The exposition or declaration of the fyfte article of the Crede, whiche is.

And the thyrde daye, he rose agayne from death.

IN this article two thinges are specially to be considered,1
the fyrst is, touchynge the tyme, in whyche2
our Sauyoure Chryste dydde ryse, that is, the3
thyrde daye, The second is touchynge the rysynge4
of Chryst, with declaration, that that rysinge was,5
from death.6
Concernynge the fyrste, S. Mathewe, in the. xij.7
chapiter of his Gospell comparing the beinge, or lyeng8
of Ionas in the whales belly, Ionas. ij. with the9
beynge, or lyinge of Christ in his sepulchre, or graue,10
sayeth thus: Sicut enim fuit Ionas in uentre ceti tribus diebus, & tribus11
noctibus, sic erit filius hominis in corde terre, tribus diebus & tribus12
noctibus. That is to saye: As Ionas was in the belly13
of the whale, three dayes and three nyghtes,14
so shall the sonne of man be in the harte of the15
grounde, three dayes, and three nyghtes. 16
Accordyng wherevnto Saint Paule in his oration,17
made to the princes and Israelites of the Sinagoge18
beyng at Antiochia Pisidie, and amongest other thinges19
speakyng of the inhabitauntes of Ierusalem and20
the Prynces thereof, who put Christ to death, and of21
Christe hym selfe, sayeth as S. Luke in the. xiii. of22
the Actes doth testifye thus: Cumq~ consumassent omnia, que23

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de eo scripta erant, deponentes eum de ligno, posuerunt eum in monumenta,24
deus autem suscitauit eum a mortuis tertia die, qui uisus est per dies multos25
his qui simul ascenderant cum eo, de Galilea in Hierusalem, qui usq~ nunc26
sunt testes eius ad plebem. That is to saye: And when they27
hadde fulfylled or perfected all thynges that28
weare wrytten of hym, they takynge hym29
downe from the tree, dyd put hym in a Sepulchre,30
and God dyd rayse hym vp agayne the31
thirde daye frome the deade, and he was seene32
many dayes to them whiche came vppe together33
with hym frome Galylee to Ierusalem,34
who euen tyll nowe be wytnesses of hym, to35
the people. Lykewyse the sayd S. Paule wrytinge36
to the Corinthians, and earnestly mindinge to proue37
the resurrection of the deade, doth in his fyrst epistle38
wrytten vnto them, and in the. xv. Chapiter therof,39
say as foloweth: Tradidi enim uobis in primis quod & accepi, quoniam40
Christus mortuus est pro peccatis nostris, secundum Scripturas, & quia41
sepultus est, & quia resurrexit tertia die secundum scripturas. &c.42
That is to saye: I haue delyuered vnto you speciallye43
that whiche I receaued: howe that44
Christe died for oure synnes, according to scriptures,45
and that he was buried, and that he rose46
agayne the thyrde daye: accordynge to the47
Scriptures. &c. And s. Augustine, concernyng this48
matter, hath in his. cxxiij. sermon, this comfortable49
sayinge: Site triduana domini sepultura conturbet, gloriosa resurrectio50
confirmet, quicquid enim infirmitatis audis in Christo, nostra hoc necessitatis,51
nostre redemptionis est causa, quicquid glorie, eius est proprie potestatis,52

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qui ideo mortuus est, ut nos reuiuisceret, ideo resurrexit, ut nos ad uitam53
resuscitaret eternam. That is to saye: Yf the three dayes54
buriall, or lyinge in graue of oure Lorde, doo55
trouble thee, let his gloriouse resurrection confyrme56
the. In deede whatsoeuer weakenes or57
infyrmytye thou doest heare in Christe, that is58
for cause of our necessite, that is for cause of our59
redemption: Whatsoeuer glory thou heareste60
of him, that is of his proper or owne power,61
who therefore was deade that he myghte reuyue62
vs, and therefore dyd ryse agayne, that63
he myght resuscitate vs vnto lyfe euerlasting.64
Lykewyse S. Augustyne agayne in his. cxxxi.65
sermon, speakyng of this matter, sayth after this maner.66
Triduane sepulture mora, euidenter ostendit quod du~ corpus in sepulchro67
iacuit, anima illa de infernis triumphauit. That is to say: The68
tarying or abydynge of the three dayes in the69
graue, doth euidently declare or shew, that the70
whyle that the Bodye of Chryste dyd lye in71
the sepulchre, or graue, that soule of hys dydde72
Tryumphe ouer the Helles. And that Chryste73
dyd ryse agayne from deathe, whiche is the seconde74
parte of this artycle, is most manyfest, aswell by such75
testimonies as are all ready here in the former parte76
of this article alleged, as also by these specyall testymonyes77
folowinge. Fyrste, actuum. ii. S. Peter as78
S. Luke there testifyeth doth say as foloweth. Hunc79
Iesum resuscitauit deus, cuius nos omnes testes sumus. That is to saye:80

F.ii.

This Iesus hath GOD raysed vppe agayne81
whereof we all are wytnesses. Secondelye, Actuum.82
iij. S. Peter there hath these wordes. 83
Que~ deus84
suscitauit a mortuis, cuius nos testes sumus. That is to say: Christ85
whome God hath raysed from the deade, of86
the whiche we be wytnesses. Thirdlye Actuum. iiij. S. Peter there hath both87
these wordes. Quem deus suscitauit a mortuis beynge Englyshed88
as before as also these wordes. Et uirtute magna89
reddeba~t Apostoli testimonium resurrectionis Iesu Christi Domini nostri. 90
That is to saye: The Apostles with great power91
dyd geue wytnesse of the resurrection of Iesu92
Christ our Lorde. Fourthly. Actum. v. S. Peter and the Apostels93
haue these wordes: Deus patrum nostrorum suscitauit iesum, quem94
uos interemistis, suspendentes in ligno. That is to saye.95
The God of oure fathers hath raysed vp Iesus,96
whome ye the Iewes did kyll, hanging97
hym vpon the tree. Fyftely Actuum. xvii. S. Paule preachynge in98
the Synagoge of the Iewes at Tessalonica, hathe99
these wordes. Quia oportuit Christum pati, & resurgere a mortuis. 100
That is to say: That Christe muste nedes haue101
dyed, and to ryse agayne from the deade. 102
Syxtly, S. Paule in his first Epistle to the Corinthians,103
& in the. xv. Chapter therof hath amo~gest104
other these wordes. Si autem Christus non resurrexit, inanis est105
predicatio nostra, inanis est & fides uestra. &c. That is to saye.106
If Christ hath not rysen agayne, then is oure107

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preachynge vayne, and youre fayth is also in108
vayne. &c. And hereof also he speaketh. Romaynes109
the. iiij. and. ij. Tymothie the. ij. and in manye other110
places. But what nede is it to heape any mo testimonyes111
hereof, seyng all the Euangelistes doo clerelye112
testify the matter. Mathewe the. xxviij. Marke the113
xvj. Luke the. xxiiij. and Iohn the. xx. By this then114
it appeareth how that oure Sauiour Iesus Chryst115
after he had conquered and spoyled the deuyll, and116
hell, he retourned agayne from thence, like a mooste117
mightye Kinge and Conqueroure, in triumphe and118
glory, and so reassemed and toke agayne his blessed119
naturall Body, the thirde day after his sayd deathe.120
And so doyng rose out of the Sepulcher in his naturall121
and perfect manhode. That is to saye, in his soul122
and in the selfe same bodye, whiche was borne of the123
Uyrgyn Mary, and dyd hange vpon the crosse. After124
which resurrection he was conuersaunte in the125
worlde, by the space of fortye dayes, and dyd eate, &126
drinke with his Apostles and his disciples, and preached127
vnto them, and aucthorysed them to goo forthe128
into the world, to manifest and declare, that he was129
the very Christ, the very Messias, and the very God130
and man, which was promysed in scrypture to come131
to saue and to redeme al those, that beleuyng in him,132
ordered them selues in obeyinge and folowynge his133
preceptes and commaundementes accordynglie.134
In this article of resurrection, it is to be noted, yt 135
there is nothyng that can in al aduersite and trouble136
be more ioyefull and comfortable vnto vs, than the137
belefe of this article, That Chryst rose agayne frome138
corporall death to lyfe, and that we shall also do the139
same. The fayth and beleif of this yf we continue in140
lyuynge well is our victory and tryumphe ouer the141
Deuyll, hell, and death, and a speciall remedy, to put142
away the horrour and feare of them. For as much as143
hereby we be assured that as death coulde not holde144
Chryst, euen so it cannot holde vs, whyche are by a145
Christen fayth, the very members, & body of Christ,146
but that we shall ryse from death, and lyue agayne147
in glorye with hym euerlastynglye, yf we order and148
conforme oure wyll in this worlde to his preceptes.149
And the onelye hope hereof, shoulde make vs not to150
fear the aduersities in this world, bycause we liuing151
as afore be assured to haue a better and more gloriouse152
lyfe after this, as S. Paule wryteth to the Corinthians153
the. xv. sayenge: If we Christen men154
had no hope of other lyfe, than thys that is155
present, than were we the moste miserable, of156
all men. But nowe Christe is rysen agayne157
from deathe. Whereby is declared that there is a158
lyfe after this lyfe, whyche all Christen men hope to159
come vnto. Accordynge where vnto sainct Augustine160
sayth: All the hope of our faith standeth in this point161
that we shall ryse agayne. This made the faythefull162
and good men of whom S. Paule the. xi. to the hebrues163
speaketh to refuse to be preserued from bodeli164
death, because they looked assuredly for a better resurrection.165
Whiche resurrection as it was by manye166
and sondrye apparitions, and other infallible argumentes,167
declared and proued vnto the apostles, so168
they being besides other names perteyning to these169
office specially called the witnesses of Chrystes resurrection,170
did in al places, and at all tymes, open and171
inculcate the same as a speciall, and a chefe article of172
Chrystes doctryne wherein should depend, and rest 173
the great comforte and solace of al trewe and faythful174
beleuers in Chryst.175
Fynally, by this article is not onely confyrmed vnto176
vs, howe the naturall bodye of man, shall after the177
corporall deathe and departinge oute of this present178
life rise againe, as is before expressed, but also by this179
ressurrection of our sauiour Chryste, we be admonyshed,180
that as chryst after his death, rose againe, so we181
dyeng from synne, should ryse agayne, and walke in182
a newe lyfe of spyryte and grace.183

The exposition or declaration concerning the sixt article of the Crede, which is.

He ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the ryght hand of God the father almightye.

IN this. vi. article, ii. things are to be considered, ye 184
fyrst is that Chryst ascended into heauen, the185
second that he sytteth on the righte hand of god186
the father almyghty. Concerning the fyrst ye shal187
note, that as we by dayly experience do see whe~ an188
embassadoure is sent from some greate prynce, to acheue189
any greate affayre, or busines, as for example,190
to conclude and make a peace or anye other such like191
thing, this embassadoure hauing fynyshed hys busines,192
according to his commission, comenly with gladnes,193
and ioye dothe retourne agayne to hym from194
whome he was sent, lykewyse passengers by water,195
or by lande, yea and souldiers to, being sent forth in196
warrefare, soo sone as there busines is spedde, they197
do retourne commonly into there countrye, or vnto198
those that dyd send them fourth. So lykewyse oure199
blessed Sauyoure Iesus Chryst, beyng sent ambassadour200
from God hys father, into this worlde, vpon201
an hygh and notable worthy message, that is to saye202
to take fleshe of the glorious vyrgyn S. Mary, and203
by his passion and deathe, to ouercome the prynce of204
thys world, and Hel, and to remoue and take awaye205
all other impedimentes, and lets, and fynallye to redeme206
also mankynde, who by disobedince and synne207
had lost the ioyous possession of paradyse, dyd dylygently208
and faythfullye trauayle, to accomplyshe hys209
embassade and message, and when he had done it he210
with great tryumphe and ioye dyd ascende and retourne211
agayne to God his father, hauyng ouercome212
the olde enemy, by humilitie, pacience, and obedience213
Of whom, and his sayd embassade, the great kynge214
and prophete Dauyd in his. xviii. Psalme, thus doth215
saye: Exultauit ad Gigas, ad currendam uiam. That is to say. He216
meaning Chryst hath reioysed or bene gladde217
as a gyaunt to runne his course, or way.218
And immediately in the same Psalme the sayde Prophet219
doth farther saye: A summo cœlo egressio eius, et occursus220
eius, usq~ ad summum eius. That is to saye. The goynge221

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furth of hym is from the hyghest heuen, and222
the recourse of hym is to the hygheste of it. Accordyng223
wherevnto, very lawdably and iustlye it is224
vttered in the diuine seruyce of the Churche. 225
Egressus226
eius a patre, regressus eius ad patrem, excursus usq~ ad inferos, recursus,227
ad sedem Dei. That is to say. The goynge fourthe228
of him is from the father, the retourne of hym229
is to the father: the excourse of hym is euen to230
the helles, and the recourse yf him, is vnto the231
seate of God.232
Beyng then conuenient as is afore sayde that233
Chryst should ascend into heauen as also by this article234
it appereth he did wel it shalbe to declare howe235
and in what sorte that ascension was. For knowlege 236
whereof you shal vnderstand, that our sauiour christ237
after his resurrection, and before he dyd ascend into238
heauen, dyd eate with his Disciples, aswel to shewe239
therein a very sygne and token of herty loue which240
frendes departing from frendes, are accustomed to241
do as also for to declare vnto them, the veritie of his242
fleshe after his resurrection whych was a thing the~243
very necessary to be done, aswell for that he woulde244
not afterwarde giue vnto them any further signe or245
token of his resurrection, as also for that some of the246
Disciples, notwithstanding that they had sene and247
felte hym, would not yet beleue that he was so risen248
And therefore s. Gregorye in an Homely made here249
vpon sayth. Christus comedit & ascendit ut per effectum: commestionis250
ueritas patesceret carnis. That is to saye: Chryst dydde251

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eate and ascende, that by the effect of eatynge,252
the veritie of his fleshe myghte be manyfested.253
And moreouer after the sayd resurrectio~, and before254
this said ascension, our sauiour Chryste dyd rebuke255
and blame his disciples of their incredulite and slownes,256
or hardenes of beleuyng the sayd resurrection,257
whiche thinge he dyd as Saynte Gregorye sayethe258
Vt uerba que recideus diceret, in corde audientium arctius impressa remanerent. 259
That is to say. To thintente that the wordes260
which he departing would saye, myghte,261
remayne in the hart of ye hearers more depelye262
imprinted. Besides this our sauiour Christ hauing263
opened theyr wytte or sense to vnderstand the scryptures,264
and hauing inioyned vnto them the office of265
preachynge the Gospell throughout the hole worlde266
to all creatures, he went furth with them into Bethany267
vnto mount Olyuete, and lyftinge vp his handes268
he dyd blesse them which blessing was well fygured269
by the Patriarche Iacob, who when he shuld270
dye, and leaue this worlde, dyd blesse hys chyldre, as271
appereth Genesis. xlix. And likewise was it figured272
by Moyses who before his death dyd blysse the children273
of Israell, as appereth. Deute. xxxiii And this274
beynge done, Chryste in the Dysciples syghte was275
lyfted vp and a cloude takynge or receiuing him fro~276
their eyes he was caried vp into heauen: ascending277
as the Psalmist in his. lxvii. Psalm doth saye, Super cœlum278
cœli ad orientem. That is to saye: Aboue heauenes,279
vnto the Easte. And the said Disciples adorynge280
hym, dyd retourne vnto Ierusalem. These thinges281
beforesaid are specially testified by S. Marke in the282
xvi. Chapiter. Luke in the. xxiiii. Ihon in the. xx. &283
by S. Luke also in the fyrst Chapyter of the actes &284
by sondry other partes of the scrypture.285
By the way it may be noted that this eleuation of286
Chryste into Heauen dyd muche differ from his eleuation287
vnto the Crosse, for there as Esay in the. lxiii288
Chapyter doth say Chryst alone dyd treade the289
Presse. Where here as Dauyd in his. lxvii. Psalme290
and S. Paule in the. iiii. Chapyter to the Ephesians291
doth saye Christ ascendinge into Heauen, did292
leade captiuitie captiue with him, and gaue293
giftes to men. Furthermore the eleuation vpon ye 294
Crosse was with mooste bytter sorowe and payne,295
where the ascension into Heauen was with most vnspeakeable296
ioye and wonderfull gladnes. And it is297
not to be forgotten here, that amongest other causes298
why Chryst would no lenger tary here vpon earthe,299
but ascende into Heauen, there are fyue specially noted.300
The fyrst, that Chrystes body beyng gloryfyed,301
Heauen and not the Earth, was a place conuenient302
& mete for it to be conuersaunt in. The seco~d that by303
the sayd ascension he myght gloryfy the humaine nature304
which before that tyme was neuer admytted,305
vnto heauen. The third that ascendyng into heauen306
he myght be an aduocate and an intercessoure continuallye307
for vs. Hebre. ix. i. Iohannis, ii. The fourthe308
that so ascending he myght shewe vs the waye and309
prepare vs a place. Michee. ii. & Iohannis. iiii. The310
fyfte and last that he myght send the Holy Ghost vnto311
vs, which he sayd he would not excepte he departed.312
Ioannis. 16. And thus much for the fyrst part of313
this Article.314
For the second part of this article whiche is that315
Chryst Sytteth on the ryght hand of God the316
father Almyghty. ye shal vnderstand, that to sit317
on the ryght hande of God the father, is not after a318
carnall and worldely fashion to be vnderstanded, as319
who saith, that God the father, had like me~ a right320
hand, and a left hand, but by the sitting of Christe, on321
the right hand of God the father, is vnderstand and322
ment, that Chryst hath, and euer shall haue, communicated323
vnto him, of God the father, glory, honoure,324
power, felicitie, and euerlastyng monarchye, gouernaunce,325
rule, and dominion, ouer all principates, potestates,326
powers, dominions, and ouer all creatures327
that canne be named, eyther in this worlde, or in the328
worlde to come, ordeyned to be Kyng of all Kynges,329
and Lord of all Lordes, and all thinges both in heauen,330
and also in Earth to be caste vnder hys fete, and331
made subiectte to him, and he appoynted to be the332
cheife and pryncypal heade of the vniuersal, and hole333
catholyke Churche, whych is his mistical Body, hauyng334
vnder him in his churche here in Earth, suche335
ministers, and after suche order and fashion, as lyked336
him to appoint and ordayne in the same. And albeit337
that chryste is ascended into Heauen, and syttethe338
on the ryght hand of God the father almyghtye, yet339
we may not as the heretickes doo gether thervpo~340
contrary to the catholique beleife, that the bodye of341
chryst in substaunce is not reallye and truelye in the342
Sacrament of the Aultare, but contrary wise, seyng343
chryste is both God and man, and so omnypotente,344
or almyghty, and hath by his godhed beyng vnyted345
vnto his manhode, taken vp his Body and his humanitie 346
into heauen which to do is aboue the compasse347
and reach of onely nature, to accomplyshe and bringe348
to passe we ought with the catholyke churche, firmlye,349
and stedefastlye beleue, that forasmuche as oure350
Sauioure Chryst both promysed to geue hys bodye351
in a Sacrament, and also perfourming his promise352
did it so in dede, as the Euangelistes and S. Paule353
also doth testifye, and declare, the bodye therefore of354
chryst doth both sit on the ryght hand of God the father355
almyghtye in heauen in the vysyble forme of a356
man according to this article, and is also verely really,357
and truely in substaunce in the Sacrament of the358
Aultare: vnder the formes of breade and wyne. And359
where in the. vii, chapyter of the actes it is wrytten360
of S. Stephan that he dyd see Iesum stante~ a dexteris virtutis361
dei. That is to say. Iesu standing on the ryght362
hand of the power or vertue of God. Whereby363
some haue gathered a contrarietie in Scripture. Ye364
shall vnderstand that these wordes Chryst to sytte365
or Chryst to stand, at the ryght hande of God the366
father, are not to vnderstanded, after the carnall367
and worldly maner and gesture of man, but spiritually,368
to signifye his equalitie with God the father, &369
the participating of all glory with the same, whyche370
equalitie and participation in scrypture and the catholyke371
doctoures, is aswell vnderstande by sitting372
as by standyng. Thus haue you hard the hole exposition373
of this. vi. Article conteynyng in effecte, howe374
our Sauiour Iesus Chryst, after that he hadde perfectly375
accomplished and perfourmed the hole mistery376
of the redemption of mankynde, by his incarnation,377
hys byrth, his passion his death, his buriall, his desce~ding378
into Hell, and rysyng agayne from death to life 379
and after he had bene here in Earthe conuersaunte380
with his Apostles, and Disciples, by the space of forti381
dayes after his resurrection, beynge amongest hys382
Apostles, and he in their sight, ascended into heauen383
in the verye same his naturall bodye whyche was384
borne of the blessed vyrgin hys mother, and was crucified385
vpon the crosse and so dydde withdrawe hys386
accustomed visible conuersation, from the presence387
of his Apostles, and from the bodely sight of al other388
creatures. By remembraunce whereof, both they &389
we should here in earth eleuate and lyft vp our hole390
hartes, myndes, desyres, & all affections, from earthly391
thinges, and from al carnall and worldlye cares,392
towardes heauen and heauenlye thynges, and soo393
should by his grace prepare oure hartes, and make394
our selues mete and apte to receaue hys spyrytuall395
gyftes, whych he sendeth into the worlde. Wherfore396
the thing thus beyng, let vs in dede lyfte vppe oure397
hartes and myndes vnto Chryst thus sittyng at the398
ryght hand of God the father, and there praying co~tynually399
for vs. And let vs so in mynde nowe from400
henceforth dwel in contemplatio~ of heauenly things401
duryng al the space of this mortal lyfe that we may402
hereafter for euer dwell with the holy trinitie in glory403
euerlastyng Amen.404

Thexposition or declaration of the vii. article of the crede which is.

From thence he shall come to iudge the quicke and the deade.

IN this Article two thinges specially may be considered,405
the fyrst is that Chryst beyng ascended in406
to heauen. Shall come from thense. And the second407
is that comming from thense. He shall iudge408
bothe the quycke and the deade. For the profe409
of which fyrst parte, we haue besides other testimonies410
of Scrypture, the speciall testimonye of Saynt411
Luke, in the first chapiter of the actes, wher he speaking412
of the Disciples who did beholde our Sauiour413
Chryst when he did ascend sayeth thus. Cunq~ intuerentur414
in cœlum euntem illum, ecce duo uiri astiterunt iuxta illos, in uestibus415
albis, qui et dixerunt, uiri Galilei, quid statis aspicientes in celum? Hic416
IESVS qui assumptus est a uobis in celum sic ueniet quemadmodu~ uidistis417
eum euntem in celum. That is to saye. When they did beholde,418
or loke vpon hym, departing, or goyng419
into Heauen. Lo two men dyd stand by them420
in white garmentes who also dyd saye: you421
men of Galyle, what do you stande lokynge422
vp into Heauen. This Iesus who is assumpted,423
or taken vp from you into Heauen, shall424

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so come as ye haue sene him going or departing425
into heauen. 426
And so ye see, that into Heauen he is ascended427
and from heauen he shal descende, or come. And here428
shal ye learne that there are two speciall commyngs429
of Chryste into the worlde, mencioned and spoken430
of in scrypture, and they be very dyuerse in the~ selus431
the fyrst commyng of Chryste into this worlde. was432
to be borne of the virgin Mary, and by his deth and433
passion to redeme the world, of which is spoken fully434
and largely, in the exposition, or declaration of the435
third Article of this Crede. The second commynge436
of Chryst into this worlde, shalbe to iudge, bothe the437
quycke and the deade, as is conteyned in thys. vii.438
article. And concernyng the second parte, whyche is439
his comming to iudge the quycke and the deade, ye440
shall vnderstand that our sauioure and redemer Iesus441
Chryst, being ascended as is declared afore into442
heauen, shall come from thence, that is to saye: from443
heauen into this worlde, and he shal come in hys glorye444
and maiestie, and shall then, in the verye vysyble445
fourme of his naturall body, appere vnto the bodelye446
eyes of al the people of the worlde, in his perfecte447
manhode, and in the selfe same bodye, wherein he ascended,448
to the inestimable comfort and reioyse of the449
good, and the extreme terrour, and confusion of the450
wycked. Where being accompanied with hys holye451
Angels his ministers, waytinge vpon hym, he shall452
syt openly in the cloudes of the ayre, and shal iudg al453
quike and deade, accordyng to truth and iustice, and454
according to his holy worde expressed in scrypture,455
that is to saye: according to euery mannes owne workes456
and dedes, done by hym in hys lyfe tyme, whych457
workes and dedes shalbe then examyned, discussed, &458
tryed, not after mens owne fantasye and inuention,459
wythout aucthoritie and ground of Scrypture: but460
accordynge to the commaundement of God, and the461
teachyng of Chryste, and hys Apostles: For at that462
daye of iudgement, all the people of the worlde, quike463
and deade, that is to saye: aswell all those which shall464
be founde on lyue in the worlde at that daye, as also465
all those, which euer syth the creation of Adam, liued466
here in thys worlde, and dyed before that daye shall467
come and appeare afore the presence of Christ in their468
very bodyes and sowles.469
And when they shall be so gathered and assembled470
together, oure Sauioure Iesus Chryste, shall471
pronounce the fynal sentence and iudgement of euerlastinge472
saluation vpon al those personnes, whiche in473
theyr lyfetime obeied and confyrmed them selues vnto474
the wyll of God, and exercised the workes of right475
beleife and charitye and so perseueryng in well doing476
sought in theyr hartes and dedes, honor, glorye, and477
lyfe immortall. And contrarywyse, vppon all those,478
whyche in theyr lyfe tyme were contentius, and dyd479
repugne agaynst the wyll of God, and folowed iniustice480
and inequitie, rather than truth and vertue, our481
sauiour Christ shal than and there pronounce the sentence482
of euerlasting punyshement and dampnation.483
In which sentence there shalbe made a perfecte separation484
or diuision, betwene these two sortes of people485
that is to saye: betwene the shepe and the goates, the486

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corne and the chaffe, the good and the badde the blessed487
and the cursed, the members of hys body, and the488
members of the Deuyll, and so the good and the blessed,489
being vpon hys ryght hand, he shall clerelye, and490
perfectly deliuer them for euer, from the power & malyce491
of the wyckedde, and from all paynes, and euyll:492
and so take them all vp wyth hym into heauen, there493
to be crowned and rewarded in bodye, and soule,494
wyth honour, and glorye, and euerlastynge ioye, and495
peace, whych was prepared for them from the beginninge496
of the worlde. And all the other, whyche shalbe497
iudged to euerlasting payne, and death beinge vpon498
hys lefte hande he shall sende them downe into Hell,499
there to be punyshed in bodye and soule eternallye,500
wyth fyre that neuer shall haue ende, whiche was prepared501
from the begynnynge of the worlde, vnto the502
Deuyl and his Aungels,503
And here it is speciallye to be remembred howe504
thys article was for greate considerations added immediatlye,505
and conioyned vnto the former artycles,506
and chefly, to the intent that no man should in his life507
tyme, presume vpon the sayde benefites of Chryste, or508
take occasion of carnal libertie or securitie, and so liue509
without feare to transgresse, or wythoute regarde to510
obserue the commaundementes of God: but rather511
that euery good chrysten man, should in euery parte512
of hys life, haue a continuall remembraunce, and respecte,513
vnto the laste daye of iudgemente, and so be in514
continuall feare to commyt any thynge contrarye to515
the wyll of God, for the whiche he myght deserue to516
haue the sentence of euerlastynge dampnation pronounced517
vpon hym. For thys is certaynely true, that518
at that daye, euery man shall be called to an accompte519
of hys lyfe, and shalbe than finally iudged, accordyng520
to hys workes good or badde, done in hys lyfe tyme,521
that is as S. Paule sayth to them that perseuer in522
well doing, and laboure to attayne glorye, honoure,523
and immortalitye, shalbe geuen, lyfe euerlastyng: and524
to them that be contentious, and obey not the truthe525
but folowe and doo iniustice, shall come indignation,526
yre, affliction, trouble, and paynes, euerlastinge.527
In this article it is further to be noted, that like as528
there is nothynge more certayne vnto vs, than that529
we be all mortall, and shall once dye, and yet no man530
liuynge knoweth the tyme when he shal dye: euen so531
ther is nothyng more certayne, than that thys daye532
of iudgement shall once come, and yet the houre, and533
tyme when it shalbe, is hydden, and kepte secret from534
the knowledge of all men and Aungels, and is reserued535
to the knowledge of God onelye, whiche thynge536
procedeth onely of hys goodnes towardes vs, and is537
done to the intente we shoulde alwayes here in oure538
lyfe time, flee from sinne, and imploye al our hole study539
and indeuour to walke in the wayes of God, that540
is to saye, in such fayth, hope, and charitye, as God requireth541
of vs, and so prepare our selues, & order our542
liuyng towardes God, that we maye be in a redines543
at all tymes, whansoeuer it shall please God to call &544
sommon vs to appeare before hym in the sayde generall545
iudgement, there by hys mercy and goodnes, to546
receaue the crowne which he promysed vnto all men547
that doo feare hym, and loue hym, and walke in hys548

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wayes, Thys article & ye declaration therof hath many549
and most manyfeste testimonyes bothe in the olde550
Testamente, and in the newe, of whiche amonge many551
other, these places folowing may for thys present552
suffice, Psal. 92. Eccl. 11. Esa. 13.51. Zach. 14. Mala 4. Soph 1. Iohel. 3553
Math 13.16.24.25. Mar. 9.13. Luc. 9.17.21 Act. 1. 1 Corrinth. 1. 2 Corinth. 1554
2. Tessa. 1 &, 2. 1. Thesi. 4. Phil. 4 2. Pet 3. Heb.10. Apo. 3. & 22.555