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…

This therefore is the last consideration, whereby we are now lifted up not only above our own evils, but also above our own good things, and do now enjoy the good things of an other, gotten by an others labour, who before were oppressed with the evils caused by the sin of an other, and increased by our own: We enjoy I say the righteousness of Christ, whereby ⟨p. 83⟩he him self is righteous, because we cleave unto it, by which he pleaseth God, and maketh intercession for us, & maketh him self wholly ours, being our most gracious Priest and Patron. As unpossible therefore as it is that Christ in his righteousness should not please, so unpossible is it that we should not please by our faith whereby we cleave to his righteousness. Whereby it cometh to pass that a Christian is omnipotent, Lord of all, possessing all things, doing all things, ¹wholly without any sin. And although it so be that he have sins, yet can it not be that they should hurt him, but they are remitted because of the invincible righteousness of Christ which swalloweth up all sins, whereunto our faith trusteth, firmly believing that Christ is such a one unto us, as we say. For he that doth not believe that, heareth in vain, acknowledgeth not Christ, neither knoweth whereunto he profiteth or serveth.

This therfore is the last consideration, whereby we are now lifted vp not onely aboue our owne euills, but also aboue our owne good thinges, and doe now enioy the good thinges of an other, gotten by an others labour, who before were oppressed with the euills caused by the sinne of an other, and increased by our owne: We enioy I say the righteousnes of Christ, wherby ⟨p. 83⟩he him selfe is righteous, because we cleaue vnto it, by which he pleaseth God, and maketh intercession for vs, & maketh him selfe wholy ours, being our most gratious Priest and Patron. As vnpossible therefore as it is that Christ in his righteousnes should not please, so vnpossible is it yt we should not please by our faith whereby we cleaue to his righteousnes. Whereby it commeth to passe that a Christian is omnipotent, Lorde of all, possessing all thinges, doing all thinges, ¹wholy without any sinne. And although it so be that he haue sinnes, yet can it not be yt they should hurt him, but they are remitted because of ye inuincible righteousnes of Christ which swalloweth vp all sinnes, whereunto our faith trusteth, firmely beleuing that Christ is such a one vnto vs, as we saye. For he that doth not beleue that, heareth in vaine, acknowledgeth not Christ, neither knoweth whereunto he profiteth or serueth.