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A68449	A catholike and ecclesiasticall exposition of the holy Gospell after S. Iohn. Gathered out of all the singuler and approued deuines (which the Lorde hath giuen vnto his Church) by Augustine Marlorate. And translated out of Latin into Englishe by Thomas Timme minister. Seene and allovved according to the order appoynted; Novi Testamenti catholica expositio ecclesiastica. English. Selections	Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.	1575 (1575)	STC 17406; ESTC S114256	780,235	632

honoureth Christe with that parte with the whiche wée are to be honoured of him and dishonoureth him with that with the which he is to be honoured For the Religion of supersticion is commonlye preposterous In sinning it is moued with no reuerence towards GOD but in praying for remission of sinnes wée wyll séeme to shewe reuerence towardes God confessing but yet supersticiouslye I wyll not saye wickedlye that wée are so vnworthye that we shoulde not presume to come into the presence of God to craue helpe at his handes And as it is true that we are vnworthy to come into the presence of GOD so it is Godlye to confesse our vnworthinesse But that pietye turneth to supersticion and impiety if for our vnworthinesse wée exclude the ministerye of Christ 7. Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto him What I doe thou wottest not nowe but thou shalt knowe hereafter M. The Lorde declareth that hée doeth another thing besyde the washing of theyr feete For otherwyse Peter had not erred when hée sayde Doest thou washe my feete For this thing the Lord did and yet he sayde not I wash not thy feete but what I doe thou wottest not nowe but thou shalt knowe hereafter B. For hée did not washe the Desciples feete to make them cleane but to the ende they might learne mutual loue This Péeter knewe not of then but afterwarde hee heard the same of the Lord but truly he vnderstoode the same when he receiued the holy Ghost and called to mynd all the wordes and déedes of Christ C. Furthermore by these wordes of the Lorde we are taught to obaye Christ although there appeare no reason why he woulde haue this or that to bee done In a house well ordered the counsail resteth onlye in the mayster of the house to whome the seruauntes ought to submitte them selues Therefore he is to presumtuouse which eschueth the power and neglecteth the commaundement of God because hee knoweth no reason of of the same Also this admonition doth further extend it selfe as that we should not think much to be ignoraunt of those thinges which God would haue hidden from vs so a time For this kind of ygnoraunce is better learned than any knoweledge when wee geue place vnto the Lorde to excell vs in wisdome 8. Peeter sayeth vnto him Thou shalte neuer washe my feete Iesus aunswered hym if I wash thee not thou haste no parte with mee R This wylfulnesse of Peter procéeded of the zeale of God but not according to knowledge wherefore it is carnall affection and not spirituall worshippe C. Thus farre forth his modestye was to be excused howbeit the same wanted not faulte but nowe it offended more for that it being reproued gaue not place And this is commonlye seene that errour and obstinate wyll are ioyned togeather It is a notable collour that disobedience should spring of reuerence but because he doth not sipmly obeye the commandement he doth loose his labour in séeking to honour Christ This therefore is the true wisedome of faith to allowe and reuerently to imbrace as well and orderlye done whatsoeuer commeth from the Lorde For verilye otherwise we cannot sanctifye his name because except we iudge the same to be excellentlye well done which he doeth our fleshe wyll neuer obeye and geue that honour which is due vnto him but by constraint To bee short except man doe forsake him selfe in iudging of the worckes of God although he haue a desyre to honour God pride wyll alwaye lurke vnder the shewe of humilitye C. Peter had hearde the Lord saye that there was somewhat in this washing whiche he shoulde knowe afterwarde whereby he shoulde haue béene bridled from resisting the Lorde any further But he was to shamefast It is not good shamefastnesse whiche excéedeth so muche that it resisteth the grace and loue of God towardes vs. Some are oftentimes so affected with this ouer much shame that they dare not call vppon God in the time of neede but make intercessours of the Saintes Of the which we haue spoken a litle before Jf I washe thee not Bv. The Lorde Iesus vehementlye reprehending the refusall of Peter sheweth and openeth the misterye of this washing which is the fruite of his Passion of his comming into this world C. Yet notwithstanding he doeth not plainelye expresse for what cause he determined to washe his Disciples féete onelye by a similitude taken from the soule to the body he teacheth that he doeth no newe thing or vnbeséeming his person in washing his Disciples féete Notwithstanding the Lorde sheweth what foolishe circumspection Peter vsed The lyke shall happen vnto vs so soone as the Lord beginneth to contend with vs. Because Christ was there Lord and Maister Peter thinketh it verye absurde that he shoulde washe his féete But in repelling this office he refuseth the principall part of his saluacion For this sentence contayneth a generall doctrine namelye that all of vs are filthye and defiled before God vntyll Christ wy●e awaye our spottes Nowe séeing that he challengeth to him selfe aloane this office of cleansing let euerye one offer vnto him his vncleannesse to bée purged that he maye haue place among the sonnes of God M. Herevppon the Apostle sayeth Knowe yee not that the vniust shall haue no enheritaunce in the Kingdome of God 1 Cor 6.9 Ephe. 5.5 Bee not deceyned and so forth C. Moreouer there are some whiche referre this worde VVashe vnto the frée remission of sinnes and there are other some also which referre the same to newnes of lyfe and a thirde sort vppon good consideration referre it to both For Christ washeth vs when he wipeth awaye our sinnes by the offering vp of him selfe least they shoulde come into iudgement Moreouer he washeth vs when by his holye spirite he abolisheth the wicked and sinfull desires of the fleshe 9. Simon Peter sayeth vnto him Lorde not my feete onelye but also the handes and the head M. Peter hearing such a graue and intollerable threatening submitteth himselfe wholly vnto the wyl of Christ being nowe readye to suffer not onelye his féete to bée washed but his handes and his head that is to saye his whoale body As if he shoulde saye Before I suffer my selfe to be seperated from thée I wyll suffer whatsoeuer thou wylt Bv. I doe geue not onelye my féete to be washed but also I offer my selfe with all that I haue vnto thee C. This necessitye was a méete Mistres to tame him Therefore laying aside contencion he geueth place But he wyll nowe bée washed euerye whitte And he truelye confesseth that he is whollye in euerye part defiled and that therefore he is nothing profited if so be one part onely bée washed 10. Iesus sayeth to him Hee that is washed needeth not saue to washe his feete but is cleane euerye whitte And ye are cleane but not all A. As by a certaine obstinate wyll Peter at the first resisted Christ going about to washe his féete C. euen so here againe through rashnesse he erreth

names Therefore he doth argue verye well of their owne wordes what they ought to doe Thus also let vs consider of our selues Wée cal Christ our Lord and master but where is the obediēce due to a Lord and Maister We cal him our sauiour and redemer but where is faith and truste Where is loue due to a sauiour and redéemer Wée call God our Father but wée lyttle consider what hee speaketh by a Prophete M. Yf I be your Father Malac. 1.6 where is my honour Yf I be your Lorde where is my feare Wee are muche deceyued in this that wée doe not sufficientlye waye what those voyces require whiche came out of our mouthes whether they belong vnto God our Father or to Christ our Lorde or to those with whome wée haue to doe in this life whether they bée superioures as Magistrates Ministers of the worde ▪ Parentes and such lyke or wheter they be our equalls as bretheren kinsfolkes and neighbours or our inferioures as children seruants and subiectes And ye saye well for so am I. Therefore he sayeth well which calleth Christ our Lord and Maister for he is our Lord and Maister only Euenas he him selfe affirmeth in this place and in the twentie thrée of mathew He allso which calleth him our only Redéemer Sauiour Mediatoure and Shephearde sayeth well for he is so in déede But hée sayth not wel which calleth wolues Shepheardes Antechrist the vickar of Christ the most filthy and abhominable holy and cleane which calleth a tyrant a father Simonicall Princes and flowe bellies not seeking Christ but their owne honoure and bellies Bishoppes which calleth the most carnall Cardinalles and spirituall personnes and the worshippe of the belly the worshippe of God 14. If I then your Lorde and Mayster haue washed youre feete yee also ought to wash one anothers feete C. He vseth here an argument from the more to the lesse Pride will not suffer vs to haue that equallity and felloshippe among vs which wée should haue But Christ which is farre aboue vs all doeth humble him selfe to make the proude ashamed who forgetting their state and degrée do exempt them selus from brotherly felloweshippe For whome thinketh mortall man him selfe to be yf he refuse to beare the burthen of his bretheren to apply him selfe to the manners of others and to doe those duties by which the vnitie of the Church is maintayned The summe is this that the same man doth arrogate to muche vnto him selfe who considereth not that he doth therefore liue among his weake bretheren willingly to doe those duties which seeme vncomelye B. For Christe doeth not only require the washing of the féete but also all the duties of true due For it is a figure called Sinecdoche by which we must vnderstand by that which is most seruile all other duties For he which so humbleth him selfe that he is contented to wash his enemies fete what seruice and duty will he refuse to doe C. We must also noate that Christe sayeth that he geueth an example For it is not méete that all his déedes shoulde be drawen into example and immitation Popishe imitacion of Christ B. The Bishoppe of Roome too apishly followeth Christ in many thinges and in this he would séeme to followe Christ washing once in a yeare the féete of sertaine poore folke which haue béene washed before and not only washed but also perfumed with swéete odours and waters And thus by a bare and naked Cereremony they thinke that they haue done very well and when they haue done it they can be contented to contemne their brethren and cruelly to teare the members of Christ and to spitte in his face Wherefore that commicall Pompe is nothing else but a filthye scorninge of Christ And verely Christ doth not heare commend vnto vs a yearlye ceremony but commaundeth vs al our life tyme to 〈◊〉 ●ady to washe our brethrens feete When Abiga●l sayde vnto the messengers of Dauid i. Ki. 25.41 Behould let thy handmayde be a seruaunt to wash the feete of the seruauntes of my Lord she ment not such a counterfeit seruice as the Immitating enemies of Christ do vse but she ment that shee would be so obediente loyall and seruiceable to Dauid that shée would not refuse to washe euen the féete of his seruauntes So Paule vnderstoode washing of féete when he requireth the good and vertuouse wydowe i. Ti 5. x to be a washer of the faintes féete that is to saye to be seruiceable vnto them in each poynt M. Finally it is to be noated that Christ sayeth not yée ought to washe my feete but To washe one anothers feete Therefore he doth not so much require that we should doe the lyke vnto him as that we shoulde séeke one anothers profite And peraduenture euery one of vs would be ready if Christ were presente to washe his féete yea none of vs would thinke our selues worthy ynough to doe that seruice vnto him but we shal hardly fynd one which will do the same naye which will acknoweledge that he oughte to do the same to another as the brother to washe his brothers féete the seruant his felowe seruauntes féete and specially they which excel others to washe their inferioures féete That Romish Byshoppe which calleth hym selfe the seruaunte of the seruauntes of God thinketh that Kings and Emperours owe suche reuerence and subiection vnto him that when he sytteth not in the Maiestie of Christ but of Antichrist they ought to kisse his féete But when will that seruaunt of the seruauntes of God submitte him selfe at the féete of subiectes after the example of Christ who rydeth with to muche Pride vppon the shoulders of those whome Christ hath redeemed with his bloude This fellowe boasteth him selfe to be the vicar of Christ and the successour of Peeter Concerning the exposition of the fiftéene and sixteene verses following reade our commentary vppon the tenth chapter of Mathewe beginning at the twentie fowre verse 17. If yee knowe these thinges happye are ye if ye doe them B. That is to saye yf yee rightly vnderstand these thinges insomuch that yee performe them then are yée blessed For the more lyke we are vnto God the more are we blessed And we cannot be more lyke to God in any thing then in liberallitie towardes all men Math. 5.45 So we shall be perfect euenas he is perfect who blesseth the euell as well as the good And he is that goodnesse it selfe by whome al thinges liue and haue their béeing A. For this is that which Luke as it were expounding it sayeth Luk. 6 36 Be yee mercifull euen as your father is mercifull C. Therefore nothing deserueth to bée called true knoweledge which leadeth the faithfull so farre that they desyer to be like vnto their head It is rather a vaine Immagination and fantasye which behouldeth not Christ and these thinges which belong vnto Christe inwardly Hereby thou mayest gather that vntill such time as thou hast learned to submit thy selfe vnto thy