The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric, Index – Epigraph
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ABel the first electe / fol / 2.
Abel acknowlegeth saluaciō in Christe / by sacrifice .11.
Abhominacions aduaunced in Englande .45.
Adam constituted a preacher .2. & 9.
Adam called / persecuted / and deliuered .2.
Adultery mainteined in Irelande .18.21.23.
Antiquitees of Englande desiered .38.
Antony Sellenger / knight / accused .32.
Apostles / called / persecuted / & deliuered .3.10.
Articles / maliciously practised .38.39.41.
Augustine complained of Ceremonies .10.
Authour fauoured of the kinge .4.16.
BAylfye of S. Iuüs .34.
Balaam the sothsayer .9.
Barnabe Bolgar, a maintainer of theues .5.26.27.47.
Bishopp of Galwaye .28.31.
Bishopp of Rome / noysed heade of ye churche .28.31.33.
Bishoppes .iij. at inuestinge .18.
Boke / whie it was written .7.
Boke of commen prayer resisted .19.21.
Breade & wyne worshipped .11.15.20.22.25.27.
Bretherne / called / afflicted and deliuered .7.
Britaines beleue afore Christes tyme .12.
Britaines / subdued by the Saxons .14.
Brytish churche / first instituted .12.
Buggerie / a professed virginite .14.27.
CAptaine of the shippe / taketh 33. excuseth .35. fleeth .36. thretteneth .37. and robbeth .40.
Celibatus / a cloke of buggerie .14.36.45.
Ceremonies of the churche .10.
Christe preached in paradyse .2.11. a vniuersall doctour appoynted .2.9. called / persecuted and delyuered .2.9. obeyeth an heathen Emperour. 29.
Churche of Christe / what it is .7.48. preserued. 48.
Churche of ye Britaines instituted .12.
Churche of Englande / described .11. afflicted. .42.43.48.
Claudia / a Britaine / taught of S. Paule .13.
Coyne and lyuery tirannouse .46.
Commission / of the mariners abused .41.
Commissioners at Dubline .31.
Communion / for S. Anne .22.
Confirmacion for moneye .28.
Consecracion / or inuestinge at dublyne .18.
Constantine the Emprour .10.13.
Contencion about trifles .24.26.
Contrarie are we to the papistes .3.45.
Cornelius and Iulius Captaines .6.
Cornelis / a cruell pyrate .37.
DAyes / hallowed and vnhallowed. 29.
Dauid Couper / person of Calan .18.28.
Degrees of men receiuinge Christe .25.
Deliueraūce of the authour .28.34.35.40.41.
Deputie / none in Irelande .23.31.33.
Discipline in the churche / with doctrine .21.
Doctours in the primatiue churche .10.
Doctours in the British churche .13.
Doctours in the Britysh monkerye .13.
Doctours of the English monkerie .14.
Doctours / smellinge out their mischefes .15.
Doctrines ī Britaine, afore Christes birthe .12.
Doctrine / of God commaunded .19.
Doctrine in the churche / with discipline .21.
Dogge / brought to be confirmed .28.
Douer roade .37. muche doubted .40.
Downinges / a cruell commocioner .34.
Dubline / head cytie of Irelande .18.31.33.
Duste / shaken in witnesse .31.
EAre confession / a salue for all sores .27.
Election & vocatiō of God .9.
Epicurish papistes / enemies to Christe .7.
Epistles .ij. from learned men .38.
English Saxons subdue the Britaines .14.
English churche described .11. afflicted .42.48.
English Antiquitees desiered .38.
English shippes robbed .37.
Example of Gods chasteninges .42.
Examples of vocacion .2. of true nobilite .43.
Examples notable / for afflicted preachers .44.
Exercise of an Irishe bishopp .28.
Exequyes for the kinge .30.31.
FAlse prophetes / are the papistes. 21.
False rumours of the Irishe men .23.
Fathers called / persecuted / and deliuered .3.9.
Fathers / in darkenesse faithfull .14.15.
Fyshes / are howseled of a preste .36.
Fryres and sophisters .14.
From Hierusalem / and not from Rome .12.
GEntyles / acknowlegynge Christe .11.
Gentiles / partakers of the promise .11.
Gentilman of Cornewale .35.
George / archebishopp of Dubline / wicked .18. slacke .21. an Epycure .18.32. seketh the prymacie. 32.
Gildas for the Britaines faithe .11.13.
God calleth / tryeth / and deliuereth .7.
God now gathereth his churche .15.
God mocked of the papistes .45.
Good men from hypocrites are knowne .26.
Gospell of the wounded man .25.
Gossippes at Dubline .32. in procession .15.
Grapes and thornes / what they are .47.48.
Gregorius and Porphirius .45.
HElias ād Baals chaplaines .7
Heretykes in Britaine .13.
Hierusalem / and not Rome / gyueth faythe to Englande .13.
Hierusalem of the papistes will falle .44.
Hipocrites & Idolatours with their plages .21. they dyfferre from good men .26. take awaye the keye of knowlege .43.
Holy daye / obserued in murther .29.
Holmes court / a mansion .22.26.
Horsegrome of lorde Mountgarret .26.
Hugh Goodaker / archebishopp of Armach .18. poysened .22.
IAmes Ioys / a maliciouse Iudas. 26.29.47.
Iames parish preste of S. Iues .36.
Iane Gilforde proclamed Quene .23.
Iapheth the father of Europa .12.
Idolatour / what he is els .21.
Idolatours no apte ministers .10.
Idolatours & hipocrites wt their plages .21.26.
Idolatryes of our tyme .11.
Idolatryes of Waterforde in Irelande .17.
Idolatryes and hypocresies rebuked .21▪
Iesus Christe called / persecuted / deliuered .2.9.
Ilandes established in faythe .12.
Images of our ladye hereticall .45.
Images / the laye mennis Calender .45.
Impedimentes of the authour .17.
Iohan Baptist / Hieremy / and Paule .3.9.
Iohan Euangelist .2▪ called .10. exyled .44.
Iohan / Peter / and Paule elected .10.
Iohan Zebide bannished .44.
Iohan Beuerle / a man of God .14.
Iohan Bale / called / afflicted / and delyuered. .3.4.43. triumpheth in afflictions .4.7. reioyceth in delyueraunce .3.4.41.43. defendeth ye kīges boke .19. is sought to be slayne .28.31. receyued at kylkennye .29. temted of prestes. .30. he fleeth .31. is taken of pirates .33. accused and examined .34.38. slaundered .38. spoyled of all .40.41. and deliuered .41.43.
Ioseph an Hebrue / preacheth in Britaine .12.
Irelād / a bishops doughter, & so brought vp .32.
Irish kearnes / conspire and rebelle .23.28.
Iudgement of popish gouernours .7.
Iulius and Cornelius Captaines .6.
Iustices are wicked in Irelande .22.30.
KEarnes / Irishe theues and murtherers .23.28.46.47.
Kilkēnie a ciuile towne in Irelāde .19.24.27.
Kinge Henry ye .viij. assisteth ye Gospell .15.
Kīge Edward ye .6. fauoureth ye authour .4.16. Expelleth papystrye .15. hys deathe .14. hys exequyes .30. they helpe not .31. vndefyled with papistrye .43.
Kinge Lucius / conuerted of Tymothe .13.
Kinge and counsell contempned .18.21.29.
Kinges of Britaine / no persecuters .13.
LAdy Marye / proclamed Quene. 24.30.
Lambe slaine from the beginninge .11.
Lambert / abrenounceth papistrye .6.41.
Latine seruice, of Antichriste .45.
Lawers and prestes in Irelande .46.47.
Learned men saluteth the authour .38.
Lecherie of prestes .18.21.27.
Leonard / an Hollander .34.
Lettre of the authours admission .16.38.
Letters to be ware of poyseninge .22.
Lordes and Captaines cruell .46.
Lucius / a kinge / conuerted of Tymothe .13.
MAistres kīge was robbed .23.
Marryage wyckedly contempned of prestes .21.27.32.45.
Martyne / a faythfull Neapolytane .28.
Martine an English pirate .38.
Masse brought in agayne .22.27.30.35. what toyes it hath .30. abolyshed .31. a torde newly paynted .45.
Melchisedech and other fathers .9. a father of the Gentyles .12.
Mercenaryes loyter and rauish .44.
Mihel patrick / maistre of theues .23.27.47.
Myles Couerdale / rayled on .35.
Myracles of delyueraunce .28.32.35.40.41.
Moneye / ye cause of mischefe .34.36.37.38.40.
Monkerye amonge the Britaines .13.
Monkes amonge the Saxons .14.
Moūtgarret, maīteineth murtherers .23.26.46
Murthers done of Irishe men .23.24.28.
Murther kepeth holy daye .29.
NAtiuite of Christe .29.
Natiuite of mary abrogated .29.
Nobilite hateth not the truthe .43.
Noble mē / taketh not awaye the keye of knowlege .43. how noble mē become ignoble .44.
Noe preached afore ye floude & after .9.12.
Noyses & rumours of mischefe .23.29.41.
OBedience to magistrates .20.24.29.
Office of a Christē bishopp .2.
Office of prestes .20.
Office of Christianes .26.
Ordre politicall and ecclesiasticall .20.27.
Ossorie / a bishoprick in Irelande .2.16.42.
Othe against papistrie .31.
Owners .iiij. of the shippe .40.
PApistes / yonge lyddernes .3.
Papistes hauehave contrarye reioyces .3.22.24.27.36.
Papisme / resumed at kilkēnie .27.
Parels escaped of ye authour .5.6.32.35.37.40.
Paule boasteth of his vocacion .4. He is elected. 10. He reioyceth in persecucyons and delyueraunce. 3.4. He infourmeth Claudia / and semeth to hauehave preached in Britaine .13.
Paules parels & the authours cōferred .4.5.6.
People reioyceth .4.18.28.29. Lamenteth the change in religyon .35.
Peoples .iij. in Irelande .46.
Persone / a monke and inquisitour .41.
Peter / Iohan / and Paule / elected .10.
Philipp / ye Apostle preacheth in Fraunce .12.
Philipp ye parish preste of knocktouer .18.
Porphirius and S. Gregorie .45.
Practise / for the masse .23.30.
Prayer of Noe / for Iapheth .12.
Prayer for the dead .17.20.25.30.
Preachers of Englāde now troubled .42.44.
Prestes are persecuters and murtherers .4.5.26.28.29.31. offended with Gods wurde .20. .26. no redemers of sowles .17.20.25.30. will not marrye .20.27. prophecie with the deuyll▪ .21. disobedyent to the kinge .18.21.27.29. reioyceth in kinge Edwardes deathe .22.27.44. dispute for purgatory .25. peruerteth the scriptures .26. resumeth papistryes .27. defendeth murther .29. kepe holy dayes .29. compared to Sathan .30. ledde by a daunsynge deuyll .31. setteth vp ymages .31. afflicteth the Englysh churche .43. are lecherouse as gotes .43. and saye yea & naye to God .44.45.
Prestes in procession .ij. disguysed .24.
Preste increaceth crysoms .36. howfeleth fishes .36.
Preste at masse .30. turneth thryse .30.
Primacye of Irelāde / ambicyously sought .32.
Pryour of knoctouer W. had children .18.
Procession generall of prestes .24.27.
Proclamacion for both partyes .31.
REcantacyon of the authour / loked for .24.
Redēpciō is only of Christe / not of prestes .20.25.26.
Refusall / wt .iij. impedimentes .17.
Registre of visitacions of Englande .14.
Religion now in Englande .44.45.
Richarde Routhe / a lecherouse Iudas .26.30.47.
Robert Shea / suffren of kilkennie .5.25.28.
Rome called Babylō / of Christe & of Peter .12.
Ruffianes in Irelande / rebellinge .23.24.28.
Rumours and noyses .23.29.41.
SAcrament preacheth .ij. thinges. 11.25.
Saint Iues in Cornewale .34.
Samaritane / and his offices .25.
Samothees / and other teachers .12.
Sathan / alwayes an enemye .28.48.
Saxons subdued the Britaines .14.
Scriptures ꝑuerted of Sathā & ye papistes .26.
Seale of office / iudged treason .38.39.
Sermons of the authour .21. last sermon .24.
Sermons .ij. of the B. of Dublyne .32.
Seruauntes .v. were slayne .28.47.
Seruaunt to the customer .36.
Seruice boke / resisted .18.21.
Seth / Enos / and other fathers .11.
Syckenesse molesteth the authour .16.19.
Sowle of ye kinge, not holpen by funeralles .31.
Sowles hauehave not helpe of ye prestes .17.20.25.27.
States heauenly & politicall .20.27.
Suffrages for the kinge .31.
Sūme of ye authours doctrine .20.21.24.25.
TEachers in Brytayne / afore Christe .12.
Tempest of the sea .33.
Thankes to God / for the dead .25.
Thomas Cusake / lorde chaūcellour of Irelan…
Thomas Hothe / a wicked iustice .22.24.27.30.
Thomas lockwode / deane of Dubline .18.
Thomas / a yonge man of Estsexe .32.37.
Thornes & grapes / what they are .47.48.
Thre causes of omittinge matters .46.
Thre consideracions & chaunces .2.
Thre peoples of Irelande .46.
Thre turnes at masse .30.
Thretteninges against the authour .41.
Tymothe / conuerteth kinge Lucius .13.
Tyrauntes hate the verite of God .27.44.
Transubstanciacion / or God makinge .15.
Treason forged / to excuse theuerie .34.38.
UAriaunce about shaddowes. 24.
Viciose mē, no fitt ministers .10.
Vyllages tirannously oppressed .46.
Vnthākefulnesse to God, plaged .36.42.43.49.
Vocacion of the Authour / iust .4.16.
Vocacion and election of God .9.
WAlter / an Irish pirate / betrayeth .6.33. Accuseth .34. is bannished .37.
Waterforde an ydolatrouse citye .17.33.34.
Weston / a lecherouse papist .4.45. interpreteth scripture .45.
William / priour of knocktouer had childrē .18.
Whoredome / boasted of a preste .36.
Whoremongers / no apte ministers .10.
Wyfe of a byshopp / prouided for .32.
Wyues persuaded to prestes .20.
Wounded man / restored .25.
Writters, ij. against Coyne and lyuerye .4.6.
Zele and studye of the authour .19.29.30.31
FINIS.
¶ Correctyons / where as faultes hath escaped in the pryntynge.
Fol. 6. pag. 1. li. 7. at Melita. li. 27. drowned. pag. ij. 14. at the last. fol. 8. pag. ij. li. 1. domini. fol. 9. pag. 1. li. 26. abhominacions. pag. ij. li. 24. customehowse. Itē homely. fol. 10. pag. ij. li. 6. Irenaeus. fo. 13. pag. 1. li. 26. Melanius. fol. 15. pag. ij. li. ij. call togyther. li. 26. or a caller. fo. 16. pag. 1. li. 6. Stoke. Itē do out the .iij. last lines. fo. 24. pa. ij. li. 24. iustice Hothe. Itē li. 26. Our Christe was but one Christe. fol. 28. pag. ij. li. 3. the clocke. fol. 29. pag. ij. li. 27. disdayned. fol. 33. pag. 1. li. 17. an Irishe pirate. fo. 40. pag. 1. li. 10. in part of paymēt. fo. 45. pag. ij. li. 5. ye shall.
¶ Imprinted in Rome / before the castell of S. Angell / at ye signe of S. Peter / in Decembre / Anno D· 1553.
O lorde thu God of truthe.
I hauehave hated them yt holde of supersticiouse page missing nitees / & my trust hath bene in the.
I will be glad and reioyce in thy mercye / fpage missing thu hast considered my trouble / & hast knowne my sowle in aduersitees.
Thu hast not shut me vp into the hande of tpage missing enemie / but hast set my fete in a large rowmpage missing
Psalm. xxxi.
Stande vp (O lorde God of hostes) thu Gpage missing of Israel / to vyset all heathen / and be not mepage missing cyfull to them that offende of malycyouse wipage missing kednesse. Psalm. lix.
GOD IS MY HELPER.
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