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A06966	Newes out of heauen both pleasaunt [and] ioyfull, lately set forth to the great co[n]solacion [and] co[m]forte of all christen me[n]. By Theodore Basille.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1541 (1541)	STC 1739; ESTC S109665	42,752	126

afterward gaue of it to her husband whiche dyd eate in lyke maner so y t streyght wayes both theyr eies were opened they saw that they were naked that is perceyued ryghte well y t they were nowe become miserable wretched synfull redacte to extreme calamite and vtterlye fallen from the fauour of God for the transgressiō of his mooste blessed precepte whiche thyng made them to be very much ashamed and to hyde thē selues frō the face of God O miserable pitefull chaūge O chaunse more perryllous than it can be expressed Nowe is a man become of immortall mortall of good euel of righteous wycked of wyse folysh of holy prophane of vertuous yll desposed of fre bōd of mercyful cruel of godly deuilysh of faythful vnfaythfull of spirituall carnal of true false of a vessel of mercy the vessell of wrath of y e sōne of God the sōne of the dyuell of the heyre of glory the heyre of damnacion Alas whan man was in honour he perceyued it not and therfore is he nowe becomme euen lyke vnto a brute beast He is altogyther wythout the spiryte of God he is all carnall and fleshelye therfore can not gods spiryte abyde in hym neyther can he perceyue those thynges that pertayne to the spirite of God yea that is more to be lamented not Adam alone is fallen into this dāpnable state but also al his posterite For thorowe this his faulte wycked synne all the earth with the inhabitātes therof are accursed So that so many as come of thys olde Adā are dāpned cursed throwen from the fauour of God This one transgression of Gods cōmaundement hath made you al subiecte to the yoke tyranny of Satan and bonde to euerlastynge damnacion Adam is youre father and you are his childrē Loke therfore in what case he is in the very same are you Adā is carnall therefore are ye carnall Adam is wicked therefore are ye wycked Adam is the sonne of wrathe therfore are ye the sōnes of wrath Adā is a lyer nothing but vanite therfore are ye liers and no thyng but vanite Adā is captyue bonde prisoner to Satan synne deth hell therfore are ye captiues and bond prisoners to Satan syn death and hell Howe can it otherwyse be That whiche is borne of flesshe is flesshe Do mē gather grapes of thornes or fygges of briers So lykewyse euery good tree bryngethe for the good fruyte but a corrupt tree bringeth forth yll fruyte A good tree can not bryng forth yil fruyte nother a corrupte tree good fruyte Euen as it is impossible for a sower crabbe tree to brynge forth sauery and swete apples so is it impossible for a synfull man drowned and buryed all in synne I meane Adā to beget any other thē synnefull vngodly and wicked chyldren A good tree oute of the good treasure of his herte brīgeth forth that which is good And an yll man out of the yll treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that which is yll Nowe was Adam euell therfore whatsoeuer he brought forth mu●te nedes be euell Yea verely by the synne of this one mā Adā euel was brought forth vpon all men vnto dāpnaciō By the dysobedyence of hym were ye all made synners and by nature the sonnes of wrathe For this one mānes faulte dyd synne enter into the worlde thorowe synne death and so came death vpon all men in so muche as all ye haue synned Ye were therfore begotten in synne cōceyued in synne brought forth in synne None of you al are pure but euery one is polluted wyth vngodlynes Ther is no differēce all haue synned and want the glory of god Ye are corrupte and become abhominable in youre studies there is not one that doth good no not one for the LORDE hath loked from heuen vpon the children of men for to se yf there were anye that hathe vnderstandynge or seakethe after God But all are fallē from y ● true waye they are become all togyther vnprofitable there is not one that doth good no not one Their throte is lyke a wide mouthed graue they worke deceyte wyth theyr tonges the poysō of adders is vnder theyr lyppes Theyr mouth is ful of cursynge bytternes theyr feete are swyfte to shed bloud Destruction wretchednes are ī theyr wayes they knowe not the waye of peace neyther is there anye feare of God before theyr eyes Theyse are y e synful wycked and dāpnable fruytes which you full of synne wyckednes and dāpnacion brynge forth Your mindes thoughtes also are prone to euel at al tymes Ye are not able once to thynke a good thought of youre selues Who beyng borne of a woman can appeare pure and cleane in the syghte of God before whome the starres are not pure What is thā to be thoughte of mā which is nothynge but duste and a very worme Who is able to sai my herte is cleane and I am pure frō synne Ye haue al synned ye are all become vncleane all youre ryghteousnes are lyke a cloth polluted w t menstrue Ye are fallen as a leafe and youre iniquityes haue caryed you awaye as the wynd Yf ye say that ye haue no synne ye deceyue youre selues the trueth is not in you For your herte is wycked and inserutable Ye are vnprofytable seruasites Yea ye are Hypocrites and wycked and the mouthes of you al haue spoken folyshnes Al y ● sorte of you haue gone astraye as shepe euerye one haue walked after his owne fantasye Ye all are of stuburne harte ye loue vanities seke after lyes To be shorte ye are folysh people vnwyse chyldren and madde To do myschefe ye are wyse ynough but to do good ye are very fooles Here may ye se as in a clere mirroure youre deformyte youre botches youre sores youre greuous woundes Nowe maye ye learne what ye are of youreselues certes very fleshe that is to saye al that euer noughte is enemyes to God louers of your selues captyues to Satan and fyrye brondes of hell What remedy What shyfte wyl ye fynd Whyther wyl ye go to what coast wyl ye turne you Howe wyll ye escape the fearce wrath of God Whyther wyll ye go from hys spyrite Whyther wyll ye flye from his face Yf ye go vp into heauen he is there yf ye go downe to hel ther is he redy also Yf ye take your flyght in the mornynge dwel in the furthest parte of y ● see verely his hand wyll retche you there yea and hys ryght hand shall catch you What wyll ye do nowe to flye profyteth nothynge to abyde also bryngethe dampnacion Thus se you that y● can not escape by no meanes To demulse mitigate swage y ● deuyne yre Gods wrath ye are not able Your syn hath made God angry w you What

haue ye nowe I praye you wherwith ye may please him your selues as ye haue hearde here to fore are the children of wrath be gotten in synne conceyued in syn borne in synne carnall wycked and vngodly your herte is corrupte vncleane stynkynge flowynge wythe iniquite arrogāt puffed vp proud hatyng God louyng it selfe full of hypocrisy and all euell Your fruytes are lyke vnto your selues y ● is detestable in y ● syght of God What ●ertu thē can ther come out of such corrupte and polluted place What purenes can ther flow out of a puddle so fylthy so dyrtye so vncleane so stynkyng so vnsauery Thus se ye that ye haue no waye to pacyfye Gods wrath whiche ye haue styred vppe agaynst youre selues thorowe your owne wickednes What therfore remayneth but only that you loke for all cruel and greuous thinges Helles mouthe is open redye to swallow you vp The fyre of hel which shall neuer be quenched tarieth you Euerlastynge tormentes Intollerable punishments perpetual turmoylynges abyde you Ye are appoynted to the place where wepyng gnasshyng of teth is where the fyre is inextinguible where the worme of them that be there neuer dye What wyll ye do nowe What shyf●e wyll ye fynde Wyll ye fulfyl the lawe whiche God gaue you by Moyses and so pacifye his wrath But this to do ye are not able For of your selues ye are nothynge but flesshe and cleane without God Flesshe and bloud can not possesse y ● kyngedome of God They that are flesshly regarde those thynges that pertayne to the flesshe And the desyre of the flesshe is death Yea the desyre of y ● flesshe is emnite agaynst God For it is not subiecte to the lawe of God neyther canne it be by any meanes They that are in the flesh can not please God Yea they that lyue after the flesshe shall dye ▪ And he that hath not Gods spirite pertayneth not to God Now haue not ye the spirite of god in asmuch as by Adam ye be all flesshe for the flesshe lusteth agaynst the spirite the spirite agaynst the flesshe howe than wyll ye fulfyl the lawe to apease Goddes wrath Moreouer the lawe is spiritual that is it requireth not only polytyke cyuple workes but also the pure affectes and cleane mocyons of the spirite and must be fulfylled not with the externall worke only but also wythe a francke and free herte doing the workes of the law not of constraynte for feare of punyshment but of loue For perfecte charitie or loue casteth out feare But as the law is spirituall so are ye carnall that is prone and redye to all noughtines buryed in synne and no lesse bonde to Satan than a bought slaue is obstricte bonde vnto his mayster Nowe is the law you of a contrary nature When then shall ye agre The lawe I confesse is holy the precepte is holy righteous goood but ye are vnholy wicked euel How wil ye thē accomplysh the lawe that ye maye pacify Gods wrath deserue remission of youre synnes thorowe youre owne merytes and desertes Cā he that is deade erecte lyfte vp hym selfe Can he resume take agayne his armonies Can he recouer new strengthes Cā flesshe teach flesshe no more to synne Cā the Egle commaund her selfe no more to flye Cā the Dolphynne cease to swymme Can the man of Inde chaunge hys skynne and the catte of the mountayne her spottes Nether cā ye of your selues cease to be y ● ye are nor yet worke good which so long haue ben exercysed in euel The lawe kylleth it gyueth not lyfe The lawe worketh wrath displeasure damnacion it purchaseth not grace fauoure mercye remission of synnes peace and tranquilite of cōscience For cursed is euerye one that abydeth not in all thynges y ● are wrytten in the boke of the lawe that he maye do them No man fulfyllethe the whole lawe ergo no man is iustifyed by the lawe but rather cursed and brought to dampnacion For he that kepeth the whole lawe and yet offende the in one is made gylty of them all Moses gaue you a lawe and yet none of you all do fulfyll it Neyther ye nor youre fathers were euer able to bere y ● yoke of the lawe Who euer entred into the glorye by the fulfyllynge of the lawe Wyl ye therfore seke to be iustifyed by the lawe ye are vtterlye fallen from that which ye soughte You not knowynge the righteousnesse of God and sekyng to stablysh youre owne ryghteousnes can not be made subiecte to the ryghteousnes of God The lawe was gyuen you by Moses from God not that you shoulde seke to be made ryghteous by it which is a thynge impossible but that it shoulde declare to you the wyll of God proue the obediēce of your her●e kepe you in an honest and godly trade of lyuynge refrayne you from wycked doynge represse ydolatry swearing vngodlines disobediēce thefte māslaugter adultrye false wytnesse c. set before your eies your abhominable wickednes and synful lyuyng that you may learne to knowe your selues and make the more hast to approch vnto Gods mercy For by y ● lawe commethe the knowledge of synne Ye should not haue knowen synne but by the lawe For ye had not knowen concupiscence excepte the law had sayd thou shalt not co●ytte The lawe is a schole mayster to teache you what ye ought to do Whose admoniciōs warnynge and instruccions seynge ye folowe not nor obeye as it teachethe and as ye oughte it rather cōdēpne thā saue you kyll then quicken you For no fleshe shalbe iustifyed by y ● workes of the lawe in y ● syght of god Your laboure therfore in thys behalfe is vayne seynge that ye seke Gods fauour remission of synne iustifica●ion saluacion and eternall glorye by y ● workes of the lawe only Whyther wil ye now fly wil ye pacyfye Gods wrath by offrynge vp the sacrifyces of the ceremoniall lawe This also is in vayne For yf y ● workes of y ● moral law I meane the. x. commaundementes brynge no mā to perfeccion and are nothyng lesse thā able to pease y ● deuine wrath by cause of theyr vncleanes whiche do y ● cōmaūdemētes yea rather which do thē not how thā cā this be brought to passe by external ceremonies which are nothing but types fygures cloudes shadowes of good thi●ges to cōe Here therfore do ye no thing els thā as the commune Prouerbe is go about to make an Ethiop whyte For as touchynge youre sacrifyces it is manyfest by diuers places of the scriptures that God hath no pleasure in thē Wherfore sayeth he do ye brynge vnto me enlence out of Saba and swete smellynge Calamus oute of farre countrees Youre burnt offrynges are not