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A19367	A supplication exhibited to the most mightie Prince Philip king of Spain &c. VVherin is contained the summe of our Christian religion, for theprofession whereof the Protestants in the lowe Countries of Flaunders, &c. doe suffer persecution, vvyth the meanes to acquiet and appease the troubles in those partes. There is annexed An epistle written to the ministers of Antwerpe, which are called of the confession of Auspurge, concerning the Supper of our sauiour Iesus Christ. VVritten in French and Latine, by Anthonie Corronus of Siuill, professor of Diuinitie.	Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591.; Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591. Epistle or godlie admonition, to the pastoures of the Flemish Church in Antwerp. aut	1577 (1577)	STC 5791; ESTC S116690	149,833	422

to so great an honour In â—umme what soeuer our Lord and Sauiâ—â—r Iesus Christ hath either done or spoâ—en it tendeth all to the same ende and â—ope From the which many following â—â—eir owne waies are caried awaye into â—iuers sundry coÌ„trary opinions of reliâ—ion For the Iewes Turkes others â—heir likes doe not acknowledge Christ â—o be their mediatour Another sort there â—s that can not vnderstande by what meanes they might apply the benefite of â—he mediatour to themselues that is to say howe to putte on Christ and arme themselues wyth his righteousnesse and innocencie without the which none can be accepted with God and herevpon riseth the grounde of the great controuersie betwixte vs and the Papists What is cheifely in controuersie betwixâ— vs and the Pâ—pistes ANd thus standeth the case most â—ble Prince betwixt vs and them nâ—â—ther is the quarel aboute a tale of Robâ— Hoode as the common prouerbe is or ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Purgatorie onely or the eating of flesâ— or fish or about lighting of wax tapers ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ noone tide or Bishops rochets or Monâ— coules for we coulde well be content ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ permit them these things so they wouâ—â— not enuy vs the enioying of Christe nâ— shadowe and extinguishe his most cleanâ— and shining light and most pure doctrinâ— with their darke and obscure diuinitie and yet I thinke wel they wold be content we shoulde wholly enioy Christe sâ— they might lose nothing therby from theiâ— paunches nor from their purses whiche thing they stande in feare of excÃ©edingly if the people shuld once espie their falsehoode their hipocrisie and dissimulation detected and brought to light For wherto else serueth the great honor and pomp of the most reuerende fathers my Lords the Cardinalles their greate traine and guarde aboute them howe shall the Biâ—ops kitchen be beated if you quenche ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ fire of Purgatory nay how shal there ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ in it either flame or smoke if the fewel ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Purgatory faile them O what a cold â—d frosty Ice will there be among them this their yearely reuenue goe to deâ—ye This is it that maketh the Monks â—d priests tremble and quake for feare â—a to fall to vtter desperation For as â—r the glory and honour of Christ they â—t not a strawe by it Seing therefore â—ere is no controuersie betwixt vs conâ—â—rning the former parte of our religion â—â—at is to say concerning the person of â—â—e mediatour it remayneth that wÃ©e â—â—eate of the latter part to wit how and â—y what meanes wÃ©e maye attaine vnto â—hat vnestimable benefite of almightye God bestowed vpon mankinde by hym â—hroughe our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christe For our aduersaries neither can nor will not I dare say affirme the conâ—rary but confesse vs to agrÃ©e in the first point with the primitiue Churche and the most auntient and catholike fathers forasmuch as we detest al the erroniâ—â— opinioÌ„s and heresies wickedly and mâ— blasphemously inuented againste the â—uinitie and humanitie of Christe wâ—â—ther they sauor of Iudaisme Turcisâ—â— or Paganisme Of the Popishe Baptisme BVt if we shulde demaunde of ouâ— aduersaries this question Whâ— ways a man should take to become pâ—â—taker of this singular benefite of Chrâ—â— that he might be clothed and armed wâ— his righteousnesse and innocencie to bâ— able to stande before the throne of tâ—â— Maiestye of God the moste righteouâ— iudge they will answere hervnto I suppose that men must be washed with tâ—â— Sacrament of Baptisme and haue a fâ—lishe sir Iohn to breath vppon them anâ— crosse them in their foreheade wyth hâ—â— moste filthie spittell that the Deuils bâ— these means might be cast out of the bodies of the babes they muste haue salâ—â— cast into their mouths that so they mighâ— he made partakers of the heauenly wisedome they must haue a waxe taper putte ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ their hands that the lighte of fayth â—ght shine vpoÌ„ theÌ„ the which is increaâ— in them made more forcible as the â—â—dell excÃ©edeth in greatnes quantitie â—r in this the Popes paradise faith and ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ grace of God is solde by weight and â—easure as wax is Their head is also I â—ot nere why knit rounde about with a â—ece of a white linnen rag as who saye â—ey did by that meanes put on the sincetie and innocencie of Christe and are â—oreouer greased with oile become as â—uldiors captains standerdbearers â—â—at shuld giue vp their names and take â—ages fight for Christ for the coÌ„secraâ—ion wherof a sort of bishops must mÃ©ete â—nce a yeare and assemble togyther to make that holy oyle and close it in a box â—nd commit Idolatrie vnto it by doing it â—uche reuerence as if God himselfe were within it Laste of all their eyes are anâ—ointed with the filthy and stincking spitâ—ell of the priest belike to blind the sÃ©ely inâ—aÌ„ts or so to dim their sights that they shal not be able to behold the heauenly light O what prety toying and iugling ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ is what coniurations what wiche ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ and inchauntmentes and yet notwâ—â—standing when they haue done all thâ— their fond ceremonies they say plainlâ— those infants which be baptised on thâ— sorte do foorthwith receiue faith and ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ come Christe Iesus brethren Gods châ—dren newe creatures Christes standâ—â— bearers shine with the light of heauâ—â— be indued with heauenly wisedome â—â—nally what are they not become so thâ— paye liberally for this is the proclamaâ—on they make giue and it shall bÃ©e giuâ— vnto you Of the true vse of Baptisme ANd nowe I besÃ©eche youre Maiesty of your gratious clemency and goâ—â—nesse not to thincke mÃ©e to speake theâ—â— things of anye delighte I haue in railiâ—â— or in slaundering of them For God iâ— my witnesse that I am ful sorie and heâ—uy at my hearte to sÃ©e them so blinde anâ— so obstinat in defending so many abuseâ— and foolish superstitioÌ„s notwithstandinâ— the people must nÃ©edes be informed hereâ—f that they may vnderstand how shameâ—ully howe ridiculously in how sundry â—â—ints the Sacrament of Baptisme hath â—ene prophaned and defiled whyche oure â—auiour Christe did institute to be so hoâ—ye and sacred euen in the highest degrÃ©e That thereby he might notifie vnto vs â—nd giue vs assurance that his Churche â—nd congregation is purged and clensed â—rom all spots and staines by meanes of â—is moste precious and innocent bloude ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ that by this wonderfull expiation hÃ©e â—ight take hir to himselfe to be his welâ—eloued spouse being voide of blemish or â—ny deformitie And therefore whereas Christe commaundeth hys Apostles to â—aptise in the name of the father the son â—nd the holy ghost It hath no such conâ—truction or meaning to ascribe the beneâ—ite of our regeneration to the Element â—hat is to say the water but rather that â—he greate and infinite mercy and loue of â—ur heauenly father might be made manifest and knowen who for the clensing of vs from oure sinnes hathe not spared the bloude no not of hys onely begottâ—â— sonne moreouer that we shuld perswaâ— our selues by thys seale and token thâ— we are

as they terme them â—ut for other men wonderous necessarie â—or they saluation But some wil men say what shal beâ—de these of daintie and delicate persons â—hat are soddainly swapte vp with death â—re they can haue these merits of Monks â—applied vnto them and enioye them in â—heir full perfection for it sÃ©emeth theyr soules shoulde be in present peril of eternall damnation as who say they may in good time take vp their Inne in Purgatorie whence they maye easyly escape when it shall please the Popes holinesse to open the treasures of Christes bloude and applye vnto them the merrites of Saints and the monkes to communâ—â—â— ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ vnto them largely and liberally parte ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ their good workes and playe with thâ— giffe gaffe lyke good fellowes And thâ— is welnÃ©ere the summe of the Popish doctrine concerning satisfaction to paâ—â— ouer a thousande dreames and blasphâ—mous lies whyche these men haue deâ—sed againste the redemption of Christâ— perfected moste absolutely by the shediâ— of his moste precious bloude Of the satisfaction for sinnes according to the word of God. IF your maiesty most mighty prince haue with any diligeÌ„ce considered ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ obserued that which hath bin said lately before your highnes vnderstandeth right well that there was no mencion made at all of the benefit bestowed by Christ our sauiour wheras the scriptures do minister vs no other comforte to our afflicted consciences than the redemption of oure lord and sauiour Iesus Christ that euerlasting prieste after the order of Melchizedeck whiche offered vp himselfe to the iustice of god a propitiatioÌ„ for al the sins ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ mankinde the burthen wherof he layd â—d caried vpon his own shoulders as the â—ophet Isay saith therfore gaue vp his â—dy to bÃ©e broken to bÃ©e sacrifized and â—fered to God his father And to the intent the matter might be â—ade more plaine and euident bycause ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ is of so great and singuler commoditie â—e muste repeate a little of that is sayde â—efore concerning the estate of maÌ„ in sin â—â—oued with repentaunce and sorrow for â—he same For when hÃ©e is sommoned to â—ppere before the iudgemeÌ„t seat of god â—ath put in baile to answer vnto the law and iustice of god for his forth comming and apperance hath no cloke to couer his sins not so much as a poore fig leafe he is enforced at the leÌ„gth as it were one that were tormeÌ„ted grÃ©euously on the rack to coÌ„fesse his manifold and great offeÌ„ces to acknowledge his nakednesse misery being astonied with the iudgemeÌ„t of god not that a man should fall into despayre considering God willeth not the deathe of a synner but hys life and saluation but to the ende only that hÃ©e might asâ— the knowledge of his sinne and transgrâ—sion bring him vnto repentaunce Then after a mans mynde iâ— thâ— prepared the spirite of God beginneth ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to possesse him that he accompteth him ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ be wholy his pardoneth all his offences maketh him one of Gods housholde aâ—â— electeth him into the number of hys châ—dren And yet notwithstanding he remoueth not from the eyes of his soule thâ— liuely Image of God in anger and diâ—pleasure whose voice and countenaunâ— was wonte to amaze him and make hiâ— whole body tremble thereat bycause ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ ofte as the minde shal be ouercome with the prouocations and allurementes ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ sin the terrible sounde of his thundering voice and the sighte of hys sterne countenaunce shoulde so appall hym that he shoulde shunne and auoyde synne by alâ—â— meanes Agayne the same holy spirite of God to the intent that man should remoue from him and quite abandone all feare doth set as it were before the eies of maÌ„ Iesus Christe and him crucified that hÃ©e might bÃ©e fullye perswaded that all hys sinnes be purged by his death and passion But forasmuche as man being miserable both by his owne nature and by the sense of his sinne and conscience therof doth iudge himselfe to be verye farre from God and can hardly be perswaded that the benefit of Christ doth appertain vnto him therefore the holye ghoste laboureth to perswade him that almightie God is reconciled vnto man and doeth tender hym wyth singular loue and affection and afterwards openeth the eies of man bÃ©eyng in thys blindenesse that hÃ©e may beholde and sÃ©e by faith Christ Iesus the earnest of his saluation last of al breaketh the peruerse frowardnesse and obstinacie of the minde that the same being somewhat instructed and comforted with the hope of Gods promisses maye wholly submitte hys will vnto Christe and imbrace him moste willingly as the onely phisition of al his diseases and maladies And this worke of the holye Ghoste wherby the reason vnderstanding mind and will of man is instructed in true pietie and godlinesse we may well terme by the name of Faith not any weake opinion or vaine imagination of the worde of God but a firme and constant perswasion by the whiche we are assured that we are beloued of god and adopted to be his sonnes and inheritours of his heauenlye kingdome that by the benefite of this latter Adam we may be as it were remitted into oure former estate of oure auncient inheritaunce namely innocenâ—ie righteousnes and euerlasting felicitie the whiche was loste by the mischeuous acte of the firste Adam the same faith doth teach vs that after we be reconciled and at one with God there is nothing more grÃ©euous or offensiue vnto God than iniquitie and sinne and that wÃ©e bÃ©e deliuered from the yoke and bondage of the Deuil onelye vppon condition that wÃ©e should thencefoorth leade a godly righteous and sober life The whiche faith being thus planted in mens mindes by the holy spirite is like an instrument or hand wherby wÃ©e appreheÌ„d Iesus Christ or as our mouth to receiue and eate Christ that moste swete foode of our soules and whosoeue is endued with this repentance is not now to be ascribed and thought one of olde AdaÌ„s ofspring but by meanes of this faith is so linked and coupled with Christe that he is reputed and taken as a brother vnto him so that Christe and a Christian man doe make as it were one spirituall body For we may not call it in question but verily belÃ©eue that what Christ praied for vnto his heauenly father in the .17 of Iohn he obtained the same at his haÌ„ds But after this greate and nighe affinitie is brought to passe and fast knitte with the bonde of faith and of the holye ghost then doth the heauenly father looke vpon man being otherwise a sinner with the eies of mercie and grace perceyuing man to be clothed and garnished with the moste beutifull and precious garment of Christ that is to saye the innocencie and holines of Christes flesh and taking delight in the moste fragrant smell thereof dothe bothe perfecte his felicitie and rewardeth him with the inheritance of his heauenly kingdome euen as in time past the Patriarche Isaac delt with

that it is necessarye to saluation and that we must not onconfesse the sinnes themselues but all ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ particular circumstaÌ„ces of the same â—d speciallye those whiche be said to agâ—auate the synne whiche bÃ©e in number â—tÃ©ene and is to be sÃ©ene in the writings ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ these archdoctors and maisters of this â—eir superstitious facultie And this auricular coÌ„fession say they â—th very greate and manifolde effectes deliuereth vs from eternall death and â—mnation it healeth and salueth the â—oundes of our soule it causeth the preâ—nce and assistance of Gods holy spirite â—ithin vs it openeth vs the gates of paâ—dise it couereth and shadoweth oure â—â—nes it obtaineth the mercy and fauor ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ God it maketh the hearte merry and â—yfull it procureth vs many friends and â—â—tercessors to God Almightie it purifiâ—th our conscieÌ„ce it dissolueth the league â—nd amitie we were entred into with the â—euill forasmuch as the sinne conspired betwixt the deuill and man is discouered and reueled it reconcileth god vnto maÌ„ it is the way that leadeth vnto saluation ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ taketh away sin satisfieth for the same in that a man abideth the shame in reuealing the same vnto a prieste last of all it preserueth a man from falling into sinne againe euen as to vse their owne similitude and comparison when the râ—â—ten tooth is drawen the reste that remaineth continueth more faste and sure O foolish fantasies O deuillish inueÌ„tions O most detestable doctrine deuised to entaÌ„gle and to destroye sÃ©ely ignorant soules For if it were true that they professe what nÃ©ede haue wÃ©e I besÃ©ech you of thâ— fauour and grace of God what nÃ©ede wâ— to flye so fast to Christe as to oure chiâ—â— anker and staye whereto shall the holâ— ghost seruâ— what force shall he haue ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ what shall be his office if one shrift wiâ—â— serue vs in stÃ©ede of all and bring thâ— moste wicked and desperate person thaâ— is into the state of grace and the inherâ—ting of the kingdome of heauen Whaâ— is to blaspheme God what is to abuâ—â— â—â—e worlde what is to confound heauen â—nd hell togither if this be not And yet â—e blynde worlde more blinde than a â—ock doth condemne those that reueale â—ese abuses and deceiuable leasings â—â—rseth them to the very death to endure â—l punishments and the moste horrible â—orments that can be deuised They tell ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ we muste confesse at the least once by â—ere vpon paine of excommunication to Priest that hath two kays in his hand he one the kay of knowledge to discerne â—etwixte good and euill the other the poâ—er and aucthoritie to bind and to loose The misterie of this confession is that â—he Prieste representeth the presence of God whych inwardly doeth couer those â—nnes whyche the penitent reuealeth to â—he Prieste by mouth the whiche neither â—he priest dare presume by any means to â—eclare nor caÌ„not onlesse he haue learned â—heÌ„ of some other They make a differeÌ„ce â—ikewise betwixt sins the absolution of â—ins For some only the pope caÌ„ remit some â—her be that the archbishops may some that the â—ishops their suffragaÌ„s as they call theÌ„ some the Curates Parish priests mâ—ther are the foure orders of the Frierâ— Mendicantes behind with their part For they haue likewise a certain bull and dispensation which some call the great seâ— or mother of all Indulgences and Pardons by the whiche they haue a large Charter and commission to remitte alâ— sinnes both past and to come if a maâ— woulde giue credite to that they professâ— and vndertake And nowe youre grace maye sÃ©e moste mightye Prince howe manye wayes mens eyes bÃ©e blinded tâ— make them continue in theyr superstition still Albeit the true and sincere vse of confession if it were among vs wâ—â— no doubt tourne vs to muche good but Sathan hath bereft vs therof and left â—â—stÃ©ede of it a moste dangerous and pâ—â—stiferous abuse of the same Of the christian Confession THe greate abuse of Confession being declared it foloweth now consequently to treat of the true vse of the same foâ— asmuch as repentaunce is the first stepâ— degrÃ©e to the atteyning of Christes righteousnesse Let vs therfore now consider â—me sorts of christen confession that the â—orld may sÃ©e how causelesse we are acâ—used of our aduersaries for misdemeaâ—our in the point of confession And to procÃ©ede herein orderly fyrste â—e declare teache vnto the people that â—he law of verie right exacteth of vs perâ—ect righteousnesse holines of life which â—erfection the weakenesse infirmitie of mans frailtie without the grace helpe of god is in no wise able to perfourme The which being opened made manifest vnto vs by the spirite of God driueth vs into a doubt whiche way we might beste turne vs for neither can we deceiue God by our false glosing and lyes neither hide our offences sinnes from him being the searcher of the heart reins from whose eies no darknes nor couert can hide vs more than the leaues branches of trÃ©es could shadow our first parent Adam froÌ„ his sight in time past of the which sorte most properly your superstitious fastes and praiers watching other like exercises of the bodie wherewith many a man dothe foolishly perswade himselfe that hâ— is sufficiently armed and defenced notwithstanding our God lyke a moste louing and mercifull father will not suffer his children to be swallowed vp of desperation as was Cain and Iudas but crieth vnto vs with a loude voyce Adam where art thou the whych sound of hys breath perceth into the very secret of our hearts that he might continue his bountye and goodnesse towardes those whome he hath once vouchsafed the benefite of adoption through Christe at the whiche voice and sounde the godly minded and well affected people of God startling as it were at the noise and crack of the thuÌ„derbolte like men sore dismayed and disquieted bothe in body and minde forgetting bothe meate and other the necessaries of this life and ouerthrown grâ—uâ—ling as it were with the terrible sounde of the brasen trumpe in the mount Sinay or else by extremitie of most exquisite torments driuen perforce to make their confessioÌ„ do frÃ©ely acknowlege and confesse before the father of mercies both themselues to bÃ©e the children of Adam and â—one to all kind of wickednesse and misâ—â—iefe like vnto their forfathers who reâ—cting the commaundement of God and â—oste presumptuously affecting thinges â—oper to the maiesty and glory of God â—ent aboute moste impudently and imâ—ously to spoile God of his diuine knowâ—dge to witte the knoweledge of good â—nd euyll to take it vnto himselfe that ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to saye to bÃ©e able to discerne by â—he corrupte and peruerse iudgement of â—s owne foolish braine betwixte good and â—ul and to determin what thing is pleaâ—â—ng God and what vnpleasant vnto him To be shorte man set in the sight of God â—oth plainly confesse that he hath followed the â—teps of his auncestour Adam one

of time whether Christe after his resurrection coulde doe any merite to make vs righteous bÃ©efore God yea or no whether this word Iustification is to be construed largely or strictely in the fifth to â—he Romaines where the Apostle saith â—hus bÃ©eing iustified by fayth wÃ©e haue â—eace towardes God throughe our Lord â—esus Christe whether Iustification be ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ motion to the atteynment of perfecte â—ighteousnesse or of vnperfect with such â—ther like foolish stuffe wherin they speÌ„d â—heir time idelly vnprofitablye For in â—l this there is not one worde I warraÌ„t â—ou of Christe the sonne of God the true â—nd onely Iustifier of mankinde whose Gospel ought to be spred euery where â—ound in all places but specially in their â—ares whiche are almoste pressed down â—o the grounde with the weight of theyr â—ins and by the law cited and sommoned to appeare before the maiesty of god in his coÌ„sistory seat of iudgemeÌ„t For wherto serue al these subtil points quiddities if we be not instructed by what means we may be deliuered froÌ„ the tiranny of sin the threatnings of the law the dominion of SathaÌ„ the feare of death nor the pit of hell for this I say is the true and sounde doctrine whiche wÃ©e oughte bothe to learne oure selues and to teache others Of Iustification according as wee are taught out of the word of God. WHerefore that the matter grow ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ more obscure and bÃ©e amplified ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ arguments lette vs content oure seluâ— with the simple word of God and them learne the true fruite and profite of thâ— doctrine rather than vaine ostentation â–ª For Iustification is nothing else but certaine diuine worke whereby God râ—ceiueth vs to grace and fauour thougâ— we be the ofspring of olde Adam and paâ—takers of his corruption and doth frÃ©eâ— make vs his childreÌ„ brethreÌ„ vnto Chriâ—â— by adoption And wÃ©e are not ignorauâ—â— that a man cannot be iustified vnlesse hâ— bÃ©e present in person so that none maâ— execute the matter by an atturney or aâ—signe to receaue righteousnesse in his behalfe Neither doe wÃ©e estÃ©eme a man tâ— be a blocke or a stone senselesse and with out witte or vnderstanding but to bÃ©e ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ creature endued with with will and reason whereby hÃ©e may bÃ©e able by knowledge to discerne and haue will to receiuâ— what soeuer good thing God of hys goodnesse and fatherly kindnesse doth bestow â—â—on him And therefore they that in this matter â—nto the question of frÃ©e will doe beâ—â—ye their owne vnskilfulnesse sÃ©eing ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ euerye man knoweth right well in ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ own conscience how blinde he is bÃ©eâ—â— hÃ©e bÃ©e engrafted into Christe and â—e wilfull and obstinate in withstanâ—â—â—g the will of God till he be reclaimed ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the mercifull goodnesse of oure god ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ in this respect we say wÃ©e haue great â—â—de of the motion of Gods holye spirite open the eies of oure heartes bothe to knowledge oure maladie and to craue ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ helpe of the heauenly phisition to molâ—ye oure heartes mindes and willes â—at wÃ©e myghte imbrace the playster â—ouided for vs by that heauenly phisitiâ—â— to be a perfecte salue for all men The â—hiche worke of the holy ghost we call ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the name of Faith by onely meanes â—d helpe whereof man is engrafted inâ—â— Christe and made partaker of hys â—ghteousnesse and by the benefite thereâ— is prouoked with a frÃ©e ready harte wholy to be inflamed wyth the loue ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ zeale of god vnderstanding that throuâ— his grace he hathe obtained that hoe wâ—vnnethable to doe by his owne nature And then doth almightie god bestoâ— twoo especiall benefits vpon man the ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ in assuring him that all his sins are cleâ—sed with the bloude of his son the other beautifying him with his owne righteâ—nesse innoceÌ„cie The which the Aposâ— dothe in moste manifest wordes declaâ— vnto vs and citing the tâ—stimony of Dâ—uid where he saith Blessed is the ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ whose iniquities are remitted and hâ— sins couered Blessed is the man to whoâ— the Lorde imputeth not his sinne and forth as followeth consequently in tâ— same psalme 3â— The firste sentence may bÃ©e resembâ— to the common forme vsed of course places of iudgement when as Princâ— and Magistrates of their singuler graâ— and fauour do pardon persons attayntâ— of fellonye The seconde sÃ©emeth to bÃ©e borowâ— of the clothyng of a naked bodye in thâ— cure heauenlye father doth in like sorte â—uer oure filthinesse and abhominatiâ—s with his heauenly innocencie The thirde hathe a kinde of similitude ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ likenesse vnto the dealing of crediâ—â—s whyche hauyng bookes of their acâ—mptes and the names of their detâ—rs doe crosse the summe and make it â—â—scharged In lyke manner doeth the â—nly Apostle teach vs that the note booke foure sins is to be blotted forth the obliâ—ation that was to be shewed against vs is â—aced and caÌ„celled by the bloud of Christ â—nto all those that with a liuely faith acâ—nowlege so great a benefit with true â—bedience apply our selues to perfourme â—is will. But forasmuche as man throuâ—he this wonderfull worke of God doth â—onfesse the acknowledging of his synne â—nd his hartie repentaunce and sorowe â—n bÃ©eing so bolde and carelesse to ofâ—ende agaynste the Maiestye of God â—othe in worde and dÃ©ede therefore the â—ate wryters in Diuinitie doe fayne â—hat these workes and thys zeale hathe hys originall of mans industrye wisedome and freewill only by the wâ—che he receiueth faith as it were by hâ— owne preparation and so by means thâ— of maketh himselfe a member of Chriâ— And bycause wÃ©e preache and teache tâ— people that this agnisyng confessiâ—â— sorowing and repenting of sinne are ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to be estÃ©emed called the works of maâ— that they be notwithstanding reputed ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ procÃ©ede froÌ„ the force and power of goâ— holy spirite who prepareth the hart anâ— will of man to conceiue them firste anâ— after to put the same in practise Therforâ— doe they lay heresie to our chardge mosâ— vniustly and impudently as they doe ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ vntruly slaundering vs most falsely thaâ— wee reiecte good workes and moue meâ— to slouth and contempt of their dutie tâ—wards god Howbeit your Maiesty ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ it please you to enter into your own coâ—science with the earneste consideratioâ— hereof may easily be iudge herein whâ—ther it be a matter that consisteth in thâ— frÃ©ewill of man to offer hymselfe in thâ— Courte of almightie God and before hiâ— Maiestie to confesse hys sinne a thing ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ odious and abhominable in the sight of God or to sorrowe hartily for his sinnes and to fal to amendment with due repentaunce or to be vexed and tormented in conscience for the horriblenesse of sinne or to embrace Iesus Christe wyth suche fayth humilitie and reuerence as wÃ©e oughte to doe that is to saye as our only sacrifice propitiation of our sins once offred for vs for who so is able to performe the things of what value or estimation so euer they bÃ©e him doe I accompt rather lyke vnto God than vnto man. Surely I am of opinion that

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