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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73731	The institution of a Christen man conteynynge the exposytion or interpretation of the commune Crede, of the seuen Sacramentes, of the .x. commandementes, and of the Pater noster, and the Aue Maria, iustyfication [and] purgatory.	Church of England.	1537 (1537)	STC 5164; ESTC S107820	135,176	202

the holy gooste they be to be accompted and reputed here in this worlde to be in the nombre of the sayde veray membres of Christis mysticall bodye so longe as they be not by open sentence of excommunication precided and excluded from the same Not bycause they be suche membres in very dede but bycause the certayne iugement knowlege of that theyr state is by goddes ordynaunce hydden and kepte secrete from all mens knowlege and shall not be reueled vntyll the tyme that Christe hym selfe shall come at the worldes ende and there shall manyfest and declare his veray kyngedome and who be the veray true membres of his body and who be not And I beleue that this holy churche is catholyque that is to say that it can not be coarcted or restrayned within the limites or bondes of any one towne citie prouince region or countreye but that it is dispersed and spredde vnyuersally through out all the hole worlde In so moche that in what part soeuer of the worlde be it in Affrique Asia or Europe there may be founde any nombre of people of what sorte state or condicion so euer they be whiche do beleue in done god the father creatour of all thynges and in one lorde Iesu Christe his sonne and in one holy goost and do also professe and haue all one fayth one hope and one charitie accordynge as is prescribed in holy scripture and do all consent in the trewe interpretation of the same scripture and in the ryght vse of the sacramentes of Christe we maye boldly pronounce and saye that there is this holy churche the veray espouse and body of Christe the veray kyngdome of Christe and the veray temple of god And I beleue that these particular churches in what place of the worlde so euer they be congregated be the very partes porcions or membres of this catholyque and vnyuersall churche And that betwene them there is in dede no dyfference in superioritie preeminence or auctoritie neyther that any one of them is heed or soueraygne ouer the other but that they be all equall in power and dygnitie and be all grounded and buylded vpon one foundation and be all called vnto lyke and vnto the same puretie cleannes honour and glorie and be all subiecte vnto one god one lorde one heed Iesu Christe and be all gouerned with one holye spirite And therfore I do beleue that the churche of Rome is not The churche of Rome nor can not worthyly be called the catholyque churche but onely a partycular membre therof and can not chalenge or vendicate of ryghte and by the worde of god to be heed of this vnyuersall churche or to haue any superioritie ouer thother churches of Christ whiche be in England France Espayne or in any other realme but that they be all free from any subiection vnto the sayde churche of Rome or vnto the mynyster or byshop of the same And I beleue also that the sayde churche of Rome with all thother partycular churches in the worlde compacted and vnyted togyther do make and constitute but one catholyque churche or body And that lyke as our sauyour Christe is one persone and the onely heed of his mysticall body so this hole catholyke churche Christis misticall bodye is but one bodye vnder this one heed Christe The vnitie of Christis churche And that the vnytie of this one catholyque Churche is a mere spirituall vnitie consistynge in the poyntes before rehersed that is to saye in the vnitie of Christis fayth hope and charitie and in the vnitie of the ryght doctrine of Christe and in the vnitie and vnyforme vsynge of the sacramentes consonant vnto the same doctrine And therfore althoughe the sayde partycular churches and the membres of the same do moche dyfferre and be discrepant the one from the other not onely in the dyuersite of nations and countreys and in the dyuersitie dygnitie and excellencye of certayne suche gyftes of the holy goost as they be endewed with but also in the dyuers vsynge and obseruation of suche outwarde rytes ceremonies traditions and ordynaunces as be instituted by theyr gouernours and receyued and approued amonge them yet I beleue assuredly that the vnitie of this catholyque churche can not therfore or for that cause be any thynge hurted impeched or infrynged in any poynte but that all the sayde churches do and shall contynue styll in the vnytie of this catholyke churche not with standynge any suche dyuersytie nor that any of them ought to be reputed as a membre deuyded or precyded from the same for any suche cause of dyuersytie or dyfference vsed by them or any of them in the sayde poyntes And I beleue that al the particular churches in the world whiche be membres of this catholyque churche maye all be called apostolicall churches aswell as the churche of Rome or any other churche wherin the apostels them selfes were somtyme resydent Forasmoche as they haue receyued and be all founded vpon the same fayth and doctryne that the true apostels of Christe dyd teache and professe And I beleue and truste assuredly that I am one of the membres of this catholike churche and that god of his onely mercy hath not onely chosen and called me thervnto by his holy spirite and by thefficacie of his worde and sacramentes and hathe inserted and vnited me into this vnyuersall body or flocke and hath made me his sonne and inheritour of his kyngdome but also that he shall of his lyke goodnes and by the operation of the holy goost iustifie me here in this worlde and fynally glorifie me in heuen And therfore I proteste and knowlege that in my hart I abhorre and deteste all heresies and scismes wherby the true interpretation and sence of scripture is or maye be peruerted And do promyse by the helpe of god to endure vnto my lyfes ende in the ryght profession of the faythe and doctryne of the catholyque churche The sense and interpretation of the tenthe Artycle I Beleue assuredly in my harte and with my mouthe I professe that betwene and amonge all and synguler the saintes that is to say the quycke lyuinge membres of the catholyque churche of Christe whiche is his mistycall body there is a perfyte communion and particypation of all and syngular the graces of the holy goost and the spirituall goodes and treasure whiche do belonge vnto the sayde hole body or vnto any part or membre of the same And like as al the partes membres whiche be lyuynge in the natural body of a man do naturally communicate and mynister eche to other the vse commoditie and benefite of all theyr forces nutriment and perfection in somoche that it lyeth not in the power of any man to say that the meate whiche he putteth in at his owne mouthe shall nouryshe one particular membre of his body and not an other but that all and euery one particularly shall receyue of the sayde nutriment and of the vertue and benefite therof more

the similitude and lykenes of firye tongues Act. ii and dyd ligthe downe vpon all thapostelles and dysciples of Christe and inspired them also with the knowlege of all trouthe and replenyshed them with all heuenly giftes and graces And that from that day vnto the worldes ende he hath ben and shall be continually present and also chiefe president in the catholyque churche of Christe that is to say that he hath and shall continually dwell in the hertes of all those people whiche shall be the very membres of the same churche and shall teache and reuele vnto them the secretes and mysteries of all trouthe whiche is necessarie for them to knowe and that he shall also contynually from time to tyme rule them directe them gouerne them sanctyfie them and gyue vnto them remission of theyr synnes and all spirituall comforte as well inwardly by fayth and other his secrete operations as also outwardely by the open ministration and efficacie of the worde of god and of his holy sacramentes and that he shall endewe them with all suche spirituall graces and gyftes as shall be necessarie for them to haue and so fynally shall rewarde them with the gyfte of euerlastynge lyfe and ioye in heuen The sence and interpretation of the nynthe Artycle I Beleue assuredly in my harte and with my mouthe I do professe and knowlege that there is and hath ben euer from the begynnyng of the world so shal endure and continue for euer one certayne nombre societie cōmunion or company of the electe and faythfull people of god of whiche nombre our sauioure Iesu Christe is the onely heed and gouernour and the membres of the same be all those holy saynctes whiche be now in heuen and also al the faithfull people of god whiche be nowe on lyue or that euer heretofore haue lyued or shall lyue here in this wordle from the begynnynge vnto the ende of the same and be ordeyned for theyr true fayth and obedience vnto the wyll of god to be saued and to enioye euerlastynge life in heuen And I beleue assuredly that this congregation accordyng as it is called in scripture Gala. iiii Cant vi Hire xiii Rom. viii i. Cor. iii. ii Cor. vi Ephe. v. so it is in very dede the Cyte of heuenly Hierusalem the mother of all thelecte people of god the onely doue and the onely beloued of god in perfite and euerlastynge charite the holy catholyque churche the temple or habytacle of god the pure and vndefyled espouse of Christ the veray mysticall body of Christe Al and synguler whiche names and appellations and certayn suche other rehersed in holy scripture I beleue and professe that they be mooste worthely attributed vnto this holy church or congregation And lyke as citizens assembled in one citie do lyue there vnder commune lawes and in commune societie and there do consult studie and labour eche man in his roume and office and accordynge vnto his callynge for theyr common welth and fynally be made participant or parttakers of all and syngular suche benefites and commodities as do aryse vnto them therby Euen so I beleue that the membres of this holy catholique churche or congregation be collected and gathered togyther within the same churche as within one citie or folde and that they be therin all vnyted and incorporated by the holy spirite of Christe into one body and that they do lyue there all in one faythe one hope one charitie and one perfyte vnitie consent and agrement not onely in the true doctrine of Christe but also in the ryghte vse and ministration of his sacramentes and so lyuynge in this perfytte vnytie swete harmony and concorde I beleue that they do labour contynually euery one in his vocation for the common welthe of this hole bodye and of euery parte and membre of the same And that all the prayers good workes and merites yea and all the gyftes graces and goodes whiche be conferred done or wrought in or vnto this hole body or any membre of the same shall be applyed vnto euery one of them and shall redounde communely vnto the benefytte of them all And I beleue that this hole congregation is all holy that is to saye that this churche and all the partes and membres of the same be so puryfied and mundified as well by Christis mooste precyouse bloude as also by the godly presence gouernaunce and assistence of his holy spirite whiche dwelleth and inhabiteth contynually within the sayde congregation and gouerneth and sanctifieth the same that neyther the lepry of heresie or false and peruerse doctryne neyther the fylthynes of synne neyther the gates of hell shal be hable fynally to preuayle agaynste them or to pull any of them out of the handes and possession of Christe And although god dothe oftymes suffre not onely synne errour and iniquitie so to abounde here in the worlde and the congregation of the wycked to exercyse suche tyranny crueltie and persecution ouer this holy churche and the membres of the same that it myght seme the sayde churche to be vtterly oppressed and extinguished but also suffreth many and sondry of the membres of the same holy churche to fall out from this body for a season and to cōmytte many greuouse and horryble offences and crymes for the whiche they deserue to be precyded and excluded for a season from the communion of this holy churche yet I beleue assuredly that god woll neuer vtterly abiecte this holy churche nor any of the membres therof but that the same dothe and shall perpetually contynue and endure here in this worlde and that god shall at all tymes yea whan persecution is greattest and moste feruent be present with his holy spirite in the same churche and preserue it all holy and vndefyled and shall kepe ratyfie and holde sure all his promyses made vnto the same churche or congregation And fynally that all suche membres as be fallen out from the same by synne shal at length ryse agayn by penaunce and shall be restored and vnyted agayne vnto the same holy body And I beleue assuredly that in this holy churche and with the membres of the same so longe as they be mylytant and lyuynge here in erthe there haue bene euer and yet be and euer shall be ioyned and myngled to gyther an infinite nombre of the euyll and wycked people Mat. xiii Mat. iii. Mat xiii Mat. xxv whiche all thoughe they be in dede the very membres of the congregation of the wicked and as the gospell calleth them very weedes and chaffe euyll fyshe and gootes and shall fynally be iudged to euerlastynge dampnation yet forasmoche as they do lyue in the commune societie or company of those whiche be the veray quycke and lyuynge membres of Christis mysticall bodye and outwardly do professe receyue and consent with them for a season in the doctryne of the gospell and in the ryghte vsynge of the sacramentes yea and ofte tymes be indewed with ryght excellent gyftes of