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A sermon declaringe hovv vue [sic] are iustified by faith
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E. T.
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was scourged ye wil saye he was tormented and hownge on the crosse I answere that he deserued for his meschefe not onely those but greater yea euerlastinge death for by those punishementes happelye he might satisfye mans lawe yet al his paynes were neuer able to coÌ„terpaise GODS iustice if he had ben put to death a thousande times if anye obiect that that was done by a wonder and by a speciall preuillege withe them I will saye that all those that are saued are saued by a lytle mirracle and by the mere mercye of GOD for somuche as it is euedent that one manne is not better then an other by natur but by grace for by nature we are all equall in daungier of euerlastynge dampnatyon And as Sayncte Paule Callethe vs the Chylderne of Wrathe But the ryche the Lorde GOD by hys greate mercye dyd choyse whoome he would haue before the begyuning creatyon of the Woorlde whome he dyd chewse them he called whom he called them he iustified whome he iustified them he glorified This saying is none of myne but of Paules the a postle therfore our iustificacion our saluacion our blessednes are al wholye to be grunded in Christ and we partly iÌ„ Christe partly in our selues for the which cause Paul taught the Corinthians that no man can laye any other foundacioÌ„ besides that which is laide iÌ„ Iesu Christ whosoeuer they be that stable the fouÌ„dacioÌ„ of ther saluacioÌ„ on any other theÌ„ iÌ„ him they ar not wise ne experte in heuenly thinges as that which bulde not vpoÌ„ the suer rocke but on the lowse sand which howse is not able to stande when any tempest of wynd or of greate floud of the sea shal assayle it as our sauiour Christ teacheth the galathiaÌ„s which beiÌ„g deceayued by false ê“phetes did chalenge to be saued partlie by their oune meritis partly by christes which there opinion Paul can not beare iÌ„ no wise but doth exagite it as pestiferus derogatine from the glorie of God for loke how muche ye geue to Mannes merites coÌ„cerniÌ„g iustification be they neuer so good holy so much ye take a way from the glory of god and so much is plucked froÌ„ the body of christ as is put to the merites of man wherfore no man oght to thinke that he is made iust because he satisfieth god him selfe either in part or whole It is also an errour that certeÌ„ meÌ„saie the workes the goo before iustificacioÌ„ although they be not good of theÌ„ selues yet to please god through Christ and to be compted of him as merites whereon they coÌ„clude the they are iustified by christ as withoute whome those workes were voyde in vayne To them I aunswer that this workes are synne and wy first an euel tree can not bringe forthe good frutes Secondarelye because without faithe and a sure truste in the merite of God exhibited for Christe no man can please god And paule also counteth the gay workes the iustice of the law which he had don before his iustification as a hurt and a vile thynge And wryttynge to Thimothe doth teache that we were saued before the worlde through Christ not accordinge to our deseruinges but to his prepensed wyll and grace To the which saying Austen stucke stoutlye as his workes do witnes who then wyl say that sinne dothe please the ryghtuouse God and that they for Christes sake are reputed as merites that so synne maye make satiffaction for sinne Christ died for oure sinnes not to allowe them but to emproue and dampne them and too teache that nothing do the displease him but sinne But they saye to them that loue God all thinges are good It is true but how do they loue God whome they knowe not As yet not redemed to god through faith and borne spirituallye as yet not lyghtened with his holy sprite as yeat not delyuered from the pryson of darkenesse and grafted in the kyngdome of his beloued and gracious sonne of God And the place of Paull is not to be vnderstand of sinne but of the crosse and afflictions as those thinges that go before and the folowing of the place declare the the more a worthye iustyce of god that shall not onlye not condemne synne but take it for vertue also so â—â— well rewarded let the opinioÌ„s so absurd â–ª and wicked befarre both from the harte the mouth of Christen men Lastelye some men woulde thinke that we are iustifyed by Chryste as by an aduocat meane or entercessyoÌ„ the he obteyneth of his father for vs remission of synnes whych we do not denye howe be it thei that â—o saye neither nothyngene all that in the thynge is to be sayde for thes thinges that be of greater weight theÌ„ thes be thei that passe ouer for first christ did take vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ the synnes of his and wold haue attributed to him such was his greate loue towarde vs his father agreinne to it yea wyllynge so to be whiche Esayas saw longe or it came moreouer he not onelye toke them to hiÌ„selfe but as thoughe he had done them selfe whoe yet onelye and nomore but he was wyth oute all spotte of synne wold pay our rauÌ„soÌ„ which the most bitter kid of deth wherbi he fully coÌ„trepesed satisfied yâ— iustice nether therw t conteÌ„t he gaue vs his innocency righteousnes bolines wysdom which is aboue all this gaue vs his sprit that therby we being quickened not with our owne sprite but with the sprite of Chryste that we new borne ye truylye borne agayn myght cal rightly God ye father and stand before him wtout feare although we had neuer bene defiled with the least spot of sinne For he that spared not his own Sonne but gaue him for vs how can it bee that he wyll not geue vs all thinges wyth hiÌ„ Nowe therfore we are iuste without sinne gyltles and innocentes not onely by our owne rightuousnes that we are wtout sinne for Christe hath our sinne vppon him and made it hys and hath vanquised it by his deathe but alsoo by the rightuousnesse of Christe the purite which he hath geuen vs mooste aboundantly wherw t we beinge wel cled and adorned maye boldly apere before god this heauenly giftes these vertues these heuenle and eternal treasures only faythe and sure persuasyon of the mercye of God conteynethe in it and the bygger the faith is the greater also are they extemed by fayth all other giftes are measured fayethe is the righteousnes of a Christen man fayth is the iustify catyoÌ„ This is it that we cal to be iustified by Christ the whiche he that hathe truly attayned theye haue attayned it all that with all their harte put theyr whole confydence and truste in Christ he maye trulye saye withe Paule I am crucyfyed withe Christe yet I lyue not nowe but Christ in me what nede I holde you longer withe more wordes He that thus is iustified maye stande before the iudgement seate of God with as
glorye boeth of your subiectes of straingers for nothinge can rather win the fauoure of subiectes to their Maiestrates and rulers bringe them to obedience then the worde of God and his commaundementes frelye preachede and wythout daunger of ponishement as you may euidently perceyue by Iosue Ios i. and the people of God committed to hys gouernaunce And strayngers are moued wyth nothynge so much as wheÌ„ ther se the truth the glorie of god and an honeste order of lyuinge magnified had in reuerence for God doeth kepe the citie that seketh his glorie Fyrste of all we proteste that in our puklyke sermones and in thys writynge we not here speake nor write against the most holye ordinauÌ„ce of Christ or the Apostles in the administracioÌ„ of the Lordes supper but we both speake write against the abuses that be crept into the church are obstinatli defeÌ„ded bi coÌ„tinuauÌ„ce of time wtout the hollie scriptures to the great hinderauÌ„ce of the fruites of christes passion craftie deceiueinge of the vnlerned people coÌ„trarie to Christes ordinaÌ„ce administracioÌ„ of the apostles that coÌ„mon rumor is through the maliciouse enuie faulse forgid lies of some popish preachers of some other that are euen against vs which know the truth that we goo about to let abolishe and bringe to nought all good workes they fayne this on ther owne heade as they do al other thynges for nothynge can be more greauouse to vs then to here that men do not lyue after the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of God And we know through the grace of God What ceremonies what pert of the cerimonies is profitable mete for christen meÌ„ our purpose matained with a good conscieÌ„ce is to vse well sincerly wtout any faulsly deuised tracions so muche of this sacrament of oure Lordes super as was most perfectly begon and ordiened of Christ our master and there can no man proue that our intent was other wise at any time and thys by the assistaunce of gods grace we wil affirme by the onely scriptures of God Now we wil in godes name declar shewe furth our reasones for this question proponed Vndoubtely al such as do not regard care for the only glory of god teach nothing that is godly true or in aniwise profitable Math. ii For god saith by Malachi the prophet And now Oh ye priestes this coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t toucheth you if you wil not heare it nor regard it my name sayeth the Lorde of hostes I wyll sende accursse vppon you and wil Cursse your blessing yea cursse them wil I if ye do not take hede It is therfore manifest that God beynge griuousely displeased cursseth theÌ„ that regarde not his name and glorie for God is gellouse and a consuming fier He wil haue hys name magnified Deut. v. and prayesid the Iues and gentiles dyd fall into lewde myndes Rom i. and corrupte Iudgementes because they knewe God and dyd not glorifi him as God The lord Esa i. 42 hym selfe sayeth I wyll geue my glorye to none other Finallye Math 12. he that seketh not goddes glorye doeth nother desire to encrease it nor doeth speake lyue nor is of God but is adomination before God For whosoeuer is not wyth 1. Cor. 2. Christ as who sayth that God may be glorified he is abominacioÌ„ before God and is hys enemye when the Esai â—3 naturall man perceyueth not the thynges that pertayne to the Ro. xi spirite of God And hys thought is as fare in sunder from the wyl of God as the earth from heaueÌ„ for in dede man touchinge hys owne knowledge doeth knowe nothing lesse theÌ„ the wyl of God Who therfore Luc xvi can tell what is the wyll of God and hys true glorye Christe sayeth that whiche is highly estimede amonge men is abominacion before God for men are euer prone and readye to fall and forsake the truth to folowe cleaue to there owne profite and inuencions whereof Idolatrie othere abominacions come vp and haue Proue iii. there begynynge wherefore the wise man sayth truste in the lord Deut. xii wyth all thyne herte and not in thyne owne wisdome And Moyses sayth you shall not do after al thinges that we do here this day eueri maÌ„ what semeth hym good in his owne eies it is therefore folishely spoken to saye what thing soeuer that a man doeth for gods sake is a good worke and worthey to be rewarded for then eueri maÌ„ myght haue knoledge sufficientli without any teaching or doctrine of the worde of God But howe shoulde a man be then of an vndoubting coÌ„science or wyth what hope myght a man lyue to please God Wher the knoledge of the wyl of God wantethe there moste also hope and fayeth want namely in trouble and afflictioÌ„ what so euer truely is not of fayeth is sinne where Syne is there is abominaon before God Therfore god hath declared hys wyll and mynd by thapostles And Christe hym selfe that our knowledge may be sure and our oppinion vndoubtfull howe god ought to be truely worshiped Moreouer he hath gyuen vs astrayght coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t to kepe his law that we shal tourne nother to the right nor yet to the Deut. xviii laste hande that we shall nother adde nor take awaye any thynge from it he that wyll not herken to the prophet that I wil raise vp sayeth the Lorde I wyl require it of hym after the lawe was gyuen and the trueth was knowen God would be worshipped as his word teacheth and the offence was theÌ„ much more greuouse Albeit king Saull dyd kyll and offer fat Oxen i. R. xv to the true liuing God whiche was a good worke in apparauÌ„ce yet because the scripture of God dyd not teache hym so to do God therfore was griuoslye displeased wyth hym For althoughe he offered his sacrifice to God yet that accoÌ„pted he to him for Idolatrie ii Re. vi Oza died sodenly because he tuched the arke againste the Lordes commaundement yet he thought it had ben a good dede Dyd not the earth swallowe vp Corah and his adhereÌ„tes because thei would Nume xvi take vppon them the office of the priests The Israhelites did think it a godlye and goodlye thynge to Deut. xvi haue pleasant groues night vnto the aulter of God but hym dyd it not please Thei though it a goodly facte at Tophet in Ierusalem Ierome vii to kyl and offer ther owne sonnes but the more they did so the greater was ther abominacion before god For god sayth he neuer coÌ„mauÌ„ded them nether came it euer into his thought God commaunded Iosue Iose i. to be stronge and bolde that he myght obserue and do accordinge to al the lawe which Moyses commaundyd hym and that he should turne ther from nither to the ryght nor to the lefte haÌ„d that he myght do wisely in al thynges Esa xxx he toke in hande god by hys prophet Esaias saith alas for the