Thus see we, that our bonds are broken through Christ, & we also set at liberty from the danger of all our enemies, so that now there is no con 1damnation for them that are engrafted in christ Jesus, which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life through Christ Jesus hath made them free from the law of sin and death. Who will now lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? It is God that justifieth, who can than ⟨image 87⟩condemn? Hereof cometh it to pass, 2that after we be once delivered from the power of our enemies, have our bonds broken, & set at liberty through christ & christs passion, death & blood, by whom Satan is vanquished, sin put to flight, death overcome, hell swallowed up, desperation driven out of place, the curse of the law utterly taken away, yea the law fulfilled, and heaven gates open for the faithful, all that ever 3we do in christ, is acceptable in the sight of God, taken to good worth, & much made of, not for the dignity of the work it self, but because it is salted with the dignity, holiness, 4righteousness, purity, & innocency of Christ, in whose name what so ever is done, smelleth sweetly before GOD, so that both the thoughts, words, deeds, life & death of the Saints, that is, of the faithful, yea & all ye ever we do, is precious ⟨image 87⟩in the sight of y• Lord, as we herd before. For sure we are that all thin ges work to the best for them that love God, which are called of purpose. For those whom he knew before, 5hath he ordained also before, that they should be like fashioned unto y• shape of his Son, that he might be the first begotten among many brethren. As for those, whom he hath ordained before, them hath he called also, & whom he hath called them hath he also made righteous, & whom he hath made righteous, them hath he glorified also. What shall we say than unto these things? If God be on our side, who can be against us? But let us see, what is to be ren dread, & given again unto God for these his inestimable benefits toward us miserable sinners?
Thus se we, that our bōdes are broken thorow Christ, & we also set at liberte frō the daunger of all our enemies, so that now there is no cō 1demnacion for thē that are engraffed in christ Iesu, whiche walke not after the flesh, but after the spirite. For the lawe of the Spirite of lyfe thorowe Christe Iesus hathe made them fre from the law of synne and death. Who wyl now lay ony thing to the charge of Gods chosen? It is God that iustifyeth, who can than ⟨image 87⟩condēne? Hereof cōmeth it to passe, 2that after we be once delyuered frō ye power of our enemies, haue oure bondes broken, & set at liberte thorowe christ & christes passion, death & bloud, by whome Satan is vanquisshed, synne put to flyght, death ouercome, hel swallowed vp, desperacion driuē out of place, the curse of the lawe vtterly takē away, yea the lawe fulfylled, and heauē gates open for the faythfull, all that euer 3we do in christ, is acceptable in the sight of God, taken to good worth, & moche made of, not for the dignite of the worke it selfe, but because it is salted with ye dignite, holines, 4ryghteousnes, purite, & innocency of Christ, in whose name what so euer is done, smelleth swetely before GOD, so that bothe the thoghtes, wordes, dedes, lyfe & death of ye Sayntes, that is, of the faythfull, yea & all ye euer we do, is precious ⟨image 87⟩in the syght of y• Lorde, as we herd before. For sure we are that all thin ges worke to the best for them that loue God, whiche are called of purpose. For those whome he knewe before, 5hathe he ordened also before, yt they should be lyke fashoned vnto y• shape of his sonne, that he might be the fyrst begottē amonge many bro thren. As for those, whome he hath ordyned before, them hath he called also, & whōe he hath called thē hath he also made ryghteous, & whōe he hath made ryghteous, them hathe he glorified also. What shall we saye than vnto these thynges? If God be on our syde, who can be agaynste vs? But let vs se, what is to be ren dred, & gyuen agayne vnto God for these his inestimable benefytes toward vs miserable synners?
- 1Rom. viii. Joan. viii. Gala. iiii. Heb. vii Rom. viii.Rom. viii. Ioan. viii. Gala. iiii. Heb. vii Rom. viii.
- 2Luke. i. Psal. cxv i. Joan. iii. Math. i. Oze. xiii. i. Cor. xv. Rom. x.Luke. i. Psal. cxv i. Ioan. iii. Math. i. Oze. xiii. i. Cor. xv. Rom. x.
- 3A good lesson.
- 4i. Cor. x. Colos. iii.
- 5Rom. v•.
