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A04511	A sermo[n] made by Iohn Chrisostome patriarche of Constantinople, of pacience, of ye end of ye world, and of ye last iudgeme[n]t. Whereunto is added an other homelie made by John Brentius of the vertue of Christes resurrectio[n] tra[n]slated into Englishe by Thomas Sa[m]pson; De patientia et de consumatione huius sæculi, de secundo adventu. English	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Brenz, Johannes, 1499-1570. Homelye of the resurrection of Christe. aut; Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.	1550 (1550)	STC 14638; ESTC S103723	22,075	82

do pryuily lurcke to spoyle them euen so do thou crye in prayer make noyse with singyng of psalmes and thou shalt dryue awaye the euyll best the foxe that is to say the deuyll Of the whiche beste the scripture speaketh Get you the foxes c. Cantic 2. Take good heede alwayes of the enemye If he doth shote at thy herte with vnlaweful lust if he with his darte doth cast his fylthye thoughtes in to thy mynde caste forthe agaynste him the shelde of fayth Ephes vi turne agaynst hym the helmet of hope take to thee the sword of the spirite whiche is the word of God And when thou art so harnessed abid thine enemye Be not faynte herted in the batell But in all pointes be sober and say ii Cor. ii His thoughtes are not VnknoVVen to us Be ioyfull alwayes as it is wrytten Let your softnes be knoVVen unto all men Philip. 4. Let the feare of God lyghten in thy hert Be not a cowardlye souldiour be not fearfull a slowe workmā fle not from the crown of victorie Life is short but the iudgement is longe Lokyng vnto this speake vnto thin owne herte and say with the blessed prophet Psal xxvi Be stronge and let thy hert be of good cōfort VVaite thou styll for the Lorde i. Reg. xvii Folowe Dauid and with one cast of a stone ouerthrow thyne enemye The Aungelles are aboute the as the beholders of thy lyfe i. Cor. iiii Vue are made sayeth he a gasynge stocke to the VVorld and to the Aungelles and to men If they shall se that thou ouercommest they shall reioyce in thy good worke but if they shal se the to be ouercome they shall departfull sad nether shall they be able to loke vpon the but the deuils shal mocke the. Therfore take for thy sworde the feare of of God For the feare of God is a two edged sworde cuttyng awaye all euyll lustes Take vnto the therefore alwayes the feare of God Of the last daye And remembre continually that same last daye whē the heauens shal be destroyed wyth fire and the elementes shall melte away with heate ii Pete iii. but the earthe and the workes that are in it shall be burnt vp When the sterres shall fall downe as leaues The Sunne Moone shall be made darke Luke xxi Mat. 24. and shall not gyue their lyght When the Sonne of God shal be openly shewed and shall come down from the heauen vp on the earth the powers of the heauens shall be moued When Aungelles shall passe hyther and thyther the sowndes of the trompettes shall come fire shal burne before him and runnyng vp and downe shall burne vp the whole worlde In the compasse aboute hym shall be a myghtye tempest There shal be earthquakes and lyghtninges such as neuer were before nether yet are vnto thys daye In so muche that the verye powers of heauen shall be smytten wyth great feare Therfore my brother what manner parsones oughte we to be then What feare Exod. xix what deadly dread shall come vpon vs Remembre howe that the Israelites coulde not in the wyldernesse abyde the clowde and darcknesse and the voyce of GOD speakynge out of the myddest of the fire but caused that he shulde not speake vnto theym neyther were they able to abyde hym when he yet hydde moche of his maiesty yea though that he neither came down to them in anger nor yet spake angrily vnto them Gyue eare therfore my brother yf they wer not able to abyde his commyng whiche comforted theym when as neyther the heauens burning were destroyed neither the erth nor the thynges that are in it were burned vp whē there was none that blewe anye suche trompet as that trompet shal soūde whē it shal raise vp al them that haue sleapte sithens the begynnynge of the world neither did the fire burne the world neither yet happened there thē any of those fear full thinges whiche shall come What shall we do when he shal come downe with suche anger wrath as is intollerable shall syt vpon the seate of his glorye and shal call before him the whole earth frō the risyng of the sunne to the goyng downe therof and from all the endes of the earth that he may iudge his people gyue vnto euery one of them accordynge to his workes Alas what maner parsons ought we to be whē we shal stād vpnaked vnclothed to be broughte before his iudgemēt seate Ah wo is me Where is then our coloured hipocrisie where is then that might of the fleshe where is the beawtye which is bothe disceitfull and vnprofitable where is then the swetnes of mans voice where becommeth then shameles and vnshamefased pratyng where is the araye of garmentes where is thē the pleasure of synne which is in dede vncleane and filthie where are they then whiche drynke theyr wyne with theyr tabours and instrumentes of musyke and do not loke vpon the workes of GOD where is then the contempt of those men whiche do nowe lyue wythoute feare where are then the fine pleasures and nyce tendernesse 〈◊〉 al thinges are passed away and are dissolued euen as the enfected aire Where is thē the gredy desyre of monye and ryches and the vnmercyfulnesse whiche alwayes folowethe it where is then that cruel pride which doth horribly hate all mē and semeth vnto it selfe to be somewhat Where is then the vnprofytable and vayne glorye of men where is then myghte and tyrannye where then is Kynge where is Prynce where is Duke where then are these proude Rulers whiche by reason of theyr riches do contempne God Then when they shal perceiue that this was spoken of them They meruayled they were astonyed Psal xlvii and .xlviii. and sodenlye caste downe feare came vpon them they are troubled feare toke thē There shal be sorowes as are the sorowes of a womā that trauaileth they shal be torne in peeces with a mightie spirite But where is the wisdome of the wise where be their new inuenciōs Wo wo to thē They are moued oute of their place they are caste downe euen as a droncken man and all their wisedome is swalowed vp i. Cor. i. Where is the wise Where is the scrybe where is the raker of treasure together of thys vayne worlde My brother wey with thy selfe what maner of parsons we shal be when we must giue an accōpt of those thinges whych we haue done aswell greate thynges as small For vntyll suche tyme as we haue iustly satisfyced that iuste iudgemente in what condicion shall we be And howe carefull shall we be The euer lastyng ioyes of the righteous that we maye fynde fauour before him But what maner of ioye shal come vpō vs whiche are set a parte vpon the righthād of God In what case shall we be then when all the saintes of God shall salute vs Abraham shall salute the Isaac and Iacob Moses Noe Iob

A sermō made by Iohn Chrisostome patriarche of Constantinople of pacience of the end of the world and of the last iudgemēt Wherunto is added an other Homelie made by Iohn Brentius of the vertue of Christes resurrectiō trāslated into Englishe by Thomas Sāpson ⸪ Anno. do 1550. ¶ Grace peace and mercy from God our father and the Lorde Iesus our Sauiour be with the beloued Reader in the Lorde THree thynges there are whiche Christ our sauyoure taught concernyng the daye of iudgemente Fyrste to what ioyes the faythfull shal be receyued Secondly what horryble paynes the vnfaythfull and wycked shal abid Thyrdely howe sodayne the cōmyng of that daye shall be And of this sodayne commyng he maketh in the gospelles muche and large mencion and compareth it to the comming of the floude to the burnyng of Sodō to a lightenyng whiche as it were in the twīcklīg of an eie goeth from the east vnto the west to a thefe that cōmeth on a mannes house in the nyght tyme and sayth he In such an houre as ye thynke not Mat. ●4 VVill the sonne of manne come thus not shewyng when the day shall be he dothe teache no more but that sodaynely it wyll come Thys thyng he dyd so diligently teach forseing that men wolde be sluggardes idle neither watching for the daye nor yet preparinge them selues to the iudgemente therfore he stil cried VVatche VVatche both signifing that he wold not haue vs taken vnwares and also teachyng vs that we should be faythful seruauntes in our vocacyon ministring righteousnes towardes our brethren and not become tirauntes and bellyegods as they do whiche thynke not at al of his cōmyng that we myght also haue oyle in our lampes and oure lampes burnynge suche fruites of faithe that men may se our good workes gloryfie the father whiche is in heauen and so meete the Lorde our bridegrome in the ayre to enter with him into the kyngdome of heauen This was one of the endes of Christes teaching concernyng this matier Nowe a man wolde thinke that if there hadde neuer bene any more spoken of this thynge this warning teachynge of Christ had been sufficient to haue made all men before vs to make vs also moste chiefely whiche are in the latter endes of the world circumspect watchinge and prepared accordyngly to receyue the Lorde But neyther his teachynge neyther the same doctrine taught by his Apostles whiche we reade and heare euery daye neyther the wryting of the olde fathers frō age to age of this mater neither the preching and writing in this our tyme that more is though that all the sygnes and tokens whiche shoulde go before that daye are al ready come and passed yet can none of all these thinges make vs to watche and prepare our selues for that daye so greate is our synnefull securitie What I praye you wyll be the ende of this our secure and careles lyfe and synnynge Forsothe this that it shal be rewarded with the payne due for the contempte of God that our partes must be with the tirannous and flesshlye seruaunt and with the sloggishe careles folyshe virgins which is in that vtter darkenes where we shall haue no other chere but wepyng and gnashyng of teeth This is an vndoubted truth The mouthe of the Lorde hath spoken it Let all them therfore that do desyre to be partakers of the kyngdome of God prepare them selues forsake synne labour for fayth and set on fyre their lampes gyuyng forthe the frutes of faith and consyder the day of the Lord to be nowe nearer at hande then euer it was whē we shal al arise both good and bad Watche therfore The which that thou maiest be occasioned the better to do I gyue vnto the good Reader translated into Englishe these two litle sermons one of Chrisostome whiche doth emongest manye other notable lessons full ernestly admonyshe thee of that daye The other of Iohn Brentius whych teacheth the vertue and effect of Christes resurrection Be thou therfore good Reader by the reading of these once again warned to prepare thy self vnto that day so frō henceforth now behaue thy self that when the Lorde shal come thou maist be founde vnblameable so able to stadde in his sight that thou maiest enter with him into glory Which graūt vnto vs all that Lorde that shal iudge vs al to whom be glory for euer ¶ A sermon of Iohn Chrisostome patriarche of Constantynople of pacience and the ende of this world of the seconde commynge of the Lord of the euerlasting ioyes of the iuste and paines of the euill Translated oute of greke into latin by Iohn Theophilus and oute of Latin into Englyshe by T.S. THe life of the iust trulye is excellent But howe doeth it florishe but by pacience Loue it my brother as the mother of strēgth For the Psalme-writer doth admonyshe the saying Psal 37. Hope thou in the Lorde and kepe his VVaye And Paul to the ende that thou mightest kepe this vertue sayth Rom. v. Tribulacion bringeth pacience The whiche if thou exercyse thou shalt fynd the spryng of all goodnesse whyche is hope and hope maketh not ashamed Psal 37. Holde the styll in the Lorde and abyde pacyently upon him For euen therby shalt thou verely fynde a thynge that is not to be highly estemed And he shal geue the thy hertes desire What is more blessed then this man which as his owne hathe the welwyllynge eares of so greate a kynge Who desyreth not to haue the Iudge to gyue eare and to shewe him fauoure My brother thou arte the work mā of vertue Christ hath hyred the into his vyneyard Whyles thou hast tyme worke goodnes Giue care to Paule whyche sayeth VVatsoeuer a man sovveth that shall he reape Sowe in the spirite Galat. vi that thou mayest reape euerlastynge lyfe For he that soweth in the flesshe shall of the fleshe reape corrupcion And herken vnto an other admonisher which saith Ose x. SoVVe unto the righteousnesse and reape the fruites of VVeldoyng Be not wery of thy labour for there is hope of haruest and time of gatherīg For wher as appoynted games are there are rewardes where battailes there are honours gottē where fight there is the crown of vyctorie Haue an eye vnto these thynges and harnesse thy selfe vnto pacyence Let hym alwayes sownde in thyne eares whiche crieth with the saintes Be strōg Psal xxvi let thine hert be of good comfort and VVayte thou styll for the Lorde Prepare thy workes husbonde thy feelde Thy lyfe is the feelde Take a good matthooke I meane the olde and newe testament make an hedge aboute thy grounde with thornes that is with doctryne prayer and fastynge If thou haue thys hedge the beaste that is the Deuyl shal not breake into ye. Till thy soule as a good vineyarde And as the keapers of vyneyardes do clap their handes and crye out wyth their voyce and with suche noyses they dryue away such as

Dauid and all the holy Prophetes Apostles and Martirs and all those righteous men which pleased God in the life of their fleshe and how many shalt thou heare there shalte maruayle at their lyfe whom a litle before thou desirest but to see They shal there come vnto the beyng very glad for thy saluacion Howe shal we then be inwardly moued What vnspekable ioye shall that be when the kinge in his gracyous good moode shall saye vnto them that be on his ryght hande Mat. ●● Come ye children of my father possesse the kingdome whiche is prepared for you frome the begynnyng of the worlde Then shalte thou my brother receyue that most gloryous kyngdome and the princely crowne of glorye of the hande of the Lorde from thence forthe shalte thou raigne with Christ Then shalte thou receiue for thine enherytaunce those euerlastyng goodes which God hath prepared for thē that loue him Then euer afterward shalte thou be without carefulnes without al feare Cōsider my brother what it is to raigne in heuen for as we said before thou shalt receyue the crowne of glorye at the hand of the Lord and shalt frō thenceforth raigne with Christ ●●y with thy selfe my brother what a thynge it is alwayes to beholde the face of God What a lyght is in it 〈…〉 The Sunne shall neuer be thy day lyght as Esai said the lyght of the Moone shall neuer shine vnto the but the Lord God shal be thine euerlastyng lyght and thy God shall be thy glorye Beholde my brother what maner of ioyes are layed vp for them which feare the Lord and whiche do kepe hys cōmaūdementes Furthermore cast in thy mind my brother also the destruction of synners The destructyon and the payne of the euyll men When they shall be brought before the dredful iudgement seate with howe great bashfulnesse shal they be amased before the iust iudge when they shall not haue one worde to answere Howe shall they be ashamed whē the Lord shall speake vnto them in his wrathe and in his anger shal trouble thē sayīg Departe from me ye cursed into euerlastynge fire Mat. xxv whiche is prepared for the Deuil and his aungels Alas alas in what affliction and perplexitye shall their spirites be when all shall maynely crye out sayinge Let the synners be turned into hell Psal ix and all nacyons whiche do forget GOD. Alas alas what a sorowful sōg shall they synge wryngyng their handes and sorowyng whē they shal be at the poynte to be ledde awaye that they maye be cruelly punisshed for euer and euer Alas alas what a place is that where there is wepyng gnasshynge of teeth whiche is called Hell the whiche place the Deuil him selfe doeth horriblye feare Alas what a fyre is that fire of Hell whiche shal be neuer quenched oute Alas what a poyson worme is that that neuer ceasseth gnawynge Esay 66. Ezech. xx Mark ix Alas how greuous are those vtter darknesses whiche contynue for euer Alas what manner of mynysters are they whiche are appoynted to haue the ordrynge of the tormētes whiche lackynge bothe mercye and tender hert do styl spitfully vpbrayde and beete Then they whiche are punysshed shall crye strongly vnto the Lord and he shal not heare them Thē shal they knowe that al thynges that were in this lyfe were but vaine thinges and transitorie and the thynges whiche they thoughte here to be swete they fynde that they are more bitter thē any gal or poyson Where is then the plesure of the fleshe which is falsly so called For there is no other pleasure but to feare the Lord. To feare the lorde is true pleasure For it is the true pleasure for this doth in dede fyll the soule as with luste and fatnes Then shal they despaire of them selues and of the workes which they haue wrought Then shal they confesse sayinge Iust is the iudgement of God Haue we herde these thynges wolde we not turne from our euill workes And then it shal no thynge auayle them Alas wo is me whiche beyng taken with such synnes as no man hath done the lyke haue synned aboue the nūber of the sande and am holden backe of them as if it were with many yron cheynes I haue no hope that I shal loke vp into heuen To whom then shall I flee but vnto the thou mercifull but vnto the whiche doest not remēber wronges A prayer HAue mercy vpon me o God after thy great mercye and accordynge to the multitude of thy mercyes do away my iniquitie Wasshe me more from my synnes Psal 51. and purge me from my wyckednes for I knowe myne iniquitie and my synne is euer agaynste me Agaynste the onely haue I synned and I haue done euill in thy syght Vnto the do I flee for thy great mercy and thy goodnes I haue prouoked thee and I do flee vnto thee euen for thy very gentlenes to be entreated I haue call the awaye and I flee vnto thee for thy greate goodnesse and thy gentlenesse And I pray vnto thee beseching thee that thou wylte turne thy face from my synnes and put awaye all my mysededes Make in me a cleane herte O God and renue a ryght spirite within me for thy only names sake For I haue nothynge that I shulde offer vnto the not one good work no cleane herte but trustynge in thy mercies I caste my selfe vppon thē Chrisostom had no good workes to be saued by That thou wylt worke in me repentaunce so that I fal not easyly agayne into sinne but frō this tyme forth I may serue the in holines and ryghteousnes all the dayes of my lyfe forthine is the Kyngdome and Empire for euer and euer So be it I Beseche thee my brother which lokest for these thinges that thou studye to be found cleane and without spot in peace Yf anye euyll thoughte come vnto the laye hold on this sworde that is to say thinke vp on the feare of GOD and thou shalte cut downe all the power of the enemye Take vnto the also in steade of a trompet the holye scriptures for as the trompette gathereth together the souldyours euen so the holy scriptures when they crye vnto vs they gather together our thoughtes in the feare of the Lorde For oure thoughtes are as souldyours which do fyght the fielde agaīst the enemyes of the kynge And agayne As the trompet that soūdeth in the tyme of battayle stirreth vp the corrage of the yonge men and them that fyght agaīst the enemyes euen so the holye scriptures do styrre vp thy redynes vnto that whiche is good make the manly agaynst euil affections Therfore my brother asmuche as thou canste compell thy selfe to be often occupied in them that they maye gather together thy thoughtes which the enemye doeth scater abrode by his wycked inuencions suggestinge vnto the euyll lustes eyther els some tymes sendyng vpon thee some troubles either els nowe and then ministryng vnto

thee wealth and securitie These thynges he worketh by his malyce and guyle to th ende that he myght turne man frō God For oftē tymes it chaūceth that whē he can not wynne ouercome a mā through lustes then afterwarde he wyll brynge vnto him temptacions to darcken the mynd that he may afterward fynde the same more apte for his purpose to the ende that he may then sowe in to it suche thinges as he listeth and he beginneth somtimes to moue man to thynke on this wise and as it were to sweare That sythens the tyme that I begon to do good I haue had verye euyll lucke Let vs therfore do euyll that good may come theron Then yf a man be not foūd sober Roma iii. he swaloweth him vp euen as hel doth a lyuyng man But if he can not so ouercome him then bryngeth he vnto him welthe and prosperytie promoteth him dryuing him therby into a deceite that is more greuous and haynouse thē any other affection is That is that he maketh a man proude without feare This draweth the mynde into the deepe of fleshlye pleasures This maketh the mouth to blaspheme heuen For it is written They stretche forthe their mouthe agaynst heauen Psal 73. Thys causeth that a man knoweth not God that he knoweth not hys own infirmitie that he thinketh not of death and the daie of iudgement This is the waye of all euils He the delighteth to walke this waye that is in the way of wealth and ease he shall come at length into the gates of deathe This is the waye which the lorde speaketh of Mat. 7. Brode and wide is the way that leadeth to destruction Lo my brother nowe hast thou herd for what cause the enemye doth studye to brynge vnto vs somtyme prosperitie somtymes aduersitye For as he fyndeth the mans mynde affected whiche stryueth agaynst him euen so doeth he with his euils appoynte his armye agaynste him Therfore my brother be sober and take hede and gyue thy selfe alwayes to readyng that it may teach the how thou oughtest to auoide the snares of the enemie and to obtaine euerlastynge lyfe For the Readynge of holy Scriptures doth make the wandrynge wytte to stande stedfaste and doeth gyue vnto it the knowledge of God Hearest thou nowe my brother that he getteth the knowledge of God whiche with an earnest mynde gyueth diligence to the holye Scriptures Therefore my brother do not lyghtlye esteme thy soule but be diligent in readynge and in prayers that light may be gyuen vnto thy mynde thou maiest be made a perfecte and whole man wantynge nothyng in any poynte Let other men glory in kepyng the companye of great men of Prynces Kynges But do thou glorye before the Aungels of God speakyng vnto God and vnto the holye Goste by the holy Scriptures For he that speaketh vnto the by them is the holy Goste Gyue dylygence therfore that thou contynually watche to the readyng of the holy scriptures and to prayer For as often as thou there through kepest companye with God so often are thy soule body and sprite sanctified halowed Be sure therfore of thys brother that when thou happenest vpō them thou art halowed Gyue diligence therfore that thou often gyue heede vnto them And though thy handes haue no leysure yet praye in thy mynde For blessed Anne the mother of the prophete Samuel i. Meg i. dyd praye her lyppes onely dyd moue and her prayer entered into the eares of the Lorde of Sobaoth and the thynge that she asked was graūted vnto her Therfore my brother although thy handes be not at leisure yet praye with thy mind for God heareth also euen them that holde theyr peace And yf thou canst not reade be then often in the place where thou maiest heare and take profite Ecclesi vi For it is wryten And if thou seest a man of vnderstandyng get thee soone vnto hym and let thy foote tread vpon the steppes of his dores But this is meete not onely for thē that can not reade but that can also For there are many whiche do reade and they knowe not what they reade Wherfore my brother take heed that thou dyspise not the grace that is in the which is gyuē vnto the by the gyfte of Christ but take heede and seke howe thou maiest please the Lorde that thou maiest get vnto thy self the blessednes of his saītes as it is writen Blessed are they whiche searche for hys testimonies Psal 119. do seke hī with their whole herte Take heede that the enemy hyndre the not that when thou shuldest read he make the slouthfull and cast the into suche businesses as shall withdrawe the sayinge Dyspatche thys thynge fyrst it is but a lytle thynge and then shalte thou reade withoute anye care For howe often putteth he these thinges into thy mynde that he maye make thee chereful vnto the workes of thy handes But he doth cast al such thynges into thy mind to the ende that he may withdrawe the frō readynge and from thy greater profyte For the Deuyll when he seeth a man dysposed vnto reading he setteth him selfe against him with these or other such like occasions seakyng if he by anye meanes may let him But do not thou obey vnto him but be as the herte whiche thristeth desireth Psal xli to come to the springes of waters that is to saye to the holye scriptures that thou mayest drinke of them and that they maye refreshe thy thirst which art burnt with so many affeccyons But drinke of them which are meete and are profytable for thee As for example when God gyueth the this gyfte that thou vnderstandest some sayinge let it not slyppe but thynke vpon it in thy mynde and write it in thy herte and so shalt thou alwayes remēber the same For it is written I shall meditate in thy iustyfiynges Psal 119 And agayne I haue hydden vp thy wordes in my herte that I should not synne agaynst thee And agayne Wherewithall shall a yong man cleuse his waye euen in keapynge thy word Wel beloued thou seest that by the remembrynge the worde of God a man doth amende his lyfe For who is it whiche is myndefull of the sayinges of God and doeth not amende hys waye Is he not altogither a castaway a wretch whiche remembreth nothyng at all but forgetteth euē those thīges also which he knoweth To him that is such a one God speketh Wherfore doest thou preache my lawes Psal 50. takest my couenaunt in thy mouthe Wherefore he cōmaundeth that that shal be taken frō him which he semeth to haue Mat. xiii Mark iiii Luke viii But what is that thynge whyche is commaunded to be taken from hym whiche he semeth to haue euen faythe for he calleth him selfe a Christiane Titus i. but he denyeth it in deedes and is worse then an infydell Therfore he cōmaundeth the holy gooste to be taken from him whiche he receyued

in the day of his redempcyō whiche he semeth to haue so that suche a mā is lyke a wyne vessell which rūneth oute by reason of a leake wherthrough the wyne is loste whiche thynge they that knowe not where they see the vessell thyncke that it is full but when any wyne shoulde be drawē out of it then appeareth it vnto all men that it is emptie In lyke maner also such a man when an accompte shal be asked of him at the daye of iudgement he shal be found emptie and then his workes shal be open vnto all men Of this sort are they also which shal saye vnto the kynge at that day Lord haue we not prophecied Mat. vii in thi name haue we not done many good dedes And when the kynge answereth he shall saye vnto theym Verely I say vnto you I know you not Thou seest brother that suche a one hath nothyng at al. Be thou therfore myndfull of the worde and directe thy way Take hede that thou doest not suffer the birdes to lyght downe to eate vp the seede of the sonne of God Luke viii For he sayd that the seede is the word whiche ye do heare Hyde therefore the seede in the furrowes of thy hert that is to say hyde the word in the myddest of thy herte that thou mayest brynge forthe vnto God some frute in feare But when thou readest reade diligētly and earnestly and handle the sentence weying it aduisedly labour not to reade ouer many leaues but if thou chaunce vpon any harde thynge let it not greue the to read ouer that verse twis or thrise tyll thou vnderstande the meanynge and pyth of it But when thou preparest thy selfe to sytte downe to reade or elles to heare an other pray vnto God fyrst saying Lord Iesu Christ open mine eyes and the eares of my hearte that they may heare thy wordes and vnderstande them A prayer and that they maye do thy wyll O Lord. Psal 119. For I am a straunger in the earth hyde not thy commaūdementes from me But open myne eyes I shall beholde the maruayles of thy law For in thee o my God haue I trusted that thou maiest gyue lyght vnto my herte Yea my brother I besech the praye so alwayes vnto god that he wyl gyue lyght vnto thy mīd and that he wyl make opē vnto the the strength of his wordes For manye haue erred trustynge to their owne wytte and sayinge that they were wyse Roma i. they became fooles and dyd not vnderstande the thynges that were written and so fallyng into blasphemies did perishe If thou therfore in thy readyng fynde anye thynge that is hard to be vnderstanded take heed that the wicked enemie do not teache the to saye within thyne owne selfe it is not so as that worde speaketh For howe shoulde it be so and on such like sorte But if thou beleue god beleue his wordes also say vnto the Deuyll Go behynde me aduersarie Mat. xvi for I knowe thee not The wordes of the Lorde are pure wordes Psal xii as the siluer whiche from the erthe is tried purified seuen times in the fire There is no euel thynge in them nor doubtful but all thynges in them cōtayned are good in their sight that are wyse and al thinges in them are perfecte to them that find knowledge But I am a fole am ignorāt yet I know that they are writtē spiritually For the Apostle sayeth that the lawe is spirituall And so loke thou vp in to Heauen and saye Lorde I haue beleued thy wordes and saye not agaynst them A prayer but I trust vnto the wordes of thy holy ghost Therfore saue me thou O Lorde that I may fynd fauour before thee For I seake no other thynge but onelye that I maye be saued O mercyfull that I maye obtayne thy grace for thyne is the kyngdome mercye for euer So be it ¶ An Homelye of the Resurrection of Christe and of the power and frute therof written in Latyn by Iohn Brentius and translated into Englyshe by T.S. NOwe that I shal speake of the Resurrection of our Lord Iesu Christ I desyre you that you all wyl herken with suche eares and myndes not as vayne men are wont to gyue to ydle now and then also to hurtefull tales whiche do onely seake this that they maye be delyghted waste the tyme but with suche eares and myndes as very godly men do gyue to hym that entreateth of the most highe and chiefe matier of holy relygion and of oure perpetual saluaciō For if Christ had not rysen agayne our preachynge hadde been in vayne as Paule sayeth oure faythe were in vayne the testimonye of the Apostles of the resurrection of Christe were in vayne the dead shulde not ryse agayne we shuld yet remayne in our synnes all they which are fallen a sleape in Christ were loste finally yf that in this lyfe only we had faith in Christ we were thē the most miserable of all men Wherfore most dere frendes if euer we dyd care as there ought to be none other so greate a care to knowe the thynges that Christ dyd the cause of our saluacion dost most aboue all thynges enforce vs that we well do vnderstande the rysyng agayne of Christ from the dead We shall first therfore shew that Christe verely is risen from the dead then what profyte what glorye what maiestye the resurrection did bringe to Christ him selfe Lastly what profyte what health yea and what happines hath happened vs euen vnto vs I saye by the resurrection of Christe i. Tim. ii Remember Paule writeth to Timothe that Iesus Christ rose agayne from deathe By which admoniciō he doth meane that there oughte nothynge amonges godly men to be more esteamed then the resurrection of Christe And that I may here take my begynnynge not only those argumentes by which Christ shewed him self alyue vnto his disciples after his resurrection do wytnesse the rysynge agayne of Christe from the deade but also the prophecies of the prophetes which were before the resurrection of Christ In the .xv. psalme he saith Therfore dyd my herte reioyce and my tong was glad moreouer my fleshe also shal rest in hope Because thou wylte not leaue my soule in hell neyther wylte suffre thyne holye one to se corrupcion And in an other Psalme The Lorde sayd to my lorde syt on my ryght hande vntyll I make thyn enemyes a fotestole vnder thy feete And that these be prophecies of the resurrection of Christe Peter wytnesseth in his first sermon which he made vpon witsondaye as it is written in the second chapter of the Actes of the Apostles To this agreeth Esaie Hys sepulchre sayth he shall be glorious For it appeareth by the begynnynge of that chapter which is the .xi. that Esaye in that place doeth preache of Christ and Paule approueth the same in the .xv. chapter to the Romayns And againe Esay sayeth in the .liii. chapter