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A05358	An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1587 (1587)	STC 15511A; ESTC S106904	98,822	213

receiue any thing from him And to speake the truth in one word he is all in all and without him we are nothing but vanitie Let vs conclude then that sithence he is our blisse whosoeuer is seperated from him doth abide in perpetuall curse That the Apostates being separated from Iesus Christ are also depriued of his spirite Chap. 9. THe miserie of the Apostates may easily be knowen by the former reasons hauing first of all forsaken God the Father and then the sonne to wit our Sauiour and Mediatour Iesus Christ It remaineth nowe to shew how for the confirmation of their miseries they are also destitute of the holy Ghost and by consequent depriued of the Cōmunication societie of the most blessed and holy Trinitie that is to say in a word of the whole Deitie so that to rule and gouerne them there remaineth onely vnto them the deuill the worlde their flesh and concupiscences But when we say that they are destitute of the holy Ghost we vnderstand that of the spirite of sanctification and regeneration which is giuen vnto the children of God to seale in their harts their adoption and as a pawne and pledge to assure them of the inheritance of the life which is promised and prepared in heauen for them for as concerning the spirit of prophesy gift of working miracles Numb 23. ver 7. 24 Num. 24.5 1. Sam. 19.23 Ioh. 11.51 Mat. 24.24 2. Thes 2.9 Ezech. 36.26 we knowe it hath bene giuen vnto Balaam and vnto Saule to Caiphas and to Iudas and also that it may be granted vnto false prophets and vnto Antichrist and to the reprobate to whom it pleased God to communicat the same But that spirit which is giuen vnto the children of God to change their stony harts into harts of flesh to sanctifie them to kindle in them a fire which stirreth them vp to all good workes not to seeke in them any other glorye then that which is of God no doubt the Apostates are destitute of such a spirite yea they neuer had it For as S. Ihon saith 1. Ioh. 4.13 Hereby know we that we dwel in him he in vs because he hath giuen vs of his spirite Seing then they haue not remained stedfast in Iesus Christ but voluntarily are departed from him may it not be therof inferred that the spirit of God was neuer cōmunicated vnto them considering it is giuē only to strēgthen a man against temptatiōs to make him so firme resolute in his wil that he may perseuere in the faith vnto the end For it is called for this cause the spirit of strength and power from an high Esay 11.2 Luk. 24.49 Because that mē which otherwise by their nature are so weake feeble that the shaking of a leaf or the voice of a damosell will astonish them be by him made not only inuincible against al assaults but also victorious against the Deuill and all other their enemies which hath bene seene by experience in the Apostles and Martyrs who indued with this spirite haue by his force vanquished and made subiect the world vnto Iesus Christ haue ouercome not onely the threatnings the fury violence of tyrants but also the feare and horror of the fire of wild and sauage beastes and other cruell torments which were prepared for them by the enemies of the truth Moreouer to whome doth it appertaine to bestow the spirite of Iesus Christ Mat. 3.11 Ioh. 7.38 Who is he that doth baptize with the holy ghost and with fire Who promised it vnto all those who should beleeue in his name saying He that beleeueth in me as saith the Scripture out of his belly shall flowe riuers of water of life Nowe he spake this as the Euāgelist doth adde of the spirit which they that beleeue in him should receaue Now then if he giue it to those only which beleue in him how cā he impart it to those which blaspheme him who crucify him again Luk. 11. stap him vnder their feet Furthermore this spirit is cōmunicated to those who are of the children Rom. 8. Gal. 4. of the houshold The Apostates then being no more of the house or family of God which they haue giuen ouer altogether how can they any more receaue this spirit which is the signe and gage of the adoption of his children seing that whosoeuer is filled with this spirite is the child of the light and walketh in the light not communicating in anye wise with the workes of darckenes but rather reproueth them according to the occasion offred vnto him and seeketh the assemblies of the faithfull whereunto he bringeth according to the measure of grace which he hath receaued either a Psalme a hymne or some spiritual song there in the midst of all the companye of the Saints to sing publikely with them the praises of God Considering then that the Apostates this day fly our assemblies that they desire in their harts that they were dispersed and seeing vnto this ende the vehementest of them all do employ their goods friēds which they haue as in this country of Aniow the church of Anger 's Saumeur haue tried and finally that they haue no greater care at this day then to go the first to Masse to beare the taper in procession of their Idol to do penance vnto it because they had for a time forsaken it some amonge them haue with great charges reedified set vp againe the altars in their Temples Idols images which they thēselues before in detestation of idolatry had broken downe and all to fitters And to be short seing I say that there is no superstition no impietie no worke of the deuil darknes in al papistry to which they feigne not themselues to cleaue is it possible that the spirit of God which calleth it self is a spirit of truth that is to say Ioh. 14.17 ful of singlenes of sinceritie of simplicitie and integritie should dwel with such hypocrites which with vs for a while haue frequented our sermons feigned themselues to haue loued and liked them now the Papists Infidels go to the Masse other idolatries which they approue by their presence coūtenance Wisd 1. For it is written that the spirit of God abhorreth euery one that plaieth the masker and is disguised And who as we do the fashion of garments change yeare by yeare their faith their religion their customes And although they haue assaied the true religion that which God hath prescribed vnto vs by his worde neuertheles they could not buckle themselues vnto it nor hold it fast imitating in that the nature of the Chameliō who as they say can represent change himself into al colors except white Now if the Scribes Pharises be so often accursed by Iesus Christ Mat. 23.13 for hauing bene hipocrits in one re●igion onely by how much more stronge reason are the Apostats

couenant making vs partaken of his grace of the remission of al our sinne● by the perfect obedience which he yeelded in our name Phil. 1. euen to indure for vs the death of the crosse and to beare the curse which was inioyned by the law Gal. 3. to the end he might acquite vs. Considering then that Iesus Christ is the only mediator of the agreement and couenant which may be handled betweene God men and that the Apostates departing to Antichrist his side do separate themselues from him thence it may be inferred necessarily that they are without God being without Christ as Saint Paule shewed the Ephesians writing to them after this maner Ephe. 2.11 Remember that ye being in time past Gentils in the flesh and called vncircumcision of them which are called circumcision ●n the flesh made with handes that ye were I say ●t that time without Christ and were aliens from ●he common wealth of Israell and were strangers from the couenantes of promise and had no hope and were without God in the world If then these who had not as yet beene called by the preaching of the Gospell during the time of their ●gnorance and infidelity were reputed by the Apostle to be without God because they were without Christ howe much more by greater ●eason may we auouch the same of those who ●fter they haue bene illuminated and had tasted of the word of God and also beene made partakers of the Holy Ghost being willingly departed from the knowledge of the trueth which they had receiued haue trode the sonne of God vnder their feete and esteemed the blood of the couenāt wherby they were sanctified a thing prophane committed so horrible an iniury against the spirite of grace It must then be concluded that as the Apostates haue treacherously forsaken God so he for his parte hath iustly renounced them and giuen them ouer for a pray as sayth the Prophet Psal 81.12 I gaue them vp vnto the hardnes of their heart and they haue walked in their owne counsailes and also as sayeth the Apostle as they haue made 〈◊〉 account to acknowledge God Rom. 1.28 so God hath giuen them vp to a spirite voyde of all iudgement that they may commit things which are not seemely These are then the guides which these poore blinde men haue to lead and counsell them in their affaires Rom. 8. namely the concupiscence of their owne peruerse heartes a reason altogether dulled Ephe. 2. their vnbridled senses the wisedome of the fleshe which is nothing else but death and ouer and besides all that the Deuill who is the prince of darkenes and the spirit that doth worke in the children of disobedience being thus guided can they faile sone to stumble into the pit As the Apostates are without God so are they without Christ Chap. 7. VVE haue shewed in the chapiter going before that the Apostates are without God Let vs now shew that they are also without Christ without a Mediator which shall be very easie to do 1. Tim. 2.5 For as there is but one God as the Apostle sayth so there is but one Mediatour betweene God and men namely Iesus Christ Furthermore as Iesus Christ is a Mediator of the new couenant to reconcile the chosen to God the father make him to be their God as he is his and that with full assurance they may lay hold of him and call vpon him as their father Ioh. 17.2 so God doth giue them vnto his sonne to instruct and lead them to saluation and vnto the life to which they are ordeined So that it can not be but that he that hath the Eternall for his God hath also Iesus Christ for his Mediator and contrariwise he that is depriued of the one must be also bereaued of the other Moreouer following Antichrist making open profession of his religion as wel by workes as by wordes and bearing his name his badge his cognisance how can they appertaine to Iesus Christ seing he is a mortall enemy vnto him 2. Thes 2.8 Matt. 6.24 and Whome he shall consume with with the spirite of his mouth and shall abolishe with the brightnesse of his comming None sayd Iesus Christ can serue two masters Especially when their natures and dispositions be so farre different and disagreeing How then can it be possible to set at one Iesus Christ with the Pope Whose doctrine life manners counsels and ende are altogether contrary And if they can not be made to agree betwene themselues Matth. 12.30 how is it possible that one man should betake himselfe to them both Also He that is nor with Christ is against him he that gathereth not with him scattereth As he said himselfe to note his and causeth them to be knowne A man may then be knowne to be a Christian when he is vnited with his head vnseparably and that with him he doeth labour to gather that is to say to make the Church populous and to increase multiply the number of the citizens of the kingdome of God When as then there is any man seene who contrarily doth striue glory to employ all his meanes and power to hinder the establishing of the Church and who withdraweth all those he can fearing nothing more then to see it to take roote or hath greater despite then to see it to florishe and beare fruite may it not be sayd of him when he is so bent and animated against Iesus Christ that he is his enemy and a true member of Antichrist Sithens he fighteth with so great a courage to defende and maintaine him in that kingdome and possession which he hath partly by craft and hypocrisie and all such euill and wicked meanes partely by violence and too too great fauour which some vndiscreete princes haue borne him vsurped vpon the sonne of God whome he hath robbed of his glory and of all his prerogatiues and dignities striuing yet at this with his adherents to burye wholly the remēbrance of his name Furthermore considering the case standeth so that by two markes those are knowen who do belonge to Iesus Christ Ioh. 18. namely when they are not of the world and be of the truth who will say that the Apostates appertaine vnto him who haue forsaken him and his company to returne to the world For Papistry whereto they haue retired 1. Ioh. 2.16 is nothing els but the world that is to say the lust of the flesh the lust of the e●es the pride of life And there is neither Realme nor Empire vpon the earth wherein sloth dainties pleasures whoredomes dissolutenes pride banqueting feasting ambition with all kind of vanities and excesse abound more then in the Romaine Court and in the pallaces of their Cardinals Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Priors neither wherein there are men more effeminate and corrupt then those who followe the Popish Court By reason whereof the heares of women are attributed vnto them