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A72347	Certayne sermons appoynted by the Quenes Maiestie, to be declared and read, by all persones, vycars, and curates, euery Sondaye and holy daye in theyr churches : and by her Graces aduyse perused & ouer sene, for the better vnderstandyng of the simple people : newly imprinted in partes accordynge as is mencioned in the booke of commune prayers.; Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches.		1559 (1559)	STC 13648.5; ESTC S5209	110,375	188

Christ vndoubtedly affirmeth Charit● bringeth furth good woorkes Iohn .xiiii. that true faith bringeth furth good workes ▪ so doth he saye likewyse of charitie Whosoeuer hath my commaundementes and kepeth them that is he that loueth me And after he saith he that loueth me wil kepe my worde and he that loueth me not Iohn .xiiii. kepeth not my wordes And as the loue of God is tryed by good workes so is the feare of god also as the wise manne saith the dreade of god putteth away synne And also he sayeth Eccle. i. Eccle. xv he that feareth god will do good workes ¶ The thyrde parte of the Sermon of Fayth YOu haue heard in the second part of this sermon that no man should thinke that he hath that liuely saith which scripture cōmaundeth when he liueth not obediētly to goddes lawes For al good woorkes fyringe out of that faith And also it hath been declared vnto you by examples that faith mak●● 〈…〉 quiet patient in al affliction Now as cōcerning the sain● matter you shal heare what foloweth A man may soone deceiue himselfe and thinke in his owne phantasie that he by faith knoweth god loueth him feareth him belongeth to him when in very dede he doth nothing lesse For the trial of al these thinges is a very godly christian life He that feleth his hearte set to seke gods honor and studieth to know the wyl and commaundementes of God and to frame himselfe therunto leadeth not his life after the desyre of his owne fleshe to serue the deuil by sin but setteth his minde to serue god for gods owne sake for his sake also to loue al his neyghbours whether they be frendes or aduersaries doing good to euery man as oportunitie serueth wyllingly hurting no man suche a man maye well reioyce in God perceiuinge by the trade of his life that he vnfainedly hath the right knowledge of god a liuely faith a stedfaste hope a true and vnfained loue feare of god But he that casteth a way the yoke of gods commaundementes from his necke geueth himself to liue withoute true repentaūce after his own sensual minde and pleasure not regarding to know gods worde and much lesse to liue according therunto such a man clerely deceiueth himself seeth not his own hert if he thinketh that he either knoweth god loueth him feareth him or trusteth in him Some peraduēture phātasy in them selfes that they belong to god although thei liue in sin so they come to the churche and shew themselfes as gods dere childrē But. s Iohn saith plainly 1. Iohn 1. if we say that we haue any company with god and walke in darkenes we doe lye Other doe vainelye thinke that they knowe and loue god although they passe not of the commaundements But S. Iohn saith clearely 1. Ioh. 1. he that sayth I know God kepeth not his commaundemēts he is a lyer Some falselye perswade themselues that they loue God whē they hate their neighbors But S. Iohn saith manifestly if any mā sai I loue god 1 Ioh. 4. 1. Iho 2. yet hateth his brother he is a lier He that saith that he is in the light hateth his brother he is stil in darkenes He that loueth his brother dwelleth in the light but he that hateth his brother is in darknes walketh in darkenes knoweth not whether he goeth 1. Iho 3. For darknes hath blinded his eies And moreouer he saieth hereby we manifestly know the children of GOD from the children of the deuil he that doth not righteously is not the child of GOD nor he that hateth his brother Deceiue not your selfes therefore thinkyng that you haue faith in GOD or that you loue GOD or dooe trust in him or do feare him when you liue in sinne for then your vngodly and sinfull lyfe declareth the contrary whatsoeuer ye say or think It perteineth to a christen man to haue this true christen faith to trie himselfe whether he hath it or no to know what belongeth to it howe it doth worke in him It is not the world that we can trust to the worlde and al that is therein is but vanitie It is GOD that must be our defence and proteccion agaynst al temptation of wickednes and sinne errours superstycyon Idolatry and al euill If all the worlde were on our side and GOD against vs what could the would auayle vs. Therefore let vs set our whole fayth 〈◊〉 trust in GOD neither the world the deuil nor al●●● power of thē shall preuaile agaynst vs. Let vs therfore good christian people trie examine our fayth what it is let vs not flatter our selfes but loke vpō our workes and so iudge of our faithe what it is CHRIST him selfe speaketh of this matter and saith Mat. 24 the tre is knowē by the fruite Therfore let vs do good workes and therby declare our faith to be the lyuely christian faith Lette vs by such vertues as oughte to spring out of faith shewe our eleccion to be sure stable as S. Peter teacheth Endeuor your selfes to make your calling chosyng certaine by good workes 1 Pet. 3 And also he sayth mynyster or declare in youre fayth vertue in vertue knowledge in knowledge tēperaunce in tēperaūce pacience againe in paciēce godlinesse in godlinesse brotherlye charitye in brotherly charitie loue So shal we shewe in dede that we haue the very lyuely christen faith maye so both certify our conscience the better that we be in the right faith also by these meanes confirme other men If these fruites do not folowe we do but morke with GOD deceiue our selues also other men Well may we beate the name of christen mē but we doo lacke the true faith that doth belonge thervnto For true faith doth euer bring furth good workes I●mes 2 as Saint Iames saith shew me thy fayth by thy dedes Thy bedes and workes must be an open testymony all of thy fayth otherwyse thy faith being without good workes is but the deuils faith the faith of the wicked a phantasy of fayth not a true christen fayth And lyke as the deuils euyll people be nothing the better or theyr counterfeit faithe but it is vnto thē the more cause of damnacyon so they that be christened haue receyued knowledge of GOD and of CHRISTES merites yet of a set purpose do lyue idlelye without good works thinking the name of a naked faith to be either sufficient for them or els settynge theyr mindes vpon vaine pleasures of thys worlde dooe lyue in synne without repentaunce not vtterynge the fruytes that do belong to such an hygh professyon vpon such presumpteous persones and wylfull sinners must nedes remaine the great vengeaunce of GOD and eternall punyshment in hell prepared for the deuil wicked liuers Therfore as you professe the name of CHRIST good christyan people let no such phantasy imagination

of faithe at anye tyme begyle you but be sure of your faith trie it by youre liuinge looke vpon the fruites that commeth of it marke the increase of loue charitie by it towardes GOD your neighbor and so shal you perceiue it to be a true liuely fayth If you fele and perceiue such a fayth in you reioyce in it and be diligēt to maintain it and kepe it still in you let it be dayly increasyng more more by well working so shal you be sure that you shal please GOD by thys fayth and at the length as other faithful men haue done before soo shall you when his wil is come to hym and receiue th end fynal reward of your faith as S. Peter nameth it the saluation of your soules 1 Peter 1 the whych GOD graunt vs that hath promysed the same vnto hys faythfull To whome be all honoure and glorye world without ende AMEN A Sermon of good workes annexed vnto fayth IN the last sermō was declared vnto you what the lyuely and true faith of a christian man is that it causeth not a man to be ydle but to bee occupyed in bringinge furth good workes as occasyon serueth No good worke cā be dooen without fayth Now by GODS grace shal be declared the second thing that before was noted of fayth that without it can no good woorke be done acceptable pleasaunte vnto GOD. For as a braunch cannot beare fruyte of it selfe sayth our sauiour Christ except it abide in the vine so cannot you except you abide in me Ihon. 15 I am the vyne you be the braunches he that abideth in me and I in him he bringeth furth much fruite for withoute me you cā do nothing Hebr. 11 And S. Paule proueth that Enoch had faith because he pleased GOD. For without faith sayth he it is not possible to please GOD. And agayn to the Roma he saith Rom. 14 whatsoeuer worke is done with out faith it is sinne Faith geueth life to the soule and they be asmuch dead to GOD that lacke faith as they be to the world whose bodies lacke soules Without faith al that worke seme neuer so gaye gloryous before man 1 〈…〉 Euen as that picture grauen or painted is but a deade representation of the thing it selfe and is wtout lyfe or any maner of mouing soo be the workes of al vnfaithfull persons before GOD. They dooe appeare to be liuelye workes and in dede they bee but ●ead not a●ailing to the euerlasting life They be but shadowes shewes of liuelye good thinges not good and liuely thinges in deede For true faith doth geue life to the works out of such faith come good workes that be very good workes in dede without no worke is good before GOD as saith In pre●●ii Psal 31 S. Augustine We must set no good workes before fayth nor think that before saith a man maye do any good worke for such workes although they seme vnto mē to be prayse worthy yet in dede they be but vaine not allowed before GOD. They be as the course of a horse that runneth out of the way which taketh great labor but to no purpose Let no man therfore sayth he rekon vpon his good workes before his faythe Wheras fayth was not good workes were not The intent sayth he maketh the good woorkes but faith must gyde and ordre thintente of manne Mat. 6. And CHRIST saith if thine eye be naught thy whole body is full of darkenes The eye doth sygnyfye the intent sayth S. Augustine wherwith a man dothe a thing So that he In pres●ti Psal 31 which doth not his good workes with a godly intent a true fayth that worketh by loue the whole body beside that is to sai al the whole nūber of his workes is darke there is no lyghte in them For good dedes be not measured by the factes themselues and so descerned from vices but by the endes and intentes for the which they be doen. If a Heathen man clothe the naked fede the hungrye doe suche other lyke woorkes yet because he bodeth them not in fayth for the honoure and loue of god they be but dead vaine and fruitles workes to him Faith is it that doth commend the word to GOD for as S. Augustine sayeth whether thou wilte or no that worke that commeth not of faith is naught where the faith of CHRIST is not the foundacion thee is no good worke what building soeuer we make Ther is one worke in the which be al good works that is faith which worketh by charitie yf thou haue it thou hast the ground of algood workes For the vertues of strength wisedome temperaūce iustice be al referred vnto this same faith Without this faith we haue not thē but only the names shadowes of them as S. Augustine sayeth Al the life of them that lacke the true fayth is synne and nothing is good without him that is the auctor of goodnes where he is not there is but feyned vertue although it be in the best works And S. Augustine declaring this vearse of the psalme the Turtie hath founde a nest wher she may kepe her yonge byrdes sayeth that Iewes heritiques and pagans do good woorkes they cloth the naked fede the pore doo other workes of mercy but because they be not done in the true faith therfore the birdes be lost But if they remaine in faith then faith is the nest and sauegard of theyr birdes that is to say sauegard of their good workes that the rewarde of them be not vtterlye loste And this matter which Deuocati Gentium li. 1. cap. 3 S. Augustine at large in many bookes disputeth Saynte Ambrose concludeth in fewe woordes saying he that by nature would wtstand vice either by natural wyll or reason he doth in vaine garnishe the time of this life and atteyneth not the very true vertues In sermōe de side lege et spiritu sācto for without the worshipping of the true GOD that which semeth to be vertue is vice And yet most plainly to thys purpose wryteth S. Iohn Chrisostome in thys wise You shall find many which haue not the true faith be not of the flocke of CHRIST yet as it appeareth they floryshe in good workes of mercy You shall find them ful of pietie compassion and geuen to iustice and yet for al that they haue no fruite of their workes because the cheife worke lacketh For when the Iewes asked of CHRIST Iohn 9 what they should do to worke good workes he answered this is the work of GOD to beleue in him whom he sente So that he called faythe the worke of GOD. And assoue as a mā hath fayth anone he shall floryshe in good workes for faith of it selfe is full of good workes and nothing is good withoute faith And for a symylitude he sayth that they which glitter and shine