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A10579	A lytle treatise after the maner of an epystle wryten by the famous clerk Doctor Vrbanus Regius, vnto a specyall frynde of hys wherin he declareth the cause of the great co[n]trouersy that hath bene [and] is yet at this day in the chrysten relygyon and also the dyuersyte betwene the ryght worshyppyng [and] seruice of God and the ceremonis inuented by mannis institucion, very fruteful and profytable.	Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, artist.	1548 (1548)	STC 20849; ESTC S115824	20,519	56

his heauenly father deserued for vs the holy goost with his giftes he rose agayne from the deade Mat. 23 Mar. 16 Ioh. 20. brought againe lyfe and declared the same vnto vs also commaunded the Apostles to publishe it vntill the last daye to thintent that whosoeuer beleueth in Christe and trusteth to hym for suche a helpe maye take suche a great worke of Christe for his owne be ryghteous and saue mat 3.7 Luce. 3. Therfore is the gospell such a predication which exhorteth euery man to amendement of lyfe and to cease from sinnes which to paye haue cost Christe so much that he dyeth for their sakes And admonisheth al men to beleue in Christe Mat. 11. and to come vnto hym as to the true sauiour of the world which onely can and wyll helpe both tēporally and euerlastingly Ioh. 14. .15.16 Onely in his name and for his sake will God be mercyfull vnto vs forgeue vs all oure synnes and excepte vs for his children that we maye be the chyldrē of God through the fayth in Christe heyres of God and fellowe heyres wyth Iesus Chryste our sauiour for euer Whosoeuer therfore beleueth the gospell of Christe Mat. 16. Ioh. 6 and doubteth not but that Christe is the very sonne of God both God and man that he hym selfe hath puryfyed vs from all synnes Esa 53. and bought vs from euerlastinge death wyht his precious bloude that we lyue through Christe in euerlasting saluatiō is made righteous good For this will the scrypture that the faith in Christ is oure righteousnes before God Rom. 4. Galat. 3 whan we truste to obtayne remyssyon of our synnes and the lyfe euerlastynge not by oure dedes or deseruinges but onely throug the mere mercy and grace of God and the infynyte merytes and great myghtye workes of Chiste Wher as suche a fayth is there followeth a right christen lyfe and ryght good workes Howe be it this faith is the worke of the holy goost he must so illumine our harte that fyrst it may knowledge his greate and many folde synnes aright for the whiche we haue deserued euerlastinge damnation Here must we consyder the intollerable earnest of the wrath of God ouer synne which he so hateth that he wyll not suffre it but punysshe it temporally and eternally And that the sinne is so wicked and greuous that no man can remedye nor clense it but onely the sonne of God of heauen hym selfe through his owne precious bloude Than is the harte abashed and afrayed euen from the botome for the straight iudgement of God and there is raysed a ryght and true repentaunce for the synnes sake after this doth also the holy goost illumme the humble and broken harte with the knowledge of the infynyte mercy of God promysed and geuen through Christe that the harte begynneth agayne to receyue conforte beleueth stedfastely that his synnes are nowe all amended an forgeuen hym through the holsome death of Iesus Christe And that God from thēcefurth wyll be no more a terryble iudge but a mercyfull father for Chistes sake which hath taken vs to him selfe and hath borne our iniquities and made satisfaction for our transgressyons Marke well This is the ryght and true Christen fayth The deuils and false Christians can also reade heare and remembre the passion of Christe But they haue not this lyuely fayth and this trust and confydence in God their harte loketh for no suche comforte and grace at Goddes handes But a Christen man is myghtely comforted of the gospell for he doth affyrme it in his harte to be true and getteth such a stronge and ioyful confydence in God that he trusteth to him as a childe to his father loketh for all comforte and helpe from God in all his aduersityes Mat. 7. he doubteth not but that which the Gospell teacheth is the euerlastinge vndoubted trueth and taketh God to be true in all his promyses and so mighty wyse Esa 49. and .66 Iere. 14. and mercyfull towardes vs that he hath a respect vnto vs and maketh al thynges good howe so euer it goeth with vs that he also alwayes and euery where hath his eyes vpon vs that he kepeth fedeth and defendeth vs euen as a father loketh to his deare chylde and for saketh it not in any necessytye Bryefly a Chrysten man doth surely holde and conclude in his harte that there is vnspeakeably more conforte helpe assystence faythfulnes loue and more goodnes of all thinges by God wherwith he wil helpe vs than any man euer is able to expresse thinke beleue or hope There becommeth than the herte mery in God that it loueth God as a father and lyueth frely with a lust to do good prayeth wyllingely and earnestly helpeth his neyghbour becōmeth an enemye to synne There serueth God mynystreth vnto the neyghbour not onely the hande the tunge and the fete outwardely but also the harte within the body meaneth truely without dissymulation Such a faith and knowledge of God is a high thinge it suffereth not the man to continue as he was before but it maketh him pure and vpryght that he getteth another mynde other thoughtes and lustes than he had before he hath a respect to the wyll of God in all thinges which he doeth and endeuoureth hym selfe to lyue accordynge to the same with luste and gladnes euen as a chylde doth gladly and wyth all his harte accomplyshe the wyll of his father But a seruaunt serueth for wages rewardes for feare of correction vnwillingly lothsomely for he woulde rather do otherwise Therfor it procedeth all of an vnwyllinge seruise harte what soeuer mā doth vnto god with out grace But whersoeuer is the grace of faith that man serueth wyllyngly and gladly in spyrite truth Therfore doth Christ magnifye and anaunce this faith in the gospel very highly for it doth great thinges and bringeth all goodnes It tourneth the harte towardes GOD that it may feare God trust in him loue him and hope in him onely this is the fyrst commaundement It styrreth vp the harte that it doth confydently call to God prayeth geueth thankes laudeth and prayseth the name of God and that it vseth God only to the honor and glory of God this is the seconde commaundement It chaungeth man that he denieth hym selfe and wholy geueth him selfe ouer into the handes of God and suffereth God to rule and to ordre vs as it pleaseth hym suffereth God to worke in vs that we be made a newe creature in Christe and stande in a stedfaste and cōtynuall exercyse of a godly lyfe and serue God accordinge to his worde vnder the crosse in pacience Heb. 12. Prou. 3. Apoc. 3. As they that know ryghtwell that God chasteneth his verely beloued chyldren that he maye make them good and wyll helpe them whā they call vnto him Psa 50. accordinge to his promyse Psalme .l. Call vnto me in the day of trouble and I wyll delyuer

the worlde that she can not se the great and abhomynable abuse The worde of God dyscloseth thys abhomynacyon for it teachet one onely sacrifyce or oblacion ones offered and neuer to be reiterated which is of perfect strength power for euer so that this sacryfyce for synne muste nowe onelye be receyued in faith through the worde and the sacramente and we must geue thankes for the same with a faithfull harte knoweledgynge wyth the mouth in laudinge and praysynge his holy name we must also geue thankes with the dedes that we lyfe soberly ryghteously and godly in this lyfe willyngly and gladly followynge Christ which bought vs with such a great price of his most holy sacrifyce vpon the crosse purifyed vs for his owne people to him selfe that from hencefurth we shoulde lyue innocently as the chyldren of God For God saith Leui. 19. I am holy therfore be ye holy also Leui. xix Nowe haue they of the Lordes supper The supper of the Lorde not only made a newe daily sinne offrīg for to make dayly satisfaction therby for synne and to appease goddes ire and indignation But haue also wholy chaunged and alterated the testamēt of Christ or his supper for they haue forbidden the laye people to receyue the one parte and they constrayne and compell the worlde to receyue the one parte onely which is manyfestly against the worde and ordynaunce of God For he instytuted both kyndes to be receiued of his Christians Sainct Paule taught and ordayned it so to the Corinthiās 1. Cor. 11. The primatiue church did vse it so the holy Bysshoppes Cyprian Augustine c. kept it so Therfore must the pope nedes be in a wrong way seynge he hath no commissyon nor commanndement to alter nor to diminishe goddes worde as also Gerson writeth Nowe do I aske you on your consciēces whether of these is moost sure in his conscience There are two Christiās the one receyueth the sacrament accordinge as Christe hym selfe dyd institute and cōmaunde it to be vsed vntyll the last day and as the Apostles the true prymatiue churche Augustine Cypriane and suche lyke haue vsed the same and geueth glorye vnto Christe that he certaynely hath not erred from his institucion for nomā coulde better institute it thā Christ nowe this man hath on his syde Christe the worde of God the Apostles the whole christianitie which at that tyme was coniected by the Apostles and he hath also on his syde the moost holyest and best learned fathers The other Christiās wyll receyue the sacramente after the Popes wyll he careth not whether God do so require it or not this man hath on his syde Pope innocente the thyrde which at Rome in the laterane churche with his counsayll dyd forbydde the holy communyon to be geuen to the children and commaunded the layte to receyue but the one parte therof in the yere of oure Lorde a thousande two hundreth .xv. Nowe tell me I praye you which of these two Christians shall at the last daye stande in better case before God concerninge the sacrament The one maye saye I haue done as Gods worde did teache me then must the other nedes saye that he hath done after the institution of a mā Nowe God hath not geuen his worde in vayne but he wyll that we shall followe the same Is it not than great pitye that the pope wil compell the poore christianitie to receyue the one part of the communion onely without Gods worde yea contrary to the expresse cōmaundement of god And shal men yet holde their peace saye nothinge to it No Sainct Paule doth curse the Angels if they should preache any other gospell thē that which he had preached Galat. 1. 1. Cor. 15. Galat. 1. Howe come we thā to this that we shall suffre the pope to burden oure conscyences whyche doth peruerie goddes worde and ordynaunce and besydes that curseth and destroyeth all thē that kepe goddes ordinaunce Marke well Item yf the faith in Chryste doth onely iustyfye and if the fayth of the gospel doth loke for saluacion of the mere grace and mercy of God wythout oure deseruynges but by the workes and merytes of Chryste and yf we do iustely confesse that we can not deserue the same because we are borne synners and although we kept all the commaundementes that yet we are vnprofytable seruauntes Luce. 17. Luce .xvij. But yf we beleue that Chryste dyed for vs and deserued for vs remyssyon of synnes and euerlastinge lyfe as we haue playnely and euydently in Ro. 4.5 Gala. 3. Ephe. 2. 1. Tim. 2 Hebr. 9. 1. Pet. 2. Saynt Paules Epystles to the Romaynes Galathians and Ephesians c. that good workes are done of vs of duetie for the profyte of oure neyghbour and to the glory of God So must it nedes folowe that all such doctrines are false as teache vs to do our workes to this intent that through the same we maye extynguysshe synne and become good and ryghteous For these two cannot stande together to be iustifyed by grace through fayth and to be iustyfyed by the merytes and deseruinges of oure workes Yf it be grace then is it not oure deseruing If it be deseruing then is it not grace And as Paule saith Gal. 2. Galat. ij If the ryghteousnes come by the lawe that is if mem be made good and ryghteous by the lawe or by workes then dyed Chryste in vayne But yf he dyed not in vayne Rom. 4. but for the remyssyn of oure synnes Roma iiij Then must it followe necessarely 1. Cor. 15 whan the death of Chryste doth onely make satisfaction for synnes and the fayth in Christe doth onely saue and purefye that the worlde hath ben deceyued by the doctrine of workes as foundinge and instituting of monasteries orders pilgrimages al relygions and goddes seruices inuented by man For by all these thinges haue men intended to satysfye for synne to deserue grace and to be made good and ryghteous notwithstandinge that the honour of iustifycation pertaineth to nomā but onely to the precious death of Christ and the shedinge of his bloude I would fayne se his face that durste be so bolde as to denye this truthe But if this truth standeth and abydeth then must nedes fall down to the grounde whatsoeuer hytherto hath ben kept and taught to thintent that men thereby shoulde be saued and come to God Hebr. 5.6.8.9 Item the worthy priesthode of Christ wherin consysteth all our conforte is by the Popes doctrine defaced and disanulled Gen. 22 Psa 101. Hebr. 7. For the scripture teacheth vs that the father by the conuenaūt of an othe hath consecrated and made his sonne an euerlasting pryeste which not onely ones by the sacryfyce of his body hath sanctifyed his electe Ioh. 17. Roma 3 1. Tim. 2 1. Ioh. 2. but also apeareth yet in the sight of God for vs as a perfecte mediatour and aduocate a faythfull and mercyfull bisshop in

those thinges which we haue to do before God in whose name we must call and praye to God and than God hath promised to heare vs. Hebr. 5.6.7.8.9 All this teacheth vs the Epistle to the Hebrewes and other scriptures and they do not shewe vs any other mediatour nor aduocate before God Of this it followeth that it is an vnsure false and erronious doctryne which the pope and his adherentes teache namely that they make Christ fearfull as though we must haue other mediatours in heauen to bringe vs fyrst to Christ Where is here the truste and confydence in Christ Nowe iudge your selues I pray you Do ye thinke yet that we striue for nought with the Papacye Is not the matter waighty ynough It toucheth our saluacion which is god him selfe what thing is there greater Yf we suffre oure selues to be brought to this beleue that we must and maye by oure owne workes satisfaction put out synnes deserue the grace of God be iustifyed and saued then haue we therby denyed the power of the death of Christe and his precious bloude Tell me then nowe where to wyll ye vse the death bloude of Christ yf it shoulde not wasshe awaye synnes puryfye and yustyfye vs Therfore let euery man pondre wyth hym selfe in his conscience and waye the whole matter for it is not so lyght as men thinke Yf we fall from our doctrine of faith then fall we from Christe then haue we no redemer then haue we no sacryfyce for our synnes than lyeth synne death and perpetuall damnation styll vpon vs than is God yet angry and not appeased there is no grace but mere wrath indignacion Hebr. x. and a fearfull lokynge for the iudgement Hebr. x. For noman nedeth to loke for any grace at Goddes hāde without Christ our onely mercy seate Thus is Christe with his merites obscured and darkened yea taken awaye from vs by the popystycall doctryne and oure trust and confydence tourned to oure owne workes Howe can we abyde this Yea saye they but the hier powers wyll not suffer this doctrine Answere I can not tell Marke well I suppose that they woulde suffre it well ynough yf it were exactely opened and declared vnto them And although they woulde not abyde it yet may here euery Christē man thinke that it is expedient for him to take holde on God and the trueth without contēpt of the hyer powers and in this case not to follow the wordly cōmaundemēt Act. 4.5 This doth also the spirituall or ecclesiastical law admytte for it is written .x. Distinc x. non lycet It becōmeth not the Emperour to pretende any thynge contrary to the lawe of God nor to do any thinge that is contrary to the rulers of the Euangelycall Prophetical or Apostolical truth Item agayne .xi. q. iii. Si dominus Yf it be euyll which the Emperour cōmaundeth than answere Act. 4.5 we must obeye God rather then men but in suche thinges as are not contrary to the commaundemēt of God we must obeye More ouer .x. q. iij. Qui resistit Whan the Emperour commaundeth oun thinge God another What doth the christen mā iudge There is God whiche is of greater power O Emperour pardon vs here ye treathen captiuitie god treateneth hel Ephe. 6. 2 Cor. 10 Sapi. 5. Here must ye take youre faith as a shelde by the whiche ye maye quenche all the fyery dartes of your enemies Marke well Yet saye they further The popisshe doctrin is olde yf she were not true thā must the churche erre Answere Yf ye be a christen man then beleue ye Christe stedfastely in his wordes of the gospell and ye do al so take the same worde for the very true doctryne of God Nowe if she be ryght and true then must it nedes be false and erronious whatsoeuer is contrary to the same what nede men to care much for the lenght of tyme The lēght of tyme cānot make a false thinge true Yf the scripture therfore be the true waye then must he nedes erre that forsaketh the same waye and walketh an other way whether he be great or small many or fewe holy or synners Yet saye they moreouer That these are the last dayes in the whiche we ought to beware of false Prophetes What yf the luterians for so do they call vs were the same false Prophetes Answer Serche the scripture Iohn 5. and iudge hardely whō ye hitte let him be hitted The scripture sayth 1. Tim. 4 2. Tim. 3 2. Pet. 3 Iudi. 1. 2. Tess 2 that the false Prophetes of the later dayes shall forbydde matrymonye and meates whyche God hath created they shall denye Christe that bought them that is they shall denye the same beinge they shall haue a shyne or a colloer of godlynes but they shall denye the power therof Marke well Yf ye fynde these tokens in the Lutherians as ye call thē then take them for false Propetes But if ye fynde them not by them than loke aboute you and ye shall soone perceyue who erreth Wherfore do the Lutheriās as ye call them suffre so muche sclaunderinge and persecution Euen for this cause 1. Cor. 7. Hebr. 13. that they wil haue matrimony fre and at lybertie euen as it is fre for euery man in the worde of God They wyll that for meates sake no mans conscience shall be burdened so that they geue the honoure onely to Christ that he through his passion hath bought vs out of euerlastinge death and that he puryfyeth vs all frō synne by his bloude Therfore do they reiecte the massynge sacrifyce whatsoeuer is done to that intent that therby mē wyll be deliuered from sinne and death They are also reuyled because they leade a commune simple lyfe in the state of wedloke as an honest laye man without any shyne of a pryuate holines with out shauen crounes graye amyses surplices stoles and such lyke abillemētes for the whiche thinges sake the estate of priesthode hither to in the worlde hath bē counted as holy contrary wyse the common state of layemen as vnholye and prophane For the spirituall fathers haue drawē to them selues appropriated to them selues the Christian offyces wherby their estate hath ben counted the State of perfection and holynes and the State of the laytie hath ben counted heathen and prophane for they woulde offer alone to God as the priestes in the olde testamēt offered for the people They haue estemed their prayer of greater valoure a great deale then the prayer of the leaye men And yet it is but bought solde and compelled gere which for the moost parte is done wythout faith and earnest zeale without spirite and trueth for moneys and legacyes sake For yf there were neyther money nor substaunce the monasteryes chauntryes and churches shoulde sone be styll without prayenge syngynge and massynge They haue kept the whole sacrament to them selues and geuen vs the one halfe And of these their manyfolde