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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18193	The lamentacion of a synner, made by ye most vertuous Ladie, Quene Caterin, bewayling the ignoraunce of her blind life: set furth and put in print at the instaunt desire of the righte gracious ladie Caterin duchesse of Suffolke, [and] the earnest requeste of the right honourable Lord, William Parre, Marquesse of North Hampton	Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548.; Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.	1547 (1547)	STC 4827; ESTC S108944	34,896	122

secretes as were not coÌ„uenient mete to vtter to men but counted all hys workes doinges as nothing to winne Christ. And I most presuÌ„ptuously thinking nothing of Christ crucified went about to set furth mine owne righteousnes saying w t the proude Pharisey Good lord I thanke y e I am not like other meÌ„ I am none adulterer nor fornicatour so furth w t suche like wordes of vaynglory extollyng my self dispising others working as an hired seruaunt for wagies orels for reward not as a louing childe oÌ„ly for very loue w tout respect of wagies or reward as I ought to haue done neyther did I coÌ„sidre howe beneficiall a father I had who dyd shewe me his charitie mercie of his owne mere grace goodnes y e when I was most his ennemie he sent his only begotteÌ„ welbeloued Sonne into thys world of wretchednes misery to suffre most cruel sharpe deathe for my redempcion But my hart was so stony hard y t this great benefite was neuer truly liuely printed in my hart although w t my wordes it was ofteÌ„ rehearsed thinking my selfe to be sufficiently instructed in y e same and being in dede in blind ignorance And yet I stoode so wel in mine owne iudgement opinioÌ„ y t I thought it vayne to seke y e encreace of my knowlege therin Paule calleth Christe the wisedome of god and euen the same Christe was to me folishnes my pryde blindnes disceyued me the hardnes of my hart withstode the growing of truthe within it Suche were the fruites of my carnall and humane reasons to haue rotten ignoraunce in pryce for rype and seasonable knowlege Suche also is the malice wickednes that possesseth the hertes of men suche is the wisedome and pleasing of the fleshe I professed Christe in my baptisme wheÌ„ I beganne to liue but I swarued from him after baptisme in continuaunce of my lyuing euen as the heithen whiche neuer had begunne Christe was innocent and voyde of all sinne and I wallowed in fylthie sinne was free from no sinne Christe was obedient vnto his father eueÌ„ to the death of the crosse I disobedient and most stubburne euen to the confusion of truthe Christ was meke and humble in harte and I moste proude and vaynegloryous Christe dispised the worlde with all the vanities therof and I made it my god bicause of y e vanities Christ came to serue his bretheren I coueted to rewle ouer theÌ„ Christe dispysed worldlye honor and I much delited to attayne the same Christ loued the base and simple thinges of the world and I estemed the moste fayre and pleasant thinges Christe loued pouertie and I welth Christ was gentle and merciful to the poore and I hard harted vngentle Christe prayed for his enemies I hated mine Christ reioysed in y e conuercion of sinners I was not greued to see their reuercioÌ„ to sinne By this declaracioÌ„ all creatures may perceyue howe farre I was from Christ w tout Christe yea how coÌ„trary to Christ although I bare y e name of a Christian. In so muche y t if any maÌ„ had sayde I had ben w tout Christe I woulde haue stifly withstande the same And yet I neyther knewe Christ nor wherfore he came As concernyng the effecte and pourpose of his comming I had a certayne vayne blind knowlege both cold dead which may â—e had with al sinne as it doth playnly appere by this my confession open declaracioÌ„ What cause nowe haue I to lament mourne sigh wepe for my life time so euil spent w t howe much humilitie lowlines ought I to cum knowlege my sinnes to god geuing hiÌ„ thaÌ„kes y t it hath pleased hym of his haboundaunt goodnes to geue me time of repentaunce for I know my sinnes in y e consideracion of theÌ„ to be so greuouse in y e number so exceding y t I haue deserued very ofteÌ„ eternal damnacioÌ„ And for the deseruing of goddes wrath so manifoldlie due I must vncessantly geue thankes to the mercy of god beseching also that y e same delay of punishment cause not his plage to be the sorer since mine own coÌ„science condeÌ„neth my former doinges But his mercy excedeth al iniquitie and if I shuld not thus hope Alas what should I seke for refuge coÌ„fort no mortal man is of power to help me for the multitude of my sinnes I dare not lyft vp myne eyes to heauen where the seate of iudgement is I haue so muche offended god What shal I fal in desperacion nay I wyll call vpon Christ the light of the worlde the fountayne of life the releife of al carefull and the peacemaker betwene god and man and the only health and comforte of al true repentant sinners He can by his almighty power saue me delyuer me out of this miserable state and hath will by his mercy to saue euen the whole sinne of y e world I haue no hope nor confidence in any creature neyther in heauen nor earth but in Christe my whole and only Sauiour He came into the worlde to saue sinners and to heale them that are sicke for he sayeth the whole haue no nede of a Phisicion Beholde lord howe I come to the a sinner sycke greuously wounded I aske not breade but the crummes that fall from the childrens table Cast me not oute of thy sight although I haue deserued to be cast in to hell fier If I shoulde looke vpon my sinnes and not vpoÌ„ thy mercy I shoulde dispayre for in my selfe I fynde nothing to saue me but a donghill of wyckednes to condemne me if I shoulde hope by myne owne strength and power to cum oute of thys mase of iniquitie and wickednes wherin I haue walked so long I shoulde be disceyued For I am so ignorant blinde weake feble that I cannot bring my selfe out of this intangled weyward mase but y e more I seke meanes wayes to wind my selfe out the more I am wrapped tangled therin So y t I perceyue my striuing therin to be hynderance my trauayle to be labour spent in going backe It is the hand of y e lord that can will bring me out of this endles mase of death for without I be preuented by the grace of the lorde I can not aske forgeuenes nor be repentante or sory for theÌ„ There is no man can auowe that Christe is the only Sauiour of the world but by the holy ghost yea as Saynt Paule sayeth no man can say the lorde Iesus but by the holy ghost The spirit helpeth our infirmities and maketh continuall intercession for vs with suche soroful groninges as can not be expressed Therfore I wyll first require and pray the lorde to

geue me his holy spirit to teache me to auowe that Christ is the sauiour of the worlde and to vtter these wordes the lorde Iesus and finally to helpe myne infirmities and to intercede for me For I am mooste certayne suer that no creature in heauen nor earth is of power or can by any meane helpe me but god who is omnipotent almighty beneficyall and mercyfull wel willing and louing to all those that call and put their whole confidence and trust in hym And therfore I wil seke non other meanes nor aduocate but Christes holy spirite who is only the Aduocat and mediatour betwene god and man to helpe and relyue me But nowe what maketh me so bolde hardy to presume to cum to the lord with suche audacitie boldnes beyng so greate a Sinner trulye nothinge but hys owne woorde for he sayeth Cum to me al ye that labour and ar burdened and I shall refresshe you What gentle mercyfull coÌ„fortable wordes ar â—hese to all sinners were he not a frantick mad beastly folysh man that would runne for ayde helpes or refuge to any other creature What a most gracious comfortable and geâ—tle saying was this w t suche pleasant and swete wordes to allure his enemies to cuÌ„ vnto him Is there any worldlie prince or magistrate that woulde shewe suche clemencie mercie to their disobedient and rebellious subiectes hauyng offended theym I suppose they woulde not with suche woordes allure theÌ„ excepte it were to calle theym whom they can not take punishe theym beyng takeÌ„ But euen as Christe is Prince of Princes and lorde of lordes so his charitie mercy excedeth surmounteth all others Christ saith if carnall fathers do geue good giftes to their childreÌ„ wheÌ„ they aske them howe muche more shall your heauenly father being in substance al holie most highly good geue good giftes to all them that aske hym It is no smal nor litle gift that I require neyther thinke I my selfe worthy to receyue suche a noble gift being so ingrate vnkinde and wicked a chylde But when I behold the benignitie liberalitie mercy and goodnes of the lorde I I am encoraged boldened and stirred to aske suche a noble gift The lorde is so bountefull and lyberall that he will not haue vs satisfyed and contented with one gyft neyther to aske simple and small giftes And therfore he promiseth and bindeth him selfe by hys worde to geue good and beneficiall giftes to all them that aske hym with true fayth without whiche nothing can be doen acceptable or pleasing to god For fayth is the foundacion and grounde of all other giftes vertues and graces and therfore I wil saye Lord encreace my fayth For this is the life euerlastynge lord that I must beleue the to be the true god whom thou didest sende Iesu Christ. By this fayth I am assured and by thys assurance I fele the remission of my sinnes this is it that maketh me bold this is it that coÌ„forteth me this is it that quencheth all dispayre I knowe O my lorde thy eyes looke vpoÌ„ my fayth Saynt Paule sayeth we be iustified by the fayth in Christe not by the deades of the lawe For if rightwisenes cum by the lawe then Christ died in vayne S. Paule meaneth not here a dead humain historical fayth gotteÌ„ by humain industrie but a supernall liuelye fayth which worketh by charitie as he him selfe plainly expresseth This dignitie of fayth is no dirogacioÌ„ to good workes for oute of this fayth springeth all good workes Yet we may not impute to the worthines of fayth or workes our IustificacioÌ„ before god but ascribe and geue the worthynes of it wholy to the merites of Christes passion and referre and attrybute the knowlege and perceyuyng therof onely to fayth whose very true only propertie is to take apprehende and holde fast the promyses of goddes mercie the whiche maketh vs rightwise and to cause me continually to hope for the same mercy and in loue to worke all manner of wayes allowed in the scripture that I may be thankfull for the same Thus I feele my selfe to cuÌ„ as it were in a newe garment before god and nowe by his mercye to be taken iuste and rightwise whiche of late without hys mercy was sinfull and wicked and by fayth to obteyne his mercy the whiche the vnfaythfull can not enioye And although Saint Iohn extolleth charitie in hys Epistle saying that god is charitie and he that dwelleth in charitie dwelleth in god Truly charitie maketh menne liue lyke aungelles And of the most furious vnbrydled carnall men maketh meke lambes Yea w t howe feruent a spirite ought I to call crye pray to the lorde to make his greate charitie to burne and flame in my harte being so stonye and euyll affected that it neuer woulde conceyue nor regard the greate inestimable charitie and loue of god in sending hys only begotten and dere beloued Sonne into this vale of miserie to suffre the moste cruell sharpe death of the crosse for my redeÌ„cion Yet I neuer had this vnspeakable speakeable and most high charitie and abundant loue of god printed fixed in my hart dulye tyll it pleased god of hys mere grace mercy pitie to opeÌ„ myne eyes makyng me to see and beholde with the eye of liuely fayth Christ crucified to be myne only sauiour and redemer For then I beganne and not before to perceyue and see myne owne Ignoraunce and blindnes the cause therof was that I woulde not learne to knowe Christ my Sauiour and redemer But when god of hys meere goodnes had thus opened myne eyes made me see and behold Christ the wisdome of GOD the light of the world with a supernatural sight of fayth All pleasures vanities honour riches welth and aydes of the world beganne to waxe bitter vnto me thaÌ„ I knewe it was no illusion of the deuill nor false ne humain doctrine I had receyued wheÌ„ suche successe came therof that I had in detestacioÌ„ horrour y t which I erste so muche loued estemed being of god forbidden that we shoulde loue the worlde or the vayne pleasures shadowes in the same ThaÌ„ begaÌ„ I to perceyue y t Christe was my only Sauiour redemer the same doctrine to be al diuine holy heaueÌ„ly infused by grace into the hartes of y e faythful which neuer caÌ„ be atteyned by humayne doctrine wit nor reasoÌ„ although they should trauayle and labour for the same to th end of y e world Then began I to dwel in god by charitie knowing by the louyng charitie of god in the remission of my sinnes that god is charitie as Saint Iohn sayth So that of my faythe wherby I came to knowe god and wherby it pleased god euen because

people it bringeth furthe good fruit aboundantly so that the want faute is in men and not in the worde of god I praye god all men women may haue grace to becum meete tillage for the fruites of the gospell and to leaue onelye the iangling of it for only speaking of y e gospel maketh not men good christians but good talkers excepte theyr factes and workes agre with the same so then theyr speache is good because they re hertes be good And eueÌ„ as much talke of the worde of God without practising the same in our lyuing is euill and detestable in the sight of god so it is a lamentable thing to heare howe there be many in y e worlde that do not wel digest the reading of scripture doo commende and prayse Ignoraunce and saye that muche knowlege of gods worde is the original of al discencion scismes and contencion and maketh meÌ„ hawte proud and presumptuous by readynge of the same Thys maner of saying is no lesse than a playne blasphemie agaynst the holy gost For the spirite of God is the authour of his worde and so the holy goste is made the authour of euill whiche is almoste great blasphemie as the scripture sayeth a synne that shal not be forgeuen in this worlde neyther in the other to cum It were al our partes and duties to procure and seeke all the wayes and meanes possible to haue more knowledge of goddes wordes set furthe abrode in the worlde and not allowe Ignoraunce and discommende knowledge of gods woorde stopping the mouthes of the vnlearned with suttle and crafty perswasions of Philosophie and Sophistrie wherof coÌ„meth no â—ruite but a greate perturbacion of the mynde to the simple ignoraunt not knowing whiche way to turne theym For howe is it not extreame wickednes to charge the holy sanctified woord of God with thoffences of man To allege the scriptures to be perillous learnyng because certayne readers therof fall into heresies These menne might be forced by thys kynde of argumente to forsake thuse of fyer because fyer burned theyr neighboures house or to absteine from meate or drynke bicause they see many surfeyte O blynde hate they sklaunder God for mans offence and excuse the man whom they see offende blame the scripture whiche they cannot improue Yea I haue heard of sum that haue very well vnderstande the latin tong that when they haue hearde learned men perswade to the credite and beliefe of certeyne vnwritten verities as they call theym whiche be not in scripture expressed and yet taught as doctryne apostolike and necessary to be beleued they haue ben of thys opinion that the learned menne haue mo Epistles written by thappostes of Christ then we haue abrode in the Cannon of tholde and newe Testament or knowen of any but only to them of the Clergie Whiche beliefe I did not a lytle lament in my harte to heare that any creature should haue suche a blinde ignoraunte opinioÌ„ Some kinde of simplicitie is to be praysed but this simplicitie without the veritie I can neyther prayse nor allowe And thus it may be seen howe we that be vnlettered remayne confused withoute god of his grace lighteÌ„ our hartes w t a heauenly light and knowledge of hys wil for we be geuen of our selues to beleue men better then god I pray god sende all lerned menne the spirite of god aboundantly that theyr doctryne may bryng furthe the fruites therof I suppose there was neuer more nede of good doctryne to be setfurth in the worlde than nowe in thys age for the carnall children of Adam be so wise in theyr generacion that if it wer possible they woulde deceyue the children of light The worlde loueth hys owne and therfore theyr factes doynges be highly estemed of the world but the children of god ar hated because they be not of the worlde for they re habitacion is in heauen and they do dispise the worlde as a most vile slaue The fleshly children of Adam bee so politicke subtil craftie and wise in they re kynde that the electe should be illuded if it were possible for they are clothed with Christes garment in vtter apperaunce with a fayer shewe of all godlines and holines in they re wordes but they haue so shorne nopped turned Christes garmente haue so disguysed theym selues that the children of light beholdyng theym with a spirituall eye accounte and toke theym for men whiche haue solde they re masters garment haue stolne a pece of euery mans garmeÌ„t yet by theyr subtill arte and craftie wittes tâ—ey haue so sette those patches and pieces together that they do make the blind worlde carnal meÌ„ to beleue it is Christes very mantle but the children of light knowe the coÌ„trary for they are led by the spirite of god to the knowledge of the truthe therefore they diâ—cerne and iudge all thinges right and knowe from whence they cuÌ„ euen fro the bishop of Rome his membres the head spring of al pride vainâ—glorie ambicion hipocrisie and fayned holynes The children of god be not abashed although the worlde hate theym they beleue they are in the grace and fauour of God and that he as abest father doeth gouerne theym in all thynges putting away froÌ„ theym al vayne coÌ„fidence trust in theyr owne doinges for they knowe they can doe nothing but sinne of theym selues they be not so folish childish not to geue God thankes for theyr eleccion which was before y e beginning of the worlde for they beleue moste surely they be of y e chosen for the holy gooste doeth witnes to their spirite that they be the childreÌ„ of god and therfore they beleue god better than man They say with saynt Paule who shall seperate vs from the loue of god shal tribulacion anguish persecucion hunger nakednes peryll or swearde as it is written for thy sake are wee kylled all day long are counted as shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuertheles in al these thinges we ouercum thorowe hym that loueth vs for I am sure y t neyther death neyther life neyther aungelles nor rule neyther power neyther thinges present neyther thinges to cum neither quantitie or qualitie neyther any creature shal be able to departe vs from the loue of god whiche is in Christ Iesu our lord They are not by this godly fayth presumptuously enflamed nor by the same becum they leuse idell or slowe in doinge of godly workes as carnall men dreame of them so much the more feruent they be in doing moste holy and pure workes whiche god hath commaunded theym to walke in They wandre not in mennes tradicions and inuencions leauing the moste holye and pure preceptes of god vndone whiche they knowe they be bounde to obserue kepe Also they worke not like hierlinges for meede wagies or rewarde but

further if any time men would impugne gaynsaye vs w t the wisedome of the world yet we haue by Christe so muche supernatural light of the trutâ—e that we make a mocke of al those that repugne the truthe Christe also vpon the câ—osse hath triumphed ouer the worlde Firste bycause he hath discouered the same to be naught that wheras it was couered with the vayle of Ipocrisie and the vesture of morall vertues Christ hath shewed that in goddes sight the râ—ghteousnes of the worlde is wickednesse and he hath yelded witnes that the workes of men not regenerated by him in fayth are euel And so Christe hath iudged and condemned the worlde for naught Furthermore he hath geuen to al hys so muche light and spirite that they knowe it and disprayse the same yea and treade it vnder their feete w t al vayne honours dignities and pleasures not taking the fayre promises neyther the offers whiche it doth present Nay they rather make a scorne of theym And as for the threatnynges and force of the worlde they nothing feare Nowe therfore we may see howe great the victorye and tryumphe of Christ is who hathe deliuered all those the father gaue him froÌ„ y e power of the deuill cancellynge vpon the Crosse the wrytyng of our dertes For he hath delyuered vs froÌ„ the condemnacion of sinne from the bondage of the lawe from the feare of death from the daungier of the world and from all euylles in this life and in thother to cum And he hath enriched vs made vs noble most highlie happie after suche a glorious and tryumphant waye as can not w t tongue be expressed And therfore we are forced to say his triuÌ„phe is merueylous It is also sene knowen y e Christ is the true Messias for he hath delyuered man from all euylles and by hym man hath all goodnes so that he is the true Messias Therfore al other helpers be but vaine and counterfeyted Sauiours seing that by this oure Messias Christ wholie and onely we be delyuered from all euylles and by hym we haue all goodnes And that this is true it is euidente and cleare because the very true christian is a christian by Christ. And the true christian fealeth inwardly by Christe so muche goodnes of god that euen troublouse lyfe and death be swete vnto hym and miseries happie the true christian by Christe is disburdened froÌ„ the seruitude of the lawe hauing the law of grace grauen by the spirite inhabiting his hart and from sinne that reygned in him from the power of the infernal spirites from daÌ„nacion and from euery euyll And is made a sonne of God a brother of Christ heyre of heauen and lord of the worlde So that in Christe and by Christ he possesseth al good thynges But let vs knowe that Christ yet fighteth in spirite in his elect vesselles and shall fight euen to the daye of iudgemeÌ„t At which daye shal that great enemy death be wholie distroyed and shal be no more Then shall the children of god reioyce on him saying O death where is thy victory sting There shal be theÌ„ no more trouble nor sinne naye rather none euyll but heauen for the good and hell for the wicked Then shall wholie be discouered the victorie and triumphe of Christ who after Paul shall present vnto his father the kyngdome togithers with his chosen saued by him It was no lytle fauour towardes his chyldren y â— Christ was choseÌ„ of god to saue vs his elect so highlie by the waye of the crosse Paul calleth it a grace and a moste singuler grace We maye well thinke that he hauinge ben to the worlde so valiaunte a Capitayne of God was full of light grace vertue and spirite Therfore he myght iustelie saye ConsuÌ„matum eâ—t We seing then y t the tryumphe and victory of oure capitaine Christ is so merueilous glorious and noble to the whiche warre we be appoynted lette vs force our selues to folowe him w t bearyng our crosse that we maye haue felowshyppe with him in his kyngdome Truly it maye be most iustely verified y t to behold Christ crucified in spirite is the best meditacion that can be I certeynlye neuer knewe myne owne miseries and wretchednes so wel by booke admonicion or learnyng as I haue doen by lokyng into the spirituall booke of the crucifix I lamente muche I haue passed so many yeares not regardyng that diuine booke but I iudged and thought my self to be well instructed in the same whereas nowe I am of this opinion that yf God would suffer me to lyue here a M. yeare and should studye continually in the same diuine booke I should not be fylled with the contemplacion therof Neyther holde I my self contented but alwayes haue a great desier to learne and study more therin I neuer knewe myne owne wickednes neyther lamented for my synnes truly vntill the tyme god inspired me with his grace that I looked in this booke Then I beganne to see perfectly that mine owne power and streÌ„gth could not helpe me that I was in the Lordes hande euen as the cleye is in the potters hand theÌ„ I began to crye and saye Alas lorde that euer I haue so wickedlie offeÌ„ded the beyng to me froÌ„ the beginnyng so gracious so good a father most specially now hast declared and shewed thy goodnes vnto me whan in the time I haue doen the mooste iniurie to call me and also to make me know take the for my sauioure and redemer Suche be the woÌ„derful workes of god to cal sinners to repentaunce and to make them to take Christe his welbeloued sonne for theyr sauiour this is the gift of god of all christians to be required and desiered For except this great benefite of Christe crucified be felte and fixed surely in mannes harte there caÌ„ be no good work doen acceptable before god For in Christ is al fulnes of y e godhead in him are hid al the treasures of wisedoÌ„e and knowledge euen he is the water of life wherof whosoeuer shall drynke shal neuer more thyrst but it shal be in hym a well of water springinge vp into euerlastynge life Saynct Paule sayeth there is no damnacion to them that are in Christ whiche walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite Moreouer he sayth yf when we were ennemies we were reconciled to god by the death of his sonne muche more seyng we are reconcyled we shal be preserued by his death It is no lytle or smal benefit we haue receyued by Christ yf we consydre what he hathe doen for vs as I haue perfectly declared heretofore Wherfore I praye the lord y t this great benefite of Christ crucified maye be stedfastly fixed and printed in al christian hartes that they maye be trewe louers of God

and worke as chyldren for loue and not as seruauntes compelled with threatnynges or prouoked with hyer The syncere and pure louers of god do enbrace Christ w t suche ferueÌ„cie of spirite that they reioyce in hope be bolde in daungier suffer in aduersitie coÌ„tinew in praier blesse theyr persecutours further they be not wise in their owne opinion neyther high mynded in their prosperitie neyther abasshed in their aduersitie but humble and gentle alwayes to all men For they knowe by their fayth they are members all of one body and that they haue possessed all one God one fayth one baptysme one ioye and one saluacion If these pure and syncere louers of God were thicke sowen there shoulde not be so muche conteÌ„cion strife growing on the fieldes of our religion as there is Well I shall praye to the lorde to take all contencion strife away and that the sowers of sedicion may haue mynde to cease their labour or to sowe it amongst the stones to haue grace to sowe gracious vertues where they may both roote and bring furth fruite with sending also a godlie vnitie and concorde amongest all christians that we maye serue the lorde in true holynes of life The exaÌ„ple of good liuinge is required of all christians but especially in the ecclesiastical pastoures and shepeherdes for they be called in Scripture workemen with god disbursers of goddes secretes the light of the worlde the salte of the earthe at whose handes all other shoulde take comforte in workyng knowlege of gods will and sight to becum children of the light and taste of seasonable wisedoÌ„e They haue or shoulde haue the holye spirite habundauntlie to pronounce and set furth the worde of God in veritie and truth yf ygnoraunce and blyndnes reygne among vs they should with the truthe of goddes worde instructe and set vs in the truth and directe vs in the way of the lord But thankes be geueÌ„ vnto the lorde that hath now sent vs suche a godlie learned kynge in these latter dayes to reygne ouer vs y t with y e vertue force of goddes worde hath taken awaye the vayles mistes of erroures and brought vs to the knowledge of y e truthe by the lyghte of Goddes worde which was so long hydden and kepte vnder that the people wer nigh famished hungred for lacke of spiritual foode suche was the charitie of y e spiritual curates shepherdes But our Moyses moste godlye wise gouernour and king hath delyuered vs out of the captiuitie and bondage of Pharao I meane by this Moyses king Henry the eight my most soraigne fauourable lord husbaÌ„d one If Moyses had figured any mo then Christ through y e excelleÌ„t grace of god mete to be an other expressed veritie of Moses coÌ„quest ouer Pharao And I mene by this Pharao the bishop of Rome who hathe bene and is a greater persecutor of al true christians theÌ„ euer was Pharao of the children of Israel For he is a persecutor of the gospel and grace a setter furth of all supersticion and counterfeit holynes brynging many soules to hell with his alchimye and counterfeit money deceyuing the poore soules vnder y e preteÌ„ce of holines but so muche the greater shal be his damnacion because he disceyueth robbeth vnder Christes maÌ„tle The Lorde kepe and defend all meÌ„ from his iugglinges sleyghtes But specially the poore simple vnlearned sowles And this lesson I woulde all men had of hym that when they begyn to mislike his doyng then onely begyn they to lyke god and certeynlye not before As for the spiritual pastoures shepherdes I thynke they wyl cleaue and stycke fast to the worde of god euen to the death to vanquishe all goddes enemies yf nede shall require all respectes of honour dignitie ryches welth and theyr priuate commoditâ—es layde apart folowing also the examples of Christ his chosen apostles in preaching and teaching sincere pure holsum doctryne and such thinges as make for peace with godlye lessons wherwith they may edifie others that euery man may walke after his vocation in holynes of life in vnitie and concorde which vnitie is to be desyred of all true ChristiaÌ„s It is muche to be lameÌ„ted the Scismes varieties conteÌ„cions and disputacions that haue ben and are in the worlde aboute Christen religion no agremente nor concord of the same amongest the learned men Treuly the deuill hath ben the sowier of the seede of sedicion and shal be the maynteyner of it euen tyl gods wyl be fulfylled There is no warre so cruell and euell as this for the warre with the sweorde kylleth but the bodies and this sleyeth many soules for the poore vnlearned personnes remayne confused and almoste euery one beleueth and worketh after his owne waye And yet there is but one truthe of goddes worde by the whiche we shal be saued Happye be they that receyue it and moste vnhappye are they whiche neglecte and persecute the same For it shal be more easie for Sodome and Gommor at the day of iudgement then for them and not without iuste cause yf we consydre the beneuolence goodnes mercy of god who hath declared his charitie towardes vs greater and more inestimable then euer he dyd to the Hebrues For they lyued vnder shadowes and figures and were bound to the law And Christe we being his greatest ennemies hathe deliuered vs from the bondage of the lawe and hath fulfilled all that was figured in their lawe and also in their prophesies sheadyng his owne precious bloode to make vs the chyldren of his father and his brethren and hathe made vs free settynge vs in a godlye libertie I meane not licence to synne as manye bee glad to interprete the same when Christien libertie is godlye entreated of Trewlie it is no good spirite that moueth men to fynde fault at euery thing and when thinges may be wel taken to peruert them into an euell sence and meanyng There bein the world many speakers of holines good workes but very rare and and seeldome is declared which be the good and holy workes The workes of the spirite be neuer almost spoken of And therfore very fewe knowe what they be I am able to iustifie the ignorance of the people to be great not in this matter alone but in many other which were most necessary for christians to know Bicause I haue had iust profe of y e same it maketh me thus muche to say with no lytle sorowe and griefe in my harte for suche a miserable ignoraunce and blyndnes amongest the people I doubte not but wee can saye al Lorde Lorde but I feare god may saye vnto vs this people honoreth me with their lippes but their hartes be far from me God desyreth nothing but the harte and sayeth he will be

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