saint James useth this word law in the Hebrew face. Thorah which signifieth à doctrine that teacheth, instructeth and leadeth Amanas well unto the knowledge of himself as of God. So saint Paul admirandis enallagis & prosopopaeis in Epi. Ro. 7. disputat. By the law cometh the knowledge of sin. he calleth the law the power and force of sin, 1. Cor. 15. only the law declareth how great an Isle sin is. and the man that beholdeth the will of god in the law, shall find him self and all his lief guilty of eternal death: red the ⟨image 87⟩7. chapter to the Romans with judgment and then know what man is how miserable spoiled of virtue, wand oppressed with sin: so Paul learned to knew himself. and know not what sin was till the law had made him afraid and showed him that he was with all his holiness being à Pharisee dā nid. Peccatū occasion accepta, per praeceptum. decipit me, & per illud occidit Ro. 7. and in the same chapter he she with plainly what he saw in the glass and contemplation of the law that sin was manifested thereby and the greatness thereof known. Ut appararet peccatum, per id quod erat bonum, mihi gignere mortem, ut fieret maiorem in modum pecans peccatum per praeceptum. Mark the trauyce and play between the law of God, and the conscience of Paul and see how he giveth thanks unto his master the law and proclaimeth he it to be à spiritual and holy ⟨image 88⟩thing, as à light or torch to show man his filthy and stinking nature: saying lex spiritualis est: at ego carnalis sum, uenditus sub peccatū, A bondman of sin, and traitor of god. Here thou seest god reader what a miserable wretch man is, and how man may know his miseri by the law. How be it though we read it many times we be nether the wiser, nether the better, we be not taught à deal by this mistress the law, she cannot make us good scholars we dally and play so with the world, we live in such security and ease, that say she what she list we torn the deaf ear and will not hire: therefore to make man to know himself god sendeth an other mistress to school man, scilicet adversity, then we begin to understand the law of god that dissuadeth from sin, and we then know our misery. As David Crieth that he is ⟨image 88⟩notable to bare the burden of sin if the lord execute justice as the greatness thereof meriteth, Si iniquitates obseruaveris dn̄e, ꝗs sustinebit? Psal. 130.
sainct Iames usithe this word law in the Ebrew feace. Thorah whiche signifyythe à doctryne that theachithe, instructithe and ledithe Amāas well ūto the knolege of hīselfe as of God. So saīct Paule admirandis enallagis & prosopopaeis in Epi. Ro. 7. disputat. By the law commithe the knolege of synne. he callithe the law the powre and forse of sinne, 1. Cor. 15. only the law declarithe how great an Ile sinne is. and the man that beholdithe the will of god in the law, shall fynd hime selfe ād all his liefe giltie of aeternall deathe: red the ⟨image 87⟩7. capiter to the Romayns withe iudgmēt and then know what mā is how miserable spoylyd of uerte, wand oppressyd withe sinne: so Paule lernid to knew himselfe. ād know not what sinne was till the law had made him afrayede and shewyd him that he was withe all his holynys benig à Pharise dā nid. Peccatū occatione accepta, ꝑ praeceptum. decipit me, & per illud occidit Ro. 7. and in the same chapiter he she withe playnly what he saw in the glasse and contemplacion of the law that sinne was manifestid therby and the gratnis therof knowen. Vt appararet peccatum, per id quod erat bonum, mihi gignere mortem, ut fieret maiorem in modum peccans peccatum per praeceptum. Marke the trauyce and pley betwene the law of God, and the conscience of Paule and se how he yeuythe thankes unto his master the law and ꝓclemit he it to be à spiritual ād holy ⟨image 88⟩thyng, as à light or torche to shew man his ffylthy and stynking nature: sayng lex spiritualis est: at ego carnalis sum, uenditus sub peccatū, Abondman of sinne, and trayture of god. Here thow seyst godd reader what amiserable wrecche man is, and how man may know his miseri by the law. How be it thowghe we rede it many times we be nether the wyser, nether the better, we be not tawght à dele bi this mistres the law, she cānot make us good scolers we daly and play so withe the worold, we lyue in souche securite and ease, that say she what she list we torn the deffe eare and will not hyre: therfore to make man to know himselfe god sentithe an other mystres to scole man, scilicet aduersite, then we begyn to undrestond the law of god that disswadithe from sinne, and we then know oure misery. As Dauid Criethe that he is ⟨image 88⟩notable to bare the burdon of sinne if the lord execute iustice as the greatnis therof meritithe, Si iniquitates obseruaueris dn̄e, ꝗs sustinebit? Psal. 130.
