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spirit_n	apostle_n	call_v	holy_a	5,378	5	4.9588	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68106	A declaration of Henry Marc de Gouffier Marquise of Boniuet, Lord of Creuecœur, &c. Made in the consistorie of Rochell, in the presence of the pastors and elders of the said towne; as also of Monsieur de la Violette and Theuenot, pastors of the churches of Marans and Benet, on Wednesday being the third of August, 1616. The which very same protestation likewise hath beene made by the said Lord Marquise in the presence of the whole church of Rochel, on Sunday being the seuenth of the said moneth, after the morning sermon in the great church. At Rochell, printed for H. Haultin, by Cornelis Hertman. 1616.; Declaration de Henri-Marc de Gouffier. English	Bonnivet, Henri Marc de Gouffier, Marquis de, d. 1589.; E. M., of Christ Church, Oxford.; Meetkerke, Edward, 1590-1657.; R. M., fl. 1616.	1616 (1616)	STC 12108; ESTC S103360	7,552	20

deliuer me from the power of darknesse for to translate me to the kingdome of his well-beloued sonne the meanes also which it hath pleased him to vse for to bring to passe this happie effect are no lesse worth the considering in that God of the meanes of my totall perdition atleast as they might seeme likely to bee hath made as many meanes of my conuersion to him according as hee is wont to draw sweetnesse out of bitter things for his children and generally to make all things to turne to the Rom. 8. best for those who are called according to his determined purpose It is now twelue yeeres agoe when I was at Rome I will say no more there mine eyes saw wonders but such as were quite of another nature then those which heretofore the Apostles being directed and animated by the holy Spirit brought forth for to authorize and confirme the doctrine of grace And how carefully and industriously soeuer I was nurtured in ignorance and brought vp in the hatred of the Religion and the loue of Idolatrie yet I could neuer bee hindred from perceiuing that there was a great disproportion betweene the state of those who at this day doe domineere ouer the Church and the condition of them who formerly did feed the flocke of Christ that was committed vnto them Yet that was scarce any more then if I should haue beheld the darknesse of the night without being able to discerne the brightnesse of the day or if I did beginne to take notice it was in that manner as men beginne to see at the breake of day That beginning how small soeuer it was then did not continue vnprofitable the rising of the Sunne drew nigh the light increased and was strengthned in mine vnderstanding the abuses of Poperie appeared vnto me both grosser and more God left not in mee his worke vnperfect hee did put me in minde of inquiring a little further and to be informed truly by himselfe in his owne word whether of the two Religions that are receiued in this Kingdome might haue the vpper hand in regard of the truth or had more conformitie vnto this word This enquirie did make mee to resolue about some three yeeres since to forsake the seruice which I finde condemned in the Scripture and to embrace that which I find therein commanded and to come forthwith out of Babylon for feare that partaking longer of her knowne crimes I should bring my selfe into a manifest danger of partaking of her vnknowne plagues Whilest I had this resolution which came to me from God behold on the contrary many considerations which came from elsewhere on the one side were presented to mine eyes the lustre the pompe the dignities the greatnesse the hopes of the earth and with all this ostentation of the glories of the world as it were a certaine voice well-neere like to that which said sometimes to our Lord I will giue thee all these things if thou fall downe and worship mee on the other side the pouertie the miseries the ruines of houses the hatred the contempt and all what is most able to cause a distaste which should bee mine assured lot in case of change These two tentations the one on the right and the other on the left hand did make me suspend the effect of that wil which the spirit of God had insinuated into my spirit I looked behind me a good while I withheld the truth in vnrighteousnes I made my Rom. 1. 18. selfe beleeue that by doing much euil I should haue good done vnto me I fled from the presence of God but God did make me at length feele that he deceiues himselfe which thinkes to scape by swiftnesse from before him he prepared for me a Whale for to swallow me but yet not for to destroy me I was chastened by his hand and that through the same things in the which I had sinned he tooke away out of mine hands both that which I had and that which I had not And now my hopes were cut off euen at the root now many things by me possessed were lost for me now my libertie more precious then all the rest was taken from me but God be praised who hauing taken from mee so many things yet hath giuen mee so many that if hee hath sent mee any euill it was onely for to send me some good if he hath made mee poorer it was for to make mee richer then euer I was before and that in better riches in those namely that are the onely true ones if hee hath made my body to bee cast into prison it was for to make my soule to come out of thrall if hee hath suffered mee to fall into the hands of such men as hated me it was for feare that I should fall into his hands yea into his hands as he is a rigorous Iudge and yet to the end that I might fall into his hands as hee is a kinde and mercifull Father and that I might learne to my cost being I could not doe it by the example of others to feare him to reuerence him to giue him the glory and to consecrate to him whatsoeuer belongs to me without any reseruation as I acknowledge my selfe truly and after an infinite number of sorts to be bound to doe and acknowledge likewise that it was the pure mercy of God that I was not consumed because that his compassions did not faile me And seeing that God hath done mee that fauour that his word doth serue mee at this day in stead of a lampe for my feet and of a light for my steps to this word and to this Scripture diuinely inspired I purpose to keepe mee without euer any more repairing to the traditions of men seeing that God hath giuen Iesus Christ for to be the head to his Church of the which I am a member for to bee the onely Mediatour betweene him and men and our Aduocate towards his Father for to be the onely Priest for euer for to haue an euerlasting Priesthood and for to offer as hee hath offered one onely sacrifice for sinnes for to bee the Lambe of God whose bloud doth cleanse vs from all sinne for to sit for euer at the right hand of God and to be held in the heauen vntill the time of the re-establishing of all things and vntill that hee shall come from thence for to iudge the quicke and the dead I acknowledge from henceforth no more to the preiudice of him any ministeriall head of the Church on the earth nor Aduocate taken from among either men or Angels nor any Priest sacrificing his body nor Masse seruing for a propitiatorie sacrifice for the sinnes of the liuing and the dead nor Purgatorie after this life nor reall presence of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ in the Sacrament vnder the kindes of bread and wine And because that the Spirit of God doth teach mee that no flesh is iustified by the workes of the Law but only by faith