Mark — Chapter 1

haue good education and to haue good faizh- tul progenitorsand Catholike parents. Andit isa great finne to foriakethe faith of our fathers that be Catholikes,or contrarie to our education in the Church to-folowv flrange do@iines , aban- doning not onely our next natural parents faith, but the aicienc faith and beleete of al our proge- nitors formany hundred veres together. Andifto folovv the faith of mother and grandmother oncly, the Chriftian religion being then but nevvly planted, vvas io commendable cuen ina Bi- fhop, hovy much more is itnowy laudable to cleauc fail to the faith of fo many our progenitors and ages that continued in the fame € hriftian religion vvhich they hrlt receiuca ? Apol. cor. Our Proreftantsin their great vvifedom laugh at good Sample men vvnen they talke of their Puff, lid. fathers faith. But S. Hierom, fam a Chriffian, (aith be, and borne of Chriftian parents , and carte tle 6.8. figne of the crojlein my forehead. And againe ep, 65. c. 3. Until thu day she Chriftian vvorid hath been veuithout thy doctrine, that faith vval boid faft being an old man,uvherein 1 Uvas corneachiid. And the holy Scriptures {et vs often to tehole to our rathers . othe thy fathers,and they veil (beve rlsee, eby auncerours , and they uvil tet slee. And againe, Our fathers haue (eyed unto us. And cémonly the true God is called the God of the faithful and of their forefathers, Dan. 2.3. And falic Gods and nevv docsines or opinions be named, Nuevy ard frefh, fuch as their fathers uvor{ hipped not. Deut. 32, Finally S. Paul both here and * often els alleageth for nis defente and commendauon, that he vvas * Adh24. of faithful progenitors. Anvdiit isa cate that Heretikes can nor lightly bragge of.no one {2& com- a Corti. monly during {o long vvithoutintermiifion , thar they can haue many progenitors of tne faid £&, Vvhich isa demonitration thar their faith is noc true, and thac itis impollible our Catholike faith to be falfe,tuppoting the Chriftian religion to be true.

fall foiult uieuery point vpon our rey Maifters and their Difcipies, tharthey may feeme co be pourrered our, rather then prophecied of, Neuer vvere there fucn delicate Doctors that could fo pleatancly clavv and {0 tvveetly :ubbe che itching eares of their hearers, as thetic, yvhich hauea doctrine framed for euery mans phaniie, lutt, liking and defire. the people net to fatt crying , Speake placentia, things thas pleaje: but the Maiiters as fait vvarranting them to doe placenzia,

not fhould employ chem telues vvholy to Gods feruice, as Bifhops & Priefts are bound to do. He that agree nor célilt is uvith avvife (faith he) is carefid for the vvorld , bevy so pleafe bis vvife , and ss diftradted or denided. yyith {piritual 1 Cor 7. Faaaee Secondly, the pradtife of Phyficke, merchandife, or any otber profane facultie and trade of mens funciion, life co gather riches , and much more to be giuento nunting, bauking, gamening, (hevves, enter- ludes,or t1¢ like paftimes, is here forbidden. Thirdly, the feruices of Princes and manifold baie offices done to them for to obtaine digni- : ties and promotions, are difagreable ro Prieftly fundions. not fo, to be their chaplens for this pur- Howv ‘pirirual pate to preacit varo them, Co heare their confetlions,to minifter che Sacraments vnto them, to fay Mem Mav ferne Divine icruice etore them, and {uch other tpiritual ducties. for, al fuch feruices done to principal {ecular Princes, perions both of che Clergic and Lairie,be godly and cdfonant to Prieftly vocation. Asalio fermng &dealein ciuil of Princes and Commenvyveales iu ciuil cautes and matters of ftae, in making peace and quietnes Cauics. Eece it) among 590° THE SECOND EPISTLE OF §. PAVL Cua. lll. among the people,by deciding or compounding their controuerfies , and al luch like affaires ren- ding to the nonour of God and good of men, and to the vpnolding of true reiigion, vvhen they may be done vvithour notorious damage or hinderance of their {piritual charge, or vwhen the- hartes thereof be aboundanciv recompented by the necetlacie dueties done frtne general good . efkingdom or Countrie : al uch things (I (ay) be lavvtul and often very requifite. AndS. Augu- % V+ 5. ftine, S. Ambrofe, S. Bernard, and ocher holy Bifbops of oid vvere much occupied therein,as vve Ambr. o fecin $. Auguitines booke de opere Monaciorum c. 29. & Poffid. in wit. s. 19. Bern. Catholikes on- ‘§. Rightly,} The Scriptures or chalenge ofthe vvord of God is common to Catholikes ly right hadlers andHeretikes , but al is inthe handling of them. thete later handle them guilerully, of the Scrip: adultering the vvord of God, as*els vvhere the Apoitle {peakecly: the ocher fincerely af.cr 2 Cor. 2 cure. the maner of the Apottles and doctors of Gods Church. Vvhichthe Grecke expreife:h gp 4, by a fignificant word of cutting a thing ftraight bya line, ip tole uouule. Heretical boo- 17. Their jpeache. } Thetpeacnes, preachings , and vvricings of tlerecikes be peitife. kes and ‘ermés TOUS, <dtagious,and creeping like a canker. therfore Chriftian nen mutt neuer heare tneir are to be auoi- fermons norread their bookes. For fuch men haue a popular vviy of taike vvbereby che ded vniearned, and (peviaily vvomen loden vvich fiane, are eafily beguiled. Noaehing is (0 ealy ° (faith S. Hierom) as vusth voluble and rolling tong ro decetue the rude people, uvbich admire vviate foener they underfand not. Ep, 2. ad Nepot.c.15-

5. Confessing their sinnes.] Confession. A certaine confession of sinnes there was euen in that penance which Iohn preached, and which was made before men were baptized. Wherby it is cleere that Iohn made a preparation to the Sacrament of Penance which afterward was instituted by Christ, as wel as he did by baptizing prepare the way to Christs Baptisme.

atketh. Where the Apoitle mea- Vvhat faith is neth nothing eis, bur thar the afker of lavvful things may noteither miftruft Gods povver and required in habilicy, or be in diffidence and defpaire of his mercie: but that our doubt be onely in our ovvne praier. vaw orbineffe or vndue afking. 13, Letnoman fay thas he is rempted of God.) Vve ee by chisthat vvhen the Scriptures (as in the Pater nofter and other places) fceme to fay , that God doth fometimes tempt vs,.or leade vsinto God is notau- centation: they meane not,that God is any vvaies the author, caufer,or mouer of any manto linne, thor of cuil. but onely by permiilion , and becaute by his gratious povver he keeperh not the oftender from tentations, Therfore the blafphemie of Heretikes, making God the author of Gane, is intolerable. See 5. viugu/f. fer. 9 de diuer/.c. 9. .

Ai hereukes in the beginning feeme to haue fome {hewoftruh, The folly of God tur uit pun hment of mens finnes permicting them tor fome v- hue in fomwe pertuns Pieret k25 in and ; lacesto preuazle: butin {hort time God dececte:h: chem, and openc:h -he cies SF cue: appea- men io ice ‘heir decesces ; in (o much that after the Girft brunt chey be mainteined- by force rech, onery, 2: wife menin maner (cing their falChod , -hough for troubiing the ftace of fuch » common wWeales vvhere vaiuckeiy they haue been receiued, they cannot be to fudenly exurped. us wt thas vvil line-] Al holy men (uffer one kinde of perfecutid or other, being greeued Perfecutions and n vleitea by .hewvicked,one Way or.an other:but nox al thai duffer perfecution,be holy, asaimaietactors. : he. nurchand Ca huuke Frinces perfecute hererikes ,.and be per {e- cuted-of them againc,as :. cuguftine of:cn declareth. Seeep. 48. t5. Proper.) . hough Aeretiesand he au:hars ot them be atcer.awhile difcouered & by tisae ang aicle forsaken generally of he honest, difcrete, aad men carerul of sher- owne faluaiion §92 THE SECOND EPtstif£ ors PAvi Cua. III. faluation, yet their authors and other great fianers proceede from one errour and herefie to an other, and finally to plaine Athei{me and al Diuelifh diforder.

to fer dovwne the true dodtrine in thofe pointes vvhich Heretikes callinto fully an other controuerie. Vyhich being once done and declared to the faithtul, they needeno other marke or 4,4) then defcription to knovv an Heretike or talfe reacher by, bur tharhe commeth wvirh an other do@rine the Catholike then that which is fer dovvne to chem, Neither can the Herctikes (hift them telues, asnovva 0), fette:h daies they vvoulddoe,faying,6 levs firit be proued Heretikes by the Scriptures, ler them definean dovyne, is al- Heretike.No,this is not the Apoities rule. Many a good heneft fhepheard knovveth a vvoolfe,that waies a marke can nor define him. but the Apoitle faith , If he bring noc this {et dodtrine, he is a feducer. So holy of leducersand- Church faith novv,Ghriftis really in the B.Sacramens,vader forme of bread and vvine Kc. It ther. Here-ikes fore he bring noc this dodtrine, he is a {educer,and an Heretike‘and vve muft auoide him, vwhetier — in his ovvne definitions and ceniures he feeme to him (elf an Heretike or no.

their euil tentations to God (for other tentations vvilful tranf{— God doth fend to trie mens patience and proue their faith ) take and tranflare che word pailiuely, lation. , _ inthis fenfe, thar God is not tempted by our euils. Vvhere moreconfonantly ca the letter and cir Wan aga cumftance of the vvordes betore & after,& as agreably * to the Grecke, it {heuld be taken actiue- sic now ly asicisinche Latin, chat God is no tempter to euil. for being taken patliuely , there isno cobe- aay rence of fenfe to the other vvordes of the Apoitie. ° 1§. Concupifcence vuhen it hath concerned.) Concupifcence (vve fee here) of ic felfis not finne, as Heretikes falfely teach: but vvhen by any content of the minde vve.do-obey or yeld to it, then is Gane ingendred and formedinvs. 1s. Sinne confummate ingendreth death.) Here vve {ee that nor al finne nor al confent vnto.con- cupifcence is mortal or damnable, but when it is confummate, thatis, vvhen the confent of mans minde tully and perfectly yeideth to the committing of liking of the aéte or motion vvheteynta. “9D Mortal. coacupifcence moueth or inciteth vs. 2s. The lavv of perfeél libertie,.] The lavv of the Gofpel and grace of Chrift, is cailed the lavv of . libertie, in retpeG of the yoke and burden of the old carnal ceremonies, and becaufe Chrift hath V vhat is the by his bloud of the nevv Teftament deliuered all that obey him , from the feruitude of finne and /4vv of Inber- the Divel, But not asthe Libertinesand other Heretikes of this time vvould haueit, thatin the “¢ inthe Nevy nevv Teftament euery man may follovvhis ovvne liking and con{cience, & may choofe yvhether Teftament. he vvil be vnder the lavves and ob-dience of Spiritual or Temporal Rulers,or no.

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, be properly vvithin che Church , a3 catholike men Who are out of are, though greuous fioners : bur thac euil men vvho for the punif hment of cherr finnes be- the Church or come heretikes, vvere before they fell from cheir faith as veflels of contumeiie, vvithia - yvithin it. the Church. Yeaandoften alloatrer they be feueredin hart and in the fightor God, fo long as they ttand inexternal proreision and vfe uf che fame Sacraments, and ia the out. vvard feliowvf hip of Cacbolikes, not yec either {eparated of them telues , nor cait out by the gouernours of the Church, fo long \we fay) they be after a fort inthe Church: though properly and in deede they be out ofthe compaile of Gods houfe. Mary of thote chacare openly feuered in Sacraments, Seruice, and communion, there1s no queition buctthey are out of the Church. Bree vil. 2t. Cleanse him jelf. Manthen hath free vviito make him (elfaveilel of faluation or damnation: though faiuation be attributed to Gods mercie principally, the other to his iuft iudgement: neacher of buth being repugnant to our free vvil, but vvorking vvith and by the {ame,al {uch etieCtes in vs as to his prouidence and our deferts be agreable. Cuoap. IIE. He prophecteth of Heretikes to come, 6 andnoteth certaine then allo for fuch,bidding nim toaueidtirem, 10 and (uviar fo ewer perjecttion vefail for is) to cotsnue conjtant in the Casholize doctrine, borin because of bis Maijter (S. Past bim ff) 18 and alfa because of his ovune knovviedge sn the Scriptures. = ND this knovv thou, that *m thelaft 1 1 Timon ey daies {hal approche perilous times. f and 2 4,1. A? oe “men fhal be loue:s of them felues, couctous, hautie, proud, biafphemous, not obedientto their parents, vnkinde, vvicked, t vvithout atfection,vvithour 3 peace,accu(ers, incontinent, vnmerciful, vvithour benignitie, t traitours, ftubburne, puffed vp,and 4 louers of voluptuoufnes more then of God: t hauing an ap- 5 pearance in deede of pietie,but denying the vertue thereof, And thefeauoid. + Forof thefe bethey that craftely enter 6 into houfes: andleade captiue feely ’ vvomen loden vvith finnes, Cua, IIT. TO TIMOTHEE. gor Exo. 7.

iuftice : bucin pusitie of life, and good vvorkes, {pecially of charitieand mercie 2 part of mans done by the grace of Chrift, This isthe Apoftolical doGrine, and tar from the Heretical vanitie tuilice. of this time. Concupifcéce of ic {elf no finne. Not euery Cuaprp II. Againff acception of perfons, 10 From aland .:cry finnevve mift abffeine, baning in al our UVordes and deedes, the ludgement before our cies : UUherein UVorkes of mercie (hal be required of V1, 14 and onely faith fal net auaile vs, 18 vind that the Casbolike by bis vuorkes {hevveth thatbehath fash: uvbereas the Heretike bath ne more faith then the Dinel -talke he of faith neuer fo mucl; and of ixftification thercby onely, by the example of -ibrabam Re. 4. For tbraham in desde Uva iufiified by-vivorkes alfer 25° and like- vie Ralab, Mmmm ij MY Y brethren, Haue nor che faith of our 1 Lordlesvs Chrift of: glorie “in ac ception of perfons. + Forif there 2 fhal enterinro your affemblie a man- hauing a golden ring in goodly ap- pareil,and there fhal enterina poore @ man inhomely attire, t & you haue 3 refpe& tohim that is clothed vvith the goodly appaeil, and (hal fay to him, Sitte thou here-vvel : bat fay to the poore man, Stand thou there: or fitte vnder my foote-ftoole: t doyou not 4 iudge vvith your felues;and are becomeiudges of vniutt co- girations? t Heare my deereft brethren: hath not God cho- 5 fen the poorein this vvorld,tichein faith , and heires of the kingdom vvhich God hath promifed to them that loue him? t Buc you haue difhonoured the poore ma. Do noritheriche 6 oppreffe you by might: and them felues.dravv you to iudge= ments? + Doenot they blafpheme. the good name thar is 7 inuocated vponyou? + Ifnot-vvithitanding you fulfil the 8 roial lavv according to the {criprures, rhou/ bale love shy neighbour « as tbyfelf, youdoe vvel; t but if you accept perfons ,-you 9 vvorke finne,reproued of the Lavv as tranfgreffours. And 10 * vvhofoeuer (hal keepe the vvhole Lavv,bur offendeth in one:is made guilty of al, t Forhethat faid, Thou fhalt 13 not commit aduoutrie, {aid alfo, Thou fhale not kil. And if thou doenot commit aduoutrie, but fhalt kil:chou art made atranfgreflour of theLavv. + So fpeakeye, and fo doe, as 12 beginning to beiudged by thelavv of libertie. t For'iudge- 13 ment vvithour mercie to him that hath not done mercie. And mercie* exalteth it felf aboue iudgement. “ Vvhat Chal ic profit my. brethren, if a man fay he hath 14 faith : bur hath not vvorkes? Shal faith be able to faue him: t And*if a brocher or fifter be naked, & lacke daily foode: 15 t and one of you fay tothem, Goe impeace, be vvarmed & 16 filled : but y.ou giuethem notthe things that are neceffaric for the bodie: vvhatfhal it profit? + So faith alfo,if ic haue 17 not vvorkes,is dead.in it at t Burfomeman faith, Thou 18 haft faith, and haue vvorkes: fhevv me thy faith vvithour vvorkes: & L yvil fhevy thee by vvorkes my faith. 1 Thou 19 belceueft that there is one God. Thou doeft vvel: the dents alfo THE EPISTLE Cua. II, Lew. tg,

35. Desert place.) Solitarie contemplation. Christ vsed very often to retire into solitary places, no doubt for our example to teach vs that such places are best for prayer and contemplation, and that we should often retire our selues from worldly matters to solitary meditation of heauenly things.