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The compasse of a Christian directing them that be tossed in the vvaues of this vvorlde vnto Christ Iesus.
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A. P., fl. 1582.
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shall no flesh be iustified in the sight of God Furthermore Deut. 28. 26 Gal. 3. 10. lam 2. the Law doth iustifie none but those which are the fulfillers of it and none can fulfill the same but those which are free from sin both in birth thought and action but we are polluted in all these as it hath been before declared Christ alone is hee in whom this perfection and cleannes is to be found he only hath fulfilled it for vs and is iustified by the same before his father and hath also borne the punishmente due vnto vs for breakinge of it that we which beleeue might be made iust in his iustice and not in the iustice of the lawe which is so farre from iustifying of vs that if but the least title thereof shoulde be laide vpon our consciences without Christ it would eueÌ„ condeÌ„ne vs downe to the bottome of hell and therfore it must needes be that they do marueylously abuse the Lawe and Christ Iesus in like sorte which will be iustifyed by it they abuse the Lawe in presuminge to be iustifyed by that which is appointed to humble them and Christ Iesus also in taking vpon them his purenes and persection in so much as hee alone was appoynted of his Fathâ—â— to bee the fulfiller of it They abuse him also in makinge hys death and suffringes to be of none effecte but caste them in the duste as things needelesse for so reasoneth the Apostle to the Galathians If righteousnesse be of the lawe then Christ Gal. 2. 21. dyed without a cause And againe in another place If they which are Rom. 4. 14 of the lawe be heires faith is made voide and the promise of none effecte Here you see then what a grieuous absurditie they fall into that doe séeke iustification in the Lawe which was onely giuen foorth to reueyle vnto vs the perfection and holynesse of God and our owne imperfection and vilenesse that hee alone might be founde true and we lyers hee iuste and wee vniuste and yet contraryâ— to this office which the Lorde hath appoynted it vnto and contrary vnto the Lawe of our owne members which wee sâ—â— to bee rebellious and againste the Lawe of God wyll presume vpon the purenesse and perfection thereof as if the strength of it did rest within the compasse of our filthy bowels and so make our selues equall vnto God a marueylous pride and doth very well declare vnto vs who it is that is Antichrist And thus muche for the first abusers of the Lawe Secondly the other sort which doe 2. Lawe abused by dispaâ—â— abuse it are those that doe dispaire because they see themselues not able to doe the same it hath beene sufficiently declared already that yâ— Law was not giuen foorth to the end that we should doe it but rather to shew what we are not able to doe that thereby we might be driueÌ„ from our selues and from the Lawe also to seeke for helpe elswhere For sure it is that if we do rest in our selues or in any * Righteousnes actiue is to looke to be iustified by doing of good deedes and by the ments of man 2 Cor. 3. 6. 7 Actes 15. 10. actiue righteousnes of the Lawe the ende thereof must needes be desperation for this cause the Lawe without Christ is called in the Scripture A minister of death the killing letter ay â—â—ke that neyther we nor our fathers were euer able to beare and let it be so or let it be that debt of ten thousande talentes which we are neuer able to pay nay and our estate on the other side so poore and needy as we are not able to discharge the least mite thereof as in trueth we are not yet let vs knowe that the same is limited and hath no further anâ— horâ—tie then to humble vs and therefore they which doe let it passe any further vpon them do not rightly vse the Lawe but rather greatly abuse the same to the depriuinge of them selues from all hope of saluation iâ— they returne not in time and come vnto Christ who theÌ„ and at that time doth chiefly and onely call them as it is in the 11 of Matthew Come vnto Mat. 11. â—8 me all ye that are vvearie laden and I vvill ease you take my yoke vpon you and learne of me that I am meeke and lovvlie in hearte and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules for my yoke is easie my burden is light here you see then howe greatly they ouershoote them selues which do charge the Lord with vnpossible things as if he did require such a duety at their hands lay such a heauy intollerable burden vpoÌ„ their nâ—ckes as it is impossible for theÌ„ to beare for this place doth plainely confute them and make theire camllation to be of none effecte which telleth vs that the Lords burdeÌ„ is light his yoke easie and therefore if any mans conscience be so ouerburdened with the sight of his sins that be falleth into desperation let him not thinke that it is the Lorde which hath laid this burden vpon him but rather that he himselfe hath drawne it vpon his owne necke by abusing the Laws through infidelitie because he coÌ„meth not vnto Christ for yâ— end of the Law is faith in Christ and not desperation True it is yâ— euery one seeth â—â—t this and therefore when the stinge of death at any time is awaked vp in theire coÌ„sciences they looking no other way for â—asment but into the actiue righteousnesse of tâ—e Lawe which the more theâ— looke into the further they are froÌ„ helpe and the deeper they plunge theÌ„ selues into sorrow so that in the ende it must needes come to passe yâ— they fall into wonderfull diseases anguishes both of minde and soule as if they were in yâ— present torments of â—el fire Hence it is also yâ— those woful heauy outcryes doe arise I am damned I haue sinned against the holy ghost my sins are so greate yâ— God wil neuer forgiue 〈◊〉 and therfore wish that they had neuer bene borne or yâ— theire liues were câ—t short by some vnlawfull meanes as hanging drowning cutting sticking with theire own hands are ready oft times to execute vpoÌ„ theÌ„ selues But to leaue there which are so far gone standing or fallnig to theire own 〈◊〉 and come vnto those who in theire distresses troubles of minde bodie haue some sparkle of the seede of God in them For sure it is that the deare children of God â—st times are verie far gone this way and brought as it were euen to yâ— lowest pit of fortâ—w where they can hardly perceyue any comfort at alâ—nay rather do shew some tokeÌ„ of reprobatioÌ„ in their anguishes As it may seeme vnto him who is not wel experienced in yâ— afflictions which are common vnto Gods child en 〈◊〉 cause of which great breach yâ— the enemie hath made into them may very well d ee in their owne selues which