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A present consolation for the sufferers of persecucion for ryghtwysenes
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Joye, George, d. 1553.
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shrinke fall perissh in this batail Sithe Chryst is present we muste nedis haue the victory And where soeuer is Chryste there be all his faithfull yea all his aungels wherfore we beinge his chosen muste nedis be withe them The aungels of the Lorde pitche their tentes rownde aboute vs. The aungels delyuer vs that feare the Lorde Psalm xxxiiij The thirde consolacion Owr cause is goddis cause and it is the moste iuste cause FUrthermore this thinge ought to confirme and counfort vs most especially for that we haue so iust so good and so godly a cause for it is not our cause wherfore we suffer but is is goddis cause euen his own holy gospel bi Chryste and the holy gost sent vs from heuen For as for vs we neuer thought to do any man iniurye nor hurte we take no mans goodis from him But we study to monishe and to profit all men vnto their saluacion We desyer onely and receyue the infinite and inestimable riches of the gospell with ioye at gods hande In which worde not els then the mere grace rightwisenes peace delyuerance from all euils helpe and helthe are promised and geuen vs in Chryst and for his sake to as many as beleue in him And this same so riche inestimable glorye of the grace of god in Chryste we wolde it purely and frely to be shewed tought preched and writen to all men vnto the glorye and sanctifyinge of the name of god for the right wysemakinge and saluacioÌ„ of many men For the gospell is the powr of god vnto saluacion to all them that beleue For this studye for this owr dewtye in spekinge wrytinge and good willis to profite and to sa ue all men and to bringe theÌ„ to the knowlege of god in Chryste do the world render to vs the same thankes whiche were once rendred to Chryste and his apostles and paynteth vs with the same sediriouse and obprobrious names For whilis we wysshe preache and wryte to them eternall peace thei accuse vs of the moste haâ—â—ouse cryme of sedicion When we teche them the moste certayn verite out of gods owne mouth they cal vs heretiques notinge and slaunderinge vs with al theÌ„ moste infamie and ignominye they can imagine then they rage and rase runinge vpon vs lyke wylde beastes and wode dogges enforcinge to throdowne to subuerte and extinguisshe bothe Chryste and all chrysten faithfull with the gospell to And yet make the bisshops of Englond men to recant that there is any persecucion in the realme but all is iuste execucioÌ„ As though it were nowe the same paradise alredye whiche first was created vpoÌ„ the whiche erthe there dwelt â—o â—â—o but Adam and Eue in the state of innocencye before any serpentyne sead tempted theÌ„ And as thoughe Englond were the same paradyse and londe of the perpetuall lyninge immortall bodyes now rysen ayen wherof Peter saythe Rightwysenes to dwell vpon it euen the same newe erthe kouered with a newe heueÌ„ and newe elements purged with fyer mencioned of I say and Iohan in the Apocalypse There is mencion in Luke and Matt. of a standing water called a Mear which was a comon passage oute of Galile into the londe of the Gadarens which Chrystis disciples and all men passed oft ouer without any perell But wheÌ„ thei chaunced to are the bisshops of Englond â—eâ—â—owpled and câ—â—fedeâ—ed with the bisshop oâ— Romes bisshops aÌ„d his wheâ—â—is in â—ewâ— the sonde as once were Sampsons foxes tayles tyed togither withe fyer brandis ageynst the Lorde his audinted to burne vp the Philynstens good vyneyardis euen the pore sely persecuted chirche of Chryste But let vs not be abasshed noâ— yet afrayd it is the truth that we set forthe It is the eternall and immutable will and counsell of god that Chryste shulde make sinners iuste salfe out of his mere grace and that this shuld be reueled and preached before all the worlde This mater wolde he to consiste in and vpon faith that who so beleue in Chryst shulde haue forgeuenes of his synnes and lyfeeternal not for his owne but for Christes merits This glorie of our fathers diuine mercye ought to be preched and setforthe before all men that thorowe Christe they might come vnto the father which hath sette Christ at his right hande and made him Lorde of the aungels of men and of all creatures celestiall and terrestriall and to be iuge ouer the lyuinge and dead and to raigne in the glory of the father with all the faithfull and chosen in Chryst. This is the constant immutable will of god This is his eternall sentence God will therfore defende fight for his own cause nother may any man resiste him Christ will raigne and put all his enimies vnder his feet And who shall let it He is of an infinite almighty powr and will sone defende his cause eueÌ„ ageynst all the power of the spirituall antichristis and let them take all the seculare swerdes and the deuill to to helpe them If this our cause might be ether weakened or ouercomen so were God and Chryste febled ouercomen But Chryste is allmighty vnable to be ouerthrone abideth for euer wher fore this his cause and owrs and his gospell and all that beleue it shall stand for euer inuincible For who so beleue in him shall neuer be confounded Mightier is Christe and his worde then all the worlde and Satan to with all his preistly prelates and shall bringe them all into an heuey dampnable destruccion whyles they enforce to subuerte vs Crystes gospell For Chryste is verely the stomblinge stone at whom whoso stomblethe he hurteth him selfe greuously But this stonne it selfe is not hurte nor once moued but standeth ferme and fast ageynst all his aduersaries assawtes vnhurte And who so falleth at him is all to broken aÌ„d vpon whom this stonne falleth he is all to pressed and grownden into powlder Singe and reade we the. ix x. xi and â–ª xij and siche lyke Psalmes and there let vs seke fyn de consolacion Nether let vs cesse at any tyme to heare and reade the scriptures the swete promises let vs engraue into our brestes and cleane to them constaÌ„tly For they be the moste certayne and assewered consolacions to vs in this heuey exyle and harde persecucion Faithfull is our Lorde God and trewe in all his wordis But as in Englonde the realme of ryghtwisenes lo there is no siche stonne to stomble therat so be there non that stoÌ„ble at Chryst but they leape quyte ouer him He falleth there vpon nomaÌ„ our noman vpon him There is no persecucion but all iuste execucion lo. And therfore is there no siche coÌ„solacion nor Psalmes nor scripture to lyft them vp agene But in a full heuey state be they that be fallen and dedely hurte and yet beleue they theÌ„ selues to staÌ„d vpright hole aÌ„d sowâ—de Full wo and ferefull may our aduersaries be which
A present consolation for the sufferers of persecucion for ryghtwysenes All that wyll lyue faithfully and purely in Chryst Iesu shall suffer persecucioÌ„ ij Timothe iij. If any will folowe me let him renounce him selfe and take vpon him his crosse dayly and folowe me Luke ix Blessed be they that suffer persecucion for well lyuinge and iustly doinge spekinge or wrytinge for theirs is the kingedome of heuen Matth. v. Uerely I saye vnto you That easier shall it be to the londe of the Sodomytes and Gomorreans in the day of iudgemeÌ„t then to that londe and cite whiche nowe thrust awaye the gospell and preachers offred and sent vnto them Matt. x. The Preface WHen Chryst was comeÌ„ into the region of the GadareÌ„s and had casten the legyon of deuillis out of the naked wylde man and at these deuillis desyer permitted them to go into the herde of hâ—gges at whose entresse the swyne tumbled al hedlongs into the meare and were drowned The GadareÌ„s hea ringe of this miracle comeÌ„ forthe and beholdinge Chryst were greatly afrayd of him desyered Chryst to go out of their region Which GadareÌ„s all be it they did vngodly and greatly agenst theyr owne saluacion to desyer him to auoide froÌ„ out of their region whiche cam to caste out their deuillis to heale and to saue theÌ„ yet shewed they them selues more ientle and humane vnto Chryst theÌ„ these princes magistrats and comon peple to whoÌ„ the wor de of god the gospell of their saluacion nowe mercifully offred them yet cruelly and violently thei thrust it from theÌ„ with fagots fyer and swerde blaspheminge it with a legion of deuilysshe horrible newe names But yet as the Gadarens were beter content to haue had still emonge theÌ„ this mischeuose mad man possessed of so many deuilis then Christ to haue dwelled in their loude Euen so liâ—fer had these hoggishe Papistes and cruell persewers of the gospell of the professours therof to haue dwellinge still in their dioceses chirches and regions many legions of deuylisshe rytes supersticiose ceremonyes dirtye tradicions and heythen ydolatrye then Christ and his pure worde shulde once sette in fote amonge them frely faithfully to be preached And why Chryst hathe drowned their swyne say they And if he shulde tary loÌ„ge emonge vs he wold drowne vs to say they Siche an answere made some polytyke gredy Gergesens of late possessed verely of legions of deuyls dryuinge theÌ„ yet hedlongs into the meare of almaner of mischeif murther lechery dronkenes glotony pryde ambicion enuye c. refrayned with no shame no reuerence with no feare nor lawe nether of god nor man lyke mad wylde men cryinge out in their pulpits and comon tauerus That yf this newe lerninge and Lutherane gospell for so call they gods holy worde shulde come in frely to be preched oh what an innouacioÌ„ commocions mutacioÌ„s wold it make in this realme â–ª What sedicioÌ„s tumults and hurle burlis shuld we haue a none in this now so peaceable a regioÌ„ Beter it were therfor eche of vs all were still possessed and laden with legions of deuyls fetered still in all idolatry and false religion then that Iesus Chryst withe his worde shulde here tary any longer Hereof may ye se what a preposter feare and sinister iugement there is nowe in this worlde Men to be more afrayd of Chryst his gospell of saluacion to dwel with them then of a legion of deuyls redy to rende them in peses Be you oh papystes sewerer thynke ye vnder the deuyl then vnder Chryst Do ye promyse your selues to be more quyet in Satans seruyce theÌ„ in Christs peaceable religioÌ„ What harme I pray you hath our lorde Iesus Chryst his gospell done to you so that yf ye walke in his wais and receyue his gospell ye shulde feare any suche perels of batail sedicions and tumults to fall vpon you He hath drowned our swyne say you he is not the autor of euill say I. He came to drowne and to mortifye your swynisshe filthynes bestly affectis and to blesse you and yours with encrease He is the autor of peace and not of sedicion batail and tumult Your selues thrustinge him and his worde awaye from you so truelly persecuting him in his preachers and professours be the very autors cause of all batail sedicions trouble morin of your beastis derthe famyn and pesteleÌ„ce And forbecause you feare so sore these euils to fall vpon you for receiuinge and retayninge Chryst with his gospell therfore be ye sewer all these heuey heapes of calamities and yet greter grenoser plages shorteli to be powered forth vpoÌ„ you But here obiecteth the vnfaythfull cruell Gadarens sayinge We se it dayly that where this newe lerninge is preached there foloweth myche trouble inquietnes tumult sondri sectes diuerse opinions Truth it is For neuer was the sead of gods worde sowâ—e begane to aryse Satan beinge a sleape And therfore trede downe this blessed sead with your filthy feet suffocate it burne it thrust it from you with swerde and fyer and nourisshe still emonge you rather a legion of deuilis coÌ„pellinge men to recant and renye the truthe openly oft preched orels burne them Compell them to sayt This is a realme of rightwijsenes where in is ministred all inste execucion and uo perse cucion For where the heade and gouerner professeth Chryst there can be no persecucion Nether is Chryst tell it theÌ„ per secuted but emonge the Iewes and gentiles Unto this I answer That the gospel preched is the worde of the crosse Paul to witnes i. Cor. i. And the true preachers therof Chrystsendeth as lombes emonge wolues Matth. x. Wherfor where as ye haue chased awaye suppressed the worde of the crosse there can be no persecucioÌ„ therof where as be no loÌ„bes sent emonge wolues there caÌ„ not the wolues deuou re any lombes And thus breifly by your owne factis and recantacion wordes you haue properly proued your selues nether to haue the gospell nor any true prechers sent amonge you purely and frely to preache it which as it is the most euident token of gods heuey wrath to take awaye his worde and preachers from you so is it the present token of his fauor to sende vs theÌ„ Also where so euer is Christ our head there are his members And what the worlde and Satan did to our head and father of the houshold the same do thei yet still to his members and faithfull seruants If the highe preistes and bisshops Caiphas and Annas with the pharisais persecuted our heade Chryst so shall their successours persecute his members for persecucion is as comon to the body as to the heade And therfore sayd Paul Col. i â–ª I nowe reioyse in myne affliccioÌ„s for your sakis For I supple that at yet remayneth and shall euer endure in the affliccions of Chryst in my fleshe for his bodye whiche is the chirche Here is it playn Chryst in his members to