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I Iohn Penry, doo heare as I shall answere before the Lord my God in that great day of iudgement set downe sumarily the whole truth and nothing but the truth which I hold and professe at this hower eyther in regard of my faith towards my God and dread soueraigne Queene Elizabeth unto whome only of all the potentas in the world I owe all reuerente, dutie and submission in the Lord.
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Penry, John, 1559-1593.
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STC 19608; ESTC S100448
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So that I abhorre froÌ„ my soule that whole body aÌ„d euery part of that Romish religion called the sonne of perdition by the Spirit of God because the Lord hath determined vterly to coÌ„sume it by his appearinge in the brightnes of his gospell before his second cominge I detest that proud superiority of this maÌ„ of sinne whereby as the Apostle spake he hath exalted him selfe in his members and power to beare rule over the truth and meÌ„bers of ChristeveÌ„ over all that is caled holy wholy opposeth himselfe as most blodie aduersary a gainst all truths and seruants of the Lord which wil not suffer him with his sard infernall power toreigne over them instead of Christ in his blessed ordinances I detest in regard of theyr offices I speake not of the meanes persones touching the Lords election the head of that body the Pope his cursed triple crowne his vsurped Iuridiction of eyther of both swords I detâ—st the limbes of that body their spirituall powre as Cardinals Archbishop a Lord bishops Sufraganes Abbots Fryors Deanes Archdeacons Commissaries Chancelers Officials Munkfryers Cannons prebend Priests I detest theyr invented maners of calling wherby they are placed in their cursed offices theyr devised workes wherin they are jmployed by reason of theyr offices as the false doctrines and false worship of that kingdome with the livings and maintenances wherby they are maintayned in their offices And forasmuch as the members of Christ cannot have anie communion or fellowshipe with anie of those cursed jnuentions in so much as they can have no lawfull vse or spirituall communion of or with anie of these offices callings workes and maintenances in so much as they cannot lawfullie be subiect vnto anie parte of the ecclesiasticall power of these offices Therfore it is that I dare not participatâ— in these assemblies over which anie of these officers bâ—are rule or ecclesiasticallie jntermedle with the holy things of God and where anie of these devised callings and non els workes and maintenances are to be found for I am forbidden to have anie communion with these vnfructfull workes of darknes though it be vpon prâ—teÌ„ce of mining the truth and sacraments of Christ vpon payne of everlasting formente day and night for evermore Ad if I may not be subiect to the ceremonies of Moses as Circoncision wich were sometymes the Lords owne sacred ordinances how dare I or any other creature be in bondage vnto those inueÌ„tions of Antichrist the greate enemy of the Lord Iesus whereof neyther the saincts of God can neyther yet could have any sanctified vse The truth of doctrine touching the trinitie and touching the natures and offices of Christ Iustifying faith Sacraments externaly established by her Maiestie professed by her selfe there H. H. such as have knowledge in the asseÌ„blies of this laÌ„d I acknowledge froÌ„ my hart to be such as if I mainteined not the vnitie held not the coÌ„munioÌ„ of the same doctrine with theÌ„ in those points I could not possibly be saved for out of that communioÌ„ of the true profession which her Miestye hath established in these and the like rules there is no hop of saluation but to joine not with standing with the publicke worship of these assemblies of the land I dare not for the same reasons I more over willingly confesse that both of the teachers also of the professors within these assemblyes of the land have so imbraced this truth doctrine established and professed in this land that the Lord in his infinite goodnes hath graunted theÌ„ the fauor to shew out wherein regard of Gods election I protest before men and Angels that I iudge theÌ„ members of the body whereof the sonne of God Iesus Christ is the head onely herein the Lord be merciful vnto theÌ„ as vnto my selfe in regard of my sinnes that they are not ordered in that outward order which Christ Iesus left in his Church but instead thereof are first subiect vnto those forenamed offices secoÌ„dly have coÌ„munioÌ„ with ther false maner of callings vnto their offices Thirdlie participate with a great parte of theyr devised workes wherin these officers are imployed fourthlie with the false maintenance and livings fiftlie are mingled with the knowne profane ignorant and disordered persons which are joint members with them in their assemblies This is the somme of my faith and allegeance to my God and my Prince here is the soÌ„me of the wholle difference which is betweene me and the clergy of this land and the somme of the whole cause for the which I and divers other of my poore brethren are judged to be schismatikes felons heretikes If this may come to the Royall hands of my souueraygne and to the veiwe of theyr H. H. they will be soone induced that neyther I nor any other that hold the same with me deserve the shortning of our dayes by her Maiesties sword for these things And here is all that euer wee hold As towching that error concerning the repeating of the Lords prayeÌ„r wherewith wee are charged far be it even far be it that wee should deny the same or anie the like scripture to be an holy forine of prayer which conteyneth not only an eâ—quisite paterne of doctrine which a Christian soule may not onlie lawfully say but also with great comfort have the vse of the same In deed wee rather hold it for a doctrine then prayer the abuse in the often repeating of it wee condemne and this I am sure was the judgement in this point of those holy servants of God who nowe rest from their labors The good which this land getreth outwardite by these false offices afornamed and the livings belonging vnto them is the traytors as Iesuistes and Seminary Priests are drawen by that hope they have of possessing this Babilonish gould to become the vnnaturall betrayers of theyr naturall Prince and Contrye into the hands of strangers wheras if these offices and livings were by publique authority once removed and converted to her Maiestyes vse the Pope would have no occasion to send over these locastes they would be no baytes to alluer them hether and the home Papistes would be vtterly voyde of hope to see their expected day so that the maintayning of these offices and livings theyr devised workes and callings would fall with them is ioyned that there is no small danger of her Maiesticall persoÌ„ and the whole state of this land I doe point but at the inconueniences which in conscience towards her Maiestye and my contrie I am bond to shew they that are wiser will thinke of the cause with seriousnes and would not I hope thinke me worthie to be smitten for this shewing the danger Whatsoeuer I hold in these points controverted I hold the same of meere conscience towards God of that meere destetation which in conscience I am boud to have of all the inveÌ„tions of men or Angels in religioÌ„ and of that care which I ought to have of the salvation and safegarde of