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A07575 The helpe and grace of almighty god ...; Festial Mirk, John, fl. 1403? 1493 (1493) STC 17960; ESTC S100722 238,982 226

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the_o persecution_n that_o the_o postle_n suffer_v of_o the_o jew_n in_o iherusalem_n when_o they_o have_v great_a pursuit_n and_o tourmente_n for_o goddis_fw-la sake_n and_o he_o write_v all_o the_o perscution_n of_o saint_n steven_n how_o he_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n thenne_n go_v saint_n luke_n to_o saint_n poule_n &_o show_v he_o how_o many_o myscheve_n and_o disease_n that_o he_o have_v and_o in_o great_a drede_fw-la and_o never_o dep●rted_v from_o he_o till_o poule_n be_v deed_n thenne_n go_v lu●●_n to_o a_o country_n that_o be_v call_v betany_n and_o there_o he_o preched_a the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o be_v there_o till_o he_o be_v lxi_o winter_n of_o age_n thenne_n he_o dey_v full_a fair_a full_a of_o the_o holy_a gooste_n for_o he_o live_v in_o holy_a virtue_n and_o after_o his_o death_n god_n show_v for_o he_o many_o fair_a miracle_n and_o so_o end_v in_o criste_n and_o go_v to_o everlasting_a bliss_n to_o the_o which_o god_n bring_v we_o all_o ¶_o de_n simone_n et_fw-fr 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be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v as_o obedience_n that_o make_v a_o man_n meek_a in_o herte_n judas_n be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v as_o confession_n that_o cleanse_v a_o mannis_fw-la conscience_n of_o all_o manner_n off_o sin_n and_o thus_o before_o or_o they_o dey_v they_o give_v to_o every_o man_n ensample_n how_o they_o take_v their_o death_n meke_o for_o crystis_fw-la sake_n and_o dey_v with_o clean_a concyence_n and_o thenne_n they_o shall_v be_v wreten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n with_o great_a worship_n in_o the_o fraternyte_n of_o heaven_n but_o they_o that_o grutchen_n in_o their_o herte_n of_o disease_n and_o persecusion_n and_o ever_o pleynyngt_fw-fr they_o have_v need_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o be_v hele_v off_o that_o sykenesse_n that_o they_o have_v in_o she_o spirytis_fw-la ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o we_o find_v in_o the_o lyf_v of_o the_o apostle_n how_o a_o king_n that_o be_v call_v abagarus·_n and_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o herd_n how_o that_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n do_v many_o miracle_n and_o hele_v all_o that_o be_v syke_a thenne_n he_o write_v a_o letter_n in_o this_o wise_a king_n abagarus_n grete_v jesus_n savyour_fw-mi well_o that_o prech_v in_o the_o country_n off_o iherusalem_n and_o i_o have_v herd_n of_o thy_o miracle_n that_o thou_o do_v and_o so_o thou_o hele_v all_o manner_n of_o sikenesse_n without_o any_o herb_n or_o salve_n blind_a crooked_a &_o the_o lame_a and_o that_o be_v more_o merueyle_n that_o thou_o reyse_v deed_n body_n to_o life_n wherefore_o i_o think_v in_o my_o herte_n and_o in_o my_o byleve_n that_o thou_o be_v very_o goddis_fw-la soon_o and_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o lyveste_n here_o among_o the_o people_n as_o one_o of_o they_o wherefore_o i_o write_v to_o the_o that_o thou_o will_v come_v to_o i_o and_o he_o will_v i_o of_o my_o leprehede_v that_o greve_v i_o full_a sore_n and_o so_o i_o understande_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v ordain_v to_o do_v the_o to_o death_n and_o i_o have_v a_o lytyll_a cyte_n that_o be_v good_a and_o honest_a and_o plenteous_a &_o it_o be_v suffysaunt_a ynought_n for_o we_o both_o to_o live_v by_o and_o there_o shall_v we_o both_o live_v in_o rest_n and_o pease_n thenne_n cryste_n write_v again_o and_o say_v thou_o be_v blyss_v that_o byleveste_fw-ge on_o i_o and_o have_v not_o seen_v i_o and_o for_o thou_o will_v that_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o the._n i_o say_v to_o the_o i_o must_v d●●_n that_o i_o come_v fore_o and_o thenne_v 〈…〉_o send_v some_o of_o my_o disciple_n to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o shall_v heel_n the_o of_o thy_o leprehede_v thenne_fw-fr for_o this_o that_o cryste_n may_v not_o come_v to_o he_o for_o great_a desire_n that_o he_o have_v to_o see_v he_o he_o send_v to_o he_o a_o painter_n that_o be_v a_o master_n of_o t●at_a craft_n to_o paynte_v crystis_fw-mi visage_n as_o he_o cowde_v but_o when_o this_o painter_n come_v to_o criste_fw-fr and_o look_v on_o his_o visage_n ▪_o it_o 〈◊〉_d so_o bright_a that_o he_o may_v not_o look_v t●●●_n on_o thenne_n he_o make_v great_a sorrow_n and_o mourning_a that_o he_o be_v come_v so_o f●●re_o and_o may_v not_o speed_n of_o his_o purpose_n thenne_fw-fr criste_fw-fr take_v a_fw-fr clothe_v of_o the_o peynter_n and_o wipe_v his_o face_n therewith_o and_o thenne_n be_v the_o form_n of_o his_o face_n thereon_o and_o thenne_v the_o peynter_n bear_v it_o to_o the_o king_n thenne_n be_v the_o king_n wonder_v glad_a and_o die_v it_o great_a reverence_n with_o all_o his_o herte_n thenne_fw-fr after_o cristis_fw-la ascension_n thomas_n of_o ind_n by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v send_v to_o this_o king_n abagarus_n and_o when_o he_o see_v
sam_n pepys_n car_fw-fr et_fw-fr jac_n angl_n regib_n a_o secretis_fw-la admiraliae_fw-la mens_fw-la cujusque_fw-la be_v est_fw-la cuique_fw-la ¶_o the_o help_n and_o grace_n of_o almighty_a god_n through_o the_o besechinge_a of_o his_o bless_a mo_z 〈…〉_o saint_n marry_o be_v with_o we_o at_o our_o begin_n help_z we_o and_o speed_n we_o here_o in_o our_o lyve_a and_o bring_v we_o unto_o the_o bliss_n that_o nevir_fw-fr shalle_fw-mi have_v end_n amen_o i_o own_o simple_a understondinge_a i_o feel_v well_o how_o it_o fare_v by_o other_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o have_v charge_n of_o soul_n and_o hold_v to_o teach_v their_o parisshyn_n of_o all_o the_o principal_a festy_n that_o come_v in_o the_o year_n show_v unto_o theym_n what_o the_o hooly_a saint_n suffer_v and_o do_v for_o god_n sake_n and_o for_o his_o love_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o more_o devotion_n in_o good_a saint_n &_o with_o the_o better_a will_v come_v unto_o the_o church_n ▪_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o pray_v his_o holy_a saint_n of_o their_o help_n but_o for_o many_o excuse_v they_o for_o defaute_n of_o book_n and_o also_o by_o symplenesse_n of_o cunning_a therefore_o in_o help_n of_o such_o this_o tretyse_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o legenda_fw-la aurea_fw-la that_o he_o that_o list_v to_o study_n therein_o he_o shall_v find_v ready_a therein_o of_o all_o the_o principal_a feste_n of_o the_o year_n of_o echone_v a_o short_a sermon_n needful_a for_o hin_a to_o teach_v and_o for_o other_o to_o serve_v and_o for_o this_o treatise_n speak_v of_o all_o the_o high_a festy_n of_o the_o year_n i_o will_v and_o pray_v that_o it_o be_v call_v festival_n the_o which_o begyn_v at_o the_o first_o sunday_n of_o the_o advent_a in_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o all_o his_o saint_n that_o be_v wretyn_a therein_o ¶_o incipit_fw-la libre_fw-la qui_fw-la voco_fw-la festialis_fw-la good_a man_n and_o woman_n this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o first_o sunday_n in_o advent_a wherefore_o holy_a church_n make_v mention_v of_o the_o come_n of_o criste_n god_n soon_o into_o this_o world_n 〈…〉_o mankind_n out_o of_o the_o devylles_n bondage_n ▪_o &_o to_o bring_v all_o well_o doer_n into_o the_o bliss_n that_o evir_n shall_v last_v and_o also_o of_o his_o other_o come_n that_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o deem_v all_o wack_v doer_n into_o the_o peyne_n of_o hell_n for_o evir_n but_o the_o first_o come_v of_o ●hun_v criste_n into_o this_o world_n bring_v joy_n and_o bliss_n with_o he_o therefore_o holy_a church_n use_v song_n of_o mirth_n as_o alleluya_n and_o other_o and_o for_o the_o second_o come_v of_o criste_n shall_v be_v so_o cruel_a that_o no_o tongue_n may_v tell_v therefore_o holy_a church_n seyth_v down_o song_n of_o melody_n as_o te_fw-la deum_fw-la gloria_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la ▪_o and_o weddinge_a for_o after_o that_o day_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d be_v weddinge_a more_o in_o to_o 〈…〉_o ing_a of_o vengeance_n that_o come_v after_o then_o after_o the_o the_o first_o come_v of_o crist_n into_o this_o world_n sainte_fw-fr austyn_n say_v there_o be_v there_o thing_n ryf_v in_o this_o world_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o travayll_n and_o death_n this_o be_v the_o testament_fw-mi that_o adam_n our_o form_n father_fw-mi make_v to_o all_o his_o offspr_v after_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o sekenesse_n and_o for_o to_o live_v in_o travayll_n and_o for_o to_o dye_v in_o drede_n but_o criste_n he_o come_v to_o be_v our_o socoure_n of_o this_o testament_fw-it and_o be_v bear_v and_o travayl_v and_o dey_v he_o be_v bear_v to_o bring_v man_n out_o of_o sekenesse_n into_o evirlastinge_a helthe_n he_o travayl_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o evir_n lastinge_a rest_n he_o dey_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o evirlastinge_a lyf_v this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o first_o come_v of_o criste_n into_o this_o world_n wherefore_o h_o 〈…〉_o will_v escape_v the_o doom_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o in_o the_o secounde_n come_v he_o must_v ley_fw-fr down_o all_o manner_n of_o pride_n of_o herte_n and_o know_v he_o selue_fw-mi a_o wretch_n of_o earth_n and_o hold_v meknesse_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o must_v travail_v his_o body_n in_o good_a werke_n and_o gete_n true_o his_o lyvelode_n with_o travayll_n of_o his_o body_n and_o put_v away_o all_o ydelnesse_n for_o he_o that_o will_v not_o travayl_v his_o body_n in_o good_a werke_n ▪_o as_o saint_n bein_z say_v he_o shall_v travayll_v evir_n with_o fende_v in_o hell_n and_o for_o drede_v of_o d●th_n he_o must_v make_v he_o evir_n ready_a to_o god_n when_o he_o will_v fiend_n for_o he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v shryve_v 〈◊〉_d even_o of_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o not_o 〈…〉_o year_n to_o year_n but_o assoon_o as_o he_o 〈…〉_o rise_v up_o and_o mekely_a tak●_n 〈…〉_o father_fw-mi then_o shall_v 〈…〉_o come_v have_v great_a worship_v 〈…〉_o a_o knight_n she_o with_o his_o wound_n 〈…〉_o have_v in_o batayll_n in_o moche_n 〈…〉_o to_o he_o right_o so_o the_o sin_n 〈…〉_o have_v do_v and_o be_v shrevyn_v of_o 〈…〉_o his_o penance_n shall_v be_v moche_v w●●ship_n to_o he_o and_o great_a confusion_n to_o 〈…〉_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o shryu●_n 〈◊〉_d ●halbe_n shewyd_v open_o to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o great_a sham●_n to_o he_o this_o be_v say_v for_o the_o first_o come_v of_o crist_n in_o to_o this_o world_n vnde_fw-la dnns_fw-la veniet_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium·_fw-la the_o come_n of_o criste_n be_v to_o the_o doom_n tunc_fw-la videbunt_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la venientem_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la cum_fw-la potestate_fw-la magna_fw-la et_fw-la maiestate_fw-la and_o these_o commynge_n shall_v be_v so_o cruel_a that_o fyftene_v day_n afore_o shall_v come_v token_n of_o great_a drede_n so_o that_o thereby_o the_o people_n may_v know_v that_o soon_o after_o commyth_n the_o doom_n secundum_fw-la jeronimun_n as_o jerom_n say_v the_o first_o day_n the_o water_n shall_v rise_v upon_o the_o see_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v high_o than_o any_o hill_n by_o xl_o cubyte_v the_o secounde_n day_n the_o see_v shall_v fall_v down_o so_o low_a that_o unnethe_v it_o may_v be_v se●●_n the_o thridde_v day_n all_o the_o fysshe_n and_o bests_n in_o the_o see_v shall_v make_v such_o a_o cry_n and_o a_o roar_a that_o no_o tongue_n may_v tell_v it_o but_o god_n he_o selue_fw-mi the_o fourthe_a day_n the_o see_v and_o water_n shall_v brenne·_n the_o five_o day_n all_o tree_n ▪_o and_o herb_n shall_v sweet_a blood_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o fowl_n shall_v come_v to_o gidder_fw-mi and_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drynk_v for_o drede_v of_o the_o doom_n that_o be_v come_v the_o vi_o day_n all_o great_a bildinge_n castle_n sy_v tower_n steple_n and_o house_n shall_v fall_v down_o and_o brenne_n till_o the_o son_n rise_v again_o the_o seven_o day_n all_o stone_n and_o rock_n shall_v bete_v to_o gydre_v that_o each_o shall_v break_v other_o with_o a_o horrible_a noise_n which_o shall_v be_v herd_n into_o hevyn_v the_o eyghte_a day_n the_o earth_n shall_v quake_v so_o that_o there_o may_v no_o man_n stone_v thereon_o but_o shall_v fall_v down_o the_o ix_o day_n the_o peple_n shall_v go_v out_o of_o their_o dennys_n &_o go_v as_o they_o be_v myndlesse_a and_o noon_n speak_v to_o other_o the_o ten_o day_n hill_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v evyn_v and_o plain_n the_o xi_o day_n all_o grave_n and_o tomb_n shall_v open_v and_o the_o body_n shall_v stone_v upon_o they_o the_o tuelthe_n day_n star_n shall_v fall_v from_o hevyn_n shote_v out_o brenning_a bemy_n a_o dredefull_a sign_n to_o see_v the_o xiii_o day_n they_o shall_v dye_n that_o beren_n lyf_v the_o xiiii_o day_n hevyn_v and_o earth_n shall_v brenne_n the_o xv_o day_n hevyn_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v make_v new_a and_o all_o people_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o winter_n and_o come_v to_o the_o doom_n dominus_fw-la veniet_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium_fw-la cum_fw-la multitudine_fw-la angelorum_fw-la ¶_o thenne_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o doom_n our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n very_a god_n and_o man_n with_o his_o angelis_fw-la and_o show_v his_o woundis_n fresh_a bleeding_n as_o tha●_n day_n he_o dey_v on_o the_o cross_n with_o all_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o passion_n ¶_o the_o spear_n crown_n scourge_v nail_n hame_a pynsones_o and_o the_o garland_n of_o thorn_n to_o show_v what_o he_o suffer_v in_o his_o passion_n for_o mankind_n thenne_n may_v they_o be_v sorry_a and_o ferde_v that_o have_v swear_v by_o his_o passion_n or_o woundis_n or_o by_o any_o member_n of_o his_o body_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a repress_v to_o theym_v but_o they_o amend_v theym_a in_o this_o world_n or_o they_o dye_n thenne_fw-fr will_v our_o lord_n grete_o thank_v theym_a that_o have_v do_v mercy_n in_o this_o world_n for_o his_o sake_n to_o their_o evyn_n crysten_v and_o
wepinge_a thanne_n to_o go_v to_o an●●●se_v there_o as_o be_v great_a revyll_n and_o moche_n ●yrthe_n for_o such_o thing_n make_v a_o man_n to_o foryete_v his_o god_n and_o he_o selue_fw-mi both_o but_o there_o as_o be_v a_o sight_n of_o a_o corpse_n make_v a_o man_n to_o think_v on_o his_o death_n that_o be_v the_o spe●yall_a thing_n to_o p●tte_v away_o sin_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n for_o solomon_n say_v thus_o to_o his_o soon_o ¶_o fili_fw-la memorare_fw-la novissima_fw-la et_fw-la ineternum_fw-la non_fw-la peccabis_fw-la soon_o have_v in_o thy_o mind_n ●●at_o thou_o shall_v dye_v and_o thou_o shall_v nevir_v sin_n dede_o thus_o holy_a church_n have_v great_a compassion_n of_o her_o child_n ordeyn_v three_o manner_n of_o salve_n to_o help_v her_o child_n that_o be_v to_o think_v on_o dethe_v inwardly_o ▪_o to_o labour_v besy_o and_o to_o chastise_v the_o body_n reasonable_o the_o first●_o be_v to_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d on_o dethe_v inward_o holy_a church_n 〈◊〉_d ensample_n this_o 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