preseÌ„t with me not in the sprite but in the fleshe Then it foloweth I delite in the lawe of God as concerninge the inner man but I se another lawe in my members rebellinge agenst the lawe of my mynde and subduinge me vnto ty e lawe of synne which is in my members Not that this lawe of synne in his members ouer come hym that he was in the sprite subdued vnto it But it subdued hym to synne because it made hym in daunger of the lawe for it requireth the hole maÌ„ with his strength and power And because ther was an euyl lust and concupiscence in hym contrarious vnto the lawe therfore he was subdued to synne not in the sprite but thorowe synne in the fleshe Nowe Paul seinge this synne sowen and fast roted in his fleshe that it was vnpossible to get it cleane awaye in this lyfe he longeth and murneth for the delyueraunce of the synnefull fleshe sayenge O wretched man that I am who shal delyuer me froÌ„ this body of deeth theÌ„ it foloweth I thank God by Iesus Christ oure lorde As he wolde saye thought I wolde delyuer my sylfe from synne I maye not and no other man maye delyuer me from synne for they are all in the same bondage and thrall with me so many as are yet in the fleshe There is none righteous no not one ther is none that vnderstoÌ„deth there is none that seketh after God they are all gone out of the waye They are all made vnprofitable there is none that dâ—eth good no not one Theyr throte is an open sepulchre with theyâ— tounges they haue disceaued the poyson of aspes is vnder theyr lippes Whose mouthes are full of chursinge and bitternes Theyr fete are swifte to shee l bloud Destruction and wretchednes are in theyr wayes and the waye of peace haue they not knowen there is no feare of God before theyr eyes But thou alone o lorde God and father which art the weake mans strenght aÌ„d refuge ready at the honde of hym that is in strese arte my delyueroure For thou shal delyuer me of this presonment of synne and body of deeth by thy wellbelowed sonne Iesus Christ oure lorde And thought for an tyme I must neade suffre or I receaue the finall ende of my deliueraunce yeâ— by hope I aÌ„ sure of it For thou arte true in all thy sayeÌ„ges And thy trueth is sure to all age for euer And thought in the fleshe be some synne yet in the sprite I shall consent to the lawe and serue it Belowed brethern thoughe there be in vs some synne and euyl lust aÌ„d concupiscence yet let vs not consent to it in the sprite But resist to it and fyght agenst it seruynge the lawe of God in the sprite As did Paul And as he reached vs sayenge Let not synne regne in youre mortall bodyes that ve shulde there vnto obey in the lustes of it make not prouisioÌ„ for the fleshe to fulfill the lustes of it Walke in the sprite and fulfill not the lustes of the fleshe Yf ye liue after the fleshe ye must dye So thought we haue synne in the fleshe oure sprite is fre of it but not thorowe oure sylfes but thorowe the holy goost ¶ Where the sprite of the lorde is there is libertie And Christ sayd to the Iewes Yf the sonne shall make you fre then are ye fre in deade The sonne worketh by the holy goost So doeth the father also And theyr workynge is indiuisible ¶ For that which the father doeth the sonne doeth and lyke wyse the holy goost So when the holy goost maketh vs fre the sonne maketh vs fre And when the father aÌ„d the sonne maketh vs fre the holy goost maketh vs fre And though one of the iij. persones of the holy trinite be named in any place of the scripture yet it shal be vnderstonde after the indiuisible workinge of the holy trinite hauynge some workes after oure maner of speakinge appropriet to euerych persone Thyse fredome that we haue as saith Paul we haue it thorowe the sprite of the lorde and not be oure sylfes For God hath sent his sprite in oure hertes wherby we are louseth in the sprite from the bondes of synne and delyuered out of seruitute and cryes to God Abba father Nowe seinge that we are made fre in the sprite from synne let vs not tangle oure sylfes agayne in subiection therto but fyght agenst it resist to it aÌ„d with all diligence labour to dante and tayme the wantannes of it to holde it doune and mortifie it as it is written Yf ye theÌ„ be rysen agayne with Christ seke they thynges which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the ryght honde of God Set youre affectioÌ„ on thynges that are aboue and not on thynges which are on the erth For ye are deed and youre lyfe is hyd with Christ in God When Christ which is youre lyfe shal shewâ— hym sylfe then shal ye also apere with him in glory mortifie therfore youre meÌ„bers which are on y e erth .c. And in another place it is writteÌ„ They y t are Christes haue crucifyed the fleshe with the appetites and lustes Not that we maye mortifie the fleche thorowe oure awne strength and labours as preache the false preachers No no but by the holy sprite as it is written Yf ye mortyfie the deades of the fleshe by the helpe of the sprite ye shall lyue And of what sprite he speaketh he shewed immediatly after sayenge As many as are ledde by the sprite of God are the sonnes of God This mortyfication and crucifienge of the fleshe and synne is an subiection where vnder synne is â—ut not that it is takeÌ„ cleane awaye but subdued holden doune and not suffered to worke An thynge when it scaâ—es workynge it is called deed Anâ— tree when it springeth not and beareth no frute nor braunches it is called deed So synne when it worketh not and shewed not the sylfe by workes it is called deed so we shall make synne to dye and we shulde crucifie it not sufferinge it to worke And this we maye not do of oure sylfes but by the holy sprite which regneth in oure hertes and of his power mortyfies and crucifies this synne which resteth in the fleshe He strenghteth vs for in to the inner man he maketh vs able and stronge to resist to all the assautes of oure enimies He eyketh oure power and minishet theyâ—s He maketh vs fre and subdued them He gyueth vs lyfe and kylled them The fleshe and synne as is said is mortifieth by the sprite of God but to the same mortification oure workes are required but oure ablenes commeth of God Not that we maye do any good of oure sylfes No we are not sufficient of oure sylfes to thynke any thynge as it were of oure sylfes but our ablenes there to cometh of God by his holy sprite For it is God that worketh in vs both the will
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
aÌ„d also the deade yee eueÌ„ of his awne good wyll He worketh in vs the workes which are necessary to the mortification of the fleshe yee he maketh vs to chastifie the body brynge it into subiection by resistinge vnto the lustes of it and continuall excertion of good workes For the moare that an man be vseth to synne the harder shall it be to resist vnto the euyl vse and lustes therof For the lustes of synne are euer the stroÌ„ger the moare that an man folowe them be an euyl vse And by the contrary the resistinge of synne and excercition of good workes taketh some thynge awaye of the strength of synne Herefore brethern exerce youre sylfes vnto Verely I saye vnto you they haue receaued theyr rewarde But when ye faste anoynte youre heed and washe youre face that it apere not vnto men howe ye faste but vnto youre father whiche is in secrete .c. ¶ Herefore bretherne in all thynges kepe measure be discrete folowe the sprite and mortyfie the fleshe by the holy goost whom ye haue receaued as the ernest of youre enheretaunce by whom ye are teached in all trueth and as he hath teached you abyde therin And be not caryed hidder and thydder with diuers and straunge learninge ¶ I saye the learninge of men whiche the holy scripture do not knowe as ye haue bene in tyme passed Wherwith ye were drawene from the faith and gaue hede vnto sprites of erroure and deuylshe doctrine of them which speake lyes thorowe ypocrisy and haue theyr consciences marked with an hett yerne forbiddynge to mary and coÌ„maundynge to absteyne from meates whiche God hath created to be receaued with geuynge of thankes of them whiche beleue and haue knowen the trueth For all the creatures of God are good and no thynge to be refused yf it be receaued with geuynge of thankes For it is sanctified by the worde of God and prayer Yf thou shall put the bretherne in remembraunce of these thynges saith Paul to Thimothe thou shal be a good minister of Iesu Christ whiche hast bene norished vppe in the wordes of faith and good doctrine whiche thou hast continualy followed but cast awaye vngostly and olde wyues fables This I saye lest eny man shulde begylle you with entysinge wordes For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I present with you in the sprite ioyinge and beholdinge youre stedfast faith in Christ As ye haue therfore receaued Christ Iesu the lorde eueÌ„ so walke roâ—ed and bilt in hym and stedfaste in the faith as ye haue learned and therin be plenteous in geuinge thankes ¶ Beware lest eny man come and spoyle you thorowe philosophy and disceatful vanitie thorowe the tradicions of men and ordinacioÌ„s after the worlde and not after Christ For in hym duelled all the fulnes of the goâ— heeth boddyly and ye are full in hym which is the heed of all rule and power in whom also ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hondes by puttinge of of the sinful body of the fleshe thorowe the circumcision that is in Christ In that ye are buried with hym thorowe baptim in whom ye are also risen agayne thorowe faith that is wroght by the operation of God which raysed hym from deeth ¶ And hath with hym quickened you also which were deed in synne and in the vncircumcisioÌ„ of youre fleshe and hath forgeueÌ„ vs oure trespases and hath put out the obligation that was agaynst vs made in the lawe written and that hath he taken out of the waye and hath fastenet it on his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made ashewe of them openly and hath triumphed ouer them in his awne persone ¶ Let no man therfore trouble youre coÌ„ciences aboute meate and drincke or for a peace of an holy daye which are no thinge but shadowes of thinges to come but the body is in Christ Let no man make you to shute at a wronge marke which after his awne ymaginacion walketh in the humblenes and holynes of angels thinges which he neuer sawe causlesse puft vppe with his fleshly mynde and holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaueth norishment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the increasynge that commeth of God ¶ Wherfore sen ye are deed with Christ from the doctrine of the worlde why as thought ye yet lyued in the worlde shuld ye be yet ledde with tradicions of them that saye touche not tast not handle not .c. Nowe in coÌ„clusioÌ„ be ye all of one mynde aÌ„d the God of peace that raysed from deeth oure lorde Iesus Christ the greate sheperde of you his shepe thorowe the bloude of the euerlastinge testament make you perfect in all good workes to do his godly and holy will and brynge to passe that whatsoeuer ye do maye be accepted in his fyght by the meanes of Iesus Christ To whom be prayse for euer Amen ¶ I beseche you bretherne suffre the wordes of exhortation for I haue written vnto you in feawe wordes Salute all the saynctes they which are here salute you in the lorde Grace be with you all Amen ¶ At Parishe by me Peter congeth A.M.D. xxxv xx Ianuarij Ephe. vi i. Petri v. Apoca. ii Hebreo xi Math. xvi i Corin. iij. Ephe. ij Apo. xxvi Galath â— Mathei vij Gala. v Gala. 3. iiij Roma v i Corin. xiij Apoca. xxi Roma iij Roma iiij Gene. xv Psal xxxi Gene. xv Gene. xvii Roma iiij Romanâ— v Roma ix Esai xxviij Romano x Gala. iii. Gala. iii â—ieremi v â—sal xxxiii Galath v Apoca. xix Roma iiij Ioan. iij â— Ioan. i Math. xix Roma iij â–ª Iacobi ij Phili. ij iiij Galatas iij Ioannis i i Corin. ij Ephesi ij Luce xvij Marci ix Roma ix x â—ath vij â—ath xv â—a v â—ath xij 〈◊〉 xvi â—ar xvi Ioan .iij Ephe. v Ioan .iij Gala. v Hebre. xi Psal xxxij Roma xiiij Gene. viij i Corin. ij ij Corin. iiij â—cobii â—athei vij â—athei v â—itum i â—mano ij â—ma xvi â—he v â—omano vi â—tum iij Marke wel i Ioan .ij Mathei vij â—al vi â—ma xvi â—oan ij â—oma i â—oma xvi Math. vi Ioan. iij Roma viij Psal lxxxv Mat. xxiiij Roma viij i. Corin· vi i. Petri i. Psal ij 〈◊〉 vi xij â—he ij â—etri v â—al liiij â—ce xij â—ath vi â—ath vij Corin. vi Hiere xxxi Esaie xxvij Esa xxxviij Esaie xl Esaie xli Esaie xlij Esaie xliij Esaie xliii Esaie li Esaie liiij Math. vij Philipp iiij i. Thimoâ— i. Esaie xxxij· Roman iij Romano v Ioan. xiiij Roma i i Cori. i â— ij Gala. i Esaie xxxij Esaiâ— ix Esaie xlv Esaie lxvâ— Ioan. i Math. xi Esaie xlviij Psal xiij Esaie liij Ezechie xiij Esaie lvij Ioan. xiiij Roman v Ephe. ij Ephe. v Roma xij ij Cori. xiij Esay xl Deute vi Ioan. iiij Romano .i Ephe. i. i Ioan. iij. Mat. xxv i. Ioan. iiij Gala. iij Romano v Gala. v Deutero vi Romano iij Romano vi Iacobi i. Roma vij Roma viij Roman vi Io. i. iij.viij and xx Gala. iij Tâ—um iij Gala. iiij Roma vii i Corin. i. xij ii Corin. iij Roma viij Gala. v i. Corin. xiij Psal i Math. xi Iacob iv Ephesio v ij Corint vâ— Beholde Iob Romano v Iaco. v. iij ReguÌ„ xix Mat. xxiij Iacobi v Tobie i. ij God tryeth he faith of his children Esaie xlâ— The worke of God arâ— wonderfuâ— Deuter. xxi Ioann â—vi Esaie liij Ephesio vi Mat. ix Psal lxvij Hebreo â— Hebreo xij Ioann xv Ephesio i Zacha. ix Roma viij Hebreo xij Ioan. xx Ioan. xv Mat. x The wisdome of the serpente Roman vi Math. x. Luce xiiij Mathei vi Math. x Psal xliij Roma vi TribulatioÌ„ iâ— a blessige Math. v Prosperite isâ— a curse Luâ—â— vi TribulatioÌ„ for righteuesnes is ye gyfte of god Actor .v ij Thimo. iij Philippe i i Petri iiij Whereby theÌ„ are youre tyrannes sure Romano v ij Corint xij The differeÌ„ce betwene y e childerne of God and of the deuil Deute viij Ioan .vi Ioan .viij i. Corin. ix Mat. xix Luce. xij Luce. xvi Hebreo xiij Which way goo youre persecuters to heuen theÌ„ Mathei vij You re persecuters haue no power to do vnto you what they wolde Mat. v Mat. x Psalm xlix Psal xxxij Psal xxxiij Mat. x i Petri v Psal liiij A Christen mans care The despicers persecuters aÌ„d they that fall froÌ„ Gods worde arâ—â—hâ—â—aâ—ead Noe Lot Moses Aaron The prophetes Christ Mat. x Marci viij Luc. ix Thimoth i God receaueth them that come agayne Why letteth god his choseÌ„ childerne fall Ephesi iij Roma v Roma vi Ephes v Rom. vi Ephe. ij Roman iiij Psal xxxi Ioan. i Roma viij i Ioan. i Iacob iij Luce xvij Exod. xx Gala. â— Roman vij Deutero vi Psal xiij Roman vij Roma xiij Gala. v ij Corint iij Ioann viij Ioan v Roman viij Collossen iij Gala. v Roma viij ij Corint iâ— Philippe iâ— i Thimo. iiâ— i Ioan. ij Hebreo xiij i Corin. xiiij Ioan x
and lacke the prayse that is of valoure before God but are iustified frely by his grace thorow the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom God hath made an seate of mercy thorow faith in his bloud to shewe the righteuesnes which before hym is of valoure in that he forgeueth the synnes that are passhed which God did sofre to sheue at this tyme the righteuesnes that is alowed of hym that he myght be counted iuste and an iustifiar of hym that beleuith on Iesus Christ Where is then thy reioysinge it is excludet By what lawe by the lawe of workes naye but by the lawe of faith We suppose therfore that an man is iustified by faith without the deades of the lawe Ys he God of the iewes only ys he not the God also of the gentyls he is no dout God also of the gentyls for it is God only which iustified circumcision which of faith and vncircumcisioÌ„ thorow faith ¶ Yf Abraham were iustified by deades then hath he wherin to reioyce but not with God For what saith the scripture Abraham beleued God and it was counted vnto hym for righteuesnes ¶ To hym that worketh the rewarde is not reckened of fauour but of duety To hym that worketh not but beleueth on hym that iustified the vngodly is faith reckened for righteuesnes Euen as Dauid describeth the blessed fulnes of an man vnto whom God ascribeth righteuesnes without deades Blessed are they whose vnrighteuesnes is forgeuen and whose synnes are couered blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth not synne Cam this blessednes then apon the circumcised or apon the vncircuÌ„cised we saye verely howe yat faith was reckened to AbrahaÌ„ for righteuesnes Howe was it reckened In the time of circumcicision or in the time before he was circumcised Not in the time of circumcision but when he was yet vncircumcised And he receaued the signe of circumcision as an seale of that righteuesnes which is by faith which faith he had yet beynge vncircumcised That he shulde be the father of all them that beleue thougt they be not circumcised that righteuesnes myght be imputed to them also Abraham was made stronge in the faith and gaue honour to God and stedfastly beleued that he which had made the promes was able also to make it good and therfore was it reckened to hym for righteuesnes It is not written for hym only that it was reckened to hyme for righteuesnes but also for vs to whom it shal be counted for righteuesnes so we beleue on hym that reysed vppe Iesus the lorde froÌ„ deeth As saith Paul be cause that we are iustified by faith we are at peace with God thorow oure lorde Iesus Christ The GeÌ„tils which foloweth not righteuesnes haue ouer takeÌ„ righteuesnes I meane ye righteuesnes which coÌ„meth of faith But Israel which foloweth the lawe of righteuesnes coulde not attayne vnto y e lawe of righteuesnes And wherfore because they sought it not by faith but as it were by the workes of the lawe For they haue stombled at the stomblinge stone As it is writteÌ„ Beholde I put in SyoÌ„ an stomblinge stone and an rocke on which shal men faule none that beleue on hym shal be ashamed I beare Israel recorde sayth Paul that they haue an feruent mynde to God warde but not accordinge to knouledge For they are ignoraunt of the righteuesnes which is aloued before God aÌ„d goo about to stablisshe their aune righteuesnes And therfore are not obedient vnto the righteuesnes which is of value before God For Christ is the ende of the lawe to iustifie all that beleue aÌ„d in y e same chap. saith he The beleue of y e herte iustified And in an other place We knowe y t no man is iustified by the deades of lawe but by the faith of Iesus Christ and we haue beleuet on Iesus Christ that we myght be iustified by y e faith of Christ and noth by the deades of the lawe Abraham beleued God and it was counted vnto hym for righteuesnes vnderstonde therfore that they which are of faith are the childerne of Abraham The scripture sawe afore honde that God wolde iustifie the gentils thorow the mouthes of lyons quenched the violence â—f fyre eschaped the edge of the swearde of weake were made stronge woxet valient in fyght turned to flyght the armees of the alientis The wemen receaued their deed to lyfe agayne wother were racked and wolde not be deliuered y t they myght receaue a better resurrectioÌ„ Wother tasied of mochingis and scourgyndis moreower of bondes and presonment were stoned were heawen a sunder were tempted were slayne with sweardes walked vppe and doune in shepes skynnes in gotes skynnes in nede tribulacion and vexation which the worlde was not worthy of They wandred in wildernes in mountaynes in dens and cayes of the erth And these all thoroue faith obteyned good reporte and receaued not the promes God prouidinge an better thinge for vs that they without vs shulde not be made perfect Belowed bethren it is writteÌ„ The eyes of the lorde beholdeth faith that is to saye The lorde taketh pleasure of faith and faueours them in whom he findeth faith aÌ„d imputed not their synnes vnto them for the pleasure which he hath of their faith he loket not to their synnes but he loketh to their faith as saith y e scripture Dearly beloued this faith where of I speake is not fayned faith nether deed faith nether infruteful faith which taketh name after y e opinioÌ„ of meÌ„ but it is perfect faith quycke lyuinge faith which worketh y e pleasure of God froÌ„ y e herte of poore lowe This faith is not had be y e deuils nether by wicked vngodly meÌ„ but by y e saynctes of God yee the childerne and heyres of God Whom he had called vnto the supper of lyfe Nether mo the man which had this faith consent to do any thinge agaynst ye lawe of God for his herte is so vppe lyfted thorowe lowe y t he foryettes his awne profit and pleasure and continually seketh the pleasure of God aÌ„d the profit of his brethreÌ„ This faith is callit the faith of the Gospell and it is an sure confidence or trust in God that he is faithful and wil without any dout fulfil they thinges which he of his greate mercy hath promised vnto vs in Christ Ensample we haue of faithful Abraham whois faith was couÌ„ted vnto hym for righteuesnes And his faith was an sure confidence or trust in the promes of God as saith Paul Abraham coÌ„trary to hope beleued in hope that he shulde be the father of many nacions accordinge to that which was spoken So shal thy seed be and he faynted not in the faith nor yet consideret hys aune body which was nowe deed euen when he was almost an hondred yeare olde Nether coÌ„sidered he the barenes of Sara He staâ—kered not at the promes of God
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
dyed and was buried in hell ¶ When he lifte vppe his eyes as he was in tormentes he sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome and cried and saith haue mercy on me and sende Lazarus that he maye depe the rippe of his finger in water and cole my tonge for I am tourmented in this flame Abraham saith vnto hym Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receauedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne Nowe therfore is he conforted and thowe arte punisshed .c. ¶ For as moch then as we must neades be baptised in tribulations and goo thorowe the redde see and a greate and fearful wildernes and a londe of cruell geâ—untes into oure awne contree for here haue we no contynuinge citie but we seke â— citie to come yee and in as moch as it is of playne ernest there is no nother waye into y e kyngdome of heueÌ„ then thorowe persecutioÌ„ and sufferinge of payne and very deeth after the ensaÌ„ple of Christ For we â—ustenter in at ye strayte gate â–ª for wyde is the gate and broade is the waye that leadeth to distruction and many there be which goo in there at For strayte is the gat and narawe is the waye which leydeth vnto lyfe and feawe there be that fynde it ¶ Therfore let vs arme oure soules with the conforte of the scriptures howe that God is euer ready at honde in tyme of neade to helpe vs. And howe that soch tyrauntes and persecuters are but Gods scourge and his rodde to chastise vs. And as the father hath alwaye in tyme of correction the rodde faste in his honde so that the rodde doeth no thynge but as he moweth it euen so hath God all tyrauntes in his honde and letteth them not doo whatsoeuer they wolde but as moch only as he apoynteth them to do and as for forth as it is necessaâ—y for vs. And as when the childe submitâ—eth hym sylfe vnto his fathers correction and nurtoure and humbleth hym sylfe all to gether vnto the will of his father then â—he rodde is taken awaye euen so when we are come vnto the knowleage of the righte waye and haue forsakeÌ„ oure awne wyll and offer oure sylfes clene vnto the will of God to walke which waye so euer he will haue vs then turneth he the tyrauntes Or else yf they enforce to persecute vs any forther he putteth them out of the waye accordynge vnto the confortable ensamples of the holy scripture ¶ Moareouer let vs arme oure soules with the promyses both of helpe and assistence and also of the glorious rewarde that foloweth Greate is youre rewarde in heuen saith Christ And he that knowledge me before men hym shall I knowledge before my father that is in heuen And call on me in tyme of tribulation and I shal delyuer y e And beholde the eyes of the lorde are â—uer them that feare hym aÌ„d ouer them that trust in his mercy To delyuer theyr soules from deeth and to fede them in the tyme of hongre And Dauid sayeth The lorde is nye theâ— that are troubled in theyr hertes and the mâ—ke in sprite he wyll saue The tribulation of the righteous are many and out oâ— them all will the lorde delyuer them Thâ— lorde kepeth all the bones of them so thaâ— not one of them shal be brosed The lorâ—de shal redeme the soules of his seruauntes And of soch lyke consolation are the psames full the lorde open youre hertes to reade them and vnderstonde them perfectly in the sprite When ye delyuer you take no thoâ—ught what ye shal saye It shal be geuen you the same houre what ye shall saye For it is not ye that shall speake but the sprite of youâ—re father speaketh in you The very heares of youre heedes are noumbred Yf God care for oure heares he moch moare careth for oure soules which he hath sealed with his holy sprite Therfore saith Peter Cast al youâ—re care apon hym for he careth for you and Paul saith God is true he will not suffre you to be tempted aboue youre myght· Cast thy care apon the lorde Let thy care be to prepare thy sylfe with all thy streÌ„gth to walâ—ke which waye he wyl haue the and to beleue that he wyl goo with the and assiste the and strength the agenst all tyrannes and delyuer the out of all tribâ—lation But what waye or by what meanes he wyll do it that committe vnto hym and to his godly pleaâ—ure and wisdome and cast that care apon hym And thougth it seme neuer so vnlikely or neuer so vnpossible vnto naturall reason yet beleue stedfastly that he will doo it And â—hen shall he accordynge vnto his olde vse chaunge the course of the worlde euen in the â—winkelinge of an eye and come sodeÌ„ly apon youre tyranntes and myghtye geauntes as a thefe in the nighte and compasse them in theyr wiles and worldly wisdome when they crye pece aÌ„d all is saffe then shal theyr sorowes begynne as the sorowes of a woman that traueleth with childe And then shall he dystroye them aÌ„d delyuer you vnto the glorious prayse of his mercy aÌ„d trueth Amen And as perteyninge vnto them that despice Gods worde countinge it as a phantasy or a dreame and to them also that for feare of a litle persecutio flye froÌ„ it setthes before thy eyes How God sens the beginnynge of the worlde before a general plage euer seÌ„te his true prophetes and preachers of his worde to warne the people and gaue them space to repente But they for the greatest part of them hardened theyr hertes and persecuted the worde that was sente vnto them And then God destroyed them vtterly and toke them cleane from the erthe As thou seist what folowed the preachynge of Noe in the olde worlde what folowed the preachinge of Lot amonge the Sodomites and the preachinge of Moses and Aaron amonge the Egiptians and that sodenly agenst all possibilite of mans witte Moareouer as ofte as the childerne of Israel fell froÌ„ God to the whorsepinge of ymages he sente his prophetes vnto them And they persecuted and waxed harde herted And then he sente them into all places of the worlde captiue Cast of all he sente his awne sonne vnto them And they waxed moare harde herted then euer before And se what a fearfull ensample of his wrath and cruell vengeaunce he hath made of them vnto all the worlde nowe almost fyftene huÌ„dred yeres ¶ Marke also howe Christ threathnet them that forsake hym for whatsoeuer cause it be Whether for feare eyther for shame eyther for lousse of honoure frendes lyfe or goodes he that deniet me before men saith he hym wil I denie before my father that is in heuen he that loweth father or mother moare then me is not worthy of me Whosoeuer is asshamed of me saith he or of my wordes amonge this adoutours and sinneful generation of hym shall the
sonne of â—an be asshamed when he cometh in the â—lorie of his father with his holy Angels Also none that layeth his honde to the plowe and loketh backe is mere for the kingdome of heuen ¶ Neuerthelesse yet yf any man haue resisted ignorauntly as did Paul let hym loke vnto the trueth which Paul wrate after he come to knouledge Also yf any man clene agenst his herte but ouercome with the weaknes of the flesshe for feare of persecution haue denied as did Peter or haue delyuered his boke to the tyrauntes or put it awaye secretlye ¶ Let hym yf he repente come agayne and take better holde and not dispare or take it for a signe that God hath forsaken hym For God oft tymes taketh his strength eueÌ„ from his very electe when they other trust in theyr awne strength or are negligente to call to hym for his strength And that doeth he to reach them and to make them feale that in the fyre of tribulation foâ— his wordes sake no thynge canne endure and abyde false his worde and that strength only which he hath premysed For which streÌ„gth he wil haue vs to praye vnto hym nyght aÌ„d daye with all instaunce Which also is able to do excedinge aboundaÌ„tly aboue all that ye are or thynke accordynge to y e power that worketh in vs vnto whom be prayse in the congregation by Iesus Christe thorowe out all generation for euer Amen Of the mortification of the fleshe BY one maÌ„ synne entred in the worlde aÌ„d deeth by the meanes of synne and so deeth went ouer all men in so moch that all men synned Dearly beloweth bretherne it is not vnknowen to you the serâ—â—tute the bondage aÌ„d the â—hialdom where vnder we were some tyme to synne Ye were ons the seruauntes of synne Ye were one darknes But thorowe the greate mercy of almyghty God we are delyuered there from by his sonne Iesus Christ So that we are deliuered froÌ„ synne and made the seruauntes ef righteuesnes but not so perfitly that ther is no sâ—nne in vs. We are deliuered thorow faith froÌ„ the wrath of God and from the vengeaunce and curse of the lawe and from the eternal deeth we haue obteyned forgyuiÌ„g of all oure synnes so that they shal not be imputeth to vs on that daye when the lorde shal come And in the sprite we are made perfect and borne a newe vnto God so that we are no seruauntes but soÌ„nes doughters But yet in oure flesshe there is sâ—me synne yee an wicked seed is sowen in oure flesshe and is so roted that it maye not be cleanly taken awaye in this present lyfe Of the which saith Ihon. Yf we shall saye that we haue no synne we deceaue oure sylfes and the trueth is not in vs. For in many thynges we synne all When we haue done all they thynges which are commanded vnto vs we are yet vnprofitable seruauntes we haue done but that which was oure duety to do This synne is this concupiscence this lust and euyl desyre which we haue in vs contraryous to the lawe of God And this concupiscence is verely synne because it is forbydden in the lawe of God which saith thou shall not concupisce or desyre And be cause it is contraryous to God and to his pleasure and will for there maye no thynge be contraryous to God but euyl and synneful thynge and this concupiscence or euyl desyre thought it be euyll and sinnefull yet we maye not awoyde it so longe we are here in the fleshe For as saith Paul the fleshe lusteth contrary to the sprite and the sprite contrary to the fleshe Theyr ar contrary one to the other so that 〈◊〉 canne not do that what ye wolde This bâ—tayl is euen in an righteous and iustified man which hath the sprite of God For the fleshe lusteth continualy agenst the sprite 〈◊〉 that an maye not do that which he woldâ— that is that he myghâ— holely and perfâ—ue hym to the seruice of God but he mayâ— not for the fleshe lusteth contrary to the sprâ—te and wyll not nor canne not be obedienâ— to the lawe of this same saith Paul The laâ—we is spirituall but I am carnall solde vnder synne because I woâ—e not what I do Here Pa. knowledgeth hym sylfe to hauâ— an carnall concupiscence or desyre in hym and thereby knowledgeth hym subdued to synne For he saith I am carnall solde vnder synne The lawe he saith also is holy aÌ„d good yee y e lawe is spiritual but I am caâ—nall solde vnder synne And when Ierâ—me my sylfe to do and fulfil that holy and spirituall lawe I fynde in me an contrariousnes to it and maye not fulfill it Whereby I knowe that I am carnall and â—â—ldâ— that is subdued vnder synne for in the flâ—she he serued the lawe of synne In my fleshe saith he I serue the lawe of synne Bâ— thought he was subdued to the lawe of syâ—ne in the fleshe yet he was fre in the sprite I serue the lawe of God saith he in the sprite And in the sprite he fought continualy agenst the synne in the fleshe and wolde alwayes haue had it awaye And because he 〈◊〉 no meanes culde get it awaye he coÌ„playneth sayenge what I wolde that do I not but what I hat that do I. As he wolde saye I wolde the flesh lusteth not agenst the sprite And this concupiscence I â—at because it is euyll and yet I maye not be fre froÌ„ it TheÌ„ it foloweth Yf I do that which I wolde not I confesse to the lawe â—hat it is good So then nowe it is not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me As he wolde saye Yf synne to the which I consent not in the sprite but hattes wolde haue it awaye abydeth in the fleshe yee worketh and lusteth agenst the lawe And I in the sprite consent to the lawe and graunteth is good and wolde fulfill it and haue awaye that synne out of the fleshe which is contrarious to the lawe thought I maye not get it awaye yet I synne not nor transsgresses not the lawe in the sprite but the synne that dwelleth in the fleshe doeth it ¶ Then it foloweth To will is present with me but I canne fynde no meanes to performe that which is good That is to saye I wolde this euyl lust and synne in the fleshe were awaye so that then were no thynge in me contrarious to the holy lawe of God but I can not get it awaye I hat it and yet it abydeth fast roteâ— in the fleshe It foloweth I fynde then by the lawe that when I wolde do good euyl is present with me Here Paul shewed that y e lawe gaue hym knouledge of synne for he had not knowen that this lust or concupiscence had bene synne excepte the lawe had said thou shall not lust or concupisce 〈◊〉 desyre Therfore he saith I fynde by the lawe that euyl that is to saye synne is