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The physyke of the soule wherin thou shalt finde many Godly emplastures [and] confortable salues agaynst al spiritual diseases very necessary to be red of the true christians in these last and perilous dayes. Set forth by Thomas Becon.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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¶ The Physyke of the soule wherein thou shalt finde many Godly emplastures confortable salues agaynst al spiritual diseases very necessary to be red of the true christians in these last and perilous dayes Set forth by Thomas Becon Math. xi Come vnto me all ye that are sycke dyseased and I shal release you of your paynes Imprinted at london the tenth day of Iulii â—nno Domini M.D.xlix And are to be solde by William hill remainig at the Sygne of the Hyll in Paules Churche Yarde Benedic Anima mea Domino The Physyke Of the soule The diseases wheâ— w t out bodyes are troubled y e death which oure bâ—dyes ilyke maner must of necessite suffer do very greatelye vexe disquiete oure mindes yea and that with no smal feare and trembling insomuche y t many tymes euen at the namiÌ„ge of theÌ„â—or wheÌ„ any mencioÌ„ of thâ—m is made aâ— all we shake and tremble for fâ—are Certes the nature of maÌ„ whych had rather not to be theÌ„ to be euel at ease or dysquyeted when these euylles are at hand can noue otherwise then waxe pale and be sorowful but yet can ther not chauÌ„ce to man a more fearse or more horrible or cruel misfortune theÌ„ y e dysease of y e soule y e death of y â— same But for asmuche as euery man doth drede and fle with all haste pâ—ssyble the punishementes troubles dyseases sicknesses and thys death of the body verely we ought muche more to auoyd and eschue the causes of these euelles I meane sinne and vngodlines and to feare the heauy dyspleasure of God whych throw oure innumerable offences we proâ—oke so many tymes agaynst vs. When we be diseased â—n our body we ruÌ„ne streght wayâ—s vnto a Phisycian wee spare no cost in thys behalfe Nothyng is to deare for the health of our lyfe We lashe out oure monie plenteously in biynge remedyes salues that thys earthly vessel and sheal which notwithstanding shal shortlye after decaye may be recouered and amended Why do we not lykewyse wyth aâ— muche study and care couete and seeke after remedyes against the diseases of the Soule seingâ— they bee muche more greuous and beyond al measure more peryllous What should it profyt a man yf he had all the riches of the world lyued an whole thousand yeares and enioyed also al the most denty and fine Pelasures of thys Lyfe and were troubled wyth no paynes of syknes dysease or any other myserye yf yet for al y t hys soul in the meane season were infecte wyth the daÌ„pnable wyckednes and poyson of synne and beinge opprâ—ssed with the tyranny of sathaÌ„ had the displeasure of God after the departure of thys lyfe be daÌ„pned for euer therfore Chryst monisheth vs saiyng watch for ye know not the daye nor the houre whan the Sonne of Man wyll come And becauâ—e we shoulde not follow lyght Tryfâ—lynge and Vyle thynges and despyce thynges whyche are muche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the most nigh certen and suer waye to coÌ„e vnto teue felicitee â–ª welth ioye or pleasure wheÌ„ he saieth seek â–ª first the kingdome of god and y e ryghtteousnes of it aÌ„d al thinges shal be â—ast to you We take thought turmoyle oureselues daye and nyghte to gett vs a liuing to make suer our ritches and suche other vayne and transytory thinges whiche lytyl helpe vs yea whiche many tymes also are y â— cause of most greuous miseries and horrible sines but in sekyng aÌ„d â–ª prouidiÌ„g for heuenly goodes how sluggysh are we how negligeÌ„t how vncircuÌ„spect how dastardelyke what more horryble blindnes aÌ„d madnes can ther be I beseche you whyl we lyuâ— wealthly make frolycke chere we neuer remember the lyfe that is to come nor yet the deathe that we 〈…〉 we 〈…〉 redâ— to dye and whaÌ„ we should go to y â— battel and fight valiauntly then aâ— the last we bâ—gynne to thinke of gettyng arâ—ours and wepons agaiÌ„st Satan and of amendyng our life Thes tâ—inges shew euideÌ„tly y t we be very weake and slender in fayth but a litel exercised in the christen warefare God haue marcy on vs. AMEN And although it be so y e euery age is apt to repent aÌ„d ameÌ„d y t no repentance is to late so that it be done before the departure of this lyfe yet I counsel monysh al men euen from the verye harte y t no man do prolonge and differ the act of repentance vnto this last aÌ„d most bytter agony For they also do very â—ardly sâ—onde and remayne â–ª which al the tyme of ther lyfe enioyyng prosperous health haue enâ—rmed aÌ„d Prepared theym selues vnto this howr of departure and yet defend them selfes with great labor and Busynes from the Assaultes graftes gulles aÌ„d subtâ—ltes of that most cruel and crafti enemy What shal become than of them whiche without al feare of God haue ledde a stinckyng dissolut aÌ„d vnthryfty lyfe yea and that wythout any repeÌ„taunce how I pray you shall they striue hou shal theâ— resyste â—ut seynge ther is in euery place a gret multytude of men for asmuche as the ministers of y â— Gospell are not alwaye in presence nether can they geue ther dyligence to al menne at al tymes I being greately desyrous to help al menne haue wrytten this maner way forme of confortyng oâ—deryng aÌ„d monyshiÌ„g y e sycke gathered out of gods word especyally for them whiche as yet are rude and not perfectly instructed wyth the sentences of the holy Scripture vnto suche chaunces y â— they either redyng thes thinges â–ª or hearyng thes thinges redde before them maye conceaue hope and sure and true comforte that they dispayre not and peryshe in that most bytter agony and conflicte of deathe A man therfore liyng on his bedde thorowe the greuous disease whâ—â— wyth he is vexâ—d and beyng iâ—iâ—operdye of his Lyfe is assayled and ouerwhelmed with dyuers and greuous temtacions wherwith he must fyght valeauntly But aboue all this is the most bytter and most greuous tentacyon whan y e moste heauy displeasaunt lothesoÌ„ Image of deathe is prese â—t before owre eyes and whan we see or consyder the most cherful lyght of this lyfe al ower kynnesfolkes or frendes howe we muste forsake theym and go awaye from theym yea and not 〈…〉 in this worlde which be most dere aÌ„d pleasaunt to vs. Besydes this the synnes also which we haue coÌ„mitted agaiÌ„st y â— wil of god his coÌ„mâ—uÌ„dement coÌ„e streight wayes into our minde brasting in w t gret vyoleÌ„ce are renewed waxe fresh and seme manymo yea more heynous abominable theÌ„ they euer appeted before â–ª do by thys meanes tormeÌ„t vexe trouble disquieâ— the conscience woÌ„derfâ—lly For after y â— consideratyoÌ„ of the â—hiÌ„ges afore sayd death y e iudgmeÌ„t of god hel daÌ„pnacioÌ„ feare â—rembliÌ„g coÌ„â—lockiÌ„g together as it wâ—t a swarm of bees and vexe our olde man w t most
violent tâ—oublous stormes of most greuous sorowes feates and w t most sharp and bitter engynes of sorow heuynes â—hey shake and assayle our breastes In thes agonies except our breast be strengthened and made sure w t greate and constaÌ„t faith it shalbe â—eopardê° lest we beiÌ„g made wery dashed out of couÌ„tenauÌ„ce thorow thes greuous and myghty teÌ„tacyons do fall vnto desperacyoÌ„ For those thiÌ„ges whych com vnto our remeÌ„brauÌ„ce when we be sicke seme vnto vs most horryble and moste haynous yea and that for none other cause than that oure fayth is weake and sleÌ„der and not as yet growen vnto such perfection that trustiÌ„g oÌ„ gods word is able to lay hande on those exceadiÌ„g and iÌ„â—stymable treasures and ryches of the sonnes of god I meane remyssyoÌ„ of al our sinnes thorow christ the resurrectioÌ„ of our flesh y t felouship of al y e elecâ— so gretely to be desired loÌ„ged for to conclude euerlastiÌ„g life and y t al these thiÌ„ges are frely 〈…〉 for christes sake In these articles of our faith should we exercyse our selues dayly after that we haue dyligently weied theÌ„ earnestly pondred them repose theÌ„ iÌ„ our minde We ought also often tymes to come vnto the coÌ„munioÌ„ aÌ„d that holy table of the Lord yet so y e we fyrste proue and Examine oure selues dyligeÌ„tly lest we vnâ—euereÌ„tly handle so holy a thing aÌ„d though it be coÌ„uenieÌ„t at al other tymes to eatè y â— supper of y e lord for our coÌ„fort yet is it now moste necessarye we haue in the tyme of our sykenes an vrgeÌ„t cause to do it Truly it is a pytyfull thing and a thinge worthy to be lamented that now many yeres thys sacrament of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ hath ben both vnworthely aÌ„d vnreuerntly handled yea of very many most extremely despited How horrible and haynous a synne 〈…〉 punished now adayes do abuÌ„daÌ„tly testify and S. Paule spake of it before i Cor. xi God haue mercy on vs and lighteÌ„ the â—ies of our mind that we leauing so aÌ„ vnsemely horrible errour may ones repent and aâ—end We shal therfor ofâ—eÌ„ times come vnto this table with high study of godlynes and deuocyoÌ„ that our mindes beyng recreated chered coÌ„forted w t that heueÌ„ly mâ—ate of y e soule faith charite maie be â—ncreased and made stroÌ„g in vs. Moreouer we ought alwaie dilygentlye to remeÌ„bre all the articles â—f our â—atholyke faith but in the agonies of death foure are nerest of al with greate â—iligence to be weied poÌ„dred of vs y t is to saye y â— articles of y e church or congregatioÌ„ of sayntes of remyssyon of sines by christes bloud of the resurreccioÌ„ of y e flesh and of euerlasting lyfe Fyrst as death is the payne of sine so lykewyse are diseases many tymes sent vs of God for oure synnes as it is manyfest in dyuers places of the scrypture we ar punyshed also oftentymes to proue and try oure fayth for then is it pâ—rcâ—aued how derely we loue god how greatly we trust vnto hym wheÌ„ we be oppressed troubled wyth any heauy crosse Therfor loke y t here before al thynges thou turâ—est al thyne hert al thy mynd and al thy sences vnto God aÌ„d that thou doest truly repeÌ„t and that thou doest lament and confesse thy synnes before God for the whych al we haue deserued eueâ—n y e most rightuous wrath of God and most greuous pâ—yne Notwithstaâ—dyng the most pleÌ„teous comfort or absolucion as they cal it or remyssion of synnes whych chryst ordeined in the church thou shal require of y e Gospel of Iohn Thys exceadynge greate treasure is dayly opened aÌ„d offred to thee Take ye saith Christâ— the holy goost Whose sinnes ye foâ—geue ar forgeuen them and whose synnes ye retayne are retayned Note after that we haue prayed aÌ„d obteyned the forgeuenes of synnes wythout doubte the payne disease the trouble that is layd vpon vs shall ceasse and leaue vs or els accordyng to the syngular good wyll of God it shall turne vnto the saluacyon of the diseased For beleue this for an vndoubted trueth that theyr payne or crossâ— seme it neuer so greuous a yoke aÌ„d burâ—heÌ„ to the flesh is a very faâ—herly rodde or chastisement wherwith god calleth thee being hys sonne vnto hym and withdrawethe and allureth thee awaye from synninge Certes God loueth vs most tenderly He fauoureth vs euen from the very harâ—e he doth all thynges for thys purpose euen that he maye amende vs and do vs good For whome he loueth he corâ—ecteth aÌ„d chasteneth and seourgeth hym in thys vale that he maye not be tormented after thys lyfe wyth y e euerlasting punishement of hel fire Neyther shalt thou doubt but most certenly persuade thy self that Gâ—d is thy most louyng father and mâ—â—t entierly desyreth thee althoughe he pretendeth neuer so greatly to be aÌ„gry wyth thee â–ª Thys is not y e anger of a Tiraunt nor of a butcher but of a father that most deâ—elye louethe vs which would not that we should be destroyed but that we should correcte our maners ameÌ„d and obtâ—ine health and Saluacion Thys is as sure as God is in heauen if we had fayth to beleue it Therfore fyrst of al aske forgeuenes remission of all thy synnes But in Chrstis name But wyth an harte that truly repenteth that thou mayst be at a poynt with God aÌ„d that thou mayst haue hym good fauourable and mercyful to thee After y t also mayst y u desire god that he wil deliuer ther froÌ„ the affliccion disease that is layd vpon thee So teacheth vs Iesus y â— Sonne of Sâ—â—ach Sonne saith he â—espyse not thy selfe in thy sykenes But praye vnto the Lorde and he shal heale thee So praieth Dauid lykewyse remâ—ber not our old wickednesses but let thy mercies soone ouertake vs. helpe vs O God ower Sauiour O y u lord god of pouâ—rs turne vs. how long wil thou be angry â–ª Shâ—w vs thy countenauÌ„ce we shall be safe First he desireth remissioÌ„ of sinnes y â— he maâ—e be iustyfiâ—d by y e grace of god afterward he praieth god to turne awy his wrath And wheÌ„ y u praiest to be deliuered eased of the crosse whiche do burden thee thou shalt alway adde this vnto it let thy most holye good wyll be don â–ª O heuenly father for we shal not better prouide for oure selfes theÌ„ that moste trusty father wyl do which is of infinyt power â— ysooÌ„ vnmesurable goodnes which iÌ„ no place turneth away his eyes froÌ„ vs which taketh great care for vs whiche hathe the heares of ower heade numbred which maketh alyue quickeneth norisheth couerethe cherisheth saueth and defendeth al thinges which aforeseeth aÌ„d prouideth for al thinges moch more better then the creatures can wysh There are thre thynges whych in the agony of deathe do most greuously dysquiet vs aÌ„d trouble our myndes