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Newes out of heauen both pleasaunt [and] ioyfull, lately set forth to the great co[n]solacion [and] co[m]forte of all christen me[n]. By Theodore Basille.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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this seed of a woman which shal trede downe the head of this serpent y â— is to say destroy his power delyuer you out of captiuite set you agayne at lyberte reconcyle you to God y â— father purchase remission of youre synnes obtayne the holy Ghost for you make you fellow heyres w t hym of eternall glory Satan synne death hell with all theyr armye shall nowe no more agaynste you preuayle For by this seed of a woman Iesus Christ your LORDE hath God gyueÌ„ you the victory So that nowe with tryumphant hertes and reioysynge spirytes ye may say O deth wher is thy styng O hell where is thy victory For nowe is he borne whyche shall â—â—aye death delyuer you from the power of deathe yea from deathe it selfe shall he redeme you And hell shall he swallowe vp so that SataÌ„ shall haue no more domynion ouer you Moreouer in this seed alone Iesus Christ shall all nacions be blessed In AdaÌ„ ye all were cursed but in Christe ye be all blessed Adam brought to you wrath and displeasure but Christ bryngeth loue and â—auour AdaÌ„ is the author of synne death and dampnacion but Christ is the author of goodnesse lyfe and saluacioÌ„ Adam casteth you downe into hell but Christ lyfteth you vp to heuen AdaÌ„ maketh you fyre braÌ„des of hell but Christe maketh you inheritours of eternall glorye By the synne of AdaÌ„ many were dead but by the goodnes of Christ grace hath come vpon many By the wickednesse of Adam synne came vpon all men vnto dampnacion but by the righteousnes of Christ saluacioÌ„ is come vpon al men vnto the iustificacion of lyfe By the disobedieÌ„ce of AdaÌ„ many were made synners but by the obedience of Christe many are made rygtheous Thus se you y â— in Christe ye are blessed that is pardoned of your synnes receiued iÌ„to fauour Furthermore this is he of whome Iacob dyd prophecy that he should come beyng loked for desyred of all nacioÌ„s This is that Prophet whome God promised to Moses that he woulde rayse vp amonge his brothers put hys wordes in his mouth so that whoso euer wyll not heare hym shall perysshe vtterly be destroyed This is he whyche was fygured in the olde lawe by so many tipes ceremonies and shadowes This is that kynge whose kyngdome God promysed vnto Dauid to corroborate establysshe for euermore This is that euerlastynge preeste after the order of Melchisedech This is he whome so manye kynges and Prophetes haue desyred to se. And now is he coÌ„e which so loÌ„g hath ben desyred How much blessed fortunate are ye therfore vnto whom it hath chauÌ„sed to se this day ye maye wel reioyse clappe youre handes for ioye For he is not borne to be vnto you a tyrant a fearce LORDE a cruell iudge an extreme reuenger but a swete sauyour a gentle LORDE a bountyous fauourer a mercyfull forgyuer Whyche thynge ye maye well perceyue by his name for hys name is IESVS gyuen vnto hym of God hys father by the Aungell which by true interpretacion is a SAVIOVR For he it is that shal saue his people froÌ„ theyr sinnes Marke he shal saue them and not condeÌ„ne theÌ„ If he had had a rigorous name ye myghte well haue ben afearde of hym but his name is full of swetenes pleasare delectacion coÌ„forte And because ye shoulde not feare to come vnto hym beholde he is not borne royallye after y e maner of the wordly Prynces set out w t gallant pompe but humbly mekely lowely For he lyeth symply in a maunger wrapped in vyle cloutes whan not withstandynge he is LORDE ouer all thinges both in heauen and in earth But his kyngdome is not of this worlde For he hathe not so much as a place wher he may lay his head Thus is he become poore that by his pouertye ye shoulde become rytche O howe muche are ye bounde to this poure newe kynge sauiour which when he was in the forme of God ye very God himselfe toke vpoÌ„ him y â— shape of a seruauÌ„te and became very maÌ„ for your sake Yf she had not done thus certes ye had ben damned for euer and euer For youre synne was so haynous great that it coulde not otherwyse be taken awaye but only by hym By him yea by hym alone are all youre synnes put awaye He it is yea he it is alone which putteth awaye your iniquities for his owne sake wyll remember theÌ„ no more A righteous God suche a one as saueth is there none but he alone He is that lambe of God which taketh awaye the synne of the world He is that sauyour which is come into the world for to saue synners He it is in whose name and in none others vnder heauen men must be saued Moreouer dyuers graue weightye serious causes are there why it was conuenient that this youre sauiour should be borne Fyrst that in asmuch as ye all are greuous sinners haue broken all the coÌ„maundementes of God he shoulde fulfyll the lawe for you delyuerynge you from the curse of the lawe wherun to ye are bounde or els saued could ye be by no meanes And this shall this chylde whiche is nowe borne do for you I meane satisâ—y the law before he ascende agayne vnto his father set you free from the malediccion and curse of the lawe For Christ is the perfecte fulfyllynge of the lawe vnto iustificacion for euery one that beleueth Christ shall redeme you from the curse of y â— lawe whyle he is made accursed for your sake For it is writteÌ„ cursed be euery one y t haÌ„geth vpoÌ„ a tree O what ioyfull trdinges are these vnto you for to heare y â— Christe shall delyuer you from the curse of the lawe and restore you vnto lyfe whiche before were dead Secondly seyng that the world is without all knowlege of god corrupte with Idolatrye poysoned w t theyr owne ymaginacions drowened with Ipocrisy and altogyther sâ—t on wickednes the head Prestes Bisshops lawers Scribes Pharisees corruptyng the holy scriptures on such maner with theyr pestilent gloses it is necessary that this Christe the wisdomme of the father come downe redresse theise great absurdities reducyng bringynge the deuyne Scriptures agayne to theyr true sence that men maye for sake all Idolatrye all vngodly doctryne all wycked customes lerne to knowe the true God And surelye as he is come from God to be a mayster teacher so wyll he vndoutedly teache godly thynges For he that coÌ„meth from heauen is aboue al men And that he hathe sene and hearde that wyll he testify For he whome God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God For God gyuethe not hym the spyrite to a measure But the spyryte of God is plenteously vpon hym because he hath an
afterward gaue of it to her husband whiche dyd eate in lyke maner so y t streyght wayes both theyr eies were opened they saw that they were naked that is perceyued ryghte well y t they were nowe become miserable wretched synfull redacte to extreme calamite and vtterlye fallen from the fauour of God for the transgressioÌ„ of his mooste blessed precepte whiche thyng made them to be very much ashamed and to hyde theÌ„ selues froÌ„ the face of God O miserable pitefull chauÌ„ge O chaunse more perryllous than it can be expressed Nowe is a man become of immortall mortall of good euel of righteous wycked of wyse folysh of holy prophane of vertuous yll desposed of fre boÌ„d of mercyful cruel of godly deuilysh of faythful vnfaythfull of spirituall carnal of true false of a vessel of mercy the vessell of wrath of y e soÌ„ne of God the soÌ„ne of the dyuell of the heyre of glory the heyre of damnacion Alas whan man was in honour he perceyued it not and therfore is he nowe becomme euen lyke vnto a brute beast He is altogyther wythout the spiryte of God he is all carnall and fleshelye therfore can not gods spiryte abyde in hym neyther can he perceyue those thynges that pertayne to the spirite of God yea that is more to be lamented not Adam alone is fallen into this daÌ„pnable state but also al his posterite For thorowe this his faulte wycked synne all the earth with the inhabitaÌ„tes therof are accursed So that so many as come of thys olde AdaÌ„ are daÌ„pned cursed throwen from the fauour of God This one transgression of Gods coÌ„maundement hath made you al subiecte to the yoke tyranny of Satan and bonde to euerlastynge damnacion Adam is youre father and you are his childreÌ„ Loke therfore in what case he is in the very same are you AdaÌ„ is carnall therefore are ye carnall Adam is wicked therefore are ye wycked Adam is the sonne of wrathe therfore are ye the soÌ„nes of wrath AdaÌ„ is a lyer nothing but vanite therfore are ye liers and no thyng but vanite AdaÌ„ is captyue bonde prisoner to Satan synne deth hell therfore are ye captiues and bond prisoners to Satan syn death and hell Howe can it otherwyse be That whiche is borne of flesshe is flesshe Do meÌ„ gather grapes of thornes or fygges of briers So lykewyse euery good tree bryngethe for the good fruyte but a corrupt tree bringeth forth yll fruyte A good tree can not bryng forth yil fruyte nother a corrupte tree good fruyte Euen as it is impossible for a sower crabbe tree to brynge forth sauery and swete apples so is it impossible for a synfull man drowned and buryed all in synne I meane AdaÌ„ to beget any other theÌ„ synnefull vngodly and wicked chyldren A good tree oute of the good treasure of his herte briÌ„geth forth that which is good And an yll man out of the yll treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that which is yll Nowe was Adam euell therfore whatsoeuer he brought forth muâ—te nedes be euell Yea verely by the synne of this one maÌ„ AdaÌ„ euel was brought forth vpon all men vnto daÌ„pnacioÌ„ By the dysobedyence of hym were ye all made synners and by nature the sonnes of wrathe For this one maÌ„nes faulte dyd synne enter into the worlde thorowe synne death and so came death vpon all men in so muche as all ye haue synned Ye were therfore begotten in synne coÌ„ceyued in synne brought forth in synne None of you al are pure but euery one is polluted wyth vngodlynes Ther is no differeÌ„ce all haue synned and want the glory of god Ye are corrupte and become abhominable in youre studies there is not one that doth good no not one for the LORDE hath loked from heuen vpon the children of men for to se yf there were anye that hathe vnderstandynge or seakethe after God But all are falleÌ„ from y â— true waye they are become all togyther vnprofitable there is not one that doth good no not one Their throte is lyke a wide mouthed graue they worke deceyte wyth theyr tonges the poysoÌ„ of adders is vnder theyr lyppes Theyr mouth is ful of cursynge bytternes theyr feete are swyfte to shed bloud Destruction wretchednes are iÌ„ theyr wayes they knowe not the waye of peace neyther is there anye feare of God before theyr eyes Theyse are y e synful wycked and daÌ„pnable fruytes which you full of synne wyckednes and daÌ„pnacion brynge forth Your mindes thoughtes also are prone to euel at al tymes Ye are not able once to thynke a good thought of youre selues Who beyng borne of a woman can appeare pure and cleane in the syghte of God before whome the starres are not pure What is thaÌ„ to be thoughte of maÌ„ which is nothynge but duste and a very worme Who is able to sai my herte is cleane and I am pure froÌ„ synne Ye haue al synned ye are all become vncleane all youre ryghteousnes are lyke a cloth polluted w t menstrue Ye are fallen as a leafe and youre iniquityes haue caryed you awaye as the wynd Yf ye say that ye haue no synne ye deceyue youre selues the trueth is not in you For your herte is wycked and inserutable Ye are vnprofytable seruasites Yea ye are Hypocrites and wycked and the mouthes of you al haue spoken folyshnes Al y â— sorte of you haue gone astraye as shepe euerye one haue walked after his owne fantasye Ye all are of stuburne harte ye loue vanities seke after lyes To be shorte ye are folysh people vnwyse chyldren and madde To do myschefe ye are wyse ynough but to do good ye are very fooles Here may ye se as in a clere mirroure youre deformyte youre botches youre sores youre greuous woundes Nowe maye ye learne what ye are of youreselues certes very fleshe that is to saye al that euer noughte is enemyes to God louers of your selues captyues to Satan and fyrye brondes of hell What remedy What shyfte wyl ye fynd Whyther wyl ye go to what coast wyl ye turne you Howe wyll ye escape the fearce wrath of God Whyther wyll ye go from hys spyrite Whyther wyll ye flye from his face Yf ye go vp into heauen he is there yf ye go downe to hel ther is he redy also Yf ye take your flyght in the mornynge dwel in the furthest parte of y â— see verely his hand wyll retche you there yea and hys ryght hand shall catch you What wyll ye do nowe to flye profyteth nothynge to abyde also bryngethe dampnacion Thus se you that yâ— can not escape by no meanes To demulse mitigate swage y â— deuyne yre Gods wrath ye are not able Your syn hath made God angry w you What