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Pleasure And Payne , Heauen and Hell : Remembre these foure , and all shall be well .

Compyled by Roberte Crowley , Anno Domini , MDLI.

❧ Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum .

O ye that be my fathers blessed ones come and posses the kyngdome that was prepared for you befor the beginning of the worlde .

Goe ye curssed sorte into the euerlastyng fyre that was prepared for the Deuill and his Angelles

Math , xxv ,

To the ryght worshypful Lady Dame Elizabeth Fane , wyfe to the ryght worshypfull Syr Rafe Fane Knyghte : Roberte Crowley Wyshethe the Lyfe euerlastynge

AFter I had compiled thys litle treatise ( ryght vertuouse Lady ) I thought it my duty to Dedicate the same vnto youre Ladishyppes name , as to a ryght worthy Patrones of al such as laboure in the Lords harueste . Not for that I thyncke I haue herein done any thyng worthy so liberall a Patrones , but for the worthynes of the matter , whych is a parte of the holy gospel of Iesu Christ wrytten by the holy Euangelyste Mathewe , and is most necessary to be beaten into the heades of all men at thys daye , to dryue them ( if it be possible ) from the gredy rakeying togyther of the Treasures of this vayne worlde . I do not doubt , but if god haue not geuen men vp to their owne herts lust they wyll nowe at the laste endeuoure to lyue the gospell which they haue of longe tyme talked . In dede it was necessarie that God should styr vp some to plage such emonge his people as had offended euen as he dyd often tymes styr vp the Heathen to plage hys people of Israell but yet it is not necessarye that the same should continue in oppressyng the offendars and Innocent togither . For so shal they also deserue the lordis Wrath & in the ende be plaged by some other that God shall styr vp to reuenge the iniurye done to the innocent sorte Moued therefore wyth the desyre to se the wealth of my contrey by the pacifiyng of gods Ire , which ( no doubt ) wyl fal vpon this realme very shortly , if oppression and gredye couetise cease not : I haue so playnely as I coulde , set forth in thys litle boke the terrible Iudgment of god ( which no doubt of it is at hande ) that if there remayne any feare of god in mens hertis it may cause them to staye at the least waye and not to procede any farder in the Inuentyng of newe wayes to oppresse the pore of thys realme whoes oppression doeth alredy crye vnto the lorde for vengeance . The lorde work in the hertis of the rych that this vengeaunce fall not on thys realme in oure dayes , for doubtles it wyl be gret when it cometh . And if the oppression cease not , the vengeance can not tarye longe . For the lorde hath promised to reuenge his people in haste . This lord preserue your good ladiship to hys good pleasure in thys lyfe and geue you blysse in the lyfe to come So be it .

Your Ladyships at commaundement Robert Crowley .
When Christ shall come to iudge vs all And geue eche one Mat. xvi . as he hath wrought Hys fathers frendis then wyll he call To enioye that whych they haue sought By beleueng that they were bought Wyth his bloude shedde vpon a tree As by theyre workis Mat. vii . all men maye see Come , come , shall he saye to these men Come and possesse for euermore Mat. xxv . That kyngdome whych my father when No worlde was made layed vp in store For you , whome he dyd knowe before To be in maners Rom. viii lyke to me That am his sonne and aye haue be Come shall he saye for aye when I Stode nede of meate ye gaue me fode Mat. xxv . So dyd you drynke when I was drye Reioyceng when you dyd me good No fende therefore shall chaynge your mode For you shall alwayes be wyth me And shall my fathers i. Cor. xiii . godheade se And at all tymes when I haue bene Of nedefull lodgeynge Mat. xxv . desolate You haue bene gladde to take me in Whether it were yarly or late You dyd me neuer chyde nor rate But gaue me wordis curteyse and kynde Procedynge from a faythfull mynde . So when I was naked and bare Hauynge no clothes my fleshe to hyde from your owne backs Mat. xxv . then dyd you spare ' nd gaue me clothes for backe and syde So that I myght the colde abyde . But if you lackt sufficient Then dyd you my greate lacke lament . Infyne , when I was weake and sycke And had no conforte aboute me To come to me you dyd not stycke Mat. xxv . And succour my necessitie And when it chaunced me to be In prisone and could not get oute To raunsome me you went aboute . Then shall the iuste Mat. xxv answere agayne And saye , O lorde , when sawe we the In prisone or in other payne Through extreme nede and pouertie ? Arte not thou lorde of lande and see ? What ? lorde we knowe that sea and lande Haue euermore bene in thyne hande we know that thou gaueste all thynge i. Cor. iiii . To all estates doeth hygh and lowe There is no myghty lorde nor kynge But he is in thyne hande we knowe . In vayne lorde we might plante and sowe If thou gaue vs not frute and grayne We coulde haue nought lyfe to sustayne Then shall Christe saye , all this is true I gaue you lyfe . and dyd you fede Wyth graynes and fruitis doeth olde and newe And gaue you all thyngis at your nede In all your wayes I was your speede And gaue you that wherefore ye sought wych wythout me Iohn . xv . had come to nought . ☞ Yet all that I haue sayde before Is true also , for when you gaue Ought to such as were sycke or sore Whome nede constray forto craue Then I confesse my selfe to haue Mat. xxv Receyued all that at your hande Whereof they dyd in greate nede stande . Then shall the iuste wyth ioye enter Into the ioyes that shall not ende Bycause theyr hertes were aye tender To geue such thyngis as god dyd sende Mankynde from peryle to defende . Mat. v. Thus shall they lyue in ioye and blysse In paradice where no payne is . But to the wycked Christ shall saye . Auoyde frome me ye wycked sorte For in my nede you sayde me naye Mat. xxv . Wyth spytefull wordis of disconforte Yet my preachars dyd you exhorte Me in my membres to refreshe i. Corhi . x. knoweynge that all are but one fleshe . ☞ Then shall these men Mat. xxv . wyth faynte herie saye Lorde when dyd we see the in nede ? Thou haste bene lorde and Kynge alwaye No wyght was whome thou dydest not fede All this we learned in oure Creede , For thou arte Iesus , that Gods sonne That hath create boeth sonne and mone . ☞ Oh , shall Christe saye to them agayne , Ye deafe dorepostis coulde ye not heare ? i. Cohr . xii Thynke you the heade bydeth no payne When the members make heauye there ? In you , nought but flesh doeth appere . For if my spirite in you had ben Me in myne you must nedis haue sene . The pore , the pore , and indigent Came vnto you ofte tymes ye knowe And you sawe them wepe and lament Yet would ye not on them bestowe The leaste frute that to you dyd growe No no , you were redy to take That other gaue them for my sake . Your hertis were hardee then the flynt In them no pitie Ezech. 33. coulde be founde Your greedye gutte coulde neuer stynt Tyll all the good and fruitfull grounde Were hedged in whythin your nownde . You wycked sorte , howe vsed ye , The londis and goodis ye had of me ? ☞ You made your boaste all was your owne To spare or spende , at your owne wyll And when any pore men were knowne Mat. xxi . That were so bolde to calle it yll My landis and goodis in waste to spyll You shet them vp in prisone strong ? Tormentynge them euer emonge . False libertynes you dyd them call Because they tolde you your duitie You sayde the loselles woulde haue all That you had goten paynfully And kept longe tyme moste carefully , But ye belye them I know well And slaunder this my true Gospell ☞ Emonge all myne there is not one That would haue ought more then his owne As I shall tell you playne anone For to me all Luke . xvi . theyr hertis be knowne They reaped nought that you had sowne . But wylled you to let them haue That I gaue you mankynde to saue Not one so blynde emonge you all But he knoweth I made all of nought Appoyntynge all thyngis Psal. viii naturall To serue mankynde , whome I haue wrought Lyke to my selfe Gensis . i. in loueyng thought Wyllynge that eche should at his nede , Haue breade and Broth. harbour and wede . ❧ But syth it was expedient That emonge all there should be some Alwaye sycke , sore and impotent , I indued you wyth such wysedome As dyd honest stuardis become Cammittyng whole Mat. 24. into your hande The riches boeth of sea and lande . ☞ My purpose was that you should haue Alwaye all nedefull thynges in store To succour such as nedis must craue Of you thyngis nedefull euermore I made you rych to fede the pore But you lyke seruauntis prodigall Haue in excesse Mat. 24 consumed all ☞ But when I found you negligent In fedynge of my family Then my prophetes to you I sent Commaundyng that you should yerely Malc . iii Brynge all your tythes diligently Into my barne that there myght be Meate in myne house for pouertie . But you gaue to theyr wordis no hede You helde all faste and woulde nought brynge Into my barne the pore to fede But spent all at your owne lykynge Gene. 32. In wantones and banketynge And in rayment past your degree As men that had no mynde of me Yea some of you were not content To holde fast that ye should haue brought Into my barne , there to be spent But gredyly Iohn . x , ye begde and bought That my true seruantis as they ought Dyd at my true prophetis byddynge Into my barne faythfully brynge And when you had once goten in Into my folde emonge my shepe Then you thought it to be no synne Styll in your kennells forto slepe Settyng such ones my flocke to kepe As were more lyke Iohn . x. to eate the lambe Then to defende his feble dame Ezech. 34. ☞ Ye robde , ye spoylde , ye bought , ye solde My flocke and me , in euery place Ye made my bloude vylar then golde And yet ye thought it no trepasse O wycked sorte voyde of all grace Auoyde from me downe into hell Wyth lucifer there shall ye dwell Ye had the tythes of mens encrease That shoulde haue fedde Ezech. 34. my flocke and me But you made your selfes well at ease And toke no thought for pouertie It dyd not greue you forto se My flocke and me suffer greate nede For lacke of meate , harbour and wede . No Hell can be a worthy payne For your offence it is so greate For you haue robbed me and slayne My flocke for lacke of nedefull meate The woule , the lambe the malt and wheate You dyd by force cary awaye And no man durst once saye you naye , Howe can you loke to haue mercie At myne hande ? whome ye would not feede Wyth that was myne euen of dutie To succoure me and myne at nede ? Syth you myght in the scripture rede That suche men shall no mercie haue Iacob . ii . As kepe theyr owne when nede doethe craue Vnto the Hungry Esai . viii parte thy breade And when thou shalt the naked se . Put clothes on him , this myght you reade In my Prophetis that Preached me And in Iohns Pistle these wordis be . Howe can that man haue Charitie That beynge riche sheweth no pitie ? Also , Prou. xxi . the man that stoppeth his eare At the crye of such as be pore Shall crye , and no man shall him heare Nor at his nede shewe him succoure Ryght so , Prou. xxii he that doeth endeuoure To be made rych by oppressynge Shall leaue him selfe ( at the last ) no thynge . For he shall geue the ryche alwaye More then he can scrape frome the pore So that in tyme he shall decaye And haue no nedefull thynge in store This might you reade and ten tymes more In the bible , that holy boke If you had had Math. x. tyme forto loke But such scriptures you coulde not broke As bade you geue ought to the pore You wyshed then out of the boke But you were suer to haue in store Plentie of scripturs euermore To proue that you myght aye be bolde Wyth your owne to do what you woulde You thought you myght your goodis employ To priuate gayne in euery thynge You thought it no faute to anoye Such men as were Mat. vii . nygh you dwellynge Were it by purchaise or byldynge Neither to get into your hande , Your neyghbours house his goodis and lande All was your owne that you myght bye Or for a long tyme take by lease And then woulde you take rent yerely Much more then was the tenantis ease Luke . iii. It was no faute your rentis to rease From twentie markis to fourtie powndis Were it in tenementis or growndis What though the pore dyd lye and dye For lacke of of Harboure in that place Where you had goten wyckedly By lease or else by playne purchase All houseynge that shoulde in that case Haue ben a slafegard and defence Agaynst the stormy violence ? Yea what if the pore famyshed For lacke of fode vpon that grownde The rentes whereof Math. x. you haue reysed Or hedged it wythin your mownde ? There myght therwyth no faute be founde , No though ye bought vp all the grayne To sell it at your pryce agayne You thought that I woulde not requyre the bloude of all suche at your hande , But be you sure eternall fyre Is redy for eche hell fyre brande , Boeth for the housynge and the lande That you haue taken Iacob . ii . from the pore Ye shall in Hell dwell euermore , Yea that same lande that ye dyd take From the plowemen that laboured sore Causeynge them wycked shyftis to make . Shall nowe ly vpon you full sore You shal be damned for euermore The bloude of them that dyd amisse Mat. xviii Through your defaute is cause of this The fathers whose children dyd growe In Idlenes to a full age Woulde fayne be excused by you That were the cause that they dyd rage You toke from them theyr heritage Leaueyng them nought wheron to worcke Which lacke dyd make them learne to lurke The sones also that wycked were And wrought after theyr wycked wyll Would nowe ryght fayne be proued cleare Bycause your mysse hath made them Ille But they muste nedis be gyltie styll Because they woulde worke wyckedly Rather then lyue in miserie And yet shall you answere for all Theyr bloude I wyl Ezech. iii of you require Because you were cause of theyr falle That are become vesselles of Ire Boeth they and you shall haue your hyre In Hell emonge that wycked sorte That lyue in paynes wythout conforte . ☞ Infyne , all such as dyd amysse Through your defaut , what so they be Shall lyue in payne that endlesse is Because they would not credite me That am the trueth and verite I tolde them if Debru . xii they were opprest I woulde se all theyr wrongis redreste The wycked sorte that dyd rebell Agaynst you when you dyd them wronge Shall haue theyr parte wyth you in Hell Where you shall synge a dolefull songe Worlde wythout ende you shall be stonge Wythe the pricke of the conscience Eccles. vii A iuste rewarde for your offence . ☞ And you that woulde nedis take in hande To guyde my flocke , as shepheardis shoulde Onlye to possesse rent and land And as much richesse as you coulde To leade your lyfe euen as you woulde Auoyde from me downe into hell Wyth Simon Magus there to dwell Actu . viii ❧ If I should rehearse all at large That in your wycked lyfe is founde And laye it strayght to your charge No wyght there were in this world rownde But woulde wonder Genes. 7. I had not drownde The hoole earth for your synne onlye That woulde be called my cleargie Firste ( wyth Magus ) ye made your waye Lyke gredy woulles into my folde Your wycked wyll coulde fynde no staye So longe as ought was to be solde Either for seruice or for golde , By you the patrons fell from me And are become as Ill as ye You dyd prouoke them fyrste to sell And then they learned forto bye Thynkynge that they myght bye as well As the leadars of the clargie . And then they founde meanes by and by To catch and kepe in theyr owne hande The tenth increase by sea and lande Theyr owne chyldren they dyd present Theyr seruauntis and theyr wycked kynne And put by such as I had sent To tell my people of theyr synne And youe were gladde Iohn . x. to take them in Bycause you knewe that they dyd knowe That youe came in by the wyndowe ❧ Such as woulde haue entryd by me That am the dore of my shepe folde You sayde were not worthy to be Admitted into my householde You thought by them you should be tolde Esaie . xxx Of your moste wycked Simonie Your falsehead and your periutie Act xxiiii You layde to theyr charge Herecie Sisme and sedicion also But you dyd them falsely belye Thynckynge therby to worke them wo And doubtlesse ofte it chaunced so For many of them you haue slayne Wyth most extreme and bitter payne . Thus by your meanes my people haue Ben destitute of sheperdis good They haue ben ledde by such as draue Them from the fylde of gostly foode They beate them backe wyth heauye mode And made them fede in morysh grownde Where neuer shepe coulde be fedde sownde . The kyngis and Rulars of the earthe For lacke of knowledge Apo , xviii went astraye And you stopped my seruantis breathe That woulde haue taught them the ryght waye You thought your lyueynge Iohn , xi woulde decaye If kyngis and Rulars of the lande Should theyr owne duitie vnderstande , For so longe as you kept them blynde Makynge them thyncke they had no charge You had all thyngis at your owne mynde And made your owne powr wondrouse large You had an owre in echmans barge You bade the princis take no care For you would all the dayngar beare This haueynge my flocke in your hande You taught them not but kept then blynde So that not one dyd vnderstande The lawes that I Psal. xiiii had lefte behynde The maister could not teach his hynde How he should worke in his callynge Fearynge my wrath in euery thynge The father coulde not teach his sonne Howe in his dayes to walke vpryght But gaue him leaue at large to runne In wycked wayes boeth daye and nyght Makyng him wycked in my syght O wycked guidis this was your dede Ezech iii But I shall requite you your mede ☞ The matrons and mothers also Coulde not teach theyr daughters my lawe But wyckedly they let them go Whyther theyre wycked luste dyd drawe Can you denie but this you sawe ? And whye dyd you not set them ryght To seke thynges pleasante in my syght ? ☞ All maner men were oute of frame None knewe his duitie thorowly And you are founde in all the blame That haue entred by Simonie Ier. xxiii Whych thynge you shall dearely bye For wyth Satan you shall be sure Worlde without ende styll to endure . ☞ For at your handis nowe I requyre The bloude of all that perished In placis were you toke the hyre And let my flocke be famisshed . For aye ye shal be banyshed The blysse that I bought for them all That folowed me when I dyd call . Iohn . x Auoyde from me downe into Hell All ye that haue wrought wyckedly wyth lucifer there shall ye dwell And lyue in paynes eternally Your wycked soule shall neuer nye Mark , ix But lyue in payne for euermore Because ye paste not for my lore Awaye , awaye ye wycked sorte Awaye I saye oute of my syght Henseforth you sha haue no conforte But bytter mournynge daye and nyght Extreme darknes wythouten lyghte Wepynge , waylynge , wyth sobbynge sore Mat. xxv Gnashyng of teeth for euermore , Luke . xiii . Your Conscience shall not be quiete But shall styll burne lyke flameynge fyre No burnyng brymston hath such heate As you shall haue for youre iuste hyre The hote vengeaunce of my greate Ire Shall be styll boylynge in your breaste So that you shall neuer take reste Then shall the wycked fall in haste Downe into the pyt bottomelesse Mat. xiii . Moste bytter paynes there shall they taste And lyue euer in greate distresse None shall confort theyr heauinesse In deadly paynes there shall they lye And then they would Apocal. ix but shall not dye , Such as were here so loth to dye That they thought no plisicke to dere Shall there lyue in such miserie That only death myght their hertis there They shall alwayes desyre to here That they myght dye for euermore Theyr paynes shal be so passynge sore , Then shall Christe wyth his chosen sorte Triumphauntely returne agayne To hys father geueyng conforte To such as for hys sake Apoc , xxii were slayne , No wyght shall there fele any payne But all shall lyue in such blysse there , As neuer tonge coulde yet declare . That we maye then lyue in that place Wyth Christe oure kynge that hath vs bought Let vs crie vnto God for grace To repent that we haue mysse wrought And where we haue wyckedly sought To be made rych Luke . xix . by wycked gayne , Let vs restore all thynges agayne . Let the pore man haue and enioye The house he had by Copyeholde , For hym , his wyfe , and Iacke hys boye , To kepe them from hunger and colde , And thoughe the lease therof be solde Bye it agayne though it be dere , For nowe we go Phil. iiii . on oure laste yere . Caste downe the hedges and stronge mowndes , That you haue caused to be made , Aboute the waste and tyllage growndes Makeynge them wepe that erste were glad . Leste you your selfes be stryken sadde When you shall se that Christe doeth drye All teares from the Apoc , xxi . oppressedis eye . Restore the fynes and eke the rent , That ye haue tane more then your due Else certenly you shall be shent , When Christe shall your Euidence vieu , For then you shall fynde these wordes trew , You are but stuardes of the lande , That he betoke Luke . xix , into your handes And you that haue taken by lease Greate store of growndis or of houseyng , Your lyueyng thereby to encrease , And to maynetayne you loyeterynge : ii . The. iii Fall nowe to worcke for your lyueynge And let the lordes deale wyth theyr growndis In Territories , Fieldes , and Townes . You do but heape on you gods Ire Whych doubtles you shall fele shortely In that you do so muche desyre The lease of eche mans house to bye . Esaie . v. You study no mans wealth pardye , But all men se you do aduaunce Your selfe by pore mens hynderaunce , What though your liueingly theron ? Shoulde you not geue them vp therfore ? It is Abhomination , And doubtles God wyll plage it sore , Repent , I saye , and synne no more , For nowe the daye is euen at hande When you shall at your tryall stande . Let not the wealthy lyueynge here ( Which can but a shorte tyme endure ) Be vnto you a thynge so dere That you wyll lose endlesse pleasure Rather then leaue the vayne treasure O rather let your leases go Then they shoulde worke you endelesse woe . Rehore the tythes vnto the pore For blynde and lame shoulde lyue theron The wydowe that hath no succoure And the chylde that is lefte alone , For if these folke do make theyr mone To God , he wyll sure heare theyr crye And reuenge theyr wronge by and by . Restore your tythes I saye once more That trwe preachars may lyue theron And haue all nedefull thynges in store To geue to such as can get none Leste theyr greate lamentation Do styr the Lorde vengeaunce to take Euen for hys trueth and promes sake . Geue ouer your pluralities Ye men of God if you be so Betake you to one benifice , And let your lordelyke lyueuynges go , For holy wryte teacheth you so Learne at the laste to be content Wyth thynges that be sufficient . If you be mete to do seruice To any prince or noble man Than medle wyth no benifice For certenly no one man can Do the duitie of moe men than Of one : which duitie you do owe To them that geue you wage , you knowe ☞ Robbe not the people that do paye The tenth of theyr increase yerely To haue a learned guyde alwaye Present wyth them to edifie Them by teachyng the veritie Malac , iii Boeth in his worde and eke his dede And to succoure such as haue nede ☞ And you that haue tane vsurie Of such as nede draue to borowe Make restitution shortly leste it turne you to great sorowe When no man can Psal xv . be your borowe Wich shal be at the daye of dome Phil. iiii . Which doubtlesse is not longe to come ☞ And you that by disceyte haue wome Were it in weyght or in measure Be sorye that ye haue so donne And seke to stoppe goddis displeasure By bestowynge Luke . iii. this worldis treasure To the confort , helpe and succoure Of such as be nedie and pore And you that erste haue bene oppreste And could not beare it paciently For you I thynke it shal be best To repent you must hertily And call to god for his mercie To geue you grace forto sustayne That crosse when it Marc. 14 shall come agayne . To make an ende let vs repent All that euer we haue mysse wrought And praye to god omnipotent To take from vs all wycked thought That his glory maye be styll sought By vs that be his creatures So longe as lyfe in vs endures And that henceforth eche man maye seke In all thyngis to profite all men And be in herte lowly and meke As men that be in dede Christen As well in herte as name and then We shall haue blysse wythouten ende Vnto the which the lorde vs sende Amen .
❧ The boke to the Christian Readars MY brother ( the trumpet ) dyd warne you before That al men shuld walk in their callynge vpryght Directyng their wayes by gooddis holy lore knowyng that thei be always in the lordis syght Whoe seeth in the darcke as well as in lyght . He hath cryed vnto you all this last yere And yet non emendment doeth in you appeare . ☞ In dede , very many do him entertayne Lyke as there were none more welcome then he Yet I thyncke they do his warnynge dysdayne Because he doeth tell them what is theyr duetie For he is very playne wyth euery degre The rych and the myghtie he doeth nothyng feare No more doeth he wyth the pore mans falte beare ☞ It pleased my father to sende him before That he myght make redy and prepare his waye By causeynge all men to walke in his lore That haue in tymes passed wandred astraye Leste payne be theyr portion at the laste daye And nowe hath he sent me that they maye se As it were in a glasse what theyr rewarde shal be I am the rewarde that al men shall haue For the iuste shall haue plesure and the wicked panye When euery man shal aryse oure of his graue And haue the spryte knyt to the body agayne In heauen or in hell they shall styll remayne Or blysse or of payne they shall haue theyr fyll The good sorte In heauen and in hell the Ill Beholde me therfore wyth a gostly eie And let me not from your presence departe For no doubt you wyll all wyckednes defye So longe as I shall remayne in your herte I sha●l cause you from wyckednes to conuert So that in the ende you shal be ryght sure To lyue wyth my father in ioye and pleasure . Finis .

Imprinted at london by Robert Crowley dwellynge in Elie rentis in Holburne Anno Domini . M.D.L.I.