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A18193 The lamentacion of a synner, made by ye most vertuous Ladie, Quene Caterin, bewayling the ignoraunce of her blind life: set furth and put in print at the instaunt desire of the righte gracious ladie Caterin duchesse of Suffolke, [and] the earnest requeste of the right honourable Lord, William Parre, Marquesse of North Hampton Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548.; Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. 1547 (1547) STC 4827; ESTC S108944 34,896 122

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people it bringeth furthe good fruit aboundantly so that the want faute is in men and not in the worde of god I praye god all men women may haue grace to becum meete tillage for the fruites of the gospell and to leaue onelye the iangling of it for only speaking of y e gospel maketh not men good christians but good talkers excepte theyr factes and workes agre with the same so then theyr speache is good because they re hertes be good And euē as much talke of the worde of God without practising the same in our lyuing is euill and detestable in the sight of god so it is a lamentable thing to heare howe there be many in y e worlde that do not wel digest the reading of scripture doo commende and prayse Ignoraunce and saye that muche knowlege of gods worde is the original of al discencion scismes and contencion and maketh mē hawte proud and presumptuous by readynge of the same Thys maner of saying is no lesse than a playne blasphemie agaynst the holy gost For the spirite of God is the authour of his worde and so the holy goste is made the authour of euill whiche is almoste great blasphemie as the scripture sayeth a synne that shal not be forgeuen in this worlde neyther in the other to cum It were al our partes and duties to procure and seeke all the wayes and meanes possible to haue more knowledge of goddes wordes set furthe abrode in the worlde and not allowe Ignoraunce and discommende knowledge of gods woorde stopping the mouthes of the vnlearned with suttle and crafty perswasions of Philosophie and Sophistrie wherof cōmeth no ●ruite but a greate perturbacion of the mynde to the simple ignoraunt not knowing whiche way to turne theym For howe is it not extreame wickednes to charge the holy sanctified woord of God with thoffences of man To allege the scriptures to be perillous learnyng because certayne readers therof fall into heresies These menne might be forced by thys kynde of argumente to forsake thuse of fyer because fyer burned theyr neighboures house or to absteine from meate or drynke bicause they see many surfeyte O blynde hate they sklaunder God for mans offence and excuse the man whom they see offende blame the scripture whiche they cannot improue Yea I haue heard of sum that haue very well vnderstande the latin tong that when they haue hearde learned men perswade to the credite and beliefe of certeyne vnwritten verities as they call theym whiche be not in scripture expressed and yet taught as doctryne apostolike and necessary to be beleued they haue ben of thys opinion that the learned menne haue mo Epistles written by thappostes of Christ then we haue abrode in the Cannon of tholde and newe Testament or knowen of any but only to them of the Clergie Whiche beliefe I did not a lytle lament in my harte to heare that any creature should haue suche a blinde ignoraunte opiniō Some kinde of simplicitie is to be praysed but this simplicitie without the veritie I can neyther prayse nor allowe And thus it may be seen howe we that be vnlettered remayne confused withoute god of his grace lightē our hartes w t a heauenly light and knowledge of hys wil for we be geuen of our selues to beleue men better then god I pray god sende all lerned menne the spirite of god aboundantly that theyr doctryne may bryng furthe the fruites therof I suppose there was neuer more nede of good doctryne to be setfurth in the worlde than nowe in thys age for the carnall children of Adam be so wise in theyr generacion that if it wer possible they woulde deceyue the children of light The worlde loueth hys owne and therfore theyr factes doynges be highly estemed of the world but the children of god ar hated because they be not of the worlde for they re habitacion is in heauen and they do dispise the worlde as a most vile slaue The fleshly children of Adam bee so politicke subtil craftie and wise in they re kynde that the electe should be illuded if it were possible for they are clothed with Christes garment in vtter apperaunce with a fayer shewe of all godlines and holines in they re wordes but they haue so shorne nopped turned Christes garmente haue so disguysed theym selues that the children of light beholdyng theym with a spirituall eye accounte and toke theym for men whiche haue solde they re masters garment haue stolne a pece of euery mans garmēt yet by theyr subtill arte and craftie wittes t●ey haue so sette those patches and pieces together that they do make the blind worlde carnal mē to beleue it is Christes very mantle but the children of light knowe the cōtrary for they are led by the spirite of god to the knowledge of the truthe therefore they di●cerne and iudge all thinges right and knowe from whence they cū euen fro the bishop of Rome his membres the head spring of al pride vain●glorie ambicion hipocrisie and fayned holynes The children of god be not abashed although the worlde hate theym they beleue they are in the grace and fauour of God and that he as abest father doeth gouerne theym in all thynges putting away frō theym al vayne cōfidence trust in theyr owne doinges for they knowe they can doe nothing but sinne of theym selues they be not so folish childish not to geue God thankes for theyr eleccion which was before y e beginning of the worlde for they beleue moste surely they be of y e chosen for the holy gooste doeth witnes to their spirite that they be the childrē of god and therfore they beleue god better than man They say with saynt Paule who shall seperate vs from the loue of god shal tribulacion anguish persecucion hunger nakednes peryll or swearde as it is written for thy sake are wee kylled all day long are counted as shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuertheles in al these thinges we ouercum thorowe hym that loueth vs for I am sure y t neyther death neyther life neyther aungelles nor rule neyther power neyther thinges present neyther thinges to cum neither quantitie or qualitie neyther any creature shal be able to departe vs from the loue of god whiche is in Christ Iesu our lord They are not by this godly fayth presumptuously enflamed nor by the same becum they leuse idell or slowe in doinge of godly workes as carnall men dreame of them so much the more feruent they be in doing moste holy and pure workes whiche god hath commaunded theym to walke in They wandre not in mennes tradicions and inuencions leauing the moste holye and pure preceptes of god vndone whiche they knowe they be bounde to obserue kepe Also they worke not like hierlinges for meede wagies or rewarde but
will iudge I haue doon it for prayse or thanke of any creature since rather I might be ashamed then reioyce in rehersall therof For yf they knowe howe little I esteme and wey the prayse of the worlde that opinion were soone remoued taken away for I thanke God by his g●ac● I knowe the world to be a blinde Iudge the prayses therof vayne of little moment And therfore I seeke not the prayses of the same neither to satisfie it none other wise then I am taught by Christ to dooe according to Christen charitie I woulde to god wee would al whē occasion do●h serue confesse oure faultes to the world al respectes to our owne commoditie laied aparte But alas selfe loue doeth so muche reigne among●st vs that as I haue sayde before wee can not espie our owne fautes And although sometime we finde our owne gilte eyther wee be fauourable to interpret it no sinne orelles we be ashamed to confesse our selfes therof Yea and we before offended grieued to heare our fautes charitablie godly colde vs of other putting no difference betwene charitable warning and malicious accusinge Trulie if we sought goddes glory as we should do in al thinges we shoulde not be ashamed to cōfesse our selfes to digresse from goddes preceptes and ordinaunces when it is manifest we haue doon and dayly doo I pray god our owne fautes and deades cōdemne vs not at y e last day when euery māshalbe rewarded according to hys doinges Truly yf we dooe not redresse and amende our liuing according to the doctrine of the gospell we shall receiue a terrible sentence of Christ the son of god whē he shal cum to iudge condemne al transgressours and breakers of hys preceptes cōmaundementes to rewarde al his obedient louing children we shall haue no manne of lawe to make our plea for vs neyther can wee haue the day deferred neyther will the iust iudge be corrupted w t affeccion bribes or rewarde neyther will he heare any excuse or delaye neyther shal this Saynt or that martir helpe vs be they neuer so holie neyther shal oure ignoraunce saue vs frō damnacion But yet wilful blindnes obstinate ignoraunce shal receyue greater punishment and not without iust cause Thē shall it be knowen who hath walked in the darke for all thinges shall appere manifest before him Noo mannes deades shal be hiddē no neyther woordes nor thoughtes the poore simple obseruers of goddes cōmaundementes shal be rewarded with euerlastyng life as obedient children to the heuēly father And y e transgressours adders and diminishers of the lawe of god shall receyue eternal damnaciō for theyr iust reward I beseche god we may escape this fearfull sentence and be founde suche faythfull seruauntes and louing children that wee maye heare the happy comfortable moste ioyfull sentence ordeyned for the children of God which is Come hither ye blessed of my father and receyue the kingdom of heauen prepared for you before the beginning of y e world Unto the Father the Sonne and the Holy goste be all honour glory worlde without ende Amen Finis ¶ Imprinted at London in Flete strete at the signe of the Sunne ouer agaynste the Conduyte by Edwarde Whitchurche the .v. daye of Nouember in the yeare of oure Lord. 1547. Cum priu●legio ad imprimendum solum By knowelege of sin cōmeth confession Charitie is not abashed The argument of the booke The authors sinnes Psal. ii● The goodnes of god Lu. xix God ī goodne● maruelouse Mā in euilnes wonderouse Ihon. iii. The iugemēt of man is corrupt in all thing●● Euery man● syn accuseth hym selfe A blind guide ●or a blind way The number of people may not be folowed but the goodnes A fleshly man r●gardeth not spirituall thinges Marke a nōber of Idoles The sinne against y e. i. cōmaūdement Deut. vi The blood of Christ. The word of god is onely y ● doctryne of saluation B. of Rome is an euyll vsurpou● of Christes powe● The father is honored ī hi● sonne Hebre. x. The most horrible sī The hono● of God aboūded vpon y e cross● Hebre. i. i. Cor. ii To knowe Christ crucif●ed is y e conningest lessō in diuinitie Philip. iii. Lit. xviii Man of hys owne proud nature is easely made a Pharisey Child●ē l●rne to be thankeful to your father Rom. v. Harde hartes receyue no print i. Cor. ii Two yoke fellowes Blīdn●s hardnes of harte Profession ī baptisme Christ innocent Esa. liii mā sinful Philip. ii Christ obedient Man stubburne Math. ix Christ humble Mā proud Iohn viii Math. iiii Christe heuenly Mā wordly Iohn xiii Iohn vi Ma. xviii Ma. viii ii Cor viii Christ pore Man riche Luk. xiiii Lu. xxiii Iohn viii Math. ix Many chr●stians know● not theyr patrone Ignorant wisdome W●thout the cause nothīg is rightly k●owen Rom. ii Lamētacion God sheweth goodnes in differring his wrath Psal. ciii Psal. cviii Lu. xviii Christ draweth man from desperacyon i. Ihon. i. Iohn iiii i. Iohn ii Iohn iii. Math. xxviii The power will of god Iohn iii. No sauior but one Lu. xix Math. ii Mans humilitie Math. xv ▪ A mase o● synne Psal. xviii Phil. ii ii Cor. ●ii God beginneth w t man Math. xvi i. Cor ●ii Rom. viii The teching of the holy spirite IESUS Actes iiii God is onely the helper i. Iohn ii Christ is the onely meane betwene god and man Obiection What maketh mā bold Solucion The promise of Ch●ist Math. xi Apoc. xvii Math vii The giuer The gifte The taker Th● goodnes of God boldeneth his Chosen Zacha. x. Iohn xvi Fayth is euer ne●●ssary Rom. ●iii Rom. iii. i. Iohn iiii ●erne wha● true fayth doth i● man Ose. ii ●phe ii Rom. v. Galat. iii. Iustification b● a Christiā faythe Roma iii. Galat. ii Galat. v. Dignitie of fayth hurteth no w●rkes Marke dililigently with out offence Rom. iii. Rom. v. Iohn iii. Obiection i. Iohn ii Solucion Charitie knoweth not Christ but by reporte of fayth i. Cor. i. Iohn i. i. Iohn ii Iohn xiiii Charitie immediately foloweth liuely fayth Secret obiec●ion A mylde and true solutiō How god sent his son Iohn iii. Philip. ii i. Iohn i. Roma viii The charitie of GOD toward man Rom. v. A godly med●●acion The beautie of the soule Iohn xi●ii The wor●te Uayne B●ynde Unkynde Sina● A christian mans boke Lessons of y e Crucifi●e Pa●ne of hel Ioye of Heauen i. Cor. ii Christes victory Collo ii Sapi. ●vii Dau●d and Christ compared in fight Spirituall Armure Ephe. v. Mat. xxvii Iesus stile Uictory ouer sinne Collo i. Actes vii· Rom. vi vii C●llo ii S●n hurteth not the electe Cōcup●scēce the ori●inall sinne Rom. viii Obiec●ion Solucion A similitude Applicacion of the similitude Uictory ouer the deuell Collo ii Genue iii. Uictory oue● death Phil. iiii ii Cor. i. All thinges proffit the chosen Roma viii The wisedō of the world i. Cor. ii iii Uictory ouer the worlde Iohn xiiii Iohn iii. Rom. xiiii How Christians regarde the worlde A conclusion of the victories Iohn xvii Collo ii Christ is Messias ii Cor. iiii Ro. vii The title of a christian Rom. viii Osee. xiii i. Cor. xv Saluacion by y e Crosse. Ro. iiii ●o xix Ro. viii ●he booke ●f the cruci●ix A presumtuous trewād A man is neuer glut with knowledge The first lesson in the booke Hie. xviii A christien complaynt Math. ix Rom. vi Io. xv Christ is ● fulnes of the god head Col. ii Io. iiii Ro. viii Paules argumēt Rom. v. Christian prayer i. Pet. i. True christians Ro. xii Ro. xii i. Cor. xii Eph. iiii Prayer Luke i. The clergy i. Cor. iii. i. Cor. iiii Math. v. Preachyng ●i Ti. iiii Kyng Henrye the .viii. Moyses Iudge Christēly Bishop of Rome Pharao A Godly wishe A sure lesson Good prechers i. Ti. ii Contencions in Religion The deuil Warre ī religion ●i Cor. i. One truthe Psal. i. Persecutours of the word Math. x. Heb. x. Ga. liiii Math. xi ii Cor. iii. Chris●en libertie Holy workes Few know the true holynes Math. xii Mat. xv Io. iiii Tradiciōs of men Math. xv The worde of god is y e onelye sure doctrine The cause of thestimacion of tradicions i. Cor. xiii Charitie Ephe. iiii A godly wishe Ephe. iiii Gala. v. Ro. viii Christened men Self loue Iaco. i. Worldes loue Simple wisdō in men Mat. x. Christen constātues Math. xi ii Cor. iiii i. Pet. ii Example of a christen man Christen cōtentacion Math. xvi The workes of god offende not the christiā Heb. iiii The workes of mē offend not the Christian Mat. vii Eph. v. The christian profiteth by synne Ps. cxlv weaklynges mislike al thīges Act. xiii Godly Mat. xv Mat. ix i. Cor. xiii mat xxvi Mat. xxi Io. vii Mat. xii Io. iiii Rom. ix A second sorte of weaklynges Ephe. i. Phariseis Lu. xviii Wicked men mislike good thinges Ps. xxxvii Offēce of Gods election Rom. ix Rom. xi Ps. xxxiii Roma iii. Uayne gospellers Actes xiii Gal. v. Roma ii Euil lyuing ●laundereth t●e best profession Psal. xii Math. vii A similitude Math. xiii Applicaciō Prayer Iohn i. Math. xii Psal. i. Readyng of the scripture The worde of God Iohn xvi Math. xii Knowlege wished against ignoraunce Like reason lyke conclusion Good latinistes and euil diuines Forged wrytinges The vnlerned be taught by grace This age requyreth lernyng Wordly children Mat. xxiiii Iohn xvii Gods children ii Cor. v Like garmēt l●●e men Crafty taylors Godes childrē be wise B. of Rome Roma vii· Ephe. i. Sure fayth Roma viii Roma viii Of Godly faythe no euil comm●th Math. xv i. Pe. i. Gods s●cretes Eccle. iii. Collo ii i. Timo. vi Prerogatiue of the s●ripture Similitud Applicaciō Christ is our ●xample Prayer Math Psal. xxxvii The loue of God Euery man attende to his vocaciō Preachers ii Cor. iiii Lay men Ephe. vi Roma xiii Children Deut. v. Seruaūtes Ephe. vi husbandes Ephe. v. Wyues Obedience i. Timo. ii Silence Apparell ii ●imo ii i. Petri. iii. Ouermuch ●ie sight Math. vii Selfe loue A conclusion with an answere to obiections It is lawef●● to bost in god Godly wish Shame hindereth confesc●on i. Cor. vi Math. xxv A trewe ●h●eruing Domesdaye compared to a lawedaye W●lfull syn is y e greatest Apo. xxii Rewarde of sinners Prayer Math. xxv