Phile. The burial of th• ⟨p. 173⟩faithful, ought to be done honest••, but not sumptuously. Neither ••ught the dead bodies of the christians, to be vilely handled, but honestly buried, for the hope of the glorious resurrection. So did Abraham bury his wife Sarah.1 Jo••ph his father Jacob, and divers ••her, as the holy scripture men••neth. The bodies of the dead, ••ith S. Austen,2 are not to be de••sed, and to be cast away, and specially the bodies of the righte••s, and of the faithful, whom as instruments and vessels unto all ••od works, the holy ghost hath ••ed. But as concerning sumptuous burials, the aforesaid author […],3 they rather comfort the ly••g, than help the dead. As sump••us exequies profit nothing the ••ul rich men: so in like manner […] or no exequies at all, hinder ••hing the sepulture of the poor ⟨p. 174⟩saints. That gallant company o• the rich man's servants (o• whom we read in the Gospel o• Luke)4 buried their master gorgeously in the sight of men, notwithstanding his soul was carried down into hell fire, where it lieth in mos• miserable torments. What profited him the gorgeous, gallant pompous. and costly sepulture o• his body: seeing his soul lieth with out redemption in those most intolerable flames of that lake which burneth with f•re & brimstone?5 We read not, that Lazarus was so sumptuously buried, n• that he was buried at all, notwt standing the angels of God ca•• & carried him (not into a tombe• marble) but into the bosom of Abraham. And the golden mouth• Doctor, sayeth in a certain Homily.6 When thou hearest that t•• Lord did rise again naked, ce••• ⟨p. 175⟩I pray thee, and leave of the fond & vain charges that thou bestow•est upon funerals, and burying of dead bodies. What meaneth this superfluous & unprofitable cost, seeing that it hindereth them greatly that do it, & availeth nothing at all the dead, but rather hurteth them. &c.
Phile. The buriall of th• ⟨p. 173⟩•aithfull, ought to be done honest••, but not sumptuously. Neither ••ught the dead bodies of the chri••ians, to be vilely handled, but •onestly buried, for the hope of the ••orious resurrection. So did A••aham bury his wife Sara.1 Io••ph his father Iacob, and diuers ••her, as the holy scripture men••neth. The bodies of the dead, ••ith S. Austen,2 are not to be de••sed, and to be cast awaye, and ••ecially the bodies of the righte••s, and of the faithful, whom as ••strumentes and vessels vnto all ••od workes, the holy ghost hath ••ed. But as concerning sumptu••s burials, thaforesaid authour 〈…〉,3 they rather comfort the ly••g, thē help the dead. As sump••us exequies profit nothing ye ••ul ritche men: so in like maner 〈…〉 or no exequies at all, hynder ••hing the sepulture of the poore ⟨p. 174⟩sainctes. That galant company o• the ritchemans seruauntes (o whome we reade in the Gospel o Luke)
- 1Gen. xxiii. and .l.
- 2Lib. 1. de C• uitate dei. Cap. xiii.
- 3[…]〈…〉
- 4Luke. xvi.
- 5Apo. xxi.
- 6••m. 84. in ••. C•. 20.
