And concerning the other point of this priesthood of Jesus Christ, y• is to say the intercession towards God his Father, although y• papists put Jesus Christ always before as y• principal, and without whom they can no thing do (as they say▪) nevertheless is he not spoiled by them of his honour when they be not contented with him only? And in stead to go directly to him, which •yddeth us come to him so lovingly, they run to others (yea which often times be rather in hell then in Heaven) as if there were some creature in Heaven or in earth, which might bear us more affection, or that were more readier to hear us, or who might be more acceptable to the Father, then the only ⟨p. 132⟩son of Goda. It is he only which gave him self to death for us: which is with us, & continually doth as it were desire us by his holy word, to assure our selves of his love, and to prepare us to him, as to the only way to go right to the father. But there is yet a worse, which is that they will make Jesus Christ subject to his mother. In crying out with a loud and hie voice, Roga patrem, jube natum: that is to say, pray the Father, command thy son, and jure matris impera, that is to say, command as a mother. And in brief, there is scant one title given to Jesus Christ nor prophesy of him which they do not attribute to her, calling her Queen of Heaven, porter of Paradise, their life, their sweetness, treasurer of grace, the refuge and advocate of sinners, in dishonouring him all that they may, and also making the poor people to understand that they honour her, contrary to all the word of God, and to the writings of the most ancient Doctors: witness that which Epiphanius wrote ⟨image 150⟩against the heretics, which they call Colliridians, Saint Chrysostom in the Homily of the Samaritan, S Augustine in the last Chapter of the true Religion. Saint Ambrose upon the first Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans.
ANd concerning the other poynt of this priesthood of Iesus Christe, y• is to say the intercession towards God his Father, although y• papistes put Iesus Christ alwayes before as y• principall, and without whome they can no thing do (as they saye▪) neuertheles is he not spoyled by them of his honour when they be not contented with him onelye? And in stead to go directly to him, which •yddeth vs come to him so louynglye, they runne to others (yea whiche often tymes bee rather in hell then in Heauen) as if there were some creature in Heauen or in earth, whiche might beare vs more affection, or that were more redyer to heare vs, or who might be more acceptable to the Father, then the onelye ⟨p. 132⟩sonne of Goda. It is he only which gaue him selfe to death for vs: whiche is with vs, & continuallye dooth as it were desire vs by his holy word, to assure our selues of his loue, and to prepare vs to him, as to the onelye waye to go ryght to the father. But there is yet a worse, which is yt they wyll make Iesus Christe subiect to his mother. In crying out with a lowde and hie voyce, Roga patrem, iube natum: that is to say, pray the Father, commaūd thy sonne, and iure matris impera, that is to saye, commaunde as a mother. And in briefe, there is scant one tytle geuen to Iesus Christ nor prophesy of him which they doo not attrybute to her, calling her Quéene of Heauen, porter of Paradise, theyr lyfe, theyr swéetnesse, treasourer of grace, ye refuge and aduocate of sinners, in dishonouring him all that they maye, and also making the poore people to vnderstand that they honour her, contrary to all the worde of God, and to the wrytynges of the most auncient Doctours: wytnesse that which Epiphanius wrote ⟨image 150⟩against the heretikes, which they call Colliridians, Saint Chrisostome in the Homelie of the Samaritane, S Augustine in the last Chapter of the true Relygion. Saynt Ambrose vppon the fyrst Chapter of the Epistle to the Romaines.
- aJohn. 14.Iohn. 14.
