to call vpon God through Iesus Christ and alwayes faithfully to set furthe his praise according to the doctrine of the holy scriptures as also to beware and take hede that ye make no inuocacion nor praier to the sayntes departed for helpe or succour forasmuche as to make any moo or any other mediatours intercessours spokesmen sutours or attournayes to the throne of Goddes mercie for any necessary thing either bodyly or goostli but only Iesus Christ our alone euerlasting sacrificer and aduocate is the horrible transgression of the furst coÌmanÌdemeÌt dishonour to the high maiestie of God the father preiudice to the honour dignite of Christes euerlastig priesthode blasphemous against the schole learning of the holy goost vtterly against our coÌmoÌ catholike Crede and contrary to the doctrine and example of all the patriarkes prophetes apostles euangelistes martires confessours and virgines that haue any name or commeÌdacion either in the olde testament or newe a plaine denyall and falsifyeng of the hole body of the blessed Bible the most vndoubted true holy worde of almightie God Concerning the seuenth Article I beleue and confesse that the state The. 7. Article of this season and this corruptible worlde which hathe his beginnyng and was created of God shall haue also his ending and be vtterly despeched and that at the final despeche of the worlde Christ our Lorde shall in the same body that was wouÌded nailed on the crosse come vnfailingly in the clowdes of heauen to iudge bothe the quicke and the dead For at suche tyme as the most parte of this worlde shall layne and holde with the power of Antichrist flyrting of the tyme in most horrible conteÌpt of bothe God and his worde and walowing themselfes in all kynde of sinne abominacion and lust and shal deuise and set their myndes vpon mocking and persecuting of them that be true faithful christeÌ beleuers than shall Christ at a sodain cheoppe as it were lightenyng from heauen com in the clowdes with his holy angelles vnto iudgement And the same houre as many as haue died from the begynnyng of the worlde vnto the last ende of the worlde shall by the might power of Christ rise strayghtwaye again vnto life the other that are not than departed this life but haue lyued still vnto the last daye shall in the space of a momeÌt or the twincling of an eie be chaunged from mortalitie and corruption in to immortalitie and vncorrupcion And after that all meÌ of al partes of the worlde shal be restored gathered together and be presented staÌde before the iudgement seate of Iesus Christ shall see the iudge ouer their heades corporally in the selfe same bodye that he fuffred in And than the righteous iudge our Lorde Iesus Christ shall pronounce and geue his last and most iust iudgement vpon al fleshe in the same maner fourme that he long agoo tolde before hande Matth. 25. Than shall euery one receaue according to their workes Than as Christes body was at his ascension taken vp from the mount Oliuete so shal they that be faithfull by the might and power of God be taken from this earthe bothe body and soule and caried vp in to the clowdes vnto Christ our Lorde Him they shall folowe and with him shall they dwell in euerlasting ioye for euermore continually to abyde And those that be vnfaithfull wicked shal be deliuered to the deuil whose chaÌpiones and householde seruauntes they were to fele and abyde both body soule suche paynes sorowes and tormeÌtes as no tongue caÌ expresse for euer to endure worlde without ende In this behalfe I haue alwaies besought my parisheners hearers so now I require theÌ eftesones to the same to set euer before their eies diligently to print in their myndes that last iudgement of God and with earnest repentauÌce of their former filthy life to geue themselues vnto christen charitie good workes For like as the holy scripture dothe clearely and euidently shewe that we are not made righteous blessed and holy by our owne merites and good workes but by the only grace of Christ through faithe so that all glorie and honour must be manifestly and plainly ascribed and geuen to the only fre grace and pardon of God and to the redeÌption of Iesus Christ his sonne euen so haue I euer taught and now by the waraunt of Goddes most holy worde confesse and constauntly affirme that this doctrine of faithe is vnauaileable and of non effecte to impenitent hooremongers bawdes gluttones dronkerdes oppressours brivers Idolaters men pleasers epicures and other wicked vnfaithful persones And that this lyuely iustifieng faithe is the worker of all maner of good workes what so euer they be according to the worde of God For he that is iustified and made righteous as faithe only iustifieth and maketh righteous doth liue also iustly and righteously and iustly and righteously doth al thinges And he that dothe faithfully beleue the worde of God dothe without al doubt perceaue and knowe that to be good which God commaundeth and that to be euil what so euer he forbiddeth Yea it is the very wonted maner of faithe it selfe to moue and enforce the iustified maÌ to eschue that is euil folowe that is good and right Moreouer he that perfitly throughly by faithe vnderstandeth the mater of mannes saluacion and redempcion bothe doubtles loue bothe God his neighbour And loue is the perfite fulfilling of the lawe yea in the loue of God and a mannes neighbour heÌgeth al the hole lawe the prophetes These maner of workes which be the frutes of the spirite faith and charitie and that we should fall to amendement of our life and what so euer the worde of God dothe furthermore commende vnto vs like as all faithfull preachers and Ministers doo diligently teache and set furthe vnto the people euen so they abhorre reiecte all suche workes as folkes are vsed to fantasie and deuise of their owne braynes deuocion or good intentes coÌtrary or without the sure warrauÌt of Goddes worde how vertuous or how holy so euer they be estemed or how long so euer they haue ben accustomed and vsed For as saint Augustin saithe Whan the truth is manifestly De vnico Baptis Li. 2. shewed custoÌ ought to geue place vnto the truthe And moreouer he allegeth Let no man preferre custom before reason truthe for reason truthe do alwaies shutte custom out of the dores And the holy martir S. Ciprian saith also we ought not to passe what our elders and fathers that were before vs did but muche rather what Christ which was before all men coÌmaundeth vs to doo This also doo all godly preachers ministres warne the people of that no man that walketh in the coÌmaundemeÌtes of God and is riche in good workes in dede set his workes in Christes place nor put any asââaunce confidence or trust in theÌ as though he were made righteous holy
A confession of the most auncient and true christeÌ catholike olde belefe accordyng to the ordre of the xii articles of our coÌmon Crede set furthe in Englishe to the glory of almightye God and to the confirmacion of Christes people in Christes catholike olde faith By I. D. Psal 116. I beleue and therfore haue I spoken Roma 10. The belefe of the hearte iustifieth and the mouthe confesseth to saluacion â Imprinted in Sothewarke by Christophor Truthal Cum priuilegio Regalj In April 1556. To the vnfayned fauourours louers of the pure worde and Gospell of Iesus Christ enhabiting within the cities and diocese of Couentrie and Lichfelde and in all other places where it hathe chaunced me to haue occupied the rowme of a Preacher Grace mercye and peace ioyned with earnest repentauÌce and constaunt faithe in the doctrine of the Gospell froÌ God the father and his sonne Iesus Christ the coÌmon only saueour of the worlde MY most sounng frendes and brethreÌ concerning our coÌmon faith in Christ our Lorde where of late dayes I am contemptuously and slaunderously reported and named among some to be an erroneous felowe one of the new learning an heretike one of Latimers secte I wotte not what Be it knowen to the worlde that I am none other thaÌ a true christian man regenerate instructed nowe in my middle age in the blessed schole of Goddes most holy Bible and Testament thankes be to his fatherly bounteous mercy therfore sythence I haue not folowed the secte of any earthy man nether grounded myne opinion faithe or doctrine vpoÌ any newe learning or heresie but vpon the most certaine pure vnfailing true worde and learning of almightie God sent downe reuealed taught from the seate of his Maiestie preached at his coÌmauÌdement by the fathers and prophetes by Christ his sonne and his holy Apostles and also regestred and specified in the rolles euideÌces of the holy sacred scriptures to be the fouÌdacion rule and lawe for the true catholike churche of God to be builded vpon and ruled by from the begynning of the worlde vnto the laste daye of iudgement And here vpon only haue I set the building of my faythe Iesus Christ hym self beyng the head corner stone Ephe. 2. and according thervnto I haue diligently and faythfully taught and instructed my parisheners and neighbours as vnto my vocacion I consydered it iustlye to apperteyne NotwithstaÌdyng like as S. paule reporteth that Apollo he were ministers 1. Cor. 3. by whom the CorinthiaÌs beleued as God distributed vnto euery one euen so doo I acknowlage from the botome of my harte vnfeynedly confesse that the reuerende father of blessed memorie Hugh Latimer was to the Hugh Latymer very death a right worthy instrumeÌt minister of God by whose most holsome doctrine syncere exaÌple of godly lyfe and constauÌt frendship towardes me it hathe pleased thalmighty Lord to open vnto me among many other the most vnworthy the true christian faithe to cal me out of the damnable darkenesse of Antichristes iniquirie in to the true light of Christes gospelles veritie And like as the people of Berrhoe by diligent reading and examining Act. 17. of the scriptures fouÌde that Paules doctrine was bothe right true and certainly good euen so do I vndoubtedly credite plainly testifye the doctrine aswel of the glorious martir of Iesus Christ Hugh Latimer concernyng Iustificacion other articles of the christen faithe as also of the most reuerende father in God and right constaunt confessour of Christ Iesus Thomas Cranmere Archebishop of Cantorbury concerning the blessed sacrament Thomas Cranmer of Christes precious body bloud most catholikely and syncerely set furthe in print not being sedde by any carnall affeccion towardes their persones nether for worldly promocion but bicause I haue perfitly proued their doctrine to be conteyned in the holy sacred scriptures by testimonie and waraunt wherof they and other ministers of Christes gospell haue taught and set furthe the true catholike doctrine worde of maÌnes saluacion accordingly And forasmuche as I esteme them men which without sure holde of the scriptures might both haue deceaued and ben deceaued therfore I and all other that be knytte together in one true vntoÌ and knotte of Christes spirite laye our foundacion grounde worke not vpoÌ fleshe bloud that is to saye vpoÌ no mannes worde of what power vertue wisdome learning autoritie estate or coÌdicioÌ so euer he be but vpoÌ the vnfailing true worde of the almightie euerlyuing Lorde God In the meane while yf any man can teache me better more truly by the holy canonical scripture I am coÌtent as reason is gladly hartily to folowe him willingly geue him place with coÌdigne praise great gramercies But as for any other doctrine of faith besides the scriptures or contraryr to the autoritie of the scriptures either elles by violent wrasting and wrythyng of the scriptures out of of their owne seÌse or right meanyng I shall by the assistence of goddes merciful helpe neuer suffre my selfe to be plucked awaye froÌ the simple plaine apostolike true faithe bicause man is frely iustified by this saith and euery fayth contrary to this is a dead fruteles faithe euery doctrine not fouÌded vpon or coÌtrarie to Goddes holy boke Ro. 3. 4. Iac. 2. Gal. 1. the Bible is to be holde accursed yea although it were preached set furthe or coÌmauÌded by an Angel of heauen muche more by any mortall creature thoughe it be neuer so great a Kyng Quene gouernour or potentate And coÌcerning the holy canonicall The holy canonical Scriptures scripture I among other poore ministers of the Gospel hauing charge of soule folowing the exaÌples of other christiaÌ churches teachers haue beleued taught my parisheners and neyghbours so stil beleue and testifie on this maner of waye folowing The canonical scripture I meane the holy Bible which is the true vnfailing declaracion of the eternal wil of God deliuered by the holy Goost preached diligently declared vnto the worlde vnto maÌkinde I meane by the holy prophetes chosen apostles is of al other the most auÌcient most perfite most excelleÌt doctrine coÌpreheÌding teaching absolutly fully al that is necessarely required to the holsome know lage of God to true faithe the true worship of God to true christian righteousnesse and to the framyng ordring of honest blessed holy lyfe And forasmuche as the Canonical scripture the Bible I saye is the selfe same worde that the eternal God him selfe hath spoken and taught and therfore endureth permanent to be a lanterne vnto the fete a light vnto meÌnes fotesteppes êcedinges for euermore it hath fidelitie autoritie certaitie truthe estimacioÌ perfectioÌ pleinteously ynough in it self so as it ought not to be made authentike again by the churche or by autoritie of the wytnesse of men either yet to be piceââ⦠and patched
and acceptable vnto God for his workes sake For it is the only deathe of Christ and free grace and pardon of God that maketh a man acceptable vnto God and fitte vnto all good workes yea to speake truly and plainly All the good workes that true faithfull people doo are nothing elles but a certain free working that the grace of God enforceth procureth Wherfore all that is spoken in the scriptures concerning the merite and rewarde that the faithful shall haue ought rightly to be iudged and taken for the grace and free gifte of God By reasoÌ wherof S Austi also taught that all the good workes that the faythfull do are the grace of God the God dothe crowne reward his owne merites in the faithfull which he of his bounteous liberalitie reputeth as though they were our merites or as though we of our selues deserued theÌ Touching theight Article I beleue confesse that the holy goost the thrid The. 8 Article persone in Trinitie is the very true eternal God with the father the sonne that our Lorde Iesus now reigneth administreth al thinges in his churche by the holy goost as he him self said I wil pray the father he shal geue you an other comfortour to abyde with you for euer euen the spirite of truth which the worlde can not receaue because he seeth hiÌ not nor knoweth him But you knowe him for he abideth with you shal be in you Be shal teache you al thiÌges put you in remeÌbraunce of al thinges what so euer I haue spoken vnto you And againe he saieth I tel you truthe it is expedient for you that I go away For yf I go not away that comfortour shall not come vnto you But yf I goo away I shall sende him vnto you And whaÌ he cometh he shal reproue that world of sinne of righteousnes of iudgemeÌt Therfore all those that be true preachers ministers haue plaiÌly instructed taught their parisheners people as I according to my poore talent haue done the our Lorde Iesus Christ is not nowe corporally with his churche here vpon earthe but that he worketh reigneth in his faithful flocke by the holy goost êceding froÌ the father and him and by the same spirite doth comforte and sanctifie the faithfull Al the ioye all the vertue all the sanctificacion that is in the faithfull is of the spirite of God And without this spirite of God ther is nothing either holy or perfite Ther is no maÌ in al the wyde worlde that hathe faithe of him selfe but aswell faithe as al other good giftes are of the spirite of God as the holy apostle S. Paule dothe manyfoldly and in many places of his epistles teache and make mencion but specially Ephe. 4. and. 1. Cor. 12. The. 9. Article Concerning the nynthe Article I beleue coÌfesse that all they which truly beleue in Christ throughout all the hole what the true catholike churche of Christis vniuersal worlde are one body one church of Christ whoÌ he sanctifieth by his holy spirite in his own blood And all they are with one only boÌde knot of faithe through loue vnited knit to Christ one to another among them selues lyke membres all of one body and principally they are made partakers of the free grace gyftes of their heade and saueour Iesus Christ This churche is holy this churche is begotten and borne of the worde of God recorded in the holy scriptures this churche dothe frame and ordre al thynges accordyng to the worde of God this churche lyueth in christen sobrenesse and honest discipline this churche alwayes whan it maye and hauing no necessary lette is partaker of Christes most holy sacramentes which be two in nombre Baptisme the Lordes Supper From this churche the holy scriptures and syncere teachers therof do exclude and barre out nother the vse of mariage from any state or profession of men or women nor the possession and êpretie of worldly substaunce nether honest occupacions or worldly trauailes ne yet the ordres degrees of rulers and magistrates nother higher powers nor nobilitie ne yomaÌrie nether bonde nor free maister nor seruaunt nor any suche estates of meÌ This churche albeit not many wyse after that fleshe not many great estates nor many noble are chosen membres of the same yet for asmuche as euery long and nacion vnder heauen bothe Psal 113. of the Iewes and of the gentiles and some of euery state prayse the name of the Lorde from the rysyng of the Sunne to the Sunne settyng and seyng the voice of this churche is heard throughout all the coastes of the hole worlde and as the prophete sayeth hathe spread her braunches vnto the Psal 80. sea and her boughes vnto the ryuers therfore according to this article it is ryghtly called the catholike or vniuersal churche And bicause it is begotten borne 1. Pe. 1. of the immortall sede the worde of God mencioned in the scriptures heareth the voice of her head and shepeherde Iesus Christ sleeth from the voice of Ioh. 10. all straunge doctrines and spirites that be without or coÌtrary to that worde and dothe all thynges lyke an obedient wyfe as her husbande Christ biddeth Ephe. 5. her in his written worde therfore is it also iustlye called the holye churche But forasmuche as the supremacie iurisdicion power antoritie lawes The popishe churche doctrine of the bishop and churche of Rome be not grouÌded vpon Goddes worde which the Lordes shepe that is to saye his church and flocke heareth nor hath beÌ nether euer shal be heard receaued obeyed in al tongues nacions of true christen people but of a certain folkes in a fewe realmes dominions people whose eyes sathan the God of this worlde hath blinded and bewitched their myndes among whom Christ neuerthelesse scattereth his sely shepe and defendeth them vnder the shadowe of his gracious wynges euen as the heÌne dothe her yong chickens therfore it foloweth manyfestlye that the bishop and churche of Rome with all his sacrificeing chaplayns other meÌbres coÌplices whosoeuer depending vpoÌ or cleaning to the supremacie new strauÌge lawes constitucioÌs decrees tradicioÌs customes of the bishop church of Ro. may not be iustly called the catholike or vniuersal churche of Christ And forasmuche also as the supremacie lawes customes canones decrees doctrines of the bishop churche of Rome for the most parte with their meÌbres ar not borne nor truly grouÌded vpoÌ the fouÌdacioÌ immortall sede of the worde of God nother do the papistes frame administre their tradicions doctrine religion sacramentes ceremonies according to the testament and gospel of God but vpon the deuises and power of men The teachers mainteners of that Romishe power supremacie religion with their membres coÌplices are falsely called the holy church Bicause that churche or flocke of christen shepe wherof Christ
is the shepe-hearde and head harkeneth to his voice and teaching alone and foloweth not the voice or coÌmaundement of straunge tradicions but dothe concerning the wourship and true seruice of God touching the necessarie health of soule only that whiche the Lorde God coÌmaundeth nother blenching on the right hande nor on the lefte But contrary wise like as the êticular churches of ArriaÌs Donatistes PelagiaÌs Marcionistes Eutichianes Mahometistes Idolaters libertines Anabaptistes and other sectaries fantastical spirites of errour be the variable malignauÌt churche wherof the prince of this world the deuil is the vndoubted head And the teachers defeÌdours of errours are by the apostle S. IohaÌ called Antichristes But so forasmuche as the Romyshe churche of the ruffling rabines popishe tippet men with their complices the papistes doo not only not founde nor grouÌde their autoritie decrees tradiciones doctrines for the most parte vpon the sure rocke the worde and gospell of Christ which as Chrisostome saithe is the only marke to knowe the true church In Math. ca. 24. Ho. 49. in opere impersecto of God by but also in some poyntes they wraste and wrythe and falsely allege textes of the scriptures for their carnal pleasure and profite and in the chiefest articles of the catholike christen faithe like most fantastical spirites of errour sowers of most wicked sectes they repugne and teache coÌtrary to the gospel scriptures of God altring the immutable ordinaunce of Christ and setting vp straunge sacrifices and godseruice propounding other articles of faithe and meanes of saluacion besides Iesus Christ making the commaundement of God of non effecte for the aduauÌcemeÌt mayntenauÌce of their owne traiterous tradiciones teaching doctrines of deuilles 1. Timo. 4 as forbidding of meates mariage And forasmuche also as the churche of the papistes caÌ not abyde the pure worde of God nor to haue it publikely in the vulgare tongue for Christes flocke to be fedde withall but with banishing and slaundering the euerlasting testament and blessed Bible of Iesus Christ with êsecuting emprisonyng murthering of the preachers witnesses of the same set vp their owne gloses coÌstituciones customes deuises dreames tradiciones procedinges of men contrary to the written worde and gospel of God coÌtrary to the patriarkes prophetes Christ his apostles and contrary to the proceding exaÌple of the fathers of the primatiue churche And seing moreouer that the churche of the papistes had her begynnyng proceding continuauÌce power aduauÌcemeÌt successe only by force of wicked Emperours other naughty princes traitours vnder false pÌtenses garnished decked with the vsurped name of catholike churche other couÌtrefaicte titles hipocritical colours is also maiÌtened vpholdeÌ by treason murther sacrilege fraude rauine crafte sorcerye coÌâuring flattery lyeng marchauÌdise of mennes soules to vphold their idlenesse pryde crueltie wyueles hooremoÌging wtal I coÌfesse plainly affirme that the same swarme and coÌgregacioÌ of papistes I meane as many as teache willingly mayntene obstinately defeÌd the supremacie tradiciones doctrines of the Romysh religioÌ setting asyde the Bible of God are Antichristes And amoÌg other erroneous churches of heretikes the chief êticular malignauÌt church of the deuil of al errours And that the churche sea of Rome according to the Dan. 7. 11. Apo. 13. 17. descripcions of Daniel Iohn thapostle is the very hoore of BabiloÌ wher with the kinges poteÌtates of the earthe haue coÌmitted spiritual fornicacioÌ are druÌken with the cuppe of her obominaciones the sinful synagoge of sathaÌ the most cursed kenel cathedral churche of Antichrist And also that the bishop of Rome that head of the same churche is the vndoubted singular great Antichrist the man 2. Thes 2. of synne the childe of perdicioÌ and the principal aduersary that maketh batail with the lambe exalteth him self aboue all that is called God sitting in the teÌple of God vauÌting him self to be God whom the holy apostle S. Paule speaketh of 2. Thessa 2. is now by Goddes most merciful benefite reuealed in our dayes herafter the Lorde with the blast of his mouthe shall destroye him al his littour finally coÌmauÌde theÌ to be cast in to vtter darkenesse to Matth. 21. 24. haue their mede porcioÌ amoÌg hipocrites wher shal be weping gnashiÌg of tethe for euer euer worlde wtout ende This mater shal appeare more plaine in certain Homilies intitled Antichrist which I haue translated in to englishe and now by the goodnesse of God they are put in prynt accordingly For I promise in the sight of God he assisting me with the power of his holy spirite that I shal be an enemie to the vtermost of my poore possible power vnto the errours of that popishe malignaunt churche and satanical Romyshe religion while I lyue and after my deathe no lesse than an enemye Notwithstanding like as I neuer âought the hurte of any of theÌ either in their bodies or their goodes but by charitie al gentilnesse to wynne theÌ vnto the truthe if it might be euen so I beseche almightie god froÌ the botome of my harte if it be his godly will to grauÌt vnto the that be wrapped through infirmitie and ignorauÌce in the darkenesse of popishe errours the light of his pure gospel with hartie repeÌtauÌce and amendement of their iudgemeÌtes to be newe creatures in Iesus Christ walking in the true frutes of Christes faithe loue and as well to doo as I wolde doo my selfe Amen Touching the tenthe Article I beleue and confesse that almighty God The. 10. Article by his grace and mercye in Iesus Christ geueth vnto all true faithfull beleuers free pardon and forgeuenesse of al their synnes if they will acknowlage and confesse them vnto their onely and true goostly father God at what tyme so euer they shall repent And this I take to be the true preaching of the Gospell But as for the vnbeleuers and suche as persiste stil in their vnbelefe and impenitent wickednesse it is not possible for them euer to haue true perfaicte forgeuenesse of their sinnes And I doo confesse that al synnes are not alike nor after all one condicion but that som synnes are greater thaÌ some some sines more greuous than some as their maner is to tende against the glorie and loue of God against faithe and the loue of a mannes neighbour some more than som some lesse than some I saie moreouer that what so euer is comitted against the lawe of God that is to saye contrary to the will and worde of God that same is sinne Wherfore no faithfull preacher or ministre dothe make God the author of synne but we declare that the original poison of synne beganne in the apostata of God and the common aduersarie of mankynde and in mannes owne corrupt will Howbeit we deme not but that god thorough his infinite wisdoÌ ordreth
wil some saye God is merciful It is true His mercie is on theÌ that feare him throughout al generacions But wittingly and willingly to heape synne vpoÌ synne in hope of goddes mercy is most shamelesly to abuse the goodnes of God and stampe vnder foote the graces of his spirite according to the hardnesse of the hart that can not repent to laye wrathe together in stoare against the daye of wrathe at the open declaracion of the iust iudgement of God which shall rendre to euery one according to this dedes Neuertheles I say not this to dryue myne olde neighbours and countrey men in to desperacion for setting vp or hearing of that wicked Masse but to moue them vnto earnest repeÌtauÌce to powre out their continual huÌble hartie praiers greuous gronynges before the throne of Goddes grace aswel for pardon of their deserued euil as for the repulse of this massing mischief out of the realme to thintent thei may also haue a good hope of god des mercie that he for his sonne Christes sake will defende and deliuer his persecuted flocke by soÌ doughty Daniel as he did Susanna according to his promise by the prophet Dauid Now for the comfortles troubles safe of the Psal 12. nedy and bicause of the depe sighing of the poore I will vp saithe the Lorde Alas whaÌ was ther more comfortles trouble WhaÌ was ther more nede WhaÌ was ther more cause of depe sighing than now RepeÌt therfore for Goddes sake repent and praye And forasmuche as we nother knowe nor acknowlage any other Purgatory purgacion or purgatorie clensing awaye of synnes but only the blood of Iesus Christ I haue euer taught and still doo affirme that the soules of theÌ which be departed this life are pourged or scowred no where elles nother in any purgatory fire nor popes scalding house but I saye that the powches of them that be alyue are rather emptied and scowred by purgatorie purgacion through these false lyeng lickepeny dreames A faithfull mannes soule as sone as it departeth from the body go the straight to heauen and the vnfaithfull mannes soule straight to hell as it shall anon be declared more plainly In like maner the religious life of cloystre men and women is not to be compted meritorious for the remission Cloistre religion of synne nor among the states of an holy life as it is vsed vnder the papacie but rather an idle supersticious and an Antichristian life a very enemye to the religioÌ and doctrine of Christ and his apostles and good for no honest vse in the common weale as their filthy dedes fouÌde in the kinges visitacion are not yet out of remembraunce Concerning the eleuenth Ariticle Thâ 11. Article I beleue and confesse that these our bodies wherin we doo worke in this worlde either good or euil shal ryse agayne from the deade and non other for them nor in their stede that is to saye that this same fleshe of ours being raysed vp at the later daye shal by the power of God risepfitly in dede and that dead folkes soules being returned thaÌ to their raised bodies shal-be ioyned and coupled to them again that all maner of folkes be the good and badde shall ryse and appeare accordig to S. Paules sayeng We must 2. Cor. 5. nedes be all presented before the iudgement seate of Christ that euery one may receaue the workes of his body according to that he hathe done in the body whether it be good or badde Neuerthelesse the righteous shall after thexample of their head Christ be gloriously clarified in their bodies vnto vncorrupcion eternal lyfe and euerlasting ioye that no tongue can expresse Than shal the righteous shyne lyke the suÌne in the kingdome of the father where coÌtrary wyse the vnfaithfull folkes shall not be clarified but shal be made immortal vncorruptible that they may endure eternal sorowes paines heauynesse tormentes worlde without ende But this resurreccioÌ of the dead shal be in the last daye whan our Lord shal come as we said before to iudge bothe the quicke the deade Finally as to the .xii. Article I beleue confesse that after this our transitorie The. 12. Article lyfe ther shal an eternal euerlasting lyfe folowe which God of his owne mere grace fauour prepared for mankynde before the beginning of the worlde hathe promised it in Christ to al them that be faithful and wil bothe truly faythfully performe bestowe it vpoÌ theÌ So that whaÌ a faithful persone departeth his soule goeth nother into any iudgemeÌt nor into any fire ne into the slaughterhouse of any maner of payne nother doth it fall on siepe for it can not slepe nor dyeth t the bodie for it caÌ not dye but only it departeth froÌ the body is by the power of Christ takeÌ vp receaued into euerlasting ioye blisse And coÌtrarywise almightie god of his iustice hath pÌpared ordained after this lyfe eternal death also that is to saye eternal euerlasting payne eternal tormeÌtes sorowes euerlasting daÌnacion for al them that are vnfaithfull and can not repent so that whan an vnfaithfull person dieth out of the fauour of Christ and perisheth in his sinnes his soule also as sone as it is out of the bodie is straight caried to hell and put in to euerlasting sorowes and tormentes And albeit the vnfaithfull mannes soule shall at the resurreccion of the dead returne to his bodye and be ioyned again vnto it yet it shal be dryuen away with the body and with the deuil him self froÌ the sight and presence of God in to euerlasting paynes eueÌ as the faithfull people shall at the last daye be receaued bothe bodye soule in to euerlasting ioye Amen Lo my good brothren and louing frendes This is my belief this is my faithe this is the pith and suÌme of the chief most maters that I euer taught among my parisheners and neighbours during the tyme of my ministerie And I am sure that this is no new fangled nor erroneous doctrine neither any kiÌde of heresie but the most vndoubted true the very catholike christen faithe and the most auncieÌt and substauntical learning and doctrine beleued and preached by the prophetes and apostles as they receaued learned it of the Lorde God him selfe And although tyraÌnes and papistes with other phantastical spirites of errour do conspire conuent murther emprison racke rage neuer so craftily neuer so maliciously neuer so slaunderously and neuer so furiously against the preachers and ministers of this faithe yet the deuil him self and the gates of hell shall neuer preuaile against it Therfore seing it hathe pleased our most mercifull God to geue vnto me most vnworthy wretche his gracious light of this faithe and particular charge in this ministerie Considering also that Iesus Christ wolde not that the candelles appointed to serue his householde with their light shoulde be shoued vnder a bushell but