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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

moste excellente or vnto captaynes as they whych be sent of hym Math. xxvi Christe sayde vnto Peter he whyche striketh with the swearde shall peryshe wythe the swearde And Luke .iii. Iohn Baptiste sayeth vnto the souldiars do no man wronge but be cōent with your wages ☞ Is then the office of Rulers the ordinaunce of God Yes The good creature of God and a thynge not only permitted of god as those thynges which be euyl are sayd to be permytted As warre pestilence et cetera But a thing allowed by the worde of God instituted ordeyned of god like as the mouyngs of the heauens celestial bodies be ordeined of god and other creatures ☞ Wherfore then doe so many vngodly and iuell persons spoyl hold offices Empies ¶ Ther must difference be made betwen the persons and the office The office is the worke of God remayneth although the persons do abuse the ordinaūce of God Like as Nero Iulianus suche lyke ☞ Vnto what thynges must the Rulers haue respect ¶ Vnto God vnto their self and vnto their Subiectes ☞ Wherfore vnto God ¶ That thei may knowe what is their deuty what God doth requiere of thē For he requirethe four thinges of them Firste the knowlege of God that is to say that thei ought to know him to be God in whose hand all powers of the earth be which gyueth the kingdoms frō one vnto an other and doth constitute Empires like as Moises saith Deut x. Dauid .i. Paralip xxx Daniel .iiii. The king of Babilon did not acknowledge the Lord to be God therfore was he driuen out of his kyngdome Secondarily the feare of God that thei may fear God in al things and walke diligentli in his ways So doth Moyses exhort Deut. xvii And Psalm .ii. And Psa lxxxii Pharao the king of Egipt bycause he would not feare the lorde God was striken with ten plages at the lengthe drouned in the sea Saul despising the cōmaūdemēt of God was casten out of the kyngdome Thirdly wysdome which they maye obteine of God like as Solomon .iii. Reg iii. Psal ii Be ye learned which iudge the earth Fourthly iudgement iustice that thei may iudge that whiche is right vpō the erth So Moyses Exod. xxiii Hier. xxii Deut. xvi Esai x Sap. vi Achab the kyng of Israel bicause he exercised vnrighttuousnes againste Naboth was corrected of the lorde iii. Of kynges the last chap Camoises the kyng of the Persians Caused the false iudge to be flain in an example of feare vnto al other iudges Wherfore vnto their selfe ¶ That they maye know where they shuld seke comfort in aduersities and that thei be not able to rule al things right in the cōmon wealth wythout the helpe of God against so great power of the deuel which euer goeth about to destroy and desperse kingdoms And this cōfort standeth in foure thinges ¶ Firste in vocacion that they may know their selfe to be laufullly called vnto the office of a ruler For this doth speciallye comforte the conscience in aduersities Absolom died an euyl death because he inuaded the kyngdome of hys father and lykewyse the kynge of Munster ¶ Secondarely that thei maye know god to be the authour and leader in this office and that he vseth officers as instrumentes appointeth angels for the gouernaunce and sauegarde of them Daniel .xii. Iosue v. Iudi. ii ☞ Thirdly that thei maye know God to take Ciuile iustice for the most precious treasure vpō erth in somuch that he witsafe to call the Rulers by this worde Elohim Psalm .lxxxii. I haue sayde ye be gods and that he commaundeth to praye for kynges and Rulers i. Timoth. ii ¶ Fourthly that thei euer haue before their eyes the exāples and historyes of the olde testamente how God hath wonderfully delyuered the rulars frō presēt euels For an exāple be Abrahā Ioseph Gedeon Dauid Esechias c. ¶ Contrarye wyse howe he hath destroied those which make insurrection agaynste the rulars For an example be Chore Dathā Absolome Iudas of Galyle Theudas the vprore of the husband mē Wherfore muste they haue respecte vnto their subiects ¶ That thei mai know bi what meanes they oughte to rule and gouerne their subiects in peace tranquillity For they must with one eye haue a respecte vnto God and wythe the other vnto theyr subiectes ¶ Besid that that thei take not theyr subiectes as it were brute beastes but as companyons and felowe heires of euerlastyng lyfe Then after that thei defend thē which be pore widowes fatherles Childer them which need whose father and iudge God testifyeth himselfe to be that thei know them felfe also to haue a lorde in heauen Colo. iii. Thirdly that they promote and definde good mē and correcte thē whiche be euel that they whyche be good may haue peace thē after good brynggyng vp of youthe in lernyng and fynally Godlynes ● But they must correcte wyth reason as it is a cōmon saiyng that thei leese not the more for the lesse that is to saie that thei do not for the cause of the manne destroye a whole city of contrey ●t is a prouerbe He cā not be a rular which cā not dessemble For an example is Dauid which woulde not kyll Ioab the murderer so long as he lyued And Augustus was wont to say To warre is to catch fishe with a golden hoke ☞ What do the Rulares owe vnto their subiects Thre thinges Firste That they heare wyth an equal minde widowes fatherles chylder poremen and iudge and promote their cause ¶ Second that they defende their subiectes and kepe them in peace that thei promote good men and punishe the euyl doers adourne the common welth with good ordinaunces and lawes ☞ Thirdly that they institute prouoke vnto godlynes and the knowledge of gods worde These workes doe greately adourne rulars and be acceptable vnto god ☞ What dooe the subiectes owe vnto their rulers ¶ Thre things tribute fear honour and loue Rom. xiii Gyue that is due vnto all men vnto whom tribute tribute vnto whom fear fear vnto whom honour honour Be in debt vnto no mā but loue one another ¶ Of tribute sayth Christ Mat. xxii Gyue vnto the Emperour that is due vnto hym Of feare Prou xxiiii My sonne feare the Lorde and the king and haue nothynge to do with the sedicious Of honour .i. Pet. ii fear God and honour the kynge Is the power of Rulers infinite No for they oughte to commaūd or do nothynge agaynst the lawe of god or the law of nature Thei be to blame also when they commaund anye thynge agaynst the lawes of their kingdōe or against the fourme of their Empire It was not lawfull for Achab to take wrongfully the vyneyard of Naboth the citysen agaynste hys wyl So is it not lawful for princes to wythdrawe the goodes of their Citisens so much as thei lust and at their owne pleasure For the citisens bee Masters of their owne goodes And

ordinaūce appoynted vnto one place or certayne tradicions of men but it is the spirituall company of the godly whiche be dispersed thorowout all the worlde and yet do they agree at all tymes in the doctrine of the gospell Thys churche doth Paule declare in these wordes Ephesi v. Christe loued his churche or congregation so greatly that he deliuered vp hym owne selfe for it that he might sāctifie it cleansed wyth the lauer of water by hys worde that he myght make it gloriouse vnto hym selfe wythout spot or wrincle and that it should be holy and vnreproueable This churche is not visible but it is beleued accordynge vnto the article of the crede I beleue the holy catholyke church the communion of sainctes Yet hath it certayne tokens whereby it is knowen that is to say the true word of god and the lawefull vse of sacramentes and the keyes whiche it vseth in the ministringe of the worde and sacramentes ☞ But what is to be iuged of them whiche be excomunicate ¶ They whiche be excommunicate be rekened no more membres of the churche accordynge vnto thys Math. viii And if he wyll not heare the churche take thou him for an Ethnike and publican ☞ What difference is betwene the hypocriticall churche and the true churche ☞ Howe muche difference is betwene the trueth and falsehead betwene the likenes of truth and the truth it selfe betwene fayned and forged colour and true natural colour so muche difference is betwene the hypocritical churche and the true ¶ It is certeyne that Hypocrites haue the same Gospell and same sacramētes But thei be not therewyth contente but brynge in mannes traditions whiche they compare wyth the Gospell and make them equalle wyth the gospell and manye tymes do prayse it aboue the Gospell they do not receyue the gospell puerly and sincerelye These beleue not in theire herte nor yet stand stedfaste but when tempestes do ryse they fall backe and can not stād Also the Hypocrites do vse the sacramentes vnpurely makynge an other head then Christ wherof they are their ryghtuousnes sanctifiyng and helpe They vse the holye goste none other wyse thē a cloke wherwyth they couer their vncleane doctryne whiche thynge disperseth and troubleth consciences which in dede is not the worcke of the holy gost which doeth gather togyther and comfort consciences To be short the Hypocriticall church is a visour an outward lykenes or shadowe faulse and deceitfull pretended foleyshe yet neuer the lesse enuiouse and wythout the knoweledge of the true churche Of ecclesiastical pouer ☞ What is the keye or power of the church VVhich consisteth in teachinge the gospel ministring of the sacramentes and in excommunicatynge them which be accused of open synnes and absoluynge them agayne when they are absolution Or it is a certayne rule of an howseholde whiche is not by bodily force but by the worde onely For the kingdome of Christe is spirituall whiche is not ruled wyth the swerde wepons other thinges perteining vnto a ciuile kingdome For Christ the author of this powre of the church and institutor hathe deliuered all ciuyle gouernaunce both frō himselfe because he would not be chosē for a kyng but he conueieth himselfe away From hys Apostles when he sayeth the princes of the people shal haue dominion ouer them but so shall not ye ☞ Howe many kyndes of ecclesiasticall power be there ¶ Two of ordre and of iurisdiction What is the powre of order ¶ It is a commaundement of teachyng the gospel of shewing remission of synnes and of ministryng the sacramentes to one or mo Here is it not lawful to bring in any newe doctrine but the doctrine whyche was taughte of Christe muste be set furth lyke as he cōmaundeth in the last Chapter of Mathewe teachynge them to obserue all thynges what soeuer I haue comaunded you And Paule sayeth Galath i. If an angell come from heauen and shall teache you any other gospel then we haue taught you curssed be it ☞ What is powre of iurisdiction ❧ It is the power of excommunicatynge them whyche be accused of open crimes and agayne of absoluynge them if they being conuerted do require absolution Thys powre oughte not to be tirānical but as christ hath taught Math. xviii If he wyl not heare the church take thou hym for an Ethnik And Paul .ii. Cor. i. We haue no dominiō ouer your faith but we be healpers of your reioycynge ☞ What difference is betwene Ecclesiastical power and politicke power ¶ Politicke or ciuile power maketh lawes for the defētion of bodies of the diuision of dominiōs of couenaūtes of crimes it cōstreineth mē with bodely strēgth Agayne ecclesiastical power doth minister euerlastinge spirituall thinges that is to say it hath an heauēly doctrine it cōstreineth men wyth the worde of God Wherefore it doeth not disalowe nor abolishe ciuile power but it doeth rather allowe it subiecteth the bodies of holi mē vnto it ☞ Whē hath the church receiued the keyes ¶ When Christ sayed vnto Peter Mathew xvi To the wyll I gyue the keyes of the kyngdome of heauen And Mathewe .xviii. What so euer thou shalte bynde vpon earth it shal be bounde also in heauē c. And Iohn .xx. Take ye the holy goste whose synnes so euer ye shall forgyue c. ☞ Auayleth not the ministrynge of euyll ministers ¶ Yes it auayleth For the word and sacramētes be no ministers but they belonge vnto Christe whiche if they be ryghtly ministered the malice of the minister cānot hurt vs. And it is a cōmon saiyng The life of the minister doth not chaūge the vertue of the sacramētes the administring of the sacramētes is not of no valure althoughe the maners of the ministers be viciouse But thys muste be vnderstanded of them whiche be euyll not of them whiche be open blasphemers none other wise then if they were Iewes or Turkes vnto such ought the churche to commit no office ☞ Is not obedience due vnto ministers of the churche ¶ Like as obedience is dewe vnto the worde of God euen so is it dewe vnto them whiche do ministre it in so much as belongeth vnto the office as the scripture doth commaunde he whiche heareth you heareth me Luke .x. What so euer they shall saye do it Mathew xxiii Also obey your rulers Hebrues xiii These sentēces speake of the ministring thei require dewe obediēce vnto the gospel But thei do not cōstitute a kingdom vnto the teachers without thauthoritie of the gospel Also obedience is dewe vnto them in iurisdiction which thei haue by the authoritie of the Gospell that is to saye in knowing crimes in hearing the witnesses in lawful excōmunicatiō c. ¶ Of offension ☞ What is offension IT is whē one geueth occasion of synne or euyl exēple to other men whereby their myndes be troubled the is to say affraied or els inticed vnto suche lyke synne Or it is the deprauing or peruerting of doctrine or the good liuing or

thefte murder adultrye c. because we bee not worthie to obei god What housefather cōmaūdinge his seruāte to do a lawful worke would receiue such an excuse if he shuld answere that he were not worthie to obei him What is the seconde ❧ The promesse of God whiche testyfyethe that oure prayes bee hearde Iohn .xvi. I saye verilye vnto you what so euer ye shall axe my father in my name he wyl gyue it you And Luke .xi. Howe muche more wyll your father which is in heauen gyue the holy goste vnto them which desire hym Taulerus sayethe that the herte of man can neuer be so desirous to take but God is muche more desirous to gyue For he is true and kepeth his promise ☞ What is the thirde ☞ Fayethe that is to saye that we beleue oure synnes to bee forgiuen vs and oure prayers acceptable vnto god and that they bee heard for Christes sake and not to be in vayne but either to purches deliueraunce frome the presente perell or mytgatynge or some oher good thynge In presente pells we must make thys condition If it do not displease god if he iudge that it be profitable for vs like as Dauid did .ii. of the kynges xv If I cā fynd grace in the eyes of the Lorde he wyll brynge me agayne But if he shall saye I am not contente wyth the I am redye let hym do as he thynkethe good So the leper Math viii Lord if thou wylt thou cast make me cleane And Christ sayeth Father if it be possible lette thys cup passe from me neuer the lesse not as I wyll c. Therfore we ought not to prescribe vnto God the maner nor yet the tyme of oure delyuerance but lyke as Paulle sayethe That God doeth more for vs then we either desire or vnderstande More ouer oure fayeth muste not waxe faynte whē those thynges which we axe be not by and by graunted as thoughe God woulde not heare oure prayers but we muste knowe that oure fayethe is exercised wyth suche prolongynge Lyke as God dyd promise a sonne vnto Abraham yet he prouokeinge Abrahames fayeth woulde not fulfill hys promesse vntill his extreme age ☞ What is the fourth ☞ The thynge whiche is axed For oure prayer oughte not to be a vayne blatterynge But wee must either axe something of god or eles giue him thankes for some benifit receyued ☞ What is to be axed of hym ☞ The Scripture doethe commaunde vs to axe spirituall and bodily benefites priuate thynges and common thinges whyche be presente and those whyche bee to come Also we be commaunded to praye for the church that it maye be deliuered frome errours vngodlynes and from euell examples that thereby mo maye obeye the Gospell and so be saued Paul cōmaundeth vs to praye for kynges and rulers that God maye graunt vs peace Also we be commaunded to praye for our liuyng and other bodily necessaries Like as the prayer of the Lorde doeth conteyne al these Of the lordes prayer ☞ What is the praier of the Lorde ¶ It is a brief forme of praying whiche Christe taught his disciples and all fayethfull men Mathew .vi. Whē ye praye saye thus OVre father whiche arte in heauen Halowed be thy name Thi kingdome come Thy wyll be done in earth as it is in heauen Gyue vs thys daye oure dayely breade And forgyue vs oure trespases as we forgiue them that trespasse agaynste vs. And leade vs not into temptaciō But deliuer vs frō euel So be it The preface is the title For we call god oure father dwellinge in heauen wher we loke for no earthly heritage but for heauēly Ioyes and euerlastynge lyfe The firste peticion praeth for the glory of God for the doctryne and goinge forthe of the gospell that is to saye that the name of god maye be declared sete fourthe and praysed among al people For it is greate vngodlines that the name and honour of oure workes and creatures shoulde bee preferred before the glory of god The second peticion prayeth for the vertue of the gospell and for oure gouernance that is to saye that God woulde witsaffe to begynne hys kyngdome amonge vs bye the vertue of the holye gooste And that the kyngdome of the deuel may be cōfounded and broken The third peticion prayeth that here in erath al pastours Rulars and subiectes may do that whiche is acceptable vnto god Lyke as the Angels in heauen do neuer resist hys wyll These three peticions belonge vnto the glory of god these which folowe doe declare oure wrechednes and miseries The fourth praieth for oure liuinge peace defendinge agaynste oure aduersaryes good fortune in doinge oure busines bringing vp of childer to be shorte all commodites belongynge to thys present lyfe necessarye as wel for the soule as the body The first peticiō prayeth that oure synnes maye be forgyuen vs and that to be certayne if we wyl forgyue other For to the intente we should certaynely knowe that God wyll forgyue vs he settethe thys worke before vs that is to saye that we forgeue thē whyche do faute vnto vs Wherfore thys peticion teacheth that in euerye prayer we oughte to haue fayeth of remyssion of synnes and that wee muste take Christe for oure mediator The sixte peticion prayeth that wee be not drawen bye the crafte and subtelti of the deuel vnto vngodlynes and other mischife leste at the lengthe wee taken in suche trappes maye fall into desperaciō The seuenth peticion prayeth for the deliueraunce from synne and wretchydnes frome the myseryees of thys presente lyfe and that euerlastynge lyfe and rightuousnes may be giuen vs. The conclusion Amen is a certificacion of the herte and conscience that we shoulde beleue vs to be heard of the father ¶ Of the office of Rulers ☞ What is the office of Rulers IT is a godli ordināce ordeined of god for kepynge of good order and peace to punishe euell doares and saue them which be innocentes wher vnto obedience is dewe not onely for the auoidinge of their oth but also for consciēce Or more briefly so It is euerye lawefull power ordeined amonge men by god for the mayntenaunce of the good and the punishemente of the euell and to iudge accordyng vnto ryght and equalnes Rom. viii ❧ What is a tiraunt He is an euell and vnequalle officer whiche ruleth not accordynge vnto the lawes but after hys owne vnright desires and malice ☞ Is the office of rulers grounded vpon holy scripture or no Yes verely As wel in the olde as newe testament Gene. viii Who so euer shall shede mans bloude his bloude shal be also shede And Exod. xxi If anye man doe purposely kyll hys neyghboure thou shalt pull hym from myne altare that he may dye Rome .xiii. Let euerye soule be obediēt vnto the superiour power for there is no power but it is of God c. i. Peter .ii. Be ye subiecte vnto all rulars which be created amonge men for the loue of god either vnto the kynge as