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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

worship and honour this only true GOD namely The Father the Sonne and the holy Ghoste The Father which so loued thee y t hee hath deliuered his owne only begotten sonne to death for thee The Sonne whiche dying for thee clenseth thee from all sinne by his precious blood shed vpon the Altar of the crosse for the forgiuenesse of thy sinnes and which moreouer clothed thee with his righteousnes yea maketh thee a member of his owne body so that by his meanes thou art called the sonne of God The holy Ghost also who regenerateth and sanctifyeth thee vnto life eternall that thou beeing knit vnto God mayst with him inioy saluation without end This is the most simple and plaine sentence of y e words of Baptisme which beeing gathered out of the holy scriptures I comprehend in this one little forme of speech I Baptize thee In the name For in the worde NAME is contayned bothe a confessing of GOD and beside whatsoeuer this Confession requireth of man By these thinges it is easye to bee perceiued what manner of couenant betweene God and man baptisme is God promiseth vnto man forgiuenesse of sinnes righteousnesse and euerlasting life and this his promise he sealeth by Baptisme the partie which is baptized doth againe by faith binde himself vnto God and promiseth that he will deny the Deuil with all his works and by a sure faith inuocatiō worshipping fear and in all things by due obedience cleaue vnto GOD. For this cause Peter calleth Baptisme A COVENANT wherin a mutuall promise is made of God demaunding and promising grace to the partie baptized and againe of him which is Baptized answering and affirming that hee will constantly abyde in the mutuall knot and couenant In the seconde place Baptisme warneth vs VVhat we shoulde doe to our selues As we are dipped in the water of Baptisme and tary vnder the water and are drawen from thence againe so we should mortifye sinne and choke the vitious affections desyres of sinne and corrupt concupiscences in vs rise againe in newnesse of life Of this thing Paule Rom. 6. doth admonish vs where he inueigheth against those which supposed that libertie to sinne was graunted because that Paule had sayd VVhere sinne did abounde there Grace did more abounde Whom hee confuteth with these words VVhat shall we say then shall wee abide in sinne that Grace may abounde God forbidde Howe shall we which are deade to sinne that is to say whose sinne is deade liue any longer therein Knowe yee not that wee whiche are Baptized into IESVS CHRISTE are Baptized to dye with him that is to say we which are baptized doe in Baptisme put on Christe whose death doth effectually kill and keepe vnder sinne in vs that it shoulde not reigne in vs. VVee are therefore buryed together with him by Baptisme for to dye that is that sinne might bee deade in vs that euen as Christ was raysed vp frō death by the glory of the father so we also shoulde walke in newnesse of life For if we be ingraffed into death like vnto him so shall wee also bee partakers of his resurrection Knowing this that our olde man that is the corrupt nature is crucifyed with him that the body of sinne might be abolished that is the corrupte affections that wee should no more bee seruants vnto sinne And so it appeareth how Paule by the reason of our Baptisme teacheth vs to mortifye sinne to destroy the wicked concupiscences and to walke in a new life Whereunto he also directeth the scope of his whole disputatiō which he setteth downe in these wordes And so doe ye also esteeme your selues to be dead vnto sinne But to liue vnto GOD in Christe Iesu our Lorde Let not sinne therefore reigne in your mortall bodyes that ye should obay thereunto by the lustes thereof As often therefore as the corruption of our nature shall prouoke vs to sinne let vs call to remembraunce our Baptisme which admonisheth vs of innocencie of manners and newnesse of life to the glorye of GOD through IESVS CHRISTE THIRDLY Baptisme teacheth vs VVhat we must suffer For euen as Christe whome in Baptisme wee doe put on was baptized with the crosse so we also as long as we remaine in this worlde let vs prepare our selues to the Crosse and aduersities Yea GOD will by this meanes haue his adopted sonnes to be made like to his onely begottē sonne that they may reign together with him in his glory This is that which Paule saith in Rom. 8. If wee be sonnes then are we also heyres the heyres I meane of God and heyres annexed with Christe so that if we suffer together with him we shall also bee gloryfyed together with him And Paule addeth there this consolation that the Crosse worketh for the best to such as loue GOD. Of this crosse of the godly he also speaketh in the Epistle to Timothie VVhosoeuer saith he will liue godly in our Lord Iesu Christe shall suffer persecution The history of the Passion of our Lord Iesu Christ setteth before vs three kindes of crosses vnto which may be referred the diuerse sortes of all calamities which may happen vnto man in this life The first Crosse is the crosse of Christ which is seene in the middle betwene two others The second is of the Theefe hanging on the right hand The third of the Theefe hanging on the left hand Christe asmuch as concerneth his owne person suffered beeing innocent but bothe these Theeues suffred iustly for their offences But he which hanged at the right hand repented vnder the Crosse and beeing conuerted vnto Christe obtayned comforte and saluation The other at the left hand continued stifly in his malice and dying without repentaunce was condempned After this same manner it also goeth at this day The greatest parte of the godly Christians doe suffer persecution for righteousnesse sake which happeneth to many holie Martyrs whome Christe pronounceth blessed in Matth. 5. Blessed saith he are they which suffer persecution for righteousnesse sake for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Blessed are ye when men reuile you and persecute you and shall falsely say all manner of euill against you for my sake Reioyce and bee glad for great is your reward in heauen for so did they persecute the prophets which haue beene before you Many doe also suffer as the theefe vpon the right hand These are they which for their certaine offences are punished of God namely by taking away their goodes Children powers helth body or els doe fall into the hands of the Magistrate and are drawen vnto punishment as also vnto this Theefe it happened These beeing oppressed with calamities and punishments do confesse themselues to be iustly punished for their sinnes and flying vnto Christ doe with a firme faith desire forgiuenes of their offences And by this meanes they obtaine pardon of God whiche accepteth their crosse as a sacrifice pleasant vnto him through Iesus Christe The example of this Theefe is by the singular

that in the twinckling of an eye he must of necessitie be GOD. Sixtly and lastly it requireth that the Mediatour doe giue to those whiche are raysed vp which in the true faith haue departed this life eternall life perpetuall glorie and conformitie with GOD. But who can bring this to passe but onely GOD Wee haue therefore aboundantly shewed That our Sauiour and Mediatour is GOD And why it was needefull that hee should be very GOD. Of the third point or Chapter IN THE THIRD PLACE wee haue proponed of Christe that hee is VERY MAN And why it was needefull that the Mediatour should bee man The whole vniuersall Churche as it beleeueth Christe to be borne very man So that he also at this day is and for euer shall remaine very man it doth godlyly confesse Genes 3. The seede of the woman which shall breake the head of the Serpent is promised By the name of THE SEEDE OF THE VVOMAN without all doubt the nature of man which our Mediatour at the time appointed by the father should take vnto him is signifyed GOD promised to Abraham that in his seede all nations should be blessed Hee promised also to Dauid that his sonne should sit vpon his seate and reigne for euer Esaie 7. Beholde a virgin shall conceiue and bring foorth a Sonne and thou shalt call his name EMANVEL that is to say which shalbe GOD and MAN With these Prophecies agreeth the whole History Euangelicall The Angel beeing sent to the virgin Marie saith Beholde thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe and shalt bring foorth a Sonne and thou shalt call his name IESVS he shalbe great and shalbe called the Sonne of the hyest VVhiche thing when she had heard she meruayled and saide How can this thing bee forasmuch as I knowe not man And the Angell aunswered vnto her The holy Ghoste shall come vppon thee and the power of the moste hyest shall ouershadowe thee that is to say Thou shalt conceiue and bring foorth not by the seede of man or after the common lawe of nature but by the power and wise counsaile of GOD. And so the Angell concludeth his oration with this sentence worthy to be remembred with GOD nothing shall bee impossible The eight day after his natiuitie hee was Circumcised according to the lawe after the manner obserued in other Infantes of the Iewes He was brought vp by Ioseph and Mary hee greewe in wisedome and in fauour with GOD men was he found altogether a naturall man hauing body and soule and all condition and properties of humane nature sin onely excepted This is the summe of the Christian fayth touching the manhood of Iesu Christe as wee confesse in the articles of the Symbole when we say I beleeue in IESVS CHRISTE our Lorde which was conceiued by the holy Ghost borne of the virgin Mary But why was it needfull that the Mediatour should be VERY MAN Foure causes may be rehearsed out of the holy Scriptures why it was needefull that the Messias should bee man 1. The Iustice of GOD. 2. The restoring of the Image of GOD in man agayne which through Sinne was lost 3. The manner of Adoption 4. The assurance of our Resurrection frō death First THE IVSTICE OF GOD required that the disobedience in our flesh committed should bee amended in the same For it was agreeable to the order of the Iustice of GOD that in asmuch as mankinde in one Adam had firste offended so some body in mankinde fre from sinne should sustaine the paiues whiche should bee the price for the rest Our Lorde therefore tooke mans nature vnto him was made man shewing forth as it were the person of Adam himselfe whose name is also attributed vnto him y t he might thorowly satisfie the punishment of sinne in the flesh beeing in flesh committed Therefore Paule Rom 5. saith If by the sinne of one death reigned by the meanes of one namely Adam much more they which receiue abundance of Grace and of the gifte of Righteousnesse shall reigne in life by the meanes of one Iesus Christe Item As by the disobedience of one Adam many All men became sinners So by the obedience of one of Christe many are made righteous Item 1. Corin. 15. For by a man Adam came death And by a man Iesus Christe came the resurrection from Death Hebr. 2. Forasmuch as the Children are partakers of flesh and blood he himselfe also in like case tooke parte with them that through death he might abolish him which had the rule of death that is to say the Deuill Heerevnto also appertaineth that saying of Irenaeus It behoued him whiche should begin to slea sinne and to redeeme man which was guiltie of death to be made the selfe same thing that is to say Man And Augustine saith flesh had blinded thee flesh doth heale thee because Christe came in such wise that by fleshe he might quench the corruptions of the flesh The second cause is THE RESTORING OF THE IMAGE OF GOD according vnto which man was created This thing could by no meanes bee doone but by the naturall Image of GOD that is the euerlasting and onely begotten sonne of GOD which therfore tooke mans nature vnto him that he might againe restore the Image of God in all those which through a liuely faith are into his body ingraffed Whereof Athanisius saieth It was conuenient that the Sonne should take man his nature vnto him that this person whiche is the substantiall Image of the Father might restore againe the Image of GOD in vs. The thirde cause was that the reason of our ADOPTION did require the same For the Sonne of God did therefore take the nature of man vnto him that hee might make vs the Sonnes of God He would therfore by the societie of nature bee ioyned vnto vs and become our brother that we beeing become his members might be made the sonnes of God For we are therefore called and are the Children of God because wee are by faith in CHRIST whiche is the naturall sonne of God For in him alone wee are beloued and Sonnes Iohn 1. To as many as beleeued on his name hee gaue power to be made the Sonnes of GOD. Gal. 4. VVhen the fulnesse of time was come GOD sent his Sonne made of a woman made bond vnto the lawe that he might redeeme those which were vnder the lawe that we might receiue the Adoption of Sonnes Because ye are the Sonnes of GOD therefore GOD hath sent the Spirit of his Sonne into our hearts crying Abba Father In this sentence also speaketh Irenaeus VVe could not be saith he partakers of the Adoption of his Sonnes vnlesse we had receiued the same by his Sonne that is to say vnlesse his Sonne had beene made man The fourth cause THE ASSVRANCE force and efficacie of OVR RESVRRECTION consisteth in this that our Mediatour is man For the only hope and assurance which we haue of the Resurrection of our bodyes is that Christ