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A06772	The fortresse of the faythfull agaynst [ye] cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye made for the comforte of poore nedye Christians, by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1550 (1550)	STC 1721; ESTC S109202	62,711	184

Egipt for thorowe Iosephes wisedome was there corne inoughe layde vp in the store houses of euerye Citye in Egipte sente his sonnes thither to bye corne for theire money that they might liue and n●t die To be short seyng the historie is knowen when the sonnes of Iacob came thither for vitaile there was Ioseph their brother in hie authoritie whō they iudged eyther to be dead or elles to liue lyke a bonde slaue and drudge not able eyther to do him selfe good or any other In fewe they had vitailes home with them and their money also with manye precious gyftes and at the laste a cōmaundement geuen them y ● they shuld bringe their father and hys houshold wyth al that he had and prouision shulde be made for them euen in the best partes of the lande of Egipte Yea the kynge him selfe sente char●ttes oute of Egypte to fetche Iacob and all his familie and bad them not regarde theire stuffe for the good of all the lande of Egipte is youres sayth he Iacob and all his were honorablye brought thyther liberally and gently enterteyned of the kynge quietely and wealthelye placed in the lande of Egypt And all this came to passe by the prouidence of God whiche afore seynge thynges to come worketh wonderfullye for the sauegarde and healthe of hys seruauntes For the cause that Iacob and hys chyldren found such fauour in the syght of kynge Pharao was not fortune nor chaunce but goddes prouidence againe that Ioseph was exalted vnto such dignitie the cause thereof was not Iosephes fayr face nor yet his goodly personage but gods good wyll whiche gaue him suche wisedome as none had the lyke in all Egipte neither was there any in al the dominions of kynge Pharao founde lyke vnto Ioseph whom the kyng might make gouernour ouer his realme And al these thinges wrought god for the preseruaciō of his seruauntes as Ioseph himselfe said to his brethren I am Ioseph your brother whom you solde in to Egipte Nowe therefore be not greued therwyth neyther let it seme a cruell thinge in your eyes that ye solde me hither For god dyd sende me before you into Egipte for your wealth and to saue your liues For this is the second yere of dearth in the lande and fyue mo are behind in whiche there shall bee neyther earing nor heruest Wherfore god sente me before you to make prouision that ye myght continue in the earth and to saue your lyues by a greate deliueraunce So nowe it was not you that sente me hither but god which hath made me a father vnto Pharao and lorde of all his house and ruler thorowe oute all the lande of Egipte God hym selfe also spake vnto Iacob in a vision by nyght saying I am god the god of thy father feare not to go doune into Egipte for I wyll there make of the a greate people I wyll go doune wyth the into Egipte and I wyll also bringe the agayne Chri. O the vnspeakeable good wyll of god toward all them that trust in hym What other nacion saith Moses is so greate that goddes come so nye vnto as the lorde our god is nye vnto vs in all thynges so ofte as wee call vnto hym The Lorde our god is a mercifull god he wyll not forsake vs neyther destroye vs nor forget the appointement of our fathers whiche he sware vnto them The lorde oure god cherysheth vs euen as a father doth his sonne Wyll a mother forget the child of her wombe saythe god and not pitie the sonne whom she bare And thoughe she doth forget yet wyl not I forgette the. Behold I haue written the vp vpō my handes c. Theo. The last historie which you rehearsed neighbour Philemō is very cōfortable and teacheth vs that although the plage of famine be caste vpon any realme the wicked therof peryshe for honger yet wyl god so prouide for them that fear him cal on his holy name that they shall want no good thyng Phil. Wel noted neighbour Theophile So wold I haue you both heare and reade the histories of y ● holy scriptures y ● ye shuld perswade your selfe that what soeuer confortable historie ye finde in the sacred byble is ther written for your cōfort And to proue your saying true heare what god sayth by the Prophet Behold my sernauntes shal eate but ye shall honger Behold mi seruauntes shal drinke but ye shal suffer thirst Behold my seruauntes shall be merye but ye shall be confounded Beholde my seruauntes shall reioyse for a very quietnesse of hearte but ye shal cry for sorowe of herte and complaine for vexacion of mynde Eusebius The sayinge of Kynge Dauid dothe not muche differ frome this Beholde the eyes of the lorde are vpon them that feare him and vpon them that truste in his mercie that he maye deliuer their lyues from death and noryshe them in tyme of honger Salomon also sayth the lorde wyl not let the life of the ryghteous suffer honger Phil. After god had deliuered the Israelites out of Egipte with an out stretched arme and broughte them into the wyldernes of Sin where they sawe neither meate nor drynke for god was determined to proue them whether they wer faithfull or not they grudged againste Moses and Aaron sayinge wolde to God we had died by the hand of the lorde in the land of Egipt whē we satte by the fleshe pottes and when we dyd eate breade oure bellyes full For ye haue brought vs oute into thys wyldernesse to kyll the hole multitude wyth honger Ye se the vnthanckefulnes of this people for whō God had wrought so manye wonders and to whome God had shewed so greate tokens of louynge kyndenes euen as a father dothe to his childe Ye haue hearde howe they murmured agēst Moses Aaron Goddes laweful ministers whiche is nothynge else then to murmure agenst God him selfe Ye se theire vnfaithfulnes howe they are altogether swarued frome God and from his holy prouidence so that they are worthy no benefite at the hande of God but what thē Is God false of his promise yea rather euē for his promis sake where vnto God hathe euer cheife respecte whyche he made to theire fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob he wonderfullye sente them downe meat from heauen euē māna so fed thē as y ● wise mā sayeth y u hast fed thine own people with angels foode sent thē bread redye from heauen wythout theyr laboure beynge very pleasaunte good of taste And to shewe the riches and swetnes vnto thy childrē thou gauest euery one their desire so that euerye man myghte take what lyked hym beste Theo. If God for his promyse sake fedeth the vnfaithfull no les vnthāckefull Israelites frome heauen we that beleue his promises and hāge onlye on him and on hys fatherlye prouidence may be sure not to wāt but abundantlye to haue what so euer is necessary for vs

as y e Psalmographe sayeth The eyes of all thynges loke and wayte vpon the O Lorde and thou geueste them meate in due tyme. Thou openest thy hande and replenishest all thinges lyuynge wyth thy blessynge Ageine They that feare the Lord shal haue no scarsenes Thei whyche seke the Lorde shall wante no● good thynge Chri. God shall soner cease to be God then such as vnfainedly trust in hym shal peryshe for honger Phil. As y e Israelites murmured for meat so likwise did they for water They came to Moses chide with him yea thei wer almost redye to stone him and saide Gyue vs water to dryncke Wherefore haste thou broughte vs oute of Egipte to kyll vs and oure chyldren and cattalle wyth thyrste The Lorde God styll con●●derynge hys promyses and not weyinge their in fidelitie nor vnthanckefulnes wōderfullye and agaynste all naturall and humayne expectaciō gaue them plentye of swete waters oute of the harde stonye rocke Euse. O the maruelouse worckes of God He is not called almyghtye wythoute a canse For he dothe what so euer hys good pleasure is It is truelye sayde of Dauid greate is oure Lord and greate is his power yea his wysdome is infinite Who wil now doubt of necessari foode seing God so meruelously fedeth the vnfaithful vnthāckefull disobediente people Phi. At a nother tyme the rascall people y t was amonge them beinge wearye of the meate sent downe from heauen fell a lustynge and turned thē selfes and wept euen as did also y e children of Israel and sayde who shall gyue vs fleshe to eate We remember the fyshe which we did eat in Egipte for nought and y e cucūbers and melons lekes onions garlecke But nowe oure soule is dryed away for we can se nothing else saue Manna And oure soule lotheth thys lyghte breade Ye see that these people are styl like them selfes that is vnfaithful vnthākefull disobediente O frowarde and croked generaciō sayth Moses do ye so rewarde the Lorde O ye folyshe people and vnwyse Chri. It is not without a cause that sainte Stephen called that nacion styfnecked vncircumcised hartes and eares and suche as alwaye resyste the holy ghost Phil. Wel yet note Notwithstandinge their infidelitie vnthanckefulnes and disobedience God continued styl iuste in his promises faythfull in his wordes true in his dealynges for accordinge to their desire for his promyse sake he wolde not suffer them to wante but gaue them whatsoeuer they lusted for Ther wēt forth a wynde frome the Lorde saythe the scripture and brought quailes from the sea and let them fal about the host euē a daies iournei roūd about on euery syde of y e hoste and they dyd flye in the ayer as it were two cubites hye ouer the earthe And the people stode vp all that daye and all that nyghte and on the morow they gathered quayles And he that gathered a litle gathered ten homers full And they spred them abrode rounde aboute the hoste Thus se ye how God for hys promyse sake cheryshed the Israelytes although vnfaythful vnthanckefull and disobedient euen as y e Nurse doth hir sucking babe and fedde them by the space of .xl. yeres in y e wildernes without their paine care trayuayle or laboure Theo. If God shewed such gentilnes to the vnfaithefull and disobediente for hys promyse sake howe much more wyll he shew hym selfe a gentle and louynge father to them that fear hym beleue in hym loue hym and for their powers laboure to walke in hys holye path-waies Phil. Such shal neuer wāt Nowe marcke what followeth As god prouided meate for the Israelites so in lyke manner suffered he them not to go naked nor to peryshe for colde but all that tyme of fortye yeres when they were in the wyldernesse he so preserued their clothes that they waxed not olde and soo saued their shooes that they were not worne but both garmentes and shooes so whole at the fortie yeres ende as they were at their fyrste comminge into wildernes I haue led you forty yeres in the wyldernesse sayeth god and your clothes are not waxed olde vpon you neyther are the shooes of your feete worne Ye haue eaten no breade nor dronke wyne or stronge drynke that ye mighte knowe that I am the Lord youre god Moses also sayth god humbled the suffered the to honger fed the wyth Manna whiche neyther thou nor thy fathers knew of to make the to knowe that man dothe not lyue by breade onlie but by euerye word that procedeth out of the mouthe of the Lorde doth a man lyue Thy rayement waxed not olde vpon the neyther did thy foote swell those fortie yeres Here of maye ye perceaue howe bountifull God is in geuynge foode and apparell to them speciallye y t feare hym and kepe his holy commaūdementes Who wyll nowe be careful eyther for the bellye or for the backe as they saye God made thē both God wyl nourishe them both Eus. These histories do so set forth the kindenes of God towarde mā that none excepte verye infideles haue iuste occasion to dispayre of Gods liberalitie if they cal on his name and trauaile accordinge to theire vocacion phil There is no thyng more certeine But leste any man should thyncke that thys kyndnes of god ceassed in them of whome I haue hitherto spoken I wyll rehearse one or two histories mo out of the olde testamente and then alledge certeine oute of the new wherof ye maye learne that other proued the lyke kyndenes at the hand of god euen as wel in the newe testament as in the olde that by this meanes ye maye be perfectlye perswaded god to be the Lorde of the same liberalitie now that he was afore alike kynde to his seruaūtes in all ages Who knoweth not y ● Elias was an excellent Prophet of god feruent in spirit vehement in worde and ielous for the glory of god Chri. The scriptures testifie no lesse of him Theo. Elias stode vp as fyre saith the wiseman and his worde brent lyke a cresset Whyle he liued he was afrayed of no Prince and no man myghte ouercome him Of his prayse wryteth Iesus the sonne of Syrache Phil. Thys man of God lyued in the time of Achab kinge of Israel in whose dayes God sent a greate dearth into the world for it rained not vpon the earth by the space of iii. yeres and .vi. moneths In this plage of famine whereof innumerable wythoute dyed se howe God prouyded for hys seruaunt Elias Fyrste when the waters began to be dryed vp God sente hym to the brooke Cherith where he promysed to gyue hym drincke whyche thyng he vnfainedly performed so that whē other perished for lacke of dryncke he hadde Gods plentye inoughe as they vse to saye Now as touchyng his meate behold the wonderfull power of God whyche commaunded the Rauens to fede him and to bringe him meate The Rauens saith y ● scripture brought hym