The fortresse of fayth defended both by the Scripture, and doctors / gathered by the learned German Bodonius ; and translated out of Latine into English by Edward Crane.

¶Iohn Chrisostome vpon Math. Homelie. 45. Cap. 23.

HOw will you flye the iudgement 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Hell & damnation: By the building your graues or Sepulcres of the saintes, or rather by purging your hartes from rancour and malise? wyll God iudge as man iudgeth, man iudgeth man by worke, but God iudgeth the harte? What righteousnes is this to honour the saintes and holy men, and to contemne sanctitte and holines. The first degree of godlines is first to loue godlines & then the godly, for the saints were not before sanctitie or holines, but holines was before the saints. Therfore wel do they honour y^• righteous

or iust that doth tread vnderfoote or spurne at iustice or righteousnes: how will you escape? will the saintes whose graues and moniments you adthorne and decrée deli∣uer you, the saintes cannot be frendes to them to whom the Lord is enemie: for can the familie or houshold be inquiet, if the Lord or master be against it? Howe will you escape? will paraduenture a bare or vnfrutefull name deliuer you because you do seme to be the people of God? what doth it profite that harlot, if she be called a chast woman and is not, so shall it nothing auayle the sinner, if he be called or name the seruaunt of God: In the end how wil you auoyd or escape,* 1.1 the punnishment of Hell fyer: which do build Churches and yet do not followe the fayth of the eclesi∣asticall truth. Which read the Scriptures and yet do not beleue them, which name the Prophets, and Apostelles, and Mar∣tirs and yet do not imitate the Martirs, nor follow their confession. Neither haue you hard him that saith,* 1.2 not euery one that sayth vnto me Lord Lord, shall enter into the kyngdome of Heauen, but he that doth the will of my father which is in Heauen: For as all that do call on the Lord are not

the Lordes so not all that name the A∣postelles and Martirs are true worship∣pers of them, but they do truly worshippe and honour them that imitate and follow their workes and fayth.

I am thy Lorde God and Sauiour worshippe none other God but me:* 1.3

Do not turne vnto Idoles neyther make you fayned Gods for I am the Lord your God.* 1.4

Among the Gods there is none lyke vnto the Lord,* 1.5 and there are no workes lyke vnto thy workes, all nations that thou hast created shall come and worship before the Lorde: and shall glorifie thy name, because thou art great and doinge great thinges, and thou art the onely God and God alone.

Manoah sayd vnto the Angell of the Lord we will kepe thée still,* 1.6 vntil we haue made ready a kydd and haue set it before thée. And the Angell of the Lord sayd vn∣to Manoah, though thou make me abyde I will not eate of thy bread, and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering thou must offer it vnto the Lord. &c.

And I wyll speake my iudgementes with them.* 1.7 &c.

Hast not thou sene what he hath done.* 1.8 Cursed be the man that trusteth in man.* 1.9

He that loued vs and wasshed vs from our sinnes.* 1.10

Their is but one God and one media∣tour.* 1.11 &c.

Though their be many Gods and ma∣ny Lordes yet to vs is there but one God,* 1.12 for the better vnderstanding of the case Read these places at large and you shall find the wordes most playne.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The honor of God is not in ont∣warde workes.
• * 1.2

  Math. 7.
• * 1.3

  Exo. 15.
• * 1.4

  Leuit. 19.
• * 1.5

  Psalme. 87
• * 1.6

  Iud. 13.
• * 1.7

  Hie. 1.
• * 1.8

  Hie. 2.
• * 1.9

  Hie. 17.
• * 1.10

  Apo. 1. 3.
• * 1.11

  1 Timo. 2.
• * 1.12

  1. Cor. 8.