that the holy ghost is god as heauen all thyng whiche is in heauen was made by hym Psalme Cxxxviii Whyther shall I god from the spirite And whyther shal I flie froÌ„ thy face It is in no creatures power for to be in all places or to fulfyll all the world but that pertayneth only to God the creator Furthermore that the holie ghost is very god these places may satisfy you for this tyme of the Godhed of y â— holy gost Now I come to the belief in y â— whiche we say I beleue in the holy gost with the whiche woordes I saye that I professe to beleue not onely that the holy ghoste is god with true god y â— father and very god the sonne and for to come forth of them bothe but also maketh in me that thyng that his name doth sygnifye truely that he doth sanctifye me with what meanes that is done y â— nexte sentences of the belefe do declare But truely to beleue in the holy ghoste is to beleue that our hartes are led by hym are styrred by him are moued to beleue the ghospell of Iesu Christ and that by hym we are broughte to the knowledge of the father and Christ and by hym â—e folow Christ our lord and our defender from all kynde of bondage For no man â—â—â— beleue at any time eyther the gospel or can by any meanes beleue christ to be his lord onles it be geueÌ„ him by y â— holye gost Therfore y â— congregatioÌ„ sâ—â—geth in a song Now we beseche the holy ghost y â— first he wil geue vs a true faithe that he wil kepe vs before we come to an end wheÌ„ we coÌ„ehome out of this life full of misery Lordhaue mercy on vs where yâ— here deere childreÌ„ y â— right faith both in y â— gospel to be asked of the holy ghost and Christ Corint .xij. No man can say Lord Iesus but by the holy gost To be short the holy ghost is the same spirite by whoÌ„ our heauenly father bothe woorketh all thyng in vs and doth quicken theÌ„ in vs. And here the congregation doth syngagayne of the holy ghost Withoute the holy ghoste there is nothyng in manne and nothyng is without synne Wherefore welbeloued chyldren when eyther ye wil heare the word of god or doo any thing pray ye to Christ y â— he would send vnto you y â— holy ghost y â— whatsoeuer ye shal here or do y â— ye may both heare it â— do it luckely and happily And first we must desire christ y â— the holy gost may not leaue vs so long as â—e be in this worlde â–ª but at all tymes he maye be chiefly present with vs that he may defend us from the manyfold snares of the deuell preserue our hertes that they beyng alway intente and beeholdyng onely Iesus Christ our sauiour may not bee troubled with any thing contrarye to his commaundement So be it The thirtenth domesticall sermon to their chyldren of Christes Churche IN the last sermon welbeloued childreÌ„ ye haue herd that to beleue in the holye ghost is nothyng els then to beleue that the holy gost is very god with verye God the father and very god the sonne and that he doth make us verily holye euen as his holye name doeth signifie and nowe ye shall heare how by the holy gost we ar made holy and what thynges appertayn vnto him from the first beginning of y â— world and what appertaineth to hym euen to the end of the world This foloweth in the belefe I beleue the holy churche the communion of samtes Here ye oughte to bee admony shed wherefore we saye here I beleue the holy church and not in the holy churche Saint Cyprian doth make aunswere here for this cause it is done that the creator ought to be separated from the creatures and holy thinges may be separated from humayne thynges Furthermore wheÌ„ we professe that we do beleue holy churche we shew and set forth the holynes of the church whiche can not be set forth before our corporall eyes for those thynges which we beleue are not seene with our eyes and so is the holynesse of the churche hydden for god hath wrapped his churche with many kyndes of infirmities with sinne with errours and with a thousande maner of crosses he doeth oppresse it that it seemeth to be nothyng lesse then holye Therfore whosoeuer doeth not obserue and marke the maner of god biligâ—tly seeth or beholdeth y â— errours sinnes and daily falles in those meÌ„ which be born again w t the water of regeneration haue both y â— word of god do kepe it in faith cannot but greatly be offeÌ„ded thinke that those are not to be taken of the holy churche But here perchaunce thou wilt saye But what is the Churche Heare welbeloued children this word Ecelesia is Greke word and in â—aten it signifieth Societatem or Concionem or Coetuns populi in Englishe it signifieth a felowshyp an asseâ—â—ble or a congregatyon of people And this is this holy churche called a certayne feloweshyppe of holye â—â—enne uppon yearthe warrynge vnder Chryste by the holy ghost â—o beholde the offyce of the holy ghoste congregatâ—d in one fayth mynde and vnderstandyng and mdewed with manye gyftes Briefly the holy church is al those whiche beleue in Christ this thing signifieth these wordes I beleue the coÌ„munioÌ„ of samtes Whiche wordes as the holy fathers testifie with one voyce the holy churche is expouÌ„ded to be a communioÌ„ or a felowship or congregatioÌ„ of saintes And this is the thâ—g y â— â— August writeth in a sermon of al saintes Our holy mother y â— faithful churche being sured in all the world taught chafflictions of Christ in the hed Iesu Christ c. But here perchauÌ„ce also you thinke with your selues Behold how is it y â— holy church of christ which as I haue said a little before soÌ„time falleth hedlong into sinne I make answere The holy church is by faith â—â— Iesu Christ whilest truly it doth beleue that by Christes bloud it is washed clene froÌ„ all sinne .i. Iohn n. chap. And y â— holy church of Christ is those that do abstain from the sinnes of the flesh and do exercise theÌ„selfs with spiritual exercises Furthermore it is not so holy that vtterly it lacketh al euill desires may be oppressed with no wicked opinions For y â— church of god must confesse her sinne therfore she praieth y â— her sinnes may be forgeueÌ„ Wherfore she beeleueth to haue remission of her synnes So that now we perceiue that saintes do sinne do â—alle and are disceiued but unawares for they wil not willyngely forsweare Iesu Christ â–ª and renounce his gospell wherfore they do optayne the remission of their sinnes and if they do at any tyme erre from the doctrine of Christ so that neglygentely they be oute of the waye there is made ready for them forgeuenesse for why soÌ„tyme and specially
about y â— end of theyr lyfe they be brought somwhat to remeÌ„braunce of their synnes and repente of their synnes and geue the victory onely to the trueth and vnto the mercy of Iesu Christe But peraduenture here welbeloued childreÌ„ again you would know of me whether the holynes of y â— church may by any meanes be hid from Christ Or whether the church of Christ may bee knowen by any exteriour sygnes as I haue said a litle before wherin I wylsygnify vnto you the churche of Christ to be â–ª wheresoeuer the pure worde of God is taught and the sacramentes administred as Christ hath instituted them the people be styrred to liue godlye where they do pray vnto god for kynges princes and al ordinary gouernours and rulers Behold these be the signes of christes church when therfore I do professe and saie I beleue the holy churche I confesse this chyng I beleue that there is vpon the earthe a companye of holye saintes whiche do beleue in Iesus christ of the whiche company I am one yea and a membre of the same and professe that I am a partener of all good thynges whiche they do In the which company I am associate vnto theÌ„ by the holy Ghoste for that that I haue hard the word of God and now heare it Iesu Christ graunt that we may be in his holy Churche and that we maye continuallye there remayne So be it ☜ ☞ ⧠The .xiiii. domesticall or howâ—holde sermon to their chyldren of the remission of synnes Last of al ye haue heard wel beloued chyldren that we by the holy ghost and by y â— word of god are associat to the holy church And heare now what thyng is doen in the church the holy ghost beyng our guyde There foloweth in our belief I beleue y â— remission of sinnes Here I do confesse that I doo beleue the holy churche to haue the remission of synnes The remissioÌ„ of synnes is when our sinnes are forgeuen vs freely by Christ Whiche forgeuenes is made by the preachyng of the woord of god and the administration of the sacramentes among the church of Christ and geuen to vs by onely Iesus Christ both through his merites and promise For thus saith S. Paul Rom .iii. cha Verely â—e are iustified frely by his grace that is the grace of god by the redeÌ„ption which is in christ Iesu Ephe .i. chap. By whoÌ„ that is to say by christ we haue forgeuenes remissioÌ„ of our sinnes by his blud The same words Paul writeth Colloss .i. chap. And Christ hym self sayeth in the last chapter of Luke This ought Christ to suffer and ryse the third day froÌ„ death and vnderneath his name repentance remission of sinnes to be preached amoÌ„g all nations And Paul saieth Actes .xiij. chap. Be it knowen to you O ye men that by thys that is Christ remissyon of synnes is declared vnto vs. But wherefore do I tarry in bringing forth so manye testimonyes of Scripture as who should say that all holye scripture were not full of testimonies that by only Iesu Christ the remission of our synnes is graunted and promysed to vs â–ª and it is not only fortified by y â— opeÌ„ places of scripture but also coÌ„firmed by the seÌ„tences of many holy men For what other thyng doth baptisme represeÌ„t and what doth y â— supper of the lorde also then y â— by onely Iesu christ y â— forgeuenes of our sinnes is both gotten promised For the which thyng I trust we shall haue leysure at an other tyme to speake more of Furthermore for that that we are made partakers of y â— remissioÌ„ of sines by crist both gotten and promised vnto vs only oure faith in Iesu Christe causeth it for who that dooeth beleue and that with all hys hert that Christ came into this world for this cause was borne suffred death was crucified and rose froÌ„ death y â— he myghte attain the forgeuenes of synnes he truly hath optayned the forgeuenes of hys sinnes for the whiche thing welbeloued chyldren let not your conscience doubt and beholde I wyll set forth here before you a fewe places of scripture which ye shal haue alway in remeÌ„braunce Christ saith Iohn in chap. As Moses hath exalted the serpent in desert so must y â— soÌ„ne of man be exalted that all whiche beleue in hym shall not perishe Balat .ij. chap. We do beleue in Iesu crist that we shal be iustified by faith and not by the workes of the law Furthermore to be iustified as ye haue heard ofte is to obtayne the forgeuenes of sinnes or els of an vniust man to be made iust Ephe .ij. chap. With grace are ye made safe by faith Act .xiii. chap. By him that is by christ remission of sinnes is declared vnto vs in that thyng that he whiche beleueth is iustified And this S â–ª Ambro â—…n his commentaries upon y e iiiâ— chap. to the â—o â–ª whiche place I wyll declare by the way Thei be manifestly blessed whose 〈◊〉 be forgeueÌ„ them without any labour or anye worke and that offences be couered so that to their iustificaâ—ion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 required no workes of theÌ„ but only that they should beleue As I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of these places welbeloued 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 easily vnderstand that only 〈◊〉 in christ doth remitte vs of our sinnes But here perchaunce you would say And how is this faith gotteÌ„ in Christ Heare with a fewe wordes faith is gotten in Chryste â–ª partly of heryng the word of god or the ghospell partly of the holy gost whiche maketh vs beleue the promises of christ Paul Ro .x. chap. saith Faith commeth by hearyng and hearyng by the woord of god Peter saith Actes .xi. chap. That when he did preache vnto the Gentiles the holy ghost did fall among theÌ„ Whiche place as many other mo doth proue plainly in the actes of the Apostles that the holy ghost did stirre vp the hertes of men by the word that thei might beleue 〈…〉 y â— now 〈…〉 belief â–ª 〈…〉 nnes is â–ª 〈…〉 yng 〈…〉 g as 〈…〉 churchâ— â—â— wâ—â—ch 〈…〉 ly â—hâ—â—orgâ—â—â—enes o◠〈…〉 e is both for â—hat that god y â— faâ—â—â—â— for Iesu Christes sake hath forgeuen vs our synnes 〈…〉 â— also for that that we offending ouâ— an oâ—her do forgeue one an other Wherfore welbeloued children pray vnto Christ y â— he would vouchsafe to admit vs alwaies as of his churche for those that be not of his churthe they neuer obtayne the forgeuenes of their sinnes those be not of his church which wil deserue y â— forgeuenes of their sinnes by their own merites and not by y â— gospel faith in Iesu christ 〈…〉 we haue declared said of this 〈…〉 eÌ„tâ—y for this tyme. The fiftenth domestical or houshold sermon to their chyldren of the resurrection of the dead Fewe men welbeloued children do willingly dye and y â— cause is as I thinke partli for that we ar more desirous by our nature of life theÌ„ death
✚ The Seconde parte of the Domesticall or housholde Sermons for a godly housholder to his childreÌ„ and familie Compyled by the godly learned man Christopher Hegendorffine doctor most necessarye for all faythefull housholders now first translated out of laten in to English by Henry Reiginalde Anuo M. D. xlix Deut .vi. These wordes which I coÌ„maunde the this day shal bee in thy herte and thou shalt shewe them vnto thy children and shalte talke of theym when thou arte at home in thy house and as thou walkeste by the waye c. The first and second sermon of the belief be prynted in the first parte ✚ The third Sermon domesticall vnto their children of the conception of Christe TO the first sentence of our belief well beloued childrâ—… this clause is wont to bean nexed I beleue in Iesus Christ our lord Anbic can not be declared what strength is in this worde our lorde for heere we witnes y t we doo beleue that Iesus Christe hathe brought and delyuered vs from the captiuitie of synne death hell and the deuil vndernethe his domynion And nowe doth rule all these enemyes and that we through Christ be higher then these enemyes for Christ hath gotten vnto vs. and not vnto him selfe a tryumphaunte victorie of suche tyranycall enemyes By what meanes Christe hath brought vs vnderneth his power the sequell folowynge sentences of our belief doo more playnely testifye And fyrste it foloweth which was conceyued by y e holy ghost that is I beleue Iesus Christe our lorde to be conceyued in the womb of the holye Virgyn Mary but not coÌ„ceiued by the meane of the seede of maÌ„ but of the holy ghost which in y e womb of the Vyrgyn Mary dyd make the ve ry body of Chryste And that is it that Damel saith the seconde Chapter that Chryste is the stone cut oute with oute handes that is as some men thynke withoute the seede of man to be conceyued in the wombe of the Vyrgin Marye And the Aungell Gabriel luke the fyrst chapter the Vyrgyn demaundyng how she should conceyue a sonne seyng that she neuer knewe man he answered The holy ghoste shall come vpon the the power of the highest shall ouer shadowe the. For this cause Christ wold be conceiued by the holy ghost that our vnpure conception gylty of dampnatioÌ„ for in synne we are conceyued the I. psalme should be purged by hym lest for the syn of our conception we shulde be caste into eternall death he therefore whiche doth beleue that Christe was coÌ„ceyued by the holy ghoste in the womb of the virgyn his mother for hys cause may trewly get and vendicate vnto him selfe purely the conception of Christe eueÌ„ in lyke case as al other thyngs whiche Christe didde for Christe is all ours and all thynges which Christ dyd they be to be accompted in the self same place as if we had done them our selues the which thynges when we haue certifyed oure selues in wee can neuer be trow beled in anye other thynge anye more Christe Iesus whiche is oure lord hath alwaye rule in vs and euen the same which was conceyued by the holy ghoste clense throughly our vnpure conceptyon and gyue vs his grace to beleue that vndoubtedly it is all made cleane bye him So be it The fourth sermon domesticall to their chyldren of Christes byrthe A Few dayes a go welbeloued children ye haue hearde that the churche of Christe doth beleue y t he is y e son of god y t euerlastyng god w t the eternall god the father in lyke power as the father Row when Christe the sonne of god also is very man it foloweth in the belief I beleue in Iesus Christe which was borne of Mary the Virgyn And here is great occasion gyuen vnto me to speake largely of the byrthe of Chryste But when y t he is dyligentely written of by one of the Euangelystes and fyrst of Sainct luke .ij. Chapter Thyther will I sende you And at this tyme we will fyrste intreate what it is to beleue Christ to be borne of Mary the Virgin It is to declare brieflye nothynge else then to beleue that Christe is the sonne of God takyng very humaine flesh of the Virgin he was borne trew man and y t euen of the holy Virgin whose flower of chastitie was not taken awaye no chaunged neither before the byrthe neither in the byrthe neyther after y e byrth And for this cause I do beleue that this thynge was done that he should cleane pourge as well my vnpure natiuitie as al other mens and that he shouldbe that promised seede vnto AbrahaÌ„ our father in the which as well I as all other men be blessed that is that we should folow the remyssion of oure synnes and an eternall lyfe and that we shoulde be deliuered from the power of the denyll And fyrste we muste heere marke y t euery man must veâ—dycate and chalenge vnto hym the natiuitie of Chryst and y t Chryste was borne of the Virgyn Mary for his cause and he muste make hys soule to beleue that his natiuytie is truely pourged and made clene by Christes natyuitte and for to folowe the eternall saluation And that this was no hyndrance vnto him for this syngeth dayly the church onles our lyttell sonne Christ had byne born vnto vs we should haue perysued for euermore for this cause for that we were conceyued in synne and borâ—â— iâ— synne And as Paul to the Ephesians y â— ij chap. saith We are borne y e childreÌ„ of wrathe that is wee of oure owne strength do performe this one thyng for the which thinge god is angry with vs and doth condempne vs. Christ therfore is borne that we beyng the chyldren of wrathe shoulde be made well beloued chyldren of god by hys holy natyuytie and that he shoulde wasshe awaye the fylthynes of oure synnes of our vnpure natiuytie throughe hys holy natiuytie Paul to the Galathyaus y e iiij Cha. de clareth briefly wherfor crist was borne when he sayethe But when the fulnes of tyme was come God sent his sonne made of a womaÌ„ that those which were gyltie vnder the law he shoulde redeme that we should be taken for hys sonnes by adoption Saynt Paul meaneth here in hys saying when the tyme was fulfil led that Christe shoulde be sente here in to this worlde god the father not being requested nor prouoked through our de seruynges but through his vnspeakeable mercy towardes man kynde sente not aungeâ— nor Prophete but his son not that the sonne shoulde here loke after his own coÌ„modities profites but y t he shoulde vendycate and chalenge vs from condemnation of the lawe which could not make amendes for our owne selues by our owne deseruynges for y e which he dyd abundantly make amâ—nds for vs and he beyng the trew lambe of God should take awaye oure synnes Ihon the fyrste Chapter y t so by Christ the onely naturall sonne of god we the whiche shoulde beleue in
hym shoulde be made the sonnes of adoption of the heuenly father and the heyres of god the coinherytours of Iesus Christe too the Romayns y e .viij. Chapter which is soo greate a well sprynge of eloquence that as it is euermore worthe worthy it can not be expownded god the father shewynge to vs and towardes vs hys mercy in Christ Iesu what tong is able to declare or expres y e commodites whiche Christ Iesu the sonne of god and of Mary the vyrgyn hath brought vnto vs by his holynatiuite But what shuld we do When god for y â— his vnspeakeable goodnes doth desyre nothingels but that we should be thankefull vnto him and gyue dayly thankes both vnto god the father and vnto our Christ euen vnto hym for that that for oure saakes he dydde vouchesafe hys onely Sonne the cause of our helth to be borne of the virgin Mary to this end that he obeying the will of his father did not refuse to take our fleshe on him and to make vs free from the curse of the lawe from synne from the tyrany of the deuyl Let vs therfore gyue thankes vnto god the holy ghoste for that he did make by his holy power both the body and soule of Christe in the wombe of the holy Vyrgyn that CHRIST beynge verye man should get vs our saluatioÌ„ shulde bryng vs to euerlastinge lyfe prayse be vnto god the father and his sonne Iesus Christe and to the holye gost now euermore so be it The fyfte Sermon domestical vnto their Children of the passyon of Christ IT foloweth as ve knowe welbeloued chyldreÌ„ in our belief which suffered vnder pontius Pylate y t is I beleue in Iesus Christe bothe the sonne of god of the Virgin which suffered vnder Pontius Pylat for as there may be no doubt of the natiuitie of christ therfore is it added into the belief borne of mary the Vyrgyn where the name of the Virgyn is plainelye expressed euen also as I myght vse the wordes of saincte Cypriane least the passione of Christ shoulde wauer as a vaine and phaÌ„tasticall thinge the tyme where in christ did suffer verely wheÌ„ Poncius Pylate was lieutenante of the Romain Impire it is expressed very wel What is it to beleue that christ suffered vnder pontius pilate this thinge is meante in it that he shoulde make a mendes for my synnes and therfore to go vnto so vyle a death for Peter in his first Epistle the second chapiter saith Christ did beare in his body our synnes vpon the crosse where by we beinge dead to sinne should lyue vnto iustice with whose strypes wee are made hole addeth vnto this thynge y e saying of Esaye In the .liij. Chapter Truelye he did beare our infirmities and he did suffer our paines It is trulye by cause I wold expound y e thyng more at large The passion of Christ after y e mind of sainct Augustine is two waies to be taken first as an holy sacrament theÌ„ as an example as a sacrament trewly for that it signifieth kylleth synne in vs. As an example that we should frely and â—…lilyngely heare all maner of euyls w t a good herte whiche be sente to vs by Christ perswadynge with our selues y t all thoose afflyctions in the passyon of Christ are made acceptable in the syght of god that also if nede shall require we offer our selues to Christ eueÌ„ as a sacrifice willyngly for oure neyghboures euen as Christe did offer him selfe a sacrifyce for vs to god the father as a smelle of a good and swete sauer Ephesyans the v. chapter For whi Christ dyd suffer for vs leauynge to vs an example that we shoulde folow his foote steppes and here Christ sayth Mathew the .x Chapter Who so euer doch not take his cros and folowe me is not worthy of me Iesus Christe graunte that we maye take his passion with a trewe faythe and we being once entred into his fote stepes may come thyther where he is come syttynge on the ryghte hande of god almighty To whom be prayse glory worlde w t oute ende Soo be it The sixte domesty call Sec mon to their children of the crosse of Christ â–ª WE haue not as yet expouÌ„ded well beloued Chyldren all those thyn ges by y e which Christ was made our lorde for now we must intreate of this thinge which we do professe in our belief I beleue in Iesus Christe whiche was crucified which without doubt I do protesse that I do beleue that Christ the sonne both of god and the Virgyn was my priest in the very crosse and y â— he hath offered a liuely sacrifice to god â—uen hym self for my sinnes And y â— there is none other satisfaction for my sinnes which god the father doth receyue but onely this one oblation of Christ vpon the crosse which offeryng was once of fered in the crosse But euen so that all which beleue truely in Christ he dooeth helpe theÌ„ alway make theÌ„ clene froÌ„ al their sins y â— remeÌ„braunce of which oblation Christ hath left in hys supper vnto vs for Cristes words be these â—u .xxij. This is my body whiche shall be betrayed for you do this in my remembraunce And Paul y â— â—ieste Epistle to the CorinthiaÌ„s the xi Chap. setteth fourth y â— Christe after the same maner dyd take the eup and sayde this eup is the newe testamet in my bloude do ye thys so often as ye shall drynke of it in the remembraunce of me Sainct Chrisostome in his commentaries vpon the Epistles of Saynte Paul to y â— Hebrews sayth That thyng that we do it is done in his remeÌ„brance the which is done c. Furthermore for the oblation made done vpon the crosse for our syns Paul dothe testifye in many places for to the Ephesy ans the .v. Chapiter he sayeth Christ deliuered hym selfe for vs an offeryng sacrifice to god in a swete sauour of a swete smell Where Paul welbe loued children withe fewe wordes doth declare y â— the sacrifices of y â— old testament were figurs of y â— sacrifice of Christ made on the crosse to the Hebrues the .ix. Chapter Christ was once offered for vs for to take awaie the synnes of manye men And vnto y â— Hebrues the .x. Chapter Here truely Christe once beyng offered a sacrifice for our synnes doth syâ— at the ryght hande of god for with one oblation he made perfecte for euer all those whiche be sainctified To the Collossians the ij Chapter He forgyuyng vs al our synnes hath put out the hand writinge that was against vs conteined in the law writen and that hath he takeÌ„ oute of the waye and hath fastined it to hys crosse and hathe spoyled rule and power and hath made a shewe of them openly hath tryumphed ouer them in his own person w t which words Paul writeth y â— christ did triumph on y e crosse For euen in lyke case as those
the laste chap and here referre Christes saiynges Iohn .xvii. chap. This is the lyfe euerlastyng that they may know the to be the only very god and him which thou hast sent Iesu Christ Beholde he saieth that the lyfe euerlasting is the knowledge of the father and Christs And this eternall lyfe shall apperrayne to sa 〈…〉 thoâ—â— that be godly the wicked synners truely shall liue alway but to this purpose that they shal alway continue and remain in euerlastyng paynes Wherefore Dauid saith Psal .xxxi. The death of synners is cursed as he might say although in this lyfe god doth not punish alway sinners yet for all that aster this lyfe they shall be punished of god greuously And therfore loke here vpon the saiyng of Christ Matt .xxv. chap. And these shall go that â—o to say the vngodly into euerlastynge punishmeÌ„t but those that be godly to euerlastyng lyfe for this euerlastyng life and eternall ioye as Esai saith in y â— .xxxv. chap. is deuided and geuen to vs of god for Iesu Christes sake Roma 5. So that grace shold reigne by righteousnes to euerlasting life by Iesu Christ Ro .vi. ch The life euerlastyng is the gyfte of god by Christ Iesu our lord And truely this lyfe euerlastyng is not deuided to all meÌ„ by Christ but only to those which beleue in Christe that is whiche do beleue that Christ by his deathe his resurrection by his as 〈…〉 to the h 〈…〉 hath deserued for 〈…〉 â—ife euerlastyng Iohn iii 〈…〉 beleueth 〈…〉 sonne 〈…〉 lyfe euerlastyng and he that beleueth not in the sonne shal not see life but y â— wrath of god doth remain vpon him Iohn .vi. ch This is his wyll whiche sent me that euery one whiche seeth the sonne and beleueth in hym hath euerlastyng life and I shall rayse hym in the latter daye and in the same chap. Verily verily I say vnto you he that beleueth in me hath euerlastyng life marke this word hath This euerlastyng life gotten for vs by Chryst shall cause that as I truste weibeloued children when Christe shall call vs from hence we shall willyngly departe seeing that ye perfitely know Iames .iiii. chap That ye shall vanishe awaye out of this transitory world not muche vnlike vnto a smoke whiche doth appere for a lyttle time so both vanish awai so for to go to euerlasting life In the which we shal see Christ face to face whom here we do perceiue as a figure in a glas as I might vse the wordes of S. Paul that is to say only euen with faith in wordes .i. Cor .xiii. chapter The grace of our lord Iesu Christ the loue of god the partaking of the holy gost be with al you So be it The seuententh domesticall or houshold sermon vnto their chyldren of Baptisme OF late in a certayn sermon welbeloued childreÌ„ I haue said that in the Churche of Christe there is remission of sinnes whiche is coÌ„municated to you by the sacramentes and that ye may the more liuelye vnderstand it I will speake a fewe wordes of the sacramentes and chiefly of those whyche Christe hath instituted that is to saye of Baptisme and the supper of the Lorde and in this present sermon we will begin to speake of baptisme and an other time yf god wyll send vnto me his grace I shall speake of the supper of the lord and least this word sacrament should troble you marke that this word sacrament is for the most part diffined of diuines that it is a vysible fourme of the inuysyble grace of Christ as for an exaumple Baptisme of the whiche we speake is a Sacramente for in that is a visible fourme for as I shall vse the woordes of S. Augustine whiche he writeth to Marcellinâ—â— â–ª in his fyrst epistle In baptisme the eyes â—â— see the puttynges into the waâ—â—r or the touchynges of the water but the eaâ—es heare the promyse of grace Whosoeuer shal beleue and shalbe baptysed shalbe saued With these sensyble thynges God geueth vs his inuisyble grace and redemption which is in christ Iesu And these fewe wordes be spoken of the definition of a sacrament and now I come to baptisme of the whiche euery christen man ought to knowe thre thynges First what is baptisme afterward wherfore babtism is instituted theÌ„ who be made partakers of baptisme That I may god vnto the fyrste baptisme is nothyng els but water put vnto the word and commaundemente of God and by that word sanctified or that I wil brieflyer define it Baptisme is the water of god not that this water of the owne nature is better then other water but that vnto this water both the word of God and the commaundement also is put vnto it But here some maÌ„ might say what maner of woord is that And what maner of commaundemente of god is that where with baptisme is made Heaâ—â—â—â— the word of god is that that Christ saith Marke the last chap. Whosoeâ—er shal be leue and shalbe baptised he shalbe saued whosoeuer shal not beleue shalbe daÌ„â—ed This is the coÌ„maundement of god that Christ saith Matt .xxviii. chapter Go ye therfore baptisyng them in the name of the father and of the soÌ„ne and of the holy gost Wherfore be these Anabaptistes men of our tyme so fraâ—â—â—e whiche â—ehemently â—â—ye â–ª how can the water helpe our soules Here â–ª welbeloued chyldren baptisme is not only the water whyche we washe our handes with but it is the water mixe with the word the commaundement â–ª and the institutioÌ„ of Christ whiche yf thou dost take away froÌ„ baptisme thoâ—â—ast left it naked without any godâ—â— apparell But at this present I purpose not with my self to concend with y â— Anabaptist ye know what baptisme is therfore heare now wherfore it was instituted of Christ that is how y â— it doth profit vs wherfore it was ordeyned y â— wordes of Christe teache playnelye Whoâ—oeuer shall beleue and shall bee baptysed â–ª shall be saued Of the whiche woorde you may â—â—idenâ—â—â—e perceyâ—e the mâ—â—nyng And the fr 〈…〉 and ende of baptisme is that we should bee saued To be saâ—ed is to be takeâ— awaye from synne the deuyll and 〈…〉 h and â—o be brought into the kyngdome of Christe and to haue euerlastyng lyfe with Christe And here ye heare agayne welbeloued chyldren howe muche we oughte to sette by baptisme as a thyng that bryngeth vnto vs an â—nspekeable treasure Of the whiche chyng iâ— maye be playnlye perceyued of vs that baptisme is not â—leane water as the babling Anabaptistes â—laâ—ber â–ª for by pure water as I thâ—â—â—â— we can not bryng the deuyll or â—deâ—h â—ndâ—e the yoke nor obtayne remission of synnes nor get the grace of God and whâ—â— Christe and the holy ghoste â–ª with all his gyftes â–ª Furthermore who bee those that â—â—â— made partakers of this so g 〈…〉 a treasure Heare nowe â–ª Christe sheweth this thyng with feâ—e woordes in the 〈…〉 Chapter of S. 〈…〉 the â—â—ange 〈…〉
when he sayeth who so euer shall beeleâ—â— and shall be baptised shall be saueâ— where ye heare that we are made apt by faith that we should vse that diuine water for our own necessitie that is that we may folowe aâ— length that thyng which is by that â—olsoâ—e water whiche is mixed with the word and commaundement of God promised to vs and let not this be scrupulous with your conscience that the priest or mynister of the congregatioÌ„ doth geue into vs baptisme by y â— which we get suche vnspekeable gyftes for the pastour is the mynister of God and it is so with the when thou art baptysed of a minister as if thou shouldest be baptised of god hymself And this is the thyng y â— Christ speaketh of â–ª Matt. the last Chap â–ª Baptisyng them in the name of y â— father the sonne the holy ghost as he mighte say â—hose that are baptysed be not baptysed in the name of the minyster of the churche whiche doth minyster the baptisme but in the name of goâ— the father â—he sonne â–ª and the holy ghoste that is to 〈…〉 â—hen men be baptysed of you they â—â— perswaded in thâ—â—â— myndes to beleue â—â—â—â—â—e so as though god shuld baptyse them and say with his own mouth Behold I baptise thee in my name and I forgeue the all thy sinnes and I receiue the into my fauour and I wil be thy defender alwayes but in the steade of an aâ—gmenter I wil adde alway this thing Baptisme in his owne signification and figure is taken for repentaunce which is the third sacrament as some meÌ„ affirme for repentance is to mortifie the old maÌ„ and to leade a newe lyfe Wherfore who soeuer is penitent and sory for those euyl actes that he doth in his lyfe tyme is alway occupyed in baptysme which doth not onely set foorth a newe lyfe but also doth worke beginneth alway to work yea and also is alway styrred to worke Therfore baptisme doeth indure euen so long as we haue any breath in our body For why although any man doth styde from it by synne yet for all that we may come to it agayn and mortifye the oldâ— man that is to say wrath lecherie coâ—eâ—ousnes pryde vngodlynesse and other vices whiche we haue taken of the natiâ—itie of Adam Christ Iesu the author of baptysme geue vnto vs all that we may â—e made partakers of the fruites of baptisme and that we may continue in hym so long as we here liue So be it ⧠The .xviii. Domesticall or hoâ—sholde sermon to their chyldren of the supper of the Lorde GOd accustometh for y â— most part welbe loued chyldren to adde vnto his holy promises certain signes y â— theâ— should alway be the more redie in our remembrance shoulde admonish vs of his holy promise for in like case whaÌ„ god had promised Noe. Gene .ix. ch That he would no more after this subuert and drowne the vniuersal world with water He addeth vnto his promes an heauenly signe namely a raine bow In like case Gene .xvi. When God had promised Abraham his blessyng whiche should remain to al nations by his sede he did adde vnto it the signe of circuÌ„cisioÌ„ the signe of the righteousnes of faith as Paul saith Rom .iiii. chap. In the newâ— testament Christ the sonne of God dyâ— adde vnto his promise of remissioÌ„ of synnes and life euerlastyng signes baptism and the supper of the lord Of the which supper we purpose at this time by gods grace to speake a fewe words And fyrst marke the sacrament of the bodye the bloud of our Lord is called by many names For Paul .i. Corint .xi. chap. calleth it the supper of the Lorde whiche supper we do represent wheÌ„ we haue takeÌ„ that sacrament whiche Christe euen at y â— present tyme goyng to his death for vs did begyn with his disciples in the euening It is called the sacrament of thaÌ„kes geuyng because it is instituted by this name to be a sacrameÌ„t as Chriso â–ª saith Let vs geue thankes vnto Christe for his ineffable benefites whiche he hath bestowed vpon vs by his moost bitter passyon It is called a communion for that the supper of the Lorde was woonte â—o bee solemnysed in and amonge the congregation of Chrysten people they beeyng once gathered together Therefore learne what is the supper of the lord and then wherfore it was instituted of Christ and what profites we do receiue by it and last who oughte to bee admitted vnto this supper The supper of the lord is when Christ said vnto his disciples take and eate this is my bodie whiche is geuen for you this is my blud whiche is shed for you in the remyssion of sinnes To the whiche wordes Christ addeth breade and wine with the which the faithful receyue his very bodye and his very bloud spiritually which .ii. sygnes be as seales that the words of christ be agreable vnto the trewth Wherfore was this sacramente instituted for two causes welbeloued chyldren firste that we should not doubte that there is geueÌ„ to vs truely whiche the gospel doth promise vs that is the remission of synnes and lyfe enerlastynge for Iesu Chrystes sake then that we shoulde declare our fayth before the world for before god it is sufficient for vs to beleue the ghospel â–ª but for because God suffereth vs here to lyue for this cause that we should be profitable to all men and the faythe that is hydden in our hartes we shoulde shewe outwardly before men He hath instituted to vs baptisine and the supper of the lord by the whiche figurs â–ª y â— world doth know that we are Christians But here ye myght say perchaunce Is not Baptisme sufficient for vs Wherfore should we receyue the supper of the lord â–ª seyng that we myght by baptisme be admonished of the remission of our sinnes and the lyfe euerlastyng by Christ and thus declare our profession But here ye welbeloued chyldren by baptisme truely we are reuiued and regenerated firste as ye haue heard in the sermon before Sence we can not here put of the olde skynne and for the moast part are throwen into dyuerse stormes of temptations Christe hath left here vnto vs in spirite and faith to receiue his body and his bloud with the whiche we maye make strong oure faith against so many assaultes of temptations and so by theÌ„ to be strengthened more and more I thinke ye loke for now that I should shewe to you what commodities or frutes we do receiue by y â— sacrament of the body and blude of Christ and for because I will be shorte this sacrament ledeth vs to two commodities one is for that it maketh vs brethreÌ„ â—â—â—â—oheyrs of Iesu Christ so that of hym â— vs together there is one house an other coÌ„moditie is that we are roupled among our sehies with mutual loue and charytie by this sacrament and we are coÌ„pelled one to loue an other whiche .ii. fruites of this sacrament