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The harvest is at hand, vvherin the tares shall be bound, and cast into the fyre and brent. [...]
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Champneys, John, fl. 1548.
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what to beleue more of it for because that then diuerse men might make diuerse interpretacions as thei haue doone in tymes past And few of them agree one with another yet euery man coloured his opinioÌ with the holy scriptures And he that had most sophistical conueiaunce temporall power to maintain his opinion with all was best beleued So that our marked men hauyng the vpper hand supprest the truth alway by terible imprisonmente and death For they made the fyer to defend them agaynst al those people which professed the true religion of the gospel of Christ Wherefore whosoeuer beleueth any part of their doctrine to be good godly in any thiÌg which is contrary to that that is written within the holy scriptures after the playne literall sence thereof is clearely destitute of al true belefe For no man hath aucthoritie to alter the literall sence of the holy scriptures contrary to y e other manifest scriptures written For that was the inuention of the deuyll and executed by our marked men other such his ministers wherby they deluded all people For of the holy scriptures there is but oue true sence whiche is directly plainly expressed in the letter thereof beyng compared together so that ther is no part of it repugnant one agaynst another But because that naturall men can not do that which the scripture coÌmanÌdeth in the letter therfore they beleue not that the literal sence is always true For thei eonsider uot that there is a new creacion by God aboue nature and y t euery man whiche in Christ is a new creature ii Corin. v. Chapiter d. shapen and fourmed in righeteousnesse and trew holynesse to the Ephesians the .iiii. Chapiter c. And that thereby they doo that which the letter of the holye Scripture coÌmaundeth For they vnderstande not that Article of their faythe that the true catholyke people in Christ do the wyll of God by the power of the holy gost IhoÌ iiii c. And that onely by that lawe of the spirite of lyfe Christ hath delyuered vs from the lawe of syn death Roma viii a. Neither they perceyue not the deuision betwene the spirite the flesh because y e spirit of Christ is not in theim For it is not possible for any maÌ to discerne the operacioÌ of that which he knoweth not of Wherfore that was the most principallest parte of our markte meÌs doctrine to make the people to beleue that there was no such spirite geuen vnto man wherby he should remaine righteous alway in Christ the Epistle of Ihon. iiii a. Whiche is the most deuelysh error that maye be because it breedeth a a doubte in all them that be infected there with whether the Holy Scripture be true or not beyng written by men hauyng but the very selfe same Spirite of Christ that all other reasonable people hath whiche shall be euer lastingly saued in christ Act. ii f. the first Corin. xii b. Notwithstandyng in outward ministracion the Apostles had power to doo that whiche other membres of the same misticall body of Christ can not doo as in doyng of miracles other thynges Lyke as in a corporal bodye euery membre hathe not one office neither one membre can doo the offece of an other neuertheles euery liuely meÌbre of a corporall bodye hath lyfe felyng in them And euen so lywyse euery membre of the misticall body of Christ hath one spirite one intelligence of the worde of God and one purpose of herte in all godlynesse the fyrst to the CorinthiaÌs the xii chapiter d. Ephesians the .iiii. a. c. Ezechiell xi d aud xxxvi f. So that aduisedly willyngly they dooe nothyng agaynst the wyll of god the Epistle of Ihon the .iii. chapiter v. Therfore the holy Scriptures in the trewe literall sence is sufficiente for their outwarde instruction in all godly doctrine For within the letter of the New TestameÌt there is sufficient instruction concernyng the true Religion of the gospell among all them which beleue it to be true in the literall sence And who so euer dothe not so beleue it beleueth nor knoweth nothynge that is good Luke xvi g. i. Tim. vi a. but may goloke for vnwritten veryties among these vnnedefull ministers oure Marked Preesthod For what lesse deuelish presuÌption is it to thinke the holy scripture vnsufficient or vnperfect in the literal sence for all godly instruction but euen a playne deniall of Christ For Christ is included in the worde and the word in Christ Ihon the fyrst chap. a. Wherefore to thynke the worde insufficient is to thynke Christ is insufficient also the holy gost to be vnperfect which wrought alwayes in them that wrote it by whoÌ also it hath ben alwaies preserned shal be to y e worldes ende IhoÌ xv c. Act. i. a. Ro. x. d. Which scripture doth also manifestly plainly declare vnto vs that the Apostles lefte nothynge vnwritten whiche was proffitable to oure faythe but haue declared the whole couÌsell of God beyng nedefull for vs to know act xx d. e. g. neuertheles lyke as wee haue promyses of mercy in Christ so haue we war nyng by Christ Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi that many should come in his name saiyng I am Christ shoulde disceiue many cet Wherfore note this that Christ ment not that many shoulde name them selues Christ as it wer by their proper names but this worde Christ hath this significacion to be anoynted of GOD or to haue a godly power For Iesus was anoynted of god and had also the godlye power in hym Wherfore he is called Ihesus Christ an only sauyour anoynted of God for the iustificacion of all his elect people from syn Mat. i. So that all those men which hath taken vpon them any parte of his office in remission of synne saiyng they haue power geueÌ them so to do hath in so saiyng said thei were christes theim selues because they take that vpoÌ them which was appoynted by GOD onely for Christ to doo Neuerthelesse by the regeneracion of the spirite of Christ all the electe people of God haue power to knowe to declare whose synnes GOD hath forgeuen in Christ also whose synnes he dothe retayne to iudgement For the Spirite of Christ is the onely key of the Kyngdome of Heauen whiche was promysed to the faythe of saynt Peters confession Mat. xvi c. For fayth is the gyfte of God maketh vs righteous And the gyfte of the holy ghost which is the Spirite of Christ maketh vs perfecte bothe in knowledge and power to dooe the wyll of God in spirite But faythe of it selfe hathe neither perfecte knowledge of the holy Scriptures neither power to doo that whiche the Scripture coÌmaundeth for that coÌmeth onely by the gyfte of the holye ghost after fayth sometime immediatly as we reade Act. x. g And of the good theife Luke xxiii d. and some tyme longe after For there were dyuerse congregacions in the Apostles tyme whiche were
no such doctrine but to abstain froÌ thynges offred to ymages froÌ fornicacion such vnclennes that so doing we should do wel for our markte meÌ which teach the lawe obserue not the lawe Gala. vi c. Neither they know not that Christ is thendt of the lawe to iustify all that beleue Rom. x. a. But they be very desyrous of the benedictioÌs of the law thynke them selues to be in the fauor of god because they haue habundance of al worldly thynges the fyrst of Tymothy the vi chapiter b. Unto whom saynt Paule sayth Galat. v. a. That al those which trust in the law and seke the beuedictions therof are fallen from grace woulde that all such teachers were clearely seperated frome the companye of all Christen people Galathas the .v. chap. b. For they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ whose ende is damnacioÌ whose belly is their God and glory to their shame whiche are worldelye mynded philipiaÌs iii. d wherfore let vs wholly depend of Christ which hath fulfilled all thynges that was written of hym in the law of Moyses in the prophetes and in the psalmes luke xxiiii E. which also hath all power in heauen and in earth and hathe made a generall peace betwene god the father and vs and hath also put away through his flesh the cause of hatred eueÌ the lawe of commaundementes conteyned in the law written ephe ii c. so that he hath clerely put out the hande wrytynge that was agaynste vs conteyned in the law wrytten that hath he taken out of the way and hath fastened it on his crosse collos ii c and hath also established a new testmaent not lyke vnto the old accordynge to the promysses of god spoken of by the prophetes Ieremye xxxi f. xxiiii b. xxx d. Ezechiel xi d. xxxvi e. where he saythe I will put my lawes in their myndes in their hertes I wil write them and I wil be their god and they shall be my people and they shal not teache euery man his neighboure and euery man his brother sayeng knowe the lorde for they shal al knowe me from the least to the most of them Ebre viii c. x. c. Here ye mai se perceiue plainli that the promise of this testament is made onely to theÌ that be regenerate in christ therby knoweth y e true professioÌ of y e gospel accordyng to the doctryne of christ mat xiii c. luke viii b For whosoruer knoweth it not beyng of naturall discression hath no promyse made within any parte of the new testament to be saued by Christ if he departe this present lyfe in suche ignoraunce wherfore god sayeth by the Prophet Esay the .ix. chapiter c. All they whiche enforme the ignorant people that they be in a ryght case they be disceiuers and suche as men thynke to bee perfecte amonge theÌ are but cast awayes For it is also wrytten Esay the liiii d That all those people whiche shal be saued in Christ shall be taught of God which wordes Christ himself doth also verify Ihon. vi b. and sayth lykewyse that they shall be all taught of God And saynt Paule sayth ii Corin. iiii a. That the Gospell is not hydd but onely amonge them that are loste whom the deuyll hath deluded Wherfore to know who theibe that knoweth the gospell and who they be that knoweth it not wherby ye shal know them as the scripture teacheth ye shal haue it exprest in this treatyse hereafter folowyng specially who be the true ministers of the gospell of Christ and also who be the disceiuers of the people for Christ sayeth Math vii c A good tree can not bring furth bad fruyte neyther can a bad tree bringe forth good fruyte wherfore he sayeth by their fruytes ye shall know theÌ for either the tree is good his frute good orels the tree is euyll and his fruite euyl Math. xii c. for it is not a good tree that bryngeth furthe euell fruite neither is that an yll tre that bryngeth furth good frnte luke vi g. wherefore it is expedient and necessary to knowe first what fruites these be that christe speketh of whereby all people may be knowen that is to know what good dedes they be which an euil maÌ cannot do and also what euill dedes they be which a good man cannot do First christe saith Iohn xiii E that all his electe people shal be knoweÌ bi loue which thei haue one to an other and saithe also luke xiiii f. If a man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wyfe and children and brethren and sisters yea his owne lyfe also he cannot be mi disciple and whosoeuer doth not beare his crosse likewise com after me can not be my disciple And furthermore saithe luke xviii d who so euer receyueth not the kyngdom of heuen as a childe shal not entre theriÌ And saith also mat xviii a. Except we turne become as children we shal not enter in to the kyngdome of heaueÌ wherfor by these thynges before rehersed both y e people of god y e people of y e deuil are perfitly knowen Fiyst all the elect people of god are knowen by godly loue one to an other according to the saienges of christ before mencioned which godly loue commeth only by the gift of the holy gost Rom. v. a. And falleth neuer away from them which be regegenerate in Christ i. Corin. xii b. So that enuye and malyce be synnes which the people of God beyng regenerate in Christ can not be infected with all wherfore they be the principallyst euyll fruytes that Christ speaketh of Math. vii c. whiche no good tree can beare for the spirit of God remaineth alway in theym that be regenerate in Christ Esay lix c. Ihon xiiii b wherefore they can not do contrary to the coÌmaundement of Christ Ihon. xiii e. whiche is loue because they are borne of God his seede remaineth alwayes in theym the Epistle of Ihon. iii. chap. b. But the people of the worlde can haue no suche perfection of loue to the people of God Ihon. x. c. For perfecte loue is the moast principallest gift of the holi ghost i. Cor. xiii c. wherfore it is also the principalest good fruyt which Christ speaketh of Mat. vii c. Whiche no yll tree can beare likewise as ther remaineth in the people of God a perfect loue to al them that be obedient to the Gospell of Christ so is there also in theÌ a spiritual hatred according to the saiyngs of Christ Luk. xiiii f. Agaynst all worldly affectioÌs lnstes both in them selfes in al other people but specially against the whole conuersacioÌ of almarked meÌ other which dispyse or refuse the true doctrine of the gospel ii tim iii. c. so that y e vnfained hatred of al worldly affectioÌs lustes the hole conuersacioÌ of al merkt meÌ other which refuse y e true