be cause they haue not the power to vnderstande and beleue For this part of y â— text partaineth no more vnto them theÌ„ the other concerning the precept of the preachyng doth This place of scriptur therfore is to be vnderstanded of them onely that haue the vse of reasone to per ceiue and vnderstaÌ„de the preachyng of the gospell and yet wyll not embrace it and receyue baptisme the signe of the washynge of theyr sinnes by the preciouse bloude of our sauiour Christe shedde for the redeÌ„ption of the world As for the other texte that is of Paule to the Hebrues the. xi chapit wherin is declared that without faieth non can he acceptable to God apparteyneth also vnto suche as are of yeres of discrecioÌ„ For in al the chapter is ther none rehersed but such as were of age discrecion Wherfore we maye iustly inferre herof that it is not possible that any persone shoulde bee acceptable vnto god in hys workes without the worke that he doeth do proceade of a pure and sincere fayth For as the prophet Esaye sayth in his lxiiii chap. Out workes are al as the cloth y t is defiled with menstruous bloud And further 〈◊〉 Paule to the Romaynes xiiii The workes that procede not of fayth are sin Fayth it is therfore that maketh our doinges acceptable vnto God and without fayth nothyng that we doo is acceptable Wherupon I infer that excepte the congregation whych Baptise theyâ—… chyldreÌ„ do it of faith this their Baptisyng is synne in the syght of God and therfore not acceptable vnto God But if theâ—… do it of fayth â—…rusting that God shal plant in the hertes of the infantes that lyuynge fayth that may cause them to confesse his name wheÌ„ they shal receyue the vse of reasoÌ„ then is this their facte no lesse acceptable before God theâ—… the deede of Abraham was when he vpon the fayth that he had in the promyse of God Circusised al the males of hys housholde For as Circumcision was a signe or token to declare that all they that receiued it trusted to bee redeamed by the Mesias that was promysed to the sayde Abraham and as the fathers to declare thier faythful hope dyd not onely cyrcumsise theim selues but their chyldren and familes also so is Baptisme a signe to declare that the receiuers therof doo vnfaynedly beleue that y t bloud of Chryst hath washed their sinnes And vppon lyke trust as the fathers had that God wyl exteÌ„d his mercy vnto their chyldren and famyly they do baptise them also as appeareth in the actes of the Apostles wher is mencion made of certayne meÌ„ whose families and housholdes were Baptised wheÌ„ thei had receiued the fayth But here it myght be sayd that in these places it is meÌ„cioned that the whole families beleued and then receiued Baptisme So that the infantes whych had no beleue remayned styll vnbaptised Whervnto I aunswere that if the Parentes were faithful they coulde not chose but theyr faith would constrayne them to do as those fayth ful dyd y t brought their chyldren vnto Christ Marke x. And then the Apostles I am sure were not so forgetfull but that they bare in mynde the wordes of their maister who rebuked theÌ„ for forbidding the children to approch hym whych were brought by theyr faythfull parentes that he myght put hys hand on them Yea 〈◊〉 doubte not but that after the example of theyr maister they embraced the infantes declaring theÌ„ to be the inheritours of the king dome of God and that none should enter that kyngdome vnlesse he woulde become aâ—… one of them Thus haue I declared myne opinion concernynge the Baptisme of infantes as I trust sufficietly to satisfy them that haue inâ—…staken me to declare that all such sentences in this litle boke as doo so greatly impugne Baptisme without faith are to be vnderstaÌ„d so that nether they that be of age ought to be Baptised without they do fyrst beleue and coÌ„ fesse Chryst nor the infantes onles the fayth ful congregation do with one assent offer theÌ„ at the font of regeneration with ful mynd and heâ—…tie desire to haue them membres of the church of Christ hauyng most sure and certayn hope that God 〈◊〉 â—…oorke in theÌ„ such maner of fayth as shal cause theÌ„ at the yeares of discretion to professe and folow the doctrine of Christ to whom wyth the father and thâ—… holye gost bee all honour for euer and euer â–ª â—…o be it A BRIFE AND FAYTHfull declaration of the true fayth of Christ made by certeyne men susspected of heresye in these articles folowyng ¶ i. Thessalonians v. ☞ Quenche not the spirite despise not the propheciynges but proue all thynges and kepe that that is good ¶ Esaye v. ☞ Wo be vnto them that call good euyll and euyl good whyche make darkenesse lyght and light darkenesse ¶ Anno. M. D. xlvii Per me I.D. The Prologe SEynge that saynte Paule sayeth to the EphesiaÌ„s iiii that there is but one fayth or beliefe so may euery christen man hertely morne when he seeth that so manye and diuers faythes are founde amonge them that boste them selues to be christen men Also that the one dreadfully sclaundereth and with great tyranny persecuteth the other and that wythout indifferencie But also the lorde Iesu Christe hath sayed that in the last dayes shall be many offended and the one shall betraye the other and the one hate the other And that ma ny false prophetes and false christen shal aryse and seduce many For thys cause is it very necessary that euery christen man faythfully crye vnto God wyth continual prayer that he wyâ—… gyue hym a stedfast beliefe and wyl kepe hym in the ryghte waye that he do not go into croked wayes through the gyle or disceyt of false hypocrysye of the false christen or propheâ—…es And God wyll doubtlesse kepe his electe from Sathan his ministers although the tyme be neuer so perylous or neuer so many dampnable sectes be broughte forth yea althoughe the darkenesse shouldè couer whole Egypte yet shall God neuertheles let his face lighten ouer all trewe Israelites so that they shall knowe his wayes vpon the earth and his saluacion amonge the heathen And although Himeneus and Phileâ—…us do turne from the ryghte waye neuerthelesse the sure grounde of God standeth euer faste and hath thys seale that God knoweth them that are his For we know wel that God howe be it ' that he out of his vnmeasurable nâ—…ye grace yea out of the vnexpressable loue of his fatherly hert defendeth his childreÌ„ froÌ„ al euyl yet neuerthelesse wyl he be prayed vnto of them as we haue many ensamples therof in scrypture how that the holy men in theyr trybulacion or angwyshe haue called vnto god and haue ben herd and holpen of hym And seyng then that the ryght christen euer for theyr befifes sake greuously are troubled yea as golde and syluer in the fyre bothe with bodely troble and fals doctryne vndâ—…tsought
â—…phesi i. And hath subdewed all thynges vnder hys fete Hebre. ii in summa he is alorde aboue all lordes and a kyng aboue all kynges Apo. xix yea he is an almighty god with his fa ther. Apo. xxii Iohn x. And neuerthelesse he is also our onely aduocate and mediator i. Iohn ii Tymo ii our onely hye priest Hebre. v. the sacrifyce that he hath done for our synnes abydeth of valure for euermore 〈◊〉 ebre x. ☞ Forthermore likewyse as Christ our lord is ascended vp into heauen so shall he come agayne from heauen Act. i. wyth the dominion of his father with the angels Mat. xxv for to gyue euery man rewarde after his workes yea for to iuge y t quicke dead Act. x. Tim. iiii ☞ We beleue also in the holy gost god with the father the soÌ„ne which holy goste is a teacher of all chrysten Ioh. xiiii and he doth cloth them with his gyftes and giueth euery one the measure of feyth after his owne wyll i. Corin xii and kepeth them vnmouable in one fayth for he is a ruler of the christian congregacyon Acti xx He is also the anoyntement i. Iohn ii wherwith all christeÌ„ are anoynted and of that behalfe are called the anoynted of the lorde Psal. ciiii ☞ So is this holy gost geueÌ„ vnto the christeÌ„ as an erneste of theyr inherytaunce to theyr re dempcyon and they agayne be his owne to the prayse of his glorye Ephesi i. In summa it is impossible without this holy ghoste to knowe god ryghtly i. Cor. ii or with all the hole herte to beleue vpon hun i. Corin. xii or to call vpon him as a father Roma viii And therfore doth god poure this his holy ghoste vpon his chil dren wherby thei may rightly knowe him and ryghtly beleue in hym and as a ryght father call vpon hym Sata iiii ☞ This is our belefe to the father soÌ„ne and holy ghoste which thre we knowledge to be one god Deut. vi whose seate is the heauen and the erth is a benche of his fete Esay xivi yea the which is an euerlastynge ii Mach. i. an almyghty Psal. â—…v a ryhgtuouse Psa. ii and a mercyfull god Psal. cxiv The which alone wylbe worshypped and serued Deu. vi For he can alone helpe vs. Esaye xliii whyche he doth for his names sáke not for oure rygh tuousenes sake Esay rliii ☞ Forthermore as we haue said that al they that do beleue are ioyned togyther through the holy goost knitte in vnitie so is there a chri sten church the with is buylded of lyuing stones i. Pet. ii which church is the house of god Heb. iii. the house of god is the congregacion of God i. Timoi iii. and the congregacyon of God is the bodye of Christ. Ephesians i. And seynge that al right christians are one bodye 〈◊〉 Cor. r. in the which they al through one spirite are baptised i. Cor. rii So muste there be a coÌ„munion of sayntes namely that al sayntes or true beleuers are also ioyned togyther in vnitie as the membres of one body Rom. xii And in this coÌ„munioÌ„ of saintes is remission of sinnes that wout it is no sinne forgiueÌ„ nor any hope of saluacion Ephe. ii yea like as it is vnpossible y t a meÌ„bre caÌ„ lyue that is not in the bo dy so is it possible y t any man may lyue in hys soule caÌ„ be releaced out of death by remissioÌ„ of synne the which is not a meÌ„bre of the body of Christ. For Christ hath recoÌ„ciled vs al vnto god his father in one bodye Ephe. ii And ther fore must al they staÌ„de in variauÌ„ce y t are no 〈◊〉 bres of this body of y t which Christ is y t head Eph. i. to the which he giueth saluacioÌ„ Eph. 〈◊〉 ☞ Now must we also knowe that howe be it that God alwayes forgyueth synnes Esay xliii yet hath Christ giuen vnto his congregacion power to bynde and to lowse which shall not be vnderscaÌ„de after the antichrist doctrine the byshoppe of Rome hath power to remitte synnes but the christen congregacion whose heade is Christe and not the Romyshe Antechrist and is rewled of the holy gooste and not of the fornicatyshe spirite of the Prophetysse Iesabell Thys congregacion I saye hath power to bynde lowse that is to saye all what she byndeth other lowseth is done by the power of oure Lorde Iesu Christe i. Cor. v. and thorow the holy goste as a rewler of the christen congregacion Actu xx so is there in the christen congregacion remission of synnes ☞ There shal be also a general resurrection of the fleshe namely that all they that are dead shal ryse agayne some to euerlastyng lyfe and some to euerlasting dampnacion Iohn v And they that shall lyue and remayne vntyl the coÌ„myng of our Lorde Iesu Christe they shall be chaunged in the twynkelynge of an eye at the tyme of the last â—…ompet i. Corhin xv For the trompet sayth Paule shal blow and the dead shal ryse vncorruptible and we shalbe chaunged For this corruptible body must put on vn corruptibilitie and thys mortall bodye muste put on immortalitie i. Corhin xv ☞ At the laste is there also an euerlastynge lyfe Iohn xvii whyche all they shall receyue that beleue on Iesu Ihrist Iohn vl and stedfastlye abyde in good workes sekynge prayse honour and immortalitie Roma ii ☞ Thys is the summe of oure beliefe yea and a ryght christen beliefe thorowe the which fayth all ryghtuouse lyue Aâ—…ac ii And wyth out the whyth beliefe no man may please god Heb. xv Therfore must the euerlastynge God be blessed that out of his immeasurable mercy and grace hath gyuen vs thys fayth thorowe Iesu Christe Ephe. ii And this is the some of our fayth wyth the shortest ¶ The sacrament of Baptysme BAptysme is a sacramenttall token the whiche is geuen vs of Christe Math. xxviiii And is at the fyrste an entrynge into the christen congregacyon as Paule sayth we are baptysed in one spirite to be one bodye i. Corhi xii ☞ Secondarily it is a fountayne of regeneracion as Paul witnesseth saying that Christ hath saued vs by the fountayne of the newe byrthe and renewynge of the holy gooste Tit. 〈◊〉 Not that the water doth saue vs for nothynge can saue vs but ouely god Esay xliii But after that our Lorde Iesu christ hath spo ken that he that beleueth and is baptised shal be saued Mar. xvi and Goddes worde is veritie Iohan. xvii and his promyses maye not fayle Psal. cxlvii Therefore muste baptisme neadâ—…s bringe saluacion vnto them that in beliefe are baptised not for the workes sake but for goddes worde and promises Dâ—…u viii ☞ Thyrdely baptysme is a couenaunt of a good conscience to god i. Pet. iii. namelye that he that in beliefe is baptised bindeth him selfe or maketh a couenaunt with god that from thens forth he wyll lyue after hys wyll And of this couenauntes
and his benefytes laudynge and thankynge hym magnyfyenge his holy name and then also eate of this bread and dryncke of thys wyne to a remembraunce that Chryste hath gyuen his body and shed his bloude for vs. Math xxvi And because that it is a comyn vse that a token of remembraunce hath the name of the thynge that is remenbred by it Therfore hath Chryst called the breade his bodye and the wyne his bloude not that his substaunce is in the breade and wyne but that we sholde remember hym therby Lykewyse as the â—…aster laÌ„be was called the passyng by and yet was it not in it selfe the very pas syng by but a token or remembraunce of the passyng by Deynge now that the easter lambe hath the name of the thing that the Israelites remembred by it and wherby they myght euer lastyngly kepe in remembraunce the benefytes of god right conuenient is it that Christe hath called the breade his body and the wyne hys bloud bicause that we shoulde remeÌ„ber therby his death and passion yea the only sacrifice of his body whiche he hath sufferyd to be broken and his bloud to be shed for vs. Neuerthelesse how be it that the materyall body of Chryste is not in the bread nor his bloude in the wyne yet neuerthelesse is the supper of the Lorde 〈◊〉 parttakynge but spyrytually of the body and bloud of Chryste as Paule sayth Is not the â—…uppe of thankes geuyng wherwith we gyue thaÌ„kes a parte taking of the bloud of Christ And the bread that we breake is it not the 〈◊〉 takyng of the body of Chryste These wordes of Paule do witnesse clerely that the faythful eate the body of Christ spiritually vnder the breade and wyne yea lykewyse as a bryde receyueth her housbande with a rynge euen so receyue the faithfull Christe to be theyr owne and euerlastynge saluacyon But that some men wyll haue that the bodyly presence sholde be in the breade is a great mysse vnderstandynge of the godly worde yea it is an antechrystes doctryne which is contrary bothe to our fayth and to al holy scrypture For we be leue and holy scrypture beareth wytnes that Chryste after his resurrection is ascended vp into heauen and sytteth vpon the ryght hand of his almighty father Rom. viii And bideth ther as concernynge hys bodyly presence but spiritually he hath promised to abide with vs to the ende of the worlde in hys worde Mat. xxviii And seynge that now Chryste as concer nyng his bodely presence abydeth at the ryght hand of his father Hebre. x. so may not the body of Chryste be in the breade And agayne it is agaynst all truth that Chryste at one tyme hath ben in many or diuers places as touching his body Forthermore we do dayly se what dredful ydolatrye is sâ—…rong out of the carnall vnderstandynge of these wordes of Chryste This is my body and yet dayly spryngeth to the great and abominable slaunder of the honoure of god so that men worshype a piece of breade for theyr god yea and holde that to be theyr maker And the papystes locke hym in â—…olde and syluer not remeÌ„brynge what Paule and Stephen wytnesse sayenge The mooste hyghest wyll not dwell in temples made wyth mannes handes Actes vii and. xvii O blynde men that are so bewytched of the whore that ye can not nor wyll not beleue the manifeste truth O blyndnesse and great presumptuousnesse of the papistes that wyll take vpon them to fetche Iesu Christe out of heauen into a piece of breade whyche is consumable as we clearelye se by experience and that it shoulde be worshypped for God whyche is euerlastynge and vnchaungeable Nowe what remedye for we can not helpe it therfore muste we do as the Lorde Iesu Christe spake vnto hys apostles of the phariseis sayinge Let them go for they are blynde and leaders of the blinde wheÌ„ one blynde leadeth an othâ—…r so fall they both into the dytche Mat. xv But the Lorde muste be thaÌ„ked that out of his vnmeasurable grace hath â—…ned our eyes that we can se knowe wherfore we shal take the bread and the wyne in the supper namely for a memoriall and token of the sufferyng and death of Iesu Christ yea for the body and bloud of Christe but that for the by names sake and not of the material thynges behalfe as is aboue rehearsed of the Easter Lambe ☞ Forthermore the supper of the Lorde is also a ioynynge togyther of the christen coÌ„â—…regacion in loue And also the congregacion that wyl holde thys supper muste be well appoynted and ioyned togyther in brotherly loue yea they must stande in one spirite and soule Philip i. hauing a burning loue For Paule sayth we many are one breade and one bodye in as muche as we are partakers of one bread Lyke wise as y t mebres of one body are not in striâ—… one agaynste an other but in a charitable vnitie seruynge one an other i. Corhi xii so maye there no stryfe nor debate be founde in the con gregacion of God i. Corhin i. so that any man shoulde onely care and take thought for hym selfe and not care nor loke vpon his brothers lacke but the one muste helpe and care for the other in al thynges necessary where he can or maye Gal. vi and no man must seke that that is his but euery one the others wealth Philip ii And lykewise as of the graynes of corne can not be baken breade but through fyre eueÌ„ so can not the congregacion be a right spirituall lofe wherof Paule speaketh but through burning loue charitie And so ought y t christeÌ„ congregacion to be one lofe i. Cor. x. For lykewyse as many graynes are sowen to the enteÌ„t that breade shoulde be baked of it So soweth the greate father of housholde his preciouse wheate into the acre or grounde of this world to the entent that they all shoulde become one lofe and breake the supper of the Lorde rightly after the wordes of Paule we many are all one breade and one body in as much as we are parte takers of one breade i. Cor. x. And where so euer the congregacion is not so apoynted and the breade broken in thys maner there is the bread eaten and the wyne droÌ„ken to a iudgement from the whiche God the merciful father wyll defende and kepe all diligent louers of the euerlastyng trueth thoâ—…owe his vnexpressable goodnesse and mercye Amen ¶ Of the very chrstian kyngdome VVE beleue also that god the heaueÌ„ly father hath gyuen to his onely begotten sone Iesu Christe al powre in heauen and erth Math. xxviii yea as Paule sayth He hath set hym on his ryght hande in heauenly thynges aboue all powre rule myght and domynyon and a boue al that maye be named not onely in this worlde but also in the worlde tocome Ephe. i. Aboue all this hath the heaueÌ„ly father especyally instituted and ordeined Iesu Christ his onely begotten sonne to be a kyng ouer the mount of
Al that is borne of god ouercometh the world And thys is the victorye that ouercometh the worlde euen our fayth Who is it that ouercometh the worlde but he that beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God Out of these wordes of Iohn maye all ryght christians wel vnderstande that the victorye standeth in an vpryghte fayeth and not in anye carnall and outwardâ—… weapon And we do holde it wyth the Apostle Iohn and are also content wyth Paule so that we wyl holde wyth them all straunge doctrine whyche myght be contrary to the Gospell of Iesu Christe for vtterly accursed Gala. i. ¶ Of Matrymonye OF matrymonye we do hold now in the newe testament not after the wyl of Moyses nor after the ensampel of the patriat ches but as god instytuted it in paradyse and as it was restituted agayne of Chryste and brought agayn to the fyrst institucion namely that Matrimony is a ioynynge togyther of 〈◊〉 persons that is to say a man and a woman af ter the wordes of the lord They two shall be one fleshe Genes ii And for this cause hath Paule commaunded the byshopes deacons euery one of theÌ„ to be a housband of one wyfe Out of the whiche texte muste nedes folowe that no chrysten man may haue more then one wife or els had Paule robbed the byshoppes and deacons of theyr comon chrystian lybertye yea he had tangled them in a snare which is vnpossyble i. Cor. vi so is it not to be fouÌ„de in any apostels wrytynge that any Chrysten man in or after the apostels tymes hath bene Polygamus that is to saye hath had manye wyues What y t the apostles haue not taught nor vsed in theyr congregacyon that shal not wee teache nor vse as an necessarye thinge â—…o mans saluacyon For els muste it folowe that the apostels had not knowen nor taught all the trueh which is against the words and promise of Iesu Christ which promised to his apostels sayeng when the conforter the holy ghoste shal come he shall teache you all the trueth Ihon. xiiii And Paul toke god to witnesse y t present day that he was pure from the bloud of al meÌ„ for he had kept nothing backe but had shewed them all the couÌ„sell of god Acti xx Nowe is it well knowen that Paule taughte not that a Chrysten man shoulde haue many wyues and therfore it is not the counsell or wyll of God but muche more is the counsel and wyl of god that a christian shall haue but one wyfe Seynge that all the newe Testament alway spea keth of one man and one wyfe as appeareth by these chapirers Mathewe xix Marke x. 〈◊〉 Timothe iii. Titu i. i. Corhinth vii Ephe. v. And therfore can not we approue the Iewes Poligamians the whyche some haue begonne But we holde vs after the ensample of Adam and Eue and also in thys matter it is restitusted agayne by Christe Mathew xix Marke x. we are also wel coÌ„tented with Paule which doth saye that for auoydyng fornicacion euerye man shall haue his owne wyfe and euerye woman her owne husbande Also that Matrimony is a soyâ—…ynge togyther of man and woman after the worde of the Lorde These two shall be one fleshe Genesis ii Mathewe xix Marke x. Ephesians v. ☞ Thys is the confession of oure fayth in the which we hope that nothyng shal be fouÌ„de but the pure trueth of the Gospell yf so be that it be not iudged after mannes good thynkynge but onelye after the rule of thy Godlye worde And notwythstandynge bycause that we wyll gyue no plase vnto the sclaunderers that of a presumptuouse hygh mynded spirite myghte sclaunder or rayse vpon vs we are alwayes readye and offer our selues that yf any christen man beyng learned in the scripture can reproue vs wyth Goddes worde in anye thynge that shoulde fayle vs of the trueth to hym we shall and wyll alwayes gladly as disciples vnto therâ—… maisteâ—… gyue place and gladly wyth all toy sulnesse of the spirite receyâ—…e al christen doctrine of hym Seynge that Peter a prince of the Apostles muste suffer that he was rebulted of Paule reasone it is that we shoulde suffer to be rebuked yf we throughe mannes ignoraunce were fallen in erroure we that are poore seruauÌ„tes of the Lorde skantly haue receyued one pounde where as Peter had receyued fyue the whyche our vnderstandyng is no more to be lykened to the high apostles wisdome then a gnat by a camell And we know also that Solomon sayth Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyte And agayne He that refuseth to be refourmed despiseth his owne soule but he that submitteth hym selfe to correction is wyse And for thys cause wyl we alwayes be diligent to heare and with all mâ—…kenes submitte our selues vnto him that coulde teach vs any doctrine more agreable to the holy scripture But yf any man wyll condempne our fayth without the iudgement of scripture iudge it after the prouerbe as the blinde iuggeth the colour that muste wyl we suffer for gods sake Also yf any maÌ„ wil be our Pharao and treade vs downe bicause y t we be Ilsraelites or fayne would be in this wyl we aso coÌ„ fort vs w t the holy scripture hoping y t our hea ueÌ„ly father shall haue mercy ouer vs through Iesu Christ streÌ„gth vs so w t his holy goste y t we shal not care for the dreadful sclauÌ„der ouer our fayth And we perceyuing y t blyndnes of the comoÌ„ people the great tyraÌ„ny of certeÌ„ princes so y t the comoÌ„ people are so blinded in their memory y t they caÌ„ not iudge the light froÌ„ darkenes nor the right froÌ„ vnrightuousnes or lyes froÌ„ the truth yea they crie ouer Iesu that be shalbe crucified and Baraâ—…as shalbe let go And also dyuers prynces are so full of tyraÌ„ny that they do persecute the chrysten and wythout any mercy put them to the moste greuous and cruell death not remembryng that the innocent bloude of the ryghtuouse Abell cryeth for vengeaunce agaynste the murderer Cain vnto God in heauen Neuerthelesse the scripture must be fulâ—…illed namely that all they that wyll lyue godly in Chryste Iesu muste suffer pâ—…rsecucyon And chryst sayth to his apostels Haue they persecuted me they shall also persecute you And therfore saith Iohn in his epistle Beâ—…old what loue the father hath shewed on vs that we should be called his chylderne Therfore the world doth not knowe you bycause it knoweth not hym With those and more other scriptures maye wee comforte our selues and especyallye wyth the wordes of Chryste sayeng Blessed are they that suffer persecucyon for ryghtuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdom of heauen Blessed are ye wheÌ„ men râ—…uyle you and persecute you and falsely say all maner euill sayenges agaynste you for my names sake Reioyse and be glad for great is your rewarde in heauen And we praye god our heauenlye father thorow oure lorde Iesu Chryste â–ª the which out of his vnmeasurable mercye