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The declaracyon and power of the Chrysten fayth
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¶ The declaracyon and power of the Chrysten fayth ¶ He that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe IohnÌ„ .vj. ¶ Here worketh in the beleuynge man fayth thorowe loue the good workes whiche God hath ordeyned to the entent that we shulde walke therin Ephe. ij ¶ He that loueth his neyghboure as hym selfe kepeth all the coÌ„maundementes of god Mat. vij Rom. xiij Gala. v. ¶ This is the victory that ouercoÌ„meth the world our Beleue .i. IohnÌ„ .v. For Chryst saith be of good chere I haue ouercome the worlde IohnÌ„ .xvj. ¶ worlde ¶ All that is in the worlde is the lust of the flesshe the lust of the iyes and the pryde of goodes .i. IohnÌ„ .ii. and he that soweth in his flesshe shall of the flesshe repe corrupcyon Gala. vii ¶ Flesshe blode ¶ Flesshe and blode shall not inheryte the kyngedom of god .i. Cor. xv Chap y. For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spyryte Gala. Ca. ¶ Deuyll ¶ Your aduersary the deuyll as a rorynge lyon wâ—lketh aboute sekynge whoÌ„ he may deuoure i. â—…e v. Ca. Chryste hath put downe hym that hâ—… fordeshyp ouer deathe that is to say the deuâ—â—l Heb. ii Ca. C. FOr as muche as the holy Scrypture / is a mooste precyous Iuwell / and coÌ„meth thorowe grace vnto them whiche receaue it in fayth thorowe the holy ghost the whiche doth teache and leade vs to that euerlastynge lyfe which word also is very Cihyst hym selfe Now he that entreth not in by this dore into the shepe folde but clymeth vp some other way the same is a thefe and a robber I am sayth Chryst the way the truthe and the lyfe euery one that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe Thus mustâ— euery true chrysten spryng out of christ folowing his fote steppes in thy lyuinge or els it can not appere that Chryst abideth in the thou in hym as the brauÌ„ch in the vyne or in the good tree for yf that thou lyke vnto the good tree Chryste bryngeth not forth good fruyte and foâ—â—we hym in teachynge sufferynge and to make short in all thy lyuynge so canst thou not be of his flocke for all that are in christ doth folowe christ in theyr liuing THe worlde sayeth that they knowe god with theyr good workes the which is none other but the preceptes of men that they teache and obserue for that call they goddes seruys but it is nothyng so they vnderstande not what they speake neyther wherof they affyrme which are but meÌ„nes fables and with them turne they men from the truth but the kyngdome of god staÌ„deth not in wordes but in power Why make ye your booste of me sayth christ say Lorde Lorde and do not that which I coÌ„maund you not one of you that say vnto me Lorde / lord shall come vnto me but they that do my fathers wyll which is in heauen that is what soeuer ye wolde that men shulde do to you euen so do to them for this is the lawes and the prophetes He that heâ—â—eth my worde and doth not there aftâ—â— is lyke vnto a very foole I am the vyne and ye are the braunches he that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bryngeth forth moch frute wylt thou know maÌ„ what maner of fruytes Christ meaneth Verely the fruytes of the spryte the whiche is loue ioye peace long sufferynge gentlenes all goodnes faythfulnes mekenes temperancye ryghtwysenes and trueth Who soeuer is voyde of these and foloweth not them so is he no tree of the holy spyryte nor yet none of his plaÌ„ttes although he be bysshop docter parson c. ye although he can preache and teache prate neuer so goodly of the scrypture For so longe as he foloweth not these fruytes of the spyryte with his lyuynge dysceaueth hym selfe although he thynketh and sayeth that he beleueth in Christ and is a chrystian neuerthelesse he is not in Chryste but far wyde of froÌ„ hym lyke vnto those Iewes which sayde they were the sede of Abraâ—am but Chryste sayd that they were of thjeyr father the deuyl euen so are all they the chyldren of the deuyll in darkenes and be yet in the olde vnfruytefull tre of Adam so longe as we brynge not forth these true fruytes of the spryte althoughe we fast praye do neuer so moche it can not help vs so longe as we deny hym with our dedes are abhomynable and disobedyent to god and his holy worde THerfore derely beloued it is moste nedefull for vs fyrste with a repentynge herte to be conuerted to God and his worde and to edefy oure selues with the moste holy fayth that is in our lorde Chryst for the remyssyon of synnes And secoÌ„darely to loue our bretherne for our heauenly fathers sake bycause they be created after his ymage and for our lorde mayster Chrystes sake which sayth loue ye one another lyke as I haue loued you And also bycause they be the pryce of his precyous blode And thyrdely 〈◊〉 longe and hope for the lyfe to come 〈◊〉 cause this lyfe can not be leade without synÌ„e These thre poyntê I meane fayth loue and hope are the profession and relygyon of a christen man the which god thorowe his spyryte marketh all that be his immediatly and as soone as they be ioyned to Chryst and made membres of his churche therfore sayeth Christ to all faythfull Mat. v. Let your lyght so shyne before men that they maye se your good workes and gloryfy your father whiche is in heuen lyke as you may se in the holy Scripture howe that fayth worketh thorowe loue the workes of mercy which is the offyce of loue to powre out agayn the same goodnesse that she hath receyued of God vpon her neyghboure and to be to her as she fealeth Chryste to her selfe The offyce of loue is onely to haue compassion and to bere with his neyghbour the burdayne of his infyrmytyes for he that loueth his brother abydeth in the lyght there is none offeÌ„dynge in hym 〈◊〉 is redy alwayes to help hym yee were it his ennemye And those men be the true chrysten and moste happy Chryste sayth Math. v. Blessyd are the mercyful for they shall obtayne mercye Loo here god hath made a couenaunt with vs to be mercyful vnto vs yf we wyl be mercyfull one to another so that the man whiche sheweth mercy vnto his neyghbour may be bolde to trust in God for mercye in all nedes for loue holdeth all a lyke the ryche the poore the frende and the foo the thankefull and vnthankeful the kynsemen and strauÌ„ger So nowe yf he that sheweth no mercye trust in God for mercye his fayth is flesshely worldely for God hath promysed mercye onely to the mercyful And therfore the mercyles shall haue iudgement without mercye wherfore yf thyne ennemy hunger fede hym yf he thruste gyue hym drynke c. Roma xij Go to then and desyre god to prynte this profession of the christen fayth on thyne herte and to encrease it daylye more
and more that thou mayest be fuâ—â— shapen lyke vnto the ymage of Chryst in knowlege and loue for that is good and accepted in the sight of god our sauyour whiche wyll haue all men saued and to come vnto the knowledge of the truthe ¶ Nowe that all men shulde the better vnderstande all trewe chrysten the whiche must fyrste haue a stedfast fayth an trust in almyghty god to obtayne al the mercye that he hath promysed vs thorowe the deseruynge and merytes of Chrystes blode onely And secondarely must he for sake all euyll and tourne to God to kepe his wayes to fyght agaynst hym selfe and his corrupte nature ê‘petually that he may do the wyl of god euery day better and better For fayth in God the father thorowe our lorde Iesus Chryst accordynge to the couenauntes appoyntement made betwene god and vs is our saluacyon Further ye maye se coÌ„mynge from God vnto the beleuynge man dyâ—ers fruytes of the holy spyryte for you â—â—st vnderstande that we are borne a new not of mortall sede but of immortall by the worde of god whiche is sent vs from heauen Iacobi .i. Euery good gyft and euery perfyt gyft is from aboue and coÌ„meth downe from the father of light with whome is no veryablenes neyther is he chauÌ„ged vnto darkenes And also Ro. v. sayinge the loue of god is shed abrode in oure hertes by the holy Ghoste for the fruytes of the spyryte is in all goodnes rightwysnesse trueth Ephe. v. Gal. v. and agaynst such there is no lawe for yf we mortyfye the dedes of our bodyes by the helpe of the spyryte we shall lyue and as many as are led by the spryte of God they are the sones of God For we haue not receyued the spryte of bondage to fere any more but we haue receyued the spyryte of adopcyon wherby we crye Abba father The same spyryte certyfyeth our sprite that we are the sones of god Ro. viij ANd aso as the holy scrypture sheweth that fayth hope pacyeÌ„ce ryâ—â— wylnes peace loue that be sygnes and tokens of the fruyte that spryngeth of those vertues as fayth a herte bycause the beleue of the herte iustyfyeth c. Ro. x. And God maketh the hert pure thorowe beleue Act. x. whiche beleue worketh alwayes the wyll of God for by grace are we made saufe thorowe fayth and that not of our selues for it is the gyfte of god and coÌ„meth not thorow workes lest aâ—â— man shuld boste hym selfe for we are hâ—â— workemanshyp created in Chryste Iesâ—â— vnto good workes Ephe. ij For a good man out of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forthe good thynges for it is not possyble to please God wtout fayth Hebre. xj ALso Hope hath heuen bycause that the chrystens hope is onely in heauen lokynge abydynge pacyently after that thynge that is promysed to â—ome onely thorowe the grace and merâ—â— of god as we hope after euerlastynge ioy whiche Chryste hath promysed vnto all that beleue and haue stedfast hope in hym sayinge feare not lytle flocke for it is your fathers pleasure to gyue you a kyngedome Luc. xij Therfore do we reioyce in hope Ro. xij whiche rychesse is Chryste in you the hope of glorye Col. j. For and we reioyce in the true hope whiche coÌ„meth of fayth and do fele the promysse of goddes mercy within our hertê then althoughe the lawe wold vs straytely condempe and that hell also wolde vs deuoure and all synne withall our ennemyes wolde fall vpon vs yet shall they all haue no power ouer vs yf that oure perfyt hope trust be in god marke with stroÌ„ge fayth what Christ onely thorowe his bytter death hath deserued for vs. ALso Pacyence hath a scourge bycause the chrysten hath alwayes in the worlde trybulacyons afflyccyons necessyte anguysshe strypes c. 〈◊〉 whiche he reioyseth greatly Ro. v. 〈◊〉 the father of mercy comforteth them in all theyr persecucyons for vnto you it is gyuen that not onely ye shulde beleue on chryst but also suffre for his sake Phi. j. Thus all that wyll lyue godly in Chryst Iesu must suffre persecucyons ij Ti. iij. for trybulacyon bryngeth pacyence pacyence bryngeth experyence Ro. v. let pacyence therfore haue her perfyt worke that ye maye be perfyt sounde for they that are Chrystes haue crucyfyed the flesshe with the appetytes and lustes Ga. v. biâ— saynt Peter sayeth j.iiij se that none of you suffre as a murtherer or a these or an euyl doer but yf any man suffre as a christen man let hym not beshamed but lette hym gloryfye God on this behalfe Oure lorde sayeth in the worlde shall ye haue trybulacyon but be of good chere I haue ouercome the worlde IohnÌ„ .xvj. Therfore can no man enter in to the fathers kyngedom but thorowe manyfolde temptacyons as our Lorde with his â—postles be that we folowynge theym nyght be founde vnto laude glory and honour at the aperynge of Iesu Chryst our Lorde .i. Pet. i. FVrther ryghtwysnes that is purchased by Chryst which also hath promysed it to all his elect thorowe perfyte fayth in his blode saying blessed ar they which suffre ê‘secucyoÌ„ for ryghtwysenes â—â—â—e for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen â—â—r chryste onely is our ryghtwysenesse â—nd the ende of the lawe to iustify all that â—eleue .i. Co. i. Ro. ix.x. You must marke â—hat there is two maner of ryghtwyseâ—es the which be workes faith Nowe â—he ryghtwysenes of workes is when a â—an without fayth thorowe Ipocresy â—yll fulfyll with his workes the lawe of â—od lyke vnto the Pharesies Luc. xviii ALso the Israelites had a ferueÌ„t mynde to godwarde but it was not acâ—â—rdynge to knowlege for they were lyâ—â— as the most parte of vs nowe are vâ—ry ygnorauÌ„t of the ryghtwysnes of god and therfore are not obedient therunto bycause we seke it not by fayth but as it were by our good workes lyke vnto the learned of the scripture the Pharisies Luc. v. To whome Chryste sayde I cam not to call the ryghtwyse but synners to repentaunce Therfore the holy Ghoste shal rebuke the worlde of ryghtwysnes IohnÌ„ .xix. bycause the world wyll be made ryghtwyse by theyr good workes but except that your ryghtwysnes excede the ryghtwysnes of the learned of the scryptures Pharysies you can not enter in to the kyngdom of heuen And secondarely bycause that men be not vpryght in all theyr handelynge and lyuynge for all men do corrupte theyr wayes on the earthe lyke as dyd man before the floude of Noe for in what maner of byinge or sellynge is there nowe without deceyte lyinge and vnryghtwysnes yee what maner of people is there in the worlde ryche or pore spyrytuall or temporall that doth his offyce truely and vpryghtely do you thynke that the holy Ghoste wyll not rebuke you yes be ye sure for all vnryghtwysnes is synne .i. IohnÌ„ .v. God coÌ„mauÌ„deth sayinge ye shall not steale neytherlye neyther deale falsely one with another ye shall do no