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A15556	A sermon no lesse frutefull then famous made in the yeare of oure lord god m.CCC.lxxxviii. In these our later dayes moost necessarye to be knowen. Neyther addynge to nor diminishynge fro. Saue the olde and rude englishe therof mended here [and] there.	Wimbledon, Thomas.; Wimbeldon, R., attributed name.	1550 (1550)	STC 25824; ESTC S108052	24,677	96

of the church frō the time of christ to the tyme of Antichristes appearyng and his foregoers the which is shewed in the openīg of the other seales The openynge of the fyrste seale telleth the state of the churche in the tyme of preachynge of Chryste and his apostles For then the fyrst beast that is a Lyon gaue his ●oyce that betokeneth the preachers of Christes resurrection and his ascension For then wente out a whyte horse and he that sate vpon hym had a bowe is his hande and he wente forthe ouercomynge to ouercome By this whyte hors we vnderstande the cleane lyfe and conuersation that those preachers had by the bowe theyr true preachyng pryckyng sorow or repentaunce in mens harte● for their synnes without flattering They went out of Iewrye that they came of wynnīg and ouercoming some of the Iewes made theym to leaue the truste y t they hadde in tholde lawe to beleue in Ies● Christ folowe his teachinge and they went out to ouercome the paynems shewynge to them that theyr ymages were no goddes but mans werke vnmyghtie to saue thē self or any other drawyng thē to y e beleue of Iesu Christ God and mā In the openynge of the seconde seale there cried a calfe whiche was a beaste wonte to be slayne offred to god in the olde lawe This shewethe the state of the churche in the tyme of marters that for theyr stedfast preachīg and for the trouthe of goddes worde shede theyr bloode and that is betokened by the redde horse that went out at the openynge of this seale and this e●tate began at Nero the cursed Emperour and endured to the tyme of Constantyue the great that endowed the churche In this tyme many of Christes se●uaūtes and namely the leaders of Christes flocke were slayne and of .xxii. Bysshops of rome that were before the tyme of Syluester the fyrst I rede but of foure but y t they were martyrs And also in y e time of Dioclesian the Emperour the persecution of Christen men was so greate that in .xxx. dayes were slaine .xxii. thousande mē and women in diuers coūt●●is for the lawe of God The openyng of the thyrde seale telleth the state of the churche in the tyme ●f heret●kes that is fygured by the blacke horse or false vnderstādyng of scripture For then cried the thirde beast that is a man for at that tyme was it nedefull for to preach the mysterye of Christes incarnation and passion agaynste the heretykes that take amysse these poyntes How christ toke very mankynde of Mary he beynge god as he was before and his mother beynge mayde before after The opening of y e fourth seale telleth y e state of y e church in the tyme of hypocrites that be tokened by the ●ale● horse y t be signes of penaūce withoute forth to blinde the people And he that sat vpon the horse hys name was death For they flee goostly them that they lede and teache to God by other wayes thē by christ And hel foloweth them for hell receiueth those y t these men deceyue At that time shall it be nede that the fourth bea●te that in the Egle flyeth hyghest of all fowles make his crye to raise vp the gospel and to prayse goddes lawe aboue al other lest mennes wytte and their traditions treade downe and ouergrow the lawe of god by enfourmynge of these hypocrites And this is y e last estate that is or shalbe in the churche before the commyng and cleare appearynge of the great membre of Antichrist The openyng of the fyfte seale sheweth the state of the churche that then shal folow And the desyre that the folowers of goddes lawe shall● haue after the ende of this worlde to be delyuered of this woo The openynge of the syxte seale telleth the state of the churche in the tyme of Antichristes lymmes whiche estate ye may knowe to be whē ye se fulfylled● that ●aynt Iohn prophesyed to fall in the openynge of this seale where he sayth After this I se foure angriles standyng vpō foure corners of the earth holdynge the foure wyndes y t they blow not vpō the earth vpō the se nor vpon the trees The .iiii. angels be the nombre of all the deuyls ministers that in those dayes to do their maister pleasure shall stoppe the foure wyndes that be the foure Gospels to be preached shall let the brethe of the holye goost to falle vpon men that they myghte mourne for their synne to amēde theyr lyfe and also vpon theym that wolde encrease in vertue and vpon perfecte men what after this is to come but that the mysterye of the seuenth seale be shewed y t he come in his owne person whō Iesu Christ shall sle●● the breath of his mouthe whē the fende shall ●hewe the vttermoost persecutiō that he his seruaūtes can do to Christes● subiectes and that shalbe y e .iii. warnyng y t y e world shall haue to come to this last iudgemēt In all this mater I haue nought sayde of my selfe but of other doctours that be approued I sayde also in my seconde principall that it was to be knowē before what iuge we must reken that is god him selfe he that seeth all our dedes all our thoughtes frō the begynninge of our lyfe to ●hend he shall shewe there the hydde thynges of our hertes openīge to all the worlde the righteousnes of his iudgemēt so that by the power of God euery mans dedes shall be shewed to all the worlde And so it semeth by the wordes of saynte Iohn in the Apocalyps where he see deade men greate and lytle standyng in the figure of the throne And bookes were opened And another boke was opēed that was of lyfe the deade men were iudged after the thinges that were wrytten in the bookes after theyr owne doynges These bookes be mennes conscience that nowe be closed but then shalbe opened to all the worlde to read therin both theyr dedes and thoughtes And the booke of lyfe is Christes lyuynge and doctryne that is hydde nowe to them that shal be dampned thorowe theyr owne malyce that councel men to folow the worlde rather then God In the firste booke shalbe wrytten all that we haue done In the other all that we shulde haue done And then shall deade men be iudged after those thinges that be wrytten in the bookes And yf the dedes that we haue done and be written in the bokes of our conscience be accordynge ●s the booke of Christes teachyng and lyuynge the whiche is the boke of lyfe we shall be saued or elles we shall be dampned for the iudgemente shal be gyuē after our workes Loke therefore nowe what is written in the booke of thy conscience whyle thou arte here and yf thou fynde any thynge contrarye to Christes lyfe and teachynge scrape it oute with the knyfe of repentaunce and wryte it better euermore

ordeyne they them to go●warde the losse of theyr bodies they wyl sore bewayle but the helthe of their soules they make no rekenīg of If they se them poore they sorowe and syghe but though they se the● synne they make no maner of moone And hereby they shewe that they broughte forthe the bodyes but not the soules And nowe to speake again of prestes yf we take hede truly we shall perceyue greate abhominatiōs that ben scattered in the church nowe a dayes by and amongest preestes we shall well perce●ue I saye that they come not into Christes fo●lde by Christes callynge for to profytte but by other meanes and wayes to gette theym selfe worldlye welthe And this is cause of manye erroures among the people And therfore it is written in the booke of mourning where the Prophet speaketh thus to god The enymy hath put his hande to all thinges to hym desyrable For that he hathe seene a certayne people lawles entrynge into the sanctuarye of whiche thou haddest commaūded that they shulde not entre that is to saye into the churche The enemye is Sathanas as hys name so●ndeth that hathe put hys hande to all that hym lyketh For what synne myghte the fende by all his crafte or engyn haue sowed amonge men that is not nowe a dayes vsed whenne were they so greate in halfe as they be nowe In what plētye is Pride Enuye wrathe and Couetyse And lykewyse all other synnes And wherefore thinkeste thou But for because there be lawles people entered into the Tēple that neither in theym selfe kepe the Lawe of God nor can teache other And to all suche saieth God by the Prophete Osee. For that thou hast put away connynge or knoweledge of godes wyll I wyll put the away that thou shalte vse no preesthode to me Perceiue that God and hoholy scrypture expresselye here forbyddeth men to the state of prestehode vppon them but yf they haue conynge that nedeth or b●houeth them Thou then that canst no●her rule thy selfe nor other after the lawe of God beware howe thou wylt answere God at this dreadful dome when he shall saye to the Come geue a rekenynge of thy Baylywyke The seconde question that any Prelate or Curate must aunswere to is this Howe haste thou ruled that is to saye the soules of the subiectes and the goodes of poore men gyue thy accompt Fyrste howe thou haste gouerned goddes flocke commytted to thy Cure As a harde or as a hyred man that doth all for his bodely hyer As a father or as a wolfe that eateth the shepe and kepeth them not Saye on and tell me saye whome haste thou turned frō theyr cursed liuing by the deuoute preachyng and good ensāple whom haste thou taughte the lawe of God that was before ignorāt There shal be hard a greuous accusyng of fatheries chyldren and a strey● alledgynge of al the flocke that thou hast take of them thy lyuynge through their laboure swete and do nothing therfore But let them go astraye wandrynge for pasture water and none gy●en them by the. Dyrectly gyue thy rekenynge how haste thou ruled and spended the goods of these pore mē Howe shalt thou trimble with horryble feare then thinkeste thou heare what saynte Barnarde saith threttenynge Cle●kes and threttenyng ministers of the churche They be in the place of sayntes and they doo wyckedly in that they not holdynge them contente with wages that are sufficiente to theyr necessaries but the ouerplus that nedye shulde be sustayned by they be not ashamed to waste in the howses of theyr pryde and lechery witholdynge to them selfe wyckedlye and cursedlye the lyuinges of pore men with double wyckenesse truely Fyrst they do synne for they robbe other men of theyr goodes Furthermore for that they misuse holy thinges ī their vanities And in their wyckednes Euerye suche baylye therefore beware for to the laste fa● thinge thou shalte reken and giue accompte Thinkeste thou thenne that thou shalte not be disalowed of God for that thou hast myspended And in bryngynge vp of yonge ydle folowes nourysshed or taughte as it were in a schole to blaspheme God in all maner of pointes of euyll lyuinge in feadinge of fatte palfreys of hoū●●s and haukes and yf so be that is worste of all on lecherous women Here what is saide of such They haue ledde their dayes in vanitie and in welthe and in a moment they be gone downe īto hel Thinke not ther●fore but that ●hou shalte rendre streightlye the accompte of thy baly wyke The thyrde question that he shall answere to is this Howe haste thou lyued what lyghte of holynes hast thou geuen shewed to the people in thy lyuynge what myrrour haste thou bene vnto them Nowe giue thy rekenynge howe hast thou lyued as a good shepeh●rde goyng before his flocke with good ensamples or as a lewde person as a mā or best it is to wōder truelye to se howe the lyfe of preestes is chaunged They be clothed lyke lordes knyghtes they speake as vnhonestlye as any rybaulde or harlot as couetously for gaines do they procure as any marchaūtes They ryde lyke Princes And all this that thus is spente is of poore mens goodes and of Christes heritage Therfore sayeth a holy doctour the clay of Egipt is thoughe stycking and medled with bloode and the slattes were harde to be vndone for they were taken with the fyre of couetous and with the layre or erth of lustes In this point do trauaile ryche men and in this watche they lyeng awayt for pore men In this trauayle prelates that be blynded wyth to moche shynynge of ryches that make th●ym houses lyke churches in greatenes and superfluous aboundaunce of all thynges that with dyuers payntures coulour they theyr chābers and with dyuers sylkes clothinges in sōdrye colours make theyr ymages gaye but the poore man for defaute of clothes beggeth and with an emptye whom doth crye at the doore And shall I saye so the sayth this doctoure Often tymes these poore men be robbed for to cloth stockes and stones To such speaketh the Prophet Esai who art thou here or as who art thou here Here thou arte occupieng the place of Peter of Paule of Thomas or of Martyne but howe as Iudas was amongeste the apostles Symon Magus amōgest the disciples as a candell newly quenched that fewmeth ouer all the house in stede of a lyght lanterne and as a smoke that blyndeth mens eyen in stede of a cleare fyre yf thou contrary thus the maner of lyuynge that Christe and his apostles left to preestes Therefore sayeth the Prophet Ieremye They haue entred and they haue had and they haue not be obediēt with fals tytle and corrupte intētiō they haue ētred they haue had poore mennes goodes to their mysusynge And they haue not beene obedyent to god in their lyuyng Therfore it is wrytten that they shall haue the herdest dome A harde dome or iudgement for that they haue misentred a harder