[Godly and most necessary annotations in the .xiij. chapter too the Romans][Godly and most necessary annotations in ye .xiij. chapyter too the Romaynes]

Here mark what the apostle calleth sleep, and what too rise and wake out of sleep. Sleep is a stupor and deadness of the mind that resteth, and is ⟨image 29⟩a sleep in evil and mischief, and careth not for the law, nor will of God, but will follow religion of will, phantasies, idolatry, superstition, ignorance and all ungodly conversation, with out all fear, feeling, or remorse of God's displeasure. In this sleep resteth all Idolaters, obstinate, drunken, Covetous, envious, seditious, traitorous, adulterous, slanderous, proud, & negligent persons, y• feel not nor repent not, though they be sunk down even to the bottom & very dregs of these evils. From this sleep the gospel of Christ provoketh, exciteth and stirreth, if obstinacy have not indurid & made hard our hearts. And would have us to correct & amend our self & idolatrical judgement in religion from our wills ⟨image 30⟩honesty and obedience, and to a new life, that we might be new creatures in the lord, and to be ready to all service & obedience, both of god and his word, that we might have a true old and patriarchal, prophetical, and apostolical faith, like fear, like love, like obedience of the magistrates, and like charity, towards all men. For all they that walk not in these virtues sleep yet in their sins, and never felt yet the light of the gospel, whose marvellous nature and condition: Saint Paul showeth in the words that follow.

Here marke what the apostle calleth slepe, and what too ryse and wake out of slepe. Sleape is a stupoure and deadenesse of the mynde that restyth, and is ⟨image 29⟩a slepe in yuell and myschyefe, and careth not for the lawe, nor wyll of God, but will folow religyon of wyll, phantasies, hidolatrye, superstityon, ignoraunce and all vngodlye conuersation, wyth out all feare, feelynge, or remorse of goddes displeasure. In thys slepe restyth al Idolaters, obstinate, dronckin, Couetous, enuious, seditious, trayterous, adulterous, sclaūderous, proude, & negligente persons, y• fele not nor repent not, though thei be sonk doune euē to ye bottom & very dregges of these yuels. Frō this slepe ye gospell of Christ prouokith, excitatith and stirrith, if obstinacy haue not indurid & made hard our hartes. And wold haue vs to correct & amend our self & idolatrical iud gemēt in religion frō our willes