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Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under…Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe and of the comforte vnder…
Of the preparation to the cross, and to death and of the comfort under the cross and death, two books very fruitful for devout people to read, translated from latin to english, by Richard Tracy.Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe and of the comforte vnder the crosse and death, two bokes very fruictefull for deuoute people to rede, translated from latyn to englysshe, by Rycharde Tracy.
Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. 1540Londini : In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno. M.D.XL. 1540
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¶Two manner of deaths. Cap. ii.
¶Two maner of deathes. Cap. ii.
THE ONE is of the body or of nature, to whom all men ⟨image 69⟩be subject: for all have sinned, and have broken the law of god: that is, when this bodily life is broken away, when we give up the ghost, and do not occupy this mortal life: As it is written to the Hebrews:1 It is ordained and decreed, that all men shall dye ones: and after that judgement. By Adams sin nature is subject of necessity to dye, as Jesus Sirach writeth.2 There is a heavy yoke upon the children of Adam, from the day of the coming out of their mothers womb, until the day of their burial, into the mother of all. The other death is of the soul, or of faith, or of health. When the unbelievers, drowned in their wickedness, not caring for god, nor desiring god, nor asking forgiveness of god, be made ⟨image 70⟩bondmen to eternal darkness, which is called everlasting death: Which is a perpetual fear of conscience through the wroth of god,3 which Satan doth increase. Example of these two manner of deaths is the rich glutton,4 which being dead, was buried in hell, and Lazarus the beggar being dead, and carried of angels into the bosom of Habram. This man hath comfort: and contrary wise, the rich man was punished and buried in hell: that is, he died with an ill conscience: he saw in his death his own wickedness and damnation, as all wicked men do. This is the worm,