replenyshede the hoole worlde with his maiestye and power with his worde and with his miracles Euen when the Iues had beaten hym in gobettes as ye wyl say beatyng and scourgynge hym raggynge and rentynge his precyous bodye naylynge hym to the crosse thynkynge so vtterly to haue destroyed hym and his name for euer Dyd not he then growe lyke to a greate mountayne Dyd not his name and fame then spreade through the world Dyd not all creatures then confesse hym to be god In token wherof dyd not the vayle of the temple rente in twayne Ueluin Terra Saxa Sepulcra Mortui Sol. Dyd not the earth quauer and quaake through the worlde Dyd not the stoones breake in gobbets Dyd not the graues open Dyd not the deade bodyes ryse froÌ„ deathe to the lyfe appeared in the citye to theyr acquayntaunce Dyd not the sonne the bodyes aboue loose theyr lyght by three houres space through the worlde Dyd not Dionisius Ariopagita then reedynge in Athens dionisius beynge but an infydele and a Pagan but yet a notable Philosopher seinge these meruelous woÌ„ders say aut deus patitur aut machina muÌ„di statim dissoluetur Eyther god doth suffer deathe eyther the hoole worlde shall nowe peryshe and be destroyed Latro. Luce 23. Dyd not the thefe openly confesse hym to be god euen when he was moost deryded of the Iues Cryinge Remember me lorde when thou comest in to thy kyngdome Remember me Lorde remember me Dyd not Chryst in token that he was very god Christus graunt vnto that selfe same thefe then and there Paradyse Dyd not Chryst in the departure of his soule crye cum clamore valido Clamor with an hudge voyce which neuer man dyd but he onely at the departynge of the soule Dyd not Centuryo and all that were with hym Centurio Luce. 23. seynge these great wonders that were then shewed openly crye Vere filius dei erat iste Undoutedly this was the verye sonne of god Populus Dyd not all the people that were presente at this greate spectacle goo home to theyr houses holdynge downe theyr heedes beynge as men amaased abbashed strycken with great drade and heuynes fearynge the ende what shulde folowe knocke theyr brestê Percutientes peeto ea As whoo say alas what haue we done This was the sonne of god The great prophette of the worlde The sauyour of mankynde Alas what haue we done Howe merueylously grewe the fame of Chryste abrode more and more euen at his deathe euen when the Iues thought his name shulde haue ben clene extincte and vtterly forgotten Dyd not that noble and iuste man Ioseph of Arimathia of that citye of Iuda come boldly to Pylate and asked the bodye of Iesu to take it downe and burye it Ioseph And he and Necodemus toke it downe from the crosse Nichodemus and wrapped it moost reuerentlye in a fyne clene Syndone a clothe of rayns as it were a fyne clothe and sprynklede this precyous stoone the body of Chryst plentefully and abundantly with swete and fragrante Aromates with myrre and Aloes with spyces of the beste sorte to the mountenance of one C. pound weyght precyously confecte and myngled and put hym into a new tombe wherin neuer body was buryed afore and layde a great stoone vpon hym honorablye But was here all Naye Maria Magdalena Iacobi Salome The three Maryes Maria Magdalene Iacobi Salome markynge where he was buryed bought Aromata spyces the moost precyous vnctyons they coulde gette for money to dresse and anoynte this precoyus bodye And bycause it was to laate that frydaye to do theyr obsequye and seruyce therunto and on the Sabaoth day it was notiefull to doo soche thynges They came earlye therfore on the Sonday in the mornynge to the tombe with these precyous spyces and vnctyons to haue minystred to this holy bodye obsequye honour and reuerence And goynge by the way one questioned with another whoo shall lyfte vp this great stoone from the mouthe of the tombe Math. 28. We are women and are not able to do it Whoo shall doo it And in meane tyme came a greate earthquaue and an angel came from heuen and remoued the stoone and sate vpon it He was as bryght as the lyghtenynge his clothes as whyte as the snowe And for feare of hym the kepers that watchede the sepulchre fell downe amased as they had bene deade as men in a traunce and streyght therevpon came these Maryes and wolde haue entred the sepuchre and were waare of this yonge man an angell in that similitude appearynge in a whyte vesture beynge on the ryghtsyde of the tombe And for feare of hym were merueylously astonyed To whome the angell sayde Women be not afrayde I knowe that ye doo seke Iesus of Nazarethe whiche was crucifyed Resurrectio xpÌ„i He is not here He is rysen as he sayde before he wolde Come ye nere and viewe the place where he was put Goo your waye tell his dyscyples and Peter this and he wyll be there afore you He appearede afterwarde vnto them and to his discyples many tymes and many wayes prouynge hym selfe by many euydent argumentes and proues to be veraylye rysen as in the gospell openly appeareth The fyftieth day after his resurrectyon he ascended to the heuens Ascentio Christi and sytteth on the ryght hande of the father in glory He shall come agayne iudge the worlde Whose fame and name is nowe openlye knowen and spredde ouer all Ouer all the worlde Se nowe howe he is growen from a lytle stoone in magnuÌ„ saxuÌ„ in to a greate hudge stoone into a greate rocke in to a greate hyll yee into a greate mountayne â–ª He was here in the worlde lapis offensionis petra scandali He was here greuously offendede outragyouslye slaundered and to this day is bothe offended slaunderede by thy wretchede lyuynge thou synner by thy synfull deedes by thyne inobediencye in breakyng his lawes in blasphemynge his name and otherwyse offendynge his maiestie Beware this stoone elles shall fall vpon the this stoone shall vtterly destroye the yf thou looke not the better vnto thy selfe This stoone elles shal coÌ„dempne the when he shall come at that day when this scrypture also that thou haste soo vsually in thy handes shall condempne the for that thou knewest it reddest it and herdest it declared vnto the folowed it not For scrypture saythe as is afore rehersed Luâ—â—e 1â—â— Qui cognouit voluntatem domini sui non facit vapulabit plagis multis Qui non cognouit non fecit plagis vapâ—â—labit paucis He that knoweth the wyll pleasure of his Lorde doth it not he shal be bette with many strypes And he that knoweth not his lordes pleasure and doth offende hym he shall be punyshed but more easely And to returne agayne to this stoone Lykewyse as a stoone lyinge styll is many wayes profytable and hurteth noo bodye
A Sermonde made before the Kynge his maiestye at grenewiche vpon good Frydaye The yere of our Lorde God M. D. xxxviij By IohnÌ„ Longlonde busshop of Lincolne Ad gloriam Christi ad memoriam gloriosae passionis eius Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum AL Chrysten people ought this day especyal aboue all the dayes in the yeare to haue in theyr deuout remembraunce the gloryous passion of our sauyour Iesus Chryst. And to shew them selues prest and redy redy to suffer to crucify them selues with Christ as wel in spirite as in fleshe as wel in soule as in body To crucifye them selues I meane to afflycte the spirite soule with an inwarde remorse with an inward remembraunce of theyr owne wretched lyues euery one to consydre theyr owne synful dedes Theyr synnes to be soo great abhominable that it was necessary for Chryst the sonne of God to suffer and dye for it To consydre that nothyng in this worlde coulde pourge nor clense vs from synne but the onely bloode of Chryst his onely Passyon and deathe And in this remembraunce to crucyfye our spirytes to mourne and lament to wepe and sorowe oure sayde synnes whiche were the cause why Chryste dyd suffer whiche were the verye cause of this his mooste pityous paynefull Passyon and death We ought also this day to crucyfye to afflycte and punyshe oure bodyes with exterior and outwarde afflyctyons with bodylye paynes and penaunces As I do not doubte but many good chrysten people hath done bothe this laste nyght and this day also This nyght past I say bothe inwardly and outwardly Inwarly by inward deuout remembraunce howe and what Passyons Chryst suffered this nyght and day for vs. Howe that this nyght after he had eate the Paschal lambe with his disciples after that he had ministred his moost holy precious bodye and bloode to them and washed theyr feete howe he went in to the mount and there prayed vnto god the father a prolixe a longe a deuoute dolorous prayer thre tymes desiryng his father to put away that bloody chalyce that deathly cuppe that paynful Passyon that panguyous deathe At whiche prayer his mynde was appalled his soule was panguyde his body was dyscoÌ„fyted his nature was decayed his herte ful of sorow his mynd soo wonderfully troubled that all his nature of the manheed soo horrybly was dysmayd that he fell in a sweate and swette water and blood blood water by that to shew his greate panguys paynes bothe of soule and bodye bothe inwardlye and outwardly And in this pityous deuout remembraunces they haue had I doubte not moche pitye compassyon on the same They haue also deuoutly remembred I trust howe that he thryse rose from his deuoute prolixe prayer yoode to his three dyscyples Peter Iames and IohnÌ„ And how he found them a slepe sayde to Peter Petre dormis NoÌ„ potuisti vna hora vigilare mecuÌ„ Peter o Peter thou that dyddest promise soo lately to dye with me and now slepest I beynge in this traunce at hande to be taken O Peter how woldest thou suffer dye with me kanst not holde vp thy heed nor waake with me one houre What not one houre Peter They haue remembred also I doubte not howe Chryst went voluntaryly towarde that Traytour Iudas and wyllyngly dyd mete hym and the Iues whiche came to take hym And how he asked Iudas his companye whom they sought for in dede they knewe hym not And shewed to them that he was he that he was Christ that he was Iesus of Nazareth whom they sought how he amaased them threw them by his secret power down to the ground suffered them twyse to aryse then to knowe him then to take him to bynd hym to hale lugge him from post to pyller and all spytefull wayes to handle hym And howe they brought hym tofore thre Iudges and was before eueryche of them falsely accused bryngynge agaynst hym false testamonye vntrue wytnesse blasphemously at the last cryenge Reus est mortis crucifigatur He is gylty worthy to dye Crucify hym Crucify hym They bound hym to a pyller bette him with sharpe scourges and roddes not leauyng in his moost blyssed body any hole place from toppe to too from the toppe of his heed to the sooles of his feete Plattynge with greate vyolence a harde sharpe crowne of thorne on his heed persynge it to the sculle blyndfâ—â—lded hym spyttynge spytefully in his moost blyssed visage and with theyr fystes and harde reedes beete hym aboute that moost blessed heed and face whiche the Angelles and beates of heuen desireth afore althynges to beholde Puttynge a reede in his hande in steade of a septure mockeshly and scornefully knelynge before hym strykynge hym sayde Tell vs who strake the nowe And who strake the nowe And who was that And who was this With soche mockyshe vilanous wordes and dedes And when he was thus dault with they put vpon hym a garmente of Purple in mockadge was had out in Pretorium into the yelde hall afore the multitude of the Iues. And they seynge hym thus apparelled thus scourged thus defaced and beete cryed Crucifye hym Crucify hym he is gyltye he is worthye to dye And in conclusyon to satisfy the cruell appetytes of the Iues he was condempned vnto the deathe to the deathe of the crosse which crosse was layde vpon hym and bare the same moost parte through the citye to the place of his Passion there was crucified there was set a hygh so to be sene wondered on of all the people And there ayayne he was newly had in dirysyon and gaue hym Aysell and Gall derydynge and scornefully mockynge hym with scoffynge scornfull wordes tyll he was deade And then they thrast a speare to his herte Wherewith ranne out water and bloode in oure redempcyon All this with many moo thynges many of you good chrysten people haue had in your specyall and moost deuout remembrauÌ„ces this nyght past and this day sorowynge in your selues to remembre that ye and we were the veraye cause of his deathe and why he thus suffered Howe dampnable then and howe greate were our synnes for the whiche it was necessarye for Chryst to suffer and dye and soo to washe vs in his moost precyous bloode And by these and soche other lyke deuoute contemplacyons to haue remorse in our soules sorowynge our synnes repentynge our yll lyuinges callyng to god for mercye hauynge inwarde sorow and contricyon lamentynge and wepynge euerye one vpon hym selfe And though it be percase not pleasaunte vnto you longe to tarye bycause ye haue this nyght day vnder this maner weryed your myndes in soche deuoute contemplacyons reuoluynge in your hertes this panguyous Passyon of Chryst and your bodyes with watche and prayer herynge the worde of god this day ones a herynge diuyne seruyce with knelynges alredy with prostracions to the grounde knockynge your brestes holdynge downe your heddes in
errant Qui potest saluum facere a morte offerens preces supplicationes cum clamore valido lacrimis exauditus est pro reuerentia sua Pontifex appellatus a deo Pontifex sanctus innocens impollutus segregatus a peccatoribus excelsior coelis Non habens necessitateÌ„ quemadmodum alii prius pro suis delictis hostias offerre deinde pro populi Pontifex sedens in dextris dei interpellans pro nobis Emundans coÌ„scientias nostras ab operibus mortuis Intrans sancta sanctoruÌ„ per proprium sanguinem Hic est pontifex confessionis nostrae Let all earthly bushops lerne of this heuenly bushop Chryst. Some of these propertes are appropryed and belongeth onely to God and not to man In some we ought to folowe hym In some we can not ne ought to doo Misericors This our hyghe and greate bushop is misericors sayth the apostle mercyfull A mercyfull bushop redye to forgyue redy to remyt those that hath offended hym He is not cruell not vengeable but full of pitye full of mercye And in this we ought to folowe hym He is pontifex potens a myghtye bushop myghty and full of power Potens We be but weyke feble bushops not able to doo any thynge but by his permyssyon and helpe He is able to make sycke to make hoole to make ryche to make poore to set vp to put downe Potens a myghtye bushop myghtye and able to remyt synne to forgyue to saue bothe bydye and soule from dampnacyon Potens a myghty bushop and full of power No power in this worlde but of hym Roma 13. Omnis potestas a domino deo est All power is of hym And as he hym selfe wytnesseth Math. 28. Data est mihi omnis potestas in coelo in terra All power is gyuen vnto me in heuen and in earthe Potens saluare a morte He can saue the body and saue the soule He can delyuer the toone and delyuer the tother from euerlastyng deathe Who can forgyue synne but he Maâ—â— 2. Quis potest dimittere peccatuÌ„ nisi solus deus Est potens He is a myghtye bushop Of hym and by hym Emperours Kynges magistrates and potestates busshoppes preestes with all other that hath power hath theyr power and auctorytie Who is able to turne the wynde to make the wynde blow or ceasse but he Who is able to say proue I wyll nowe haue it rayne nowe clere the sonne to shyne the water to flow to ebbe with soche other but onely he This is our myghty bushop Pontifex potens myghtye yee omnipotens almyghtye He can doo all nothynge to hym impossyble Omnipotens Ipse dixit facta suntoiÌ„a Mandauit creata sunt vniuersa Psal. 32. Potens ergo est He is a myghtye bushop We are not soo Fidelis pontifex He is a faythful bushop Faythfull Fidelis He is a faythfull bushop to god referrynge all laudes all honoure and glorye to his father in althynges that he dyd miracles or other He toke neuer the more vpon hym selfe He was also a faythful bushop to the world For he dyd all that belongede to the offyce of a good bushop The verye offyce of a bushop is predicare Tria ad officium episcopi partineÌ„tia Predicabat i. Officâ—â—â— episcopi orare sacrificare siue offerre To preache to praye to doâ—â— sacrifyce and to offer He preachede to his people He taught the worlde moost holsome doctryne whereby he called the people to god he conuerted synners he called them to penaunce He made them weepe lament theyr synnes They folowed his person they folowed his worde they folowed his ensample They came oute of all coostes to se hym to here hym to lerne of hym Math 14. They forsoke meate and drynke house and home and folowede hym wheresoeuer he wente aswell in wyldernes as els where In somoche that after they had folowede hym thre dayes he beynge moued with pitye leste they shuld peryshe for lacke of foode beynge in wyldernes far from succour fedde them twyse miraculously Oons in the desert with fyue loues two fysshes fede fyue thousand men besydes women and chyldren and were lefte twelue great baskettê Math. 15 â–ª twelue maundê full of the brokelettê offals at that meale At an other tyme he fedde in wyldernes to the nombre of foure thousand men besydes women and chyldren with seuen looues and a fewe small fyshes And was lefte of fragmentes seuen maundes full ij officiuÌ„ episcopi predicatoris est orare The second offyce of a bushop he fulfylled also For he prayed He was moost deuout in prayer soo to teache all bushops preachers not to presume in theyr wytte or lernynge neyther in theyr capacitye memorye fayre tongue or vtteraunce but that the preacher doo studyouslye applye his booke with all diligencye to studye howe to speake whatte to speake afore whome he shall speake and to shape his sermonde after the audyence The preacher ought also besydes his studye and preachynge to pray For by deuout prayer he shall attayne percase asmoche or more as by study or lernynge For without prayer the wordes wyll lytle preuayle Looke in Chryst his lyfe and thou shalt fynde that in euerye thynge he went aboute he prayed to shew the valiancye the vertue and strength of prayer To shewe our necessytes our weykenes and feblenes of nature He prayed for his people as Luke wytnesseth the space of one hole nyght Luce. 6. And what a meruelous deuout prayer made he for his people in the mounte the nyghte afore his Passyon when the chalyce of deathe was represented vnto hym when he swette water and bloode when he cryed thryse Transeat a me calix iste Math. 26. Let this chalyce let this Passyon and bloode let the vertue therof passe from me vnto all mankynde Let euery man haue the vertue and merite therof let it worke in all folkes let euery faythfull man and woman be pertener therof let it not be loste but worke to the worldes ende This was a merueylous deuoute mercyfull prayer And ayayne he sufferyng and hangynge on the crosse offered vp for his people Preces supplicationes cum clamore valido lacrimis Hebre. 5. He offered vp his prayers and supplicacyons with a hudge crye with a pityous voyce Clamor christi iâ—â— cruce with a lamentable and a deathly shryche and with wepynge teares to god his father he hangyng on the crosse euen when the spirite shulde departe the body not then forgettyng his people at that houre when all the people forgetteth both the worlde and them selues Whiche crye was so hudge and great so meruelous and of that effecte that the heuens trembled thereat Celi Angeli Sol. Uelum Terra Petre. sepulâ—â—ra Mortui CeÌ„turio Marce 15. the aungels mourned for pitye the sonne looste his lyght the vayle in the temple ryued in two the earth quaued
garmente put vpon this bodye What garmente is that â–ª Uerylye the vesture of immortalyte Vt obsorbeatur inquit quod mortale est a vita To haue all that is mortall and corruptyble to be put away To haue all fylthynes of synne and tentacyon to be obsorpte and cutte from the bodye to doo on Chryst for theyr garmente as the apostle saythe Roma â—â— Induiâ—â—ini dominuÌ„ IESVM Christum Doo ye on Iesus Chryste lyue a Chrystly lyfe â–ª â—â— Chrystians lyfe a vertuous lyfe a godly lyfe Folowe â–ª folowe Chryste in his lyuynge in humblenes mekenes in continencye chastyte in clennes and holynes in benignyte and obedience in temperancye and pacyencye in loue and charyte in goostly wysâ—â—om and spiritual gladnes in peace goodnes in modestie and sufferancie with soche other vertues of the spiryte which the Apostle reherseth in the fyfth to the Galathyans Galaâ—â— â–ª â—â— Thus the Apostle reherseth the miseryes of this body whiche yonge men doo sett soo moche by and holye men somoche despiseth And sheweth the naturall desire for the greate naturall loue that is betwene the soule and the bodye neuer to departe but to be euer togyther as appereth by the ensample of Chryste in his humanyte shewed in tyme of that great agony and coÌ„flycte that was betwene his body and soule as yesternyght in his prayer thryse cryinge to his father to haue that bloody chalyce of death to be remoued in remembraunce whereof he swette bloodie droppes blood and water pirled downe to the ground mooste aboundantlye from all partes of his moost blyssed bodye And yet referred he his mynde and wyll to his fathers wyll Soo naturally desired not to dye And castynge away that wyll of nature folowynge the wyll of the father desired to dye for the redemptyon of man Whiche redemptyon coulde not be done without his deathe and passyon Math. 11. cryinge to his father Non sicut ego volo pater sed sicut tu vis fiat voluntas tua Euen soo the holye seruauntes of god hadde as Chryst hadde two affeccions one naturall another supernaturall and aboue nature Consideringe the naturall desire they wolde not dye But yet lamentynge the miserable coÌ„dicions of the body desired to haue the bodye clothed with the weede of immortalite to be made cleane from all corupte fylthy desires from all vnclene inclynacyons Consyderinge on the other party the supernatural desire they cryed eueryche of them with the Apostle Cupio dissolui esse cum Christo. We desire to dye we desire to goo out of this corrupte bodye that somoche dothe disquiet vs we desire to be with our lorde Iesus Chryst. Thus they desired that they mought soo be rydde from the carnall desires and affectyons of the bodye whiche deceyueth the beste man in the worlde yf he be not well ware And thus to serue the tabernacle of this bodye is none other Seruire tabernaculo qd but to folowe and fulfyll the desires of the fleshe And they do serue this tabernacle that doth lyue volupteously carnally fleshly and fylthely folowyng euery mocyon euery tityllacyon and affectyon of the bodye as in glotonye in commessacyons and ebrietyes They doo serue this tabernacle that lyueth in slouthfulnes in ydlenes in cubilibus in coÌ„cupiscentiis hauynge theyr pleasure to lye in the beddes of coÌ„cupiscencye in luxus and lecherous lyuynge sousyng them selues in voluptie and carnall behauour And they that thus doo doo serue the tabernacle And all soche haue not lycence to eate of this solempne hyghe sacrifyce of this daye I meane the moost blyssed bodye and blood of our sauyoure Iesus Chryst. For the apostle saythe Qui panem domini indigne maÌ„ducat aut calicem domini indigne bibit iudicium â—â—ibi manducat bibit 1. Corin. â—â—1 Et reus eâ—â—t corporis sanguinis domini Who soeuer doo eate the bodye of our lorde vnworthelye and vnworthelye doo drynke his bloode he dothe eate and drynke his owne iudgement and shall be gyltye of the bodye and bloode of Chryst. Looke euerye man therfore vpon hym selfe And doo as the apostle doth say Probet semetipsum homo tunc de illo pane edat de calice bibat Let euerye man proue hym selfe let euery man serche his owne coÌ„â—â—scyence ransake his soule seeke euerye corner therof pourge make him selfe cleane noo synne to remayne â–ª noo spotte nor blotte noo taste nor smacke noo coloure nor affectyon of synne And then let hym with a reueâ—â—rence and a filiall coÌ„fidence eate of this foode drynkâ—â— of this cuppe Then shal he haue the effecte and merite of this meate and drynge of this passyon and deathe of this body and bloode In this feaste of propiciacyon the carkases and bodyes of these beastes slayne for sacrifice were burned and coÌ„sumed with fyre Extra castra without theyr tentê Whiche signifyed that nowe in tyme of the newe testament in this feaste called the feaste of our redempcion Extra castra howe that Chryst that lambe whiche saynt IohnÌ„ baptyste spake of the lambe of god Math. 7. that taketh awaye the synne of the worlde the veray sacrifice of the new law was had out of theyr tentes out of the citye out of the yates of the citye in to the open felde and hyll of Golgotha the mounte of Caluary and there suffered there his most blissed body was tortured with suche paynes as the cruel Iues could with theyr myscheuous deuyllyshe wyttes contryue ymagyne and inuent But why was not this bodye of Chryst burned consumed with fyre without the yates as was theyr sacrifyce without the tentes The reason is this The passion of Chryst is called Combustio passio xpÌ„i coÌ„bustio a burnynge for that his bodye was decocte parchede and consumed to the deathe vpon the crosse with the pangues he suffred in that hudge fyre of loue of charyte of tribulacyon of Passyon and deathe For in the olde lawe euerye greuous bytter and paynfull Passyon is called Combustio a burnynge As it is wrytten in Iosue Iosue 7. Quicunque in hoc facinore fuerit deprehensus comburetur igni Who soeuer be taken in this faulte he shall be burned in the fyre And after it foloweth in the same Chapiter Iosue coÌ„maunded the Israelites to stoone Acham filium Zare for his lyke offences to the deathe to burne all his goodes in valle Achor Soo that it appeareth euidently euery paynfull deathe to be called a burnyng But why wolde not Chryst suffer within the tentes within the Citye within the yates Certaynely for bycause that within the tentes and Citye was commytted soo moche ydolatry soche abhominable lecherye soo fylthye aduoutry soo stynkynge fornicacyon with soche other What shall I say I say that in the Citye reygned all synne Due ciuitates Ciuitas IerusaleÌ„ Saynt Augustyne saythe two loues maketh two cityes The loue of god maketh the citye of Ierusalem â–ª a holy citye the citye of god within
Soliâ—â—â—â—do vnlesse he wyll wylfullye styrre the stoone or stombe at the stoone or hurte hym selfe negligently annenst the stoone Euen so Chryst our sauyour is a profytable stone to all them that faythfully cleueth vnto hym and he defendeth them from stormes from aduersytes that maye chaunce to theyr soules by temptacyon or otherwyse But yf we negligently or voluntaryly doo offende hym yf we slaunder him and dispise his coÌ„maundementes not obeynge his lawes not folowynge the holsome instructyons of his scrypture we stumble then at hym and he his sayde scrypture shall accuse vs and coÌ„dempne vs at that day And he shal be to vs Lapis offentionis petra scandali A heuy stoone a weyghty stoone shall fall vpon vs presse vs breake vs conuycte vs and condempne vs vnto euerlastynge deathe and paynes It foloweth in the letter taken Extra portaÌ„ ciuitatis etiam passus est Christus Extra portaÌ„ Chryst suffered not onely withoute the tentes and citye but also without the yates of the citye For the yates of the citye were also spottedde with synne By the gates of this citye are vnderstande the gates of the citye of mans soule of whome the prophette wryteth by an other worde Ieremi 9. Mors intrat per foenestras And calleth them here wyndowes there gates Death entreth in to the soule by the wyndowes or gatê by the fyue sences of the body which are called the fyue wyttes of man Deathe and synne entreth by these in to the soule Howe verylye by syght by smellynge by hearynge by touchynge and by tastynge And Chryste neuer synned in any of these nor any other wayes but suffered death without gylte that we by this his godly ensample may so shutte these gates of our soules that noo carnall desyre noo fleshly lyuynge noo fylthynesse doo enter in to our hertes by them He therfore wente out of the citye out of the tentes out of the gates And as he wente oute of the gates to suffer for vs to sanctifye vs by his bloode so let vs goo out of these gates out of all carnall affectyon and from all delectacyon of these our fyue senses from all fylthy lyuynge from all occasyon of synne that doth corrupte our soules by any of the fyue wittes And let vs suffer somwhat for Christ that suffered somoche for vs. Exeamus igitur saythe the Apostle Exeamus ad eum extra castra Exeamus Let vs goo oute let vs goo oute From whence out of the tentes out of the cityes oute of the gates out of our tabernacles out of our bodely and fleshly lustes fleshly desires and fleshly conuersacyon for it stynketh in the syght of god And as longe as we abyde within the compasse of fleshly lyuyng and carnal coÌ„uersacion soo longe we shall not come to god For to hym we can not come vnlesse we go out vnlesse we flee the corrupte bodye and his fleshly affectyons Ye shall se that it is mete soo for vs to doo by ensample of them that are good maryed people lyuynge after the true rules of matrimonye For though the acte of matrimonye be lawfull honeste necessary merytoryous and of hygh meryte yf it be well obserued Yee and as the Apostle doth call it Honorabile connubiuÌ„ Hebre. 1â—â— thorum immaculatum Honorable matrimonye the pure clene immaculate bedde the bedde withoute synne yf it be dulye obserued Yette it is not syttynge nor comely for the maryed man or woman streyght from that bedde streyght from that lawfull merytoryus acte to come to this great sacrifyce to this heuenly food to eate of this flesshe and bloode of Chryst and god For the sayde Apostle where he writeth to the Corinthians doth playnly counsell them that are maryede by theyr owne free wyll and mutuall consente to absteyne from that lawfull meritorious acte ad tempus for a tyme for the tyme of prayer to the intente theyr prayer may be the moore deuoute and better herde Howe moche more then wyllethe he them to absteyne from that acte when they shal goo to receyue this hyghe sacrifyce this holye foode god and man Dothe not he to them that wyll eate of this sacrifyce saye Probet seipsum homo sic de illo pane edat c Let euery man proue hym selfe serche his conscyence pourge his soule then eate of this blyssed sacrifice then go to it with a reuerence hygh deuocioÌ„ We must therfore fyrste goo out from these cityes out from these tentes out of these gates of this carnall bodye and forsake the fylthye corrupte fleshly abusyons that are comonly vsed and coÌ„mytted in all these senses and then pourge vs clense vs and maake vs pure and apte to receyue this holye sacryfyce For many fylthye ymaginacyons remayneth of these fleshly actes many yll circumstancyes not meete hauynge them to eate of this holye meate Therfore fyrste pourge and apte our selues to the receyte therof And then we goo Extra then we goo out then we goo out with Chryst that suffered Extra portam without the gate of the Citye Nowe yf the good deuoute maryed man and woman by the counsell of the Apostle dothe absteyne Ad tempus ex coÌ„sensu vt vacent orationi â—â— Corint 7. for a tyme by theyr owne mutuall consente to gyue them selues moore deuoutly to prayer that so theyr prayer may be the better and sooner herde of god Ad sacerdotes Moche moore then ought we priestes of coÌ„gruence duety to lyue cleane and chaast whiche are bounden dayly nyghtly hourely yee contynuallye eyther to praye or to studye or to preache or to gyue good counsell or to offer vp that moost holy sacrifyce for the people and our selues or to be euer redye to minyster the sacramentes at all tymes day and nyght as necessyte shall requyre as they shal be called vpon by those that hathe neede to call for the same Nowe to chrysten and confirme nowe to minister the sacramentê of penaunce and order nowe the sacramentes of matrimonye of the aulter and extreme vnctyon So that we bushops and priestes in especyall aboue all other ought of our congruence and of verye duetye euer to be in a redynes euer to be cleane euer to be vndefylede and vnspotted in oure lyuynge as nyghe as frayltie of nature wyll suffer that our prayers maye be the better herde the moore alowede more pleasaunt in the eares of god and that our ministracions may be to him more acceptable moore profytable to our soules and moore desirous and pleasaunte to the people for whom we are ordeyned minysters And let eueryche of vs folowe the counsell of the apostle Mortifye our members of oure bodye kepe vnder the fleshe Collosse 3. extyncte vices and concupiscencyes of the same as nyghe as we maye And saye with the same Apostle Galat â—â— We be crucifyed with Chryst to the crosse We lyue not as the bodye wyll but Chryste lyueth in vs. Chrystes lyfe we
and suffer me a whyle and I wyll pay you all my dettes The lorde moued with pitie forgaue hym all put hym and his clearelye to lybertie Here was a meruelous great charitie Is there any hygher charitye then this 4. Math. 18. Peter Yee yee forsothe What is it Peter came to Chryst and asked hym a question Howe often his brother offendyng hym was he bound to forgyue hym seuen tymes Chryst answered I saye thou shalt forgyue hym not onely seuen tymes but seuentye and seuen tymes But what yf he offende the seuen score tymes shalt thou forgyue hym â–ª Yee though it were seueÌ„ hundred tymes yee seuen thousand tymes Yee toties quoties as saynte Ierome expoundeth it Ieronimus As often as euer he doth offende the soo often art thou bounden for goddes saake to forgyue hym his offence Non iniuriam sed offensam The iniuryes wronges thou arte not bounden to forgyue but may by charitie sue for thy ryght by course of lawe sue for thy money thy landes thy goodes and soche other But th offence the dyspleasure the trespasse the herte burnynge the maner of doynge the thyng thou art bound toties quoties to forgyue toties quoties as often tymes as he doth trespasse the and not to owe anye grudge or displeasure annenste hym That yf thou soo doo thou shewest a hygh charitie But yf thou doo bothe forgyue the offence and also the iniurie thou shewest a farre greater charitie But is there any hygher poynte of charitiâ—â— thâ—â— this These are great Yet there is one passeth them all What is that Forsothe when a man wyll suffer 〈◊〉 to saue his frendes lyfe Yee but whoo wyll doo thaâ—â— â–ª Whoo wyll voluntarylye dye for his frende Manâ—â— there are that wyll be bounde that wyll spende 〈◊〉 theyr goodes rather then theyr frende shulde miscaâ—â—â— â–ª But whoo wyll dye for his frende We reede se many tymes the father the mother dothe put them selues in daunger of lyfe for theyr chylde We se also the seruaunt for the mayster beynge in daunger dothe venture to runne bitwene his mayster the dagger poynte or the dynte of the sworde and runneth vpon deathe to saue his maysters lyfe yee and manye tymes is sleyne in his maysters defence by reason wherof his mayster escapeth Is not this a greate loue yes forsothe Yee but he dyd this vpon aduenture vpon a hasarde as ye wyll saye He mought aswell by manheed fortune or chaunce medlaye haue escaped as to haue bene slayne whiche maketh hym the bolder Yee but what father or or mother what chylde or seruaunt wyll wylfully paciently and without resystence lay downe his heed vpon the blocke or runne to the gybbytte or golow tree or otherwyse wyllfully voluntaryly pacyently and without resystence dye for theyr frende or foo We reede of none vnlesse it be the holye martyrs that voluntarylye dyd suffer for the loue of god And this is the greateste charitie we spaake of yet For IohnÌ„ saythe Maiorem charitatem nemo habet qÌ„ vt animaÌ„ suam ponat quis pro amicis suis. Iohan. 15. Noo man may haue a greater charyte then to dye for his frendes There can noo loue nor charytie be greater then this can there trowe ye Yee forsothe What is that I pray you what is it Mori pro inimicis To dye for thyne ennemyes Quis est hic laudabimus eum But whoo wyll soo do Shewe one synce the begynnyng of the worlde Ecclesi 31. and we wyll laude hym and prayse hym aboue all other For soche one is prayse worthye Can we shewe one soche Yee forsothe Where shall we fynde hym where shall we fynde hym Yonder he lyeth Where In yonder sepulchre What is he what is his name tell vs that we may know hym His name is Iesus Chryste Iesus of Nazareth O Iesus of Nazareth Yonder in the tombe lyeth thy moost precyous bodye thy lyuely bodye not deade but a lyue A lyue Nam Christus resurgens ex mortuis iam non moritur Roma 6. mors illi vltra non dominabitur Quod enim viuit viuit deo Chryst is rysen from deathe nowe he is not deade Deathe shall haue noo more dominion ouer hym That he lyueth he lyueth in god and to god he lyueth and shall reygne euer a lyue He dyed oones for vs and his deathe was our lyfe â–ª His resurrectyon was the cause of our resurrectyon His ascentyon was and shal be the cause of our entrye in to heuen and possessyon there This is he that hath shewed this hyghe poynte of charitie This is he that hath done this valiaunte acte This is he that hathe suffered death for his frendes and for his foos for his louers and for his ennemyes for the for me for all the worlde This is he This is he that dyd put hym selfe wylfully in his enemyes handes that voluntarylye suffered this vyle rebukefull slaunderous panguyous payneful shamefull death of the crosse and nowe is the moost gloryous death of deathes This is he that washed and pourged vs all in his blood that redemed vs that iustifyed vs that restorede vs from deathe to lyfe that brought vs out of thraldome that maade vs free that hath reconcyled vs vnto the father that hath restored vs to grace that hath maade vs Haeredes haeredes dei Roma â–ª 8. cohaeredeâ—â— Christi That hath maade vs enhereters enhereters to god coenhereters with Chryst with hym selfe This is he whome we ought to laude to loue to serue prayse whome we ought to honour and worshyppe to adoure and doo sacrifyce vnto for that he hath doone somoche for vs that none els coulde nor wolde doo Soo that on this day was fulfylled all thynges that was promisede in the lawe concernynge the redemption of mankynde Therfore Therfore this day may be well signifyed by the tenthe day of the seuenth moneth In whiche daye the very quyete and reste was graunted vnto all faythfull people And the perfytenes of the lawe whiche is charyte was manifestly this day declared in this hygh worke of the redemptyon of man It foloweth in the letter Dies câ—â—leberrimus Erit vobis dies iste coeleberâ—â—imus vocabitur sanctus This daye ye shall kepe moost solempne moost hygh and festyuall and shal be called holye Whoo is he that dothe not se this day of verye dutye to be kepte for a hygh day for a holy day And soo to be called and soo to be taken and soo to be accompted and soo to be kepte and holden In whiche day as the yeare gothe aboute Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus 1 â–ª Corin 5. our Paschal lambe Chryst god was offered by whose bloode the worlde was redemed In this day of the immolacyon of the very Paschall lambe Chryst Israell was deliuered from the seruitute of the Egyptyans Pharao the deuyll with all his companye and malygne power were drouned in the red See were ouercome suffocate
kepe holy that day in which apostle a martyr or virgyn departeth out of the labour toylinge vexacion of this miserable worlde vnto rest to glory ioye how moche more ought we then solempnly deuoutly to kepe this day holy in whiche our heed our sauyour the heed of the hoole churche Iesus Chryst went out of the worlde to the father by passyon death and brought into Paradyse with hym an infinyte nombre of holy patriarkê prophettes martyrs confessours virgyns beates of all sortes Not onely delyuered them from the labour toilyng of this miserable world but also deliuered them out of that dungion pryson of hell brought them to the glory fruition of the ioye in heuen by the glorious victorye by hym done as on this day vpon the Crosse This is therfore a day to be sanctyfyed to be kepte holy This is Paschalis dies the pachal day yâ— pashe day the day that Chryst passed out of this transitorie world to rest And what soeuer he be that gothe out of this laboryous lyfe to reste ioye he gothe vnto the sayd reste and ioye by the vertue of the crosse and passyon theron sacrifysed as on this daye Here was the grounde here was the begynnynge here was the foundacyon occasyon of all oure ioye and glorye we looke for This day the Crosse was maade an instrumente wherby the gaates of hell as ye wyll say were opened the stockes broken the bandes loosed the darkenes expelled the payne voyded and bondage put to libertye This Crosse as on this daye was lyke to the staffe of Dauid with which as he ouercame Golyas so Chryst in this crosse ouercame the deuyll This Crosse this day was made the keye wherby the gates of Paradyse heuen were opened This crosse was this day maâ—â—de the standard erecte set vp in sygne token of eternall victorie Wherby our spirytuall enemys are dayly put to flyght dyscomfet Wherby our hope comforte is fortefyed Wherby we are defended from the power of the malygne spirites From theyr temptacyons froÌ„ all theyr aduaunces from all theyr pompes This crosse was maade this daye the waye wherby we are brought ab exilio ad patriaÌ„ froÌ„ exile to our countrey This crosse with the passyon of Chryst wrought vpon the same is maade this day our assurance wherby we shall attayne the euerlastyng glory So that now it appeareth to all the worlde that this daye is festiuall holye gracyous and gloryous A day to be halowed and kepte holye A day to gyue laudes thankes and praysynges to god for his greate beneficiall actes shewed vnto vs and for vs as on this day Some percase wyll obiecte say yf this day be soo solempne as we speake of Obiectio why doo the Churche then maake this day soche tokens of mournyng as it doth â–ª Yf it be so hygh a day where are the sygnes tokens of the feaste where is the solempne ryngynge of belles to matyns to masse to euensong to diuine seruice Where are the solempnytyes of the masses sayd songe as are in the other festyuall dayes Where are the solempne songes of discant pricked song faburden square note regalles organs Where are your warblynge voyces â–ª reeches pleasaunt reportes in your syngynges where are the ryche ornamentes of the aulters the ryche vestimentes coopes plaate and iewels wont vpon suche dayes to be set vpon the aulters Where is the greate welfare the greate dynners the double seruyce the delicate meates drynkes on suche festiuall dayes wonte to be vsed Where are your musicall Instrumentes of all sortes and youre blowynges to dynner with trumpetttes Where are your harpes your lutes your cymballes your flutes your taberettes your drunssades and dowcymers Where are your vialles your rebeckes your shakebushes and your swete softe pleasaunt pypes Where are your merye communicacyons your merye iestes fables and taales wonte to be had at your table for merye pastyme on soche dayes All all this is put vnder foote all is this day in a muetie in a scylence All soche thynges are on this day turned vpsoodowne turned in to sadnes into mournynges and into dolorous lamentable fashyons Noo priest this day dothe celebrate but onely one in euery churche and he to be the greatest priest of auctorytie within the same Churche in sygne and token that Chryst which was Magnus sacerdos secunduÌ„ ordine Melchisedech Hebreo 6. the great prieste after the order of Melchisedech dyd suffer this day and offered vp hym selfe vpon the crosse to the father to the father of heuen for man These solempne songes and instrumentes of the churche this day are turned In Luctum Lamentum in to mournynges and lamentable tunes in to flattes and faaes in to baase lowe breestê in to straung tunes in to submysse softe and sobre mournynge voyces soo vtwardly to shewe the inwarde mournynge inwarde heuynes of oure hertes mournynge and lamentynge this panguyous Passyon of Chryste as men redye to suffer with hym and for hym as true penitentê cryinge to be perteners of this Passyon and deathe cryinge to haue remyssyon of our synnes Cryinge Ignosce pater ignosce pater Luce. 23. Forgyue vs oure synnes Lorde forgyue vs our synnes father of heuen And for all other kyndê of musycall instrumentes this day we doo vse prayer Deuoute prayer Cryinge to god callynge for mercye diligently suynge for remissyon of oure synnes And euen whyles the meate and drynke is in our mouthes to remember the aysell and gall that the Iues this day gaue hym when he cryed on the crosse Scitio I am a thyrste This day for the precyous apparell some weareth sacke clothe some heere nexte vnto theyr bodyes Some gothe wolwarde some baare legged baare footed lyke greate penitentê not lyke as men gothe a holydayes in precyous apparell But blacke blacke in blacke in token of our synnes for whiche Chryst dyed And for delicate meates and drynkes some fasteth this day to onelye breade and drynke some to breade water some to fruytes and potages some absteyneth tyll nyght as theyr bodyes are able to beare euery one after his or theyr deuocyons and abilytyes of theyr bodyes And for myrthe and merye coÌ„municacyon some are this day in continuall sylence and contemplacyon â–ª in secrete and inwarde remembrance and studye of this glorious passyon of Chryst. Howe what what maner what panguyes and vnder what fashon he suffered Some in coÌ„tinal prayer euery one after soche deuocyoÌ„ as god gyueth hym grace This is the maner and fasshon of kepynge the solempnytie and feast of this day But all these vtwarde doynges of sylence prayer contemplacyon fastynge abstynencye goynge wolwarde baare legged or baare footed with all soche other yf it be not done with an inwarde mynde with an inwarde deuocyon with a true herte a true fayth to god and for his loue I wyll not gyue a strawe for it Yf it be not done for his loue it