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A14450	A learned and excellent treatise containing all the principall grounds of Christian religion Set downe by way of conference in a most plaine and familiar manner. Written first in French by maister Mathew Virell, after translated into Latine: and now turned into English for the vse of our country-men.; Religion chrestienne declarée par dialogue. English	Virel, Matthieu.; Egerton, Stephen, 1555?-1621?	1594 (1594)	STC 24768; ESTC S119631	209,162	292

workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes which God hath prepared that we should walk in thē And againe in another place The grace of God that Tit. 2. 12. bringeth saluation vnto all men hath appeared teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly and iustly and godly in this present world Thou seest how diligently good works be commended in the Scripture as those that bee acceptable vnto God through Christ by whose holinesse all their filthinesse and vncleannesse is couered Theoph. But what vse is there of them Mat. A three fold vse of good workes The vse is three-folde and those indeed most profitable The first which is also the chiefe respecteth the glorie of God that ought to be dearer vnto vs thē our owne saluation But by them it is especially aduanced as it appeareth by the wordes of Christ Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good Mat. 5. 16. works and glorifie your father which is in heauen For this cause Paul warning the Philippians to be ful of the fruits of righteousnesse which are by Christ Iesus addeth Phil. 1. 11. to the glorie and praise of God The second vse respecteth our neighbour For by the vprightnesse and integritie of our life he is prouoked to the same earnest desire and exercise of godlinesse I passe ouer the good turnes which hee hath by our charitie and good workes The third vse standeth in this that by them our conscience is quieted For they be testimonies and witnesses of our faith therfore of our saluation Theoph. But how can it be that good works shall be witnesses of our faith Mat. The cause hath already bene shewed of vs before namely for that the holy Ghost doth neuer work faith in our hearts without repentance from whence good works do flow which therefore be visible or seen testimonies of our inuisible or vnseene faith euen as the goodnesse of the tree is iudged by the good fruite and the inward health or soundnesse of a mans bodie by the outward disposition of all the parts Theoph. Therefore vnlesse I be deceiued this thou saiest that faith cannot be without good works Matth. I say so Euen as fire cannot be without heat and the Sunne without light And verily faith of it own Faith cānot bee without good works nature bringeth forth good workes For how can it be that our hearts should be reformed by faith so as wee do embrace the loue wherewith God loueth vs in Christ but that they be also stricken with loue toward him again by meanes whereof they both earnestly desire to obey him and doe labour to auoide rebellion against his maiesty I doe adde moreouer that faith can no more stand together with an euill conscience then water with fire For it cannot bee that so long as sinne raigneth in vs and we willingly offend God that wee should be assured of his loue so as wee may put our whole trust in him and repose our hope in his fauour and goodnesse notwithstanding that infinite merite of Christes death be knowen and perceiued of vs. Theoph. As farre as I see faith bringeth foorth good workes by the which it is afterward preserued in our hearts M. Faith the mother of good works of wich it is after preserued Yea verily euen as fire causeth ashes wherewith it is afterward cherished fed and maintained But by these things it is plaine that it is so farre off that faith which notwithstanding some say should destroy good works that rather by it they are built vp and fortified Theoph. Seeing then faith cannot bee without good works it followeth that all they which boast of it do not good workes be liers and deceiue themselues Matth. It followeth and that is the disputation of Iames the Apostle against the Libertines whome hee speaketh vnto in these wordes Shew mee thy faith Iam. 2. 18. without thy workes and I will shew thee my faith by my workes whereby hee sheweth that no man can be certaine of his faith which is inuisible but he hath visible testimonies of it namely good workes Whereuppon it is that the same Apostle in the end of that Chapter concludeth thus As the body without the vers 26. spirite is dead euen so that faith that is without good workes is dead that is it is not true but a shadow and a vaine empty likenesse of it Theoph. Therefore we are neither iustified nor saued without good workes although neither of them nor by them Mat. I graunt it For although the kingdome of heauen be not the wages of seruants but the inheritance of children yet no man is reckned among the children of God that is not lead by the spirite of God as Paul speaketh Rom. 8. 14. and therefore doth the workes of the spirit such as be these Loue ioy peace long suffering gentlenesse Gal. 5. 22. 23. goodnesse faith meekenesse temperance and such like Therefore the same Apostle in another place giueth warning Be not deceiued neither 1. Cor. 6. 9. fornicators nor Idolaters nor adulterers nor wantons nor theeues nor couetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extortioners shall inherite the kingdome of God The same thing also doth Christ himself confirme when hee saieth not euerie one that saieth to Mat. 7. 21. me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but he that doth my fathers wil that is in heauen Mat. 5. 20. And againe in another place I saie vnto you except your righteousnesse exceede the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisies you shal not enter into the kingdome of heauen Theoph. Now do I consent vnto thee do acknowledge that good workes be not vnprofitable although we be neither iustified nor saued by them Yea rather that they bee of speciall vse and therefore that the faithfull with al their hearts should giue themselues to them for as much as they serue 1 To the glorie of God 2 The edification of our neighbour 3 And to the confirmatiō of our faith saluatiō Mat. Adde hereunto that God to whom they be acceptable through Christ rewardeth them with sundry blessings both spirituall temporall according to the promises almost without nūber contained in his word Moreouer hither is to be referred the word of Reward which is vsed in many places in the Scripture as when Iohn exhorteth the faithfull to perseuerance he saith 2. Ioh. 8. Looke vnto your selues that we loose not the thinges we haue wrought but that you may haue a ful reward Christ also speaking of those which suffer persecution for righteousnesse sake saith Mat. 5. 12. Great is your reward in heauen In another place also Mat. 10. 42. Whosoeuer shall giue a cup of cold water only to one of these litle ones in the name of a disciple shall not lose his reward Theoph. The confutation of merite Seeing therefore God promiseth reward to our workes it seemeth they

in vs to lead our liues in the obedience of God strengtheneth vs and finally giueth vs the gift of perseuerance to the end Cōfirmeth me against all temptations If at any time I fall it raiseth me vp by true repentance and promiseth to be with me with his grace euen vnto death The holy Catholicke Church I beleeue the Catholick Church gathered together by the power of the holy Ghost that is to say the company of the faithfull chosen of God which are scattered throughout the whole world of whose number I do certainly know my selfe to be one I beleeue that all we which are faithful are so vnited The cōmuniō of saints and ioyned with Christ our head that we are made partakers of his gifts that is of the merite of his death and the power of his resurrection The remission of sins Resurection of the body The life euerlasting Whereupon I am assured of the full forgiuenesse of my sinnes and of my glorious resurrection in the last day which the partaking of eternall life shall follow together with all the faithfull and elect with whom he shall for euer be praysed of me in the heauens Theoph. I haue verily heard of thee an excellent Paraphrasis or short exposition of the Apostles Creede such a one as doth not a little serue for edification But that thou mayst prouide for and helpe the memorie of the vnlearned draw all this into as short a summe as thou canst Mat. The summe of the Creede It cannot be made shorter then if thou say I put the whole hope of my saluatiō in one Iesus Christ crucified who being giuen vnto me by the mercie of the Father communicateth himselfe vnto me by the power of the holy Ghost to make me partaker of the merite of his death and also of eternall life Now this agreeth with that which the Apostle saith 1. Cor. 2. 2. I determined to know nothing among you but Iesus Christ and him crucified Theoph. I am fully satisfied with this exposition of the Apostles Creede and it containeth many things which bring no small comfort to the hearers And I pray our good and heauenly Father to engraue them in our hearts by the working of the holy Ghost that so we may earnestly acknowledge stedfastly beleeue that immeasurable loue wherewith he loueth vs in Christ Iesus By whō he hath redeemed vs from euerlasting death and hath taken vs for his children that at length we may be heires of his kingdome Mat. But now night draweth on wherefore I would aduise that we put off the rest till to morow Farewell Theophilus Theoph. Fare thou well also Matthew The end of the first Booke THE SECOND BOOKE OF CHRISTIAN Religion wherein the testimonies of our saluation are declared CHAP. I. Of good workes by the which the faith that is hidden in our hearts is manifested that it may be seene and knowne Theophilus GOd saue thee most dearely beloued Matthew Mat. God saue thee also most louing Theophilus hast thou thought vpon the things which were handled of vs yesterday Theoph. Yea indeede most diligently in somuch as they occupied my mind in my sleepe wherof to make proofe if it be not troublesome to thee I will comprehend them in a short summe which shal be as an entrance for vs to the rest Mat. Thou shalt do me a very great pleasure Theoph. The summe of our speach yesterday may be referred to foure heads 1 The first whereof is of God distinct in three persons Who also by his prouidence gouerneth all things is most perfectly iust and most perfectly mercifull 2 The second is of man who being by his owne nature a most wretched sinner is guiltie of eternall death before the iudgement seate of God 3 The third is of Christ Iesus whose death is a most present remedie for vs against death 4 The fourth is of faith wherby that remedy is applied to vs for our saluation Now vnlesse I be deceiued order requireth that we speake of good works which do necessarily cleaue vnto faith be effectes of it Moreouer seeing in the first Chapter of the former booke it hath bene declared what manner one God is and in the third and fourth Chapters what a one he sheweth himselfe towards vs this one thing seemeth now to remaine that we vnderstand how we should carrie our selues toward him that is to say what works are to be done of vs that we may obey him and be acceptable to his Maiestie Mat. Thou hast verie well deliuered the summe of our yesterdayes talke I do also allow the order propounded by thee concerning good works This one thing remaineth that thou moue thy questions of thē in some easie method to the end that this place which of it selfe is somwhat intricate and doubtfull may be plainly and clearely handled of vs. Theoph. I haue no easier order then that which somtimes I learned of thee namely that all this discourse be brought vnto three heads 1 First what be the good works to be done of vs that we may please God 2 How those works may be performed of vs. 3 And thirdly to what end they must be done and what is the vse of them But in the former booke when we spake of regeneration we did sufficiently discusse that second point For we taught that man of himselfe could do no good thing and that God by his spirite wrought in vs both to will and to be able to do There are therefore behind the two other points to be examined of vs which will cause vs to deuide this Chapter into two parts if it so seeme good vnto thee The first part of this Chapter sheweth what good workes are to be done of vs. Theoph. Let vs therfore come to the first part namely what good works are to be done that we may obey God Matth. Before we go any further we are to call vpon him without whose guidance no good thing can be thought much lesse performed of vs. I do therefore pray our good God and heauenly Father to giue vs the spirite of wisedome and vnderstanding that the things which we shal speake of good works may agree with the truth so as they may tend to his glorie and the building vp of his Church Now Theophilus do I answer vnto thy question that we must do those good works to obey God which himselfe hath commanded in his owne Law Theoph. Why so Mat. For he hath plainly forbidden that any thing be added vnto it or taken from it and that any man should turne aside from it either to the right hand or Deut. 4. 2. Deut. 5. 32. to the left Theoph. What if men be so rash that they dare do it Mat. The Lord will not accept their foolish deuises for good works but will demand of them that which in former times he demanded of the Israelites Isay 1. 12. Who required these things at your hands Theoph. I confesse it to be a most