The defence ofthe Fiftem Articles of John Wickliff by J ohn Hus. 5 19 { ~~~~~} ;~~u:~t~ c:t::J !i~~~~v~!,t;4~~~~~~~~0~~:~:~:~~~~ fu1~lfil~l~~~~~~~e;:l~~:~ $~~~tfrcr!::~ The .s.rm. whom the ScriptUrf:cal 'c:th Ancichnfi, ~ fhalllx: extolled v:un-sJm1 to lx pr:ufttl. of men, for _lt is written; Mi~· ~~~-t~J.~ ~:\;~uc~i~~h,~g~:';,~'~v:~c:~chu~:c:r;h~c:~~!l: ~:. 31;11~~~a~~t~~~~s fui~~~u~~c: n~:lsr:~ ~~~h ""l"J· f!rr~~~~~~ tll~~: ~~11~ 0~:~~ t~~~:ta~ j~1~:;i'~rh0~0::; Jfi~%~, S. :1ugt~fti,e in ~is Book of a:mfdlions; faith ~,r;1~r '• and terror and with a certain thew of Hohncfs. \ Vhere· thus; Thttc: IS no greater uuraclc: amongft men, than to love"~~~ fOre he f;ith, who fhall controul his ways lx_forc him, love our En~m~ By thefe wor~ of theft: holy 1:nen a EnomJ. whatman ishcdlltdareoncerebuke or checkhlm, whofe t~aniUJyc:a l llygathc:r,_ t_hat, both m_ou-':days, and1u thc: Iookorcouutcnanccishcafraid of ~ But notwith!landing tune to come, _ the Difcipksof Ant ichntl both do, and :l~tp~1 ~rt;'~J:~i!!:b~/~fro\;~~c;~eded~:~~~ta1~~~: ~~~~~~~c:t:~~~-r~~ D~~;J: ;7~1;;l~~a~~;~:~:c:~~l1= fa~ , prove his way, whit~ that they do com~mn , a_nd by the mg ofour S:lVIour JeliiS ~hnfl:; Thtrt jl1a!Jrife up a~gft }~~~m~:~~ ~J:;~t~i~1 ~1f; ~:~:~ b;':~ei~i~~~~~er ~~J ~!~~> P(/~h:~o':c~'~~at:~ey~7//e;~;~~I''J/;;I:~~ flrength, but by Gods help and gracr, thert:forc It is very nuracks, to coni~ the t~th, and to ~o J~ft~e, than to well (aid ; Who !hJ!i argue or reprove: his ways lxfore work any other kmd of mi_fa~!e. T hirdly 1t IS gather~ him? Who but only God? By whofehelp, the eled are thereby, rhatwhatCoever ~nufieror_Deacon doth klve hts aided and made able to reli!l. Enemies., ~ltt:mneth riChtS., defpifeth the glory of the The proof And a little after, upon the fame Book o~J.o~, ~rrgory world., and fhcth fi-om aU ~orldly troubks, meekl_y fuftain-- of Ro\lptfl, ::~~; ~:r~~~h~~f~v:~~~:~~ t f~1;~~~~d~tS\~:;tttlt~t -~~ tok: C:~hce~f~ (~b~ch~n:o~~~l ~:f~li~vj; is he through whofC help they ~re ftrcngthened. Alfo m thcrd,y a Tefiimonyand wi_tnefs, that he is the~ Difc1ple hisfccondBookhcfaith; NowtheholyChurchdothnot of JefusChrifi. And itiScvidcntbythe faymgofour T~ trut regard, but dcfpife t~ figns and miracles of the Heye_ticks, Sav1?Ur Jcfus Chritl. Mat. srh Ut .7cur good worL d:~~"M~~ if they do any; forfomuc~1 as the ~hurch doth fufficlffitly fo Jlmu before mtn, that _ the~ "!"Y fee .JfiUT good ?Vorlu, nlnm. undcdb.nd, tlut it is no kmd ofHohncfs; For why? 1l1c and glortfit JOitr {11thtr wh"b urn htavm. And !tkcwi(c =~~YH::~~ t::~}c~~ ~ak;h~~~~~}~of~~~eiS~c~:r~~ loo; :~~t~7tft~ou;(~:~;~;;: \~~J;:u~~~·~;; God, and to thmk better of ~hy Nt~ghbour than of thy ejiJmlltl~oj a trut ~ifecon.Jfjfethtntht vertue_ofhrs works, fclf: For true vcrcue ~nd holmcC<>:onlificth i_n love, and a11J net m tht n~wmgofjigns. ~hereby ~ ~ ~fourthly not in O:cwing of miracles. T h1s the venty d~l~rctb concluded, by th:u whtch tS aforefa1d, _that 1t IS a more fayin g ; Hereby !hall all men know that ye arc my DJ!(:, pies, cff~ual Tdlimony and witncfs for a Pncfl or Deaco1~ th~t . if )'C love one another : But he_ faith not, that hereby he: IS knt <?f God to confcfs the truth, at~d follow Chnfi m m~1 !hall know tha t y~ are my Dtfcip!cs, becaufe ye work the fore_fatd vertucs, than to ca!l out D1_vels, or to do any !Uirac\(S; buccomranwife, rf _yc:_ loveon_c another ; de· othcr mtraclrs, as it isevidentbythefaymgofChryfoftome daring pl~in!y thereby, that 1t tS not miracles, but the bc_fore ~lled~cd. Whomfoevcr rhou dofi {(e to cnfi out mear chanty and love of God, wh~ch makcth u~ the (er· D1vc~, 1f:the confdJio_a or acknowledging of ~he_tm_th bevanes of God. Whereforethechtt:f T efiimonyofbemg not mlusmouth, ne1thcr righreoufilefsnorJulbcemhis Gods Di.fciplc is to have the gift of brotherly love. T his hands, he is not a Man of God. This is alfo contirmcd thorowout doth Saint Grtgory write, ~nd oftcnt imcs in by rl_le words of Chrift. Matth. 7· Many jl1all fa! unto other places he fpcakcth vcr_y much of miraclcs~ how that me m that Jay; Lord, Lord, ha-r.:e mt_ we prophtjieJ in !:J~Il ceafc am~ngftthc Juft, and . abo~nd amongll .the ~?v~a;; :v::;;: =~~~:t~:ut!.~:::'s:u::,':;;r;::J ~;,;. !igntcom- Al foChryfoftommhis 55thHom,l.J(:uththus; ltua clumth;name? TbtnlwJt?anfwerantlfa;untothem; :::;"f;!.t 'ommon nJ an ~n_JtJftrnrt 'vork _betwttn tht Minijf_trs of forfomuch ar l have not ~ ytJu at any time, .Depart totMM:in~ God and tbt Mmijlmof the Dl'tlel, r_o,aflout Dt":tls; from me yew~lurs of •mq_ully. And as touchmg the ~~ift~nd bur tocon{tfs tbt tru_tb, anti to w~k Tl(.huoufnefs, u the fccond part, Ch'!foftomt fatth; If you fit ': 111a~ confef Ao tkbrlft. ::7 ~:;: !J/{e~:;Jt;:;~u~}~::~1{-hif~e ~:':£: ~j; :?r'U;hat:"£ ~~ ';;J~~ j?:el~ob~:~ ;~~~:~~~ ~=tb~';{~,of~~: ~~;'! ';,a~i7;;~h;~~~if_:£~e;;ft"f:e G.o~creby it appe:trcth, rhat every DeaC?n, ~ricft, or Mi· Thenm. ;u;:e;, o~~~t~;{~~~ ::r"c:ft ::;;;,.Ytt:!:ei:~~;"fs t~~~ ;~~ ~:~~~~~;~ ~~~i~:~!~ rh~~ ~0i:k;;:~ ~ffit~ ~a~:1d :'P~:ft. man of Got!. . And 1t fo_lloweth, l.e_t us know, that ~ ke that lt is not_nccdfa ry for _hun t~approvc this his fending as at t~e coromgof Chnfi, bcfor~lumthc Prophets, and by the workn~g of any Imraclc,_ m ft.cad o~ working righr~~~~~d· ~~~i:~?i\:fh~Cf~v}~!~~0[~~ist~ ?lri~~~~1~r~ ffa~[~j~~~~~~!~~~ ~:~~~~e~~~~i~a:~~~~t~~~ upon the beginning of Maulmv, T he whole _world T he firfi partappcarcdu~anifefi by d!atwhich isalrcady d1d _marvclan_d wondc:r at three things, Tknr Cbrijf rofe fJX!kCI1, thar all miradcs 1U the time of Antichrift Ch:dl ~tgam afttr hu dtath; that jlefh afcmdeJ mto 1-/eavm; cC"J.fe in the eleCt. anti that bt JjJ convert the wbolt !f'oriJ by his Twelve T he fccond part is alfo evident; forfomuch as none of Apofles. T here arc four caufes whiCh wrought the fame; the pr&nt Prcachers~n !'hew by the Scriprure of the Law ~;~tn~~ ~~~~~~~~~~t tte r~~ra~~~f~~~fcl~: of~:h~~~~; i~ r~~~l ~~=a~~erra;lt~ touching all f"~mallworldlyoecupanonandbufu_tefs,andthepatialtfuf· Preachers whidllhallcomc hercafrcr, th~t they are not fcrmg of tonn~ts.. . T f1us much wrltcth Cbryfoftom alfo. n;u_ned by 1~amc. &t l~c no man here objed" E'!l«h and Al!OS.Jf!kem h1Sfi~Bookand25th Chap. Dtfomtn(J Eluu) wlnchwtre ancJentPrtachcrs, and prophcliedby bono, Wnttththus. L1keas inthcApofiles,themarvcllous thcholySpiricofG6d. Anditi.sappucnt, thatlikcasitis effed- and p::~wcrof works was much more:_commendable not a CJ.ufe fufficic:nt to prove, that this Pridl: or IXacon is ~~n the \'tfruc of their ftgns ; even fo now Ill the Church fcnt of God to Preach, becaufc he workcth miraclrs; fo is l t .lsmtJchbcttcr to live well, than toworkanyfigus or itl)()t:tCJ.ufc:(ufficientto pro''c, thathc:isnotfatt of God ~:: at~h~ ;~t~tu:;t~=~:h~C:d~d7n ~~e~ ~~~h~c~ =~(cr~h~~~G,mi~cl~t:~~~~u:o~~~ Tbe aurc of the Ap:>(li(S, IS thtS ; d_m it "':'35 necdfary at that time: with the: glory thereof, paticmly to fuffcr rt:bukcs, is a fuf- ~~!;~<n- ~:~e~~: ~~~~dfa~~f ~~:,:~ :~~~~~0 afu~1~:7tha~:i :;~toT~~:f~~/~~~~~r~!tr~P:~hht~"~}~:f ::~~ :;~y !%:~~h~~1~~~dth~~}!!~~> :~~c~i~~~~~c~ m:i:: l~?J;~ rii~'cl~orJ~~~~h \~hi~ 1]~ ~~"A;!JJ: i(~~c% ~'1~ Xx 2 the
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