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An heauenly acte concernynge how man shal lyue made by our suffraine lorde God the father, God the sonne, and God the holye goost, and al the whole clergie in heuen consenting to the same.
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¶ An heauenly acte concernynge how man shal lyue made by our suffraine lorde God the father God the sonne and God the holye goost and al the whole clergie in heuen consenting to the same ¶ Make no taryeng to turne vnto the Lorde and put not of from daye to daye for sodenly shal his wrathe come and in time of vengeaunce he shal destroye the. Ecclesi vi God the father WHere as we ê‘ceiued that after we had created maÌ„ settinge him in a place of high pleasure leuiÌ„g him in the councell of his owne handes to chose whether that he wolde die or not die And thus beynge a spiritual body after our own similitude coulde not for all this stande in the same state but abusinge our celestiall giftes and fel from our precept neglecting what liberte to him was deliuered so chaunginge him selfe from heuenli libertie vnto eternall bondage in whome we se what he was of him selfe nothinge but sinfulnes refusing our liberties fill vnto the fulnes of his owne sinne Whom we lamented of oure mere mercy couÌ„celling with our selfe we wolde not haue him whole lost vpoÌ„ which consideracion we exiled him our compani and to liue in the borders of our wast grounde takinge him his as aliantes straungers vnto vs exempt from eternal wisedom and so brought to worldly policies NotwithstaÌ„ding as we haue said our petie and clemencie prouided al maner of thinges and comodites for him by the which he might ê‘ceiue our potencial power as wel before towarde him as then Wherfore vpon coÌ„sideracion of our owne good will we enacted by oure owne councel so to prouide to set againe at libertie the dauÌ„gers also to take away that maÌ„ was fallen in which coulde not be done but thorow him that was clene pure without sinne for sinne coulde not take awaye sinne but the time we reserued vnto our owne selfe and at the length to stablishe and confirme our saide act and purpose we sent downe our only begotteÌ„ sonne to ê“claime oure wil what it was vnto the which he set to his seales hanginge vpon the crosse giuinge vp his life thorowe moste painful death by the whiche the attonement was made betwene man and vs and so our anger was pacified and we haue also prepared eternal rest for maÌ„ so that after this he wil kepe couenant with vs and liue in our lawes and statutes that we haue set forth by our high court of parliament both of lordes spiritual and temporal to the same consentinge ¶ We haue enacted in our heueÌ„ly court that man shall loue vs aboue al thinge with hert soule minde and al the powers he hath to haue none other God or goddes but vs and vs onely to serue vpon the paine of euerlastinge dampnacion ¶ We haue enacted also by the auctorite aforesaid that our blessed name be not taken in vaine but moste reuereÌ„tly to be had in honor vpon the paine before rehersed vterly of vs forsakeÌ„ to the coÌ„firmacioÌ„ wherof our vicegereÌ„t Iesus Christ willeth maÌ„ not swere at al but that his othe shal be yea yea nay nay for what soeuer is more is sin Also Iames the apostle archbishop of al Galacia sayth Let your yea be yea your nay be nay SalomoÌ„ to whom we gaue great wisedoÌ„ so that many regions wondred ther at giueth warniÌ„g to great swerers sayth that our plage shal not depart froÌ„ the house of a customable swerer wherfore who the offeÌ„deth in this is vtterly of vs forsaken ¶ Prouided always yf ye shal be required of your faith of any in auctorite to whoÌ„ ye are doutful or the obediens to your priÌ„ce shal be required of you by othe besydes to testifie for the truth of your neibour so much as eqite iustice doth reqire ye maye lawfully take vs to witnes for your faith to take vs to witnes for yor obedieÌ„s to iustify your neibour in a right cause ye may reherse our name for so is it not in vaine the acte before notwithstandinge Furthermore we wil be worshipped the .vii. day the maÌ„ shal giue vs honor worship for the beneficial kindnes that we haue done to him seasing froÌ„ al labours that daye both he al his ¶ Prouided always wher as nede shal reqire as our only sonne vicegerent Iesus Christ gaue exaÌ„ple in healing the lame maÌ„ vpon the sabboth day so the al actes may redouÌ„de vnto our glory lawfully to be vsed the acte before notwithstandinge ¶ Further be it enacted for the vnite concorde which we wold shuld be betwene our creatures we will one shal do vnto another as he wold be don to To the coÌ„firmacioÌ„ of this said act our only son vicegereÌ„t saieth man shall praye vnto vs for the forgiuenes of his sinnes none otherwise then he doth forgiue other Also the said Iesus Christ saieth openinge this acte very plainly Yf ye shal forgiue those that hath offeÌ„ded you your heuenly father shal al so remit you your offences he wil al so that man shal forgiue his mortal enemies and to blesse where as they do curse And although the auctoritie of this acte be sufficient as is before spoken yet maÌ„ shal vnderstaÌ„de our lordes of our ê‘liameÌ„t haue giueÌ„ their voice vnto it And first the lord secretary Ihon the euangelist sette his hande and writ Deus caritas est God is charite who that abideth in charite abideth in God and God in him And Paule the lorde chauÌ„celer sayeth Yf he could speak with tonges of men or with tonges of angels so that he coulde remoue mountaines with his faith Yf he shulde giue his body to be burned without he haue charite it ê“fiteth nothinge so that in conclusion he doth affirme and saieth Caritas noÌ„ querit que sua sunt Charite seketh not only his owne but that that longeth to Iesus Christ our only soÌ„ne and Vicegerent whose example we wil maÌ„ shal folow sayeng Mandatum nouum do vobis vt diligatis inuicem sicut dilexi vos To you I giue a new coÌ„maundement that ye loue one another euen as I haue loued you Also maÌ„ shal vnderstande our loue was vnspeakable towarde him as our lord secretary Iohn the euaÌ„gelist writ Sic deus dilexit muÌ„dum vt vnigenitum suuÌ„ daret pro mundum We had suche loue vnto man that we gaue our welbeloued sonne for him that al that beleue in him shuld not perishe but haue lyfe euerlastinge Wherfore we will by our heuenly coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t that this acte do extende to all creatures one to loue another for as our lord chaÌ„celer Paul saith loue is the fulfilling of the lawe the coÌ„trary where loue is not there is not god where god is not there is wickednes and where wickednes is there is dampnacion ¶ Also it is enacted maÌ„ shal be obedieÌ„t vnto his father mother in doyng their coÌ„maÌ„demeÌ„t in so doing we made maÌ„ a ê“mise that his life shuld be
longe vpoÌ„ the erth to this we haue coÌ„stitute kiÌ„ges rulers to gouerne the erthe to whoÌ„ we will haue dewe honor geueÌ„ for we haue set them as oure coÌ„missioners vnder vs to execute our will for the whiche we will they be had in reuerens for the corboratinge of the same our only son obeyd them also gaue coÌ„maundement that tribute tol custome shulde be giuen vnto them Also lord chanceler Paul sayth let euery soule submit them selues vnto the higher powers not to obey theÌ„ only for fere but for coÌ„scieÌ„s sake Moreouer Peter which was the poore fisher toke fyshe dayly with his nettes we exalted him to be of the domestical housholde with our only sonne vicegerent so boldned his hert sprete that we made him to take meÌ„ in the spuÌ„al net whose faith coÌ„fessed that Christ was the son of vs the liuing god to that whiche al the felowship agreed for the which coÌ„fession so made by faith he was translated to an high office there made the suê‘uiser of our church spuÌ„al whose auctorite is no lesse toward vs then the lord secretary Ihon or the lorde chaÌ„celer Paule to be beleued And this act doth Peter suê‘uiser of our buildinge coÌ„firme sayenge submit yor selues to al maner of ordinaÌ„ces of meÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe heed or vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the ponishmeÌ„t of euell doers but for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God here maÌ„ must obey them for our sake for so willeth Peter ther helpe socour with bodye and goodes to be at the kinges coÌ„maundement therfore we wil and by the consent of our lordes spiritual and teÌ„poral that this acte doth staÌ„de in ful strength vertue ¶ Prouided alwaies so that yf father or mother commaunde any thinge contrarie vnto oure wil or more then they haue in our coÌ„mission that then it shal be leful for man to saye as Peter superuiser answered the rulers what time they wold haue put him to scilence in confessinge and preachinge Iesus Christ that they had cast asyde the stone as Peter layed vnto their charge which was become the head corner stone and that ther was no helth in none other nor no name wherin any saluacion shuld consist but only our only sonne and Vicegerent Iesu Christ boldlye he said howe that he was more bounde to obey God then maÌ„ so wol we haue you to say the acte before notwithstandinge ¶ Further it is enacted thou shalt not kil Thou shalt not stele Thou shalt beare no false wytnes against thy neighbour Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbours wyfe Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbours house lande seruaÌ„t maide oxe asse or what so euer he hath to this acte al lordes in heuen both spirituall temporall doth confirme and agre vnto the same and vnto the transgressours ther longeth daÌ„pnacion ¶ Also we enacted Cursed is he that maketh any caruen ydol or ymage whiche we abhorre for it is the owrke of mans handes and cursed is the handes that maketh them to the intent to haue them worshipped for we wil no worshippe shal be giuen vnto them For we are God al alone al honor loÌ„geth vnto vs who was honored wheÌ„ we were all alone in our own glory who is worthy to haue honor but he that made al thinge honorable Therfore as our lorde chaÌ„celer Paule sayth Soli deo honor et gloria Honour glory with al praise be vnto vs. It reioiseth vs to heare maÌ„ say with a faythful hert Tu solus dnÌ„s tu solus sanctê° tu solus altissimê° Also we knowe that they praise vs laude vs when they say or singe with a faithful herte Laudamê° te vnÌ„dicimê° te adoramê° te The do we laude the do we blisse the do we worship the do we glorify Gracias agimê° tibi ê“pt magnaÌ„ gliam tuaÌ„ Vnto the giue we thaÌ„kes for thyne owne great glorye so that no creature hath any glory to glory in but we the which glory caÌ„ not be expressed with tonges nor yet with hert yet we be not straÌ„ge therof but in our house ther is many maÌ„sioÌ„s prepared for our louing subiectes as christ hath declared yet notwtstaÌ„ding wheÌ„ the course of the traÌ„sitory worlde shall haue his ende al thinge coÌ„cluded as we haue decreed what caÌ„ any of our creatures say how they dyd attaine to the inestimable ioyes that they shall haue of theÌ„ selues no no. Could they bye it by any manÌ„ of wayes to say we had no nede of no helpe but of oure owne power cam we hether no no they must coÌ„fesse with our ambassitor Dauid NoÌ„ nobis dnÌ„e noÌ„ nobis sed noiÌ„e tuo da gliaÌ„ Not of vs lord no not of vs that we possessed these ioyes but the glory must redouÌ„de to thy name as christ saith ther is none good but god so wil we that maÌ„ shal knowe wtout vs they caÌ„ do nothing for we herd that our childreÌ„ of Israel sayd to Moses â–ª that tstey wold ê‘forme do al that we had coÌ„maÌ„ded Neuertheles to bringe theÌ„ from their owne truste holines that they myght knowe ê‘ceyue that it is we that worketh all in all thinges we axed Moses who shuld giue them such a hert Therfore we wil haue al honour we wil be praied vnto we will be trusted vnto for ther is none to matche with vs for they are oure creatures and we are their God so is there no gods that hath ani such vertues or graces but onely we Wherfore we streytly coÌ„maunde by the vertue of this oure sayd acte that no person or persons do not take any part or parts of our honour from vs and to giue vnto ydolles or ymage but to gyue vnto euery creature his honour as we haue it enacted vppon the paine of our euerlastinge punishmeÌ„t dredful indignacioÌ„ without redemptioÌ„ ¶ Furthermore we haue enacted by our owne power and also by the consent of our lordes spiritual and temporal that no man dothe eyther adde or take froÌ„ our heuenly lawes otherwise then we haue enacted as we our selfe haue said vnto Moses the speaker of our ê‘liameÌ„t what time he receiuid our actes deliuering those same vnto the childern of Israell Also our vicegerent Iesus Christe saieth that man shal do the father of heuins wil for I come not saieth he to do mine owne will but his will that hath sent me Also IohaÌ„ the euaÌ„gelist our secretary saith Cursed is he that shall adde any thinge vnto that that is written in the mistery of this lawe yf any man shal adde any thing God shal adde vnto him the plages that are contained in the same Moreouer the said lorde secretarye sayeth yf any man come vnto you and bringe not this doctrine receiue him not into your houses neither salute him for he that saluteth him