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A godly and holsom preseruatyue against disperacio[n] at al times necessarye for the soule: but then chiefelye to be vsed and ministred when the deuil doth assault vs most fiersely, & doth approcheth nieste.
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dead to synne by Chrystes deathe we haue also certaine and sure remission of our synnes by chrystes deth we be raised also to a newe and euerlastynge lyfe For baptyme is a couenand betwixt god and vs. And a sygne of his grace and fauour towarde vs wherin we be reconciled and made at one wyth god againe so that we may nowe haue a ioyfull and quiet coÌ„science for somuch as our sinnes be forgeueÌ„ vs through the resurrection of Iesus chryst yea christ also in the institucion of the most blesed sacrameÌ„t of his last supper speaketh also to vs saynge that hys bloud is shed for the remission of synne Nowe although we haue not liued alwaye innocentlye nether led suche a lyfe as we ought to haue done Yet we maye not dispaire but without delay resort vnto god by true repentauÌ„ce cal faithfully vpon hys name and we shal be saued Rom. x Ye let euery one of vs with a meke harte burst out into these or like wordes and say O most mercyful god father of al mercy father of oure LORD Iesu Chryste be mercyfull vnto me a wretched synner make spede to deliuer me for the moste bitter but moost precious death and passion of Iesu Chryste thy only begotten sonne our redemer and only sauioure Amen Enter not o lord into iudgement wyth thy seruaunte handle me not accordynge to my deseruyng neyther do vnto me after my iniquities but according to thy infinite and botomles goodnes mercye take me vnto the. I a miserable and wretched creature am in thy hand I am in thy debt daunger thou mayst do with me what it please the. O moost mercyfull father forsake me not nor caste me of I am thine all that I am There can no man comfort no man help no man delyuer me but thou alone Thou art the true comforte the most present helpe the surest bulwarke in all necessite Thou god art my refuge my strengthe my helpe in al troublâ— Thou art my Lord in thy handes resteth al my chaunce and affaires Shew thy louinge and mercifull face vpon thy seruant saue me in thy mercy O lord but many wayes in our extreme sicknes and affliction let vs beware we loke not to earnestly nether to longe vpon oure sinnes But rather let vs haue the image of Christes moste helthfull and precious deth before our eys Let vs fix that in our mynd and be full perswaded that Christe is now bourdened with his synnes that he hathe nowe taken theym vpon his owne shoulders and so hath satisfied for theim and wasshed them awai that he wil neuer charge vs with theÌ„ but frelye for geaue vs theim as we professe in our Crede wheÌ„ we sai Credimus remissioneÌ„ peccatorum we beleue the remission of synnes ¶ Here it shal be mete that in our syckenes we call to remembraunce such places of holy scripture as testifieth of remission of synne purchased by Christe of the which some be here subscribed Ioh. i. BEhold the laÌ„be of God which takith away the synne of the worlde We are bought with no golde nor siluer i. Pet. i nether any corruptible price but with the precious bloud of the vnspotted and vndefyled lambe Iesus Christ ¶ So god hath loued the world that he gaue hys onely begotten sonne to the ende that we so beleuynge in hym dothe not peryshe but haue lyfe euerlasting Io. iii I come not to call the righteous but the sinners to repentaunce Mat. ix Come vnto me all ye that labour and are laden and I shall refresh you Lo he calleth all Mat. xi he refuseth he excludeth none we must includ also our selues within his words All we must resorte to him and he wil receaue and reffeshe vs God setteth forth hys loue toward vs For Christ died for vs Rom. v when we were yet sinners muche more now therfore we being iustified bi his blood shal be sauffe froÌ„ wrath by him i. Cor. i Christ Iesus is be commed vnto vs wisdom righteousnes holines redempcioÌ„ Here let vs confort our selues that though we haue be neuer so gret sinners let vs coÌ„fesse and knowledg our synne let vs call for mercye and pardon let vs vnfainedly beleue christ to be our only helth Iustice and redeÌ„pt on and strayght waye he is so he wyl by and by couer and put awai our sinnes in such sort that we shal nede fere no peril nor dauÌ„ger ii Cor. v Him that knew no sinne hath god made sinne .i. a payment of sinne for vs that we shuld becoÌ„e the righteousnes of god by hym Gal. i Christ gaue him selfe for our sinnes that he myghte delyuer vs fro this preseÌ„t wicked world acording to the wil of god our father In Christ we haue redemption throughe hys bloude Ephe. â— euen the remession of synnes according to the riches of his grace Christ Iesus is come in to this world to saue synners i. Tit. i Christe Iesus hathe geuen hym selfe a redempcioÌ„ for al meÌ„ i. Tit ii This let vs coÌ„stantly beleue vndoubted we be of the nombre of those that shal be saued For wheÌ„ he is come a redemption for all these thynges the he hath suffered pertayneth no lesse to the me euery one of vs so we beleue than to Peter or Paule Christ hath borne our sinnes in his body vpon the crosse i. Pet. ii Christ died ones for our synnes the ryghteous for the vnrighteous i. Pe. ii The bloud of Iesus chryst clenseth vs from all sinne i. Ioan. i If ani man doth sinne we haue a aduocate with the father eueÌ„ Iesus i. Ioan â—i Chryst the ryghteouse and he is the attonemente for our synnes Not for ours onely but for the synnes of the whole worlde By these places and suche lyke we maye se howe god the father which wyll not the death of a sinner but that we shulde turne and lyue for that moost feruente burnyng loue that he beareth toward vs hath eased vs of the burden of our sin hath layd it vpoÌ„ the back of his most dere beloued sonne which his soÌ„ne hath so takeÌ„ borne and suffered for them that they can neuer condemne vs. For god taketh and reputeth the deathe of his sonne for a full satisfactyon paiment for al our sinnes so that we truly beleue in hym For seing that our sinnes thus layde vpon Chryst could not ouercome hym retain him in deth nor daÌ„pne him for why he rose againe vndoubtedly a full satisfaccion is alredye made for them the iustyce of god is fully answered and they be vtterly hid and forgeuen Let vs beleue thys and we shall not perysh euerlastingly For chryst is nowe become ours with al that he hath with hys death with hys resurrection wyth his assencion into heauen with his lyfe Qui proprio filio suo non sepercit his merites hys glorye As saynt Paule wytnesse Rom. viii wherfore Satan hath nowe no title to
he wyll caste hym downe to hel perpetually coÌ„dempne hym When therfore the temptor shall lasche at vs with lyâ—e temptacyons we maye not shrinke we may not be afraid wâ— may not be dyscoraged but coÌ„mend our self wholy to CHRISTE hange vpon hym who is wholye oures who hath geueÌ„ him self wholy to vs so that synne deathe nor hel hath no thynge to do wyth vs. Chryste with a inestimable price his owne bloude hathe deliueryd vs frome the tyranny of the deuyl and euerlastinge dampnacioÌ„ he is become our innocency our lyfe and oure iustice Let vs take hede in anye ways that we turne not our hartes from CHRISTE crucifyed Yf we cleue to hym we are set vpon a sure and inexpugnable rocke agaynste the whyche all the power of hell is able to do nothinge So that we may boldli exclame and euery one saye â—â—th CHRISTE I prouided the lorde afore my eys all waye Psal xvi for he is at my ryght elbowe that I shulde not be mouyd therefore my harte hath be gladde and my tonge hathe reioysed moreouer my flesshe shall reste in hope By faythe in CHRISTE we become the sonnes of GOD the bretherne and coheires of Chryst and partakers of euerlastynge lyfe by this faith departing hence we shall go to the kyngdome preparyd for the electe afore the beginnynge of the world And if in the feruentnes of these teÌ„ptacyoÌ„s our faythe begine to wauer yf we do not bere pacyentlye the wyll of oure heuinlye Father if our loue towarde god waxe faynt and cold yf oâ—â—â— hope beginne to be feble weake and therfore we begynne to feare lesse god and we be not all at a full poynt but that he is yet desplesed with vs which tentacion surely is verye greuous painful dangerous and hard to ouercome we must cal to remembrance Christ to haue suffred for vs so intollerable and inuincible tentacions that there apered no help no confort no refuge wherin GOD and the whole worlde semyd to haue for saken him and to be against him In so mouche that he exclamed O mi god o mi GOD why haste thou forsaken me Oh here was a greuous tentacion A sharpe and a bytter deathe that CHRSTE suffered for vs and all to make the way of the crosse and death easy vnto vs. Therfore seynge that CHRISTE of hys owne free wyll caste hym selfe in to the felynge of intollerable payne calamâ—ty and anxeity GOD our most louynge Father beyng therwith contente vndoubtedlye he knoweth and considereth our enfirmite vndoubtedly he will not deale with vs accordynge to the rigour of the lawe but will bere much with vs and pardon many thinges to our infirmity Dothe not CHRIST speake to all men doth he not call men when he sayth Come vnto me all you that do labour and are laden and I shal refresh you how can ther be any greater consolacyon how coulde CHRISTE speake more mercyfull to vs. There be many thinges that pynche â–ª vexe and trouble man greuously but what thyng is it that can trouble the conscience of a synner more theÌ„ wheÌ„ he doubteth of the mercy of god then whan he feareth lest God will cast him of then whan he caÌ„ not persuad him self to conceaue ani trust of gods mâ—rci but Imagine that us withered member he shall cut of and cast away Here we had nede of christs preseÌ„t helpe here we had nede of spedi coÌ„fort lest this violente tempest ouerwhelme and drowne vs. But let vs not feare CHRISTE is no decembler he wyll stande by his worde he wyll perfourme hys promise He wyll helpe and refreshe Therefore when we begynne to trimble and feare in our conscience when we beginne to doubt of goddes mercy when we perceaue our faythe to be feable Let vs forthwith call vppon GOD and that feruentlye and that indesinantlye euen from the bottome of oure harte that he tourne not his face from vs. Lette vs power beâ—ore hym all that dothe trouble vs. Let vs disclose to hym oure meserye oure imbecillitye oure incredulity Let vs crye wyth the disciples Lorde increase oure fayth And wyth the Father of the Lunatycke Luc. xvii Lorde we beleue helpe our incredulyte And with the prophet Marci i Lorde make haste to help vs. For thy mercy is aboue all thy workes O mooste louyng O moste mercyful father lord god of our healthe Psa lxi our onlye helpe and refuge Enter not into iudgemente with thy seruauntes Chryste is our iustyce oure redeption and innoceÌ„cy he for vs hath suffered most bitter cruel death Let these thynges moue the o father of mercy For this thi son our sauior chrystâ—s sake haue mercy vpoÌ„ vs confirme and strength our harte in fayth coÌ„fort vs with the consolacions of thy holy sprâ—t that we may finally optayne Ioy euerlastyng through Iesus christ Amen After thys sort yf we laboryng wresting and stryuinge wyth our imbecillyty accusing afore god lamentinge our pusilianitye and incredulity do catch hold of christ and clene fast to hym earnestlye and feruently desiryng hys help that he wyl vouchsafe to take our place to supplye that is lackyng in vs. These thinges if we do surely all thinges shal be well we shal auoyde and escape easly al daunger peril we shal be safe inough For these two to beleue in Chryst and with hart to desire fayth doth not much differ the one froÌ„ the other For though we fele yet great weaknes and imperfection in our selfe yet this ought to comfort vs that god willeth commaundeth that he shoulde be called vpon that he hath promised to here and help these that cal ryghtly vpon hym Now as nothing is more iustli or necessarily desyred theÌ„ true fayth euen so god hearyth no prayer soner or more gladly theÌ„ whan man findyng no goodnes in hym selfe doth acknowlege his owne infyrmity hys owne mysery hys owne beggerlines dothe accuse and lament his owne increduliti with depe sighes harti desâ—res calleth for fayth These sighes these desyres these pâ—ayers this litil sparke of faithe is the very sede of God wrought in vs by him which saith of chryste by the Prophet Esay that he shall not quenche the smoking filaxe nor breake the brusyd rede Therfore let vs stedfastly beleue or at the leaste earnestelye and hartely pray that we maye beleue bewayling afore god our lacke of fayth whiche thinges if we do we nede not doubt bot we be acceptid of god we be taken for his childreÌ„ For it is not for noughte nor in vayne that he hathe layde oure imbecillitie and synnes vpon hys only begoten sonnes backe In Mathew Math. v. it is said blessed be those that mourne for thei shal be comforted blessed be those that hoÌ„ger after righteousnes for â—hey shal be satisfiâ—d These wordes ar spokâ—n also to vs they may iustly be applied to vs we mourne and are sorye in our hartes the we haue mispendid our life past We wish and desire yea we euen honger