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A Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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that ye maye knowe that I wraste not the scriptures I wil read vnto you the layeng of S Austen He was gyueÌ„ sayth he for our sines rose againe for our iustificacion Thy iustificacion thy circumsicion is not of thy selfe By grace are ye saued thorowe sayth that not of your selues but it is the gyfte of God not of workes vnlesse ê‘adueÌ„ture y u wouldest say I haue deserued it therfore haue I receiued it Thinke not y t y u dydest receyue it by deseruiÌ„g which couldest not haue deserued except y u haddest receiued it Grace weÌ„t before thi meryte grace is not of meryte but me rite of grace For if grace were of merite so haddest y u boght it not receiued it frely Thou shalt saue theÌ„ sayeth he for nothynge What is this thou shalt haue them for nothinge Thou fyndest in theÌ„ nothyng wherby thou mayst saue them yet doste thou saue them Freely thou gyuest frely thou sauest Thou goest before all merytes that thy giftes may oâ—tayne thy merytes Vtterâ—ye doeste thou geue frely saue frely which findest nothynge wherof thou mayeste saue fyndest muche wherby thou mayest coÌ„demne Agayne he sayeth thou haste done no good yet is remission of synnes gyuen vnto the. Let thy workes be looked vpon and they be all fouÌ„d euell Yf god shoulde gyue the y e which is due to thy workes he shoulde surely condemne the. But God doth not gyue vnto the y t payne which is due but giueth the grace which is not due Also vpon this texte to al that are at Rome beloued of God saynctes by cyllynge Here also sayeth he he sheweth that it is the excedyng mercy of God rather then thy meryte For he sayeth not to them that loue God but to theÌ„ that are loued of God For he loued vs fyrst that we beyng loued shoulde also loue hym S. Bernarde also sayth Grace maketh me iustified freely lykewyse delyuered from the bondage of synne Hereto agreeth FulgeÌ„tius sayenge God giueth grace to the vnworthy frely wherew t the wicked beynge iustified maye be lyghtened w t the gyfte of good wyl with the power of good workyng that mercy preuentyng and goyng before he maye begyn to wyl good mercy subsequent and folowyng he maye be able to do the good that he wylleth Thus perceyue you y t wheÌ„ther was nothynge in vs wherfore God should loue vs yet he freely loued vs â–ª chosed vs by his grace to be his chyldreÌ„ as S. Iohn sayeth Behold what a loue the father hath giuen to vs that we should be called y e sonnes of God Agayne he sayth In this is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs sent his soÌ„ne to make agrement for oure synnes And a lytle after We loue hym because he fyrst loued vs. THEO What moued God to be so beneficiall vnto vs seyng we had offeÌ„ded so greuously were than by no meanes able to pacify his wrath w t ony good work EVSE This woulde I also gladdely knowe PHIL. His owne mere goodnes was the occasion of his loue toward vs for his soÌ„ne Iesus Christes sake In hym by hym for hym is God the father mercyful vnto vs freely saueth vs w tout ony respecte of our good workes For as s. Paule sayeth Yf righteousnes came by the lawe thaÌ„ dyed Christ in vayne And God hymselfe sayth by the Prophet I am I am he which putteth away thyne iÌ„â—iquittes yea that for myne owne sake wyll remember thy synnes no more Put me in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce let vs iudged togither Declare yf thou haste any thynge that thou mayest he iustified And this is it y t we speke of before that selfe seed shal tread down thy head Furthermore God sayde to Abraham In thy seed shall all nacioÌ„s of y â— earth be blessed This seed sayth S. Paule is Christ by whom al are we blessed that is to saye receyued into fauour forgiuen of oure synnes freelye iustified and made heyres of eternal glory CHRI Now coÌ„meth this to passe by Christ I praye you PHIL. Uerely on this wyse when all we were dampned in AdaÌ„ God of his mere mercy and exceadyng grace promised to Adam his posterite that ther should be one borne which should delyuer theÌ„ out of theyr seruitude and restore them agayne to grace This dyd God the father in the olde lawe not only many times promise but also obsibrate shadow by dyuers misteries figures cloudes and ceremonies that by them y e saythfull might receyue consolacioÌ„ And at the tyme appoynted of GOD the father this maÌ„ Iesus Christ came into the world He was conceyued by the holy ghost â—orne of the virgyn Mary accordynge to the holy scriptures He was begotteÌ„ of the seed of Dauyd as pertainyng to the flesshe THEO Yea that withoute the seed of man PHIL. Ye saye trueth He receyued very flesshe by y â— wonderfull operacioÌ„ of gâ—ds spirite of Mary the styl remaynyng a pure and cleane virgyne It was necessarye that he shoulde be borne of a virgyn in asmuch as the nature of maÌ„ is full of carnall concupiscence deâ—yled by Adam or els coulde not he haue ben a pure sufficient sacrifice before God for vs. For by nature all we are borne the chyldren of wrath sayth S. Paule Therfore without the seed of ony man which is corrupted in AdaÌ„ was he borne of y e moost pure and vndefyled virgyn Marye beyng conformable to vs in all thynges synne alone except For our syn was so great that it could be put a waye neyther by any chylde of AdaÌ„ nor yet by aungel but only by such one as beynge of our fleshe shoulde be borne without the seed of man without ony carnal concupiscence And for asmuche as this coulde not be brought to passe by anye carnall man therfore was it necessary that the sonne of god should come downe from the right hande of God the father and be made very man for our sake that he beyng both God man myght by his moost precious bloud pacify god the fathers wrath recoÌ„ cycle vs agayne to him God so loued the world sayth Christ that he gaue his only begotten sonne that euery one that beleueth in hym maye not perysshe but haue euerlastyng lyfe For God sent not his sonne into the worlde for to condemne the worlde but that the worlde should be saued by hym He that beleueth in him is not condeÌ„ned But he that beleueth not is alredy condemned because he hath not beleued on the name of the only begotten sonne of god GOD spared not his owne soÌ„ne sâ—yth S. Paule but gaue hym for vs all Agayne God setteth out his loue y â— he hath to vs seynge that whyle we were yet synners Christ dyed for vs much more than now seyng we are iustified this bloud shal we be preserueâ— from wrathe thorowe
him For yf when we were enemies we were reconcyled â—o God by the deathe of his sonne much more sâ—ynge we are reconcyled we shall be preserued by his lyfe Not only so but we also ioy in god by the meanes of our LORDâ— Iesus Christ by whome we haue receyued this attonemente Also S. Iohn sayeth For this purpose appered the sonne of God for to loose the workes of the euel Agayne tâ— this appeared y â— loue of God to vswarâ— â–ª bycause that God sent his onlye begotteÌ„ sonne into the world that we myghte lyue thorowe hym Thus se you y t whan ther was no hope of saluacioÌ„â—or vs in ony creature God of his owne free goodness seÌ„t dâ—wne hâ—s only begotten sonne to be a Sauyour vnto vs. EVSE This do we perceyue right wel PHIL. Nowe markâ— agayne howe that by him alone we are saued His name is IESVS that is to saye a sauyour for he it is that saueth his people froÌ„ theyr synnes neyther 〈◊〉 there any other name gyuen vnto men vnder heaueÌ„ wherin they must be saued but only by this name IESVS To hym geueth all the Prophetes witâ—eg â–ª that thorow his name â—ll shall receyue remission of synnes that beleue in hiÌ„ Be it knowen vnto you ye men brothers y e by this Iesus Christ remissioÌ„ of synnes is preached vnto you from al thynges from the whiche ye coulde not be iustified by the law of Moses by him is eueri one that beleueth â—ustified He is y â— LaÌ„be of God whiche taketh awaye the synne of y â— worlde He is our resurreccion lyfe He is the waye trueth lyfe No man commeth to the father but by him He is the good shepeheard by whom we be saued from the wolfe He is the dore by whom we must enter into grace He is the vyne in whome we beyng ingrassed muste nedes brynge forth muche fruyte He is oure wisdome righteousnes sanctificacion redeÌ„cioÌ„ He is our peace He is our mediatour aduocate He is alpha omega that is both the begynnyng and endyng of our saluacion Moreouer by him are we at peace with God By him haue we a waye in thorowe sayth vnto this fauoure wherin we stond reioyce in hope of the prayse that shall be gyuen of God By hym is the fauoure of God plenteous towarde vs. By hym his righteousnes are we made righteous By him hath the lawe of the Spirite of lyfe made vs free from the lawe of â—ynne deth By hym hath god the father blessed vs with all spiritual blessyng in heauenlye thynges By him dyd God chose vs before the foundacioÌ„s of the worlde were layd y t we should be sayntes fautles before hym By hym are we made dere to god the father By hym haue we redempcion by his bloud remission of sinnes By him are all thynges both in heauen earth gathered togyther By him we which in tymes paste were farre of are made nigh thorow his bloud By hym we haue and open waye vnto the father By him are all our sinnes forgyuen vs. By hym are we delyuered from the wrath to come By hym and by his bloude are we made cleane from all synne By hym by the oblacion of his moost blessed body done once for all are we sanctified Yea by that one oblacion hath he made perfecte for euâ—rmore theÌ„ that are sanctifyed To conclude by hym is euerlastyng lyfe gyuen vnto vs. Thus se you that by Christ all good thynges chauÌ„se vnto vs that god the father is wel pleased set at one w t vs for his sake as he himselfe witnesseth This is my welbeloued soÌ„ne in whome I am well pleased or for whose sake I am fully contented w t man Hereto agreeth the sayenge of S. Austen All y â— euer receyue euerlastynge lyfe receyue it not but by Christ. Therfore sayth he in another place All my hope is in the death of my LORDE His death is my meryte my refuge succour health â—ife my resurreccion My merite is the compasssioÌ„ of the LORDE I am not w tout meryte so long as y t LORDE of mercies shal not waÌ„t And yf y t mercies of y â— LORD be many I am plenteous in merites The stronger is to saue the more without iopardy am I let vs therfore gyue thaÌ„kes sayeth he to the LORDE our sauiour whiche no merites goynge before hathe heled vs that were wounded reconcyled vs his enemyes redemed vs froÌ„ captiuite brought vs againe out of darkenes into light called vs again from death to lyfe let vs humblye confessyng our fragilite wekenes desyre hys mercy in asmuch as he hath preuented vs as the Psalmographe sayth w t his mercye he maye vouchâ—aâ—e not only to preserue and kepe in vs but also to augment and encrese his giftes or benefytes wâ—iche he hath vouchedsafe to gyue vs. CHRI Amen THEO So be it EVSE LORDE let it so come to passe PHIL. Home dothe this seconde seruyce of your BaÌ„cket please you THEO We neuer iÌ„ our lyues tasted a dysh more pleasaunt confortable to our soules health EVSE We haue now learned what we are of oureselues and wher remedy is to be gotten but by what meanes shall we come by it What thynge maye be the occasion wherby we maye receyue so many â—o great benefytes at y e hande of god the father for Iesus Christes sake I praye you a good fellowshyppe decâ—are this vnto vs. PHIL. I neuer heard a questioÌ„ared in better tyme for the answere to it is your thyrde dysshe whiche before you proponed this question I was fullye determined to set before you And now here it is ¶ The thyrde dysshe PHILEMON REpent beleue the gospell These were y e wordes that our sauiour christ as marke testifieth vsed wheÌ„ be begaÌ„ to preach In the which he declareth by what meanes we may obtaine remission of our synnes the celâ—â—ial heritage of gods glorye Repent sateth he beleue the gospell Fryrste he exorteth vs to repentaunce whiche is as Chrisostome sayth not only to cease from the oldewithour euelles but also to folowe better offices such thynges as ought of dutie to be done as Dauid sayeth Declyne froÌ„ 〈◊〉 euel do good S. IohnÌ„ the Baptysâ—e in lyke maner in the begynnyng of his preachyng sayd RepeÌ„t for the kingdome of heauen is at hand Christ also after his resurreccion commaunded his Apostles to preach repeÌ„taÌ„ce and remission of sinnes in his name vnto al nacions Lykewyse we read in the Actes of y e Apostles then wheÌ„ Peter preached to the Iewes much of christ shewed that he was the same LORDE Iesus whom they had crucyfied they were prycked in theyr hertes sayd Ye meÌ„ breâ—â—reÌ„ what shall we do Peter sayde vnto theÌ„ Repent be baptised euery one of you in the name