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A04510	An homilie of Saint John Chrysostome vpon that saying of Saint Paul, Brethern, I wold not haue you ignorant, what is becom of those that slepe, to the end ye lament not. &c. With also a discourse vpon Job, and Abraham, newely made out of Greke into latin by master Cheke, and englished by Tho. Chaloner.; De dormientibus nolo vos ignorare fratres. English	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Cheke, John, Sir, 1514-1557. aut; Chaloner, Thomas, Sir, 1521-1565. aut	1544 (1544)	STC 14637; ESTC S103722	12,341	54

nat an vndoing but rather a new refresshing When thou seest therfore this fleshe of ours as in a fornace melting and putrifieng stay nat thy selfe at that sight but rather haue an eye to the mouldwerkes proporcion ▪ Neither suffice thy self herwith but wade on yet further Inasmuche as an ymage 〈◊〉 whē he castith a bodie of brasse he doth nat new make it of gold or euerlastyng but brasē as before it was Wheras god on thother side casting this our mortal and earthly bodie restorith it goldē and immortall For the earthe that receiuith our bodies fraile and vnpure rendrith the same agayn immortal and right pure Why shuld we then somuch behold on the corps lieng specheles and with eies closed as whē it riseth againe partaker of the glorie passing mans vttrance to be astonnied and wondred at For thus must we from the present face of thynges reduce our vnderstādyng to that hope that is cōmyng Yet some wyll saye they longe and desyre after the deades felowshyp and therfore mourne and lament they But what is that to purpose For if thou shuldest ioyne thy daughter in mariage to some one who leadyng her awaye with hym shulde goo into a farre cuntrey lyuyng there in greate wealth plentie of al thynges this shuld not I trowe muche greue the in asmuche as that sorow which of the length of her absence thou conceiuest through the comine reporte of her welfar thou shalt easely passeouer And now wheras no man nor seruant is the taker but god himselfe requiring that is hys owne thou sobbest criest out But seyng I am sayest y u I can nat 〈…〉 And as for that I 〈…〉 sticke with ye. For nat thy mourning but the great excesse therof wold I take from the. Inasmuche as to mourne it is a kyndely thyng for vs beyng men but to doo the same outrageously is a veray madnes a signe of doting and an womannishe tendrenes I admit therfore thou wayle I admit thou weape but nat that thou do stomake at it or beare it heauily nay rather geue thanckes vnto god the taker that so thou maiste worshipefully sette furthe thy frende goyng out of this life and yeld vnto him these honest funerals For and if thou takest it greuousely thou bothe violatest the dead ꝓuokest god the taker yea and hindrest thine own selfe But in geuing thankes therfore so hast thou set him furthe glorified the taker and done thy self a great good turne Weape therfore but as the lord did for Lazarus who therby prescribed vnto vs the rule ordre and verie termes of bewailing whiche in no case we must passe And so sayeth Paule Of those that slepe I wolde nat haue you ignorant least ye shulde bewayle as others do that wante hope Bewayle sayeth he but nat as the Grekes do who denie the resurrection whoo despayre of the lyfe to come I am ashamed I promes you and nat meanely I am troubled in my sprite when I see in the mercatestede theise flockes of women without shame pluckinge theyr heares styfing their armes scraching their chekis yea and doyng al this afore the Grekes eies What wil nat they say what will nat they blaste of vs Theise be they that so constantly affirme there shal be a resurrection of the deade gaye wordes but theyr deedes drawe nat after that lyne with their wordes they maintayn the resurrection but theyr doinges smelle of the desperate If they firmely trusted on the resurrection they wolde nat do thus if they were perswaded the deade went to a better state they wold nat make this dole These tauntes and worse then these do the vnfaithfull cast on vs whē they heare vs crye out so Let vs be ashamed therfore and vse more modestie nor sclander we not so muche therby bothe our selues and those that loke vpō vs. For I pray the tell me why bewaylest thou so sore the passer out of this lyfe Because he was an yll man In that poynt me thinkꝭ thou oughtest to rendre thanckes that all iniquitie is nowe lopped from him But put case he was good and vertuous so muche the more then shuldest thou reioise at his taking away before any wyckednes had peruerted his good thoughtes and that he is remoued to that place where for euer he shall floryshe without so much as neuer so litle suspition of any tourne in thinges But he was a yonge man glorifie thou god therfore that toke him and so sone hathe called hym to a better state Then set case he was olde and for that also yeld thou thankes in glorifieng god his caller Be ashamed therefore of thy dolemakynge sithens that the pompe of burieng psalmes singyng prayers assemble of hed citisens gatheringe togither of the brethern al these thinges ar ordeined nat that thou shuldest lament or be repynyng but to th end thou geue thankes to god the taker For like as euery man contendith to set fourth speke well by suche as are called to some great office or dignitie so of the sainctes that deceas as who sayeth called to a greater promotion we all shuld speake honorably sithens that deathe is restfulnes the dispache of all thoughtꝭ and cares perteinyng to this lyfe When thou seest therfore any of thy nere frendes shaking hādes with this world do not take it grudgingly but rather when the sorowe stingith the call thy wittes togither serche thyne owne conscience considre how within short space after the same end abideth the also Attempre thy selfe and by the others death take warning Cutte away all differring of amendement call thy dedis to accompt and make the best chang thou canst The Ethnike and vnfaythfull beholdeth the heauyn worshippith the heauyn takynge the same for god He seeth the earth and worshippeth it gapith after thingꝭ mortal But we on thother part behold the heauē and prayse the maker of the heauen inasmuche as we take the same nat as god but for the worke of god I see y e worke of this whole world wherby as by the hande I am led vnto the creatour therof The vnfaithful seeth ryches fixeth his mynde theron is rauished therwith I like wise see riches and dispise it He feelith pouerty and whyneth therat I fele the lyke and reioyce therat For otherwise be hold I thinges thē he doth And euē so on death He seith a corps and taketh it for a corps I see a corps and repute this parte of death none other but for a slepe And as in writyng it comes to passe that where as with eies aswell the conninge as vnconning do pore on the letters Yet nat for that with lyke vnderstanding For thunconning do take those for bare letters only whyche they loke on whereas the conning with great subtilty pyke oute the meanynge vnder hidden So in the thinges self with the selfe same eies beholde we all on mortall thynges but nat with the lyke vnderstanding Shal we therfore in this opinion of death agre with the