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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

hee will in Heauen and in Earth Againe if we looke vpon the commaundement Christe willeth all nations to be baptised that this might bee a testimonie that God will remit sinnes to all those whiche beleeue and turne them selues vnto him To conclude if we fasten our eyes vppon his presence Christe himselfe will appeare heere who baptising with the holy Ghoste woorketh that inwardly which the water outwardly applyed doth signifie By foure vnmouable arguments therfore we haue proued this to be the wil of God That he would haue all men to be saued as many as turne them selues vnto him by faith in Iesus Christ Whosoeuer therefore inwardly regardeth his saluation let him stedfastly rest in this will of GOD which God hath not onely manifested in his woorde but also by many meanes effectually proued and shewed Let vs therfore conclude that they teach falsely which to the slaūdring of the death and passion of Christe doe say that his sacrifice made for the forgiuenesse of sinnes is not profitable for all men but for a certaine few elected The second errour is of those which defend that there be certaine sinnes which cannot bee remitted for the mirite of the passion and death of Christe To this opinion these wordes of Paule are contrary VVhere sinne did abounde there Grace in Iesu Christe did superabound Likewise Iohn when he affirmeth Christe to take away the sinnes of the worlde giueth to vnderstande that the sacrifice of Christe is of farre greater force to saue then the sinnes of the whole worlde are to destroy Therefore let vs thinke that there is no sinne greater then to thinke that there is any sinne greater then the grace of GOD in Iesu Christe Such was the sinne of Cayne who beeing ouercome with the conscience of his wickednesse and dispayring sayde Greater is myne iniquitie than that it may bee forgiuen But rightly doeth Augustine aunswere him Thou lyest Cayne for the mercy of God is greater than the misery of all sinne He therefore argueth God of vntrueth whosoeuer despayreth of forgiuenesse for the heape and greatnes of his sinnes he contemneth the othe of GOD who by an othe confirmeth That hee will not the death of a sinner but that he should be conuerted and liue For when GOD beholdeth thy sinne he therwithall considereth that an infinite price is payde for the same namely the Lords passion From whence also peceedeth that voyce of the conscience reioycing in Bernarde concerning the remission of sinnes I holde sayth hee a moste strong argument THE PASSION OF THE LORD for his voice was of much more force than the voyce of the blood of Abell crying in the heartes of the elect the forgiuenesse of all offences For hee was betrayed for our sinnes neither is it to be doubted but that his death is mightyer and of more force vnto good then our sinnes vnto euill I haue sinned saith Manasses aboue the sande of the Sea but thou O LORDE according to thy greate mercie shalt saue mee though vnwoorthye But heere some body may obiect and say I haue oftentimes promised amendment of my life and yet notwithstanding wittingly and willingly I haue againe oftentimes sinned and doone against my conscience To this I aunswere thus This kinde of sin is in the sight of God horrible and dangerous and many for the same are condempned as Saule and many others who by soudaine death are caught from hence without repentaunce but notwithstanding Grace in our Lorde Iesu Christe aboundeth aboue bothe this and all the sinnes of the whole worlde For whosoeuer doe rise againe from sin by earnest repentance they all for the death and passion sake of Christe doe obtaine forgiuenesse of sinnes This temptation did so assaulte the Iewishe people that despayringly brusting foorth into this voyce they cryed out in Ezechiel 33. Our sinnes and iniquities are gone ouer vs and wee are waxed faynt in them How then can we liue Tell them sayth the mighty Lorde As truely as I liue I will not the death of a sinner but that he be conuerted and liue Turne ye turne yee from your most wicked offences O yee house of Israell wherefore will ye dye Whosoeuer therfore is afflicted with the conscience of his owne wickednesse let him remember the greatnesse of the mercy of GOD exceeding all y e works of God Let him consider that the will of God is not to will the death of a sinner but his conuersion and life Let him beholde the raunsome throughly payd by Christe which is farre greater than the sink of all the sinnes of whole worlde Let him consider the examples of suche as haue beene turned after moste horrible offences as the example of the Theefe of Manasses and of many other Let him beware leaste vnto the greatnesse of his sinnes he ad desperation wherby the trueth of God is denied than the which sinne doubtlesse none can be more greeuous And so let him approche to the Throne of Grace and with an earnest heart for Christ his sake aske forgiuenesse neither let him ceasse by faithfull prayer to knock before that he feele in his heart an aunswere to be giuen him by the holie Ghoste which thing without all doubt shalbe accomplished so that he cast from him earnestly the purpose of sinninge When the minde is by this meanes strengthened perceiuing the aunswere of God by the consolations of the heart then a confirmatiō by the voice of y e Ministers of the Gospel and the vse of the Lordes Supper is rightly required But he which asketh forgiuenesse and neuerthelesse keepeth still a purpose to sinne is a damned hypocrite which thinketh God to bee like to himselfe as which should be mooued and delighted or els deceiued through hypocrisie To the same as long as he shal be such a one aswell the absolution by the ministerye of the Church as also the vse of the Lords Supper doth stretch to his greater dampnation so farre of it is that he should hope that any commodity shall thereof come vnto him Of the sinne Jrremissible commonly called the sinne against the holie Ghoste BUt what is then to be saide touching Christ which maketh mention of y e 12. of Matt. of a sin not to be forgiuen when he saith All sinne basphemy shalbe remitted vnto men but the blasphemy against the spirite shall not be forgiuen neither in this worlde neither in the worlde to come In like manner Mar. 3. Verely I say vnto you that all sinnes and blasphemies shall be forgiuen to the children of men but he which shall blaspheme against the holy Ghoste shall neuer be forgiuen but shall be guiltie of eternall offence 1. Iohn 5. He which knoweth his brother to sinne a sinne not vnto death let him aske and life shall be giuen him for him which sinneth not vnto death there is a sinne vnto death for the which say I not that a man should pray All vnrighteousnesse is sin and there is a sinne not vnto death

baptized with the Baptisme wherewith I am baptized As though the Lorde shoulde say yee all aspire to ioy and glory but ye must of necessitie suffer somewhat before that it shalbe lawful to inioy this glory and gladnesse Moste bitter death falleth in ouer whome we must triumph before we come vnto this glory Therfore to be sprinkled with the water in Baptisme noteth foorth the death of Christe to tary vnder the water shadoweth foorth his buriall To bee drawne from the water representeth the glorious Resurrection of Christe As often therfore as we remember our baptisme or be present at the Baptisme of others let vs call to minde the history of the three dayes Of the Death Buriall and Resurrection of Christe But if you demaunde VVhy Christe hath doone this Paul aunswereth and in two words knitteth together the whole matter in Rom. 4. Christe sayth he dyed FOR OVR SINNES and was raised againe FOR OVR IVSTIFICATION For as Christe by the merite of his death wypeth out our iniquities and by his blood cleanseth our consciences from all mortall sinne So in like manner by his resurrectiō from death he declareth himselfe to be righteous and in all respectes perfectly pure according to the lawe of God Therfore Dauid in the 16. Psal sayth Thou shalt not leaue my soule in hel neither shalt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption Christe also meaneth the same thing when he saith in Ioh. 16 The holy Ghost shall reprehend the world of Righteousnesse because I go to the father that is to say Herode Pilate and the Iewes deny me to be righteous and without all sinne but when they shall see me not to be ouercome of death my resurrectiō from death shalbe a testimony of my righteousnesse before them For that cause Paule saith Hee was raysed againe for our iustifycation that is to say that by his rising againe he might declare his owne righteousnesse which righteousnesse he giueth and imputeth vnto all those which beleeue in him Furthermore VVhat Christe doth in Baptisme Iohn sheweth saying He baptizeth with the holy Ghoste and with fyer And Paule when he saith He cleanseth vs in the fountaine of water through the worde Whereas Iohn affirmeth Christe to baptise VVith the HOLIE GHOST and VVith FYER he sheweth that Christe giueth in Baptisme the holye Ghoste who by his presence is effectuall in the worde and Baptisme What the holy Ghost woorketh in the partie which is baptized according to the commandement of Christ is shewed by the word Fyer For as the Fyer altereth things sometimes by burning out sometimes by inflaming So the holy Ghost altereth man by regenerating burneth out by mortifying the olde man inflameth by quickening and raysing vp the new man And heereof it is that Paule sayth Christe clenseth vs in the fountaine of water through the word of life In which words hee ioyneth together three things namely Outwarde Baptisme which hee calleth The fountaine of water Then Christe who cleanseth vs inwardly with his blood and holy spirit And lastly The VVorde that is The promise of Christe whereupon the whole efficatie of Baptisme doth depend For Baptisme is not effectuall for the water which the Minister of God sprinckleth neither for the words which are recited by him but all the force of Baptisme floweth from the moste ample promise of Christ who with his holy spirit and with fier baptizeth him which with the externall element of water is sprinkled But although this be the institution and ordinaunce of Christe yet notwithstanding let vs not thinke his hand to be shortened to baptize spiritually without water those which are partakers of his promise that is to say all the Infantes of the Christians and those cheefely whiche departing in the mothers wombe doe not touche the outwarde Baptisme Therefore godly Parents should not despayre of the saluation of such Infantes neither with vncomelynesse and contempt bury them in a grounde which the common people call not consecrated but let them surely persuade themselues y t these are in the same couenāt with the children of Abraham as Paule in Gallath 3. plainely teacheth Therfore as the fleshely children of Abraham which departed this life before the eight day of Circumcision were not condemned but by the vertue of the promise and couenaunt of GOD were saued so also after the same manner the spirituall Children of Abraham that is to say the infantes of all the Christians are not condemned if they decease before baptisme but are saued by the efficatie of the promise of God and by inuisible baptisme wherewith Christe baptizeth them who by his death and precious blood hath redeemed them With this consolation let christian Parents lifte vp themselues whose Children departe hence either in the mothers wombe or foorthwith after the birth before they be made partakers of Baptisme Yet I would not that any should heereof take occasion to protract to Baptisme of Infants yea rather I am an exhorter that assoone as they be newe borne they should haue a regarde to haue them sealed with this outwarde Symbole or token of saluation and therewithall to be assisted with the prayers of the godly whiche shall bee present at the Baptisme It remayneth now to be explycated VVhat Christe wil doe to those which are Baptized This thing he himselfe sheweth in his last comaundement which ascending vnto heauen he gaue to his Apostles in these wordes Go and Baptise all nations whosoeuer beleueth and is Baptized shalbe saued but he that beleeueth not shalbe condemned For euen as they whiche were in the Arke of Noah were preserued from the floud so whosoeuer doth earnestly stick to the couenant of this outwarde Baptisme are deliuered from the euerlasting floud that is to say from the paines and torments of Hel by IESVS CHRIST Breefely as he which is baptized is drawen frō the water so Christe will take vs from all calamities and bring vs into his kingdome where with him we shall reigne in all eternitie After that we haue sayd How our Baptisme is a Symbole or token of the actions of Christ we will now see Howe it also admonisheth vs of our dutie that is to say what we shuld perfourme vnto GOD what we owe vnto our selues what we must suffer And what we must looke for How we must passe from miseryes to saluation For of euery of these partes of our duetie our Baptisme doth admonish vs. But VVhat shall we performe vnto GOD This Christe teacheth vs when hee sayth Baptize them In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghoste In which woordes hee comprehendeth the principall end of Baptisme which it were conuenient we should alwayes and continually haue in remembrance For this is the moste simple and plaine meaning of these wordes I Baptize thee in the name of the Father of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost that is to say I Baptize thee to this ende cheefely that thou shouldest acknowledge confesse inuocate