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A02229	A notable and marueilous epistle of the famous doctour, Matthewe Gribalde, Professor of the lawe, in the Vniuersitie of Padua: co[n]cernyng the terrible iudgemente of God, vpon hym that for feare of men, denieth Christ and the knowne veritie: with a preface of Doctor Caluine; Francisci Spirae. English	Gribaldi, Matteo, d. 1564.; Aglionby, Edward, 1520-1587?; Shepherd, Luke, fl. 1548. Godlye and holesome preservatyve against desperation.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.	1570 (1570)	STC 12366; ESTC S115661	48,478	114

to be perceiued howe much we loue God what faith w● haue in him how we trust him whe● we be pressed and grieued with aduersitie In thys case therefore we must ●● wayle and acknowledge our synnes fo● the whiche wée haue iustly incurred Gods displeasure deserued most grieuous paine we must turne to God wit● true repentaunce in all oure hearte a● mynde without all fayning and counterfeyting we must haue recourse 〈…〉 the Gospell where we shall finde 〈…〉 bountifull consolation First absolutio● or remission of our synnes which Chris● hath instituted in the Church Iohn ● Receyue sayth Christe the holy Gho● whose synnes ye forgiue they are for●●uen This inestimable treasure is day● opened and offered vnto vs When ●●mission of synnes is thus desired and ●●tayned vndoubtedly then the paine ● ●ynne whiche is the disease or affliction ●hall soone ceasse and leaue vs or else ac●ording to the most beneficiall will of our ●eauenly father shall turne to the pro●te and soule helth of him that is disea●ed or afflicted For this may we be sure ●f that the paine affliction in the body ● this worlde séeme it neuer so grie●ous a burthen or heauie yoke to the ●eshe as commonly nothing else but a ●therly rodde wherewyth God doeth ●aw vs his children from synne and call ●s home to him Truely our heauenly ●ther doth loue vs most feruently he ●eareth vs good minde doth all thinges ●r our amendemente and profite for ●home God loueth him he chastiseth ●rrecteth vs temporally here that wee ●oulde not be punished in hell euerla●ngly Though he séemeth angrye hée ●eth singulerly Neyther is his yre the ●e of a Tyraunt or tormentor desiring ●r perdition but of a father seeking our ●endemente and safetie First there●e we must crie God mercie desire par●n and forgiuenesse of our synnes but ● Christ but with a hart truely peni●t that we may be at one with God and haue him mercifull vnto vs This done we may then desire God to deliuer vs from the imminent and present affliction and disease For so teacheth Ecclesiast Sonne in thy infirmitie neglect not thy selfe but praye to the Lorde and he shall deliuer thee Also in the Psalme remember not O Lorde God our olde iniquities but let thy mercie speedily preuent vs for we be verie miserable helpe vs God our Sauiour Lorde God of power turne vs shewe thy face and we shall be saued Here we be taught first to desire remission of synne that we may be at one with God and after that to haue hys wrath and the tokens of the same taken away But whensoeuer we desire to be deliuered or to be eased of the crosse that presseth vs we must alwaye annexe this addition Thy wyll O heauenly Father bee fulfilled Neyther knowe wee so well what is profitable vnto vs Neither can we so well prouide for our selues as our most louing heauenly father Whiche is both of infinite power and also of incomprehensible wisedome whiche neuer turneth his eyes from vs whiche careth cōtinually for vs whiche knowethe the number of our yeres whiche doeth quicken nourishe feede keepe defende prouide for all his creatures muche better than they can wishe or desire But to drawe to the more perticuler temptations and to shewe what thinges doe mooste fiercely and daungerously at the tyme of death assaulte vs And how wee shall withstande them ¶ There be three thynges ▪ whiche at the houre of death doeth wonderously vere trouble and feare our myndes that is to saie synne death hell or damnation Synne WHerein wee haue vngodlie mispente our life whereby we haue greeuously offended GOD and our neighbour this commyng to our remembraunce when wee lye vpon our death bed doeth driue vs to a wonderous feare pensiuenesse and anxietie As S. Paule saieth Wrathe indignation too trouble and anguishe against euery soule of man that doeth euill ¶ A medicine against synne vexyng and troublyng our conscience LET vs call earnestly to remembraūce that the sonne of GOD came donne from heauen became man tooke vpon his backe the synnes of the worlde died for theim vppon the Crosse there makyng satisfaction for vs and paiyng our debtes This moste precious bloud of Christe was shed also for vs and of his death we be also partakers so we rightly beleue in Christe Neither neede wee to doubte but Christe died as well for vs as for Peter and Paule For wee bee baptised also as Saincte Paule saieth in the death of Christ This ought to comforte vs This ought to erecte and ●●a●e our myndes For seyng we bee baptized in the death of Christe Christes death bryngeth also vnto vs healthe and saluation By Christes death we bee also dead to sinne by Christes death we haue also certain and sure remission of our sinnes by Christes death we bee raised also to a newe and euerlastyng life For baptisme is a couenaunte betwixte God and vs And a signe of his grace and 〈◊〉 toward vs wherein wee bee reconciled and made at one with God again so that wee maie now haue a ioyfull and quiete conscience for so muche as our synnes bée forgiuen vs through the resurrection of Iesus Christ yea Christ also in the institution of the moste blessed Sacrament of his last supper speaking also to vs saiyng that his bloud is shed for the remission of synne Now although we haue not liued alwaie innocently neither leade suche a life as wee ought to haue dooen yet wee maie not dispaire but without delaie resort vnto God by true repentaunce call faithfully vpon his name and we shall be ●aued Yea lette euery one of vs with a meeke harte burst out into these or like wordes and saie O moste mercifull God Father of all mercie father of our Lorde Iesu Christe bee mercifull vnto mee a wretched synner make speede to deliuer me for the moste bitter but moste precious death and passion of Iesu Christ thy onely begotten soonne our redemer and onely Sauioure Amen Enter not O lorde into iudgement with thy seruaunt handle me not accordyng to my deser●yng neither doe vnto me after my iniquities but accordyng to thy infinite 〈◊〉 botomelesse goodnesse and mercie t● mee vnto thee I a miserable and wre●ched creature am in thy hande I am thy debte and daunger thou maiest d 〈…〉 with me what it please thee O m 〈…〉 mercifull father forsake me not nor 〈…〉 me of I am thine all that I am there 〈…〉 no man comforte no man helpe no 〈…〉 deliuer me but thou alone Thou art 〈…〉 true comfort the moste present help t 〈…〉 surest Bulwarke in all necessitie The God art my refuge my strength my 〈…〉 in all trouble Thou art my Lorde in t 〈…〉 handes resteth all my chaunce and aff 〈…〉 res Shewe thy louyng and merci 〈…〉 face vpon thy seruaunte saue me in t 〈…〉 mercie O Lorde but in any waies in 〈…〉 extreme sickenesse and affliction let 〈…〉 beware wee looke not to earnestly

filled with hatred confusion cursing and blasphemie And immediatly came in his mind a heape and remembraunce of all the iniquities and faultes from the dai● of his natiuity What should I say mor● ▪ By and by christ departed from him and the most swéete peace of Christe And i● their place came death Sathan horro●● feare confusion and dispaire And thus this wretched person continuyng in this most miserable estate by ● space of sixe Monethes came at the lēgth in these latter daies with his wife children and houshold vnto Padua when daily falling into worse estate and wors● and striken continually with greater 〈◊〉 fusion feelyng also the terrible indig 〈…〉 〈…〉 n of God against him fell at the length to vtter desperation And so laye doune his bed without any feuer léesing all 〈…〉 e vse of his body except his spéeche nei●er desiryng nor eatyng any thyng nei●er digestyng that whiche was put into ●●m by force nor voidyng any thyng but 〈…〉 ely drinking and troubled with an vn 〈…〉 iable thirst as though he would haue ●onke vp Hister and Nilus But in coun 〈…〉 aunce and visage well liking in mind 〈…〉 d vnderstandyng most constant moste 〈…〉 ong of remembraunce neuer repea 〈…〉 ng one worde twise receiuyng all that ●ne vnto hym and vtteryng learned ●aue and sober communication that he ●as condempned by the rightous iudge●ent of God that he was already in hel continuall torment that he was voide 〈…〉 d destitute of all hope and fauour of GOD that he ought not ▪ to looke for the 〈…〉 ercie of God for that hee had sinned a 〈…〉 inst the holy ghost and that his fault 〈…〉 s vnpardonable that the merites of 〈…〉 riste did auaile hym nothyng that he 〈…〉 no maner faith or hope left wishyng 〈…〉 e in the place of Iudas or Caine that looked for nothyng els daiely but the horrible sentence of the iust God and t 〈…〉 the mercie of God did farre surmount 〈…〉 the sinnes of the world but yet could 〈…〉 auaile him any thing for that he was 〈…〉 probate from the beginnyng neyt 〈…〉 written at any tyme in the booke of ly●● that Christe neither suffered nor pra 〈…〉 for hym but for the elect onely that t 〈…〉 iudgement of God was declared and 〈…〉 iustice fulfilled in him onely Finally that within shorte space 〈…〉 horrible ende should come that he mi 〈…〉 giue an example to all the elect of his 〈…〉 iuration When hee had vttered all the thinges and many mo moste euiden 〈…〉 and in perfite mind in the presence of that were assembled about thirtie p 〈…〉 sons in number with the reuerend L 〈…〉 Bishop Vergerius the same Verge 〈…〉 began to comfort hym by all meanes And when I amongst other was a 〈…〉 to speake the reuerend Vergerius s 〈…〉 vnto hym ▪ Deare Maister Frauncis 〈…〉 ●s that Doctor Gribald that in this 〈…〉 uersitie of Padua ▪ professeth the la 〈…〉 godly man and faithfull who co 〈…〉 to see you Then he in his mother t 〈…〉 said Sia lui●l ben venuto et io il mal● ●ato Then did I directe my communication towardes hym and saide Maister Frauncis this is the illusion and mockyng of the Deuill that euidently doth trouble your minde Wherefore with all your hart turne vnto the blessed GOD who is readie to haue mercie vppon you Doe you not knowe that the earth is full of the mercy of God and that if all the 〈…〉 nnes of the world were in one man yet 〈…〉 ould thei not bee compared to the smallest sparke of the mercy of God who said As oft as the sinner shall mourne I will remember his iniquities no more Consi 〈…〉 er Peter that denied Christ thrise and 〈…〉 hat with an othe with whom he had li 〈…〉 ed so long familiarlie of whome he had 〈…〉 eceiued so many benefites so many to 〈…〉 ens of loue and yet notwithstandyng 〈…〉 e moste mercifull God pardoned hym Consider the theefe that neuer had done 〈…〉 y good dede but had bestowed his whole 〈…〉 e in mischiefe how he through one m● 〈…〉 n of his harte and power of faithe 〈…〉 as receiued into fauour Knowe ye not 〈…〉 at the hande of the Lorde is not yet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose propertie is to pardon and haue mercie ▪ Call vpon hym a little with your hart and aske for his mercie ▪ And I promise you assuredly that he is most readie to haue mercie vpon you and to receiue you into fauour through Iesus Christ his blessed Sonne ▪ Haue a su 〈…〉 confidence Maister Frauncis and rise● and doubt ye not at all God hath already mercie vpon you and hath pardoned yo● through Christe all your offence They saied he I doe not beleue And I answered againe Maister Frauncis I haue knowne many by face and acquaintance that haue bene both moste grieuous sinners and possessed of the Deuill and in farre worse estate than you are brougt into extreame desperation and yet the rowe the grace of God by the exhortati●● of their faithfull frendes haue turned in to hope and fauour and died in peace a 〈…〉 quietnesse what should let you then b 〈…〉 that ye may direct the smallest sparke 〈…〉 your hart to so oboundant mercie of God with an affection of your heart to call vppon hym in hope and faith When I h 〈…〉 saide these and many other thinges t 〈…〉 reuerend Lord Vergerius tooke my 〈…〉 by the ende and saide Ah swéete Mai 〈…〉 Frauncis and my moste dere Ma 〈…〉 Frauncis vnderstand the wordes of this ●octor who is both faithful and the Mes 〈…〉 nger of God whom God hath sent vnto 〈…〉 u to ascertaine you of his mercy Why 〈…〉 e ye not beleue this Will ye not that 〈…〉 od should haue mercie vppon you He 〈…〉 ill out of doubt haue mercie vpon you 〈…〉 d pardon all your offence howe can he 〈…〉 nie you any thing that hath graunted 〈…〉 u Christ his blessed sonne Be of good 〈…〉 éere and lifte vp your hearte a little in 〈…〉 pe and trust Will ye that wee saie the 〈…〉 rdes praier togither from the hearte 〈…〉 ee aunswered to this I beleue all that 〈…〉 saie yea the Deuils beleue and are a 〈…〉 yde but all this auaileth me nothyng 〈…〉 y sinne is to death Certes I woulde 〈…〉 ndly attaine the mercie and fauour of 〈…〉 d but hee will not All the power of 〈…〉 th is taken from me For the Lord had 〈…〉 spect vnto Peter but he hath no respect 〈…〉 to mée He was elect and I am repro 〈…〉 te I will praie vnto GOD with my 〈…〉 gue and will quickely say whatsoeuer 〈…〉 will haue me to saie But my heart is 〈…〉 of hatred cursing and blasphemie I 〈…〉 eue and feele that God is against mee 〈…〉 d as he spake thus a flie came fliyng before his face Lo said he nowe Belzabub calleth mée to a feaste ye shall

thynges to our infirmitie Dooeth ● Christ speake to all men Dooeth he ● cal men when he saieth Come vnto ● all you that doe labour and are laden ● I shall refreshe yōu How can there ● any greater consolation Howe could ●riste speake more mercifull too vs here be many things that pinche vexe ● trouble manne gréeuously but what 〈…〉 ng is it that can trouble the consciēce ● synner more then when he doubteth ●he mercie of God then when he fea●h least God will cast hym of then whē can not perswade hymself to conceiue ● truste of Gods mercie but imagine ●t as a withered member he shal cutte and cast awaie Here we had neede of Christes present ● here we had nede of spedie comfort ●st this violent tempest ouerwhelme ●une vs But let vs not fear Christ is ●issembler he will stand by his worde wil performe his promise he wil help ●refreshe Therefore when we begin ●remble and feare in our consciente when we begin to doubt of Gods mer● when we perceiue our faithe to be f●●● Let vs forthwith call vpon God and t● feruently and that instantly euen fr●● the bottome of our harte that he tou● not his face from vs. Let vs poure before hym al that do● trouble vs Let vs disclose to hym all ● miserie our imbecilitie our increduli● Let vs crie with the Disciples Lorde ● crease our faiche And with the Father the lunaticke Lorde we beleue help● incredulitie And with the Prophet lo● make haste to helpe vs For thy merci● aboue all thy woorkes O moste louy● O moste mercifull father Lorde God our healthe our onely helpe and refu● Enter not into iudgement with thy ●nauntes Christ is our iustice our rede●ption and innocencie he for vs hath s●fered moste better and cruell death Let these thinges moue thée O fat● of mercie for this thy soonne our saui● Christes sake haue mercie vpon vs ●firme and strength our harte in faith● fort vs with the consolations of thy ●● spirite that we maie finally obtaine ●● euerlasting through Christ our lord AFter this sort if we labouring wrestyng and striuyng with our imhecilitie accusing before God and lamentyng our puci●itie ▪ and Incredulitie doe catche holde Christ and cleaue fast to hym earnest ▪ ●nd feruently destryng his helpe that wil vouchsafe to take our place and to ●lie that is lackyng in vs These thin● if we doe surely all thynges shall bee ●ll wee shall auoide and escape easely ●aunger and perill wée shall bee saufe ●ugh For these twoo to beleeue in ●ifte and with harte to desire faithe ●th not muche differ the one from th●●r For though wee féele yet greate ●kenesse and imperfection in our self ● this ought to comforte vs that God ●eth and commaūdeth that he should ●alled vpon that he hath promised to ●e and help these that call rightly v● hym Now as nothyng is more iust● necessarily destred then true faithe ●so God heareth no praier soner nor ●● gladly then when man findyng no ●lesse in hym●elf doeth acknowledge ●wne infirmitie his owne miserie ●wne beggerlinesse doeth accuse and lamente his owne incredulitie and ●● deepe ●ighes and hartie desires calle● faithe These sighes these desires t● praiers this little sparke of faithe is ● very séede of God wrought in vs by ● whiche saieth of Christe by the Pro● Esaye that he shall not quenche the ●● kyng flaxe nor breake the brused Re● Therefore let vs stedfastly beleeue ● the least earnestly and hartely praie ● wee maie beleeue bewailyng afore ● our lacke of faithe whiche thynges i● doe we neede not doubte but we be●●ep●ed of God we bee taken for his ●dren For it is not for nought nor in ● that he hath laied our imbecillitie ● synnes vpon his onely begotten soo● backe ▪ In Matthewe it is saied bless● those that mourne for thei shall bee ●forted blessed bee those that hunger● righteousnesse ▪ for thei shall bee sati● These wordes are spoken also to vs● maie iustly be applied to vs we mo●● and are sorie in our hartes that we ● mispended our life paste Wée wish● desire yea we euen hunger and thi●●ter righteousnesse Lette vs bee o● cheare wee shall obtaine our desire ▪ ●ll bee comforted we shall bee compted ●e afore God for Christe our Sauiour ● sake Finally let vs after this exam● of Christe and saincte Steuen com●de our soules into the handes of God ● heauenly father saiyng euery one af● this maner O Moste mercifull Father I cōmende into thy holie handes my spirite yea thy spirite for thou hast created it thou hast committed it for a ●e to the bodie thou hast giuen it thy ●e Image and similitude Thou haste ●e for the redemption of it thy owne ●e dearely beloued soonne to shed his ●d This the spirite I resigne into thy ●es O God of all mercie I am thyne ●at I am I beseche thee refuse not ●y owne but receiue keepe and place me in euerlastyng glorie for the sake of Iesus Christ thy onelie begotten sonne Amen Esay 26. ● Ihon. 2. He had a tedie mynde to vnderstande the scriptures The holie ghost inspiryng Cōscience is a thousande witnesses The ●utter in remembraunce of our inwarde thoughtes Christian libertie Doe not become the seruauntes of menne The warnyng of the spirite Merites affianceof workes freewill Purgatorie intercessions of Sainctes Pardons of Bishops satisfactiōs c ▪ Whosoeuer denieth me be fore men I will also bee ashamed of hym Dooe not make the holie ghost sorrowfull He recanted thē in Maie Hister Nilus be greate riuers He ●●●led th● knowē truth for the peace of menne He knewe hymself to be foreknowne The principall ende of this matter You bee welcome and I ill founde He doeth alledge his reprobation or refusyng The seconde daies worke Eccle. ix Faithe is the gift of God. Fewe chosen The state of the desperate manne The iij. dayes woorke Roma xj Christ onely iustifieth He had not true charitie Often error ij Peter The rightuousnes which is in Christ iustifieth The beginnyng of a disputation The place of soules Mille is a small seede The .iiij. dayes woorke That maye ye see in the Preface ij Cor. ij Ephe. vj. j. thess. v. Ephe. vj. j. Cor. xvj Iacob iiij j. Cor. xv Actes iiij Matth. 25 ▪ Matth. 6. Rom. 6. Psal. 88. Heb. 12. 1. Cor. 11. Eccle. 3. Psal. 70. Matth. 5. Rom. 2. Rom. 6. Beleuyng the Gospell Rom. 10. Gen. 2. Christ our Messias promised Gen. 12. Deuter. 18. Actes 3. ● Kings ● ▪ Gen. 2. Christ our Messias promised Gen. 12. D●uter 18. Actes 3. ● Kings ▪ ● ▪ Psal. 2. Psal. 2. Esay 7. Esay 9. Esay 11. Esay 42. Ieremy 23. Matth. 1. Fyue wytnesses amōg many that the true Messias is come Luke 1. Ihon. 1 ▪ Matth. 9. 17. To what end Christes comyng is Matth. 20. Mark. 16. Marke 3. Ihon. 5. Ihon. 6. Ihon. 6. Ihon. 11. Ihon. 12. Ihon. 14. Ihon. 17. Actes 4 ▪ Actes 1● Actes xiij Rom. 1. Rom. 3. Rom 4. Roma v. Roma v. Roma vj. Roma viij Roma x. Corrin i. Corin. vj. Corin. xv Corin. xv Corin. xv Corin. j. Corin. iiij Corin. v. Gala. j. Gala. ij Gala. iij. Gala. iij. Gala. v. Gala. v. Gala. vj. Cala. vi Ephesi j. Ephe. ij Ephesi ij Ephesi iiij Philip. j. Colos j. Colos j. Colos ij Timo. j. Timo. ij Timo. ij Titus iij. Hebre. j. Hebre. ij Hebre. vij Hebre. x. Hebre. x. i. Peter j. Peter j. Peter iij. Ihon. j. Ihon. ij Ihon. iij. Ihon. iij. Ihon. iij. Ihon. iij. Ihon. iiij Ihon. iiij Ihon. iiij Ihon. v ▪ ●hon v. Apoca. j. Apoca xvi● ▪ Apoca. xxj Apoca. xxij The ende Exod. xij Ihon. j. Ephe. v. Peter ij Exod. xvj Exod. xvij Deut. xxj Ihon. ii●● Math. iij. x●●● Math. xviii Luke ● Luke xv Math. xi An exhortation Roma v. i. Cor. j. ij Cor. ● ▪ Gala. j ▪ j. Titus j ▪ j. Titus ij ▪ i. Peter ij Esay liij Qui proprio filio suo non sepercit Ihon. viij Math. vj. ● Cor. xv Ihon. vj. Ihon. v. Roma ▪ viij j. Cor. vj. Ihon. xj Luke vij Luke j. Ihon. xj Actes ix Actes xx iiij Reg. iiij iiij Reg. xvij G●●e v. iiij Reg. ii Ephe. v. j. Corin. xv Oze xiiii Esay xxv ii Cor. iiii Philip. iiii Colos iii. i. thess. iiii ii Tymot ii Hebr. ii ▪ ij Tim. iiij j. Ihon. iij. Ihon. iiij Ihon. xix Philip. iij. Ihon. viij ▪ Ihon. x. Hebr. xij Hebre. iiij Math. xxvij Esay liij Math. ij Psal. xvj Luke xvij Marke ix Plal. lxix Matth. v.

without all hope of your saluatiō and suppose that the spirite of God is no 〈…〉 cleane taken from you to whom he aunswered What comfort can happen to cursed and damned man yea whatsoeuer I speake heare see tast or féele all 〈…〉 turned vnto my confusion and cursse to whom the Lord Vergerius said Ah dea● Maister Francis why should ye not hop● of the goodnesse and mercie of God Do 〈…〉 not the Lorde leade doune into Hell and bring backe againe Consider Dauid the Prophet who beyng brought downe 〈…〉 Hell and to death yet praied vnto G 〈…〉 with gronyng and teares to graunt hym the renuyng of harte and spirite And hee made aunswere Dauid was alwaies elect and in Gods fauour and although he fell grieuously yet the spirite of God neuer departed from hym Yea hee praied vnto God that he woulde not caste hym from his face and that he would not take the holy ghoste from hym But I am in farre vnlike estate neither elected nor in Gods fauour but haue béene alwaies reprobate and cursed neither can I pray ●nto hym not to take awaie the holy Spirite from mee for hee is quite taken awaie alreadie and neuer shall be resto●ed I know that god doth raise vp again ●hose that are bodily dead and restoreth to 〈…〉 fe those that are brought vnto hell that 〈…〉 to their Sepulture as Christ raised vp ●azarus and brought hym againe from 〈…〉 ll But I that am condemned to eter 〈…〉 ll death haue no hope left of bringyng 〈…〉 gaine but so that I could conceiue neuer 〈…〉 little hope or trust of the mercy of god would moste gladly those to liue ten 〈…〉 〈…〉 ousand yeres and more in all the pai 〈…〉 s and torments of hel so that at length might hope for some ende But I dooe ▪ moste firmely beleue that I shall thus long remaine in life and in al cursing and desperation that the iudgement of God may be fulfilled in mee that I maie be an example to all the worlde of Gods vengeaunce and iuste indignation againste a reprobate man would God I were dead ▪ and in the place of any dampned person Then said I Maister Frauncis here me a little I cannot vtterly dispaire of your saluation For I dare take it in good part ▪ that the blessed GOD hath so grieuously tormented you in this present life and hath not reserued your punishment to another worlde so that I haue some hope ▪ that God will haue mercie vpon you And he made aunswere Nay I knowe moste assuredly my refusing and reprobation ▪ and that he hath not corrected my synne with corporoll punishment but rebuking mée in his anger and furie hath condemned my soule harte and spirite with perpetuall hardnesse and confusion Wou 〈…〉 God he had sodainly vexed my body and had left my spirite frée What shall I say more We talk 〈…〉 with him till it was night of manye 〈…〉 ces of Scripture and of the marueyl 〈…〉 iudgemēts of god Amōgst other things I demaunded of him what he thought of the sleeping of soules And he aunswered Although a certaine Doctour of Germany supposeth that this is not manifestly ynough declared by the scriptures yet I beleue that the soule of the elect doth 〈…〉 raight way ascend into the place of e●erlasting blisse and doth not sleepe with the buried body Then the reuerēd Lorde ●ergerius taking his tale by the ende ●f this sayde he ought we in no wise to ●oubt There be for this many places of 〈…〉 ripture as this day thou shalt be with 〈…〉 e in Paradice and it is also manifestly prooued by the story of Lazarus and the 〈…〉 h man and Paule desired to bee dead 〈…〉 at he might be in heauen with Christ 〈…〉 t the length beholdyng the vncurable 〈…〉 ague as me thought of this desperate 〈…〉 lowe I was so bolde to aske him thys 〈…〉 estion Maister Frauncis I praye you answere me for as much as through 〈…〉 er desperation ye saye that in this 〈…〉 e ye are worse than if ye were with 〈…〉 dāpned folke in hell and for as much I sée you cōtinually to wish for death 〈…〉 t ye might go to hell as though now ▪ bothe your body and soule were in more painefull torment as yée doe opēly wytnesse I demaūd of you if ye had a sworde in your hande would ye kyll your selfe as all desperate persones for the moste part doe that haue sticked themselues with weapon or strangeled themselues by hanging Then saide he giue me a sworde and ye shalt see what I will doe Nay sayde I I doe but desire you to shewe vs your will I can not tell saide he neyther can I saye what my will t 〈…〉 should be And when he had thus saide ▪ the reuerende Lorde Vergerius obtayned of him againe with much a doe 〈…〉 saye the Lordes prayer But he sayde 〈…〉 no more with such affection of hart as he was woont to doe Moreouer ▪ he did protest that his heart was quite from God and that he called hym not father with his heart but rather curssed and blasphemed him and therfore he sayde ▪ there was no cause why wee should labour any more in vaine to comfort and bring him home againe For it was euen as possible to bring him to any hope or trust 〈…〉 the mercie of God towardes him as 〈…〉 was possible to fill the whole worlde with one grain of Mill. Then all we honoring the wonderfull iudgemēt of God hade him farewell and departed And for as much as his kinsfolke had prouided a Chariot were purposed the next daye to conuey him from Padua to the place of Citadell we gaue them warning in no wise to forsake him but continuallye shoulde get him the companye of godlye men that the blessed God if it were possible by the continuall prayer and comfortyng of good men might vouchsafe to graunt him his mercie The next day after when the wretched man was readie to take his iorney and hauyng his apparell on was brought from his bed he behelde all the chamber with a fierce and cruell countenaunce horrible eyen and by chaunce espied a Woodknife liyng vppon the table which by and by he snatched to sticke hymselfe But his two sonnes that were alwaies by him tooke him sodainely by the hand and plucked the knife from him wherby we maye plainly knowe what we maye vndoubtedly thinke of that demaunde whiche we asked him the day before of kylling him to the which he would make none aunswere ●yding his intent And this did the reuerend Lorde Vergerius signifie vnto mée as an enterprise worthy to be noted being aduertised of the same by his forenamed kinsfolkes Thus was this miserable man conueyed to his house at Citadell But howe he doth and what ende hee hath I shall by all meanes go about to vnderstande and being aduertised of the truth I shall by Gods fauour declare you the whole ▪ Fare yee well From Padua the

Christe Iewe Gentle bonde and frée man and woman If ye be Christes than are ye Abrahams séede and heires by promise Ye are gone quite frō Christ as many as are iustified by the Lawe and are fallen from grace we looke for and hope in the spirite to be iustified through faithe God forbidde that I shoulde reioyce in anything but in the crosse death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ● For in Christe Iesu neither Circumcision auaileth any thyng at all nor vncircūcision but a new creature in Christ and of the houshold of God. By Christ we haue redemption thorow his bloude euen the forgiuenesse of oure synnes according to the riches of his grace By grace are ye made safe thorowe faith and that not of your selues for it is the gifte of God and commeth not of workes least any man shoulde boaste himselfe We are made nie vnto God by the bloud of Christe for he is our peace and hath broken downe the wall that was a stop betwene vs and by hym we haue an open waye in one spirite vnto the father nowe therefore we are no more strangers but citezens with the saintes By Christe we haue boldenesse and entrance with the confidence whiche we haue by faith in him Christe is gone vp on high ▪ and hath ledde captiuitie captiue and ●ath giuen giftes vnto men Christe is to me lyfe and death is to mée aduantage In Christe we haue redemption thorowe his bloude that is to saye the forgiuenesse of synnes In Christe dwelleth all fulnesse and thorowe the bloude of his Crosse are all thinges reconciled to God the father set at peace both in heauen and earth We whiche were deade in synne hath Christ forgiuen vs all our trespasses and hath put out the hande writing that was against vs contained in the lawe writtē and that hath he taken out of the waye and hath fastned it to his crosse and hath spoiled rule and power and hath made a shewe of thē openly and hath triumphed ouer them openly in his owne persone This is a true saying by all meanes worthye to be receyued that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners There is one God and one Mediator betwéene God and man whiche is the man Iesus Christ whiche gaue himselfe a raunsome for all men The power of God hath saued vs and calleth vs with and holy calling not according to our deedes but according to hys owne purpose grace whiche grace was giuen thorowe Christe Iesus before the worlde was whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalitie vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell God hath not saued vs for the deedes of righteousnesse whiche we wrought but of his mercie hath he saued vs. Christe in his owne person hath purged our synnes Christ hath put downe thorow death him that had Lordiship ouer death that is to say the Deuill and that he might delyuer them whiche for feare of death were all their life tyme in daunger and boundage Christe is an euerlastyng Priesthoode wherefore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto God by him for as muche as he euer lyueth to make intercession for vs. We are sanctified by the offering of the body of Christ once for all With one offering hath God made perfite for euer them that shall be sanctified We are not redemed with corruptible syluer and gould but with the precious bloud of Christe as of a Lambe vn●efiled and without spote Christe his owne selfe bare oure synnes in his bodye on the Tree by whose stripes ye were healed Christe hath once suffered for synnes ●he iust for the vniust to bring vs vnto God. If we say we haue no synne we de●eyue our selues and the truth is not in ●s if we acknowledge our synnes he is ●aithfull and iust to forgiue vs our syn●es and to clense vs from all vnrigh●eousnesse If any man synne we haue an aduo●ate with the ▪ Father Iesus Christe the ●ighteous and he it is that obtayneth ●race for oure synnes Christe appeared to take away oure ●●nnes For this purpose appeared the sonne ● God to lose the workes of the Deuill This is Gods commaundement that ●e beleeue in the name of his sonne Ie●● Christ and loue one another In this appeareth the loue of God to ● warde because that God sent his one ▪ begotten soonne into this worlde ▪ that we might liue thorow him God hath loued vs and sent his sonn● to make agreement for vs. Hereby perceyue we his loue that 〈◊〉 gaue his life for vs. Here is the loue perfite in vs that w● should haue trust in the daie of iudgeme●● there is no feare in loue but perfect lo●… casteth out feare He that beleueth not God hath ma●… hym a lyer because he beleeueth not 〈◊〉 recorde that God gaue of his soonne a●● this is the recorde how that GOD h●●… giuen vs eternall life and this life is his soonne he that hath the soonne ha●… life and he that hath not the soonn●… God hath not life These thynges doe I write vnto y●●… that beleue on the name of the soonne 〈◊〉 GOD that ye maie knowe how that haue eternall life and that ye maie b●…leue in the name of the soonne of God. Iesus Christ is verie GOD and et●●nall life Christe hath loued vs and washed from our synnes in his owne bloud 〈◊〉 made vs Kynges and Priestes vnto 〈◊〉 his father Christe is Lorde of Lordes and kyng ● Kynges and thei that are on his side ●e called and faithfull chosen He that ouercommeth shal in all thin●s and I will bee his God and he shall ●e my soonne He that testifieth these thinges saieth ▪ it I come quickly euen so come lorde ●esu 1 The Paschall Lambe of the Iewes the figure of the true Paschall Lambe ●●sus Christ whiche is the pure and vn●filed Lambe of GOD whiche offered ●●mself a sweete smellyng Sacrifice to ●OD for vs whiche neuer committed 〈…〉 ne and in his mouthe no guile was 〈…〉 unde 2 Christ was figured by Manna which ●od gaue from heauen vnto the Israeli 〈…〉 to eate in the deserte 3 The rocke gushyng out the comfor●●ble waters signifieth Christ The brasen Serpent in the old lawe ●as a figure also of Christ 4 Whosoeuer shall drinke of the wa 〈…〉 that I shall giue hym shall neuer ●irste ▪ 1 Christe is that welbeloued soonne of God for whose sake the heauenly father was well pleased 2 Christe is that kyng whiche forga 〈…〉 the seruaunte the tenne thousande T●lentes whiche he ought 3 Christe is that moste louyng Sam●ritane whiche healed the wounded m 〈…〉 that was halfe dead 4 Christe is that tender Shephe 〈…〉 whiche fetched home vnto the shee● folde euen vpon his shoulders the l 〈…〉 sheepe

laste daye I shall ryse ag 〈…〉 againe be wrapped in my owne s 〈…〉 And in my owne fleshe shall see 〈…〉 whome I my selfe shall sée and these eyes shall beholde and none other These places of holy Scripture 〈…〉 suche lyke if we diligently reme 〈…〉 and faythfully imbrace we shall pe 〈…〉 great consolation and comfort And 〈…〉 〈…〉 saint Paule reioyce that we knowe 〈…〉 ste and the power of his resurre 〈…〉 whereby death is ouercommed 〈…〉 ther is there now to these that be 〈…〉 in Christe anye thing in death ter 〈…〉 or to be feared sauing onely the 〈…〉 ge and outwarde forme hurte it can 〈…〉 Lyke as a deade serpent keepeth 〈…〉 is olde fearefull shape and forme 〈…〉 sting or to doe harme it hath no 〈…〉 r at all And lyke as by the brazen 〈…〉 ent whiche Moyses by Gods com 〈…〉 dement set vp in the desert when 〈…〉 s looked vpon through the power of 〈…〉 worde men were deliuered from 〈…〉 er of the liuely and venymous Ser 〈…〉 s so our death is made harmelesse wee deliuered from the feare and 〈…〉 er of it so oft as wyth the eyes of 〈…〉 i the wee dooe beholde the health 〈…〉 nd medicinable death of Christ In 〈…〉 ion death is nowe become an I 〈…〉 ▪ and shadowe of death yea ▪ the en 〈…〉 ce and gate of lyfe For Christe 〈…〉 s truth it selfe saith If any man my worde he shall neuer see death 〈…〉 trusting to the mercy of God 〈…〉 h faith whiche he conceiueth by hearyng and knit to Christe hys Lorde and 〈…〉 ster that he cannot be plucked nor s 〈…〉 rate from him The bodye in déede for a time is 〈…〉 rate from the soule but in certaine 〈…〉 of rysing againe to euerlasting lyfe 〈…〉 so he that beléeueth in Christe doth 〈…〉 see nor feele the euerlastinge death 〈…〉 bodye and soule whiche is euerla 〈…〉 damnation For the death of good m 〈…〉 nothyng els but a departure from 〈…〉 transitorie and mortall life to im 〈…〉 talitie to Christe to his Aungelles 〈…〉 Sainctes Hell and damnation DOeth offer it self at the wer of death so that 〈…〉 tymes manne doeth g 〈…〉 ly feare least he bee ab 〈…〉 from the fauour of 〈…〉 and appoincted to euerlastyng pain 〈…〉 Deuill whiche seeketh by all m 〈…〉 howe to deuoure vs stirryng vp i 〈…〉 myndes many dangerous and troub 〈…〉 thoughtes concernyng our election ▪ predestination ¶ A medicine against the feare of Helle and damnation WHen the deuill goeth about to cause vs to dispaire or to doubt of our election whether wee bee of the nomber of them that are appoincted 〈…〉 euerlastyng life or no. In any wise let 〈…〉 not bee to bolde in copyng with hym 〈…〉 t vs not enter disputation against hym 〈…〉 or he is to subtile and expert for vs but 〈…〉 ie shortly vnto hym A waie Sathan 〈…〉 i th sorrowe it is written thou shalte 〈…〉 t tempt the Lorde thy god For seyng 〈…〉 t God as a moste louyng father hath 〈…〉 t onely giuen vs life fedde and preser 〈…〉 vs to this hower but also hath en 〈…〉 ed and euen loden vs from tyme to 〈…〉 e with his singuler benefites what 〈…〉 dnesse were it contrary to our former 〈…〉 erience now to doubte of his mercie 〈…〉 hath receiued vs into his flocke by 〈…〉 ptisme He hath sente vs the Gospell 〈…〉 is grace wherein he hath promised 〈…〉 ecome our father We haue been sed 〈…〉 h the fleshe and bloud of his Soonne 〈…〉 Sauiour Christe in remembraunce 〈…〉 our debtes bee paied and we acquired why should wee now then doubt the good will of God towarde vs Le● not therefore admitte the doubtfull daungerous imaginations of our pr●stination whiche the Deuill like a 〈…〉 tie and malicious marchaunte dooe 〈…〉 bour to iustle But lette vs thinke 〈…〉 suche sentences as God would haue myndes occupied withall whiche C 〈…〉 hymselfe hath prescribed as Ihon where he saieth GOD hath so loue 〈…〉 worlde that he hath giuen his onel● gotten soonne that whosoeuer bele 〈…〉 in hym shall not perishe but haue l 〈…〉 uerlastyng Loe here wee see th 〈…〉 whiche beleueth in Christ whiche 〈…〉 fully acknowledgeth Christe to b 〈…〉 sanctification iustice redemption a 〈…〉 tisfaction can not bee dampned but 〈…〉 sured of euerlastyng life So many 〈…〉 ceiue faithe by hearyng of Gods w 〈…〉 and so trust stedfastly vpon the me 〈…〉 Christ Vndoubtedly thei be of the number of those whiche bee chosen to e 〈…〉 styng blisse knowen before in C 〈…〉 predestinate and written longe s 〈…〉 the booke of life These thinges be 〈…〉 certaine and moste true God can n 〈…〉 〈…〉 ceyue nor be deceyued Suche is his 〈…〉 od will so hath he purposed and de 〈…〉 ed afore the worlde beganne what 〈…〉 nges so euer therefore oure enimie 〈…〉 Deuill spyting oure saluation and 〈…〉 king oure destruction shall put in 〈…〉 e minde contrarie to this doctrine ▪ 〈…〉 t them not moue vs let them not 〈…〉 ke vs afrayde but let vs trust truely Christe and so shall he become ours 〈…〉 wee become his who being our good 〈…〉 de we can not perishe nor bee dam 〈…〉 For he wyll lose none of those that 〈…〉 father hath giuen him wee muste 〈…〉 oure eyes vpon Christe we muste 〈…〉 to hym we muste cleaue to hym He 〈…〉 ure onely and true Sauiour who 〈…〉 te be apprehended and imbraced by 〈…〉 h if we looke to be saued For they 〈…〉 beleeue rightly in Christe they are 〈…〉 estinate to euerlastyng life ●ere we wuste diligently remember 〈…〉 earnestly expende the godly exhor 〈…〉 n of Saincte Paule whiche he wri 〈…〉 in the xij to the Hebrues whose 〈…〉 es be these Let vs runne by pa 〈…〉 e vnto the battaile that is set afore 〈…〉 ooking vnto Iesus the aucthor and finisher of faithe whiche when the io●… was set afore him suffered the Crosse and dispised the shame and fitteth at 〈◊〉 right hande of the seate of God. Furthermore all the grieuous temptations and afflictions that Christe s●…fered he suffred them for oure sakes 〈◊〉 saincte Paule saieth also in the fourth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Hebrues we haue not a highe Prie●… that is not able to haue compassion 〈◊〉 our weakenesse but suche one was pr●…ued in all pointes without synne let 〈◊〉 therefore with boldenesse go vnto t●… seate of his grace that we may obtay●… mercie and finde grace to helpe in ti●●… of neede Let vs in any wyse consider and deepely imprint in our hartes Christe to 〈◊〉 giuen vnto vs not onely to the ende th●… we might be redeemed reconcyled a●… made partakers of euerlasting salu●tion but also that in him we might ha●… an example bothe how to liue and al●… howe to ende our life Neyther can a●… man liue suffer or die well vnlesse 〈◊〉 looke vpon and followe the lyfe suff●…ring and death of Christe if therefo●● wée desire to ende this life