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B08002 A commemoration of the inestimable graces and benefites of God, infused through the bryght lyght of the knowledge of his holy word, in our most dradde soueraigne lorde Henry the eyght, by the grace of God kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, defender of the the fayth, lorde of Irelande, and in erth the supreme heed next and immediate vnder Christe of the Churche of Englande, with hartye prayse and thankes gyuyng vnto God for the same, / composed uppon the glad prophecy and ioyefull psalme of Benedictus dominus deus Israel. &c.. Pylbarough, John. 1540 (1540) STC 20521; ESTC S94811 17,194 36

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scriptures and by his holy worde be sanctifyed strengthed in hym and spirituallye cured through the blod of our redemer Christ we may ryght well aptly be callyd Israelites a people seing god a people sanctified and strengthed with Esai 62. Et uocabunt eos populus sanctus re dempti a domino Titum 2. goddis worde cured with Christis bloud For the grace of god our sauyour hath appered vnto vs and openynge the eyes of our vnderstandyng hath taught vs to see and knowe Christe Fantasies nor dremes mens inuentions do not nowe blynde or deceyue vs any longer For the brode busshell of hypocrisye whiche ouerwhelmed the bryght candell goddis worde is nowe taken away and we see all ouer the house of our owne consciences and we se thauctour of light and the very lyght it selfe that lyghteneth with diuersitie of graces all resonable creatures cōmynge Ioan. 1. into this worlde And whom although he was in the worlde we beinge seduced and led blyndefulle by vanities coulde not perceyue or knowe tylle nowe at the laste whyle we were a people wandrynge in darknes of ignorance and dwellers in the shadowes of dethe which is syn accompanyed with deathe the greate lyghte of goddis most holy word dyd appere vnto vs and Esai 9. Roma 13. our redemption was nerer thā we were aware And where we were before in darknes a people ignorant of god we be nowe inlyghtened with Ephes 5. the bryghtnes of knowledge in our lorde god who hath commanded the lyght to shyne out of darknes whiche hath shyned in our hartes for to gyue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorye of god in the face of Iesus Christ that is in the Matt. 16. faithe whiche Peter and his felowe apostles by hym one answerynge for all confessed in Christ to be the sonne of the lyuynge god Vpon which Christ and fayth in hym and vpon or in none other our catholyke congregation immediatly is firmely settled Lette vs therfore nowe hauynge receyued this lyght of god imprynte the memoriall therof in our hartes with perfect belefe therof magnifie god therfore that it may fructifie in vs good workes and make vs blessed through the same before all nations as was the holy virgyn Mary by Elisabeth saying vnto her Blessed arte thou amonge women and Luc. 1. blessed is the fruite of thy wombe For bycause thou haste mekely receyued the holye worde of god and gladde tydynges by his angell Those same thynges shall be perfourmed in the accordynge as the same aungell hath sayde vnto the. And also by example of Zachary who bycause he beleued not the possibilitie of goddis worde whiche the aungell dydde shewe vnto hym was Luc. 1. made specheles for a tyme but whan he saw the perfection therof beinge sory for his infidelitie dydde receyue ageyne by goddis goodnesse his speche augmented with the grace and spirite of prophecienge and thankes gyuynge vnto god for the same being repentant and detestyng that we haue ben so longe mysbeleuyng of the word of god shewed and set forthe vnto vs by goddis holy doctours and prechers whom the Sathan of Rome hath dyuellishly tormented burnt and slayne to kepe vs faithles and make vs dumbe that we shulde not blowe out his errours and abuses nor kynges temporall rulers shulde be lerned of their godly auctorities ouer their subiectes whyche the same Sathan had vsurped let vs nowe not lyke as the tenne whiche were Luce. 17. healed of their leprie wherof one onely came ageyn to gyue thankes to God but holly and entierly togythers euen as the thre whiche were in the forneys of fyre lauded and glorifyed god as Daniel 3. it had ben with one mouth brast out like the day spryng the lyght of the faythe that is in vs and reioysyng in the byrth of Iohn that is in the holy gospell newe rysen amongest vs by the grace of god prayse and thanke most hartily with Zachary our lorde god of Israell whiche hath visyted Benedictus dominus de us Israel qui a uisitauit fecit ●edem ptionem ple bis suae vs illumynyng our feble ignorant hartes with the knowlege of his most holy word Wher by he hath caused the redemption of vs his peculyar people from our thrall captiuitie of our gostely ennemy the deuyll and our both goostly and bodyly ennemye the bysshop of Rome and his complyces ET erexit cornu salutis nobis in domo Dauid pueri sui ANTICHRIST of Rome hath longe dissimuled with vs foodynge vs forthe with vanities As pardons pilgrimages bulles neuer ryght calued supersticions counterfeite religion feyned relyques and suche other innumerable sort of trashes haberdashery ware and all for money For the old prouerbe Omnia venalia Rome sayd by the Pagans long before Christ Salustius was incarnate is not lefte vnpractised by the sayde Antichrist our moste holy father as they call hym his cardinalles and byshoppes wherof the chiefe marchaunt of myschiefe is the sayd holy father I praye you what thynge was and yet is not sale kynde at Rome sauinge our englyshe soules for the whiche we haue nowe of late founde a better marte And that whiche is most abhorred of god the sayd Antichriste and moste aduersary of Christ had brought vs into the gētils worshipping of fals goddis Oh god of Israel for thy tender mercy into what blynd fantasies of madde myschiefe were we thy selye creatures brought by the hydynge and shutting vp of thy holy worde from vs And what iniuries dyd thy moste faythfull ministers and yet for the most parte do susteyne to be so arrogantly depriued of theyr princely regymentes vnder the by thambycious wrastyng of thy sayd word to the mayntenaunce of a dyuellyshe power agaynst thy ryght power wherby the due obedience of subiectes was conuerted into rebellion and the concord of commonties dissolued Thou layest good god as thou haddest ben a slepe and dyd suffer vs to dreame by the Euen as thou dyddest from Adams fall vnto the tyme thy only sonne became incarnate wherof zachary prophecied a lyttell before saying That thou haddest raysed vp an horne for our helthe meaning Et erexit cornu salutis nobis In domo Dauid pue●i sui that Chryst shuld be borne the vniuersal strēgth power and glorye of our saluation and that in the house of kynge Dauid thy electe seruaunte But nowe through the lyght whiche is sprong in vs vpon thy holy worde agaynst an vsurped power and reigne of Lucifer moste vntruely counterfayte vpon thy most vndouted trewe worde thou hast raysed vp to vs thy peculyas people a godly dewe power of helthe our naturall most soueraygne lorde kynge HENRY the VIII by thy grace which is also a true strength and ryghtfull kyngedome apperteynyng to the moste noble house of his moste famouse progenitours for our great consolation tranquillite and holsome safetie bothe of our bodyes and soules to Whose maiestie we recognise and beleue