An confortable exhortation of oure mooste holy Christen faith and her frutes Writtē vnto the Christē bretherne in Scotlāde after the poore worde of God Oure glory †At Parishe ▪ M.d.xxxv Ihon Ihon sone an humile professor of holy diuinite do grete you all with grace and peace in the lorde The eternal faueour of almygty God be vith you strēgth you and kepe you accordinge to his godly pleasure that ye be founde without any spot at the comminge of the lorde when he shall rewarde euery man after his deades Belowed brethren I gyue laude ād thākes vnto my God for he hath made you rych in all godly virtue for youre faith groweth excedingly and eueryche one of you floweth ower in lowe to warde a nother amōge youre sylfes and to warde al mē God hath blessed you with all maner of spiritual blessinges in heuēly thinges by Christe accordinge as he hath chosen you in hym thorow lowe before ye fundation of the worlde was layd And he hath ordeyned you to be holy ād without blame in his sight and hath chosen you before vnto hym sylfe to be heyres of his eternal glory thorow Iesus Christ by whom ye haue redemption that is to saye forgeuinge of synnes And he hath openned vnto you the mistery of his wil. And hath sealed you with ye sprite of promes which is the ernest of youre enheritance to redeme the possession purchassed vnto the laude of his glory Wherfore I gyue thankes vnto my God and prayes for you with gladnes because of the fellishippe which ye haue in the Gospel from the first daye vnto now And I am sure certifieth of this that he which begāne an good worke in you shal performe it vnto the daye of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me to iudge of you all Thankes be vnto God beloweth brethern ye neade nor to be teach it of any mā for that oyntment which ye haue receawith theachit you all thynges Nor withstōdinge I wil not be negligent to put you in remembraunce of youre dutie thought ye knowe it youre sylfes and are also stabilisshed in the present trueth For I thynk it mete as longe as I am in this tabernacle to stere you vppe by puttynge◠on in remēbraunce for as moch as i am sure howe that the tyme is at honde that i must put of this my tabernacle I wil enfoarce therfore that on euery syde ye myght haue wherwith to stere vppe the remembraunce of this thinges after my departynge The good that i mo do vnto you i wil not prolonge when i am present with you i wil exhort you by worde yee by the worde of God as my deare bretherne in the lorde When i am absent by writtinge vnto a prosperous iorney by the will of God fortune me to come vnto you ād haue cōsolacion to gyther with you thorow y e cōmē faith which both ye ◠haue Be not displeased of my hōmelynes dearly beloweth for lowe causeth me to iudge of you euen as my sylfe i do vnto you as i wolde ye did vnto me for i am yours and ye are myne and ve all are Christis and Christ is Gods so ve are Gods aune possession Sen ye are of God yee ye wil gladly heare Gods worde And that causeth me to writ◠the boldly are for in my writtinge and sayenge both present and absent ye shal nor fynde the worde of man but the very true worde of God And aboue in you some what i trust and reioyce ād that causeth me to writ this litle treatyse rather vnto you then to any other And euer i wil exhort you as my well beloweth brethern in the lorde besechynge you to receaue it with pacience And thought my knowdledge a greith not well to soch an office yet after the grace geuen vnto me of God i haue obeyit In the which ye that are of faith shall feale hys mighty powere thought ye fynde no worldly visdome for y e preachinge off y e crosse is to them that perisshe folisshnes But vnto you which are saued it is the powere off God whois grace remane euer with you and make you stronge in his inuincible trueth Amen ¶ Of faith BElowed brethren aboue all thinge be stronge and stedfast in youre faith as S Paul teached Aboue all take ye y e shelde of faith wherwith ye maye quench all the fyrie dartes of ye wicked Therfore be ye sober and watch for youre aduersary the deuil as an roringe Lion walker about sekinge whom he maye denore whom resist stedfast in the Faith As Ihon saith ī his reuelation Beholde y e deuil shal cast of you in presone to tēpte you be faithful vnto the deeth I shall geue y ◠an croune of lyfe Vithout this faith saith Paul It is vnpossible to please God Therfore be stronge in youre faith This faith is the very rocke where on the chirch is hildeth as saith oure saueour ap one this rocke I vilbilde my congregation And Paul saith in an other place No man can laye a nother fundation then that which is layde which is Iesus Christ that is tho saye y t faith of Iesus Christ and in an other place saith he ye nowe are no moare strangers ād foreners but citesins with the saynctes and of the housholde of God and are bildet apō the fundacion of the Apostles and Prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone in whom euery bildinge coupled to gether groweth vnto an holy temple in the lorde in whom ye also are but to gether and made an habitacion for God in ye sprite The fundacion of the wal of the cite saith Ihone was garnisshed with all maner of precious stonis The fundacion of the cite of Ierusalē the chirch of almigty God is faith which is garnisshed with the greate mercy and goodnes of God abundantly as with all maner of precious stonis or with all kynde of good workes precious acceptable vnto God for faith can nor be ydel bot worketh thorowe lowe yee good to all man like as a good tree bryngeth forth good frute a good tree cā not brynge forth bade frute Also an good mā out of ye good treasure of his herte brīgeth forth good thīges Faith thorow lowe is myghty in operacion for faith bryngeth the sprite of God and the sprite of God bryngeth lowe And lowe worketh no ewil but al good So faith continualy worketh good to all man and maye be callit the fūdaciō garnished with all maner of precious stonis For by faith ve are iustifieth and made righteous before God As it is written Nowe merely is the righteuesnes that commeth of God declared without the fulfillinge of the lawe hauinge witnes both of the lawe of y e Prophetes The righteuesnes no dout which is good before God commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all apon all that beleue For there is no difference all haue synned
preseÌ„t with me not in the sprite but in the fleshe Then it foloweth I delite in the lawe of God as concerninge the inner man but I se another lawe in my members rebellinge agenst the lawe of my mynde and subduinge me vnto ty e lawe of synne which is in my members Not that this lawe of synne in his members ouer come hym that he was in the sprite subdued vnto it But it subdued hym to synne because it made hym in daunger of the lawe for it requireth the hole maÌ„ with his strength and power And because ther was an euyl lust and concupiscence in hym contrarious vnto the lawe therfore he was subdued to synne not in the sprite but thorowe synne in the fleshe Nowe Paul seinge this synne sowen and fast roted in his fleshe that it was vnpossible to get it cleane awaye in this lyfe he longeth and murneth for the delyueraunce of the synnefull fleshe sayenge O wretched man that I am who shal delyuer me froÌ„ this body of deeth theÌ„ it foloweth I thank God by Iesus Christ oure lorde As he wolde saye thought I wolde delyuer my sylfe from synne I maye not and no other man maye delyuer me from synne for they are all in the same bondage and thrall with me so many as are yet in the fleshe There is none righteous no not one ther is none that vnderstoÌ„deth there is none that seketh after God they are all gone out of the waye They are all made vnprofitable there is none that dâ—eth good no not one Theyr throte is an open sepulchre with theyâ— tounges they haue disceaued the poyson of aspes is vnder theyr lippes Whose mouthes are full of chursinge and bitternes Theyr fete are swifte to shee l bloud Destruction and wretchednes are in theyr wayes and the waye of peace haue they not knowen there is no feare of God before theyr eyes But thou alone o lorde God and father which art the weake mans strenght aÌ„d refuge ready at the honde of hym that is in strese arte my delyueroure For thou shal delyuer me of this presonment of synne and body of deeth by thy wellbelowed sonne Iesus Christ oure lorde And thought for an tyme I must neade suffre or I receaue the finall ende of my deliueraunce yeâ— by hope I aÌ„ sure of it For thou arte true in all thy sayeÌ„ges And thy trueth is sure to all age for euer And thought in the fleshe be some synne yet in the sprite I shall consent to the lawe and serue it Belowed brethern thoughe there be in vs some synne and euyl lust aÌ„d concupiscence yet let vs not consent to it in the sprite But resist to it and fyght agenst it seruynge the lawe of God in the sprite As did Paul And as he reached vs sayenge Let not synne regne in youre mortall bodyes that ve shulde there vnto obey in the lustes of it make not prouisioÌ„ for the fleshe to fulfill the lustes of it Walke in the sprite and fulfill not the lustes of the fleshe Yf ye liue after the fleshe ye must dye So thought we haue synne in the fleshe oure sprite is fre of it but not thorowe oure sylfes but thorowe the holy goost ¶ Where the sprite of the lorde is there is libertie And Christ sayd to the Iewes Yf the sonne shall make you fre then are ye fre in deade The sonne worketh by the holy goost So doeth the father also And theyr workynge is indiuisible ¶ For that which the father doeth the sonne doeth and lyke wyse the holy goost So when the holy goost maketh vs fre the sonne maketh vs fre And when the father aÌ„d the sonne maketh vs fre the holy goost maketh vs fre And though one of the iij. persones of the holy trinite be named in any place of the scripture yet it shal be vnderstonde after the indiuisible workinge of the holy trinite hauynge some workes after oure maner of speakinge appropriet to euerych persone Thyse fredome that we haue as saith Paul we haue it thorowe the sprite of the lorde and not be oure sylfes For God hath sent his sprite in oure hertes wherby we are louseth in the sprite from the bondes of synne and delyuered out of seruitute and cryes to God Abba father Nowe seinge that we are made fre in the sprite from synne let vs not tangle oure sylfes agayne in subiection therto but fyght agenst it resist to it aÌ„d with all diligence labour to dante and tayme the wantannes of it to holde it doune and mortifie it as it is written Yf ye theÌ„ be rysen agayne with Christ seke they thynges which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the ryght honde of God Set youre affectioÌ„ on thynges that are aboue and not on thynges which are on the erth For ye are deed and youre lyfe is hyd with Christ in God When Christ which is youre lyfe shal shewâ— hym sylfe then shal ye also apere with him in glory mortifie therfore youre meÌ„bers which are on y e erth .c. And in another place it is writteÌ„ They y t are Christes haue crucifyed the fleshe with the appetites and lustes Not that we maye mortifie the fleche thorowe oure awne strength and labours as preache the false preachers No no but by the holy sprite as it is written Yf ye mortyfie the deades of the fleshe by the helpe of the sprite ye shall lyue And of what sprite he speaketh he shewed immediatly after sayenge As many as are ledde by the sprite of God are the sonnes of God This mortyfication and crucifienge of the fleshe and synne is an subiection where vnder synne is â—ut not that it is takeÌ„ cleane awaye but subdued holden doune and not suffered to worke An thynge when it scaâ—es workynge it is called deed Anâ— tree when it springeth not and beareth no frute nor braunches it is called deed So synne when it worketh not and shewed not the sylfe by workes it is called deed so we shall make synne to dye and we shulde crucifie it not sufferinge it to worke And this we maye not do of oure sylfes but by the holy sprite which regneth in oure hertes and of his power mortyfies and crucifies this synne which resteth in the fleshe He strenghteth vs for in to the inner man he maketh vs able and stronge to resist to all the assautes of oure enimies He eyketh oure power and minishet theyâ—s He maketh vs fre and subdued them He gyueth vs lyfe and kylled them The fleshe and synne as is said is mortifieth by the sprite of God but to the same mortification oure workes are required but oure ablenes commeth of God Not that we maye do any good of oure sylfes No we are not sufficient of oure sylfes to thynke any thynge as it were of oure sylfes but our ablenes there to cometh of God by his holy sprite For it is God that worketh in vs both the will
aÌ„d also the deade yee eueÌ„ of his awne good wyll He worketh in vs the workes which are necessary to the mortification of the fleshe yee he maketh vs to chastifie the body brynge it into subiection by resistinge vnto the lustes of it and continuall excertion of good workes For the moare that an man be vseth to synne the harder shall it be to resist vnto the euyl vse and lustes therof For the lustes of synne are euer the stroÌ„ger the moare that an man folowe them be an euyl vse And by the contrary the resistinge of synne and excercition of good workes taketh some thynge awaye of the strength of synne Herefore brethern exerce youre sylfes vnto Verely I saye vnto you they haue receaued theyr rewarde But when ye faste anoynte youre heed and washe youre face that it apere not vnto men howe ye faste but vnto youre father whiche is in secrete .c. ¶ Herefore bretherne in all thynges kepe measure be discrete folowe the sprite and mortyfie the fleshe by the holy goost whom ye haue receaued as the ernest of youre enheretaunce by whom ye are teached in all trueth and as he hath teached you abyde therin And be not caryed hidder and thydder with diuers and straunge learninge ¶ I saye the learninge of men whiche the holy scripture do not knowe as ye haue bene in tyme passed Wherwith ye were drawene from the faith and gaue hede vnto sprites of erroure and deuylshe doctrine of them which speake lyes thorowe ypocrisy and haue theyr consciences marked with an hett yerne forbiddynge to mary and coÌ„maundynge to absteyne from meates whiche God hath created to be receaued with geuynge of thankes of them whiche beleue and haue knowen the trueth For all the creatures of God are good and no thynge to be refused yf it be receaued with geuynge of thankes For it is sanctified by the worde of God and prayer Yf thou shall put the bretherne in remembraunce of these thynges saith Paul to Thimothe thou shal be a good minister of Iesu Christ whiche hast bene norished vppe in the wordes of faith and good doctrine whiche thou hast continualy followed but cast awaye vngostly and olde wyues fables This I saye lest eny man shulde begylle you with entysinge wordes For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I present with you in the sprite ioyinge and beholdinge youre stedfast faith in Christ As ye haue therfore receaued Christ Iesu the lorde eueÌ„ so walke roâ—ed and bilt in hym and stedfaste in the faith as ye haue learned and therin be plenteous in geuinge thankes ¶ Beware lest eny man come and spoyle you thorowe philosophy and disceatful vanitie thorowe the tradicions of men and ordinacioÌ„s after the worlde and not after Christ For in hym duelled all the fulnes of the goâ— heeth boddyly and ye are full in hym which is the heed of all rule and power in whom also ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hondes by puttinge of of the sinful body of the fleshe thorowe the circumcision that is in Christ In that ye are buried with hym thorowe baptim in whom ye are also risen agayne thorowe faith that is wroght by the operation of God which raysed hym from deeth ¶ And hath with hym quickened you also which were deed in synne and in the vncircumcisioÌ„ of youre fleshe and hath forgeueÌ„ vs oure trespases and hath put out the obligation that was agaynst vs made in the lawe written and that hath he taken out of the waye and hath fastenet it on his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made ashewe of them openly and hath triumphed ouer them in his awne persone ¶ Let no man therfore trouble youre coÌ„ciences aboute meate and drincke or for a peace of an holy daye which are no thinge but shadowes of thinges to come but the body is in Christ Let no man make you to shute at a wronge marke which after his awne ymaginacion walketh in the humblenes and holynes of angels thinges which he neuer sawe causlesse puft vppe with his fleshly mynde and holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaueth norishment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the increasynge that commeth of God ¶ Wherfore sen ye are deed with Christ from the doctrine of the worlde why as thought ye yet lyued in the worlde shuld ye be yet ledde with tradicions of them that saye touche not tast not handle not .c. Nowe in coÌ„clusioÌ„ be ye all of one mynde aÌ„d the God of peace that raysed from deeth oure lorde Iesus Christ the greate sheperde of you his shepe thorowe the bloude of the euerlastinge testament make you perfect in all good workes to do his godly and holy will and brynge to passe that whatsoeuer ye do maye be accepted in his fyght by the meanes of Iesus Christ To whom be prayse for euer Amen ¶ I beseche you bretherne suffre the wordes of exhortation for I haue written vnto you in feawe wordes Salute all the saynctes they which are here salute you in the lorde Grace be with you all Amen ¶ At Parishe by me Peter congeth A.M.D. xxxv xx Ianuarij Ephe. vi i. Petri v. Apoca. ii Hebreo xi Math. xvi i Corin. iij. Ephe. ij Apo. xxvi Galath â— Mathei vij Gala. v Gala. 3. iiij Roma v i Corin. xiij Apoca. xxi Roma iij Roma iiij Gene. xv Psal xxxi Gene. xv Gene. xvii Roma iiij Romanâ— v Roma ix Esai xxviij Romano x Gala. iii. Gala. iii â—ieremi v â—sal xxxiii Galath v Apoca. xix Roma iiij Ioan. iij â— Ioan. i Math. xix Roma iij â–ª Iacobi ij Phili. ij iiij Galatas iij Ioannis i i Corin. ij Ephesi ij Luce xvij Marci ix Roma ix x â—ath vij â—ath xv â—a v â—ath xij 〈◊〉 xvi â—ar xvi Ioan .iij Ephe. v Ioan .iij Gala. v Hebre. xi Psal xxxij Roma xiiij Gene. viij i Corin. ij ij Corin. iiij â—cobii â—athei vij â—athei v â—itum i â—mano ij â—ma xvi â—he v â—omano vi â—tum iij Marke wel i Ioan .ij Mathei vij â—al vi â—ma xvi â—oan ij â—oma i â—oma xvi Math. vi Ioan. iij Roma viij Psal lxxxv Mat. xxiiij Roma viij i. Corin· vi i. Petri i. Psal ij 〈◊〉 vi xij â—he ij â—etri v â—al liiij â—ce xij â—ath vi â—ath vij Corin. vi Hiere xxxi Esaie xxvij Esa xxxviij Esaie xl Esaie xli Esaie xlij Esaie xliij Esaie xliii Esaie li Esaie liiij Math. vij Philipp iiij i. Thimoâ— i. Esaie xxxij· Roman iij Romano v Ioan. xiiij Roma i i Cori. i â— ij Gala. i Esaie xxxij Esaiâ— ix Esaie xlv Esaie lxvâ— Ioan. i Math. xi Esaie xlviij Psal xiij Esaie liij Ezechie xiij Esaie lvij Ioan. xiiij Roman v Ephe. ij Ephe. v Roma xij ij Cori. xiij Esay xl Deute vi Ioan. iiij Romano .i Ephe. i. i Ioan. iij. Mat. xxv i. Ioan. iiij Gala. iij Romano v Gala. v Deutero vi Romano iij Romano vi Iacobi i. Roma vij Roma viij Roman vi Io. i. iij.viij and xx Gala. iij Tâ—um iij Gala. iiij Roma vii i Corin. i. xij ii Corin. iij Roma viij Gala. v i. Corin. xiij Psal i Math. xi Iacob iv Ephesio v ij Corint vâ— Beholde Iob Romano v Iaco. v. iij ReguÌ„ xix Mat. xxiij Iacobi v Tobie i. ij God tryeth he faith of his children Esaie xlâ— The worke of God arâ— wonderfuâ— Deuter. xxi Ioann â—vi Esaie liij Ephesio vi Mat. ix Psal lxvij Hebreo â— Hebreo xij Ioann xv Ephesio i Zacha. ix Roma viij Hebreo xij Ioan. xx Ioan. xv Mat. x The wisdome of the serpente Roman vi Math. x. Luce xiiij Mathei vi Math. x Psal xliij Roma vi TribulatioÌ„ iâ— a blessige Math. v Prosperite isâ— a curse Luâ—â— vi TribulatioÌ„ for righteuesnes is ye gyfte of god Actor .v ij Thimo. iij Philippe i i Petri iiij Whereby theÌ„ are youre tyrannes sure Romano v ij Corint xij The differeÌ„ce betwene y e childerne of God and of the deuil Deute viij Ioan .vi Ioan .viij i. Corin. ix Mat. xix Luce. xij Luce. xvi Hebreo xiij Which way goo youre persecuters to heuen theÌ„ Mathei vij You re persecuters haue no power to do vnto you what they wolde Mat. v Mat. x Psalm xlix Psal xxxij Psal xxxiij Mat. x i Petri v Psal liiij A Christen mans care The despicers persecuters aÌ„d they that fall froÌ„ Gods worde arâ—â—hâ—â—aâ—ead Noe Lot Moses Aaron The prophetes Christ Mat. x Marci viij Luc. ix Thimoth i God receaueth them that come agayne Why letteth god his choseÌ„ childerne fall Ephesi iij Roma v Roma vi Ephes v Rom. vi Ephe. ij Roman iiij Psal xxxi Ioan. i Roma viij i Ioan. i Iacob iij Luce xvij Exod. xx Gala. â— Roman vij Deutero vi Psal xiij Roman vij Roma xiij Gala. v ij Corint iij Ioann viij Ioan v Roman viij Collossen iij Gala. v Roma viij ij Corint iâ— Philippe iâ— i Thimo. iiâ— i Ioan. ij Hebreo xiij i Corin. xiiij Ioan x
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