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A04546
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An confortable exhortation of oure mooste holy Christen faith, and her frutes Writte[n] (vnto the Christe[n] bretherne in Scotla[n]de) after the poore worde of God.
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Johnson, John, professor of holy divinite.
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1535
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STC 14667; ESTC S103726
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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