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A02229	A notable and marueilous epistle of the famous doctour, Matthewe Gribalde, Professor of the lawe, in the Vniuersitie of Padua: co[n]cernyng the terrible iudgemente of God, vpon hym that for feare of men, denieth Christ and the knowne veritie: with a preface of Doctor Caluine; Francisci Spirae. English	Gribaldi, Matteo, d. 1564.; Aglionby, Edward, 1520-1587?; Shepherd, Luke, fl. 1548. Godlye and holesome preservatyve against desperation.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.	1570 (1570)	STC 12366; ESTC S115661	48,478	114

maketh menti 〈…〉 of many whiche in the tyme of the P 〈…〉 phetes Christe and the Apostles we called from death to life Christe raised the widowes soonne He raised the ruler of the Sinag 〈…〉 his d●ughter He raised Lazarus Peter restored to life Tabitha Paule raised againe Eu●i●hus Eliz●us the Prophet called againe 〈…〉 〈…〉 e his hostes soonne Helias raised the Babe of the woman 〈…〉 f Sareptanie GOD tooke also vnto hym out of this 〈…〉 aile and transitorie life these twoo er 〈…〉 llent and holie menne Enoch and He 〈…〉 as quicke bothe bodie and soule to giue 〈…〉 as it were a taste and representation of the true life to come leaste after the o 〈…〉 i●ion of the Ethnicks and Epicures we should thinke there were no worlde nor 〈…〉 eeyng after this wretched and miserable life Let vs not forget what Christe ●esus Lorde of life and death saieth in the eight of Luke Wepe not the maide 〈…〉 not dedde but a slepe Reason not comprehendyng the misteries of GOD neither perceiuyng his power dooeth laugh his saiyng to scorne but Christ proueth his saiyng true he raised by and by the 〈…〉 edde maide to life The fiftene Chapiter of the first Epistle to the Corinthians is 〈…〉 eplenished with moste godlie pleasaunt 〈…〉 d pithie consolations Truly it is more precious then any gold For in that Cha●ter Saincte Paule doeth so annexe and 〈…〉 uple our resurrection ▪ to the resurrection of Christe as though thei could in no wise bee separate or deuided after th 〈…〉 forme Christ is risen from death which thyng is certaine ergo wée also shall v 〈…〉 doubtedly rise For Christe is our hedd 〈…〉 and we his members this hed is neith 〈…〉 without neither will forsake his me●bers Then it followeth that where ▪ Chr 〈…〉 is there shall we bee For why wee 〈…〉 the members of his bodie and euen of 〈…〉 fleshe and bone what tongue what p 〈…〉 what witte is able to set foorthe as i 〈…〉 worthie this ineffable and inestima 〈…〉 glorie of the mercie and grace of GO 〈…〉 that God hath vouchsafe so lowe to h 〈…〉 ble hymself as to become mortall m 〈…〉 that this ●eble and fraile nature of m 〈…〉 vnited and knitte to the diuine nat 〈…〉 by the power and efficacie of the god 〈…〉 might be inhaunced and promoted to 〈…〉 mortalitie For truely the nature o● faithfull menne whiche either were fore Christe hath been since or now 〈…〉 shall be to the worldes ende vndoubtly in Christe verie GOD and ma 〈…〉 hath obtained immortalitie The 〈…〉 lation therefore that riseth of Chr 〈…〉 resurrection is of great efficacie A 〈…〉 〈…〉 ncte Paule saieth to the Corinthians ●●riste is risen againe from dedde and is 〈…〉 e first fruictes of them that slepe for by 〈…〉 e manne truely came death and by one 〈…〉 nne commeth the resurrection of the 〈…〉 de And as al die in Adam euen so shal 〈…〉 bee made aliue in Christe but euery 〈…〉 e in his order The firste is Christe ▪ ●hen thei whiche are Christes whiche 〈…〉 h beleued in his commyng And sainct 〈…〉 ule dooeth adde a similitude taken of 〈…〉 urall thynges whereby he dooeth set 〈…〉 the and declare the resurrection of bo 〈…〉 s. The similitude is taken of seede 〈…〉 iche is cast into the yearth by the hus 〈…〉 dman dieth as it were and rotteth ▪ ●uerthelesse it is not vtterly loste but 〈…〉 ength springeth and commeth foorthe 〈…〉 he yearth goodlie beautifull and 〈…〉 saunt So our bodies shall rise again 〈…〉 feeble vile corruptible and mortall 〈…〉 strōg glorious incorruptible immor 〈…〉 neuer to dye againe but euer to liue ● The waie into true and euerlastyng 〈…〉 to our longe home as thei call it and 〈…〉 ntrie is by corporall death Fleashe 〈…〉 bloud beyng corruptible and mortal 〈…〉 not inherite the kingdome of GOD where nothyng is but life Therefor● this corruptible bodie must put on in t 〈…〉 ruption and this mortall muste putte● immortalitie Then shall the saiyng t 〈…〉 is written bee fulfilled Death is swa 〈…〉 wed vp in victorie Thei that beleeue Christe hath nowe ouercommed sy 〈…〉 death and helle Therefore not fear 〈…〉 death but strong bolde and well ha 〈…〉 in Christe Thei maie saie Death wh 〈…〉 is thy sting Death where is thy vict 〈…〉 The stynge of Death is synne and 〈…〉 power of synne is the Lawe But t 〈…〉 kes hee vnto GOD whiche hath g 〈…〉 vs the victorie through our Lorde I 〈…〉 Christe Let vs heare also more sentences 〈…〉 of godlie and mightie consolation He that hath raised vp Iesus 〈…〉 raise vs vp also with Iesus Our conuersation is in heauen 〈…〉 whence we doe looke for the sauiour 〈…〉 lorde Iesus Christ whiche shall cha 〈…〉 our 〈…〉 I le bodie that it maie be like 〈…〉 ned vnto his glorious bodie a 〈…〉 to the woorkyng of his power by 〈…〉 whiche also he is able to subdue all 〈…〉 ges vnto hymself Ye are dedde and your life is hid with ●●riste in God but when Christe your 〈…〉 shall appeare then shall ye also ap 〈…〉 rs in glorie with hym Wee woulde not brethren that ye 〈…〉 uld bee ignoraunte concernyng theim 〈…〉 t sleape that ye sorrowe not also as o 〈…〉 r doe whiche haue no hope For if we 〈…〉 eue that Iesus Christe died and rose againe Euen theim also whiche are a 〈…〉 pe through Iesus shall GOD bryng 〈…〉 h hym ●aicte Paule also doeth comforte Tithe with the article of resurrection ▪ 〈…〉 ng Remēber the Lorde Iesus Christ 〈…〉 yng the seede of Dauid rose againe 〈…〉 the dedde accordyng to my Gospell 〈…〉 if we bee dedde with hym wee shall 〈…〉 liue with hym If we suffer pacient 〈…〉 e shall also reigne with hym It was written also to the Hebrues 〈…〉 Christe tasted death for all menne 〈…〉 that he was partaker of fleashe and 〈…〉 d firste became verie manne that he 〈…〉 ht destroye hym whiche had the rule 〈…〉 at h that is the Deuill and that he 〈…〉 ht deliuer them whiche were in bō 〈…〉 all their life tyme by the reason of the hearing of Christes Gospell is so v 〈…〉 the feare of death God hath deliuered vs and called 〈…〉 with an holy calling not according to 〈…〉 workes but according to his purpose 〈…〉 grace whiche is giuen vs in Christe 〈…〉 before the time of the world but is n 〈…〉 made manifeste by the appearyng of 〈…〉 sauiour Iesus Christ whiche truely 〈…〉 dest●●ied death and hath brought life● immortalitie to light by the Gospell Wee knowe that wee are trans 〈…〉 from life to death bicause wee loue 〈…〉 brethren In this hath the loue of God appe 〈…〉 in vs bycause God sent his onely be 〈…〉 ten sonne into the worlde that we 〈…〉 lyue thorowe him I knowe that my redeemer doth 〈…〉 and in the

filled with hatred confusion cursing and blasphemie And immediatly came in his mind a heape and remembraunce of all the iniquities and faultes from the dai● of his natiuity What should I say mor● ▪ By and by christ departed from him and the most swéete peace of Christe And i● their place came death Sathan horro●● feare confusion and dispaire And thus this wretched person continuyng in this most miserable estate by ● space of sixe Monethes came at the lēgth in these latter daies with his wife children and houshold vnto Padua when daily falling into worse estate and wors● and striken continually with greater 〈◊〉 fusion feelyng also the terrible indig 〈…〉 〈…〉 n of God against him fell at the length to vtter desperation And so laye doune his bed without any feuer léesing all 〈…〉 e vse of his body except his spéeche nei●er desiryng nor eatyng any thyng nei●er digestyng that whiche was put into ●●m by force nor voidyng any thyng but 〈…〉 ely drinking and troubled with an vn 〈…〉 iable thirst as though he would haue ●onke vp Hister and Nilus But in coun 〈…〉 aunce and visage well liking in mind 〈…〉 d vnderstandyng most constant moste 〈…〉 ong of remembraunce neuer repea 〈…〉 ng one worde twise receiuyng all that ●ne vnto hym and vtteryng learned ●aue and sober communication that he ●as condempned by the rightous iudge●ent of God that he was already in hel continuall torment that he was voide 〈…〉 d destitute of all hope and fauour of GOD that he ought not ▪ to looke for the 〈…〉 ercie of God for that hee had sinned a 〈…〉 inst the holy ghost and that his fault 〈…〉 s vnpardonable that the merites of 〈…〉 riste did auaile hym nothyng that he 〈…〉 no maner faith or hope left wishyng 〈…〉 e in the place of Iudas or Caine that looked for nothyng els daiely but the horrible sentence of the iust God and t 〈…〉 the mercie of God did farre surmount 〈…〉 the sinnes of the world but yet could 〈…〉 auaile him any thing for that he was 〈…〉 probate from the beginnyng neyt 〈…〉 written at any tyme in the booke of ly●● that Christe neither suffered nor pra 〈…〉 for hym but for the elect onely that t 〈…〉 iudgement of God was declared and 〈…〉 iustice fulfilled in him onely Finally that within shorte space 〈…〉 horrible ende should come that he mi 〈…〉 giue an example to all the elect of his 〈…〉 iuration When hee had vttered all the thinges and many mo moste euiden 〈…〉 and in perfite mind in the presence of that were assembled about thirtie p 〈…〉 sons in number with the reuerend L 〈…〉 Bishop Vergerius the same Verge 〈…〉 began to comfort hym by all meanes And when I amongst other was a 〈…〉 to speake the reuerend Vergerius s 〈…〉 vnto hym ▪ Deare Maister Frauncis 〈…〉 ●s that Doctor Gribald that in this 〈…〉 uersitie of Padua ▪ professeth the la 〈…〉 godly man and faithfull who co 〈…〉 to see you Then he in his mother t 〈…〉 said Sia lui●l ben venuto et io il mal● ●ato Then did I directe my communication towardes hym and saide Maister Frauncis this is the illusion and mockyng of the Deuill that euidently doth trouble your minde Wherefore with all your hart turne vnto the blessed GOD who is readie to haue mercie vppon you Doe you not knowe that the earth is full of the mercy of God and that if all the 〈…〉 nnes of the world were in one man yet 〈…〉 ould thei not bee compared to the smallest sparke of the mercy of God who said As oft as the sinner shall mourne I will remember his iniquities no more Consi 〈…〉 er Peter that denied Christ thrise and 〈…〉 hat with an othe with whom he had li 〈…〉 ed so long familiarlie of whome he had 〈…〉 eceiued so many benefites so many to 〈…〉 ens of loue and yet notwithstandyng 〈…〉 e moste mercifull God pardoned hym Consider the theefe that neuer had done 〈…〉 y good dede but had bestowed his whole 〈…〉 e in mischiefe how he through one m● 〈…〉 n of his harte and power of faithe 〈…〉 as receiued into fauour Knowe ye not 〈…〉 at the hande of the Lorde is not yet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose propertie is to pardon and haue mercie ▪ Call vpon hym a little with your hart and aske for his mercie ▪ And I promise you assuredly that he is most readie to haue mercie vpon you and to receiue you into fauour through Iesus Christ his blessed Sonne ▪ Haue a su 〈…〉 confidence Maister Frauncis and rise● and doubt ye not at all God hath already mercie vpon you and hath pardoned yo● through Christe all your offence They saied he I doe not beleue And I answered againe Maister Frauncis I haue knowne many by face and acquaintance that haue bene both moste grieuous sinners and possessed of the Deuill and in farre worse estate than you are brougt into extreame desperation and yet the rowe the grace of God by the exhortati●● of their faithfull frendes haue turned in to hope and fauour and died in peace a 〈…〉 quietnesse what should let you then b 〈…〉 that ye may direct the smallest sparke 〈…〉 your hart to so oboundant mercie of God with an affection of your heart to call vppon hym in hope and faith When I h 〈…〉 saide these and many other thinges t 〈…〉 reuerend Lord Vergerius tooke my 〈…〉 by the ende and saide Ah swéete Mai 〈…〉 Frauncis and my moste dere Ma 〈…〉 Frauncis vnderstand the wordes of this ●octor who is both faithful and the Mes 〈…〉 nger of God whom God hath sent vnto 〈…〉 u to ascertaine you of his mercy Why 〈…〉 e ye not beleue this Will ye not that 〈…〉 od should haue mercie vppon you He 〈…〉 ill out of doubt haue mercie vpon you 〈…〉 d pardon all your offence howe can he 〈…〉 nie you any thing that hath graunted 〈…〉 u Christ his blessed sonne Be of good 〈…〉 éere and lifte vp your hearte a little in 〈…〉 pe and trust Will ye that wee saie the 〈…〉 rdes praier togither from the hearte 〈…〉 ee aunswered to this I beleue all that 〈…〉 saie yea the Deuils beleue and are a 〈…〉 yde but all this auaileth me nothyng 〈…〉 y sinne is to death Certes I woulde 〈…〉 ndly attaine the mercie and fauour of 〈…〉 d but hee will not All the power of 〈…〉 th is taken from me For the Lord had 〈…〉 spect vnto Peter but he hath no respect 〈…〉 to mée He was elect and I am repro 〈…〉 te I will praie vnto GOD with my 〈…〉 gue and will quickely say whatsoeuer 〈…〉 will haue me to saie But my heart is 〈…〉 of hatred cursing and blasphemie I 〈…〉 eue and feele that God is against mee 〈…〉 d as he spake thus a flie came fliyng before his face Lo said he nowe Belzabub calleth mée to a feaste ye shall

well go●●… 〈…〉 t vs consider and remēber how Christ 〈…〉 haued himself in the bitter and smarte 〈…〉 onie when hanging vpon the Crosse 〈…〉 was assaulted with diuers fierce and 〈…〉 ost grieuous temptations and praye 〈…〉 at wee maye haue grace to folowe his 〈…〉 ample FIrst he was tempted with synne when being hanged betwixt twoo theeues as a notable and hainous synner it was said vnto him thou be the sonne of God come downe 〈…〉 m the crosse By this contumelious 〈…〉 yce what doe they signifie else but 〈…〉 at they iudged him a naughty and vn 〈…〉 dlye person suche one as by craft sub 〈…〉 tie falsehood socerie and other vn●●wfull meanes had deceyued the peo●●e had blynded the worlde and to be 〈…〉 thing lesse than the sonne of God. Euen in lyke maner at the houre of 〈…〉 at h doth the Deuill tempt man what 〈…〉 euer man hath cōmitted against God 〈…〉 l the synnes that euer he did he she 〈…〉 th vnto him he doth exaggerate them 〈…〉 the vttermost to the ende that the multitude and hainousnesse of them 〈…〉 sidered and perceyued man shoud do 〈…〉 of the mercy and fauour of God and 〈…〉 fall into desperation Here we had ne 〈…〉 to stande sure and euery one of vs h 〈…〉 neede to aunswere our enimie thus te●pting vs after this maner I knowled 〈…〉 my selfe to haue synnes aboue all number and measure but Christe who ne 〈…〉 synned in whose mouth was founde 〈…〉 guile who is that verie innocent lam 〈…〉 hath suffred death for my synnes he ha 〈…〉 washed them away he hath satisfied 〈…〉 boundantly for them how many a 〈…〉 how great so euer they were Christe death pertayneth also to me he w 〈…〉 wounded also for my iniquities he w 〈…〉 brused for my vngraciousnesse by 〈…〉 stripes I am also healed All my synne hath Christe taken to himselfe so th 〈…〉 now I haue none thankes be to Christ● who hath satisfied for them in his own body CHrist was tēpted also with dea 〈…〉 when it was sayde vnto him 〈…〉 hath saued other but he can 〈…〉 saue hymselfe As though if shoulde 〈…〉 sayde he is now at a poynt he must dye 〈…〉 ere is no reamedie he can not escape 〈…〉 hus doeth our olde and erreconcible 〈…〉 imie labor to feare vs with death but 〈…〉 vs holde out the buckeler of fayth in ●hrist against him let vs remember 〈…〉 t Christe our Lorde King of glorie 〈…〉 Prince of life coulde not be ouer 〈…〉 nmed nor holden of death but though 〈…〉 once tasted of death he nowe liueth 〈…〉 reigneth for euer This Lord of ours 〈…〉 ll not leaue vs nor suffer death to ere 〈…〉 e any tyranie againste vs that after 〈…〉 hath suffered vs to be tēpted a while 〈…〉 will also that we dye corporally all 〈…〉 t is wholy for our welth Neyther could we eotherwyse come euerlastyng life but by tēporall death ▪ 〈…〉 e must therefore leaue this present 〈…〉 e ere we can inherite the eternall 〈…〉 e. Also this corporall death bringeth 〈…〉 s commoditie that by tasting the bit 〈…〉 nesse and sowernesse of it we haue 〈…〉 erience and knowe the exceding loue 〈…〉 t Christe bare towarde vs and the 〈…〉 stimable benefite that he did for vs 〈…〉 ensing our synnes in abolishing of 〈…〉 th in breaking vp of Hell gates and all by his death Otherwyse wee coulde neuer h 〈…〉 knowne the power of Christ in abo 〈…〉 yng of death wée could neuer haue i 〈…〉 esteemed the excellency of this bene 〈…〉 wee coulde neuer haue seene how i 〈…〉 cause we haue to giue thankes to C 〈…〉 our Lorde and redeemer Christe ly 〈…〉 truely we shall also liue And this co 〈…〉 rall death to vs shall be nothyng els 〈…〉 a sweete and holsome slepe an entr 〈…〉 and gate into the true and blessed 〈…〉 For after this transitorie life the● ginne we first truely to liue THirdlie Christe was te 〈…〉 with helle or euerlastyng 〈…〉 nation when it was saied 〈…〉 hym he hath trusted in G 〈…〉 let hym nowe deliuer hym if he will 〈…〉 though thei should saie Now it app 〈…〉 that he hath hoped in God in vaine 〈…〉 God will none of hym he hath for 〈…〉 hym he liketh hym not he doeth 〈…〉 hym he will easte hym doune to h 〈…〉 perpetually condemned him W 〈…〉 fore the temptour shall lashe at 〈…〉 like temptations wee maie not 〈…〉 maie not be afraied we maie not bee 〈…〉 ouraged but commende our self who 〈…〉 o Christ hang vpon hym who is who 〈…〉 urs who hath giuen hymself wholie ●s so that synne death nor helle hath thyng to doe with vs Christe with an 〈…〉 stimable price his own bloud hath de 〈…〉 ered vs from the tyrannie of the De 〈…〉 and euerlastyng damnation he is bene our innocencie our life and our iu 〈…〉 e. Let vs take héede in any wise that 〈…〉 tourne not our hartes from Christe 〈…〉 cified If we cleane to hym we are set 〈…〉 on a sure and inexpugnable rocke a 〈…〉 nst the whiche all the power of hell is 〈…〉 e to dooe nothyng So that wee maie 〈…〉 ly exclaime and euery one saie with 〈…〉 riste I prouided the Lorde afore my 〈…〉 s alwaie for he is at my right elbowe 〈…〉 t I should not be moued therefore my 〈…〉 te hath been glad and my tonge hath 〈…〉 yced more●uer my fleshe shall reste 〈…〉 ope By faithe in Christe we become ●so●nnes of God the brethren and co 〈…〉 es of Christ and partakers of euerla 〈…〉 life by this faithe departyng hēce 〈…〉 shall goe to the kyngdome prepared the electe afore the beginnyng of the world And if in the feruentnesse of th● temptations our faith begin to waue● we do not beare paciently the will of ● heauenly father if our loue toward ●● ware faint cold if our hope begin to● feble and weake and therefore we be● to feare least God and wée be not all ●● full pointe but that he is yet displeased w● vs whiche rēptation surely is very gr●●uous painfull dangerous harde to ou● come we must call to remēbraūce Chr● to haue suffered for vs so intollerable a● inuincible temptations that there ap●red no help no comfort no refuge wh● in God and the whole worlde seemed ● haue forsakē him and to be against hy● in so muche that he exclaimed O my g● O my God why haste thou forsaken ●● Oh here was a greeuous temptation ● sharpe and bitter death that Christe su●fered for vs and all to make the waie● the crosse and death easie vnto vs The●●fore seyng that Christe of his owne fr●● will caste hymself into the féelyng of● tollerable paine calamitie and anxiet● GOD our moste louyng father bee●● therewith content vndoubtedly he kn●weth and cōsidereth our infirmities ▪ ●● ●btedly he will not deale with vs ac●yng to the rigour of the Lawe but ●l beare muche with vs and pardon ●ny

A notable and marueilous Epistle of the famous Doctour Matthewe Gribalde Professor of the Lawe in the Vniuersitie of Padua cōcernyng the terrible iudgemente of GOD vpon hym that for feare of men ▪ denieth Christ and the knowne veritie with a Preface of Doctor Caluine Now newely imprinted with a godly and wholesome preseruatiue against desperation at all tymes necessarie for the soule chiefly to be vsed when the deuill dooeth assaulte vs moste fiercely and death approcheth nighest ▪ LVKE 12. But I saie vnto you my friendes bee not afraied of theim that kill the bodie and after warde haue no power to doe any thyng els ¶ Imprinted at London by Henry Denham for William Norton ❧ Ihon Caluin to the christian Reader HOW frowarde our minde is in iudgyng the workes of God and how crooked a iudgemente wee haue it doeth right well appere by this ▪ that wher as he sheweth so many exāples one after an other in punishing the wickednesse of man yet many dooe sleightly passe ouer or regarde thesame yea some plainly scorne theim other suppose theim to come by chaunce and finally all men sodainly forget thē This vnthankfulnesse as it is not of it self to be borne so bryngeth it also this mischief with it ▪ that we receiue not the fruite of the iudgementes of God ▪ that we should doe whiche is briefly noted of the Prophet Esai that is to saie that all the inhabiters of the yearth maie learne righteousnesse thereby By the whiche saiyng he doeth shewe vs that being strikē with feare we ought to learne to dreade GOD and liue an holy life And bicause the Prophetes would remedy this all there is no poinct of doctrine that thei haue more to doe-withall then to fasten in our remēbraunce suche plagues as God sendeth vpon the wicked and vngodly persones And yet is there ●… other other mischiefe worse then this And that is stubburnesse that we bee not wise hauyng go● monition and warning and therfore of so many aduertisementes as the Prophets in euery pla● beate into our heads yea threate and thunder ● pon vs there commeth but small profite fe● there been that are moued thereby Bicause God would shake from vs this beastly sluggishnes ● sheweth oftētymes suche monstrous examples ● may cōstrain vs to fele yea though we be a sl● Suche like example not long ago hath he ●clared in Frances Spera first in Italie that to say in the highest most notable Theatre all Europe and Christendome secondly in th● nation whiche as it dooeth otherwise excell● finesse of witte so is it in this pointe without ● sense and felyng For there in euery place do● all wickednesse so licenciously reigne that ● moste parte either thinketh not that God is ● maker of the worlde or els knoweth not that shall come to bee our iudge And what maru● i● it if Antichrist with his blast infecte the ● lians so nigh vnto hym whiche hath poured ● his dedly poison euen vpon the vttermost c● of the yearth And therefore we se other nat● bewitched with wicked superstitions but ● moste furiously and outragiously contemp● God hymself In deede there be in the cou● some excellēt wise seruantes of Christ ●● doubt not but god hath many shepe there w●●ing now scattered abrode at length shal be ga●ered together But yet in the common life of ●en if a man would viewe euery estate de●ee there appereth nothyng but horrible blind ●sse Then for as muche as thei despise God so ●chelously and with suche arrogancie let them ●ue suche scholemasters as thei deserue Surely ●rances Spera is worthy to be one of the chief ●or whereas the vaine fellowe puffed vp with ●bicious bragging would prophanely dispute ●d teache in the schole of Christ at length com●yng abrode could but a while enioye the place ● them of whose sort he was not Hereby the ●alians maie learne that vse accustomably to ●lly with God how earnest vengeaunce he wil ●ke vpon those that scorne his maiestie Now ●hereas the Romishe Antichrist would by his ●gate so notably triumph vpon Christ and his ●ospell in the persone of this wretched man he ●th enioyed suche successe as is meete for suche ●ollicie subtile enterprise As long as Spe● drewe his breath in this worlde in the middes ●his moste horrible pain and tormentes he ne● ceased to crie that he was euerlastyngly cō●pned bicause he was brought wickedly to ● sweare the sonne of God his onely health and ●uation partly through the whorishe intise●nte and partly through the tyrannicall threa●ges of the Legate of Rome The voices of the Martires whiche thei moste cruelly murder do sounde emongst them yea and are heard euen in heauen but the Pope and his garde thinke them not worthy their hearyng Let them delight thēselues therefore with the song of this martire of theirs so long till thei bee brought into the same pageaunt of desperation themself I speake to the Romishe Pope with his bande of theeues and to the Italians by name not bicause this example pertaineth to theim onely but bicause this fighte was set so nigh before their eyen by the marueilous prouidence of God forasmuche as thei can not be wakened but by suche tragicall motion In the meane season all other nations maye know that thei are warned of the lorde Let the Frenchemen bende and set their mynde on this that are through their folie lightnesse auaūced aboue the cloudes and are to muche accustomed vnreuerently to scorne religion Lette the Germanes harken to this that haue been heretofore to slacke and dulle in perceiuyng the iudgemen●es of god and now in their last euilles s●me vtterly to be voide of al reason Let the English men also and other learne with what re●erence and carefulnesse thei ought to recei●e Christe now shinyng vpon them This wretched Spera whether he was entised by ●tattrie or constrained by feare to forsweare Gods veritie ▪ whiche he had confessed as a notable example that the cōfession of godly wholesome doctrine which we so stēderly regard is not a little estemed before the iudgement seate of god For assone as he suffered hymself to bee led awaie to this false simulation and saiyng as the reprobate cease not to commit one mischief vpon an other he fell into many trappes and entangled hymself in many snares of desperation till at length through his dotyng phantasies striuyng in vaine as beastes that ar caught in snares he strāgled himself for asmuche then as this exāple of Gods iudgement ●s bothe worthie to bee knowen of this our age ●nd to be remembred of our posteritie I thought good to set abrode as faithfully as became me ●his historie of hym compiled by a learned man ●nd an eloquent lest partly through negligence ●artly through sluggishnesse partly through ●he wickednes of men it should be vtterly loste For seing that euery man perceiueth how vn●iscretely suche treatises wer compiled as haue ●een heretofore set forthe I can

5 Christe is that most gentle fath●● whiche with so great ioye and with 〈…〉 bracing armes receiued home againe 〈…〉 lost sonne Come vnto me all ye that labour 〈…〉 are laden and I shall refresh you Lo 〈…〉 calleth al he refuseth he excludeth n 〈…〉 we must include also our selues with his wordes All we must resort to him and he 〈…〉 receiue and refresh vs. God setteth forthe his loue towa 〈…〉 For Christ died for vs when we 〈…〉 yet synners muche more now the 〈…〉 we being iustified by his bloude sh 〈…〉 safe from wrath by hym Christe Iesus is become vnto vs wi●dome righteousnesse holinesse and re●●mption Here let vs cōfort our selues 〈…〉 at though we haue beene neuer so ●eat synners yet let vs confesse and ●●owledge our synne let vs call for mer 〈…〉 and pardon let vs vnfainedly beleeue ●●riste to be oure onelye health iustice 〈…〉 redemption and straight way he is 〈…〉 he will by and by ●●uer and put away 〈…〉 ●ynnes in s●●he sorte that we shall ●●e feare no peril nor daunger Him that knew no fynne hath God 〈…〉 de synne j. a payement of synne for 〈…〉 that we shoulde become the righ 〈…〉 snesse of God by hym Christe gaue himselfe for our synnes 〈…〉 he might deliuer vs from this pre 〈…〉 wicked worlde according to the 〈…〉 of God our father ●hriste Iesus is come into this worlde 〈…〉 e synners ●hriste Iesus hath giuen himselfe a 〈…〉 ption for all men This let vs con 〈…〉 ly beleeue vndoubted we be of the 〈…〉 er of those that shall be saued For 〈…〉 he is come a redemption for all 〈…〉 thinges that he hath suffered pertaineth no lesse to thee and mee and euerie one of vs so we beleeue than to P●ter or Paule Christ hath borne our synnes in his body vpon the Crosse By these places and suche lyke we maye see how God the father which● will not the death of a synner but th 〈…〉 we shoulde tourne and liue for that m 〈…〉 seruent burning loue that he bear 〈…〉 towarde vs hath eased vs of the burth 〈…〉 of our synne and hath laide it vpon 〈…〉 backe of his moste deere beloued soon 〈…〉 whiche his sonne hath so taken bor 〈…〉 and suffered for them that they can ●uer condemne vs For God taketh 〈…〉 reputeth the death of his sonne for a 〈…〉 satisfaction and payement for all our 〈…〉 nes ▪ so that we truely beleeue in h 〈…〉 For seyng that our synnes thus laied 〈…〉 Christe coulde not ouercome him 〈…〉 taine him in death nor damne him 〈…〉 why he rose againe vndoubtedly a 〈…〉 satisfaction is alreadie made for them ▪ 〈…〉 iustice of God is fully aunswered 〈…〉 they be vtterly hid and forgiuen 〈…〉 beleeue this and we shall not peri 〈…〉 uerlastingly For Christe is now 〈…〉 ours with all that he hath wit 〈…〉 〈…〉 at h with his resurrection with his as 〈…〉 tion into heauen with his lyfe his 〈…〉 rites his glorie As sainct Paule wit 〈…〉 sseth Rom. 8. Wherefore Sathan hath 〈…〉 w no title to vs he cā not meddle with 〈…〉 he hath no power to hurt vs ▪ Forso 〈…〉 e as we be iustified by Christ pur 〈…〉 from our synnes and made the chil 〈…〉 n of God by Christ who hath recon 〈…〉 d vs and wrought our peace we must 〈…〉 refore be of good comfort For seeing 〈…〉 be in the handes of God that is om 〈…〉 otent who is now oure best moste 〈…〉 ng and trustie Father we be in a 〈…〉 porte we be without daunger there 〈…〉 o incōmoditie nor aduersitie hurte 〈…〉 or we be inuironed with the custodie 〈…〉 od and the garde of Aungels out of 〈…〉 handes of this heauenlye father can 〈…〉 reature by force pluck vs When we 〈…〉 t an ende by death of this crosse and 〈…〉 orall affliction then haue we ended 〈…〉 ourney then haue wee finished oure 〈…〉 re Christe hath borne the same 〈…〉 e ▪ Christe hath passed the same 〈…〉 e he hath suffered lyke death he is heade we must be lyke to him we suffer with him if we intende to raigne with him we must leaue this ●●●porall life ere that we can enioye 〈◊〉 euerlasting Let not oure synnes tro●●… vs let them not torment oure cons●●●…ces as thought they coulde not befor●…●…uen They are alreadie forgiuen if 〈◊〉 repent and beleeue Christe is all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as muche as he is He by his innoce●●… hath couered and taken awaye oure ●●…nes As Christe can not bee dampne●…●…uen so we can not be dampned if w●●… right faith we cleaue vnto him As si●●… death and helle had no power agai●… Christe so haue they no power ag●… vs so we be in Christe and Christe i●●… Yf the matter had bene lefte and ●…mitted to vs to haue borne oure o●●… synnes and to haue satisfied for th●… they woulde haue beene to heauy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wee had not beene able to stande t●… them they woulde haue pressed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sunke vs downe to Hell. But Ch●●●●… both God and man hath of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 free will offered himselfe for vs he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 taken oure tourne he hath playde 〈◊〉 parte and paide for vs all that we o●●… As it is in the Psalme spoken in th●…●●…sone of Christe I paide that I ough●… 〈…〉 e had trespassed we wer the detters so farre behinde hande that all that was in 〈…〉 s was not able to paye the least somme 〈…〉 hat we ought Christe became our suer 〈…〉 y paied for vs acquited vs and set vs at ●ibertie yea made vs coheires with hym ●f euerlastyng glorie If it wer possible for one man to com●it the synnes of the whole worlde so he ●ruely repent and cleaue by true faith to Christ he cannot be dapmned his sinnes 〈…〉 e sufficiently and aboūdantly by Christ 〈…〉 iffied for For Christ as touchyng his 〈…〉 dhed one in substance with the heauē 〈…〉 father As touchyng his manhoode our 〈…〉 rie flesh and bloud hath purchased and 〈…〉 uely bought grace pardon for vs For ●hrist became man for vs was borne for 〈…〉 died vpon the Crosse for vs rose from 〈…〉 at h for vs ascended into heauen for vs 〈…〉 hath accomplished and performed al 〈…〉 ynges mete for our saluation for vs If 〈…〉 refore we beleue in Christ we are be 〈…〉 e partakers of Gods fauour we are 〈…〉 ed of the packe and burthen of synne 〈…〉 e are made the heires of God and co 〈…〉 es with Christe for euer and that by 〈…〉 iste and for Christe For without Christ there is no consolation no health no hope no helpe In Christe alone is 〈…〉 comfort all health all hope all succou 〈…〉 all refuge all grace and mercy more ●boundant more plentious more exc 〈…〉 lent then any man is able eyther ▪ 〈…〉 comprehende or to wish God graunt 〈…〉 therefore a true and a constaunte faith In this forme or in like sorte we mu