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A18948	The recantation of Thomas Clarke (sometime a Seminarie Priest of the English Colledge in Rhemes; and nowe by the great mercy of God conuerted vnto the profession of the gospell of Iesus Christ) made at Paules Crosse, after the sermon made by Master Buckeridge preacher, the first of Iuly, 1593. Whereunto is annexed a former recantation made also by him in a publique assembly on Easter day, being the 15. of April, 1593	Clarke, Thomas, seminarie priest of the English college at Rheims.	1594 (1594)	STC 5366; ESTC S118981	19,358	48

THE RECANTATION of THOMAS CLARKE sometime a Seminarie Priest of the English Colledge in Rhemes and nowe by the great mercy of God conuerted vnto the profession of the Gospell of IESVS Christ made at Paules Crosse after the Sermon made by Master BVCKERIDGE Preacher the first of Iuly 1593. Whereunto is annexed a former Recantation made also by him in a publique assembly on Easter day being the 15. of April 1593. 1. Reg. 2.6 Dominus mortificat viuificat deducit ad inferos reducit The Lord killeth and maketh aliue bringeth downe to the graue and fetcheth vp againe Imprinted at London by the Deputies of CHRISTOPHER BARKER Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie Anno Domini 1594. To the right Reuerend Father in God IOHN Archbishop of Canterburie Primate and Metropolitane of all England and one of her Maiesties most honourable priuie Counsell Thomas Clarke wisheth increase of vertue and honour in this life and in the world to come eternall happinesse IT hath alwayes bene an ancient necessary common and commendable custome amongst the most sorts of writers right Reuerend father and my honourable good lord in all their works to seeke the patronage of some woorthie person to whom the defence of the matter handled did most especially either in duetie or deuotion appertaine And because I am to publish in print to my countries good as I am perswaded by diuers my worshipfull friends my recantation made at Paules Crosse considering with my selfe that in causes Ecclesiastical the gouernment is giuen by God next vnder her Maiestie principally to your grace and because the matter here treated of is such I thought it most conuenient to offer the same to your grace vnto whom both I and my labours do of dutie on our partes next vnto her highnesse by whose gracious clemencie and mercy we haue that we liue chiefly belong vnder whose protectiō we may safely walke without feare of controll and both our wants be more then sufficiently furnished by your graces countenance and fauour which haue hitherto bene alwayes ready to helpe those that haue relied thereupon the which vndeserued grace whereof I nothing doubt if your honourable good lordship doe affoord me I shall be further emboldned without dismay to put foorth to vse my masters talent which hitherto hath lien hidden in a napkin without any maner of gaine and if the commoditie amount to any thing your graces portion no doubt will be therein double in this world increase of vertue honour things according with your high calling zealous profession and after this life eternall happinesse wherewith God will crowne in you all his works your graces labours which God graunt for his mercies sake through his onely sonne Iesus Christ Your Graces bounden in the Lord. T. C. TO THE CHRISTIAN READER BEing minded Christian Reader to publish in Print my Recantation made at Paules crosse I thought it conuenient to make thee priuie what occasions mooued me heereunto First therefore know that the request of a worshipful frend of mine and his reason for the same alleged were principall and chiefe motiues in this matter his manifolde good turnes on the one side did so greatly binde me that by denying his reasonable and godly demand I should haue spotted and defiled my selfe with the ignominious vnnatural beastly staine of ingratitude which I haue alwayes in all men discommended and hated and in my selfe to the vttermost of my power shunned and auoided on the other side his reason proposed did as it were command me for my countries good to bring to publike view my weake and vndeseruing labors His reason was that as I had in alienating the faithfull children from the obedience of their naturall mother bin a publike hurt the scar whereof would long be a blemish in that faire spouse the Church of Christ so I might hereby vse a publike meanes both to heale the wound and also if it were possible to take away the scarre His demand seeming euery way both reasonable necessary not to be denied I cōdiscended considering also with my selfe that as I had done great hurt in the church of God so I was in cōscience bound to make her all the satisfaction for the same that I could To these motiues I added further certein cōsiderations of mine owne why it was necessary that y e thing should be printed which were these First that I might shew a reason for the satisfying of euery man why I did omit some things which were thought necessary by diuers to haue bene spoken of as Transubstantiation Indulgences Seruice in an vnknowen tongue such like whō I desire to remaine satisfied with this answere My purpose meaning was not at that time to discourse of cōtrouersies or particularly one by one to confute euery error for that as euery wise man knoweth had bene impossible for me as then to haue performed for euery error and controuersie doth minister sufficient matter for a whole yea for many sermons but my cōming thither was to no other purpose but to confesse acknowledge my fault and generally to renounce and abiure all those false opinions which I once held Neither do I think it greatly necessary to make any supply in this Preface of those supposed wants which before I mentioned onely I desire thee gentle Reader to haue this opinion of me that although I haue but spoken of a few particulars yet that according to my protestation made I haue a generall and faithfull detestation of all the rest as my future life and labours by Gods grace shall sufficiently witnesse Wherefore rest not discontented or vnsatisfied in any thing but if haply thou be driuen to any doubt through the malicious suggestion of the Deuill or thine owne infirmitie and weakenesse know that in such cases thou art bound both in religious charitie and Christian duetie to reforme and remooue such corrupt vncharitable opinions against thine euen Christian or at the least suspend thy iudgement in what matter soeuer that is not too openly manifest apparent Carie not a suspicious doubtfull iudgement of the trueth and sinceritie of my soule for feare of iudging thine owne soule In quo enim iudicio iudicaueritis iudicabimini In qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur vobis With what iudgement you iudge other men you shalbe iudged and with what measure you mete the same shalbe measured to you againe But thinke that I am a Christian as thou art and haue a care to please God as haply thou hast and haue further knowledge in spirituall matters then euery one to whom the perusing of these presents may come therefore do know in more ample sort that hypocrisie and double dealing with God and his Church is a double wickednesse at whose girdle there hangeth a fearefull scourge and punishment Remember that thou art admonished by the the Apostle Saint Paul not to iudge another mans seruant for he doth either stand or fall to his