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A04546
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An confortable exhortation of oure mooste holy Christen faith, and her frutes Writte[n] (vnto the Christe[n] bretherne in Scotla[n]de) after the poore worde of God.
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Johnson, John, professor of holy divinite.
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1535
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STC 14667; ESTC S103726
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strayed awaye lyke shepe euery man folouynge his awne waye but the lorde layeth all oure wykednesses vpon hym to forgeue vs. It is he that shal abyde the anguyshe and be scourged and yet shal he not on s opene his mought he shal be led lyke a lambe to be offered vp and he shal be as styl as a shepe vnder her clyppers hondes aÌ„d shal not ons open his lippes he shal be taken awaye and put to deeth his cause not examined after true iudgement as a man frenlesse and kynlesse And yet who maye noumbre his kynrede euen then when he shal be thought clene to be kut oute of this worlde whiche plage shal fal apon hym for the transgressioÌ„ of his awne people Farthermore he shal be thought to dye amonge the vngodly and be lyfted vp on the crosse betwen theues al thought he neuer dyd hurte nor yet any desayt founde in his wordes but the lorde had decreed hym to be thus broken with infirmite that he offered for oure synnes mought se his longe lyued prosperite And this decree of the lorde shal prospere in honde with the petel of his awne lyfe he shall fynde ryches And by this means my right seruaunte shal iustyfie many meÌ„ for he hym sylfe shal beare awaye theyr synnes Wherfore I shall diuide to hym the praye bothe of the many men and also of the stronge violence because he shal let his lyfe to deeth and be reputed amonge the mysdoers whiche not witstondinge yet shall he take awaye the synnes of many and make intercession for the transsgressours Therfore be lowed brethern folowe manfullye youre blessed lorde vnto the batayl seynge hym fyght as youre stronge captayne before you and his baner blowynge on bredht Trowe ye to receaue the rewarde but yf ye suffre or trowe ye to obtayne victory but yf ye put youre sylfe in ieopardye no verely Be not therfore deceaued my brethern with flesshlye lustes but stonde vppe and put on the armure of God that ye maye be able to resist in the euyl daye and to stoÌ„de perfect in all thynges Stonde therfore and youre loynes gyrd aboute with veritie hauynge on the brest plate of righteuesnes and shood with shewes prepared by the gospell of peace Aboue all take to you the shelde of faith wherwith ye maye quenche all the fyrye dartes of the wicked And take the helmet of health and the swearde of the sprite and rynne vnfeardlye to the batayl that is set before you put youre sylfe in to prese folowynge youre master Care not thought ye be wounded for deeth shall haue no power ower you and of youre woundes ye shal be made hole by youre awne mooste noble phisitiane Iesus Christ Herefore murmure not thought the batayl be stronge for youre master had the greatest burden of it By whois helpe ye shall sone haue victory when youre enimies shal be subdued and ye shall regne eternaly in glory with Iesus Christ Belowed brethern despyce not so greate health for a litle and shorte trouble· but suffre aÌ„d ye shal regne Loke vnto Iesus the auctor and fynnyssher of youre faith whiche for the Ioye that was set before hym abode the crosse aÌ„d despysed the shame and is set doune at the ryght honde of the troune of God Consider therfor howe that he endured soche speakinge agaynst hym of synners lest ye shulde be weried aÌ„d faynte in youre myndes For ye haue not yet all resisted vnto the bloud shed dynge c. Prefere not youre sylfes aboue youre master and lorde yee youre heed and youre kynge Desyre not to be spared seynge that God spared not his only begotten soÌ„ne but gaue hym for vs all Yf ye be soÌ„nes and children with Christ suffrethe chastisinge of youre heuenly father with Christ for and ye be not vnder chastisinge whereof al are partetakers â–ª then are ye bastardes aÌ„d not sonnes nor children caste not the crosse from you whiche Christ and all the saynctes hath borne Beholde the heuy crosse that God layde on the shulders of his welbelowed apostles as Christ before or they suffred shewed vnto them As my father seÌ„t me so sende I you Yf the persecute me then shal they persecute you I sende you forth as shepe amonge wolue The shepe fyght not but the sheparde fyghteth for them and careth for them Be harmeles as doues therfore saith Christ and wise as serpeÌ„tes The doues ymagen no defence nor seke to auenge them silfes The serpeÌ„tes wisdome is to kepe his heed and those partes wherin his lyfe resteth Christ is oure heed aÌ„d Gods worde is that wherin oure lyfe resteth To cleue therfore fast vnto Christ aÌ„d vnto those promyses whiche God hath made vs for his sake is oure wisdome Let vs therfore loke diligently where vnto we are called that we disceaue not oure silfes We are called to dye with Christ y t we maye lyue with hym and to suffre with hym that we maye regne with hym We are called vnto a kingdome that must be wonne with sufferinge only as a seke maÌ„ winneth health God is he that doeth all thynge for vs and fyghteth for vs and we do but only suffre Beware of men saith Christ for they shall delyuer you vp vnto theyr counsels and shall scourge you And ye shall be brought before rulars and kynges for my sake The brother shall betraye or delyuer the brother to deeth and the father the sonne And the childerne shall ryse agenst father and mother and put them to deeth and ye shal be hated of all men for my name but whosoeuer shall continew vnto the ende shal be saued When they persecute you in wonne citie flye into an other The disciple is not aboue his master nor the seruaunt aboue his lorde It is ynought for the disciple to be as his master is and that the seruaunt be as his lorde is Yf they haue called the master of y e housse Beelzebub howe moche moare shall they call them of his houssholde so feare them not therfore Whiche of you disposed to bylde a toure saith Christ sitteth not doune first and counteth the cost wheter he haue sufficient to performe it lest when he hath layed the foundacion and then not able to performe it all that beholde beginne to mocke hym sayenge This man beganne to bylde and was not able to make an ende So lyke wise none of you that for saketh not all that he hath canne be my disciple Whosoeuer therfore casteth not this afore honde I must ieopardy lyfe goodes honoure whorsepe and all that ther is for Christes sake disceaueth hym sylfe and maketh a mocke of hym sylfe vnto the godlesse ypocrites and infidels No mane can serue two masters God and mammon that is to saye weked ryches also Thou must lowe Christ aboue all thynge but that doesâ— is not slokned but they abyd for theyr praye waâ—thynge as raweninge wolues yf they mo se any