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A19717	A sermon preached before the Queenes Maiestie, by the reuerende Father in God the Bishop of Chichester, at Grenewiche, the 14. day of Marche. 1573. Seene and allowed according to the order appoynted; Sermon preached before the Queenes Majestie.	Curteys, Richard, 1532?-1582.; Browne, Thomas, ca. 1535-1585.	1573 (1573)	STC 6135; ESTC S116432	21,769	58

body according to y he hath don whether it be good or euil Learne therfore to remember your maker in the dayes of your youth for eyther trouble will come or sicknesse will come or age will come and death wil come and we shall rise agayne and the Iudge will come which wil neyther shewe fauour or mercy nor receyue money nor allow repentance Héere let euery soule repente whilest there is place and time for mercy for there is onely time place for iustice The day of iudgement shall come in the which pure hearts shal more auayle than fayre wordes and a good conscience than great Treasure And thoughe some ma● thinke that that day is far ●ence let him be sure that his last day is not far hence And looke how this his laste daye in this world shall take him so shall the last day in the next world finde him For suche as he dyeth in this daye suche shall he be iudged in that day And therfore S. Hierome sayth well whether I eate or drinke or what soeuer I do me thinke I heare this sounde alwayes in my eares Surgite mortui venite ad iudicium Arise ye dead and come to iudgement God be mercifull vnto vs and blesse vs and shew vs the light of his countenance and be mercyfull vnto vs that in the youth of this life we may be thankfull to the mercyfull and gracious God for ●is infinite mercies blessings And that we may learne to beléeue in him as almightie to feare him as iust to loue him as mercifull to be zelous in his truth holy and constant that we may girde our selues with truth put on the brestpla●e of righteousnesse the shoes of peace take the shielde of fayth the sworde of the spirite which is the worde of God and the helmet of saluation and to watche and pray with all perseuerance that we may kéepe the garments of innocency labour the worke of God in the day of thys lyfe yéelde the sweete grapes of iudgement caste oure breade vpon the waters of the poore that when Christe Iesus shall come to iudge both quicke and dead we maye be déemed the good corne to be layde vp in the grayner of blisse the good fishe to be put into the vessels of glory and liue for euer with God the father God the sonne and God the holy Ghost To whom be all honour prayse and glory bothe nowe and eu●rmore Amen Eccl. 12 ▪ Eccl. 1. 14● Rom. 5. 10 Eph. 2. 1. Eph. 4. 8. Eph. 1. 21. Eph. 2. 15. Eph. ● 14. Iohn 2. 2. Eph. 3. 12. A●t 10. ● Act. 8. 37. Luc. 19. 5. Act. 16. 31. Ambrosiu● Basilius H●zechiu● Chryso● Rom. 12. 1. Eph. 1. 14 Eph. 6. 14 Eccl. 12. 13 Ioh. 14. 12 Hilarius August Eph. 4. 24 Exo. 20. 2. Exo. 19. 3. Esa. 5. 1. Mich. 6. 3 Psa. 102. 1 Ier. 1. 17. Eph. 1. 3. Mat. 1. 25 Mat. 4. 2. Ioh. 19. 28. Math. 26. 67. Ioh. 19. 1. Iohn 19. Math. 27. 46. ● Cor. 1. 30. Esa. 1. 3. Ps. 103. 9. Deu. 11. 32 1. Cor. 15. 32. 1. Co. 6. 13 Deu. 28. ● Eccl. 11. 6. Eccl. 5. 7. Apo. 16. 15 Eccl. 9. 10. Ioh. 9. 4. Gen. 6. 14 G● 41. 48 Pro. 6. 7. Ecc. 18. 1● Mat. 25. 1. Luk. 16. 8. Exo. 5. 4. Exo. 5. 7. 2. Re. 11. 1. 2. Re. 11. 18 Num. 22. 2. Reg. 18. 19. Iud. 7. 1. 1. Re. 2. 17 Mat. 13. 3. Matth. 13. 45. Eph. 6. 17 Matth. 13. 47. Apo. 22. 17 Ier. 23. 29 Mat. 13. 33 Luk. 11. 52 Esa. 49. 23 D● 17. 18. Ps. 106. 23 Exo. 18. 35 Ecc. 45. 17 Gen. 17. 1. Apo. 1. 17. D● 10. 17. Deu. 4. 35 Ro. 11. 33. 1. Io. 3. 20 Rom. 25. Psal. 7. 13. Deu. 32. 4 Io●l 2. 13. ●s 102. 10 Den. 4. 2● Ex. 34. 14 Esa. 42. 8. Apo. 2. 10. Le. 11. 44. 1. Th. 5. 48 Apo. 2. 10. Apo. 2. 18. Ap. 3. 5. 1● Eph. 6. 14 Prou. 3. 3. Eze. 13. 18. Psal. 52. 4 Eph. 4. 25. Eph. 6. 14 Esa. 5. 20. Eph. 6. 15. Eph. 4. 3. Psal. 132. 2. 3. Apo. 16. 15 Ioh. 9. 10. Esa. ●8 7. Esa. 58. 6. Gen. 6. 41 G● 41. 48 Pro. 6. 7. Ecc. 18. 18 Mat. 25. 1 Luk. 16. 8 De. 18. 15. De. 32. 18. Ozee 2. 5. Iere. 15. 2. Gen. 11. 24 Iob. 1. 4. Exo. 17. 2. Num. 21. 6 Num. 21. 6 2. Par. 36. 14. ● Reg. 17. 23. 1. Re. 13. ● 2. Re. 1. 1. 2. Re. 25. 7 1. Mach. 9 55. 1. Reg. 21. 13. 2. Mach. 9 9. Gen. 11. 4. Iud. 9. 15 Iud. 9. 9. Iob. 1. 5. 1. Cor. 3. 1. ● Cor. 4. 7 Mat. 25. 15 Luc. 16. 1. 2. Reg. 1. ● Mich. 7. 2 1. Reg. 22. 17. Gen. 3. 7. Gen. 11. Exod. 17. 2 2. Reg. 25. 7. 1. Mach. 9 Rom. 2. 4. Ma●h 4. 3 Gen. 3. 16. Iob. 17. 13 Num. 17. 8 1. Cor. 15. 53. Ioh. 5. 25. Rom. 8. 11 1. Cor. 15. 22. Apo. 10. 11 Mat. 3. 12. Math. 13. 30. Math. 13. 47. Math. 25. 31. 1. Cor. 3. 11 Esa. 66. 15 Rom. 2. 5. 2. Co. 5. 10 Hiero. Psa. 66. 1.

himselfe all his house And Ambrose vpon the Epistle to the Romanes This was God his determination that the lawe surceasing the grace of God should require only fayth to saluation And Basill in his booke de hu● militate The humble knoweth that he is voyde of true iustice and that he is iusti●●ed by onely fayth in christ And Heze●hius vpon Leuiticus sayth The grace of God is giuen of mercy and fauour and receyued by onely fayth And Chrysostome vpon the epistle to the Galathians chap. 3. They sayde whosoeuer stayeth himselfe vpon only fayth is accursed Contrariwise S. Paule proueth that whosoeuer stayeth himselfe vpon only fayth is blessed And yet as fire euer giueth lighte and heate so true fayth euer yéeldeth the feare of God and loue of god When S. Paule had first taught the Romanes that they were sealed and assured of eternall lyfe by fayth in Christ After he ●eacheth them to yéelde them selues a quicke holy pleasant sacrifice to God which is their dutiful seruing of God. When S. Paule had first taught the Ephesians that Christ is the earnest of their inheritance after he teacheth them to put on the cōplet armour of God hauing the loynes girded in truth hauing on the brestplate of righteousnes and their féete shodde with the Gospell of peace to take vnto them selues the shield of fayth and the helmet of saluation the sworde of the spirite which is the word of God and to pray watch with al perseuerance So when the Praecher had taught first the remēbrance of God after he teacheth the feare loue of God let vs heare the conclusion of all sayth he feare God and keepe his commandements for that is the duetie of eache man Nowe to keepe God his commaundements and to loue God is all one as Christ teacheth vs in the 14. of Iohn If you loue me kepe my commaundements To the same effecte dothe S. Hilarie expound this sentence Remember thy maker that thou mayst reuerence his maiestie mightely loue his goodnesse feruently embrace his truth zelously and beléeue his promises faythfully and also S. Augustine Remember thy maker that is remember his might that thou maysts beléeue his mercy that thou mayst hope his iustice that thou mayst be fearefull his goodnesse that thou mayst be thankful The cause which moueth vs to remember God. THe cause which moueth vs to rememb●r God is imployed in thys worde Maker For diuers good writers bothe old● and new say that this is the sense Bycause thou arte made after the image of God Totu● es obligatus ad eius seruitutē Thou art wholy bound to serue him The Image of God according to S. Paule is nothing els but rightuousnesse holinesse of truth So that the Preacher sayth thus muche God hath made thée made thée iust and holy therefore thou oughtest to serue him In the .20 of Exodus the Lorde spake all these sayings I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other God but me In the 19. of Exodus God sayth to Moses These things shalt thou tell to the house of Iacob and declare to the house of Israell your selues haue seene what I haue done to the Egyptians howe I haue caryed you vpon the wings of Eagles and haue adopted you to me if therefore you heare my voyce and kéepe my couenaunt c. In the .5 chapter of Esay My beloued had a vineyarde in a plentifull grounde and he hedged it and walled it and pickte stones out of it and planted it with good Grapes and buylded a tower in the middes of it and a wine presse in the middes of it What could I haue done sayth he for my vineyarde that I haue not done but that I looked it should yéelde grapes and it yelded wild grapes I looked for iudgement beholde iniquitie I looked for iustice and beholde outcry In Micheas the .6 chapter My people what haue I done to thée or wherein haue I gréeued thée answere me Surely I brought thée out of the lande of Egypt I deliuered thée from the house of bondage I sent before thée Moses Aaron Miriah Remember therefore what Balak king of M●ab had deuised and what Balam the Sonne of Beor answered him from Sittim vnto Gilgall that thou mayest knowe th● righteousnesse of the Lord and what the Lorde requireth of thée to do iustly to loue mercy to humble thy selfe walke with thy god And in the .102 Psalm ▪ O my soule prayse thou the Lorde and all that is within me blesse his holy name O my soule praise thou the Lorde and forget not all hys benefites whiche forgiueth thée all thine iniquities which healeth all thine infirmities which deliuereth thy life frō death whiche crowneth thée with mercy and goodnesse The grace mercy of God hath mad● man iust and holy The grace and mercy of God hath brought mā out of the hellish Egypt and caried him vpon the wings of Angels The grace mercy of God hath planted the vineyarde of his Churche in a fertile grounde hathe hedged it with his law hath walled it with his sacraments hath picked out the stones of superstition and wickednesse hath buylded a toure set watchmen Patriarches Prophets Apostles Euāgelists Pastours to kéepe it hath made a wyne presse of Princes Iudges Magistrates The grace mercy of God hath set ouer his people godly Kings and Quéenes godly preachers and Ministers The grace and mercy of God forgiueth all their sinnes healeth all their infirmities and giueth them the crowne of mercy and goodnesse The grace and mercy of God is the cause of all blessings and goodnesses Euery good gift and euery perfect gifte as sayth S. Iames is from aboue from the father of light Blessed be therefore God ▪ euen the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe whiche hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things in Christe As he hath chosen vs in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy without blame before him in loue who hathe ●oreapointed vs to be adopted through Iesus Christ vnto him selfe according to the good pleasure of his will to the praise of the glory of his grace wherwith he hath made vs accepted in his beloued by whome we haue redemption through his bloud euen th● forgiuenesse of sinnes according to his rich grace wherby he hath bene abundant toward vs in al wisdome vnderstāding And therefore he giueth great iust cause to euery one to remember and serue him For sith the father hathe entayled hys lands vnto his sonne ech sonne ought a good sonne will honour loue obey so good a father Sith a friende hath made a déede of gift of al his goods to his friend ech friend ought a good friend wil be

the treasures of the world the spirituall sworde that cutteth the hearts and parteth the flesh from the spirite the heauenly Nette that encloseth and bringeth togither the children of God the water of life which washeth away our sinnes the sacr●d fyre that burneth away the superfluous humors of worldely desires the wholsome leauen that seasoneth and edifyeth the soule the swéete bread that ●éedeth the man of God And the true keye that openeth to vs Christ Iesus the doore of the kingdome of heauen God hath buyld●d in it the sincere and substantiall walles of the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lordes Supper the seales of fayth the watche words of Christian souldiers the images of our Resurrection and the pawnes of our saluation He hathe pickte out the stones of errour and heres●e God hath set ouer it Miriah ▪ ●o set foorth his glory to cause his worde to be taught to aduaunce vertue to punishe vice to be a nurse and fosterer of his people to write out his booke and to reade on it continually to keepe his commaundementes not turning from them to the lefte hande nor to the right He hath set ouer it many good Moyseses that many stande in the gappe to turne away Gods wrath to guide gods people in the wildernesse of these perillous dayes and to iudge them from morning to euening and many good Aarons to ring the golden belles of the Law and Gospell in Gods Sanctuarie and Churche to present sacrifices of thankesgiuing and to giue light to Gods people by his worde He hath pla●●d in it kéepers and watchemen preachers ministers whiche fe●d● his flocke plowe his grounde and sounde the trumpet of his worde so godly so learnedly and paynefully as thys 〈◊〉 seldome or neuer hathe tasted the lyke Although Cicer●es dogges that should barke at the Romish● wolues begi● to snatche at the christian Belwethers He hath made a winepresse of Iudges Iustices and Magistrates to presse the husk of controuersies and suites from the iuyce vi●e from vertue falshoode from truthe And al these hath he done to moue vs to beléeue that he is God almightie the first and the last the God of Gods Lorde of Lordes and that besides him is none To moue vs to feare the profoundnesse of his riches wisedome and knowledge Who is greater than our hearts and knoweth all things who yéeldeth wrath in the day of wrath to euery one according to the hardnesse of his heart who if we will not turne hath whe● his sword bent his bow and prepared the arrowes of deathe To loue him as true and faythfull as gentle and mercyfull who hath not dealte wyth vs after our sinnes nor rewarded vs after our iniquities But looke howe wide the East is from the west so farre hath he set our sinnes from vs. All these hathe he done to moue vs to séeke the Lorde with all our hearts to be zelous in the truthe of the ieolous God whiche giueth not his glorie to an other whiche will haue vs all or no part of vs and casteth the luke warme oute of hys mouth To kéepe our spirites soules and bodies pure and without blame to the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christ. To be faythfull and constante that we may receyue the crowne of life To labour to ouercome that we may eate of the hidden Manna to be clothed with whyte aray and to be made pillers in the Temple of God. All these hathe he done to moue vs to girde our selues with truthe to binde it about our neckes and to write it in the table of our heartes to flye the softe pillowes of flatterie the paynted cloake of dissimulation the sharpe rasors of slandering and speake the truthe eche one to another To arme our selues with righteousnesse and to make good good and euill euill darkenesse darkenesse and lighte lighte swéete swéete and sowre sowre To put on the shoes of peace the chayne that lincketh Christians togither wyth the bonde of loue the Image of Christ● grauen in mans heart the swéete dewe o● Hermon and the precious oyntment of Aaron to the Leuites and seruaunts of god To moue vs to kéepe the garments of innocencie to labour the wo●ke of God in the day of this life to cast ou● bread vpon the waters to deale our breade to the hungry to bring the poore that wander into our houses when we see the naked to cloth them to loose the bandes of wyckednesse to take off the heauy burdens to let the oppressed go free to breake euery yoke of the vngodly to helpe the blind and lame the widow and fatherlesse the staunger and friendlesse All these hath be done to moue vs lyke prudente Noahs to bu●lde the arke of a good conscience before the floud of Iudgement doe ouerflowe Like prouident Iosephs to lay vp the grayne of godlynesse in the barnes of our heartes before the dearth of mercy shall be Like paynefull Antes to prouide the foode of th● soule before the winter of Iustice approche Lyke tractable patients to take the preparatiues of repentance before the pangs of deathe do come Likewise virgins to haue readie the lampe of fayth and the oyle of vertue before the bridegrome Christe Iesus doe shutte the doores Lyke good Stewardes to prouyde for the Tabernacle of heauen before we loose the office of this life In the dayes of fayre wether of plentie of Sommer of health of oportunitie of this life to remember our maker and to serue him dutifully And thus much of the first principall lesson Trouble age sicknesse and death be Gods Bay●●ffes BUt the nature of man is so crabbed and frowarde that commonly the mercies and graces of God do little preuayle with him and therefore when man forgetting the goodnesse of God beginneth to waxe secure and carelesse God hathe certayne Bayliffes and scourges as trouble sickenesse age and deathe whiche he sendeth foorth to arest them to come to his Court of Iustice th●re to be warned of their duties 〈…〉 for their offences As the holy ghost dothe teache in the .28 of Deuteronomie by Moyses If they will not obey the voyce of the Lorde their God the Lorde shall sende vpon them trouble cursing and shame The Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto them the Lorde shall smite them with pouertie sicknesse and colde drought blasting and meldewe the heauen that is ouer their heads shall be brasen and the earth that is vnder them yron In the .32 of Deuteronom Thou haste forsaken th● mightie God that begatte thée and haste forgotten the Lorde that made thée Th● Lorde then sawe it and was angry and sayde I will hide my face from thée and thou shalte bee consumed wyth hunger and burnte with heate and bitter destruction I will also sende vpon