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A02883	The seconde parte of the Domesticall or housholde sermons for a godly housholder, to his childre[n] and familie: compyled by the godly learned man Christopher Hegendorffine, doctor most necessarye for all faythefull housholders: now first translated out of laten in to English by Henry Reginalde.; Domestycal or householde sermons. Part 2	Hegendorph, Christoph, 1500-1540.; Reginald, Henry, fl. 1548-1549.	1549 (1549)	STC 13022; ESTC S113439	23,987	67

whiche make a triumph beare about w t thē the thynge which betokeneth the victorye do shew vnto the people y ● rememberaunce of their victory so Paul sayth y t Christe as a triumphe on the crosse dyd shewe vnto his cruell enemyes y ● weare ouercome that is to say he hath driuen awaye the deuyl death sinne and hath set fourth openly a token of his victorye where by it may be open to all natyons by the onlye victorye gotten by Christe in the Crosse of synne deth the deuil not onlye vnto hym selfe but vnto al vs whiche shall put our hole confidence to be saued ye do vnderstand I trust now welbeloued children what it is to beleue that Christ was crucyfyed synce then y ● Christ hath declared vnto vs by his cros suche greate benefites and that only of his free goodnes and mercy let vs therfore be thankefull vnto hym and let vs crucyfie our flesshe that we may say ●● Paul with our affectes and our concupiscences y ● is let vs bridle the wantōnes of our flesh and our euill affections wich the spirite of god And let vs not do rudely those thinges which y e flesh procureth vs to do the which al myghtye Christ graunte vs to whome with god the father and the holy goste be prayse honour glory world w t out end so be it The seuenth Sermon Domesticall to their children of the death and the buriyng of Christe IT is not vnknowen vnto you as I thinke welbeloued children that we shal dye al once Hebrues 9. chapter For when euen vnto one all we were giltie with sinne death began to rule all men after these saiynges 1. Corint 13. Chap. The pricke of death is sinne and lest death myght swalow you vp Christ maketh for your purpose for why he dyed for this cause y t he mighte satisfie for oure s●nnes and breake the strēgth of death for the which we should dye and death woulde swalowe vs vp Seeyng that therefore there is made satisfaccion for our sinnes by Christ death can no more deuour men for why the death of Christ is our death the satisfaccion of Christ for our sinnes is our satisfaccion Therefore we say in our belefe I beleue in Iesus Christe sonne bothe of god and of the virgin dead and buryed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I confesse that I beleue christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 died for me and I also with him and The tenth sermon domestical vnto their chyldren of the Ascention of Christ THis day as ye know well beloued chyldren we shall intreate of thascention of Iesu Christ vnto the heauens in y e which there remayne goodlye testimonies ●oth oute of the Prophetes the Euaungelistes the wrytyngs of the Apostles For Daiud saith Psalm xv He doth ascend on hygh he hath led captiuitie captiue he hath giuen giftes to men whiche place of the Psalme Paul dothe open Ephesians the .iiij. Chapter and in the fortye and syxte Psalme Dauid sayth Godde hath ascended in gladnesse and the Lorde in the voyce of the trompet The fourtenth Psalme whyche hathe ascended vpon Cherubyn and hath taken hys flyght vpon the feathers of the wynd The hundreth nynth Psalme The lorde saide to my Lorde syt on my ryght hand Furthermore Mark xvi and Luk .i. Chap. in thactes doth make mention playnely in euery place of the story of the ascention of Christ and Peter in his first Epistle y e .iij. Chap. Saith of Christe which is on the ryght hande of god syttynge in heauen And Paul to the Ephe .v. Chap. After the efficacye and strength of his power whiche hee did exercyse in Christ when he shoulde be raysed up from the dead and to cause hym to syt on his right hand in heauen ye do here how goodly the testimonies of holy scripture be brought in of the ascencion of Christ But euery man maye easily say I beleue in Iesus Christe the sonne both of God and of the Virgyn whiche hath ascended vp to the heauēs and sitteth on the right hand of god the father almightie So doth not euery mā knowe the meaning of these wordes or vnderstande them or beleue them It is nothyng els to beleue that christe hathe ascended vp to the heauens and to sytte on the right hand of God the father almightie then that therefore Christe dyd lyft vp hymself from our syghte that he myght haue to doe with all men to rule in all men to be preached of al men and that he might be in all men and that he myght heare the prayers of all men and helpe our cause and defend vs against al euils and to pray for vs and to take the office of an intercessour for vs and an aduocate Romains the eyght chapter and the first epistle of S. Iohn the .ij. Chap. Furthermore we muste not thinke that Christ is farre frō vs but we must thinke clene otherwise Whē that he did walke here in earth he was farre from vs now truely after that he hath ascended vp into the heauens and there shall sit on the ryght hand of god the father almightie that is to saye that he shoulde haue lyke power glory and honour like kingdom w t god the father he is nere vs although our reason cannot compasse it it maketh no matter for it is an article of our faith we must haue a faythe of those thynges which our reason can haue no vnderstādyng of wherfore we must make our reson captine in the obedience of our faith Who wyl not now welbeloued childrē reioyce and be gladde when he heareth that Christe for our sakes hath ascended vp into the heauens that it shoulde prospere vs in all our thyuges both bodye soule Who wyll feare now any of hys enemies whē he doth heare y ● christ sitteth i● heauē at y e right hand of god the father and gouerneth euery mans hert that men cannot do any thynge but as he wyll and shal permyt Furthermore if at any tyme we are sodenly taken wyth any of our enemies or when we do come in peryls we ought constantly to beleue y ● is done by the wyl of oure sauiour Christ Iesus Christ rule vs alway and giue vs that grace y ● we may suffer our selues to be ruled of hym So be yt ❧ The eleuenth domesticall sermon to their Chyldren of the latter iudgemente HEtherto welbeloued Chyldren ye haue heard how Christe was made our lord and sauyour that is to saye made satis●action for our synnes hath vendicated and worme vs freely from death the deuyll and hell and hathe deserued for vs remyssion of oure synnes and lyfe euerlastyng Now the● doth remayne as ye maye heare howe christ now at the last shal shew him selfe openly in his latter iudgement vnto al y ● world veryly to be a mercyfull lord of y ● godly that is a delyuerer of them lord of al thyng to the wicked a sharp iudge Therfor it folow●th in y ● belief I beleue in Iesu christ

that the holy ghost is god as heauen all thyng whiche is in heauen was made by hym Psalme Cxxxviii Whyther shall I god from the spirite And whyther shal I flie frō thy face It is in no creatures power for to be in all places or to fulfyll all the world but that pertayneth only to God the creator Furthermore that the holie ghost is very god these places may satisfy you for this tyme of the Godhed of y ● holy gost Now I come to the belief in y ● whiche we say I beleue in the holy gost with the whiche woordes I saye that I professe to beleue not onely that the holy ghoste is god with true god y ● father and very god the sonne and for to come forth of them bothe but also maketh in me that thyng that his name doth sygnifye truely that he doth sanctifye me with what meanes that is done y ● nexte sentences of the belefe do declare But truely to beleue in the holy ghoste is to beleue that our hartes are led by hym are styrred by him are moued to beleue the ghospell of Iesu Christ and that by hym we are broughte to the knowledge of the father and Christ and by hym ●e folow Christ our lord and our defender from all kynde of bondage For no man ●●● beleue at any time eyther the gospel or can by any meanes beleue christ to be his lord onles it be geuē him by y ● holye gost Therfore y ● congregatiō s●●geth in a song Now we beseche the holy ghost y ● first he wil geue vs a true faithe that he wil kepe vs before we come to an end whē we cōehome out of this life full of misery Lordhaue mercy on vs where y● here deere childrē y ● right faith both in y ● gospel to be asked of the holy ghost and Christ Corint .xij. No man can say Lord Iesus but by the holy gost To be short the holy ghost is the same spirite by whō our heauenly father bothe woorketh all thyng in vs and doth quicken thē in vs. And here the congregation doth syngagayne of the holy ghost Withoute the holy ghoste there is nothyng in manne and nothyng is without synne Wherefore welbeloued chyldren when eyther ye wil heare the word of god or doo any thing pray ye to Christ y ● he would send vnto you y ● holy ghost y ● whatsoeuer ye shal here or do y ● ye may both heare it ● do it luckely and happily And first we must desire christ y ● the holy gost may not leaue vs so long as ●e be in this worlde ▪ but at all tymes he maye be chiefly present with vs that he may defend us from the manyfold snares of the deuell preserue our hertes that they beyng alway intente and beeholdyng onely Iesus Christ our sauiour may not bee troubled with any thing contrarye to his commaundement So be it The thirtenth domesticall sermon to their chyldren of Christes Churche IN the last sermon welbeloued childrē ye haue herd that to beleue in the holye ghost is nothyng els then to beleue that the holy gost is very god with verye God the father and very god the sonne and that he doth make us verily holye euen as his holye name doeth signifie and nowe ye shall heare how by the holy gost we ar made holy and what thynges appertayn vnto him from the first beginning of y ● world and what appertaineth to hym euen to the end of the world This foloweth in the belefe I beleue the holy churche the communion of samtes Here ye oughte to bee admony shed wherefore we saye here I beleue the holy church and not in the holy churche Saint Cyprian doth make aunswere here for this cause it is done that the creator ought to be separated from the creatures and holy thinges may be separated from humayne thynges Furthermore whē we professe that we do beleue holy churche we shew and set forth the holynes of the church whiche can not be set forth before our corporall eyes for those thynges which we beleue are not seene with our eyes and so is the holynesse of the churche hydden for god hath wrapped his churche with many kyndes of infirmities with sinne with errours and with a thousande maner of crosses he doeth oppresse it that it seemeth to be nothyng lesse then holye Therfore whosoeuer doeth not obserue and marke the maner of god bilig●tly seeth or beholdeth y ● errours sinnes and daily falles in those mē which be born again w t the water of regeneration haue both y ● word of god do kepe it in faith cannot but greatly be offēded thinke that those are not to be taken of the holy churche But here perchaunce thou wilt saye But what is the Churche Heare welbeloued children this word Ecelesia is Greke word and in ●aten it signifieth Societatem or Concionem or Coetuns populi in Englishe it signifieth a felowshyp an asse●●ble or a congregatyon of people And this is this holy churche called a certayne feloweshyppe of holye ●●enne uppon yearthe warrynge vnder Chryste by the holy ghost ●o beholde the offyce of the holy ghoste congregat●d in one fayth mynde and vnderstandyng and mdewed with manye gyftes Briefly the holy church is al those whiche beleue in Christ this thing signifieth these wordes I beleue the cōmuniō of samtes Whiche wordes as the holy fathers testifie with one voyce the holy churche is expoūded to be a communiō or a felowship or congregatiō of saintes And this is the th●g y ● ● August writeth in a sermon of al saintes Our holy mother y ● faithful churche being sured in all the world taught chafflictions of Christ in the hed Iesu Christ c. But here perchaūce also you thinke with your selues Behold how is it y ● holy church of christ which as I haue said a little before sōtime falleth hedlong into sinne I make answere The holy church is by faith ●● Iesu Christ whilest truly it doth beleue that by Christes bloud it is washed clene frō all sinne .i. Iohn n. chap. And y ● holy church of Christ is those that do abstain from the sinnes of the flesh and do exercise thēselfs with spiritual exercises Furthermore it is not so holy that vtterly it lacketh al euill desires may be oppressed with no wicked opinions For y ● church of god must confesse her sinne therfore she praieth y ● her sinnes may be forgeuē Wherfore she beeleueth to haue remission of her synnes So that now we perceiue that saintes do sinne do ●alle and are disceiued but unawares for they wil not willyngely forsweare Iesu Christ ▪ and renounce his gospell wherfore they do optayne the remission of their sinnes and if they do at any tyme erre from the doctrine of Christ so that neglygentely they be oute of the waye there is made ready for them forgeuenesse for why sōtyme and specially