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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

in me hath euerlastyng life I am the resurrection and life he that ●eleueth on me ye though he were dead ●et shall he liue and whosoeuer liueth ●nd beleueth in me shall neuer die I am come a light into the world who●oeuer beleeueth in me shall not bide in ●arkenesse ▪ I am the wai● the truthe and the life 〈…〉 man cōmeth to the father but by me This is the life eternall that thei ●ight knowe thee the onely verie God ▪ ●nd whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ Sainct Peter saith Christ is the stone ●hiche was caste awaie of you builders ●hiche is become chief of the corner nei●her is there Saluation in any other for ●mong men vnder heauen there is giuen one other name wherein we muste bée 〈…〉 ued To Christ bare all the Prophetes wit●esse that through his name whosoeuer ●●leeueth in hym shall receiue remission ●f synnes ▪ Sainct Paule saieth through Christ 〈…〉 preached vnto vs the forgiuenesse of sy●nes and that by hym all that beleeue a 〈…〉 iustified from all thynges from which● wee could not bee iustified by the Law● of Moises Sainct Paule to the Romanes saieth the iuste shall liue by faithe The righteousnesse of God comm 〈…〉 by the faithe of Iesus Christ vnto al 〈…〉 vpon all that beleue There is no difference for all haue 〈…〉 ned and are destitute of the glorie of g 〈…〉 but are iustified freely by his grace th●rowe the redemption that is in Chris● Iesus whom God hath sette for the as seate of mercie through faith in his bl 〈…〉 that he might be coumpted iuste and th● iustifier of hym which beleueth in Iesu● To hym that woorketh not but bel●ueth on hym that iustifieth the vngodl 〈…〉 his faithe is coumpted for righteousnes●● By faithe is the inheritaunce giu●● that it might come of fauour and the pr●mise might be sure to all the seede Christe was deliuered to death for 〈…〉 synnes and rose againe for our iustif 〈…〉 tion Because we are iustified by faithe we are at peace with god the father through our lorde Iesus Christ by whō we haue awaie in through Faithe to that grace wherein wee stande and reioyce in hope of the glorie of God. God setteth out his loue that he hath to vs seyng that while we were yet synners Christe died for vs muche more now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shall wée bee saued from wrathe through hym for if when wée were enemies wee were reconciled to GOD by the death of his soonne muche more seeyng wee are reconciled wée shall bee preserued by his life Not onely so but we also ioye in God by the meanes of our lorde Iesus Christ by whom wée haue now receiued the attonement Eternal life is the gift of God through Iesus Christ our Lorde There is no dānation to them whiche are in Christe Iesu whiche walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite We knowe that all thynges woorke for the best vnto them that loue God and them whiche be appointed before them he also calleth and whiche he calleth them he iustifieth and whiche he iustifieth them also he glorifieth What shall we say thē to these things if God be on our side who can be against vs whiche spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs all how shall he not with him giue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen it is God that iustifieth who then shall condemne it is Christe whiche is dead ye rather whiche is risen againe whiche is also on the right hande of God and maketh intercession for vs. If thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the Lorde and shalt beléeue in thy harte that God raysed him vp from death thou shalt be safe for the beliefe of the harte iustifieth to knowledge with thy mouth maketh a mā safe Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifie all that beleue None of vs liue vnto himselfe if we liue we liue vnto the Lorde and if we die we dye vnto the Lorde whether we lyue therfore or die we are the Lordes for Christ therfore died and rose againe and reuiued that he might be Lorde both of quicke and dead Sainct Paule sayth Christe Iesu of God is made vnto vs wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemptiō We are washed we are sanctified we are iustified by the name of our Lorde Iesus Christ by the spirite of our God. Christ died for our sinnes agréeing to the Scriptures he was buried and rose againe the thirde daye according to the scriptures As by Adam al die euen so by Christ shal all be made aliue Death is swallowed vp in victorie death where is thy sting hell where is thy victorie the sting of death is synne and the strength of synne is the lawe hut thankes be vnto God whiche hath giuen vs victorie through oure Lorde Iesus Christe Therefore my deare brethren be stedfast and vnmoueable alwayes riche in the workes of the Lorde for as muche as ye knowe as your labor is not in vaine in the Lorde By faith ye stande According as it is written in the 116. Psalme I beleue therefore haue I spoken we also beleue and therefore speake for wee knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall raise vs vp also by the meanes of Iesus and shall sette vs with you God hath made Christ to be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shoulde be that righteousnesse whiche before God is allowed A man is not iustified by the déedes of the lawe but by the faithe of Iesus Christe and therfore haue we beleued on Iesus Christ that we might be iustified by the faythe of Christe and not by the déedes of the lawe because that by the déedes of the lawe no fleshe shall be iustified For the lyfe whiche I nowe lyue in the fleshe ▪ I liue by the faith of the sonne of God whiche loued me and gaue himselfe for me I dispise not the grace of GOD for if righteousnesse come by the law then dyed Christ in vaine Abraham beleued to God and it was counted to him for righteousnes The scripture sawe before hande that God would iustifie the Heathen through faith and therefore shewed before hand● glad tidings vnto Abraham in thée shall all nations be blessed so then they which be of faith are blessed with faithfull Abraham Vnderstand therefore that the● whiche are of faith the same are the children of Abraham Christ hath delyuered vs from the curse af the law and was made accurssed for vs. That we might receyue the promise of the spirite by fayth The scripture concludeth all thinges vnder synne that the promise by the faith of Iesus Christe shoulde be giuen to them that beléeue We are all the sonnes of God by the faith whiche is in Christe Iesus We be all one in

not se what thei ●an profite the reader The lorde Iesus establishe ●ur hartes in the right and pure faithe of his go●pell and kepe our tonges in the stedfast confes●on of hym that now singing with his Aungels ●e maie at length with them enioye that ioye of ●he heauenly kyngdome From Geneua the fifte of December An Epigram of the terrible example of one Francis Spera an Italian of whom this booke is compiled E xcesse of riches promotion worldlie D ignities honour and yearthly pleasure W ife children kinred name affinitie A ccompt not these thyngs as perfite treasure R iches that faile not but euer endure D escende from heauen and neuer turne to 〈…〉 A s these whiche oft bothe soule and bodie 〈…〉 G race truthe clere conscience what treas 〈…〉 thei been L et Spera be example to vs all I n these our daies the like hath not been s 〈…〉 O f one that had from God so greate a fall N ot able once hymself for grace to call B icause the wretch did set this worldly dros 〈…〉 I n place about Christs gospel truth cros 〈…〉 Sub his acrosticis latens authoris nomen A greate and marueilous example of the diuine iudgement hath appeared in these our latter daies Wee dooe witnesse that whiche wee haue heard with our eares and seen with our Eyes FRAVNCIS SPERA ▪ a Lawier and famous aduocate borne in the Castell of Citadell a man aboute fiftie yeres of age hauyng a wife and .xi. children worldly goodes offices and promotions aboundauntly After he had receiued the giftes of the holie ghoste through the vnspeakeable grace of GOD and had fully knowne the Lorde Iesu Christ our ●a●iour by the reuealyng of the whole scripture and being illuminate with the light of the holy ghost did confesse Christ onely and preached that wee had saluation ▪ giuen vs onely through Christ the sonne of God and that by Christ onely we wer iustified and ought not to putte affiaunce in any workes or merites of men●● and yet not withstandyng ought to doe good workes to the ende we might obey God and liue iustly and godlie And finally after hée had attayned aboundaunt knowledge of the trueth through faith by the manifest testimonies of the holy Scripture tastyng in the meane season in his har● with much quietnesse pleasure and comfort the giftes of the holy Ghoste a● faith ▪ hope charitie méekenesse gentlenesse and all maner of quietnesse and tranquillitie of the minde as he that d 〈…〉 possesse ▪ Christe and had the fruition and pleasure of Christe this wretched m●n alas too too wretched beyng through the pricking for ward of his enimies sommo●ned to appéere at ●eny● before the Legate of the chiefe Bishop and there being accused of her●●●e grieuously ●aunted and threatned 〈◊〉 constrained through f●●re either of corporal death or con●is 〈…〉 ti●● of his goodes ▪ vtterly abiured and denied the doctrine whiche hée tofore ha● preached hauing commaundement to returne into his countrie and ●●●●exan● hi● professed doctrine in the place of Cita 〈…〉 wher he before had manifestly to 〈◊〉 ●ort declared and taught the same and there to contente the people and Mini●●ers of the Church with a minifest and ●●lempne recantation ▪ This wretched man béeyng dismissed from the Legate and prepared to his ●●urney to execute the commaundement of late giuen hym concernyng his abiuyng began diuersly to reason with hym●elfe whether he should returne to Ci●adell to confirme his recantation either ●houlde forsake all his goodes and goe to ●●me other place to repent As he went in his iourney the spirite of God cōtinually ●ame into his mynde and the pricke of ●onscience prouoking him to repentance and councellyng hym alwaies not to goe ●o abiure but rather to forsake Wife Children and the whole world yea and ●o suffer present death ▪ rather than to ab 〈…〉 re and recante the truthe whiche he ●newe The spirit said Frauncis ●e ware least 〈…〉 hou confirme the Recantation whiche 〈…〉 o● heretofore haste made take h●ede 〈…〉 a st thou confirme and ●eale with the s● 〈…〉 et of thy hart that Epistle which thou 〈…〉 st signed with thy simple hande thou ▪ ●●t frée yet Frauncis and haste escaped ▪ out of the handes of men forsake not the truth ▪ stand and fall no more repent and God wil haue mercy vpon thée the frailenesse of the flesh hath moued thée to this beware least the wickednesse of the spirite come after All these thinges and manie other as Frauncis tolde vs did the Spirite and his conscience continually bea●e in his heade the whiche spirite beyng at lengthe reiected and his hearte beyng hardened he decréed with himself to preferre his wife children offices promotions and temporall goodes before the truth which he knewe and to confirme his abiuration which he before had made that he might inioy his temporal goodes in worldly quietnes And vpon this purpose entring into the towne of Citadell offered hymselfe to the Maior who was aduertised of the same before by letters to be ready to satisfie the people and congregation and to abiure the doctrine whiche he had preached before and thi● d●●n he departed home the same night came to hym a Priest bringyng hym a certaine Copie of the recantation whiche be should make the next daie before al the people and the same night the wretch●● man tooke no sléepe the next mornyng followyng beyng Sunday when Masse was done this Frauncis rising vp did ab●ure the doctrine whiche hee before had mainteined before the whole multitude of the people ▪ whiche he reported to be about the nūber of two thousand persons in the presence of the Maior officers and other his friendes and there did recant al whiche he before had taught confirmyng the merites of men affiaunce of workes free will place of purgatorie intercession of sainctes pardons satisfactions and finally all things which he before had confuted by the testimonies of scripture affirmyng with open protestation that he did erre and was deceiued but now was returned to the waie of light and truthe and into the bosome of the holy Churche of Rome This done he was appointed to paie a 〈…〉 ne of thirtie Crownes of the whiche he paide fiue to the Priest that brought him the Copie of his recantation the other xxv he gaue out of hande for a receptacle or Tabernacle of the Sacrament of the Auter And so was dismissed of the magistrate and was restored to his wife children goodes and promotions Ano● this most wretched man and most vnluckie of al other perceiued the terrible sentence of the righteous GOD to lighte● and glister against him and did most euidentlie knowe that the wrath of the Almightie God was fallen vppon his head ▪ By and by he lost all the giftes of the holy Ghost and Christ was separated from hym All the benefites of Christ all comfort vanished awaie ▪ his heart was

promising that wée woulde praye to God for him bad him farewell and departed thence with the reuerend Lorde Vergerius And thus doth the wretched man liue in his body A certaine strong man there is that when he intended to giue him meate doth binde his armes and shoulders with handes bicause he shoulde not resist wyth his handes And so opening his mouth by force putteth thinne broth into his mouth with a spoone or other instrumēt And yet doth he let it as much as he can stopping it with his tongue But it can not choose but that some of the broth must néedes fall downe by his gaping into the iawes and palace of his mouth and so thence into his stomake And thus with much a doe he is 〈…〉 shed twise a daie but auoyding nothyng But euer he desireth to die and to go to hell with all spéede lookyng euerie houre for the terrible sentence of God as he most euidentlye and openly doth declare by his communication The thirde daie came wee vnto hym with the reuerend Father Vergerius and did salute hym as the maner is and began againe to comfort him Notwithstandyng he saide nothyng but shuttyng his eyen like one a sléepe with pain gaue aunswere Then came there a certaine aged man from the place of Citadell askyng hym whether hee knewe hym his friend whom the wretched man beholdyng with his eyen did scarce acknowledge Then saide he Maister Frauncis I am Anthony Fontanina Priest who was with you the same day that ye came to Venis about seuen or eight monethes past Then saide Frauncis with pittifull grone and sighings Alas that cursed daie Alas that cursed daie I would I had neuer gone thyther or else had dyed at that present Then began we to demaunde him many questions specially of his olde fayth and whether hee had at any tyme any stedfast or perfite beliefe and how he fell so miserably from that faith ▪ for as muche as it was vnpossible that he that had once perfitely and firmely beleued should fall from the whole For it is written that the giftes of the holy ghoste are without repentaunce Then aunswered hee Certes I did beléeue that Christ was the sacrifice that appeased Gods wrath toward vs and that it was he only by whom we did attaine saluation and righteousnesse neither doubted I at any tyme in this But I did not reknowledge the benifites of Christe and to saye the truth I neuer loued hym againe with perfite hart But rather tooke the fayth of the Gospell to the liberty of the fleshe and so did abuse that faithe to vnlawfull licence to sinne and did neglecte the whole studie desire and meane of Godlinesse and religion By and by turning him vnto certaine yong men that stode by he said My Sonnes hearken to my words I say not this for that I woulde plucke any thing from the holy Gospell whiche I knowe to bee moste true but that ye should not set is muche by youre faithe but that also ●● should doe good workes beléeue me that haue proued it And then oftētimes with teares and sighynges he did commende aboue all the scripture the worthie Epistle of Peter chiefe in deede of all the Apostles which exhorteth all faithfull christians to Godlinesse chastitie holinesse and cleane life and to prepare an vnspotted Temple to God. But I saied he where as I bothe did presume that I had attained perfite faith and also boldely preached to other and had in a readinesse all the places of Scripture yet liued wickedly and vngodly And behold the manifest iudgement of God who hath sodainely taken me in his anger and furie not for any amendment but to perfite damnation Then rose there vp one that was there present a man excellently learned and long exercised in holy Scripture and said Maister Frauncis we doe not altogether allowe this your exhortation wheras ye councell vs not so muche to yelde to the faith of the Gospell but that we should also embrace and commende the affiaunce of works For we know that there are two kindes of righteousnesse outward and inwarde Outwarde righteousnesse whiche is of workes and which the worlde doth commend the same iustifieth not before God neither auaileth to saluation For Socrates Cato and Arestides right well perfourmed that righteousnesse wherby they gate muche prayse and glorie in this worlde But the inwarde righteousnesse is of God whiche doth regenerate vs by grace into hope faith and charitie and by this faith fréely graunted vnto vs doe we liue and are iustified and God imputeth not oure sinnes vnto vs without the whiche neuerthelesse we can not be as the scripture saith if we saie we haue no sinne we beguile our selues But blessed is hee to whom the Lorde imputeth not sinne and whose sinnes are couered Wherefore there is no cause that ye should sende vs to outwarde workes as to the Anker and refuge of saluation and righteousnesse Than saide I Sir Mayster Francis words are not to be taken so precisely or exactly as though he would compare the outwarde righteousnesse of workes to the faithe of the Gospell and inward righteousnesse But he exhorted the yong men after this sort bicause the most parte doe wickedly turne the libertie of the Gospel into the vnlawful libertie of the fleshe and without aduisement ●buse the gift of faith and whereas they ●●all themselues faithfull yet denie faithe 〈…〉 their déedes Therefore Peter in his Epistle whiche this man so muche com 〈…〉 ended as ye haue hearde and Iames also teache almost nothing else than that we shoulde declare our faithe in our outwarde woorkes as Sainct Peter saieth Wherefore brethren doe as much as ye 〈…〉 n to make your election certain by your ●ood works And Iames also saith Shew 〈…〉 e thy faith and I will shewe thée mine ●y my workes Therefore this man bla 〈…〉 eth himselfe greatly for this cause that 〈…〉 hereas he professed that hee had the in●ard righteousnesse alwaies neglected ●●e outward Then began wee earnestly to dispute of the matter and of the estate of this ●retched man and diligently to searche ●heter his trespasse were mortall or no. for the whiche accordyng to the saiyng 〈◊〉 Sainct Ihon wee ought not to praie ●nd that well learned man beganne to 〈…〉 spute learnedly and excellently of the 〈…〉 nue against the holy Ghost and of resistyng after the truthe ▪ is knowne and made a plaine distinction as we thought of all the kindes of sinne againste the holy ghost And the wretched man harkened to all these thinges with attentiue eare to whom the Lord Vergerius said Wel ▪ beloued Maister Francis when ye heare these thynges disputed so godlye and deuoutly and the places of Scripture in whiche ye haue excelled to bee brought forth take you in the meane season n● comfort and recreation with vs And specially seyng that you for your capacitie ▪ declare the Scriptures so eloquently w 〈…〉 are not

glorie Amen ▪ A preseruatiue against desperation FOr as muche as the diseas● of the bodye and corpor 〈…〉 death doth so trouble ma● minde that we commo 〈…〉 tremble quake at the o 〈…〉 mention of them Howe much ought 〈…〉 to feare the sicknes of the soule and dea● of the same then which ther can no gr●ter nor more fearefull calamitie chau 〈…〉 vnto man. And seyng that euerie man doth a 〈…〉 so much as in hym lieth the paine 〈…〉 ries diseases and death of the bodie h 〈…〉 muche more ought wee to decline and 〈…〉 chewe the causes of these euils which 〈…〉 sinnes and offences and feare the yre 〈…〉 God which we so by our enormities 〈…〉 prouoke If wee be neuer so little sicke● our body by and by we send for the P 〈…〉 sition we spare no cost we seeke for me●cines and remedie though they be ne 〈…〉 so chargeable and all to patche and cl 〈…〉 vp this earthen vessel of our body whi 〈…〉 doe we neuer so muche can not last l 〈…〉 And why vse we not like diligence in 〈…〉 siryng and seekyng remedies agains● diseases of the soule which like as they be 〈…〉 re grieuous euen so they bryng with 〈…〉 m without comparison infinitely 〈…〉 re daunger For what can it profite a 〈…〉 nne though hee haue all the riches in 〈…〉 world though he liue a thousand yere 〈…〉 that in such health and pleasure that ●s not once touched with sicknesse or 〈…〉 e his soule in the meane time being 〈…〉 oued with synne beyng captine to than hauing god displeased with him 〈…〉 damnation readie for hym after this 〈…〉 For truely this life must once haue 〈…〉 nde neither know we whan where 〈…〉 what maner or how soone Therefore saithe Christ watch for ye 〈…〉 er knowe the daie nor houre when ●onne of man will come And least we ●short tyme of our abode omittynge 〈…〉 ges moste waightie and profitable 〈…〉 d followe trifles and things of small 〈…〉 hee hath vouchsafe to prescribe vs 〈…〉 der and as it were a briefe certaine 〈…〉 re wa●e to come vnto true felicity 〈…〉 g. 〈…〉 eke first for the kindome of God and ●●ghteousnesse therof and all thinges 〈…〉 e added vnto you ▪ Care for liuyng care for riches care for worldly dignitie worldly fauour worldly estimation and such like trāsitorie things which in déed● doeth little profite but many times bycause both of filthie vices and also of grieuous calamities doth busie doth vexe doth trouble doth euen defatigat vs both day and night but in séeking for and procuring of Godly and heauenly thinges ▪ we be most negligent most slacke moste dull most forgetfull And I praye yo● what can be a greater blindenesse or ● more daungerous madnesse whilest w● be lustie whilest we be in helth while● we be in prosperitie we scarcelye think● vpon anye life to come we remember not once that we shall die But when we be in perill and daunger by sickenesse ● death beginneth to knock at our dore Euē at that same houre when we should play the men and fight against our enimy beyng sufficiently armed and weaponed afore then begin we first to thinke vpon our armor to thinke vpō our weapon to thinke vpon mending of our lyfe These thinges declare vs to be smally exercised Souldiours to bée men of preposterous iudgement and verie weakelings in faith God be mercifull vnto vs Amen But yet though a man be neuer so olde though the daye be neuer so farre past so he amende whiles he is here ere it be night his repentance cōmeth not out of ceasō Neuerthelesse it wer to be wished that no man should defer his repētaunce to his last and most daungerous conflicte For euen thei shall haue muche a dooe to stand and to defend them selues from the assaultes the guiles and inuasions of the enemie which in the time of their health prepared armed them selues what thā shal come of thē whiche not fearyng God neither mindyng once repentaunce had ledde a dissolute filthie and naughtie life howe shall thei fight how shall thei be able to withstande the force of Sathan Seing therefore the multitude of people is great and the ministers of the Gospell verie fewe neyther able to be euerie where to doe their office to euery mā I hauing a will to helpe all men haue gathered togither and written out of Scripture a certaine briefe forme howe to admonishe instruct and comfort such a●●e sicke that they either reading these thinges or hearyng them red by others may conceiue certain hope and perfite consolation least in this most daungerous conflict they faint giue ouer like towards and so be ouercomed perishe For this is certaine whensoeuer a man is taken with extreme sickenesse and is in daunger of death he is assaulted wyth dyuers many and grieuous temptations ▪ First it is a grieuous and behement tētaption when he séeth the moste terrible Image of death afore his eies when he séeth he must leaue this lighte leaue this lyfe leaue friendes leaue landes goodes ▪ kinsfolkes father mother wyfe children all thinges wherin he had here eyther pleasure or comfort Then suche sinnes as he against the wyll and pleasure of God hath committed shall shewe and present themselues and shall appeare more in number and more grieuous thā euer they séemed afore and so shall wonderously vexe and tormente the conscience Then death iudgement ●ell dampnation as it were in a plumpe shall assault and layd siege with diuers daungerous ingines against the old man of ours ▪ In these Agonies except a man be armed with a sure and constaunt faith it is to be feared least he be wearied tired at last ouercommed For these temptations which chaunce vnto men liyng in extremes appéere most huge fearefull and daungerous and that for bycause out faith is verie slender and wauering neyther yet able to see perceiue or apprehende the incomprehensible and inestimable riches of the childrē of God which be remission of sinnes through Christ resurrection of the fleshe communion of sainctes euerlasting life and all these giuen vnto vs in Christ and for Christ In these articles of our fayth we must daily exercise our selues These we must diligently reuolue and earnestly expēde in our mindes For though all the articles of oure fayth are diligently to be remembred and without all wauering beleeued yet in the Agonie and poynt of death these foure that is the communion of sainctes remission of synne by the bloud of Christ the resurrection of the fleshe and euerlasting life are chiefly to be minded expended and inculcated For lyke as death is the paine and ●●pende of synne euen so for synne God doth commonly punishe vs with diuer● diseases and plagues as it is to be seene in diuers places of Scripture Iohn 5 ▪ Psal. 88. Deut. 28. 2. Reg. 24. Neuerthelesse afflictions be many tymes laide vpon vs that our faith may be tryed For than is it easie

〈…〉 comfort oure selues in oure sickenesse calamitie and our brother being visit But in any wise and with all diligenc 〈…〉 is to be foreséene that we withdraw 〈…〉 mynne from the fearefull and terri 〈…〉 contemplation of synne death and da 〈…〉 nation And that wee fixe these of 〈…〉 minde and whole thought vpon Chr 〈…〉 onely that we cleane vnto him that call vpon him that we commit our sel 〈…〉 wholy to hym For in Christe wee s 〈…〉 espie nothing but innocencie iustice 〈…〉 saluation whiche all be deriued fr 〈…〉 Christe into vs so that we will ackn●●ledge him and receiue him for the 〈…〉 thor of our saluation and onely redée 〈…〉 if we haue Christe crucified afore 〈…〉 eyes if we imprint him in oure hart 〈…〉 wee flye to him with oure faithe if ●holye cleane to him Then shall hell 〈…〉 tes nothyng preuaile against vs then 〈…〉 all we be able to withstande all the 〈…〉 rcible assaultes of Sathan though they 〈…〉 neuer so sore neuer so fierce neuer so 〈…〉 rrible ▪ Let vs call to remembraunce with 〈…〉 hat lenitie what gentlenesse what hu●anitie what clemencie Christe as it is the euangelicall hystorie hath called to him and receiued all suche synners hath repented them and desired his 〈…〉 pe We shall finde Marie Magdalen 〈…〉 sinner that hong vpon the right hand Christ crucified the publicane Zache 〈…〉 h other mo whome Christe m●oste 〈…〉 yngly receiuyng pronounced cleare 〈…〉 synne though thei had synned grea 〈…〉 and the children of saluation Christe 〈…〉 erie grace mercie helpe comfort life 〈…〉 e and saluatio to al those whiche loke these thynges at his handes and put 〈…〉 r trust in hym And all these thynges 〈…〉 God who is truthe it self and can 〈…〉 lye nor wil not deceiue promised vn 〈…〉 for Christes sake ●inally when Death approcheth wée must do as Christ did vpon the crosse w● muste praie for our enemies and forgi 〈…〉 them with our hart If we haue offend 〈…〉 any man we must be hartely sorie for 〈…〉 we muste desire forgiuenesse if we ha 〈…〉 iniured any man we must make hym mendes or take suche order that amēd 〈…〉 maie be made vnto hym if it passeth o 〈…〉 power to make restitution amende 〈…〉 shal be inough that we desire forgiuene 〈…〉 And with our harts forgiue others wh 〈…〉 hath hurte vs either in name bodie s 〈…〉 staunce or estimatiō For if we truly 〈…〉 giue God hath promised we shal be fo 〈…〉 uen as it is in the 6. of Mat. but aboue haue an vnmouable faithe in the for 〈…〉 promises of God made in Christe Ie 〈…〉 our lorde It is verie necessary also 〈…〉 ●●ble for the confirmation and stren 〈…〉 ning of our faithe to receiue the i 〈…〉 blessed sacrament of the body and 〈…〉 of our sauiour Christ which we are 〈…〉 maunded to receyue in remembra 〈…〉 of his benefites that hereby wee 〈…〉 be truely certified in our conscienc● his body to be giuen for vs and his bloud to be shed for remission of our synnes Death OF our fleashe and fraile nature is so feared and abhorred that when he approcheth mannes hart ●e filled and laden with suche sorrowes panges 〈…〉 d anxieties as tongue is not able too 〈…〉 presse ¶ A medicine against the feare of Death WE muste call to our remembraunce Death to bee ouercommed and abholished by Christe So that nowe the soules of so many as truste Christ can not dye nor perishe but de 〈…〉 tyng from the bodie goeth straight to 〈…〉 rist For thus was it saied to the these 〈…〉 is houre of death This daie shalt thou with me in paradise The body though 〈…〉 est and pause for a while yet wee bee certaine hope that at the laste daie it 〈…〉 bee raised againe to immortall and 〈…〉 rlastyng life And therefore scripture 〈…〉 eth the death of the bodie but a slepe that this same fraile weake vile mortall and corruptible bodie whiche wee cary aboute whiche lieth sicke and sore diseased whiche shortly shall bee put into the yearth burne to ashes deuour 〈…〉 with beastes or foules drowned in water that self same bodie I saie shall be raised againe incorruptible glorious beautifull stronge pure immortall 〈…〉 possesse a newe and euerlastynge life where there shall neither bee hunger thirste ▪ heate colde synne death nor a 〈…〉 kinde of calamitie but iustice innocent life ioye blesse world without ende ▪ F 〈…〉 as the bodie of Christ laied in the gra 〈…〉 rose againe the third daie neuer more 〈…〉 die euen so shall the bodies of all that beleue in Christe at the latter daie bee 〈…〉 suscitate to a life after whiche shall folowe no death God who is of infinite 〈…〉 wer and infallible truthe hath promise these thynges thei muste therefore 〈…〉 des bee so And here it shall bee 〈…〉 ble to ●all to remembraunce suche pla● of scripture as treateth of the resurr 〈…〉 on of the fleshe whiche bee the woor 〈…〉 not of manne but of GOD who is 〈…〉 and will certainely fulfill whatsoeuer 〈…〉 hath spoken No manne can chaunge 〈…〉 〈…〉 ill no manne can alter his purpose No 〈…〉 eature can frustrate lette or tarie his 〈…〉 tence He is omnipotent he is true he 〈…〉 faithfull his goodnesse and mercie is 〈…〉 explicable Lette no manne therefore 〈…〉 ubte of the truthe of his woordes lette 〈…〉 manne doubte of the performaunce of 〈…〉 s promise 〈…〉 Here after followeth certaine places of scripture witnessing the resurrectiō of the ded 〈…〉 accordyng to the articles of our faith wherein we saie we beleue that this fleshe shall rise againe THis is the will of my father whiche sent me that whosoeuer seeth the soonne and beleueth in hym shall haue life euerlastyng and I will 〈…〉 se hym vp at the last daie The houre commeth wherein all thei 〈…〉 t bee in the graues shall heare the 〈…〉 e of the soonne of God and shall goe 〈…〉 the thei that haue doe● good vnto the 〈…〉 rrection of life For if so ▪ bee that the 〈…〉 ite of him whiche raised vp Iesus frō 〈…〉 dedde dwelleth in you euen he that 〈…〉 ed vp Iesus Christe from the dedde 〈…〉 ll also quicken your mortall bodies because of his Spirite that dwelleth 〈…〉 you GOD hath bothe raised vp our Lo 〈…〉 Iesus Christe and shall also raise vs 〈…〉 by his power Christ saith Lazarus was but a s●e 〈…〉 where in verie deede he was dedde 〈…〉 buried But Christe is the resurrection and life ▪ as it is in the same place so th 〈…〉 he that beleueth on him though he w 〈…〉 dedde he shall liue In verefiyng whe 〈…〉 of he raised straight waie Lazarus 〈…〉 yng fower daies dedde and stinkyng A 〈…〉 because wee bee naturally in the ago 〈…〉 of death verie fearfull weake and fai 〈…〉 harted to the ende that we might bee 〈…〉 easelier perswaded in the Article of 〈…〉 surrection Scripture