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A godly and holsom preseruatyue against disperacio[n] at al times necessarye for the soule: but then chiefelye to be vsed and ministred when the deuil doth assault vs most fiersely, & doth approcheth nieste.
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For thus was it sayde to the thefe at his houre of death Thys daye shalt thou be with me in paradise The bodye thoughe it reste and pause for a whyle yet we be in certaine hope that at the laste daye it shal be raysed againe to immortal and euerlasting life And therfore scripture calleth the deathe of the body but a slepe for that thys same frayle weke vyle mortall and corruptible bodye whych we cary about which lieth sicke sore diseased which shortly shal be put into the earth burne to asshes deuoured with bestes or fooles drowned in water the same self bodi I say shal be raised again incorruptible glorious bewtifull stronge pure immortall to possesse a newe and euerlastyng lyfe i. Cor. xv where there shall neither be huÌ„ger thirst heate cold synne deth nor any kynde of calamitie but iustice innocencye lyfe ioye blesse world withoute ende For as the body of Chryst laid in the graue rose agayne the thirde day neuer more to dye eueÌ„ so shal the bodies of al the beleue in chryst at the latter day be resuscitate to a lyfe after whiche shall folowe no death God who is of infinite power and infallible truth hath promysed these thynges they muste therfore nedes be so And here it shal be profitable to call to remembraunce suche places of scrypture as treateth of the resurrectyon of the flesh which be the words not of man but of god who is able will certeynly fulfill what soeuer he hath spoken No man can chaunge his wil no man can alter his purpose No creature can frustrate let or tary his sentence He is omnipoteÌ„t he is true he is faithfull his goodnes and mercye is inexpicable Let no man therfore doubte of the trueth of his wordes let no man doubte of the performauÌ„ce of this promise ☞ Here after foloweth certayne places of scripture witnessing the resurrection of the dead accordynge to the article of oure fayth wherin we say we beleue that this flesh shal rise agayne Ioan vi THis is the wyl of my father which sent me that who soeuer seith the soÌ„ne beleueth in hiÌ„ shal haue life euer lastinge and I wyl raise him vp again in the last daye Iohan. v The houre cometh wherin all they that be iÌ„ the graues shal here the voice of the sonne of god and shall go forth thei that haue done good vnto the resurrectioÌ„ of lyfe For if so be that the spirite of him which raysed vp Iesus from the deade dwell in you Rom. vi.i. euen he that raysed vp Iesus Chryst from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodies because of hys spiryte that dwelleth in you i. Cor. vi God hathe both raysed vp oure Lord Iesus Christ and shal also raise vs vp by his power Iohan. xi Christe sayeth Lazarus was but a slepe where in verye dede he was dead and buried But Christ is the resurrectioÌ„ and lyfe as it is in the same place so that he that beleueth on him thought he were dead he shall lyue In verefienge whereof he raised strayghte waye Lazarus being foure dayes dead and stynkynge And because we be naturallye in the agonye of deathe virye fearefull weake and faintherted to th ende that we myght be the easelier perswaded in the article of resurrectioÌ„ Scripture maketh mencion of manye whiche in the tyme of the prophetes Chryste and thappostles were called from death to lyfe Luc. vii Luc. i. Christ raysed the widowes soÌ„ne He raised the ruler of the sinagoge his daughter Iohan. xi Act. ix He raised Lazarus Peter restored to life Tabitha Act. xx 4. Reg. iiii Paule raised again Eutichus Elizeus the prophete called againe to lyfe his hostes sonne 4 Re. xvii Helias raised the babe of the woman of Sareptanie God toke also vnto him out of this frail and transitory life Gen. v. 4. Reg. ii these two excellent and holy men enoch and Helias quicke bothe bodye soule to giue vs as it were a tast and representation of the true life to come lest after the opinion of the ethnickes and epicures we shulde thynke there were no worlde nor beinge after this wretched miserable lyfe Let vs not forget what christ Iesus lorde of lyfe death sayth in the .viii. of Luke wepe not the maid is not dead but a slepe Reason not coÌ„preheÌ„ding the misteryes of god nether perceiuing his pooer doth laugh this saiÌ„g to scorne but crist proueth his saiÌ„g true he raiseth by by the dead maide to lyfe The .xv. chapter of the first epistle to the Corin. is replenished with most godly pleasauÌ„t and pithy consolacions Trulye it is more precious than any golde For in that Chapit saincte Paule dothe so annexe and couple oure resurreccion to the resurrectioÌ„ of christ as though thei coulde in no wyse be seperate or deuyded after thys forme Chryst is rysen from death which thing is certen ergo 〈◊〉 also shal vndoutedly rise For christ is our head and we his membres Thys head is nether without nether wyll forsake his membres TheÌ„ it foloweth that where christ is there shall we be For why we are the members of hys body and euen of his fleshe and bone Ephe. v what tonge what penne what wytte is able to set forthe as it is worthy this ineffable inestimable glory of the mercye and grace of god the God hathe vouchsafe so lowe to humble himself as to become mortal man that this feble and fraile nature or man vnited and knit to the diuine naturâ— by the power â—fficacie of the godhead myght be in haunced promoted to immortalitie For trulye the nature of al faythfull men whyche ether were before chryst hath be sens at now or shal be to the worldes ende vndoubtedlie in chryst very god and man hath optained immortallity The consolacion therfore the riseth of christes resurrection is of great efficacitie As when sainct Paule saythe to the Corinthians i. Cor. xv Christ is risen againe from dead and is the firste fruictes of theim that slepe for by one man truly cam death bi one man cometh the resurrectioÌ„ of the dead And as al die in Adame euyn so shall all be made alyue in chryst but euery one in his order The first is christ TheÌ„ thei which are christes whych hathe beleued in his comming And saint Paul dothe adde a similitude taken of naturall thynges wherby he doth set forthe and declare the resurrection of bodies The symilitude is takeÌ„ of sede whych is cast into the earthe by the husbandman dieth as it were and rotteth Neuer the lesse it is not vtterlye loste but at lenght spryngeth coÌ„meth forthe of the earth goodlye beautyful pleasaunte So our bodyes shall rise agayne not feble vyle corruptyble mortall but stronge glorious incorruptible immortal neuer to dy again but euer to liue The wai into true and euerlastynge lyfe to our longe home as they call it and contrey is by
vs he can not medle with vs he hathe no power to hurt vs. Forsomuch as we be iustified by christ purged from our synnes and made the chyldren of god by Chryst who hath reconcyled vs wrought our peace we must therfore be of good coÌ„forte For seinge we be in the handes of god that is omnipotent who is now our best most louiÌ„g trusty father we be in a sureporte we be wtout dauÌ„ger there caÌ„ no incommodity nor aduersitie hurt vs for we be inuironed with the custodi of god the gard of angels oute of the handes of this heuenly father can no creature by force pluck vs When we be at an end by deathe of thys crosse and corporal afliction then haue we ended our iourney then haâ—e we fynyshed oure warre Christ hathe borne the same crosse Chryste hathe passed the same waye he hathe suffered lyke deathe he is oure heade we must be lyke to hym we mâ—st suffre with hiÌ„ yf we intend to raygn with him we must leue thys corporall lyfe ere that we can enioye lyfe euerlasting Lette not oure sinnes trouble vs lette them not tormente oure conscyence as though they coulde not be forgeuen They are alredy forgeuen if we repent and beleue Christ is al ours as muche as he is He by hys innocency hath couered and taken away our synnes As Chryst can not be dampned euen so we can not be dampned yf with a ryghte faythe we cleaue vnto hym As synne deathe and hell hadde no power agaynst Chryste so haue thei no power against vs so we be in Chryste and Chryste in vs. Yf the matter hadde be left and coÌ„mitted to vs to haue borne our owne sinnes and to haue satisfied for them they wolde haue be to heuy for vs we had not be able to stande vnder theym they wold haue pressed and sunke vs downe to hell But christe bothe god and man hathe of hys owne free will offered hym selfe for vs. he hath taken our turne he hathe playd our parte and paide for vs all that we ought As it is in the Psalme spoken in the persone of christ I payd that I oughte not We had trespased we were the detters so farre behind hand that all that was in vs was not able to paie the lest soÌ„me we ought Christ became our suerty paid for vs acquited vs and set vs at libertie yea made vs coheires wyth hym of euerlasting glorye If it were possible for one man to commit the sinnes of the whole worlde so he truelye repente and cleaue by true fayth to Chryst he can not be dampned hys synnes be sufficiently and abundaÌ„tly by Christ satisfied for For Chryst as touching hys godhead one in substance with the heuenly father As touchynge his man hede oure very flesh and bloode hath purchased and truely boughte grace and pardon for vs. For Chryst be came man for vs was borne for vs died vpon the crosse for vs rose from death for vs ascended into heuen for vs and hath accomplyshed and perfourmed all thynges mete for our saluacion for vs. If therfore we beleue in christ we are becoâ—e partakers of Gods fauor we are eased of the packe bourdeÌ„ of sinne we are made the heires of god and coheiris with Chryst for euer and that by chryste and for christ For withoute Christ there is no consolacion on helth no hope no helpe In Chryste alone is all comforte all helthe all hope all succoure â–ª all refuge all grace and mercy more habundant more pleÌ„teous more exceleÌ„t than any man is able either to comprehend or to wishe God graunte vs therfore a true and a constant faith In this forme or in like sort we most comfort our selues in our sickenes or calamitye and our brother beinge visited But in ani wais and with al dilygence it is to be foreseene that we wythdrawe oure mynde from the fearefull and terryble contemplacyon of synne death and damnacyon And that we fixe these of our mynd and whole thoughte vpon christe onlye the we cleue vnto him that we call vpon hym that we coÌ„mit our self wholy to hym For in christ we shal espie nothng but innocencie iustice lyfe saluacyon which al be deriued from Chryste into vs so that we wyll acknowledge him receaue him for the author of our saluacion and only redemer yf we haue christ crucified afore our eyes if we imprinte him in our hart yf we flee to hym with out fath if we wholy clyue to him Then shal hel gates nothyng preuayle against vs then shal we be able to wythstaÌ„d al the forcible assaultes of Satan though thei be neuer so sore neuer so fierce neuer so terrible Let vs cal to remembraunce with what lenitie what geÌ„tilnes what humanitie what clemency Chryst as it is in the euangelicall history hath called vnto him and receued al suche sinners as hath repented them and desired his helpe We shall finde Mary Magdalen the synner that honge vpon the right hand of christ crucified the publicane zache wyth other mo whoÌ„e Chryst most louyngly receiuinge pronouÌ„ced cleare froÌ„ sin though they had synned greatlye and the chyldern of saluacion chryste is very grace mercy helpe comfort life ioye and saluacion to al those which loke for these things at his haÌ„des and put theyr trust in hym And all these thynges hathe God who is truethe it selfe can not lie nor wyl not deceyue promysed vnto vs for chrystes sake Fynallye wheÌ„ deth approcheth we must do as Chryste dyd vpon the crosse Mat. vi we must praye for our enemyes and forgeaue them with our harte Yf we haue offended any man we must be hartely sory for it we must desire forgeuenes yf we haue iniured anye man we must make hym amendes or take such order that amendes maye he made vnto him yf â—t passeth oure power to make restytucyon and amendes it shal be ynoughe that we desire forgeuenes And wyth our hartes forgeaue others which hath hurt vs ether 11. name body subâ—â—ance or estimacion For if we truely forgeue god hathe promysed we shal be fyrgeuen as it is in the syxt of Mathew It is verye necessarye also and profitable for the confirmacion strengthening of our fayth to receaue the most blessed sacramente of the body and bloud of our sauyour christ which we ar coÌ„maâ—ded to receaue in remembrauÌ„ce of his benefytes that hereby we may be truely sertyfied in our conscyence hys body to be geuen for vs and his bloud to be shed for remission of our synnes Dethe OF our flesh fraill nature is so ferd abhorted that wheÌ„ he approcheth mans hert is filled and laden wyth suche sorowes panges and anxieties as tong is not able to expresse ¶ A medicine agaynst the feare of death WE muste call to our remembraunce deathe to be ouercomed and abolyshed by Chryst So that nowe the soules of so many as trust in Christ caÌ„ not dy nor peryshe but departynge from the body goeth straight to Chryst