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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.
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Wimbledon, Thomas.; Wimbeldon, R., attributed name.
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syckenes of thy seede great syckenes loÌ„ge abydyng most euyls alwaye coÌ„tinuinge And ye shall vnderstande that god sendeth suche syckenes otherwhyle to good meÌ„ soÌ„times to shrewes To good men God doth it for two causes that I sayde of syckenes I wold it to be vnderstâ—eÌ„d of al maner of tribulatioÌ„ The fyrst cause for that they shulde euer knowe that they haue no infectioÌ„ of theÌ„ selfe but of god onelye and to encrese in mekenes Of this sayth Paule Lest the greatnes of reuelation lyft or extol me vp into pride to me is gyuen the prycke of my flesh thauÌ„gel of Sathanas to smite me on the neck wherfore I haue thrise prayed god that if shuld go fro me he auÌ„swered vnto me my grace is sufficient for the vertue is fulfylled iÌ„ sicknes withiÌ„ thus saith the glose The feÌ„d axyng Iob to be teÌ„pted was hard not the apostle axyng hys teÌ„ptatioÌ„ to be remoued god herd hiÌ„ that shulde be daÌ„pned he hard not him that he wolde saue Also god seÌ„deth saintes oftentymes sycknes psecution to gyue vs synfull wretches eÌ„saÌ„ple of pacieÌ„ce For yf he shuld suffre his saintes to haue suche tribulation in thys world thaÌ„ke hiÌ„ therof muche more we wretches that god hath send to not a hundreth part of their sorow shuld bere it mekely SitheÌ„s we haue deserued a thousaÌ„de tymes so moche as they haue wherfore as we rede of Thobi that on a daye as he was wery of buryenge of pore men the whiche shulde els haue ben vnburied and haue bene eaten of houndes and foules as the Carrien of other vnreasonable beastes as he for wearynes was layed to reste thorowe the sufferaunce of God the swallowes that bredde aboue in the house made ordure and donged in his eyen where by he wared blynde This is wrytten that god suffred thys temptacioÌ„ to come to hym for an ensample of paciens to all theÌ„ that cam after And so was also the temptatioÌ„ of holy Iob and thoughe Thoby frome his chyldehode euermore dyd dread God and kepe his coÌ„maundementes yet was he not agreaued agaynste god though that the myscheuous blyndnes fell to him but vnmeueably dwelled in the drede of god thankiÌ„g hym all the dayes of his lyfe Loo here scripture expresselye saith that god suffred that holy man to haue this syckenes to giue other that come after hym an ensaÌ„ple of pacience And also sometyme god sendeth syckenes tribulatioÌ„ to wycked meÌ„ that for ii causes Fyrste for that they shulde loue God and leaue theyr synne as it is written Theyr sycknes are multiplyed and after they hasted to Godward For we se ofteÌ„ meÌ„ iÌ„ sycknes know theyr God that neuer wolde haue tourned to him while they were hole Also god sendeth sicknes often to a gaste other meÌ„ leste they shulde folowe their sinne As the sycknes of Antioche whome God smote with suche a plage that wormes scattered out of his body he beyng alyue And the sliÌ„ck was so great foule that hys frendes were wery therwith might not suffre it yea at leÌ„gth he myght not abyde his owne stench theÌ„ began he to know hym selfe saide it is ryghtful to be subiect to god and a mortal man not to holde him equal with god And the storye saithe he asked mercy of god of whoÌ„ he coulde none haue he made a vowe to God that he wolde make the Cytye of Ierusalem free the Iues as free as the meÌ„ of Athenes that he wolde honour Goddes Temple with precious stones also array multiplye the holy vessels and fynde of his owne â—aÌ„des the costes expeÌ„ses perteining to the sacrifice that he wolde becom a Iewe go ouer all the lande preaching gods lawe And yet god gaue hym no mercy for no ther was there in hiÌ„ contrition nor repeÌ„tauÌ„ce that spronge of faith but of odious payn For what was in hiÌ„ to forsake his wickednes wheÌ„ he was vnable to do good or euell And by this veÌ„geauÌ„ce that god toke on this kyng shuld meÌ„ se what it is to be desobedieÌ„t to god Also it is to be takeÌ„ hede that wheÌ„ sycknes coÌ„meth euer it sheweth that the patieÌ„t is mortall that he shal nedes dye though he may escape this sicknes yet can be not eschewe death And so he muste nedes come to the rekenynge The seconde Somner that shall call to this peculyer iudgemeÌ„t is age and feblenes whose propertye is althoughe hetary with the he wil not leue the tyll he hath broughte the to the endetthat is deth But there be many though they haue this soÌ„ner with theÌ„ yet they take no hede He seth how his heed horeth his back croketh his breth stiketh his teeth falleÌ„ his syght failes his eares ware heuye to here what meaneth al this but that age soÌ„pneth the to the doÌ„e but what more madnes can be theÌ„ a maÌ„ beynge called draweÌ„ to so dredfull a rekeniÌ„g where except he answere well he forfaiteth both body soule to daÌ„pnatioÌ„ for euer yf he se a lytle myrth by the way he forgetteth who hath hiÌ„ by the sleue So doth he that is strikeÌ„ with age hath so great pleasure in this worldes welth that he forgetteth whether he is away Here fore saieth a holy doctour that amongest al the abusioÌ„s of the worlde moste is of an old man that is ostinate for he thinketh not of his oute goinge of thys worlde nor of hys passyng into the lyfe to come he heareth thre messengers of deth but he beleueth theÌ„ not the cause is for the thre fold cord that such an olde maÌ„ is bouÌ„d with is harde to breke this corde is costom that is of the plattes which be ydle youth vnhonest speache wicked dede The which if they grow with a maÌ„ froÌ„ his childhode vnto maÌ„s age they make a thre fold corde to byndtholde maÌ„ in custome of synne Herefore saith Esay breke the bondes of syn ThiÌ„ke therfore who souer that thou be that art this soÌ„ned thou caÌ„st not escape but y t thou must make thy rekeniÌ„g The thyrde soÌ„ner to his reckenynge is deth and his conditioÌ„ is that come he first or come he last he spareth neither pore nor rych aged nor yong nor he feareth no threatnynge he takethe heede to no prayer nor of anye gyft nor graunteth any respite but without delay he bringeth forth maÌ„ to iudgemeÌ„t Therfor sayeth D. Austen well ought euery maÌ„ to drede the daye of deth For I what estate soeuer mans last day fiÌ„deth hiÌ„ wheÌ„ he goth out of this world iÌ„ the same estate it bringeth hiÌ„ to his iudgemeÌ„t Therefore saith the wise mans to hys sonne Sonne thinke on thy last daye and thou shalte neuer synne Nowe remeÌ„bre that thou shalt rekeÌ„ for thy baylywyke I said also that there was an other daye of iudgemeÌ„t to the which all meÌ„ shall come togyther iÌ„ the