Paule must beleue y â— god is that he is a rewarder to theÌ„ that seke hym Withoute thys faythe no manne commeth worthelye to recepue the body of our LORDE as Chrisostom saythe Let vs all that are sycke go vnto Christ with great fayth For yf all they which dyd but towch y e heÌ„me of his garmeÌ„t receyued theyr perfecte healthe howe muche more shall we be corroborated and made strong yf we haue hym whole w tin vs Therfore wheÌ„ ye syt downe to receyue the blessed body of Christe call streyght wayes to your remembraunce the death of Christ. RemeÌ„ber that his bodye was brokon for you vpon the Altare of the Crosse. Remâ—…mber that he offred hymselfe a swete smelling Sacrifice to God the father for the abolysshement of all your synnes RemeÌ„ber that his bloud was shed for the remission of your synnes RemeÌ„ber that by the effusion sheddynge of hys mooste precious bloud all your offeÌ„ses are cleane wasshed awaye you pourged from all iniquite In consideracion wherof ye nowe receyue y â— ve ry body of christ bycause ye shoulde nothynge doubte of the remission of your synnes of the fauoure of GOD toward you as Christ hym selfe witnesseth He that eateth my flesh dryncketh my bloude hathe eternal lyfe I shall rayse hym vp in the last day For my flesh is very meate my bloud is very dryncke He that eteth my flesh dryncketh my bloud dwelleth in me I in hiÌ„ But do not only call to remeÌ„braÌ„ce these aforsayd thynges but beleue faythfully also be perswaded vndoubtedly that they be true shall chauÌ„se to you according vnto your fayth So shal it come to passe that w t the receyuiÌ„g of Christes body ye shall also receyue all the benefytes gyftes and graces of Christe yf ye beleue so that not only Christ is be come altogyther yours but also al y â— euer he hath besydes is yours as S. Paule say the he that hath not spared his owne sonne but gaue hiÌ„ for vs all how is it possible that he also should not gyue vs all thinges w t him O the inestimable treasures that lye bent out in this moost holy Sacrament of the Altare for the faythefull Blyssed is he that is a faythfull geste of this celestial ta ble Blessed is he that with a pure fayth syncere charite eateth y e body of his LORDE Blessed is that maÌ„ which receiueth this moost honora ble SacrameÌ„t Christes very body bloude with an vndefyled conscience For Satan synne death hel desperacion c. shall not preuayle agenst hym Such one may be sure to dwell in Christ Christ in him Such one may be sure to haue his herte abundaÌ„tly enfarsed w t celesti all graces heaueÌ„ly gyftes Such one maye be sure to haue God y e father God y e son God y e holy Ghost dwellynge perpetually in his brest whaÌ„ ye haue done these thiÌ„ges a for sayd than drawe nygh whan tyme requirethe w t all huÌ„ble reuerent feare vnto the feaste of the LORDES bodye before y t ye receyue it into your mouth praye on this maÌ„ner ¶ A prayer to be sayde before y e receyuynge of the Sacrament O LORD I am not worthy that y u shouldest enter into me but saye the word only my soule shall be made whole Heale y u me O God and I shall be healed saue thou me I shall be saued Create in me O LORDE a cleane herte that w t true fayth perfecte charite I maye re ceyue thy moost holy body w t suche dignitie worthynes thorowe thy grace into my breste that y u mayste dwel in me I in the for euermore AMEN Thus haue I neighbours declared vnto you coÌ„pendiously how ye shal prepare your selues worthely to re ceyue at y e time of Easter the moste blyssed Sacrament of the Aâ—…re Yf ye receyue it on such maÌ„ner as I haue taughte you here tofore ye may be sure to receyue it worthely accordynge to Christes institucioÌ„ vnto y e helth of your soules EVâ—…E I praye God gyue vs grace to receyue it accordynge to youre moost godly iÌ„struccioÌ„s y t our soules maye be truly fed w t the true body of our Sauiour Iesus Christ. PHIL. But for as much as we se many departe vnreuereÌ„tly froÌ„ the LORDES table therfore wyll I in fewe wordes by your pacience declare to you after what manner ye shall go from it howe ye shall behaue your selues euer after that ye maye walke as it becommeth the chyldren of lyghte CHRI I pray you hertely let it so be ¶ Howe we ought to behaue oure selues after that we haue receyued the moost blessed SacrameÌ„t of the Altare PHILEMON NOwe moost dere brothers after y â— ye haue receyued the body of our LORDE Iesus Christ and w t that same moost glorious bodye tasted also his most precious bloud which as Chrisostome sayth is the helth of our soules wassheth garni sheth enflameth our soules maketh our mynde more shynynge thaÌ„ the fyre more clere than the gould is y e sufficient price of y e hole world it is conuenieÌ„t that ye shewe your sel ues thanckefull agayne to God for these his iestimable benefites whiche he at that tyme hath frely gyueÌ„ vnto you euen y e very body bloud of his welbeloued soÌ„ne our LORD Iesus Christ w t all the other incom parable treasures which pertayne vnto hym For all theyse thynges hath he moost bounteously gyuen you in this moost holy SacrameÌ„t It is therfore I say coÌ„uenieÌ„t y â— ye shewe your selues agayne thanckefull to hym by renderynge harty immortall thaÌ„ckes For this moost holy mysterye is called Sacramentum Eucharistiae that is y â— Sacrament of thanckes gyuynge bycause y t whaÌ„ eyther we our selues receyue it or els be preseÌ„t whaÌ„ other do receyue it we should gyue God precordiall thaÌ„ckes for his bounty kyndnes shewed to vs thorow Iesus Christ. Who commeth to the table of onye man departeth without thaÌ„ckes gyuynge To approche therfore to sytte downe at the table of y e moost hygh redoubted kynge where no terrestriall corruptible meate is eaten but euen the very bodye of y e pure immaculate Lambe Iesus Christ to departe from so heaueÌ„ly a table w t vnthanckefull hertes certes it were a thyng to much for to be detested It shal therfore be ve ry conuenient after ye haue receyued that moost blyssed SacrameÌ„t not to depart out of y e chirch before ye haue gyueÌ„ God harty thanckes for his manifold benignite toward you ye maye do it on this manner ¶ ThaÌ„ckes gyuynge after y e receyuynge of the Sacrament VUe thancke the moost gentle mercyfull father that thou hast vouchedsafe this day of thyne own goodnes to fede vs w t an heueÌ„ ly meate euen y â— very body bloud of thy moost
intierly beloued soÌ„ne our LORDE sauiour Iesus Christ Graunt we besech the y â— we by this celestiall feaste engraffed yea incor porated i his moost holy body may so infixe in oure brestes hys moost bytter death y e we by remembryng the same maye dayly dye vnto syn and so encrease thorow thy diuine grace in al vertues that thy name maye be perpetually sanctifyed in vs thy wyll accomplysshed among vs here in earth as it is in heaueÌ„ our christen brothers loued vnfay nedly socoured mercifully vnto y â— immortall prayse of thy moost holy blyssed name to whome be all honour glory for euer euer EVSE Amen THEO So he it CHRI LORD let it so come to passe PHIL. After y â— ye departe froÌ„ y â— table of our Lorde God caull vnto youre remeÌ„brauÌ„ce what ye haue done what ye haue professed Fyrste remeÌ„ber y â— ye haue receyued the very body of our lord Iesus Christ of al treasures moost precious Secondely remeÌ„ber that by the receyuynge of that ye haue professed youre selues to be the sonnes of God the members of Christ the mayntayners of true godlines the studious followers of Goddes wyll the feruent louers of our chri sten brothers the extreme enemies of Satan his army so long as euer ye lyue All theyse thynges do ye professe whaÌ„ ye syt at the moost heauenly table Loke therfore that ye do not dallye nor mocke w t God vnlesse worser thynges chaunse vn to you Let vs departe from that table sayth Chrisostome as LyoÌ„s that breath fyre y t we maye be terri ble to the diuel Therfore that this thynge may come to passe remeÌ„ber that ye are now engraffed in christ become meÌ„bers of Christes body Howe vnsyttynge than were it to faull agayne from Christe to adioyne your selues vnto vnclennes RemeÌ„ber that ye are wasshed from youre synnes sanctifyed by Christes bloude iustifyed by the name of the LORDE Iesus Were it not than very vnsemely to pollute and defyle your selues agayne w t youre olde fylthynes RemeÌ„ber that god hath now delyuered you out of the londe of Egipte froÌ„ your moost cru ell enemy Pharao the diuel hath broughte you into the londe of promyss Haue not than a pleasure to returne into that lond of captiuite RemeÌ„ber that God hath deliuered yon from the fylthy abhominable Sodomites Prouyde therfore y t ye loke not backe agen vnto theyr pernicious manners Remember that God hath delyuered you from the babylonicall captiuite hath brought you vnto the newe celestial Ierusalem so that now ye are no more Gestes straungers but CytyseÌ„ses wyth the Sayntes and of the houshold of God Were it not than a thynge of much ignominye for you to fall from so great an honour what shal I make many wor des w t you Ye pertayne now al to gyther vnto God Loke therfore y â— ye lose not the fauour gentlenes of so bounteous a LORDE Moreouer ye haue professed day ly to dye vnto synne to walke in a new lyfe Loke that ye aunswere faythfully to this your promyse Agayne ye haue professed that ye wyll loue your christen brothers do for theÌ„ to the vttermooste what so euer lyeth iÌ„ your power Al these thynges haue ye promised to do by the receyuynge of this moost blyssed SacrameÌ„t Loke therfore that ye be not necligent in the accoÌ„plish mente of the premisses vnlesse the wrath of God falleth vpoÌ„ you For it is not ynough to begyn well excepte ye go forth in your enterprises He that coÌ„tinueth vnto y â— ende shall be safe saythe Christ. Agayne be thou faythful vnto death and I shall gyue the y â— crowne of lyfe No man that putteth hys hand to the plowgh and loketh backewarde is mete vnto y â— kyngdome of heauen Therfore neghbours do as ve haue professed Cast away your olde wic ked lyuynge Continue in the body of Christe thorowe a newe lyfe Remayne for euermore in the seruyse of God Seke the kingdome of god the righteousnes therof aboue al thynges Procure the furtherauÌ„ce of his moost holy worde so not on ly loue but also lyue y e Gospel that ye maye be couÌ„ted both before God man true earneste followers of Goddes worde Furthermore loue your christeÌ„ brothers w t a true per fecte vnfayned loue lette youre loue brynge forth good workes y t it may appeare to be w tout dissimula cion or faynynge Aboue all thiÌ„ges as I haue euer exorted you be obedient to y â— Kynges graces maieste yea and that not only for feare but muche more for conscience sake in all thynges as it becommeth fayth full subiectes The other publique magistrates also spirituall or teÌ„porall haue in perpetuall reuerence honour To be shorte be so affected towarde all menne euen as Iesus christ was toward you in al your wordes dedes lette your lyght so shyne before men that they may se your good workes glorifye youre father which is in heaueÌ„ to whom be all honour glory for euermore AmeÌ„ Thus endeth your PotacioÌ„ THEO Praysed by God for it EVSE Bothe nowe euer CHRI For he alone is worthy all honour glorye PHIL. Thus haue I neighbours ac cordynge to my promyse in the begynnynge of our Potacion perfor med all thynges concernynge the holy Sacrament of Penaunce w t the partes therof Of fastyng of ce remonies of the moost honorable Sacramente of the 〈◊〉 I haue also taughte you many godlye and goodly thynges worthye to be imprynted in the hartes of all christâ—… men Now brothers I moost instaÌ„t ly desyre you by the great mercyes of God the precious bloud of our sauiour Christ to repose these thin ges in your memory and not to for get theÌ„ but w t al diligence maynly to prosecute followe them yea to expresse them natiuely in youre quotidiane dayly coÌ„uersacioÌ„ For the seruaunt ' which knowethe his maysters wyll doth it not shalbe beateÌ„ wyth many strypes If ye do theyse thynges knowe that in thys world ye shal haue God the father a mercifull father vnto you God y â— sonne a swete Sauiour vnto you God the holy Ghoste a ioyfull coÌ„fortour vnto you after this lyfe ye maye be sure to enioye the moost blyssed glorious syght of the holy Trinite Amen THEO Neyghbour Philemon for this your Potacion we thancke you we trust that yâ—… shall se suche fruytes procede from vs that ye shall reioyse to haue cal led vs vnto this your moost godly Potacion PHIL. So doynge neygh boures knowe me to be altogither youres Well seynge this spirituall Potacion is so fortunately ended I praye you followe me y â— we maye also refresshe oure bodies with cor porall norysshement so wyth one mynd prayse GOD for all thynges EVSE We follow Blessed be God for this
ly he shoulde abstayne from synne For there be many which would neuer cease to do euell as theyr daylye conuersaciō proueth if they dyd not more fere y e punishmēt of this world the mooste greuous paynes of hell fyre than they desyre or couyt the fa uour of God the glorye of heauen PHIL. Trueth it is y ◠ye saye Such haue not in them the true Penaūce THEO What is thā to be done How maye we come by get such penaūce that maye set such a brennynge loue in our hertes towardes vertu that for the very loue of it we maye frely hate vyce cease to do euell PHIL. It is harde for a naturall man whiche vnderstandeth not those thynges y ◠pertayne to the Spiryte of God to do this of his owne strengthe power For true Penaunce is the gifte of God Euery good gifte and euery perfecte gifte commeth from aboue descendyng from the father of light S. Ambrose saythe Those are good teares which wash away the faute Moreouer they whome God beholdeth lament theyr offence Peter denied fyrst and he wepte not For the the LORDE had not loked vpon hym He denyed the second tyme wepte not For the LORDE dyd not yet loke vpon him He denyed the thyrd tyme Iesus looked vpon hym he wepte verye bytterlye Let them reade the Gospell se that the LORDE Iesus was than within whē he was heard of the hygh Prestes and that y e Apo stle Peter was without beneth in the haull sometyme syttynge sometyme stondynge at the fyre with the seruauntes as it is declared with a verye true concordant tellynge of the Euangelistes In consideracion wherof it can not be sayde that the LORDE dyd loke on hym with his cor porall eyes by admonysshynge hym visibly And therfore as concerning that which is written there y e LORD dyd looke vpon hym it was done inwardly it was done in the mynde it was done in the wyll The LORDE dyd helpe hym with his mercy secret ly He toweched the herte He called agayne the memorye He visited Peter with his inwarde grace He moued brought forthe the affecte of y ◠inwarde man euen vnto outewarde teares Beholde howe God is presēt helpethe oure wylles dedes Beholde how he worketh in vs both the wyll and the dede That true Penaunce is y ◠gyfte of God it is also manifeste by theise wordes of the Apostle it becommeth the seruaunte of the LORDE not to stryue but to be peasable vnto al mē and apte to teache one that canne suffer the euell in mekenes can informe them that resyst yf that God at ony tyme wyll gyue them repentance for to knowe the trueth that they maye come to thēselues againe out of the snare of the dyuell which are taken of him at his owne wyll CHRI Seynge than that the true vnfayned Penaunce is the gyfte of God howe is it possible for vs to obtayne it EVSE This is a necessary thynge to be knowen PHIL. Uerely by feruent continnall prayer may ye easely obtayne this thyng at the hand of God Aske haue saythe he Seke ye shall fynd Knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you God vndou tedly wyll not fayle to gyue them a good spirite that aske it of him that the y maye vnfaynedly repente loue righteousnes and hate vnrighteous nes Praye with the Prophet Ieremye Turne me O LORDE I shall be turned For thou arte the LORDE my God after thou haste turned me I repented Agayne heale thou me O LORDE I shalbe healed saue thou me I shalbe safe for thou art my prayse If we wyll praye thus God vndoubtedly wyll graunte vs our peticions and gyue vs all good thinges If we wyll caull he is redy to come Yea he stondeth knocketh at the dore so that yf ony man wyll opē the gate he wyll enter into him and suppe with him and he w t hym What woulde we haue more If we therfore perysh the faulte is in oure selues not in God which wylleth all men to be saued to come to the knowlege of the trueth THEO God gyue vs all grace to praye aryghte truly to repent feruētly to loue ver tue that vnfaynedly we maye hate vyce EVSE So be it CHRI LORDE let it so come to passe PHIL. I haue nowe taught you what Penaunce is how it ought to be done of whom we should alke grace truly to repēt howe it maye be obtayned EVSE We remēber all these thynges right well PHIL. what nede I declare vnto you of what vertue puissaunce strēgth power efficacy this moost holy Sacrament of penaunce is seinge y ◠I haue alredy spokē of it suffi ciently in the thyrd dysh of my Bācket THEO I remember well that ye taught vs there y ◠there is no synne in the worlde y ◠doth not gyue place to the vertue of Penaunce PHIL. Ye saye trueth EVSE Yet I haue herd that some men nowe of late haue ry sen vp which denye this thynge and affyrme playnely that such as faull into synne agayne after they be bap tised haue put on Christ can by no meanes be forgyuen neyther dothe this Sacrament of penasice auayle ony thynge to the remission of theyr synnes THEO O detestable heresye PHIL. Yea O thryse detestable heresy This is no newe heresy For it be gan about the yeare of oure LORDE CC. xlix was fyrst broughte vp of two famous Heretykes called Nouatus Catharus For at y ◠tyme dyd the holye martyre S. Cypriane wryte agaynste the Nouatians as we maye se in his workes Ambrose also which lyued in the yeare of our LORD CCClxxx dyd wryte agaynst the fauourers of that secte So lyke wyse dyd Fulgentius whiche lyued in the yeare of our LORDE vC besydes diuers other Of these two Nouatus Catarus ensued no smal swarmes of Heretykes whiche syns that tyme haue mayntayned this abhominable Heresye and in theise oure dayes the Catabaptistes renued it agayne to the great perturbaciō of the Christē publyque weale much hynderaunce of Christes Gospell THEO God forbyd y ◠any man should assent to this theyr wycked opinion seyng it doth not only fyll hell wyth the soules of them that mayntayne this abhominacion but also manyfestly fight w t gods moost holy word PHIL. Ye saye truethe Although yf I had leasure it were but a tryfle to confute this theyr wycked heresy w t all the other that they mayntayne yette wyll I for the confyrmacion of youre consciences rehearse certayne Scriptures which shall vtterly refell theyr wycked opinion of denyēg remission forayuenes of synnes to synners God sayth by his Prophet these wordes If the wycked shall repente hym turne from all his synnes whiche he hath wrought shall kepe all my preceptes and do iudgement righteousnesse he shall lyue and
shall not dy I wyll not remember all his iniquities which he hath wrought In his righteousnes whiche he hathe wroughte shall he lyue Is it my wyll sayth y â— LORDE God that the wycked should dye not ra ther that he shoulde turne from his wayes lyue Agayne in that same Chapter turne repent ye from all your iniquities your iÌ„iquite shall worke you no displesure Cast away froÌ„ you al your wickednesses wheriÌ„ ye haue offended make you a newe hart a new spiryte wherfore wyl ye dye O ye house of Israell For I wyll not that any man shoulde dye sayth the LORDE god Returne and lyue Also by another Prophette he sayth Returne O thou rebell Israell sayth the LORDE and I wyll not turne awaye my face from you for I am holy saythe the LORDE and I wyll not be angrye for euermore Agayne in another place the Prophet sayth turne to the LORD your God for he is gentle mercyfull pa cient of much gentlenes redy to forgyue his malyce Do not all these seÌ„teÌ„ces proue manifestli y â— gods mer cy lyeth bent out for all maÌ„ner of siners at all tymes yf they repent turne CHRI I meruayle howe they coulde fynde in theyr hertes to establysh such hereticall doctryne seyng they fyght so euidently wyth the dy uyne scriptures EVSE They refuse the authorite of the olde TestameÌ„t onlye cleaue to the newe PHIL. I knowe that ryght well yet is y â— olde Testament of neuer the lesse authorite therfore THEO They gather theyr sinistrall opinion as I heare saye of S. Paule to the Hebrues wher he sayth it is not possible that theyâ—… whiche were once lyghtened haue tasted the heauenly gyfte and were pertakers of the holye Ghoste haue tasted the good word of God the vertues of the worlde to come yf they do faull could be renued ageÌ„ by Penaunce Agayne yf we synne wyllyngely after we haue receyued the knoweledge of the trueth there remayneth no more sacrifyce for syn nes but a fearfull lokyng for iudgemeÌ„t violeÌ„t fyre which shall destroy y â— aduersaries PHIL These textes sta blysshe nothynge theyr opinion but rather manifestly condemne it As touchynge y â— fyrst sentence of Paule S. Ambrose vnderstaÌ„deth it not of Penaunce but of Baptisme The renouacioÌ„ or renuynge sayth he by the fonntayne of holy Baptisme can not be made the second tyme. To be renued he sayde that is to be made newe For it is the offyce of holy bap tisme to make a man newe And a ly tle after he saythe as Christe dyed once on the crosse as concernynge y â— flesh so do we dye once in Baptisme not in flessh but in synne And as he can not dye agayne so can not we be baptised agayne excepte peraduenture with the teares of Penaunce not wyth the regeneracion of y â— foun tayne What than wylte thou saye is there no Penaunce There is Pe naunce verely but not another bap tisme There is vndoutedly PenaÌ„ce it hath much vertu and strength yea euen for hym also that is verye much drowned in synne Thus se you that they that sinne after Baptisme can not be made a newe by Baptisme for y â— is no more reiterated yet is not here PenauÌ„ce denied vnto them but synne they ne uer so greatly yet yf they repente turne to our LORDE God they shall surely fynde mercy and be saued And as concernynge the seconde texte saynt Ambrose vpon the same place sayth that Christ dyed once for our synnes shall no more for them be offered For w t one oblacion hathe he made them perfecte for euermore that are sanctifyed Thou art made cleane thou arte free from synnes y â— arte made the sonne of God If thou returnest to thy fyrste vomite another iudgement taryethe for the excepte thou be renued by Penaunce Therfore lette euerye one whyle he hath tyme flye vnto the medicine of Penaunce vnlesse he be commytted vnto euerlastynge fyre These wordes declare opeÌ„ly that so ofte as we repent and turne so ofte shall we be forgyueÌ„ Only we ought not to loke for another Sacrifyce For Christe alredy hath suffered once for all Do ye not perceyue nowe howe greatly both the olde Heretykes also these theyr newe Apes be deceyued EVSE Yies verely THEO It is easy to per ceyue for hym that lokethe vpon the textes with a syngle eye wyth an vncorrupted herte But I pray you rehearse some textes of the newe Te stament that maye euidently shewe y t they which synne after Baptisme maye be renued by the holy Sacrament of PenauÌ„ce that gods mercy is redy for them whaÌ„ so euer they repent turne PHIL. That synners maye receyue remission of theyr syn nes though they syn after they haue knowen the trueth are baptysed it is manifeste by diuers places of y â— newe Testament who doubteth but that Peter was bothe baptysed and knewe the trueth when he confessed Christ to be the sonne of the lyuynge God THEO No maÌ„ For Christ sayde vnto hym thou arte blessed SymoÌ„ Flessh bloud haue not shewed this vnto the but my father whiche is in heauen PHIL. Uery well Yet dyd he faull agayne after that when he denyed Christe EVSE Ye saye trueth PHIL. Dyd not he afterwarde when he repented obtayne mercye at the hande of God CHRI No man wyll de ny that I am sure PHIL. Uery well Hereof doth it followe that remissioÌ„ of sinnes is not denyed vnto siners yf they repent beleue Agayne dyd not one amonge the Corinthians af ter he was baptised commytte a gre uous and detestable offence in as muche that he was excoÌ„municate put oute of the christen congregacion and yet when he repented was he not receyued agayne among the faythfull If his synne hadde bene irremissible could not haue ben for gyuen by no meanes would Saynt Paule haue coÌ„maunded y t he should haue bene taken agayne into the coÌ„pany of the Christianes EVSE It is to be thoughte naye PHIL. Ye maye be sure he woulde not S. Iohn also sayth my lytle chyldreÌ„ these thinges haue I wrytten to you that ye shoulde not synne But yf ony man shall synne we haue an aduocate w t God the father Iesus Christ y â— rygh teous one Is not the loste sonne receyued whan he repenteth knowled geth his faulte commethe home agayne Is not the wandrynge shepe fetched home agayne vpoÌ„ shulders Is not the wouÌ„ded man cured and made whole Dothe not Christ day ly crye come vnto me all ye that labour are ladeÌ„ I shal refresh you Came not Christe to call synners to repentance Is not Christ a ê‘petuall sauiour THEO O moost swete confortable sayenges PHIL. Theyse authorities vtterly coÌ„deÌ„ne the opinion of the aforesayde Heretykes set for the hyghly the blessed Sacrament of PenauÌ„ce vnto
I pray you declare what soeuer re mayneth PHI. Theyse thinges once done thaÌ„ goeth the ProcessioÌ„ forth vntyll they come to y â— chyrche dore whiche whan they come vnto it is sparred certayne chyldren in the chyrch syngynge The songe beyng once done the preste taketh y â— crosse in his hande putteth the dore froÌ„ him with it so openeth it and entreth in with al the other people after hym CHRI What do all those thiÌ„ges preach vnto vs PHIL. The spearynge of the chyrch dore signifyeth that heaueÌ„ gates were speared agaynst vs for the synne of our fyrst father Adam in whom all we haue offended so that no maÌ„ could once enter by his owne vertue power merites good dedes into heuen as Christ witnesseth no man goeth vp into heauen but he that came downe from heauen That is to say no man by his owne streÌ„gth vertue ascendeth into heaueÌ„ but Christ whiche descended from heauen toke flesh of the moost glorious pure virgyn Marye Therfore euery one that goethe vp into heauen goeth vp by Christe as he hymselfe witnesseth I am y â— waye the trueth the lyfe no man commethe vnto the father but by me Therfore to declare that oure ingresse entrynge into heauen com meth only by Christe by Christes death therfore the preste openethe the dore w t the crosse For ye knowe right well that none of all the holy Patriarches Prophetes Kynges and other godly fathers of the olde TestameÌ„t dyd enter into the glory of heauen vntyll Christ had suffered payed oure raunsome by hys moost precious bloud EVSE Ye say trueth PHIL. This declareth therfore manifestely y e by Christe alone we haue free passage into eternall glorye as S. Paule sayth euerlastynge lyfe is the gyfte of God tho row Christ Iesus our LORD THEO But what is sygnifyed by y e chyldren which are within the chyrche at the dore syngyng PHIL. Uerely the myrth ioye melodye whiche the Aungelles make in heauen for maÌ„s redeÌ„pcioÌ„ by christ It sheweth how glad mery they are that maÌ„ is become pertaker of y â— glory wher of they haue the fruicion And this theyr ioy maketh them to come for to mete the soules of the faythfull to present them to the diuine ma ieste CHRI This is a very godly ex posicion PHIL. Whan they are once entred into the chyrche wherby he uen is signifyed than do the all the people knele downe the prest pluc kyng vp the cloth wherwith y e cru cifixe was couered and makyng it open to all that are there presente syngethe a certayne songe the people in the meane season prayenge gyuynge thanckes vnto God And so endethe the Procession EVSE I pray you declare this also vnto vs PHIL. This signifyethe that whan we be once departed oute of thys world are brought of the AuÌ„gels into heauen that than we shall for euer euer worldes without ende enioye the moost glorious syght of the diuine maieste syngynge vnto him prayses incessaÌ„tly on this maÌ„ner Thou arte worthy O LORDE to receyue glory honour vertue For y u hast made al thinges and for thy wyll they are and were made Thou arte worthye to take y â— boke to open the seales of it For thou waste slayne haste redemed vs by thy bloude To hym that syttethe on the Throne to the laÌ„be be bles syng honour glory power worldes without ende Amen Now haue I declared vnto you neighbours what euery ceremony y e is vsed in the processioÌ„ of Palme sondaye signifyeth THEO Ye haue done so in dede brother Philemon We do not only thaÌ„ke you for this youre great payne but also desyre almyghty God with moost humble hertes to rewarde you for it in his glory PHIL. In thus doing I haue done but my duty I confesse my selfe to be an vnprofitable seruauÌ„t Notwithstandynge yf this my sim ple declaracion hathe profyted you ony thynge at all or set forwarde your knowledge in christ verely I am not a lytle glad And yf I shall perceiue hereafter that ye practise those thynges in your dayly manners y t I haue taught you in wordes surely neyghbours I shall vn faynedly reioyse gyue God herty thanckes that you are so serious earnest labourers i y e LORDES vine yearde CHRI Neyghbour Phi lemoÌ„ doubte ye not but that with Goddes grace we wyll labour diligently to follow your moost godly wholesome admonicions Therefore yf there be ony mo ceremonies to be declared I pray you expresse theÌ„ to vs EVSE I pray you what me neth y e wasshyng of the Altares on MauÌ„dy Thursday at after noone ¶ Of wasshynge of the Altares what it signifyeth PHILEMON THer are diuers auÌ„swers made vnto it as we we reade but I thyncke it is done to put vs in remembraunce howe Christ wasshed his disciples fete at his maundy y â— we in lyke manner shoulde be redye at all tymes to do good vnto oure christen brothers yea euen to wash theyr fete whiche semeth to be the moost huÌ„ble lowely acte that we can do vnto theÌ„ If I sayth Christ being your LORDE mayster haue wasshed your fete verely you also ought to washe one anothers fete For I haue gyuen you an exaÌ„ple y e as I haue done to you so lykewyse ye should do Let that mynde be in you sayth S. Paule that was in Christ Iesus ¶ Of garnishyng y â— chyrch on Easter daye what it signifyeth THEOPHILE VUhat meaneth it y â— on Easter daye the Images all other thynges that were before hyd are made opeÌ„ the Temple restored to her prâ—…tine olde beautye PHIL. Nothynge els but that after christ had once suffred his passion for our synnes was rysen agayne from death to lyfe for our iustificacion all cloudes shadowes were taken awaye all ceremonies sacrifices of the olde lawe ceased all ioye all myrthe all felicite all pleasure all liberte all that euer we lost before in AdaÌ„ is nowe recouered agayne by Christe In token of this oure welth ioye is the Temple on Easter day moost preciously adourned CHRI We are nowe aboundantlye satisfyed concernyng the ceremoni es y â— are vsed in the Lente I praye you therfore declare vnto vs y e last parte of our Potacion accordynge to your promise which is this how we ought to prepare our selues for to receyue worthely at the tyme of Easter y t moost blessed Sacrament of the Aâ—…re PHIL. Neyghbours I wyll do it with all my herte I pray you therfore marke wel what shal be sayde EVSE Speake on brother PhilemoÌ„ we wyll heare you withe diligent eares and attent myndes Howe we ought to prepare oure selues to receyue worthely at the tyme Easter the moost blessed Sacrament of the 〈◊〉 PHILEMON THat you maye pre pare youre selues condignely worthely to receyue