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A01518	The droomme of Doomes day VVherin the frailties and miseries of mans lyfe, are lyuely portrayed, and learnedly set forth. Deuided, as appeareth in the page next following. Translated and collected by George Gascoigne Esquyer.	Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216. De contemptu mundi. English.	1576 (1576)	STC 11641; ESTC S102877	200,832	291

lawe it self the liuing equitie wherby his sins become the greater and more enorme especially if he haue authoritie in Ecclesiastical matters and be bound to attend vnto doctrine and preaching Whervpon that which should be to a simple man but a s●…al tr●…spasse such is accoūted in a parsonage a huge and haynous offence and sinne Thirdly the enormitie of sin as touching him that sinneth may be taken on the behalfe of the d●…grée or orders of him which sinneth As the sinne of a Preacher or minister is more gréeuous then the sin of a lay or simple man both bicause of the greatnesse of their skill and knowledge for the good example which of them is expected Fourthly on the behalf of the science or knowledge of hym that sinneth whose faulte is so muche the more greeuous alwayes then the faultes of hys equalles the greater that his gaines or profit in knowledge hath ben ●…ce Christ protesteth saying The seruant which knoweth his masters will and doth it not shall be beaten with many stripes As the Apostle James doeth also testifie saying it is a sinne to him that knoweth good and doeth it not For as Peter the Apostle sayth it were better not to know the way of rightuousnesse then to goe backeward from it after knowledge ●…f it Fiftly on the behalfe of vertue for the greater perfection of lyfe that a man in times past hath led and the more spiritual that he hath bene the more abho●…able and more vyle he shall alwayes be in comparison of his eq●…alies if he returne vnto carnall and voluptuous lyfe Suche are they which beginnyng with the spiryte are consumate in the fleshe Sixtly on the behalfe of his state or profession As if a christian minister or preacher should become an Apostate wherin doing against rightuousnes he doth sin right deadly Seuenthly by the benifites giuen vnto him that sinneth Bicause as I haue before sayd the more or the greater benifites that any man receyueth from aboue so muche the greater and more enorme his sinnes bée Wherevpon the longer more benignely y God expecteth the conuersion of him that sinneth so muche the more dāpnable his sins are made Eightly by the cōmon custome of sinning which inducet●… hardnesse of harte obstinancie For as Salomon writeth when the wicked man commeth vnto the depth of sinne he regardeth it not Ninthly by reason of the age for one selfe same faulte is iudged more reproueable in old men then in yong men Tenthly by the easinesse that the sinner had not to haue sinned or to haue resisted against sin As in men of good wit and vnderstandyng sinne is more gréeuous than in suche as are prone vnto vice Wherevpon Augustine in his xiiij booke de ciuitate dei speaketh saying The first precept in Paradice was broken vyolated so much the more vniustly bicause it mighte haue bene with so much the more ease obs●…ed and kept For in sinners of such as be of good vnderstanding ther is more voluntarie consent since from their inward thoughtes they are l●…sse enforced vnto euyll And therefore they doe sinne more greuously then the rest that are their 〈◊〉 quales especially since they doe both abuse gods 〈◊〉 vnhappely and are so much the more vngratefull vnto their creator By these thinges let euery man weigh and consider the enormytie of his sinnes Bicause in some men all these thinges yea fully all these thinges which doe aggreuate sinne doe concurre in some many And in other some fewer But vnto thée my derely belo●…ed I propound the last of all these poyntes to be most singularely considered Least thou shouldest dampnably abuse the goodnesse of thyne excelent wit. But thou most by a worthy indeuor bend they selfe so much the more warely vnto all vertues as it is easier vnto thée then vnto others to become vertuous The which if thou doo thou shalt be most deuoute and most acceptable vnto god But if thou regard not thy doings and geue place vnto vices surely thyne iniquitie dampnacion will be exceding greate Whervpon Augustine in his second booke De ciuitate dei sayth If there be any natural part apparant in thée which is laudable it is no way perfect nor purged but by pyetie which is worshipping of God and by impietie it will be ouerthrone and punished Further of all that hath bene sayde the very aggreuating of sinne it selfe is to be vnderstoode by the other partes thereof Of the enormitie of sinne by the obiect or matter about the which it is committed Art. 〈◊〉 AS we haue already touched some sinnes are sayd●… to be against GOD some against the neighbour and some against the finner himselfe And it is certein●… that the sinne againste God are the moste greuous generally It is also now handled of the greu●…usnesse of sinne hauing respect to god And as those sinnes are sayde to be moste greuous which are against GOD for his goodnesse maiestie holynesse charitie and his bestowing of benefittes So the lyker vnto God that the neighbors be againste whome the sinne is commytted the more greuous and enorme the sinne shal be accounted And therevpon the enormitie of sinne againste the neighbour Is first marked by the aucthoritie dignitie and power of him againste whome the sinne is commytted Who the greater his power or aucthoritie is so much the more greuous it is to offend him or to trespasse against him as appeareth by treasons cōmitted against princes Herevpon it is very enorme greuous to trespasse against a preacher or mynister since it is chéefely againste charitie which is due vnto them and against iustice by the which obedience and reuerence are to be geuen them Wherefore of such God speaketh sayinge He that heareth you heareth me and he which dispiseth you dispiseth me Moyses also sayth to the rebellious Israelites Your murmuring is not against vs but against god And herevpon the Apostle teacheth in his epistle to the Romans let euery liuing soule be subiect to the higher powers For ther is no powre but from God and those things which are from god are ordayned But he which resisteth authority resisteth against the ordinaunce of god And they which doe resist him doe purchase to themselues eternall damynation Secondarily the enormytie of trespasses against the neighbour is perceyued by reason of the néerenesse of bloode As thus It is more grée●…us to kyll thy naturall brother Or to 〈◊〉 thyne owne sister But it is moste gréeuous to sinne agaynst thy Parents Since a sonne is borne of their substaunce and is as it w●…re some parte of them Thirdly by the benifites which the sinner hath receyued of his neighbour agaynst whome he trespasseth And therefore againe it is to wicked a thinge to doe euill against thy Parentes from whome the ofspring hath obteyned being nowrishement attendaunce and instruction Also agaynst maisters vnto whome honour and loue are due Or rather according to the Philosophers opynion we can not yeld vnto our parents

made so much the huger and greater the more that he is bound vnto equitie and the more or greater benifittes that he hath receyued of God yea the more learned or able that he was to haue done wel Thirdly it is weighed and noted in the qualitie of the matter whereaboutes the sinne is committed agaynst a mans person then agaynst his substance But those sinnes are moste gréeuous which are directly committed agaynst god As blasphemy infidelitie or desperation Fourthly by meanes of the end which the sinner tendeth too for the worse that the sinner his intent is the more greuous is the sinne Fiftly by the circumstances that is to say of the tyn●…e and place Sixtly of the verie deformitie of the sinne it self according to it self by reason of it selfe The which is alwayes so much the greater and more loathsome as the vertue is the gallanter and more worthie which is contrarie vnto it Whervpon as the loue of God is the highest vertue so to ●…ate God is the greatest sinne So that on all sides and in all respectes the vylenesse filthinesse and enormitic of sin is multiplyed and increased And therefore holy Gregorie sayeth if we knewe in what maner our soule is wounded and doth fester by euery least sin or faulte we would surely vnto death resist sin And again a stinking dog is more tollerable sayeth hée vnto mans smell than a sinfull soule vnto God ▪ Go to then my dearly beloued if we feare or be vnwilling to be to appeare vyle filthie detestable ignoble before the holy and moste worthie maiestie of God If we abhorre that the countenaunce of our creator should bée turned from vs let vs then auoyde sinne with all carefulnesse and pure affection Forasmuch as no deformitie no hurt no blot can so much defyle infect or disorder mans bodie and make it séeme so detestable and disfigured in mens eyes as the reasonable soule is with euerie mortall sinne blemished made vyle infected and made filthie and detestable before the sight of the diuyne maiestie and of his holie Angels For it is made lyke to the verie diuil himself béeing turned from the fountayne of light it is filled with the ●…arcke clouds of lothsomenesse and filthinesse What sinne is Art. 4. BY the witnesse of holy Ambrose sin is a b●…king or infringing of the di●…yne lawes and a disobedience to the heauenly commaundementes Lykewise according to Augustine sinne is sayth he to cleaue vnto changeable thinges and to dispyse the vnc●…angéable goodnesse And agayne sinne sayeth hée is a will and desire to retayne or to get that which rightuousnesse doeth forbid So that sinne is the transgression of the d●…nc wil and commaundements as to doe that which 〈◊〉 forbiddeth or to omit that which he commaundeth Where vpon it foloweth that it is siu to speake to thinke to desire or to ●…oe agaynst the lawes diuyne Now there are two thinges to be considered in sinne That one is as it were formal that is to say the auertyng and turning of the mynde from the high and vnchangeable goodnesse which is principall or capitall sinne That other is as it were materiall That is the conuersion of the mynde created variable and readie to fall vnto the stedfast consideration of the high goodnesse Herevpon two euil thinges there are also coriespondent vnto sinne For as touching the formall poynt the payne of the losse or damage is coriespondent vnto it which is extreame miserie and lacke of the heauenly fruition But as touching the materiall poynte of sinne the payne of the sences doeth therevnto corresponde That is to say the sencible paynes of hell which are the punishmentes of eternall fyre Dionyce briefely de●…neth ●…nne to be a going backe from order that is to say from that conuenient and due estat●… wherevnto the mynde created ought to cleaue fast and be subiect vnto the creator For that doeth right order require that the inferiu●…●…ould be subiect to the superior that the effect may be co●…ed vnto the cause thereof That the creature of vnderstanding may bend it self vnto his creator as vnto a beginning that maketh it blessed And all this is subuerted by sinne for by it the mynde created rebelleth agaynst his creator And doeth as it were turne his backe against his creators fact neyther doeth it indeuour it selfe according to his counsell but trusteth in his owne strength Furthermore it is sinne to preferre a mans wil before the wil of God and not to brydle and restrayne a mans owne libertie according to the terrour of the diuyne lawe Wherevpon in all sinne the sinner doeth propounde vnto him selfe an ende in some frayle and created goodnesse vnto the which he is inordinately affected and doeth viciouslye cleaue vnto it yea more than vnto God bycause it is agaynst hys will and ordynaunce This doeth truelye and directly repugne vnto the diuyne charitie bycaus●… wée ought to loue GOD aboue all thinges and to bé●… conformed and effected lyke vnto hym and to cleaue fa●… vnto him And lyk●…wyse vnto rightuousnesse bycaus●… wée are bounden aboue all things to obey the deuyne preceptes And therefore according to the doctours whatsoeuer ●…oeth directly repugne vnto charitie by the which God and our neighbour is loued yea or vnto rightuousnesse is in his kynde mortall sinne And so sinne is a contempt ●…f the deuyne bountie an 〈◊〉 to the diuyne maiestie an offence to the diuine hol●…nesse a r●…bellion agaynst the diuine will a forsaking of the diuyne wysedom an ingratitude for heauenly benefites A fulfilling of frowardnesse and selfe will a seducing of reason an infection of the soule a woundyng of the forces thereof a filthinesse of mynde a murdering of grace a rauishing of charitie a snare of death a way to dampnation a gate of hell a net of the diuill an imitation of wicked spirites Detesting of Angels an excéeding mallice a right crookednesse a wonderfull deformitie a moste filthie kynde of monster a most cruel wylde beast and a lam●…ntable perpetuall losse of that true felicitie To conclude sinne is that which moste displeaseth God most pleaseth the diuil is most hurtfull vnto mans harte Behold now thou séest my welbeloued howe much sinne is to be hated eschued and detested Yea more than any of vs can comprehend or expresse it is to be hated and highly to be auoyded Wherefore let vs incessantly arme our selues st●…utly to fight agaynst this euill agaynst this so mischée●…ous an enimy and so deadly and mortal foe Our weapons are none other then the vertues them selues And our combates are euen the actions of vertue especially the laude and praysing of god And prayer as it is written I will laude and cal vpon the Lord and I shall be safe from mine enimyes Also the diligent watch and custodie of the hart is to consider the continuall diuyne presence To humble our selues in all thinges and to hope in God with all our harte and euer to feare him Of the enormitie of sinne