for them whych repent beleue and lead a godly and innocent lyfe All other as they haue no parte of christ so remayne they styl y e bond captiues of SataÌ„ and shall if they amend not be committed vnto hel fyre for euer more Therfore neyghboures take bede refuse not to walke in y e lyght of Goddes worde Walke whyle ye haue lyght lest darkenes ouerwhelme you Whyle ye haue lyghte beleue in the lyght that ye maye be the chyldreÌ„ of lyght Whyle ye haue tyme do good vnto all men Nyght shall come whaÌ„ no man shall be able to worke Now is the tyme of grace now is the tyme of health Therfore neyghbours stonde not idle all day worke manfully in the Lordes vine yearde Be not lyke vnto that vnprofitable seruaunt whyche hydde vp the treasure of hys master in the grounde vnlesse ye be caste into the vtter darkenes where wepyng and gnasshyng of teth shal be but apply the taleÌ„t that ye haue receaued vnto the glory of god and the profyt of your neighbour Be not barren and vnfrutful as the fyg tree was vnlesse ye also be cursed Be not lyke y e fyue â—olysh virgins whych had lampes no oyle in theÌ„ therfore could not they enter into the mariages w t y e BrydegroÌ„e but were speared out Be not lyke y e grosse vnthaÌ„kful Iewes which whaÌ„ they were delyuered out of Egypt y e house of boÌ„dage desired to be ther agen amoÌ„g y e grecy â—â—esh pottes Be not lyke to Lothes wyfe whiche looked backe vnto the â—ylthy Sodomites but be lyke vnto Christ and so many as be the followers of hym as S. Paule sayth Be ye the followers of me as I am of Christ. Be earnest followers of good workes Walke worthy y e gospell of Christ and so shewe your selues faythefull in all thynges that ye may garnysh the doctrine of god oure sauioure What shulde I saye more vnto you Be faythfull vnto the deathe that the crowne of lyfe maye be giueÌ„ vnto you For he that continuethe vnto the ende he shall be safe And here also I make an end desyryng you by the reÌ„der marcyes of God and by the precious bloude of Iesus Christ our Sauiour that ye receaue not the grace of God in vayne but so behaue your selues in all thynges as it becomethe the seruauntes of GOD. So maye ye be sure to receaue the crowne of lyfe whyche the Lorde hath promised to so many as loue hym Amen Nowe neyghbours here haue ye your new yeares gyfte although homely yet godly If it had lyghen in my power better to haue gyuen you better ye shoulde haue had But I praye you accepte my good wyl for this tyme. If God at another tyme gyue me better be ye sure that ye shall not want youre parte of it Euse. Neyghbour Philemon we thaÌ„ke your right hartely and we agayne vnto the vttermoost of oure power gyue bothe our selues and all that euer we haue vnto you not only to desyre but also to commaund Phil. I knowe the good hartes of you all towarde me I praye you vouchesafe to come w t me into my haull we wyll dryncke â—â—d be mery togyther in GOD as 〈◊〉 tyme of the yeare and the common custome require Theo. We followe you gladly Blyssed be GOD for our newe yeres gyft CHRISTOPHER AMEN ¶ Gyue the glory to God alone ¶ Imprynted at London in Botulphe lane at the sygne of the whyte Beare by IohnÌ„ Mayler for IohnÌ„ Gough Anno Domini 1543. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Per septennium Psal. xviii Esay ix Math. xiii Marâ— iâ—ii Luke viii i. Timo. vi i. Ioan. ii Psal. lxxxix â— Cor. vii Esaâ— xl Ioan. vi Deut. viii Math iiii Marc. i. Luke iiii Nemo exom ni parte beatus What it is to lyue iÌ„ this worlde Luke xvii Iacob â— Esa ix Rom. viii Rom. v. i. Ioan. iii. Gen. iii. Gen. xxii Gen. iii. Gen. xv Roma iiii Gala. iii. Iaco. ii Ephe. i. Ephe. ii Tit. iiiâ— Ioan. iii Ephe. v Act. xv Ephe. iâ— Ioan. iii Rom. v what Iesus signifieth Math. i. Luke ii All saluacioÌ„ muste be loked for of Christ Marke wel Gala. ii Gala. â— Christalone saueth Esa. xliii Esa. xâ—v Esa. lxiii Luke xix Ioan. i. Ioan. iii. Ioan. iiii Ioan. vi Ioan. x. Ioan. xi Ioan. xiiii Ioan. xv Math. iii. Rom. iiii Rom. v. Rom. vi i. Cor. â— i. Cor. vi ii Cor. v. ii Cor. viii Gala. ii Ephe. i. Ephe. ii Ephe. ii iii Ephe. iiii Psa. lxvii Ephe. v. Colos. i. i. Tim. i. i. Tim. ii Heb. x. i. Pet. i. i. Ioan. i. i. Ioan. ii Act. iiii Act. â— To whome Christ is a Sauyour As christe is a sauiour so are al meÌ„ synners Rom. iii. Hyponost Lib. iii. Luke xâ—x i. Cor. ix Psal. cxv Rom. iii. Gala. iii. Rom. xi Esa. liiii Esay l. Gen. viii Ex xxxiiii lii Ro. viii Eccle. vii Esay ix Esa. liii Hiere xvâ—i Iob. xxv Prou xx Math. xix Mar. x. Luke xvii psa xiii lii Psa. v. Psa. cxxxix Psal. ix Prouer. i. Esa. â—iâ— Psa. xxxv i. Cor. iii. Gen. iii. Gen. ixi Gen. xix Gen. xx Exod. ii ii Re. xi and .xii. iii. Reg. xi Math. ix Math. xx Luke vii Ioan. xviii Act. ix Iacob iii. i. Ioan. i Libro de natura grati a cap. xxxvi Luke i. Math. ix Luke xxiiii i. Tim. ii Psa. lxxv Psa. cxlviii Math. x. Mat. xxviii Marc. xvi Roma x. Iohel ii Actum ii Esay ix Math. iiii Rom. viii Of them y t denye the humanite of Christ. Gen. xxii Gala. iii. Esa vii Math. i. Luke i. Ioan. i. Roma i. ii Timo. ii Gala iiii Luke i. Heb. iiii Luke xxii i. Timo. iii Ioan. i. Luke ii Ephe. iii. Phiâ—â— iii. i. Ioan. iii. Deut. xviii Ioan. iii. Ioan. vi Ioan. viii ix xii Ioan. xiiii Titum i. Psa. xiiii Math. xvii Mar. ix Luki ix ii Pt. ii Esa. lxi Luke iiii Ioan. x. Ioan. viii Esa. xlviii Christ is our Scole master Ephe. v. Ephe. iiii ii Cor. iiii Esa. vi Iohan. xii Colos. i. Mat. vii What it is to deny vngodlynes Deut. vi Math. iiii i. Ioan. v. Ioan. xii Phili. ii Math. xix Marc. x. Luke xviii Exo. xx Deut. vâ— Eccl. xxiii Math. xxiâ—â— Luke xi Psal. i. But in paules Chyrâ— he may a man se the leues of y e Byblâ—s torne outâ— y t no maâ— noÌ„bre and al because meÌ„ne shulde haue no knoledge of Goddes word nother do men loue y e reders therof but seke w t al gile to pâ—â—seâ—ute theÌ„ to cast theÌ„ iÌ„ prisoÌ„ so that iÌ„ short tyme there y e dy c What it is to denye worldly lustes Coloss. iii Gala. v. Roma viii â–ª Math. v â–ª Matth. vii and xii Luke vii i. Pet. v. Iacob i. i. Ioan. ii â–ª Gen. xxviii Pro xxx Mat. vi i. Tim. v. Gen. i. Tit. â— i i. Tim. iiii
at the wyne and seake out wher the best is Therfore kepe no company wythe wyne bybbers and ryotous eaters of flesh for suche as be dronckardes ryotous shall come to pouerte Iesus y e sonne of Syrach also sayth Be not gredy in euery eatynge be not to hastye vpon all meates For excesse of meates bryngeth syckenes glotony coÌ„meth at the last to an vnmesurablâ— heate Thorow glotony haue maâ—â— peryshed but he that dyeâ—e the hym 〈◊〉 â—eÌ„peraâ—ely prolongeth his lyfe Therfore good neighbours that wâ— maye eschewe all these great perels let vs caste awaye all glotony droÌ„â—kennes lyue soberly practyse modâ—â—rate temperauns so embrace christen sobriete that we maye be sober bothe in body mynde So shall we be the more able to do oure duty toward our neighbours Theo. Trueth it is For he that can not order hym selfe well toward himselfe shal euell do his duty toward hys neyghbour I praye God gyue vs grace fyrst to looke vpon our selues as we ought to do afterwarde to behaue oure selues towarde our neyghbours aâ— it becommeth vs. Phil. This is a godly desyre We are taughte of Christ our scolemaster not only to lyue soberly whiche concerneth our selues but also ryghteously whiche to wecheth oure neyghboures Euse. What is it to lyue ryghteâ—usly Phil. To do to euery maÌ„ as we are bouÌ„d by y e commaundement of God For the offyce of ryghteousnesse is to gyue euery one his owne This oure lesson that we should lyue ryghteously comprehendethe all the seconde table of the ten commaundementes For iustice and ryghteousnes requirethe that we honour our father mother reuerence theÌ„ and do for them what so euer lygheth in our power It requirethe of vs that we also haue in honour all temporall magistrates so many as be our superious It requireth agayne that we giue to the ministers of Gods worde double honour that is to saye both an harty externall reuerence and also all thinges that are necessary for theyr lyuynge that theyr moost godly exercyses maye not be letted It requireth that we slay no man nor do no man no harme but walke charitably towarde all men speke reporte well of all men healpe conforte and socour theÌ„ yea though they be ourâ— extreme enemies seake our death For the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of our scholemaster is this Loue your enemies pray for theÌ„ that curse you do good to them that hate you c. It requireth that we commit none adultry but that euery man haue hys owne wyfe euery woman her owne husbonde It requirethe that we do no theafe nor steale ony thynge from our neyghbour nor brybe away his goodes vniustly nor deceue hym in bargaynyng but healpe hym mayntayne hym socour hym do for him vnto the vttrmoost of our power y t he may want no good thynge It requireth that we beare no false wytnes agaynst our neyghboures nor obscure hys good name nor yet do ony thynge at all that maye turne hym to displeasure but both thynke speake of hym gentylly frendly charitably enterpretynge all thynges vnto the best and coueryng his fautes where there is hope of ameÌ„dmeÌ„t It requireth of vs that we do not couyt oure neyghboures house wyfe seruaunt handmayd nor ony thyng that is his but that we wysh well vnto hym to all that he hath beynge contented wyth that y e God hath gyuen vs be it lytle or muche To be shorte to lyue ryghteously is to do vnto other as we woulde they shoulde do vnto vs. He y t doth these thynges aforesayde lyueth ryghteously behaueth hym selfe towarde hys neyghbour as he is bound by y e commauÌ„dement of God Chri Nowe haue we learned our duty bothe toward our selues our neyghbours Let it nowe be declared vnto vs I praye you how we ought to behaue our selues toward God Phil. Christe our scholemaster techeth vs not only to lyue soberly and ryghteously but also godlye Theo. What is it to lyue godly Phil. To lyue godly is to beleue that ther is but one true lyuyng God to cleaue vnto hym as the fouÌ„dacioÌ„ of all goodnes to looke for all health saluacioÌ„ at his hand to loue hym with the whole mynde harte power soule to call vpoÌ„ his moost blyssed name to prayse hym in all kynde of fortune to seke his glory aboue all thynges to serue him accordynge to his worde Euse. Blyssed is y e man to whome it is gyuen thus godly to lyue Phil. Neighbours nowe haue ye learned y e whole trade of Christes schole what he techeth Hys doctrine is this that ye should deny vngodlynes worldly concupisceÌ„ces that ye should lyue soberly ryghteously godly Looke therfore that ye followe thys teachynge practyse it in your dayly coÌ„uersacion that ye maye be founde no forgetfull hearers but ferueÌ„t doers of suche thinges as ye haue heard and learned Deny vngodlynes and for sake all y t euer is contrary to Gods honour prayse worshyp and glory Mortify youre carnall affectes and worldely lustes Become newe men in your lyuyng Awaye w t the workes of darkenes on wyth the frutes of the spirite Put on the armoures of lyght and cast awaye the workes of darkenes Be no loÌ„ger darkenes but lyght in the lorde Shyne in the worlde as great lyght Glorify God in your body in youre spirite whiche are Gods Lette youre lyght to shyne before men that they maye se your good workes glorify your father whyche is in heauen Lyue soberly modestly temperatly discretely â—agely toward your selues Do nothyng wherof your conscience maye eyther condemne or accuse you Lyue righteously toward youre neyghboure Do none otherwyse vnto hym than ye woulde he should do vnto you Lyue godly towarde God Seake hys glory in all thynges worshyp hym accordyng to hys word not after your blynd fansy fleshly ymaginacion Thus doyng ye shall shew your selues scholers not altogyther vnworthy suche a scholemaster But ye must note y t all these thiÌ„ges must be done in this present worlde as your newe yeres gyfte hathe For this is the tyme of grace fauour conforte and remissioÌ„ of synnes as God sayth by the Prophet I haue heard the in a tyme accepted in y e day of saluacion haue I socoured the. Behold now is that well accepted tyme behold now is y e day of saluacion Seake the Lorde whyle he maye be founde In thys world ther is tyme of mercy fauour grace Here is it lawful to lament our synnes Here maye we vndoubted beleue trust obtayne remissioÌ„ of our synnes After this lyfe there remayneth nothyng but ether euerlastynge payne or eternall glory as S. Ciprian sayth WhaÌ„ we go once out of thys worlde there is no more place of repentaÌ„ce there is no more satisfaccion to be made For lyfe is here ether lost or gotten here is prouision made for eternall
knowe that Christ is the fre gyfte of God giuen vs wythoute ony desertes caull I praye you to remembraunce y e faull of Adam in whome all we haue synned and deserued lyke damnacion What had he done to pacify y e wrath of God to recouer his fauour wheÌ„ God made hym this moost confortable promyse I wyll sette emnite betwene the an womaÌ„ betwene thy seed and hyr seed And that selfe seed shal tread downe thy head Chri. For sothe I thyncke very lytle Phil. Ye myghte haue sayde nothynge at all ryght well excepte ye thyncke thys somewhat whan he had once offended to put his head in a bush not to knowledge his fault nor once to dare to come in syghte Euse. Ye saye trueth Phil. What had Abraham deserued whaÌ„ God made him this promyse of Christ sayeÌ„ge in thy seed all nacions of the earth shal be blyssed Uerely nothyng at all only he beleued the promyse of God it was rekened vnto him vnto righteousnes He chosed vs sayth saynt Paule in Christ before the foundacions of the world were layd y t we should be holy fautles before hiÌ„ AgeÌ„ we were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as other were But God whiche is ritche in mercye for his greate loue wherwith he loued vs eueÌ„ theÌ„ wheÌ„ we were dead thorowe synne quickened vs with Christ for by grace are ye sauid hathe raysed vs vp with him in heauenly thynges thorowe Christ Iesus that in tymes to come he myghte shewe the excedynge ritches of his grace iÌ„ kyndnes toward vs in Christ Iesu. For by grace are ye saued thorow fayth that not of your selues For it is y e gyfte of god commeth not of workes least anâ— man shoulde boast hymselfe Also in another place after y t the goodnesse loue y e God our sauioure hath towarde men dyd appeare not of the workes of righteousnes whiche we haue done but according to his mercy hath he saued vs by y e fountayne of the newe byrth renewynge of y e holy Ghost which he shed on vs abuÌ„dantly thorow Iesus Christ our sauiour that we beynge made righteous by his grace shulde be heyres of eternall lyfe accordynge to hoope This is a sayenge not to be doubted of Christ himselfe also sayth God loued the worlde so intierly y t he gaue his only begotten sonne that euery one that beleueth in him shulde not peryshe but haue euerlastynge lyfe For God sent not his sonne into the worlde to condemne the world but that the worlde shoulde be saued by him Of these scriptures heretofore rehearsed is it euident that Christ is frely giuen vnto vs of God y e father yea that without oure merites or desertes For whan we were vtterly damned knewe not howe to recouer ony parte of our helpe God the father of his own gracious goodnes gaue vs his sonne Christ to be oure Sauioure So that as the beginnynge of youre Newe yeares gyfte is Christ is vnfaynedly the gyft of God â–ª frely giuen vs for our great coÌ„forte saluacion Chri. It can not be expressed howe much we are bounde to God the father for this his gyfte seynge that he gaue vs not an Aungell or ony other celestiall creature but his onlye begotten sonne euen the higheste and mooste precious treasure that he hadde Philemon Y wyl say so whan ye haue once hearâ— what a treasure this youre gyfte 〈◊〉 vnto you howe many pleasures commodities ye receaue by hym Euse. I pray you let vs heare Phil. It followeth That bryngeth saluacion vnto all men Beholde youre newe yeares gyfte that God the father hath giuen you bryngeth saluacion vnto all meÌ„ It is no idle vnprofitable gifte but commodious necessary For it worke the vs health saluacion The giftes of the world bring many times perdicion destruccioÌ„ damnacion but this gyft of God bringeth lyfe health ioye pleasure saluacion an whole sea of good thynges It bringeth saluacion sayth the scripture Note this worde bringeth As though it shoulde be sayd whaÌ„ ther was no hope of health but all thynges yoked in the bond of desperacioÌ„ synne bare rule Satan triuÌ„phed ouer mankynd as his bond captiue than came the gifte of God whiche droue synne out of place vaÌ„quished Satan destroyed the powers of hel brought saluacion to man which loked only for damnacion yea that frely without ony desertes euen of mere grace pure mercye O the inestimable excellency of this gifte which both wyllyngly frely bryngeth saluacion to mankynde Howe can it otherwyse be Is not y e name of this our gyfte IESVS gyuen hym of God the father published by his Aungell Embassadoure Gabriel And what other thyng I pray you soundethe IESVS than a sauioure This our gyfte Christ is a sauiour For he saueth his people from theyr synnes Feare ye not sayth the aungell For beholde I shewe vnto you a great ioye which shall chaunse to all people For this day is borne vnto you a sauiour whiche is Christ y e Lorde of the cytye of Dauid Thus sewe that Christ is a sauiour Therfore maye he righte well brynge saluacion saue so many as beleue in hym Theo. Is there no saluacion to be loked for but only at the hand of Christ Phil. No verely ye heard that the gyfte of God which is Christ briÌ„geth saluacion It is Christes office alone to saue besydes hym is ther no sauiour neither in heauen nor in earth Who so euer seaketh saluacioÌ„ at y e hande of ony other but at Christes alone he doth not only deceaue hym selfe but also robbe christ of his office depriue him of hys glory blaspheme his blissed name tread vnder foote his moost precious bloud vtterly maketh of none effecte y e whole misterye of Christes incarnacion Euse. It were pite that ony maÌ„ shuld be of this mind Phil. You say trueth Notwithstandyng there haue bene that haue sought health at other besydes Christ would God there were none at this day S. Paule feareth not to saye if righteousnes cometh by y e lawe thaÌ„ dyed Christ in vayne Agayn ye are gone quyte froÌ„ Christ so many of you as wyl be made righteous by the lawe are fallen from grace Chri. Let vs hear it proued by the scriptures that ther is no saluacion but by this gifte of God Christ alone Phil. The matter is more euident than it neadeth ony probacion to the faythful as for theÌ„ that are obstinately blynd all the scriptures in the worlde can profit nothyng at al. NotwithstoÌ„dyng to satisfy your godly desyre of many I wyl reherse a fewe yea and those that shall seme moost fyt for y e purpose Theo. I praâ— you let it so be Phil. Whense shall I take my begynnyng but of the Prâ—â—phet Esaye whome Christ our sauâ—oure had so ofte in his mouthe By hym Christ speaketh on this
hys wordes and holye in all hys workes We are coÌ„maunded of god the father to heare him The spirite of GOD is vpon hym he is sent to preach mery tydynges to the poore that he myghte heale the broken in harte preache delyueraunce to prysoners and syghte to the blynde He is that good shepeherd whose voyce hys shepe heare And euery one that is of the trueth hearethe hys voyce He is that Lord God which techeth vs profitable thynges and gouerneth vs in y e way wherin we ought to walke Seynge than that he is a Lorde of suche and so great authorite excellency puyssaunce seyng also he teacheth nothyng but trueth agayne seyng he hath done so much for vs and teÌ„dereth nothynge more than our healthe and saluacion we were not only to much ingrate and vnkynde towarde hym but also very enemies vnto oure selues yf we should not wyth all diligence apply our selues both to heare hym and also to followe accoÌ„plysh suche thynges as he teacheth vs. Let vs therfore hear what he wylleth vs to do And teachethe vs that we shoulde denye vngodlynesse and worldely lustes Where as our Englyshe translacion hath teacheth the Greke worde is Paideuousa Chri. What signifyeth that I praye you Phil. It signifyeth not only to teache but so to instructe enforme fashon â–ª teache as scolemasters are wonte to do theyr chyldreÌ„ whome they found receaued rude grosse ignoraunt and wythoute all good knowledge both of learnyng manners Euen suche dyd our scolemaster and teacher Christ fynde vs all grosse all rude all barbarous al blynde all ignorant all vnlearned all vnmannered and clene out of fashon Howe coulde it otherwyse be We were darkenesse We walked in the vanite of our mynde blynded in our vnderstandynge beyng straungers from the lyfe which is in God thorow the ignorauns that was in vs and the blyndenes of our hartes so that we gaue ouer our selues vnto wantonnes to worke all manner of vnclennes wythe gredynes For Satan the God of this worlde had blynded our mindes that we should not beleue vnlesse the lyghte of the glorious gospell of Christ whiche is the Image of God should shyne vnto vs. But yet for all thys our rudenes ignorauncy blyndnes Christ that heauenly Doctor doth not disdayne vs. He is contented to receaue vs into hys scole to become oure scole master so y t we wyll leaue our wyckednes and be contented to be reformed Oh what a geÌ„tle poynt is thys of our sauyour Iesus christ not to disdayne vs for al our rudenes ignoraÌ„cy but ioyfully to accepte vs if we wyl follow y e trade of his scole The comoÌ„ sayeng is an honest master loueth to haue honest seruaÌ„tes Nowe who is more honest pure godly innocent and â—autelesse than this master Christ It becometh theÌ„ his seruauntes to practyse follow so nyghe as they can his manners Therfore the fyrst lessoÌ„ that his scollers learne in his schole is to denye vngodlynes wordly lustes They that entende not to do thys they are no fyt scholers for such a scholemaster thoughe they bragge neuer so muche of hys name and call them selues ChristiaÌ„s For not euery one sayth vnto me Lorde Lorde sayth Christ shall enter into heauen but he that dothe the wyll of my father which is in heauen And I pray you marke howe pretely and handsomely the Scripture speakethe That we should deny vngodlynes and worldely lustes As though it should saye although in tymes paste we haue both followed and mayntened vngodlynes ydolatry false worshyppynges of God supersticion confidence in our owne selues and workes and haue lyued after the lustes of the world and the flesh yet now for asmuch as we are come into a newe schole and haue another schole master techer which teacheth hys scholers nothyng but vertue godlynes and all that euer is contrary to vice it becomethe vs to deny forsake yea vtterly to forsweare all vngodlynes and worldly lustes and what so euer is coÌ„trary to the teachynge of thys oure newe scholemaster and neuer to haue to do w t them here after but studiously and wythe all applicacion of mynde to followe the doctrine of thys oure techer Theo. What is it to deny vngodlynes Phil. To deny vngodlynes is vttterly to forsake to cast away all thynges that should obscure deface or in ony poynte hynder the honour and glorye of God For who so euer wyl be Christes scoler he must fyrst seke the glory of God aboue all thynges as it is writen Thou shalt worshyp the Lorde thy God hym only shalt thou serue Euse. which are they that hynder the glory of God Phil. Aske ye which neyghbour Eusebius whan the world is altogither set on wickednes as s. IohnÌ„ sayth They loue the glory of menne more than the glory of GOD as Christ sayth All seake theyr owne and not that which is Iesus Christes sayth S. Paule What a sorte of Idolaters are there in the worlde whyche steale the honour from God gyue it to creatures What a nomber are fallen from Christ some puttynge theyr trust in popysh pardons some in y e merites of other some in theyr owne workes some in the obseruauÌ„ces of mens tradicions c What a company also is there y t loue worldly thynges more then God Howe doth the couetous man embrase and loue hys rytches so that it is not w t out a cause sayd of Christ It is more easy for a cable rope to go thorow the eye of a nedle than for a rytche man to enter into the kyngdome of God How doth the glotonne make of his belly and enfarse it wythe all kynde of deynties Howe dothe the prowde parsonne garnysh â–ª hymselfe and delight in precious ornameÌ„tes Howe doth the irefull man set asyde all charite and feare of God seake to be reueÌ„ged AgeÌ„ what a swarme of wycked parsons are ther whiche dishonour the name of oure God by vnlawfull and abhominable othes What thynge in earth do they leaue vnsworne by Yea what parte of y e moost glorious body of our Sauyour Iesus Christ wherby we receaued redempcion and saluacion do they leaue vntowched wythe theyr to moche detestable othes Why do not these wretches call this precepte of God to theyr remeÌ„braÌ„s Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy GOD in vayne For the Lorde wyll not holde hym gyltles y t taketh his name in vayne The wisâ— man also saythe A man that vsethe much swearyng shall be fylled with wyckednes and the plage that is y e vengeauÌ„ce of God shal not go away from hys house Furthermore what a flocke is there that hate the Gods worde so many as laboure to promote and set it forth callynge them Heretykes and felowes of the newe learnyng How lytle pleasure haue these swynysh worldlynges and volupteous bely goddes ether to read the scriptures theÌ„ selues or to
another mannes wyfe mayde or seruauÌ„t to desyre and lust after deynty meates that the fleshe maye be the more prone and redy to synne this to do ye are forbydden if ye do it ye are cursed of God as y e Psalmographe sayth cursed be they that turne awaye from thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes Thus perceue ye I trust what is ment by y e denieng of worldly lustes Theo. We perceaue it ryght well Phil. Seyng ye do so neyghboures looke ye be no forgetful herers but diligent accomplyshers of suche thynges as ye knowe vnlesse youre knowledge turneth to your greater damnacion â–ª Mortify youre carnall affectes and worldly lustes Suffer none of them to crepe into your hartes â–ª Caâ—â— to God for helpe wythout ceasynge that ye maye â—e able thorowe hys grace to suppresse all euell affectes concupiscences lustes and deâ—yres â–ª Kepe your harte so pure y t nothing may come froÌ„ you but purenes veâ—tue godly innocency Remember that so many as are baptised in Christ Iesus are baptised into hys death They are buryed togyther w t hym by baptisme into death that as Christ was reysed vp from death thorowe the glory of y e father so they lykewyse shoulde walke in a newe lyfe If ye be rysen agayne w t Christ seake for those thynges that are aboue where Christ is syttynge on the ryght hande of GOD. Prouyde for those thynges y t are aboue and not vpon the earth For ye are dead your lyfe is hyd wyth Christ in God â–ª Iâ— ye do these thynges follow the teachyng of your scholemaster Christ so that ye deny vngodlynes and worldly lustes than shal ye shewe your selues to haue ben good studentes in the schole of Christ and ye shal take forth a new lessâ— which here followethe Chri What is that Philemon Euen thys And that we shoulde lyue soberly ryghteously and godâ—y in this prâ—sent worlde Euse. Thys is a godly lesson Phil. Labour therfore the more diligently to remember it Before ye herd how ye must forsake syn now ye are taught to practyse vertu godlynes For it is not ynough to cease from doynge euell excepte we also do good as the Psalmograph sayth Departe from euel do good Also y e Prophet â–ª ceasâ— to do euel lerne to do good Therfore as before we were taught to decline froÌ„ euel so are we here monyshed to do good to embrace vertue And in this our lessoÌ„ which I nowe last rehersed we are taught how to behaue our selues both toward our selues our neighbours god in this world we must lyue soberly toward our selues righteously toward our neyghbours godly toward God â–ª Here is y e hole lyâ—e of a christeÌ„ maÌ„ paynted described set forth in few wordes To lyue so y t we nether offende our selues our neyghboures nor God is not thys the whole summe of the christen religion What is the duty of a christen man more to do Chri. what is it to lyue soberly Phil. The Greke worde Sophronos soundethe on such manner that to lyue soberlye shoulde seme to be so purely discretely modestly temperatly lagely to institute our lyfe that our conscieÌ„s should neuer accuse vs of ony euell but testify wyth vs that we lyue do all thynges godly He that thus lyueth lyuethe soberly For there is a certen sobriete so well in y e mynde as in the bodye There is also a certen dronckeÌ„nes so well in the mynd as in the body Lykewyse as the body is recouÌ„ted sober in salue estate so longe as it is not distemperate w t the superfluite of meates and drynkes so in lyke maner so long as the mynd is not troubled with vicious affectes but remayne in her natiue purite it is recounted sober So y t we are here taught not only to lyue soberlye modestly and temperately concernynge the bodye but also the mynde For a christen maÌ„ must haue a special respecte to y e mynde which beyng dronken w t vices what doth the sobriete of the body profytte If I kepe my bodye sober in neuer so good temperaunce my mynde be dronken w t wrathe yre contencion desyre of vengeaunce whoredome vnclene thoughtes and suche other carnall affectes and worldly lustes what dothe it profyt Therfore as y e body is to be kepte from dronkeÌ„nes so muste the mynde be from vices Than shall we be truly sober lyue well toward our selues But for as muche as this tyme of Christmasse men vniuersally are moost of all gyuen to banckettyng volupteous eatynge and drynkyng so that y e christen sobriete moderate temperauÌ„â— is forgotten wyth many and glotony dronckenshyp beare chefe rule therfore I desyre you brothers by y e tender mercies of God that ye lyue soberly and beware of surfettynge and dronckeshyppe Use a sober and temperate dyette Ouercharge not your stomackes w t to muche eatyng and drynkynge Let other glory in theyr Christmas banckettes made for the bely haue you your whole reioysyng plesure delyght in that meat which perissheth not but abydethe into euerlastynge lyfe Make no prouision for the flesh to fulfyll the lustes therof Be not droÌ„cken wyth wyne wherin is excesse Cast awaye the workes of darkenes put on the armoures of lyght Walke honestly as in the day lyght not in banckettyng and dronkennes not in chamburyng wantonnes nor yet in stryfe enuyeng but put ye on y e Lorde Iesus christ RemeÌ„ber that we lyue not to eate but eate to lyue And nature is contented with a lytle What so euer is superfluous is synfull and damnable Remember that AdaÌ„ and Heua dyd fall thorowe glotony RemeÌ„beâ— that Nohe whan he was droncken was vncouered in hys Tente laye with his priuities bare Remember that Loth beynge dronken committed incest with his owne doughters Remember that whan the chyldren of Israel had sat downe to eate and dryncke they fell streyght weys vnto Idolatry worshipped the goldeÌ„ calfe Remember that Ammon the brother of Absolon was slayne at a bancket whan he was droncke Remember y t Holofernes beyng droÌ„ke was slayne of an woman RemeÌ„ber that at a bancket it was graunted that S. IohnÌ„ Baptist should loosâ— hys heade yet no cause why but â— lytle enuy because he would tel y t kiÌ„g truth wherw t y e flaterers y t were about hiÌ„ could not away RemeÌ„ber that the rytche gloton which fared deyntely euery daye was buryed throwen downe into hell RemeÌ„ber that thoccasion of the wickednes of Sodome was pryde fulnes of meat abundans ydlenes All these be terrible hystories agaynst glotony and dronckeshyp Agayne what diseases come therof Howe many sorowes troubles do they bryng to mans body Lette vs heare what Salomon sayth Where is wo Where is sorow Where is stryfe Wher is brawling Where are woundes wtout a cause Where be red eyes Euen amonge those that be euer
helth wyth the worshyppynge of God and the 〈◊〉 of fayth Let no maÌ„ discorage hym selfe because of the multitude of his synnes or by y e reasoÌ„ y t he hath bene so longe a synner thynkynge y t by this means he shal obtayne helth the lesse For so long as we are iÌ„ this worlde there is no repentaunce to late There is a waye to obtayne â—auoure and they that seake vnderstand the trueth shall soone come by it Therfore in this worlde must we deny vngodlynes worldely lustes In this world must we lyue soberly righteously and godly So doynge we maye with a good fre conscieÌ„ce do that which foloweth Chri. I pray you lette vs heare what it is Phile. LokiÌ„g for y e blyssed hope apperyng of the glory of y e great God and of oure Sauyoure Iesus Christ. A good seruaunte nedeth not to feare his masters commynge For in hys absence he hathe bene faythfull diligent to do that thyng which his master wylled him to do Therfore maye he lawfully euen with ioye gladnes loke for his masters retourne So lykewyse a christen maÌ„ that walketh in y e waye of the Lorde dothe that which he is appoynted by the lawe of God seaketh aboue all thinges thaccomplyshment of his masters wyll may with a fre glad and mery conscience looke for the commynge of Christ at the day of iudgement which shal be terrible to the wycked but confortable to the faythefull And verely so many as hope to be saued at y e great day ought so to behaue them selues in this worlde that they maye with â—oye at all tymes looke for it And they ought to be so muche the more diligent seing the tyme is vncerten whaÌ„ it shal be Of y e dai time sayth Christ knoweth no man no not the Aungels which are in heueÌ„ nether the sonne hymselfe saue only the father Take hede watch pray for ye know not when y e tyme is As a man which is gone into a strauÌ„ge countrey hath lefte his house and gyuen authorite to his seruauntes and to euery man his worke commaunded the porter to watche Watche therfore â–ª for ye knowe not whan the mayster of the house wyll come whyther at euen or at mydnyghte whyther at the cocke crowyng or in the dawninge leaste yf he come sodeÌ„ly should fynd you slepyng And that I say to you I saye to all watche It is to be noted that the Scripture calleth y t a blissed hope wherw t we hope and looke for the glorious commyng of oure Lorde sauioure Iesus Christ vnto the iudgemente And not wtout a cause For althogh a Christen man be neuer so greatly vexed in thys worlde yet whan he casteth the eyes of hys faythe vpon that daye and hope the that Christ shall come gyue hym eternall glory accordynge vnto his fayth thys maketh hym blyssed ioyfull quiet mery and contented wyth a gladde harte paciently and thaÌ„ckefully to beare what soeuer crosse God layeth on hys backe We are saued thorow hope sayth S. Paule Derely beloued sayth S. IohnÌ„ We are now y e sonnes of God it hathe not yet appered what we shal be But we know that if he once appeare we shall be lyke vnto him for we shal se hym as he is And euery one that hath this hope in hym purifieth hym selfe eueÌ„ as he is pure The hoope of sayntes is ful of immortalite sayth the wyse manne It followeth And the appearyngâ— of the glory of the great god and of our sauyoure Iesus Christ. At Christes commynge into thys world he came altogyther poorely He was borne of a poore mayd in a stable wrapt in simple clowtes and layd in a maunger amonge brute bestes He was brought vp homely lyued hardely not hauynge where once to reast his head All the tyme of hys lyfe he was of suche ignominy among the Byshoppes Prestes hed rulars Scribes Pharises and Saduces that at the laste they put hym vnto the moost spytefull death of the crosse as a pestiferous malefaâ—toure a deceyuer of the people a techer of newe learnyng an enemy to our mother the holy chyrche c. But whan he shall appeare agayne come vnto the iudgement his appearyng shall be glorious his commyng shall be royal victorious and triumphant He shal not come humbly and simply as a base person but lyke a great and almyghty GOD lyke a Lorde full of all puyssaunce myghtye and power terrible to the wycked and amiable to the faythefull He shall come in his glory and all the holy aungels wyth hym thaÌ„ shal he syt vpon the seat of his glory there shall be gathered before hym all nacions He shall shewe hymselfe to be a great God and suche one as none is able to be coÌ„pared vnto him It shal wel be knowne at that tyme that he was and is the true sonne of god that very true Messias which was promised of God by the Prophetes what so euer the wicked Iewes saye vnto the contrary Than shall it be manifest to al men that y e gods of the Gentiles are dyuels and that there is no other God but this oure God alone Than shal they that are the aduersaries of hys trueth enemies of his moost holy Gospel know howe greatly they haue erred blasphemed y e diuine verite persecuted his faythful seruauÌ„tes maintained pernicious doctrine yea than shall they receaue a reward worthy theyr wyckednes tyranny He shal shew hym selfe suche a great God that it shall lyghe in his power to gyue to y e faythfull euerlastynge lyfe to the wycked eternall daÌ„nacioÌ„ Oh great is the Lord worthy very much to be praysed there is no ende of hys greatnes sayth the Psalmographe Nedes must our Lord god be great seyng he replenysheth bothe heauen and ear the withe the maieste of hys glory No place is there ony where but that hys power retchethe vnto it Heuen is my seate earth is my footestoole what house wyl ye bylde for me sayth y e Lorde or what place is it that I should rest in Hath not my hande made all these thynge But it is to be noted y t Christ is not onely called a great God but also a sauiour ye y e our sauiour So y t at y e day of iudgemeÌ„t he shal not onely appere a great myghty God to al men but also a bounteous mercifull sauiour to the faythfull as S. Paule witnesseth our conuersacion is in heauen sayth he from whense we also looke for a sauiour euen the Lord Iesus Christ which shall chauÌ„ge our vile bodyes that they maye be fashoned lyke vnto hys glorious body accordyng vnto the workyng wherby he is able to subdue al thinges vnto hym selfe Agayne whan Christ whiche is our lyfe shall shew him selfe than shal ye also appere w t him in glory Thys great god christ is our sauiour and not
Chrysostome wytnesseth Nether Baptisme sayth he nor forgyuenes of synnes nor knowledge nor y e communion of y e Sacramentes nor the holy table nor y e fruicion of the body nor y e partakyng of y e bloud nor ony of these thiÌ„ges shal may be able to profyt vs except we haue a lyfe whych is ryght very pure yea and fre from all synne What wyll these idle lubbers say to these wordes of y e goldeÌ„ mouthed Doctor Where are all theyr proude crakes becomme of Christ hys bloude and merites All these profyt nothyng at al without a good lyfe Chri. It stondeth christeÌ„ mâ—nin haÌ„d therfore to be earnest followers of good workes Phil. Ye saye trueth chefely if they entende to be saued But let vs heare the scriptures Whan God promised Abraham that he woulde blysse them that dyd blysse hym and cursse them that dydde cursse hym and that in his seed all nacions of the earthe shulde be blyssed that he would multiply hys seed as the starres of the firmament and make hym a father of many nacions that he woulde be hys defender hys sufficiente greate rewarde He made a couenaunt wythe hym because he woulde haue hym shewe gentylnes agayne and sayd I am the God omnipoteÌ„t walke before me be perfecte As though he shulde saye I am the God almyghty omnisufficient all good all holy all righteous all wyse all liberal al pleÌ„teous all mercyfull haue nede of no thynge but frely gyueth to all meÌ„ all thynges what so euer are necessary ether for the bodye or for the soule so replenyshed with al thynges that I am able and sufficient in all poyntes to satisfy the lawful desyres of all creatures yea I haue all thynges so in my power y t no thing that good is canne be gyuen to ony maÌ„ but of me alone what so euer I am or haue it is for the profyt of the of thy posterite Alonly walke before me and be perfecte take me alone for thy omnisufficieÌ„t sauiour flye vnto no other as though there were in me a certayne insufficiency but cleaue to me alone wyth all thy harte attempte no thyng but that is pleasaunt in my syght order thy lyfe in all poyntes accordyng to my holy wyll let thy conuersacion be innocent blameles pure honest right and all good and so wyll I be thyne almighty God thy puissaunt defender thy sufficient great rewarde This couenauÌ„t hath God made not only with Abraham but also wythe all hys posterite that is so many as are faythfull Nowe yf we be of the seed of Abraham I speake of the spituall and not of the carnall generacion than doth God require of vs also that we walke before hym and be perfecte that we stedfastelye cleaue vnto him by stronge faythe as the onelye and sole Authore of al goodnes so institute oure lyfe that we maye breath nothynge but purite innocency holynes intergrite all the tyme of our lyfe in this worlde Thus doyng God wyl be our God yea our almyghty God our strong defender and our sufficieÌ„t great rewarde no lesse than he was AbrahaÌ„s Therfore as Abraham walked before God so let vs do By this means shall God be no lesse beneficiall to vs than he was to Abraham If ye were the sonnes of AbrahaÌ„ sayth Christ ye woulde do the worckes of Abraham Euse. Of all these matters and howe we ought to walke before God and be perfecte ye taughte vs full godly in the Nosegaye whyche ye gaue vs. Chri. It was our second floure called Pure innocency Phil. I remember it wel and I am glad ye haue not forgotteÌ„ it I wyll therfore haste vnto the other scriptures Whan S. IohnÌ„ Baptist sawe many of the Pharisees Saduces commynge vnto his Baptisme he sayd vnto them O ye generacion of vipers who hathe shewed you that ye should flye from the wrath to come Bryng forthe therfore frutes worthy of repentaunce be not of this mynde to saye within youre selues Abraham is our father For I saye vnto you that God is able to bring it to passe that of these stones there maye rise vp chyldren to Abraham The hooke is now layd at the roote of y e trees Therfore euery tree that bryngeth forth not good frute shall be heweÌ„ downe and cast into y e fyre Theo. This is a terrible sayeng for al theÌ„ that are not earnest followers of good workes Phil. Certes as it profited the Pharises Saduces with the other Iewes nothynge at all to boste them selues of AbrahaÌ„ excepte they dyd the workes of Abraham so lykewyse it auauÌ„tedgeth vs nothiÌ„g at all to crake of GOD of Christes bloude pashon merites fayth c. if we do not good workes This seÌ„teÌ„ce abydeth alwaye true Euery tree y t bringeth forth not good frute shall be hewen downe cast into the fyre If we be not lyke vnto those trees which are plaÌ„ted by the riuers syde and brynge forth theyr frute in due season surely we shall be â—â—wen vp cast into hel fyre For how dare we looke for ony kyndnes at y e hande of God do no thiÌ„g y t he coÌ„mauÌ„deth Dauid sayth I beyng as a fruteful olyue tree iÌ„ y e house of God haue trusted iÌ„ y e mercye of God for euermore Dauid coÌ„fesseth here y t he trusted in the mercye of GOD but he addeth y t he was iÌ„ y e house of god y t is to say y e coÌ„gregacioÌ„ of Christ as a fruytefull Olyue tree which as Pliny writeth is neuer wtout grene leues frute Eu. You taught vs this also in y e Poâ—acioÌ„ for LeÌ„t declariÌ„g to vs what the Procession on Palme sondaye signifyeth with all the ceremonies pertaynyng thervnto Phil. So se ye than that if we wyll be holpen by the mercy of God we must be as fruytefull Olyue trees and brynge forth plenty of good workes and neuer cease from doynge them or elles our hope and trust is but vayne Christ sayth not euery one y t saythe vnto me Lorde Lorde shal enter in to the kyngedome of heauen but he y t doth the wyll of my father which is in heauen For many shall say vnto me at that daye Lorde Lorde haue not we prophecied iÌ„ thy name cast out dyuels by thy name and wroughte many miracles thorowe thy name But thaÌ„ shall I saye vnto them I knowe you not iÌ„ Departe froÌ„ me ye workers of iniquite Here are we taught that to professe God by our mouth to cal vpon his name to talke of Christ of fayth of y e gospell and of all the diuine misteries yea to worcke miracles and to caste out diuels by the power of Christes name shall auayle nothynge at the daye of iudgement excepte we lede a good lyfe in thys worlde worke the good pleasure of God For the kyngdome of God is not in worde but in power saythe S. Paule 〈◊〉 that
sayth if we say that we haue fellowshyp with Christ yet walke in darknes we lye do not y e trueth But if we walke in the lyght as he is in the lyght we haue felloweshyp one wyth another and the bloud of Iesus Christ gods owne sonne maketh vs cleane from all synne This texte prouethe manifestly that we haue no feloweshyp wythe Christ so long as we walke in darkenes that is in synfull lyuynge agayne that the bloude of Christe profytethe vs nothyng at all excepte we walke in the lyght of Gods worde laboure to fulfyll hys holye preceptes For sayth S. IohnÌ„ by this do we know y t we haue known hiÌ„ if we kepe hys coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes He y t sayth I know hiÌ„ kepeth not hys coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes is a lyare and the truethe is not in hym But he that dothe hys worde trulye in hym is the loue of God perfecte By this do we knowe that we are in hym He that sayth he abydeth in hym oughte to walke euen as he walked Of this all the other textes which I haue hitherto rehearsed we may easly learne what is our duty and howe earnestly we oughte to seake occasions for to do good Seyng we are y e peo-people of God yea hys peculiare oute chosen people we muste nedes shewe oure selues earnest followers of good workes or elles haue we no fellowshyp wyth Christ. God the father is not oure father nether are we christes brothers nor yet fellow heyres wyth hym if we seake not to lead a godly and vertuous lyfe Let vs neuer crake of the iustificacioÌ„ of fayth of y e fre mercy of God of christes pashoÌ„ bloud death merites c. we lead a lyfe worthy the kyndenes of God Lette vs neuer reioyse that we are delyuered from the power of SataÌ„ synne deth hell for so long as we coÌ„tinue in our olde synnefull lyuynge and wycked manners we pertayne not vnto Christ but are y e bonde slaues of Satan very fyre brondes of hell For as y e good preste Zachary father to S. IohnÌ„ Baptist sayth God hath perfourmed the othe whiche he sware to our father Abraham for to gyue vs that we delyuered out of the haÌ„des of our enemies myght serue hym wtout feare all the dayes of oure lyfe in holynes righteousnes Hereto agreeth the sayng of s. Paule the bloud of christ whyche thorow the euerlastyng spirite hathe offered hymselfe pure to God shall pourge youre conscience from dead workes for to serue the lyuynge God Here learne we y t christ hathe delyuered vs from the power of our enemies that we should serue him in holines and righteousnes all the dayes of oure lyfe Nowe if ony be not giuen to the seruyse of God surely he is not free but abydethe styll the miserable captiue bonde presoner of his enemies Let all meÌ„ therfore take hede prepare theÌ„ selues to lede a godly lyfe y t they maye be earnest followers of good workes or elles nether theyr baptisme nor Christ nor yet ony thyng that euer Christ dyd shall profytte them ony thynge at all Chri. O good Lorde how greatly be many deceued whiche put theyr trust in Christ crake muche of fayth yet continue styll abhominable lyuers thynkyng not with stondynge all this theyr great wyckednes to be saued Phil. To repeÌ„taunce â—aythe and amendement of lyfe mercy is neuer denyed But be not you deceaued neyghbours For not they whiche heare the lawe are righteous before god but they that expresse the law in dedes shall be coÌ„ted righteous Be ye the doers of y e worde and not the hearers only deceauyng your selfes Theo. God gyue vs grace thus to do that we maye garnysh the doctrine of God our sauioure in all thynges Euse. Amen I beseche the good Lorde Phil. Uerely there are many causes yea those vrgent and necessary why Christen men shoulde bryng forth good workes if they dyd consider theyr vocacioÌ„ callyng wel Fyrst because it is the wyll of God God hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded so by his holy worde For what chylde accoÌ„plysheth not his fathers wyll for the loue that he beareth towarde hym What seruaunt fulfylleth not his masters coÌ„maundemeÌ„t if he do but onely feare hym â–ª Hoâ—â— muche more than ought we wâ—â—che haue so louynge a fatheâ— and so puyssauÌ„t a Lorde and beneficiall a master for the loue 〈◊〉 â—earâ— that we beare toward hym shewe our 〈◊〉 obedient to his holy wyll fulfyl it to y e vttermoost of our power â–ª Where ether â—earâ— or loue of God is there must the â—ulfyllynge of Gods lawe nedes followe If so doth not neuer let vs confesse oure selues eyther to feare or loue god truly The sonne honoureth his father and the seruaunte his Lorde If I than be youre father where is my honoure â–ª And if I be your Lord where is my feare sayth y e Lord or Hoâ—stes Not euery one that sayth vnto me Lord Lorde shall enter into y e kyngdome of heauen sayth Christ but he thaâ— doth the wyll of my father which iâ— in â—eauen The holy 〈…〉 bryng forth frutes of repentaunce And christ sayth as my father gaue me commaundement so I do Agen I haue not spokeÌ„ of my selfe but he that sent me that is to saye my father he gaue me commaundement what I shoulde do what I should speake A christeÌ„ man therfore must do good because it is the commaundement and wyll of God Secondely we ought to do good workes that God may be glorifyed thorowe them as Christ sayth Let your light so shyne before men that they may se your good workes and glorify your father which is in heauen Also S. Peter se that ye haue as honest conuersacion amonge the Hey then that they whiche backe by tâ— you aâ— euell doers may sâ— your good workes and prayse God in the day of visitacion For what greater dishonour â—â—ther be done to god thaÌ„ to professe the name of God iâ—nominâ—â—usly to deface and obscure the glory of it thorowe our wycked and vngodly conuersacion Theyr rulars do vnrighteously sayth y e lord and by this means my name is blasphemed coÌ„tinually euen all y e whole daye longe S Paule also sayth the name of GOD is euell reported for you among the Hethen Agen what greater honour can there be gyueÌ„ to God of vs thaÌ„ to lede a godly lyfe to expresse the manners and lyuysh Image of our heuenly father in all our lyfe By the one God is dishonored by the other he is greatly honored praysed and magnified Thyrdely it is oure dutye to do good workes that we maye be certeÌ„ that our fayth is right true lyuysh and workynge For as there is not a more certen argument sure tokeÌ„ that a tree is good thaÌ„ by bringing â—orth good â—â—â—te so is ther not a better probacioÌ„ that our fayth is true 〈…〉 than whan we worke the