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A08936
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Here endith a compendiouse treetise dyalogue. of Diues [and] paup[er]. that is to say. the riche [and] the pore fructuously tretyng vpon the x. co[m]maǹ„mentes ...; Dives and pauper.
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Parker, Henry, d. 1470, attributed name.
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STC 19212; ESTC S109783
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axe what the wrighte wole worche ne whan Ne thou mayst nat knowe by the orloge what tyme the orloger wole set it ne knowe the orlogers wylle Ne thou maist nat knowe by the gryndstone what the smyth wol grynde ne what maner ne whaÌ„ Diues It is soth Pauper No more may we knowe by the bodies aboue ne by the cours of the planetes what god wole do ne what he wole ordeyne of maÌ„ or of woman or of any comunyte londe realme cuntre or cite for the planetes the bodies aboue ben nought elles but goddes instrumeÌ„tes the course of the planetes is nat chaungeable ne variable but it is put iÌ„ certeyn meuynge and stirynge whiche they maye natt flee ne chaunge for they haue no fre election iÌ„ theire doynge But god is souereyn iuge moste rightful moste merciful moste free to punysshe to spare For he is moste of might no thinge may him withstoÌ„de therfore his domes his werkes be nat nedyd ne artid by the planetes but after that meÌ„ chaunge her lyuyng so chaÌ„gith he his domes to punysshe or spare to wel or to wo to heuyn or to helle He demyd the siÌ„ful cite of nynyue bicause of synne to be distroyed within xl daies but whan they repeÌ„tyd hem ameÌ„dyd theym cryde after mercy he chaÌ„ged his dome sparyd the cyte distroied it nat as tellith Ionas the ê“phete yit the planetes chaÌ„gyd nat her cours for non ameÌ„dmeÌ„t of the peple Also we fynd iÌ„ holy wryt the fourth boke of kinges that god sende the ê“phete Isaie to the kiÌ„g ezechie whaÌ„ he had sined and badde him make his testament for he shulde dye no lengre lyue Anone the kinge repentyd him wepte ful sore axed mercy And anon god badde the ê“phete Isaie that yit was iÌ„ the kinges halle to wende ayen to the kinge say to him that god had accepted his repentaunce herde his prayer that he shulde nat dye than but he shuld lyue xv yere lengre Lo leue frende how sone the dome of god was chaunged al to mercy And though the planetes yit the tyme kept forth their course they chauÌ„gyd nat for al the kinges wepynge Diues Anone after the son chaungyd his cours turnyd ayen iÌ„to the eest began a newe day Pauper The turnyng ayen of the sonne was natt cause of the mercye of god ne of chauÌ„gynge of his domes for god chauÌ„gyd his dome bifore or the sonne turnyd ayen So the turnyng ayen of the son was noughte elles but a token of mercy to the kynge ezechie to alle synful wreches that wolde ameÌ„de hem For right as the son chauÌ„ged his course after the repentauÌ„ce of the kynge Right so god chauÌ„gith his sentence anon as man or woman repeÌ„tith him of his syn is in wyl to ameÌ„de him Therfore saith the lawe De penitent di i. sufficiat No uit deus mutare sentenciam si tu nouis emeÌ„dare delictuÌ„ God can chaunge his sentence his dome anone as thou canst ameÌ„de thy trespasse Also it was a token to the kyng that goddes bihest to him shulde be fulfylled Butt alle the astronomours that euir were coude nat telle bifore of the wounderful token in the sonne For it was al ayenst the comon course of kynde that and suche other shewe wele that god is nat ruled by the course of the planetes but that god ruleth the planetes and nat the planetes him ne his domes ne his werkes But god ruleth demeth and gouerneth al maÌ„kynde ê‘sone comunyte after that they deserue and as him thynketh moost spedeful to his worshyp to the comon proufyt of his Realme in heuen in erthe in helle whose domes and ordenauÌ„ce passe maÌ„nes wyt And therfore seint poul sayth Quis cognouit sensuÌ„ dnÌ„i aut quis consiliarius eius fuit who saith he hath knowe the wyt of god or who was his counseloure Forsothe nat the astronomoures ne wyches for they ben fooles of alle foles and put fettheste oute of goddes counseyl as folke that god moste hatyth Seint poule sayth that the domes of god ben incoÌ„pÌ„hensible nomaÌ„ may knowe them we le no man may trase his weyes Tho been his wonderful domes they ben so medled with mercy rightfulnesse that they passe mannes wytte Therfore the prophete Dauyd sayth Vniuerse vie dnÌ„i miÌ„a et veritas Alle the weyes of the lorde been mercy and treuthe Iudicia dnÌ„i abissus multa The domes of god been a moch depnesse ye so depe that no maÌ„nes wytte may seke to the depenesse ne knowe wele the cause ne skylle of his wonderfulle domes And therfore suche astronomoures wyches that entermet them so high of goddes domes wonderful werkes presume to diuyne of thynges that been to come and make theym wyse as if they were goddes felowes and knewe alle his preuy counseyl they ben foles of alle foles Diues Therfore clerkes saye that they may no thynge tel for certayne But they may tel wher to man or woman or comunyte is enclened by the worchyng of the bodies aboue Neuirthelesse as they saye man and woman may by vertue ouircome the planetes and soo euery wyse man is lorde and maister of the planetes And therfore ptolomeus the greate astronomoure saith Qd vir sapiens dnÌ„abitur astris The xx chaptre ALso as they say by astronomye they may knowe whan men ben iÌ„clyned to werre or to peas And whan by comon course of kynde shulde falle moreyn hungre tempest drought and such other But as they say one holy prayer may chauÌ„ge euery dele And though it fal nat in one cuÌ„tre it fallith in an other cuntre Pauper Sithen they can nat telle for certeyne what shalle bifalle but al in doute their sawes their domes maye so lightly be chauÌ„gyd brought to nought it is a greate folye to sette any trust to their tales For so may euery fole telle what he wole and excuse euery lesynge This maner of spech is nought elles but a mayntenynge of lesynges and of faytrye and of hydynge of folye and a synful excusacion of synne a nett to cache with womaÌ„nes soul. a streÌ„ge to drawe men to helle to drawe maÌ„nes hert his loue his trust from god They wolde fayne beholdeÌ„ wyse nye of goddes couÌ„seyl but they wote nat howe for they be founden so false ¶ ye shalle vnderstonde leue frende that ther is but one sonne one mone and other fyue planetes Saturne Iubiter Mars Venê° and Mercury Whiche with other sterres gone aboute alle erth with the firmament euery day natuturel so passe alle the londes alle realmes ê‘sones al erthe al waters al ayre in xxiiii oures that is clepid day natural from soÌ„ne ryse to sonne ryse from none to none And sithen they passe alle londes al ê‘sones so euenly make no more duellyng ouir one than an other why shuld they more enclyne one