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A06710	A comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande wherein is declared the cause of takynge awaye the true Christen religion from them, & howe it maye be recouered and obtayned agayne, newly made by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1716; ESTC S101288	27,898	66

deuoured of wylde beastes Were not the people of the olde worlde worthye too be Gen. 7. 2. Pet. 2. ouerwhelmed with waters which beynge of righteous No he so ofte afore admonisshed wolde not repent and make prouisiō for the auoyding of that plague Were not the filthy Sodomites worthy to be consumed Gen. 19. 2. Pet. 2. with fyre and brymstone from heauē which being afore tolde of their destructiō wolde not cease thorowe their abhominable liuynge to prouoke the heauy wrathe fearse vengeaunce of God agaynste theim Were not the Israelites worthy to be plagued euen vnto the death whan they despisyng lothyng abhorring Manna which Exod. 17 came doùne from heauen lusted after the vile flesh of the earth Were not the Iewes worthy to be ledde awaye miserable captiues wretched prysoners to serue straūge princes in farreyne countryes which wold 4. Re. 25 not serue their Lord God in theyr owne coū trye a lande that floweth with mylke and hony Was it not conuenient that the Matt. 21. Marc. 12. Luc. 20. people of Iuda shoulde be oppressed yea destroyed bothe they and their cy●…es of theyr enemyes the Romaynes which refused Ie sus Christ their trueliege and souerayg●…e Lorde to reygne ouer them most cruelty put hym to death Were they not worthye Mat. 〈◊〉 to be seduced by a sorte of fals ra●…es as they are at thys daye wh●…che wolde neue●… geue eare too the true Prophetes of God but miserably kylled them ●…s it not also mete that they lyke vagabundes shoulde Acto 7. wander thorowoute the worlde withoute priesthode kyngedome or common weale that wolde neuer truly serue hym which before all other nacions dyd chose them 〈◊〉 be hys peculiare people geuīg them a ●…e that flowed wyth the abondaūce of all thin ges Are they not worthy to walke in ●…kenes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 ●…f 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which willingly despise the light t●… taste ●…oure thinges whiche abhorre the swete to wander out of the waye whiche r●…fuse the playne pathe Euen so is it come to passe lykewise with vs at this day We abhorred the light of Goddes worde therfore are we now iustly ouerwhelmed with the darkenes of mens tryffeling 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 decrees We lightely 〈◊〉 the godly prayers and thankes geuinges 〈◊〉 oure Engli●… tounge wherby we 〈◊〉 Latin se●… 〈◊〉 haue bene greatly 〈◊〉 therefore are we now fedde with Latyn seruice whiche ●…e know not whether it be blessing or cursi●… Certeyn are wē that it is altogether with out edifyēg clean cōtrary to the cōmaūde 1. Cor. 14 mēt of God the doctrine of the holy Apos●…le ▪ which wolde nothīg to be spokē in the cōgregaciō but in such a tōge as al the people vnderstād that al may be edified We set nought by the ministraciō of the holy bles Ma●… ▪ 〈◊〉 sed cōmuniō therfore this plage is worthe ly come vpō vs that in the stead of the Lordes supper we haue moste wicked abhomi nable masses setvp inuēted by the deuel bro ught in by Antichrist practised by his shorne shaue●…īges maintained by such as haue receaued the beastes marke full of supersticion Idolatrie blasphemie spiritual whor dome and of all that displeaseth God is horrible in the iudgement and sighte of all good men We regarded not the godly learned and fatherly Bisshops nor the faythfull verteous ministers of Gods worde whiche fedde vs with the pure wheate off Christes gospel and taught vs the holy ordinaunces of God Repētaūce fayth loue inuocation of the name of God mortification of the olde man brotherly charitie pa ciēce lōg suffering obediēce ioy in the holy Ghost the true Christen good workes such other f●…utes of the spirite wherby we might learne to serue the Lord our God in Luc. 1. holynes righteousnes all the daies of our lyfe therfore al those mē of God being put to silence somē out of office some in exile some in pryson abyding the good pleasur of God euen as shepe apoynted to be slayne Psal. 44. Rom. 8. we are cō●…elled dayly to heare suche Antichristiā trōpet●…lowers such cāckred cormoraūtes such Caymlyke caterpyllers suche idle Idols such loytering lordennes suche lecherous lubbers such deuel●…h destroiers of Christē mēs soules as the eares of agood Christian abhorre for too heare the eyes to beholde the fete to go vnto O miserye passing all miseries that flocke whiche the hye bishop Christ purchased with his most Acto 20 precious bloud to be scattered rēt torne deuoured of those cruel lyōs rauenīg wol fes who lamēteth not those people whom God hath chosen for his enheritaūce to be seduced led out of the way by such●… ministers of sathā as clothe thē selfs outwardly with shepes apparel inwardly are ●…auenig Math. 7. Math. 2●… wolfs ful of hipocrisy rauyn deceate of al fylthines whose hart distilleth not droppes of bloude to consider O to muche lamentable case The. iij. Chapter FOr what other thing do the lyēg blo dy papistes teache at this day thā the very lyes dreames and fantasyes of Antichrist the bishop of Rome and his adherentes The doctri●… ne of the pa pistes as setting vp of aultars taberna cles Images and roode loftes hanging vp of the pyre setting vp of candles before Ido les and ●…awmettes halowyng of bread salte water palmes fyre as●…es oyle cris●…e rynges candles c. Ladyes psalters s ▪ katerines knot●…es intercessions and merites of sainctes Purgatorye prayenge for the dead trentalles diriges commendacions masses of Requiē masses of Scala celi masses of Recordare masses of Si iniquitates masses for all diseas●…s masses for all thinges good or badde auriculare confession crepyng to the crosse with candles egges money c. Iustification of workes fre will popysh f●…inge prayers withoute vnderstanding fayth withoute knowlege deuocion without the sprete 〈◊〉 masses prop●…atory sacrifices done by Sodomiticall priest●…s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Sacramentall breade th●… reall corporall substanciall carnall naturall and sens●…ble presence of Christe in the Sacrament so that we breake hym on peces with oure handes teare hym with our tethe and swallowe hym into the ma●… and so digeste hym and sende hym I can not tell whyther with an whole sea of lyke errou●…s and heresys whiche the pylde peuy●… 〈◊〉 papistes teache without the author●… of Gods woorde euen of theyr owne ●…ayne and fantasye vnto the great dishonour of God and the vtter damnacion of their soules which●… heare beleue folowe the doctrine of those Antichristes And whence commeth it to passe that we which before were blessed of God with so many heauenly benefites are nowe mo●…e miserably compassed about with all kynde of euilles and become the very bonde slaues of these Antichristes and spiritual shameles shauelynges as men wholy estraū ged from God and vtterly banished frome The 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 avvaye th●… true religiō from

thei mai slaunder the good doctrine that we professe and bringe vs ●…ute of credite with all men that they maye go forthe the more frelye to lye as they haue begunne largely all redye and tosowe theyr abhominable 〈◊〉 wicked Popyshe supersticious and Antichristiane doctrine the more franc kely in the hartes of the simple vnlearned people to the great derogation of th●… 〈◊〉 of Christes Gospel and to the Lu●… 〈◊〉 auauncement of their beastly and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It were mete therfore that the true 〈◊〉 of God and of hys blessed worde 〈◊〉 in these our dayes seke all meanes possible so to garnish their lyfe with good workes that in all thinges they maye do honour to the doctrine of Christe oure sauioure and Titus 2 stoppe the mouthes of the wicked vngodlye aduersaries by well doynge as 〈◊〉 Peter 1. Pet. 2. admonisheth saying this is the wil ofGod that by wel doynge ye shoulde stoppe the mouthes of folish and ignoraunte people as fre and not as hauinge a libertie to be a cloke of noughtynes but as the seruauntes of God Agayne ●…erely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pylgrimes abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight agaynst the soule and haue an honest conuersacion among the ●…eathen that in that they do bacbyte you as euel doers they iudging you of your good workes may glorifie God in the day of visitaciō Hereto agreeth the saying Phil. 2. of s. Paule Do al thing without murmu ring and disputing that ye maye be fautles and pure and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a croked and a peruerse nation among which se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde holdinge faste the worde of lyfe For there is nothinge that so greatly abasheth the aduersaries of Gods worde and kylleth their courage strikynge The pap●… stes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them euen doune too the grounde as the godly and verteous lyfe of the Christians 〈◊〉 contrariwyse nothinge gladdeth them 〈◊〉 tha●… to se our lyfe dissolute and swar ●…ng from our professiō For than lyke hell houndes yell they out and saye Beholde your Protestantes Se your new Gospelers Consider their lyfe Note their manners Marke their conuersacion Where is founde the lyke pryde couetousnes fals bargayning crafty byeng sellinge oppressing of the poore raysing of rentes taking of incomes idle wordes vayn othes super fluous bancketting cont●…pte of the poore vnmercifulnes breakinge of promise vntrueth with all that euer setforth a wicked and vngodly lyfe O what a stōbling blocke is this to weake consciences What a 〈◊〉 o nour to the worde of God What a slaunder to the Christen profession What a decaye to godly religion What auauncement of Papistrie and Idolatrie What encouragement to the blynd to perseuer in their blyndnes What a glorie to the wicked Pa pistes and a confirmacion to their abho●… nable and deuelish doctrine Therefore yf we tender the glory of God the auaūcem●…t of hys true religion and the saluacion off oure owne soules let vs brynge forthe the worthy frutes of true repentaunce and vnfay●…ed fayth that God maye haue a pleasure in vs reioyce to do vs good delighte to bring our enemies and their satha●…call superst●…cion vnder foo●…e that hys name maye be glorified and hys true religion once agayne florishe amonge vs vnto oure singulare ●…oye and vnsp●…akable comforte AMEN ¶ The. vii Chapter MOre●…er forasmuch as we are cōpassed Prayer abou●…e with dayly troubles and stande in continuall daunger bothe of the deuell and of hys tymmes the papist●…s ▪ not beynge able of oure selfes too withstande their tyr●…y and to 〈◊〉 our selfes out of their handes it shall be 〈◊〉 ▪ that we withoute ce●…synge flee vnto God with mo●…e harty prayers pourynge out with teares before the throne of hys diuine 〈◊〉 ▪ our 〈◊〉 ▪ so●…owes miseries 〈◊〉 and troubles moste humblye 〈◊〉 hys 〈◊〉 goodnes too haue 〈◊〉 on vs to kepe vs from all euell t●… 〈◊〉 vs from oure enemies both bodely and ghost●…ly to preserue vs from idolatrye 〈◊〉 supersticion hypocrisye and from all false religion and too kep●… vs in hys feare faythe loue and perfecte obedience of hys moste holye lawe and blessed ordinaunces to geue vs hys heauēly sprete for too renew oure hartes and to sende his holy Aungels to py●…che their tentes aboute vs and to defende vs from all euel and wic kednes as it is written The Aungell of the Psal. 34. Lorde py●…cheth hys tente aboute them that feare hym and deliuereth theym Thys kynde of prayer is a swete smellynge sacryfice vnto God moste hyly pleaseth hym Therefore was it the dayly exercise off all godly people in all ages yea their whole delyghte and pleasure With whatsoeuer trouble they were accombered faythefull prayer was their onely refuge solace comforte and socoure Beynge greued with anye kynde of adue●…sitie they hasted not vnto sai●…es with Ora pro nobis as the dissemblynge Hyp●…crytes Papistes and wycked ●…apystes do in theyr pompous and Idolatrous Processions but vnto GOD from whome alone commeth Iaco. 1. Rom. 10. euery good and perfecte gyfte which also is ryche ynoughe for all them that call on hym and they de●…yred too haue their prayers accepted not for the intercessions and merites of anye sainctes nor yet for their owne dignitie and worthynes ▪ Io●… 15. 16 but for Iesus Christes sake for hys merites worthines and excellency they were moste graciously hearde as Dauid saythe Whan I was in trouble I cryed vnto the Psal. 120. Psal. 22. Lorde he mercifully hearde me Agayne Our father 's hoped in the o God they tru sted in the and thou diddest deliuer them They called vpon the were holpen they put their trust in the and were not confoū ded Was not Iacob deliuered from the tyranny Gene. 33. of his brother Esau by prayer Were not the chyldren of ●…srael made noble conquerours of the Amelechites whan Moyses Exod. 17 4. Re. 19. prayde for them What a wonderfull victory had kyng Ezech●…as ouer that proud prince 〈◊〉 after that he had praide vnto the Lorde his God although neither he nor any of hys fought one stroke Was not Peter deliuered out of pryson thorowe Acto 12. the prayers of the faythfull congregacion Had not the Gospel of our sauiour Christ Act. 2. 4. good successe at the beginning thorowe the feruente prayers of the holye Apostles I shoulde wante both tyme paper yncke if I should go forth to reherce vnto you all the h●…ories of suche as haue receaued singulare benefites at the h●…de of God thorow prayer Praye therfore continually and be thankefull to God for all thynges in the 〈◊〉 Thes 〈◊〉 namē of Christe and ye shall shortly se the wonderfull workes of God in banishynge agayne Idolatrie papistrie and all fals religion in 〈◊〉 vnto vs the glorious Gospel of Iesus Christ hys dearly beloued sonne and oure alone sauioure vnto oure great ioye and