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The cognizance of a true Christian or the outward markes whereby he may be the better knowne: consisting especially in these two duties: fasting and giuing of almes: verie needfull for these difficult times. Diuided into two seuerall treatises. Published by Samuel Gardiner, Batcheler of Diuinitie
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Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4.
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bestow_v of_o they_o howsoever_o we_o think_v that_o we_o can_v never_o bestow_v coast_n enough_o upon_o they_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o invite_v he_o to_o a_o costly_a feast_n to_o day_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n that_o must_v be_v hang_v to_o morrow_n or_o to_o make_v he_o fat_a or_o lusty_a of_o body_n that_o must_v immediate_o after_o die_v wherefore_o since_o we_o must_v all_o die_v and_o no_o man_n have_v any_o warrant_n of_o life_n for_o a_o honre_n why_o do_v we_o so_o frantical_o delight_v in_o feast_v and_o ryâ—tous_a feed_n the_o spâ—der_n with_o long_a labour_n spin_v a_o web_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n and_o weave_v a_o net_n to_o entangle_v the_o fly_n and_o a_o little_a puff_n of_o wind_n come_v and_o destroy_v they_o both_o we_o take_v great_a care_n what_o we_o shall_v eat_v and_o what_o we_o shall_v drink_v and_o a_o little_a breath_n that_o go_v out_o of_o our_o body_n do_v rid_v we_o of_o this_o care_n and_o make_v all_o our_o thought_n to_o perish_v last_o of_o all_o 42._o 10_o cause_n aug._n in_o pâ—â—l_n 42._o this_o fast_o be_v expedient_a for_o the_o better_a relief_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o poor_a quot_fw-la enim_fw-la pauperes_fw-la saginare_fw-la potest_fw-la intermssum_fw-la hodie_fw-la prandium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la for_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o poor_a people_n may_v be_v suffice_v with_o the_o intermission_n and_o forbear_v but_o of_o one_o meal_n â—ta_fw-la ergo_fw-la ietuna_fw-la ut_fw-la paupere_fw-la manducante_fw-la prandisse_fw-la te_fw-la gaudeas_fw-la by_o aug._n by_o wherefore_o so_o fast_o as_o thou_o may_v rejoice_v that_o thou_o have_v well_o dine_v by_o make_v the_o poor_a to_o dine_v it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o make_v a_o fruitful_a land_n barren_a for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n that_o be_v therein_o to_o take_v from_o we_o the_o staff_n of_o bread_n and_o to_o send_v a_o dearth_n and_o scarcity_n amongst_o us._n it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o sparinglie_o and_o moderate_o to_o receive_v god_n creature_n for_o the_o necessary_a sustenance_n and_o relief_n of_o our_o body_n and_o that_o we_o waste_v not_o they_o upon_o our_o own_o gluttonous_a and_o inordinate_a lust_n lest_o judas_n do_v expostulate_v the_o case_n with_o we_o as_o he_o do_v with_o his_o master_n in_o a_o charitable_a action_n say_v what_o need_v this_o waste_n it_o have_v be_v better_a it_o have_v be_v sell_v and_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a for_o this_o cause_n order_n have_v be_v take_v by_o our_o renown_a queen_n our_o tender_a and_o nource_a mother_n and_o by_o her_o provident_a and_o careful_a magistrate_n that_o a_o abstinence_n and_o moderate_a diet_n shall_v be_v use_v for_o the_o poor_n sake_n which_o sanction_n and_o injunction_n be_v not_o only_o most_o necessary_a both_o for_o the_o peace_n and_o plenty_n of_o the_o land_n and_o good_a of_o our_o body_n as_o in_o the_o premise_n have_v be_v show_v but_o serviceable_a unto_o god_n peaceable_a unto_o our_o conscience_n and_o for_o the_o eternal_a good_a of_o our_o soul_n be_v use_v aright_o as_o in_o the_o sequel_n shall_v be_v prove_v many_o other_o reason_n may_v have_v be_v rehearse_v for_o the_o further_o urge_v of_o this_o proposition_n but_o because_o my_o leisure_n be_v but_o small_a and_o these_o may_v seem_v sufficient_a i_o willing_o pretermit_v they_o and_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o salomom_n do_v with_o the_o brass_n in_o temple_n which_o because_o it_o be_v so_o much_o he_o will_v not_o weigh_v it_o finis_fw-la the_o second_o book_n which_o be_v a_o treatise_n of_o alm_n very_o needful_a for_o this_o time_n of_o scarcity_n the_o first_o chapter_n what_o alm_n be_v and_o how_o fast_v and_o give_v of_o alm_n be_v to_o be_v conjoin_v the_o ancient_a and_o accustom_a word_n which_o be_v use_v of_o the_o schoolman_n which_o signify_v alm_n be_v eleemesyna_n and_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o a_o wide_a &_o large_a signification_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v extend_v as_o far_o as_o the_o latin_a word_n misericordia_fw-la alm_n every_o work_n of_o mercy_n be_v a_o alm_n which_o we_o call_v in_o english_a mercy_n whatsoever_o benefit_n we_o do_v bestow_v upon_o any_o in_o a_o mere_a commiseration_n of_o his_o distress_a estate_n and_o in_o the_o tender_a bowel_n of_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o what_o nature_n and_o condition_n soever_o it_o be_v natural_o and_o proper_o a_o alm_n if_o thou_o feed_v the_o hungry_a give_v drink_v unto_o the_o thirsty_a and_o clothe_v he_o that_o be_v cold_a and_o naked_a harbour_v the_o stranger_n heale_v the_o sick_a or_o otherwise_o sustain_v he_o with_o thy_o charitable_a devotion_n or_o final_o if_o thou_o aide_v he_o that_o be_v oppress_v with_o injury_n with_o thy_o authority_n and_o counsel_n if_o thou_o do_v hearten_v the_o afflict_a soul_n with_o godly_a comfort_n if_o thou_o ransome_a the_o prisoner_n or_o friendly_a do_v support_v any_o that_o be_v in_o miserable_a &_o dangerous_a estate_n thou_o have_v do_v a_o acceptable_a and_o gracious_a alm_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o bind_v thou_o when_o he_o will_v thou_o to_o give_v alm_n to_o any_o set_a duty_n to_o give_v money_n to_o bestow_v clothes_n or_o to_o give_v thy_o meâ—te_n but_o to_o show_v mercy_n because_o that_o none_o shall_v plead_v their_o poverty_n or_o exempt_v themselves_o from_o performance_n of_o this_o service_n under_o pretence_n &_o colour_n of_o their_o want_n for_o though_o they_o be_v in_o want_n of_o money_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n yet_o here_o be_v none_o but_o may_v show_v mercy_n in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o and_o this_o be_v true_a alm_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v prove_v 30_o aug_n in_o lucam_n ser_n 30_o and_o s._n augustine_n do_v acknowledge_v say_v quid_fw-la est_fw-la facere_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la facere_fw-la scilicet_fw-la misericors_fw-la diam_fw-la what_o be_v it_o to_o give_v alm_n but_o to_o show_v mercy_n theâ—e_n be_v none_o therefore_o that_o any_o go_v under_o protection_n to_o live_v as_o he_o listen_v but_o every_o one_o must_v bring_v his_o merciful_a alm_n into_o the_o lord_n treasure-house_n for_o every_o one_o be_v enjoin_v to_o show_v mercy_n and_o this_o be_v the_o general_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n that_o we_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o wherefore_o since_o every_o merciful_a affection_n may_v be_v fit_o call_v a_o alm_n false_a a_o double_a alm_n 1._o the_o one_o true_a 2._o theother_n false_a whatsoever_o be_v not_o give_v in_o this_o affection_n but_o proceed_v from_o other_o strange_a by-thought_n and_o purpose_n be_v mere_o counterfeit_v hypoctiticall_a and_o false_a &_o be_v to_o be_v retect_v as_o the_o gold_n which_o want_v weight_n &_o as_o the_o corn_n which_o want_v measure_n that_o thy_o alm_n may_v be_v currant_n it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o the_o person_n be_v honest_a or_o lewd_a upon_o who_o thou_o bestow_v it_o or_o how_o much_o or_o little_a it_o be_v that_o thou_o bestow_v but_o this_o be_v the_o main_a matter_n principal_o to_o be_v regard_v with_o what_o mind_n and_o spirit_n we_o do_v bestow_v it_o a_o true_a alm_n therefore_o be_v not_o outward_o to_o be_v consider_v but_o inwardlie_o to_o be_v ponder_v not_o without_o we_o but_o in_o ourselves_o who_o give_v it_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o to_o who_o thou_o give_v thy_o alm_n be_v both_o honest_a and_o distress_a and_o yet_o thy_o alm_n may_v be_v no_o true_a alm_n because_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o touch_v with_o that_o mercy_n which_o be_v require_v so_o contrariwise_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o alm_n be_v good_a which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o a_o man_n that_o be_v bad_a because_o simple_o in_o a_o merciful_a inclination_n it_o have_v be_v give_v unto_o he_o moreover_o so_o it_o be_v that_o much_o be_v give_v by_o he_o that_o have_v much_o and_o but_o little_a of_o he_o that_o have_v but_o little_a and_o yet_o that_o much_o be_v altogether_o a_o feign_a and_o this_o little_a the_o most_o perfect_a alm_n for_o it_o be_v the_o diversity_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o giver_n and_o not_o of_o the_o gift_n that_o thus_o distinguish_v of_o the_o alm_n 21._o luke_n 21._o the_o widow_n woman_n that_o be_v poor_a do_v cast_v in_o but_o two_o mite_n but_o the_o rich_a man_n do_v offer_v large_o but_o the_o widow_n pittance_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o abundant_a contribution_n of_o the_o wealthy_a the_o able_a sort_n therefore_o have_v from_o hence_o just_a occasion_n to_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o their_o uncharitable_a affection_n who_o when_o they_o shall_v stretch_v out_o their_o arm_n unto_o the_o poor_a to_o give_v they_o alm_n they_o examine_v they_o of_o their_o life_n &_o take_v account_n of_o their_o do_n as_o if_o so_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n to_o be_v stand_v upon_o be_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o man_n not_o know_v that_o this_o
man_n to_o fast_o cause_n 2._o cause_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n commendable_a for_o their_o antiquity_n but_o there_o be_v no_o institution_n so_o ancient_a as_o fast_v be_v in_o the_o beginning_n ordain_v in_o paradise_n in_o the_o time_n of_o man_n innocence_n so_o say_v saint_n augustine_n graeco_fw-la august_n count_v julian_n pelag_n lib_n 1_o refert_fw-la verba_fw-la rasilii_fw-la quae_fw-la transtulit_fw-la verbum_fw-la è_fw-la verbo_fw-la de_fw-fr graeco_fw-la jeiunium_fw-la in_o pardiso_n lege_fw-la constitutum_fw-la est_fw-la primum_fw-la enim_fw-la madatum_fw-la accepit_fw-la adam_n a_o ligno_fw-la sciendi_fw-la bonâ—m_fw-la &_o malum_fw-la non_fw-la manducabis_fw-la non_fw-la manducabis_fw-la autem_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la est_fw-la &_o legis_fw-la constitutionis_fw-la initium_fw-la si_fw-mi ieiun_fw-ge asset_fw-ge a_o ligno_fw-la eva_n non_fw-la isto_fw-la indige_fw-la emus_fw-la ieinnio_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la opus_fw-la habent_fw-la valentes_fw-la medico_fw-la sed_fw-la male_a habentes_fw-la aegrotavimus_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sanemur_fw-la per_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la vero_fw-la sine_fw-la ieiunio_fw-la vacua_fw-la est_fw-la fast_v be_v command_v by_o a_o law_n in_o paradise_n for_o the_o first_o commandment_n that_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n be_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o not_o to_o eat_v be_v to_o fast_o and_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o this_o law_n establish_v if_o euah_n have_v fast_v as_o it_o be_v command_v we_o have_v not_o now_o have_v need_n of_o any_o other_o fast_o for_o those_o who_o be_v whole_a need_v no_o phisiâ—â—an_n but_o those_o who_o be_v sick_a we_o have_v be_v sick_a through_o sin_n let_v we_o be_v make_v whole_a by_o repentance_n repentance_n without_o fast_o be_v not_o aunleable_a ambrose_n likewise_o subscribe_v to_o augustine_n in_o this_o assertion_n primus_fw-la usus_fw-la mundi_fw-la à _fw-la ieiunto_n caepit_fw-la sexto_fw-la die_fw-la bestiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la creatae_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la bestiis_fw-la or_o ta_fw-la edendi_fw-la potestas_fw-la est_fw-la &_o usus_fw-la escarum_fw-la ieiunio_fw-la ambrose_n lib_n de_fw-la nelia_fw-la &_o ieiunio_fw-la ubicibus_fw-la caepit_fw-la ibt_fw-mi finis_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o first_o use_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v with_o fast_v beast_n be_v create_v the_o sixâ—_o day_n and_o with_o they_o come_v in_o the_o liberty_n of_o eat_v and_o the_o use_n of_o meat_n assoon_o as_o meat_n begin_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n do_v end_n it_o be_v well_o with_o mankind_n when_o adam_n fast_v cause_n 3._o cause_n but_o when_o he_o do_v eat_v he_o do_v subject_v himself_o and_o his_o whole_a posterity_n unto_o a_o eternal_a curse_n quamdiu_fw-la interdictis_fw-la abstinuere_fw-la nesciebant_fw-la esse_fw-la se_fw-la nudos_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la manduc_fw-la averunt_fw-la de_fw-fr interdicta_fw-la arbore_fw-la nudatos_fw-la esse_fw-la seize_v cognonerunt_fw-la culpa_fw-la cum_fw-la cibo_fw-la latebra_fw-la post_fw-la cibum_fw-la whilst_o adam_n and_o euah_n do_v abstain_v from_o fruit_n forbid_v they_o know_v not_o that_o they_o be_v naked_a but_o after_o they_o do_v taste_v of_o the_o tree_n inhibit_v they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a the_o transgression_n come_v in_o with_o their_o eat_n and_o their_o slide_n from_o god_n presence_n after_o their_o eat_n to_o this_o purpose_n say_v saint_n augustine_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la tecunavirnus_fw-la 1_o aug_n eâ—nt_fw-la julianum_fw-la pelag_n lib._n 1_o decidimus_fw-la de_fw-la paradiso_fw-la jerunemus_n ergo_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la redeamus_fw-la because_o we_o do_v not_o fast_o we_o be_v drinen_n out_o of_o paradise_n let_v we_o therefore_o fast_o that_o we_o may_v return_v into_o paradse_n wherefore_o since_o fast_v serve_v for_o a_o good_a remembrance_n of_o man_n innocence_n and_o the_o contrary_a for_o a_o memorial_n of_o his_o sin_n whoso_o reioy_v ce_v of_o his_o eat_n and_o drink_v and_o like_o a_o epicure_n do_v dâ—â—_n light_n therein_o be_v a_o frantic_a fellow_n distract_v of_o his_o wit_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n and_o resemble_v the_o thief_n who_o be_v save_v from_o the_o gallows_n be_v command_v always_o to_o wear_v a_o rope_n as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o lewdness_n shall_v wax_v insolent_a or_o proud_a of_o his_o halter_n or_o the_o beggar_n who_o take_v pleasure_n to_o show_v his_o wound_n botch_n and_o carbuncle_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n and_o putrify_a sore_n the_o life_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v our_o imitation_n 5_o 4_o cause_n ephes_n 5_o so_o saint_n paul_n counsele_v be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o even_o as_o i_o be_o of_o christ_n jesus_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o we_o to_o live_v in_o feast_v 11_o 1_o sam._n 11_o when_o our_o grand_a captain_n joab_n do_v give_v himself_o to_o fast_v there_o be_v no_o good_a sou_n dier_z but_o when_o he_o see_v his_o captain_n to_o be_v hardy_a and_o to_o give_v the_o onset_n but_o will_v be_v venturous_a and_o put_v himself_o forward_o to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v but_o if_o our_o life_n be_v compare_v to_o his_o &_o our_o work_n lay_v unto_o he_o it_o will_v appear_v what_o bad_a workman_n we_o be_v not_o like_a unto_o workman_n work_v by_o the_o rule_n but_o contrary_a to_o the_o level_a and_o square_n which_o he_o prescribe_v christ_n that_o know_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n fast_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o we_o that_o be_v full_a of_o sin_n and_o sin_n itself_o can_v find_v no_o time_n to_o fast_o for_o our_o own_o sin_n our_o good_a master_n fast_v for_o we_o bad_a servant_n but_o we_o most_o unthankful_a will_v do_v nothing_o for_o he_o again_o it_o be_v the_o use_n of_o this_o world_n to_o give_v a_o great_a dinner_n first_o and_o a_o less_o supper_n after_o and_o to_o set_v the_o best_a wine_n on_o the_o table_n first_o and_o the_o worse_a last_o as_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o feast_n do_v 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