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A06710	A comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande wherein is declared the cause of takynge awaye the true Christen religion from them, & howe it maye be recouered and obtayned agayne, newly made by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1716; ESTC S101288	27,898	66

that are off a troubled hart and the broken in spirite will he heale and saue ¶ The. v. Chapter SEcondly to this harty repentaūce muste a true and Christen faythe be annexed Faythe whiche apprehendeth and layeth hande on the mercifull promises of God frelye setforth to all faythefull penitent synners in Christes dere harte bloude For without this fayth and perfect perswasion of Gods fauour toward vs Repētaūce is vayne as Repētaūce and faithe muste go together the histories of Caym Esau Saul Achab Iudas and of suche other do manifestly declare In consideracion whereof our Sauioure Christ whan he beganne to preach sayde not onely to hys hearers Repente but he added And beleue the Gospell teachynge that true repentaunce muste be ioyned Mar. 1. with Christen fayth or els it profiteth nothing An example hereof besydes many other haue we in the history of the synfull womā in the Gospel of sainct Luke which Luce. 7. dyd not onely repent earnestly as her bitter teares sorowefull sobbynges and depe syghynges do playnely declare but she also faythfully beleued beynge constantly perswaded that she althoughe a moste wicked sy●…er shoulde obtayne remission of all her synnes at God the fathers hande for Iesus Christes sake hys derely beloued sonne whose fete at that present she ceased not too kysse whose fete she washed with her teares wyped with her hayre and annoynted with moste precious pleasaunte oyle Our Sauioure Christe therfore beholding her true repentaunce conioyned wyth vndoubted faythe sayde not onely to her Thy synnes are for●…euen the but he added Thy saythe hathe saued the departe wyth peace that is too saye with a quiet free ioyefull and merrye conscience Let vs brynge for the thys faythefull repentaunce Note and repentaunte faythe and wyth all humilitie poure oute oure synnes before the gracious throone of Goddes Maiestye and hartel●…e craue remyssyon and forgeuenes off all oure synnes in the precious bloude off oure Sauioure Ih●…u Christ and without all doubte God wil ●…e fauourable vnto vs haue pytie on vs and lighten hys chereful countenaunce once agayne vpon vs that we on the earthe maye knowe hys wayes and hys sauinge healthe among all nations For the Lord oure God is full of compassion and mercy long suffering and of great goodnes He will not alwaye be chyding neither kepeth he his anger Psal. 103. for euer He wil not deale with vs after oure synnes nor reward vs accordinge too our wickednes For loke how hye the heauē is in c●…parison of the earth so great is hys mercye also toward them that feare hym Loke howe wyde also the Easte is f●…om the West so farre will he set our synnes from vs. Yea lyke as a father pitieth hys owne chyldren euen so will the Lord be mercifull Esa. 38. Miche 7 vnto them that feare hym All oure synnes will he cast behynde his backe into the bottome of the sea wil he throw them neuer remember them more yea yf oure synnes as the Prophet sayth be as redde as s●…arlet Esa. 1. yet shall they be made whyther then snowe And yf they were lyke purple yet shal they be lyke whyte wolle yf we vnfainedly repente turne vnto the Lorde oure God beleue hys promises and craue mercye of hym for Christes sake ¶ The. vi Chapter THyrdly earnest diligence must be ge●…en Good vvor ●…es that according to this true repetaunce and vnfayned fayth we bring forth good workes For the nature of harty repentaunce and of Christen faythe is not to be idle but mightely to worke to chaūge the penitente creature and to transforme hym into a newe man that he maye serue the Lorde hys God in holynes righteousnes all the dayes of his lyfe If there be not an alteraciō of lyfe if the olde man be not Ephe. 4. put of with all hys workes and the n●…we man put on which is made according vnto God thorow righteousnes if those 〈◊〉 Roma 6. which afore were seruauntes to vnclennes and vnrighteousnes do not nowe become seruauntes to clēnes righteousnes holynes withoute all doubte we haue neyther true repentaūce nor vnfayned fayth whose nature and propertie is to bring forth newe spirituall and godlye frutes as the Apostle sayth If any man be in Christ he is a new creature Agayne they that are of Christe 2 Cor. 〈◊〉 Galat. 5. haue crucifyed the flesh with the affectes lustes therof Therefore the holy preacher Ihon Baptiste that priestes sonne dyd not Math. 3. onely exhorte his hearers vnto repētaūce but also vnto amendemente of lyfe vnto the bringing forth of such frutes as become true and faythfull repentaunce Brynge forthe frutes saythe he worthye of repentaunce Math. 3 c. For nowe is the axe layde at the roote of the trees Euery tree therfore that bringeth not forthe good frute is hewē vp and caste into the fyre And oure Sauiour Christe sayeth Not euery one that sayethe Math. 7. vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen but he that dothe the will of my father whiche is in heauen Agayne ye are my frendes if ye do those Ioan. 15. Ioan. 14. thynges whiche I commaunde you Item he that hath my commaundementes and kepeth them he it is that loueth me Also in another place Let youre lyghte so shyne Math. 5. before men that they maye se youre good workes and glorifye youre father whyche is in heauen These frutes of faythefull repentaunce whyche are the true good workes that God requireth of vs too be done in the holy scripture and not suche as good entent blyndezele or mannes idle imaginaciō fantasyeth ought to be brought forth whan tyme requireth of euery true Christen man to declare that hys faythe repentaunce is true and vnfayned We maye not therfore if we tender oure owne saluacion and will recouer the fauoure of God be ●…lacke and sluggyshe in bringynge forthe these weyghty frutes of repentaūce and faythe but so adourne garnyshe decke Note trymme and setforth oure lyfe with them that it maye appeare too all men ye●… too the very aduersaries of God that oure repentaunce is true and oure faythe vnfayned and that we be true Christians not onely in name but also in dede ▪ and not off the number of those of whome the Apostle wryteth on this manner They professe with their mouthe that they know God Titus 1. but with they bebes they denye hym And albeit at all tymes it were conuenient that the true Christians shouldbe brynge forthe the workes of repentaunce and the frutes of faythe and lede a lyfe worthy their profession yet in these oure dayes it is moste requisite For who consydereth not wyth how great a number of enemies I meane the deuill and the papistes the true Christians are enuyroned and be set in these our dayes which do nothinge els but diligently marke what they may fynde in vs ▪ worthy to be rebuked ▪ that by 〈◊〉 means