Phil. Eyes verily, & pertaineth now unto us no less than it did at ⟨image 40⟩that time to him.1 For what so ever things are written, are written for our learning. Ye shall receive much pleasure of this your flour, if ye mark the virtue of it well. First ye shall note that God calleth himself the almighty God, whereby we may easily discern him from those gods,2 yea rather Idols and devils, whom the Heathen did worship & call upon. For our God is omnipotent, that is to say, almighty, plenteous in power, abundant, o• sufficient, full of all good, needy of nothing.3 The Gods of the Gentiles are of no power, puissance & strength full of all imbecility, weakness & misery. Our God made all things of nothing by the power of his word. The Gods of the Heathen make not,4 but they are made of other and are none other thing than wood, stones, silver, gold, or wicked spirits.5 Our God is able to help so many ⟨image 40⟩as call on him in spirit & trueth. The Gods of the Gentiles are not able for to help themselves, neither do they hear any man, that call on them, as we may perceive by the priests of Baal. Our God lasteth for ever & ever even worlds worlds without end.6 The Gods of the Heathen perish and are more vain than the smoke. Thus see ye, what a God we have. None either in heaven,7 earth or hell is able to compare with this our God. He alone is good, merciful. gentle, patient, long suffering, almighty, righteous, omnisufficient, plenteous of power, & full of all good. In him all things abound, nothing wanteth. He is the omnisufficient protector & valiant defender for all them, that repose their affiance and trust in him. Who therefore will not have a pleasure to serve this God? Who is so mad to forsake this God, & to follow ⟨image 41⟩any other? Who being godly minded will not seek the glory of this God? even from the very heart? Who having but a kernel of Christen salt in his breast, will not hang wholly on this God, as alone altogether sufficient for the faithful abundantly in all things whereof they have need, either pertaining to the soul or to the body?8 Cursed be that man, that putteth his trust in man, & that taketh flesh for his arm, & he, whose heart depart the from the LORD. For he shall be like the Heath, that groweth in the wilderness.
Phil. Yies verely, & pertaynethe now vnto vs no lesse than it dyd at ⟨image 40⟩yt tyme to hym.1 For what so euer thynges are wrytten, are wrytten for our learnynge. Ye shall receaue moche pleasure of this your floure, yf ye marke the vertue of it well. Fyrst ye shall note that God calleth hymselfe the almyghty God, wherby we maye easely discerne hym frō those gods,2 yea rather Idolles and dyuels, whome the Hethen dyd worshyp & call vpō. For our God is omnipotent, that is to say, almyghty, plenteous in power, aboundant, o• sufficient, ful of all good, nedy of nothynge.3 The Gods of the Gentiles are of no power, puissaūce & strēgth full of all imbecillite, weakenesse & misery. Our God made all thinges of nothing by ye power of his word. The Gods of the Hethē make not,4 but they are made of other and are none other thynge than wood, stonnes, syluer, gold, or wicked spirites.5 Oure God is able to helpe so many ⟨image 40⟩as call on hym in spirite & truethe. The Gods of the Gentiles are not able for to helpe thēselues, neyther do they heare ony man, that cal on them, as we maye perceaue by the prestes of Baal. Oure God lastethe for euer & euer euen worldes worldes withoute ende.6 The Gods of ye Hethen perysh and are more vayne than the smoke. Thus se ye, what a God we haue. None eyther in heauen,7 earth or hel is able to compare wt this our God. He alone is good, mercifull. gentle, pacient, long sufferynge, almyghty, ryghteous, omnisufficient, plenteous of power, & full of all good. In him all thinges abunde, nothinge wanteth. He is ye omnisufficient protectour & valeāt defender for all them, that repose theyr affiaunce and truste in hym. Who therfore wyll not haue a pleasure to serue this God? Who is so madde to forsake this God, & to folowe ⟨image 41⟩
- 1Rom. xv.
- 2Psa. lxxxxv
- 3•iii. Reg. xix
- 4Baruch. vi. Psa. cxiiii.Baru•. vi. Psa. cxiiii.
- 5Joan. iiii.Ioan. iiii.
- 6iii. Re. xviii Psal. •i.
- 7Note here well of god.
- 8Jere. xvii.Iere. xvii.
