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Newes out of heauen both pleasaunt [and] ioyfull, lately set forth to the great co[n]solacion [and] co[m]forte of all christen me[n]. By Theodore Basille.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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haue ye nowe I praye you wherwith ye may please him your selues as ye haue hearde here to fore are the children of wrath be gotten in synne conceyued in syn borne in synne carnall wycked and vngodly your herte is corrupte vncleane stynkynge flowynge wythe iniquite arrogaÌ„t puffed vp proud hatyng God louyng it selfe full of hypocrisy and all euell Your fruytes are lyke vnto your selues y â— is detestable in y â— syght of God What â—ertu theÌ„ can ther come out of such corrupte and polluted place What purenes can ther flow out of a puddle so fylthy so dyrtye so vncleane so stynkyng so vnsauery Thus se ye that ye haue no waye to pacyfye Gods wrath whiche ye haue styred vppe agaynst youre selues thorowe your owne wickednes What therfore remayneth but only that you loke for all cruel and greuous thinges Helles mouthe is open redye to swallow you vp The fyre of hel which shall neuer be quenched tarieth you Euerlastynge tormentes Intollerable punishments perpetual turmoylynges abyde you Ye are appoynted to the place where wepyng gnasshyng of teth is where the fyre is inextinguible where the worme of them that be there neuer dye What wyll ye do nowe What shyfâ—e wyll ye fynde Wyll ye fulfyl the lawe whiche God gaue you by Moyses and so pacifye his wrath But this to do ye are not able For of your selues ye are nothynge but flesshe and cleane without God Flesshe and bloud can not possesse y â— kyngedome of God They that are flesshly regarde those thynges that pertayne to the flesshe And the desyre of the flesshe is death Yea the desyre of y â— flesshe is emnite agaynst God For it is not subiecte to the lawe of God neyther canne it be by any meanes They that are in the flesh can not please God Yea they that lyue after the flesshe shall dye â–ª And he that hath not Gods spirite pertayneth not to God Now haue not ye the spirite of god in asmuch as by Adam ye be all flesshe for the flesshe lusteth agaynst the spirite the spirite agaynst the flesshe howe than wyll ye fulfyl the lawe to apease Goddes wrath Moreouer the lawe is spiritual that is it requireth not only polytyke cyuple workes but also the pure affectes and cleane mocyons of the spirite and must be fulfylled not with the externall worke only but also wythe a francke and free herte doing the workes of the law not of constraynte for feare of punyshment but of loue For perfecte charitie or loue casteth out feare But as the law is spirituall so are ye carnall that is prone and redye to all noughtines buryed in synne and no lesse bonde to Satan than a bought slaue is obstricte bonde vnto his mayster Nowe is the law you of a contrary nature When then shall ye agre The lawe I confesse is holy the precepte is holy righteous goood but ye are vnholy wicked euel How wil ye theÌ„ accomplysh the lawe that ye maye pacify Gods wrath deserue remission of youre synnes thorowe youre owne merytes and desertes CaÌ„ he that is deade erecte lyfte vp hym selfe Can he resume take agayne his armonies Can he recouer new strengthes CaÌ„ flesshe teach flesshe no more to synne CaÌ„ the Egle commaund her selfe no more to flye CaÌ„ the Dolphynne cease to swymme Can the man of Inde chaunge hys skynne and the catte of the mountayne her spottes Nether caÌ„ ye of your selues cease to be y â— ye are nor yet worke good which so long haue ben exercysed in euel The lawe kylleth it gyueth not lyfe The lawe worketh wrath displeasure damnacion it purchaseth not grace fauoure mercye remission of synnes peace and tranquilite of coÌ„science For cursed is euerye one that abydeth not in all thynges y â— are wrytten in the boke of the lawe that he maye do them No man fulfyllethe the whole lawe ergo no man is iustifyed by the lawe but rather cursed and brought to dampnacion For he that kepeth the whole lawe and yet offende the in one is made gylty of them all Moses gaue you a lawe and yet none of you all do fulfyll it Neyther ye nor youre fathers were euer able to bere y â— yoke of the lawe Who euer entred into the glorye by the fulfyllynge of the lawe Wyl ye therfore seke to be iustifyed by the lawe ye are vtterlye fallen from that which ye soughte You not knowynge the righteousnesse of God and sekyng to stablysh youre owne ryghteousnes can not be made subiecte to the ryghteousnes of God The lawe was gyuen you by Moses from God not that you shoulde seke to be made ryghteous by it which is a thynge impossible but that it shoulde declare to you the wyll of God proue the obedieÌ„ce of your herâ—e kepe you in an honest and godly trade of lyuynge refrayne you from wycked doynge represse ydolatry swearing vngodlines disobedieÌ„ce thefte maÌ„slaugter adultrye false wytnesse c. set before your eies your abhominable wickednes and synful lyuyng that you may learne to knowe your selues and make the more hast to approch vnto Gods mercy For by y â— lawe commethe the knowledge of synne Ye should not haue knowen synne but by the lawe For ye had not knowen concupiscence excepte the law had sayd thou shalt not coâ—ytte The lawe is a schole mayster to teache you what ye ought to do Whose admonicioÌ„s warnynge and instruccions seynge ye folowe not nor obeye as it teachethe and as ye oughte it rather coÌ„deÌ„pne thaÌ„ saue you kyll then quicken you For no fleshe shalbe iustifyed by y â— workes of the lawe in y â— syght of god Your laboure therfore in thys behalfe is vayne seynge that ye seke Gods fauour remission of synne iustificaâ—ion saluacion and eternall glorye by y â— workes of the lawe only Whyther wil ye now fly wil ye pacyfye Gods wrath by offrynge vp the sacrifyces of the ceremoniall lawe This also is in vayne For yf y â— workes of y â— moral law I meane the. x. commaundementes brynge no maÌ„ to perfeccion and are nothyng lesse thaÌ„ able to pease y â— deuine wrath by cause of theyr vncleanes whiche do y â— coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes yea rather which do theÌ„ not how thaÌ„ caÌ„ this be brought to passe by external ceremonies which are nothing but types fygures cloudes shadowes of good thiâ—ges to coÌ„e Here therfore do ye no thing els thaÌ„ as the commune Prouerbe is go about to make an Ethiop whyte For as touchynge youre sacrifyces it is manyfest by diuers places of the scriptures that God hath no pleasure in theÌ„ Wherfore sayeth he do ye brynge vnto me enlence out of Saba and swete smellynge Calamus oute of farre countrees Youre burnt offrynges are not