strayed awaye lyke shepe euery man folouynge his awne waye but the lorde layeth all oure wykednesses vpon hym to forgeue vs. It is he that shal abyde the anguyshe and be scourged and yet shal he not on s opene his mought he shal be led lyke a lambe to be offered vp and he shal be as styl as a shepe vnder her clyppers hondes aÌ„d shal not ons open his lippes he shal be taken awaye and put to deeth his cause not examined after true iudgement as a man frenlesse and kynlesse And yet who maye noumbre his kynrede euen then when he shal be thought clene to be kut oute of this worlde whiche plage shal fal apon hym for the transgressioÌ„ of his awne people Farthermore he shal be thought to dye amonge the vngodly and be lyfted vp on the crosse betwen theues al thought he neuer dyd hurte nor yet any desayt founde in his wordes but the lorde had decreed hym to be thus broken with infirmite that he offered for oure synnes mought se his longe lyued prosperite And this decree of the lorde shal prospere in honde with the petel of his awne lyfe he shall fynde ryches And by this means my right seruaunte shal iustyfie many meÌ„ for he hym sylfe shal beare awaye theyr synnes Wherfore I shall diuide to hym the praye bothe of the many men and also of the stronge violence because he shal let his lyfe to deeth and be reputed amonge the mysdoers whiche not witstondinge yet shall he take awaye the synnes of many and make intercession for the transsgressours Therfore be lowed brethern folowe manfullye youre blessed lorde vnto the batayl seynge hym fyght as youre stronge captayne before you and his baner blowynge on bredht Trowe ye to receaue the rewarde but yf ye suffre or trowe ye to obtayne victory but yf ye put youre sylfe in ieopardye no verely Be not therfore deceaued my brethern with flesshlye lustes but stonde vppe and put on the armure of God that ye maye be able to resist in the euyl daye and to stoÌ„de perfect in all thynges Stonde therfore and youre loynes gyrd aboute with veritie hauynge on the brest plate of righteuesnes and shood with shewes prepared by the gospell of peace Aboue all take to you the shelde of faith wherwith ye maye quenche all the fyrye dartes of the wicked And take the helmet of health and the swearde of the sprite and rynne vnfeardlye to the batayl that is set before you put youre sylfe in to prese folowynge youre master Care not thought ye be wounded for deeth shall haue no power ower you and of youre woundes ye shal be made hole by youre awne mooste noble phisitiane Iesus Christ Herefore murmure not thought the batayl be stronge for youre master had the greatest burden of it By whois helpe ye shall sone haue victory when youre enimies shal be subdued and ye shall regne eternaly in glory with Iesus Christ Belowed brethern despyce not so greate health for a litle and shorte trouble· but suffre aÌ„d ye shal regne Loke vnto Iesus the auctor and fynnyssher of youre faith whiche for the Ioye that was set before hym abode the crosse aÌ„d despysed the shame and is set doune at the ryght honde of the troune of God Consider therfor howe that he endured soche speakinge agaynst hym of synners lest ye shulde be weried aÌ„d faynte in youre myndes For ye haue not yet all resisted vnto the bloud shed dynge c. Prefere not youre sylfes aboue youre master and lorde yee youre heed and youre kynge Desyre not to be spared seynge that God spared not his only begotten soÌ„ne but gaue hym for vs all Yf ye be soÌ„nes and children with Christ suffrethe chastisinge of youre heuenly father with Christ for and ye be not vnder chastisinge whereof al are partetakers â–ª then are ye bastardes aÌ„d not sonnes nor children caste not the crosse from you whiche Christ and all the saynctes hath borne Beholde the heuy crosse that God layde on the shulders of his welbelowed apostles as Christ before or they suffred shewed vnto them As my father seÌ„t me so sende I you Yf the persecute me then shal they persecute you I sende you forth as shepe amonge wolue The shepe fyght not but the sheparde fyghteth for them and careth for them Be harmeles as doues therfore saith Christ and wise as serpeÌ„tes The doues ymagen no defence nor seke to auenge them silfes The serpeÌ„tes wisdome is to kepe his heed and those partes wherin his lyfe resteth Christ is oure heed aÌ„d Gods worde is that wherin oure lyfe resteth To cleue therfore fast vnto Christ aÌ„d vnto those promyses whiche God hath made vs for his sake is oure wisdome Let vs therfore loke diligently where vnto we are called that we disceaue not oure silfes We are called to dye with Christ y t we maye lyue with hym and to suffre with hym that we maye regne with hym We are called vnto a kingdome that must be wonne with sufferinge only as a seke maÌ„ winneth health God is he that doeth all thynge for vs and fyghteth for vs and we do but only suffre Beware of men saith Christ for they shall delyuer you vp vnto theyr counsels and shall scourge you And ye shall be brought before rulars and kynges for my sake The brother shall betraye or delyuer the brother to deeth and the father the sonne And the childerne shall ryse agenst father and mother and put them to deeth and ye shal be hated of all men for my name but whosoeuer shall continew vnto the ende shal be saued When they persecute you in wonne citie flye into an other The disciple is not aboue his master nor the seruaunt aboue his lorde It is ynought for the disciple to be as his master is and that the seruaunt be as his lorde is Yf they haue called the master of y e housse Beelzebub howe moche moare shall they call them of his houssholde so feare them not therfore Whiche of you disposed to bylde a toure saith Christ sitteth not doune first and counteth the cost wheter he haue sufficient to performe it lest when he hath layed the foundacion and then not able to performe it all that beholde beginne to mocke hym sayenge This man beganne to bylde and was not able to make an ende So lyke wise none of you that for saketh not all that he hath canne be my disciple Whosoeuer therfore casteth not this afore honde I must ieopardy lyfe goodes honoure whorsepe and all that ther is for Christes sake disceaueth hym sylfe and maketh a mocke of hym sylfe vnto the godlesse ypocrites and infidels No mane can serue two masters God and mammon that is to saye weked ryches also Thou must lowe Christ aboue all thynge but that doesâ— is not slokned but they abyd for theyr praye waâ—thynge as raweninge wolues yf they mo se any
was wounded for oure transgressions and smyten for oure vngodlynes For the punisshment wherby we haue peace was layed apoÌ„ hym Wo be vnto y e vnwyse prophetes saieth y e lord god which dissaue my people preachynge peace peace and there is no peace I make peace sueâ—nes both with them that dwell farre and with these that dwel nye sayeth y e lorde and I haue healeth them but the vngodly are lyke the wode see called Entipus which can newer reest her waters are continually troubled with slyme and stynkynge mudde and eueÌ„ so haue the vngodly newer reest nor peace sayeth my god But vnto you belowed brethern Christ hath geuen thys peace sayenge Peace I lewe with you my peace I geue vnto you Whiche peace ye haue receaued inwardly in youre soules thorowe faith aÌ„d are at peace with god thorowe oure lorde Iesus Christ which is youre peace Therfore brethern reioyce syngynge aÌ„d playinge to the lorde in youre hertes gevynge thaÌ„kes all wayes for all thynges in the name of oure lorde Iesus Christ to God the father submittiÌ„ge youre sylfes one to another in the feare of God And haue peace amonge youre sylfes And also y fit be possible yet on youre parte haue peace with all men And the god of peace shall counforte youre hertes in to hys eternall promes Amen Of lowe HEare o Israell the lorde thy god is god only And thou shall lowe thy god with all thy herte with all thy soule and with all thy streÌ„gth This lowe commeth of faith nether mo this lowe be where faith is not nor mo faith be wher of I meane without this lowe For by faith an man is made sure of y e goodnes of y e graciousnes and of the mercyfulnes of God Wherfore he must neade lowe hym Because hys excellence his goodnes and kyndnes to warde vs deserued lowe We shulde not lowe god for the deades of lowe whiche he hath shewed vnto vs. But we shulde lowe god for the goodnes graciousnes aÌ„d mercyfulnes of hym sylfe which is declared vnto vs by soche gracious and mercyfull deades wrought by hys godly wysdom for oure well The lowe and goodnes of god is not made perfect by soche workes for it is and was in hym sylfe before the workes And the workes do but shewe vnto vs hys nature aÌ„d howe worthy he is to belowed Helowed vs before the fundatioÌ„ of the worlde was layde But thys lowe he shewe vnto vs in these last dayes by hys lowely workes Hereby perceaue wethe lowe of God for he gaue hys lyfe for vs. He lowed vs euer and prepared an kyngdom for vs from the beginninge of the worlde Yee he lowed vs euer for he in hys incomprehensible godhed is very lowe but thys lowe was declared openly vnto vs by his workes which he hath wrought to warde vs And not only shulde we lowe hym be cause he lowed vs but for his awne goodnes aÌ„d mercyfulnes the whiche we knowe in that he receaued vs to his grace whiche are vnworthy Faith maketh an man sure of the excedynge goodnes of god the whiche goodnes maketh an man yee drawed an man with soche power to the lowe of God that he can not do but lowe God for he is so lowe worthy that it is vnpossible to knowe hym and not to lowe hym Wherby ye shall knowe that faith bryngeth lowe and mo not be without it moare no the fyre withoute heeth For faith bryngeth ye sprite of God as saith Paul to the Galathy This only wolde I learne of you receaued ye the sprite of God by the deades of the lawe or els by preachynge of the faith and the sprite of God which coÌ„meth of faith bryngeth lowe as Paul writteth to the Romayns The lowe that God hath vnto vs is shee l abrod in oure hertes by y e holy goost which is geuen vnto vs. The frute of the sprite is lowe So of faith commeth lowe nether mo it be withoute lowe faith by lowe is myghty in operacioÌ„ Howe perfect that this lowe shulde be in vs almyghty God hath shewed vnto vs by hys lawe Wherin it is commaundeth vs that we lowe oure lorde God with all oure herte with all oure soule and with all oure streyngth The whiche lowe no maÌ„ in this present lyfe mo fulfill because of the seed of synne sowen in vs by Adam which thought it sprynge not and beare no frute yet it remaneth euer ready to sprynge yee and wolde beare frute vnto the deeth were not the holy sprite subdued it and mortyfyed it and holdeth it doune I am carnall soulde vnder synne because I wote not what I doo For what I wolde that do I nâ— but what I hate that do I. Yf I do nowâ— that whiche I wolde not I graunte to the loâ—we that it is good So then nowe it is not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me For I knowe that in me that is to saye in my flesshe dwelleth no good thynge To wyll is present wyth me but I fynde no mâ—â—anes to performe that whiche is good For I do not that thynge which I wolde but that euyl do I whiche I wolde not Fynally yf I do that I wolde not then is not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me doâ—eth it I fynde then by the lawe that when I wolde do good euyl is present wyth me I delite in the lawe of God as concerninge the inner man but I se a nother lawe in my meÌ„bers rebellinge agaynst the lawe of my mynde and subduinge me vnto the lawe of syâ—ne whiche is in my members O wretched man that I am who shall deliuer me from this body of deeth I thank God by Iesus Christ oure lorde so then I my sylfe in my mynde serue the lawe of God and in my flesshe the lawe of synne Here Paul sheâ—wed the synfulnes of his flesshe laudinge God by Iesus Christ that he was not ther vnto subdued Yf ye mortyfie the deades of the flesshe by the helpe of the sprite ye shall liue for as many as are ledde by the sprite are the sonnes of God Here it is openly declared that it is by the powere of the sprite of God and not by oure deades that the synne whiche is in oure flesshe is mortyfied subdued or dampned But soche perfection haue we not nor yet mo haue that synne shal be clene taken oute of vs so longe as we are in this corruptible body The flesshe lusteth euer coÌ„trary to the sprite But yet let not y e synne which is in youre mortal bodyes regne y e ye shulde there vnto obey in the lustes of it Nether gyue ye youre members as instrumentes of vnrighteuesnes vnto synne but geue youre sylfes vnto God as they that are aliue from deeth and geue youre members as instrumentes of righteuesnes vnto God Synne shall not haue powere ower you
for ye are not vnder y e lawe but vnder grace aÌ„d ye are borne a newe in ye sprite The sprite is made fre Ye sprite is fylled with y e holy gost And ye sprite fulfilleth the lawe In my mynde sayeth Paul I serue the lawe of God howebeit y e synne dwell in the flesshe yet the sprite wyl not coÌ„sent nor obey there vnto because it is borne a newe aÌ„d made fre by faith but wyl obey vnto the lawe of God by the power of his holy sprite by whom spryngeth very lowe from the herte And so in the sprite the lawe is fulfilled Thaâ— commande vs to lowe God With all oure herte with all oure soule with all oure streyngth oute of this lowe spryngeth all good workes for lowe canne not be ydel but must of neade worke to the pleasure of hym whom is lowed when occasion commeth An man that hath perfect lowe to God seketh with all diligence to knowe they thynges wherin God hath pleasure And when he knowed the wyll of God there mo nothynge holde hym from the doinge of it Yee he is glade that God hath commaunded hym to do soche thynges Because his pleasure is to be occupyed in the lawe of the lorde nether is his lawe heuy to soche a man For it is an easy yoke and an light burdynge thorowe lowe wherin I praye God to coÌ„ferme youre hertes by his sprite thorowe faith Amen Of pacience BE ye pacient bretherne vnto the coÌ„mynge of the lorde Belowed brethern pacence is an virtue whiche is necessary in theyr euyl and peralouse dayes aÌ„d thereby all y e saynâ—â—eâ— of God haue ouercoÌ„me all persecutioÌ„ aÌ„d trouble put om them in this present lyfe and this pacience Paul coÌ„mended vnto vs sayinge In all thynges let vs behaue oure sylfes as the ministers of God in moche pacience in afflictions in necessâ—te in auguyâ—she in strypes in presoÌ„ment in stryfe in labour in warche in fastinge in purenes in knowledge in loÌ„ge sufferinge in kyndnes in the holy goost in lowe vnfayned in the wordes of trueth in the power of God by the armâ—â—â— of righteuesnes on the ryght honde and on the lyfte honde in honoure and dishonoure in euyll reporte and good reporte as disceauers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knowen as deyinge and beholde we yet liue as chastened and not kylled as sorowynge and yet alwayes mery as poore aÌ„d yet make many ryche as hauynge no thynge and yet possessynge all thynges This pacience is to soffre and receaue gladly withoute any murmure whatsoeuer trouble payne vexation and aduersite that God sent And this pacience commeth of perfect lowe whiche commeth of stronge and sure faith This pacieÌ„ce teached vs the apostle Iamys sayenge Be ye pacient bretherne vnto the commynge of the lorde Pacience do marke some trouble for in prosperite she lost her â—ome she ragne neuer but wher trouble aÌ„d Beholde wicked Iezabel caused to kyll all the holy prophetes in Israel excepte they that were hyd secretly or fledde to the deserte as Elias .c. Of the trouble aÌ„d persecution of the prophetes and seruauntes of God saith Christ to the olde scribes and pharisees Beholde I sende vnto you prophetes wyse men and scribes and of them some shall ye kyl and crucifie and some shall ye scourge in youre synagogges and persecute them from citie to citie Take my brethern the prophetes for an ensample of sufferinge aduersitie and of longe pacience which spake in the name of the lorde Beholde we counte them happy which endure Ye haue herde of the pacience of Iob and haue knowen what ende the lorde made for the lorde is pityfull aÌ„d merciful Beholde also the greate aduersitie and trouble of holy Tobie for all his substance was taken from hym aÌ„d hymsylfe was sought to be kylled aÌ„d his syght was taken from hym by God also ye haue herde what endethe lorde made of all his aduersite Market his also yf God sende the to the see and promyse to goo with y e and to brynge the saffe to londe he wyl reyse vp a tempest agenst the to proue whether thou wilt abyde by his woorde and that thou maist feale thy faith and perceaue his goodnes for were it all wayes fayre wether aÌ„d â—ou neuer brought to soch ieoperdy whenâ—e his mercy only deliuered the thy faith â—ulde be but a presumption and thou shulâ—est be euer vnthankefull to God and merâ—ylesse vnto thy neyboure ¶ Yf God promyse riches y e waye therto is â—owerte WhoÌ„ he loweth hym he chasteset â—hom he exaltet he casteth downe whom he â—â—ueth he daÌ„neth fyrst He bringeth no man â—o heuen excepte he sende hym to hell first Yf he promise lyfe he sleyeth first when he â—yldeth he casteth all downe fyrst He is no â—atcher he can not bylde on a nother mans foundacion He will not worke vntyll all be past remedy and brought vnto soch a case that men may se how that his haÌ„de his power his mercy his goodnes aÌ„d trueth hath wrought all to gether He will let no man be partetaker with him of his prayse aÌ„d glorie His workes are wonderful and contrary vnto mans workes Who euer saue he delyuered his awne sonne his only sonne his dere sonne vnto the deeth and that for his enemies sake to winne his enemie to ouercome him with lowe that he myght se lowe and lowe agayne and of lowe to doo lyke wyse to other men and to ouercome them with well doinge ¶ Ioseph sawe y e sonne and the mone and xi ster res worshepinge him Neuerthelesse shameful deeth of the crosse as a thef or a mortherer Yee an cursed deeth as saith the lawe cursed is whosoeuer hangeth on tree He vas â—ende in the warlde by the father to suffre trouble whiche before he apoynted to hym Yee he se et an stroÌ„ge batayl before hym in the which he do fyght aâ— an worthy knyght and obtayned victory and haue receaued y e rewarde but fyrst he fought or he waÌ„ne the rewarde yee he suffered to be sore wounded be fore he obtayned victory As the holy prophete sawe longe afore honde and spake of hym He shal haue nether beutye nor fauoure wheÌ„ we shall beholde hym he shal be oute of shappe so that we shal not desyer hym he shal be despysed and leste set bye of al men a man hauynge experience and fealinge bothe oure sorowes and sykenesses we shal I saye repute hym so vyle and lothly that we shall hyde oure faces froÌ„ hym When this not withstondinge yet is euen he muste beare oure sykenesses and sorowes But we shall iudge hym to be thus cast doune and smyten with some plage of God yee when he is wounded euen of oure transsgressions and thus smyten for oure vngodlynes for the punyshment for oure correction shal be layde apon hym and by his stripes and hurte shal be healed All we are