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Peters fishing, to which he returned being now justified in the spirit, was also spiritual. Therefore that is flesh, whatsoever a man doth, seeking and savouring only carnal and fleshly things. And that is Spirit, ⟨image 19⟩whatsoever is done within or without, wherewith a man exercising faith and Charity, doth seek spiritual things. Unless we take these words in this sense, we shall neither understand this Epistle of St. Paul, nor any other books of the divine Scriptures. Therefore whether it be Jerome, or Augustine, or Ambrose, or Origen: briefly what writers soever they be that use these words otherwise, let not the authority of men move thee any thing at all, but rather flee from them all as from the plague and pestilence. But now let us come to handle the Epistle it self.

Peters fishing, to which hee returned being now justified in the spirit, was also spirituall. Therefore that is flesh, whatsoever a man doth, seeking and savoring only carnall and fleshly things. And that is Spirit, ⟨image 19⟩whatsoever is done within or without, wherewith a man exercising faith and Charity, doth seeke spirituall things. Vnlesse wee take these words in this sense, wee shall neither vnderstand this Epistle of St. Paul, nor any other bookes of the divyne Scriptures. Therefore whether it bee Ierome, or Augustine, or Ambrose, or Origen: briefly what writers soever they bee that vse these words otherwise, let not the authoritie of men moue thee any thing at all, but rather flee from them al as from the plague and pestilence. But now let vs come to handle the Epistle it selfe.

¹Seeing therefore it is the duty and office of an Evangelist or preacher of glad tidings, ⟨image 19⟩first of all to preach the Law and to show how that all men (which are without the circuit and compass of grace and faith in Christ) are the sons and children of wrath, are sinners, and can do nothing but sin, that so they acknowledging their misery and wretchedness with an humble and contrite heart, might thirst after grace, the Apostle St. Paul in in this first Chapter doeth first of all find fault with the unbelief,