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The paraphrase of Erasm[us] Roterdame vpon [the] epistle of sai[n]t Paule vnto his discyple Titus lately tra[n]slated into englysshe and fyrste a goodly prologue; Paraphrases in Novum Testamentum. English. Selections
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Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Cox, Leonard, fl. 1572.
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authorite of the kynges or prynces or other rulers vnder whose domynioÌ„ they be but they muste the rather bycause they be chrysten men be obedyente subiectes and gladly do as they be commaunded and redy prone to euery good worke then men may se them do as they ought to do not beyng constrayned therto for feare of punyshment but of theyr owne fre wyll For yf the heddes do coÌ„maunde that which is ryghtfull it is greate iniquite and a foule ensample to dysobey hym that is heed ouer all other But agayne yf they coÌ„maunde rule otherwyse then ryght is yf they oppresse theyr subiectes to hardly yf they call to fore upon theym yet gentlenes suffrance is more comely for no man theÌ„ y e folowers of Christe what so euer they commaunde vs that is not agaynst y e very relygyon of god we must therin gladly obey Thei wyll peradueÌ„ture take away our goodes what then For theym groweth to vs a greate treasure of good vertuous lyuyng They wil bannishe vs out of y e contrey It maketh no matter for Chryst is euery where redy to coÌ„fort his seruaÌ„tes Here peradueÌ„ture some man wyll say what our prynces be hethen men and worshyppars of Idolles contamynate w t open vyces enemyes to Christes faythe They that be suche be such to theyr owne harme and ieoperdy it is not our parte to condempne them but to amende theym And better they may be induced by obedyence suffrance and examples of good lyuynge then by rebellyon or opprobrioê° sayenges Let vs leue theym to their iudge and let vs remembre what is syttynge for vs. Chryst dyd praye for them that blasphemyd him so fer wide it is that he wolde gyue chek for chek how is it then conuenyente that his discyples sholde be contumelious agaynste ony man as louers of stryfe and debate But rather after the example of hym whose name they do professe they must be gentle shewyng all myldenes not onely vnto honest men and suche as haue well deserued it but also muste be obedyent vnto euery man To good men bycause they deserue it to yll men that they amende and agayne that they haue not a wors opynion of our beleue yf they be prouoked and angred for a cause Chrysten charyte suffreth all thynges and in al thynges it hath good hope And if there be ony such yll men we must rather pytye them then abhorre theym And therfore we shall do more yf we call to remeÌ„braunce that we were somtyme such as they be now Let vs not refuse theym by cause they are yll lyuers and wycked men but let vs helpe y e best that we can that they cease to be as they be â–ª and begynne to be lyke vs who called vs from our blyndnesse was it not y e free clemencie or swete gentlenes of Chryst And that same gentlenes of chryste may chauÌ„ge such men wheÌ„ he will And how be it that we which of Iewes be made chrysten men did not worshyp Idolles yet we were afore our conuersyon subiecte to great vices beyng foles iobedyent erryng geuen to diuerse appetites pleasures ful of enui ful of malice grudgyng hatiÌ„g one of another To these so great euylles we were subiecte eueÌ„ vnder Moises lawe but that now for foles dulheddes we be made sobre wyse y t for rebelles we are meke and treatable for men errynge hauyng knowlege of the trueth for the seruantes of desyres and voluptuousnes the wyllynge kepers of iustice for malycioê° simple curtes for enuious glad to do good for haters wel willyng to them that hate vs this haue we not neyther by moyses lawe nor yet by our owne merites but by y t free goodnes of god by the which we coueyte that all yf it be possible sholde reioyce with vs in a coÌ„mune welfare and to all meÌ„ the verite of y e gospell may shyne as it hath shined to vs. For afore lyke blynde men we were styll in darkenes as they but now sens there is opened by the lyght of y e gospell how great the goodnes and charyte of god which is autour of our helthe is to all men then at the last we gate true lyfe after that we had put away the darkenes of our lyfe that we led afore not thrugh the obseruatioÌ„ of Moyses law in whome was conteyned a maner of iustice â–ª but yet of lytle efficacye to geue euerlastynge lyfe but thrugh the free mercye of god For by the holy fonte of baptysme we were regenerat agayne plaÌ„ted in Chryst and by his spirite being renewed we haue ceased to be carnall and begoÌ„ne to be spirituall Therfore what so euer we be we are holy bounde to hym for it which in to vs nothynge deseruynge it shed aboundantly his spyryte which the law coulde not geue And by Iesu Chryste he shed his spyryte in to vs by whoÌ„ it hathe pleased him to geue vs all thynges that we being purged by his benefite froÌ„ our olde synnes shold enforce by good workes to be made apte to take y e enherytauÌ„ce of immortall lyfe Of y e which the doctrine of the gospell maketh vs to haue sure hope Sens that we then were ones myserable and by the onely aboundante mercy of god deleuered from synne now hope for the crowne of euerlasting lyfe we must haue pyty on other and go aboute by all meanes that god also may haue mercye on theym Let a chrysten bysshop in stede of iewes fables tel these thynges to the people for they be certeyne without doubte There remayneth nothyng more for vs to do but y t in our liuing we may remeÌ„bre y e benefyte of god and lyue accordyng to his pleasure or elles the professyon of chrystendome the gospell wyll nothyng auayle vs. wherfore I wyl that y u assure all men of these thynges whiche greatly longe to the purpose coÌ„fyrm theÌ„ therin also y t thei which ones haue beleued iÌ„ god y t by his free mercifulnes they haue ben redemed fro theyr synnes that he will gyue y e crouÌ„e of euerlastyng life to all them which by vertuoê° and godly lyuyng do study to folow as nere as thei are able Iesu Chryst y t they I say which haue this beleue so lede ouer theyr lyfe that it maye seme accordynge to our professyoÌ„ not vnworthy so greate promyssys of god Now they shall declare them selfe to be very christeÌ„ men not if they curse or say yll by y e gentyles iewes but yf they be beneficiall gentle to all men by the affection that they haue to pyty they reioyse to helpe euery body For these thinges shall not onely ornate commend y e professyon of the christen beleue as thynges of theym selfe honest but also ê“fitable to draw other to Chryste to helpe other whiche be oppressed with ony calamyte The chefe poynt of chrystentye is to do good to all men and by benefites wylde bestes be