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A treatise co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of true & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…A treatice co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of trew & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…
A treatise co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of true & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the French tongue, and translated in to English by Robert FillsA treatice co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of trew & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the Frenche tung, and translated in to Englishe by Robert Fills
London : J. Alde, 1564
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hitherto we have seen no other thing in all the evils and miseries which we suffer: but the goodness of God is so favourable and so great, that among so many evils with the which we be environed in this world, and be wholly imprisoned in the same, yea they be scarcely permitted to assail us very seldom, so that what soever evil or misery it be, which doth presently assail us: yet nevertheless it is an advertisement of a certain great gain or great goodness that God will honour us with all, when he doth not suffer that we be oppressed with ⟨p. 12⟩the multitude of evils, in the which we be in. For what a benefit is it of God, that when one is tempted with a number of miseries and troubles, and yet is scant touched with one? Yea it is marvel, that he is not hurt of all, yea and a grace that he is not stricken and overcome utterly.
HEtherto we haue seene no other thing in all the euilles and miseries whiche we suffer: but the goodnes of God is so fauourable and so great, that among so many euelles with the whiche we be enuironed in this worlde, and be wholy emprisoned in the same, yea they bee scarcely permitted to assail vs very seldome, so that what soeuer euel or misery it be, whiche dooth presently assail vs: yet neuertheles it is an aduertisement of a certaine great gain or great goodnes yt God wil honour vs with all, when hee dooth not suffer that we be oppressed with ⟨p. 12⟩the multitude of euels, in the whiche we be in. For what a benefite is it of God, that when one is tempted with a number of miseries and troubles, and yet is scant touched with one? Yea it is meruail, that he is not hurt of all, yea and a grace that he is not stricken and ouercome vtterly.
The first evil that is under us is death, the second is hell. For if we consider the horrible death of others, by the which the wicked be punished: we shall see easily what a gain and benefit it is not to suffer that we have well merited and deserved. For how many be there which be strangled on the gallows? drowned in the water? or which have their heads cut of, which peradventure have committed less offences then we? So that the Son of God himself doth propose and paint forth their death and ignominy, before our eyes, as in a glass, in the which we may behold that we have justly deserved.