A simple, and religious consultation of vs Herman by the grace of God Archebishop of Colone, and prince Electour. [et] c. by what meanes a Christian reformation, and founded in Gods worde, of doctrine, administration of the deuine sacramentes, of ceremonies, and the hole cure of soules, and other ecclesiastical ministeries may be begon among men committed to our pastorall charge, vntil the Lorde graunt a better to be appoynted either by a free, and Christian cou[n]sayle, general, or national, or elles by the states of the empire of the natio[n] of Germanie, gathered together in the holye Gost

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A simple, and religious consultation of vs Herman by the grace of God Archebishop of Colone, and prince Electour. [et] c. by what meanes a Christian reformation, and founded in Gods worde, of doctrine, administration of the deuine sacramentes, of ceremonies, and the hole cure of soules, and other ecclesiastical ministeries may be begon among men committed to our pastorall charge, vntil the Lorde graunt a better to be appoynted either by a free, and Christian cou[n]sayle, general, or national, or elles by the states of the empire of the natio[n] of Germanie, gathered together in the holye Gost

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Wied, Hermann von.

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[London] :: Imprinted [by John Daye],

in the yere of our Lorde. 1547. the. xxx. of October. I[ohn] D[aye]

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Reformation -- Germany -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ We Herman by Gods grace archbishop of Colone, Archchaunceler in Italye of the holye Romayne Empire, And prynce E∣lectour, Duke of Westphalia and Angaria administratour of Padebourne, wysheth to al them that shal reade, heare, and vnder∣stand this our boke, grace, peace, and blisfulnes from God our father through our Lorde, and onely sauiour Iesus Chryst.
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• text
  • Of Doctrine.
  • ¶ That some leason out of the holie scripture muste be set forth to the peo∣ple before the sermō, and that the same muste be declared to them.
  • ¶ That al sermons must be made to set forth and magnifie Christ the Lorde.
  • ¶ The article of the trinitie.
  • Of the creation and gouernaunce of al thinges.
  • Of the gouernaunce, and administra∣tion of all thynges.
  • Of the cause of sinne and death.
  • ¶ Of originall synne, and mannes weaknes before regeration.
  • ¶ Of the olde testament.
  • ¶ Of the difference of the olde, and newe Testament.
  • ¶ Of preachinge appropriated to the newe Testament.
  • Of the preachinge of repentaunce.
  • ¶ Of the true, & propre vse of Gods lawe.
  • ¶ A briefe declaration of the ten com∣maundementes.
  • ¶ Howe the preachers muste teache of remission of synnes, and iustification.
  • ¶ Of good workes.
    • ¶ The first question.
    • ¶ The seconde question.
    • ¶ The thirde question.
    • ¶ The fourth question.
    • ¶ The fyfte question. what difference is there of synnes?
  • Of the true, and Germane significati∣of thys worde, fayth.
  • ¶ Of the crosse, and aflictions.
  • ¶ Of the churche of God.
  • ¶ Of the vnitie or concorde of the churche.
  • ¶ Of christian prayer.
  • ¶ A shorte exposition of the Lordes prayer.
    • ¶ In the memorie of the Apostles, Pe∣tre and Paule.
  • ¶ Of the true & false vse of Images.
  • ¶ Of christian faste.
  • ¶ Of holie oblations.
  • ¶ A forefence, and commaundemente agaynste the errours of the anabap∣tistes.
  • ¶ Of the administration of religion, that is to saye, of the handlynge, and dispensation of the doctrine, Sacra∣mentes, and discipline of Christ in the churche. And fyrste of the maner, and ordre of holy sermons.
  • ¶ Of the holy Sacramentes generally.
  • ¶ Of Baptisme.
  • ¶ A fourme of Catechisme, that is to saye, of institution, exhortation, and demaundes made to the godfathers, and all them that brynge infantes to holie Baptisme.
    • ¶ Interrogatiōs, or demaūdes, which shall be propouned to the godfathers, and to the parentes of infantes.
    • ❧ Here the past oure shall exhorte a∣gayne the parentes, and the multitude standyng by.
    • ❧ Here foloweth the Exorcisme, or adiuration.
    • ❧ To Tite Chapter. iij.
    • ¶ How baptisme must be meni∣stead at other tymes.
    • ¶ Of baptisme ministred to childrē assone as they be borne for danger of lyfe.
    • ¶ And thei brought children vnto him, that he myght touche them. etc.
  • ¶ Of the confirmacion of thildren baptised And sōlemne profession of theyr fayth in Christ, and of therir obedience to be she∣wed to Christe, and to his congregation.
    • ¶ Let the chylde in this place recite al the articles of the crede playnely, and distinctlie.
    • ❧ Here it shall suffice, that euerie one answere thus for hym selfe.
    • ❧ The Collecte.
    • ❧ Here the pastour laying his hā∣des vpon them, shal say.
    • ❧ After thys lette the Hymne be songe. Nowe al thankes. etc.
  • ❧ Of the Lordes supper.
    • ¶ At what tyme the supper of the Lorde muste be celebrated.
    • ❧ Of the preparation to the sup∣per of the Lorde.
    • ¶ Ashorte institution or sermon of the Lordes supper.
    • ¶ How the Lordes supper must be celebrated
    • ¶ An other, and a shorte fourme of prayinge.
    • ❧ Of the communion of wayfaring men and sicke folke.
    • Of cōmunion in priuate houses for men in health.
  • ❧ Of conuersion from sinnes, or re∣pentaunce and christian excommuni∣cation.
  • ❧ Of excommunication.
  • ❧ Of the appoyntyng, and insti∣tution of pastours.
  • ❧ Of blessynge of mariages.
    • ¶ Than lette the minister conclude the whole matter with this prayer.
  • ❧ Of Buriynge.
  • ¶ Of holy and festiual dayes.
  • ¶ Of fastinge dayes, and of lent.
  • Of difference of meates.
  • ❧ Of certayne other rites and ceremo∣❧nies of the churche.
  • ¶ Of ecclesiastical rites vpon wor¦kyng dayes.
  • ¶ Of peculiar dayes of supplicati∣ous communely called professions.
  • ❧ Of cōmune almes.
  • ❧ Of erectinge of Scholes for Children.
    • ¶ Of the schole of deuinitie,
    • ❧ Of disputation.
  • ❧ By what meanes a christiā refor∣mation of holy ministerie, and cure of soules may be begonne, and practised in parishes.
  • ❧ Of the reformation of cano∣nical colledges
  • ¶ Of the reformation of monastaries both of men and women.
  • ❧ Of fre, and not monasticall Colleges of virgines.
  • ❧ Of the ordre of sel bretherne And laie brethern.
  • ❧ The conclusion of the worcke.
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