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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16590	A sermon of repentaunce, made by Iohn Bradforde	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1553 (1553)	STC 3496; ESTC S106825	33,698	128

hym so that there to he wyl not adde wylling offences This willing and witting offending and sinning whosoeuer doeth flatter him selfe therein doth euidently demonstrate and shewe that he neuer yet in dede tasted of Christe truelye He was neuer truely perswaded or beleued how foule a thinge synne is how greuous a thinge Gods anger is howe ioyfull and precious a thing Gods mercy in christ is nowe exceding broade wyde highe and depe Christes loue is Perchaunce he can wryte prate talke and preache of thys geare but yet he in hart by fayth neuer felte this geare For dyd he once feele this geare in dede theÌ„ wold he be so sarre from continuing in synne willingly wittingly that wholy hartely he wold geue ouer him self to y t which is coÌ„trari I meane to a new lyfe renewing his youth eueÌ„ as the Egle doth Psalm â—iii For as we being in y e seruitude of sinne demonstrate our seruice by geuing ouer our meÌ„bres to y e obeyinge of synne froÌ„ iniquitie to iniquitie eueÌ„ so we beynge made free from sinne by fayth in Iesus Christ endewed with gods spirite a spirit of libertie .ij. Cor. iij â–ª must nedes demoÌ„strate this fredoÌ„ libertie by geuing ouer oure meÌ„bres to thobedieÌ„ce of y e spirite by y e which we are led gyded froÌ„ vertue to vertue al kind of holynes As thunbeleuers declare their vnbeliefe by y e working of y e euil spirit in theÌ„ Eph ij â–ª outwardly the fruites of the fleshe Gal. v. Euen so the beleuers declare theyr fayth by the workinge of gods good spirit in theÌ„ outwardly the fruites of the spirit For as the deuyll is not deade in those whiche are hys but worketh styll to theyr dampnacion so is not God dead in them whiche be his but worketh styll to their saluacioÌ„ the which working is not the cause of y e one or thother being in any but only a demonstracion a signe a fruit of the same as y e aple is not the cause of y e aple tree but a fruite of it Thus then you see briefely that newnes of life is not in dede a parte of penaunce but a fruit of it a demonstracion of the iustyfying fayth a sygne of gods good spirite possessing the heart of the penitent As the old lyfe is a fruyte of impenitencie a demoÌ„stracioÌ„ of a lippe fayth or vnbelief a signe of Sathans spirit possessing the heart of the impenitent which al those be that be not penitent For mean I knowe none he that is not penitent that same is impenitent he that is not gouerned by Gods spirite the same is gouerned by Sathans spirit For all that be Christes are gouerned with the spirite of Christ Rom. viii which spirite hath her fruites Gala. v. Al other that be not Christes are the deuyls He that gathereth not with Christe scattereth abroade Therefore dearely beloued I beseche you to coÌ„syder this geare and deceaue not your selues Yf you be not Christes then pertain you to the deuyl of which thinge the fruites of the fleshe doeth assure you as whoredom â–ª adultry vncleanes wantonnes ydolatri witchcraft enuie strife contencion wrathe sedicion murthers dronkenes glottonie blasphemy slouthfulnes ydlenes baudy talking sclaunderinge c. Yf these apples growe oute of the apple trees of your hearts surely surely the deuylis at Inne with you you are his byrdes whom when he hath wel fed you he wyl broch you and eate you chaw you and champ you world without ende in eternall wo and miserie But I am otherwyse perswaded of you al I trust you be al Christes Iesus his people and childreÌ„ yea brethren by fayth As ye see your sinnes in Gods lawe and tremble syghe sorow sob for the smae euen so you see his great mercies in his Gospell and free promises and therefore are glad merrie and ioyefull for that you are accepted into Gods fauour haue your sinnes pardoned ar endued w t y e good spirit of God eueÌ„ the seale signe manuel of your electioÌ„ in Christe before the beginning of the world The which spirite for that he is the spirit of life geueÌ„ to you to worke in you with you by you here in this lyfe sanctificacioÌ„ and holynes where vnto you are called that ye might be holy euen as your heauenly father is holye I beseche you all by admonicion warninge of you that you wolde stirre up the gyftes of God geueÌ„ to you generalli particulerli to y e edifying of hys Church that is I praye you that you would not moleste the good spyryt of God by rebellinge agaynste it when it prouoketh and calleth you to go on forewardes that he which is holy myght yet be more holy he whyche is righteous myghte be more righteous As the euyl spirite moueth and stirreth vp the fylthy to be yet more fylthy the couetous to be more couetous the wicked to be more wicked Declare you now your repentaunce by workes of repentauÌ„ce bring forth fruites and worthye fruytes lette youre sorowing for your euyls demonstrate it selfe by departinge froÌ„ the euyls you haue vsed let your certayntie of pardon of your sinnes throughe Christe and youre ioye in hym be demonstrated by pursuing of the good thinges which gods word teacheth you you are nowe in Christ Iesus gods workemaÌ„ship to do good workes whiche God hath prepared for you to walk in For the grace of God y t bringeth saluacion vnto al men hath apeared teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlines and worldlye lustes and that we should liue sobrelye righteouslye and godly in this present worlde lokinge for that blessed hope glorious apearing of the mighty God and of oure Sauiour Iesus Christe which gaue him self for vs to redeme vs from al vnrighteousnes and to purge vs a peculier people vnto him self feruently geueÌ„ vnto good workes Titus ij Agayne Titus .iij for we our selues also were in times past vnwyse disobediente deceaued in daunger to lustes and to dyuers maners of voluptuousnes liuing in maliciousnes and enuie full of hate hating one another But after that the kyndnes and loue of God our Sauiour to manward appeared not by y e dedes of righteousnes which we wrought but of his mercye he saued vs by the fountayn of the new byrth and with the renuing of the holy gost which he shed on vs aboundantly thorow Iesus Christ our Sauioure that we once iustifyed by his grace should be heires of eternal lyfe through hope This is a true saying but I wyll make an ende for I am to tedious Dearely beloued repent your synnes that is be sorye for that which is past beleue in gods mercy for pardon how depely soeuer you haue synned both purpose and earnestly pursue a newe lyfe bringing forth worthy and true fruytes of repentaunce As you haue geuen ouer your members from synne to sinne to serue the deuyl your tongues to sweare to lye to flatter to skolde to iest to skoffe to baudy talke to vayne iangeling to boasting c. Your haÌ„des to picking groping idlenes fighting c your fete to skipping going to euil to dauÌ„sing c. youre eares to heare fables lyes vanities euil thinges c. So now geue ouer your meÌ„bres to godlines your tong to speake youre eares to heare youre eyes to see your mouthes to tast your handes to woorke youre feete to go about such thinges as may make to Gods glorie sobrietie of lyfe loue to your bretheÌ„ that dayly more more diligently for in a stay to stand you caÌ„not ether better or worsse you are to daye then you were yesterdaye But better I trust you be wil be yf you marke wel my theme y t is Repent you y e which thinge that wold do as before I haue huÌ„blye be sought you eueÌ„ so now yet once more I do agayn besech you y t for the tender mercies of God in Christ Iesus our lord RepeÌ„t you repeÌ„t you for the kingdoÌ„ of heaueÌ„ that is a kingdom ful of al riches pleasures myrth beautie swetenes eternal felicitie is at hand The eye hath not sene the lyke y e eare hath not hearde the like the heart of maÌ„ cannot conceaue the treasures plesures of this kingdoÌ„ which now is at hand to such as repent y t is to such as are sory for their sinnes beleue gods mercy through christ earnestly purpose to lead a new life the god of mercy through Christ his sonne grauÌ„t vs his holy spirit worke in our hearts this sorow fayth new life which through his grace I haue spoken of both now for euer AMEN Â¶ Imprinted at LondoÌ„ in Paules Churche yearde at the signe of the Rose By Iohn Wight 1. Pe. iiâ—â— Heb. xi Ie. xâ—iiij Hie. vij Am. vij Act. xvij Gen. xix Gen. vi Ex. xxxij â— Ioh. iij Psa xix Psalm xxxviij Den. vi mat xxij Mar. xx Luke x. Ioh. xiij Mat. vi Lu. xvij Ap. xxij De. iiij xij Apo â–ª xiii 1. Ioh. ij Iam. i. i. Reg. ij Hie. xxxi Lam. v. Actes v Iam. ij Ro. vij Ro. vij De tempore Barlarico ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Gal. iij. Iob. xv Apoc. iij. Gen. vi Gen. xix Gen. xix Iosuâ— Caleb i. reg iij. iij. Reg xxi xxij 4. kin 21 4. kin 10 2. kin 11 xij xiij xvi xv Lu. xvi Iosu vij iiii re v Act. i. Act. v. Da. xiij Psalm xxxvij mat xxâ— â–ª Lu. xxij Psalm xxiij â— Pet. ii Mat. 24 â–ª Ezec. 3. ActunÌ„ ij ij tim ij Lu. xvij Mar. ix Iohn xx Ioh. xiij Psa 87 Gen. iii. Gen. iiij Gent. ix Gen. xix Gene. 38 xxxvij Num. xi Exod. 32 Ro. viij Hebr. iij. ii Re. â—i Rom. x. Dan. iij Iona. iij. Ioh. xx Ioh. xx mat xxvi Lu. xxiii Lu. xxiij Heb. xiij Esa xxx Mat. vij Heb. x â–ª Rom â–ª v. Phil. ij iij. â—e xix Ro. viij ij Cor. i. i. thes iiij i. Petr. i ij Tim. i Eph. iiij Apo. xxij Ephes ij Titus ij i. Cor. ij esa â–ª lxiiij

see it a foule spotte in our soules not onelye to be a manqueller in hatered malyce proude lookes bragges backbiting raylinge or bodely slaughter but also no to loue oure neyghbours yea oure enemies euen in our hartes and to declare y e same in al our iesture wordes and workes In Gods law we see it a foule spot to oure soules not onelye to be a whoremonger in lusting in our heartes in wanton loking in vncleane or wanton talking in actuall doing vnhonestly with out neyghbors wife daughter seruaunt c. but also not to be chast sobre temperate in heart lokes tonge apparell deedes and to helpe others there vnto accordinglye c. In Gods law we see it is a soule spot to our soules not onely in hearte to couet in loke or worde to flatter lye colour c in dede to take away any thing whiche pertayneth to another but also in heart countenauÌ„ce word dede not to kepe saue and defend that which pertayneth to thy neyghbour as thou wouldest thine own In Gods law we maye see it a foule spot not only to lie or beare false witnes agaynst any maÌ„ but also not to haue as greate care ouer thy neyghboures name as ouer thine owne Sinne in gods law it is we may se a foule spot not only to consent to euil lust or carnal desyres but eueÌ„ the verye natural or carnal lustes desires theÌ„selues for so I may cal theÌ„ natural it self beyng now so corrupted as self loue many such like by reason wherof I trow ther is none â–ª that toteth well herein but though he be blameles to y e world fayre to y e shew yet certaynely inwardly his face is foule araied so shamful saucie maÌ„gie pocked skabbed y t he caÌ„not but be sory at the coÌ„teÌ„placioÌ„ therof that so much more by how much he continueth to loke in this glas accordingly And thus much coÌ„cerniÌ„g the secoÌ„d mean to y e stirring vp of sorowe for our sinne y t next vnto praier we shuld tote in gods law spiritually y t which toting yf we vse w t praier as I said let vs not doubt but at y e leÌ„gth gods spirit wil worke as now to such as beleue for to y e vnbeleuers al is in vayn Their eyes ar starke blind they can see nothing to suche as beleue I say I trust somthing is done eueÌ„ already But yf nether by praier nor by tooting in Gods law spiritually as yet thy harde vnbeleuing hart fealeth no sorow nor lameÌ„ting for thy sinne Thirdly loke vpon y e tagge tied to gods law for as to maÌ„s lawes there is a tagge tied y t is a penaltie So is there to Goddes lawe a tagge tyed that is a penaltie and that no small one but suche a greate great one as caÌ„not but make vs to cast our currish tayles betwen our legges yf we beleue it for all is in vayne yf we be faythles not to beleue before we feele This tage is Gods maledictioÌ„ or cursse maledictus omnis sayth it qui noÌ„ permanet in omnibus quae scripta sunt in libro legis ut faciat eam Loe accursed saith he is al no acception al sayth God which continueth not in al thinges for he that is giltie of one is giltie of the whole layeth S. Iames In all thinges therefore sayeth the holy ghost which are written in the boke of the lawe to do them he sayeth not to heare them to talke of them to dispute of them but to doe them Who is he now that doth these Rara auis fewe such byrdes yea none at all For all are gone oute of the way though not outwardlye by word or dede yet inwardly at the least by defaulte wantinge of that which is requyred so that a chylde of one nightes age is not pure but by reason of byrth sinne in daunger of Gods malediction Moch more theÌ„ we which halas haue dronken in iniquitie as it were water as Iob sayeth but yet halas we quake not Tell me nowe good brother why do you so lightely consyder Gods cursse that for your sinnes past you are so careles as though you had made a couenaunt with death and damnatioÌ„ as the wicked dyd in Esayes time what is Gods cursse At the popes cursse with boke bell candle oh howe trembled we which harde it but onely though the same was not dyrected vnto vs but vnto others but to this Goddes cursse which is incoÌ„parably more fell importable is directed yea haÌ„ging ouer vs al by reason of our sinnes halas how careles ar we Oh faythles hard harts Oh Iezabels gestes rocked and layd a slepe in her bed Oh wicked wretches whiche being come into the depe of sinne do coÌ„teÌ„pne thesame Oh sorowles sinners shameles shrinking harlots Is not the anger of a kinge death and is y e anger of the king of al kinges a matter to be so lightlye regarded as we doe regard it which for our sinnes are so recheles y t we slug slepe it oute As waxe melteth away at the heate of y e fyre saith Dauid so do the wicked perishe at the face or countenauÌ„ce of the Lord Yf dearly beloued his face be so terrible and intollerable for sinners y e wicked What trowe we his hand is At the face or apearing of gods anger the earth trembleth but we earth earth yea stones yron flintes treÌ„ble no thinge at al yf we wil not treÌ„ble in hearinge wo vnto vs for then shal we be crasshed a peces in feelinge yf a lyon rore the beastes quake but we are worsse theÌ„ beastes which quake nothing at the roring of the lion I meane y e lord of hostes And why because the cursse of God hardenes of heart Chreno iij is already falleÌ„ vpon vs or els we could not but lameÌ„t treÌ„ble for our synnes yf not for the shame and foulenes thereof yet at the least for the maledictioÌ„ and cursse of God which haÌ„geth ouer vs for our synnes Lorde be mercyfull vnto vs for thy Christes sake and spare vs in thyne anger remembre thy mercy towardes vs. Amen And thus much for the thyrde thing to the mouing of vs to sorow for oure sinnes that is for y e tagge tied to Gods law I mean for the malediction and cursse of God But yf our heartes be so hard that thorow these we yet fele not harty sorow for our synnes Let vs fourthlye set before vs examples past and present old new that therby the holy spirite may be effectual to worke in his time this worke of sorowing for oure sinne Loke vpon Gods anger for synne in Adam and Eue For eating a pece of an apple Were not thei the dearest creatures of god cast oute of Paradyse were not they subiect to mortalitie traueil labour c was not the earth accursed for theyr sinnes Doe not we all men in laboure women in traueling with chylde and all in death

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