The first rule is: confidence / and Aright persuasion of God's word / that all his promises be true: and will doubtless / give the god promised unto the god / and the isle promised unto the ⟨p. XXVII⟩isle / though it seem / never so impossible unto the flesh. This preparative / is most necessary for all men / that will be the disciples / and hearers of God's word. for when men think / that God is not in dead / as severe / and will punish sin / according as it is written in his commandments: and like wise favour / and preserve them that fear him they never take profit / nor never shall do / inhering / or reading the scripture. for they have no more credence to it / then to a vain and faithless tale. This misbelief / and incredulity to words God's word: is the occasion / and let / that the word hard / or redden / worketh not his operation / and the man no better at night / then in the morning: in age / than in youth. Moses therefore persuadeth them •nto a certain right confidence / saying. Ecce dedi in conspectu uestro terrā, uenite & possidete terrā, quā juravit dn̄s patribus uestris Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, ut daret eis, atque semini eorū posteos Deut 1. That is to sa• / behold / I have presented before your face / the land which the lord promised to give unto •oure fathers Abraham / Isaac / and Jacob / and to there posterity: con and possess ye / the land. Jacob / and his posterity were in such bondage in Egypt / that it seemed impossible that ever they should possess the land of Canaan / promised by God. Read the 14. first chapters of Exod. and see Then as •how canst not those / but believe him to be true ⟨p. XXVIII⟩in the one promise of his help / to wards the god / so be live him / that he will like wise punish the isle / though he suffer / and dissemble for a time at our sin / to call us unto penance Ro. 1. yet at length we shall be assured / he will keep promise as well in punishing the isle: as in doing god / to those that repent. If thou read the scripture: thou shalt find examples of both how he favoured / and kept promise / with the god / and the bad. Noah saved / and his family / the hole world damned with water: lot saved / and the cites burned. Joshua / and Caleb Entered the land promised: all the rest dyed for there sin in the desert.
The fyrst rule is: confidence / and Aright perswation of Godes word / that all his prmeses be trew: and willl doutles / yeue the godd promisid vnto the godd / and the ile promisid vnto the ⟨p. XXVII⟩ile / towghe it seme / neuer so impossible vnto the fleshe. This preparatiue / is moost necessarie for all men / that will be the disciples / and hyrers of Godes word. for when mē thyncke / that God is not in deade / as seuere / and will punishe sinne / according as it is wroten in his cōmaundementes: and like wyce fauor / and preserue them that fere him they neuer take profete / nor neuer shall do / inhering / or reding the scripture. for they haue no more credence to it / then to a vayne and faythelistale. This misbeliue / and incredulite to wordes godes word: is thoccation / and let / that the word hard / or redē / workithe not his operatiō / and the mā no better at night / then in the morning: in a•ge / thē in youthe. Moses therfore persuadithe thē •nto a certaine right cōfidence / saing. Ecce dedi in cōspectu uestro terrā, uenite & possidete terrā, quā iurauit dn̄s patribus uestris Abrahā, Isaac, & Iacob, ut daret eis, atque semini eorū posteos Deut 1. That is to sa• / behold / I haue presētid before your face / the lād whiche the lord promisid to yeue vnto •oure fathers Abrahā / Isaac / and Iacob / and to there posterite: cū and possesse ye / the lād. Iacob / and his posterite were in souche bōdayge in Aegipt / that it sem•d impossible that euer they shuld possesse the lōd of Canaan / promisid by God. Rede the 14. first chapiters of Exod. and se Thē as •how canst not those / but beliue him to be trew ⟨p. XXVIII⟩in thone promisse of his helpe / to wardes the godd / so be lyue him / that he will like wice ponyshe the ile / thowghe he suffre / and dissemble for a tyme at oure synne / to call vs vnto penaunce Ro. 1. yet at lenghe we shall be assurid / he will kepe promes as well in punishing the ile: as in doing godd / to those that repent. If thow rede the scripture: thow shalt fynd examples of boothe how he fauoryd / and kept promes / withe the godd / and the bad. Noha sauyd / and his famile / the hole worold damnyd with water: lot sauyd / and the cites burnid. Iosua / and Caleb Entrid the lond promisyd: all the rest dyed for there synne in the desert.
