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An admonition or vvarning that the faithful Christia[n]s in London, Newcastel Barwycke [and] others, may auoide Gods vengeau[n]ce bothe in thys life and in the life to come. Compyled by the seruaunt of God John Knox ...
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Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.
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STC 15059; ESTC S106336
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AN ADMONITION or vvarning that the faithful ChristiaÌ„s in London Newcastel othere may auoide Gods vegeauÌ„ce both in thys life and in the life to come 〈◊〉 by the Seruaunt of God John Knoâ—…es The Persecuted speaketh ¶ I fear not for death nor passe nor for bands Only in God put I my whole trust For God wil requyre my blod at your hands And this I know that once dye I must Only for Christ my lyfe if I gyue Death is no death but a meane for to lyue 〈◊〉 To the faithfull in London Newcastel and Warwicke to all others wythin the Realme of England that loue the commyng of our Lord Jesus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wisheth coÌ„â—…aunce in godlynes to the ende Vâ—…hen I remember the feareful threatninges of God pronouÌ„ced against â—…ealmes and â—…ous to whoÌ„ the lyght of Gods word hath bene offered and contemptuously by them refused as my harte â—…fainedli mourneth for your present state dearely beloued in our Sauiour Iesus Christ so do the whole powers of my body tremble and shake for the plages y â— are to come But that Gods true woorde hath bene offered to the Realme of England can none denye eccept such as by the Diuel holden in boÌ„dage god iustly so punishyng their proude inobedience haue neither eyes to see nor vnderstandyng to discerue good from bad nor darknes froÌ„ light â—…inst whoÌ„ none other wise wil I coÌ„ tend at this preset theÌ„ did the prophet â—…gainst y â— stifnecked stubburn people of Iuda saying ☞ The wrath of the Lord shal not be tourned away tyl he hath fulfylled y â— thoughts of his hart And thus leaue I them as of whose repentaunce there is smal hope to the haÌ„des of him that shal not forgot their horrible blasphemies spokeÌ„ in 〈◊〉 of Christes truth and of his true minysters And wyth you that vnfaynedlye mourne for the great 〈◊〉 of Gods true religion purpose I to communicate such counsel admonition now 〈◊〉 mine owne pen â—…somtimes it pleased god I shuld proclaime in your cares The end of whiche my admonition is that euen as that you purpose and intend to auoid Gods vengeaunce both in thys lyfe â–ª in the lyfe to come that so ye auoid and flye aswel in body as in spirite al felowship societie wyth idolatours in their idolatrie You shrincke I knowe euen at the first but if an Oratour had the matter in handling he would proue it honest profitable easy and necessary to be done and in euery one point were store inough for a long â—…ration But as I neuer laboured to 〈◊〉 any man in matters of â—…ligion God I take to record in my conscience 〈◊〉 by the very 〈◊〉 and playne infallible truth of Gods word no more mynde I to doo in thys behalfe but this I affirme that to 〈◊〉 from idolatrie is so profitable and so necessarye vnto a Christian that vnlesse he so do all worldly profit tourneth to his perpetual disprofit and condempnation Profit apertâ—…th either to the bodies or clâ—… to the soules of our selues and of our 〈◊〉 Corporall commodites consist in such thinges as maÌ„ chiefely 〈◊〉 for the body as rytches estimation long life healthe and 〈◊〉 in earth The only comforte and ioye of the soule is God by hys word â—…lling ignoraunce 〈◊〉 and beath in the place of these placyng true knowledge of him selfe and with the same iustice and life by Christ his Sonne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of these aforesaid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 theÌ„ of 〈◊〉 it is that we auoid 〈◊〉 for plaine it is that the soulâ—… hath neither lyfe nor comfort but by God alone wyth whom idolatours haue no other participatioÌ„ theÌ„ haue y e Diuels And albeit that abhominable idolatours for a moment triumphe yet approcheth the houre when Gods vengeaunce shal strike not only their soules but euen theyr vyle 〈◊〉 shall be plaged as God before hathe threatned Theyr Cities shalbe 〈◊〉 their land shalbe layd waste their enemies shal dwel in their strong holdes there wyues and daughters shall be deâ—…led their children shall fall in the â—…dge of the sweard Mercy shall theâ—… fynde none because they haue refused the God of all mercy when louinâ—… and long he called vpon them You 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I haue hereof to God 〈◊〉 I appoynt no time but that these and 〈◊〉 plages shal fall vpon the 〈◊〉 of England and that or it be longe I am so sure as that I am that 〈◊〉 god lyueth This my affirmation shal displease many shal content fewe God whâ—… knoweth the secretes of harts knoweth that also it displeaseth my self and yet lyke as before I haue bene coÌ„pelled to speake in your presence and in the presence of others such thyngs as were not pleasable to the eares of mâ—… wherof alas a great part this day are come to pas So that I am compelled now to write with the teares of myne eyes I knowe to your dyspleasure But deare brethren be subiecte vnto God and gyue place to hys wrathe that we may escape hys euerlastyng vengeaunce My penne I trust shal nowe be no more vehement then my tonge hathe bene oftner then once not only beâ—…ore you but also before the chyese of the â—…alme What was said in Newcastel â—…arwicke before the sweate I trust yet some in those places beareth in mynde What vpon the daye of Alsayntes that yeare that the Duke of Somerset was last apprehended let â—…castel wytnes What before him â—…hat then was Duke of Northumberland in the towne of Newecastel and in other places mo What before the Kynges Maiestie at Wyndsor â—…ton Court and Westminster And finally what was spoken in London in mo places then one when Fyers of soye and â—…otous bancketinges were made at the proclamation of Marye your Quene If men wyl not speake the stones and tymber of those places shall cry in fyre and beare record that the truthe was spoken and shall absolue me in that behalfe in the daye of the lorde Suspect not brethren that I delyte â—…n your calamytyes or in the plages that shal fal vpoÌ„ that vnthankfull nacion No God I take to recorde that my hart mourneth wythin me that I am cruciate for remembraunce of your troubles But if that I shoulde â—…ase then dyd I as well agaynst my conscience as also against my knowledge and so should I be gylty of the bloud of those that pearished for lacke of admonition yet should the plage not a moment the longer be delayed for the Lord hath appointed the dai of his â—…geaunce before the whych he fendeth trumpets Messengers that hys elect watching with praiers soâ—… may by his mercye escape the vengeaunce that shal come But you would â—…now the groundes of my certitude God grannt that hearing them ye may vnderstaÌ„d and stedfastlye beleue the same My assurauÌ„ces are not the 〈◊〉 of Merline neyther yet the darcke sentences of prophane prophets but the playne truth of Gods worde the 〈◊〉
iustice of the euerliuing God and the ordinarie course of his plages froÌ„ the begâ—…ynge are my assuraunces and groundes Gods word threatneth destruction to al inobedient 〈◊〉 immutable iusâ—… must requyre the â—…aine The 〈◊〉 punishments plages shew 〈◊〉 what 〈◊〉 then hauing vnderstanding can cease to propheci The word of God playnelye speaketh that if a man shal heare the curses of Gods law and yet in his harts shal promise to him selfe 〈◊〉 and â–ª good lucke thinâ—…nge that he shall haue peace al be it he 〈◊〉 after the imagynations of 〈◊〉 owne barte to â—…ch a man the Lord wyl not be merciful but hie wrath shal be 〈◊〉 against hym and 〈◊〉 shall destroye hys name from vnder the heauen 〈◊〉 the Lord threatneth plage after plage and euer the last to be the forâ—…st while finalli he wil consume 〈◊〉 Nations if they repent not read ye â—…vi chap. of â—…euiticus which chapter ofte I haue wylled you to marcke as yet I do unfainedly And thinke not that 〈◊〉 appertaineth to the 〈◊〉 onelye No brethren the Prophetes ar the inter preters of the lawe and they make the plages of God coÌ„mon to al offenders the punishment euer beginning at the housholde of God And here must I touche a point of that diuelysh coÌ„fession made alas by that myserable man whose name for sorrowe I can not recite Thys argumeÌ„t he vseth to proue the doctâ—… of â—…ite yeares taught amongst you to be wicked Troubles plages saieth he haue followed the same not oâ—…li here in England but also in Gerâ—… as he wylled you to marke This fragile and vaine argumeÌ„t at this time none otherwise wil I labour to confute theÌ„ by playne scryptures declaryng that plages appertaine to al 〈◊〉 beguâ—…iÌ„g first wher Gods mercies hath bene offered and obstinately refused and that maye aunswere the blynde rage of ignoraunce The Prophetes Esay Ieremi and â—…chiell after they had proclaymed plages to fal vpoÌ„ the people of Israel â–ª vpoÌ„ the house of Iuda prophecyed particulerly against certain NatioÌ„s Cities not only adiacent in circute about Ierusalem but also against such as wer far distauÌ„t as agaynst Moab â–ª 〈◊〉 Palestina Egipt â—…irus Damascus Babilon And in conclusion general prophecies are spokeÌ„ against al inobedient sinful natioÌ„s as in the foure and twenty chap. of Esai plainli appeareth As also the Lord coÌ„mauÌ„deth Ieremye to gâ—…ue the cup of hys wrath to al nations one after another who shoulde drynike of the same 〈◊〉 thoughe they refused it of hys hande that is 〈◊〉 thei wold not beleue the voiâ—… of the prophet yet should they not escape the plages that he spake for euery nation like vnto this shal I punish saith the Lorde of hostes Wyth the same agreeth 〈◊〉 sayinge The eyes of the Lord are vpoÌ„ euery sinfull nat on to roote it out of the earth These and many mo places euideÌ„tly proue that plages spokeÌ„ in the law of God appertain to eueri rebellious people he they Iew or be the Gentil Christians in title or Turckes in professyon And the grounde of the Prophetes was the same which before I haue rehearsed for one of my assurauÌ„ces that EnglaÌ„d shalbe plaged which is Gods immutable and inuiolable iustice which caÌ„not spare in one realme and Nation those offences that most seuerely he hath punished in another for els were he vnequal made different as touching â—…cusion of his iust iudgementes beâ—…wirt person and person which is moste contrarious to the integriti of his iustice tâ—…us he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by â—…remi his prophet Behold I haue begone to punysh in the house wher my nâ—…me is incalled and shal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lord wold saye How can my iustice permit those crymes 〈◊〉 in proude contempâ—… that neither regard me nor yet my law seing I haue not â—…ared mine owne people that 〈◊〉 beareth some 〈◊〉 to my name That God hathe punyshed other 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 men of 〈◊〉 vnderstanding wyll easlye confesse But whether that like 〈◊〉 haue bene yet are committed 〈◊〉 the â—…alme of Englande 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the laste plâ—…es of â—…od 〈◊〉 those Nacions that 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 In thys 〈◊〉 caÌ„ nothing better 〈◊〉 vs theÌ„ Gods plaine word 〈◊〉 the vyces wâ—…ich raigned in those daies â—…nd omitting al such as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it shal 〈◊〉 â—…or this 〈◊〉 to rehearse some places of 〈◊〉 the tyme of whose prophecye wel considered shal make the matter more sensible He be 〈◊〉 in y â— thirten yere of king 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 raygue continueth tyll after the destruction of Ierusalem whyche came in the leuenth yere of Zederchiâ—… Long preached this godly man to wyt thyrty and nyne yeares and two monethes before the vttermost of the plages apprehended this stubbourne nation And that he did wyth mutche trouble and 〈◊〉 susteined as in his prophecy is to be sene By all lykelyhode then ther was some 〈◊〉 that were not pleased â—…th the Prophet neither yet with his preachyng And yet playne it is that no â—…yng so truely tourned vnto God with al his hart with al his soule and with al his strength according to all the â—…awe of Moyses as did Josias yet as sayd 〈◊〉 the prophet of God was troubled and that not by a meane number for I fynd him complain vniuersally and generally vpon the peoples iniquitie For thus induceth he God speaking My people hath commytted dubble â—…quitye they haue forsaken me the fountaine of lyuyng water and haue dygged to them selues â—…storns that can conteyne no water Why wylte thou iustifie thy selfe Under thy winges is found the bloude of the soulâ—… of the poore innocentes whom thouâ—…â—…oundest not in corners And yet thoâ—… sayest I am innocent Thou hast gotten a whâ—…res forehead Thou canst not thincke shame My people is folyshe they know me not They ar folish Children and haue no wysdome wyse they are to commyt myschyefe but to do good they are all together ignoraunt Euery man maye beware of his neyghboure and no man assuredly may trust his brother for euery man is become diceytfull they haue practesid theyr tonges to lyes gyle they haue left my law saith the Lord and haue followed the wycked imagynations of their owne hartes they haue followed after Baalâ—… whom theyr Fathers taught them Of these and many mo places like appeareth the generall offeÌ„ces of that people to haue bene defeccion from God sheddynge of innocent bloude iustification of them selues defence of their iniquity whyle yet they abouÌ„ ded in theft murther â—…sion lies craft practise 〈◊〉 and manyfest idolatry folowyng the trade of theyr Fathers who vnder 〈◊〉 and â—…mon of whom the one in the begynning the other all his life mayntained idolatry had bene the ring leaders to all abhomination The Prophet of God wondering at so manyfest iniquitye iudged that such ignorauÌ„ce and disobedience 〈◊〉 only among the rascal sort of meÌ„ and