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A newe pathway vnto praier ful of much godly frute and christe[n] knowledge, lately made by Theodore Basille.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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vengeaunce on vs caste vs headlonge â—nto heâ— fyre as he dyd y e auÌ„gels but he pacieÌ„tly abydeth our coÌ„uersioÌ„ loketh dayly whan we wyll repent and amend as the Prophet sayth y â— LORDE longe abydeth vs y e he maye haue mercy on vs. Also the Psalmogra\`ph The LORDE is gentle mercifull pacient of great pitie The LORDE is good gentle to all men his reÌ„der mercies are stretched forth vpon all his workes Ieremy also saieth It are the mercies of the LORDE that we are not consumed Yea he exciteth storeth vs vp by his holy spiryte and gyueth vs grace to repent turne amende as he sayeth by his Prophet I wyl gyue them an herte a new spiryte wyl I gyue in theyr in warde partes I wyll take away the stony herte from theyr flesh and giue them a fleshly herte y e they may walke in my preceptes and kepe my iudgementes do them And they shall be my people I shâ—ll be theyr God Agayne I wyll powre out vpoÌ„ you cleane water ye shall be made cleane from all youre vncleannes from all youre Idolles wyll I make you cleane I wyll gyue you a new herte a newe spiryte wyll I putte in the myddes of you I wyll take awaye the stony herte from the flesh gyue you a fleshly hert and I wyl putte my Spiryte in the myddes of you I wyll make you to walke in my preceptes kepe and worke my iudgemeÌ„tes ye shal dwel in y e laÌ„d y e I gaue to your fathers ye shall be my people I shalbe your God and I shall saue you from all youre vnclennes Moreouer he styll calleth vpoÌ„ vâ— to come vnto him sayenge Turne repente you of all youre iniquities And youre iniquite shall worke you â—â—spleasure Caste awaye from you â—l your wickednesses in the whiche â—e haue offended make you a new â—erte a new spirite Wherfore wyâ—â—e dye O ye house of Israell For I â—yll not that any shoulde dye sayth â—he LORDE GOD. Retourne and â—â—ue Agayne it is commonlye sayde â—f a man leaue his wyfe and she going away marieth another husbod â—hal he returne any more agayne vn â—o her Shall not the woman be polâ—ted defyled But thou hast playâ—d the whore with many louers yet â—eturne agayne vnto me sayeth the â—ORD I wyll receyue the. O moost â—were coÌ„fortable sayenge O moost â—entle Sauyour worthy all prayse â—lory and honoure Here maye ye se howe greatly we â—re bounde to God and howe great â—hanckes we ought to gyue hym seâ—ng that he so greatly desyreth oure â—elth lyfe saluacion wyllethe by no meanes our decaye death damnacion He is y e gentle father which ioyefully receyueth agayne his loste sonne moost louyuglye enbrase theâ— hym He is that shepehearde whiche bryngeth home agayne on his shoulâ— ders that shepe that was wandered awaye He is that Phisicion y e healeth the sycke diseased He is y e Sauiour which came not to call y â— righteous but synners vnto repentauÌ„ce He is that helper whiche dayly cryeth come vnto me all ye that labour are laden and I shall refresh you Seke therfore the LORDE whyle he maye be founde Call on hym whyle he is nygh Let the vngodly forsake his waye and the wycked man his thoughtes let hym returne to the LORDE he shall haue mercy on him yea but let hym not fayle to turne vnto our God For he is bounteous very redy to forgyue ¶ The. xlv Chapter FUrthermore who is able to expresse howe greatly we are bouÌ„d vnto God for his diligent conseruacion kepynge vs If we were not preserued kepte of hym into howe many euels shoulde we faull Howe were it possible for vs to be fre from the captiuitie of Satan to be pure from the fylthynesse of the flesshe to be kepte harmeles from the tyranny of the world yf God dyd not defend vs Howe many kynde of euelles do we se dayely perpetrated done before our eyes as theft murder treason adultrye fornicacion couetousnes glotony droÌ„ckenshyp c. which all vndoubtedly we should lykewyse do yf we were not preserued froÌ„ theÌ„ by the goodnes of God For the fragilite of nature the pronyte vnto euell is all one in them in vs yf we be lefte vnto our selues Our perdicion commeth of our selues but our saluacion commeth only of God as the Prophet sayth Excepte y â— LORD sayeth Esaie had lefte vnto vs seed we had ben as Sodome we might well haue ben lykened vnto Gomorre Therfore seyng that God kepeth vs from theyse great enormities we are very much bounde to gyue hym right herty thanckes Agayne with howe many gyftes doth he enduâ—e vs dayly What haue we y t is not his gyftes yf it be good godlye He engraffeth in vs by hys moost holy spiryte Fayth hope charite peace ioye pacience longe sufferynge mekenes leuite softenes modesty honest behauour c. He giueth vs helth for our body He gyueth vs spirituall gladnes for our soule He prepareth all thynges necessarye for this our nede lyfe He getteth frendes for vs. He defeÌ„deth vs from our enemies He preserueth vs iÌ„ all goodnes To conclude loke what a moost naturall father is vnto his moost entierlye beloued sonne the verye same is he vnto vs. So y e what soeuer we haue beyng good eyther pertayning to the soule or to the body we altogither receyue it of this oure celestiall father What great thanckes therfore he is worthi to haue who perceiueth not S. Bernarde sayth let vs gyue thaÌ„ckes to our God for y e good thiÌ„ges y e we do let vs huÌ„bly say to hiÌ„ w t Esay the Prophet All our workes haste y u wrought in vs O LORDE our God Herto pertayneth the sayenge of S. Gregory It is coÌ„uenieÌ„t y t we gyue thanckes alway to God which neuer ceseth to do wel except he be letted hyndred thorowe the noughtines of men Therfore what soeuer worke y u shalte begynne fyrst call on God cease not to gyue thaÌ„kes whan thou hait fynysshed it ¶ The. xlvi Chapter ALthough it be so y t all nacions of y e world euen from the Easte to the West ought to prayse y â— name of the LORDE for his iÌ„numerable benefytes that they without desertes receyue of him dayly yet I thyncke ther is no Realme thorowe out Christendome that hath so many vrgent weyghty necessary causes to gyue God thanckes as we Englyshe men haue at this present To whome is it vnknowen with howe miserable captiuitie we haue ben detayned suppressed theyse many hundred yeares thorowe the vsurped power and greuous tyrany of y c Bysshop of Rome Who knoweth not howe greatly the consciences of Christen menne were snarled yea