y â— son both of god of y â— vyrgin which froÌ„ thence y â— is to say froÌ„ the right hand of god y â— father shall come to iudge both y e quicke the dead With the which words I pâ—ofesse this thing y â— I beleue y â— Christ at length wheÌ„ he shal see his time wyl come in his glory all his holy Anngels w t him shall litte on the seate of his glory â–ª Matthew xxij Chapter And he shall come also not as in his firste commyng for to preache vnto men the gospell of grace or to saue the worlde but to iudge both the quicke and the dead And how that shalbe both Christ and his apostles declare Matth .xxvi. chapter Christ saith when the soÌ„ne of man shall come where now he speaketh of his second commyng in his glory and al his aungels with hym theÌ„ shal he sitte vpon the seate of his glorye and there shalbe gathered together beefore him al nasions he shal separate theÌ„ c. Ye knowe this place Marke .xiij. chap. Christ saith then they shall see the sonne of man come in the cloudes with greate power and glory Luke .xxi. cha .i. Thess .iiij. chapter We that shalbe leafte in the commyng of the lord shall not preuente those whiche haue slept for thesame lord with that exhortacion and in the voice of the Arch aungell and the trump of God shall descend from heauen fyrste those that be dead in Christ shall ryse then we whiche shall liue whiche shalbe left shal be taken with them in the cloudes in the metyng of the lord in the ayer so shall we be with the Lord alway .ij. epystle of Peter .iij. chapter The dayes of y â— Lorde shall come as a thefe in the nighte with the whiche the heauens shall vanishe away as a storme the elementes beeynge hotte shalbe dissolued and the earth also and al those thinges that are therin shal be burnt vp c. Behold ye here welbeloued children how Christ shall vse his last iudgement Furthermore of signes which shalbe as tokens of the commyng of Christ reade vnto your self the Euangelistes and the second epistle to the Thessalonyans the second chapter the seuenth boke of Lactantius of the institution of holy thynges For it is to long to rehearse here all nor there is no small numbre of testimonies whiche do appere in euery place in the prophetes of this second comyng of Christ Dauid sayth .xcvi. psalme Thâ— shal the tongue of woodes reioyce from the face of the Lord for because he shall come to iudge the earth Esay the secoÌ„d chapter And he shall iudge the nations and he shall reproue many people Esai .lxvi. Psalm Behold the lord shall come in fier and his chariot shal be as a boysterouse wind These few testimonies of the Prophetes welbeloued chyldren I haue recited here that ye myght know the sâ—cond commyng of christ euen before or as wel as the first coÌ„ming of Christ by the holy ghost which was spoken by y â— Prophetes and also preâ—aticyâ—ated or prophecied Now seyng y â— it is most trew welbeloued children that christ shal come at length to iudgement it doth belong vnto vs first both w t our life behaueour to haue in remeÌ„brance christ which shal come to iudge for thys is a goodly saying of S. Augst the xlix Psalm which saith WheÌ„ euerâ— maÌ„ doth waie in his hert seeth what place fayth taketh here if we do beleue y â— iudgemeÌ„t for to come brethren we shall lâ—ue wel now is y â— time of mercie y â— time of iudgement shalbe And Paul .ij. Cor .v. Chap. saith Wherfore let vs stryne with oure selues if we be present at home or with out makyng our iourney that we maye please hym for al we must shew our self before y â— iudgement seat of god christ that euery man may beare those things which haue ben done by his body Furthermore if we truely beleue y â— last iudgment of Christ we shal make our hertes glad that in that tyme all we the which haue cast our confidence surelye in hym both shall receiue the crowne of our iustice .ij. Tim .iiij. Chap. And we shal liue also with our head Christ for euermore .i. Tessa .iiij. Chap. What oughte to bee more desyred of vs then wherebye wee may loke vpon the face of Christ which is the immaculate Image of God the first begotten of all creatures by whom all thinge was made which is in heaueÌ„ and which is in yearth Colloss .i. Chap. Our lord Iesus Christe graunte that in lyke case as here in earth we be one so y â— we may so leade our lyfe w t hym euen togyther for euermore Let euer this latter iudgemente welbeloued Children be alway before your eies ¶ I shall maruell if ye shal not haue a great accompt or good eye to youre lyuynge So be it The twelfth Domesticall sermon to their chyldren of God the holy ghost SEeyng that I haue taken vpon me welbeloued children to expound the belief I haue told to you christians without any controuersy or doubt that we shoulde beleue with a â—yngle eye that there is but one god and yet three persons whiche haue the selfe same diuine substaunce and as I shall vse the wordes of the olde auncyente dâ—uynes or consubstanciall whiche is god the father god the sonne and god the holy ghost We haue spoken hytherto very muche of god the father god the soÌ„ne And now the course of our talke dooeth requyre that we should intreate now of god the holy gost The holy gost also to be god the holy scripture doeth playnly proue But lest I should be tedious vnto you with the multytude of Scryptures I wyll bryng forth onely some places of scrypture by the whiche ye shall knowe the deitie of the holy ghoste and that ye may both defend your conscience froÌ„ the assaultes of the deuill Mathew the laste chap. Christe sayeth vnto his discyples whom he wylled to god through all the world Go and teache all nations and baptise them in the name of the father the sonne and the holy ghost â—oâ— here Christ doth attribute the godhead vnto the holy ghost for when I must beleue in the holye ghoste then I make hym a god for I must beleue and put my trust in no man but in God This argumente dooeth Razianzene the fifth â—oke of his holy writing vse whose words be these But yf the holy gost be a creature how do we beleue in hym or be confirmed in him and it is not al one thyng to beleue in any thyng and to beleue of any thing for that thyng is attributed to the godhead the other thyng to euery creature And this argument S. Cyprian dooeth touche in his expositioÌ„ of the belefe Dauid .xxxij. psalme saieth The heaueÌ„s wer made with y â— word of god and with the spiryt of his mouth all their powers and here is also opened a testimony
about y â— end of theyr lyfe they be brought somwhat to remeÌ„braunce of their synnes and repente of their synnes and geue the victory onely to the trueth and vnto the mercy of Iesu Christe But peraduenture here welbeloued childreÌ„ again you would know of me whether the holynes of y â— church may by any meanes be hid from Christ Or whether the church of Christ may bee knowen by any exteriour sygnes as I haue said a litle before wherin I wylsygnify vnto you the churche of Christ to be â–ª wheresoeuer the pure worde of God is taught and the sacramentes administred as Christ hath instituted them the people be styrred to liue godlye where they do pray vnto god for kynges princes and al ordinary gouernours and rulers Behold these be the signes of christes church when therfore I do professe and saie I beleue the holy churche I confesse this chyng I beleue that there is vpon the earthe a companye of holye saintes whiche do beleue in Iesus christ of the whiche company I am one yea and a membre of the same and professe that I am a partener of all good thynges whiche they do In the which company I am associate vnto theÌ„ by the holy Ghoste for that that I haue hard the word of God and now heare it Iesu Christ graunt that we may be in his holy Churche and that we maye continuallye there remayne So be it ☜ ☞ ⧠The .xiiii. domesticall or howâ—holde sermon to their chyldren of the remission of synnes Last of al ye haue heard wel beloued chyldren that we by the holy ghost and by y â— word of god are associat to the holy church And heare now what thyng is doen in the church the holy ghost beyng our guyde There foloweth in our belief I beleue y â— remission of sinnes Here I do confesse that I doo beleue the holy churche to haue the remission of synnes The remissioÌ„ of synnes is when our sinnes are forgeuen vs freely by Christ Whiche forgeuenes is made by the preachyng of the woord of god and the administration of the sacramentes among the church of Christ and geuen to vs by onely Iesus Christ both through his merites and promise For thus saith S. Paul Rom .iii. cha Verely â—e are iustified frely by his grace that is the grace of god by the redeÌ„ption which is in christ Iesu Ephe .i. chap. By whoÌ„ that is to say by christ we haue forgeuenes remissioÌ„ of our sinnes by his blud The same words Paul writeth Colloss .i. chap. And Christ hym self sayeth in the last chapter of Luke This ought Christ to suffer and ryse the third day froÌ„ death and vnderneath his name repentance remission of sinnes to be preached amoÌ„g all nations And Paul saieth Actes .xiij. chap. Be it knowen to you O ye men that by thys that is Christ remissyon of synnes is declared vnto vs. But wherefore do I tarry in bringing forth so manye testimonyes of Scripture as who should say that all holye scripture were not full of testimonies that by only Iesu Christ the remission of our synnes is graunted and promysed to vs â–ª and it is not only fortified by y â— opeÌ„ places of scripture but also coÌ„firmed by the seÌ„tences of many holy men For what other thyng doth baptisme represeÌ„t and what doth y â— supper of the lorde also then y â— by onely Iesu christ y â— forgeuenes of our sinnes is both gotten promised For the which thyng I trust we shall haue leysure at an other tyme to speake more of Furthermore for that that we are made partakers of y â— remissioÌ„ of sines by crist both gotten and promised vnto vs only oure faith in Iesu Christe causeth it for who that dooeth beleue and that with all hys hert that Christ came into this world for this cause was borne suffred death was crucified and rose froÌ„ death y â— he myghte attain the forgeuenes of synnes he truly hath optayned the forgeuenes of hys sinnes for the whiche thing welbeloued chyldren let not your conscience doubt and beholde I wyll set forth here before you a fewe places of scripture which ye shal haue alway in remeÌ„braunce Christ saith Iohn in chap. As Moses hath exalted the serpent in desert so must y â— soÌ„ne of man be exalted that all whiche beleue in hym shall not perishe Balat .ij. chap. We do beleue in Iesu crist that we shal be iustified by faith and not by the workes of the law Furthermore to be iustified as ye haue heard ofte is to obtayne the forgeuenes of sinnes or els of an vniust man to be made iust Ephe .ij. chap. With grace are ye made safe by faith Act .xiii. chap. By him that is by christ remission of sinnes is declared vnto vs in that thyng that he whiche beleueth is iustified And this S â–ª Ambro â—…n his commentaries upon y e iiiâ— chap. to the â—o â–ª whiche place I wyll declare by the way Thei be manifestly blessed whose 〈◊〉 be forgeueÌ„ them without any labour or anye worke and that offences be couered so that to their iustificaâ—ion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 required no workes of theÌ„ but only that they should beleue As I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of these places welbeloued 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 easily vnderstand that only 〈◊〉 in christ doth remitte vs of our sinnes But here perchaunce you would say And how is this faith gotteÌ„ in Christ Heare with a fewe wordes faith is gotten in Chryste â–ª partly of heryng the word of god or the ghospell partly of the holy gost whiche maketh vs beleue the promises of christ Paul Ro .x. chap. saith Faith commeth by hearyng and hearyng by the woord of god Peter saith Actes .xi. chap. That when he did preache vnto the Gentiles the holy ghost did fall among theÌ„ Whiche place as many other mo doth proue plainly in the actes of the Apostles that the holy ghost did stirre vp the hertes of men by the word that thei might beleue 〈…〉 y â— now 〈…〉 belief â–ª 〈…〉 nnes is â–ª 〈…〉 yng 〈…〉 g as 〈…〉 churchâ— â—â— wâ—â—ch 〈…〉 ly â—hâ—â—orgâ—â—â—enes o◠〈…〉 e is both for â—hat that god y â— faâ—â—â—â— for Iesu Christes sake hath forgeuen vs our synnes 〈…〉 â— also for that that we offending ouâ— an oâ—her do forgeue one an other Wherfore welbeloued children pray vnto Christ y â— he would vouchsafe to admit vs alwaies as of his churche for those that be not of his churthe they neuer obtayne the forgeuenes of their sinnes those be not of his church which wil deserue y â— forgeuenes of their sinnes by their own merites and not by y â— gospel faith in Iesu christ 〈…〉 we haue declared said of this 〈…〉 eÌ„tâ—y for this tyme. The fiftenth domestical or houshold sermon to their chyldren of the resurrection of the dead Fewe men welbeloued children do willingly dye and y â— cause is as I thinke partli for that we ar more desirous by our nature of life theÌ„ death
when he sayeth who so euer shall beeleâ—â— and shall be baptised shall be saueâ— where ye heare that we are made apt by faith that we should vse that diuine water for our own necessitie that is that we may folowe aâ— length that thyng which is by that â—olsoâ—e water whiche is mixed with the word and commaundement of God promised to vs and let not this be scrupulous with your conscience that the priest or mynister of the congregatioÌ„ doth geue into vs baptisme by y â— which we get suche vnspekeable gyftes for the pastour is the mynister of God and it is so with the when thou art baptysed of a minister as if thou shouldest be baptised of god hymself And this is the thyng y â— Christ speaketh of â–ª Matt. the last Chap â–ª Baptisyng them in the name of y â— father the sonne the holy ghost as he mighte say â—hose that are baptysed be not baptysed in the name of the minyster of the churche whiche doth minyster the baptisme but in the name of goâ— the father â—he sonne â–ª and the holy ghoste that is to 〈…〉 â—hen men be baptysed of you they â—â— perswaded in thâ—â—â— myndes to beleue â—â—â—â—â—e so as though god shuld baptyse them and say with his own mouth Behold I baptise thee in my name and I forgeue the all thy sinnes and I receiue the into my fauour and I wil be thy defender alwayes but in the steade of an aâ—gmenter I wil adde alway this thing Baptisme in his owne signification and figure is taken for repentaunce which is the third sacrament as some meÌ„ affirme for repentance is to mortifie the old maÌ„ and to leade a newe lyfe Wherfore who soeuer is penitent and sory for those euyl actes that he doth in his lyfe tyme is alway occupyed in baptysme which doth not onely set foorth a newe lyfe but also doth worke beginneth alway to work yea and also is alway styrred to worke Therfore baptisme doeth indure euen so long as we haue any breath in our body For why although any man doth styde from it by synne yet for all that we may come to it agayn and mortifye the oldâ— man that is to say wrath lecherie coâ—eâ—ousnes pryde vngodlynesse and other vices whiche we haue taken of the natiâ—itie of Adam Christ Iesu the author of baptysme geue vnto vs all that we may â—e made partakers of the fruites of baptisme and that we may continue in hym so long as we here liue So be it ⧠The .xviii. Domesticall or hoâ—sholde sermon to their chyldren of the supper of the Lorde GOd accustometh for y â— most part welbe loued chyldren to adde vnto his holy promises certain signes y â— theâ— should alway be the more redie in our remembrance shoulde admonish vs of his holy promise for in like case whaÌ„ god had promised Noe. Gene .ix. ch That he would no more after this subuert and drowne the vniuersal world with water He addeth vnto his promes an heauenly signe namely a raine bow In like case Gene .xvi. When God had promised Abraham his blessyng whiche should remain to al nations by his sede he did adde vnto it the signe of circuÌ„cisioÌ„ the signe of the righteousnes of faith as Paul saith Rom .iiii. chap. In the newâ— testament Christ the sonne of God dyâ— adde vnto his promise of remissioÌ„ of synnes and life euerlastyng signes baptism and the supper of the lord Of the which supper we purpose at this time by gods grace to speake a fewe words And fyrst marke the sacrament of the bodye the bloud of our Lord is called by many names For Paul .i. Corint .xi. chap. calleth it the supper of the Lorde whiche supper we do represent wheÌ„ we haue takeÌ„ that sacrament whiche Christe euen at y â— present tyme goyng to his death for vs did begyn with his disciples in the euening It is called the sacrament of thaÌ„kes geuyng because it is instituted by this name to be a sacrameÌ„t as Chriso â–ª saith Let vs geue thankes vnto Christe for his ineffable benefites whiche he hath bestowed vpon vs by his moost bitter passyon It is called a communion for that the supper of the Lorde was woonte â—o bee solemnysed in and amonge the congregation of Chrysten people they beeyng once gathered together Therefore learne what is the supper of the lord and then wherfore it was instituted of Christ and what profites we do receiue by it and last who oughte to bee admitted vnto this supper The supper of the lord is when Christ said vnto his disciples take and eate this is my bodie whiche is geuen for you this is my blud whiche is shed for you in the remyssion of sinnes To the whiche wordes Christ addeth breade and wine with the which the faithful receyue his very bodye and his very bloud spiritually which .ii. sygnes be as seales that the words of christ be agreable vnto the trewth Wherfore was this sacramente instituted for two causes welbeloued chyldren firste that we should not doubte that there is geueÌ„ to vs truely whiche the gospel doth promise vs that is the remission of synnes and lyfe enerlastynge for Iesu Chrystes sake then that we shoulde declare our fayth before the world for before god it is sufficient for vs to beleue the ghospel â–ª but for because God suffereth vs here to lyue for this cause that we should be profitable to all men and the faythe that is hydden in our hartes we shoulde shewe outwardly before men He hath instituted to vs baptisine and the supper of the lord by the whiche figurs â–ª y â— world doth know that we are Christians But here ye myght say perchaunce Is not Baptisme sufficient for vs Wherfore should we receyue the supper of the lord â–ª seyng that we myght by baptisme be admonished of the remission of our sinnes and the lyfe euerlastyng by Christ and thus declare our profession But here ye welbeloued chyldren by baptisme truely we are reuiued and regenerated firste as ye haue heard in the sermon before Sence we can not here put of the olde skynne and for the moast part are throwen into dyuerse stormes of temptations Christe hath left here vnto vs in spirite and faith to receiue his body and his bloud with the whiche we maye make strong oure faith against so many assaultes of temptations and so by theÌ„ to be strengthened more and more I thinke ye loke for now that I should shewe to you what commodities or frutes we do receiue by y â— sacrament of the body and blude of Christ and for because I will be shorte this sacrament ledeth vs to two commodities one is for that it maketh vs brethreÌ„ â—â—â—â—oheyrs of Iesu Christ so that of hym â— vs together there is one house an other coÌ„moditie is that we are roupled among our sehies with mutual loue and charytie by this sacrament and we are coÌ„pelled one to loue an other whiche .ii. fruites of this sacrament
that the holy ghost is god as heauen all thyng whiche is in heauen was made by hym Psalme Cxxxviii Whyther shall I god from the spirite And whyther shal I flie froÌ„ thy face It is in no creatures power for to be in all places or to fulfyll all the world but that pertayneth only to God the creator Furthermore that the holie ghost is very god these places may satisfy you for this tyme of the Godhed of y â— holy gost Now I come to the belief in y â— whiche we say I beleue in the holy gost with the whiche woordes I saye that I professe to beleue not onely that the holy ghoste is god with true god y â— father and very god the sonne and for to come forth of them bothe but also maketh in me that thyng that his name doth sygnifye truely that he doth sanctifye me with what meanes that is done y â— nexte sentences of the belefe do declare But truely to beleue in the holy ghoste is to beleue that our hartes are led by hym are styrred by him are moued to beleue the ghospell of Iesu Christ and that by hym we are broughte to the knowledge of the father and Christ and by hym â—e folow Christ our lord and our defender from all kynde of bondage For no man â—â—â— beleue at any time eyther the gospel or can by any meanes beleue christ to be his lord onles it be geueÌ„ him by y â— holye gost Therfore y â— congregatioÌ„ sâ—â—geth in a song Now we beseche the holy ghost y â— first he wil geue vs a true faithe that he wil kepe vs before we come to an end wheÌ„ we coÌ„ehome out of this life full of misery Lordhaue mercy on vs where yâ— here deere childreÌ„ y â— right faith both in y â— gospel to be asked of the holy ghost and Christ Corint .xij. No man can say Lord Iesus but by the holy gost To be short the holy ghost is the same spirite by whoÌ„ our heauenly father bothe woorketh all thyng in vs and doth quicken theÌ„ in vs. And here the congregation doth syngagayne of the holy ghost Withoute the holy ghoste there is nothyng in manne and nothyng is without synne Wherefore welbeloued chyldren when eyther ye wil heare the word of god or doo any thing pray ye to Christ y â— he would send vnto you y â— holy ghost y â— whatsoeuer ye shal here or do y â— ye may both heare it â— do it luckely and happily And first we must desire christ y â— the holy gost may not leaue vs so long as â—e be in this worlde â–ª but at all tymes he maye be chiefly present with vs that he may defend us from the manyfold snares of the deuell preserue our hertes that they beyng alway intente and beeholdyng onely Iesus Christ our sauiour may not bee troubled with any thing contrarye to his commaundement So be it The thirtenth domesticall sermon to their chyldren of Christes Churche IN the last sermon welbeloued childreÌ„ ye haue herd that to beleue in the holye ghost is nothyng els then to beleue that the holy gost is very god with verye God the father and very god the sonne and that he doth make us verily holye euen as his holye name doeth signifie and nowe ye shall heare how by the holy gost we ar made holy and what thynges appertayn vnto him from the first beginning of y â— world and what appertaineth to hym euen to the end of the world This foloweth in the belefe I beleue the holy churche the communion of samtes Here ye oughte to bee admony shed wherefore we saye here I beleue the holy church and not in the holy churche Saint Cyprian doth make aunswere here for this cause it is done that the creator ought to be separated from the creatures and holy thinges may be separated from humayne thynges Furthermore wheÌ„ we professe that we do beleue holy churche we shew and set forth the holynes of the church whiche can not be set forth before our corporall eyes for those thynges which we beleue are not seene with our eyes and so is the holynesse of the churche hydden for god hath wrapped his churche with many kyndes of infirmities with sinne with errours and with a thousande maner of crosses he doeth oppresse it that it seemeth to be nothyng lesse then holye Therfore whosoeuer doeth not obserue and marke the maner of god biligâ—tly seeth or beholdeth y â— errours sinnes and daily falles in those meÌ„ which be born again w t the water of regeneration haue both y â— word of god do kepe it in faith cannot but greatly be offeÌ„ded thinke that those are not to be taken of the holy churche But here perchaunce thou wilt saye But what is the Churche Heare welbeloued children this word Ecelesia is Greke word and in â—aten it signifieth Societatem or Concionem or Coetuns populi in Englishe it signifieth a felowshyp an asseâ—â—ble or a congregatyon of people And this is this holy churche called a certayne feloweshyppe of holye â—â—enne uppon yearthe warrynge vnder Chryste by the holy ghost â—o beholde the offyce of the holy ghoste congregatâ—d in one fayth mynde and vnderstandyng and mdewed with manye gyftes Briefly the holy church is al those whiche beleue in Christ this thing signifieth these wordes I beleue the coÌ„munioÌ„ of samtes Whiche wordes as the holy fathers testifie with one voyce the holy churche is expouÌ„ded to be a communioÌ„ or a felowship or congregatioÌ„ of saintes And this is the thâ—g y â— â— August writeth in a sermon of al saintes Our holy mother y â— faithful churche being sured in all the world taught chafflictions of Christ in the hed Iesu Christ c. But here perchauÌ„ce also you thinke with your selues Behold how is it y â— holy church of christ which as I haue said a little before soÌ„time falleth hedlong into sinne I make answere The holy church is by faith â—â— Iesu Christ whilest truly it doth beleue that by Christes bloud it is washed clene froÌ„ all sinne .i. Iohn n. chap. And y â— holy church of Christ is those that do abstain from the sinnes of the flesh and do exercise theÌ„selfs with spiritual exercises Furthermore it is not so holy that vtterly it lacketh al euill desires may be oppressed with no wicked opinions For y â— church of god must confesse her sinne therfore she praieth y â— her sinnes may be forgeueÌ„ Wherfore she beeleueth to haue remission of her synnes So that now we perceiue that saintes do sinne do â—alle and are disceiued but unawares for they wil not willyngely forsweare Iesu Christ â–ª and renounce his gospell wherfore they do optayne the remission of their sinnes and if they do at any tyme erre from the doctrine of Christ so that neglygentely they be oute of the waye there is made ready for them forgeuenesse for why soÌ„tyme and specially