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The vocacyon of Ioha[n] Bale to the bishiprick of Ossorie in Irela[n]de his persecucio[n]s in ye same, & finall delyueraunce ...
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Bale, John, 1495-1563.
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Christen churche to be more greuouse iÌ„ those daies than it was to the people vndre Moyses And so muche the more he lamented the case that beinge but one man he coulde not reforme it neither was he able in euerye pointe to resist that euill beinge with heretykes so sore tossed on euery syde But what wolde he haue sayde if he had seane the abhominable ydolatries of our time w tout noÌ„bre specially the worshippinge of breade and of wyne which are only the seruauntes of our bellies and corrupt in the same yea whan they are at the best holiest For whan they haue done their office beinge sacramentes of Christes bodie and bloude that is to saye preached the lordes deathe till he come and declared vs of manie members to be one misticall bodie in Christe they ascende not into heauen but beinge eaten and disgested they are immediatly resolued into corruption Yea Christe sayth that they descende downe into the bellie are cast out into the draught Math. 15. which declareth them vnmete to be worshipped This write I not in vnreuerencinge the sacrament but in detestacion of the abhominable ydolatries therin most bestially coÌ„mitted And breuely to saye sumwhat of the Christen churche of our realme in those dayes called Britaine and now named Englande what originall it had and from whens what continuaunce what darkeninges what decayes what falle and what rayse againe To fatche this thinge from the first foundacioÌ„ for that laÌ„de lyke as for other landes By the eternall sonne of God in Paradyse receyued Adam the first ê“mise of saluacioÌ„ in the womaÌ„s sede This acknowleged Abel in his first offeriÌ„ge vp of the firstlinges of his flocke fatt of the same beinge so instructed by y e religiouse father of his Gene. 4. By faithe iÌ„ his pleÌ„tuouse sacrifice saith s. Paule obteined Abel witnesse y t he was righteouse Heb. 11. This w t the right inuocacion of the name of God taught by Seth and Enos was coÌ„tinued by the chosen of y e line to remayne styll in remembrauÌ„ce to their posteritees was renued after the floude by righteouse Noe Gene. 8. To S. Paule also in reuelacion was this misterie shewed that the Gentiles lykewyse were partakers of the promyse Ephe. 3. Wherunto S. Iohan sayth y t the laÌ„be was slayne froÌ„ the worldes begiÌ„ninge Apo. 13. y t is to saye in ê“mise in faithe in misterie of their sacrifices Applied is it also to those GeÌ„tiles in the seyd ReuelacioÌ„ of S. Iohan who now amoÌ„ge other includeth our lande y t they froÌ„ y t time haue cryed w t a lowde voyce seinge Helthe be to him y t sitteth vpon the seate of our God vnto the laÌ„be Apo. 7. And therupoÌ„ Gildas in Exeidio BritaÌ„nie coÌ„cludeth y t the inhabitours of our realme haue alwayes had knowlege of God almost sens y e worldes begiÌ„niÌ„ge This rule of sacrifice and inuocacion helde Iapheth after the floude also the father of Europa coÌ„taininge our lande amonge others accordinge to the prayer of his righteouse father Noe y t he mighte dwelle in the teÌ„tes of Sem. Gene. 9. or in faithe of the promised sede w c is Christe Gala. 3. So perfyght was Melchisedech or the forenamed Sem a father than of y e Gentiles for that his kinrede sayth Paule is not reckened amoÌ„ge the tribes y t he toke tithes of Abraham blessed him that had y e promises Hebre. 7. et Gene. 14. For so muche as God sayth Luther vpoÌ„ Genesis established y e kingedomes of y e IlaÌ„des whaÌ„ they were diuided by y e chosen fathers it semeth wele y t they helde his true worshippiÌ„ges receiued a fore of theÌ„ To these holy fathers in the Gentilite for that realme by course succeded as Berosus Pliniê° Strabo Caesar other authors writeth the Samothees Sarronites Druydes Bardes Sybylles Eubages or Vates Flamines suche other till the coÌ„miÌ„ge of Iesus Gods sonne in y e fleshe Which all acknowleged but one God what though it were by the diuersite of rytes doctrines This haue I writteÌ„ here to declare what churche was iÌ„ our laÌ„de afore christes coÌ„miÌ„ge I speake nothinge of theÌ„ w c folowed strauÌ„ge worshippynges or manifeste ydolatryes of the heathen as the papistes do in thys age If it be reasoned how they coulde heare S. Paule aÌ„swereth it out of Dauid y t the heauens preached to them all the worlde hearyng it if none had done it els Rom. 10. et Psal. 19. besyde the lawe of nature which was also their leader In the .63 yeare after Christes incarnacion to resort to my purpose was Ioseph an hebrue and disparsed disciple thydre sent with his companyons by Philipp the apostle than preachynge in Fraunce as Freculphus in y e secoÌ„de part of hys Chronycle Isidorus also de vita obitu sanctoruÌ„ patruÌ„ rehearseth He published there amonge them that Gospell of saluacion whiche Christe first of all afterwardes hys Apostles had taught at Ierusalem Vntruly therfore are we reported of the Italyane writers and of the subtylle deuysers of saÌ„ctes legendes that we shulde haue our first faythe from Rome and our christen doctryne from their vnchristen byshoppes From the schole of Christe hymselfe haue we receyued the documentes of oure fayth From Ierusalem not from Rome whom both Peter also Christe hath called BabyloÌ„ for that she so aptely thervnto agreeth iÌ„ ministryng coÌ„fusioÌ„ to the world And this wele accordeth with the wurdes of y e prophete y t the lawe of y e Gospell shulde come froÌ„ Sion the wurde of God froÌ„ Hierusalem Esa. 2. S. Paule also which had bene christenly familiar at Rome with Claudia Rufina a Britayne borne and with Aulus pudens her husbande of whome he maketh mencion .2 Timoth. 4. shulde seme in his owne persone to haue preached in that nacion of ours by this sainge of his in the same epistle and chaptre The lorde assisted me and strengthened me at my first answeringe that by me the preachinge shulde be fulfilled to the vttermost and that all the GeÌ„tiles shulde heare That clause all the GeÌ„tiles includeth sumwhat coÌ„cerniÌ„ge y e Britaines if they were thaÌ„ GeÌ„tiles in y e west part of y e worlde as we caÌ„ saye none other of theÌ„ Bartholomeus TrideÌ„tinê° Petrus Calo reporteth in their bokes of y e liues of sanctes y t Timothe S. Paules disciple by his preachiÌ„ge in Britaine coÌ„uerted kinge Lucius him baptised in coÌ„firmacioÌ„ of y t is said afore Nurrished brought vp coÌ„tinued was this Brittish churche in y e doctrine of faithe w tout meÌ„nes tradicions by y e wurthie doctours of y t age Eluanus Meduinus Melaniuê° Amphibalê° suche other like till y e time of Diocleciane y e tiraÌ„nouse Emproure Which by his wicked ministers made hauock of the Christen flocke there as testifieth Gildas