ceyll them instruct and in shorte coÌ„clusion to helpe theym with all thynges that thou hast power of and also to sende them in ne de all though thou suppose neuer to it haue agayne Facite vobis amicos de maÌ„mone 〈◊〉 Luc. 16. ¶ Thou shall not speke or bere any false wytnesse That is to say be not ful of lyes in thy spekyng nor isweâ—…ig but let thy othe be ye ye nay nay at all tymes as the euangelyst wryteth Mat. 5. Al so to vse youre selfe at all tymes to be stedfast in worde and dede and wauer not for no cause in no wyse Non mentiemini et non decrpiet vnusquisque proximum suum ¶ Thou shalt coueyt no maÌ„nes howse ne good catall wyfe nor seruaunt lest thou fall in some ruyne or dyspleasure of god â–ª Also that thou haue none inordynat affeccyon in worldly thynges whiche be deceyuable Wherfore haue mynde of that here that shall profyte you after this lyfe Non â—…cupisces Rem alienuÌ„ ¶ In obseruiÌ„g these coÌ„maundementes we may obtayne the glo ry eternall In gyuynge alwaye de we honour to god in so moche that cryste hath coÌ„ fermyd all these coÌ„maundementes 〈◊〉 â—…o whiche is to loue god aboue all thynge with all thy herte and mynde and with all that thou hast power of And secondarâ—…ly to loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe ¶ Fac vt semper viuas et viuas vt eras morieris ¶ The Pater noster by IohnÌ„ colet Dean of Paules in englysshe The. iiii Chapytre O Father that art in heuen halowed be thy name amonge men in erth as it is with the in heuen amonge thyne aungels O father thy kyngdom come and rayne amonge men in erthe as thou raynest amonge thy aungels in heuen O father gyue to vs thy chyldren our day ly sustynaunce And helpe vs as we gyue helpe them that haue nede of vs. O father forgyue vs our synnes done â—…o the as that be here in erthe We beseche thy bountefull goodnesse to conferme strengthe vs in perfayte loue towarde thâ—… the whiche lo ue thou haste towarde vs that byleue 〈◊〉 the So that we may santefye thy glorious name In so moche what soeuer we save thynke or do may be admytted to thy glory ¶ Also delyuer vs good lorde from the dauÌ„ger and power of the deuyll who is the prouocar and maynteyner of al synne and fylthynesse And enspyre moue vs good lorde by the holy ghost to all vertue and grace And let thy gloryous wyl be al way fulfylled in our hertes and suffre not our carnall wyll 〈◊〉 suâ—… 〈◊〉 in vs to oâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whiche is â—…t vaynglory and of no thynge in compaâ—… 〈◊〉 wyll In so moche that yf it be thy 〈◊〉 take from vs prosperyte and to gyue 〈◊〉 nede and pouertye so then therin with 〈◊〉 wyll to be content Also good lorde 〈◊〉 vs to fulfyll thy gloryous wyl here iâ—… 〈◊〉 euen as thy gloryous sayntes do in 〈◊〉 Also good lorde gyue to vs our dayly 〈◊〉 de and refâ—… whiche is the brede of thy moste holy doctryne And the comfortable brede also of thy blessyd sacrameÌ„tall body and passyon of cryste Thesu For we poore synners lyuynge here in erth in the vale of myserye can not lyue without thy most coÌ„ fortable brede whiche dayly refresseth vs in all our temptacyons and trybulacyons Also good lord we desyre it dayly to auoy de vs of the styrynges and instygacions of the flesshe the worlde and the deuyll Refresshe vs good Lorde therfore with thy moste purest brede of ghostly comforte that we may enforce our fayth and trust in the. O gloryous father seynge thou doste knowe howe heuye we be ouercharged with synne For gyue vs our trespaces synnes as we for gyue them that trespas agaynst vs. And do not suffre vs to be brought in to â—…cyon Further then we maâ—…er 〈◊〉 and dyscharge or auoyde the daunger 〈◊〉 But good lorde delyuer vs from al 〈◊〉 â—…nd from all thynges whiche myght 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…acion to do any thyng that shuld 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…ll or hurtfull to our soules A M E N 〈◊〉 exposycyon or phrases 〈◊〉 vnderâ—…aÌ„dyng of the Credo The. v. Chapyt I byleue in god the Father omnypotent creatour of heuen erth and of all thynges therin coÌ„tayned I byleue in Thesu cryste his onely sone Ro. 5. for whâ—…re we were borne the chyldren of wrath throughe the synne of our fyrste father Adam now are chosen the chyldren of adopcyon by god our heuenly father by fayth whiche onely for our sakes without maÌ„nes helpe was conceyued by the holy ghost his onely sone in the wombe of the moste pure and immaculate vyrgyn mary and the sone of the sa me vyrgyn became god man by whom all we be regenerat by baptysme And are clensed and wasshed by his precyous blode whiche he mekely suffred to be shed 〈◊〉 ponce Pylat for our synnes and offeâ—… 〈◊〉 and was crucyfyed in fulfyllynge 〈◊〉 phesyes and scryptures v. 〈◊〉 yeres 〈◊〉 re prophesyed by the holy Pytrâ—… 〈◊〉 phetâ—… Ad. col 2. Also he was 〈◊〉 crosse and dyed theron by whâ—… 〈◊〉 were brought from dethe perpeâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…ternall through his newe â—…estament 〈◊〉 Ioyfull tydâ—…nges to all them that byleue in hym Ad thimo 1. Ro. 5. Also he was buâ—…yed sygnyfyenge to all crysten men to be buryed with hym by baptysme when we be plonged vnder the water sâ—…gnyfyeth in ve to forsake the synne of our olde Adam and to walke in a newe lyfe Also to byleue that he dyscended to hell to the ententto de sttoy thâ—… tyrannye power of Sathan out enemy the whiche many yeres had all this worlde in dâ—…unger and bondage throughe the offence of our firste progenytor Adam And there he losed the bondes of many holy Patryarkes and Prophetes whiche ma ny yeres lay there abydynge the coÌ„myng of cryste or glad tydynges whiche was theyr Redempcion ours also Roma 4. ¶ And the thyrde day he rose lyke a myghty coÌ„que 〈◊〉 of deth â—…o 5. By his own power both 〈◊〉 the deuyll for our Iustyfycacyon 〈◊〉 of them whiche trewely byleue in hym 〈◊〉 not perysshe but that we shuld haue â—…all â—…oy and lyfe in hym wherby we 〈◊〉 the stronger ouercome our mortall 〈◊〉 the deuyll 1. 〈◊〉 2. ¶ Also he ascen dâ—…d vp in to heuen where as he is by his vyrgynall manhode oure medyator and intercessor for our synnes and offences by twene good vs. Ephe. 4. ¶ And he asceâ—… ded vp to his father iglory to obtayne for mankynde eternall glory and fruysion of the moste gloryous deyty of god where as he now sytteth on the ryght hande of his fa ther omnipotent And omnipotent sone al one in equall power to the father to whom all creatures gyue honour glory Also the whiche shall come when his tyme and plea sure shal be as a â—…udgt vpon them that ly â—…e whose sodayne coÌ„mynge shall reprehen he as well them
the Pharase and the publycan which caâ—… in to the churche to pray the holy cerymonyall pharase trustynge in his ho ly garmeÌ„tes his outwarde apparant per â—…yory sayd I thanke the good lorde that I am not lyke yonder wretched publycan whiche getteth his lyuynge synfully And so forth magnyâ—…yenge hym selfe the pore publycan â—…elynge and sore repentauÌ„t for his lyuynge cryed god mercy humbly and repentauÌ„tly whom cryste accepted sayenâ—… that he retoâ—…ed home to his howse agayne moche more Iustyfyed then the proude cery monyous pharase sayenge there He that wylbe hyest precellynge other shal be made â—…o west thus we may pceyue that our good werkys be not so merytoryous of our self â—… to obtayne therby glory an hygher place in heuen for that Iudgement is reserued to the secretes of god onely as seynt Luc. 17. sayth that when we haue done all the good dedys that we can yet shall we fynde that we be vnprofytable seruauntes in the Iu gement of god for no man syns the offences of Adam vnto this day nor that shall come vnto the ende of the worlde was ne uer able to meryte heuen of his owne good werkys as apereth in scrypture they went all in to lymbo A place of no solace but of darknesse no not the â—…ayth nor perfeccyon of 〈◊〉 IohnÌ„ baptyst coude not meryt the glory of heuen in crystes tyme before cryste had fulfylled the Prophesyes the redempâ—…yon of mankynde ¶ O what blyndnes foâ—…sshnesse then were in vs that wolde truste in our good dedys and werks onely for to haue the glory of heuen by them for then cryst nedyd not to haue suffred for our â—…dempcion in his humanyte wherfore tho to we fayth let vs do the beste that we can and it shall be lytell ynough for seynt Iohan sayth in his pystle canonycall 1. Io. 1. yf we say or suppose that there 〈◊〉 no synne in vs we seduce and daunger our selfs in so doyng also Dauit the prophete in 〈◊〉 13. there is none that is good no not one wher fore I counceyll all faythfull crysten people to haue stronge faythe in god that his onely sone Thesu cryste the seconde person in trynyte hath onely all hole and perfytly redemyd vs with his moste precyous blode in his humanyte where one droppe had ben suffycyent yf he had pleased yet notwithstandynge let vs do all the good werkys that we can suffre trybulacyons or psecucyoÌ„s lyue as charytably as we can to fulfyl the lawes folowe the worde of god as nere as we may in auoydig vayn glory De oâ—… verbo ocioso reddituâ—… 〈◊〉 in die iudiâ—…ii For euery ydle worde or thought spoken in vayne we shal gâ—…e a strayt accompt at the dredfull day or 〈◊〉 ment generall In lyke wyse no good dede or thâ—…t wyllyng and ye myght or good ex ortacyon â–ª or comfortable wordes to theym that 〈◊〉 hâ—…ynes and paynes or dystresse for goddes sake but shall be rewarded anhondred folde Centuplum accipâ—…es et vâ—…tam eterâ—…am possidebts â—…herfore set vs fâ—… synne and folowe vertue accordynge to the gospell with all our mynde anddily gence indeuerynge our selfe to fulfyll the wyll and pleasure of god at all tymes and specyally the werkys of mercy as nere as god shal gyue vs grace for of our selue ha ue we no good as Paule sayth Quid habesque noÌ„ accepisti Co. 4 â–ª What haue we that we haue not receyued then yf we haue receyued why do we glory in our selfe as tho ughe we haue not receyued Also we that do any good werkys for fere of dampnacy on or for the truste of the saluacyon onely is not acceptable to god For that we do must be done with pure fayth and stedfast loue in god desyryng in our hertes alway that we myght neuer dysplease hym agayne when we haue done the beste that we can Luc. 17. to reken that we haâ—…e done but our duety and vnworthy to inheryte the kyng dome of heuen by our merytes onely but thorughe the infynyt goodnesse and mercy of god and by the merytes of Crystes passyon deth on the crosse and shedynge his moste precious and innocent blode so plâ—…n tuously for our offences and vnkyndnes And thus he moste pure innocent without faute hath so kyndly done for vs wherfor all creatures lyuynge gyue alway honour and glory to god eternall whiche hath ma de vs inherytourâ—… for euer in his glory eter nall to the whiche he brynge vs all at his wyll and pleasure Amen ¶ Arbitramur iustificari hominem per fidem sine operibus legis Ro. 3 ¶ howe all crysten men shulde ofteremembre what a bonde we haue pro fessed at the font of baptysme The. ii Chapytre COnsyderyng often in my mynde the great frayste of crysten people so lytell regardynge the great excellency that god of his mercy and goodnesse hath called vs vnto but dayly renue lyke wylde coltes vnbrydled folowyng all our owne sensuall pleasures and nothynge callyng to remembraunce when we are come to the full yeres of dyscrecyon and knowlege the moste hyest and excellent Relygyon that we haue professyd at the font of baptysme nor yet remeÌ„brynge what our god fathers and god mothers there promysed for vs when we were full impotent pore wher fore me thynketh great infydelyte and mysery in suche persones whiche calleth not to remeÌ„braunce what he was in what case he standeth in wherto he is lyke to come Fyrste we were borne in orygynall synne and naked in to this worlde moste pore of ourselfes of all creatures that beryth lyfe And then agayne newe borne or regenerat by the mercyfull goodnesse of god and ordynaunces of the blessyd sacrament of bap tysme whiche sygnyfyeth that we are therin wasshed clene from all daungers of the deuyll our moste enemy by the moste â—…ender passyon of cryste Thesu wherfore it is very expedyent for vs ofte to call to our remembraunce what promyses that we ha ue made at the font stone Fyrste we promy se to forsake the deuyll and all his werkys dampnable then we entre in to fayth whi che is the root of all vertue oâ—… good werkys promysynge with stedfast fayth to by leue in god our father eternall the sone our â—…edemet and the holy ghost our dayly com forte thre persones and one god as it is mo re playnly made mencyon of in oâ—… Credâ—… Also we there professe to obserue and kepe the lawes of god whiche is coÌ„tayned in his Testament as the holy gospellys and pre chynge of cryste whiche ye may rede and he reprechyd of the trewe faythfull prechers of crystes churche And not onely to here it but also to root it in our myndes and hertâ—… and with all oure dylygence to folowe the same as nere as we shal haue grace As cry ste wytnessyth by seynt Luc. the. xi chapytre blessyd be they that here the worde of god and kepe it faythfully
dede Reuerence thou thyne elders And obey thy superyors Be felowe and assocyat to thy equallyâ—… Be also beâ—…ynge louyng vnto thyne inferyors Loue all people in god Stande faste and struste in grace In fallynge downe dyspayre not And euer take a fresshe good new purpose Perseuer constantly Use ofte clene confessyon And wasshe clene with repentaunce And therwith sorowe for thy synnes And aske often for mercy In no wyse be no â—…ggarde But awake quyckely Enryche the with vertue Lerne dylyently And teche that thou hast lerned louyngly Declina a malo 〈◊〉 fac bonum inquire â—…cem et sequere eam Dauit 33. ¶ Of prayer and of effycacy and vertue therof â–ª The. x. Chapytre ACcordyng to the mynde of saynt Austyn prayer is the helpe and remâ—…dy for the soule and coÌ„forte and coÌ„solacyon and sub dewynge of the deuyll and voydynge of all synnes There is nothynge of more vertue or excellency in the syght of god here then is pure denocyon or prayer as cryst sayth i thâ—… euaÌ„â—…yst what so euer ye do axe or desyre my father in my name shal be graâ—…ted to you Furthermore they that wyll pray must be hole affeccionat in the promyse of cryst And truste suerly in the wyl of god as he wytnesseth in the euaÌ„ gelyst Mat. 7. axe ye shall fynde knocke and it hall be openyd as who sayth axe for mercy it shall be gyuen you seke the meanes helpe your selfe god wyl helpe you ye shall fynde knocke at the dore of yor harde herte or coÌ„scyence with repeÌ„tauÌ„ce the vertue of god shall open the dore of yor herte for to receyue grace for he wold haue wytnesse of hym selfe here amonge vs in strengthynge of our faythe thus we maye euydently proue and perceyue the wyll of the father in heuen to warde vs here in erth Some maner of people vseth dâ—…uers maners of cloked ypocrysy which in the â—…get and syghte of the coÌ„mon people they seme very holy and ful of great meâ—…enesse and be not so in dede these sortes of ypocrytes â—…e keth theyr owne glory and not the glory of god wher as cryste ascrybeth the nature of suche ypocrytes in the. vi the. vii and the. xxiii chapytres of Mathew the euaÌ„gelyst Rede there ye shall percevue the one from the other As oure louynge mayster crystâ—… techeth vs. Attendâ—…e a falsis yphetisque veniunt ad vos in vestimentis omâ—…uÌ„ trinsâ—… cus sunt lupi Rapaces ¶ Leo papa iÌ„ sermde ascrybeth that of prayer coÌ„meth forgyuenesse of synnes by fastyng or abstynence abateth the luste and affeccy on s of the flesshe by almesse dedes synnes are hydden from the syght of god thus may the ymage of god be dayly renewed in vâ—… to our comforte Prope est dominus omnibus in vocantibue eum in veritate psalmo 44. ¶ Saynt Austyn saythe there is no greffe so paynfull as is the â—…effe of ones conscy ence wherfore except thy coÌ„scyence be pure â—…ene of god nor of no saynt can thy pray er be harde nor acceptable and specyally yf thou be in deedly synne Dauit cormuÌ„duÌ„ creâ—… in â—…e deus psal 50. ¶ Saynt Bernarde sayth when thou enâ—…est in to prayer iÌ„ thy chambre closet churcâ—… or els where â—…rste seperat and expell out of thy mynde all â—…ondanytes world ly thoughtes or busynesse and elyuat thy herte and mynde all hose vnto god onely our father in heuen and pray vnto hym in thy herte purely and syncerly and in so doynge thou pleasest god more then yf thou shuldest say ouer all the bedys that be in the worlde otherwyse in vaynglory hauynge thy mynde ruâ—…led in worldly busynesse for the euangelyst sayth Tribue mihi cor tuum et mihi sufficit ¶ Also saynt Rychat de de sancto victore recordeth sayenge O how many are there whiche dayly say and pray the Pater noster and how fewe be the re that be harde for fault of pure and clene herte And howe many are there that dayly calleth on the Father in heuen in our Pater noster in dede be none of his chyldren for faute of grace and in fulfyllynge of the trowth which is the worde of god the whi che can not entre in theyr hertes for carnall affeccyons as cryste sayth in the euaÌ„gelyst Mat. 15. Ye do worshyp me with your lyppes and your hertes be ferre from me then how can we be the children of god in heuen which is our father we be replet with the werâ—… operacyons of the deuyll as saynt Paule saythe Ro. 8. they the whiche werke by the spyryte of the holy ghost they be suer ly the chyldren of god Also the euangelyst sayth Si filii abrahe est is opera abrahe facite Iohan. 8. ¶ The vertue of confessyon to knowlege thy selfe The. xi Chapytre SAynt Austyn de penitâ—…tia sayth that confession is a sa crameÌ„t whiche is the helthe of man and the saluacyon of the soule and the restoryn ge of vertue and the sperklynge abrode or caâ—…tynge away of vyces and synnes and the deuyll and his werkâ—… And shytteth vs out of the gates of helle and openeth 〈◊〉 the gates of paradyse ¶ Saynt Austyn sayth that person that is a synÌ„er offendeth god dayly wyll not be knowen of his synnes but with a â—…oborne herâ—…e syueth in his carnall pleasure obsty nat to warde god in knowlege of his synnes and offences dothe to the denyll great pleasure and gyueth his soule to eternall dampnacyon And in coÌ„trary wyse he that coÌ„fesseth hym knowlegeth hym self therof And no more wyllynge to offende god doth please god and so through god he possesseth his soule with grace eternall for he that wyl hyde his synnes from god hydeth hym self from god wherfore knowlege thy offeÌ„ ces thou shalt fynde alway mercy 〈◊〉 â–ª Qui se accusâ—… et se peccator sit iustus esse inâ—…pit â–ª Augusti ¶ The lyfe of a couetous man speketh Ieremy the prophet The. xii Chapâ—… FRom the porest vnto the rychest coÌ„monly and dayly is seen the expery ence they be dysposed to couetous and aâ—… ryce whose ê“pertyes is to withholde and catche landes goodee catall lawfull or vnlawfull and what wronges or iniury that he doth to any maÌ„ he passeth not vpon so that he may obtayne his owne synguler profyte All suche couetous persons hauyn ge lybertye wyll cut large thongâ—… of other meÌ„â—…es lether as who sayth he wyll be pro dygall or lyberall of other meÌ„nes goodes and sparynge and haynous of his owne in so moche that he wyll oppresse his body and spare out of his bely and wyll suffre great penury for his affeccyon loue that he hathe to obtayne this worldly good and substaunce whiche deceyueth hym daylye afore his iyes and all this suffreth he to be noted or named a ryche man amonge the people And to lay out any thyng that shul de be ê“fytable to his soule or that