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The xliiij. sermon of M. Giulio of Milane, touchyng the Lordes supper
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[Giulio, da Milano].
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sinnes he alth redemption iudgement and resurrection All these good thinges were geuen into the handes of Christe because he hath purchased them hath gotten the by the crosse This is the wyl of my father that hath sente me that I shoulde not lose one of those that he hath geuen me that euerye one that seeth the sonne beleueth in him maye haue lyfe euerlastynge When Christ shoulde be exalted aboue the heauens he would first huÌ„ble him self in washyng his disciples feete geuing this for an example that first in this mortall life we ought to be humble if in the other lyfe we wyll be glorious with Iesu Christe I praye and besech you brethren that euery one of you consider with deepe consideration this fact of humilitie of our Lord to the ende that we shoulde know that he came to this extreme basenesse to eralt vs. What maner of persoÌ„s were they O master whose feete thou washed it was theyrs who betrayed thee denyed thee forsoke thee in thy daunger fled away when thou stodest in moste nede of them Wherfore we ought to consider in this washynge of feete the marueylous humilitie of oure master and the feruent loue he bare towardes his enemies It was the maner in those dayes to washe straungers feete when they were bydden to any mans house therfore the Lorde rebuked the Pharisey which washed not his feete Paule would not receaue a wydow to the seruice of the Churche yf first she were not knowen to be humble and of a godly lyfe And the Apostle myndyng to declare this humilitie sayde It is erpedient that a wydowe shoulde haue wâ—â—â—ed the feete of Saintes For if any do huÌ„ble them selues after this sorte as to be content with so meane an office as to washe the feete of Saintes to serue such as haue sores and infirmities this is an euidente signe of a loue that is vnfayned He came vnto Peter Peter sayd Lorde shalt thou washe my feet Iesus aunswered and said What I do thou knoweste not but thou shalt know hereafter The wordes of Peter beyng considered as they be in apparent do declare great modestie whiche in the worlde is worthy of prayse Yt is a signe of ciuilitie not to suffer without great nede to be serued of a mans better But Christ in this that he dyd hadde occasioÌ„ wherfore he willed that Peter should beare that seruice although it were base Therfore sayd Christe thou shalte knowe hereafter Peter why I do this At this aunswere ought Peter to haue submitted hym selfe suffered his feete to be washed to haue declared a ciuill wisedome Therfore it may be sayd that in Peter doth appeare the superstitious hypocrisie of our carnall nature Peter made a conscience and feared to declare so smal reuerence to his master to suffer him to washe his feete But after forgettyng all religion treadyng vnderfeet both the loue and reuerence to his deare master with an othe forsoke hym when he ought to haue coÌ„fessed hym Chryst hath saide he that wyll not confesse me before men I wyll not confesse him in the presence of my father Peter made smal accompt of the commauÌ„dement of God denyed his master makyng lytle conscience to swere falsely with â—â—â—te shame and ignominie to Iesu Christ yet he after made a conscience and thought it sinne to suffer his master to wasshe his feete Thus doth our naturall hipocrisie it reuerenceth Christ and wyll honour hym where is no nede And agaynst his commauÌ„dement he wyll after make small accompt of that true religion wherwith god wyl be serued and worshipped Our reasoÌ„ knoweth not the cause of Gods workes nor yet can not knowe them if the spirite of the Lorde do not make manifest these secretes Therfore Peter not knowyng but as man stroue with his master and sayd thou shalt neuer wasshe my feete Peter doth not only declare hym selfe coâ—â—â—â—…tious but yf we consider thâ—â—…nswere we shall fynde Peter a great blasphemer The master had sayde before to his disciples that it was not without cause that he wasshed theyr feete Therfore Peter being obstinate resisting that he shuld not washe his feete at all shewed him selfe to be wiser then his master And the auÌ„swere of Peter hath this vnderstandynge Albeit thou art my master yet for all that thou shalte pardon me for in this doyng thou declareu thy selfe to haue smal experience touching wordly thinges I know by experience it is not decent the seruaunt woulde be serued of his master so that thy fact master doth gaynesaye the polytyke order of the world And this that I do is done politikely In Peter is declared a zele of the honour of God but this deuotion was not grouÌ„ded in the word of God Lette vs see what aunswere the wisdome of God doth make to Peter If I shall not wasshe thy feete thou shalt haue no parte with me Christ contendeth not with Peter for that he shuld not be wilfull and wyse in his owne conceite What shall we saye to the aunswere of our Lord ah is it so great a matter to washe feet was not Iudas feete wasshed yet he had no part with Christ it is verye true his feete were washed but not after that sorte as Christ doth heare declare in this Gospell The aunswere of Christ is this Peter hath not wel vnderstand my office nor yet vnderstandeth not home nedeful my seruyce is to all the whole worlde O thou fantastical man why doest thou beleue y t I am a Messias a carnall king a monarche of all the worlde to whom all nations should be subiect thou thinkest to serue this Messias but Peter thou arte deceaued For if I do not fyrst serue thee thou shalte neuer serue me yf I do not fyrst saue thee thou shalt neuer come to be saued if I do not fyrst shed my bloud for thee yf I do not first wash thy sinnes thou shalt neuer be saued nor yet haue ani porcion with me These wordes of Iesu Christ yf I washe not thy fete thou shalt haue no portion with me Albeit they bee few and appeare simply yet for al that if we coÌ„sider them depely we shall fynde that they destroy all false and cloked religion Although there bee many amongest the Iewes which lyue honestly yet for all that they be not saued in the bloud of christ nor yet haue they no part with him The Turkes albeit they say they serue god aboue glory that they haue the true religion and shewe with outwarde ceremonies a cloked holynes yet they obtayne not remission of their sinnes because they be not washed in y e bloud of Christ Our hipocrites although they doe manye good workes yet because they thynke to be washed in theyr owne merites and not in the bloud of Christ Therfore such hipocrites haue no portion with Christ at al. But let vs returne to Peter who said O lord not only my fete but my hands and head also At the first Peter was very
obstinate and would not suffer hys master to washe his fete but now he would haue him to doe more then was fyrst commaunded The selfe same thinge we se nowe to be done in many who when they perceaue the seueritie of the law and the bonde which we are bounde in they do as Peter dyd they wyll not only obserue the commaundement of god but they finde of theyr owne workes besydes the worde of God Therefore they thinke to merite remission of sin nes partly by the merite of Iesu Christ and partly by the merite of their owne worke Such be lyke Peter for they wyll not only do that that god commauÌ„deth but thei wil of their owne heades finde out other merites wherby to deserue lyfe euerlastynge Peter not walkyng in the kinges high way Iesus said vn to hym he that is washed hath no nede to washe any parte but his fete and than he is al clene Our master reproued the vnskil fulnes of Peter by the common custome of these dayes For such as be washed in a bathe when thei go forth they set their feete vpon the ground And nede not after to washe anye thynge but theyr feete When any was bydden to feast to the Iewes it was onely nedeful to washe the fete because they vsed to eate vppon beddes As nowe emongest vs when any is biddeÌ„ to feast it is only nedeful to wash theyr handes for all elles is cleane But Christ by this matter wyl inâ—â—r a matter of more importanÌ„ce not only â—eprâ—hend the inciuilitie of Peter All they whiche by fayth be made cleane pure all such be al wholy clensed in Iesu Chryst because y e fayth hath assured theÌ„ of the purenes holynes of Iesu Christ There is no damnation to those that be engraffed in Iesu Chryst with all this therfore is iustified the sinner yet hath he his feete myered the which continually haue nede to be clensed The feete be the carnal desires and the remanentes of the olde man the which ought continually to be chastened and mortified The Christian in Chryste is wholy cleane but in him self he hys filthy foule ful of carnal desires And although he is not therfore condemned yet he hath sinnes the which were nedeful to bee washed awaye whylest therefore we lyue in this myery lyfe we haue nede to haue oure feete washed That is to walke in the spirite not in the fleshe because a Christian oughte to serue with his mynde the lawe of god therfore ought he to take good hede not to serue the lawe of sinne When our master had washed hys Disciples feete he toke agayne his garmentes sat him down and said vnto them you call me master and lorde so say you well for so I am If I then beinge lorde master haue washed your fete you ought also to washe one anothers feete because I haue geueÌ„ you an example that as I haue done eueÌ„ so do ye The lord hath now declared y e cause that moued hym to take in hand so meane an enterprise in the world The Apostles did thinke that Iesus christ ought to be the worldly messias that was loked for of y e Iewes that shoulde be a kinge and monarche of the whole world Our Lorde had often preached vnto them that hys kyngdome was spirituall and not terrestriall that they should not set their felicitie beneth in the earth For to confirme therfore the trueth of this his prechyng he did this base and meane offyce to washe his disciples feete And our lord deferred this fact vntill his last supper for that hys doctryne should be more freshe in memorie in our mindes being done at a tyme moste worthy of remembraunce I haue geuen you an example that you shoulde do as you haue seene me to doe you thynke that I am come into this world to enioye an earthly kyngdome you receaue youre selues Therefore caste of from you al felicitie that the worlde can promyse you take example by me that am made your seruaunt Thus followe my pathe and fotesteppes be seruauntes of all men but be faythfull This onely sayeth Paule is required in the ministers of the gospel that they be faythfull in their doctryne none then shall glory in man we shal onely glory in Iesu Chryst who is y e true fode of our soules To whom be honour power and glory for euer and euer Amen ¶ Imprinted at London by Rycharde Iugge Printer to the Queues Maiestie 1. Reg. 11 Ephe. 11 Ephe. v. Ephe. v Roma â— Gala. v. 1. Cor. xi 1. Cor. x1 〈◊〉 xi Iohn xiii i. Ioh. iiii Roma iâ— â—imo v. ath 10.