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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01450	The cognizance of a true Christian or the outward markes whereby he may be the better knowne: consisting especially in these two duties: fasting and giuing of almes: verie needfull for these difficult times. Diuided into two seuerall treatises. Published by Samuel Gardiner, Batcheler of Diuinitie	Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4.	1597 (1597)	STC 11573; ESTC S102818	96,047	234

heauen Esdras 8 21 the Lords minister prescribed a generall fast vnto the people Acts 13 2 So did the Primatiue Church when Paul and Barnakas went their visitation trauailed to those Citties where the Gospel was not preached Infinite other such like testimonies might be produced but that they are needlesse in a cause so manifest It is not inhibited vnto any to mortifie his flesh and subdue his affections and by a godly fast to make himself fitter for godly duties whensoeuer he shal be disposed thereunto If a man bee afflicted in himselfe or in his familie he is permitted to humble himselfe and his soule with fasting and to vse any meanes to turne away Gods anger or preuent a iudgement to come But for a priuate person to call a congregation to summon a fast as it may be the cause of much publike mischiefe as much hurt hath growne to the Realme by housed conuenticles and encamped factions so we cannot finde it tollerable by the worde of God This is an office appertaining to ciuill and ecclesiasticall gouernours what priuate man therefore shal put in his sickle into this haruest as he runneth into Dathan and Abiron his sedition so hee may condignely incur their punishment Wherfore let the most vnlearnedly learned Elders of the Anabaptisticall crew and the whole rable of that vngodly disloyall and scismatical sect know that they ought not as they do most malepertly prophanely vpon euerie idle motion of their braine assemble a people and celebrate a fast Let the Pope likewise keepe himselfe in his owne bounds and meddle with those that are vnder his gouernment and preseribe lawes and Christian duties to his owne people Wee are vnder the gouernment of gratious Queene Elizabeth whom God hath set as Queen ouer the holy hil of Sion it is shee that may command general fasts publike prayers and all other exercises of a Christian man This the Pope and popelings cannot abide but the truth of it is as cleare as the Sun and Scriptures and examples do aboundantly prooue it When the Arke of God was restored did not Dauid the King play the first part Dauid beeing king made Psalmes and ditties Dauid being King danced before the Arke being king numbred all the Priests Leuits and disposed them into foure and twentie courses appoynting them continually to serue in the ministry euery one in his turne Moses the magistrate rebuked Aaron the high Priest for crecting a Golden calfe King Salomon displaced Abiathar the high Priest 1 King 2 by his kingly power 1 King 8 and placed Sadoch in his steede Also dedicating the Temple of the Lord with all his people blessed the whole congregation of Israel Also good Ezechias did put forth his hand vnto the Lords plough 2 King 8. and restored true religion of whom it is written He did that was right in the fight of the Lord according to all things that his father Dauid had done before he tooke away the groaues and brake downe Images Iudas Machabeus did purge the Temple which the Idolatrous Gentiles had before prophaned 2. King 23 25 Iosias restored Religion and reformed the temple and it was written of him That there was no king like vnto him before nor after him arose there any like him When as Artaxerxes the King gaue his regall authoritie and high commission to Esra the Priest to censure punish Church abuses the priest allowed the Kings doing and commended him for it saying Ezra 6. Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers who hath put into the Kings mind to beautifie the Lords house which is in Hierusalem By these and such like euidences it appeareth that Kings and princes in the old time had the dealing in Ecclesiasticall matters as in calling the people to Gods seruice in cutting downe groaues in destroying of Images in gathering tithes into the Lords house in dedicating the temple in blessing the people in casting down the brasen Serpent in correcting and deposing priests in commanding such things as pertaine to the seruice and worshippe of God and in due pnnishing the contrarie Christ willeth tribute to bee giuen vnto Caesar Mat. 2. and denieth not power to be giuen to Pilate from aboue Iohn 19 therfore they do not well that mangle Common-wealths and diuide them into two deuise two heads the one for the spiritualtie the other for the laitie For the Prince is the keeper of the law of God and that of both tables as well of the first that appertaineth vnto religion as of the second that tendeth to good order Hee is the head of all the cominalty and laitie and also of the ministers and clergie Rom. 13 1 Saint Paul ratifieth and confirmeth the same saying Let euerie soule be subiect to the higher power whether he be Pope Bishop or whatsoeuer he be all are vnder subiection to the Prince Of the superioritie and commanding power of the prince Tertullian speaketh thus Tertull ad feapulam Colimus imperatos rem vt hommem à deo secundum solo deo mis norem We worship the Emperour as a man next vnto God and inferiour to none but God A large and iust treatise might bee written of this matter but lette this suffice which is noted by the way and let none presume without designement and Commission of his Prince either by his publike office and authoritie or otherwise by expresse commaundement from her mouth to solemnize a general and vniuersall fast Forasmuch as a fast is a Religious dutie and the Prince is to set downe orders for Religion CHAP. XI An exhortation vnto fasting HAuing thus prescribed both the spirituall and externall fast I woulde exhort thee deare Christian carefullie and diligently when it is commaunded to performe the same If it seeme harde and greeuous to performe shewe wherein and it will soone bee aunswered For indeede if wee bee willing vnto it the yoake is easie and the burthen is light Obiectis 1 Doost thou suppose it to bee greeuous Answere Then aunswere mee vnto another question which Ambrose dooth propounde to such conceited people Amb lib Elia iciunio Qui graue die eunt terunium esse respondeat quis ietunie defecerit Multi in prundto plerig dum epulum vomunt fudere animam Quod animal leiunium sibi causam fuisse mortis ingemuit per escam laque us non cauetur in esca hamu later crbus du●●t in retia cibus visco etiā aues illigat They who suppose fusting to be burdensome greeuous let thē name vs any who haue fainted through fasting a many at their dinuers and diuers in their vomis thins haue lest their liues What liuing creature harb eyer complained that hee hath dyed by abstinence by reason of the barte the snare is not auoided The hooke is couered with the baite the baite tolleth and draweth into the nette and by it the birde with lime is soone intangled 2 obiection But