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A18700	An exhortation to all menne to take hede and beware of rebellion wherein are set forth the causes, that commonlye moue men to rebellion, and that no cause is there, that ought to moue any man there vnto. With a discourse of the miserable effectes, that ensue thereof, and of the wretched ende, that all rebelles comme to, moste necessary to be redde in this seditiouse [and] troublesome tyme, made by Iohn Christoferson. At the ende whereof are ioyned two godlye prayers, one for the Quenes highnes, verye conuenient to be sayd dayly of all her louing and faythfull subiectes, and an other for the good [and] quiete estate of the whole realme. Read the whole, and then iudge.	Christopherson, John, d. 1558.	1554 (1554)	STC 5207; ESTC S117507	113,228	472

wepe wyth deuotion wepe not wi●h grudge nor wepe not wyth any token of stubborne pr●de why wepest thou I praye th●e because thou suffrest paynfull misery That is a medicine for thee and no punyshmente It is to correcte thee and not to dam●e thee Go not aboute to putte the scourge from thee yf thou wilt not be put from the heritage of heauen whych is prepared for thee And agayne he sayth in another place thus Lette not thy pouertye agreue thee because thou can fynde nothynge that is so riche as it ●or what treasure can be compared with heauen whyche is the rewarde of pouertie And S. Chrysostome sayeth None is richer then he that wyllyngly loueth pouertie and embraceth the same wyth a gladde and ioyfull heart Therefore let suche as be in pouertye learne to suffre it patiently and quietlye beare suche temporal punishment y t they maye be rewarded therfore eternally And whensoeuer their deadly enemy the deuil dothe make thē grudge at their pouertie moueth them eyther by robbynge or by rebellion to seke for ryches let them remembre that yf they eyther robbe their neyghbor or rebel agaynst their Prince firste their bodies by the lawe shall iustly be put to most vyle and shamefull death and after their cursed soules that haue wroughte suche wyckednesse agaynst the expresse commaūdement of God shalbe by most horrible feendes perpetually pyned in hell But some synful wretches will not let to saye that for an howre hangynge they wyll not lyue in care all their whole life Such miserable folkes I feare me I praye God they do not thynke that their bodyes and soules dye both together and that there is no other lyfe but thys But alas they shall fynd after their departyng hence suche a lyfe or rather suche a myserable death wherin they shall continually dye and neuer be dead insomuche that they shal most wofullye crye wo be vnto vs that when we liued in y e world passed we wold neuer thynke vpon this worlde that was then to come Wherfore lette menne that eyther be borne in pouertie so cōtinue or haue bene riche and by their misdemenour are fallen into pouertie remembre these lessons so shal they wel perceaue that neyther ought thei to grudge at their pouertie whyche is sent thē for their soules helth nor go about to spoile or make rebellion ▪ which be playnly agaynst the cōmaundemente of God for he sayth Thou shalt not steale or robbe And saynt Paule sayth That euery man ought to obey y t higher powers because they be ordeyned of God and whosoeuer withstandeth the power withstandeth the ordinaunce of God If they then wyl wythstande Gods ordinaūce they wrastell with their better and shalbe shortlye ouerthrowen to their great confusion For what became of the beggerye armye of Viriatus a thefe a robber Albeit that they because they were poore and loked to get goodes by rebellion wroughte muche wo to the Romaynes agaynste whome they rebelled and sore spoyled the noble countrye of Spayne yet at lengthe were they by Fabius ouercome and their captayne by the traynes of his owne men was murdered We reade also of a greate nombre of slaues that rose in Sicilia who beinge persuaded y t by rebellion they shulde bothe wynne their libertie also be come riche men made a sore commotion and sore troubled the countrye of Sicilye and some partes of Italy to wher they hadde a great nombre to ioyne with them But in conclusion they were rewarded accordyngly for at a towne in Italye called Sinuessa iiij thousand of them were killed and at Minturne an other towne in Italye foure hundreth were hanged Such lyke lucke had the poore slaues that rose in Sicilie when Rutilius was Consul for when Rutilius had taken Taurominium and Aetna two of the strongest holdes that the rebelles had to succoure them there were slayne aboue .xx. thousande of these slaues and rebelles The cause of whych warre as Orosius writeth was miserable and wretched for yf as he sayeth these slaues had not bene resisted theyr maysters and rulers had bene vtterlye vndone and destroyed And yet neyther part had any cause to triumphe for both in the greate and heauye miseries that this warre brought with it and also in the vnluckye gayne that was gotten in the victorye euen those that wanne the victory hadde as greate a losse as those that lost the fielde Wherefore no cause hath anye man to rebell for pouertie sake and thereby to make him selfe riche seinge that pouertie is the waye to perfection as I sayd before and rebellion leadeth a man to destruction of both body soule who then is so madde or hath so lytle regard of hys owne helth that wyll forsake that state whyche God hathe sent him for a remedy wherewyth to saue hys soule and by vnlawfull meanes seke for y t state that the deuyll dryueth hym to therby to damne hys soule As for riche men yf they rebell to encrease their ryches their cause surelye is muche worse then y ● cause of y e poore ▪ whych is as you haue heard very nought to for suche haue no neade at all as the poore haue except we cal those neadie that are neuer contented and so all couetouse wretches may be wel called neady But these folkes haue no neade to seke for liuynge because they haue ynough or elles a great deale to muche And yf they hadde neade yet neade is no cause as we proued before to moue a man to fall to rebellion For albeit that gready gaping for godes is daūgerous And all they that desire to be riche as wytnesseth Saynte Paule fall into temptation and into the deuils s●are and into many vayne noysome despres whych dryue men downe to vtter ruine and destruction yet those that by violence trauayle to be riche shall at lengthe loose their riches and become pore or they beware For the holy Prophete sayeth wo be to thee y ● spoyleth men by force for thou shalbe spoyled And Abacuc the Prophete sayth lykewyse That because thou haste robbed muche people they that shal remayne shal robbe thee And besyde this al riche folke that by reason of their greadye desire are moued to make commotion shoulde consider with them selfes that the gouernement of a Prince is the sauegarde of all their riches for when gouernement is taken awaye the lawes are troden vnder mens fete and euery seditiouse personne will do what hym lyketh because he feareth no punyshmente So y ● robbery then shalbe thought wel gotten good and he that hath mooste yf he be feble and faynte harted shall shortlye haue leest and he that hath no thyng yf he be stronge couragiouse shall sone become a ryche man Then is it not better for riche men euermore to beware of rebellion and so quietlye to enioye that that they haue then for greadynes of gettynge more by some mischeuouse enterprice to loose all y t

only ambition For as y e good historiographer Dion sayeth ▪ albeit that manye other causes of that sedition were rekened to be yet the verye cause in dede was their greate desire of honoure For the same wryter reporteth that Pompeye would be inferiour to no man and Caesar desired to be aboue al men Therfore caring nothing what became of their noble countrye they thought to trye their manhode in ciuil warre And so was law layde downe and might was made ryght and a roughe souldiar was more estemed then a graue counseyler But bothe twayne had an euyl ende For the one Pompeye I meane was miserably at lengthe put to flight in conclusion cruellye kensence At lengthe when the officers see that the fyre woulde not burne hym they commaunded the hangeman to thrust hym through with a sword Out of which wounde there issued so muche bloude that it quenched all the fyre insomuche that it made the people greatlye to merueyle Thus thys gloriouse martyr by his patient suffring wonne the fielde and gotte a mooste glorious victory Lykewyse a blessed Martyr whose name was Sanctus when he was wyth all kynde of tormentes by the wycked paynems assaulted to thintente that he shoulde denye CHRIST and forsake his fayth and that he ioyfullye suffred all constantlye stode in his profession and therevpon at length had hoate burnyng plates of brasse layed to hys bare naked body wherewyth hys skynne was so sore blistered and bowned vp that no man could knowe him and after that because his enemies purposed to vanquish him was tormented a freshe whē his body as yet was all full of blysters thys blessed martyr I saye gladlye suffrynge all these bitter bruntes gotte a more glorious victorye then euer dyd the great conqueror Alexander For Alexander got onlye a worldly estimation y e shortly dothe fade fall But Sanctus wyth hys paynefull passion wonne himself such renowne and glorye as neuer shall perishe Alexander by sheddynge of other mennes bloude became a conqueroure But Sanctus by sheddyng of hys owne bloude gotte thys noble victory Alexander had alwaye wyth him in his warres a greate and hughe hoste of men But Sanctus armed wyth sure aff●aunce in God foughte the fielde alone withoute ayde and helpe of any man Alexander ouercame only his worldlye enemyes but Sanctus ouercame both worldly and goostly So that such as valiantlye fyghte in Christes warre gette a more glorious victory in suffryng thē selfes then the most couragious captayne of all the worlde getteth in beatynge of other Wherefore whosoeuer wyll fyghte for hys fayth muste fyght after this sort He must not by moneye or fayre wordes gather together an hoste of men and so make his partie good but he muste by feruent prayer seke for helpe and ayde at Goddes hande and so prepare him to the battayle He must not put vpon him an helmet of steele but he must put vpon him the helmet of helth He must not arme him selfe with an habergeon of yron or syluer but he must arme him with the habergeon of fayth and charitie He muste not take a sworde in his hande of mans makyng but he muste take the sworde of Gods spirite whyche is the worde of GOD. And when he is thus armed he muste not rashelye vncalled steppe forth and offer strokes to his enemyes but he muste fyrste eyther moued by the spirite of God offer him selfe as many martyrs haue done to suffer death or elles be called forthe for the trial of hys fayth and then gladly go and abyde mooste greuouse and bitter tormentes rather then he wyll denye anye parte of hys fayth Thus the blessed and holy martyrs of Christe dydde alwayes in suche a lyke case For those that suffred persecution in the two cruell tyrauntes dayes Decius and Valerian when the paynems went aboute by violence to destroy the fayth of CHRIST they made no conspiraces or rebellions agaynst those wycked princes nor putte no harnes vpō their backes to fight openly in the field with them nor intended not by force to withstande their deuelishe diuises but mekely offred them selfes to dye for oure Sauiours sake and besides they so embraced theyr enemies that tormented them that they prayed God most earnestly to pardon them So dyd also y e godly martirs that were cruelly persecuted by Diocletian Maximine two most fearce frantike emperours For when they did se not only their churches pulled downe to the grounde but also many christen men violently hayled and pulled to worshyp Idols albeit that they were sore dismayed with the matter yet woulde they not gather them selfes together and make rebellion and by that meanes defende bothe their fayth and thē selfes to leste they might so loose the gloriouse crowne of martirdome y t christe their head capitayne had prepared for thē But when time came y t they shuld be examined cōcernynge their fayth they frelye confessynge the same offered them selfes to be put to paynfull tormentrye whyche they were farre more glade to goo to then any man is to go to a feast We read also a very notable story of the inhabitaūtes of Edessa It chaunsed on a time that the Emperoure Valens which was an heretike of the Arrians se●te bare deadlye hatred agayns●e all catholike folke came thether and commaunded all the folkes of that cytye because they were very catholike and hated his opinion that they shulde not vpō payne of death come together to praye Yet they not wythstandinge his cōmaundement the nexte daye after came to y e churche as they were wonte to do And when thēperours lieuetenaunt accompanied w t a great nomber of souldiars mynded vpon the emperours cōmaundement to put thē to death a pore woman with her childe braste throughe the middest of the souldyars purposing posinge to go to the churche Wherewith the lieuetenaunt being sore offended called her to hym asked her whither she ranne so faste And she answered to y e churche whervnto other folke resorted Then the lieuetenaunte sayde haste thou not hearde y t the Emperours lieuetenaunt wil kil al y t he shal find there Yes verely sayd y e woman therefore I make hast y t I may be foūde among thē Whiche when the lieuetenaunt heard he muche maruayled at the madnes as he thought of those y t so notwithstāding themperours cōmaundement repayred together to y e churche Whervpon he came to thēperour tolde him that they were all verye ready willing to die for their faith These folkes albeit they were a great nōbre yet would they make no resistence but mekely offred them selfes to suffre death for their faythe so to declare their obedience both to god and to the prince to Saynte Ambrose likewise writeth of the cit●zins of Melane where he was byshoppe ▪ that when themperor yonge Ualentiniane wold haue had them to haue delyuered vp their churches into the hādes of Auxentius an Heretyke and y e rest of his adherentes