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A04511	A sermo[n] made by Iohn Chrisostome patriarche of Constantinople, of pacience, of ye end of ye world, and of ye last iudgeme[n]t. Whereunto is added an other homelie made by John Brentius of the vertue of Christes resurrectio[n] tra[n]slated into Englishe by Thomas Sa[m]pson; De patientia et de consumatione huius sæculi, de secundo adventu. English	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Brenz, Johannes, 1499-1570. Homelye of the resurrection of Christe. aut; Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.	1550 (1550)	STC 14638; ESTC S103723	22,075	82

thee wealth and securitie These thynges he worketh by his malyce and guyle to th ende that he myght turne man frō God For oftē tymes it chaūceth that whē he can not wynne ouercome a mā through lustes then afterwarde he wyll brynge vnto him temptacions to darcken the mynd that he may afterward fynde the same more apte for his purpose to the ende that he may then sowe in to it suche thinges as he listeth and he beginneth somtimes to moue man to thynke on this wise and as it were to sweare That sythens the tyme that I begon to do good I haue had verye euyll lucke Let vs therfore do euyll that good may come theron Then yf a man be not foūd sober Roma iii. he swaloweth him vp euen as hel doth a lyuyng man But if he can not so ouercome him then bryngeth he vnto him welthe and prosperytie promoteth him dryuing him therby into a deceite that is more greuous and haynouse thē any other affection is That is that he maketh a man proude without feare This draweth the mynde into the deepe of fleshlye pleasures This maketh the mouth to blaspheme heuen For it is written They stretche forthe their mouthe agaynst heauen Psal 73. Thys causeth that a man knoweth not God that he knoweth not hys own infirmitie that he thinketh not of death and the daie of iudgement This is the waye of all euils He the delighteth to walke this waye that is in the way of wealth and ease he shall come at length into the gates of deathe This is the waye which the lorde speaketh of Mat. 7. Brode and wide is the way that leadeth to destruction Lo my brother nowe hast thou herd for what cause the enemye doth studye to brynge vnto vs somtyme prosperitie somtymes aduersitye For as he fyndeth the mans mynde affected whiche stryueth agaynst him euen so doeth he with his euils appoynte his armye agaynste him Therfore my brother be sober and take hede and gyue thy selfe alwayes to readyng that it may teach the how thou oughtest to auoide the snares of the enemie and to obtaine euerlastynge lyfe For the Readynge of holy Scriptures doth make the wandrynge wytte to stande stedfaste and doeth gyue vnto it the knowledge of God Hearest thou nowe my brother that he getteth the knowledge of God whiche with an earnest mynde gyueth diligence to the holye Scriptures Therefore my brother do not lyghtlye esteme thy soule but be diligent in readynge and in prayers that light may be gyuen vnto thy mynde thou maiest be made a perfecte and whole man wantynge nothyng in any poynte Let other men glory in kepyng the companye of great men of Prynces Kynges But do thou glorye before the Aungels of God speakyng vnto God and vnto the holye Goste by the holy Scriptures For he that speaketh vnto the by them is the holy Goste Gyue dylygence therfore that thou contynually watche to the readyng of the holy scriptures and to prayer For as often as thou there through kepest companye with God so often are thy soule body and sprite sanctified halowed Be sure therfore of thys brother that when thou happenest vpō them thou art halowed Gyue diligence therfore that thou often gyue heede vnto them And though thy handes haue no leysure yet praye in thy mynde For blessed Anne the mother of the prophete Samuel i. Meg i. dyd praye her lyppes onely dyd moue and her prayer entered into the eares of the Lorde of Sobaoth and the thynge that she asked was graūted vnto her Therfore my brother although thy handes be not at leisure yet praye with thy mind for God heareth also euen them that holde theyr peace And yf thou canst not reade be then often in the place where thou maiest heare and take profite Ecclesi vi For it is wryten And if thou seest a man of vnderstandyng get thee soone vnto hym and let thy foote tread vpon the steppes of his dores But this is meete not onely for thē that can not reade but that can also For there are many whiche do reade and they knowe not what they reade Wherfore my brother take heed that thou dyspise not the grace that is in the which is gyuē vnto the by the gyfte of Christ but take heede and seke howe thou maiest please the Lorde that thou maiest get vnto thy self the blessednes of his saītes as it is writen Blessed are they whiche searche for hys testimonies Psal 119. do seke hī with their whole herte Take heede that the enemy hyndre the not that when thou shuldest read he make the slouthfull and cast the into suche businesses as shall withdrawe the sayinge Dyspatche thys thynge fyrst it is but a lytle thynge and then shalte thou reade withoute anye care For howe often putteth he these thinges into thy mynde that he maye make thee chereful vnto the workes of thy handes But he doth cast al such thynges into thy mind to the ende that he may withdrawe the frō readynge and from thy greater profyte For the Deuyll when he seeth a man dysposed vnto reading he setteth him selfe against him with these or other such like occasions seakyng if he by anye meanes may let him But do not thou obey vnto him but be as the herte whiche thristeth desireth Psal xli to come to the springes of waters that is to saye to the holye scriptures that thou mayest drinke of them and that they maye refreshe thy thirst which art burnt with so many affeccyons But drinke of them which are meete and are profytable for thee As for example when God gyueth the this gyfte that thou vnderstandest some sayinge let it not slyppe but thynke vpon it in thy mynde and write it in thy herte and so shalt thou alwayes remēber the same For it is written I shall meditate in thy iustyfiynges Psal 119 And agayne I haue hydden vp thy wordes in my herte that I should not synne agaynst thee And agayne Wherewithall shall a yong man cleuse his waye euen in keapynge thy word Wel beloued thou seest that by the remembrynge the worde of God a man doth amende his lyfe For who is it whiche is myndefull of the sayinges of God and doeth not amende hys waye Is he not altogither a castaway a wretch whiche remembreth nothyng at all but forgetteth euē those thīges also which he knoweth To him that is such a one God speketh Wherfore doest thou preache my lawes Psal 50. takest my couenaunt in thy mouthe Wherefore he cōmaundeth that that shal be taken frō him which he semeth to haue Mat. xiii Mark iiii Luke viii But what is that thynge whyche is commaunded to be taken from hym whiche he semeth to haue euen faythe for he calleth him selfe a Christiane Titus i. but he denyeth it in deedes and is worse then an infydell Therfore he cōmaundeth the holy gooste to be taken from him whiche he receyued

do pryuily lurcke to spoyle them euen so do thou crye in prayer make noyse with singyng of psalmes and thou shalt dryue awaye the euyll best the foxe that is to say the deuyll Of the whiche beste the scripture speaketh Get you the foxes c. Cantic 2. Take good heede alwayes of the enemye If he doth shote at thy herte with vnlaweful lust if he with his darte doth cast his fylthye thoughtes in to thy mynde caste forthe agaynste him the shelde of fayth Ephes vi turne agaynst hym the helmet of hope take to thee the sword of the spirite whiche is the word of God And when thou art so harnessed abid thine enemye Be not faynte herted in the batell But in all pointes be sober and say ii Cor. ii His thoughtes are not VnknoVVen to us Be ioyfull alwayes as it is wrytten Let your softnes be knoVVen unto all men Philip. 4. Let the feare of God lyghten in thy hert Be not a cowardlye souldiour be not fearfull a slowe workmā fle not from the crown of victorie Life is short but the iudgement is longe Lokyng vnto this speake vnto thin owne herte and say with the blessed prophet Psal xxvi Be stronge and let thy hert be of good cōfort VVaite thou styll for the Lorde i. Reg. xvii Folowe Dauid and with one cast of a stone ouerthrow thyne enemye The Aungelles are aboute the as the beholders of thy lyfe i. Cor. iiii Vue are made sayeth he a gasynge stocke to the VVorld and to the Aungelles and to men If they shall se that thou ouercommest they shall reioyce in thy good worke but if they shal se the to be ouercome they shall departfull sad nether shall they be able to loke vpon the but the deuils shal mocke the. Therfore take for thy sworde the feare of of God For the feare of God is a two edged sworde cuttyng awaye all euyll lustes Take vnto the therefore alwayes the feare of God Of the last daye And remembre continually that same last daye whē the heauens shal be destroyed wyth fire and the elementes shall melte away with heate ii Pete iii. but the earthe and the workes that are in it shall be burnt vp When the sterres shall fall downe as leaues The Sunne Moone shall be made darke Luke xxi Mat. 24. and shall not gyue their lyght When the Sonne of God shal be openly shewed and shall come down from the heauen vp on the earth the powers of the heauens shall be moued When Aungelles shall passe hyther and thyther the sowndes of the trompettes shall come fire shal burne before him and runnyng vp and downe shall burne vp the whole worlde In the compasse aboute hym shall be a myghtye tempest There shal be earthquakes and lyghtninges such as neuer were before nether yet are vnto thys daye In so muche that the verye powers of heauen shall be smytten wyth great feare Therfore my brother what manner parsones oughte we to be then What feare Exod. xix what deadly dread shall come vpon vs Remembre howe that the Israelites coulde not in the wyldernesse abyde the clowde and darcknesse and the voyce of GOD speakynge out of the myddest of the fire but caused that he shulde not speake vnto theym neyther were they able to abyde hym when he yet hydde moche of his maiesty yea though that he neither came down to them in anger nor yet spake angrily vnto them Gyue eare therfore my brother yf they wer not able to abyde his commyng whiche comforted theym when as neyther the heauens burning were destroyed neither the erth nor the thynges that are in it were burned vp whē there was none that blewe anye suche trompet as that trompet shal soūde whē it shal raise vp al them that haue sleapte sithens the begynnynge of the world neither did the fire burne the world neither yet happened there thē any of those fear full thinges whiche shall come What shall we do when he shal come downe with suche anger wrath as is intollerable shall syt vpon the seate of his glorye and shal call before him the whole earth frō the risyng of the sunne to the goyng downe therof and from all the endes of the earth that he may iudge his people gyue vnto euery one of them accordynge to his workes Alas what maner parsons ought we to be whē we shal stād vpnaked vnclothed to be broughte before his iudgemēt seate Ah wo is me Where is then our coloured hipocrisie where is then that might of the fleshe where is the beawtye which is bothe disceitfull and vnprofitable where is then the swetnes of mans voice where becommeth then shameles and vnshamefased pratyng where is the araye of garmentes where is thē the pleasure of synne which is in dede vncleane and filthie where are they then whiche drynke theyr wyne with theyr tabours and instrumentes of musyke and do not loke vpon the workes of GOD where is then the contempt of those men whiche do nowe lyue wythoute feare where are then the fine pleasures and nyce tendernesse 〈◊〉 al thinges are passed away and are dissolued euen as the enfected aire Where is thē the gredy desyre of monye and ryches and the vnmercyfulnesse whiche alwayes folowethe it where is then that cruel pride which doth horribly hate all mē and semeth vnto it selfe to be somewhat Where is then the vnprofytable and vayne glorye of men where is then myghte and tyrannye where then is Kynge where is Prynce where is Duke where then are these proude Rulers whiche by reason of theyr riches do contempne God Then when they shal perceiue that this was spoken of them They meruayled they were astonyed Psal xlvii and .xlviii. and sodenlye caste downe feare came vpon them they are troubled feare toke thē There shal be sorowes as are the sorowes of a womā that trauaileth they shal be torne in peeces with a mightie spirite But where is the wisdome of the wise where be their new inuenciōs Wo wo to thē They are moued oute of their place they are caste downe euen as a droncken man and all their wisedome is swalowed vp i. Cor. i. Where is the wise Where is the scrybe where is the raker of treasure together of thys vayne worlde My brother wey with thy selfe what maner of parsons we shal be when we must giue an accōpt of those thinges whych we haue done aswell greate thynges as small For vntyll suche tyme as we haue iustly satisfyced that iuste iudgemente in what condicion shall we be And howe carefull shall we be The euer lastyng ioyes of the righteous that we maye fynde fauour before him But what maner of ioye shal come vpō vs whiche are set a parte vpon the righthād of God In what case shall we be then when all the saintes of God shall salute vs Abraham shall salute the Isaac and Iacob Moses Noe Iob

After that he hathe offered hys lyfe for synne he shall se long lastynge seede and the wyll of the Lorde shal be ruled in his hande For because that his soule hath labored he shall see and be satisficed And that the Prophete in thys place doeth preache of Christe thou shalte playnely perceyue by the .viii. chapter of the Actes of the Apostles But what neade any more Whersoeuer the prophetes do preach of the euer lastynge kyngdome of Christe there also do they preache of the resurrectio of Christ For Christ coulde not haue obtayned an euerlastyng kyngdom excepte he had rysen from death into the glo glory of his father Now Christ also himselfe did oftē and much before his deathe prophecye of his resurrection from death Destroye sayth he this temple and in three dayes wyll I rayse it vp agayne And againe as Ionas was in the belly of the Whale three dayes and thre nightes so shal the sonne of manne be in the herte of the earth three dayes three nightes And agayne The Sonne of man must suffre many thinges be reproued of the elders chiefe priestes scribes and be slayne and the thyrde day ryse agayne Agayne It is written I shall smyte the shepeherd and the shepe of the Rocke shal be that I am rysen I wyll go into Galile before you But what do I The thinges whiche Christe before his death preached of his resurrection be muche more knowen by the histories of the gospels then that the same nede in this place with many wordes to be repeted But these are prophecyes of the resurrection before that it was done But after that it was done there was no matter or occasion let passe in which Christ did not playnly witnesse that he was in deede rysen from the deade These we shall nowe passe ouer for bicause that in our entreating of the Historie of the gospell they are handeled at large sauing that we wyll adde thys herunto that the Apostles were chiefelye ordeyned for this purpose that they shoulde wytnesse the resurrection of Christ Wherfore saieth Peter of these men whiche haue companyed wyth vs all the tyme that the Lorde Iesu hadde his conuersation amonge vs Actes ● begynning at the baptisme of Iohn vnto that same daye that he was taken vp from vs must one be ordeyned to bee a wytnes wyth vs of hys resurrection And agayne Actum x. Hym God raysed vp the thirde day and shewed him openly not vnto all the people but vnto vs wytnesses chosen before of God for the same entent whiche dyd eate drinke with hym after that he rose frō death Briefly as the prophecies of the prophetes concernyng the resurrection of Christe are the moste true sothe sayinges of the holy ghoste so is there nothynge more certayne then that Christe veryly is risen from the dead euen in dede Wherof we shall speake more herafter Nowe let vs see what he hathe gotten by his Resurrection Christ truly is not risen from death in such sort as that dead man whiche by the touchynge of the carkais of the prophet Eliseus reuyued 4. Reg xiii to dye agayn Luke vii Iohn xi nether yet as the son of the wydowe neither as Lazarus the had lien .iiii. Actes ix dayes in his graue neither as Dorcas in Ioppa were called agayne to lyfe For these verelye were raysed from deth but īto this corporal life to die agayne But Christ rysen frō death as Paule sayeth dieth no more Actes xiii death hath no more power ouer him And agayne He raised hym vp from deth now no more to returne to corruption And that I maye comprehende all in one worde Christe by his resurrection entered into his glorye For he sayth in Luke Luk. xxiiii Oughte not Christ to haue suffered these thīges and to enter into his glorye Here therfore we must trye out what the glory of Christ is The glorie of Christe First truely the glory of Christe is that he is the Sonne of God In to this glory therfore he entered by his resurrectiō that is he proued by his resurrection that he was in deede the Sonne of god Roma i. He is declared saith Paul to be the sonne of god with power after the spirit that sanctifieth sence the time that Iesus Christ our Lorde rose agayne frome death And this glory is greater then that it can worthyly be expressed with wordes Wherfore we shall touche the other partes of his glory and maiestye Secondlye the glorye of Christe is that he is of the same blessednes maiesty and almightie power with God his father Wherfore into this glorye also he entred in by his resurrection Sit saieth the father on my right hande vntill I make thyne enemyes thy forestole Furthermore the glorye of Christe is that all thynges are subiecte vnto him that he is Lorde of heauen and earth and Iudge of the lyuynge and of the deade This maiestye Christe receyued by his resurrection Philip ii God hath exalted him sayth Paule on hye and gyuen him a name which is aboue all names that in the name of Iesus euery one shuld bowe bothe of thinges in heauen and thynges in earthe and thynges vnder the earthe And agayne Christ therfore dyed and rose agayne reuiued Rom xiiii that he myght be Lorde ouer dead and quicke Actes xvii And agayne He hath appoynted a daye in the which he wil iudge the worlde by that man by whō he hath appoynted and hath offered faith vnto all men after that he had raysed hym from death But who canne eyther by thynkyng conceiue ether els by wordes I saye not expresse but no more but somwhat touche al the partes of that glorye maiestie whiche Christ by his resurrectiō did receyue Wherfore lettynge passe this parte of the sermon cōmendyng it rather vnto faith then shewyng it vnto mans reason we shall come to thys that we put forthe in the thred place and whiche is most of all to be considered of vs and with greate studye to be searched for that is to saye what profyte what healthe or happynes the resurrection of Christ hath brought vnto vs mē Our pro●ite by Christes ●eath And for bycause that nowe we are come to speake of the chiefe poynte of relygion yea and of the matier of our whole saluacyon we wyll not brynge forth mans dreames but wyl gather places of the holy scripture by whyche we shal shewe that the resurrection of Christ is our very and euerlastyng saluacyon And fyrste of the profyt of the resurrection of Christ there is nothyng in the scriptures more shorte cleare then that Paule writethe to the Romaynes Rom iiii saying He was delyuered for our sinnes and was raysed agayne for oure iustificacion For as the death of Christe hathe pourged oure synnes and hath brought to passe that oure synnes are forgyuen vs of God for Christes sake so the Resurrection of Christe hath brought vnto vs ryghteousnes