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A06710	A comfortable epistle, too Goddes faythfull people in Englande wherein is declared the cause of takynge awaye the true Christen religion from them, & howe it maye be recouered and obtayned agayne, newly made by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1716; ESTC S101288	27,898	66

God both suffereth and appoynteth Whan Pylate sitting in iudgement sayde to our sauiour Christ knoweth thou not that I haue power Ioan. 19 to crucifye the and haue power to deliuer the Christ aunswered thou couldest haue no power at all agaynst me excepte it were geuen the from aboue Euen so maye we saye of the worldly tyrauntes Thei shal haue no power at all against vs except it be geuen them from aboue And the holy apostles in their prayer vnto God sayde that whatsoeuer Herode and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and people of Israel did Act. 4. against Christe they did nothinge but that the hande and the counsayl of God had determined before to be done No more shall the tyrauntes of this worlde do any thynge agaynste vs but that whiche God before hath determined to be done frō euerlasting Of this historie of Peter therfore may we learn two notable thinges Fyrst that God than moste chiefly helpeth whan thinges be brought to greatest extremities Secōdly that the tyrauntes of this worlde can not take away a Christen mans lyfe nor yet do any more agaynste hym than the good wil pleasure determinaciō appointement off God is in whose hande alone as the wyse Eccle. 11 man sayeth is bothe prosperite aduersite lyfe death ¶ The. xij Chapter SEyng whan that we are taughte by so many credible histories that God dothe at all tymes helpe but chiefly whā thinges be broughte vnto an extremitie agayne that no man can take away the lyfe of any faythfull man tyll God apoynteth let vs not doubte but that God will bothe heare oure prayers and helpe vs also and deliuer vs althoughe for a season he semeth to differre hys helpe and to leaue vs in the bryers He is the father of mercye and God 2. Cor. 1. Esa. 39 of all consolacion Hys hāde is not so shortened but that he is able too helpe neither is hys eare so stopped but that he both can and will heare vs. God is faytheful saieth 1. Cor. 10 the Apostle whiche will not suffer you too be tempted aboue your strengthe but shall in the middes of the temptacion make a waye that ye maye be able to beare it Let vs not therefore despayre though presente helpe commeth not from God at the fyrste callynge but rather go for the to praye vnto God after the example of the Cananite and not to be weary tyll we haue obtayobtayned Math. 15. our request of the Lord our God folowyng the counsayll of the Psalmographe whych sayeth O tarrye thou the Lordes leasure be strong take a good hart vnto Psal. 31. the and paciently abyde the pleasure of the Lorde In silence and hope sayeth the Prophet Esaye shall be youre strengthe Here to pertayneth the sayeng of Ieremy It is Esa. 30. Lamē 3. good wyth silence too abyde the sauynge health of the Lorde If we on this manner behaue our selfs toward the Lord our god we shal without fayle shortely beholde the wonderfull workes of God We shal se the doune falle of oure enemies with all theyr tyranny papistrie Idolatrie supersticion ceremonies masses decrees counsaylles customes c. We shall se the glorious Gospel of our Sauiour Christ spring agayne growe encreace prosper florish and tryum phe We shall se God truly honored not after the fonde fantasye of men but accordinge to hys blessed will and commaundement We shall se Antichrist that sonne of 2 Thes. 2 perdiciō slayne wyth the breath of the Lordes mouth and sathan troden vnder oure fete God graunte it maye be shortely Amen ¶ A brief rehersall of the whole Epistle THus haue ye hearde moste dere brethren howe it came to passe that the true re ligiō of our Sauiour Christ was taken awaye from vs and in the stead therof a supersticious and idolatrous kynde of worshippyng God placed amonge vs vnto the great disconforte and vnspeakable sorowe of all faythfull Christians Ye haue hearde also by what meanes this plague maye be turned awaye and howe the true and syncere doctrine of Christe maye be restored vnto vs. The cause of Gods wrath toward vs as ye hearde was oure ingratitude and vnthankefulnes yea oure synnefull lyfe wickednes whiche was groune vp vntoo suche an heyghte that God coulde no longer dissemble the matter but muste nedes take awaye hys blessing from vs. We were vnthankefull for the heauenly benefyte off hys blessed worde yea we in a manner l●…thed and abhorred hys Godly ordinaunces euen as the vngodly Israelites were weary N●…me 11 of the celestial Manna agayn our lyfe was nothynge agreable to the holy wil of God but defyled with pryde enuye couetousnes fornication adultery swearing glotonye dronckennes With all their kynde of wyckednes vnto the greate dishonoure of the name of God whiche we professe it therefore coulde none otherwyse but come too passe that God should be auenged of these thynges take awaye his holy woorde and throwe vs agayne into the deuelishe darkenes of the papishe Egipte For as he fylleth Luc. 1. the hungry with good thynges so sendeth he the ryche emptye awaye And as our Sa Math. 5 uioure Christe pronouncheth them blessed whiche hunger and thyrste after righteous nes and promiseth that all suche shal be satisfyed and haue their desyre euen soo are they cursed whiche haue no delighte in the worde of God and from such shal the bles singe of Christes Gospel be taken awaye and the cursed tradicious of menne shal be throwen vpon them as the Psalmographe sayeth he wolde none of the blessing it shal therfore be taken awaye from him Hereto Psal. 109. agreeth the saying of our Sauiour Christ the kyngdō of God shall be taken frō you Math. 21. shal be geuen to a natiō that bringeth forth the frutes of it Agayn this is condēnation that lighte is come into the worlde men haue loued darkenes more than lyghte For Ioan. 3 their workes were euel Nowe to recouer the fauoure of God and to turne awaye hys heauy displeasure from vs that he maye once agayne lyghten hys glorious louing countenaunce vpon vs and blesse vs with the moste blessed benefite of hys sonnes Gospell the meanes as ye hearde is earnest repentaunce of oure former lyfe humble knowledginge of oure synnes vnto God vndoubted faythe in the mercifull promises of God the father setforth vnto vs in the moste precious bloude of oure Sauiour Christe diligent inuocation and constante callinge on the name of God for remission of our synnes for mercye grace fauoure peace reste of consciēce c. Pacient abyding of the Lordes leasure and fynally a continuall meditacion practise of a new lyfe If we on thys manner returne vntoo the LORDE oure God let vs not doubte but that he will shortly turne vnto vs mer cifully beholde vs and once agayne blesse vs wyth the heauenly benefyte of hys blessed woorde that we here on earthe maye knowe hys wayes and hys sauynge