryst was great although it were not ful and perfect The Phariseys the high Préestes Pilate and Herode did put Chryst to death as a blasphemer These disciples beare witnesse that he was sent of God Wherevpon we may deriue thys doctrine that in religion not the iudgemēt of the great men but the rule of Gods word is to be folowed They wer offended at the outward appéerance of Chryst and these following the truth of God did as much as they could set thēselues against these blasphemers The second thing that is the in answer of Cleophas is the publishing of the Lords passion wherin he declareth both by whom he was condemned and of what kynd of death hée suffred Our high Preestes and Elders sayeth he condemned him and deliuered him to death He openly auoucheth that the high préests and elders are the enimies of Christ. Wherby wée also are admonished to accuse them openly that persecute the Gospell as the Pope doth and many tyrantes in the world Also he sheweth what kind of death he was put vntoo when he sayth And they crucifyed him Thā the which kind of death although there was none more reprochefull in the world yet was not Cleophas therfore afrayd to count him a holy man The third thing that is in the aunswer of Cleophas is the confession of his beléefe in Chryst VVe hoped sayth he that he should haue redeemed Israel Cleophas confesseth openly that he beléeueth vppon Chryst whom the hygh Préests had put to death And this is the nature of true Fayth ▪ For hée that beléeueth vntoo rightuousnesse cōfesseth with his mouth too saluation The fourth thing that is in the aunswere of Cleophas is the strengthning of his weak fayth by the promise of Christ and the witnesse of the women by the vision of the Angels and the recorde bearing of certein of the Apostles For when Cleophas nameth the third day he dooth it for that the Lorde had promised too rise ageyn the thirde day This promise beléeueth hée too bée fulfilled notwithstanding that hée bée tossed betwéene hope and feare But against feare hée taketh vntoo him the nourishment of Faith lest it should bée vtterly quenched And where as he telleth that the body was not founde by the women and that there appéered vntoo them a vision of Angels and that the report which the women had made of the emptie Tumbe was auouched by the witnesse of men these things tende all too this ende too persuade hym selfe fully that Chryst was risen againe So the godly man being doutfull betwéene faith and feare vnderproppeth his faith and to the vttermost of his power wrestleth ageynst feare But what sayth the Lord too thys geare O fooles sayth hée and slovve of harte too beleeue the things that are spoken by the Prophetes Héere first hath our Faith somewhat too learne at Chrystes hande Chryste verely findeth faulte wyth those disciples for their slownesse as well in lerning as in beléeuing yet doth he not cast them off for theyr weakenesse But rather according too his owne custome hée chastiseth them after a fatherly sort and helpeth their weaknesse least being ouercome wyth feare they should quench y e litle fyre of theyr fayth For hée came too bée a physitian of the weake and not to fordoo the weake with feare Héerby wee may lerne that Chryste will not cast off any man that hath a small and weake fayth so he suffer it too bée strengthned and encreased by the woord of God But what thing findeth he fault with in these twoo Disciples with twoo things Ignoraunce or dulnesse in lerning and slownesse in beléeuyng the Prophetes Dulnesse hyndered their vnerstanding and slownesse hyndred their Faith For although they had a very little Fayth yet ought they too haue made greater furtherance in it for that they had not onely herd from their childhod the foresayings of the Prophetes concernyng Chryste but also Chryste hymselfe foretellyng them what kinde of death hée should bée put too and that he shoulde the thirde day after come out of his graue ageyne alyue Héere is our dulnesse also reproued who haue herd the Gospell so many yéeres togither and yet many are too bée found amongest vs that haue not yet learned the Apostles Créede of whom I am sore afrayd vnlesse they amend betimes After that Chryste hath founde faulte with them hée béeginneth to teach Whyche is the poynt of a good schoolemaster And therfore he sayth Ought not Chryst too haue suffered these thyngs and so too enter intoo his glorie Thys is the ground that the Lord teacheth vpon the méenyng wherof is this Chryst according too the foresaying of the prophetes ought too suffer death vpon the Crosse and afterwarde too rise from death and to enter intoo his glorie He oughte to suffer veryly for our sinnes and to rise ageyne for oure iustification Rom. 4. Then séeing yée confesse mée too bée Chryst yée must also know out of the Prophets that it béehooued mée too dye and ryse ageyne from the dead This thing sheweth he also out of Moyses and the Prophetes but the Euangelist telleth not by what places of Scripture he did it Notwithstanding it is not too be douted but that he first of all expounded the promis concerning Chryst set foorth vntoo Adam which is this The séede of the womā shal tread down the serpents head and many such other as you haue herd yesterday Moyses by the commandement of God did set vp a brazen serpent in y e wildernesse as many as looked theron were healed of theyr woundes Whiche figure Chryste expounding in the third of Iohn sayeth Like as Moyses lifted vp the serpent in the wildernesse so it behoueth the sonne of man to be lift vp to the intent that all that beléeue in hym should not perish but haue life euerlasting Howbeit as hée was recityng these things out of Moyses and the prophets they drew néere

of which degrées of neighborhood wée haue spoken already a while ago How is the neighbor too bée loued The Lord answereth Loue thy neighbor as thy selfe Now how euery man loueth himself let euery man learne of himselfe The order of louing is shewed afore that is that those should bée loued most that are alied too vs by the spirite of Chryst. Then secondly those that binde vs by any aliance of the flesh Thirdly our enimies also are to be loued as Christ teacheth Math. v. And as Christ sheweth by the parable that hée putteth foorth héere And thus much concerning the twoo chéefe pointes of the Lawe wheruntoo it is manifest that no man is able too yéeld full obedience which thing I shewed a late by four reasons Yet is not this Law giuen for nothing For first wée are taught héereby what was the state of man béefore his fall when it was yet vncorrupted For then was man able too fulfil this lawe in al pointes Ageine héerby wée vnderstand how sore mannes nature is corrupted when wée sée howe farre wée are wyde from the perfect obedience of the Lawe Besides this wée are warned too acknowledge our owne frailtie and vnclennesse too flee vntoo Chryst who is y e perfection of the law to iustifie euery one y t beleueth Moreouer we be taught what is the end of the law what are y e chéefe poynts of religious life wherin we must occupie ourselues Lastly héereby wée are admonished too thinke of what sorte the obedience of the Angels and of the holie men shall bée in the euerlasting lyfe ¶ Of the fourth AND hee vvilling to iustifie himself sayd vntoo Iesus vvho is my neighbour When this Lawyer had receyued an other answer than hée looked for least hée might séem too bée ouerset by holding his peace swelling in opinion of his own rightuousnesse hée asketh whoo is his neighbour Too whom Chryst made a far other answer than hée looked for And too too the intent he may fetch in y e Lawyer to assoyle y e case him self hée putteth foorth a long parable saying A certeine man came dovvne from Hierusalem too Hierico c. But in as much as all men are neighboures one too an other why dyd hée not answer simply thus Al men are neighbours one too another This aunswer would haue séemed both easier and shorter The Lord did this to correct the leud interpretation of the Pharisies and Lawyers For they interpreted y e law after this maner Loue thy fréend and hate thine enimie So by these mennes iudgement those that were fréendes were déemed neighbors also one too another Which error Chryst disproueth in the fifth of Mathewe teacheth that wée must loue our enimies also Therefore for asmuch as Chryst and the Lawyer agréed vpon the case concerning fréendes for both of thē confessed that fréends were too bée loued Chryst goeth about too make the Pharisie confesse that enimies are in the number of neighbours for all men are eyther fréends or foes vntoo vs. The Pharisie graunteth that fréendes are too bée accounted neighboures But bycause the dout is concerning enimies Christ telleth this parable of the Iew and the Samaritane that is too wit of twoo that by profession were most vtter enimies For the Iewe hated the Samaritane extréemely and counted him as a dog and the Samaritane could not but knowe it But what commeth too passe The Iew falleth among théeues he is robbed he is woūded and he is left half dead After that certeine Iewes had passed by this wounded man and were no whit moued wyth his mischance the Samaritane comes helpes the poore wretch He performeth the déeds of charitie vpon him he setteth him vpon his owne beast he caryeth him too his owne Inne he hathe a care of him he compoundeth with his hoste that he should intreat him wel and fréendly and he promiseth to pay it if he lay out any more aboute the enterteinment of hym Which of these thinkest thou sayth Chryst was that mans neighbor Was it the Leuite that passed by or the Préest or this Samaritane The Pharisie answered He that shevved mercy too him And Iesus sayd vntoo him Go thy vvayes and doo likevvise The Pharisie confesseth that the Samaritane performed the déedes of charitie towards the wounded man and that therfore he was ryghtly called his neighboure And herevpon is made the answere that all men are neyghbours one too another Howbéeit to the intent too abate the highe lookes of the Pharisie he biddeth him go doo as the Samaritane did By which saying he sheweth that the Pharisie is farre from the perfection of the law Wherfore let vs folow the Samaritane as much as wée can through the grace of Chryst too whom with the father and the holy Ghost bée honor praise and glory world without end Amen Vpon the .xj. Sunday after Trinitie ¶ The Gospel Luke xviij ANd it chaunced as Iesus vvente too Ierusalem that he passed through Samaria Galile And as he entred in too a certaine tovvne ▪ there met him ten men that vvere Lepers vvhich stode a farre of and put forth their voyces and sayde Iesus master haue mercy vpon vs. VVhen he savve them he said vntoo them go shevv your selues vnto the preests And it came to passe that as they vvent they vvere clensed And one of them vvhen he savv that he vvas clensed turned back again and vvith a loud voice praised God and fel dovvne on his face at his fete gaue him thankes And the same vvas a Samaritane And Iesus ansvvered and said Are there not ten clensed But vvhere are those nine There are not founde that returned againe too giue God praise saue only this straunger And he sayde vntoo him Arise go thy vvay thy faith hath made thee vvhole The exposition of the Text. THe summe of this Gospell is that Christ is the true Messias very God very man who by his mighty wil only can help whom he list And he listeth to help al that flée vnto him as the example of these .x. Lepres sheweth For he disdeineth them not as many other men doo but he vttereth his fatherly mind towards them in healing thē when they cal vpon him in ridding them from their disease which was bothe most foule most contagious Neither is he otherwise minded towards any other thā he was towards these miserable soules so y t they craue his aid as these did Therfore let vs looke vpō these Lepres and lerne what maner a high préest we haue y t is to wit not only such a one as is sory for our mischāces but also such a one as by his owne mighty will is able to helpe those whom he perceiueth too craue his helpe and to set them frée from al miserie For euen as he clensed these in their going away or rather whē they were absent euen so although he bée not séene present yet can he helpe Wherefore let vs preace vntoo him with assured faith

glory is too bée preferred before all things And thus muche concerning prayer GOD graunt vs grace that these woords may take roote in our harts through Iesus Chryst too whom bée honor and glory for euer and euer Amen Vpon the day of our Lords Ascension ¶ The Gospel Mark xvj IEsus appeared vntoo the eleuen as they satte at meate and cast in their teeth their vnbeleefe and hardenesse of harte bycause they beleeued not them vvhiche had seene that he vvas risen agein from the dead and he sayde vntoo them Go yee intoo all the vvorld and preache the Gospel too all creatures hee that beleeueth and is baptised shall bee saued But he that beleeueth not shall bee damned And these tokens shall folovv them that beleeue In my name they shall caste out Deuiles they shall speake vvith nevve tongs they shall driue avvay Serpentes And if they drinke any deadly thing it shall not hurte them They shall lay their hands on the sick and they shal recouer So then vvhen the Lord had spoken vnto them he vvas receyued intoo Heauen and is on the right hand of GOD. And they vvent forthe and preached euery vvhere The Lord vvorking vvith them and confirming the vvoord vvith miracles follovving The exposition of the Text. THis feast is ordeyned in the Church for that article of our Créed wherin wée professe our selues too beléeue in Iesus Chryste ascending intoo Heauen when hée had bin conuersaunt with his Disciples fortie dayes after his glorious resurrection In this feast as in others there be thrée things too be weyed First the storie with the circumstances thereof Then the benefite that is bestowed vppon vs And lastly the right vse and minding of the story These thrée things offer them selues in the exposition of this Gospel The summe wherof is that the Lord the fortith day after his resurrection appéered too his Disciples whome hée vpbrayded with their vnbeléefe and hardnesse of hart commaunded them too preache the Gospell throughe oute all the world shewing what frute shall redound of the preaching of it too the hearers so they receiue the Gospel by fayth Moreouer too the intente their preaching may bée credited hée promiseth too confirme their doctrine with miracles When hée had giuen this charge hée ascended visibly intoo heauen and sitteth at the right hand of his father And his Disciples obeying his commaundement went abrode too preach the gospel the which our Lord confirmed with signes ensuing And this is the effect of the Gospel The places are thrée 1 The rebuking of the Apostles 2 The institution of the ministerie of the woord 3 Chrystes Ascension intoo heauen ¶ Of the first THe fortith day after his resurrection he appered to his Disciples and vpbrayded them vvith their vnbeleefe and hardenesse of harte bycause they had not beleeued those that tolde them they had seene him risen ageine from death Hée findeth fault with two things in his Disciples hardnesse of hart and vnbeléefe that is too say the roote and his frute The roote is hardnesse of hart whiche taketh increasement and strength partly of it own originall beginning partly of it own corruption For a man that is not inspired with the holy ghost cannot vnderstand any of those things that are of the spirite of God Of this most naughtie roote there are very many and euil frutes The first is that whiche is rebuked héer namely vnbeléefe Out of this afterward bud moste naughtie braūches as disobedience towards God whatsoeuer leudnesse and wickednesse is in this life By whiche the power of the roote vnsuppressed is perceyued and also séene how great increasement vnbeléefe hath taken For this is a moste assured token that whersoeuer sinne reigneth there vnbeléefe as an Empresse possesseth the hart of man Furthermore wée may learne héereby first after the example of the weake Apostles not too despaire of oure selues béeing weake althoughe wée cannot by and by comprehende the heauenly misteries For the Churche hath euermore hir certein woundes for oure Lorde too poure his wine and Oyle intoo Neyther is it reason for any man too hope that hée maye put of all weaknesse as long as hée carieth this mortall body about him But like as in olde time the people of God béeing brought intoo the promised land had their neygbors the Philis●ines enimies vntoo them ageynst whom they kept continuall warre So wée béeing brought intoo Chrystes churche haue bothe inward and outward enimies ageinst whom wée must make warre leaste wée were sluggishe thorough idlenesse The other thing that wée haue too learne héere is that wée should consider by the déede of Chryst not casting off his rawe weake Disciples how gentle a high Préest we haue who casteth vs not off for oure weakenesse so there bée any sparke of fayth in vs. And consequently by his example also wée may learne too deale gently fauourably with the weaker sorte ¶ Of the second WHen Chryst béeing ready too ascende intoo Heauen giueth commission too his Disciples saying Go yee intoo the vvhole vvorlde and preache the Gospel too al creatures Hee that beleeueth and is baptized shall be saued and hee that beleeueth not is condemned already hée beginneth the maner of setting vp his kingdome and sheweth the frute of the same kingdome By twoo meanes is the kingdome of Chryste set vppe by woord and by the sacrament the frute whereof is saluation of the people Contrarywise they that be not Citizens in this kingdome are subiect too the sentence of damnation Héere wée sée there is great difference betwéene the aministration of a kingdome of the worlde Chrystes kingdome and no maruel at all For the kingdome of the world is fleshly but the kingdome of Chryste is spirituall That is set vp mainteyned by the lawes of men but this is set vp mainteyned by the woord of God Howbéeit forasmuch as the woord of God conteyneth singular doctrines I will expound them somewhat more largely and distinctly too the intent wée may the better vnderstād Chrysts minde towards vs and the benefits of the Gospel First he saith Go intoo the vvhole vvorld Yée sée the commission For hée sendeth his disciples not too any one nation but too all men dwelling abrode through the whole worlde Héerby wée may consider the riches of Gods mercie and the preciousnesse of Chrystes sacrifice It is Gods mercie that al that were damned throughe sinne shoulde héere the voyce of the Sonne of GOD concerning saluation too bée obteyned through Chryst. For it is not too be thought that God would haue the voice of the sonne of mā sound vnto the world y t the gretest part should be destitute of the frute therof but rather that by héering they shuld liue bée saued through Christ so that they receyued the preaching of the Apostles by fayth This is more playnly declared by this saying Preache yée or proclayme yée Too whom Too all creatures that is too say too all men without any exceptions of