Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	believe_v	church_n	interpretation_n	3,657	5	10.5181	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18700	An exhortation to all menne to take hede and beware of rebellion wherein are set forth the causes, that commonlye moue men to rebellion, and that no cause is there, that ought to moue any man there vnto. With a discourse of the miserable effectes, that ensue thereof, and of the wretched ende, that all rebelles comme to, moste necessary to be redde in this seditiouse [and] troublesome tyme, made by Iohn Christoferson. At the ende whereof are ioyned two godlye prayers, one for the Quenes highnes, verye conuenient to be sayd dayly of all her louing and faythfull subiectes, and an other for the good [and] quiete estate of the whole realme. Read the whole, and then iudge.	Christopherson, John, d. 1558.	1554 (1554)	STC 5207; ESTC S117507	113,228	472

the iudgemēte of those whose doctrine hath euer from time to tyme bene by the whole churche of God well lyked alowed And besyde to trye y e spirite wherewith he is moued whether it be of God or otherwise Whyche maye in dede be very easely tried For yf it be of God it will not resist the authoritie of the churche nor laboure to disanull the same but will alwayes submytte it selfe thervnto as to the true spouse of Chryste and gladly embrace the doctrine therof as the doctrine of helth and saluation But if it be the deuilles spirite it wil then contemne the authoritie of the Churche and wil trauayle to treade that vnder foote and lewdly oftentimes belye it to and rage and rayle agyanst the godly ordre therof and blaspheme the blessed mysteryes and sacramentes therin and call fastinge and praying superstition and call all them worke wongers that medle wyth any such matters And presumptuously wil take vpon it to iudge of the depe secretes of the scripture and despise the doctrine of the old holy fathers doctors of the churche wil say y t they were men both might did erre and that men must beleue and read nothing but scripture allowe none interpretation thereof but suche as they gather thē selfes by conferringe place with place that euery manne oughte to be his owne iudge in y t behalfe Such a spirite of al those y t be mēbres of Christes catholike churche purpose so to continue be saued at length is to be vtterly auoyded lest lyke a snake when it hath ones gotten in the heade it drawe the whole bodye after it and so be the destruction of all them that receaue it For suche a spirite will at lengthe moue men to disobeye theyr prince yf he be a godly catholike man yea and openly to rebell agaynst him And hereby it may easelye be perceaued y t it is not the spirite of God because it stirreth men to fyghte agaynst God For whosoeuer maketh warre agaynste hys prince he maketh warre agaynst God forasmuch as the prince is as I sayd before appoynted by God And lyke as yf a worldly prince shulde ordeyn an officer and giue him full aucthoritye to examyne causes and to execute suffice vnder hym whosoeuer shuld withstande this officer go about to fight with him shuld be worthely taken for a traytour and shoulde haue as he had deserued So truelye seynge that God hath appoynted the prince to be his officer and minister of iustice here in earth what man soeuer rebelleth agaynste him is a false traytour to God and excepte he repente betime he sha●● receaue the rewarde of a traytour in hell Besydes this the foresayde spirite maye be well knowen by the doctrine that cometh from it For the doctrine there of is full of pryde and presumption full of hypocrisie full of blasphemie It is also contentiouse stubborne and vnpatient it is licentiouse and carnall it is for the moste parte grounded vpon lyes blind ignorance But the doctrine and wisdome that cometh from heauen as saynt Iames sayeth firste it is pure secondarelye it is peaceable beside it is gentle and obedient it is also full of mercye and good workes it will not iudge other finallye it is simple and vnfayned Therfore whēsoeuer we be tempted to receaue any newe doctrine lette vs weye wel not only who are the teachers thereof and whether it selfe haue the qualities of the wisedome and doctrine that the holye Apostle sayeth commeth from heauen aboue but also what fruites springe out of it For if we perceaue both y e ministers therof to be good godly men and fauourers of Christes catholike churche also ▪ the doctrine it selfe to be peaceable gentle obediente and mercyful and finally that it bringe for the suche fruytes as saint Paul calleth the fruites of the spirite that is to saye Charitie ioye peace longe suffrynge gentlenes goodnes fayth mekenes and temperaunce then maye we be bolde to embrace it as the doctrine of GOD commynge from aboue and to frame oure fayth and beleue according to it But contrarye yf not onelye the doctrine that is taughte vs to be busye vnquiete headye dysobediente and cruell but also the ministers thereof be hyghe mynded presumptuouse enemies to the churche of Christ raylers and gesters lewde in their preaching morelewd in their behauiour authors of carnal liberties and maynteyners of the same yea and beside this if the fruites of their preaching be such as the blessed Apostle Paule calleth the workes of the fleshe that is to we●e adu●utrye horedo●e filthines wantonnesse worshpppynge of Idols witchecraffe hatred stryfe emulation anger ▪ debate dissention sectes enuye murder dronkennes riotous ba●kettyng such ●ike then must we thinke ▪ that such doctrine is sowē abroad by our deadly enemye the deuyll to poyson oure soules withall And we must be well ware that we taste not thereof leste it seminge to vs pleasaunte and swete at the fyrste worke in vs at the lengthe a sowre and sorowfull effecte For yf we be ones infected with it hardly shall we be deliuered of it For it is a commō saying in England that frenesie heresie yelousie are hard to be cured And yf it remayn styll within vs it will in conclusion so corrupte oure selye souses that they shalbe in daūger of death euerlastinge Therfore let euery man that loueth his soule and is desyrous to saue it take hede of peruerse doctrine neyther leane to muche to hys owne will and iudgement lest therby he be foule deceaued nor aduenture to sticke fast in the defence of a false fayth and to ieoparde both body and soule therfore For yf he stande in it to the shedding of his bloude althoughe he please him selfe neuer so muche therewith in this life yet shall he not fayl to receaue the reward y t is prepared for obstinate blindnesse in another life Of suche folke there be two sortes one that hath spiced cōsciences of a folishe feruent zeale y t they haue to their fonde opinion beinge persuaded y t thei be in a truth wil rather loose al y t they haue their liues to thē any thing relent in their pretēsed truth And no merueyle it is forasmuch as both they be so with presūption blinded y t they wil folow no mans iudgemēt but their owne also so wedded to their will y t they counte all other mens counseyle vayne madnes folye By meanes where of they iudge lyes to be trueth darkenes to be lighte lewdenes to be learning fantasticall folye to be perfite wisdome blasphemous bablynge to be pure preachinge vayne wordes to be wise reasons pestilent heresie to be holesome doctrine iust punishmente for the same to be persecution obstinate stubbornesse to be patiente constancie and death for false fayth to be martyrdome So y t they may wel say by reason of their vncurable blindenes these

god thankeful to her grace and very profitable for our selfes to Nowe then moste deare louing contrye men seing that we are wel assured that our most gratiouse lady the Quene by reason of her godlye vertue wherin she excelleth and for the greate feruēt loue that she beareth to eueri one of vs she wil throughly performe these thinges we haue great cause to gyue god most hartely thankes ▪ y ● sente her vnto vs hath so gratiously delte with vs for her sake For it semeth that as God sayd to the children of Israell in Kynge Dauids tyme I wyll by the hande of my seruaunt Dauid saue my people of Israell from the handes of the Philistians and all their enemyes so sayeth he nowe to I wyll by the hande of myne humble handemayde Marye saue my people of Englande from the assaultes of their enemyes If we were oppressed by her if we were spoyled throughe her meanes or yf we were cruellye handled at her hand then might men haue somthing to say But no suche matter is there For her grace is so gentle so buxome so merciful so liberal of so god lye conuersation excellente vertue y t if she were amonge Turkes Saracenes or Iewes she woulde vndoubtedly winne their harts cause thē both hartly to loue her also to be ready to defēd her How vngentle then maye we be thought y t can not loue such a gratious lady with gladde hartes be obedient to her But the very matter of al our grudge is as we were tolde a lytle before her catholike religion Whych howe good and godly it is we may easely perceaue yf we compare it with that that hathe bene nowe of late yeares amonge vs. It is grounded vpon the consent of al christes catholike church which is the sure foūdation of truth Thother is grounded only vpon the consent of a few in corners and yet neuer one of thē agreeth with another The religion y t the Queenes grace maynteyneth is fiftenne hūdreth yeare olde thys new religion is scarcelye twoo hundreth yeares olde The catholike religion is and hath bene vniuersallye receaued througheoute the whole world This of theyrs hath bene receaued but here and there in a few places and of all the worlde besyde condemned And Vincentius a good holy writer thinketh that these be the speciall poyntes to trye religion that is to say the auncientnes of tyme the vniuersall receauinge of it and the whole consent of the churche For thus he writeth In the catholike church we muste take diligent hede that we stycke to that which is in euery place alwaies and of all men beleued For this in dede is catholike ▪ as the worde it selfe dothe playnely declare which verely conteyneth al vniuersally But this shall we do if we folowe the vniuersall faythe and beleue the auncientnesse of tyme and the whole consent of Christes churche And nowe for the vniuersall beleue that shal we folowe after this sorte If we thynke that fayth to be true whyche all Christes Churche throughout the worlde dothe confesse As for auncientnesse of time that shall we folowe if we in no wyse go from the senses interpretations of scripture that we manifestli know to haue bene commonlye vsed and allowed of the holye and aunciente fathers The whole consent of Christes Churche shall we folowe yf we submit our selfes to the auncient determinations and sentences eyther of all bisshops priestes and doctours or elles at the lest of al most al. And the same writer a litle after teacheth vs how to know a true christen Catholike man thus He is a true catholike man in dede whiche loueth goddes truth his churche and the bodye of Christe which also preferreth nothing that is to say ▪ nether any one mans authoritie nor loue ▪ nor witte nor eloquence nor knowledge of philosophy before godly religion and the fayth catholike but dispising all these and stickinge sted fastly and surely to his fayth thinketh that he is bounden to hold and beleue only that y e he knoweth the catholike church of olde vniuersallye to haue holden and maynteyned And let hym suppose surely that what new and straunge doctrine or order soeuer is couertly and craftly brought in by any one man eyther beside the mindes of al holy and godly men or els vtterly cōtrary to them is brought in not for to encrease mennes deuotion religion but only to tempte them with all Thus by the wordes of this godly author who wrote aboue a thowsand yeares ago we may easely perceaue what sorte of religion men ought to folowe Againe the authors of the catholike religion are the apostles and their successors As Ireneus Iustinus martyr ▪ Cyprian Clemens Alexandrinus Origene S. Hierom S. Ambrose S. Augustyne S. Chrisostom Basil Gregorius Nazianzene Cyrill with infinite many mo The authors of this new sect are Wic●ffe Hus Luther Oecolampadius Zuinglius Bucer Bullinger Caluine and a greate rable beside The authours of Christes true religion were Martyrs confessors and holi sayntes all The authours of this new religion were Apostatas that is to say such as had bene monkes and frears whiche broke their vowes cast of their cootes became like lay men marryed nonnes called them wiues and so lyued in abhominable inceste The authors of the catholike religion were ●●ke gentle lowly full of vertue and godlye conuersation despicers of the worlde and the vanities thereof chast auoyde of ambition and couetousnes gyuen all to fastyng prayer and almose dedes The authours of oure newe doctrine were prowde stubborne presumptuous of smal vertue and that only in apparence louers of the world and muche delited wyth the pleasures thereof lecherous and carnal gready of honour and of gettyng of goodes slacke in praying ▪ more slacke in fastynge and altogether negligent in good dedes doynge For they thought fasting was Poperye and prayer superstition good dedes to auayle vs nothynge at all The authors of the catholike fayth and religion were careful for peace desirous of vnitie fauorers of obedience and maynteyners of all good order The authours of our late religion were causers of warre not onely bitwixt prince and prince ▪ but also bitwixte princes their subiects breakers of the vnitie of Christes catholike churche sowers of sedition workers of disobedience and bryngers in of al confusiō disorder captaynes of carnal libertie defendors of the same Of these .ii. sortes of mē whome ought we gyue more credite to trowe you Shall we better trust Wicliffe that because he could not come by the Bisshoprike of Worcester forsoke Christe his churche and became an heretike or holy Ireneus who for the mainteynaunce of Christes fayth and his churche forsoke both his Bisshoprike and hys lyfe to Or shall we better beleue Hus that was a professed frear and had vowed chastitie obedience and wilfull pouertie and after brake all became a married manne and preached heresye in Boheme Or S. Cyprian that when he was a