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lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72174	A briefe discourse of certaine points of the religion which is among the commõ sort of Christians, which may bee termed the countrie diuinitie with a manifest confutation of the same, after the order of a dialogue / compiled by George Gifforde.	Gifford, George, d. 1620.	1582 (1582)	STC 11846; ESTC S5348	72,465	187

A Briefe discourse of certaine points of the religion which is among the commō sort of Christians which may bee termed the Countrie Diuinitie With a manifest confutation of the same after the order of a Dialogue Compiled by George Gifforde Imprinted at London for Toby Cook dwelling at the Tigres head in Paules churchyard and are there to bee solde 1582. To the Right honourable his very good Lord Ambrose Earle of Warwick Maister of her Maiesties Ordinance Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of her highnesse most honourable priuie Councel George Gifford wisheth increase of al true happines honour with the continuall comfert of a good conscience I Nothing doubt right honourable but that it will seeme great rashnes vnto some and no smal folly to offer and present so simple and slender a booke as this is vnto your Lordship for what doth it seeme to bring with it worthie the person of a Noble man There is no pompe in the manner of speech for it is rude and country like the matter it selfe is not handled as a disputation betweene deepe diuines but after the manner of plough men and cartars a great absurditie therefore appeareth in this that an honourable person of great dignitie should be called for as it were to stand by and hear such speak Good cause there is therfore that I shold render som reason of this my boldenes which I will willingly doe to vse that which the heathen Poet saith Si canimus syluas syluae sunt consule dignae Will not suffice for although respecting the things which I handle because they belong to the trees that are planted in the Lords Orchard they doe as farre excel the woods and groues as the vine doth the bramble bush yet neuerthelesse he hath so richly decked his base beggerly matter hee hath so clothed it in silkes from top to toe and hath hanged so many iewels vpon it that it shal finde entertainement and be thought meete for the courts of princes where as mine being very porely clad wil be reiected I wil expresse therefore a better reason of my doing which is this As those which haue corne fieldes think it not a thing vnmecte to be told by their seruāts of thistles weedes which would hinder mar the corn if they prouide not to haue them plucked vp euē so I know that it is not an vnworthy thing to shew vnto those which are of highe calling the hurtful dangerous weedes which would ouergrow and choke the heauēly seed of the gospel sowen in the Lords field When as our church therefore common wealth being the Lords husbandrie is ouergrowne with weedes almost laide waste I see no cause wherefore I may iustly be blamed for giuing notice thereof in sōe part vnto your honour Seeing their principall causes and sountaines frō whēce corruptiōs flow are to be taken away and dryed vp by those whō God hath placed in the highest roomes Among which the want of a sincere ministerie of the woorde is the greatest through absence of which there is a flood of ignorance and darknes ouerflowing the most part of the land the feare of God is banished from the greatest parte the woonderfull heapes and piles of sinne which should bee washed and cleansed away by the word do vndoubtedly with one voice cry alowd in the eares of the Lord for vengeance vpon the whole realme The papistes cannot be conuerted but hardened turned out of the way there is so foule disorder and so many stumbling blockes cast in the way The Diuell hath elbowe roome to spread abroad to plant water all kinde of errours so fewe there be to withstand him But to come to that particular which I hādle in this treatise there are the most in number who hauing Poperie taken from them and not taught throughly and sufficiently in the Gospel doe stand as men indifferent so that they may quietly inioye the world they care not what religion come they are like naked men fitte and readie for any coate almost that may bee put vpon them The life of these is exceeding prophane they haue hardened thēselues in their sinnes by reason which they gather partly out of their owne braine partly out of some sayings in the word by which they cloke defēd their own corrupt wayes I haue therefore gathered the most commō principles of their faith and religion by which they arme themselues against true repentance and right vnderstanding I haue not noted all neither haue I medled with those seuerall grosse absurdities whiche eache hath proper to himself for that should be infinite I trust your Lordeship will rightly construe my good meaning and take in good worth this simple treatise pitying the case of the poore church of Christ which is so ful of greeuous sicknesses and sores that vnlesse she be releeued and cured she wil scarce be able to continue life She cannot but most humbly craue his dutie at the hands of those which are neere about her deare Nurse From whom she hath nowe long time receiued wonderfull protection and defence against aduersaries that they make knowne her state and labour the recovery retaining of her health Because it doth stand not only with their eternal glorye in the worlde to come but also with their honourable estate in this life Which cannot be established to florish in continuance vnlesse the Lorde God haue his thrōe so erected in the middest of her that she may florishe For where he is dishonored and dispised of those whom shee nourisheth in her bosome her case is daungerous for it is against al wise pollicie to make him an aduersarie who hath all power of himselfe is able to roote out and destroy mighty kingdomes so that if she keep in fauour league with him there is no feare of any other This Lord of Lordes and most mighty king increase abundātly in yee al heauenly spirituall graces with increase of honour in this world to his glory c your eternal comforte Amen Your honours most humble to commaund George Gifford ¶ A briefe discourse of certaine pointes of the religion whiche is among the common sorte of Christians which may bee termed the Countrie diuinitie with a plaine and manifest confutation of the same after the order of a Dialogue Zelotes Atheos Zelotes VVEll ouertaken my friende Atheos I thanke you Syr. Zelotes How farre doeye● trauell this way Ath. Iwentie myles Zelot Doe you dwell in Essex Ath. Yea not farre from Clelmeforde Zelot What call yee the Towne where yee dwell Ath. G. B. Zelot Haue yee a preacher there Ath. Wee haue an honest man our Curat Zelot Doth he teach his flock Ath. Hée doth his good will and more ye cannot require of a man Zelot Yee did commende him euen now to be an honest man Ath. Commende him yea I maye commende him I am perswaded wee haue the beste Prieste in this Countreye wee woulde bee lothe too forgoe him