propre power and vertue as appeareth by that she putteth to but now also I know that whatsoeuer thou askest of god he woll gyue it the. So that she toke Christ but for a prophete and a very vertuouse and holy man Christ therfore answereth her Thy brother shal rise agayne I wote ê™ Martha that he shall rise againe in the resurrection at the last day Here we se that Martha was a good woman and beleued the general resurrection Wherfore our sauiour Christ to thintent he myght yet augment the womans feith opinion in him that he might declare that he coulde not only as an holy man prophet obteyne of god life to the dead but also that he himself is the fountaigne and giuer of life to al men and that no death is to be feared of them which put their trust and hope in him bicause that although death coÌ„meth yet it can not hurt him that beleueth on him which is fountaigne of al life he answered Martha in thys wyse I am the resurrection and the lyfe Ueryly my freendes this is the gospel â–ª this is the Euangel this is the glad ioyful tydinges most pleasaunt coÌ„fortable to al Christen men and women In this word Christ openeth himselfe vnto vs giueth vs resurrection life which be the greatest best gyftes that caÌ„ be giuen to maÌ„kynd But wherby is Christe made vnto vs our resurrectioÌ„ and our lyfe Uerily by feith And therfore he goeth further and sayth He that beleueth in me althoughe he be deade yet shall he lyue By feith doubtles the deade man liueth by feith the quicke maÌ„ neuer dyeth For ye may not thinke that Christ spake this only of Lazarus But who so euer he be that beleueth and hath the lyuely vnfeyned feith in Christ which in the begynnyng of this sermon â–ª I spake of he shall neuer dye albeit that the bodye for a tyme shall slepe This I say is the Gospell wherwith in the straightes of deth ours coÌ„sciencies must be fensed and made stronge agaynst al the gates of hell and of death For agaynst this sure feith thys rocke wherupon Christes church is buylt not al the gates of hell as Christ himselfe promiseth can preuaile And to thintent we shulde beleue this the better that Christe is oure resurrection he confirmed it with the raisyng of Lazarus froÌ„ death to life he coÌ„firmed it also with hys owne resurrection Why do we then mourne the deth of oure freendes Harken what Christ sayth I am the resurrection What do we fear thingê we wote not what in an other world Let vs beleue in Christ which saith I am the lyfe Truly he giueth himselfe hole vnto vs by this gospell only let vs take hede lest by our vnfeithfulnes we put froÌ„ vs so highe excellent a gyfte If Christ had neuer been made man we could haue hoped of no risyng agayne By our first father AdaÌ„ we were al made thral vnto death accordyng to gods worde in Genesis vnto AdaÌ„ What day so euer thou shalt eate of the tree of knowlege of good and euill thou shalt surely dye a death By Adam verily as witnesseth saynt Paule death entred first and agayne by Christe cam resurrection and lyfe Wherfore truly these wordes of our Sauiour Christe haue a ryght great comforte in them vnto all christen men forasmuch as they declare moost high vertue and power to be in Christe â–ª that is to witte that by hym chaunceth to maÌ„kind the vertue and power to rise againe into euerlastyng lyfe Both the good and bad shall ryse againe but not a like for the good shal rise vnto life â–ª and the badde shal rise vnto iugement and euerlasting death and therfore Christe to them is no resurrection For whiche they be that shal be made pertakers of euerlastynge lyfe he sheweth when he goeth on and sayeth in thys wyse He that beleueth in me shal lyue that is to say he shall not dye the second death We haue therfore good people two maners of risynge agayne for first we rise agayne here by grace out of the doungeon of synne when we â—e renewed into a new life and be regenerate by Christ as it is declared in the thyrde chapter of Ihon. And who soeuer after thys sorte doth ryse agayne out of synne here in thys lyfe â–ª shall neuer tast of the second death which is euerlastyng damnation but shal be pertaker of the seconde resurrection through Christ at the day of iugemeÌ„t which shal be lyfe euerlasting and endles ioye Thys in effecte were Christes wordes to Martha and after he had thus opened hymself vnto her he asked her whether she beleued this Wherunto she answered and said Yea Lorde I beleue that thou art Christe the sonne of God whiche hast come into the worlde Uerily thys confession of feith that this blessed woman Martha maketh here of Christe semeth to be lyke vnto that whiche saynt Peter and the rest of thapostles made when Christ asked them whom they said that he was and saynt Peter in al their names answered Thou art Christ the sonne of the liuyng god that is to say thou arte the Messias or Sauiour of the worlde whiche was so long before promised by the prophetes and loked for of the fathers And lyke as fleshe and bloud disclosed not thys feith to saynt Peter but the heuenly father so thys lyke confession that Martha made ê“ceded not of any carnal loue but of the holy ghost But what do these wordes betokeÌ„ thou art Christ Uerily to be Christ is to be the lorde and coÌ„querour ouer synne afflictions death and helle And for this cause was he promised euen to vanquish al the aduerse powers in heueÌ„ly thyngê I say he is that sede of the woman which shulde breake the serpeÌ„tes hed that is to wit the power of the deuill For the deuill ruleth in the worlde through Gods permission and sufferaunce by synne afflictions death and helle But all these thynges in the feithfull persons be ouercome and vanquished through Christ. Christ is our mediatour our peace He is the hed foundatioÌ„ of the church he is our prest our byshop to make sute to his father for vâ— and to saue vs hys people from our synnes Yea there is none other lucy to heuen but by him for he is the doore He is our lucy he is the trouth he is the lyfe for lyke as all were dead by Adam so by Christ must they he reuiuâ—â— This haue I spoken concerning the declaration of thys present Gospell Now deare freÌ„des accordyng to the instruction whiche we haue rehersed here out of holy scripture let vs not feare nor lameÌ„t this bodily death but rather the spiritual deth of the soule both in this worlde and in the next And on the contrary as often as we fall into synne let vs by due repentaunce rise againe here in thys lyfe let vs beleue stedfastly
THE GOSpels with brief sermoÌ„s vpon them for al the holy dayes in y e yere ¶ On saynt Andrewes day The Gospel Mat. iiij IEsus walkinge by the See syde of Galilee saw two brethren Simon named Peter and Andrewe his brother castinge a nette into the See for they were fyshers saith vnto them folow me and I shal make you fishers of men And they forthwyth left theire nettes and folowed him And when he was gone forth froÌ„ thens he saw other two brethren Iames the soÌ„ue of Zebedee and Ihon his brother in the shyppe wyth Zebedee their father mendinge their nettes he called them And they forthwith left the shyppe and their father and folowed him The sermon vpon this Gospel THe Gospell of this daye deare frendes declareth that our sauiour Christ whan he was here conuersant amoÌ„ges vs for our redemption sake before he wold do or speake any notable thing as the holy doctour Chrysostom sayth called chase vnto him his Apostles to thintent nothing might be hid from them of Chrystes wordes and dedes but that they might afterward boldely affirme say We can not but speake the thinges whych we haue sene hard As Christ therfor walked by the see side he saw two brethren germanes the name of the one was SimoÌ„ whiche also was called Peter the name of the other was Andrew whose memorie we do this day solemnize But what were these two whom our Sauiour Christe chase to be his apostles Were they greate worldly Clerkes were they philosophers were they pharisees or scribes were they great rich persones or men of high power and authoritie no verily they were none of al these they were but pore vnlerned fishermen And why did he chose these Uerily saith saynt Austine if Christ had chosen great lerned meÌ„ or men of estimatioÌ„ they might peraduenture haue sayd that they had deserued to be chosen bycause of their lerning or wisdom But our lord Iesus Christ going about to breake the neckê of the prowd â—hase men of no lerning ne reputation which he dyd also for this purpose that the glorie of the gospel might not be diminished nor shadowed with worldely succours and helpes So here Christe doth manifestly declare vnto vs in what kinde of people he most delyteth euen in the humble and contempte persones of the world and in such as be simple and as it were babes in worldly wisdom as in an other place he al so testifieth sayng I confesse and giue thankes vnto the o father lord of heuen of erth bicause thou hast hyd these thinges from the wise prudent persones and haste diseloâ—ed them vnto babes Aâ—d ye shal marke that Christ calleth babes here theÌ„ which laying a syde al worldly wisdom receiue gods word without al deliberatioÌ„ and which preferre not their owne iugemeÌ„t afore gods word but submitte themselues vnto it in all thinges He called therfore two simple fyshers and when did he calle them Uerely euen when they were in the myddes of theyr worke meaning herby as Chrysostom saith that we ought to preferre the folowyng of Christ afore al other occupations in the world For they were casting their nettes into the See and this fishing was a shadow of the newe fishynge whereby they shulde not take wyth material nettes fishes for the fode of the bely but wherby they shulde with the nette of godê word catche men whiche be browned wyth earthly cares vnto the desyre of the heuenly life Wherfore where as they were busyed and toyling about their bodyly lyuing which neuertheles was then their vocation or callinge according to gods commaundement whyche byddeth vs that in the sweate of oure face we shulde eate our bread from this general calling I saye he plucked them to a special calling whyche was to preach his holy gospel And verely his word of callynge had in it a wonderfull vertue for it so wrought in theire hartes that they forthwyth lefte altogither folowed him Aâ—d here we haue a nota ble exemple of obedieÌ„ce in these apostles for vs to fo lowe Chryste had not so sone called them but anou they folowed For he that loueth father or mother wife or children more then he loueth the Sauioure Iesu Christ is no mete maÌ„ for Christ that is to say he maye wel cal himselfe a Christen man but Christ wol surely refuse hym for one of his men and disciples when the terrible daye of Dome shall comme what tyme he shall descende in Maiestie to iudge both the lyuynge and the deade Christe thaÌ„ called these two brethern Peter and Andrew and also the other two IhoÌ„ Iames to what purpose to folow him only by the heles whether so euer he shulde goe ydelly No truly But to teache instructe theÌ„ in such wyse as they might in tyme coÌ„myng be made hys apostles hys legates hys Oratours hys preachers He chase them beyng yonge rude simple vnlerned nothing but playne fishermen and therfore they were the more apte and mete to receiue his heauenly swete and pure doctrine bycause they were not as yet infected with the sower le ueÌ„ of the pharisees But ere they departed froÌ„ hym he replenished them wyth such wonderfull wysdom and wyth such diuine doctrine that they were hable to coÌ„fouÌ„de the great and witty clerkes of the world Of fishe catchers and bodily fyshers he made them men fyshers and catchers of sowles So God long before promysed by hys prophete Hieremye saynge I wyll sende you fyshers and they shall fyshe you Such a worthy fysher of men sowles was thys noble Apostle saint Andrew He spared for no persecution of tyrantes to execute and fulfyll hys maysters commission whiche was to preache the Gospell and glad tydynges of mans redemption by Christe He preached it purely and syncerely euen accordinge to hys commission Yea for the feithfull executynge and witnessing herof he shranke not to suffre a very cruel death Let vs therfore folow him in feith that we maye also folowe hym to euerlastynge blesse by Christ oure Lorde who be praysed worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ On the conception day of our Lady The Gospel Mat. i. THe boke of the generation of Iesus Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne of Abraham Abraham begatte Isaac Isaac begat Iacob Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren Iudas begat Phares and Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Esrom Esrom begat Aram. Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begatte Dauid the king Dauid the kinge begat Salomon of her that was the wife of Urie SalomoÌ„ begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia. Abia begat Asa. Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram Ioram begat Osias Osias begat Ioatham Ioatham begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begatte Manasses Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Iosias Iosias begat Ieconias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon And after the transmigration of
of Malachie other some say y u art Hierimie bycause he bare the figure of Christ and bycause vpon him it was said Lo I haue coÌ„stituted the this day ouer peoples kynges that thou shuldest plucke vp disseuer build and plante which thingê in very dede were to be accoÌ„plished in Christ. Iesus hearing this to thintent he wold wrynge out yet a more certaine and hygher coÌ„fession of his disci ples who ought best to haue knowne him asked theÌ„ saynge But who saye you that I am Then saynte Peter made answere for him his felowes for of al them was the question asked and sayd Thou arte Christ the son of the lyuinge god Iesus answered Blessed art thou Simon the son of Iona for flesh bloud hath not opened this vnto the but my heueÌ„ly father And I saye agayne to the thou art Peter or Cephas in the Hebrue that is to say a rocke vpon this rocke shall I buyld my churche that is to saye vpon this rocke of thy confession I shall buylde my church For this coÌ„fession conteineth the suÌ„me of the christeÌ„ feith accordyng to the Apostle Paule sayng If thou confesse wyth thy mouth our lorde Iesus with thy hart beleue that god raysed hâ—â— froÌ„ death to life thou shalt be saued So the christeÌ„ church is buylt not vpoÌ„ the person of Peter but vpoÌ„ the feith as Chrysostome sayth And this is the confession of feith Thou art Christ the sonne of the lyuyng god Wherfore Peter as saint Augustine affirmeth doth here represeÌ„t the hole church to whoÌ„ the keyes were deliuered For yf we wold say the church were buylt vpoÌ„ the person of Peter we shuld put an other fouÌ„dation of the church then Christ whiche is agaynst Paul For he sayth none may put any other fundation but that which is put alredy Christe Iesu. For men wylling to be buylt vpon men sayde I hold of Paule I holde of Apollo another sayde I holde of Cephas which is Peter But other which wold not be built vpoÌ„ Peter but vpoÌ„ the rocke said I hold of Christ. Wherfore sayth Erasmus I do muche meruaile of some which do wrest this text to the byshop of Rome sith it is ment not vpon hym but vpon all Christen persons which thynge Origen the auncient Doctour doth excellently declare saing If therfore we in lyke wyse by the reuelynge of the father which is in heuen for in heuen is our conuersation woll coÌ„fesse that Iesus Christ is the sonne of the lyuyng god it shal be also said vnto vs. Thou art Pe ter c. For euery one that is a folower of Christ is a Peter that is to say a rocke But there be some men which can be contented with nothing onles it be vn measurable Christe therfore did cal him Peter that is to saye a sure stone or rocke whiche wauereth not hither thither wyth â—ondry opinions vpon thys rock of thy coÌ„fession saith Christ woll I buylde my church y t is to wit my house palace whiche I wyl so establishe vpoÌ„ a sure immouable fundatioÌ„ y e no force nor power of the Helly kingdoÌ„ shal be hable to coÌ„quere it The deuyl layth sege to vs w t many engyns he laboureth to brynge agaynste vs the hole rowte of wycked spirites but by Christes helpe his church shall stand let vs only take hede this coÌ„fession remayne wyth vs. The heuenly kingdom is the church the kingdom of the deuil is the world which noman nedeth to be aferde of so he be a Peter And for this thy confession saith Christ I wyl giue the the keyes of the kingdom of heueÌ„ Behold saith Origen how great power the rocke hath vpoÌ„ which Christes churche is buylt that also her iugementes shall remayne sure euen as God him selfe iugynge by the same Let him therfore be faultles which shal bynde or lose an other that he maye be founde worthy to bynde and to louse in heuen And that Christ gaue this authoritie aswel to other as to the person of Peter it is very playne by other places of scripture and namely in the. xx chapter of Ihon where the euening after his resurrection he sayd to all his disciples As my father hath sent me so I send you And after he had so said he breathed vpoÌ„ theÌ„ sayng Whose synnes so euer ye shall forgiue be forgiuen and whose synnes ye shal retayne be reteyned And in like maner before his death he sayde to them all What so euer ye shal bynd vpon erth shal be bound in heauen and what so euer ye shal louse vpon erth shal be loosed in heueÌ„ Let vs not thaÌ„ attribute that to one which was spokeÌ„ to many Let vs not buyld Christes church vpon the person of any mortall maÌ„ which is to buyld it vpoÌ„ the sande but let vs build it vpon the sure rocke that is to witte vpon the coÌ„fession of feith that these holy Apostles saynt Peter and Paule made preached whose memorie we solemnize this day Let vs confesse with our mouth beleue with our harte that God raised Christe from death to life y â— he is the true Messias Sauiour And no doubt we shall enioy the heueÌ„ly enheritauÌ„ce prepared for vs before the making of the worlde by Christ our lord to whoÌ„ be praise euerlastingly AmeÌ„ ¶ On Mary Magdalens day The Gospell Luc. vij ONe of the pharisees desired Iesus that he wold eate w t hym And being entred into y e pharisees house he sate downe And beholde a womaÌ„ in the citie which was a synner knowing that Iesus sate in y â— pharisees house brought an Alabaster box of ointment standing at his feete behinde weping began to water hys feete w t the teares wyth the heare of her hed she wiped kyssed his feete with the oyntmeÌ„t anoynted them The pharisee seyng this which had called him spake w tin himselfe saynge If thys were a prophete he shulde haue known who what maner person is thys woman which towcheth him for she is a synner Iesus answered said vnto him Simon I haue sumwhat to tel the. He said maister say on A certayne lender had two dettours the one ought fyue huÌ„dreth pens the other fyfty They not hauyng wherw t to make payment he forgaue them both Which of them now tel me wil loue him more Simon answered said I suppose y t he whoÌ„ he forgaue the more suÌ„me He sayd vnto hym Thou haste rightly iuged and turning himself to the womaÌ„ he said to Simon Seest y u thys womaÌ„ I entred into thy house water to my feete y u gaueste me none but this womaÌ„ hath watered my feete w t teares wyth the heares of her hed she hath wiped theÌ„ Kysse y u gauest me none but this womaÌ„ froÌ„ the tyme I entred hath not lefte kyssing of my feete Thou anoyntedst not my hed
The princes of this worlde do practice Lordlines ouer such as be vnder theÌ„ they persuade not their subiectes to loue honestie but by feare of punyshemeÌ„t they fraye them froÌ„ wronges and they compell men to honour them though they haue neuer so euill deserued it Yea the nerer they approche to tyranny the more wol they be honored of the people with hygh tytles Uerily such is for moost parte the kyngdome of seculare and worldly rulers But amonges the clergie the disciples of Christ preachers of his gospell to whom he bequethed hys spirituall kyngdom ought to be an other fashion of liuyuge The greater one be among them the les violent power or glorye he oughte to chalenge to hym selfe Wherfore sayeth Basilius that auncient doctour of the churche lette not the dignitie extolle the prelate of the church lest he falle froÌ„ the blesse of humilitie But let him â–ª rather know thys that true humilitie is seruaunte of very many For lyke as he whiche ministreth to many wounded persons and wypeth awey the fylth of euery wounde taketh not this office vpoÌ„ him to extolle and vawnte hym selfe therupon so moch rather he to whom is committed the cure and charge of maladies and diseases of his goostly brethren and susters ought to caste and be carefull wyth himselfe as the minister of all whiche muste render accomptes for all Neyther is it to be feared saith he that the purpose of humilitie shulde be broken of the subiecte whyle hys better serueth hym Let prestes therfore the prelates of Christes churche not be ashamed to shewe that sobrenes and modestie to the worlde which Christ tawght hys Apostles to vse And the more Apostolicall that men wol be counted and vicares of Christes churche so much the more ought they to folow Christe and his Apostles in lowlynes sobrietie It is not ynoughe truely to be called by a vayne tytle of name the seruant of God or the seruant of seruauntes in dede to practise all Lordilnes skant vouchsauyng y â— men shulde kysse there feete If there be any of this sorte surely they be no vicares of Châ—ist but of Antichrist they be not apostolical but diabolical no good herdmen but false hyrelynges no feaders of Christes flocke but deuourers no buylders but destroyers no pyllers of his church but pollers If they wol nedes be couÌ„ted for meÌ„ apostolical let theÌ„ folow the exemple steppes of Peter Paule resemble theÌ„ in dede of whom they woll be counted the vicares Let theÌ„ be irreprehenlible sobre chast modest louers of hospitalitie ful of holsom doctrine no drunkerdes no warryours no louers of fylthy marchandise no bruers of gods word but pure prechers Let theÌ„ attende to y â— hole flocke as Peter coÌ„mauÌ„deth fede it as much as in theÌ„â—s takinge charge of it w eout desire of fylthy lucre vsinge theÌ„selfes as they may be estemed ministers of Christ and feithful stuardes of y â— heueÌ„ly mysteries of god as Peter Paule were You sayeth Christe to hys disciples be they whiche haue abode with me in my teÌ„tations as who shuld say He that begynneth to be pacient and anone leaueth of is not rewarded wyth the crowne of glorye but he that holdeth on to the ende For as Bede sayeth perseueraunce whiche is called a constancie or strongnes of mynde is full well cleped the pyller of all vertues The son of God therfore leadeth wyth him to his euerlastinge kyngdom such as stycke by him and be no starters awey froÌ„ hym at euery puffe of winde For if we by planted in him and be partakers wyth hym of hys death doubtles we shal also be pertakers and companions of his resurrection Christ saith here that he hath disposed or bequethed to his disciples the kingdoÌ„ which his heueÌ„ly father ordeined disposed to him The kingdom of Christ surely is not of this worlde Neyther is there any equalitie to the lorde but only an emulation of likenes For only Christ is the ful image of God wheras the iust maÌ„ is accordinge to the likenes or image of God yf accordynge to the same he despiceth thys world and for this cause also we do eate the blessed bodye of Christ that we may be pertakers of the heueÌ„ly life Such a sticker by Christ in al his temptations was thys holy Apostle saynte Bartilmew he was a true prelate of Christes Church neither was he a minister or seruaunt of other in name and tytle only but in dede he preached truely and syncerely not his owne coÌ„stitutions and decrees but Christes gospel hym let vs folow that we also may be made pertakers of that heuenly ioye by Christ our lorde â–ª To whom be rendred al thaÌ„kes and prayses Amen â–ª ¶ On Michelmas daye The Gospell Mathew xviij IN that time the disciples cam to Iesus sayng Who is the greater person in the kingdom of heuen And Iesus calling vnto hym a chylde dyd sette hym in the middes of them and sayd Uerily I say vnto you onles ye turne and become as children ye shal not entre into the kingdom of heauen Who soeuer therfore shal humble hymselfe as thys chylde he is the greater person in the kyngdom of heauen And he that receiueth suche a childe in my name receyueth me But he that greueth one of these lytle ones which beleue in me it were bettre for him that a mylstone were hanged about hys necke and that he were drowned in the depth of the see Wo be to the worlde bycause of offenses For it is necessarye offenses to come Yet neuertheles wo be to that maÌ„ by whom the offense commeth Uerily if thy hand or thy fote offende the cutte it of and cast it from the. Bettre it is for the to entre into life halt or maimed then thou shuldest hauyng two handes or two fete be cast into euerlasting fyer And if thyne eye offend the plucke it out and cast it from the. Bettre it were for the wyth one eye to entre into lyfe than hauing two eyen to be cast into hell fyre Se ye despice not one of these lytle ones For I saye vnto you that their angels in heuen do alweyes see the face of my father whyche is in heauen The sermon vpon this Gospell NOt without great cause and consideration good people the churche hath appoynted a certaine daye in the yeare for the solemnization of saint Michael the Archangel and by him of al the angels of heuen sith in them is put no small coÌ„fort in earth to al good and deuout persons First therfore by the help of god we intende sum what to intreate of their nature and office which done we wil brefely declare the gospel of this day Wherfore ye shal vnderstaÌ„d that there be two sortes of angels some be good and some badde The good angells do continually ministre vnto god and serue for our behouf and their delite is to do men good bicause they
we may very wel vnderstaÌ„de that there was a singular and a right special amitie and frendship betwene this familie and our sauiour Christ. Wher fore when Lazarus was in great paryll of deathe his susters for the familiaritie which they had with Iesus sent worde vnto him how his freend Lazarus was sore sycke they nothing doubting but that he of his wonderful humanitie whyche he bare towardes al men wold helpe his freend being in such dauÌ„ger Lo say they he whom thou louest is sycke They thought it ynough only to gyue hym knowlege of his freendes sickenes and therfor they adde no praiers to desyre his helpe To whom Iesus ma keth answere in this wise Ueryly this syckenes is not deadly but it is therfore chauÌ„ced vnto him that by occasioÌ„ therof gods glory might be set out to the inteÌ„t that whaÌ„ by his vertue the disease shal be driue awey the soÌ„ne of god might also be glorified A like answere did Chryste make to hys disciples of him y â— was borne blynde sayng y e it was not his offeÌ„se y â— he was so but y e godê workes shuld be shewed in hym Certes our sauiour Christ loued very entierly Mar tha and Mary and their brother Lazarus yet not withstaÌ„ding his great loue he suffred him to fal into sicknes yea and into death to thintent we shulde not counte it an vnworthy and heuye case iâ—â—â— any time the vertuouse and good persons sâ—â—â—â—â—â—s be imbracers of true godlines the freendess 〈◊〉 be otherwhyle assaulted wyth the troubles 〈◊〉 s of this worlde god wynking at the mater eâ—â—â—â—er bicause it is so expedient for them that suffre the same or bycause it is so auaylable to the settinge forth of gods glorie not that god with mans euilles procureth his owne glorie but that for mans cause he is wonte to turne the euylles whiche do chaunce vnto vs either to our soule helth or vnto his glorie He knew full wel that his freend was sycke yea before it was tolde him but for a playne declaration of the greatnes of the miracle which he went about to vtter it was requysite to haue hys disciples myndes prepared After then that tidinges was brought vn to Iesu of his freendes death he went not forth w t but in the self same place he taryed styl for the space of two dayes not that he regarded not the daunger of his frende but bicause he awayted a more conuenient and plentifull occasion of vtteringe the miracle and also that he himself whose time was almost comme to dye for mankynde myght herby rayse vp the myndes of his disciples whiche as yet were but weake to the hope of the rysyng againe herafter But his disciples for feare holding their peace bycause their maister Christ had but a litle before esca ped out of the Iues handes and therfore thinkinge hym to be in more sauetye in wyldernes where he now was Iesus sayd vnto them Let vs goe again into the countrey of Iewry The disciples hearinge mention made of Iurye and calling to their remeÌ„braunce the deadly hatred which the pharisies bare against Christ and also how ofte they had taken vp stones to cast at him and went about to lay handes â—n him feared not only their maister but also themselfes For they had not as yet receiued y â— holy ghost and they folowed Iesus yet but with a certaine humane affection themselfes also abhorring death bicause of their frayltie and weaknes Wherfore they labouring all that they could to dissuade him from returning again to Iurye said vnto him Lord hast thou forgotteÌ„ how that a few dayes passed the Iues thy mortal enemyes wold haue stoned y â— to death if thou haddest not the soner wythdrawen thy selfe from their fury And again wolt thou now goe thither and cast thy selfe in an open daunger But Iesus counforted them putting away their feare with a certaine diffuse parable signifieng that such persons ought nothinge to feare whyche cleaue fast to Christe who is the lyght of the worlde For it is the night which bringeth with it the vayne feares The day knoweth them not Hath not the day sayth he twelue howers The night shal not come before the time appoynted In the meane season who soeuer walketh in the day stombleth not forasmoch as the Sunne which he beholdeth maketh him to se and by seing to beware the occasion of stomblynge But who soeuer whan the Sunne is wythdrawen from him walketh in the nyght he stuÌ„bleth and why verily bicause he lacketh light This dyd our sauiour Christe speak meaninge that he is the lyght of the world as saynt Ihon in the begynning of his gospel doth testifie therfore it behoued hys disciples to folow his guiding and not to go before the light neither yet to feare before the tyme come for so long as they haue Chryst to shew them lyght there is no danger But when he must be taken from them theÌ„ coÌ„meth nyght vpon them then let them feare So that according to the exposition of some Doctours the twelue houres of the day do betokeÌ„ the appointed tyme of his life as like wise he answered to theÌ„ which cam from Herode and counsailed hym to sle bicause king Herod sought to slee him It behoueth me sayth he this day and to morowe and the nexte day to walke about for it is not possible that a prophete shuld perysh in any other place but in Hierusalem And the time of his passioÌ„ he calleth the power of darknes and the houre of the wicked persons As though Christ shuld heresay to his disciples Ye nede not to feare my going into Iurye now at this present tyme for I certifie you that the tyme of my death and passion for mankynde is not yet comme The day verily hath her due houres appoynted her of almyghty god whych we at our owne choise and pleasure can neyther make shorter nor yet longer so I also haue my time prescribed appointed vnto me of my heueÌ„ly father wherin I must accoÌ„plish the busynes y â— I com for which is to redeme the world This time caÌ„ not be shortned ne yet preuâ—ted by the malice of y â— Iues. Wherforye haue no cause to feare my goynge at this tyme into the partes of Iewry Wyth these wordes after that our Sauiour Christ had mitigated the feare of hys Apostles he openeth the cause of his goyng Lazarus saith he our frend slepeth But I go to awake him out of his slepe Ue rily my freÌ„des thys is a new preaching neuer ere opeÌ„ly herd of in the world y t death is no death but rather a slepe For without doubt by the goodnes and benefite of Christ death is nowe made but a slepe to al feithful Christen men and women â–ª for Christ our redemer by his death hath vaâ—nquyshed death and made it but a slepe vnto vs. And if it be but a slepe why do
that Christe is our resurrection and lyfe and no doubt after thys slepe of the bodye we shal rise agayne at the general rising into lyfe euerlastyng by Christ our lorde Which with the father and holy ghost thre persons and one god be glorified and lauded for euer and euer Amen finis ¶ Imprinted in Fletestrete next to the white ⧠harte by Rycharde Bankes ☞ cuÌ„ priuilegio ad imprimenduÌ„ solum Chrysostom S. Austine Erasmê° in paraphrasi Mat. xi Chrysostom Gen. iiâ— Mat. â—â— Iere. 16. The cause of Christes incarnation Hebr. 2. psal 2â— Esai 8. Rom. i. Mat. 22. psal no. Two lig nagies in scripture Rom 8. Hiere 11 Psal. 109 S. Hierom Hierom Mat. â— ExeÌ„ple of modestic â— Tim. 4 â—â—â— â— Luc. â— Luc. â— Rom. â— The nobilitie of Christ both spiritually and carnally The nobilitie of christen meÌ„ psal 23. why we be called chri stians Didimê° in greke betokeneth in English a twynlynge Luc. 24. Iohn 20 S. Gregorie ☞ Chryso stom ☜ Rom. 3. Chryso stom Act. 9. psal 23. Gregorie Exod. xiii and xxii Num. viii Christe that is to saye annoyn ted Nunc dâ— mittis A figure of the olde lawe Omne masculi num Mulier si suscep to semine pepe â—erit ma sculuÌ„ Ambrose Origen salutare tuum The occasion of christes wordes after Chrysostom CoÌ„fessio inqt August noÌ„ est solius peccatoris sed aliquando etiaÌ„ laudatorio Rom. i. ☞ S. Aug. contra Maximum Hilariê° Chrysostom Austinâ— Chrysostom Theophilactê° Origen HieroÌ„ in sermo de assuÌ„p Ambro se. Origen Chryso stom Ambro se. Rom. ix Chrxsostom ☞ Ego suÌ„ viâ—is vera Vos mü di estis S. Augustine Et verb a mea in vobis maÌ„serit Augustine ☜ Chysostome S. Augustine i. Cor. iij templuÌ„ dei saÌ„ctum est quod estis vos Rom. i. Abac. 2 Hilariê° Saynt Austine Benedictus dominê° deus Israel Chry sostom Luc. i. Bede S. Ambrose Origen ☞ Erasmê° in paraphra S. Ambrose Luc. i. S. Ambrose Exasmê° Chrysostom Mat. xv Ro. ix Bede Osec ij Tu es Petrus et super hanc pe traÌ„ aedificabo ecclesiaÌ„ meam Origen Malach iiij Hiere i. Voâ— auteÌ„ queÌ„ me esse dicitis Bar Iona Rom. x. Chryso stom Aug. libro i. retract cap. xi Austine Erasmê° in anno ta Origines homilia prima Origen Iohn xx Math. xviij Mat. vij Rom. x. Gregorius Nicenus Augusti nus de concordan Euangel Gregorius in homilia Mat. vij Erasmê° in paraphrasi Mat. ix S. Ambrose Erasmus in paraphrasi The soÌ„nes of Zebedee be IhoÌ„ and Iames christes Apostles August de concordantia EuaÌ„gel Chryso stomus sup Maâ— thaeum Mat. 19. Origen Chryso stom ☜ Gen iis 1. Cor. 9. Chryso stom ☞ Mat. 19. Rom. 8. i. Timo ij Of the callyng of saynt Matheu Osee. vi what be publicans Remigius Hieronimus Christe is likened to a Magnes stone Chryso stom i. Cor. â—5 Corrum puÌ„t mo res bonos collo quia mala Rom. ij Esay 4. i. Pet. ij Rom. 4. Osee. vi Chryso stom Maâ— 24. i. Coâ— â—â— IhoÌ„ iiij i. Cor. 1â— Mat. â—â— S. Augustine Luc. i. â—acta eÌ„ coÌ„teÌ„tio Et â—â—â— disâ—â—â— Luc. 22. Basilius magnus Ioh. x. Tit. 2. 1. Tim. 3 Act. 20 2. Pet 5. â— Cor. â— Bede Ioh 18. Ambrose ☜ A diuision of angels Gen. 3â— Exo. 14. Tob. v. Daniel iij. Act. 12. Exod. â—â— 4. ReguÌ„ xix 2. ReguÌ„ xxiiij Gen. 28. A puestion The solution Act. 1â— Simile simili gaudet Psal. 90. Hierom Origenes homil 71. Grego rie Barnarde of euyll angels Satan Diabolus CacodaemoÌ„ â— Cor. 2. 4. Reg. xx Ephe. 2 â–ª Exod. iiij v. Ihon. â— Mat 13. Mat. 4. 1. Cor. 1â— The wordes of saint Austine LactaÌ„tius lib. 3. diui instit S. Gregorie An exeÌ„ple of mans in firmitie Chryso stom Hierom Mat. 17. Luc ix Mat 16. Mar. 8. Luc. ix Mat. 17. Hierom Ihon. 3. Mat. 23. Luc. 14. Phili. 2. Mat. â— Psal. 32â— â–ª Luc .i. i. Pe .iij. Iac .ij. Hierom Chryso stom Of the veritie of this numbre of .lxx. rede the aÌ„notations of Erasmê° Luc. 1. Lege TheophylactuÌ„ in argumento suo super E uaÌ„geliuÌ„ Lucae The nuÌ„bre of 70. amoÌ„ge the Iues. Num. â—â— Ioh. iiij Mat. 3. ☜ Abac. â— Rom. 1. SalomoÌ„ Obiection Mat. â—0 Ihon. 16 ☜ who is the son of peaâ— QuestioÌ„ 4. Reg. iiij Cyrillus Ambrose psal 35. and 69. 1. IhoÌ„ 2. Rom. 2. Mat. 20. Saynte Austin Rom. â— Psal. 35. and. 69. Chryso stom Hierom Beati pauperes spiritu Obiection Aunswere Beati mites Phil. iij. Hebr. â—3 Beati qui lugent Beati quiâ—e suriunt â—â—on 6. â—â—on 4. Beati misericordes Beati muÌ„do corde August in primo de trinitate Hierom Beati pacifici Hierom Chry so stomus Augustinus Chrysostom ☜ Bâ—ati es t is â–ª quuÌ„ Gen. i. and ii The first institution of mariage S. Austine Gen. â— i. Cor. v Gen. ix Ephe. 5. ☞ S. Hierom S. Ambrose S. Hieronimê° Deut. 24. Gen. ij Chrysostom obiection Deut. 24 The solutioÌ„ of Christe Ab instio autem noÌ„ fuit sic ☜ The office of the wife Ephe. 5. i. Pe. iij. Gen. 16. 1. Cor. 11 i. timo â— Ephe. 5. 1. Pet. 3. Coloss. 3 Gen. 2. Mat. 19. 1. Cor. 7 Tob. 6. and. 7. Gen. 1. psal 127 ☞ Mat. â—â— Chryso stom Gregorie Ia. 1â— Mat. 5. Mat. 25. The â—â—terpretation of saynt Hierom Chryso stom Ihon. 9. Chryso stom ☞ Ihon. i. Ihon. â— S. Austine Erasmê° in aÌ„nota Theophilactê° Luc. 12. The deth of godlye persons is but a slepe â–ª i. Tessa iiiâ— S. Austine Lazarê° mortuê° est ExempluÌ„ modestie Chryso stomê° Vt â—redatis Chryso â–ª â—tomê° IhoÌ„ â–ª xx â–ª Luc. 22. Mat. ix Mat. 29. Gala. v. Mat. vi ☜ Chryso stom Fgo suÌ„ resurrectio et vita Mat. 16. Gen. ij To whoÌ„ Christe is a resurrection two sortes of resurrection Ihon. 3. Mat. 16 Mat. 8. Luc. ix ☜ Gen. 3. Gal. iij. psal 1â—â— Hier. ij i. Pe. ij Coll. ij Ihon. x. IhoÌ„ â—4 i Cor. â—5