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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18980	A briefe discourse of mans transgression [an]d of his rede[mption by Christ, with a particular surueigh of the Romish religion]	Clement, Francis.	1593 (1593)	STC 5399.8; ESTC S3116	50,810	106

or sword much lesse I hope shall the loue of the world wife children friends honour c. remoue vs from this our eternall glorie perswaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor things present nor things to come nor any creature shall be able to separate vs frō the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord Rom 8 35 c. To conclude courteous Reader if thou beest affected to the Romish religion as haply thou mightest through the deceiuable shew of these marchants counterfet godlinesse I charge thee before God and his elect Angels that thou dearely tender the saluation of thy soule which Christ hath purchased with his owne blood and that thou settle and ground the certainty of thy saluation vpon the written word of God and not on the vncertaine Traditions of those crafty marchants with full assurance of faith firmely stayed in Gods promises through hope as the sure anker of the soule for so the Scriptures plentifully teach Psal 56 11. Ro 8 38 c. Col. 2 2. Heb. 6 19. and 1● verse 22. 23. The word of God is the only rule of a Christians life Psal 119 9. There will nothing else sted vs at the last day when we must all appeare before the tribunal seate of Christ 2 Cor. 5 10 but Gods own word promise He wil allow of nothing but that which himself hath cōmanded Deut. 12 32. for all other things be they neuer so glorious in the sight of men the Lord will answer Who required this at your hands Isa 1 12. Ier. 7. vers 22. 23. Seek therfore in the Bible booke of the Lord reade Isa 34 16 for Blessed is he that readeth they that heare the word of God and keepe it Luke 11 28. Reu. 1 3. You know whither Abraham sent the richmās brethren namely to r Albeit the Law of Moses and the Prophetes were red euery sabbath day in the Iewes synagoges yet did they not vnderstand them act 13 27. that because they did not beleeue them Ioh. 5 46. which their vnbeleefe see how S. Paule saith was foreshadowed by Moses vaile 2. Co. 3. 13 c. read Heb. 4 2. reade Moses the Prophets that so they might be warned to auoid hel flames Luke 16 27 c. Our Lord told those Pharisies that in vaine they worshipped God teaching for doctrines mens precepts Mat. 15 9. He told those Sadduces also that they were deceiued because they knew not the scriptures Mat. 22 29. Remember Saint Paules warning Let no man deceiue you with vaine words for through such things commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience be not therefore companions with them Ephes 5 6 c. And that fierce wrath of god in punishing the neglect of his word the Apostle declareth to be in sending to the disobedient strong ſ Saint Iohn as it were in a map purtrayeth the verie picture of this foolish worlde made starke mad by the strength of this delusion and he sheweth it vs as he might well do for the great wonders of Antichrist for cā there be anie greater wonder then that the inhabitants of the earth should so generally be 〈◊〉 deceiued Reu. 13 vers 8. 12. 13. 14. delusion to beleeue lyes 2 Thes 2. vers 10. 11. as we see in our obstinate Romish Catholickes whose consciences are so cauterized as the holy Ghost foretold 1 Tim. 4. 2 that neither feare of God obedience to their Prince loue of their countrey perswasion of friends regard of posterity nor care of their owne soules can either disswade them from their damnable opinions or yet reclaime them from their deuillish attemptes But of this their incredible obstinacy our Sauiour hath forewarned vs saying that the time should come that whosoeuer killeth his Disciples professors of his word will thinke that he doth God seruice Ioh. 16 2. Saint Iohn would seeme to yeeld a reason of this their vnreasonable obstinacie they saith he speaking of Antichristian teachers are of the world therefore speake yeares yet the holy Scripturs affirme neither the one nor the other but rather inferre the contrarie Rom. 15 20 c. Gal. 2. verse 1. 2. 8. 9. 2 Tim. 4 16. Yes say they in that salutation The church which is at Babylon saluteth you 1 Pet. 5. 13 S. Peter put Babilon for Rome Yea what wil they not allow so that they might proue that S. Peter was at Rome But briefly for the disproofe of their Charter our Lord hauing asked his disciples whō they thought him to be Mat. 16 15. Peter as he was euer very forward in speech answereth in the name of the rest Thou art the Christ the sonne of the liuing God Wherefore our Sauiour approuing Peters answer confession being built vpon the head corner stone Iesus Christ Act. 4 11. 1 Cor. 3 11 and alluding to his name Peter which signifieth a stone or rocke saith to Peter and in him to the rest for as Peter answered for all for they all beleeued and confessed the same Ioh. 6 69 so all were answered againe in Peter Thou art Peter vpon this rocke meaning like a wise builder a sure foundation of a spirituall building Mat. 7 24. 1 Cor. 10. 4. not as those foolish dawbers Ezech. 13 10 c. vpon the flitting sands Mat 7 26 will I build my Church against which no strength of Sathan shall preuaile By the keyes is meant authoritie and power Isa 22 22. Reu. 3 7. And here marke well the wordes of their pretenced charter Christ saith I wil giue vnto thee the keyes c. he saith not I do giue for notwithstanding this true confession of Peter Peters y Peter was then as vnsit to receiue the keyes as he was vnable at Christs passion to followe Christ in sufferings which thing yet afterward he must do Ioh. 13 36. and 21 19. 2 Pet. 1 14. vnfitnesse then to receiue the keyes was such that within foure verses after in the same Chapter Christes verie next wordes to Peter are these Get thee behind me Sathan Thou art an offence vnto me because thou vnderstādest not the things that are of God but the things that are of men Mat. 16 23. And Peter only of al the Apostles a good space after this denied with an oth that at the instance of a silly gerle that euer he had any acquaintance with Christ Mat. 26 74. we see therfore that thogh they wil haue here their Charter ingrost yet was it thē neither deliuered nor vnder seale but both were don after Christs resurrectiō at the time of sealing deliuering Christ deliuered these keys of binding loosing sinnes aswel to all the other Disciples as to S. Peter Ioh. 20. vers 22. 23. As likewise they haue euer bene in the church of God Iude ver 14. 2 Pet. 2 7. Ier. 1 10. And z There are then no keyes for the pope but that one keye of the bottomlesse pit Reu. 9 1

mouth the Lord Iesus and beleeue in thy hart that God raised him vp from the dead thou shalt be saued for with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnesse and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation for the scripture saith whosoeuer beleeueth in him stall not be ashamed ●om 10 9 c. The Iarler at Philippi asking Paul and Silas what he should do to be saued they answered Beleeue in the Lord Iesus and thou shalt be saued Act 16. 20 c. The Scribe demaunding of Christ what he should do to inherit eternall life is sent to the law and word of God to marke what he readeth there Luke 10 25. But here by the occasion of our Lords question how readest thou pawse we a little and aduisedlie let vs consider the force and efficacie of reading the word of God The reading of Gods word and preaching of the same are the two onely and ordinarie meanes whereby through the working of the spirit the Lord conueieth his word into our heartes both which are expressed by one word in Hebrew Karà which signifieth to crie or call to proclaime pronounce or preach to declare or reade Exod. 24 7. Deut. 31 11 c. After which the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 semeth to be feigned bearing the same sense of proclaiming preaching or pronouncing Isai 58 1. Reuelat. 5 2. As likewise S. Iames taketh preaching and reading the word of God both for one Act. 15 21. ●ā 1. 25. touching that place How shall they hear without a preacher Rom. 10 14. It is principallie ment of the first publishing the glad tidings of the Gospell aswell by Christ him selfe Isai 9 2. 41 27. and 49 6. and 52 7 c. Mat. 9 35. 17 5. Rom. 15 8. Hebr. 1 2. and 2 3. as by his Apostles first to the Iewes Mat. 10. vers 5. 6 after to the Gentiles in all the world Mat. 28 19. Rom. 16 26. Colos 1 23. Confer Isai 52. vers 7. 8. 9. 10. with Rom. 10. verse 12. 14. 15 for both the Prophet and the Apostle speake of vniting Christes whole church of Iewes Gentiles which could not be called conioined but by preaching the Gospel as Saint Paul testifieth Ephes 2 11 c. and it is blasphemie to derogat from that excellent and effectual ordinance of God the reading of his word that it should not aswel beget faith in the hearers if with an honest and good heart they reade or heare it red keepe the same Luk. 8 15 as confirme and increase faith in them being begotten by the same word 1 Ioh. 1 4 for the word of God in it selfe is equally heard whether it be red Luke 24 45 or preached Act. 16 14. equally edifieth if it be vnderstood Act. 8 30 and withal tempered with faith in them that heare it Hebr. 4 2. And therfore the Apostle earnestlie chargeth the reading his epistles Col. 4 16. 1 Thes 5 27. 2 Thes 2 15. And to that end also was the Gospell written as Saint Iohn affirmeth Ioh. 20 31. read Ephes 3. vers 3 4 This I write not to mainteine vnlearned readers in the church much lesse to make them equall to the preachers of the word for I desire with Saint Paul that they all could preach 1 Cor. 14 5. as their place requireth of them Ioh. 21 15. Acts. 20 28. 1 Cor 12 28. 1 Tim. 3 2. 2 Tim. 2 2. and 4 2. 1 Pet. 5 2. yea rather I wish with Moses that all the Lords people were Prophets Numb 11 29 for I well know and willinglie confesse that the preaching of the word ought to be preferred before the reading of the same because of our dulnesse Isai 28. vers 9 10. Hebr. 5 11 but my writing is onely to this end that we should not neglect as we do so excellent a benefit and blessed ordinance of God as is the reading of his word being so seuerely commaunded and highlie recommended to his church Now let vs go forward The holie Scriptures are z The authority and power of the holie Scriptures able therefore sufficient to make vs wise vnto saluatiō through the faith which is in Christ Iesus for the whole scripture is giuen by inspiration of God and is profitable to teach and improue to correct and to instruct in righteousnesse that the man of God may be absolute being made per●ect vnto all good workes 2 Tim. 3 15 c. when our Lord would controll anie er●our he vsuallie obiected Haue yee not ●ed Mat. 12. vers 3. 5. and 19 4. and 21 42. ●nd 22 31 c. signifying thereby that the ●acred Scriptures ought to be our onely direction and guide therefore the ho●ie Ghost calleth the word of God a lan●erne vnto our feet and a light vnto our ●aths Psal 119 105. Prou. 6 23. wherefore Moses exhorting the Israelits to embrace and obserue the law word of God tell●eth them that it is not onely their wisedome and vnderstanding in the sight of all people but euen their life also and the ●engthning of their daies in the land and that all the people of the earth shall be afraid of them therefore Deut. 4 6 and 28 10. and 32 47. wherefore the Lord complaineth of the neglect thereof saying I haue written vnto them the great things of my law but they were counted as a strange thing Hos 8 12. But the holie Ghost by the pen of S. Paul hath set downe an inuincible * S. Pauls generall reason for the iust triall of true religion reason to hold vs to the word of God in all pocrisie And he descrieth them by th● two most certaine tokens in stead of 〈◊〉 that they should commaund to a And yet both these are cōmaunded by the word of God Gen. 1 28. and 9. vers 1. 3. Deut. 12 20. Therefore this is a speciall note of antichrist so to oppose himselfe against God 1 Tim. 4 3. And touching our meats by grace or thanke●giuing they are sactified 1 Tim. 4 4. which thing besides that our Lord himselfe vsuallie obserued Mat. 14 19 c was also commaunded in the law Deut 8 10 and practized 1 Sam. 9 13. abste● from diuerse meats and forbid mariage mong their votaries 1 Tim. 4 1 c. A● that they should be louers of their ow● selues couetous boasters proude cur● speakers disobediēt to parents vnthan●full vnholie without naturall affectio● truce-breakers false-accusers intemper● fierce despicers of them which are goo● traitors headie high-minded louers 〈◊〉 pleasures more the louers of God hau● a shew of godlinesse but haue deni● the power thereof and he aduiseth Turne away therefore from such 2 Ti● 3 2 c. S. Peter writeth likewise th● they should teach damnable heresies ●uen denying the Lord that boug● them which they do in seeking right●ousnesse by their owne workes an● Saints merits by suborning strange i● tercessours with Christ or besides Chri● by their Masse purgatorie c. by 〈◊〉