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A12685 The su[m] of diuinitie drawn out of the holy scripture very necessary, not only for curates [et] yong studentes in diuinitie: but also for al christen men and women what soeuer age they be of. Drawn out of Latine into Englyshe by Robert Hutten.; Margarita theologica. English. Spangenberg, Johann.; Hutton, Robert, d. 1568.; Turner, William, d. 1568. 1548 (1548) STC 23004; ESTC S126460 78,484 290

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The sū of diuinitie drawen out of the holy scripture very necessary not onlye for Curates yong ●●udentes in diuinitie but also for al christen men and women what so euer age they be of ☞ Drawen out of Latine into Englyshe by Robert Hutten ☞ ☜ ¶ Anno. 1548. Vvilliam Turner to the Reader AFter that my scholer sūtime and seruaunte Robert huttē had traunslated thys boke oute of latyne into Englyshe he mystrustynge hys owne Iudgement to be suffycyent to iudge whether the cōpiler of this boke had in his writing done al thinges according to the veine of holy scripture offered the boke vnto me that I should examen it wyth the touchestone of the scripture whyche thynge I haue done as diligentelye as the tyme that I had to spare would suffer me The boke I dare saye is godlye and full of holsome doctrine and is veri necessary for all studētes of diuinitie for curates for yong children and for al them that haue anye rule ouer anye greate houshoulde ye may haue bokes that shall promise more thē this doeth but none that intreateth of thys kynde of matter that performeth more then thys doth It hath not so many newe frēch englyshe blossomes as many bokes haue but better fruyte then thys hath I thinke ye shal finde either none that writteth of thys argumēt or else very few This trālatour hath applied hym selfe as much as he cā to find out the moste playn vsed wordes that be in englād that men of all shyres of Englād maye the more eassy perceiue the meanynge of the boke Some nowe a dayes more sekyng their owne glorye then the profyte of the readers write so frenche Englishe and so latine that no man excepte he be both a latine man a french man and also an englyshe man shal be able to vnderstande their writinge whose example I woulde disswade all men to folowe For the people if they shoulde haue any profyte by such mennes laboures had nede of two dictionaries euer by thē one in french and an other in englysh Whych thyng because it is to tedious it would plucke back all men from the redynge of suche good and christen bokes as they do translate But thys boke is boeth playne in sentence and easy in style and nothynge swarueinge from the comon speache Therefore reade and examyne it wyth the word of God as far as it doeth agree wyth the scripture alow it and no farther The Table of the places contayned in thys boke OF a pastour his office Of the lawe power Of the gospell Of promises Of synne Of Iustification Of good workes Of repentaunce Of absolution Of fayeth Of God Of the creation Of fre wyll Of predestination Of the differēce betwen the olde and newe testament Of the abrogation of saintes the lawe Of the Christiā libertie Of counsels Of reuenginge Of pouertye Of chaystiye Of the church Of Ecclesiasticall Of offēsions Of Sacramentes Of the Baptising of chylder Of the supper of the lord Of sacrifices Of the crosse and aduersityes Of humilitie Of humiliacion Of praier Of the Lords prayer Of the offyce of rulars Of matrimonie Of Imitatiō of Of Buriall Of the risyge agayne of the dead Of the ende of the world Of euerlastynge lyfe ☞ ☜ ¶ What is a pastoure of the church HE is a personne whych is called Lawfullye by the authoritye and commaūdemente of God vnto the Cure of soules of the congregation whyche is commytted vnto hym to teache the doctryne of the gospell vnto it and minister the sacramentes ☞ What is the office of a pastoure ¶ It is to rule and gouerne fayethfullye the churche whyche is commytted vnto hys charge wyth the ministringe of the word and sacramentes and to holde oute and expell false doctrine and offēsions Of this office commaundeth Paulus Act. xx Take hede to youre selfe and the whole stocke wher in the holi gost hath set you to fede the churche of God ☞ What is required in a pastoure that he be apt ☞ Fyrste of all that he haue vocacion and commaundement Secondarily that he be ryghtly instituted in the doctrine of the Gospell and knowe a certayne forme of christen doctryne out of the holye scripture that he maye teache and set forth it purelye sincerlye and euidentlye Lyke as Paule commaundeth a byshoppe to be Didactum that is to saye apte to teache and he commaundeth Timotheus to holde a certayne forme of holsume doctryne Thirdly that in teachynge he gyue credence and wysdome and knowledge accordynge vnto the doctryne of Paule to deuide perfectly the doctrine of godlynes And that in settynge forth the doctryne he wysely shewe the differences and endes betwene the Gospell and other doctrynes and learnedly knowe to confirme the articles and sum of the doctryne and to cōfute false opinions and doctrines whyche be vncleane in comparison to the worde of God Also ▪ that in gouerning and rullynge of consciences he gyue all cure and dylygence that they whyche be ignoraunte be instytute that he teache and delyuer them whyche be doubtfull from errours that he confirme them whyche be weake and correct and cal backe thē whyche do erre that he rebuke and chastice thē whiche be synners and that he comforth them which be affrayde and in aduersity Fourthelye that he rule the people in his liuynge with example of hys fayeth and good worckes Lyke as Paulle commaundeth Timothe Be thou an example to the fayethfull c. And Peter Be ye examples vnto the congregation ❧ What is lawfull vocacion ¶ It is when one is admytted vnto the office of a pastour by the authoritie and commaundement of God ☞ Howe is vocation ¶ Ther be to kindes of vocation One is immediatly of God This is properly the maner of chosinge prophetes and Apostles whereof Paule speaketh that he was not called of men nor yet by mē The other is of God as by gods commaundemente but yet by men lyke as they were whiche the scripture calleth the sons and disciples of prophetes whyche were instituted and learned of the prophetes to the intente they shoulde be apte to teache So were Byshoppes Pastoures of churches ordeyned by the apostles and afterwardes by ministers chosen and ordeyned bi the church Therfore thys is also a lawefull vocation and very godly when the seruice of the word is cōmitted to one by the authoritye of the churche or of them to whome the church cōmitteth iudgment ☞ Is it not lawfull to desire the office of a pastour ☞ I answere Ther is difference betwene peticion or axynge and ambition For ambition is plainly forbydden ☞ What is peticion ¶ It is when one proferreth hys diligence and laboure vnto the churche but so that fre iudgement be left vnto them which haue knowledge whether he be apte or no. Therefore he whyche desireth it so doth not ambiciously couet but signifyeth only hys wyll that if he be called of the churche and iudged to be able he wyll not refuse to take vpon hym
v. Gala. v. The workes of the fleshe be opē adulterie whore huntynge vncleanlynes vncleanes of liuinge Idolatry impoisoning or sorcery hatred chidiges brauilinges desire of glori strife sectes enui murder drūcknes vnmesurable eatīg and drinkyng wherof I shew vnto you that they whiche do committe suche shall not possesse the kyngdome of god ☞ What thynkest thou of the diuision of actual synnes whyche olde writers vsed that is inwarde actual synne and outwarde ¶ This diuisyō is not so ieopardouse If thou saye some actual synnes be inwarde lyke as affectyōs and thoughtes be whych maye be called venyall in them whyche resyste wyth fayeth and therefore be as yet reputed iuste Some be outwarde as euell doinges and sayeinges wherin they whyche falle be destitute of grace nor be no more reputed iust Yet shalte thou knowe that as well inwarde as outwarde synnes be mortall in them whyche lacke fayeth nor dooe not resiste suche euel motyons For because they lacke fayth they haue no remission of synnes Therfore in such can no veniall synnes be ☞ What sayest thou of the synnes of omission and wylful ignoraunce ☞ They be also mortall synnes For thys same wylfull ignoraūce is agaynst conscience as if a man wil not knowe the gospell or wyl not perceiue his dewtye or doet● it negligently Such be the fai●tes of manye men nowe a dayes whych dispyse to here and knowe the gospell althoughe they knowe that this is commaunded of god heare hym Suche lyke was the ignoraunce of the Iewes whiche dyd persecute Christe Euen so is the Idolatrye of the Gentyles deadly synne ☞ What is to be required in them which be conuerted ☞ That they maye repaire to haue a cleare conscience and thei beinge sory for their sinnes shalt not contynewe in them whyche they iudg in them selfe to haue cōmitted agaynst the wyl of God As it is writtē I wyl not the death of a sinner but rather that he be conuerted And againe if I shall saye vnto the vngodly thou shalt dye and if it shal repente hym of his sinnes and if he do iudgemēt and iustice he shall liue And yet let thē knowe in the meane tyme the saied obedience whiche they perfourme not to be perfect And therfore in the iudgemente of god let them not trust in the dignitie or worthines of their workes but let theim beleue the person to be accepted for Christes sake Then let thē obserue this which Paul saith Make not sorye the holye spirite of God wherwyth we bee marked vnto the daye of redemption that is let vs not cast away the benifite of Christe and so perishe Of Grace ¶ What signifyeth thys worde Gratia THis word gratia in scripturs especially in Paull whē he disputeth of iustyfication signifyeth not a quality or state which is poured into the soule as the Papistes do teach of gratia and abuse the worde for charitie or loue whyche is in vs But it muste be taken incomparyng wyth an other and it signyfyeth the vndeserued receyuynge into fauoure or reconsiliation of God towarde vs. ¶ What is Gratia then ¶ Gratia properly is remissiō of synnes and reconcilyng or reputyng of righteousnes or acceptacion or allowaunce of the person whych is by mercye for Christes sake vndeserued with the whych allowaunce the gyfte of the holye gost is conioyned whereby oure hertes in repentaunce bee lyfted vp wyth fayth and receyue comforth wherby newe motions are created and agreable vnto the lawe of god ☞ Howe shall thys be vnderstanded when it is sared we be iustifyed by grace ☞ It must not be vnderstanded as the papistes do Imagine that it shoulde signyfy that we purchase remissiō of synnes or be iustifyed for anye state or qualitye whyche is in vs that is to saye for oure loue or newe obedyence for that is the verye waye to opresse the doctrye of fayeth and to take awaye Christe our mediator But it must be so vnderstanded that we obtayne remissyon of synnes or rekeninge to be iustifyed when god accepteth vs without any of our deseruinges bi his mercy for an other thynge whyche is wtout vs. that is to saye for Christes sake And yet is it to be knowen that the giuyng of the holy gost is conioyned with remissiō of sins that is to saye when we be lyfted vp wyth fayeth whyche maketh in vs the performed obedience Therfore in the stryuynge of our conscience when it seketh for remissiō of sinnes disputeth of the wil of god toward it we ought not to haue respect vnto our qualities or our own worthines but we muste beholde the promisse of Christe accordig vnto that shal we iudge of the wyll of god towarde vs we shall receyue the self mediator by fayeth Thys done the holye goste is giuen which bringeth cōforte taketh effect that new motiōs be created Therfore both these sētences must be hold both the newe motiōs ought to be made in vs bi the holigost and that oure conscience neuer the lesse oughte to haue respecte without our selfe to be iustified bi him that is to say that we haue remission of synnes and be accepted vnto euerlastynge lyfe ☞ Whiche be the causes of grace ☞ The efficient cause is the wil of God which would that Christ shoulde be a sacrifice for vs for his sake to be merciful vnto vs. Therefore onlye the merite of Christe is the cause for the whiche grace is gyuen ☞ Howe chaunceth grace vnto vs. ☞ The instrumēt all cause is the preaching of the gospell and mynistringe of the sacramentes For god wyl be effectual by hys word if so be we receyue it in fayth For our wyl muste come therto also which mai receiue the word For he wyl not take effecte in thē which do resyst and in thē whych obteyne not grace in heareynge the worde the cause is their owne wyl whych resysteth the word So then obteyne we grace when by the worde or promysse declared and set forth in the gospell oure hertes conceyue comforth and ouercome feare and lifte vp theym selfe wyth fayeth vndoubtedly iudgyng that they haue remission of synnes and are accounted to bee iustifyed accordinge vnto the promisse for Christes sake Therefore sayeth Paule Galath iii. that we shoulde take the promission in spirite by fayeth that is when we affraied for the iudgemente of God dooe lyfte vp oure selfe with fayth whiche leaneth vpon the promesse of Christ Here are fantastical and mad spirites to be condempned as the Anabaptistes whyche looke to be lightened by the holy goost without the worde of God Also they whyche do imagyne the holy gost to rune before the word and whē they perceyue that they haue those new lightninges they faine that they wil beleue Also disputatiōs of predestination are to be casten awaye here For lyke as the doctrine of repentaūce which rebuketh sin is vniuersal ther is an vniuersal commaundement of Christ euen so is the promysse of the Gospell vniuersal commaūding that we shal al
contrary ❧ Thou saydest before that contrition repentaūce were necessarye Therfore fayth alone doth not iustify I answere thys particle alone doeth not excepte repentaunce or contrition nor it is not so to be taken that fayth a lone is in them whych be renewed and no other vertues But it excepteth the cōdition of our worthynes and merites as the cause of recōsiliatiō that is to say that we be reputed iust for none of our workes And the cause of iustifycatiō that is the price of remission of synnes doeth not atribute the merite of euerlastynge lyfe vnto vs but that repentaunce and beginning of new obedyence be in vs yet haue wee not therefore remission of synnes An other argument ☞ We be iustifyed wyth fayeth Fayth is a worke ¶ Therfore be we iustifyed by workes ☞ Here doeth the answere of thē not auayle whiche saye fayeth is the worke of god because loue also and other vertues be the workes of god yet are we not iustified by them The maior is not so to be vnderstanded we be iustyfyed wyth fayeth because it is a worke or qualitye in vs but because it leaneth vpon mercye and receyueth mercy And thys saying we be iustifyed wyth fayeth must be vnderstanded by the waye of a comparison that is to say by mercye be wee pronounced iuste but it must be receiued wyth faith Althoughe then fayeth be a worke or newe qualitye in vs yet be we not iustified bi the worthines therof for this fayth is as yet vnperfect like as other vertues be but wee be iustifyed by that thynge whereupon fayth leaneth and the which fayth receyueth that is to say for Christes sake ☞ If we be not iustified with good workes ☞ What nede we then to do good workes ☞ I answer The benefite of iustification is wholy atributed to Christe nor it hangeth not of our dignitie to the intēt it shuld be certaine And yet newe obedience is necessary as the effect necessarily folowing For whē we receiue remissiō of sines by faieth be rekened iust a renuing is also created wyth in vs whych is the begynnyng of a new and euerlastynge lyfe but the begynninge of the said newe euerlasting lyfe is in deede this saied new obedience Therefore this said new obedyēce is necessary in thē whych be iustifyed ☞ I axe of Paule nowe conuerted or renewed is Paule iustified after his conuersion wyth fayeth only or wyth fayth and workes or new obedience also ¶ I answere He is iustyfyed only by fayeth For althoughe he haue nowe a newe obedyence excellent vertues yet cā he not iudge hys persone to be accepted for those vertues For he perceiueth that the sayed new obediēce begun now in hym doth not satysfy the law nor he can not set vp hys vertues agaynst the iudgment ogod like as his self sayth I know no euell that I haue done yet am I not therfore iustified Therfore it is necessari that he iudge the persō to be acceptable for an other thīg that is to saye for Christe Then after because fayth beginneth vpon mercye iudgeth it self therfore to be accepted before God it cannot be sayed that we be iustified wyth fayeth and worckes togither For it should be a contrary saiyng to put our trust in mercye and in oure owne dignytye also ¶ Of good workes ☞ What is to be holden in the doctriee of workes i. What workes be required ii Howe they be done iii. Whether they satisfye the lawe or no iiii How be they acceptable v. Of the merite and cause of good workes What workes be required and which be Good workes GOd requireth not only out warde workes whyche be a certayne ciuile forme of liuyng and carnall iustice whyche is in hypocrites and the vngodlye For that may mans wyll in a maner performe wythout the holye gost and God requireth it also of thē which be not sanctifyed But he requireth also inwarde motyons of the herte that is to sayethe feare of God trust inuocatiō loue paciēce such lyke accordig vnto this sētēce I wyll geue my lawe in theyr hertes And Christe sayeth vnlesse your righteousnes abound more then the righteousnes of the Scrybes Pharyses ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen Therefore good workes be not onely outwarde workes but also inwarde and spiritual motyons But I cal those onely good workes which be cōmaunded of god be taught in the ten cōmaūdemētes Wherefore when inquiry is made of good workes wee muste haue respect vnto the x. cōmaūdemētes it is to be knowen that only they are to be called good works whych ar taught in the .x. cōmaūdemēts For ther must be a testimony of the word of God what works god requyreth whych be acceptable vnto God But it is not to be iudged that those works do please God whyche haue no testymony of hys word like as the workes of tradiciōs kindes of worshiping of our own electiō be but the scripture doth rather refuse those workes denieth thē to please god as Christ sayth Thei worship me in vayne with mans cōmaūdementes ❧ Saythe regester of good works cōtained in the ten commaundementes Vnto the first belongeth repentāce or feare fayth or trust of mercy promised for Christ loue also obediēce in aduersityes or paciēce Vnto the seconde precepte perteyneth inuocation thankes giuyng acknowledgyng of the doctrine preachyng of the worde of God if thy vocaciō require it Vnto the iii. belōgeth obseruyng of cōmō ceremonies which be ordened of god reuerence towarde the mynysteryng of the word Vnto the fourth the deutyes perteining toward lyuyuge obedience toward parentes diligēce in our vocation Vnto the sixt Chastitie faythfulnes in mariage temperaunce and sobernes Vnto the seuenth iustice in couenauntes and vsynge of oure goods liberalitye almesse dedes Vnto the Eight trueth in al our liuinge to hate dyssemblynge and lyinges Vnto the nyneth and the tenth belongeth resystyng of concupiscence and euel affections ☞ The .ii. question ❧ Howe are good workes done ☞ Here must thys rule fyrst of al bee obserued that it is impossible to fulfyll the lawe wythout fayeth For seynge it is not sufficiēt to accomplyshe external workes or the fantasy of the lawe but inwarde motions of the hertes are required This true obedience can mē not accomplishe withoute fayeth or wythout the vnderstandynge of the Gospel of Christ But by this rule wtout fayth the law is impossible to be vnderstanded two wayes Fyrste of spirituall obedyence as it is sayed For although men fulfil in a maner externall workes yet in the agonye or striuinge of conscience when their hertes perceyue the wrath iudgement of God then doubt thei they fle God they dispaire they loue not God they call not vpon hym therefore they fulfil not true obedience Secondarily it is to be vnderstanded also of acception that is the selfe thyng also whyche man doth wythout fayeth doeth not please God because it is not done in the trust of Christ the mediator For