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A69346 The letters whyche Iohan Ashwell priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedforde, sente secretely to the Byshope of Lyncolne in the yeare of our Lord M.D.xxvii. Where in the sayde pryour accuseth George Ioye that tyme beyng felow of Peter college in Cambrydge, of fower opinyons: wyth the answere of the sayde George vn to the same opynyons. Joye, George, d. 1553.; Ashwell, John, d. 1541? 1548 (1548) STC 846; ESTC S100275 35,534 56

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opinion is that these keyes ar the autorite or power wherby Pope bishope or preist holdeth and absolueth the man that cōfesseth him into their eares and of thys power only I dare saye you vnderstonde your opynion and so accused me as aduersary to it But Master priour you shall vnderstand that I mene no such power by these keyes ne ther Christ meaneth any such by them For whē he gaue them these keyes he sent them not forth with them to heare confessyons but to preache hys gospell as witnesseth both Iohan 20. and Marke 16 so that these keyes are annered vnto the ●ffyce of preachynge as ye may see at the geuynge of them But yf ye were well aquaynted with Christis gospell ye shuld haue redde yere thys in Mathew the 23. chapter Woo be to you scribes and ●ariseis hypocrites for you shyt vp the kyngdome of heuen before mē c. How I pray you dyd the● s●i● it vp Luk declareth cap II. sayng wo be to you lawyers for you haue taken awaye the keye of knowledge so that nether your selues enter in and yet forbyd you thē that wolde enter in Now thanked be god whych hath here tolde vs at the laste what he mēte by hys keyes calling thē the keyes of knowleg but I pray you how d●d the pharysays lawiers shyt vp the kyngdome of heauen verely euen as Luke sayth in that they toke away the keye of knowleg wherby men shulde come thyther as now do theyr successours forbyddynge men to preache Chrystes Gospell and to rede hys holy testament whyche is the very keye of the knowledge of God our father and of Chryste hys sonne to be our onely sauyour thys is the keye that openeth the hyghe way so the byngdome of heauen thys openeth the dore of the whyche Chryste speakethe Iohan. 10. thorowe thē whyche dore who so euer entreth shalbe ●aued c. And for thys cause Christ called hys gospell holy worde the keye of knowlege or keyes in the plurall noūber of the kingdō of heauen alluding vnto the double propertye that one keye hath both to open and shytte Nowe s●th the shitting vp of the kyngdome of heauen by the takynge awaye of the keye of the knowledge of goddes worde then muste the openynge of it nedes be the geuynge of the keye of the knowlege of Goddes worde Whych knowleg standeth in the preachyng hearyng reading therof wherfore Chryste sayde at the delyueraunce of these keyes Marke the. 16. Go your wayes into all the world and pr●a●he my gospel And Iohan cap. 20. As my father had sent me so sende I you Here may you se what Chryst ment by these keyes promysed Math. 16. when they were geuen Luke tellyng the same storye more at large ●ayenge Thus it behoued Chryst to suffer as it is wrytten to ryse agayne the thyrd day from death that repētaun ●s and remission of synnes shuld be preached in hys name among all nacyons For at the preaching of the law men know theyr synnes feale them selfe bounden of the whych know●eg and f●ling ther foloweth repentaunce And at the preachynge of the Gospel whych promyseth remyssiō of synnes there foloweth fayth which loseth the capture cōs●yence in to the quiet lyber●ye of the spirit Now had they the word deliuered thē to be preached which he called the keye of knowlege ●ow were they inspyred wyth the holy goost now was the keye of Dauyd geuen them that openeth no man shytt●th ●po 3. for after longe cōmunication declaring hym selfe to them he said these are the wordes which I spake to you whyle I was yet wyth you for all muste be fulfylled which were written of me in the lawe of Moses in the prophetes and psalmes Thē ope ned he their hartes that they mygh vnderstand the scryptures the propertye of a keye is to open that whych before was shyt thus doth Luke allude and agre hys speach wyth the propertyes of a keye for before in the iourney to Emaus wyth the two disciples he saith their eyes were shyt vp and h●ldē so that they knew hym not but after he had rebuked them for theyr vnbelyefe opened thē the scryptures turnyng the keye of hys worde in their hartes the holy gost working with all theyr eyes were opened they knew hym Here may ye se in the story of Luke howe wyth hys worde he opened the hertes of these two disciples yet locked vp in vnbeliefe before thei returned to Hi●rusalē vnto the other xi disciples Nowe sayth he euen as ● was sente that is to saye to open mennes hartes lesing them wyth the keye of my knowlege from vnbelyefe by preachyng and erpoundyng the scriptures euen so sende I you he sente not onely them but hath sente hitherto shall sende preachers with the same key● es of knowledge of the worde to binde to lose lyke wise vnto the worldes ende Note here also howe ofte Luke vseth these wordes theyr eyes were holdē theyr eyes were opened he oponed their wit tes euer more alludynge vnto the propertye of a keye Thus he opened theyr hartes wyth the keye of hys worde to bring in hys knowledge in to thē the holy goost breathed into them and turning the kaye in theyr hartes into the ryght sence and vnder standyng of his word An example is set to in Iohn of Thomas Dydimus which was not among thappostles at the geu●g of these keyes of y ● know lege of his gloriouse resurrection whych was that Gospel and the very ioyfull tiding●s wherfore his harte was yet locked vp holden in vnbelyefe not wythstandynge yet the other apostles dyd put this keye into him so begā to practise it vpō hym sayinge ●idimus d●im but this keye turned not ryght in his harte ne opened it for he beleued thē not but sayd Excepte I se the holes of the nailes in his hā des put my fynger into them ye excepte I put my hand into his side I wyll not beleue it Here was Thomas sore boundē holdē with the synne of vn beliefe But after viii daies they being there within agayne Thomas wyth them Iesus came in the dore shyt stode among them sayinge peace be w t you thē said he to Thomas put in thy fynger here fele my hādes put vp thy hand and thruste it into my syde be nomore in vnbeliefe but beleue Here the keye of christes word turned right in Tho mas his harte losinge it from vnbelyefe he sayde D●s meus et deus meus my Lorde my god The worde of god conteyneth both the law the Gospel The law is that whych god cōmaundeth vs to fulfyl as are the. x. cōmaūdemētes the gospel is the power of god vnto helth for euery man that beleueth Ro. i. it is the promise of grace remissiō of synnes geuen vs thorow Chryst. The law is spiritual requireth our hertes our very effectes as to beleue