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A06532	A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of hye Almayne into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale.; Dreiundzwanzigste Psalm der Tisch ausgelegt. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568. aut; Osiander, Andreas, 1498-1552. Wie und wohin ein Christ die grausamen Plag der Pestilentz fliehen soll. English. aut	1538 (1538)	STC 17000; ESTC S104352	54,883	122

tyll it haue done the harme The more daungerous the pestilence is the more excellent is the promyse Therfore the more daungerous and noysome that the plage is the better more excellent is the promyse that no man shulde haue cause to despayre For how might God make vs a more excellent and fayrer promyse then that he promyseth to delyuer frō the pestilence vs that be hys chyldren and that we nede not to be afrayed therof though a thousande dye of the same at oure left syde and ten thousāde at our ryght syde Yet shall it not reach vnto vs yf we do but beleue thys promyse and let it be oure speare and shylde For yf we so do then shall suche poysoned arowes eyther not hytte vs at all or els not wounde vs to death The sycknesse that destroyeth in the noone daye Fourthly God wyll also preserue hys chyldren from the sycknesse that destroyeth in the noone daye For the noone day whan the Sonne is at the strongest is cause of muche heate and feuerous sycknesse specyally in those contryes where the Sonne ryseth hye and commeth nye ouer mens heades For greate heate bryngeth much sweate consumeth and altereth the bloude causeth inordinate drynkynge and maketh that the people are gladde to coole thē selues agayne foolyshly Wherout then aryse all maner of perlous diseases whyche be not very vnlyke the sycknesse of the pestilence Now whether it be feare of the nyght or arowe of the daye whether it be pestilence or sycknesse that commetht by the euel South wynde or what plage it wyl that lyeth vpon the worlde because of theyr synnes God the LORDE wyll preserue hys faythfull there from or delyuer them from it and that shall come to passe so certaynly and so wonderfully that as the Prophete sayeth thoughe a thousande fal at thy left syde and ten thousāde at thy ryghte syde yet shal it not touche the. Thys is doutlesse a louynge mercifull cōfortable and fayre promyse wheron oure hart by reason shulde truste and chefely reioyce in the same For he that speaketh it is Almyghty and true therfore shulde we by reason geue exedence vnto hym For we can do God no greater dyshonoure then to dyspayre in hys holy worde We oughte therfore to be much more afrayed of the inordinate feare then of death it selfe for death can not hurt vs in asmuch as we thorowe baptyme are grafted and buryed vnto like death with Christ Fearfulnesse doth moost hurte But fearfulnesse whych is nothynge els but an vnbelefe maye harme vs and brynge vs into imprudence Wherfore my moost dearely beloued take these promyses to harte strength youre hart mynde and vnderstandynge therewyth and be not fayntharted So shal ye proue by experience that God is true and faythfully perfourmeth that whyche he promyseth And that ye maye the more easely beleue it I wyll declare it vnto youre charite by a symilytude howe it commeth to passe and whence it spryngeth that a ryght faythfull Christen man can be so safe and fre from all these plages For it is good to vnderstande and comfortable to knowe A similitude of the darckenesse of the nyght Youre charyte seyth and proueth dayly by experience howe myghtye horrible thynge the darknesse of the nyght is For whan it falleth it couereth all the whole world darkeneth the coloure and fashion of all creatures captiuateth all men and beastes lyuyng that they must be styll and rest yee maketh them fayntharted and fearfull and so of all thynges it is a myghty inuincible tyraunt whom no mā may withstāde Neuerthelesse it is not yet so myghtye that it can darken ouerwhelme and quench the least lyght that is founde in the worlde For we se that the darker the nyght is the clearer do the starres shyne The candle lyghte ouercommeth darknesse Yee the leest candle lyght that is lyghted withstandeth the whole nyght suffreth not onely the darknesse not to couer or oppresse it but geueth lyght euē in the myddes of the darknesse and smyteth it backe a certayne space on euery syde and thyther as it is borne must darknesse depart and geue place vnto the lyghte all the power and fearfulnesse therof can not helpe agaynst it And though a lyght be so weake that it geueth not lyght farre aboute it nother can smyte the darknesse abacke as the sparke of an whotecole yet can not the darknesse couer it much lesse to quenche it but it geueth lyght it selfe alone so that it maye be sene a farre of in the darknesse and remayneth vnouercome of the same though it cā not helpe other thynges nor geue lyght vnto them Yee that yet more wonderfull is a rotten shynynge pece of woode whiche neuerthelesse hath the fayntest lyghte that can be founde remayneth inuincible of all the power of darcknesse and the more it is compassed aboute wyth darcknesse the clearer lyght it geueth so lytle can darcknesse ouer come or hold downe ony lyght but it ruleth vanquysheth and expelleth the darkenesse whych els ouerwhelmeth snareth putteth all thynges in feare A similitude of a sprynge of a well Euen so lykewyse doth a well sprynge also for there maye we se how a lytle vayne of water breaketh out of the grounde somewhere scarce so great as a fynger And whan it is closed in rounde aboute that the water maye gather together and must nedes be a dych or a pyt yet spryngeth it neuerthelesse And though the water be certayne hundreds weyght aboue the sprynge yet maye not it dryue the sprynge backe but the sprynge dryueth the whole burthen of the water backe and aboue it selfe and spryngeth styll more and more tyll the pole flow ouer And yf the other water be foule and vncleane it cā not myxte it selfe vnder the freshe clere water of the sprynge but it remayneth clere tyll it come farther abrode from the fyrste heade therof as it maye all be sene wyth eyes and also be proued by daylye experience Yf a naturall lyghte then be so myghtye agaynste the darkenesse of the nyghte an earthen well sprynge so stronge in stryuynge agaynst all standynge waters howe muche more doth it then the true euerlastynge and heauenly lyght and the onely inuyncible sprynge of all lyfe namely God the LORDE oure maker and Sauioure God is a 〈◊〉 lyghte That God is the true euerlastynge and heauenly lyght wytnesseth Ihon the euāg elist in the fyrst Chapter sayeth God was the worde in hym was the lyfe and the lyfe was the lyghte of men Lykewyse also in hys Canonicall epistle in the fyrst Chapter God is lyght and in hym is no darknesse God is a quicke sprynge In lyke maner That he is the onely inuincyble sprynge of all lyfe wytnesseth the prophete Ieremy in the seconde chapter For there sayeth the LORDE My people commytteth a dubble synne they forsake me the lyuynge sprynge of lyfe and make them selues fayre welles whyche neuerthelesse geue no water And Dauid sayeth in the

.xxxv. Psalme Wyth the is the sprynge of lyfe and in thy lyght se we light Yf God the LORDE thē be the true lyght it followeth that all they which put theyr trust in hym be as a burnynge candle for by fayth doth God dwell in our hartes and we are the lyuynge tēple of God as Paule to the Corinthians doth wytnesse more thē once Therfore sayeth Christe of hys disciples Math. v. Ye are the lyght of the worlde And of Ihon the Baptyste He was a burnynge and shynynge lyght Ioh. v. Lykewyse yf God be the euerlastynge lyuynge fountayne it followeth that the faythfull be euen flowynge sprynges Therfore sayeth Christ also Ioh. vii Who so beleueth on me as the scripture sayeth out of hys body shall flowe streames of lyuyng water But this he sayd of the sprete whiche they that beleue on hym shulde receaue Lyke as the darkenesse of the nyght nowe can hurte no earthly or wordly lyght but must geue place and flye from the lyght Euen so Sathan also whyche is a prynce of spirytuall darkenesse can do no harme to a true ryghte beleuyng Christen mā but must feare and flye from hym For God whyche is the euerlastynge lyghte dwelleth and shyneth in hys hart and dryueth and expelleth farre from hym all the workes of darknesse And lyke as no heape of water can dryue bache ony fountayne of the grounde and hynder the quycke sprynge therof and lyke as no vnclennesse can make it foule euen so also can no aduersyte of this worlde take awaye or shorten ony Christen mans lyfe For God whyche is the fountayne of all lyfe dwelleth and lyueth in hys harte dryueth all hurtfull poyson and mortall sycknesse farre awaye from thence so the not only it can not harme hym but he also helpeth other people and delyuereth them by hys presence euen as a lyght that shyneth farre aboute it and as a sprynge the alwaye floweth runneth and maketh the grounde moyst an frutefull And thys is it that the LORDE sayeth in the Gospell in the last of Marke The tokens that shall followe them whyche beleue are these In my name shall they cast out deuels speake wyth new tunges dryue away serpentes yf they drynke ony deadlye thynge it shall not hurte them They shall laye handes vpon the sycke and they shall recouer So is it red also in the Actes of the Apostles the .v. Chapter that the sycke were made whole onely of saynt Peters shadow So vtterly must vanyshe euery thynge that is contrary and agaynste the euerlastynge lyghte and sprynge of lyfe where a ryght Christen man is in whom God dwelleth by a true belefe and out of whome the holy goost shyneth and floweth Let Sathan then preasse in here wyth all hys darknesse and wyth all hys hurtfull infection Satan is dryuen back by fayth yet shall ye se in belefe that he can not take nor destroye ony Christen mā therwyth yf he continue in fayth and kepe God in hys harte But he shal be smytten backe and dryuen awaye by force as the wonderfull workes of Christe and of all sayntes do manyfestly declare Therfor is it a great shame for a Christen man to be so afrayed for the plage of the pestilence It is a greate shame for a Christen man to feare the pestilence as to flye from them whome he is bounde to serue by Gods commaundement For by reason he shulde wythout al feare make haiste vnto them not onely to fulfyll Gods commaundemente but also by hys presence to helpe them yf theyr fayth do els worke wyth all But yf it come not to passe yet is he sure for as much as God dwelleth in hym and he walketh and goeth in Gods commaundement For certaynly thys promyse shall not fayle hym Though a thousande fall at thy syde and ten thousande at thy ryght syde yet shall it not touch the. But wyth fayth must these wordes be taken holde vpon for naturall reason doth not comprehende them in as muche as in dede it appeareth farre otherwyse And no man nedeth to thynke nor iudge that they whyche dye of thys plage be all vnchristen and faythlesse but we ought not to doute but that ther dye therof many vertuous mē and leaue many vngodly Naturall death happeneth two wayes Thys is done because that death maye happen to a mā two maner of wayes One waye after the commune course of nature accordynge as euery mans death is appoynted hym of God and we haue consented vnto it in baptyme Of thys sayeth the prophet Iob in the .xiiii. Chapter A man hath hys appoynted tyme the nōbre of hys monethes standeth wyth the thou hast appoynted him hys boundes whyche he shall not ouerpasse Another waye maye death happen to a man before the tyme by reason of hys greate greuous synnes As the LORDE hath threatened by Moses that yf hys cōmaundement be not kept he wyll cause pestilēce to reygne Wherout it is certayne that whan they be kepte the plage abydeth out Lykewyse sayeth he in the commaundementes Honour father and mother that thou mayest lyuelonge c. Out of the whyche it is certayne that hys lyfe whyche doth them not Hys lyfe that kepeth not Gods commaundementes shal be shortened shal be shortened In lyke maner sayeth Dauid in the .lv. Psal The bloud thyrsty shall not bryng theyr lyfe to the halfe nombre Wherout it is sure that they shulde lyue muche longer yf they shed not innocent bloud Lykewyse sayeth Christ Luce. xii Yf ye do not repent ye shall all peryshe as they that the tower in Siloa fell vpon Where by it is certayne that who so repenteth not maye loke for all mysfortune And of thys vntymely death onely speaketh thys Psalme and promyseth the faythfull Christen men that they shal be fre from it For from the ryght appoynted death into the whyche we haue consented in baptyme we can nor shal be delyuered Wherfore yf a vertuous ryghte Christen man dye of thys plage it is certaynly hys very houre appoynted vnto hym of God whyche he can not preuente But doutlesse ther dye of it many synners also besyde whyche myghte well lyue longer yf they repented And though some be taken because of theyr synnes yet be they not therfor damned but yf they axe forgeuenesse of synnes and beleue they shall be saued As Paule sayeth Whan we be iudged we are chastened of the LORDE that we shulde not be condemned wyth the worlde Thus goeth it then together that iuste men dye theyr owne ryght death but the wycked dye an vntymely death and therwyth doth God punyshe the worlde sorest of all because of theyr synnes but spareth hys owne for theyr faythe 's sake Therfore shulde they not be fearful nor fayntharted but as the prophete sayeth they shulde loke beholde how the vngodly are recompenced For whether the wycked dye before the tyme or the iuste in the ryghte season yet is it done both for the punyshement and plage of