he began by all means to draw men •nto him, who began to follow him in such sort that none went any more into heaven. Wherefore Jupiter ⟨image 5⟩thought to take pleasure from the earth and to bring him again into heaven, and thereupon sent the nine Muses for him, who with their melody drew him again into heaven causing him yet before, to leave his apparel behind him on earth, because into heaven entereth no corrupt deckings. Sorrow in this mean time wandering abroad in the world, found this apparel, and thinking that if he clothed him self therein, he should not so be chased and driven from every man, & not being known: he put it on his back, & so ever after he hath gone about the world clothed in pleasures apparel, deceiving men continually. Meaning by this that all things that men take for pleasure bring them sorrow, and the pleasures of this world, too be none other but sorrows clothed and covered with a very small delight, whereby men ⟨image 5⟩[…] deceived endeavour them […] to seek them and find in the •ore sorrow then delight. And •s the holy Ghost saith, that […] accompanied with sorrow, he •eth according to our rude unending. The eye of our minds •e soon be dazzled with the being of some sudden joy, yet in •tinent it shall perceive that his •ine joy is accompanied with •we, even as is the shadow folo•g the body, and how contrary •er these things seem to be, […] nevertheless they be ever knit •ether, but this can not be pursued but with a christian eye, light •d by faith and which is excersi•d to contemplate this divine sun inning in the holy scriptures, the •ly ghost teacheth us this coniunc […] in a number of places in the •ripture, but if this conjunction be marvellous, let us not muse at it, ⟨image 6⟩For the worker is marvellous. For if in one person he knew how to join the divinity and humanity: wherefore can he not aswell join in us, sorrow and joy, heaviness & gladness, sweetness and bitterness? Hath he not by a supernatural coupling united, death and life, hell and heaven, and in general all other things, which be directly contrary after our judgements? This is the incomprehensible divine wisdom of God, which maketh unequal things equal, in such manner as our dull understanding can never comprehend such a marvellous discord, according. The holy Ghost is the only schoolmaster to teach •s this lesson in the holy scriptures.
he began by all meanes to draw men •nto him, who began to folow him in suche sorte that none went any more into heauen. Wherfore Jupiter ⟨image 5⟩thought to take pleasure frō the earth and to bring him againe into heauen, and therupon sent the nine Muses for hī, whoo with their melody drew him againe into heauen causing hī yet before, to leaue his apparel behinde him on earth, because into heauen entreth no corrupt deckinges. Sorow in this meane time wandring abrode in the world, found this apparel, and thinking that yf hee clothed hym self therin, he should not so be chaced and driuen from euery man, & not being knowen: he put it on his back, & so euer after he hath gone about the world clothed in pleasures apparel, deceiuing men continually. Meaning by this yt all thinges yt men take for pleasure bring them sorowe, and the pleasurꝭ of this worlde, too be none other but sorowes clothed and couered with a very small delite, whereby men ⟨image 5⟩〈…〉 desceaued eudeuour them 〈…〉 to seeke them and finde in ye •ore sorow then delite. And •s the holy Ghoste sayth, that 〈…〉 accompanied with sorow, he •eth according to our rude vn•nding. The eye of our mindꝭ •e soone be daseled with the be•ng of some sudaine ioy, yet in •tinent it shall perceiue that his •ine ioy is accompanied with •we, euen as is the shadow folo•g the body, and how contrarye •er these thinges seeme to bee, 〈…〉 neuertheles they be euer knyt •ether, but this can not be per•ued but wt a christian eye, lighte •d by faith and whiche is excersi•d to contemplate this deuine sun •ning in the holy scriptures, the ly ghoste teacheth vs this coniūc in a number of places in the ripture, but if this coniūccion be eruelous, let vs not muse at it,
