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A19735	A svvete and deuoute sermon of holy saynt Ciprian of mortalitie of man. The rules of a christian lyfe made by Picus erle of Mirandula, bothe translated into englyshe by syr Thomas Elyot knyghte; De mortalitate. English	Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage.; Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494, Regulae duodecim portim excitantes portim dirigentes hominem in pugna spirituali. aut; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.	1534 (1534)	STC 6157; ESTC S108816	34,919	120

vessel and temptacion of trouble trieth men that be good Betwene vs christen men and other ●he onely diuersitie is that they in aduersitie doo grutche and complayne And vs Christen people aduersitie may not calle a way from the truthe of vertue and faythe but doth corroborat or strength vs in the grefe that we suffre That the bealy resolued with fluxes expulsethe by the bowels bodylye strength or that the superfluos heat ingendred in the marowe of our bones inflameth out by blysters in our chekes that our bowelles be shaken with continuall vomyttes that with abundaunce of bloudde our eyen do burne in oure heedes that some mennes fete and other membres putrified be cutte of or rotted that by losse of membres or other harme taken by siknes either our goinge is febled or our heringe is stoppid or our syghte is peryshed all this profiteth to the doctrine of fayth And to resyste with the powars of an immouable mynde agaynst so many assaultes of dystruction and dethe what valyantenesse of currage is hit ye and what honour to stande bolte vpprighte amonge the ruynes of man kinde and not to lie prostrat with them whiche hope not in god We therfore muste rather reioyce take in good worth the rewarde of the tyme that whyle we do constantly declare our fayth by sustaynynge of labour doo approche vnto Christe by Christes strait● passage we may receyue by his iudgemente the rewarde of lyfe whiche fayth doth require Lette him hardyly feare that not being regenerate by water and the holy gost is committed to the terrible fiers of hel Let him feare that is rekened no partener of the crosse passion of Christ Let him also fere which from this carnal deth shal passe to the second deth let him feare whome ones departed out of this world euerlasting fyre shal torment with paines continual Finally let him be a ferd vnto whom by longe tarieng here this one thing auaileth that his tormētes wailinges be in the meane tyme put of or differred Manye of our numbre do die in this mortalytie that is as who sayth many of our numbre be oute of this worlde deliuered Forsothe this mortalitie lyke wise as to the Iewes and paynims hit is a pestilence soo to the seruantes of god hit is a holsome departynge What if good men withoute any dyuersitie doo dye with the yuell men there is no cause that ye shoulde therfore thynke that deth is commune to good men with them that be yll For good men be called to ioye the yuell men be drawen into paine so suertie to them that beleue well and payne to miscreauntis the soner doothe happen Uerily good brethern we be vncurtaise and negligent hauynge regarde to goddes benefites ne we doo recognise what is offered vnto vs. Beholde howe virgins be departid saulfe and in peace with theyr glorye and praise not fearinge the thretninges corruptions nor bordel houses of Antichrist who is now commynge Children are eskape● the peryll of theyr slypper aege and haue attayned happily to the rewarde of innocencie and pure continence The delicate matrone nowe fearith no tormentes sence with spedy deth she hath preuented the feare of persecucion and the handes and tormentes of cruell tyrantes More ouer by feare of mortalitie and troubles of this tyme they whiche were late colde in faythe be nowe chaufed and warme they whiche were remysse or louse be knytte together and made substancial they that were cowardes be quickned in corage The forsakers of theyr faythe be compelled to retourne The paynems constrayned to beleue The olde faithfull people be called to quiete And a freshe and greatte ●oste of theym whiche becamme souldiours of Christ in the tyme of mortalitie is assembled with a more puisance to fyght withoute drede whē the battaile is ioyned what a thyng is this good frendes how conueniente and necessary is this pestilence and moraine which semyng to be monstruouse and horrible trieth out the goodnesse of dyuers men and examineth the myndes of all men that is to say whether the hole men do ayde them that be sycke If kynsmen be kinde one to an other If the maisters do pitie their fraile weake seruantes If phisicions do not abandon theyr pacientes If they which be cruell wyl withdrawe theyr violence If the oppressours and robbers at the lest for feare of deathe wyll asswage the insaciable appetite of furiouse auaryce If prowde menne wyll stoupe or vnthryftes auale theyr lewed courage If they that be ryche and shall dye withoute heires of theyr bodyes wyll any thynge distrybute amonge theyr nedy neyghboures And surely althoughe this mortalytye were to nothynge els profitable yet in this it hath benne aduantage to christen men and them whiche be goddes seruauntes that in lernynge not to feare deathe we the more wyllyngely desyre martyrdome This to vs is no death but an exercise whiche bryngeth to the mynde renoume of valyante courage and by dispisynge of deathe prepareth to receiue the garlande of vyctory But parchaunce some man wyl reply and saye yet not withstandynge this griueth me in this present mortalitie that where I had prepared my selfe to confesse my faythe and hadde disposed me with all my hole harte and full power to the sufferaunce of passion nowe preuented by deathe I am dissapoynted of martyrdome ¶ Fyrst to be a martyr it is not in thyne owne power but in goddes wyll and election Ne thou mayest not saye that thou haste loste that thynge whiche thou knowest not whether thou were euer worthy to haue it More ouer god the sercher of hartes and beholder and iuge of secrte thoughtes doeth see the and doeth commende and allowe the. And he whiche perceyueth to be in the vertue prepared for thy● 〈◊〉 shal yelde vnto the a 〈◊〉 ●ewarde Supposest thou hadde Cayne slayne his brother Abell at what tyme he off●id the sacryfice vnto almighty god wel and yet god beynge ware of his purpose condemned the murder conceyued in the mynde whiche Cayne dyd afterwarde execute So like as in Cayne a malicious thoughte and a mischeuous imagination was afore seene by goddes prouidence lyke wyse in the seruantes of god whiche confessynge fayth in theyr thoughtes and in theyr intentes conceyuyng martyrdome theyr soules beinge gyuen to that good purpose be crowned of god theyr iudge whiche knoweth all thynge It is not one thynge to lacke a wyll to be martired and to lacke martyrdome to a good wyll Suche as god fyndeth the to be whan he calleth the so doethe he iuge the accordynge as he hym selfe witnesseth sayenge And all congregations shall knowe that I am the serchour of mans harte and his reynes Nor god loketh for your bloude but for your fayth For neyther Abraham nor Isaac nor Iacob were slayne And yet not withstandynge they deserued to be honoured for theyr faythe and Iustice and to be the chefe of all patriarches vnto whose feaste is called euery man that is founde faythfull iuste and commendable we muste