First what an exceeding gentleness of God was this, wham we were worthily condemned for our offence, & had no hope of health, to promise us straightways, because we should despair, that his only begotten Son the highest treasure that he had, 1should come down from his right hand, be conceived by y• holy ghost, take very flesh & be borne of y• most pure virgin Mary, yea and that with out the seed of any man, reconcile us to his favour, make an atonement for us, purchased grace, mercy, & remission of our since, offer his most blessed body a sweet smelling sacrifice for our iniquity, suffer his most precious blood to be shed for the purgation & cleansing of our ⟨image 45⟩since, & become a perfect & full satisfaction for all the since of his people, that is, of so many as repent, believe in him, and lead a godly and innocent life. This promised God the father oftentimes, & according to his promise at his time, predefined and tofore appointed he most faithfully performed it unto y• perpetual joy & comfort of all true Christians. But in the mean season how great sees of kindness did he open unto us? After that he had set us in this world, how did he prosper us in all things, that we went about? How did he give us y• victory of our enemies? Howe wonderfully did he deliver us from our 2cruel enemy Pharaoh? How marvellously preserved he us when he made the red see to give place unto us? How favourably dealt he with us, 3when he gave us meat from heaven and water out of the hard rock? ⟨image 45⟩What a land did he give us flowing with milk & honey. And because we should live an honest and godly life before him, did not he 4give us his most holy law, yea & that not only […] tables of stone, but also written in our hearts by the holy Ghost? What goodly ceremonies also received we of him, which were mysteries, figures types, clouds & shadows of good thy ges to come, even of Christ, of his most holy passion, glorious resurrection. &c.
Fyrst what an excedynge gentle nes of God was this, whā we were worthely condemned for our offēce, & had no hope of health, to promise vs streightwayes, bicause we shuld despayre, yt his only begotten sonne the highest treasure that he hadde, 1shoulde come downe from his right hand, be conceaued by y• holy ghost, take very flesh & be borne of y• moost pure virgin Mary, yea and yt with oute the seed of ony man, reconcyle vs to his fauoure, make an attonemēt for vs, purchased grace, mercy, & remission of our synnes, offer his moost blissed body a swete smellyng sacrifice for our iniquite, sufferhis moost precious bloud to be shed for the purgacion & clensynge of oure ⟨image 45⟩synnes, & become a perfecte & ful satisfaccion for all the synnes of hys people, that is, of so many as repēt, beleue in him, and lead a godly and innocent lyfe. This promised God the father oftentimes, & accordyng to his promyse at his tyme, predefined and tofore appoynted he moost faythfully performed it vnto y• perpetuall ioye & conforte of all true Christiās. But in the meane season howe great sees of kyndnes dyd he opē vnto vs? After that he had set vs in this world, howe dyd he prosper vs in all thynges, that we wēt about? How dyd he giue vs y• victory of our enemies? Howe wonderfully dyd he delyuer vs from oure 2cruell enemy Pharao? How maruelously preserued he vs whē he made the red see to gyue place vnto vs? How fauourably dealt he with vs, 3when he gaue vs meate frō heauen and water out of the harde rocke? ⟨image 45⟩What a londe dyd he gyue vs flowynge with mylke & honye. And bycause we should lyue an honest and godly lyfe before hym, dydde not he 4gyue vs his moost holy lawe, yea & that not only 〈…〉 tables of stone, but also wrytten in our hartes by ye holy Ghoste? What goodly ceremonies also receaued we of hym, whiche were mysteries, figures types, cloudes & shadowes of good thi ges to come, euen of Christe, of hys moost holy passion, glorious resurreccion. &c.
- 1Gen. iii. Esa. vii. Math. i. Luke. i. Colloss. i. Ephe. i. Esa. •iii. Ephe. v. i. Joan. i. Math. i.Gen. iii. Esa. vii. Math. i. Luke. i. Colloss. i. Ephe. i. Esa. •iii. Ephe. v. i. Ioan. i. Math. i.
- 2Exo xiiii.
- 3Ex. xvi. xvii
- 4Exo. •x. •ere. xxxi.
