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A Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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them w t gredy stomakes maye haue the more luste desyre to retourne to theÌ„ shortlye I praye you syt downe euery maÌ„ in a chayre Nowe wyll I serue you w t your fyrst dysshe coÌ„tayned in y e fyrstboke of Moses Fayle not you therfore to whette your stomakes gredely to deuour whatsoeuer I bring forth vnto you ¶ The fyrst dysshe CUrsed is y e erth in theyr worke It shall brynge forth vnto the thornes braÌ„bles THEO This is a disshe lytle pleasuÌ„t for the begynnynge of our bancket PHIL. Content youre selues it is necessary that this dysshe hath y â— fyrste place y t the other that follow may sauour y â— more deliciously to your mouthes The acrimony and tartenes oâ— this dysshe shall so pearce youre stomackes that it shall minister to you an appetyte lust to deuour y â— other y â— more gredely For I do not iÌ„ this behalfe followe the maner of SataÌ„ which promised fyrste to Eue swete delectable thynges afterwarde payed her w t thynges moost sower displeasaunt but rather of the Prophet Esay of IohnÌ„ Baptist which fyrst of all greuously rebuked y â— wicked in theyr sermons afterwarde coÌ„forted theÌ„ agayne moost swetelye Neyther differed Christ and his Apostles from this maner of preaching Takâ— therfore thys dysshe in good worth heare me now paciently Whan thorowe y â— suggestion of the olde wyly serpeÌ„t AdaÌ„ Eue had traÌ„gressed Gods coÌ„mauÌ„dement God accordynge to theyr desertes eâ—pulsed them out of Paradyse sente them into this vale of misery sayeng vnto Adam amonge all other thynges this aforesayd text Cursed is y e erth in thy worke It shall brynge for the vnto thornes brymbles Here do we learne y t for the synne of AdaÌ„ all the earth that is to say all the creatures are cursed made subiecte to vanite They nowe brynge forth no more goodly pleasauÌ„t fruytes but thornes breÌ„bles that is synne wickednes vice all other abhominacâ—on This one synne of our fyrst father AdaÌ„ hath condeÌ„ned vs all that euer haue ben borne syns or shall be here after EVSE Me thynketh that thoughe he offended yet his offence should not turne to our daÌ„nacion seynge we were not then borne PHIL. Yies in good fayth brother Eusebius For his synne was oure synne His daÌ„nacion was our damnacion His death was our deth I wyl read vnto you the mynde of the famous Doctour Origen concernyng this matter If Leuy sayeth he whiche was borne the fourth generacion after Abraham was than counted to be in the loynes of Abraham muche more all men that are borne or haue ben borne in this world were in the loynes of Adâ—m when he was yet in Paradise And all men w t hym in him were expulsed out of Paradise when he was put out from theÌ„ce by him death which came vnto him by the enterpretacion came also consequeÌ„tly vpon theÌ„ whom he had in his loynes PHIL. I praye you lette vs heare what the holye scriptures say in this behalfe THEO We reade in the fourth boke of Esâ—ras y â— third chap. on this wyse The fyrst Adam bearyng a wicked herte dyd synne was ouercome not onely be but al that were borne of hym Also Ose the Prophete sayeth They euen as Adam haue traÌ„sgressed the couenaÌ„t therin haue they synned agaynste me that is sayth S. Ierome vpon this texte in Paradyse all haue synned agaynste me eueÌ„ lyke vnto the synne of AdaÌ„ For it is no meruayle sayeth he yf that which went before in the father be also condemned in y â— chyldren But I wyl reherse to you more scriptures Of a woman came the begynnynge of synne sayeth the wyse man by her all wâ— dy Christ also sayeth y â— whych is borne of flesh is â—leshe Agayne how can ye speake good thynges â—hen ye youre selues are euell Also in an other place euery one that doth synne is y e seruauÌ„t of synne S. Paule also sayeth By one maÌ„ synne entred iÌ„to this world by synne death so went deth tho rowe all men in as muche as all we haue synned Agayne in AdaÌ„ all are dead In another place also he sayth all haue synned want the glory oâ— God Therfore Dauid coÌ„fesseth that he was begotteÌ„ in synne borne in synne And saynte Paule affyrmeth playnelye y t we are borne by nature the chyldren of wrath What saye ye nowe my frendes do ye not now at the laste perceyue that the synne of AdaÌ„ hath condemned vs all so y â— his synne is oure synne CHRI We perceyue it well beleue it also PHIL. I wyll reherse vnto you a sayeng of S. Bernarde In the faull of y e fyrst man sayeth he dyd we all faull We fell vpon an heape of stones in the myer so that we are not only inquinated spotted and defyled but also wouÌ„ded greuously shaken brused broken Agayne he sayeth Verely we are begotten in synful pleasure therfore although it be agaynst our wyll yet do we fele certayne vnlawfull beastlyke mocioÌ„s of concupiscences in our selues Hereto agreeth S. Austen sayenge marke brothers behold that mankynde came forthe from the fyrst death of the fyrst maÌ„ For sinne from the fyrst man entred into the worlde by synne death so went death thorowe all men Marke this word went thorow CoÌ„sither that ye haue herde loke what this is went thorowe It went thorow Hereby is y e yong chylde gilty Syn he hath not done but drawne For y t syn dyd not remayne in y e fouÌ„taine but went thorow not hiÌ„ or hiÌ„ but went thorow al meÌ„ The fyrst siner y t fyrst preuaricatour begat synners bonde to death Thus se you y t both the holy scriptures also y â— auÌ„cient Doctours do conclude that all we are daÌ„ned righteouslye for AdaÌ„s offence So that euery maÌ„ naturally as S. Iohn Chrisostome sayth is not only a synner but also euery whytte synne as the Apostle sayeth we were by nature y e soÌ„nes of wrath And this is it that God the father sayde to AdaÌ„ Cursed is the earth in thy worke as I rehersed to you before THEO Than haue we learned here that all we are cursed daÌ„ned in Adams worke that is for y e synne which he he coÌ„mytted in breakynge Gods moost holy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes PHIL. Ye saye trueth EVSE This is a thynge necessary to be knowen PHIL. Withoute y â— knowledge of our selues we caÌ„ neuer truly know god nor vnderstand his holy scriptures Therfore wyl I go foâ—th to minister vnto you the residue of youre fyrste dysshe It followeth It shall brynge forth vnto the thornes braÌ„bles I praye you what other thynge dothe your corrupte nature brynge forth vnto vs than thornes brambles y t is to saye synne wickednes vngodlynes all that euer is contrary to the wyll of God
And in dede synne may well be compared to a thorne or bramble For as the thorne breÌ„ble prycketh the body wouÌ„deth it greuouslye yea and bryngeth many tymes destruccion vpoÌ„ it except other wyse it be holpen so lykewyse synne moost greuously prycketh wouÌ„deth and vtterly destroyeth the soule excepte it be redemed by Gods mercye thorow Iesus Christ. THEO I thiÌ„ke this to be true PHIL. It therfore foloweth y t iÌ„ asmuch as all we are dead in Adam we are not able of oure selues to ryse agayne from death vnto lyfe And seyng that we are synners all that euer we do muste nedes be synne yea it is synne in dede deserueth euerlastynge death For as the scripture sayth The disposicioÌ„ and thought of maÌ„nes herte is prone to euel from his yonge age We are wicked chyldren a wicked seed We are that seed whiche was cursed froÌ„ the begynnyng We are lyke bruyte beastes We are carnall flesshely sould vnder synne We are vnprofitable seruauÌ„tes We all haue gone astray lyke shepe We all are Hypocrites wycked We are all lyers We all are vncleane all our ryghteousnesses as a cloth polluted with mensture All haue synned There is not one y â— dothe good no not one There is no man cleane from fylthynes no not the yonge chylde Ther is no man able to say my hert is cleane I am pure from sinne For our hartes are wicked and inâ—crutable We are not able to thynke a good thoughte All that euer we bryng forth is thornes braÌ„bles that is to saye synne vngodlines all abhominacion What are we nowe of oure selues I praye you tell me CHRI Very synners EVSE Yea and al that euer we do in AdaÌ„ of our own streÌ„gth is plaine synne and wickedness PHIL. I am glad that we haue learned what ye are of your selues by Adam I pray you what are ye able nowe to do for to saue your selues from this perel wherunto ye are fallen by Adam THEO Verely I can not tell EVSE Forsoth I thynke very lytle PHIL. Ye might right well haue sayde nothinge at all For I ensure you that ye beyng lefte vnto your selues can do none otherwise but synne faull headlyng into all kynde of mischefe Your wytte strength polecy imaginacion reason free wyll auayleth here nothynge to delyuer you from the captiuite of Satan He leadeth you as the mayster dothe his bonde slaue whyther soeuer it pleseth him as Christ witnesseth euery one that doth synne is the seruauÌ„t of synne Ye remember I am sure the storye of the wounded man in the Gospell of Luke which beyng dispoyled and robbed of all his clothes greuously wouÌ„ded laye styll halfe dead THEO I remeÌ„ber it very well PHIL. This wouÌ„ded maÌ„ signiâ—ieth euerye chylde of Adam The clothes signify fayth charïte iustice mercy such other vertues The theues are SataÌ„ and his aungels The woundes are synnes Haulfe deade is to be alyue in the flesshe slayne in the soule thorowe synne All this are we by AdaÌ„ And as this wouÌ„ded man could not be holpen of the Preste nor Leuyte vntyll the Samarytane came no more can we be holpen by ony creature or worke tyll christ coÌ„meth the true Samaritane We can not certes we can not helpe our seues but euen lye styll the stynkynge puddle of synne Loke in what case Satan leaueth vs in the verye same do we remayne excepte God of his mercy thorowe Christe helpeth vs. Neyther canfre e wyll nor all the wytte polecye that we haue profyte here any thynge tyll God indueth vs w t streÌ„gth from aboue For as S. Austen sayeth The nature of man all though it dyd remayne coÌ„tinue in that integryte purenes wherin it was made yet could it kepe it selfe by no meanes if the creator maker of it dyd not helpe Therfore seynge that w tout the grace of god it could not kepe the health that it receiued howe is it able to repare and get agayne that which it hath lost without y e grace of God Againe he saith free wyll sufficethe vnto euell but vnto good it auayleth lytle excepte it be holpen of that almyghty God Therfore is it well sayde of the Apostle God worketh in vs â—oth the wil the dede Hereto agreeth the sayeÌ„g of â—hrist As the vyne braunche can not beare fruyte excepte it abyde in the vine no more can ye except ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are y â— braunches He that abideth in me I in him the same bryngethe for the much fruyte For without me ye caÌ„ do noâ—hyng If any maÌ„ abydeth not in me he is cast out as a braunche is wythered men gather theÌ„ cast theÌ„ into y â— fyre there burne Thus se ye what â—e are of youre selues by Adam that no strengthe ye haue ones to aspyre or breath towarde ony goodnes much lesse to do or work any good thynge excepte ye be holpen of God Ye se also howe full of sinnes diseases woundes sores botches canckers al y â— euer nought is ye are Ye se agayne how ye are not able of your selues to recouer youre innoceÌ„cy that ye lost by AdaÌ„ CHRI Alas what is now to be done THEO The rehersyng of these thynges maketh me very sadde PHIL. It shoulde rather make you very glad For as S. Hierome sayeth This is y â— true wysdome of a man to knowe hym selfe to be inperfecte as I maye so speake the perfeccioÌ„ of all righteous men in the flesshe is imperfecte Agayne he sayeth Than are ye righteous when we confesse oure selues synners our righteousnesse consisteth not of our owne merite but of the mercye of God as the holy scripture sayth the righteous maÌ„ is the accuser of himselfe in y â— begynnynge of his spech Therfore must ye coÌ„fesse your selues to be that in dede which ye are y â— is very synners yf ye wyll be set free from this miserable captiuite wher w t ye are nowe to muche wrapped and ouerwhemled EVSE We confesse y e same THEO We nowe knowledge y t of oureselues by AdaÌ„ we are nothynge but synners all that euer we do without the spirytâ— of god is playne sinne as S. Paule sayeth What soeuer is not of fayth is synne PHIL. Well seynge that ye haue so fruytfully digested the fyrst dysshe of your Banket nowe haue I a fyt place a conuenient tyme a good occasion to brynge vnto you the seconde dysshe as it followeth in order CHRI I praye you let vs tast of it THEO That thynge also do I desyre ¶ The seconde dysshe YOur second dysshe is coÌ„tayned in that same chap. wher in the fyrst is recited Therfore deuoure this w t no lesse gredy appetyte than ye haue done y â— other For this dysshe is much delicious very wholsome forthe vertuous preseruacioÌ„ of the soule I now brynge it for