✚ The second part of the Domestical or household Sermons, for a godly householder, to his children and family: Compiled by the godly learned man Christopher Hegendorffine/ doctor, most necessary for all faithful householders: now first translated out of latin in to English by Henry Reiginalde.  
Anuo. M. D. xlix.   

Deut. vi  These words, which I command the this day, shall be in thy heart, and thou shalt show them unto thy children: and shalt talk of them, when thou art at home in thy house, and as thou walkest by the way etc.  

The first and second sermon of the belief, be printed in the first part.   


✚ The third Sermon domestical unto their children, of the conception of Christ.  
TO the first sentence of our belief, well beloved childr●… this clause is wont to bean nexed (I believe in jesus Christ our lord) Anbic can not be declared, what strength is in this word, our lord, for here we witness that we do believe that jesus Christ, hath brought and delivered us from the captivity of sin, death, hell, and the devil underneath his dominion. And now doth rule all these enemies, and that we through Christ, be higher than these enemies: for Christ hath gotten unto us. and not unto himself, a tryumphaunte victory, of such tyrannical enemies. By what means Christ hath brought us underneath his power: the sequel & following sentences of our belief, do more plainly testify. And first, it followeth, which was conceived by the holy ghost, that is, I believe jesus Christ our lord to be conceived in the womb of the holy virgin Mary, but not conceived by the mean of the seed of man, but of the holy ghost, which in the womb of the virgin Mary did make the very body of christ. And that is it, that Damel saith, the second Chapter, that christ is the stone cut out with out hands, that is (as some men think) without the seed of man to be conceived in the womb of the Virgin mary.  
And the Angel Gabriel, luke the first chapter, the virgin demanding how she should conceive a son, seeing that she never knew man, he answered The holy ghost shall come upon thee, & the power of the highest shall over shadow the. For this cause, Christ would be conceived by the holy ghost, that our unpure conception guilty of damnation (for in sin we are conceived the. I. psalm) should be purged by him, lest for the sin of our conception, we should be cast into eternal death: he therefore which doth believe that Christ was conceived by the holy ghost, in the womb of the virgin his mother for his cause, may truly get and vindicate unto himself purely, the conception of Christ: even in like case as all other things which Christ did: for Christ is all ours: and all things which Christ did, they be to be accounted in the self same place as if we had done them ourselves, the which things when we have certified ourselves in, we can never be troubled in any other thing any more. Christ jesus which is our lord, hath alway rule in us, and even the same which was conceived by the holy ghost, cleanse thoroughly our unpure conception, and give us his grace to believe, that undoubtedly it is all made clean buy him. So be it.   

The fourth sermon domestical to their children, of Christ's birth.  
A Few days a go, well-beloved children, ye have heard that the church of Christ doth believe that he is the son of god, that everlasting god, with the eternal god the father in like power as the father. Row, when Christ the son of god also is very man, it followeth in the belief (I believe in jesus Christ, which was borne of Mary the virgin) And here is great occasion given unto me, to speak largely of the birth of christ. But when that he is dyligentely written of by one of the evangelists and first of Saint luke two Chapter: Thither will I send you. And at this time we will first entreat, what it is to believe. Christ to be borne of Mary the Virgin. It is to declare briefly, nothing else then to believe that Christ is the son of God, taking very humane flesh, of the Virgin, he was borne true man and that even of the holy Virgin, whose flower of chastity was not taken away, no: changed, neither before the birth, neither in the birth, neither after the birth. And for this cause, I do believe that this thing was done, that he should clean purge as well my unpure nativity, as all other men's, and that he shouldbe that promised seed unto Abraham our father in the which as well I, as all other men be blessed, that is, that we should follow the remission of our sins, and an eternal life, and that we should be delivered from the power of the devil.  
And first we must here mark, that every man must ve●dycate and challenge unto him, the nativity of Chryst, and that christ was borne of the virgin Mary for his cause, and he must make his soul to believe that his nativity is truly purged and made clean by Christ's natyvitte, and for to follow the eternal salvation.  
And that this was no hindrance unto him, for this singeth daily the church, unless our little son Christ had been born unto us, we should have perysued for evermore, for this cause, for that we were conceived in sin, and bor●● i● sin. And as Paul to the Ephesians the ij. chap. saith. We are borne the children of wrath, that is, we of our own strength do perform this one thing for the which thing, god is angry with us and doth condemn us. Christ therefore is borne, that we being the children of wrath, should be made well beloved children of god, by his holy nativity and that he should wash away the filthiness of our sins, of our unpure nativity, through his holy nativity. Paul to the Galathyaus the iiij. Cham declareth briefly wherefore christ was borne, when he sayeth, But when the fullness of time was come, God sent his son made of a woman that those which were guilty under the law, he should redeem that we should be taken for his sons by adoption: Saint Paul meaneth here in his saying, when the time was fulfil led, that Christ should be sent here in to this world, god the father not being requested, nor provoked through our deservings, but through his unspeakable mercy, towards man kind, sent not aungel nor Prophet, but his son, not that the son should here look after his own commodities & profits, but that he should vendycate and challenge us from condemnation of the law, which could not make amends for our own selves by our own deservings, for the which he did abundantly make amendss for us, and he being the true lamb of God, should take away our sins John the first Chapter: that so by Christ the only natural son of god, we the which should believe in him, should be made the sons of adoption of the heavenly father, and the heirs of god & the coinherytours of jesus Christ, too the romans the eight Chapter, which is so great a well spring of eloquence that as it is evermore worth & worthy, it can not be expounded: god the father showing to us and towards us his mercy in Christ jesus, what tongue is able to declare or express the commodities which Christ jesus the son of god and of Mary the virgin, hath brought unto us by his holynativite? But what should we do? When god for that his unspeakable goodness doth desire nothingels but that we should be thankful unto him, and give daily thanks, both unto god the father, and unto our Christ, even unto him, for that, that for our saakes, he did vouchsafe his only Son, the cause of our health, to be borne of the virgin Mary, to this end, that he obeying the will of his father, did not refuse to take our flesh on him, and to make us free from the curse of the law, from sin, from the tyranny of the devil. Let us therefore give thanks unto god the holy ghost, for that he did make by his holy power, both the body and soul of Christ, in the womb of the holy virgin, that CHRIST being very man, should get us our salvation, & should bring us to everlasting life, praise be unto god the father and his son jesus Christ, and to the holy ghost, now & evermore so be it.   

The fift Sermon domestical unto their Children, of the passion of Christ.  
IT followeth as ve know, well-beloved children, in our belief which suffered under pontius' pilate, that is, I believe in jesus Christ, both the son of god & of the Virgin, which suffered under Pontius Pylat, for as there may be no doubt of the nativity of christ therefore is it added into the belief, borne of marry the virgin, where the name of the virgin is plainly expressed, even also (as I might use the words of saint Cyprian) lest the passione of Christ should waver as a vain and fantastical thing, the time where in christ did suffer, verily when Poncius pilate was lieutenant of the Roman empire, it is expressed very well. What is it to believe, that christ suffered under pontius' pilate, this thing is meant in it, that he should make a mends for my sins, and therefore, to go unto so vile a death, for Peter in his first Epistle the second chapter, saith, Christ did bear in his body our sins, upon the cross, where by we being dead to sin, should live unto justice, with whose stripes we are made hole, & addeth unto this thing the saying of Isaiah. In the liij Chapter. truly he did bear our infirmities, and he did suffer our pains. It is truly by cause I would expound the thing more at large. The passion of Christ after the mind of saint Augustine, is two ways to be taken, first, as an holy sacrament, & then as an example, as a sacrament truly, for that it signifieth & killeth sin in us. As an example that we should freely and ●…lilyngely hear all manner of evils with a good heart, which be sent to us by Christ, persuading with ourselves, that all thoose afflictions in the passion of Christ, are made acceptable in the sight of god, & that also, if need shall require, we offer ourselves to Christ, even as a sacrifice willingly for our neighbours even as Christ did offer himself a sacrifice for us to god the father, as a smell of a good and sweet saver. Ephesyans' the v. chapter. For why Christ did suffer for us, leaving to us an example, that we should follow his foot steps, and here Christ saith, Matthew the x, Chapter. Who so ever doch not take his cross and follow me, is not worthy of me. jesus Christ grant that we may take his passion with a true faith, and we being once entered into his foot steps, may come thither where he is come, sitting on the right hand of god almighty. To whom be praise & glory, world with out end. So be it.   

The sixth domestical Sermon to their children of the cross of Christ▪  
WE have not as yet expounded, well beloved Children, all those things by the which Christ was made our lord, for now we must entreat of this thing which we do profess in our belief. I believe in jesus Christ which was crucified, which without doubt I do profess that I do believe, that Christ the son both of god, and the virgin was my priest in the very cross, and that he hath offered a lively sacrifice to god, ●uen himself for my sins. And that there is none other satisfaction for my sins, which god the father doth receive, but only this one oblation of Christ upon the cross, which offering was once of feared in the cross. But even so that all which believe truly in Christ, he doth help them always, & make them clean from all their sins, the remembrance of which oblation & Christ hath left in his supper unto us for Cristes' words be these. ●u xxij This is my body which shall be betrayed for you, do this in my remembrance. And Paul y ● ●ieste Epistle to the Corinthians the xi. Chap. setteth fourth, that christ after the same manner did take the eup, and said, this eup is the new testamet in my blood, do ye this so often as ye shall drink of it in the remembrance of me. Saint Chrisostome in his commentaries upon the Epistles of saint Paul to the Hebrews, saith. That thing that we do, it is done in his remembrance, the which is done etc.  
Furthermore, for the oblation made & done, upon the cross for our sins, Paul doth testify in many places, for to the Ephesy ans the .v. Chapter he sayeth. Christ delivered himself for us an offering & sacrifice to god, in a sweet savour of a sweet smell. Where Paul (welbe loved children) with few words, doth declare that the sacrifices of the old testament were figures of the sacrifice of Christ made on the cross, to the hebrews the ix Chapter. Christ was once offered for us for to take away the sins of many men. And unto the hebrews the ten Chapter. Here truly christ once being offered a sacrifice for our sins, doth sy● at the right hand of god, for with one oblation/ he made perfect for ever all those which be sanctified. To the Collossians the ij. Chapter. He forgiving us all our sins, hath put out the hand writing that was against us, contained in the law written, and that hath he taken out of the way. and hath fastined it to his cross, and hath spoiled rule and power, and hath made a show of them openly, & hath triumphed over them in his own person, with which words Paul writeth that christ did triumph on the cross. For even in like case, as those which make a triumph, bear about with them, the thing which betokeneth the victory & do show unto the people, the remembrance of their victory: so Paul saith that Christ, as a triumph on the cross, did show unto his cruel enemies that wear overcome, that is to say, he hath driven away the devil, death, & sin, and hath set fourth openly a token of his victory where by it may be open to all nations by the only victory, gotten by Christ in the Cross, of sin, death, & the devil: not only unto himself, but unto all us which shall put our hole confidence to be saved, ye do understand, I trust, now well-beloved children, what it is to believe that Christ was crucified, since than that Christ hath declared unto us by his cross such great benefits, and that only of his free goodness and mercy, let us therefore be thankful unto him, and let us crucify our flesh, that we may say ●● Paul, with our affects and our concupiscences, that is let us bridle the wantonness of our flesh, and our evil affections which the spirit of god. And let us not do rudely those things which the flesh procureth us to do, the which all mighty Christ grant us, to whom with god the father and the holy ghost be praise honour & glory world with out end so be it.   

The seventh Sermon Domestical to their children, of the death and the burying of Christ.  
IT is not unknown unto you (as I think.) well-beloved children, that we shall die all once. Hebrues 9 chapter. For when even unto one, all we were guilty with sin, death began to rule all men, after these sayings. 1. Corint. 13. Chap. The prick of death is sin: and lest death might swallow you up. Christ maketh for your purpose: for why, he died for this cause, that he might satisfy for our s●nnes, and break the strength of death, for the which we should die, and death would swallow us up. Seeing that therefore there is made satisfaction for our sins by Christ, death can no more devour men: for why, the death of Christ is our death, the satisfaction of Christ for our sins, is our satisfaction. Therefore we say in our belief. I believe in jesus Christ, son both of god and of the virgin, dead and buried. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I confess, that I believe christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 died for me, and I also with him and   

The tenth sermon domestical, unto their children, of the Ascension of Christ.  
THis day, as ye know, well beloved children, we shall entreat of thascension of jesus Christ, unto the heavens, in the which there remain goodly testimonies, ●oth out of the Prophets, the evangelists & the wittings of the Apostles. For Daiud saith, Psalm xv. He doth ascend on high, he hath led captivity captive, he hath given gifts to men, which place of the Psalm, Paul doth open. Ephesians the four Chapter. and in the forty and sixth Psalm. David saith. god hath ascended in gladness and the Lord in the voice of the trumpet. The fourteenth Psalm, which hath ascended upon cherubin, and hath taken his flight upon the feathers of the wind. The hundredth & ninth Psalm. The lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand. Furthermore, Mark, xvi. and Luk i Chap. in th'acts doth make mention plainly in every place of the story of the ascension of Christ. and Peter in his first Epistle the three Chap. Saith of Christ, which is on the right hand of god, sitting in heaven. And Paul to the Ephe. v. Chap. After the efficacy and strength of his power, which he did exercise in Christ, when he should be raised up from the dead, and to cause him to sit on his right hand in heaven, ye do here how goodly the testimonies of holy scripture be brought in of the ascension of Christ. But every man may easily say. I believe in jesus Christ the son both of God, and of the virgin, which hath ascended up to the heavens, and sitteth on the right hand of god the father almighty. So doth not every man know the meaning of these words, or understand them, or believe them. It is nothing else to believe that christ hath ascended up to the heavens, and to sit on the right hand of God the father almighty, then that therefore Christ did life up himself from our sight, that he might have to do with all men, to rule in all men, to be preached of all men, and that he might be in all men, and that he might hear the prayers of all men, and help our cause, and defend us against all evils, and to pray for us, and to take the office of an intercessor for us, and an advocate. Romans the eight chapter, and the first epistle of S. john the two Chap. Furthermore, we must not think that Christ is far from us, but we must think clean otherwise. When that he did walk here in earth, he was far from us: now truly after that he hath ascended up into the heavens, and there shall sit on the right hand of god the father almighty, that is to say, that he should have like power, glory, and honour, like kingdom with god the father, he is near us, although our reason cannot compass it, it maketh no matter, for it is an article of our faith we must have a faith of those things which our reason can have no understanding of, wherefore we must make our reason captain in the obedience of our faith. Who will not now, well-beloved children, rejoice and be glad? when he heareth that Christ for our sakes hath ascended up into the heavens, that it should prosper us in all our things both body & soul? Who will fear now any of his enemies: when he doth hear that christ sitteth i● heaven at the right hand of god the father, and governeth every man's heart, that men cannot do any thing, but as he will, and shall permit. Furthermore if at any time, we are suddenly taken with any of our enemies, or when we do come in perils, we ought constantly to believe that is done by the will of our saviour Christ: jesus Christ rule us always, and give us that grace that we may suffer ourselves to be ruled of him. So be it. ❧   

The eleventh domestical sermon to their Children of the latter judgement.  
hitherto, well-beloved Children ye have heard how Christ was made our lord and saviour, that is to say, made satisfaction for our sins, hath vendicated and worm us freely from death, the devil/ and hell: and hath deserved for us, remission of our sins, and life everlasting. Now the● doth remain (as ye may hear) how christ now at the last, shall show himself openly in his latter judgement unto all the world, & verily to be a merciful lord of the godly, that is, a deliverer of them & lord of all thing, & to the wicked, a sharp judge. Therefore, it followeth in the belief, I believe in jesus christ the son both of god, & of that virgin, which from thence that is to say, from the right hand of god the father, shall come to judge both the quick & the dead: With the which words I profess this thing, that I believe that Christ at length when he shall see his time, will come in his glory, & all his holy Anngels with him, & shall little on the seat of his glory▪ Matthew xxij. Chapter. And he shall come also, not as in his first coming, for to preach unto men the gospel of grace, or to save the world, but to judge both the quick and the dead. And how that shallbe, both Christ and his apostles declare. Matth. xxvi chapter. Christ saith, when the son of man shall come (where now he speaketh of his second coming) in his glory, and all his angels with him, them shall he sit upon the seat of his glory, and there shallbe gathered together before him all nasions, & he shall separate them. etc. Ye know this place. Mark xiij chap. Christ saith, than they shall see the son of man come in the clouds with great power and glory. Luke xxi cha. Thess. four chapter. We that shallbe left in the coming of the lord, shall not prevent those which have slept, for the same lord with that exhortation, and in the voice of the Arch angel/ and the trump of God shall descend from heaven, & first those that be dead in Christ shall rise, than we which shall live, which shallbe left, shall be taken with them in the clouds in the meeting of the lord in the air, & so shall we be with the Lord always two epistle of Peter three chapter. The days of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night, with the which the heavens shall vanish away as a storm, the elements being hot shallbe dissolved, and the earth also and all those things that are therein shall be burnt up. etc.  
Behold, ye here (well-beloved children) how Christ shall use his last judgement. Furthermore, of signs, which shallbe as tokens of the coming of Christ, read unto yourself the Evangelists, and the second epistle to the thessalonians, the second chapter, the seventh book of Lactantius of the institution of holy things. For it is to long to rehearse here all, nor there is no small numbered of testimonies which do appear in every place in the prophets, of this second coming of Christ. David saith xcvi psalm. Th● shall the tongue of woods rejoice from the face of the Lord, for because he shall come to judge the earth. Esay the second chapter, And he shall judge the nations, and he shall reprove many people.  
Esai lxvi Psalm Behold the lord shall come in fire, and his chariot shall be as a boisterous wind These few testimonies of the Prophets, well-beloved children, I have recited here, that ye might know the s●cond coming of christ, even before: or as well as the first coming of Christ, by the holy ghost: which was spoken by the prophets, and also pre●aticy●ated or prophesied. Now, seeing that it is most true well-beloved children, that christ shall come at length to judgement, it doth belong unto us, first both with our life & behaviour to have in remembrance christ which shall come to judge: for this is a goodly saying of S. Augst. the xlix. Psalm. which saith. When every man doth way in his heart & seeth what place faith taketh here, if we do believe the judgement for to come, brethren we shall l●ue well, now is the time of mercy, the time of judgement shallbe. And Paul two Cor .v. Chap. saith. Wherefore let us stryne with ourselves, if we be present at home, or with out making our journey, that we may please him, for all we must show ourself before the judgement seat of god & christ, that every man may bear those things which have been done by his body. Furthermore, if we truly believe the last judgement of Christ, we shall make our hearts glad, that in that time, all we the which have cast our confidence surely in him both shall receive the crown of our justice two Tim four Chap. And we shall live also with our head Christ for evermore i Tessa four Chap. What ought to be more desired of us, then whereby we may look upon the face of Christ, which is the immaculate Image of God, the first begotten of all creatures, by whom all thing was made, which is in heaven, and which is in earth? Colloss. i Chap. Our lord jesus Christ grant, that in like case as here in earth we be one, so that we may so lead our life with him, even together for evermore. Let ever this latter judgement, well-beloved Children be always before your eyes, ¶ I shall marvel if ye shall not have a great account or good eye to your living. So be it   

The twelfth Domestical sermon to their children, of God the holy ghost.  
Seeing that I have taken upon me (well-beloved children) to expound the belief, I have told to you christians, without any controversy or doubt, that we should believe with a ●yngle eye, that there is but one god, and yet three persons, which have the self same divine substance: and as I shall use the words of the old ancient d●uynes, or consubstantial, which is god the father, god the son, and god the holy ghost. We have spoken hitherto very much of god the father, & god the son. And now the course of our talk doth require, that we should entreat now of god the holy ghost. The holy ghost also to be god, the holy scripture doth plainly prove. But lest I should be tedious unto you with the multitude of Scriptures I will bring forth only some places of scripture, by the which ye shall know the deity of the holy ghost, and that ye may both defend your conscience from the assaults of the devil. Matthew the last chap. Christ sayeth unto his disciples, whom he willed to god through all the world: Go, and teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost. ●o●, here Christ doth attribute the godhead unto the holy ghost: for when I must believe in the holy ghost, than I make him a god, for I must believe and put my trust in no man, but in God. This argument doth Razianzene the fifth ●oke of his holy writing use, whose words be these. But if the holy ghost be a creature, how do we believe in him, or be confirmed in him? and it is not all one thing, to believe in any thing, and to believe of any thing for that thing is attributed to the godhead, the other thing to every creature. And this argument S. Cyprian doth touch in his exposition of the belief. David xxxij psalm, saith. The heavens were made with the word of god, and with the spirit of his mouth all their powers, and here is also opened a testimony, that the holy ghost is god, as heaven, & all thing which is in heaven was made by him. Psalm. Cxxxviii. Whither shall I god from the spirit. And whither shall I fly from thy face? It is in no creatures power for to be in all places, or to fulfil all the world: but that pertaineth only to God the creator. Furthermore, that the holy ghost is very god, these places may satisfy you for this time, of the Godhead of the holy ghost. Now I come to the belief, in the which we say. I believe in the holy ghost with the which words I say, that I profess to believe not only, that the holy ghost is god, with true god the father, and very god the son, and for to come forth of them both: but also, maketh in me that thing, that his name doth signify, truly that he doth sanctify me: with what means that is done, the next sentences of the belief do declare. But truly, to believe in the holy ghost, is to believe, that our hearts are led by him, are stirred by him, are moved to believe the gospel of jesus Christ, and that by him we are brought to the knowledge of the father and Christ: and by him, ●e follow Christ our lord/ and our defender from all kind of bondage. For no man ●●● believe at any time either the gospel or can by any means believe christ to be his lord, unless it be given him by the holy ghost. Therefore, the congregation swageth in a song. Now we beseech the holy ghost, the first he will give us a true faith, & that he will keep us before we come to an end & when we comehome out of this life full of misery, Lordhave mercy on us, where y● here dear children, the right faith both in the gospel to be asked of the holy ghost and Christ. Corint twelve No man can say Lord jesus, but by the holy ghost. To be short the holy ghost is the same spirit, by whom our heavenly father both worketh all thing in us, and doth quicken them in us. And here the congregation doth syngagayne of the holy ghost Without the holy ghost, there is nothing in man, and nothing is without sin. Wherefore (well-beloved children) when either ye will hear the word of god, or do any thing, pray ye to Christ, that he would send unto you the holy ghost, that whatsoever ye shall here or do, that ye may both hear it ● do it luckily and happily. And first, we must desire christ that the holy ghost may not leave us so long as ●e be in this world▪ but at all times he may be chief present with us, that he may defend us from the manifold snares of the devil/ & preserve our hearts, that they being always intent and beeholding only jesus Christ our saviour, may not be troubled with any thing contrary to his commandment. So be it.   

The thirteenth domestical sermon to their children, of Christ's Church.  
IN the last sermon (well-beloved children) ye have herd that to believe in the holy ghost, is nothing else then to believe that the holy ghost is very god with very God the father, and very god the son, and that he doth make us verily holy, even as his holy name doth signify: and now ye shall hear, how by the holy ghost we are made holy, and what things appertain unto him from the first beginning of the world, and what appertaineth to him even to the end of the world. This followeth in the belief. I believe the holy church, the communion of samtes. Here ye ought to be admonished (wherefore we say here.) I believe the holy church, and not in the holy church. Saint Cyprian doth make answer here, for this cause it is done, that the creator ought to be separated from the creatures, and holy things may be separated from human things. Furthermore, when we profess that we do believe holy church, we show and set forth the holiness of the church, which can not be set forth before our corporal eyes, for those things which we believe, are not seen with our eyes, and so is the holiness of the church hidden, for god hath wrapped his church with many kinds of infirmities, with sin, with errors, and with a thousand manner of crosses he doth oppress it, that it seemeth to be nothing less than holy. Therefore whosoever doth not observe and mark the manner of god bilig●tly, & seeth or beholdeth the errors, sins, and daily falls in those men, which be born again with the water of regeneration, & have both the word of god, & do keep it in faith, cannot but greatly be offended, & think, that those are not to be taken of the holy church. But here perchance thou wilt say. But what is the Church? Hear well-beloved children, this word, Ecelesia, is Greek word, and in ●aten, it signifieth, Societatem, or, Concionem, or, Coetuns' populi, in English, it signifieth a fellowship, an asse●●ble, or a congregation of people. And this is this holy church, called a certain fellowship of holy ●●enne upon earth, warring under christ by the holy ghost. (●o, behold the office of the holy ghost) congregated in one faith, mind, and understanding, and mdewed with many gifts. Briefly, the holy church is all those which believe in Christ: & this thing signifieth these words. I believe the communion of samtes. Which words (as the holy fathers testify with one voice) the holy church is expounded to be a communion. or a fellowship or congregation of saints. And this is the th●g y ● ●. August. writeth, in a sermon of all saints. Our holy mother the faithful church being sured in all the world, taught chafflictions of Christ in the head jesus Christ. etc. But here perchance also, you think with yourselves Behold how is it, the holy church of christ which (as I have said a little before) sometime falleth headlong into sin? I make answer. The holy church is by faith ●● jesus Christ, whilst truly it doth believe, that by Christ's blood it is washed clean from all sin i john n. chap. And the holy church of Christ is, those that do abstain from the sins of the flesh, and do exercise themselves with spiritual exercises. Furthermore, it is not so holy, that utterly it lacketh all evil desires, may be oppressed with no wicked opinions. For the church of god must confess her sin: therefore, she prayeth, that her sins may be forgiven. Wherefore she believeth to have remission of her sins. So that now we perceive, that saints do sin, do ●alle, and are deceived, but unawares, for they will not willyngely forswear jesus Christ▪ and renounce his gospel, wherefore they do obtain the remission of their sins: and if they do at any time err from the doctrine of Christ, so that neglygentely they be out of the way, there is made ready for them forgiveness: for why, sometime, and specially about the end of their life, they be brought somewhat to remembrance of their sins, and repent of their sins, and give the victory only to the truth, and unto the mercy of jesus Christ But peradventure here, well-beloved children, again you would know of me, whether the holiness of the church, may by any means be hid from Christ: Or whether the church of Christ may be known by any exterior signs, as I have said a little before: wherein I wylsygnify unto you, the church of Christ to be▪ wheresoever the pure word of God is taught, and the sacraments administered, as Christ hath instituted them, the people be stirred to live godly, & where they do pray unto god for kings, princes, and all ordinary governors and rulers. Behold, these be the signs of Christ's church, when therefore I do profess and say. I believe the holy church. I confess this ching: I believe that there is upon the earth a company of holy saints, which do believe in jesus christ of the which company I am one: yea and a member of the same, and profess that I am a partner of all good things which they do: In the which company I am associate unto them by the holy Ghost, for that that I have hard the word of God: and now hear it. jesus Christ grant that we may be in his holy Church, and that we may continually there remain. So be it. ☜ ☞ ❧   

The xiiii domestical or how●holde sermon to their children, of the remission of sins.  
Last of all ye have heard, well beloved children, that we by the holy ghost, and by the word of god, are associate to the holy church. And hear now what thing is done in the church, the holy ghost being our guide. There followeth in our belief: I believe the remission of sins. Here I do confess that I do believe the holy church to have the remission of sins: The remission of sins is, when our sins are forgiven us freely by Christ. Which forgiveness is made by the preaching of the word of god, and the administration of the sacraments among the church of Christ, and given to us by only jesus Christ, both through his merits and promise. For thus saith S. Paul. Rom. iii cha. Verily ●e are justified freely by his grace, that is the grace of god by the redemption, which is in christ jesus. Ephe. i chap. By whom, that is to say, by christ we have forgiveness, & remission of our sins by his blood. The same words Paul writeth, Colloss. i chap. And Christ himself sayeth in the last chapter of Luke. This ought Christ to suffer, and rise the third day from death and underneath his name, repentance & remission of sins to be preached among all nations. And Paul saith, Acts xiij chap. Be it known to you (O ye men) that by this, that is Christ, remission of sins is declared unto us. But wherefore do I tarry, in bringing forth so many testimonies of Scripture? as who should say, that all holy scripture were not full of testimonies, that by only jesus Christ, the remission of our sins is granted and promised to us▪: and it is not only fortified by the open places of scripture, but also confirmed by the sentences of many holy men. For what other thing doth baptism represent (and what doth the supper of the lord also? then that by only jesus christ the forgiveness of our sins is both gotten & promised. For the which thing (I trust) we shall have leisure at an other time to speak more of. Furthermore, for that, that we are made partakers of the remission of sins by christ both gotten and promised unto us, only our faith in jesus Christ causeth it, for who that doth believe and that with all his heart, that Christ came into this world for this cause, was borne, suffered death, was crucified, and rose from death, that he might attain the forgiveness of sins, he truly hath obtained the forgiveness of his sins, for the which thing, well-beloved children/ let not your conscience doubt, and behold. I will set forth here before you, a few places of scripture, which ye shall have always in remembrance. Christ saith, john. in. chap. As Moses hath exalted the serpent in desert, so must the son of man be exalted, that all which believe in him shall not perish. Balat two chap. We do believe in jesus christ, that we shall be justified by faith, and not by the works of the law. Furthermore, to be justified, as ye have heard oft, is to obtain the forgiveness of sins, or else of an unjust man to be made just. Ephe. two chap. With grace are ye made safe by faith. Act xiii chap. By him (that is by christ) remission of sins is declared unto us, in that thing that he which believeth is justified: And this S. Ambro ●…n his commentaries upon the. iii●. chap. to the ●o▪ which place I will declare by the way They be manifestly blessed, whose 〈◊〉 be forgiven them without any labour or any work, and that offences be covered, so that (to their justification) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 required no works of them, but only that they should believe. As I 〈◊〉, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of these places, well-beloved 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 easily understand, that only 〈◊〉 in christ doth remit us of our sins. But here perchance you would say. And how is this faith gotten in Christ? Hear with a few words, faith is gotten in christ▪ partly of hearing the word of god, or the gospel, partly of the holy ghost, which maketh us believe the promises of christ. Paul Ro ten chap. saith. Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of god Peter saith, Acts xi chap. That when he did preach unto the Gentiles, the holy ghost did fall among them. Which place, as many other more, doth prove plainly in the acts of the Apostles, that the holy ghost did stir up the hearts of men by the word, that they might believe 〈…〉 that now 〈…〉 belief▪ 〈…〉nnes is▪ 〈…〉yng 〈…〉 g as 〈…〉 churchy, ●● w●●ch 〈…〉 lie ●h●●org●●●enes o● 〈…〉 e is, both for ●hat that god y● fa●●●● for jesus Christ's sake hath forgiven us our sins 〈…〉, ● also for that that we offending ou● an o●her, do forgive one an other. Wherefore well-beloved children, pray unto Christ that he would vouchsafe to admit us always as of his church, for those that be not of his churthe, they never obtain the forgiveness of their sins, & those be not of his church, which will deserve the forgiveness of their sins by their own merits and not by the gospel, & faith in jesus christ 〈…〉 we have declared & said of this 〈…〉 entry for this tyme.   

The fifteenth domestical or household sermon to their children, of the resurrection of the dead.  
Few men, well-beloved children, do willingly die: and the cause is (as I think) partli for that we are more desirous by our nature of life than death, partly for that in few of us there is true faith, that there shallbe a resurrection of the dead: for if this faith were strong in us, truly it could not be, but that we should willingly die: but that this sentence of the resurrection which shallbe of the dead, may be made to you more familiar, and that it once well understand, might make you the willynglyer to depart this present life: we shall speak a few words at this present time of it. We say therefore in our belief, I believe the resurrection o● the flesh: where, by this flesh understand you this our body, as you might say, I believe that this my very body shall at length rise again, or I believe the resurrection of this body. Wherefore exercise your mind to believe this, that our body, which now here we see, shallbe raised again, but the condition & quality changed (as I may use the words of S. Cyprian) For why, this our bydy that shall rise, shallbe incorruptible and immortal, not only the just (as S. Cyprian saith) but the sinners also. The just truly, for because they shall ever tarry with christ, and the sinners without any remedy, shall ever tarry in everlasting pain i Corint xu chap. For this corruptible body must put on incorruption, and this mortal body, must put on immortality. job nineteen. chapter. I know that my redeemer liveth, and in the latter day, I shall rise from the earth: and again I shallbe covered with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see God, whom even I myself shall see, and mine eyes shall look upon. Furthermore, of the resurrection that shall be of the dead, there be many goodly testimonies in holy scripture. Ezech. xxxv chap. saith. Behold, I shall open your sepulchres, and shall bring you out of your sepulchres. Daniel xii cha. And many of those which sleep, shall come out of the dust of the earth, some to everlasting life some to their rebuke: that they may always see, Christ saith. john i The hour shall come, in the which all that be in the graves shall hear his voice, and those which have done good, shall go to the resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. Matt xxii Christ saith also, of the resurrection of the dead, have ye not red, that it hath been said unto you of god, which saith? I am the god of Abraham, the god of Isaac, and the god of jacob. God is not the god of the dead, but of the living, And unto those apply the saying of Paul i Corint xv i Thessa four and Philip three Chapter. In the which places there be goodly testimonies of the resurrection that shallbe of the dead. But here perchance ye would say: and how, and after what sort, shall the resurrection of the dead be. To these words doth Paul make us answer and say i Corint xu chap i Thess. four chap. We tell you verily this thing, as the word of the Lord, that we which live, and shallbe least to the coming of the lord, shall not prevent and come before those which do sleep: For the same lord with a commandment & the voice of the archangel, and the trumpette of god should descend from heaven, & those that be dead in Christ shall rise first, than we which do live, which shallbe left, shallbe taken together with them in the clouds in the air to the meating of the lord, and so shall we be always with the Lord, these be the words of S. Paul, & when he addeth at the latter end, & so shall we be alway with the lord▪ he declareth how much joy remaineth to those which die in Christ, that at length they shall rise to everlasting life. Furthermore, he declareth what we shall do, after that we are relieved, we shall come out of the earth to immortality & everlasting life: or we being yet alive shallbe changed to immortality: with the which thoughts if our heart shall sometimes be occupied, we shall easily etolerate & bear this death, which may be a mean unto us to an immortality & everlasting life. The cause that we do rise christ through his holy resurrection hath beserued for us, that no man should think that it cometh of his own works. Of the which Paul doth speak i Cor xu Chap. & in other places of his epistles, of the which I have made mention a little before: & now 〈…〉 shall 〈…〉 in a 〈…〉 y●e. ●or 〈…〉 glorious 〈…〉 chap. Whi●● 〈…〉 scarce half holy and 〈…〉 y ●●●y ●ost do●h daily 〈…〉 his protection, & doth 〈…〉 stes church, the ●org 〈…〉 s, until such time as we 〈…〉 o an o●her life, in the which 〈…〉 made 〈…〉 an● and holy/ and ●h●● we shal●● delivered from sin, deat●, and from a● evils in our body, which shallbe immortal and incorrupryble. God that is our merciful father, gra●●●e that we may see one another joyfully and gladly in that day, and that w● may perpetually remain with our head Christ, to whom be praise 〈…〉 the holy 〈…〉   

The sixteenth Sermon Domestical to their children, of the life everlasting.  
THere both remain now the last article of our belief, as ye know well beloved children, of the which although we did sum what sprake in the last sermon, yet for all that, we will common which a few words of it at this present tyme. I therefore in the belief say, I befour the life everlasting, with the which words. I confess that I believe, that after that I shall rise from death to life, that I shall never die: but that I shall have everlasting life with Christ our head, which is declared openly in the holy scriptures. Daniel xii chap. sayeth, And many of those which sleep, shall amake from out of the dost of the earth, some to life everlasting, some to their rebuke or punishment, that they might always see. Oseas xiii chap. I shall deliver them out of the hands of death, and shall redeem them from death. Ezechiel xxxiii. Chapter, I live (saith the Lord) I will not the death of a sinner, but that he should be converted and line i Thess, iiii. chap, sayeth, that we shall be alway with the lord, from the resurrection and death: therefore we shall live perpetually with him. But here some men would say. But what shall this eternal life be? Esai lxvi chapter, sayeth. In this place where he maketh mention of the last resurrection of the dead, than shallbe a Saboth day, of a Sabbath day: and a month of a month etc.: That is to say/ then shall it perpetually be holy day, and saints shall perpetually worship the lord, that is they shall know the Lord, and shall live without any spot of sin, and shall die no more. And the same thing doth job be are witness of, & sayeth in the sixte●ch cha. I know that my redeemer liveth. etc. Which place I brought out in the last chap, and here refer Christ's sayings john xvii chap. This is the life everlasting, that they may know the to be the only very god, and him which thou hast sent jesus Christ. Behold, he saith, that the life everlasting, is the knowledge of the father and Christ's. And this eternal life shall apperrayne to sa 〈…〉 & tho●● that be godly the wicked sinners truly shall live always, but to this purpose that they shall always continue and remain in everlasting pains. Wherefore David saith. Psal. xxxi The death of sinners is cursed, as he might say, although in this life god doth not punish always sinners yet for all that, aster this life they shall be punished of god grievously. And therefore look here upon the saying of Christ. Matt xxv chap. And these shall go, that ●o to say, the ungodly/ into everlasting punishment, but those that be godly, to everlasting life: for this everlasting life and eternal joy, as Esai saith in the xxxv chap. is divided and given to us of god for jesus Christ's sake. Roma. 5. So that grace should reign by righteousness to everlasting life by jesus Christ. Ro vi ch. The life everlasting is the gift of god by Christ jesus our lord. And truly this life everlasting is not divided to all men by Christ, but only to those which believe in Christ, that is, which do believe that Christ by his death, his resurrection, by his as 〈…〉 to the h 〈…〉, hath deserved for 〈…〉 ●ife everlasting. john iii, 〈…〉 believeth 〈…〉 son, 〈…〉 life everlasting, and he that believeth not in the son, shall not see life, but the wrath of god doth remain upon him. john vi ch. This is his will which sent me, that every one which seeth the son, and believeth in him, hath everlasting life, and I shall raise him in the latter day: and in the same chap. Verily verily I say unto you: he that believeth in me, hath everlasting life: mark this word, hath. This everlasting life gotten for us by Chryst, shall cause, that as I trust, weibeloved children, when Christ shall call us from hence, we shall willingly depart, seeing that ye perfitly know, james four chap That ye shall vanish away out of this transitory world, not much unlike unto a smoke, which doth appear for a little time, & so both vanish away, & so for to go to everlasting life. In the which we shall see Christ face to face, whom here we do perceive as a figure in a glass: as I might use the words of S. Paul, that is to say only even with faith & in words i Cor xiii chapter. The grace of our lord jesus Christ, & the love of god, & the partaking of the holy ghost be with all you. So be it.   

The seventeenth domestical or household sermon unto their children of Baptism.  
OF late in a certain sermon well-beloved children, I have said that in the Church of Christ, there is remission of sins, which is communicated to you by the sacraments: and that ye may the more lively understand it, I will speak a few words of the sacraments, and chief of those which Christ hath instituted, that is to say, of Baptism, and the supper of the Lord, and in this present sermon we will begin to speak of baptism, and an other time (if god will send unto me his grace) I shall speak of the supper of the lord: and lest this word, sacrament, should trouble you, mark that this word sacrament, is for the most part defined of divines, that it is a visible form, of the invisible grace of Christ, as for an example, Baptism, of the which we speak, is a Sacrament, for in that is a visible form, for as I shall use the words of S. Augustine, which he writeth to Marcellin●●▪ in his first epistle. In baptism the eyes ●● see the puttynges into the wa●●r, or the touchings of the water: but the ea●es hear the promise of grace. Whosoever shall believe, and shallbe baptized, shallbe saved. With these sensible things/ God giveth us his invisible grace and redemption, which is in christ jesus. And these few words be spoken of the definition of a sacrament: and now I come to baptism, of the which every christian man ought to know three things. First, what is baptism? afterward wherefore babtism is instituted? then who be made partakers of baptism. That I may god unto the first, baptism is nothing else, but water put unto the word and commandment of God, and by that word sanctified, or that I will brieflyer define it. Baptism is the water of god, not that this water of the own nature is better than other water, but that unto this water, both the word of God, and the commandment also is put unto it. But here some man might say, what manner of word is that? And what manner of commandment of god is that, where with baptism is made. Hea●●●● the word of god is that, that Christ saith Mark the last chap. Whosoe●er shall be leave, and shallbe baptized, he shallbe saved whosoever shall not believe, shallbe danced This is the commandment of god, that Christ saith, Matt xxviii chapter. Go ye therefore, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. Wherefore be these anabaptists men of our time so fra●●●e, which vehemently ●●ye▪ how can the water help our souls? Here▪ well-beloved children, baptism is not only the water, which we wash our hands with: but it is the water mix with the word, the commandment▪ and the institution of Christ: which if thou dost take away from baptism tho●●ast left it naked without any god●● apparel. But at this present, I purpose not with myself to concend with the Anabaptist, ye know, what baptism is: therefore hear now, wherefore it was instituted of Christ, that is, how that it doth profit us: wherefore it was ordained, the words of Christ teach plainly. Whosoever shall believe, and shall be baptized▪ shall be saved. Of the which word you may ●●iden●●●e perceive the m●●nyng. And the fr 〈…〉 and end of baptism is, that we should be saved. To be sa●ed, is to be take● away from sin, the devil, and 〈…〉 h, and ●o be brought into the kingdom of Christ, and to have everlasting life with Christ. And here ye hear again, well-beloved children, how much we ought to set by baptism, as a thing that bringeth unto us an ●nspekeable treasure. Of the which ching i● may be plainly perceived of us, that baptism is not clean water, as the babbling anabaptists ●la●ber▪ for by pure water (as I th●●●●) we can not bring the devil or ●de●h ●nd●e the yoke, nor obtain remission of sins, nor get the grace of God, and wh●● Christ, and the holy ghost▪ with all his gifts▪  
Furthermore, who be those that ●●● made partakers of this so g 〈…〉 a treasure? Hear now▪ christ showeth this thing with fe●e words, in the 〈…〉 Chapter of S. 〈…〉 the ●●ange 〈…〉 when he sayeth, who so ever shall believe and shall be baptized, shall be saved, where ye hear that we are made apt by faith, that we should use that divine water for our own necessity, that is, that we may follow a● length that thing, which is by that wholesome water, which is mixed with the word and commandment of God, promised to us: and let not this be scrupulous with your conscience, that the priest, or minister of the congregation doth give into us baptism, by the which we get such unspeakable gifts: for the pastor is the minister of God, and it is so with the when thou art baptized of a minister, as if thou shouldest be baptized of god himself. And this is the thing that Christ speaketh of▪ Matt. the last Chap▪ baptizing them in the name of the father the son, & the holy ghost, as he might say, ●hose that are baptized, be not baptized in the name of the minister of the church, which doth minister the baptism, but in the name of go● the father, ●he son▪ and the holy ghost, that is to 〈…〉 ●hen men be baptized of you, they ●● persuaded in th●●● minds to believe ●●●●●e so, as though god should baptize them, and say with his own mouth. Behold, I baptize thee in my name, and I forgive the all thy sins, and I receive the into my favour: and I will be thy defender always, but in the stead of an augmenter, I will add always this thing Baptism in his own signification and figure is taken for repentance, which is the third sacrament as some men affirm, for repentance, is to mortify the old man and to lead a new life. Wherefore who soever is penitent and sorry for those evil acts that he doth in his life time, is always occupied in baptism, which doth not only set forth a new life, but also doth work, & beginneth always to work yea, and also is always stirred to work. Therefore baptism doth endure even so long as we have any breath in our body For why, although any man doth styde from it by sin: yet for all that, we may come to it again, and mortify the old● man: that is to say, wrath, lechery, co●e●ousnes, pride, ungodliness, and other vices, which we have taken of the nati●itie of Adam. Christ jesus the author of baptism, give unto us all, that we may ●e made partakers of the fruits of baptism, and that we may continue in him so long as we here live. So be it.   

❧ The xviii Domestical or household sermon to their children, of the supper of the Lord.  
GOd accustometh for the most part, welbe loved children, to add unto his holy promises certain signs, y● the● should always be the more ready in our remembrance, & should admonish us of his holy promise, for in like case, when god had promised Noe. Gene. ix ch. That he would no more after this subvert and drown the universal world with water. He addeth unto his promise an heavenly sign, namely, a rain bow. In like case. Gene. xvi When God had promised Abraham his blessing, which should remain to all nations by his seed: he did add unto it the sign of circumcision the sign of the righteousness of faith, as Paul saith. Rom. four chap. In the new● testament, Christ the son of God dy● add unto his promise of remission of sins/ and life everlasting, signs, baptism and the supper of the lord. Of the which supper, we purpose at this time by god's grace to speak a few words. And first mark the sacrament of the body & the blood of our Lord, is called by many names. For Paul i Corint xi chap. calleth it the supper of the Lord, which supper we do represent, when we have taken that sacrament which Christ even at the present time, going to his death for us, did begin with his disciples in the evening. It is called the sacrament of thanks giving, because it is instituted by this name, to be a sacrament, as Chriso▪ saith. Let us give thanks unto Christ, for his ineffable benefits which he hath bestowed upon us, by his most bitter passion: It is called a communion, for that the supper of the Lord, was wont ●o be solemnized, in and among the congregation of christian people, they being once gathered together.  
Therefore, learn what is the supper of the lord, and then wherefore it was instituted of Christ, and what profits we do receive by it: and last, who ought to be admitted unto this supper. The supper of the lord is, when Christ said unto his disciples, take and eat, this is my body, which is given for you, this is my blood which is shed for you in the remission of sins. To the which words Christ addeth bread and wine, with the which the faithful receive his very body, and his very blood spiritually: which ii signs, be as seals, that the words of christ be agreeable unto the truth. Wherefore was this sacrament instituted? for two causes (well-beloved children) first that we should not doubt that there is given to us truly, which the gospel doth promise us, that is the remission of sins, and life enerlasting, for jesus Christ's sake, then, that we should declare our faith before the world, for before god it is sufficient for us to believe the gospel▪ but for because God suffereth us here to live for this cause, that we should be profitable to all men, and the faith that is hidden in our hearts, we should show outwardly before men: He hath instituted to us baptisine, and the supper of the lord, by the which figures▪ the world doth know that we are Christians. But here ye might say perchance. Is not Baptism sufficient for us? Wherefore should we receive the supper of the lord▪ seeing that we might by baptism be admonished of the remission of our sins, and the life everlasting by Christ, and thus declare our profession. But here ye, well-beloved children, by baptism truly we are revived, and regenerated first, as ye have heard in the sermon before. Sense we can not here put of the old skin, and for the moast part are thrown into diverse storms of temptations, Christ hath left here unto us in spirit and faith to receive his body and his blood, with the which we may make strong our faith against so many assaults of temptations, and so by them to be strengthened more and more. I think ye look for now that I should show to you, what commodities or fruits we do receive by the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, and for because I will be short, this sacrament leadeth us to two commodities, one is, for that it maketh us brethren, ●●●●oheyrs of jesus Christ, so that of him ● us together, there is one house: an other commodity is, that we are roupled among our sehies with mutual love and charity, by this sacrament, and we are compelled one to love an other: which ii fruits of this sacrament, Paul with one band (as they say) doth knit together i Cor xu chap. saying. The ●uppe of blessing whom we do bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The breats which we break: is it not the communion of the body of Christ? Behold, here Paul hath placed it underneth one fruit and commodity, because we should be one bread and one body, for all we be partakers of the same bread: and lo, here is an other commodity: And these be the words of S. Paul. Cyprian in his vi epistle the i book, doth interpret these words this: saying. Furthermore, the lords sacrifice doth declare the christian unity to be annexed unto him, with a strong & inseparable love: for when the lord calleth (as it were) his body/ bread, made of the putting together of many cornels, he doth declare our people (whom he did bear) to be uniced and knit together: and when he calleth his blood wine/ pressed out of many chisters & berries, & brought into one form: he signifieth also unto us that we are coupled together with the commi●tion of the multitude uniced, & these be the words of S. Cyprian. There remaineth that I should ●eache you, well-beloved children, who be those that should ●● admitted to receive the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ. I would that ye should not be ignorant in this thing: they ought to be admitted to this sacrament, which know perfitly what this Sacrament is, and which can tell wherefore they will receive it, ye have heard a little before the words of Christ● the sacrament to be the signs of the body & the blood of Christ. The cause truly, wherefore any may will receive this sacrament, should be this, that they wylreceive this sacrament, for that they would confirm their faith, to the comfort of their ●onscyence. And this ways we shall use this sacrament rightly, or else if this cause which I have spoken of, do not compel us it is not so good that we should come to the receiving of this sacrament. Other things, which might be spoken of the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, I will speak of an other ●y●●. And these things which I have spoken of, rep●●e them diligently with yourselves, that ye may rightly ●se the supper of the Lord. ❧   
Praise be unto Christ, our god and Saviour.   

The householders prayer.  
O God merciful father, to whose high prudence (immediately after the creation of man) it seemed not necessary, for man to be alone: but dyddeste make him a helper, like unto himself, a woman to be his wife/ and diddest conjoin them two in one flesh: Grant, we beseech thee, that we two may be of one true faith, hope and trust in thee, and that we may so bring up the fruits of our bodies, our children, with all our servants and famylye in thy fear and love/ that they being well instruct and governed in their tender age & youth, may always observe and keep thy holy law and commandments: and that all we, living in thy peace unity and concord, may always depend on th● fatherly providence, unfeignedly repenting our sins, and undoubtedly believing to have the free forgiveness of all our offences/ only at thy mercy/ and that for Christ's deaths sake. Bless, we humbly beseech thee, O father, the labours of our hands, that we may have sufficient for our necessaries, and also to relyene and come▪ fort thy membres, our poor neighbours. Make us ever content with that thy liberality sendeth us, and never 〈…〉▪   

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