heauen Except ye beleue that I am the son of god ye shall dye in your synnes I and my father are one I beleue that y u art Christ the son of god which should come into the word Doest thou not beleue that I am in the father and the father is in me This is euerlastyng lyfe euen to knowe thee the alone true God and whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ. O father thou louedst me before the worlde was made These thinges are written that ye might beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of god and that in beleuyng ye lyfe thorough his name Iesus Christ was declared to be the son of god with power of y ◠holy ghost Christ is the image of the inuisible god first begotten of al creatures For by him were all things created things that are in heauen and things that are on earth things visible and things inuisible whether they be maiesty or lord ship either rule or power All thynges are created by him and in him and he is before all thinges and in hym all things haue their being We looke for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great god our sauiour Iesu Christ. God in tyme past diuersly and many wayes spake vnto the Fathers by the Prophetes but in these last dayes he hath spoken vnto vs by his Sonne who he hath made heyre of all things by whome also hee made the worlde Whiche Sonne beyng the brightnes of hys glorye and very image of hys substaunce bearyng vp all thynges wyth the worde of his power hathe in his own person purged our sinnes is sitting on the ryght hand of the maiestye on hie and is more excellent then the aungels in as much as he hathe by inheritaunce obtained a more excellēt name then they haue For vnto which of the aungels sayde be at anye tyme. Thou art my sonne this day begate I thee And agayne I will be his father and he shall be my sonne And agayne when he bringeth in the first begotten sonne into y ◠world he sayth all the aungels of god shall worshippe him And of the aungels he sayth he maketh his aungels sprites his ministers flames of fyre But vnto the sonne he sayth God thy seate shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kingdome is a ryght scepter Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same cōtinueth for euer Who is a lier but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe The same is the Antichrist that denieth the father the son who so euer denyeth the sonne y ◠same hath not the father Let therfore abide in you that same which ye heard from the beginning If that which ye hearde from the beginning shall remayne in you ye also shall continue in the sonne and in the father and this is the promise that he hath promised vs euen euerlastyng lyfe For this purpose appeared y ◠sonne of god to lose the workes of the deuil This is gods commaundemēt that we beleue on the name of his sonne Ie sus Christ. In this appeared the loue of god towards vs because y ◠god sent his onely begotten sonne into the world that we might lyue thorow hym Who is it that ouercommeth the world but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of god God hathe geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe and this life is in hys son He that hath the sonne hathe lyfe and he that hath not the son of god hath not lyfe We know that the sonne of god is come and hathe geuen vs a mynde to know him whiche is true and we are in hym that is true euen in hys son Ie sus Christ. The same is verye god and eternall lyfe Examples out of the new Testament God the Father proclaymed Iesu Christ both when he was baptised and transfigured hys onely begotten naturall and welbeloued sonne saying this is my dearely beloued son in whō I haue great pleasure Two men possessed w t deuils called Iesu the son of god saying O Iesu the son of god what haue we to do w t thee The men which were in the ship se yng that the winde ceased so soone as Christ was come into the ship said vnto him truly thou art the son of god When Christ demaunded ōf hys dis ciples whom they thought him to be Peter in the name of all the disciples aunswered and sayd thou art Christe the sonne of the liuyng god When bishop Cayphas sayde vnto Christ I charge thee in the name of y e liuing god that thou tell vs whether thou be Christ the sonne of god Christ answered thou hast sayd Neuertheles I saye vnto you hereafter shall ye see the sonne of man sitting on the righte hand of power and come in the clouds of the sky Whē the Centurion and they that were with him watching Iesus sawe the earthquake those thinges which happened they feared greatly saying Of a surety this was the son of god They brought to Christ a mā sicke of the palsie lying in his bed whē Iesus saw the faith of them he said to the sick of the palsey son be of good chere Thy sinnes be forgeuen thee And behold certain of the Scribes sayd in thēselues this man blasphemeth And when Iesus sawe their thoughtes he sayde wherfore thynke ye euill in your hartes Here Christ proueth himselfe god agaynst all his enemies two maner of wayes Fyrst in that he forgeueth sinnes For no man can forgeue sinne but god alone Secondly in that be knoweth the verye hidde and secret thoughtes of men For who searcheth the hartes and raines of men but god onely When a certayne man possessed w t an vnclean spirit saw christ a far of he came runnyng and worshipped hym and cried with a loude voyce saying What haue I to do with thee O Iesu thou sonne of the most hyest god The high priest asked Iesu◅ and said vnto him art thou Christ the sonne of the blessed He aunswered I am And ye shall see the sonne of man sitting on the right hand of power and comming in the cloudes of heauen Christ sayde vnto Nathanaell Before that Philip called thee whē thou wast vnder the ◅ygtree I saw thee Na thanaell answered and sayd vnto him Rabby thou art euen the verye sonne of god thou art the king of Israel Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto him Bicause I sayd vnto thee I saw thee vnder the figtree thou beleuest thou shalt see greater thinges then these And he said vnto them verely verely I say vn to you hereafter shall ye see heauen open and the aungels of god ascēdyng and descendyng ouer the sonne of mā The miracle which Christ wrought at the mariage in Cana by turnyng water into wyne proueth hym manifestly to be god After the sermon that Christ made of the eating of his fleshe and the drinking of
and likenes in righteousnes true holines Suffer vs not to geue ouer our selues againe vnto our olde lusts and concâ—…piscences where with we were led when we knewe not thee nor thy Soâ—… Christe but eueÌ„ as thou whiche hast called vs art holy so likewise graunt y t we mayâ—… be holy in all our conuersation O mercyful god not the hearers of thy law but thâ—… fulâ—…llers of it shal be iustified Neither shaâ—… euery one that saith vnto thee Lord Lord enter into the kingdom of heaueÌ„ but the that do the wil of thee our Father which art in Heauen To confes thee with our mouth and to deny thee with our deedes worketh rather our damnation then saluation For the true knowledge of thee consisteth not in talking but in working not in fauouringe but in folowinge not in louinge but in liuinge To promise thee by mouth that we wil worke in thy vineyarde and yet worke nothing at all declareth not vs to bee thy sonnes but rather bastardes To bragge of the iustification of faith and not to bringe forthe the fruites therof to glorye in the merites of thy sonne Christe in his bloude death and passion and not to liue worthy in his kind nesse to profes thy holy gospel and not to walk according to the doctrine thereof to be baptised in thy name and not to mortiâ—…y our members which are of the earth nor to walke in a new life to be partakers of the deuine misteries and not to bee made one spyryte wyth thee what auayleth it Wee are thy freendes if wee doo those thinges that thou commaundest vs. We are thy seruauntes if we be obediente to thy will Wee are thy Sonnes if we honour and reuerence thee according to thy woord We seeke thy glory if we attempt nothing whereof thou shouldest be dyshonoured Leadinge a life confirmable to thy blessed will wee shall prouoke the ve ry enemies of thy truth to prayse thee but coÌ„trariwise thou shalt be euel spoken of Graunt therfore we beseech thee that our life may answer to our professioÌ„ and that the light of our good workes may so shine before men that they seinge our godly coÌ„uersation may gloryfye thee our heauenly father Amen ¶ A short praier to be sayd at the receiuing of the mystery of Christes bodye at the holy communnion O Heauenly and blessed father I render vnto thee most harty thanks for all thy benefites which thou hast shewed vnto me most wretched sinner but specially for y â— most swete smeling sacrifice which thy only begotten son offred vnto thee on the aulter of the crosse by geuing his most pure and vndefiled body vnto the deth for the redemption of mankind in the remenbraunce wherof according to thy welbeloned sonnes ordinance I now receiue this holy bread most entierly beseching thee y e I may both be partaker of the merites of thy deare sonnes body breaking and also lead a life worthy of so great a benefit vnto the glorye of thy name Amen A Prayer to be sayd at the receyuing of the mistery of Christs bloud in the holy communion O Blessed and merciful Father thy loue toward me sinful creature is so exceading great and vnspeakeable that I cannot but geue vnto thee most huÌ„ble thaÌ„ks â–ª namely for the sheding of the moste precious bloud of thy dear Sonne Iesu Christ by the vertue wherof thy wrath stirred vp against mee wretched sinner is pacified My raunsome is payed the lawe is fulfilled my enemies are ouercome and put to flight In remembraunce of this so noble a victorye and of so great a benefite I am come to this thy table O mercifull father to drink of this cup. Desiring thee that as my outward man is comforted by the drinking of this wine so likewise my inward man may be comforted and made stronge by true faith in the precious bloude of thy moste deare son O Lord my heauenly father geue me thy holy spirit which may so rule and gouerne my hart that I neuer be vnthankful nor forgetful of this thine exceading great kindnesse But so traine my life according to thy blessed wil that what soeuer I do speake or thinke may be vnto the glory of thy blessed name and the helth of my soule thorowe Iesu Christe oure Lord. Amen For all them whiche lye in the extreme panges of death or otherwise O Pitiful Phisicion and healer bothe of soul and body Christ Iesu Uouch safe to cast thine eyes vpon this poore sinfull creature Nâ—… who lyeth heere captiue and bouÌ„d with sicknes turning his weaknes to thy glory and to his helth And bout safe good Lorde to send him pacience and sufferance that he maye with a true and perfect faith fight manfully against all teÌ„tations of the Deuil that he maye no longer continue So be it ☞ A confession for all people to be sayd in the morning O Merciful and most louing father whose loue is infinite whose mercy endurethe for euer We sinful creatures trustinge in thine vnspeakable goodnes and loue towards vs do appeare this morninge before thy deuine maiesty most lowlye confessing our manifolde sinnes and in innumerable transgressions of thy commaundements and fatherly wil. Against thee onlye against thee O Lorde haue we sinned therfore we confesse our sinnes we knowledge our offences we accuse our selues vnto the O mercifull Lord and wil not hied our vnrighteousnes We find in our selues nothing but ignoraunce of thy wil disobedience mistrust doubtfulnes in thy goodnes incredulitie hatred and con tempt of al spiritual thinges selfloue con fidence in our selues and fâ—…ruent lustinge after carnal thinges of this worlde And this tree of our corrupt nature bringethe forthe continually in vs none other fruit but rotten and vnsauery workes of the flesh in thoughtes wordes â–ª and doinges vnto condemnation Wherfore we humbly besech thy fatherly goodnes euen for thy sonne Iesus christes sake whom thou hast set forth for a purchaser toÌ„wardes vs of mercy throughe faithe in his bloude to make our hearts cleane Take away our stony hartes and geue vnto vs a true and a liuelye taith whichshal worke continually by loue through Christe Haue mercy vpon vs forgeue vs our sins for thy sons sake Certefy our coÌ„science of remission of the same by thy holy spirit by whose operation we maye so mortefye in vs our old man the whole body of sinne that we continually dyinge vnto sinne may walke in newnes of life to the glory of thy name through Iesus Christ our lorde So be it Then say this 86. Psalme treatably BOw downe thyne eare O Lord and heare me for I am pore and in misery O preserue my soule for I am holye my God saue thy seruant that putteth his trust in thee Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde for I will call dayly vpon thee Comforte the soule of thy seruaunt vnto thee O lord do I lift vp my soule For thou lord art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them that cal vpon thee
There is one Lord one faith one ba ptisme one god father of all whiche is aboue all thorow all in you all There is one god and one mediatour betwene god and man euen the man Christ Iesu which gaue him self a raâ—…nsome for all men There are three which beare record in heauen the father the worde the holy ghost And these thre are one Agaynst infidelitie or misbelief IF Satan at any tyme moueth thee vnto in fidelitie or misbelief either toward God or his woorde by no meanes leane vnto him vnt agaynst hys temptation enarme thy self with these holy scriptures Sentences out of the old Testament If ye do not beleue there shall no promise be kept with you Thy eyes O Lord loke vpon fayth The righteous shall lyue by fayth I will mary thee vnto me in faith â—… thou shalt know that I am the Lord. The wrath of y â— Lord came vpon I raell because they beleued not in god nor trusted not in his sauing health The Lorde doth appeare vnto them that hath fayth in him Wo be to the dissolute in hart that â—…eleue not god therefore shall they not be defended of him In all thy woorkes put thy trust in god from thy whole harte for that is the kepyng of the commaundements Who so beleueth gods worke taketh â—…ede to the commaundementes and he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall want nothyng Examples out of the olde Testament AbrahaÌ„ beleued god it was reckened vnto hym for righteousnesse Dauid beyng a younge man and of â—…itle stature thorow fayth in the name of the Lord of hoastes fought with that proude monstruous gyante Goâ—…iath the Philistine and slue him Sidrach Misach and Abdenago thorow faith chosed rather to be cast into a whote burnyng fornace then at the kyngs commaundement to coÌ„mit Ido latry and to worship straunge gods Daniel thorowe faith wished rather to be cast quicke into the denne of Lyons then by the space of thyrty dayes not to pray vnto the Lord his god according to the kings commaundemeÌ„t ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament He that beleueth is baptised shal be saued But he that beleueth not shal be condempned As many as receaued christ he gaue them power to be the sonnes of god in that they beleue on his name As Moses lifted vp the serpent in the wildernes so must the sonne of maÌ„ be lyfted vp y e so many as beleue in him may not perishe but haue euerlastyng lyfe For god hath so dearely beloued the world that he gaue his onely begot ten sonne that euerye one that beleueth in him may not perishe but haue euerlastyng lyfe He that beleueth in y â— sonne of god is not condempned But he that beleueth not is already condempned because he hath not beleued in the name of the onely begotten sonne of god He that beleueth in the sonne hath euerlastyng lyfe but he that beleueth not in the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrath of god abideth vpon him This is the wil of him that sent me that euerye one that seeth the sonne beleueth on hym should haue euerlastyng lyfe and I will rayse hym vp at the last day I am the resurrectioÌ„ and life he that beleueth in me although he wer dead yet shall he lyue and euery one that ly ueth and beleueth in me shall not dye euerlastyngly Ye beleue in god beleue also in me sayth Christ. Be iâ—… knoweÌ„ vnto you ye meÌ„ bre thren that thorow the name of Christ is preached vnto you y e forgeuenes of sinnes and that by him are all that beleue iustified from all thynges from the whiche ye could not be iustified by the law of Moses With fayth doth God purifie oure heartes The ryghteousnes that is alowed before god coÌ„meth by the faith of Iesu Christ vnto all vpon all that beleue We beyng iustified by fayth are at peace with god thorow our lord Iesu christ by whom we haue a way in tho row faith vnto this grace wherin we stand and reioyce in hope of the prayse that shal be geuen of god Christ is the perfect fulfillyng of the law to iustifie euery one y â— beleueth If y u wilt knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the lord and beleue with thy hart that God raiseth hym from death thou shalt be saued For the belief of the hart iustifieth and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe For y e scripture saith who soeuer beleueth on him shall not be ashamed What soeuer is not of faith is sinne All ye are sonnes of god because ye haue beleued in Christ Iesu. In Christ Iesu neither is circuÌ„cision any thing worth nor vncircumcision but fayth whiche worketh by loue By grace are ye saued thorow fayth ye that not of your selues It is the gift of god commeth not of workes because no man should boast him selfe Aboue all thinges take vnto you the shielde of fayth wherby ye may be able to queÌ„ch al the fire dartes of the deuil Without fayth it is not possible to please god For he that commeth vnto god must beleue that God is and that he is a rewarder to theÌ„ that seke him Be ye sover and watch for your aduersary the deuil goeth about like a ro aryng Lyon seking whom he may deuour whom see that ye resiste with a strong fayth This is the victory whiche ouercom meth the world euen our fayth ☞ Examples out of the new Testament The woman that was diseased by the space of 12. yeares of the bloudy issue thorow fayth was made whole The woman of Canane thorowe faith obtayned of Christ health for her daughter The father of the childe possessed w t a deuill from his childhoode obtayned of Christ thorowe fayth perfect health for his sonne Bartimeus the blynd man thorow fayth recouered his sight A certayne sinfull woman thorowe fayth obtayned of Christ forgeuenesse of all her sinnes The Apostles of Christ thorow faith notwithstaÌ„ding y â— hye priests coÌ„mauÌ„dment continued in the preachyng of Christes gospel and both pacieÌ„tly ioy fully thaÌ„kefully suffered al kinds of displeasure for y â— name of y â— Lord Iesu. Rede y e. 11. chap. of the Epistle vnto the Hebrues where thou shalt fynd pleÌ„ty of examples concernyng this matter Agaynst the heresie of such as deny Iesu Christ to be God IF Satan at any time moueth thee to doubt of the godhead of Christ as though he were onely man not God a creature or a thing made and not the creator and maker of all thynges enarme thy selfe agaynste hym with these scriptures ☞ Sentences out of the old Testament VNto vs a childe is borne and vnto vs a sonne is geuen vppon hys shoulder doth the kingdome ly and he is
called w e his own name wonderful the geuer of couÌ„cell the mighty god y â— euerlasting father y â— prince of peace â—… In that day it shal be said Lo this is our god we haue wayted for him he shal saue vs. This is the Lord in whoÌ„ we haue hoped we shal be mery and reioyce in the saluacion that commeth of hym They shall see the glory of y â— Lord the maiestie of our god And therfore streÌ„gth the weake handes coÌ„fort the feble knees say vnto theÌ„ y â— ar of a feare full hart be of good chere feare not Behold your god coÌ„meth to take veÌ„geaunce you shall see the reward y e god geueth God commeth his owne selfe will deliuer you TheÌ„ shall the eyes of the blind be lightened and the eares of the deafe opened Then shall the lame maÌ„ leape as an hart and the dumme mans toung shal be losoned O that thou wouldest cleaue y â— heauens in sonder and come downe Behold I see foure men goyng lose in the middest of the fire and nothyng hurt and the fourth is lyke the sonne of god to looke vpon Out of Egipt haue I called my son This is our god ther shal none other be coÌ„pared vnto him It is he that hath found out all wisedome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob hys seruaunt and to Israell his beloued Afterward did he shew him selfe vppon earth and dwelt among men The Lord said vnto me thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Thy seat O god endureth for euer the scepter of thy kyngdome is a right scepter The Lord hym selfe had me in possession in the beginning of his wayes or euer he begaÌ„ his workes afore time I haue bene ordeyned from euerlasting and from the begynning or euer the earth was made When I was borne there were net ther depthes nor springs of water Be fore the foundacioÌ„s of the mouÌ„taynes were layde yea before all hils was I borne The earth and all that is vpon the earth was not yet made no not y e ground it selfe For when he made the heaueÌ„s I was present when he set vp y â— depthes in order wheÌ„ he hanged the cloudes aboue when he fastened the springs of the deepe when he shut the sea within certayne boundes that the waters shuld not go ouer their marks that he coÌ„maunded When he layd the foundacions of the earth I was with him ordryng all thinges deliting dayly and reioysing alwaye before him I came out of the moste hyest fyrste borne before all creatures I caused the lyght that fayleth not to aryse in the heauen and couered all the earth as a cloude I will be his father and he shal be my sonne ☞ Examples out of the old Testament WHen god created the earth and all thynges therein he sayd Let vs make manne in our Image after our owne lykenesse this worde vs. doth euidently declare that there bee three persoÌ„s in the godhead the father and the sonne and the holy ghost Wherof it manifestly foloweth that as the father is god and the holy ghost god so likewise is the sonne god yea true and naturall god hegotten of god the Father from euerlastyng Abraham sawe three and worshypped one saying Lord I beseche thee if I haue founde fauour in thy sight go not away from thy seruaunt ☞ Here it is euident also that there are three persons in the deity and yet notwithstanding they three are one God Therfore lyke as the first and the second persons in the deitie are ve ry God I meane the father the holy ghost so likewise is the second person in the trinitie I meane the sonne true naturall God worthy all honour and glory for euermore GOd sayd vnto Moses I am the god of thy father the god of AbrahaÌ„ the god of Isaac and the god of Iacob ☞ Here also is euidently declared the blessing and glorious trinitie and that there be three persones in the godhead and yet one God so that as the father is God and the holy ghost God so lykewise is the sonne God IN the same yeare that kyng Osiah dyed I saw the Lord sayth the Pro phete Esay sittyng vpon an hygh and glorious feat and his trayne filled the temple And about hym stoode Seraphins wherof euery one had 6. wings With twayne eche couered hys face with twayne hys feete with twaine dyd he flee They cryed also eche one to another on this maner Holy holy holy is the Lord of hostes The whole worlde is full of his glory ☞ This worde holy thryse rehearsed doth also manifestly declare that there are three per sones in the godhead and that they three are one God Christ therfore the second person in the Trinitie is very God Kyng Nabuchodonosor commaunded these three men Sidrach Misach and Abdenago to be cast into an excedyng hote burning ouen because they would not become Idolatours and at his commaundement fall downe and worship the golden Image And wheÌ„ they were bounde in theyr coates bosen shoes with their other garmentes and caste into the hote burnyng ouen the kyng looked into the ouen sayd vnto his counsell did ye not cast these three men bounde into the fyre They auÌ„swered vnto the kyng yea O kyng He aunswered and said lo for all that yet doo I see foure men goyng lose in the middest of the fyre and nothyng corrupt and the fourth is lyke the son of god to looke vpon Here is a manifest testimony y t Iesu Christ is the son of God and God hymselfe as we shall euidently learne of the histories of the new Testament ☞ Sentences out of the newe Testament Hys name shall be called Emanuel which is by interpretation God wyth vs or God and man This is my welbeloued sonne in whome I haue great pleasure Thou art Christ the sonne of the liuyng God Without all doubte thys was the sonne of God He shall be great and shall be called the sonne of the most highest That holy thing which shal be born shall be called the sonne of God In the beginning was the word y â— word was w t god the word was god We sawe the glory of the worde as the glorye of the onely begotten sonne of the father No man hath sene god at any tyme the onely begotten sonne whiche is in the bosome of the father he hath declared hym Thou art the sonne of god y â— art the kyng of Israell He that beleueth not is condemned already because he beleueth not in the name of the onely begotten sonne of god The father loueth the sonne and hath geuen all thinges into his hande He that beleueth the sonne hath euerlastyng lyfe and he that beleueth not on the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrath of god abideth on hym I am that liuyng bread which came downe from
had no bene a naturall child takyng his flesh or the substance of Mary his mother and not bryngyng hys body with hym from heaueÌ„ or I know not from whence as the vngodly Anabaptistes in these our dayes do most fastly dreame But let God be true and all heretikes lyers IN another place the Prophete sayth there shall come a rodde foorth of the kyndred of Iesse and a floure shall florishe out of hys roote ☞ In thys place the Prophete doth so openlye declare Christe to be true man and the naturall sonne of Mary the virgin that it is won der that any Hereticke can haue so wâ—…oryshe a forehead once to denye iâ—… Thys rodde and â—…loure which spryngeth out of rodde and kintâ—… 〈◊〉 Iesse is Christ the Lord â–ª The roote out of the whiche floure vndefiled virgine Marye Christes mother whiche came of the kynred of Iesse kyng Dauids father Can any man deny but that the floure is of the same nature and substaunce that the tree is of whiche beareth the floure If we grauÌ„t the floure to be of the na ture and substaÌ„ce of the stocke that beareth the floure why are the Anabaptistes more wicked and cruell agaynst Christ the floure and fruite by Gods ordinaunce of the holy virgine then vnto the stocke and roote of euery floure of the fielde Can the floure of an OraÌ„ge spryng out oâ—… an Oke No more can the humanitie of Christ which is the blossome and floure of Mary take his originall of the ayre of heauen or of such other matter they know not what But as the floure of the OraÌ„ge springeth out of the OraÌ„ge tree and is of the very same nature and substaÌ„ce that the OraÌ„ge tree is so likewise Christ being the floure of the most blessed Uirgine tooke his begynnyng of her and is of the very same substaunce and nature that she is Let God therefore be true and all heretikes lyers AFter the. 62. weekes sayth the Prophet Daniell shall Christ be slaine and they shal haue no pleasure in him ☞ The sleyng of Christ euidently proueth that Christ was vâ—…y man yea and a maâ—… mortall and subiect vnto death so well as we If he had brought his body with him from heauen â–ª so had bene a celestiall body â–ª an impassible and immortal body But for asmuch as Christ feared death â–ª â—…uffed the paines of death yea and dyed in dedâ—… accordyng to the Scriptures it followeth that Christ was true and vnfayned man takyng his humanitie of that holy virgine Mary his mother and lyued in all pointes lyke man sinne alone extepâ—…e and at the last dyed for our synnes â–ª as the Apostle sayth Let God therfore be true and all heretikes lyers ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament THe booke of the kyndred of Iesus Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne of Abraham Iacob begat Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne that Iesus whiche is called Christ. The byrthe of Iesus Christe was on this wise WheÌ„ hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together she was found with child by the holy ghost Then Ioseph her husbande being a perfect man and loth to defame her was mynded to put her away secret ly While he thus thought beholde the aungell of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame saying Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wife For that whiche is conceyued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bryng forth a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus For he shall saue hys people from their sinnes All thys was done to fulfil y â— whiche was spokeÌ„ of the Lord by the Prophet Esay saying beholde a mayd shall be with child shall bryng foorth a sonne and they shall call hys name Emanuell whiche is by interpretacion GOD with vs or God and man The aungell gabriell was sent from god vnto a citie of galile named Nazareth to a virgin spoused to a maÌ„ whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgins name was Mary And the auÌ„gel went in vnto her said Hayle ful of grace y â— Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women When she sawe hym she was abashed at hys saying and caste in her mynde what maner of salutation that should be And the aungell sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou hast fouÌ„d grace with god thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalte call hys name Iesus He shall be greate shall be called the sonne of the hyest And the Lord god shall gâ—…ue vnto hym the sea 〈◊〉 of his father Dauid and he shall reygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of hys kyngdome shal be none ende Then â—…ayd Mary vnto the aungell howe shal this bee seyng I knowe not a mane And the aungell aunswered and sayde vnto her the holy ghost shall come vppon thee and the power of the hyest shall ouershadowe thee Therfore also that holy thyng which shall be borne of thee shall be called the sonne of god Elizabeth was filled with the holye ghost and cried with a loude voyce and sayd Blessed art thou among women â—… blessed is y â— fruite of thy wombe And whence hapneth this to me that the mo ther of my Lord should come to me c. It fortuned while they wer there her time was come y â— she shuld be deliuered And she brought forth her first begotteÌ„ son wraped him in swadling clothes layd him in a maunger because there was no roume for theÌ„ within y â— Inne Behold I bring you tidings of great â—…oy y â— shal come to all y â— people For vnto you is borne this day y â— city of Dauid â—… sauiour whiche is Christ the Lord. The child grew and waxed strong in spirite and was filled with wisedome the grace of god was with him Iesus encreased in wisdome and age and in fauour with god and man Blessed is the wombe that bare thee and the papes whiche gaue thee sucke The worde was made fleshe dwelt among vs. Dauid was a Prophet knewe that god had sworne with an othe to hym y â— the fruite of his loynes that is to say Christ should sit on his seate God dyd sette vp Dauid to be theyr kyng of whom he reported saying I haue founde Dauid the sonne of Iesse a man after my owne heart he shall fulfill all my will Of this mans sede hath god accordyng to hys promise brought forth to the people of Israell a sauiour euen Iesus Iesus Christ the sonne of god was be gotten of the seede of Dauid as pertaynyng to the flesh Christ as concernyng the flesh came of the Israelites To Abraham and hys seede were the promyses made He sayth not in the sedes as many but in thy seede as in one whiche is Christ. When the tyme was full come God sent hys Sonne borne of a woman
are laden and he promiseth that he wil refresh them Christ is that true lyghte which light neth euery man that commeth into this worlde Christ is our Lord of whose fulnes al we haue receyued euen grace for grace For the lawe was geuen by Moses but grace and truth came by Iesus Christe Christ is that lambe of god whiche taketh away the synnes of the world As Moses lyfted vp the Serpent in wildernesse so must the Sonne of man be lyfted vp that euery on that beleueth in him may not perishe but haue euerlasting lyfe For God loueth the world so feruently that he gaue his only begot ten sonne that euery one that beleueth in hym may not pearish but haue euerlasting lyfe For god sent not hys sonne into the world to condemne the world but that the world should be saued by hym He that beleueth in the sonne hath euerlasting lyfe but he that beleueth not in the son shall not se lyfe but the wrath of God abydeth vpon him Christe geuethe that lyuynge water whereof whosoeuer drinketh shal neuermore thirste but that water shal bee vnto hym a fountayne of water that springeth vp into eternal lyfe Christ is that bread of life whiche came down from heauen If any man eate of that bread he shall liue for euer Christe alone the Sonne of God maketh vs free Christe is the dore If any man enter in by him he shall be safe For he shall go in and come oute and â—…nde pasture Christ is that good shepeheard which gaue his life for his shepe Christ is the resurrection and life he that beleueth in him althoughe he were dead shal liue and euery one that liueth and beleueth in him shall neuer dye Christe is the light of the worlde and came into the worlde for this purpose y â— euery one that beleueth in him shoulde not abide in darknes Christe is the waye truthe and life No man commeth vnto the Father but by him Christe is that mighty prince whiche hath ouercome the world There is none other name geuen vnto men vnder heauen where in they muste be saued but onely that name of Christ. Neither is ther any saluation in any other but in him alone Christe is ordained of God a iudge of quick and dead To him geue all the pro phets witnesse that thorowe his name all that beleue in him shal receiue remis sion of sinnes Thorow Christ is preached vnto vs the forgeuenes of sinnes so that by him all y â— beleue are iustified from all things from whiche we coulde not be iustified by the law of Moyses The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before God commeth by y e faith of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all that beleue There is no difference for all haue sinned and want the glorye of God but are iustified freely by his grace thorow the redemption that is in Christ Iesu to whom God hath made a â—…eat of mercy thorow faith in his blud to shew the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valoure Christ died for our sinnes and rose â—… gaine for our iustification We beinge iustified by faithe are at peace with god thorow our Lord Iesus Christe by whom we haue awaye in thorowe fayth vnto thys grace wherein we stande and reioyce in hope of the prayse that shal be geuen of God God setteth out hys loue that he hath to vs forasmuche as while we were yet sinners Christe died for vs. Muche more then nowe being iustified in his bloude shall wee be saued from wrath thorowe hym For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the deathe of hys sonne muche more seinge we are re conciled we shal be preserued by his lyfe Not onelye so but we also ioye in God by our Lord Iesus Christe by whom we haue receaued the attonement ☞ Rede the whole Chapter Euerlastinge life is the gifte of God thorow Iesus Christ our Lord. There is no dampnation to them which are in Christe Iesus which walke not after the flesh but after the spirit For the law of the spirite that bringeth life thorow Iesus Christe hath made vs fre froÌ„ the lawe of sinne and death We know that al things worke for the best vnto them that loue god whiche also are called of purpose For those which he knew before he also ordayned before that they should be a like fashioned to the shape of his sonne that he might bee the first begotten sonne among many brethren And whom he appointed before them also he called And which he called them also he iustifyed which he iustifyed them also he glorifyed What shall we theÌ„ say to these things If God be on our side who can be against vs which spared not hys owne sonne but gaue him for vs all how shall he not with him geue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifyeth who then shall coÌ„demne It is Christ which is dead yea rather which is rysen agayne which is also on the ryght hand of God and maketh intercession for vs. Christ is the end of the lawe to iustifye all that beleue Whosoeuer beleueth on Christ shall not be ashamed There is no difference betwene y e Iewe and the Gentile For one is Lorde ouer all that cal on hym for whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord shal be safe Christ is made of God our wysedome our righteousnes our sanctification and redemption Christ our Easter Lambe is offered vp for vs. We are washed we are sanctified yea we are iustifyed by the name of the Lorde Iesu and by the spirite of our God The liberalitie of our lord Iesus Christ is greate which though he were riche yet for oure sakes he became poore that we through hys pouertie myght be made rich If righteousnes come of the lawe then died Christ in vayne Christ hath deliuered vs froÌ„ y e curse of the law and was made accursed for vs. Sâ—…ande faste in the libertie wherwith Christ hath made vs free and wrappe not your selues again in the yoke of bondage Ye are gone quite froÌ„ Christ as many as are iustifyed by the law and are fallen from grace For we looke in spirite to be iustifyed thorow faith For in Iesu Christ neither is circumcision any thing worth neither vncircumcision but fayth which by loue is mightie in operation God forbyd y â— I shoulde reioyce in any thing but onely in y â— crosse death passioÌ„ of our Lord Iesus Christ. Blessed be god the father of oure Lorde Iesu Christe whiche hath blessed vs with all manner of spirituall blessings in heauenly things by Christ. By christ we haue redemption thorow his bloud euen the forgeuenes of sins according to the ritches of hys grace which he shed on vs aboundauntlye in all wisedome and prudence God whiche is
riche in mercy thorow his great loue wherewith he loued vs euen when we were dead in sin hath quic kened vs to gether in Christ for by grace are ye saued and hath raysed vs vp together and made vs sit together in heauenly thinges thorow Christ Iesus By grace are ye made safe thorow faith and that not of your selues For it is the gift of God and commeth not of works least any man should boast himself We were straungers and farre of but nowe we are made nigh by thy bloude of Christe Christ is our peace By Christ Iesu our Lord are we bound to draw nighe in the trust which we haue by fayth on him Christ is ascended vp on high and hath led captiuity captiue and hath geueÌ„ gifts vnto men In Christ haue we redemption thorow his bloude that is to saye forgeuenes of sinnes By Christ thorowe the bloude of hyscrosse are all things reconciled to God the father and set at peace both in heauen and in earth This is a true saying and by all means worthy to be receiued that Christe Iesus came into this world to saue sinners There is one God and one Mediatour betwene God and man which is the man Christ Iesus which gaue himselfe a raunsome for all men God hath not saued vs for the dedes of rightousnes which we haue wrought but of his mercy hath he saued vs. We are not redemed with corruptible siluer and gold from our vayne conuer sation which we receiued by the tradicions of the fathers but by the precious bloud of Christ as of a Lambe vndefiled and without spotte Christe is the shephearde and bishop of our soules The bloud of Iesus Christ Gods soÌ„ne maketh vs cleane from all sinne If any maÌ„ sinne we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ that ryghteous one and he is a mercye stocke for our sinnes not for our sinnes onely but also for the sinnes of all the world Our sinnes are forgeuen vs in y e name of Christ. For thys purpose appeared the sonne of God to loose the workes of the deuill In thys appeareth the loue of God towardes vs because that God sent his onely begotten Sonne into the worlde that we myght liue thorowe him Herein is loue not that we loue God but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to be a sacrifice for our sinnes Christ in hys owne person hath purged our sinnes Christ thorow death put down him that had rule ouer death that is to say the deuill and hath made vs free from the daunger of bondage In that Christ himself suffred and was tempted he is able to succor them that are tempted We haue not an high priest which can not haue compassion on oure infyrmities but was in all poyntes tempted lyke as we are but yet without sinne Let vs therefore goe boldelye vnto the seate of grace that we may receaue mercye and fynde grace to helpe in tyme of neede Christ hath an euerlasting priesthoode Wherefore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto God by hym forasmuch as he euer liueth to make intercession for vs. Christ being Byshop of good thinges to come came by a greater and a more perfecte tabernacle not made wyth handes that is to saye not of thys manner buildyng neyther by the bloude of Goates and Calues but by hys owne bloude he entred in once for all into the holy place and founde eternall redemption For if the bloud of Oxen and Goates and the ashes of an Heyfer when it was sprinckled purifyed the vncleane as touchyng the purifyeng of the fleshe howe muche more shall the bloude of Christ which thorowe the eternall spirite offered himselfe without spotte to God purge your consciences from dead workes to serue the liuing god And for this cause is he the mediator toure of the newe Testamente that thorow death which chaunced for the redeÌ„tion of these transgressions that were in the first Testament they which were called might receiue the promise of eternall inheritaunce Christ now in the end of the world hath appeared once for al to put sinne to flight by the offering vp of him selfe We are sanctified by the offeringe of the body of Iesu Christ once for all With one offring hath Christ made perfect for euer them that are sanctifyed Christe loued vs and washed vs from our sinnes in hys owne bloud and made vs kings and priests vnto god his father Christe liueth for euermore and hath the keyes of hell and death Christ is Lord of Lordes and king of kings and they that are on his side are cal led and chosen and faithful ☞ Examples out of the new Testament Christ is that welbeloued Sonne of god for whose sake the heauenly father is well pleased with man Christ is that kyng which forgaue the seruaunt the ten thousande talentes that be oughte Christ is that moste louyng Samaritane which healed the wounded man that was halfe dead Christ is that tender shepeheard which fetched home vnto the shepefolde euen vpon hys shoulders the lost shepe Christ is that most gentle father which wyth so great ioy and with embracinge armes receiued home againe the lost son Against suche as go about to disswade the christen people from the studying readyng or hearing of gods worde IF Sathan or any of his impes goe about to disswade thee and to plucke thy minde from studying readyng or hearyng gods woorde that thou mayest walke in darkenes and neuer come to the knowledge of the truth least by this meanes thou shouldest be saued leane not vnto hym but enarm thy selfe against his wicked teÌ„ptations with these scriptures followyng ☞ Sentences out of the olde Testament THou shalte tell thy sonne at the same dai say because of that which the lord dyd for me wheÌ„ I departed out of Egipt Therfore shall it bee a signe vnto thee in thyne hand and a token of remembrance before thine eyes that the law of the lord may be in thy mouth how that the Lord broughte thee out of Egipt with a mightye hande Speake to the children of Israell and say vnto them that they make theÌ„ gardes vpon the quarters of their garmentes amongst all your posterities and put yellow râ—…handes vpon the gardes in y e quarters And the gardes shall serue you that ye may looke vppon them and remember all the commaundements of the lord and do them y â— ye order not your selues after the meanyng yf your owne harte nor go a whoryng after your owne eyes Therefore shall ye remeÌ„ber do all my coÌ„maun dements and be holy vnto your God Take heede to thy selfe now and kepe well thy soule that thou forgette not the thynges which thine eyes haue seene and that they depart not out of thy harte all the dayes of thy lyfe And thou shalte teach them thy children and thy childers children Heare O Israell the
liue by faithe Christ hath deliuered vs from the curse of the lawe whyle he was made accursed for vs. As manye of you as are iustified by the lawe are fallen from grace We loke for and hope in the spirite to be iukified thorowe fayth Christ is our peace he hath broken down the walle that was a stop betwene vs he hath also put awaye thorow his fleshe the cause of hatred that is to say the lawe of commaundementes contained in the lawe written be so making peace hath reconciled vs to God thorow his crosse Christe hath put oute the band wrighting that was agaynst vs contained in the lawe written and that hath he taken out of the way and hath fastned it to his crosse and hathe spoyled rule power and hath made a shew of them openly and hath triumphed ouor them in his owne person Be it knowne to you ye men and brethren that thorowe this manne Christ Is preached vnto you the forgeuenes of sinnes and that by him all that beleue at iustified from al things from the whiche â—… could not be iustified by the law of Moses Examples out of the new Testament MAthew was a tol gatherer The Apostles were ambicious and did striue amoÌ„g them who should be highest and of greatest authoritye Mary Magdalen was a greuouse sinner Peter denied and forsoke Christ thrise Paule persecuted the congregation of Christe Al these yea and why not transgressed the lawe of God for as Christ sayth Moses hath geuen you a law and yet none of you do fulfil it not with standing for theyr repentance and fayth in Christes bloud they obteyned remission for their sinnes and are made the sonnes of God heires of God felow heyres with christe of euerlastinge glory For if righteousnes come by the lawe then died Christ in vayne but euerlâ—…sting life is y â— gieft of God thorow Iesus Christ our Lord. Against disperation for thy late conuersion and turning vnto God IF Sathan lay to thy charge that thou commest very late and turneste vnto God out of tyme and therefore there is no hope to bee looked 〈◊〉 set these scriptures before thine eyes and euer remember that there is no conuersion vnto God to late in this life â—…f it come of faith but at whatsoeuer houre a sinneâ—… repenteth beleueth and turneth vnto God he is well accepted and freely receiueth remission of all his sinnes ☞ Sentences out of the olde Testament Let the vngodly man forsake hys owne wayes and the vnrighteous his owne imaginat ions and turne againe vnto the Lord so shal he be merciful vnto him to our God for he is very ready to forgeue Returne O thou rebel Israel saith the lord and I wil not turne awaye my face from you For I am holy sayth the lord I wil not turne away my face from you For I am holy saith the Lorde and I wyll not be angry for euermore As truely as I liue saith the Lord god I haue no pleasure in the death of the wic ked but much rather that the wicked turne from his way and liue Turne you turne you from youre vngodlye waies O ye of the house of Israell Oh wherefore will ye die The wickednes of the wicked shal not hurt him whensoeuer hee conuerteth from his vngodlines If the wicked shal repente him and turn from al his sins which he hath wroughte and shal kepe all my precepts and do iudg ment and righteousnes he shall liue and shall not dye I will not remember all his iniquities which he hath wronght In his righteousnes which he hath wroght shall he liue It is not my will saith the lorde that the wicked should dye and not rather that he shoulde turne from hys wayes and liue Turne and repent ye from al your iniquities and your iniquityes shall work you no displeasure Cast away from you all youre wickednesse wherein ye haue offended make you a newe hearte and new spirite And wherfore wyl ye die O ye house of Israell For I wyll not that any man should dye sayeth the Lord. Returne therfore and liue Turne to the Lord youre God for he is great and merciful pacient and of much kindnes and redye at all tymes to forgeue yea eueÌ„ wheÌ„ he is at the point to punish At all tymes when a sinner turneth vnto me sayth the lord I wyll no more beare hys iniquityes in my mynde but freely forgeue them God appointeth here no time of our coÌ„ uersion but whensoeuer we turne he pro miseth vs fauour life mercy and forgeuenes of sinne Examples out of the olde Testament After that the Prophete Nathan at the coÌ„maundement of god had rebuked kinge Dauid for his dissolute manner of liuing Dauid strait waies with a sorowful repen taunt hart turned vnto the Lord and huÌ„bly confessed his sinnes saying I haue offended the Lord. The Prophet immediatly answered the Lord also hath put away thy sinne Dauid did not so sone conuerte but that he was as sone forgeuen to signifie vnto vs that at what so euer time wee vnfainedly turne vnto the Lorde our god he will haue mercy on vs and forgeue vs. The Niniuites for theire abhominable liuyng were thretned vtterly to be destroi ed within forty dayes but they falling vnto repentaunce and turning vnto the lord theire GOD were forgeuen spared and not destroyed Sentences out of the new Testament They that are whole haue no nede of a Phisicion but they that are sicke I came not to call the righteous but sinners vnto repentaunce Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I shall refreshe you Heere Christ prescribeth no time he only biddeth vs come and be the burthens of our sinnes neuer so greuous and heauy yet wyll be ease vs of them The Sonne of man came to seeke and saue that which was lost God wil haue all men to be saued and to come to the knowledge of the truthe If any man sinneth we haue an aduocate with god the father Iesus Christ y e righte ous one And he it is that obtaineth mercy for our sinnes not for our sinnes onely but for all the worldes Examples out of the new Testament The labourers in the Lordes vineyarde that came last of all receiued their peny sâ—…wel as they that came in the morning nei ther had one more then another The history of the thefe which was ful of wicked deedes and neuer turned vnto God vntil the very houre of his deathe declareth manifestlye that there is no con uersion in this life to late if it be accompanied with true repentaunce and vnfained fayth The thief hanging on the crosse and at the poynt of death onlye sayd to Christ Lorde remenber me when thou coÌ„mest into thy kingdome And Christ wel acceptiÌ„g his conuersion sayd vnto him truly I say vnto thee this day shalt thou be with me