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A09620 Phisicke for the soule verye necessarie to be vsed in the agonie of death, and in those extreme and moste perillous seasons, aswell for those, which are in good health, as those, which are endewed with bodily sicknesse. Translated out of Latine into Englishe, by H. Thorne. John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407. De patientia et de consumatione huius sæculi, de secundo advento. aut; Thorne, Henry, fl. 1567-1584. 1567 (1567) STC 19893A.7; ESTC S106667 56,136 144

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righteousnes couer and hide mine vnrighteousnesse Let thy merites make me acceptable before the most high Iudge Increase thy grace in me as peril encreaseth least faith should wauer in mée least my hope shoulde stacker least my charitie should ware cold least humaine weakenesse should be ouercome by the terrour of death But after that death possesseth my bodilye eyes yet let not the eyes of my mind be turned away from thée And when death hath takē away the vse of my tongue yet let my hart instantly cry and say vnto thée Psal 3● Into thy hands I commend my spirite O lorde to whom be all honor and glorye worlde wtout end Amen ❧ A Sermon of pacience of the consummation of this world of the second comming of the lorde the euerlasting ioyes of the righteous the paines of the wicked and of other things written by saint Iohn Chrisostome patriarch at Constantinople Iohn Theophylus being the expositour thereof out of Gréeke into Latine and translated out of Latin● into Englishe by H. Thorne THe lyfe of godly men is verie notable and bright And by what meanes should it shine but through pacience Therefore imbrace pacience Pacience is the mother of Fortitude Psal 27. as the mother of Fortitude For the Psalmist giueth vs admonishment saying Tarry thou the lords leasure and kéepe his wayes And saint Paule to the ende thou shouldst possesse this vertue sayeth Rom. 5. Affliction worketh pacience which if thou exercise thou shalt finde hope the fountaine of all goodnesse For hope maketh not ashamed Be thou therefore subiect and obedient vnto the lord Psal 37. 1. Petr. 2. Iaco. 4. and pray vnto him thou shalt thereby find that thing which is not to be contemned that is to wit he will giue thée all thine harts desire Who is more happy than he which hath in possession the beneuolent eares of so mighty a king Who wisheth not to haue the iudges eares opē vnto him at his commaūdement 1. Cor. 3. Thou déerly beloued art the workman laborer of vertue Christ hath hyred thée into his vineyarde Math. 20. Gala. 6. Whiles thou hast yet time do good works Harken what sainct Paule sayeth Looke what a man soweth euen the same shall he reape Sow in the spirit and thou shalt reap eternal life Gala. 6. For he that soweth in his body reapeth corruption of his bodye And heare what another counsell giuer sayth Sowe righteousnesse for your selues and you shal gather the fruite of righteousnes Let it not lothe thée to take paines There is an hope of haruest and fruite time For where conflictes are there are rewardes Where there are contentions there are honours 1. Timo. 4 Where battell is there is a crowne also Haue thou a regard herevnto and arme thy selfe vnto pacience Let him alwayes sounde in thine eares which crieth with the sainctes Be of good courage that thine hart maye be comforted abide the lords leisure Psal 27. vse and exercise thy field This life is thy field take vnto thée a good toole I meane the old and the new instrument Hedge thy ferme with the brembles of doctrine prayer and fasting If thou haue such a hedge the beast I saye the diuell can not enter in Toile thy soule as a good vineyard And euen as the keepers of vineyards doe clap with their handes crie with their voice and with such like noises do kéepe off the wayt layers So cry thou out also with praiers sing with the melodye of psalmes and thou shalt put to flight that foxe and wicked beast as who sayth the diuell Of the which foxe the scripture maketh mention saying Take ye the foxes c. Cant. 5. Alwayes watch thyne enimy if he shoot at thine hart with vnlawfull concupiscence If he sling into thy soule filthye cogitations Ephe. 6. 1. Tessa 5. put foorth the shielde of faith turne about the helmet of hope take vp the sword of the spirit that is the worde of God And thou being thus armed shalt be able to defende thine enimy and sée that thou he not faint harted in the conflict 1. Petr. 5. 2. Cor. 2. but in al things be sober and wel aduised say thus with thy selfe We be not ignorant of his subtilties Phil. 4. Reioyce always as it is written Let your softnesse be knowen vnto all men Let the feare of God shine in thine hart that thou become not a fugitiue souldier that thou be not a fearful and sluggish labourer least thou happily léese thy crown This life is short But the sentence of gods iudgement is permanent endlesse Thou considering this mayest boldlye tell thine hart and saye with the holye prophet Be strong Psal 27. and tary thou the lords leysure and he shall comfort thine hart Follow Dauid his example 1. Reg. 17. and slea thine enimy by the casting of one stone The angels stād by thée beholding thy life 1. Cor. 4. For s Paule sayth We are become a gasing stocke vnto the worlde both vnto angels vnto men If they perceiue that thou hast the vpper hand they wil reioyce in thy well doing But if thou bée subdued they will sorowfully depart not being able to looke on thée in the contrary part the deuils wil scorne thée Therfore take vp the feare of God in the stead of a sword For the feare of God is like a two edged sworde cutting off all euill concupiscence desiers And also haue thou alwayes in minde the last day The last day when the heauens set on fire shal be dissolued For the burning elements shall melt The earth all that is thereon made Math. 24. Luc. 21. Ioel. 2. EZech. 32. Esay 13. Ioel. 3. Psal 97. 1. Tes 5. 2. Petr. 3. shal be brent when the starres shal fal down as leaues and the sunne and moone shall be darkned and shall not giue their light whē the sonne of God shall be séene and shall come downe from heauen vnto the earth and the powers of heauen shall be moued when the aungels shall runne hither and thither the sound of trumpets shall be hard fire shall burne before him and he wandring about shall purge all the world with fire and in his circuite there shal be a mighty tempest There shal be such earthquakes Psal 50. and lightnings as neuer shall be the lyke nor haue bene euen vnto this daye in so much that the very powers of heauen shall be taken with great trembling 2. Petr. 3. What maner of men deerely beloued in Christ then ought we to be at that time What feare and what horror will there then come on vs Thinke with thy selfe how the Israelites in the wildernesse were not able to abide the dimnesse and darknesse of the ayer and the voyce of God speaking out of the middle of the fire Exod. 20. but willed that he should no more speak vnto them for they were not able
to abyde him when he did hyde the greatest part of his maiestie althoughe he came downe not offended with them nor spake he vnto them wrathfully Therefore consider this if they were not able to abide his comming which comforted them when that neyther the burning heauens were dissolued neyther the earth and that is in it was burnte when that neyther they which sounde the Trumpet did blow as that trumpet shal be sounded which shall rayse vp al them that haue slept from the beginning of the world neyther any other of the terrible things to come did then happen how shall we do when he shal come downe with intollerable wrath The second cōming of the lord Psal 50. furye and shall sit vppon the throne of hys glory and shall call the earth Euen from the East vnto the Weast and from all the costes of the earth that he may discerne and knowe his people and giue to euery man according vnto his deserts what men alas behooueth vs to be when that we shal stand stripped and naked readie to bée brought foorth vnto the iudgemēt seat Where then shall that painted colour and the force and strength of the fleshe become then where shall that deceitfull and vnprofitable beautie the pleasantnesse of mans voyce impudent shamelesse babling become Where then is the trimming and decking vp with clothes and the delight pleasure of most foule and filthie sinne Where then are they which drinke wyne with pyping and singing and haue no regarde or respect vnto the workes of GOD where then is the contempt despising of them which nowe lyue without feare Then where is delicasie and nysitie For all those things shall passe away and shall be dissolued as the corrupt ayre Loke for this matter Sapi. 5. Where then is the gréedie desire of money and riches and vnmercifulnesse hir continuall companion Where then is pride which disdaineth all men thinketh hir selfe to be somewhat Where then is the vaine and vnprofitable glorie of man the great might tirannie Where then is the king the prince the capitaine Where then are the puffed vp magistrates contemning God in comparison of their owne riches When they shall perceyue that this saying must bée spoken of them They maruailed they are moued they are troubled feare is come vpon them Oscae 13. Iere. 50. Psal 48. 1. Cor. 1. there shall be sorowes as of a woman trauailing with child they shal be consumed with a vehemēt spirit Where then shal be come the wisedome of the wise with all there newe inuentions Wo bee vnto them They are moued they are troubled as a dronken man and all there wisedome is swalowed vp 1. Corin. 1. 2. Petr. 3. Where then is the worldly wise the scribe and the treasurer of this vaine world Way and consider déerely beloued what maner of men we ought to be when that we must yeelde an accompt of all that we haue ●●ne as well small as great things For vntill that we according to iust iudgement fully make satisfaction what shall our estate and condicion bée in that houre and how carefull shall we bée that we maye obtaine fauour in the sight of God Math. 25. And what ioy shall we haue which shall be placed on the right hande of God How then shall we féele our selues when that all the saintes of God shall gréete vs Abraham shall salute thée Isaac and Iacob Moyses Noe Iob Dauid and all the holy prophetes apostles and martirs and all good men which haue pleased God in the lyfe of there fleshe And how many shalt thou there heare whose lyfe thou shalt haue in admiration whome thou wouldest euen now wyllingly sée They will there come vnto thée reioysing at thy saluation After what sort shal we then be affected How inestimable shall that ioy bée when the gladsome king shall say vnto them which stand on his right hande Math. 25. Come ye blessed of my father take to your inheritance the kingdome which was prepared for you from the beginning of the worlde Then shalt thou receyue a most decent kingdome Sapi. 5. and crown of beautie at the lordes hand and after that shalt raigne with Christ Then shalt thou inherite al these eternall things 2. Timo. 4. which God hath ordained for them that loue him Then shalt thou euer afterward be without dread and heauinesse Ponder and consider what it is to raigne with Christ in heauen For as I haue tolde thée thou shalt receyue a diademe at the hande of the lorde and shalt euer after raigne with Christ Thinke with thy selfe what a thing it is to beholde the face of God for euer what a brightnesse hath it For then there shall be no sunne to giue the day light Esay 60. as Esay sayeth and the rising of the Moone shall not lighten the night Apoc. 21. Esay 64. 1. Cor. 2. But the lord God shall be thine eternall light and thy glorie Beholde what ioyes are layed vp in store for them the feare the lord and kéepe his commaundements The perdition of the wicked Consider againe also the perdition of sinners when they shall be brought foorth vnto the terrible iudgement seat of God with how great confusion then shall they be taken before the iust iudge hauing not one worde to aunswere how shall they be ashamed Psal 2. when the lorde shall speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Math. 25. saying depart from me ye wicked into eternall fyre which is prepared for the deuill and his Angels Alas what miserie and affliction shall there spirit suffer when that all men shall crie out aloude saying Let the sinners be turned into hell Psal 9. and all nations which forget God What time wil they howle out wayling and lamenting when they shall bée caried awaye that they maye be cruelly tormented world without ende what place alas is that where is wayling and gnashing of téeth called hell the which sathan himselfe abhorreth what is that Gehenna fyre vnquenchable Esay 66. Marc. 9. Math. 22. what is that worme venimous neuer ceasing howe greeuous are those vtwarde darkenesse alwayes continuing what are the ministers appointed for tormentes which lacking mercie and without compassion reprooue and punish Then they that are tormented will gréeuously crie vnto the lord Pro. 1. and he wil not héere them Then shall they vnderstand that all things which they had in this lyfe are vaine and transitorie Read for this Ecclesiastes and such things as they supposed here to be pleasant to be founde more bitter than gall and poyson Then where is the pleasure of the fleshe so termed falsely To feare God is true pleasure Psal 63. For there is none other pleasure but to feare the lorde This is the pleasure this replenisheth the soule as it were with marrow fatnesse Then shall they be in desperation of themselues and of the