are laden and he promiseth that he wil refresh them Christ is that true lyghte which light neth euery man that commeth into this worlde Christ is our Lord of whose fulnes al we haue receyued euen grace for grace For the lawe was geuen by Moses but grace and truth came by Iesus Christe Christ is that lambe of god whiche taketh away the synnes of the world As Moses lyfted vp the Serpent in wildernesse so must the Sonne of man be lyfted vp that euery on that beleueth in him may not perishe but haue euerlasting lyfe For God loueth the world so feruently that he gaue his only begot ten sonne that euery one that beleueth in hym may not pearish but haue euerlasting lyfe For god sent not hys sonne into the world to condemne the world but that the world should be saued by hym He that beleueth in the sonne hath euerlasting lyfe but he that beleueth not in the son shall not se lyfe but the wrath of God abydeth vpon him Christe geuethe that lyuynge water whereof whosoeuer drinketh shal neuermore thirste but that water shal bee vnto hym a fountayne of water that springeth vp into eternal lyfe Christ is that bread of life whiche came down from heauen If any man eate of that bread he shall liue for euer Christe alone the Sonne of God maketh vs free Christe is the dore If any man enter in by him he shall be safe For he shall go in and come oute and â—…nde pasture Christ is that good shepeheard which gaue his life for his shepe Christ is the resurrection and life he that beleueth in him althoughe he were dead shal liue and euery one that liueth and beleueth in him shall neuer dye Christe is the light of the worlde and came into the worlde for this purpose y â— euery one that beleueth in him shoulde not abide in darknes Christe is the waye truthe and life No man commeth vnto the Father but by him Christe is that mighty prince whiche hath ouercome the world There is none other name geuen vnto men vnder heauen where in they muste be saued but onely that name of Christ. Neither is ther any saluation in any other but in him alone Christe is ordained of God a iudge of quick and dead To him geue all the pro phets witnesse that thorowe his name all that beleue in him shal receiue remis sion of sinnes Thorow Christ is preached vnto vs the forgeuenes of sinnes so that by him all y â— beleue are iustified from all things from whiche we coulde not be iustified by the law of Moyses The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before God commeth by y e faith of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all that beleue There is no difference for all haue sinned and want the glorye of God but are iustified freely by his grace thorow the redemption that is in Christ Iesu to whom God hath made a â—…eat of mercy thorow faith in his blud to shew the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valoure Christ died for our sinnes and rose â—… gaine for our iustification We beinge iustified by faithe are at peace with god thorow our Lord Iesus Christe by whom we haue awaye in thorowe fayth vnto thys grace wherein we stande and reioyce in hope of the prayse that shal be geuen of God God setteth out hys loue that he hath to vs forasmuche as while we were yet sinners Christe died for vs. Muche more then nowe being iustified in his bloude shall wee be saued from wrath thorowe hym For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the deathe of hys sonne muche more seinge we are re conciled we shal be preserued by his lyfe Not onelye so but we also ioye in God by our Lord Iesus Christe by whom we haue receaued the attonement ☞ Rede the whole Chapter Euerlastinge life is the gifte of God thorow Iesus Christ our Lord. There is no dampnation to them which are in Christe Iesus which walke not after the flesh but after the spirit For the law of the spirite that bringeth life thorow Iesus Christe hath made vs fre froÌ„ the lawe of sinne and death We know that al things worke for the best vnto them that loue god whiche also are called of purpose For those which he knew before he also ordayned before that they should be a like fashioned to the shape of his sonne that he might bee the first begotten sonne among many brethren And whom he appointed before them also he called And which he called them also he iustifyed which he iustifyed them also he glorifyed What shall we theÌ„ say to these things If God be on our side who can be against vs which spared not hys owne sonne but gaue him for vs all how shall he not with him geue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifyeth who then shall coÌ„demne It is Christ which is dead yea rather which is rysen agayne which is also on the ryght hand of God and maketh intercession for vs. Christ is the end of the lawe to iustifye all that beleue Whosoeuer beleueth on Christ shall not be ashamed There is no difference betwene y e Iewe and the Gentile For one is Lorde ouer all that cal on hym for whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord shal be safe Christ is made of God our wysedome our righteousnes our sanctification and redemption Christ our Easter Lambe is offered vp for vs. We are washed we are sanctified yea we are iustifyed by the name of the Lorde Iesu and by the spirite of our God The liberalitie of our lord Iesus Christ is greate which though he were riche yet for oure sakes he became poore that we through hys pouertie myght be made rich If righteousnes come of the lawe then died Christ in vayne Christ hath deliuered vs froÌ„ y e curse of the law and was made accursed for vs. Sâ—…ande faste in the libertie wherwith Christ hath made vs free and wrappe not your selues again in the yoke of bondage Ye are gone quite froÌ„ Christ as many as are iustifyed by the law and are fallen from grace For we looke in spirite to be iustifyed thorow faith For in Iesu Christ neither is circumcision any thing worth neither vncircumcision but fayth which by loue is mightie in operation God forbyd y â— I shoulde reioyce in any thing but onely in y â— crosse death passioÌ„ of our Lord Iesus Christ. Blessed be god the father of oure Lorde Iesu Christe whiche hath blessed vs with all manner of spirituall blessings in heauenly things by Christ. By christ we haue redemption thorow his bloud euen the forgeuenes of sins according to the ritches of hys grace which he shed on vs aboundauntlye in all wisedome and prudence God whiche is
had lost his sight grudged not aginst god that the plage of blindnes chaunsed vnto him but remained stedfast in the feare of god and thanked God â—…l the dayes of his life Ezechias being warned of God by the Prophet to prepare himselfe vnto deathâ—… death prayed vnto god in the time of hys sicknes and obtained fifteene yeres longer to liue Manasses being afore an Idolatour a maintayner of Idolatry after that god had plagued â—…i euen wheÌ„ he was in tribulatioÌ„ He besoght y e Lord his god humbled him self excedingly before y â— god of his fathers made intercessioÌ„ to him He hard his pray er brought him againe to Ierusalem into hys kingdome Examples out of the new Testament IF any man wil come after me let hi for sake him self take his cros folow me By manye tribulations must we enter into the kingdome of heauen â–ª We reioyce in tribulatioÌ„ for we know that tribulation bringeth experience experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed If we suffer together we shal be gloryfied together For I suppose that the afflictions of this life ar not worthy of y â— glory which shal be shewed vpon vs. Be patient in tribulation If we liue we liue to be at the lords wil And if we dye we dy at y â— Lords wil whether we liue therfore or dy we are y â— lords While we are punished we are corrected of the Lord lest we shuld with this world be condemned We are not weried but though our ont warde man perishe yet the inwarde man is renewed day by day For our exceading tribulation whiche is shorte and lyghte prepareth an excedinge and euerlastinge weyght of glory vnto vs while we loke not on the thinges whiche are seene but on the thynges that are not seenne For thinges whiche are seene are temporall but things which are not seÌ„e are eternall Reade the fist Chapter of the seconde to the Corinth My strength is made perfect thorowe weaknesse Uery gladlye therfore will I reioyce of my weakenes that the strength of Christe maye dwell in me c. Reade the. 12. chapter to the Hebrues Be pacient aud settle your hartes for the commyng of the Lord draweth nye Take the Prophetes for an example of suffring aduersitie and of long patience whiche spake in the name of the Lorde Be hold we count them happy which endure â—…e haue heard of the patience of Iob and haue knowne what end the Lorde made for the Lord is very pitiful and mercifull The Lord knoweth how to deliuer the godly out of temptacion Examples out of the newe Testament The prodigall sonne before hee was plagued gaue his mind to all kind of riot and vnthriftye rule but after that he was striken with pouertye he knowledged his faulte he submited himself to his fathers wil pleasure and so was receued again into fauour A certayne man after he had bene punished with sicknes for his sin by the space of thirty eight yeares was made whole of Christe There haue bene many good men both in the olde new testament of whom som were racked and woulde not be deliuered that that they might receiue a better resurrection some tasted of mockinges and scourgings some of bondes and emprisonmente some were hewen a sunder were tempted were slayne wyth swoordes walked vp and down in sheues skinnes in goates skins in neede in tribulation and vexatioÌ„ which the world was not worthy of they wandred in wildernes in mountaynes in dens in caues of the earth c. ☞ Against the temptation of the deuel for not satisfiing the lawe of god and for nby sinfull liuinge If Sathan at the houre of death or any other timet would pluck the from thine assuered stedfast faith in Christs bloud and perswade thee that thou art but a dampned wretch forasmuch as thou hast not so trayned thy life that thou hast satisfied the law of God but rather liued wiakedly and therfore deserued euerlasting damnation be on good comfort desâ—… paire not harken not to this wicked suggestions neither haue thou respecte to thy workes deedes which whan they be moste righteous and pure ax as the Prophet saith like a cloth polluted with mâ—… strue if they be coÌ„pared to that puritye and cleanes whiche the law requireth and shoulde be iudged of Gods righteousnes according to their desarts but settle thine eyes stedfast on Christ and his merites consideringe not what thou haste doone but what Christ hath done for thee if thou repent and beleuâ—… and alwayes haue these moste comfortable Scriptures in thy remembrance Sentences out of the olde Testament AL they that put their trust in thee shall not be put io confusion Call to remem braÌ„ce O Lord thy tender mercies and thy louing kindnes which haue bene euer of olde Oh remember not the sins offences of my youth but accordinge vnto thy mercy thincke thou vpon me O Lord for thy goodnes sake Mine eyes are euer looking vnto the Lord for he shal plucke my feete out of the net Because he hath put his trust in me I wil deliuer him I wil defeÌ„d him because he hath knowne my name Reade the. 104. Psalme I know that thou wouldst maliciously offend sayth God Therfore haue I called thee a transgressoure euen from my mothers womb Neuertheles for my names sake I will withdrawe my wrath and it shal be for my honours sake if I patiently forbeare thee and roote thee not out By the knowledge of him whiche is my righteous seruaunte sayth God the father of christ He shal iustefy the multitude forasmuch as he hath borne away theyr sins To know thee O Lord is perfect righte ousnes yea to know thy righteousnes and power is the roote of immortality Examples out of the olde Testament Adam transgressed theÌ„ commaundement of God in Paradise and by his transgression made both hymselfe and all vs bound to eternall dampnation Nohe fell into the sinne of dronkennes Lot was not onelye dronken but also lay with his owne daughters and so committed the greuous sinne of incest Abraham denied his wife Moses committed manslaughter Dauid committed both manslaughter and whoredome Salomon was an idolator All these wyth manye other of the olde Testament were sinners and offended the Lord their God by breaking of his lawes yet for theyr fayth whiche they had in that blessed seede which was so oft promised of God the father euen Iesus Christe they were saued Sentences out of the newe Testament We are not vnder the law but vnder grace The law of the spirite that bringeth life thorow Iesu Christ hath made me free froÌ„ the law of sinne and death Christ is the perfect fulfilling of the lawe to iustefy all that beleue No man is iustefied by the law in the sight of god The iust that is the faithful christian shall
liue by faithe Christ hath deliuered vs from the curse of the lawe whyle he was made accursed for vs. As manye of you as are iustified by the lawe are fallen from grace We loke for and hope in the spirite to be iukified thorowe fayth Christ is our peace he hath broken down the walle that was a stop betwene vs he hath also put awaye thorow his fleshe the cause of hatred that is to say the lawe of commaundementes contained in the lawe written be so making peace hath reconciled vs to God thorow his crosse Christe hath put oute the band wrighting that was agaynst vs contained in the lawe written and that hath he taken out of the way and hath fastned it to his crosse and hathe spoyled rule power and hath made a shew of them openly and hath triumphed ouor them in his owne person Be it knowne to you ye men and brethren that thorowe this manne Christ Is preached vnto you the forgeuenes of sinnes and that by him all that beleue at iustified from al things from the whiche â—… could not be iustified by the law of Moses Examples out of the new Testament MAthew was a tol gatherer The Apostles were ambicious and did striue amoÌ„g them who should be highest and of greatest authoritye Mary Magdalen was a greuouse sinner Peter denied and forsoke Christ thrise Paule persecuted the congregation of Christe Al these yea and why not transgressed the lawe of God for as Christ sayth Moses hath geuen you a law and yet none of you do fulfil it not with standing for theyr repentance and fayth in Christes bloud they obteyned remission for their sinnes and are made the sonnes of God heires of God felow heyres with christe of euerlastinge glory For if righteousnes come by the lawe then died Christ in vayne but euerlâ—…sting life is y â— gieft of God thorow Iesus Christ our Lord. Against disperation for thy late conuersion and turning vnto God IF Sathan lay to thy charge that thou commest very late and turneste vnto God out of tyme and therefore there is no hope to bee looked 〈◊〉 set these scriptures before thine eyes and euer remember that there is no conuersion vnto God to late in this life â—…f it come of faith but at whatsoeuer houre a sinneâ—… repenteth beleueth and turneth vnto God he is well accepted and freely receiueth remission of all his sinnes ☞ Sentences out of the olde Testament Let the vngodly man forsake hys owne wayes and the vnrighteous his owne imaginat ions and turne againe vnto the Lord so shal he be merciful vnto him to our God for he is very ready to forgeue Returne O thou rebel Israel saith the lord and I wil not turne awaye my face from you For I am holy sayth the lord I wil not turne away my face from you For I am holy saith the Lorde and I wyll not be angry for euermore As truely as I liue saith the Lord god I haue no pleasure in the death of the wic ked but much rather that the wicked turne from his way and liue Turne you turne you from youre vngodlye waies O ye of the house of Israell Oh wherefore will ye die The wickednes of the wicked shal not hurt him whensoeuer hee conuerteth from his vngodlines If the wicked shal repente him and turn from al his sins which he hath wroughte and shal kepe all my precepts and do iudg ment and righteousnes he shall liue and shall not dye I will not remember all his iniquities which he hath wronght In his righteousnes which he hath wroght shall he liue It is not my will saith the lorde that the wicked should dye and not rather that he shoulde turne from hys wayes and liue Turne and repent ye from al your iniquities and your iniquityes shall work you no displeasure Cast away from you all youre wickednesse wherein ye haue offended make you a newe hearte and new spirite And wherfore wyl ye die O ye house of Israell For I wyll not that any man should dye sayeth the Lord. Returne therfore and liue Turne to the Lord youre God for he is great and merciful pacient and of much kindnes and redye at all tymes to forgeue yea eueÌ„ wheÌ„ he is at the point to punish At all tymes when a sinner turneth vnto me sayth the lord I wyll no more beare hys iniquityes in my mynde but freely forgeue them God appointeth here no time of our coÌ„ uersion but whensoeuer we turne he pro miseth vs fauour life mercy and forgeuenes of sinne Examples out of the olde Testament After that the Prophete Nathan at the coÌ„maundement of god had rebuked kinge Dauid for his dissolute manner of liuing Dauid strait waies with a sorowful repen taunt hart turned vnto the Lord and huÌ„bly confessed his sinnes saying I haue offended the Lord. The Prophet immediatly answered the Lord also hath put away thy sinne Dauid did not so sone conuerte but that he was as sone forgeuen to signifie vnto vs that at what so euer time wee vnfainedly turne vnto the Lorde our god he will haue mercy on vs and forgeue vs. The Niniuites for theire abhominable liuyng were thretned vtterly to be destroi ed within forty dayes but they falling vnto repentaunce and turning vnto the lord theire GOD were forgeuen spared and not destroyed Sentences out of the new Testament They that are whole haue no nede of a Phisicion but they that are sicke I came not to call the righteous but sinners vnto repentaunce Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I shall refreshe you Heere Christ prescribeth no time he only biddeth vs come and be the burthens of our sinnes neuer so greuous and heauy yet wyll be ease vs of them The Sonne of man came to seeke and saue that which was lost God wil haue all men to be saued and to come to the knowledge of the truthe If any man sinneth we haue an aduocate with god the father Iesus Christ y e righte ous one And he it is that obtaineth mercy for our sinnes not for our sinnes onely but for all the worldes Examples out of the new Testament The labourers in the Lordes vineyarde that came last of all receiued their peny sâ—…wel as they that came in the morning nei ther had one more then another The history of the thefe which was ful of wicked deedes and neuer turned vnto God vntil the very houre of his deathe declareth manifestlye that there is no con uersion in this life to late if it be accompanied with true repentaunce and vnfained fayth The thief hanging on the crosse and at the poynt of death onlye sayd to Christ Lorde remenber me when thou coÌ„mest into thy kingdome And Christ wel acceptiÌ„g his conuersion sayd vnto him truly I say vnto thee this day shalt thou be with me
There is one Lord one faith one ba ptisme one god father of all whiche is aboue all thorow all in you all There is one god and one mediatour betwene god and man euen the man Christ Iesu which gaue him self a raâ—…nsome for all men There are three which beare record in heauen the father the worde the holy ghost And these thre are one Agaynst infidelitie or misbelief IF Satan at any tyme moueth thee vnto in fidelitie or misbelief either toward God or his woorde by no meanes leane vnto him vnt agaynst hys temptation enarme thy self with these holy scriptures Sentences out of the old Testament If ye do not beleue there shall no promise be kept with you Thy eyes O Lord loke vpon fayth The righteous shall lyue by fayth I will mary thee vnto me in faith â—… thou shalt know that I am the Lord. The wrath of y â— Lord came vpon I raell because they beleued not in god nor trusted not in his sauing health The Lorde doth appeare vnto them that hath fayth in him Wo be to the dissolute in hart that â—…eleue not god therefore shall they not be defended of him In all thy woorkes put thy trust in god from thy whole harte for that is the kepyng of the commaundements Who so beleueth gods worke taketh â—…ede to the commaundementes and he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall want nothyng Examples out of the olde Testament AbrahaÌ„ beleued god it was reckened vnto hym for righteousnesse Dauid beyng a younge man and of â—…itle stature thorow fayth in the name of the Lord of hoastes fought with that proude monstruous gyante Goâ—…iath the Philistine and slue him Sidrach Misach and Abdenago thorow faith chosed rather to be cast into a whote burnyng fornace then at the kyngs commaundement to coÌ„mit Ido latry and to worship straunge gods Daniel thorowe faith wished rather to be cast quicke into the denne of Lyons then by the space of thyrty dayes not to pray vnto the Lord his god according to the kings commaundemeÌ„t ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament He that beleueth is baptised shal be saued But he that beleueth not shal be condempned As many as receaued christ he gaue them power to be the sonnes of god in that they beleue on his name As Moses lifted vp the serpent in the wildernes so must the sonne of maÌ„ be lyfted vp y e so many as beleue in him may not perishe but haue euerlastyng lyfe For god hath so dearely beloued the world that he gaue his onely begot ten sonne that euerye one that beleueth in him may not perishe but haue euerlastyng lyfe He that beleueth in y â— sonne of god is not condempned But he that beleueth not is already condempned because he hath not beleued in the name of the onely begotten sonne of god He that beleueth in the sonne hath euerlastyng lyfe but he that beleueth not in the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrath of god abideth vpon him This is the wil of him that sent me that euerye one that seeth the sonne beleueth on hym should haue euerlastyng lyfe and I will rayse hym vp at the last day I am the resurrectioÌ„ and life he that beleueth in me although he wer dead yet shall he lyue and euery one that ly ueth and beleueth in me shall not dye euerlastyngly Ye beleue in god beleue also in me sayth Christ. Be iâ—… knoweÌ„ vnto you ye meÌ„ bre thren that thorow the name of Christ is preached vnto you y e forgeuenes of sinnes and that by him are all that beleue iustified from all thynges from the whiche ye could not be iustified by the law of Moses With fayth doth God purifie oure heartes The ryghteousnes that is alowed before god coÌ„meth by the faith of Iesu Christ vnto all vpon all that beleue We beyng iustified by fayth are at peace with god thorow our lord Iesu christ by whom we haue a way in tho row faith vnto this grace wherin we stand and reioyce in hope of the prayse that shal be geuen of god Christ is the perfect fulfillyng of the law to iustifie euery one y â— beleueth If y u wilt knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the lord and beleue with thy hart that God raiseth hym from death thou shalt be saued For the belief of the hart iustifieth and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe For y e scripture saith who soeuer beleueth on him shall not be ashamed What soeuer is not of faith is sinne All ye are sonnes of god because ye haue beleued in Christ Iesu. In Christ Iesu neither is circuÌ„cision any thing worth nor vncircumcision but fayth whiche worketh by loue By grace are ye saued thorow fayth ye that not of your selues It is the gift of god commeth not of workes because no man should boast him selfe Aboue all thinges take vnto you the shielde of fayth wherby ye may be able to queÌ„ch al the fire dartes of the deuil Without fayth it is not possible to please god For he that commeth vnto god must beleue that God is and that he is a rewarder to theÌ„ that seke him Be ye sover and watch for your aduersary the deuil goeth about like a ro aryng Lyon seking whom he may deuour whom see that ye resiste with a strong fayth This is the victory whiche ouercom meth the world euen our fayth ☞ Examples out of the new Testament The woman that was diseased by the space of 12. yeares of the bloudy issue thorow fayth was made whole The woman of Canane thorowe faith obtayned of Christ health for her daughter The father of the childe possessed w t a deuill from his childhoode obtayned of Christ thorowe fayth perfect health for his sonne Bartimeus the blynd man thorow fayth recouered his sight A certayne sinfull woman thorowe fayth obtayned of Christ forgeuenesse of all her sinnes The Apostles of Christ thorow faith notwithstaÌ„ding y â— hye priests coÌ„mauÌ„dment continued in the preachyng of Christes gospel and both pacieÌ„tly ioy fully thaÌ„kefully suffered al kinds of displeasure for y â— name of y â— Lord Iesu. Rede y e. 11. chap. of the Epistle vnto the Hebrues where thou shalt fynd pleÌ„ty of examples concernyng this matter Agaynst the heresie of such as deny Iesu Christ to be God IF Satan at any time moueth thee to doubt of the godhead of Christ as though he were onely man not God a creature or a thing made and not the creator and maker of all thynges enarme thy selfe agaynste hym with these scriptures ☞ Sentences out of the old Testament VNto vs a childe is borne and vnto vs a sonne is geuen vppon hys shoulder doth the kingdome ly and he is
the Niniuites which vndoubtedly sprange of faith for they beleued the words of the Prophet he had psty on them and spared them Sentences out of the new Testament Now is the axe put to the roote of the trees Euerye tree therefore that bringeth not foorth good fruites is hewen downe cast into the fyre Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorify your father which is in heauen Euerye good tree bringeth foorth good fruite An euil tree bringeth euil frute A good tree cannot bring foorth euill frute nor an euill tree good frute Euerye tree that bringeth not forth good fxnte is hewen down andeast tntoâ—…he fyre Whosoeuer heareth of me these words 〈◊〉 doth the same I wil likeÌ„ him vnto a wise man which bnilte his house on a rock c. A good man out of the good treasure of his hart bringeth soorth good thinges and an euill man out of that euill treasure bringeth forth euil thinges If ye were AbrahaÌ„s children ye would do Abrahams workes We knowe that God heareth no sinners but if anye man be a worshipper of God and obedyent his wil him heareth he He that hath my commaundements kepeth theÌ„ he it is that loueth me If any man loueth me he will keepe my wordes In the sighte of God they are not righteous which heare tee lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be â—…uste fied We are the workemanship of God created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes which god had prepared that we shoulde walke in them Be ye renued in the spirit of your minds and put on the the newe man which after the image of god is shapen in righteousnes and true holines walke worthy of y â— lorde in al things y â— please being fruitful in al good workes â—…ncreasing in the knowledge of God Brâ—…theren be not werye in wel doing Be to them that beleue an example in woord in coÌ„uersation in loue in spirit in faithe puernes Thou which art the man of Godfollowe righteousnes godlines loue patience and â—…eaknes The suer grounde of God remaineth hath this seale the lorde knoweth them y â— are his and let euery man that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquitye Lusts of youth loke thou auoyd folow righteousnes fayth loue peare w t them that call on the Lord with a pure hart Dearely beloued I besech you as strauÌ„gers and pilgrimes abstaine from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule And see y â— ye haue honest conuersation among the heathen that they which backbite you as ill doers maye see your good works and prayse God in the day of visitation If we say we haue felowship with god and yet walke in darknes we lie do not the truth But if we walke in light euen as he is in light then haue we fellowship with hym and the bloude of Iesu Christ hys sonne maketh vs cleane froÌ„ all sinne He that doth righteousnes is righteus He that coÌ„mitteth sinne is of the deuill for the deuil sinneth from the beginning See ye be doers of the worde and not hearers onely deceauing your selues Read the whole epistle of S. Iames. God sayth to the false and fayned Christians I knowe the blasphemie of them which cal themselues Iewes and are not but the Sinagoge of Sathan Examples out of the new Testament THe idle were reproued because they wrought not they that would laboure were hired into the vineyarde at nighte receiued their reward The seruauntes which receiued taleÌ„ts of their Lord and occupied them and gayned moe by them are praised and rewarded for wel doing But the idle seruaunte whiche would not occupy the talent that he receiued of his Lorde but went and hid it in the grounde gaining nothing therewith was cast into vtter darknesse where weping and gnashing of tethe is The fig tree whiche was vnfruitful brought for the nothing but leaues was cursed and withered away Zache a ruler amonge the Publicanes gaue half his goods to the poore and if he did any man wrong he restored him foure times as much Therefore said Christe vn to him this day is helth come to this house forasmuche as he also is become the childe of Abraham Against the troublous tempestes of sicknes of losse of goods or any other kinde of aduersitie IF Sathan when thou art assailed â—… any kinde of trouble laboureth to moue thee to despaire of Gods good wil toward thee as though he had vtterly forsaken thee geuen thee ouer and care no more for thee but sendeth thee that punishment and layeth y â— cros vpon thy back 〈◊〉 tokeÌ„ of his anger and heauy displeasure against the take hede that y â— doest not submit thy selfe to his suttle sugestioÌ„s but rather perswade thy selfe that thy crosse Whatsoeuer it he coÌ„meth of the good wil of god towarde thee and is sente vnto thee for thy healthe comforte and saluation Looke that thou therfore take it both patiently and thankfully and that thou maist so do furnish thy brest with these treasures of Gods most blessed word ☞ Examples out of the olde Testament After y â— lord hath punished the tried the at last he wil haue pity on the. The lord kileth maketh aliue bringeth down to the graue fecheth vp again The lord maketh pore maketh rich bringeth low and heauethe vpon high Call vppon me in the time of thy troble I wil deliuer the thou shalt honor me Blessed is y â— man whoÌ„ thou nurterest O Lord and teachest him thy lawe It is for my welth y â— thou haste brought me vnder y â— I may learn thy righteousnes Naked came I out of my mothers woÌ„be naked shall I turne thither againe The Lord gaue y â— lord hath taken away euen as it pleaseth y â— lord so is it come to passe blessed be the name of the lorde If we haue receued prosperity at y â— haÌ„d of god why should we not also receue and suffer aduersitye Blessed is the man whoÌ„ God punisheth therfore refuse not thou y e chastening of y e almighty For though he make a wouÌ„d he geueth a plasture though he smite his haÌ„d maketh whole agayn My Sonne despise not the chastning of the lord neither faint when thou art rebuked of him For whom the Lorde loueth him he chasteneth yet delighteth in him as a father in his owne sonne Whatsoeuer hapneth vnto thee receiue it suffer in heuines and be patiente in thy trouble For like as gold and siluer are tried in the fire euen so are acceptable men in the fornace of aduersity Examples out of the olde Testament Iob being grieuously plagued not onely with the losse of his goods but also with di â—…ers diseases of his dody praysed the Lord â—…uen in the middest of his trouble Tobye when he