mē to be sworne to thē and so adicte as to take hande ouer hed whatsoeuer they say it were a great inconuenience so to do Well let vs go forwarde He toke Peter Iames and Iohn into this garden And why dyd he take them wyth hym rather then other marye those that he had taken before to whom he had reueled in the hil the transfiguracyon and declaracyon of hys deytye to se the reuelacyon of the maiestie of hys Godhede nowe in the garden he reueled to the same the infirmitye of his manhode because they had tasted of the swete he would they shoulde tast also of the sower He toke these wyth hym at both tymes for two or three is ynoughe to beare witnes And he began to be heauy in hys mind He was greatlye vexed wythin hym selfe he was sore aflycted it was a great heauines he had bene heauye manye tymes before and he had suffered greate afflictions in hys soule as for the blyndenes of the Iewes and he was lyke to suffer mo panges of payne in hys bodye But thys pange was greater then anye he euer suffered yea it was a greater tormente vnto hym I thynke a greater payne then when he was hanged on the crosse then when the stower nayles were knocked and dryuen throughe hys handes and fete then when the sharpe crowne of thornes was thruste on hys head Thys was the heauines and pensiuenes of hys hearte the agony of the spirite And as the soule is more precious then the bodye euen so is the paine of y e soule is more greuous then the paynes of the body Therfore ther is another whiche writeth horror mortis graui or ipsa morte The horrour vgsomnes of death is sorer then death it self This is y e most greuous payne that euer christ suffered euen this pange that he suffered in the gardē It is the most notable place one of thē in the whole storie of y e passiō whē he sayed Anima me a tristis est vsque ad mortem My soule is heauy to death And cum cepisset expauescere and when he began to quyuer to shake The greuousnes of it is declared by hys prayer that he made Pater sipossibile est etc. Father if it be possible a waye w t thys cup rid me of it He vnderstode by this cup his paynes of death For he knewe wel inough y t his passion was at hand that Iudas was come vpon hym wyth the Iewes to take him There was offered vnto hym nowe the Image of death the Image the sence the y e felynge of hell for death and hell go both to gether I wyll entreate of thys Image of hell whyche is death Truelye no manne can shewe it perfectlye yet I wyl do the best I can to make you vnderstād the greuouse panges that oure Sauyoure Chryste was in whē he was in the garden as mans power is not able to beare it so no mās tonge is able to expresse it Paynters painte death lyke a man w tout skin a body hauyng nothyng but bones And hel they painte w t horible flames brēning fier they bungell some what at it they come nothinge nere it But thys is no true payntynge No paynter can paynte hel vnlesse he coulde paynte the torment and condemnatyon both of body and soule y e possession hauyng of all in feliticie Thys is hel this is y e Image of death this is hell such an euyl fauoured face such an vgsome countenaunce suche an horrible vysage our sauiour Christ sawe of death and hell in the garden There is no pleasure in beholdynge of it but more payne thē any tounge can tell Death and hell toke vnto them thys euyll fauoured face of synne and thorough synne Thys synne is so hyghlye hated of Gode that he doth pronounce it worthy to be punished wyth lacke of alfelycitie wyth the fealyng of infelicitie Death and hell be not only the wages the reward y e stipēd of sin but they are brought into y e world by sinne per peccatū mors sayth S. Paule throughe synne deathe entered into the world Moses sheweth the fyrst cōminge in of it into the world Where as our fyrst father Adā was set at libertie to lyue for euer yet God inhibytynge hym from eatynge of the Apple told hym If thou meddle wyth this fruite thou all thy posteritye shall fal into necessitie of death from euer lyuynge morte morieris thou and all thy posteritye shal be subiecte to deathe here came in death and hell Synne was their mother Therefore they must haue suche an Image as their mother sinne woulde geue them An vgsome thinge and an horrible Image muste it nedes be that is broughte in by such a thing so hated of God yea this face of death and hell is so terryble that suche as hath bene wycked men hade rather be hāged than abyde it As Achytophell that trayroure to Dauid lyke an ambycyouse wretche thought to haue come to hygher promocyon and therefore cōspired with Absolon agaynst hys master Dauid He when he sawe hys counsayle toke no place goes and hanges hym selfe in contemplacion of thys euil fauoured face of death Iudas also when he came wyth pushementes to take hys maister Chryst in beholdynge thys horrible face hanged hym selfe Yea the electe people of God the faythfull hauinge the beholdynge of thys face though God hath alwayes preserued them suche a good God he is to them that beleue in hym that he wyll not suffer them to be tempted aboue that that they haue bene able to beare yet for all that there is nothynge that they complaine more sore then of thys horrour of death Go to Iob. What sayeth he Pereat dies in quo natus sum suspendiū elegit anima mea Wo worth y e day that I was borne in my soule wolde be hanged saying in his panges almooste he wyste not what Thys was when wyth the eye of hys conscience and the inwarde man he be helde the horrour of death and hel not for any bodylye payne that he suffered for when he hadde byles botches blaynes and scabbes he suffered them pacientlye he coulde saye then Si bona suscepi de manu Domini c. If we haue receyued good thynges of God why shoulde we not suffer likewyse euyll It was not for any suche thynge that he was so vexed but the syght of thys face of death and hel was offered to hym so lyuely that he wolde haue bene oute of thys worlde It was thys euyl fauored face of death that so troubled hym Kynge Dauid also sayed in contemplaciō of thys vgsome face Laboraui in gemitu meo I haue bene sore vexed with sighyng mourning Turbatus est a furore oculus meus Myne eye hath bene greatlye troubled in my rage A straun◠thynge when he had to fyghte wyth Goliath that monstrous giante who was able to haue eaten hym he coulde a byde hym was nothynge a frayed and now
God had lefte him to him selfe he hadde cleane forsaken hym What woulde he haue done if he had liued styll that were a bout this geare when he layed hys head on the blocke at the ende of hys lyfe Charytye they saye worketh but Godly not after thys sorte Well he is gone he knoweth hys fare by thys he is eyther in ioye or in payne There is but two states if we be once gone There is no chaunge Thys is the speach of the scripture VbicuÌ„que lignuÌ„ ceciderit ibi erit siue in austruÌ„ siue in aquilone Wheresoeuer the tree falleth eyther into the southe or in to the north there it shall rest By the fallyng of the tree is signifyed the death of man If he fall into the Southe he shall be saued ☞ For the Southe is whote and betokeneth Charitie or saluacion If he fal in the Northe in the colde of infidelity he shal be dampned There are but two states the state of saluacioÌ„ and the state of damnacion Ther is no repentauÌ„ce after thys lyfe but if he dye in the state of damnacion he shal ryse in the same Yea thoughe he haue a whole Monkerye to synge for hym He shall haue hys fynall Sentence when he dyeth And that seruaunte of hys that confessed and vttered thys gere was an honest manne He dyd honestlye in it God put it in hys herte And as for the to ther whether he be saued or no I leaue it to God But surelye he was a wycked man the realme is well rydde of hym It hathe a treasure that he is gone He knoweth hys fare by thys A terrible example suerlye and to be noted of euery man Nowe before he shoulde dye I hearde saye he had commendacions to the kyng and spake manye wordes of his maiestye All is the kynge the Kynge Yea Bona verba These were fayre wordes the kynge the kyng I was trauailed in the tower my selfe with the kinges commaundemente and the counsayle and there was syr Roberte Cunstable the Lorde Hussye the Lord Darsy And the Lorde Darsye was tellynge me of the fayethfull seruice that he hadde done the kynges maiestye that deade is And I had sene my Soueraygne Lorde in the fyeld sayd he and I had sene hys grace come a gaynste vs I woulde haue lyghted from my horsse and taken my sworde by the poynt and yelded it into hys graces handes Mary quod I but in the meane season ye played not the parte of a fayethfull subiecte in holdynge with the people in a coÌ„motion a disturbaunce It hath bene the cast of al traitours to pretend nothing agaynste the kynges person they neuer pretende the matter to the kynge but to other Subiectts maye not resyste anye magistrates nor oughte to do nothinge contrarye to the the kynges lawes And therefore these wordes the kyng and so fourth are of smalle effect I hearde once a tale of a thinge that was done at Oxforde .xx. yeres a go the lyke hath bene sence in this realme as I was enformed of credible persons some of theÌ„ that sawe it be alyue yet There was a prieste that was robbed of a greate some of money and there were .ii. or .iii. attached for the same robbery and to be bryefe were condemned broughte to the place of execution The fyrste manne when he was vpon the ladder denied the matter vtterly toke his death vpon it that he neuer consented to the robbery of the preste nor neuer knew of it When he was deade the seconde felowe commeth and maketh his protestation acknoweleged the faute sayinge that among other greuouse offeÌ„ces that he had done he was accessary to thys robberye and sayeth he I hadde my parte of it I crye God mercy so hadde thys felow that dyed before me hys parte Now who caÌ„ iudge whether this felow dyed wel or no Who caÌ„ iudg a maÌ„s herte The one denyed the matter and the tother confessed it there is no Iudginge of suche matters I haue hearde muche wickednes of thys manne and I haue thought oft Iesu what wil worth what wyl be the ende of thys manne When I was wyth the byshop of Chichester in warde I was not so with hym but my freÌ„des might come to me talke with me I was desirous to heare of executioÌ„ done as ther was euery weke some in on place of the citye or other for there was thre wekes sessions at newgate and fourthnyghte Sessions at the Marshialshy and so forth I was desirous I saie to heare of execution bycause I looked that my parte should haue bene theyrin I loked euery daie to be called to it my selfe Amonge al other I heard of a wanton woman a naughtye lyuer a whore a vayne bodye â— was ledde from newgate to thâ— place of execution for a certaine robberye that she had committed and she hadde a wycked coÌ„munication by the waye Here I wil take otcasioÌ„ to moue your grace that suche menne as shal be put to death maye haue learned menne to geue them instruction and exhortacion For the reuerence of God when they be put to executioÌ„ let them haue instructours for manye of theim are cast away for lacke of instructioÌ„ and dye miserably for lacke of good preaching This womaÌ„ I saye as she weÌ„te by the waye had wanton and folyshe talke as thys that yf good felowes hadde kept touch wyth hyr she hadde not bene at thys tyme in that case and amongeste al other talke she saied that suche a one and named this manne hadde hyr maidenheade fyrste and herynge thys of hym at that tyme I loked euer what woulde be hys ende what woulde be come of hym He was a manne the fardest frome the feare of God that euer I knewe or heard of in Englande Fyrste he was author of all thys womannes whoredome For if he had not had hyr maydenhead she myghte haue bene maryed and become an honeste womanne where as nowe beynge nought with hym shee fell afterwarde by that occasioÌ„ to other And they that were nought with hyr fel to robbery and she folowed and thus was he author of all thys This geare came bi Sequels Peraduenture thys maye seme to be a lyghte matter but surelye it is a grâ—ate matter and he by vnrepentaunce fell frome euyl to worse and from worse to worste of all tyll at the length he was made a spectacle to all the worlde I haue hearde saye he was of the opinioÌ„ that he beleued not the immortalytye of the soule that he was not ryght in y e matter And it mighte well appeare by the takynge of hys death But ye wyll saye What ye sclaunder him ye breake charitye Nay it is charitie that I do We canne haue no better vse of hym nowe then to warne other to beware by hym Christ saith Memores estote vx oris Loth. Remembre Lothes wyfe She was a woman that would not
sygnifye to vs that death is ouercomable We shal in dede ouercome it yf we repente and acknowledge that our sauiour Iesu Christe pacifyed with his panges and paynes the wrath of the father hauynge a loue to walke in the wayes of God yf we beleue in Iesus Christ we shal ouercome death I say it shal not preuaile agaynst vs. Wherfor wherso euer it chaunseth the my frende to haue the tastynge of thys death that thou shalte be temted wyth thys horror of deathe what is to be done then when soeuer thou felest thy soule heauy to death make haste and resorte to this gardaine and with thys faith thou shalt ouercome thys terrour when it commeth Oh it was a greuous thynge that Chryste suffered here Oh the greatnes of his dolour that he suffered in the gardeÌ„ partlye to make ameÌ„des for our sinnes and partly to delyuer vs from deathe not so that we shoulde not dye bodylye but that thys death should be away to a better lyfe and to destroye and ouercome hell Oure Sauyoure Chryst had a gardayne but he had littel pleasure in it You haue many goodly gardaynes I wold you would in the myddes of theym coÌ„syder what agonye our sauyoure Chryst suffred in hys gardayne A goodly meditacion to haue in youre gardaines It shal occasyon you to delight no farther in vanities but to remeÌ„bre what he suffrâ—â— for you It maye drawe you from synne It is a good monumente a good sygne a good monycyon to consyder howe he be haued him selfe in this garden Well he sayeth to hys Discyples Sytte here and praye wyth me He wente a lytle way of as it were a stones cast from them and falles to hys prayer and saieth Pater si possible est transe at a me calix iste Father if it be possyble Awaye wyth thys bytter cuppe thys outragious payne Yet after he correctes him selfe and sayes Veruntamen uâ—u sicut ego volo sed sicut tu vis Not my wyll but thy wyll be done O father Here is a good medytacyon for Chrysten menne at all tymes and not onelye vpon good fryday lette good fryday be euerye day to a Christian manne to knowe to vse hys passyon to that ende and purpose not to reade the storye but to take the fruyte of it Some menne if they hadde bene in thys agonye woulde haue ruÌ„ne them selues through with theyr sweardes as Saule dyd some woulde haue hangged theym selues as Achitophell dyd Lette vs not folowe these menne they be no examples for vs but lette vs folowe Christe whyche in hys agonye resorted to hys father wyth hys praier This must be our patrone to worck by Here I might dilate the matter as touchynge prayinge to Saynctes here we maye learne not to praye to Saynctes Christe byddes vs Ora patrem qui est in celis Praye to thy father that is in heauen to the creator and not to any creature And therfore awaye wyth these auowryes Let god alone be oure auowry what haue we to do to runne hither or thither but onelye to the father of heauen I wyl not tarye to speake of thys matter Our Sauiour Chryste set hys disciples in an ordre and commaunded theym to watch and praye sayinge Vigilate et orate Whatch and praye Wherto shoulde they watche and pray he sayeth by and by Ne intretis in tentationem That ye enter not into temptacion He byddes them not praye that they be not tempted for that is as muche to say as to prai that we should be out of thys world Ther is no man in thys worlde wythout temptacion In the tyme of prosperyte we are tempted to wantonnes pleasures and all lyghtnes in tyme of aduersyte to dispayre in goddes goodnes TeÌ„ptacion neuer ceasses Ther is a difference betwene beynge tempted and entrynge into temptacion He byddes therfore not to praye that they be not tempted but that they enter not into temptacion To be tempted is no euyll thynge For what is it no more then when the fleshe the diuell and the worlde doeth solycyte and moue vs agaynst God To geue place to these suggestions and to yelde oure selues and suffer vs to be ouer comme of theym thys is to enter into temptacyon Our sauyoure Christe knewe that they shoulde be greuously tempted and therfore he gaue them warnynge that they shoulde not geue place to temptacyon nor dyspayre at hys death And yf they chaunched to forsake hym or to runne awaye in case they tripped or swarued yet to come agayne But oure Sauiour Chryste dyd not onely commaunde hys dyscyples to praye but fell downe vpon hys knees flat vppon the grounde prayed hym selfe sayinge Pater si fieri potest transeat a me calix iste Father delyuer me of this pange and paine that I am in thys outragyous payne â–ª This word father came euen from the bowels of hys harte when he made hys mone as who shoulde saye father ryd me I am in suche payne that I can be in no greater Thou art my father I am thy sonne Can the father forsake hys soÌ„ne in suche anguishe Thus he made hys mone Father take a waye this horrour of death froÌ„ me ryd me of thys payne suffer me not to be takeÌ„ whan Iudas comes suffer me not to be hanged on the crosse suffer not my haÌ„des to be perced wyth nayles nor my harte wyth the sharpe speare A wonderfull thynge that he shoulde so oft tel his discyples of it before and nowe when he commeth to the poynte to desyre to be rydde of it as thoughe he woulde haue bene disobedient to the wyl of his father Afore he sayede he came to suffer and nowe he sayes a way wyth thys cuppe Who woulde haue thoughte that euer thys geare should haue come oute of Chrystes mouthe What a case is this What shuld a man say You muste vnderstande that Christe tooke vpon hym our infyrmities of the whyche thys was one to be sorye at deathe Amonge the styppendes of synne thys was one to trymble at the crosse thys is a punyshement for oure synne It goeth otherwayes wyth vs theÌ„ wyth Christe yf we were in lyke case and in like agony almost we woulde curse God or rather wyshe that there were no God Thys that he sayed was not of that sorte it was referrynge the matter to the wyll of hys father but we seke by al meanes be it righte be it wrong of oure owne nature to be ryd out of payne he desyred it condicionally as it myghte stande wyth hys fathers wyll addyng a Veruntamen to it So his request was to shewe the infyrmytye of man here is now an example what we shal do when we are in lyke case He neuer deserued it we haue He had a Veruntamen a notwythstandynge let vs haue so to we muste haue a neuertheles thy wyll be done and not myne Geue me grace to be contente to submitte my wyl vnto
of penaunce as we vse to say geue me leue to make you werye thys daye The Iewes had hym to Cayphas and Annas and there they whypte hym and bethym they sette a crowne of sharpe thorne vpon hys head and nayled hym to a tree yet al thys was not so bytter as thys horroure of death and thys Agony that he suffered in the gradayne in suche a degree as is dewe to all the synnes of the world and not to one mannes synne Wel thys passion is our remedye it is the satisfaction for oure synnes Hys soule descended to hell for a tyme. Here is muche a do these newe vpstartynge spirites say Christ neuer descended into hell neyther body nor soule Inscorne they will aske was he ther what dyd he there what if we cannot telle what he dyd there The crede goeth no further but fayeth he descended thyther what is that to vs if we cannot tell seynge we were taughte no further Paule was taken vp into the third heauen aske lykewyse what he sawe when we was caryed thyther you shall not fynde in scripture what he sawe or what he dyd there shall we not therfore beleue that he was ther. ¶ These arrogant spirites spirites of vayne glorye bycause they knowe not by any expresse scripture the order of his doynges in hell they wyll not beleue that euer he descended into hel In dede thys article hathe not so full scripture so many places and testimonies of scriptures as other haue yet it hathe ynoughe it hath .ii. or .iii. textes if it had but one one texte of scripture is of as good and lawfull authoritye as a M. and of as certayne trueth It is not to be wayed by the multitude of textes I beleue as certaynelye and verelye that thys Realme of Englande hath as good authoritye to heare Goddes word as any nacion in al the worlde it maye be gathered by .ii. textes one of them is thys Ite in vniuersum mundum et predicate euangelium omni creature Go into the whole world and preache the Gospell to all creatures And agayn deus â—ult omnes homines saluos fieri God wyl haue all men to be saued he exceptes not the Englishemen here nor yet expresselye nameth theym and yet I am as sure that thys Realme of England by thys gatheryng is allowed to here Goddes word as though Christ hadde sayed a thousand tymes Go preach to Englysh men I wyl that Englyshemen be saued Because thys Article of hys descendyng into hell can not be gathered so directlye so necessarylye so formallye they do vtterlye deny it Thys article hath Scriptures two or thre ynoughe for quiete mynde as for curyouse braynes nothynge can content theym Thys the diuils sterryng vp of such spirites of sedicion is an euidente argumente that the light is come forth for his word is a brode when the deuyll russheth when he roreth when he styrreth vp suche busy spirites to sclaunder it My entente is not to entreate of thys matter at thys tyme. I trust the people wyll not be caryed awaye wyth these newe arrogant spirites I dout not but good preachers wyllabour agaynst them But now I wyll say a worde and herein I prottest fyrst of al not arrogantlye to determyne and defyne it I wyll contende wyth no man for it I wyll not haue it be preiudice to anye body but I offer it vnto you to consyder and weay it There be some greate clarkes that take my parte and I perceyue not what euyll can come of it in sayeng y t our Sauiour Christe dyd not onely in soule descende into hell but also that he suffered in hell suche paynes as the damned spirites dyd suffer there Suerly I beleue verelye for my parte that he suffered the paynes of hell proporcionably as it correspondes and aunsweres to the whole synne of the worlde He would not suffer onelye bodelye in the gardayne and vpon the crosse but also in hys soule when it was from the bodye whyche was a payne dew for our syn Some wryte so and I canne beleue it that he suffered in the very place I cannot tell what it is call it what ye wyll euen in the skaldinge howse in the vgsomnes of the place in the presence of the place suche payne as our capacitie can not attayne vnto it is somewhat declared vnto vs when we vtter it by these effectes by fyre by gnashynge of teth by the worme that gnaweth on the conscience What so euer the payne is it is a greate payne that he suffered for vs. I se no inconuenyence to saye that Chryste suffered in soule in hell I singularly commende the excedynge greate charytye of Christe that for our sakes wold suffer in hel in hys soule It settes oute the vnspeakable hatred that God hath to synne I perceyue not that it doth derogate any thing froÌ„ the dignitie of Chrystes death as in the gardayne when he suffered it derogates nothing froÌ„ y t he suffred on the crosse Scripture speaketh on this fashioÌ„ Qui credit in me habet vitam eternam He that beleueth in me hath lyfe euerlasting Here he settes furth faith as the cause of our iustifycatioÌ„ in other places as high commeÌ„dacion is geuen to workes and yet are the worckes anye derogation from that dignitye of fayth No. And agayn scripture sayeth Traditus est propter peccata nostra et exuscitatus propter iustificationem c. It attributeth here oure iustyfycation to his resurrectioÌ„ and doeth thys derogate anye thynge from hys death not a whit It is whole Christ. What wyth his natiuytye what wyth hys circumcysyon what wyth hys incarnation and the whole processe of hys lyfe wyth hys preachyng what wyth hys ascendynge descendynge what wyth hys death it is all Chryst that worketh oure saluacyon He sytteth on the ryghthande of the father and all for vs. All this is the worke of oure saluation I woulde be as lothe to derogate any thyng from Christes death as the best of you al. How vnestymably are we bouÌ„d to hym what thankes oughte we to geue him for it We must haue thys contynuallye in remembraunce Propter te morti tradimur tota die For the we are in dieyng continually The life of a Chrsten man is nothynge but a readines to dye and a remembrauce of death If thys that I haue spoken of Christes sufferynge in the gardayne and in hell derogate any thinge from Christes death and passyon awaye wyth it beleue me not in thys if it do not it commendes and settes furth very wel vnto vs the perfection of the satisfacion that Christ made for vs and the woorck of a redemption not onelye before wytnes in thys worlde but in hel in that vgsome place where whether he suffered or wrastled w t the spitites or coÌ„forted AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob I wyl not desier to knowe Yf ye lyke not that which I haue spoken of hys sufferynge let it go I wyl not striue
in it I wil be preiudice to no body weye it as ye list I do but offer it you to consider It is like his soul did somwhat the thredayes that hys body lay in the graue To saye he suffered in hell for vs derogats nothing froÌ„ his death For al thiÌ„ges that Christ did before his suffering on the crosse and after do worcke our saluacion â–ª Yf he had not bene incarnat he had not dyed he was beneficial to vs with althinges he did ChrysteÌ„ people should haue his sufferynge for them in remembrance Let your gardaynes monishe you your pleasaunte gardaynes what Chryst suffred for you in the Gardayne and what commodyete you haue by hys sufferynge It is hys wyl ye shoulde so do he woulde be hadde in remembraunce Myxt youre pleasures with the remembraunce of hys bitter passion The whole passion is satisfaction for our synnes and not the bare death consideryng it so nakedly by it self The maner of spekyng of scripture is to be considered It attributeth oure saluation nowe to one thynge nowe to a nothere that Christe dyd where in dede it partayned to all Oure Sauioure Chryste hath lefte behynd hym a remembraunce of hys passyon the blessed communion the celebration of the Lordes supper a lacke it hath bene long abused as the sacryfices were before in the olde law The Patriarkes vsed sacrifice in the fayeth of the seade of the woman whyche shoulde breake the serpentes head The Patriarkes sacrificed on hope and afterwarde the worcke was estemed There comes other after and they coÌ„sider not the fayeth of Abraham â–ª and the patriarkes but do theyr sacrifice accordynge to theyr owne imaginacion euen so came it to passe wyth oure blessed communion In the prymatyue churche in places when theyr fryendes were deade they vsed to come together to the holy communion What to remedye them that were dead No no. A strawe it was not instituted for no suche purpose But then they woulde call to remembrance goddes goodnes and his passion that he suffered for vs wherein they comforted much theyr fayth Other came after warde and settes vp all these kyndes of massynge all these kyndes of iniquite What an abhominacion is it the foulest that euer was to atribute to mans worke oure saluatyon God be thanked that we haue thys blessed coÌ„munion set forth so nowe that we maye comfort encrease and fortify oure fayth at that blessed celebracyon Yf he be gyltye of the bodye of Christ that takes it vnworthely he fetcheth greate comforte at it that eates it worthely He doothe eate it worthelye that doeth eate it in fayth In fayth in what fayth Not longe a go a greate man sayed in an audyence They bable much of faith I wyll go lye wyth my whore al nyghte and haue as good a fayth as the best of them al. I thynke he neuer knewe other but the whoremongers fayth It is no suche fayth that wyll serue It is no brybynge Iudges or iustices fayth no retreasers fayth no whoremongers fayth no lease mongers fayeth no seller of benefices fayeth but the fayth in the passyon of oure Sauioure Christ. We must beleue that our Sauioure Christ hath taken vs agayne to hys fauoure that he hath delyuered vs hys owne bodye and bloude to plead wyth the dyuel and by merite of hys oune passyon of his owne mere liberalitie This is the fayth I tell you that we must come to the coÌ„munioÌ„ with not the whoremongers faith Loke where remission of syn is ther is acknowledging of sin also Fayth is a noble dutches she hath euer her gentleman vsher going before her the confessyng of synnes she hath a trayne after her the frutes of good workes the walking in the coÌ„maundementes of God He that beleueth wil not be idle he wil walk he wil do his busines haue euer the gentelman vsher wyth you So yf ye wyl trye fayth remember thys rule consyder whether the trayne be waytynge vpon her Yf you haue another fayth then thys a whoremongers fayth you are lyke to go to the Scalding house ther you shal haue two dishes weping gnasshyng of teeth much good do it you you se your fare If ye wyl beleue and acknowledge youre synnes you shal come to the blessed coÌ„munion of the bytter passyon of Chryst worthlye and so attayne to euerlasting life to the whych the father of heauen bring you and me AMEN ¶ Finis Imprinted at London by Ihon Day dwellynge at Aldersgate and Wylliam Seres dwellyng in Peter Colledge These bokes are to be sold at the new shop by the lyâ—le Conduyte in Chepesyde ¶ Cum gratia et Priuilegio aâ— imprimendum solum Prouerb xix Sophoni i i. Hebre. iii. i. Timoth. vii Esay â— Deutro xvii Iosue vii i. To the kinges xv Ecclesiastical xilti Prouer â–ª xvii In goddes boke is coÌ„tayned doctryne for al estates Deute xvii The styfnecked Iewes our Englysh men coÌ„pared to gether An Englyshe adage otherwyse called an old said say â—ij of kynges the fyrste Chapt. Adonias iij. of Kynges the fyrst Ioab captain general of Dauids army Bethsabe sueth to Dauid sollicites her sonnes SalomoÌ„s matter The Ioye of the people for theyr newe kyng God is against priuate authoryte inordinate doynges The mercye of Salomon is notable Tyme tryeth traytours froÌ„ the trusty â—ote of what force education ys Adonias schrinkes in y e wetyng and prouethnogth in the wearyng ij lowde lyes at a clap made by Ambitious a Adonias When promises maye not be performed Adonias put to death iij. Kyng ij Abiathar deposed made a quondam .iij. Kyng ij Ioas was but vij yeares old when he was made Kynge iiij Kyng xij Iosias was viij iiij Kyng xxij Kynges though they be chyldreÌ„ yet they are kynges The kynges honourable councel worthely commeÌ„ded â–ª The comune saying of the popyshe hope dayes Englysh men worsse then the Iewes A trewe and harty report of M.L. by y e kynges maiestye The hystorye of a byshop of Winchester in Kyng Henry the .vi. tyme. The good Duke Humfrey The byshop had a cardynall hat but a tyburne typpet would a be come him better Duke Humfrey was smothered What is the office ofaking newly chosen Flatteryng clawbackes How a kynge may take hys pastyme The kyng must wryte y e boke of Deutero him selfe Deut. xvij Goddes boke hath bene preserued hyther to by a wonderful myracle no God a mercy vnto the bysshoppes â–ª What a bysshop sayd to M. L. A Byshop y t asked wheather y e people myght not be ordred with outscriptures The Byble must not be forgotten in tyme of progresse and pastyme How homely they handle the godlye homylies M. L. request to the kynges grace Out with the neglygent byshoppes Hangers of y e court M. L. wolde haue learned laymen to furnyshe the rowmes of bysshoppes An enormytie in a comune wealth wherby the clargy is lyke to be brogth into slauerye The Scala celi hys .v. steppes