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Newes out of heauen both pleasaunt [and] ioyfull, lately set forth to the great co[n]solacion [and] co[m]forte of all christen me[n]. By Theodore Basille.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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in suche miserable case were not alyke moued to helpe this maÌ„ The preest Leuite were mercylesse the Samarytane was mercyfull Uerely in the Samaritane was y â— loue of god whiche excited moued him agayn to shew loue towarde his neyghbour But in the preest Leuyte was ther no loue toward god therfore had they no pytie coÌ„passioÌ„ vpoÌ„ theyr neighbour So y â— where the loue of God wanteth ther can the loue of oure neyghboure haue no place And to saye y â— trueth I thynke surely that accordinge to Christes prophecy y â— loue of manye was neuer so colde For whan was there euer so many fayre wordes so much dissimulacioon who can at this daye vnfaynedly know his frende froÌ„ his 〈◊〉 al trueth is vtterly decayd among the chyldren of meÌ„ Euery one speaketh lyes to theyre neyghbour theyr lyppes are deceytfull they speake one thynge thynke an other In theyr mouthe they speake peace w t theyr frend yet secretely they lay in wayte for him They stretch out theyr tonge as a bowe of lying and not of trueth As the folowers lay snares to take byrdes so do they laye snares trappes to take men And as the trappe is full of byrdes so are theyr houses full of disceyte Nowe is the tyme come that Christ speaketh of in the holy gospel The brother sayeth he shall betray the brother vnto the deathe y â— father y â— sonne the chyldren shall aryse aagaynst theyr fathers mothers shal putte them to deathe Manye are become ryght Iudasies that is frendes in pretence extreme enemyes in theyr workes so y â— almoost no man knowethe whome he maye truste take for his frende It shall therfore become al meÌ„ to folow the admonicion of the Prophete Ieremy which sayeth Let euery maÌ„ be ware of his neyghboure put hys affyance trust iÌ„ none of al his brothers For euery brother wyll supplant deceyue euery frend wyll walke deceytfully so y t one brother shal mocke another and not speake trueth For they haue taught their tonge to speake lyes studyed very ernestly to do wyckedly Here to pertayneth the sayeng of the Prophete Miche Kepe the secretes of thy mouth from her that slepeth in thy bosome for y e sonne shall worke the father displeasure the doughter shall ryse agaynst her mother the doughter in lawe agaynste her mother in lawe a mannes owne houshold and familyars shalbe his mooste enemyes Thus se we what loue ther is nowe a dayes amonge men Agayne what vnmercyfulnesse reygneth amoÌ„g men at this tyme Howe slenderly are the poore members of Christ prouyded for nowe a dayes Howe do they go about froÌ„ dore to dore lameÌ„tyng expressyng with dolorous sorowful wordes theyr to muche wretched miserable state yet no man pitieth theÌ„ ter thefte whoredome haue ouerflowed the world bloud hath towched bloud But to be shorte in this behalfe let vs knowe that the iugement shalbe w tout mercy to hym y t wyll shew no mercy Let vs also be assured that as the mercyefull shall obtayne mercy so shall the vnmercifull receyue euerlastyng daÌ„nacion Moreouer what couetousnesse raygneth amonge men at this present tyme Howe ioyne they house to house londe to londe ferme vnto ferme pasture to pasture so longe as any is to be gotten as thoughe they shoulde dwell vpon the earthe alone From the leest to the mooste they hange all vpoÌ„ couetousnesse froÌ„ the Prophete to the preest they go all about with falsehode lyes They are shameles dogges that be neuer satified Euery one foloweth his owne couetous appetyte euen froÌ„ the hyghest to the lowest They receyue gyftes to shed bloud They take vsury encrese They oppresse theyr poore neyghbours by extorcion They are lyke raueniÌ„g wolues to shed bloud to destroy soules for theyr couetous lucre They heape vp other mens goodes They lade theÌ„ selues with thycke claye They couetouslye gather togyther euell gotten goodes into theyr houses y t they maye set theyr neste on hye to escape froÌ„ y e power of mysfortune The are rycthe not to God but to the world They heape vp treasure and yet knowe they not for whome they gather it They do so abound in all kynde of rytches y t theyr goodes be corrupte Theyr garmentes are motheaten theyr golde theyr syluer are caÌ„ckred the rust of theÌ„ shalbe a wytnes agaynst theÌ„ shal eate theyr flesshe as it were fyre And yet for all theyr greate aboundans mercy shewe they none to the poore people but y â— more they haue the more they couyte For they are proud they put theyr hope in vncertayne rytches not in y â— lyuing God which gyueth vs aboundantly all thynges to enioye theÌ„ They do no good they be not rich in good workes they do not distribute and gyue with a good wyll they gather not vp treasures for them selues which should be a good foundacion agaynste the tyme to come y t they maye laye hande on eternall lyfe Therfore to all suche it is not with out a cause sayde Wo be vnto you rytch men which haue your consolacion Wo be to you y t are full for ye shal huÌ„ger Wo be to you y t laugh nowe for he shall wepe and wayle Agayne It is more easye for a Cammell to go thorowe the eye of a nedle than a rytch man to enter into the kyngedome of God What loue I praye you can there be to a mans neyghbour where such couetous affectes insatiable lustes do reygne God turne awaye this pestilence out of the earth Furthermore what detestable fylthye stynkynge and abhominable whoredome reygnethe in the worlde nowe a dayes yea and that so frely and wythout punisshment that it is accounted no synne at all among many but rather a sporte a good felowlike dalyauÌ„ce a tokeÌ„ of loue a touch of lusty youth The holy scripture coÌ„maundeth y e fornicacioÌ„ adultry whoredome al vncleanes shoulde not once be named among vs muche lesse perpetrated done Yet to deflour maydens to corrupt wyues to defyle wydowes is now iudged and taken but for a playe tryfelynge matter Yea many are growen into such vnshamefastenes that they vse to enterlase theyr talke at the tyme of theyr repast w t such fylthy coÌ„municacion nothyng fearyng to declare before other how valeant champioÌ„s they haue shewed theÌ„ selues in Uenus court Thus do they reioyce whan they haue done euel make a sport â—t vnfyttynge thynges O detestable abhominacioÌ„ This maketh as the Prophet sayeth that there are so many adulterers This maketh that they fal to whoredome hauÌ„t harlottes houses This maketh theÌ„ lyke stoned wyld horses to ney at theyr neighbours wiues Yea thys maketh chast matrimony to be despysed and whores to be set more by than