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A14946	A spyrytuall and moost precyouse pearle Teachyng all men to loue and imbrace the crosse, as a mooste swete and necessary thyng, vnto the sowle, and what comfort is to be taken thereof, and also where and howe, both consolacyon and ayde in all maner of afflyccyons is to be soughte, and agayne, how all men should behaue them selues therein, accordynge to the word of God. Sett forth by the moste honorable lorde, the duke hys grace of Somerset, as appeareth by hys epystle set before the same.; Kleintot, von trost und hilff. English.	Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552, attributed name.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1550 (1550)	STC 25255; ESTC S105089	87,629	226

God is oure hope and strengthe a verye presente helpe in all the sorowes and necessytes that haue assaulted vs Therfore wyll we not feare thoughe the worlde shulde syncke and thoughe the hylles shulde be caryed awaye in the myddeste of the sea c. Yea euerye Christen man ●…f it were possyble shulde be contente to lose a thousande bodyes and lyues yf it were for no nother thynge but that he hath hard tasted and beleued the holye Gospell But for anye man to be impaci ●…nt and so to remayne It is an euydente token that the same parson neuer had any true faythe or els yf he had that it is quē ched and gone agayne For impacyencye falleth vnto murmurynge and disobedy ence agaynste God and begynneth to hate God and to blaspheme hym Also Christen prayer is a greate helpe furtheraunce to pacyence For in prayer we desyre the sanctyfycacyon of the name of God Nowe is the name of God most praysed and sanctyfyed when we being in the highest danger necessite do depende and hang vpon God thorow fayth and pacience as vpon one that wyl dyspose all thynge well to a good ende Agayne in prayer we desyre that the king dome of God maye come vnto vs. Nowe yf God will confounde and destroy in vs the kyngedome of the deuyll and of the flesh●… or els wolde vtterlye leade drawe vs into hys godlye and heauenly kingdō thorowe the crosse were it not as muche as to pray against or use Iues yf we shuld be impacient vnder the same We pray ly kewyse that Gods will be done Now yf it be Gods will that we shulde haue sorowe trouble and aduersite vpon earthe howe dare or can we resyst or grudge against hys will The. xxix Chapter Examples and causes takē oute of naturall thynges and of Heathen men whereby a man may be moued to pa cience in adversyte IF there were no holye Scripture at all yet might a man of his owne reason take example of brute beastes of naturall thynges as of the body soule the naturall partes vnto them belonging Also of hethen men Iewes and handycraftes men of all maner of states and degrees of men lykewyse of the angels and of the deuyll whereby they myght conclude learne that they ought to be haue them selues pacientlye boldlye manfullye in aduersite mysfortune A lambe or a shepe is ledde vnto the slaughter and neuer crye nor open the mouth but suffer and abyde it pacyentlye and mekely Euen so ought the holy elect of God whan they are cursyd and reuyled not to curse or reuyle agayne whan they are smytten not to smyte agayn but to suffer all maner of smart and payne not ones to blere or to open their mouthes agaynst it Our body is but very wormes meate And if we coulde bestowe the same to the honor of our redemer and sauyor Christe ought we not to be glad and to reioyse if we myght so doo Lyke as they that are syck and dyseased can be content to suffer and abide any of their members of theyr body to be cut of and to be burnte so that they maye be anye thyng releuyd and easyd thereby of their great smart and contynuall payne whych is yet but transytorye be made whole and sownd agayn Euen so ought we gladlye and wyllyngly to suffer oure Lord god and to be styl and quyet whan he sendeth vs aduersyte wherby we may be releuyd discharged of eternall payne and obteyne helth blesse and saluacyon for our soules If thou canst consyder the order and course of nature that is naturallye wrytten in thy harte thou shalt thereby lerne and conclude that a man oughte to be so strong and stedfast that he oughte not to be moued by anye smart payne or other temptacyon to doo any thyng that is vnsemyng or agaynst honesty And out of thys honestye wronghte planted in nature spronge the learnynge and examples of the wyse and notable heathen men whych we cal Philosophers Amonge whom thys was a comon prouerb and sentence Beare and forbeare The fy●…ste worde where of teacheth that we shuld suffer the crosse pacyently and to be styll and meake whan we are vysyted therewyth And the seconde sygny●…yeth that we shuld hate flee and auoyde all maner of examples wordes or deedes that myghte geue anye maner of occasyon to anye euyll Aristotle in hys boke of maners teatheth that felycyte and blessednes consysteth not specyally in helth of bodye in aboundance of goodes or in worldlye honor dignyte and estymacyon but rather in the exercyse and practyse of vertue Oute of the whyche it folowyth that a man that is vertuous maye be blessed though he haue neuer so much trouble or aduersyte And he reckenyth and takyth troble and aduersyte for the verye mater and occasyon whereby vertue is moste styrryd vp and exercysed and wherein it doth moste shyne and appeare And thesame Arystotle also comparyth an honest and vertuous man vnto a good capten For lyke as a good capten leadyth and orderyth hys host accordyng as the occa syon requyryth Euen so a vertuous man behaueth hym selfe pacyentlye and well in aduersyte and maketh the beste of it The Stoykes dyd teach playnelye that it was not to be rekenyd for an euyll thynge to lyue in pouertye syckenes and myserye but thys only to be euyll to forsake vertue and shewe any poynt of dishonestye Lycero one of the moste notable and excellent Romanes wryteth thus Remember and persuade thys wyth thy selfe that besydes synne and dyshonestye nothynge can happen to a man where at he oughte to be astoynyd or abashed And accordinge to thys example dyd one heathen man oft comforte another by all maner of circu●…stances of thyngs as these folowynge and other It besemyth not a man to wepe and wayle like a child or a woman And Seneca wryteth thus It is easyer to subdewe and ouercome an whole ●…acyon than one onely man Item Thou arte nomore a chylde of a yeare but thou hast age and yeares And therfore more is requyred of the than of a chyld Thou haste bene broughte vp and instruct from thy youth in godly wysdome and knowlege the same must thou nowe practyse and shewe furth Before thys tyme thou couldeste comfort and geue good councell vnto other Doo not therfore now lyke the euyll phy sy●…yons Whych boost and pretende that they can help other men and can not help them selues Before thys tyme hetherto thou haste shewed and behauyd thy self manfullye therfore be now lyke vnto thy selfe and goo not backward It were an vnsemyng thyng to wa●…e from daye to daye worsse and weaker and such lyke Although thys doctrine of the heathen men in this and such other poyntes is to be commendyd yet the storyes doo make mencyon of manye vnsemely actes that they did As this y t Coriolianus for desyre of reuengeaunce dyd warre agaynst hys own

the former synnys and hynder and resyste those that are to come hereafter and help to plante exercyse and increase all maner of vertues that the vngodly may be prouokyd furtheryd to repentance amen dement and reformacyon of theyr lyue●… and the Godly to further vertue and god ▪ lynes For what afflyccyon soeuer the flesh doth suffer it greuyth it very sor●… it wold rather be ●…ery at rest and quy●…t Nowe euerye one that hath anye reason knowyth thys ryght well that he thorow hys owne i●…ys and behauor bringeth much aduersyte and afflyccyon vpon his owne necke And therfore in consyderacyon of that he begynnyth to bewar and to take hed●… afterward of all inordynate dyssolute lyuyng as the cause grounde and occasyon of all myserye and sorowe that besyde thys presente afflyccyon he be not plagyd also eternally Whych I wyl declare and proue fyrste wyth symylytudes secondarylye wyth testymonyes of holy scripture and thyrdly by examples A water that is contynually standing how cleare soeuer it seme yet it is corrupt and naught But that water whych hath hys cōtynuall coursse the more ▪ it russyth strougglith ouer the stonys and sandys the more lyuely fresh and better it is ●…uē so a godly man in the absence of the crosse is sluggysh dull and lytherly but thorow the crosse and afflyccyon he is quycke●…yd and exercysyd and increasyd in all goodnes The rusty and cankard yron thorowe the fyle is made bryght and smoth Euen so the old rusty Adam hath nede of 〈◊〉 and aduersyte to ●…yle and pourge him from the cankard rust of synne A 〈◊〉 though it be neuer so smoth if it be not vsed it wa●…eth rusty and the same ruste frettyth it and marryth it But the more that it is occupyed though it be somewhat worne thereby yet it is the more bryght Euen so although some parson hath a good nature and inclynacyon if he be not occupyed and exercysed wyth trouble and aduersyte he waxeth rusty cankard and rotten but thorow the crosse and trybulacyon thoughe the rust haue wonne somewhat of hym beynge a man and weake yet he shall therby be made more bryght cleare and bewtyfull agayne The seede that is caste into the felde must suffer the wynd rayne snowe frost and all maner of tempestyes and yet it waxeth and bryngeth furth fruyte Euen so the spyrytuall sede whych is the word of God beyng receyuyd of a deuout and a feruent harte is not destroyed thorowe trouble but bryngeth furth ryghte good and profytable fruyte A 〈◊〉 tree the 〈◊〉 it is beaten the better it is and not the worsse Euen so man thorow many strypes and muche aduersyte waxyth good For the thyck and hard shynne of an horsse or an asse is nothynge better than a very sharpe whyp to gyrke hym wyth Euen so for oure stubburne and hawtye fleshe there is nothynge more 〈◊〉 and profytable than muche sorowe and vexacyon whereby it maye be stryppyd and pryckyd forward Cloth must be oft beatyn and brushed wherevpon there is a prouerb Thus muste wollynge cloth be vsed that there breade no mothys in it Euen so shall spi rytuall mothys ▪ and wor●…ys wyckydnes synne and abhomynacyon haue the lesse power to brede in vs if we be well brushed and beatyn in tyme wyth afflyccyon and aduersyte The fleshe that comyth freshe oute of the shambles vnsaltyd waxyth soone ●…sauerye and wormes brede in it but the salte wyth hys sharpenes kepeth it swete from corrupcyon Euen so doeth God caste and sprynckle salte vpon vs thorowe dyuers temptacyons and afflicciōs that they may byte ceason vs y t we corrupt nor peryshe not in synne That body that is alwayes ydle and neuer mouyth nor hath no exercyse is easyly subiect vnto syckenes and infyrmyties But those bodies that haue theyr exercise and labor are more lusty and sound and can better contynue Euen so that soul that is well exercysyd and occupyed wyth trouble and affliccyon hath occasyon cause to be bewtiful sound cleare It is a verye true saiynge the sharper that the ley is the cleaner takyth it away all maner of fylth Euen so oure corrupte and poysonyd nature had nede of a sharp and a bytynge medycyne The greater and sharper the trouble and aduersyte is the more fylth and inconuenyence it bytyth away For a rawe and weake stomake which is of a naughty dysgestion bytter wormwoode is very good and holsom Euen so for the weake and feble soule is bytter trouble and afflyccyon very holsom and necessarye Remember thys prouerb After the syck man had recoueryd hys sore he lyued worsse than euer he dyd before And therfore sycknes is more necessarye for him y t he waxe not worsse and liue not more wic kedlye Nowe wyll I alledge scrypture Leui. xxvi God threateneth to sende a plage seuenfold greater yf a man wyl not amend at the lyghter and easyer ponishment that he sente fyrste Whereby the Lorde hym selfe declareth thorowe Moyses that trouble and aduersyte shuld teache vs an alteracyon and amendement of oure lyues In the. xx of the Prouerb strokes and woundes do pourge and clense oute euyll and corrupcyon and strypes puryfye the inwarde partes of man Hebre. xij No maner of chastenyng for the presente tyme semeth to be ioyous but heauye and greuous but afterwarde it bryngeth a quyete frute of ryghtuousnes vnto those that are exercysed therein i. Petr. iiij He that suffereth in the flesh ceaseth from synne that from henceforth the tyme that is remnaunt in the fleshe he maye lyue not after the lustes of men but after the will of God And thys shall examples make more manyfeste Vnder Iosue had the chyldrē of Israell manye battels and were dryuē to fyght agayust theyr enemyes and they dyd neuer fall nor swarue from y t Lord vntyll afterwarde that they came vnto reste and had all thynges plenty Iosu. i. Iudg. ij Thys is an example of an whole multytude Nowe take examples of specy all parsons The Prophete Ionas beyng in the whalles belly remembred hys synnes altered hym selfe turned and was obedient vnto God The loste and desperate sonne did then fyrst of all r●…ne home agayne vnto hys father when he sawe felt hys myserye pouertye Luk. xv Marke the dayly experience We ymagyne oft tymes thus with oure selues Oh yf I were ones whole restored agayne I wolde surely behaue order my selfe well as I oughte to do and wolde helpe and serue euerye man Oh yf I were ryche I wolde gladly distribute vnto the poore people faythfully But assone as we come oute of the daunger in dede we haue cleane forgottē altogether As long as we haue no maner of nede no man can hinder nor restrayne onre wickednes For an example ymagyne ij sondry hou ses whereof in the one is celebrate kept a maryage where there is myrthe ioye good chere And in the other is one sycke on his dead bed In the bryde house wher there