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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

Goddes handes at length In those bookes we shall fynde the father from whom the sonne by whom and the holy ghost in whom all thynges haue theyr beynge and kepynge vp and these thre persons to be but one God and one substaunce In these bokes we may learne to knowe our selues howe byle and miserable we be and also to knowe God how good he is of him selfe and howe he maketh vs and all creatures parttakers of his goodnes We may learne also in these bokes to knowe Gods wyll and pleasure asmuch as for this present tyme is conuenient for vs to knowe And as the great clerke and godly preacher sainct Iohn Chrisostome sayth what so euer is required to saluaciō of man is fully conteyned in the scripture of God He that is ignorant may there learne and haue knowledge he that is harde hearted 〈◊〉 an obstinate synner shall there fynde euer 〈…〉 tormentes prepared of Gods iustice to make● 〈◊〉 afrayde and to molyfye or soften hym He that 〈◊〉 oppressed with miserie in this worlde shall there fynde reliefe in the promises of euerlasting lyfe to his great consolacion comfort He that is wounded by the deuyll vnto death shal fynde there medicine whereby he maye be restored agayne vnto health If it shall require to teache any trueth or reproue false doctrine to rebuke any vice to commend any vertue to geue good counsaile to comfort or to exhort or to do any other thing requisite for our saluacion al those thynges saith S. Chrisostome we may learne plētifully of the scripture There is saith Fulgentius aboundantly inough both for men to eate children to sucke There is whatsoeuer is mete for all ages Holi scripture ministreth sufficient doctrine for all degres and ages Math. iiii Luke .iii. Iohn xvii Psal .xix. for all degrees and sortes of men These bokes therefore ought to be much in our handes in our eyes in our eares in our mouthes but most of al in our heartes For the scripture of God is the heauenly meate of our soules the hearyng keping of it maketh vs blessed sanctifieth vs and maketh vs holy it turneth our soules it is a lyght lantarne to our feete it is a sure stedfast and euerlastyng instrument of saluacion it geueth wisedome to the humble lowely hartes What cōmodities and profites the knowle●e of holye scripture bryngeth it comforteth maketh glad chereth and cherisheth our conscience it is a more excellent iewell or treasure then any golde or precious stone it is more swete then hony or hony combe it is called the best parte whiche Marye dyd chose for it hath in it euerlastyng comfort Luke .x. The wordes of holy scripture be called woordes of euerlastyng lyfe Iohn .vi. for they be Goddes instrument ordeyned for the same purpose Colloss vi They haue power to tourne thorough Gods promise they be effectuall through Goddes 〈…〉 beyng receyued in● a fayth 〈◊〉 heart they haue euer an heauenly spiritual working in them they are liuely quicke ●●bre 〈◊〉 myghty in operation sharper then any two edged sworde and entreth through euen vnto the deuydyng a sonder of the soule and the spirite of the ioyntes and the mary Christ calleth hym a wyse buylder Math. v● Iohn .xii. that buildeth vpon his worde vpon his sure and substanciall foundacion By this worde of God we shal be iudged for the woorde that I speake saith Christ is it that shall iudge in the last day Ioh .xiiii. He that kepeth the worde of Christe is promised the loue and fauour of God that he shal be the dwellyng place or temple of the blessed Trinitie This woorde whosoeuer is diligent to reade and in his heart to print that he readeth the great affection to the transitorye thynges of this worlde shal be minished in him the great desyre of heauenly thynges that be therein promised of God shall increase in hym And there is nothyng that so much strengtheneth our faith truste in God that so much kepeth vp innocencye and purenes of the heart and also of outward godly lyfe conuersation as continual reading and recordyng of Gods worde For that thing which by continual vse of reading of holy scripture and diligent searchyng of the same is depely printed and grauen in the hart at length turneth almost into nature And moreouer the effects vertue of Gods worde is to illuminate the ignoraunt and to geue more lyght vnto them that faythfully and diligently reade it to comfort theyr heartes and to 〈◊〉 age them to perfourme that whiche of God 〈◊〉 commaunded It teacheth patienc● 〈◊〉 aduersi●●● in prosperitie humblenes what ●onoure is due vnto God what mercy and charitie to our neighbour It geueth good counsell in all doubtfull thynges i. Re. xiiii ii Par. x● 1 Cor. xv 1. Iohn v. It sheweth of whom we shall looke for ayde and helpe in all perilles and that God is the onely geuer of victory in all battayles and temptacions of our enemies Who profit most in readyng goddes worde bodely and ghostely And in reading of Gods word he most profiteth not alwayes that is most ready in turning of the boke or in saying of it without the booke but he that is moste turned into it that is most inspired with the holy ghost most in his heart life altred and chāged into that thing which he readeth he that is dayly lesse and lesse proude lesse wrathfull lesse couetous lesse desirous of worldely and vayne pleasures he that daily forsaking his old vicious lyfe increaseth in vertue more and more And to be short there is nothyng that more maintaineth godlynes of the mynde driueth away vngodlynes then doth the continuall readyng or hearing of Gods worde if it be ioyned with a godly mynd and a good affection to knowe and folowe Gods wyll For without a single eye pure entent and good mynde nothyng is allowed for good before God Esai v. Mat. xxii 1. Cor. xiiii What incommodities the ignorance of goddes word b●in●eth And on the other syde nothing more darkeneth Christe and the glorye of God nor bryngeth in more blyndenesse and all kyndes of vyces then doth the ignoraunce of Gods worde ¶ The seconde par● of the 〈◊〉 of the holy Scripture IN the firste part of this Sermon which exhorteth to the knowledge of holy scriptur was declared wherfore the knoweledge of the same is necessary and profitable to al men And that by the true knowledge vnderstanding of scripture the moste necessarye poyntes of our duetie towardes God our neighbours are also knowen Nowe as concerning the same matter you shall heare what foloweth It we professe Christe why be we not ashamed to be ignorant in his doctrine Seing that euery man is ash●med to be ignorant in that lerning which he professeth That man is ashamed to be called a Philosopher which readeth not the bokes of Philosophie to be called a lawyer and Astronomer or a