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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14946	A spyrytuall and moost precyouse pearle Teachyng all men to loue and imbrace the crosse, as a mooste swete and necessary thyng, vnto the sowle, and what comfort is to be taken thereof, and also where and howe, both consolacyon and ayde in all maner of afflyccyons is to be soughte, and agayne, how all men should behaue them selues therein, accordynge to the word of God. Sett forth by the moste honorable lorde, the duke hys grace of Somerset, as appeareth by hys epystle set before the same.; Kleintot, von trost und hilff. English.	Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552, attributed name.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1550 (1550)	STC 25255; ESTC S105089	87,629	226

practyse his wysdome and other vertues in the meane tyme so that he obteynyd thereby an immortall name among all the heathen And to speake after the comon practyse and experyence There is no exceadinge yoye or tryumphe but some sorowe or heuynes goyth before it The spryng tyme folowyng and coming immediatelye vpō the rough hard wynter is the more acceptable pleasant and welcome vnto vs. In battel the sorer our ennymyes doo assault and fyght agaynst vs the greater is the ioy and tryumph at the victory and ouerthrow of them He that hath kept hys bed a long tyme and lyen syck a great ceason afterwarde whan he is recoueryd helth is a more precious treasure vnto him tha●… euer it was before that he felt what syckenes was And also such as mour●…yd and were sory for hys sycknes doo receyue an infynyte ioy an exceadyng reioysing at hys resto ryng vnto helth again Euen so doth God depryue vs for a tyme of ryches welth prosperyte our naturall ●…outry bodylye helth and such other transytorye benyfytes For this purpose that whā he geuyth them again vnto vs we may the more reioyse and be the gladder of them An example haue we of the lost shepe of the lost desperate sonne for the which there was suche ioye at the fyndynge of them agayne as neuer had b●…ne if they had not haue bene loste where as before there was neuer thought nor sorow taken for them Now in case we neuer fynde nor haue restoryd vnto vs again here in this world that thing whyche we haue lost yet oure conscyence is both quyet and also ioyfull in God Whych quyetnes and ioye farre exceadyth all the pleasurys of the whole worlde In summa to be shorte after trouble aduersyte folowyth al maner of goodnes and felycyte First for as much as God here in this world doth plentyfullye and ●…ychelye rewarde and recompense godly ues pacyence and godlye constancye Se condarelye for as muche as thys is the nature and propertye of God to throwe downe that he maye rayse vp agayne to brynge vnto death●… dore that he maye restore vnto lyfe agayne Roosys whiche are the mooste pleasaunt floures do sprynge and waxe oute of thornes Euen so of harde and greate trauel springeth the most pleasaunt frute The litle bee gathereth the most swea teste honye oute of the mooste bytter blomes and floures Euen so men of wysdō and vnderstandynge receyue muche vtylytye and frute of the present sorowe and affliccyon For example Ioseph was hated of his brethren and solde of them into a stran̄ige and foren countreye Whiche banyshmēt of hys turned to his greate honor welth and profyte for as muche as he was sord and gouernou●…e ouer the whole kingdom of Egypte The more the greate tyran Pharao wente aboute to oppresse and rydde the chyldren of Israell oute of his lande the more dyd they prosper and increase to an infynyte nomber Exod. i. The deuyl lefft nothing vnto the godly man Iob but depryuyd and spoyled hym of all that he had but the Lorde restoryd hym all agayn doble euen in thys world He that markyth and consideryth wel shall perceyue that some tyme a man beyng of no reputacyon at home where he is knowen is banyshed awaye and commyth to other people whych doo hyghly esteme him and make muche of hym yea and hyghly honor hym So that oft tymes a mans aduersyte hath turnyd to his syngular commodyte and welth The. xix Chapter Trouble and aduersyte is a furtheraunce to eternall lyfe THe trouble and aduersyte of the Godlye do gyue an exceadynge great testymony vnto them of im mortalyte of a generall iudgemente and also of an euerlastyng lyfe For it is impossyble that the beste creatures onelye shoulde be ordeynyd and creatyd to all ●…ow and trauell and the moste wyckyd vngodly to escape and remayne vnponished It were dyrectly agaynst the righ tuousnes of God Now it is euident that here vpon earth apperyth no difference ve twene Paul and Nero hauyng respect to the reward of them both Yea the moste godly and vertuous haue most comonlye worst luck and least reward wherfore of necessyte there must nedes be another life to come where euery one shall receyue ac cordynge to the demerytes of hys lyfe here vpon earth And agayn the crosse way is poynted to be the very ryght way vnto eternall lyfe Lyke as the corne is fyrst thresshed faunyd and rydd from the chaff than layd vp reseruyd in the barn or in the spyke euen so Christen men vpon earth are beaten mishandled euyll intreatyd whereby they are purgyd and ryd of many wylde and light mauers and so are brought into the euerlastynge barne or spyke of the kyngdom of heauen Lyke as no man can tryumph or be crowned excepte he hath foughten and warryd manfullye whyche can not be wythout great danger labor and trauell Euen so can no man atteyue to the crown eternall lyfe excepte he hath fyrste suffered much trouble sorowe and aduersyte The man that is sycke muste receyue the purgacyon and medycyne how sowr or bytter soeuer it be that he may recouer agayne and not dye Euen so whan we suffer the hand of God to rule and order vs beyng content and pacyent therwith allthough it smartyth and greuyth vs yet it shall profyte and helpe vs to euerlastyng helth and sowndnes Testymonyes and wytnes of scrypture to proue this Math. v. Blessed are they that mourne for they shall be comfortyd Math. vij Narowe is the gate and strayte is the waye that leadyth to lyfe Luke vi Blessed are they that wepe here for they shall laugh But woo vnto you that be ryche c. Act. xiiii We muste enter into the kyngdome of god thorowe muche trouble and afflyccyon Roma viij If we be childern than are we heyres namely the heyres of god and felow heyres of Christe so that we suffer wyth hym that we maye also be glorified together wyth him By these words doth Paul euydently declare that he that will reygne wyth Christ must also ron●… thorow the fyre wyth hym i. Co. xi Wha●… we are iudged we are chastenyd of y e lord y t we shuld not be cōdemnyd w t y e world The. xx Chapter How and in what respecte trouble and aduersyte can be so profytable and of such vertue seyng that the vnfaythfull doo waxe more obstynate and peruerse thorow troble and affliccion HEtherto haue we entreated of the corporall and spyrytuall temporall and eternal profyte and com modyte whych Christen men receyue by the crosse trouble and aduersyte Which is not to be takēafter this sense as though the crosse or aduersyte of it selfe of her own natur could bring work such hygh commodytyes For than shulde Pharao and other wycked parsons in their trouble and aduersyte haue bene co●…uertyd and so sauyd also but the spyryte of God restyth secretely and lyeth hydden in the faythfull

towarde thy seruauntes And for the same not merited of any man but freely of thy mere mercy ge uen we rendre vnto the according to our moste bounden duetye most hartye prayses and entier thankes In consyderacion wherof the chyldren of Israell b●…ynge in miserable captyuytye lamentably lamen tyng before the their to muche sorowfull state by hearty prayers after that thou haddest delyuered them from that lande of seruitude brast out into exceding great prayses glorifyinge thy moste holye and blessed name for their swete and comfortable delyueraunce The cytezens of Bethulia lykewyse beyng in great dystresse called vpon thy glorious name and thou most mercyfullye delyueredst them And they agayne wyth merye voyces more ioyful heartes song vnto the most hearty thankes In lyke maner after thou haddest delyuered Ioseph danyell Peter many other thy seruauntes from their so rowes and calamities ah who is able to expresse with howe ready and glad myndes they magnifyed the thy holy name We therfore synfull wretches excyted styrred vp wyth the godlye examples of these thy seruautes knowyng how greatly thou delightest in the sacrifice of praise confessyng also such is our beggery that we haue no other thyng worthye to offre vnto thy dyuyne maiesty are at thys present gathered together to celebrate thy greate mercyes to magnyfye thy blessed name and to rendre vnto the moste humble thankes and immortal prayses that it hath pleased the of thy excedynge goodnes the rather at the contemplacyon of our prayers to shew thy fauourable mercy in the delyuerance of thy seruaunt our Lord and mayster vnto our syngular ioy and great comfort For thye thy benefyte most benefycyal father we so heartylye thanke the as heart can thynke most entyerly beseching the that thou wylt geue vs all grace neuer to be vumyndfull of thys thy benefyte nor to cōmit any thing hereafter that should offend thy fatherly goodnes or prouoke thy wrath againste vs lest through our disobedience we after this feele more bitter tokens of thy heuye dyspleasure than hetherto we haue done but in all oure enterpryses so to behaue oure selues accordinge to thy blessed wyll that thou mayest delight in vs as a father in hys chyldren and vouchsafe to blesse vs with all spiritual blessyng to enryche vs wyth the knowledge of thy heauenly word and to worke in vs a lyfe con formable to the same that other seyng our godly maners and Christian conuersacion maye be encouraged to embrace thy blessed word to magnyfy thy holy name and in all poyntes to frame their lyfe accordyng to the rule of thy holy commaun dementes through the inspyracyon of thy blessed spirit to whom with the thy derely beloued son Iesu Christ be al honor prayse and glory for euer and euer Amē A Godlye prayer and Confessyon of our synnes to god our heauenly father with the rehersall of the punishmentes and plages of the same callynge therein vpon the mercy of God LOrd god of heauen great myghty terryble god fearfull dreadfull is thy name whom all creatures do feare and tremble for the power of thy face for intollerable is the threatenyng of thyne indignacion ouer the synner We are not ashamed to knoweledge and to confesse vnto the our trespasses 〈◊〉 synnes for we haue synned aboue the numbre of the sande whyche is in the sea Yea Lord we haue synned offended and haue ben vngodlye and knowledge oure transgressyons and oure synnes are euer before vs we haue synned in dede and departed from the we haue neither heard nor yet kept thy commaundementes ney ther we haue done as thou hast commanded vs. Lord thou hast knowen our weakenes and infyrmytye that neyther oure fathers nor yet we haue ben able to heare al thy commaundementes lawes and ordynaunces whyche thou haste geuen vs by thy faythfull seruaunt Moses wherfore thou hast had mercy vpon vs and in the fulnesse of thy promysed tyme haste sent vs our sauyoure and redemer thyne onelye sonne whom thou hast put vnder the lawe that he myghte redeme vs from the heauy burthen of the lawe and wythoute oure deseruyng freely geuen vs the ryghteousnes so that onelye we woulde knowledge oure synnes and beleue that the same are forgeuen thoroughe thyne onelye sonne Ielus Christe But we vnthankefull synners do nothynge belongynge to repentaunce and haue also after our stubburne impenitent hartes hoorded vp a treasure of thy wrath in the daye of thy wrath and of the declaryng of thy ryghteous iudgemente for oure synnes reache vnto heauen we haue synned greuouslye vnto thys daye Yea father we haue synned agaynste heauen and before the and are not worthye to be called thy chyldren we be ashamed to lyfte vp oure eyes vnto the Lorde for we knowledge that we haue offended the verye sore For oure synnes sake is thyne indygnacyon descended ouer vs the indygnacyon of thyne vnmercyfulnes whyche thou ha●…t sente into vs by the wycked Angels Hon ger famyne and dearth hast thou heaped ouer vs and hast destroyed our prouysyon of bread to the expyracyon of our children and bretheren But amonge vs that are a lyue for oure vnthankefulnes sake hast thou sent honger not onely of the bo dely bread but the honger of the spyritual breade and we haue gone and runne hether and thether sekynge the same but haue not founde it and oure yonge chyldren haue also sought the bread but there was none to breake it vnto them Thou hast brought vpō vs the sweard of the vn beleuynge and geuen the carcases of our chyldren into destrucciō before the face of theyr fathers oure townes villages are conf●…med wyth fyre oure cityes are wasted and few inhabitours left in the same oure frendes are fallen by the swordes of our enemies their bodyes are become meate for the foules of the ayer and for the wylde beastes of the earth alas thys haue oure eyes sene Lord thou hast plaged and striken vs w t more buyles sores and wyth dyseases which haue not ben heard of before that we coulde not be healed more pestylence haue we hadde than euer oure fathers knewe of Al these plages hast thou Lord brought vpon vs our chyldren and our bretheren and they are not yet at an ende for these are the dayes of thy vengeaunce But Lord thou arte oure God our refu ge and strenght oure helpe in the greate afflictions whiche are come vpon vs a meke true longe sufferinge pacient god a God of mercy and all conforte which conforted vs in al our troubles Thou art also riche in mercies in the which thou orderest all thynges for incōprehensible vnseearcheable is the mercy of thy promyse Thou art the moste hyeste god ou●…r all earth thou wylt not the destruccyon of the soule for thou hast according to thy goodnes promysed vs repētaunce for the remissyon of synnes sayenge That thou hast no