Certain Sermons or Homilies (First Book of Homilies)

Let us call to our remembrance therefore, the life and joys of heaven, that are kept for all them, that patiently do suffer here with Christ: and consider, that Christ suffered all his painful passion, by sinners, and for sinners, and then we shall with patience, and the more easily, suffer such sorrows and pains, when they come. Let us not set at light, the chastising of the Lord, nor grudge at him, nor fall from him, when of him we be corrected: for the Lord loveth them, whom he doth correct, and beateth every one, whom he taketh to be his child. What child is that, (sayeth saint Paul) whom the father loveth,¹ and doth not chastise? If ye be without Gods correction (which all his ⟨image 60⟩well-beloved and true children have) then be you but bastards, finally regarded of God, & not his true children.

Let vs call to our remembraunce therfore, the lyfe and ioyes of heauen, that are kepte for al them, that paciently doo suffre here with Christe: and cō sider, that Christe suffered all hys paynfull passion, by synners, and for synners, and then we shall with pacience, and the more easyly, suffre suche sorowes and paynes, when they come. Let vs not set at light, the chastisinge of the Lorde, nor grudge at hym, nor fall from hym, when of hym we be corrected: for the Lorde loueth them, whom he doth correcte, and beateth euery one, whom he taketh to be hys chylde. What chylde is that, (saieth saincte Paule) whome the father loueth,¹ and doth not chastice? If ye be without Gods correctiō (which al hys ⟨image 60⟩welbeloued and true children haue) then be you but bastardes, finally regarded of God, & not hys true chyldren.

1. 1Hebr. xii.Hebre. xii.