Thirdly, that common and holy prayer, called the Lords prayer, can only be said and offered to God the father, and to no manner of creature. Wherefore if we had no other thing but this prayer of our Lord, yet might we thereby sufficiently know that none other is to be called upon but ⟨p. 69⟩God only. Last of all S. Paul saith, he1 ought to be called upon, on whom we do believe: but we do believe in God only: and therefore we ought to call upon him only, as he who alone knoweth, is able and will help us. And yet we do not reject the intercession of Christ, neither say we, that we have need of no intercessor with God. But like as God alone is to be called upon, so ought we to use none other intercession, nor any other advocate or intercessor before God, than Christ Jesus only, because the father hath appointed him alone to this function, & therefore in him he heareth and receiveth our prayers, as I have heretofore sufficiently proved. Wherefore if we would do obedient2 service to the Saints, then should we content ourselves with God, and Christ our saviour only. For unto this mark have the Saints always sent all men, and would not suffer themselves to be worshipped or called upon. Wherefore, if they suppose that the saints did not send men to Christ alone, but to others also, then let them show us ⟨image 80⟩who they were, to whom they sent them. For we have our opinion confirmed by the manifest scriptures. For when S. John twice, as appeareth in the Revelation. 19. &. 22. fell down before the Angel to worship him, the Angel answered: Take heed thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the Prophets, worship thou God. Again, at the marriage in Cana a city3 of Galilee, when there lacked wine, the mother of Jesus said unto him, They have no wine: Jesus answered unto her, and said: woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come His mother said to the servants, what so ever he saith unto you, do it. And this is the only will of the virgin Mary, that what so ever her son commandeth, we should do it. And because he commandeth us to come unto him, to call on him, to pray in his name, doubtless the blessed virgin would have us so to do, & to serve him and not her, which thing we do when we call upon her son, & not upon her.
Thirdely, that common and holy prayer, called the Lordes prayer, can onely be sayde and offered to God the father, and to no maner of creature. Wherefore if we had no other thing but this prayer of our Lorde, yet might wée thereby sufficiently knowe that none other is to be called vppon but ⟨p. 69⟩God only. Last of all S. Paule saith, he1 ought to be called vppon, on whome we doe beléeue: but we doe beléeue in God only: and therfore we ought to call vpon him only, as he who alone knoweth, is able and will helpe vs. And yet we do not reiecte the intercession of Christ, neither say we, that we haue néede of no intercessor with God. But like as God alone is to be called vpon, so ought we to vse none other intercession, nor any other aduocate or intercessor before God, than Christe Jesus onely, bicause the father hath appoynted him alone to this function, & therefore in him he heareth and receiueth oure prayers, as I haue héeretofore sufficiently preued. Wherfore if we would doe obedient2 seruice to the Sainctes, then should we content oureselues with God, and Christ our sauioure only. For vnto this marke haue the Sainctes alwayes sent all menne, and would not suffer themselues to be worshipped or called vpon. Wherfore, if they suppose yt the saincts did not send men to Christe alone, but to others also, then let them shewe vs ⟨image 80⟩who they were, to whom they sent thē. For we haue our opinion confirmed by the manifest scriptures. For when S. John twice, as appeareth in the Reuelation. 19. &. 22. fel downe before the Angell to worship him, the Angell answered: Take heede thou do it not, for I am thy fellovve seruaunte, and of thy brethren the Prophets, worship thou God. Againe, at the mariage in Cana a citie3 of Galelei, when there lacked wine, the mother of Jesu saide vnto him, They haue no vvine: Iesus ansvvered vnto hir, and sayde: vvoman, vvhat haue I to doe vvith thee? mine houre is not yet come His mother said to the seruaunts, vvhat so euer he sayth vnto you, doe it. And this is the only will of the virgine Mary, that what so euer hir sonne commaundeth, we should do it. And bicause he commaundeth vs to come vnto him, to cal on him, to pray in his name, doutlesse the blessed virgin wold haue vs so to do, & to serue him and not hir, which thing we do when we call vpō hir son, & not vppon hir.
- 1Rom. 10. We have need of an advocate for us to God.Rom. 10. We haue neede of an aduocate for vs to God.
- 2The Angels and saints send us from themselves to Christ.The Angels and saynctes send vs from themselues to Christ.
- 3John. 2.Iohn. 2.
