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every_o one_o that_o have_v understanding_n may_v see_v in_o this_o treatise_n before_o and_o though_o my_o purpose_n be_v now_o finish_v even_o declare_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o christian_a faith_n have_v endure_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o will_v i_o add_v a_o short_a instruction_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o grace_n and_o perform_v of_o all_o promise_n and_o i_o will_v declare_v that_o god_n now_o also_o through_o the_o appear_a of_o his_o son_n will_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n and_o set_v forth_o none_o other_o religion_n none_o other_o faith_n neither_o any_o other_o salvation_n than_o even_o the_o same_o which_o be_v show_v to_o the_o old_a father_n save_v that_o now_o all_o thing_n be_v more_o evident_a more_o clear_o practise_v accomplish_a fulfil_v and_o perform_v for_o the_o which_o cause_n
be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o from_o everlasting_a death_n through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o bring_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n even_o to_o eternal_a joy_n and_o salvation_n which_o god_n promise_v unto_o our_o father_n adam_n no_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n now_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v carry_v his_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n dry_a shod_a and_o have_v drown_v pharaoh_n with_o all_o his_o people_n he_o command_v his_o folk_n to_o prepare_v and_o cleanse_v themselves_o at_o mount_n sina_n for_o he_o will_v bind_v himself_o unto_o they_o receive_v they_o as_o his_o own_o people_n and_o give_v they_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n law_n which_o thing_n he_o also_o do_v and_o appoint_v his_o law_n himself_o speak_v it_o with_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o write_v it_o with_o his_o own_o finger_n in_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n in_o the_o one_o and_o first_o table_n he_o ordain_v four_o commandment_n concern_v the_o worship_n and_o love_n of_o god_n table_n namely_o that_o we_o shall_v take_v he_o only_o for_o the_o true_a and_o right_a god_n and_o none_o else_o beside_o or_o except_v he_o that_o we_o shall_v worship_v and_o honour_v he_o only_o and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o have_v any_o other_o god_n comfort_n or_o hope_v item_n that_o we_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n make_v any_o image_n or_o picture_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o neither_o to_o worship_v they_o nor_o serve_v they_o moreover_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a or_o light_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v hallow_v the_o sabbath_n day_n in_o the_o other_o table_n ordain_v he_o six_o commandment_n concern_v man_n and_o like_v as_o the_o four_o first_o be_v comprehend_v in_o these_o word_n 22.37.39_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n even_o so_o be_v the_o six_o contain_v in_o these_o word_n follow_v table_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o commandment_n be_v these_o thou_o shall_v honour_v father_n and_o mother_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o break_v wedlock_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v bear_v no_o false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o lâ—st_o in_o all_o these_o commandment_n be_v comprehend_v all_o that_o serve_v for_o a_o godly_a life_n and_o that_o any_o where_o be_v write_v of_o god_n of_o true_a serve_v of_o god_n and_o of_o right_a virtue_n towards_o this_o world_n who_o so_o now_o do_v well_o ponder_v these_o ten_o chapter_n or_o commandment_n thing_n and_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o do_n and_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n and_o old_a father_n which_o have_v no_o law_n in_o writing_n he_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o lord_n now_o with_o this_o his_o write_a law_n begin_v no_o new_a thing_n neither_o aught_o that_o be_v not_o afore_o in_o the_o world_n but_o rather_o renew_v the_o old_a and_o the_o law_n that_o he_o hitherto_o have_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o holy_a man_n now_o when_o the_o people_n have_v get_v they_o stony_a heart_n he_o write_v the_o same_o in_o table_n of_o stone_n commandment_n for_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o worship_n and_o serve_v god_n only_o and_o to_o have_v none_o other_o god_n the_o same_o do_v the_o holy_a father_n so_o believe_v and_o keep_v that_o all_o their_o conversation_n and_o do_v bear_v record_n 2._o thereof_o concern_v image_n or_o idol_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o jacob_n bury_v the_o idol_n of_o mesopotamia_n 3._o under_o a_o oak_n beside_o sichem_n gen._n 35.4_o we_o may_v perceive_v also_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n how_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v have_v in_o reverence_n 4._o among_o they_o of_o old_a and_o not_o take_v in_o vain_a the_o sabbath_n do_v not_o the_o lord_n ordain_v here_o first_o but_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n gen._n 2.3_o the_o same_o do_v the_o father_n keep_v aright_o no_o doubt_n john_n 5._o 7.22_o whereas_o cham_n have_v not_o his_o father_n no_n in_o reverence_n 6._o he_o be_v curse_v for_o it_o gen._n 9.25_o advoutry_n do_v the_o heathen_a ruler_n forbid_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n 7._o as_o we_o may_v see_v gen._n 26.10_o 11._o whereby_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o understand_v how_o the_o bless_a friend_n of_o god_n keep_v holy_a wedlock_n 8._o how_o contrary_a the_o holy_a man_n be_v unto_o theft_n and_o deceit_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o part_n of_o abraham_n and_o loth_n gen._n 13.6_o 8_o 9_o and_o in_o jacob_n faithfulness_n and_o handle_n with_o laban_n his_o father_n in_o law_n gen_n 29.37_o 30_o 33_o 31.6_o lie_v and_o false_a deal_n be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o for_o keep_v their_o credit_n and_o truth_n they_o obtain_v very_o great_a commendation_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v tempt_v with_o evil_a as_o all_o man_n be_v but_o they_o resist_v the_o wicked_a lust_n for_o manifest_v be_v the_o chaste_a act_n of_o joseph_n 39.8_o which_o will_v not_o touch_v his_o master_n wife_n nor_o desire_v she_o afore_o wherefore_o in_o these_o commandment_n be_v nothing_o write_v or_o require_v that_o be_v not_o also_o require_v of_o the_o father_n afore_o the_o law_n and_o perform_v through_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n the_o lord_n therefore_o begin_v no_o new_a thing_n with_o his_o people_n when_o he_o deliver_v they_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n only_o he_o will_v bring_v into_o a_o short_a sum_n and_o set_v in_o write_v all_o the_o law_n that_o the_o father_n have_v but_o not_o together_o nor_o comprehend_v in_o a_o sum_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o they_o shall_v the_o less_o be_v forget_v of_o the_o people_n which_o through_o their_o dwell_n in_o egypt_n among_o idolater_n and_o false_a believer_n be_v bring_v into_o sore_a offence_n and_o slander_n this_o must_v now_o be_v rectify_v again_o after_o this_o manner_n by-lawe_n as_o for_o all_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n which_o afterward_o be_v add_v unto_o these_o two_o table_n they_o be_v not_o join_v thereunto_o as_o principal_a law_n but_o as_o by-lawe_n for_o the_o declaration_n and_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o ten_o chapter_n or_o commandment_n for_o the_o perfect_a sum_n of_o all_o law_n the_o very_a right_a rule_n of_o godliness_n of_o god_n service_n of_o righteousness_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a conversation_n be_v comprehend_v already_o in_o the_o two_o table_n but_o here_o may_v some_o man_n make_v objection_n and_o say_v objection_n if_o all_o truth_n be_v contain_v in_o these_o ten_o commandment_n how_o happen_v it_o that_o by_o no_o token_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o bless_a seed_n promise_v unto_o the_o father_n hitherto_o be_v it_o declare_v and_o promise_v unto_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v through_o the_o bless_a seed_n out_o of_o the_o very_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o for_o none_o of_o their_o own_o deserve_n but_o now_o be_v write_v law_n which_o command_v and_o forbid_v we_o as_o though_o we_o through_o our_o own_o work_n and_o deserve_a as_o namely_o if_o we_o keep_v these_o commandment_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n where_o be_v now_o christ_n where_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o patriarch_n here_o be_v nothing_o hear_v of_o faith_n but_o much_o yea_o only_o of_o work_n answer_n answer_n this_o objection_n have_v deceive_v many_o that_o they_o have_v have_v no_o right_a opinion_n and_o faith_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o our_o righteous_a make_n therefore_o will_v we_o now_o give_v no_o answer_n out_o of_o ourselves_o but_o set_v forth_o holy_a paul_n and_o let_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o answer_n may_v be_v the_o more_o sure_a and_o the_o better_o esteem_v paul_n in_o the_o three_o chapter_n to_o the_o galatian_n write_v after_o this_o manner_n 15_o dear_a brethren_n i_o will_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n when_o a_o man_n testament_n be_v confirm_v no_o man_n do_v light_o regard_v or_o despise_v it_o nor_o add_v aught_o thereto_o now_o be_v the_o promise_v make_v unto_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n he_o say_v not_o in_o the_o seed_n as_o in_o many_o but_o as_o in_o one_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v christ_n all_o these_o be_v paul_n word_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o be_v for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o testament_n or_o work_n of_o man_n be_v of_o such_o reputation_n in_o the_o world_n that_o when_o they_o be_v make_v ordain_v and_o confirm_v no_o man_n dare_v add_v aught_o to_o they_o or_o minish_v any_o thing_n from_o they_o but_o every_o man_n must_v let_v they_o be_v as_o they_o be_v of_o themselves_o testament_n it_o be_v much_o more_o reason_n that_o god_n testament_n or_o bequest_n remain_v still_o and_o that_o nothing_o be_v add_v to_o it_o or_o
take_v from_o it_o now_o do_v god_n make_v a_o testament_n or_o bequest_n with_o abraham_n and_o promise_v he_o therein_o that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o a_o seed_n in_o who_o he_o and_o his_o child_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o the_o same_o salvation_n do_v he_o express_o appoint_v in_o one_o and_o not_o in_o many_o wherefore_o we_o must_v add_v nothing_o unto_o god_n bequest_n see_v he_o have_v promise_v we_o salvation_n in_o christ_n only_o and_o not_o in_o many_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o no_o creature_n not_o in_o our_o own_o power_n and_o work_n of_o the_o law_n neither_o must_v we_o think_v that_o the_o law_n be_v afterward_o add_v to_o the_o intent_n as_o though_o christ_n be_v not_o able_a to_o save_v we_o or_o as_o though_o we_o may_v obtain_v salvation_n by_o our_o own_o work_n out_o of_o the_o law_n for_o thus_o follow_v it_o in_o paul_n word_n to_o word_n 3.17_o this_o testament_n i_o say_v which_o afore_v be_v confirm_v to_o christward_o be_v not_o disannul_v or_o make_v of_o none_o effect_v by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v give_v beyond_o four_o hundred_o year_n thereafter_o for_o if_o the_o inheritance_n beget_v by_o the_o law_n then_o be_v it_o not_o give_v by_o the_o promise_n but_o god_n give_v it_o free_o unto_o abraham_n by_o promise_n these_o be_v paul_n word_n out_o of_o the_o which_o every_o man_n may_v understand_v that_o to_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n work_n salvation_n be_v give_v only_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n through_o the_o promise_n and_o through_o no_o deserve_n at_o all_o and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o bequest_n and_o testament_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o minish_v but_o that_o the_o sum_n remain_v without_o blemish_n namely_o that_o salvation_n be_v give_v we_o free_o but_o here_o may_v one_o ask_v objection_n see_v that_o the_o salvation_n be_v clear_o enough_o express_v afore_o the_o law_n and_o be_v ascribe_v only_o unto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n why_o will_v god_n then_o add_v the_o law_n why_o be_v he_o not_o content_a with_o the_o testament_n alone_o answer_n therefore_o follow_v it_o now_o in_o paul_n why_o then_o serve_v the_o law_n 3.19_o it_o be_v add_v because_o of_o transgression_n till_o the_o seed_n come_v that_o be_v promise_v these_o be_v paul_n word_n which_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v because_o of_o the_o promise_n to_o make_v it_o of_o none_o effect_n and_o to_o teach_v that_o man_n be_v save_v by_o work_n and_o not_o through_o the_o grace_n and_o free_a liberty_n of_o god_n give_v but_o it_o be_v give_v because_o of_o transgression_n that_o be_v to_o say_v because_o that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o egypt_n have_v transgress_v the_o way_n and_o truth_n of_o their_o father_n and_o know_v no_o more_o what_o be_v sin_n right_a or_o unright_a wherein_o stand_v salvation_n or_o damnation_n for_o they_o be_v corrupt_a through_o the_o long_a dwell_n among_o the_o idolater_n of_o egypt_n therefore_o do_v god_n ordain_v they_o the_o law_n out_o of_o the_o which_o they_o may_v learn_v the_o will_n of_o god_n what_o sin_n right_a or_o unright_a be_v and_o to_o know_v themselves_o to_o go_v into_o themselves_o and_o to_o consider_v how_o that_o the_o holy_a work_n which_o god_n require_v be_v not_o in_o their_o own_o power_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n all_o the_o world_n have_v great_a need_n of_o a_o mediator_n promise_n and_o thus_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o further_a the_o promise_n namely_o that_o we_o through_o the_o law_n may_v be_v lead_v only_o unto_o christ_n for_o thus_o follow_v it_o in_o paul_n word_n 24._o and_o it_o be_v give_v of_o angel_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n a_o mediator_n be_v not_o a_o mediator_n of_o one_o only_a but_o god_n be_v one_o be_v the_o law_n then_o against_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n god_n forbid_v howbeit_o if_o there_o have_v be_v give_v a_o law_n which_o can_v have_v give_v life_n than_o no_o doubt_n righteousness_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o scripture_n have_v shut_v up_o all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n shall_v come_v by_o the_o faith_n on_o jesus_n christ_n give_v unto_o they_o that_o believe_v before_o faith_n come_v that_o be_v to_o say_v jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o we_o believe_v we_o be_v keep_v and_o shut_v up_o under_o the_o law_n unto_o the_o faith_n which_o shall_v afterward_o be_v declare_v thus_o be_v the_o law_n our_o schoolmaster_n unto_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v righteous_a by_o faith_n etc._n etc._n by_o these_o word_n of_o paul_n may_v every_o man_n understand_v now_o for_o what_o cause_n the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o how_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o foresay_a seed_n but_o rather_o bring_v we_o from_o ourselves_o and_o from_o all_o creature_n only_o unto_o jesus_n christ_n the_o law_n therefore_o confirm_v the_o first_o promise_n concern_v the_o bless_a seed_n and_o teach_v that_o we_o obtain_v all_o salvation_n in_o he_o 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