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A18193 The lamentacion of a synner, made by ye most vertuous Ladie, Quene Caterin, bewayling the ignoraunce of her blind life: set furth and put in print at the instaunt desire of the righte gracious ladie Caterin duchesse of Suffolke, [and] the earnest requeste of the right honourable Lord, William Parre, Marquesse of North Hampton Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548.; Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. 1547 (1547) STC 4827; ESTC S108944 34,896 122

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geue me his holy spirit to teache me to auowe that Christ is the sauiour of the worlde and to vtter these wordes the lorde Iesus and finally to helpe myne infirmities and to intercede for me For I am mooste certayne suer that no creature in heauen nor earth is of power or can by any meane helpe me but god who is omnipotent almighty beneficyall and mercyfull wel willing and louing to all those that call and put their whole confidence and trust in hym And therfore I wil seke non other meanes nor aduocate but Christes holy spirite who is only the Aduocat and mediatour betwene god and man to helpe and relyue me But nowe what maketh me so bolde hardy to presume to cum to the lord with suche audacitie boldnes beyng so greate a Sinner trulye nothinge but hys owne woorde for he sayeth Cum to me al ye that labour and ar burdened and I shall refresshe you What gentle mercyfull cōfortable wordes ar ●hese to all sinners were he not a frantick mad beastly folysh man that would runne for ayde helpes or refuge to any other creature What a most gracious comfortable and ge●tle saying was this w t suche pleasant and swete wordes to allure his enemies to cū vnto him Is there any worldlie prince or magistrate that woulde shewe suche clemencie mercie to their disobedient and rebellious subiectes hauyng offended theym I suppose they woulde not with suche woordes allure thē excepte it were to calle theym whom they can not take punishe theym beyng takē But euen as Christe is Prince of Princes and lorde of lordes so his charitie mercy excedeth surmounteth all others Christ saith if carnall fathers do geue good giftes to their childrē whē they aske them howe muche more shall your heauenly father being in substance al holie most highly good geue good giftes to all them that aske hym It is no smal nor litle gift that I require neyther thinke I my selfe worthy to receyue suche a noble gift being so ingrate vnkinde and wicked a chylde But when I behold the benignitie liberalitie mercy and goodnes of the lorde I I am encoraged boldened and stirred to aske suche a noble gift The lorde is so bountefull and lyberall that he will not haue vs satisfyed and contented with one gyft neyther to aske simple and small giftes And therfore he promiseth and bindeth him selfe by hys worde to geue good and beneficiall giftes to all them that aske hym with true fayth without whiche nothing can be doen acceptable or pleasing to god For fayth is the foundacion and grounde of all other giftes vertues and graces and therfore I wil saye Lord encreace my fayth For this is the life euerlastynge lord that I must beleue the to be the true god whom thou didest sende Iesu Christ. By this fayth I am assured and by thys assurance I fele the remission of my sinnes this is it that maketh me bold this is it that cōforteth me this is it that quencheth all dispayre I knowe O my lorde thy eyes looke vpō my fayth Saynt Paule sayeth we be iustified by the fayth in Christe not by the deades of the lawe For if rightwisenes cum by the lawe then Christ died in vayne S. Paule meaneth not here a dead humain historical fayth gottē by humain industrie but a supernall liuelye fayth which worketh by charitie as he him selfe plainly expresseth This dignitie of fayth is no dirogaciō to good workes for oute of this fayth springeth all good workes Yet we may not impute to the worthines of fayth or workes our Iustificaciō before god but ascribe and geue the worthynes of it wholy to the merites of Christes passion and referre and attrybute the knowlege and perceyuyng therof onely to fayth whose very true only propertie is to take apprehende and holde fast the promyses of goddes mercie the whiche maketh vs rightwise and to cause me continually to hope for the same mercy and in loue to worke all manner of wayes allowed in the scripture that I may be thankfull for the same Thus I feele my selfe to cū as it were in a newe garment before god and nowe by his mercye to be taken iuste and rightwise whiche of late without hys mercy was sinfull and wicked and by fayth to obteyne his mercy the whiche the vnfaythfull can not enioye And although Saint Iohn extolleth charitie in hys Epistle saying that god is charitie and he that dwelleth in charitie dwelleth in god Truly charitie maketh menne liue lyke aungelles And of the most furious vnbrydled carnall men maketh meke lambes Yea w t howe feruent a spirite ought I to call crye pray to the lorde to make his greate charitie to burne and flame in my harte being so stonye and euyll affected that it neuer woulde conceyue nor regard the greate inestimable charitie and loue of god in sending hys only begotten and dere beloued Sonne into this vale of miserie to suffre the moste cruell sharpe death of the crosse for my redēcion Yet I neuer had this vnspeakable speakeable and most high charitie and abundant loue of god printed fixed in my hart dulye tyll it pleased god of hys mere grace mercy pitie to opē myne eyes makyng me to see and beholde with the eye of liuely fayth Christ crucified to be myne only sauiour and redemer For then I beganne and not before to perceyue and see myne owne Ignoraunce and blindnes the cause therof was that I woulde not learne to knowe Christ my Sauiour and redemer But when god of hys meere goodnes had thus opened myne eyes made me see and behold Christ the wisdome of GOD the light of the world with a supernatural sight of fayth All pleasures vanities honour riches welth and aydes of the world beganne to waxe bitter vnto me thā I knewe it was no illusion of the deuill nor false ne humain doctrine I had receyued whē suche successe came therof that I had in detestaciō horrour y t which I erste so muche loued estemed being of god forbidden that we shoulde loue the worlde or the vayne pleasures shadowes in the same Thā begā I to perceyue y t Christe was my only Sauiour redemer the same doctrine to be al diuine holy heauēly infused by grace into the hartes of y e faythful which neuer cā be atteyned by humayne doctrine wit nor reasō although they should trauayle and labour for the same to th end of y e world Then began I to dwel in god by charitie knowing by the louyng charitie of god in the remission of my sinnes that god is charitie as Saint Iohn sayth So that of my faythe wherby I came to knowe god and wherby it pleased god euen because
will iudge I haue doon it for prayse or thanke of any creature since rather I might be ashamed then reioyce in rehersall therof For yf they knowe howe little I esteme and wey the prayse of the worlde that opinion were soone remoued taken away for I thanke God by his g●ac● I knowe the world to be a blinde Iudge the prayses therof vayne of little moment And therfore I seeke not the prayses of the same neither to satisfie it none other wise then I am taught by Christ to dooe according to Christen charitie I woulde to god wee would al whē occasion do●h serue confesse oure faultes to the world al respectes to our owne commoditie laied aparte But alas selfe loue doeth so muche reigne among●st vs that as I haue sayde before wee can not espie our owne fautes And although sometime we finde our owne gilte eyther wee be fauourable to interpret it no sinne orelles we be ashamed to confesse our selfes therof Yea and we before offended grieued to heare our fautes charitablie godly colde vs of other putting no difference betwene charitable warning and malicious accusinge Trulie if we sought goddes glory as we should do in al thinges we shoulde not be ashamed to cōfesse our selfes to digresse from goddes preceptes and ordinaunces when it is manifest we haue doon and dayly doo I pray god our owne fautes and deades cōdemne vs not at y e last day when euery māshalbe rewarded according to hys doinges Truly yf we dooe not redresse and amende our liuing according to the doctrine of the gospell we shall receiue a terrible sentence of Christ the son of god whē he shal cum to iudge condemne al transgressours and breakers of hys preceptes cōmaundementes to rewarde al his obedient louing children we shall haue no manne of lawe to make our plea for vs neyther can wee haue the day deferred neyther will the iust iudge be corrupted w t affeccion bribes or rewarde neyther will he heare any excuse or delaye neyther shal this Saynt or that martir helpe vs be they neuer so holie neyther shal oure ignoraunce saue vs frō damnacion But yet wilful blindnes obstinate ignoraunce shal receyue greater punishment and not without iust cause Thē shall it be knowen who hath walked in the darke for all thinges shall appere manifest before him Noo mannes deades shal be hiddē no neyther woordes nor thoughtes the poore simple obseruers of goddes cōmaundementes shal be rewarded with euerlastyng life as obedient children to the heuēly father And y e transgressours adders and diminishers of the lawe of god shall receyue eternal damnaciō for theyr iust reward I beseche god we may escape this fearfull sentence and be founde suche faythfull seruauntes and louing children that wee maye heare the happy comfortable moste ioyfull sentence ordeyned for the children of God which is Come hither ye blessed of my father and receyue the kingdom of heauen prepared for you before the beginning of y e world Unto the Father the Sonne and the Holy goste be all honour glory worlde without ende Amen Finis ¶ Imprinted at London in Flete strete at the signe of the Sunne ouer agaynste the Conduyte by Edwarde Whitchurche the .v. daye of Nouember in the yeare of oure Lord. 1547. Cum priu●legio ad imprimendum solum By knowelege of sin cōmeth confession Charitie is not abashed The argument of the booke The authors sinnes Psal. ii● The goodnes of god Lu. xix God ī goodne● maruelouse Mā in euilnes wonderouse Ihon. iii. The iugemēt of man is corrupt in all thing●● Euery man● syn accuseth hym selfe A blind guide ●or a blind way The number of people may not be folowed but the goodnes A fleshly man r●gardeth not spirituall thinges Marke a nōber of Idoles The sinne against y e. i. cōmaūdement Deut. vi The blood of Christ. The word of god is onely y ● doctryne of saluation B. of Rome is an euyll vsurpou● of Christes powe● The father is honored ī hi● sonne Hebre. x. The most horrible sī The hono● of God aboūded vpon y e cross● Hebre. i. i. Cor. ii To knowe Christ crucif●ed is y e conningest lessō in diuinitie Philip. iii. Lit. xviii Man of hys owne proud nature is easely made a Pharisey Child●ē l●rne to be thankeful to your father Rom. v. Harde hartes receyue no print i. Cor. ii Two yoke fellowes Blīdn●s hardnes of harte Profession ī baptisme Christ innocent Esa. liii mā sinful Philip. ii Christ obedient Man stubburne Math. ix Christ humble Mā proud Iohn viii Math. iiii Christe heuenly Mā wordly Iohn xiii Iohn vi Ma. xviii Ma. viii ii Cor viii Christ pore Man riche Luk. xiiii Lu. xxiii Iohn viii Math. ix Many chr●stians know● not theyr patrone Ignorant wisdome W●thout the cause nothīg is rightly k●owen Rom. ii Lamētacion God sheweth goodnes in differring his wrath Psal. ciii Psal. cviii Lu. xviii Christ draweth man from desperacyon i. Ihon. i. Iohn iiii i. Iohn ii Iohn iii. Math. xxviii The power will of god Iohn iii. No sauior but one Lu. xix Math. ii Mans humilitie Math. xv ▪ A mase o● synne Psal. xviii Phil. ii ii Cor. ●ii God beginneth w t man Math. xvi i. Cor ●ii Rom. viii The teching of the holy spirite IESUS Actes iiii God is onely the helper i. Iohn ii Christ is the onely meane betwene god and man Obiection What maketh mā bold Solucion The promise of Ch●ist Math. xi Apoc. xvii Math vii The giuer The gifte The taker Th● goodnes of God boldeneth his Chosen Zacha. x. Iohn xvi Fayth is euer ne●●ssary Rom. ●iii Rom. iii. i. Iohn iiii ●erne wha● true fayth doth i● man Ose. ii ●phe ii Rom. v. Galat. iii. Iustification b● a Christiā faythe Roma iii. Galat. ii Galat. v. Dignitie of fayth hurteth no w●rkes Marke dililigently with out offence Rom. iii. Rom. v. Iohn iii. Obiection i. Iohn ii Solucion Charitie knoweth not Christ but by reporte of fayth i. Cor. i. Iohn i. i. Iohn ii Iohn xiiii Charitie immediately foloweth liuely fayth Secret obiec●ion A mylde and true solutiō How god sent his son Iohn iii. Philip. ii i. Iohn i. Roma viii The charitie of GOD toward man Rom. v. A godly med●●acion The beautie of the soule Iohn xi●ii The wor●te Uayne B●ynde Unkynde Sina● A christian mans boke Lessons of y e Crucifi●e Pa●ne of hel Ioye of Heauen i. Cor. ii Christes victory Collo ii Sapi. ●vii Dau●d and Christ compared in fight Spirituall Armure Ephe. v. Mat. xxvii Iesus stile Uictory ouer sinne Collo i. Actes vii· Rom. vi vii C●llo ii S●n hurteth not the electe Cōcup●scēce the ori●inall sinne Rom. viii Obiec●ion Solucion A similitude Applicacion of the similitude Uictory ouer the deuell Collo ii Genue iii. Uictory oue● death Phil. iiii ii Cor. i. All thinges proffit the chosen Roma viii The wisedō of the world i. Cor. ii iii Uictory ouer the worlde Iohn xiiii Iohn iii. Rom. xiiii How Christians regarde the worlde A conclusion of the victories Iohn xvii Collo ii Christ is Messias ii Cor. iiii Ro. vii The title of a christian Rom. viii Osee. xiii i. Cor. xv Saluacion by y e Crosse. Ro. iiii ●o xix Ro. viii ●he booke ●f the cruci●ix A presumtuous trewād A man is neuer glut with knowledge The first lesson in the booke Hie. xviii A christien complaynt Math. ix Rom. vi Io. xv Christ is ● fulnes of the god head Col. ii Io. iiii Ro. viii Paules argumēt Rom. v. Christian prayer i. Pet. i. True christians Ro. xii Ro. xii i. Cor. xii Eph. iiii Prayer Luke i. The clergy i. Cor. iii. i. Cor. iiii Math. v. Preachyng ●i Ti. iiii Kyng Henrye the .viii. Moyses Iudge Christēly Bishop of Rome Pharao A Godly wishe A sure lesson Good prechers i. Ti. ii Contencions in Religion The deuil Warre ī religion ●i Cor. i. One truthe Psal. i. Persecutours of the word Math. x. Heb. x. Ga. liiii Math. xi ii Cor. iii. Chris●en libertie Holy workes Few know the true holynes Math. xii Mat. xv Io. iiii Tradiciōs of men Math. xv The worde of god is y e onelye sure doctrine The cause of thestimacion of tradicions i. Cor. xiii Charitie Ephe. iiii A godly wishe Ephe. iiii Gala. v. Ro. viii Christened men Self loue Iaco. i. Worldes loue Simple wisdō in men Mat. x. Christen constātues Math. xi ii Cor. iiii i. Pet. ii Example of a christen man Christen cōtentacion Math. xvi The workes of god offende not the christiā Heb. iiii The workes of mē offend not the Christian Mat. vii Eph. v. The christian profiteth by synne Ps. cxlv weaklynges mislike al thīges Act. xiii Godly Mat. xv Mat. ix i. Cor. xiii mat xxvi Mat. xxi Io. vii Mat. xii Io. iiii Rom. ix A second sorte of weaklynges Ephe. i. Phariseis Lu. xviii Wicked men mislike good thinges Ps. xxxvii Offēce of Gods election Rom. ix Rom. xi Ps. xxxiii Roma iii. Uayne gospellers Actes xiii Gal. v. Roma ii Euil lyuing ●laundereth t●e best profession Psal. xii Math. vii A similitude Math. xiii Applicaciō Prayer Iohn i. Math. xii Psal. i. Readyng of the scripture The worde of God Iohn xvi Math. xii Knowlege wished against ignoraunce Like reason lyke conclusion Good latinistes and euil diuines Forged wrytinges The vnlerned be taught by grace This age requyreth lernyng Wordly children Mat. xxiiii Iohn xvii Gods children ii Cor. v Like garmēt l●●e men Crafty taylors Godes childrē be wise B. of Rome Roma vii· Ephe. i. Sure fayth Roma viii Roma viii Of Godly faythe no euil comm●th Math. xv i. Pe. i. Gods s●cretes Eccle. iii. Collo ii i. Timo. vi Prerogatiue of the s●ripture Similitud Applicaciō Christ is our ●xample Prayer Math Psal. xxxvii The loue of God Euery man attende to his vocaciō Preachers ii Cor. iiii Lay men Ephe. vi Roma xiii Children Deut. v. Seruaūtes Ephe. vi husbandes Ephe. v. Wyues Obedience i. Timo. ii Silence Apparell ii ●imo ii i. Petri. iii. Ouermuch ●ie sight Math. vii Selfe loue A conclusion with an answere to obiections It is lawef●● to bost in god Godly wish Shame hindereth confesc●on i. Cor. vi Math. xxv A trewe ●h●eruing Domesdaye compared to a lawedaye W●lfull syn is y e greatest Apo. xxii Rewarde of sinners Prayer Math. xxv