There is a place in the 2. Macha. 12. Cha. where we read1 ⟨image 96⟩how that Judas […] us that […] sendeth certain money to Jerusalem, to make a sacrifice for the dead. Now Judas did this: but it followeth not, that we are bound in conscience to do the like, as the papists which by and by conclude upon it. Judas did this, & be was a godly man, ergo2 we should do it too: we should follow his […] le and sacrifice for the dead. Nego argumentum, it is a naughty argument, to conclude upon that thing which he did […], ha uyng not gods word: he did it, ergo it was well done. For we are not bound to follow them in their doings. For if Mary the mother of Christ should have done some what disagreeing from gods word, we should not follow her, why che in deed hath had her faults, as saint Augustine plainly affirmeth in the 3. treatise upon John: where she moved Christ to do a miracle when their wine was lacking at the marriage: when our saviour called her Mulier, woman, what have I to do with thee? as who say, to do miracles is my fathers work, and he knoweth the time when it is best to be done: what have you to do with […] where Chrysostom and Augustine plainly […], that Mary was somewhat arrogant.3 So likewise it appeared in the Evangelist Matthew, where she interrupting his Sermon, desired to speak with him, and a fellow told him when he was teaching the people, saying: Thy mother is here and would speak with thee he answered and said, who is my mother? or sister, or brother? and stretched out his hand, saying: whosoever doth the will of my father which is in heaven, he is my mother, sister and brother. So likewise when he was but twelve […] of age, his mother and father seeking him, he said, […] know ye not that I must be in yt business of my father? Now in all these places as the writers saye, passa est […], she hath showed her frail nature: shall we go now and follow4 her? No no, we may not do so. S. Paul teacheth us how we shall follow them, and in what thynges, Bonum est emulari in bono semper, It is good always to be fervent, and to follow in good things: then it is not such a good argument, such a man doth it, ergo it is a good thing? No not so: we must […] so & do so all things, as it may stand with our […], ⟨p. 90⟩whereunto god hath called us: for when we leave our vocation5 whereunto god hath appointed us, no doubt we do naught and damnably:
There is a place in the 2. Macha. 12. Cha. where we rede1 ⟨image 96⟩how that Iudas 〈…〉 us that 〈…〉 sendeth certain money to Ierusalem, to make a sacrifice for the dead. Now Iudas dyd this: but it foloweth not, that we are bound in conscience to do the lyke, as the papistes which by and by conclude vpon it. Iudas did this, & be was a godlye man, ergo2 we shold do it too: we shold folow his 〈…〉 le and sacrifice for the dead. Nego argumentum, it is a naughtye argumente, to conclude vpon that thing which he did 〈…〉, ha uyng not gods worde: he did it, ergo it was well done. For we are not bounde to folowe them in theyr doynges. For yf Marye the mother of Christe shoulde haue done some what disagreeyng from gods worde, we should not folow her, whi che in dede hath had her faultes, as saincte Augustyne plamlye affirmeth in the 3. treatise vpon Iohn: where she moued Christe to do a myracle when their wyne was lacking at the mariage: when our sauiour called her Mulier, woman, what haue I to do with thee? as who say, to do myracles is my fathers worke, and he knoweth the tyme when it is best to bee done: what haue you to doe with 〈…〉 where Chrysostome and Augustyne plainly 〈…〉, that Mary was somewhat arrogant.3 So likewise it appeared in the Euangelist Mathew, where she interruptyng his Sermon, desyred to speake with him, and a felow tolde him when he was teachyng the people, saying: Thy mother is here and would speake with thee he aunswered and sayd, who is my mother? or syster, or brother? and stretched oute his hand, saying: whosoeuer doth the wyll of my father which is in heauen, he is my mother, sister and brother. So lykewise when he was but twelue 〈…〉 of age, his mother and father seekyng hym, he sayde, 〈…〉 know ye not that I must be in yt busines of my father? Now in all these places as the wryters saye, passa est 〈…〉, she hath shewed her frayle nature: shall we go now and followe4 her? No no, we maye not do so. S. Paule teacheth vs howe we shall folow them, and in what thynges, Bonum est emulari in bono semper, It is good alwayes to be seruent, and to folow in good thinges: then it is not such a good argument, such a mā doth it, ergo it is a good thyng? No not so: we must so & do so al things, as it may stande with our ,
- 12 Machbeus. 12.
- 2Judas […] is […] to be […] ed.Iudas 〈…〉 is 〈…〉 to be 〈…〉 ed.
- 3Marywas […] arrogant.Maryvvas 〈…〉 arrogant.
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- 5To […] our […] on is dam nable.To 〈…〉 our 〈…〉 on is dam nable.
