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A02881 An exposition of the whole eight chapiter to the Romaines, expounded by Ihon Hedlambe, preacher and minister to the congregation at Braughin, and student of Diuinitie in Peterhouse at Cambridge, before Maister Doctour Squire, and the whole ministerie assembled at the laste synode, holden at Ware in Lent laste past 1579. Wherein is perfectly proued our iustification to bee by faithe onely, to the beatyng doune and ouerthrowyng of all erronious and false opinions to the contrarie. Seen and allowed Hedlambe, John. 1579 (1579) STC 13020; ESTC S112579 16,960 48

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bee hurtfull is by the grace afore shewed profitable vnto vs But how Truely euen by the eternall purpose of God who loued vs before we loued hym yea whom we could not haue loued if he had not called vs Neither is this callyng onely mente of the election but also of the continuall direction of all our woorkes whiche are moderated by the hande of God and therefore it is shewed that all thynges whatsoeuer come of his good will power and pleasure There followeth now in the 29. and 30. verses a figure whiche is called clymax gradatio whiche goeth from one woorde to an other and adorneth all whiche beginnyng with the order of our election he saieth that all the afflictions of the godlie are meanes whereby thei are made sure to Christe whiche he before proued to bee verie necessarie The gradation is whom he knewe those he predestinate or decreed of hym self for so the woorde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 maie well be translated whom he predestinate those he called whom he called those he iustified and by all whiche he openeth the dueties and rewardes of Christianitie For if wee bee compared with Christe who is the elder Soonne then are wee also so to frame our selues that wee maie bee conformable to his Image And labouryng thus in these wee knowe that with our vocation iustification and glorie is ioyned the fellowshipp of the crosse whiche cannot be separated The sixt and laste argument is a Maiori in the 32. and 33. verses where he hauing acknowledged the infinite power and vnspeakable mercie of God bursteth out into these wordes what shall we saie then Shall wee euen seeyng the goodnesse of God increaste Distrust because wee are wrapte in miseries No but rather let vs thinke thus God is with vs and therefore these can not ouerthrowe vs Now this is the greatest staie for a Christian to haue God with hym but how shall I whiche see my self beset with synnes take holde of this goodnesse There is no good in my self I am a detter to God and therefore dare not offer my self to hym In these conflictes saie thus to thyne owne consciēce God is my father therefore I am not to doubt of his beneficence he hath giuen Christe Iesus to bee slaine for mine infirmities whiche is the greatest benefite whiche either is or shal bee and will not he together with hym giue me all thynges yes assuredly and therefore I will in boldnesse offer my self before him in the name of his and my Christe and conclude with the Apostle in the verses followyng that beyng assured by these his promises and grounding my faithe yea staiyng my self that neither Hell Deuill persecution anguishe thynges presente and thynges to come can separate me from the loue of Christe Iesus who for his mercies sake graunt that wee maie stedfastly beleeue his promises without presumption beare afflictions without desperation grounde our faithe and hope vppon his woorde without waueryng haue true comforte in his Death without rashenesse confirmed to vs by the fellowship wee haue with Christ by hope of his mercies and all other assurances here set doune Amen Reade the 8. 2. Principall thinges The expositiō of the 1. verse Three thinges to be marked Magi. Sententiarum libro 4 distinctio 16. Roma 6.23 Ezech. 18 2● Kyng 20.2 ●sai 38.1 Sam. 24.10 Sam. 12.13.16 ●nas 3.5 ●at 26.75 ●ct 2.37 2. Daungen opiniones The family loue and su like Cor. 5.10 ●he expositiō●f the 2. verse Esai 44.3 Ioel. 2.25 Ezech. 36.25 Act. 2.4 A doubt propounded and aunswered by the third ver The doubt The aunswere Gen. 3.15 Gen. 17.2 The error of the Manaches Marcionits confuted Rom. 1.3 Math. 2.16 Math. 6.28 Luke 9.58 Esai 53.4.5 2. Cor. 5.21 The expositiō of the 4. verse The expositiō of the 5.6.7.8 verses What is to liue after the spirite and after the fleshe Writing vpon the same place The effectes of the spirite and of the fleshe The 8. verse whiche is the conclusion of the former verses An argumēt The exposition of the 9.10 11. verse The power of the spirite Note here the conclusion of the 9.10.11 verses Ephe. 4.30 The exposition of the 13. verse ● similitude The exposition of the 14. verse The exposi●on of the 15. and 16. verse A greate co●fort of the spirite Argumētes Argument ●he expositi●n of the 17. ●erse A double comforte 2. Argument The exposition of the 18. verse Argument The exposition of the 19. verse The exposition of the 20.21 verse Note Prosopopeia The exposition of the 22. verse A similitude Hebru 10.17 verse The exposition of the 23. verse Iohn 3.16 Actes 13.28 4. Argument The exposition of the 24. and 25. verse What hope is Col. 3. verse 3. As the famile of loue doth chalenge The exposition of the 6. and 27. verse A newe goodnesse Math. 6.9 Luke 11.2 Ihon. 14.26 Zachar. 12.10 Argument The exposition of the 28. verse Gal. 4.9 Ephe. 1.5 Tim 1.9 The expositiō of the 29. and 30. verse Clymax or gradatio The dewties and rewardes of Christianitie 6. Argument The expositiō of the 32. and 33. verse 5. The conclusion with the 6. verses folloing A praier