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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01657	A godly inuectiue in the defence of the Gospell against such as murmure and woorke what thei can that the Bible shoulde not haue free passage, veray necessary to be red of euery faythfull Christian.	Gerrard, Philip.	1547 (1547)	STC 11797; ESTC S103091	27,823	80

A Godly Inuectiue in the defence of the Gospell against such as murmure and woorke what thei can that the Bible shoulde not haue free passage veray necessary to be red of euery faythfull Christian The abundaunte grace of the holie ghost maye dayly prouoke tempt and stere vp the heart of oure mooste noble and vertuous King EDVVARDE the VI. king of England Fraunce and Irelande Defendour of the Faith and in earth the supreme heade of the Churches of England and Ireland earnestly to promote the Gospell of Christ to the mayntenaunce of true religion and vertue WHEN I had considered and weyghed often with my selfe that the lest part of amitee faithfull loue and duety which euery man oweth towarde his natiue countrey My mooste gracious and drad soueraigne lord is not shewed in the gentle admonyshyng his coūtrey menne of suche faultes perilles and daungers whiche either bee eminent or els playnly apparant yea and especially to attempte this thing when he seeth that there is geuē some great and plentifull occasion Euen now therfore I thought it good to set furth this Inuectiue in the defence of Goddes holy woord against all coūterfaited Christians wilfully minded whiche stubburnely resiste the promoting of Chrystes blessed Testament I truste wel therfore that your highnes especially and all your nobilitee with other your true and faythefull subiectes that haue earnest heartes to promote Goddes glory and to seeke for his heauēly kyngdome wil take in good part this my enterprice Wherin although ther want fine handling liuelye colours the conueighance of Rhethoricke and also quicknesse of Witte yet for al that there hath wanted no iote of good will for though I may most iustly confesse I geue place vnto all men in good learnyng yet I maye truely say I am inferiour vnto fewe in good affection towardes the same Therfore after this my rude and base stile of Inueiynge I haue here set forth the minde and pleasure of GOD thynges veray commodiouse and fruitefull for the weale of this noble realme profitable to auoide contencion and to sette amongest vs a louely societie of liuyng Nowe in asmuch as I entreate of causes so necessary most noble victoriouse Kyng I conceiue no smal hope that no man if godly exhortaciō may haue place in his heart will refuse accordingly to note print the same most firmely in mind especially such as the holy Prophet speaketh against they haue eies and cannot see they haue eares and heare not for they shall well and easilye perceaue that stubburnnesse of mind hardnes of heart the contempt of Goddes holy woord the forgetfulnes of the great benefites and Godly goodnesse of GOD to bee thynges most greuously condempned in holye Scripture Again those that be already bent and kendeled in affection to attayne the knowledge and due obedience that apperteine to Christes holy wyll and Testament shal perceiue manifestly theim selfes to knowe the summe and effecte of their creacion Wherof we shuld al be fully taught and often admonished also that we ar not borne to spend our time in pastime and vanities of this miserable world but to be busied in al seriouse Godly matters chefely desiryng to be instructed in Goddes holy religion to liue innocently yea and to excell in al kynd of vertues For who so desireth not to liue well as Diogenes wryteth liueth vainly That is to be called a vaine life whē men rather shew them selfes beastes mortal then men Immortal regardyng altogether the bodye that vile and beastely parte of man But nowe the pamperyng of it laied apart yf we would considre the great and exuberant glory of the spirite or solle of man if we wold weigh what strength power and vertue remayne in the minde wee woulde bee sone perswaded to folow Godly thinges and flee the wicked But more it is pitie suche is the miserable misery of the world in these daies that according vnto the saiyng of the holy Prophete Woe is me al is ful of sinners whiche offend of purpose and malice Esaie the .xxiiii. These wilfull offenders my soueraigne Lorde bee suche as maliciously spurne agaynst the liuely woorde of GOD and enuy at your graces pore subiectes enbracing and readyng the same vsynge subtyll and wicked perswasions to discorage men from the readyng therof whiche thing forsoth both requireth correction and spedye confutacion for the noryshmente of the younge and tendre knowledge that GOD hath sente amongest vs. Vndoubtedly the maliciouse and cankered stomackes are so playne and plentiful in diuers places against the word of God that no tong can be still ne yet heart permit with a dissemblyng countenance to winke at the great ignorance subtile cōueighaunce especially of suche as haue taken on theym to bee the lyghte of the worlde and guides ouer the simple to conducte theym to the true woorde of GOD. This thynge is soo euydent that euery honeste hearte woulde sorowe to see it and take peine to amend it and wee oughte to bee earnest in this For who so regardeth the wyl of GOD wyl openly defend the truthe of his Gospel and labour al that he can to winne mennes heartes to it Yea and to attempte this thyng the vertue of Goddes word geueth wonderfull strengthe and boldenes Euen nowe in consideracion of this I as one hyghly reioysyng to see the glorie of GOD so liuely set furthe emongest vs but sorowyng agayne in my hearte to beholde the supersticyouse and ignoraunt sorte so lyttell amended thoughte it full time to sette forthe this Inuectiue trustynge that after the readyng of it suche as haue wytte reason and iudgemente wyll remembre them selfes aryse and most reuerently mete the truth face to face and be no longer disceiued with counterfaited coulered and cloked thinges but from hens forthe ioyeouslye take in their handes the holy Bible and esteme it as the moste diuine and Godly thyng that euer came amongest vs yea and laboure with hande and foote vsyng sobre catholicke exhortacions to allure mē vnto it This shoulde be a meane to sette for euer amongest vs a publique quietnes true loue sure and faithfull frendshyppe By this meane forsoth we shoulde banyshe Ypocrisie and ignoraunce whiche bee euer brawlyng and stande in contencion for euery colde Ceremonie and tryfelyng tradicion For trewely where Ignoraunce Disdayne the contempte of Goddes woorde gooe at their libertie there must nedes aryse contencion brawlyng sedicion and controuersie in Opinions Yea where an obediente and humble heart wanteth toward the truthe there for euery lyght occasion thus men contend Thou art an Hereticke saith one thou arte a Papist saieth an other by this forsoth the worde of GOD is sore endomaged by this meane Godlye and brotherlye exhortacion is put out of place yea by this meane Sathan worketh his wyll and pleasure and hardeneth mennes heartes towarde the shining light to their owne condempnacion and vtter confusiō Now therfore my deere soueraigne who wold not lament and for veray pitie tendre the poore simple people readye