A short treatyse of certayne thinges abused in the Popysh Church longe vsed: but now abolyshed, to our consolation, and Gods word auaunced, the lyght of our saluation.

Preserue me ( O god ) for . in the do I truste . Psalm. xv . GRace whiche is the mercy fauor and acceptation . Apoc. i. Of God our heauenly father , be geuen to this audience Peace , from Iesu Christ , our helth and satisfaction Whiche is the true tranquilite , of a quiet conscience Be ministred vnto you with a more relyced sentence Than all tonges be able to make declaration My intente is to declare , yf a while ye will kepe scilence How goddes worde is florisshed , the light of our saluation We haue bene drowned with dreames , as our forefathers haue bene Ps. 106 Lyuinge in wilfull ignorance , not searching for the verite Beleuing to haue syght , whan we haue not sene But heapinge synne vpon synne , committing iniquite For lacke of godly knowledge , brought into captiuite Eccl. 21. So that the blind leade the blind , as Christ maketh demonstration Mat. 15 And bothe fell in the lake , of vtter darkenes or tenebre But now goddes word is florisshed , the light of our saluation The shepeheardes that should fede the flocke , as Ezechiel doth say Eze. 34. And hath famysshed them for fode , wo vnto them all That thus suffereth the shepe to perisshe , going a stray From the handes of suche blind guydes the lord doth vs call The sicke haue they not healed , the weake haue they let fall But chuclishly and cruellye , be they had in estimation Come away good people , from their doctrine diabolicall Apo. 18. For now goddes word is florisshed , the light of our saluation A gret colour of holines in the Popes church hath ben vsed The which is playne wickednes , as goddes word proueth ryghte 4. re. 17. To mainteyn the old customes , of most men now refused The verite cleane banisshed , & truth put to flight yf god had not bene mercyfull , all men had lost the light Blynde was the cerimony , for all the sainctification But now it is euident , to euery christen wight How goddes word is florisshed , the light of our saluation In the stede of goddes word we had holy bread & water Holy palmes holy asshes , holy candles holy fyer Holy bones holy stones , holy crewittes at the aulter Holy censars holy bannars , holy crosses holy atyer Holy wax holy pax , holy smoke holy smyer Holy oyle holy creame , holy wyne for veneration Holy coope holy canepy , holy reliques in the quier Thus gods word could not florissh the light of our saluation We haue had belles christened , vestimentes consecrated Chalices anointed , high altares wasshed and halowed Images tabernacled , dead mens bones shryned Coniured Crosses censed , spittled and spattled With turne and half turne , the people was deceyued Seist me or seist me not , and moche more abhominacion Feattes of legerdemayne , by these iugglers inuented That goddes worde shulde not florysshe , the lyght of oure saluacion . Upon the high holy euennes , as they do them call , They range all the belles a solempne noys to heare There had we euensong : complyne , & salue with all Of that was song or sayd , them selues were neuer the nere 1. cor. 14 For it was in a foren tonge , as it doth well apere Nother to them nor vs , was there edification For it was all lippe labor , song they neuer so cleare Esa. 29. Syldome preache they christ , to be the light of our saluation The nexte day folowing we had matynes , with prime and howres holy Many a deus in adiutorium , all in the latten tonge Coniuring of holy water , folowed then immediatly Procession after ydolles , all the churche yarde long Hygh masse with deuout sensinges , ruffling it in priksong Then ranne we to take holy bread , withoute signification These plantes be pluct vp , be they neuer so stronge Mat , 15 They were not graffed on goddes worde , the light of our saluation With these old customes & such lyke , god is displeased sore As in the first of Esay , ther is demaunded playne Who required these of you , suche thinges I do abhor Esai . 2 your Sabothes and your solempne dayes , your fastinges are in vayne Newe holydayes & fastinges , from my hart I do disdayne God saith he is wery both of you and your oblacion He byddeth you labour in his vyne yarde , and therin take payne To teach the people Gods word , the light of our saluacion Sone it is sene what paynes , in this vyneyarde they dyd take For euery quicke sprynge that brought forthe , the frute of Gods verite They cryed out on him heretike , burne him at a stake He speaketh againste oure Ceremonyes , and therfore shall he dye Throwe suche wretches in prison , and let the caytyfes lye And yf they be not willinge , to make their recantation Famysh them for fode , or murther them pryuely Papistes make traditions that light of their saluation . They speake agaynste tradycions the lyght of oure saluacion . Than scourged they the simple soules / with their whyp of correction And there on hanged .vi. strynges , surely fastened with a lawe This whyp was very mete , for their pestilent complection For thorow suche tyranny , the peoples hartes were rawe , Thus many faithfull membres , frome the truth dyd draw Untyll our noble kynge , of his mercy and compassion Psa. 123 Brake this cruell whyp , that kept the people in awe And hath aduaunced Goddes worde , the lyght of our saluacion . Bewayle doth our Balamytes , disclosynge their owne nature Euen as vnshamefaste shauelynges , threteninge Christes pore shepe Saynge , yf the sworde were on our sydes , be ye sure As it hath bene before , than wolde ye not ones pepe But now that ye thinke all good ordre , is layde downe to slepe ye make a braggynge and a boastinge of your exaltation Now who but ye gospellers , that Christes flocke dothe keape ye teache the people gods worde , the lyght of our saluation Thus was their handes defyled with bloud , their fingers with vnrightuousenes Deuouringe vp the gospellers , in euery towne and citye From their lyppes proceded lyes , their tongues aduaunced wyckednesse Without respecte to the trewth , they iudge nothing treuly Esa. 57 Thei hatched Coccatrice egges , as we haue sene it plainly And weaued spyders webbes , by their cruell consultation . Now he that eateth of their egges , shal not escape but dye Or be an ennemy to the truthe / the light of our saluacion . The chiefest thinge they set by / is almost fallen awaye I meane their masking Masse , by so many Popes deuysed For thorow it the Lordes supper , hath bene in great decay And the right institution , blasphemously blemysshed Thus in the Popysh churche , it hath bene longe abused But now verite will haue the matter , in examinacion He saith playnly suche abusion , shall no more be vsed It shal be tryed by Gods worde , the light of our saluacion This Masse as they supposed , was alone sufficient To pacify Goddes wrathe , for our wretched mysery Free forgyuenes of synnes , beinge neuer so vnpenitent Myght be receyued at the Masse , this was their doctrine dayely No smale tyme were we blynded , with suche Popysshe peltry Makinge vs to paye , for the holy consecration Lyke theues that were vnsaciat , they robbed soule & body Without the feare of Goddes worde , the lyght of our saluacion . Christ held not the bread ouer his head , it is not in the Scripture . But brake it and deuyded it , to his Apostels all Mar. 14 Christ bad them not knele to it , of this ye may be sure yf ye do searche the Scriptures fynde it so ye shall Christ willed them to reseeue it , in the memoriall 1. Cor. 11 That his body for our synnes , suffred payne and passion To pacify the fathers wrath , when we in synne do fal Thus was he offred ones for all , the light of our saluacion He. 7.1 . Marke how blyndly we were fed , with our popysh gētylinen Marke how with false doctrine , they haue bleared our eyes . Mat. 16 Marke how craftely we were fedde with Phariseys leauen Marke also how they repyne , the gods worde sholde aryse Marke what deuylish doctrine , these dreamers did deuise Marke how cruell they haue bene , to Christes congregation 2. Ti. 4. Marke howe moche they haue maynteyned , phantasyes and lyes Nothing regarding gods word , the light of our saluation Of longe tyme haue they caused vs , commyt abhomination Robbyng god of the honor , which to hym is dewe , ●● . 7.17 By inuenting false goddes , of their Imagination Makyng therof a sacrifice , and yf they proue this trewe They must confesse thei crucify , gods sonne againe a newe For yf their bread be Christe , by transubstanciation Than offre they in sacrifice , this muste nedes insewe God and man fleshe and bloude , the lyght of our saluation Mat. 16 Doth not scripture say , into heauen Christ ascended Actes . 7 And dwellyng not in temples , made with mannes hande Heb. 10. But sat him downe for euer / vntyll the worlde be ended Makinge intercession , both for free and bonde That vnto his godly promyse , faithfully do stonde This shoulde be to the Idolatres an honest reformation To driue them from Idolatry , for feare they be fonde Enemyes vnto gods worde the lyght of our saluation Ihon. 6 Christ is the bread of lyfe which descended from the deite yf any tate of that bread he shall lyue euermore Ihon. 8 Christ alone the sonne of God maketh vs free Matt. 1. And from all our synnes , clearely doth vs restore Christ for all penytent hartes , hath layd vp mercy in store Rom. 4 Christ dyed for our synnes , and rose for our iustification We beleue to fynde hym a mercyfull sauiour For god hath chosen hym to be the light of our saluation Now seing we haue Christe to be our onely aduocate In whom God the father , hath a speciall delight Let vs heare him , for he alone doth inuocate Mat. ● And of our synnes cleane forgyuenes , we haue in Goddes syght 2. Pet. 1 What nede we than to seke helpe , at any other wyght But euen onely in the merites , of Iesu Christes passion Eph. 1. Bewaylinge our great mysery , desyringe daye and night To fynde him a mercyfull God , the light of our saluacion . Heb. 1. All we haue offended , and haue nede of Goddes glory Rom. ●● No man is founde righteous , and pure in his presence yet thorow his sonne Christ , we be forgyuen frely For he hath made a sacrifice , for our synnes and offence Heb. 7. He is our reconciler , peace maker , and defence He it is that shed his bloud , onely for our redemption And wolde haue all men saued , this is his pretence Thus are we cleansed by Christ , the light of our saluaciou No small cause haue we to reioyce , yf we do consyder How our mercyfull God , hath for his flocke prouyded Replenyshinge vs with meat , that endureth for euer I meane his eternall word frome which we were deuided Ihon. 6 By waye of persecution abhorred and deryded But thankes be to the lyuinge God , whiche for our consolacion Hath ouerthrowen the ennemyes , that thus enterprysed Act. 9. To persecute the Gospell , the light of our saluacion . And where we lyued in feare , to confesse the verite mat . 25. By hydinge our talent , as seruauntes vnprofytable Now is that yoock broken , and we set at libertie Psa. 113 Plenteously to publyshe , the truth without fable Let vs therfore beware , we be not founde variable But laye a sure holde to the ploughe , with harte and cogitation Luke . 9 Continuinge vnto the ende , stronge stedfaste and stable 1. Cor. 15 In no wyse to renounce the truthe , the lighte of oure saluacion . Apo. 17 Forsake the whore of Babylon , and the marke of the beast Forsake her marchantes all , for they be most pestelent Apo. 18. Forsake the wares that she solde , frome the mooste to the least Forsake her holy holynes , that she estemed excellent Forsake the deuelysh doctrine , that she dyd inuent Apo. 17. Forsake and flee vtterly , from her abhominacion Apo. 18. For Kynges and Princes were disceyued , that to her dyd consent Persecuting Gods worde , the light of our saluacion . Let vs forsake all ceremonies , that to Scripture be not consonaunt Psal. ●● Tradicions of forefathers , wherin we haue ben lead And with the lyuely worde of God , let vs now be conuersaunt For therin shall we se , with what baggage we were fead Wanderinge in the Popes lawes / forsakinge Christ oure head 2. Pe. 2. Heapinge vpon our selues , the more greatter damnacion Thus were Tradicions and Ceremonies , maintayned in the stede Of Gods true and syncere worde , the light of our saluacion Let vs earnestly therfore desire , with an harte vnfayned Tim. 1. That in all thinge we do , God may haue the glory yea , and imbrace this heauenly worde , whiche we haue receyued Not in talke / nor to receyue it as a carnall liberty But to bringe forth the frutes of the spirit , so that therby It maye apeare manifest , in our Godly conuersacion To be a light vnto the worlde / forsakinge all iniquite And to perseuer in the truth , the light of our saluacion . And doubte not all that the heauenly father hathe not planted He will plucke vp by the rotes , they shall no more endure Mat. 15 This in his eternall worde , he hath it promysed Therfore be not vnfaithfull , for his couenaunt is full sure Heauen and earth shall perysh , this is without recure Luk. 16. But his worde shall neuer passe , by no determination Untyll all thinge be ended , therfore I you allure To trust wholy in his worde , the light of our saluacion Honger and thurst for righteousnesse , than shall ye be satisfyed Mat. 5. Mortify the flesh , with the dedes therof also Let no fylthye communication , oute of youre mouthes procede Ephe. 4 But as it becometh sayntes , euen so loke ye do Blessed be he to whom synne , is not imputed to Psal. 31. Neither in his spirite is there founde dissimulacion Suche shall inioye the heauenly ioyes , knowinge no kynd of woo But haue the fruicion of Goddes sight , the lyghte of oure saluacion And aboue all thinge to imbrace , Gods eternall veritie Which vnto a Christen man , there is nothing so acceptable For as moche as in it / is contayned syncerely The dewtie of all persons , a doctrine most profytable And in especiall to this , we must be agreable To loue God aboue all thinge , this is the chief foundacion And oure neygbours as our selfe , thus shall we withoute fable Receyue at the hande of God , the lyght of our saluacion . Let vs be thankefull to our God , for his etern verite With which he hath moste plenteously endewed our noble Kynge So that amonge all his affaires , he maye setforth goddes glorye With no lesse zeale than he hathe done , sence his firste begynninge I meane , Edward the sixt , ouer vs now rayninge Right Inheritour by dissent , of this realme or dominion That oute of his Princely harte , there maye dystyll and springe Gods power and lyuely worde , the light of our saluacion . Also for those good ladyes , of the same stock and lynage Mary and Elyzabeth , systers vnto his grace The heauenly Lorde endewe them , vnto their last age Euen as their noble father dyd , all Popery to deface And Gods eternall Testament , alway to embrace For there in shall they learne , by the heauenly instigation To folow the frute of the spirite , and thereby to purchace The Celestiall kyngdome , the lyght of our saluacion . For the most honorable Councell , with my Lorde Protector Which stryueth strongely with the enemyes of God night and daye In his procedynges and doynges , the Lorde be his director With his holy spirite also / to rule their hartes alwaye That thorowe their spirituall laboure / all Poperye maye decaye And vtterly banyshed the lande / with Godly reformacion Suppressinge all false doctrine / and to set suche a staye That Goddes worde maye increace / the lyght of our saluacion . And that it may please the ( O God ) to illumine the spiritualtie As Bysshoppes and all ministers / with knowledge and vnderstandinge Of thy most blessed worde / to set it forth with synceritie And vnfaynedly folowe / both in doctrine and lyuinge Fedinge Christes flocke / with the worde euerlastinge Not compelled thervnto / nor for hope of promocion 1. Pet. 5 But for fauour which they beare to it aboue all thinge And thus shall Goddes worde florysshe / the lyght of oure saluacion . Let Christ be preached the sauyour / wherein we maye trust Rebuke euery synne / beware of Deuelysh Doctrine 1. Ti. 4. Double tongued men / in no wyse be they must Not gyuen to fylthy lucre / nor to moche wyne 1. Tim. 3 But hauynge the mysterye of Faythe / in conscyence pure and cleane And or they presume to minister in the congregacion They ought to be well proued , this doth sainte Paule determyne And then to fede vs with the truthe , the lyghte of our saluacion . And euen as it is their dewtie , to rebuke synne So is it our partes also , to ceace frome synne alwaye Consyderinge Sathan was the fyrste / that dyd it begyn Therfore be they our watchemen , as Ezechiell doth saye Eze. ●●● Now , yf we haue a warninge , and will fully decaye Oure owne bloude vpon oure headdes , this is withoute negacion Rede the texte and more playnly , se it there ye maye Thus God wolde haue all men saued , the light of our saluacion . And for vs pore communs also , the Lorde be our ouer sear That aboue all we maye desyre , peace and quiet rest Both of soule and body , for that do we require So shall we prosper in all goodnes , and God pleased best And at the last to be with Christ , this is our request Whiche is the head of the faithfull and Christian congregation receyuinge there a kyngdome , euer to haue rest In ioye and blysse withoute ende , there to haue oure saluacion . AMEN . Iames. i. ✚ Euery good gyft / and euerye perfyt gyfte is frome aboue , and commeth downe frome the father of light . Prouerb . ii . For it is the Lorde that gyueth wysdome / out of his mouthe commeth knowledge and vnderstandinge . Psalm. cxv . Not vnto vs ( O Lord ) not vnto vs , but vnto thy name gyue the prayse . Timothee . i. ✚ To God onely / gyue the glory . Quod , Peter Moone