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A07288	Saint Peters chaine consisting of eight golden linckes, most fit to adorne the neckes of the greatest states, nobles, and ladies in this land, as the chiefest iewell of true nobilitie: and not vnfit for the meaner sort. Digested into eight chapters, and published by R.M. minister. With a praier annexed to the end of euerie chapter.	Mavericke, Radford, b. 1560 or 61.	1596 (1596)	STC 17683; ESTC S112697	95,593	198

when hee was reuiled reuiled not againe when hee suffered hee threatned not but in great humility committed his cause to God that iudgeth righteously Therefore Christ for his great meekenesse and humilitie is compared in the Scripture vnto a Lambe Christ for his humility compared to a sheepe and to a lambe Ioh. 1.36 Esay 53.7 Christians called the sheepe of Christ Ioh. 21.16 and a sheepe Iohn saith Behold the Lambe of God And Esay by the spirite of prophesie saide that Christ was oppressed and afflicted that hee was brought as a sheepe to the slaughter yet opened he not his mouth This great humilitie of Christ ought to bee followed of all Christians who are therfore called the sheepe of Christ Vnto this humilitie Christ himselfe doth exhorte vs saying Learne of me that am meeke and lowly of heart and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules Learne of Christ what Mat. 11.29 shall we learne Learne humilitie learne patience if thou bee rich and an heire borne vnto great lands and possessions yet learne humilitie of Christ for hee was Lorde and heire of heauen earth when he so humbled himselfe for thy sake Art thou poore hauing nor house nor liuing Learne of Christ to be contented for he had them not The All vertues are to be learned of Christ Mat. 8.20 Foxes haue holes and the birds of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not wheron to rest his head Art thou afflicted grieued and tormented in this life O learne of Christ to bee patient for hee suffered a great deale more for thee Blessed are they that mourne for they shall bee comforted Mat. 5.4.5 Blessed are the meeke for they shall inherite the earth In one word learne humility patience and all other vertues of Christ God sayth Saint Austen was made humble let man blush to be proud And to say the truth what cause hath man to bee proud that is nought else but Nothing in man wherof he shuld be proude before he was man he was dust before dust was made hee was nothing dust and ashes Dust thou art and to dust thou shalt returne saith the Scripture Puluises saith Isydore in puluere sede Cinis es in Cincre viue Dust thou art in dust therefore sit and abide Ashes thou art and therein spend thy life These things indeede are proper vnto vs our bodies are earthy weake fraile subiect to hunger to thirst to colde to heate to wearinesse to all kind of defect and sicknesses and last of all to death and corruption Our soules which are the chiefest parts of man are defiled and polluted with sinne and filthines whereof then should man be proud O esca vermium saith that sweete father O massa pulueris c. O Wormes meate O froath O vanitie why art thou so proud and insolent Learne therfore betimes of Christ to bee humble least Pride will haue a fall that pride haue a fall Knowe that without humilitie thou shalt neuer bee praised for any vertue Similitudes Isydore saith he that will heape vertues together without humilitie doth nothing else but carrie dust in the ayre As a little Colloquintida doth marre a whole pot of pottage so pride doth make all other vertues abhominable Pride and vaine-glorie hath brought many men otherwise indued with very rare gifts to shame and ignominie * Quanto doctior es tante te geras submissius is a good lesson for all that are or haue The better learned the more humble wee should be beene Schollers to remember Saint Gregorie saith al our gifts whatsoeuer are nothing worth except they bee seasoned with the salt of humilitie For this cause is it that I haue made mention thereof in this Chapter Humilitie is as salt to season al other vertues of vertue If any take profite thereby it is that I haue wished If any other by meanes of their pride scorne at it their case is to be lamented Now we will follow the other vertues in order euen as they are linked together by S. Peter when he saith Ioyne vertue with your faith with vertue knowledge and so forth A Praier for the vertue of humilitie O Most glorious God mercifull Father whose dwelling is in eternitie whose Maiestie filleth both heauen and earth I thy vile and wretched seruant nought else but dust and ashes doe prostrate my selfe here before thy throne of mercy beseeching thee euermore to giue me true knowledge and feeling of mine owne defects and miserie of the corruption of my body and deformitie of my soule polluted with sinne and iniquitie to this end that I may be truely humbled when I shall see all the partes of my soule and body and whatsoeuer proceedeth from them both euen my best deedes to bee stayned as a menstruous and defiled cloth O Lord let neuer the foot of pride get the vpper hand of me nor the winde of of vaine glorie ouerthrow me let faith bring me to the tower of vertue but let humilitie keepe me from falling Let me not glory in any thing that I doe or in any vertue that I haue seeing I haue nothing which I haue not receiued from thee Let not learning strength honour riches or beautie make me proude and hautie for they are but the fading flowers of this life Let me euer haue this poesie written in my heart Hee that exalteth himselfe shall be brought low but he that humbleth himselfe without hypocrisie shall be exalted because it is thou O Lord that resistest the proude and giuest grace to the lowly This grace good Lord I bescech thee graunt vnto mee for his sake that through humilitie hath purchased vnto vs eternall glorie euen Christ Iesus thy Sonne and Prince of our saluation to whom with thee O deare Father and the holy Ghost be all praise and glorie for euer Amen Of Knovvledge CHAP. 3. ASsone as Almightie GOD by his infinite wisedome had created heauen earth of nothing presently he saith let there be light shewing thereby as also Gen. 1.3 we finde by experience that nothing in the world would either haue beene pleasant or comfortable if therunto had not beene added the benefit of light And is not the same thing to be noted in the creation of man who is called by Phylosophers a little world Yes truely for the life of man without light is most tedious and vncomfortable Now looke what the Knowledge vnto the soule is as light vnto the eyes of the body light of the eyes is vnto the body the same is knowledge vnto the soule for a man that hath neuer an eye to see with all if he haue knowledge in his minde is much more happie then hee that hath two eyes without knowledge They that want the benefite of their eyes and sight are called blinde and they that want the benefit of knowledge are called ignorant the one is blindnesse of the body the other of the soule As therefore it is

saide vnto Christ come lay thy hand on her and she shall liue and according to his faith shee was raysed vnto life againe Another worthy example wee haue of the woman of Canaan in the fifteenth of 15 21 Mathew whose daughter was piteously vexed of a Deuill howe she came vnto Christ for helpe and woulde not bee aunswered till she had her petition graunted and her daughter healed Thus we haue seene examples of such as haue beene healed for their owne faith as also for the faithes sake of others Now let vs note the thirde thing namely that for want of faith our sauiour was greatly hindered from doing that good which hee woulde as it is plainely to bee seene Mark 6 1 2 in the sixth of Marke when comming into his owne country among his owne kinsemen and acquaintaunce and preaching vnto them on the Saboath as his manner was many that hearde him were astonyed Christ lea●… accounted of in his owne cuntry and saide from whence hath he these things Is not this the carpenter Maries son and brother of Iames and Ioses and are not his sisters meaning by brothers and sisters his nere kinsefolke here with vs and they were offended in him Then said Iesus vnto them a prophet is not without honour but in his owne country among his owne kindred and in his owne house And he could doe no great workes there saith the texte saue that he laid his hand vpon a fewe sicke Vnbeleese hindereth vs of many good things folkes and healed them but he marueiled at their vnbeliefe so that we see vnbeleefe was the onely cause which hindered Christ from doing them that good which otherwise he would The like or worse thing we read of the hoggish Gergesites which by reason of their Mat. 8.34 want of faith esteemed more of their swine then of Christ therefore prayed him that he wold depart from them But what should I heape vp examples of such as were neuer effectually called seeing it is certaine that many of Gods children by reason of the littlenes of their faith or for want of faith in some particular things haue almost hindered themselues of many good things yea brought themselues into great danger The weakenes of Marthaes faith had almost letted Ioh. 11.39 40. that her brother Lazarus shoulde haue beene raised againe when hee had layne in in the graue foure daies for she saide vnto Christ he stinketh to whome Christ answered Said I not vnto thee that if thou didst beleeue thou shouldst see the glory of God as if hee shoulde say thy weakenes of faith doth hinder this miracle For want weakenesse of faith the disciples of Christ were almost drowned while Mat. 8.25 Christ slept in the ship for when they had awoke him saying wee perish hee rebuking them said why do ye feare O ye of little faith And Saint Peter himselfe when hee woulde come alone vnto Christ vpon the 14.31 sea was not farre from drowning and all for want of faith For want of faith godly Zacharias the father of Iohn Baptist was Luk. 1.2 dumbe for a time because hee did not beleeue the tidinges which the Angel brought him of the birth of his sonne Thus haue we briefly noted these three things First how many haue beene healed by their own faith next that not a few haue beene healed by the faith of others lastly that weakenes want of faith hath hindered Christ from doing good brought euen the deare childrē of God in daunger Whereupon wee may conclude that faith is a most rare and singular vertue worthy of all praise commendation Nowe if faith were alwaies required for the health of their bodies how much more Faith good for the health of soule and body for the health of their soules And was not this the cheefest purpose of Christ thinke wee to lead them by these outward meanes to consider of the weakenes and sicknesses of their soules yes surely and the doctrine thereof is most necessary for vs to consider of For wee are all full of the foule leprosie of sinne from top to toe but faith in Christ doth make vs cleane for it is written the blood of Iesus Christ clenseth vs from all 1. Ioh. 1.7 sinne We are all benummed with the dead palsie of sinne But faith in Christ doth quicken vs againe as Christ saith He that beleeueth in me though hee were dead yet shall he liue We are all blinde and cannot Ioh. 11. 25 see the way that leadeth vnto life but faith in Christ must be our guide We are all deaf and cannot heare as we should the word of God till faith haue opened our inwarde sences In one worde there is no disease of the soule or body which is not eyther holpen or eased by the benefite of faith Is thy heart and soule wounded within thee by reason of thy sinne Faith is a soueraigne and cordiall medicine it will surely heale thee Hast thou had a longe time scales vpon thine eyes that thou canst not see the brightnesse of Gods worde shine vpon thee Oh apply the salue of faith mixt with the powder of true repentance and thou shalt see howe soone they will fall from thee as they did from the eyes Act 9 18 of Saule Art thou oppressed with heauie sadnes why faith in Christ will bring thee ioy If thou bee sicke it will restore thee to health Art thou poore it will make thee riche Art thou deade it will rayse By faith all things are possible Mark 9.23 thee to life againe all thinges are possible vnto him that beleeueth Wilt thou yet heare more what benefite thou receauest by faith hearken then By faith wee are made the sonnes of God By faith wee shall obtayne euerlasting life Ioh. 1 22 3 6 11.25 3.36 6 47 By faith hee that is deade may liue Hee that beleeueth shall neuer die Hee that beleeueth hath euerlasting life Contrariwise whatsoeuer is not of faith Rom. 14 23 Heb 11 6 Ioh. 3 36 Mark 16 16 is sinne Without faith it is impossible to to please God Without faith wee shall bee condemned Hee that beleeueth not the wrath of God abideth on him He that beleeueth and is baptised shall bee saued but hee that beleeueth not shal be damned This true liuely and iustifying Faith Mat 22 12 whereof wee speake is that riche wedding garment which euery christian ought to weare and whosoeuer is founde without it shall bee bounde hande and foote and cast into vtter darkenesse there shall bee weepinge and gnashing of teeth This faith is that strong shielde of defence Ephes 6.16 wherwith we must quench all the fiery darts of the Deuill if we want this armour wee shal surely be slaine of Sathan This faith is the light of the body which who so hath Mat 6.22 not walketh still in darkenes not knowing whither he goeth This faith is

vsually compared vnto a hand wherwith we receiue as one saith the rich almes of God if we lack this hand wee shal die for want This holy Faith the mother of repentance faith is called the mother of true repentance and repentance the daughter of faith for assoone as wee haue a true iustifying Faith presently repentaunce followeth with the fruites thereof as Saint Iohn Baptist saith Bring fourth fruit worthy of repentance This liuely iustifying faith is neuer idle Mat. 3.8 A true iustiying faith neuer idle but stil wor●…eth by ●oue but still worketh by loue and is the roote from whence all good works do spring As the sunne cannot be without light nor the fire without heat nor water without moystnes No more can any one which hath this true iustifying faith be without good works which are the fruites thereof Therefore it is very true which Saint Iames saith that as the body without the soule is deade so faith without workes is deade in it ●am 2.17 selfe Neyther is there any disagreement betweene the doctrine of Saint Paul and Saint Iames though the one saye wee are Rom. 3.28 iustified by faith and the other by workes for Saint Paul speaketh of our iustifying before Iam. 2.24 God by faith only thorough the bloud of Christ and Saint Iames of our iustifying S. Paul and S. Iames reconciled concerning iustificatiō before men when wee make knowen to the worlde by our good workes which are the fruites of faith that wee are iustified Therefore let vs beleeue the Scripture which saith that Abraham beleeued God Rom. 4.36 and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse That wee are not iustified by the workes of the law but by the faith of Iesus Christ For by grace wee are saued saith Gala. 2.16 Saint Paul through faith not of our selues it is the gift of God not of workes least any Eph. 2.8.9 shuld boast which place doth cut the throte of that grosse opinion of those proud Pharisayicall Papists that ignorantly bragge Popish supererogation superabundant arrogancie and boast of their workes and merites as though they coulde merite heauen with them both for them selues and others forsooth by their works of supererogation but more rightly called superabundant-arrogancie Let vs beleeue the Apostle saying if righteousnesse came by the law then Christ Gala 2.21 dyed in vaine Let vs beleeue the truth it selfe saying when ye haue done all that yee can yet say ye are but vnprofitable seruāts ye haue done but what was your duty to do Luk. 17.10 It is our dutie and required of vs vppon Mat. 25.41 paine of damnation to doe good workes which as Saint Paul saith God hath ordained Ephe. 2.10 that we should walke in them but not that we should trust in them to be saued for faith herein must haue the preheminence Therefore Saint Paul counteth all thinges Phil 3 8.9 losse and doung that he might win Christ and might bee found in him not hauing his owne righteousnes but the righteousnesse which is through the faith of Christ Obiection But heere some may say why doe ye alleadge so many testimonies of Saint Paul to this purpose for heseemeth to be contrarie to himselfe and though in many places hee extolleth faith yet in one place hee preferreth 1. Cor. 13. loue charitie before it for he saith now abideth these three faith hope and loue but the chiefest of these is loue True it is chiefe in respect that it doth What S. Paul meaneth by saying that faith is chiefer then loue extend it selfe farre and neare to the benefit and profit of our neighbours for faith profiteth our selues loue our neighbours and because it doth continue longer then faith and hope doth for the vse of thē both doth cease when wee haue the fruition and possession of that which wee hoped for and when we haue the end of our faith which is the saluation of our soules but loue is onely begun in this life perfected in the life to come in these respects Saint Paul saith it 1. Pet. 1 9. is cheefe Notwithstanding though wee graunt this and say further with the same Apostle that as there is no true loue without faith so there is no true faith without loue because faith worketh by loue yet it Gala. 5.6 is certaine that faith in respect of our saluation and in this matter of iustification is more excellent then loue yea loue must come after faith as an obedient daughter Loue the daughter of faith after her mother which faith doeth bring forth both hope and loue Faith then is the ground of things hoped for Hope is an vndoubted expectation of those things which are promised vnto vs of God by the meanes of Christ Loue is linked vnto them both may not be seperated from them By faith saith the Author to the Hebrus our forefathers obtained a good report Heb. 11.1.2 therefore I conclude that faith ought still to haue the preheminence in iustification for thereby are we receiued made the sonnes Faith must haue the preheminence in iustificatiō of God euen by our faith in Christ by whome wee obtaine euerlasting life This doctrine as it doth stirre vs vp to beleeue so should it stir vs vnto loue charitie which are the liuely fruites of faith and without it faith is dead in it selfe But here wee must also take heede that we doe not imagine that faith though it be a rare and singular vertue doth thereby of it selfe deserue euerlasting life for so wee should fal into error but faith is called most Christ only hath purchased heauen for vs. faith the instrument to apprehend it holy excellent or precious in this respect that it is the meane appointed by God himselfe wherby we should apprehend and receiue most holy excellent precious gifts whereof the chiefest is eternall and euerlasting life purchased vnto vs by the death passion and resurrection of Christ euen by his righteousnes and obedience Of this eternal and euerlasting life our faith grounded vppon the promises of God doth most certenly assure vs and then by hope which is also the childe of faith we doe with patience waite for the accomplishment and performance thereof For those ioyes which one day we shall haue in perfect possession How faith and hope are distinguished wee doe now enioye by faith and hope the which may thus bee distinguished the one from the other Faith doth apprehend things present and hope things to come by things present I meane also eternall life which may be said to be present in respect that we haue some feeling and tast of it in this life in respect of the certainty of Gods counsell and will touching the saluation of his elect that cannot be altered Therefore the Scripture vseth often times the present tense for the future the time present for the time to come as Christ