The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 22 of 30
Bale, John · published 1548 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.63 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Yea, and let the pope, as Gods own vicar here, In his hand three crosses, & iij, crowns on his head here. His power betokening, in heaven, in earth, & in hell That he may command, all kings to subdue the Gospel. His self may do that, he need command non other. Is not he the head, of the holy church our mother? May not he make saints, and devils at his own pleasure? Which hath in his hands, the keys & churches treasure? So we'll as he made, S. Herman first a saint, And twenty years after, of heresy him attain? First he sent him to heaven, by his canonization, And from thence to hell, by an excommunication, We read of Formosus, that after he was dead, One pope his fingers, an other cut of his head. And threw his carcase, into the flood of Tiber, With the head & fingers, as Platina doth remember. In token that he, is judge over quick and dead, And may damn & save, by his pardons under lead, Sylvester the second, to the devil himself once gave For that high office, that he might damn & save. He offered also, his stones to Satan, they say, For priests chastity, and so went their marriage away. Here is one coming, inquire what he intend. Ha? it is the Gospel, from him God us defend. Show me brother mine, who ded the hither send. The father of heaven, of his mere benevolence, I desire therefore, to have free audience. Ye mind than to preach, afore this company? In the laws of God, would I instruct them gladly. For non other way, there is unto salvation, But the word of God, in every generation, That quickeneth, that saveth, that bringeth unto heaven As before his death, Christ taugh the Apostle eleven. Preach here thu shalt not, without the authority, Of pope or bishop, or of some of their affinity. God's word never taketh, his authority of man. Thu shalt not here preach, do thu the best thu can. God's blessing on your good heart, it is spoken even like a man. Ye know this day sir, we have a full holy feast, And must go processyon, with the blessed road of rest. We have longe matins, longe laudes, longe hours long pyyme. Mass, even song, compline, & all must be done in tyme. Sensing of the altars, & casting of holy water. Holy bread making, with other necessary matter. Have God commanded, any such things to be done? What is that to thee? go meddle thu with old shone. Cannyst thu say but they, are good significations? I say they are fruits, of your imaginations To bring in lucre, & darken Gods high glory, Of you God doth axe. no such vain beggery. Christ never sent his, to show significations, But his living, word to all the christian nations. Ye forsake the lord, as Esaias doth tell, And highly blaspheme, the holy of Israel.
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Yea, and lete the pope, as Gods owne vycar here, In hys hande thre crosses, & iij, crownes on hys head here. Hys power betokenynge, in heauē, in earth, & in hell That he maye commaunde, all kynges to subdue the Gospell. Hys selfe maye do that, he nede cōmaunde nō other. Is not he the head, of the holy church our mother? Maye not he make sayntes, and deuyls at hys owne pleasure? Whych hath in hys hādes, the keyes & churches treasure? So wele as he made, S. Hermā first a saynt, And twenty years after, of heresye hym attayne? First he sent hym to heauen, by hys canonyzacyon, And from thens to helle, by an excommunycacyon, We reade of Formosus, that after he was dead, One pope hys fyngars, an other cut of hys head. And threwe hys carkas, into the floude of Tyber, With the head & fyngars, as Platina doth remēber. In token that he, is iudge ouer quyck and dead, And maye dāpne & saue, by hys pardons vndre lead, Syluester the secōde, to the deuyll hymself ones gaue For that hygh offyce, that he myght dampne & saue. He offered also, hys stones to Sathan, they saye, For prestes chastyte, and so went their marryage awaye. Here is one cōmynge, enquyre what he intende. Ha? it is the Gospell, from hym God vs defende. Shewe me brother myne, who ded the hyther sende. The father of heauen, of hys mere benyuolence, I desyre therfor, to haue fre audyence. Ye mynde than to preache, afore thys cumpanye? In the lawes of God, wolde I instruct thē gladlye. For non other waye, there is vnto saluacyon, But the worde of God, in euery generacyon, That quyckeneth, that saueth, yt bryngeth vnto heau As before hys death, Christ taugh the Apostle aleuen. Preache here thu shalt not, without the auctoryte, Of pope or byshopp, or of some of their affynyte. Gods worde neuer taketh, hys autoryte of man. Thu shalt not here preache, do thu the best thu can. Gods blessynge on your good hart, it is spoken euen like a man. Ye knowe thys daye ser, we haue a full holy feast, And must go processyō, with the blessed rode of reast. We haue longe mattens, longe laudes, longe houres longe pyyme. Masse, euē songe, cōplyne, & all must be done ī tyme. Sensynge of the aulters, & castynge of holy water. Holy breade makynge, with other necessary matter. Haue God commaūded, any soch thynges to be done? What is that to the? go meddle thu with olde shone. Cannyst thu saye but they, are good sygnyfycacyons? I saye they are frutes, of your ymagynacyons To brynge in lucre, & darken Gods hygh glorye, Of yow God doth axe. no soch vayne beggerye. Christ neuer sent hys, to shewe sygnyfycacyons, But hys lyuynge, worde to all the christen nacyons. Ye forsake the lorde, as Esaias doth tell, And hyghly blaspheme, the holie of Israel.