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knowledge_n	love_n	patience_n	temperance_n	1,817	5	11.3534	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72347	Certayne sermons appoynted by the Quenes Maiestie, to be declared and read, by all persones, vycars, and curates, euery Sondaye and holy daye in theyr churches : and by her Graces aduyse perused & ouer sene, for the better vnderstandyng of the simple people : newly imprinted in partes accordynge as is mencioned in the booke of commune prayers.; Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches.		1559 (1559)	STC 13648.5; ESTC S5209	110,375	188

Christ vndoubtedly affirmeth Charit● bringeth furth good woorkes Iohn .xiiii. that true faith bringeth furth good workes ▪ so doth he saye likewyse of charitie Whosoeuer hath my commaundementes and kepeth them that is he that loueth me And after he saith he that loueth me wil kepe my worde and he that loueth me not Iohn .xiiii. kepeth not my wordes And as the loue of God is tryed by good workes so is the feare of god also as the wise manne saith the dreade of god putteth away synne And also he sayeth Eccle. i. Eccle. xv he that feareth god will do good workes ¶ The thyrde parte of the Sermon of Fayth YOu haue heard in the second part of this sermon that no man should thinke that he hath that liuely saith which scripture cōmaundeth when he liueth not obediētly to goddes lawes For al good woorkes fyringe out of that faith And also it hath been declared vnto you by examples that faith mak●● 〈…〉 quiet patient in al affliction Now as cōcerning the sain● matter you shal heare what foloweth A man may soone deceiue himselfe and thinke in his owne phantasie that he by faith knoweth god loueth him feareth him belongeth to him when in very dede he doth nothing lesse For the trial of al these thinges is a very godly christian life He that feleth his hearte set to seke gods honor and studieth to know the wyl and commaundementes of God and to frame himselfe therunto leadeth not his life after the desyre of his owne fleshe to serue the deuil by sin but setteth his minde to serue god for gods owne sake for his sake also to loue al his neyghbours whether they be frendes or aduersaries doing good to euery man as oportunitie serueth wyllingly hurting no man suche a man maye well reioyce in God perceiuinge by the trade of his life that he vnfainedly hath the right knowledge of god a liuely faith a stedfaste hope a true and vnfained loue feare of god But he that casteth a way the yoke of gods commaundementes from his necke geueth himself to liue withoute true repentaūce after his own sensual minde and pleasure not regarding to know gods worde and much lesse to liue according therunto such a man clerely deceiueth himself seeth not his own hert if he thinketh that he either knoweth god loueth him feareth him or trusteth in him Some peraduēture phātasy in them selfes that they belong to god although thei liue in sin so they come to the churche and shew themselfes as gods dere childrē But. s Iohn saith plainly 1. Iohn 1. if we say that we haue any company with god and walke in darkenes we doe lye Other doe vainelye thinke that they knowe and loue god although they passe not of the commaundements But S. Iohn saith clearely 1. Ioh. 1. he that sayth I know God kepeth not his commaundemēts he is a lyer Some falselye perswade themselues that they loue God whē they hate their neighbors But S. Iohn saith manifestly if any mā sai I loue god 1 Ioh. 4. 1. Iho 2. yet hateth his brother he is a lier He that saith that he is in the light hateth his brother he is stil in darkenes He that loueth his brother dwelleth in the light but he that hateth his brother is in darknes walketh in darkenes knoweth not whether he goeth 1. Iho 3. For darknes hath blinded his eies And moreouer he saieth hereby we manifestly know the children of GOD from the children of the deuil he that doth not righteously is not the child of GOD nor he that hateth his brother Deceiue not your selfes therefore thinkyng that you haue faith in GOD or that you loue GOD or dooe trust in him or do feare him when you liue in sinne for then your vngodly and sinfull lyfe declareth the contrary whatsoeuer ye say or think It perteineth to a christen man to haue this true christen faith to trie himselfe whether he hath it or no to know what belongeth to it howe it doth worke in him It is not the world that we can trust to the worlde and al that is therein is but vanitie It is GOD that must be our defence and proteccion agaynst al temptation of wickednes and sinne errours superstycyon Idolatry and al euill If all the worlde were on our side and GOD against vs what could the would auayle vs. Therefore let vs set our whole fayth 〈◊〉 trust in GOD neither the world the deuil nor al●●● power of thē shall preuaile agaynst vs. Let vs therfore good christian people trie examine our fayth what it is let vs not flatter our selfes but loke vpō our workes and so iudge of our faithe what it is CHRIST him selfe speaketh of this matter and saith Mat. 24 the tre is knowē by the fruite Therfore let vs do good workes and therby declare our faith to be the lyuely christian faith Lette vs by such vertues as oughte to spring out of faith shewe our eleccion to be sure stable as S. Peter teacheth Endeuor your selfes to make your calling chosyng certaine by good workes 1 Pet. 3 And also he sayth mynyster or declare in youre fayth vertue in vertue knowledge in knowledge tēperaunce in tēperaūce pacience againe in paciēce godlinesse in godlinesse brotherlye charitye in brotherly charitie loue So shal we shewe in dede that we haue the very lyuely christen faith maye so both certify our conscience the better that we be in the right faith also by these meanes confirme other men If these fruites do not folowe we do but morke with GOD deceiue our selues also other men Well may we beate the name of christen mē but we doo lacke the true faith that doth belonge thervnto For true faith doth euer bring furth good workes I●mes 2 as Saint Iames saith shew me thy fayth by thy dedes Thy bedes and workes must be an open testymony all of thy fayth otherwyse thy faith being without good workes is but the deuils faith the faith of the wicked a phantasy of fayth not a true christen fayth And lyke as the deuils euyll people be nothing the better or theyr counterfeit faithe but it is vnto thē the more cause of damnacyon so they that be christened haue receyued knowledge of GOD and of CHRISTES merites yet of a set purpose do lyue idlelye without good works thinking the name of a naked faith to be either sufficient for them or els settynge theyr mindes vpon vaine pleasures of thys worlde dooe lyue in synne without repentaunce not vtterynge the fruytes that do belong to such an hygh professyon vpon such presumpteous persones and wylfull sinners must nedes remaine the great vengeaunce of GOD and eternall punyshment in hell prepared for the deuil wicked liuers Therfore as you professe the name of CHRIST good christyan people let no such phantasy imagination