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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14690	A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse by Iohn Walsal, one of the preachers of Christ his Church in Canterburie. 5. October. 1578. And published at the earnest request of certeine godlie Londoners and others	Walsall, John.	1578 (1578)	STC 24995; ESTC S102702	33,978	86

of the Actes saith Well spake the holy ghost by Esaias the Prophet vnto our Fathers c. Againe the whole scripture is giuen by inspiratiō of god c. Peter also in his second epistle first cha vttereth these wordes Prophesie came not in olde time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost In like maner the words spoken at the giuing out of the lawe may truely be vnderstanded of the whole body of all the holy scripture to wit God spake all these wordes Thus it is apparent and manifest of what reuerend and holy account both this and all the sacred scripture ought to be and with what heartie obedience we are to yelde ourselues and stoup downe vnto it sith the holy ghost is authour of the same If we likwise respect the instruments whereby this scripture as by certein second causes and meanes hath bene deliuered to vs the excellencie thereof will also comfortably and plainely apeare For it is vttered by three excellente ministers and seruauntes of the Lord by Moses the gouernour of Israel by Stephan the martyr by the Apostle S. Peter Moses as we reade in the booke called Deuteronomie and as these two Stephan and Peter doe witnesse was the first speaker of this diuine sentice that by the inspiration and direction of the holy Ghost the occasion whereof is also put down in that place of Deuteronomie and consisteth in these two branches First Moses forbiddeth the Israelites to follow the impious maners of the heathen people in vsing witcheraft sorceries charming soothsaying in obseruing times and the fléeing of birdes in making recourse vnto and asking counsell of spirites and the deade pronouncing all these abhominable vnto the Lord the cause why the Lord hath rooted out those nations which were infected and defiled with these superstitious and damnable vanities In the other branch Moses chargeth the Israelites to demeane themselues with all duetifull and true harted obedience towards the Lord their God saying Thou shalt be vpright therefore with the lord thy God thereby signifying that if we wil haue the lord to be our God his mercies continued his vengeaunce deteyned we must then not play the lame ●réeples and hypocriticall halters by making a mingle mangle hodgepoge of true religion vile superstition but we must go vprightly become vnfeigned detestoures of al impietie superstition and hartie zealous worshippers of the Lord according to that religion worship which the Lord him selfe hath prescribed and cōmaunded in his word So that the drift of Moses by this scripture is to induce and persuade the children of Israell and all true Christians not to depende vpon the vile and vaine illusions either of sathan or of his wicked instruments but to yelde thēselues to the word of God that with true ha●●ie through obodience If the Israelits had obiected to Moses that the word of God was intricat and harde Prophets to interprete the same were fewe and that Moses and all the prophetes should be taken from them by death and so the worde of God coulde bee no suche sure staffe for them to trust and leane vnto Moses in this my text doeth skilfully and to their and our great comfort answeare this obiection saying The lord your God shall rayse vp vnto you a Prophet c meaning that the Lorde will neuer suffer his Church to bée vtterly destitute of true Prophetes and faithful interpreters of his worde The seconde instrument whereby the holy Ghost hath vttered this scripture the seconde by mine order is Stephan the Martyr For Stephan in hys notable Sermon sealed with his bloud death labouring to winne the Iewes vnto Christ and to pul them from their superstitious obseruation of Moses lawe he maketh rehearsall of Moses whole historie as of his byrth of his casting out of his taking vp and nourishing by Pharao his daughter of his care ouer afflicted Israel his killing of the Egyptian his fléeing into the land of Madian of the Angels appearing vnto him in a flame of fire of the Lordes sending him into Egipt of the wonders done by his hand in the lande of Egipt Lest the Iewes should be too superstitiously wedded to Moses and therby hindered from imbracing Christ Stephan procéedeth and substancially proueth that euen this their Moses whom they so loue obey maintaine and cleaue to euen that he in the lawe and by his office endeuoured to conduct and guyde them vnto Christ This saith Stephā is that Moses which said vnto the children of Israel A prophet shall the Lord your God raise vp vnto you c. By which words it is euident that Moses would not haue the Iews obstinatly tied to him for euer but did prophesie and foretell of Iesus Christ the Prince and head of all the prophets the very mark wherevnto Moses the lawe and all the Prophetes were directed by whom a newe ministerie to wit the Preaching of the Gospell shoulde bee published for the frée remission of sinnes Last of al this scripture is vsed by the Apostle S. Peter in this thirde of the Acts Peter Iohn hauing in the name of Christ that is say by the vertue and power of Christe restoared him that was borne lame vnto his lims the people in woondering wise ran vnto Peter and Iohn accoūting them the workers of this miraculous eure Herevppon Peter toke direct occasion to make an excellent sermon wherein he openly and with all humilitie acknowledgeth that this lame créeple was healed not by their cunning power and holinesse but by the vertue of Iesus Christ he also vpbraideth them with the villanies done to Christ setting before their eyes their betraying him their denying of him the holy one and the Iust and desire of a murtherer to bee giuen vnto them their killinge of the Lorde of life After hee had thus pearced their heartes with recitall of this barbarons crueltie the rather to reclame bringe them to some déepe swéet féeling both of their owne sinnes and of God his mercies in Christ he sheweth that hee is not persuaded they did these thinges wittingly willingly and of a set malicious purpose but telleth them that after this manner the Lord God perfourmed that whiche was long before spoken by the Prophetes And therefore Peter exhorteth them vnto repentance and to turne vnto the Lord which cannot be done vnlesse they apprehend and catch holde vpon Iesus Christe the promised and perfourmed sauiour that with the stronge hand of a liuely faith This doctrine was straunge and odious to the Iewes who thought Moses and Christ so repugnant and the lawe and the Gospell so contrarie as if they had embraced Christ and his Gospell they would by and by haue reputed and taken themselues for horrible schismatiques and backsliders from Moses and the lawe Peter wisely preuenteth this