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A02928	The vvay of lyfe A Christian, and catholique institution comprehending principal poincts of Christian religion, which are necessary to bee knowne of all men, to the atteyning of saluation. First delyuered, in the Danish language for the instruction of those people, by Doctor Nicolas Hemmingius, preacher of the Gospell, and professor of diuinitie, for the Kynge of Denmarcke, in his Uniuersitie of Hafnia: and about three yeares past, (for the commoditie of others) translated into Latine, by Andrew Seurinus Velleius: and now first, and newly Englished, for the commodity of English readers: by N. Denham, this yeare of our redemption. 1578.; Via vitae. English	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Denham, Nicholas.	1578 (1578)	STC 13067; ESTC S103963	117,088	234

alwayes bente vnto euill Iob. 9. I know for a truth that it is so that manne shall not bee iustified in the sighte of GOD if hee would contende with him hee shall not bee able to aunswere him one for a thousande And a litle after Iobe sayth of himselfe If I would iustifie my selfe my mouth will condempne mee Psalm 14. They are beecome corrupt and abhominable in their dooings there is none which doth good no not one The Lorde looked downe from Heauen vpon the children of men that hee might see if any did vnderstand and inquire after GOD. They haue all gone out of the way they are altogeather become vnprofitable there is not one that dooth good no not one Psalm 130. If thou Lorde shalte marke our iniquities O LORDE who may abide it For this cause Dauid in the 143. Psalme prayeth on this manner Enter not into Iudgement with thy seruaunt O LORDE for none lyuinge shalbee found righteous in thy sight Poruerb 20. VVho can say my heart is cleane I am cleare from sinne Esaye 64. VVee are beecome vncleane all the sorte of vs and our righteousnesse is as a steyned Cloath VVee haue all fallen awaye as a leafe and our iniquities haue as the winde snatched vs away CHRISTE in the thirde of Iohn sayth That which is borne of the fleshe is flesh Paule Rom. 3. VVee haue shewed causes beeing rendred that both Iewes and Greekes are all vnder sinne Ephe. 2. VVee are by nature the Children of wrath Out of theese now recyted and many other testimonies of the Scripture it is manyfestlye conuinced That no mortall man can fulfill the Law of GOD. The sixte Argument of this our asseueration is set downe by Paule to the Galathians Chap. 2. In these woordes If righteousnesse come by the Law then CHRIST dyed in vayne For Christe came into the worlde to fulfill the Lawe which was impossible for all menne in the whole world to perfourme But as many as beeleeue in him to them shalbee imputed the righteousnesse of the Lawe which Christ in his owne person hath doone and obteyned Thus I haue prooued by sixe moste firme and euident Argumentes the opinion of the Papistes to bee false who in teachinge writing and declayming dare affirme against their owne conscience that man is able to fulfill the lawe of God and so by woorkes to bee reputed righteous in the sight of GOD. AMONGEST THOSE which teache not rightly of the Lawe they are to bee placed in the thirde roome which doo graunte that man can not in parte satisfie the Lawe of God yet notwithstandinge hee may in many thinges perfourme obedyence to the Lawe And therfore say they by how much the more stoare of good woorkes bee doone accordinge to the Lawe by so much the greater shalbee mannes righteousnesse by the Lawe and that which lacketh is to bee borrowed by Prayer of Christe This opinion although it sticke in manye chiefely in politique menne it is notwithstanding false and contumelious agaynst the sonne of God our Lorde IESVS CHRISTE who alone taketh away the sinnes of the world and iustifyeth those which beeleeue in him And that this opinion also was not the leaste cause of the castinge awaye the Iewes Paule teacheth Rom. 10. They sayth hee beeinge ignoraunt of GOD his rightuousnesse and seeking to establish their owne righteousnesse haue not been obedient to the righteousnesse of GOD for CHRIST is the ende of the Lawe to iustifie all that beeleeue that is to say whosoeuer beleeueth hath that thinge which the Lawe requireth namely Righteousnesse which Christe imputeth to the beleeuer Likewise Phillip 3. Paule geueth a difference beetweene the righteousnesse of the Gospell and the righteousnesse of the Law The Righteousnesse of the Gospell as the faythfull do obteyne but the Righteousnesse of the Lawe none can atteyne by his owne woorkes Christe onely excepted Besides this no man can beginne any good woorke according vnto the Lawe wherby hee may bee able to stande sure beefore the Iudgement seate of GOD beefore hee be made righteous through fayth in CHRIST For as Paule witnesseth in an other place It is impossible to please God without fayth Some woorcks in deede may bee doone which amonge men haue a shewe of goodnesse and which are also profitable for the life and conuersation of man in this world but that rightuousnesse should bee atteyned vnto by them it is impossible for hee which offendeth agaynst one Commaundement hee is made giltye of all sayth Iames Neyther can any thinge please God which is doone of him which is not a member of Christ and made righteous by the obedience of him For as by the disobedience of onely Adam wee are all made gilty of damnation so all wee as many as beleeue in Iesus Christ are made righteous by the onely obedience of him It is euident therfore that they doe erre which wilbee made righteous partly by their owne woorkes and partely by the merite of Christe so that by how much the more a man doth abounde with good workes hee may by so mutch the more boaste himselfe to bringe of his owne and to seeke at Christe the reside we which are wanting THOSE VVHOM I haue named in the in the fourth place to erre about the doctrine of the Lawe haue spronge from the Schoole of Mahomet Mahomet to the ende that he might the rather keepe his disciples and vnderlings addicted to his diuelishe subtilties did teache that euerye man was saued by the keepinge of that law to which hee was a subiect That is If the Iewe did keepe his Ceremonies and Circumcsiion hee should by that his obedience merite saluation And if the Turcke or Mahometist sayth hee dooth keepe his law by the same reason hee also shalbe saued So in like case the Christian obteyneth saluation by the Law of the Gospell Some politique men there bee which are full stuffed with this wicked opinion which neither rightlye consider the heauye weighte of sinne nor the benefites of CHRIST Agaynst all these which in this manner doe seeke saluation by their Lawe to which they bee subiecte in what place so euer they leade their lyues I set theese playne woordes of the vnmooueable veritie Iohn 3. Hee which beeleeueth in the sonne hath eternall lyfe but hee which beeleeueth not in the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrath of GOD abydeth vpon him Of the thirde THE THIRDE THINGE followeth which I propounded concerninge the Lawe namely to what ende the lawe auayleth and what y e true vse therof is amonge menne chiefly in the Christian congregation Wee haue hearde beefore what the lawe requireth and that none is able to fulfill It is therfore thirdly demaunded what the vse thereof is seeinge no man can fulfil it nor any man by the works therof can obteyne righteousnesse in the sight of GOD. The vse of the Law is of three sortes namely Externall Internall and Spirituall Of the Externall or outward vse of the Lawe THE EXTERNAL or outward VSE

and admit and receiue into his place the spirit of the deuil whose dwelling places they are become againe as they were before What other thinge is heere to be looked for than that which Christe hath pronounced in the 12. of Matthewe and in the 11. of Luke VVhen the vncleane spirit is gone foorth of a manne hee walketh through dry places seking rest and findeth none and then hee saith I will returne into my house whence I came foorth and when he commeth he findeth it swept and garnished The● goeth he and taketh with him seuen other spirits worse then him selfe and they enter in and dwell there and the ende of this man becommeth worse then the beginning Heereby it may be easily perceiued of howe great importaunce it is either to imbrace and beleeue the worde of GOD or in our heart and lyfe to decline againe shamefully from it and to expell the holie Ghoste beeing sorowfull from his habitation Furthermore whosoeuer doe boaste of fayth and yet doe in the meane season liue wickedly doe moste impudently reprooue and conuince themselues of vntrueth For inasmuch as they boast those thinges whiche they haue not they are like vnto babling Thrasoos which stick not with their mouthes to promise golden mountaines when is very deede they of all other be moste bare and needie The errour of these people is confirmed by this that they thinke that GOD doeth not more inwardely searche and looke into the heartes of men then men them selues But they are much deceiued For man seeth onely the outwarde appearaunces but GOD seeth not those thinges onely but hee also looketh into the hearte it selfe GOD therefore can not bee deceiued although thy heart thinketh otherwise then thy mouth speaketh Therfore it is that Iames requireth an agreement of the woorde and thought so that the outwarde works of the life should bee aunswerable the faith which is saide to be in the heart euen as it is to bee seene in the example of Abraham For it is certaine that the hearte and the woorkes doe agree and are aunswerable one to the other so that wheresoeuer there is an euill heart the woorkes of the same must in like case of necessitie followe euill according to the rule of Christe A good tree bringeth foorth good fruites Wee see therefore manifestly how impudently they reproue them selues of vntrueth which boastinge of faythe in the meane time neither haue nor passe for good woorkes dooing therein as if a man had a Crowne set vpon his head hee would therefore straightway bee esteemed and called a King These are such whome in name onely but not in very trueth and deede a man may call Christians To conclude who soeuer boasteth of Christe and will bee accoumpted and called a Christian whiche is baptized and bosteth his faith and vseth the Supper of Lorde and notwithstanding doth in the meane season liue wickedly the same doth by open offence plucke away the mindes of many from the GOSPEL and is vnto them an occasion of damnation Paule in the 1. Corin. 8. where he intreateth of those which abuse Christian libertie in thinges lawfull to the offence of others affirmeth that they by abusing of their knowledge and Christian libertie doe destroy the weake brother for whome Christe dyed Howe much more then shall he bee in faulte which through his corrupte wickednesse giueth occasion to others to think euilly and to speake blasphemously of the moste holie Gospell and Christian Religion In Rom. 2. Paule accuseth the Iewes of the wickednesse of their life and saith that through them the name of God is therefore blasphemed among the Gentiles And in the 1. Timo. 6. He giueth commaundement to seruants which are beleeuing and regenerate that they should esteeme their maysters not yet cōuerted nor beleeuing worthy of all honour That the name of God his doctrine be not euill spoken of And that there shoulde come such people in the laste times the holie Apostle Peeter foretolde in the 2. Pet. 2. Thou feest therefore howe great the heuynesse of this sinne is whereby a man is author not onely of his owne destruction and also giueth occasion to many with the hurte of their owne saluation and blaspheming of the name and doctrine of God to refuse and contemne the GOSPELL of Christe There is no doubte but many amonge the Turkes at this day doe for this cause also pursue with hatred the Gospell of Christe for that they see Christian people to liue so loosely and and wickedly And who may doubt that there be not many amongst the Papists which persecute the Gospell of Christe or nothing at all esteeme it for that there bee so many whiche boast of the Gospell but so fewe which liue according to the Gospell But what should I say of those which haue receiued with vs the pure doctrine of the Gospell whose mindes are yet weake and wauering Doubtlesse thou mayst see many of these either to withdrawe their mindes or to preferre the manners and times vnder whiche wee liued in the Papacie before the manners of this age so wanton and laciuious What other thinge thinkest thou would these doe if any persecution or chaunge of Religion should fall in then that not vnwillingly they would suffer Idolatrie and the olde mockeryes of the Roomish Antichriste to be againe thrust vppon vs But through whose faulte commeth this to passe but only of those which should be as leaders and lightes vnto others and according to the counsaile of Paule shoulde in all things that is to say in woorde woorke and life set foorth the doctrine of the Lorde and our Sauiour Iesu Christe Heereof therefore wee conclude that it becommeth all those which beleeue in Christe to set the Lawe of GOD before them as the glasse of their liues according vnto which they should direct al their doings to the glory of God their owne commoditie and the edification of others whereby it may be brought to passe that the woorks of the deuil might be destroyed and the woorkes of God might increase to the glory of God the father euerlasting who of his owne meere mercy through faith without any our desertes or works hath saued regenerated vs that we should liue vnto him walke in all good works Ephe. 2. The thirde Doctrine THE THIRD DOCTRINE whiche in the beginning of this little boke I proponed to bee explicated is concerning Our Lord Iesu Christ in the true knowledge of whom alone consisteth life euerlasting as he himselfe saith Iohn 17. This is euerlasting life to knowe thee to be the true God and whome thou haste sent IESVS CHRISTE After that Christe had answered the Pharises to the question propounded by them to him hee againe demaundeth of them what they thought of Christe This question he moueth that occasion might be giuen to them to searche the scriptures out of which they might learne what they should certainly holde concerning Christ Beholde therfore with how great diuersitie of minde these things are doone

shalbe world without end proueth the same thing Likewise the whole Greeke Latine church for continuall agrement sake do vse this Greek Prayer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And by this little forme of prayer Christian people doe confesse one GOD and three persons of the Godhead therefore all whiche are truely Christians beeing taught by their owne experience doe knowe and confesse Iesus Christe to be very and omnipotent GOD. For in the time of their praying they feele the presence and power of God by whiche he comforteth them and not onely sealeth the trueth of his most holie Gospel in their hearts but also maketh them couragious that they may boldely triumph ouer Death Sinne Hell the Deuill and all his bondslaues and members Of this thing many examples of holy Martyres are extant of whome euen many noble matrons and virgins and innumerable others dyd with greater reioysing and desire couet to dye for the name of Christe than to flowe and abound with the delicates honours riches and pleasures of this world But from whence proceedeth this so great fortitude of minde and redines to receiue punishments but from that only efficacie of the power of Iesus Christ which hath manifested his diuine strength present in them Let vs in like manner at this day keepe fast this same Iesus Christe whiche will alwayes be at hand so that with a sure faith wee craue his ayde earnestly and feruently And thus by sure and euident testimonies I haue shewed that IESVS CHRISTE our Sauiour is VERY GOD. Now let vs see why it was needeful the mediatour should be GOD That it was necessary that the Messias and our Sauiour should bee GOD there bee two moste weightie causes The first is The greatnesse of the euil wherwith the nature of man was pressed downe which by any creature could not be taken away The other is The weakenesse or infiirmitie of the creatures to the restoring againe of those good things which were lost by sinne Of these two causes I will speake somewhat that the benefites of Christe towarde vs might the more shine forth and that we may be stirred vp therby to the honouring of his name with due thankfulnesse of our whole life and minde THE GREATNES OF THE EVIL wherwith the nature of man was oppressed is perceiued in foure things cheefely namely In the VVEIGHT OF SINNE In the IVSTICE OF THE ANGER OF GOD In the POVVER OF DEATH and in the MOSTE CRVEL TYRANNIE OF THE DEVILL THE VVEIGHT OF SINNE was greater then that any finite or bounded power such as is the power of Angels and men might beare the burthen thereof For in asmuch as y e guiltinesse was infinite by reason of the infinite good whiche was offended namely GOD whose maiestie was offended by the sinne of our first parentes It was needefull that this sin should either with infinite paines be punished according to the rule of the deuine Iustice or els that satisfaction to the deuine iustice should be made for the same But because this satisfatiō must be the price of infinite goodnesse and equiualent to the same it coulde not by any creature no neither by all creatures together be accomplished It was needfull therefore that the clenser of sinne should bee GOD for onely GOD as he is infinite so he is able to abolish and ouercome infinite euill THE IVSTICE OF GODS ANGER required a proportion of reuengement according to the offence Forasmuch therefore as the offence was infinite the anger was also infinite which the first creature was not able to pacifie nor sustaine wherefore it was needeful that the Mediatour which shoulde pacifie the anger of GOD should bee GOD. Of this matter Paule Rom. 1. speaketh thus The anger of GOD is reuealed from Heauen vpon the vngodlynesse of all men c. That these things could not be taken away without the mediatour this saying of Iohn Baptist in Iohn 3. teacheth Hee which beleeueth not in the Sonne the wrath of GOD abided vpon him And that this anger of GOD is vnmeasurable and infinite by reason of sin in which these euils doe concurre namely contempt of the diuine maiestie proude rebellion against the lawe of God vnwoorthy of the Image of God wherevnto man was created defilyng following of Sathan the enemie of God filthy declyning from the tents of God to the Deuill and intollerable ingratitude is knowen by the punishments of our first Parentes by the punishments following vpon all y e posterities of Adam by the threatnings of God by the calamities wherewith mankinde is kept vnder by the deuils tyranny against man by the tokens of the anger of God in Heauen in earth in the sea by the greatnes of the paines euerlasting whiche they shall sustaine which are not conuerted to be short by the infinite price paide for the redeeming of the paines for sinne Who seeth not heere that it was impossible that the anger of GOD could haue beene taken away but by a Mediatour whose power should be infinite THE POVVER OF DEATH was greater than that it might be ouercome by any creature insomuch that Plinie saide how beit falsely that it was not possible vnto God to raise vp the dead Now forasmuch as the cheefest office of y e mediatour is TO DESTROY DEATH it was needfull that he should excell with a power diuine whereby as to giue life so he might be able to abolish death For with him no word is impossible THE MOST CRVEL TYRANNY OF THE DEVIL vnder which mankinde was holden captiue for sin was also to be suppressed by y e mediator But how impossible this was to the nature of man the history of the worlde with the experience of all people doth testifie wherfore it was needful the mediatour should be GOD which might suppresse the tyranny of the Deuill by his owne power Heereby it is euident that to the taking away of the greatnesse of the euil wherwith mankinde was oppressed it was requisite that the Mediatour should be GOD. Now heerewithall let the greatnesse of the loue in the euerlasting father the sonne and the holie ghost towards mankinde bee considered The Father spared not his owne sonne but would haue him subiect vnto paines that hee might deliuer vs from euerlasting paines The Sonne willing and obedient to the father is made a sacrifice deriuing the guiltinesse of sinne into himselfe The holie Ghoste himselfe will dwell in the hearts of the reconciled and kindle in vs motiōs agreeing to the wil of God These things wil stir vp in vs faith Inuocation and thankfulnesse towards God and will defende our mindes against the terrour of death against the tyrannie of the deuil yea against all things which are bent to ouerthrowe the hope of our saluation which we haue in our Lord and Sauiour IESV CHRISTE THE SECONDE CAVSE why it was needefull that the Mediatour should bee GOD is THE VNABILITIE AND VVEAKENESSE OF THE CREATVRE to the restoring againe of those good things which