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A06772
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The fortresse of the faythfull agaynst [ye] cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye made for the comforte of poore nedye Christians, by Thomas Becon.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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1550
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STC 1721; ESTC S109202
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high god vnto al theÌ„ that shew it Eate thy bread w t the hoÌ„gry and poore couer y â— naked with thy clothes He y t is mercyful doth him self a benefit but whoso hurteth his neighbour is a tirauÌ„t He y t is liberal in geuing shal haue plenti he y t watereth shalbe watered also him self Who so hordeth vp his corne shalbe cursed among y â— people but blessinge shal light vpon hys heade y t geueth foode Whoso despyseeh his neighbour doth amisse but blessed is he y t hath piti of y â— poore He that doth a poore maÌ„ wroÌ„g blasphemeth his maker but who so hath pity of y â— poore doth honor vnto God He y â— hath piti vpoÌ„ y â— pore leÌ„deth vnto y â— Lord loke what he laieth out it shalbe payed him agayne He y t is beÌ„t vnto mercy shalbe blessed for he geueth of hys bread vnto y â— poore He y â— geueth vnto y â— poore shal not lacke but he y â— turneth awai his eyes froÌ„ suâ—h as be in necessitie shal suffer great pouertie hym selfe Blessed is he y t coÌ„sidereth y â— poore nedy the Lord shal deliuer him in y â— time of trouble y â— Lord shal preserue hym and kepe him make him blessed vpoÌ„ earth not deliuer him into y e hands of his ennemies y â— lord shal coÌ„fort him wheÌ„ he lieth sicke vpoÌ„ his bed yea make his bed in y â— time of his syckenes Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpoÌ„ earth wher the rust moth doth corrupt wher theues breake through steale But laye vp for you treasures in heaueÌ„ wher nether rust nor moth doth corrupt wher theues do not breake thorow nor steale For wher your treasure is ther wil your hart be also He y â— hath two cotes let him parte w t him y â— hath none he that hath meat let him do likewise Geue to euery one that axeth the. Be ye merciful as your father is merciful Sel y â— ye haue giue almes And prepare you bags whych ware not old eueÌ„ a treasure y t faileth not in heaueÌ„ wher no these coÌ„meth neither mdth corrupteth Make you frendes of y â— vnrighteous Mammon that when ye shal haue nede they may receaue you into euerlastynge habitacions If thou wylt be perfect go and sell all that thou haste and geue to the poore and thou shalte haue treasure in heauen He which soweth lytyll shall reape lytyl and he that soweth in geuinge largelye and frelye shall reape plenteouslye And let euery man do accordynge as he hathe purposed in hys hart not grudgyngly or of necessite For God loueth a chereful geuer Whyle we haue tyme let vs do good vnto al meÌ„ but cheifly vnto them whiche are of the housholde of fayth To do good and to destribut forget not for with such sacrifices God is pleased He that hathe the goodes of thys worlde and seeth hys brother haue nede and shutteth vp hys compassion from hym how dwelleth the loue of God in him My babes let vs not loue in worde neyther in tounge but in worcke and trueth Agayne y t the vngodly rych may learn somwhat to bridle their couetous affects by that meanes be the more occasioned not to be altogether vnmercifull to the poore let them graue these and suche like textes of y e holy scripture in theyr hartes and beleue them to be as true as there is a God Truste not vnto thy riches and saye not tushe I haue ynoughe for my life For it shal not healpe the in the time of vengeaunce and temptacion There is nothynge worse then a couetouse man Why art thou proude o thou earthe and ashes there is not a more wycked thyng theÌ„ to loue mony And whi such one hath his soule to sel yet is he but filthi doung whyle he lyueth He y t loueth riches shall not be iustified who so foloweth corruption shal haue ynough therof Many one are come in great mysfortune by the reason of gold and haue found their destruction before theÌ„ It is a tre of falling vnto them that offer it vp and al such as be folishe fal therin He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a faull but y e righteous shal floryshe as the greue leafe take not ouer great trauayle labour to be riche beware of such a purpose Whi wilt thou set thyne eye vpoÌ„ the thyng whych sodenly vanysheth awaye for ryches make theÌ„ selues winges take their flyght like an Eagell into the ayer He that geueth vnto y â— poore shal not lack but he y t turneth away hys eies froÌ„ such as are in necessitie shal suffer greate pouertie hym selfe The bread of y â— nedy is y e life of y e poore he that defraudeth hym of it is a maÌ„sâ—ayer He that loueth monye wyll neuer be satisfyed with money and who so delyghteth in riches shal haue no profyte therof Where as much riches is ther are many also that spend theÌ„ away And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth theÌ„ sauinge that he may loke vpon them wyth hys eyes a labouryng man slepeth swetly whether it be lytle or much that he eateth but the abundaunce of the ryche wyl not suffer hym to sleape Ye can not serue God MaÌ„mon that is the worldly ryches Uerylye I say vnto you a rich maÌ„ shal hardly enter into y â— kyngdom of heaueÌ„ and againe I say vnto you it is easyer for a gable rope to go thorowe y â— eye of a nedle then a ryche man to enter into y â— kyngdome of God Wo be to you riche men which haue your consolacioÌ„ Wo be to you that are filled for ye shall honger Wo be to you that laugh now for ye shal mourne and lameÌ„t Take hede beware of couerousnes For no mans lyfe staÌ„deth in the abundaunce of y â— thinges which he possesseth Neyther theues nor couetouse parsones nor yet extorcioners shal inherit the kyngedome of God Let not couetousnes be once named amonge you as it becometh Sayntes For this ye know that no couetous parson which is a worshypper of Idolles hath anâ— enheritauÌ„ce in the kyngedome of Christe and of God Godlynes is greate riches if a man be content wyth y t be hath For we brought nothing into y e world neither may we cary anâ— thing out But wheÌ„ we haue foode and rayment we muste ther w t be coÌ„tent they y â— wyl be rytch fal into temptacion suates into many folyshe noysome lustes which drowne men into perdicioÌ„ destructioÌ„ for couetousnes of money is y â— â—ote of al euil whâ—ch while some lusted after they erred froÌ„ y â— fayth taÌ„gled theÌ„ selues w t mâ—ny sorowes but y â— maÌ„ of god â—e such thinges folow