wyth Itemissa est Well thys maye ye easly perceyue howe greatly the Popysh masse differeth from the true institutiō of the Lords supper and that they agre togyther as Christe and Beliall lyghte and darcknesse trueth and falsehode ce Christo. It shall therfore be conuenient for all true christian hertes no more to repose the trust of theyr saluation in the Sacrifice of theyr Popeyshe masse nor in anye thynge apperteynynge to the same but onely in the blessed passion in the precyouse bloude gloryouse death of oure Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christ which by the alone Sacrifice of hys mooste holye body hath euen vn to the vttermoste and at the full payed our raunsome broughte vs euerlastynge healthe Theo. Thys is a confortable hea rynge for all fayethfull penitent synners But I praye you neighboure Philemon remayne there no mo causes of reioysyng in the Lorde oure God Philemon Yesse verilye For thys oure Lorde and Sauioure Iesus Christe dyd not onelye boeth wyllyngely and frelye gyue him selfe vnto the deathe of the crosse for oure synnes and wyckednes and by thys meanes paye oure raunsome to God the father for oure offēses that Satan might haue no power ouer vs but he al so thorowe the might of his godhead rose agayne gloriously and triumphantlye on the thyrd day accordynge to the scriptures for oure iustification as the Apostle sayeth He was betraied vnto the death for our synnes and rose agayne for oure iustification For as by the death of Christe oure raunsome is payed the diuine wrath is pacified oure synnes are washed away in Christes bloude a reconciliacion perfect atonemēt is made betwene God the father and vs the obligation of oure dette is rased oute the law is fulfilled the curse of goddes wrath is takē away al thynges both in heauen and in earth are pacified so in lyke maner by the Resurrection of Christe wee are made ryghtuousse accepted into Goddes fauoure recounted for iuste holye and vertuousse sette at libertye from the tyrannye of Sathan admitted into the celestiall courte of the newe Hierusalem and become felowe cityzyns of the houshold of God wyth the Saynctes and blessed spirites Euse. O inestimable treasures broughte to vs by the gloryouse resurrection of our moste blessed sauiour Iesu Christ. Phile. Yea lette vs marke thys also by the waye that as oure moste valeaunt Lorde and Emperoure Iesus Christe by his resurrection gatte the vyctory ouer Sathan Synne Deathe Hell Desperation and all that is enemye to Mannes healthe so in lyke condicion haue we in hym and thorowe hym goten a glorious victorye ouer Sathan and all hys kyngdome that we maye wyth a ioyeful voyce saye death is swalowed vp into victo rye O death where is thy vyctorye O death where is thy styng The stynge of death is sinne the power of synne is the lawe But thanckes be to God whiche hath geuen vs the victorye thorowe oure Lorde Iesu Christe Christo. O what a ioye and comforte is this to a Christen mans herte to se hys enimies whiche before so greately soughte hys distruccion thus vanquished subdued and troden vnder his fote This haue we gotten as ye very truly haue sayde by Christes resurrection as Christe hym selfe testifieth sayeinge nowe is the iudgemente of the worlde nowe shall the prince of thys worlde be caste oute Agayne be of good comfort I haue ouercome the world By the Prophet Ose he also sayeth I wyl deliuer them from the power of death yea from deathe it selfe wyll I redeme them O death I wyll be thy death O hel I wyll be thy destruccion Phile. Moreouer by Christes resurrection haue we obtayned not only Iustification victory ouer our enemies but also resurrection of bodye and euerlastynge immortalitie For as oure Lorde and sa uioure Iesus Christe dyd put of the mortalitie of hys bodye and became immortall at hys resurrection so by the power of that hys moste glorious resurrection shall we also at the greate day of iudgemente in oure resurrection receyue immortall and incorruptible bodyes euen lyke vnto the glorious body of oure moste myghtye and valeaunt captayne Iesu Christe The. Oh who cā expres the worthines excellency of these heauenly gyftes whiche we obtaine by the mooste victorious and triumphante Resurrection of Iesus Christe oure Lorde and sauioure Philemon Lette these thynges therefore dearelye beloued brethren make you to reioyce in the Lorde Lette these thyngs prouoke you to wythdrawe your mynde from transitory thynges and stedfastly to fyxe it on thynges cōstaunt and euerlastinge Lette these thynges sequester youre Ioye and pleasure frome the swete entisynge moremaydes of thys worlde and allure to the alone delectation in celestiall treasures Christ. O blessed is that man to whōme it is geuen frome aboue truely to sauoure these thynges fayethfullye to beleue theim and earnestly to reioyce in that Lord whyche is the alone geuer of thē Sure m◅◅at man be that hys name is written in the booke of lyfe Philemon But lette vs go forthe to declare moe benifites of God towarde man that oure ioye in the Lorde maye be vnfayned cōsummate and perfecte After this mooste noble conqueste and victorious triumphe whyche oure moste mighty Emperour Christ Iesus hadde ouer Sathan and hys infernall ministers he taried here in thys worlde certayne dayes wyth hys Disciples eatynge drynkeynge and talkyng wyth thē of the kyngdome of his heauenly father and confirming them in the waye of trueth And thys dyd he not only to make thē stronge in the article of his resur rection but also by the instruction of them to corroborat fortifye and strength vs in the same seekynge no les oure health then the saluacion of them For as the Apostle sayeth if thou doste confesse wyth thy mouth the Lorde Iesus beleue wyth thyne herte that God raysed hym vp frome the dead thou shalt be saued Cer tayne dayes paste from his resur rection Christe our Lorde by the power of hys godhede in y e sight of his Apostles ascēded into heauen God and man Haue we no cause to reioyce in this behaulfe Hath this his marueylouse ascēsion brought no commoditie and profite to vs Haue we a iuste cause to reioyce in hys natiuitye preachynge miracles good workes crosse passion bloude death resurrection whych al are ours not in hys ascention also We reade that the Apostles were very sadde when Christe told theim that he shoulde ascende vnto his father But Christe sayed vnto them I tel you trueth it is expedient and profitable for you that I go ascende vnto my father Christe tolde the Apostles that it was expediente profitable for theim that he shoulde go vp into heauen If it were expedient for them it is euē so like wyse for vs. For we are saued by y e very same waye whereby they receyued saluation Let vs therfore consider what commodities and profites the Apostles had by Christes ascention and let vs w t
man of greate possessioÌ„s of a viâ—…e condition a maÌ„ of hygh noble renoume Euse. Trulye the goodnes of God towarde man can not be expressed Phile Yet are these benifites whych one man geueth to an other more vyle then dust if they be compared to y e precious giftes heretofore rehearsed whiche God gaue to man But marcke what foloweth Theo. Saye on we besech the. Phile. Satan that old subtile serpent perceiuing man to be made of God for this enteÌ„te y t he should enherite that glory frome the whyche for hys intollerable arrogancye he was moste worthely deiecte and caste downe craftelye subtilly lyke him selfe w t manye swete proâ—…ses and faire flaterynge wordes at the laste allured oure grandmother Eue to the traunsgression of Gods commaundemente and she lykewyse hyr 〈◊〉 so that by this meâ—…s 〈◊〉 they and theyr posteritie were not onely depriued of those pleasurs and commodities whyche I rehearsed heretofore but also vtterli daÌ„ned for theyr disobedieÌ„ce And al this came to pas thorow the enuy of SataÌ„ as y e wise maÌ„ saith God created mâ—… to be vnde stroâ—…ed yea after y e image of his own liknes created he him Neuertheles thorow enuâ—… of the deuyl death entred into the world Christo. O lamentable chaunce Nowe is man become of the Image of God the Image of the deuill of the heyre of glorye the enheritour of euerlasting paine of immortall mortall of good Godly wicked and deuillishe of fre a bonde slaue wyth all hys powers to Satan sinne death hell desperation c. Euse. But what enioied that rauenynge woulfe his pray Phile. Nothynge lesse for God whych is gentle and the self gentilnes moued wyth louynge compassion tender zeale and fatherly pity towarde man forgettyng the displesure y t maÌ„ had done to him thorow hys disobedieÌ„ce castyng al hys sins behind his backe enflamed w t no lesse loue towarde maÌ„ coÌ„cernyng hys saluatioÌ„ beholde what grace mercy doth then he was before the traunsgressioÌ„ minding to shew hym selfe of no lesse puissaunce and streÌ„gth to recouer saue maÌ„ theÌ„ Satan was to destroy coÌ„deÌ„ne maÌ„ came into Paradice sought hym vp made garmeÌ„tes for him to couer hys nakednes seÌ„t hym into thys world made him Lord ouer all and promised hym that the sede of a woman euen Iesus Christ hys owne sonne borne of Mary the vyrgin shoulde deliuer him from the power of Sathan reconcile hym to his Godly fauoure satisfye for hys wyckednes make hym a newe man endue hym wyth hys holye spirite fynallye thorowe hys merites and good workes bring him vnto the celestiall enheritaunce from the whyche Satan at that presente had exiled hym Thys promise was so fayethfull for God hym selfe spake it which is the selfe trueth whyche can not lye which is iuste in al his wordes agayne so coÌ„fortable that so manye I meane Adam hys posteritie as did apprehend and laye hand on that wyth earneste fayeth were fre from that miserable thraldome wherinto they were cast thorow Satans willnes receyued into fauour taken as moste deare chyldren and recounted perfectly rightuous for the assured perswation and vndoubted faith y t they coÌ„ceiued in the blessed sâ—…de Iesus Christe at the tyme promised of God the father So that so longe as they liued in thys present world they liued in the fauour of God and when they departed from hence God appointed theyr bodies to reaste in the earth placed theyr soules where hys good pleasure was vnto the commynge of his sonne theÌ„ to receiue that blessed ioye and heauenly felicitie that they had loste thorow their disobedience Iesu Christ that most blessed sede workynge thys saluation for maÌ„ noâ—… for any good dedes that we had done but of his own mere mercy and tender pity Theo. O here is the good shephearde that soughte vp the loste shepe when he had fouÌ„de it layed it louyngelye vpon hys shoulders â—…eÌ„derly brought it home agayne to the shepefolde O here is y e most swete louing tender father which w t so greate ioy embrasing armes receiued home againe the lost son O here is y e merciful SamaritaÌ„ whych pyâ—…ying the wouÌ„ded man being half dead poured wine oileinto his wouÌ„ds bound theÌ„ vp laied him vpoÌ„ his beast caried him to an inne paid for his healiÌ„g O here is that moste puisaunte kynge whyche of his owne liberalitie forgaue hys seruaunt the ten M. taleÌ„tes which he ought O here is y e mighty Loâ—…d which trode downe the wyne pâ—…sse alone alone neyther was there anye at all that holpe hym O here is that moste louyng sauiour that saueth his people froÌ„ all theyr synnes O here is that diligente Phisitian that is ready at all tymes to healpe the diseased to refreshe theym that labourâ—… and are laden O here is that myghty Dauid that slewe Golias and deliuered the Israelites from the cruel PhilistiaÌ„s O here is that mooste valiauÌ„te Emperour whych for our sakes hath coÌ„quered SataÌ„ â—…el death synne desperation damnation wyth al the powers infernal O here is that tender herted louer that can no more forget vs then a mother can forget the chyld of hyr wombe and though she forget hyr chyld yet can not he forget vâ—… For he hath written vp vs in his handes so that we are alwayes in his sight To whom is not here opened an exceading greate and large windowe to reioyce in the Lorde oure God except we be estraÌ„ged froÌ„ al that is God or Godly Phile. I am glad brother Theophilus to heare you speake on thys maner But lette vs go forth After so many pleasures shewed to man which all thorowe hys owne faulte he so wyckedly loste after so greate a synne committed agaynste the diuine maiestie so frelye to forgeue man so to accepte hym into hys fauoure so to loue hym that he promiseth to send downe from hys moste glorious throne hys owne dearly beloued son to make a perfect recoÌ„ciliation euerlastynge agremente betwene hym and man that they may for euer and euer dwell togyther in ioyefull glorye Oh what a feruente charitie and vnmeasurable loue of God is this Who canne worthelye either by herte thynke or by tonge expres or yet by penne sette forth the exceadynge greatenes of Goddes kynde hertye loue towaâ—…d man The Kynge of all Kynges the Lorde of all Lordes yea that Lord to whose maiestye al thinges are obediente boeth in heauen earth and Hell so to set his mynd on man beyng but a pore vile and miserable creature yea of all mortall Creatures moste synneâ—…ull mooste disobediente mooste frayle and readye to fal so to loue and tender hym that to do hym good to brynge hym vnto glorye and honoure he dis dayneth not but mooste wyllyngelye vowchesafeth to sende downe hys onelye begotten and dearelye beloued sonne yea and that into thys synnefull vale
to helpe The cōgregation of the faithful speaketh Wherefore thē is thy clothinge red thy rai mēt like his y t treadeth in the win presse Christe answereth I haue troden the presse alone of al peo ple ther is not one w t me Neither Abrahā nor Isac neither zachary nor Iohn Baptist neither Mary nor Elizabeth neyther Peter nor Paulle neyther man nor Angell hath payde our raunsome by his bloude shedynge but Christe alone alone that moste pure and vndefiled lambe whyche taketh a waye the synnes of the worlde In hym alone and in none other is all oure health and saluacton Neyther is ther any other name giuen vnto mē wherin thei must be saued but onelye the name of our most blessed lord and bounte ous sauioure Christe Iesu that Kynge of glorye He onelye hath taken on hym oure infirmities borne our paynes He was woūded for oure offences smittē for our wyckednes The chastisment of our peace was laide vpō him and w t his stripes we are healed As for vs we haue gone al astray like shepe euery one hath turned his own way But the Lord hath heaped together vpō him the iniquitie of vs all He suffered violence and was euyll entreated and dyd not yet open his mouth He was led as a shepe to be slain yet was he as styl as a lambe before the shearer and did not open hys mouth He was had a waye frō presonne hys cause not heard and wythout any iudgement Al thys suffered he for our sake to put awaie our iniquities Yea he was cut of frō the groūd of the li uing which punishment dyd go vpō him sayth God for the transgression of my people whych in dede had deserued y t punishment It pleased the lord thus to burst hym wyth plages and to smite hym wyth infirmities that when he had made hys soule an offerynge for synne he might se long lastynge seede He hath iustified the multitude and borne awaye their synnes These wordes are spoken by the Prophete whyche teache vs manifestly that ther is no sacrifice that deserueth remission of synnes to vs or pacifieth the wrath of God styred vp agaynst vs thorowe synne but on ly the death of Iesus Christ. By the meanes of Iesu Christe sayeth Sayncte Paulle ye whyche sometime were farre of are made nye by the bloude of Christe By Christe we haue redempcion tho rowe his bloud euen the forgeue nes of synnes accordynge to the ryches of his grace God hath de linered vs frō the power of darck nes and hath translated vs into the Kyngedome of hys deare sonne by whom we haue redemtion thorowe hys bloude euen the forgiueues of sinnes It plea sed the father that in him should all fulnes dwel and by him to re concile al thinges vnto himselfe and to set at peace by him thorow the bloud of his crosse boeth thin ges in heauē thinges in earth This is a true sayeinge and by all meanes worthy to be reaceyued of vs that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue sinners There is one God and one mediator betwen God and man euen the mā Christ Iesus which gaue hym selfe a raunsome for al men Ye know sayeth blessed Pe ter howe that ye were not redemed with corruptible thingse as siluer and golde from your vain conuersacion but wyth the precious bloude of Christe as of a lambe vndefiled and wythout spot The bloud of Iesus Christ gods owne sonne maketh vs per fectly cleane sayth S. Iohn frō al synne Agayne he sayth Christ loued vs and washed vs from oure synnes in hys owne bloude If these sentenses were truely knowen of the Laye people and vnfaynedly beleued they would sone geue ouer their popyshe sacrifices and onely cleaue as they oughte to the alone sacrifice of the highe and euerlasting Priest Iesus Christe which he once for all offered vpō the aultare of the crosse They woulde leaue to run madyng to y e masking Masse of the papistes and make more hast vnto godlye sermons and vnto the holye and blessed Supper of the Lord. Euse. Me thincke these Massemongers whiche make of the Lordes Supper a priuate churlish breakefaste for as much as they eate and drincke alone and make th◅ people beleue that in their Masse thei offer Sacrifice for their synnes boeth of the liuynge and of the deade and boste that their Masse is of as great vertue and strength as the passion of Christ for the satisfaction of our wickednesses besides their intollerable blasphemies a gaynste the Lorde and hys annoynted offende greatly against the dignitie and the ryght vse of the Lordes Supper For Christe whan he instituted thys blessed Supper to be celebrated wyth breade and wyne and appoynted them to be the holye misteries of hys bodye and bloude gaue no commaundemente to offer and sacrifice for the sinnes of y e quicke and the deade but to eate and drinke these holy misteries in the remembraunce of hys death as he hym selfe sayeth Do thys in the remembrance of me Hereto agreeth Sainct Paule so ofte sayeth he as ye shall eate of thys bread and drincke of thys cuppe ye shall shewe the death of the Lorde tyll he come So that the Lordes Supper was not instituted of Christe to be a sacrifice propiciatorye satisfactorie expiatory and I cā not tel you what but onelye a commemoration or remembraunce of that sacrifice which could not but once be offered and a certayne confirmacion or seale for the infirme and weak linges that they be redemed by Christ bi Christes passion bloud and death that hereby they may be assured of the fauoure of God of remission of sinnes if they sted fastly beleue that Christe hath sa tisfied for their synnes vpon the crosse and in thys fayth eate and drincke the misteries of hys bodye and bloud For whan so euer the true Christians eate drinke the bodye and bloude of Christe in fayeth and wyth a beleuinge spirite their synnes are forgeuen them no les than if Christe euen at that presente hadde died vpon the crosse not for the eatyng and drinckynge but for the fathers sake in Christes bloude so mightye in operacion is Christe and so presente is he at euerye howre vnto so manye as beleue in hym and are gathered togither in hys name For he is the eternall god therefore hath hys death an eter nal euerlastynge fruite Christ. Ye haue taught vs Neighboure Philemon many goodli and god ly thynges concernyng the sacrifice of Christ which beate downe the sacrifice of the popishe masse euen vnto the grounde yea they driue it downe euen vnto the pit of hel from whens it firste came Nowe wyll I reherse vnto you agayne what I haue redde and hearde of the papistes concernynge this matter that ye maye se what their opinion was and is of the Masse and of the sacrifice thereof Phile.
greater and a more pe◅fit tabernacle not made w t hands y t is to say not of this maner buildinge neyther by the bloude of Gotes or calues but by hys owne bloude entered he once for all into the holye place and founde eternall redemcion Agayne in the later ende of the same chapter Christe is not entred into y e holye places that are made wyth handes whyche are but similitudes of true thyngs but into the very heauen for to appeare nowe before the face of God for vs. Not to ofter hym selfe ofte as the hygh prieste entereth into the holy place euerye yere with strange bloude for thē muste he often haue suffred sēce the worlde began But nowe in the ende of the worlde hathe he appeared once for all to put syn to flyght by the offerynge vp of hym selfe And as it is appoynted vnto mē that they shall once dye and then commeth the iudg mente euen so Christe was once offered to take away the synnes of many Blessed Paule hath no shyfte of descante but singeth euer one songe nothinge lesse thē pleasaunte to the eares of these Sacrificers He affirmeth that Christe by hys owne bloude entered into heauen once for all found eternall redemption Where we maye learne y t Christ is so swete a smellynge sacrifice to God the father y t by the once offeryng vp of him selfe he hath founde euerlastynge redemption Redēption and remission of synnes is so plētuously purchased by the deathe of Christe that it remaineth for euermore The papisticall sacrificers do greately erre therfore whych take vpō thē daily to sacrifice for the sins of the quicke dead as though Christes sacrifice endured no lēger and were of no more effecte and vertue Christo. O blasphemouse hypocrites Phile. Againe he sayeth that nowe in the ende of the world Christ hath appeared once for all to putte synne to flight by the offering vp of hym selfe as though he shoulde say Many sacrifices were offered of the priestes of the olde lawe but none of theym coulde put synno to flyghte Therfore Christe the hyghe prieste in these laste dayes became manne and was not offered of anye other but he offered hym self yea and that once for all for the sinnes of so manye as vnfaynedly repente and trulye beleue and hys oblation for euer euer abydeth of so greate strength vertue and power that that alone none other chaseth awai putteth to flight the sins of many both of Iewes gētils if thei beleue Once again he sai eth We ar sāctified made holi bi y e oblatiō of christes bodi once for al. Are not these words plain inough How oft doth S. Paul resite the oblatio of Christes body yea that once for all stifly affirmeth that by that once offerynge vp of him selfe we are per fectly sanctified and made holy What nede thē haue we of y e sacrifice of y e masse to be made holye if there were any suche sacrifice as the papisticall sacrificers faine It foloweth also in y e same chapter Euery prieste is readye daylye ministerynge and often times offreth one maner of offerynge whyche canne neuer take awaye synnes But thys manne that is to saye Christe when he had offered for synnes one sacrifice whyche is of value for euer sate hym downe on the ryghte hande of God and from thenceforthe tarieth tyll hys foes be made his fote stole For with one offerynge hath he made perfecte for euer them that are sanctified thys one sentence maketh to fall flatte vpon the grounde al that euer the Papistes haue builded for the mayntenaunce of theyr Missall sacrifice Fyrste he sayth that all the sacrifices whych the other Priestes offer can take away no sinne Secōdly y e Christ offred one sacrifice for our syns whyche is of value for euer by the whiche one Sacrifice he excludeth all other Thirdely y e he sate hym downe on the ryghte hande of God the father there tarieth tyl the daye of iudgmēte Thē can he be offered and sacrificed no more what so euer the pedlerlyke Papistes chatter as S. Paule sayeth Christe raysed frō the deade dieth no more Death shal haue no more power ouer hym For as towchynge that he dyed he dyed as concernynge sin once but as towching that he lyueth he liueth to God Fourthlye that wyth one offerynge he hath made perfecte for euerthem y t are sanctified If we be made perfecte wyth one offerynge whych is the oblation of Christes body vpon the aultare of the crosse what imperfection remayneth there in vs that wee shuld haue nede of the missal sacrifice If one Sacrifice make vs perfecte for euer what neede wee to haue so manye sacrifices offered daylye in the Popeyshe masses All these scriptures tofore aledged shew euidētly that y e death of Christ is a sacrifice so omnisufficiēte so perfect so abso lute so cōsūmate so plētuous at the full y e it alone maketh cleane for euer the faythfull from their synnes wtoute any repeticion or renewing Euse. Curssed therfore are these papistical Sacrificers whyche so arrogantly dare presume to offer and sacrifice Christ agayne as though the fyrst oblation sacrifice were imperfect Phile. God amende them turne theyr hertes and geue thē grace to know hys trueth For what other thynge is it to set vp a new oblation then to anulle the olde to make God a lyar to denye Christe as Sainte Peter ryght well prophesied of suche subtyll Sacrificers For he that sayeth that synnes are forgeuen by the masse that the masse is a Sacrifice for the synnes boeth of the lyuyng and of the Deade he muste eyther graunte that the alone Sacrifice of Christe vpon the crosse is not sufficiente for the fayethful or els that the missal sacrifice is a mockeynge of Christe and a plain scorning of god the father O abhominatiō Why is Christ called an euerlastynge Prieste but that hys sacrifice once done on the aultare of the crosse endu reth for euer in ful strength and power for so manye as beleue though they synne neuer so ofte if they returne vnto God seke remission of theyr synnes in the precious bloude of oure alone sauiour Iesus Christ As sa◅ct Iohn sayeth If any man synne wee haue an aduocate wyth the father Iesus Christ the rightuous and he it is that obtayneth grace for our sinnes not for our syns onely but also for the sins of the whole worlde What nede we thē moe oblations S. Paul sayeth without effusion or sheadynge of bloude there is no remission of syns If the papistes therfore wyll haue theyr masse a sacrifyce so is it proued by the wordes of the Apostle that they crucifie Christ agayne and shede his bloude Christopho O bloudy sacrificers What Christen herte can byde to be presente where such ignominie is done to Christ the lord Phile. He that sacrificeth is greater than the sacrifice so doth it folow that the pristes
ascen cion a preparer of a heauenli and glorious mansion for vs againe a purchaser of the holye goste to comforte vs and to lede vs into al trueth but also an intercessour mediatoure and aduocate where by he obtayneth for vs all good thynges and putteth a backe frō◅s what so euer shoulde hinder ◅e obtaynynge of gods fauoure and the heauenly enheritaunce Christe purchaseth for vs of hys father thoroughe his intercessiō so aboūdantly and so altogether sufficiently al thinges necessarye for the conseruacion boeth of our bodie and soule that we nede not to praie vnto any sainct in heauē as the papistes haue taughte vs neither vnto mary Iohn Peter Iames nor any other to be oure intercessoure mediatour or aduo cate It is Christes office alone to be a mediatonree betwene god and vs as blessed Paulle teacheth vs in his Epistle vnto Timo the. I doubte not neygheboures but so many as are fayethful are replete wyth exceadynge ioye to consider howe manifolde and diuers benefites gyftes and graces chaunce to vs by the wonderfull ascencion of Christ our Lord and sauioure Theo. Who so euer considereth depely in hys minde those thynges that ye haue taughte vs hitherto shall be occasioned vnfainedly to obeye thys commaundemente of the blessed Apostle he that reioyceth let hym reioyse in the Lorde so swete and full of all heauenly pleasure are these commodities whyche wee receyue of God thorowe Christ oure Lord. Philemon But let vs make haste vnto an ende concernynge thys matter that we maye learne in fewe wordes what so euer remai neth of gods goodnes towarde vs in Christe I meane so muche as oure wyte can comprehende and we be taughte in the holye scripture that we maye earnestely reioyse in the Lorde oure God We haue hearde heretofore manye vrgente and wayghtie causes why we shoulde of very right and boūden dutie reioyse and be mery in the Lorde Nowe it remayneth orderlye to declare the finall and laste cause whye wee ought to be glade and reioyse in God Christ. I praye you lette vs heare Phile. As Christ was borne for vs wrought al good thinges in hys manhode for vs suffered for vs died for vs rose againe for vs ascended into heauen for vs purchaised the holy goste for vs prayeth for vs obtayneth al best thynges for vs so likewise at the laste daye shall he beynge oure heade come agayne frō the right hande of his father to fet◅ vs hys membres and to enunite vs w t him in the same glori ther euer to remayne And althoughe to the wycked he shall come as a ter rible and ryghteous iudge to revenge and not to pardonne to punishe and not to forgiue to cōdeme and not to saue yet to the fayethfull shall he come in hys glorious maiestye and all the blessed Angeles wyth hym lyke a mooste louynge and Gentle sauioure sayeynge to them on thys manner come ye blessed of my father possesse ye the kyngdome prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde O whooe is able to expresse what ioye and comforte thys afore sayed sentence shal bringe to the hertes of the fayethfull But to the vnfayethfull it shall be sayede gette ye hence ye cursed into euerlastinge fire which is prepared for the deuil and hys Angeles Euse. O that daye shall be to the wycked a bitter daye a daye of wrath a daye of tribulacion and anguishe a day of calamitie mise ry wrechednes a daye of darcknes and miste a day of cloudines boistuousnes a day of feareful trompettes and shawmes blowynge Philemon I graunte notwythstandeynge to the fayethefull it shall be a swete daye a daye of fauoure a daye of quietnes and peace a daye of wealth and felicitye a daye of clearenes and lyghte a daye of comforte and solace a daye of heauenly myrth ioye and pleasure For as blessed Paulle fayeth the eye hathe not seene nor the eare hathe not hearde neyther canne the herte of manne thynke what thynges God hathe prepared for them that loue hym They shall be as Angelles of God in heauen They shall shyne as the clearenes of the firmament and as starres for euer and euer They shall be counted amonge the sonnes of god and their lot shal be among the saynctes They shall receyue of the Lordes hande an honorable kyngedome and a beautifull diademe They shall be clad with longe whighte garmentes Thei shal be be fore the throne of God and serue hym day and nyght in his temple They shal hōgar and thyrste no more neither shall the sonne or any heate faul vpon thē for the lambe Christe whyche is in the middes of the throne shall gouerne them and lead thē vnto the fountayues of the water of lyfe and God shal wype a waye euery teare from their eies Thei shall dwell in a citye that nedeth neyther sonne nor mone to shyne in it For the clerenes of God shal illumine it They shall beholde the glorious face of god presently and hys name shall be written in their foreheades They shall eate of the tre of lyfe whych is in the paradise of God To conclud they shal haue a crowne of glory and syt wyth Christe their elder brother in hys throne euen as he sitteth wyth hys father in hys throne and shall lyue wyth God and hys holy angelles in al kind of honoure and glorye ioye and pleasure worlde wythout ende O what can a Christen man desire more of the Lorde hys God then these thinges which I haue heretofore rehersed Come of tell me nowe I praye you if we haue not many yea and innumerable boeth vrgent and wayghtie causes why we shoulde reioyse in the Lorde our God I doubte not I doubte not moste dere brethren but by the hearynge of these thin ges ye are nowe so rapte into the loue of God for the moste hyghe and singulare pleasures whyche thorowe Christe Iesus ye haue allredye receyued and here after shall receyue a thousand tymes more abound a untlye that from hēceforth al worldly thinges shal waxe vile vnto you and ye shall euen from the verye herte endeuoure youre selues at all tymes to repose all youre ioye comforts pleasure and felicitie in the Lord oure God alone alone so that ye shall reioyse in none neyther in heauen nor in earth but in hym alone alone Chri. Neyghboure Philemō we all are kindled with so feruente and so hertye loue towarde God for these hys moste singulare and inestimable benefites that we do not onely defye the world and all the vayne plea sures of it but we also are redye for our stedfast loue in God and for the perfecte reioysinge in him gladly to saye wyth the blessed A postle who shall seperat vs from the loue of Christe Shall tribulacion or anguishe Or famine Or nakednes Or parel Or persecution Or swerde I am sure that neyther death nor lyfe nor angels nor soueraignties nor powers nor thinges present nor thynges to come nor strenghte