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ADVCmiSBMKHT ... ... ... ... ... ... TU — XXXU 

TBBATISB OOKCBBttTNQB . . . THE SBUBN PBNIIBNOTALL FBALHBB . . . 
OOHFTLBD . . AT THB BXOBTAOIOIT AMD STBRYNaB OF THB UOOBT 
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BBBHON SATD IM TBE OATBEDBALL OBTBCHB OF 8ATNI FOULB WITHIN 
THB CTTB OF LONDON THB BOOT BETHQ FBESBNT OF THB 
llOOBT FAMOUS FRYNOE ETNO HEKRT THE VII, 10 HAT H.CCCCCIZ. 
EKPBINTED BT WTNKIH DB WOKDE 1 S. VIII ... 26S 288 

HORHTKOB RXMBHBRAVKOB BAD AT THB MOUffTII HYNDB OF THB 
HOBLB PBTNCBS MABOARrTE COUNTBaSB OF BYCHBMOHDB A«D 
DABBtrt. BNFBTHTED BY WYNKYN DB WOBDB ... 289 — 310 

BEBHOIT MASB AOATN THB FERNIOTOnB DOOTBYN OF MABTIN LUHTHEB 
WITHIIT THB OOTAHn OF TBK ABOENSTON BT THB ABSINaMB- 
VBNT OF . , . THB LORD THOHAB OARDIHALL OF TOBK. IM- 
FBYNTBD BT WTNKTK DE WOKDB. H.OOCOOXZI ... 311 — 348 

A SPIRTTDALL OOMBOLATION, WBITTXK BT JOHN FYBBHER SteBOPFH 
OF B00HZ8TBB, TO HYB SIBTEB BUZABBTH, AT BDCHB TYMB AS 
HEB WAS FBI80NBB IK TH8 TOWBB OF LOHDOK ... 349 — 363 

THB WATBS TO PERFECT BBLIOIOH HADB Bt JOHK FTBBHEB, BTSHOP 
OF BOCHBSTEB, EBTSO FBTSOirXft IN THB TOWBB OF LONDON. 

364^387 

A SKRKON . , . PBEACHED VPON A QOOD FBIDAT ... 388 — 428 



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ADVERTISEMENT. 



Ab several years must elapse before I can lesame the work here 
begun, it Bcems bat due, both to readers in the interval, and to mj 
succeesor, if I am myself unable to complete raj task, here to 
indicate some sourcea for volume ii., and some materials for the 
illustration of both volames. 

See Thomas Baker's Hwfory of St John's College, Catiihr., 1869 ; 
Memoir of Margarcf, countess of Richmond and Derby, by the late 
C. H. Cooper, F.S.A., ib. 1874 (the glossary to thia will to a con- 
siderable extent serve as a glossary to the present volume) ; Jo. Lewis, 
Life of Dr John n^ier, Lond., 1855 ; W. G. B^sAsi, Hietory of Qfteen^ 
College, Cambr., 1867, pp. 131—143; Early Statutes of tU Culjc^e 
of St John the Evangelist, edited by J. E. B. Mayor, Cambr., 1859 ; 
and a valuable paper by Mr Brace in the ArtAxologia, zxv. Lord 
Acton, in his article on Mr Brewer's Catcndar of State Papers (in 
Quart. Rev., Jan. 1877, p. 2), caUa attention to the life of Fisher (by 
Richard Hall, ib. p. 47} : 'Nobody has taken the pains to restore 
the true text of the original life of Fisher ; and not oae of More's 
fifteen biographers has worked from MSS.' Every English letter or 
other docoment which has Fisher for its author has a right to a 
place in volume ii, and the Elizabethan translation of a sermon on 
prayer may find refage in the appendix. I shall be grateful for any 
addition to what is known of his works or life. 

A taste, to borrow honest John Strype's phrase, of the more inter- 
esting contents of this part may be of service to those who now make 
tbeii firat acquaintance with Bishop Fisher as an author. Three of 
the pieces here printed are of great historical interest, the sermons 
(1) at the funeral of Henry TIL, (2) at the Lady Margaret's month's 
mind, (3) at the burning (xf Luther's books. The letter of consolation 
to hb sister and *tbe wayes tQ perfect religion,' both written in tha 



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Tower, am important evidencea of Fislier'a calm coorage in the proa- 
pect of death, and of the hnmility which adds a crowning grace to 
hia virtuoua life. The long treatiae concerning the penitential psalma, 
though of leas enduring interest, containa here and there burata of 
manly eloquence which, with the aermona on the king and princess, 
entitle the writer to an houoiable name among the early masters of 
English prose. 

HxHRY VII. Hia character, 269-70. ' At the begynnynge of lent 
last pasaed he called vnto hym his confeaaour a man of synguler 
wyadome, leamynge and vertue, by whoae aesnied instruccyon I 
apeke this that I shall saye. This noble prynce alter hia confeaayos 
made with all dylygence & great repeutauuce, he promyaed thro 
thyngea, that is to aaye, a tme reformacyon of al them that were 
offycers and mynyatrea of his lawea [the Empsons and Dudleys] to 
the entent that Instyce from bens forwarde truly and indyfferently 
myght be ezeautad in all cauaes. An other that the promocyoua of 
the chyrche that were of hia dyaposycyon aholde &om hensforth be 
dyapoaed to able men suche aa were vertuous & well lemed. Thyrde 
that as touchynge the danngera and leoperdyea of hia lawea for 
thyngea done in tymea pasaed hs wolde graunte a pardon genenlly 
vnto all hia people' (271-2). His trust in prayer; his collect said 
daily in all the churchoa of England; divers years about Lent he 
paid for 10,000 peculiar masses ; gave to every virtuoua man known 
to him 10 marks or £10 yearly to pray for him (272) ; his devotion 
to the sacrament ; weeping sometimes j of an hoar in receiving it, 
creeping to it ; kissing the foot of the ' monatiaunt ' when too feeble 
to oonunnnicate (27M, ct 275-6, 28J); his devotion at the 
'anelynge' and to the crucifix (274); his aufieringa in mind and 
body (276-7) ; delicate constitution (277). ' Al hia goodly houses 
BO rychely dekte & appareyled, his walles & galaryes of grete pleasure, 
his gardyna large & wyde with knottes curyously wrought, his 
orchejardes set with vines and trees mooat dilicate, hia meruayloua 
rychease & treasour, hia metes is drynkes were they neuer ao dily- 
cately piepared might not than heipe hym, but rather were paynfull 
to byni, so moche that longe before his deth his mete was to hym so 
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BISHOP FISHER. IX 

sayd, but onely to fblowe connaejle lie wold not for all this world 
recejue it' (278). Apoatrophe to the corpBe: 'A kyage Hem; 
kynge Heniy yf thou were on lyue agayne, many one that ia here 
present now wolde pretende a full grete pyte & tendemease vpon 
the' (280). Faose for a Bilent paternoster to he stud for his soul 
(281). Hie last advice to hie son, 'the kynge that now is our 
gouemoui & sonerayne endued with all graces of god & nature & 
with as grete habylytees & lykelyhodea of well doynge as euer waa 
in kynge ' (285). 

AcTOBiooBAPHlOAL. The sermons on the penitential psalms 
compiled at the ' sterynge ' of the Lady Margaret, preached before her, 
and by bsT high commandment put in writing for to be impressed, 
daring hei eon's lifetime (1-2). The sermon on the firet part of 
the 3Sl^ psalm was preached on the nativity of our lady (8 Sept.), 
and Fisher was somewhat embartsseed by his engagements, on the 
one hand to speak on the subject of the festiral, and on the other to 
follow the order of the psalms (41). Favonra nceived by >iini from 
Henry VIL 'All be it I knowe well myne Tnworthynee St 
vnhabylyteea to this so grete a mater, yet for my most bounden 
duty, and for his gracyons fauour and synguler benefeytea exhybyte 
Tnto me in this lyfe, I wolde now after his deth ryght affectuooaly 
some thynge saye, wherby your charytees the rather myght haue his 
souls recommended' (268). The confessions (148 — 160) may pei<- 
Iiape not be personal ; but those addressed to his sister (353 — 362) 
no doubt are the unfeigned utterance of a man trying his life by a 
severe ideal and conscious that he had fallen short of it, however 
exemplary that life may have appeared to hie contemporaries or may 
now appear to us. No doubt can remain when we read : ' Neyther 
boildyng of Colleges, nor makyng of Sermons, nor gining of almas, 
neythec yet any other manner of buzynesse shall helpe you without 
this. Thuefore first and before all things piepar« for thys, delay 
not in any wyso, for if you doe, you shall be deceyued as I am now. 
I reode of manye, I haue hearde of manye, I hane knowne many 
that were diaappoynted as I am nowe. And euer I thought and 
fiayde, & intended, that I would make sore and not be deceiued by 
the sodayn comming of death. Yet neuerthelesse I am now deceyued, 



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X OHABAOIER or THE LADT HAROARET. 

and am taken sleeping, vnprepared, &ad tliat wlien I least weened of 
hia comming, and euen when I reckoned my sclfo to be in most 
heolthe, and vhen I was moat buzie, and in the middeat of m; 
matteis. Tberforo delay not you any farther, nor put your trust 
OUBT much in your friends ; Trust yourself while ye haue space and 
libertie, and doe for your self now while yon may. I would aduysa 
yon to doe that thing that I by the grace of my Locd God would 
put in execution if hia pleasure ware to sende me longer lyfe. 
Secounte your self as dead, & thlnke that youi sanies were in 
pryson of Fnigatorie, & that there they must abyde till tliat the 
Batinsom for them be truly payde, eythei by long sufferance of 
psyne there, or els by euSrages done heere in earth by some of your 
speciall friendee' (362). Of bis eistor Elizabeth (349, 351, 36J) we 
leam that she was a nan (364, 374-6). 

Thx Ladt Maroakei.i Het noble descent, noble mannora, noble 
nature, noble mamages (290 — 293). 14'oble manners: 'She was 
bounteous & lybotall to euery persone of her knowloge or acquaint- 
aunce. Anaryce and couetyse she moost hated, and eorowod it 
ful moche in al peisones. But specyally in ony that belonged vnto 
her, 6be was also of singular easynes to be spoken vnto, & full 
cuttayse onswere she wolde make to all that came vnto hei. Of 
meruayllous gentylnesse she was vnto all folkes, but specyally vnto 
hei owne, whom she trusted and loued rygbte tenderly. Unkynde 
she wolde not be vnto no creature, ne foi^etefull of ony kyndnes or 
eeruyce done to hei before, whicbe is no lytel parte of veiay noblo- 
nes. She was not vengeable, ne cmell, but redy anone to foigete 
and to foigyue iniuries done vnto her at the leeat desyre or mocyon 
made vnto her for the Bam& Mercyfull also & pyteous she was 
vnto Buche as was greuyd & wrongfully troubled And to them that 
were in pooerty oi sekeues or ony other myserye. To god & to the 
chirche full obedyent & tractable secbj'nge his honoure & pleasure 
full besyly. A waienes of herself she had alwaye to eschewe euery 
thynge that myght dyshonest ony noble woman, or dystayna hei 

■ The Ua cited In pp. 869 seq. it In Bt Joha'e College^ pp. 97—109 of the 
Tolome oalendared ia ^e appendix to Mr Cooper*! JfeffioirCCambridga, 1871), 
pp. 129 — 178. It had already been tued by Hkomaa Baker In his edition of 
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IlER MUOBNOB AND AflOKTICtSH. xi 

honour in onj condycyon. Tryfoloos thyngea tbat were lytell to bo 
A she wolde let pasae by, but tbo other that vete of weyght 
e wherm she myghte prouffyte aim wolde not let for ony 
payne or labonie to take vppon hande' (290-1), Xobleneaa of 
nataie : ' Fyast abe ma of eingalei iryBedonio feire passynge tho 
oomyn rata of vomen, she yna good in rememhranuce & of holdyng 
memoiye. A ledy wytte abe bad also to conceyne all thyngee, 
albeit they were lyght derke. Bight atudyous abe was in bokee 
whicbe she hadde in grete nombie bothe in Englyseba Sc in Frenssbe, 
& for her ezeTcyee & fbr the prouffyte of other she dyde translate 
dynets maters of deaocyon out of Frensabe into Englysshe. Ful 
often she complayned that in her youthe she bad not gyuen her to 
the vndantondynga of latyn wherin abe had a lytell perceyuyngs, 
Bpecyally of the lubiysBhe of the ordynall for the sayeng of her 
sernyce whidbe she dyde wel Tndeistsnde. Here vnto in fauour, in 
wordee, in gesture, in enery demeanour of herself so grete noblenea 
dyde appeie, that what she spake or dyde it memayllonsly became 
her'(291-2). Her many auitors : St Nicholas in a vision recommends 
her, in hei ninth year, to accept Edmond eail of Richmond (292-3). 
'Martha is piaysed [not in tlie gospels] in chaatysynge hei body 
by crysten dyscyplyne, as in abetynence, fsstyng, shaipe clothes 
werynge ' (293). Here (ae in p. 269, in relation to her son) Fisher 
protests that be does not flatter, when be basis this testimony to bis 
patroness: 'I wold leherce somwbat of ber demeanyng in this be- 
haloe, her sobre tempeiaonce in metes & diynkes wss knowen to al 
them that were conuereaunt with ber, wherin she lay in as grete 
wayte of herself as ony peiaone myght, kepinge alway ber atrayte 
mesnre, & offendyng aa lytel as ony creature myght Escbewynge 
bankettes, rereeoupeis, ioncryes betwyxe meales. Aa for fastynge 
for aege Ss feblenea albeit ahe were not bounde, yet tho dayes that 
hy the chiiche were appoynted she kept them diligently & sereoualy, 
& in eepecyall the holy lent, thiughout that she restrayned her 
appetyte tyl one mele & tyl one fyashe on the day beeyde het other 
peculer faatee of deuocion, as saint Anthony, mary Maudeleyn, saynt 
Katheiyn with other. And tboKiwe out al the yera the frydsy & 
saterday she full tmely ofaeerued. As to haide clothes wcring ehe 



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had her shertes & gyidyls of heere, vhiche whan she was in helth 
eu^ weke she foyled not certaTiie dayes to weare somtyme that one, 
somtyme that other, that full often her sliynne as I herde hei say 
was perced therwith. As foi chastyte thoughe she alway contynued 
not in her vyrgynyto yet in het husbandea dajea longe tyme before 
that he deyede she opteyned of hym lycenoe & promysed to lyno 
chastgi in the handee of the leuerende fader my lords of London, 
whiohe promyes she rsnewed after her hnsbandes dethe in to my 
handee ^ayne, wherby it may appeie the dyscyplyne of her body ' 
(293-4). 

Her derotions beginning shortly after 5 a.m., matins of our lady, 
matins of the day, fonr or five maseee heard upon her knees, and so 
till dinner (at 10 on the eating day, and 11 on the fasting day), 
llien her stations to three altars, her doily dirges and commendations, 
evensong of iba day and of our lady, beside many other piAyers and 
psalms ; at night in her chapel she occupied a large quarter of an 
hour in her devotions ; her kneeling often caused in her back pain 
and disease. Daily, when in health, she said the crown of onr lady 
(63 avei), kneeling at every avf. Her French books for meditation, 
divera whereof she translated. Her weeping at confessiou (often 
every third day) ; when she was ' houaylde ' (nigh a dozen times a 
year) floods of tears ieened from her eyes. To enhance the merit of 
her works, she would take such godly things by obedience, promised 
first to Bp. Fitzjames, then to me (294 — 6, cf. 300). 

Her hospitality : to the king's visitors, to sniton. Statutes for 
her household read 4 times a year. H«r skill in settling disputes 
among her officers. Her entertainment of strangers according to 
their degree and ' hauour.' Twelve poor maintained in her hoQse ; 
whom she noreed when sick and at their deathbeds learnt bow to 
die. To ministers of any devotion and virtue she shewed all the 
comfort she oonld (296-7). 

Her snfi'erings from cramp, which made her cry : '0 blessed 
Ihesa help me. bleseyd lady soconre me.' 

' It was a mater of grete pyte, lyka a spere it perced the hertea of 
all her true semauntea that was aboute bei & made theym ciye also 
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of Qiesti for helpe & eocoora with grete habonndannoe of tearee. 
Bat specially whan they sawe the dethe bo hast Tpon bei and that 
she must nedee departe &om them, and they sholda forgo ao geutyll 
a maystria, bo tendei a lady, then wept they mernayllonBly, vrepte 
fast ladyea and kynneflwomen to whom she was fall kynde, wepte 
her poore gentylwomen whom she had loued so tenderly before, vept 
her chamberetB to whome she waa full deare, wepte her chapelaynes 
and preestes, wepte her other true & faytfaf all eeruauntes. And who 
wolde not haae wept that there had ben preeente. All Englonde for 
her dethe had canae of wepynge. The poore creatures that weie 
wonte to leceyue hei almee, to whoms she waa alwaye pyteons and 
metcyfoll. The studyentes of hothe the vnyuersyteea to whome she 
was as a moder. All the lemed men of Englonde to whome she was 
a veroy patroneese. All the Tertuous and deuoute peraones to whom 
she was as a louynge syater, all the good relygyous men and women 
whom she ao often wsa wont to vysyte and comforte. All good 
preestes and cleikes to whome ehe was a true defenderesse. All the 
noble men and women to whome she was a myrroure and ezampler 
of hononre. All the comyn people of this teolme foi whom ahe was 
in theyr causes a comyn mediatryce, and toke lygbt grete dyspleasure 
for them, and generally tlie hole lealme hatha cause to complayne & 
to mome her dethe. And all we conayderynge her gracyous and 
charylsble mynde so vnyneisally & consyderynge the tedynes of 
mercy and pyte in our saayour Iheeu may saye by lamentable com- 
playnt of our vnwyadome vnto him. Ah domine si fuiases hic. 
Ah my loida yf thou hadde ben present and had herde thes sorow- 
full oryes of her thy seroaunte with the other lamentable moinynges 
of her &endes & aeraauntea thou for thy goodnes wold not hane 
sofl^ed her to dye, But thou wolde hane take pyte and compassyon 
Tpon her' (300-1). 

Invocation to Christ to have mercy on her soul; not to restore 
her body to life, bat to ' accepte that swete soule to his giete metcy 
to be parteyner of the enerlaitynge lyfe with bym & with his blesayd 
aayntes aboue in henen, which I pray you a) nowe affecttmlly to 
praye, and for her now at this time mooet deuouUy to say one 
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Comfort from the hope of resnriectioQ (303 — 307). 

' This same noble princes yf she bad contynuad in this worldc, 
she ebolde dayly h&ue heide & Bene mater & caose of sotowe as well 
in herselfe aa in her {rendes parauenture. Har body dayly sholde 
hane 'waxen moie Tnweldy, hei ejght sholde haue be derked, and 
ber herynge Bhcdde haue dulled moie and mora, ber l^ges sholde 
haue faylled her by A by. And all the other partyee of her body 
waxe more erased enery daye, whiche thynges sholde bane ben matot 
to her of grete dysoomfoite. And albeit these thingea had not fallen 
Tnto her forthwith, yet she sholde hane lyued alwaye in a drede and 
a fere of them. Dare I say of her she neuer yet was in that pros- 
peryte but the grett«r it was the more alwaye she dredde the sduer- 
Byt«. For whan the kynge her aone was crowned in all that grete 
trymnphe & glorye, she wepte meruayllously. And lyke wyse at the 
grete trymnphe of the matyage of prynce Arthur. And at the laste 
coronacyon wherin she had full grete loye, she let not to saye that 
some odueisyte wolde folowe, so that eyther she waa in soiowe by 
reason of the present aduersytee, or elles whan she was in pnMpeiite 
■he was in drede of the adueisyte for to come ' (305-6). 

' Were it suppose ye al this considerd a meetly thyng for ts to 
deeyre to haue this noble princea here amongest ts agayn to forgo 
the ioyous lyfe abone, to wante the presence of the gloryous trynyte 
whom she BO longe hathe sought & honoured, to leue that moost 
noble kyngdome, to be absent frome the moost blessed company of 
eayntes & sayntesses & hether to come agayn to be wrapped & en- 
daungeied with the myseries of this wretched worlde, with the payn- 
full dyseasee of her aege, with the other encomberaunces that dayly 
happethe in thie myserable lyfe. Were this a reasonable request of 
oure partye, were this a kynde deeyre, were this a gentyl wysehe 
that where she hatha ben so kinde & louyng a maystieaae Tnto na, 
all we Bholde more legarde our owne prouffytes then her more 
syngulei wele & comfort 1 The moder that hathe so giet« affeccyon 
vnto her sone that she wyll not sufire hym to departe from her to 
his promocyon & furtheraunca but alway kepe hym at home, more 
r^ardynge ber owne pleasure than bys wole, were not she an vn- 
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mooRt lonyDg maystiea is gone hens for her promocyon, for ker greto 
fiirthetaunce, for her moost wele & proaffyte' (306-7). 

Faith and good works of the Lodj Margaret. 

' That thia noble prynces had full fayth in Iheeu cryste it may 
appere yf ouy wyll demaunde this qoeetyon of her that our sauyoor 
demaunded of Uartha, he aayd to her, Credis hec ? Byleuist thou 
thisi vhat is Uiat that this gentylwoman wolde not byleael she 
that ordeyned .Jj. contynual redera in bothe the vsyueraytee to teche 
the holy dyuynyte of Iheau, ah* that ordeyned prechera perpetuall 
to pnblysehe the doctryne & fayth of cryste Ihesn, ahe that bnylded 
a college myall to the faonoor of the name of crist Iheau, & left* tyll 
her execntouTB another to be bnylded to mayntayn his layth & 
doctryna Besyde al this fonnded in the monastery of weatmynater 
where her body lyeth thre preates to praye for her perpetually. She 
whom I haue many tymes herde saye that yf the cryaten pryncee 
wolde haue waired Tpon the enmyes of his faith, ahe wold he glad 
yet to go folowe the boost & helpe to wasshe theyr clothes for the 
loue of Ihesu, she that openly dyde wytnesse this same thynge at 
the honre of h^ dethe, whiche saynge dyuers here preaenta can 
recorde how hertly she answered whan the holy sacrament contayn- 
ynge the blesaid Iheau in it was holden before her, & the queatyon 
made vntyl her whether she byleued that there was verayly the aone 
of god that suSred his blessyd paasyon for her & for all mankynde 
vpon the crosse. Many here can here lecorde how with all her herte 
& soule she rayaed her body to make answere there vnto, & confessed 
assuredly that in the eacrament was conteyned ciyst Ihean the eone 
of god that dyed for wretched e3rnnets vpon the crosse, in whom 
holly she put bet tmste & confydence, these same woides ahnoost 
that Martha confessed in the ende of this gospell. EgO crcdidi 

quia tu es christus filius dei qui in raundum venisti. That 

is to saye I haue byleued that tbon art cryat the aone of god whiche 
came in to thia worlde. And so sone after that she was aneled she 
departed & yelded vp her spyiyte in to the handes of qui lorde, who 
may not nowe take euydent lyklybode & coniectnre vpon thia titat 
the soule of this noble woman, whiche ao atudyouslj in her lyf waa 
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mentes of Mb chitche, was defended in that houre of departynge out 
from tbo body, vaa borne vp in to the conntre abone with the bleseyd 
anngolleB deputed & ordeyned to that holy mystery. For yf the 
herty prayer of many paraoneB, yf her owne contynuall prayer in her 
lyf tyme, yf the aacramentea of the chirche orderly token, yf indnlg- 
encea & pardons graunted by diuerg popes, yf tma repentaonce & 
teerea, yf feyth & denocyon in criste Ihesn, yf charyte to her neygh- 
bonrs, yf pyte Tpon tiie poore, yf foi^ynenes of inioriea, or yf good 
weikes be auaylable, as donbtlee Uiey be, grete lyklyhode & almooet 
certayne conieotnre we may take by them, & all these that soo it is 
in dede. TherfOTe put we aayde all wepynge & teerea, & be not aad 
Be heay aa men withonten hope, but rather be we gladde & ioyona, 
& eohe of na berin confort other. Alwaye praysynge & magnyfr^nge 
the name of ouie lorde, to whome be landa and honoure endlealy. 
Amen' (308—10). 

SEEMON AGAIWST LTTTHEE, 1521. 

On a clear day often black donda arise and a mighty tempest 
breaks oat ; bo when the sky of the church ia clear, thick clouds of 
heresy ariee, such as John WiclifT, and sore tempest the choicb. 
Snch another clond is now raised aloft, one Martin Luther a frere, 
who terribly thundereth against the pope'e authority (311-12). Christ 
and Peter are as Moaea and Aaron under the law; in Christ's absenco 
the cure of Christian people is committed to Peter; paxe, paeee, pcuce 
(316-16). Luther cannot conceive t2uw lUmiTHM. St Paul givea a 
woman three heads, God, Christ, and her husband ; and aha has a 
head of her own to boot 8a the church has a head of her own (the 
pope), yet Christ her Husband is her head, and God also. This 
wretched man hath divided himself firom the vicar of Christ ; how 
then can he have in him the Spirit of truth, specially when he ' all 
to laggeth ' the bead of Chriat's church, to whom by bis rdigion be 
has TOwed obedience (321-2)1 Argument against ttie efficacy of 
faith's 'sklender' light, unless atrengthened by the rebounding of 
hope and heat of charity (323 — 31). The Bible neoda the supple- 
ments of cabala and tradition (331 — 8). 

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virtuons ; haa a fnst mind in Qod, spares for no man's authority to 
speak the truth, has excommunicated tlio pope ; labours, so great is 
his zeal for God, to convert all the world to hie opinion. The same 
may be eaid of many heretics ; many, of fell wits, deop learning, and 
pretensed virtue, able to ' wrye and torcasse ' the scriptures, led astray 
bishops and princes. Luther 'hathe excomunycatc the pope. O 
wonderfoH preaumpcion. madnes intollerable. Kuowe this fur 
certayne, that all the other horetykea thus dyd ' (33!) — 43), ' And 
what suppose ye Maitya Luther & his adhetentes wolde do, ;f he 
had the popes holynes & his fauonrcra, whom he calleth so often in 
derisyon papiatas papastros. & papanos. & papcnses in his daungort 
I fere me that he wolde vse no more curtesy with them than he hatli 
dond with tbeyr bokes, that is to say with the decretallos which he 
hath brent. And so lykewyse I fere mo that he wold bren them or 
any other christen man that he thought might let bis opinions to go 
forwarde. And yet in so doyng he wold thinke that he dyd grets 
aeruyce vnto god ' (314-5). 

Consolation written bt £p Fishier to nis sister Elizabeth, 
at Buch time as he was prisoner in the Tower of London. Read this 
meditation when you feel most slothful to do any good work ; 
suppose yourself suddenly ravished by death ; read it alone, at leisure, 
after prayer (361-2). I am unworthily taken ; but whither I shall 
go, God knoweth. If I had served Him faithfully, I might have 
been partaker of His promises (352-3). Death will give no respite ; 
when opportunity was, I would not use it (353-4). No good deed 
shall go nnrewatded ; if I could live longer, I would not misspend 
my time as I have done, sacrificing the wealth of my soul to that 
stinking carion, my body (355), fresh and lusty in youth, now black, 
cold, and heavy (356). My care was for fine clothes, pleasant sights, 
sounds, smells, tastes, delectable lodgings, changes of meats and 
drinks; and what am I the better for serving the body so longt 
My reward is hell, or purgatory at beat (357), May all take warn- 
ing by my example, and prepare for death betimes. My soul needs 
not clothing, meat and drink, gold and silver, houses and beds : it is 
the body which daily needs botching (358). Now, before the Judge, 
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muet be my comfort. But even my good deeds were lingiTud by my 
folly, done from bad motives; my mlBdeeds are countLssa (350). 
My frieudfl ore some of tbem ia as great need as I am ; others are 
negligent ; saints in heaven are mindful of snck as have honoured 
them before ; I had special devotion to but few, and was cold in my 
suit oven to them. Death has hinderod me from commending my 
wretfihed soul to their prayers; my only hope is in God's mercy 
(360). Doatli, which cannot be avoided, I neglected ; little dangera, 
which bappuil never a deal, I took precautions against. If a man 
die well, he shall want nothing after death; if ill, nothing sliall avail 
him (361). Noitlior building of colleges, nor malcin g of sermons, 
nor almsgiving, will stand us In stead, unless we iirepare to die. 
Account yourself as dead ; your soul in purgatory, to be ransomed 
by your own sufferinga there, or your friends' suf&agoa here. Be 
your own friend ; pray, give alms, do penance for your own soul ; or 
look never that others will do these things for you (362). If you 
follow this counsel, you will be blessed ; if not, you will repent all 
too late (363). 

The WATE8 TO febfkct bblioios, written from the Tower to the 
same sister. Without Christ's lovo your 'religion ' cannot be savoury; 
as the painful life of hunters must be sustained by the desire of game. 
Christians are hunters ; Christ is their game (361 — 6). ' Beligious ' 
persons rise at midnight, but went early to bed and return to bed ; 
hunters are often up all night ; the ' religious ' fast till noon, hunters 
till night. ' Beligious ' persona do not observe their game (367-8). 
God created you of His goodness, in His veiy likeness, rather than 
as a stone or owl or ape or toad (369-70) ; a Christian, rather than a 
heathen (371-2) ; your post-baptismal sins have been done away by 
the sacrament of penance (373-4). By entering 'religion' your soul 
has been restored to its first innocency ; you are Christ's spouse 
(374-f>). He who demands your love is the Creator of aU things 
beautiful ; His beauty is unfading ; His wisdom is seen in the order 
of the world; His manner is dulcet; exclusion from Him is mora 
grievous than 10,000 heUs (376—8). If you will sell, not give, 
your lovo, none bids so high for it aa He, who shed Hia blood for 
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and wto will rewanl your love in heaven {378 — 80). Ilis love to 
others takes nothing from His love to you (380—2). Yet by sin you 
may lose His love, ns did Lucifer (382—4). How trifling is your 
love, how priceless Hia ; bow many martyra have shed tlieic blood 
for it. If your heart were worth all the hearts of all men and women 
that ever were, it were a poor gift for Him (384 — 6). Ejaculations 
for every day in the week (387). 

A Good Friday sermon on the crucifix (388—428). 

MANKEBS, ARTS, AND LIFE OF THE THUiL 

Poor men full of sores lying in the ojjen itrsel (9C), making 
wailinga, cryings, and lamentable noises (140). ' How many lye in 
etietes & bye wayes fnll of carbuncles and other vncurahle botches, 

whiche also we dayly peiceyue at our eye greuoos to beholde 

vexed with the frenaahe pockes, poore and uedy, lyenge by the bye 
wayes etynkynge and almoost roten aboue the giounde, hauynge in- 
tollerable ache in theyr bones' (240, of. 141, 17). 

PrUoia : ' A poore man perauenture gooth into a pryson wliere he 
seeth many prysonera sore punysshed with fetters and other engyna ' 
(228); 'streyghtly kepte in pryson, set in a stynkynge derke 
dungeon, bonnde with fetters of j-ren and for lacke of meet lyke to 
dye for hunger, naked without clothes, in the sharpe colJe winter 
no fyie to Bocoui them' (239). ' Who that is in thraldome of synne 
is in full shrewed custody, and yf he wolde be at lyberte he most do 
s8 these piysoneia doo that eomtyme vndennyne the wallea and 
crape vnder them out at a strayte and narowe hole ' (283). 

Tavern company ; ' Suclie personea be bothe without fere and 
ehamo. They shewe openly & many tymes in comyn taucrnes to 
other of lyke disposycion theyr ygnominious & shamafui offences, 
makynge grete crackee how wyckedly they haue done with that 
woman & with that, & perauenture wyl sclaunder hoi whiche they 
nener touched' (205, cl 155-6). 

Nimrendence of clergy : ' Byeshoppes be absent from theyr 
dyoceses and paiaonea from theyr chyrches .... prelates and paisones 
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to amendement, but raUier go by and suffre Uieyr uiysso gouorn- 
.«!.»■ (77). 

True glory of the ehureJi : ' Our lorde hath perfourmed, fynysshed 
& set a due ordre in ol his cbirche, whose glory & voishyp standeth 
not in sylke copes of dyuera coloure eraftely broudred, noyther in 
plate of golde or syluer, nor in ony other werke or ornament be it 
neuer so rychely gamysahed with precyous stones .... Our loye is 
the testimony of a clene conscyence, wbiche loye without fayle shone 
more bryght in the poore apostles than doth now our clothes of sylke 
& golden cuppes. Truly it was a more glorious sight to se saynt 
Poule wbiche gate his lyuynge by his owne grate labour in hungre, 
tliurst, watchynge, in colde, goynge wolward, & beryng aboute tbe 
gospell & lawe of oryst hothe vpon the se & on the londe than to 
beholds now tharchebysshoppes & bysshoppes in theyt apparayle be 
it neuer so rycha In that tyme were no chalyseB of golde, but than 
was many golden prestes, now be many chalyses of golde, & almoost 
no golden prestes, truly neyther golde, precyous stones, nor glotyous 
bodyly garmentes be not the cause wherefore kynges & pryncee of 
the worlde sholde drede god & his chyrche, (or donbtlea they haue 
ferre more worldly rychesse than we haue, but holy doctryne, good 
lyfe & example of honest connersacion be the occasyons whorby good 
& holy nien, also wycked & cruel people are mouod to loue & fere 
almighty god ' (ISO, 181, cf. 179, on the theme ' fear and contempt 
of God come of the dei^ "). 

HiSTORi AND Legend, secular and ecclesiastical. The unjust 
judge, whose skin Gambyses hung up before the seat of judgement, 
as the crucifix was set up in churches, by way of warning (397-8). 
Lucretia, who is prtused as by many of the fathers (419). Stigmata 
of St Francis (391). St Anthony's retreat into the wilderness (39), 
Dialogues between God and St Anthony (89-90, 283-4). Aeschines 
at Rhodes (140). Edw. Conl and St Louis (35-36). Attila, Totila, 
Theodosius (181). St John the elect virgin turned branches of trees 
to gold, drank venom without hurt, restored many dead folks to life. 
St Barthylmew caused an horrible devil to go out from an idot (182). 
Susanna (415). Miraculous light seen about St Basil at his baptism, 
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(335). 'Majj Magdalen lived in the wilderness (384). St Christian's 
use of the sign of the cross (41 4). The favourite examples of great- 
ness and wealth Xeixes and Ctesar, Alexander and Pompey, Crcesua 
and CrassuB (H5)- Lazarus aft«r his resurrection never laughed 
{306). Martha, of noble blood, heiress of Bethany castle {290). 
Hannibal's generous treatment of the bodies of his enemies (260). 
Abbot Hely (277). 'I)yd not thus the disoyplea of Wycclyffel 
all be it that for fere of the temporall lawes they durst slee no man, 
yet put they up a byll of artycles vnto the temporall lordes in the 
parlyament season mouynge them to slee tbcyr aduersaryes that 
resysted agaynst theym' (344). Joannes WiclifT, like Arrius, 
MacedoniuB, N'estorius, Eutices, Eluidius, Donatus, louiniauus, 
FelogiuB, sore tempested the church (312). 

Books. The owner of the best library then existing in England 
is in his element when he describes, in a somewhat fanciful excursion 
on the ' book ' of the crucifix, the various processes through which the 
parchment passed (393 eeq.); stretched on ' tentors ' (394), and set up 
te dry ; the (ruled) lines (305) ; illuminated letters of various colours 
(395-6); definition of 'reset 'colour (396). Easure (24,98, 100-1). 

Burning glam : ' The hemes of the sonue whan hy reflexyon of a 
brennynge glasae they be gadred togyder, they be so myghty that 
they will set tynder or cloth on fyre ' (325). 

PetUionen at court and their lettere of supplication (73, 146). 
They wax pale, quake for dread, are sore abashed (252-3). 

Con/esfion. In confession we must not tell fables and other 
men's fitutts, but only onr own ; not our light faults only, but all, 
without colour or excuse (86). Joy after true confession and due 
penance (43). 

Boyaletate (145). 

Psalm cxxx. said toi souls in puigotery (209). 

Aecetieifm (293) ; weepings, ete. (294) ; aharpe clothes (293-4) ; 
fiisting (293-4) ; peculiar fasts of devotion (294). 

IToniwi'* regard for outward appearance* ; 'Te women when 
there is any black spot in your faces, or any moole in your kerchiucs, 
or any myer vpon your clothes, be you not ashamed 1 Yea forsooth 
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Thboloot. If bomis textuarirts is indeed honus theologjtt, Bp 
Fiaher may rank high among divines. Ho is at homo in every part 
of scripture, no less than among the fathois. If the matter of his 
teaching is now foi the most part tiite, the form is always individual 
and life-like. Much of it is in the best sense Catholic, and might be 
illnstiated by parallel passages from Luther and oar own reformers. 
The sermon on the crucifix itself contains very little against which a 
reasonable Protestant would take exceptions. Sometimes even 
where Fisher assails Lutlier, as in the article of justifying faith 
(324 — 8), he is really (as Ei chard Baxter says generally of the Roman 
and reformed doctrine of justification) much nearer to Luther than 
he knows. The faith which he disparages, the faith aa of 'devila 
who believe and tremble,' has nothing in common with Luther's 
GJauhe, inseparable as that is from hope and love, and by inherent 
necessity fruitful in good works.^ Ecaders who take an interest in 
theology may find the following references of nso- 

Tho mercy of God (14, 42 ; 95 — 97, a noble passage, resembling 
the peroration of a famous speech by Prof. Eoinkena at the Old 
Catholic congress at Cologne, 1872 ; 224—8, 330—3, 236 seq., 247 seq., 
£54 seq.). 

All men, a few except, are sinners (34, 2H). 

Value of the Psalms (70—73). 

Preachers should warn gently rather than rebuke oi>enly (123 — 5). 
Their accounts to God (124 — 5). In doubtful points any clerk may 
shew his mind (118). Fear or contempt of God comes of the clergy 
(179). Prayer greater than alma or fasting (for one reason, because 
it is common to rich and poor, 211-12). God's laws even t* poor 
and rich (130). Stan's fall not due to God (160). 

Scripture narratives, paral^Ies, and miracles are often given with 
graphic power. The good Samaritan (141). The unjust judge 
(146-7). The Pharisee and publican (131). The woman of Canaan 
(143-4). The prodigal son (234 — 7). David and the giant (4-5). 
Jonah (200 seq., 214 seq., 231). Ahab (284). Menaasea (273). 
Asuerus and his choice of a wife (375). 

AUagorical interpretations are happily less abundant than we 

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miHlit expect In. the pelican, night raven (or night crow, or owl, 
for we have oni choice, as in * curlewes or quayles,' 16G), and sparrow 
we are taught to discover the contritio cordis, coji/essio onu, auti^ifaatio 
operit (151 eeq.). To'eat ashes forbread'is to consume ains by 
penance, because that which abides in the sonl after the heat of 
concnpiacence ia but ashes (157-8). With better reason Sinai, Sion, 
and Jerusalem represent the law, grace, and glory (1C4 scq.). Origen, 
a dangerooB gaide in this slippery Held, finds contrition, confcB.^iot), 
satisfaction in the three days' wandering of Israel anil in the thruo 
days spent by Jonah in the whale's belly (209). ' Yaopo is an hurbo 
of the gron&de that of bis nature is hoto, and hath a sweto smell, 
sygnefyenge Cryst vhiche meked himsclfe to suflre deth on the crossc ' 
(110). Four rivers of Paradise 'the foure capytall vertues, ryghtwys- 
ues, temperaunce, prudence, and strengths.' The devil's Paradise of 
bodily pleasure^ with its four rivers of eouetyae, glotony, prydf, 
lechery (34-5). Sin a serpent. 'A serpent hath a heed, a body, 
and a tayle, semblably so bath synne, for whan ony man feleth the 
fytst instygaeyon or sterynge to synne, douhtles there is the serpentes 
heed. Whan afterwardo he consenteth to the same instygaeyon, 
than he sufTretb the body of that serpent to entro. And at last 
whan he fulfylletb the synne in dede, than is the vencmoue taylo of 
that serpent entred' (59), 

Contrition (101-2). Contrition, confession, satisfaction (21 scq., 
209 seq.). The Lady Mai^aret's confessions and obedience to her 
ghostly father (295). 

The sinner unconscious of his sin (60). 

The last judgement (359), 

God in a dead sleep; decay of Christendom (170-1). Lack of 
love in the ' religious ' (368). Who shall convert the heathen (177)1 
Prayer for the church (199). The heart of the most stubborn would 
melt, if he could heat apostles preach, see martyrs die (194). 

Dispensations of Father, Son, and Spirit (347). 

Christians have need both of hope and fear (113). 

Lucifer ringleader of the rebel angels (189). The devil's long 
experience (86, 422). The confederacy of sin (87). Heaven and 
hell contending for man (83). Fall of angels and of men (115). 



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XXIV BIBEOF F18HEK8 THEOUtOY. 

Cold and hoat of hell {423, 426). Tuirora of hell {352 eeq., 420). 
One tmit might have been auggested by the tales of Proniethcua and 
Tityua. ' Death shall continually croppe the dampned persons in 
heU. And he shall euer be gnawing and eating vpon them, and yet 
they shall neuer be fully coaaumed' {427). 

Equity the mind of the law {2G1), The new law written In the 
mind of God {168). 

The goaeious spare the fallen {161), and so God's honour stands 
not in destroying {162), hut in sparing (163). He is misericors 
and miscratur {97). Christ able and willing and engaged by promise 
to save sinners {138-9). 

There shall be one flock (190-1). Tho heavenly eity (134-5). 
Joy of hearing, the last Vcnite (112), From the beauty of earth we 
may infer the transcendent beauty of heaven (198). Ileavcn a rest 
(263). The First Cause (105—7). 

God's word tho soul's meat (140)(the devil's bread, ISO). 

AVliether you ivill sell your love or give it, Clirist deserves it 
best {376 seq., 407). 

Sacraments owe their virtue to Christ (109), 

Ejaeulatory prayers for each day in the week (387). Int«rcessoiy 
prayers (360, 362). Saints in heaven mindful of such as shew them 
special devotion (360). Power of the lively voice to move pity (140). 

' Let no creature thynke in hymselfe & saye, I am not within 
holy ordr«8, 1 am not professed to ony relygyon . . . The leest ciysten 
peraono ... is nygh in kynrede to almyghty god ' (1 59). 

FraUty of man's body (92). Tho body stinking carion (355); 
a wall of earth, painted and gilt (356) ; a ' sachell ' of dung (358) ; 
pleasures of sense like those of the sow (357-8) ; peril of man's 
estate (93). 

I pass from the subject-matter to the form of Fisher's writings : — 

CoMPABisoNS : The glorified body ' more nymble and more redy 
to be conuayed to ony place where the soule wolde hauo it then is 
ony swalowo' (304). The synagogue aild the church corresponding 
as the shadow of a tree to the tree : ' Euery man may poynt any 
certayne part« of the shadows and say : this is the ahadowe of suche 
a braunchi', and tliis is the shadowe of stuhc a lefc, and this is llio 



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ahadowo of the bole of the tree, and this is the ahadowe of the top 
of the tre' (315-16). The merchant casting out of ship his cargo 
in a storm, and the soal throwing off sloth when overtaken by the 
tempest of death (354). 

Tlio comparison, by which Fiaher rebuts Luther's exception 
against duos mmmoe, might almost pass for a jest : ' Se here be thre 
hoedea vnto a woman, god, chryst, and hjr huabande ; & yet besyde 
al these she hath an heed of hyt owne'(321). The'bowle throwen 
sklantlynge Tpon a wall' (323-4), by which he illustrates the 
refraction of the sunbeams, may be a Teminiscence of games of tennis ; 
in the same page 323 is a vivid picture of trees in winter with 'no 
lust of grenenea nor of lyfe,' and in spring ' luately oladde with leues 
and floares,' The infinite love of Christ, who loves each Christian 
as if He loved no other, is compared to a torch which lightens all 
who are in the room (406-9), or to an im^e reflected in many 
glasses, the whole image in each (381 seq.). The self-denial of 
hunters is held up as a pattern to nuns, just as St Paul shamed his 
coavorts by pointing to the training of athletes (3G6 seq., where are 
some details of the life of ' cloistered and unbreathed Tiitue '). 
Devils snaring men compared to fishermen troubling the water, or to 
himtere laying shoes in the way of apes (78-9). The penitent 
resisting sin like a man of feeble body rolling a millstone up-hOl 
(105, cf. 160). Fear and hope as two millstones; one stone without 
a fellow can do no good ; by mixing dread with hope sinners escape 
presumption and despair (114). On pp. 90—92 is a p.irable of life 
resembling an oriental one translated by Riickert : ' If . . vndor 
me were . . a very depe pytte, wherin myght be lyons, tygres & 
beres gapynge with open mouth to destroye and deuoure me 
at my fallynge downe, and that there be noo thynge wherby I 
jnyght be holden vp and soconred, but a broken bokot or payle 
whiche sholde hange by a small corde, stayed and holden vp onely 
by the handea of hym, to whomo I liauo behaued mysL-lfe as an 
cnemye and aduerearye by grote and gveuous iniiiryes and wrongea 
done vnto hym.' The sinner fears God as the aote eye Bmarta from 
the sunbeam, which is comfortable to the eye that is clean and 
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XXVI BISHOP FISUBItS STTL& SIHILG8. 

US before, at the hoar of death they ofTer themBelvoa to us in more 
terrible manner, ' euon as ye go these wood do^es these great 
inaBtyueB that be tyeil in chaynes, Tnto Buche as often vyayte them 
they be more gentyll & easy, but to the atraungera whiche haue none 
acqueyntance of theym tbey ragyoualy & furiously gape and rj-so 
ayenflt them as they wolde deuoure them' (278). SiE by unhappy 
custom infects the soul as ' vryne or ony other stynkyi^ Ijcour pnt 
in a Tessell, the longer it be kepte in the same, so moche more it 
maketh foule the veaaell and comipteth it. Another example, Ab 
we eo a byle or botche full of matter and fylth the more & the longer 
it be hyd, the more groweth the cormpcyon & Tenomouse infeccion 
of it, & also perceth to the bones & comipteth thorn. In lyke wyso 
the leuger that synnes bo kepte close in the soules, the more feble 
they be made & the more contagyously corrupte ' (27). 

' Who may perceyue and se a walls paynted with niMiy dyuerse 
ymages, but tyrst he must loke vpon those same pyctures, for 
they be as a veyle or couerynge to the walls, wherfore nedes the 
syght must fyrst bo applyed vnto them. In lyke manor therfore 
sj-th our synnes in rcspecto of the soulo bo to it as a pycture or 
couerynge is to a wallo, almyghty god musto nodes fjrrst loke vpon 
our synnes or euer he loko vpon our sonles. Alas what shall 
we synfull wretches do ) Certaynly this onely remedy is neces- 
sary, who BOO wyU loke vpon a bare walle must fyreto doo aw.iy 
the payntyngo or couerynge, and that done all shall be dene and 
pure to beholde. Soo yf our soules sholde be seen and not our 
■ynnes, fyist our sjmnes must bo clene done awaye, for all the whylo 
they be infecte with the Icest spotte of synne, so longo they may not 
be seen without the eynne be seen also' (116-17), 'Yf it be so that 
the stynkynge fylthy water contynually flowo out of a ponde or 
pytte in to a goodly and delectable gardyn, yf remedy be not founde 
to stoppe the same, it ehall make foule and corrupte that gardyn 
within a whyle he it neuer boo fayre, Soo in lyke wyse shall it be 
withvayf the herte be not fyrat made clene ' (117). 'Many craftea 
men had leuer take vpon them to make a thyn^e all newo than to 
botche or mende an olde forwoien thynge, as we so by oxperyence. 
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mende or brynge agayne into the ryglit cours© a clocke trhiche longo 
hath contynued out of hia ryght ordre, but it is moche more dyffuse 
to brynge the herte of man that ia broken & brought out of good 
ordre by contynaall customs of synne into the ryght waye agayne 
than it ia to brynge a clocke in to his true course. . . . More ouer it 
ia necesaary that a newe werke be set in a ryght course. For what 
profyteth a clocie be it neuer so well and craftely made, yf it stand 
atyll or go not as it sholde in a due and lusto course ! truly no 
thynge. So whan the herte is ones mode newe, fyrst it must be set 
in a due and ryght course' (117-18). 'Amyloides and majsters 
that hane this worldly wysdorae, that study and employ your 
wyttes to cast & corapaase this world, what haue ye of all this 
besynes at the last bat a lyteli vanyte. Tlie spyder craftely 
spynneth her thredes and curyously weiieth and loyneth her webbo, 
but Cometh a lytcll blast of wynde and dysapoynteth all to- 
gyder'(285). 

Out soul delivered from the devil's snares as the sparrow from 
the baits and traps of birdtakcrs (154). ' Underatandynge wyll and 
reason whiche must be Tnto the eoide as bones and senewes to 
Bocoure it, he so utterly wedred and dryed vp, that no maner of 
moysture of deuocyon is in them euen as they were tested at tho 
fyre, therfore aa one lackyngo the quycke humure of deuocyon, I can 
not longe contynue in prayer . . . For my bones that is to saye the 
stronge partes of my soule be dryed awaye lyke vnto the droase or 
Bcrappes of talowe after it is clarefyed by the fyre' (147). 'The 
more that a synner accustometli hymsetfe in synne the more greuous 
& deper ia his discencyon towarde the pyt of hell, all though ho 
parceyue it not^ for by lytel and lytel he synketh in to the fylthy 
pleasure of it, euen aa an hoi's the softer myre or claye he waltreth 
hymselfe in the more easely he lyeth & enpryntetb deper his 
eymilytude in it, but whan he is about to ryse agayne the aoftnes of 
the cley wyll not Buffro to take holde wherhyhe mygbt be aaayated' 
(204). ' Were not they whiche thou dyde set in the foundacyon 
eofte & fllypper erthl yes truly vnto the tjme thou made them 
barde as stones by the vertue & strength of tliy brcnnyngo charyte' 
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AUTH0B8 CITED. 



Tiolence (423-4, 426).* '£ueu as in the foi^e of a Smith the colde 
'water when it ia cast into the Fyer, causeth the Fyer to be much 
mora feaise and violent' (424). 



AUTHOBS CITED. 


a certayne doctonr, 75, 


Demose(?), 3.34. 


Anselm, 67, 230. 


Donatiste, 343-4. 


Arabrose, e. g. 319. 


Eutycbea, 341. 


AriaoB, 343. 


Gregory, 114, 306, 319, 428. 


Aristotle, e. g. 276. 


Jerome, «.!,. 161,152,320,334. 


Arius, 341. 


John CbryBoatom, t. g. 287, 320. 


ArseniuB, 160, 286 (cf. 31). 


MaoedoniQH, 341. 




Neetoriua, 341. 


334, 341, 344, 428. 


NovatiaoB, 343. 


Kemard, «.ff. 230, 401, 411. 


Origen, 177, 209, 320, 333. 


Boetbias, 290. 


Orpheus, the cbrke, 47. 


Bonaventure, 297. 


Ovid, 161. 


Cabala, tlie, and the roaster of 


Plato, e.ff. 62, 327. 


Jews, 332. 


Seneca, 270. 


CassianuB. 


Thoraaa Aquiuae, 177. 


Cicero, 261, 285. 


Virgil, 147. 


Coiinoila of Nice and EplieauB, 335. 


Wyllyam Paryayenae, 80; tt 


Cyprian, 320. 




DamasceDe, 334. 




LANGUAGE.—/. Z«/to-.. 


d and th. 


fader. 


broder, 303. 


federa, 154. 



' Compare Sffamrifor Meature, III. i. US— IS3 : 

' Ay, but to die, and go we know not wbere ; 

To lie in cold obstruotloa and to rot ; 

This Bensible warm motion to become 

A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit 

Ta bathe in jigTy floedt, or to retide 

In thrilling regiom of thick-riiied ice.' 
AlBO Bede, eocl. hist. v. 12 (Stapleton) ■ *Aa we walkyd furder we came to 
a great brode rally so brode, bo longe, and so de^ tbat no man ooold 
measure It. That which lay on the left hande as we went, eemed to haue one 
ride very terrible with flaming fier, the other intolerable with hayle, and 
snowe : beating an[d] percing into euery oomer. Bothe places were full of 
mens sowles, which apperyd to me to be cast interchaungeably, uowe hither 
now thiHier, aa it wer with a violent tempest : tor when they oould no leogor 
Hoffre the intolerable heate and flames or fler, they leaped to the mydst of that 
batefull and deadly colde. And when they pitefully in (lie) could flnde no 
reasb there, agayne they wer reuersed into those vnquencheablo flames of fler.' 



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OOAHUAa AOCIDENCB. 



ferder, 236. 


ft 


gaderetb, 74/U. 


abhomynable, 115/20, 401. 


moder. 


baboundaunte, 99/16. 


theder. 


habylyte, 100/13, 285. 


togyder. 


On the other hand agast, 166/28. 


tollgaderer, 39. 


Simple A where we use loA, e.g. 


weder, 146, 162. 


hole, holly, 309. The oonverKe 


wliedar, 277. 


mhct, et«., does cot, I tbbk, 


wydrod, 232, 323. 


occur. 


11. Oi-ati» of Article loith Noun. 


tbabomynacyon. 


thoblacyon. 


tbacceptable. 


thoccaayoD. 


thamendement 


thoffyce. 


thapocalypae. 


tholde, 184. 


tbeffaBjon. 


tholy, 182. 


tbeoteot 


thononr, 136/22. 


tberthly. 


thordre, 2&8. 



Wb 



III. Pauive Participle*. 
re tlie laat coDBonaDt of a verb ia a dental, the participle seldom 
termiDstes ia -td; participlea from Latin mostly end in -te. 



alyenate, 142/33, 245. 
aMampte, 134/6, 199. 
celebrate, 216/28. 
compnncte, 133/13. 
conaolydate, 175/28. 
coDtamynate, 115/31. 
create, 197/3, 260. 
decoote, 177^. 
dei«cte, 190. 
dyatyncte, 198/3. 
erects, 254. 
eihybyte, 266/15. 
incorporate, 207, 208. 

Other aausual forma of perf. or part. 

abyden, 221/33, 270. letted, 354/35. 

brast, 404. braate, 165. lougb, 167/3, 306. 

braaten, 60/27. shette, 261. 

casten, 223/9. thraste, 66/30, 171/27. 

comen, 139/31. threted, 171/8. thrette, 56/21, 230, 

drad, 26. 231, 237. 

dredde, 269, 805. weped, 143/27. 

foghten, 327. -ffrong, 419. 
foiboden, Kj2i. 



infecte, 115/22, 117/1. 

inflycte, 55/18. 

institute, 216/26. 

lyfte, 146/12. 

lymyt, 226, 227, 343. lymytto, 

08/16. 
manyfeat, 108/24. 
ornate, 198. 
reiecte, 132/6. 
reintegrate, 169/17. 
sacyate, 250. 
auperedyfycate, 180. 



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more greater, 367. 
more greuonaer, 57/33. 



pesen, 234, 235/36. 



TV. Doable eomparativct. 



F. FluraU. 

pullon, 392. 

BhoDe, 79/8, but ehooB, 79/9. 

theniaeli', etc 



VI. Ssnlax. 
TerminatioEi 'nnderetood' from a following word : 254/15, with oeuer 

BO mercj and cherefoll loke. 

Participle and iofioitive combined : 257/33, not apekynge one tliynga 

and thyoke an other. 

VII. VOCABULARY. 

boughted, 325 (bowghted, 324). 
boulte = sift, 296. 

bOJHtOQB, 229. 

brede = breadth, 95/35. 

brocle, 92/12. 

brotbel, 418. 

brothell = harlot, 402, 411, 419. 

bruckle, 91. 

brytell, 176/20. 

but yf = uuleM, 97/12. 

byle, 27. 

byeshoppe, 216/32. the Jewisli 
ab after compar., high prieat, 3/27, Samuel, 

caduke, 124, 175. 

cannel = kennel, 3C6. 

chauberera, 300. 
62/16, 137/13. chyned, 148/17. 
eynne of their obypped, 148/18. 
220. chytter, 424. 

clewe or grete hepe of fyre, 53/33. 

colde, 265, 269. 
tS. commend aoyoDS, 295. 

!2, commoD = converae, 367. 

coDcylyable, 343. 

contrareth, 328. 

coude, 172/30. 

counterpeaae, 321. 

couraea ^ corpses, 404. 

cowched, 394. 

craked, 83/34 ; of. 206. 
holy, 109/21. 



Accombred. 416. 
adrad, 150/34. 
afTectuoBHly, 268/21. 
all to raggeth, 322. 
all to rente, 93. 
all to scourged, 395. 
also = oven, 209/9. 
aud = if, 75/3. 
aneled, 309. 
anelynge, 273, 274. 
appetyted, 251. 
appropred, 205. 



asell, vinegar, 400. 



mblo, t 



., 335, ; 



auoyle, a qnesti 
aesoyled, clene (torn 
ghostly fader, 44, 
a two, 55/3. 
avoutrer, 272. 
avontry, 102, 131, S 
Bwter =: altar, 129/ 
backe = bat, 87. 
benefioiooB, 377. 
besecber, 253. 
bestadde, 239. 
bobbed, 390. 
bole, 315/20. 
boleter up, 176/33. 
botobe, 27, 117. 
botching, 368. 



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darketb, 311. 

dcale, neuer a d., 3G1. 

defatjgacyoaa, 196. 

dereodereBse, 301. 

defouled, 98/11. 

deiDsiuer, 419. 

derked, 305. 

dirige, 268-9 (dyryge, 295). 

dulcet, 377. 

dyffQBe, 117/36, 216/'26. 

djBhonest, v.a., 291/20. 

dysworshyp, 188. 

earyng hya grounde, 391. 

egall, 62/28, 104/16. 

eutermelled, 305. 

epioheia, 261. 

erre, d. a., 260. 

eetatea, grete e., 144. 

euencryaten, 76/33, 224/20. 

eicercybynge, 100/16. aud ao al- 
ways exc. 

eitiulee, 189, 210. 

eitiDcte, verb, 398. 

feature (fet-) = limb, 4, 240. 

fell wytted, 345. 

feMuud, 370. 

fete, feleth her byl, 154/14. 

flalUreth, 356. 

flogbler, 313, 334. 

folowingly, 307. 

force, it forceth not, 201. it is 
lytellforcetothee,139/22. gave 
no force, 385. 

fordoDO, 136/19, 172. 

forworen, 117. fy, fy, fy, 80. 

gadde, 395. 

gallowB, 417. 

gambade, 156/23. 

gebbit, 416. 

gibbet, 417. 

gjaver, 75/36. 

gnaste ^ gnash, 22. 

gnaatyoge, 41. 

gnidge, 75/32. 

grutchetli, 59. 

habytacle, 60/12. 

higgelfe, 185/29. 

bole = wliule, 11^6, etc. 



holly = wholly, 309/7. 

huiiciite, n. a., 296. 

Iiouable, 51. 

houEylde, 295. 

huTiiyle, we h. and moke oureelfa, 

106/23, 16-2/12, 244. 
inipaiwyhle, 56/3. 
ioipnyrement, 408. 
iiiipoitable, 418, 427. 
iinpropered, 187, 267. 
indvuer Uiee, 412. 
ioucryes, 294, 
iorikeryeB, 76. 
ludaaly, 203. 
kele = cool, 168/12. 
knuwlege, verb, 234. 
laborous, 263, 
leese, v. a., 304. 
let, 306. 
loathly, 370. 
longynge ^ belonging, 82/20. Cf. 

longeth, 170/34. 
lorells, 394. 
lorrells, 390, 402. 
lowynge of bitnaelfe, 283. 
lyuely = living, 338. 
luauqueller,. 174/14, 248. 
niediutrice, 64, 301. 
meetly, 306. 

meke oureelfe, 106/23, 110. 
miacnpe, 359. 
mo, 333. 
moinenlauy, 196. 
nioiistrauDt, 274. 
moo, 332. 
muate, 167/6. 
uedeful, it is n. to thee one mercy, 

97/22. 
noye, 276. 
noyuted, 109/21. 
odible, 383. 
of, like Qerm. ob, aa conj., 32/24, 

67/35, 71/26, 192/24, 235/22, 

261/6. 
oke comea, 234. 

onelea, I fere . . . o., 142/4, 152/13. 
ornate, verb, 181/35. 
other = either, 332/32. 



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otherwhyleB, 71/17. 

partetaker, 49/32. 

parteyner, 303, 

poaaed, 130/2, 235. 

percaae, 127, 223. 

perduracyon, 197. 

perdurauDce, 194. 

plenteuouely, 84/31, 249. 

plunge, the p. of the matter, 415. 

popiogaye, 376. 

presnraera, 270. 

promeet, 329. 

proypeth her feders, 154/14 and 34. 

ragyouH, 171/5 and 23. 

ragyously, 278. 

rathersBt^ 352. 

recommytteth, 344. 

recompte, 365. 

reuowme, 146/36. 

repugne, 202. 
reread upera, 294. 

reayaunt, 346. 

riglituona, 412/29 (generally rights 

wise, ryghtwyse). 
rock ^ distaff, 392. 
rucke, vpon a r. ^= ia a rucke, 

18/11. 
angge and bowe, 86/31. 
aaynteaeeH, 306. 
He!y, 253. 
aemblable, 254. 
HBToblably, 59/23. 
semble, n. a., 343. sent (of game), 

365. 
aentnary, 199/13. 
abooreth (? shooteth), 323. 
ahrewed and noyaoiue to the aoul, 

34. 
ahrewed nought, 104/16. 
akill, 379 (whea you could not 

skill of love), 
aklaunteth, 323. 
akyll, it sky 11 68 thee nothynge, 

139/23. 
Borowe, V. a., 232/26. 
BO weed, 244. 



aprale and sprawl, 421/27 and 30. 

square ^ ewerve, 337. 

BUble, V. a., 313. 

stewing (in hell), 423. 

atrayn, 337/3 (this reason Btrayneth 

not), 
atrength, v. a., 123/1, 319, 
aupeme, 177/33. 
ayde, at a b, ^ past, 340. - 
syr, 307. 

tetupest, V. a., 341. 
terapestoua, C9/15. 
tliat (like Sti 'recitative', after 

verbs of saying), 328. 
the owne, 34/18/20, 126/30. 
threpe, 209. 

torcasse the acripturBS, 341. 
tormentrie, 385/421, 422. 
trekell, 120. 
trifleloDH, 384. 
tryfeloua, 291, 361. 
turmentry, 279. 
tyll, 308/19, 315. 
vgBomnoB, 53, 69, 
Tnbowares, 192/6, 
vncontryte, 86/12. 
Tndeseuered, 332. 
Tuegall, 104. 
VDlustie, 366. 
vnswete, 279. 
vntyll = unto, 334, 
vocate, 282. 
Tolonty, 230. 
Tolupty, 65/21, 131, 158. 
■vpsodowne, 12. 
Tylet, 244. 
waltereth, 204, 374. 
waultering, 368. 
wepe drops, 120/7. 
wisae, 368. 

withoot = nnless, 208/6. 
withstand = withdraw, 82/12, 
withstande, part., 193/13. 
wolward, 181. 
wood, 278. 

woodnea, 161. woodnesse, 4. 
wrye the Bcripturca, 341. 



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T TliJa treatyfe concemyiige the frnytfnl faynges 
of Danyd the kynge & prophete in the feuen peny- 
tencjall p&hnes. Deayded in feoen fermoiiB vrsg 
made and compyled by the ryght leueTente iadei in Thki tmun 
6 god lohan FylTher doctoufe of dyuynyte and hyllhop nhDrtuioaor 
of Rochefter at the ezortocion and fberynge of the 
moost excellent princeffe Kargarete coantdTe of Byche- 
motint and Deiby, & moder to our foneiayns loide 
kynge Henry the .vij. 

V Here b^ynneth the prologue. 
r-han I aduerte in my lemembraunce the 
frnytfnU & noble tranllacyona compyled 
& tnnHated in tyme paft by many 
famons & excellent doctoan grounded 
16 T T on fcryptuie by hye auctoryte, the 
whiche fytigulerly not* themfelfe applyed dayly to 
pronounce Me wordeB of our blyffed feuyoui Ihefu 
and of many prophetea & prudent eccleiyaftycall 
doctouiB whofe myndea with tha grace of the holy 
20 ghooft was fpyrytnally enlumyned, but alfo the fayd 
doctonre them endeuoyred mtA dylygent labooi to put 
in memoiye by wrytyuge the fayd fermooa to the gtete 
Ttylyte and helth of the reders & hereis of the fam^ 
the whiche premyHea by me inwardly confydered for na 
SG as moche as I of late before the mooA excellent piyu- paii 
cefTe Margarete countelTe of Bychemoont & Derby 
& moder Tnto our fouerayne lorde kynge Henry the 



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feaenth, publyfThsd the tajeagea of the holy kynge 
& pTophete Dauyd of the .vij. peajtencyall ptalmes 
in the whiche my fayd good & fynguler lady moche 
delyted, at whofe hygh commanndement & gracyous 
ezhortacyon I haae pat the fayd fermona in wrytyngQ 6 
for to he imprefled, that al tho perfonea that entent- 
yfely rede ot here them may be flyred the better to 
tmce the vay of eteraall talvacton infacyatly to be- 
holde with loye ineftymable the gloiyooa Trynyte who 
prefeme ghoftly & bodyly my forefayd lady & our 10 
Tedoubt«d fouerayne lord het fone with all his noble 
progeny, & that the intellygentes of the fayd fermons 
may be gladder in the path of ryghtwyinea dayly to 
perfeuer. 

Here endeth the prologna 15 

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lendea this day I f hall not declare Tnto you 
ony parte of the epyftle or goi^wll, whiche 
perauentnre yon doo abyde for to here at 
this tyme. Bnt at the defyre and inftannce 20 

them (whome I may not contraty in ony 
thynge whiche ia bothe acoordynge to my 
duty & alfo to theyr foules belth) I hane taken vpon 
me fhortly to declare the fyrft penitencyal pfalme, 
wherin I befeche almyghty god for his grete mercy and 25 
pyte foo to helpe me this days by hia grace that whai- 
foeuer I f hal fay may fyrft be to hia ploafure to the 
profyte of myn owne wretched foule, and alfo for the 
holfome comforte to all fynners whiche be repentaunt 
for theyr fynnea and hath toumed themfelfe with all 30 
theyr hole herte and mynde vnto god the waye of 
wyckedneBie and f^nne Ttbniy foriaken. But or we 
go to the declaracyon of this pfahne*, it fhal be profyt- 
able and connenyent to fhewe who dyds wryte this 
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FSALH VI, OODS FAVOUR TO DAVIS. $ 

p&lme, foT what occafyon lie wrote it, and vliat hnyte, aiUw, aodoa. 
profyte, uid heipe he obteyned by the lame. Dauyd pniu. 
the fons of lelTe a man fyngulerly chofen of almyghty 
god and endued with many grete benefytea, afterwaide 
6 he fynned fall greuoufiy agaynlt god and his lawe, Dxitd'nin^d 
and for the occafyon of his grete offence, ho made thig 
holy 'pfalme, and therby gate forgyueneffe of hia C'uu.bMt] 
fynnes. Beholde, take hede who he was, of what 
ftocke he came that made this holy pfalme, for what 

10 occafyon he made it, and what profyte he obteyned by 
the fame. But tbefe thynges fhall be more openly 
declared, that eche one of you may knowe how grete a 
fynner this prophete was and alfo the greteneife of hie 
fynne, that we by the example of bym warned, in- . 

16 ftmcte^ and monyffhed, defpayre not in ony condycyon, 
but with trae penanncs let vs af ke of our blyffed lorde 
god mercy & forgyueueffe. We fhall perceyue and 
knowfl the gretenes of his fyime fo moche the better 
and fooner, yf his grete vnkyndeneiTe fhewed ayenit 

20 god almyghty that was fo benefycyall vnto hym be 
made open and knowen to vs. ^ lefTe the &det of 
Sauid had feuen fones, Dauid was tho yongeft of 
them all, leefC in perfonage, leeft fet by, and kepte his 
iaders fhepe. Notwithftandynge the goodneffe of al- 

25 myghty god onely dyde electe and chofe hym, all his J*^****^ 
brethren legecte and fet api^te. And than commaunded 
Samuell the byiThop and prophete to anoynt bym uIuoIdm 
kynge of Ifrahell, Was not this a grete kyndnes of 
almyghty god fhewed vnto fuche a maner vyle perfone 

30 fet to the oflyce of kepynge beeftos that he of his good- 
naffe wolde calle iiom fo vyie an offyce, fette hym by 
his commaundement as kynge and heed of all his 
peopl& But lette va fe what dyde he more for bym. 
Kynge Saul in to whome after the biekynge of the 

36 commaundement of almyghty god entred a wycked 
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vhan that he made ferche all abonte for to hane a 
ooniiTngQ and a melodyoos haiper, by whofe fwete 
foonde whan that he fholda ftryke vpon hia harpe, 
the -woodnelTe of the forefayd wyckod fpyryfe f holde 
'be mytygate and fwi^ed, none fuohe coude be foimde 5 
but this feme Dauyd, whlche by a fpecyall gyfte of 
almyghty god conde playe well and nobly vpon the 
haipe. At ony lymo whan the wycked fpyryte vexed 
and troubled kynge Sanl, Daayd fholde come before 
hym. And as ofto aa he played vpon hia harpe, bothe 10 
Saul was refreshed and comforted, and the wycked 
l^yiyte departed and troubled hym noo more for that 
tyme. Was not this a girete benefyte of god gyuen to 
Dauyd. And befyde this whan Ifraholl fholde make 
batayle ^aynft the phylyftees, one of theyt nacyon 15 
amonge them a memaylous ftrongo man as grete as a 
gyaont, ftrengthed and claddo on euery fetun with f ur» 
and ftionge armuie, he called aU Ifrahell to fyght with 
hym man for man vnder this condycyon, that yf ony 
Ifrahelyte conde vayn<]^nylThe hym in batayle, aU iko 20 
multytude of the philiftees fholdo be subgecte to 
Ibahell, and contrary wyfe, yf he gate the vyctory, all 
n^ahell in lyke condycyon fholde be fubingate & 
thrall vnto the phylyftees. Ko man amonge all the 
grete multytude of Iliahelytees had audacyte or bold- 25 
nee with this monftroos creature this phylyfte to make 
batayle, faue onely this lytell perfone Dauyd, To whome 
almyghty god gaue foo greta boldnefle (all thoughe he 
was but lytell in perfonage and ftatnie) neuertheles he 
in no condycyon fered to fyght and make batayle with 30 
tbia grete and myghty gyannte. At the lafte thoughe 
it were incrodyble to euery man that Daayd fholde 
haue the vyctory, he armed hymfelfe with the armure 
of kynge Saul. But as a mt" not cnftomed to were 
hameys, he was then more vnwyldly to do ony fayte 35 
of armee than he was before, and coude not vfa at 



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l7l>erte ony membra of hia body. Tlierfore foose he 
fttypped 'hym of that any, & naked without ony 
maner of wepen erthly to defends hymfelfe fane onely 
-with his ftaffo llynge and a ftone, wente forth to fyght 
5 mth this grete g^aunte. And aa this phylyfto came to 
hymwaide with a craell and a blafphemoos counten- 
aunce, he hytte hym at one caft with a ftone on the 
foteheed and fo onerthiewe hym, and f hoitely diewe 
nyghe hym and with the fwerde of the fame defonrmed 

10 creatuie he ftroke of his heed. meruaylloos god by 
whofe onely power this weyke and lytell perfone 
Davyd vnarmed obteyned the grete and meiuayllona 
Tyctory of fo pronde an enemye. But what of this, 
the benefyt«e whiche almyghty god dyda foi hym be 

15 innumerable and impoflyble foi me now to f hewe them 
alL He defended hym agaynft the enuyous myndea 
of his brethren, he defended hym from the danngeTS 
and peiylles of the two craell beeftea, the lyon and the 
here, he fbued hym harmelefle from the eadyona pe^ 

20 fecuciona of kynge Saul, moreouer c^ynll the hatred 
of the phylyAees. And at ths laft whan kynge Saol n 
was de«d he made hym kynge of IfraheL By thefe 
grete and manyfolde gyftes we may vnderftande how 
moche Daayd ought to humyle hymfelfe vnto almyghty 

2S god and how moche he was bonnden to hym. And 
how vngentyll he ought to be reputed and taken, yf he 
fholda not feme hia lorde and maker with all his hole 
mynde and true herta. Ferthermore after he was made 
kynge lyued in peas and eafe, and hadda many wynea, 

30 not content with them, fet aparte the goodnes and 

gentylnefl of almyghty god, he toke to hym an other mTtd ma 
mannea wyfe, and with her ciommytted adulterye, c 
trary to goddes lawe. This woman was the wyfe to 
hia true knyghte called Urye whiche at that tyme was 

35 in the kynges warree 'aa a Talyaunt kn^ht. Bauyd 
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fholde be openly knowen, fento for Urye, tniflynge 
yerjlj at his comTDge Uiat he volde teforte mto his 
wjfe, bat fenndy he denyed it, and wolde not come at 
his fendynge for. Than Dauyd feynge that, fonnde 
the meanea by his letties fente vnto loab the chefe 6 
capytayn of hia hooft that the feyd Urye fholde be 
fette in the formeft waide of the batayle, tmd fo for to 
be Hayne, vhiche accordynge to hie defyre yraa done, 
and this good knyght Urye there fnffired Sethe. Be- 
holde the accnmulacyon and hepynge of fynne vpon 10 
fynne, he wm not fatysfyed with the grete offence of 
aduoutry done ayenft almyghty god, but fhoitly after 
eommytted mauflaughtei. Auoutry in ony peifone is 
to be abhorred, and it is more to be abhorred yf man- 
flai^hter be loyned to it, and namely the ileynge of 15 
foo dene and foo holy a man to whome he was foo 
gretely beholden for his trouthe and laboures whiche 
he toke in his warres and befynes. Now moreouer 
how many grete benefytes hadde he before this of al- 
myghty god, wherby he myght not of very ryght breke 20 
the leelt of his commaundementes without grete vn- 
kyndenelTe, he neuerthelelTe wolde not lette to com-, 
mytte thefe abhomynable fynnes auoutry and man- 
flaughter, and a longe feafon laye and was accuitomed 
in them. But yet lette vs call vnto our myndes how 26 
mercjfull almyghty god was vnto hym for all this. 
Our blyffed lorde almyghty god of hia Infynyte goodnes 
and mekenes fente a prophete Tuto hym the whiche 
warned hym of his grete offences. And as foon as 
Danyd was in wyll for to knowlege hymfelfe gyltje, 30 
and fiyd. Peccaui domino. I bane offended my 
i»k] lorde god, anone forthwith all his fynnea were *for- 
gynen. Is not the grete merey Si mekenea of almy^ty 
god grelly to be magnj^ed and fpoken of that he 
fhowed iio Dauid, after fo grete benefytes gyuen mto 35 
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neffe foo foone for to gyne hjm mercy and foigyaeoefl^ 
Tes tmnly. Tet notwithilandyDge for all this, anone 
he foigate the goodnes of almyghty god & agayn fell 
to fynne in the fynne of piyde, beynge proade of the d>tu-i priot <n 
G grete sombre and moltytude of hie people ayeslt tba panpi*. 
conunaundement of the lawe of god, vlmby all his 
grete vnkyndneffe before was renewed more and more. 
What thynge my^t he than tmfb to hatte but onely 
the pnoyffhement of god whiohe he gretely ferynge 

10 was memaylonJly penytent and knowlc^[ed hymfelfe nixniMUin 
greuouHy to hane offended our lorde god af kynge hym pHim. 
mercy, made this plalme with grete contrycyon & 
forowe in his foole, whetby agayne he obteyned for- 
gynene& Now ye Tnderftoiide who made this p&lnLe, 

15 what occafyoa caufed hym to wryte it, & what 
ptonfyte he gate by the fame. Whiche of ts now that 
were feke in ony parte of hia body beynge in leopardye 
of deth, wolde not dylygently ferche for a medycyne 
wherwith he myght be heled, and fyift make inquy- 

20 fyoyon of hym that had the &me fekeneffe before, 
wolde we not alfo put very truft & hope to haoe 
remedy of onr dyfeafe by Uiat medycyne wherby lyke 
maoer fekenee & dyfeafes wen cured before. Syth we 
now tharfore hsne heide tell for a troath how gietely 

25 feke and dyfeafed this prophete .Dauyd was, not with 
fekenes of his body, bat of his foule, & alfo with 
what medycyne he was cored and made hole. Let ve 
take hede and vfe the iame whan we be feke in lyke 
maner as he was by our fynnes f hortely to be cured, 

SO for he was a fynner as we be, 'but he dyde holfome Cmt] 
peniuince makynga this holy pfalme wherby he gate 
forgyuenea & was reftored to his foules helth. "We i*tnitiju» 
in lyke wyfe by ofte fayenge and redyi^ this pfalma um puiB 
with a contrite herte as he dyde, afkynge mercy fball 

35 without doubte purchafe and gete of our heft and "^ V™ "^ 
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Tbntmnmt p&lme is denyded in thie partes. In the fyrft the 

\. PMitiDD iH mercj of god is af ked. In the feoonde reofons be made 

^^2i(mi lo wherby the goodnea of god f holde be moned to mercy. 

^^^ " And in the thyrde is grete gladnes fhowed for the yn- 

^j^JI^^" doubtefull obtoynynge of foigyuenefie. All though 6 

olmyghty god in his felfe and of hia etemall beynga 

& nature is without mutabylyte oi channge, yet 

dyuetfe affectea be gynen to bym in maner aa be in 

Asnusni man, as it myght be thought, somtyme \Tioth, & 

iamaiM*Q<a. fomtyme mercyfoll, in cafe he myght be chaunged from 10 

wrath into mekenea, but notwithftandynge aa tajnt 

lamea fayth. Apud deiu» nulla tran[83miitatio 

eft neqac viciffitudinis obumbratio. God ia 

without mutabylyte or chaunge, he is alwfty one, for aa 
ve fe the beme that Cometh from the fonne alway one IS 
in it felfe hurteth and gieueth the eye that ia not dene 
and perfyte, and comforteth the eye which* is pure 
without ony chaunge of his opetacyon. So almyghty 
god is called greuous vuto a fynner infecte with tha 
malyce of fyuue, and meke and gentyll vnto the ryght- 30 
wyfe man that is pn^ed from fynne, this is done with- 
out mutabylyte in god. Truly aa longe as a creature 
Tbtunnnitan contyuueth in iJie wretchedues of fynne, fo longe fball 
H tha Kin aji he thynke that god is wroth with hym, lyke as the eye 
■mDaiim. whylea it is fore, fo longe fhall the fonne beme be 25 

greuoua and noyfome to it, aud neuer comfortable tyll 

pirti. pxiuaD. the fekeuea & dyfeafo be done away. Tberfore 

C'Mi.iiMk] Dauyd confyderynge 'in hymfelfa how greuoully he 

had offended almyghty god, & that man may beio 

SnfdpnTi & auffre his panytrhement maketh his prayer that 30 

he vouchefaue neyther to punyfThe hym eternally by 

■giinttiwa I7ie paynes of hell, neyther correcte hym by the paynee 

of purgatory, but to be meke & mercyfull to hym. 

Ood'>ihn>inra Thre maner wayea almyghty god deleth with fynnere 

dDDan. after thre diuers kyndes that be of them. Some maner of 35 

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tyll they dye, & ttofe almyghty god pimyffheth in 
the etemall paynea of heU, the mynyflres of thofe "i" 
paynea be the deny lies. Some moner of fynnera there tr <!• 
be (hat fomwhat befon theyr detb hath begon to be 
S peuytsat & amende th^r lyfe, & tbefe almyghty thd[ 
god ponyfTheth in the paynea of puigatory whiche in^l 
hauQ an ende, & they be mynyftred by hia aangeUas. 
Thyrdly feme there be vrhiche by grace in this lyfe Suoa 
hath fo punyffhed themfelfe by penannce for theyr panu 

10 offences, that they haue made a fnfficient lecompeace 
for them. And thefe almyghty god dooth accepte by 
hie infynyto mercy. Therfore this prophete tayth. 
Domine ne in furore tuo atguas me: neque 
in ira tua corripias me. Miferere met domne 

IS ([uoniata infirmus fmn. Good lorde conecte me 
not in the enedaftynge payne of hell, ueythet punyffhe 
me in the paynes of purgatory, baue mercy on me good 
lorde, for I am feble & vreyke. Of a tronth eneiy 
man & woman fhall ftande before the trone of al- 

20 myghty god at the daye of lugement, & at that tyme Tkai 
fuche as neuei wold be penytent for theyr offences in 
this lyf fhal be punyffhed very fharply and gteuoolly 
in the etemall paynea of hell & with this mooft 
fharpe & greuoos worde fpoken of almyghty god. 

25 Ite maledicti is igaem eternuM. Go ye cmfed 

peq>le in to the etemall fyre. They shall go awaye 
fiom his 'face whofe beante can not be expieffed, 
wheron the aungelles defyreth to lohe and to beholde 
it. And alfo they fhall departe with hia curie, not 

30 into a place of ony pleafure but of all dyf^leafuie & 
greuouinea. Whether, truly in to the fyre that nener Eti 
fhall have ende. For it fhall be euerlaftynge. Iq 
ignem eternum. Where alfo fhall be noo frendfhyp 
that is comfortable, but on euery lyde the honyble 

Z5 & ferefull fyght of deuylles. Almyghty god fayth. 
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ffie la pnpued for tlie denjU and his aungelleB. Take 
hede Titlt what paynfulneffe aod byttemea Hiaj fhall 
be raproned, forbkeD and pniiyffhed, whicbs fhall be 
toaimeatod in that fyre. Therfoio oni prophets Daayd 
«f keth of almyghty god to be delyuered &om that e1le^ 6 
Ui^ynge pajme. Domine ne in furore tuo arguas 
me. In the Queilaftyngo ifuny&hemoDt almjghty 
god fhall be foo greuous and intietable that yf all the 
So pnjin at aonirellea and all the hole conite of heuen f holds pnye 

ugdteunlHH ' ^ 

fromiHiL for fynneTs beynge in thofa paynea of helle, they 10 

PnT"^ fholde not bs herds. Kotwithftaudynge he deleth 

ud good nria, moTB mekely vith the foulea that bs punyfChsd in the 
oTpaiiiiioiT. paynes of purgatory, forthevhicheheheietht/iepTaysrB 
of good people. Ellea as it is wryten in fcrypture. 
Vanmn effet & in vtile pro defiuictis exorare vt 15 
a petXfltia soluantur. It wera vayne and Tnprofyt- 
able to praye for them that be deed to thentent they 
may be delyuered from the paynee deferued for fynne. 
It is vttAont doubte that god accspteth tka piayera, 
lacrefycea, & other good werkea ofired to hym for fhe 20 
foulss in pargatory wherby they may be the fooner 
delyuered from payne. Of a trouth in that place is fo 
grete acetbite of paynes that no dyfference is bytwene 
[•uri,iiuk] *ths paynos of hell and them, but onely etemyte, the 
piim or paynea of hell be eternal], and the paynss of pargatory 25 

^uoHMtae"' haue an ende, therfore almygh^ god dooth punylThs 
T^ll fynners veiy f harpely in thefe paynea all though they 

haue an ende. And bycaufe of that oui prophets 
piayelh fayenge Jieque in ira tua conipias me. 
Conecte me not good lord in the paynee of purgatory. 30 
The mercy of god is grete vpon fytinera whiche vyll 
toume them to hym by forfakynge theyi fynnes, that 
where aa they have deferaed et«niall paynee, they may 
chaange and mytygate them in to tempoiall paynea in 
Pniuua and this lyfe by penaunce, and after they be deed to make 35 
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he fo greuona » no tonge con tel, yet the meicy of god 
is fo giete that yf they wyll in this lyfs they nuj 
pnnyinie themfelfe for theyi offence ayenft almyghtj BunstntpHUB 
god, & he ftccepteth your owne panyffhemsDt dons u«JH!^^u^. 
fi here (yf it be fnffycyant) foo mercyfoll that anone whan 
theyr foolea ben departed from the bodyes, they fhall 
neythet be caft in to hell naythsr into the paynea of 
purgatory, bat wiUtout ony letto to be in the gloryoua 
place of henen. Oar prophete therfore feiynge to o£Eend« 
10 almyghty god, fyth that afore tyme he was oneiconten 
by hie owne volnptuoufheffe, now mo<ibe more he 
dredeth leil he fayle & be faynt in hjmfelfe for fere 
of the byttemee of thefe paynes, wbeifore h« fayth. 

Miferere mei domiue quoniam infinnas fum. 

15 Blyffed lord haae mercy oa me for of my felfe I hane DiTU«wtm 
no Ilrengthe, lyke aa he myght (aye. I was feble and IBI1111I17. 
tbynte in refyftynge myn owne pleafure, and moche 
more feble I fball be to fnflto thofe gret paynes, for 
this canfe good lord neyther punyffhs me eternally in 

20 hell, neyther conecte me in the paynea of pmgatory, 

bnt accepte my penaanca whiche 'my weykenea may [*«*«] 

foffn now in this lyfe. BlyfTed lorde thou arte alwaye 

good and mayft harte noo man without he hymfeUe be 

in tbe blame, not by thrn owne faate. For where aa AitbgraaUfU 

(llddMlUM 

25 the fonne beme is comfortable to the eye that is dene htduiT, 

and hole, and grenooa to the eye whiche is fore and Hmitr*, 
watiy, there is no blame in tha fonne bnt onely in the 

fekenea that is in the eye. So where that almridkty ROed, 

who li kU good, 

god rewaideth fome with loy & fome with payne, 
30 no blame is in god, bat onely is the fynner whiche is 
fo fore infecte with fynne ttiat almyghty god can do 
no lefle but ponyfTbe bym as longe aa he oontynaeth »>>" i>Mdi 
in that fynne, all though almyghtj god in hjmfelfe whinhtcDnunut 
cannot be bat all good. This holy piophete thetfore 
35 piayetb that he may be made bole of hia greaooa 
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Qood lords make me hole. Trnel; that creatore hath nede 
for to be made hole whlche is fo foie vexed with gienoos 
fekenee ttiat vtteily can fjmde noo refte in ony parte 
of hu body, where alfo not oitely the membres whiche 
be ftronge fele tioahle and payne but aa veil they that 6 
be fehle be troabled in lyke maner. It is the properte 
of fynne to infecte ony creature in that maner vyfe. 
Foi as ylaye the ptophete fayth. Cor impii quail 
mare feruens quod quiefcere non poteft. The 
herte of a fynfull peifone b lyke vnto the troubloufe 10 
fee whiche neuer hathe lefte. What thyi^ may he 
thought mora troubloufe and more mquyete than is the 
fee whan that it rageth. Euen in lyke wyfe is the herte 
of a fynnefiill perfone. V Saynt Ambiofe afketh this 
queftyon as thus, what payne is more greuoufe than 15 
is the wounde of a mannes confcyence inwardly, it 
trouhleth, it veieth, it pryoketh, it tereth, and alfo it 
crucyfyeth the mynde, and it ftereth vpfodowne 'the 
memory, it confoundeth the reafou. It croketh the wyll 
and enquyeteth the foule. Therforo our prophete 20 
addeth in hia piayer. Quoniam conturbata funt 
omnia olTa mea, & anima mea turbata eft valde. 
Lorde make me hole, for alle the part«s of my body be 
wttAout relle, and my foule is fore troubled, wherof 
Cometh this grete trouble but onely of fynne, whiche 26 
toumeth awaye the face of god from fynnera. % We 
rede in fcrypture that on a tyme the fee was very 
troublous, whyles em lauyour Ihefu ciyft ones Hepte 
It in a fhyppe all the fee was moued and fteied with 
ftonnye tempeftes, but anone as he opened his eyen 30 
with one worde it was fwaged and at left, whiche 
trouble and TnquyetnefTe of the fee fygnefyeth Ike 
trouble of the foule whan almyghty god toumeth away 
hie face from the fynner, for it is wiyten in on other 
place. Auertente te faciem tuawi turbabuntor. 35 
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tliTngeB fliall be troubled. Theifon tte vexacyon of 
the fouls fhall not be mjtfgate it done nwaj Tnto the 
tyme out monTfuU loide god tonnie hymfelfe vnto tho 
fynner. Onr loid fhall tonnie hymfelfe ae foone as 

6 the fynner wyll be connerted trom his fynfoll lyfe. He 
promyfed fo to do by hie prophete Eachaiy, fajenge. 
Co/mertimini ad me & ego conuertar ad tos. 
Be ye turned to me and I fhall be turned vnto you. O 
blyffed loide howredy ia thy mercy to fynnera whiche wyl 

10 toome them to the by doyngo penaunce, that thoQ volde 
Tonchelanfe to promyfe thyfelfe to be tonmed to them as 
foone as they fhall toume themfelfe vnto the. Therfore 
our prophete fayth to the. Sed tu domtne ufqi(e 
QUO. Good lord why taryeft thoa Co longe, aa he myght 

llSfeye. Thon knoweft 'my tribulacion & now I am [•««im] 
teamed to the, why faflrelt me fo longe to be vexed 
with this trouble, commaunde the wyndea, fw^e tte 
tempeftes, delyuer my foule from thefe ftoimes, for yf 
thy mekenes be toxtmed & loke upon me, all the 

20 membres of my body & alfo my foule fhall be in reft 
and peas. Conuertere ergo domine & eripe 

Snimsm. meOffl. Therfore good loide be thou toumed 
▼nto me and delyuer my foule from this tryhulacyon 
wherwith it ia troubled by the reafon of my fynne. 

25 Delyuer my foule, make it hole from the fekenea of 

fynne by the medycyne of penaunce, delyuer it from t>ii mididH 
the bytter paynes of purgatory, delyuer it alfo from 
the etemall puuyffhement whiche fhall be excercyfed 
in helL This holy prophete mekely prayatb almyghty 

30 god for to be delyuered irom all thefe paynes, he iayth. 
Saluum me fac. Good lorde fauB me from all thefe 
ontragyous paynes. V All this whyle it hath ben fpoken 
to you of this holy prophetes petycyon. Xow foloweth Put ii. Kumm 
the reofons whiche he made, wharby almyghty god pudm. 

35 muft nedes be moned to giaunte his petycyon. The 

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14 FSALH TI. MISSRICOKS ABD KISERATOX. 

fhall wfl 1*70 of this, is almyght; god Tnmeke and th- 
UercffulL Nay veryly. It is wryten \>j the prophete. 
Mifericors & miferator dominus, patiens & 
multim mifericors. Ouf loide is bothe meicyfnll 
inward* and alio the do«T of mercy oatwarde, pocyent, 6 
and alwaye meicyftdl. He therfore hath meicy and 
pyt« upon wretched fynners, and is alfo moche mercy- 
fall, & he that is moche mercyfull moft nedee excetcyfe 
his mercy in dede. Bat rpon whome. Upon lyght- 
wyfe people. Wliat nedeth that, fyth in them is no 10 
wretohednefle, for why they be without fynne, whiche 
CuTiiiibuk] onely ia wretchednea. Theifore to be 'mercyfull & 
excercyfe mercy in dede is neceflary to fynn^ra. The 
Rich mn DQit Tyche man oweth of dutye to doo his mercy vpon the 
phjiMiu, ' pooTO creature. And the phyfycyen vpon the feke. 15 
HiMmatibtw 80 almyghty god muft doo his dede of mercy Tnto 
mmi » nsMtt. fyjmgjg^ jt jg Toyten in th« gofpeL No» hiJ3 qui 
fani ftmt opns eft medico fed qvt male fe habent. 
They that be hole nedeth no phyfycyen, but a phify- 
c^en is nedefoll mto them that he feke. The myfer- 20 
able fynnan wMche he thiafte downe by the mooft 
myferable felcenes of fynne haue grete nede of a medy- 
cyne to make them hole. What is that 1 Truly the 
metcy of almyghty god, for the poorer that a man be 
the more nede he hath to the lyche man, and the more S6 
feke that a man is the bettet medycyne he hath nede 
ot Synnera therfore whiche be in fo grete and myfei^ 
able nede of helpe haue mocbe nede of the grete mercy 
of almyghty god. For tte whiche faynt Poule fheweth 
the largenes of grace was gyuan for the gretenea of fynne, 30 
Ubi abundauit delictiun : fup^abundanit & 
gratia, where as fynne was aboutidaunt^ grace was 
f^petaboondaunt. But almyghty god wyl nener haue 
PnuHB m ^ meicy on them that forfitke his grace h, tonme them- 

felfe away fiom hym bat yf they vyll be turned agayne 35 
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fill & wyl ezceicyfe lua meicy in dede Tpon them that 
wyll tonme to hym by peuaunce. For it is wryten in 
eccLeTuAico. Qfttna magna imgericordia domtm 
& propiciatio illius conaerteMtibus ad fe. Ho-vr 
grete is th« mercy & msn^fdll doynge of god to thofb 
that wyl time them to hym, Saayd th^ore after he 
had fynned & turned hymfelfe by penaunce vnto god 
a&eth thifl petycyou, that our lorde of hie goodnea 
volde Toucheiaufe 'to be tonmed agayn to hym, de- ["h 

10 lyuerynge lua foule from all peiyla, he fortefyeth Uia 
reafon by Mb mercy feyengo. Propter m if eiicordiafflt 
tuafft. Good loide faue me for tby grete mercy. Not 
onely he legeth his mercy to bynde his reafon, hot alfo 
his iryfdome, for hycaufe he is his creature and of his t- ood'i i 

15 opeiacyon, theifore god of his wyfdome fholde not torgini 
AifljB hym to peryffhs. It fholde feme that he iras «wmu 
create of god but in vayne and for nothynge, without nin. 
he myght cbme to the ende that he was made for, he 
was broDgbt forth in to this worlde by hie creacyon, to 

20 tbeutent he fbolde knowe god, & that knovl^e bad 
fholde louB him, and in that loue be fholde alvaya 
bera god in his remembiaunce and neuer feafe in 
gynynge thankee to hym for his innumerable benefytes. 
But thefe thyngee can not be done in purgatoiye, and 

29 moche lelTe in hell, for in pu^torye is fo grete forowe 
for the innomeiable paynea, that the foules there may 
fcante hane remembraunce of ony thynge ellea faue on 
thofe pajnes. Syth it la fo that the forowes of this puna at 
Torlde more vehemently occnpyetb the mynde than haiiosni 

30 dooth the pleafuies, and alfo the pleafures of this 
vorlde (yf they be grete and ouer many) wyll not fuf&e ud ndfti 
the foule to remembre itfelFe, mocbe leffe therfore it 

fhall haae ony remembraunce abydynge in tourmentes, 

for caufe alfo the paynes of purgatory be moche more 

3$ than the paynes of this worlde, who may remembre 

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therfoie the prophete fayth, Quoniam Hon eft in 
morte qui memor fit tui, No creature beynge in 
pnrgatoiye may hane the ia Temembrauuce as he fholde. 
Thau fyth it ia to that in porgatoiye we can not laade 
and prayfe god how f ball we do yf we be in hell, tnely 5 
in that terryble place no crea'tnre f hall neytber loue 
god, neyther laude hym. But alwaye they fhall be 
enured with contynuall hatred and blafphemyngea, 
cryenge out Tpon ahnyghty god &. defpyfynge bis holy 
name. Thia piophete for this caufe addeth iayeuge. 10 
In inferno autew quis confitebitur tibi. Blyffed 

loide what creature fhall honour and worfhyp the in 
■ belL Thyrdly he fortefyefb his reafon by the ryght- 
wyfeneffe of god on this wyfe. God is ryghtwyfe, 
wherfore he may not of ryght punyffhe twyfe for one 15 
and the fame caufe, an offence ones pnnylThed it is no 
lyght that the fame be pnnyfThed agayne. The good- 
neffe of ahnyghty god gyueth us tyme and fpace to 
punyUhe onr owne felfe by doynge dewe penannce for 
oar trefpaffea, and that done fuffycyently he is content 20 
fo to forgyue ts without ony more ponyirhemeut, 
whiche laynt Poule wytuelTeth fayeuge. Si DOS- 
metipaos dijudicareraus noM vtiq«e dijudicare- 

mur. If we gyne ftreyght lugement ayenft our felfe 
by doynge dewe penaunce, almyghty god fhall neuer 26 
after luge ts by his ftreyght punyffhement The holy 
prophete fheweth what payne & punyffhement he 
vfeth ayenft hymfelfe fayenge. Jjaboraui in gemitu 
meo. I hane laboured in my wepynge. The wep- 
ynge hertely for fynnes is of fo grete vertue and 30 
ftrength vnto god that for one wepynge comynge fro 
the herte of a fynner, our lord forgyneth his trefpafle. 

Nam in quacuaqae bora peccator ingemuerit 

faluUB erit. 5'oi whan euer a fynner wepeth & 
wayleth hertely for his fynnes, he fhall be faned, wep- 35 
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and fretynge dootli in tlie yren. Bubbynge taketh 
awafenifte and conkiynge iioin the yren. And *wep- c>>b«] 
ynge patteth awaye fcom the foule the infeccyon of 
fynne. The yren with rubbynge anone wyll fhyne fnll Ai iron win 
6 bryght. So the foole with wepynge is made fayre and foil tirtght. 
whyto. Wepynge cometh of the very forowe from the bj wK^i™iMd» 
herte, lyte as fynne is canfed and cometh of the vn- ^'f"*""'^ 
lawful! pleafures of the body. Theifore as the mfayned 
forowe of the herte putteth awaye the volawfull 

10 pleafure of the body, Soo dooth herty wepynge for 
fynne, expell fyute, and is a fufTycyent and lufte re- 
componce for it But here it ia to be noted that the 
prophete fayd not onely he weped, hut alfo he fayd. 
Laboraui in gemitu meo. I haae laboured in my 

15 wepynge, what other thynge is it to labour in wepynge, Labou-ia 
but as we myght laye, almooft to be made wery with 
wepynge. Therfore this prophete vayled and weped 
oftentymea for his fynnes, in fo moche he thought la 
hymfelfe for the grete labours in his wepynges almooft 

20 for to haue ben onercomen, to thentent he myght dewly 
and fuSycyently punylThe hie hody in this lyfe. Alfo 
he veped not onely, but alfo very fore and pyteiiiUy, 
for bycanfe he myght waiThe euery fynne in hym with 
his bytter teies. In lyke wyfe as we fe by ruf ty and a> thhj pot* «• 

25 cankred pottes whan they fhall he made dene, fyrft uhd itiuhod, 
they Tubbe away the mfte and after that wafihe it with 
water. So dyde this holy prophete, fyrfte by his wep- MD«.idMoond 
ynge fcoored and made full dene his foule from the w«pin( rrom ib* 
mftyneffe and cankrynge of his fonle fynne, and after u, ^n, 

30 wafrhed it with his wepynge teres. He made hia "nigM^™!!. 
promyfe not onely ones or twyfe fo to do, but alfo ""■ 
euery nyght to wepe and wayle, he fayth. Lauabo 
per fingulas Qoctea lectum meum Uchrijnis meis. 

I fhall eneiy nyght wafThe my bedde with my wepyi^ 
35 teerea. And by this fayd 'bedde ia vndeiftande the [*Uli,tw>] 
fylthy Toluptuoufnes of the body, wherin the fynner 

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IB FSAUI TI. OOd'b POWSt 8HIWM BT HXBOT. 

valteietli and wrappeth hjmfelfe lyks as a fowe 
waloveth in tlie ftynkynge goie pytte or in the 

'*™*' paddeU. If thou wylte vnderftando by the nyghtes 

the derkenes of fyones, than it is all one to waffhe 
eneiy nf^t thy bedde and to wepe and vayle the 6 
pleafuie of thy body by the Ibrowf nil Temembraunce of 
all thy fynnas one after an other. It foloweth agayne 

>iMwa*«(Mn in the fame. Stratum meum rigabo. I fhall 

hifBidia. vaffhe my bedda By this bedde ie Tnderftaade the 

hape and mnltytude of fynnos wherin all be heped and 10 
gadered togyder vpon a tocke. Than yf eoery oblecta- 
oyon of fynne fhall be done awaye by wepyu^ terea, 
it may well be called a grete fhome or a flode of them 
wherrith the hepe of fysnea fhall be walThed awaye. 

4. Till pomr Fourthly he maketh his reafon by the grete power of 15 
almygbty god by tbie manor. It femeth not fo grate a 
magefbe to sxcercyfe and prone his fttength vpon a febls 
and weyke perfone for than it f holde be ae lob layth 
Contra foliiun qsod vento rapitur potentiam 

prandiHt oftenderet fuam. He f holde fhewe and proue his 20 

nn*i<rt>ha ftrength a/enft the lefe that with a lytell wynde is 

"^ wagged and blowen doune. It hecometh not hym fo- 

to do whiche hath all power & is almyghty, but rather 

tethj atooiSiit titat he defende and &ue them that be impotent and 
'"*"'' feble, for of them that folyffhely dyde tempte the S6 
goodnes of almyghty god, it is wiyten. Et faluauit 
eo3 propter Domen (xram vt notam faceret po- 
tentiam fuam. He faued them for his holy name 
that hia power myght be knowen. On this wyfe with- 
out donbte the power of almyghty god ia fhewed to his 30 

iTspninioa grate hououT and glory. What prayfe were it to a 
[*b)iiit]' 'gyaunt to fyght ayenft a gnatte, or how fhold his 
ftrength be knowen all though he bane the better of 
the gnatte. 8holde he not be dyfprayfed for that 
Tyctory. Orete lande and prayfe is in wylde beeftes 35 
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themfelfa Tpon other weyker boeftea that knowlegeth 
theyi feblenea & bowe downs to them, they abf beyne t>i«u tpn om 
from theyr cnielte & malyca. Parcere proftratis 
vult nobilis ira leonis. ' The lyon ia fo noble that 
5 in hia angre he fryll not hnrte the beeft that falleth 
downe and meketh hymfelfe vnto hjm. Shall not 
therfore god to whome ia afcrybed all goodneffa & ood. wim nnKsg 
prayfe that may be in ony cieatnre be meke and of lU omunrH, 
gentyll, and fhal he not be pacyent and fpaie weyke ipan Uh w«k 

10 and fable creatoieB mekynge themfelfe and knowynge Himtahkiu. 
theyr owne infynnyto, yea doubtlea, for the more that 
a man is endned with the vertue of ftrength, the more 
meke and gentyll f hall he be. Therfore almygh^ god 
that ie mooft myghty of all mnft nedes be mooft gentyll 

16 and meke. The prophete therfore fheweth his feblenes ThnfanDnii 
wyllynge therby to mone the goodnee of god to mercy iMmMH 
A pyte. Turbatus eft a fiirore oculua mem. <m'u,^»!* 

He fayth good lorde the eye of my foole is troubled 

and fered of thyne infynyte punyfThement. In an 

20 other place he fayth. Quis Douit poteftatein ire 

tue : aut pre timore iram tuaw dinumerare. 

Blyffed lorde -who may knowe the gretnea of thy 
ponyirhement, or for fere dare take vpon hym to 
mefure it. He therfore confyderynge in hymfelfe the i 

26 grete pimytThement of almyghty god, & in manor as ofood, ' 
he wolde mefure it, perceyueth well that it ie moche. 
It ia no meruayle than though he fen, alfo quake for 
fere and alway be in drede of the pnnyffhe'ment of [• bb ui. iwct] 
god or euer it fell vpon hym, heholdynge alfo with 

30 the eye of his fonle tlm craelte of his in^yte payna 

(whiche as we fayd before can not be mytygate) how 

may he be but fore troubled bothe in fonle & body, ih !• ttatUai u 

Hvl uil bodji 
Therfore with grete fere and drede pioftrate before 

almyghty god he layth. TurbatuB eft a fuTOre 

3{i ocuIUB nieus. Good lorde the eye of my foule is 

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FBALH VL DATID ABBURBD OF PABDOtT. 

ment, & not onelj biyffed fanyooi I do fuffre this, bnt 
alfo I am ofte oueicomen of myn enemyes, the fieUhe, 
the worlda, & fke deuylka, that vtterly jaj ftrengthes 
be gone. I am bronght to nonght & waze fable and 
olda not able of myne owne felfe to ftande in theyr 6 
bandes. iDueteraui inter oinnes inimicos meos. 
I am olde and vnwyldy bauyngo no ftrengtb to vitb- 
ftande myn enemyea. The bole effecte of this fourth 
teafon lb this. Sytb it ie foo that this prophete is in 
fo giete feblenes & fubmyttynge bymfelfe al bole to 10 
god, he of his grate power may not be but mercyfull 
Tnto bym. The tbyrde parte of thia pfalme ia yet be- 
hyndo wherin tbe propbete truftynge veryly of for- 
gyuenefTe loyetb in bymfelfe with a bolde and hardy 
fpyryte. The vertue & ftrengtb of tiie grace of god is 16 
meruayloua, that where it ones perfeth & entreth in to 
tbe foule of ony creatuie it maketh bym bolde & to 
hope well, in fo moche that be dare make batayle 
afrefTbe ayenft his enemyes. Take hede & beholde 
tbe fodayne cbaunge of this propbete caufed by fho 20 
goodnea of god, where but late be waa vexed and 
troubled with fere and diede, neuertheles now beynge 
comforted by tbe giace of almyghty god, he hath 
audacyte to defpyfe bia enemyes and commaunde tbem 
to go awayo fro bym, be fayth, Difceditc a me 25 
omnes qui operamini iniqaitatem. Al ye that 
*be the doeia of wyckednes I commaunde you go from 
me. Truly the doeis of wyckednea be they whicha 
befyeth themfelfe & be about to canfe fynnes to be 
done, lyke as tbe dampned fpyrytes ware fyrft, by 30 
whofe entyfement fynne entred fyrft in to mannea 
foule. Of thia dyfpofycyon be the wycked & malycyoua 
deuylles whicbe nener go abouto other tbynge but that 
they may eraftely deceyue with theyr fcaudaa & brynge 
mennes foules in to the fnares of fynne. Therfore this 35 
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qui operamini iniquitatem. Go fro me all ye that 
be the doers of wyckedaes. He fheweth the reafon H.ho 
why they ought to go from hym, for by caufe he udEir 
longeth not to them^aa longe aa he was the femaunt of ^™, 
5 fynne, fo longe was he vnder tte power of fathan and *""^ 
hia mynyftrea. But nowTyth that by true penauiice 
he hath toomed hymfelfe vnto olmyghty god & hath 
vtterly caft away and forfaken his fynnes, he is clena 
delyuered from the power of the deuyllee, but what ia 

10 the caufe of this, it foloweth. Q«o«iam exaudiuit 
dominua vocem fletus mei, For our lorde of his 
goodnea bath berde the voyce of my wepynge. Take 
bede how grete the vertue is of wepynge teres that 
whan they be fhedde from the herteof atrue penytent, ummrfQ. 

16 anone they afcende into (Ae hygh trone of almyghtj 
god, and alfo they he herds in his ere. they be not 
heide onely, but alfo tbey be giacionlly berde. the 
petycyon afked by them is gmunted, and taken into 
the befome of tha hygh magefte of god. And for that 

20 caufe he fayth. Qaonia7» exaudiuit dominus 
vocem fletus mei. Exaudiuit domiaua depre- 
cationem meam: dotninus orationem meam 

fufcepit. Our lorde hath berde the voyce of my 
wepynge. Oar 'lorde hath herde my piayer, and alfo CHiiT,bi 

25 acceptably taken vp my petycyon. Now here gyue 
hede with how grete inwarde loye this prophete 
auannceth hymfelfe vban he doubleth and fo ofte 
teherfeth that he is gracyoufly berde of almygbty god. 
Truly the loye that a true penytent hath is grete whan tsf trw pn 

30 he vnderftaudetb and tuipwetb hymfelfe to be at •»[>• tn>m 
lyberte from the feruytode and dannger of fynne. The 
prophete is loyfull and gladde that he is clene de- 
lyuered from the power of hia aduerfaryes, and maketh 
imprecacion ayenft them that they for theyr malyce 

35 may be f hamed and gretely troubled, Certeynly the 
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thay fo vehemently do ayukft almyghty god theyr 
nutkor, they be not af hamed to drave & enduce vnto 
Iheyi feiuyoe thofe perfones wbiche ftudyeth gladly to 
ferue almyghty god, & of this they ought to be more 
afharoed Uiat the &me perfones whiche they thyttke 6 
veryly be farely in theyr poffeffyon & aa creatures for 
fakeu of our lord god, neuertheleffe as foone as they be 
penytent and wyllynge to forfake theyr fynnea, they 
be Ttterly delyuered from theyr power, and alio they 
dare noo more medell with them, for the whiche they 10 
be fore vexed and troubled feynge theyr pisye whether 
they wyll or wyll not to be taken awaye fro them. 
Certeynly than they gnafte with theyr tethe, they 
wayle, they be full of wtathe and waze wood, & that 
they may ofte be vexed on this wyfe the piophete 16 
maketh this impo^caoion. Enibefcant & COstur- 
■ bentur vehementer omnes inimici mei. This im- 
precaoion is good and lyghtwyfe, for why grete honour 
by it is gyuen to almyghty god, grete helpe and focour 
vnto them that be penytent, grete loye to them that 20 
be ryghtwyfe of ouercomynge theyr enemyes, and 
'memayllous grebi oonfufyon vnto the deaylles, wher- 
fore the piophete agayne maketh his imprecacyon de- 
fyrynge that fynneis may be toumed to god, and for- 
fake theyr lynfuU lyfe, & hy that the deuylles may be 26 
more & more afhamed. Conuertantur & embef- 
C&nt. BlyiTed loide gyue fynners that grace they 
may be toumed to the grete fhame & confufyon of the 
deuylles. Valde velociter. And graunte that it may 
be done fhortly, 30 

Beati quorum. 

ris pfalme of a good congruence and not vn- 
worthy is called a penytencyal pfidme bycaufe 
peuaunce is fo dylygently treated and fpoken 
of in it Fyrft the prophete prayfeth them 35 
whofe fynnes be vtterly done awaye by pen- 
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of thofe that forfake peuaimce. Alfo hefheweth thoc- UoHwiraftina^ 
cafyoB & maner of contiycyou, confeflyon, and fatyffao- """"■ 
cyoii, Trhiche be the thre partes of penannce. fyrft he tium put* ei 
prayfeth gretely the Tertae of contiycyoii, namely SSSu^ in 
5 where aa there is a f «U puipofe of confefTyon. He SSln^'^' 
techeth alfo the neceffyte of it. He f heweth alfo the "* "^"™- 
impedymentes of it, and temedyea for the fame. He 
comforteth and lyfteth vp them that he weyke in foule. D«id uniM* 
He calleth agayne thofe tttai be oat of the ryght waye naun u7^ 

10 to come to blyOe and in maner threteth them. He 2S!I^ "* 
promyfeth dampnacian to them that refufeth peoaonce, jJtl^iSi^'*" 
to them that dooth it forgynenes, to them that goo ''™|^ 
forthvardeandprofyteinitloye. And laA he promyfeth f'^^T' 
etemallgloiy to thofe that 'be perfyte. Thia holy pro- [*«ki>uk] 

15 phete gooth fhoitly on all thefe in tha fame ordres as 

we haue reherfed to you. It ia grete prayfe to them rmj ■» umma 
whofe fynnea he done awaye by penaunce to he called don* imr >v 
blylTed. And truly there is no thynge elles in thia ''"'"■ 
worlde that may fo fpedefolly canfe ony creature to be 

20 blyffed, aa po^ynge of fynne by penaunce. For bodyly xnturpriTii«t« 
helth, faymefle or beante, Itrength, ^ylyte or actyne- oatafuuri^ 
neffe, honoores, rycheUe, & other fnohe pleafurea **'* 
worldly, rather biynge a man oat of the ryght and 
true waye of beatytude, whiche dayly we may heholde 

S6 & perceyaa in many, that yf they had wanted thefe 
pleafarea fholde more dylygantly haae holden them* 
felfe in the path that bryngeth & ledeth ts vnto the 
biylfed lyfe. No creatnre lyoeth Mot neaer dyde 
amyfle. For as faynt lamea fayth. In milltis offen- 

30dimi)9 omnes. We all haue offended in many canfee, Angoitnj, 
he that bath offended hath erred and gone out of the 
tyght waye. And the comynge agayne into the ryght 
waye is onely made open & f hawed to hym by pen- pnm iIoih 
aunce. Therfore onely they that be penyteat are uourjinmivT 

38 blyffed, for they and none other take theyr loumey 
into the heuenly countre where ia very blyffednea 
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very deda But fyth penauRce liatti thre dynars partes, 

contrtuan, that 18 to faje, contrycyon, coofeflyon, and fatjCfaccyoa, 

mUtotanB, the more dylygeatly that ony cieatme exceicyfeth hym- 

felfe in euerychone of them, the more nere he is Tsto 

the etetuall biyffe, for by thofe thre lyke as by foo 6 

dMEH til* HBi many inftnuneutea, we make a perfyte xafynge & clenf- 

ynge of the foale from fynnes. Whan we be aboute 

uKnpinc to rofe <& do awaye ony nianer wrytynge, we fyrft 

udkaTHUi*' fcrape ike paper, & by that rafure or fcrapynge fom- 

STiTir* what ia taken swaye of the lettres, & as a defonnyte of 10 

the very perfyte knowlege, that the lettres may not be 

[* » II] peiceyaed & dyfcemed but derkly, 'yf ^^ i^e it agayne 

the Ietti«s fhal than be vtterly done away & put out of 

kuowlege, & yf we do fo the thyrde tyme than f hal no 

thynge of the leeft lettre be fene but aa dene as euer it 10 

was. So in lyke maner we fliall rcmembie to be done 

in OUT foules for doynge away of oui fynnes by the thre 

aina mrgivMi partes of penaunoe. By ttevertue of contrycyon om 

fbnrotitnbj' fytmea be forgyuen, by confeffyon they be forgoten, 

don* ciMn'iHnij but by fatiffaccyoH they be fo clene done away that no 20 

' ' fygne or token remayifetli in ony condycyon of them. 

Alter ontriiLon but as clene as euer we were. All be it after contty- 

■ dttitorinin cyon & coofefTyon fynne be done away, yet a duty re- 

jmij_ mayneth in the fonle that nedee muH be payed & per* 

fouimed by fufiiynge payne. For all though by 2S 
contricyon & confeffyon the payne etemall that we 
fholde hane fufired be done away, nouerthelea there 
abydeth in the fonle a certayne taxacion or duty 
whiche without doubte muft nedes be content & fatyf- 
dtiitriijunipotii fyed eyther here in this lyf by temporal payne or ellea 30 
pnriiifliT. afl«r this lyfe in purgatory. But where aa ony creature 

haue made due fatyffoccyon in this lyfe he neuer after 
f hal fuffi^ more payne, & alTo he is clene out of dette 
& nothynge after that fliall euer be claymed of hym, 
wherfore the prophets fayth. Beati qaorum remiffe 35 
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forgynen. Bebolde fyrit tte remyflyon of fynne by Bnumow^ 
contricyon. Et quorum tecta funt peccata. bwd^*^""' 
BIyffed be they wliofe fynnes be hydde and put out of ™'*"'™* 
knovlege, whicbe ia done by confeflyon. BeatllS 

6 vir cui no» imputauit dominuB peccatawi. 
Blyfled is he to whome otu lotde bath not impiited or 
layd ooy fynne to Ma chaise. Beholde tho thyrde vtttnjbr 
tyme the hole & perfyte doynge away of fyoHe by muj [DiTi'd un 
fatyCfacci'on. Many there be fliat waylo & he contryta ooMt* un 

10 & alfo confeffe theyr fynnea, but fcante one amonge a HuioMiirm 
thoufande can be founde ^^at 'dooth dewe fatyf&Ccyon. [•"n.tM^j 
Therfore where as before the prophete f hewed in the *" "''■*^<'"- 
plurell nombie fygnefyenge that many were blyffed 
whofe fynnes be forgyuen couered and pat out of 

I5kiiowlege, now he fpeketh in the lyngalet nombre 
fygnefyenge that fewe be whiche doo dewe fatyHaecyon. 
Beatus vir cni noQ imputauit dominus pecca- 
tum. Blyfled is that creature vnto whome onr lorde 
hath imputed noo fynne. The mercy and goodnes of 

20 almyghty god fhewed Tpon fynners is meruayllous 

grete whiche the more that they call Tnto theyi owne Tbi nun nua 
mynde and expreffe theyr owne trefpafTes, fo moche the 
more he foi^teth & putteth them out of his mynde, J^^"^ 
& the more dylygently they f hewe them without glofe 

25 or decoyto to Uientent they may be openly knowen by a» man aaa 
confefTyon the more befyly he cottereth & putteth them ih« mon Ood 
out of knowlege & laft, the more thai they thynke & 
afctyhe theyr offences to theyr oirae grete Tnkyndnes 
■ punyffhynge themfelf for theyr erroura, fo moche leffe ''"™™ .. 

30 he layeth ony trefpaffe to theyr charge, but vtterly he tin i™ d» ood 
taketh awaye theyr fynne & leueth no thynge of it be- 
hynde. We be fhewed & warned that it is not onely 
ynough to be contryte & confelTed for our offences but conirtUomiHi 
alfo we mnfl be befy in doynge good werkes to make aitougii without 

35 fatyffaccyon for them. For yf we be neclygente in 
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It is ki be fered left in va be fome m&ner preny gyle or 
&ute, wherby we be deceyued, lyke as wa fe. If a tree 
hatb farougbt forth bnddes & flouieB & after that 
bryngeth forth no fniyte, we tbynte Teryly thai fome 
defnute is within tbe tree whiche is caofe therol Eaen 6 
fo in. mannes foule whiche fyrft hath brought forth the 
budde of coutTycyoii, and after the floure, confeffyoii 
yf at the lafte it brynge not forth the good werkes of 
fatyTfaccyon it is to be diad leelt ony preuy gyle or 
frfliti decejte remayne ftyll in the fonle, that is to taye it is 10 
not very oontryte and truly confeffcd, there lacketh 
Tery contrycyon & true confe&yon. That perfons 
which hath all thra partes of penaunce, contricyon, 
confeffyoQ, and latyf&ccyon is nener begyled, but 
doubtlea he gootb in the r^bt path that ledeth the 16 
waye vnto euerlaftynge blylTe, tharfore the prophets 
addetbe fayenge. NeC eft in fpiritu eius dolus. 
He that hath done Ms duty and conftrayned hymfelfe 
fo befyly and many tymos to make fatyiTaccyon for his 
offences that our lorde in ony condycyon f hall impute 30 
no trefpaffe or faute vnto hym, truly in his foule is no 
deceyte nor gyle other of vntme contrycyon or fiiyned 
coufefTyon. In this lyfe contrycyon may foone be had 
by Uie grace of god with a lytell forowe. AUo the 
facrament of abfolucyon is a grete helpe vnto them that 26 
hath made theyt hole confefTyon. For it is iayd of 
alm;fghty god to them that hath power for to here con- 

feffyon. QuoruM remiferitis peccata remittuntur 
eia. The ininnccyoD of a good dede in the waye of 
fatyffaccyon of a mannea owne ghoftly fader hath grete 30 
vartue, but yf it be taken with a good wyll, it is of 
mocbe more ofiycacy and ftrength, for it is wiyten. 

Melior esl obedientia quam ftultonim victime. 
Obedyence ia better than foIyfThe facrefyce, Nov yf 
we refufe and take noo hede to that thynge wherof the 36 
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and not without a canie, fyth onely bjr that vaye we 
mufl coma to eteraall Wyffe, foi yf we wyll not ftudye " •• ""i m* 
and be abonte to pa^ our foules by thefe meanea, by i? [«uu>«, 
/Ae thre partes of penaunce afore leherfed, we take not ^^^J^'^ 
6 the waye to blyffe, but vnto myfery & wretchedneffe. 
Truly as in heueu where b all 'goodnes and pleafure [* m lu. t««k] 
without ende is very blyiTe. Soo in hell where aa is 
all euyll & no pleafnie is mooft wretchednea, to the 
whiche myferye we be brought by oiu^ fynne. And 

10 contrary wyfe we bo brought vnto blyffe by pnrgynge 

of our fynnes. More ouer yf the fyithynes of fynne be sin t^ inog g» 

ones conc«yued in the foule, and longe contynue ther 

by Tuhappy cuftome, it maketh foule and infecteth it 

more & more, aa we fe by viyne or ony other ftynb- •• MnUnf Uqsor 

16 ynge lyeour put in a Teffell, the longer it be kepte in wUdi tt u kipt 
the fame, fo moche more it maketh foule /Ae veifell & 
cormpteth it. An other example. As we fe a byle or BoHmnbotehH 
botche full of matter and fylth (Ae more & the lenger >aUMbi«it 
it be hyd, the more groweth the comipcyon & vene- 

20 monfe infeccyon of it, & alfo perceth to the bonee and 

coirupteth them. In lyke wyfe the lenger that fynnes wniMkiptdoM 
be kepte clofe in tlie foules, the more feble they be 
made & the more contagyoufly corrupta. Alfo they 
infects the Itronge partes of the foule, the rertues of 

25 the foule, and bryngeth them out of cuftome of doynge 
good werkes. The prophete foiowynge the feyd fymyly- 
tude addeth fayenge. QaoMwm tacui inueterauerimt 
offa mea. Bycaufe I purged not my foule by coi»- n-TidmiiMtod 
tryoyon and true confefTyon of my fynnes, but pryuely 

30 dyde holde my peas and kepte them within me, thtt- 
foie the Tertues of it he confumed by longe contynn- 
au»ce in the fylthynea of fynne. Diim clamarest 
tota die. And this was done notwithftandynge I 
cryed ont and made my vannte all daye, how may this BidDudiiiii 

35 be, the prophete before fayth he helde his peas, and 
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kepte fecrete ona thynge and fhowed an other. Truly 

WaiuktkBowB yf we oar felfe haue done oay thynge that is good, 

anone we be gladde to f hewe it openly to (Ae knowl^e 

bill hiita u; of eaeiy man. A nd contrary wyfe yf we haae dons an 

[•all] ' euyll dade or ony thynge amyfie, we 'do as mocbe as 6 

we can poffybly to hyde it. I£ alfo we do ony thynge 

t/iat is pmyfe worthy, we fhewe it & in maner ciye it 

ont ouer all, & yf we do fhrewedly, we hyde it, we 

holde our peas, & kepe it fecrete. So peranenture (Ae 

pTophete fhewed his owne laudes & prayfes & kepte 10 

fecrete his offences, wherof he fholde accufe hymfelfe, 

foi that caofe he fayd. Q^aoniaia tacui inuetera- 

uenint offa mea dum claniarem tota die. By- 

BoDiTiAwaiiu cause I dyde holde my peas & wold not accufe my d&- 

iitjMkuit*, fautes, & alfo fhewed openly & made my vaunte of all 15 

"htamiw^V '"y ^^ doyngea & prayfas, therfore (Ae vertues of my 

foule were longe dyfcontynued and brought out of Tfe. 

AteUHBM from ThoccaHon that caufeth & bryngeth ts to wretchednes 

is, yf we fhewe not & accufa out felfe of all oui fynnes 

by confeflyon, but kepe them fecrete. But by what 20 

occafyon ba we wrought & ledde in to the ryght waye 

of very blyffe. The wyfe man fayth. Timor domioi 

Ttittrmatioaa expellit pcccatmA. The dredeof ^ puttethawaye 

p" "V fynne, Wherfore the drede of god is the very begyn- 

' nynge of puttynge away of fynne, let vs call to re- 26 
membraunce the layenge of faynt Poole to the romayna 
where he tlueteth them thai lye contynually in fynne 
& wyl do no penaunce. Secundum duritiam tuaw 
et cor impenitens : thefaurizas tibi iram in die 
•div ire. That is to faye, we pronoke the goodnes of al- 30 
myghty god to punyffbe vs bycaufe of our fturdynas, 
& wyll not turne to hym by doynge penaance, & in 
maner we gyue hym occafyon to fhewe vengeaunce & 
' deftroy ts bothe body & foule. For truly oner our 
hedcB hangeth a fwerde euer mouynge & redy by i/ie 35 
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fo moche more greuotiB that we fo longe by citir grete & 
msnyfolde YnlryudueB faaue canfed almighty god and 
pionoked hym to more dyfpleafure, whiclie 'wolde god [•«it,i«iij 
we all were in mynde to remsmbre for the prophete Fworpimiib- 
6 bereth wytneffe that he toke occafyon to fotlake his to npuL 
fynue and toome hymfelfe to our blyffed & mercyful 
lorde god, by 'Ae fere of his giete pimylThemeDt, fayenge. 
Quoniam die ac nocte grauata eft fuper me 
manus tua coBuerfus fum. Good lorde I am 

10 tonmod to the, for why the fere of thy grete pTmyffho- 
m^it troubleth me bothe daye and nyght and at all 
tymes. Dauyd Tnderftode that almyghty god was dyf- 
pleafed with hym, by the wordea fpoken of the prophete 
Nathan, fayenge. Non recedet de domo tua gla- 

15 dius 60 qworf defpexeria me. I fhall punyffhe the 
& thy lynage bycanfe thou defpyfed me. By the 
whiche wordea the herte of Dauyd had as fore a ftrolce Hitbu'i ihnM 
whan be remembred his fynne, as it had ben perfed b«(tuwUha 
thrugh with the fharpeft thome that myght be. For 

20 doubtlee the remembrautice of fynne prycketh & tereth 
the confcyence of a penytent creature euen as fore aa 
Hm thome dooth that is ftycked faft in a mannes body. 
Thia holy prophete by the fore & bytter pryckynge of Th. pricUng of 
his confcyence was made fo forowfull & fo full of himioOod 

26 wretdiednes, that he ia fayne to toume to almyghty J^J"*'^^*"" 
god. Alfo he is comen agayne to hymfelfe, where as 
before he was befyde hymfelfe. Eveiy fynner not ntiaatrn 
wyllynge to forfake his fynne ia befyde hymfelfe. For 

oorfauyonr fliyd Ubi esl tbefaurus tuu3 ibi est & 

30 CX)r tuiun. Where thy treafure ia, there is thyn hert. 
And faynt Auflyn fayth. Venus eft ibi animus 
vbi amat : quam vbi animat. The mynde of a 
man is more there where it louetb than it is vpon hym.- 
felfe, Danvd therfore beynce in lone with Berfabe had D^rid hid mom 

Bind on BMlh. 

35 more mynde on her than on hymfelfe, Neuertholes ■ tutu uim on 

hlnwilt 

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fynna was piycked, Ij'ke as I myght be thniile thnigh 
vith a thoma, & lie cornea agayne to hymfelfe, ferysge 
and foiowynge, lie toumed vsto god and forfoke hia 

fynne. He faythe. CoDuerfus fum in erurapna 
mea dum configitur fpina. Good lorde whan my s 
confcyence was fore prycked by tlie lemembraniice of 
myne owns wretchednes I tamed inyfolfe to the. 
It There be two thyngea therfore whiche be the very 
caufe that we taiae oar telfe vnto almyghty god, one 
is whan we caU to mynde hia feiefnll and gieaoufe 10 
. punyfThement The other is the foiowe in our herte 
whan we lemembie the mnltytude of our fynnes, wher- 
by our beft and mooft meke lorde god ia gretely dyf- 
content with to. The fare of the pnnyffhement of god 
ia caufe of forowe for fynne, and who fo euer is in the 16 
calamyte of this giete fere and forowe, he toumeth 
hymfelfa TOio almyghty god without doubte, and the 
moayngs of the foole fyrft caufed of fere, and after of 
foiowe referred vnto god is called contrycyoii, whioha 
ia the fyrfbe parte of penaunce. After that foloweth 20 
the feconde parte whiche we fayd is confeffyon. It ia 
put of pmuioa. not ynou^ for a penyteut to be contiyte for hia fynnes, 
bat alfo he muft f hewe them all vitto a preeft hia ghoftly 
fadei whan he hath conuenyent tyme and fpace fo to 
UmWu, do. For as we liayd before, yf we onr felfe hyde and 25 

irnitHw, ' couei our lyunes, almyghty god fhall vucouer them. 
n,,.h-, And yf we agayne make open and fhewe them, he ffaall 

hyde and put them out of knowl^e. Dauyd therfore 
Siiid, piidud whan by the remembraunce of hia fynnes was prycked 
u br ■ tbon. in hia confcyence lyke as he hadde ben thrafte thiugh 30 
the herte with a thome, toumed hymfelfe ynto almighty 
[• a T, but] god with all his herte, and conf elTed his fynne 'to the 
prophete of god comynge to hym, fayd, Peccaui 
domino. I haue offended my lorde god. And we in 
lyke maner whiche be compuucte & gmdge in out con- 35 
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fyimes wherby wa haue gretly dyfpleafed almyghty god, 
let Ta accnfe onr felfe & f hewe our fymies by a true & bo i« ih 
hole conteffyon, that eoeiy one of va may lay wi'tA the oar tawiant 
pToph«te thiB that foloweth. Delictum meufft cog- 
6 nituOT tibi feci. Good lorda I myfelfe haue tnow- 
l^ad & made open my trefpaJTe ynto the. And thyrdly i- suii&Kkm 
ve fhall be abonte euar as moche aa ve may to make ^n oku ■>■*. 
amendes for our offenoes by the werkea of fatyffaccyon, 
that oor lynnes in ony condycioa be not layd to our 

10 charge at ony tyme. For al though contrycyou caufeth 
fbtgyuenea of fynne & confeSyoQ conereth & putteth it 
out of knowlege, neuertheles fatyfTaccion doth lafe Ss 
oipell it fo clone away that no fygne can ener after bo 
fpyed of it In the olde laws there were certayne facre- i»tid im ■hv» 

1 5 fyces, certayue oblacyone, & certayn ceremonyes aflygned hbum ft* >jii. 
accordyuge to the dynerfyteea of lynnes, vherby amendes 
f holds be made for them, notvitbftandynge Dauyd for 
fere & f hame that his offences fholde be knowen vnto 
the people wolde not vfa ony of thofe ceremonyes. I 

20 fere me, many now a dayes be of that condicyon they Mm now^dnri 
wyll not wepe, they wyll not forowe, they wyll not a^iIb, 
abftayne trom theyr olde coilomea & vfe, leefl it fholde 
be thought that they had done amylTe. Dere bretheme 
let not n do fo, let ts appere & f hewe ooi felfe eaen im u ihnr 

26 as we be. Truly all wa be fynners, for yf we faye no ■>*•■■«, 
fynne ia in n, we condempne our felfe & faye not 
troatb, therfore let ts fhewe ouifelfe as fynners. And 
fyih it is conuenyent & accoidynge for fynnoa to wayle, wHdnc oa 
to wepe, to fafte, & to abftayne &om the volnptnous 

SOpleafuies of theyi bodyea, *wa muft eyther wepe & [*<sTf] 
wayle in thia lyfe with piofytabla wepynge teres wher- 
with the foule is wafThed and made clene &om fynne, 
elles fhal wa wayle & wepe after this lyfe wttA Topro- <im iHr lUi 

lUk sniitDlKiM* 

fytabla teres whicbe intoUarably fhall fcalde & brenne tmn wm Kmwt 
36 oor bodyas, & that without ende, let tg theifoie folowe tadi*. 
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PSALH XXXIt. BPPIOiOr OP OOKTBinON. 

let not worldly fliame fere va to wepe for our fynnee, 

let no maner fhamefaftues caufe vs to do the contrary 

but that we may wayle at ony tyme and take f harpe 

payne on vs vliiche is due fur fynne, to theutent we 

may all faye with the prophete whiche foloweth. 5 

Et iniufticiam meant non abfcondi. Good lord I 

haue knowl^ed myn vurightwyiiies vnto the. I haue 

not kepte it fecrete. FoTtfaeimore it may To be that a 

peifone wayle & be very contryte for his offences all be 

it he may not hane an able & connenyent ghoftly fader 10 

whan he wolde. It may alfo fortune a man to be fory 

for hia fynne & to be confefled of the Came, yet pera- 

uentuie the ftroke of deth whiche ia importune and 

can not be Toyded may be fo nygh hym that he can 

haue DO tyme and fpace for to make latyHaccyon for 15 

his offences, Fer this caufe leeft that ony creature 

fholde defpayre & haue ony myftrufte in the grete 

mercy of god. The holy prophete fheweth how gret* 

the Tertue ia of contrycyon with a full purpofe of con- 

MnbMiin with feffyon. Onely contrycyon with a full purpofe of con- 20 

or«Db«ian feffyon taketh awaye the gylte of fynne. So ttiat who 

gout^iiB. foeuer is contryte & purpofynge to be oonfeffed yf he 

myght, & fal not agayne to fynne, fhal nener be 

dampned, neuerthelea I can not tell of ony bonde 

abyde in (Ae foule after (Ae fynne be taken away, of 25 

ony payne taxed by the ryghtwyfnea of god due for 

s>U(hctian ben fynne, whiche payne other muft be fatyifyed & done 

bamftn. awaye in this lyfe by the werkes of fatiffaccion, or elles 

[•eoTiibuki in purgatory by fuf&ynge 'of fharpe and gieuous paynes 

there. But notwithflandynge as we layd before t?ia 30 
fynne is done awaye by contrycyon wttA a full purpofe 
of confeffyoD. Thie holy prophete layth. Dixi con- 
fitebor aduerfiun me iniufticiam meam domiao : 
et tu remififti impietatem peccati mei. I haue 

bad a full pnrpofe to confeffe myn owne vnryghtwyf- 3g 
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god, and Uvm gi>od lorde haft forgyuen my fynne. 
Seholde, bis fynne ia foigjmen bycaufe he pmpofed to 
be truly confefted. Many thyoges ben lequyred to 
a troe and hole confeflyon. Fyift that the penytent oonftidii 
6 confeffe all his fynnea togy der and lene none behynde, 
■whexfore he iiiyth. Confitebor. I ahall kaowlege 
togyder all my fynnea, not accufynge hia fote or delleny, notHmi 
'nor ony conftellacyon, neyther (Ao deuyll or ony other uoo. 
thynge, bat onely his owns felfe, theifore he fayth. 

10 Aduerfom me. I fhall make confeffyon ayeaft my- iii"i»n»i 
felfe and none other. But what fhall he confeiTe, truly dm uiaui 
his owne erronis in hrekynge the commaiuidement of 
god how ofte he hath declyned TnryghtfuHy & contraiy 
to his lawe, he fhall not confefle an other mannes 

15 trefpalTe, but onely hie owne, therfoie it foloweth. 
Iniufticiani TUeatn. I fhall confeffe myn owne fante, 
myn owne fynne, myn owne Tnryghtwyiiiea, & to 
whome fhall he knowlege hymfolfe gyltye and to what 
entenL Domino. Veryly to our lord god, & to hia 

20 honour, to the confufyon of the deuyll, and alfo to 
lecouer his owne foules helth. Who fo ener on thia 
wyfe haoe a full pnrpofe to f hewe his fynne by con- t™ emt 
feflyon with forowe and penaunce of contricyon for the »« of n 
lame, in cafe be deth come vpon hym immedyatly, yet 

26 fholde he neuer fufbe etemall dampnacyon. But 

TMjly, confeffyon, 'f hawynge of fynne, befy doynge of [• « ■ 
good werkea for fatyffaccyon, fhall nenet be fu^cyent 
without fome foiowe and pnnaunce for the lame. Foi 
without doubte penaance and conttycyon is fo neceflaiy ]T«adtr 

30 vnto thefe that wyll be laned that without them (yf 
they hane fynned) theyr fynne can not be forgyuen. 
And I praye yon who lyueth that neuei fynned. Anmnh 
Neqae enim eft homo qui no» peccet. Scrypture 
&yth none. Syth therfora euery man & woman be 

35 fyimen, we all haue nede of contrycyon, for without 
it we fhall nenei come to heuen. Peter offended J^ 

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FaALH XTXIL OOD B PARADIBB AHD IHH DBVILS. 

grenonfly in denjerige Me mayfier Cryfte. Poule in 

. pnifewynge his chliohe. Hary magtUIeyne fynned 

gieuooily in myfufynge tka plealkres of her body, & 

many other without nomhie weie fyimeis, almoft fo 

many as now be fayntea in heuen. There is no &ynt 6 

Tiwiiiiitabi in heuen (a feve except) but or they came there had 

rnj^ontatoi- nede fomtyme to afte of almyghty god the gyfte of 

""^ oontrycyon. The prophet* layth. Pro hac orabif 

ad te oirmis fanctos in tempore oportuno. 

Good lorde enery (Creatine that trufteth to be laued 10 
PniT» ta ■ •«- f hall praye to the for contrycyon in a conneuyent tyme. 
Opoituuyte ia to be enquyred and loked for in enery 
thynge to be done, & it is called tfio o^ce as a wyfe 
man to rfe it as it f holde be whan it cometh. Of a 
TiHKisiiHfldaB troath fomtyme the foule ia memayUooily moche holdon 15 
ncMb downe coueied, and hydde with fo many dyners plea- 

fnres of worldly flaterynge that it may not lyfe Tp and 
gi^tiitaitiawB belpe it felfe, whan aKo it ia colled vnto the owne 
conntre whicbe is henen, it wyll not here, it f oilaketb 
■^ Um on the owne helth whan it ia of&ed and piofred, why, for 20 

than ia nona oportunyte, no connenyency, or no con- 
nenyent tyme. Troly no impedyment erthly dooth 
more fiyfly & ftroi^ly withflande very contrycyon, 
[•uru,ijuk] than dooth oner 'many worldly pleafuies whiche be 
Anwdudiioi- fhrewed & noyfome to the fouls. In the begynnynge 25 

of the worlds almygbty god made paiadyfe a place of 

ToarriTinDf honefl pleafiue. And front that place yfTneth oat a Sode 

npiuiYittai*^ deuyded into fonre partes fygnyfyenge the foure capy- 

(MBpu*Dot,t>niii- tall vertues, lyghtwylhea, tempeiatmce, prudence, and 

"*^ *""**■ ftrengthe, wherwith the hole foule myght be waffbed 30 

and made plealannt lybe as with fo many flodee. Bat 

on the contrary wyfe, the deuyll hatb conceynad and 

made an other maner paradyfe of bodyly and fenfaall 

FonrriTRioruH pleafore. And &om thens cometh out other fouie 

flodes, ferre contrary vnto tka other, that ia to laye tbe 35 
conUM, flods of couetyfe contrary to luftycc^ the flode of 

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F3ALK XZXII. OOD ODB RBPDOE m TEMFTATIOIT. 35 

glotoit; Bgaynft tempenimce, the flode of pryde agaynft tf nttoa;, piu^ 
pradence, and the flode of lecliary agaynft ftrength, UAnj. 
-who fo ener be drowned in on; of thefs flodes it ia haide 
for them to be tonmed to god by trae contrycfon, the 
5 lagynge of them ia fo greto and oner flovynge, foi this 
caofe the prophete tajtii. Venuntamen in diluuio 
iqvaatm multarum ad eusi non approximabunt. 
TheT that bane all the pleafures of this worlde and in Ooi Om nftw* 

' Ihim ItiiH Oooda 

maner be drowned in theym fhall not drawe nygha orpiaHui. 

10 ahnyghty god for theyr faluacyon. But what remedy 
for TB that be amonges all thefe flodea, whether fhall 
we flee. Traely god is onely the remedy and refuge 
without wbofe helpe no man may fcape them without 
diownynge. Many there bathe ben in tyme pafte that 

IS hatiie fcaped the petyll and dannger of thefe flodea by 

the helpe of god lyght welL Abraham and lob were AtuibimiiidJoii, 

men of giete rychelTe & worldly fubftannce, nenertheles 

it was no thynge noyfomo to them, for why they were 

holy and perfyte men for all that, all thoagbe they not Hutiii thdi 

20 were ryohe, yet they had no couetonfe mynde nor ddiM, 
Gonetoofe defyre *of worldly fubftannce, and alwaye i^ooTiiij 
content what fomener god fent vnto them eyther prof- 
peiyto or adueriyte. They dyde not fet theyr mynde 
on golde or rycheffe. It may be fpoten of them bothe 

26 as the wyfe man fiiyd. Beatus vir qui poft aurum 
HOB abiit. Blyffod ia that creature whiche fetteth 
not hii mynde Tpon golde or rychefTe. Alwaye whan 
they were moolt in the pleafurea of the worlde, they 
lyfte Tp aejTinyndeB vnto almyghty god whiche helde ^^l^^ 

30 them Tp and waa theyr feuegarde from drownynge. woiwu pi«». 
AKo more there was that fcaped by the helpe of god, 
the dannger of the other flodea, lechery and glotony. 
Edwaide fomtyme kynge of Englondo lyued with his |^_^ungrf^ 
wolbeloued wyfe, notwithXtandynge ha waa chafto and nnmur. 

35 ^te his Tyrgynyte for goddea fake, and befydea that 
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So Loan Kin; of Lowya fomtyme kynge of Fiaanco ledde hia lyfe in 
lyke manor with many other innumerable, whan they 
knewe and perceyned wel the peryll and daunger that 

Parnsfworut; myght Ml by the polTelTyon of worldly rychefte, they 

fleddo from them and called for helpe to almyghty god, 5 
fayenge. Saluum me fac domine quoniam in- 
traucnint aque uf<()u« ad animam meam. Good 
lorde faoe me, for the flodee of that worlde trouhle me 
on eueiy fyde boths in body and in foule, let vb ther- 
foie-whan we perceyue the daanger of this worldly and 10 
tisnfytory rycheffe call vnto almyghty god foi helpe, 
& laye aa the prophete fayd this whiche foloweth in 

thia pMme. Tu 63 refugium meum a tribula- 
tione que circumdedit me. Loide thoa onely arte 
my helpe and reftige in this tryhnlacyon of worldely 16 

Finnm go temptacyoii and pleafurea whiche ranenouily hath gone 

[•Hiui.bKk] rounde aboute to catche ma 'Thia flode of worldly 

couetyfe rageth & floweth on euery fyde & is aboute to 

tantcbiu. onerwhelme us, liiynt lohn Jiiyth Omiie eaim quod 

eft in mu«do aut eft; cOKCupifcentia carnis aut 20 
concupifceniia ocuIotkm aut fuperbia vite. 

Lut of ti» iiHh, All thynge that ie of thia worlde, eyther it is the defyre 

pridisdutL of theflefThe eyther the concupyfcence of the fyght, or 
ellea proude lyuynge. Take hede he fayth al that is in 
th'a worlde, therfore it muft folowe that it is fo in euery 25 
parte of the worlde, eyther we be moued & Ayred to 

LniT piauDna lufty pleafuiea and lykynges in mete Si diynke & cloth- 

pmui to Fintwuj ynge with fuche other whiche nouryffheth the fleffh^ 
and makoth it prone and ledy to glotony and lechery. 

BicikM bmd Ellea we be moued to haue lychefTe & poffefCyons 30 
whiche fedeth the fyght, and hy the fyght we be en- 
duced to TnlawfuU defyre that is couetyfe. Eyther we 

DipiKiH bring be moued to haue honours & grete dygnyteea or ellea 
worldly prayfynge whiche biyngeth in pryde. On thia 
wyfe thefe flodea take theyr oonrfe lonnde abonte 35 
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FSALlt XXZIL CONTBinOH, OONFE88IO:<, SATIdFATIlON. 

place of fore helpe & refuge can be had where vnto wo 
may flee, but ouely almyghty god. Eche one of vs 
wyllynga to flee Tnto our lorda god may &ye with tha 
prophete. Exultatio mea erue me a circuwi- 
<S JaAtib»9 me. my lonle god my loye & myn Uod om; cu 
ouely focoiu delyuei me &om thefe troubloufe flodea of a^"^!!!^ 
this wotlde whiche goo toimda aboute me. I can not "°"^ 
efcape them without thy helpe. But now let va a 
whyle gyue hede what comforte and confoUcyon we 

10 fhall take by doynge penaunce. Thie thyngea there 

be that byndeth ts nedes to do penaunce. Fyift the contrniofl, 
piofounde confydeiacyon of the gretenes of our fynne. 
The feconde open fhewynge of the fkme to a preeft by 
confelTyon. And the thyrde the dylygent esceroyfyngs » 

15 of good 'werkaa. Underftandynge is necellaiy to be 
had foi the fyrft whiche muft ferche profoundly for the t 
greuoufnes of euery fynne, for the focouda inlbnccyon k 
and lemynge is aeceJIary, wherby we may ludge & 
defcryuB the dyuerfyte of one fynne from an other and 

20 fo to fhewe euety one of them in confelTyon with all 

tbayi circumltauncea. To the thyrde the grace of god ooi'igmttit 
is in efpecyall neceflaiy, wherwith they be plentefully 
enfufed and endewed on whome our meicyfuU loide 
loketh with the eyen of his mercy and grace. From 

25 the eyen of almyghty god whiche may be called his fnm Ood'i k 
gcace fhyneth forth a meruayloue bryghtnes lyke as nw. 
the heme that cometh from the fonne. And that lyght 
of grace flereth and fetteth forthwatde the foulas to wbtohmikia 
biynge forth the frnyte of good werkes. £uen as tha gva votki, 

30 lyght of the fonne caofeth herbes to growe & trees to u th* nn mil 

tiwjMdftol 

brynge forth fruyte. Therfore yf we that be fet 
amonges the peryllous flodes of thefe worldly pltiafons iq »>• flcnA> c 
wyll lyfte vp our myndes to god not fettynge our fely- 
cyte on them, befyly askynge his helpe, he fhall com- ooj ■uic™f 
35 forte ys, accuniynge to the wordes of the prophete. odudmuniuiii 
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FBALH ZZXII. WHY XBS SHUN PBNAKOH. 

I fhall gyue the vnderftondyngo wiiicho ia neceflary to 
Gon^det profoundly oui fyimes, that is for tho fyift, 

>idi for the feconde whiche is confelTyoD, he fhaJl faye. 
Initniam te. I fhal gyue the lemynge wherby thou 
fhalte dyfoeiue the dyusilyte of euery tpmo, for tha 6 
thyrde that is fatyfiaccyon he fhall feye. In via liac 
qua gradieris firmabo fuper te oculos meo3. 
I fhall gyde & dyrecte ^e from thyn enemyea with 

1 itoc my grace & mercy ener to hane contyunatmce in doynge 
good werkes. meruayloos mekenelTe of almyghty 10 
god fhewed vnto l^n^s whan Uiey flee vnto hym, 

W whiche is fo ledy to comforte 'and graunte them helpe, 
wherby they may be fure to fcape 6om onerflowynge 
and drownynge in thefe flodes of the tranfytory plea- 
fuiea of this worlde, whiche mekenefl'e oar ptophete 15 

rti tg remembrynge oalleth and ezhotteth euery creature to 
do penauuce, and where as before he hath f hewed and 
fpoken moche of it. Fyrft that they whiche be peny- 
teut are blyfTed, they that refufe penaonce be wretehed, 

■a. whiche atfo be the cauf es of doynge penaunce, how 20 

tMiis, many partes there be of it, what ftrength penaonce is 
of^ how moche it is necefikry, the impedymentee of the 
fame, what remedy for the impedymentes, and how 
ledy almyghty god ia at hande to helpe vs. ITow after 
the fhoite expreffynge of all thefe, be is abouto to lyfte 25 
vp the myndes of fynnera to the excercyfynge & rfynge 

»to of it. Two kyndes there be of fynners whiche lefnfe 
to do penaunce. One is of tbem t^t folowe theyr 
owne pleafure in eaeiy thynge, and as wylde beeftea 

<■_, that neuer were brydled, vfe themfelfe in the vnlawMl 30 
defyie of the flefThe lyke Tnto an bore. The other is 

[ OH of them that bath ben longe brought vp, penaeotore 
till they come to aege in the vngracyous coftome of 
fyune. And bycaute they hane ben of olde tyme fo 
longe in tiie vfe of the fame they wyll coutynoe in it 35 

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PSAUI ZZZII. P.11I01JB FEBITENTS. AIITH0IT7. 39 

to a mole. Mfiii that was create in grete honome, & JfudoMof 
amonge all creatnxea Ijniyuge none but lie had theyr mimj, 
iace fet fbeyght to lobe vp in to heuen, endued aKo 
iritlk reafon and free wyll, foutmed and made lyke Tnto nude in Oodv 
6 the ymage of almyghty god, oideyned by his maker to 
be abone all otiiei creatines of the Torlde, and they tankoUuc 
alfo to be at his comniaundement. Alas tiiat he on """"^ 
thiavyfe hath defonimed and channged hymielfe by imiabnaii 
fynne vnto an Tnceofonable beeft, alfo forgetynge nnionniunucD- 

10 almygbty god his maker, bath made bymfelfe lyke 

to an boia & *a mule, forfakynge bolfome penaonce ['di^i} 
oE&ed to bym by our lorde god, 'wherby be mygbt baue 
ben lefourmed & bTongbt agayne in to bis fyrft flate 
& bonotu. The prophete tberfore iryllynge to exoyto 

IS and leyfe vp the myndes of fynneia that be oueicomen 
with this vnhappy & myferable blyndnea, fpeketh vnto 
them irith theie woides. Nolite fieri ficut equus et 
mulus quihrn non eft intellectus. Be not in 
iryll to be made lyke to an bora and a mule, folowynge nnu aiii mh 

20 yooT owne fenl^iall pleafure & appetyte, in wbome is i^^mum. 
none Tnderftandynge, Ss ferynge leeft bot fewe fhall 
here hym, ba toumeth his fayengee to god. Truly our Biumntiudfa) 
mercyfull Irade oftentimes entyfeth by his benefytes bnutf. 
many fynnera to penaunce. Kathewe whiohe was a MutbtvUwtoii- 

25 toll gaderer, anone as be >as called of god forfoke that 

lyfe and folowed Ciyfte. ATary magdal^ne drawen hbtk^Um*. 
by very loue vnto our blyffed loide irepte at his fate. 
Out lorde loked mekely & mercyfully vpon Peter, all p«w- 
be it FetOT denyed hym thiyfe before, he neuerthdea 

30 fhamed in hymfelfe is wept bytterly, peianentare whan 

faynt Anthony beide lede in tko gofpell at that tyme. st adiihb7 
Qui reliqwgrit patrem et matrem &c. Who fo euer 
forfaketb theyr fader & moder, fyfter &t broder, & the tmoA ill tor ft* 
poffeiTyona of this worlde for the loue of god fhal be 

35 rewarded -C. tymea more for it, wbicha ie eneilallyuge 
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40 PSALM XXZII. GOD WINS VBN BT LOVB OB FBAB. 

there I^ued. All thefe were fwetely colled to peuaance 
& many moo wttAout nombie. Namely a certayne 
t)i>ihu><isciot preeft of whome fpeketh the noble doctont perifienfe 
■ priau bighij was fyuguletly called & prouoked to be peaytent. This 
biHiKrt«Du preeft had many grete gyftea of god, notwitAftandynge 5 
""' he euery day fynned more & more & heped fyime vpon 

iyo.n6, god almyghty for all that lefto hym not fo, but 
[•adii,bKii] ftyll endued hym wtt7t news benefytee, that at 'the 
«bni ((hm laft by confent of all the people he was chofea & made 

a bylfhop. Thau whan he perceyued tlie goodues and 10 

mekenes of almyghty god, and remembred alfo how 

vnkynde he had beu of longe contyunaunce to his 

ba eentMHi him- maker, he fayd. blyffed lorde thou haft oueicoiueu 

a«j"t«^i.^ me, thou haft vtterly bounde ma by thy grace and 

manyfolde benefytea to be thy femauut, from hens 15 
forth I fhall ueuer go from the. And whiche one of 
ood'a bToarafla Ts may fayo but that he' hath ben caUed to penannce 
" **""**' by the beuefytes of our lorde god, let va all confyder 
t7io mereyfull gyftes that god hath gyuen vnto vs. And 
here the layenge of faynt Poule whiche afketh this 20 

queftyou. An ignoras quoniam benigoitas dei ad 

penitential te inuitat. Dooft thou not knows 

that the goodnes of almyghty god calleth the to pen- 

itood'iiiiu aunce. If we wyll not be brought to penannce by 

thefe foyre meanee, by the grete & manyfolde gyftee of 3$ 
M •rmuh In god, let va at the leeft fere hie grete & many greuous 
i». punyfrhementes, foi fomtyme almyghty god couftiayneth 

iintDiubrCiu thofe obftynate fynnere that wyll not be toumed with 
iayre meanes by his punyfThementea, & with them he 
deleth mercyfuUy to chaftyfe & punyffhe them in this 30 
lyfe. For ^e whiche the prophete cryeth vpon hym 
to hringe thofe that be fo obdurate & fturdy & in no 
wyfe wyll leue theyr vnhappy cuftome of fynne but 
make themfiilfe in condycyon lyke a wylde horfe & an 
affe, & to compell them by his punyfThement to do 35 

penaunce, fayenge. In chamo et freno maxillas 

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eorum conftringe qui non approximant ad te. 
Blyffed loide coafttayne thofe fyimera with thy pun- 
fffhementea leffe & more iu this Ijfe wliiche wyll not o 
come and diave ujgli to the by penannce. The grete uiu uia. 
6 punyffhementes in this lyfe may be called the cenfiires HMgnnton^ 
of tte chiiche, as the grete curfe 'with other, or tem- i*adiu] 
porall deth. Tbe lefTe punyffhementea may be called tvajvni dHth. 
other temporal paynes, as lofTe of worldly goodea, LsuofKOddi, 
fekenes with other. It ia better for a fynner to fnf&e bhut u hw 

10 trybulacyon & ptmylThemant in this lyfe wherby-he hm. 

may gete profyto & be rewarded than to be eternally *"•" «ipnj«uibi» 
tourmented in hell, for all tlia panyfThement there be 
it neuer fo f barpe and greuoua f hall not piofyte. Saynt 
AugnRyne fayth. Hie vre hie feco. Good lordo aitm,»iemta. 

15 pnnyffhe me in this lyfe. Syth fo good and fo holy a 
man defyred of god to be f harpely pnnyfThed in this 
lyfe, rather than after this lyfe, to thentent he myght 
be able to haae the everlaftyuge kyngdome of heuen, 
what f hall thefe obftynate l^tmers do that nener wolde 

20 be tonmed by the grete benefytes of god. It had ben 
ferre better for them to haue fuflred tiie greteft pnn- 
ylThement that myght be in this lyfe. For they fhall 
be diawen downe c^ the cruell tonrmentoora the deuylles tih oniei t«r- 
in to the depe pytte of belle there to be cmcyfyed d^iu. 

25 eternally, where fhall be wepynge, waylyngo, and 
gnaftynge of tethe, where alfo tJie worme of theyr con- 
fcyence fhall neuer dye, & that fyre fhall nener be 
quenched, where alfo parte of theyr payne fhall be in 
a pytte full of brennynge lyconr, & in fyre and brym- ti»»iimi<* 

30 ttone flamynge contynually. Dauyd fayth Multa 
Sagella peccatoria. Many dyueis and greuouB pon- 
yflltementes be for the obftynate & haide herted fynner 
that nener wyll be penytont But who foener in this noiiAisognu 
lyfe wyll do penannce were he neuer fo grete a fynner 

35 before (yf he defiiayre not of forgyuenefle) almygbty 
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42 PSALU xxxn. god's ubbot quzHOHxa lus'a ets. 

All ih>Tcci<i-i Angnftyne £e,j^ If all the fynnes of ttia worlds veie 

Dun^H ■ (puk compared to the men^ of god, the; be in compaiyfon 

no mon to it than is a tptaka of fyre in tAa grete fee. 

[• dd lu, buck] Aad I daie well l^ye to the 'fynner be ha neaet fo 

wycked in his lyuynge, yf at ony tyme in this lyfe he 5 
wyll be penytent for it and defyie IbigyueneB & mercy 
Oni wiu BODar of almyghty god, he of hia grete goodnee wyll foonei 
ofiiiuHnUiuia foigyuehym tban all the water in the fee can qnenche 
Hacuqanoii One fparke of ^le yf it were caft vpon it, foT whan Me 
""'"^ Qnmer is very penytent, no thynge remayneth in the 10 

foiile that may withitande the infynyte mercy of 
almyghty god whicbe llandeth ronnde aboato ledy on 
eoeiy fyde. The prophete f heweth the fame by thefe 
woides folowjnge. Speranteffj autem in domino : 
mi8ericordi& circivndabit. The mercy of god 16 
f hall be redy lounde abonte on euery fyde to defende 
the f^iiner that tnifteth in hym and wyll do penaunce 
Hon ptomrn In for his fynnes. Many tbero be whiche thynke grete 

pgiHiioi thin Jn .1 V 1 a 

■iB. pleafiue in fynne, & worldly pleafurea Tmly thofa 

wntchea be begyled, it is not as they thynko. Doubt- 20 
les they that be truly penytent baue more felycyte & 
pleaf uie in god & godly thynges f erre in oomparyfon 
abooe al worldly pleafuree. Fertbermore ^ noble and 
Tiia ■»« tiM better that the inwarde knowlege in ludgynge or dyf- 

cemyng« is, whiche may be called the vertae of per- 25 
ua Dm ram cynynge or takynge, & the more excellent the thynge be 
thiDgjiidg^ which is Iiidged, the greter and goodiyer pleafore mnft 
lun muit u not needee be felte inwardly whan the thynge is tafted, 
utui. the nerer that the one be fet and applyed to the other. 

Tha nun ptriM Example. The more perfyte that a mannes tafle be, 30 

the gretar pleafiire f hall he fele inwardly in tattynge 
UHBmnisiiib* of that thymze whiche hath a -rerv pleafatmt faaonrb 

thine trhlefa bu > 

piMHntnToorii the moro nyghe that it be loyned & put to tka tonge. 
tha gnttar th* Than thns, fyth that the vertue & capacyte of oor fonle 

is ferre better & more perfyte than is the rertue of all 35 
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our other knimlegea & alfo of &I1 lynynge cieatnies sawtiiitbi 
beffde, & hath almyghtj god & godly thyngee the cm. 
more nygh vnto it the clerer that 'it be poised by due [• Mt»] 
peuAnnce, it mufli nedes folowe that the peuytent hath nti>«dt«ihM 

(liiduHlnUl 

5 more f wete loje & gladnes isTardly in his tonle than mhu- 
ouy other cnatare lyuynge may haue in all thb plea- 
fnies of this worldo. Whan two thynges be comparad Toomnprntwo 
togydei ike mooft fure knowlege of theyi diuerfyte know both. 
fhall be had, of one ihat knoweth bothe & fo to ftande 
10 to his Iturament. And doubtles many hath had in Pniunia, iwTfaia 

^ •' known WDrtdly 

experyencB the pleafuiea of this Toride, & auerwarde pi<Han *aA 

hath for&ken them and folowed the waye of bytter 

& fhatpe penannce. Af ke of them whether they haue 

ben more glad inwardly in the penytent lyfa or in the "« ™»" s"** '" 

15 tomporall, without doubto they wyll anfwere, in the 
penytent lyfe, in the lyfe of costemplacyon. I thynke 
there be no man but fomtyme hath had thezperyence 
of the loye & pleafnre that is in tho fonle aftet true Jojintbgnni 
confeffyon & due penannoe for fynne. If the fyrft (wtoo. 

20 parte of penaunce maketh the foule fo glad, how loy- 
fall fhall it be whan it is made dene thmghout by al 
the partes of penannce & no thynge is lefte behynde 
Tnpurged. Therfore the prophete fayth. Letamini in 
Aomino et exultate iusti : et gloriamiDi omms 

25 recti COrde. He reherfeth thre manor of loyea, 

Fyril they be loyfuU-whofe fynnea be dona away by joroianifeaioa. 
contricyon, whiche may be called the inwarde loye for 
the graunte of theyr petycyon. Secondly they be mors 
glad whan theyr fynnea be couered & put ont of know- 

301^ by confeffyon, & this may be called the loye « 
fhewed outwardly by loyfull mouynge of the body. 
And thjrrdly they be mooft gladde whan theyx fynnea 
be fo dene done away 1^ &tyffaccion, that no token ' 
may be feen or knowen of them, & this may be called 

35 the loye euer to be excorcyfed in ffte lande & prajfe of 
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44 FSALU ZXXII. THB SATIVtTT OF OUB LADT. 

Bightwba i>«pi« the two ijrtt loyes to rygttwyfe people, they may be 

[• dd It, iHdi] colled 'lyglitwyfe whiche haue very coatrycyon with a 

orisaiwioB, fall pmpofe to be confefled, or ellea they be called 

ariftorixnMtloB ryghtwyfe that after vety contricyon had & holecon- 

iwniwnekwi feffyon made, be afToyled cleue from fynne of theyr 6 

(innir uhB. ghoftJy fader, for they be luftyfyed by the facrament 

of penaunce whiche toke eSycacy & ftreiigth by the 

blode and paflyon of ciyfle. They be called Recti 

Corde that bane made fatyffaccyoti fo plentefuUy that 

dod eu uk iio god can af ke no more of them. For this our prophete 10 

"" fayth. Letamini in domino et exultate iusti : et 

gloriamiQi omnes recti corde. Ye that be made 

BiRtitoiHbTHHi- lyghtwyfe by very contrycyon and true confeflyon loye 
in our lorde. And ye that be made peifyte by doe 
fatyfEaccyon loye ya eternally in our lorde. 15 

Domine ne in furore pofterioris. prima pars. 

ruim cmui. ""eruayle no thyi^ all though we begynne 

not our fermon with the thynle peuiten- 
cyal pfalme in ordre. For or euer we toke 
vpon Ta to declare the two fyift penyten- 20 
— cyall pfalmea our promyfe waa fom'what 
Tii» oiiiiiiT of to fpeke of the natyuy te of our blylTed lady at the daye, 
Hcmt put of mil whiche purpofe wyllynge to kepe, alfo defyied of our 
pMtai'w'ht frendee to folowe thordre of the pfalmea, though it femed 

inu^ofiuDiH ^ j^ tarda for va fo to do. NotwitUtandynge by the 25 
heipe of our bleHyd lady we haue attempted the mater & 
made tha fyrft parte of thia pMme to agre with our fyrft 
purpofe. 

[•«!] '% Que eft ifta que progreditur 

quafl aurora confurgens. 30 

After the offence of our fyrlt fodeis Adam & Eue all 
the worlde was confounded many yeres by derke- 
mghi oriin miur nea and the nyght of fynne of the whiche deikenes and 
**" nyght a remembiaunce is made in holy fcrypture of ten- 

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feiuauntea & worlliyppera of almyghty god to whome ni7iii»mato 
the feyd derknes and njght of fynne waa very yrkfome ' '"™' 
and greuoos, had monycyon that tlie very foufie of ryght- The ni of righv 
wyfnes fholde fprynge Tpon al the worlde and (hyne to 
ff theyr giete and fyngnler comforte and make a meraajl- 
oos clete daye. Aa tlie propheto zacharie fayd and ivZHiwtib. 
prophecyed of cryfte. Vifitauit nos oriens ex alto, 
iUunuQare bis qm in tenebris et in vmbra mor- 
tis fedent. Our Ijlyffed lord hath vyfyted vs from 
10 aboue to gyne lyght vnto them whiche fyt in detknea 
& in the fhadowe of deth, Alfo cryfte in the gofpeJ 

of lohan feyth. Abraham vidit diew meuw et gau- n™™ tj adi*. 

ifus e£t. Abraham fawe my daye whorby be waa 

mado gladde & loyfull The natorall daye wMohe we Tii*B.ui™ij.y 

15 behoMe fholde rather of congmence be called the daye 
of the fonne, of vhome he hath bia begynnynge than oar 
daye. So thia fpyrytuall day "wherm fpyrytuaUy we ti» ipiriimnv 
lyae vnder the cryften fayth whiche by the fonne of ii(biwtMH«. 
ryghtwyfiies hath brought forth Ihefu cryfl, fholde bo 

20 called more properly the daye of hym than of vs. 
Cryfte onr fauyour called it his daye fayenge. Vidit 
diem meum. Abraham fawe my daye. Abraham 
{a,wa not the prefent daye of Cryfte aa the appoftlea dyde, 
he had onely the fyght of it in his fonle by true hope i»iiiiiAbr«hun'i 

26 that it fhold come, notwithftandynge * he & many other c* •• <. bwkj 
defyred gretly to fe this fpyritoal fonne and the clere 
day of it. Onr lanyoiir fayd to his apoftlee. Multi 

r^es et prophete volaerant videre que tos 

videtia : et non videnmt. Many kyngea and pro- King! »Dd pro- 
30 photes wdde fayne hane fees the myftery of myn inoai^ uigiicormiiiito- 
nacyon whiche ye fe, and yet they dyde not, and what u,e (pringin« or 
meroayle waa it yf they that laye in derkenee and in gi'bMi, "^"^ 
the Uynde nyght of fynne wherin noo pleafure was to 
flepe and take reft to defyie femently and abyde the 
35 fpryngynge of the bryght fonne our fauyonre. Holy 
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46 PBALK ZXZVIU. HORNmo BETWnH NIOHT ASS DAT. 

iifciiw Hi* wnta yrked and defpyfed the weikea of deikanes &ud the 

Altar loBf d^, sjght of fynne. Eveiyclione of theTin dajlf and oon- 

tynoitlly ptajed that th« Tery fonne of ryghtwy&ua 

mjght fprynge in theyi tyme. Neuertheleffe theyi good 

hope & truA of it was dyfTened many yeroB, and at the 5 

whnUtMina Iflft whan tyme was houable' and conoEinyeiit in the 

aodHUMdUiU fyght of aLmy^ty god, he caufed tbia cleie fonne for 

to till wi^ to gyne lyght vnto the worlde. Ifotwithftandynge it 

vaa done in a lofte and due oidre. For of a tronth it 

had not ben femynge& well oidied that after fogtete and 10 

Batnn ihi hoTTyble detkensB of the nyght, the mernaylonB cleienes 

ud ttag riiwuin of this fonne fliolde have hen fhawed immedyatly. It 

•wna Uh mors- ^ff^ accordynge of very rygbt that fyrft a momynge 

MmB^^Mnt. fholde come bytwene whiche was not fo derke as the 

iiygbt,neytherfoclere as the fonne. This ordie agroeth 16 

bothe to natoie, fcryptnie, and reafon. Pyrfte by the 

!■ uMn th* OTdre of nataie we peiceyne that bytwene the derkenea 

bnwMa d^^H of the nygbt and the dere lyght of the daye, a certayne 

[^ ^' meane lyght cometh bytwene the whiche we calle the 

momynge, it is more lyghter and clenr than is the 20 
nyght, all be it the fonne is moche mote deter than 
[*<*u] it. Euery man knoweth this 'thynge well, for dayly 
Beripton taui lu we hano it in ezperyence. T Holy f ciyptnie alfo techeth 
dukiMH^ iha '^t in the begynnynge of the worlde whan henen and 
rwtaiD nHu™ erth fholde he create, all thyngea were coaeied with 25 
HihtvMiBidL ^gjijjigg a longe fealon, and or euer the fonne in his 
Teiy clergies gane lyght to the woilde, a certayne meane 
lyght was made whiche had place bytwene derkenea and 
the very dere lyght of the fonne. This is well f hewed by 
BiMiMttihum Moyfes in the begynnynge of genefia. IT Beafon alfo 30 
Ami^ii^iH whiche fercheth the knowl^ of many caofes ^deth 
JteJ^i'iSlT' whan one thynge is channged in to his contrary as &om 
■HAiHtftiBn ^j^^ ^ j^^j^ j^ ^ ^^^^ jy^ ^y (jQj^yjjg meanee or by 

certayne alteracyons comynge bytwene. If Water whidie 
CoMvitaciii of his naton is very colde is not fodeynly b; the fyre 35 
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PS&Uf XZXnil. OCR LADT THB UOBKIKO. 

BLide hote to tlie Tttormoft, but fyrfte cometh bytwene b 
a Iftell wannenee as W6 myglit Jaye luke wanue, whiche ii 
is neTther vet? bote nor 7017 colde, but in a meane by- 
tweneboth. ^AnappleaKowbicbefirflisgrene wazeth 0tMDm4«tnn 
5 not fodeysl; yelowe, but fyitte it is fomwbat wbyt« jiOsir. 
bftw«ne grane and Tdowe indifferent. Thna ym per> 
ceyne by leafon that it was not connenyent tbig gtete BoihaibnBM 
deienes of tbalonne our lanyxmrfboldebauB ben f hewed BHionrdidiut 
to fooneand immedyatly after {o feiefoll and the derke MiijiDiuter- 

10 n^bt of i^nne, without ijfynge of the momynga whicbe i^,^ mmhi 
ia a meane bytwene botbe, Sytb it is fo than that ^^imiCmIi 
lufte & ry^t oidre wyll it be fo, and alfo it ia accoid- ^°*^ 
ynge for a wyfe man foo to ordre it, who wyll doubte 
but the wyfdome of our lorda god Tnable to be fbewed 

16 kepto this due and teafonable ordre namely in Ma weike 

wherby. Salutem operatus eft in medio terre. 
ha wroaghte helthe in the myddes of the erth, Syth 
aKo he kepte the &me in all bia opeiacyous aa fayut 
Ponle wytneffeth fayenge. 'Quecu«q«e ordinata p ••»,»«*) 

20 funt : a deo font. AH thyuges well oidied be by 
the <ndyiumiice of almyghty god. Ferthennore bycaufe 
this mater fholde b« expidled moie openly we fhall 
endenoyre onr felfe to f hewe by the this Teafona afote 
reberfed tfuA thia blyffed lady moder to onr fanyom Oorkd; imoni' 

25 may well he called a momynga, fyth before her none am •» wittunt 
waa without fynne. After her the mooft clere fonse iAv vbom ok 
cryft Ihefu fbewed hia lyght to the worMe, ezpulfynge araitti m* 
vtterly by bia inuumeiable deienelTe tbefe derkeneffee ^^tbTwortd*^ 
wberiu all tha worlde waa wrapped and coneied before. '" "™w^ 

30 We fe by ezpeiyence the moniynge tyfeth out of 
derknaa aa the wyfe man fayth. Deus qui dixit te ^ 
tenebris fplendefcere. Almyghty god oommaundefh J*"^ "^ 
l^ht to fhyne out of derkenes. The cleike Orpbeua kmnrrdtoih* 
meruflyled gretely of it fayenge. nox que lucem ''**°'^*'^ 

85 emittis. derka nygbt I mernayle fore that thou 
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48 FSUJf ZZXVIU. OHBlSr ADD THE VmOUT. 

biyimeft ibith lygbt And of a tronth it is meraaylo 
to mtumes reafon that lyglit fbolde fprynge out of 
derkenee. Soo in lyke m&ner yro may meroayle of this 
Tiw •poUw WjiTed vii^yn, fhe hoynge dene without fpotte of ouy 
autafinman mauer fynne, notwithftondynge fholde fhyne and b 
DM. oiygynally come of fynnera that were couered and 

wrapped in derkenes & the ny^t of fynne. Alfo after 
tih Sod cbrM the momynge the fonne aryfeth, in mauer as it were 
dh moniiiB. brought foith and had his begynnynge of the mom- 
ynge, lyke wjfe our fauyonr cryft Ihel^l was borne and 10 
brought forth of this blyffed vyigyn & fpiedde his lyght 
oner all the woilde. We alfo perceyue lyke aa Ow 
fonne ryfeth of the momynge & maketh it more clere by 
chrw b«m( On thefiiifyon of his lyght. So cryft ILefa borne of this 
Boi, hut Mptai* vyi^n defyled her not with ony manei fpotte of fynne 15 
mancTM*. l>ut endued and teplete her with mocbe more lyght and 

grace than fhe had before. Lafte all though it femeth 
[•**iB]' the 'momynge to be caufe of the fonne, notwithftand- 
uw Buciitiift jm ynge the fonne without doubte is caufe of it. And in 
tbi iimt . lyke wyfe all though this blyffed vyigyn bron^t forth 20 

IKK Kij n ' our fauyooi Ihetu, yet he made her and was caufe of 
her biyngynge in to this woride. Thus ye perceyue by 
nature thai this blyfTed virgyn may weU be lykened to 
a momynge. The fame fhall be fhewed yf we reherfe 
the ordre of fctypture. It is f^ken in genefye 25 
intiub^nDiiii that fyrft almyghty god made heuen and erth. The 
•orandwith erth was Toyde and defolate, all was couered with 
' derknee, and the fpyiyte of god was home alofte. 

tiH flnt di; Thau almyghty god commannded the ^ift daye by his 

woide only that lyght fholde be made, and anone lyght SO 
OB th* moRii uh was made, and after that the fourth ' day the fonne was 
create. This we rede in the begynnynge of genefys. 
HoTn um Hnh But let va now fhewe what it fygnefyeth for our pup- 
moMBt pofe. Fyrfte heuen & erth may fygnefye to va man & 

jMtoaMD, woman, for the woman is fuhgecte to the man, lyke as 35 
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the eith is to henen, woman is olfo bareyiie& lackynge udwUkoMhim 
trujto withoat tto ibelpe of man. And the erth with- 
out the influence^ of henea is bareyne & yoyde of al 
frajte. Semhlably euery generacyon of mas. &om the An muiiind aiii- 
6 creacyon of Adam was wrapped & couered with the derk- 
1108 of fynne, & though the fpyryte of god was eaet aloft 
ledy to gyae grace, fot all tJiat none was founde able to 
leceyne it vnto (Ae tyme this hlyffed vii^gyn was or- 
deyned by the hole trynyte to fprynge & to be brought 

10 forth in to the woilde, which by Ihe prouydcnce of al- 
myghty god was fnrely kepte & defended from euery 
fpotte & Uemyff he of fynne, fo tkab we may well faye who wu qnuw. 
vnto her. Tota pulchra es arnica mea & macula 
non eft in te. O blyfled lady thou arte all foyre & 

15 without fpotte or blemyfThe of fynne. The anngell at 
her falntacyon fayd. Aue plena gratia. Heyle fall 
of 'grace, this blyffed virgyn full of the hemes of grace c* •* !"> bn^] 
was ord^ned by god as a lyght of ^Ae momynge & utijannoniBg 
afterwarde bronght forth the bryght fhynynge fonne curu uw Ban. 

30 with his numyfolde hemes our fauyouro Cryfle. Qui 

iUuminat omnem hominem venientem in hu«c 
UOadujn. Whiche gyneth lyght to eueiy creature 
Gomynge to this worlde. Take hede how conuenyently 
it agreeth wttA holy fciypture this Tiigyn to be called whj Kut ■• 

2S a momynge, Alfo where as reafon of a congruence 
wyU that bytwene two contraryes a meane muft be had, 
maketh meruayloufly wel that this Titgyn may be called 
a momynge, for lyke as the momynge is a meane by- namomiiu* 
twene the grebe derenes of the fonne & the rgfome derke- dvught mi 

30 nee of the nyght. So this blyfTed & holy virgyn is the 

meane bytwene this bryght fonne our fanyoui and MurtiMiBwi 
wycked fynners, & a partetaker of bothe, for f he is Me hmi iiu iKnUmi. 
moder of goddea fone & alfo the moder of fynnera. For 
whan onr fauyour cryfte hanged vpon the croffe he 

35 commended & lefte to this blyfTed virgyn faynt lohon 
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so PSALH XXZnil. HAST UOTHKR OF aiMNBHS. 

the enaugelyft aa heifone,fayengetolier. Mulierecce 
Bihaid ita]' Bn. flHuS tuuS. Woman beholde thy fone. And vuto 
BAotd UiT fajnt loltan he fajd. Ecce mater tua. Beholde thy 

jnhn'ibtEniKof uioder. lohau by interpretacyon is to faye the grace 
gr»i, ' ' 'of god, fygnefyenge that by goddea grace & not by theyr 5 
ik4 bj mtrtt, owne meiytea fynners be mode the inherytooiB of the 
■imiinhitTeiUTT heuenly kyngdome, fynners theribre be commended to 
this virgyn maiy as to a moder, f he is moder of fynners. 
atinMaamjt Saynt Anftyn fayth it femeth to bo a noble kyirede 
kindmibrtwMn bytweue this blyffed virgyn &fynnere, for f he receyued 10 

al her goodnas for fynners, fynne was caufe irhy fhe 

irn hivg good- vafi made the moder of god. Alfa yf we haue taken 

' ' ony goodnes we hane it all by her. Therfore of very 

[• t iij lyght this holy virgyn mary ia the moder of 'fynners. 

All cirfles chirche calleth her Mater miferoram, 15 
Oie moder of wretched fynner. She is alfo the moder 
of mercy for cryft is very mercy. The prophete fpck- 
ynge of hym fayth thus. Deus meus misericordifi 
ChrM ii Tny uiea. My god & my mercy. Ciyft ia very mercy, 
•iitu^a ni<iih« fhe ie tho moder of cryft, therfore the moder of 20 

™"'' mercy, for this canfe aa we fayd before fhe muft 

■ Hon batwHn nedcs be a meane bytwene tha mercy of god & th« 
urn, wretchednee of fynne. Bytwene cryft moofl innocent 

HtwHn iirIii and & WTOtched fynners. Bytwene the fhynynge lyght 

& blacke derknes, fhe is alfo the meane bytwene the 25 

bryght fonne of the daye, & the derke clonde of the 

MDMiMibnfair nyght. None was borne before her without fynne, 

eyther mortall, yenyall or orygynaU, Many before were 

Thehoiinwor men of grete vettue & holynes, as leremye & Hely 

Uit undBieioBiL witA Other, hut bycaufe they were not dene without 30 

enery fpotte of fynne, theyr vertne & holynes was hyd 
ThtBifiiiiurHi in maner as vnder a cloude. And the holy aungelles 
ugu. ' remembrynge this mater beholdynge this lyght to f hewe 

forth without ony fpotte of derknee after to longo 
contynuaunce of the derke nyght of fynne, tayd eche 35 
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rsAiJi zxxnii. mabi oub adtocatk. 61 

esi iRa que progrediturqnafi aurora con{\agBns. 
What is fhe whiche gootii forth oa aiyfynge momynge. 
Therfoie fyth this blyffed lady Moiy u a momyiige 
gooth bytwene oui nyght & the daye of cijft, bytwens 
6 onr derknes & hia bryghtnee, and laft bytweae tbe MurUxmiu 
myfery of oui fynnee & the meicy of god, what other to nwR^r* 
helpe fholde lather be to wretched fynneis wherby they 
my;^ fonei be delyueied from theyr wietchednes & 
come to mercy, than by the helpe of this blyffed virgyn 

10 Mary, who m^ come ot attayue from one extremyte 
Tnto an other without a meane bytwene botbe. Let tb 
therfoie knowlege to her oar wretchednes, afke bei Lit u uk hu 
helpe^ *f he can not but heie tb, for fhe is our moder, fhe [•'h w, uck] 
fhal fpeke for vs vnto her mercyfiill fone & afke his ^'^'^ tin 

15 meicy, & witAoat doubte befhall graunteherpetycyon, i^riuuBv'su 
wbiche ia bis moder & the modoi of meicy. Let va 
tberfoie call TUto her fayenge. mooit holy virgyn 
thou arte iho moder of god, moder of meioy, the model 
alfo of wretched tynneiB and theyi fynguler helpe, com- Pnjrato ittrj 

SOfoitetoallforowfiilliTonchefanetohereoaiwietchednes rtmsDr ibr oir 
& pronyde a conuenyent & houable' remedy foi the 
lame. Bat what myferyes fball we mooft fpecyolly 
fbewe Tnto her, Truely the comyn wretchednea of all 
fyoners wbicbe tko cbirche bath taught tb ofte to haue 

25 in rem^nbraunce, whiche aUb tha propbete Bauyd bath 
defcrybed in tAe thyide penyteucyalJ pfklme wherof we 
fhall now fpeke. And as the woman of chanane when fbe TtHwamuDf 
prayed to oar lorde was sot heide anone notwithftand- iw4 tai ih* 
ynge his dyfcyplee hanynge pyte and companion fpake ib«i mumt fUr 

30 to cryft thejrr mayfter for her. So we now leeftpeia- t^Uaumva 
neuture onr meicyful lorde herde not onr piajen in the ^I^'u^bgud'iw- 
otiier pfalmee before bycaufe of our gieuoua fynnes. Let ™" »( ™ lia. 
Ts toume our prayer to his mooft mercyful moder be- m « ti n inh 
fechynge her to fbewe meicy & call to almygbty god >dTonu. 

36 fin Ti aa oar adnocato. 

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B3 FSAUf xzznii, pbateb to ras tiboih. 

^ Que efl ifta que progreditur 
quafi aurora coufurgeos. 
V Wb f hall matke thre condycyona of the monijiigB 
whiche may wall be applied to thia blyfed vii^yn. 
Ttiimoniiw % Fyrft jf the momynge he foyre it is milde and ( 

qayete vilhoat tioahle of wynde, ftormes, oi tempette. 
Ct) pate i»4 itu IT Alfo by lytell and lytell it ryfeth vpwaide abone iha 
uJcU. derknea, pnttynge avaye thA blacke cloude of tha nyghb 

(UixiMrwuii- Thyrdly it is biyght ane^ cleie witboat cloudea or 
"* myftea. Thia btyght & holy virgyn had all tbefo con- 10 

[•mt] dycyone. Fyift fhe was make & 'mylde in hei fonle, 
(Dwi^taaaM, to that neyther blaft of pryde neyther ftonne of wrath 
mat was in her, but alwaye fhe was gectyll lowly and 
^ „^ meke. Secondly fhe enhaimced haifelfe ferre aboue 

the deiknee of fynne pattynge vnderfote thoccafyon of 15 
it, fhe alfo brake bis heed whiche waa the caofe & en- 
creafei of fyime, Thyrdly fhe was a biyght & clera 
Tu^^ witlxout all derknee of ygnoiaonce. Of thefe 
condycyona many thynges may be Jayd to the laude 
& piayfe of thia blyffod Tirgyn, yf we entended fo to 20 
I do. But oni puipofe is otherwyfe fet, ouf mynde at 
this tyme is not to fpeke of her laudes whiche no crear 
tuie can fufficyently exprelTe, but we purpofe to make 
OUT pnyeia to that blyffed moder & mayde, that fhe of 
h» goodnes vouchefaue to helpe tb in our myfeiyes. 25 
For in vs be thre kyndes of wretchednee contrary to 
the thie vertuea in her I^ken of before. Fyrft the 
"" " myfery of fere and dteda whetby our foule is neuer in 
reft but alwaye troubled & fhaken with that giete 
pietu. ftorme & tempeft. Secondly t?ie myfeiy of bandage 30 
& feruytude to fynne, that is whan ony perfone is made 
fubgecte and caft downe by the grete weygbt of it 
un. Thyrdly the myfeiy of ygnoraunce & biyndnes wherby 
the lyght of tiouth and good knowlege is withdnwen 
fiom TB & hydde as vnder a doude. Let ts now 36 
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PSALK XZXVIIL HI8KKT 07 BIKITEBS. 

therfoie afke belpe of this moolt holy virgyn wMche 
obteyueth qaalyteea & condycyons alwayee conti&ry to 
thefe myfeiyes. All thefe vretchedndTea be leheifed i»^d >>«• >• 
of the prophete Dauyd in this thyrda penytencyal * 

6 p&lme as ye fhal vnderftaiide by dylygent gyuynge 
hede to our fayengee. IT Miiny troublea & vexacyons 
aryfe in va ayenft ihB tranqnyUyto of this mylde moni' 
ynge, fome cometh by fere of the etemall pimyffhe- fw i>f mi ud 
ment of god, fome for drede of the payoee of ptugatory, 

10 fome be caufed of our bodjly dyfeafea vhiche we fuffre tnJ^iT ««" 4" 
for the gylte and offence of oui fyrit 'fader, Adam, 
fome by the rementbraonce of dath vucertayne that " 
nedee muft folowe at tha laft alter all thefe greaons 
Texacions, Many alfo be caufed by fera of the tem- ' 

15 porall punyffhement of god excercyfed in this lyfe for n 
our trefpaffes, & laft by the Tgfomnes of our fynnas n 
many tiybulacyons ba eDgmdred in our foules, by the * 
vhiche fynnea we haue defemed punyffhement of 
goddes vangeaunce. Of a tronth one of thefe vexft- 

20 ctons fomtyme trouHoth tte myndes of fynnere. Our 
prophete lememhreth them by ordie. The fyift per- 
turbacyon or trouble whiohe is caufed by fere of the f«« of •nrtut- 
pnnyffhement of god enerlaftyngly to be vfed Tpon 
dampned fynneiB, muft nedes ptycke tha mynde and '™^ v*^ u>* 

25 confcyence of the fynner, for whan that etemall pun- 

yffbement fhall appera and he f hewed, the connten- ftcUwoKDMi- 
annce of god fhall be fo formydable and ferefnll that wuiiwibnDUibi* 
in the tyme whan myferable fynneiB fhall ftande in his ■» or An, 
fyght tbey fhall thynke themfelfe fet in a brennynge 

30 fomeyfe of fyre. As it is fayd in holy fcryptnre. 
Pones eos vt clibanum ignis in tempore vultus 

tui> Blyffed loide thou fhalte at the daye of luge- 
mant fet all wretched fynnera aa a clewe or a grate Adtwnrgmt 
hepe of fyre for fere of beholdynge thy ferefuU conn- 
S5 tonaunea, the worde whiehe he fhall fpeke to them at WoiJiofdnom 

TthcmniUj bit- 

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64 paALu zzxviii. bell ind furoatobt. 

mondrudfui iu fo moche they fhall coaeyte or defyra isther to dye 

■i^th. ft thonfande tymea than to here it, whan he f hall openly 

gyne fentence on them, fayenge. X)ifcedite a me 

maledicti in ignem etemuin qui paratus eft 

GorbuDDu,^ diabolo & angelia eius. Goo &o me ye cnifed 6 

fyoners into euerlaftynge fyre whiche is prepared for 

the deayll and his aungelles., meroaylous fharpe 

fayenge. worde more perfynge than ft double edged 

I*«t1] fwerde, what creature fhall not feie to be 'feparate 

oiImu from uh from the face of god, from heuenly gloiy, from the 10 

out do*n Into felawfhyp & company of fayntes, & to be caft downe 

UhiIctUl in to etemall fyre with thofe ferefull & cruell deuylles. 

The prophete therfore feiynge this enerlaftynge ptm- 

Mvideriidtoaod yfThement begynnynge hia plalme cryeoge to olmyghty 

tun, god, fayenge. Domine ne in furore tuo ai^uas me, 15 

BlyfTed lord punyfThe me not in thyn enerlaftynge 
■oMapnr punyllhement. Let tb do in lyke maner makynge our 
BMu ud BHdu- prayera to this blyffed rirgyn fayenge. O blyffed lady 
BonudBi^ be thoa meane & mediatrice hytwene thy fone and 

wretched fynneiathat he punyffhevanot euerlaftyngly. 20 
thMtwiDuvt* If perauenture we be delyuered by the infynyte mercy 
lying In hau fln. of god from cTUcyfyengo in the fyre of helL Yet there 
II. Till tin of is an other fyre to be fered, that is to l^y the fyre of 
giinoiuuiuu; purgatory whiche fyre ia fo hote and full of dyuerfyte 

of payne, that all tonrmentea and dyfeafes of this worlde 25 
be no thynge to be compared to it, whiche thynge holy 
njnstAutiD. faynt Anftyn confermeth by thefe wordea layenge. 
Ille ignis grauior eft quam quicqaj'd homo pati 
poteft in hac vita. The fyre of purgatory ie more 
grenooB than ony payne man may fnffre in this lyfe. 30 
Alas we wretched fynners what harde feyenge is this. 
Be there not fome greuons paynes in this lyfe. Thofe 
pijiu ciruaDi, fftai be vexed with the ftone, ftranguij, and the floxe, 
fele they not meruaylone grete paynea whan Uiey can 
not kepe themfelfe from waylynge & cryenge out for 35 
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in the heed, tothe ache, & akjage of bonea, do they HudMh*, vnib* 
not iaSK giete paynea, & alfo marteis of whome many mutjnboiud, 
were Jlayne, fome iKiUed, an other fawed a two, an bwd nHiidv, 
other tome with wylde boeftea, an other lof ted on the <«» tr vIM 

5 fire, an other put in to fcaldynge bote pytche & rol^n, nuvi « Anwa 
dyde they not fuf&e hyttei payne. Notwithilandynge ^ub ud rum. 
to be pimyfThed ' in the fyre of purgatory is feire more [* •• ti, bKk] 
grenons payne than all thefe we haae reherfed, what fnTguajm' 
meruayle is it than yf the fere of fo grete & paynfuU ''™**™"" ■ 

10 fyre trouble tb fynnere, wherfore it foloweth Et ne in 

ira tua corripias me. Blyffed lorde fayth Dauid D»iidprmd 
correcte me not in the fyre of puj^tory. So let vs tmr! udHitt 
call Tnto our blyfied lady prayenge her to be meane for totaiuHn'^ 
T8 Ant her fone our ludge not onely pnnyiThe tb not ^^^^ u oot im 

15 in th^ paynea of hell whiche be eaerlaflynge, but alfo i™*"**^- 
tbat he correcte vs not in tJie paynee of purgatory 
whiche haue an ende. H The thyrde trouble that we 
fufiie ryfeth & ia caufed of the woundee inflycte and in. wouwi. <■ 
beynge in our body for tha fynne of out fyrft parentea. A4im?iin. 

20 For whan Adam was fet in paiadyfe a place of grete p<ndiH i piw 
pleafure volupty & reft, almighty god thrette bym 
l^yenge, whatToeuer tyme he tafted of the forboden Tnnoiboamint. 
fane, he fholde be wounded. Quod tarn ei quam 
vniaerfe pofteritati eius mortem inferret. 

25 Whiche fholde be a mortall wonnde bothe to hym & 

all hiA pofleryte. Almyghty god had hia bowe redy Oofticmr»aj 

bent wherwith he fholde ftiyte hym, of the whiche 

bowe is wiyten in an other place. Tetendit arciun 

fuiun. God hath bent his bowe, for all this, Adam Adm nniiun 

30 attempted the mater fell to fynne, whome anone 

ahnighty god dyde Dnyte, the vebemence of the whiche « jnw lu 
ftroke, all we that came of hym do Me, the woundes oa« itnki. 
of it abyde ftyll in ts not dene made hole, all though 
they be hyd & conered, wyll ye knowe whiche be the 

35 woundes. Let tb be hungry a lytell whyle, and anone Hnagv, 
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56 FBAUI XZZnn. MOMOB, a THBB DHDHCLIHEa 

thiiA diynke, anone cometb Uiyrfte. Go a foto many myles, 

mutniu, anone cometh weiTnoETe. Pat yooi iynger nygh ths 

inpuiitii* iiHt, fyre, & Ml foone fhall ye fole impafTyble hete. Eta 
nnwhoiwm* Tnhalfome metoa, & anone cometh fekenes. By thefe 

[•Hill] woondes afoie byd without doabt« *we be brought to S 
ThMmoiidi dethe, yf the body be not foone lemedyed. Adam 
b.fm G^ itnick -wanted all thefe wonndea or euer almyghty god dyde 
ihoddiian ftiyke bym. And we alio fholde hane wanted tbem 
iTuiilfibo^iud 7^ that ftroke had not ben, we all be wounded by his 
not bwiu ftroke, wherfore the prophete fiiyth. Qaoniam fagitte 10 

ood'iunn tllB inflxe futlt michi. Blyffed lorde thyn arowea 
be ftycked in me, yf peranenture thefe arowes myght 
he plucked awaye by ony medycyne, or by cntfte we 
myght he made hols of oiu woondes, and fo to fcape 
IT. FtariKdHth dethe, whofe fera troahleth tb without mefme in this 15 
fourth place, ika wyfe man feyth. O mors q«am 

amara \iomini ha^rati pace/A in fubftancia fua. 

butatomon deth how byttei arte tliou to a man hauynge peaa 
woHd at UuLr with his fabftaunco of worldly goodes, oi eUes thus, 

that hath this worlde at hie wyll, whiche vfe thefe 20 
irbokiTiniidB worldly pleafurea meryly, they knowe not, tbey baue 
ii<iHi In uh world not in mynde what ia behynde in the worlde to come. 
Alas how greaoua and bytter ia to them the remem- 
Dntfa'i ■tthwi braunce of dethe, whofe dartes or arowes may not be 
onft. expulfed by ony crafte, we can not fynde the meanas 25 

by ony medycyne to hele our woundea, we muft nedes 
dye, and dayly we drawe nygh dethe more and more. 
Omnes morimur. All we dye, or bo dyenge. 
Scryptuie fayth this verba morior after laynt Augultyne 
is Tndeclyned, fygnefyeuge thai no creature may efcape, 30 
u^"""*"" flee, or dedyne fVorn deth, onr lorde hath fo gieuoufly 
Tin flin t or OoJ'* ftiyken vb with the dynte of his arowes, wherfore our 
' prophete fayth. £t confirmafti fuper me manufli 
tuam. Lorde thou baft perced and fyzed tbyn 
arowes fo fore in me that my wounde ia fo giate & 30 
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F8AUI ZXZVIIL SIN BRIITOS SOBBOW. 57 

We &yd the fyftb pertnrbacyoa cometli foi feie of t. ParorKmia- 
goddes pnnyTfhemeii^ whlclie the prophete coUeth in CMiu.butc] 
this p&lme. Faciem ire dei. For by thefe woidefl IIJ^iiT"^''"* * 
Furoient dei ia vndeiftBnde tha enedaftynge ptmyffhe- 
6 ment vpoii them whiche be dampned. By thefe woides 
Faci&m ire dei is Tuderftattde tempoTall pnnyffhe- 
mentes in thk lyfe, whiche temponll ponyffbementcc 
caofeth Ts alfo to be in trouble. Fot yrhat creature bh1i« tiwbmiqr 
lemembiynge fo many ponyiThementes done vpon £i^n»d'^ oUm 

10 fynnera in thia lyfe bodyly, & peiauenture for leffe ulnT. nm" 
offences than he hymfelfe hath done, can be ^rithout ^cuuwt but 
fere, leeft he f holde fnfiie the fame or more gieuous 
for his owne offences. Adam ayenfb the conunanud^ AdumbruoiBt 
ment of god tailed but one apple, and auone be yrae (utootammg 

15 coft oat from the goodly gardeyne of paiadyfe into this uhi 
erthe full of breres and brembles. It femeth but a 
Duall mater, and alfo be, and all his pofteryte enei after baudiiUpi*. 
vere made mortalL Alas bow many tymee bane we smruL 
lynners broken the commaundementes of god. The 

20 people of Ifrael ledde by Moyfea thrugbtbe deferte, nniBHiiis, 
whan it iras fo they had etrai no fleffhe of many dayes. 
At the laft they defyied to ete of the egypcyena fleffhe atrtrtnjutuof 
lyke aa it was theyr cuftomable mete before, ahuyghty Kcnu. 
god gane them theyi defyie. Bnt Quoiiiafli adhuc iiMuairdHin, 

2fi efca fiiit in ore eorum -. ira dei defcendit fuper 

eos. Whylea they were etynge and mete in th^i botwhotiiM 
mouth, the punyfTbement of god fell vpon them, and a mcatiu, gnt 
grete parte of them were flayne. Afterwaide the iame aUBi "*^ 
people made wety by a longe loomey, grudged in theyr wb*a uhj 

30 myndes ayenft our lorde, wherfore fodayne fyie fell « Lord ntiita 
vpon them, and Yttorly brente & deftroyed the later etint^ibo^' 
parte of theyr hoofL Hane not we commyttod many w.ii««hii»- 
more grenonfer offences than thefe bel Yes truly. onniH. 
Forwhawwe lacked no mete but had 'grete plente of [•wrfii] 

36 it, bane we not for all that defyred more delycate metea w> aadn man 
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68 rSALH XXZVIIL THE PRICK OP CONSOIEKCB. 

■n Mifj otjo- bodyly labour ben tedyona to Ts, as to go Tuto the 

tiMn la trm Ood chyiche there to abyde to be at the feniyce of god, and 

HHu diieimH. to here boUom doctryne, vhiche of ya beiynge thefs 

XMniuunTan offoiices beynge culpable in them wyll not fere the 

flwh MmDtod ■« puny ffhemen tee of god bothe in this lyfe & after. 5 

Ifamely whan this holy pT^hete fo dyde, in fo moche 

he foyth his flejfhe trembleth for feia NoQ eft fanitas 

ID came mea. Blyfted lotde I hane none helth in 

my flelThe, it trembleth for fere of thy punyfThemeutw. 

Htpnr ii>i>M "ha They be very happy & blyfled whiche neuer defyled 10 

huiiii iiD. themfelfe with fynne, but always hath kepte them 

clere without ony fpotte of it, aa touchynge actuall 

fynne, for truly they haue grete reft in theyi foulee, & 

they that hane done the contrary fele in themfelfe an 

cnwiFd ttidtf ia inwarde ftryfe whan they lemembie themfelfe in theyr 15 

poUawdeon- lyuynge, for fuche aa hath polluted confcyence gyue 

lum tnii u> look them to other befynes lathei than to loke vpon them- 

An DBoiau oon- fclfc. Truly thabomynacyou of an vncleno confcjence 

thaionMouaf ^ ^^ giete that tho lemembiauRce of it is thought to 

tftat porfone fo encombred fo grete payne, as he were 20 
vexed & troubled in the tourmentea of hell. how 
many hathe flayne themfelfe after theyi grete offences 
done, whan they myght not holde vp and fuftayne 
1 theyr vnhappy lyfe. Example we haue of a Romajme 
oTpuunr woman called Lucrece & many other. The thie pryn- 25 
ulaD^sm* cypoll partes of the foule wherby the hole man fhold 
' be gouemed beholdyi^^ the vgfome and deteftable 
inuHtoehoUw; monftre of fynne dooth accufe eche one other, to the 
(i; memory memory it is obiected that he f holde bane kepte in 
la miDd bill; mysde the holy monyoyona and tecbyngee whiche 30 

oftentymes he herde by the precheis of godly doctryne. 
p«.*iH,i«t] To the reafon is fayd that he "fholde haue refyfted and 
■houid lum n- withftonde more befyly, & not bane foflred fo grete 
bnuyi fylthynea of fynne to be commytted in the fiiule, to 

(■1 will mm Mo the wyll ia obiected that by his boldnes & irainynge to 35 
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memoiy nor to reofon ia canfed that the foule ia 
pollnted with the ^-Ithynes of J^mie. Therfora the 
cooTcjence alwaye prycketh & grutcheth ayenft fynncB ConH<an« piMi 
euyl committed, accordynge to the prophetea fayenge. •ftiut nn. 
5 Non eft pax offibus meia a facie peccatoraat. 
No parte of my body can be in reft for the grenoofnea Roihuudv 
of njy fjnnea. Take hede with how many and what 
ftonnes of trybulacyon we bo vexed within our bodyea, 
we hane no t^nquillite, no qayetses bnt troubled in 

10 eueiy parte with many dynera vexacyoua. Fyrfte by i. p^im erMi, 
the paynes of hell, of ptugatory, by onr bodyly greu- oew, dauh, 
aunce, by deth, by the punyilheinent of god, and laft ^^ 'htloo^a,- 
by thabomynacyon of our fynne. Therfore let tb go u™'^""'* 
vnto thifl mylde momynge our blyffed lady virgyn 

15 Mary, befechynge her thai fhe wyl vouchefaufe to ufumjto 
delyoer ts from thefe ftormy wietchedneffeB in thia qnMHiau. 
lyfe, and after graonte ts qnyete foules. Tbefe fuf^eth 
for the fyrft kynde of wietchednes. We fayd the 
feconde kynds of myferye ifi to be cafte downe vnder ii. Dvkiw ot 

20 the derkeoes and cloude of fynne, & myferably to be ander lu joi», 
in captyuyte Tnder the yoke of it. Many tymes fynne 
is compared to a ferpent. A ferpcnt hath a heed, a BbuHnmti 
body, and a tayle, femblably fo hath fynne, for whan 
ony man feleth (Ae fyrft inftygacyon or fterynge to 

25 fynne, doubtles there is the ferpantes heed. Whan lun^iMini 
afterwarde he confenteth to the fame inftygacyon, than itabodj'.ciiiiMiiti 
he fuf[reth tha body of that ferpent to entra. And at 
laft whan he fulfylleth the fynne in dede, than is the ■'■ <^- hunmnt 
Tenemoua tayle of that ferpent entred. Without thou 

SOtefyfte and withftande the heed 'that ia to faye the [>irij 
fpft faggeftyon, it f hall be very harde for the to ex- 
olude fynne, for where aa a ferpent may gete in his witn ■ HrpHK 
heed, anone he bryngeth after the refydaa of his body. b«d,tii*i»aj 
So by fynne, yf alfo the ftieyght paJIage be made open 

33 to tho fyift monycyon or fteiynge to f^nne, onone be 
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smidnnstth it come vnto the hj^ft parte of the foule, he auannceth 
■boig uw mind, hjm felfe & ia lyfte vp feire Bboue ^e mynde, whiche 
uwhHdofth* ought to be the heed of th^ fouls. And this of a 
"^ tcouth is a grete myfery irherof this holy prophete 

JDauyd maketh his complaynte fayenge. QuoneaUi ini- 6 

qtfitatea mee fqpergreffe funt caput meum. 

All the partes of my body be without reft bycaofe my 

«*iuin»iuUf fynnea be exalted feire aboua myn heed. We have 

Mtmua till! 

■Rpntiin uui gyuen fo grete lycence to this ferpent fyime & fo eafely 

win not out entreated it that now vhan it la ones entied it wy II 10 

bntuiijrut itot oat agayne, but as a tyraunt hath decteed to kepe 

i.abiuioiaUi^ba i° poUefTyoa </ie habytacle (hat he hath woune eyther 

^fbn umtnii- peafybly or by ftrength. Fyrft or euer we commytted 

•Ian motioBior fyimg many mocyona of it were felte in vs, but it was 

ufcrtor jart oi onely in f Ae inferyor parte of the f oule. And now fyth 1 5 

iTowiMiiiMidnit it is fuffred to haue any intsreft, he hath enhaunced 

■ba»Ui«blgtw( '' 

putofUMHii, bymfelfe abone the hyeft parte of the foide & there ia 
(omimiidiiiit lefydest, commanndynge what hym lylte, thiuftynge 
Ktiuitii»»uib downe the poore foule with his greuoua burden & 
■hmt IE would ut. weyghtthatoftentymeait is compelled to do that thyuge 20 

whiche it wolde not do. Perauenture fome fynner wyll 
Tht iiDatr wko faye. I perceyue nor fele ony weyght in myfelfe, do I 
bunko, i> u ■ neuer fo many fyunee. To whome we anfwere that yf 
riawarwiuii a dogge hauynge a grete ftone bounde aboiite his necke 
^M^'n^ t* o»ft downe from an hygh tonre, he feleth no weyght 26 
h?b«'™*"' **' '^"^ ^''^ ■* long^ aa he is Mlynge downe, but 
ilhw'^thUHr '^'^^ ^ ^ °^^ fallen to the grounde he is braften all 
"i5^ffi bukt *" P***" ^^ '^® reafon of that *weyght. So the fynner 
soUMiiniHrEV- gojnge dowue towarde the pyt of hell feleth not the 
pKoriHU. grete burden of fynne, but whan he fhall come in to 30 

tha depnes of hell he fhall fele mora payne than he 
Till wxgiii Drda wolde. Alfo euery creature whiche is aboute to put 
■baJtuxw^off awaya the yoke of fynne feleth the grete & gieuouB 
"''•** weyght of it Our holy prophete had in experyence 

fAe heuy burden of fynne whiche fayd. Et ficut onus 36 

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heaj Tpon ms Ijke to an heny bonlen. God forbede ood faud out 
tliat \re iayo no man may cftfte out fyime from the oo um b* iwt 
foule onea entred in to it, we faje not that, for yf it ™""'"™'- 
veie fo all wa fholde del^yre, bycanfe why no perfone 
5 is withont lynne. But we laye it is ryght haide vtteily Bst hnd u to 
to expnlfe tjima faSnA fo longs at lyberta & hath had iiDiaDgwtit 
fa moche lycence to abyde in the fonle, & holy doctooie ' 
knowlege the Gua&. And iaynt Anfebne whofe wonlee iMimH^i 
Cometh nov tyrH to mynde fayth. O pPCCOta qjtom tmj, 

10 felicis aditus habetis et qtiam difficiles exitus. 
ye foule fynnea how gladds & eafy entiinges hane 

' ye in to mannes foule, & how haide be your goyngea Oa gofam sot 
out front it Synnea may be expulfed, but how I truly biu bpbih4 17 
by giete conttycyon, dylygent confefTyon, & not a lytell (Uo, •■ 

16 bodyly latyf&ccyon. Bat after that our fynnea be fa 
done awaye, yf we take not vpon vb myghtely to viih- i 
ftande and make batayle ayenft them, lyghtly they 
thall entre agayne in to ^Ae fonle. And as our fauyour 
fkyth. Emnt noiiiffima homnis illius det«riora 

SOprtonblM. Than fball we bo in worfe condycyona ir>auii 
ferie than we were before, than fball the woondee of wtmiMvt 
our fynnee waxe rawe agayne, than fhall the tokens apia. 
where they were tyred waxe loten a freffhe by our 
folyfThenes and ned^ence. Of the whjche myfery 

36 Dauyd complajnetb in thU phice iayenge. Putruenwt 
et cornipte fuBt cicatrices mee: *a facie in- v 
fipientie mee. The olde tokens of my fynnea waxe n»MUi 
roten agayne by myn owne folyfThenea. He that ia owmnft 
enured & enoombred with thafe euyllea, fball we not °"^ 

30 call hym wretched & vnhappy 1 Yes truly, for no thynge Vothing i. 
ellea but fynne may make a man wretched, be a man vnt^^ 
nener fo pooie & nedy, yf be he without fynne, yet he 
ia blylTed & bappy. Salomon fayth. Miferos facit 
popnlos peccatum* Synne roaketh wretched peopla 

36 Saynt Foule hauynge the Dime myfery in ezperyence at Pasi. 

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63 FSALH ZXXniL HAPPINESS IIT TBI BOOL. 

corpore mortis hnius. I imlmppy man who thall 

delTuer me from the dannger of this deedly mjfet; aS 

fyime. ^ Sociatea waa afked a queftyon aa it appereth 

Tha a«rgjcki at in tTiM Goorgyck.6 of plato of one named Folus, 'whether 

•nt ■«.] ' Aichelanfi vhiche than had in gouemannce the kjng- 6 

dome of Macedon; in grate gloi; were happy & blyfTed 
SointHcniMiwt OT not. Bocrates anfwerad him he coude not teU, it is 
duu w« hup/, to me vncertayn. Then fajd Polua he is a kynge. So- 
' crates fayd, all thoogh he fo be, yet may he be a wietche. 
Folue added mora & layd, he hath a gloryous kyngdome, 10 
a grate honfholde, and grate lychelTe. Sociates an- 
fwerad, what of all this, thefe commodyteee maketb not 
a man btyffed, for mdei them may be ptyaely a 
oni«>b««iiid wretched foole. If t^u wylte foyd Sociatee that I tell 
htaKuiithinbg the whether this man be blyffed or wratched, fheweme 15 
tbavMtoa. his foule, & anone I fhall aflbyle thy qaeftyon, for the 
demonftracyon of this mater dependeth of the foule. 
The •OKI Hiitni Truly a fonle fubgecte to fynne is wretched whiche oar 
propheto Dauyd wytnelTeth fayenge. Mifer factltf 
ium. BythereafonofmyfynnelammadeawMtche. 20 
H. iM uwsd That creature what foener he be ie blyffed whofe wyl is 
TiHiiHiioiH- obedyent to reafon, that is to faye, in vhome reafon & 
[•fTH.hii*] grace hath 'domynacyon, for by reafon & grace ryght 
& luftyce fhall be kepte. But yf it be contrary than 
fhall peruerfyte ftvuryghtwyfiiea have place and lyberte, 25 
that we may more openly peroeyne this thywge, let vs 
A ri|ihiuni«^ oonSydei this example. As long oa the myddee of a 
i:riu»rgoin( lyne Ih egall with bothe endee, neyther goyi^ wionge 
ri^taud nor to towarde the lyght hande nor towarde the lyfte hande, 
if'i'^tMHr fo longe it is called a ryght lyne, but yf It toume co«- 30 
'"^' trary eyther to (Ae one parte or to the other, or lyfte vp 

II i> not Tigtat but it felfe aboue eythei endes, the lyne is not ryght but 
CToked. In lyke maner let ts confyder the powers in 
DMinn uDder- the foule, that is to faye reafon, wyll, & vnderftand- 

ynge, the vnderftandynge muft be guyded by the wyll, 35 
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parte bytwene Tndeiftandynge & reafon, lyke as the 
myddle poynte in a lyne, wherfore yf the wyll whiche 
ought to be fAe myddle parte & alto fubdued to leafon 
lyft vp hytnfelfe abooe reafon, ia not thordie pemerfe & 
6 mconaeoyenty is not there a croked foulel Tea wiiJi- Anwkianqi. 
out donbte. Lykewyfe it ie in fyimeTS vhan reafon is 
put downe & wyll is vnwyfely exalted. £t incuTUatus 
fum vfqaff in finem. The prophete fayth. By fynne 
I am made croked vnto the gtounda I haue more wbmnhm 

10 mynde on eithly thyngea than vpon heuenly, whan tlie omjiirthiiid 
foule is thus dyfformed and brought in to this ntyfeiable ™ '" 

condycyons, what is le^ bebynde but penatmce & mttiing muim 
forowe. The phylofophera f hewed two dyuerfe wayea, mmw. 
one ifl the waye of vertue, the other of Tyce. The ihiiriyofiiTtH 

16 way that ledeth a man to vertue is laborons & full of tuonT, 

tbomee, notwithftandyngs the ende of it ie very pleaf- bv ui nd pi«- ' 
aunt. The waye whiche hiyngeth a man to Tyce is mety tin ^ of *>« 
& full of fenfuall pleafurea, but the ende of it is very ^tS„jiiu„ 
byttor and fhatpe. A certayna phylofophre called SS^JJlophw 

20 Domefthenesi what tyme he defyred "to haue the pref- '*™^u"" ' 
ence & company of a certayne euyll dyfpofed woman, 
& fhe afked a grete fomme of money. He anfwered 
that his lemynge was not to bye penaunce fo dere. naaitanum- 
Sygnefyenge that after the fylthy volnpty of the flelThe aow the aiihV 

25 no thynge remayneth but foiowe & penaunce, for the lii>h, notiiiiic 
whieho he wolde not gyne fo moche money. Our pro- fnae*. 
phete coRj^derj-nge thia addeth foyenge. Tota die co»- 
triftatus ingrediebar. Many canfes there be for 
l^nners to be penytent whiche haue cafte downe them- 

30 felfe in to thefe myferyea, not compelled by ryolence, 

but by theyr owne wyll & myndoj from the whiche whmi tiumm. 
they may fcantly & with grete dyffyculte aryfe, what for 
the tyranny of fynne, what for leuynge of the occafyons 
to fynne, caufed of the pleafuie whiche (Ae fleffhe hath 

35 goten by wycked onilome of it. For as faynt Iheiome 
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TirgiM \m tkyth, thofe that be -viigpu fele not fo grete tamptocyoos 
jannna. itaiB of the fleSlie AS titsj vidcho oucs or ofte tymee haae had 
uputTll^ul the fleffboly Tolupty in ezperyence, for the fle£[liB that 
■■Mr niaiitr. ^Qjp im(jj ijgQ polluted by (Ae fonle and fylthy pleofuie 

of the body, feleth moche moie vnclene mocyooa than .6 

doothtbe fleffhewhiche alwayebath benclene andchafl«, 

for the vndene body peifaadeth & f heweth to the foule 

unUKHir imhij the vycked cogytacyone and derke fanbtfyee of his vn- 

thryf ty feflbely pleofiires done before, wherby it is many _ 

tymea b^yled Si fcomed. Therfore the prophete fayth. 10 

Quoniava lumbi mei impleti funt illufionibus. 

The partes of my fieETbe wheiin the nouryffhynge of 

SelThely volapty be lefydent & abydynge, are replete & 

fnlfylled with mockea & fcomes. folyilhe & madde 

flelThe whiche entyfetb and caofeth fo many eayllea to 16 

TUbotruufti (Ae htute of it felfe, for the body stereth & moneth 

the fonle oftentymea to the fylthy loft of the flelThe, 

1* ff lit, tackj vrhiche is the mooft burte that can bo to the ' body, for 

the lyuely fpyritee wherby the flelThe is qnyckened be 

fpylte & fhedde out with the fede of man. And fo 20 

PkrMiiuH mr by that he lefeth many of Ms ftrengthes. Phyfycyens 

otaiitut Kti faye that a man taketh more huite by the eflHifyon of 

oaa^SMlmoi a lytell fede than by fhedynge of ten tymea fo moche 

{JJoj^ "° hlode, whiche thlnge of a lykelyhode fcynt Poiile ment 

rebukynge fomycatouiB, layenge. VeccotuUl quod- 35 
cunque fecerit homo extra corpus fuwn eft, qui 
autem fomicatur in corpus fuum peccat. Enety 
fynne that a man dooth is oatwarde from his body, bnt 
L*rtuiT 1 iId he that dooth f omycacibn or lechery oflendeth god & alfo 
own taaj. hnrtetb lus body. Yeiyly it is a greto myfery to loue 30 

the body fo moche, & notwithftandynge procure fo grete 
hmte to it by flellhely Inft, whiche myfery onr prophete 
fheweth layenge. Et Hon ell fanittts in carne mea. 
By the leafon of fleifhely lull I hana no helth in my 
ma iruntii boUi body or in my fleflhe. Therfore fynne groueth bothe 3.7 
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grete hurto to bothe. The foule is tourmented by a 
fyght of B polluted coiiTcyence, by the vyctory of fynne 
banynge domynacyon, by the heuy burden of it, by ro- 
newynge of olde fynnea, by (Ao myfery that foloweth, 
fi by tho oroted cuftome of it ones Icfte & forfaken, & 
laft by penaunce forowful. The body is tdfo tour- 
mented by (fie pryckynge of fleffhely luft, & by loffeof 
his ftrengtheg. So that a fynner may fauely faye as the 
prophete wryteth folowyngo. Afflictus fum. I am 

10 troubled by fynne bothe in body & foiUo. The encrcafe 
of a fynners payne is whan he callcth to lemembraunre tiw au 
how longe he hath ferued fo vncurteys and vngentyll a ^ 
lord. Saynt lohan fayth. Qui facit enim petxatuta ""^ 
fenius eft peccati. He that comiBytteth fynne is 

16 the feroaunt of 'fynne, therfore euery fynner hatha ["Bi'l 
lyune for his lorde whorae ho feraeth. What maner of 
lorde fynne is may be knowea by the ftypende and re- ti» lUpnd thmt 
varde that he gyneth to his feruauutes in the ende. nninoiunir 
Saynt Poule wryteth of this ftypende fayenge. Sti- "'' 

20 pendia peccati mors eft. The rewarde of fynne is tim ««■ ot in 
deth, what maner deth 1 truly deth eternall. This re- 
warde agreeth well for fuche a lorde, what ftypende 
fholde the moof t vnhappy lorde gyue but the worfte that 
may be thought, who fo euer ferueth this malycious and 

25 curfed lorde is in grete bondage and foruytude, wher- 
fore the prophete addeth fayenge. Et humiliatU3 
fmn nimis. By fynne I am made a bonde man, to ThannMra 
whomel veryly to the lorde named fynne. ITow ye noim mdu th* 
haue herde how many grete myferyes we fufire vnder 

SO the bondage and yoke of fynne, and how we be thrafte 
downe Tuder the cloude and derkenefle of fynne. 
Therfore letvs flee vntoourbryghtmorayuge themooft ourmorninBim 
holy rooder of god, whiche as a fayre momyuge hath 
lyfte vp herfelfe aboue all derkenefle, and by her HuriTiur 

35 bumylyte bathe broken the deuylles heed, whiche was bnkw tb« dnU'« 
the ^rrft auctour and caufer of fynne and derkenefta. 

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Let YH afke and trufte Itelpe of her in this feconde kynde 

of vretchednefle, witerof yto haue noT fpoken, alTaye 

folowyngo the wordes and ordre of the prophete, H The 

TbtmiHTjar thyxde kyode of myferye is yet behynde, whictie Te 

fayd ie the myferye of ygnoraonce and blyndnelTe, 6 

wherby the lyght of trouth is tonmed away from ts, aa 

Th* bunduH, by a cloude comynge bytwene. This blyndnes may be 

Slewed many wayes, as fyifte by the two meanes wheiof 

vhidi ibMiiu we f hall fpeke, that is bi faye, ve abftayne not from 

tDciuovnigiUi- fyiine, neythei for the abhomynable lothfomneffe of 10 

"P^T? busii] i*! °'"' ^^^ *^ reuerence of onr blylTed ' lorde gi>d alwaye 

^^odmrpnT ^wynge prefent, that thynge muft nedes of very lyght 

djtiiiiMr" *^ ^ thought vgfome & deteftable, whiche ia the caufe of 

' fo many grete myferyea & byttemefTes afore reherfed, 

Hdi, pimtorT. forneyther'Aopaynesof hellnorof pnigatoiyhadneuer 16 

I ben thought, yf fynne had not ben. Mankynde fhold 

I muiiuia. neuer baue felte ony verynea or bodyly grenannce by 

the leafon of labour, yf fynne had not ben neytber ony 

MiimjmBaot dyftemperauttce of colde or hete that fholde anoy Uie 

i hgiicir, thint, body, bungre, thurft, ne grefe oi of fekenea of vyolent 20 

j "^ ftioke, yf fynne had not ben, Alfo the foule f holde 

ipwnot^ntai. bane Wanted ygooraunco, inconftaiuicy, & rebellyon of 

i Muding Milan vndarftandjnge ayenft reafon. Thefe myfei7e8 & many 

2r*^ more wbiche now I leue of happen to ve bycaofe of 

I ThrMKii liii 111* fynne. What trowe we, was not Lncyfer an aongell 25 

Locihriibiiick fhynynge with grete lyght or ener be fell downe in to 

bell 1 & what elles made hym fo blacke & dyfformed 

sin uriij iif but onely fynne. Ko tbynge in the worlde dyfpleafeUi 

almygbty god but fynne. For as Moyfes fayth. Vidit 

deus cuncta que fecerat : et eiant valde bona. 30 
Almygbty god loked and Jiiwe all thyngea wbiche he 
All owtsn* made, and Ibey were very good. Euery creature of god is 
HI7, good and acceptable to hym yf fynne be awaye. But 

Tilt r»du«t yf it be neuer f o goodly a cieeture defy led wtth fynne, 
with tin nun it is abhotnynable in the fyght of god, and ferre more 35 
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or (my other venemooe worme in the f^ht of men, iht tunkii« ai^ 
vhetfoie holy fciTpkiie commaundeth euery perfone u; aOar vaoon 
fayengo. Quafi a facie colubri : fuge peccatum. X,*™ 
Flee fynue lyke as thou wolile flee feom the fyght of an ft™ .in u m 
6 adder or ony other venemona worme. And the holy 
man fiiynt Anfelme fayth. Si ex vna parte gehenna si AnHin 
fuerit et ex altera peccatum 'maUem in gehen- [*ru 
nam ire quam inquiDari peccato. If hell were of 

the one fyde of me, and fynne on th6 other fyde, I had xxi iinar go to 
lOUner goo in to hell than to be defyled vith fynne, BMirithUB, 
the abomynable ftynke of it is fo grete, theifore our he" 
hlyndnes is very myferable, whiche lo many tymee haue 
heide of the prechera of god how deedly & horryble p™cheri koi 
monfiie tyana is, & how moohe it is to be fledde & def- monHs nn ii, 
16 Pffsd, notwitbftandynge we do not efchewe it, hut 

ftadyonHy with all our dylygence folowe, clyppe & jt-neUfsA 
in maner kyffe it. And whan we haue none occafyon miinc wbm n 
to fynne we foiowe and wayle. Thers was neaei lorinj 
hungry lyon that layd fo fore awayte for his pray lyinf la nit fin 
20 as ^nnen dooth to gete occafyona to fynne, they feke uonfiiTbiipnj. 
the flaterynges of worldly pleafmea even as ramp- 
ynge lyona dooth for theyr pray. AKo yf they be de- 
ferred from theyr purpofe they wayle and make forowe 
whiehe myferyonrprophetefhewed in thisnexteTorfe. 

25 Rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei. I foi^fht ooca- 
fyon to fynne, not fitynedly but from the very herte of 
me. This is a grete blyndnea that we haue fpoken of, 
and the other whidie we f hall fhewe is moche more. 
If ^e lotiifonmes of fynne be not f ufiycyent to caufe ts iritn'i louiiMm*. 

30 lene & flee from it, at the leaft iha. prefence of almygbty mxi », tba pn> 
god OUT maker oni gouemour fholde caofe ts forfake !^iu out J« 
fynne, in whofo power refteth our lyfe and deth, wbiche uitHnktit, * 
from aboae loketh & beholdeth what foeuer we do, fo 
openly as I fe & beholde ony of you, & mocbe more 

3S openly, for of^ mannee afpectoe or fygbt mygbt oome umui'aiigu 
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jiem front the foole & perfe thnigh a glafTe, throgli the 
<!•« when heuens vnio the f terres, tyl it come to the place where 
ion DUX tilmfghty god ia tefydeut, notwithftandynga moche more 
rtind^ ^e i^jght of god liath power to loke thrugh them 

all downward tyll it como to the ferthefte and inwarde 5 
i.bKq partes of the horte 'and soule I befeche yon let ts 
thynke in ourfelfe, the clerer fyght the ferder may loke 
& beholde, & yot yf an other be twyfe fo clere it may 
perceyue & beholde twife fo ferre and fo infynytely. 
ight.nim Therfore almyghty god whofe fyght ia ferre brighter & ]Q 
lujriiwk more clerer than all other be may beholde and loke fa) 
euery dyf taunce be it never fo feire and without nombre. 
A grete dyfforence is bytwene t/to fj-ght of god and of 
Wtott man. The ferder that mannes fyght gooth the more 
taiiH, weyke and feble it is, whyl for it is lymytte at a certayne. 1 5 
iKhtbiic The fyght of god is of gi«te ftrength without ende and 
]tct, lymyttynga at certaynte, & for that caufe whetherfoeuer 
it gooth forth be the f^ace or dyftaunce neoer f o ferre, it is 
always of lyke ftrength & power in euery place without 
chaunge or makynge lelTe, whiche holy fcryptuie wit- 20 
nefTeth iayenge. Attingit a fine vfqaff ad finem 
ti (mm fortiter. The fyght of god attayneth to euery dyf- 
r, taunce from ende to ends ftrongly, or always a lyke 

ftronge. And in an other place of fcrypture it is layd. 
Nulla creatura eft inuifibilia in coMfpectu iUiii8, 25 
omnia axiiem nuda et aperta funt oculis eiua. 
!• span to So creature is inuyfyble in the fyght of god, al thyngea 
be naked and open to bis eyen. Therfore it is a gret« and 
ii* bUmi- myferable blyndnea whan we wyll not beholde & fe the 
tai cnun- horryble and ferefull countenaunce of fynne. And truly ^0 
iKTibk it ia a more grete & myferable biyndnee, not to fere the 
"arf. fyght of the mooft hygh lorde god almyghty, but be 
lokynge vpon vs from whome no thyngs may be hydde 
' to haue the defyre of fo lothfome & foule thynge in our 
herte aa fynne is, yf we remembre not & be in wyll to 35 
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FSALH ZZXVUL DARKNESS AMD TEBBOB 0¥ SIN. 69 

cloude. O very thycke myfte whiclie fufire not the lyght ram dm* ui 
of trouth to fhyne vpon fynaers. Let vb therfora u»iisi>t<>"niUi 
lenne to ooi mooft * btygkt & clers mornynge Marye the £• gg uj 
moder of god vhiche ia vithoat all and the leeft fpotte uit? ttaabright 
5 of fynne. Befeche her mekdy that f he put awaye this ^'Ebui pm 
blacke dowde and derknes of fynne, to thententwe JtaSS'tST 
may haue grace to loth and fere the fylthynea of it, and 
to drede the prefence of our f erefull luge almyghty god. 
V Now fyth we haue fatyffyed for our purpofe at this 
10 tyme we fholde haue' this place of the pfalme, hut that 

the verfe folovynge conteyneth a reherMl or epylogue a ntMrni or 
almooft of euery thynge fpokeu before. The prophete hmt^babn. 
fayth. Cor mentn turbatuM eft. My hert is fore LTi»ii«n»r. 

tJoobLed. 

troubled. Take hede & marks here the fyrft kynde of 

15 wretchednes, that ia to faye the tempeftoos trybulacyona 
wherwith the herte of fynners ia troubled & vexed, fyrft 
for fere of the et«mal punyfThement of god in hell, for n>rfMrafheii 
drede of his punyffhement in purgatory, alfo by fore of ordmih hu^ng 
deth hangysge alway in out neckee, for drede of goddea necki, orood-a 

20 punyffhement in thia lyf, & last for tho vgfamnes of our ^ u^Z<a it* 
fynnea. Por thefe we may faye witA the prophete. 5*,S*™™" 
Cor nostrum cowturbatujw eft. Our hertes be fore 
troubled. It foloweth. Dereliquit me virtus mea. 
My ftiength hath forfaken me. Here ia noted ike n. Uj lUnjitb 

25 feconde ky/ide of mylery wherby we be put downs 

myferahlyvnderthe thraldomeoffynne.by whichethral- Bynn'itiinWom 
dome we bo ouercomen, fubdued, our old tokens of fynne gar oid iok«u at 
wase roten t^yne, we be made vnhappy, croked & J^n%Ib™a« 
forowful, we be fconiged fore & made lowe as fubgectea, ^^^Jilft^ii] 

SO fo that of right we may fay. Dereliquit nos virtus nof- "jjS^ " 
tra. Oux ftrength bath forfaken vs. The prophete 
added. Lujueffi ocviortem racorum & ipfum non eft 
mecum. The fyght of myn eyen hath fayled me. iii.TiudgfatDf 
Here is the thyrde kynde of wretchednes ezprefFed, ^t uku du. 

36 is to fay of onr cloudy blytidnes "wherby we be fo [•mu.'im'^ 
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78AU1 XXXVllL WOBIB OF DATID'B PSALHB. 

inoclie blynded that neyther for thabomjnacfon of fynne 
vhiche is a foule and feiefull monftre noi for the 
reuerence of god beyiige pnfeut ve wyll refnyne but 
fynne styl & that grenoufly, ftora whiche myfeiyea the 
mooft blyffed vii^n delyuer tb, whofe natyuyte we 6 
halowe this daye by her fone our locdo Ihefu cryit 
whome f he as a fayre inomynge bionght forth the mooft 
biyght fonne to gyne lyght Tnto all fynnerB. 

Domme ne in furore pofte* 

rioris, fecundapars. 10 

Au diriiUwD 1 U we cryften people are bonnde of very duty 

jKiMfarbia jB to gyus grete & immortall thankee to the 

/■ holy prophete Dauyd whiche foo dylygently 

/ B hath lefte in wrytynge his pfalmes mooft 

/ B godly to be redde of tb and onr pofteryte. 16 

.A W And his io doynge as me femeth was mooft 

(DMi^ii'Mt for thre caufea. Fyrfte that by thefo holy pfalmes the 

ritaiiniuTiio myndcs of fynners myght be reyfed vp and excyted as 

""' by a fwete melody to receyue and take the ftody and 

{«) ih.j' uuii ni lemynge of vertues. Secondaiyly that yf ony man or 20 

bnt iigpi lud- woman hath fallen to giete and abomynable fynnes, yet 

SM, **" they fholde not defpayie, bat put theyr hole and ated- 

(i)ih«nerT»«t fftft hope of forgyuenea in god. Tbyrdly that they 

>ui<in lud tpwt- myght vie thefe holypfalmea aa lettres of f upplycacyon 

foi^noMi. and fpedefuU prayen for lemyffyon and foigynenes to 25 

be purchafed of almygbty god. Pytagoryey the people 

[•ggiu] of that feet or of that vfage were 'accuftomed eneiT 

Tbv PjttaBffDnuu 

•ir«7iiii>niiiw momynge whan they fholde ryfe £rom theyr beddes to 
ofsbMp, here the fonndeof an haipe, wheiby theyi fpyiytee myght 

be more qayke & tedy to receyue theyr ftudyes, thynk- 30 

ynge no thynge more profytable than it vnto the &ee Ss 

noble ezcytyi^ of theyr myndes. For donbtlee theyr 

tomakiUMir fluggyUhe & flouthfiill myndas by that melody were 

(LoUirm iDiniia made qnycke & mery. Alfo fomtyme wycked fpyrytes 

" ""'' woM chafed awaye by the mufycall & fwete ftroke of 35 



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the barpe, whiche thysge done is tedde of kynge Saul, tim mui^ ipiiit 
that whan he was vexed & tronbled of the wycked bioi h'^.wm 
fpyiyte he had his moofi & onely remedy by the harpe huj.' ' 

of Daayd, at -whofe foonde the malygne fpyryte waa 
5 diynen awaye. It is alfo thought that the &ine wycked 
fpyryte had fo grata power on Saul for his fynne. So 
lykewyfe holy fsders thynke all fynners to be mder An ■tnnen aniigr 
the power of an eoyl fpyryte. Let vb therfore tume Jix^^t."'"' 
agayne vnto thefe fwete melodyes of our prophete I;^".J^'JJ 

10 Danyd whiche fomtyms he fange with his godly haipe, ^SS^SiIT' 
wherby we may chafe & put away all fluggyffhenea & "* *'"''■ 
llonth put in to TB by wycked fpyrytee, in the whiche 
fwete (oundes we fhall herefo grete plente & dyaerft]» niTniqrafutnH 
of tunee as eaer was herde hefora, for fomtyme he Knndi; 

16 fpeketh of god, fomtyme of Me denyll, fomtyme of holy thejipHkorowi 
aungelles, fomtyme of dampned fpyiytea. Now of hell ortiudaiiiud' 
paynes, & fomtyme of the payues of porgatory, other- ^^ild'^ 
whylea of the ry^twyfnea of god, fomtyme of hia grete P^:, rt-^i- 
mercy. Now of drede, anone of hope, fomtyme of "rtwimtuid 

SOforowe and wepynge, and fomtyme of gladnee acai ardMduAboM 
cotnforte, fomtyme of bodyly wretchednea, fomtyme gi>dn*H. 
of the wietchednes of the foule, fomtyme of the cuif- rtoium wntih- 
ynge of Tyoes and fynnes, fomtyme of the prayf- qfdmuuiTi^ 
ynge of Tertues. Otherwhyles of good and ryght- IlfriihtwiM una 

26 wyfe people, and anone of wyoked and Tniy^twyfe. JIJ^'"*" 
By this dynerfyte 'of melody of ' fynnere can not be [•EgUi.buki 
reyfed vp from the llepe of l^nne & excyted vnto godly not hmbr bg 
watchyngee, they are to be thought as very deed. And ^tt^ otunut 
as we &yd in the feconde place, they that he wretched u. xha pvicu 

80 and fynfull creaturea may tnille to hane foigynenes of J^J^^^^ 
god by thefe holy plkbues. Example wa haoe of this 
holy prophete. For enery man knoweth this prophete tn Dnia, 
Daayd was a wiBtched and gieuous fynnei, neuertheles > gr\nm •innw, 
afterwarde he lyned holyly, & by the merytea of hia lyfe houi/. 

96 was lyOe vp vnto heuen. The medyoyne and lemedy 
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72 PBALM ZXXrm. DATID'S BXPEKTAtlCS AN feXAHFLS. 

DiTid'i mMtMM that he Tfed for doynge awaye hia f jnnes was pure and 

hewHiuiacieu clere penaunce, whiche he laboured to sioche by ofte 

2^111* fayenge tbefe pMmes that anone he was made perfytely 

clene. Why tberfore fhoHe we wretched fynnera 

Ldnotnidcnu doubte to be made clene firom all fynnes be they neuer 5 

btnudetann foo greuous whan we knowe the lyfe before of this pro- 

phete Tnclene with fo groto fylthynes of fynne, & now 

made fo bryght & without fpotte of it by penaunce 

whiche is the very purger of fynne. Troweft thou hia 

fynne was not greuous, truly it was, whiche alfo hia felfe 10 

wytneffeth, iayenge. Peccatll valde. I haue fynned 

TbdUBtnudi' grenoiifly. Is not the fame medycyne & remedy whiche 

BHd nmij a he vfed, that is to faye penaunce prefent and ledy at 

handc to va all) yea truly, for it was feyd to euery perfone. 

Penitenciam agite. Do penaunce. Haue not we IB 

TtieiuiHOAiu the lame god, and is not he as ryche and pleutefull in 

UBiartyu«« hia mercy as euer he waa before] yes without douhte. 

Saynt Poule affermeth the fame, fayenge Idem dom- 

inus omnium et diues in omnes qui inuocant 

witbaatciuiii*aT euiu. The lorde of all is one without chaunge or 20 

mutabylyte and euen a lyke lyberall & plentououe to 

I* n It! euery creature that calleth to hym. Troweft ' thou that 

[■rtiaiHr. he be percyall in ony condycyon and that he oitreth not 

hia grace to euery creature ouer all ? yes veryly. For 

faynt Peter the apoftle fayth. In veritate compcri 25 

quia non eft perfonanim acceptor deu3 : fed in 

omni gente qui timet deum et operatur^ iuftici- 

am : hio acceptus eft illi, I haue fpyed and peiv 

ond no u»Tin ccyucd for a trouth that god ia none accepter of perfonea, 

but amonges all people who fomeuer dredeth almyghty 30 

god and dooth ryghtwyfenefle that perfone is acceptable 

If wa dnod Hin Tutohym. Thcrfore yf we drede almyghty god and doo 

panuice, we nuf ryghtwyfe peuaunce we may trufte veryly for to haue 

fivin, "^ forgyueneffe of hym, and without doubte for to be ac- 

popted of hia mercy. Unto the whiche thia holy pro- 35 
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FSALM IXXVilL PBAI.H8 EFFECTCAL A8 PBTITIOira. 73 

phete Dauyd bothe admonyiTlieth and entyfeth vb by Di^id ««»»«» 
thefe holy pfalmes, the wfaiche mater ought for to bo 
for all wretched fynneis to theyr grete comforto and 
trufte of foi^yueneflo. The thyrde and laft that thefe in. Tm pwini 
6 holy plalmes be lyka as lettres of fapplycacyon the pucumu ta <u, 
whiche we may gyue Tnto almyghty god as redy mouere rewij morm Md 
and Ilerera of his infynyte mercy for vs fhall be made mmj. 
open on this wyfe. If perauenture ony perfone hano a Anj i»™iii d^ 
mater or befynes with the Icynges hyghneffe and in his ptw "f" tt^ "> 

10 caufe gretly tlefyie his goodnea and his pyte, wyll he not hcii muten fu 
fhortly go Tnto fome wyfe man in fuche maters and 
defyre a lettre of fupplycacyon for to be made dyly- •i«i"<rf"uM«- 
gently, wherby he may caufe the kynges pyte in his 
befynes to be obteynad and had. Truly his truftois nottmrtinsio 

16 not onely in his owns wyfdome for to be foo bolde in 

handlynge his mater & to purpofe it onely by hia owne ot ui Dm vit 
wordes or his owne wytte. We fynners be in lyke con- w« iiiiiian ht»( 
dycyon. For truly we haue manymaters in the hyghe uwiiiRhiDuKar 
* conrte of the mooft hygh kynge almyghty god, for the [• ^w, m] 

50 whiche it sholde be profytable and neceffarye the pyte huSw? 
of god to be purchafed for vs. And who ia more wyfe 
in that courte for our befynes to be fpedde, that is to n*Tid bad aipui- 
Itiy for forgyuenes to be obteyned, than is om pro- i> (jwd in uiu 
phete Dauyd that commytted before the peryll and 

25 daunger of the fame thynge in hymfelfe. Veiyly he »«inDM-hiiMrtt 
was a fynner as we be and a befy folower for forgynenes. lown ua R«gi«- 
With grete dylygenoe made thefe holy plalmes whiche ih diu; osmd 
he dayly ofiied vp vnto almyghty god with grete deuo- pkIhu ud bond 
cion as lettres of fupplycacyon, by the whiche he moned """' 

30 gretely his goodnes for to forgyue hym. Therfore we 

knowynge thevertueandeffycacy of thefe holypfalmes, Knuwingihito 
let vs vfe them in out lyke hefynea and donbte not to im lu oh Uwn in 
haue forgyuenes yf we do it fo louyngly as he dyde in ^aMbUig uT* 
his tyrae. Forfotbe euery prayer otfred vp of a peny- Jj^^^j^^^ 

35 tent herte is acceptable vnto our mooft good and mercy- JJ^llJi,'™' 
full lorde god, but that prayer aboue all other is ferre o«4. 



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Fuinu ■i>;Rind more acceptable to hym wliiche is spproned by holy 

cbyrcbe and mode by a man of meniayloos and cot TD- 

uk flniiviiiiH knowen holynes, in tbe 'wbiobe piayei fyrit ia atked 

unauaofTiKH. foTgyuBnbs of fyDnes, f trengtb of the foule to wiUiftaiide 

fynne, and contynnaunce of Tsrtne, whiohe thynge is 5 
Dobly done in the p&lmes of Danyd, namely in the .vij. 
hn m Mm oOH peiiytencyall pfalmes, vhofe declaracyon we liaue taken 
Tpon Ts, theifore let va gladly and iouyngly defyre them, 
and oft offre them vp vnto aLmyghty god, mekely afk- 
ynge forgyuenes of hym for our fynnea, vhichs tdcut- 10 
toyfly WB haue commytted and done ayenft his goodnes. 
% In this parte of the pfalme oni propheto Danyd 
dooth thre thyngee. Fyrfte be calleth to mynde his 
vretcbednea. Secondly be gadeietb togyder many 
thynges wherby he may truft for to bane 'forgyuenes. 16 
And thyrdly he f bevetb that onely by the helpe of al- 
myghty god he contynueth in this good purpofe. No 
tbynge that may be feen ot thought ie mora profytable 
ar our wlierby the mercy of god may excercyfe & vie his openi< 
cyon than is onr wretcbednaa, wbiche in how moche Me 20 
ibgDoniiuaM more it be, fo mocbe mora it muft moae & ftera oui 
mercyfull lorde god to pyte & forgyaenea. Tberfore 
DifU siiii to this prophete Dauyd rameinbrynge it calleth to mynde 
iiuHt, ta (btv all his offences and trafpafles, wherby be may f bewe bis 
laoTofa^iM^ wretcbednea to be grete & ouerbeped. He fpake befora 26 

of the inirarde partes of myfery, now he remembreth 

Ontwird puu at nombiynge the outwarde partes of it This prophete 

'^' fayth thus, my wretchednee ftandeth not onely in the 

B«id«iiHtndb)* trouble of myn herte whiche is very giete, nor in the 

htbinwi gr bu feblenee of my ftiength depreCed and pat downe by the 30 

biindnM ntbn tyranny of vyces, neyther in the myferable blyndnes of 

my foule, but it ia otherwyfe encceafed, and by that 

'. wherof my cbefe oomforte and confolacyon ought to be 

hi nMn tron had, wbiche is a very vnhappy kynde of wntchednes. 

>■ Yeryly they that be my frendes and nygh aboute me be 36 
myne adneriaryes & moolt ayenfb me. Ferauenture it 



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F&UiH ZZXniL AMiai TVSSa TBMFOXIS. 76 

fholde feme thai we haae Ikyd a ttiynge Byenft reafon 
to fiiye our fi^ndee and thej that be next vs be rather oat Mtatt u* 
oni enemyee tbau oar frendea. Bat and we wyll call 
to mjnde and remembre how moche they do lette ts i7i«tin«HfriiiB 
5 from getynge the helth of oar foolee it f hoMe to no hHitb. "" 
man be a doabte. For what fholde be more precToae and 
dezer vnto tb than tyme and longe fpaee of lyfe to do Tim for pnuw 
penaonce for oni fyimee and tiefpafleB done and pafte, 
and to obteyne many large rewardes of god by doynge 

1 good weikes whiche goodnes and good porpofe is mooll •^ t^i 'orki 
of all taken awaye by them thai be nexte ahoate tb and >»' tuvum. 
our frendes, 'namely that we calle our frendee. A cer- [* k *, buk] 
tayne doctoare fayth, they be theues and ftele awaye our jaMjwti 
tyme of well doynge in this worlde, Alfo yf we be in tfn di^nto 

15 the wyll for to forfaka this wotlde or to take vpon vs '™^"»"'^ 
an harder and a ftrayghter waye of lyuynge, who fhal 
fooner withftande our good purpofe than they whiche our triann wii*- 
be as OUT frendes and nezte aboute vs. If we be in ifiriii»<nmiDii 
myude to fell all that we haue and dyftrybute it in iiutvttDL.aio 

SOalmefle vnto the poore people after the coanfeyle of I^n.tMto^ 
eryfte, who wyll be more ayenft va than oar frendea & "" '""''*' 
neyghboQia. Oftentymcs at grete feeftes, lonkeryea, & Atite>ta,jonk' 
drynkynges we be made more intemperat« & more dif- logt Mmn am 
pofed to vyce than ia connenyent & honeife for Ta to u«. 

25 be. And by whofe byddynges and defyrea elles, bat by 

our frendes & neyghbonrs. Alfo of eaery worde fpoken m* worti drum 
Tnproufytably and in vayne we f hall gyae accoante be- Mwdi. 
fore god, notwithflandynge it contenteth not oar Sendee 
whan we be in theyr company withont we vlb many 

30 fdle woides and Tafraytfull bothe for body and fonle. 

More oaer in whofe caufes and befynea dooth our con- oaromMUnM 
feyenoe more gmdge & is harte Uian in the canfea and wfa« wa Mp, 
befynes of oar neyghboars & frendee, whan we helpe, wmngioa 
defende, or prayfe them to other, or dies aaaunce 

85 them our f elf e. And laf t yf our neyghboars and fiendes wi«b frt"^ 
fe ony thynge in va to be lauded or piayfed, they glauer iu«ii. 



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76 PSALM XXXVIII. PALBB FKIBNDB. 

n •In in niB and piayfs it fo moche that anone yfo fyase in vayn- 

glory, and alfo bo proude of our felfe. And yf they fpyo 

mndcmiui/ colour ony thynga in va that ia lewde or to be forboden they 

la HI ii kwd. wyll craf tely colour it, or elles go by as they fe it not, fo 

that we neuer can knowe our felfe, wherfore they be to 6 

be thought latber our enemyes than our ftendea. They 

samiBi to preoi feme to drawe uere va for oui profy te, but contrary they 

■giiiiit 01. do agaynft vs and no thynge for our profyte. Oor pro- 

[•ggH] 'phete iiyth in lyke maner. Amici mei et proximi 

mei aduerfum me appropinquauemwt et ftete- 10 
i>nid'>M«>di runt, iij frendea & neyghboures drewe nygh and 
tgtinn iitm. ftode ftyfly agaynft me. He fpeketh not of tbem that 
FUmii m dtod be frendes in dede, fuche be very fcante, of whome it ia 
™''™' wryten Beatua qui inuenit amicum vemin. 

Blyfied and happy ia be that hath founde a true frende. 15 
Perauenture at that tyme thia prophete Daiiyd bad none 
c»nni tHmii fuche. But of the camall and comyn freudes wherof ia 
a grete nombre. He addeth fayenge. £)t qui iuxtaiDe 
erant de longe fteterunt. They whiche were aa 
Kftehboon Mud my freudes and my neyghboura ftode aferre &om me, 20 
who f hall we faye ia nere ony man yf that hia neyghbour 
and irende be not, who is to be thought more nerer than 
a neyghbour or frende, certaynly none. But perauen- 
ture thia prophete nient by them that be as neyghbours 
Bach u btnmt and frendos fuche as fauour and owe good wyll onely to 25 

the body. And by thofe that be nygh vnto va be ment 

■arh u fair* eon them whiche haue cure of foule. For they of very duty 

fbolde fyrft haue the name of a frende and neyghbour. 

For bycaufe the foule ia nexte the body, & though it be 

x>ir7niubu fo that eueryparfone hath charge of other in rebukynge 30 

Uit licH vyces accordynge to the fayenge of our fauyoni. Si 

peccauerit in te frater tuus corripe eum. If 

ofhu nniiihrie thy btoder or euenoryften offende the, correcte liym. 

TstcomKiion Uotwithftandynge thofTyce of correcyon longeth fyrfl 

pniita •nd nufa vnto prelates and voto fuche as hath cure of foule, 35 

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onerloken of the people, vnto vhome is alio com- 
fnaunded that they fholde fhewe to them tbeyr gie- 
nons oftencee, but the; ftande aferre of, they fparo to 
feye thetrouth. Ellea "let va go to the lettee, that is to [•ggtt.tiuk] 
6 fiij hjfThoppea be abfent from theyi dyocefes and par- BUbof >m 
fones from tbeyr chyrches. Ellea to the fpyrytuall fenfe n^iiUnt. 
as thufl, no man wyll fhewe the fylthynea of fynnee. m »«>iiMig iin 
All we vfe bypathes & circnmlocucyons in rebnkymge uniiiireaiiikKii- 
them. We go no thynge nygb to the mater. And fo 

10 inttemoBnefeafon the people peryffhewith theyr lynnes, 
'whiche thynge fAe prophete complayneth fayenge. St 
qui iuxta me erant de longe fteterunt. They 
that had core of my fonle ftode aferre from me. Truly 
thofe be very wretchea whome fynnes do fabdue and tim ibniii oritn, 

16 put vnder the myferable yoke of feruytudo or bondage. 

They he alfo tbrafte downe in to a more ftreyghtoi corner thnrt into ■ 
of myfery whan theyi frendes and uejgbbaures wyll not miBrr, wbu 
admonyfrhe and reproue theyr wyckednelTe hut fuffi:e 
them fo to coutynue, whan alfo prelatea and parfonea r 

20 do not correcte theyr myffe lyuynge and f bortly call 

them to amendement, but rather go by and fuffre theyr •o"*" umr nJ"- 
myffe gouernauwce. 'What than, truly the foule beynge Tta uai, 
gladde of hia deftruccyon & in maner rennynge on his nmnimt on Ui 
Dwne brydell not helped by his &endes, no thynge cared unnnd ibr by 

25 for of the biffhoppca and fuche as hath cure of foule muft print, ikiii undn 
nodes come into the deuylles power, whiche as wood 
enemyea and rampyi^ lyona goo about* fekynge whome ^o — wood m*- 
they may deuoure, they doo the vttenuoft of theyr power, hom gt »™ m 
they go fore to the mater, and many tymes ouercome 

30 fuche aa be very ftronge. Therfore what meruayle ia it 

yf the deuylles catche the myferable foule voyde & i»tth Ui» duoiii. 
vtterly deftytute of a), helpe, and fo taken drawe it into into Uu dHp fit 
the depe pytte of hell. The prophete fayth. Et vim 
faciebant qui quereba»t artimara Taeam. They 

S5 that fought for to haue m; foule put grete ftrength for 
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78 FULH XXZTm. SIIAREa OT THK DHVa& 

f*revii] & "power ia very grete, as fcripture fayth. No» eft 
poteftas fuper terram que comparetar eis. No 
If otj wan itxength Tpon the erth may be compared to them, whiche 
dw It on mm- yf they vera [uf&ed to excercyfe vpon mankynde none 
ba ibb lUn. fholde be lefts alyue. But almyghty god of his goodnes 6 
nniiiithiiiibrM, "^^ ^^^ ^'^ CmSk it, & bycaufe of iAat they gyne them- 
mjTm io°JSim" ^^® ** fraudea & gyles ftudyoufly, wherwith boldly they 
SoriMm^ come vnto Ta petfoadjnge and fhewyoge the vayue 
tb^w^''!^^ pleafure of thia worlde, and the falfe loyes of the fioffhe, 
•^i wherwith they fcome vs dayJy, lyke aa a man in hia 10 

ua dacaind by dreme many tymes thynketh to haue gret pleafuiea whan 
f i«nin. no caofe is fo to be thought, than wakynge he peiceyuetk 

hymfelfe deceyued by his dreme. It is wryten. 

Donoierimt fompnium tuum & nichil inuene- 
runt omnes viri diuitiarum in manibus fuis. 16 

Without double fynners be begyled, and all that they 

do be but dremea & vanytees, whiche thynge the pro- 

phete addeth fayenge. Et qui inquirebafflt mala 

michi locuti funt vanitates. Suche aa were myn 

enemyes & wylled me lathoT enyll than good fpoke and 20 

iribariBBBX perfuaded vanytees vnto me, that la to faye, worldly 

t|kaui>TtdM- jy^]jg^^ pleafurea, & falfe fleffhely loyes. And yf it 

be fo tbey may not take ts by thofo vanytees, than 

iiiiTiiTaihar they layo in our way other fubtyll and crafty baytea 

nj for tbeyr puipofe is eyther by contynaance of one 25 

temptacyon or other to make a man wery & canfe hym 
uiatwanuT&n to thynke at the laft that god wyll not heipe hym &fo 
Th^taDido^t he falletb in to defpayie. Eytber tbey be aboute to 
pc^^a or " brynge a man to an hyer perfeocyon of lyfe, to the ende 
Saetto^'ir- anone after they may ouertbrowe hym agyne, eUes tbey 30 
*" "^ perfuade & puipofe to a mannea mynde a more profyt- 

able place to gete vertue in, bycaufe why, tbey may 
[•K*ii,(m*j lightly or fooner pat hym 'downe & make hym forfake 
Sg Bahara tnnbia it, lyke aa fyffheis do whan they be aboute to caufe 
drill fiiii into fyffhe to come in to theyr aettes oi othet engyne, they 35 
trouble the watets to make them auoyde & flee &om 



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FBALH XZXVIIL APBa SMARED IB A FAIR OP SHOES. 79 

theji 'wont« places. Somtynie tbej peifuade a man to Th*r nn;* mu 
channge the maner of his lyfe, in to a more ftieyght -way ismikbiui rtgasa, 
of Ijnynge than peranentiiie ony perfone may bere or 
{oSk, that than he that is gieued ^terwarde gyne oaer tiut w>i« dh- 
6 is foilake it, lyke as men faye apes be taken of the amj (bmka it. 
honteis by doynge on f hooa, for the properte of an ape bo bmam aki 
istodoashe feeUi aman do. The himtei therfoie vyll tpdrofibooBio 
laye apayieof fhoneinhis-waye, &wban heperceyneth pudng on tiitir 
the hunter doynge on his fhooa he wyll doo the fame, ^tfJZLg uw 

1 and fo after that it is to harde for hym to lepe & clymbe ™i,^:^i^!^ 
from tree to tree aa be was wonte, but falleth downe, & ^^ *"" "• 
anone is taken. Or elles at fomtyme they Uye before a 
man venym piynely byd Tnder the colour of apperynge vmom pririij 
vertne, as to fet his mynde in getynge & to laye vp Tampuuoo iskt 

16 worldly rychefle for the exceroyfynge of the werkes of ^mj^-^oiit 
meicy. Eyther they moue a man to cbaftyfe hia body uSulli^tiu 
aboue his power ftom tha fynne of lechery. Thns by S^.JSI^fto„ 
thefe frandes and other innumerable the denylles be '■''■*?- 
aboato to tonme va from vertne, wherfoie the prophete 

30 added. Et dolos tota die meditabawtur. Dayly 
theyr mynde was to begyle me. But many tymea whan 
we lemembie oar felfe to be tempted we hane fo grete whn mptad, 
pleafnre in Uie thynge f hewed by fuggeftyon & it femeth 
fo loyfiiU vnto Ts that we perceyue no gyle in it, or at wtpoWian 

25 the leaft we wyll not vnderftande it, thorfore fomwhat 

we here & fome we wyll not here, we gyue audyence ffi" »nfluii« 
onely to it that foundeth to the voluptuous pleafures & inptodo. phHon 
profyto of the body, & wyll not here /Ae preuy gyle byd 
vndei that bodyly pleafnre, but go by with a defe eere, ud tam ■ da/ 

30 whiohe the 'propheto in the perfone of tb foroweth & [* « tiuj 
wayleth feyenge Ego autem tanqtiam furdus now 
audieba^n. I fiired as a defe man, wolde not here 
the rebnkynge of worldly pleafure but gana bede to all 
that founded pleafanntly to the body. It were a giete 

S5 remedy to the fynnei that ia tempted yf he wqlde Bnuan am »™ 
dylygently make preuy teroho with hymfelfe of iha wmb 



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thynge layde vnto his foule by ruggeftyon what may 

happen of it, whether good or euylL He may botbe 

af ke queftyon of hymfdfe, & make anfwere to the fame, 

& anone by that dylygent inqayfycyon made reafoa 

iruTpnaii fhall fhewe at the lafl« yf ony poryll be hydJe vnder 5 

« guua, by f raudo or gyle, & yf none appere he may than flee 

udukhaipof vnto almyghty god afkynge his helpe wbiuhe fhall 

Muibemttut neuer be voyde orabfent &om ony perfone that puttetb 

Ma fpecyall traft in him. But of a trouth fynners 

Hntneiibn offentymea do the contrary, they make bo ferche with 10 

HiTH, nur uk themfelfe, they af ke not the helpo of almyghty god, but 

onKhnir ih«. ouerthrowe rather themfelfe and in manei the heed 

wud, downwarde, alfo aa dombe men wyll no thynge obgccte 

mm o'ii]t«'iio- or faye agaynft fynne. Therfore it foloweth. Bt ficut 

thiic ■(iiiut iin. nmtyg non aperiens os fuum. I am aa a dombe 15 

man not openynge hia mouth. I wyll not ferche and 

GtJuiMbMaiii fpeke agaynA myn owne fynne. Saynt lames gyueth 

tefii, monycyona vnto al fucbeaa fercth the denyllea tempta- 

cyona that they withftande ftrongly, & yf they fo do the 

ud In wui nanr deuyllfhallneuerafterhaueboldnes toletteand impugne 20 

w. them more. Refiftite diabolo et fugiet a vobis. 

Eefylle & withftande the deuyll and he iliall flee from 
wiiiiun pmh- you. Whiche thynge "Wyllyam Patyfyenfe confermeth 
vbD^nriitdUbi- fhewynge of a certayne perfone that ayenft the foule 
ttaoibriiJwwita and lybydynoua temptaoyons of the fleffhe layde vnto 25 
■*'*'■*■ hia foule by the deayllea, was wont to feye with grete 

[•g|TUi.b«k] iiidignaoyon 'thefe wordea, fy, fy, fy, & by thig meane 
he auoyded thofe temptacyons. The wyfe man alfo 
Hidgi In tuu counfeyleth va to hedge in oui eres with thomea, fayenge. 

Sepi aures tuas fpinis. Thatiatofay.yf thou here 30 
ony thynge fpoken that foundeth to euyll or is not 
worthy to be fpoken, aa the deuyllea temptacyon, take 
thomes, fo moche to faye withftande temptacyons 
fhaipely & bytterly, wherwith the deuyll fhal be 
chafed away from vs. But fuche as be ouercomen by 36 
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PBALM XXIVni. HOPB KECEBSART TO FOBOIVKNESfl. 8 

Ygfomnefl of fynue, alfo they be defe not heiynge the Binm™ blind. 
&aude of the deu jll, A lalt they be dombe not fpekynge ll^t^lfof n^ 
& wjtelj reprouynge tbabomynacyon of it. Soo by u» d ".". bn^ 
cuftome they be made lyke vnto dombe & defe perfonea Bp"'^^it, 
B Ttteriy holdynge theyr peas. Et factus fum ficut •'*™'""'™- 
homo DOB audiens et no» habe«s in ore fuo 
redargationes. I am made lyke vnto a man that is 
defe & dombe whiche nejther wyll here the rebukyugs 
of fynne, nor faye ayenft fynne. Eytherto our propbete 
10 hatb defcrybed the myferable and vnhappy condycions 
of the fynner expreffynge his manyfolde wretchedneffea 
whiche ye ha«e heide. IT Now in thia feconde pkce u 
be remembreth many tbynges wherby the goodnes of 
god may be moued to forgyuenes, amonge whome good H 
15 hope is the fytft^ without the wbicbe eneiy tbynge that « 
we do is of no Talure, for let va neuer fo moche wayle >■ 
& forowe our fynnes, confelTe them to neuer fo many tii 
preeHies and lafte ftudy to purge them by aa moche 
fatyfTaccyon ae we can, all thefe profyte no thynge with- «' • 
20 out hope. For was not ludas very penytcnt for his r 
fynnes. Yes truly. For as Matbewe layth. ludaa 
penitencia ductiu rettulit triginta argenteos 
principibus fa'cerdotum. ludaa beynge ponytent 
brought agayne the .xxx. pens to the piyncea of preefles, 
25 or to the chefe of the lewea lawe, dyde be not alfo f hewe 
openly his trefpaflo whan he made exclamacyon and u*«oi 
layd. Feccaui tradens fanguinem iuftum, I haue 
fyuned grenouHy betrayenge thia ryghtwyfe blode. And 
lafte he made fatiifaccyon more large than almygbty god >> 
30 wolde haue afked. Abiesa laqueo fe fufpe«dit. He 
wente forth and banged hymfelfe in an halter. I be- 
feche you what more byttet and fhamefull kynde of 
fatyffaccyon might haue fortuned himt veryly non& 
And yet bycaufe he wanted hope and defpayred of for- »uini»iiib™iii 
30 gynenes, all thefe dyde no thynge profyte hym. For 



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82 PBALM ZZZTIII. GBXAT HOFB HrST BB EEAKD. 

Dtqairuiiib- without doubte defpeiacroa ia fo thjcke an obftacle, 

■Uclt lo Ui( Ughl 

oTCkKi'ignaa. & but yf it be tokea away the lyght of goddea grace 
may not come ia to our foules. Let va tberfore take 
awaye the obftaole of defpayre and open our foules by 
ftedfaft hope to receyue the giace of god & it muft 6 
nedes entie. Saynt Foule &yth. Deus Degare 
God aiiDiit boi feipfum non poteft. Almyghty god may not deny 
niiiHTmtiiu tmt his owns felfe, he can not but haue meicy on vretcbed 
fyonera that trufte in hym. He may noo mote vitb- 
drave from them the bemea of his grace, yf theyi fonles 10 
n itw «n aoDot be made open by ftedfaft hope to receyue it, than the 
biuiuQuirfopmi fonna may witbftande hia bemea out of TTyndowea 
■whan they be open. Therfore the prophete faytb. 
Qitomam in te domine fperaui tu exaudies me 
domiue deus metW. Blyffed lorde bycaufe I haue 15 
troAed in the, thou f halta here nie my lord & my god. 
Oint bopt mint Of a troutb grete and ftedfaft hope mufte aedee alwaye 
be berde, notwithftandynge thefe fewe condycyons 
folowynge muft be loyned to it, that is to laye, yf tte 
[• hh 1, bade] thynge af ked of almy^ty god be lon'gynge and not 20 
bthtoB Kuia' contrary to the foulea helth of the af ker, alfo yf he be 
ud ■•pmiuiit wyllynge & redy to fuffre coneccion for his fynnes, yf 
nArrorwcuoii, be foMwe & VByle hls crToni and be gladde to accufe 
tin*(oaouira hymfelfe. Laft yf he wyll beware & from that tyme 
(udKrQoiniion. forthwarde abftayne from all fuche euyll occafyon. All 26 
thefe the prophete remembred by the fame ordre, & 
made hia petycyon for to be herde of almyghty god, & 
fhewed the caufe why be fholde be herde, fayenge, 
iH.Mn,„Mit,^ QuoniaOT in te domine fperaui. Lorde thou 
ba tnuii Id On], f hal te here me bycaufe I haue trufted in the, be added 30 

the ende for the wbicbe be made his petycyon, that is 
ttait Ua MKiniaa to faye to thentent his enemyes haue not the better of 
ovtT hii lUL bym, and be moche ^adde and loyfull of hia doynge 
Ha uki not amyfTe. This prophete neythec af ked ertbly lycbefle, 

pinaaiH, Worldly honoures, pleafures of the fielThe, nor ony other 35 

^S^h'.ST"'*' temporall thynge, but onely the helpe of goddes grace 



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PSALK XXZVllL HEAVEN AIID HELL CONTEND POR ICEN. 83 

ayeuft Ms enemyea that they loye not moche his fall 
or horte. Truly the deuyllea be very gladde yf at ony Tb« diriiir^oia 
feafon they may efpye vs wauer or ftumble out of the miiux. 
waye brekynge goddes commaundementes. But whan 
5 -we fall downo and gyus place to the fylthynes of fynne, 
not wyllynge for to ryfe agayue, than they loye abone 
mefore. Therfore this holy prophete rehorfed & reeyted 
all thefe forefayd thyngee bycaufe almyghty god f holde 
excercyfe his mercy, & foone helpe hym, to thentent 

10 his enemyes fholde not be gladde at ony tyme of hia 
foil to fynne. Quia dixi ne quando fiipergaudeant 
michi inimici mei. Good lotde I haue lecyted all 
thefe and made my petycyon, bycaofe myn enemyea at 
ony tyme fholde not bo Tery gladde and mery of my 

1£S fall in folowynge the concnpyfoence of the body, thefe ThtdaiUiihio 
enemyes laye awayte bothe daye and nyght, they fpare di^iUn^^l^B 
TS neyther llepynge nor wa'kynge, etynge, or diynk- "'"'[" S'lij'* 
ynge, in labour, or ony other ftudy but always befy JIS^'t^iri„k, 
themfelfe to catche our foules in theyi ibaies. AI- '^' 

20 myghty god with all the hole company of heuen loketh Ood ud tin lom- 
downs from aboue & beholdeth onr trouble or agony btboid ou ifooy, 
that we haue to withftande theyr malyce & temptacyon, 
they alfo take it heujly and be fory yf we be ouer- i*""' ™ "«- 
coraen, and yf we haue the vyctory they be Tery gladde r«)oi«* in ear 

25 & loyfull. And on the other parte thefe wycked 

deny lies dooth el^ye & wayta whoa we be aboute to irn lanii nant 
fall downe & as foone as we fet down our fete, & of a ukur u mia « 
lyklyhode fbold Hyde or flyppe, than they make theyr '^ 
Tannto of getynge the vyctory, as it foloweth. Et duOT 

80 commouentKrpedea mei fuper me magna locuti 
funt. Wbylea my fete were moued & aboute to flyppe, 
that ia to faye, whan my dsfyies wauered and were wiunDmiW 
lemoued from almyghty god goyoge vnto fynne, than 
myn enemyes craked and fpake many grete wordes MimmiiiM 

35 loyenge and laughynge me to fcome. Ferthermore he bu^niumto 
that wyll bo hsrde of god mufte fubmytte hymfelfe to '*"' ' 



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8i PSALH XZZTIH. SCOrsGES TO DO ATAT BIS. 

To be hnrd or vylfull correccyon for his olde fynses, or at the leeft 
■Hit ut aim. be redy in his foule to hnrnyle and fubiiiTttd hymfelfe. 
% It is accordynge with ryght and equyte that the per- 
tf nftiiiowoar fone vhiche hath folowed his owne fenfuall plealVire 
■Hminit Hi> will, ayenft the wyll of almjghty god, redome and make 5 
iirmdiiiiroUow- amendes for his erroure in folowynge the wyll of god, 
■giinuoiiT contraiy to his owne volupty & worldly pleafure. For 

Biii"niiiii ti» fjnne muft nedes bo piinyffhed eyther by oirr owne 
JSI-'^S^ ^^'"^' "■■ ^^^ ^y almyghty god, whiche payne or 

punylTheiaente yf that we take vpon rs with a good 10 
wyll, it is thought than we make latyffaccyon to al- 
myghty god for our trefpaffes, we put this thynge in 
Wa raut b«u Ui execucyoD and do it in dede, whan Ve fuf&e pacyently 
[• bh li, iMc^i adaerfytes & punyirhementes of almyghty 'god, of in- 

luryea done by our neyghbonra, wylful obaftyfementee 15 
1- done by our owne felfe, or ellea yf we fuffre pacyently 
IT, penaunce enioyned by our byffhoppes or ghoftly fadere 
•"B* after confeffyon herde by them. All thefe be fcou^es 
■ir. wherby the noyfomnes of fyime is done awaye, the 
fynner amended, and Myltaccyon is made to god, SO 
wherfoie the prophets fayth. Quonianz egO in fla- 
gelta paratus fum. I am redy good lorde to do all 
««■ mauer penaunce for my fynnea, & not faynedly, but 
with a true and contryte herte. But befyde this maner 
of makynge fatyffaceyon is alfo afked for a'dnty of the 25 
fynner forowe and inwarde repentannce of the mynde, 
for as moche as he hath defyled the ymage of god 
vithin hym, deferued etemall dampnacyon, and lofte 
the loye of heuen. Bycanfe alfo he hath fo moche dyf- 
pleafed our beft & mooft louynge lorde god, whiche fo 30 
derely and plentenoufly redemed vs with the precyoue 
blode of his onely begoten fone Ihefu cryfte. Alwaye 
the fynner muft forowe and wayle -thefe ofiences 
reherfed, fo oft as they come to his mynde. IT 'VTe 
fynde in fcrypture that Peter chefe of all the apoftles 35 
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PS&LM ZXZTin. TRUE OONFffitSIOM 

mayfler cryfto Ihefa. how moche vnlyke be ttefe 
TTietolied fyimera vnto Peter thai be gladde vrhaa they * 
haue done amyffe and loye in theyi euyll doynges, *~ 

whiche thynge truly more dyfpleafeth almyghty god 
6 than the fynne done. It is very haide at all tymee to ir«*ainnat*i- 
remembre & call to mynde that we haue done amyfle, ^aliut, 
& alwaye to forowe, notwithftandynge thia muft at all r* »• nuat i^ 
feafons be ferme and ftable in the foule, tliat aa ofte aa ^nma^ 
the lemembrauTiCB of fynnea cometh to our myndea fo 
10 ofte we muft defyre to be forowfnll for them. And 
this ve mufte doo with all our power, flrength, & good 
wyU. For our pony'tent prophete fayd. Et dolor pMuij 

meua in confpectu tao femper. My forowe for d.tw.«™w 

my fynnes was alwaye in the fygbt of myne vnder- befonun^' 
IS llandynge^ Sorowe and inward penannce is not onely Samirniawrui- 
fuffycyent, but alfo we muft make confeflyon, and 
fhewe to an able preeft our fynnes whan tyme fhall 
requyre, ellee all our forowe & penannce be it neuer fo 
greuous fhall be but in vayno and of none efiecte, in iiwiikfavamut 
20 the whiche confefTyon we may not tell fables and other BorMbgim«-a 
meones fautes but ooely our owne, neyther ve may am *^ 
fhewe our lyght fynnes leaynge the grete and beuy notoarugfaiiiiu 
vnfhewed, we mofte alfo fhewe all our offences IJnaU 
& grete without ony f hadowe or colour, no tbjnge ex- bit tn, wiuioqe 

29 cufynge or makynge lelTe but exprelTe as mocbe as we 
may the very wyckednes with all the circnmftaunce aa 
it was done in dede. For thia caufe our penytent pro- 
phete added layenge. Quoniam iniquitateffl meant 
annunciabo. Good lorde I fhall fhewe myn owne 

30 wyckednes or fynne, euen as it was without colour or sitii'i <«&•■ 
glofe. And lafte it is very neceflary that we ftudy & ^oh. 

take hede in any wyfe neuer after to fall & toume wtamititkt 
agayne to fynne lyke a dc^ge that toumeth agayne to fia to iin, 
his -vomyte, or a fowe ones waItT«d in the oley wyll •• • pw ami 
SSretoume to that fylthy place. That perfone whiche (O^mudiio 
ftedfaftly bath purpofed with bymfelfe to amende hia 



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86 rsAut xxxviiL deviu loko trained to DXCEITE. 

Th. tTM i»Dit«t lyfe is alwaye ftadyona & befy to efchewe & flee euery 
oocuioaof iini occafyoQ of fynue, febynge holfome lemedyes for the 
rtnMinbwHiig th. fame. He remembreth in faymfelfe how TnwTfelT he 

(0)^ of bll flU, J J 

ibirt pianr^ fell, how fhofte pleafure he bad of it & foone done, 

alio how longe peuaance ha ie brought mto cont jnually 6 

utOBtfUi- to be permanent vnto bia lyues ende. He that can 

kepe this thynge alway prefent in the fyght of his fonle 

temembrynge it inwardly, that peribne fhal not Ijghtl y 

:• hb III, HKk] letonme to his olde fynnes. For this our pro'phete fayd. 

Et cogitabo pro peccato meo. I fhall at all tymes 10 
Notunt «( Temembre and thynke on my fynne that no thynge of 
oontiiu uid nn- it be Tncontrjte & vnconfelTed, whofomeuet dooth all 
The ntiumiH thefe thjmges aforafttyd, thai is to fay he that af keth of 
■BhmLi^^^ almyghty god ony thynge for his foulea helth & doo it 
E^'hu iinmS* with good hope, tody to correocyon, forowynge his 16 
m^in^^ offences done, fhewynge truly ike fame by confeffyon, 
amiuii u iin, ^ j^f t purpofynge euer after to abftayne from all occi^ 
«mb*h«hi. fyona of fynne, without doubte that perfone fhall be 
herde & obteyne hia petycyon. IT Yet ia behynde to 
iii.OM'ihtip be fpoken of whiche we fayd in the thyide place, how 20 
ODniinauK* In this prophete f hewed that he myght not contynue in 
*°°'^~' goodnea without the helpe of god. That perfona 

pinont icng whiche of longe feafon hath had in expeiyence & caf- 
uij iigtiUj tomably vfod hymfelf e in excercifynge gyles & fraudes 
ft^^i' may lightly compaffe a fymple & Tnwyfe creature and 25 

brynge hym out of the waje wheder he lyfL Now yf 

HpHiiUTifmu]' there be many fuche, & all they with one alTent en- 

conpin hii uvoufly haue coTtfpyred the deth of a fymple petfooe, 

how may he flee fo grete malyce & namely fo moche 

put in excercyfe. Truly it ia a thynge incredyble, it 30 

may not be done wi'tAout fome man more myghty than 

they withftande & defende hym, we all be in lyke cafe. 

Kudarntiipn- There ia none of va but fome wyckcd fpyryte purfneth 

irickMi ipiiit hym witA grete hatred, & furely thia wycked fpyryte 

(^ " " by longe & dayly excercyfyi^ hath goten by orafte a 35 

.M. wylea & meonea to begyle ony petfoue. For from 



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P8ALH invni. THH OOKFXDSBACr OV BIN. 87 

the begTiiiiyiige of the worldo vuto this tyme beynge Pmn uuiiviii- 
alyne, he bath lemed all doceytfull ciaftes irheibj ony tbadifuiua'toai 
man may be fubuertad be he neuer fo ftrouge. And mJ^d^^n 
moroouer wban foener he hath goten the better of ony '**' *^ "™™' 
6 petfone, be u by that dede made the bolder & in maner 
more ftronge. And he that is fo onercomea is made Hitiigniiu 
the weyker and more feble. Therfoie this propbete 
layth in 'the peifone of vs aU. Inimlci autfjn mei ["iihiT] 

viuunt & coffiHrmati funt fuper me. Myn 

lOenemyee be alyue & hane ftreDgth ferre aboue me. I iiT««iHaiir4 
may well iiiye they be alyue. For why they ate im- "j imBoii*^ 
mortall, they be feire ftronger than we be, for by ofts 

■ hauynge the vyctory they haue taken vpon them mora imiMd wim *)«• 
boldnea. If at ony time a fynner See to holy penannce if > pmitmt br 

15 pnipofynge to amende hie lyf & dihgently poi^ his ti» inu um^ 
coTtfcyence with vepynge teres & fo chafe awaya the *"*" ' 
wycked fpyryte that impognetb him, yet he ie not clene 
delyuered, for tho fame euyll fpiryte wyl anone coma thtniiitdittiriit 
agayne & biyngeth witA him .vij. other more wycked ouunman 

20 than hymfelfe, & by newe iiandea is aboute craftely to "***' 
subdue that petfone whiche our &uyonr aSeimeth in 
iho gofpell of Luke, & the propbete in this place 
wayleth the fame, fayenge. Et multiplicati funt qui 
odeniBt me iniqae. Thofe that wyokedly & of vary 

25 malyce dyde hate me be multyplyedj they be encreafed 

to a mora nombre. Not onely dampned fpiiytea be DiribMnia 
malycyous aduerfaryas to me but alfo theyr helpera, Mp<nt 
t?tai is to faye peruarfe & curfed folkee to whome euery conMi kiot, 
thynge well done is odyous or hatefull, namely whan 

30 they fe ony perfone that hath defpyfed vyoked conuer- pwiimupm*- 
fitciou, worldly glofes oi flaterynges, & by holy pan- ipiHinKiiUj 
auRce is becomen a nawe man, than thafe myuyftres of 
the deuyll A foitherara of his malyce, more louynge ii>T[i«d»faMM 
derkenes than lyght, lyke vnto a beeft called a hacke, ukgnDU*bHrt 

35 do backbyte, purfne & laugh hym to fcome, where as ^iBt), 
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88 PBALU xzxvm. eon oub oslt hklp. 

Vnjmeirni- perfonea. Fot the more that are penytent, the more 

prayers in nombre & more acceptable be offred vp to 

almyghty god wherwith he beynge pleafed dyfierred' his 

ddi^Qad'a greuoua punylThement and fhortely dooth not fhewe 

veiigeaimce vpon (ynnere vhiche dayly do ptouoke his 5 

[• hh It, ut»] goodnee to 'theyr vtter vadoynge. Thefe wycked 

sinoen -mj on- fynncra therfore be very vnkynde & moche fet ayenft 

puiUEU. them that be conuerted in to a better lyfe by penaunce. 

And as the prophete fayth they gyue & rewaide euyll 

for good. Qui retribuunt mala pro bonis detra- 10 

hebant michi : quoniara fequebar bomtate;;^. 

TiiijUut mrud Suche as gyae in rewards euyll for good dyde malycy- 

iwkuuiu, onfly backbyte me bycaufe I folowed goodneB. Our 

fauyoui fayd to his apoftles. Si de mu^do fuiOetis : 

mundus quod fuum eft diligeret. Sed quia de 15 

muffldo non eftis ; propterea edit voa mufldns. 

If ye were of the worlde, the worlde fholde loue you. 

Th* vorid hiiH But bycaufe ye be not of the worlde, therfore it hateth 

ofm.woriii. you. They that take vpon them the waye of penaunce 

dooth foriake worldly coauerfaoyon and in no wyfe be 20 

conformed* to it, for the whiche they be forfaken of the 

Hating iiM dnn Torldc. What fhall we do, the denyl many tymeth^ 

■giiniti^ greaeth vs, the worlde purfueth & foloweth va, what 

remedy may be goten amooges fo many adueriaryeat 

Truly he that ia almighty may focour tb & none other. 25 

maa look Or Let TB befyly afke hia helpe, for fyth our aduerfarysB 

contynually euery moment do purfue va, therfore we 

prujing cooiina- muft praye contynually vnto almyghty god, whiche our 

"' fauyour cowfermeth fayenge. Oportet femper Orare. 

11 Hii grut ba We muft alwaye praye, yf the helpe of hia grace be not 30 

m mut naiida ' rsdy at all feafona we muft nedes fiigge & bowe. Ther- 

'*' f ore lyke aa our prophete accordyuge to the maner of a 

Biokontoiaib, feke man that is in grete peryil and fore vexed with 

totnaPiiinidia. fekeues wyll that the phyfycyen forfake hym not in ony 

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PSALH XXZTIIL OOD HATH FORBAEEK BUI. 8 

maner wyfe, neyther go from hym at ony feafon but 
dylygently gyue beds to make hym hole. So our pro- TttrU pnji la 
phete piayetn vnto almyghty god that he forfoke bym i.** him «». 
not, ney'ther goo from hym at ony tyma but gyue hedo I* u H 

5 vnto his helpe, let vs all doo in lyke wyfe fayenge with 
the prophets. Ne derelinquas me domine deu3 : 
ne difcefleris a me. Intende in adiutoiiwn 

meWA. Blyffed lorde god forfake tb not, go not awaye 
from va but gyue hede vnto our helpe. The voyce of 

10 the curfed deuylles whan they fe a man in theyr power Thidniii, 
& in maner forfoken of god is this, theylaye. Deus u^'p^^^ 
dereliquit eum perfequimini et con^prehendite 
e\im: quia non eft qui eripiat. God hath for- ^''*"'*™*" 
&ken hym, let tb purine & catche bym, for he is with- 

IS out helpe, none can delyuer hym. Truly yf we be for- iriitfbntkiiB, 
faken of almyghty god, none elles can delyuer ts from v, 
the power of them. And contrary wyfs, yf god be pre- if h. u with m. 
fent and with ts, our aduerfaryes dare not medle in ianaaiutuit 
ony condycyon. It ia wryten. Si deua nobifcUM, 

20 quis COBtra nos. If almyghty god be with vs, who 
may faye ot do ayenft vs. Therfore let vs all faye. 
Ne derelinquas me domine deus meus. Good 
lorde forfake tb not. More oueryf almyghty god go ifH>i«v*iH, 
from TS at ony tyme, our enemyes fodeynly wyl come bg npon w bj 

25 vpon TS by fubtyl crafte & f hortly haue the better with- 
out we be foone helped. For this lot vb all faye with 
tJte prophete that foloweth. Ne difcetTeris a me. 
Blyfled lorde go not from me. Holy fadere laye that 
almy^ty god wyll fomtyme withdrawe his prefence Ood KiiiMiiMi 

30 that the deuylles may haue intereft and lycence to piwiia, 
tempte a man, for bycaufe hia vyctory and rewarde for nuj gun tn* 
the fame fholde be the more, yf that be lefyft and inunaiituaipt- 
tyght ftrongly withftande theyr vnhappy temptacyons, "*"' 
whiche thyngo done we rode of holy faynt Anthonye, "J^U^^jT, 

36 that 'after his fharpe and greuons betynges he fayd ['ULiKk] 
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90 PSALH ZZZVlIt. QITB HEED TO MT HELP. 

Whan hut Uioa where hafle thoa hen, where arte thou good Qtefu. 

■ Htr*. looking oD Aad 011T loide fayd vnto hym. A ntltony I was here with 
the, notwithftandynge I taryed to fe thy batayle, and 
for as moche as thou hafte fo manfully withftande and 
gaiie no place to thyn aduerfaryea in fyghtynge agaynfl S 
them I f hall alwaye helps & foconre the. Fot this the 

prophete feyth. Intende in adiutorium meum 
omhHdts domine deus falutis mee. My lorde and god of 
cutiuuHTi myn helthe gyue hede to mys helpe. Caflyanus fayth, 
beotgraitiinu) thefe wordeB be of grete Tertne and alwaye to be had in 10 
iha ohandi oHth remembiaiuice, whiche alio the chircbe vfeth very ofte 
Hrrta. in the feruyce of god, at all tymea af keth hie helpe in 

the begynnynge of it. Let va therfore which© be 
wrapped and clofed in all thefe myferyea afore leheifed 
LrtoumjioOod go by prayer vnto our beft and mercyfuU lorde god 16 
hum anil [rua with ftedfsft hope and true penaunce, and mekely be- 
naj iivi hDgd Is fecho hjm of lus hclpe, that fyth he onely may defende 
vs from oar enemyea wyl Touchefaue to delyuer ts from 
them, alfo not to go awaye neyther forfako tb but 
alwaye gyue hede vnto our helpe. Quoniam ipfe 20 
Cor Hal. Iha Lord eft dofflmKS deus falutis noftre. For why he ia 
god and lorde of our helth, gyuynge temporal] helth fo 
bodsi7 ud ipiiu- our bodyes, and to our foulos the helth of grace in this 
lyfe, and in the general! refurrecyon to come whiche 
we Teryly trufte, euerlaftynge helth bothe to body and 25 
foule, to the whiche our lorde by his ineflable mercy 
brynge va Amen. 

[• « H] • Miferere mei deus. 

prima pars. 
I. H. VI Vhat man were pat in giete peiyll and leopaidy 30 

IT luwging >v F I 1 that fholde hange ouer a very depe pyt holden 
iTide^irit I yp by a weyke and fclender corde or lyne, in 

i^ata^T I whofe botome fholde be mooft woode and cniell 
I beeltes of euety kynde, abydynge with grete 
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P8ALK LI. HELL A WILD BBA8TB DEN. SI 

whan lie fhajl fall downe anoce to deuoure hym, 
wliicha lyno or corde that he hangeth by fholde be ifUwowawm 
holden vp and Itayed oaely b; the handeB of that >Ti<>*niwcnuc 
man, to wbome by bis maoyfolde rngentylnes he hath oondid, 
6 ordred and made hymfelfe as a very enemy. Lyke wyfe 
dere frendes eonfyder in yoorfelfe. If now Tnder me ifnndtrnmrm 
were fache a vety depe pytte, wherin myght he lyons, (Uctnind brjui' 
tygrea, & beres gapynge with open mouth to deftroye m«, , 
and deuoiire me at my fallynge downe, and that there 

10 he noo thynge wberby I myght be boldeu vp and md i upheld hj- 
focotued, but a broken boket or payle whiche fholde « p>". huging 
hange by a fmall corde, ftayed and holden rp onely by br tiu huidi or 
the handea of hym, to whome I hane behaned myfelfe gUtro^t 
as an enemye and aduerfaiye by grete and greuoiis in- ' 

15 iuryea and wronges done vnto hym, Wolde ye not i ihoiiiii i» in • 
thynke me in peryllotu condycyons 1 yes without fayle. 
Truly all we be in lyke maner. For vnder vs is the urn ii Ux itntu 
bonyble and ferefull pytte of hell, where the blacke Muckdniuuki 
deuylles in the lykenra of rampysge and cmell beeHes dwin tw ui, 

20 'dooth abyde defyroufly oui fallynge downe to theym. [•uii.iMk] 
The lyon, the tygro, the bere, or ony other wylde beeil honibutmi- 
neuer layeth fo befyly awayte ibr bis praye whan be is hungrj uiu iioo 
hungry aa dooth thefe grete and horryble hell houndes " 
the deuylles for vs. Of whome may Be herde (Ae fay- 

25 einge of Moyfes. Dentes beftiarum immittam in 
eos cum furore trahewtium dXque ferpentum. 

I f hall fende downe amonges theym wylde boeftes to wiw Utum with 
gnawe theyr flefThe, with the woodnes of cruell byrdes cnti Urdi ud 
and ferpentes drawynge and terynge theyr bones. There 

30 is none of tb lyuynge bat that is holden vp from fallynge m nBvi man 
downe to hell in as feble and frayle velTell, hangynge by oar i™ij, wwob 
a weyke lyne as may be. I befeche you what veflell may ft^mui* "lo'' 
be more brackle and frayle than is our body that dayly "*"■ 
nedeth repaiacyon. And yf thou refreffhe it not anone 

35 it peryffheth and Cometh to nought. Anhonsmade of moam onimj 
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92 PSALU IJ. THE SILVER COBS BBOKEIT. 

tynge to of newe claye fhall at the laft IttU downe. AM 

Ttiiiour hsoH or moche more this hoDs made of flefllie, this lioaB of our 

our^ foulc, this velTell whorin onr foule is holden vp and 

borne abouto, bat yf it be re&effbed by ofte fedynge 

will wtu ■nf and puttynge to of meto and drynko, within the fpaee 6 

uni nfwii*! vitk of thre dayes it fhall waaft and flyppe awaye. We be 

dayly taught by experycnce how feble & frayle roaimea 

body ia, Alfo beholdynge dayly the goodly and ftronge 

Tonnj jwpia Ml bodyes of yonge people, how foone they dye by a f horte 

iwH. fekenes. And tberfore Salomon in the boke called 10 

Th< badr arum EccleCaftes, compareth the body of man to a potte that 

ia brocle, fayenge. Meme«to creatoris tui in diebus 

iuuentutis tue, anteqaam conteratur idria iuper 

foateni. Haue mynde on thy creatonr & maker in 

[• H 111] the ' tyme of thy yonge aege, or euer the potte be broken 1 5 

on thB rouDuin L> vpon the fountayne, that is to faye thy body, and thou 

luu ihi nail. perauenture fall into the welle, that is to faye in to the 

depenelTe of hell. This potte mannea body hangeth by 

Th» iiiwr (ord a vcry weyke corde, whiche the fayd Salomon in the fame 

tat lib. place calleth a corde or lyne made of fyluer. Et ante- 20 

qaam rompatwr funiculus Mgenteus. Take hcde 

he fayth, or ener the fyluer coide be broken. Truly 

this iiluer corde wherby our foule hangeth and ia holden 

Tp in this potto, in this frayle velTell our body is the lyfe 

Ai ■ »rri H of man. For as a lytell corde or lyne ia made oi wouen 26 

thnnd^ u ii of a fawe tbredes, fo is the lyfe of man knytto togyder 

tiiKHh'r b; lour by foure humours, that as longe as they be knytto to- 

Buinou™. gyder in a ryght ordre fo longe ie mannes lyfe hole and 

Th* cord huigi fouude. This cordealfo hangeth by the hande & power 

ood. of goiL For as lob fayth. Quoniam. in illius manu 30 

eft anima (id eft vita) omnis viuentis. In thia^ 

bande and power is the lyfe of eueiy lyuynge creature, 
whom vt hn* And we by our vnkyndnes done agaynft his goodnes haue 
uDkiodMH. fogrotely prouoked bym towiathe that it ia meruayle this 

lyne to be fo longe holden vp by hia power and magefto, 35 
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FSUJI LI. DAK BNOOHPASBBD WITH ViSQEBB. 93 

and yf it be broken this potte our body ia broken, and 
the foule flyppeth downe into the pytte of heU, there to Tin looi in haii 
be tome and all to rente of thofe mooft cruell hell hounds 
houndes. good lotde how ferefnll condycyon ftande 
5 ve in. If we remembre thefe leopardyes and peryltes, 'r^ oduii'i 

and yf we doo not remembro them we may faye. 
- meruaylouB blyndnes, ye oiir madnea, neuer ynongh to 
be wayled & cryed out Tpon. Heuen is abooe th, HnteDiboi^ 
wherin almygbty god is refydent & abydynge, wbiche 

lOgyneth hymfelfe to ts aa 'our fader, yf we obey and do [•uiii.tuk] 
accotdynge vnto hie holy commanndementes. The FuhiroftbiiM 
depeneffe of hell is vnder vb, gretely to be abhorred, full luu bmMih; ' 
of deuylles. Our fynnes and wyckedneffe be afore vs. iinbrfmiiiij 
Behyude vb be the tymes and fpacea that were ofEred to i»t "PPortonHi™ 

15 do fatyffaccyon and penaunce, whiche we haue necly- 

gently lofte. On our lyght hande be all the benefaytes Ood'i bn»iita m 
of our moolt good and make lorde almygbty god gynen 
vnto TS. And on our lefto hande be innumerable mylTe °n uie left, nit- 
fottnnes that myght haue happed yf that almyghty god ij hk gmdHH { 

20 had not defended ts by his goodnes and mekenes. 

Within TB is the mooft ftynkynge abhomynacyon of our wiitita, tii* .tink- 
fynne, wherby the ymage of almyghty god in ts is very of >iii, detomiine 
foule defonrmed, and by that we be made Tnto hym miking u ub 
Tery euemyes. By all thefe thynges befote leherfed we 

25 haue pTOToked the dredefull magefte of him vnto foo Bo pnmikid, mar 
grata wrath that we mufte nedea fere, lefte that he let hu huda o>\» 
fall thia lyne our lyfe from his handes, and the potte b 
OUT body be broken, and we than fall downe in to the * 
depedul^^nofheU. Xherfore what f hall we wretched heu™ 

30 lynneia doo, of whome may heipe and focoure be had 

and obteynedforTB. By what manar faciefyce may the Brwhitu 
wrath and Ire of fo gcete a magefte be pacyfyed and ■>; un n 
made eafy. Truly the beft remedy is to be fwyfte in ^j ■»"* i* 
doynge penaance for oui fynnea. He onely may helpe ud nui* i 

35 them that be penytent. By that onely faorefyce his Ire "' 
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Vi FSALir LI. THK DAHOEB ASD THE BZUEDT. 

loide almyghty god is mercyfull to them that be penj- 

iMucrjtaaod tent. Theifore let tb how afke Ms mercy with the 

penytent prophete Dauyd. Let ts call and crye before 

the trone of hia grate, fayenge, Miferere mei deus, 

God haue mercy on me. Fyrft let vs teohe a parte of this 6 

[•«i»] *p£alm6,aa we dydo before in the other pfalmee. IT We 

iniiuBntiutror fhallat this tyme by the heipe of almyghtygod declare 

praphtt the hsJfe of it, wherin our prophete dooth thie thynges. 

(DaukHhiiioii; Fyrftehe enduceth and bryngeth in hie petycyon whiche 

euery penytent perfone may make apte and conuenyent 10 
(Hitwwibj to hymfelfe. Alter that he fheweth by many reafons 
Mit totaT™ bis petycyon to be graonted. And lafte he promyfeth 
{s^roinitm hhD- Very true and vndoubtefull hope to hymfelfe of the 
If .'n^^nder defyM that he af keth. If that fynnera wolde truly and 
tiuirtuii, ryghtfully poudre and thynke of what coudycyon and 15 

ftate they be in (of the whlche fomwhat we haue &yd 
thumaBtihini before) I trowe they fholde thynke themfelfe in a very 
siwtjK[i>rd7! giete peryli and leopardy. And yf that they remembre 
gu4i[,[hgir it not well, truly the more ia thep peryli and grete 
Hi who ™"i*r leopardy. For of the two that perfonea in^ more nyghe 20 
mnVte? "wi ^^ helthe of his foule that feeth and perceyueth before 
^bJhii'U!™ the daungeror peryli that he may fall in to, that' iahe 
»>"*""■ that hath noo mynde vpon it. For he that cafteth 
noo peryli before may not flee the chaunce whan it 
Ki.owiii* om fhail happen. We therfore knowynge the pery lions 25 
wk tilt on]; condycyon we be in, let va feke aremedyfor to auoyde 
•no Odd. it, whiche can noo where ellea be bad but onely 

of almyghty god. Nam quia poteft dimittere 
oodiHwatiMr peccata nifi folus deus. Forwhomayelleeforgyuo 

' fynnes but onely our blyffed lorde almyghty god. Let 30 

Ts all therfore crye vnto him, fayenge. Miferere mei 

deus. God haue mercy on me. Perauenture fome 

man wyll tliynke in hymfelfe, If noo remedye may 

thoogii <r« hmva ba eUes bad hut of almyghty god whofe magefte I vn- 

•d uiB. gracyous fynner haue fo ofte and fo greuoufly offended, 36 

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hepjnge fynne vpon tyimo, how fhall he foo lyghtly 
haue mercy vpon me. How may it 'be that he fball [*uit, bHt] 
not take Tengeaimce & ptmylThe me fyth he ia fa myghty Ood mightj ud 
and ryghtwyfe. For grete men in power of thia worlde ii„, th^nighuw 
5 aie more myghty and ryghtwyfe they be fo moche the H^™^'" 
more they exceicyfe and vfe vengeaonce and punylThe- Uumarotckur 
ment vpon them that be wycted and bickers of the ttm.*,""** 
lawe. Therfore fyth almyghty god ia mooft ryghtwyfe 
and mooft myghty of all, how maye he haue mercy and Hm dun dm 

10 not auenge his qnaiell of fo many and giete trefpafTe quirrir 
done agaynft his hyghueffe. Unto this we anfwere 
ia this maner wyfe, that the luges of this worlde (jf JodiHiifUiia 
ony be without falfenes and molyce) be fo obedyent umUwi, 
and ful^ecte vnto the lawee whiche alwaye th^ muft 

16 obey, thatitisnotlawfullto themattheyrowne wylland njmAfx^n 
arbytrement to forgyue fuche aa fholl pleafe them. Alfo uMtnmnt. 
many of them and almooft oil haue fo moche curfednea mn/iuagM tan 
and malyce fet in tbayr myndea that yf that they mygbt »■ u lar^n 
tbey wyll not forgyue thofe that hath offended them in 

20 ony oondycyon. For why they haue but lytell mercy 
and olmooft none. It is wryten. Nemo boDUS nifi 
folus deas. No man is good but onely almyghty god, Howgoodbut 
He onely is of fo grete mekenes and pyte that no poynte 
of malyce neyther of falfenes may be in hym. Therforo HonuiieanM 

S5 fyth be is fo mebe and fo meroyfull, and aboue his law es, ut i> iinTa hii 
alfo in condyoyon ' fubgecte to them, he may forgyue and mid mv ttnyin 
be men^uil ynto whome he wyll, and fo fhall he do, " 
for he may not haue lytell mercy but alwaye grete and hb mv not hara 
plentenous. Truly the mercy of our mooft myghty and ii"; sutattait. 

30 beft lorde god ia grete, and fo grete that it hath all 

mefures of greten^ Somtyme trees be called grete for Tim ve high, 
theyr goodly and large heyght. Pyttes be called grete pIm ft. 
for theyr depeneffe. Ferre loumeya be 'called grete [*«'] 
bycaufe they are longe. Stretes and hygh wayea be Mmu wwt, ' 

36 called grete for theyr brede and wyddeneffe. But the 
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SS P8AUI M. OOD'9 UBBOT AUS IUN'S. 

ooi-t tamy high mercy of god conteynetli and is meftiied by all thefe 

ud dHp and long - -^ t j 

ud widt, mefuiea of greteues, and not onel; by one of them. Of 

the greteues in heyght is wryten, Domine vfqwe ad 
celoa mifericordia tua. Lords thy mercy extend- 

Ugh M hwTin, eth and recheth vp to the heuens. It is alfo greto in 5 

d«p u IhU. depneffe, for it recheth downe to the loweft hell The 
prophete faytL Mifericordia tua magna eft fup(T 
me : et eniifti a;ti;»am meam ex inferno inferiori. 
liorde thy mercy is grote ouei me, and thou hafte de- 

imiduth* lyueredme&om theloweftand depeft hell. It isbrode 10 
for it occupyeth and ouercouereth all the worlde, the 

fame prophete fiiyenge, Mifericordia domini plena 
eft terra. The erth is full of the mercy of our lorde. 
It lacketh no length, for tdfo it is fpoken of the fame 
bncHttmtr- prophete. Mifericordia eius ab etemo et vfqK(? 15 
in etemum fuper timentes eum. The mercy of 
god is without ende on them that dredeth hym, therfore 
fytb the mercy of god is fo hygh, fo depe, fo brode, Ss 
fo longe, who can or may faje oi tbynke it lytell, who 
fhall not call it grete by all niclures of gretenes. Than 20 
euery creature that wyll knowlege hymfelfe to this 
mercy may laye, Miferere mei deu3 fecundufjt 
magnaOT mifericordiam tuam. Lorde haue mercy 

on me accordyngo to thy grete mercy. Two thynges 
itntjiawtii there be concemynge mercy, that is to faye inwarde 25 
atrtt oniwirtiT mercy, and the werke of mercy outwardly Aan^ There 

lyeth petauenture in the open ftrete a pooie man ful 
[•iiT.iHuk] of fores, a certayn phyfycyen 'comynge by beholdeth 
who HH 1 posr hym and is moued anone with inwaido pyte, neuerthe* 
""■ '*^''' "'™' lefle he gooth befyde and gyueth hym no medycyne at 30 

aL Truly al though this phyfycyen were fomwhat 
mv fM Fi^ mercyf nil to this poore man, yet he f hewed no dede of 
ufdHd gf mercy vnto hym. And we our felfe oftentymea fe and 
sawionmar* beholde many nedy and feke folkes, vnto whome we 
™Tii'Bi«no''' gyue no helpe, all be it we be fomwhat moued inwardly 35 
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Teiy rygbt in on othsr place piayfynge the mercy of god. 
Mifericors et miferator doramas. He ia mifcricors uiitnmnaat 
that is moued with fome mercy inwardly. Miferatoris wiihmmjin- 
he that dooth and perfoumieth outwardly the dede of ^!^l,'„ont 
6 mercy. Therfore our loMe b not onely meioyfull in- ^^^^ 
watdly, but alfo he exceicjfeth outwardly the weike of iroodwcnoDij 
it. And yf he executed not mercy in dede what f bolde not mUeraiar 
it profyte T8. For why we f hall fele no remedy by in- wiihosUfMno 
warde pyte onely of the greuoufnea that we fuf&e, and 

10 before were ouerthrowen by without the dede of mercy 
be f hewed. It is not therfore ynough that almyghty 
god haue mercy on ts hut yf he doo the dede of mercy. 
And what other thynge ia to gyue and fhewe on vs the i>» "">* "^ 
werke of mercy but to doo awaye our wietchednefTe, that ddag m; our 

15 is to faye our fynnes wherby we be made wietched. 
Scrypture fayth. Miferos facit populos peccatum. 

Syune maketh wretched people. It is veiy nedefull Sinmrnkdj] 
truly to piaye that almyghty god be mercyfuH vnto va Let m pmj i« 
and alfo vouchefaue to execute the dede of his mercy on man? apon u br 

20 VB, that is to laye to do awaye our fynnes and gyue ts u^ "*^ "" 
his mercy accordynge to the multytude of his mercyea. 
If thou Tynne ones it is nedefull to the one mercy, PorinrjitDm 
wherby that fynne may be done away. If twyfe taan^itnfiat. 
or thryfe or 'perauenture more ofte than it fhall [•»»!) 

25 be nedefull to the fo many mercyea as thy fynnes 

bo. Of a trouth the mercyea of ahnygh^ god he <Jod'» nnwiw in- 

-"^ " ° Dnmanlila •■ th* 

innumeraMe. For lyke as &om the giete lyght miiMiiu 
of the fonne cometh and fheweth forth innumerable 
bemes, fo from tha grete mercy of almyghty god 

30 gooth forth innumerable mercyes, nombre the fonne 
hemes yf it be poffyble, and the mercyes of almyghty 
god be more without ende. How grcnous and how grete «ni mor* withwit 
fo euer our fynne be, yet the mercy of god is moche more, g»ta uun ooi 
wherby he may be mercyfull to va. And how many 

35 foo euer they be in nombie, yet the mercyes of hym be 
many more by the whiche hs may do awaye all our 
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98 PSALU LL BUINO, WASHtNO AND WIPIKO THI BOnL. 

Thmfomnmir trefpaffea. Theifotewith grete confydence and tniile 
wuh gnu Biut. let TB af ke of hym liis mercy, fsyenge. Et fecUDdutU 

multitudinem miferationujw tuanun dele ini- 
quitatem meam. Good lorde doo awaye my tjnne, 
accordyuga mto the midtytiide of thy meicyes. If a K 
itiuuibiiaiii, table be fouleand fylthy of alonge contynuauRce, fyrft 
*• nn K, ibm «B lafe it, after whan it ia rafed we walThe it, and lalt 
ttdau " ftf^i^ the waffhyuge we wype and make it dene. Out 
onwHiut foute is compared vnto a table whetin noo thynge was 
wutiipouodiB; payntad, neuertheleffe with many myfdoyngea and 10 

fpottes of fynne we haue defboled and made it defonrme 

B—it u ba ruai in the fyght of god. Therfore It ie nedefull that it be 

rafed, waffhed, and wyped. It f hall be lafed by the 

inwarde forowe and oompunccyon of the herte whan 

iruiwi with tha we be fory for our fynne. It fhall be walThed with 15 

■bni n oonfM, the teres of onr eyen whan we knowlege and confefle 

vii«dindiud> ODT fynne. And lafte it fhall be wyped and made 

tioD. clene whan that we be aboute for to make amendee and 

do Cityfiaccyon by good dedea for our fyimea. Tbefe 

[• u Ti, bunk] thre thyngea that we ' hane fpoken of cometh without 20 

doubte of the gracyons pyte of god. Thou arte fory 

for thy fynne, it ifi a gyfte of almy^^ty god. Thoa 

makeft knowlege of thy fynne wepynge and waylynge 

for it, it 18 a gyfte of almyghty god. Thou arte befy 

uUiticUinii iu good werkea to do fatylTaccyon, whiche alfo is a 29 

lUmnaaA'tgi^^ gyfte of almyghty god. We haue afked now of 

ooi u rut our almyghty god that he doo awaye our fyimea by rafynge 

M u dain Him of our foule that la contricyon, let tb agayne afke and 

ooTiiii. ij Mn defyre hym to wafl^he tb from the fame, that is to faye, 

ofRodir wimw. j|g graunte and gyue ts grace to wepe and wayle for it 30 

We wepe fomtyme, bat it cometh not of god. As 
ifmniarki. whan we fn£&e aduerl^teea ayenft oni wyll, whan onr 
DOT wDi, iiKii wepynge teres dooth profyte ts no thynge, but rather 
bS^I^'hM. ^<>°^^ l»"'*e. For feynt Poule fayth. Seculi trifticia 
WHpbiii tor torn mortein operatur. The forowe of this worlde for 35 
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ynge deth. Snche foroires asd wepynges vafTlietli mx iba wni, but 
not the fonle, bat rather make it foule. Other wepyTige 
teres there be that be caafed of the farowe whiche ia 
godly, as whan we be forowfdl that we haue foo moche Oodiy umw 
' 5 dyl^leafed god, whyche hath done foo moche for ts. luva diapiwHi] 
Hec trifticia penitentiam in falutem ftabilern *'^ 
Operatur. This forowe aa fayth faynt Poule caufeth sudnomw 
pcmaonce to be had for eaetlaftynge helth. And as rorxirUaUnc 
fayth faynt Cryfoftome. Hee lachrime lauant de- Tb^'un, iiji 

10 lictum. Thefe wepynge teres waffhe awaye fynne, ^^J"^^™*" 
they be alfo gyneu of the holy ghoft to them that be 
penitent. For it is wryten, Flabit fpiritus eiiw & 
fluent^ aque. the fpiryte of god fhtdl gyne fo giete tuar^HUi* 
infufyoQ of grace to them that be penytent that the 

15 waters, tliat is to faye theyr we'pynge teres fhall flowe [•iiiu] 
and be haboandannte. TTpon thefe waters the fpyryte Od tbmi vu«* 

God'i Spirit 

of almyghty god may flye and goo fwyftely, whiche n»TMuiiiu» 
was fygoied in the begynnynge of fcriptaie, by the 
fayenge of Moyfes. Et fpiritus domini ferebatur 

30 fuper aquas. The fpyryte of onr lord was home 

alofte Tpon the waters. Cryfoftome defcrybeth the ciajwotaa bjii 
vertue of thefe wepynge teres foycnge. Sicut poft 
vehementes hymbres raimdus aer ac punis 
efficitur : ita et poft lachrimarum pluuias fere- 

25 nitas meatis fequitur stque tranqmllitas. Lyke 

aa after grete fhowres and flormes the ayie is made mfiargrMt 
dene and pore, fo aftw grete plente of wepynge teres iihh, h aiter 
foLoweth the clerenes and tranquyllyte of the foule. tbaciguiuHor 
Let vs all thetfore defyie and af ke to be walThed fi;om ui u hj in ood, 

30 our fynnes by thefe waters and Caya Tnto almyghty god. 
Amplius laua me ab iniquitate mea. Lorde 
wafThe me more from my wyckednes. Befyde rafynge wuh m* from 
of our foule that is cowtiycyon, and waffhynge that is 
confeffyon, we fayd that it is neceDTary to be wyped w* u* wip*d ud 

35 and made clene, whiche is done by {atyOaccyon of good ■ 
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loo PBALH LI, GOOD STORKS OLSAITBB THK HOUL. 

brniutiiitw werkes. Fyrfte by almefTe dede and charytable dyt- 
trjbucyon to the poore people. Tor out fauyouc fayth. 

Date elemofinam et ecce omnia munda funt 
vobis. Gyue almeffe aad ye fhall be made clene 
bt litem la from all fjniie. Bv almelTe dede therfore & i^ood 6 
utj bg wiped werkes ve may be wyped Sc made clene &om all fynne. 
bu without ooii'i And no creature of himfelfe tiatb power to do good 
wndgpKKiirarti. werkea vithout the grace and belpe of god. For as 
fayth feynt Poule. NoM fumus fufficientes cogitate 
aliquzd ex nobis, quafi ex nobis tet fufBcie»tia 10 
[•UTU,b«k: nosira, ex deo est. "We be not fuffycyent and able 
of our felfe, as of our felfe, to thynke ony maner thynge, 
OoT nOeUBCf t> but OUT fuffycyency and habylyte dependeth and cometh 
of god onely, tberfore this thynge is to bo af ked of god 
that he Touchefaue to moue our foulee perfytely by his 16 
grace vnto the excercyfynge £ doynge of many good 
verkes, that they may vtterly be wyped and made 
clene ttom all contagyonfnes of fynne. Accordynge to 
the defyre & layenge of the prophete that foloweth. 
Et a peccato meo munda me. Good lorde make 20 
fiMpuaiMian tt me dene fro my fynne. Our hole petycyou ia ended 
uiu uod w[Li b* here, wherin fyift we haue afked that god be meicyful 
■wiatiiiinHnv Tnto Ts after his grete mercy. And that he rafe our 
wub, ind wiEii foules, waff he them & wype them vtterly from all fynne 
,[n, accordynge to the multytude of his manyfolde mercyes. 25 

n. bmkiu »)i]r ^ In this feconde membre ben dyuera itronge reafons 
ov [Ktuiin. brought forth, wherby god may be moued fo that he 
may not deny our petyoyon. Thre thyngee we haue 
Vih»*Hkid afked before. Fyift that god do awaye our fynne by 
MaiMian, wuc contrycyoD, walThe our foule by confefTyon, & thyrdly 30 
make it dene by fatyflaccyon, to the whiche other thre 
corefpondent to them be brought forth & fhewed in 
BjFDDginiu this fyrft fyl<^yftne, in this fyrll reafon, all though 

ood it wuiinc to they be not in the fame ordte. To do avaye fynne (aa 
miuad. we tayd) is to rafe it that no fpotte be feen in our 3S 

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be lafed, to that no thynge wMche was there tnyten » tiut nnthi^ 
maybe ledde or knowea. Ttuly almyghty god wyll naior^on. 
not knowe oni fjnne and trefpaffe, yf we our felfe wyll 
knowe them. If we ftndj & be aboute as oar duty is if wa md tn* 
6 to rede & confyder the fynnes that be wiyten & marked ou •aaim, 
in onr foules, anone he of his goodnes putteth them Ocd pott UMm 

«t irf Uli itctat. 

out of his fyght. Therfore let va all &ye with a con- 
tryta herte & mynde, blyffed lorde god do awaye 
*my fynne and wyckednes. Quoniam iniqmtatem pa fill) 

10 meam ego COgnofco. For I knowe my grate and 
greuoofe trefpaffe. It is gretly acceptable in tks fyght 
of oar moofl mercyfull lorde god yf a fynnw wyll call oot n p)«uid 
to mynde with due uontrj'cyou the gretenes of his »!:■ lo mind ih* 
fynne. Alfo whome he hath offended and how greu- riTwhom h* hu 

ISouHy. Into how many hurtee and thyngee Tnprofyt^ ttLihii^iini- 
able he hath fallen for his fynne. And how many pro- i^t ii* n. " 
fytes he hath loft by the reafon of it. If we were in 
mynde befyly to beholde and loke on thefe thynges it 
fholde be to VB ryght profytable. For why and we irwtunukuir 

20 knowe oar fynnes after this maner anone god forgyiwtb |Mt uum: 
& dooth tbem awaye. And Uie more ofte we fo do the 
foouer he forgeteth. If we call to mynde vnfaynedly 
and without ony dyffymulacyon bow moche our fynnes 
dooth hynder & let tb fro doynge good werkeB, that 

2fi blyffed lorde fholl vtterly foigete and do them awaye 

for euer, fo that one lytell fpotte f hall not alfo be left, j^ » ipot i. 
but in eueiy parte to appere fayre and clene. Let ts 
therfore with contrycyon faye alfo this that foloweth, 
lorde make me clone fro my fynne. QtfOniam pec- 

SOcatum meum contra me eft (exnper. For my 

fynne is alwaye agaynfb ma. How agaynft me 1 traly Mj iIb ii btton 
euen dyrectiy before myn eyen that I may bebolde and 
loke Tpon it at all tymes without ony lette. Now we 
haue l^ken of the doynge awaye of our fynne, & 
3fi makynge clene of our foale & alfo why god fholde fo mjOot ibntii 
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102 PSAUI LI. AIiL BIN AN OFTKItOB AOUKBT OOD. 

tlie entent eiiei; partycle that we bane promyfed to 

fpeke of maj anfwere conueayentlj to otiier. The 

wepyiLge teres wheibj oar foules msj be waffhed 

Cometh of a fpeoyall gyfte of god, and namely whan 

wa haue that grace to wepe in confeflyon & knowl^- 5 

[* ti Tiu, teok] ynge our fj'nnea before his ferefoll hyghneffe, knoV- 

ynge alfo the grenoufnes of it. We fhall foone knowe 

BiBgrinouM the greteneffe of our fynne. Fyrfte yf we wyll confydcr 

mtfb^ LoMk well how grete and myghty lorde he is whome ve haae 

offended. An other yf we take good hede how moche 10 
whoNHiUou our vngentylnes hath ben to hym lokynge on ts whan 
we do fo many and grete offences. God onely is <rf 
Bin ifiiut God that power that yf we offende and ttefpaffe ayenft his 
dHth. goodnes we be gylty to fuffre etemall deth for it 

ditm aBHd ui Dauyd offmded greuoully ayenft Uiye his knygbt 16 
tobedkin, whome he caufed to be flayne. And alfo he dyde 

■od pgnudfd wyckedly to Barfabe wyfe to the fayd TJiye, whiche 
trr. he perfwaded to aaoutry. Keuertheleffe yf he had not 

ooii'i cammand- broken the lawe and conunaundemeut of god by the 
IJ^kh wi him fayd offences he bad not ben gylty and worthy of 20 
w^T -atuinai gtgjju^ ^[gth_ Therfore of a trouth none offence may 
wl^^tf^ton ^ '^™* ^ ""y creature, wherfore (Ae doer fholde 
wmdtaimMdi '**''*1* '•* '''^ Icopardy of etemall deth, but onely for 
tat^hb^tt^ offendynge agaynft almyghty god, whome we offende 
Btkam louut mnche more greuoufiy, that he beholdeth & feeth eueiy 3$ 
trei^o we do, be they lytell be they moche. Ther- 
fore let vs al go by prayer vnto almyghty god fayengfc 
oood, itonitai my lorde god beholde and fe I wretched fynnet 
knowlege and confeffe my gylte before tby maiefte, 
before thy fyght I detecte my trefpaffe, I do not hyde 30 
it, I fhewe forth my fynne to be Tery greuoua. But 
ud bMMdi ThM blyffed lorde I befechethe waffhe me with my wepynge 
Dv t«in (ominc teies, comynge out &om the plenteuou^effe of thy 
WHta ma ftom grace. And ferthenuore watThe me &o my fynse, for 
l^»iTtaM why good lord I knowl^e Qaod tibi foli peccaui. 35 
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thy lygliL For this canfe good lords foigyae and do 
awaye my fynne, for why I knowe my trefpaffe. I knove 
well I hane offended the. And bafyde that valThe 
me, for I myfelfe confeffe that 'onely to the I hauo [*ui] 
6 offended. And fo in conclaiyon make me dene bycanfe ihk(nMc)«D, 
my fynne is as an obieote to my fyght, it is euei in my mun i^iifhd 
fyght. Blyffed lotde yf thy hyghnes may not by thefe 
reafons be moned to mercy, yet let this moue & ftere 
f^ to be meicyful]. Ut iuftificeris in fermonitua 

10 tuis. That is to l^ye that thou mayft be luftyfyed in «>•> Thmurrt 
thy wordea and layenges. It is wryten by thyn holy u^iiKi. 
prophete Esechyell, what lagementes vnyuerMl thou 
gaue Tnto the people. Thou fayeft alfo good lorde 
Nolo mortem impij : fed vt coauertatur impius 

16 a via fua et viuat. I wyll not the deth of a fynnec, Thu wam w 
but that he be toumed from his wycked lyfe and leue^ dnuar. 

Thou fayeft alfo. Impietas impij noffl nocebat' ei : 
i» qvAcaaque die conuerfus ^erit ab impietate 
fua. The myflyuynge, the wyckednee of the fynfuU th* miiiiiiiii of 

30 creature f hall nener horte neyther be noyfom to bym ihaii nM b* nui- 
whan foeuei he wyll tourne ftom bis wyckednea. And h, wui turn inm 
agayne thou layeft. Si egerit penitenciam a pec- '^'"°*''*°~- 
cato fuo : vita viuet et nos morietur, omnid. 
pe'ccata eiua que peccauit now imputabuatur ei. 

2C If the fynner do penaunce foi his fynne lyue' and irtiHitinwrdo 
neuer dye eneilaftyngiy, the fynnes & tiefpaffee that dn it nuu n*w 
be hath done f ball neuer be caft in his tethe neyther tHit>. 
layde to hie chaiga blyffed lorde vouchefaue and 
gyue vs leue to afke the this queftyon. Were not 

30 thefe tby wordes, dyde thou not fpeke them to thy ma ih« muhrt 
prophete, ta dyde he begyle ts that layd they were bawiouuiat 
fpoken of the. Foi of a tiouth he wrote that thou ipoUBivThMF 
fpake them to hym. Ta itaqaff fili homing die ad 
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104 P8ALH LI. OOD'B WATS EQUAL. 

and tell tliis vnto thy people. &a. Theifore good 

[• kk 1, tekj "lorde they be thy wordea. mooft meke god beholde 

ve wretched fynneis tonme from onr euyl wayes vnto 

the, we do penaunce for our offeaces, grannte lords that 

they be not noyfome to vs neyther layde to our charge 6 

at oiiy tyme, but vtterly to be done awaye, waffhfd 

awaye and wyped away. - Ut iuftificeris in fermoni- 

bu3 tuis. that tbou may be luftyfyed by thy wotdes. 

raXhiiTinif Thou knoweft well what folehardy lugement the, peo- 

whoertod. pie gaue ayenft tko for this thy feutence, they fayd 10 

^-viioM Nora eft equa via Aomini. The waye that this 

man taketh is not egall. Thy people pi«fumed to be 

luges of thy fentence. To whome thou gaue anfwere 

Bonnndi on thia wyfe. Nuwiquid via mea no« eft equa: 

i.t>dt]fT»v et now magis vie veftre praua' funt. Is not my 15 

•brtwd. nowiht, wayo good and egall, & yours fhrewed nought & more 

vnegall, thou confenned agayne to them thy wordee 

fpoken before, fayenge. Qaanefo auertent fe impiua 

ab impietate fua feceritqae iudiciiun et iufti- 

ciam, vita viuet et nora monettir, omniiaa ini- 20 

quitatwra eiz^ quas op^ratus eft non recordabor. 

■a* iiiiMr con- Whan foeuer a fynner f hall tonme away from his fynne 

biK.nukingBdi- & truly oonfelTe hym of it, & make &tyffac(non he 

AcUcni, ■hull J V ■ V 

nevsr d!» «T»r- fhall lyue & neuer dye euerlaftyngly, I fhall alfo 

ood bntu hii foigete & nener call to mynde ony fynne that he hath 25 

done. Good lorde thy wyll was to ouercome & exclude 

by this maner theyr folehardy Ic^ment ayenft thy 

mercyful fentence. We befeche & praye the now to 

God on mir do the fame. Thou f halte not ouercome theyr opyn- 

ftBitartjjgiig- yons but yf thou manyfefte & fhewe thywordea & 30 

uii mjfBgi 10 iM foyengea to be true, & thai they haue Tutmly luged of 

the. Therfore now blyffed lorde do away our wyoked- 

nes, now foigete om; fynnes whiche we vtterly forfake 

[•"ill 'and defpyfe. Ut iuftiliceris in fermonibiw tuis 

et vincas cum iadicaris that thou may be luftyfyed 35 
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FSAIiM LI. THX BtTBDEH OF BIN DRAWS US DOTIT. 105 

in thy wordea & oueicome whan thou arte luged fo 
holdlj' & folyffhely. Our fynnes be grete & innumer- 
able, we do not forgete them, we do not couer & hyde w* da not hid* 
them, we do not defende them, hut we knowe, we tatopnud 
6 moke open & accufe them, neuerthelefle we befeche the 
for thy grete mercy & for the infynyte multytude of 
thy manyfolde mercyes beholde ts, & namdy wheiof naq faioHict 
we be made, thon knoweft what mater it is & how mtOt, 
fiayle it is. Call agayne to mynde that we are but 

10 dulte & claye, & alfo tJiat the lawe & cuftome of out bnt diui i»i dij, 
body is coRtrary to the Iswe & cuftome of our foule bodrpouiniw 
and the cuftome of our body putteth vb dayly vnder J^a^J^^. 
the captyuyte & thraldome of fynne. If a commaunde- 
ment were gyuen to a man that hath but a weyke & irimumrftiMa 

16 feble body in ftrength to roll & tonme vp a myll Hone imiiMeHiip 
of a grete weyght vnto the hyeft parte of an hyll, & 
that he put hie good wyll to perfourme (Ae fame, neuer- 
theles perauenture whyles he is aboute to do Me dede 
the ftone for gretenes of his weyght abone hiB ftrength nd n iboaid 

20 faUeth downs backwarde in to a valey, were not this mto ■ >4ii.r, 
man mote worthy to be pardoned & forgyuen (feynge would »inHbiiii. 
& knowynge his good mynde) than he that were 
myghty & hath grete ftrength. We be in lyke con- 
dycyon, we be aboute to brynge this our body vnto Wt mm trj u> 

28 thy holy hylL neuertheles it is thraft downe by the loni^imirhui, 
heuy burden of fynne that oftentymes it boweth & downbrimiMmT 

burdnotda, 

flyppeth downe backwarde, for that fame fynne that by 

our fyrft fader & moder Adam & Eue was brought '^'^'5^ 

amonge al men is heuy & greuous on ve lyke as an 

SO heuy burden, & dayly greueth vs more & more, it 
maketh vs alfo prone & redy to all other Tjcea, therfote 
and for this canfe haue mercy on va, for this fynne of 
our forefader, this heuy & greuous weyght "was con- r* » u, b«i] 
ceyaed and begoten with vs, accordynge to the fayenge 

35 of the prophets. Kcce eniiit in iuiquitatibiw con- 
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106 PBALM LI. FSStTX AD MS. 

■sirtj^™ mea. Eeholdfl I wu conceyaed in fynne, and my 
moder conceyned ma in fynne. This notwithf tandyng* 
good lorde we knowe that thon arte true, & all that 

Ood't pnoiM II thou dooft promyfe is very tronth. Truly thou feyd 

that thy comynge in to thia worlde was to call fynneis 6 

to penaujice. Non veoi vocare iuftoa fed pecca- 
^Maineu torcs ad penitenciam. This is thy fayenge. I came 
iriHbaiainnKi ill to thls vorlds, not to call lyghtwyfe people, but 

fynnere to penaunoe, thoa haft called on them & dayly 

dooft call, fayenge. Yenite ad me omDes qui 10 
laboratis et onerati eftis & ego reficiam vos. 

camtnnum^ jjl yg that labottT in thia worlde & here heny by 

all 7* Uul libooi. *^ J J 

doynge penannce come to me & I f hall refreffhe you. 

Truly thy promyfe ia to reoeyue all thai wyll come, yf . 

they come to f Ae as they fholde do. Qui venit ad me 16 
^namvm non eijtiam^ foras. Whofoeoer cometh to me I 
not caut tiim out. f hall uot cafte hym out, I fball not forfake bym. 
w<,(DodLord, good lorde beholde, we be fynMers in lyke manei at 
unwanuMtis thou Came in to the woilde to call vnto the, we labour 
11MT7 iidm. and be laden with the multytude of oar fynnes, we alfo 20 

be made wery by the meanes of our wyckednea. Ther* 

fore blyffed loTde faye Tuto va, come ye vnto me, £ 
w«i»n»ti.Tim, anone we come, we bumyle and meka ourfelfe before 
mHk ouwim the trone of thy meicy, other hope and tntfte haue we 
nohopitKii'iii none in ony condycyon but onely in the, yf thou wylte 26 
fur oor Htr-H- not be mercyfull to vs for accufynge ourfelfe, neytter 
SuqT "" by this (hat thou arte luflyfyed by thy wordes, neyther 

alfo for our fraylte, yet good lorde haue mercy on va 
•nfl tor Thj f^j (j,v trouth, thou arte true and loneft trouth aboue 

trath'iHk*. J • 

[•kkui] all thvnKe. Haue'inmynde the promyfe thou made SO 

bmU mind Thy ""^ , "^ . . - v 

pnmiH. to eneiy penytent fynnei comynge Tnto the, whiche 

is, thou f balte not cafte them awaye, & alfo thou f halte 
refreffbe them. We come therfore vnto the good lorde, 
cafte VB not awaye but refreUhe va with thygiace and 
mercy. Ecce entm veritatem dilexiM. ThoaSS 

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F8ALM U. TUl BXPBHTAKOH Or NIKKTIH. 107 

haft ener loaed troath. After that this hoi; piophete 
hath fhewed & purpofad hia petycyon, & brought fortb 
many reof ons why the fayd petycyon f holde be gnimted. 
Thyrdly now with a gladde chcie ha maketh fure pro- m. ti» pniitMi 
6 myfe & hop« to hymfelfe to gete and obteyne bis afk- tsobtliBhtaut- 
ynge, wyllynge to gyne example to eueiy fyaner bycaufe 
that they fbolde do the fame. It is a grete dyfference 
bytwena difpayre and fure hope. The nynynetee napdr ud boiw. 
whan the piophete tbretto & menaffed them with the wbin jdhh 

10 deftraccyon of the cyta, they were not is foiete god 'iii«M_Ki'ihm 
wolda be mercyfull to them, neyther they were vtterly ^hupi nor^a 
in defpayra Jonas the piophete came Tnto them the ""^ '*'*'*''■ 
feconde tyme fent fiom almyghty god, & &yd openly 
Adhuc qiiadraginta dies et niniue fubuertetur. 

15 Within .xl. dayes to come the cyte of nynyne fhal be 
ooerthrowan and deftroyed. The people heiynge the 
wotdes of the piophete lonas and feiynge the venge- 
aunce of god to fall vpon them, commannded amosge 
themlelfe eueiy man woman & chylde to falte and alfo nwr "■««( ui 

20 cladde them in facke cloth from the loweft d^ie vnto ™ "^ ' 
the hyetL The kynge of that cyto anone as he waa 
ceitefyed & had knowlege of the prophetes fayenge lofe 
vp from bis fete thiewa awaye bis loyall garment 8e 
cladde hym in &cke cloth, and fate downe on the 

26 groimde in the daft, and by the decree and one affent mn iih uof mi 
of all his nobles, commaunded that eaery man woman nun, naua «iid . 
and chylde, & alfo brute beeftes fbolde not ete neyther braubwii 
diynke bya certayne fpace,hDt thai 'eaerybody fholda ^, ttw^un*] 
do penannce for thejrr fynne. This was thayr fayenge. ^**^"**^ 

30 Quia f[c]it' ii conaertaticr et igoofcat detw et 
reuertatur a farore ire fue et uon peribinuM P 
Who knowetb, who is Ito yf Kod wyU be toiimed from wbokmntkif 

OodwtUbvlonid 

vengeannce and by bis mercy forgyae tb, and alfo with- (nn nii Tsn- 
diawe his wratha & we f hall not perytTbe. It apperetb ibm^ ibt kiiw- 
85 by thefe woidas they had no veiy trufl <rf foigynenes, jJUl,'*'""" 
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108 FSALK hi. AUTHORITT OF THE CanRCH. 

& alfo that they were not vtterly in dyfpayre, notwith- 
Uiv did d«g iwi- ftandynge they dyde peuauoce, ahydynge all togyder 
surer. vhat the mooft meke god wolde do with them, vhofe 

grete mercy at the laft they knewe and had in expery 
ence, allthotigh Wore they neyther bad very tnift not 6 
full myfletruft of it But we be now iu an other con- 
To chiuuwu am dycyon. Abnyghty god hath fbewed to vs cryften 
tnuuniorHii people the trefoures of hia grete mercy, the fecrete 
mM^'otiiMjS^' myfteryes of (Ae fayth & the fecramentea of.helth, 

wherby we may tiuft veryly to bane forgyuenes. Cer- 10 

taynly they were before hyd & vnlinowen to ve, but 

midi rauiiM by now of late tyme they be manyfeft & f hewed by bia 

oncly begoten fone Ihefu cryfte, wbicbe his owne felfe 

dooth wytaeffe fayenge vnto hi§ fader. Abfcondifti 

hec a fapientibus et prudentibus et reuelafti 15 

Tha'pniytM- ea paTUulis. Father thou hafte byd and kepte 

hidden frunuh* fecrete the preuytees of thy godhede from wyfe and 

M^MbTlDuJi cunnynge men & fbewed them to fuohe as be fmall & 

ind^ui.^ jjf jy^gjj reputacyon in this worlde. Ihefu cryfte com- 

ynge downe from the fader of beuen into this worlde 20 
made open & fbewed vnto his chyrche the byd & 
preuy myfteryes of bia godhede, Me ownfelfe beretb 
wytneffe fayenge. Qaeca/tqtie audiui a ^aire meo 
nota feci vobis. I bane manyfeft and fhewed to 
you all that I haue herde of my fader. He promyfed 25 
[•kkiT] alfo at bis afcencyon 'the boly gboft to come that 
h^'i^k^B fbolde teohe parfytely the knowlege of euery thynge, 
notSiufnionwr- '*' *''*'' "**"" '"^ tl»'''S^ ™*y ^^ "1°™ certayne to va than 
IXwfcjsSiJ'' itwhiche is taught by holy cbyiebe. No meane may 
cimreh. jjg founde fo fpedefull and redy to prone the certaynte 30 

■pHdiu to proT* of QQy thynge concemynge our fayth as that the chyrche 
•njwaiwnni™™- hath fo affermed and ordeyned. The chyrche of god 
thit iba chonb, may in no wyfe begyle in thofe thynges that longeth 
ihiiigi miV not to our fayth and to the vndoubtef nil helth of the fonle. 
iffirmad. " Wbo therfore of vs cryfl«» people may not of rygbt 35 
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P8ALH LI. BACRAHKNia OWB THEtB TIBTDX TO 0BBI8T. 109 

fapientie tue manifeftafti michi. Good lorie thou 
hafl fhewed Tito me the myfteryes of thyn infynyto Tii*iiij.toriMof 
wyfdome whiche before were hyd and vnknowen to vs, nrmivt. 
but why hath god f hewed va thefe fecretea, what dooth 
6 it profyte the fecrete myftexyea of hym to be f hewed 
and made open to vb, what- comforte f hall we take by 
it. Truly giete comforte yf we vnfaynedly repent our Kiuiwi«d(« or 
olde fynfull lyfe, eUes we know them to our grete hurte. rthutST^t, 
For as faynt Peter fayth. Melius eft non cognofcere """""^ 

10via;ffl iufticie: (\uam poft agnitionem retrorfum 

COflUerti. It is better not to knowe the way of ryght- Beiur hm to 
wyfaeffe than after the kuowlege of it to yfe & do the S^iiirtMIS,"' 
contrary. But yf we toume to god and folowe his n'JJ"JJ,'^°*™' 
commaundementes foriakynge our wretched lyfe, hav- 

16 ynge fayth & truft in hia facramentes we f hal without n.i rm-nunm 
doubte obteyne forgyueues and mercy by the vertue of obuio ower- 
them. Perauanture fome man fhall faye, we fe what boimwiui4ji 
is done in euery facrament. In the facrament of "«»•*« in 
baptym the childe is waiThed in the water, and a fewe <•' ^'^ '•t^' 

20 wordes be fpoken of the preeft. In the confyrmacyon, insonnrmaUao 
the foieheed of the chylde ia noynted with holy creme u» cuid-i &»• 
in maner of a 'crolTe with a fewe wordea fpoken of the [•kkir.iwk] 
preeft. In the facrament of penaunce after the eon- J't^^^^^' ""^ 
feffyon is herde and fatyffaccyon enioyned the preeft JJ^^^|„ jon- 

25 fayth alfo a fewe wordea, what longeth thefe to the Jjjl™"^'^^ 
helth of the foule, for the wordea anone as they be wonit orkb»in- 
fpoken be gone in to the ayie & no thynge of them oiut lonmtb ihii 
lemayneth. The water alfo & the oyle perfeth not uiiKnir 
from the body Tnto (Ae foule, perchaunce fome man pim,^tiiUi» 

30 wyll thynke this in hymfelfe. And it ia of a trouth ™* 
the water and the oyle to haue no ftrength of theyr 
owne nature whetby they may entie vuto the foule, or 
to werke in it good or enyll, neuerthelea there is a TM.prfirnia 
preuy & hyd vertue gyuen vnto them by the meryte of uwnbTthimitit 

35 the palfyon of Ih^a ciyft & of Ms precyous blode, bairuddHT 
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110 FBALH LL OKHISl's BLOOD flLKAKBBS IHS BOUL. 

This mooft hdij and den blode of IheAi cryfte f hedde 

for om redempcyon, bought and gaiie to grete and 

plenteoous vertue to tlie locramentea, Uiat as ofte as 

oay cieatnie f hall vfe £ receyue <my of them, fo oft it 

is to be byleued they are fpiencled wiih the droppes of 6 

^uiliwimL *^^ ''™* mooft holy blode, whofe vertue perfeth vnto 

tlie foule, and maketh it clene jtoiu al fynne. But 

wherby knows ws this, truly for he hath f hewed and 

made open the hyd and vncsrtayn thyngea to tb of his 

infynyte wyfedome. It was a coftome in the olde laire 10 

amongea the lewes to do awaye theyr fynnes bj this 

A itw entpdiia maner. If ony of them by tonchynge of a doed body 

loMUiif ■ teri or by ony other maner thyng^ were culpable & mode 

bf iprtnkiini foule, anone he was made clene of that defante with 

yfope dypped in the blode of certoyne beeftes and 16 
fprencled ypon hym, whiche maner and coftome was 
TtioHuiiDiof gynen to the lewes by Moyfes & oideyned by the wyfe- 
dome of god. Ifeuertheleflb at that tj^ne it was vn- 
knowen what this mater ment and fygnefyed. It was 
[*nt] TBcer'tsyne, it was hyd, what the wyfdome of god 20 
oTupsniiHi 0n wolde to be Tnderftande by this afpercyon or fprenk- 
mnr ■»« Elu lynge of blode. And after that oar blyffed lotde Ihefn 
cryft had fhedde his precyous blode. And aa fayth 
faynt Peter waffbed ts from fynne with bis blode it 
kDowBtamrr was knowen to eneiy man what by the yfope and by 35 
Ybi». hot ud ix the afpercyon of blode was fygnefyed. Tfope is an 
■icnuio chrw herbe of the gronnde that of his natnte is bote, and 
hath a fwete finell, lygnefyeuge Cryft whiche meked 
himfelfe to fuSVe deth on the croffe. And as faynt 
Poule fayth he offred hymfelfe of very grete & fement 30 
uawTiBiiiof charyte vnto his fader almyghty god as a focrefyoe of 
fwete odour. No man may doubte of this that by the 
TiM upmdan gf afpercyos of blod« of beeftes before the Incomocyon 
iHfiinthtiHW was fygnefyed and reprefented the effiifyon of the 
Uh sRuioii of blode of Ciyft for our redempcyon, whiche blode of 36 
chri.fi blood. ^^ fenyonr without doubte is of moche more Ctrengtb 

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roALII LI, JOT OP THI PABDONSD SIKHSB. Ill 

mcomporable to do awaye fyonee than was the blode 
of beef tea. And aa ofte as the holy facntnentes be wiwfTcrUK 
yterated and vfed accordyngs to the comiTiaxindeiDent lunud, cwr 
of Cryftes chyrcbe, fo oite is the blyfTed blode of our •prini>i*] ibraid 
6 lotde fpreucled abrode to clenfe and pnt awaj fyime. 
Therfore let ts all faye with tbe boly pnipbete this 

Terfe that folowetb, Afperges me domine yfopo 
et mundabor. Aa we inyght faye. Loide our faytb 
is fo clere and vndoubtofull by the meryte of the paf- 

lOfyonof thy fone our lorde Ihefu cryftwhiche by the chriithuginii 
efiufyon of his holy blode hath gyuen fo giete effycacy oh •Hmaniu, 
and ftrengtb to the holy facramentea of hia chiiche, 
that whan ve leceyue ony of them we fhall be fprended itut whan we 
and made clene by tbe Tertue of bis piecyona blode inipriniiiKib; 

15 lyke as with yfope, whiohe afperfyon anone folowetb uood, 
the water of grace that is infufed in oui foules, wherby 
we be made more wbyter'than fiiowe. Therfore the [•m.bMkj 
propbete addeth to the fame verfe. Lanabis me et Uunaov. 
fuper ninem dealbabor. Lotde thou f halte waffhe 

30 me and I fball be made more whyte than fiiowe. Ko 

creature may exprefle how loyfnll tbe fynner is whan loi oi uh iiniHr, 
he knowetb and rnderftandetb hymfelfe to be delyuered from tha biud»n 
ftom the grete burden and heuyneffe of fynne, whan tuedviKanwbivh 
he feetb and perceyueth that he is delyuered utterly ^*t^ih*dw^ 

25 and brought out of the daunger of fo many & grate ^^^^^ 
perylles that he was in whyles he contynued in fynne, «™>*™»- 
whan alfo he perceyueth the cleienes of hia foule and 
remembieth the tianquylly te and peas of hie confcyence. 
Audit tunc quid loquatur intra fe domtnus, 

30 quomam loquetur pacew in feruos fuoa et in 
eos qui coauertuntur ad cor. Than be perceyneth 
well in bis herte what our lorde wyll fbewe in hym by 
infpyiacyon, what fhall he f hewe, euerlaflynge peas btbhhiii* jmu 
to come Tpon his feruauntes, vpon them that be forow- nhodopanuuaL 

35 foil & do penannce for theyi fynues, wbicbe peas is fo 
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112 PSALM U. THE KINQDOIf FBBPABBD FOR PENITENTS. 

gladnea that ike propbete lemembiynga it lajth. 
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et leticiam. Loide 

thou fhalte gyue to myn heiynge inwardly loye & 
gladneffe. If the peas of this tyme be fo gretly to be 
defyred to the inwarde herynge of our foule, what loye 5 
pHoanriirtiiic. trowe We fhall be at that tyme whan t/ia peaa euerkft- 
ynge fhall be ofiied to ts, whan the kyng of etemoU 
peaa fhall faye vnto all true penitent peifones. Venite 
benedicti patris mei percipite tegaam quod 
vobis paratum eft a conftitutione mundi. 10 
c«gM, J* Hantd Come to me ye blyfTed chyldrea of my fadet, take the 
[•uuj enerlaftynge 'kyngdome that was prepared and made 
Mdy for you before the begynnynge of the worlde. 
ThMEMiiibrtabi* Shall WO Hot loye than inwardly in our foules, fhall 
wioijor imnrtiy we not loye than outwardly in our bodyea, fhall we 16 
'■'"*™'''' not than loye bothe body and foule without aduerfyte 
neuer to feafe, fhall not thia ferefull luge layenge thefa 
comfortable wordes gyne vnto our herynge inwarde 
loye of ^e foule for the faluacyen of it. Shall he not 
gyue feruent loye whiche we haue obtayned our af kynge 20 
and our defyre, fhall he ' not gyue euerlaftyngo loye 
without ony adueriyte. Truly he fhall gyue inwaide 
jaj brttntamv loye for the forowe of our contrycyon, loye alfo for 
Mfntptngor wepynge in our confeflyon, and lafte euerlaftynge loye 
^^"^^^ for (Ae grefe of our fatyffaccyon. Et tunc exulta- 26 
""■ bunt offa humiliata. That is to fay the fuperyour 

will, nunii, ind ftrengtbee of the foule whiche be called, wyll, reafon, 
m^nwa b/ & memory, that before were ouerthiowen by the greu- 
■iii,ituu>vi a^jjpg Qf (ynne fhall than loye for euet without ony 
wiiiiBtbafrniuMi aduerfyte. Our wyll fball loye in the fmycyon of 30 
numiB UHii(ht god. Our reafon in the clere fight of the godhede. 
BwnoiT In ■ na ^^ 1^ °'^ memory fhall loye in a fore remembraunce 
Jl^j^J^"" euer to contynue & neuer lacke that excellent loye and 
pleafore. Than our wyll, our reafon, & our memory 
before oppreffed and brought Tnder by fynne fhall 36 
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laya withont ends. That wa pramyfed in our begyn- 
nynge ia now perfonrmed and f hewed in this fyxft Wsinniiwmd: 
parte of the pMme. Fyrft what thynge we that be i- wm »■ pm- 
peuytent fholde af ke. Seconde what reafona we may *■ wbu numu 
5 make & biynge for om felfe for the graonte of our th> gnnt otoor 
petycjon. And lafte that we may tmfte without t. thu wa naj 
doubte to obteyne our afkynge whiche our loide oaiuUBC. 
grannte tb. Amen. 

"l" Secunda pars. fuu,***] 

10 Auerte faciem tuam a p^ccotis meis et 
OTQJtes iniquitates meas dele. 

or aa moche aa we haue fo gretely piayfed inuu««ti«tof 
the mercy of god in the ende of the fyrft ginmtDnnaii- 
parte of thin pfolme wherby we hane gyuen tngoafmiatnj. 
to all fynners giete coufydeuce to obteyne 
foigynenelTe. It is now to be thou^t pro- Babn « ipuk 
f ytable or euer we fpeke of this feconde parte im m ttm tm*- 

whMt ot tlu hK of 

fomwhat to f hewe of the fere of almyghtj god. Many ood. 
greto caufes there be to truft of forgyuenefTe yf we con- 

20 fyder the grete mercy of god fo ofto f hewed vpon peny- 
tont fynners. Alfo we haue many grete canfea to fan 
almyghty god, yf we remembre how many and grete onrtiMm»nj 
our fynnes be, wherwith we dayly ofTende his goodnee. 
Therfore fyth we haue fo good and many lufte caufee 

25 bothe of hope and drede as me femeth he taketh the Ht t»i*h a* 
moofl fure way that maketh the one mete with the other, ™kM t»pg mM 
that is to fsye hope with diede and drede with hope. dr«d wnn bi^e, 
That perione whiche foo dooth fhall neyther tmfte in 
god wiUioQt lus fere, nor diede hym without hope, for 

30 by enclynynge more to the one than to the other we 
fhall aoone erre, eyther by oner moche hope to be exalted 
in to T617 piefumpcyon or by ouer moche fere to be I^J^JJ^^ 
cafte downe in to the mooft vngracyous dauwger of mg. 
dyfpayre, but he that myxoth the one with the other in 



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114 PSALU LI. FKAB AND HOPE LIKE TWO UlLUTOHBS. 

r 11 iu] enen porcyons fhall neytlier Iw' lyfte Tp by pre'Comp- 

cyon nor cafte downe by dyfpayie. If oo thynge is more 

profytable to tbe fyrmer than to tutoe a lufte modera- 

cyon of them botbe. And no tbyiig« ia moie peryllona 

than lenynge more to the one than to the other. For 5 

Qrtgvitaamm tbe wMcbe thynge faynt Giegoty compareth hope & 

tws miuitoiiH drede vnto two myll ftones wherwith mele is made. 

iiDudig So it is one myll ftone vitboat a fehmemade mete can 

■ uiow oui do no doo noo good, bat yf the one be made fytte with the 

am •tone i, * othet, that IS to &yd the ouer fione tonmed downwarde 10 

ttTntthmo^ and tbe neyther contrary wyfe ayenfl it vpwarde with 

th^hiu Biu t« * ^^^ proporcyon of bothe than f ball the whete put in 

trdkm lo umL ^jjg myddes bytwene them be f hortly broken in to many 

fiuall pecee &'in conclufyon to mele. Lyke wyfe it 

soiiinim. is wit/i fyuneis whan hope is myxed with drcde and 15 

miudwiitidnid, diode With hope, fo that by ouermoche hope of for- 

btft, gyuenee tbe mynde be not lyft Tp in to piefumpcyon, 

uoD^'de^ri & ^7 ouermoche fera it be not put downe in to dyf- 

uwiriiniin pajre, than yf tbe mnltytude of fynnea be neuer fo 

iw mm hop*, grete, they fball fhortely bytwene thefe two be broken 20 

iDd ■( luc iiti«ij in to many fmall partes and in conclufyon rtterly done 

Bwaye. But why laye we thus 1 truly to tbentent all 

cirutDHforgin- though tbe certaynte of foigyuenee be neuet fo grete, 

nanr poc out or yet a lomembraunce be euer had of the fere of almyghty 

God. god neuer to put it out of mynde. As Ikyut Peter 26 

ha knU Out hu dyde knowynge that hia fynne waa foi^^en, notwitb- 

J^JJ^^'*"* ftandynge wepte dajlj for hla Tukyndnes ayenft his 

lord & mayfter euer alter remembiynge bow vnkyndly 

Kuj HigdiiHa, hedenyedhym. AlfoblyiTedMarymagdaleynewhicfae 

arid tbrgin bt herde Gryft forgyue her fyimes for tbe grete loue fhe 30 

lurgmtpnuoi, bad Tuto byut, for all that toke vpon her grete penaunce 

euer hauynge in mynde tbe fylthynes of her fynne 

OntbraniUDwi commytted before. Sbe befyed herfelfe by contynuall 

mighipntmr wepyngs to pnt it awaye TtterJy from the fyght of al- 

[•iiui.tuk] myghty god. Our propbete 'dooth in lyke manor 35 

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that after he had fnll hope and truft to be foi^yiiea of Daid, hiring 
god. Knove it for a fuiety by thofe thynges -whiche clnI^ m ii»d«- 
be Tnderitode in the hydde and vnceriayne preayteea bu-^^ttn' 
of the wyfdome of our lorde god, all be it anone he ro- J^I'Jlt.Ii^ijJ^ 
6 toomed to the remembTannce of his fynnes, fiyenge. to^"fh™.in. 
Auerte faciem tuun a peccatis meis. Slyffed 

lorde tonrne awaje thy face fro my fynnes. V In our Tht rHidna oi 
begyimynge we f hall deuyde the lefydue of this plahne diiii£di^ta tim* 
in to thre partes. In the fyrfte our propbete maketh a rTaw pMiUdo » 

lOseire petycyon. In the fecondebe fheweth the entent LinuntthHwif. 
of hia petycyon, whiche ia that he may pleafe god. In 
the thyide he techeth that hia defyre is tbe chefe tbynge t, ■ mu't dedn 
wberby euery man may pleafe god and make lecompence whanby hi mtj 
forfynne. 1" The tbynge afked of the fpyryte of god Lii.Knmid.(M 

15 the holy ghooft whiche is nener but in clene hertes. i.TbiRoiTOhm 
As Sapiens iaythe. Non enim habitabit in corpore ^^'™' "^ **" 
fubdito peccatis. The holy gboft fhal not dwell 
or abyde in a body fuhgecte to iynne, Almyghty god ood muoi no- 
hateth no thynge fo mocbe aa fynne, and punyffheth nn. 

SO no tbynge fo greaooHy, it is abhomyuable in his lyght. 
IT Fyifi in heaen whan fynne was in aimgell, anone as 
many as were infecte with it almyghty god put downe h* cut mt orthe 
and cafte ont of that benenly palaye and woldenot fpaie inEdiinbctwiui 
thofe noble and goodly creatures. After whan that ' 

26 tame peftyferona infecoyon of fynne iiuTeoted onr tyrtt ud put our am 
fadeis in pusdyfe, he wolde not fpaie but anone pat phwUh. 
them oat of that pleafaunt place in to this vale of 
wretchedneffe. All be it after many generacyons al- 
myghty god chaced* the people of Ifraell whiche came man wn* oi 

30 of ih«ni, notwithftandynge wban fome began for to be hmuiIiuis wIA 
'contamynate or defyled with the infeccyon of ^ne, [•nirj 
aa ia fhewed of Dathan and Abyron with many other 
the erthe opened by tbe power of almyghty god and the hiui wwtx- 
fwalowed ^lem in quycke. Thus almyghty god ex- qotck. 

35 pulfed fynne, fyifte oat of henen, after iiom paiadyfe, 
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116 SailM U, BIN 00VEB8 AND HII>IB THE SOUL. 

and out of the erth, in to moche whan this infeccion 
KunHiiaAiwiHd was fbiedde abrade vpon all the erthe in the tjme of 

In Sot't dm*, 

the patcyarke Noe he drowned almooft all mantynde. 
. And lall whan fynne coude not be vtterly expulfed by 

al thefe panyffhementea, he aente downe in to this 6 
ood'i odIt b*- worlde his onely begoten fone to f uflre deth and fhedde 
uubicKHiuii*- his precyoos blodo for the ledeinpcyon of all wretched 

l^mnets. V Let vs tfaerfoie confyderhow abhomynable 
An uuHjndi^ jynne is in the l^ght of almyghty god, whan fyrft he 
on uKii, put out of henen Ma fyrft creatures the anngelles. Onr 10 

"i*™. fyrft faders out of paradyfe. His fpecyall chofen people 

^^f™" trom the erth. Drowned almooft all mankynde. And 
«id'm''Sf'(™^ 1**^ ^° fufced hia onely fone for to dye vpon a croffe 

for the redempcyon of all wretched fynneiB. All thefe 
nn Is tiw intmi he dyde to theutont fynne f holde onely reniayne in the 1 5 
MuininUwptt depe pytte of heU. ^ Femneatnre our prophete re- 

membiynge this abhomynacyon of lynne fered in hyni- 

felfe, & for that caufe fayth. Anerte faciem tuam a 
LMkDotonnv pcccatlS mcis. Good loide loke not vpon my fynnea. 
OfldonDottani ^ For as moche as almyghty god can not well toume 20 
■iiiiwhiittiitf in ft^^y his face from our fynnes as longe as they be fyxed 
i»]iDOD»aii, j^ Qjjj iotdea but alfo he muft toume awaye his face 
•I iM man an M from VS, as by this example, who may perceyue and fe 
tithnt loowng a walls pnynted with many dynerte ymagea, but fyrft 
wwch'm^"' Jib ""i'^ lo^s vpon thofe fame pyctures, for they be as 35 
nUoponii. ^ veyle orcouerynge to the walle, wherfore nedee Iho 
[• n ii, bull] fyght muft fjrrft be applyed vnto them. In lyke ' manet 
Biniinhtcar therfore fyth out fynnes in lefpecteof the foule be to it 
™ nil, udM aa a pyctura ot coueiynge is to a walle, almyghty god 
niii^is^ « mofte nedea fyrft loke vpon our fynnes or euer he loke 30 
"" vpon our foules. Alas what fhall we fynfull wretches 

itjm wnkt look do. Certaynly this onely remedy is necellary, who foo 
int'do wyll loke vpon a bare walle mufte fyrfte doo awaye the 

payntynge or coueiynge, and that done all fhall be dene 
MbgnM,D<u and pure to beholde. Soo yf onr foules f holde be feen 36 

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awaye, for all the wliyle they be infecte with the leeft 
fpotte of fjnoe, fo longe they may not be feen with- 
out the fynna bo leea alfo. Our prophets therfore dbtU pnj> *>>•* 
prayeth to ahuyghty god that all hia fynnBB may be Ui Hni wtuunt 
6 vtterly done away to thentent that he may cleiely loke doiBgHnyku 
vpon his foule without ony lette. Et omnes iniqui- 
tates meas dele. Good lorde do awaje all my fynnes. 
Bat it ie not yuough all fyunes to be done awaye without n* Anuin 
the fountayiie wherof they fprynge out be dene puiy^ed. puUtd. 

10 For yf it be fo that the stynkynge fylthy water contyn- sunkiiv mtei 
ually flowe oat of a ponde or pytte in to a goodly and rond vui mmipi 
delectable gardyn yf remedy be not fbunde to ftoppe jmirittauT 
the lame, it f hall make foule and conapte that gardyn '^"'^ 
within a whyle be it neuei foo fayre. Soo in. lyke wyfe so mnit oar bmH 

IS fhall it be with ts yf the herte be not fyrft made clene. 

For our fauyonr layth. De corde exeunt cogita- 
tioaes male, homicidia, adulteria, fomicationes, 
furta, falfa teftimonia, blafphemie. From the 

herte cometh out enyll thoughtea, manllaughter, adul- 

SOteiy, fomycacion, thefte, falfe wytnee, and blaf^hem- 

ynge. Take hede what peftyferous coirupcyon c<mieth ftawUeta Ihuw 
from the herte wherby all the hole body and foule ie npuoB, irbnbr 
defiled, for as it fo'loweth in the fiitme tezte. Hec fuDt '[• u ,] 
que coi»qmna«t hotniaem. Thefe be the conup- ^^ "" 

2S cyonB whicbe make foole bothe body and foule. Ther- 
fore al fynnes may not be dene done awaye but yf the am cumat m 
herte wherof coutynually they come be ^rft made dene, uw hwi ba tat 
For this caofe our prophete afketh of almyghty god 
&yenge. Cor muDduni crea in me deus. Lorde 

30 make vithia me a dene herte. Many ciaftea men had hw enftmn 
leuer take vpon them to make a thynge all newe than tumnnnmhui 
to botche or mende an olde forworen tiliynge, aa we fe tuoa, ■• ■•hKk. 
by experyence. Better it were for the artyf ycer to make 
a clocke all new than to mende or brynge agayne into 

36 ttte ryght coorfe a clocke whiche longe hath contynned 
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us PSALH LL A HEW EKABT QDIDZD BT THB BPnUT. 

suu mora dUhM brynge tlie herte of man tliat ia biok«n & bron^t oat 
bHrt bnkm by of good oidrB hy contyuiiall ctiilome of fyime in to the 
ryght wa;e agayne than it is to brynge a clocke in to 
his true couif e. A thynge cuAomably vf ed is haide to 
An^iutiiuuiiii, be lefte. And as faynt Angnftyne IJsyth. It is more 5 
bring lo tir<» ■ harde werke to biynge the herte of a man longe cnf- 
toDi*] In (111 Dun tomed in fynne in to the waye of vertae, than it is to 
hnnm ud HRh. make ^ayne heuen and erth. Oar piophete for this 
pnTiooiio canfe befecheth almyghty god to whome ia no thynge 
^|||^tii,*<> »■ impoffyble that he vouchefane for to create within hym 10 
iMut wwdB uiii. ^ peipg herte, fayenge Cor muDdunt crea in me deus. 

Good loide make thon of nought a deno herte within 
A iMw nA moil me. More ouei it is necefTary that a newe werke be fet 
goorH. in a ryght courfe. For what profyteth a olocke be it 

(inftUTDi>[i>,ifit neaer fo well and craftelymade, yf it f tande ftyll or go IS 
I^iV"i'nr *" not as it f holde in a due and lufte conife t truly no 
ft!S^£^ »1S; tliyiige. So whan tko herte is ones made newe, fyrft it 
"S^'Im? ""'•^ be fet in a dae and ryght conrfe. "Wberfore the 
[•u»,bu4] prophete addeth, Et fpiritujffl rectum in'noua in 
itaHd prmji ror vifceribi^ meis. BlyfTed loide gianntmethe holy 20 
goituiDca. * ghoft to guyde & fet me in a ryght waye that I erre sot. 
TbH« In Hill The prophete in this plalme nameth thryfe tka holy 
Dunai iha snirtt r fpiiyte by & by, what he meneth is vncertayne, & I of 
m^j^^."' my felfe dare not take vpon nte to dyfcuffe tho caofe of 
In ineh doubt* his fo doynge. But for as moche as it is lawfull for 25 
*w hi> m^ eneiy derke in ony fuche doubtea to fhewe theyr myndes 
n^cantmrroUiv not contiaryenge other places of fcriptore. I flial in 
tunT"'"'*'^ fewe wordea declare (as me femeth) what he meneth. I 
Tiie Hoif Ohut douhte not in this. The holy ghoft in fcryptoie is 
fled bT UK thtH fygnefyed by thefe .i\j. names reherfed in this pfalme. 30 
In iu> ph]^ Saynt Foale remembiynge th& dyuerfe gyftes or dedes 

of th6 holy ghoft fiyth. Hec o»r«ia operatur vnus 
oni Hpirtt vith- stf^ue idem fpin'/us. One fpiryte mlAout chaonge 
■u. dooth aL I faye the prophete reherfynge dyners names 

Th.»v™Bift, of the holy ghoft fayth. SpirituTO fapie«tie & intel- 36 

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PSALU LI. THE SFntlT A3 A DOVE, BKXITH, noa. 119 

fcientie et pietatis ac fptnVvm timoris domini. 

The fpiiyte of wyfdome & vnderilaadynge, tte fpiryte 
of connfeyle & ftrength, ttie fpiryte of cxmajnge and 
pyte, & the fpiryte of Qia feie of god, he menekh not 
S fo many dyneis fpyryteB, but one called by fo many Tht«H8|iirii 
names foi the dyneifyte of bis actes. But for fo ^^br™*' 
moche as fhall be conuenyent for our pui^fe at thia JjJJ^""*'* 
feafon, we rede in the holy gofpellee the fhewynge of ii 
the holy ghoft thryfe in .iy, dynen fimjlytudeB, Ones • 

10 the holy ghoft came dovne in iho lybenea of a done i 

irhan cryfte waa baptyfed as it appereth in the gofpell S^iSilTi* 
of Luke. Et defcendit ipiritus corporal! fpecie 
ficut colofflba ia eiim. Alfo after c^i^ refurreo- i.o(>iii«Ui. 
cion waa gynen in tH lykenoa of a bieth to tte dyfcy- ugDj """"*" 

16 plea of Ihefu as in tte gofpell of lohon. £t infufflauit 

in eos dicens accipite 'i^iritum ianciuui quorum [■ u •!] 
remiferitU peccata reiiiittu»tur els. Thyide whan *■ o")". 
after cryf tea afcencyon tka holy ghoft appered to the iiui ; 
apoftles gadied all togyder in the lykenea of fyra aa ia 

20 f hewed in the gefpell* of Lake. App&ruerURt Ulis 
difp&rdite lingue tanqsam ignis feditqui? fupra 
fingulos GOrum fpiViVus fanctiis, Whioha thre Thwthm 
dyners apperyngea tygaofje thre diners gyftes of the t^ diwi giai 
holy ghoft gyuen to thre diuera ftatea or kyndes of fK,\„ 

29 people, that is to faye fyrft to them, whiche be enfauntea i. ta inbBti in 
at theyt baptyfme. Seconde to penytentea. And thyrda LiopiJuitii 
to &em that be perfyte. Fyrft to our baptyfme we be i. m bapUn n 
dyiected & fet in a newe lyfe, the lyfe of innocency "inDnowv 
whiohe is fygnefjred by the done apperynge ouer cryfte J^^f*^ 

30 at hie bapty^e. Saynt Fonle exhortetb all fuche fay- 
enge. Nouitate vite ambulest. Thatthaywalkein 
a newe lyf, & cryft fayth Vt fiflt' fimplice[8] ficilt 
columbe. Mekely in maner as dones. The prophete HhUj m dotH. 
remenibrynge this operacyon of (Ae holy ghoft &yth. 

35 Et fpiritim rectum innoua in vifceribwa meis. 

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J 20 PSALM LI. TEAKS OP FENANOI WASH THI SOTIU 

Bljtfed lorde giannt me tha holy ghoft to fet me in a 
n. ru Bpirtt now lyf, the lyf of iimocencf. The other opencion is 
■portiBw ■ accordynge for them titat be penit«nt whiche as we fayd 
' was gyuen to tlw apoltles vnder the lykenea of a bteth. 

imu'ibnuii We fe by experyeuce, a mannea brethynge whan it H 
iiut ii ucn toucheth ony thyiige that is colde as yien oi glafle, anone 
„ur. it IB refolued in to wepe droppes of water, whiche thynge 

may be ofte tymes perceyued in a penytent fynner. 
sbKMkdiw Synnes maks the bete of charyte to waxe colde, aa our 
wuoDid. fenyouT layth. Ubi habundabit iniqaitas refrig-io 

efcet charitas. Where iynne ia haboundanRt charite 

Whin III* dnns wazeth colde. Whan iho fynner is prycked in his con- 

C u rt, bHk] fcyence by the holy ghoft lemembiynge 'thabomynacyon 

tann 'tnui- of his fyTLDQS, aoone yf he be very penytent teres f hall 

ijiB. trekell downe from his eyen, whiche is a grete token IS 

the holy ghoft is prefent with that fynner. As fcryp- 

ture fayth. Fiabit fptW/us eiua et fluent aque. 
wmo ohrtrt On this W3rf e Crylt our iaoyonr loked vpon Peter ailer he 
■ttw bit dtDim, had denyed him vith a gracyouB countenaartce oi brethe 
ii> ui on 1 wMp- of his holy fpyryt«, & forthwith he fell on a wepynge. 20 

As in the gofpell of lohan. Cosuerfus domiaua 

refpexit petrum & egreS'us foras fleuit amare. 

Our lauyonr turned backe & loked vpon Fetet, & incon- 
Bin ddiatii tL< tynent Peter went out & wepte bytterly. Sjone defyi- 
ood-aba ream eth the foole & tumeth the face of god awaye from it. 2S 
iMuanDiH But this gyfte of the holyghoftpenaoncewitA wepynge 
nakm Ood i«* teres waffhoth the fonle maketh it holy & canfeth al- 
m^t^n wiui mygiity god to loko agayne vpon it wttft his meicyful 

countenaunce. Therfore our prophete fayth. Ne pro- 

ijcias me a facie tua & ipiriium tanctum taam 30 
ne auferas a me. Blyffed lord caft me not ont of 
•Tikandtiiir thy fyght, take not thy holy fpyryte fimn me, gyne me 
mt.' grace to knowe my fynnee, to confeffe them & to do 

penauHce with wepynge teres, techyuge all fynners 
befyly to praye almyghty god, yf at ony feafon by our 3S 
owne neolygence we offende bis goodnea, notwitbftand- 



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jmge he voachefane not to call ts anaj Irom his fyght 
bnt agaf ne loke ou vb, gyne vb grace to wepe for oni 
offencea wberby our fooles may be made holy. And yf iroodtookano^ 
it fhall pleafe hym thus to loke on ys, our fynnes fhall piuWusHtiiwU 
6 be vtteriy done away te by our wepynge (fie pniiyffh&- 
ment for the fiime. mooft meke ihe/u what caofed 
tha to loke fo mercyfolly rpon Pater t he was baptifed PMar'iiui: 
before, had the fpyryte of contynuaotice in vertue, Ifiou iMhct •umpu. 
gaaeft hym example alwaye to lyue lyghtwyily, he 

lOalwaye behelde tbya holy conuerfecyon, herde thyn 

'holy prechyi^es, iawe thy greto myraclea, he waa pre- [• UtUJ 
fent at thy trauffyguracyon, herde the voyce of the fader gnu miruiis 
l^yenge thou art my fone. And for all this he denyed ij 
the where as before thou gaue hym wamynge fhewed , 

16 he fholde fo do. blyffed lorde where myght haue ^'*- 

ben fhewed more vnkyndnes. Good Ihefu we befeche Look m », leod 
the loke vpon vs wretched fyuners in lyke maner whiche 
nenei yet denyed the neyther had fo grete knowlege who nmw 4«ii«d 
and helpe to lyue well m he had. If the fynno of i™iiim»wi»dg» 

SO Peter moaed the to mercy and forgyneues, blyfTed lorde if tihh bahtmi 
we be fynneia alfo, thou arte now aa meke & meicyful ntwuiniiixn, 
as euer thou were before & we be toumed to the af kynge 
foigyuenes, fyth thou vndefyred loked fo mercyfuUy 
and foi^ue Peter, we befeche the deny not to forgyue wttmrnOiiim 

26 TB whiche afke forgyuenee inceflauntly. Ne proijcias 
DOS a facie tua et fpiritum fanctum tuiun ne 
auferaa a nobis. Blyffed lorde put vs not out of thy 
fyght, take not thy holy fpyryte awaye from vs, graunte ^Th*.^TV^ 
that we may wepe for our fynnes. H The thyrde opersr «■ ^ ^^ ^^ 

30 cyon of the holy ghoft is moche more ftionger than ony op^-uon of*. 
of the other wherby they whiche be perfyte be made » mwu mmuui 
ftedfafte in all vertue without ony wauerynge, it was 
gyuen to the apoftlea of cryft in the lykenea of fyre. 
And or euer this gyfte of the holy ghoft was gyuen TOih^™i«d 

35 Tuto them they were not ftedfafte in the fayth, they ,amwtniiitai 
were fereMl & wauerynge in theyr myndes, whiche wba 



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well perceyued by Peter that offred hymfaUe to dye for 

his maylleis l^ke, notwithtiandinge anone after denyed 

BHiHd with tua hym vnto a woman, but sa foone aa they were endued 

uwaposiu with this gyfte of the holy ghooft all worldly vanytees 

' were Ttterly defpyfedomouge them, tbeyfered no man. 6 

Gaudentes ibant a confpecta confilii quoniant 

(• n fu, buoki digni habiti funt pro nomine ' lefu contumeliam 

iMtnlaiMdia pati. For they were loyfull comyi^ irom theyi 

uau «r Jun. lugemoites byoaufe they f holde fuE&e f hama & deth for 

the name of Ihefu. Our prophete therfore in this place 10 

nameth the holy ghooft the thyrde tyme fayenge. Et 

fpiritu principal! confirma me. Lorde make ma 

ftedlaft in fayth & chaiyte by the grace of the holy 

ghoft that neuer after I foU agayne to fynne. But we 

haue lefte out the fyrft parte of thie verfe. ^ it is. 15 

iHiid ofi«n«in After our fauyour Ihefu cryfte whiohe our prophete 

Artortktunn- calleth of to tymes falutare afcended in to heuen & ac- 

w»i Kd ite UMir oordynge as he piomyfed f holde fende downe ^le holy 

i,^ ' ghoft as wo feyd in the fymylytude of fym, they wore 

Teiy fad & fory for theyi mayfteis departynge Ifaefo, 20 
baioinntTbv but anone as they had receyued that mernayllous com- 
umj win <iii*d forte of the holy ghoft grete gladnea came in to them 

wltb jpTfrt |te^ 

DtH, vnable to he tolde, fo that all the people ftaadynge be- 

thought them to be dronken of fwete wyne. Therfore 
our prophete calleth that comforte fente downe from 26 
our loide Ihefu ciyfte. Leticiam falutaris. A gladnea 
Aaindftiimwaict of OUT fauyoure. For whan a melfenger bryngeth a 
tiMHBdnuii gladful meUuge from ony body, it may be called a com- 
^"*"' forte bothe of hym that fendeth the mellage & of hym 

ThtagUdim that bryngeth it. So this gladnea sente from the fader 30 
ud of tin Sod. of heuen by hia fone Ihefu cryfle ie called a gladnea or 
■Dutti pnri ; comforte of them botho. Therfore Danyd faythe vnto 

ulJEi^d^c?" almyghty god the fader. Redde michl leticiam falu* 
Thison, ^^ ^^ ^j. fpj-^-^ principal! confirma me. 

Lord gyue agayne to me the gladnea of thy fone Ihefu S6 
cryft our fauyour whiche I lofte by my fynf ull lyfe, 



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and ftnngth me with the holy ehooit that I neaei fall uditmtihiu 

wllhUuHtl* 

sgayne to l^nne. It Ejtheito we hau6 (poken of the gium. 
petf cyon wheiin is afked the holy ghoft by thre dynen 
names, fyrft our prophete calieth ' hym (fplritnm locttun) t* u thq 
6 after that (fpiiitum fanctum) and thyrde (fpiiitum vmcu mu/H, 
ptincipalein) the caofe why we haae dedarod after our miu. 
inynde, andbjrcanfenomaiiinayieceyaofAeholyghooft KonuneniB 
bat wi'tft a dene herte, no man can be dene in herte bat obih* ui iIu i» 
yf hia fynnes be vtteily done awaye. Synnee can nui^^'tit 
10 not be dene done awaye yf almyghty god toome not ooi'tDn^ny** 
awaye hia face fro them, thetfote onr piophete afkad SlU^**™" 
mekely thefe .iij. as .iij. meanea whetby he myght ob- 
tayne hie i^able entent whiche U the gyfte of ihe Divid'i 'lyiuu** 
holy ghoft for hia confyrroacyon and peifeneiannce in 



In thiafeconde parte onr ptophete fheweth the caofe ii. chwwiir 
why he defyied the holy ghooft for hia petycyon, spMi, 
whiche waa to thentent be myght piofyte bis neyghboor. urn ht mi«tit 
V It ia very good and acceptable to god whan one per- invr. 

20 fone feynge an other erre & do enyll wyll mekdy with ood who t mu 
good & fwete wordes gyae hym wamynge to lene his l^n.**™ 
wyckednes, & hrynge hym agayne in to tfie ryght waye 
wherby he may come to god. Saynt lames f^yth, he 
thai to dooth deferaeth a fziete rewaide whiche ia the ThfTdHnn* 

25 piomyieoflaliiacyon&doynge awaye ofhisownefynnea. 
Thefe be hia wordes. QuicoDuertifeceritpeccatoreffl 
ab errore vie fue : faluabit anhnam eiua a morte 
et operit multitudinem i^eccatorum. Who fo eaer wboiwu.. 
caufeth a fyiuier to leue hia fynful lyf fhal both fane hia ui tuoai iul 

30 owne foule from dampnacion & hia iyiute to be done 

away, whiche wordes are not ondy to be vnderftande by Thu u to t» 
them Aot haue aactoryte to rebuke fynnehut alfo of al mirofiwioiu 
cryften people, for eaery perfone in maner hath charge of of an 
oUier. thus whan one feeth an other do eayU he onght 



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[• n Ttu, buk] peraaeatoie 'in fuclie mauer we fholds doo more good 
lEg. & 'Wynne more fonles to god than by open rebukynge, 

Altar ihi know & truly our doynge ia but fmal yf we may not after tf*e 
tmn w. luT knowl^ of our owne errourea done before gyne other 
daunu^ -womynge to amende theyr lyfe whan they do amyiTe, 5 

notwithitandynge on ordie moft be kept in this inat«r, 
jit It ta not kn- it is not lawfull for euery man to teche at his pleaAire, 
Buiiouuk, for he that fhall gyne inftruccyou to other mnll fyrft 
H* who tadM knowe bothe the waye of well doynge & euyll, eUes he 
■ad erii, or hi fhal foone brynge Mb hroder out of the ryght waye. 10 
ln»^. Our fanyonr &yth. Si cecus ceco ducatuw preftct 

ambo in foueam cadunt. If one blynde lede on 
To ttkt ib< oom othei bothe fall in to the dyche. To take the ofTyce of & 
bnifnujw doctoui or techei of goddes htwea is no fmall charge, it 
•*^* is a greto leopardy, wherin I myfelfe lemembrynge (7ie 15 

I un ntun iame am ofte aferde, for many tymea I thynke on bynt 

Foulea layenge. Ve michi fi non euangelizauero. 
ifiuuhnot,! If I techenot thelawesof godvnto the people If boll 
be dampned. I fere me yf we hydo that gyfle of god 
ui(i»iwii yf we gyne not a good coonte of that talent lefte it 20 
uini » ui* dv fliftll 1m &yd to TB at the dredefull daye of lagement as 
orjudBniRit, jj. ^ ,„^yten in the gofpelL Quare DOB dedifti pe- 
cuniae meant ad menfam. Why gaue thon not to 
me a trae & lufte couute of my money, that is to inye 
•m of ifai iHni- of the lemjnge whiche I gaue vnto the wherwith thon 25 
te tbt pBfiii. fboLde haue taught the people my lawes. AKo yf we 
irnproit teche & by it profyte the heieis yet ia grete peryll left 

u Miickto ^ih whan ony prayfe is gyuen to ts for oiir leminge we be 
wingiorj. ^^^ ftrykeii with pryde or vayne glory whan we knowe 

Kttim'irmnip- oar felfe prayfed. The myferable corrupcyon of our 30 
bStta'^^ nature is focaduke that whan we doo ony thyngeneuer 
dwrti Buin M fjj ^yjgjj p^yfa worthy it is meruayle yf we offende not 
[•ouni] in vayne 'glory. But of a ttouth yf a due ordre be 
hadde in oui techynge of other aa we fayd before enery 
man accordynge to his lemynge and habylyte, that is to 35 
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lyfe, purge ooi owne fooles, be abotite aa moche as H°iianai«ni 
we ma; to leme the WTfdome of oui lord, and by wi^dm, 
OUT beff prayer afke of god the clennes of oni bertea, pmrme ibr oicu 
with the grace of the holy ghoft wherby we may Spiiti't (aMEno^ 
6 ordre onr owne fteppes in the waye of god, not for BotforTiin- 
the Tayne prayfe of the worlde but onely to brynge ocdnVw 
them whiche erre in to the ryght waye, that they by mu to biiug 
our lyuynge & doctiyne be tnmed to tiiat blyffed himnd icrd. 
lorde, whiche doynge fhall be to the honoura of god ta™'ioOod 
10 and profyte to our neyghhonre, to this purpofe it ^^JJI^""" 
foloweth. Docebo iniquos vias tuas et impij ad 

te CODUertentor. J^ he myght bye. BlyfTed lorde 

yf tiiou lohe not Tpoa my fynnea but do away my uoot lartfn 

wyckednes, create in me a newe herte & endue me with ud ndiH ui 

16 the gyfte of the holy ghoft I fliall teche them that nibn'inag 
ene, brynge them in to thy wayea and they fhall be ^^^J^""* 
turned to woif hyp the. Truly the prophete after hifi 
greto offence kept this fayd ordie. Saynt Foule alfo BodidonU: 
after his giete perfecncyon of cryftes chirche made dene hii i>«THCDtt« of 

20 & enfpyred with tka holy ghoU taught openly to all 
people the ryght waye to coma vnto heaen, made open 
to all wycked creatures the wayee of abnygb^ god. 
Cryfte oat fauyoure gyueth vs all wamyttge fo to do cbiM mm u 
fayenge. Si peccauerit in te frater tuus corripe o(fci.ainBtol«h« 

25 ewn. If thy neygbboni or broder offende the corrects 

hym chaTylably. Therf ore let euerychone of ts afke of Lit u uk or 
ahnyghty god a clene herte & the holy ghoft to thentent ud um HoI; 
. we may teche wyoked people the wayes of faluacyon, nu^ ladi um 
that they may tko foonei tonme to hym by our doctryne. "" ' "' 

30 But why make we no mencyon of the other 'twogyllee [•mmi.bHk] 
or receyninges of the holy ghoft, truly left we fholde 
breka the due otdie of them teherfed. For the pro- 
phete afketh thre dyuera gyftea of the holy ghoft and OfUnthmgifu 
reherfeth the canfea why one after an other, we haue hm™ ipakn or 

35 fpoken of (Ae fyrft named (fpiritoa rectus) whiche aa wa 
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bApt)'fin6. Kow f hall we fbewe of the other two & 

botha by theym felfe. V The feconde gyfte of tha 

LTiwipiritaf holy ghoft called the fpjryte of penannce vhiche 

maketh holy all true penyteates waa fet in the feconde 

place, the reafon why foloweth now in this feconde 6 

Oo mqittw i ofitn parte. The ahhomyiiahle cotmpcyoii of fynne in 

Ssiptan u gi» many places of fcrypture ia compared to corrupte 

blode. It is fayd Tnto all fynners. Manus vef- 

TDnrbuHbii* tie plene funt fangaine. Your handea be replete 

ODTnipLUud, vith corrapte blode, to faye our werkes be fynfull, 10 

■nii^ petanenture the mooft conrapcyon of blode is caufed by 

carnal! concupyfcenoe. Therfore faynt Poule fayth. 

Caro et fanga^ regnum dei non poffidebunt. 

FiMh mi Mood Fleffhe and blade f hall not bane the kyngdome of heuen 

bain, 1.1. tiK7 in poffeffion, BS moche to faye, they that be corrapte by 19 

i. bodyly or flelTbely defyre fhall neuer come to henen 

without amendement. % Lyke ae a langage fpoken 

bath bis begynnynge of the tonge and is comynly called 

kniRt,' 'taa the tonge as we faye our moders tonga. And comynly 

to^^' " ""'' It is layd he fpeketh in many tongea wMcho can 20 

So iin, aund of fpeke many langagee. So lyko wyCe fynne whiche 

blood. is chefely caiifed of blode is called blode, & many 

inui.oMi.wbj fynnea many blodes. For this oanfe in tholde lawe 

■hrdillng blood of *i , 

tHJUOodwu blode of beeftea was fhedde for denfjnire of fynnee 

|lM«d.C.llut 

unutUDMot wherby almyghty god myght be rather peafed ayeoft 25 
the fjlthynes of fynne, faynt Poulo layth Omnia in 

fanguiae mii»dabant»r et fine fanguine non fit 
C* ram II] remiffio. All fynnea were made clone by effii'fyon of 
bjaffuionof blode, and without it waa no temyfSon, bat doubtlea 
*'°°* theffufyon of that blode of the owne ftrei^lh and tw- 30 

DHiji.tih.biaadr tue myght neuer purge fynne, fAe blody comipcion 
ibtnMt upuiHdj coude not be expnlfed tiom our fonlea by it, aocordynge 

aa feynt Ponle fayth. Impoffibile eft fanguine hir- 
corum et taxnorum auferri peccota. It is im- 
poffyble fynnee to be done awaye by theffoiyon of gotes 35 
■oui or buiii blode or hullee, notwitftftondynge f/jat f hedynge of blode 



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fygoied thefta£on of the mooft precioiis blode of ciyft aigidaedUubicwd 
Ihefa Tpon a crofle plenteaooJIy for all lynners, wherby 
fatyi&ccyon was made to god f Ae fader for the tjtmea of 
all people, whiche receyne ik& vertne of this precious Tha T<rt» or 
H blode by tha facmnentes of cryftee cluiche & by it n^,^ br uia 
nude lyghtwyfe, peroafe a fynfol wretcbe cometh to a y^^ » p^|. 
pteell fheveth al hia fyzoKO, fhedeth out fnwa his ^^^'"^ 
bielt coiinpt blade of l^ne in maner aa the thiote of a 
been werecntoiafyltbywonndelaofioed witAalaonce, Hiriwcand 

10 afterwude (Ae liuaiament of penannce b mynyftred to ud uxHcmuHi 
hym by bis gboftly &dei wbdrvith by the veitae of mi^iul^, 
ciyflies precionB blode be ia made cleue bom fynne, & 
than veryly luftofyed, he came to bis ghoitly fadei as h*i>jiuti<M; 
a fynfnll perfone, bat by Me vertne of this laciament of (tintir tttMr 

IS penannce be gooth awaye from hym ryghtwyfe, not by tna bimf^t- 
his owne lyghtwyfiiea, but by the ly^twythee of cryft "j'J^ i(»hi»ii». 
D^/ii, Thiche ryghtwyfly redemed TB witA hia precyoua »"*'^'^'''**J 
blode as fayiit Tohon fayth in tbapooalypfe, & faynt 
Poole fheweth. Factus eft nobis iufticia. Therfore 

20 we fynners haue gret caufe to magsofy & preyfe the 

ryghtwyfcea of lefu cryft, wherby he maketh va of who mikeui n 
Tnrightwyfe to be zygbtwyfe & by the vertae of bis iiBfatKin. 
precious blode delyuered fio thabomynacton of fynne, 
for tha whiche caufe the prophete af ked afoie the l^iiite DiTid uin ibr 

26 of penantice that the blody fpottes of fynne myght be uuttbubi 
done awaye by it to thentent he might fhewe euerlafb- ^biwunM. ' 
yngly the lightwifnes of god layenge 'Libera me de [•mmu,i«i: 
fanguiaibtM ieus deus fslutis mee et exultabit 
lin^a mea iufticiam tuam. Blyifed lorde delyner 

30 me iro the coimpcyon of fynne and my tonge f hall loye 

eternally thy ryghtifyiiiea IT The thyrde fpyryte or i. Thiipiniof 
gyfte of the holy ghoft ^Aat be af ked was the fpyryte 
of confyrmacyoQ or makynge Itediaft in Tertue, whiche 
was gyuen to the apoftlea at the daye of penthocofte ia V 

35 the lykenes of fyery tonges. After the receyuynge of 4 
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••( ih«D frH frco of god tliat ezcepte hjrm tliey fcied no man, they tefte- 

fyed oner all the name of Ihefa without drede, they 

kepte togyder the mfledfafte people by theyr holy 

wordea fhewynge oner all the name of ciyft Ihefa to the 

lande and prayfe of almighty god. A meruayloua 6 

KndtAdHnoni, thynge that they beynge fo rude neyther taught by 

pbtonotAii^ Plato nor aiyllotle or ony other pbilofopher but gete 

theyr lyuynge by fyffhynge fholde fo memayloufly 

dyfpute & f hewe the magnyfycence of Cryfte before fo 

anrinadUw wyfe, fo grete, & prudent men of this worlde, in fo 10 

w«iid, moche they playnly connynced and entreated thbm at 

Sod ftriiK than) theyi pleaf uie, but blyHed lorde thy wyfdome gaue them 

that grace, thou gaueft them fyery tongea, thou opened 

ihejt lyppes vhiche of thy goodnea made eniauntes to 

fpeke in laode of thy magnyfycence. Thy prophete 15 

Ifaye at fuche tyme ae he durft not take vpon hym to 

fpeke thy holy wordea, fayd. Vir poUutuS labijs egO 

fum et in medio populi polluta labia habentis 

ego habito. BlyfTed loide my lyppee be poUuted and 

I am abydynge amongea the people whiche in lyke 20 

••iajiiii.w]iHi maner be vnclene. One of thyn aongellea came vnto 

bnuiudhiipoi- hym touched his mouth, made clone his lyppes, and 

[• i^ lu] forthwith he was made very bolde and fhe'wed hymfelfe 

dniinttH trath. redy to do thy commaundement in expreffynge Tnto the 

BoiMTidiinr* people thy lawe of trouth. Lykewyfe our prophete 25 

piayeth that hia lyppes may be made dene & hymfelfe 

ftedfafte and conftaunt in vertue by the grace of the 

ihiiiHiuT holy ghooft to thentent he myght worthely fhewe thy 

ood'iuodi. landes he fayth. Domiae labia mea aperies et os 

meuM anaunciabit laudem tuam. Good loideSO 

open my lyppea make them clone & my mouth fhal 

LM n loo priT fhewe oner all thy prayfe or laude. Let va folowe this 

prophete Dauyd befechynge almyghty god that fyrft he 

make ve able and worthy to receyue the holy ghoft, 

rijhiftai^d *d- graunt va his grace to lyue ijghtfully, alfo to admonyffhe 35 

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penannce vherhy our felfe may be made holy and 
delyaered cleue &om fynne to prayfe and exalte the 
ryghtnjfues of god and lafte that we may haue the 
thyide gyfte of the holy ghoft vhJche is to be made naiiiirdBmaf 
5fledfafteand conftauRtewithclenelyppea to fheweouer nudgcooiuntio 
all tha laadea of almyghty god. V In thia thyrde parte ooo. 
our prophete f heweth, no thynge fo acceptable to god 
whiche he may gyue to hym in recompence of his fynnes 
as is this that he hath fpoken of now before. The 

10 manei of lewea was in the olde lawe whan ony of them tim itm, nm 
had broken the commaundement of god for makynge 
amendes to halowe a certayne parte of a boeft or oUes bdioiniiiart 
the hole, after as Ike gretenea of the fynne requjred wnoi*. 
Moyfea taught the vnlemed people by fuche bodyly ThaabadiiTnai- 

16 I^crefyces, wbiche was to them as a f badowe or fygnie of ina tnu •maOf 
the true facrefyce to come that was fyrfte fygnefyed by 
them. The fleynge of thofe bruyte beeftes after Moyfea 
entent fygured the deth of onr fauyour cryfte Ihefu, & J«iu aua fcc 
euer he befyed hymfelfe to caufe the people bylene it by 

20 thofe tokens. For as the vureafonable beefl was ilayne ••uaMoMofiiH 
'for clenfynge of fynnes, & the blode of it f hedde vpon [• ™n iii, i**] 
(the awter, fo ciyfC Ihefu the lambe vndefyled, mooft uwntu. 
innocent beeft was pnt to dethe vpon a croffe & all his 
blode fhedde for f Ae remyffyon of fynueis. The people 

25 of Ifra^ fynned & were worthy to dyo for it, thofe i««i iinrnd, th. 
bmyte beeftes dyd none eayl & yet were put to deth htm avii mui r^ 
for thamendement of theyr fynnea. Lyke wyfe our ""■" 
lanyonr cryft all though he was mooft innocent, mooft chrWrnort imo- 
pure, nenei offended in ony condycyon, notwttftftand- o<ibDi». 

30 inge he fuffiwl deth mooft pacyently for our offences. 

The ileynge of beeftes that was vfed in tholde lawe for TiwiUringi/ 
theyr litcrefyce dydo not pleafe god very well of tbem- notood. 
felfe, as he f hewed in an other place in manor reproaynge 
them, fayenge. Nunqvid manducabo carnes taiiro- 

35 rum aut fasguinem hircorais potabo. Shall I JJ^_^„J2f 
ete the fleffhe of holies or diynke lh6 blode of gotes as tour uood. 

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130 PBALH LI. 00D8 LAWS BVEM TO FOOB A!II> RICO. 

who &yt1i it is not my pleaftire fo to do. IT If aluijght; 

god myght be peafed or caufed to f howo mercy by nono 

poor nifli ware la other remedy but by thoblacyon of brut« beefles, poore 

tioniruMii^iU- men were than in myferable condycyon that wanted 

wan iwedtd to power to make fuche oblacyon, yf tbey myght not be 5 

*"" other wyfe foigyuen bat fo dye in theyr fynne, but 

ood'iunwrm almyghty god hath ordeyned more euea lawas whiche 
poor, be comyu bothe to pooie & lyche, he defyreth none 

other facrefyce but fuche aa the poore may do as foone 
as t?M ryche, & peraueotuie more foone, for almyghty 10 
Kw Hi iiiedi 111. god taksth moM hede to (M good eatent of t7ie mynde 
miinthiinuia than to Ue gretues oryaluie of l/iegyfte, whiche Ihynge 
^ " ° ifl f hewed in the gofpell of Marke, where is ezprelTed 

that whan Ib^/u perceyued & behelde the lyche folkes 
o£&e many giete gyftes in to the trefout hous amonge 15 
The pom widnii'. all he efpyed a poore wydowe whiche gaue onely .y. . 
my tea & byd that pooie woman offred mooft of all not 
regardynge the gretneas of the gyfto, but onely aa we 
C*iiinii>] *iayd the good mynde & entent of tte doer, wherby we 

may wel perceyue (Aat fyth thacoeptable facrefyce to 20 

god dependeth not by the valuro of the gyfte bat by 

tJte good mynde & entent of tha doer, alfo that he is 

Ood not piMMd not well pleafed WitA fnche maner facrefyce of tholde 

uMobauu. lawe all though it were done by a M. beeftee, therfore 

our prophete fiiyth. Quorttam fi voluiffes facrifi- 26 
cium dediffejffl, vtiqa^ holocauftw noa delecta- 
sMrowsB Hid beris. Sacrificium was called a parte of the beeft 
ofired & holocauftum the hole oblacyon of it, fyth tha 
hole was not delectable to god in facrefyce the parte 
was moche leffe acceptable. Our prophete here remem- 30 
Tilt Knpubit breth an other maner facrefyce whiche is moft accept- 
penun armin'a able to god, & it is named the very penaunce of mannea 
foule. A queftion may be afked what offence com- 
tnytted the vnreafonable beeft that his blode fholde be 
Tha iBii, gut fhedde, what offended the bull gote or lambe to suffle Z5 
^ u^ deth, truly no thynge, therfore no InA canle or matoa 



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FSAIiH LL TBS PHARISEB AND THE PUBLICAN. 131 

can be fhevred why they fholde dye. But tie fynfull 
creature vhiche fo gieaooily hath displeafed god hia 
maker folowynge Me owue feufoall & ynlawf all Tolnpty Re who bumn 
ayBoft ika wyll of our lord of very lyght ought to faffre ««» to ■mite u 
ti as moche dyfpleafure & payne as be had pleafure before w JiSlS™ f^ 
in the fenfuall & Tmyghtwyfe appetyt© ot his body. ^Jl^l"" 
Than fhall he make a due and luft rocompence for 
his fynnee. That penytent fpyryte is the facrefyce 
wherby almyghty god is chefely peafed aad moued to 

10 fhewe mercy. Itfolowoth. Sacrificmm deo fpiritus 

ContribulatuS. The forowful and penytent foule ia Tii»i»niimtioiii 
chefe facrefyce to god for puTgpiBS of fynnea. Our purging ■im. 
fauyonr cryfte Ihefu fhewed in the gofpcll of Lobe. 
Two men entred in to the temple to praye, one of them Th« PUrim «i>ii 

16 a pharyfe, the other a publycane. Amonge the lewes 

pharyfees fhewed 'outwarde in theyr lyaynge a more c'mmtT.nuk) 
holy lyf & conuerfacion than other dyde, they excer- 
cyfed holy werkes in the fight of people, the pnbly- 
casea contrary wyfe gane hede, occnpyed themfelfe in 

20 worldly & couetoos befynes with all maner Tycea. As 

they were prayenge in the temple fyrft the pharyfe xitt p)i«rf« 
lauded god of hia holy conuerfacyon, prayfed hymfelfe, w tti dinjusTiK or 
remembrynge his merytes in maner to the dyfprayfe of "' "' °*' 
all other, thought none able to be compared to hym, 

SSl^yd. I am fene vnlyke to other in my lyuynge that iimhrunukgio 
commytte thefte and anoutry aa dooth this publycane. ivouVf. 
I lyue cbafte, I fafle twyfe in We weke & ahfteyne 
from all other tjcob, I gyue tythee of al my goodee. 
Thus proudly Iha pharyfe bofled & prayfed hymfelfe in 

SO his vertoe. The publycane contrary wyfe callynge to TXapabiiau 
mynde /Jie moltytude of his fynnea & mekely remem- 
hiynge t?i6 holynea of the temple that he was in bothe 
for fere & reneience ftode aferre fhamed in hymfelfe 
for the fylthynes of his lynnee, durft not lyft vp hie _ _ _ 

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133 PSALM U. AEAB'S OBDDBACr. 

11111111)17 afkynge the meicy of god & iayd. Deus pro- 

pitiua efto michi peccatori. Blyffed lorde be 

ueTcyfull to me a fynner, the pejutunce & eontrycyon 

of bis herte was fa giete vharby be gane fo acceptable 

TbiiMiiUin facreiyce to almygfaty god that by it he was clene for- 6 

FiurUMi^Kt. gyuea&the pharyferdocto. Take bede how acceptable 

lacrefyce to almygbty god is a forowfull & contryte 

Abut herte for fynne. IT Was not Acbab fomtyme kynge of 

Ifraell leconcyled and foigyuea by fache maner facie- 

fyce after bis grete & Iniiuiuetable offences. It is 10 

iiTrfnHrt wiyten that he lyued mooft wyckedly brekynge the 

coDunaundemeut of god more than all kynges of Ifraell 

do(ii( hoUm to before bym, be dyde facrefyce mto the falfo god Baall 

[■Bull & fanoured the pteeftes of bis lawe 'chafed awaye & 

Qoi-tf^'ItL defpyfed the propbeles of god, notwithftandynge our 16 

mercyfull lord of his goodnes wolde chaflyfe bym by 

fhewynge many wonders & ftraunge tokens. Fyrft 

wbm ood ahu- caufed that no reyne fell on the erth by the fpsce of 

<rUM»iiUii(niB, tbie yeres & tbie monetbes, to tbentent Acbab the 

kynge fbolde knowe almygbty god waa dyfcontent 20 

with bym. Alfo au otbei tyme in the fygbt of all the 

people ho gaue fo grete vertue to bis propbete Helye 

■hwHdriFmiM that at his defyre & callynge fyre came downe fiom 

btnmT heuen whiche confumed and vtterly toke awaye theyr 

prefent laciefyce. Ferthei more after the longe con- 25 
tynuaunce without reyne, whan Acbab myftnifted by 
wh««iM)'>'i the petycyon of the fayd propbete Helye water came 
Jul otu doTB downe from heuen plentenouHy. What creature wolde 
' not amende hymfelfe by thefe wonderfull tokens, but 

Akmb n D*nr Acbab waa neuer the bett«T, contynued ftyll in bis 30 
malyce, notwlthftandynge our lords god of bis gentylnes 
pioued bym agayne by other meanes, whan Benadab 
kynge of AfTyrye came to fnhdue Achab with a grete 
hooft of people, almygbty god wolde not fuf&e bym to 
j*t aad Mtnnd be botnyed of bis adueiiary, bnt promyfed he fholde 35 
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the fame Benadab had lecouered his ftrength cama 
vpon hym a &elThe in batayle wherof almyghty god 
gaue hym monycyon by his prophete and promyfed he 
f holde haue the Tiotory. Ferthermore whan he wolda 
9 not amende hymfelfe bat lathei was iroife and woife 
in fo moche he canfed Uie ryghtwyfe man Naboth to uniigKbritii* 
be flayne and by gyle gate hie vyneyaide. Than iJ^mriHHibMh. 
almyghty god thrette bim fayenge. Se demefllinim whmOod 
omneM polleritatem ipfiua et interfectiiruffi de i>w, "'" 
10 achab imngentem ad parietewi. Hefholde put ih«tH.i™id 

downe all bis pofleryte and flee all that came of hym i«t«itj, itirinc 
not lene fcante a dogge. Achab 'herynge tbia waa [■nnE.buh] 
anone componcte & forowed hia myfiynynge, he cntte pmct, 
and rente Mb clothes, wente in hayie nexte bis body, nuiiiidiKb*^ 

15 iafbed, lays nyghtly in facke cloth, & helde downe hia h(M,iif in 
heed. Our blyfled lorde feynge his giete penannce and ood nttngbi* 
mekenea waa moued with pyte, fayd vnto his prophete ^^^JiSju^, 
Helye. NooKe vidifti humiliatum achab coram "*""' 
me : & quia bumiliatus ell mei caofa : non 

20 inducam malum in diebus eius. Seeft then not 

the mekenea of Achab, perceyueft thou not how he AiAiubbMh 

mnittil liliimlf 

hath meked hymfelfe bofoio me, and bycauf e of his fo btfen nt. i win 
doynge fbr my caufe. I wyll not fhewe veugeaunce in uMinUiivK 
hia dayea. O mercyfuU lorde why dyde thou fo, why 

25 dyde thon re&ayne irom Ire, why fbewed thou not 

vengeauncevpon that mooflvngentyll creature t Truly In tiut mat »- 
for in hym was a foiowfull and a contry te foule whiche Aiub wm ■ ma- 
ie the chefe laciefyce, wherby thou arte caufed to ^^ 
fhewe mercy. Sacri&cium deo fpiritus contriba- 

30 latus, cor contritum et humiliatum deus non 
defpicies. The forowfull and penytent foule is chefe * 
factefyce to god, and blyfled lorde thou f halto not def- 
pyfe a contryte herte, who fo euer ordereth hymfelfe 
on this maner that by hia jnwaide fotowe may haue a 

36 contryt« herte, he is able and mete Tnto the hygh 
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134 F8ALH LL SIIT AITS BSrBNTAKOE OF MANASUS. 

atoBH BHdtd B>r ff nyfTLed. A grete nombie of ftones is waatyngs 

whBTwith they fholde be perfoanned and accompIyfTIied, 

Tiw rain of for the rnyue of aungelleB TrJiiehe fell downe from that 

np^ndbrtiuns Cyte mult be repayrod and renewed by takynge vp of 

•nuMu H ^oii^ men and women Ijke aa by quycke ftonea. Aa we fe 5 

in manei whan ftones be affumpte for the reedyfyenge 

of cytees or totiiea with other. But it ia accordynge 

[*nnuj that in *to fliche a noble bnyldynge no ftone be taken 

yp, bat yf that it be prepayred as it fholde be and 

aicHifcrtiut made mete before. For in that heuenly palaye may 10 

iBiiMBntiH noo ftone be pullyfThed fhapen or made fquaie. It 

oriudf'iqiun muTt be made fytte and perfyte herein erthe before 

keft at the lyftynge vp theder it be not able there to 

abyde and fo cafte downe in to the depe dungeon of 

TbaManDir belle. The heuenly artyfycer vfeth many and dyuers 16 

•UibuditaniH manera in fhapynge or fquarynge of ftones mete for 

thofe waliea. Peiauenture fome be harde and them he 

mufte entreate hardely. T We f hewed before of Achab, 

MuHMi now fhall ye here of Manaflea whiche was a kyuge of 

Ilrahel], folowed moche Achab in hia lyuynge. This 20 
Mtnpmidoi Manaflea otdeyned and fet an ydoll within the holy 
luniwttchMiuid place of the temple, he felte vp awteia of Baall, vfed 
■wytclies, cbarmee, and dynera other dyuynacyona, whep- 
with almyghty god was very moche dyfpleafed, and 
gaue hym wamyage by his prophetes for to amende 25 
H( but i<iij< b7 hymfelfe. But he of pryde and obftynacy fat hot 
ofpruphBU. lytell by thoyr thretenynges, after the maner of a 

wycked perfone whan he ia ouerthrowen in fynne he 
God, tetivg ihni defpyfed them. Almyghty god feynge Manafles wolde 
antrwtd bj Mi not be made meete, neyther wolde not be entreated by 30 
*""""■ fayre and eafy meones (as his- defyre was) vfed a more 

f haipe waye to hym. Caufed the Babylonee with grete 
power for to make batayle and haue the vyctorye, that 
Minnd him to done they ledde hym fafte bounde in chaynes of yren 
'^"' ' in to Babylone, and there waa fet in pryfon, and at the 36 
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PSALM U. BTOHES EKjnAMlD FOB THE HEATENLT BCILDlKa. 135 

god, wfaerfoie he wepte HJid forowed fore, mekely afk- whenhmpnud 
ynge foigyaeneiTa. Our mercyfull lorde of his grete ^vt^ "^ 
goodnea anone herde gracyoufly hia pctycjon. Thus 
at the Iftfte all be it, it ■waa very harde to biynge hym 
6 to paffe, he vaa 'made a mete lyaely ftoae Tiito the ['anii.nukj 
heueuly buyldynge by very contrycyon. Mary magda- nunt nian in thi 
leyne was moche more eafely brought to frame than he, by wi 
whiche by no thretyngea or f haipe pun yfThom antes but dn-n 
onely for very lone of om fenyour Cryfte waa drawen J^ri^ '"" " 

10 vnto contrycyon, T Tbue as we haue reherfed almyghty 

god the hygh artyfycer vfeth many dyuers meanes to ThahigHAruflnr 
fhape & fquare his ftones here in the erth, in his imqiunhii 
chirche mylytaunt, he of his goodnes wolde euery man h«^j bom. 
& woman f holde be quyeke ftonea made redy for that "*' 

ISheuenly buyldynge, his wyll is euery creature to be 
faued as faynt Poule faytb. Therfore our prophets 
Danyd whiche was fo haboundanntly bote with iha D*Tid. but viui 
fyre of charyte, for fyre is nedefull to facrefyce, defjned ' 

not onely this acceptable facrefyce of a contryte foule 

20 for hymfelfe, but alfo for fho helth of all other, he 

fought not onely hia owne profyte, but alfo the pn)fyte daindtiMpnat 
of his neyghbour & thonour of god, wberfore he fayd. ladaad'nuHUMr. 
Benigne fac domine in bona voluntate tua 
fyon ; vt edificentur muri ihenifalem. 

2S IT HyUierto what fo eaer the prophete hath done Btttauomta 
was*far one of tbefe caofes, eyther it longed to his owne ui ndghnoor 
foules helth, to the profyte of his neyghbour, or to the 
lande of god. Fyrft for hia neyghbour in hia prayer 
he defyred fpirituTa rectum, for hymfelfe fpiritum fane- •p'^fM rwo*. 

30 turn, & for the honour of god fpiritum principalem. ««i-«.(orOod-> 
Alfo his defyie was to be endued with the holy ghooft opaitm,- 
bycaufe he myght teche other that erre the ryght waye that be nu; 
to henen, whiche coneeineth his neyghbour, for hym- nuy htmidf <>• 
felfe he afked to be clene delynered from the comipte gia," 

35 blodea of fynne, and laft for almyghty god his petycyon 

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136 P8AUC LL NO SIN NOR OONTRITION IK HEATKIT. 

[•mi HI] ftud^ed l)ef7ly to gyaevnto almyghty god Um ia'cra- 

fjce of a forowfull fpyryte and coatryte heite for hym- 

D>TM,himHif felfe, he defvred the fame to be perfouimed in other 

to ■*•• Ml iHi<b- for to fynyfllie the wallea of henenly Iherofalem, that 

is for his neyghbour. And now laft he fbereth all tf 
L that to be done in the lande and prayfe of almyghty 
god, fpekynge vnto hym thus, TlWC acceptabis 

facrificiiufl iufticie oblationes et holocaufta 
tunc imponeiit fup^ altare tnxm vitulos. Lyke 
I as he mygbt t^y^ whan thai hevenly cyte of the 10 
iiDihiad, and ihiD chyiche tryumphaunt ia buylded & perfy tely fynyffhed, 
than hlyffed lords fhall be all bole laude and prayfe to 
BurtBw In ih( the of all thy cytezyns, IT What f oo euer fecrefyce 
UKHinuuHir was done in the olde lawe fygnefyed the maner of 
itoi7. facrefyce in the newe lawe of grace. The facrefyce 15 

done in tbia newe lawe betokened the very trouth in 
the etemall lawe of very loye and glory. Amonge 
Jnridi obuumi* tbe lewes in tbolde lawe were certayne oblacyone and 
faorefycea wbicbo he now utterly fordone, tbey be no 
moie pleafynge to almyghty god. There he alfo in 20 
BoriiuiiHaiBiH thls nswe lawe certayne facrefyces and oblacyons as we 
haue f hewed, hut they tball not enei endure. For in 
ontriUim la heuen may be no foulo troubled neyther contrycyon of 
herte. Aa faynt lohan faytb in tbe appocalypfe. 
vtinnoi IT Alfo we can not be fo dene & pure in this lyf to 25 
Jam, but make oblacyon as we f holds be. All our lyfe here we 
lutordn. be fprencled with tbe dufte of fynne. For all be 
fynnera, yf we faye contrary no trouth is in vs. But 
■mi n at our comyngo and tranflacyon in to heuenly Iheru- 
irnoriHi. fslem we fball be made fo conltannt and ftediafte by 30 
grace that nauor after we fhal fynne deedly nor venyally. 
Tberfore our prophete faytb. Tunc acceptabis facri- 
^cium iufticie oblationes & holocaufta tunc 
imponent fuper altare tuum vituloa. Blyffed 
g>iu,iiHk] 'lorde than tbou fhalte accepte our facrefyce of ryght- 35 
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be pleolaunt vnto the, for wliy they fhall be clene and BpoUNncriaaiw 
pure without fpotta of fynne. Than fhall all thy 
nelbeloued people make acceptable facrefyce not of 
fleffhely or golden calnes aa was in the olde lawe, but nntorsHht^ar 
5 of eueriaftynge prayfynges and laudea, aa the prophete but of auriauiiic 
Ofee remembreth, we fhall without ende gyue thank- 
ynges immortall vnto the in etemall glory, where vnto 
thou hiyiige va by the merytes of thy fona Ihefn cryit 
that fuSred palTyon for all fynnere vpon a croiTe. Amen. 

10 Prima ptalmi pars. 

Dofaine exaudi. prions. 

For as moche as thia pfalme ia longer Uian we may pi. di t» long k 
at thia feafon conncnyently alToyle or expowne. hum? 
Therfore we fhall thia daye declare to yon one parte tim nand part 
15 of it & referue the other vnto fondaye nezte comyngc. snndu. 
Thia parte that wa fhall expowne this daye ia deuyded 
ii) to thre. Fyrft the prophete maketb his petycyon in nn i. dutIii 
and defyreth mekely to be herde of almyghty god. p^uuoT; ' 
Seconds he fhswsth openly his owns wretchednea. (.>i>e<nhu 
20 And lafte he remembreth hymfelfa what he may do and *■ nm<m,bm 
how moche to ohteyne mercy and grace, whiche thie nuf daioabhiiii 
memhTes I now as in the peifone of tb all fhall treate t"^ a,r«e mtni- 
& fpeke of. And ye fhall dylygantly gyue audyence dD"™'gi'» "" ' 
& bore it in mynde. *" '*°"' 

25 ' /'~\ mercyf iill fader of heuen, thyn onely hsgoten [• no 1t1 
M ft fone Ihefu cryft onr blyffed lorde whiche 
I I thou fente downe from heuen into this worlda, 
1 W io thentont he f hold teche and inftructe i- chcM, irho 
\^ wretchedfynaerathawayoftrouth. Amongea tminjotiniUi, 
go all he taught vs that prayer ia fyrft neceffary 

to euery creatm«, and promyfed yf we inftauntly afke prmitt* thit 
ony thynge lawfull and neceffary for vs, it f holde be f™ lUiigi uwtui 
grannted by our prayer. Thefe be hia wordes. Petite tUu. 

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PBALK on. OHRial ABLE AND WILLIN'O TO HELP. 

upparietur ^ vobis. Afke and ye (hall haue, fete 
and ye f hall fynde, knocke & the gate fhall he opened 
to you. my loide this tbyn oaely fone promyfed, 
^£3 we doubte not, we knowe lyghte well his promyfe 
■ tmapramiu, is trae, wliyl foT he ia bothe true and alfo it felfe 5 
Truth, trouth. Befyde thU he is foo entyerly beloued of the, 

for thou fayd of hym. Hic eft filius msus dilectos 
ID quo michi bene complacui. This is my wel- 

fawkDinUii beloued fone in whome I haue macbe pleafore, thou 
piMnn.iiid gaue in commaondement whicbe foloweth fayenge. 10 
mm. Ipfura audite. Gyue hede Tnto his doctryne, gyne 

o ood my w.kn, audyence Tnto hym. my lorde god my maker, by- 
promin I uk canfe that he made vs this good and true proroyfe I 
J nwrey. j^^^^ ^^ feime confydence and trufte boldely for to 

afke thyn inlynyfe mercy. For fyth that he is thyn 15 

onely fone mooft derely beloued and fente downe of 

Hi isnM to iHch thy charyte into thia worlde for to teche that fholde 

wtutmrnmem- be mooft profytftble for tb to do, alfo he knewe well 

"^ "* what thynge was uecelTary & oonuenyent & what was 

Bt DDoid bw not for Ts. More oner it was impoffybla for bym to 20 

begyle or &ye ony thynge but trouth. How and why 

[*iidIt,IwA] fhall I fere, for what canfe 'fhall I not truft thai thy 

goodnes fhall here me what foeuer I afke neceffari for 

irKa might hm me in my prayer, for yf thy fone might hane hen be- 

gyled for lacke of wyfdome, or had ben enyll wylled & 25 
wolde haue deceyued tb, than perauenture we myght 
milt™*;"'^ haue fome myftruft, but in hym was al wyfdome & 
Silltlii'ijr" prouydence, he is the profonndyte of thyn inenarrable 
■Mom, wyfdome, fo that he knewe what was proiytahle for va 

& what was acceptable to the. He was alwaye wyll- 30 

willing lofiniii ynge & ItudyouB to gyne ts inltruccion & lemynge, he 

ut7i(dVoc«i dyed for our fakes, whiche ia the gretelt token of good 

wyll that may be. Maiorem enim charltatem nemo 

habet quam vt animam iu&m qiifs ponat pro 

vhkhiiths omicis fuis. The greteft charyte & lone that may 36 
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FSAUl ClI. OOD BOUND BT OBBIBt's PROVISK. 139 

be fhewed is one firende wyUjnglj to fufire deth for an tint mu im 
other, he of Mb own good -vjU was nayled Tpon a 
cioffe, & fo for our offences fu&ed that mooft f hamefnll Fv u h* diad, 
deth, vherbj we may knows verjlj that he waa alwaye 
6 benyuo]ent & wyllynge to do fot vs. Therfore without 
doubte ffth that he taught vs on this wyfe, wo ffaall be twhtegiutiuit 
herde yf we piaye to the. But perauenture our fynnes piv*"- 
& wyckednes that we haue done fhall witbftando & 
tume awaye thy mcrcyfull face from vs. biyffed 

10 lords of a tronth we oft haue offended & gienoufly 

trefpaffed ayenf t thy comm&undementes, but agayn it wa im >»■ 
is tTOuth that thy welbsloued foue taught not onely utmhtnMonj/ 
them whiche be tyghtwyfe to praye, but alfo fynnera. m' aiL iiuDsn, 
For ynto wbome longeth thefe wordes. Dimitte nobis *" ""'■ 

16 debita nostra. Good lords foigyue our fynnea but 
vnto fynners. True it is he taught boths good & enyl 
to piaye. Therfore thou mayft take thy pleafure, it is 
thy choyfe whether thy goodnse wyll punylThe & iibioooiri 
Tttorly caft awaye fynners for theyr offences & trefpaffes, iiDDan, 

20 or elles here theyr prayers & pe'tyoton for the reuer- [• nn t] 
ence of thy fone, whiche promyfed them to be herde '"'"" 
and obteyne theyr afkynge. It is lytell force to the, 
it tkylles the no thynge, it is so poynt of thy charge itikonHim 
whether we be laned or dampned, thou madeft ts of wtbaiindor 

25 nought, and mayft dele with tb as it pleafeth the, but bntHn'son-i 
notwithftandynge the promyfe of thy fone is gietly to ^ uw ho 
be taken hede of, why 1 for it longeth bothe to thyu " 
honour and alfo to hia, and in no wyfe may be defyled "*j^I??^ 
or contraryed without grete confufyon and rebuke vnto «" mniu to 

30 them that loueth the. I therfore made bolde and ood. 
f tronge in hope to obteyne my petycyon am comen vnto 
thy goodnes makynge my prayer to thentent thouwylte 
effectually here me, fayenge. Domine exaudi ora- 
tionem meam Lorde here my prayer effectually. OvABujbmi 

mj pfmstr br 

35 Thou mayft here my prayer and petycyon byfhewynge ihniiigiirHii 
of thyn auf^elles, and yf thy goodnes wyll do fo moche 



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10 PSALH OIL POWBB OP THB UVSLT TOIOK TO UOVB PITT. 

foT me, I fhall be content, I fhall be veil at eafe, not- 
lukmonof withftandynge I defyie and afke more of the. The 
9 iLvd; Tola lyuely voyce or tbe yoyce fpokrai by tbe mouth of tha 
n mnvii idom perfone that is (o greued or djfeafed moueth mocbe 

more effectually tha borer than it f bolde be tolde by 5 

"» ony other man. Thyn holy doctour foynt Iheroma 

fayth thus. The effecte of the worde fpoken by a 

manncs owne mouth hath a meruaylooa pieuy and hyd 

efiycacy or ftrength, fo meraaylooB that I can not tell 

what it fholdo be called, whiche he proned by the 10 

H uh Borr of TTordes of Efuhynes a certayn oratonr that was exyled 

and caufed to flee vnto the rodee by bia aduerfary called 

Domefthenea i an oratonr alfo, & there redde an oracion 

omdtoiiii vnto hU fcollers made by the Ikyd Domeftbenes ' hia 

■ciicrugnxn- aduerfary, thoy olfo prayfynge tte fame oiacyon gretely 15 

J ippiamiHi by his redy^ige, he toke vp a giete fyghynge & fayd, 

what yf ye had herde this my cruell enemy Domef- 

lAtirroahid thenea^ fpoken tUefe 'wordes hymfelfe, as who fayth, 

• nn t, bnak] a mannes entent or mynde fpoken by his owne mouth 

moueth more tlta herer than it were f hewed & fpoken 20 
by ony other. An other example. At ony feafon 
ninpainad whan it ia fhewed to tb of the beggeia or pooie folkea 
iintbiMrMi thathe payned & greued with hnngre & colde lyeuge 
uwhu whaa in (Ae ftretea of cyteea or good townea full of forea, we 
m. nuoh son here it whan it is tolde & fomwhat be moued inwardly 25 
.imiwudtT with pite & mercy, but yf we wyl gyne hede & here 
our ownfelfe tJiB waylynges, cryenges, & lamentable 
noyfes that they make, we fholde be moche more fterad 
to fhewe our pyte & mercy on them, for no man ellea 
can fhewe ilie gtefa of the feke or fore perfone fo well 30 
& with fo eflectuall maner as he hymfelfe. Thau J^th 
htajbrnxt ik% myferable cryenge & waylynge of thofe thai fufl^ 
hncUdf bodely paynea & wretchednes may fo moche moue th6 
rnmchmon' hertes of mortall creatures. I donbte not good lord 
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FSALU QU. THB OOOD SAHABII&S^. HI 

clyned to execute thy mercy yf my pyteful ciye & ptuhi or nHb 
peticion may come Tnto tliyn eres Tuto thy piefence. 
Therfoie I loyne this to my petycyon. £t cl&mor 
TCOSUS &d to veniat. Good lord Lore my prayer & Lord.hanBy 
fi petycyoB & graimt that the iuwarde entent of my prayer 
may come to thy merayfull prefence. But befyde this 
yf ihoa wylte vouchefaua to do fo moche aa loke to too* w nwmirj 
mewarde wt'tA the eyea of thy grace & mercy than Tivgno^ 
fhall I tnifte more & more to obteyue myn afky»ge. 
10 For yf thou bothe wylto vnderftande & knowe my irrhsawiii 
irretchednaa & mekely take vp my myferable callynge uvi, up m^ «/■ ' 
& ciyeugB to the, & alfo beholde the pytefiill ftate tJiat m^ pim^i gtau, 
I ftaude in wftA thy irrace & mercy, I fore no thynm »'«>. i hu iwi, 

ThonwLUilm. 

but I knowe well thou fhalt fheve thy mercyful dede iv mcrcifui 

16 vpon me, who can be fo harde berted whan he feeth a whn imn bg » 
poore creature & hereth his pytefull & lamentable wcp- hiEriimuidiMtnc 
yuge & waylynge, & alfo beholdeth the corrupte mater 
Ten downe from 'his fores, to pafle by & wyll not [•nnti] 
fhewe mercy vpon the fore & feke creature- Our lorde mtr^ ? 

20 Di^u cryft thy fone fbewed thai a certayne man came Pur-wtofihi 
downe teom Iherufalem in to lerico & fell amonge 
theuea whiche bothe robbed & wounded hym with 
many fore woundes, & fo left hym halfe quycke halfe 'i^ ■«jt«™r irfi 
deed, a certayne lamarytane comynge befyde moued to i>^ 

25 fhewe pyte came nygh vnto hym and dyde bynde vp 
bis woundoa. Wo be in lyke condycyon, truly oui 
foule whiche bath an heuenly begynnynge came downe bd oar •nn am 
from IberuMem from heuun In to thia wretched body uiim (rrom 
bounde & fubgeoto to all mutabylyte fygnefyed by (Uiii .rVitcb^ 

30 lerico fell here amonge wycked theuea, the deuylles mi likens thiirM 
they robbed & fpoyled it from the gannentes of grace, l^'i^l'or^Ji^ 
& wounded it with many greuoua & dyuera woundes of ™^'1J^'' 
fynnes, fo leuynge it halfe quycke haKe deed toke away ^j;','* ^^ 
the lyfe of grace & lefte it onely in the lyfe of nature, "<• ■>(»«»"■ 

35 tberfore biyffed lorde bo tho\i to tb ae a famarytane, J^^'^^JJ^ 
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142 PSALM on. THE LABI STATE WORSE THAN THB PIB8T. 

on VB wretched fjimeTB, for that ia the defyn & peti- 

cyon whiche we afke of the. Ne auertas faciem 

tuam a me. Tonme not the fece of thy men^ & 

grac« awaye &o me. But for all this good lord I fere 

Vina mnj thai after thou halt ben mercyfull to me oneles I fhall 5 

■«ijiiuHi<i« fall agayne amonge thofe theuea the deuylles by myn 

anoa, owne neclygence, they fhal fpoyle me agayne, than 

wona csodttioD fhall I be ferre in woife condicyon than I was before, 

' thyn onely fone fhewed & taught that whan a wycked 

uuBiidMiiipiru A vndene fpirite is ones drawen out tcom a man, he 10 

wniktih In dry nouer reft«th but walketh about by places thai be drye 

•riLhcni moutnn & without iDoyltiire that is to faye by fAe hertes of 

•najiiKiaiiifiic thofe perfones whiche be diye & without moyftore of 

worldly & tianfytory pleafuiea, & whan he can theie 

UHnnonn, fynde no nft, anone retumeth to tiie place whiche he 16 

piK* )M cun* came bo, & bycaufe he f hold be more fttonge bryngeth 

othvmon .Tij. other fpirites wt'tA hym more wycked than he, 

'^ whan they al be entred there than itiat man ia fern in 

[■ nn tI, bank] * vorfe co/idycyon than he was before. So blylTed lord 

it is with TB, we be delte with in lyke maner, yf thefe 20 
BoUuwiiAsi theues thefe wycked fpirytee be at ony tyme by thy 

iplriU drawn off 

bT Ood'a gna gracB diawen awaye from va, wit/iin a whyle after they 

Mnn man'iruh come sgayiie, they brynge more with them, they alfo 

come witA grete ftrength to fyght ayenft our wretched 

& weyke foules. Alas good lorde what fhall we do 25 

without thou helpe ts, how fhall we relyft & with- 

ifOiejormoioa flande To grete & ftronge multitude, for yf they ouer- 

Eondiiion uiu coma va we be in worfe condicyon than euer we were 

ite^to^ui- before, bycaufe why, we fhal be made more feUe to 

woanAi !atm™ witAftando them, & alfo our woundes our fynnes beynge 30 

JJl^S^'ooj., renewed fhal be moche more greuous, & laft thy good- 

w^'^iiiiilw''™' "^ whiche agayne we bane offended by our Tnkyndnes 

■"™"' fhall be the longer alyenate & turned away from va 

all br iiii)i, fjifif^ perauenture whan we haue nede to cal for helpe 

vuiBotbaH. thou fhalt not here tb bycaufe of onr greuona offences, 35 

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P8AI.1I CU. THE WOHAN OF CANAAN. 143 

In quacanque die tribulor inclina ad me aurewt 
tuam. WIi&u to €uei good loide I f bal be troabled 
with thefe theuea thefe dfluylies, I befoohe tha enclynB oin™g™»io 
thyn eere vnto me, gyue me grace to withftande tliem. tu«w (dxiii]. 
5 But yet moolt good & mercyfull lorde I fere myfelfe I 
ftande in drede. I lede thai a certayne Toman of TbtxnMoc 
canane came fetie from her natural countn to pray vnto 
thy fona for the heltli of her dougbtei, feyenge to hym 
thefe wordes. Miferere mei domine fill datiid filia 

10 mea male a demonio vexatur. Lord the fi>ne of 
daoid have meicy on me, my donghter is fore troubled 
& Texed of a deuyL Firft I confyder the labour that 
this woman toke in her grete & feire ionmey. X con- (oaki&rjoniMT 
fydei her ftedfaftnea her ftronge mynde bycanfe fhe 

IS came out of hra owne countie. I eonfyder th» pitefiil *"j tmo bar 
caufe fhe came for as a very moder to feke & afkeheipe (oukhiipiw 
for her doughter. I confyder the fore 'and grete vexa- [• m tii] 
e^n of her donghtor troubled & vexed of a denyll. I dnu, 
co»fydet her fayth for why fhe called hym lorde & the ihnwi iwr 

20fbne of Dauyd. I confyder her moderly wepynge & onwtw.w*!* 
wayl3nige, for eaer fhe cryed & folowed tiiy fone Ihefu mnid not lUni, 
for helpe, fhe wolde not ftynte, and he gaue her none bntoiTiitgm 
aufwere. woman in what cafe were thoa in than, 
how was thy mynde whan thou behelde & fawe that Btum. Hbiiwt 

25 biyfled lorde tume awaye his face from the, whiche 

oner all before was called fo meke and mercyful, it was whomaiiidn 

no memayle whan fhe peiceyned that though fhe weped 

& ciyed vpon' hym mote & mora lyke a woman, in fo 

moche the dyfcyples of thy fone lefu wore moued & in b«r tun mand 

30 manor conftrayned to call on hym to fhewe his mercy mierndBfor twrg 
at her peticyon, but ho anf w«red them whan they made h* inmiwi uut 
interceffyon for her that be was not fent downe in to tb> hItuiok bc 
this worldo but for the laluacjon of the hous of Uraell. 
woman whan thou herde tel and knewo that noyther "H*" •'" "« 

35 thyfelfe neyther thy doughter were of the nombre that oruunniaba 
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Hi FSALH CU. O VOUAS, OBEAT IB THT FAITH. 

go thy way, why dyed thou not for foiowe. But for 

all that thy fone Ihefu wolde neyther make anfwere 

neyther loke Tpon her, neyther alfo haue pite whan 

rM •la va down that hia dyfcyploB made mtorceffyon for her, yet f he 

fsMorini: fell dowue vnto his fete grouelynge and pioftrate vpon 6 

Liicd,iHipDi. the erth cryenge. Domine adluuC me. Lordehelpe 

me, UDtwithltandynge this blyHed lorde thy fone Ihefa 

wbiche to all other had ben meraaylonlly bepefycyall 

Jan, ttii bku- & for a furety ia the Teiy foontayue of mercy & pyte 

•niMbvid^. vfedvnto her this fharpe & bytter worde called her a 10 

dogge, lyke as in hym had ben all cruelte and no pyte 

nor mercy. He fayd. Non eft bonUJW fumere 

panem filiorum & mittere canibus ad mandu- 

Caudum. It is not good to take the brede of chyldten 

t*in(ti,b«kj andgyueit dogges to'ete. good lorde thou knoweft 15 

all thyngee, thou knoweft what is profytable to eneiy 

creatm«, thou knoweft that a weyke and feble perfone 

fhalde be more eafely entraated and delte with than a 

rorHttawiriKr ftronge and myghty. Thy fone dyde proue this flroi^ 

wtHid pniT> bH and faythfull woman for our doctiyne, that we by her 20 

ihmtwtDioidd fayth and pacyence fholde not dyfpayre all though we 

tiioniA wi U ngt l>e not herde as foone as we calL And at the lafte 

w« du" "™ " whan ha had proued her foo longe & f he mekely kaaw- 

Bhi knoiriBdRinB leged heffslfa no better than a dogge Tuworthy to 

umn m d(«, jat u liaue btede, neuertheles as a whelpe defyred to gader 25 

toaathtr DP "* vp crummes that fall vudei the hordes of loides or grete 

^lui(bcKrd> eflates, he opened the dores of his mercy & pyte & 

H.^^nMST' grafted *U ^^ af kynge and fcyd. O mulier magna 

doormofHi, gft fi^eg tua fiat tibi ficut via. woman grete 

o w«iliii, gnu is thy fayth be it to the as thou wylte. Bnt I blyflTed 30 

But I, Lord, ua bide am weyke & ferefull, I befeche the prolonge not 

in fuche maner my petycyon, let me not tory fo longe, 

dahmatiBTiniM, dyfferre not my hope & tmft as thou dyd the womans 

tltn,™ of chanaue, but here me fhortly. In qaacunque die 

Jli'ulto^""'"' inuocauero te velociter exaudi me. Whan fo-36 

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F8ALH OIL HUIUK OBBATMEBB TBANaiTORT. liS 

fhortlf my petyeyon. H We haue fpokew hytherto of 
OQX petyeyon. Now we fhall fhewe our wtetchednea 
wherby the goodnes of almyghty god may be moued to 
be meicyfuU and graunt oar peticton. The lyf of man Tha uh or mu 
6 is here but for a wliyle, fhortly it f hal peryffhe & be at jlX, 
an ende, no fpace, no Toyde tyme no leyier can be bad 
but alway it drawetb to an ende, it can not be at a 
poynt, it is nouer at left, tru]y one myunte of an home, kBanrtt mt. 
whether we ete or drynke, wake or flepe, laugh or wepo, 

10 euer our lyfe here draweth to an ende. Where be now 
the kynges & piyncee t?iat fomtyme regned ouet all 
the worlde, whofe glory & trynmphe was lyfte 'vp [•witiu] 
sboae the erth. Where is now the innumerable com- wiwn !• iwh th* 
pany & payiTaunce of Xerfes & Cefar, where are the xtiTHudCHH, 

Ifigrete victoryes of Alexander and Pompey, where is 7iciorit.orAHii- 
now the greto lychefle of Crefua & CitJTus. But what JJ^^'uI^riiiM'ot , 
fhall WB fey of them whiche fomtyme were kynges & Sm"f"* 
gonemotus of this realme, where be they now whidie ^"IJ^J^j^J^J,,!, 
we haue knowen and feen in our dayes in fo grete "*'''• 

20 welthe and glory, that it was thought of many they oho (u mur 
l^old neuer haoe dyed, nener to haue hen out of mynde, iho^dtuitdM, 
they had all theyr pleafuies at the full bothe of dely- wbannnther. 
cyous and good wel&re, of hawkynge, huntynge, alfo ing, biuiiii«, 
goodly horfea goodly courfera, greyhoundes and honndes cmnm, gnj- 

35 for theyi dyfportes, theyi palayfes well and rychely 
befeen, ftronge holdee & townes without nombre, they 

had grete plento of golde and fylner, many feruanntes, '""""'J^IV, 
goodly appaiayle for themfelfe and for theyr lodgyngea, 
thevhadthepowetof th8lawetoprofcrybe,topuniffhe, thrirpomcto 
80 to exalte & fet forthwarde theyr frendes and louers, mmii-iiiii 
to put downe and make lowe theyr enemyes, & alfo to u Ht'ft>rtii«ri 
punyfThe by temporall deth lebellea and traytonis. \amit 
Eueiy man helde with them, all were at theyr com- AiihiUwiui 
maundement, enery man was vnto them obedyent, fered 

36 them, lauded alfo & prayfed them, & otier all f hewed |^^'J|^ 
theyr grete lenowme and fame. But where be they gmtwntmi 



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146 PBALM OIL PaAYER MDST Bfl HTBTAKT AND UHraBSAHT. 

bnt now (iii]> u* HOW, be Uiey not gone and wail«d lyka mto f moke of 
BBoU. whome it u wryten in an other place. M OX vt honori- 

ficati fuerint et exaltati deficientes quemad- 
modum fumiM deficient. Whan they vera in theyr 
Fnmtrit)' ud moofl piol^rite and fame, anone ttiey iayled and came 5 
•mot*, to nought enen aa ijnoke dooth. Saynt lamea com- 

lunarvoBTi pareth the vanyte of this lyfe to the vapomfiand layth 
•mdariDii' Ilk* ■ it fhall peiyffhe and veder awaye as a flouie in the hey 
' ba; ' HuoD. feafon. Theifore fyth that the tyme of oni lyfe draweth 
[• on T<i). laek] fafb ynto 'an ende, yf we he not herde fhortly and 10 
■hoRiThtiMar foone of almyghty god whan we call for helpe, detji 
ceniB upon ni or fhall come vpon tb or eaer we can be focoared. For 
M™«d!° ** *'"*' oufe blyfled lorde haue in mynde tte fliortnee of 
hHta^tondnfl °'^'^ 'J^® heie, & as foone as we coll to the gyne andy- 
^rwr""*^ *""* '"'" ™ °^ '^^ * trouth all we may faye that 1ft 
-iTrtolfllr^ foloweth. Quia defeceniflt ficut fumus dies mei. 
wt cdi. Good lorde here fhortly my petycyon whan foener I 

Mr difi fo Uk* call Tnto the, for my dayea my tyme in this lyfe gooth 
away lyke fmoke, the lenger I lyne the mora feble I 
Migtaij ma nou* aio. Penmentora thay that he myghty and noble men 20 

men m dIUfuit • = • 

wyll at fome feofos be as dylygent aa they can, and to 

dylygent that by theyi importune & ofte callyoge vpon 

fache as they haue ado with, they may the foouet be 

tobtipdinUMit fpeddein theyi caufe, whiche dayly we perceyne and 

king'* mum. fe by them that folowe the kynges conrte or the prynces 26 

with other for grete and neceffary matera. For the 
ifamuiMiiot more dylygent that a man be in gyuynge attendaunce 
■lundwbii to coll vpon his caufe, the fooner fhall he haue bis en- 
tent, & yf he be not alwaye prefent & at hande of bym 
to whome his mater is commytted callynge bel^ly for 30 
itiioiibtiaiifir the fpede of the lame, it fhall he lenger or he haue his 
dHin. defyra. ^ In the gofpell of Luke is fpoken & tolde of 

Pnbia of Uh b certayne Inge that neyther dredde god nor man, vnto 
importunu* whome came a certayne wydowe befechynge that f he 

myghte haue ryght and equyte of the wronge done by 35 
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FSALU on. UT BONES ARE DBIED AWAY. 147 

luftyce of a longe feafou. And at the laft feynge thai 
this woman wold not lene but eaer callynge on hym, 
be remembred hymfelf & fayd. A^l though I nejlher 
{bi9 god nor man, yet for aa moche as this woman Aiuiiivoiun 
6 wyll not leafe to call on me I fhall venge her quarell, oiu «i nu, i am 
I fhaU fe fhe fhaU haue ryght Take hede what the ™«"*''"™'- 
importune and neaer feafynge la'bour in a grete & necef- [* » U 
iary caufe dooth profyte & auaylo. It is wryt^n. 
Labor improbus omnia vincit. IncefTaunt la- £ah>f-«ii<> 

10 bouiQ by the waye of interceffyon ouercometh all 

thyngee. Soo meicyfull lorde thou defyielt to haae ts aod,iiiHki(Bi> 
importune in oui prayers, & all thoogb of thyn owne ^bur'ud'm- 
natoie thou can not be but meke, notvithftandynge by '^"" f^"* 
OQt bely and importune prayeis thou arte moche more b mooh man 

15 meke. But for all this I lacke ftiength in my foule, 
the fwetenea of deuocyon is taken awaye fro me that 
anone I am mads wery whan I begyn to piaye, why, for i «" *»»t whm 
the flronge partes of it, that ia to faye TuderfCandynge andanUDdinc, 
wyll and reafon whiche muit be ynto the foule as bones wUeb ihouid b* 

20 and fenewes to focour it be fo vtterly wedred and dryed to uw hui, ■» 
yp, that no maner of moyftuie of douocyon is in them ' 

euraiae they were tofted at thefyie, therfore as one lack- toutMat the in, 

-^ *^ ' iKktnH [ha laick 

ynge the quyete humure of deuocyon. I cannot longe tumooioriiMo- 
contynue in prayer. Et offa mea ficut cremiu7/r 
26 aruerUBt. For my bones that is to faye the ftronge 

partes of my fonle be dryed awaye lyke vnto the droffe or x; ><xii Met 
fcrappes of talowe after it ia clarefyed by the fyre. I >cni>o(uui>ir 
lemembre that is wryten in an other place of the &tnee Bra. ' 

& moyfturo of devocyon. Sicut adipe & pi«g;uecUne 
30 repleatar anuna mea. Graunt me good lorde my m^ my imi i» 
foule to be replete with the tatnes of charyte and alfo lunwordmntr- 
that the outwarde partes of my body may be fulfylled 
with good werkes. But alas woo is me now, the fjre 
of vnlawfull conoupyfcence hath wafted & taken awaye AnuuhtuMut 
35 fro me all the iatnes, all the fwetnes of prayer, & made maj 
my foule drye & voyde from all moyftneffe of denocyon. 



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118 FBALH Oil. TRUI DETOTION 18 ntOU THB HEART. 

ttgam omnn F(« OS the (TTeiie KtalTe ot come that now floriffhetb vf 
wUboot dnr or no -r 

nia. it be not refteffbed at fome tyme with a dewe oi reyoe, 

anone it is Cnyteu with the hete of the fonne and waz- 
C* Mi,iwii] eth drye enen as hey. 'So my foulo ia dryed vp by 
TUk tba hH( of the hete of vulawfuU defyre and all the fwetenea of 6 
deuocyon is dene expulfed fiwn it that not onely the 
ftronge partes of my foule vnderftandynge & reafon be 
made drye & dull, but alfo I myfelfe in enery parte 
PercuffU8 (um Vt feniW* am fmyten with the hete 
inD'wjdnd' of temptacyon and wydred 88 hey. But I am ferre in 10 

worfe condycyon than is wedred graffe or hey. For all 
•nt gran irmn, thoQgh the grene giafie be dryed vp by the hete of the 
u» iiin, mMj 3* fonne, yet it hath fomwbat wberby it may be refreshed 
lone u tiH not ii ^ longe aa tha rote is faft in the gronnde, by dratrynge vp 
^™^ moyfture out of tte erth from ih% rote in to euety other 15 
parte, & as we fe oftentymes whan the gtene grafTe bath 
Aftictiwariiiii cbaunged the colour after ^le erth be bient, chyned, 
uddifpp^' & chypped by (ha hete of the fonna, as foone as it is 
• ihgiriroinin watrod witb a fhoure of reyne, within the fuace of one 

vUl In on« nlcht 

iwww Um nioor Dyght it begynneUi to quycken agayne & renewe tb6 20 

owne colour. But no tbynge can be founde wherof the 

ThaHnioui foule may diawe vp and recejnie ony moyftnea ony 

!«• vn HiDin fanoor or ony fnetnes of deuocion, yf it fholde come from 

bom (ba bMrt. ony place it mult be had from tha herte. As our feu- 

your fayth. Bonus homo de bono thefauro cor- 25 

dis fui profert boniim. Euery good perfone bryng- 

eth forth bom his herte all goodnes no thynge but good, 

Thi hununr of truly the hnmure of good deuocyon muft come from ih^ 

™it^^ni herte to thentent all ih% bole foule may be watred may 

iht whS. b'i"" be refraffhed & ftered te prayer by it. BIyffed lord how 30 

hlnrick^'thu f^liail I ^o. f'*'^ ™y ^^'^ '^ vtterly voyde & lacketh thia 

*mt^D''nrmi buDiure good deuocion, wherby not onely my fonle 

JjJ^j^^* finyton with the hete of Tnlawfull & worldly concn- 

pyfcence is dryed and wedred away, but alfo Artut COr 

metun my herte is in lyke manor, & not wttftout a 3tf 

caufe. For how may this be that an herbe hauyi^e no 



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moyllnes nuj lon^ coDtynue giene, f hall it not f hortly no nattuum 
waze drye *and weder aw&j. AUb eueiy thynge that (• «u] 
Iiath lyf jf it be not refielTlied ofte with fome aoxuySh.- tu urnif th^ 
ynge muft nedes bo febla & wedei awaye, it fhal drye HiJt^iirw*' 
6 4 come to nought. The foiUe in lyke maner is nour- ""■*"■ 
yffhed wttA a certayne mete & yf it refufe & wyl not Tb. «i nttohic 
take that fode, nedea mult it wase drye & lacke good inaMta*(iiT. 
deuocjon. The mete accoidynge for the foule is the Thmu'iowu 
worde of god, as it is wryten. No« in folo pane viuit 

10 homo fed de om»i^ verbo quod procedit* de 
ore dei. Man hath a body & foule, & as the body 
iB FefiefThed with materyall brede, fo the foule !a 
nouryffhed with fpirituall fode whiche ie ike voide of 
god, thia fpirituall brede the worde of god maketh the nil ntMiiBt 

13 foule to be ful .of lofe, full of the lycour of good deuo- ■oui lui rf jniiak 
cyon, & alfo it maketh the foule ftronge & hardy to dnn^' 
withltande all trybulacions. who foener eteth not of this wbnmrK HtaUi 
brede f hall waxe lene in his foule, and at the laft drye ibtu ou !■& la 
& come to noi^ht. For bycaufe good lorde (Aat I haue BuoHiiin* 

20 not eten this fpirituall brede. I am blafted and fhiyten biwd, 
with dryneffe lyke vnto hey, hanynge no deuocion. B^iunwitk 
And alfo my herte ia wedred of whome the fwete fruyte Jj^Xri ii 
of deuocton fholda fprynge out. Quia oblitus fum '■•*'^" 
comedere panem m&um. Thecaufewhyforlhaue J^'?*J"j^ 

26 ben oblyayona and fo^oten to do after thyn holy doc- iiur oavt 
tryne. To ete thia ^yrytuall brede is not onely to here 
the worde of god. Many there be whiche here the Mmj btw ood-i 
woxde of god but notwithftandjnge they ete it not, but )r«i i^ it nmj 
they do not leceyne it to the nouriffhynge & refreffh' 

30 ynge of theyr foules. In lyke maner many doth holde •* a-» *hk« 
in theyr mouthea materyal brede & neyther cheweit hrHd.iriKiBdthw 
nevther fwalowe it downe, & fuche dooth not ete the maruiiruHT 

•' hold It in llilli' 

brede materyalL Semblably many there be (Aatreceyue u«thi. 
this fpiWhiall brede We worde of god by heryngs it worfftmOi. 
35 fpoken of /Ae precher, but they 'neyther chewe it nor ''^T^'SUi 
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150 PSALM OIL THB DEVHi'S BBIAD TIKOK TO TBS BOUL 

Btiihir dinr Bor fwalowe it downe, that is to faye they do not therafter, 

It Mvwintii Doc foi it fauoQieth not in theyi mouthes. But contrary wjfe 

M»njt^u» many eta the hrede of the deuyl, they be iayne & 

' ' glad to here hia wordea that foande to noughtynes & 

folowe the fame by vngcacjoua ouftome of fynne. what 6 
MTOBTing hi. foeuer he putteth in theyr mynde by the waye of fag- 
Hunding M tiu gel^yon foundyngo vnto the pernerfs and vnthryfty 
cTuiabodj. pleafure of the body, that anone they iauoar & do ther- 
after with aa grete & dylygent ftudy aa they can. But 
Tiii> i> not till this is not the met« of the foule, it hurteth and is 10 
bot'Tnjin'io venym vnto it, it dooth no good, it refreffheth it not, 
' it ia a mortall infeccyon and caufeth the foule to dye 

giiing umciiiiia- Boerlaftyugly, it maketh iltab the ooncupyfcence of the 
cm nwD i flefThe hath dominaoyon and leafon ia fet aparte A layde 
ihatmadorood'i Tnder, where contrary wyfe the very bredeof theworde 16 
"n indj ■Td'tb^ of god maketh reofon lady and ruler & the fleff be to be 
■"" '^""- thraU and as a feniaujtt. The worde of god eaufeth all 
ood'urordmnkM goodoes in Me foule, it maketh it moyfta and tedy to 
tbe i1h1]-( ncird fpiynge in good werkes. The worde of the denyU 
?uUiDdii!^^di, maketh diyneffe, dull & HuggyfChe to do ony thynge 20 
oodi word that ia good. The worde of god is the defence from 
um i«i]-i the hete of camall defyre. The words of the deuyl 

Gad'iwcinimikH kyndclsth that hete. The worde of god maketh the 
tiu^utii'iswk. foule ftionge, and the worde of the deuyll maketh 

it feble and weyke. The woide of god caufeth the 25 
fleffhe to obey and folowe teafon, and contrary the 
worde of the deuyll maketh reafon to be obedyent* to 
the flefThe. This is the thynge good lords that maketh 
I iiin Einn ms fadde & forowfull, for as moche that I haue rather 
itro, gyuen audyencs & folowed the words & entyfynge of 30 

■a VMi rwon, the deuyl, therfore the ftrength of my foule, that ia to 
be M m (KM or faye my reafon whiche f bolde be to it aa a pofte or 
hM yielded ™ pyller, hath enclyned and ben obedyent to my fleSThe, 
[• wiin wherof now I am fore adrad. It folowetL * A voce 
'' gemitus mei adhellt oa meam cami mee. itfow 35 
for a Gonclofyon of this feconde parte I wyll iaye thus. 
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P8UJI on. PKU01«, KIGHT IUTE8 AMD 

For BS moche as our lyfe here ia fo fhorte & witAout Lifci.tbi>rt,«Bd 
good fniyte waxeth drye as hey, ve alfo be fo feble & dry u w 
weyke ttiat the ftronge partee of ooi foolee Tuderftand- snAmtudtiic 
ynge and reafon be vedied awaye. Om fooleB made -wadnJu' 
9 diye and Imyten with the hete of carnal aSecyon. Our o<^ hnm ■» 
hettea voyde & baiayne oS al Tertue & deuocyon, in fo uon,- 
moche that ve haae admytted and done after the vorde n )>«• "^li 
of the deuyl rather than of god, wharby our flefThe is Uun ood, uhi 
made as lorde and ruler. Syth yre are in all thefe ourruwr. 

10 wretchedneffea, the more nedefull & neceffary for ve is wgneedaoii'i 
the fpedefnll helpe of almyghty god. Now the thyide PntuL 
parte ia yet behynde, wherin we f hall Temembie vnto 
you the dedee of penamcsL There be thre partes of Tb* unw dwdt 
penaonce whiohe this holy prophete fheweth derkely ou-kirtiTUia 

16 and fygniatynely by the fymylytude of thre dyuere 

byrdee, that is to faye the pellyoane, the nyght lanen, i>^ia>>. vifht 
& the fparowe. Fyrft let ts confyder and fhewe the iiivraw. 
ordre & dyl^fycyon of thefe byrdes. The pellycone Tb*i«]ioiiiiiiiidH 
of his nature abydeth in a defolate place where ne 

SO thynge in maner groweth. The nyght crowe abydeth ii» ni^ht amr in 
in olde walles. And the f}>arowe maketh hia rellynge tn* •pwmr m 
place in the conetynge of an boos, or in the hous 
eaes. In a defolate and barayne place is no thynge in ihidanrt ii m 
that perteyneth to a bnyldinge, faue onely the waaft & 

25 Toyde grounde, in olde walles or in walles whiche be not <^ ou nik u 
perfftely made vp is fomwhat framynge rpwaide to- 
worde the bona or bnyldynge, but whan the rofe of the in th. roow 
hous isTp and conered than the buyldinge ia fynyffhed bmidiog. 
& made perfyte. Gontricyon whiche b the fyrfi parte conMuon 

SO of penaunce is Qrgnefyed by the pellycane. Confeffyon p^iMn ; 
the feconde parte is fygnefyed by the nygbt crowe, & nighier«>: 
the thyrde that is fa'tyfTaccyon is fygnefyed by the [• a, ui. buk] 
fparowe. The pellycane as faynt Iherome wryteth in Tb»^^M^'(u,y 
an epyftle vnto a certayne decon called Prefidius is of p^,^^^)^ 

36 this c^mdicyon, whan f he fyndeth her byrdes llayne & ftoding hmr jouna 
deftroyed by a ferpent, fhe moumeth, fhewayleth and 



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162 PSALH OIL THB FBLIOAIT AX BUBLZH OF OONTBITIOF. 

■miMb hndt Anyteth herfelfe vpon the fydea, that by the effiifjoa 
tfawiwiiaid and fbedynge of her blode, her deed byrdea may be 
nrb^ br bw reayned. Truly they that ate very contryte be of lyke 
. • condycyon. For 'whan they ferche theyr confcyence & 

■n^'ns "■•[' fynde theyr chyldren, that ie to faye theyr good werkes 8 
EDod oorko llayne & deftroyed by the ferpent deadly fynne, than 
■arpent >in, they moonie & wayle fore, they fmyta themfelfe Tpon 

onthtbnutwiui tko brefte ^th the byll of byttei forowe, to thentent 
u.mi ma corrupt ' the coTTupte blode of fynne may flowe out Of a tioutb 
flg,„,, '"^ aa fobue as we comntytte deedly fynne all our good 10 
^utg^i'sDr dedes done before be deftroyed & Itande in none 
sij^^l^th* «ff^**- Holy faynt Iherome beynge in vyldemes 
mulitaliiwWi P^y®*^ hymfelfe in lyke maner, & ferynge oneles his 
kUni. forowe wae not fhaipe ynough he fmote vpoa Ms breft 

with an harde flynte fton& And what elles mente the 15 
ThapaMkuin publycane which anone as he entred in to the temple 
en hii bTMit iiuit rememhiynge the gretenea of his fynne dyde iiuyte hym- 
ordinigiitb* felfo ypon the breft but that the corrapte blode of 
"*'"'■ fynne my^t be done awaye from his foule! Whan 

T)i> linnH tfaoi the fvnner wyll ordre hymfelfe in this maner, that is to 20 
faye euer be wyllynge to be foiy for his ofTencea and 
with his fhaipnes of his forowe linyte hymfelfe in- 
wardly to thentent the comipcyon of them may be done 
miTH Oil toDd awaye, anone his good dedes whiche were loft by deedly 
dHdir hb, fynne f hal be leuyned and he delyuered and brought 26 

fnu thiptboBof out &om the bondes & pryfon of eternall deth in to a 
Mwua. newe lyght and newe lyfa. 8o that euery contryte 

perfone may faye Similis factus fum pellicano 
folitudinis. I am made lyke to (Ae pellycane by con- 
C* wii] trycyon. The nyght 'crowe or the oule as fayth i^ynt 30 
or owl (on St Iherome is of this cofidycyon, that as longe as it ia days 
a7^, fhe abydeth preuely ia the walles or fecrete comers of 

bni vim ii«: fome houa & wyll not be feen. But whan the fonne is 
cDBHth oDi with downe & is derke as in the nyght, anone f he f heweth 

herfelfe & cometh out from that fecrete place with a 35 
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OF OONPBSeiON. 153 

fixe nauer feafeth fo ciyenge vnto thai it be day agayae. wot antr auMh 
To the whiche nyght crove may w«ll be lykensd tbey dij •cain. 
that fhewe theyr myudee by tnie confefTyoii of tbeyr 
fynnea Tiito preeftos, for whan they were baptlfed & fo « Uptim Oa 
6 made cleae from orygynall fynne, the fonne of T7gbt- DMnHnpin 
wyTnes dyde ryfe vpon them, gaue lyght to theyr foales ud|«»iitMio 
and fo contynued as loi^e as they were withotit deedly IJuH^mwI*- 
fymie. At that tyme no forowfiill remorfe was in theyr ?Ji J2i*t»'"^ 
confcyencebatalIinrelt&peas,lykeasinftrongB&fuie J^'^w^ifiT" 
10 leftynge places. But anone as they commytted deedly ^^|^5J|^,£f** 
fynne the fonne of ryjihtwyfnea went downe and f hewed niiu^*«ii/«in. 

•' JO J U» San of right 

no more lyght vnto them, & Uieyr confcyence waa couered •' ' ' 

wi'tft the derknea of fynno. Than they make a lament- ' 
able and monniynge eonf^yon fbewynge themfelfe ii 

15 culpable & alfo expreffe al theyr fynnes to a pieeft, & ud om dom u» 
that done by the bcnment of penaunce the fonne of dmjuimiii •om 
rightwyfnea fbyneth agayne frefThe on them. Who """ 
euer dooth in this maner may wel faye this that foloweth. wa nur hj > 
Et factu9 fuffl ficut nicticorax in domicilio. 

20 By the forowe for my fynne & true confeDyon made Br tamw ud 
wi'U penaunce for the fame. I am clene wi'tAout trouble pmua i uu 
in my confcyence. I am in f iiie reft & peas euen as m EDDtduic^ 
the nygbt crowe wbau f he is in that place of the hous ,„, [„ hw 
where it lyketh her beft After we bane ben forowfull ' ""■ 

25 & contiyte for oar fynne, and alfo haue f hewed them 

by oonfeffyon It is nedefull to beware, to be dylygent, Aturtaa^Mm 
& to take bode of the deuyllee ijiares that by his nmu*a.Ta 
crafty & falfe meanes ' catche not and bringevs agayne [• miT.Uid]' 
in to hia daujiger. We be warned of this by the holy 

30 apoftle feynt Peter layenge. Vigilate quia aduerfa- 
rius vefter diaboliM tanquam leo rugiens circuit 
quereMS quem deuoret. Awake, beware, & take 
hede, for your adnerfary the deuyll euen as a rampynge Th» <">>■■■ 
and cmel lyon gooth aboate to feke whome he may itoMh ibosi iHk- 

35 deuoure. If we be dylygent & gyoe heda to auoyde and dmnr. 
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Ibi PBILK on. THI BPABBOW AIT BUBLEH OF SlTISFACmOIT. 

fpokea of ts that is 'wr^a by the propheto in an other 
place. Anima noftra ficut paffer erepta eft de 
laqueo venantiiun. All though oof bodyea tuffn 
ooriini Mtnnd payne in this lyfe yet our foulea be delyuered from the 
duMHibt deuylles fnaies lyke aa the fpuowe ia fro the baytes Si 9 
tnpiorurd- trappes of byide takers that be abonte to catche hei. 
TiH^mw, Whan the fparowe fufpecteth thofe fnarae or tiappee be 
•^uTuiM'to On Isyde for her on tka grounde, anone fha fleeth Tp to the 
bgiMHTH, couerynge of the bona or to the hous eues, and yf at 
■hA iriwintniBad ouy tyuie fhe be conftrayned by the leafoa of hongei 10 
»!» down, to come dowue agayne, yet for fere fhe yrj]\ fhortely 
up, retnme vp, fo that thydet fhe wyl flee foi focour & 

omn ihi wipMk fuToto IS hsT dauugcT and petyll, there fhe wypeth and 
bill, pnjiHtb bw feteth her byl, there fhe proyneth & fetteth her federa 
(Mbb'inburi in ordre, tiiere alfo fhe bryngeth forth byrdes, & there 15 

''*'^' reftynge maketh metj as fhe can after her maner. In 
Bo uht wbo lyke wyfe they that defyre & be aboute to make fatyf- 
M u wMaou fiiccyon for theyr offenoee moft he ware and wyfe to 
tba d*rLi'i trifa, kepe thcmfelfe from the deuylles fnares and tiappes 
Dint In b> wberof all the woilde ie full, they mufte flee vnto henen, 20 

th*tr MMif fet tbeyr felycyte in beuenly tbyngee & not in worldly 
(kiiiti. pleaforee, whiche is a defence and couerynge of all the 

woride, Saynt Ponle laytL Noftra enim COnuerfa- 
Pwn tio in celis efle debet. "Our conuerfecyon, our 
in hHTn pleafure & felycyte fholde be in heuen, ueuertheleffe yf 25 

ifw* OHM dsirn at ony feofon we come downe, befy ourfelfe to gete ony 
tm rmr bodj, thyngB neceflary for our bodyes, let vB f hortly letoume 
ihi wB b« uani left that we be taken in the fnaiiea of worldly pleafuie^ 
inn ; in eueiy peryll and daunger let tb flee vnto heuen, fet 

to hHTtn, " *" oui pleafures on heuenly thynges, and for the confyder- 30 
pS!^ owS™ wyoJ' Sid loue of it, we f hall purge ourfelfe from fynne. 
r^mtin ^"^ "'^y "° thynge that is foule & corrupte by fynne 

■HUT haiTBD^ jjjjy entre in to tka euerlaftynge kyngdome, we miift 
OUT Man ■ proyne and ordre all our federa, all our actea in euery 

DP to itu ptenoT condyoyon that we may be the more apte to flee vp 35 
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PBALH on. TBI FEtriTBITT OANlfOT 88CAPE BA0XB1TKB8. 1Q5 

fhall brynge forth and byde our good werkee whiche •rii*» «• 111111 
be our byrdea. onr fanyour fayth. Thefaurizate vobia tirdf (good™ 
thefaUTOS in celo. Ordto & endeuoyre yoar felfe to J^' ™* "* 
baae treafoiea in the kyngdome of benen. And laft, 
6 there let tb reft in this lyfe by true hope and truft and i^*n im » fm 
euei be occupyed in tbe laude and prayfe of almyghty hnpoiidtrwi, 
god, for it is wryten by tbe piophel«. Et laU9 eius ^^tLtng (m." 
kmper in ore meo. I fhall at aU tymes loue and 
prayfe almyghty god. Who foeuer befyeth themfdfe Boaoingwuhui 
10 on thismanei aa wo haue fayd, fhall make dne fatyf- tMoattiim, 
faccyon for bis iynnes, & of vei; lygbt may &ye that •ndm^mn 

folowetb. Vigilaui et factus fum ficut paffer foli- 

tarius in tecto. I haue gynen hede, I haue ben itawjHmhw^ 

'ware of worldly conuerCacyon & pleafore, & as the in Uw haiw con 

IS fpaiowe flyeth vp to the boua foi her focour, fo haue I 

fet my mynde abooe in hen«nly thynges. IT Notwith- i i>»w m 117 
ftandynge they that take this waye of penannce fhall Ttupuiuai 
haue many fooa, many enemyee, for euery where in euery lom, 
parte of the worlde be backe bytera. There waa neuer whtn. 

20 creature borne were be neuer fo good, 'excellent, and [* ppitUdc] 
rertuoufi, were hia dede and werke neuer fo precyoua TiwtMiarBia 
and noble that myght efcape the fclanndres and back- 
bytyngea of them whiche are hackbytere & can faye 
good by no man. For alwaye they that be euyU riw rrii-^ipiHi 

25dyl)K>fed be ayenft them that be good & wel dyf- uuwiu-diipdHdi 
pofed. Euer they lay wayte and enuyoolly fretynge 
themfelfe repugns ayenft tbe manor of the penytent thejningM 
lyfe, namely in thofe thynges wherin they be founde bmtuik) 
contrary in theyr lyuynge, whan alfo they fe and per^ «bm.m«n 

SO ceyuB a man that hath chaunged hie lyfe whiche before wbo ittan wu ■ 
was to them a geotyll companyon for tbeyr appetyte, ^''uMir^pMto! 
& hath taken Tpon hym a contnry maner of lyuyi^e 
not accordinge to th^r delyte, it ia no memayle though 
they foige maten & fpeke ayenft hym with all theyr un, u>i bj ttuir 

S5 hole mynde and entent. And by theyr opprobryoua ^md ^,^ 
and cuifed foyeiigca caofe that perfone to be euyll ^^u^pg^oc 



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FBUiU Cir. THE WORLD OONSPIBES AflAINST FXHrlBNTS, 



fpoken of as moche as lyeth in them. They that delyta 

Tt» woiwij ii»i« in worldly conueriacyon & pleafure dooth prayfe and 

ftmik* piunn. magnefye thofe that dooth the fame. And contraij' 

they hate al fuche as by contrycyon & true penannc« 

haue forfaken and defpyfed all worldly delectacyoos, 5 

MuT tan twmj whiche thynge tumeth away many from doynge pen- 

(urDC thaipHch aunce, they be afhamed to do that thynge that fbolde 

' mooft profyte them in tyme to come, for feie of the 

Atring iba mntd fpeche of people, they fere more the curfed fayengea of 

wiekti nwn Uwu wycked folkes than they do the pnnyffhementes of god, 10 

all be it he promyfed a grete revratde in heuen vnto ts 

al foi eaery opprobtyoos and malycyoua worde that we 

fufee here pacyently for his fake. Al we therfore bo- 

ynge penytent <& fuffre fab accufynges and f hameful 

def pytes of wycked people may laye vnto almyghty god 1 5 

ourrewarder & Inker vpon ts. Tota die exprobrabant 

micbi inimici mei. Myn enemyes dyde fcome ma 

mahy tymes & ofte, & not onelyour 'enemyes dooth fo 

but alfo they that fomtyme were our ftendes & wont« 

pmiimu. to prayfe va. The world prajfeth & looeth them whiche 20 



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ud an iwdr It loyes of it, whiche alfo be redy at all tymes & feafona 
(imil!!^*u>iMp ^■> ote, to diynke, to laugh, to daunce, to gambade, to 
uioTwiw uii Isp^i & ^ fynge. AKo the worlde loueth them that be 
pnHidBdjoiir. p^yjg ^j,^ jpjy_ f^^ gf wordea, varyable in gefture 26 
and countenauRce, newfangled in apparayle, Se alwaye 
ftudyous for newe inuencyons, yet I fpeke not of them 
that pamper theyr bodyes as glot«na, whiche vfe furfetes 
dronkenes vaclennes of body, periuryes, & dyflymula- 
cyona, they that haue thefe maners pleafeth the worlde 30 
befb. And contrary wyfe, fuche as be ftudyons to 
folowe mekenea, ryghtwyfnea & trouth doth dyfpleafe 
the worlde Se them thai folowe the pleafures of it. It 
is wiyten in the perfone of all fuche as be wycked Ss hak- 
bytera whiche confpyre & wolde fynde the meanes to 35 
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PaALH on. I SAT ABHBB AS BREAD. 167 

cmnueniamus iuftum quia contmivta eft operi- 

b«* nostris. Let ts craftely deceyiie the lyghtwyfe 
man, for hie werkee, hia dedea be contiaiy to our, he 
Ijneth not as we do, truly what fiwuer man or woman whonaHtiit 
6 defpyfe & fet nonght by worldly pleafure & conuerfa- pinun ■haii 
cyon but folowe the f trey^t way of penaunce, f hal ofte mu bj, 
tyme be enyll fayd by, & many caufes fhall be ym- 
agyned & confpyred to put bim downe, parauentuie of 
tbofe thai fomtyme wold haue fpoken lai^ly to his ••wbjuiowihut 

10 laud & preyfe, wherfore it foloweth. Bt qui lauda- tohniimi. 
bant me aduerfum me iuraba^t. They ihat 
fomtyme were my fre?(des & wolde haue feyd good by Mr •omKinn 
measlongeas I folowed theyt fynfull lyf, dydcoRfpyre topuiBtftm 
& craftely lay wayte to put me fro my good purpofe. "'•"'f"p'"- 

15 Quia cinerem t&nquam panem manducaba»i 

'bycaufe why I dyde ete afThes as my brede. I ofte [•ppu.bun) 
called to remembrannce my fynnes with contrycyon & 
penaunoe. Who elles eteth alThes as his brode but the i mi adw — mj 
penytent, that thynge whiche neuer gootb out of a »ti<«it<niHU 

20manneB mynde but euer grudgeth and rolleth vp & enrBrw^uit 
downe in hia confcyenca may be fayd ha etetU it, for demnnui 
tte whiche our iauyour Ihefu cryfte alwaye beynge in it. nll^^f 
mynde to fulfyll the wyll of hia fader calleth that befy ,„mi i^^^^^,^, 
Temembroonce to fulfyl hia fiidera wyll his mete, he (ayth. "'''■ 

25 Habeo alium cibum manducare quem vos nef- 
citis. I haue an other maner mete to ete that ye knowe 
not, he ment it by his befy lemembtaunce as we fayd 
before. TherfoTe it may be layd that perfone eteth 
that fame thynge vhiche he calleth awaye to bis 

30 Tememhrannce, & what hath the penytent more dyly- tm p«iuni if 
gently in hia mynde thau the remenaunt of hia fynnea thanmniintot 
confyderynge the dyuerfyte of eueiy offence, whiche ittakii m oUtd 
may well be called alTbea. For lyke as after the bren- iHixn»ih>t 
nynge of wood or trees the fubftaunce temaynynge is taih,^'.ft«r 

35 called alThee, fo after the hete of coneupyfcence {yf we JS^SJ^'iTmi 
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158 rSALH OIL THK FKHITByt'S HXAT ABHIS, HIB DBUIK TEARS, 

foule but alThea, what remaynetli in the foole after the 

actuall offence of pryde, enuy, fbmycacyon, or lechery 

but onely the alThes of pryde, enuy, and fornycacyon, 

Tba pnitnit nta whiche aff hea the trae penyteat eteth as his brede by the 

■iiu, contynuall lemembraniuM of them. Alfo in this contya- 6 

□all Temembraunce he lacketh no drynke, for irho foeuer 

calleth to his mynde all his fynnes with true penaunce 

fhall fcant kepe hymfelfe &o wepynge. The wepynge 

ud diiDio tan; tei-es in an other place of fcrypture be called drynke. 

Et potuffl dabis nobis in lachrimia in menfura. 10 

whicii iiika till This diynke of a trouth comforteth moche to flaks 

TgU». and kele the het« of vnlawfull de'fyre, & aKo qnench- 

^"'"' eth the hete of fleffhely volupty and lufte. Therfore 

it is yery necellary to the penytent. For oftentymes 
whm m nwHB- whan we temembie our olde fynnes, a fparke kyndel- 10 
oftoiiiisrt eth of the affhes, that is to faye we baue a delecta- 
ubH. cyon in them, whiche hete of delectocyon muA be 

ordttouuoD) quenched with the drynke of wepynge teree. The tnie 
So^iii""'*^ penytent may faye that foloweth. Quia cinerem tan- 
nuHHiuubs q^gjg panew masducabam et potum meum cum 20 
b"^^™* Aetn mifcebam. I haue eten affheaasmy brede. I 
pmuH* ni haue confumed my fynnes by true penaunce, A I haue 
withtwi; myxed my diynke with wepynge teres. I haue defpyfed 
WDcM ihu I HUT this worlde to thentent I may baue heie after the kyng- 
Twnmoumibr domo of heueu. Amonge all other two thyngea there 25 
ddnkimtMni be whiche may moue the fynner and not wittuint a 

caufe, to vfe this brede & drynke now reherfed. One 
1. aod'i iniic- is the indygaacyon of almyghty god, the other is the 
a cbt gr—uuwKit gretenes of his fall by fynne, what creature can be but 
'™' ' forowful and ferde whan he con^deretfa and lemem- 30 

u.?^!^"^ hreththedredefullmagefteof godhowmochehehateth 
Hi»i"'>J ™»- fynners, how greuoufly he beholdeth (Ae fynner witA bis 
tiitka wiih ttu Irefull countenauTice euer redy to ftryke with the fwarde 

(word at Bit 

panuhniiDt, of his punyffhement, whofe ftroke caufeth eternall deth, 
<iTgriHiiiw a wonnde vnable to be cured. And no .thynge elles in 35 
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«ner1aftyiige deth or puniffhemeRt, but penaonce don« 
with forowQ & wepynge foi our offencea. Sayat Augnf- AnruUiw'i 
tjne fheweth the canfe of hia conaerlacyon wu the • 
confydeiscyou & remembreunce of the eneilallyiige 
6 ponyiThemeiit of god. Sayut Iheroine alfo wytnelTeth Jmat 
hymfelle that hg chaltyfed his body in wyldemes with tsrtarKiuU. 
fcftynge, wepynge, & bjtter mournynge for fere of the 
enmloftyRge paynea of hell. The tme penytent wayleth 
Rnd wepeth for feie of his indygnacyon & punylThement 
10 of almyghty 'god, to whome he may fsye that foloweth. [* ppUi,teAj 
Cinerem toDquam panem manducabsM & potam 
meam cam fletu mifcebam. A facie ire indig- 
natioDLS tue. Good brde I haae punyfTbed my felfe 
by penaonce for fere of thyn indygnacyon & punylThe- 

19 ment The other is as we fayd hia grete &U by fynne ii. Th* iinw^ 
whiche caofeth & fteieth the fynnar to do penaonce. io<op«unr 
For the feider that a man &U downe by fynne, the rbriiwindw' 
more gienoolly he oETendeth i/ie goodnes of alm^hty 

god and the forer fhall his puuyffhement be. The uunnrth* 

20 gntenea of the taH is to be confydared by the gretenea n* lui fiwur 
of the ftate, degre, honoure, or lemynge of that perfone u» int* oruw 
whiche offendeth, for &e hyer that a man be in honour 

the groter is his fall, the more ia hia trefpalTe yf he ofTende, 
Therfore let euery fynner confyder the gretenes of hia 

25 fell, let no creature thynke in hymfelfe & foye, I am not lm m mao 
within holy ordiea, I am not profeffed to ony relygyou. biboi^ «dn, 
All we be ciyiten people, take hede in what degra we f„,,i u Ly 
flaude, what ftate ia it to be a cryfteti man or woman, wa an in cbru- 
the leeft cryften perfone the pooreft & mooil Lowe in SmwcwSmi. 

30 degre is nygh in kynrede to almyghty god, be is his Srtu'H'E;^. 
fono and his heyre of the kyngdome of heuen, broder 
mto Ihefu cryft and bonght with his pi'ecyoue blode. 
Sy the Tertne of the fame blode walThed in the vuhid in 
holy baptyfiaB and o&x made cleue agayne by the iiwiHiibT 

S6 facrament of penaunce. Fedde alfo & noniyiThed m -iiii chrM'i 
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PBAUt on. MAh's fall KOT DDE TO OOS. 

cryfte the onely fono of god. If ony of tb fall from 

this hygh flate & degre, the greter f hall he hia fall is 

ml of to the depe pyt of hell & forer fholl bo punyJThed 

ofsin- there than ony iarafya or lews. Aa fayth the holy 

monke Arfenius, let no creature blame god yf he he fo 5 
in M punyiThed. For yf a. craftes man coaf trayne hymfelfe to 
o Teyfe vp & convoy a grate f tone 
in to the hygheft 'parte of a goodly buyldynge, he is 
gretly to be fet by and prayfed that he wyl fo dyly. 
gently be ahoute to fet it in fo noble & honourable 10 
place, where Tnto it were impoflybla for it to afcende 
by the ovne power and ftrangth, and perauenture in the 
If Uw itaiM lUp meane tyme tlie fame ftone for tha grete and oueimoche 
weyght flyppe downe from hia handes, notwithftandynge 
the ftrength & good mynde of /Ae crafty * man is not to 15 
be leproued. In lyke manor almyghty god is not to be 
nbraatnwiai accufed jf he at ony tyme do hia good wyl to lyfle va 
Tp in to the hygh flate of grace, & we in ths meane 
feafon by the weyght of our frowarde and pemerfe wyll 
fall downe from his handes, veryly we ourfelfe ara to 20 
be accofed and reproued for it and not almyghty god, 
and our fall is t?iB more bytterly to be wayled, that 
fyth he wolde lyfte vs vp, we by our owne neclygence & 
euyll wyll be cafte downe. Quia eleuans allififti me. 
For thou good loide woldeft haue reyfed me vp from 25 
fynne & fet me in the hygh itate of grace but by myn 
owne neclygence & peruerfe wyl not in mynde to for- 
lake my fynnea thou let me llyppe downe from thy 
' handea. Here endeth the thyrde parte of this fermon, 
now let TS gader togyder and fhewe what we haue 30 
fpoken of in it. mooft myghty lotde I a wretched 
Ttaa nRHmtmnu fyuner hauc fo moche fered & dred thyn euerlaflynge 
puiuhuunthu ' punyffhement for the gretenes of my fynne, that tha 
bt«d. ud Mn remembraunce of it hath Wi to me as hrede to fede on, 
onBtritisB, and my wepynge teres as drynke. Made by contiycyon 35 

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PSALU Oil. THE ORNKBOire SPARE THB VANQUISHED. IGt 

lyke Tnto the PeUycane, lyke vnto the nyght crowe by 
confeffyon, and by fatyffaccyon made lyke vnto tha wrafctrfon. 
fparowe. In fo moohe that myn enemyes fclaundred 
and fpake euyl by me, they alfo that fomtyme were my 
6 firendes confpyred ayenft me. All thele I iaSra biyffed vj Mendi am- 
lorde to the eutent I may obteyne thy grace and mercy, 
'therfoie I belbche the here me foone & execute thy [> i>p i>. b»ji: 
meicy on me. No thynge may fooner moae a man to ssbminioomsTa 
be mete and f hewe mercy, as whan the perfone whiche 

10 hath trefpaffed ayenft hym, lowly wyll fuhmytte hym- 
felfe, fall downe at his fete, & mekely af ke of him for- 
gynenea, wyllynge to knowe his owne faate & trefpaffe. 
Tor the more gentyll that a man is ^Aeredyerwyllhebe TtaimDng«tK 
to forgyne hym that wyll afke forgyueneffe, whiche pro- nujigrviubtb* 

16 perte we may fe in vareafonable beefbes. For of grete 

doctours it is fpokes by the lyon, that whan he ia dyf- i^iiwipuh 
pofed to be cruell & fyght, yf hia enemy fall downe and 
ftonpe to the grounde yeldynge hymfelfe as onercomen, 
& in manec afke forgyuenes, he wyll not after that be 

20 cruell vpon hym, but gooth awaye & forgyueth the iniury. 
The feme is expteffed in metre by a certayne poete, fay- 
enge. Corpora magnaninio fatis eft proftrafle oridtriitiv 
leoni, pugna {uwn finem : cam iacet hoilis habet. 
It is fuflycyent for ony beeft that hath trefpafled ayenft 

25 the myghty lyon to ftonpe & fall downe to hym, for by 
it hia wrath is done awaye & the trefpaffe forgyuen, & 
all other wylde beeftea beynge no thynge in r^arde to otiwrwiidbwti 
the lyon but as his fabgectes are fo cruell & vengeable, 
that for no f ubmyffyon wyll leue theyr ragynge and mi wDI tor » 

30 woodnes, whiche the fame poete f heweth lyke wyfa in tmn •nodiwH. 
tha mater. At lupus et triftes inftant morientibua oiru ibw. «• ». 
vrfi, et quecuaqae minor nobilitate fera eft. 
The wolf e, the wrathf ull bares & euery other wylde beeft 
that ia in manor Tylo & of no reputacyon wyll euer vanga 

3S tbemfelfe vpon other whiche they may foone ouercome. 
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163 FSALH OIL OOn ROT HONOnSBD BT DI8TR0TING UBS, 

Foni«MM tin noble man, conftaimt of mynde, wt'tAont fere, caftynge 
[•ott] no peiyll, & brtdlynge in his 'owne ftrength is yf he 

vyll foigyne & not fhewe his craelte vpon hym tliat 

Aibmytteth & knoirl^tli hymfelfe TaynquylThed & 
<iod,i)iiiio(iiirt onercomen. Sythaimyghty god therfon is mooft noble, 5 

mooft conftannt, & to myghty aboue all other wttAoat 

fere, he feretii no creature, it can not be other wyfe but 
nut nixdi hf nodea he muft bs metcyfoll & mekely fo^yne ts 
kDnMiTuv irretched A, of no ftrength, fallynge downe at his fete 
"'^' knowItOT'iS^ 0"' owna myfery & afke of hym forgyuo- 10 

nas. For aa moche as almyghty god is thns mercyful, 
Lrini 'homjU' let TB all lowly humyle our felfe before hym moolt 
Hin. meke, alwaye one, mmeuable,' & without ehaunge or 

mutabyly ta whof e power is euerlaftyuge in it felfe. Our 
onr wMLkniB weykenea our fhorte tyme in this lyf fadeth' & poffeth 15 
•b>dc>«,'wH]r<ai- away as a fhadowe, it wedreth & waxath drye as hey, 

& fhall within a lytell whyle peiyffhe & come to nought, 

let Ts all faye vnto hym, Diea mei ficut vmbra de- 
clinauemnt & ego ficut fenuin ami, tu antem 
domiae ineternum permanes. Good lorde fyth 20 
OcAi i» viuiooi thy tjrme is eueilaftynge withoot mutabylyte without 
channge, & we be fo noughty, fo feble, we gjyde awaye 
II wm no lud as doth B f hodowe, & weder aa hey, f holde it be a laude 
m, " & prayfe to the for vengynge thy felfe & to deftroy ts. 

i»iniiHrt<> Sholdeit not rather blyffed lord (yf by thy lycence 1 26 
iriiiDMutitHd, myght fpeke it) be to thy dyfpnyfe, for anoneaawebe 
nnbniHKsrai deed & gone out of this worlde, fare well ony remem- 
H> iwTB on i» brannce of vs we be foone foigoten. But thou neuar 
ninB«7. oan be put out of memory, the memoiyall of thy mercy- 

KHa viUnM full dedes is eiierlaftynge. If lAon wylte not f hewe thy 30 
PHiimi^ pyte rpoQ ts wretches that aie toumed to the 1^ 

penaunoe & with wepynge teres bowe downs to the fete 
whtt dnnR will of thy magefte, before the trene of thy mercy, what 
Hk latmji fynner here after fhal bane audacyte fhal be bolde to 

Bii emaiij afke merey & forgyuenea, thyn vmnetcyfulnea or craelte 35 

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MAIM on. BDT BT SFASIirO THE PBKITKNT. lC5 

fhall canfe 'them to flee & be feiefuU to afke mercy, [•ppt.i**) 
andto AytpAjTt). Bntyfthoavjltevonclielaae mercy- codt^i?. 
folly to here ys at our callynge, than doabtlee eaery 
fynner fhall at all tymee lane in mynde and fheve trHiifaenntn? 
B thaboundaunce of thy» fuauyte or mekenes, & alfo fhall wu^iiif^^,^, 
openly tell oner all thy grete and ineftymable power, 
irhiche ia fpecyally end namely expreffed and f hewed, wwoh n ibwrB 
whan of thy goodnea thou fpareft & dooft mercyfoUy iSir^ii™!''*^ 
Tuto fyimeiB. Thy chyrche caftomably prayeth vnto HUMdmretaMv* 

10 tte fayenge on this wyfe. Deus qui omnipotenciam '"*"* 
tuam percendo maxime et miferando manifeftas. 
BlytTed lorde whiche fheweft thyn euerlaftynge power 
namely & mooft of all in execntynge tby mercy and 
fparynge fynnen. Ifotwithftandynge I fiiye not but Tb. (nwimt. mij 

16 thoa muft nedee pnnyffhe fuche aa be obftynate and iniwi btpon- 
vngracyouB, not wyllynge to toume them vnto the by 
penaonce, but euer contynue in theyr malyce & fyn- 
foU lyfe. Thy prophet* Iheremye threteth thofe enyl 
dyfpofed people, fayenge. Non flectetiir Be[que^ 

20parcet' neque miferebitar eis. Thou fhalte not 

be make, thou fhalte not fpare, thou fhalte neuer fbewe ood wui mt npu* 
thy mercy vpon fuche obdurate fynnen. Thy ryght- 
wyfnea fhall appere in them, wbiche fyth they haua 
oontyoued fo longe in theyr fyufull lyfe, & neuer wolde n" •*•" hi» 

25 toume from it, fhall of very ryght be punyffhed and snvuyiDg ibm 
orucyfyed in hell eternally. But blyffed lorde I meaue 
and fpeke of them that be penytent aud knowlege 
themfelfe gylty, alfo be turned to the with all theyr 
herte, it is wryten in the boke of fapyence. Til qui dif- 

30 Bmulas' peccata hominnfft propter penitenciafn. 

Thou mooft meke loid whiche in manor doofli dyfTymyle butiriii'iijs- 
and wyll not knows the fynnes of men that be penytent. ortti puaiuit. 

Et qui mifere'ris omMiam quia potens es. And ['wti] 
f hewe thy mercy on euety creature, bycaufe thou arte ^J^JSSJhij, 



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161 PSALM Oil. SINAI, BIOH, JBRUaALEU. 

all myghtf. I can not fe of v&tj ryght, but thon mn{l 

ezcercyfe thy mercj in dede on all fuche as by true 

Bu Mithm penaiinoe hath forlaken theyr fynfull lyfe. Therforebe 

ft>rui*eTHtHUac lueke & mcrcyfoll to tb thy fernanutee & befachers, for 

BUM. the enerUftyiige memoryall of thy blyfTed name, alfo 5 

that thyn to meicyfull doynge may be a memoryall & 

had in mynde tyme wttAoat ende. Amen. Memo- 

riale tuuffi in generaiionem et ggn^ratioQem. 

Domine exaudi. prions. 10 

fecuTida pars. 
nHHHHdpBi m m wiother parte of thia p&Ime is more deike & 
tuutdaaa* F I 1 harde to vnderftande than ia the fyrft parte of 
I it, chefely for thd dyfiyculto that is treted & 
li la duniH t« I fpoken of in the iame. It is dyffufe for fuobe 15 

iMRwd In KHp- I as be not piactifed and lemed in holy fcriptue, 
S!iiiii°wh« It M to ynderftande what is mente by Syon & 

"Tt'.^-u™ Ihenifalem witA other olde prophecyee whan they bo 
It i> nMdfuL thit tekerfed & fpoken of. Therfore it is nedefull that ye 
■WDd uidifiic* gyne the more hede & attende audyence on youi party, 20 
^'L'^^J^ & I to apply my felfe & put to the more dylygence to 
thHiAirtiimn jj^g^jg^^ thefe doubtos or derkeneOes may be fhewed 
and more derely made open what that they fygnefy. 
In Hriiitiira thnt ^ Oftentymes a reher&ll is made in holy fciyptuie of 
thrHkiadinr thre noble places, whiche fygnefye thre dyueia kyndes 36 
SwrnttaUlT of people in thre dyuerfe tymes. The fyrft place is 
i.sinUiiba Jdrt the mounte Synay whiche betokeneth the people of 
[•ppTi.bKk] lewee, in the 'tyme of Moyfea lawe. The feconde is 
i-siomObTMiiiu the moante Syon fygnefyenge the ciyften people, in 
I. jtl^S^ th* the tyme of grace. The thyide place ia the hygh 30 

' ' celeftyall IheniJalem whiche repiefenteth the hlylTed 

I. TiM lav gimi people in the tyme of glory. Fyrft' in the mounte 

^tltarnni Synay iloyfes laws was gynen to the lewes with grete 

fere and drede. For the thyrde daye before all the 

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FSAUI GIL THB TBBBOBS OF SINAI, 16{l 

redy themfelfe to be halowed, that is to faye two dajres 
-waffhynge thejr clothes and kep3mge themfelfe from 
the fleffhely company of women, to thentent the thyrde 
day they myght be redy to come vnto the mounte 
5 Synay, there to fe and here what waa to come. Mony- 
cyou they had alfo not to oome nygh themomite or HuarUHtthn 
ony parte of it vpou this payne, wers it man or beeft niinmi wu lo b* 
it fholde be ftoned or'fhotte to deth. After whan the amA. 
thyrde daye came and al the people was redy, a derka 
10 cloude began to coaer the mounte, out of the which rtvattMitnioat 

lHii«d UfhtnlDg ^ 

yffued forth lyghtnynge and ferefull thunder was herde. umndK wu 
V Alfo the foaude of a grete trumpe brafte out and en- UMnnnd </■ 
creafed more and more by lytell & lytell. Our loide oati 
came downe vpon the mounte in fyre, from that fyre ood ouu oon 

IS afcended a grete fmoke on euery parte of the mounte, 
as it had ben out of a fomeys. Thus the monnte was 
made veiy ferefull to come vnto or to beholde, bothe 
for the derknes of the cloude & fyie within it for iho 
lyghtnynge & grete Imoke afcendyngo on euery fyde, 

20 & alio for tho thunder & noyfe of the trumpe. The TiwpMi'twm 
people lyke wyfe were meruayloufly afrayd in fo mocho 
they called vpon Koyfes to fhewe what waa belt for 
them to do. Theyr defyre was more oner that god "^jf^'^* 
fhold not fpekevnto them, for yf he fo dyd they veryly iiBowiitaiitftM 

26 thought to dye for fere. Moyfes alfo hia felfe waa fo "<-" i"*™"" 
afrayd that as feynt poule wytneiTeth he fayd. Temtw* »»4 ■•»*( 
fuw et tremebuMclus. *I am fore aferde inwardly [•»»u] 
and agaft outwardly. Than yf he that was fo &mylyer tiuoab ba m 
before with god, by whofe commaatidement he dyde fo wiuiaad. 

30 many grete and memaylous dedee in egypte were fo 
fered, no memayle yf the refydne of (fte people weio 
fore afrayed. But this feiefuU maner (fte hebrewee Th^tma* 
lawe was gyuen in the meant Synay, tliat by caufe of dMnuwiMopia 
fo grete fere & diede, the people fholde be the more 

36 ware to breke the lawe gyuen mto them. As Moyfe» 
iheyr man of lawe feyd. Ut terror in vobia effet & 



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1166 PSALK gll. TKNOEANOB A STBAKQI WORK TO OOD. 

non peccaretis. Ths lawe is gjnen to f ou hy thi« 

numer, to thentent ye fholde be afeide and not &U in 

to fj-nna But for as moche as our beft and mooft 

Oodddifhumon loufiLga lorde god delyt«tb more in tfaofe actes 'vMcha 

loTiivir thui iB we do louyngly with a good yrjU, than in thofa that 6 

fmt. WB be conftrayned to do by fere. Of his natnie alio 

u di*w maej; he is more redy to f hewe mercy than to do Tengeausce, 

why I for it longeth vnto hym to f hawe mercy in dede. 

The prophete Ifaye fcyth. Ulcifci' vero peregrinuw 

opua eft ab eo. It is a ftraunga and a dede in 10 

igiiHtiDi maner ayei^ nature for almyghty god to fhewe vonge- 

nniiMinisi aunce, it Cometh not of hym fo to do, the caufe of his 

dgir^w^c* doynge vengeaonce is the tran^Qion of his com- 

■iDo d'hTi"™^ maundementea, he ia fory to be venged vpon ony per- 

'™'^™°"' fone whiche his felfe fheweth by hia piophete in an 16 

other place fayei^. Heu confolabor de hoftibufl 

H* 11 Hnr t» u meis et vitidicabor in eis. I am fory to take mj 

flwmiH. pleafuie, that is to fay to be renged vpon myn enemyes. 

II, Thtnfcin iM For thefe caufes leherfed ha hath ordeyned au other 

iiwofmot, newe lawe, not a lawo of fere & diode but a lawe of 20 

iiiTM iB nuimi grace and merey whiche waa gyuen In the mount Syon, 

there beynge prefent the apoftles & dyfcyplea with 

C*ppiii.iHi] many holy women, & Mary the moderof Ihe'fu, whiche 

made redy themfelfe to leceyue this Uwe, longe con- 

tynuenge in prayer, as faynt Lake fheweth. Et hij 25 

omnea erant pwfeuerantes in oratione cwa 

mulieribtw & maria matre* iefa. All thefe were 

contynnenge in prayer wt'tA other holy women & mary 

nHmtottiii the moder of lefu, vpon whome the holy ghoft do- 

■imLL[tndiafB«T fcendod iu tko fymylitude of fyiy tunges Sc &te ouei 30 

oinorfanvi»i them al, after that they fpake in many dyuers langagea 

& precbed ince0auntly the laudea of almyghty god, fo 

(hat the people of euery-nacyon vnder heuen, fo many 

as than were preleut, rnderftode open^ what enery 

■twhlc^hulM one of them layd. And gretly meiuayled that tiiej 36 

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PSALH OIL SION'B MIW L&V. THfl MBV lEBtTULBK. 167 

fpake to boldly & oryed vitbont ceafysge, in fo modie 
one &yd. Quidnam vult hoc effe. What maiier 
(iliyigB is this, what may this meane. An other lough uoUm 'kngh.' 
them to fcome & fayd. Mufto' pleni fu»t ifti. they Th» diKipi™ not 
5 be dionken. But the e£Fecte of the thynge proued mmu. 
eaydeuUy tJutt the miifte waa no thynge in ike blame, 
for laynt Peter one of the dyfijyples of cryfle rofe Tp • 
&om amonge them & fhewed all the TOiy matet in 
dede how it waa, conformynge the fame by holy fcrip- FiurbrrrcxA 

10 tun fo firoi^y & fo cletely that he turned vnto the lanw] m tint 
&yth that daye, almooft the nombie of thre ,M. men nni ud TotBu 
& women. Befyde thefe our blyHed loide Ih^n cryft 
was of&ed Tp in the &me mount, there alfo he exhorted 
& taught the people many tymes, in the fame lykewyfa 

10 he wrought many myiacles, for &efe eaufes fpecially, 

this mounte or hyll named Syon, fygnefyeth the chyrche Hdunt sioa t^ni- 
of cryf ten people, lyke as the mounte Synay betokeoetb or chrtiUm 
the fynagogue of lewea, In the moonte Synay was the te^uiuurthl' 
lawe of feie & bondage gyuen, in the mounte Syon the ^^^°'" " 

SO lawe of lone & lyberte was giaunted &ely, bothe thefe 
&yd lawes wero gyuen tiie X daye after the pafche 
lambe was *eten, in Moyfea tyme a fyguratyne lambe, [■ n nui 
& in the tyme of Cryl^ a very lambe in dede our 
fauyour Ibefu hymfelfe. V We iayd the tbyrde place in. josHin 

26 is the heuenly cyte Iherufalem prepared in the mooft ' 

hygh mountaynee, whiche place without doubte is pro- pn>iDiwii)>rs 
myfed to all good and cyghtwyfe people for a lewarde rigbiwiH i«vii, 
of theyr good lynynge in this tiauiytory worlde, lyke 
as therthly Iherufalem a place of reft Ic peas was pro- uihiMMMr 

SO myfed to them that foflred pacyently th» giete labours pr«ni»ii to that 
& ftormes in goysge ouer the reed fee, and alfo toke Ztaati " t/* 
grete payne in deferte. Saynt Pouk laythe. DigDus ^^Hilu^'^ 
eft Opcrarius mercede fua. The werke man that TU -wkrain la 
hath done his labour without munnure or grudge is »• mui IiIkht 

35 worthy to haue his byre, his rewarde. Therfore we wr>iiMKa>>°>^ 
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168 rBUM OIL THl THBXB tAWS, OF SINAJ, BION, HKITZK. 

mult laboiir truly iu the fhorte tyme of this lyf, to iha 
euteut we may gets & obteyse after our labour & be- 
fynes done here au euerlaltynga rewarde in the heuenly 
countre, in the celeftyall Iheru&lem, where we f hall be 
alwaye at lyberte and reft, Toydo &om all maner labour, 5 
j«u>i«,i.a. we fhall haue there reft & peaa without ende. Iheru- 
PMBL' falem is as moche to faye as Vifio pacts, the fight of 

inhnnniipMit pea& Thorfore in thftt heuenly place we f hall haue in 
wLUi our iKigh- poffefTyon peas eternally without Ony maner tribulacion, 
ogd! fyrft peas with omfelfe, peas with our neyghbours and 10 

Hun ooi ii iHii, peas with god. There we f hall fe almyghty god, not 
oraiu), as the lewes iawe hym on the mounte Synay iu a fere- 

full fymylytude, neyther as the cryften people Iawe 
Dor In «DT hym on the mounte Syon in tJta lykeues of fyry tnnges, 

Biao, " but we fhall beholde & loke rpou hym euen as he is 16 

butfuatofua; dyftynctly & clerely face to face without ouy other 
HtiiiiiUtHHir fymylytude or chaunge, he fhall be our Iawe. Of a 
'Alt kw of Mom tiouth the oldc Iawe gyueu to the lewes by Moyfes at 
w iwimuMn, ^^^ mount Sinay was wryten in 'tables of ftone. The 

newe Iawe gyuen to cryften people by our fauyour 20 

[• pp lUt, buk] 'cryfte in the mounte Syon, was wryten in the flelThely 

ii!« iinrt, ihu™t tables of the herte, but ^e Iawe whicbe fhal be gyuen 

w"™f 0^ *** '^8 people gloryfyed is wryt«n in the myndo of god. 

stPuiinttw Saynt Poule maketh mencyon of thefe thra places 

uibnm DMiiH rehorfed in an epyftle wryten ynto the hebrewea, 25 

uieHUiret piuH. g^yg^gg tijyg^ fy Qjj gnjjH accefliftis ad ti-actabilem 

' . . & accelQbilem ignem & turbinem et caliginem 

' et procellajM et tube ionum -. & verboram vocejn, 

quam qui audieru«t excufaueru»t fe ne eis fieret 

I verbuw* : no» enim portabant quod dicebatur, 30 

et fi beftia tetigerit montcfli lapidabitur. Ye 

1. F^poDa UK came not to fe the palpable and acceftyble fyre, ftorme^ 

' BiiiL and derke clonde, neyther to here the loude blafle of 

I wynde the founde of the trumpe and Toyce of the 

auQgell f pekynge in the perfone of god, whiche thofe 35 
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rsAUi on. thh agbs or feab, hofh, bewabd, IG9 

not abyde for fere of the wordes that were li)oken. 
Alfo ye heide not the decie combinatory whiche was TtxdHntinii- 
ony beeft that toucheth the hyll ot ony parte of it 
fhall fuf&e deth. Loo here ia fpecyfyed the mounte 
5 Synay, where vpon Moyfea lawe was gyuen by a terryble 
& ferefuU luauer aa ye haue heid, it foloweth. Sed aC' 
celliftis ad montem fyon. Loo here thefecoude ii. Home sion, 
hyll is f hewed, in the whiche tlie newe lawe, the lawe B*my^t«\, im. 
of the gofpelles waa niynjftred, he added thia moie in 

10 the (ajd epyftle. Et ciuitatem del viuentia iheni- 

falem celeftem. Loo the thyrde place wherin all iii. The hanni; 
thoughe we be not as yet, notwithftandynge we haue ' 

diawen towarde it, in fo moclie that yf we lyue after 
the lawe gyuen to ve by Cryft our lauyour, without 

16 donbte we fhall autre after this lyfe in to that euerlaft- 

ynge heoenly Iherafalem, 'for that heueuly cyte fhall CmiJ 
be leftored & reintegrate with good cryften people, aa nfntagnu with 

J I 1- ' chri«l»B people J 

we declared in thende of the fyfth pfalme, whiche 

thynge the prophete Danyd fhewed by his wordes now 

20 perteynynge to our purpofe, fayenge. Benigne fac 

domme in bona voluntate tua fyon: vt edifi- D««id.pok.rf 
Cewtur muri iherufaleM. Blyffed lorde he mercy- '^ '""»'»»"»■■ 
full & with a good wyll fhewe thy mercy Tpon all 
cryften people, that the nombra of thy gloryfyed fer- 

25 uauutes iu heaeu may be reftored and fulfylled agayne. 
IT Ye perceyue now by the wordes that we haue fpoken 
how thefe thre dyueis places fygnefye thre dyuers 
kyndes of people in thre dyuera tymes, Fyrft the 
mounte Synay fygnetyenge the lewes. Syon cryften BiuieimUH 

30 people, and Iherafalem whiche reprefenteth the people tunel jenuHMu 
here after to be gloryfyed iu heuen. The thre dyuera ^ 

tymes ye haue aKo. Fyrft in the tyme of lewes whiche Xnmi 
is done and pafte was grete fere and drede of the gre- i 
uons punyffhement of god. Iu the tyme of cryften imong chriaisu 

3S people whiche ia now, ia grete hope & trufte of forgyue- Be«i 
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170 FfllUI ClI. OOD IN KAimSB IN X DEAD BLEEP. 

initutiDUDf But in the tyme of thofe that fhall be LlylTed enerlaiV 
■uTitT gf rtnid. yngly whiche is jet to come [hail be tbe fuiete of the 
lewarde by confjmnacyoa of etemall and inceSaunt 
L« u pnj tuit loye, let tb tberfore make our pcayen Tnto our blyfTed 
•undihgr*- lord god, to theiitent ve may Tnderfbande by Uiefe 6 
pHiia. thyages that ve bane fpoken, the other parte of this 

pnrnttamiai pfalme to come. T The more that ony prayer ia 
iM)M>niii(Hiai grounded in chaijte, the fooner it fhall be herde of 
Doi ii durttj. hym whofe commaundement is all charyte. In the 
Pi^v (K oar- fyrft parte of thia pfalma eaery man prayed for hym- 10 

felfe. After that now in this fecoode parte ve be 
■brooTiHiciiiwsn tftught eueiy man to praya for bia neyghbour & for the 
itmnk. holecbyrcheofcryilenpeopl& Almyghty god knoweth 

[• M I, iHKk] to whome uoo thynge may be *hyd, hoir grete nede 
pnjHriiwnitj we haue to praye, wbiche noceffyte perBuentme our 16 
toiiHiiiip, lord fhewed whan he Qombred or ilepte in the fhyppe. 
Marke fheweth in a gofpel a grete ftorme or tempeft 
of wynde was vpou the fee in the tyme whan our 
fauyour Diefus was faylynge vpon it, & the fhyppe 
wtiighwHrnimau wheriu our lorde Ilepte was almooft drowned with the 20 
tacit. flodes & troublous waues.* But & we take hede & call 

TfDW4«iiriTi» to mynde how many vyces reygne now a dayes in 
•ndpKipiti cryftea chyrehe, aa well in the clergy as in ^ comyn 

people. How many alfo be vnlyke in theyr lyuynge 
vnto fucbe as were in tymea paft, peichaunce we fhal 25 
Oodmrnataiun thynke that almyghty god Hombreth not onely, but 
iHK^uan, alfo that be hath Ilepte fouridly a grete feafon. B'one 
oidre none integryte is now kepte, it femeth almyghty 
tob(iii*<iMi god to be inmanerina deed Hepe, fitffiynge thefe grete 
ibewt gtMt (nor- enoimytees fo longe. Nov we muft do as the dyfcyples 30 
^diKipin dyd than in f/te fbyppe, they awaked Jhe/a theyr 
"ihgnniiioiMi mayfter from llepe wi'tA cryengea & grete noyfes thai 
■]b.)fT,]imgMi tbey made, Jayenge. Magifter DOtt ad te pprtinet 
■MiHpnT>i>»-' f\uod perimus. Mayfler is it thy wyll, longeth it 
Splat naniHap Tnto the to fe vs perylThe. In lyke maner let va reyfe 35 
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rp almiglit; god by our prayers & mekely sfte hia oodbjonr 
holpe, our £auyour whiche redemed tb wj'tA fo greto a ^"^'^ 
price may not thynke that it lo»geth to hym to f e vs 
peiyffhe, neytlier to faf&e the f hyppe of his chirche to Uui tb* iiiip r^ 
6 be f o fhaken vrith many grete & ragyons flodaa. He notihikn viih 
herde the petycyons of tbem whicbe than were not "'^°" 
redemed by his paflyon. For at theyr callynge & cbriitbHidUH 
defyre, lyfynge vp he thieted tht fee & the wynde, •» ud wi^ 
wherwith anone the tempeft l!eafod& the fee was mylde andttiaiMiHa 
10 & cahne. Let vs alfu call vnto hym, truly he is not lm u tu nJi m 
ferre bom ye, there be his wordes. Ecce ego Vobif- lUlS'.^J'ii' 

cum fum omfflibus diebus vfqwe ad confumwta- "™* 
tioaem feculi. Beholde I am with you at all tymes 
contynually Tnto We worldes ende. Ther'fore govs [•«»] 
15 mto hym with full hope & tmtt to obteyoe oar pety- 

cyon, let rs call vpon hym by our prayers, fayenge. lmubjti 
Tu exuigens domiue mifereberis fyon. As we 

mygbt faye. BlyfTed loide thou in maner fo^tefi, thou BinndLortt 
dooft dyfTymyle, pennenture thou flepeft now, yet for ubitIi,' iMr^ 

20 al that we trnft veryly that as foone as thou f halt% ryfe omtiu, jm *• 
Tp thy wyll fhall be to excereyfe & f hewe mercy vpon SuTimim^ 
all the chyrche of cryften people. Beholde with how """*■«*• 
many ragyous flodea thia f hyppe thy chirche mylytaunt tomta u ud &« 
is toffed to & fro. Our relygyon of cryften fayth is soodM."*"" 

86 grotely dymynyffhed, we be very fewe, & where as mprwA itm^ 
fomtyme we were ^redde almooft thmgh the worlde, ■unif'bitai 
now we be thrafle downe in to a very flreyght angyll' i^i."^^' 
or corner. Our enemyes bolde awaye from ye Afye our uwniH hold 
and Af&yka, two the gretelt partes of the worlde. mrju •ut gntt 

30 Alfo they holde fiom ts a grete porcyon of this parte 

called Europe whicbe we now inhabyte, foo that fcante Kutsiwiiitbof 
the lyxth parte of that we had in poflefTyon before is nrnMiuj 
lefto vnto vs. Befyde this ooi enemyes dayly lay ■i>daar<iuini« 
awayte to hane this lytell porcyon. Therfore good UHuuHDr 

30 lorde without thou helpe the name of cryften men b*iitMitri»taih 
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172 PSALU on. IBS POVEB or INTEBCB881C)I. 

fhall Ttterlf be deftrojed and fordone. But tronth it 
w< dwwT* nrH is we haue defenied more greaous punyfTbement foi owe 
UiOam. fynnes tban euei djde Si>doins and Gomorre, fomtyiae 

two grete cjteee, wbiche were drowned wban thou 
fbewed. rengeaimce rpon theym for tbeyr gteaooa D 
H..domimd offenceo. Notwithftandynge blyfled lorda exhybyte 

hinbMipiii*] tbat meicy vpon vs, whicha tby wyll was to baue 
uw ho^'uhH fbewed rpon tbe iiune cytees at tko inflaunce & piayer 
*'''*''™" of the holy fader Abraham. AU be it good lorde it ia 

not vnknowea to ts that all we be fynners; yet we 10 

MunT righiiriii doubte Dot we are in a furete tbat many good & ryght- 

la ihe duKk wyfe perfones be in tby chircbe mylytaunt here. Thou 

[• « I'i, tatk] made anfwere Tnto the prophete Hely what *tyme he 

" "" thought no more lefle of the prophetea whiche wor- 

fhypped tha bot hymfelfe onely that thou haddeft yet 15 
wnnootiiMt ,Yy. thoufande whiche neuer dyde lacrefyce nor bowed 
kiH ta bhl downe theyr knees vnto BaalL A good lorde yf there 
aiaj good chrii- be .v\j. thoufande good cryften people haae mercy vpon 
mtrcT, ami all the other moltytude, namely for tho loue of them, 
athtn^ UmIt for thou promyfed Abraham to fhewe mercy vnto thofe 20 
u Thoa wm ■^' P*t* cyteea yf he coude fynde .L ryghtwyfe perfonea 
tholilrdi^JwM, ^ them, Alfo yf there wanted .t. of that nombra. 
^:J^f°'^^j" And ferder, yf he coude fynde but .xL thou wolde for 
toltad!" *™* thoyr fates fpare all the refydue. Truly the charyte of 

Abraham was grete whiche for all thefe wolde not leue 25 
and go from his caufe in to an other mater, but tather 
came more nygh by lytel and lytell euer mekely call- 
ynge vpon the to fhewe mercy defcendynge from the 
nombra of .xl. to .xxx. from .xxz. to .xx from .xz. to 
.X. So yf he coude fynde .x. good & ryghtwyfe par- 30 
fones, his petycyoa was thou f holde not deftroy thofe 
cyl«e3 for the loue of tham. Aud tbou blyfled lord 
morcyfully graunted his afkynge. Thy mercy ia & at 
all tymes hath ben fo gieta & bouiitefuU to wretched 
fynners. Thou doolt not afke .x. ryghtwyfe perfones 35 
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f ball be berde of the for an innumera'ble multytude of nm ibiiii b* 
people, vytueffe tbyfelfe by the propbete Ezecbiel, miiinmUtiiniia. 
fayenge. Et quefiui virum de eis qui interponeret ^^^^bf' 
fepe?a & ftaret oppofitua contra me pro terra ne ■**^"' 
5 diflipareOT earn : & uon inueDi. I made inqoifj- 
cjoB. £ foacht one man amongcs them idl, vhicbe in ixnghtnmiiun 
maner f holds make an bedse, that is to Jaye fholde he iiiooid make ■ 
a defence, & ftande rygbt ayenft me to make intarpellft- Hrtb, to un it. 
cyon for ih% erth, to thentent I fholde not deftcoye it, 

10 & I coude fynde none fuche. finguler & grete mercy 

of god to all fynnero, one ryghtnyfe peifone amonge om rifUidH 
all 'the people fball be gracyonily herde for all the [•qitiii] 
other multytude befyde. Is there not good lord one f,opie. 
ryghtwyfe perfone in all thy chyrche, ellee god forbede, i^wtlL^^^n 

15 namely fyth it was promyfed vnto faynt Peter. Non Y,fii ™'^^''' 
deficiet fides tua petre. Peter thy fayth fhal l^^'^^^j^ 
neaer fayle, it fhal neuei be at an ende, therfore yf iiuu uw ml' 
many be ryghtwyfe good lorde be mercyfuU & excercyfe 
thy mercy on ys for theyi fakes. Our owne caufe ia 

20 now purpofed & f hewed mto the, we fpeke for ourfelfe, 

& al though we he but affhes & erth, alfo wrapped in w*,wbain 
many grenoua fynnes, yet blyfTed loide voucbfaue gyue wnpi«d <» iiiii, 
vs leue to fpeke vnto thy hyghnelTe in this matei. If to Th^ iiighMM. 
there be many ryghtwyfe people in thy chyrche myly- if in ihr ohorch 

25 taunt, here ts wretched fynneia for the loue of them, muj [igtatw^ 
be meroyful vnto Syon, that is to faye to all thy loriofthmii 
chyrche. If in thy chyrche be bat a, fewe ijghtwyfe iruimJiimit 
perfones, fo moche the more is our wretchednes & the thi mm imi 
more nede we haue of thy mercy. Therfore meroyful nmr!' 

30 loide exceicyfe thy mercy, fhewe it in dede vpon thy 
chyrche. Quia tempus eft miferendi eiu8. For 
in fo grete chai&ee* of ryghtwyfe people, tyme is to 
fhewe mercy vpon it, call to rememhraunce thy many- <uiionniu»- 
folde and grete mercyfull dedes whiche be enerlaftyuge, Bumim. 

35 lyke as thou tbyfelfe was at aU tymes redy to execute 
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171 FSALII CIL AOBS OP TKR6UNCI AHD OF flBAOl 

mercy, truly as Salomon feyi Omnia tempuB hateit. 
iaik*c<*mtHit Eneiy thynge hath a tyme, and thon good lorde arte 
thini'hukitbiu. wont to fhewe mercy in tyme conuenyent This is thy 

fayenge. In tempore accepto exaudiui te. I gane 

audyence vnto thy petycyon in an acceptable tyme. 6 

niimattat The tyme of the olde lawe, tyma ot otnelte, lygour and 

*ni^, vengeannce hath hen in tyme pafte. For iaynt Foule 

vryteth. Irritam quia faciena legem moyfi line 

[•muui>4i vlla mi'feratioDe duobus aut tnhus teitibus 

moritur. In the tyme of Moyfes vho foeuer brake 10 

hia lawe two or thie berynge wytnea of that tranfgief- 

fyon, f holde f uffre deth without mercy, loo in that tyme 

Ttwoiuumu- no mercy waa fhewed. The adultery, the wylfull 

Mhwnu- monqueller, or ony other tranfgteiloiir of Afoyles lawe, 

•^hnddHik yf two or Hoe bare wytnes in the iame was not fpared 15 

"*"'' nor pardoned, bat witAout mercy fholde laBn deth, 

notwithttandynge the tyme ia now chaunged. Now ia 

iTiMiiMtituor the fulnes of tyme wherin the gates of heuen he made 

thaiiniprtngtaic Open, & tka trefiuo of grace & metcy as a foiuitayne 

)• itiKi RHttaeT euer fpryngynge is fhedde forth plentenoolly vpoo 20 

J^^ ° enery kynde of people, of the whiohe ^me iaynt Foule 

fpeketh, liiyenge. Ecce jxonc teflzpus acceptabile 

ecce nmiC dies falutis. Baholda, take hede, now 

Moo iM tu dv* ia tlia acceptable trme, now be the dayee of fonles helth. 

Now in the tyme of the newe lawa fbrgyusnes was 35 
chrM vnrdond grannted mercyfiiUy of our ihayour ciyft to f Ae thefe a 
tiMiuararu* manquelleT in ihe lal^ hoore of his deth, alfo to the 
naun*ukH*io woman taken in adnlteiy, with many other, wherfore 
■duuaiT. yj ^y mercy ought to be fhewed at ony feafon it mnft 

Than, Lord, irhn f pecyaUy be fhewed now in this tyme of mercy. Whan 30 
croelneffe was haboandaojit, yf at ony feafon thoa conde 
not of thy henignite bat nedes mnft exoercife thy 
M DuniAd, mercy, moche more it ie to be done now whan grace ia 
tiMiijaitf haboandannt & fo pleateaooa. Quia venit tempus. 

For (Ae tyme of graoe & mercy ia comen & redy at 35 
hande. V Yet an o&er reafon good lorde with thy 



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iTcenoe, whiche f holds fomTlLat Aere thy goodnea Tnto 
metcj. Of a troath amongu ts ciyften people fome bo™ 
be io lyght & &ayle of themMfe tftat anone wttA eneiy oT«t)i 
bUfta of tempUcjon they be onertJuovBii] they vyll ta 
S not in oity condjcyon rafyfte & with'ftande fynae, bat 
folove the cadnhe pleafarea of this worlde the fylthy- & 
nea of the flefThe. Somtyme they do after & fcdowe 
the flateiynge perfwafyons & impolfyons of the deujll, 
& be ryght gladde fo to do, whome the prophete com- 

10 pareth to duft, & not without a caafe, fayenge Tan- 
qitant puluis quern proicit ventus a facie terre. 
Sache lyght & enyll dyfpofed people of the woilde be 
in comparyfon. lyke dull t?utt is foone blowen awaye ub tmt uon 
from the grounde wttA euery blaft of wynde. Some Uut. 

16 alfo be of an other dyfpofycton, 'whiche all thoiuih bod», uwngti 

onnhnwnbr 

they be many tymes onerthiowen by the fodayne Riddni tmpu- 
blafte of temptacyon, notwttftftandynge they ryfe 
agayne f hortly waffhynge themfelfe witA the vateis of wwh 
wepynge teree, & by bytter compnnccyons of penaufice 

30 makinge them ftronge & tough, lyke as duft whan it 
is t«mpeTed & made moyft with water waxeth tough 
in maner oa erth or dey, fo that than it can not lyghtly ^^'^—''fi 
be blowen awaye with a blafta of wyitde. All be it 
Aiche perfonea be not very ftroi^ of themfelfe, neythei j» mA immi 

2S longe may witMtonde temptacyona without the helpe of umpuunu niLh- 
more ftronger than they be. Certaynly a wall made Mim »rgi«ti 
of erth onely without Aonee is bat a Imall and feble ...wiUgr'HRh 
defence^ lykewyfe they that by penaunoe haua confoly- , fg^i^^ 
date themfelfe f hall be f hortly wonne & ouerthiowen, 

30 yf ftonee be wantynge, that is to iaye yf flrongei in tha 
fayth, more oonftaunt in good werkes, erecte and fet 
vpon a furo foundaoyon of ftone be not piefent. 8u<^ 
manerilTDnga&conilaant people doothbolfterandholde oontautiitapb, 
vp bothe liienfelfe and other in ciyltes chyrche, they be u» tnmn, 

36 lyke mto pyllere. Were not the gloryoaa martyrs of onam^tm imt 
this maner whiofae f hedde theyr blode for oar fsoyour m, -^l ip. 

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I7B PSALH on. BINWKRB TOUGHENED BT COltPONOTIOIT. 

ud nnfeiMn Ihefu ciyftes fake, alio the holy confeffoura & pKchera of 
udhdif Tbijbii. Ciyftes &yth. Holy vyrgynB vhiche kepto themfelfe 
[•Q4iT,bii« chafte and vudefyled for "the loue of cryfte. Thefe 
lyke harde ftonea myght nenei be greaed and blowen 
downe by ony crafte of tlie denyll ot by ony fodeyne 5 
»o biut Df biflfte of temptacyon myeht be moued from tbeyr con- 

ihnrooMUDoy. ftaujicy. But good lorde thefe flonea pleafed thyn 
Angdi nHumpto aungellee whiehe mynyftre Si do feruyce vnto the foo 
■UHftiTUu moche that now they alTumpte and take vp in to the 

buyldynge of the hyghe cyte Iherufalem. And we that 10 
w«,th*niBiuiiu aie the remenannt beynge without ftrength or myght, 
& lefte behynde, are very feble & weyke, lyghtly ouer- 
throwen with enery blaft of temptacyon. For this canfe 
uwnftrs Lord, biyffed lorde, now ia the tyme to execute thy mercy in 
ioii»«n«r<T dede vpon thy.chyiche, fyth the pyllera wherhy it was 15- 
u ite piiLan m f ufteyned & holden vp be taken awaye. QuOKiom pla- 
ilh^*.^. cuerunt femis tuis lapides eius. If thofe ftones 
Mni.i"""'i^ft ^ withdrawen, what remayneth but fofle erthe, whiche 
JJJ^P*"° '*°'™ with euery blafte of wynde is foone blowen away, yf it 
THi HtUi, tiMa be ones dryed. Truly this erth thefe hrytell bodyes of 20 
will toon ba diM ouTB wyll foone be dryed vp from doynge good werkes, 
diiToroad'! without thou be m€a^:yfuU good lorde, & foone make 
'"^ them moyft with the due of thy grace. And yf it be 

thy pleafure fo to do, than fhal the fonntaynes of 
irwH|ifnt totn vepynge teres guffhe out and the erth that is to faye 25 
Hrtii (n ainnin) We wretched fynners f hall be made ftronge more & more 
mid naping by cDtnpuuccyon & wepynge for our fynnes, not apte to 
urtof, be blowen downe with euery blafte of temptacyon, 

toibtyuBi whiche fhall be gtete loye to thy feruanntes, thyn 

amtgelles, that alfo are very loyfuU & gladde of one true 30' 

penytent perTone. Cryft our fauyoui fayd. Gaudium 

eft coram angelis dei fuper vno peccatore peni- 

wiMu<«iidgt tenciam agente. It ia grete loye to al thaungelles 

dwnnuno. of god of one fyuner that hath forfaken his wycked 

lyfe, & with a good wyll dooth penaunce for the fame. 35 
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thfuge fbal than be wantynge but the hete of thj miiiiiwint 
chuyte, wherby we may b« decocte & made harde aa oodi inn u 
ftones, that ia to faye more ftronge & ftedfaft in feyth ^m^^T^ 
• and good werkea. Suche as fhall preche thy gofpell """^ 
6 thrughe all the worlde muft be very ftronge and eon- 
ftaunt whjche thynge is yet to come, as many of our 
holy doctouis dooth here wytnefTe. For our lorde thy 
fone Ihefu cryfte fayd. Predicabitur hoc euange- Ti»f<»prfduu 
liu»i r^ni in vniuerfo orbe in teftimoniu7» toSJ^^a, 

10 onmibns gentibns. The gofpell of the heuenly ''"'^' 
kyugdome, tie ordre & lawe of cryftea fayth fhall ba 
preched & taught thrugh all the worlde, in wytnefTe to 
all people, & that done the worlde fhall be at an ende. «t>ieti dan*, a,* 
Loo the wordes of our fauyoor. The worlde fhall not mmi. 

15heat anende tyll his lawe be taught ouei alL And as SLAiutjnwii- 
faynt Auftyn wytnelleth it is not yet perfourmed thrugh iwt jm jnutitd 

tfaimjghBlL 

all Affryke, nor vnto this daye it is not fulfylled thrugh Ain?^. 

all the grekes londe, as Origine bereth wytnelle. uh gihi»' imd, 

Wherfore faynt Auftyn vpon a feafon wrytynge to a Si.in.i^^'' 

20 certayne man named MchiHa fhewed that the prechynge mcmo^ 
of ciTftes gol^ll thrugh the worlde, alfo that all people pnmiH"^ "" 
fhall be turned to the &yth of crjfle, & cryftes chyrche f*' "» 'Humi 
fhall be dylated & encreafed thrughe the worlde is yet through iha 
to come, whiche faynt Thomas confermeth in the fyrft ■aftuniM. 

25 queftyou of the fyrft parte of his fomme. But blySed n«Mpt.i qo. i. 
lorde wbome wylte thou depute & fat to do this greto it uii gomii i> lo 
myuyftoTy to preche thy lawes thrugh all the worlds ihroiwh uh 
without thou excercyfe meiey fhortly. For they that ood mnit iiurur 
fomtyme were able to perfourme the thynge in dede, be rU uur, vfao ' 

30 now taken awaye (as we fayd) in to the heuenly Iheru- (t^mtd ui>^ii«, 
falem bycaufe they were fo plea&unt in the fyght of ^VaMm,"*" 
thyn aungelles. AKo they femed & were very apte in ^i^JJ^tonw 
dede Tnto the fupome & celeftyall Iherufalem. BIyffed ^^J^" "^ 
lorde we knowe well thy "power is thou may whan it [* "i- *—*^ 

35 fhal pleafe the create & make uewe ftonea of the erth ^°^™"°"Jfj^^ 
lefte behynde, thon may make of ts now beynge slyue "^h iiit taMnd, 



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173 FSiui aa. blippbb bibth babdenbd bt tee pire of lovb. 

cu mak* u who ftB ftionge & bolde to f hewe thy fayth & contmaimde- 

ahnr Hit taub. ment«B as ener were befoie in tyms paft. Xliia ertb is 

acceptable to thyn aongellea, but for a trontli it f hal be 

more gracyoua & acceptable yf tho^ vylte put to & 

iM^ttHwmaiy augment it with thy grace, theifore now fhewe thy 6 

cm Thy lABTch . o ■ 

muitut) mercy vpon thy chliohe mylytannt here in erth, for 

blyfTed lorde thy feruauntee, thai ia to laye thyn 

thaaagaia •hm aungellee fhall be mercyfull to it, they fhall for the 

fofit. lone of our nature praya to thy hyghnes for tha hole 

oojigTegacyoii of ol cryften people. Et t^TTB eilM 10 
miferebuutwr. Fonnde thoa not many ftones, that ia 
wun at ohnrdi to faye moche conf taunt people whan (Aou began to 
edyfy thy chlrche, were not they whiche thou dyde 
bi tbg liiaidatioa fet in t?>« foundacyoD fofte & flyppei erth ! yea 
•upmautfa, truly vnto the tyme thoa made them harde as ftonee 15 
Bjng.'(ih»ritjit by the vertue & ftrength of thy brennynge charyta 
H ttnan. Peter /Ae heed of all other at tha ferynge of one band- 

itnt^iT^ mayde or woman feruaunt, dyde he not gyue place & 
denyed thy fone Ihefa cryU his mayfter, was not alfo 
tiw apwun contencyon & debate amongd other of thapoftlea whiche 20 
■hcnid iw ebUf of them fhold be chefe & haue the foueraynte amonge 
tbir (U bnoak them. Ferther al they fledde for fere whan theyr 
' mayfter Cryft was taken & brought to lugemeut, Lo 

K (THi ni Uiiic how grete pufyllanymyte cowardnes & vnitedfaftnes fi 



piuiuuiaii^. in them. But as foone as the hete of thy cbaryte 25 
otThyduri^ defcended Tpon them in the fymylytude of fyre, they 
^^^ upoi ^^^ 1^^ made fo conftaunt & fore in theyr myndes 

that from tJiat tyme forwarde by no diede, tiuetynge, 
thardwirtdUHit nor p0rfecucyon they fcred to fhewe thyn enbafladeand 
huknir, oomntauxdement pronounfynge & exprefTynge thy gof- 30 

oitnomisc idnga pell to fcyngea prynces & other wyfe men of this worlde 
tbtrirtaxtf whome alfo they ouercame by the vertue of thy worde 

& turned innnmerable to the fayth & knowlegynge of 
[• rr II] thy 'mooft holy name. So good lorde do now in lyke 

eo,Jcx>4Lgrtl, 

BOW mil at kA maner agayne wttft thy chirche mylytauHt, chaunge & 35 
iMidatou^ make the fofta & flypper srth in to horde Ilonee, fet in 



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thy cliirclie ftroHgo and myghty pyllers that may fuffre iiiii»n or Ttj 
& endare grete labours watchynge, poaerte, thurft, andl^ ntnan, 
hongra, colde, & hete, vliiche alfo fhaU not fere the SulS'"'*™" 
thietyngea of prynces, peifecucyon neyther deth, bnt 
6 alvaye peifwade & thynte with them felfe to foffre 
iritA a good wyl fclanndera, fhame, & al kyndes of 
tormentes for the glory & laude of thy holy name, by 
thia manei good loide ^e tnmth of thy gofpell f hall 
be preched thragh out all the worlds. Et timebust Bjth.i™u*ing 

lOgentes nomen tuiun dotnine & omnes rege9 kt^.h^»i.<i 
terre gloriaw tmm. Wherby not onely the vulgare ■""■"•""i™'* 
& comyn people fliall fere thy name, but alfo al kynges 
and prynces of this worlde f hall drede thy magnyfy- 
cence and glory. All fere of god, alfo the contempte '"' "* »<>- 

16 of god cometh and is grounded of the clergy, for yf the conuoribt 
cleigy be well and lyghtfuUy ordrod gyuynge good u tfaaj gin ■ 
example to other of Teiiuous lyuynge, without donbte 
the people by that f hall haue more fere of almyghtj god. 
But contrary wyfe yf the clergy lyue defolately in manoi « iiti aaKHmuij 

20 as they f hold gyue no compte of theyr lyf paft & done ihoniii gm do 
before, wyll not the lay people do the fame t it is to be lue put. 
thought they wyll, & what folowethi truly than they 
f hall fet lytell or nought by almyghty god. Therfore 
by va of the clei^ depeudeth bothe the fere of god.and 

25 alfo the contempte of god. For of a trouth yf euery a u» eiwgr °r 
perfone of the clergy bom the hyeft d^ra vnto the woDid nHiM 
loweft were able and worthy to occupy theyz lomes and „, bioim, 
places enery man accordynge to his degre, & eueiy one 
of them wolde execnt« all that perteyueth to his offyce 

SO qnykly without faynynge or paicyalyte, & with ardeut 

iay th, than the mooft harde herted creature that myght am a* n«t 
be founde amonge'all people coude not but loue & ['TTU.tiuki 
drede our lorde god, alfo by theyr good & Tertuous io>( nud dmd 
lyuynge, they fholde in maner be compelled to the 

36 feniyce of hym. blyffed & happy be thofe perfones 
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180 PSALH OIL BILK 00PX8 NOT THE QLOBT OF THE CHURCH. 

Hmpru^foM to iaye, whiohs flial beholde thy chiiche myly taunt 

Biuunt Ht !■ ■ ones fet in a lyght oidre thrugh eoeiy degrea mooft 

m^vyfull ii blyffed loide make ones an ende & fynyfThe 

tte buyldynge of thy chyrche thai thou boganneft a 

longe tyme paft, that now a grete vbyle bath fuflted 6 

TtM gnoDanHk moche wronge. Excercyfe thy meicy Tpon the grounds 

ftumtr- weike of it vpon our fragylyte, that accordynge to tha 

wordea of faynt Poule. Superedificati fupcT funda- 

mentuffl apoftolorum & prophetaru/n : ipfo 

fummo angulari lapide Ckriato iefu in quo 10 

omnis ediftcatio crefcit in templum fanctuwi in 

Uvntn Aomino. We may be faperedyfycate vpon ctyft the 

ciiriit iha mod vsTf foundacyon of thapoftles & prophetea loyned vnto 

"™' hym the mooft hygh comer ftone, in vhome & by 

wbome b^an & encreafeth eaery edyficacion & congre- 16 

gacyon of cryften people in our lorde. Than without 

double all people fhall fere the excellence of thy holy 

^ name. All kyngee & pryncee fhall gloryfy & woithyp 

the with all tbeyr true & holy feruyce. A thoufande 

pirnTmi,suk- paynymB, faiafyns, & lewea fhall be tourned ynto the, 20 

bg iwntd ta Oodi lyke 88 wluin the fyrft foundacion was fet of thy chirche, 

"•« woo Hid"' fomtyme .iij. thoufande, now .t. thoufande, now more, 

t^rtadiTth^OkiuL '"^^ IfiSei, we Uian conaerted vnto the fayth. If it were 

than fo profytable whan the fyrft buyldynge was begou, 

bow profitable can be thoi^bt fhall it be whan all is 26 

perfytely ^yffhed & perfourmed. (^uoniaia. edificft- 

uit dw/iinus iyon. That ia to S&j, our lorde hath 

Tii*i^atja!iiia perfouimed fynyfTbed & fet a due ordre in al bia chirche, 

not In iiik »pH whofe glory & worfhyp flandetb not in fylke copes of 

[•trill] 'dyuera colouia craftely broudred, neyther in plate of 30 
^li^'aiu^iie^ golde or fyluer, not in ony other werke or ornament be 
it nouer fo rychely gamyffhed with precyous ftones. 
Thefe lycbe lewelles in tholde temple were neceffary to 
■sdi Hmn oHd be had & vfed for thapparayle of the byffhop &. other 
nnda-iiMiiMiiiri preftea mynyftrynge tholde lawe. But fyth it ia fo all 36 
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tfayngea to come, therfore no we umj not feke the DnrnmuiHak 

oatwarde glory & worfhjp of the body, but onely the bodj.bmpnat 
inwsrde hononr & profyte of the foule. The thynge "^ 

that was fygnefjed in the olde lawe by golde is clenaes OoU ib ihi law 

6 of confcyence. And by precyoua ftones vertuea of the oi «iiiki«im. 

foule. Aa laynt Poule wytneffeth fayenge. Gloria nijoToraiiwi 

Tio/tra hec eft teftimoniuOT cofflfcientie no/ire. ^^^^^tm^ 
Our loye is the toftimony of a dene confcyence, whiche ^^^^ "" 
loye without faylo fhone more biyght in tha poore !^*lJJulf'* 

10 apoftles than doth now our clothes of fylke & golden 

cnppes. Truly it waa a more glorious fight to fe faynt Bt.piiiii*K(nrii« 
Poule whiche gate his lynynge by his owne grete labour lUiX*" " 
in huDgre, thurfl, watchynge, in colde, goynge wolwaid, ta<iw VKiiirud, 
Ss beryng aboute the gofpeU & lawe of cryf t bothe vpon beuist uw ri>i^ 

15 the fee & on the londe than to beholde now tharche- nDsngiortgiB 
byfTboppea & byffhoppes in theyr apparayle be it neuer ktanopt. *" 
fo ryohe. In that tyme were no chalyfes of golde, hut rhm wm » 
than was many golden preflee, now be many chalyfes of bat eoidm 
golde, & almooft no golden preftee, ttuly neythei golde NocgoM, ■ot 

20 precyoua ftones, nor gloryous bodyly garmentes be not ^|^i^^!^^ 
tha caufe wherfore kynges & pTyncea of the worlde ^J)I^'5«ri 
f holde drede god & his chyiche, for doubtlea they haue *^'' '*'™** 
ferre more worldly rychelfe than we hane, but holy tmhoijiactitu 
doctiyne, good lyfe & example of honeft conuerl&ctbn 

26 be the occafyons wheiby good & holy men, aKo wycked 
& cruel people are moued to loue & fere almighty god. 
Cruetl Atila feied Leo ike pope, wycked Totila died TuniAttnikuM 
'faynt Benedicte the mouke, & Theodofiue themperonr [• n lu, bMk] 
feied faynt Ambrofe, & whyt truly bycaufe they herd Th^«iu 

30 theyr doctiyne, & fawe theyr lyues so good & honeft. ™* 
Uyfied lord how gloryons & beanteiidl fhdde thy itibashnnbirar* 
chirche be yf it were gamyfllied & made fayie with raA HnaoM 
fuche Tortuone creatures, for than fholde al people fere ^^^l^d 
thyn holy name, & all kynges & pryncea fhold diede ^^XiT*^* 

36 thyn excellent glory, yf thou wolde edyfy & ornate thy '^J^ **"" 
chyrche on this manor. Videbitu/- in gloria fua. Than «""«*» 



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182 PSALM on. 8ILTKB Am) OOLD HATX I SOSE, 

Id k iiihiiiia f*^ f ball it be teen in a f hynynge garment of dyujne giace, 
^wiib^r* gylte wttA the golden wyfdome of koly fcrjptoie, & 
«rt^M. go- garnyffhed rounde aboute witA al maner^ precyous Ikines 
imi«riMM*(if '"^^ '^* diaeriyte of vertues, wliiche glory fhall blynde 
^^""^ tho wotldly fyght of kyngea, it fhall tume the hertes of 6 

piynces from voluptuous delectacyona, and perfe thmgh 
mto Ihe myndea of all people mocha more than al the 
'ThDir'iix-UM rychea of this worlde. Tholy apoftles were gloryoua 
Joid^Jhir.irk not by golde or fylner, fylke & precyoua ftoues, but 
taibjtiitir "^ onely by theyr vertaeB, faynt Peter fayd. AllTUm et 10 
''"™'' argentum hom eft michi. 1 haue neyther golde nor 

Fttarmidaa fyluer, notwitAftandyuge in tho name of ciyft he made 
■ud niHd Uu a lame man to go, aifo reyfed irom deth to lyfe a deed 
pim', iriK) woman. Poule in lyke manet wbiche had no worldly 

owD taaZ, rycheffe but gate his lyuynge with his owno fore labonr, 1 6 

THtond DM iKiD made hole one that was home lame in to this world, & 
medwitiia deliuered an other whiche was vexed with a wycked 
*" fpyryte by callynge rpon the fame name Ih«/a. Saynt 

Bt-Ji^unwd lobon the electe vii^yn of god by hia prayer turned 
into Esid, brauRohes of trees in to gold, he dranke Tenym & poyfon 20 

wuhoni"^ without hurte, & reftored many deed folkes to lyfe 
d^tt'iST' agayne. Saynt Barthylmew in Ike ptefence of kynge 
beftmki'^™** Polemiua by his prayer to god caufed an horryble & fere- 
Jwuo^rfui' '"^ deuyll to go out from an ydolL The holy apoftles 
"<^ were endued with thafe & many more memayloua actea 25 

[•ni»] 'whichealmightygodwroughtinthamby thayr prayers. 
Sod iuaa tbatr Otir Uyffed lords gaoa no hede to the goodly appaiayle 
of theyr hodyes, for they had none fucbe, hut he le- 
garded onely the clenlynes & feyienefTe of the foule, 
that is to fayo he dyde baholde theyi ftedfkfte & 30 
grounded fayth, bothe hope & charite was in them, they 
were f hynynge in fayth, ftedfaft in hope, & biennynge 
in charyte, who toeuer had fo grete fayth, all thyngea 
f holde be poffyble for hym to do. For our fanyour 
cryft fayd. Si Mem habueritis ficut granuffi 35 

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finapis diceretis monti: tranfihinc et tranfibit, «n.«Hi*ta 
et nichil impoQlbile erit vobis. If your foyth Li),Mtbi(ia 
were lyke vnto a mufl«rd fede come, wbiche is lytell io (brrait oao^), 
qiuntyte betokenjnge mekenee, ii is alTo bytynge and i~-™i™ 
5 fharpe in the month, fygnafyenge fera«st charyte, ye 
myght faye ynto a moontayue, lemone and go from 
bens, & anone at your oomroanndement itfholde to do, 
no thynge fholde be to you impoflyble. Good loide of TutipoMid'feiib 
whomehad theapoftlesfoogiete faythbnt onaly of the. Lad. 

10 tbey foyd. Domine adauge nobis fidem. Lorde 

encieale oar fayth. For as mocbo as tboa arte tbe Lsrd.ibnrmtn^ 
fame god uid a lyke plenteuoua in mercy as euer thoD etaunb, 
were, now f hewe mercy vpou thy cbyrcbe a&effhe, for 
it ta tyme fo to do, Qrth oat fayth begynneth to &yld A 

15 waze fcante. Make perfyte the bayldynge of it «iroBt»ttii 
Oiannte that it may fhyne in glory. Augment and 
escreafs the fayth of thy chirche, irherby it may be lur Thj cimrA 
gi&cyoully herde of tbe, and werke memaylea, to tliea- ™»™^ 
tent that all people f holde fere thy blyfTed and holy 

20 name, and b^gee of the eith drede thy glory. Soo 

that in conclnfyon all the worlde may looe the, woi^ uuiiomniiur 
fhyppe the, and feie the, Sayenge. Quia d(Wztn»a *uTIi«. 
edificauit fyon que nu^tc videtur ' in gloria fua, [• r it. uiki 
rerpexit in orationem humiliuM & non fpreuit 

SSorecein eorutn. Ova lord hath edyfyed & buyldad om Lord buh 

, , ^ , , , , ,., bolU HUebBTdi 

hiB chyrche ftroi^ly Tpon a lure tonndauyon whicne oaiioniiiBndk- 
now is feen in velth & ^ory endned wi'tA many nobis 
vertnes, he hatb alfo loked Tpon the prayer of meke 
people & graunted theyi petycyon. H Now folowetb 

30 the feconde parte wberin we be taught to mone the iLWdniutinon 
goodnes of god vnto mercy, by the enerlaftynge re- to mncr br va 
membiaunce of hia benefeytea. Of a tronth a greto parte hi> taniOta. 
of recompence for a good tame done to ony perfone is onUtDte atoa^ 
not to forgeto it, bnt rather hane it contynoally in re- 

36 membrannce. One of the greteft vnkyndneffee that ii*~«oa« 
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184 P8ALII OIL ood'b xsboies bboobdid iit law and gobpel. 

kyndiLes & benef^cyall gentylnea ftiewed vato tb, no 
thynge may foonei lemoue & put awaye noble & lybeiall 
myndea ftom va. And contrary wyfe he that wyll 
remembre a good tume or benefeyte ia worthy to haoe 
gentylnea & lyberalyte fhewed to hym. And what S 
fhall we do, what recompeneo f hall we make for th« 
grete benefeyte gyuen to ts, that is to faye, for thia 
Qoi-i pndnw In mercyfull eieccion & bayldynge of cryftes chdrche, to 
oisnii deHTTM tbetttent it may enet be had in memory, not onely of 

' vs, but alfo of all that fhal come after vs, we fhal 10 

wiyte this benefeyte, & fo leue it in peipetoall memory. 

Thisiathemooftfurewayeof al other to caufe a thynge 

uutthifirho longe to be had in rememhiaunce, that they whiche 

mv i">i>- Bii f bal come after ts may knowe the very troutb of the 

In ou diir. grete goodnes & mercy of god fhewed in our dayes. 15 

McmttjtHin For Moyfea lefte in holy fcriptuie many meruayloua 

■rsditionortha and wonderfull thynges the whiche almyghty god 

iiiiaiM idii wrought in hym for the erudycyon of the lewea. And 

yf ho had not fo done perauenture we fhold now not 

t]H«Tug*Uau haue had knowlege of them. Alfo the holy euange- 20 

drift'! BdiuiH; lyfl«e lefte behynde the gofpellea wryten by them of 

[• ittJ cryftea myraclea 'fhewed here in the erth, euer worthy 

whiditiKwtbuii to be had in mynde whiche petchaunce we fholde not 

haue kuowen yf theyr wrytyngea had not ben. Ther- 

fore iyth our lorde god mooft benefycyall hath gjnien to 25 

Ood'i iwMflu, mankynde fo many grete benefeytes, bothe in tholde 

■Bd In ifas naw, lawe the tyme of Moyfea, & in the neff e lawe the tyme 

' ' * ' of cryft our faayour, after that redemod man with the 

th( ftnnduini of mooft precyoua blode of his onely begoten f one, founded 

& endued the chyiche of cryft with fo hoKome doc- 30 
tryne, & ftablyifhed the fame by f hewynge of fo many 
grete myraolea, alfo by tha deth of many holy fayntea, 
tba DHUii or - ferther, fyth he is aboute to brynge our f oulea to hym by 
tuujthsqghwi fo many dyuers meanea, notwithftandynge we 113'ppe 
hJIdi iDto the downe from his handea ouerthiowen & opprefled by the 35 
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fyUhynea of worldly concnpyfcenoea, yf lie now wyll 
Touchefeue after fo many vntyndneffes fbewed on oui 
partye to execute his meicy ageyne vpon tb, wete not 
tliefe grete benefeytee worthy neaer to be forgoten. 
6 Sholde they not be comTnended Si lefte in perpetuall dwmkiuba 
wrytyngee to the ]aude of the grete mercy of god. wnungi. 
Therfore ScrlbantuT hec in generatiome altera L«th«iti* 
et populus qui creabituT laudabit dominum. Ghrin<iu»u> 
let them be wryten euer to be had in mynde of other aajfaimOia. 

10 generacyans that all cryften people to come here afber 
may by thofe manyfolde benefeyted gyuen Tuto va laude 
& prayfe almygbty god. An enyll tree may biynge 
forth no good iVuyte, than thns, the people whiche ia 
onea enyll dyfpofed & drowned in the malyce of fynne, 

15 bow may be thought that the pofteryte of them f hall be Tha vctattj at 
good, without almyghty god make it of nought Our b, g^ 
blyffed lord ie of power to reyfe vp & make of ftonea aa ^Jli^T^^^ ^ 
good people aa he wolde haue. Syth we now be ^^"„,^, 
wrapped in fo many gteuoua fynnee, the people 'whiche J^^,L^^ 

20 here after fhall come of vs. can not be good and well "™"- __ 
ordred, without that almyghty god make them of """■**• ^4 
not^bt, & after whan that people fhall knowe thy ititmgoAai 
fcrypture bothe onr fyltbynea & theyr owne clennee, uwB.kBowiiwoni 
alfo oar wretchednea and tbeyr felycyte. How mocbe owniAtammM, 

26 fhall they be bounde to god & bow grete laude fhall aim giiM iIba. 
they gyue mto hytn. For of a tronth no man can NomunaDknov 

tiia TilH of ■ 

knowe the valure fuffycyently of a grete gyfle or biD(iit,wiw 
benefeyte, wbiobe knowetb not how grete hurte other gnu imrt oo»r 
haue lufTred for laoke of it, & alfo what domage his udi'^u. 

80 felfe fholde endure yf he wanted the fame. Therfore. 

Populua qui creabitar laudabit dominma. al aitutum *«.. 
cryilen people here after to oome redynge & mder- nod ood la umic 
ftandynge ika grete benefbytes gyuen by almyghty god 
in our dayea fhall laude & prayfe hym in theyr tyme, 

35 Se not caufeles. But wherfore fhall they prayfe our 
mercyfull lorde. Quia profpexit de excelTo fattc- 



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186 FSALH CII, INOIUTrniSB or ISRASI. AUD op CBUBTUHa 

tecuHiiiiooktd to fuo. Suielj hj canfe b« loked downe mercyfnlly 

high.buijpiH*. vpoa T8 &om heaen, Thy fo ) dooth not god fe all f/iot 

we do, is not eneiy thynge naked & open to his 

fyght, what nedetlt than to £aye he loked dovne 

Irom his bygh holy place, peiaaeutuie bycaule pro- 6 

fpycete is to loke aferre, tmly Iha more greaoafly that 

sin driiH iM* fynneia hane offended and trefpafled agaynft almyghty 

god, the ferder they be gone awaye from bym. For 

this caufe. Syth after t?te grete innumerable bene- 

feytes gynen of our meicyfull lords, where alfo in maner 10 

he myght bane done no uLora for ra, yet ws fall contyn- 

oariiitnutaiii ually in to eueiy fynne & wietchednes, truly tbis our 

froa Rim. giete vnkyndnes bath chafed tb fo feire away from bym 

that meruayle it is he wyl vonchefaue to loke fo ferre 

downe to our ingiatytude done vnto his gentylnest 16 

Btbrngtit wMche alfo brought the people of I&aell out of ^ypte 

Egrptnith fo meruaylouily with fo many ftraunge tokens and 

[•ml] wonders cau*fed them to palTe a fote thrugh the reed fee 

' drye fbodde, wbiche fente downe from beueii aungelles 

eniyin or quill j fode & other wylde foule, curlewee, or quaylea, caufed 30 

water to flowe out of the harde ftone for theyr t«lefe, 

gaue them vyctory of all theyr onemyes, made iAe flode 

of lordane to leoe bis naturall cooife and tume back- 

• iiH hMii or wttrde, denyded & parted the londe of bebef t accoidynge 

uung Dwiriba to the nombie of the trybee and kynredes of IfraeU, fo 25 

many as were oideyned to baoe poflelTyon, & to often- 

tymes bad mercy on them after tbey commytted ydola- 

tiy, wbiche alfo called vs vnto grace, where natoially 

n* iRiflM u we came of the gentyles and grafled tb in the Tery olyne 

nir oun (M o( tree of f aytb, fuffrynge the natuiall bowes of it to be 30 

' ont away, the olyue tree fygnefyeth the people of lewes. 

Havu^Bot Lafb he fpated not bis owne fane but gaue bym in re> 
dempcyon for vs all, notwithftandynge we vnkynde & 
jMniuM mooft Tnkynde witAoat mefuie take no hede, thynke 
do*a«r«w not bow moche charyte of god is fhewed to va, but 35 
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meicjfull lord for his grete meiytM ypon fynneis. o imfti im 
tough & ftel^ hertes, o beite more hard than Sjnt or monnud uiu 
other flone, O grete Takyndnee wharbj we are made fo 
ferre avray &om god, ^t it is meraay le A in maner ahoue 
6 all memaylea to kiiowe him loke fo ferre downs in to fo 
grete extieoiite of ingratitude, therforo let tbefe mer- 
nayloua Iwnefeytes of god be wiyten for a contynnall re- 
membiaunce of all cryften people to come after vs. 
Quia prefpexit de excelfo fancto fuo. who loked oed isok^ down 

10 downe fo ferre 1 truly our lorde god whiche made all 
thyngea of nought & is almygfaty, he may do what hym 
lyfie. From what place loked he downe, veryly from his Oom Hb Uffa 
owne hygh & holy polays. And whether, in to a lows 
& ftraonge place not halowed, henen is of a giete 

IS heyght, namely heuen of all heuens ia *fo hygh that imi.bHk] 
none adoerfary of god may attayn or coma theder, it ia ofUHmu, 
fo holy that no fpotte of fynne may he in it. And laH it of ^n mtTb-T' 
is fo moche impropered vnto almyghty god that none "oi^'^'J^nt 
of his enemyes may there haue ony parte with hym. ^'J^T^T 

20 And this erth whiche we wretched fjnners doenhahyte uidiookfdnpciu 
ia not fat vp on hygh, but downe in a lowe place full of iw pi™ (ui of 
fynnea and wyckednes in euery parte of it, wherin alfo n 
deuyllee hane domynacyon, whome laynt Fonle calleth 
piyncee, poteftates, and rulers of the worlde & of fynfnl 

26 foules. It pleafed almyghty god to loke aferre downe 
&Dm that hyghe place in to this erth foo lowe a place, 
From that fo holy a place in to thia worlde a place Toyde 
of all holynes. He loked downe alfo from the phtce 
wherin none of his adoerfaryes fhall be parte taken 

30 with hym in to this fo ftraunge a place where as his 
adneriaiyes haue domynacyon, where alfo fo many grete 
Tnkyndneffee be ezcercyfed ayenft hym. Domlnus de 
Celo in terrain afpexit. Our hlyifed lorde hath wiiiiin.«7»or 
loked downe afeire witA his eye of mercy fiom the dom 

'65 hyghsft heuen in to the erth. But to what purpofe, 

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188 F3AUI Oil. QOD 8AYB8 PEIflTBNI CHanBBN OF THB DAMHED. 

piMann woridi/, pleafnre worldly, or ellea to here the voycea of good 

pnueaoruu and rygMwyfe people whicte landed & prayfed hym. 

but u hnr Um N^ay veryly, but onely to here the cijengea, wepynges, 

■rebdHd ud and waylyngea of wretched and Tnkynde people. Alfo 

Bilk pMfb. ^ ^^^ jj^^ waylyngea of thofe that knewe not themfelfe 5 

whan they were fet in honour & profperyte, neythet 

gaue laude & prayfe vnto our lorde god ea they ought 

to haue done of very dutye, but vtteriy put out of theyr 

Th>r who Bnsot myude and folate his manyfolde grete benefeytes, 

(eiL duiTD u ney ther gaue thanlces for them, hut rather fell downe in 1 

to all the fylthynes and infacyable pleafuies of the 

[•it t)0 fleffhe, vnto the grete 'dyfworfhyp&fhame of almyghty 

diiwonhipgt god fo moche as laye in them, what folowed, almyghty 

god fuffrod thofe people to fall in to the power of theyr 

wen uim enemyes, & they anone toke them pryfoneia, & fo taken 1 6 

itrttchod in ropH bounde faft and myferably ftretched them in bondes 

Topea & fettera of fynnes, in the whiche myfery many 

■nddimnfd of our forefiiders peryiThed & were dampned eter- 

whsn u»ir nally. But whan tha pofterite of them fewe theyr def- 

uidr deunicUoD, truccyons & myferyes caUynge to mynde f/te good- 20 

thenrmpeni- neffe of god & theyi owne vnkyndneffe, they were 

test for (lull m]>- u i j 

UiIdk, - moehe penitent for theyr offences & myflyuynge, wher- 

ind Ood looktd with oiir mooil meroyfull lorde beynge moned of hia 
tniBwivi goodnea to excercyfe mercy, loked downe from hia 

holy place heuen of all heuena in to the erth. Ut audiret 25 
gemitus co»jpeditoru?« et folueret filios inte- 
reoiptorum. Bycaufe he wolde here the waylyngea 
thit Hi might of pryfonera fettred and bounde with the bondea of 
tmtouidnn, fynne, & vnbynde or fet at lyberte the penytent 
vhoH tondtbrn chyldreE, whofe foicfaders were dampned, we f ball 30 
wiyte this goodnea of god & put it in a perpetnall 
memory to thentent all that here after be to come may 
fhewe eche one to other how meicyfully our lorde hath 
delta with va, in tte whiche one thynge he fhall ei- 
TTDMoguw hybyte & fhewe fo grete mercy to tb that it is not 35 
mm. poffyble for ony tonge to tell or to be exprelted* in 

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vordee, DotrithAiuidTiige god that is fo ryche & 
plentenoos in mercy fliall tbyuke it but a Ijtell, wher- 
fore he fhall ndde & eucieace it mora. This hlyiTed 
loide fhall not ouelj delyuer ts from oni wretchedaes, 
5 but alfo of his mercyfnll lybeialyte, he fhall fet ts in 
giete honours. I can not fhewe how a perfone beyi^ Aptnoaiauni- 
in thraldoms myght hauemoie hononr than to hauehis hoiMBnd vbdi 
pleafure & be honoured in t/te fame places whew hia u, atHwIiianr- 
capytall aduertaryes coneyted mooft to be honoured. hoBour""*^ 

10 The deuylles ftudyed to gete honour in 'two places [• it tii, buk] 
chefely, in heuenand inerih. Intheerth thebebrewea bonmr in iwiui 
had fuffycyent experyence, from whome they toke aw«y 
the hononr & worf hyppynge of god ahnyghty, enforc- mftwdng iimiL 
ynge tnem to commytte ydolatry. And now they 

15 alliiyleTS with thouiandea of gyles and fiaudee, chaleng- uHiHutuwith 
ynge the domynyon and power of this wotlde to them- gnim.oiiiueng. 
felfu. In henen alfo from whena they were expuKed giuiiiworu. 
for pryde, they toke Tpon them and were sboute to ,„ npidMd fcJ 
vfurpe the honour of god for themfelfe, for Lucyfer the iSii?rtqB-ta»d«c 

20 chefe capytayne & ryngleder of them (to whome many '"'^" "^ '■ 
other oonfented) fayd. Afceoda?;} et ero fimilis i >ii«ii u™* ■"■i 
altiffimo. I fhall afcende and be lyke to god. But 
now to our purpofe. Our blyffed lorde and mayfter OarLorfiiau 
fhall make ts honourable in bothe places. Fyrit here ubitinHrUi, 

2S in erth in hie chyrche mylytaunt he fhall gyue ts Kirinit m pomr 
power to preche & fhewe the Tertue of hismooi^ glory- ofuUHuas, 
0U8 name to all people vnyuerfally, whiche fhall be a 
Tety worfhypfull offyce. For by that laynt Poule waa MStPwiiiiin™* 
called the chofen velfell of almyghty god to here aboute miijtouitniiB". 

30 that honourable name, and boldly fhewe it, uot onely 
to the Tulgare and comyn people, but alfo to kynges 
and prynces of the erth. Alfo noo thynge may be bniigprinni. 
more grenoua Tnto onr enemyes than it. For they D«rtu bLitbwM 
contynually hlafpheme that mooft holy name. For 

35 this grete honour it foloweth. Ut annuDcient in fjOQ 
nomen domini. Our lorde fhall fet the myniftera 
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inkamn, fhe^re Tuynerfklly hia holy name to all people. In 

wu daitcM, n heaen olfo horn whena Lucyfer and all hia company 
NuuiHinr, vete deiecte and calle out, we fhall lande the name of 

god without ende, and then fhewe to his honom hia 

ihukiDg Him manyfolde dedes of meicy, gyuynge thankyngea Tnto 6 

KaptaoDHpiu hym that we haue fcaped by hia benefeytea the foares 

t« fT tui] and daungera "of all our capytall enemyee, we f hall bo 

fa UhIi piu. exalted in to that henenly Ihemtalem, from whens 

they were throwen dowae accotdynge Tnto fcrypture. 

Depofuit potentes de fede et exaltauit hurailea. 10 
ooddoHHi Almyghty god depofed and put downe from heuen 
■niniiudtiM proode Lucyfetwith all hia company, and exalted meke 

people into that gloryous place. More oner, what fo- 
rnjm. kscu euer we do here in thia chyiche mylytannt, by prayer, 
terrwnpbf laude, oT ony fufirage to god, the fame is borne Tp by 15 

^^n^jtrs- hia aungellee in to the heuenly Iheru&lem. For the 

■■'™- whiche it foloweth. Et laudem eiuB in iherufalem. 

The aungellee f hall here vp all oui fufiragee done to 

the laude of almyghty god in thia chyrche mylytaant, 
wban Ood hu Tnto the celeftyall Iherufaleni. H Whan oui lord hath 20 
hndiigi, delyuered tb by thia maner from the bondea, fetters, 

HHimidfiuibia and all bondage of our enemyes, and made tb able in 
nimuk Tertuea for to preche and f hewe his blylTed name mto 

all hia people, than douhtlea not onely the comyn 
iwi>)g Hii uagi people, but alfo kyngea and prynces fhal come togyder 26 
gobar to Hod in one to ferue and laude almyghty god. Than blyfTed 
Him. lorde fhall the people fere thy name, and all. kyngea 

f hall drede thy glory & magnyfycenoe, that is for to faye, 
wiwn H* ■ban whan our lorde of his goodnea fhall channge and toiime 
diut [tiDrHni the fofto and flypper dulte fygnefyenge wretched 30 
br wMpiiig, fynnere in to tough erthe by wepynge and true pen- 
ud mdn thMa atiRce for theyT fynnea, and after that make them harde 
•iminTiiga as ftonea by biennynge charyte, apte and able for to 
'^^ fufire grete labonres in fhewynge boldly thy gloryoua 

iiMTiiwii WTT name tilmi^e out all the worlde, fpredynge and fow- 35 
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PSILH OIL THl SATS Of AITTICHBIET. 191 

alfo example of good and hondl coniiBrfacf on to thends oompi* orua 
that all the people iu this vorlde may be gadered in to tbu lU mn bit 
one flocke, and the chyrcbe to be knjtte togy'dei in i< it tui, uekj 
one &yth hope & charyte, wherfore this ia added. In "^ 
5 coaueniendo populos in vnum et r^es vt fer- 
uiant domino. If it wolde pleafe onr lotde god to uaoiwam 
fhewe this grate goodnes & mercy in oar dayes ike iD«rd^^|*''^ 
memoiyall of his fo doynge ought of veiy lyght to be un Hdnisg 
lefle in perpetuall wrytynge nener to be forgoten of all H^i'i^'^rtuii'! 

10 om pofteryte that enery geneiacyon to come myght lone 
Ss Torf hyp hym tyme without enda But in foo moche 
as no thynge in this lyfe can be ferme & ftable witAout 
the helpe of god, theifoie in this thyide parte we are lu. w* mm 
taught to make our petycyon vnto om blyfTed lordo vooid BphoM hii 

16 that he voachefaue of his goodnes to fofleyne & holde 
Tp his chymhe mylytannt in the fame oidre & courfe 
that we haue fpoken o^ to thentent after the loumey 
peifoormed in this lyfe it may the fooner afcende & UutitmiiUw 
come to the yeree whiche eaer f hall endure in henen. mnn. 

20 Truly or euer this ordre & courfe of this chirche myly- 

taunt be fynyfllied accordynge as we hane f hewed fhall bu teftn ihii 
be fo many angayflliee & tribulacyona in the ta.yi mgauibmmt 



chirche of god as neuer was feeu or herde before vnto a 
this day, whiche thynge cryft our feuyour wytneffeth 
25layenge. Erunt dies Uli' tribulationis tales qualea wmr-un™ 
non taeiunt ab initio cieature quam condidit ^^Lfuu^u 
deu8 vique nunc neque fient. Holy interpretoura !°i^i^^1f 

of fcryptnre faye there was neuer fo giete perturbacyon 
before tyme, neyther fhall be here after as it is to come 

SO in the tyme of Antecryfte, in whiche tyme fhall be fo 
grete trouble & forowe amonge cryften people that 
without OUT lorde delyner them & put to his belpe the 
fooner, almooft all fholde peiyffhe. For hymfelfe thyd. 
Nifi breuiaffet dominus dies noa fuiffet falua irGodhiamit' 

36 oumis caro. If almyghty god had not ordeyned the a»i«, no nun 



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193 FSALK CII. antichrist's DATS SHOBIENXD, 

[• an tyme of Antecryfte 'to he fhorte, no man slmooft than 
■and. beyngQ alyue f liolde be faued. Thiu our moof t lonynge 

Thow^ox mayftei Cryfte gyueth monycyon vnto Ha cbyiche 

bjUuMMuuca* mylytaant here in ertli of the trybolacyon to come, 
(nmirin (ivmiii* leeft perauentuie fodeynly vnbewaies it fall in decaye. 5 
ChiMi omiimBii And thoogli it were forovfull & grenous for the chirche 
'"""^ . to here thefe fayd wordea, neuertheles comforts myght 
ryfe agayne by an other fayenge of our fauyour. Ecce 
ego vobifcum fum onutibos diebus vique ad 
cosfumffiationem feculi. Beholds I am with you 10 
contynually vnto the worldes ende. And in another 
place he fpake thefe wordes folowynge vbiche perteyne 
more vnto this mater. Sed propter electos quos 
TintiiiuafAnto- elegit breuiablt dies. Ood fhal make fhorte the 
■horuDKi tar uw tyme of Antecryft for the loue of bis electe people, leeft 15 
■ktofOaiiK*. jj^gy j^y jj^^ gretenea of that trybnlacyon fholde fal 
from the tronth of cryftes fayth. For thefe wotdea of 
almighty god it is no meniayle yf our moder holy 
chirche ones fet and ordred in the courfe of 7ertue & 
in the waye of ryghtwyfe conuerfaci'on, defyie to knowe 20 
thende of her labours & trauayle, alfo the fhortnea of 
her dayes, wherfore it foloweth. Refpofldit ei io via 
viHutis fue : paacitatem dierum msorum turn- 
aim •itait— Uw cia micbi. None doabte of this -was wryten of Syon, 

and as we fayd Syon fygnefyeth the chyrche, therfore 25 

the chyrche mylytaunt ftablyffhed and edyfyed in 

Kiiidi, kuHiiiic Teitae to the Tttermeft, berynge in mynde the wordes 

conw. dviiw la of Cryft for the trybulacyons to come maketh anfwere 

Dw o( bw (UfL to hym in the courfe of her vertne defyrynge to knowe 

the f hortnes of her dayes, and where as piayers made 30 

vnto god for a good entent may not be mprofytable, 

therfore in this caufe the chirche afketh helpe of god. 

[■ffLtad.] For Cryft fayd. Vigilate itaq«c omni tem'pore 

Oh uw traubiH oHUztes vt digDi habeamiiii fugere ifta omnia 

que flltura funt. Awake & be alwaye in prayer 35 
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to come. Wfaan a fhyppe is ones fet in coarfe to feyle a Alt i> hmimd 
Tpon the fee, yf in ike meane feofon a fodejne tempeft 
of water or irynde come ayenft the fhyppe, it fholde 
be a grete impedyment vnto the goynge forthwarde, fo 
6 without doubte whan the chyrohe mylyt«««t fhall be to uia Ehmch 
dyiected by almyghty god in the ways of Tortue yf in 
the meane tyme giete tempeft of temptacyoTia & many ihetnnpaMot 
Aoimes of trouble mete fodeynly & come dyrectly gnuM. 
ayenA it, grete hurte & let fholde folowe in the pafTage, 
10 For this caufe, the chirche hauynge knowlege before 
by our fauyour cryXt of the trybulaciona to come, alfo 
that piayer is the onely remedy foi the fame, maketb nimton iIm 
petycyon to god that bei coarfe be not withftande Si toantmtjiHtt» 
letted, neythcr to be called agayne in th^ myddea of tiou. 

19 her louniey by thofe trybnlaciona, fiiyenge, Ne re- 
uocea me in dimidio dier«ffl meorum. BlyiTed 
loide fayth our moder holy chyrcbe fuffre me not by 
thefe trybulacyons to be called agayne in Ike myddea 
of my loumey, in tha myddes of my dayea, fo many 

20 perylles & leopardyea be Tpon Me fee that who foener 

fhall feyle ooer it molt nedes be defyroos to come vnto siiisn miut 
an hanen, namely to that bauen wberin ia tranquillite 
& reft without peryll. Lyke maner it is in ^Ae grete » thnwuh uh 
fee of this woilde, for in it be fo many fodeyne ftormee nmn tb, churcta 

S9 & perylloQS blaftea of temptacyona to mete va on euery pottoi rMt, 
fyde that fyth the parte where vnto we be goynge ia of 
fo grete furete, no meruayle though the chirche myly- 
taunt defyre & make haoft to come mto it. Alfo it is 
gieuooB vnto the fayd chyrcbO] yf at ony tyme the paf- ui grim iruw 

30 fage fholde be flaked or pat abacke comynge vnto that makad. 
quyete hauen. Therfcore is no pleafure in this worlde to 
caufe it re'mayne, why ! for it petceyneth well that noo c* <rii] 
thyoge vnder the fonne ia ftable. AH is but vanyte. uh luo b -^in t, 
One generacyon gooth, an other cometh. They that " 

3t> were afoie our tyme be now palTed and gone. And no 
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194 FaAut OIL ood's tbabb nvxB rio, 

the aVeuce of many of thran. Wlio la now foo 
Ttobgutotib* ftobame and enyll vylled that his hette conde not 
wobu bt undwk niaLt« and be kyndeled with the fyre of charyte, yf ha 
uiitoiiudhw my^t here the apoftles pie(^Q, fe the conftaunt &yth 
taA nurtTn, of martyis, and haoe at hande the holy oonneilaoyons 6 

of oonfeffoaiB. If now w^ra fo many fayntea yet alyne 
udtHiBiiM in the chyrche as were before in tyme pafte, that eoeiy 
jdmiun miBiM, OHO of TB myght be in theyi company whan we wolde. 

It la not poflyble to thewe what pleafure we fholde 
ibairhiiiTpnw^ hane in theyr holy prechynges, conftaonce of fayth and 10 
omnr— Ufflu holy connerfiicyons, alfo what goodoea we fholde piir>- 

chaise vnto foules by the leafon of the lame. Than of 
vmu make u a trouth we f holde be defyroua to ooma Tnto that porta 

loog be UiU port 

edorgn vhn wheTo HO fucceffyon of generacyon is, bat all etamyta 

without chaunge, aa in heuen where almyghty god ia 15 
refydent For this our modei holy chyrche prayeth 
that fhe be not letted nor called away by woridly 
tomptacyons finm the begynnynge of her lonmey, 
a fayenge. Qsostom a generatione in generatione»i 
anni tui. Heie in the erth is dynyfyon of gsnera- SO 
cyona from one vnto an other, whan one is goynge, an 
other Cometh. But good lorde there ia none fnohe 
butood'ijHn where as thou arte, for thy yeres thy tyme fhall ener 
pirdDnnn or endure. Thyn eteinall contynnaunce fhall be moche 

more excellent & moohe feire abone the perduiannoe of 35 

heuene, or of the erth. Of the erthe it is fayd thns. 

o«.ntii)n>o( Generatio preterit generatio aduenit: teara 

•uibitud., auteiM inetemum ftat. Generaoyon gooth, genera- 

[• ITU, bkA] ct'on Cometh, the erth ftandetii *euor, but almy^^hty god 

was afore the erth. We fe alfo i?ta erth taketh hia 30 
goodnes & perfeccyon > of an other, that is the fonne, 
jetwHiioiitaia for in tte abfence of the fonne the erth u deed, & in 
iwimimttJ. manor naked withoat ony comforte, & at the comynge 
agayne of the fame it ia cladde & couered with all maner 
of fayienea. Than thus, that thynge whiche taketh his 35 
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FSILH on. OOD THB lUmt Of HUTBff AKS XASIH. l05 

peribcoj'oa of an other mnfte nedes -trithont demote 
reoeyue hia effencyall beynge o 

in Ifke maner aa wa hma fhewed, therfon he hath his 
l^tigfi of en other, & that thynge of 'whome he bad hia 
6 bejnge mnft nedea go before and con^nae lenger thaD 
it Tba maker & begynner of the erth was almyghty tuMnktr, 
god, As it foloveth. Initio tu domine terram ftm- 
dafti. Loida thou made the ertb in his begynnyuge, 
theifoie god waa 1>efca« the eitb, & not onely before 

10 the erth, but alfo before heuena. For we fe and be- *iioi™ •!» 
holde the mono fomtyme fiill of lyght & fomtyme with- tiw moan ud 
oat, whichelyght f he receyneth of the fonne, of whome ii^bisruieniii 
alfo all other ftenea take thoyr lyght. The tonne gooth tbi ma hhIth 
fomtyme m>m tb, & anone it oometh agayne, now. it 

15 ryfeth & ouone it gooth downe, notwithftandynge be 
kepetb hia comfe without iayle. Of whome r«ceyueth 
the fonne hia comfe t Teryly onely of almyghty god, 
for by the commanndement of hym it b borne abonte 
in the oibes abone, lyke aa other celeltyall bodyea be. 

30 For a conclnfyon it foloweth, all thefe hana tbeyr oiidre 
& beynge of almighty god. Et opera manuuiw tua- 
ruvi funt cell. Good lord thon ouely made the 
henena, & of the they baae the natuiall comrfe in theyr 
monyngee. By this we perceyne for a tronth that ii«Tgn ua mtk 

25 benen & erth bad theyr begynnynge & inftytncyon ninnetiMi, 
of god, they endiue and contynue onely by his mer- ponr, uid nbm 
nayloua power, alfo they fhaU bane an ende of this di^Thm u^nn. 
condycyon they be in now 'whan it pleafe god. Foic [•irui] 
it is wiyten. Celiua et terra' tranfibvmt. Henen: 

SO & erth fball baue an ende. O memayloiu blyndnes of Biiadnw m 
mortall creatures whiche wyll not fuf&e V8 to loke vp vhiDb wiu nm 
& remambre the etemyte of yeres to come, wherof fhal numiiaMwd^. 
be none ende, fyth the tyme of our lyfe is here f(> 
fhorte and foone paffed away, & all the worlde lyke 

S5 wyfe fball foone be at an ende. Why do we not fpede 
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196 FSAUf CI- HEATKH AND KASTB SHALL BE CKANOBD. 

TB hoftelj to come vnto that reft of etemitie TrUcEie 
may be obleyned by our lytell and fborte labours here, 

* ratlier than folowe the Toluptnoua pleafuree of Hda 
ynM^rimmBm. woilde, irherby -we f hall come in to enerlaftynge de- 

fatygacyons and werynelle in helL For vheie ahnyghty 6 
ood-i gmtmm god is reiydent all thyugea be good, wbofe goodnes is 
TM>irorMa.dBkt inenairable and enerlaftynge. Euery thyttge in this 
lu^ap^^lr^^t. worMe is caduke, tranfytory & momentany, all volapty 
in this lyfe endnreth but a fhorte feafon, no generacyon 
fbal longe be permanent. Heaen & erth fhall haue an 10 
Honnimdttttii ende, wherfore it foloweth. Ipll peribunt tu autCM 
permanes. Heuen & erth fhall peiyfflre, but thou 
good lord arte enerlaftynge, how fhal they peryfThe & 
be. at an endel truly none otherwyfe but they fhall 
be chaunged in to an other condycyon than they be ] 5 
now in, heuen fhall be newe, & the erth alfo, as moche 

• to fay, both fhal be chaunged & made newe lyke as 
out bodyea after (Ae general] refuneccyon fhal be in an 
other condycyon, not that heuen & erth fhall haue a 
newe fuhftauRce, neyther our bodyes, but a newe con- 20 
dycyon of fubftaunce, theyr condycyona fhall in maner 
be olde & wome, & tot that they fhall chaonge & do 
awaye theyr olde condycyon, lyte as we myght (aye, 
they fhall do of theyr olde garmentes & do vpon them 

Thvi-n m newe. The ptophete fayth. Omnes ficut veftimeM- 25 
tarn veterafcent. All fhall waxe olde lyke as dooth 
[• iriii, bwfti a gannent, Notwith'ftandynge they fhall be chaunged 
newe, ft fet in a better condycyon than they were 
ftfdnt in ijefore. Saynt Peter &yth. Nouos enim celos 
■ nMMMXiu nooaM tenam expectamus. We defyre a newe 30 
heuen & a newe erth, none otherwyfe ment, but in a 
newe condycyon of fubftaunce, lyke aa in chaungynga 
our clothes, we do of the olde & pnt on newe. So the 
heoens after theyr olds condycyons taken awaye fhal 
be renewed in to a ferre better manor, they fhal be 35 
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FULU CII. HKOOHD OADBEB LXAS CP TO TBB riBST OAUHB. 197 

maandemont of god, It foloweth. Et ficut opcrtorium 
tnutabia eos & mutabiuit»r. It ia accordyuge 
with resfon ikat enoir thjiute create in oidt« at the ^ amita thion 

diptod en thu 

laCt muft nedes attapia Tsto that thToge wMchs is •MAitinrit- 
6 uooft liygh ia peifeccyon, of whome & bj whome all ■nOdiK, ntdinc 
other dootli depende & haue theyr oiygynal, it felfe ^"SJttfap?^ 
dependeth of no thynge but may haue al that it liath 
of it felfe fuffyfynge thyfelfe ^ haboandauntly nedyuge 
no thynge of oDy other, & all other hath nede to it, as 

10 vel man aa other creatures vpon the erth. The erth 
alfo heuen & all thynges conteyned in Iha ciicnyte of 
the heuens hade nede to it. The generactons of men 
fhold not longe lyue yf they were not nooriffhed witA ii«iini>fUM 
the fode & fruyte that groweth vpon the erth, alfo they 

15 coude not be brought forth but of tha erth. It felfe 

erth fholde alnay be bareyne & without frayte yf it Um «nh wmu 
receyued no moyftuie & hete front henen. The in- moi>iur>u>iii»t 
feiyoar orbes in the heuena be ledde abonte In theyr th* ioTr^^ m 
courfe by tte fyril orbe. And laft the fyrft orbe hath JJT ■I^'Jilr' "^ 

20 all his vertue and ftiength of almyghty god eucreafer ^^^ Eir Ood!* 
of all thynges. For as moche as almyghty god hath 
no thynge abone him wherof he myght take ony thynge 
for his perfeccyon, tberfore he is mooft hygh, mooft 
perfyto, all good, and it felfe goodnes, hauynge euer- o^ n •bHiot* 

25 laftynge perduracyon, without begynnynge, without •TfriuUiiKpw. 
ende, before euery thynge, 'and canfe of all thynges, of [> atij 
ivhome eueiy thynge receyueth his perfeccyon and is ibiBgiiimtbdr 
made of nought, whiche gaue vnto all creatures apte Rg'^Tamndaa 
and conuenyent ftrength, and may take it awaye whan J^^^ljJJ "^^ 

30 his pleafnre is fo to do, notwithftandynge he is alwaye hi hom k im- 
one immutable & without tianlinutaeyoii in all his 
actes, wherfore it u fpoken Tnto hym. Tu autem ident 
ipfe es & anni tui non deficient All erthly 
ttiyngea be mutable & f hall bane an ende, bat thou 

35 good loide arte alwaye one withont chaonge, and thj 
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.138 PSAUI CIL IV KABTH BE FAIB, MUCH HOBB BBAVKH. 

jtsKB fhall neuer fa^la, thou arte enarlaltrnge. Than 
Odd lud* an f yth oar blrffed lorde is aoctoor & maker of all thynjres, 

ttlngilBgood J -I n—o I 

orderi alfo hath dyftyncte and ordied them in foo meraaylona 

piiBU, <»uta, good oidre, made fajre the erth with heibes, treea, and 

vith beeftes, the water with ^r^ieB, the ayre irith 6 
ifa«auni< byidee, and the henena with fterres. In all thefe is 
lotoor'tj™" greto pleafuie & fayienea for our bodyly eyen to be- 
■Dd ui^ i» holde. Out beft and mooft benygne lorde god made 
rtghiwiui ud all thefe comyn bothe to rygbtwyfa & Tniyghtwyfe peo- 
""''■'"'*•■ pie, for his &endea and for hifl fooa. Qui folem fuum 10 

facit oriri fuper bonoa & malos. whiehe maketh 

Tii«nuiiprin«a hls foune to fprynge & fhyne botlie vpon good people 

nUiUiw. and eaylL For aa moche as our blyJTed lorde hath 

ifUuHadok* gyuen vnto all thefe coduke and tranfytoiy thynges fo 

hw gMt mMi * grete fcyrenee as is dayly perceyued and feen, how greto IB 

beaute and bryghtneflle fhall we thynke hath he gyuen 

Tnto thefe etemall places wherin hja felfe is enbabyt- 

aunt and abydynge. Syth he hath endewed the houa 

of men, that is for to faye this woilde with fo many 

iriui viiicfa Odd commodyteea, how moche more hath he ornate his 20 

snniTii lubita- owne place and royall habytavyon. And lalle, fyth he 

iMhu mnghij ^wth gyu6n vnto thia noughty worlds fo many greto 

*^'(r'i"uck] pleafures, comen bothe vnto his 'frendee and his 

MmumwH? enemyes, nedea mull be ferre more goodlyneffe and 

*^*^ "\u pleafures where light is inacceffyble whiehe no tnnge 2S 

jj™™""' can ezpreffe nejthet mynda thynke prepared & made 

tusoMibu ii|bt ledy in his placo celeftyall to his freTtdes that ferufl 

Th. driidna of ^V^ dylygently & louyngly in this lyf a. The ohyldron 

ttudnrdi ^^ ^.^ moder holy obirche whoma the mynyftrea & 

feruauntea of almyghty god hath regenerate by the 30 
•hiiu witboat tar wordes of the holy gofpell fhall without fere or diede 
be inhabytaunt & abydynge in this holy place, wherfore 
the chirche fayth vnto god. Pilij femoruOT tuonifll 
habitabunt. The children of thy femauntee fhall 
tepwuiiuwitbi be pennanent in thy fentoary. Lo in thefe wordes the 35 
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FSALH Oil. IS HIAVSH 18 NO HOKE StK. 199 

herytoun of benen not her chyldren bnt tha chy Idreo 
of the fenuinntes of god. For laynt Foole wbiche Bt. Pini suKd u> 
named hymfelfe goddee fernannt called thofe people dwdiiidnn, 
■wliiehe he gate by prechynge of Cryftea lawe his owne 
6 dere chyldren, fajenge. Ut filios chariffimOB moneo. 
I wame you my dere chyldren, & why he fo named 
them the caufe foloweth. Per euangetiiun ego vos h>*iiigi)«gtt« 

genui. I hane goten you by piechyngo the holy OHccKpti. 

gofpell of CTyfte. The feruauntea of god that preche Pnuhirm «* 
10 & teche his holy doctryne be named fadere, the chyiche ahsnh ■ mmhtr, 

a moder, & all true cryflen people be called chyldren, chtidnn, ibo 

whiche after this lyfe fhall abyde euerlaftyngly in the nuj] DUdi'ii 
.fentuary of god amonge thofe ineftymable pleafures. °°*'''""'"'t'i 

Et femea eorum Id feculiun dirigetur. And the M)oiig«ii>t,i> 
16 fede of them, that is to iaye theyr good weikea fhall 

be dyiected vnto heoen etemallj] no man in this lyfe 

is fo ftodfalt in veil doynge, but fomtyme may ene. 

The holy man lob fayd, Verebar Omnia opera mea. '* "4 Pmi 

I fei«d all my werkee. I knewe not what ftate I ftode mcfatunnm 
SOin. Saynt Ponle -alfo fayd. Qui ftat videat ne cadat. "^fttij 
He that thinketh hymfelfe in the flate of grace, let hym 
hemie leeft he fall from it Bat who foeuer Thai be vat Okm Uut 
affampte in to the heuenly Ihemlalem fhall be fuie bnTmituuda 
nener more to l^nne, he fhall fo be confeimed by grace 
25 that nener after he fhall offende, bat what foener he 
dooth than fhal be good and ryghtwyfe. The fede of 
good cryften people, that is to faye theyr good werkea 
fhall be lyfte vp in to henen eternally. Now let ts make c 
an ende of oar fermon befechynge onr mooft mercyfoU i^ » w ood 
30 lorde god that -be vonchefaue to loke vpon the MTfeiy lAorah t<>Mi>a 

I J J IN* mialiun, 

of hie ohyrche mylytaunt with the c^e of his mercy, 
fomtyme fet in it worthy & able mynyftoeslAot may UkUnurtDniin 
tame all the worlde Tnta the fayth of Crylte, makynge utn, 
the fede of the chyrche innumerable. And in coo- 

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35 clatyon the chyrche ones fet ftably in the coarfe of nasotiNtodDir 
vertae be net letted nor oafle abacke in hat lonmey, jconv. 



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^200 PSALU OXIX. BBTXK DUBBSS Of JOKAH'S FOI^ 

bntueudtoUi* but fhoitlj maj afoeiide to tiie etemall pleafoiea of 

vtbrntm. almyghty god in hanen where the trae chyldren of our 

lords than be pennanent worlde wiUioat ende. Amen. 



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De profmzdis clamani ad te 
Amnine : domine exandi voceM meam. 5 

I neiy fjnner brekynge the contmanndement of 

I god gooth awaye from hym, & diaweth 

backwarde in to many grete & peryUons 

« daungeis, fallynge downe more & more 

I towarde (Ae horryble pyt of hell, whiche 10 

■ tku thnnd thynge holy fcrypture hath f hewed fyguiatynely in the 
uuitoTTDfJoou. ftory of tAepropheteIouas,defciibyngecertayiie degrees 

(•tti.bKii] & ordres of his dyf'cencyons, whan he dyde breke the 

commaundement of god. And we f hall here marke & 

snin Aagrw In note Mj. poyntfis in the fame ordre as they be there 15 

luioicht; ' fhewed. Fyrite whan lonas brekynge goddea com- 

manndement toumed hymfclfe awaye & fledde from the 

ihUMitar* &ce of god. Seoonde whan he wente to a towne named 

loppen nygh to the fee, where he hyred a fhippe 

■ thnuiiwtiM Gonuenyent to pofTe ouer on hia louiney. Thyrde 20 
inf'iD It noioitb- whan he entred in to tha fhyppe, & as £:ryptuie &yth 
udduuoimt came downe in to it ttauynge moQycyon by tha fodeyne 

ryfynge of grete tempettous ftorme, uotwithftandynge 
4hiaKnnddHp wold not retoanie to loode. Fourth whan he wente 

downe in to tho holowe & lowell places of the fhyppe 25 
B fall Mng out there flepte foundly. Fyflh when he was call oot fiw» 
• hii titf m ' thena in to the fuigynge fee. Syxtii whan ha was 
■hiiai * deaourad & fwalowed downe in to f^ loweft parte of 
a grete whalles bely. Seventh & laft, yf in all thefe 
trybolaotbns he had not fhortly remembred almyghty 30 
god & be foconied by his helpe, coade not hane fcaped, 
ha maid ban bnt anono asho had ben dygefted in (Aat grete fyfThee 
TobMbjUwadi. bely fhoolde haae ben Toyded oat &om hym in maner 
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Taujt azzz. oonsmrt ov thb Honi thb nitST dxobkb. 201 

grete fee. Thefe .T\j. degrees of the bU of lonae from ihMHnn 
god by brek ji^ his commaundemeHt, fy guefy vnto tb uh •innwi d^ 
tlie dyneis faUynges downs of the fyimer, wherby he 
gooth krwer & lover from one d^ra to an other in to 
tt dyuera peiyllea of depnefles. IT It forceth not for ooi it (Mnth mt uut 
purpofe at this feafon Uioiigli louaa in holy fcryptore dgniiui chriit j 
fygnefy Giyfl. For one & the fame thynge by a dyneis 
confydeiacyon may be taken fyguratyuely for two' co»- 
tiaiyes. Somtyme in holy fcrypture the lyon fygnefyoth ihtUoniooirttinii 

10 Cryft, and fomtyme by the lyon is fygnefyed thedeuyll, HncUnHaUw 
03 in the epyflle of laynt Peter. Taoquam leo 
nigiens circuit. It fygnefyeth Ciyft as in the appo- 
calypfe. Vicit leo de triba "luda. Whatthyngea t*tn<I 
be more contrary than god and the deuyll. For as 

15 TOOche therfore as one thynge may betoVen Cryfte and soJimMinw 
the deuyll, why may not lonaa fomtyme fygnefy Cryft atom ctriMt, 
and fomtyme the fynner. But let ve piocede that we dnnn. 
haue begon, we fhall marke and confydie in what maner 
the degrees of lonas &llynge downe fiom god may be 

20 corefpondent and fygnefy the degrees of the fynners 

difcencyons from god by fynne. The fyift degre goyngs tim snt d^m 
in. to fynne is confent of the mynde, with a delyberacyon of tin miod to 
had before to ony thynge forbyden by the lawe of god. biodtu; 
For a more open deolaracyon this fhall be an example. 

25 Peiauentnre hero is a yonge man yet chafte of his body, •- e- ■ jBiua mu 
the remembiannce of a fayre woman cometh to his tbiau m ■ 
mynde, be doth not withf tande it, but befyly thynketh ^fdu'ilt ani- 
on her beante, and fetteth his mynde for to bane his ^^tb b«, " 
flelThely lufle of that fame woman, and at the lafte con- 

SOfenteth for to haue ado with her, yf that he myght if tn cm ii»« 
haue oportunyt« and leyfer. This confente of the mynde tu. aonHni ni 
ie deedly fynne, all be it that he neuer haue his purpofe uw^h'b. MTtr 
indede. Ihefu cryfte onr fauyoure faythe in the gofpelL ia)M,ute^ 

Qui viderit mulierem ad coscupifcendum earn : "^ 
35 iam mechatus eft earn in corde fuo. He that 
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202 FBALM OXXX. aaOOND SEOBKB, WATOHIVO AN OTPOBTDinTT. 

Bin coamicud la haae bu lull of hot yf that lie myg^t, tlie fyuue b ctmi- 

mytted in his iLeite, and. by that lama confont onely he 

indBcnrnUd fynneth deedly. If that he than dyed withont onj 

uoa. penaunce he fholde be dampned for ener. But the 

Oo«itaUaii>,hBw u^ytaeyona vhiche come fodeynly vnto the mynde be 6 

■glint whidi «* they nenei foo vnclene yf that we confent not but i»- 

not HH ttaiti pngue agsynft theym as raoche as we may be noo deedly 

' fynnes, noi no venyall oftentymes, and ws alfo f hall 

[•ttmiwik] hane 'giete ptofyte by ftiyuyuge ayenll them not con- 

[him w* luT* fentynge at ony tyme, he that &tteth his mynde more 10 

uniiTflii anumi Tpoii a vorldly cicatuie oi pleafure than vpon god, 

mini ai»a ■ tumeth hymfelfe awaye from bis maker, foloweth & 

noia tuin opon dooth after that worldly thynge contrary to his lawe, 

«au»e'o«'iwoi wliiche ia called the vnlawfull confent of the mynde. 

ood u jaau did. 2g fleeth from god, lyke aa lonaa haayi^ in com- 15 

maundmeut to gomto the grete cyte of Niniae fledde, 

dyfobeyed, & wolde not do aa he waa commaunded. 

It is wryten of hym thoa. Almyghty god fayd to lonas, 

lyfe A go to the grete cyte of JS'iniue preche & tell them 

that theyr malyce & fynfoll lyuynge ie comen to my 20 

knowlege. Than lonaa lofe dyfobeyed that commannde- 

ment & fledde from the face of ooi loide, Xhua ye pe> 

ceyue how manyfeflly the fyrft fall in to fynne whiche 

ia confent agreeth vnto the fyrft fall of lonaa. V The 

wmt ifpM or feconde degie of the fynnere fall ia the ftudy & befy 26 

be ferchyngB for tyme &oportanyte whan he may f^il^ll hie 

DM purpofe in dede, for at fuche feafon as the fynner befyath 

hymfelfe how &, by what maaue he may accomplyfThe 

that fynne where vnto he hath confented before, than he 

falleth downe one d^re deper & his fynne ia more gre- 30 

uoua than it waa onely by confentynge. In his fo do- 

« ynge he hepetli fynne vpon fynne, and maketh the fyift 

It fpotte of it more blacks, more fbiile ia the fight of god 

than it was. Truly it b a geoerall rule whan a tynns 

onee pmpofed by confent in ooi mynde ia deedly, what 35 

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al£> deedly fynne. An example, perchaonce tfioa. liaft irtiniHiitfc- 
decraed with thyfalfe (yt thou niTght connenyentlf) to tudj iiu^i^' 
Tie thf bod; after Me fenfnaU luft and pleafuie with a rt^'^^ 
certayne woman, alfogooftaboote&pioCTiieft by many S^I'I^T^I^ 
IS m«anes to fulfil tiie fame in dedo, eyther by wanton- ""^ 
efb of woideB, by wanton lokes, ga'lant apparayle of C tt ut] 
thy body, by ofte gynyi^ gyftes or ony other alvaye^ 
-what eoei thtm do in full purpofe of the fame, be it 
nener fo lyteU yf itwerebnt ^lyfiyngevp of ftrawe, t)i««hUir« 

10 is deedly lynne. Thisfecondedegraof ttefynneisfidl g(>>ti»,i. "' 
is fyguied by the feconde acte of lonaa whan he went ThtoMnwd d*- 
to loppen a towne n]^h the fbe, then hyred afhyppe brJ«Htairing> 
to thentent he my^t ludafly flee from the &ce of our umbami^' 
lorde god, of hia fo doynge fcryptore fpeketh by thefe t^S^^raodT 

lt> wordeB. Et defcendit loppen & iiiQenit nauem 
euntem' in tharfis et dedit nauluflt eius. lonas 
wente downe to loppen there founde a fhyppe goynge 
towardefAecountieoftharfiadchyiedtheiame. IT The TtuUiMd^rnt 
thyrde degie of the fyuneis foil is f ulfyllynge of his pa^ ■tmwr'i pujuM. 

20 poife t?tat he hath ben about fo longe to accomplyfTho. 

Confent is euyll, ihs beiy meane to fuliyl hie poipofe Ooumtii mi, 
is worfe, & thacoomplyirhement ofthb lyDtia in. dede is norH.UMdnii 
worfe of all for .iiL canfee, fyrft for U« longe contyna- i tar um ceetinv 
aunce, feoonde for fAe more luft & pleafuro had in ike rteihirmiH 

25 offence, & thyrde for the grete hurte that cometh by it, S^?^jr«.i 
botheoffoule&body. Amandoyngeatrefpaffeayenft htrtunooimii 
almighty god & lye longe in it oSeodeth more greuonlly hi oOndi i*u 
than yf anone as he is fallen dowse by fynne wyll ryfe lutiiic nbiou, 
agayoe, that petfone is leffe blame worthy whiche f hortly 

30 after confentynge wyll n£rayne hymfelfe than Io»^ fo g™ '^''JLEJ'* 
to oontynite, & in conclufyon fulfil his purpofe. The ui prnpoH. 
immoderate luft & pleafure of the body is made more iB«jBuid*»an 
greuoua by ftilfyllynge of it in dede, than it f holde bane uiii>t it id dwi 
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[ F3ALMCXZX. FOUBia DBSeBlOr BIN, THE 6I»FVL HABIT. 

mynde be fet on bodyly pleafuie wherby the foule is 
fote vexed, & after bothe body & foule confent to thi 
fame ^e fyane is grete, but in conclufyon yf thoccom- 
plyflheme&t of the ffiine be ezcercyfed in dede it is 
•BBBtHiiT made moobe moie ineaotis, for by thooEbt & ctmfent 5 

DS] talMd* V. ■ . u 

bf tta* hu onely the foule is made foule, & by the dede bothe body 
tt lit, tack] & foule ifl oorruple, & many tymes two bodyea as by 
1 bj rnrniia- the lyime of fomycacyon. This tbyrde degie is fygured 
iwrd itgnt by tha thyrde acta of lonas for as tht fynner fyrft fynd- 
iSta^^ eth meanes& than doth fha dede, io lonae fyrft fouwde 10 
"•••^ the way & meane to byre the fbyppe & after entred in 

to it. As fcrypture fayth. Et defcendit in earn, 
•iniur iiut He came downe in to the fhyppe. And lyke as many 
not nrfrmiD tymcs wltan a perfone hath grenonlly offended anone is 
VibonXu- fmytea with thabomynacyon of his fynne all be it he IS 

wyl not refrayne by that godly monycyon, fo anone ae 
dhu noiwith- lanas was entred in the fbyppe giete tempeft arofe on 
nwwidoM tk& fee, notw2tAftandynge he wolde not retonme to 
3i degiLof londe. The fourth degre in <Ae fal of the fynnei is (Ae 
• ft^iom (jijfi^mg (jf (^Q fame, the more that a fynner accnftom- 20 

eth hymfelfe in fynne (Ae mora greaous & deper is bis 

difcencyon towarde tte pyt of hall, all though he p«r- 
inner rinkMh coyue it not, for by lytel and lytel he fynketh in to the 
% rinfu ■ fylthy pleafnre of it, euen as an hoTS the fofter myi« or 
in.thti^ claye he waltreth hymfelfe in the more eafely he lyeth 25 
J'il»°8ih, ^ enprynteth depet his fymilytnde in it, bnt whan he 
'i^i-^t will ^ about to ryfe agayne the foftnes of the cley wyll not 
uBte him Io f„g-jQ (^ t^g holde wberby he myght be aflyfted. The 

cuftome of nature b mocbe lyke, for naturally we muft 

vfe mete & drynke in hungre & thurft, & other in lyke 30 
am of iin wyfe as we haue ben cuflomably rfed vnto. This fourth 
I iigLt uiu degre is more greuous in the fygbt of god than is one 
bmtsbt dede or ones doynge of a fynne, Perauentore one 
7 otmu'i offence, trefpaffe, or f^ may be excufed bycanfe that a 
'*' man of hymfelfe is fo frayle. For it is layd. Huma- 36 

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Sed DCTirere in lapfuTa & perfeuerare dialx)li- Tomunmiii 

ewn esA Bat to lye louge & contynue in fynne is (atbadnu. 
apptopred to the deuyll. Wlian tho denyll hath entyfed tji. haMmn 
ony perfone to this poynt at contyanaunce, he hath than "d "non * imp 
6 brought hym in a fadde & fonnde flepe, that fcante can iwik* fen mny 
awake for 'ony callynge or noyfe. This degre of the (•uir] 
fynnera fall is repiefented by the fourth acte of lonas Thiiibanhdnin* 
irhiche perceyned a grete tempeft comynge, all be it he ii n)inHnud br 
voids not retoume to londe, but wente dovne in to the .^n uo i^ 
10 loweft partes of the fbyppe & there ilepte fore, of his fo '^ °^"" '^'^ 
doynge fcryptuie fheweth, l^yenge. Defcesdit In in- 

teriora Aauis et dormiebat fopore graui. lonas 
defcended in to the lowe partes of Hm f hyppe there flepto 
foandly. So after the fyuner be comen in to tk% cuf- Ba at niiBgr 

1 5 tome of fynna, gooth dovne & in mauet Hepeth in it. iIhiii Himdij m 
The fyfth in the &U of the fyuner is whan he reloyfeth FinbdtcrMi 
Sc maketh bofte of the fynne that he commjtted, where 
of very ryght he fholde be afhamed, and fere the paynes 
of the lawB ordeyned for open fynners. Suche peifones Bdia ixnaiii m 

20 be bothe without fere & fhame. They fhewe openly & •tuii»i 
many tymes in comyn tanemes to other of lyke difpofy- m Bcmnuio 
cton, theyr ygnominions & f hamefal offences makynge gnu cncki ho* 
grete crackea how wyckedly they haue done with that hm dnii wiui 
woman & with that, & peranentuie wyl fclannder her wnmu, i>«iu|» 

25 whiche they neuer touched. Thus they make open vbom uH^ wnr 
Taiuite of themfelfe to tbentent other fholde laude & tuuUbc tint 
prayfe theyr wyckednes. Of whome may be fpoken ^^J'^S^Hl^.d. 
the fayenge of the prophete Ofee, Profusde pecca- JJJ , ^,^ 
uerunt. They l^nne depely, & fo depely that onr rtma^Wji 

30 Ihuyoui compareth that fclaunderons fhewynge of tiieyr 
wyckednee vnto the &11 of hym whiche flyppeth downe 
to the botome of the foe. Utilius eft illi fi lapis H*v*bMt*rfM 
molam impoaatur circa colhim eius et proij- «nhL^ 
ciatifrin mare. It fhold be better and mora pro- ud h> »b into . 

35 fytable for the fynner yf a myll ftone were hanged buhnidihiw 
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FSUJf OXXZ. 8IZTB DBOBU, THX BmrKB IKPffOtlS TIBTUa 

fhowe his tyaiM by boftynge or ciakjnge. The fyflh 

acte of lonat ia corefpondent to this degra wbsn he 

vaa *caA in to the fee & dromied in the watera. 8a 

thefe giete ahhomynoble fynners that make bofte of 

theyr Tngiacy oolneii be drowned Ttterly in fynne, oner- 6 

whelmed with the manyfolde ^odea of it. The fyzth 

degre is whan the fynner wjl defende hia enonr Sc im- 

puffne ayenft Tertne, they hane fo longe vfed & accnf- 

tomed themfelfe in vycyous lynyfige, fo lor^ made 

«mitVfitl'h«"* theyiTauatoof theyrfo dojngeithat it f emeth to them 10 

ot^totu^ aa no tyime, & by all meanes ttat may be fonnde, pio- 

*>>• -■"• oure & be abonte to caufe al other to thynke the lame. 

giete & deedly profoundyte of fynoe, vlun a man ia 

BschnBud^ fallen downe to thia degie he defpyfeth & vtterly 

■nuimgaj- foffaketh all holfomo monycyons wheihy he myght 15 

be brought agayne Tnto Qte lyght waye of good 

lyfe. Sapiena fityth. Impius qixom in profundus 

maloruCT venerit coatempnit. Whan the fynner 

is fallen in to the depnes of fynne than he defpyfeth all 

holfoms remedyes & correccyon for the amendment of 20 

ha will aM non his fynful lynynge, he wold hane enery perfone to be of 

ibiti lobtn- hie maner, alfo wyll not AifEre th» lyf of vycbed folltes 

wDnndiariiii to be reproned & fpoken ayenft, neyther th« greTioos 

' won?ide8 of hia fonle to be touched in ony condycyon, 

the fynner whicbe ia of thia manor the deuyll hath all 25 

hole in hia potfeflyon & power. Saynt lohan f heweth 

that OUT adnerfary the deayll gootb about ferchynge 

whome he may deuour, but now I feie he nedeth not 

fo to do, for his purpofe in manei is al redy fiilfylled, 

baiidmnndiir he tfith deuoured & firalowed many in to ^e loweftSO 

io»t put* or parte of hia bely. Thia fyxth degre ia well fhewed by 

m'j^u wu the fyxth acte of lonaa whan (Ae grete myghty whalle 

rSSTtowSl denoured & fwalowed hym downe in to (Ae Tyle & 

1^^^.^ loweft parte of his carkeffa In lyke maner thefe 

obftynate & abhomynable fynners be Ttteily deuoured 35 
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FSAUt crZZ. BEVXHTH DUItn, DXBPAia 207 

feuenth degn is to defpayre of 'the giete mercjr of god l*tt'] 
vhiche is moolt depe^ mooft perylloos of all otliQr, &: u-j.— '.m^ 
Bexte to the honjble pyt of hell, yf ony craatnra be "•*"■ 
feUen dovne fo depe that he defpayre it fludl be very 
6 haide tot hym to lyfe sgayne. Saynt Crifolloin fayth. st oajmnum 
Defperatio non finit pffccotorem poft l&pfiun dMp^rxnKit 
exni^re. Defpayte vyi not fufire a man whan he toriH^iiD. 
is fkllea downe to ryfe agayne, it is lyke a depe pyt it ii titi ■ d«p 
vhofe month is flopped vp with a grete ftone fo that n Mopfxd op with 

10 no thynge may gete out but yf the ftone be lemoned, I^u^UmT' ' 
the conerynge of this depe pyt defpeiaoyon may not bo ^Hlujitn'nntf 
taken away withont ftiotige & ftedfaft hope in the grete SoJTniw *" 
mercy of almighty god, of the whiche faperhaboundaant 
meicy we bane fo mocbe fpoken in the otbei pfalmes 

16 before that yf grete plenta of fcripture were not whiche 
by & by in eneiy place prayfeth and exalteth this grete 
mercy I fholde be fered left no more conde be fjpokan 
of it Ulan fyth this meicy is nenei Toyde bnt alway tui mmj 
fpoken of in fcripture in eneiy comer it mnft nedes (as tmr i»ni«' of 

20 me femeth) be a grete comforte to aU trae penytentee. It nnntM i« tm 
is alfo approned by fo many peiylles & fymilitndeB, u bu bg«i n 
promifed wttA fo many afBimacions, and Uft hath ben ^JSid'uid ««- 
fo ofte excercyfed vpon fo many fynnen, that of a trouth 2li^*X!bl 
thB f^Dner is oner moche obflynate & harde heited JJJ^^I^^J^J^' 

25 wbiche can not meke hymfelfe lowly haaynge fal oonfy- ™^ ubwKj 
dence & ittedfaft hope in 'Ae endlee mercy of god, he 
Mat can not fyade in hie herte to fubmytte hymfelfe by n^kdm-nt* 
this manor is dygefted & incorporate in to tte fabftannce ud iiKorpom. 
ottha denyll eaenEunietewhanit is dygefted is tnmed ottiHiitfU. 

30 in to tAe fobftaunce of flefThe & blode. For amongea all 

fynnee defperacyon is thB tbysge that mooft maketh as m^imttoB 
denyllyfllie & out condycyon lyke to dantpned fpyiytes, ammi •pbtn. 
for they fhall eaer be in del^yre, nener trnft to haue ,f j,„^ ,„ ^^ 
fbrgynenes. But now to our purpofe, yf lonas beynge ['^^^^^ ' 

39 in Me whallea bely, deftytuto & wyde fh>m all heipe of f^m br 
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208 FBALH OZXX. OUT OF ^Ri DEFTHS. 

be wooiii ban of OUT Jorde. I befeche yoa who coude haue faued bym 
tha ohaii-i niton from tumynge a parte ia to tka whalles nature by dy- 
uj i^r^na geTCjoii & t^^ refydue to haue ben voyded out thrngh 
«HdM out Into j^^ gutteB lyke dungo in to the depe fee, wherby wo 
K (h> iiBiitr lui- may well petceyue tliat a fynuei fallynge dovne from & 
dtgTH of™ one degre of fyime in to an other mthoat he f hoitly 
I^uS^^ih? retumo to the ftate of grace amendynge his lyfe, call to 
*" ^^ almyghty god hie maker for helpe, & haue a full truft 

■tuu b* huQcpoi^ iu that mercyfiiU lorde f hall at thf> laft by defpayre be 
■tkanortbt iocoiporate to the fubftaunce of the deuyll, fo fhall be 10 
nrtd -"itanwh bb conuoyed thrugh hia bely & fall downe in to the depe 
bjijj^l Into u» pit pyj ^f j^^ g^j_ j^j^ in all Mb leoperdyes cryed to 
to'oodmdwiB oif mercyfiill lorde god afkynge mercy, whiche anone 
•u^n npan j^^ obteyned, for by (Ae commaundement of god be was 

delyuerod from all perylles & fet ^ayne Tpon the erthe. 1 5 
Bo iba iiBDH nuf If a fynner wyl do in lyke maner, almyghty god with- 

ObtltlD DOHTJ, 

out doubte fball fhewe Ms mercy & dene delyuer hym 
-fiwn all peryll of dampnacyon. It is therfore very 
neceffary for eueiy fynner dylygently to take hede call- 
it imanib«in« yugo to Temembrannco the peiyllous & pieuy leopardyee 20 
iM ba Uath la, he lyeth in, wyfely with a circumfpecte mynde to loke 
Tpon the daungers that may fall by the fame, and that 
bauiunftba done Ijfte vp the eyen of hia foule to our mooft 
toODd. mercyfuU lorde god, fayenge. De proflindis clamaui 

ad te domme : Aomine exaudi voeem measi. 25 

Blyffed lorde I a fynfull creatnre call to the for helpe. 
itiaprnAtaUa I befeche tko here my voyce. It is alfo profytable for 
peo])ia oftan w good & lyghtwyfo people ofto to leherfe this verfo 
AyntfWadM. wherby they may anoyde the grete perylles of this 

wretched worlde, no creature lyuinge is fo Hedfaft & 30 

fure but may fal in to thefe depe daungers of fynse, 

LatfaiDiiiai wherfore faynt Poule admonyfThe ts al fayenge. Qui 

SlS^blfftii. ftat videat ne cadat. He that ftandeth or ellea he 

[•Krt] ttat isintheryght 'wayeof good lyuynge, let hym take 

bede leeil he fall or go out of it. for this canfe euery 35 
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Aomine : Aomine exaudi vocem meam. Good 
lorde I beynge in trouble and fere of myn enemyes ^^e i-ord, bHimr 
ivorlde, the fleffbe & the deuyl crye to the for helpe, 
here my voyce, delyuer me from thejr dauKgers. 
6 Thyidelet vs ofle repete thia fayd verfe for them that tttmonm 
be in the paynes of pu^tory, foT whome cryftes chirche for huJi in pnr- 
hath oideined fpecially this pfalme to be fayd, the foules an chanb hu 
beynge in thefe grete paynea abyde euer lokynge for Uiii pHim u> u ^ 
(Ae grete meicy of god, alfo one droppe of it to fw^e 
. 10 theyi paynes by the beipe of our prayers, therfore ba 
hertely as we can let ts all laye thia for theyt coniforte. 
De profundis clamaui ad te dominei domine mmviwittL 
exaudi vocem mesM. 

T For as moche as this pfalme of our holy fiideis is wbTihia iwim (• 

15 fet in the nombre of penytencyall pfalmes, theifore in ofjJl.iuniw' 
our begynnynge it is conoeuyent we f hewe fome reafon ■~°' 
why it ought fo to be named, & what thynge is in it 
longyngeto penaunce. There he aii. partes of penaunce Thmputiot 
as it is f hewed by dyuynes wheroT wo haue ofte fpoken 

20 by dyners fyguiea, contrycyon, confeffyon, & fatyffac- mmtriuon, Mofo.- 
cyon, notwithilandynge in many places of fcrypture 
they be fhewed fyguiatyuely by the nombre of .iit aa ihrndBgnn- 
it appereth in exodi, the people of liiaell walked in n-ibtgatt 
wyldemefle many tymes, but nmonge all other fpecyally ^ri, by tbt una 

26 is there named the fpace of .iii. dayea, whicbe the grete otuniS''in ihf 
doctour origine expounynge fheweth tko miilery of '"^o'^"*'^ 
the .iii partea of penaurace to be fignefyed by tbofe .iii 
dayes. Alfo in the ftoiy of lonas wheiof before we ud i? tiu iim* 
haue fomwhat touched is fhewed, that lonaa beyi^e in jmuaiuOi* 

30 the whalles bely the fpace of .iii. dayes ciyed to almyghty whs >u «tbi 
god for his delyueraunce, wbiche the thyrde daye was unrJ^ 
berde, delyuered from the deuourynge of that 'fame p ut1,Ui1] 
gtete & horryble beeft or fyfThe that fwalowed him in 
to his bely, and fo fet agayne Tpon the erth. Thefe 

' -o V 1 Bb bj Um Ui«« 

36 .iii. dayes lyke wyfe aa we fayd before l^gnefy the ,iii. i«™ of imuin* 
partes of penawice, wherby fynneis be delyuered from diunnd 

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SIO FBALH OXXZ. OOKTRITIOH PSOH TBH HBAHT BOOT. 

from uudwu. tha captdnite of tha denyll, iiom hie tyminj, ft leftored 
agayn to tbeyt fyrit lyberte. Out prophete dauid in . 

iHTUintbeta- (Afl begynnynge of this pfalme Tfeth a lyke myftery 

jwirn «|in«H fyift expTeflyngs his petycton vnto god by thefe wordes. 

rauMi De profiindis clamaai ad te domme : domtne 5 

exaudi vocem mea^. Fiant aures tue in- 
tendentes in vocem depreoationis mee. In the 

yhiche oroides be expTclIed the .iii. partes of penaimce. 
1 Contrium: ix Fjrft he prayeth for cowtricion fayenge. De profundis 
Im'*^' ^ clamaui ad te Aomm&. For confeffyon he addeth. 10 

Domme exaudi vocew meam. And thyrde for 

I Httabi^ioa: fetiflBccion. Piawt auTcs tuB inteffldentes in vocem 

^urithaiiiv deprccationia mee. Fyrft contrycyon ia a grete in- 

wude forowe comynge horn the very depnes of Ue 

herte vith mekenes, by a profounde confydeiacyoQ & 16 

muembTannce of out fynnee. Truly the depnes of 

fynne ia very grete as it was f hewed before. And for 

that caufe we moft make depe ferche in out confcyence 

ranembrynge the gretenea of enery fynne with grete 

■ndbnmOitjiha hnmylyte comynge from the herte rote. Profundus 20 

ng'hwt of lun eft cor hominis. The herte of man is depe, who 

' foener cryeth to almyghty god hertely, that ia to iaya 

a«d Dur Ht from the depnes of hia herte mnft nedes be herde. God 

uutoiHh tnm may not expuKe or forfake the herte thoA is fo penytent 

tin iHut*" & meke. For onr prdphete fayth in an other place. 26 

Cor contritim & humiliatum detu non defpicies. 

Blyfled lorde thou fhalte not defpyfe a contryte herte. 

And how may the herte be more contryte & meke as 

whan of very contrycyon, Mekenea & profounde con- 

[■ HiH] fydetacyon of oar fynnea, we 'afke mercy & fbigyne- 30 

nelle of almyghty god. A lytell forowe is not fufTycyent 

w> imut tun oor lyt«II penaonca, but we mnft haue grete forowe •& 

whMiBukMhii grete penannce whiohe maketh a grete noyfe before our 

our surdrai mooft mercyfiill lord. And th» perfone that ctyeth to 

god on thia wyfe, with grete forowe & penaunce, hath 36 
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FBALH CZZX. OOKFKSBlOIt ASD BATIBFACTIOIT. 211 

clamaui od te domine. Lorde I hane ciyed to the 
from my very herte rota. But this crye muft be fofte nn 07 ""« *• 
without noyfe of vordea, it muft be in the fecrete places orwindi. 
of the herte, no Toyce, no founde, in ony vyfe fbewed 
6 outwardly. Contricyon ia none other but an inwarde oonwaoo ■ 
foiow* of the mynde fet in (he preuy place of the herte, ^nr pim at Uw 
whiche aedes muft go before confeflyon made by month, 
for truly confb£^on. without contrycyon had before pro- nofeHini viui- 
{yteih Tery lytelt or no thynge. All be it contrycyon pnSHUi uui*. 

10 is fecrete within the pieuy place of the herte, notwith- 

ftandynge confefTyon moft be made by open wordee, cmhiikn mui 
mauyfeft fhewynge of the mynde, ezpreffynge truly & wapiiart, 
op^y eneiy fynno with the ciiooinftaunce to a preeft, 
all colomynge, faynynge & hydyng» of our trefpaffe fet •!' uiooiiic at 

IB aparte, whiche can not be done in ony oondycyon bat it cmmx in m»di 
by fpekynge of woides, therfon euery penytent in this 
feconde place is tanght to afke of almygbty god Ihat he 
Touchefane mercyfolly to here & accept hia confalTjon 
Jkyenge. Domine exaudi vocem meam. Lorde J**^^^^*- 

30 here the voyce of my confeffyon. We fayd fatyiSaccion ajnni^iaB. 
is the thyrde parte of penaunce, whiche ia deuyded into >iita at ainuM, 
other thie partes. Almfdede, faftynge & prayer, amongea pn^, or wbidi 
thefe prayer is the chefe, & in maner aU hole fotyfiao J^f„^ 
cyon, this may be fhewed for thie leafona. Fyift ^^101, "" 

29 bycaofe it encludeth the other two almefdede & &ft- ^btl^ . 
ynge. Seconde it is a iaciefyce of a more noble thynge J^J^JJ^J")^ 
than ony other. And thyrde it is more comyn, more ^^^l^^^- 
lyght, more eafy for 'ony perfone to do. Prayer in it /^Jj'',^^^ 
felfe is almefdede, oamalT whan we piaye for fynners <1h<i. buhIt 

' '' '^ whm w> pnr Sir 

30 beynge in greto neceflyte and myferye, for by our fo muHni 
doyngs we fhewe and excercyfe our fpyrytoall almeffe « i« "niiit™! 
Tnto theyr foules, whiche is fene better than ony bodyly huii. 
almefle doynge. Prayer alfo yf it come from the herte 1 Piv* n°iiiit 
and mynde as it fholde, maketh the body wery, feble, Buiutb u» bsdj 

85 and fnbgscte to the foule whiche thynge is fpecyally u, uh bbi, u 
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212 PSUjH CXZZ. prayer BCBPABSES ALHB or FABTINa. 

indudetli the otheF two partes of fetyCaocyon almcif- 

t pr»y«r !• tii* dede and laflynge. Seconde we fayd prayer ie a facre- 

uauautihingj fyce made of a mora excellent^ noble, and acceptable 

thyi^B before god. For whan we dyftrybute onr 

lutofmriniriiiijr goodea gyayQge them in olmelTe to the poore people, a 5 

■inww i focrefyoe b made of our worldly fubftaunce to almyghty 

Mtoruwnib- god. By faftyuge we do Ihcrefyce with the fubftaunce 

bBiiHHin fui- of onr bodyes, but whan we make oui prayers lyftynge 

Tp our myndes to almyghty god, a faorefyce is made of 

intafiHriinL our foule whiche ia mooft acceptable in hia fyght. 10 

Therfore aa moche as the foule is better, more noble & 

acceptable than is the body or ony worldly rycheffe, fo 

moche more noble faciefyce pmyer muHe nedee be than 

■ Pnj«i>ii»n is almefdede or foftynge. Thyrde we layd prayer ia 

(6r all 1 not onij more comyn and eafy for ony perfone to doo. Euery 1 6 

■imoH i iior tor body is uot of Hibftaunce in rycheffe to gyne almeiTe 

udurancu vnto the poora, neyther ony perfone is fo hole and 

""'' ftronge of hymfelfe to fuffre many longe faftynges, but 

who is fo feble and weyka in body that may not at 

fomtyme praye ) truly none, therfore prayer is more 20 

comyn, more lyght and eafy than is faftynge or almes 

dede. And for as moche as it is chefe amonges the 

Therefti™ d«tM other partos of latyffftccyon, our prophete therfore ro- 

»dth im* hopa membreth and techeth the penytent fpecyally in this 

HiirirataMii unio thyrde place to afke of god faythfully with true hope 25 

^™titiii] ^t^ of his goodnes he gyne hede vnto 'his prayer. 

Fiant aures tue intendenWs in vocem depreca- 

tionis mee. Good lorde I befeche the gyue hede to 

the Toyce of my prayer with the erea of thy pyte & 

mercy. This is the fomme of our hole petycyon, that 30 

WipnyHimto onr blyfled lord of his goodnea youchelaue to accepte 

uawhtniiTin OUT peuaunco doue with a good wyll alfo with true 

from Ui» pii et" contrycyon, confeflyon, & latyffaccyon, wherby we 

*™''*''°''' may be defended and holden Tp from the horryble pyt 

irood Dtworart of eteTOBll dampnacyoiL If almyghty god be fo cmoll 36 

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goodnes wyll not forgyuB & excercyfe his mercy wlian hi wiii not tiir- 
we call tot it, peiauentim we fholde take occafyon to ibr HUmniT. 
leue OUT pacyence for bis fake, & fo Jlj^ppe downs in to puieiwinriiiip 
tte etemall paynea of hell, lyke as the wyfe man fayth. 
B Ve hijs qui perdiderast fuftinenciam. Eueriaft- P»u.nc- ™ij 
ynge forowe bo to them that haue lou theyr pacyenco md bart in foi- 
whiche is onely fofleyned by true &yth & hope in hia 
moTcyfull foTgyuenee, theifoie oni propbote tecbe vs DrnTMbidim 
here to put our ftedfaft hope & confydeiice in god & wim tu^t in ooii, 

10 with tko fame comforte our foulea, promyfynge alfo that who ma ihaw 
be fbal excercyfe bia mercy vpon all very contryte & jwauDUi 
true penyte»t«s, whiche promyfo he fortefyeth by .iij. be fcrunn ttit 
maner meanes, fyiit by * thoccafyons th at fholde caufe i b^ the'«Bui<ni 
ye not to baue foigyuenes. Seconde by the promyfe mus u aoi » 

15 made to eneiy bue penitent, & thyide by his fupei^ t bTOoi't'pm- 
haboundannt mercy, whiche is eaei lody to all that tbj'aoi-tatnT- 
wyll afke it foriakynge theyr fyufull lyfe. Thre iThrH things 
thynges ihere be whiche of a lyklybode i^olde caufe (1t«h; 
almighty god not to foi^iie fynners. Fyrft the gretnea i thtgnuaM 

20 of theyr fynnes. Seconde bis ryghtwyfhes. Thyide the t ooni riibt- 
initytacyon and ordynannce of his lawe. Bat now we i oodt ii.«. 
f hall f hewe that thefe thre can not withftande the for- tm itwa nunM 
gynenes of almygbty god, bat nedes he muft be mercy- brginnM! 
fiill & forgyue fyntiera be they neuer fo greuous, namely um tint ba ^* 

25 them 'whiche be penytent Sc forowfull for theyr myf- "^^tui, t^eij 
lyuynge. Onr wyckednes f hall not withftande yf we o^'J^lJ^^i 
wyll be penytent & with a conflaunt mynde amende i™lI'^^JI^',J|^ 
our lyf. Elles all we were in a perylloua condycyon, ^'^".^HJjJ'Jii 
for whan ony perfone offendetb ayenft almyghty god, 

30 yf he were not meicyfull & wyllynge to forgyue his 
trefpaffe, alas all we be in grete leopardy of dampnocyon, 
what f ball we do bat fal in to the depe dungeon of *" into «•» *"p 

dnnjraw of dv- 

dyfpayre. If it were f hewed ones for a trouth that ipoii. 
god wolde not forgyue fynners, how myght we kepe 
35 onrfelfe tnm dyfperacyon, dyfpayie is none other but 
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PSALM OZXX. flOD IS BEADT TO roBQtTB AIJ. 

wantynge of very hope & truft in the foigyuenee of 
almyghty god. If it fo were that god woWe not excet- 
cyfe hie meicy, by what meanes myght we ordre our- 
felfe not to fall in dyfpayre. But donhtlee it ie not fo, 
he IB mereyfull and alway redy to forgyne. For now 6 
be innmnetable fayntea in henen, notwitliftandy&ge 
fomtyme they greuoufly tiefpaiTed brekynga the com- 
maundementes of god, & what creatine lyueth that 
neiiei offended. The wyfe man af keth this qaeffyon. 

Quis poteft dicere, mundum eft cor msam, 10 
purus fum a peccato. What perfone lyayngemay 
faye, my herte is dene, I am without fynne. Saynt 
Poule fayth. Omnes peccaueruftt et egueront' 
gratia et mi/ericordia omnipote&tis dei. All 
HI^T!^^"^ weie fynneiB (fewe excepte) & neded the grace & metcy 16 
of almyghty god, whiche was graunted & euer fhall be 
to all that wyll afke it This may well be afieimed 
defyringe none other example but that we fpake of 
before, ye herde how meniaylouily lonaa waa delynered 
by the mercy of god from the depe datmgers that he 20 
was in, ye herdo alfo of the many grete leopaidyee of 
his lyfe tkai he was in, almooH deftytute iiom hope, 
thought neuei in 'maner to haue be focouied and fet 
agajme at lyberte, notwithftandynge he cryed to oar 
mereyfull lorde, & obteyned forgyuenea. Xow thou 25 
fynnet what foeuer thou arte (yf ony fnche be in this 
prefence) that for the gretenes of thy fynne is fallen in 
to dyfpayra Here now the grete offence of lonaa 
ayenft oui lord god brekynge his commaundement, & 
yet notwithftandynge by his prayer obteyned forgyne- 30 
nesj it was not denyed but lyberally graunted. Al ye 
knowe lyght well the more gentylly & mekely almyghty 
god deleth with ony perfon, the hyer in degre that he 
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F8ALK CXXZ. JONAH'b HIGH ESTATE AXD QRIEVOUB FALL. SIS 

of god to an bye offjce, had aactoryte to fpeke for an 
hole comyn velth, it may be called the f tate or degie of 'odh wh gdM 
apofUe, whiche in honour is abone all the degrees of upooK ti*d um 
thia -worlde, he had alfo ttio fpyiTte of propliecjr, a 
fi memayloua gyfte, veiy fewa or none bo endaed with it, 
the commaniideinent he had was not by a geneiall pie- 
cepte as Me ofiyce of bylThoppea & othet whiche haue 
cttie of fbules is generally gyoen to them, bat moche 
more fpecyally it was attiybate to bynv by pecider iipadiiinB- 

10 reaelacyon & the worde of ahnyghty god. As it is uMboMtoUm 
wiyten in holy forypture. Factuiw eft verbiua ^J^^'"^ 
domini ad lonafli. Oar lorde fayd to lonas. Truly 
a grete difference is bytwene the commanndement gyuen nuftnau i»- 
by a kynge to ony peifone by name, & the cof?unannd&- Bumntgim 

ISmeatgyuentoanholemoltytndeindy&biently. Ferthef- amt^ia* 
more the mater the belies whiche was commaunded i^iff,rH>ii^ 
hym to do was of no fmall weyght, & alfo he myght ^^|5J|^J^ 
haue done it at his eafe. Enery man wyll thynke the ^°.™^rtiT 
mater greto wheiby (Ae helth and relefe of .xjlc. '*"V'L_jj 

20 thouiaude foulea dependeth, fo many was in the cyte >i»n>Mof 

I^ t J J I,(l«l,(IWHMlllt 

of ^inine where Tnto he was fente. He iieded not to * hi >»m •>» 
make a grete oracyon to perfwade the peo'ple. Thefe [• tt i, twi] 
fewe wordes had ben faffycyent for hia dyfchaige. 
Adhuc quadraginta dies & niniue fubuertetwr. 

35 within .xl. dayes the cyte of Xynyae fhall be deftroyed, 'witua w ttj* 

ye fe well the fhewynge of this mater was not fo dyf- iMtOonA,' Dim 

fufe but he myght haus done it on the belt wyfe. utn Hfioini for 

lonas had avayne Ss folyffhe eftimacyon regardynge jonutiKiiM^ii 

hymfelfe to moche, he thought ahnyghty god is fo good °°* " " ""^ 

30 Ss mercyfall of hymfelfe, that aa foone aa the people th^ ■■ "loii « 

wyl forfake theyr errour & knowlege themfeife gylty umrKiraar, h» 

wLU ifaiw tattej, 

he wyll donbtlea fhewe hia mercy on them, & fo fhall and i ibui u 
I euer after be taken aa a lyei & nener after be gynen 
credence to my wordes, for this caufe he fledde, wolde »«ii»iw,4to- 
S5 not obey the commanndement of god, more regardynge ngudiiig taiDudt 
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21S FBALH CXXZ. A SAOBIFIOB BBQUIBED 70B BSS. 

foolefl. AH thefe thyngee confydred we may well p^r- 
sognxraiib ceyue his greto contempte ayenft god & brekynge of 
ood, his lawe, not withftandyng our beft & mercyfoll 

loide whan lonaa in al his greto petyllea remembred 
whoyMonhii his vnkyndues done ayenft his maker and called to 5 
terpTgUm; hyui fof mercy, anone he graunted hym forgyuenee. 

If god had kepte in mynde his vnkyndnes, truly he 

had not fo hane ben delyuered, but he of his gentylnea 
bwding mon Ui toke more hede to his penaonce than to his offencee 
mtooifc done before, whiche gentylnes ha fheweth to euery 10 

fyrmer that wyll forfiake his wretched lyfe and afk« 
ifOodwBtDiit forgyoenes. If almyghty god were not thus benefy- 

cyall and meicyfull, neyther lonaa nor ony other 
«nt7iiiii»rmiBt creature myght efcape the daunger of fallynge in to 

defpayre. Therforeourprophetefayth, Si ioiquitates 15 

obferuauepis domiae: domine quia fuftinebit. 

Lorde yf thou here in mynde our fynnes & wyll not 

forgyue vs, who may kepe hym from defpayre. By 
Ooriiniihni.if thefe wB may knowe that oui fynnes can not with- 
cunot wiihuud Itande the grete mercy of god, yf we he penytent. 20 

[• TT [I]" Now "we fhall fhewe that the ryghtwyfiiea of god can 
wiHiKH ui' be none obftacle agaynft his mercy. IT It is requyred 
Hii mw^ bothe of lyght and equyte a recompence to be made for 
mMTbemidtftir * ttefpaffe or vnkyndnes ffaewed to ony perfone or euer 
SJta^toiStnu' ^^ offence be vtterly forgyuen. And for ttat canfe a 26 

certayne folempne feeft was inftytute in the olde lawe 
Hoiga ii|1|widm by Moyfes accordynge to goddes commaundement euery 
making <t1ud ud yere to be celebrate & kepte, which they named the 
wiwn 1 •urifln feeft of makynge clene and the daye of mercy. In 
^ of all ti>t that folempne feeft cuftumably was ofii^d vp a certayne 30 
billh^nnt Into general! facrefyce for the fynnes of all the people. On 
uwhiH/cifiiDint ^jjjj^ ij^yg whan that the byffhoppe of theyr lawe had 

halowed certayne quycke heeftes in an out hous of the 
_ temple. Anono hymfelfe onely arayed with folempne 

apparayle fholde entre in the temple, and go forth to 35 

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FBALH OIXX. OHRIOT THE PKBRCT SAOKIHOK, 217 

takysgB with hym parte of the "beeftes hlode, 'whiche 

fanen tymea he fholde fpmikle before the fet« of god Th«r» h. .prtD- 

Uad Uood Ixf on 

whiche they called Propitiatonnm, a place of mercy, ti» impiib- 
wherwith almyghty god fholde be made mora meke 
B and the foonei exceroyfe his metcy ypou the people. 
So for this canfe they named that folempne feeft the 
daye of mercy. All this &crefyce done by the byffhop tui wriiia wm 
in the olde lawe was onely bnt a i^gnie. And as faynt tnnh u mu 
Poole wrote vnto the hebnwea a fygnyfycacyon oi 
10 token of the knowen trouth to come. Therfora oryften ChrirtUm m^ 
people fyth our tyme now is the plenteuous tyme of mBdiikntiua 
grace we may not be in no worfe condycyon than the 
lewcB were. In theyt tyme ahnyghty god waa peofed i>rwiK»««ria(« 
by the meanes of theyr lacrefyce. Now moche more ^••^ "o™ <«" 

■hall Hg do iwiy 

15 in oni dayea whera as grace is fnperhaboandaunte, a (nir>iu,iriw 
focrefyce fhall be made the whiche is of moche more avdioMnTiitiH. 
ftreugth, more vertae, to puige and vtterly doo awaye 
'our fynnes. Alfo It fhall fooner motte almyghty god E*Tiii,ii»Ji] 
to excercyfe his mercy vpon ts. Let tb remembre oofbithopi* 

20 who is onr bytThop, what ia our facrefyce, what maner «« Hk iwjy 
blode it is, what ia the inwarde parte of the temple, Sc en- A>r ul*' 
to what entent all thefe wera ordeyned. The holy ibawoiid; 
doctoor ikynt Fonle fheweth them at large in a mer- 
naylloua epyftle wiyt«n to the hebrewea. Ckriltus itMUoodihtd 

26 alliftens pontifex (ataxorum honorum per am- bkx^rr^tior 
plius et perfectius tabernaculiun non manu uJr'n.^'iii.o. 
factum id eft Don huius creationls rteque per ^.^t"' 
fanguinem hircorum aut vitalorum fed per pro- 
priuffl fanguinem iutroiuit femel in fancta 

30 eteraa redemptione inuenta. Cryfle Ihefu ia oui 
byffhop, his moolt precyouB body is our facrefyce, 
whiche he of&«d vpon a croBe for the ledempcyon of 
all the worlde. The blode fhedde for oar redempcyon 
was not the blode of gotes or calnes as in tbe olde lawe, 

35 it waa the Teiy blode mooft innocent of out ianyour _ 

•■ ' Tit Mnifc In 

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dMueriiiMna facTefjcs was not made by mannee handd but oaely by 
mm-iiundii the power of god, he fhedde hie precjoue blode for oar 

HP ihed Hid blood M. V 

IiiUh bHoTtiw tedempcion s the Ut» of all tha woilde, irhiche is the 
Tuii tempi* huh temple made onely 'by the hande of god. This temple 

hath two dyuera partea, one v the erth wheron we bo 6 
inhabyte, the other is not yet knowen to ts mortall 
tuwth.whan cTeatures. Fyift he dyde facrefyce in the erth whan 
he fufired his paflyon. After in a newe dothynge or 
gannent, the vefture of immortalite, & with his owne 
(bi hiiir idu*. ptecyoQS blode entred in to fancta lanctorum, that is 10 
HiihMvdtefon to fiiye in to heaen where he f hewed his Ihyd mooft 
UiroH tb« Uood precyous blode before the trone of hie &der whiche he 
fcrimun. fhedde for all fyrmeia .vij. tymes. By this holy facre- 

fyce almyghty god mnft nodes haue pyte & execute his 
[• TT HO mercy to al true 'penvtentes & this facrefyce fhall euer 19 

nitoiHrUlati 

amniaatjfitf, contynue not onely yere by yere as tJie manor was of 
inuDH wu, bat lewes, but alfo it is dayly offred for our coTBforte, and 
u^ iBoiBeBC. euery houre & moment for our mooft f tronge focour, 
wherfore faynt Poule fayth. Etema redemptioiie 
BxcTtnupni- iliueilta. By it weberedemed forener. Eueiy con- 20 
or lUi wnaia. tryte & true penytent perfone not wyllynge to fall 
sgayne but with a full purpofe contynue in vertuous 
lyuynge, is parte taker of this holy fecrefyce. As faynt 
loban fheweth iu his fyrft epyfUe. Filioli mei heo 
fcribo Tobis vt iion peccetis, fed & fi quis peo 25 
iiAd"^"lrt2 ^^'^^^^^ aduocatum habearaua apud patoem 
uwFitiur. iefum cirisium iuftuM, et ipfe eft propiciatio 
pro peccatis nqftiis, no« pro no/hia tantum fed 
& totizM miuidi. My dere chyldien in god I wryte 
to you gyuynge monycyon tftat ye abfleyne from fynne, 30 
& yf at ony feafon by your owne neclygence ye tref- 
pafTe ayenft god, call vnto lefU cryft out aduocate in 
heuen vnto the fader whiche of&ed hymfelfe in facre- 
fyce for OUT fynriee, not onely for oura but alfo for the 
fynnes of all the worlde. All we therfore beynge 30 
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pnipofe ueuer agayno to tiefpaffe trnftynge hj the BnTmitait, 
grace of our lorde fo to contjnne, may trnft veryly am; in« unr 
that by this facrefyca the body of Ihefa ciyft dayly nrt™tiiTii»' 
ofired foT ooi ledempcjon, almyghty god the &dei of eanThr o^ 

6 benen is caofed Me focoker to be meke & fhewe his MnbqSwH 
meioy ener redy to fo^yae as foone as we afke for- 
gyuenes. For that taraa fayd facrefyce is tha veiy 
mercyfiil] remedy for our fynnes. As it foloweth in 
the lame pfiilme. Quoniam apud te propiciatio eft. 

10 Sytb this boly facrefyce may fo fpedefuUy moue the iJtbiiHcrUa 
goodnes of almyghty god to meicy, foigyuenes, & is nwitOodM 
^Ae very llrengtb of onr penaunce wherby ve may 
m^ 'fotylSaccyoti for our greuous trefpafTeB, who wyll [•Triu.tMk] 
thynke that his lyghtwylhes mygbt in ony coudycyon «»> hh urm- 

IB be an obftade ayenft his mercy. The oidynaunca of u otMai^ ta Hii 
his lawe lykewyfe can not withftande nor fere ve but ^^b Hninr 
ener to haue foigyuenes yf we afke it Of a trouth ^J!^^i^ j„^ 
the lawe gyuen to the lewes was very feiefull and ^HJ^SlSu 
cniall, for that caofs named the lawe of feie and detb. 

20 Bat now all fnche feremonyea, ferafulnes, fubgeccyons, 
and craelte otdeyned for brekjmgs of it be paft and 
done, As foynt Poule fayth a newe lawe is made and bu mnr ■ m 
pnblyffhed whiche is the lawe of lyberte and grace, ufcinmn. 
the lawe of lyfe and mercy. Of the olda lawe gynen 

26 by Moyfea faynt Poole wrytoth on thismaner. Irritam nxrwiisbnks 

. HOMI' ImviIwbU 

quis faciena legem moifi fine vlla miferatione ■"■ '^'hwu 
duobus aut tribus teftibus moritur. "Who fo- 

euer dyde breke the lawe of Moyfes wytnefle had of 

two or tbre fholde dye without mercy. Take hede 

30 how Tnmercyfiill the lawe of Moyfes was. But what 

is wiyten in Gryftes lawe. Peoitenciaflt affite & i° ouwi lur n 

■' . , / , ^> kirritUniDo 

appropinquabit regnuOT ceIo««n. Do penaunce i«.n»hrj«rr 
for your fynnee and ye fhall be faned. Bebolde, by tannd. 
the lawe of Cryfte onr fauyoni almyghty god wyll be 
35 meke and excercyfe hia mercy yf we do penaunce. Tta-«™pmi- 



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of the fame the grete auctoryte to foigyue fynna is leftal- 
• here amoi^es tb in the chyrohe of cryfte and the pcwei 
of the fame gyiien to preeftea that t^ey by that 
anctorj^ may affoyle euery tme penytent and foi^ue 
all theyi lyimea vhiche ia auctoryfed by the woides 6 
■wiyten in Cryflea Uwe. Quorum remiferitis peccata 
remittuntKr eis. Whofe fynnes foouer ye foigyue 
here in this chirche mylytannt be they neaer fo granous 
the fame f hal be for'gynen in heuen, therfore what fo- 
rtM pmitnn, euei tpmer wyl go with a contrjte herte ynto a preeft 10 
rim wiihoiit fhewe to hym all Mb fynnes without glofe or colour & 
md nuhing n- mekely do after hie couufeyle in makynge recompenca 
M mads dtui tij ^OT hia gieuous offencea f hal be made clone from all 
"■ fynne by the vertue of the facrament of abfoluoyon." 

This is a meke & mercyful lawe of our fauyonr cryft 15 

Ihefu fone to the omnipotent fader of heuen, we may 

niomt bnaki not in ony condycyon breke this gentyll lawe, for who 

)]>iid«rTt ' foeuer be fouwde as a transgreffooi of it fhall deferue 

Ion. grete indygnacyon of god, who breketh this lawe of 

ciyfte, truly they whiche ptefome and be more bolde 20 

to l^nue bycaufe the mercy of god is fo prompte & 

rody. Let tb all therfore beware for the reuerence of 

'* " "pp"/ ■«"- the dredefull magefte of god, and euer apply our felfa 

h>d'»i»wj to do after hiB mercyful! lawe. For yf we now in this 

tyme of grace breke bis commaundementes our tntnf- 26 

r (t •nj Huiin greffyons be fo moche the more, notwithftandynge yf 

M u DM d«Hr, at ony feafon for lacke of takynge hede or by oat 

freylt« we do a trefpalTe ayeuft bis goodnes, let tb nener 

defpayre of forgynenea nor go vtterly away from our 

BtiUekAutta blyHed loTde, but ftycke faft, lene to hym, and holde 30 

ou Ht u> • win, Tp oui felfe in trufte of hia mercyfull foigyuenea lyke 

aid up ihi ifdii, a pofto fet to a walle all though it feme to bolde Tp 

JiJ "'*' that walle, yet the pofte hath more focoure from fell- 

ynge downe by the walle than the walle hath by it, 



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for yf the walle were not, that pofte f holde foone flyppe wittmi tba nu 
to the erth. Lykewyfe yf we wyll lene, cleue, or woiTiup. 
ftycke fafte with a. ftedfafte mynde and tmfta in the ^'a^"^l^ 
grete mercy of almyghty god in maner aa we jnyght 
S holde hym vp in vs, we fhall be fufteyned & fupported (tiiii u n^iiwa 
in our fo doynge rather by hym, than may we faye well 
this that foloweth. Et propter legem taata fufdnui 
te domine. 
' TTetherto we haue f hewed that neyther our fynnes t* "It.Ii"*) 

10 JX nor the ry^twyfnea of god, neyther ike ordyn- uwi^iit^nar 
auRce of his lawe may withftaude, but alway true pony- [tcbtwbHiwH 
tentea fhall hane forgyueuee. Kow in thia feconde jl^jrait ih*" 
pkce WB fhal make demonftracyon of the feme by hia J^'''^' 
owne worde & piomyfe in holy fcryptuie. All though 

15 we may f hewe moche for it in fcrypture, yet this one fhall aodprcnnim in 
now fu%fe. God almyghty promyfed by his prophete 
Ezechiel that euery true penytent wyUynge to forfake •nrrtrMpmi- ' 
hia fynfull lyfe f faoulde hane foigyneues, & nener after nu duu b* lu- , 
hia wyckednes to be layd to his chai^ Thefe be his 

20 wordea. Conuertimini et agite penitenciaffl ab 
omnibus iniqmtatibus veftris et now erit vobis 

in ruinajn iniqilitas. Be ye tnmed&om your fyn- 
full lyfe da penaunce for your fynnes & they neuer 
after fhall be imputed to you, ye fhall neuer he damp- 

25 ned. May ony fynner he he neuer fo wycked teil in No dnnir umh- 
defpayie temembrynge wi'tA ftedlaft hope this geueroll toroodUw ' 
promyfe made by almyghty god, what dooth the fynner pnwiH i> Hi tv 
drede more than eteraaU dampnacyon, by whofe rimMnnAr 
auctoryte fhall he fufie that payne hut onely by Hm 

30 anctoryte & commaondement of almyghty god, yf god 
commaunde it there is no remedy, no fleynge may 
ferae, no foconr may than be had, for his commaunde- Ha aid on n lo 
ment muft nedos be obeyed & abyden by, hut almyghty iinAiitiik. 
god of his goodnee commaunded rather the contrary, 

35 fayeuge. Conaertimini & agite penitenciam. &c. 
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222 7BAL1C CZXZ. god's POWKB FOBTUriEa HIS TBOHISB. 

your offanceSj & ye fhall neoer be dampned, taka hedo 

thefe be his wordea. Shall we not byleae tbem, be tbey 

Run «• «« fin not wryten to all Cynnere, fliall we not gyne credence 

to aLmygbty god. Truly we muft nodes byleae what 

[• = 1 foBuer he fayd. Quia fidelis Aomimts 'omnib»» 6 

™"m""'"' verbis fuis. For god is true in all his woides, let va 

iaagmiti- therfore trufli Teryly in his fiiyenge, & in hope of the 

fiune let tb holde vp ontfelfe fiom fallynge in to the 

depe dungeon of defpayie, that euery one of tb may faye. 

Sultinuit anima mea in verbo eius. My foule is 10 

fbcoured from defpayie bj- ftedfaft hope & tmfte in the 

Hiipomrfiini- promyfe of almyghty god. His greto power dooth 

moche fortefy his promyfe, for yf god were not almyghty 

euer without chaonge be myght not alwaye kepe his 

Hm'i pmmiHt promyfe. Wo fe by experyence that the promyfe and 15 

chHiK«d tar luk purpofe of men be dayly and hontly channged, fomtyme 

BtBoruik. for lacke of myght, wantynge of good, & fomtyme 

bycanfe (7ie lyfe of men is made fhorter by weykenea of 

nature that they may not perfbnime theyr promyfee. 

SoM sngonu It is a comyn pronerbe. Homo proponit & deus 20 

ti Dm iinoiLU, ,,, , r r 

dilponit. Man pnipofeth & god dyfpofetb. Truly 

God mjif chug* almyghty god may at his pleafure tume, & dyfleuer the 

higb H loir, rtoh purpofe & entent of eoery perfone hygh or lowe, poore 
or ryche. He bath fo mocbe llrength, fo gi«te power 
that no creature may withftande it. Saynt Foule fayth. 25 
Voluntati' eiua quis refiftit. Who may refyil the 

God u of pomr wyll of god. And in an other place. Scio cui credidi 

viaaitt; & certus fum quia potena eft depoHtmn meum 

feruare. I knowe in whome I haue bylened, & am 
fore he is of power to kepe his promyfe witA me. 30 
Vot onely &ynt Foule aftermeth this, hut alfo all holy 
fcrypture. It is wryten in the boke of lapyence. 

M«*nrt(«ui Rfifpicite filij nationes hominum et fcitote quia 
niillus fperauit in domino et coDfufos eft. 
All people take hede and knowe for a furete that from 36 
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the begyimTiige of theworlde vnto this 'houre never [• iii.b*d: 
oreatun puttynge hia hols traft in our meicyfuU lorde 
god yraa vttetly confoauded. K ve fholde tnift to ■><»••«» 
hme foigyuenee & obteyns it not, were it not a grete 
oonfofyou to tb, whaX myght be a gretei rebuke or n <•»« ■ (thi 
fhame than to Itande before the tenyble face of ahuy ghty lUiid bam tin 
god, ia the prefence of his anngelles & all the hole u>*uw>is 
company of henen, tmf tynge to be one of theyr nombre, tnattug urn* a 
notwitUtandynge Impulfed & caft«n downe in to udjrttab*' 

10 etemall dampnacyon, truly none fo grete coufufyon. duuuUiKii 
Alas vhat fhall we wretches do, what more f hamefoll 
and opptobryons thynge may happen to ouy perfone ■» nun c<ii|>n>- 
than to be fhamefully conf ou»ded in the prefence of fo onM bippn to 
gloryons a multytade. mooit mercyfull lorde, thy "'"*■ 

16 fcryptniQ fheweth nener creature was cunfoanded that n«h tiut tnut 
trufied in the. NuUus fperauit' in domino & con- » 
fafus eft. No perfone tru%nge in god was at ony 
time confounded. mooft meke lorde fhall we be fyrtl 
brought to confui^on. Ferauentore we be not fo forow- if n be not h 

30 M and penitent for our offences as other nacyons were, suioni *«, " 
notwitbftandynge oar defyre is to be as penjtent as they, "" 
our wyl is good, we wolde fkyne be true penytentos. 
And jf our foiowe & penaonce be not fo grate as they mi ood-i good- 
onght to be, blyfied lord thy goodnes may encreafe & om mmm, 

25 make it more. Therfore we mekely befeche the giaunte annt m. Lord, 
Ts true and faffycyent penaunce, wberby we may veryly tbumurtniit 
tnift to be ^e chyldren of foluacjon accordynge to thy ^ i/tiiC ** 
promyfe. Alfo that we may haue full confydence in '»«^«*«- 
thyn in^rnyte power by the whiche thoa may truly kepe 

30 thy fayd grate promyfe, to thentent al we may faye. 
Sperauit anima mea in domino. The hope and 
truft of my foule is all hole in our lord, percafe some PRvutHnH 
perfone wyll laye. I knowe well god is true & myghty cm !• tn ud 
to fulfyll hie promyfe. Alfo I double not in the per- BUpccimtHi 

36 foni'mynge of the f^e. But whan almyghty god hath c* n m 
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t PBALH OXXX. OOD'S HKBCT KKOWB KO LI1IIT8. 

Hi (irmiM onea forgyuen a fjnner, it is fuSjcyent for obfemynge 
•M i his protuyfe. And yf tlie fynner fall agayne god is dyf- 

Ki. cha^txi & no more bonnde to foigyne ttym. Farclutunce 

Bomo man wyll thynke tha3 in bymfelfe, namely 
UuDghM whan our adaeifary iho deuyl puttetli fuche a thought 6 
udiadio to his mynde, wherby he may the foonei brynge hym 
in to dei^yie, vho foeuer tbynketh fo thynketh falJly, 
. uun n as we fhall prone. For in the gofpel of Lake we be 
KHB umm taught to forgyue, not onely one tyme, but as often as 

onrneyghboui'oSendethagaynftvB. Ourfauyouriayth. 10 
Si peccauerit in te frater tuus, increpa ilium, it 
fi peniteflciam egerit, dimitte' illi : & fi fepties 
in die peccauerit in te & fepties in die conuer- 
fu8 faerit ad te dicens peuitet me, dimitte illL 

If thy brodertrefpaffeayenft the blame hym ch&iytably, 16 

& yf he be fory for his treQ)alIe forgyue hym, Alfo yf 

he oflende .vii. tymea on a daye & as many tymee afke 

forgynenes, too ofte forgyue hym. By tbefe wordes we 

be oommaunded to forgyue with all our herte Tnfeynedly 

as oft as our neyghbour or eaencryften dooth a trefpalTe 20 

ayenfC ts. Shall god be more make than maul he 

iHk muft nodes. Bh&ll man forgyue fooner than almyghty 

god f Nay truly. For fyth all mekeues, mercy, pyte, 

& all goodues is fpecyally in god, who may be fo meke 

and meicyfull as he is. Our Ikuyour faytb. Nemo 25 

y boUif« nifi deus. No man is good but onely god, 

JiiM. that LB to faye, no man is fo vtterly para without dyf- 

fymulacyou, without fpotte of malyce, as is almyghty 

■><>"■ god. In fo moche tberfore as no creature is wttAoat 

t u» fynne, & yet one wyll foigyne on other. Moche more t/M 30 

bKt] god of all goodnea i/iat is fo *clene without fpotte or 

rgHk blemyiThe or malyce mull excercyfe his mercyfull dede 

*" fo ofte as we be penyteut & afke forgynenes, whiche he 

promyfed feyraige. Dimitte et dimittetur vobis. 

Forgyue and ye f hall be forgyuen. And in an other 3o 
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FSALH CZZX. LIFE IS TlIE DAT OF HERCT. 22& 

place. QuB^ menfura meinfi fueritis: remetietur* 
vobis. Xuen as ye do to other, to f hall je be done to. 
By tbifl ye may fe that they erre moche and go from the 
trouth vhiche thynke almyghty god wyll not forgyua 
6 more than ones. Foi though ve fynne neuer fo gre- ood wfu Rn^T<, 
aoullf & ofle, yf at ony tyme by penaunce we wyll tume mw iiutri.i. 
agayne to hym, metely afltynge foigyuenes, it f hall not SI^^iiJ^HtoiT- 
he denyed vs. Bat of a trouth we muft af ke mercy or J"™"^ 
we dye, for by cniell deth the lyght of the daye the cm^ a^" <•»•• 

10 tyme of foigyuenes is vtterly taken awaye from th. uwuiMonM-" 
And derkenes of the nyght is cometi, in the whiche TiHi%iitwhni 
BOO cieatore can do that thynge whcrhy he fhal obtayne 
mercy. Of this fayd nyght our fauyoure fhewed. 
Veniet nox quando nemo poteft operari. The 

15 nyghte f hall come whan no man may werke ot doo ony 
thynge proufiytable for hymfelfe. Therfore as longe 
as we be lyuynge in this myferablff lyfe, that ia to faye 
from onr natyuyte and firft comynge in to this vorlde 
Tsto the tyme that wo fhall dye, fo longe is the tyme LihiiUutint 

20 wherin our penaunce may be acceptable vnto god, and um but i» 
tmfte veryly to haue forgyuenes. This daye or tyme ibgiinHorRHny 
of moTcy is parted in -xii. homes as it is fhewed by H^n, 
a parable in ike gofpell of lohan. If thou that arte 
truly penytent wyl come at ony of thefe honres, al- ■iiDTofUHn 

SiS myghty god fhall not forfake the, whether tkoa come iiu, tht ixniunt 
erly or late, truft veryly of f rgynenes for (Ae af kynge. 
Dyde not the thefe in the home of his deth obteyne HwanUitpsd- 
mercy as foone as he called for it. lonos alfo beynge i°ui. 
in leo'perdye of datb, Esechie in lyke wyfe whorne ['tiui] 

30 all pbyfycyens luged to dye was forgyuen. Nabn- jfamcodomgr. 
godonofor, whiche ofte foribke & ofte tnmed agayne 
to hym, dyde not onr mercyfull loid forgyne all 
his trefpaffe. The prophet* Dauyd in lyke maner D«Tid. •dm t>ii 
after ho had commytted adultery and manflangbt«r, •iii«ht«uKi 

35 yet he fell agayne to fynne, was not almyghty god 

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226 PSALM OZZX. KVBRT PKNITBST AN IBItAEL. 

mercjfull to liyni in dede whan mekely lie know- 

whaituiaj l^ed hia grenoua offencea. Who dare now be fo bolde 

i^rt bat OUCH f to fajB that god wyll not foigyue the fynnermoie often 

than onea. It is wryten. In quacunque hora ingem- 

uerit peccator falaus erit. At ony tyme whan Iko 5 

fynner is fory for hifl offences, he f hall not be dampned. 

Kutj or lata Therf ore euery houre, erly or late, who foeuet b peny- 

tontinthiiiib tent in this lyf may tnift veryly to be forgyueu of our 

foi^nB, meke lord and mayfter. To the whiche our prophete 

exhoiteth ya fayenge. A cuftodia matutina \{que 10, 
ad noctem fperet ifrael in do?«mo. Euery true 

penytent truft in our lorde bothe erly & late, that is to 

In «.rT ■)(■ (rem faye in euery a^e from the fyrft houre of our comynge 

in to this worlde vuto the laft whan ve fhall dye. 

BntT jKnitent Euerj true penytent may he called Ifiaell, a man feynge 15 

iimi.'mnuB god, truftyngo to haue forgyuenee of hym. We now 

OnnnriifOTtnut- may he in a furety thgt almyghty god fhall be mercy- 

fuU to all true penytewtes. Fyrft bycaufe of his pro- 

myfe, feconde for he is almyghty, wherby he may at al 

tymes perfounne the fame, thyide bycaufe he ia fo gentyl 20 

& euer redy to foigyne, now laft we fhall f hewe l/uA 

cM'iBHRTin- fame vnable to be fpoken of. Qjiia apud dominum 

tajamun. Tatfericordia. The mercy of god cannot bebutgrete, 

it can neuer be lymyt to ony creature. Euery thynge 

wiat tt limited (Aot 19 Ivtell & lymyt to a cettayue tyme or nombre, alfo 25 
«wtT«idiii™ , , , ■" ^ -^ . . , , , „. 

[• II III. iwk] by audycyon or dymynucion may be made more or leiTe, 

mmdamanaiiw; lacketh perfeccyon, it muft nedes be imperfyte. Butall 

All ibit ii ■■i»7- Ihat is attrybute or fpoken of god is perfyte, therfom bis 

■ptr^u,' inflniM nieicy can not be but grete & infynyte bothe in tyme 

J^^Sa.*^ & nombre, whofe gretenes hath none ende. As it ia 30 

wryten. SecusduM magnitudinem illius ita et 

mifericordia illius cum ipfo eft. Lyke as his 

HU HURT ii power & myght ia without ende, fo ia his mercy. And 

■iHbpowwii that his power ia infynyte fcrypture fheweth. Et 

magnitudinis eius non eft finis. The power of god 35 

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Biuft nedog be infjnyte, & alwaye one neyther more ne 
leffa As feyat lames fayth. Apud deum nulla eft inOodtam 
tra«fmutatio nee viciffitudinU obumbratio. """ 
All thynge in god is alwaye one witLont chatinge. 
5 Danyd in lyke maner f heweth in a pfalme before le- 
herfed. Tu autem idem ipre ea. Blyffed lorde tlia 
arte Trithont mutabylyte, perauenture Danid nient the o*^' apnmf 
fame in this pfalme, in fo moche he expreffetli no tyme ibHiouii aj^ 
but fpeketh abfolutely. Quia apud doiiimi/m miferi- Brrfia^H. uj. 

10 cordia. Take hede he neyther fayth the meicy of god S^'^ ""o,"' 
is, was, or fhall be, fygnefyenge thai it is infynyte. r'"'i^|t'jJ'[J[' 
Lyke as bis fuperexcellent mercy may not be compie- *■>'«. 'ij™»i' 
bended in mefnre ne nombre affemblably it may not be "■"■ i>»°>>w, nor 
lymyt to ony certayne tyme. Bnt alway enery houre, 

15 eaery moment whan the fyuner ia apte to receyue it, Krarr mmiint 
almighty god fhal be redy to graunte his delyro. bipiuiwdnit, 
"Whiche holy fcryptoie in an other place fayenge. (nnihhdgrin. 

Quis inuocauit eiimet defpexit illuw ? qtioniam siamwa^m^ 
pius & mifericors eft deus & remittet in die MiiJ'bnn.«w. 

20 tribulationis peccata. Almyghty god neuer def- 

pyfed crea'tnre that afked forgyuenes, for he ia fo meke [* n n] 
& mercyf ull, redy to forgyne whan the fynner is contryte . 
for his fynfull lyfe, f wete wordes, mora fweter than wonk man 
bony & fuger, blyffed lorde gyne me grace to make bo«j unii nfv ; 

25 recognycyon & haae it in experience. Thoa neuer 
del^ifed creatare thai afked mercy bycaofe thou arte 
meke & mereyAill, redy to forgyne them t?uit be 
forowful for theyr offences. It ia not' fpoken fo in ■puinn in leiip- 
thyn holy fcryptore. Is not thy feyenge tnie, dyde 

30 ikon not moke vs of nought. I>o we not dayly afke 

mercy, fhall we onely be expulfed, of a trouth our sbiii n onij b* 
fynnes be grete bnt thy mercy excedeth al gretnes & iim m Emit, 
mefaie. Our trefpaffes be many but no nombre is of ^''tivur'*"*'^ 
thy mercy. Oni fynnee many tymes be renewed aft«r 

35 thim haft forgynen them, notwttAftandynge good lord 
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228 VBAJJt CXXX. GOD BEDBEUS XKS FSOK THE DETII. 

OanmmTH thy mcTcy is lymyt to no certayn tyme but euer redy 

to be receyued by & by of al that be penitent, Q^uia 

apod domimnn mifericordi&. For the mercy of god 

A iB»B Dv •■>• is infynyte. Many tymes one perfone may haue pyto 

mma w prfKHn On OS otboT, & yet helpe hym no thynge at al, as thus. 5 

Mun) ud jM A poore man peianenture gooth into a pryfon where be 

''"" ^ foeth many pryfonera fore punyffhad with fetters & other 

engyns, by that fyght he is nLoued with pyte & mercy, 

notwithftandynge he hath not wheiwith to helpe them. 

If almyghty god were in lyke eondycyon, his mercy 10 

BBaodtonoM fholde lytel profyte na. But he is not poore he is 

iHwiiiHiicnuDn mooftryche. In his trefonihous is ryches innumerable, 

tstai lo nsmm wherwith alfo he may ledeme all the worlde bom the 

, pryfon Sc captyuyto of the denylL The rychea coHue- 

nyent for this redempcyon is no corruptable golde or 15 

fylner. As faynt Peter iiyth, it ie (fte very innocent & 

precioos blode of the incontamynate lambe Ihefu oryft 

tho onely fone of the foder whiche made & ordred all 

other thynges in ike worlds by mefure, weyght, and 

nombre as fcrypture f heweth. Omnia feci in numero 20 

[•ni»,b«i*] powdere & me»fura. The "phyfycyen alfo cow- 

maundeth a man to be let blodo by a certayne mefure or 

who (bed tt\t quantyte, M'otwi'tAflandynge our blyffed lorde f hedde 

Ruuurm, H Hut hie blode fo plenteuoufly without mefure that no 

tHiMd tnm Hii dtoppo wos left in hie body. And in probacyon of the 25 

fame bothe blode and water yffued from his herte, 
HLi bjood MttD where as ones fhedynge had ben fuffycyent for thb 
redemp<^onof all fynners (all tiiongh they be innumer- 
able) yet he was not fo content bnt wft& his owne wyll 
fnfired to haue it yfliie out of his mooft precyous body 30 
many mo tymes for out redempcyou. For anone after 
I >t Hi> iinQBK his byrth in his mooft tender aege he was circumcyfed, 
and the flelTha of his preuy parte cut with a f harpe 
ftone, where his precyous blode flowed out fuffycyently 
• la (ht •eDB7 for the ledempcyon of allfynneis. Agayne it was f hedde 35 
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MALH CZZZ. CHRIST'S BLOOD SHED BETBN TIXB8. 229 

mount. At that tyme his moDhode wae in fo grete 
agony that the fwete yiTiiod out from Ms &ce as it hitd 
ben droppes of blode failynge downe to the gronnde. 
Thyrde whan he was bouade naked to a pyllei and aiDiiMMiiwr 
5 cruelly beten with fcomgee ^ayn he bledde on euery 
tjde. Fourth whan his crowne made of fharpe thomea t bj ow mm 
was feSb thyrft on his heed, & peiced it thrugh on euery 
f yde, his blode ranne downe haboundao^itly by hia heere, 
eyen, forheed, & his chekes. Fyftb whan after the lewes e tba tMha 

10 had fcourged hym they dyde on hie clothes agayne >x>ij inmeanf- 
which cleued fo fore to his holy body on euery parte tha^<rTe>R*in 
whan they f holde be done of, his woundes were fo bmni m>h &an 
renewed that the blode ylfued out afieffhe as it bad """ '^ 
nener done fo before. Syxtb whan cruelly without awhtniundt 

15 mercy or pyte his mooft tender body fo fore beten was niiiid wiiii 
lyfte Tpon the crofle, there ryolently uayled bothe ocjnni' 
handes and fete with giete and boyftoua nayles of yren. 
inflexyble and meruaylons craelte of the lewes, how 
fwyftly came the blo'de out at that tyme from thofe [•n*] 

20 latge and grete woandes. Seuenth wban after all thefe t ii4i« hii iid* 
his fyde was opened with a fharpe fpere, fo grete a *tmr. 
wounde was than made that no blode was lefte in ony 
parte of hie mooft precyons body in wytnea wherof 
water anone yffued out with blode. Thefe be the ryches, wiihibiiirt«o« 

25 this is the treafure wherwith l?te raunfom of our re- pnu. 
dempcyon was payed, as wel for fynnere thai ben pafte 
and gone out of this worlde as for ts that are now alyne, 
alfo for them whiche be to come, and for all that wyll 
afke mercy and forgynenea with true penaonce. This 

30 mooft precyous blode was fhedde without mefure, with- OirWOiiood 
ont nombre, as we leherfed feuen tymee whiche fygne- uvotoduiu 
fyeth al tyme to thentent our fynuea be they nener ibruurmaiMM 
fo grete and many fhal in euery houre, enery moment sIhumiI umbr, 
by the Tertue of this precyons blode be clenfed, done 

35 away and we to be parte takers of this redempcyon ones 

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P81LH OXZX. OOD HCBDa ma KEBOT HOBR THAN BIS WOBD. 

laptnvwi, god with true penaunce afkynge mercy for our offences. 
1 Mii One drop of hia blode as layat Bemarde & faynt Anfelme 
iioni bereth wytaeffe had bee fuffycyent for (Ae ledempcyon 
■d iHii of all the world, alfo of many vorldes, what may be 
i„, "" fayd of all his precyous blode fo ofte f hedde. Shall 5 
we not faye our redempcyon is perfourmed to the 
vttermoft', whiohe our prophete wytneffeth by thefe 

im !• wordea. Et copiofa apud eum redemptio. The> 
fore fy th the mercy of god is fo grete, & our redempcyon 
CD nuj fo plenteuous, who may defpayie. Kamely where we 10 
^tMiaat kaowe for a trouth that almyghty god of his owne 
4 n. volimtaiy wyll aud gracyoos Toluuty bothe t«demed vs 
and wyll excercyfe his mercy whan we do af ke it Soo 
niurbt noo faute is in almyghty god, but onely in the fynner 

■ ovn. yf he be dampned. For 'of his grete mekenes and 15 
I, iKk] haboundaunt mercy he wyll not that ony 'creature 

perylfhe, as faynt Peter faytli, but all to be penytent & 
iidnweUi retoume liom theyr fynfull lyf, Almyghty god with- 
KMM >nd diaweth the rygout of his ryghtwyfnes and b alwaye fo 
Tfiiibi redy to foi^ue, that he coueyt«th more his mercy to be 20 
lea. magnefyed than the power of his luttyce. Were it not a 

gpr»- grete blemyffhe to the power of a kynge, wolde not the 
orhLi people faye fhiewedly behynde bia hacke, yf he prom- 
DitHrbriB yfed openly to be venged on his enemyes, & in aoii- 
a, clufyon wolde not porfourme it. It is a comyn pro* 25 

jbehind „erbe, Verbun* regis ftet oportet. A kyngea 
Ii!j"* worde muft ftande. Our moofl myghty lorde in whome 
Stu'io' ^ "" fl^rength thrette by his prophetes to deftroye his 
*"• enemyes. !Notwit/iftandyngQ whan he had all fiyd, 

■ ""* regarded more, toke more hede to f hewe mercy than to 30 
ii»n lo Hii his wordes or the wordes of his prophetes. In fo mocbe 
ropinu many of (Ae prophetea fettynge more by theyr owne 

' iheic credence than by the faluacyon of the people fledde, 
th," wolde not fhewe as they were commaunded. The pro- 
nifiUoD, pjjgj^ lonaa after our mercyful lorde had delyuered bym 35 
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P8ALM CXXJL OOD LB88 JBALOITS 0? HIS CRBDEKCH THAH JONAH. 231 

fiwn many grete perylles (as ye haue herde) waa fente 
f^yne to the grete eyte of Nyniae to fhewe the people 
it fholde be deftrojed within .xl. dayea. whan the wjimij»wii» 
yiniuetes herds hym fuye fo, the kynge with all the Nin>nh<nn 
6 people began to iaft Clothed them in vyle garmentes 
and were gretoly penyt«nt for theyr vnkynduelTe 
agaynft almyghty god, as we declared in a pfalme be- 
fore. Almyghty gpd feynge theyr grete penaunce, had QoiwifMim 
mercy on them, withdrewe his yre and wolde not doo iwtdouHa 

10 as before he thrette by bis prophete lonas. Beholde 
ib& grete mercy of almyghty god oui lorde. Whan 
lonae vnderftode thia, called to remembraunce the .si. Jona, tkiniitiiit 
dayes aloioofl gone, pereeyued notbynge towarde •iiniidnniriDan 
accordynge as he dyde threte, thought his credence 

15 fholde neuer after be fet 'by amonge the people, waa [•mi] 
fore vexed in hymfelfe that, god had fo greuoufly en- »»■ »™iy v«^ 
treated hym & fayd. Good lorde dyde not I fere this 
mater or euer I toke ypon me to f hewe the people thy 
commaundement, & for that caofe I fledde, knowynge oood Lsrd, i tM 

20 ryght well thou arte fo mercyful, meke, pyteous, pacy- nm woaidrt 
ent & gentyll of thy felfe, that whan the people call to aaung to nmt 
the for mercy thon wjll forgyue theyr offences. Now 
blyffed lorde fyth it fball be thus I praye the fuffre me •ottrmn* 
no lenger to lyue. I defyre to dye mood of ony thynge. 

25 grete dyuerfyte bytwene the oondycyon of god and 
man, loke well vpon the contiaryete of theyr mekeneffe. 
This mortall man lonaa loned fo moche hymfelfe that Jon" ihmniit 
hie thought was more to kepe his credence yndefyled, hn mim» us-. 
than to fhewepyteoT mercy vpon other. Bat almighty piij; 

30 god the whJche is immortall fuffred rather his credence o<»i "iifc™* W» 
to be hnrte than for to be vnmereyfull vpon the peny tent hunnUurihu 
peopla He made a fhorte anfwere vnto lonas, and fo mnimi. 
left hym foyenge. lonaa haft thou a ryghtwyfe caufe to 
be wrothe. After this lonaa defcended & wente downe Jmi»tin«ii«ibr 

35 a lytel from the cyte, & made hym a f hadowynge place lug p'm •g»iiirt 
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232 TBUM CXXX. OOD I£ti.TK TO DSSIBOT NINKVKH. 

in tlie fyde of aa hyll, there abj djnge to here what 

fholde fortune & happen after. Almjghty god feyngo 

Ood oami u this, wolde gyue hym monycyou of his grete folyffhenes, 

■prtng DP roBnd caufed au yue tree to fprynge vp fodeynly Tonnde aboate 

his boure, wherof lonas was very gladde and toke grete 6 

pleafare by the fame yue tree. But almyghty god 

-nrhiche purpofed an othet thynga to he f hewed by this 

jonuiMdnat dede, wolde not longe fufire lonaa to haue his pleafute 

at II I and folace of it. The uexte nyght thau folowynge he 

voraiguwaii* Created & made a worme that dyde gnawe the rote 10 

*™° ' afonder of tliat yue tree. And anone aa the fonne be- 

[•«»!. udi] gan to fhewe the operacyon of 'his heet, it wydred and 

'wjdnd.' diyed awaye. Than lonaa had not fo grete pleafure in 

the fodeyne fpryngynge of that tree, but his forowe was 

moohe mora for the deftiuccyon of t?tiO fame. In fo 15 

jwiMinMiL moohe^ie decreed with hymfelfe, what for the heet of 

iriihWDutitio the fonne, & for anger fo to dye. Our mwcyfuU lorde 

feynge that lonas was fo fore troubled in hia mynde on 

Ggd uki ; a feafon fayd vnto hym. Haft thou yet a lufbe caufe to 

Hut then nJoM > > j 

MDHUtaiugrTi' be angry. The loffe of this yue tree whiche Mou neuer 20 
noiu^'joii'irt*, brought forth to thyn owne labour neyther mada it to 

growe maketh the forowful, fodeynly it fprange, and 
jBiHraoMTTOwiit fodeynly it i>eryf[hed. Thouforowell nowbyoaufait is 
■wjitnd-iiireTi wydred awaye, mayft thoufo do of equyte, yf the loffa 

of one yue tree whiehe thou neuer made be fo paynfnll 25 
■bull nut I umw to f Ao, f hall not I forowe tho deftruccion of .zz. C. M. 

UmtaWniBlcin or „ , , . , r, ■■ . 

t,oai,Dm HDii foules create by myn owne handes. So many be in 

™hiSdJ'f"' this cyte, therfore fuffre me to loke vpon «ie faluacyon 

of fo many foulea, fyth one yue tre was to the fo grete 

pleafure. grete meroyful dede of our lorda f hewed 30 

vpon his creatures. ineftymable mekenes. mercy 

sonndruoad fo grete whiehe no tongue can cxpreiTe. Be creatuiee 

uh iiMRUaa IT neuer fo vngentyll, mercylefle, neuer fo wycked, not- 

^^ withftawJynge he is fory to fe them peiilThe, yf after 

theyr grete offences they wyl loke vpon ahny^ty god 35 
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them to forgyuenes, alfo mercjfully he wyll take them 
to hym, & make them parte takers of that noble re- rbanoutn- 
dempcyoa wbiche was perfouimed with the treofure of ranii«i wiib Ui* 
the precjrouB blode of his foue Ihefu cryft accordynge to ciiru'i uood. 
6 oar prophete fayenge thus. Et ip«e redimet ifrael 
ex omnibus iniquitatibos eius. He fhall make 
euei7 penytent perfone parte taker of his redempcyon 
ones done whan foo euei the fynner wyll dyrecte *hia t*iii{o 
penyteat eyen vnto hym, for than the fysner may well lUn.'U^ hii 

10 he called l&aell, a man feynge god, where as afore by aodiuTiBaiM 
fynne he turned hymfelfe away fro that mooft mercyfull ,^^ im^^ 
loide. IT Now let tb conclude this fermon with a iMiHiHiofih> 
fhorte leherfall of the fame. All ye that haue herds 
what we hane fpoken in it I praye yon rememhre your- ii>n9«nb«' ut 

15 felfa by how many degrees, and how peryllouHy euery dMcmti 
lynner defcendeth, £yppeth downe fodeynly without hs 
take hede towarde the dope pytte of heU. Therfore 
do pemiuncB in this lyfe as foone as ye may, and befecha do pmun b 
almyghty god to accepts your peuaunce. Tnift veiyly trnuthiuuiUHr 

20 (yf ye fo do) neyther your fynnes, in* the ryghtwyfiielTe ood'i ijiiiiiriw 
of god, neyther the oidynaunce of his holy lawe fhall j^w, iiuu «iui- 
withftande, but ye may euer be in a fuerty to haue for- ^on,°whWi <• 
gyueneJTe, fyifta by his promyfe, by his grete power JIJlI]Ui_''Jy''Hi, 
wherby he may obferue the lame, lafte bycaufe he is fo ^^'^ ^ 

25 redy to forgyue eueiy houre and euery momeat without 
doabte enery fynner b he aeoer fo wycked by thefe 
grete benefeytea ol almyghty god may truft veryly to 
haue forgyuenes yf he do pemtunce, and bolde vp hym- 
felfe by the gmce of god from ikllynge downe in to the Jantdponhn 

30 depo dungeon of defpayre, whiche our loide Ihefu ctyfte ctHfir. 
graonte tb. Amen. 

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PSAUf CZllI. THB FRODIGAL BOH. 

' Doffli'ne exaudi pofteri.* 

nr l«u;oure Oyfte Ihefu f hewed in a gofpell 
of Luke, that a certayne maa had two fonee, 
' the yongeft of them defyred a porcjon of his 
tujMr'duiiiuiK^ 1 W iadera fubllaunce, whiche he o1>tefTied and 6 

had. After that he wente in to an other 

whw, iiTirn Mgyon ferre from his fader, and there lynynge 

iiii (oadi, yycyoufly fpento the fayd porcyon of his goodes. Whan 

this fuhftaunce was after this maner myflpent and gone, 

fortuned grete hunger to be in that regyon, than he 10 

■ uidpBtMninir heyngo poore and nedy put hymfelfe in feruyce with a 

■ cJUHnofihe certayne cytezyn of that couritre. This cytezyn his 

himiakvepboRi! mayfter fente hym vnto a ryllage thereto kepe hogges, 

where he was fore vexed with hunger, in fo moche that 

mcooWnothmi* he coudenot haue his fyll of pefen and oke cornea, that 15 

mid oke romm.' before Ms face dayly the fwyne dyde ete. At the laft 

how j.ii tuhtr-t remembred hyrofelfe inwardly, and the myfery whiche 

■HT*rrthiaM( be fufTred, thynkynge agayne on his fadcre houfholde, 

■ ' how plenteuoufly euery feruannt had, alfo how the leeft 

page in the houa were ferued with mete and drynke, 20 

Willi* be pcrtibu & he in the meaae tyme peryfThed in a ftraunge lond 

Ht mide k cure' foi hungcf. Fof this ho made couenaunt with hym 

lokDuwiedgthii felfe fhortly to doparte &om thens, to go agayne to his 

wtVih"r(ouk« fader, knoivlegynge his faute & myHyuynge, afkynge 

K^utt, forgynenes, & more oner praye his fader to take hym 25 

onely aa his feruaunt, vnworthy to be called his fone 

&om that tyme forwarde. Whan he toke his loumey 

Hit tatiitr opitd retoumynge home, it fortuned fo his fader efpyed hyTn 

[•Eiiui] eomynge 'aferre, and anone moued with mercy and 

taderly pyte went to mete hym. At theyr metynge 30 

UiwdUia, toke hym aboute the necke and kyffed hym, cont- 

manndynge hia feruauntes to put vpon hym newe 

nudtarmtiiaiit, clotlies, and make redy a grete feeft. Laft it is f hewed 

"'*"'*^ with what fotte wordea this good fader fwaged and 

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FSALH CXLIL TIXASISQ OF THE PARABLE. 235 

peafed the malycyous indygnacyoa of nis eldeft fone, udptunihk 
that enayed the forgyuonea of his yonger broder. ""' 

Thefe ben the wordes of our fauyour Cryft in a gofpell, Tt<u gmfa iima 
fpokec to theatent no man f hoMe donbte or be jgQOt- peniunu. 
B aojit, how grete mercy of oui" heuenly fader is fhewed 
vnto penytent fynuers. This prodygall chylde turn- TiMpnid%*]-i 
ynge agayne vnto his fadei, fygnefyeth ^Ae 'penytent tiw •in<itr't rc 
fynner beynge in a ftraunge regyon ferre from tke fedet ''"^™" 
of heuen, there myfufynge his manyfolde grete beno- 

lOfeytes, & at the laft retoumed with forowe and pen- 
aunce, af kynge forgyuenes for hie offeucea Truly all 
we ben chyldren of the heuenly fader, & who fomeuer wa m iii ^o- 
of T8 folowe worldly vanyteee, ones brought in to the baxnir fmiw, 
vfage of the fame by the inotdynate Tolupty of fyrnie, lohpij t*.iu «iu 

15 wtt/tont doubte he is than gone in to a ftraunge cooutre wiiridij'^UK, 
ferie from the fader of heuen. Euery fynner by fynne muig««mojj 
gooth away fene fro god, & the lenger that he con- Uu longer ba 
tynaeth in it, the ferdet is his departynge from that ux'bniar'tihii 
blyffed lorde. He deftroyeth the fnbltaance frely onji 

20 gyuen vnto hym, by myfufynge the gyftes of god, &: ^'S^^'b^^ai^ 
folowynge the fenfuall appetyte of hia body. JTo ""^o^'t""! 
doubte of that peifone is fo fore crucyfyed in this lyf luiiionsnuistd 
with infacyable hunger, whofe appetyte is moche de- vb»tipp«fui> 
fyrous and fet more & more to vfe the tranfytory plea- U^j'^pSmim'" 

25 fures of this worlds. 'Who ben the cyteiyns of this Tmeiiuimof 
r^^on, truly none other but deuylles, whome faynt uidniti, 
Poule calleth Me gouemouis of this worlde. And 
whan foeuer ony of vs fall in to fyirne, be putteth hym- in™ >" -m 
felfe in feruyce with one or other of them. 'Than [• n tiu, nukj 

30 he as a mayfter fendeth hym in to his village. Euery EinytTUcom- 
euyl company may be called a vyllage of the denylL ^^ d,^, 
So many vyllages of this regyon ther be, as are euyll 
conipanyes in it. The fynner is fento to kepe hoggea, ii»«innwkMp« 
whan his mynde and ftudy is all fet to latyffye hym- wvu-intj 

35 felfe in the rndeno concupyfcence of the fleffhe. Alfo EaunptoHnu. 
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236 PSALV CXLIL URAJi'INO OF THE FABABhK. 

fta itbm, a^ ynge of the holy fode of celeftyall doctryDe, & is defyrous 
ftuMiororiortui to vfe the vncleue pleafurea of the body, wbiche can 
•iwiba'auoau Kot latyffy hywt. More ouer lie ia letoumed vnto 
bwir. ueniiinu bymfelfo by makynge an inwarde fercbe in his cou- 

fcyence with a due remembTaunoe of all hia offences 6 
, done, wherby anono he calleth to myude the goodnes 
mukilli^ '^^ almyghty god f hewed vnto hym, & bia owne vn- 
Ftnsiiiiviiw kyndnee aintyiift bia lorde and maker. Alfo be T>e^ 

fcUoll/ofOod'i " -o J 1- 

Dwwvuu,iM ceyueth the felycyte of them whiche he tbe trne 
iniHiT. feniauntea of god and contrary to that felycyte, he 10 

Ha'iMpiwtk' knoweth his owne wretchednes,' Thus he dampneth 
"^*^p<!T _ his owne ertoure gretely repentynge bis grete folyffhe- 
nes, & is reyfed vp agayne by true hope of goddes 
mercy. He reyfed vp from the fyltbynaa of fynne and 
cnHnMioiiii Cometh towarde the heuenly fader with the fteppea of 15 
■luiUMiuiMot Ma foule proclaymynge hymfelfe fynfull & Tnkynde, 
ciniou bimteu Tnworthy to be called his fone, and mekely befecbynge 
Mitod a uu. to be taken as a feniaufit. Tbia mooft mercyfull fader 
Odd pTMtBU hin our lord god beholdynge his fone comynge afetre, pre- 

uenteth hym with bia gcace, be maketh no taryenge, 20 

^*jj^^»»^ but fhortly gooth to mete him, fhewyngo hymfelfe 

famylyerly, and maketh demonftracyon of a perfyte 

forgyuenes, bryngeth hym in to his bona, clotheth hym 

DukHhhniut with the garmentes of grace. Maketh hym parte Mker 

«if«irs»iionr. of the Hayne calfe for our redempoyon, our f any our 25 

lefu cryft. And iaXt he caufeth al his aduerfaryea 
Font ihLnpi la ba vtterlyto go away fro hym. Foure thynges there be 
[-yrt] whiche we may 'well confyder bothe in tbe prodygall 
paiiiuiic chylde, and atfo in euery penytent fynuer. Fyift iiha 

1 uw mmaaa at ' ferre goynge awaye from his fader. Seconde the manei 30 
s'ihu'h^iik. of his comynge agayne, Tbyrde what he fhall afke of 
ttanmii' ^ feder. And fourth what rewarde be fhall receyue 
oiikh iwnisiw. £j^ couclufyon, whiche foure by goddes heipe fhall be 
w» iiiiii tnj to declared by ordre in this penytencyall pfalme folowynge. 
foor poiuu nuj And for this purpofe we fhall make our prayera vnto 35 
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by That miiner, & in wliat nmner wyfe this prodygall Tba ntnming 
chylde came to hia fader. No doubte of hia comynge ^™^'^' 
agayne was with grete repentannce & f hamo of his fyn- 
full lyuynge, in fo moche he knowynge bis owne vnkynd- knowiiiK Ui on 
6 neffe and indygnyte had leuer be called a feroatint than -jmt- Si aiita 
a fone, fayenge. No« fum dignus vocari filius tuus. IcS™" "™ * 
Fader myn offence is fo grate ayenft the, that I am not 
worthy to be called thy fone. Dere frendea let vs baue D«r M«ita, in 
the fame afTeccyon. Let ts rememhre the hetiefaytea iiMtioB; 
' 10 of god gynen ynto tb, Agayne let va call to mynde ^d^!ta!3itai«i 
our vnkyndnes, our fynnes, our Tnthrifly lynynge & S^°_ 
be afhamed in oni abhomynacyons. Let va be peny- igttui»p«iteM, 
tent and with tme repentaimce faye, we be not worthy 
to be named the chyldren of almyghty god, to whome 

15 we haue made our felfe fo vnlyke by fynne, let ts not mtiumrmHini 
name hym our iader with our polluted mouth, hut paiiDUdm«iifa, 
mekely call hym our lotde, fayenge. Domine exaudl Hil^iSi""'"* 
orationem meam. Lorde here my prayer. Two ^i^"' 
thynges of a lykelyhode fbold withftande and be ^'.^JJiSd^ 

20 agaynft that fynnera be not herde fo foone aa they s'Tmwi: 
f holde he, Fyrft the trouth of almyghty god, feconde • ood'i tniii, 
hia ryghtwyfnes, his trouth where he thrette fynuere to dnnm tc di* 
dye eternally, hia ryghtwyfnelTe wherhy he ordeyned a » hi. i^inirii.. 
due payne of very ryght for eue'ry fynner aceordynge [•'jy i, buck] 

25 to his defeiuyngo. But doubtleffe neyther of thefe Biitr»iu»ror 
may let va to be herde, hut rather they be one helpe toiMbonii 
& focour wherhy our mercyfull lorde f hal gyue audyence auitwmBt. 
Tnto vs. Notwithftandynge eternal! panyffhement ie lood-.trath 
promyfed to all fynners. But agayne this is trouth, yf nHuiaiiDntn, 

30 they wyll be returned from theyr fynfoll lyuynge, they pniitntig 
f hall be receyued vnto grace. And theyr fynnes neuer unt itu ihiii 
after fhal he catt in theyr tethe, but mnft nedes he tbaicuMii. 
true. For almyghty god afiermeth the fame. Theifoie 
of a furety bothe eternal payne and alfo forgynenes bo 

35 promyfed vnto fynners, but how, veryly thus. Eter- 
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Tetume & be penytent for theyr fynne, dad to them 
vhiclie bo repentaunt & forowfull for theyi fynnes 
with & full purpofe iieaer after to offends is promyfed 
foi^yuenes. Ahoighty god fayth. Qaandocnm(\ue 
eniia peccator ex corde isgemuerit, omnium S 
ood wu not oil iniquitatum eius now recordabor. Whan foo sner 

to mJnd tha ilu 

ofiiHOHtriu. a fynner is Tery contryte & foioivfuU for his fymies, I 
LH u pnr ttiit f hall neuer after call them to mynde. Therfore let tb 
t* (*rtbii on lu. hertely defyre of our mercyfull lorde that he vouchefaue 

to here our pcticion made wttA a penytent heite to 10 
tbententhis owne foiefayd wordeemay be veryfyed on tb. 
Auribus p^rcipe obrecrationez/i medjn in veri- 
tate tua. Lorde take vp my prayer, mercyfully 
accepte it, giaunte me foigyuenea of my fynnes lyke as 
thon graimted to all true penytent fynners, whiche 15 
graunt may neuer be vntrue, it may not be broken in 
■I Ood'i right- ony condycyon. Alfo the ryghtwyihes of god is not 
biiMJHtof fo gretly to he feied of wretched fynnera, namely of 

toiiin on ttma fuche as bath taken vpon them the ryght way of lyuynge, 
* t*/r"^ ^^^^ ^ ^ '*y ^^ goddea lawes, & be truly 'repentaunt 20 
''^' for theyr offences done & paft, the fayd ryghtwyfnea is 

vnto all thofa rather a grete helpe & focoui, for almy^l^ 
orHii]iu(t«H> god of his fydelyte & luftyce mufi nedes foif^yue them 
thu tn oiDriHed that be confeffed truly and with good wyll do penaunce 
pmiiiM, u 8L for theyi fynnes. Saynt lohan the euangelyfC fayth. 25 
otanitiu.. g^ coMfiteamur peccata noftra fidelia eft deus 
et iuftus yt remittat nobis peccata noftra et 
emuwdet nos ab omni iniqw^tate. If wo iruely 
confeffe oui fynnes and be forowf ull for them. Almyghty 
god of hiB fydelyte and ryghtwyinea ia of power and 30 
vyll to forgyue ts and at his pleafure may purge ts 
L<t null of Him from all oni iniquytO) for this caufe let va inflanntly 
r»gu*imaim. afke of hym to be herde in this^ ryghtwyfnes, fayenge, 
Exaudi me in tua iufticia. Lorde here me gracy- 
oufly lyke as thou arte true and ryghtwyfa of thy pro- 35 
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myfe, Ferther, perauenture yre fhall gyue accompte wimutcin 
of his fubftaimce receyued of our blyffed lotde whiche mbMUK* ipMt 
ire haue fpente and deftioyed .lyuynge after the vnlaw- HiiMuiitr. 
full feufualyte of oui bodyes, lyke as the piodygall 
5 chylde vfed hymfelfe. whicbe of ve can faye bat 
he hath leceyued of olmyghty god many grete bene- w*ki«in 
faytes and gyftea, botbe In foule and body with other. )»r>a<iu in kkh 
But fyift let V8 remembre the grete benefaytes of 
almyghty god in thynges concemynge the body as a 

10 focour, without the wliiche it coade not lyue. How 

many true & faythfull feruauntea of god be there in Minjtm 
the worlde the whiche lacke brede wheiby they myght uek ind u> 
reptefle theyi hunger. Drynke for to ftauRche theyr ^^. drink to 
thurft. Clothefl for to couer theyr nakedueffe. Fyre SSf*""" 

15 for to afwage theyr grete colde. Beddea to reireffhe «>»'*-■ '".'^ 
theyr wery lymmes. How many alfo want lyberto Muijmin 
beyuge in prifons fore bouiule, perauenture * with [■ n ii, iwU 
chaynes of yren, harde it ia to nombre them. But 
contrary wyfe (loued be god) we be not fo hardly be- w«(iortdb«aod) 

20 ftadde, we neyther lacke meet, drynke, clothes, fyre, bmtmMt; 
bodde, nor lyberte, but in euery nede al thefe be 
liaboundauntly ledy for va at hande. To afwage our toiHwi«*hnni;« 
hunger we haue grete plente of delycate metes, notaj 
Agaynft thurft we haue dyuera kyndes of drynkes. "hmdirm 

25 To couer our nakedues, dyuers apparayles. Agaynft pmu, 
the by tier colde ftonnea, fe well at the ful to make fyre. '*>«u'«tihi 
And fo ofte as' oui pleafure is to lye downe & reft ts, 
we haue a fofte bedde well decked wi'tft goodly couer- iHffiMd wou 
ynges, we hano lyberte to go where we wyll, eyther on goodij oitwiin»i 

30 hora backe or on fot«, we be neyther teyed by the whm-n ^lu. 
handea ne fete. Suche as are llreyghtly kepte in 
pryfon, fet in a ftynkjmge derke dungeon, bounde wi't/t priHmenini 
fetters of yren and for lacke of meet lyke to dye for dungwn, 
hunger, naked without clothes, in the f barpe colde ^"'v^. "Ati, 

■ Bid, fKland, 

35 wynter no fyre to focour them. Thefe perfoaes haue 

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240 FBALM CZLIL 1U£ THAT PLBSH ANB BPIBIT ARK BBIB8 TO. 

knoir how piv- good canfe whf to knoTe how grete and pleafannl thefe 
bMwOuu. &yd benefaytee be. Let ts now fpeke of the goodnes 

longynge vnto the body aa membres vnto tbe fame, 
MuT bi^ ■nm^ how nuuif Ucke iheyr annea, fete, handes, & other 
■ rMBM ' or Uwir f etnres of theyr bodies, & how many h&ue theyr annei 5 

broken, elles the fleffhe eten awaye with dyuers fores 
muT HRwciina & infynnytees, how many be depryued fro theyr beaute 
^rt^oruwiT whicbe fomtyme were well fiiuoured of face, and wel 

proporcyoned in euery party of theyr bodyes. How 
HuTiia In itTHM many lye in ftietes & hye wayea full of carbuncles & 10 
ud ouwan- Other Tncurablo botches, whiche alfo we dayly perceyue 
DiHiTan«uu*d at OUT eye greuoua to beholde, how many be cracyfyed 

in msner by intollerable aches of bones & loyntes witA 

many other Infyrmytees. And how many I praye yon 
BUod, doiruii be blynde, defe, and dombe. Suche as ore troubled in 15 
[• jT ID] this manei with thefe incommodyteea reheifed, vn'dei- 

ftande perfytely the commodyteea wherwith we he en- 
Ma iiud with dued. Befyde thefe tfia whiche be vexed with (Ae 
p«kH,-iTinsii7 freafThe pockes, poore, and nedy, lyenge by the hya 
mimon nttm* waycs ftyulcynge and almooft roten aboue the gronnde, 20 

'™"^ hauynge intollerable ache in theyr bones, peroeyue how 
BmitiiMapru* moche we be bonnde to our blyffed lorde for hie many- 
bod;, foide grete benefaytee gyuen vnto vs. Lafl the goodly 
(iifti to tiwKnL and prouffytahle gjftes gyuen vnto the foule be many, 
vmnTcMtDM and moche to be made of. We may fe innumerable 25 
Dm>cT,iy«wiiL creatures that wante reafon, memory, & lyberte of wyll, 

whiche thie be partes of the ymage of god, wherwith 
Man; sun nut the foule of man 13 made noble. We fe alfo many that 
thMguu. haue thefe gyftes, notwithftandynge they wante the 

good Tfe of them, as thus, they neyther can f^ke nor 30 
BoBM wiu m too do ony tiiynge in a conuenyent ordre. Some there he 
dou to pmrini ^j^^j.^ nrytte is fo dull thai in no maner they can not 
•anH mindt too perceyue a thynge taught vnto them. Many haue fo 
^^^raa ilypper a mynde that con not kepe in memory a thynge 
i^'miii fhewed mto them by (/le fpace of an home. The wyll 35 

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what company fo euer they be, it is greuoua and tedyous 
Tnto them. I fpake not yet of folyHheneSe, impradent 
sfteccyons & othet ^cea whiche donbties be grete in- 
cotnmodjrteea vnto v^' & theyr contraryes are meniay- 
6 loiis giete bene&ytes. How grete benefaytes they be, 
ia peiceyued by the natyfe folyffhenea of (/le fole Tbeni>i«toi* 
whome dayly we beholde whiche fholde be in wots fooii vhtniight 
condycyon than ouy vnreafonable bcett yf he myght h> itiaaid ta in 
haue hia owne wjll. Ferther. Of whome. had we the !h™t)J^ ™ 

10 benefaytes, who gaue them Tnto va, traly our mooft aii btntati comi 
louynge fader almyghty god. It was oui fortune to 
bane this goodly porcyon of fubftaunce, thefe ryche 
treafures whiche perouentore many of ts hath fpent UniiToftuhiiT* 
and deftroyed ynprouffytaljly, not al'waye to the hon- "^j^mfuck] 

10 oure and pleafure of our blyffed lorde, bat contrary "aod^hoMor! 
wyfe rather to his fhame and lebuke, foo moche as ntioki. 
lyeth in vs. Alas what fhall we do, how fhall we be- Hovihun-tKin 
haue onr felfe whan our fader and lorde fhall afke jndgnuaidv 
accompte at the dredefiil] days of his f trayte lugement 

20 how we haue ordred our porcyon of fubftannce, euery iwvwihn* 
man accoidynge to his recept«. Therfore lette tb come imiih p 
before our Ikyd fadei by true confelTyon and penaunce omreuion uid 
for our fynnes caUynge our felfe vnworthy to be named our Fiihu, 
his chyldren, wolde god we myght be his true feruauntes onwmhj m bT 

25andnotcomeinto that lugement with hym, let ts fcye. SHuSo!'' 
Now intres in iudicium cum feruo tuo. Blyffed j'°d^",'"^u. 

lorde gyne tb grace in this lyfe fo to fpende the porcyon ''*' """"ina 
ol fubftannce whiche we leceyued of thy goodneffe, that "upofU". 
at the feiefull dare of dome where vuto all we fholl be tint whm dM 

' iDtlKdMTOr 

30 cyted, thou laye noo thynge Tuto our charges, whetby dn™ noifaini im 
we fholde Ttterly be condempned and put out from thy 
blyffed company. For yf it be thy wyll to call 78 Tnto 
that ftreyte examynacyon, truely neyther we nor ony 
other perfone may efcape without condempnacyon, for ii»i»iniu 

35 all be fynners, none can excufe hymfelfe, and faye he ■»»«. 
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Si dixerimus quia noQ peccaiiimus : mendacem 
itnmrwtim Ulum facimus. If we fay e that we haue not fjimed 
chriit'>UMT,wi» we make our tauyoure CiTfte a lyet whiche taught ts 
jdn u <nr drtiu. to piaye Tuto the &der by thefe woides. Dimitte 
(A cm (bo, nobifl debita noftra. Blyffed lorde forgyue vb out 6 
irhioh mMbi dettM. Whiche be our detteal Truly oui (jjmee, 
dMh, or n ihiii wherfoie we fhall endure and fuSre without ony doubte 
etemall dampnacyon yf that they be not foi^yuen oi 
t* n 1*1 ener we departs out of this worlde. 'No man may 

ezcufe hym but be is bonnde in thefe dettes, that is to 10 
laye in fynnes. For yf ony man can faye the contrary 
than our fauyour taught tb not right whan he f hewed 
that we fholde afke pardon, forgyuenes, and releafe of 
TbiriRMviH Job all OUT fynnefl. lob that was botbe good and ryghtwyfe 
junrrnr^. foyd- Si iuftificare me voluero ' : oa meu»j con- 15 
SSi^"* dempDabit me. If I wolde iuftyfy myn owne felfe, 
my wordea fhall condempne me. For this caufe who 
may thynke bymfelfe able and worthy to come in to 
BtJohBiiHtiMt logement with almyghty god, for yf faynt lohan the 
■fall electe virgyn & pertyculerly beloued chylde of out 20 

blyffed lorde was not clene without euery fpotte of 
ir Job nbooid te fynne. If alfo the good lyuer lob fholde be coridempned 
uutunitjDdgo- in that ftrayte Ingement, mocha more we than fhall be 
!^«(. ftraytely Inftyfyed. Therfore let tb all praye affect- 

ifaiCu aoJt^ ually in fo moche hia derely beloued children bo Uiey 25 
^Jij™.?Hw nener fo good are not fuffyoyently able for to pleade 
wtuMRut aUi ^'^ ^y™ "" lugemant, that he Touchefaue not to call 
m^ui iTniiad ^* f<*"te able to be his feruaurttes vnto the ftre^htneB 
^'^arif^*'"" "' ^^ Q?3ia. non iuftificabitur in confpectu tuo 

omnia * viuenB. Blyffed lorde god deale not f trey tely SO 
with me in thy ferefull Ingement & dome to come, for 
HoBiaianuiiiif no Creature lyuynge of hia owne merytes fhaU be able 
su sun* ifon to come afore thy fyght Moreouer let ts knowlege 
w> bm (ikM and confeffe to our greto Chame vnto what Tugraoyous 
Bii(nd«i>d^« cytezyn we haue put our felfe in feruyce in the tegyon 35 
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PSALV OXUI. EIHNBB8 KEEP HOOS {N SATAN'S TILLAOB. S43 

& countra fo fene from onr heuenly fader almyglity 
god. Who fomener is the true and faythiull feruaunt Qo^'* nmnfa 
of Rod as we all ought & fholde be, hU cofiuerfacyon »ZtuiQ to™' 
is in heuen with the fader of heuen and the heuenly "' 
6 oytesyna there beyi^^ in loye. He is alfo exempte fro uid n aumiit 
'the T^yon of this worlde, wherof the deuyll is prynce f» yy ii. uik] 
& chefs eapytayne. Oyft our fauyour called tte denyll Jliliw iiiMi'' 
prynce of this worlde, fayenge. Princepa huius ""'* 
mundi. -And faynt Poule calleth deuylles the rulers 

10 & gauemonrs of fynful foales, he that folaweth the Hi vbo ibUmn 
Taaytees of it gooth into a ferre regyon awaye fiom fr4i God,^EIw 
god, myfafynge the goodly and prou^rtahle gyftea of ' 

that blyfTed lorde. He is alfo tooubled with iniaoyable »« !■ trmbM 
hunger, for the more that his appetyte is fet to gete knngir. An uw 

16 worldly goodea Se pleafnres, the greter is hia defyie to nridir naot 
encteafe the &me, in fo moche he hath put hytnfelfe in omr emuni i* 
feruyce to ime of thefe cytezyus, that is to faye to a tnHrrkwtoi 
deuyll the whiche promyfeth hym many thynges, but who (to tmat 
all be falfe, vayne, & peryllouB, wherby he is aboute to JSti^^^i^'**" 

20 deuoure the foule. Our wyttea be fet to gete worldly C^'urf™ 
deleotacyons, & the fleflThe is fyxed in the fame purpofe, JS^aSo^ 
fo in the meane feafon (Ae fely foule dooth peryffhe. S^UJiII^ ™"°^ 
So man wyll call this cytezyn the deuyll but a craell tih ana u 
enemy. In the gofpell he is fo named, where is iayd. 

2S Inimicus homo venit : et fuperfeminauit ziz- 

anilia. He hath his name not without a caufe, for nn-hapnnniM 
euer he is purfuynge to deftroye the foule whiche is pndautoiiuD, 
moolt dere & precyoos vnto a msn abone all thynges. 
We therfore that be vexed with lyke perfecucyons 

30 may fay. Quia perfecutus eft inimicua animam 
mean. The deuyll our craell enemy dayly purfueth 
to deftroye our foules. Befyde this he hath fente ts H*MDd>uiDiD 
in to his vyllage, there to kepe hogges. The deuyll bi^j 
putteth eueiy fynner in to that vyle ofi)fce, whiche is 

35 his feruaunt 8e fo wyll contynue, what may better be 
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the fylthy appetyte of th% UeflTie. Thofe mooft *vii- 
olene fytmeis whofe nfieccyon ia fet ia flelThely pleafores 
ought of A more congruence to he called fwyne than 
* ^ the hogges whiche dayly waiter therafelfe Id myre and 
■^ daye. Wherfore faynt Peter fayth. Sus lota in fi 

riiiik* volatubro luti. The fynner is lyke vnto a fowe 
"^ ta fo^ed ia dyrte & myre, we cryften people whofe 
,'",■■ lyfe is made fo vyle hy vjoea, what cortdycyon be we 
^^ in whiche ate made lyke vnto the ymi^p of god, redemed 
'^ with the mooft precyoua blode of cryft, right enheryt- 10 
HI for- ours of heuon. Notwithftandynge we haue forfaken 
n nil our mooft loaynge fader, and chofen a lorde mooft vn* 
gracyous and cruell aduerfarj vnto hym. This aduer- 
Di to fary fetteth va in ike oSyce of kepynge fwyne, that Ib 
.inuu- to faye in^ folowynge the lybydjnoua appetyte of (Ae 15 
fleffhe vnable to be facyate, myferable vyiet. 
how deteftable candyoyon be we in. Let va therfom 
^*bdp "T^ ^^*^ o"* mercyfull fader, befyly afke hia helpe 
,j^ and fhewe our myfaiy vnto bymfayeuge. Humiliauit 
^^ in terra vitam meam. This enemy the deuyll hath 20 
''■o*. humyled my lyfe, hath fet me in a vyle offyce folow- 
ynge worldly pleafures and the fylthy defyres of the 
fleffhe. Tho deuyll our aduerfary b not onely content 
i*inf to fet Ts in this lowe and vyle offyce, but alfo he hath 
k<, taken awaye the lyght of doynge good werkes, and 26 
^ ouerconered va with derkenea, that ia to faye with 
■Dthui worldly concupyfcence, fo by his meanes we be made 
and mr oblyuyous of OUT heuenly fader and hia manyfolde 
^'p,, benefaytes, forgetynge our felfe, not regardyi^ (Ae 
ioxta hf^^ of our foules, in maner as madde people, more 30 
t m lyke deed than alyue. For all fnche aa ben enlamyned 
.ind with grace are alyue, & bane vnderftandynge to ordre 
Ti»7">»ti»* themfelfe in the pleafure of god. But al other that 
lacke grace be deed fpyiytually, whofe 'myndes be 
alwaye fet to fulfyll theyr beeftly lyfe, and nouryiThe 35 
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blynded by the denyllea and nileia of this regyou the bundai tj at 
wotlde, whiche many tymeB in holy fcryptore is named Thi> i^ uh 
the regyon of dethe. Sayut Poule iaythe. Tenebria a^urfjuit' 

obfcuratum habestea intellectuw ; alienati a ^^^^5^ 

6 vita dei. 8ache maner people as foloweUi the plea- 
fuisa of this worlde be in derkeneffe, hanynge an 
ohfcuie Tsdeiftandynge, & alyenatfl fro that lyfe of nimiu ihu tin 
almyghtj god, for this let va adde vnto onr complaynt 
that foloweth. Collocauit me in obfcuris ficut 

10 mortuos feculi. Our adueifary the denyll hath fet Timiwa«*.™ 
TS in the deikeues of vycea, taken awaye our good otdcHud 
vnderflandynge, and made tb as deed without grace, wiitaoat gna. 
Hytherto we haue fhewed of the fynnera ferro goynge 
awaye &om god. Now let ts here of his retoumynge «>■ ■iiuw'i 

15 agayne. Be the fynner neuei fo moche blynded with Himnr uitiia- 
tho deceytes of the deuyll, notwithftandynge fome SSn^ 
fpuike leinayneth in the foule that can not lyghtly be J^ITuinBiii 
extyucte and quenched, as moche to faye, the fupeiyouie ^o?^J^. 
porcyon of (/to foule whiche alway ftryueth agaynft Sj^Smof^T*" 

20 fynne. Alfo it entyfeth the body fo moche as it may j5""Z'!|oS 
to do good yf we be dyfpofed for to here it, and for to 
do theiaftet. Bat many perfonea there be the whiche Tttramr !>««■. 
gyue more attendaunce to other vayne thynges, wher- umut^ torgtt, 
with they are befyly occupyed, and folate themfelfa ibHnTfr^ihao- 

25 Sache loanei of people ben rather prefent with thofia sitta'ifaMUiinKi. 
tranfytoiy thynges than with themfelfe. SayntAuguflyn biabeduiiw 
&yth. The mynde & thought of man is more where he m ■!■'• mind b 
loueth than with hymfelfe, wolde god thefe maner dyf- khmk uiu niih 
pofed people 'wolde at the kft retoame, here, fe, and {•'nu] 

30 make due ferche what is done in theyr coufcyences, ^o^nunud 
lyke as we haue fhewed of this piodygall chylde, | 
whiche aft«r his offence came agayne to hymfelfe, & ^ 
knewe all his myf^es, wolde god euery one of vb were ■ 
in wyll to remembre the trouble of his owns foule, the 

35 whiche the inworde confcyence dooth fuf&«, to thentent 
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2i6 FSALK CZLU. THE FOOLIBB HZOHAHaS. 

Anxiatus eft fup^ me fpiritus meus. I knowe 

Teryly by the ferclie made in my confcyence how 

greuonfly I haae trefpaHed agayuft my lorde god, 

Th« nmimbnuH wherwith my foulo is fora greued. Thia remembraunce 

lup ot mLrtr- doubtles ia begynnynge of the fynnera true conuerfacyon 5 

to almygbty god. For of a tiouth whan ho calleth to 

mynde (as we haae fhewed) his myferable enoms 

wherin he hath be wrapped by contynuannco in the 

BaMmbnuiog tame a longe tyme, and that remembiaimcQ contyuually 

wnpMtancK If had, can not bat gietely repent hia owne folyifhenea, 10 

vhoni bi torn namely yf he remembie whome he hath forfaken, and 

louwiuHduiir in to whofe datmger he is fallen. Alfo call to mynde 

t^ (n>iii» of his lofle how gret« it is, & how moche vupiofytable is 

onpnaMbUoHs his wyimjiige, ha hath not forfaken anngell, man, or 

hu fcnikiniw ^^7 othsF creatuie, whome thant truly almjghty god IS 

taTtbaCn^ the maker of all cieatnreB, whiche alfo create eneiy 

SottSSJ' thyiige of nought and ia mooft myghty, mooft lybeiall, 

fMmi ud bMti i^ft^ 4 mooft feyre. Thia biyffed lorde ia to be f et by 

who biobg land abooe al thyoge, he is to be loued belt, for his inaDa> 

unbie gooiDtm, lablo goodnes, all though he had neuei done more for 20 

dou utung lot va. But aboue ' thele he maketh hymfelfe our fader. 

b^tH.huindHd Qui proprio et naturali filio non pepercit: 

dUlktaroor '" fed pro nobis omnibus morti tradidit ilium. 

"Jr^f^i^] Whiche alfo for gtete loue fpared 'not his owne 

natorall fone, but gaue hym to fuffi:e deth for tho re- 25 

dentpcyou of ts all. The fynner hath foriakon this 

TorthiBiorfng mooft kyndo & lonynga fitder folowynge the deuyl 

hu foUomd ihg mooft cruell enemy to all mankynde, alfo mooft ferefiill, 

■II lUu ud moofl enuyons, anctoui of all fynnea and myfcbefe, 

what piofyte hath the l^nner goten by his longa con- SO 
■nd bu *« dii- tynuaunoe in wyckodnea, truly no thynge elks but 
gnti fltihinw dyfhonefte & grete fyithynee of the foule witA et«mal 
dampuacyon, out of the whiche he f hall neuei he de- 
lyueied wittkout amendement in thia lyfe. He hath 
befyde thefe loft etemall lyfe & loyes euerlaftynge. 36 
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wretclied fynnera. If ony of tb had loft a grete irur</iBbbi 
fonune of money, candempnod to haae hia heed ftryken of id 
of, yf he eyther were fallen in to the daonger of bis ioh bk 
moofl cniell enemy, loft his beft loiijnge frende, irold om duc^r™ 
6 bo not forowe moche, f holde be not he fore vexed is |^^*u^^ 
hifl mynde, yea of ■ lykelybode. Thoriore let t« j!^^'.^J°" 
retoomo to our confcyenoe there to here thefe &yd i*«i""«^ib 
domagee, that we may wayle and foiowe with true Jobwu™ -u 
penaunce fayenge mto oni fadei of benen. !□ me tUT- ••"^ 'iu> i"* 

lObatum eft cor meum. Elyffed lorde myherteis Mr bwi n •<«' 
fore troubled, my wyfdome ia confufed, I am fory & t™*"* 
penyt«nt for my trefp&fle done ayenfb thy goodnee, for 
as mocbe as a man may take to grete forowe, and by 
hia doynge perchannce fall in to defpeiacyon, therfore To mM dH««v 

lis a remedy mnft be had, wbiche b the rametnbiaonce of luTtgaod hopiot 



good hope and tnifte of forgyuenes. And this fball 

foone be done, yf we call to mynde how gret« the mitac kmiBAi 

mercy is of our henenly fadei. Doubtles mankynde Bwir. 

that ia fo crokod & prone to fynne mult of very rygbt ,oi pnw to 40, 

20 be brought vnto a fere & drede by the gieuoos punyffhe- S fcljb^alfi* 
ment of god, lyke as the cnftome & vlage waa in the """•"^i 
tyme of the olde lawe, for than who f euer dyde breke •• nudu ina ou 
the lawe, two 01 *tbre wytnefTes teltyfyenge the bme [• nw] 
waa onone luged to dye without mercy or forgyuenes. ait. 

26 NotwitbHandynge our mooft mercyf ull loide coude sot 
but ezcereyfe bis mercy in /Aot Ikme cruel feafon, for 
many tymea by bia prophet«a be promyfed forgyuenes r^tnathMOoi 
to all trae penytent fynsers. It ia wtyten in leremye. pnmiHd ivnin- 

Ta fornicata es cum amatoribus multis : tamen "*" 
30 reuertere ad me et ego fufcipiam te. Thou fyn- 
full perfone baft ofTended many tymes folowynge the 
TnlawfoU defyrea of thy body, yet tome agayne to me 
& I fhal receyae the. meicyfiil layenge of oar 
blylTed brde. In an other place it ia wryten alfo, 
35 Si penitenciam egerit ge»3 ifta a malo fuo : 
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S48 PeALK OXLU. FB00F3 OF OOD'a lOBfft FROM HIBTOBT. 

cogitaui vt facerem ei. .If the people wyll do 

penauQce for theyr offences. I fhall withdrawe my 

grete punyffhement, or ellea I f hall not puoyirhe them 

as I had thought to hane done. Now for as moche as 

iroodwuB almighty god was fo mercjfidl in the tjme of cnielte 5 

timg DrenMiij whan Moyfes htwe was put in execucjron, how plenta- 

inir), hw macb uoufly f hall he excercyfe hia mercy now in this tyme 

umtorcnM. of grace. Shall not almyghty god fader of aU comforte 

be more redy to f hewe mercy on fynners & cal them 

' agayne to giace! yes douhtles. Fot this canfe the 10 

remembiaonce of his mercy fhewed in the tyme of tte 

olde lawe is moche prouffytable for vs in very hope and 

truft to be forgynen. Therfore it folowetb. MemOT 

fui dierum antiquorum. Good lord I hane at all 

feafons had in mynde the tyme of the olde lawe whan 15 

noo mercy myght be .had fot ony tTanfgieflbnrs of it. 

[• B ui, buk] I remembre how mei'cyfull thou were at that tyme. 

An other caufe of good hope is this, let ts make 

iniUQod'ivDrki ferche through the werkes of god vnyuerfally, & we 

pujri fhall fynde in all them haboundaunt mercy & pyte. 20 

I befeche you how ofte fhewed he mercy in dede 
npon iH«i igtia vpon tho people of Ifraell whan they fynned aboue 
meruie. How mercyfully delte he with the kyngea 
upon D«Tid, Dauid, Habugodonofor, Achab, and Ezechie, with the 
Achib, Ei«hi<'; people alfo, as is wytneS'ed in holy fcrypture of the 25 
Yiuij niniuetea, what mercy fhewed this blyffed loide on 

u^i i^ni 1 Peter the whiche denyed hym, what to Foule whiche 
Zu'iM i'tb.^*" puTfewed hym. Mary Magdaleyne, the woman taken in 
»™^" " ° auoutry, what to the publycane, alfo to tte thefe a 
qwiiil!"™* manqueller, with other innumerable. No man of 30 
this is ygnoraunt. Scrypture fayth. Suauis domin- 

us vniuerGs et miferatioues eiu3 fuper omnia 

Hi>n»n-; i>onr ODera cius. Our lotde ia mercyfull vnto all people 
In (r'r'thi.Ht that wyll leceyue mercy, and his mercyfull dedea 
^H.do«hi. ^ fprodde vpon all his weAea. In euery thynge that 35 
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other place. Uniuerfe vie domini mifericordia et 
Veritas. All the wajea of god be grounded vpon 
mercy and trouth . The remenibrauiice of this enar- O"*^ uxwimbh 
lable' meicy on all his werkes, may caufe va to hane otbopttrfpudw. 
fi good hope and tiuft of foigynenes. For this ia added. 
Et meditatus fum in omnibus operibus tuis. 

Blffled lorde I call to mynde how meroyfuU thou arte 
in all thy verkes, whiche is to me a fpecyall tmft to 
obtayne forgyuenes. But now confyderynge this why whf do ■* mi 

10 do we not haaft omfelfe, why ryfe we not from fynne 

and come vnto our mercyfiill fndei of he'nen Aa this C » <*] 
prodygall chylde dyde to his fader. Ia perauentnre gn.totmr 
ony thynge yet behyude t ye truly. Foe thia prodygall int pnduoi 
chylde rememhiynge his owue myfery, thought vpon -pimulSSri^' 

16 the feruauntea in hia fbdeis houf holde how plenteuoufly ^^^ _J^ emu"' 
they were fedde. So lyke wyfewe muft remembre oui Bomniiw«»- 
owne wretchednes and alfo the felycyte of thofe creatures biMi^ in nr 
beynge in feruyce & houf holde of our heuenly fader. booMiwid. 
This prodygall chylde feyd. Quanti mercenflarii in 

20 domo patris mei abundant panibus : egoautem 

hie fame pereo. How many fenianntes he in my 
&dei8 hous, how hahoundauntly ben they ferued with 
mete and diynke, and I lyke a wretche dye here for 
hunger. A lyly is but a ijnall thynge in leputacyon, it a id^ n ■ ouii 

26 hath neyther reafon ne vnderllandynge, yet noble kynge rosoiomoniiiiiii 
Salomon in all his loyalte was neuer cladde with fo Hwitedwitbai 
fayre a colour and beaute, whiche our fkuyour f hewed ■''™"r' 
in a gofpel of Luke fayenge. Coullderate liUa agri. 
&c. Amew dico vobis falomon in omni gloria fua 

30 no» fuitveftitus ficut vnum ex hijs. Loke vpon 

the lylyes and layie floures of the felde. I tell you 
playnly fayth our lauyour. Salomon in all his glory 
was neuer fo beauteuous as one of them. Spatowes be spum ui 
but fmall byides and lytell fet by amonge men. Et utut m bj 
36 vnaa tamen ex eis no« eft in obliuione corawi dec, '™'*"""' 
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tooS.*"*'"" ^^^ ®'' '^P*'^* omnes capitis numerati fiwt. 

XotwitMtandyngB none of them ia out of mynde before 
'AiiiiMimot god. All the herea of onr hedea be nombred & had in 
Doraknd.' his momoij. TheifoTe ooi roooft blTiled loide toketb 

hede of eueiy creatiure. Alfo the leelt is not oat of liis 6 
[*Bi*,iiKft] TemembiaoNce. He 'maketh prouyfyon foi them alL 
As the piophete Sauid f hewed in a pfalme, fayenge. 
Omnia a te expectant vt desillis efcam in tem- 
pore : aperiente te manum ttuun omnia imple- 
AiKmMn* buntUT bonitate. SlvfTed loide all cieatuiea abyde 10 

■kill upon Ood'i 

goaiMu I vpon thy goodnes, all haue theyi beynge and fode of 

Hi.i.—''Sr^.n the in tyme. And -whan it is thypleafure to put forth 

" * & open thy plenteuona hande all fhall be facyate and 

content with nouryfThynge conuenyent foi them. Be 

Bmr Bsdi ncm not men and women moche more f et bj with almyghty 1 5 

nun u« ffHiiaB, god than all vnreafonable creatures, was not eoery 

■1] uiiiwi WW* thynge made & create for mannes caufe. Doabtlea fo 

uBtrnJ^ai ' it woB. Than for aa moche aa almyghty god taketh 

"*" charge & prouydeth for all other createreB. How grete 

cure fhall we thynke hath he vpon his reafonable crea- 20 

tuies, whome he made lyke to bis owne ymage. Ther- 

Li»«.ibwii> fore let ts remembre that folowetb, iayenge. In factis 

hrubiiTiuaut manuum tuamm meditabar. Lorde I bere in 

^^^ mynde how comfortable thou arte to all thy creatures, 

none of them be had in oblyuyon with the. Kow thoe, 26 
whan a fynner perceyueth the forowe of his foule, alfo 
,. the inwarde remora of hia confcyence, & by that is made 
wofull and penytent, whan he perfuadeth with hjmfelfe 
to af ke merely of his fader, remembrynge tte prouydence 
ordMd'far iiThti fo plcuteuouHy ordred for all his faders feruauntes, & 30 
uiti, •rhiK ha ii beholdeth hymj^elfo forfaken by his owne defaute, wyll 
an Mau, Jul ^1^ "^^t f hortly ryfe vp and go vnto hia fader knowlegynge 
•■ tSBprodig*!, ^^ errour and trefpafle, Shal he not lowly meke hym- 
iswij Buak Um- fgjf g^ jujj defyre for to be foigyuen and pardoned of his 

grete vukyndnefle, the whicbe this fayd prodygall 35 
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VBAJM CXUL WHAT WATZBS QUIKOB THB BPIBIT'B THIBOT t 251 

chylde fulfylled aflet all thefe confyderacToaa aa m 

f be'wed vhau he layd. Surgam et ibo ad patrem [*••»] 

meuin dicarnqtc^ : pater peccaui. I fhall ryfe i b.»'rtB»d. 

and forfa^Q my fynfull lyfe, go rato my fader ksaw- 
{> legynge my greaona offence & faya, fader I haue fynned 
ayenft the. A wretched fyuners,' why tory we ony wiirdowstni7 
lenger, why do we not lyfa from oar wyckednee and 
forfake onr fynfull lyf, why do we not offre onr felfa ■"« w* tv-^ 
vnto the fader of mercy 1 let tb lyfte Tp oni myndea 
10 fayenge vnto hym. Expandi manus meas ad te. t..e>>«i«««ir 

'^ UA bj dolnff Kood 

I hane f predde my handea abrode, tihat ia to faye I bouo ««»• r 
channged my lyf by doynge many good werkes, wheifore 
' aa before I gane myfelfe to the rayne pleafmte and d^ 
lectacyona of thia worlde. And for to fhewe more 

1 5 openly the inwarde defyie of ooi myndea, let ts brvnee La* « nmaiiw 
to Temembraonce tbe pleafares of this woud«^ how wmid'i p)«Hiw, 
Tayne they ba, & how f hortly they Tanyffha awaye aa 
dooth a f hadowe, for tbe more that ony perfone hath a 
fted&ft pleofuie and delectacyon in them, the more ia (na ^tiptiLta ibr 

20 hia defyre to eni^raafe the fame, and the leffe ia be b wefiHlutata. 
fatyfEyed, lyke as oui Iknyonr layd vnto tha woman 
Samaryton. Qui bibit ex aqua: fitiet iterum. whwomrdrink- 
Wbo foBuer drynketh of this water fhall be tbyrfty ■luu lUnt igtm'] 
agayna, that ia as moche to fay, what maner of per- ij.Ourwba 

26 fonea foener they be that is inordynately defyrous for to piMunTud 
hane worldly pleofures, delectacions, and rychelTe fhall u'nTMiud/'*' 
neuer ba fatyffyed & appetyted, but euer his sppetyte """ '™''°*- 
fh&Il be to hane more & more, neuei content. But there Thmii 'm au»r 

, D r 11 nuDtr Ifcoar/ of 

la an other manei lyconr, & yf a man drynke no more whidiirainiin 
30 but ones of it he fhall be fatyfff ed and lefJenyfThed b* thinti no 
baboundauntly, and neuer aftei be tbyrfty, the whiche "^ 
lycooT yffueth out from the ryner of all pleafure, wher^ 
with all blyffed 'people ben gynen drynke, & plenteu- [• m,***] 
onHy ore fiicyate in beuen. It ia wryten. SatlaboT i Ain t* amunt 
30 quiun appamerit gloria tua. Blyffed lotde I fhall ^^^!J^ 
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252 PSALM CXLU. HAH'a BOHL BAOBZH UNTIL WATRBBD BT QRAOI. 

be fully content. I f tiall haue pleafure at wyll whaa 
thy loye ffaoU appere, that is to fajo at fuche tyme as 
I f hall be aCTocyate with thy blylTed company in heuen. 
OoduOiBfcmi- Almyghty god is the fonntayne of this fayd pleal^ure 
fyeg 'i;»iu.' and mooft delycate lycour, the vhiche lycour all blyHed 5 
foulea defyie feiuently to haue. Amouge whoma one 

Aiih,iurt.i>« fayd. Quemadmodum defiderat ceruas ad fontea 

twiun ahIh aquarum : ita defiderat anima mea ad te deus. 

Blyffed lorde, lyke as tlie wylde harte after he hath 

dronken poyfoQ defyreth to come Tnto the freffhe 10 

fpiyngynge fountayne for bis fyngulet remedy & com- 

•D dotk njr HMi, forte, euen fo dooth my foule after the temembtaimce 

bnuiHsrmf nii, of my fynne, defyie for to come Tnto the by the foua- 

Ti» ii; ib> tayne of penaunce. How fyth it la f o ve kuowe this 

p^J^ mooft delycyous lyconi, and where it is. Let ts ther- 15 

a^wd '^wm '•"* fprede onr foules abrode defyrynge to be facyote 

J^iTw iiuiThi. ■"i** i*t wherof our felfe we be voyde from all moyfture 

idMtiicUeiou Qf goodnes, and alyenate from ol vertue. Our fayenga 

fhall be this as it foloweth. Anima mea ficut terra 
A> Mrth with- fine aqua tibL Lyke as the erth of his nature with- 20 
tafftn, »i"ni out moyfture is drye & baiayne, fo is my foule of it 
wlinS'lS oi>a'« f^* voyde from all goodnee, wherfore biyffed lorde 
*™* Touohefaue to water it with the lycour of thy gnce, to 

(7(6 entent it may fynally come Tnto thyn euerlafty*^ 
hkiiik bHid tb* hlylTe. H Hytherto ye haue horde the fall of the fynner, 35 
hit rouiR igiin, alfo his ryfynge agayne. Kow ferder let ts gyue hede to 
^vriiMdiohii knowe what his defyre fhal be of almighty god. Fyrft 
H^'priyt ihu ^^ prayeth to be herde. Alfo that god wold vouchefaua 
"^ P"b J"" to loke Tpon 'hym with the eye of his mercy, defende 
ibftndWoi'mlKi"' hy™ ^^ ^ enemyes, and lafte his petycyon to haue 30 
iHcii fcim, Inftniccyon how he may f ulfyll the pleafure and wyll of 

our lorde god, he f haweth reafone why to be herde in 
wtfli ( poor mu all thefe. 'Whan a pooie man cometh to a prynce not 
^VLttb^i^ Bccultomed to fhewe hymfelfe in the prefence of noble 

men, anoue he is rrayten with fere, waseth pale in the 35 
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PSALH OXLII. HOV SHALL BUTFDL lUJIAPPaAItBBPOREaODl 253 

in maner h« wotetb Dot what to faye, his fpyryte nuth bm whu 
begTsneth to fayle hym. We daylj liaue this in 
expeiyence, not onely in thof e the Trhlcbe be baffhefull 
and weyke fpyryted, but alto in them whiche be bolde 
6 of fpyryte. We rede of quene Saba bothe wyfe and of Qohb m» wh« 
grete power whan fhe behelde the noblenelTe of kynge wKdom at 
Salomon bothe in his wyfdome and many other grete 
gyftea, all though fhe came foi to attempta hym in 
many derke queftyons, notwithftandynge fhe was in "» in mm" 

lOmaner befyde heifelfe feynge his grete royalte, and uxnghii 
olmooft wyft not what to faye. Ibefu bow f hall bow ^iji uu 
the poore foule behaue it felfe deformed with fo many ^u, iim apuor 
fynnes whan it fhaU come to the ferefull prefence of ^^'' "*'' 
goddes hygh magefte, whan it (hall appete before tha 

15 hyghnee of almyghty god, prefented vnto that ferefull 
kynge that taketh awaye the Cpyryte & boldneiTe of 
worldly prynces and rulera, al erthly kynges fere hym. 
Ko menayleitis yf than the fely foule be fore abaffhed tiichij- Mni 
&wotenot what to faye, namely yf the petycyon be not lumtiririha ' 

20 redely herdo. For this let euety fynner faye Tnto god. miu™ii«A. 
Yelociter exaudi me domine defecit fpiritus Lord, hw ■» 
mens, Lorde here me fhortly for my fpyryta fayleth .pirti wieui™ 
me. But after that a kynge or prynce is redy to gyue iriUnKitTfnfi 
audyence to a poore creature, jrf alfo he loke not on hym 

25 with a gentyll and merj 'countenanncebut fbewe hym- [•uTi.buk] 
felfe jreAill ayenll his fubgecle and befecber, not onely t^^t Ui 
than his fpyryte f hall fayle hym for fere, but alfo his u, •umin, iiuu 
ftrength fbaU be taken awaye not able to fuftayne his "*'' 

body, but fall downe to the gronnde. For Salomon fayd. 

SO Indiimatio regis nunciiw mortiseft. Theindyg- Ttaking-'b- 
nocyon of a kynge is a meflenger and token of deth. tnnu ordnth. 
And contrary wyfe. In hiiaritate viiltw regis vita. lo- Hnr.di«r. 

By a kynges choefull countenaunce b fygnefyed lyfe. »h. 
Syth the indygnocyon of a mortoll kynge is fo grete, indignxLon i> m 
36 how grete is the indygnacyon of almyghty god a kynge (hiii t* thu nf 
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sDi paUiU oxuL Drnm lots vobb oorstaitt tban HUiuir. 

Hon muj tain indygnacyon & punyffhement, wMche they defemed to 
oruudiuptiutn Laue, and to in condufyon llyppe downe into the d^pe 
pytte of hell And agayne how many by the reafon of 
fynue were drawen backwaide vnto helL Xotwith- 
Hur iiBBfn, ftandynge beynge comforted with the hope of his mercy, 6 
bi]|>«,h«>bHa they Trere erecte Tnto etemal lyfe. Foi this eaeiy 
uft. penitent fynner moft af ke Uiis petycyonof almyghtygod, 

iort,wmm( fiiyenge. Nc flucrtas fociem tuam a me et fimiiis 
id^Mw wuh ero defcendentibus in lacuni. Blyffed lotde tume 

not away thy face but loke vpon me with a mercyfull 10 
tint I b> ug( chore & countenaunce, gyne me grace and vertue that I 
uwavhodamiar. be Qot lyke aud femblablo Toto them the vhiche by the 

fynne of dyfpayre do fall in to etemall dampnacyoo. 
Ui.gnumttu But yf a myghty prynce or grete eftate wyll loke vpoQ 
l«t ' iriui iwra his fubgecto with nener fo mercy and cfaerefull loke and 15 
^^ri^i^i,- countenaance, & in condufyon excercyfe and fhews no 
"h^w^ mert^ nor pyte vpon hym, what aoayle or prouffyte ia 
whui^iu b ^^^ v°^ '^ ^7*^ pooie man ) Traly bat rery lyteL 
""i* btU] Therfore mercy is to berequyrod &'afked in the thyide 
ImuSS pl"<»- Ahnyghty god is mercyfull aboue all other, and 20 
■>*'^- hath more afieccyon vnto mankynde than the hofbands 

uad monUuia hath Tiito the WTfe, the moder to the chylde, or the 

tll» hubUld iOTM f ' ,/ I 

(hiwthoTtb* fader vnto bin fone. Of a trouth grete lone mnft be 
bytwene the hofbande & hia wyfe. For it is wryten. 
A mu ihiii Kir- Rellnqufit homo patrem & matrem & adherebit 2S 
iDdmader'ind TXOn fuB. A man ones maryod accordynge to goddes 
hiivifc) lawea, fhall forfake his fader & moder, & kepe bym 

Tnto bifl wyfe, as moche to faye, lone hia wyfe better 
r» ustatnj than his fader or moder. Many caufee there be why a 
r4«( hii viik. man may put hia wyfe away from hym with lyght, & 30 

fo put away yf fbe come agayne he may ytterly reiecte 
Udd low u witk her. ButalmyghtygodlouethvBwitAamoreconftauRt 
mind! bnwK mynde. For yf we fynne nener fo ofle, neuer fo gre- 
tikKii u 10 Him uoiifly ayenA hym, yet yf we wyll retnme be anone 

taketh vs vnto hym at all tymes, wytnea his owne 36 
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Si dimiferit vir vxorem iusm et recedens ab if«i»»>ftad 
eo duxerit viruw nunqai'rf alteram' reuertetur "»u«t>«i«.d. 
ad earn ultra. If a man leue hia wyfe and fhe fo kr int hubun 
gone awaya take an other hufbande, f hall he take her ■ciis. 
5 agayne, is not that Toman contamjnate and polluted. 
But what fayth almjghty god more. Tu aatem oviwiiitak* 
fornicatA es cum amatoribus multis : tamen *)x>tiuon^ 
reuertere ad me dicit dominus & ego fufcipi- ""' "" 
am te. Thon fynf uU perfone bafl; offended vith many 

10 loaeiB, yet tume agayne & I fhall take the to mercy. 
Here ve fe that god loneth va moche more conflaantly 
than a man dooth his wyfe. Alfo it ia manyfeft how 
t«nderly thofe that are models do loue theyr 'chyldren, C* <> tH. bKk] 
by the giete labouia and adnerfytees whiche they txiSre ■« in tiir>dT«r- 

15 for theyr caufes to trynge & noniyffhe them forth in nisnlS'thiS'' 
this worlde, bat almyghty god is ferre aboue them in ^'''''*"i 
lonynge, for whan the moders perceyae and fele thun- bntwiimiiiv 
kyndnes of theyi chyldren, onone tliey forgete them, m'l BnUndnai^ 
Almyghty god deleth not fo with vs, whichs he con- nmk^ 

20 formed by his prophete Efaye, fiiyenge. Nunqwirf po- 
teft miilier obliuifci infantem fuum vt non 
mifereatur filio vteri fui: et fi ilia oblita 
fuerit, ego taraen non obliuifcar tui. May a 

woman foigete her enfant oi chylde and not be meroy- 
25 fol Tsto the chylde borne of her owne body 1 and yf 
fhe fo do at ony tyme for vnkyndnes f hewed, yet lay th 
our lorde I fhall not foigete the, be thou neuer fo vn- h« wiu not nwgrt 
kynde, yf thou wylte afke mercy. Therfore we be dhUd^ if wg uk 
more derely beloued of god than chyldren hen of theyr 
30 modem. Laft, &deis whofe lone is longer durynge & rutm-inn 

•. > > 11 < "liogit dnrjogn ' 

more conftaunt vnto theyi chyldren, be not to be com- uu nunban-, 
pared vnto tfie loue of almyghty god. If'o camall u* la ood'i is><. 
fader may loue his chylde better than oor heuenly fkder 
loueth vs. It is wryten. Quomodo miferetar pater 
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256 PSAUf GZLII. DANGER OW BELAPSfl APTKB FABDOB. 

filiorsflt, ita mifertus eft dominus timentibus fe. 

Aa tfae carnal &dei ia meicyful vnto bis chyldren, fo 

oar lord god almy^t; ia mercTfuIl vnto all tliat fere 

oadmoniMrci- hyiii. And doubUea be ia moche more mercjfuU, as 

ftikw*) Cryft f hewed in a gofpell fpekynge vnto camall iadera. 6 

Si vos qaum fitis mail nofcitis data bona dare 

filijs veftris : quanto magu pater vefter celeftia 

dabit fpiritum bonum petentibus fe. If je camal 

C B till] fadera beynga euyl of yourfelfe, can fynde in your ' hertea 

•ni, (ira p»d to gyne good gyftes to youi chyldren. How mocbe more 10 

cUMiwL Ood ii f hall your beuenly fader, vbicbe is all good and itfelfe 

Btma.-'"'^ goodnea, lewarde themiritb his grace that wyll af lie it. 

wfan UMpndi- This tbynge appeied well in this prodygall cbyldo whan 

be came towarde his fader to a£ke forgyuenea. Aoone 

his fader beholdynge bis comynge aferre was moued with 15 

ott look mercy, went towarde his chylde, & at theyr metynge 

nd UiHd toko hym about the necke & kySed hym. fyngulei 

loue of a &der. grete pyte, not a lytel to be mer- 

Mtnim le nayled of. I^et vs wretched fynnera retoume &om our 

F with fynfall lyfe, come Tnto onr beuenly fader lyke as this 30 

frm-'" prodygall chylde dyde. Afke metcy with true penaunce 

and hope of forgyuenea. For elles we can not bane it. 

This f ball bo our fayenge. AuditaM fac michi mane 

mifericordiam tuam: quia in te fperaui. 

BlyiTed lorde graunt that I may obtayne thy mercy 25 

fhortly whan I call for it with true penaunce and hope 

of foigyuenea, for why I baue euer trufted in the. 

iricmd But whan fo euer a fynner bath obtayned mercy of 

to uk* almyghty god, bis caufe is than that more to take hede 

4gii*n, wttb a dylygent ftudy as be can, leeft perauenture he 30 

bt In offends agayne, and fo be in werfe cafe than he was be- 

. iMniion fore. This yteracyon to fynne may happen .iiL maner 

™n>M wyfes, Fyrft by ygnoraunce of the good rule and cuf- 

idi^ In tome that he ought to vfe beynge in clene lyf for t?ie 

iHinftof contynnannce of the bme. Seconde the craf^ meanes 35 

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7BALH CXUI. ePPIC&Cr OP UKPEiaNED PEUYER. 257 

fyiuie, after he liath knowlege of this fayd good ordra & 
cuttome. Thyrde by his fraylte and redynea to (ynne he * ^i tnuij. 
may offends agayne, he maketh petycyons folowynge to 
be defended &om thefe fayd thre peryllea. Almyghty 
5 god hath euer ben fo mercyfull vnto all fuche as call to oodgimioiiiow 
hym with 'a true mynde ynfaynedly and for a good en- [• u tiii. ihcl; 
tent to gyue them knowlege in tliynges that he doubtful!. iRinin tbingi 
Thia apperod manyfeftly in the noble man called (Cor- l™^'"('irriiu.. 
nelius centoTio) whiche all though he was a gentyle and J *™'"^rtlu!I, 

10 not lemed in the maner of lewes nor of cryften people, 
neuerthelea he piayed to god befyly to haue knowlt^e 
of the ryght & true waye. Our mooft gentyll lorde 
fent vnto hym an anngell, whiche gaue vnto hym >nui«^giv* 
monycyon to go vnto Symon peter of whonie he fholde sLmim Pata. 

15 knowe al his defyre. Alfo a certayuQ man named 

Fhylyp a chefe ruler of a towne called Gaza, this fayd a> Phtiip. ■> chiar 
Philypgane hymfelfemany'tymes topraye, & on a tynio umtioJmiMinn 
ae be wente to Iheiufalem in pylgrymage, it fortuned 
that faynt Phylyp the apoftla by the cojniQOuiidement ih..i™t]. Phiup 

20 of go<l companyed with hym hy the waye, taught hym him bjr tiia injr 
the maner and lawe of Cryft wherof he was ygnoraunl imunofchriii, 
before. And why dyde almyghty god fliewe to thefe ti«k ir«ni ihnrn 
perfoaea the waye whiche they fholde folowe, but onely tin> nuitd <» 
bycaufe theyr myndes were lyfte vp vnto hym callynge ■hyayng*/ 

26 for helpo in the waye of trouth, for a good entent and 
without faynynge. For it is wryton in an other place. 
Prope eft dominua omnibus inuoca»tibu9 euni: 
omnibus inuoca»tibu3 euw in veritate. Our OOTicrdnnwi 
lorde is nygh vnto all that call vnto hym, namely to all upon Kim. 

30 fuche aa call vnto hym in trouth. Therfore let ouery lm ^nr^ iiiiiwr 
fynner not wyllynge to contynne and erre in the derke- ood ■itii > whoi. 
nes of ygnoraunce, go vnto almyghty god by prayer, ontiMnKind 
lliye vnto hym witA an hole mynde, (not fpekynga one '" "■ " ' 
thynge & thynke an other) thefe wordea folowynge. 

35 Notam fac michi viam in qua ainbulem' quia L«i,iiawm, 

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258 FSALII CXLII. FEIflTENTB' DANQBR FROK THB BAITB OF DEVII& 

til w'"h" L ^^ '^ leuaui animam meam. Lorde gy*ue me 
1 •hill wiiit. knowlege, fhewe me the way wherin I fhal walke, 
gyue me inftmccyon of tby commaundementea for I 
haue lyfte vp my mynde vnto the. Befyde this whan the 
Knowing th* fynneT knoweth the lyght way wherin he fhall walke 5 
•inMr m>r r'l WyUjnge goddea conimaundementeB, yet it may for- 
■nsmiiaby 'gyi^ tune hym to fere left his euemyes which haue Inyde in 
hiincBiortimt 1>>B wayB gylefull haytee hrynge hym out of that Waye, 
TMdttUtin & make hym to erre agayne. The deuyllee onr giete 
TirjurMig. enemyes bo very ftronge, fcrypture layth. Noffl eft 10 
poteftas fuper terraw que comparetur eis. 
Kone erthly power may be compared to them. And 
•ad-wimi thar whan they perceyue a fynner leue his fynfidl waye, smd 
■ Mawe iiionin folowe thordre of tme penaunce than is theyr full pur- 
uxit iHirpoK !• ' pofe fct to contryne how to brynge hym out of that 15 
(Ht «t ui«*in™ waye by theyr vayne decey tee, whiche none erthly crea- 
ture may refyft without the heipe of oui mooft myghty 
ani; itod, It lorde god, vnto whofe lyght all they tremble & flee. 
trmoWeiBdiiM, He onely may be our focour & helpo agayuft thefe 
• mBmiT ■ K^iitt mooft craell enemyes. Almyghty god is as a ftronge 20 
Heu r^a!^' toure for our defence agaynft all aduerfaryes. Turris 
■'^™iM^™ fortitudinis a facie inimici. Who foeaer may come 
•iitmta DM hurt yf^^]^ ijj j|,g cyrcuite of Uiia touie none enemyes fhall 
at ony tyme haae power to hurt hym in body nor foule. 
Cadent a latere eius rnille & deceffi milia a dex- 25 
tris eius^ ad enm hutem Don appropinquabunt. 
Thtr«fore tii« TherfoTO the peiiytent fynner muft praye vnto god 
pny ID ond tiut with al his myght to thentent thefe layd, enemyes 
•»»>pu> iiim not craftely compaffe hym not by theyr fiibtyll meanes, & 
ft^'ht'T^gilid fo let hym fro his good purpofe. Eripe me de inimicia 30 
puipnM. ^^jg domine ad te confugi. Lorde delyuer me fro 

[•ui.bukj mya enemyes. I come vnto the for 'focour. Laft 
Ktsit peniunt euery peuytent fanner hath caufe to fere left perauen- 
owD 'frvit&' ture his owne fieylte caufe hym to erre agayne whiche 

'many do after they haue entrcd the way of penaunce. 36 
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And OUT freylte ia fo greto that without the merey of 
god we all fholde declyne from the ryght way. Saynt 
Ponle fayth. Non euim volentis eft nee curreTitis mi^Mtii, 

hominis fed mifereKtis dei. Man hath no power of injitMdnM., 
6 hymfelfe, it lyeth not in hiswyll to contynneor do ony num. 
goodnes, hut onely by the mercy of god. A certayno 
wyfe man feyd. Sciui quoniam aliter non poffuw 
effecoittinmis* nifitu dedans. Lorde I haue al- 
way knowen for a furety that I can not cantynne by 

10 ODy meanes in my good purpofe wiVtoui the heipe of 

the. Saynt Anityn &yd vuto almyghiy god. lubes BtAntjn'a 
domitie : & lube qaod vis. Lorde grannte me to oafHrfin^.- « 
fulfyll thy commaondement, & commannde me what *'^"~^'*'- 
thou wylte, as who layth the wyll of god can not be 

15 kepte without his helpe, he made tb & endued ts with oc>dKiv>tii«wn 
reafon & frewyll bycaufe we fholde gyue hade & kepe nmii^ktkBi. 
hia commanndementes. He may leqnyie of ts by a ma'nu."' 
more lufto tytie ony thynge tfiat wo can do, than ony j^'uu, to^r 
mortall loide may of his femauntes, notwttAftandynge jJt^J^JJ^I^ 

20 he that hath domynyon & rule in this worlde wyll J^,!^!^"' 
Itrsytely commannde his feruauntea to fulff 11 his mynde. 
For they let the penytent fynner make his piayer to god 
layenge. Doce me facere voIu»tatem tuam : quia 
deus meus es tu. Lorde teche me to accomplyfThe thy 

25 wyll, for ittou arte my god. V Hytherto is treated of Iho hhiIdb imiud of 
fynneia fall, alfo of his ryfynge agayne, & in what maner ud tUi« ■giin, 
his letumyf^ was. Thyrde we h&ue fpoken of hia udsrhUiitUtkHi, 
petycyon made to the fader, ^ow in th» .iiij. place 
*we fball fpeko of the rewaido whiche in condufyon ['mu] 

30 he fbal receyue of his fader. What ob f hall a make th* n>ord wbidi 
& meicyful fader do to his fone rotumynge to him witA ' "■ 

fo grete penaunce & tail purpofe to amende, but f hottly 
brynRe hym in to his hous. So the fader of this pro- Tb. prodign-i 
dygall chylde vfed hymfelfe to his fone, commaunded hi« hd Ihhdi. 

35 alio his femanntea to cloth hym newe & piepayre a ciaUuUmuid 
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rnrtntpm grete feeft. Shall not oar henenly fader do In lyka 

^aner to a fynner retumynge to hym 1 yes witAout 

ood will bring doubte, & moclie more, for fae fhall brynge his childe 

■iniiR inio iih Hot m to an boua of a lytel circuyto, but in to bis 

oniDtn^i"' mooft lai^e kyngdome, in to Ihe beft & mooft plentenous 6 

countre. Wbo foeaer is ones entred in to it may neuer 

after orre, or do amyHe, for tko wbiche thynge t?iat 

It I. wiTfl r«M, kyngdome of god is here called (terra recta) a londe 

tn's witAout erie. In an other place it is named (terra 

■thtinxiBoftuar- viusMtiuwi) tha londe of euerlaftynge lyf. Many tymea 10 

rtJo^Mo-iim. it is alfo called (regio -vinorum) the regyon of them that 

lUiiT tithdi fhall lyae euerlaftyngly. Many faders there be, vnto 

1 wbome yf theyr children returned thai wolde call: them 

Q to ftrayt piyfone there to be fore puniffhed for theyr 

bntontiiMMiiij myflyuynga. But our hauewly iader whofe fpyryte is 15 

Pubw'i tplrlHi J •' •■ o •' rj J 

laBoh iDon mwk. moche moro moke, as it is remembred by our fauyoui 
in a gofpel fpekynge to his dyfcyples whan they do- 
fyred punifThement on the fatnarytanes, he layd to them. 
'WowrtMtof JJefcitia cuius fpinVus eftis wote ye not of what 
Uf fpyryte ye be. As who fayth of a benygne & gentyl, 20 

not prone to do vengeaunce, but alway rody to mercy, 
the fader of heuan is of a m^ke fpyryte. It is wryten 
in ihe boke of fapyence. O C[Uam bonus et (\t(ain 
fuauis ed dontine fpz'nVua tuus in omnibus. 
Lord how good & gentyl is thy ^ fpiryte in all thy 25 
werkes. This gentyl fpiryte of oar heoenly fader fhall 
hiynge vs in to the londe without errour, in to the 
[•Atii.tiuki regyon of etemall lyfe. For he onely *is worthy to bo 
S^Mtli'.^"" named a fador. A quo ontnis patemitas que in 
oTowareiT celo & quc in terra eft nomiaatur. Of whomeso 
burui and tutb ouBry foderhode bothe in heuen & erth hath his begyn- 
u Duud. nynge & name. In fo moche therfore as he aboue all 

other hath the name of a fader, therfore his delynge 
fhall be ihe more meke & gentyll vnto ts, fo that the 
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fSALU CXLII. EQUITT TEE HIKD 0¥ THE LAW, 261 

Spiriins tuus bonus deduce! me in terram 
rectatfi ; propter nomen tuwa domiue. Loida 
thy good fpyryte ftiall bryuge & lede me in to tha 
londe of elemall pleofuie, not by mya oime deferuynge, 

S but for tbyn ouely name. More ouer no doubte of tbia 
prodygaU cbylde wae meruaylouily comforted & reuyued tik predigui wu 
by tbe fwete confoUtory wordes of hia feder where kibwiow 
before be was in maner deed <& peiylThed, as is f hewed 
in the gofpell. Filios meus mortuus fuerat & 
10 reuixit. My cbylde was deed & now Ja leuyned. 

How ie be reuyned, truly by the equyte of hia fader, hjhiiiutui'* 
Equitas is called the thynge that phylofopbers named 
epicheia whiche is proprely the mynde of the lawe, A "Bwunia 
luge ought lather to folowe the mynde of the lawe than inv, wbich ■ 

19 the extremyte of the wordes wryteu in it, Ellea as ibUowntberUiui 

Cicero fayd. Summum^ ia3 fumma iniuria erit. ItTi^rtr"'"' 

The lawe is vfod extremely after the wordes as they be ^I^I^7iu^u*i 
-wryten fhall he many tymes grete wionge. Example, Biunpia. 
Feiauentnie there is certayno conf tytucyons made in a inn > dtj th* 

20 Cyte by this maner. If after a certayns hooie in the wanmppoinud 
nyght ony perfone afcende and come ouer the wallea of ihouid dimb uu 
the Cyte he i:haU fuffro deth. It fortnneth after l^''^;^;''"'" 
enemyea to come and laye fyege to that Cyte, thynkynge 

for to gete it the nyght folowynge, whiche thynge is 
SSvnknowen to all the cyte'zyns excepte one, that by [■uiu] 

channce was that nyght fhette out of the gates. This 'ihtua'oatnrtiM 

man knowynge the counfoyle of thofe enemyes, f hortly ^ mnniei"* 

dymineth ouer the walles of lh» cyte, gyueth wamynge JJi^ciiyon ««?- 

to all other cytezyns, & fo by hym the cyte is laued. Jjjjj^^j^ji, 

30 Now accordyngo to the wordes of the lawe he fholde ^^'^^Sj^t^' 

fuITre deth, notwithftandynge //le mynde of hym whiche JJ? ^"i^"^ 

made iliat lawe waa ferre contrary. Thus after luftyce Uw^i^otui. 

wryten he fholde dye, but accordyi^ to equyte be were T^"""""" 

worthy to haue a grete rewards. Euen fo it is wryten dvdfa, ■omrdini 

35 amonge IhB lawes & ordynauncea of god. AnLna qU6 HrTHimnid. 
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262 PBALH OXLtt. THE KQUlTr OP OOD 8 LAW. 

Br ood'i mium peccaucrit : ipfa xaorietur. That foule that ia 

sinnsiii ihiu die. fynfull f hall dye etemally . If this layd conftytacjon 

BjtheiMUrot & lawe f holde be obferued aocoidynge as the voides 

mhouid be HYed, do founde, fewe or nona f holde be faued, fyth no crea- 

ucepu hiTa tuTd was euei bome without fynne, fewe excepte. But 5 

Tbe mind anil* the mynde of this fayd lawe & iuftytucion is to be 

other p^lo taken hede of more than the letter as it Ijeth, -nhiche 

■crfp'""- mynde & eatent we may gadei of other places in fcryp- 

ture. Almyghty god fayth by hia pmphete EsechyeU. 

Nolo morteiM peccatoris : fed vt conuertatwr et 10 

iwniniituie viuat. I vyll not the eternal deth of a fyuuer, but 

(Inner, but thu '^ot he be conuerted from bia wycked dyfpofycyon, & 

Md'uwd!"^ by his fo doynge come to euerlaftynge lyfa Lo almyghty 

god wyll thus, this ia bia mynde, that a fynner beynge 

in deedly fyniie is worthy to dye eternally, bat agayne IB 

yf ho foriake fynna & by penaunce turne to that blyffed 

Tbuiithteqiuv lorde, he fhall be faned. This is tbe equyte of thia 

iayd lawe, vherof the penytont ought to take grete 

comforte & faye iAat foloweth. Viuificabis me in 

e(]&itate tua. Lorde thou ffaalte comforte me by 20 

b/iIbiiiii the equyte of thy lawe. For where as I by fynne am 

[• ti III, buk] deed fpyry tuaUy, I f hal remembie it and call for mer'cy, 

and am revived. & f be reuyued. The felicite & pleaftu^ of the henenly 

dty i> nTmTwT cy te is meruayloufly grete, for who foeuer is ones entred 

«(bod7or«iii. ijj to it & made parte taker of that grete feefl fbal 26 

neuer after fele ony myfery, neyther of body nor foule. 

Fyrft the body fhall neuer after be mortalL Alfo 

where it was orygynally brought forth in ' comipcyon, 

TiMbodjiiiiU than it fhal ryfe in incomipcyon * without poffyhylyte 

tioa, . of deth. Our bodyes be naturally feble & weyke, but 30 

with einngUi In- than they fbal ryfe wi'tfi ftrength iuenarrable. Ferther 

as touchynge the dyfibrmyte of the body, than it fhall 

hrinhi M the inn, be all in glory fhynynge hrygbt as tJte fonne, where 

alfo it 19 gyuen vnto fenfualyt«, than it fhal be all 

>i>intiuiiwithita fpirituall & the appetyte contynually obedyent Tnto35 
ippotiMDiwdmt 

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FS&LM CXLII. QEAVEK A BEST FROM EABTH'B TOOUBLES. 2C3 

reafon. No floath or HuggyiTbeDes fliall than be in it, laniiHii 
but al Bgylyte & quycknea. No grofTenes, but it may m it, but au 
perce tLrugh ony ftone, be it neuer fo tbycke, no fpotte, ^uio^i gnwuii 
no blemyffbe but all fhynynge in glory. The body "'i^' 
5 fhflll than bane no mynde of ony coriuptyble thynge, 
for ener after it fhal be immortall & intpaffyble, it f hall imnuru ud 

^ " ImpMAftlblB. 

be at t?Mt tyma fo fpyiytual that no rebellyon may be Tha™ •bnii tw no 
bytven« body & foule, none enuy, ne defyre to be i»dy urn •™i, 
exalted, no conetyfe of ryches fhall thaii greue tko uni 
10 body, bat eoeiy man irladde of other without all thefe ""t >™> *i>^ 

- ba RUd of olliti 

&yd tranfytory thynges. Fleafure f hal there be plente- ud <ui uiiwt 
uous, for all f hal be facyate contynoally with the ryuer d] piwiim. 
of all pleafure. The prophete fayth. Saciabor quum 
apparuerit gloria tua. BlyfTed lorde I fhall be iihini«c«ii«ni, 

15 fulfylled and content whan thy loye fhall appere, that ■hmii'Mii id> to 
ia to laye at fuche tyme as it f hal be thy pleafure to 
call me Tnto thy kyngdome. More ouer in that celef- 
tyall legyon ia reft alwaye .without trouble. There Thmbnn. 
fhal eueryman and woman be content to the vtter- Doniem witiwni 

20 mooft without ony murmure. Eut contrary wyfe, in 

the regyon and countre of 'this worlde can not be but ['aiii] 
trouble and yrkefomnes. For whyther we coiiferme thenmmtu 
our felfe vnto the worlde or forfoke it fo moche as we •omeMu; 
may, yet fhall we fuffre grete laboures & afflyccyon of Rnn onndm u> 

25 the foule. I proue it by this queftyon. Dooft not ukiit 
thou that arte defyious to haue worldly pleafures come LxwnunHuu 
Tnto them by thoufandes and in maner innumerable uuuiupioMunt 
laboioua meanes. Alfo whan thou hafte optayned thy 
wyl dooft thou not fynde as many dyuers wayea to 

30 kepe them. And laft no man can tell how moche it widk«i.u»m[ 
greueth the to remembre how thou fholto leue all there f^!*"""^,*" 
pleafures. Eyther to be taken away by force or ony bj tom. 
other chaunce. Suche aa gyue themfelfe to worldly sochugiw 
Toluptyea may well faye. Jjaffati fumus in via ini- wmmu ■ votup- 

35 qilitatia ^ vias difSciles. '^V'e be made wery in the "^ 
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2G1 FSALH CZLIi: PBOUD AKD ENVIOUS ENSMIES OP FKKITEHTS. 

wiikhnriwiwi luborons waye of iniquyte to gete worldly goodea, & 
(ogdi. we haue walked horde wayee, that ia to faye taken greto 

paynea vpon va to haue them contynoally in poffeffyon, 
Emr pcniicnt FoF tbis caufo euery penyteut after this lyfe fhall haue 
(iiaiicDnwnnki the thyide co?nmodyte whiche is thia, he fhall be 5 

vttcrly delyuered from thefe grete trybulacions & come 
So tint he Hmht vnto euerlaftynge tranqayllyte & reft. In fo mocho 
ftirdiUvnuM. be ought to put his truft ouely in god fayenge IhcA 

foloweth. Educes de tribulatione auimam meam. 

Lorde thou fhalte bryuge my fouls out of all tiybola- 10 

Borne htd ritj cyoTt. It 19 alfo f hewod in the gofpell bow fome had 
vu » :(»ii«ir enuy that thia prodygall chylde was fo louyngly and 
H Li elder bntiiar meTcyfuUy entTcated of hia fader. For hie eldelt 
■nd by inoni of ' btodcr the wbiche was at al tymea permanent and 
«iTj of iL abydynge in his faders houf holds toke it greuoufly, alfo 15 

by the meanes of other feruauntes had enuy at it. By 
[■iiii.tacii] thia wo may perceyue two kyndee of adaer'faryes. 
BoiM idvaruTiii One is of fuche aa thynke themfulfe to haue deferued 
imodMwve* more than other, as they the whiche be oecupyed in- 

celfftuutly in doynge good werkes and operacions with- 20 

out intcrmyffyon of ony deedly fyune, and hy that 
other iia-«~ri« prefume of theyr defeniynge. The other ia of thofe 
tntf. that wyl entyfe a man to hane enuy. And they ben 

D^ie Mug Into deuyllea the whiche many tymea brynge in to the 
vein pnin lot myndes of good folkea fuche vayne prayfes for theyr 25 
MwoHeintbe deferuynges. This tbynge we rode done in an other 
^Dunnbind parable, where ia f hewed how they that were hyred 
Into unejrmrt; ^Tj^^j^ Bon^ of the dayo to wetke in the vyneyarde re- 

ceyued as moche for theyr labonr & trauayle as they 
ihouwbDtind the wbiche bad wrou^t alt the hole daye, wberfore 30 
•thole diTgnidgod fome had enuy Ss grudged agaynft tbeyr boufholde 
eqiujwign. fader at the payment of theyr wagea, but he anone 
Kty I not do f\¥aged theyr enuy with his anfwere fayenge. An DOD 

licet michi quod volo facere. May not I do 

EnTjoritaaddar wh&t I wyll. Lyke manor the elder broder of this 31^ 

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et nvnquam mandatum tuum preteriui : et iwiw.ihir, 
nmn\uam dedifti michi hediuw vt cum amicis ^ nv lu*, 
meis epularer: fed poftquam hie filius tuus iiTw^ku 
qui deuorauit fubftantiam fuam cum mere- im^gi^'^ 
6 tricibus venit : occidifti illi vitulum faginatum. *""*" 
Fader I haae done Uie feruyce all the dayes of my lyfe 
bytberto, & at all tymee kepto thy commauadement, 
yet thou ueuer gaue vnto me fo moche good ae a kydde 
for to make mery amonge my frendes. But at iJio 

10 comynge ^ayne of thia prodygall chylde whiche hath int for the pro- 
fpent his fuhftauuce vith comyn women folowynge killed *ht«ir 
the fenfuall appetyte 'of his body, thou haft kylled a "'**»] 
fette calfe & made good chere for bis retomynge. Now '''™'' 
ye perceyue with how grete indygnacyon this elder see ihe indigm- 

15 biodei toke the forgyaenes & pyte exhybyte to his bnttier xninx 
yonger hroder by his good fiider. But this gentyll punon. 
fadei feynge the dyfdeynyngo mynde of his eldeft fone, The uiiar'i 
came vnto hym with fwete eiad fofte wordes fayenge. r.ptj. 
Fili tu femper mscam es & omnia, mea tua 

SOfunt: epulari autem et^ gaudere oportebat: 
quia frater hie tuus mortuus erat et reuixit : 
perierat & inuentus eft, Sone thou hafba ben 
with me contynually, & all that I haue is thyu, be not siiii,t«i>otwnUi; 
wrothe fot where as thy broder was in manei deed, UirbrMhurwu 

23 now is be reuyaed, he was loft and now ia founde mnrheiimiv^; 
agayne. For this caufe I ooude do no lefTe but make i ™n\i iId no i«a 
mery and be loyons. On this nmner our heuenly lader so w<ii our 
fhall anfwere onr enemyes for the loue of bis penytent tDiwnwUb ooia 
chylde, with colde and fotle wordes, wherfore it foloweth. ™ " " 

30 Et in mi/ericordia. tua difperdes inimicos meoa. 

Blyffed lorde (Aou f halte with mercy mytygate the enuy miugMing ua 
of myn enemyes, fo that they fhall bane no power enemiiL 
ayenft me. This fjfrfl kynde of enemyes fhall peryffhe tii. bch und of 
and come to nought by pioceife. But the other whiche pat±b id thwhs 

36 as we iayd is the enuyous kynde of deuyllea that dayly Mcond (diTUi), 
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266 Fe&LIC CZLIL THK devil 8 FOWSB 0EABE8 TITH DBATB. 

irho pot MfT tula & homelf be abonte to pat ia to th% myndes of good 
■haUiiadHcraTtd. folkoa tluB caluiimyoaB vyco of enuy & maljce fhall 
vtterly be deftroyed. Withaat doubte thefe mortal! 
ikivfli 111 Id ntt enemyes at all tymea laye vrayte with as many fubtyl 
peofia craftea aa they can to catche good people in to tbeyt 5 

daungers, they coueyte no thyuge more than to bane 

mB4iirii«t!iRii follies in captyayte, & fo brynge them in to eteroall 

T)w7 Hount> iki dampnocyou. They euer veze, fcooige, & crucyfye 

wi»n (ii^'w ■ foulea in this lyfe, and theyr defyte is to coutynue 

"^ijuV^wk]' without ende, whan 'alfo they perceyne a penytent 10 

ttaio*a[iin» fynner foriake his fynfuU lyfe & myghtely afcende 

vnto the trone of Tertue with contyimaunce in the lame 

ui*r itir taeii u in fpyte of them, than many tymes they ftere f uche aa 

»TT, niba wolde be good vnto the fynne of enuy lyice as the 

uitMitbnaur: feruaunt entyfed tha elder broder whan he &yd. 16 

Frater tuua veait & occidit pater tuus vitulum 

faginatuw quia faluum ilium recepit. Thy broder 

is comen home, & for loye that he is returned faue & 

■iVhderhiUi founde thj fader hath flayne a fatte calfe. With the 

ain: whiche wordes anone this elder broder was moned to 20 

Dwvtdtiitojir indyguacyon & for anger wolde not come in to the 

Anatbuuh^ hous. Sut after thia lyfe the penytent f hall be endued 

m«*inbouM«di ^^ ^^^ Other grete commodjfte, that is to faye, he 

uinmiHihiUi fhall neuer after be troubled with tbefe layd enemyes, 

tha daii«»n oc for they f hal be caft downe in to the depe dungeon of 25 

hell for euermore. Et perdes omnea qui tribulant 

animam meam. BlyfTed lorde thou fhalte vtterly 

confounde myn enemyes whiche now put my foule to 

Oar Lord wni grete tiybulaciou. Our gentyll lorde & fader fhal gyue 

D^uau^ with a good wyl all thefe fayd contmodytees vuto the 30 

ludi'iihnBir'' penytent fynner whiche hath made hymfelfe goddes 

Sfdl^^iM- feruaunt, the ferUytude of the deuyl vtterly abiecte & 

^e«^''* <^ awaye. This mooft wyfe craftee mayfter almyghty 

mutaTmiuinr fi*"^ ''*'* '"''' ^^^ mate rccognyoyon of hia owne handy 

cD^iH nil own verke, namely whan the difformitie & blottynge is dene 35 

ihtctatonrtij done awaye, that is to laye vban our fynneB wherwith 

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god, be clene expulfed by totove & penauoce, he can 'ia' >» ciwi «- 
not fe penjtent foulea to peiyffho, for why they be ii™, 
his lykenes. God create man of nought & made hym 
lyke his ymage, therfoie man ie a peculei thyi^ oitely Hun ti 'impro- 

5 impropred to god for two caufes. Fyrft foi by his i u lo hb 
power he was create of "nought. Seconde bycaufe he [•mtij 
was lyte to Ids owne ymage. But befyde thefe oui ti^^^f" '" *"* 
lorde may clayme man for his owne by a lufter tytle in mijujn 
to mocho he bought hym with fo grete a pryce, that is bsoghtbr biia 

10 to iaye, with the precyous blode of his onely b^oten 
&iae. Foi this he may call hym his owne of rygbt. 
Let the penytent fynner come to this blyffed lorde l<a tii« pnttmi 
& feye. my lord god beholde thy creature that thou JUi, in^om- 
hafte made to thyn ymage, whiche alfo thoa redemed rwni'il^i^ 

15 with (Ae piecyoua blode of thy fone, make recognycyon aJ^JJ^Mmd^ '^ 
of Ihyn owne fymylytude. Helpe to put away all that ^1"^^°* 
is not of the. I befeche the be to me us ryghtwyfo as t« u rigiitwiH u 
thou haile ben to other, focour me that am about to bHntoouiBri 
ryfe fro fynne & come vnto the. Brynge thyn owne 

20 out of the myferahle feruytude of deuyUee wherin it 

hath be put downe a longe feafon, Not bycaufe I am not ii«i«i» i ua 
thy fone, for of a trouth I am Tnworthy fo to be called, bttwiw i un Thy 
But Quonienn ego feruus tuus fum. bycaufe I am ""'" 
thy feniaunt ^ Thus is the fell of the fynner in to w* lun M*n tha 

25 myfcry made open and fhewed. Alfo hie ryfynga mionUoni 
agayne, what hie petycyon f hall be vnto the heuenly 
fader. And lalt, how many grete commodyteee he ■!» itw armmit- 
fhall optayne, whiche our blyOed lorde &der of mercy obLUn; wbidi 
giaunt Tnto ts all. Amen. *™ " 

30 T Here endeth the expofycyon of the .Tij, pfalmei. iMnua in n»i- 
Enpiynted at London in the Fletef trcte at the l^gne of orti» •bh t^' 
the foune, by Wynkyn de Worde prynter vnto the wni^*pMni*r i. 
mooft excellent piynceffe my lady the kyngea graundame. ^^ ■^'jS™"' 
In the yere of our lorde god .M.CCCCC. and .ix. the '"■*' 

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'[Woodcut. Bishop Fishei preaching. The king's 
body lying in state.] 

^ This fermon folowynge was compyled & 
fayd in the Cathedrall chyrche of faynt Poule 
' Within tht cyte of London by the ryght rene- 
, rende fader in god lohn byffhop of Rochefter, 
"^ the body beynge prefent of the mooft famoufe 6 
prynce kynge Henry the .vij. the .X. day of Maya 
the yere of our lorde god .M.CCCCC.ix. whiche 
fermon was enprynted at the fpecyall requeft of 
Me ryght excellent prynceffe Margarete moder 
Tnto the fayd noble prynce and C3ounteffe of 10 
Rychemonde and Derby. 

"[Royal Annfl.] 

ILexi &c. Foi OB moche as this hononUe 
andyeuce now is here alTembled to piofecute 
I the funeral obfeniannces & ceremonyes 
aboute this mooft noble pynce late out 15 
kynge and fouerayne, kynge Henry tha 
Tboogh I kiiw feuentiL And all be it I knowe well myne vnworthy- 
uwiothtoxi nes & Tnhabylyteea to this fo grete a mater, yet for my 
Tetformj ' moft bounden duty, and for his gracyous fauour and 
uidtbaiiiauiv'i fynguler benefitytes exhybyte vnto me in this l3^e, I 20 
hybyM ■ '^U nu, wolde DOW after his deth ryght affeotuoufly fome thynge 
■ftcwoM^'ionu- ^^y^i whetby your charytees tha rather myght haue hia 
ommiendiMiMoi. ^^^'^ MCommended. And to that purpofe I wyll en- 
tuTal^w^'of *'®*'* *^^ 'y'"' pfahns of the dirige, whiche pfalme was 
tiN wrig., wiyten of the holy kynge and prophete kynge Dauyd, 25 

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OBASAOTBB OF RBKRT VII. S69 

Ajenft almightf god & redde in the chyrche in the niituuob- 
fimeraU obfeqnyes of euery oryften perfone nhan ttiat GbriiUu. 
he dyeth. And fpeciailj it may be redde in the per- 
fone of this tuooft noble prynce, for in it is compTyfed 
6 all that is to be fayd in this mater. And in tJio fame 
ordie that the feculer oratoura baae in theyr funerall SKDivontcn 
oracyons mooft dylygently obferued whiche reftetfa in onUa» 
.i^, poyntes. Fyrft in the commendacyon of hym that i annsad iha 
• deed is. Seconde in a ftyrynge of the herera to haue t tor tba hmnn 

10 compaffyon vpon hym. And thyrde in a comfortyngo tion'onhim; 
of them agayne, Whiche .iij. be done by ordre in this ^^„, ^n u,,^ 
Hune pfahne as by the grace of our lorde it may here JSdMto'iu**'' 
after appere. Fyrft aa touchynge hia Uude and com- ["cmmmdiUoe. 
mendacyon let no man thynke that myn entent is foi to 

15 prayfe hym for any vayne tranfytory thynges of thia Notfcrmorfiiin 
lyfe, whiche by the example of hym all hyngea & win i ptito u« 
prynces may leme how ilydynge, hov flyppery, how bi>«nnp[aDUT 
fkylyng ' they be. All he it he had as mocbe of them [• a ii. imcki ' 
as was polTyUe in manei for ony kynge to haue, his ■gruiif'^^ u. 

20 poly tyque wyfedome in gouemaunce it was fyngnler, his Bn pouuc «u- 
wytte alway quycke and ledy, hia reofon pythtby and pita? nnwm, 
fuhftancyall, his memory frefllie and holdynge, his aoui^^^' 
experyence notable, his coimfeylles fortunate and taken ^^^JiJ^™"* 
by wyfe delybeiacyon, his fpeche gracyona in dyuerfe ipwdrndmuhi 

25 languages, hia perfone goodly and amyable, hie naturall KoadiTPHHn, 
compleccyon of the pureft myxtnre, his yffue fayre and ir«u mi»d «m. 
in good nombre, leagea and confyderyes ha hadde lai^ui'irith m 
With all eiyften prynces, hia mighty power was m^jhwpoww 
dredde euery where, not onely within his realme but ,>,„, '"^' 

SO without aKo, his people were to hym in as humble fub- Hi«actk>ii orni* 
geccyon aa euer they were to kynge, his londe many a boma, pmpiritjr 
day in peas and tranqnyllyte, his prot^ieryte in batayle 
ayenf t hia enemyes was meruaylous, his delynge in fjme i>i" de^inn in 
of perylles and daungers was colde and fobre with grete ubn i^tb gnu 

35 hardyneffe. If ony tt^oB were confpyred ayenft hym t™m™ n^ 
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270 HEN, VII, aOHAM VITAS CLAVSVLiU IJIPOim. 

wondffftiii7, hi! compaiable, hia buyldynges moofte g(Kidly and thw the 
oiitipinbii, hit neweft caft all of pleafuie. But what is all this nov 
goodly.** "" as vnto hym, all be but Fumus & vmbra. A fmoke 
udlihlia™ * tl"''' ftjone TBnyffheth, and a fhadowe foone paSynge 
uI'iSI'il'"*'" awaye. Shall I prayfe hym Uian for theym. Kay for- 5 
TiitgnMiriH fothe. The greto wyfe man Solon whan that the kynge ■ . 
woaid nni ■am Crefus hadde f hewed vnto hym all Ms gloryous Hate and 
hLnHd ror all ui coadycyou that he was in as toucbynge the tbyngee 
" abouc reherfed he wolde not afferme that he was bleffyd 

taiiiM: Th..nd for all that but fayd. Expectaadus eft finis. The 10 

ende is to be abydei* & loked vpon, wherein he &yd full 

tronth, all be it peranenture not as he entended, but 
intiuaDdittti veryly a trouth it is, in the ende is all togyder, a good 
gndmu'cnncin- cude and a giacyoos conclufyon of the lyf maketh all, 
nuksUi aiL and therfore Senec in hie epyftlea fayth. Bonam vite 15 

***'[»'*'ii']'' 'claufulaw impone. In ony wyfe make a good 

conclufyon of thy lyfe, whiohe thinge I may conferma 
ThitartimoDTor by holy letteis. In the piophete Ezechiel it is wry ten 

& tpdkeai by the mouth of god in this maner. iufticia 
ifUBiiRhiwta. jufti non liberabit earn in qaacunque die pec- 20 
nnwtorittg- cauerit & impietas impij noa nocebit ei in qua- 

oulTUldUlul "^ .. / ■ 1 ■ r 

eDmmttoMdMdtr ciinquB die conuenus fuent ab impietate fua. 
hi! rtBMwtw That is to fiiy, yf the ryghtwyfe man haue lyued neuer 
ihnUnMdtinid foo vertuouOy, & in the ende of his lyf commytte one 
ikui deedly fynne & fo departe, all hia ryght*yfe delyngo 25 

before fhal not defends hym from euerlaftynge damp- 
it ib* iinAii mu nacyon, & in contrary wyfe, yf the fynfull man haue 
iie> [Mud taOsd, lyued neuer foo wretchedly in tymes pafte, yet in the 

ende of his lyfe yf he lotoume from his wyckednes 
■11 hii wiektamm Tuto god, all his wyckednes before f ball not let hym 30 
ntbtartt. to be faued. Let noo fynner prefume of this to doo 
pnnnHorihuto amyffe or to contynue the lengec in hia fynne, for 
fornfiDeh »»' of fuche piefumers fcante one amonges a thonlande 
taT^oiumd"* oometh vnto this grace but the deth taketh them 
MmMb to tiiii ^^ jjjgy beware. Let noo man alf o murmure ayenft 35 
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myghty god, & ajenft fuche murmoies is fuffjcyently tmttam'BtatA't 
aufwered in the fame place, for what f holde become of 
ony of T8 ne were not this giete mercy. Quis poteft 
dicere mundiuw eft cor meum innocens ego fum "iwo-jMr! 
6 a peccato. Who may faye (fftyth ecclefiafticus) myn 
' '' herte is clene, I am innocent & gyltles of fynne. As 
vho {ayth, noo mui may fpeke thie worde. Whan 
than all men haue in theyr lyfe trel^ffed ayenft al- Aimiihmini- 
myghty god, I may well faye that be is gracyous that mu i^ uwt ua n 

1 maketh a bleflyd ende. And to that purpofe laynt lobn miiMti t ttrmaa 
in the appocalyps fayth. Beati mortui qui in domino " ' 
moriuntur. Bleifyd are tho whiche haue made ver- Tin TirtD«u tnd 
toonB 'ende and conclufyon of theyr lyfe in onr lorde, ['Aui.iiMk] 
whiche verily I fuppofe this mooft noble prynce hath 

15 done, the profe wheiof fhall ftande in foure poyntea. 

The fyrft is a true tonmynge of his foule from this i ■ i"* tnmiim 
wretched woilde vnto the loue of almighty god. UMvoriduood; 
Seconde is a faft hope & confydence tJiat he had in nnioonUniet 
prayer. Tbyrde a ftodfaft byleue of god and of tko *hi>Mitriiiaod 

20 iacramentes of the cbyrche. Fourth in a dylygent af k- ^u-. "^^ 
ynge of mercy in (Ae tyme of mercy, whiche .iiij. It'nnt^ "* 
poyntes by ordre be expreffed in the fyrft parte of this 
pi^lme. As to the fyrft at the begynnynge of lent laft i *t a« i>*gi>i- 
paffed he oalled vnto hym his confeffonr a man of fyn- bi iati«i u iiim 

25 guler wyfdome, lemynge and vertae, by whofe afTured (w\a toui nu] 
inftruccyon I l^ke this that I fhall faye. This noble 
prvnce after hia confelTyon made with all dylygence & »d siw omft* 

" . iton promlwd 

great repentaUTice, he promyfed thre thynges, that is to 

faye, a true reformacvon of al them that were offycers & i to refcmn hii 

■^ ' ' olllMfi. that 

30 raynyftiea of his lawes to the entent that luftyce from jo.u»niighib. 
hens forwarde truly and indyfferently myght be executed taajs 
in all caufea. An other that the promocyons of the itoaiipowdiim* 
ehyrche that were of his dyfpofycyon f holde from hens Tinaoat ud w«q 
forth be dyfpofed to able men fuche as were vertuoua & 

35 well lemed. Thyrde that as touchynge the daui^rs and i to w^Mt 
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272 HBN, VII. Hia LOVE OP GOD AND TRtJBT IN PRATEIL 

ho wolde grauute a pardon generally vnto all Ms people, 
iiw«Uiaiigiht whiche .iy. thyngea ho let not openly to fpeke to 

dyuerfe as dyd reforte vnto hym. And many a tyme 
HyhuEUuiifaod vnto hisfecretefeTuau»t«BhelaydfAat yf it pleafedgod 
Ufa hg would bt ■ to fende hyin lyfo they f holdo fe hym a newe chaunged 6 

miuL Forthermore '^ith all humhlenes he tecognyfed 
B«n«Bbtrii« the fyngulerand many benefeytea that he had reeeyued 
npcniid thu hi of almyghty god, & with groto repentaunce & meruayl- 
proniiwi Hit ous forowe accufed hyrafelfe of hia vnkyndnes towaides 
ubHd uMB^ hym, fpecyally that be no more feruently had procoied 10 

the faonoore of god, and that he had no more dylygently 
[•At»l perfommed the 'wyll & pleafuie of hym, wherin he 

promyfed by the grace of god an alfured amendement 
Who will nppoH Who may fnppofe but that this man had veryly fet hia 

Hut Ihli nun bad J ff 1 J 

KM H( bit lov* herte & loue vpon god, or who may thynke that in his 1 5 

perfone may not be fayd Dilexi. That is to faye, I 
D»Tki, who wiou haue fet my lone on my lorde god. Eyngo Dauid that 
tbongbuinra- wrote this pfalme, all be it he had l^n an auoutrer & 
vu flhiiigid br murdrer alfo, yet with one ,worde fpekynge hia herto 
wttv«;»<. was chaunged fayenge. Feccaui. This kynge &yd & 20 
H«nr»nhu«d confelTed it many tymes with grote fotowe and grete 
with »mwi lepentauRce, promifynge fully a true amendement of all 
whmfoninMi his lyf, wherforo in hia perfone it may alfo be fayd 
bt un DUtxi, Dilexi. That is to faye, I haue turned myn herte & loue 
Hc^ thu ht bid ynto god. The caufe of this loue was the fiift hope that 25 
he alway had before in prayer, It is not vnknowen 
the ftudyous & defyiouB mynde that he had vnto prayer. 
■hMhiiinciind TYhiche ho procured of relygyons & feculers chyrche 
Hniiin ihrongii- thrughout his tealme. In all tha chirches of englonde 
in <v«i7 chnnsb dayly his collecte was fayd for hym. Befydea that 30 
dill; uid, dinn dyuerfe yeree about lent he fente money to be dyf- 
h* paid for 10,0011 tiyhuted for .x.lf. mafTes peculeer to be l^yd for hym. 
fm ifl'^wHTTir. '^^^^ ^■^ ''™* i^ ^ realme noo vertuous man that he 
toMni^^™«^ might bo credyblo enfourmed of, but he gaue hym a 
w!«oi"™^^ contynuall lemembraunce yerely to praye for hym, fome 35 
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HEITBTH SETEBINOS FOB TEX BACBAJIEHTS. 273 

Tnto the pryfoners, & the other poore & nedy, for the Uidouto 
wbiche it may be thought vndoatedly that he had grete uh poor, 
hope and confydeuce in prayer, whiche prayer and con- niipnmMieiHi- 
fydence tbeiin, no doubte of was canfe of the very tonm- »bich nrnaiir^* 
B yngeofhiBfoHletothefftfteloueofgod. AndfotUiathe ™iifSld.*** 
layth. Dilexi quoniafft exaudiet dominus. I lone 1 1«. i«hm i 

bycaofe I had an hope that my lorde fholde gracyoufly iZS^ ^ 
iiere me, but what fhall he here. Vocem depreca- JJlj^*^iuS 
tionis mee. The voyce of a prayer maketh it more ™" 

10 andyble. A fofte 'braft may not be herde ferre of, hia C Ai*,i»*j 
piayer theifore was holpen with all theyra that piayed 
with hym & for hym, & theyr prayer was as the voyce of 
hym whiche was foo grete that it mufte nedes be herde. 
Impoffibile eft miiltoraM prices no» exaudiri 

15 fiiyth fayut Anftyn, that is to laye, the prayer of many st Aucjii uiui : 
can not be but herde. One of the kyngee of luda «— j cunot bat 
whofe name was Menafles after many grete abhomyna- 
cyons & outrages ayenf t almyghty god as it appereth in 
the fonrth hoke of the kynges, & in the feconde of 

20 paralipomenOB, he prayed vuto hym for metcy with tme tba vnjt c< 
repentannoe, & mercy was gynen vnto hym. If this foo bMrd um nuns; 
grete a fynner for hia owne prayer were heide of god. uu!i> gnu 
How may we doubte, bnt where fo grete a nombre pray- he ua nn 
eth for one as dyd for our hite kyuge & foueiayne but that SSTiSrS. 

2S all that nombre fhall be herde. Q/toniam. exaudiet SrflS'i^ld 
Aominua vooem depr^ationis mee. Thecaufeof »«™»^"»«i 
this hope was the true byleue ^(ot he had in god, in hia <riwtraM*diB 
chiiche & in the laoramentea thero^ whiche he receyned ■gwimiM of 
all viih meroaylonfl deuocion, namely is the faciament 'uut'udnf 

30 of peuannce, the laciament of the ant^r, & the faciament 

of anelynge. The lacrament of peuannce with a mer* in miTiiic Uh 
naylons compafTyon & flowe of teres, thai at fome tymo pgouwiH mpt 
he wepte & fobbed by the fpace of thre qoarters of an mnr: 
home, the iaciament of the ant«r ha leceyued at myd- >tmT<nut*Dd 

85 lent, & agayne vpoa eefter day with fo grete reoerenca 
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371 THl LABT BADRAHINn. 

iMt«*i«ui tyittmiK in to the dofet vhere the fociament was he 

la tkt piH toke of his bonet & kneled dowue vpon hia knees & fo 

tbi — ~~— ' ot crept forth deuoatlj tyl he came vrito the place felfe 

tm du* b^tea vbeK hs receyoed the lacT&ment. Two dayes uexta be- 

t« M^^"^ ''^'® '"' departynge • he was of that feblenes (Ant hn myght 5 

™^" *• . not receyue it agayB. yet neaertheles he defyted to fe the 

uksd tartbm^ monftiaant wherin it waa oonteyned, the good fader his 

whm hLi Dcniw- confeflbni in goodly maner as waa canTtenyent brought it 

[* At] Tnto him, he with fucbe a 'leuereoce, w»tft fo many 

othtt bntt Hi knockynges & betynges of his breft, with fo quycke & 10 

onu, ud uwd, lyfely a coontenannce, wt'tA fo defyrooa an herte made his 

wiun oar Lord-i humble oboyfaunce thernnto, & wttA foo grete humble- 

tMintditatUu nes & deuocyon hylTed not the felfe place where tk» 

lunoni-'iou^ bleffyd body of our lorde was oont«yned, but the lowed 

m^ht^^iy parte the foto of the monAiatmt, that all that ftode 19 

frem'^!™ aboute hym fcarfly myght donteyne ^em from teres A 

rortbtHmumt wepynge. Iha taciament of anelruge whan he wel 

of ■ UtvJjl^* , A" V tr o 

peroeyaed that he b^an vtterly to &yle, he deTyroufly 

afked therfore, and hertely prayed that it m^ht be 

admynyftied vnto hym, wheiin he made redy & 20 

iH oOmi mrr offroA euery parte of his body by ordfe, & as he myght 

uid utmnd !■ for weykenes turned himf olfs at eoeiy tyme Ss onfweted 

On ihadv oThta in tka fuffrages tharot That fame day of his depait- 

nuHsfuu yiige he herde maile of the gloryoia viigyn the model 

^^^ of cryfle to whoma alwaye in his lyfo he had a l^ga- 2S 

ThecntdiiiH IsT is fpecyal denocyon. The ymage of the cracyfyxe 

ntmac*, oftm many a tyme that daye Ml denontly he dyd beholde 

bvUna tab bnuL with gnto reueTenco, lyftynge vp his heed as he myght, 

holdynge vp his handea before it, & often embrafynge 

it in his aimes & with grete deaocion kyfTynge it, & 30 

betynge ofte his breft, Who may thynke that in this 

manei* was not per^rte fayth, who may fuppofe that by 

whD*iud«tat this maxLer of delynge he faythftiUy beleaed not thai 

thu Iw belltitd , »...> 1 SI 

thu Ood'i (or the eere of almighty god was open vnto hym & ledy to 
*** "'" here hym orye for mercy, and aiTyftent vnto Uiefe lame 35 

' dopart^he. * Qu. mui ther f 



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HmniT'a detotion nr bis last lent. 27& 

lacramenteB whiche 1ib foo deaoutly Teceyued, & ther- 
foie in liis perfone it may be iayd. Quia ItlcliDauit 
aurem fuam michi. For the fourth poynt whiohe 
was a dyljgent afkynge of mercy iu the tyme of mercy. 

S Itfoloweth. Et in diebos meis inuocavi. That is 

to faje, and in my dayea I hane called for mercy, in nv lib tailed 
Whiche were his dayes. Veryly all the tyme of his °'"^' " 
lyfe. As longe as a maa lyueth in this mortall lyfe and 
tmly calleth vpon almyghty god for mercy, 'he may [• AT.buk] 

10 truft alTuredly to haue it So it appereth by j^ynt 
lohonin theappocalypelayenge. Ecce dedi iUi tem- 
pus vt penitentiam ageret. I haue gyuen hym 
tyme to repeute hym, and all this tyme almyghty god Ood !• iinr* 
mercyfully abydeth the letoumo of the fynner to the 

15 entent he may haae mercy vpon hym, as it is wryteu in 
the ptophete Efaye. Expectat vo8 deiis vt mifere- 
atuTVeftri. There is no parte of his lyfe but a fyn- 
uer yf he truly call foT mercy he may haae it, wytneff- 
yage the prophets Eiechiel. Impietas impij non 

20 nocebit ei in quaciwqae die conuertw fuerit ab 

impietate fua. In what daye foeuer the fynner w)Hnanrtii* 
tonmeth hym from his fynne, his fynne f hall not noye t,aa his iin, 
hym, moche rather than yf he do it many dayes and -BgjTa'um- 
fpecyally thofe dayes that be to almyghty god mooft "d'k'i^^cu^ 
2S acceptable as be the dayes of lent, of whome the chyrche JJlJ^^^I^Ii^ 
redeth. Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile ecce nunc ^^^^ *" 
dies falutis. This is the tyme acceptable, thefe be IS°^S,;,hoi, 
the dayes of helth and mercy, than for all penytentes i*""* naimh 

^ ' ' ■' pnjic Bir lU 

the hole chyrche maketh fpecyaU prayer, wherfore it is pmii"""! 

SO Teryly to be tmlted that fo tme a tnmynge to the loue i*"' newr 

of god, def^yfynge this woilde, fo faft an hope in prayer, dnpidng tb* 

fo fenoe a bylene in the facramentes of the chyrche, & pnrtT.iieUcmiit 

fo deuoute a refieyuynge of them, fo many holdynge vp nfUng up bb 

of his handes, fo many lyftynge vp of his^yen, fo many ""' 

35 betyngas and knockynges of his breft, fo many fyghes, ti«unitM>iir«Ht. 

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276 xnrs mnBy's bodilt scmBaos. 

wUhtiwMpof gracyons tyme, by all the hole lente, villi the helpe of 
pn^ b, hfaa, the hole chyiche than prayenge for hym, conde not be 
bainnin. "* lo Tayno, fot the whiche as I feyd before, he thne 

departynge made (I doabte not) a gracyona ende and 

conclofyon of his lyf vhiche was the tjttt parte i 

promyfed. 

feconde parte of this pfilbne I fayd fholde ftyie 
h&ne compalTyon & pyte vpon Uiis mooft 
ihk Dobto Ubs ; noble kynge, and that for a lamentable & pyteona com- 

playnt folowynge -whiche refteth in feme poyntes. 10 
1 far Dm Hmn Fyrfte toQchynge the forowes of deth in hia body, 
bndfi Seconde toachynge the diedee of hia logement in hie 

jiK^mMi fonle. Tbyrde toachyi^;e the miferyes of tbia worlde 
nbiriHi full of labonr and grenannce. Foorth toachynge hia 

ftd^to o^br forowfull crye to god for helpe and focooi. As to the 15 
imitBrnmo/ fyrftiti8&yd.Circu»idedera«tmedolore8morti8. 
^^ri^i^iH. ^* forowea of detb batii ennyronned me. Whan we 
mSi'Il"' ^^^™ * lamentable complaynt of ony perfone that ia in 
nibiw, uuniKb foTOwe or henyneffe, yf there be in oar hertea ony 

■inip:* ud of low J r J 

iignt, wui nHiT* gentylnee or pyte it wyll moae tb to cmnpafTyon though 20 
bda nthv ihit he Were ryght fymple & of poora and lowe degre, mocbe 
rather yf it were fome noble man whiche of late hod 
nM otao ihaaid ben in Krete profperyte, bat mooft of all our lord & 

KpbRaoiirliauta i ^ » • 

wkwootin*- foaerayne, that fhold peife our bertea wt'tA forowe to 

here hym lamentably complayne of ony of hia forowfoll 25 
grenanTicea, & what can be more forowfnl & more payn* 
Dam, Hn fill than be the paynea & forowea of deth. MorS 

tiiingiDurt Ofnnhini terribililfima. Sayth Aryftotle. And why 
*'*'■ ia deth fo ferefoll, bnt for the greuooe paynea that are 

Thaniibitnu ia it there is fo siele an amyte brtwene the foule & 30 

bodraadKHl 

■Ddi ID imitr, tha body, & fo farely a loyned knotte & bonde, that 

•ncaodiMif iHit dylTeuerauncB of them ia to paynfull, whiche thynge 

>• nw In OBT appeied well in our laayoiir cryil Ihefu. Where here ' 

• •W' j|imjigiiitiyj(g^ the hy^^efle' of hia deth complayned 

hym vnto his apoftlea, fayenge. Tliftis eft anima mea 36 
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AOOITT OF HIS BOHL. 277 

yi(\ue ad mortem. And after for the very diede of 
tho paynes waa in fo grete agoay of body & foule that 
he fwete water & blode for tlie onely lemembiannce, 
he than that is wrapped in dede in tho very forowes & 
6 paynes of deth, he feleth moche greuannce, fpecyolly yf 
his body be 'delycate,<& heof tendei& fenfyble natare [• Ay),tai*} 
as was this noble kynge. Let va therfore tender his bodr ddtau, 
complayut, fayenge in this maner. CircUffidederUMt udHniibia 
me doloreS mortig. That is to fay, the bytter "'™' 

10 fotowes of deth haue ennyroned me on enery parte, not 
onely one toTOwe.bnt many forowea. Dolores and many s 
forowes of deth vhiche is mooft paynfuU. DoloTes • 
mortis not toached hym or pynched h3rm, but on b 
eneiy parte hath aflayled & opprelFed hym. CircuM- ^"'"^ 

1 5 dederu«t me. And that no f horte whyle but by longe . 

contynoauncB by the fpace of .zxr^. houres togyder,fo ft>r[b*ip«««m 
longe I vnderftonde he laye contynnally abidynge the ■bidini u» 
f haipe afikntes of deth, and tbetfore he faytb pyteooily of jtMh."" 
compkynynge. Circumdederust me dolores mor- 

20 tis. Secondly a> toochinge hia foole, in what agony n icgnjorhii 
fuppofe ye that was, not for the drede of deth onely, aod-ijiid««ini; 
bat for the diede of the Ingement of almyghty god, 
for all be it he my^t bane gnte coni^dence, I7 tiie d 



reafon of hia tme conueriyon vnto God, and by the uiddaTaiit»Hti- 
26 faciamentes of cryftea chyrche whiche he with foil grete uuiii. ""^ 
deuocyon had receyned before, yet was sot he withoat 
a diede. Nemo nouit an lit odio an amore dignus. »» ><>" i<bii« 
There is no man be he neuer fo perfyte onelea he bane knmn nruTniy 
it by renelacyon that knoweth certaynly wheder he be ai rtwi ofpu* 
30 in the ftate of grace or no, for of an otiier maner be the ""^ 
lugementee of god than of men. And the holy abbot na bair imhk 
Holy fayd lyie wyfe. Thro tbingea Jkyd he there be 
that I moche drede, one is what tyme my fonle fhall 1 uubooiot 
departe oat of my body, another is whan I fliall be 1 uu ippaiinK 
36 ptefented before my Ii^e, the thyide is what fentence t ih* uui •«■ 
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iTkiirfeAin, halj &dea whiclie had forbken this woride & had 
Oh mtu, wmbi iToed fo veitQoiiflj were in this fete, no menuyle tiioogh 
[•atu] ^^ gi^t« 'man whiche had fo moche worldly befynea 
^M^I^teUj * dayly occupyed in the canfes therof, noo mernayle 
JJ^J^^,^. thongh he toto in greto feie, Sr therof he complayn- 5 
™^'"* eth byeoge. Et pericula* infemi inueDemnt me. 
n> pini* or hdi. That ia to fay e, & the perylles of hell dyd fynde ma 
Mr ..■ 1 I Who that wyl not make his remembraonce &mnler with 
th^iiiein, them before, & often fet them before fAe eye of hia 
woiiittiwiiauiif foolo, they fhall at tha houre of deth in more terryble 10 
aiwioiiM maner offi« theymfelfe vnto hla mynde, eaen aa ye fe 
u • iMod aotgm, thefe wood doggea thefe grete maltyuea that be tyed in 
vtfnuTur*' chaynes, vnto Ibche as idlen vjtjia theym tfaey be 
b™, uiT*!^ more gentyll & eafy, but to the ftnnngen whiche haue 
■^ut^nnim. """^ acqueyntannce of tlieym they ragyoufly & fary- 16 

onfly gape and lyfe ayenlt them as they wolde deuoore 

them. Et pericula -iDferni inueDeruAt me. 
mwortiir Thytdely tonchynge thefe worldly pleafuies wherin 
kinc HwT tin men fet greto parte of theyr comforte botbe in body & 
""^ foule, he had than full lytell comforte or pleafnra in 20 

them bat rather dyfvomforte & forowe, al hia goodly 
uiboiuM, houfes fo rychely dekte & appareyled, his walles & 

piHHir, fwiijni galaryes of grete pleafm«, his gardyns large & wyde with 
earjvMij knottes curyoufly wrought, hia orcheyardes fet witA 

T^^SS^I^,^- vines & trees mooft dilicate, hia meniaylouB rychelTe & 25 
^Mi^i^a treafour, his metes & diynkes were they neuer fo 
nd drtnki. dilycately prepared might not than heipe hym, but 

Liwf b>ran hk rather were payuf ull to hym, f o moche tTuA longe before 
wu H lodhHiu hie deth his mete was U> hym fo lothfome (were it 
mJJui Mow* nener fo dilycately prepayred) that many a tyme he 30 
SStoSiurfT'" %<!. bit onely to Mowe coimfeyle he wold not for all 
wocu luijM t' jjjjj, world receyue it, wheiin he well peiceyoed tlte 

myferyes of this wretched woride. Than lo he had 
Eta u BoknuB BXperiem» of that, t?tal longe tyme before the grete & 
n niMf. wyfe Salamon reported in his boke eccleliaftee. Cum- 35 
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HIS LAST FUATERB. 279 

que me cosuertiflem ad vniuerfa op^m qu« fece- 
raflt maniw meeet ad laborea in qutbna fruftra 
* fudauenun vidi in omnibus vanitatem et afBic- [* a th, bMt] 

tionem animi. That is to bye whan I had toniued 
6 my ramembraunce to all that I had ordeyned, & to the 
labonie wherin I fwette in Tayne I founde in them My iMbmn 
all bat vanyte & tormentry of foule. This con- khil 
olalyon our late kynes and foaerajDe full truly than KtiuHnrriiid 

. , foil UtUt plMUBK 

had lemed as the vayne troDhlea and labours whiche intMnrmu, 

10 many take for this 'wretched worlds, wherin as I £ayd fall 
lytell pleafaie than he had but moche difpleaAue and 
forowe, wherfore it foloweth in hia complsynt. Tlibula- 
tionetn & dolorem inueni. The fourth pereell of itS(«mim 
hia Gomplaynt is a lamentable ciye Ynto almygbty god ''' 

IS for helps and foconre, for whan he fitwe playnly that •Mine tn* 
noo wheie elles was ony focoure or comforts, the cmell 4«* nd ^Tpt,' 
aflantea of deth was fyera and f haips ayenft him, the 
danngerona peiyllea whether he fholde become waa hinutainiiH 
importiiDely greuooa, all thia worlde and worldly plea- uin, ifai> vwid 

20 fuies were to hym vnfwete & full dyfpleafannt, therfoie 
with al hia myght & power he cryed vpon the name of 
our lord, for the whiche name ia promyfed by faynt 
Ponle. Omnia quicusqu? inuocatierit nomen 
domini JaIuus erit. ThatiswhofoeneicallTponthe 

25 name of our loide fae fhall be lafe, he therfore full hi «im itiidi- 
befyly, fiill ftadyouily, full emefUy called vpon that umiiKJaB. 
bleflyd name for focoui & helpe, and fo it foloweth in 
the pialme. Et nomen Aomini inuocaui. Omy o-uwjdnHn/ 
blelTyd Ihefn, o my mooft mercyfull Ihefu, o my lorde 

30 & cnatour Ihafo. O domine libera anmam meafft. 

O my lords delyuer my fouls, delyner my foole from d^Tir mr kmI 

the myferyea of thia worlde, delyaei vy foule from thefe 

deedly paynes, delyner my fonle from thia corraptyble 

body, delyner my foule from the bondes of fynne, froniiBifraa 

85 delyner my foule from my mortall enemyea, delynei [• * nm 
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280 WBEP FOB THB DXAD. 

Aii.iivtoidiuid domine libera asiiraam meam. A my lordea 

piitnu cotnpiiiiit & mayAers let this pyteoua and lamentable complaynt 

■Bto^nDnMi. of hym that of late was yooi kyuge and fouerayne, 

let it entre and fynte into your breflea. Scrypture 

there vnto dooth moue yon fayenge this wyfe. i"ili in 5 

Vfttma* mortuum produc lachrimas et quail dira patTus 

incipe plorare. And in an other place thus. Supra 

mortuuw plora, defecit enm lux eius. Example 

herof we luiue of the gentyles. The cniell wanyonr 
u Hunitai Hanyhall he pyteed the deth of his enemyea Paolna 10 
xmiuu, Till. Eimliua,' Tiberias Giaccus, Maicafi Marcellus, whaa 
Kuc^ui ' he &WQ theyr bodyee lye deed before hym. And in 
u D**id Hpt holy letters alfo kynge Dauyd, whan it was tolde vnto 
a ()i*''riHt)> Df hym the deth of hie eDemyes, at dynerfe tymea he wepl« 
^bHT. lyght pyteoufly as at the deth of Sanl, Abfolon and IS 

It tiHT. •>> imt Abnei. If they fo grete & noble men foo mocbe pyteed 
dattaotiMr the deth of theyr mortall enemyea. We fholde moche 
muihiiKir* lather tender and pyte the deth of our own kynge & 

tbadHibotiHi fouerayne. But wherto reherfe I them, whan he that 
**° '■ was the lords of alt this worlde our fauyonr cryfte 20 

jHB^iiKLotdot Ihefii wepte at the monument of Idzams whan he had 
wipt ar ben bnryed the fpaca of foure dayes, gyuynge vnto vs 

til* King'or Mnfi all therby example of pyt«. If he that was the kyt^ 
Z^td, of all kynges wept« for the deth of hie fubgecte foo 

howmnohinan longe after his huiyall, what fholde we that be fub- S5 
mdh, wboH lud; gectes do for the deth of oni kynge & fouerayne ban- 
■mgngiu. yngo yet the pt«fence of bis body vnburyed amongea 

Ts, forfothe it fholde moue vs to haue pyte & compaf- 
'XkyiiKi Henry, fyon the rather ypon hym. A kynge Henry k^ge 
ihnwmon'ijai Henry yf thon were on lyue ogayne, many One that IS here 30 
^^^"^ prefent now wolde pretende a fall grete pyte & tender- 
pwi p^."" 1^0^^ Tjion the. It is remembied in the boke of the 
[• A. tul buk] kynges how a feruaunt of kynge Dauid whofe na'me 
HTTMiitEUiir, was £thay whan his lorde & fouerayne was in 
In mollis trouble he wolde not forfake him, but anfwered hym S5 

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BAT FOB HIS A PATHS mSTXR. 281 

plajmly in thia maner &yiige. In quocuflqwe loco dMdmd tint b* 
fuerudtMnme mi lex fiue in moite fiae in vita, -iuhinmiuk 
ibi erit feruuS tUU8. That b to % in what place 
Jbeuer thou fhalte 1» mj lorde my bynge, in the {ame 

a place f hall thy femaimt he. A fqayer &lfo of kynge soTi i^in, 
Saul whan he lawe Ms lorde & maylter deed, his < 
foTOwe was fo gieta that hs flewe hymlelfe incontynent. 
Alaa wh»« is the true pyte & Tery compafiyon become whatiiibttnt 
that fhold be in the hertes of men. Thefe two perfones mmOt uim wo 

10 hadfogrete rathe and compaflyonoftheyimayTbera that muunp 
they nfufed sot to foSre iha deth with them. How 
harde are oui hertea, how ftony, how flynty. If we Ho* metj m 
relent not with pjle & compaffyon, herynge fo lament- rdmi hm oo 
able a complaynt of our late fouerayne, and herynge him laimig^pito- 

ISfopyteonilycryefayenge. domme libera animam ™*°^' 
mefiffl. my lorde delyaer my foule. Let va helpe Loaatiait 
bym at the left with oar prayen hefechynge almyghty onrinjmi 
god for his Infynyte mercy to delyner his fonle and to 
paidon it. And or we procede ony feider of onr —fixt'onn 

SO pfalme let tb here deaontly and afiectnally faye for Ms hrdv ' «• ttar- 
foule and all cryften fonles eueiy of tb one paternofler. m ■ajma- 

The thyrde parte of Uiis pfalme entreateth of com- pm lu of ttu 
forte, whiche is conteyned in .iiy, poyntes. ryrft S^tortT"*"' 
ihcA almyghty god is mercy^ill, feconde thai he hath nT^^^;, 

25 taken hym into his cuftody, thyide thtA he hath de- ^1^,;;^;^ 
lynered hym from al enylles, fourth thai hens forwarde JX?(iiuT«i»d 
he fhall contynne in the gracious fanoure of almyghty Jj!^'"" '" 
god. For the fyrft it foloweth. Mifericors Aommus i?|!iT'" "T^ 
& iuftus et dew nofter miferettcr. That is to J[^*""*° 

30 faye. The lorde is mercyfull and rj^htwyfe and onr god t Tin i-ord i> 
wyll haue pyte. who is this loide that is mercyfuU & ncbiwiH, 
lyghtwyfe, who hut our iauyour cryft Ibefu whiche imumiirhe 
of 'his in^yte mercy came into this worlde to dye [• a ij 

for fynneis. Chriftus iefus venit in hunc mun- wnnn toamm 
35 duM faluos facere pffccatores. Why than iayth 
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282 CHRIBT OUB asvooaib witb the mther. 

Hh ligiitiHnDni fholde make ayenft the fynner than for hym. Ifay 

ihtniirur, forfothe, the piophete and kynge Daiiyd hrought in 

this woide for hymfelfe & not ayenll hym. Twowayes^ 

1 b«n«ortbg it maketh for tlie fyimer, one by reafon of promyfe 

■vicrwiun ta made thragh out all fcrypture vnto the peuytent that 6 

u tn* puRuti wyll vtterly forf ake his fynne. Oar lorde that ia mooft 

lufte of his promyfe wyll pardon the fynner foo repent- 

ynge hymfelfe and foo truly letoumynge, whiche thynge 

faynt lohan playnly wytnelTeth in his fyrft epyftle. 

Si coffifiteamuT p^ccata nq/ifra fidelis & iuftus 10 

eft vt remittat nobis peccata uo/ha et emundet 

um'kiHwigg.- no3 ab omffli iniquitate. That is to feyo. If we 

■• Jut ta brgir* wyll knowlege our fynnes t?ie lorde is foythfiill & Infte 

in bia promyfe to forgyae all our fynnea & make tb 

clene &om all vyckednes, this ia one waya An other 15 

I onSnionTia wsyo alfo it may make & that ia this. Otu fauyoui 

!• gniitiM. Ihe/u is lultus, for he is innocent and gyltles, & ther- 

k noMat Toata ^^^^ he IB a conuenyent meane, a f^ycyent vocate for va 

ESy^^fliJ^ before the face of hia fader accoidynge to the fTordea of 

the lame laynt lohon. Si qaiB peccauerit aduocatllfft 20 

habenuM ap«d patre»z iefum christum iullu»t, 

& ipfeeft propiciatio pro peccatis.nofl prono/'/ria 

ifurofnibHi tantum fed & tociua muMdi. That ia to Ikye. If 

iats^i, fot IT* ony of TS haue fynned, let ye not difpayre, for we bane 

jott uuiwiita«il* an oduocate for ts before god, oar fauyour whiche is 29 

h<!>m^*i;>r^ I^i^ ^ without fynne, & be f hall be a meane for our 

uu wBrtdi >iu. fynnea, not for ours all onely, but for all iha woridaa, 

Wbo may be thought a more conuenyent Tocate for 

Hi bMh piOd fcr fynneia than he that ueaer dyd fynne, than he thai 

C* Bi.twik] fuffycyently hath payed for ik» raunfome of fynne 'his SO 
^^^d^'uood, owne mooft precyona Mode & paynfull & bytter deth, 
■Lftd piHdi haKin than he that ia the fone of almyghty god and that before 

Hliom FiUurj - t. ■■ 

hi" owne fader. But perauentuie his fader is haide 
and ftraunge and wyll not be moued. Kay forfothe, 

who i> mioHif for rather the contraiy, he ia full pyteooa & iuU redy 3S 

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to lune mere;. And therfoie it folowetb. Et deus 
nofter miferetur. And our god wyll haae pyte & 
mercy. For the vtuche bynt Anftyn foyth in his st luun HTtii t 
■bokedepenae?rfia.QueciiaqKeneceffita8pe(x:atorem ata^™"" 
6 ad penitenciaai cogit Jieque quawtitas chiiminia, a^*'^^i°' 
nee breuitas temporis, iiec enormitaa fceleris, '"•'"**^ 
nee hore extremitas, fi pura faerit voluntatis 
mutatio excludit a venia That is to %e, -what 

noceffyt« foenet compell the fynner to lepentaunce, 

10 neyther the gietnes of bis fynse, noi yet the fhortnefle 
of tyme, nor the enormyte of his trefpaffe, ne yet the 
Tttermoft houre of hia lyfe fhall exclude hym from 
patdoQ, yf fo be that his wyll be clerely chaunged & ifuiirinoir'i 
tonjined to god. This is than one grete comforte that ood, a dnit 

16 our late kynge and fouerayne may haue, aad all tho ma kiix ud bb 
that here hym true fayth and feruyce. The feconde ii'tL'w^^ 
comforte that he waa taken in to the cuflodye of our i^,'°o^iSy. 
lorde folowetb in the nexte yerfe. Cuilodiens par- 
uulos dominus. Lmniliatfts fmn et liberauit me. 

20 Who that is in tbialdome of f jnne is in fall f brewed sia'i omii ii in 
cuftody, and yf he wolde he at lyherte he mnft do as cutodf i twni^ 
thefe pryfoneie doo that fomtyme mdennyne the wallee < 
and crepe vnder them out at a f trayte and narowe hole, gnt uTMnI 
And fo they efcape out of the cuftody of pryfone and ''°'" 

25 come to theyr lyherte. In lyke wyfe the fynnei muft 

doo, be mufte Tndeimyne the ftionge walles of fynne u amt mOK- 
by true bomblynge and lowynge of bimfelfe, and make miioriin,iiT 
hymfelfe lytell to the en'tent be may crepe out at the [• b u] 
narowe hole from the daunger of fynne and foo come uS^m™ "* 

80 vnto the lyherte of grace. For the whiche our feuyour I^J^^le,. 

fayd. Nifi conuerfi faeritis et efficiamini ficut 

paruuli. Oneleffe ye he chaunged and be made lytell 
ye cannot enter to lyberte. Saynt Anthony fawe by sejidUhivih- 
reuelacyon that all Uie worlds was full of fuares, and thu iii thi wmiii 
39 he af ked this quef tyon. BlefTyd lorde fayd he who m toid uut 
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281 DSQ HENBT i. HUKBLI PtKITBSC. 

Sola limmlitas, Onel; humbleoea and lowlyneffe. 

UBcAkA, Hie kynge Achab of whonie fcrypture IHyth that he 

dyd more djrfpleafare vnto god than all the kynges of 

wbaiidfTHt Ilraliell that vere before hia tjine, ho dvde fo grete 

■Buj i/mtMt, ydolatry, he Qewe fo maitj prophetes, not withftondyngs 6 

fo many ironderfull tokens & myiacles tiiat wete f hewed 
tn, wba tiH vnto hym, yet at the laft whan the piophete Hely came 
uuwuMd ua, to hym in meilage & thretened hym fore in the name 
nfBta^ of god, he began to repente hym, Sc to humble hymfelfe 

in the fygbt of god, for the whiche incontynent almighty 10 
god fayd vnto the prophete Hely. Non«e vidifti 
humiliatuffi achab coraflz me: quia igiter 
huffiiliat»« eft mei cau/a non ' inducajn malun 
in diebus eius. That is to fay, Dyde then not fo 
■ndwMiiBna Acbab humbled before me, I tell the fot that he by- 15 
bombM hiBBdi canfe of me dyde fo humble hymfelfe I fhall not doo 
that euyll that I purpofedin his tyme to bane doneL 
oihifiiiuiKti*- fynguler goodnefTe and gentylnes of almyghty god. 
meruaylous redynefle of hym vnto pyte and mercy. 
BoHODuiha Soo foone aa the fynner can hnmble and make lytell 20 
hJUHicuuit. hymfelfe, foo foone he fetteth hym at lyberte and taketh 
iniD Hii tnitiDB. hym in to hia cuftodye and tuicyon, berefore gietely' 

Wa nuT Uureftn , _n ^.i. 1.1 1 

barwUrinm- we may be gretely' comforted m oor late kynge and 
Uiw, chD M foaerayne, whiche foo moche humbled hymfelfe before 
*"^B^uSj' lii* detb, 'humbled hym vnto god, bumbled him vnto 25 
wu^MaftaHT ^ confeObur, humbled hym vnto penaunce, hnmbled 
mid^nn- ^^^ yjjj^ (.jig ^iicrgnient of the anter, and to the other 
facramentea, humbled hym vnto the cracifyxe, and 
udunkhii with a more humblenes and pacyence toke this feko- 
nun i>aiiaiK( nefle & enery thynge in it than euei he dyd before to 30 
the meruayJe of all that were aboate hym, wherfore ho 
now may faye to our and hia coraforte. CuftodieHS 
paniulos dominus -. bumiliatus fum & liberauit 
me. That ia to faye, our lord taketh into bis cuftodye 
the lytell & hnmble perfones, I was humbled & he 35 
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HU OBAsax TO ma suockssob. 286 

fet me at lyberte. The thyrd comforte ia that he is nt He <• now u 
now at reft and the myfeiyes of this world hath efcaped, ma wi^d. 
what is in this lyfe hat myferable Tan^te, fo he dooth 
WTtneffe that therof had expeiyence at the full, he that 
6 had moofl. haboundaunce of all worldly pleafmsB, I 
meat' the bynge Salomon whicbe tkjd. Vanitas vani- rnMu MHita- 
tatum & omnia vaDitas. quid habet homo am- prwiw. 
plius de labore fuo qui laborat fub fole. 
That ia to iaje, vanyte of vanytees & all ia but vanyte, 

10 what hath ony man more of all hia labour and befynea 

vnder the fonne. A my lordea and may fters that haae 'AmriardMuid 
thia worldly wyfdome, that ftady and employ yonr anidaT mr viu 
wyttee to caft & compafle this world, what baue ye of p^ thk vocid, 
all thia befynes at the lalt but a lytell vanyte. The uiutb^^^r 

16 fpyder craftely fpynneth her thredes and cnryoufly SltSShT"'' 
weaeth and loyneth her webbe, bat cometb a lytell whtmii iw v*b, 
bhift of wynde & dyfapoyntetb aU togyder. to the JS^XST!^ 
whicbe parpofe Cicero in bia tbyrde boke de oratoie ''«•''"• 
jnaketh Ibis exclunacyon. fallacent homitiuta. aa.d*iir.nig7 

20 fpem fragilemque fortunam et inanes nqftraa ■■■ ww. 
coatentiones, que medio in fpacio fepe fran- 
gUDtur et cormunt. That ia to iaye. deceytefiill o tnjwi fortom 
hope of men & bryttell fortune & vayne * enforfementea [• a <u] 
whiche often brake & come to nooghte or ener they ^^ ottaimiu 

25 hane entred halfe theyr courfe, whiche thynge wyfely 2^2"^^^ 
confyderynge thia noble prynoe ordred hymfelfe ther- BoVBmrrMt 
after, let call for his fone the kynge that now ia ooi !^|'''a"("™j, 
gouemour & fouerayne endued with all graces of god (•^■•a "lUi •• 
& nature & with as grete habylyteea & lykelybodea of i"' •••« "" 

30 well doynge as euer waa in kynge, whofe begynnynge «!«» i>«iiuiiiw 
ia now fo grocyous & fo comfortable vnto all his people, uut r^oidns ta 
that the reioyfynge in bym in maner fhadoweth the mnwiarbii 
forowe that elles wolde baue ben taken for the deth of *""''■ '**^>' 
hia lader. He called (I fkye) vnto hym and gaue hym gmh 
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28S KnSQ HKNB7 ASSDRKD OP OOs's riTOUR. 

tiHiikanM the laboroiu gonemannoe of this realme, & saderinKe 
loim, ud his owne iooIib in to tne true lefie comfortynge it & 

iiH In* &.yeagb Tsto it Conuertere amma. mea in requien 
'*"T.«i" tuaiji quia dominta bCTiefecit tibi. Betoumed 

mj foule in to thy left, for thy loide hath ben beno- S 
BcuiimutbM. fycyall vnto ths, benefycyal at euery tyme before, but 

now fpecyally by this mooft gentyll & mercyfull coU- 
Bribaifmc ynge by fo looge refpyte & fpace gynynge of repent- 

■mbtiiH aunce wherby he hath efcaped fo many daongen, 

(II ofivHiuuim danngers of eueilaitinge deth, demngeis of euerlaftjnge 10 

t«Tea & wepyng, & daungeiB of fallynge agayse to 

fynne, for the fyift it is iayd. Quia eripult aDimaffi 

meam a morte. That is for he hath delyoered my 

foole from deth, botlie temporal! & eaerlaftynge. 
(1) of *«riMUBg dsongers of euerlafbynge wepyuge & forowe, for the 15 

whiche the good fader Arfenins fayd vnto his brathien. 
• Brethren l^yd he, eyther we mnft nedes wepe here with 

teres that wyll waffhe onr foulee, oi elks afl«i this with 
tin tint bJIn teres that wyll brenne bothe bodyes & foules, from 
^),^^"* thefe teres alfo he is delynered, & therfore it foloweth. 20 

Oculos meoa a lachrimis. And myne eyen from 
(t) ot hiuqg to teres. Xhytdly from tiie danngeis of lallynge to fj-nne 
[■ Bui,teEki ' agayne. *^oo man that lyueth here can be afTuiod 

not to fall, And therfore faynt Foule fayth. Qui ftat 
HtthuMHiMii videat ne cadat. He that ftandeth let him bewaro 25 
thuhtiiMMii that he ilydeth not, for the waye is flyppery, but tho 
b lUpptiT. *" that be hens departed in the f tate of grace be alTuied 

nener to fall agayne. And for that it foloweth. Gt 
TV Kbw Bmti pedes meos a lapfu. The fourth and the laft 
iinouiac Id Qod'i poicyon of hie comforte, whiche is to be atTured of con- 30 
™'' tynuaunce in the fauour of almighty god, pafleth all 

the olher. A grete comforte it is vnto the forowfuU 
Oofn nanr ■»« penytent that he bath a mercyfull locde & god. A 
ibbrxii grete comforte alfo that he is taken in his tuicyon and 

Minnuaihim cuftodye. A greter yet that he b delyuered from foo 3S 
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monntetli all other is to lutne the prefence of that ii»imt«t 
mooft bleffyd coontenaimce & to be afTured euer to mui^pittma 
contynne in that giacioos &aonr. no tonge can eipreffe, ^1^1!^^^^'"' 
no fpeohe can declare, no berte can thynke, how grete, '°'"' 
5 bow &rre paflynge ibis comforte ia. Si decem mille 
iebennias q»iis dixerit fayth dTfoftome Kichil c 
tale eft quale ^ ab ilia beota vifione excidere i 
& exofum effe a chrifto. If one wold thynke the !^^ i» 
greef of .x. M. belles, aM tbat is yet no thynge lyke to cmitt. 

10 be exdnded &om that bleffyd coimtenannce £ to be 
bated of ciyft If this greef he fo excefTyfe and f^re 
pafTynge, the contrary tberof umft nedes he of as n* gnatm? or 
extreme comforte and loye agayne, that la to &y6 to bu* sinitiniud 
bane the corrtynnall prefence of tbat bleflyd fyght, & to ^^«!^ 

15 knowe the affnied fanome and grace tbat he ftandeth '™"*^ 
in for the wbiche is layd. Flacebo Aoitliao in pianto. i iiuii 
regione viuorasn. That is to faye, I fhall pleafe wTJrb^taiS* 
my lorde god in the legyon and countre of lyaynge ""'^ 
perfonea, where as is the very lyfe euer contynued 

20 without ony interupcyon of detb. Thus accordyniK to Thn i hm 
my pro myfe at the begynnynge I haue perafed this c* b itJ 
pfalma in the perfone of this noble man, denydynge it 
in thre partee, in a commendacyon of bym, in a monynge t > oninHikdv 
of you to hauB compaffyon vpon bym, & in a comfort- i mnoiingio 

25 y>Jg» Pf yoi agayne. The commendacyon ftode in fouie ™KinitoSii«. 
poyntes, fyril ia a very toumynge of his loue to god, mmSdte^ 
feconde in a faft hope & confydence of prayer, tbyide \ b^h p™«r| 
in a fledfaft byleue of the facrament«B and a deuonfe )beu«rofUia 
leceyuynge of tbem, fooith in a dylygent callynge for « hii duis^ 

30 grace. The mouynge to compaffyon ftode alfo in .iiij. va\-nmaf 
poyntes, fyrfl. foi tbe paynfiill greuaunces of deth tiiat iT^ ikhUj' 
be felte in bis body, feconde for the ferefoll remem- luiftworoad't 
braunce in his foule of tbe Ingement of god, thyrde for i''SSrpitn"na 
tbe myferable vanyteea of this lyfe wherin he founde S^rid"!*^!!'*!* 

35 but payne and trauayle, fourth for the lamentable crye ' ''^'J^J"^'^ 
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FBIBTKD BT WTITKTN SB WO&DB 1 HUT. Till.- 

was lyke wyfe in .ii^. poyntee, tjrH for that lie Iiath 
foo mercyfiill a lords and god, feconde for that lie is 
taken in to his tuicyon and cuftodf , thytde for that he 
is now deJynered &oin fo many petylles, fourth for that 
be fhall &om hens forwaide contjnue in the giacyous S 
' fauonr ol almyghty god, the whiche comf orte he grannte 
hym that for as all dyed rpon the crofle oik fanyooi 
Girft Thafii. Amen. 

T Thua endeth this notable feimon. Enprinted at 
London in Fleteftrete at the tygne of the fonne by 10 
Wynkyn de "Worde, piynter Tnto the mooft excellent 
prynoeSe my lady the kyngcs giaundame. The fyrft 
yero of the leygne of oui foneiayne lorde kynge Heniy 
the .Tig. 11 

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*^ Hen after folowetli a momynge lemembraiinae 
had at the moneth mynde of the noble pryuces Mar- b 
garete countefle of Bychemonde A Darbye moder veto t 
kynge Henry the .vii. & grandame to onre fouenyne •. 
6 lorda that nowe is, vppon whofs foide almyghty god whowKid <i«a 
haae mercj ***' "*^* 

[Woodcut. Buhop Fisher preaching. £efote him a 
table (or coffin) covered with a palL At the foot 
comeiB tapeie, gatteiing.] 



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■His holy gofpell late red, contoyneth in it a TtafoipriCLiib 
M)myiireacyon be- logm {'miiTiij- 



dyalogue that is to lajfe a comynycacyon 1 
tvryxt the woman of blefTyd memoiy called MutiuudDar 
Martha and oui faayoui Ihefu, whiche dyalogue a^i^iu tbii 
I "wolde applye vnto this noble ptynces late ^D«'!uwm- 
deceafed, in whofe remembraimce this offyce & utel.'"* '"'^ 
ohferuaunces be done at this tyme. And thie 
thynges by the leue of god I wyll entende. I^rit to i wtunm tin 
f hewe wherin tins noble prynces may wel he lykened ~— nu-m .^i.., 
20 & compared vnto the bleffyd woman Martha. Beconde i ••>• nugu som- 
how fhe may complayne vnto our lauyour Ibefu for uHuttufinhv 
the paynfull dethe of her body, lyke aa Martha dyde ** ' 

for the dethe of her broder Lazarus. Thyide the con- * mr etnaai'i 
fortabls anlwer of onr fanyour Ihefu vnto her agayne; unr«. 
25 In the fyrft fholl ftonde her prayfe & coiTtmendacyon, iHnpnim 
In the feconde onr momyng for the laffe^ of her. In n oormoaniiigi 
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S90 THB UDT KARa&ttET SOBLB OF BIBTH, 

iiionraimibrt. the .iij. OUT confort agayne. Fyrft I faye that the 
Tilt nimteu Ilka comptuyfoii of them two may he made in .iiij. thyngea, 
I tn noWenoa, In Dohlenes of perfone, ia dyfcyplyne of theyr bodyes, 
body, " " in orderyng of theyr foulea to god, in hofpytalitea kep- 

ynge& charitable dealing to^ their neybouis. Inwhicfae 5 
.iiii. the noble woman Alartha (aa foy th6 doctoois en- 
tteatymge thia gofpell, & her lyfe) was fyngulerly to 
be commended & prayfed, wherfore let va confyder 
lyke wife whether in thia noble counteffe may ony 
iiiiirtiu,or thyng lyke be founda. Fytft tka bleETyd Martha was 10 
ikRiM BMhur a woman of noble blodo to whom by euheritaunce be- 
longed iha caftel of bethany, & this noblenes of blode 
they haue which defcewded' of noble lygnage, Befyde 
t'Aii.buk] this there ia anoblenea'of maners, withoaten which e 
minntn. the noblenea of bloode is moohe defaced, for aa Boecius 15 

■D«iitber>i>a'in faytb. Yf oughts be good in t^e noblenea of bloode it 
ihunobi«^Did is for that theiby the noble men and women tholde be 
mi'Sktoi'"'" afhamed to go ont of kynde from the Tertuous maneis 
of theyr auncetrye before. Tet alfo there is another 
HobisMorf noblenes, which aryfeth in euery perfone by the goodnes 20 
fbund tn uic oho- of nature, wherby full often fuche as come of ryght 
puniu. pore and vnnoble fader and moder, haue grete ableteea 

of nature, to noble dedes, Aboue all thefe fame' there 
iBcnuHd Bobto- is a foure maner of noblenes, whiche may be called an 
inio>[>oij)ar encreafed noblenes, as by maryage and affynyt^ of25 

more noble perfones fnche aa were of leffe condycyon 
Then roar undi maye encreafe in hyer degre of noblenes. In euery of 
hithiiidiiiu- these I fuppofe this counteffe was noble. Fyrft fhe 
iAmi«iia«o«na- came of nohle blode lyneally defcendynge of kynge 
dMtfiwrfj'^ii Edwarde the .iij. wi'tAia the .iijj. d^[re of the iame. 30 
iorsoinKMiMd 2 fader was* lohan duke of Somerfet her moder waa 
called Margarete ryghte noble as well in maneiea aa in 
t Bobii In tun- bloode. To whome* fhe was a veray doughter in all 
noble maneiB*, for fhe was bounteous & lyberall to euery 
' Tnto HB. ' descends H8. * om. US. 

' hei mother nu Hargarett. To whome US. 
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OF UAHNSBS AND OF NATURE. 231 

perfone of her knowl^e or aquayntaiinoe. Auaryoe 
and couetyfs fhe mooft hated. And forowed it ful lutins mmih, 
mocbe in al peifones. But fpecyall; in ony thai be- 
loi^ed vnto het. tihe vaa alfo of Ongolar eofynes to i&mc, maunr 
6 be fpoken vnto, & full cnrtayfo anfwerfli fhe woldo f«I.°^i'iSi 
make to all that came vnto ber. Of meruaylloua " '' 

gentylneffe fhe waa imto all folkes, but fpecyally vnto gwu* to tu, 
her owne, whom fhe trufted and loued ryghte tenderly. 
Unkynde fhe volde not be vnto' no creature, ne for- nnWnd to hhh, 

10 getefuU* of ony kyndnes or feniyce done to her before, kiudncu, '«iii<:b> 
whiche is no lytel parte of veniy noblenes. She was Ti^nobienu'" 
not vengeabla, ne cruell, hut redy a'none to forgete and '"a lu] "* 
to forgyua iniuriea dona vnto her at the leeft defyro or S^'io'torBiM' 
niocyon made vnto her for the fame. MercyfuU alfo & nurdriii tnt pUt- 

15 pyt«0U8 f ha waa vnto fuche as -was greuyd & wrong- from Tmif. 
fully troubled And to them thai were in pouerty or wunpoonnd 
fekenes or ony other myferye. To god & to the chirche tnambie u, oo* 
full obodyent & tractable ferchynge* his honoure & ' 

pleafure full befyly, A warenea of herfelf fhe had* 

20 alwaye to efcbewe euery thynge (feat myght dyfhoneft iKhowinn iih.t- 
ouy noble woman, or dyftayne hei honour in ony con- honaft' *aj nabii 
dycyon. Tryfeloua thyngee that were lytoll to he 'urtiicilii'Uiiiigi 
regarded fhe woldo lot palTo by, but tbe other that br, tii'iD^or" 
were of weyght & fubftaunce wherin fhe myghte L'tlrtfol".'""' 

25 prouffyte fhe wolde not let for ony payne or laboure t^V"'*^'" 
to take vppon bande. Thefe & many other fncbe Th«M omiuuiiiu, 
noble condycyons lefte vnto her by her auncetrea* fhe turucHtan, 
kepte & encreafed them with a grete dylygons. The S^S^f™"' '"' 
thyrde noblenea alfo fhe wanted not whiobe I fayd » Nobn in nmu™. 

30 was the'' noblenea of Kature, fhe had in maner all thai pniwuit in 
waa piayfable in a woman eyther* in foule or in body. 
Fyift fhe waa of fingulei wyfedome ferre paffynge the wIkIcbh. 
comyn rate of women, fhe waa good in remembrau/ice 
& of holdyng memoiya^ A redy wytte fhe had alfo to • 



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HOV TBB ladt HABQARET iiabbibd bdhokd. 

conoeyue all thjnges.' Albeit they wero ryght derte, 
right ftudfoua tht was in bokea vhiche fhe hadde in 
giete nombre bothe in Englyffbe^ & in Frenffhe, & for 
her eiereyfe & for (Ae pron^te of other f he dyde tranf- 
late dyuers maters of deuooyon out of FienlTbe into 5 
orMnihEMiB' EaglyfThe. Ful often fhe complayned that in her 
bm not In' Jr ° youths fhe hod not gynen her* to tha Tnderstondyngo 
Ctin *ih> rubric of latyn wherin ih6 had a lytell perceynyoga fpecysUy 
^'I^wli^to. of 'Ae mbrylThe of tho ordynall for (fte fayeng of her 
•uw.uondK- feruyce 'whiche fhe dyde wel Tnderftande. Here ynto 10 

[•&iii,tadi] in iknour, in wordes, in geftnre, in eue'iy demeanour 
Zmm^ of herfelf fo grete noblenea dyde appers, that vhat fhe 
■ppeu^ i™ fpake or dyde it memaylloufly became her. The .iiii 
ndMtonmebn Doblenes whiche we named a noblenea goten or en- 
"HilSiSiii '"^^fe^ ^^ l""i ^l*""- ^" *!''«»* ^^^ "f her lynage 15 
Dobtoiw. ^gre Tyght noble, yet neaertbeles by maryage, & 

adioynyng of other blode it toke some encreafement. 
In hmr imiin iga For in her tendre aege fhe heynge endued wi'tA fo grete 
utnn and iLkrii- towardnea of nature, & lyklyhod« of enherytaunce 
■im brougbi bn many fned to haue had her to maryage. The duke of 20 
ui"/ fl^BniMk futhfolke* whiche than was a man of grete experyence 
luc fct hii™, mooft dylygently procured to haue had her for his* fone 
H«>. 71. tor bti and heyre. Of tho contrary parte kinge Henry th» .vi, 
■ntoftucbmond. dyd make meanee for Edmoude his broder then tberle 
8b(,iiMUi«i of BychemoTtde. She whiche as then was not fully 2$ 
«H wAfiti bi .ix yerea olde, doutfull in her mynde what fhe were 
womuiooom- beft to do afked connfayll of an olde gentylwoman 
St. moboiu) whome fhe moche loued & truited, wtucbe dyde oduyfe 
her to coramende herfelfe* to feynt Nycholaa (/*© patron 
& helper of al true maydens^, & to befache him to pnt 30 
in her mynde what fhe were beft to do.^ This counfayl 
fhe folowed* & made her prayer fo full often*", bat 
fpecyally that nyght whan fhe f holde the morowe after 

' reoefUfl all thing HB. * engUfche and In taten HS. 

) hir Mir HS. * Bokyngliain H8. * hir HS. by mlalake. 

* hir HS. ' niardea US. ' ith>t were b«fi for btr to do US. 

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make anfwer of hei mynde determynatly. A mernayl- »«iflto.ii»M- 
otu thing that fame nyghte as I haue herde lier tell {'uihuitwd* 
many a tymo, as fhe lay in prayer callynge vpon faynt lynn'i, ixepms 
Nicholas, whether Qepynge or wakyng fhe coude not ^ui^i^* 
5 ttffuie, but aboute .iiii. of ihe clocks in the mornynge iiiiiiitiLm.ifai 
one appered vnto^ her aiayed like a bilThop, & naming like > bithop, 
Tnto her Edmonds * bad take hym vnto her hofbande. Kimoat to hu 
And fo by this means fhe dyde enclyne her mynde so itie idcu»i 
vnto Edmonde the kingea brodei & erfe of Eychemoade. Jjlri^mch^a, 

10 By whom fhe was made moder of the kinge that deed t^whomitiewH 
is, wbofe foule god pordon, & granda'me to* our foue- [•*!•] 
rayne lorde kyng Heniy Me viii. whiche now by the i^vboMKiiiaoii 
grace of god goaemeth Vto teabne. So what by lygnage ^^u„s«i nr 
what by afBnite fhs had .iix. kinges & quenes within ^^^g^'^^L, 

15 the .iiiL degte of maryage Tnto her, Befyda erlea, 3«T»rfiiiiuii)fc 
markyfes, dokea, and princea. And thus moche we 
hane fpoken of her noblenes. 

Seconde the bleffyd Martha is piayfed in chaffyfynge ii ifHthmii**- 
her body by ciyften dyfcyplyne, as in abftynence, bf ibiUnBiice, 

20faftyng, fhatpe clothes werynge, ch^ite witA other. aaAm'wtumt,* 
Whiche thing albeit necelTary to euery crylfen psrfone Sil^w^chrti. 
wyllynge to be faued, yet it is mochsmore to be prayfed Siltad'i^ii^uil, 
in the noblea, hauyng this worldly lyberte.* As it was 
in this noble piyncea lata deceafed whome my puipofe Tha Mj hit- 

25 is not Taynly to sxtol or to magnyfye aboue het meiytes, pnip» not u 
but to the edefyenge of other by thezample of her. I mtriM, but •rooid 
wold reherce fomwhat of her demeanyng in this ba- hti uuii>ib)' 
haloe, het fobre temperannce in metes & drynkes was wu nrj inapw- 
knowen to al them that were conaeifannt wttA her, omA^ 

30 whetin fhe lay in as grete wayte of herfelf as ony 
psrfone myght, kepinge alway hei ftrayte mefnra, & 
offeodyng as lytel as ony creators myght, Efchaw- 



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294 HBB FASTiNO ASD 8HIB1S Of EA,IB. 

M-heirinc ynge bankettes, rereloupeis, ionctyes betwyie mealeaV 

■onpin, loncT^t Aa for faftynge for aage & febleusB albeit fhe were not 
keeping <u%uiU7 bounde, yet tho dayes tliat by the obircbe wera ap- 
[JJ| * poynted fbe kept them diligently & fereoully, A in 

efpecjall iho boly lent, thnighout that f he teftrayned 5 
t«Ung oM iw«i ber appetyte tyl one mele & tyl one fydChe * an the day, 
daj in unt, befyde ber otber peculer faftea of deuocion, as faint 
iiu fjuu of dsvo- Anthony, mary Maadeleyn, faynt Katheiyn wUh other. 
u^ umMtji^ -And thorowB out al the yeie tha fiyday & lateiday fbe 
Frid^r»id Biin^ AlU truely obferued. As to haide clothes wering fbe 10 
ihr«wh°bf7etr. ^^ ^^^ fhertes & gyidyls of heere, vhicLe whan the 
^[* A™ tali: ^^ "* helth eueri weke the fayled 'not certayne dayea 
to weare fomtyme that one, fomtyme ^t other, thai 
full often bet fkynne as I heide bei fay waa perced 
tbemlth. Aa for chaftyte tbonghe fbe alway contynaed 1 5 
not in her vyrgynyto yet in bei hotbandea dayee longe 
tyme before that he deyede ^fbe opteyned of bym 
lyoenoe Sc promyfed to lyne ehaft, in the handee of the 
reuerende fader my loide of London, whicbe promyfe 
hnr tiiutiuid'i the renewed after bei hufbandes detbe in to my handes 20 
agayne, whorby it may appeie tJio dyfcyplyna of her 
body. 
in liuOa, rribyrdly Iha bleffyd Mattba is commended* in oidei*- 
to ood br <ah J. yngs of her tonle to god, by often knelyngee, bj 
iBgn^im™- tbrowfull wepynges, & by contynual prayen & medyta- 25 

cyonB, wharin tins noble pryncea fomwhat toke her 
The indy Mir- part. Fyrft in prayer euery daye at her vpryfynge 
riaing (not img whiche comynly was not longe after .v, of the clok fbe 
tx^o devoHon, began certayne denocyons, & to after theym wt'tft one 
cfimriidrvitti of bei gentylwomen the matynea of onr lady, whiche 30 
wonun, kepte ber to then the came in to her clofet, where tben 

wuS her^lpimin ^'1A bcr cbapclayne fbe fayd alfo matyns of the daye. 
dilui"ii«heirf" -^d *^' '^'^^ daylj berde .iiy, or .t. mafTea Tpon her 
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vnto Om honi of dyner, whioho of (Ae etynge daye waa d 



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.X. of Me clocke, & Tpon Me foftynge day .^.^ After onikiUnRAv*)) 
dyner ful tmely fhe wolde go hei ftocyons to thre ituiom to um 
aultere dayly. Dayly her dyrygea' Sc commendacyons dirigU md «.■.- 
Sfhe Tolde faye. And her enenfongea* before fotiper ^t/'uBdv"" 
bothe of tte daye & of our lady, hefyde* many other jS^^lo!^' 
prayers & pfalten" of Danyd thrugh out tha yore. And ^^^^ 
at nyght before fhe vente to bedde fhe faylled not to ^'*!"J°'" 
reforte Tnto her chapell, & there a large quarter of an i^"i ■ >«):• 

10 hour to occnpye her in deuocyons. "So memay] though >n daTouaui 
al this long tyme her knelynge woa to hei 'paynfoU, [■ at] 
and fo paynfuU that many tymes it* canled in her backe^ otxn wiHd in 
payne and dyfeafe. And yet neuerthelea dayly whan diuw. ixiij 
fhe was in helth fhe Ikylled not to fay the crowne of lu utd tm 

15 our lady whiche after the manere of Borne conteyneth (n^)k»et^ 
.Ix, and thra anea, and at eneiy ane to make a knelynge. ""^ "** 
As for medytacyon fhe had dyaers bokes in FrenfThe Ham 
wherwith fhe wolde occupy herfelfe whan fhe was 
wsiy of prayer. Wlierfore* dyueta fhe dyde tranllate Jirmofwu: 

20 onte of FrenShe into Englyffhe. Her meniayUoiiB 

wepynge they can here wytnes of whiche hen bofore HwMpiiii 
bane berde her confeffyon whiche be dyaers and many, 
ts at many fbafons* in (fte yere ly^itly enery thyrde («»" •wt 
daye^o, can alfo records the iaxaa tho thai were prefent^' 

25 at ony time, whan fhe was honfylde whiche was ful JJ^J^?? 

^ nye a dofen tymes euery yera: what flodea of teeiea (doHnUmg 
there yffued forth of her eyes, fhe myght wel laye. i»r.'ii««id; 

Exitus aquarum deduxerunt oculi mei. And 
more ouer to thentente all her werkes myght be mora Tha bv ncta 
30 acceptable and of gretter meryte in the i^rght of god, T 
fuche godly thyngea fhe wolde take by obedyence, ^^, 
whiche obedyence fhe promyfed to the fore named fader bJ'lliiSdSlLl!'^ 

■ at ij Ha ■ dirige MS. * Evtofong Ma * hetyioi MS. 

* prajen ol moiiy plalten MS. * tfme that It MS. 
^ blake MS. by misUke. ' He. Bead with MS. whereot 

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296 HKB BOaPtTAUTT. 

miMdaniwiv. my lords of London for the time of Mb 1>«yiige with 
thBtoBM. ter. And afterwarda in lyke wyfe vnto me' whereby it 

may appere the dylygent oidre of her fonle to god. 

Hirttu'i bca- Ijlourthe the holy Martha ia magnyfyed for her godly' 
miici)-iHm«' M. hofpytalyte and charytable delynge to her neygh- fi 
^"^ ' hours. Hoche befynes there is in kepynge hofpytalyte. 

And Iherforo onie lorde fayd vnto her. Martha martha 
OTdB-iniba foUcita 68 & twrbaTM erga plurima'. Thehonf- 
[•A.T,b«k] holde fernauntea mafte be put in fome good 'ordie. 
irapiMuvio The ftranngeiB of honefte whiche of theyr cnitefy n- 10 
bouK-irhoTbti forteth foT to vyfyte the fonei^ne mnft be confydered. 
hwiiiBofHiUint And the futers, alfo whiche eomeUi oompelled by 
gombftuw tb* necefTyte to feche* helpe & foconre in theyr caufe, mofte 

be heide. And the poore & nedy, fpecyally wold be 

telcned & conforted. Fyift her owne houfhold with 15 
«H Mj xu> meruayllotiB dylygence & wyfdome this noble ptyncee 
tirtinbaqHiioU ordxed prouydynge reafonable ItatuteB & ordynaoncea 
fHT. for them, whiche by her of^oeiB the cornmAunded to be 

redde" -iiij. tymea a yere. And oftentymes by heifelf 
sktwcoMonni* fhe wolde foo louyngly carnage enery of them to doo 20 
dDwtUi well. And fomtyme' by other meane^ peifonea. Tf 

^ouoBtiK ony faccyona or bendes were made feci«tely amongeft 

hn had aom her hede offycera, fhe wt'tft grete polycye dyde bonlte it 
'beniu-oDt. oiite a&d lyke wyfe yf ony ftryfe oi contreueify, fhe 
nA nfiam «iUk. wolde witA grete dyfcrecyon ftudy the leformacyon 26 

therot 
BtruRBi ■>>• ^ Toi the ftiaangera, o memayllons god what payn, 

««vi«tjbiH- what labour fhe of her veiay gentylnee wolde take 
lug to uhit witA them to here them maner and company, & intrete 
'hunii.- eueiy perfone. And entertean them acooidynge 30 

to theyr degre and hauoni, & pnmyde by her owne 

commanndement that nothynge f holde lacke tTutt myght 

< afUrward to me in UkewITe US. ' holj' MS. 

■ plwii 1509. plKritm MS. ' buoIi MS. by mistake. 

* red/ H9. by mistake. 

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HER OHABtTT. 297 

ba conaenyent fot tiiem, wheiin fhe had a vonderfull 
ledj lemembiannce & perfyte ^ovlege. 

V For the futere, it la not Tnknowen how ftudy- Fcr niton, ■> 
QxtSj fhe piocnred loftyce to be admynyllred by a mttnd.ibiiin- 
6 long fe&fon fo longe as fhe vos fa&red. And of her ba •dRiiniMind, 
ovne chuges pronyded men lemed for the fame pur- ^°niih]!^iii« 
pofe enenly & indyfieiently to here all caafes, and ladioto^riij au 
admynyftre ryght and luilyoe to oneiy party, whiche "^"^ 
vere in no finall nomhre. And yet mete and diynke Max ud mdh 
10 was denyed to none of them. niiar. 

'% For the poore creaturea, albeit Ihe dyd not le- [• a tij 

Tbmwli dM did 

ceyne in to her honfe our fauyour^ in hia owne perfone notiMiTt, u 
as i?to bleffyd Martha dyde, fhe nenertihelee recejmed gnionr, >h« »■ 
theim that dotho rapiefent his perfone. Of whome he npiwct huu. 

15 foyth hymfelfe Quod voi ex minimis meis feciftis 

michi feciftis. Poore follcea tottenombroof .xij. Tmi™ pom un* 
fhe dayly and nyghUy kepte in her houfe, gyaynge bauH.ciTimi 
thton lodgyng, mete & drynke &* clothynge, vyfytyng maai md uri^k 
them as often as fhe conuenyently myght. And in 

20 theyr fykenes vyfytynge them & confortynge them, & iDibiiraiiftiHw 
mynyfbynge vnto them with hei owne handea. And tfan with h« 
whan it pleafed god to coll ony of them out of this u u»ir dauh ■)>• 
wretched worlds fhe wolde be prefente b) fe theym att^wjid™ 
departe and to leme to deye. And lyke wyfe hrynge ua„ouid wm 

26 them vnto the erthe, whiche aa Eonauentnre affermeth SJHt^'^S'S 
is of gretter meiyte than yf fhe had done all this to the ^^'^iJ^ii^ 
felfe perfone of onr fauyonr Ihefn. And the other f^ons^timdf 
feruannteeandmynyftreaofoarlorde, Whomfheherde ST"!!"',^ 
were of ony denocyon & Tertue fill glad fhe was at al nniiooiiniiiWKi 

30 tymes whan fhe myght gete theym to whome fhe wolde lUnd *ii th> 
lyke wyfe fhewe the comforte^ that fhe conde. Snppofe 
not ye that yf fhe myghte hane* goten our fauyoure woowuniMt 
Ihefn in his owne perfone, but fhe wolde as defyroolly to Him m didr- 
and as feniently haae mynyftred vnto hym aa ener nutiMdid, 

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THT DO THB WIOKBD PBOBPEBt 

dyde Martha, whan thus moche fhe dyde tq^U' his 
feniaiuites for hia take. 

T Thus it iua7« appeie fome comparifon of (Ae bleffid 
Martha & of thia aoblQ^ pryuces whiche was the fjitb 
proinyfad. 5 

the feconde that is to faye for the CoinpUyiiyi^[e 
& lamentacyon that the f oule of this noble piyncee 
"i. bKk] myghte make for the dethe of her only* body. 'It is to 
menub^' ^ oonfyderod that oflentymea in fcrypture ilie vertaons 
I^^J^ and holy fidera maketh lamental^e exdamacyonB 10 
raTw "g^yfto almyghty god, for that ho femeth to be more 
' mS™ indulgent and iauounble vnto (Ae wycked perfone then 
Tnto the good lyner. Zho prophete Dsuyd fayth in 
»ii>^ this maner. zelaui fuper iniqiKM : pacem pccca- 
it-t tormn videns. Quia non eft refpectus morti 15 
eonim nee firmamenttun in plaga eonun. That 
is to {aye it perceth* my ftomacke to £e the reft & eafa 
that fynnera often haue. It is not loked for the detb 
of them nor none abydyngs ftroke or pnnyjthemeiite 
•D>Ti ialleth Tpon them. The prophete Iheremy fayth alfo 30 
Fthui* oomplaynynge vpon god. Quarevia impiorum pro- 
fperatur bene eft omnibus qui preuaricantur 
et inique agunt. "Why dothe the wycked perfonea' 
profpere in theyr way. wele it ia with al thran that 
brake the lawea, and do wyckedly. The prophet 26 
"w: Abacno fayth lyke wyfe cryengs vpon god. Quare 

^"fi° refpuis contemptores et taces concultonte im- 
pio' iuftiorem fe. why lokeft thou fanouiably vpon 
them that defpyfe the. And fuffereft a limner to here 
downe him that ia mora ryght wyle than he ia. And 30 
the holy man loh. Quare ergo impii viutint fub- 
leuati fu»t confortati que diuitiia. Why then be 
the wycked perfones fn&ed for to lyne. They be fet 
alofte, and they be comforted witii ryohefTe. 

' TDto H8. * aoble noble H8. * tnn. US. Qa ownet 

< pleaQth H8. by nbtake. * perbm MB. 

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RXASON8 FOB THia OtMlFLAlNT. 

IF Th« reafon that moueth them thtu to mnrmnre bwhd lor 
& complayne may be this. There is in almightf god 
.y. Tertuee fpecyally commended Amagoyfyed thorowe ^^dldT 
out al fciyptuie. That ifl to fay mercy & lyghtwyfnea. 
5 'And bothe thefe fholde moae hym rather to be faaour- 



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tholde moue him ther to haue pyte and compaflyon ihlifusind. 
where ia the gretter canfe of pyte. but the greaannce n^Hta S^* 
trouble and vezacyou of the good perfone hath grettei *'"*™'' 

10 caufe of pyte and is moche more pyteoos than of the 
enyll perfone. 'VTherfore it may be Ihoaght that al- 
myghty god whiche* of bis owns proprety is mercj'fiil fbrHtapmpMtr 
and redy to gyue* mercy. Deus cui proprium eft ""'•^■ 

mifereri. He fholde rather fhewe bis mercy vpon 

15 t!i6 good than vpon the badde. And here ynto his Kit iightwUnM 
ryghtwyfhee alfo fholde enclyne hym, for of his ryght- BimbiBiTiimta 
wyfnea he fholde gyuo Tnto euery perfone aooordynge nj^u^™hi, 
to his deferte. But the good deferueth rather by theyr *"•"■ 
goodnes to bane faoouie fhewed vnto them then the 

20 badde. Wherfore the holy faders feynge in thifl world BHUwOHwiekad 
the wycked in profperyte And the good in trouble & ad- goot lo t^i^ij, 
uerfite make thefe complayntea and exclamacions aboue nj opon ood u 
teherfed agaynft almyghty god, and fome crye Tpon hym Suwi "" 
as though he w«re a depe. Exurge, quare obdonnis 

25 domine. Some other threpe that ha bathe forgoton or'thnpt'tim 
theym. Quare obliuifferis inopie noftre, & trib- thm. 
ulatioDlS Doftre. Some thynke there is noo god at e«u ihiak tt»t 
alL Dixit incipiens* in cordefuo non eft deus. 
Some weneth at tha leefb he is abfente & af keth where mOutEtiM 

30 he is. Ubi eft deus tuus. In thys coudycion was is tim oniiuoB 
tka bleffyd woman Martha, She knew that our lau- ' 

your Ihefu was fo good and mercy&Il, And fhewed his 
goodnes generally to al perfones, fbebylened faythfolly ihaMiHtdthrt 
that yf he had be prefent ai tka dethe 'of Lazams her [* b i, buk] 

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300 THB UDT KABGABKr BKRTED OOD WITH HEB BODT. 

iduiiBiDdii. woldenot liauefu^dhymto dcye. And therfore fhe 
&yd Tnto hym. Domine fi fuifles hie, frater meus 
noa fuiffet mortuu3. That ia to feye Syr yf thon 
had ben prefente my brother had not ben deed. And 
BstiwiBDiafiut in lyke maner the foule of this noble prynces whlche 6 
jDiB^ b> iha bodj had tha body adioyned vuto it in fauour & lone as 
touthar, mifU fyfter & brother it myght compl&yne for the dethe of 
SwUirf" iiw boaj, (Ae body, fyth^ euery parte of thai fame body had hen 
Jin^SbMii' fo occupyed in the feniyce of god before. Her eyes in 
■intor'aHta' wspys^ ^ tearee fomtyme of deuocion fomtyrae of 10 
J™^^^;^ repentaunce, her earea herynge the woide of god & the 
flS-'' m^"d dyuyne feruyce whiche dayly was kept in bar chapell 
diTtiMHTvia wi'tft Crete nombre of proeftoB, clerkea and chyldren to 
(iiaiid witb nuiT }^^ groto chargo & coft, her tongue occupyed in prayer 
duidnoi moche parte of the daye, her le^^es and fete in ryfyt- 15 

iKgt In (oini hw ynge the aulteis and other holy places goynge her fto- 
tauidi Id iioinc cyons cuflomably whan fhe were not let, her handes in 
dn^ugUMiidi, gyuynge almesTnto the pooreand nedye, and dreftynge 
minittottng mat them alfo whan they were fyke and mynyittynge vnto 
TunaUbnmi them mete and drynke. Thefe mercyfitll and lybeiall 20 
moB ptovau handes to endure the mooft paynf ul crampes foo gie- 
rtI>'S«r'o uoully Texynge her and compellynge her to crye, O 
^TTo biS^' bleffyd Ihefu belpe me. bleffyd lady foooure me. 
all'^Itauil^"' ^' '"'** ^ mater of grete pyte, lyke a fpere it perced tha 
IT" 'ij^ "" 1^''*' of all her true feruauntea that was abonte her & 25 
Hrrub, made theym crye alfo of Ihefu for heipe & focoure witA 

■pHunrwhra giete haboundaniice of teares. But fpecyaUy whan they 
buu'npiin n fawe* the dethe fo haft vpon her and that fhe muft 
m|/, ""^ nedeB departe from them, and they fholde forgo lb 

gentyll a mayftris', fo tender a lady, then wept they 30 
[•Bfi] 'meruayllouily, wepte her ladyes and kynnefwomen to 
bar tuUMauB, whom fhe was full kynde, wepte her poore gentylwomen 
whom^ fhe had loned fo tenderly before, wept her cham- 
berers to whome fhe was full deare, wepte her chapel- 
aynee and preeftes, wepte her other true & faythfoll 36 
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UNlVK&aAL QBIEF FOR TES I.U}T K.'b QSATH. 301 

feruanntes. And who toHb not haue wept that there 
had ben piefeute. All Englonde foi hei dethe had uiiigiiuMihiut 
caufe of wepyngo. The poore cieatuiea thai were wonte ii» po« w)» »■ 
to receyne her almee^ to whome fhe was alwaye pyt^ooa 
6 and mercyf ulL The lladyeiiteB of bothe the Tnvnerfr- Umtodntior 

^ ' ^ tlu imlnnlllai to 

tees to whome fhe was aeaimoder. All the lemed men ir)«>niibewii> 
of Englonde to whome fhe was a veray patroneffa buWrnnor 
Ail the vertuous and deuoute peifones to whom fhe v^jHncu, 
was as a louynge fyfter, all the good telygyous men and »Uiii«ii mu 

10 women whom fhe fo often was wont' to vyfyte and 

comforte. All good preefteB and clerkes to whome fhe t"* Fr>«» *<> 
was a true defendereHe. All the noble men and women dUMdiKM, 
to * whome fhe was a myrroare and examplei of honoure. ih* wh ■ mimr 
All the comyn people of this realme for whom fhe was in boKiar, u* «nH 

15 tbeyr canfes a comyn mediatryce*, and toke ryght grete rHim lu wimn 
dyfpleafoTO for them, and generally the bole realme bathe uta. 
caufe to complayne & to mome her dethe. And all we 
confyderynge her* gracyous and charytable mynde. So 
TnynraJally & confyderynge the redynes of mercy and 

20pyte in our lauyour Ihefii may liiye by lamentable Miotatatymj 
oomplaynt of our vnwyfdome Tnto biin. Ah domilie unpuint afant 
fi fuifTeS hie. Ah my lorde yf tbon badde ben pre- ™a™*w, i 
fent and had herde thes" forowfull cryea of her thy fern- *""* *"' 
annte with the other lamentable momyiiges of her frendea 

35 & femanntes tbon for thy goodnea wold not bane faffred 

her to dye, 'But thon wolde haue take pyte and com- c*B(i.iiuk] 
pafTyon vpon her. It foloweth in tbe^ gol^ll by the 
mouthe of Martba. Sed et DUDC fcio quia qtiecun- KiraaiMti: 
que popofceris a deo dabit tibi deus. That is wm-^DrTiij 

SO to faye what fo ener thou wylt af ke ^ of god thy fkder I gnat. 
knowe wel be wyll grannte it vnto the. Who may 
donbte but tTte fone of god of whome fi^nt Poule fayth. 

In diebus camis fue preces et fupplicationes 

' was a H3. * to irhome fhe was wont MS. * of HB> 

* was a oommyD mediatrioe in their oBufis MB. 

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302 GtmraT'a tNTKitcRssioM all-powbrful. 

offerens exauditua eft pro fua reuereratia. That 

iriBUMdanaf is to Ucje in the daves of hia mortality whan he Taa 

Hit motuutf m 

wHiM>M mortall neie in ertbe, yet neueitlielea he was nerde of 

almyghtye god in his prayer and afkynge his fader for 

hmmsdiBHin his retiereQta behauoure. Who may double but mocbe '6 

prHutiHibniui rather now he fhall be heide whan he is in foogloiyoos 
Ifeibir'i tut t w •' 

maner aboue in beuen. And there prefente before the 

face of his fader for our caufe as fayeth laynt Poule. In 

troiuit ipfe' celum vt appareat vultui dei pro 
Raiuuiwund nobis. He bathe entred the henea to appere before 10 
bifcntiMTiHgt the vyfage of his fader for vs, to fhewe the woundes 
u. whiche he dyde fufire for the delyneraunce of ts firom 

irimiimartii fyn. Yf in hia mortall body he prayed & afkod for- 
fntfToi^ tor gynenes for hie enmyee that cmcefyed him and cruelly 

pathymTntothedetbe. Andyetneaerthelesbeopteyned 15 
muh BUI* ihiQ hys petyoyon for them, Moche rather it ia to fuppofe 
ukincfbrhv thst ho fhal opteyne his afkynge for* her that bad 
■ fo often compallyon of his blelTyd pafTyon, and dyd 

here it fo often in her rememhraunoe as dyd thb 
FarHtTmorui noble prynces. Than for bis mortal enmyee whiche 20 
Md^i^imSJ- ^®™ many and but Yjlaynes, he prayed Tndefyred of 
Jl^*^^"^ ony, he let not' fo to do by tfw greuoua paynes of detlia 
hn'^ih^*''' ^^'^'^o '■^ there* fuffred. Nowe therfore he beyng in 
^Hhlrt 1 ^° ^'* 8l*"y^ aboue and 'at all lyberte, Yf all we call 
ingioij.irirtiii & crye vpon hyra by prayer for thia* one foule of this 25 
•ouiofthiiHii moofC noble prynces whiche was his faythfull & true 
wiu Ha b*T> feruflnnt.' Who mayo thynke but that he for hia infynyte 
wwu ootuk of goodaes wyll haue metcye there Tpoa We wyll not 
hH°bod/to^ crane vpon hym that he fhal reftore the body agayne 
HH>«dLuiinHi to lyfe, as he dyde the body of lazarus', we mufte be 30 
tnm hv duih to contente wttA the dethe of it, & leme theihy to prepayre 
tod^ OB "■ ^^^ owne bodyea to the fame poynt within f horto tyme. 
ButmatuUbf But ws fhaii^ wit/i mooft entyer mindea befoche hym to 

■ iDtroiuIt in iplum Ma * for HS. om. 1609. 

• eny & not lett MS, * then MS. * om. MS. 

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A PATSS irOSTSR FOR THE LADY lUBQABICT. 30. 

Bccepte tTtat fwete foola to his grete meicj to be partej- Mwh Him to 
nerof fAeeuerlaflyngelyfewi't/ihym & wftA hia blelTyd •mitabe-pu^ 
fayntea aboue in henen, vhlche I piaj yon al iiowe> iHtizicUh,ud 
affeotnally^ to prajo, &' for her now at thia tyme mooft a^^^^tj „ 
6 denoatly to fiiy one Pater nofter. eMP*urwo,ttr 



FTrft ye hane herde* (As goodly' condicyonB of this T«ii»"iit«flih» 
noble piyncea wbome we dyde refemble vitto the (Ukt Hutiu'i) or 
blefiyd woman Martha. Ye hane herde alfo in the .ij. „,°° 
place a pyteons' complaynt of the parte of her fonle foi udipUMDa 

10 the detbe of her body made vnto our laiiyour Ihefa. porivrhiranni 
Nowewyll I remememhre tte comfortable anf wet of our herbwi^, 
mercyfuIlfcnyoureagaynflTnto^herwheTofweallmay* L^b^J*" 
be gretely comforted & take caufe & matere of grete rtWrnt™***" 
reioyfynge. It foloweth in the gofpalL Dixit ei iefus, ThrbrKhwrfnii 

16 refurget frater tuua. That ia to faye in Englyffhe. "" "^ 
Ihefu fayd vnto her, thy broder f hal ryfe agayne. I 
laid before that coufyderynge* the loue and amyta that snai ud bodj 
is betwyxe" the fonle & the body they maye be thought un lyfln.* 
to be as brodet and f jftet. A tronthe it ie the foulea smii dapuud ' 

k«n ui ippMlU 

20 that be hens departed oat of thevi bodyes, hana neuer- [• b lu, hhio 
theles a natural defyra and appetyte to be knytte & bodio •«*iii, 
ioynedwilfe'i them acayne.whiche thiDge not onely the imh«ioKi*="«oa 

phUOBiphtn wit- 

tfaeologyens wytneffe, hut ^Aa phylofophars" alfo. A «». 

grete comforto then it is vnto the foule that hath fa tt n m iiu khi u 

35 longynge defyre vnto the body to here that the body miu hh •g^a; 
f hoi ryfe agayne. And fpecyalty in tTiat manei & forma f„„n wtmoT st. 
of ryfyngo, wherof faynt Poula fpeketh in this wyfe. ^nT^IS^ 
Seminatar in corraptione : furget in incomip- ^^^ 
tione." Sewinatur in ignobilitate : fui^et in 

30 gloria. 8emn&t\xr in infirmitate: furget in 

' you now alt MS. • effectaally MS, ' om, M8. 

* Te haue hard flrft MS. ' goddly MS. ' piUoualy MB. 

' to Us. ' we ma7 all MS. 

* aide fclot oowado ■«« bifoM MS. " atwlit VS. 

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304 RAISED 

vtHute. Seffiinatur corpus AnmaXe fui^ct 

corpus fpxnftiale. Fouie condycyons tha body 

wbD pnt Into til* hathe when it dyeth & is pat in to the grounde. Fyrit 

ipainfln; Uu it anono begynaetli to putrafye & refolae in to' foule 

mlT lUtn It. tb* I J 

greund mobu It, coTTDpcyon. Tb^ ayre dothe alter it : the grounde 6 
k^^it, dothe moyfte it, the wormeB dothe brede of it & fede 

1 11 ti -iDtiMij ft olfa Seconde it is vyle 8e lothelv to behold & rycht 

I7gfal ingmdlj J J JO 

totmijghi'i ^ Ti^oodly to fko fyght Thyrde it ia vnweldy, & not 
■at or fowwi to ' of power to f tyie itfelf or to be conuayed finm place to 
iitiim^na, place. Fourth it is fo gioffeUat it occapyetha rowme 10 
ottHrbudiHtoiB ^ kepeth a place & letteth other bodyes to be prefent 
teOHUM^piua. jj^ ^^g j^g place. Agaynfl thefe four tha bodyea of 
tt^thuiuub. them (Aat fhaU be fcued fhall take at theyr ryfynge* 
* ""^Mhrtir "g^joo .iiy. other excellent gyftea. Agaynft the fyrfte 
witar, An, knib, jt fhall be in that condicion (Sat neyther* fAe ayre, ne IS 
•uktmm'i the vator, ne fyie, ne* knife, nor vepen nor ftroke, 

1 ihiu riH brigu nor fekenes fhall anoye it. Agaynft tha .ij. it fhall 
ryfe bryght & gloiyoua and in tha moofl goodly & 
beauteous maneie. Agaynft the thyrde it fhall be more 
nymble & more redy to be conuayed to ony place where 20 
iho foule wolde haue it then la ony fwalowe. Agaynft 
the .ii^'. it fhall be fubtyle that it fhall perce thorowe 
the ftone walles without ony anoyannce of 'them, 
a ai This fhall be a fane dyffeience & a giete dynerfyte of 
her body as fhe had it before, and as fhe fhall in con- 25 
dufyon recejrue it agayne. But yet me thinke I fe 
TbaHoiafihii what the foule of this noble pryncelTe may anfwere 
miitatiMiuid agayne fomwhat to leHJe" & to mynylThe this confort' 
lanbitfiag after the lame maner that Martha dyde anfwere vnto 
Ttol.JfSS'ii onr fauyonr Ihefu. Scio quia refui^t' in refmrec- 30 
watlHt'SSi tioue in nouiffimo die. That is to fay I knows 
well that it^ fhall lyfe ^^yne in the lafte daye of ih^ 

' patriffi in to MS. 

* of aufjma that fhalbe at tfaeir leifying HS, ' uother MB. 

* oe the Gre nor MS. * leffen MS. 

* cOMTortbe MS, djfoontort 1G09. ' rslargeiu MB. 

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TBI LADT UiaaASSI DOWHCAaT IS FROSPHRITT. 805 

general refuneccyon, but that is farre bene, that is bntttutbiitf 
long to come. Et fpes que differtur' affligit ani- 
TOBM. And the hope of a thfi^ delayed tormenteth Hoptdiiarta 
Me foole in the meane tyme. Therfore our fauyour m\. 
6 more comfortable anf veretb to bei agayne & laytb in mnRMitiit L- 
tbia maner. Ego fum refurrectio' & vita. That is,! ™'ih..,wv' 
am &yth he the veray oaufe of rayfynge of the body. 2irhX'S''of 
And I am alfo the veraye oaufe of lyfe vnto the foule. "" """^ "" '"''■ 
Aswhofaye tho' the ryfynge of the body be delayed for Tbast^ UMriMoc 

10 a feai^on, the foule nenertheles f hal for the meane tyme Mtjtt tot ■ 
haue a pleafaunt & a fwete lyfe. A lyfe full of comfort, mtuutiu iiuii 
a lyfe fall of ioye & pleafure, a lyfe voyde of all forow Sh'Void'oftS! 
& encombraunce, a lyf not lyke vnto the lyfe of thin S^JhTT^oKd'. 
wretched world whiche is alway entennelled wttA moche ^ai imw^'ra 

16 bittemes, eyther with foiowes, eytber wi'tA dredea or ^"•^''v*^ 

elles with perylles. Id hoc mundo non dolere, 

noM timere, non periclitari impoffibjle eft inthnworid. 

Sayeth laynt Auftyn. It is impoflyble to lyae in thia u ii uupoHibii' 

worlde & not to forowe, not to drede, not to be in ^"SIX!»t 

20 peryL Thia fame noble prynces yf fhe bad contynued }J^'"b^[|'' 

in thia worlds, fhe fholde dayly haue herde & fene ^"iVthtr"' 

mater & canfe of forowe aa well in herfelfe as in her ""i^- 
frendea paranen'ture. Her body dayly fholde haue [■BiT,t»i.] 

kR bodT ibmild 

waxen more vnweldy, haj fyght fholde haue be derked, <i»ht hin • wu« 
20 and her herynge fholde hane dulled more and more, buoguiim 
her legges fholde haue fay lied her by & by. And all hmii«t btn 
the other partyes of her body waxe* more crafed eaery jun him Stti 
daye, whiche thyngee fholde haue ben mater to her of ^^ iimi'Ju«, 
grete* dyfcomforte. And albeit thefe thingea had not "IJiiTSJiiKsH 
30 Mien vnto her forthwith, yet fhe fholde haue Irued ■"" ""^ '" 
alwaye in a drede and a fere of them. Dare I-fay of onn^ 
her fhe neuer yet was' in that profperyte but the gretter In pm^jmlir iJi* 
it was the mors always (he^ diedde the aduerfyte. For adnnivi 

' diffmtur 1609. KR ' refurgens H8. (j/eni enaed), 

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306 LIT 08 SOT OBDOaH HZB BEB 

u bH n>i oan- whan the kynge her ioae wu crowned in all that grete 
prfrnArthur'a ttyiuiiphe & gloryo, fhe wepte meniaylloufly. And 
muTdiooiiri Ifke wyfe at the grete tiyumplie of the' maryage of 
utiou, wbnh prynce Arthoi. And at the lafte coronacyon wherin 
ih* M DM w iv' ^^° ^^^ ^"^ gi^te loyB) fhe let not to faye that fome 6 
Tirmi^'^llMiti oduerfyte wolde folowe, fo that eythei^ fhe was in 
nihntbiwHin '<"*'^8 ^J reafon of the prefent aduerfytes', or eUee 
SMTar^S^ whan fha was in profperite fhe was in drede of tte 
■dnnitrio ftdoerfyte for to come, I paffe oner tte peryllea & 

diiij uid haatj dftungeM innumerable whiche daylj & hourly myght 10 
■Ltd* migiii hui ligug happed vnto her wherof* this lyf is ful. And 
TUtub.wf>Bt therforo faynt Gregory fayth. Vita hec terrena 

pnd-iuiub eteme vite comparata mors efl potius dicenda 

Tiwnftjn itwr quam vita. And for that caufe vho that onea hathe 
UiitiiJ™)!! tafted the pleafures of thai* lyfe, this is vnto them a 16 
ifOu.- ""^ veray dethe for ouer after. Example of LazarwH'hiche 
nTnKHoiiHTtr ^^^ ^"^ ^^ ^TO* reftoiod to (Ae myferyes of this lyfe 
agayne, he neoer lough hnt was in contynuall henynes 
and penfyfnetTa. Now^ therfore wolde I afke you this 
one queftyon. Were it' fuppose ye al this' confideid 20 
a meetly thyng for vs to defyie to hane this noble 
princes here amongeft ts agajm to forgo tho ioyous 
lyfe 'aboue, to wante the prefence of the gloiyons 
" trynyto whom fhe fo longe hathe fought & honovired, 
" to leue that mooft noble kyngdome, to be abfent frome 26 
the mooft bleffyd company of fayntes & fayntolTes"' & 
hether to come agayn to be wrapped & endaungeied 
with the myferies" of this wretched worlde, wttA the 
paynfull dyfeafes of her aege, w/tA the othei encomber- 
auncea that dayly happethe in this myferable lyfe, 30 
• Were this a reafonable lequeft of ouie partye, were this 

' om. H8. * iliBt eufr ather MS. * of piefent adaerflte US. 

* wherafoM HS., the lut trIUble dotted. * bleffed liff MS. 

* the US. ' In euor oontinuall heTyneB. Nowe KB. 

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TBI LADT KABOABBI 8AVB0 BT FAITH. 307 

K kyndfl defyie, wem this a gentyl wj^he that when itw hath bHn » 
file hatlie ben fo kiude & louyng a mayftrefle vnio ub, tn«a'tou|^ 
all we f holde more regarde our owne pToafl^ptes then \^t liSwiLM 
her more fyuguler wele & comfort I The moder t?tat nJaoiLt, <rh* 
6 hathe fo grete affeecf on Ynto her fone that f he wyll not IJU'JJlJSto iw 
fuffre hym to departe from her to hia promocyon & ™to^i^ 
f nrtheiannca but alway kape hym at home, moie mgaid- 
ynge her owue pleafnre than hya wele, were not fha an ^™* uniignii* 
Tnkinde & vngentyl moder t yes Terayly, let ts therfore 

1 thynke oui mooft louyng mayftree ie gone hena for her ou ' aaatt isn- 
piomocyon, for har giete fiutheraiince, for her moolt gaHhsimfirhv 
vela & proa%te. And herin comforte va, herin reioyfe ^ nd'i^" 
ourfelfe & thanke almyghty god whiche of hia infynyte l« u thnk flod 
mercy fo gracyoufly bathe dyfpofed for her. But ye L* ai^JSI^ 

15wyll foy vnto me Syr yf> we were fore of this we ^;rtD«- 
wcdde not be fory, but be rygjit bertly glad & ioyona 2Ji'J,''^|7*JJL 
theifot*. Aa for ftierte veiay fuerte can not be had but "^i"* i» 

' 10177, tat riRbt 

only by tlta reaelocyon of god almighty*. Xenertbeles s'^ 

as faire aa by fcrypture this thynge can be aftuied, in onijiijnniitioa. 

20 thende of this gofpel folowinglyia made by onrfaayour uiiigaqMi'taiow- 
a ftronge argument almoft demonltratyue of this Ikme ninuat ■ ttmrn- 
tbynge. ^Ae argument is this. Euery perfone ^t ofihJ'thi^. 
puttelh thayr full trofle in cryfl Ih^ 'Albeit Uiey be [■ b ». *«*] 
deed in theyt bodyes, yet fhall they neuertheles haue <» oubt, oungb 

26 lyfe in theyr foules, & that lyf that neuei fhall bane toUm, iIimu ut> 
ende. But thia noble pryncas f he put her ful trufte in tui wMi prin- 
ctyfte Ihefu', verayly byleuynge that he was the fone of uTsoaiifaad 
god & came* in to this worlds for the redempoyon of SSSm"!"*"™ 
fTnnera, wheifoie it muft neceffaryly folowe that albeit thn^tm, ttKngh 

■' ' •" ' bn iMdfbadHd, 

30 her hody be deed, her foule ie in that ioyoos lyfe that ii«r«i>iiimnttit 
neuer fhall ceafe. The fyrfte parte of thia atgnment ■«■ ihiii mm 

foloweth in Me gofpell. Qui credit in me, etiam fi 
mortuus ftierit* viiigf That is to fay who (fcot folly 

' yf yf IflM. » ,, -.a ' almyghty gode MB, 

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808 THB L&DT U.'B FOUTTDATIOKS. HKS smro CX>KFE88I0K. 

tmftetli in cryft Ihe/u, allieit tliey be deed in th^ 

bodies, the; nanertheles fbal lyue in theyt foulea. 

Bnt Tet we wanta a lytell I fayd more than this. I 

{aid fAot ]yfe fhall nener haae ende, & for thie alfo it' 

folowetk Et omnis ' qui viuit & cr«iit i» me 6 

no« morietar ineternuw. That is to faye eueiy 

Ttai mWcT of oar perfone that hathe this lyfe & this fnll tnift in Ihefu. 

bom Sstrtun. f ha.11 neoer dye. So hete apperoth veil that* fyrfb jiaite 

FmafortiM of oar argament. For tha .ij, part now that this noble 

iKhie prinoM piyncos had full fayth in Ihefa cryfte it may appere yl 10 

ony wyll* demaonde this qaeftyon of her that oar 

fauyoni demannded of Martha, he fayd to' her, Credis 

wiutimiiaiut hec? Byleuifli thoa thial what is (Aat that this 

iRdnjiud nxbn gentylwoman wolde not bylenst fhe that ordeyned .ij, 

^loUHb, contynoal reders in bothe ths mynerfytes to teche the 15 

holy dynynyte of Ihefu, fhe that ordeyned prechers 

perpetoall to publylThe fAe doctryne & iayth of ciyflie 

Ihefo, fhe that baylded a coll^ toyall to the hononr 

of tht name of crift Ihefu', & lefte tyll her execntours 



In Hit another to be buylded to mayntayn his fayth & doctryne. 20 
ftiifa ud dog- Bejyda al this fotuided in tko monaftery of weftmynftor 
Sl'rtb^!^ where her body lyeth thro preftes to praye for her per- 
lur ^j^bm, petually. She 'whom^ I haae many tymes herde feye 
S^«n> t™ (w '**** y^ ^ cryllen pryncea wolde haue warred ' vpon 
b«c pRpatniiiri the enmyee of his faith, fhe wold be glad yet to go folowe 25 
bHidhwHr.ir ^Ae hooft & helpe to waff he theyi dothes for tka lone 
wouu bm of Ib^/D, fhe that openly dyde wytnefle this lame 

inua), irgnid thynge at tha hoaie of her dethe, wMche faynge dyaers 
nibii tfaV here prefente can lecorde how hertly fhe aufwered whan 
S;;^'!^ the holy faerament contaynynge the bleffid Jhs/a in it 30 
wb^n tiu^n!'^ ^™8 holden before her, & the queftyon made Tntyl her 
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BIB BFOIT m BOmn BT A2TQEU TO ECEAVIK. 309 

of god that fufiied his bleffyd palTyon for her & for all bv ud u» que 
nunkynde vpon ^e croffa. llauy hen cui bere recorde bw, irbatiHr th> 
how wi'tA all her harte & fouls fhe rayfed hei body to tharVwu-Tenr- 
make anfwere there Tsto, & oonfelTed affaredly that in o^, 
C (Ae^ tocrament was conteyued cryft Ihefa (Ae fone of J^t^^i" 
god tfiat dyed for wretched fynnen Tpon (Ae crofle, in ^^^"^ 
whom holly fhe put her trufle & oonfydence, thefe STh!^^^' 
fame wotdea almooft Wat Martha confeffed in the ende* 2*in^tta^*' 
of this gofpell. Ego credidi quia tu ea chriftua «— ^' 

10 filiiis dei qui in mundum venifti. That is to faye 

I haoe hyleued iliat thou art cryft the fone of god i lun naumd 
whiche came in to this worlde. And fo fone after that ciirMUHSonor 
fhe was aneled* fhe departed & yelded Tp her fpyryte bod^ .fiHiba 
in to* the handes of our lord«, who may not nowe take ^ig(i,-*b* 

15 euydent lyklyhode & coniecture vpon this that the ^rtHn^ thT 
foule of this noble woman, whiche fo ftndyoufly in bar £lill^''iniv«»nl 
lyf ' was occupyed in good werkes, & with a fatle fayth ^^.^''^JJL,^ 
of cryft, & the facramentes of his chirche, was defended ••"««'' ■"• ^ 

'' roodwDiki, WH 

in that hoore of departynge^ out from ihh body, was tmnaupbTintiu 
20 borne vp in to /Ae countre abone witA iha blefTyd •mw* 
aongalles deputed & ordeyned to tAat holy myftery'. 
For yf (Ae betty piayer of many perfones, yf her owne re*, ir tiw hwtr 
contynuall prayer in her lyf tyme, yf the facramentes uh^nil^^lljun- 
of Me chirche orderly taken, yf* indulgences Jc 'pardons f^^i^taok] 
26 graiinted by diaera popes, yf true lepentaunce & teeres, '^^^^^ 
yf fayth & deuocyon in crifle Ihefa, yf charyte to ber ^^J^^ 
aeyghboars, yf pyte vpon (Ae poore, yf fo^;yuenes of J|2!U^,JJ^ 
iniuries, or yf good werkes be aoaylablc^ as donbtleB J^J^J;^'''^ 
they be, grete lyklyhode £ almooft certayne coniectuie T^*" *" """' 
30 we may take by them, & all thefe (Aiit fbo it is in dede. duutodwiuu. 
Therfore put we afyde all wepynge & teeies, & be not pntwtMU* 
litd ne heuy aa men without^ bopc^ but rather be we ad u m« with- 

■ that Ma ■ thend HS, ' Ae aimed HB. (dotted). 

* In HS. * owao Ua M9. * of hir death & deporting MB. 

'•fa.(Ju.aijjyf,^r • iff great* MB. 



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PBnfTED BT TTNKTK DB WOBDS. 

gladda & ioyons, & eche of us Iierin coufort other, 
m)«n^isKMr Alwajs piajfynge & magnTfjenge the name of ouie 
lotde, to whome be lauds and honooie endlelly. Amen. 

SapnanHBT]ttt IT ThuB endeth thia lamentable moinytige. £n- 
aitbi KiiH \u prynted at London in Flete ftrete at the fjgne of the 5 
wopta. fonne by Wjnkyn do Worde. 

pevice of 'Wynkyii de 'Worde.] 



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SKRIION AQUNBT LVIHBS, 1691. 



•[Woodcnt] C"*"! 

1" The fermon of Tohwi the byffhop of Rochefter «biii" of j*. 
made agayn the pcmicjous doctryn of Martin Bodi.-iiwii 
luuther wt'tAin the octauea of the afcenfyon by d(ictrtn.orM«- 
Me affingnemeitt of the mooll reuerend father uit^<«artii^ 
B ifl god the lord Thomas Cardinall of Yorke & ™ig.^i li 
Legate ex latere from our holy father the pope. ardLiofYoA 
'[Blank.]. I-aui**] 

*% Qaum venerit paracletos quem ego mit- ''.liSm. 
tam vobis fpiritum veritatis qui a patre procedit ;^^°°™|°* 
ille teftimonium perhibebit de^ me. "'"•■ 

10 Thefe wordes be tJw vordes of our faufoui Chrift wordiotoor 
lefa in lAe gofpell of loban. and red in the ferayce of putA md is i1m 
thie piefant fonday. thna' moche to fay Id engljffhe. pmut samur- 
whan the comforter f hall come, whom I fhall fande 
Tnto yon the fpyryte of trouthe that yfTueth from my 
15 &theT. he fhall beie wytneife of me. 

Till often whan the daye is ofta, wm a» 
clare & the foune fhyneth 
bryght ryfeth in fome quar- rtatUi»Oiii» 
tnr of the heaen a thyk 
blackeclowde. (ftotdarketh* UiMd»rh«Ui.n 

tlU tkKDtllM 

al the face of (^e heuen. & bHm, 
f hadoweth from ts tlie deia 
lyght of thu fonne. and rtimftihw*™ 
ftereth an hydoona tempeft. & maketh a grate lyght- ™A«j^g«t 
25nynge. and thonderytb t«rrybly. fo thtA the veyke - - -■ 

■ de Ifise. om. IG21 
' Thrfe bee the »ord» ot the Ghofpel of thU daje, taka< 

oatofthe-iv. ofS. ijj^, ^dbeethoa 1668. 

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312 LUTHXB THirSSBBS ASAlVaT THI POPX. 

AVj, H Out follies, and feble hertes be pot in a grete fere Ji: made 
b gn>i iHT. olmoft defpente for lacke of comfoite. 
So In tba chnrdi, V In lyke maneT Hum the cliytche of chiifL vhan 
&iui hmih louf the lyght of &yth (tlial fhynetb. from the fpyrTtuall 

' fonne almyghty god) liathe bea dere & brygbt a good D 

iiuiiriHnDiiinT' feafon. hatha lyfen many a tymefome blacks cJowdeof 
Eland othtrHT, herefy. & fteied fuche a. tempeft & made fucbe a lygbt- 
tampew.thu nynge and fo terribly tbonderyd that many a veyke 
bmcb miMami*i foula hath myfcaryed therby. 

B^^doodi win ^ Suche a clowde loo vas Arriufi, whiche Iteied fo 10 
*^"' greote a tempeft that many yeres after it* veryd the 

chircbo of cbrift And after bynt came many other 
iiiaidociiiu, lyke dowdea. as Uacedonius. Neftoriua. Euticea. 
I> A I], iKkj Elnidius^. Donataa. louinlanus, Pellagias. loan'nes vio- 
witti Dttxr'nioi, cliff, with other moo. which fc«e tempefted the chyrche. 16 
pwedUKTimrdi, euciy* of them for his tyme. Suche heretykee faynt 
Hji>d>cidii lade in his epiftole calleth nubes* fine aqua. que a 
.ithmu lb. vento circiunferuntur. that is to faye, dowdes wt'tA- 
(nw outen' ike moyfture of grace, wbiche be moaed wftA the 

Noir inch in- hiaft* of wycked fpyrytes. And nowe fuche another 20 
ridHij iioft, ana clowde is Tayfed a lofte. oon Martyn luthei a freie. the 
■ tnn. whicbe hath ftered a myghty ftorme and tempeft in the 

chiicha and bath fhadawed the dere lyght of many 
wbo luinni iMo* fciyptuies of god. & he maketh yfTue from hym a 
pwuiiu iigiiu peiylouB lygbtnynge. tliat is to faye a faUe lyght of 25 
ondiimuiidiiicaf 'wtoug vnderftafidynge of fcriptures. wbich pafeth^ not 
HTiftan^ from (Ae fpiryte of troutb. but from the Ipiryt of erroor. 

and bom the fpyryte of this tempeft of this' mooft 
uiimteiiiig perilous berefye. Fetthennore he terrybly thonderyth 
■^uriir, ' agaynft the popes authoryte. agaynft the geneiall con- 30 
■nanciii^iitn- oelles. agaynfb the tradyoyons and ordynauncea left vnto 
*"'™*' Ts by tha apoftlee. agaynft tbe doctryne of the fathers. & 

doctoura of tbe cbirche. IT Our fauiour cbrift therfora 

' it IfGS. is ISSl. * EluliUna 1656. auidius 1621. 

* euei7 one 1666. ' uubea IGSl. ' withoat 1666. 
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THI HOLT SPnUT PROJOBBD TO ABtDB IM THK OHUBCH. 313 

b; Ilis dinyne pronydence forfeynge Mat fache peftylent chm^ t niu 

clowdes & tempeites many fholde aryfe. to the gneto^ Ib^JHI!?'"' 
ttonble & vexacyon of his ohyrcli. for the tender loue & 
infynyt charite whiohe he bereth Tnto cure mother holy' 
6 chyrche. dyd promefle that after he had afcended mto pmniad is ma 
his &ther he void fend to hei the holy fpyryte of god. taabuitinth* 
Me tfiiyi of trouthe. that f holds abyde vitJi bar for euer. 
to acertayne her &o tyme to tyme of enery tronthe wheF- 
imto bothe fhe & euery cbylde of hyis. that is to fays umuMHtinbti 

lOeaerytraechriltenmaufboIdegyfafruiedfayth.&fynally 
to be vnto her in all fuche floimee a veray oomforter. ac- 
cordyng to tha b^yunyng of this gofpel abous leherfed. 
'Qanin venerit paracletus. quern ego mittam cx»o 
vobis. fpiritum' veritatis. qui a patre procedit. 

15 aie teftimonium perhibebit de me. This booly nkgo^Hioon 
gofpel grsGyonJly offereth vnto ts foure goodly inftracc- ■ ' ^ 
yens agaynll thefe daongeroiu tempeftes of herefyes. {| 
vhan fo euer they fortoae to aryfe. but fpooyally agaynft '"' '"' 
this mooft pemicyonus* tempeft that Martyn lother 

20 bath now ftered. 

H The fyrft .i^, inftmocyona by the lene of god and i 
helpe of this holy fpiryt. fhall vndermyne .i^. great u><gni>ioiboii 
groundes. wber vpon Martyn dothe ftahle in manei all TbtiiauliiniciH. 
hie articles. & the fourth fhall anfwere to the defence ">a ■!« (iimr 

25 that is made for hym by hie adherentes. wherby many mmd. sir um by 
a weyke foule is in perylL 

IT Bat byfore tTiat* we fhall entere the declaracyon 
of them, we fhall make oar prayer mto this holy fpyryte lk u jnj m 
of trontbe. that in this daangerons ftorme' & perylons wui ■!■; ow 

30 tempefL he wyllftaye oar hertes with the teftimonyof 'agchMr'noiu 
bis troutbe. that we flogbter not in Me oatiioUke doctryne luij oumti. 
of oar mother holy chircbe.^ but faftly byleue fache 
smdycyons as bath bea deryued Tnto Ts. tcom our fka- 
yonr chryfl lefa by his appoftylles. & theyr fncoeffonk 
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314 THK OOSFXtS rSBXAtK TO THS VHOLI CSDBOH. 

iha holy bjiHioppeB & fathera & doctoora of the chyrche. 
snrj ptnan wf For tka whiche & for grace neceSarj foi yon & for me 

enery perfooe faye Qteyr denocyon. 
nnt uutnMiMi. FTl He fyrfte iDftmccyoil u oSerd vnto tb of thefe 
pnoiKaoruM I fyift wordea of the gofpell. Quum venerit 6 
r'Su'^tim. paracletus quem ego mittam vobis. fpirit- 

[•Auj.i«*j una veritatis qui a patre procedit. 'In tko whiche 

wordes U promeft vnto ve the f^yryte of troathe. to be 

oar comforto in all doutefull opinyona that may ryfe^ in 
iThiiuMeUou chiyftes chiiclie. IT Tonchynge this inftniccyon thie 10 
piruiii to ih* thyngea I wold do. Fiift I wold fhewe that the in- 

ftraccyona of thla holy gofpell perteyneth to the vni- 
iu»piiTfi*hud aerfiid chirche of chryft. Secondly f^ot the heed of ^Ae 
tuaiebi myueri&ll^ chiiche [lure diuino] ia the pope. Thyrdly 

tLatbviuUi (ftatMarijnluther(whiehedeuydeth'hymfolfBfromthis 15 
imUi. heed) hath not in him * the fpiryte of trontb. f For tho 

I LntiHr (d( fyrft martyn lather can not denye. hat this promeffe is 
emtoHa Uut thb made vnto i?ie vnyuerlall chyrche. & ther vnto we f hill 
ts uh wbote bynde hym by bis owne leafon. he fay th in the booke de 
uZ^*Uu^ captiuitate babilonica. Quod fi demus VDBDl all- 20 
Strito'c^ pui quam epiflolam Pauli. aut vniua alicuius epiflole 
ST^^" locum, non ad vniuerfalem ecclefiam pertinere. 
w'S^'at"** iam euacuata eft tota Pauli authoritas. thai is to 
Pud-iutboriij. £,y yf ^g ^ji affg^ie that any one epiftle of fcynt 

Faale. or any one place of his epilloles. peiteynetb not 35 

vnto the vnyuerlall cbircbe of chryft we take away all 
uikiiiitrHof faynt Paales authoryte. It Now yf it be thus of tho 
nMiiKtnw wordes of faynt Panle. mocbe lather thia ia a tronthe' 
""""^ of (^e gofpels of chrilt. & of euiy place wryten in the 
•nm wri> un fame gofpels. In the vniuerfall chyiohe than this holy 30 
chiiniiformr, fpyryte of troathe refteth. & fhal contynne vnto Hm 

woildes ende. vt numeat vobiscuin ineterDum. 

he fball abyde in the vnyneriall chyrche for eaei. et 

■ aiife IIUW. * TATuerfall 1621. vntoarfaU 1656. 

* dei^th 1621. diuideth IGse. * biro 1660, lyme 1C91. 

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TBI FOFK HUH OV TBX VHOLl CHURCH. 315 

docebit vos omnem veritatem. And he fhall 'in ud itui] in tnrr 
euei; doute tai^e va tha ttonUie. Tlins moche for the ttM tntii. 

fyril. 

T Now for the feoonde where I fayd that the pope n tih pop* iv* 
6 iure diuino is the heed of the TnynerMl chyiohe of [• luij] 
chrift. whan ye fe a tree flaude* vpright vpon tha ground 
& his braancliee fpied a brode. full of lenes. & fruyte. 
yf t&a fbnne fhjne dere, this tree maketh & fhadowa. wbaMuRn 
iu the whiche f hadowe ye may perceyue a fygore of ^ tin thtom m ■ 

10 brauRches. of the lenes. & of the frayte. Euary thynge a* bruobH, ai 
. i?iat is in the tree, hathe fomwhat aufweiynge Tnto it <rfihafraiu. 
in the f hadowe. And contrary wyfe. euery parte of the tiiVnLhumi^ 
f hadowe hath fome thynge anfwerynge mto it in ike taiuauZ"^ 
tree. A mana eye may lesde hym from euery part of UJ^^^ofUi* 

16 the tree, tyll' euery parte of the fhadowe. & agayne. 2^^^*^ 
from euery parte of the fhadowe tyll' euery parte of the JJ^^*" " " 
tree, anfwerynge ther vnto. Euery man may poynt any 
certayne parte of the fhadowe. & fay thia ia the fhadowe 
of fuche a hiannche. & thia is the fhadowe* of fuche a 

20 lef e. & this is the fhadowe of the bole o£ the tree, & thia 

is the fhadowe of the top of ^ tre. Y But £o it is SDUHkHrat 
thai the lawe of Moyfes. & the gouemannce of the ionniui»<iruM 
fynag<^ of the lewes. was but a fhadowe of the ibudimior™ 
gonemaunceof^&eTnyuerlallchiicheof chiift. Sofayth ^lin^nnh. 

25 faynt Paole. vmbram httbena lex futurorum bo- 
Qonim. that ia to fay the lawe had but a fhadowe of 
thyngea for to come^ And ad corinthios. Omnia IS 
figura COntingebBnt illis. All theyr gouemannce 
waabutafygtue&fhadoweoftAechirche. f How than 

30 to my puipofe. In the'gouemauncewas twayne^hedes BrUwiw 
appoynted. one vnder another. Hoyfea & Aaron, to con- wmvodntod, 
dyth that* people thuigh the deferte. vnto the controy* to b!!4 iha Jtm 
fAat was promyfed vnto them, we woot that that" people Jj^y^""**** 

' tod than IGSe. * ftandinge 1666. * to 16S6. 

* (hodoweiaSI. fluidowB 1G66. ' the tUngw to oome 1S56. 

■ their isee. ^ tiro 1S66. * tic. conduit tlM 1660. 

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316 OHltlSI AND 9T PBTKB FBIK8TB OF IHB tTXW LAW. 

of the lewes was a fLadow of ih^ cliryften people. & that 

Iheyr loniey by the defert. toward (Ae conntre promyfed 

[•ADU.iai^) Tnto them 'was a fhadow of our ioumey. thragh this 

jourujiuihuin. Wretched woild vnto /Aecountreof heuen. BatMoyfes 

■niiudowiiif & Aanm whiche were (lie hedea of that people, wherof 5 

rhmstPrtK. than be they fhadow M witAouten doute they muft be 

tha fhadowe of chryfte & of his vycara faynt Peter 

whiclie vnder chrift was alfo the heed of chryften 

people. 

It And wyll ye fe this more monyfefUy by .vj. lyke- 10 
Mtwudiuw neffes. Fyrfle Moyfee & Aaron botha of them were 
Mum suda iy preeftes. Moyfes waa made by god. & Aaron made by 
Aum.^rh^li Moyfes at ih% contmatuidement of god. to whom waa 
taUMibMiiw" oommytted tha cure of the lewes in tha abfence of 
allralrirtmndBt Moyfes, So cbrift 3c faynt Peter bothe were preeftea 15 
^^•™£!r" °^ '''® neve lawe. Chryft made by hia father all mjghty 
w^u^*"' god aa it is wiyttea of hym. Tu es facei^dos ineter- 
num Secundum ordine/M Melchifedech. that is to 
faye thou art a preeft for eaei accordyug to the ordre of 
Piter iwdt bj Melohelidech. And Peter was made by cbrift. to whom 20 
BfHd'iohimiii he commyfed in his abfence the cure of th6 cbriften 

cwtoruitoiri^ peoplefityeuge. pafceouesneaspafce.pafce. pafce. 

yan.poM^ The fecond likenea is this. Moyfes waa meane bytwene* 
■loMwu aJmygbty god aud Aaron for Iho caufes of the peopla 

a^«nd Urui, & Aaron waa meane bytwene Moyfes & the people 26 
JJH^^^JU" toucbyngo tbe caufes of god. So fcrypture techetb 
I'"*''- Exodi .iiij. Almighty god fayd vnto Moyfes fpekynge 

of Aaroa Ipfe loquetur pro te ad populiim, & 
erit OS tuutn. Tu autem ens ei in iis que ad 

deum pertinent, '^t is to laye. he f hall fpoke in thy 30 
ftede vnto the people. & tbon f halt be for hym agayn. 
in thoo* caufes that perteyne vnto god. wyll ye fe how 
t* B I] thrift waa tbe mouthe of Peter towardea 'almighty god. 

msotii DTPrtw he fayd to faynt peter. SimoD SimoD ecce £athaiias 

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FITEB THK MOUTH OP OHRIBT TO TEH CaUBCH. 317 

expetiuit voe, vt cribraret ficut triticuw. Ego 
Butem rogaui pro te vt non deficiat fides tua. 
et tu aliquando conuerfus coiifinaa fratres tuos. 
that is to laye. Simon Simon lo Sathanos hath conejted 
S gretlj to fyft you aa a man fyiteth his whete. Bat I 
haue prayed for the tothentent' t/iai thy fay the do not udduisiahta 
fayle. And thou ones tourned to (Ae ftabyll waye con- tbtitabTUnx- 
ferme thy brethren. Se now here wheder chryft was bnthnn. 
not rte mouthe of Peter whan he promoted hia caufe. moothofPtwr 

10 before almyghty god (Ae father. & prayed for hym that U^hu'i^S*** 
hie feythe fholde not fynally peryffhe. And contrary ''™'*"*p«i*i 
wyfewaanot Peter (&e mouthe of chrifU whan he to the p«uri»«a. 
true waye connerted dyd conferme his brethren, here note w anArm bit 
well what authoiyte was gyuen to Peter Tpon them to 

15 cotiferme all the other of hie bretheren in the ftabyll 

waye. T Thethyrdelykenesisthis, Moyfes ascended M™w«iiiipni 
mto the mou»te to fpeke witA almyghty god. and Aaron i"^ <rHh ooii, 
remayned behynde to inftructe the people. Dyd not baumi i<> iiHimt 
chrift lykewyfe afcend vnto hia father vnto f Ae grete chriK ihUiM 

20 monnte of heaent And to what entent I praye yont cth^fmt^"^* 
Saynt Poula telleth. vt appareat viiltai dei pro SCj"*^*^ 
nobis, to appeie before /Ae face of almyghty god for 
va. & there to ba oui aduocste aa fayth faynt lohan. 
And dyd not Peter remayne behynde to teche tho peo- Ptin rmii»iii*a 

26 pie. the whiche onr fauyonr COTianytted vnto hia charge. a» pupw. 
lyke as Aaron was lefto for to do the people of /Ae lewea. ' 
whan Moyfes was aboue in the mount with god. 'H Thus [* b i, uai 
enery man maye fe how that fhadowe & this thynge e—Jurwiimi\j 
agreeth&anfweTethonetyU^onotherfally&clerly. But ihiiiui«*(n*. 

30 now let va paofe here a whyle. I wyll conftme this 

fygora yet by another dede of chrift in the gofpeL So it ti» inn m>>k 
was. that the lewea were tribntaiyea vnto the romaynes. Romuu, ih* hwi 
JG fbr that tribute ' i^ heed of eneiy honfholde dyd paye h 



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318 THa rATUXST of the HtnUTE-llOKBT. 

vbn th* ■i*d«> were tko gadererB of tide trybute came to faynt Peter. 
^( to Bt ptur, our fauToiu bad 117m go vnto the fee. And tolde hym 
bi^^^tou^^ iftat in a fy&lieB bely there he f hold fynde ftatennt. 
te^TtMribi^* whiche waa a double didrachma. and bad hym paye that 
doaMt'Sdn^ Tnto tka gaderers. bothe for hymfeKe and for chrift. 6 
^^jj*"**^ Marke here that this trybute was heed money payed for 
htaMLTiBii tir theni that were heedea and gouemouTa of houfholdes. & 
ourBiTioartaB- chrift commaunded this to be payed for no moo. bnt 
ti^briMiiua, onely for hym & for faint Peter. & thetby qnyted all 
ud ibr 81 p«M, the refydne. loyne this facte of (Jm gol^>ell vato thai 10 
'qDjud'tuthi fygoie byfore'. & what can be more enydent to fhewe 
wtwtmmHi- that Peter vnder chrift waa tha heed of al fAe honf hold 
pxirirubiui ofchrin;. Butyet thyrdly letrsbereMe teftymony of 
^^iT^ * fonie father of Ike chyrche that this is the veray mean- 

Thi (uhn*' UNI- ynge of tho gofpelL Saynt Anftyn in the boke of 15 
to^uuon. qneftyons of the newe & otthe olde' teftament the .Ixxr. 
rM^frfrhli'^'- qneftyoa feyth in thia maner. didrachma capitum 
timmiiMi. folutio illtelligitUT. the payment of this money waa 

Bt abm^ heed money payde foi the heedes. And after foloweth. 

SSfflT^™ Saluator quum pro fe et Petro dari iubet. pro 20 
douiii. tHbao to omnibus exoluilTe videtur. quia ficut in faluatore 
■rirudklrpM, erant omffes caula magiflerii. ita & poft falua- 
[•BB] torem in Petro om'nes co«tinentur. ipfum enim 

COnftituit caput eorum. that is to faye. whan our 
fauyonr commaunded this double trybute. to be payed 26 
Badid-quTta* for hymfelfe & for Peter. & in fo commaundynge he 
uitapsui«.fw dyd qnyte all the refydue of the apofllea. for all they 
uiHd "hHuh vete conteyned in hym bycaofe he was theyr mayfter. 
After oar Bi^hnr And as al they weie conteyned in oui fauyonr. 80 after 
teMiiTpMr, °^ fauyoui all they were conteyned in Peter. For 30 
u^n.'hwf^t^ thrift made hym Me heed of them all. Here note 
*"' of faynt Auftyn that faynt Peter bycaufe' he waa heed 

of theym alL & all they were conteyned in hym. therfore 
this bybate that waa payed for hym was payed for them 
aL Bnt yat by an other fcrypEbre whiche I leheried 36 
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BT. FRIB THX HXAD OP THI AFOSTLBS. 3 

Wore. Sayat AuFtyn proaeth t/uit all the other apoftlea Bt AutrD 
were conteyned in faynt Peter. SimOD SimoD. ecce •» uw'^poIuh 
fathanas expetiuit vo3.Tt cribraret ficut tritictun. srF^br tb, 
Ego aatem oraui* pro te. vt uon deBciat fides "bl^'iiivid 
6 toa. et tu aliquando conaerfus co»firma* fratres ^"^^ 

tuos. that ia to fay. Symon Symon. loo fathanas hath B(«»nrta^ 
coneyted to fyft yon as a man fyfleth vhete. bat I kMuwi 
bane prayed for the i?iat thy faythe f hall not byle. & 
thou ones contterted to the ftable waye. do conferme thy 

10 biethien. Upon (Ae whiche wordes laint Auftin faythe. Htprv^awn 
Chrift dyd not pnye for lames and lohan & for the other, jukn md tb* 
bnt he prayed for bynt Fetet in vhome the lefydne 
ma oonteyned. 

If Confyder now how eche of thofe teftymonyee 

16 conferme & ftrengthe* one another. Fyrfte the iygan 
& f badow of the olde lawe. Secondly th% t«ftymony of mi 
the gofpels anfweiyi^ vnto the fame. Thirdly the 
declara'cyon of faynt Aufiyn vpon Me bme. Andherel [*BU,bM*] 
biynge but one doctonr. whofe teftymony in tbe balannce in itu baiuc* tt 

20 of any trewe ohrillen mans berte. me tbynhetb fholde tawt si aom^ 
weye downe Uartyn Luther. But faynt Ambrofe fpek- aowb LiUw. 
ynge de didiachmate calletli it alfocapitum folution- 
em. that is to fay heed money. And of faynt Peter he « AaAnH <a 
faythe. Petra enm dicitur. eo quod primt» in Hii>oii>d»<M. 

26 nationibus fidei fondamenttun pofuerit. & tan- h<«v«fa^ih. 
qaam faxutn immobile totins opens chriftiaDi wait. 
compagem. molemque contineat that is to l^ye. 

Petei is called petra. bycaofe* that he fyrfte amonge the 
gentylea dyd eftablyffbe the gronnde of oui iayth. & as a 
30 ftone not eafy to be lemoned. be cofttejrneth in hym & 
flayeth all the frame & gietnes of the worke of . chrift 
And fsynt Grwtory faythe. Certe PetniS apoftolu3 fltQrt(«Ti 

, , -I- 1- 1 J- PttartaUwdiH* 

pnmum membnuw lancteet vmuenaus eccleiie i»»miwij(i»- 
eft. Faulus. Andreas. loannes quid aliud ^uam ruiudAidn^ 

' ngmni IBM. * oonflrma IGfi6. emtflrma 1G31. 

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320 IB8TIK0KT or LA.TIK AKD OBI 

«diBhiiw«. fingulariim plebium funt capita, that U to feyo. 

udringniu Peter ia Me chefe membre of the Tnyaeifall cliirche. 
Paole & Andrew. & lohaa what els be they, but heedes 
of oertayne & fynguler people, wherby it appereth that 
as the; vere chefe euery man of ths people that they 5 
had cure of. So faynt Peter was chefe of the vnyueiv 
8im«a»: (all cbyrche. Saynt Uierome alfo &yth fpetynge 
dHHii oat o( of Peter. Propterea inter duodecim vnus eligitur. 
MnguidrbHd vt capite conftitato. fchifmatis toUeretur oc- 
HtainntbouMtK cafio. that is to fay tkat^ Peter was one chofen out 10 
[•Bill] amongeft* twelfe *to thentent* that he beynge theyr 
heed al occafyons of fchy&iatyke' dyuyfyon fholde be 
stCjprtMioi take' away. Saynt Cypriane forthermore fayth, fpekyng 
f^D: of Peter whan he dyd confefle cryft lefu to be the fone 

Ftur.nwbom of god. LoquituT illlc PetTus fuper queffl edifi- 15 
ftriobfbaiidKi; ca«da fueTftt ecclefia, that is to faye there fpeketh 
Peter vpon whome the chirche waa for to be buylded. 
wUehitciHUiHt But how f hold (Ae chirche be' buylded vponhym yf he 
hMduietaiar Were not the heed and chefe^ membre of the cbyrche. 
dnRi. H All thefe be of the latyn cbyrche. holy fathers. 2u 

i«nwd,ii<i)r, all men of grete lemyi^. all men of fynguler holynea. 
i4m. whofe rertuoUB lyuyngea be confirmed' by mytacles 

bothe done in theyr lyfea & after thoyr dethe. Of grekes 
chiTMitaBaib lyke wyfe. Chryfoftome after that he hath piayfed 
DruM<q»uai, faynt Paule fpeketh of faynt Peter fayenge. quod ipfe 25 
qui fuit apoftoloru/n caput talis fuit. that is to 
faye that laynt Peter whiche was the heed of the apof- 
tles was (ucbe another and often he called faynt Peter 

noQihariiM exlmium apoftolorutn. et os difcipulonun ac 
■BdhHdofau verticem collegii. that is to faye Me chefe of th& 30 

apoftles and mouthe of the dyfcyples & the top and heed 
Origm: SHwhu of all the college. And Orygene fay the. MagDO ill! 
LudioUutgnK ecclefie fundamento petreque folidiffime fuper 

' om. 1S6S. * amoDge lfifi6. ' the lotentlBSe. 
* fohifmatioall 1656. ' teken 1666. ' bee 1666. he 1631. 
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LUTHEB CANNOT OONCBITZ DUOS SUUilOS. 321 

quam chriftus fundauit ecclefiam fu&m. vide KmnimBwiof 
quid dicatur a domino. Modice fidei quare 00* 11.111.^1 

dubitafti. tftat is to fey, Se wliat was Tayd of our lords 
to thftt grete^ foundament of the chiiche and mooft 
6 flftble ftone. man of lytle ^ythe why dydeft thou mm of uku 
doute. T Yf all thefe fo many tefty'monyes hothe of [•am. <»*] 
grebes and latyna fhall not oounterpeafs agaynft one siuUi]o"u>»i 
irere. what reafou is this t I trull there is no tnie oSSJ^tLin* 
ciyflen man but that he wyll be moued with the tefti- ^^I^ll[^^||^» 
10 monye of all thefe. fpecyally whan they be grounded 
of fo playne & euydant a fyguie of iha olde lawe. and 
of fo clere a lygbt of the holy gofpels. H But here Lubwwimw, 
Luther wyll faye that he can not conceyue duos fummos, tmn numra. 
Of iha whiche I memayle gietly. Sithen it is many- 

IS feft that Aaron was called fununus in fcryptura & yf he tx Kqhi ud 
were fommus facerdos & Ifoyfes was no whit benethe or uum nmu. 
hym. than muft they two eyther of them be fummus. 
one of them vndei another in comparyfon of the other 
people. 80 as faynt Faule maketh many hedes fayenge. st Pni gtm 

20 Caput mulieria vir. caput viri chn&us. chrifti iiH^Xii,chrM 
vero deus. 8e here be thre heedea vnto a woman, god, ' 

chryft, & hyi hufbande. & yet befyde al thefe f he hath *>>d >»•»• tb«u 
an heed of hyr owne. It were a monftrons fyght to fe kgrnim. 
a woman withouten* an heed, what comforts f holde hyi 

25 houfbande bane vpon byt. ¥f than one woman not a ««iuii tuHi ■ 
withftandynge f be bathe an beed of byi owne to goueme ud tuuh iiw b« 
hyr accordyngo to the wyll & pleafure of hyr houfband. 
yet f he hath hyr houfbande to be hyr heed & chryft ud ckrht, ud 
to be byr heed, and god to be hyr heed. How moche bad. 

30 lather our mother holy chyiche which is the Iboofe of bo dm dnnii 

hiUi ■ bad itlHr 

chrift hath an heed of her owne. that is to laye the on (tiu popi], 
pope, and yet neuerthelefTe chryft lefu hyr houf- Hutandiiiwr 
bande is hei heed. & almygbty god is byr heed alfo. 1^0, 
IT But now let va retoume to our inllmcoyon. 
35 Thus than ye vnderftande bow that in Me Tnyueifill 
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333 LUTHBE DTTIDBD nOU W POPS. 

TbaSiiMtcrtntb chymfae of ehiyfte remayseth the tpjrjta of tiontha 
i'Buia for 'euer. and that the heed of this chyiche the 
hBuiDMnciirtit pope ia^ vnder chryft. B7 this brenely it may appeere 
¥t^^of thatthefpyryteofcbryftiaitotmltartrikluthei. The 
SSSSilmh^ fpyiyte of eueiy natm^ body gyueth lyfe noo foither, 6 
bDdy iS* SiW*" ^°'' ^ ^° membeta & partea of the fiuae body, whiche 
Sl"™i^" ^ natnraUy ioyaed vnto the heed. And fo lykewyfe 
to''ihthMi^M*in ^^ ^^^ be' in the myftfcall body of our mother holy 
to.inj.ijMi bod/, chirche. IT For afmoehe than aa this wretched man 

Ttali vretctiHl 

nun tiuiKUf idm jjath deuyded bymfelfe from the heed of thia* body. 10 
MouorciuiH; vhicheis tbevycare of chryf t. how can he haueinhym 
iimHinumitH the J^yryte of this body vhiche la the fpyiyte of 
■pMiiiijwiMii'h* trouthe. & fpecyally whan he hath deayded bymfelfe 
th> hemd or with fnche pryde, arrogancye, A piefumpcyon. whiche 

wiioiii by hit ' u mooft odyous vnto this holy Jl^tyryte. and fo dyf- 15 
jSSTob^^? pytyoally. fo prefumfttaonfly. fo malycyoally oontem- 
neth & fetteth at nought. & all to la^eth the heed of 
chryftes cbyrche. to whome aa to hia chefs* fpyrytuall 
father, by the reafon of his relygyon he hath vowed and 
promeA obedyence. How can thia man haue in bym 20 
the fpyryte of god this holy fpyryto of trouthe. And 
here I make an ende of the £rft inftruccyon. 

f Here foloweth the feconde inftmocyoa 
ftgaynft the pemycyone dootry- 

ne of Martyn latbei*. 26 

•■•()■■■ 

■ fB ihe pope 1G56. * me 1B21. bs ISfiS. 

) bis 1G21. this 1556. ' thefe 1621. ohiele 1056. 

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SUKKEE's bun REVITBa THE WOBLD. 823 

Or the feconde inftraccyon I*BiBj,udii 
tlie next wordes eofewetb. 

lUe tellimonium per- timbimiiiuii 
hibebit de me. that a to ciuiil 
faye. Aad hs fhall bete 
wytneffo or gyne eujdsnce of 
3. what memaylous Tortuo 
what wonderfull opencyon 
is in the bemes of the fonne whiche aa we fe this tyme tim nnbMBH it 
10 of the yere fpred vpon the gronnde dothe quycken & agktn anj 
make lyfely many cteatuiee the vliiche before appered bthn (piwwi 
as deed, who that vetved and beheld in the wyntei wtlo tnu hw in 
feafon the trees whan they be wydred and theyr leuea ^dJ^i^U*™ 
fhaken from them and all the moyftonr fhronke in to '"''i]',£™"|« 
15 (Ae rot« & no loft of grenenes nor of lyfe appeieth out- "^^^^ 
■wardly. yf he had had none exporyence of this mater «™ "« u> bi 
before he wold thynke it an vnlyke tbyng that the "ithiHmuia 
fame trees fholde renyue agayn & be f o luftoly cladde ■nr 
with leues & floores as we now fe them. And yet this 
20 ia done by the fubtyll operacyon and (ecrete woikynge 
of the fonne hemes fpred ypon the giounde. 

Neuerthelefle not euery beme of the fonne hathe 
this vertne. It is a trouthe the bemea of the fonno-in HDnbauuiD 
wynter be lyght aa they be now this tyme of the yere mdginiwiut 
S5 but that lyght is fo faynt and feble that it gyueth no 
lyfe. for than we fholde haue heibes and trees to giowe 
aa well in wynter' as they now do this tyme of the yeie. 
The caufe of this weykenes is. for the fonne fhooreth DMuwaoiin 

IbanThooreUi'M 

folowebytbe grounde that hia hemes thanne l^aunteth inwivihifnioiid 
30 vpon the giounde and dothe not rebouude nor doable 'niunuui-apoa 
in theymfelfe agayne towardes the fonne. and this is doUi ■>« dmu* 
the canfe of this ireykenes. * Ye fe whan a bowle is [. g ,]"* 
throwen fklantlynge Tpon a wall it flydeth forwaide & -m^tjntf 
rebonndeth not bak^^rde dyrectly agayne to hym that SStt fc^!^ 
35 wafl the thrower, bijt . „ jt is dyrectly call agaynlt a ^*i™»'i 



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S2i TmE NATURAL AND SPnUTCAL SUKB. 

itnbDondi TraU with a giete vyolence than it dothe dyrectlyie- 
'bouade agayne. In this maner it is of the fonne bemes 
Me more nye that the fonne drawetli vnto va now this 
Bo the nnbeaini tyme of the jeM th% more dyrectly hia hemes hete vpon 
■pan iht imniid the gTounde & the moie dyrectlj they lehounde & 5 
dineur oitk Tetoume agayne tomudes the foDne. And by the reafoa 
ud imiH light, of the nyenelTe of heme to heme ryfeth a greter ftrengths 
Foranrriiniu in the heme and a more full lyght. quia ODUIIS virtus 

'BudndlogTdK' ■ 1. - 1. - 1 

iiiunitniw. vnita fortwr eft. that ia to fay. For euery vertue t?tat 
A dngietbmd ii is gadred togyder is more ftrongei. IT A fengell threde 10 
ut double, nor 1 ia nothynge fo ftronge aa is* a double, nor a fyngle 
HuixnrghudiP heme of the fonne ia nothynge fo myghty as whan it ia 
' ' doubled & bowghted in it folfe by reboundj-nge and 

nbmn «riieih > reflesjon. Forthermore of thefe two ryfeth an hete Ss 
diiti worker of a wannenes the whiche is the prynnypal worker of lyfe 16 
Yrtw«»r.nM in euery creature. But for all thia we he not yet fure 
^"•■wuiu'w* that any tree is alyue to than we fe fome puttynge 
■Hit bud. forthe of buddea or lefea out of the lame tree. 

IT Thia example yf ye perceyne it maye enduce vb 

Bo tiio BpHtMi to conceyue how wonderfully the fpyrytuall fonne 20 

oodi work! Dwn almyghty god worketh hy hia fpyrytuall and innysyple' 

Dun'^ «Di IT um hemes of hia lyght fpred vpon the foule of man or vpon 

the abyiche. bothe whiche is called in feryptnie a 

fpyrytuall erthe. Dominus dabit benignitatem 

et terra noftra dabit fructuw fuum. That is to 26 

laye. our loide fhall gyne his gracyoue influence and 

t*8T,tei!ki ourerthefhal yelde fruytfuil workes. 'Thebemesof 

onotiiHuiinuH almyghty god fpred vpon oui foulee quyckeneth' them 

work*, & caufeth this lyfe in vs and the fruyte of good woikes. 

wiifli aaih'i Fjrft they caufe the lysht of faythe but thia is a verav 30 

'fklniHlw' light , JO J ., 

iinmigtiinitiDir f klender lyght witAouten* the reboundynge of nope and 

hojw ud txu or the hete of charyte. faythe witAouten'^ hope is a fklendei 

heme & of a lytls power. But loyne vnto hym hope 

■ in 1521. fB IGSe. * innifible ISSfl. 

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FAITH MUST BS JOINSD 10 BOFB ASD LOTE. 325 

whiche Telmiindeth Tp to god agajac ad ea qne Don 
videntur. & than !» ho Kocbe ftrongei than he whas^ 
byfore. For nowe tbu ia a^ doubled and bougbted in Bftiitnbsandat 
it felfe and gadred moie sya vnto himfelfe* & made douiiKid, md 
6 more valyauntand migbty tban it was befoie. Before (ndnudgman 
it was lyke ynto tbe faythe that faynt Peter had whan „„ „ jn p«^, 
cbrift bad hym come to hym vpon iha fee. he beleued bw^^i^iSHo 
hia mayfter but he had no veiay faft hope thai he """■ 
myght wal^e there. He vaa not ftronge in his faythe 
10 & therfore our fauyour fayd Tnto hym. Modice fidei 

auare dubitaltl. But of the ftronge faythe tliat of rtrong luih 

^ u tf «djuiiie4 to liope 

hath a confydence & hope adioyned. thenmto he fayth our Siviwu- uid : 
in another place. Si halsueritis fidem ficut granum ifjtumdwth 
iinapis dicetU monti huic. tranfi hinc et tranfibit. mnn-M «»], y. 

IS That is to fay. yf ye had faythe lyke vnto a corne of uuimtnuuinuid. 
muftard fede ye fhold commaunde this mountayn to 
remone hymfelfe & it fhold by your faythe auoyde. 
this is a grete fayth & hath alfo confydence & hope 
adioyned therwith. A come of muftard fede is veray Amni ormutud 

20 lytle but it hath a gret vertne compact and gadred in iitt« »mpiiatin 
it. So whan the hemes of &ytbe & hope be ioyned ThtbHouorbiih 
togyder in one poynt than it is of myghty power. Tbe "«u'polni.mof 
hemes of the fonne whan by reflexyon of a brennyng u^^^^^" 
glaffe they be gadred togyder. they be to myghty that ^^^^ 

25 'they wyll fet tynder or clothe on fyre. And lykewyfe ""'"!. g"^!- 
it is of the hemes of the* faythe & hope whan they be TammMWi 
ioyntly compacte and vnyte togyder. Yf a man hart 
fuche a faythe and confydence than he myght com- mai •• omia n- 
maunde a gret mountayne to remoue for his pleafute 

30 and this were a myghty faythe. Neuertheleffe yf a 

man had fuche a faythe yet yf he wanted the hete of w«hootUi.h«t 

•'''■' srchwUrwna 

charyte he were but as a deed tree. For faynt Paule d™*. 
faytii. Si liabuero omnem fidem ita vt niowtes 
tranBferatn charitatent aatem non habaero nihil 

SB fum. yf I haue aU fiiythe he that fpeketh of all leueth 
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328 PAtTH wrmonT voiUB is dud. 

BtPiBiBidT If none Tnfpobeit of. yf I Imne all &ythe be faytbe & to 
nmoia iKwii- mygh^ fajthe that \>j my faythe I Diaye lemone at 
ttotMU at my commaundament grete monntaynes, yet yf I want 

^ted^^ the hete of charyte I am notbyng bat as a deed ftoke 
BtJuufiFiith atreewit^uten^lyfe. And tberfoie Jaynt lames foyth. $ 
iidHL Fides fine operibu^ mortoa eft. FaytbeTitbonteii* 

iha frayte of good workes ia deed. To thia purpofo 
TiM Spirit ihin our inftruccyon faythe. Die teftimoniuJM pwhibebit 
chrinibitiu de me. that is to faye be fball bere wytneffe ot me. 

Of wbomi of cbriit. wbat is chriftl Lux vera que 10 
illumiuat onmem hominem veDientem in huuc 
mundum. tbat is to faye tbe tnie lygbt </ie' whicbe 
enlygbtnetb euety ciestaie oommynge into this world. 
who fball bere W3rtneffe or gyne euydence of this lygbt ! 
tbe fpyiyto of god. Quia charitas del diffufa eft in 15' 
•luginui cordib»« noftris per fpiritum fanctum qui datoa 
ujuitaruiiii* eft nobis. Tbat is to faye the bete of the chaiyte of 
C>BTi,t>HAa god is fpred *in oor bertes by tbe holy ^yryte the 
wbicha is gyuen vnto vs. bete of chaiyte gyueth 
euydence tbat that lygbt is lyfely. Haue a man neuet 20 
wUhcatduriij fo moche lygbt of faythe onleffe he haue alfo this bete 
•0 much light of of cboryte fterynge his foule and hryngyng forthe lyfely 
tna. workes be is hut a deed stock & as a tree witbouten' 

itUH nn ■hin* lyfe, For as I iayd though the naturall fonne fhyne 
■ tTH.uiibud ueaer io brygbt vpon a tree, yf this tree bane in it no 25 

gienenes nor puttynge forthe of buddes & lefes this 
So >n our mil tiee is not alyue. Bo whan the hemes of tho l^irytoall 
•utTTBgtifiitiB fonne be fpied Tpon oure foules yf we fele not the 
fterynge bete to fruytfull workes oni fonles be but deed. 
TUt intncUoD T But HOW to what puipofe feruetb this inftmccyon 1 30 

LnttHT'i gTUDDd To this, it fubuerteth one grete grotinde of Martyn 
luth iioD^ not Inther wbiche is this that faythe alone vithonten' workee 
^^U(acn> dothe lufldfye a fynner. vpon tho wbicbs ground he 
byldeth many other erroneons artycles & fpecyally that 
the Jacramentes of cbriftee cbirche dotbe not loftyfye 35 
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TBK ElSa'a hSPHTATION OF LOTHfia ^27 

but onely faythe. A perylouB artycle able* to fubHerte 
all tito order of tlie chirche. but touch jnge thefe facra- TouohiDgUit 
mentes the kyngea grace our fouerayne lords in his kin^'iinahith 
owne perfone hath vtth his pen fo fubftauncyally ' n>j>iten ' aeaiMt 
6 foghten agaynft Martyn luther Ihat I donte not but chli^Z^^^^li 
euery true chriften man that fhal rede his hoke fhall iilj^.^ilt,'" 
fa thofe bleffed facramentea clered & delynered from Laihl?^''(llLi- 
ike fklflunderoTifl mouthe & eruel tethe that Martyn ^a°^"^U|J 
luther hath fet vpoa thent. wherin al englond mays AUEnnund. 

10 take grete comforte and fpecyally gl thofe that loue afisiriiiii;, nu; 
lemynge. Plato feythe. Hwti beatas fore refpubli- ^^Z^'^" 
cas quando ant philofophi regnent aut reges a™™TSwI' 
philofophentur, That is to feyo. than fhall 'comen -""^w^'^i*'" 
welthes be bleffed whan eyCher thofe (Aat he pbilofo- ^o'^^.X^^, 

15 phera goueme, or ellee tbofe that gouerne gyue them to jJj^JJ^ "^ 
phylofophy. And fcrypture eihorteth pryncea to tto 
fame feyenge. Et nunc reges intelligite erudimini et^rim^j,, 
qui iudicatia terram. tiiat U to fay Acd now ye ym to iuh i«d. 
(hat be kynges ftttdye to haue Tnderftandyage. & ye 

20 that take vpon you the ludgementes of fAe worlde in- 
forfe you to haue lemynge. 

T Bat now lette t» letourDe to onr mater agayne. 
For this grounde he biyi^th faynt Fanle in dyuers Lnthtr qnoua bi 
places layenge that a man is iuftyfyed by his fitytb tbumunjiuif 

25 onely withouten* wodieB. SenerthelelTe foynt Auftyn antwrnkm. 
layth that &yiit Faules wordes were myfconceyned iu ihuUHothH 
the begynnynge of the chyrche for' the whiche as he ,j,u,n ui^mit? 
faythe th% other apoftlea in theyr epyftolea ftudyeth to ^IT^^,^" 
the contraiy parte. But fonfe heitr thynketh that BntLutimUtu* 

SOVartyn luther lytle regardeth &ynt Anflyn. And a Aii«mi«i<Kii 
trouthe it is, but yet that is a foule prefompcyon, lot lm him it imm 
hym at the leeft belene t?ie other apofUes whome with- .p«ii«, «ham 
onten'manyfteftherefyebecAnnotdenyB. Saynt lames .itwhimj. 
fkyth. Ex factis i\)ft^fl/.flt'i^ hoiHo & noffl ex fide f,'j''«t'iMb»™ 

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ST PAUL KOT OONTBABT TO BT JAMBS. 



br bb huh KioM. by hia faythe alone, vhiche thyi^ fiiynt lames dothe 

not onely laye but alfo proueth it by dynera wayea. 

Ai dniii lut* One is this. Demones credunt et contFemifcmit. 

juUft«L The deuyllaa he fsythe hatbe fkythe & yet no man 

maye faye that the deuyllea be iuftyfyed by theyr 5 
MuTthuiin faytbe. How many tbat lyue in horryble fynne that 
imUMTdUiUiia yet baue th6 faytbe of chryft lefu & wolde rather dye 
[• c I, tMk! or they f hold renye theyr faytbe. 'but for all that they 
uuiinEKM te not iuftyfyed. Bat yf onely faythe dyd iuftify 
JMUM. ^jjjg jjj^y ^^^ jjj^ deuyllea alfo fhold be iuflafyed. 10 

Tiw nunpii of Seconde (ho feme example that faynt Paule vfeth vnto 
both by St Paoi the Komaynes to proue that faythe iiiftyfyed a fynner 
withouten' workes. the fame vfeth faynt lames to tJia 
contrary, the example I meane of Abraham as there 
apporetb in the fame place. But ye than vyll faye. 15 
Mr. ba uuh SyT be tbofe apofUes one contrary to another. To this 
tniftauioOMrf faynt Anftyn faytbe that nay foifotbe. But that faynt 
stJuna'Don.' lamee onely contrareth that tttat may* be conftnied & 
tbat oiiT be ntc myftaken in faynt Paule. For faynt Paule meanetb* 
wboipHktot ' ot the workes that gothe before faythe. & faynt lames 20 
jmnofwDru meaneth* of the vorkes tbat folowe after the faytbe. 
8?ftiai'"dnmii- ^7^^ Paule meaneth tbat (Ae worke of cyrcumcyfyon 
wOT'ki'Tu°''taw "' "^ other workes of the lawe was not neceffary for the 
""""'■""T'*^ iuftyfyeng of Abraham to go before his fayths but hia 
jutiiflciiMi. faythe withouten* them dydde iuftyfye hym. Saynt 25 
All work! follow- lames meanotb of the fruytfull workes that folowa after 
juiUQFiiniii; feythe the whiche gyue euydence of a lyfely faythe and 
tf Abnhun taa thefe iuftyfyetb a man, and thefe he faythe yf Abraham 
ostc up hti Kit, hadde not had. he had not ben iuftyfyed yf Abraham 
|wua«d. bad not ben redy to of&e yp bis fone Ifaac at the com- 30 

maondynge of god be hadde not ben iuftyfyed. but 
Aiir«h«Bi «• bycaufe he was fo redy therfore he faythe. Abraham 
Hfi St JintH, ex operibus iuftificatus eft. That is to feye. Abraham 
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f^keth not agayoft' iaynt Paule but agajnft the utminmdB^ 
myfunderftaudyiige and myfconceynjnge of hym. Of ^^^ 
the whiche myfconceyuynge faynt Peter alfo fpeketh atp^w: intiw 
in iuB fecond epilUe fayeng ' In quibus flint quedam [• c yj 
6 difficUia intellectu que indocti et inftabiles de- ')in<iir-p.Di 
prauant ficut et cetei'as fcripturas ad fuam hJi^uem- . 
ipforum perditionem. That is to fayo in the ulu^mi^ '^ 
epiftolea of oure ryght dere bioder Paule be feme Sl!l?^lir!h™. 
thynges haide to be eonceyued whiche the Tiillable ''™' 

10 myudes dothe* mifoonftrue lyke aa they do many other 
fciypturee to theyr owse dampsacyon. Thus ye may 
fe that dyuets other haae myfcooftrued fayut Paule 
byfore thia as aowe dothe Martyn luther to his owue — Muirii Lnihir 
peiyll and dampnacyon. on p«il 

15 f But here one thyuge I merueyle moche of Martyn 

luther fpecyally that he faythe that in all fcrypture HtnriUuiin 
there is no moie teflymony agayuft hym but this one ihiiompUasf 
pLice of faynt lames, for it b not to be dou(«d but hnx^brn^^t 
many moo maye be brought. And fyrft cure fauyour y.TlAt sitIoqt 

20 la the gofpeU of Luce feythe. Date eleemofynam & ^jm,^ 
ecce omnia munda fust vobis. That is to faye. ^V^.'^"'* 

gyue ye almes and all thynges fhal be dene vnto you. "ai" "i""!! u 
what ia this clenneffe but the iuftyfyenga of oure foules 
the whiche is promelt* for tko workes of almes. yf I 

25 belene neuer fo mocbe and yf I releue not the poore in 
theyt neceflyte I f hall not atteyne Tnto this clennefle. 
Ferthermore in 'Ae gofpe[l] of mathew. Si remiferitis Andicnn: itr* 
hominibus errata fua remlttet & vobis pater oB>ne«,j«ir 
vefter celeftis. Quod fi non remiferitis hominl- •ii*ii'd° u-uwim 

SO bus errata fua nee pater remittet vobis errata 

veftra. 'That is to feye. yf ye do forgyue vnto them [•cu.biiekj 
that bathe greued you theyr offences* your father in 
heuen fhal do lykewyfe to you. and yf ye do not for- 
gyue to men whiche hath greued you theyr offences 

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330 BoupTDsB Aamm lvtbso. 

nor yoQi father fhall not foig^e to 70U yonte offeacea 
Mfi" If" done agaynft hym. Ouer this he la^he in tho fame 
t€timigbvata, gofpeU. Nofl omnis qui dicit mihi domiDe 
jMUkd. domine intrabit in regnum celorum, fed qui 

£acit voluntatem patris mei. ibat, is to %. yf ve 6 

works not the wy 11 of almjghtj god tlie father we fhall 

not he iuTtyiyed nor entre in to the hyngdome of henen, 

A«i]ni UdIw ^efydes thefe in the fame gofpeU. Nili abundaueiit 

V^, b.'Ln iufticiaveftra plufq«ai» fcribarum & pharifeoram 

t)iiti>rth.jtw^ non intrabitis in regnum celorum. That is to 10 

loioiHHn.™ faye. onleffe your iuftyce or your maner of lyuynge be 

more better and ample than was ike iuftyce uid lyuynge 

of tho lewes and pharafeea ye fhal not entre in to the 

kyngdom of heuen whiche is to be vnderftaTided 

de iufticia operum. of the iuftyce of workes. as clerly 15 

appeereth of alt that foloweth. Befydea this he faythe. 

Aiiiiit tntut Omnis q»e audit verba mea hec & dod facit ea 

HdiiHihnot fimilis erit viro ftulto qtii edi&cauit domum 

DnioiBu^inu fuam fuper arenam. That is to i^ye. All thai 

uuon (toani. lieieth thefe my wordes & worketh not therafter is 20 

lyke vnto an vnwyfe man that bayldeth his houie vpon 
stPui: Mot an vnfure ground. And faynt Faule alfo layth. NoD 

^h^jIiiuM,' auditores legis fed factores iuftificabaQtur. t?iat 

t^aitiiui. IB to faye. Suche as onely he herers of tho lawe of god 

[• c m fhal not be iuftyfyed ' hut ^Ae woikeis < therafter. And 25 

stJmiDHiBtT* faynt lames fay the. Eftote factores verbi et Don 

wv<ig(ogd.ud auditores tantum fallentes vofmetipfos. thai is to 

&ye be ye workers of the worde of god and not onely 

the herers for than ye disceyue yourfelfe. & faynt Paule 

stpui; ir^t agayne faith. Si fecundum CBmem vixeritis mori- 30 

r*iiuudk;if eioini. Si* fpiritu facta camis mortificaueritis 

mom^ Ml wwb viuetlB. that is to faye. yf ye lyue after tkt workes of 

SiSS^ '* yotti fleffhe ye fhall dye. but yf ye mortyfye in you by 

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iynally faynt Faale fayth refolttjng his owne fentence. «p«b1i mtii 
fides que per dilectionem operatur. tliat ia to '™*^'"™- 
iaye. Faytha vhiclia is wrought by loue. accordysge to 
tho whiche faynt lamea fayth. Vides quoniam fides suuatt: fbjui 
Bcooperabaturoperibus illius: ex operibus fides •xhi.irortawa 

COnfummata eft. That ia to f^ye. Thou feeft how '~™**^*** 
that iaythe helped hia wotkea and how of the workeai 
hie faythe waa made perfyt By all the whiche teati- 
monyes ye may playnely fe tiiat not onely faythe Thembmnot 
lOftaffjfeth but alfo loue and workea be requyred to the ^i^i^'' 
iuftyfyei^ of our fonlea. Aud thus moohe for the ^'JiS^?* 
f^nde infttnccyon. 

T Here foloweth the thyrde inftrnceyon 
agaynfli Martyn luther*. 



15 Owching iAe third inftrnccyiwi [•cuj,i«*] 

it foloweth in the gofpeL 
Et vos teftintonium per- Ta>iH<hiinbHr 
hibebitis. quia ab initio ythT.'iw'^. 
mecumeflis.Thatistofaye. ^tt^ttgu,' 
SO & ye f haU here wytnefTe by- '^■ 

caufe ye he conuerlauut with 
mefro*(ftebegynnyi^6. To Towhomihiii 
whom fhall they here wytneffe. but vnto the vnyuerlall mikiuuohunjip 
chiiche of chryft t Theyr wytneffe than mull be allowed 
25 of enery true chrif ten man % Of tftefe wordes & of the PJ'^i?'*™^' 
other aboue reherced. it fhal appeere t?tat mora tefbimony writiea in Uw 
muft be admytted for fufficyent authoryte. than only idmiuHKor 
that that ia wryten in the byble. whiche one thynge yf 
we may eftablyffbe. it wyl caft downe a grete nontbre 
30 of Martyn luthers artyclea. But for this we muft con- 

fyder thai thefe .iij. nerfonee of whome this gofpell hathe ti» thm vt- 

I , ..,-,, •onM.tbooghUndr 

made mencyen. though all theyr workes be Tudiuyded wotbiiCTDii- 
' worker 1G21, worbe^ * ThetkirdeitiftnictienlBoG, 

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foHnd,'iiiT«at & vndefeueied one from another, but ioyntlf go to 

UmHiuiniiM gyders'. yet fcriptuie affygneth thre fenerall tymes vnto 

thefe .iij, pei-fonea, in tte which they haue inftructeth 

man. of tha trouth neceflary to be hyleuod, Firft 

niiubKUcigU ahnighty god tte fadei inftructed our eldere by his 5 

invbMa. pmphetea: aa faint Panle fayth. Multipbaiiaffi 

multisqic? modis olim dtus loquens patribzM m 

prophetis. that is to faye. Almyghty god the fyrit per- 
fone in the godhed many dynera wajee inAjucted oar 
OqrhUi«»inri fatherB by his prophetes. faint Paule meaneth here by 10 
HiuMcirui OUT fathers thelewee. of whom we fpiri(aaJly defceTided. 
iiKinipiritiimiijr. for Abraham that waa theyr carnal fader is ourea alfo 
fpiWuaL Kow almighty god the father taught them 
Thtptopbau by hU prophetea. whofo propheoyea all be it they be 
•n.«i-uiiiig.nii- wrytten in fcrypture. yet waa there many moo thyuges 10 
which they fpoke Tnwrit'ten t?iat waa of ae greto 
authoryte, as that that waa wrytcn which the mayiW 
of lewea calleth cabala, which is deriued fro man to 
man. by mouthe onely & not by wrytynge. After this 
tho fecoad p«-fon the fone of god our fauiour chrift 20 
lefu waa fend' by his father into this worlde to inftructo 
man. bothe by hymfelfe & by his apoftles. the which 
were conuei&unt witA hym (as the gofpel here fayth) bo 
tko beginning. Thefe blellid apofQes left vnto rs alfo 
many thyngea by mouthe. which ia not written in t?i» 26 
byble. Thia thyng may appeere liy fcynt paule. whiche 
cam after them & waa not prefent whan chrift faye^ thefo 
wordes vnto them in .^'. epiftole ad tbeflalonicenfss*. 

State& tenete traditiones quaa didiciftis. fiueper 
fermonem Hue per epi/loiam noftram, that ia to 30 
fay. be ye coriftaunt & kepe thofe inftmcciona & eru- 
dicyona that ye haue lemod of vs. other by month*, or 
els by wrytyng. yf faynt paule (that waa latter* than t?ie 

' togetbtn 1556. * feote 1556. * fa;de 1566. 

' the feoonde EpifUe to the ThaftalODiaDS 1666. 

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ORiQEirs TsanxosY to tbasitiow. 33 

other apoftJes) to -whom thefe vordea were fayd of if st pisi'i 
chrift. wyl haue hla tradfcione obfenied & kept, aa i» nqx, wh; no 
wel tliofe (Aat ho tolde them by mouth, aa thofe that SSt^?"^ 
he wrote witA hie penne. why f hall not lykewyfe the 
6 ttadiciona' of al t/ie other apoftlea be of Ijke 
ftiengtbe to make iayth & to bere wjtneffo of iha 
trouthe. Here ye may fe by exprrfTe fcrypture of faynt 
paule that we bo bounde to byleae many mo thynges* 
than be wrytton & put in tte byble. we fhall confenne nmmt4Bii 

10 this by Origene which is an anncyent doctor & to whome caiAimi uiii, 
in this poynt grete fayth is to be gyuen. He in ^e 
bokeofnombreaomelia'.T, fayth. Seiin eccle/iasticis "hi>"i»; mO" 
obfemationibiw fuat no» nulla que omnibiM dharrtib«m«ii 
facere necefle eft. nee tamen ratio eorum otnni- toi»d«M,Kid 

IBbw patet. Naw qao(?verbi gratia genua flecti- o,™i.n(«op« 
mus 'orantes. et quod ex omnibK* celi plagis ad [• c n, unf) 
ioloM orientis partem conuerli fundimu^ ora- 
tioD^m. non facile puto cuiquam rationecomper- 
tws. Sed & euchariflie. feu percipiende feu quo 

20 ritu geritiir. expiicande vel eonun que geniffltur 
in baptifmo. verboru/s. geftonwiqwe. et ordi- 
num. atq^e inteirogationu^n. et refponiionuffi. 
quis facile explicet rationem. Et tamen bee 
omnia operta licet et velata portanuM fuper 

25 humeros. quum implemus ea et exequimiir. vt 
a magno pontifice cbrifto et a filiis eius tradita 
et cofftmendata fufcepimus. That is to i&ye. But 
in the obferuancyes of the chyiche be many thynges 
whiche ia neceilaiy for ts to do and yet tha reafon why 

30 that* we fo do ia not open to al men. Aa in example, 
whan t?ia% we make otir prayera knelynge and whan 
amonges all the other plages' of heuen we chofe* the eeft 
parte towaide (Ae whiohe we make oure prayer I thynke 

' tnclQi<niBl521, traditions lfi66. 

* OiTDbes 1G21. thlnges 1G5«. ' Homilia 1GS6. 

* irhj 1G56. * plBGM IGGe. * chufe 1C66. 



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334 ood's BriBiT sfbaxs bt thb tathxbs. 

not that the leofon of this is lyghtly knowen to any man. 

Woidi, girtDM, Of the obfemancyea olfo and lytea fhat Vib yto abouto 

■>«i. In tiw tha laciamanto of Ihe alter to be confecrate. ot elles of 

the iiunuTneiite of baptyme^ to be minyftred vhoo can 

expielTe the reafon of al thofe wordea. geftuiea. orders. 5 

TitiiDtbiHiri qneftyons. aufweie ^Aot there be occuilomed. And yet 

eurifacHiidin, neoerthelelfe al thefe we bere cooered & hyd Tpon our 

wb« n oHate fholders whan that we do perfourme and execute them 

tbi indiunni of accordynge to the trodicioTU & erudycyons whiche we 

CMii. haae leceyued commended vntyll* tb by the^ giete 10 

[•Da byiThopchryfti&by^hiachyldien'thehoIyapoftleB. Of 

the whiche wordee of Oiigine it clerly dothe appere. that 

nnwrituntn- many fuche tradycyons were left vnto chiyflen' people 

staoRh t^ ciiriii by chiyft & his apoftlee". tha whiche we muft folowe 

Dotwithftandynge they be not wtyten in fcryptnie. To 16 
Iha whiche porpofe I myght alfo^ biynge the teftTmonyes 
of Damafcene Demofe. Angufline. Hierome. and other 
moo. 

IT Thyrdly tha thyid perfone in th% trynyte that is 

TiM Spirit n> to faye the holy f piryte of tronth was fent fro the other 20 

thtdiDnhibT twayne to abyde wi'tA ts for eaer. And to be aa a 

utTtriui ^aiDM comforter contynuell in chriltea chiiche. whan ^e 

dHJ.SSlli?'"* ftormea & tempeftes of herefyea do aryfe. & agaynft al 

flogbtoiyng doutfulnes to tecbe tb the veray certayne 

troutiie. where vnto we fhold rell. After that the apo- 25 

fUea were departed from ts the holy fpyryte dyd & dothe 

remayne & fhall remayne with ts mto the worldes 

ende. but by whome I pray you fpeketh he Tnto tb ! 

by whome tecbeth he tb any trouth 1 by whome eUee 

Tki Spirit iiMdii but by the fathers & doctours of the chyrche. by theyr 30 

(DddgiKonofUit mouthes this holy fpyryto techeth ts enery trouthe. 

Non eaim vos eftis qui loquimini. fed fpiritoa 

patris veftri qui loquitur in vobia. that is to faye. 

> bap^inne 166S. * tdIo 1666. ' that 1S56, 

• om. 1566. * the chrifteD 1666. 

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GEimuL oouNciLs. 335 

It is not ye that fpeke, bat the holy l^iyryte of yonr 
fftther whicbe dothe fpeke viVrin yoa. Saynt Bafyll Light Htn iboiit 
whan he was baptised, a vonderful lyght was fene aboute b^pam. 
hym. which is not to be douted. but thai it was a fenfyble 
6 token of Vm holy goofb. And lyke wyfe taynt Ambrofe Light imttm in 
(whyles he was endytyoga of tte .xliij. p&lme) a lyght BiAnbl^in 
was fene aboue his heed in maner of a fhelde. whiche by '*"'^'^«'^ 
lytle & lytle eDtred in at his moutbe in Teray token of 
the fpyryte of god. And fo lykewyfe *it was of the [•Di,b«*] 
10 other. Wherfore it is not to be donted but in fuche 

holy bifThoppefl and doctonre of the chirche tte holy mwIi mm ««• 
gooft dothe fpeke. bat moche rather in conncelles whan in «mii<iu>. 
many of thent were aflembled togyder'. Fot etier as the 
ftormes and tempeftes of herafyes dyd aryfe. fo they Hamm md- 
15 were at length opprelTed* & oonnynoed by this holy* spim iphmhc in 
fpyryte, fpekynge in tho monthes of tho fctheis & ' "" 
doctouTS of the chirche. Somtyme by generall conn- 
celles and aflembles of many bylThoppea togydei, H In 
(Ae connfel of Nicene* was cccii. biffboppes in whome CoaaeaiotNist, 
20 the holy gooft fpake to (Ae confatacyon of an herefye iAat 
than fore Tcied (Ae chirche. After that in the counfell of 
conftantynoble was alfembled .cL bifThoppea. & in them afCoututiiui]>i*, 
the holy gooft fpake to the deftmccyon of an other here- 
fye /Aat than rote in the chirche. In the coonfell kept in 
26 Ephefo in a grete cyte of Afye fo named wen afTembled «< "n fci " . 
CCC. byffhoppes' in whome than the holy fpyiy te fpake 
to the confoundyi^ of another herefye that was a lofte. & 
fo contynnally frome tyme totymeeoeras fhefeclowdefl whnUueiaad* 
arofe and made any grete tempeftes. & b^an to lyghten ii«v ■«». ui* 
30 and f hewe a &ls lyght of myfconftmynge of fcryptures. touiuntba 
this holy fpyryt« was redy by thefe fathers to enforme 
the vnyuerfal ch jrcbe of (Ae certayn trouthe. IT Se than Ktumam «f 
.1 iaye what we bane to conferme tbofe thyngee that be 

' together 16i>e. ' were tbej at lengthe mpprefled IC56. 

* om. 1556. * NeoB 1556. 

* Tfbtboppea lo21, BfOioppee I5SS, 



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33d LDTSEB SEDDCKD BT a spirit of BELBOb 

1 iiM pwafitmiM taught TB by the chf rche. Fyrft the prophetes that 

were ioftnicted by the iathet almyghty god. and alfo 

theyr Cabala, that is too laje tiieyr feciete erndycyoos 

tthtipDMiaiM aotwiytenintbebyble. Secondly the apoftUs. whiche 

ndiMui ■wen infiracted by onre laayonra chiyft lefo. and alfo 5 

1 ibi btiwn ii thejT tradycyona not wiyton in the byble. Thytdely 

[• D uj the holy fathers and 'doctonra of the chyiche. Uiat were 

enfonned by the holy fpyiyte of tronthe. afwell in theyr 

Bxpofycyons of fciyptuie. aa alfo by theyr geneial 

afletnblce and counceylea bad here to fore. 10 

iribtninnk % Yf there were a fonrthe perfone in the trrnyte. 

Oh triait)'. wi or another fpyryte to be fent vnto tb from almighty 

■•rbKiir' Muun go(l we myght yet be in fome* dont« wheder' iiartyn 

tiiii iptrtt. lutber had met with this fpyryte by the waye and con- 

neyed bym &om ve. But fythen we be alTored that 15 

Ai umin bat thcM ifl oo moo bttt .iy, perfones in the godbeda of 

til* Hoij Spirit whome this gofpell mabeth mencyon. and that eaeiy 

mn inib^ one of them hath done his dylygence to inftnicto ts of 

thB trouthe. And ferthermore. that there is none other 

holy fpyryt preter fpiritum veritatis bat this » fpyryte 20 

of tronthe. and he alfo fball abyde with tb for ener & 

itaourbinn aceitayne vs of enery tronthe. we may be Cure t?iai 

that Lnthgr lulll j j 

DM thii Bpdiu, Martyn luther hath not this fpyiyte whan he dotbe 

teche Ts agaynft the ttonthe that bathe be* taught ts by 

wii«iH<BtHnr this fpyryte*. For he cutteth awsye the tradycyons of 25 

cui,ii«*iiiiior the apoftles. and refufetb the general councelles. and 

tt, tnt contemneth the doctryne of the holy Jatheifl and doctonra 

of the chyrcha. and laboureth to fuhueite aU the ordyn- 

aunceof the ohiiche. & namely the. v^. lacramentea. and 

tabeth awaye the &edome of mans wyll. and affenneth 30 

that al thyng faylleth* by necelTyte contrary fai all ^ 

docttyne of chriftee chliche. we may be fine theifota 

iliai he hath fome other wretehed fpyrytet fome fpyryte 

of erronr & not the fpiiyt of trouthe. fkynt Faule fayth. 



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In Douiffimis temiporihus difcedent quidam a 
fide, attendeates fpiritibua erroris. et doctrinia 
demODi(miffI. * that ia to for. In the latter dayea of tfiB ['Dij.bKft] 

' In U» lUtv diiTi, 

chirche fome fhall go from tho true foythe of otumefl iiitiiBiPu], 
6 chirche & gyae heda to the fpiryteB of erroui & to the ktwi to tb* muIi- 
techynge of tte dcujL And here note this wordo (dif- 
cedent). For faynt Faule ia.yih.& in an other place. 
Erit difcelHo primum. (^t is to faye. Before (Ae Brfmnw Bominf 
comynge of antichryf t there fhall be a notable difcelTyon uv* iioii n* ■ 

10 & departyng &o^ the faythe of the chirche. And it b not o^iyoD.' 
vnlyke to be at this fame tyme by tho occafyon of this 
mooftiMiylonsheretyke. IT Here Martin lather for his ';"''"J^^^u 
f brewed brayne liryll fome thyng wioflell agaynfl vs. wnwttmig 
He wyl foy that fAe councelles fomtyme erre. & that at. Uiuiui: 

16 the doctonrs full often difagre. And as they erre & aatmtn.oun- 
difogre at one tyme or in one place fo maye they do in iob>iin>DOMii( 
an other, and therfore he foyth he is bounden' to byleue 
none of them all. To this maye be anfwered l/iat this E"V*J^ 
reafon ftrayaeth m}t ae it fhall well appeere in lyke. 

20 The ppophetes fomtyme left vnto tfaemfelfe dyd fquare mtibttidiri 
from ^e tiouthe. Nam propbetie fpiritus non t^iu't^ 
femper prophetanim mentes irradiat. That ia 
to foy the fpiryte of propheoye dothe not alway f hyne 
bright Tpoa the myudea of the propbetes. As in 

25 example byngeDanyd parpofyngeto bnylde the temple 
to almyghty god oonncelled with the prophete Nathan 
wheder be fholde perfounne his pnrpofe ye or naye. 
And the prophete Nathan bad hrm jroo in huide with *- f- iT>ii>u n^ 
it. and do all that he intended in his herte for' to do. wiibtiwMiipii] 

30 Omnia que in corde tuo funt fac. dominus 
tecum eft. That is to faye. do all that thoa intendeft 
in thy herte, for oure lorde god ia with the. yet he fn*wuif 
waa* deceyued. it was not too as he foyd. 'Shall C*ni<j] 

Bbill w( ib« 

we nowe for this dyfcerte trime none other thynge mmiiomoUhc 

' from 1568. , ,,-„ad '666. * om. 15B6. 
he 1568. 
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338 iDTHOfiirr or 7alliblh wmntasn. 

(Mii|ih«tiMiuii t?tat thiBpiophete Ifatbon ikyd befydathist god for- 
BtPMvm» bede. Lykevyfe of the BpofUefl. laynt Peter vhaa he 

eoBtftbi'irad/- ta,jd. to chrift Tu es c/tri/iua filitw dei viui. ihiA 
^ is to fay. Thon arte cimft <Ae fone of the lyoelj god. he 

fpake this by reuekoyon. and here otu fauyoure prayled 6 

hym & fayd. Beatus es petnis bariona. that is to 
Tit ■ iHtii iitor l^ye. Thou art bleHed Peter ths fone of lohou. wt'tAin a 
bomHuiiuifaB. lytle after he dyfTuaded out tauyour from his palTyon 

and fayd. Abfit a te domine. that ia to faye. Ifot fo 
Bhiu m bnoH good lorde. and in thia be fayd wrong. Sbal we nowe 10 
MMtntUiAiu bycaufe he iayd wrange this fooonde tyme not byleue 

his fyrft l^yenge t tliat were not reafonable. Almighty 

PniiUti ml aod fufited th% piophetea and the apoftles sJfo fomtrme 
VoMhi&UUiWi ■ ' '^ ^ "" 

to ene to theutent that we myght knowe they were bnt 

men. And whan they fayd trouthe ihtA that they^ had 15 

of god. & whan they fayd otherwyfe than tiouth that 
•0 art ti» dorian I that* Came of themfelf. And fo lykewyfa I faye of the 
■loiiii) wnn irui doctonn. though they fomfyme ened. byoaofe we mygfat 
diDTbiR thtii knowe that they weie men. & that than they were left 
gHHni?. to themfelfe. we fhol not therfore denye them generally. 30 

And 'Ae councelles alfo thoughe feme one of the laft 
iteaondia n«t cooncelles whiche peianenture was not gadred in that 
EwtkiuM In wniw mekenes & diaryte ^^t was expedient though one of 
mjM u r» them (whiche thyng I wyl not sffenne) in fome artycle 
luBoUHNdiiMp were permyfed to goo amyfle. Shold we therfore danine 2S 

al th6 refydae I It were no reafan. And this may f uf- 

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DmwMaoB lUDi BT ldthbk'b adbirxiits. S39 

He foniili & Qm^ fyruJl in- Tk*«mitkb- 
ftmccToa taketh avaye Hie takuhiwtkt 
deffioee that may be layde Lathvbrhto 
£)i Hartjn Inther b; his ad- 
berentea, trbicli dafence alfo 
may foone onarQuowo Me 
weyke fonles whan they 
fhall here it Theyr defence 
ftandeth in thie poyntes. Fjrlt they f aye that Uortyn Tiur>v 
10 Inther ie a man depely lemed in fayptniee. gionndynge •strdm, no- 
all his opinyons vpon the fame^ a man of lelygyons ' 

lyfe. & fache one that for his lemynge and vertne hath 
many adherentes. Secondly they faye thai ha hathe a 1 1» )»• ■ «■« 
faite mynde in* god. and fparetb for no mans anthoTyty uxnitarM 
10 to fpeka the tioathe. in fo moche that he hath ex- lo ipHkUwDiab, 
comnuicate the pope for he tbynketh in hia owne con> gMauTi^i 
fcyence that tliofe tftat folove not bis doctryne be not 
of Me chyrche catbolyke. Thyidly he hath a meraeyl- i ui imi to osd 
o<u feraent leale to god foe tlta vhiche he dothe laboor to aonvitt nu uh 
20 to conaert all the world fa) bis opinyon. thynkynge «|4akiB, 
affniedly to do a fpecyal fitcrifyce & pleatiue to god 
therby. This whan a weyke fonle henth be is in WMknuhww 

iBf Ihla tn IB 

peryll anone to gyne fkythe vnio it & to myftraft the ^vu um m mii- 
doctiyne of Oie chirche. For who may thynke bnt otuMdunh. 
26 fnche a man is in Iho lygfat way. But herfore' to this 
the reft of the gol^>ell that enfeweth dothe anArere 
derly. It folowetb. bec locatus fum vobis. vt TUiiimtciii 
noR fca«dalizemini. ehtaue fynaiFOCtiB facient «i«tiiuiT* 

I joa^ _ iludl not a«U l« 

vos. Sed vemt hora vt onuiis qtn interficit 7«riutiii 
30 vos arbitretur obfequiiun fe^ preftare deo. That m^^}« 
is to bye. This I haue tolde yon before to tfia entent btdotiiOoA 
thcA ye fhall not quale in your fayth. for they fhall ""** 
denyde yon &om thayr fynagoges. & the tpaa fhal 
co'me that enery nan that mordeieth yon fluJl thynke [* d ii] 
Sfi that he dothe therby* grete femyce Tsto god. Thefe 
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340 HBBETIC8 TEB VO&BT PXBSBOUTOBS. 

T»a»mii*i.ppir wordos maye be taught^ of fome toperteyne only vnto 

Jm or to On the tyme of thB Xe'wes. which dyd ezpell the apotUes 

' out of theyr fynagoges. or to the tyme of (Ae tyranntos. 

whiche dyd flee moche chnften people in the hegin- 

nynge of iha chirche. But yf that weie a tronthe. than 5 

thefo wordea fbold be no general! inftruccyon for (Ae 

TniuetfeU chyiche. wMche thynge we gadred agaynft 

bat>i»ui)ia luther at tho begynnynge of our fermone. wherfore 

hm. moche rather they perteyn vnto the tyme of the her&- 

tkw tites. Firft hycaufe thia perfecucyou lenger continued 10 

ih™h«iZ'iLiii than the other twayne. for t/ia perfecacyon of the lewas 

tJj^^l^m°ii ^'^ foone at a fyda and the peifecucyons' of tha 

rti'iSidJuii"" tyrauntes httd his courfe for a feafon. but the heiytykee 

AsUchrin oonw; ^^^^ perfecuted iAe chirche ftom the afcencyon of chriil. 

& fhal do TSto ika comynge of antichiyft, Forlher- 15 

more the perfecacyon of the herytykes is & was euer- 

ttamonpHiiaiii, moT6 perylous. for as for the lewes & t/ie tyrauntee they 

were manyfeft enemyes vnto chryft & abhorred his 

Sa tuFUia eoioar fcrlpturs. but thflfe herytykes pretend a fpecyall fauour 

wiih Bjiipium-, vnto chrift. & coloiire all theyr herefyes wttA hia fcryp- 20 

iJnrtsndtjMot. turea. The lewaa & (Ae tyrauntes whan they had flayn 

htrauo iitr oit the bodyea of chriften men. yet they fent theyr foules 

to euerlaftyng glorye. but (Ae beretykea mifconftruynge 

the fcriptures of god, by theyr falfe docttjne. & errony- 

ous opinyons & peftilent herefyes doth*llee the fouleaof 25 

cbcyften people, & fend them to euerlaftyi^ damnacyon. 

Wherfore thefe wordea muft rather he Tnderftanded of 

tlie peHecucyon (Aat was made by (Ae heretykea Now 

wiwniiisu.ciirii- than chryften moo. whan than bereft that Martyn 

lather is a man of grete lemynge. & hath grete redynes 30 
h^7 i'l fcrypturea. and is reputed of ver'tuoua lyuynge. and 
hathe many grete adherentes. thynke that many fuche 
hath hen before hym* in the chirche of chryft. tJiat by 
theyr lemynge and mlftakynge of fcrypturea hathe 
made fache tempeftea in (Ae chirche byfore thia tyme. S5 
' thought IGGS. * perfeoution 1666. ' doe 1666. * om. 1666. 



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TRAMSIKNr BUCCBSa 07 BEBXSIE8. 341 

% How tempefted one grete heretyke ArriuB with hie iinoi, wtio 
herefye the chlrche of chrift. how gret a mimleT of ^J^'wt, 
foulea made he 1 was not he a man of grete lemynge. JSJ^^^^Ji"^ 
of fynguler eloqaence. of vertuoua lyfe in outwarde H^gJ^iJU^^ 
5 apparence. & all hie opynyona he grounded vpon fcryp- jj^i'™™»m'p- 
tute. and fo dyfceyued many a foule. Saynt Hierome stHi*rgiuidUi: 

iaythe. Airius vna fcintilla in Alexandria fuit. oDt^»a,ti 
fed quia non cito extincta eft. totunn orbe^n tbatuineuiu 
populata eft fla;/ima eiiis. That ia to %e. In th^ ttl^hth?"^ 

10 cyto of Alexandre Arriue was but one fparkle. but ""^ 
hycanfe this l^kle was not foon quenched the flam^ 
tltai rofe of it raged thorugh all t/ie world. & a longe 
tyme vexed the chirche of chrift. and ouerthrewe foules 
innnmerable. tjll at the length by the holy fpytyte of nsui tin gpM^ 

15 trouth, whiche is tte cowtforter of chriftea chirohe 

fpekyng as I fayd before in the mouthes of the fathers ■mUi^bjitiK 
& doctouTs of t/ta chirch this berefye was connynced lUi bn«f 
and playnly put afyde. V But after this tempeft rofe 
vp another clowde ^ in contynent one colled Macedoniua. Hands or n-»- 

20 thai vexed the chiiche lykewyfe. & after hym ^Neftorius. EqijcIh, 
after hym Entices. & fo forthe ftorme after fterme one 
vpon other, fo that .affone as one fterme was pacilyed 
ike wycked fpyrytes rayfed vp another incontynent. ™i»4opbj. 
Saynt Anftyn remembreth .Ivij. capital herefies. tltat BiAnatriirt- 

25 after the afcencyon of oui fauioui chrift. at fondry apiuibnaiM 
tymes. lyke fo mway clowdes & ftoimea rofe in the b^tuuoir 
chyrche. whiche fynally were conuynced by the 'holy ^"^''j. d»] 
fpiryt of trouthe. And euery of thefe herytykes ET«rbmtto 
grounded hia herefys vpon fcrypture. and many of ton. 

SOtheym were men of feU wyttes. of depe lemynge. of arbu<riu,d«(p 
myghty reafon. & of pretenfed vertne. & had the propre tenHdii'niit.ibit 
iayth* to wrye & to torealTe the fcryptures, te make atre' thocrip- 
them apparent for theyr eironyous opinions. FynaUy buimi* ud 
theyr lyfe lemynge. & handlyng of fcryptures. were i"*"™- 

35 fnche that they had many grete adherentea & fautours. 
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343 CHRIST'S WABNIlfe ASAinr HHIMT. 

« wd of the byffhopp«e. u of fA« empeioim. & of^ 
other chtyfUn piynces alfo. which wen abafed bj tfaein. 
Therfoie it was neceff&ry that oui twajoni chrift lefa 
for tlio grete ineftimable goodnee & for the teudet lone 
thai he bereth to hia chircbe. fholde leae iDftruccyon S 
& warnynge to aU cbriTteii people & to bU menerlkll 
chirche of tiiia perfecucyon and fo dyd he^ fayenge. 
Hec locuU» fum vobis vt Don fcasdalizemini. 

Out iiw m<«ht I bane tolde 70a fojthe he thefe thingee before, bycaofe 

Nth! taariBgihi ye fball not qnale in your faytbe. what hath he tolde 10 

tMrOgaiA>rur. VB byforet This, that (Ae fpyrit of tioatbe fhaliemayne 
in tk» chyicbe for ener. & that in all foche ftonnes Ss 
tempeflw he fbal be a comforter vnty I* tb. O chriften 

OtutMMn, nan here tbia gracyona wamyng of our fanyonr chriit. 

marke well what ho laith. I bane warned you laytb 19 
be of tfaefe tbyngea before, bycaufe that wban tbey faL 
ye fhol not be ouBrthrowen in your fonlee by them, aa 
though he fayd, wban ye fhal ie the ftormea aryfe. 

*iMBiii«idi«( wban ye fbal behold th» thick* black clowdes aloft. 

tiMbMTM, that fhal darken al tha face of the henen. & fhadow 20 

horn yon the dere light of ffte foune. & f hewe a falfe 
glyfteryng light tJtat yffuBth out of iho clowd& from 
tho fpiiite of fAe' tempeft, & ye f ball here teriyble* com- 

isbtaiHtuii la minacyon of theyr thonderynge. Be ye than conflant 

[•Di.tiKk] in yonr faytbe. byleue aa dothe jronr 'mother holy 29 

chiiche. lyfely & put your troA in tht fpyryte of troutbe. 

wbicbe f hall be yonr comforter Tnto tlie worldes ende. 

9 Fertfaermore whan ihtm bereft cbrillen man that 

tuharhiUin- Mar^ lutber batb a fafta mynde in god & letteth for 

rv- no mans antboryte to fpeke the trontha. & repnteth all 30 

theym Aat folowe not his doctoyne to be deuyded &oni 
the chirch catholyke. in fo moche that he hathe ex- 

nudnea la- comuiiycate tko pope. O wondeifoll prefumpciiHu 
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Me other heretykea thus dyd. they dyd lepnts tbeme- outaiftaam 
felf & theyr adheientea only to be of the chitche catho- fouonii dm oia 
lyke. and rekeaeth^ oil other iliat folowe' not theyr drMid'froiii tb* 
opinione to be denyded from the chyrche. So dyd Wo ^"^ 
6 Nouacyanes* in Borne exclude Me catholyke pieeftea Se so tin irontiu^ 
byffhoppes from theyr chiichea. So dyd the Arrianes aiiui, 
in giece lykewyfe. So dyd tht Bonatyftes in Afirycke. HaaitMtM. 
Nenertheleffe the chyrche of chrift is bat ojaa VQa. Tnuwohinbii 
lancta. catholica. et apoftolica. this chirche ia one ouii«du» 

lOhauynge one heed i/to pojte. whiche is tho -vycare of !!|!^Viu 
chrifl of whome it is called vna. And thongh there be ^^lu^iiot]^ 
in this chyrche many fyrmem. yet for tfiB holy fscn- 
mentes tJuA reneweth & repanth fynners dayly. & for 
the holy fpyryte that contynoally Temayneth in it. it is 

16 called lancta. that is to fay holy. And for bycaufs* it DUbDUon««aa 

Kll Dot 'LyiAjt' 

IS not lymyt to any certayne nacyon. bat it is comen touijBui<n), 
to all nacyons. thetfore it is called catholica. that is to 
laye TnynerfaU. And fynally l^caufe it is derynyed Kfetteae (imnH 
from the apoIUes. Jb fpecyally from the prynce of the rim). 

SO apofUea faynt Peter, therfore it is called apoftohca. Uiat 

is to faye apoftolyke. This onely chyiche is the fpoufe Tbii diardi ii 
of chryft. all other fembles that be not of &is chirche chriit, >u otba 
be fynagoges of iathanas & concylyables of the deny II -anKTiniiiHof 
'And therfore chriften man be not aftonyed. thonghe [• u ^j 

2ff theydo excomunycate & deuyde (Ae true chryflyanes ^ootbT' 
fijom theyr fynagoges. Tor our fiiuyoar hathe gynen ^^^^^JJ^^ 
VB wamynge hereof before Jayenge as it foloweth in ^_*™ «o»<*- 
the gofpell abfqwe fynagc^s facient vos. that is 
to foyo. they f hall excomunycate you and deuyde you 

80 from theyr fynagogea. Thyidly chryften man Than 

titon hereft that Martyn luthei hatha fo grete a zeale uamhtum* 

UiAl LutbartUnki 

to god. Se thynketh in hie conlcyence that he la hounden' uui hi n namid 
to do this that he dothe. & weneth that in fo doyng he dmk, 
pleafeth god & dothe s fpecyall feruyce vnto god. & all 

' rekaoad 1666. ' fblowed 1666. 

* Nouwyanea 1631. NooatJanei 1G66, * becanfa 1666. 

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' 344 BEBBTICAL FKBSBCDTOBB. 

the fonleB thai by hia falfe doctryne he fleeth and mnr- 

dereth, he recommTtteth them vnto nlmyghty god : yet 

n>T>Rhai(H bg neuerthelefTe be ftronge in thy fay the and fe that in 

ftjtii;ibrciftr thia poynt our fauyour hath alfo warned tte chirche 

SaTtoDF huh -nl ■, 1 r ■■. 

vuiHdib* uyenge. bed venit hora quanao omnia qui inter- o 

x.«T liiu OM ficit V09 arbitret«r obfequium fe preftare deo. 

•tiaiiwnnttui That IS to fave. the tyme cometh whan eaery man thai 

,„rt«. thaH murder you. f hall wene that he dothe acceptable 

feniyce Tnto god. But yf thus the other heretykes dyd 

not before, than thynke thai Martyn luthei is fomwhat 10 

BoihtAHaiH Dyd not thus the Arrianesi dyd not they fnryoufly 

aUiciKci not odI/ rage agaynft the catholyke byffhoppes and preeftes. 

■whiche dyd refyfte the3Tn : and not only by theyr 

bntniumurdu- peftylent eirours they infected the foules of men hat 

aUo caufed greate marders of bodyes. Dyd not thus 15 

BothiDiHiiitw*; the Donatjftes of whome faynt Auftyn faythe ad Boni- 

j^rj'rj"*^ facium. Quicuaqwe dura illorum verba coMtemp- 

woni. ("'*>i' ferawt, duxioribw* verberibw* q«od iubeba«t 

'^1-'*" facere cogebantur. innocentium qui eoa offen- 

i^iSwtol^^ 'derant domua. aut deponebantur ad folom. 20 

thrirpiwnrM. flut igHibus cremabantuT. that is to dya who fo 

euer fet at nought theyr hard wordes. they were con- 

ftrayned witA harder ftrokes to folowe theyr pleafuiee. 

ihai^ houfes of tho good chrilXians. eythei were throwen 

downe to (Ae gronnde, or elles were brente wi'tA fyre. 26 

And afler foloweth. qitod plurimi cedibus eonim 

extincti funt. that is to fay. & many was* Hayne by 

ThtWidiatapnt their mordera, Dyd not thus the difcyplee of wycolyffe. 

M «»• undi iQ all be it that for fere of the temporal! lawes they dutft 

flee no man, yet put they vp a byll of artydes vnto the 30 
BCFTiDK tbm to temporall lordea in iku parlyament feafon monynge thena 
■ri«. to flee theyr aduerfaryee iJiat refyfted agaynft theym. 

And what fuppofe ye Martyn luther & hia adherentefl 
IT Lnthw lud (b* wolde do. yf he ' had the popes holynea & hia fauourera. 
whopi ft* nu* whom he calleth fo often in derifyon papiftas papftftnM. Zb 
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St papanos. & papenfes in his danuger. I fere me wmmth m iiii 
thai he wolde Tfe no more curtefy vrith them than he SlIHIIldtam"" 
hath done witA theyr bokes. thai is to fay with tte SlTai^UHi*^ 
decretalles which he hath brent And fo lykewyfe I 
5 fere me that he wold bren them or any other chriileu 
man thai he thought myght let his opinions to go for- 
warde. And yet in fo doyng he wold thinke thai he 
dyd grete feruyoe vnto god. 

Thus ye may fe thai thefe herctykea. all be it they Tiwtb«u<a, 

10 had grete redynee in fciyptures & were fell wyttod men '. SS wSi^!fcJi-'° 
& depely refoned. and had alfo pretena of vertuous lyfe. JlHiJ^'.^^JIu, 
ft had a greter* zeale thynkynge in theyr confcyoTice X^^^ 
thai they were bounden* to do afmoche as they dyd. 
yet were they difceyued. & by the lioly couwoellea & jttwtn dmind. 

15 fathers of the chirche conuynced of theyr erronious 

opinyons. 'And why maye not lykewyfe Martyn [• dtU] 
luther be deceyued as all they* were before hym. & Luiiwr«ui>ta 
fpecyally fythen he wanteth the f piryte of trouthe. tha wo *inu[fa th< 
whiche all they wanted. For yf they had had tha 

20 fpiryt of trouth they f hold not haae erred in miscoji- 

ceyuii^ the fcriptures. I faye not but thai they were -ntj wn i—dj 
redy in fciyptnres. & coude biynge the fcryptures 
memeyloaSy to theyr porpofe. & feune them curfedly 
to theyr opinyons. bat for lacke of the fpiiyte of trouthe *" mimortnud 

2S they mifconftraed thefe fcriptures. & as laynt peter tuaspbtti 
bytha. Sepianabant. or u faynt Paule faythe. Inuerte- 
bant, they toumed tlte wtonge fyde of the fcryptures «i>v *»™^ ">• 
outwarde. fdowynge theyr owne btayne and phantafye Hripumt mu- 
led by the fpyryte of erronr and ignoisunce as it foloweth. 

30 Hec omnia facient vobis quia non nouerunt 

patrem neqit? me. that is to faye. All this they f hal 
do vnto you. bycaufe they knowe not my father nor 
me. Tf they had had the fpyryte of tiouthe. this 
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Hmua wut Ui* the fktW and of the fone. tJuA ia to fay, to the tme ksow- 

tbi in^i»u Moi lege of the prophetes by whome ^ abnyghty god the father 

fpaka. & to the true knowl^^ alfo of ike apoftles. by 

bHinn uht hm whome tka fone our faniour chrift lefu fpake. but by- 

iHillbiBfLrltar ^ 

tnuta. caufe they had not thu l^iiyte of tionthe whiche was 6 

sent from ttio father & from th» fone. therfon they were 

ignoTttunt of them bothe. & by that ignomunce they 

fell to thefe iiiconuenientes. And fo lykewyfe hath 

So irtkHr. now done Maiiyn lather. % Now than here I make 

an ende. I haue remembred vuto yon accordynge to 10 
Four iBrtnuUona my piomefTe foure inftruccyons that bo offred vnto vs 
1 Tt. spfrtt n* of this gofpel giacyoully. Fyrfl that the holy fpiryt 
tyunt'ibriTB which is the thyrd perfone in the diuynyte was fent 
[•dtu, bHk] from the father al'myghty god & tram bis lone onr 

fauyour chrift lefn. to be the fpyryte of trouthe. re- 15 

fyannt for ener in the chirch of chryft. & to be as 

■ ComtMUr a comforter fro tyme to tyme agaynlt ol ftormes & 

ii«Hiea,-i»r- tempeft«8 of herefyes. acertaynynge TS la Ulo t3nne of 

Jj^ulJIl^"' euery doutfulnee the' veray trouthe where vnto wo fhal 

bolde & kepe vs. By the occafyon of this inftraccyon 20 
1 I fhewed ,iij. thynges. Fyrft that this inftruccyon & 
; all the hole gofpell perteyneth to the vnyuerfall chircho 
of chrift. whiche thyngo I prvaed by Luthera owne 
wordes. Second that the hoed of this vniuerfoll chirche 
was the pope vnder chiyfL whiche one poynt taketh 25 
Bwaye one grete gronnde of Martin luther & fhaketh 
fore many of his erronioiie artycles. Thyrd thai Martyn 
Inther dyuydynge hymfelf from the heed of this body 
can not haue in hym this fpyiyt of troatb. For the 
fecond inftruccyon I fhewed that the bote of chaiyte 30 
fpred in our hertes by the holy fpyryte of god gyueth 
euyde»ce of the lyfoly lyght of fiiythe. f hynynge Tpon 
our foules from our fauyour chrift by (Ae whiche in- 
'' ftruccyon was Tndermyned an other greto gronnde t^ 
Martyn lathers, whiche is that onely faythe dothe 35 
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idtyfye & ijnna inUonten' vorkesL For the thyid dThtinii- 
inilruccyon I f hewed that the timAjeyim» left mto Me fMit*. iw 
chiich by Me faolf ■ apoftlea. bereth mto tb teftimony abaUbdMnj** 
of the faythe of chryft. & what thyi^ we fhall byleue 
6 Jo his chotch*. when alfo was lofed another grounde of 
Martyn luther. wfaiche wyll not admyt any other tefti- ldi)i«-wiu cni; 
mony. but onely that that is wiytten in fcryptnre. monj wiiim ta 
Agaynll vhome I pioued that he muft befydes tho T^^aa h. 
fcryptures wiytten. receyue alfo the tradycyons of the S^iiHuST" 

10 apoftlea not wrytten. oner this the cooncelles general!. ■««>] vniKUa, 
in whome ^e holy gooft dyd fpeke 'and the interpieta- [* D<ii;] 
cyoQS of fciyptuies made by Hin holy byiThoppes and ttuoworioiip- 
doctonra of the chyrche. by whofe monthas ike thyrde uvunttibt 
parfone in the godheda the fpyryt of trouthe fpake and ibaspMiif^ 

15 fpeketh. enformyng the chirche for this tyme lyke aa "'' 

dyd tlte tathet almighty god by hia prophetes befoie. & uihir>uitrbr 
as dyd his fone the fecond peifone by his apoflles. t^ivoMiH. 
For the fourth inftrnccyon Z f hewed yon t?uit the de- iv th* amuna 
fence which is* made for Martyn Iiithet by his odherentes ■• tikm mr tr 

20 whetby many weyka fpules be onerthiowen. is deily fenwvninc. 
take* away by the mooft loaynge & mooft gracyoos foi- 
waniynge of ooi fauioitr ckrift as ye haue heide in the 
ende of the gofpelL And yet eftfones for his mooft 
excellent charyte he wameth all his chriften people 

25 feyenge and repetynge. Hec locutua fum vobis. vt 

qunm venerit hora eoruni reminiscamiai quia 
hec dixi vobia. That is to faye. Thefe thyngea I 
bane* tolde you to thentent that whan the daungsts 
fhall befall yet ye maye remembre that I before dyd 
30 wanie you of them, who thai thus often warned wyll whomritaa 
yet KTue forthe to Martyn lather, or^ any other fuohe twdtoLntiMraT 

to mnf oQmt hA 

herytyke rather than too* chrift lefu & vnto (Aa fpyijte tmtaa, nHm 
of trouthe, whiche is left in the chyrche of chryft vnto uidibtspirUDr 
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this man gothe iei wyde from ^Ae ftreyglit waye. & ia 
nener lyke to entre in to the port of eaeilaltjnge lell. 
whicbe all we defyie & couet to come Toto. to Ifut 
whiche he brynge ts qui cum patie et fpiiitu fancto 
Tiuit'etregoatdeus per omnia feculafeculonim. *"■«"■ 
% Imprynted by 'Wyniyn de Worde. 
[D Tiij, back, a fuU-page cut.] 

[Colophon of the reprint : 

J« printed at Zodo by Robert 

Otdy, within the precinct of the late diffcH- 

ued honfe of the graye Freer*, nous 

eonuerted to an ho/pital, called 

Chriftet ho/piiaU. 

M.D.LV1] 
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tion, written by lohn Fyfllier BU 

1t)09Vt of Rochefter, tO tB* Mttt 

lEliisbz^, at fudje tgnu as \ih bs&s 

;irilirnn in Oit Sototr at I^onDim. 

Stii lUttlCaij, ana comntiilriouii tn 

all tliiite tliat mgntie tti Icate a iintus 

OU0 Iste: 9Ui> to aamonUfie tijent, to 

te at all tsnui )iit|iaiilr to tjie, 

anir btmetli to ilt t^ota in 

t!ie jiMon ot ont tliat 

Inae Ditalnlj ptail-. 

tttr ts Ireatlr. 



3. Corintbiani. vj. 
Btholiie now is the acceptatile lymt, 
now if the iluy offaluation. 

Mathew. xxiiij. 
VFateh therefore, for ye hnowe not what 
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'% A fpirituall confola- 

cyon, written by lohn Fyff her Bifhop 

of Rochefter, to hLa lifter 

Elizabeth. 

ri ifter Elizabeth, nothing doth more help eSectQ' i 

1 all7« to get a good and a Tertuoae life. Then ^nMptoi 

if a foula when it ja dull and Tuluftie withottt l^^t^l^S^ 
1 devotion, neythet difpofed to prayer, nor to f!SS3?iufc- 
I any other good vorke, may he ftoned or ™"'™''~' 
10 Kj quickened agayne hy fnutefnl meditadou. I 
haue therefore denifed vnto yon this meditation that 
followeUi. Flaying you for my take and for the weale ' w t" •« 
of yonr owne foule, to reade it at fucha tymea as you lUm. win jm 

hd DllKt ilHtaftil 

fhall f^ele your felfe moft heauie and flouthfnll to doe lodouvgcod 
16 any good woike. It is a maner of lamentacion and itiaiumntatka 
forowfull complaynyug made in the perfon of one that g^, hJeu^^ 
was haftily prenented by death, (as I aflbra you eueiy ""** *^ ^""^ 
creatnra may be) none other foretia we bane, lining in 
this 'world h^ere. But if yon will haue any profito by [•AU.tHk] 
'20 reading of it, thi6e things yon mnft do in any wife. incKTMmwt 
Firft when you fhall teade this meditation, denife in idnbdunir 
your mynde as nigh as you can, all the conditions of a uuu orou 
man or woman fodaynlye taken and ranyf hed by death : nTiHwd bi aho, 
and thynke wyth yonr felfe that jbe wen in the fame ^^^^XnT 
36 oonditioii fo hafUIy taken and that incoittinent yon 
moft n^edee dy€^ and yonr foule depart hence, t leana 
yonr moitoU Ifodie, neuer to retume again for to makft 
«ny amendes, or to doe any leleafe to your fonle after 
this houre. 
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lLL n souii 00 1 

alone by 701U falfe in fecret« tnaner, where yon inAye be 
moft attentyue thereTnU). And when ye h&ue the bell 
leafure without any let of other thoughtes or buzJnefle. 
Far if you otherwyfe behaue your felfe in the reading 

uon - of it, it f hall anon lofe the vertue and quicknefle in 5 

arMoi fhirring and mouing of your foulo when yon woolde 

>va It ntherefl h&ue it Iturred. 

J] 'Thirdly, that when you intonde to read it, yon 

rooiiHi«p™r* mud afore lifte vp your niinde to almigbtie God, and 
siragdiiTui. tef^ggh jij,^ ^-^^ by (jje helpe and fuccoui of his grace 10 
the leadyng thereof may fruitfully worke in yonr foule 
a good and vettnoua life, according to hys pleafure and 
fay, Deus in adiutorium meum intende, Domine 
adiuvandum me feftina. Gloria patri &c. L&us 
tibi domine rex eternse glorie. Amen. 15 

iiH, iiu. I un Alas, alas, I am Tnwortblly taken, aJl fodaynly 

death hath aflayled me, the paynea of his flroake be fo 

fore and gr^eaous that I may not longe endnie them, 

I miBt mn thii my lafl boure* I perceiue well is come, I muft now leaue 

thys mortall bodie, I muft nowa departe hence out of 20 

tmt «h!tbw I this world neuer to retome t^aine into it But whether 

I f hall goe, or where I fhall become, or what lodgyng 

I fhall haue thye night, or in what company I f hal fal, 

or in what countrey I fhall be receined, or in what 

aiidkDiMiMh,jbr maner I fhall be entreated, God knoweth foi I knowe 35 

wiwtKiiiuU noL "What if I fhall be dampned in the perpetnall 

[• X m. iwk] piyfon of hell, where he * painee endeleffe and without 

SttHif'^ number. Gr^euous it fhall be to them that be dampned 

for euer, for they fhall be as men in mofte extreame 

irhtn mm nir paynes of death, euer wifhing and deliryng death, and 30 

T*t nnn dtaF yet ucucr fhoU they dye. . It fhould be nowe vnto m^ 

ToiKoniuft mnche wearie, one yeore continually to lye vpon a bed 

mum mtuj : were it neuer fo foft, how weary then fhall it be to lye 

taihinirtT«« in the molt painefull fyre fo many thouland of yeares 

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pany of dioils moft terrible to beholds, full of malice 
and cmeltie. vretched and miferable creature Mat 
I am, I might fo hane lined and fo ordered my lyfe by i mifht hm 
the helpe and grace of my Lorde Chiift lefu, that this uui un."?™'*" 
5 home might haue bene Tnto m4e mach loyous & tomimMhjoj- 
greatly defired. Many bleffed & holy Saymcla were SllJirwiiii. ko™ 
fuU ioyous Eind defiroua of thia houre, for they knewe ^^^^^ 
well that by death their foulea fhuld bo tranflated into I^^^^'li 
a new life : To the life of all ioye and endleffe pleafnre, "^ »*»" ■"" 

10 fcom th» fbreightea and bondage of this corruptible body, 

into a very libertie and true freedom 'among the com- [•*«()] 

pany of heaiien, from the miferies & gri^eoancea of this 

wretched world, to be abouo with God in comfort inef- 

timable that can not be fpoken ne thought. They were •nuj^rimMMani 

IB affured of (Ae promii^es of almightie god which had fo S!^°m^T 
promiled to eiU them that bfe hys faithfull feniauntes. "" "w™"*- 
And fure I am that if I had truly & faithfully fenied ifitudKrvtd 
him Tnto thys home, my foule bad bene partner of thefe m j ■ddi hid b^ 
promifes. But vnhappia & vngracioua creature that I JJ^i,; boTi 

20 am, I haue bene negligent in hys feruice, and therefore St^! '"" °^''* 
now my horte doeth wafte in forowea feeing Me nigh- 
neffe of death, and confldemig my great Houth ie negli- 
gence. I thought full little thus fodainly to haue bene mtia (hJnkinK 
trapped ; But (alas) now death hath preuented me, and luvibHntnpp^. 

25 hath mwarily attached m^e, & fodainly opprelTed m4e 

with his mightie power, fo that I know not whither I i ^o"* "<* 
may tome m4e for fuccour, nor where I may f^ke now <» •■wvui. 
for helpe, ne what thing I may doe to get any remedy : 
If I myght haue leafure and fpace to repent m4e and in might hm 

30 amende my lyfe, not compelled 'with this fodayne [•AHij.tuck] 
ftroake but of my owne fr^e will and libertie, and vm, 
partly for the loue of God, putting afyde all flouth and 
negligence. I might then fafely dye wttAout any dread, inngiiii'i* 
I might then be glad to departe hence and leaue my 

35 manifold miferies & encombrannces of this world. But 
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354 DEATH WILL GRANT MB NO RESPITE. 

ment conuneth now of myne own trie vill, fith I was 

BibntuiMnk* before Haja flroake fo colde and doll in the femice of 

ood'iHniMi my Lord Ood. Or howe obj I thinke that I doe 

tb4tiinirN|wii this mote lather for hie ]oue, then for feare of his 

ud not for fcu oi pnnyfhement, when if Ihadtruelye loued hym, I fhould 6 

more quickely and more diligently hane ferued him 

h^eretoforet M4e f^emeth now that I cafte away my 

jloath and neglygence compelled by force. £uen as a 

nia BivdiBit Merchannt that ia compelled by a greate tempelt in the 

idi KDodi out of fea to caft his merchandice out of the Shippe, it is not 10 

nimpdui] br itH to bfe fuppofed that hto would caft away his rychee of 

hya owne iri^viH, not compelled by the ftotme ) And 

fcii.wiih«( enen fo lykewyfe doe I if thya tempefte of death were 

[■ A t] 'not now rayfed Tppon m^ it is full like that I wonld 

butoHtiioUi not haue caft from me my llouth and negligence. 15 

Would to Ood woultle to God that I might nowe haue fome farther 

•m^'ioMm* tefpet, and fome longer tyme to amend my felf of my 

Bimoftt^wnL f^ ^jy ^^ libertie. if I might entreat death to 

fjpare me for a feafon, bat that will not Me, death in no 

BotdMawm wife will be entreated, delay he will none take, refpet 20 

he will none giue, if I would giue him all the rychea of 
•wrumnor tliis wotISb, no if all my loners and friends would fall 
Mo ply Buv Tppon their kn4ea and pray him for mie. No if I & 
iri aud mj kmn they Would weepe (if it wei f o poffihle) as many tcares 
muiT«UMnin as theio be in the feaa droppes of water, no pietie may 25 
wha^ponoDiiT nftiain Mm. (Alas) when oportnnitie of tyme was, I 
™. I woiiid not ^Q,j^ ^qj yfg j^ ^g]j^ which if I had done, it would 
nowe b4e vnto m^more precyous then all the treafuies 
Mj •ml migbi of a Kealme. For then my foula as nowe fhould hane 
witti gvA vorti b^ene cloathed wyth good werkea innumerable, the 30 
which fhuld make m^ not to be afhamed when I 
fboiild come to the prefence of my 'Lorde God, where 
I now I f hall appeare loaden with fynne myfeiably, to my 
confufion & fhame. But (alas) to negligently haue I 
letted pafTe from me my tyme not regaidyng howe 35 
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might luHifl gotten therein, if I wonld haae pat mj 
diligence and Itudie thervnto. For affuiedlf no d^de va (ood da«i, 
that is be it neoer fo little, but it fhall be rewarded drnwhtofinia 
of almigbtie God. One draught of water giaen for the of Ood. ihingo 
6 lone of God, fhal not be Tnrewarded : And what ia ™™™*^' 
more eafie to be ginen then water. But not onely 
d^des, but alfo the leoft woides and thoughtes fhall be nor tno kmni 
in hkewife. bow many good thoughtes, dfeds, and 
wotkes might one thinle, fpeak, and doe, in one daj I 

10 But how many more in one whole yere. (alas) 

my great negligence, (alas) my foule blindneffe, t> "r *ai wina- 
(alas) my finfull madneffe that knew this well, and tuiud would 
would not put it in efFectuoll execution. if now all la^um. 
the people of this world were prefent hSere to fee & >inpnHi>ihi 

1 5 know the praillooB condition that I am in, & howe I pn'^ud tro* 
am 'pteuented by the llroake of death, I would exhort "'"^"^'Ijlj^ 
to take me as an example to them all, & while they haue J^^^^i^„. 
leaf ore and time to order their Hues and cafte fkim them ™^' ".'7^' 

In tima of Itaelr 

ilouth and idleneffe, & to repent them of their mif be- ntitabiTiaur 

20 namoT towaides God, and to bewayle their offences, to 
multiplye good workes, and to let no tyme pafTe by them 
Tnfroitfully. For if it J^all pleafe my Lorda God that 
I m^ht any longer line, I would otherwyfe exercife ifieoowu™ 
my felf then I bane done before. Kow I wif he that I ouunrtH^unu* 

25 may haue time and fpace, bnt rightuouHy I am denyed. oiibn. 
For when I might haue had it I wonld not well vfe it : wiwi i migiit 
And therfore now when I wonld well yfe it, I fhall not i vuid mu wdi 
haue it. O ye therefore that haue and may vfe this i^j^o^wu^ 
precyons tyme in your libertie, imploy it wel, and be L*!'.^ "* 

30 not to waftfnll thereof, leaft peradnentuie when you I^'^o^m 
would haue it, it fhall be denyed you Ukewife, as now J^^'^^i 
it is to m^e. But now I repent me full fore of my 
great negligence, and right much I forow that fo little 
I regarded the wealth & profit of my 'foule, but rather [■ * >'. *«'■] 

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o nttmuUi, rotten earth to whom I haue fenied, whole appetites 

brntMoni. I hane followed, whofe defire I haue piocnied, now 

doell thou appeare what thoa arte in thy own likeneJle. 

80 qnidcMa ot That hiightneffe of thy eyea, that qulcknofl'e in hearing, 

that lynelinefTe in thy other fences by naturall warme- 6 

ntmUmM mat neffe, thy fwiftnefie and nimblenefTe, thy f ayreneffe and 

ku briHUHi, bewtie. All thefe thou hafl not of thy felf, they were 

•nwiuoTHrtb but lent vnto tb6e for a feafon, euen as a wall of earth 

that ia fayie painted without for a feafon with fref he 

and goodly colours, and alfo gylted with goMe, it 10 

appeareth goodly for the tyme to tnche aa conSdet no 

deeper then the outward oraf te thereof. But when at 

■tin^tbacoioDr the laft the colour faileth, and the Riltine falloth away, 

Ul«li.U»(l]Uii« • o o Ji 

fiiUiUi nwiT, ud then appeareth it in hya owne lykenefTa. Tor then the 
•tmrtta u«tf. earth playnely fhewoth it felfe. In lykewife my 15 
Mr bodj. In wretched bodie for the time of youth it appeareth &ef h 
[•A ill] and luftie, 'and I was deceyued with the outward 
udiutf I bewtie thereof, little conMering what naughtinelle was 

uiigiitiDM on- couered vnderneath : but now it fheweth it felfe. TSov 
iMifi my wretched bodye, thy bewtie is &ded, thy fayreneffe 20 

ia gonne, thy luA, thy flrength, thy lyuelineffe all is 
goune, all is fayled : Kowe arte thou then returned to 
It !• biuA. oDid, thyne owne earthly coolour: Kowart«thouhlBcke,colde, 
«r«ithi*i«bti( & heauie, lykealumpeof earth; Thy fight is darkened, 
duiM, th'( tongu thy hearyog is dulled, thy t^ingue flaltereth > in thy 25 
mouth, and corruption ifTueth out of euery parte of 
thde : Corruption was thy begiimyng in the womhe ot 
u^'iTvajm- thy mother, and corruption is thy continuannc«. All 
thyng that euer thou receyueft, were it neuer fo pre- 
uDRbcaTuain* cvous, thou turneft into corruption, and nausht came 30 

tromUiHbul ' ' , r I 6" 

oomipiion.io from thee at any tyme but corruption, and now to cor- 

nuniHt. ruption thy felfe retumeft : altogyther ry^t vile Se 

lothly art t7iou becom, whei in apparance before thou 

wall goodly, but t?ia good lines was nothing els but as 

C* A (11, bwii] a painting or a gUting vppon an earthen wal, Tnder 'it 35 

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vnfi coaered with ftinking & filthy matter. But I i 
looked not fo d4epe, I contented my felf with the out- 
laid painting, & in that I tooke great plefuie : For all 
my ftudie & care waa abotit« tli^, either to apparel thee n 
S with fome cloathea of diuera colonis, eyther to fatiflle o 
thy defile in pleafaunt fighteg, in delectable hearlnges, 
in goodlye fmelles, in fundrie maner of toftings & tonch- ■ 
inga, either els to get th^e eafe and reft afwel in fl^pe 
aa otherwifa. And prouided therfore pleafaunt and i 

10 delectable lodgings, and to efohne tedioofnelTe in aU 
thofe, not onely lodgings but alfo in apparell, meatea ^ 
and drinlces procured many and dyneis channges, that driniu. 
when thoa waft weary of one, then mighteft thoa con- 
tent thy felf with fome other, (alas) this was my 

IS vaine and naoghtie ftudie whervnto my wit was ready 

appliedj in thofe things I fpent the moft part of my in *!»• twngi i 
dayes. And yet waa I nener content long, but mur- dvi, 
muring or grudging euery hour for one thing or other, lon^. 
And what am I now the better for all this t what te- Wbut nm i ui* 

20 ward may I loke 'for of all my long femice % Or what [• a nu] 
great beniGt«B f hall I reccioe for all my great ftudie, 
care, and diligence t Ifothing better am I but muche i ■» muoi tb» 
the worfe, much corruption and filth my foule thereby tutu si»um 
bath gathered, fo that now it is made full horrible & 

251othely to beholde. Hewarde get I none other then Mrmnmhin 
punifhment, either in Hell euerlaftiug, or at the leall in pnTxiuc;. 
Purgatorie, if I may fo eallly efcape. The benifites of 
my labour are the great cares and forowes which I now 
am wrapped in ; May not I thinke my wit to hane ben 

30 well occupied in this lewde and vnfruitful buzineffe 1 
haue not I wel beftowed my labour about this feraice of 
my wretched bodye 1 hath not my tyme bene well im- 
ployed in thefe miferable ftudiea, wberof now no com- oiaj uaiom 
fort remayneth, but onely foiow & repentance. (Alaa) nDuintch laaa. 

351 heard full often that fuch as fhnld be dampned, '^^"""'^ 
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358 THB BOOT A BAICBBL FOIJ^ OF DUNQ. 

Bondu^tum dirpleafure of their mifbehanlor then euer they had 
iwTigurthu ibtj pleafuie before. And yet that repentaoce then fhonld 
C*ATiii,bHk] fttwde them in no 'ft^ede, vhere a full little repentance 
UK* ■ooM MEu taken in tyme might haue eafed them of all theii paines. 
■"■"■ This I heaid and read full often, but full little hfede or 5 

regarde I gaue thervnto, I well perc«yned it in my felfe 
but all to late I dread me. I wonlde that noweby the 
ibjiUoUin example of me all other might beware, and avoyde by 
•niDEiK ■"■' !>»■ the graciouB helpe of God thefo daungers that I now 
•«?Htdwib am in, and prepare them felues againft the bonre of 10 
brHerthuii n ^^^^ better then 1 haue prepared mo. (Alas) what 
Tiin now u* auayloth mee nowe anye delicacie of meatea and drinkee 
uddrinki, which my wretched bodie infaciahle dyd deuonre? 

piidt orappud. What auayleth my vanitie oi pryde that I had in my 

felfe eyther of apparel or of any other thing belonging 15 
andnin inita of TOto me 1 what auayleth the filthie and vncleane d&- 
tmb, " "^ lightes and Itiftes of the ftincking flefh, wherein was 
pteHonauortiH appearance of much pleafure, but in very d^ede none 
kantirintha other then the Sowe hath, waultering hii f^ in tire 
'■^^i^^^ myerie puddle. Now thefe pleafures be gon my body 20 
bod?iiiiihiJi(°' i* nothing better, my foule is much the worfe, and 
'"""[■^j]^ nothyng re'maynetb but forow and difpleafure and thai 
much woTH. ^ thoufand fold more then euer I had any pleafure before, 
o umi i»d7, lewde bodie & nau^tie which baft brought me to 
O'miita' tailor this vtter difcomfort, dyrtie coiruption, O fachell full 25 
muwHiHUiT of dunge, now moft I goe to make aufwere for thy 
lewdeneffe, thy lewdeneffe I fay for it all commeth of 
th^ lly foule had nothing n^ede of fuch things as 
Ht imnxirw nni was thj defire, what n^ede my foule that is immortal], 
mntiuid drink, ' ejlhei cloathyng or meate or drink 1 what n4ede it any 30 
(Old uid dtrtr, corruptible gold or filuerl what nfed it any houfoa or 
beddea, or any other things that appertayneth to thefe. 
Thon, oomiiit- For tii6e O corruptible body which lyke a rotten wall 

lbl« bodj, dull J 

iwdot bowbing dayly n^edeth repiations ' and botching vp with meate 
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heate was all thys ftudie and diligence taken, and jet 
now irilte tlioii fortaka m^e at 1117 moil n^ede, wlien now uws »» 
accompt and reckoning of all onr mifd^edee muft be am twd, bt^ 
gyuen before the throne of the ludge moft terrible, j,^]^ " 
5 Kow thoa wilt lefufe me and leaue m4e to the iooper- 
dioof 'all this matter. (alaa) man j yeares of delibei- ['BjiUd:] 
ation fufiQce not before fo great a ludge to make anfwer 
which fhidl examyne me of eiierie idle word that eaer whawinuimiM 
paffed my month. then how many idle wordea, how wont. 

lOmanyenill thoughtes, howemany d^edeshaneltomake ma a«iu, moii 
anf were for, & fuch aa we fet but at lyght, full greatlye [J" Slu ta" 
fhall 1m weyed in the prefence of bye moft high maieftie. JJ^*!^'" "" 
(alas) what may I doe to get fome heipe at thya moft 
daongeious honrel 'Wher may I f^eke for fucconri wh»»ni»yi»Mk 

15 Where may I reforte for any comfortel My body for- 
iaketb me, my pleafures be vanyfhed away as thefinoke, 
my goods will not goe wyth m^e. All thefe woridly wotUIt ihingi 
things I muft leane hehinde m4e : if any comforte 
fhall be, either it mnfle bee in the prayers of my ujMod^ 

SOfriendee, or in myue own good dgeds that I haue awnpiaddaMii 
done before. But aa for my good d^edea that ion. 
fhoulde be auayleable in the fight of God: (alas) uniubh mui b* 
they b6e fewe or none that I can thynke to bee otS! " 
auayleable, they muft b^ donne pryncipallye and pnre- 

25 ly 'for his lone. But my d^edes when of their kynde [* b |]i 
they were good, yet did I linger them by my folly. For goodintt^nd, 
eyther I did them for the pleafure of men, or to auoyde br ar uor. doo* 
the f hame of the world, 01 els for my owne affection, 
or ela for dreade of punif hment. So that feldome I dyd 

30 any good d^ed in that puritie and itreaightneiTe that it 

ought of ryght to haue bene done. Andmymifdeedes, Mymintorfibt 
my lewde dMes that be f hamefiiU and abhominable be 
without number not one day of all my lyfe, no not one 
houre I trow y^. fy tmely expended to the pleafure of 

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A> foe fnjm ai pon my d^edos. And as for the prayers of my fiieitdes 

than in In tu fuche aa I fhall leaue Leliyiide m^e, of them monye 

untni peraduenture b4e in the fame neede that I am in. So 

Ui.Lr pnyirt will that where theyr owne prayera myght profytte them 

MuiT or ui«n felaea, they can not fo profitte an other. And many of 5 

"""* ' ' them will h^e full neglygente, and fome forgetf iill of 

[■ B a, tmtk] m^e. And "no memaile, for who f houlde haue b^ene 

uht be man mort friendly vnto mSe then myne owne felfe, There- 

thiDihitt'^ fore I that was moft bounden to haae done for my felfe, 

lom/Mitf forget my owne weale in my lyfe tyme, no meraailelO 

therefore if other doo forget me after my departing 

hence. Other &iondes there be by whofe prayers foulea 

Biintainhnm may he holpen, as by the blelTed and holy faincts 

ndi u iu« iisn- abouo in heauen, which verely will be myndfull of 

fuch as in earth here haue deuoutly honored them he- 15 
bat I tiiiii ipeciai fore. But (alas) I had fpecial denotion hut to a fewe, 

dfTatlon uj but a 

ft«, uideoidJx & yet them I bane fo faintly honored, and to them fo 
•nnutboH ftir. coldly fued for fauour, that I am afhamed toafke ayde 
or helpe of them. At tbys tyme in d^ede, I bad mors 
I meuu indHd it elTectuallye ment to baue honored them, & more dill- 20 
cammrndsd mj gently to bauo commended my wretched foule ^nta 
fnjett; their prayers, and fo to haue made them my fpecial 

but dath hntK friendes: but nowo death hath preuented mo fo, that 
I hiTD no hnpi no other hope remayneth but onoly in the mercye of 
man^. my Loid God, to whofe mercy I doe now offer my felfe, 25 

[•Bii]) bef^ecliing him not 'to looke Tppon mydefertes, hut 
vppon bis infinite goodneffe and ahundaunt pietia 
(Alas) my dutie had bene much better to haue remem- 
bered this terrible boure, I fbould baue had this 
I ihma^ bave daunger euer before my eyes, I l^oulde haue prouided 30 
■Kniiiiiihe therefore, fo that now I might haue bene in a more 

"^ °* " ' readynelTe ^ainft the comming of death, which I knew 
affuredly would come at the laft, albeit I knew not 
when, where, or by what maner, but well I knewe euery 
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libertie. And yet my madneSe euer to be forowed. 
If otwithllandiiig thya vncertaintie ' of Ms comming, shUi'i mmiiis 
and the vncertaiatie of the tjme thereof, I mada no cer- nudt no nnnin 
tayne nor fuie prouifion againft this houre. Full often IT" 
6 I tooke great ftudie and care to pioujde for litle uui* dugsm, 
daungeTB, only bicsufe I thought they might hap, and mht ■ dui, i 
yet happed they neuer a deale. And bat tryflea they "" " 
were in comparifon of this, how much rather f honld I 
haue taken ftudy and care for this fo ereat a daunger botmrtt^ixt 

10 which I knew wel miiil neceffarily fall th to mea once. [* o lu, i>uk] 
For thys cannot be efchued in no wyfe, and rppon wim im 'gHhiwi.' 
thye I ought to haue made good prouifion : Foi in thia 
haugeth all out wealth, for if a man dye well, he f hall if > inui di* vdi, 
after his death nothing want that he would deiire, but umwuurdiiUii 

15 hia appetite fhall be faciate in euerie poynte at the ^U. 
'And if he dye amilTe, no prouyfion fhall auavle bim that <"» ^i unii^ 
euer he made before. This prouifion tberefoie is moft iviu him. 
effectually to b4e ftudied, fith^ie thia alone may profit 
without other, and without thys none can anayle. o ri thu hm 

20 yie that haue t^o and fpace to make your prouifion igaJiM tiM bonr 
BgainJl the honre of death, defarre not from day to day 
lyke as I haue done. For I often did thinke and pur- J an« t^npo—a 
pofe with my felf that at fome leafuie I would haue pro- n, tk pai it t^da 
uided, neuerthelefTe for enery tryfelous buzLnefle I put it ou Mainta.' 

26 allde, and delayed thia prouyfion alway to an other tyme, 
and promyfed with my felfe that at fuche a tyme I 
would not fayle but doe it, but when that came an 
other buzinefie arofe, 'and fo I deferred it agayne vnto [*BiLti] 
an other tyme. And fo (alas) from time to tyme, that AndnnriinU) 

30 now death in themean tyme hath preaented m6e, my pui- ati 

pofe was good, but it lacked execution : My will was ^^J^.Vl ^ 
fliayghte, but it woe not efl'ectoall, my mynde well in- ititMai. 
t«nded, but no froite came theiof. All for bicaufe I 
delayed fo often and neuor pat it in elTect, that, that I 
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hadporpofed. And therefore delay it not rs I haue done, 
but before all other bozinelTo put this Gift in fnertie, 
which oughte to b^ chiSefe and princypall buzmeffe. 
Neiuiw building Neyther bnildyi^ of Collegea, nor makyng of Sermona, 
TDiMiig of nor giuing of almes, noTther yet anye other manner of 6 

Jw^l w1"h«ip buzyneffe f hall helpe yon irithoTit this. 
prap^™ di*. Therefore firft and beforoall things prepare for thys, 

delaye not in any wyfe, for if yon doe, yon f hall be do- 
11U17 hive hem ceyued as I am now. I read of manye, I haue hearde of 
UQ Dov." " manye, I haue knowne many that were difappoynted as 10 
I ncr iniMtud I am novo. And euer I thot^ht and fayde, & in- 
[•'su^'tuk] tended, that *I would make fure and not be deceined 
by the fodayn comming of death. Tet nenarthelefle I 
jtt un BOW tiimi am now deceyued, and am taken fl4eping, mprapared, 
nctoiwi mjetir and that when I leaft w4ened of his comming, and euen 1 5 
beiath. when I reckoned my felfe to be in uLoft healthe, and' 

when I was moft buzie, and in the middeft of my 
Thenfbn deiiy msttera. Therfore deUye not yon any &rther, nbi pat 
oiemDch In youT tnift ouoT much in your friends : Truft your felfe 
do'brjoiin^ while ye hane fpace and libertie, and doe for your felf 20 
while JOB mv. ^^^ while you may. I woold adnyfe you to doe that 
thing that I by the grace of my Lord Ood would put 
in execution if hia pleafure were to feude me longer 
■Rmnnte" joor- lyfe. Recounte your felf aa dead, & thinko Uiat your 
Koi In pniTDUirj foules Were in pryfon of Purgatorie, Sc that there they 25 
iieidbrmibring mufb abyde till that the Eaunfom for them be truly 
Mn^'mo^t payde, eyther by long fufTsrance of pajoie there, or ols 
^"' by f\iffiagea done hSere in earth by fome of your fpeciall 

Be TOUT own Mendes. Be you your owne friend, doe you thefe fuf- 
eimi.'dopenuK* frages foi yooT owne foule, whether they be piaiers or 30 
'^ ["B^j , ' almes d^edes, 'or any other penitentiall paynefulneffe. 
If you will not effectually and haitely doe thefe thinges 
or look nerer that foi yout owne foule, looko you neoei that other will doe 

othen wUl do , , . , . . j 

ttawe uiingi Kii them for yon, and in dooyng them in your own perfons, 
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WITHOUT RBFENTANOK 363 

then if they were done by any other : If you follows if roofcUmftni. 
thia counfayle 

and doe thereafter, you he grac- jm i» iii~rfi 

ions and bleffed, and if you doe 
B not, you f hall douhtieCfe it-*,j-m,b^ 

repent your follyea, 

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Bp.Kii»rino« Religioii made by lohn Fjffher, Byfhop 
of Rochefter, being Pryfoner in the 
Tower of London. 

HiiffEuubMh, Ojifter Elizabetli gladlye I would wryte vnto you 5 
wriM •omthiiig ^ * fome thing that myght be to the health of youc 
»BM Id niicion. M foule and furtheraunce of it in holye Bdygion. 
wuiHnttiwion S But wcU I koowe that without fome femor 
cuimtbatoroa L 1 '^ ^^^ ^"^^ '^^ Chnl!t, Kelygiou can not b4e 
•tnrj. p^^ ^ ^^^ lanerie, nor snye woAe of goodnefle 10 

can hi» delectable, but euerie veituooa d^e fball 
TorisnnukMh f^me laborjouB and paynefull. For lone maketh 
vithooiionrigiit eueiie worke appeare eafie and plea&unt, though it beo 
pantta pdnftii. lyghto difplcafauut of it felle. And contrariwyfe lyght 

ealie labour appeareth gr^euoua and paynefull, when 15 
the fouls of the perfou that doeth the d^ede, hath no 
Thi»m.j»pp«r defire no loue in doing of it This thing may wel 
hunim, whioh ii appear by the lyfe of hunters, (fte which out of doubt 
[■btI] is more laborioua and ptunfuU 'then ia the lyfe of 
ug<ciiu-pR»iii, relygioua perTone, and yet nothing tuftaynetb them la 20 
And thrir Ruie tlieyr labour and paynes, but the earaeft loue and faaitia 
• lu i»m, dejije [fl fynde theyr game. Regard no leffe my writ- 
ing, good fifter, thoagh to my purpofe I vfe the example 
AU t™ ciiti.u«i of hunters, for all trae ohriftian foules be called 
whw Dflin » to ' Hunters, and their office and duetie is to f4eke and 25 
jm. hunt for to fynde Chrift lefu. And therefore fcripturo 

tiewm^i^r in many placea exhorteth vs to f^ke after him, & 
Him. *" afTureth that he will be found of them that dyligently 

fgeke after him. Inuenietur ab hijs qui quenmt 
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CHRISTIANS FOIXOW THB ' SENT OP OE&iaT. 365 

That is to taj, he ^rill be fonnde of tliem that feeke 
hym, well happy are all thofe that con fynde faim, or hiupj m oat* 
can haue any fent of him in this life here. For that ofsiminthn 
fent (as Saint Fanle faith) is the fent of the verie lyfe. ' 
B And the deuout loules irheTe they feele thya feut, they danst •mh tM- 
ranne after hym a pace. Cuiremus in odorem VD- ™SlIrSta 
gueotonim tuomw. That is to fay, we fhall rnnne ""^ 
after the fent of thy fw^ete oyntmentea. S^eyng then 
all deuoute foules maye b6e called Hunters, I will '&rther [• b ti, buij 
10 profecute tte comparyfoit made before betw4ene the 
lyfe of ^Ae Htulters and the lyfe of the relygiooa perfons 
after this maner. 

A comparifon betweene the lyfe of Hun- 
ters, and the lyfe of religioua 
15 perfons. 

■ ■ T hat lyfe is more paynefull and laborious 
1 A / ofitfelf then is the life of Himtera^ which nw hiaiir riM 
W W moft early in the momyng brea^o their ' 
T ' ll^pe and ryfe when other doe take theii 
SO reft and eafe, and in his labour he lasy vfe no playne BHtaiJiiinidgii 
high wayes and the fofte grstTe, bat he muA tieade (m.^mpHw 
vppon the ikllowes, runne oner the hedges, & cr^epe h^^a^bT^M, 
thorowe the thicks bnfhes, and ciye all the long day I^Si'^r' 
Tppon his dogges, and fo continue without meate or J^^TdiTnk'tQi 
25drinke vntill *Ae Terie night dryue him home, thafe ^.''^^"^ 
labours be Tnto him pleafannt and ioyous, for the defira l^'^f^,J|i''*" 
& lone that he hath to tis the poore Hare chafed with ?n!",''^JJ 
dogges. Veiely, verely, if h6e were compelled to take >>«• 'x-ti witb 
Tppon hym 'fuch labonra, and not for thys caufe, he ['btIi] 
30 would foone be wearie of them, thinking them full tedi- p>u<d is uki 
ous Tnto him : neither wonld he ryfe out of his bed fo labnan, ba wcnu 
foone, ne fafte fo looge, ne endure thefe other labonrs ^l.t^■ , 
Tuleffe be bad a Terie lone therio. Fot the eameA 
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366 SIHOLB-MINDKD DEVOTIOH OF HUHTBRB. 

TbatasDiarUibib defire of his mTnd is fo fixed Tppon hia game, that all 
puusn. tliefe payns be thought to him but veiie pleafures. And 

therfoTO I may well fay that loue ia the principall thyug 
that maiketh anye worke eafie, though the worke b4e 
wutwnt hxn no light pfuueMl of it felfe, & that vithont lone no lahoui 6 
eomtbrubte. Can be comfortable to the dooer. The lone of this* 
mik> tiu honur game deliteth him fo mnche that he canth for no 
bonoor, vorldlye honour, bat ia content with full fimple and 

wsiMir toatt, homely aray. ALfo the goodes of the world hfc f^keUi 

not foT, nor ftudieth howe to attayne them. For the 10 
lode and defire of hia game fo greatly occupyeth hia 
■t.di>tt)i*p(» mynde and barte. The pleafuieB alfo of his flefh he 

nm arhli Bah. ' ' ...... 

foigetteth by weaiinefie and wafting of his bodie m 
HiiMBiii eameft labour. All hia mynde, all his foule, is hueied 

[• B tu, buk] to knowe where the 'pooie Hare may be fonnde. Of 15 
ban duj bi that is his thought, and of that is his communication, 
and all his delight is to heare and fpeake of that matter, 
euerie other matter but this, is tedious for him to gine 
In >ii Mbtr ibingt eare vnto, in all other things he is dull and vnluftie, in 
uisMji this onely qnicke and fturring, for thys alfo to be done, 20 

thin !■ w DBa theie is no o£Bce fo humble, ne fo vyle, that he refufeth 
nruMbjhgwin not to ferae hys owne dogges hym felfe, to bathe 
iHt. inoini ohh theyt feete, and to annoynte them where they be foie, 
thtir aunkitc yea and to clenfe theyr {linking Cannell where they 
K'niigioiu' fhall lye and reft them. Surely if religions perfons had 25 
H^Mito^I™ ^'^ eameft a mynde and defire to the feruics of Chiilt, 
*^'i^M»m'*" as haue thefe Hunters to fee a corfe at a Hare, their 
«t»b»n,ibeir \j{^ fhould be Tiito them a Terie ioye and pleafuie. 

llfc ilxmld b« lo '' J r 

tham 1 T*i7 laj. for what other be the paynes of religion but thefe thai 
anthoaaofiba I haue fpoke» ot That is to fay, much fiifting, crying, 30 
and aring, br- and comming to the qniie, forfakyng of worldly honoun, 
ridiai, and rka- woildly liches, and fief hly pleafures, and communication 
of the world, humble feruice, & obedyence to his fone- 
raigne,&charytable* dealing to his' fifter, which payns 
in euerie pointe, the Hunt«r taketh and fnflayneth 35 
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more largely for the looe that he hath to his game, then 
doeth maoy religions perfoiu for the loue of Chrift. i-'BUtum- 
For albeit, the relfgiouB peifoa lyfeth at mydnight, Didnicu, 
vhich ia paioefnll to hyi in veiie d^de, yet fh^ went but nnt to bed in 
5 Before that to hyi bedde at a connenyeDt home, and ntimu ui twi. 
alfo commeth after to hyr bedde agayne. Bnt the 
Hunter ryfeth eady, and fo continneth foorth all the TtigfanntarriM 
long day, no moie returning to his bed vntill the verie dowD luai 
night, and yet peradnentore he was late vp the night ntbcitaBpau 

10 before, and fall often yp all the long nightea. And 

though the religions woman faft Tntill it be noone, the Tb.'»ii«i«a' 
which muft be to hii paynfull, the Hunter yet taketh ooon, iha bimur 
more payn which fafteth Tntill the veiye nlgbt, forget- 
ting both meate and drink for the pleafore of his game. 

15 The religious woman fingeth all the forenoone in the Thg'niidow- 
quier, and that alfo is laborious mto Mr, but yet the *a t» (am«n, 
hunter fingeth not, bnt he ciyeth, halloweth, & f hooteb^ Iowmii' iii uw 
all the long day, & hath more greater pains. 'The [•Bru'i.tMk] 
religious woman taketh much labour in comming to the vomu iiu lo^ 

20 qnyer and fitting there fo long a feafoo, but yet no jj^?^^ 
donbt of it more labour taketh the Hunter in running ^^^^^^J!^ 
ouer the fellow and leaping oner ike hedges, & crfeping "i™** tnntm. 
thorow the bnfhes then that can b^ And would to wooidteOod 

OmI 'nllftnu ■ 

God that in other thyngs, that ie to fay, touching ptnoiu umid 
25 worldly honours, worldly rychea, worldly pleafures, u uitu omam 
would to God that the relygious perfons many of them cnn.'riedi, ^h- 
might profite as much in myndfulnefle in fSeking of "'™' 
Chrift, as the Himter doeth in f^eking of his game, & u tua hnntv 
yet all theyi comforte were to common and fpeak of ihuuiiiraniKart 
30 Chrift, as the Huntera hath all theyr ioye to fpeake of non ' otcbdn, 
the poore Hare, and of their hnntyng. And further- ortbehan. 
more, would to God th« teUfnons perfons would content wmim u o«i 
them felues with the humble feruice done to their fouft- pmon. ■ouid 
raigne, and with charitable behaniour vnto their fifters, hiih witu 
35 and with oa good a horte and mynde as the Huntais ui^ HimicD. 
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3C8 HUNTEBB* ZEAL PUTS NUHS TO BHAMX. 

M mmtan bM ■ acquit ttiem to feme their hounds. I wifle it is a thing 
MvatiHir mach more Teafonable to loae and feme reafonable 

(•on 'creatures made to the Image of almightie God, rather 
^UMwrT*" then to lone and ferue doggea -which be vnreafonable 
unT^d^! creaturea. And rather our dutie were to fpeake of 6 
u!»^iroiSr* Chrift, and of things belonging to his honour, then of 
"""""' the vaine worldly matters which be but very trifles in 

d£ede. And alfo ^th mors attentyno myude we 
toHAiiurBim fhoidJe f^eke after our fauionr Chrift lefu, to knowe 

onr very comforte in him, wherein refteth the great 10 
merite of out foules. Then the Hunteis fhonld f^eke 
■ftw Um bui. after the Hare, which when they hane gotten, they bauo 
no great gainea thereby. But as I Isyde the caufe why 
'BaitgiDiH- that fo many religious perfons fo diligently pnrfue not 

obHtia tMt the vayes of religion as doe the hunters, is the want of 15 
**"*' tha obfemation of their game, which is nothing els but 

itmikAian. the lack of lone. Foi vetely as I thinke the eameft 
nmiimBtgtai loue and hartie deJire of game maketh all labours and 
pbuuiuiha paynea pleafaunte and ioyous vnto the Hunter. And 

if there were in religious perfons as great fauonr and 20 
[•c],iiMk] loue to the feruice of God, as be in Hunters to 'their 
HTTiMibaaM game all their lyfe fhould b£e a veiie Paradife and 
pundiHioUia heauenly ioye in this worlde. And contianwife with- 
wtnumt kit( It out this feruor of loue it can not b4e but painfull, 
mot ••ly. yi^j[g^ and tedious to them. My purpofe therefore 2S 
deare filler is to miniftei vnto you fome common con- 
fidetations which if you wil often reforte vnto by due 
remembraance, & fo by diligent prayer call vppon al- 
i mightie God for hys lone, you f hall now by his grace 
attain it. 30 

The firft confideration. 
a firft confideration may be this: Firft con- 
fider by your ovne mynde and reafon, that al- 
mightie Ood of his owns fingular goodneffe & 
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a&lTITUDB DUK VOR CRKATIOIT. 369 

wbervnto he was not boniide Ly any neceflitie, nor 
drawen by any commoditie that might lyfe vppon him 
by yont creation. So other thing moned him but his iroUiinc not hii 
rerie goodneffe and fpeciall faaor i?iat lie bare rnto you, sod wmu* thl 
5 long or enei he did make yoo. This good filt«r take 
for a very truth & fixmly belene it^ for fo it'is in veiye r*c<]] 
d4ede innomenble creatures more then euer were made mada inmuno 
or ener fhall be made, hee my^t hane made if it hod mnn um (nt 
bene lb pleafing vnto him. For how many IVippofo you h* in%tit ut> 

lOmaryed men and maiyed veomen haue bene and fhall £^^^^^*^ 
be heereafter in thya world, that nener bad ne nenei JJ^" °^ **"* 
fhall haue any children, yet they full gladly wonld 
haue had, and by poflibilitie of nature might haue had 
many, if it had fo pleafed almightie God to haue made 

lOand to haue giuen vnto tiiem children. Bat all thofe BntifawHsMt 
be lefte Tnmade, and amongeft them he myght haue night onvinTa 
lefle yon alfo unmade, and neuer bane put his hande to itu mauiic m 
the making of you, if he had fo would. Ifeuerthelefle 
as I &yde it pleafed his goodnes herein to prefer you of Bat ii iiiHMd rih 

20 his fpecial fauooi that he bear vnto you, leaning Tmnade rm, lannc nn- 
other moe innumerable, electing you, & appointing yon migbt'tm bLa 
to be made, refufing & fetting apart all thetn which wold ^^jm nm 
peradnentnre hane confidered his fpeciall grace & lanoor ^"^ 
more looingly then you hitherto haue don. And wold 

25 hane ftndied more for his plefnre and 'feruice then euer [•ctk^ikj 
you did, and yon occupie the roome and place thatfome 
of them might haue occupyed by lyke fanonr, as 
almi^tie Ood hath fhewed vnto you. Ah deaie fifter 
howe much fhoold this one confideiation mono yon to 

30 the earoeft lone of thys our fo gracyons a Lorde, that ten ib« am 
thns hath appoynted and chofen you to b^ his orea- 
tnie, before fo many other where h4e might hane taken '>» oibM b»n 
any of them at his pleafiue, & repelled yon, and left >iibgat m »■• 
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The fecond confider&tion. 



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1 Donfidention is this, wlieie Utere ie 

r of beings, fome cieatmea haue 

y biejng, fome h&na tin vngoodly be- 

e goodly bainge Maigarite of S 
JSJIHJ' "" ■ a pieoious ftone, then of a pebla ftone, of the fayie bright 
fbumd'tiua goldo, then of raftie yron, of a goodly Fesatmd then of 

■ pnuy tawn a Tenemoua Serpent, of a prettie Fanne then of a foule 

[•Gil]) Toado, of a'reofonable fonle, then of an Tnreafonable 
ibtii ■ trnM. beott. And it ie not to be doubted but almightie God 10 
tnTi^msdwb might haiie giaen to any of them, what being fo ener 
MwrTori^"" ^^ wonlda, & might hane tronfToTmed oohe of thofe 
''''^' into the uatara and kynda of any of the other at hya 

oroonaK* pleafuTO and wiU. Foi of the ftonea he might make 

men, as in the gol^>el Dm Jauoor doeth af^rrme, 15 
potens eft deus de lapidibus Iftia fufcitare filios 
Abrahe. Almightie God is of power to make of thefe 
ftonee the children of Abiabam. And contrariwife he 
ofmin •Mw^ u might of men hane made ftonea aa the wife of Loth waa 
iiaocTDob* tamed into a ialt ftone. And in likewife me or yon ot 20 

■ MwH or w>d, any other man or woman, he might haoe made a ftone, 

or a Serpent, or a Toad, for his pleafme. There is no 
ortiiticathuat creature fo foule, fo horrible, or fo vngoodlie, but he 
might put you in the fame condition that the moft 
loathly of them be put in, and them, in contrariwife he 26 
might haue pat in the fame condition that you be in. 
KUroabMik Confider now by your leafon, that if yon had bene 
[• c lu. )»^>ii made in the lykanefle of an Owle, or of an 'Ape, or of 
S^^^ jin " a Toade, howe deformed yon f houlde hane bene, and in 
■iigui »• "hoyre wretched & myfeiable condition. And thank 30 
Tbuik ood vho yonr Lord God Mat hath giaen yon a more excelent 
Hi> iiiT ukBH. nature, yea, fach a nature as excelleth in noblenefle, in 
dignitie, all other bodilie natures : For it is made to the 
verie lykenefle and Image of almightie God : wheievnto 
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ne ttones be the j neaer fo precionB, ney thei herbes noi ito )«rb or tm. 
Ti^es, neither FyfTbes, ne fonleB, neyther any maner of tUm, " 
bealt be they neuer fo noble in tbeir kinde, doeth 
attayne to this high poynte of noblenelTB to baue in wMmdiin 
6 Uient the Image and lykenelTe of almigbtie God, but but only mu. 
onely man. for aa much then as our lord God, might Ood migiit hin 
haue gtiun this ezcelent dignitie to other innumerable to ihem, « to 
cieatoree, as to bealt«s, to Foulas, to fifbes, to trees, to iiaDHJ 
herbes, to mettalles, to ttones. And bathe not fo done 
10 bat before all thofo hath elected and- chofen you to bstHtnudiwB 
beare hys Image & lykenefle, & to bee indued vith a 
teafonable foul, how mnch fhnld hie louing dea'ling [•cuui 
moue you to enforce' your felfewttft all f/ieftrengtb and uAUanbTmnnd 

TOO to loTt Him 

power of yonr harte & mynde, to loue mm tberfoie iriuiaujunr 
lo Bgayne. 

The third confideration. Twrfooortd.* 

Vol. 

|He third confideration is this, that where not- 
withftanding this great and ezcelent gyft you 
nenerthelette by the leafon of originall linne BroHgiinidB 
SO wherewith yon were bom of your mother into this hMmud par- 
world, had loll the great inheritaunce aboue in beauen, impriKBHU ^ 
and purchafed enerlafting imprifonment in hell, he of ' 
his great and fiagalaf goodneffe had prouyded yon to mt bi' Ood'i 
be home within the precinctee of Chriftendeome, where nn bom in dh 
S5 yon hane bene inftracted in the doctrine of hys layth, undom ud bj 
andreceyned the holy Sacrament of haptifme, and haue nunndyiHir 
b^ne made a chriflian woman, Tfheieby yon dyd 
Teceyue agune your inherytannce before loft, and hane 
etcaped' the motb horrible dannger of euerlafting damp- 
30 nation. Howe manye fuppofe yon in all the worlde ■■•nr kniiM* 
Biat bee not inftructed in this la we and fayth 'of [• c luj, b»ei] 
Chrift, ne haue not receyned the holy Sacrament of kD«r no 
Baptifme, both noble men & women, both Enigbtes n 
and Princes, which haue great wifdome and reafon, and 
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FBIVILBaB or TBI OHBUTUIT CALLING. 

many fnche aa peradiienture if they were taught it, 
vonlde mora readilye applye their myndes to Ciiriltea 
foyth then yoa doe, and more hartUy feme him, hononi 
and loue hym, then euer yoa did. And yet loe thna 
giacionfly hath h^e piouyded for you before all them, 6 
and hath appointed yoa to be a Chrillian woman, & 
to be partaker of all thofe graces and benifitea that be- 
long Tnto the Ghriftian people, which b^e fo many and 
fo great, that it pafletb the wittea of men, not onely to 
number, hut alfo to thinlct And heere good fiftei doe 10 
d^epely confider in your fonle, howe much this loning 
preferment of onr Lorde Qod fhould fturra you to loue 
him agayn, when he fuffereth fo innumerable a multi- 
tude of men and women to perifhe & to be loll for 
euer, amongeft whom many do palTe you in all natniall 16 
vertues, both of bodie and foule, and alfo would 
far'ther paffe you in profiting in the lawe of Chrill, if 
they were receyued therevnto, and yet I fay he fufferath 
them to peiifb euerlaftingly and perpetuallie to he 
dampned to ; And for your fafegaide hath prouided of 20 
hys lingular goodnefle Se mercy towardes yon, for the 
whiche fithena it is not poffible of your parte to recom- 
pence, wbie f hall yoa not with all your power enforce 
your felfe to loue hya moft gracious goodnefle againe, 
and after your poffibilltie to gyue Tnto him moft homble 25 
thankea Uierfore. 

The fourth Confideration. 

|He fourth conMeratlon ia thia, that whera fithens 
that tyme of your bapti&ie and that you wera 
made a chriftian woman, you haue many tymee 30 
ynkindely faulne into deadly finne, and broken hya 
lawea and commaundementB, fetting at naught all thofe 
benifltea which he before had gineti to yon following 
your wretched pleafores, to the great dyfpleafnre and 
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riBDOK or 8IN AFTBB BAPTIBH. 373 

Autiiermoie did not ftrike yon, ne yet reuenga him felfe h< did not itiu* 
vppon yoa rigorioully, punifbuig tlie tnudgieffois it ' 

breakers of hie lave, u he might and fhoulde 1^ his 
rightaoufnefle haoe done. Bat contrariwyfe he did 
6 long fpaie you hy his excelent mercy, and mercifully bat aptrtd jn to 
he did abyde your retume to hym againe I7 focowfull 
lepentauQce, and af kyng of him meioy foi your abhomin- 
able ofiencea. And vhere yon fo dyd with good hartie 
mynde at anye tyme, he receyned you to his grace, ami aaiaokjn 

10 hy the Sacrament of pennannce you were takwi into his krou nr u» 
fanonr again, and fo yet efcape the horrible paynes of ■«•. **" 
Hell due for your ontragioos Tnkindneffe : No reafon 
may indge the contrarie but thai yon of good ryght TonbundiHrTid 
haae deferaed them for your foule piefnmption, in 

16 breaking of thb lawee of your Lord God : and preferriitg 
your wretched appetites before hya pleafuie, and foUow- 
ing your owne wilfull deiires before his molt high com- 
maundements. (Alas) what miferable condition fhould "faidi m mBt 

la.%1 niknd If 

yon now haue bene in, if he fo incontinent after your ood hud (triokn 
20 offencea had ftriken you by death, & had fent you 'to '" (•c^j 
ihti hoirible payna of hell, where you f huld not onely '''"r"'*"'"^ 
for a time hane bidden but for euer, & wJtAont all 
remedy. Xo praiers of your frinds, no alms d^eds, ne iiaF»T«<ir 
fach other good works fhuld han« releaed yoo. Ah, trimittovu 
25 Jifter imprint d^pely in your foule this inetlimable impriat Hfi^ 
mercy of youi Lorde Qod fhewed vnto yon throogh his cM?miRv m 
moil gracious & merciful abiding for your return to him „u^, "" 
by true repentance & afking of his mercy. For in- 
numerable' fonlee of mea & weomen for lelTe ofTences 
30 then rou haue done, lye now in Ue ptlfon of heL & fcrmnvUtin 

' ' tlW priHn oTlMn 

fhal there continu witAout end : which if they might *» >«• ixkn« 

than ^ou ban 

haoe had as great fufferance as yon haue had, & fo long emmitudi 
leaflire to repent them, they woolde haue token more ten t^^tmi m 
forowfull repentance then euer you tooke, & doe now wom iuh taUo 
35 more forowfolly repent them then euer you did, but ^mubi^ 



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wnpMt tJiat aa now can not profit tliem, foi that forow Ss n- 
pentance is hot to late. Bnt to my porpofe, how may 
yon think that this louing fufferance & giacioiu abid- 
ing of yoni amendment & mercifol aocepting of yoof 
^Mroul^ tr forows & repentamcfl^ foi your great fins conuneth not 6 
^^ of a finjTnlnT loos f howod Tuto jovL by yonr hnd god 

[•ct^taidi] bafore all them. 'And fhall not this oonfidention 
ml nunu itent pearce your harte, and mooe yon muche to looe him 
Bufiiif r°B ^ againe, 

fuuicnMUm- The fifth coafideratioQ. 10 

PndTBitan FTlHs fifth coofideTatfon ia this : Peiadaeutare afta 

■nd rorgiTOMH I that thos by yonr repentance & af kyng mercy, 

Kiln into liii, -L yon weie taken to this grace of yoDi God, yet fiir 

mon gr^eaonfiy, and fkrre more vnkindly yon fell 

agsine to fiume', and kepte not (Ae porpofe and pro- 15 

myfe that before yon did make, but more without 

f home and dread of hys hyghnelTe, tooke yoor libertie 

vnmnincon m youT jlnfull Tsyes, abufing his gantlenea, & prefom- 

ing vppon hya mercie, not regarding any benifite or 

kindeneffe f hewed by his moft excelent goodneile mto 20 

ttabttTOBiiBBi, yon before, fo defiling yooT foule by innumerable wayes, 

lugoo^ i^miiw and makyng it filthie & more vngoodly then is the 

thTminr^!^^ So^@ l^t waltereth hir felf in the foule myrie puddle, 

or (bun (fas •link- and mote peftilently ttinfceth in the fight of God, then 

d«dd«. is the flinking carion of a dead dogge, being rotten 26 

C C (U] 'and lying in a ditch, yet neuerthelea for all thefe mif- 

behauiors, yooi Lord God of his farre pafiing goodnea 

Tel God luitta bath colled you agayne from your fiafull life, and hath 

nkg four iId ud gracioufiy ftirred your foule to f oifake yoni fin, & to 

'nUfioD,' leue this wretched worlde, Sc to enter the holy relygion. 30 

wiiw.bji.nM lb* Wherby after the fentence of holy doctora, your foulo 

diKbin) jroiir Bfli ia made as cleone aa it was at your baptifme, and 

li wtond R. lu ," , _ , 

ant luKoiHT. reftored agayne to the puntie and cleaneneSe of your 

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ited you to be of i 

- afligned for bys beft beloved fpoufos. And vhat hygh ' 

point of fingnlar fanonr is tbist How many weomen nUfiiitrdniM 
tarn better then you, be lefto bebinde in this worlde *J^^J^^ 
6 not called to tbia high dignitie, nor admitted to thya '™' 
moft fpeciall graoe 1 When the noble Kinge ATueros ammw mdna 
•■ it is written in the fcriptnie conuoannded many fayie ba obm «t mi 
yong maydens to be chofen ont, and to be f^e vnto uungi tint mittK 
with all things Stat might make them fayre and beanti- Mat to hu iif u. 

10 full and pleatnunt to his ^bt, to the intent that Uiey 

at 'all tymes when it fhonld like bim to appoynte any c<o*u,tiuk] 

of them to come to bis prefence and to be his f^ufe, 

they might be the more readie. This thing no doubt 

of it, was to them thai vera thos cbofan a comfort, that ■uiiii'tkiiBtta 

IS they w«e prefened befon other, and alfo eoerie one of uuihoBdtoii* 
tiiem might lyne in hope to come to tho kings piefence, un^ttttum. 
& haae fome likelihood to be accepted for hie fpoufe in 
fo mach that all other but they were excladed. In 
like manor it ia with religious women. All they by •MOtflant' 

SO the gisdous calling of the great king of heuen be Kin(afiu»H 
gathered into Qods leligion and dilTeoBied from thoUiei HCBiwinmB, 
fecnier women that be of the world, there a feafon to 
abide, vntill they be fofficiently prepared by the holy ndpnpnd 17 
lacRuiienta, and the holy obfeinacions of religion to wfhtibhi* 

S6 come to his gncious higbnella prefence, and to be tuat m tuitt. 
bronght into his fectet chambei aboue in beanen, there 
to abide with him in endles ioy and blifle. Bleffed is BiHHd b Uui 
that religious woman, that fo doth prepare her felfe for wbo » pni»n( 
this Utle time that h^era f he f hal tarry by prayer, by jnjt ud ma, 

80 medita'tion by coatemplation by teares of deuociou, by [• c rtu] 
harty lone & burning defyre t!utt afW this tianfitoiy thuiturihiiiib 
life f he may be admitted to the moft excellent honor miiun co uut 
& not with f hams & lebuke be repelled therfro, when boaooc. 
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XHB OOODLIKISB 09 OHBUT. 

The fixt coniideratioii. 

^He lixt confideration that yon call vel to yom 
mombrance, vho it is that doth thas ezhoite 
jon for to lone, verely he is tJiai perfon that if 
jnTwin'^nw eyther yon wil fi^ly gioe yonr lone, or els fell youi 6 

lone, he is molt worthie to haue it aboos all other. 
ir)™i(iT.ii. jm Fitft if ye were of that mynd to gine your lone frfie, it 
omrhoKworthr were good yet there to b^tow it, that yon fhonlde 

llfil flu illlllUll— -J r , If 

iKpmoD, choofe fuche a one, aa both in goodlinellb of perfon, aa 

pnmH. wMua. alfo in prowefTe & wifdom. and gooS gentil maners may 10 
i«dtfiinuii7iii be worthie yooi loue. For if there be any defoimitie 

in him whom yon would loue, it is an impediment and 
chiMtiiU great let forto lone hym; But in our fanioar Chrift 

the fonne of God is no deformitie, for hee ia all goodlye 

and furmonnteth all other in goodlynelTe : And there- 15 
[•CTUi,iiHki fore of hym tiie Prophet 'Danid affyrmeth in thys 

maner. Speciofus forma pre filijs hominum: 

that is to fay, he is goodly before the chyldran of men. 
hiTiDg nudi K And of truth much goodlie mnft he n^edea be that hath 
snuurHi th* made fo many goodly creatniee. Behold the Bofe, the 20 
pwBiik.'-fH- Lillie, the Vyolet, beholde the Pecockea, the Teafaunt, 
"" the Popingaye ; Behold all the other creaturae of this 

world : All thefe wen of his making, all there beautia 
and goodlinefle of hym they receyned it. Wherfore 
this goodlineffe difciibeth that he him felf mnft n^edee 25 
of neceffitie be verie goodly & beautifulL And for that 
TbtipoBHin in the booke of Canticles tlie Sponfe difcribeth his 
•sriMhBinu goodlisefte faying: Dilectus meus candidus et 
d»wi «t rubiciindua, electus ex millibus. That is to faye, 
Lndh hfe that I lone is vhyte and redde, chofen out amongeft SO 

mttmatraam thoniands. And this beantie and goodlines is not 
oUw mn,iiutr mortal, it can not fade ne perifh as doeth the goodli- 
wiuw^ nefTe of other men, which lyke a flower to day is frefh 

and Ittftie, and to morrowe with a UtUe ficknefle is 
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to ibe goodlineflia of 'muna nature, for the which alfo rDJ] 
he is more natoiaUie h> b4e beloaed of many. For 
Ifkeneffeis the groimde of loae, l^ke alwajr doeth couet Lik«ao«MaUksi 
like : and the B^eier in lykeueffe that any perfon b46, 
5 the fooner they may b4e knit togither in lone. The 
fame lykenes he hath & you haae, like body and Ijke job an uk* hih 
fonle, touching his manhood, youi fbnle is alfo like mumood, tmh ii 
vnto him in his godhead : For after the Image & £mili- ^i^^^ 
tude of it, yoQi foole is made. Furthermore of bis imaAoriiL^ 

10 might and power you may b& likewife a certayue ^"^ 
feafon. He made this world by the onely commaunde- h> duo oia 
ment of his mouth, and gaue to the herbee and all uidrnvn cCEb 
other creatures their vertue, & might that they haue. ™" ' 
And may alfo by his power faue & dampne creatures r* but ■»* in 

15 eyther to lifte them Tp in bodia and foule into beauen idi^*' 
aboue, or els to throw them downe into eaer during 
payus of hell. If ye doubt of his wifdom behold all HHwiidmnii 
this world, and con£der how eueiy creature is fet with oftnavoiid, 
an other, and eaery of them by him felfe, how the 

20 heauena are apparelled with ftanes, the ayre with ■> •>*" •>><i *^ 
'Fonles, Ue water with Fifhee, ^Ae earth with herbas, ['dliaiiIl] 
tr^ & beaftes, how the flarres be clad with light, the 
Foules with feathers, the fifh with fcalee, the beaftes 
wttA heore, herbes & tr^es with leanes, & flowers with 

26 fent, wherin doth wel appear a great & merueilous 
wifdom of him that made them. Finally his good & 
gentil moner is all full of pleafure & comfort fo kinde, mi(nti>BUM 

bMtndljkM 

fo friendly, fo liberall & beneficious, fa pittions and b 
mercifull, fo leadie in aU oportonities, fo mindfull A 

30 circumfpect, fo dulcet & tweet in communication. For taiiai 
as fcripture loith. Non habet* amaritudinem con- 
uer(atio vel tedium conuictus* illius, Sed leti- 
tiam et gaudium.' That is to fay, hys moners be 
fo fw£et & pleafaont, that the coRueilacion of him hath hu » 

35 no bittemea, yea, his company hath no loathfomnes, ne 
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ESOLuaroH pboh ohkibt woBn tbak hill, 

weariuea in it, but all gladneB and ioje. Here per- 

«Ti adaenture 7011 will h,j mto me, how may I loue thai 

BMt 1 160 not, if I might tia him with all the conditiom 70 

fpeak of, I could witft all my h&tt loue him. Ah good 

iin»u« liftei that time ia not come yet, 70a muil aa I laid now 5 

U] for tho time prepare your felf In chuueiTe of bo'dla 

hbio, and foule, againft; tiutt time, to that when that lyma 

oommeth, you may be able and worthie to f4e him, at 

■ not -els yoQ fhall be excluded from him with the Tnwife 

iiiu, yiigina of whom the gofpel telleth that they were fhat 10 

oat from his prefence with great f bame & confolion, 

bicaoTe they had not fuffitiently prepared tlief»felue& 

Tharfore good lifter for thia time be not negligent to 

prepare your felfe with all good workes, that then yob 

may be admitted to com vnto his prefenoe, from Me 15 

which to be excluded, it fhall be a more gi^euona 

payne, then any poine of hell. For aa Chrifoftome 

fayth. Si decern mille gehennaa quis dixerit' 

nihil tale efl quale ab ilia beata vifione excidere,' 

whUk Hdiaiai that ia to fays. If one would rehearfe vnto m£e tenne 20 
UiH ia.«in uot, tboufand bels, yet all that fhould not be fo great paines 
aa it ia to be excluded bom the blefled £ghta of the 

face of Chrift. 

The feuenth confideration. 

THe fenenth conlideiation ia thia: wher now it2S 
appeareth vnto yon, that if yon will gine yoni 
m wiu not loue fi^elie there is noa fo worthy to haue it as Zefa 
' D u. tMFk] tho 'fonne of the vii^ Maiy. I will farther fhewa 
l«iiio»iiH ^^to 70U that if you will not &eely gine it, but yon 
itt' if il^ will looke peraduenture to haue fome thing majne, yet 30 
t^ ii'uuB there is none fo well worthie to haue it aa he is, for if 
an other will giue more for it then he, I will not bo 
agaynft it, take your adu&ntage. But fure I am Uiere 



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is none other to 'whoms yooi lone u fo deare, and of fe 
greats price as it ie vnto Mm, nor any that vill come HoBawniwiiiH 
nigh vnto that, that he hath giuen or wil giue. If his vuigiT^ 
bemfits and kyndneOe f hewed towaides 70a, vherof I 
6 fpeak fomewhat before, were by yon well pondered, 
they be no fmall benifitea, and efpecially tho loae of 
fo great a prince, and that he would thns lone you, and »<«> <• » fnu ■ 

prinot. Mid {«■ 

prefeira yoa before fo many innumerable creatuiea of ^rnd roa to 
his, and that when theie was in you no lone, and when imorifii, 
10 you could not fkill of lone : yea, and that, that more Lttkiiia(ia»t 
is, when yon were enimle vnto him yet he loued you, m uTnnr, 
and fo wondeiAilIy that for your Ions and to waf ha 
yon from lis, and to deliner your foule from the sz- 
treame penill'he fhead his moft precktua blond, and C*DiiU 

Ha itatd HU blood 

ISfuffeced the moft fbomefoll, the moft cmel, and the oBOummtm 
moft painefull death of the crofTe, his head to bs peroed 
with thomea, hia handea and f^te to b6e thoiongli 
holed with naylea, his £de to be lannoed with a fpeote, 
and all his moft tender bodie to be tome and rant with 

SO whippes & fconrges. Bel^ns thi^ for a veiy truth good 

fifter, that for toot fake he fuffeied alL as if there hod Ttlr^MH■ 
bene no moe in all the world but onely yoni felfe, uw* bud bm ■» 
which I will declare mote largely vnto yon in the next b 
oonfideration following. Belleiie it in the means tyms 

35 certainely, foi fo it is in d^ede, and if yon bel^eue it 
not, you doe- a great iniurie and fhewe a full vnkinds- 
neffe vnto him that thus mnche hath done for yon. 
And if this beliefs trulv fettle in tout haris, it is to irthiitaHafntti* 

■' ' ' In roar nwrt, 

me a memaile if yon can content yonr heart without r" <»»<« "v 
30 the lone of him, of him I lay, that thoa d^rely hath uwUmcf mm. 
loned yon, and doeth lone you ftilL For what other roiwtiitoUMr 
loner will doe thus much for yonr lonel What creature macb tmioai 
in all the world will die for 'your faket what one c*i>it],tMik] 
perfbn will deport with one drop of hia hart blond for ». dnp ^\it 
85 yonr lakel when then the fon of God, the prynce of JJS^^^** 
heaoen, the Lo(j ^f ^ngeb hath done this for your 



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Whit friMt hith Hake, which thing no other creature wil do, what hoR 
tMTi, ibu Lt nuir could hane Tugelsd ^ 7001 harte, that it may not relent 
ttaa but ot" againft fo great an heat of lone ) if he fo exoelent in all 
oHhvUn^i* nobleneffe fhould hane giuen you but one &uourable 
i^'H'lm'fttm "" countenance from the heauena aboae, it bad bene a moie 5 
Mn'^iZltou precious benifit then euer you could lecompence by 
^^^um '™ y"^ ^°'^^ againe. It were impoffible for your lone to 
recompence that one thing. But nowe much rather 
fist Hi ihUi when he hath defcended into this wretched worlde for 
i)ii> vhm fbr youi lake, and here hath become man, and hath en- 10 
•ndondiiiiiiiHiT doied all miferie pertaining vnto muTi, fane onely finne 
^mU* and ignoiaunce, and finally hath fuffered this great 

homble death for your loue, how thall yon euer now 
lecompence this by any loue or femice to be done for 
your pittieT And he bath not onely don al thia for 15 
ud pnT««i Aar your fate, but alfo hath prepared for yon after this 
[•D<ii]] tianiitoiy *lyfe a rewarde aboue in heanen, fo great 
hsw tiHii ihiii that neuer mortal eye faw the lyke, nor any tonge can 
ui<iw^^*°" expieffe, nor yet any hart can think. Ah fiftei when 
Boon jaa your Wretched foule f hall hence departe, which can 20 

■hill deiivt, ud not be verie longe h^re, who fhall giue yon ref^hing 
jM t^ntont^ the fpace of one hour. Good therfoie it ia Uiat you 
Mow uien Toar looko Tnto yooT felfe, & vppon him beftow yom lou<^ 
uibnto^^ ^^ ^ which hitherto hath done moft for yon, & beft hath 
udtiunnid deferued it beyond all other, and yet after this life he 25 
ttinMihiiuta. ^ gjQfl foj n a rewarde fo ineftiraable -that it fhall 
neuer fayle you. 

The eight conlideration. 

[He eight conMeration is this ; that ftlbeit, thtm 
are many other which alfo are beloned of chiift 30 
■BU7 I j^^^ ^^^ ^^^ j^^^ ^^^^ j^^ fheweth to them, 

nothing minifheth his loue towards yon, as if there were 
no moe beloued of him in allUe kinde of ma». This 
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OBBtSr's IJUOE BBFLKCTBD IX MAS. 361 

folowing. If before any Image of oni faoior Teie dif- irixibninT 
pofed & fat in a 'long rowe manj' glaflee, fame great [•Diitj.bKk] 
and fome little', fome high and fame lowe, a connenitot out giuM, 
dillance from the Image, fo that eneiie of them myght mulll^hu™* 
6 receine a prefentment of the Image, it is no doubt but J^,"^™, 
in enerie of thefe glaSes fhould appeare the verie like- St^Bws"iti™h 
nelFo of the fame Image I will not fay but this lyke- ^^^"'^ 
nefle fhould be longer in the great glaflee then in the 
lefie, and clearer in the betl«r denied g^affes, and in dantornmnwr, 

10 them that were nigh vnto the Image, then in the other 
that were not {i> well cleufed, & much fiuiher of. Bat 
aato thelikeneffeitfelfeitfhallbeasfullandaswhole Uw«>Mt.ufiiQ 
in enerie one glafTe as though there were but one. Kow mrj «• (iw » 
to my puTpofe, if yon confider lykewife that all /7(s good oih. 

15 foules that be fconied* from deadly finue, be in the Koaniinm 
manei of glaffee fet in an order to receine the loue of our nch eiIhhT 
fanionr Chrifb lefa. Such foulea as by tma pennannce wim hj pm«DD., 
doing, by iighing, by weeping, bj praying, by watching, muhinit, t»u*t 
by fafting, & by other lyke, be the better fconred and 

20 clenfed from the fpottes and malhce of deadly finne, 

they Me ' the brighter glaHea and more cl^rly reoeyue [* n t] 
this lone, & fnch alfo be neere Tiito our Sauior, for ™'^^^ 
nothing putteth tb ISrre from him but onely finne. mora u rnm 
And therefore they that hane more diligently fconred uwf wbe bm 

20 their foulee from the nift of finne, be n^erer vnto him, khU from ui* 
then the other that fo haue not done. Such fonlee ttuwuia'wL. 
alfo as of their parte enforce them felnee to a great lone TiioMirho«iton» 
and to a more ample feruor, they doe inlai^ the capaci- nun mmpia Ar- 
tie of their foulee, to receyue a more large abnndannce cpii^troruHir 

30 of lone agayne, thofe that lefTe enforce them, haue a lefTe lova'ddn , 
capacitie in receyuing, and therfore fo much the lefTe 
they receyne of thia lone. Euenaaaman lliat openeth uimn who 
his bofome wyde and enlargeth it, is more able to re- "d*. !• '°v 
ceiue a greater thing into it, then h^ that doeth not. gnmn uiii« 

35 But yet aa I hane fayde before of the glafles, enety one 
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383 BCOUB TOUR SOtTL CLIAR. 

of the fonles receyna M Ml and u vhole a loae of 

Xefa Chriit, as thoogh there ware no moe foulea in all 

chriiihHim the world hnt that one idona, for the lone of Clirift 

niuBmiii* Hota. lefoA [ia] infinite. And tberfore when innnmerable of 

[•DT.haA] fonles 'Lane eaerie one of them reoeyned as mncS the 5 

loue of Chrift lefo, as to eneiie one of them ia pofGble, 

yet hath he ftill in him felf loua fuffitient for infinite 

moe, & this his loue therhy ia not in any point dimin- 

if hed nor leOened, though it he deuided mto many be 

Kmh nainm tki number of them neuei fo great. Kone of them tkat 10 

ibt muiuwria tt be beloued receiue thb lelTe bicoafe of the maltitnde of 

iMniwunidn- hifl fellowes, not if be bad no moe but him felfe he 

Sni'nn'no fboulde not thereby hane any more abundance of lone 

'^ tomi^r" to hia parte, but according to the clenfing and capscitie 

of hia foule & nighneffe Tnto Chrift, bis parte in lone 15 

fhall be the leffe or more. Wherefore good fiftec I 

■««rr<Hrnid pTay you b4e you dylygent to fconre yonr foule cleane, 

ic k»( ^«r and to enforce your foule on your parte femently to lone 

Bpcw chrtrt y^^ fponfe Chriil lefu, and drawe nygh vnto hym with 

entiere deuotian, & then Tndouhtedly yon fhall be 20 
partener to 'Ae more plentnons abonndance of his lone, 
notwttAftanding any other moldtude which befide is 
beloned of him, for be nenertUUefle is as ftndiona of 
you, and as 'myndfull, & as femefitly' careth for your 
weale, as though ther wer no mo beloued of him bnt yon SB 
alone in all thys world. 

The ninth Confideration. 

THe ninth confideration ia thia, wber peradnenton 
yon would obiect to me again & &y, Brother if it 
, b£e thus as you fay, that my Lord lefn loneth me fb 30 
much, and is fo mindfull of me, and fo femently en- 
tendeth my weole, what n^de me to caie whatfoeuer I 
doe, he will not caft me away, he wil not forfiike ma 
nor fuffer m^ to perifb- Good fifter without doubt as 



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I hana faid, our fauior Chrift lefa is in lone towards Tm, Ha low 
jroo, iSc lie is myndfnll & mora loaing torftrds 70a then no bptm. 
I can expreffe. And fiire you may be, that h4o irill h« wtu nmr «ir- 
nener caft you away, ne forfake you, if yoa befon caft jm latmu nat- 
6 not your felfe away, ne forfake your felfe. But if you 
giue any place to finne in your foule, and fiifi^r it to 
enter rpon you, verely then you forfake your felf and 
c^ your felfe awaye, and willinglie deftroye your felfe, 
that ia yonr d4ede & not hys : for he neuei forfaketfa 

10 'any creature Title Oe tiiey before bane forfaken tbem c*Di],i»dt) 
felueo. And if they will forfake them feluea were they Thf who fbrakt 
neuer in fo great fauour with hym before, tbey then in- UMnti; um oh 
continently lofe his &uour, the which thing well ap- ' 

peaietb in lua firft f pirituall creatures the noble Angelles ■■ n w m 

15 Lndfer and hya companie, wbii^ weie created in ex- tompuv. 
celent brightnelTe, and were muche in the fbuour of 
almightie Gk>d, tbey prefomptaoully offended him in 
pride for the which not onely, they loft hys &aonr, but 
alfo theii memeylouB brightneffe became incontinently *>»> taMm Ib- 

30 horrible, foule, and were expelled out of the glorious *na nn Umn 
kingdom of heauen that they were in, and throwen 
into perpetuall darkenefie into the pryfon of helL The 
firft man Adam alfo who was created in lingular honour, Uim 
and was put into Paradife a place full of gladnefTe, there 

26 to Hue in comfort of all pleafure, the which was done 
to him foT a fingular loue that almightie God had to 
wardes him, yet anon as he fell to finne he was in lyke «bhuu 
manor expelled out from that pleafure, and Tent into [*diU] 
this mifetable world to endure miferie and payne. If pudbL 

30 thofe noble creatures which were lift Tp into fo great ifti»Mii«bi* 
&uour with almightie God, fo lightly by tbeii mifde- iiihiij br iin i«t 
meanoi in fin, loft bis gracious fauour, let none other whanupMu 
creature tbinke but if they admit any finne to their 
foule, they fhal be likewyfe excluded out of hb fauoi. 

35 For finne is fo odibl* vnto almightie God, that not the sm n » odiu* to 
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Hii d«rHt frind if thete were fonnde in thoii foules snj deadly fin after 
•in ■houid u deatb, the; fhould neaer be leceiued into the ioy of 
uoM du4ij lin ' heaoen. If ot the bleffed Mary Magdalen for all hir lona 
Mi^ MifiMiMMi towaides him, nor yet his ovne bleffed mother that baie 
or till TirgiB, j^jjj^ jjjj^ jjjj^ world, if one deadly fin were foond in 5 
uu^ •boaid ba their Ibulea, they fliiild incQstinent be throTen into the 
dnniwi BfhM. darke dungeon of heU. Wherfore good iiftei fay not, if 
mr da whi/^ hia lone be fo mache vppon yon, and he fo defiionflie 
Ion It H modi entendsth your profite, that yon may doe what yon lift, 
r^MUtmon JO'^ ^^^ ^ot to care what you doe. But contrariwife 10 
"[•"nttj^^ek] tlio mon that he loneth you, the more you f houlde 'take 
bnnntiHiiHra hoade Tiito youi felf and beware that yon offend him 
Him'rM. not, for fo did the blefled Mary Magdalen of whome I 

fpake before. Shee notwithftandyng the great lone 
that both our lauionr had to hir, and fh^e mto him 16 
agayne for the which alfo hyr finnes were foiginen hyr, 
■ancmrkiiaiir'i yet after his death fh£e fied from the compauie of men, 
midHiiM In & lyued in the wildemelTe &rre fiom any worldly com- 
Mid pnr«, forte, in great wayling, fofting, and prayer, & fnch 

other paineAilneffe of hir body, & was nothing the leffe 20 

dil^^t to kiepe hir felfe waidy from finne, for the 

uidbMnuaiKow gieat louo that onr lord & fauionr bad to hir, but for 

numMadkxuiT that the moTO ftudionfly fhe did anoid &'efchn eueiy 

migiit £•*!»• tiling wherby fhe might run into any difpleafore 

againllhim. 25 

imOifMUm- The tenth confideration. 

THe tenth confideration is this : it were wel done 
and much it f huld iarther this caufe if yon truly 
Think hov'tru*- eftemo of how little value your loue is, howTaine, how 
loTi li iurw*in!" light, Ahowetriflolons^athingit is, & how few Uifer be 30 
""[^tuj]* (Aat would much regorde it, or fet mnche pryce *theiby, 
"^"*^' for fewe there be or none to whom it may doe any pro- 

iMw •Hdimt ii £t or auail. Contrariwife you fhould couilder the loue 
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f lire, how fall, liowe coallantlf abiding, how many haue 
much fpeciallf i^aided it. Martirs innumerable both how muv nor- 
men and women for Ms lone baue f head tbeyr bloud, and m^r m^ ear it. 
h&ue enduted euery kind of martirdom wero it neuet fo 
6 cniell, were it neuer fo terrible. No paine, no toimen- Na'tommirit- 
trie, might compell them to foT&ke hU loue : to de- u»m tTfomka 
liroos were they of his loue, that rather then they wonld avgiU no fc'™ 
foigo it, they gaue no force of tlie loffe of all this world ^l^^^Jr 
befide,and theyr owne life alfo. Sodeaieandpreciouawas <™"'™' 

10 that loue to them, that all tho houora, pleafures, and m hongnn, ptM- 
poITefllonaof this life, they recompted aa verie trifles in tiicy 'rK-oainiod' 
comparifon of that. And what be you in comparifon "ra^™iwiih 
of them, but naughty, wretched, and miferablel where ^a^'^^J^Kbtr 
then they which be now glorious faincta ahoue in heauen, Jl^'^'^I^^ll' 

15 fo much haue valued and fo greatly efUemed this moil *'S^ti ' "Ifa'"" 
exoeleat loue, and yon may bane the fame loua 'for '^"SrS'biSi* 
yours, that is fo naucbtie and fo little worth, what I'farj™™. 
fhonld you doe of your parte t howe muche f hould you luJofuttkwortii. 
enforce^ your felfe not onely to obtayn this loue, but EnftHi>.j«i™if 

20 ftudiouflie to kiepe it, fitheus that you haue it once, and kwp it 

for nothing to departe therefro. He of his goodnelTe Hemidinoiin*- 
doeth not lepell any creature from bys loue, but per- bu law *u unt 
mitteth them affuredly that if any draw nigb vnto him * 
by lone, he will loue them agayne, and giue his moft 

25piecyouB loue for theirs, he layeth. Ego (liligentes 
me diligo : That is to fay, I loue them that loue m^ 
And in an other place. En qui venit ad me no« 
eiciam ' foras ; That is to fay, what perfon fo euer 
commeth vnto mo, I wil not caft him away. Sifter if srnw, lui apan 

30 you coniideT this d^ply, it f hould moue you to tall HroniajQiii 
downs vpon your kn^es, & with all your hart and mynde 
fay Tnto your Spoufe in this maner. O my blefled 
SauionrLord lefu thouafkeft my loue, thou defireft to iiionwmtBiy 
haue my harte, and for my loue thou wilt giue me thy itgimuTUMi 

35 loae agayne. O my fw^te Lorde, what is this for thee 
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366 LOBD, I FB£ELI GIVE IHEB UY HEABT. 

[■aj] to defire, whicli arte to 'excelent, if my poore haxba 

oTHmndifMiiu were of fa much value as all the hartes of men and 

afDunudwomia weomen tliat euer were, if they were put togithei in one, 

pattonihK^ & if it WK as piecious & noble as there ia price and 

pndoiu u*^! noblenefle in all tJta ordeiB of Augels, if foithermore it 6 

onim of iieeiM, jjj^ contayne in it all bodelie and fpirituall treafiue that 

jatunnbnti iawithin theoompafTeof heaoen or without, yet it were 

gnu ■ Lordi but a little gift to gine vuto fo great a loid, for his moft 

delicate & precious loue to be had of him agune : much 

kot K !• DHiciitr rather my lone and hart aa it is now naughtie, wretched, IQ 

itiinrnr. and miferaUe, fo la it but a Ijnall gift and of little value. 

Btui,iaTiv NeuerthelefTe fuch as it is, fithena it is thy pleafuro to 

It, I ftHiT «i" 11 haue it, & thy gooduefle doeth afke it of m^e faying, 

Prebe mihi cor tuum. That is to fay, gine me thy 

harte, I IrMy gyne it vnto th^ and I molt humbly ] 5 

bef%ech thy goodneife and nierey to accept it, and fo to 

Older me hy thy grace, that I may receiue into it the love 

tajtag that I of nothing contTarie to thy pleafuro, but that I alwayes 

[• B J, buk] may k^pe the fyre of thy lone auoydii^ from it all o'thts 

contrarie lone that may in anie wyls difplenfe th^ 20 

The finall coDclufion of all. 
Ow then good Sifter, I trnft that thefe con- 
Uderationa, if you often read them with 
good deliberation, and truelie imprint them 
in your lemembTaunoe, they will fomd- 2S 
what inflame your harte with the lone of 
Chrift lefu, and that lone once eftablifhed 
in you, all Hk other points and ceremonies of your 
religion f hall b4e eofie vnto yon, and no whit painefoll, 
you fhall then comfortriblie ^ doe eueiie thing that to 30 
good religion appertayneth, without any great weaiy- 
nelTe, SeuerthelelTe ii it fo fortune that yon at any 
H^'u* tyme begin to f6ele any dulnefle of mynde, quicken it 
again by the meditation of deaUi, which I fend you 
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colling for helpe & fuccour vpon the moft fw4ete lefu, 
* thinking aa it is ia deed, that is 'joni neceffitie, & that I* kuI 
no vhere els yon con haue any helpe but of him. And 
if you will vfe thefe fhort prayers following, for enerie 8iiortpnyw«.<iM 
6 day in the w^eke one, I thinke it fhall be vnto yoa ibt mek, 
profitabla For thus you may in your hart f hortly piay to m ova la ur 
what Gompanie fo euer you be amongeft. 

The Prayers be thefe. 
bleffed lefu make me to loue th4e intierlie. 
10 bleffed lefii I would foyne, but without thy halpe I 
can Doi 
bleffed lefu let me d^ply oon£dei the gieatneffe of 

thy loue towards m^. 
bletTed Id'n giue vnto m£e grace hartilie to thanbe 
IS thte for thy benifites. 

bleffed lefu giue me good will to ferue th^, and to 

fuffer. 
fw4ete lefu giue me a natural lemembiaunce of thy 
paffiOQ. 
20 fw^te lefu pofieffe my hart, holds and k&pe it 
onelie to th^ 

■Hefe fhort praien if you will often feye, and [•■U.t**] 
1 with all the power of yooi foule & harte, they oflen •■in lui 
fhall merueylouflie kindle in you this lone, fo bmn wiu undi* 
26 M that it fhal be alwaye feruent and quicke, the qJ^ " 
which is my efpeciall deffre to knowe in you. For 

nothyng may he to my com- iioihiw aaj *• 

fort more then to heare of your fon uimb to imr 

furtheraunce and profiting in um in gva 

God & in good religion, the 

vhich our bleffed Lorde 
grannte you for hya 
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*% ^ Sermon verie fruii- 

full, godly, and leanied, vpon thya 

fe«te«ce of the Prophet Ezechiell, Lamentatio- 

nea. Carmen, et vee, very aptely applyed vnto 

the paflSon of Chrift : Preached vpon a 

good Friday, by the fame lohn Fif- 

her, Bifhop of Koche- 

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t Ezecbyell telleth ^Atit h4e fawe a 
1 befoTo him, the which iraa vritten 10 
1 and without, & there was wiittfla 

■■, Lamentationes, Carmen, et vse, 
■ *i,~4. ;- »-. f„^ lamentation, foDge, & woo. 
i, wonderfoU booke, and much to be 
meiueiled vpon. Mach comfortable knowledge and IS 
fw^etnefle thia Frophette gate by this books, (as he Ikith 
in the Chapter next enfuing factum eft in ore meo 
ficut mell ^ dulce, thya booke was in my month as 
fw^te as honye. This booke to our poipofe may bte 
taken vnto va, the CruciGxe, tte which "doubtleffe is a 20 
memeylons booke, aa w^ f hall fhewe h^ereafter. 

In the which if wfe doe eieroife our admiration, 
vr4e fhflll come to wondeifiiU knowledge, Meniayling 
B the canie, why that the Philofophen came to fo 
greate knowledge, as they had. They behelde and fawe 25 
many wonderfiill thynges, and effectes in thya worlde, 
ae the mam^lons earthqnakee, Thnnders, lightnings, 
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of the Snnne and of Uie Moone, and fuche otiier eSectos, 
And thofe maTueylous wondeie mooed them to fearcfa 
fot the caufea of the &me. And fo hy dyligent fearche Uur Mudwd rbr 
and inquifition, they came to great knowledge and con- Uiw iAou, ud 
6 ning, which canning men call Philofophie naturaU. ^iij ntonL 
But there ia another higher Philofophie which is abone a piiiio«|iii7 
nature, which is alfo gotten with maraeyliiig. Aixd hh (ntm wia 
this is the veiye Philofophie of Ghriftian people. And uii.i.ui(%<iii- 
doubtleffe amongeft all othei thiogs concerning a ^i^""'''''"'" 

10 Chriftian man, it ia a thyng muche manieylona, and JSi^IttotS''" 
moft ■wonderful], that the fonne of God.for the loue *™^S',J^'°" 
that he had vnto the foule of man, woulde foffer hym "'"^^ 
felfe to h4e crucified, and fo to take vpon him that moft 
vyllanona death ypon the Cioffe. Of thys the Piophet 

15 Abacuck fayeth. Admiramini et obttupefcite, quia umt. l 
opus factum eft in diebus veftris, quod nemo AixwknjK 

credet quum narrabltur, mameyle, and wonder you, •iinriii.iMBuui 

for a worka is done in your dayea, which when it f hall 

ti^e fhewed, no man will bele^ue. 
20 la it not a wonderf all thyng, that he whych is moft nt who [■ udm 

to b^ dreade and feared, would be in fo much feate, au'*w«('ni« 

Uiat for verie feare and dreade of pajne h4e bad to 

fuffer, he fwet water and blond. 

Is it not a wonderfull thyng, that he thai was moft s 
25 ineftimable in price, and moft precyoua, woulde fuffer Hiibodrto 

hye bodie to b6e folde for fo little a piyce, as for the puot, 

value of thyrtye pence 1 

Is it not a wonderful! thyng, that h4e that is the nMLnrdof 

Lorde of heauen and earth, and all other creatoiea, «• bound o( 

IboHTlUkbia UH 

30 'would fuffer him felfe to be bound of thofe vyllaynee [• eiiu.iwu 
wyth ropes lyke a tb^efe 1 

Is it not a wonderfull thing that he that hath fo HairiiobaiiiM 
great might and power, would fuSer him felfe to be nnnd mmidf 
taken of his cmell & mortall enimyes, and fo led vnto MMmt» 
35 all thele pay^gg j 

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Is it not a woiiderfull thyng, that hie tJiob had in 
hym all vifedomo, vonld thoa bto mocked and lepnted 
as a focJe ! fi 

Is it not a wonderfull tihing, that he that is £> 
ftrong & mightie, would be made fo weake, and feeble, 
that he fell vndei the wayght and burthen of the Croffe 1 
Is it not a wonderfull thing, that h^ that is the 
Lord of Angels, would be fpytted and bobbed of a forte 10 
of Lorrelles in that mofte difpytefuU manert 
ThiKingot^oiT Is it Hot « wonderfull thyng, that he that b the 
C>kt] Kjng of eaerlaftyng 'glorie would fufier Ma head in 
mockerie to be ciowned with thornes t 
BtUutgindUb le it not a wonderfuU thyng, that he that giueth lyfe 15 
TowAiidMik. to eneiy creatoie, would fuffer thie moft fhamefull, 

foiowfull, and fo painfull death I 
TbiLordor Is it not a wonderfull thing, that be t?iat is the 

UbtrtTn^Ltd 

bind iDd «»( to Lord, and Ancthoi of all libertie, would thus be bonnde 

""^ with ropes, and nayled hand and foot« vnto the Cioffc ) 20 

wtwibttooniM Thus who that lift with a m^ks harte, and a true 

of Ot\t book (Uw 

ondiii) ibiu f^yth, to mufe and to maniayle of this moft wonderfull 
iMtAiikiwirMfa booke (I iay of the Cmcifixe) hie fhall come to more 
di^'^K^omn- fruitefnll knowledge, then many other which day); 
sionbooki. {ladie Tpon their common bookea. This booke may 25 

fuffice for the ftudie of a true chiiftian man, all ilie 

Tbk book ocm- dayes of his life. In this boke he may finds all things 

mcmMMij fur iha that be necefTarie to the health of hie foole. Sainct 

^^^^r>ii<4> wu ' f taunces coulde pafTe hys time -with this booke, & was 

r^'to^d'o* neuer wery thereof, and his great ftudie was in the 30 

nTi'^u^^ compaffe of a fewe wordes. Quis tu, et quis ego 

Domiur domine. That is to^ fay, who arte thou Lord, and 

[•Bi, b«iij Tvho am I. 'Thys thought alway dyd ruu from hym 

felfe to Chrift : And agayne, from Chrift vnto hym 

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noblenefle of Chnd, and compared it with Ljs owna 
nai^htynelle, alwaTesmenuyljnge that Chiift being of Hammdid 
to incomparable worthynelTe, wonldo fuffer that moft« iDoampmnir 
paynefali death for to Tnworthye ilnnere, which leffon '^'n!!^^j 
5 is fo playoe, and fo common, that eaerie man (bo ho Jbll^i'it^h!™ 
noaer fo fimplo,) may fomewhat profite in it And 
agayne, it is fo hygh, that fewe can attayno to reach to 
the fpecyall fniite of it This holie Sainct FrauNces fo st Frudi » 
profited in this leffon, that it caufed in hys hearte fueh i!^ ^ "^ 

10 a foment lone, fuch a douotion, fach an affection to 

Chrift, that the capital] woundos which he behelde in thu Um wsnnii 
the handee and f&te, and fyde of ChrilS;, ware by myracle Sliw ™" "* 
imprinted in hys owne handes and ffoto. This thing S!';i"^'£^ 
the B. of E. Innocent and hys Cardinalles dyd fee, l^^'^ 

15 and had verye proofe thereof. Iwumbi. 

The meditation and imagination *of this boohe was [■ k i]] 
fo eamell, and fo continnall, that the token of the fine 
wonndos of Chrilt, were imprinted and ingraned in thys 
holy Saynctea bodye. Bat to this hygh fhiite (aa I fayde) TboaghfewituiB 

20 fewe or none befidea him doth attayne. It is a fingu- froin nudiuuHi 
lar gyfte of almightie God, and not common to b^ 
looked for of other perfons. Seaertholeffe, who that 
will exercife this leffon, though he come not to thya jncmtyoMnaiT 
hygh poynte of perfection, he f ball neiierthelefle greatly uh mat, wd 

25 prefite in ^Ae fame, and come to a great knowledge both kumiidgi or 
of Chiifl & of him felfe. A man may eafily fay & thinke hhiMir; mi; uj 
with him felfe (beholding in his bait the Image of tho babcidil^^hii 
CmcifixB, who arte thou, and who am L Thus eaerie Sj^^SS^*' 
perfon both lyche and poore, may thinke, not onely in ^ """^ik' 

SO the chuich here, but in enery other place, and in hys [JJJ^,^^ 
bnjlneffe where abont h4e goetb. Thns the poore tJionih, taitimr 
laborer maye thinke, when be is at plough earyng hys i«bwir««t plough 
gronnde, and when h6e goeth to hys paftores to fee bye m wiui hb 
Cattayle, or when hee is fittyng at home by hys fire fide, bii umidt, « in 

35 OT els when helyeth in hys 'bed waking and can not [•Bij.twk] 
114epe. Likewyfe the rich man may do in his buhneffe ^ ^nt>^i 



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392 dcis KS Tu, ST gais snu eoo, tamsEt 

poor womm, that conceTneth him. And the poore women alfo in 
whun ipiBiiini theyr bufinefTe, wheH they be fploning of their rocks, or * 
HTTiiig ihgir feruing of their piillen. The rjche weomen alfo in euerie 
wonitii In aiBT lawfuU occtipatioiL that they haue to doe. It k an eafie 
t^3im»na^ ' thytigfoi any man OF woDUUi tomalce thefe twoqtteftioQS 5 
nuMUDnr* " wyth them felfe. my Lorde that wouldeft dye for 
in Th™" hw' ™^ ^T*"* * Croffe, how noble and excelent arte thou ! St 
miHnUKi? agayne, how wretched and myferablo am II Doubtleffe 
HathnthDncoa thou chriltian fgnle, he that hunga for thy fake on 
T«riLTth*si>nor tho Crolle, was verelie the fonne of God, as the noble 10 
sMutia Hid, Centutio fayde, when at the death of Chrift he fa we fo 
wh.nh.MwHw many wonderfull tokens. He faw i/ie funne wJth- 
Heht ua Ilia drawe bis lyght, and the ayre in darkeneffe, and felte all 

the eaith tremble and quake, and the ftones brake afon- 
«i"n. dcr, then he fayde, vere Alius del erat ifte. Thatia 15 

to fay, Terely thys perfon was the fonne of God. 
Tiifiih.orairtttiiii Thinke witA thy felf, chriftian foule, how great a 
'c'Evij] perfon he is that is the 'fonne of God] And thinke 
oTGoj, taoir againe bow vilaynous and bow wiotcbed thou art, in 

wii.,non.' ihoB. comparifon of Iiira. Wliat art thou but affhes, ciuis ' 20 
inMiopuUomif gg^ jy^j y^tQ viYuea thou fhalt returno, et ID cinera' 
unwuhM th^ reuerteria. Abraham which was a man of high per- 
thiLi rrtnm. fectioM, yet when he f liould fpeake vnto almightie God 

o™.iB. ' he fayde, quuM fum puluis et cinis' loquar ad 

perfeMion, -hm doniinUMl, tliat is to fay, I am hut duft and ailhes, 25 

he Ihoald *p«k 

onto ood. Hid : and yet I muft fpeake vnto my Lordo. Damd alfo 

po^» "' " fayth, vniuerfa vanitas omnis homo viuens, that 

dL "a aM: is to fayo, man contayneth in him all vanitie. Further- 

Wi?u. "" ' more lob fpeaketh of man faying in this maner, Qui 

'^^ttow^i quafi' flos egreditur, et co«teritur, et fugit 30 

velut vmbra. Man is lyke a flower, ho dooth iffue 

foorth into the worlde, and foone after he is trodcn 

hepuHUiUhti downe, and fo finally h4e palTeth lyke a fhadowe. 

Man 18 but earth and affhos, & f hall paffo away lyke a 

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Contirarywyfe Chrifte, was, is, and euer fhalbe, the But chrw <■ uu 
princ«' of heauen, the Lorde of AngellB, and the creator ai!c^Mtt'^ 
of all creaturea. Qui fecit ccelum et terram 'et "?^'Xw!k] 
omnia que in eis funt. He made heaaen and earth & ^'itt. 
6 all that is in them. Hia pover is inlimt, & moft to be BiipcnHrinOnitoj 
dreada Omnipotens rex, et metuendus nintis. »ii.^!^!f^, 
Hia wifedome is iDcompreheniible. O altitudo diui- "* 
tisrum fapientisa et fcientiee dei. His greatnefle Hb giHtnM 
paffeth aU meafure, Magnus dominus et laudabilis pw. «. 

10 nimis, et magnitudinis eius non eft finis. 

Shortly to faye, when a man hatho fpoken or thought h* iu mnamm 
all that can be to the prayfe of hia excellencie, yet he touwimiHar 
dooth fan© paffe and furmount all that, as the Scripture 
layth, Glorificantes dominum, quantum cumque Koitei.u, 

ISpoteritis fuper valebit adhuc et admirabilis 
magnificentia illius. 

Now then, O thoa finfull oieatnie, mamell at his iiuTdUMB,o 
excellent worthinea, that waa thna crucified. And hii wDmnnm, 
maraell alib at thy naughtinelTe, for whofe looe he was te'tb^udu 

20 thuB crucified. Thua I lay dyd the holy lunct Francis, ^',^^SSm""' 
Quis es tu et quis fum ego domine, Who arte '''"^ 
thou my Lord fo excellent, and who am I, for whome 
thou wouldeft endure all thia payne. 

O Chriften foule often beholde thia booke, and faye oiun Mn>M this 

25 with thia holy man, 'Quis es tu et quis fum egO. I'xjua 
Marueyle that his ineftimable goodneffe would thus dye «■<•(• tsi tt'umii 
for fo myferable a vanitie. And fo maruelinge, thou ' 

fhalt profyt in a gracious knowledge of Chiift, and thy Softj u 
heart f hall tafte maruelous fw^etenefle, and be roplen- 

30 ifhod with a dovoute fauour of his moft excelent good- (cndnMa. 
neffa But you maruell poraduenture why I call tho wny !■">•« 
crucifix a bookel I will now toll you the confideracion 
whyl A booke hath boaides, leauoa, lynes, wry tinges, 
letters booth liaall and great. Firft I faye that a booke n lu* two ba 

35 hath two boordca : tl.c two boardes of this booke is the tfi, 
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tiMiHmt«' two partes of the crofTe, for when the booke is opened 
bond*. & fpreod, the leauea be cawched Tpan the bowdee. 

soOhiwi body And fo the blellid body of Ghrift was fprad vpon die 
otou. oTolTe. 

Th*i«Tna(iiM The leauea of this booke be (Ae armes, the handes, 5 

iHBknsfHii leg^ and f^te, with the other membeis of his moft 

piecioua and bleffed body. 
Ntnr TMshmnt 2f eaeT aaye Farcbement f kynne vas more fttayghtlye 
B Til], b«A] ftratched by ftiengtb vpon the tentora then was 'this 

bleffed body vpon Me crofTe. Tbefe lorella that crad- 10 
iSj bodT'mu* fyod him, drewo by Tyolence his moflie preciona armeB, 
wu^iir umh ^jjj ropes vnto either bintmche of the eroffe, that the 
Hn hud! finowes buHt in fonder, and fo nayled his handee faft 

with fpykinge naylea of yron, vnto the ctoffe. After 
udHUfett. they ftretched his f^ote lykewyfe vnto an other hole 15 

beneath in the crolfe, and there nayled them with the 

thiid nayle thorough bothe Ma feete. And fo they 
Hu bod; n* reared vp this body a loft againft the funne, euen aa a 
ikmuu* parchment fkinne is fette foorth before the heat of the 
Kt foAbta dry. Sun for to diye. It was fet vp a loft to the entent 20 

that all the worlde might looka rpon this booke. 
Tbii book wu This booke was written with in and without. Fyril 

■ndwubouti within was wrytten but one worde: neuerthelefle thia 
OH inwdj y«t ""^ word comprjfeth in it, as layth faint Paule, the 
ntHthiUOed't ^^^^^ treafure of al cunning and wifdome partayning 25 
^jj^i^ vnto God, In quo funt omnes thefaurl fapientice 
■*•*" ' dei, in whome are all the treafure of the wifedome of gwL 

[•'n Of thia worde Saint lohn fpeaketh, faying, "In prin- 

SSSili'pttiSto cipio erat verbum, the word was in Wo begyiming 
Bm 0?^^' "" before aU creatures, thya worde is the fecond peribn in 30 
HaJnStotl'n the godhead, the fonne of God which by the holie 
thl^I!lSi™t Ghoft waa written in the inward fyde of thya parch- 
T^HoijOJiow jjjg^^^ YoT the Godheade of Chrifte waa couerod and 
**'^!i»* ^^^'^ ""^** ^^ lykeneffe of man. The holy Ghoft 
taigMv Word y^^ (be penne of almyghtie God the father. He fet hys 35 
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vombe of the Vyrgine Marye, and fo this booke waa 
Tritten within. 

For aa Sainct Fsole fiiyeth, fi cognouiffent nun- ictr.t. 
quam dominum gloriee cnicifixiffent, That is to ifth.ri^ 
S faye, if they had knowne the fonne of Ood, which waa ttgUiTj.thej 
and ifl the Lorde of euorlafbing glorie, they vonlde mdiM^." 
neasT haue crucified hym. They fawe his manhood Hbnunhond 
■which was in outwarde fight, but they fawe not hys not miraodhHi] 
Godheade whyoh was coaeied within the fame. The °**'^ wiunn. 

10 Godhead was the inward fyde, and the manhoode waa 

the outwarde fyde. Furthennora when a booke is itntaokua 
fpread, yon f€e Hai in the leauea 'are many lynes [*F],teek] 
drawen. And many lettere, fome read, fome blacke, biuk.niuiB i 
and fome blewe, fo in this booke, (the mofte blefl'ed nmwuOnt*, 

15 bodie of Chrift) was diawne many lynes, for it was all ibr b™ ih to 
to fcouged with whippee, fo that euery where tha print ■ 
of thB coides of (Ae fcourgee, was left behynd, & that 
in euety place, from iko neoke downward vnto the folee 
of hia f^ete, fo tJiat theie was no margent lefte in all uwi «• no 

20 thya booke, there wag no Toyd place, but euery where lu tul'txnik, " 
it was eyther drawne with lyne^ or ela wrytten with ^ttM"d«»n Ji" 
letters, for thefe fcoorges fylled not onely hia mofte Iritbi**^'"" 
precyouB bodie with lynes drawne enerie where, but 
alfo left many fmall Lettera, fome blacke, fome blewe, bhdi.Uii^redi 

25 fome reade. For the bloud by the vyolence of the *» )i» i>i<x>d 
fchouiges fprunge out in euery place. And for bycanfe vw? ri«. 
no parte of thys booke f houlde b4e Tnwritten, hys head uki bma ■]» 
alfo was peorfed with fhaipe thomea. ihorn*. 

Thefe cruell lewes put vpon hys heade a Crowne of Th» J»>r« pot m 

r r J ^ HH LmS • erown 

30 thomee, and prefTod it downe vpon the fame, as hard [* r u] 
as they myght prefle it b; vyolence, beatyng it downe imi it down wiih 
with a ftrong Beede. Et Arundine percuciebant ILd. 
caput eius. And hys blefl'ed heade fo Crowned, 
thuy dyd beate it downe with a gadde, or a harde B^d& 

35 Thus yon peroeyue that this booke was full of lynes nook mi Btiiam 
and fmall Letters, whyche were of dyuers coulers, (as I diTxaigsn, 



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layde) fome black, fome blewe, fome reade, fome 
(.•.aratrskwuid blBWjfbe, Oiat ia to bya, full of ftroakes, and lafllieB, 

vhete by the f kynne waa toame, and lente in a thou- 
riun *m fln lande places. Belldes thefe fmall letters, yet vaa there 
Mtan pndoiuiy alfo gTsate Capytall Letters pKcyooilie illomyned with 
nwtfdiniit Kofet colour; Bofet is a leade colour lyke vnto the 

coulour of a Bofe, vhich colour that moft piecyona 

bloude, whiche iffued out of his hands and f^ete, doeth 

repiefent Tnto vs, with this moft preciona blud was 

illmnined the fyne great Capital letters in this wonder- 10 
iDHuithiwoimda ful booke. I mean by thefe capital letteis {ka great 
ud iidL wounds of hif body, in bis hsndes, and in hys fifete, 

and in hia fide. 
I'Fij.usii] 'Thefe fyue great wonndes were ingraued with 

w««i(nnd fharpe & vyolent pennes, that is to fay, the fharpe 15 
if.tb* Bull* tod naylea, and the fpeare. And they doe reprefent vnto 
'*^' V8 the fyne capytall Letters of thya booke. Thus then 

you mayo parceyue what b^ the boaides of this booke, 

and what be the leanes, how it is written within, and 
I Qu. MMndF withont, howe it b lyned and leathered', and what b^ 20 

the Letteis, as well the Imall aa the gteab Now w4e 
Brtmowkbg fhall beaie what manar of wrytinK is contayned in thya 
i»iiuin«] In ihii booke. But fiift h4eie, let va maks onr prayer for 
owpnrtruood gtace, bef^hyng almyghtie God, to gyue Tnto our 
Mire Uiun. hortes the gracyous lyght of his beames, wh»«by W^ 25 

may the more clearely perceiue the writings of this 
ihuuxTinr booke, and that they may bring foorth fome good fruite 
ta mu Hull- to our follies health. 

Now you fhall heare what wrytings be contayned 
In th* bsoii HOD in thys booke, in the booke which Ezechiel did fee, 30 
lumuiUoni, was written thr^e maner of things, Lamentationes, 

Carmen, et Vae, which ia to fay, Lamentationa, fonges, 

[*Fii]] and woe. 'And the fame thr^e things, in lyke maner 

soiBitaiibookof be written in thya booke of the Crucifixe. Fyrft la 

lamentation, and this veiie conuenientlye is wntten in 35 
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vrith Clirift, mnft fiift foiow vitli him. And by forove iar viib ciirM, 
and lamentation h6e may eome vnto ioye; But hfie wtui Him.'™"' 
that will not fonowe and lament wyth Chriil h^eie in 2J,^i°JiS °°* 
thys lyfe, hie f hall come fynaUyo to the place where ^^^ 
5 is eueilafting woe, I laye woe that fhall neuer haue '^■"■ 
ende. H&re theifoie is written all thefe thi^e, lamenta- 
tioQ, fonge, and woe. 

Fyrlle tiien -wio will fpeale of lamentation. 

lamentation aryfeth of fonie afiections, eyther of a tumtMicD 

10 great feare, or dieade, or of a great fhame, or of fome 1 0(1^,, 
forrowe, or els of fi3me hatted. When Holophernee i^^l^' 
with a mightie power was entred into We conntrey of w'^i^Simm 
lorie, & terribly Ihreatned to dilttoy all befisra hym, ^!loi«i'"**i*" 
the people weie in a greats feare and dieade to be J^S^lta 

ISopprefTed, and fo fell downe before 'almy^^tie God, rriU-taA] 
and with great lamentation, dyd call for hye helpe, lumKukn. 
omnis^ popnlns cecidit* in faciei, adorantea maiui. *.(•*>. 
dominimi cum lamentatione et fletu, all the 

people fell on theyr faces, worf hyppyng oar Lorde with 

20 wSepyng and lamentation. 

The canfe of this lamentation, was the great dreade 
whrch ther were in. H^ere fErft then let tb leame to Uk aaian 
dread, and donbtlelTe thoa Chriftian fonle, thou mayeft 
b^ere leame greater matter of dread, then the lewes An-wbnath* 

26 then were in. For the lewes then were onelye in kngnot 
peiiU of temporall death, thou art« in peiiU of euerlaft^ chrtrtUn hsi, 
yng death. twimii« doUu 

Confider man hov gr^enooilie thou halt finned : couidK bo> 
And aUb behold how gi^euonfly finne was renenged, EutdruHd; 

30 and punifbed in the blelTed bodye of Gbrift. And ouif in «• 
then f halt anon fynde here great canfe and matter of cuttit-t biMMd 
dread. The ftoryee telleth of Cambifes the King of SSi,^rt^„ 
Perfia, that where one of hys Judges had ginen a falfe ""I"*!"** 
and a wrong iudgemeut, be depriaed him of hys o%ce, 

85 and made an other in his place their 'lodge after him. futfl 
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THH OBUOIFIX PBOTB8 OOD's HATRED Of StS. 

wd hii Fnithennore bicanfe of hya folfdioode he caofed him 
t to be flajne, and his fkiime to be hanged vp before the 



place of th« commen iudgement, to the enteiit that this 

newe ladge beholdyi^ the gr^uoua pimifhment of his 
nra aTSiiahood. pTedooeflbr, might be ware of falfhood, and alway dread 5 

to gine any wrong iudgement In like maner the 
soUHontdku Image of the Crucifix is hunge vp in euery Church, to 
Aanh. Uut w* the entent that ire may f^ how gr^nouilie finne was 
gitenodrdnni punyfhed is that mott bUffod bodye of ooi Sauyonr 
^^H^bbLd Chiift lefo, not for him felf, nor for hya owne finne, 10 
not Hte owDi^ but for ours was he thus cruellye iatreated, w^ were 
'*™»- the caufe, w6e committed the finne. But yet neuer- 

thelefle he hoie the paynea, and burthens of our finnes 

vpon hia baake. 
1 PM«t 1. As wiyteth Sainct Peter, Peccata Doftra ipfe 15 

pertulit in corpore fuo fuper lignum^ cnicis. 

wh« w* •» uw And therefore when we behold the Image of the Cruci- 

tfDGdflE,W«|bO«ld 

tbhik, hov fiin- fixe in anye phwe fet vp, we fhould tbynke hows 
poniibKi m oar grtoioujly fipne was punyfhed in the body of our 

Strbu^Dodr, £j„io^ ciirift. 20 

[• F iifj, buk] 'And there by leune to dieade the gr^enons punifh- 

dnad tiH fotab- meut of finne. (Alas) man thynkeft thou not, that thya 
Alt, mn, iba ITOS mattei of dioade. This I fsy, that the vetie f<mne 
^<)^^^h> (^ Qod, was for thy finne put vnto thya cniell death of 
2l^I3Si'ifu^ the Croffe : If thou beWeue not thya, thou arte wta& 25 
Mhn »( ihta, ^^^ jjj^ dyuyllas. For as Sainot lames feyeth, demOUes 
^a!Z^- credimt et contremifcunt, the diuillea doe beI4ene, 
ifiboBMimit. and tremble. And if thou Teiely beUeue it^ thou 
mrBuiHruid nmyeft thereby thynke and leame howe mnche oar 
^, 1am t)> fouyonr and bya &ther both doeth hato finne. For 30 
SMton^u fith ahnightie God the father woulde gyue hya mofto 
bgniuadnih, deaiely beloued fonne vnto fucbe an horrible death, 
onirMtmnoa onely for to quenche and to extineto finne, thou mayeft 

bee fore that he hatoth finne Teiy much. 
Oar imsu Our Sauyoui alfo muft n^edes hate finne when h^e 30 

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THK CfitrOlFIX MAKBS HEU ABHAHED OF SIIT. 399 

rather vonld fiiffer thys mofte vyllanouB death, then nOMrmiid 
that flnne fhoulde haue damyniou vpon oui foules, o«daih,uiiui 
f^eyng then that thow knoweft tliat hothe they hate L^^i^i^ 
finnel Howe fhonldeft thou dreade 'to receue any "'"^^^}'' 
5 fisne into thy fovde. If fiune weie fo diBplealant to iritnwan» 
almighty Qod the father, that lather then hee would oadUHruhn', 
fuffer it, he would giue his owne fonne TJito death for thiLtatf»»Hi« 

BoiitadHtk ftr 

the expulHon of it. How mach lathei now doth it uh npoWan et 
difpleafe him, when his fonne hath fuffeted death ther- m^n doth it di*- 

10 fore, and yet finne rayneth neaertheleffe, and more LtuBiiBn' 
generally then euer it dyd before. mnr.'ttlui'™-''^ 

Fartbennore, if finne was fo greuouHy punlf hed in f7^,„ „ 
him that neuer did finne, how byttetly fhall it be jSlJ"^,^"^ 
punifhed in th6e O finfull creature, the which hafte ^^'^■ 

15 done fo many great ontragiouB finnea. Surely wher he iBttm.(niiifBi 
hath one nayle in his handes & f^te, thoa finfull 
creature haft deferaed one hundreth. And for euery PornBrnaii, 
one thome, that he fu&ed in his head, thou hail BaMt,t)iai 
defemsd a thonlande. And for enery one lofh that 

20 he felt of the fcourgee, thou art worthy to bane in- innwiaUL 
numerable, 

Who that diepely confiderith this that I haue &yde, whom a»- 
and with an eameft ftudy reforteth often to looke vppon lookMh npoo um 
this booke I mamell if he doo not fynde here in, groat gmtwai at 

25 caufe and eameft mat'ter of dread. [> p ^^ tMt] 

Here alfo may euery finner quicken hia finne, if 
any lie within hia^ breoft, for it is mamell that a finner iraAiMriM 
can wttAout fbame beholde this blelTed Image t If a btiuid m» 
finner call to lemembrance his great vnkysdnefi'e, & auiBit u nnvm. 

30 repute tbe fame Tnkyndenee any manor of vice, I tiow gaUt dmihig 
that he wylbe much afb&med of his mofte Tnkynde SoutLn^ 
and mgeotle dealing ogainft fo louing a Lorde. 

Say to me thou finfol creature, wilt thou not looke sv. •'"M m- 

^ tiiT«i will Uun 

that other men, when thou hafte b^ene Tnto them in a* k»k ttiu 
35 anye thinge benefioiall, I bye, wylt thou not looke that lodag laumtor 
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400 6DFPBBIKG8 OP CnBIBT IN IVEBY IIEMBER. 

bnwitar wm they fboU be kysde and louing vuto th6e ogoiuet And 
thoM thu m no- if any perfon be vnkynde vnto th^ wylt thoa not 
cebuke hin\ taHj, and lay it rnto bis repioofe to make 
him ai hamed tbeieof 1 I am fuer that then wylt. Kow 
"■""^r" ^'^^ ^®' ™* '^^ wbar ia thy fhamel bebolde and vev 6 
Bibaui iKii put eueiy part of this blefTed body, what payneit endnied 
(rfthU bltM*d , , . , . 
bod;, how » for thy fake i 

EjMUicdwiih 66aft thou not bis eyes, how they b^ fylladwith 

blood and bytter teares t 
fFti] *S4eft thon not hi« earea, how tbey be filled with 10 

blafphemons rebukes, and obprobrioua words) 
dmkaiuiinaK^ His chMce & necke with buffets, his f houldeis with 
the burthen of Me crolTe 1 

S^eft thou not his mouth, how in Ms dryghnefTe 
'^ they would haufi filled it with Afell and Gaule ) 15 

S4ert thou not, how his backe is payned againft the 
hard CrofTe % 

86eft thou not hia fydes, how they were f konrged 
h f harpe whypa t 

S6eft thou not his armes, how they were ftiayned 20 
by the violence of the ropes 1 

S^eft thou not his haudea, how they be nailed iuft 
vnto the crolTe 1 S^eft thou not his legges, how they 
be weaiyed with labour 1 

SSeft thou not his feete, how paynofnlly they flay 25 
and bere vp the wight of his whole body } 

moft mkinde finner, all this he fo&ed for thy 
fake. Ko greater kyndes' euer was, or conld be fhewed 
' to thde by any creature, then this which fw4ete lefuB 

wkit !• thr dyd fhewe for th^e and for thy fake, & vhet is now 30 

[• F ti, bHk} thy kindenes againe i 
No uninw, lint Jf q kyudneffe thou canft fhewe, but much vnkynd- 

noffe thon hafte often fhewed Tuto him, and yet thou 
Aiu, nun. whtn art not afhamed. Alas man where ia thy fhamet 

Thincke with thy felfe how many abhomtnable finnea 35 
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DAVID rUIS CHBiaTIANS TO SHAVE. JOI 

tit^e that tlie le&ft of them ftryketh him more payne- Thjhutiin 
fully vnto the hart then any vnkysdnelTe that euer was mar*uitiMii«rt 
dona vnto th^e in all thy lyfe. n™ "w Xmio 

For as Sainct Barnerd fayth in the porfon of Chrift, st Banarj nukH 
. 5 when he hath reherfed all (Ae gr^euous paynea of hia fal^l^^^n,- 
paffion, he pntteth vnto thefe wordes, Extat interius '"riovo^'fiLn''" 

planctus^ pregrauior, quum te ingratum ex- ^T^'^"^"" 

perior, that is to l!ay, bnt inwardly mourning is much """* ""J^^- 
' more greuous bicaofe I peTceue thou arte to me fo 
10 much vhkynd. So many fumes fo much vnkyndneffe. som.nr.int. » 
And the more hayuoua, and the more accuftomable uiemonmb- 
that they b^e, the more abhominable is thyne vnkynde- man ■Lvutom- 
neife. ' 

If the leaft of many of thy finnes had come tolyght, itihei«iioribr 
15 and to the knowledge of men, thou wouldeft haue tha kxianixige or 
b4ene 'fore afhamed of them, Chrift knoweth them, 'c'Fvij] 
and faw th4e doo them, for Omnia nuda * et aperta ^X. t™ 
funt OCulis eius. All thingos be naked and open Bara»iUi<T» 
before his eyee ; and yet thou art not afhamed of all it™ ^^ ^°' 
20thyTnkindne8». "'""^ 

Alas man, heare what the King and Prophet layth, innduid; 
Tota die verecundia mea co«tra me eft, et con- pai. <a. 
fuflo faciei mese cooperuit me. All the day loi^ Aiidwiongmr 

my fhame is before m6e, and my face is couered with mt; 
25 confulion. Thus fayd this holy Kinge, when our lauiour J* "" B»>i«ir 
as yet had not fuS'ered his paffion for him, tuBma. 

lliis high poynte of kindenefle was not as yet 
fhewsd mto this man by onr Jauiour Chrift, and he 
neuerthelelTB was afhamed of his finne. Thou haft Tiiaahutpmd- 
30 peraduenture doae much more outragioua linne, and man oningiiiiu 
haft been much more Tnkyndo after this his mofCe md uiu nsn ui* 
wonderfull paffion fuffered for thy fake, then euer that 
king was, & that alfo maketh thy finne much more 
horrvble. Thou haft after thypromife made vnto him, Thoohutiin*«n 
35 MUfied the f^e pramifo and vntruely broken it, by cmsiM tgr nuUu- 
' pUootDB. * vnda. * vokiuddee. 

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[•Ff<],iw!k] multiplying of many foole and alihomma*ble fins, & 
TtwD hurt TMnd by often lenewing of tho fame. Thou dyddelt promife 
dniL** * once at tlte faciament of baptifme to k4epe tbj fayth & 
troeth Toto thy fauionr, & to for&ke tlie diuel & all 
As hmvi mu hia works ! An honeft man, or aa honeft woman would 5 
Id bi»k hi! pro- be much af hamed to brek tlieir promife, & fpecially to 
hii Mand (ihouKh theyi firiendl Albeit the worlde is now full of fach 
ftdiotoMhiDmUa lorrellB, tftat doo no more regard to break their promife, 
■oTdjHtuttuT then for to drink when they be diye. How often haft 
drmk wbn dry). ^^^ broken thy promife i Alas man learn to be af hamed 1 
I Kur.s.*.! and faye with the Prophet Efdras, Deua meUB, C0»- 
1 ui ■.buwi u faodor et erubefco leuare faciem meam quoniam 
iuiquitates noftrse leuatse funt faper caput nof- 

trum, that is to fay, my god I am confounden and 

af hamed to lyfl Tp my fiice Tuto tli4e, for our Gnnes be 15 
Txnmuii.whB ryfen in aboue our heads. Ye women when there ia 
but* ipotin jtnr any black fpot in your faces, or any moole in your ker- 
injcurkirdiita, cMues, OT any myer vpon your clothee, be you not 
iSiiwr^r*'" afhamed I yes forfooth fyr % But 1 f hall tell you, where 
«ght to'ta of yon ought to be afhamed. Surely if your fowls hane 20 
"''^S^^iy]'"" any fpots of deadly finne io them, for when onr 'fauiour 
iriMd ta^hriiit ^° ^^^^y ^'•^ ^ "loft precious bloud, & with all thefe 
Brt^j^p^ greeuous paynes dyd waf h and wype, & clenfe our foules 

from euery fpot of deadly linDe, ye f hould be much 
ifjBDtnubunad afhamed to dei^lethem againel If you be afhamed for 25 
ud noi br ■ a foule myrie f hoo, and not of a foule ftineking foula, ye 
loiaar^n ''' make more dearer yourfhooes, then your foules. If ye 
thu TDUKH^T' be afhamed of a fpot in your clothes & haue no f hame for 

many great blots in your foules. What f hal I fay but 

III*!. Fronsmeretricis facta eft tibi; nolaifti'erubef- SO 

TboahulUkn 

npgn thM ih* ccre, that is to fay, thou hall taken vpon thee the face 

tbaawiiiiwtbt of abrothell, thoa wylt not be afhamed. If f^ou then 

ComUn hair depely confider how many f hamefol blots of finne be in 

M^uv •a»i ^T foule, before ifie eyee of almightie God, & all the 

J^l°|^^^' glorioufl court of heanen, & how by them thon haft 35 
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VAS ANT SOKROW LIKU MINIMI 403 

Ttteriy broken thy promife vuto god, & cmnoiitteJ fo uoDhutbnka 
great vokitidiiee againft this mofte louing chsritie, that Him. 
was fhewed Tuto th^ for thy lone & for thy fake by 
OUT &uioui on ihe croffe I fiippofe thou fhalt fynde 
5 matter, & canfe of great f hame, if any fporkle of honefty 
be yet left in thy f oole 1 

'Thirdly thou nuuft here take matter inongh of rfiHi-tiKk: 
fonow, for here your fauioni pitioully cryeth & com- uii mtom at 
playneth of his great forrowee, faying, O V03 omnes Lunan.'iutr. 
10 qui traofitis per viam attendite et videte li eft fti'vi^«rccMh: 
dolor fimilis ficut dolor meus. All ye that paOe ^^'tuiTuiitF 
foorth by, take hfiede & fee whether any fortow was euer 
lyke vnto myne. Alas to f ^ fo noble a man, fo gentle, td ■« » i»>bia ■ 
& fo innocent, fo cruelly intreated in euery parte of hia imnaiiid, would 

19 moft delicate body. And to here him fo pitioufly com- uj >hi>H bwrt 
playnlnge, who f hall not be fory I furely none, except t) 
hys hart be harder then any flynte ftone or Adamant 
ftone. Thefe fame foure poynts alone may fuffice to 
ftyne any gentle hart to forrowe. I fay his excelent 

20 noblenefle, his innocencie, the crueltie that he dyd fuffer, 
and his pitious complayning. 

If thou few (0 Cbriltian man) tbyne enimie thus ifUm.,ochri. 

mangled and wounded, it might ftyire th4e to take com- thim «i>id;, ji 

paffion vpon him ! If thou fawe any lew or Sarazin thus tonn«iUKii n 

25 tormented, it mighte mone th4e to pittie? But much tapLi^. 
rather to f4e thy Lord, thy faniour, and for 'thy fake [. oj] 

thus cruelly entreated, thus with out any pittie crucified, *" "* "^ 

and payned, hanging on a croffe, fbould moue tb4a to hugingonmcra 
compaffiou. For fay to me, for whoma fuppofeft thou 

30 that our fanyonr Ghrifto lefns fuffered all thofe gr^euous 

painest furely for thy finne, Pro impijs Chriftus JjjJ^''"- 
mortuus eft. For finners Chrift lefus died, there was 

no caufe but finne. Thy finne was the canfe of his ThrrfngmHt 
death. Thy finne gaue him hia deathes wound. fin- 

36 ful creature, how much caufe baft thou for to be fory. 
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401 LBABN SOBBOW OF UABT MAQDALBNE. 

■nddiitriii- foiTOT, & yet thou ceafeft not dajly by thy fin to en- 

urm. crefehisfonow, what floud of taares dyd the bleffed 

tan did Kigdi- Magdalene Hied, remembring bir grfeuooa finue. She 

Bht osiudnd ■ firite conceiued a great dread in hii foule for Mr finne. 

uiuuDid?!! btr Secondly, f be wm greatly af hamed of hii abhomina- 5 

l^iiS^^ cyona, with in hii fonle, for f ho n^aided much more the 

«rd Smfc* inward f hame of bir confcience, tiien the outward fhame 
of the woild. And therfore f he let not in the prefence 

^nma w mr of many perfona to come to the f&to of oui &monri, & 

[•Qj.hK*] 'to fhew hyr felfe a finner. And there toobe great 10 

full bttterij fci 

hnitii. YMhar forrow, and wept ful bitterly for hyx fiune. Thus after 
HTtw, iba 1^ dread and fhame followed hyr fbirow. And whan had 
osUwo^^ fb4e thie dread, fhame, and forrowl tmel; before that 
ooi fanioor hnng on the crofle t yet f he knew not that 
hii fin was caufe & occafion of hia moft cniell death. 15 
vb« iha H> But when f h^e fawe Mm hange fo painfolly on the 

Him lung Own or j 

for ba •in, hit Croffe, imd confidered that for hir fin he fufTeied all the 
batt ibr iiry paynes, hir hai-te was then fo full of forrow that for 
**"^ very payne it mygbt haue braft. 

L«Ri crtiw, dn- Othou finfuU creature t If thou can not forrow, come 20 
tamufortbjia, leame of thys hlefied woman, to forrow for thy fin. 
u tiH aw ot Thinks that thy finne was the caufe and occafion of all 

this payne and forrow, that thy Lorde and &uionr dyd 

fuffer on the Croffe. 

And not onely f he giuetfa the example of forrowe, 25 
Th« rirjta 11M7 but hiB bleffed mother abundantly tien forowed at bis 
■1(0 lornnni) at death. Sainct lohn forrowed, Sainct Tatta forrowed 
Lok*.!. and wepte bitterly. All the Apoltles were in forrow. 

[•am 'Bot wherevnto fpeake I of roafonable creatures, the 

Hit, wunwRii* ynreafouable, and the ynfenfible creatures f hewed* a 30 
HiDi.n. manor of forrowe. The earth quaked. The mighty 

niw«d; UianTth 

qiukcd,>toiw f tones biaft in funder. The monuments opened, lAe dead 

conrfes ifliied out of theyr monuments. 
And ooD, All tbefe were moued with compafllon. And onely 

wnutai doiwr, '^ ■' 

thou wretched finner, for wbofe caufe he fuf&ed all this 36 
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LEARK or THB CRUCIFIX TO H&TE 3IH. 

paine and gi^uance, haft no pitie nor compoflioii vpon 

(Alas) howe great u thy hatdneffe 1 Howe obftinate 

ia thy harte, that will faffei no pittie to enter in to it 1 

5 Verely, thou arte more harder then are the ftonesj for 

thoy were moued by his paffyon, fo myghtelj that they 

brake in {under. 

Fetrse fciflas funt. When then the harde ftones. Huh. n. 
and all the other vnreafonable creatures were thus moued, 
10 and ftirred to take fome compaflyon of the paynfuU 
death of Chrift, and yet felt no profits by hia death. 

' Thou much rather fhouldeft be moued, for whofe C* o 8. >»^i 
lone he dyd endure all this gr^nous pains. Looke thou •luHUdn ttm tw 
therfore vpon this booke, & thou f halt here fynde great m n&nd. 
1 5 caufe & matter of forrow. Fourthly, if thou canft not * L«un im ta 
forrowB, yet thou maieft here leame to hate. Thou 
maifte leame to hate finne, which was caufe of all this ihaouHotui 

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trouble. It is not for nought that that fcripture fiiytb, 
Quail a facie colubri fiige peccatum, dentes aoia-ti. 

20 leonis, dentes eius interficientis animaa homi- | 

num. FI£e £rom finne euen as thou wouldeft fl^ from naihmiiDH 
the face of an Adder, for aa the t4eth of the Lion de- Bin n h odiou { 

uoureth (Ae body of man, fo death doth Heay their i 

foules. finna is fo odious, and fo great an iniuiy to god, | 

25 that it was necefhry for the recompence of this iniuiy, : 

that the fonne of god fhoulde faffer this moft paineful I 

death of the crofle. Sinne fo pronokod almightie god i 

the father fo deeply to difpleafure, & wrath, & to take I 

vengance upon finners that without the facrifice of his tiiu wiuiogt iim 

SOowne fonne in the gybbet of the croffe, he wold not be soDonUxgibtat i 

appeafed, ne reconciled vnto finners againe. Sinne fo w<midt»()H i 

deadly 'wounded & blotted the foule of man, that with ^""^^^lu] I 

out f bedding of the moft precious bloud of our fauiour mui^mUttet j 

Chrill lefu, no lyfe could be reftored vnto finners, nor ^SSEj;|^ 

36 the foules might be wafhed ftom the f owle abhominable 32li"* " 
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406 BIN DB8BBVB8 OtIB HATRED. 

ebiibauiiwna Sinne fo deboiretb and fhutteth from finneTe iko 

gates of heanen, that thoj might not haue b^eiie opened, 

but only by the merit of thia mofte bytter pafGon, & 

fufiering thia^ moll painfull torments^ on the crolTo. 

mild Hu wid* till Sinne fet the gntea of hell fo wyde open, & brought all 5 

this vorld into that daunger, and thraldome of the 
w« •honid lU diuell, that all we f hould haue b6oue deaowred of the 
ToundoTihaiiU pyt of bell, voIelTe we had beene raunfomed with this 
moft precious treafure, that was f hed for va on the crolTe. 
finf ul creature haft thou not great canfe to hate Cnne, 1 
that hath brought th^e into that miferable condicion, 
' that by thy finne thou baft done, and committed high 
line againft almighty god, and baft pronoked him to 
vengeaunce. That by thy finne, thou haft thus mor- 
" C'ouijbmdi] tally wounded thyne owne 'foule. That by fin, thou 15 
haft brought thy felfe into the dannger of the dyoill, 
and be dampned in hell perpetually. That by thy 
finne thou haft fhut the gates of heanen agtduft thy 
felfe. (Alas) man where canft thou fynde greater 
occafion of hatred. 20 

fltgfiboor If thy neyghbour doe vnto th6e but a lyght iniurie, 
thou thou oanft anon hate him, yea, and fo hate bim, that 
Mut to thou wilt fay thou mayeft not finde in thy harte to lone 
"■ bim. 

imu n« Sinne bathe done vnto th^e, all tbefe great iniuries, 25 

«• uiH lU and yet thou louofte finne and canfte not hate it t 
Id to (Alas) what madnelfe is thia 1 loab fayde vnto Kyng 

„. Dauid, diligis" odientes te, et odio habes dill- 

MjJ.t**' gentis te. 

'"'°" Tbou louefte them that hate th6e, and thou bateft 30 

ainujiH them that loue thoe. The fame worde may well be 

•g iin. fayde ynto cucry finner that followeth the couife of 

finne. And lykewyfe vyce dooth procure the dyftnic- 

tion of fmncrs, and yt't the finnoi's doe follow after 

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CARiaSN IN THI BOOK OF THE ORnCIPIX. 407 

'Onr fiiuioiir with all grace & vertue piocnreth the couu] 
faloation of finneTS, but him they will not hears, nor cnntmiiiun^ 
take any wsyss after his coimfayle. And this is nim ib^ wiu 
nothing els hut an extreame madneffe, fnr they fhoold umt ih^ a*. 
6 cantrarywyfe Ions oui fauioui, that fo louinglj for theyr 
weale indured the gr^uous paynes of the Crofle, and 
hate the diuill and finne which was the vei; caofe of 
death. 

By thys then you may perceyue that in this booke Thuinthbhook 

10 ye may fynde matter inongh of lamentation, fith you nuturnuHgiigf 
may read in this booke fo much caufe of dread, of dnui,iiuiu, 
fbame, of forrow, and of hatred. And this is the firft 
wryting wherof we promifed for to fpeake. 

The fteond writing that I laid was alfo written in ii i n mi b ook i* 

15 this books, was Cannes, that is to fay, Songe. Surely *"■'*"«• 

if eyther loue or hope, or ioye, or comfort, wil make a Ixit*,Iioiw,Jot, 

foule to fing, here he may take great occafion to fing. mak* ■ wni iiic. 

Fyrfl here is great matter of loue, and f o great, that i it ur wui gin 

if any perfon will eyther gyue hys loue firmly, or els 

20 for fome certayne pryce fell it, h^e'that died on the [*ouu.t)«ik) 
croffe, is beft worthy to haue it If thou fearch in tiMn«Bii«gnM 
heauen, & in earth one peifon vpon whom thou maift hanncrHRkt 
beft beltowe thy loue. Thou fhalt fynde none compar- »«• n « »«, 
able mto Chrif t lefns, fo wyfe, fo myghty, fo gentle, fo u u*, ud uhmo 

25 kynde, fo amyable, fat pafilng all other, and there to uvion. 
he is much defiroos of thy lone, for when Moyfes had 
reheaifed the great benifites which almjghtie Ood had 
giuen mto man, he Jaytfa, £t nunc audi quid dmO-u. 

dominus deus tuus requirat a te, nifi vt dilicras wtutMhtiv 

^ ° Lord Ooil nqnlr* 

30 earn. Now here what thy Lord God dooth require of ofihH,tiiituM 
thy parte, truely but that thou loue him. 

So now if thou wylt freely giue thy loue thou canft if «i»«wiuft««ij 
not more wyfely, nor better heftow it then vpon him omeuttaut 
which is fb excelent and hath all the condicions aboue uuodhidi 
3ft faide, and there to alfo is fo defirous to haue thy loue. 

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408 NONE HEED QRCIDOB OTHERS A SHARE IN OHBIST. 

Bsnawnigin that vyl giue vBto th^ mora liberally for the &ma 

for It. than he hath done. Where fhalt thou finde him that 

1- a t] vyll fhedde one droppe 'of bloud oat of his harte for 

Who tiH wui thy fake. Where f halte thou finde hym that will giue 

(dv.hnumof hys owne foule and lyfe for thy loue. There can no 6 

iiihn.it. more bee afked of any man then that, Maiorem 

charitatem nemo habet nifi vt animam fuam 
ponat quis pro amicis fuis. No man can fhewe 
greater charitie, then for to put hys owne life in 
ieopardie for his fiiendes. 10 

pendrenton But thou peiaduenture wilt fay, Syr if he had done 

sir.UHthud' this for me alone, I had b^ene bounde then to haue 
ikkm, I iiiouLd gyuen him my loue whollye ^ayne I 
■II mj iDFs. Why man arte thou fo enuyoua, that thou wouldeft 

Jlrtnt^onh"'' ^^^^ "■* partenora, of this mofte precious deathe with 15 
d't«ii''ih^'™h *^^^ ^"^ thine owne felfo ) This were a veiy malicious 
thejdnnut dofire to sxclude all other, & fpeciallr when thy pro- 

nOnlililhj profit p • r J J y 

fite and merito fhall not be mynifhed. 

Albeit, there b^ neuer fo nianye befidea, that take 

commoditie there by. I fay vnto thfe man, and I 20 
Hx died for Uih aHure th^e that as iruitefully h^e dyed for thee (if thou 
tt,>n hid bnn no wilt difpofe thy felfe to be partoner of this death) as if 
loorj-buuhjK tiiore 'iiati beene no more, but thy felfe in all thjs 
Tiimgh'ih»r» world. Truth it is, there b4e many moe beiidea thfe, 
ui'i™id'mrt™ '^' ^^^ partenera of this death. But all they, yea, & 25 
S^thn V"id ^ there were a thoufand thoufande tymes innumerable 
nnihing mini.h moe then there bo. All that multitude fhall nothynz 
afChriu'a d«tb mynif h any one crum of merit of this moft blefled death 
KnrdotiKf uiu belougyng vnto thee. And agayne, if thou take much 
ihaauktDiach moK fruito thereof, then any one of them, yet fhall 30 
"™' " ■ they toke no impaytementi or receyue the leffe bicaufo 

thou liaft fo much. 

Wilto thou fee by fome example that thys is truelh 

that I nowe faye t 
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LBAB?! OF THE CROSS LOVE AND BOFBL 409 

light to them all. aa if there were bat one perfon there 1 gim u nmsii 
Euary perfon after the qnicknefle of theyr fight, taketh irn* aiau w*n 
more or leiTe profitte of that lyght, then doeth an other, h> itwt t*km 
bat yet he that taketh more, hyndereth hya fellowee STTdIiAuhi or 
6 nothyng in fo tnkyng, nor he that taketh leffo giaeth {[J^^hJl""' 
thereby anye 'ocoafion for his fellowes to take any '"""^'oJ,!*** 
more. And if it be thus of the light of a torche, muche ^!^ ^ 
rather it is fo of the merite of this moft graoyoua death, * 
and of thia moft precions bind, which by the reafon of ■< 
1 the godhead abundauntly fnfiyfeth for the lodemption i 
of iunuinerable fonles, were theyr finnee neaei fo many, 
nenet fo horrible, never fo abhominable. 

Surely aa Sainct lohn fayth, ipfe eft propitiatio '■ i"*"- *■ 
pro peccatis noftris, non pro noftris tantum fed HOdMroui* 

^ ', J. ^ ■IuoT^Um 

15 et totius miindi. H^ vas and ia a lacrifice abund- ««id. 
antly fufiicyent, for the fiiinee of all this world. 

When then for thy &ke, & for thy lone, he f offered whm tb* onir 
thys moft honyble death, which was fo painfull that tiut tmisi umu 
the onely remembraunca of it made him to fweate nwu, 

20 bloudy fweate, and that in fo great aboundance that it 
trickled downe by hys fyde vnto the gronnd. I£ the 
onely thiaking of thye death was fo painfull, howe iu> p^nhii wu 
paynefull was the fuffring of the fame in deede. Howe a»mmt ladML 
might he mora enidently expreffe Tnto th^ tha lone 

35 of his harte, then by thys means. Or what might he wtut nun mid 
more haue * done for thy lone, as he faith himfelf, quid . [• o tI, iwA] 

vltra facere debui, et non feci,' what myght i *''™ 

further haue done, whiche I did not for thy lone. 

Thou mayeft then fynde h^re in thia booke graat 
30 matter of lone. 

H4era is alfo great matter of hope, & fpecially to > Hen !• hIm 
finners that ' will Ttterly forfake their finne, and amend 
theyr lines for Chrift lefu fake. Doubtles for fuch he c« n wu hr , 
fufieted this mofte bitter death. Pro impijs Ghnftus nom.i. 
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410 THE CBoas paavsB oon's dsbibb to 

1 T<n. 1. And in an other place, the feme i. Paul lavth. ChriftoS 

Chlllt MOW to ... , f ■, ~ 

uvattniKn. leius vciiit ID DUHc munduflt laluos lacera 

peccatores. Chrifte lefus came into this woild for 
to &ue £nners that will amend theTrlynea. 
cbiiHiin uui, chriftiiin foule take thou vpon th^e, the cioite of 5 

itat orciu Df pen- poimaunce, and b^ crucyfied with him, & then vittkont 
SiitiKiiuUKT doubt thou fhalt be partener of the merit of Ms <3Tici- 

ijiag, and of his moft fruitfull pafQon. 
wiio Ad «- What f hall exclude th^e from hys marite I Almightie 

B,».g. God the fatherl Say, qui proprio filio fuo nOD 10 

ood uu TiitM, pepercit,' fed pro nobis omnibus tradidit ilium, 
[•otu] quo'modo non cum illo nobis omnia donabit'. 

for H> g«« Hb He that djd not fpare his own fonne, but gaae him 
vnta the death for va all, what fhall h4e denye tgI 
wiutEiHUT what gieatei euidence canft thou afkel that almightie 15 
thi>aukihitK> God the &ther wU forgiue thy fin, then thys that he 
Hal" would not forittke to giue vnto the death hye own 

fonne, I fay hia own moft dearly belooed fonne of 
iF>t.i. whom h^ feyde, Hic eft fiUus meus dilectus in 

quo mihi COmplacui. This ie my welbeloued fonne 20 

in whom is oU my pleafure. What greater euydence 
FiTthTHka and proofe mayeft thou defiie, that he will forgyae thy 
iH«iiiubi(" finne, then that he would put this moft ineftimable 
dlH^,'"'""" luell into fuoh a daui^er for thy fake, and fende it 

vnto thys moft painfull and f hamefull, and forrowfull 25 

death of the Croffe, 
will tt>T siviDnr But peraduentuie thou thynkeft that our fauioor 

aiiH uioa hut bycaufe thou hafte bin fo vnkynde vnto him, will not 
Himp Fomkt receyue th^ vnto hie mercy t I &y therfoie forfake 
trty t'r ifi^ thy finne, and accufe thy vnkyndneffe, and be fory foi 30 
Hew omiM ^^ j^^ doubt not but he will forgiue & forget thyne 
[• Q irii, btcV} Tnkyndneffe, and receyue 'thee agayne vnto hys great 

And therfoie he fayth by his Prophet Hieremie, 
wiuDiwocDui when a woman (laith he) is gone from hyr hofbande, 35 

bu ten bir taui- , ' .. , , .. 

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411 

and hatb accompanied hyr bodye with an other man, tiuidfbrinMtiv 
will hyr hufband receiue hir agaiae 1 Aa who fay, that w^id notiTi 
it u not uorie lyke, but yet heare what comforte he it'ii'S^''rirj 
giuetb to a finner, tu autem fornicata ea cum '^5^^' 
S amatoribus multis tamen reuertere ad me et 
ego fufcipiam te. KeueiihdefTe (he fayeth to the OcdHTiiom. 
foule of 8 finner) : Albeit, thon haft forfakeu me and •imi iji™hui 
playde the brothell with manye other, yet retume thon pi,yta™.iitMhiu 
agayne vnto m6e, and I f hall receyue thde. Bat here, wfr^jh^iM 

10 thou iinfull foule deceyue not thy felfe. Thou mayeft '"'"■*»'""«•■ 
diffemble a retaining, and be not in d4ede returned. DiwmbitiK«s 
And if thon fet not thy backe toward all finne^and ihjbukiomd 
tume thy harte fully Tnto thy fauiour, thou arte not 
returned. But b^e thou truly returned and doubt not. 

15 Beholde aamefUy the numer how thy fauiour lefn BduU hmr tb/ 
hanged on the Ciofle, and thou f halt f^ great caufe of iii*^i,ud°° 
hope of his meicy if thou thus retume. wmioiu^ibr 

'Sainct Baraerd ftiyth. Quis non rapiatUT ad '"'p^i] 
fpem, impetrandique fiduciam, qua»do con- 5i^^1,^u' 

20 fiderat corporis eius difpofitionem, caput in- IJ^^^aL'^ 
clinatum ad ofculum, brachia extenta ad am- Cdtoii^dX. 
plexandum, manus perforatas' ad largiendum, ^i^^^^^t^" 
latus opertum ad diligendum, pedum con- iSSdS^i^ 
fixionem ad manendum nobifcum, corporis ISi'JjlSS^iS"^ 

25 extenfionem ad fe nobis totaliter impendendum. S"h!!^™[°' 
Who may not b4e rauifhed to hope and confidence, if ^."h bm liiri*'* 
ho confldet tko order of hia body, hia head bowing '"•'' 
downe to offer a.kilTe, hys armes fpreade to embrace va, 
hya handee bored thorow to make lyberull giftea, hia 

30 fide opened to fhewe vnto ts the loue of his harte, liis 
fccte fattened with naylea, that h^ fhaU not i^rte 
away but abyde with va. And all his hodie ftretcbed, 
forcefing* him felfe to giuo it wholly vnto vs. 

Surely O man, he that would thus and after this He who wooia 

33 manor exhihite hia bodie vnto th^ on the Groffe, (if bod; « ibi snH. 
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412 CHBIBT'b blood CBIBS fob UBBOr AND 

irinnotnAiH thou wilt indeuer tfa^ vpon thy parte, h4e will not 
refufe th4e, but take tli4e vnto hie mercy. 

Tiu blood ibed« This moft precioua bloud ihai hofhedon the CrofTe, 
cijeth alwayea mercye for finnera, that doe thus re- 
[•aTiii.buk] 'tnme. And therefore Sainct Puule fayeth. Accefllflis 5 

Rtbr. iL ad fanguiDem melius loquentem quam Abel. 

icndoniiy ttian Ye hecome, and haue returned you vnto the bloude, 

*" that fpeaketh more gracionlly, then did the bbude of 

wbMioitdniiftfr AbelL The bloud of Abell crved Teuseaimce before 

JUVB tivfbr* Qod : 

almightie God. As almighde God fayd vnto Caine in 10 
0*11.4. the hooke of Genefia, SaDguis Abell fratris tui 

clamat ad me vindictam de terra. The bloude 
of thy brother Abell crieth vengeaunce in mine eares 
from the grooude where it is f head, 
mtchrtu'iuiud But the mofte precioua bloude of our fkuionr lefn 15 
•uiinMnuut Cbiilt ciyeth mercy for all finners that doeth repent. 
And our laoiour now before tM face of hys &ther 
fheveth his woondes, & fheweth his moft precioua 
bloud, & ceafeth not to procure meicy for them. 

Thb plainly doeth affyrme f Ac blelTed ApofUe Saint 20 
iiohni. lohn faying in this maner, filioli heo fcribo vobU 

CbiMnn. nyi St ■ i i. i i. ■ • i 

jahnjntfcrtOD. vt non peceetis,^ fed et n quis peccauent aduo- 
niunuAd^ catum habemus apud patrem lefu Chriftum 

Mtotoro.Clirk* . ■ f r. • • ■ A- 

j-M. luftum, et ipfe, eft propitiatio pro peccatis noftris . 

[• Hj] That is to fay. Children I write thefe ' things Tnto you, 25 
to the intent that you fhould not finne. fTenerthelefle 
if it fortune any man to finne, w£e haue an aduocate 
for Ts Chrilt lefus, before Vie face of hie father. And 
He If FtohMau ]ie is rightuous, and without finne, & a verye latitfao- 
roriLwriini. tion for al our finnes. Who then attentiuely doth 30 
lug (h( cniciii, boholde this Crucifix, & verely beleueth that on the 
liiicnwwu CrofTe was payd the taunfom of all finuers, how may 
teoorii'^ui he not fully truft that if he afka mercy for his finnee, 
uWw^trer.'ii" ''''^y ^'"^ ^ forgiuen him. So that here euery finner 
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TO QOD. 413 

CroETe is alfo matter of ioy. HS«n is occafion of fnch i Hmvotjgr 
ezceffiue ioy, that a foule whicli rerely tafteth it, can 
not but higUy reioice in the fame. And therfore 
Sainct Pauls did fay, Mihi autem abfit gloriari Si""' 
5 nifi in cruce domiQi lefu Chrifti, God forbid that o^ foMi om i 
I reioyce in any other thing then in the Crofle of oar urotharuiiiic 
Loide lefu Chriit. Here doubtleUe is groat caufe for 
eueije true Chiiftian roan to reioyce, and fpecially for ">»• <««• <» 
three poyntes. 

] The firft is that by the death of our fauiour on the (<•] bt uu nw 
CrofTe, and fheding of his mofte precious bloude on loOod, 
the Ctofle we be fully reconciled' to almighty God, 'aa [*Hj,iiMik] 
often aa -we doe true lepentaunce, vith a faft purpofa tnunpuuDM; 
of amendement 

15 Thus Saint Faule fayth, ad Col Complacuit per stpiidi 
eum reconciliari omnia in ipfum per faneuinem u» Fui^thmt 
cnicis. It hath pleated God the father, that by his r™«m.d b/ Hi. 
fonne and by his bloud fhed on the Crofle all fhould 
be reconciled. 

20 But you will afke me what meaneth this word ro- (i««md*i,i.<. 
conciled 1 It is as much to fai, as to be made attone *iih iimi^iQ 
with almighty God and to be at friendf hip with hym. 
As two men when they haue bene at variaunce to bo 
made loners together againe. So the difpleafure which 

25 he had againit ts for our finne, is taken away. And 

his great wrath againft ts ia fully pacified. And where b« wim wi on 
we were by fin the children of the diuell, now we haue dnii, now v* m 
recouered to be made againe the children of God, and agdn. 
confequenUye the inheritours of heanen. 

30 thou Chrifiian man is not here great caufe to oamMtnmu, 
leioyce. 

If thon haue a ritche man to thy father which had itthruiiir,* 
loued th^ much, and he for thy mifdemaner had cafte cut tbH ant ek 
thge out from his &uour, and fo thon wertein 'ieopaidy [*hu] 

35 to lofe thy enheiytaunce, if by meanes of a brother of trtvainUHr 
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■t te tluue thoa mighteft te brought into hia fauour ag&ine, 



and be taken for hia fonjae a6 thon irai^ before and 
ludtat uioB not reftored thereby to thine enheritance, haddefl« thoo 
rqinUotttH not great caufs to be ioyous and reiojce, that by thia 
ftuur'iionr means, thou haft recouered againe thy fathers lone, with 5 

all the commodities belonging vnto the fame 1 In like 
sotwTrinngr manner it is of euery linner, for he by his lowde da- 
nuinw !• cut matnet and by his finfal dealing hath fo difpleafed his 
ruber-* ttioat. father, that he ia caft out from the fauour of his father, 

and is in perrill to lofe his inherytaunce, which his 10 

molt loning father had prouided for hym. 
BstikaSMbr NeuerthelefTe his onelye begotten fonne by his in- 

Budi ■• at oM eftimable KoodnefTe and charitie fuffering the moft paia- 

wUh Hb rutlur, o i 

fall death of the Croffe, and f bedding his mott precyous 
bloude for amendes and recompence of our mgracioua 15 
dealinge, hath reconcyled vs agayne, and made TS at 
ndHtMUa one TiUi his father, and fet vs at a perfects peace, 
oordudwuif. coscorde, and Tnytio. And thys is concemynge the 
fyrfte poynte. 
[• H II, taei:] 'The fecond by the vertue of the croffe, and of hia 20 

uu pnrv of em mof t bleffed paflyon, the pover of our enymies be much 
broken, for on the Croffe our fauyoui by his death gatt 
the victory Tpon them, for the which Sainct Paule faide, 
coi.1. expoliane principatus et poteftates traduxit 

gMiTUTbiiimpii coofidenter, triumphans eos in femetipfo. 25 
swDpnioa. Qjj^ lefna i^poiling (Ae mighty power of the dluill, 
hath openly detected tbejr frauds, and gotten a very 
triumph of them in his owne perfon. And therfore 
TtaggijtnortiM nothing is yet more tirrible vnto them, then is th« 
to deriM. figHO of the Croffe. A blefled virgine fainct Chriflian 30 

wh« umjtii. had facbe a confidence in the token of the Crofle, that 
SSltiiriS"' I'ten fhfie f^elt hyr felfe tempted with hyr gboftly 
S^^ rtpl!'' enimy, f hfo marked hyr felfe with the lame token, and 
at euery temptation f h4e gatte the better of the dloik. 
And by this holy token chafed them away, & put euer 35 
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moft fraitfol death, oar liaod vryting the which made sor hudwrithiK, 

. which wu igikiut 

moft Bgainft tb, was clerly put out. Wni where waa nm, wu ci«rij 
itwiittenl In the booke of our owue confcience, there iTtbi book oroor 
ia no maner of finne that we doe, but ii; is written in ^'^""rt'iu!^ 
5 the books of our confcience. And if we repent yb not ^JVa'TJ."" 
of the feme, & be Lartily fory 'for it before our death, C " "'J 
thys booke of oui confcience fbal be f hewed againft va Uiiuiiibfibnid 
in tko dieodfull day of iudgement iN'euerthelelTe if we jDdcvHU d*;. 
npent tb and confelTe vs, aod doe true repentance tber- lin. ihmu bt 

10 fore, then by the vertue of this palfion it fhall be ™i»i>k. 
fcraped. out of the booke of out confcience. Therfora 
S&inct Panle calletii finne our own hand writing, stPniniiiiin 
Deleuit quod aduerfwM nos erat cbirograpliuni on.*. 
decreti quod erat contrarium nobis, et ipfum 

15 tulit de medio affigens illud cruci. Chrift lefua 

(he iaith) pat out the hande writii^ of iliat decree 

whiche waa againft ts, and fo withdrewe it faftning it 

vnto the Croffe: When thou perceiueft (0 finfuU whmtb«ip«- 

eieatuie) that by the Croffe of Chrift, and by that moft cntnn, uut w 

20 piecioas Moud which waa fhed on the crofTe thou art ■A'^dBad, 
leconcUed and made at one with God, and that the 
power of thine enimies be greatly repreft. And fynally' 
that thy iin which was moft againft th4e waa cmcified 
on the fame CrolTe, fo that thon maift clearely f^ that 

25 h^ere ie great matter of excefilue ioy and to leioyce in hm !• (nt 
the moft blefled Crocifiz. uwcnsui. 

Finally in tiie Croffe ia alfo matter of great comfort, tcmfcirtofiht 
when a peifon hath deferued a great open f hante, & is p««i buh ik- 
biogbt 'eueii to the plunge of the matter, and yet by c h iu, b^^j 

30 the meanea of helpe he is deliuered from the fame, is bniagbi«<nta 
not this his deliuerance &om this open fhame, a com- suiu^^^n* 
forte ynto hym 1 yea doubtleffe t Si'."^^!*^ 

The noble woman 8ufanna, as the Prophet Doniell DwiUi. a. 
telleth, all be j^ f be '<">b gilUelTe, yet for becanfe f he nuibm bj m 

36 woalJe not a^ . ^ the wretched defyre of two lewde 
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416 cmuBTa jshajie futs awat oub bhamb. 

prieftes, fhe was by^ them wroagfuUy accnfed, and put 
to great fhame, for they wrongfully llaundered hir, that 
f he had taken an other man beMes hii hufband, and 
bnt wbsa ih* that f he had committed adulteiye. KeuerthelelTe, when 
Hdihaini the matter was tryed by the goodnes of almightye God, 5 
fron uiii ■huni, and fhe was cleaielye difchaiged from this t«rTible 
oomibn u bw. occaiion, and cleaiely daliueied from this fhame, it was 

a great comfort vnto hir. 
LnkiLT. The bleiTed Magdalen which by hii wretched lining 

dnitn bud it- had deferued great fhame, yet when f he came to our 10 
■huo*. jK wim lauiour Chrift and wept at his feete, and fo by his great 
hu, iiM DM con- mercy waa excnfed of hir fhame, hir hart was fet at a 
Tha womu tikin great reft, & in great comforte. The woman of whom 
nu.ti[2g]. the gofpel t«lleth, that was taken in adaouteiy by hir 

enimiee & fo brought before our faoioiu Chrifb, & 15 

{•Huu] 'there in his prefence, & before al his people, hir 

wuHnHcom- fhamfoll dealing was pnhlifhed, who may think but 

opm ibuiia, ;M that f he was fore accombred with that open fhame, but 

lud oonfowidKi yet when oni lauioui had confounded hir enimies and 

wu mtored to deliuerod hii from ^^t fhame, f he was reftored to 20 

much eofe and comfort of hyr hart. Why tel I this t 

Truly to the intent that we may f6e great matter of 

w« iiaiun hAu comfort in tha Ctoffe, for we finaers haue defisrued great 

•huu for sur nil, fhame for our abhominable fmne, furelye fo great tliat 

if we verely knew tha greatnes of the fhame, that we 25 

haue deferued, we might neuer fuftaine the remem- 

TitoiiriitiirtiM brannce therof. And yet that moft ineftimable good- 

ndbnd on th* neffo of Clirift by that hoiyble fhame that he fuffered 

HfromiToiut- on the Croffe, deliuered ts from euerlafting fhame. 

He toke ther vpon bye back all the burthen of onr 30 

finne. There wanted no circumftancea of horryble 

fhame, for then the death of tha CrolTe was the moft 

fhamefull maner of death, that was put to any villaine. 

nwuiiHuih* It was than the moft vilanous death to be hanged on 

dMihiaie the gebUt of the Croffe. And this was done in no 35 

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all the pnople might bchoulde and looke vppon hym. eraa; chdn'a 
'And ho was h&iigud tliur naked & Ixitweuu two thocues [• h iuj, b«ii] 
as though he were a prince and captaine of mifdoers. JSil^S^^' 
And agaiuft the feaft of Eafter, when the moft number n»«m w 
5 of people did affemhle vnto tho temple of (Ae lewes, SwjnJMWw* 
ni(jh vnto the Citie of lenifalem, that all the people J^J^Ii^ 
might commodiouCfo refort to gafe vppon this cruell 
fpectacle. This thing was done alfo in the open day, inamfnaij, 
for from the midO; of the day he thus did hang aliue aum Hi biu^ " 

1 on tho Croffe by the f pace of thr4e howrea and more. 
And al the ftrangors aa they paffed foreby did wonder 
vpon him. Tlie fooldiers opprobryoufly rebuked him. >hu<«i(dktn, 
The priefta with wordes of derifion and mockerye rt»n«i'Hhii, 
aiTaulted him. The theeucs that honge beSdea him 

15blafphemed him. Finally al his cnimea retoyced in tndiJiHii 
tlieir victorye agaluft him. Alas what creature mighte wbniowan 
be more fhamcfully intreatcd, then was our &aiour ituiineiuiiT in- 
chrill lefuB hanging thus on the CrolTo. A troth it is, ^,: umo™. 
now the Croffe is made honorable by his death, but p^_'^ 

20 then as I laid, it was morefhameful then anie gibbet or 5^1^^'^^'' 
gallows, or any other inftniment of death. And more- 'iJI^^™„ 
ouor, and befides that he was hanged on the Cune with "2,5^ "' 
the moft difpight and villaoy that 'coulde be thought [* H(] 
or deuifcd for any creature to be put vnto. thou hunKud wiih iii» 

□tlOCKl dltplght 

39 chriftian foule, Chrift lefus the fonne of God tooke udviuuif. 
vpon him al this fhamc, for thy loue, to ^Aeeutent that ti»Swii>facid 
if thou wilt amend thy life, and forfake thy fin and do tbinhmMio 
true penance, thou fbalt by his fhnme be deliuered ' ' 

from al fhame. Hia fhame f hall hide thy fins. H6e 

30 was there naked and fiKiyled of all hia cloathes, to the Hiwuuk^ 
intent that thou f houldeft be couered under his mantle <m i» i»T«nd 
fro thy fhame. And therfore by the prophet Ezechiell from m; iIium, 

bo faith, Expa«di amictum' meum fuper te, et 

operui ignominiam tuam. I did fpred my mantle 
35 vpon th6e, and /„ couered thde from fhame. Let euery httcmjcm 
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COMMON BBOTHEU DEAD TO SUAMH. 

vhit perfon h^ere tliink yiith them felues what dSedes they 

grau hauB dose worthie of great fhame, which if they had 

]uLd come to light and bene openlye knowne, thei f hould hano 

Tb^n ^^^ blotted wj'tA open infamje here in this lyfe, and 

^"- with out the fpecial marcy of god in the day of iudge- 5 

ment they fhoolde thereof haue an open fhame before 

all the world, and ^nally in hell an euerlafting fhame. 

But from al thofe fhames by Ihe gracious mantle of 

■ntia ChriA many b^e couered. Hee hath mercifully fpred 

< In- hia mantle ouer them, and kept them from thofe im- 10 

bMH]' portable 'fhames. Of thia coaering alfo the Prophet 

Dauid fayth, Beati quorum tecta font peccata. 

I ba Bleffed are thoto whofe linnea be couered. thou fin- 

1, full creature, if thou mightft f^e what fhame thou haft 

ihou deferued for thy finne, thoa fhouldeft recken thia a 15 

,1, „g„ Angular comfort. But thou feeft not the abhominacion 

™' of thy fin, and therfore thou perceyueft not what fhame 

I thou haft deferued. Why doeth a common l>rothel 

take no fhame of hir abhomination 1 what is the canfe, 

why that fhiSe regardeth hyr iufamye no morel Tmely 20 

(light as far as I can iudgc, the caufe is for that al the light 

inbir, of honcftie is quenched in hyr, fh^ is fo blyndedwith 

tiiuae, hyr wretched pleafure that fhoe is pafte all fhame, and 

hath not left in hir one fparke of the light of honeftye, 

where by fh4e may value & efteome Uia horriblenelfe 25 

•lii of hir offences. Sh4e reputoth mora a litle fpota in 

ife, her kyichefe, oi in hir face, therj a thoufaiid biota of 

1 In ber deadly Jin in hir foule. But if fhe had any honefly 

within hir hart to think how foule & abhominable hix 

lif were, furely fhe wold be much af hamd of hir felf. 30 

n Thamar the daughter of King Dauid when hir 

brother Amon wold haue opreft hir, fhe fayde, Noli 

»i] facere hanc ftulticiam, ego 'enun ferre noo 

potero opprobrium meum. my brother faide 

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woman had fome light of honeftye, within her breft, k™. light of 
wliL'ivhy fhu waa moinid to rclift, and to witUftando thUZmtbJS 
this fhaincfull Joode botweene hir and hir brother. "^ "' 

A fiomaue woman alfo, whofe name was Lucietia, Lueniimwhn 
6 whom by force & againfte hir wil in the abfence of hir nrquiqiai, " 
hufband, one man called Seztus Tarquiniua, had abided 
hir, albeit the tiling was fecret, yet f he was thore of fo amvgb un ami 
muche afliamed in hir owne mind that fhe might not 
beare the fhame. Bat when hir hufband came home, 

10 (he tooke a knife and in his prefence flew hir felfe. RirahuHiim 
This noble woman had the light of honefty in hir foule, Thitn^womui 
fhe fawe how abhominable a thing it was to commit h^tjini^^ 
adultery. But a brothell hath in hir no fpark of b^^broiheim 
honefty wherby fhe can take any fhame, nor fhe doth i'»™i'"^ 

15 not confider the foule abhomymicion of liir wretched 
life, and therefore fhe is fhamleB. And in like manei 
euory finner, that lacketh l/ie light of faith, neither »nd»ii8itwy 
confidereth the greatnes of his finne, nor the prefence LheiiKhtoriuiii. 
of almightye God, which looketh vpon the fame. 

20 *He Mgardeth nothing the bloffed Angels thewliich [•Hij,ii«k] 
doth behold the abhominable confcience, to their great i,i«hi^n» 
difcomfort, nor the deuilles his mortal enimies which ^iLat^-iot 
be ful ioyous of his fhameful demainer. If the finner •"""'"""i 
cleacely confiderod al thefe thinges, (aa they be matter 

25 in very deed) he would bo doubtleCTe greatly afhamed Biwh.mHii» 
of him felfe, and in a great difcomforte. I^euertheleUe 
a penitent foule, that is fore prel^ and wrong with vtter a pwiimt nni, 
fhame, lyke as was the women of whom I fpake before ihuH 
I meane Sufanna and Mary M;^;dalen, & the woman 

30 that waa apprehended in aduoutry. I fay fuch a foule 

being holden in fuCh diftreffe of fhame, and confidering mud comiiiBring 
that by the opprobrious' and fhamefull death, which br hu ibwiKfui 
our [auiour did fuffer on the Croffe. He that^ deliuered m pmiumiM, 
all true penitent finners, from* the fhame which he de- 

35 fumed for their finne, and that he there by tooke all 
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420 WOB THE THIBD WBITINQ OH THE CROSS. 

Mki.iitihdriin tlieir finue in hya owno necke, hath great caufe (as me 
iiuvi Kr«u auH ft'emeth) to take a wonderful comfoite in the moft 
LuUMcnu. blefled CrolTe. So i?iat here aUo (as I £aid) ia great 

matter & caufe of very comfort, & of folace incompar- 
able. Wherefore to conclude my tale as touching this 5 
i(ioT8.jQy,hop», fecond writing, if eyther loue, or bope, or ioy, or com- 
fHvij) fort 'wil make vs fing. Here in thys booke of tbe 
han In (iii> iMok Crucifixe is great occafion of fong. If thou fiift truly 
fTHi DcmoioQ of lament with Cbrift, thou fhalt after ioyfully fing with 
iua«ii*iui bim, and echo of thefe fhal induce other, hatred of 10 
thou^i^iiDg' finne fhall bring into thy harte the loue of Cbriil, 
" dreads fhaU bring in hope, forow fhal brii^ in ioy. 

And fliame here taken for thy fin, fhal bringe into thy 
foule perpetuall comfort And thus mucb I haue fayde 
for the fecond writing. 15 

niF<w,wM. Tbe thyrde wrytinm that is written in this booke, 

mu™. I fayde is ve, that ia to fay wo, ve betokeuath in fcrip- 

Tbsy tbM npiihtr tures euerlflftlng dampnation. And doubtleiTe this woe 
•init with ciiriM, may fuch finners here leade, that neither wil lament, 
book wob nor fing with Chrift on the Croffe, as hee laid ynto 20 

utL 11. the Jews Cecinimus vobis et non faltaftis, 

lamentauimus vobis et Don planxiftis, that is to 
faye, we funge vnto you, and you forrowed not And 
itaproiciiM foone after the Gotpell telleth, that he reprochfully 
by ciiri.1 lo thB fpake vnto Ike cities, to the whiche he had f hewed 25 
■eon Hi> minciH many groat myraclea. And they for all that did no 
panuics rbr tbdr mancr of pennaunce for theyr finne, to fuch there he 
Mat. 11. tirrihly tbreatneth faying. Vie tibi Corozaine. Vae 

[■Hnj.iaeki tibl Bethfaida, wo fhal 'be to th4e Bethfaida, by 
"^■^■^ thys we maye loamo that fuch whiobe will not ftir in 30 

them fuluea thefe affections aboue rehoarfod, whereby 
they may lament, or ela fingc with Chrift on the Crolfe 
they flial come to eucrlafting woe. 
Tinywhowiii I fay who that will not ftir in theyr hartes, dreade, 

hurufaiindor fhame, foirowe, and hatred of theyr llruie, and fo truely 35 
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lone, hope, reioyliiig, and comfort and fo finge with not untrkM tii.ir 
iL'fu. doubtleffe they f hall come to the wo of euerlafting wUh JaaT'.j'iif 
dampnation, whiche woe is the thirde writinge that aa "nT'h'i'.'iho'bw 
we fayde before ia written on the Croffe. ^^'* ™ "" 

5 Behold thou chriftian foulo the extreme paines, BiAgin.ciitDtiu 
t/iat out fauiour fullered on t>ie croITo, for thy finne. th^t'iS^ftTttaiir 
And if thoa wilte not by fuch allictions, as I now haue ir ui™ Jm noT 
rehearfed, enforee thy felfe to bo made parteiner of 1/k, SiL^'^.I^C 
fame paines in this lyfe, thou fiialtc in the life to come Ih^ijilJiu'r^']"", 

10 endnie like manner of paines and that euerlaftingly P»'""i>r»"w. 
where he fuffered them on the Croffe for a time. 

Let vs therefore deepely cooliiler what paines he Pain iiiitreivd bj 
did endure & fuffer on the crofl'o. The firft, when he ^" °" '^' 
was crucified he was fpoyled and made naked of al his ' ^° "" '"*'** 

15 clotliea. 'And fo violently throwne dowue vppon the [• h yHh 
hard tymber, and his handes & feete cruelly digged in Hiihuidiuid 
with nailes, as he fayeth in the 21 Pfalme. Foderunt ^el^"'^ 
manus meaa et pedes mcos, they haue digged my ""*' 
handes and my f^ete, this he fuffered fox thy finne O 

20 finfull creature, and if thou wilt not amend thy life be inimimiii m* 
times, thou fhalt be fpoyled of all thy clothes, and fo thw^ioitbtcHt 
caft downe into hell, vpon a more painefull coach, then p«inrui«)udi 
was the Croffe. The Prophet Efay fcith vnto fuch a ***""*°™- 
linner. Subtus te feruatur timea et opera men- Bftj. i*. 

25 turn tuiim verinis.' The mothes that fball teare Mom. ih.iL gmiw 
and gnaw thy body, f hall lie vnder thde and* the bum- 
inge wormes and ferpenbs fhal fprale aboue thSe & dig fomiimndHi^ 
away part of thy body, think what an horrible ■•prin-iii»« 
paine it were for to lye in a bed fall of fnakes, adders, whuhnrrHbis 

30 and todes, creepinge and fprawUng, and bytiiig, and bS"rI^io°iId*i(™ 
pinching thoe on euory parte. 

The feconda, when our fauiour waa reared vp aloft 
on the Croffe, that fame hanging there was very payne- t Huiging nn tha 
full vnto him, what payne was it vnto that nioft to iiiu tender 

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delicate ^ and tender bodye of hys to hange fo longe in. 
that tonnentrye. 

But where he did hange here but for a 'time, if thou 
amende not thy life, thou fhalt hang in the gibbet of 
hell for euermoTe. For be thou well afliired that if 6 
thou fhalt fufier for thine owue linne in hell, thou 
f halte fuffer a mote gr^euoua tormentry then ho dyd, & 
that without feafing. For as it is faid in the Apocalipfos, 
fumus tormentoruDi afcendet in fecula feculo- 
nim, the fmoke of the tormentries of that place fholl 10 
afceude by innumemble worlJa, that is to fay without 
ende. The tormcutes which he fuffered on the Crofie, 
was the nayles, the thornea, the ropa, the fchourgea, the 
fpeare. But the torments that thou fhalt fuffer, f hal a 
thoulande folde pafle them. Looke howe far the mallice 15 
and wit of the dtuils pafTeth the mallice and witte of 
the lewes, fo farre exceede the engynea which the 
diuilles haue coiiceiued and forged for the dampned 
fouleB to be tormented. Aboue them that t/ia lewes 
malicioufly deuyfed aga3mft our fauiour Chrift. The 20 
thyrd, our fauiour endured on extreme heate, & feruour, 
when he for the great affliction & * agony whiche ho 
did fuffer, was conftrained for fko gr^euous anguifk to 
fweat water & blud. But this heat is nothing to the 
heat of the burnyng fyre of hell which *neuer fhall bo 25 
quenched. Igtiis ille non extinguetur, As the 
gofpell fayth, that fyre fhall neuer be quenched. The 

Prophet Efay fayeth, Quis cx vobis potent habitare 
cum ardoribus fempitemis, which of you may 

continually inhabite with the heates that neuer fliol 30 
ceafe. 

finfoll creature thinke with thy felf the laigones 
> of thefe two wordes. Euet and neuer, thinke with thy 
felf howe paynefuU it fhall be euer to bo in that 
brenning fyre, and neuer to be releafed of thy payne. 35 
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XXTREUE BEAT AKD COLD OP BELU 423 

If thou fhouldeft be compelled to lye but one fen- Than wouidtt ba 
night vpon a fofte featherbed, I fuppole thou wouldcft tacZt Jiii"^t 
be weary thereoH But how weary fhalt thou be euer bwwMr^ih.n' 
to lye ftewing and brenniag without oeafing, ^ b«^'i^ "* 

5 ITie fourth, our fauiour Chrifl; endured aKo colde «OnrB..Laur 
not onely for his nakednefle, but alfo when his naturall iuk*dii«i uui tn 
heate by death, lefle his bodye. But the dampned 
tinner f hal endure in hell a more esceltyue colde. lob Einuin uta or 
fayth of fuch, tranfibunt ab aquis niuis ad 

10 Calorem nimium', they fhall be fhyfled* "out of [M],!*:!!] 
tli& colde liiow brought into the outragiouB heates. oj»a,iihind 
lefus, a tender hand wheriu the frofto and fnowe it fromfroniouit 
bath bene made extreme coldo and fodcnly is brought 
into the heate of the fler, it fceleth a greater payno, but batnotbingtoths 

15 nothynge comparable Tnto thatfhyfting from that colde frommidiobnt 
into that heate whych is in helL 

The fift, OUT fauior in bis crofTe hard blafphemons i On Bi 
& opprobrious words, and much infultinge of his • 
enimieB againft him, which doubtles vras very payne- 

20 full vnto him. But the damned fiuners fhall in hel inhaiiihedunnM 
hearc nothing els but continual outcryes, opprobrious butoabtim oi 
infulting, blaCphemes of the diuclls and other that be UuotbHdHBud, 
dampned. Blafpbemabunt deum csell doloribus, 
they fhall blafphcme the god of honuen for continual! 

25 paine and forrowes. And they fhall fee before their "d «biiii «• ib« 
faces continually the moft horrible and ireful coun ten- of ih.ir immon^ 
aunce of theii immortal enimies the diuclls. 

The vi. our fauiour wept on fAe croffe for t/ie fiunea s Onra.Tioiir 
of other, as f. Paul faith, cn/)i clamore et lachrimis', Jut. »• 

30 with crying & teres, *but the damned finners that '[•iii] 
would not here wepe wi'tA Chrift, fuch teares as might wDuidimttitn 
waf ho theyr finnes, fhall wepe in hell for theyr owne Jl^, .i.^u ^ 
finnes, fuch tearea as fhall fkalde theyr bodies, and yet JjlHSl^™, 
they fhalbe neuer the better. Ibi erit fletus * et ^^^ 

35 ftridor doHifjjn Ther fhal be weeping & gnafhing 
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Tiwmiokioftbt of teeth, the fmoke of tht> Fyer fhal make them for to 
ti«m wMp, lilt w^epe, & the coldenelTe of the tiow fhal make their 
uisir twtK gnuti teeth for to gnaf he, & chytter in thejr beades. 
TK^t^ih^i Yea and that is more meTueilons, neither the colde 

hM^^iiw hMi f hall attemper the heate, nor contrarfwyfe, the heate 6 
to^'ih"oS^?. f ^^ attemper the colde, but eyther of them f hall en- 
creaf^ the violence of the other. Euen as in the forgo 
■• w.tm In » of a Smith, the colde water when it is caft into the 
Anflnur, Fyer, caufeth the Fyer to be much more fearfe and 

■violent. 10 

T Onr tavioBT The feiienth, our fauiour on the croiTe had extrein 

■driKhnM.'for drighnea, for the which he complained & iaid, Sitio^, 
I am dry, And no maruell though he wer dry, after fo 
much payne and trauayle, after fo much bleeding A 
fweting, wherby no moifture almoft was left in his 15 
[•iH,b«c« hodi, 'But howe vmueafurahle drighnelfe fhall tko 
■bu driKbiuug dampned foules endure in the fyre of belli The rich 
4auii Miniw In glutton that was buried in hel teaeheth re what drigh- 
gLuUAi •rmiid nelTe is there, for he would haue gyuen all this worlde 
lu.'worwiM to hnaa had one drop of water or lycour to haue re- 20 
oudnpofviter. fj^fj^g^ j^^ toMguo, that was made fo drye with the 

flame of that fyre. 
t Oar stvionr on The eight, our fauiour on fhe crolTe had much forrow 
tmihuTineui and heauinelTe. If he for the onely remembrance of 
inHtangonrHi the paino fof to come was In fo great an agony that he 25 
blood. fweat water & bloud, who can expreCfe or think what 

forrow and heamneffe he fuffred when all the paynea 
were prefeot, & prefentlj did oppreife hym. Neuer- 
KiwrdiunnBd tlieleffe euery dampaed perfon, by the reafon of their 
ngoh mon bnvi- contiunall and euerlaftii^ paynea fhall haue muche 30 
more forrow and heauineffe, for the which it is written 
in the booke of Sapience, penitentiam Agentes et 

pretriftitia Tpiritus gementes, they verely lament- 
ably repent thorn felues, and for extreame heauineffe of 
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HELLS woaar fain exclusion from ood. 435 

fpirito moxirne and forrowe, thinking, for howe liriefe thinking ibr how 
and 'tranGtory pleafuTOS. they lofte the ioyes euerlaft- ' [• nu" '* 
ing, and gate the paynes that euer f hall endure. mrtoit/i^«d 

The ninth, out fauiour on the crolTe did fuffer muche J^J^S^'eUiJ^ 
6 infamy and fhaine. And fpecially to deliuer (as I faid "i^^'mort in- 
all finnera that would amend them feluea, and forfake fj^n'^^,^ 
their finne,) from eueriallung f hame. But fuch as will ^"^^u^j ,,^ 
not, fhall fuffer theyr owne fhame, as they haae de- •o'fef tmtf <"™ 

' '' ■hunt lor am. 

fenied. The true penytent foule fhall bee facyate with 

10 perpetuall glory, But he that will uut repent him felfe 
fhall hane perpetuall fhame and infamy. 

Almightie God faycth, to fuche by his Prophet TonchOodn^rn 
Kaum, Reuelabo pudenda tua in facie tua, lu uv ibuitfai- 
I wil make open all thy f hamefulneffe and euill dealyng 

15 in thine owne face. And the Prophet Hieremy fayeth, 
faturabitur opprobriis, he fhall bee facyate with 
opprobryous fhame. 

The tenth, aboue all other paynes that our fauyour lo Tha gmivi 
dyd fuffer oo the CrofTe, was to be defolate of all com- wu d«<ii>UDn. 

20 forte, yea of his father, and to bee as a peifon forlaken 

of almightie God, *and duftitute of all help and fuccour, [• i ly, bsckj 
for the which hee fore complayneth on his CrofTe, cry- 
ing vnto his father DeuS meus DeUS nieus, vt BrOoiMrOoi, 
quid dereliquifti me, O my God, O my God, why bi4k"m.r 

25 haft thou forlaken me. But this forfaking was but for TbisfbnaUng 
a feafon, for within a fhort time after, he was raifed huoo. 
again to imraortall glory. But the dampned finners tim a«nnc4 ihnu 
which fhall be punifhed for their owne finnes in hell, .w. d»jirtTrf of 
fhall euer bo forfaken, and fully bedcpryued, not onely hen 

30 from all ioye & comforte, but from that mofte glorious 
fighte of the face of alniighty God, wherein ftandcth all 
hlelTedneffe and confummation of all comforte. And 
this fhall more pinche the dampned foules, then all the uiii ih.]] pmch 
other tonnentog of hell bcQdes. For the which Chri- iii«h<rioni>anb. 

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"u»e ciatu3 duco, quam gehennam', remoueri et 
■In gf abduci ab ilia gloria. I thmk (fiiith lie) that to 
be remuued and coft out from' that euerlaftyng gloiy, 
is more grecuous torments then, all the other pajnes 
of hell. 5 

iijl 'Finally, oar fauiour on the crolTe, loffured the 

■aihto paynea of death for our finnea, whereby wee had 
of>in; deferuod death. And therfore he fuffered death to 
deliuer vs from the death of finne. ^NeuertheleCe he 
lemayued no long tyme in the bondes of death. Bat 10 
«d •hall the dampned fmner that muil paye hia owne debtea ui 
eitfa hell, fhal fuffet euerlafting death, not fo that the finnera 
' fhal haue no lyfe noi fueling in them, but byoaufe that 
they fhaU be euer aa though they were in the extreme 
payuea of death, and yet they fhall haue no perTecto 15 
fenfe of Uie paynes, and neuor dye. The paynes fhall 
be to them fo vyolent, that they fhall perifh a thoufond 
iduin tymea, and defire continually for to dye, but death 
Ml fhall fiie away from them defiderabunt mori et 
mors fngic[t] ab eis, they fhal deCie death, and 20 
death fhall fly from them. Icfu in what mjfetie 
fhoU they be in, that euer fhall couet death, and ncuer 
may fully dye. 
<: The Prophet Dauid fpeaking of their payne fayeth. 

Ui*] Mora depafcet eos, 'which worda may haue thrfe 26 
fenfes, one is that death fhall bee theii paftour and 
heatdman, hde fhall order them, and leade them to 
thcyr pafturea. In hell ia two paftures, the one is all 
full of fnow, the other full of fyre, for the whiche lobe 
fayeth. Ad calorem nimium tranfient ab aquis 30 

niuium, they fhal walke from the fnow vnto the fyre. 
And agayne from the fyre vnto the fnow, this may be 
one fenfe, an other may be this, they fhal be the con- 
tinuall meate of death, as ye f^ in the pafturea, where 
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tha fh^epe ffiede. They croppe the gralTe enei as it M>hMptTopii» 
ryfeth and keepeth it lowe, and fo the graffe is eaer in ]a>, nvsr in m- 
eatyng, and neuer full eaten. Mm"" 

lu lyke maner death fhall continually croppe the DnUiahaiiMtf 
6 dampned perfons in heU. And he fhall euer be gnaw- iheduniMd, Uitr 
yng and eating vpon them, and yet they fhall neuer be anuDDwd. 
fully conf umed. The third fenfo may he this, death » d*^ •*<*" *• 

, „ their wnllnuil 

fhall be tbeyr oontinnall meate, for they fhall euer long mnti th^ iimit 
and defire for to dye, they fhal euer aboue all other d.ri».ii^l miw»j 

10 things couet to haue death, and their defire 'fhall alway i* i •] ' 
he a lyte frefhe and feruent. An other comforte and 
lefrelThing befides this, they fhall haue none, but what- 
foeuer the fenfe of thefe wordes be, thou mayeft well 
perceyue by them. thou chriftian foule) that if thou o ciiri.inn«nii, 

15 f halt come to that place to pay thy debtes of thine own to uut piu* ta 
finnes, it fhall hie to gr^euous and to importable for ^bu, i" thUi"))! 
thee to fuftayne, for as I fayde, looke any maner of IJIIS^'^'" 
paine that our fauioor Chrift fuffered on the crofTe for wh^ mr Borioor 
all our finnes. If w^e be not before our death by fuch in,ifi»ir>n<>i 

20 affections (as I before did rehearfe) made parteynera of HUa^ffaZ", 
bis fufferyng, we fhall fuffer all the fame paynes in hel p«p,i||Jl!^.'' 
perpetually. 

And therefore it ia a troth, we may read in the Thuiwtmx 
books of the Crucifix great matter of woe, whiche is gmtmiiurof 

23 the thyrde wryting that we had to fpeake oS. '™' 

Now thou finful creature, haue often before thyne sintnt onatnTg, 
eyes thya wonderfull booke which as I fayde is wrytten tBibookonen 
within and with out. In the which alfo thou mayeft "" *'"' 
leade thr^ moner of nrytings, that is to fay, lamenta- 

30 'tion, foug, and wo. If thou wilt begin to lament with f i "■ t^W 
lefu, thou f halt therby come to ling with him. And "Hb '••k iiioo 
therby thou fhalt be made fo folly parteiner of his Himi 
paffion, that the debtes of thy linnes fhall be throughly "it mm of ogr 
payde, and tliat tbou fhalt efcape euerlafting woe. But thrmgiiir i»id. 

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MBMOSIA CRUeiFlXl VITIA CBVCIFIOIT. 

thys 7orld, and of the flef he, be thou well alTiiied that 
then thou fhalt pay tliine owne dehtus amongeft the 
diuila m hell, vith euerlaftiug froe. from the which 
he defend va, that for our loue aa this day fuffered on 
1 the Croffsj his moft pajnfull and forcowfull death, our 
fauiouT Ghrift lefus. Amen. 

Pel Johannem FylTher Epifcopum Bofonfem. 

Memoria crucifixi : vitia crucifigit. Grego. 
Que[TD]cumqae momorderit aftucia fathanto 
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