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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07557	The princelie progresse of the church militant marching forth by the steps of the flocke to her triumphant bridegrome Christ Iesus. Encountered with an erronius army, turned aside from Iesus to the Ieesitcall [sic] faction, to fight with the lambe, and make warre with the saints. As it appeareth in the ensuing opposition. With an addition demonstrating the abolishing of Antichrist, supreme head of heretickes, and vniuersall maintainer of treason. Written by Thomas Bedle.	Bedle, Thomas.	1610 (1610)	STC 1794; ESTC S113620	73,293	130

from a noysome prison with the glorious image of God the fruits of saith that in the end we may appeare before Gods presence as Absolon did before his Father after hee had aboad two yeares reconciled to him in Ierusalem Concerning which inherent righteousnesse it is one thing also to speake of Iustitam vtatoris and Iustitiam comprehensum The iustice of those that tend to heauen in which there is imperfection and the iustice of those that already haue obtained the euerlasting kingdome in which kinde of iustice there is no imperfection In the iustice of those that tend to heauen we may behold the image of God repairing and in the iustice of those that haue obtained the euerlasting kingdome the image of God perfected Concerning which repaired estate when the Scriptures doth require vs to be renewed after the image of our Creator it doth testifie that our creation is lost within vs and when it sheweth how the same should be renewed it declareth also wherein the same is lost namely in righteousnesse holinesse And wi hall the necessity of renewing for without holinesse none can see God Of these in order And first we will speake of the power by which we are renewed Secondly of the instrumentall meanes through which we are renewed And lastly of the nature into the which we are renewed and the patterne into which we are to ●e made First for the power it consisteth to the effectuall working of Gods Spirit according to the saying of the Apostle 2. Cor. 4.6 God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse is hee which hath shined in our hearts to giue the light of the knowledge of God in the face of Iesus Christ Againe the spirit is giuen to euery one to profite withall So I made you partakers of the diuine nature when I caused my spirit to dwell in you saith Saint Cyril● For Christ is in vs changing our corruption into incorruption that we may be in the end as the Apostle speaketh a glorious Church without spot or wrinckle Secondly the instrument wherewith the Spirit of God is serued to work this renouation or change in vs is the written word and not the traditions of men according to the saying of the Apostle Of his owne will he begot vs with the word of truth Iam. 1.18 As we do receiue our beginning from the word so we receiue our nourishment growth likewise from the same Therefore the Apostle exhorteth vs as now borne ●abes to desire the sincere the milke of the Word that we may grow thereby 1. Pet. 2. To this end the Scriptures is giuen by the inspiration of God and is profitable to teach to improue to correct to instruct in righteousnesse that the man of God may be absolute being made perfect vnto all good workes The Scripture is profitable to teach saith Theodoret vpon this place 2. Tim. 3.16 For whatsoeuer we know not we learne out of it To reproue it reproueth our wi●ked life to correct for it exhorteth that they which haue gone astray returne into the right to instruct in righteousnesse for it teacheth the kindes of vertue that the man of God may be perfect furnished to all good workes Peter compareth the Scriptures Propheticall vnto a Lantherne with a candle giuing light in a darke place And the Prophet Dauid saith Psalm 119. Thy word ô Lord is a Lantherne vnto my feet and a light vnto my paths Without this light men doe wander in great darknes though they haue as many eyes as Argus that is be neuer so circumspect Apol. Bish Iewel pag. 555. If we haue not or know not what way to go saith Saint Augustine cited by Bishop Iewel what shall it profite you whither to go Hauing thus set downe the power and instrument by which we are renewed now lastly two thinges remaine in this recreation to bee considered The first is the nature into which we are renewed The second is the parterne to the which we are to be made First for the nature it is knowledge the light of the minde Secondly for the patterne God looketh vnto his owne glory and maketh vs according to that forme in our vnderstanding he maketh light like vnto his owne light by causing light to shine out of darknesse that is out of our vnderstandings that before knew not God In the will he maketh holinesse like vnto his owne holinesse concerning both which the Apostle exhorteth vs to put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of God Againe put on the new man which after God is created vnto righteousnesse and true holinesse He then that will put on this new man must first cloath his vnderstanding with knowledge which is obtained with much reading meditation o● study and not infused by speciall reuelation as in times past for the most part Therefore it behoueth a Christian that will attaine to this heauenly notion to reade the Scriptures continually with that kingly Prophet King Dauid who through continued study therein became more excellent then his teachers To pray with Daniel the Prophet whom no decree could hinder from praier To meditate with Isaac who walked out euery euening to meditate For as S. Augustine saith Reading without study or meditation is dry and barren Meditation without study or reading is erroneous and praier without cogitation or study i● halfe cold and vns●●it●●ll The soule that will flye saith Nicholas Cusa●●● into the wildernesse of contemplation must haue two wings the one of deuotion the other of knowledge or vnderstanding For as S. Hierom cited by B. Iewel saith As it is more to do the will of God then to know it so the knowl●dge of the same goeth b●fore doing In goodnesse ●●ing goeth before in order knowledg● Christ himselfe testifieth that the eye of the soule is vnderstanding Iohn 17. O Father th●s is ●u●rl●sting life to know thee the onely and very God and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent Habet sides oculos suos Faith as S. Augustine teacheth h●th her eyes to s●e wit●all Visio anima intellectus ●st saith Saint Bernard The seeing of the soul● is vn●er●●●n●ing with these eyes we see Christ that is to say we vnderstand Christ or beleeue in Christ Nay saith it selfe is called in the Rhems an vnderstanding Therfore we cannot be said to grow from faith to saith and from strength to stregnth but by increase of knowledge For Veritas pedetentium cognoscit Truth is knowne by little and little through which growth we passe as children doe from milke to strong meate according to the saying of the Apostle Heb. 5.13 Euery one that vseth milke is vnexpert in the word of righteousnesse for he is a babe but strong meate belongeth to them that are of age which through long custome haue their wits exercised to discerne both good and euill Secondly as knowledge goeth before so actiō followeth after hauing for the groūd holinesse created by Gods