A right comfortable treatise containing fourteen points of consolation for them that labour and…A right comfortable treatise containing fourteene pointes of consolation for them that labor and…

so that a Christian which believeth may glory of the merits of Christ, and of all his good things no otherwise then if he him self had done them, so properly do they belong unto him, so that he dare now quietly look for even the judgement of God, which notwithstanding is intolerable. So great a thing is faith, so great good things doth it obtain for us, so glorious sons of God doth it make us. For we can not be sons, unless we inherit the good things of our ⟨p. 82⟩father. A Christian therefore may boldly say: Death, where is thy victory? death, where is thy sting, that is, sin? for the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law, but thanks be unto God, which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ: that is, the law maketh us sinners, sin maketh us guilty of death. Who hath overcome these two? Our own righteousness? our own life? No surely, but Jesus Christ raised from death, who hath condemned sin & death, hath imparted his righteousness unto us, hath given us his merits, hath laid his hand upon us, so that we are in good case, and do fulfil the law, and overcome sin and death, for which honour, praise and thanks be to God for ever, Amen.

so that a Christian which beleueth may glory of the merits of Christ, and of all his good thinges no otherwise then if he him self had done them, so properly do they belong vnto him, so that he dare now quietly looke for euen ye iudgement of God, which notwithstanding is intolerable. So great a thing is faith, so great good things doth it obtaine for vs, so glorious sonnes of God doth it make vs. For we can not be sonnes, vnlesse we inherit the good thinges of our ⟨p. 82⟩father. A Christian therefore may boldly say: Death, where is thy victorie? death, where is thy stinge, that is, sinne? for the stinge of death is sinne, and the strength of sinne is the law, but thankes be vnto God, which hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ: that is, the lawe maketh vs sinners, sinne maketh vs guiltie of death. Who hath ouercome these two? Our owne righteousnes? our owne life? No surely, but Iesus Christ raysed from death, who hath condemned sinne & death, hath imparted his righteousnes vnto vs, hath giuen vs his merites, hath layed his hand vpon vs, so that we are in good case, and doe fulfill the law, and ouercome sinne and death, for which honour, prayse and thankes be to God for euer, Amen.