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A19336	Here after foloweth the prologue of the foure last thynges ...; Cordiale quattuor novissimorum. English.	Denis, the Carthusian, 1402-1471, attributed name.; Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, 14th cent, attributed name.; Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. ed.	1496 (1496)	STC 5759; ESTC S114682	87,652	186

thyn hous Now what be the goodes that sayntes shalle be fulfylled with but oonly the grace of the Incomprehensyble glorye Saynt Bernard sayth in a sermon of the Dedycacyon The resonable soule made after the ymage of God may well be occupyed with al other thyngis but it may not be all fulfylled Certeynly she cōprehendyng god may not be fulfylled with lesse thynge than god we shal not oonly be fulfylled with this vnrecytable glory but also we shall be dronken assotted theron It is redde in Iheremye the .xxxi. chapitre I shall make dronke the soules of the preestes of grace that shal be at the grete soupper whiche is ordeyned for good folkes He shall sette and admynystre them mete of glorye and gyue them drynk of merueyloꝰ Ioye swetenes Then it shal be sayd to those that shal ete there As is wryten in the Cantycles the .v. chapitre My right dere frendes Ete and drynke and make you dronken In Isaye the .xxix. chapitre also it wryten Make you dronken but not with wyne wher with then̄e shall they make them dronken with Ioye and with gladnesse and with felycyte and with many maners of the celestyall glorye O good lord god eternall how swetly shal thy good and newe seruauntes be dronken with the plenteuousnes of thyne house with the voluptuousnesse of the. For in the is the fontayne of lyfe the fontayne of beatytude and of glorye permanent and neuer fayllyng Certeynly all swetenesse belongeth to thyne house It is the house of our lord the cyte of god whiche is full of all rychesses resplendysshed with all goodes Therfore seyth Isay in his xxiii chapitre Thyn eyn shal see Iherusalem full habundant of alle goodes The grete multytude of the copyous habundance of the thynges before sayde of this cyte sholde not holy satysfye to calle vs thyder but also right specyally the restfull multytude of this peas wherin those that be happy shall delyte them enherytyng the contree aboue specifyed The same Isaye sayth in his lv chapitre ye shal passe out in Ioye shall be brought in to peas O how grete shall the habūdance of this peas be in Iherusalem wherin it shall remayne perpetuelly without ony waire Isay yet sayth in the .ix. .xxxii. chapitres My peple shall be in the beaute of peas in the tabernacles of confydence in the riche habundance of reste Also Thobye sayth in the .xiii. chapitre O Iherusalem cyte of god happely blyssed be thoso that loue the and reioyse them in thy peas It is in Ezechyell the .xiii. chapitre The sayntes see in the vysyon of peas there is Ioye peas with peas whiche is soo precyous that it surmoūteth and is by yonde all humayne vnderstandyng Now then̄e he that wyl be particypable of soo grete a Ioye peas with the sayntes eternally an hyghe in heuen he must lerne now to suffre humbly and haue pacyence here a lowe in erthe For as it is wryten in a book called Aurora drawen oute of the Byble By suffrance is wonnen that moost noble rest ther is none so wyse that can reioyse that peas but oonly it is hadde by trauayll and suffryng of trybulacōns and paynes pacyently in this mortall worlde c. ¶ How the Royalme of heuen is praysed and landed for the Ioye blysse that is therin euerlastyngly ¶ The thyrde chapitre of the fourthe parte and the last pryncypall THyrdely the Royalme and kyngdome of god is to be recōmended for grete Ioye gladnesse that is therin eternally enduryng there vpon sayth Saynt Gregory in an Omelye who hath that tonge that can suffysantely declare and expresse the Ioyes of that souerayne Cyte Or who hath conuenably the vnderstondyng to comprehende how grete those Ioyes be to the companyes of Angellys and to the happy soules And how Inestymable is that moost blysfull eternall Ioye and glorye in beholdynge the vysage of oure lorde god hauynge noo maner of trouble nefere of dethe but lyue in reioysyng them of that moost precyous gyfte of grace whiche shall euer be permanent and without corrupcyon Certayn that Royalme the cyte of our lorde must be vnderstonde Iherusalem whiche Iherusalem is moost bonteuousely plenteuously and blyssedly edyfyed O cyte of cytees whiche is soo habundantely full of blysfull Ioyes to the happy soules loued be yu. It is wryten in Isaye the last chapitre Reioyse you with Iherusalem disporte you in her to the ende that ye may know and be fulfylled fedde with the pappe of consolacyon and that ye may be habundant in all maners with the delectacōns of that glorye Of the whiche inmesurable felycyte and glory of that noble Cyte speketh Saynt Austyn in his boke of the cyte of our lorde sayeng O how grete shall the felicite be there where shal be nother payne nor harme nor we le nor good thyng hydde but entendynge hooly vnto the louynges and praysynges of our lord It is wryten in Isaye in the lxiiii chapitre There was neuer eye that sawe withoute the that Ioye whiche that haste ordeyned to them that abyde the nor more grete gladnesse can be than that thou wylt gyue those that thou louest whiche they shall possesse perpetuelly It is red in the same Isaye the .xxx. Chapitre They shal come in to syon and all louynges and sempyternall Ioyes vpon theyr hedes The Psalter saythe Our lord hath knowen the dayes of those that be pure not smouged and theyr herytage shall be perpetuell It is wryten in Thobye the .xiii. chapytre Lorde thou arte right gretely eternall thy Royalme is in alle worldes Saynt Austyne sayth in his book of the Cyte of our lord we shal be vnderstandyng shal see preyse loue on t lorde This shall be in then de whiche is withouten ende Now what sholde we desyre to be our ende but to serche seke the wayes to atteyne the comyng in to that royame wherin Ioyes haue none ende whiche royame is the royame of all the worldes and certaynely thy power and lordshyppe is vppon all generacyons Thoby sayth in his xiii Chapitre Blessyd be oure Lorde whiche hathe soo hyghe reysed Iherusalem to the entente that his royame be aboue in the worlde of worldes O how gloryous is the Royame where in the blyssed sayntes reioy se them with Ihesu Cryste and they cladde as in whyte aulbes folowe alwayes the lambe Now of this worlde to come speketh saynt Austyn in his boke of the debate by twix vertues vyces sayeng The loue of this prelence worlde is departed from me for there is no creature but he must nedys fynysshe dye here Hit all other wyse of the loue of the worlde that is to come In the whiche all be soo vyuyfyed that they can neuer dye after therin And therin is none aduersyte noo trouble none anguysshe no payne no dysease ennoyng nor werynesse but therin reygnen sempyter nall Ioyes The Psalter sayth The Iuste folkes eten and drynken

in the place of equyte Iustyce For when̄e the Iuge whiche oughte soo gretely to be doubted hathe pronoūced his Iugement sentence sayeng Go fro me ye wycked Come to me ye blessyd theyr Remedye is paste To this purpose rede we in ●itis patrū How ther was some tyme an holy man whiche was tempted with the spiryt of for nycacyon he besought our lord that his enemye the fende whiche tēpted him myght appere visibly vnto him so he dyd Thene the sayd holyman seyde vnto the fende what auayleth the thus for to tempte the people parde it is a grete foly for whēne the hast brought ony to synne thy trespas is the gretter consequently the augmentest thyne owne payne To whom the fende answered Certeynly all that is trewe but I knowe well the mo folkes that cause to synne the more I deferre the commynge of the day of dome I drede that daye aboue alle thynges and the heryng thenne of that harde sentence Goo ye wycked and cursed in to eternall fyre whiche is made redy to the deuyll and his angellys And therfore I doo my power to prolonge the tyme of comynge of the sentence O good lorde what cause of drede haue these fendes and these vnhappy synners thenne If thou wylt be assured in this horryble and dredefull Iourney Sowe nowe in thy lyfe the werkes of Mercy Pyte and Iustyce O howe blessyd and howe happy shall he be that now entendeth to the poore languysshyng nedy people For in that harde Iourney oure lorde wyll delyuere them therfore from alle daūgere It is wryten in the Prouerbys of Salomon in the .xi. chapitre The mercyfull man dothe grete good vnto his soule and dooth also the digne fruytes of penaūce For they that now sowe teres lamentacōns the rewarde therof shall come brynge them in to the lodgyng of Ioye and of gladnesse But there be many that sowen now presentely thornes cokyll wenynge to repe Inne good whete but ywys foles it wyll not be soo For as Thappostle sayth ad Galathas in the .vi. chapytre Suche as a man hath sowen here suche shal he repe then̄e for hȳselfe And therfore sayth our lord by his prophete Ozee in his .x. chapitre ye haue sowen felony haue reped iniquyte he that hath sowen synne euyll werkes he shall be repen Ioyned in to the paynes of helle But he that hath sowen vertues the good werkes of penaūce He shall repe gadre the euerlastynge glory And alle that haue done well shall rest in the Ioyes of heuen And those that haue done synne and wyckednesse shall go and reste in the paynes of helle Certaynly theyr werkes folowen them As it is wryten in the Apocalyps the .xx. Chapytre After theyr werkes men shall be both saued and dampned It is redde in the Gospell of Saynt Iohan the fyfth Chapytre An houre shall come to the whiche all that be in Monumentes or Tombes shall here the voys of our lorde And they that haue done well shall go in the Resurreccion of lyfe And they that haue done wyckedly shall go vnto the Iugement of dethe It is wryten in the seconde Chapitre of the Apocalyps how the Iuge shall saye I am he that ensercheth the hertes of persones and shall gyue to euery of you his Rewarde after his werkes And as sayth Abdeas It shall be done vnto the as thou hast done To the same purpose is wryten in Iheremye the .l. chapitre And these be the wordes of the eternal Iuge vnto the euyll angell spekyng of the dāpned synners yelde and doo hym after his dedys and werkes And therfore yf thou wylt haue a good heruest and habun daunce of fruyte sowe good werkes largely in the tyme of this presente lyfe For he that soweth them now largely shall gadre them then habundantly And he that now soweth them sparyngly shall then gad them scarsely he that soweth them with blyssynges ▪ shall gadre them with grete Ioye gladnesse As it is wryten in the seconde Epystle ad Coryntheos in the ix chapitre For he that soweth his sedys in syn̄e maledyccōns semblably shall Inne gadre them And as it is wryten in a Prouerbe The sede that man sowes in this present lyfe shal be his hous when̄e the Iuge shal say Come ye go ye The thirde thyng why the dome of the Iuge shall be terryble It is to be remēbre how dampned soules shall be by the mornyng sentence full of all sorow eternally separated and departed from god his sayntes of paradyse and putte on the lyfte honde vnto the tendes of helle Certeynly Incontynente without caryeng that this horryble sentēce shal be pronoūced by the mouth of Ihesu cryste The perpetuell deuylles shall be there arredyed redy for to take and rauayne the soules of the wretched sȳners whiche they shall lyghtely brynge vnto euerlastynge tourmentes and paynes This maye appere vnto vs by a fygure in the book of Hester the .vii. Chapitre of the mynystres of kynge Assuer whiche were desyrous and redy to take Amon as it is conteyned in the same Chapitre How the worde was not all out of the mouthe of the sayd kyng But that the mynystres hadde couered the vysage of the same Amon. In lyke wyse the deuylles in this hydeous Iourney shall be more then redy to resceyue the soules of these wretched synners And this is wryten in the Lamentacions of Iheremye in the fyrste Chapitre Alle his persecutees haue taken hym Iohan Crysostom sayth in the book of Repayryng of forfaytours Remembre these cruell and terryble tourmentoures that neuer may shew mercy on ony body ledeth downe the vnhappy synners vnto euerlastynge tourmentes And Hugho of Saynte Vyctour sayth That the horryble mynystres of helle shall be apparayled and arredyed incontynent as the sentence is gyuen to take the condempned vnto tourmentes And thenne the wretched vnhappy caytyffes lamentably shall say they haue caught me lyke as a deuoryng lyon lurkȳgly hath taken his pray O what sorow and payne wherof maye not be estemed in mānes mȳde nor by tellyng pronoūced wherfore saynt Bernarde sayth in his Medytacyons what thynkest thou what wepynge what waylynge and what sorowe shall be whenne the synners shall be expulsed oute of the companye of Iuste men and putte from the syght of God and delyuered and caste vnto the hondes of the deuylles to go with them in to euerlastyng fyre and vtterly banysshed from alle the Ioyes of heuen to abyde in the derknesse there suffryng payns for theyr demerytes after the quantyte of theyr synnes And then̄e the myserable synners beynge in despeyre of the Redempcion shall entre into the lowest partyes of the erthe in the hōdes of our lordes glayue there to remayn with out seeng of ony lyghte Of this payne of separacyon or departyng sayth also Crysostome Some foles wene and thynke to haue theyr wysshynge yf they maye escape the gehenne of helle