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A06502	A commentarie or exposition vppon the twoo Epistles generall of Sainct Peter, and that of Sainct Jude. First faithfullie gathered out of the lectures and preachinges of that worthie instrumente in Goddes Churche, Doctour Martine Luther. And now out of Latine, for the singuler benefite and comfort of the godlie, familiarlie translated into Englishe by Thomas Newton; Enarrationes in epistolas Divi Petri duas et Iudae unam. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1581 (1581)	STC 16978; ESTC S108928	231,904	387

〈◊〉 admitted whom againe vpon iust occasion the same Churche maie displace Now these shauelyng Priestes haue erected and 〈◊〉 among themselues a certaine proper state and condition as though they were so appoincted and constituted by GOD by meanes whereof thei haue gotten here suche large priuiledges that now adaies euen among vs our selues here in the middest of Christendome there is more diuersitie and greater difference then is betweene vs and the Turkes When thou wilte consider and looke into thē that beare the name of Christians thou oughtest not to make of them any respect or difference as that thou shouldest saie this is a man and that is a woman this is the maister and that is the seruaunt this is a young man and that is an olde man as sainct Paule saieth to the Gala. Chap. iij. For thei are all one and a spirituall people and therefore thei are all Priestes together and all bothe may and ought to shewe forthe the Worde of God Sauyng that in the Church women ought not to speake but to referre that to men to teache and preache there because of the commaundement of God who hath commaunded that women ought to bee subiect to their housbandes as Sainct Paule teacheth j Cor. xiiij This order doeth God in deede permit and allowe of But for this he dooeth not admit any difference of power But in places where none are allowed to be but women and no men as in Nunneries there might a woman well bee appoincted to preache to the rest Therefore this is the two Priesthood which as we haue saied consisteth in these three poinctes namely in spirituall oblation in praiyng for the Churche or Congregation and in teachyng and instructyng the same with the pure Woorde of God He that can do this is a Priest and whosoeuer are such vpon them also lyeth the charge to preache the Word to pray for the Congregation and to sacrifice themselues vnto God Forsake therefore and renounce the opinion of those Doltes which call the common raskall sorte of Clergie men or Clerkes as thei terme them onely Priestes whiche kinde of persons you euidently sée to execute no other office but to bragge out their lewdnesse with a shauen croune and greasie fingers If this shauyng and anoyntying dooe make Pristes then truly can I aswell make an Asse to bee a Priest by shauyng and clippyng of certaine of his haires and by annointyng and beesmearing his hoofes Last of all sainct Peter wisseth vs to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable vnto God by Iesus Christ Now if Christ bee that corner Stone vppon whom wee are builded it must needes bee that all our cogitations to Godward ought to bée furthered administred and doen by and through him alone as hath afore been sufficiently declared For God although I should pine awaie and consinne my self euen to death would neuer a whit regard or respect my death but he respecteth and regardeth Christe by whom it cōmeth to passe that my workes are regarded and had in price with God which otherwise he would not accoumpt worth a rushe Greate cause therfore there is why the Scripture tearmeth Christe a precious corner Stone seeyng that he communicateth and imparteth his vertue and power vnto all them that by Faithe are built vpon him Therefore teacheth S. Peter in this place how Christe is that liuyng Stone whereby plainly appeareth what also Christe is to vs. For it is a very apt similitude whereby wee maie easily vnderstande how and in what sorte wee ought to beleeue in Christe Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture Beholde I put in Sion a chiefe corner stone elect and precious and hee that beleeueth therein shall not be ashamed Vnto you therefore whiche beleeue it is precious but vnto them whiche bee disobedient the stone whiche the builders disalowed the same is made the head of the corner And a stone to stumble at and a rocke of offence euen to them whiche stumble at the worde beyng disobedient vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined But ye are a chosen generation a royall Priesthood an holy nation a people set at libertie that ye shoulde shewe forthe the vertues of hym tha● hath called you out of darkenesse into his merueilous light Whiche in tyme past were not a people yet are now the people of God whiche in tyme past were not vnder mercie but now haue obtained mercie I Haue tolde you afore how notably S. Peter hath confirmed and fortified this his Epistle with Scriptures at whiche marke all preachers generallie ought to aime and leuell to wit that thei settle and grounde all their speeches vpon the Worde of God So doeth he here in this place inferre and bryng fower or fiue places of the Scripture together The first whereof he hath taken worde for worde out of the Prophete Isaiah to wit that Christe is that precious fundamentall or Corner stone Whiche place is the very same that wee euen last of all entreated of and accordyng to our abilitie expounded The firste and chiefe place is the Doctrine of Faithe whiche ought to bee first set downe as the Foundation if a man were to preache in any place where Christ aforetyme had not been preached For here and hence must we take our beginnyng that Christ is that Stone vpon whom Faith ought to be builded to rest That the Prophete speaketh not of any corporall or materiall Stone it is most plainly proued by that which next followeth He that beleeueth in him shall not bee ashamed If I ought to beleeue in him then it followeth that he must needes hee a Spirituall Stone For how or why should I beleeue in Stones or Woodd Againe hee must needes bee the true God for because in the firste Commaundement of the first Table wee are expressely forbidden to beleeue in any other thyng sauyng in him Seyng therefore that suche a Stone is couched and saied in the foundation vppon whom wee ought to beleeue it consequentlie followeth that he the same is God Againe he can not onely be God but he must also bee Man withall because he is to bee partaker of the building and not onely partaker but also the head thereof Now where any house or building is set vp or reared there it behooueth that one Stone bee agreable to an other that eche one maie frame and bee couched and squared in the same condition nature and forme that the other stones are Therefore seeyng that wee ought to bee builded vppon Christe it must needes bee that he bee like vnto vs and altogether of the same nature that other stones are of whiche are builded and laied vpon him that is to saie very perfect and true Man as we are After this sorte in plaine and common wordes the Scripture expresseth suche high Mysteries and waightie matters to wit the Summe of our Faithe and in suche short and brief sentences comprehendeth more then by any mortall man can possiblie by vttered What Buildyng or edification is wee haue

thei lye in awaite to ensnare and drawe into errour Whom thei ought rather to teache the principles and groundes of Faithe and Charitie and how to beare the Crosse of Christ but alas thei instill nothyng into their tender myndes but praises of their Hypocriticall Woorkes whereby it commeth to passe that thei seelie younglynges are caried backe againe into errour although afore thei had escape out thence But how doe thei thus beguile men with wantonnesse to the lustes of the Fleshe and what baites dooe thei vse for the accomplishyng thereof Forsooth these holie Priestes Monkes Freers Nūnes and the reste of those marked mates dooe saie and teache theim that thei ought not to Marie but to liue in single life vnto the whiche thei binde theim faste by Vowes and preceptes In whiche dooyng thei clogge and beguile menne incensyng and incityng theim to the lustes of the Fleshe wherein thei suffer theim miserably to burne without allowyng vnto theim that lawfull remedie whiche God hath ordeined Here wee sée that S. Peter speaketh of none other but of those false Teachers and Bussardly guides whiche are aflote and raigne like Princes in the Churche of God ouer poore Baptized and beleeuyng Christians Promisyng vnto them libertie and are themselues the seruauntes of corruption for of whom soeuer a manne is ouercome euen vnto the same is hee in bondage THei extoll praise and vaunte their holie Orders their religious Sectes and sinnelesse professions into the whiche who soeuer doeth enter shall bee saued as that moste Swinish and impudent Dominicane Thomas writeth affirming that who soeuer professeth hymself a Mōke is in that state of perfection wherein he was at the tyme whē he was newlie Baptized and that thereby he shall assuredlie merite the ioyes of heauen and haue full remission of his Sinnes through his owne Workes These and suche like blasphemies of them must wee listen and giue eare vnto beeyng nothyng at all ashamed to compare their owne dirtie dreames and triflyng toyes vnto Faithe and Baptisme whiche bee Gods owne proper Woorkes and institution Who hauyng the Spirite of GOD in hym and hearyng these horrible blasphemies can suffer them and holde his peace Now these and suche like madde conclusions and impious Sentences our Monkes doe traine vp Youth withall Finallie whiche is not the least poinct to be meruailed at theim that be the aucthours of these detestable errours thei haue canonized and Saincted whereas theim that bee the true Sainctes in deede thei haue murthered and burnt to ashes For if they after they haue escaped from the filthinesse of the worlde through the knowledge of the Lorde and of the Sauiour Iesus Christe are yet entangled againe therein and ouercome the latter ende is worse with them then the beginnyng SAinct Peter heere proueth and sheweth reasons why thei be the Seruauntes of corruption For to knowe Christe throughly and truely is to knowe what he is to wit our onely Sauiour and Redeemer who of his owne mere goodnesse and grace hath freelie pardoned and forgiuen vs our Sinnes Through this knowledge wee escape iniquitie and are deliuered from the filthinesse of the Worlde Whiche corruption and filth they hauing in their baptisme renounced and put of are againe myered and throwne hedlong into the same whensoeuer they departe and start from Faith to trust in their owne vile Works For where Faith faileth and is absent there is not the Spirit present and where the Spirite is wantyng there is nothing but fleshe and there can no cleannesse bee And after this sort hath it fallen out hitherto in the Churche Rome at the first hearkened vnto embraced the pure Gospell but afterward it declined and turned aside into bypathes of mās deuised doctrines so that now it swarmeth with al maner of abhominations and is become the common Synke of all blasphemous impietie The latter ende thereof is therefore farre worse then the beginnyng because they are now become farre more desperate and forlorne Ethnikes then euer they were before they heard the Worde of God For it had been better for them not to haue knowen the waye of righteousnesse then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy Commaundement giuen vnto them But it is come vnto them accordyng to the true prouerbe The dogge is returned to his owne vomit and The sowe that was washed to the wallowyng in the myer THis Prouerbe hath S. Peter taken out of the Booke of the Prouerbes where Solomō hath these words As the dogge turneth againe to his owne vomite so a foole turneth to his foolishnesse Prou. xxvj And so also by the m●●● when as in Baptisme thei haue forsaken all wickednesse are washed cleane from their filthie life and haue be taken themselues co●●●re conuersation of Faithe and Charitie and afterwarde fall backe and infidelitie and a trust in their owne Workes they ●●myere and deraye themselues againe in the filthinesse of their formed 〈◊〉 This place therefore ought not in any wise to bee applyed to Workes as these Papistes vse was to doe who after auriculer confession and shrift were wont thus to enioyne thē whose confession thei heard Take heede that from hencefoorth thou bee chast milde gentle pacient c. But thei ought rather thus to enstruct and teache them If thou haue a desire to become vertuous and godlie humbly praie vnto GOD by hartie and earnest praier that it would please hym to graunt vnto thee a true and sincere Faith and thence beginne to liue godlie and to departe from wickednesse and impietie For when thou art possessed of a true sincere Faith good Works will straightwaies followe and issue from it then shalt thou liue chast and pure other remedie is there none to ridde thee from the daunger of synne For although for a whyle thou mayest hide and restraine wickednesse and impietie in thyne harte yet will it burst out in open flames at length This is now the seconde Chapter of this his seconde Epistle wherein the Apostle hath forewarned and foretolde vs what maner of Teachers false Seducers should afterward come among vs and miserablie misleade vs. We can pretend no excuse but that we haue had sufficient warnyng aforehand howbeit wee haue little regarded it and therefore our fault is the greater in that wee haue thus sleightly esteemed the Gospell and swerued from the sweete doctrine comprized in the same whereby wee haue through our lewde liues prouoked the heauier wrath of God against vs. Wee are all not vnwillyng to heare the Pope with his lubberly Drones to bee inueighed againste and for their monstruous marchandize of Christian Soules to bee condignely taunted and reproued but few of vs taketh any occasion thereby to amende his owne life or to refourme his former conuersation For it is no tryfling matter or laughyng toye but a serious case and of greate importaunce suche whereat our hartes ought to trēble and quake for feare These thinges therefore are most earnestly and diligētly to be bothe spoken and