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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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STC 1715; ESTC S101287
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O mercifull God what haue I herde and sene this day so christian a house so godlye an order neuer sawe I in my lyfe All householders may take an example of you Would God y t many seynge this youre acte would in lyke maner folow it in euery condicion garnyshyng theyr houses with holy scriptures trayning theyr lyâ—es accordyng to the same Oh what a floryshynge realme than shoulde we haue Wyth howe syncer fayth shoulde we serue God Wyth howe feruent charite should we procure y e coÌ„modite of our neyghboure With howe redy myndes endued w t al huÌ„bly submissioÌ„ shoulde we faythe fully obey our moost christen Emperoure moost redoubted Kynge and moost excellent ruler With how feruent herte should we profligate and chase awaye synne With howe vale aunte courage shoulde we amplecte inhaunce vertue It can not be expressed with howe many great coÌ„modities this moost prosperous realme shoulde florysshe to the glory of God the aâ—auncement of y â— kynges moost excelleÌ„t maiestie to the great pleasure contentacion of all youre mindes yf this thing were brought to passe â–ª PHIL. I am here vnder God and my Prince a ruler ouer this my lytle housholde I thynke my selfe to be so muche bounde in conscience to bryng theÌ„ vp vertuously that yf ony of them shoulde perysshe theyr bloud should be required of my haÌ„d at the dreadfull daye of iudgement CHRI Woulde God that all housholders yea all Bysshoppes Curates would waite attent vpoÌ„ theyr parysshes wyth no lesse dilygence than you do on your flock EVSE The very â—ame woulde I wysshe THEO Than should christeÌ„ meÌ„ knowe Christ his lawes better theÌ„ they do nowe a dayes and serue theyr Prince w t a more faythfull and obedient herte PHIL. Well thus haue ye sene my symple wytte in diuisynge these aforesayde thynges for the ryght institucion of my selfe family And it pleseth me wel seyng that it doth not displease you EVSE The lyght hereof hath so delyghted vs that nothyng heretofore hath fed our eyes with so great delectacioÌ„ pleasure Neyther haue we beÌ„ here vaine ydle spectatours but haue reposed all theise thynges in oure brestes that euery one of vs intende to gyrnysshe his house and order his familye in lyke maner gyuynge you ryght herty thankes for the callynge of vs hyther this daye â—HIL Seyng y t ye haue now sene the moost priÌ„cipal plesures of my haull I praye you vouchesafe to take the payne for to come into my parlouâ— THEO We followe you gladly PHIL. Nowe are ye welcome hyther CHRI I praye you neyghbour Philemon what haue we here to do I am now more rauysshed then I was before Here is euery thynge so godly pleasaunt that it semethe vnto me to be a figure of the newe celeâ—tial Ierusalem which is so gorgiouâ—ly decked garnysshed wyth all kynde oâ— heauenly treasures But I praye you what do ye mene bi your table spred w t a fayre white fyne cloth Again what four bokes haue you layd vpon the table cladde couered moost preciously with cloth of gold PHIL. It is not vnknowen to you neyghbours that I dyd bydde you vnto a Christmasse Bancket very frendely ye are come to me Nowe that it myght be a Christmasse Bancket indede I was mynded not only to prouyde meate for youre bodies as the common fasshyon of the worlde is but also for your soules or els howe coulde it be a Christmasse Bancket These â—oure bokes that lye here are thus named The fyrst is the fiue bokes of Moses w t certayne other volumes of the olde TestameÌ„t The seconde is the Prophetes The thyrd the new TestameÌ„t The fourth the Doctours of the chyrche For euery one of vs here is a boke of lyke nomber for euery one of vs all Theise are the maysters of the Christmasse Bancket These are they which shal feaste you Theyse are they that haue in store so many godly goodli dysshes mooste confortable for oure soules healthe Whan we haue once taken our repast of these moost delycious disshes than by Gods fauoure wyll we repare to the feast of thâ— body which the coÌ„mon forte only celebrate neglectyng y t which is pryncipall moost precious CHRI We desyre very much to taste of these pleasauÌ„t and deynty dysâ—hes THEO My herte reioyseth to heare these thynges EVSE Me thynke it a hundred yeare tyll we begynne our bancket PHIL. Seynge y t yeare so desyrous to tast of this moost godly bancket come of that it may be done amoÌ„g vs with the more fruyte let vs al w t one consente knele downe praye to God for the assistance of his spiryte EVSE Agreed PHIL. If it wyll please you to gyue audience quietelye to heare I wyll praye in the name of you all THEO Let it be so EVSE Yea I praye you CHRI That is best PHIL. Heare nowe ¶ The prayer O Good God mercyefull father the â—uthor gyuer of all wisdome whych at the intercession of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christe our LORDE and sauioure dyddest sende downe accordynge to thy promyse thy holye spyryte to lyghten the hertes senses of the apostles before they could syncerly vnderstand the hygh misteries of thy deuyne wyll We moost humbly besech the that all cloudes of ignorancy darkenes dispelled put awaye we beyng here gathered togither in thy name may thorowe that same thy spyrite enioye the lyght of thy eternal verite so reuerentlye read talke of thy most blessed word at this preseÌ„t y t we vnderstandyng y â— same beiÌ„g enflamed w t y e loue rediÌ„g therof maye in all poyntes fasshyon oure lyfe accordinge vnto thy holye worde seriously prouyde that the lyght of all our actes maners may so shyne before meÌ„ y t they seyng our good workes maye gloryfy the oure father which arte in heaueÌ„ to whom wyth thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ the holy ghost thre distincte persones in deite and yet one verye true perfecte God in essence be all honour prayse glory for euermore THEO Amen EVSE So be it CHRI LORDE let it so come to passe PHIL. Nowe let vs fall in hande with our Christmasse bancket I beseche God so to temper our tonge thorowe the influence of the holye Ghoste that we speake here this daye nothynge dissonante from the veâ—itie of Gods worde but altogyther to the glorye of his moost blessed name and the coÌ„forte of al our soules THEO The very same thynge we also wysshe PHIL. Nowe wyll I bringe forth vnto you the bancket bycause I wyl not onerate ouercharge your stomackes with to much meat at ones although thâ—r ought not to be ony sufficieÌ„cy much lesse any nimiete in spiritual thinges so desyrous of theÌ„ should we be I haue at this presâ—nt only prepared accordyng to the nuÌ„ber of vs foure dysshes that we tastynge of theÌ„ yea rather eatynge deuouryng digesting
fayth PHIL. No verely no more than a deade cole hath in it the vertue and strength of burnynge CHRI Therfore ought all men not to quenche y e spirite but with all mayne fraÌ„cke courage to apply themselues to y â— diligeÌ„t practyse of good workes PHIL. Ye saye trueth for as ye herd before we are the workemaÌ„shyp of God created hath prepared that we shoulde walke in theÌ„ But I praye you note a fewe thynges which I wyl nowe declare vnto you concernynge this our dyshe laste seruyce Fyrste S. Paule sayeth We are the workemaÌ„shyp of God This sheweth that god made vs and not we our selues He wrought vs by his deuyne power But by this workemanshyp not we only are made thâ—â— beleue iÌ„ god but also the vnfaythfull yea the verye brute beastes wormes with al thiges contayned in heauen and earth Therfore of this makynge haue the faythfull no more cauâ—e to reioyce thaÌ„ the vnfaythfull haue Therfore it doth followe Created in christ Iesâ—s Beholde here is a newe creacioÌ„ Here is another byrth Here is regeneracion whiche far differeth froÌ„ the olde natiuite Here are we made newe creatures In whom in Moses by the lawe Nay verely but in christ by fayth By fayth are we regenerate borne a new created agen in Christe Iesus Wherunto Unto wicked maners Nay certes but vnto good workes Note that he saith vnto good workes They that are borne anewe in Christ thorow fayth are created in hym to good workes If ony maÌ„ therfore be not studious of good workes he is not created in christ but remayneth styll in y e creacion of Adam But vnto what good workes is the faythefull created in Christ vnto Rome runnynge gadâ—ynge of pylgrimage settyng vp of candels gyidynge of your ymages payntyng of tabernacles building of monasteries purchasynge of pardons such other trifelyng fantasies inuented of the ydle braynes of the Papistes for lucres sake na berely For these are no good workes iÌ„ dede before god but only so called to blynde the eyes of carnall men with such goodly and godly tytles Vnto what good workes thaÌ„ are they created In good faythe to those good workes which God hath prepared y â— we should walke in theÌ„ Marke that he sayth which God hath prepared not that man inuented In them should we walke y t is to saye labour dayely more and more to fuâ—fyll theÌ„ neuer to cease vntyll we were auncient perfecte in the accomplysshement of Gods wyll THEO Me thaÌ„ke you right hertely for the declaracioÌ„ of this terte For we perceyue now oure duety better than euer we dyd before EVSE But what are those good workes whiche God hath prepared that we should walke in theÌ„ PHIL. His commaundementes We read that the Iewes sayd to Christ what shal we do that we may worke the workes of God Christe aunswered sayde to theÌ„ This is y â— worke of God that ye beleue in him whom he hath sent This is the greatest most principal worke of God y t ye beleue in his only begotteÌ„ soÌ„ne Iesus Christ. He that truly fulfylleth this worke doth very easely accoÌ„plyshe y e residue For oute of this worke as out of y â— head fouÌ„tayne do all other workes of God spryng procede Yf y u caÌ„st beleue sayth Christ all thiÌ„ges are possible to hym y t beleueth He y t beleueth truly in Christ abuseth not the name of God prophaneth not y e Sabboth daye dishonoreth not the magistrates of the publygue weale conteÌ„neth not the ministers of gods worde despyseth not his parentes superiours kyllethe not coÌ„mytteth not adultrye iteleth not beareth no false witnes couereth not his neighbours goodes but rather doth y e coÌ„trary hatyng y â— vyce enâ—alsyng y e vertue He mortyfyeth olde AdaÌ„ He maketh the bodye subiecte to the spirite w t the moderate vse of eatyng drynkyng He exercyseth himselfe in godly meditacions in readynge the holy scriptures in offryng vp prayers thankes continually to God He socoureth the poore members of christ He leueth no man confortles He goeth about to hurte no maÌ„ but studieth to profytte all men He wissheth procureth no lesse goodnes to other than he dothe to him selfe To be shorte all his whole lyfe tyme he doth nothyng els thaÌ„ dye to synne liue vnto righteousnes These are the workes of God wherin so many as are created iÌ„ Christ ought vnfaynedly to walke Theise are y e workes of God which ledeth to heueÌ„ which thorow christ we deserue y e reward of euerlastiÌ„g life In these workes therfore most dere brethreÌ„ exercise your selues both daye nyght Beleue in god loue God feare God CoÌ„fesse hiÌ„ froÌ„ y e very herte to be y â— alone true God Knowledge him to be your only oiÌ„sufficieÌ„t sauiour In al aduersite flye vnto his moost blessed name as vnto a stronge Bulwarke Haue youre hertes at peace with God Study daye and nyght in the LORDES lawe Exercyse faythfull continuall prayer Procure in all thynges the glory of God Honour youre moost victorious Prynce redoubted kynge Be faythfull to hym both in herte worde dede Do nothyng that may in any poynt derogate his graces honour Knowe that he that resisteth him resisteth y e ordinaunce of God getteth to hiÌ„selfe daÌ„nacioÌ„ Honour also at the magistrates that are sent appoynted of him Youre parentes superious haue ye in reuerence Manslaughter adultrye thefte false wytnes carnall concupiscence all the workes of y e flesshe hate ye vtterly cast theÌ„ from you To conclude loke for those thynges that are aboue not for those that are vpon the earth Lyue no more to your selfe but to hym that dyed for your synnes rose agayne for your iustification CHRI We wyll to the vttermoost of our power laboure to accomplysshe youre moost godly admonicions PHIL. Laboure and God wyl helpe And to saye the trueth to you it was neuer more nedefull for christen men to brynge forth good christen workes than it is at thys tyme. You se thankes be to God y t the deuyne scrypture is come nowe amonge vs more plenteouslye than euer it was before insomuch y t nowe it is lawefull for all men to reade it heare it talke of it so that it be done reuerently This hath God vnfaynedly brought to passe by his welbeloued seruaunt our kynge Henrye the eyght a Prynce of mooste noble fame immortal glory Ye se againe that this worde of God hath manye enemyes whiche both labour to suppresse that â–ª also so many syncerly professe it Ye se that theyse aduersaries of Gods worde haue no other pleasure than to haue an occasion both to blaspheme the worde and also the earneste fauourers of it Behold say they are these Gospellers Are these professours of gods word Are theyse they y t mayntayne Gods trueth Perysshe mought they with