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The fortresse of the faythfull agaynst [ye] cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye made for the comforte of poore nedye Christians, by Thomas Becon.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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The Fortresse of the faythfull agaynst y e cruel assautes of pouertie and honger newlye made for the comforte of poore nedye Christians by Thomas Becon Prouer. xviii A myghty strong fortresse is y e name of y e Lord Unto that flieth y e righteous and is in sauegarde 1550. ¶ Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Dauid Pâ—al xxxvii I Haue bene young and am old and yet sawe I neuer y â— rightous forsaken nor hys children beggyng theyre breade The ryghtuous is euer merciful and lendeth and yet shall hys children haue Godds plenty and ynough â–ª Salomon â—â—â—ouer .xxx. Two thinges haue I required of the O Lorde that thou wylt not deny me before I dye Remoue frome vanytye and lyes Geue me nether pouerte nor riches only graunt me a necessarye lyuing least if I be to full I denye the and saye who is the Lord least I beinge constrained thorowe pouertie faul vnto stealing and forswere the name of my God Christe Math. vi Take no thought saying what shal we eat or what shal we drynke or wherwith shal we be clothed after al these thynges seke the HetheÌ„ For your heauenly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thinges But seke ye fyrste the kyngdom of God and the righteousnes therof and al these thinges shall be caste vnto you To the ryght worshipful Syr Ihon Robsarte knyght Thomas Becon wysheth continuall health both of body and mynd froÌ„ God the father in Christ Iesu our Lorde SO ofte as I behold the wretchid and to much miserable face of thys needye and beggerlâ— world yea so ofte as I consyder the lamentable pytifull state of the poore people whych are nowe growen vnto suche a number that they be almoste innumerable and so assayled wyth the cruell dartes of pouertie and honger that they in a maner despaire of necessary foode and conuenient apparel for the sustentation of theyr poore wretched karcasses and by thys meanes for a redresse of these their to manyfolde miseryes parte of theym whose braynes are not perfectly setled whose iudgementes are not thorowly staied in the waye of perfecte reason not paciently bearynge the crosse of pouertye contrary to Christen order and theyr bounden dutye attempte vnto the greate doloure of al good men vngodlye and vnlawful enterprises as wycked councels vniust assembles abhominable sedicioÌ„s diuilyshe insurreccions detestable conmocions vnryghtuous spoylynges of other mennes goodes vncharitable raylynges vpoÌ„ theyr superiours c. Utterly defacynge somuche as in theym is the face of the common weale not consyderyng thys plage of famyn and honger to be sent into the world for synne accordynge to the â—hreatnynges of God expressed in y â— holy scriptures I can none otherwyse theÌ„ lament and hartely wysh better and more prosperous thynges to the nedy and poore creatures of god vniuersally For although according to the common Prouerbe Lytâ—el woâ—e the ful sow that is in y â— sâ—ye What the hungrye sow ayleth that goeth by Yet so many as are of God and ledde wyth any natural or humaine affeccion they remember thys olde sayinge It is mery in hel WheÌ„ berdes wag al and can not euen in the myddes of their wealth but repent the mysery of the myserable the pouerty of the poore the famyn of the famished and to y â— vttermost of theyr power studye to reâ—eue the dystresse of the nedy both wyth theyr goods and councel As a true ChristeÌ„ maÌ„ ioyeth wyth them that are glad euen so soroweth he wyth them that are sad Charitye seketh not her owne but both wisheth doth wel to al men euen to her enemies Charytye putteth on the propertye of Christ whych became poore to make other ryche Charytye ioyeth not at her owne ioy if other sorowe Charitie delyteth not in her own fulnes if other waÌ„t Charitie abhorreth her owne reaste if other be disquieted I am combred dayly sayth S. Paule and do care for all congregacions Who is weake and I am not weake Who is offended and I am not greued Yea Charitie refuseth almost to be saued if other enioye not the lyke benefyt Dyd not that most excelleÌ„t prophet Moses desyre God either to forgeue the chyldren of Israel theyr synnes or else to wyâ—e him out of y â— boke of lyfe Dyd not blessed Paule wyshe to be accursed from God so that the Israelites hys kynsmen after the flesh myghte be saued Dyd not the gloryous Martyr Stephen accordynge to the example of Christ praye for hys enemyts So wholy doth Charitie geue her selfe to serue the health and wealth of other And as touchynge the relyefe of the poore and nedy oppressed wyth the waÌ„â— of worldly thinges what good and godly man hath not at al tymes as occasioÌ„ habylitie hath serued sought it Who beynge godlye mynded seynge his Christen brother or syster in necessitie seketh not al meanes possible to healye theym Can a ChristiaÌ„ abouÌ„d in worldly wealth and suffer hys neyghbour to famyshe or to dye for colde He hath not put on the bowels and reÌ„der compassion of Christ whych is not moued wyth pitie toward his nedy neighbour O what goodli and notable examples doth y â— holy scripture mynyster vnto vs of socourynge the socourles What a myrrouâ—e to beholde is that most reuerende Patriarke AbrahaÌ„ the father of the faythful vnto the faythfull Wyth what alacritie and cherefulnes of mynde dyd he receaue into hys house the Angels of God beyng in mens lykenesse Wyth what diligence prepared he al thynges necessary for them as he thought weary bodyes When Loth saw the two aungels of God whom he iudged to be men coÌ„ming into Sodome at night â–ª howe reuereâ—â—ly did he behaue hym selfe toward theÌ„ instantly desyred theÌ„ to come into his house ther lodged y â— night I besech you syrs saith he turne into the house of your seruaunte abide ther. Washe your feete in the morning ye shal go forth on your iourney And afterwarde he made them a feast saith the Scripture These two godly auncieÌ„t fathers thought is not mete to suffer strauÌ„gers and way farynge men to passe foreby theyr houses wythoute relyefe They dyd according to Gods holy wyl expressed by the prophet sayinge Breake thy breade to the hungryâ— and led the nedye and the way faring into thy house WheÌ„ thou seest a naked maÌ„ couer him so shalt thou not despise thy flesh Forget not hospitalite saith S. Paul for by it certeyne vnwars haue receaued angels into theyr houses How ready pacient Iob was to socour y â— socourles to relyue the nedy it is euident by these his wordes When the poore desyred any thyng of me haue I denied it them Haue I caused the widow to stande waityng for me in vaine Haue I eaten my porcioÌ„ alone that the fatherles hath hadde no parte with me For mercye grewe vp wyth me fro my youthe and compassion froÌ„ my mothers