iustiâ—yeâ—he who then shal condemne It is Chrâ—â—t whâ—â—h is dead ye rather which is riâ—en again which is also on the right hand of God and maketh intercession for vs. I â—peake not these things asthough the woorde of God hadde take nonâ— effecte For they are not all Israelites whiche came of Israell â—either are they all children because they arâ— the seede of Abraham But in â—saac shall thy sede be called that is to say they whiche are the children of the fleshe are not the chyldren of God But the children of promes are couÌ„ted the seede For thys is a woorde of promesse aboute thys time wyll I come and Sara shall haue a childe Neither was it so with her only but also when Rebecca was with câ—ylde by one I meane by oure father Isaac yet the children wer borne when they had neither done good neyther badde that the purpose of God whiche is by election migâ—te stande it was sayde vntoo her not by the reason of woorkes but by grace of the caller tâ—e elder shall serue the yonger As it is written Iacob â—e loued but Esau be hated What shall we saye then Is there anye vnrighteousenesse with God God forbydde For â—e sayeth to Moses I wyll shew mercy to whom I shewe mercye and wyll haue compassion on whome I haue compassion So lyeth it not theÌ„ in a mans wyll or conninge but in the mercye of God For the scripture sayeth vnto Pharao Euen for thys same purpose haue I styrred the vp to shewe my power on the and that my name myght be declared thorow out all the worlde So hath he mercye on whome he wyll and whome â—e wyll he maketh hearde harted Thou wylte say then vnto me Why then blamethe he vs yet For who can resist his wyll But o man what art thou which disputeth with God Shall the work say to the workman why hast y u made me on this fashion Hath not the potter power ouer the claye euen of the same lompe too make one vessell vnto honoure and an other vnto dishonoure Euen so god wylling to shew his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered with longe pacience the vesselles of wrath ordayned to damnation that he mighte declare the riches of hys glory on the vessels of mercy which he had prepared vnto gorye O the depenes of the aboundante wisedome and knowledge of God how vnsercheable are his iudgementes and his wayes past finding out for who hath knoweÌ„ the minde of the lord Or who was his counseller Ether who hath geuen vnto him first that he might be recompensed again For of him and thorowe him and for him arâ— all thâ—â—gâ—s To him be honoure and glorye for euer Amen Breâ—hren looke on your callinge howe that not manye wise men aftâ—r the flesh not many mighti not many of hye degrâ—e are called but god hath chosen the folish things of the world to conâ—ounde the wise And God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound things which are mightye And vile thinges of the worlde and thinges which are despisedâ— hath God chosen ye and thingâ—s of no reputation for to bringe to noughâ—e thinges of reputation that no fleshe shoulde reioyce in his presente For God is fayethfull by whome ye are called vntoo the fâ—lowshippe of hys sonne Iesus Chriâ—t God hathe chosen vs in Châ—iste before the foundation of the worlde was layâ—d that we should be saynts and wythoute blame before him thorowe loue And ordaynâ—d vs before through Iesus Christe to be heires vntoo hym selfe accordinge to the pleasure of his wyll too the praise of the glorye of hys grace wherewith he hathe mâ—de vs accepted In whome we are called and pâ—edestynate according to the purpose of him which worketh all thinges after the purpose of his owne wyll that wee whyche beleeued before in Christe shoulde be vntoo the prayse of hys glorye For we are his workemanshippe created in Christe Iâ—su vntoo good workes vnto the which god ordained vs before that we shoulde walke in them For it is God whiche worketh in you both the wyl and also the dede of good wyll Notwithstanding in a great house are not onelye vessels of golde and of syluer but also oâ— wood and earthe sâ—me for honour and some vnto dyshonoure But if a man pourge him selfe from suche felowes he shall be a vessâ—l sanctified vnto honour mete for the Lorde and prepared vnto all good workes ¶ Of the iustice of God and of the rigoure of the diuine iustice agaynst synners Capitu 45. THe wrathe of God appeareth frome heauen againste all vngodlâ—nesse and vnrighteousnes of mâ—n whiche with holde the truth of god in vâ—righteousnes seing what maye be knowen of God that same is manifâ—st amonge them For God did shewe it vnto them For God wyll rewarde euery man accordinge to his deedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortality to them which continue in good doinge and seeke eternall lyfe But vnto them that are rbellious and disobey the truth and folowe iniquity shall come indignation and wrathe tribulation and anguishe vpon the soule of euery man that doth euyll of the Iewe first and also of the gentile For there is no parcialitye with God But who soeuer hathe synned without the lawe shall perish without lawe And as many as haue sinnes vnder the lawe shall be iudged by the law For before God they are not righteous which heare thâ— lawe but the doers of the lawe shall be iustifyed For if the gentiles whiche haue no law do of nature the things contayned in the lawe then they hauinge no lawe are lawe vnto them selues whiche shewe the dede of the lawe written in their hartes whyle their consciâ—nce beareth witnes vnto them and also their thoughtes accusinge one on other or excusinge at the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christ accordinge to my gospâ—ll God is true and all men lyars as it is written That thou mightest be iustified in thy sayinge and shouldest â—uercome when thou art iudged Yf our vnrighteousenes make the righteousenesse of God more excellente what shal we saye is God vnrighteouse whiche take the vengeaunce I speake after the maner of men God forbydde For howe then shall God iudge the worlde Yf the veritye of God appeare more â—xcellent thorow my lyfe vnto his prayse whye am I hence foorth iudged a siâ—ner And say not rather as men speake euyl of vs let vs do euyll that good maye come thereof Whose dampnation is iust What saye we then Are we better then they No in no wise For we haue alreadye proued c. Euery manne shall receaue his rewarde accordinge to his laboure â—s a wyse builder haue I layd the foundation let euerye manne take hâ—de howe hee buyldethe vppon For other â—oundation canne no man laye then that which is laid which is Iesus Christ. Yf any manne builde on this foundation golde syluer
faythfull menne whych are apte to teache otheâ— Consider what I saye The Lorde geue the vnderstandinge in all â—hinges But the euyll menne and disceauers shall waxe worsse and worsse whyle they deceaue and are deceaued them selues But continue thou iâ— the thinges whiche thou haste learned whiche also were commytted vntoâ— thee seynge thou knowest of whome thou hast learned them And for as muche as thou haste knowen holye scripture of a chylde whych is able to make the wise vnto saluation thorowe the faith which is in Christ Iesu. Wherefore holy brethren partakers of the celestiall callynge coâ—â—ider the embasidoure and the prieste of oure profession Christ Iesus whiche was faiethfull to him that made hym euen as was Mâ—ses in all by â— house Take heede brethren that there be in none of you an euyll hart in vnbeliefe that he shoulde departe frome the liuinge God but exhorte one an other dailye while it is called to daye least anye of you ware hard harted thorowe the deceytfulnesse of synne Let no man deceaue you with vain wordes Prouydinge afore hande thynges honest not onelye in the syghte of God but also in the syghte of all menne ¶ Of wisedome and of the fauâ—e of foolishenesse Capitu. 13. THe inuisyble thinges of God are vnderstande and seene by the workes frome the creation of the worlde So that when they coumpted them selues wyse they became fooles I woulde haue you wise vnto that which is good and to be innocent as concerninge euyll For Christe sente me not to baptise but to preache the gospell not with wisedome of wordes leaste the crosse of Christ shoulde haue be made of none effecte For the preachinge of the crosse is to them that peryshe foolishenes but vnto vs whiche are saued it is the power of God For it is written I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse and wil cast away the vnderstandinge of the prudente Where is the wyse Where is the Scribe Where is the searcher of the world Hath not God made the wisdome of this worlde foolishnes For when the worlde through wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of God it pleased God through foolishâ—es of preachinge to saue them that beleeue For the Iewes require a signe and the Grekes seke after wisdome But we preache Christ crucified vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge and vnto the Grekes folishnesse but vnto them which are called bothe of the Iewes and Greekes we preach Christ the power of God and the wisedome of God For the fooliâ—hnes of God is wiser then men and the weakenes of God is stronger then men And vnto hym pertaine ye in Christ Iesu which of God is made vnto vs wisedome and also righteousenesse and sanctifyinge and redemption That accordinge as it is written he whiche reioyseth should reioyce in the Lorde That we speake of is wisedome amonge them that are perfecte not the wisedome of this worlde neither of the rulers of this worlde whiche go to nought but we speake the wisdome of God which is in secrete and lyeth hydde whiche God ordayned before the worlde vnto oure glory whiche wisedome none of the rulers of the worlde knowe For had they knowen it they would not haue crucified the Lorde of glorye But God hath opened it vnto vs by his spirite For the spirite searcheth all thinges yea the bottome of Gods secretes For what manne knoweth the thinges of a manne saue the spirit of a manne whiche is with in him Euen so the thinges of God knoweth no manne but the spirite of God Nor we haue not receaued the spirite of the worlde but the spirite whiche commeth of God for to knowe the things that are geueÌ„ vs of God whiche things also we speake not in the common woordes of mannes wysedome but with the common woordes of the holy ghost makinge spirituall compariâ—ons of spirituall thinges for who knoweth the mind of the Lord other who shall informe him But wee vnderstande the mynde of Christe If anye man seme wyse amonge you let him be a foole in this world that he maye be wyse For the wisedome of this worlde is foolâ—shenesse wiâ—h God For it is writâ—en he comâ—passeth the wise in their craftinesse And agayne Godde knowethe the thoughtes of the wyse that they bee vaynâ— Yf anye man be ignoraunte let him be ignoraunte But we all behold the glory of the Lorde with hys face open and are chaunged vnto the same symiliâ—ude from glory to glorye euen of the spirite of the Lord. For it is God that commaunded the lighte to shyne oute of darkennesse whiche hathe shyned in oure hartes for to geue the lighte of the knowledge of the glorye of God in the face of Iesus Christe We haue this treasure in earthen vesselles that the excellente power of it might appeare to be of God and not of vs. Wherefore we are not wearyed but thoughe oure outewarde manne peryshe yet the inwarde manne is renewed daye by daye whyle wee looke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the things which are not sene For thinges whiche are seene are temporall but things which are not seene are eternall Wherfore hence foorth know we no man after the fleshe In so much thoughe we haue knowen Christ after the flesh now hence foorth know we him so no more For whye the grace of God is â—hed on vs abundantelye in all wisedome and perceueraunce And hath opened vnto vs the misterye of his wyll accordinge to his pleasure and purposed the same in him selfe to haue it declared when the time were full come that all thinges bothe the thinges which are in heauen and also the thinges whyche are in earthe shoulde be gathered together euen in Christ. For this cause I Paule am in the bonds of Iâ—sus Christ for your sakes which are heathen if ye haue hearde of y â— ministration of the grace of god which is geuen me to you ward For by reuelatiâ—n shewed â—e this mistery vnto me as ye readinge maye know myne vnderstanding in the misterye of Christe Which misterye to other generations was not opened as it is now declared vnto his holy Apostels and prophetes by the spirit that the gentyles should be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promesse that is in Christe by the meanes of the gospell where of I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of God geuen vnto me through the working of his power Unto me the leasâ—e of all sayntes this grace is geuen that I shoulde preach amonge the gentiles the unsercheable ryches of Christ and to make all men see what the felowshippe of the mistery is whiche frome the beginninge of the worlde had bene hydde in God which made all thinges thorowe Iesus Christe to the intente that nowe vntoo the rulers and powers in heauen mighte be knowen by the congregation the manyfolde wisedome of God accordinge to the eternall purpose which he
purposed in Christ Iesu our Lord. Yâ—a I thyâ—ke all thinges but loste for that excellent knowledges sake of Christ Iesu our Lord. Whose gospell is preached among all creatures whiche are vnder heanen whereof I Paule am made a minister according to the ordinaunce of God whiche was geuen me vtno you warde to fulfyll the woorde of God that misterye hydde sence the worlde began and sence the beginninge of generations but nowe is opened vntoo his sainctes â—o whome God would haue knowen the gloryous riches of this misterye amonge the gentiles whiche riches is Christ in you the hope glorye whome we preache warninge all wenne in all wisedome and teachinge all men to make them perfecte in Christe Iesu. Wherein I also laboure and stryue euen as far foorthe as his workinge worketh in me myghâ—elye That they might be comforted and knyt to gether in loue and in all ryches of full vnderstandinge â—or too knowe the mistery of God the father and of Christe in whome are hydde all the treasures of wysedome and knowledge This I saye leaste any man shoulde beguyle you with entysing words For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I present with you in the sprâ—â—e ioyinge and beholding the order that ye kepe and your stedfast fayth in Christ. Let the worde of Christe dwell in you plenteously in all wisedome Unghostly and vayne voyces passe ouer for thei shal eâ—crease vnto greater vngodlines and theyr woordes shall frete eueâ— as doeth a cancre of whose number is Hymeneus and Philetos whyche as concerninge the truthe haue erred sayinge that the resurrection is paste alreadye and doe destroye the fayth of dyuers personnes But the sure grounde of God remaynethe and hathe this seale the Lorde knoweth them that are his and let euery man that calleth on the name of Christe departe frome iniquity Aâ— Iannes and Mambres withstode Moses â—ueÌ„ so do these resist the truth menne they are of corrupte mindes and lewde as concerninge the fayth but they shall preuayle no longer For their madnes shal be vttered vnto all men as theyrs was But thou haste seene the experience of my doctrine But continue thou in thâ— thinges whych thou hast learned for all scripture geuen by inspyration of God is profitable to teache to improue to amende and to instructe in righteousnes that the manne of God maye be perfecte and prepared vnto all good works ¶ Of Obedience Capitu. 14. WE knowe that what soeuer the lawe sayeth he sayeth it to them which are vnder the lawe that all mouthes maye be stopped and all the world be subdued to God As by the synne or inobedience of one man condempnation came on al men euen so by the obedience of one shall manye be made righteous Remember ye not howe that to whom so euer ye exhibit and commit your selues as seruaunts to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obey whether it bâ— oâ— sinne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousnes God be thanked that thoughe ye were once the seruaunts of synne ye haue yet obeyed with hart vnto the forme of doctryne where vnto ye were deliuered Let euerye soule submit him selfe vnto the autority of the hier powers for ther is no power but of God The powers that be are ordained of God Who soeuer therfore resisteth power resysteth the ordinaunce of God And they that resist shall receaue to them self dampnation Wherefore ye must needes obey not for feare of vengeaunce onely but also because of â—onscience And euen for this cause pay ye tribute For they are Goddes ministers seruinge for the same purpose Youre obedience is knowen in all places Brethren ye knowe the house of Stephana Fortunatus and Achaicus howe that they are the first frutes of Achaia and that they haue appointed them selues and minyster vnto the sainctes I beseche you that ye be obediente vnto suche and too all that healpe and laboure Lookâ— therfore that ye know them that are suche Titus in warde affection is nowe more abundaunte toward you when he remembreth the obedience of euerye one of you howe with feare and tremblinge ye receaued him O foolishe Galathians who hath be wytched you that ye shoulde not beleeue and obey the truthe before whose eyes Iesus Christ was described and amonge you crucified Ye did runne well who was a let to you that ye shoulde not obey the truthe Euâ—n that counsayle that is not of him that called you A lyttle leuen doeth feruent the whole lompe of dowe Wherefore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not when I was presente onelye but nowe muche more in myne absence Euen so c. For ye know and remember what commaundementes we gaue you in oure Lorde Iesu Christ. He therfore that despyseth theese despiseth not manne but God whiche hath sent and geuen hys holye spyrite amonge you Therfore brethern stande fast and keepe the traditions and ordinaunces whiche ye haue learned whether it were by our preachinge or by our Epistle We haue confidence thorowe the Lord to you warde that ye both do and wyll doe that whiche we commaunde you Yf any man obey not oure sayinges sende vs woorde of hym by a letter and haue no companye with hym that he maye be ashamed and coumpt him not as an enemye but warne him as a brother This commaundement commit I vnto the sonne Timothe accordinge to the prophesies which in time past were prophesâ—ed of the that thou in them shouldest fight a good fight hauing faith and good conscience whiche some haue put away from them and as concerninge fayth haue made shipwrake Of whose number is Hymeneus and Alexander which I haue delyuered vntoo Sathan that they might be taught not to blaspheme Such things commaund and teach Let no man contempne thy youth but be vnto them that beleue an ensample in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayth and in purenesse Priestes that rule wel are worthy of double honoure most speciallye they which laboure in worde and in teachinge For the scripture sayeth Thou shalt not mousell the mouthe of the oxe that treadeth out the corne And the labourer is worthye of hys rewarde I testifye bâ—fore God and the Lorde Iesus Christ and his elect Aungelles that thou obserue theese thinges withoute hasty iudgemente â—nd do nothinge parciallye I geue the charge in the sighte of God which quickeneth all thinges and before Iesus Châ—iste which vnder pontius pilate witnessed a good witnessinge that thou kepe the commaundement and be wythout spotte and vnrebukeable vntyl the appearinge in oure Lord Iesus Christ. There be manye disobediente and talkers of vanitye and dysceauers namelye they of the cyrcumcysion whose mouthes muste bee stopped whiche peruerte whole houses teachinge thinges whiche they oughte not because of fylthye lucre One beynge of them selues whyche was a poynte of theyr owne sayed The Cretaynes are alwayes lyars euill beastes and slowe
the mynde and were naturallye the chyldren of wrathe euen as well as other This I saye therefore and testifye in the Lorde that ye hence foorthe walke not as other gentiles walke in vanitye of their mynde blinded in their vnderstanding being straungers from the life whiche is in God thorowe the ignorauncye that is in them because of the blindenesse of their heartes whiche beinge past repentaunce haue geuen them selues vnto wantannes to worke al maner of unclennes euen with gredines But ye haue not so learned Christe if so be ye haue heard of him and are â—â—ughte in him euen as the truthe is in Iesu to laye from you that olde man which is corrupte thorow the deceaueable lustes For many walke of whom I haue tolde you often and nowe tell you wepinge that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christe whose ende is dampnation whose God is their belye and whose glorye is their shame which are wordlye minded Mortifye therfore youre members which are on the earth fornication vnclennesse vnnaturall luste euyll concupiscence For whiche thinges â—ake the wrath of God commeth on the children of vnbeliefe in whyche thinges ye walked once when ye liued in them For this is the wyll of God euen that ye should be holye and that ye shoulde abstaine frome fornication that euerye one of you should knowe howe to kepe his vessell in holynesse and honoure and not in the luste of concupyscence as doe the heathen which knowe not God Therefore let vs not slepe as other do but let vs watche and be sober Keepe thy selfe pure and chaste drinck no longer water but vse a little wine for the stomacke sake and thine often diseases Be sober Let ther be no fornicator or vnclean personne as Esau whiche for one breakefast solde his byrth righte Ye knowe how that afterward when he woulde haue inherited the blessinge he was put by and he found no meanes to come therby again no though hâ— desired it with teares Therfore be not drâ—nke with wine wherin is â—xcâ—sse ¶ Agaynste the vyces of the fleshe Capitu 17. THey serued the creatures more then the makâ—r For this cause God gaue them vp vnto shamfull lustes for euen their women did chaunge their naturall vse vnto the vnnaturall And lyke wise also the men lefte the naturall vse of the woman and brente in their lustes one an other And manne with manne wroughte filthines and receaued in them selues the rewarde of their errour as it was accordinge Let not sin ragine therfore in your mortall bodies that ye shuld therunto obey in the lustes of it nether geue ye youre members as instrumentes of vnryghteousenesse vnto synne I speake grosselye because of the infyrmitye of youre fleshe As ye haue geuen your members seruaunts to vnclennes and to iniquitye frome iniquitye vnto iniquitye euen so nowe geue your members seruaunts vnto vnrighteousnes that ye may be sanctified what frute had ye then in those thnigs wherof ye are now ashamed For the end of those things is death For the reward of synne is death They that are geuen to the fleshe can not please God But ye are not geuen to the flesh but to the spirite if so be that the spirite of God dwell in you Therefore we are now dettours not to the fleshe to lyue after the fleshe for if ye lyue after the flesh ye muste dye but if ye mortifye the dedes of tâ—â— body by the helpe of the spiriâ—e ye shall lyue Not in eatinge and drinking neither in chamburinge and wantannesse but put ye on the Lorde Iessus There goeth a common â—ayinge that there is fornication among you and suche fornication as is not once named among the gentiles that one shoulde haue his fathers wife And ye swell and haue not rathâ—r sorowed that he which hathe done thys deede mighte be put frome amonge you For I verely as absente in bodye euen so presente in spirit haue determined alreadye as thoughe I were presente of him that hath done this dede in the name of oure Lord Iesus Christ youre reioysinge is not goodâ— know ye not that a little leuen sowreth the whole lompe of dowe I wrote vntoo you in a Epistle that ye shoulde not companye with fornitours Nor I mente not at all of the fornicatours of this worlde ether of the couetous or of extorsioners ether of the ydolaters For then muste ye nedes haue gone oute of the worlde But nowe I write vnâ—o you that ye company not to gether Meates are ordained for the bellye and the bellye for meates but God shall destroye bothe it and them Let not the bodye be applyed vnto fornication but vnto the Lorde and the Lorde vnto the body Ether remember ye not that your bodies are the members of Christe Shall I nowe take the members of Christe and make them the members of an harlote God for bydde Doe ye not vnderstand that he which coupleth him selfe with an harlot is become one bodye For two sayeth he shall be one flesh Fle fornication All sinnes that a man doth are wiâ—houte the bodye but he that is a fornicatour synneth against his own body The deedes of the flâ—she are manyfest which are these aduoutrye fornicaâ—ion vnclennesse wantannes ydolatrye witchcrafte hatered variaunce zâ—ale wrath strife sedition sectes enuyinge murther dronckennesse gluttonye and suche like of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in time past that they whiche commit suche thinges shall not inherit the kingdome of God Se that forniâ—ation and all unclennes or coueteousnes be not ones namâ—d amonge you as it becommeth saynctes neither filthynes neither foolishe talkinge neither gestinge whyche are not comelye but rather geuinge of thankes For thys ye knowe that no whoremonger ether vncleane personne or couetuous personne which is the worshipper of ydoles hath anye inheritaunce in the kyngedome of Christe and God God hathe not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holines God wyll iudge fornicators and aduouterers ¶ Of fortitude and stabilitye and of the constancy of the hearte Cap 18. THerefore my deare breethren be ye stedfast and vnmouable alwaies rich and abundant in the works of the Lord in as much as ye knowe how that youre laboure is not in vaine in the Lord. And therfore let vs not hence foorth be no more children waueringe and caried with euery wynde of doctrine by the wilines of men and craftines whereby they laye awayte for vs to deceaue vs. Fynally my brethren be strong in the Lorde and in the power of hys mighte put on the armoure of God that ye may stand stedfast against the crafty assaultes of the dâ—uyl For we wrastle not against flesh and bloude but against rule against power against worldly rulers of the darkennes of this worlde against spirituall wyckednesse for heauenlye thynges For this cause take vnto you the armoure of God that ye may â—e
Let no manne therfore iudge you about meat or drinke or for a pece of an holye daye as of the newe mone or of the saboath dayes whiche are nothinge but shadowes of thinges to come but the body is in Christ. ¶ Of spirituall furtheraunce and perfâ—â—tion Capitu 23. PErceaue ye not how that they whiche runne in a course run all yet but one receaueâ—h the reward So runne that ye maye obtainâ—â—uery man that proueth masteries abstaineth frome all thinges and they do it to obtayne a corruptible crowne but we to obtaine an vncorruptible crowne I therefore so runne not as at an vncertayn thing So fighte I not as one that beateth the ayer Câ—uet after the best gifes When I was a chylde I spake aâ— a chylde I vnderstode as a childe I ymagened as a chylde but as soone as I was a man I put awaye chylâ—yshnesse Euen so ye for as muche as ye couet â—pirituall gyfts seke that ye may haue plenty vnto the edifyinge of the congregation We as helpers therefore erhorte you that ye receaue not the grace of God in vayne For he sayeth I haue hearde thâ— in a tyme accepted and in the daye of saluation haue I hearde thee Beholde nowe is that well accepted tyme beholde now is that daye of saluaion God is able to make you riche in al grace that ye in all thinges hauing sufficient vnto the vttermost may be riche vnto al maner good workes aâ— it is written He hath sparsed abroad and hathe geuen too the poore hys righteousenesse remayneth for euer He that findeth the sower seâ—de shal minister breade for foode and shall multiplye youre seede and enâ—rease the frutes of youre righteouâ—enesse that on all parties ye maye be made â—iche in all singlenesse whiche causethe throughe vs thankes geuynge vnto God Be feruent alwaies in a good thing and not onelye when I am presente with you Let vs folowe the truthe in loue and in all thynges growe in hym whiche is the headde that is to saye Christ. Ye were once darkennes but are nowe lighte in the Lorde walke as the children of lighte For the frute of the spirite is in all goodnes righteousnesse and truthe acceptinge that which is pleasyng to the Lord. The frute of the spirit is loue ioye peace longe sufferinge gentlenes goodnes faithfulnes mekenes temperaunce continenâ—e chastitye Against such there is no lawe Furthermore we beseche you brethren and exhorte you in the Lorde Iesus that ye encrease more and more euen as ye haue receaued of vs how ye ought to walke and to please God Wherefore let vs loue the doctrine pertayninge to the begynninge of a Christian man and let vs goo vnto perfection and nowe laye no more the foundation of repentaunce frome dead workes and of â—ayeth towarde God of Baptisme of docâ—rine and of layinge on of handes and of resurretion from deathe and of eternall iudgemente And so wyll we doe â—f God permitte Neuerthelesse deare frendes we truste to see better of you and thinges whiche accompanye saluation though we thus speake Yea and we desyre that euerye one of you shewe the same diligence to the stablishinge of hope euen vnto the end that ye faynte not but folowe them which thorowe fayeth and paciencâ— inherit the promises Not as thoughe I had alreadye attayned ether were already perfecâ—e but I folowe if â—hat I may comprehende that wherein I am comprehended of Christe Iesu. Brethren I counte not my selfe that I haue gotten it but one thinge I say I forget that whiche is behynde and stretched my selfe vnto that whiche is before and prayse vnto that marke appointed to optayne the rewarde of the highe calling of God in Christ Iesu. Let vs therefore as many as be perfecte be thus wise minded and if ye be other wyse minded I praye God open euen this vnto you But stronge meate belongeth to them that are perfecte whyche thorowe custome haue theyr wyttes excercysed to iudge bothe good and euill also Growinge vppe to full holynes in the feare of God Brethren be not children in wytie Howe be it as concerninge maliciousnes be children but in wytte be perfecte Nowe therefore ye are deliuered from synne and made the seruaunts of God And haue youre frute that ye shoulde be sanctified and the end euerlastinge life But eternall lyfe is the grace and gift of God through Iesus Christ oure Lorde Eyther knowe ye not how that youre bodyes are the temple of the holye ghost whych is in you whom ye haue of God and that ye are not youre owne For ye are dearelye boughte Therefore glorify ye God in your bodyes and in your sprites for they are Gods The firste manne is of the earth earthlye the seconde man from heauen heauenlye As is the earthlye suche are they that are earthlye And as is the heauenly such are they that are heauenly Therefore as we haue borne the ymage of the earthlye so shall we beare the ymage of the heauenlye Thys saye I brethern that fleshe and bloude can not inherit the kingedome of God Neither shal corruption inherit incorruption I am crucifyed with Christ. I liue verelye yet now not I. But Christ lyueth in me Which loued me and gaue hym selfe for me I despise not the grace of God From hence foorth let no manne put me to busines For I beare in my bodye the markes of the Lorde Iesu. Epaphras the seruaunt of Christ whiche is one of you saluteth you and alwayes laboureth seruently for you in prayers that ye maye stande perfect and full in all that is the will of God Oure conuersation is in heauen Therefore my brethren deare lye beloued and longed for my ioye and croune so continue in the Lord. Ye are wytneâ—ses and so is God how holyly and iustely and vnblameablye we behaued oure selues amonge you that beleue as ye knowe howe that we exhorted and comforted and besought euerye one of you aâ— a father his children that ye wold walke worthye of God which hathe called you vntoo his kingedome and glorye Ye are all the the children of lightâ— and the children of the daye Wherefore I warne the that thou styrre vppe the gifte of God which is in the by the puttinge on of my handes For God hathe not geuen vnto vs the spirite of feare but of power and of loue and of sobernes of mind Therefore be not ashamed to testifye our Lord neyther be ashamed of me whiche am bounde for his sake but suffer thou aduersitye also with the Gospell through the power of God ¶ Of iuste and charitable correption Capâ— 24. HAue no felowshippe with the vnfrutefâ—ll workes of darcknessâ— but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen too name those thinges which are done of them in secrete but all thinges when they are rebuked of the light are manifeâ—â— for what so euer is manyfeste that same is
and Christe iâ— Goddes Your reioysinge is not goodâ— know ye not that a lyttle leuen soureth the whole lompe of dowe God which comforteth vs in all oure tribulation in so muche that we are able to comforte them which are troubled in what so euer tribulation it be Wyth the same exhortion and comforte wherewith we oure selues are comforted of God For as the afflictions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolation plentuous by Christe Whether we be troubled for youre consolation and saluation whiche saluation sheweth her power in that ye suffer the same afflictions whych we also sufferior whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolation and saluation yet our hope is stedfast for you in as much as we knowe howe that as we haue yourâ— part in â—fflictions so shall ye be parâ—â—kers of consolation For oure glorye and reioysinge is this the testymonye of oure conscyence that in singlenesse and Godly purenes and not in the fleshly wisdome but by the grace of God we haue had oure conuersation in the worlde and moste of all to you wardes We write no other thynges too you then that ye reade and also knowe Yea and I truste ye shall fynde vs vnto the end euen as ye haue foâ—â—de vs partelye for we are youre reioysinge euen as ye are oures in the daye of our Lorde Iesus Christ. Therfore I am glad of you Seinge then that we knowe howe the lord is to be feared we perswade and fare fayre with you For we are knowen well ynoughe vnto God I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences we praise not our selues again vnto you vut we geue you an occasion to glorye and reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what against them which reioyce in the face and not in the heart We haue shewed you before that ye are in oure hartes to dye and lyue with you I am very bolde ouer you and reioyce greatelye in you I am fylled with comforte and am exceadinge ioyous in all our tribulations For God that comforteth the abiect comforted vs at the comminge of Titus And not with his comminge onlye but also wyth the consolation wherwith he was comforted of you For he tolde vs youre desire youre mourninge your â—eruente minde to me ward so that I nowe reioyce the more Therefore we are comforted exceadingly the more ioyed we for y e ioy that Titus had because that his spirit was refreshed of you all I am therefore not nowe ashamed though I bosted my selfe to him of you for as all thinges which I speake vnto you are true euen so is oure bostynge that I bosted my selfe to Titus wyth all â—ounde true I reioyce that I may be bolde ouer you in all thinges I do you to wytte brethren of the grace of God whiche is geuen in theÌ„ congregations of Macedonia howe that the abundance of their reioysing is that they are tried with much tribulation And thereto thoughe they were exceadinge poore yet haue they geuen exceadinge richlye and that in singlenes We wyll not glory aboue mesure but accordynge too the measure and quantity which God hath distributed vnto vs a measure that reacheth euen to you For we streâ—che not ouâ—e our selues beyond measure although we hadde not reached vnto you For euen vnto you haue we come wyth the gospell of Christ nor we boaste not oure selues oute of measure in other mennes laboures Ye and we hope when your fayeth is encreased amonge you to be magnifyed accordinge to our measure more largelye and to preache the gospel in those regions which are beyonde you and not to reioyce of that which is by an other mans measure prepared alreadye Let him that reioyseth reioycâ— in the Lord for he that prayseth him selfe is not alowed but he whome the Lorde praiseth I say agayne least any man thinke that I am foolishe or els euen nowe take me as a foole that I maye glorify and boast my selfe a lyttle That I speake I speake iâ— not after the wâ—â—es of the Lorde bâ—t as it were foolishely whyle we are come to bostinge Seinge that manye reioyce after the fleshe I wyll reioyce also Wâ—ere in so euer anye man dare be bolde I speake folishelye I dare be bolde also They are Hebreues so am I. They are Israâ—litâ—s euen so am I. They are the seede of Abraham euen so am I. They are the ministers of of Christe I speake as a foole I am more Yf I mussâ— nedes reioyce I wyll reioyce and glorye of mine infirmities Uerye gladly therefore wyll I reioyce of my weknes that the strengthe of Chriâ—t may dwell in me God forbid y t I shuld reioyce but in y â— crosse of our lord Iesu Christ wher by the world is crucified as touching me and I as concerning the worlde What then So that Christ be preached all maner wayes whether it be by occasion or of true meaninge I therin ioy ye wyl ioy For I know that this shal chaunce to mâ— saluatioÌ„ through your prayer ministring of y â— spirit of Iesu Christ as I loke for hope y â— in nothing I shal be ashamed Yea and though I be offered vppe vppon the offeringe and sacrifice of your faieth I reioyce and reioâ—ce with you all For the same cause also reioyce ye and reioyce ye with me Moreouer my brethren reioyce in the Lorde Reioyce in the lord alway again I say reioyce The Lorde is euen at hand Be not careful I reioyâ—e in the lorde greately that nowe at the laste ye are reuiued againe to care for me in that ye were also carefull c. What thanks can we recompence to God agayne for you ouer all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure God whyle we nyght and day pray exceadingly that we myght see you presentlye and myghte fulfyll that whiche is lackinge in your fayeth Comforte youre selues together comforte the feble minded What is our hope or ioy or croune of reioysinge are not ye it in the presence of oure Lorde Iesus Christe at hys comminge Yes ye are our glorye and ioye We haue greate ioye and consolation ouer thy loue for by the brother the Saynctes are coumforted Euen so brother let me enioye the in the Lorde comforte my bowels in the Lorde ¶ Agaynste loquacitye and ydlenes Capitu. 28. THe kingdome of God is not in wordes but in power Euyll and malicious wordes corrupte good maners Dyd I vse lightenes Or thinke I carnally those things which I think that with me shuld be yea yea nay naye God is faithfull for our preachinge vnto you is not ye and naye but in him it was yea Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euerye manne truth vnto hys neighboure for as muche as we are members one of an other But he ye fulfylled with the spirit speakinge vnto youre selues in psalmes and hymnes and spirytuall songes
members So then I my selfe in my mynde serue the lawe of God and in my fleshe the lawe of synne We were naturallye the children of wrath euen as well as other For by manne came deathe and by a manne came the resurrection of the deadde For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shall all be made a lyue For that the lawe coulde not doo in asmuche as it was weake because of the flesh that performed God and sente his sonne in the similytude of synfull fleshe and by synne damned synne in the fleshe that the righteousnes required of the lawe might be fulfylled in vs whiche walke not after the flesh but after the spirite ¶ Of threfolde heauinesse laudable vituperable and indifferente Capitu 31. I Saye the truthe in Christ and lye not in that my conscyence beareth me witnes in the holye ghoâ—t that I haue greate heauinesse and continuall sorow in my hart for my brethren which are Israelites But I determined this with my selfe that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse For if I make you sorye who is it that shuld make me glad but the same which is made sory by me And I wrote this same to you least if I came I should take heuynes of thâ—m of whome I oughte to reioyce Certainly this confidence haue I in you all that my ioy is the ioye of you all For in great affliction and anguyshe of hearte I wrote vnto you with manye teares not to make you sorye but that ye mighte perceaue the loue which I haue most specially vnto you Yf anye manne hathe caused sorowe the same hathe not made me sory but partely least I should greue you all Wherfore thoughe I made you sory with a letter I repent not though I did repente For I perceaue that the same pistle made you sory thoughe ye wer buâ— a season But now I reioyce not that ye were sorye but that ye so sorowed that ye repented For ye sorowed Godly so that in nothinge ye were hurt by vs. For godlye sorowe causeth râ—pentaunce vnto saluation not to be repenâ—ed of when worldly sorowe causeth death Beholde what dilygence this Godly sorowe that ye toke hathe wroughte in you it caused indignation it caused â—â—are it caused desire it caused a feruente mynde it caused punyshement For in all thingâ— ye haue shewed youre selues that ye wâ—re cleare in that matter Epaphroditus was sicke and that euen to death But God had mercye on him not on him onelye but on me also least I shoulde haue sorowe vpon sorow I would not brethren haue you ignoraunt concerning them which are fallâ—n a slepe that ye sorowe not as oâ—her do which haue no hope ¶ An exhortation to labour for felicity and beatitude it selfe Capitu. 32. I suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthye of the glorye whiche shall be â—hewed vpon vs. For the feruente desyre of the creatures abydeth lokynge when the sonnes of God shall appeare because the creaâ—ures are subdued to vanity against their wyll but for hys wyll whyche subdueth them in hope For the verye creature shall be delyuered frome the bondage of corruption in to the glorious liberty of the sonnes of God This also I knowe I meane the season howe that it is the time that we shoulde now awake out of slepe For nowe is oure saluation nearer then when we â—eleue The night is passed and the daye is come nye Let vs therefore cast awaye the deedes of darâ—kenesse And let vs put on the armoure of lighte Let vs walke honestlye as it were in the daye lighte and put ye on the Lord Iesus Christ. For it is written The eye hathe not seene and the eare hath not hard neyther haue entred in the hearte of man the thinges which God hathe prepared for them that loue him but God â—athe opened them vnto vs by his spiriâ—e Now we se in a glasse euen in a dark speaking but then shall we se face to face now I know vnperfectlye but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen Wherfore we are not weried For oure exceadinge tribulation which is momentanye and lighte prepareth an exceading and an â—ternall weight of glorye vnto vs. We knowe surelye of oure earthy mancion wherin we now dwel were destroyed that we haue a buildinge ordayned of God an habitation not made wyth handes but eternall in heauen Let vs not be weary of wel doinge For when the time is come we shall reape withoute wearynes Whyle we haue therefore time let vs doo good to all menne and speciallye vnto them whiche are of the housholde of faieth For the things that were vantage vnto me I counted losse for Christes sake For whome I haue counted all thinge losse and doe iudge them but donge that I mighte wynne Christ and mighte be founde in himâ— not hauing mine own righteousnes which is of the lawe but that which springeth of the fayth which is in Christ. I meane the righteousnesse whiche commeth of God thorowe fayeth in knowinge him and the vertue of resurrection and the feloshippe of his passion that I mighte be conformable vnto his death if by anye meanes I might attayne vnto the resurrection oâ— the dead For why God the father hath made vs meete to be partakâ—rs of the inheritaunce of saynctes in lighte which hath deliuered vs from the power of darckenes and hath translated vs in to the kingedome of his deare son in whom we haue redemption through â—is bloude and forgeuenesse of oure sinnes Therefore if ye be rysen agayne with Christ seke those things which are aboue where Christe sitteth on the right hande of God Set your affections on thinges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earth For ye are dead and your life iâ— hid with Christ in God When Christ which is your life shall â—hewe him selfe then shall ye also appeare with him in glorye Fighte the good fyghte of fayeth Lay hand on eternall life wherunto thou art called hast professed a good profession before many witnesses I knowe whome I haue beleued and am sure that he is able to keepe that whiche I haue committed to his kepinge against that daye Suffer affliction as a good souldier of Iesu Christ. For the husbandeman that laboureth must first receiue of the frutes I am nowe ready to be offered and the time of my departing is at hand I haue fought a good fight and haue fulfylled my course and haue kepte y â— fayth From hence foorth is laid vp for me a croune of righteousnes whiche the lord that is a righteous iudge shall geue me at that daye not to me onelye but vnto all them that loue his comminge For the grace of God that bringeth saluation vnto all men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we shoulde denye vngodlynesse and worldelye lustes and that we shoulde lyue sober minded righteouselye and godlye
precious stones tymber haye or stoble euery mans worke shall appear For the day shall declare it and it shalbe shewed in fier And the fyer shall trye euerye mannes worke what it is Yf anye mans worke that he hath buylt vppon byde he shall receaue a rewarde Yf anye mans worke burne he shall suffer losse but he shall be safe him selfe neuerthelesse yet as it were thorow fire We muste all appeare before the iudgemente seate of Christe that euerye man maye receaue the workes of his bodye accordinge to that hee hathe done whether it be good or badde For god loketh on no mans person It is verelye a righteous thynge with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you and to you whiche are troubled reast with vs when the Lord Iesu Christ shal shew hym selfe frome heauen wyth hys mightye Aungels in flaminge fire rendringe vengeaunce vnto them that knowe not God and too them that obeye not the Gospell of oure Lorde Iesus Christe Which shall be punyshed with euerlastinge damnation from the presence of the Lorde and frome the glorye of his power when he shal come to be gloryfied in his sainctes and to be made maruaylous in all them that beleeue because oure testimonye that we had to you was beleued euen the same daye that we preached it Some mennes sinnes are open before hande and goo before vntoo iudgemente Some mens synnes folowe after Likewise also good workes are manifeste before hande and they that be otherwyse canne not be hydde Wherfore I was greued with this generation and sayed They erre euer in their hartes they verelye haue not knowen my wayes so y t I sware in my wrath that they shuld not enter in to my reaste Some when they heard rebelledâ— how be it not all that came oute of Egypte vnder Moses But with whome was he displeased fortye yeares was he not displeased with them that synned whose carkases were ouerthrowen in the desert To whome sware he that they shuld not enter in to his reast But vntoo them that beleued not And we see that they coulde not enter in because of vnbeleue A fearefull lokinge for iudgement and violente fyre which shal deuouâ— the aduersaries For we knowe hâ—m that hath sayed vengeaunce belongeth vntoo me and I wyll recompence And agayne the Lorde shall iudge hys people For yet a vâ—ryâ— lyttle whyle and he that shall come wyll come and wyll not tarye Whiche wyll lyghten thinges that are hydde in darckenes and open the ounsayles of the heartes c. ¶ Of the vnspeakeable mercy of God vntoo mankynde And of Christes meke redemption of manne Caâ—pit 46. YE are iustyâ—yed freelye by the grace of God throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whome God hathe made a seate of mercye throughe fayeth in his bloude to shewe the righteousnes which before him is of valure in that he forgeueth the synnes that are passed which God did suffer â—o shewe at this time that he migâ—te be counted iust and a iustifiar of him which beleueth on Iesus Which was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifye vs. For when we were yet weake accordinge to the time Christ dyed for vs whiche were vngodlye Yet â—â—ace wyll any manne dye for a râ—ghteous man Paraduenture for a good man durste a manne dye But God setteth out his loue that he hath to vs seing that whyle wee were yet synners Christe died for vs much more then nowe seinge we are iustified in hys bloud shall we be saued from wrath thorowe him For if when we were ennemies we were recâ—nciled to god by the death of his sonne much more seinge we are reconciled we shall be preserued by his life Aâ—ste minge this that if one be dead for all then are all deade and Christ dyed for all that they whiche lyue shoulde not hence â—oorthe lyue vntoâ— them selues but vnto him whyche dyed for them and rose agayne Therefore if anye man he in Christ he is a newe creature Olde thinges are passed awaye Bâ—holde all thingâ—s are beâ—â—me nâ—we Neuerthelesse all thinges are of God whiche hathe reconcilâ—d vs vntoo hâ—m selfe by Iesus Christe and hathe geuen vnto vs â—he offyce too preache the attonment For god was in Chriâ—â— and made agâ—eâ—mâ—nt betwene the world and him selfe and impuâ—ed not their sinnes vnto them and hathe câ—mmytted too vs the offâ—ce of reconciliation Nowe then are we messengers in the roume of Christe Euen as thoughe God dyd beseeche you thorowe vs. So praye we you in Christes steade that ye be atone wiâ—â— gâ—â— For he hathe made hâ—m to be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by hys meanes shoulde bee that ryghteousenesse whicâ— bâ—â—ore God is alowed Whyche gaue hym selfe for oure sinnes to deliuer vs frome this presente euyll world throughe the wyl of god our father to whom be praise for euer and euer Amen Christ hath redemed and deliuered vs frome the curse of the lawe and was made a cursed for vs. For it is written Cursed is euerye one that hangeth on tree that the blessinge of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Iesus Christ that we might receaue the promes of the spirit through fayeth Christ is our peace whiche made of both one and hath broken down y e wall that was a sâ—op betwene vs and hath also put awai thorow his flesh y e cause of hatred that is to saye the lawe of commaundementes contained in the lawe written for to make of twayne one new man in him selfe so makinge peace and to reconcyle bothe vnto God in one bodye thorow his crosse and slewe hatered therby and came and preached peace to you whiche were a farre of and to them that were nye For thorow him we bothe hauâ— an open waye in in one spirite vnto the father For it pleased the father y â— in Christ shuld all fulnes dwell and by him to reconcile al thing vnto him selfe and to set at peace by him throughe the bloude of his crosse bothe thinges in heauen and thinges in earthe And you which were in times past strauÌ„gers and ennemyes because youre myndes were set in euyll woorkes hath he nowe reconciled in the body of his flesh thorow death to make you holy vnblameable and without faut in his owne sight And ye whiche were deade in sinne through the vncircumâ—ision of your fleshe hath he quickened with him and hath forgeueÌ„ vs al our trespases thâ—th put out the hand writing that was against vs contained in the law written And y â— hath he taken out of y t way hath fastened it to his crosse â— hath spoiled rule and power hath made a shew of them openly hath triumphed ouer theÌ„ in his own persoÌ„ This is a â—rue sayinge and by all mâ—anes worthy to be receaued that Christ Iesus came in to the worlde to saue sinners For therâ— is one God and