Sermons upon Deuteronomy

For if our sorrowing be after a worldly manner because we be not honoured nor had in such reputation as we would be: it is a cursed and sinful sorrowing. But if we be sorry that we have offended God, and all our grief is for the evil which we have done: that sorrow is a sacrifice which God alloweth and well liketh of. Howsoever the world go, if GOD list to lay any note of infamy upon us; let us not think it over strange, sith we see that Moses who had bin exalted as a figure of our Lord Jesus Christ, who had delivered the people of Israel out of bondage, and upon whom GOD had shed out his power; was fain for all that to be set as upon a scaffold, and to be put to reproach, and to have it made known that God did solemnly bereave him of the land that was promised to the linage of Abraham, when a great sort of Rascals and a great many of people of none account entered into it, and in the mean while Moses was fain to be shut out. Sith we see this, should we think our punishment over hard and grievous, when God will have our sins laid open, specially when it may serve for example & instruction? Nay, we ought not to have so great regard of our own honour, but that we ought to esteem the salvation of our neighbours much more. Moses for his part knew that this should serve for a good president to the worlds end, because that whensoever we compare our selves with him, we must needs hang down our heads (as I said afore) and put our selves into the hands of GOD. At the sight here of Moses was contented. For he sought the welfare of the ⟨p. 1180⟩whole Church; and so that God were glorified, he made no further reckoning; but utterly forgetting himself, he was not so chary of his own renown and good reputation in this behalf, but that he did patiently bear the chastisement which it pleased God to denounce against him. That is the thing which we have in effect to remember in this place, where it is showed us again, that Moses was shut out from the possession of the land which had been promised for an inheritance,§10 as well to him, as to all the rest of Abraham's offspring.

For if our sorowing be after a worldly manner bycause wee bee not honoured nor had in such reputation as we would be: it is a cursed and sinfull sorowing. But if wee bee sorie that we haue offended God, and all our griefe is for the euill which we haue done: that sorow is a sacrifice which God alloweth and well lyketh of. Howsoeuer the world goe, if GOD list to lay any note of infamie vppon vs; let vs not thinke it ouer straunge, sith wee see that Moses who had bin exalted as a figure of our Lorde Iesus Christ, who had deliuered the people of Israel out of bondage, and vppon whom GOD had shedde out his power; was faine for all that to bee set as vppon a scaffolde, and to bee put to reproche, and to haue it made knowen that God did solemnely bereaue him of the land that was promised to the linage of Abraham, when a great sort of Rascals and a great many of people of none account entered into it, and in the meane whyle Moses was fayne to bee shutte out. Sith wee see this, shoulde wee thinke our punishment ouer harde and grieuous, when God will haue our sinnes laide open, specially when it may serue for example & instruction? Nay, we ought not to haue so great regard of our owne honour, but that we ought to esteeme the saluation of our neighbors much more. Moses for his part knew yt this shold serue for a good president to the worldes ende, bicause that whensoeuer we compare our selues with him, we must needs hang downe our heads (as I saide afore) and put our selues into the handes of GOD. At the sight heere of Moses was contented. For he sought the welfare of the