For albeit that Christ Jesus be absent from you (as he was from his disciples in that great storm) by his1 bodily presence, yet is he present by his mighty power and grace. Be standeth upon the mountain in security & rest, that is, his flesh & hole humanity is now in heaven, & can suffer no such trouble as sometimes he did. And yet he is full of petty & compassion, & doth consider all our travail, anguish & labours, wherefore, it is not to be doubted, but that he will suddenly appear to our great comfort. The tyrant tes of this world can not keep back his coming, more than might the blustering wind & raging seas let Christ to come to his disciples, when they lo ked for nothing but for present death. ⟨p. 41⟩And therefore yet again I say beloved in the Lord. Let your hearts attend to the promises that God hath made unto true repentant sinners, and be fully persuaded with a constant faith, that God is always true and just in his performance of his promises. You have heard these days spoken of very plainly, when your hearts could fear no danger, because you were nigh the land, and the storm was not yet risen, that is, ye were young scholars of Christ when no persecution was seen or felt. But now ye are con me into the midst of the sea (for what part of England heard not of your profession?) And the vehement storm, whereof we than almost in every exhortation spake of, is2 now suddenly risen up. But what? •ath God brought you so far forth, that you shall both in souls and bodies every one perish? Nay. My hole trust in God's mercy and truth is to the contrary. For God brought not his people into Egypt and from thence through the red Sea to the intent they should therein perish, but that he of them should ⟨p. 42⟩show a most glorious deliverance Neither, sent Christ his Apostles into the middest of the sea, and suffered the blustering storm to assault them and their boat, to the intent they should there perish, but because he would the more have his great goodness towards them felt and perceived in so mightily delivering them o•t of the fear of perishing, giving us thereby an example that he would do the like to us, if we abide constant in our profession and faith, withdrawing our selves from superstition and Idolatry. We gave you warning of these days long a goo, for the reverence of Christs blood let these words be marked:
For albeit that Christe Iesus be absent from you (as he was from hys disciples in that great storme) by his1 bodely presence, yet is he present by his myghtie power and grace. Be stādeth vpon ye moūtaine in securitie & rest, that is, his fleshe & hole humanitie is now in heauē, & cā suffer no suche trouble as somtymes he dyd. And yet he is ful of petie & cōpassiō, & doth cōsider al our trauail, anguish & laboures, wherfore, it is not to be douted, but that he wil sodenlye appeare to our great cōforte. The tyrā tes of this world can not kepe backe his cōming, more thē might the blu stering wind & raging seas let Christ to come to his disciples, whē they lo ked for nothing but for presēt death. ⟨p. 41⟩And therfore yet agayn I saye beloued in the Lorde. Let youre herts attend to the promisses that God hath made vnto true repentaunte synners, and be fullye persuaded wyth a constant fayth, that God is alwayes true and iust in his perfourmās of his promeses. Yow haue hearde these dayes spoken of very playnly, whan youre hertes could feare no daunger, because yow were nyghe the lande, and the storme was not yet risen, that is, ye were yonge scolers of Christe whē no persecucion was seen or felt. But now ye are cō me into the middes of the sea (for what parte of Englande herde not of youre profession?) And the vehement storme, wherof we than almoste in euery exhortacion spake of, is2 nowe suddenly risen vp. But what? •ath God brought yowe so farre furth, that you shal both in soules and bodies euery one perish? Nay. My hole trust in Goddes mercy and truthe is to the contrarie. For God brought not his people into Egypte and from thense thorowe the red Sea to thentent they should therin perish, but that he of thē shuld ⟨p. 42⟩shewe a most gloriouse delyuerance Neither, sent Christe his Apostles into the middest of the sea, and suffred the blusteringe storme to assault them and their bote, to thentēt thei shuld ther perish, but becanse he wold the more haue his great good nes towardes thē felt and perceaued in so mightely deliuering them o•t of the feare of peryshinge, giuing vs therby an example that he wold do the lyke to vs, yf we abyde constant in owr profession and fayth, withdrawinge owr selues from supersti cion and Idolatrie. We gaue yow warning of these dayes long a goo, for the reuerence of Christes bloude let these wordes be marked:
- 1Christ is sure upon the mountain.Christ is su re vpon the mountain.
- 2God never brought his people into trouble to thentent that they should perish therein.God neuer brought his people into trouble to thentent that they shuld peryssh therin.
