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A07010 A pleasaunt newe nosegaye full of many godly and swete floures, lately gathered by Theodore Basille. Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567. 1543 (1543) STC 1743; ESTC S109680 67,337 205

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which hytherto I haue rehearsed than looke thou for none other but wythe that vnprofitable seruaunt to be cast into vtter darkenes where wepynge gnasshynge of teth shal be Arte thou a ritch man So hath God set the in a perillous state excepte thou be ware To auoyd ther fore all daūger loke that with thy possessions rytches thou helpeste thē that haue nede For vnto this ende hath God indewed the wyth y ● goodes of this world Be not proud for thy rytches sake nor putte not thy truste in vncertayne rytches but in the lyuynge God Be rytche ī good workes Be redy to minister vnto the necessite of other y t wante For God loueth a cherfull gyuer Breake thy bread to the hongrye lead in the nedy poore wayfaring into thy house whā thou seest a naked man couer hym thou shalte not despyse thy flesh Geue to euery one that askethe from hym that wyll borowe turne not awaye thy face but lende hym thy monye yea that without ony vsurye Ioyne not house to house nor lond to lond Couytte not to reygne alone in a towne Suffer other mē to lyue by the yea that of theyr owne Helpe them to make prouision for theyr family y t they may kepe the better hospitalite be the more able to helpe the confortles Let not oute thy lōdes houses on such price that the fermers shall neuer be able to paye the or els to do no good vpon them So let them hyer thy fermes that they maye not be empoueryshed as they are now a dayes for the moost parte but rather enryched y t they maye be the more able vertuouslye to bryng vp theyr chyldren in good artes godly sciēces to helpe theyr poore neyghbours to kepe hospitalite to beare the charges of the cōmon weale for theyr porcion whan tyme requireth For this shal make a florysshynge wealthye Realme abundāt in al thynges Thus shalt thou also greatlye please God he agayne for this thy boūteous liberalite shewed towarde thy neyghboures wyll open his hande blysse the all that pertayne vnto the fauoure the make the to be plenteous in all thynges So that what so euer thou goest about shall prosper come vnto a fortunate good ende Neyther shalte thou nede to doubte of theyse thynges For God hath so promised which can not ly but is faythefull in all his wordes If thou doste contrary hereunto abusest the ritches which god hath put into thy hande of whome he hath only made the his steward so that thou art vnmercyful hydest vp thy treasure knoweste not for whome wylte by no meanes bestow them as God hathe appoynted the than be thou certen sure that lyke an vnmercifull thefe and cruell bloudye Bocher thou shalte be hanged in hell The fyre wherw t thou shalt be tormented shal neuer be quenched The worme that shal gnawe thy conscience shall neuer dye The paynes shal be infinite nether shalte thou at ony tyme be releued of thē but with that vnmerciful rytche gloton in the Gospel of Luke lyghe cryenge waylyng in perpetual tormentes worldes with out end Therfore beware betymes saye not but y t thou arte warned To be shorte consider withe thy selfe in what state condicion God hath set the vse that euer vnto y e glory of God and the profyt of thy neyghboure For knowe that what so euer God hath gyuē the he hath gyuen it the for the profytte of thy neyghbour also Hathe God gyuen the strength than must thou helpe the weakenes of thy brother Arte thou wyse eloquent So muste thou make good that whiche wanteth of them in thy neyghbour Art thou rytche So muste thou conforte the nedy Arte thou learned So must thou instructe and teache the ignoraunt Arte thou a rulare So must thou be fauourable to thē of the inferioure sorte Arte thou a mā of nobilite So muste thou not despyse thē of ignobilite Hast thou creditours and detters So muste thou not draw thē cruelly streyght wayes into the lawe but fauoure them entreate them gentylly and gyue thē respyte vntyll they may● paye the conueniētly without daūger or losse of theyr substaūce Haste thou receaued ony talente or gyfte at all of God Use that same to the profyt of thy neyghbour so shalt thou well please God To make an ende be the very same to thy neyghbour that God is to the. Consyder what kyndnes God sheweth to the shewe thou the very same agayne to thy Christē brother And wylt y u heare me Be euen another Christe to thy neyghboure Thus much dere brothers haue I spoken concernynge thys youre floure Redy assistence of the which ye maye easely learne to knowe youre duty toward your neyghbour and howe ye ought to behaue youre selues in all poyntes toward hym accordynge to the wyll of God Theo. Undoubtedly neighbour Philemō ye haue gyuen vs many godlye lessōs I besech God we may so walke in our conuersacion in all our actes towarde our neyghboure that we maye in al thynges followe and practyse this your moost godly doctrine be redy at all tymes bothe in thoughte worde dede redely to assist helpe oure neyghboures no lesse thā we desire that god should assist help socoure vs whā we haue nede P. It is very godly spokē God gyueyou grace no lesse to do work Nowe remayneth your laste floure to be gyuen to you Chri. I woulde very gladdely se it Euse. The verye same also do I desyre ¶ The fyfte floure called Christen Charite Philemon AT hande it is euen here redy ▪ Take it I pray you Let Vs not loue in vvorde nor tonge but in vvoke and trueth Theo. This floure maye be called Christen Charite in dede aright Phil. It is not without a cause that I haue gyuen you this floure For the sauour of all your aforsayd floures profyteth without this but lytle This floure is the very same to your Nosegay that a precious stone a costious pearle a goodly owch is to a ryng or ony other Iewel With out this floure all y e other wyll sone wyther awaye come to noughte But so longe as the beauty of this your flour lasteth so longe can not your Nosegaye decaye perysh Cā ony thynge be good godly where loue Charite wantethe And bycause ye shoulde knowe y t I meane none vnfayned loue I haue named your floure Christen Charite For our Charite loue ought not to be carnall fleshly beastlyke worldly fayned vncleane flyttynge but spirituall ghostly christē heauēly true pure abydyng for euermore And this is that Christē Charite wherof your floure speketh Let vs not loue in vvorde nor tonge but in VVork trueth Withoute this Charite S. Paule affirmethe in his Epistle to the Corinthiās that no worke seme it neuer so