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A path way i[n]to the holy scripture
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Tyndale, William, d. 1536.
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1536
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him selfe aboue god and the power of god And therfore these maters of decrees and other tradityons as offerynges tythes and other inuentyons with the whiche â—aynt Augustyne in his tyme sayd That they were more charged and â—den than the Jewes But nowe â—hat wolde he saye if he sawe the abhominable sorte of lawes and coÌ„â—ttucyons the which they haue maâ—e to take the symple people in their â—ettes And yet they coloure theym â—ith holy scripture wrastiÌ„ge and â—rithynge it at their own pleasure â—s it appereth by their decrees For â—heir lawes had neuer be receyued â—ad they nat clokyd theym with hoâ—e scripture Nowe bycause the faythefull Christen in lokynge on the scrypture shulde nat know what holy horisons they be the effecte of their lawes as be these that prestes shulde nat haue wyues by laufull maryage that men shulde nat eate of suche meate as god sendeth with gyuynge thankes clene contrary to the coÌ„maundement of god And to the ende that these thynges shuld nat be knowen they haue forbydden that any of the laye people dispute of the faith either openly or pryuely For whan one reasoneth with them of suche maters he must holde his peace or say as they saye orels they wyll curse him and make an herityke on him sayeng that he speaketh more than becometh him or to him beloÌ„geth And one of that sorte checked me ones bycause I redde the Byble hauyng nat redde before my Philosophye with the whiche they bringe oute of the right course all them that be newly planted in the faythe in all vniuersyties in christendome But this thiÌ„ge bassheth me but lytell seynge that this ordynaunce is made cleane repugnaunt vnto god to the susteyninge of all vngracyouse scyences ¶ Therefore welbeloued brother take no regarde vnto the wordes of these outraged dogges but take vnto you the worde of god which only can saue youre soule Studye in â—hat daye nyght and in all places goynge and commynge let that neuer slyde out of your hert nor mynd â—ll your studye to rede vnderstanâ—e these holye wordes in all humyâ—ytie of hert For god sayth whom shall I regarde but him that hathe â— meke herte a contryte spirite ferynge my wordes Therfore sette â—l your confydeÌ„ce in god lokyng of him onely the grace to vnderstande his right worthy wordes gyuynge dilygence to be obedyente to the holye mocyons of the spiryte so that at the last thou maist do those thynges that those holye wordes commaunde settynge no regarde by any thinge in the worlde ye though the Angels in heuen shulde tell the moche lesse than if that men full of vanytie shulde go about to perswade the excepte that it be grounded vpon the worde of god which can neither disceyue nor be disceyued wherefore it muste be receyued purely withoute addynge any thynge of maÌ„nes therto For the worde of god is so pure so net â–ª so cleane and so parfyte that it can suffre nothinge to be mengled therto And for this cause remembre the rule which I haue so often tymes inculcate vnto you Do that onely to the Lorde whiche he coÌ„maundeth you Thou shalte adde nothyng therto neither diminysshe any thinge therfro Remembre also that by faith we be made the membres of Jesu Christ and that is the thynge whiche ioyneth vs vnto him and oure conscyences By faythe we be made his espouses and by the reason of this maryage he gyueth vs all his good â—edes merytes all his rightuousnesse and holynesse and taketh vpon him all our synnes which can nat noy him seynge that he bare theÌ„ on the crosse and with the trybulacyon of this worlde made full satisfactyon for all And so the soule hathe fyrme â—nd stable fayth and charitie whiâ—he is gyuen vs whan we be vned â—nd made one with Jesus whan he gyueth vs his holye spirite whiche â—oth conduyte and guyde vs in the â—ight waye all the lawe is accomplysshed and fulfylled as ye maye more largely vnderstande if ye dilygently rede the scripture as ye do full well In the whiche god gyue you grace to contynue with the encrease of fayth and spirituall vnderstandynge The whiche gyue you he whiche hange on the crosse dyd cancell the oblygacyon of faythe in whiche we were dettours and rose the thyrde daye to iustifye vs that hauynge this vnderstandynge ye maye edifye youre housholde in the fere of god and your neighbours to the edifyenge of the verye bodye of Jesu Christ of the whiche we hope to be very membres whan his glorye shal appere euen as we be now in this mortall lyfe by trew quick fayth the which we must praye him to augmente to the ende that worthely we maye offre vp our body by â—rew â—ortifyeng of this olde Adam and euermore studyenge to be newe borne and so to be made a new creature after the shappe of god a man spirituall and interyor man The grace of the almighty father the peace of the mercyful Jesus the consolation of the most holy spirite be alwayes with you Amen I praye you haue remembraunce of me in your prayers that I maye worthely walke in the holye worde of god to the glory of god Amen ¶ Finis ¶ Of gouernours as Judges baylyfes other lyke An information after the gospell THe gospell is written for all persones for all estates of the worlde And there is noâ—e estate in the worlde but that he may fynde in the gospell howe that he shuld lyue if that he wyll folowe it Let none thinke that he is nat bouÌ„de to lyue after the gospell though he be neuer so great a person be he duke priÌ„ce emê‘our or bysshop For god hath coÌ„maunded that the gospell be preached to euery creature that is to saye to all mankynde Before god there is no dyfferynge neither distynction whether thou be a commen husbande man or a gouernour of a towne or of a contrey noble or vnnoble we haue al promysed at oure baptysme the one as moche as the other we haue al taken one rule that is the teachyng of the Gospell after the whiche we must lede gonerne our lyfe We maye nat saye let the monkes and preestes kepe it for we haue all promysed at our baptysme yâ— one as moche as the other Wherfore whan the lordes wyll lyue as they shulde do after the Gospell they must fyrst obserue and kepe two thigê that is to say mercy iustice And also that they knowe whan they muste be mercyfull and whan they must vse iustyce Than first it behoueth that thyne inteÌ„t be to defende the rightuouse innocent so with the seculer ryght to come in ayde vnto the right of the Gospell reprouynge and rebukyng openly without any fauoure all vnrightousnesse to th entent that the people may liue frely vnder thy protection preserued from theues murtherers and from all maner oppressyon and iniurye as farreforth as is possyble vnto the whan thou dost so thou art goddes seruaunt But it be houeth that
weyght With what poyson dedly and venomouse hate hateth a man his enemyes With howe great malyce of mynde inwardlye doo we sleye murther â–ª With what vyolence rage ye and with how feruent lust commyt we aduoutrye fornication such lyke vnclennesse with what pleasure dylectacyon inwardly serueth a glottoÌ„ his bely With what dilygence disceyue we Howe busely seke we the thinges of this worlde Whatsoeuer we do thynke or ymagin is abhomynable in the syght of god For we can referre nothinge vnto the honour of god neither is his law or wyl written in our membres or in our hertê neither is there any more power in vs to folowe the wyll of god thaÌ„ in a stone to ascende vpwarde of his owne selfe And besyde that we are as it were a slepe in so depe blidnes that we can nether se nor fele i what misery thraldom wretchednes we ar in tyll Moses come wake vs and publysshe the lawe Whan we here the lawe truly preached howe that we ought to loue honor god with all our strength might from the lowe bothom of the hert bycause he hath created vs both heuen and erthe for our sakes made vs lorde therof and oure neyghbours ye our enemyes as our selues inwardly from the grouÌ„de of the hert bycause god hathe made them after the lykenes of his owne image and they ar his sonnes as well as we Christ hathe bought them with his blode made them heyres of euerlastynge lyfe as well as we how we ought to do what so euer God biddeth absteyne froÌ„ whatso euer god forbyddeth with all loue mekenes with a feruent a burnynge lust from the center of the hert than beginneth the conscyence to rage agaynst the lawe agaynst god No see be it neuer so great a tempest is so vnquyet for it is nat possyble for a naturall man to consent to the lawe that it shulde be good or that god shulde be rightwise which maketh the lawe in asmoch as it is coÌ„trary vnto his nature dampneth him all that he can do neither sheweth hi where to fetch helpe nor precheth any mercy but onely setteth man at varyance with god as wytnesseth Paul Ro. iiii and prouoketh him and styrreth him to rayle on god to blaspheme him as a cruel tyrant For it is nat possyble for a man tyll he be borne agayne to thynke that god is rightwyse to make hi of so poison a nature either for his owne pleasure or for the synne of another man and to gyue him a law that is impossyble for him to do or to consent to his wytte reason and wyll beynge so fast glued ye nayled and cheyned vnto the wyll of the deuyll Neither can any creatures lose the boÌ„des saue the blode of christ only ¶ This is captiuyte and bondage wheÌ„ce christ delyuered vs redemed and losed vs. His blode his deth his pacience in suffrynge rebukes wronges his prayers fastynges his mekenes fulfyllyng of the vtmost poynte of the lawe peased the wrath of god brought the fauoure of god to vs again opteined that god shulde loue vs first be our father and that a merciful father that wyl consydre our infirmites wekenes and wyll gyue vs his spirit againe whiche was taken awaye in the fall of Adam to rule gouerne and strengthe vs to breke the bondes of Satan wherin we were so streit bounde Whan Christ is thus wyse preched and the promyses rehersed which ar conteyned in the prophettes in the Psal in dyuers places of the fyue bokes of Moses whiche preachynge is called the gospell or glad tâ—dynges than the hertes of them which are electe and chose begyn to waxe softe to melte at the bountuous mercy of god and kyndnes shewed of Christ For whaÌ„ the Euangelion is preched the spirite of god entreth into theÌ„ which god hath ordeyned and appoynted vnto eternall lyfe and openeth their inwarde eyes and worketh such beleâ—e in them whan the wofull conscyences fele cast howe swete a thige the bytter deth of Christ is howe mercyfull louyng god is through Christes purchasynge merytes they begyn to loue agayn to consent to the lawe of god howe that it is good oughte so to be and that god is ryghtwyse whiche made it and desyre to fulfyll the lawe euen as a sycke man desyreth to be hole and ar an hongred and thirst after more riÈtwysnes aft more streÌ„gth to fulfyll the lawe more parfytly And iÌ„ all that they do or omyt leue vndon they seke goddes honour his wil with mekenes euer coÌ„demniÌ„g the vnê‘fytnes of their dedê by the law ¶ Nowe Christe standeth vs in double steede and vs serueth two maner wyse Fyrst he is our redemer delyuerer reconsyler medyator intercessor aduocate or turney solyciter our hope conforte shelde protection defender strength helth satisfaction saluacion His blode his deth all that he euer dyd is ours And Christ himselfe with all that he is or can do is ours His blode shedynge and all that he dyd doth me as good seruyce as though I my selfe had done it And god as gret as he is is myne with all that he hath as an husbaÌ„de is his wiues thorowe Christ his purchasynge â–ª ¶ SecoÌ„darily after that we be ouercome with loue kyndnes and now seke to do the wyl of god whiche is a christenmaÌ„s nature Than haue we christ an example to couÌ„ter feyt as sayth Christ hi selfe in Joh. I haue gyuen you an example And in another EuaÌ„gelist he sayth He that wyl be gret amonge you shal be your seruaunt minister as the son of man â—ame to minister â—at to be ministred vnto Paul saith couÌ„terfet Christ And peter saith christ dyed for you left you an ensample to folowe his steppes What so euer therfore faith hath receyued of god thorow christes blode deseruyng that same must loue shede out euery whyt bestowe it on our neybours vnto their profyt ye that though they be our enemys By faith we receyue of god by loue we shede out again And that must we do frely after the ensaÌ„ple of Christ with out any other respecte saue oure neybours welth only neither loke for rewarde in erth nor yet in heuen for the deseruiÌ„ge merytes of oure dedes as freres prech though we knowe that good dedes are rewarded â–ª bothe in this lyfe in the lyfe to come but of pure loue must we bestow our seluê al that we haue al that we ar able to do euyn on our enemyes to bringe theÌ„ to god coÌ„syderige nothinge but their welth as christ did ours â–ª christ â—yd nat his dedes to obteyne heuen â—herby that had beÌ„ a madnes heueÌ„â—as his alredy he was heyre therâ—f it was his by inherytaunce but â—yd theÌ„ frely for our sakes consydeâ—â—nge nothinge but our welthe to â—ringe the fauoure of