Phile. Truth it is. For if men estranged from the public weal of the true Israelites, car nallye minded, uncircumcised in heart, disobedient to the yoke of Christ, not regenerate by the spirit of God, nor renewed by the holy baptism, but in all points led captive at the devils pleasure with the affects of the world, should hear this aforesaid sentence of the holy apostle recited to them, & chiefly of such one as is imprisoned, fettered, bound in chains (as blessed S Paul was, what time he wrote this 1Epistle unto the Philippians) which are instruments to the ⟨image 29⟩voluptuous worldlings of no gladness but of sadness, of no joy and pastaunce, but of sorrow and grievance, they would no less then marvel at his fondness, yea it is to be thought, that they would laugh him to scorn as a person transposed and far set beyond the limits of witty reason, and reasonable wit, seeing he exhorteth unto that which in so great storms and tempests of troublous adversity no heart led with human wisdom can easily approve, so blind, foolish, ignorant, and of no capacity, feeling or understanding in spiritual things, is the wisdom of this world, as. S. Paul 2sayeth. A natural man doth not perceive those things that pertain to the spirit of god. For they are foolishness to him, neither can he come to the knowledge of ⟨image 29⟩them, because they are spiritually judged. The head rulers among the Jews, the bishops, the priests, the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Lawyers with many other, which were in christs time prove this thing evidently true enough, which 3although in their own conceit puffed up with the excellent know ledge of Gods mysteries, perceiving nothing at all of Christs blessed doctrine, so truly is it said of the holy Apostle, The wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. Neither want we examples at this present.
Phile. Truth it is. For if menne estraunged frome the publique weale of the true Israelites, car nallye mynded, vncircumsed in herte, disobedient to the yoke of Christ, not regenerate bi the spirite of God, nor renewed by the holy baptisme, but in all poynts led captyue at the deuilles pleasure wt the affectes of the world, shoulde heare thys aforesayed sentence of the holy apostle recited to them, & chiefly of such one as is enprisoned, fettred, bound in chaynes (as blessed S Paul was, what tyme he wrote thys 1Epistle vnto the Phillyppians) which are instrumētes to the vo ⟨image 29⟩luptuouse worldelynges of no gladenes but of sadenes, of no ioye and pastaunce, but of sorow and greuaunce, they woulde no lesse then maruaile at hys fondnes, yea it is to be thought, that they would laugh him to scorne as a person transposed and far set beyond the limites of wyttye reason, and reasonable wytte, seynge he exhorteth vnto yt whiche in so greate stormes and tempestes of troublous aduersitie no herte led wt humaine wisedome can easily approue, so blinde, foleishe, ignoraunte, and of no capacitie, felynge or vnderstāding in spiritual thynges, is the wisedome of this world, as. S. Paul 2sayeth. A naturall man doth not perceyue those thinges that pertaine to ye spirit of god. For they are foleishenes to hym, neyther can he come to the knowledge of ⟨image 29⟩them, bicause they are spirituallye iudged. The heade rulers amonge the Iewes, the byshops, the priests, the scribes, the Phariseis, ye Saduces, the Lawiers wyth manye other, whyche were in christes time proue this thing euidently true inoughe, whyche 3although in theyr owne conceite puffed vp wt the excellent know ledge of Gods misteries, perceyuynge nothynge at all of Christes blessed doctrine, so trulye is it saied of the holy Apostle, The wisdome of thys world is foleyshnes before God. Neyther wāt we exemples at thys present.
- 1Philippi. i. […]Philippi. i. 〈…〉
- 2i. •orhin. ii.
- 3John ix.Iohn ix.
