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An heauenly acte concernynge how man shal lyue made by our suffraine lorde God the father, God the sonne, and God the holye goost, and al the whole clergie in heuen consenting to the same.
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STC 95; ESTC S108865
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longe vpoÌ the erth to this we haue coÌstitute kiÌges rulers to gouerne the erthe to whoÌ we will haue dewe honor geueÌ for we haue set them as oure coÌmissioners vnder vs to execute our will for the whiche we will they be had in reuerens for the corboratinge of the same our only son obeyd them also gaue coÌmaundement that tribute tol custome shulde be giuen vnto them Also lord chanceler Paul sayth let euery soule submit them selues vnto the higher powers not to obey theÌ only for fere but for coÌscieÌs sake Moreouer Peter which was the poore fisher toke fyshe dayly with his nettes we exalted him to be of the domestical housholde with our only sonne vicegerent so boldned his hert sprete that we made him to take meÌ in the spuÌal net whose faith coÌfessed that Christ was the son of vs the liuing god to that whiche al the felowship agreed for the which coÌfession so made by faith he was translated to an high office there made the suêuiser of our church spuÌal whose auctorite is no lesse toward vs then the lord secretary Ihon or the lorde chaÌceler Paule to be beleued And this act doth Peter suêuiser of our buildinge coÌfirme sayenge submit yor selues to al maner of ordinaÌces of meÌ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe heed or vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the ponishmeÌt of euell doers but for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God here maÌ must obey them for our sake for so willeth Peter ther helpe socour with bodye and goodes to be at the kinges coÌmaundement therfore we wil and by the consent of our lordes spiritual and teÌporal that this acte doth staÌde in ful strength vertue ¶ Prouided alwaies so that yf father or mother commaunde any thinge contrarie vnto oure wil or more then they haue in our coÌmission that then it shal be leful for man to saye as Peter superuiser answered the rulers what time they wold haue put him to scilence in confessinge and preachinge Iesus Christ that they had cast asyde the stone as Peter layed vnto their charge which was become the head corner stone and that ther was no helth in none other nor no name wherin any saluacion shuld consist but only our only sonne and Vicegerent Iesu Christ boldlye he said howe that he was more bounde to obey God then maÌ so wol we haue you to say the acte before notwithstandinge ¶ Further it is enacted thou shalt not kil Thou shalt not stele Thou shalt beare no false wytnes against thy neighbour Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbours wyfe Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbours house lande seruaÌt maide oxe asse or what so euer he hath to this acte al lordes in heuen both spirituall temporall doth confirme and agre vnto the same and vnto the transgressours ther longeth daÌpnacion ¶ Also we enacted Cursed is he that maketh any caruen ydol or ymage whiche we abhorre for it is the owrke of mans handes and cursed is the handes that maketh them to the intent to haue them worshipped for we wil no worshippe shal be giuen vnto them For we are God al alone al honor loÌgeth vnto vs who was honored wheÌ we were all alone in our own glory who is worthy to haue honor but he that made al thinge honorable Therfore as our lorde chaÌceler Paule sayth Soli deo honor et gloria Honour glory with al praise be vnto vs. It reioiseth vs to heare maÌ say with a faythful hert Tu solus dnÌs tu solus sanctê° tu solus altissimê° Also we knowe that they praise vs laude vs when they say or singe with a faithful herte Laudamê° te vnÌdicimê° te adoramê° te The do we laude the do we blisse the do we worship the do we glorify Gracias agimê° tibi êpt magnaÌ gliam tuaÌ Vnto the giue we thaÌkes for thyne owne great glorye so that no creature hath any glory to glory in but we the which glory caÌ not be expressed with tonges nor yet with hert yet we be not straÌge therof but in our house ther is many maÌsioÌs prepared for our louing subiectes as christ hath declared yet notwtstaÌding wheÌ the course of the traÌsitory worlde shall haue his ende al thinge coÌcluded as we haue decreed what caÌ any of our creatures say how they dyd attaine to the inestimable ioyes that they shall haue of theÌ selues no no. Could they bye it by any manÌ of wayes to say we had no nede of no helpe but of oure owne power cam we hether no no they must coÌfesse with our ambassitor Dauid NoÌ nobis dnÌe noÌ nobis sed noiÌe tuo da gliaÌ Not of vs lord no not of vs that we possessed these ioyes but the glory must redouÌde to thy name as christ saith ther is none good but god so wil we that maÌ shal knowe wtout vs they caÌ do nothing for we herd that our childreÌ of Israel sayd to Moses ⪠that tstey wold êforme do al that we had coÌmaÌded Neuertheles to bringe theÌ from their owne truste holines that they myght knowe êceyue that it is we that worketh all in all thinges we axed Moses who shuld giue them such a hert Therfore we wil haue al honour we wil be praied vnto we will be trusted vnto for ther is none to matche with vs for they are oure creatures and we are their God so is there no gods that hath ani such vertues or graces but onely we Wherfore we streytly coÌmaunde by the vertue of this oure sayd acte that no person or persons do not take any part or parts of our honour from vs and to giue vnto ydolles or ymage but to gyue vnto euery creature his honour as we haue it enacted vppon the paine of our euerlastinge punishmeÌt dredful indignacioÌ without redemptioÌ Â¶ Furthermore we haue enacted by our owne power and also by the consent of our lordes spiritual and temporal that no man dothe eyther adde or take froÌ our heuenly lawes otherwise then we haue enacted as we our selfe haue said vnto Moses the speaker of our êliameÌt what time he receiuid our actes deliuering those same vnto the childern of Israell Also our vicegerent Iesus Christe saieth that man shal do the father of heuins wil for I come not saieth he to do mine owne will but his will that hath sent me Also IohaÌ the euaÌgelist our secretary saith Cursed is he that shall adde any thinge vnto that that is written in the mistery of this lawe yf any man shal adde any thing God shal adde vnto him the plages that are contained in the same Moreouer the said lorde secretarye sayeth yf any man come vnto you and bringe not this doctrine receiue him not into your houses neither salute him for he that saluteth him