PHIL. In the first dish it was set be 1fore you, ye tasted of the fall of our fore father Adā. In that ye learned, how that by the sin of Adam we all were ⟨image 10⟩not only deprived of, immortality & 2all goodness, but also damned, so that we became very flesh, without the spirit of God, utterly estranged from all fear of God, & borne the sons 3of wrath, inasmuch that we being left to our selves, could never have been delivered from that miserable captivity, into the which Satan had cast us, through the transgression of God's commandment, but daily more & more we must needs have precipitated & cast our selves headlong in to an hell of evils. Therefore because ye should not despair, I brought forth to you your second dish, where in I declared & proved unto you by the holy scripture and the ancient Doctors, that wha• we were in this miserable & piteous case, God of his great mercies without our merits or deservings had pity on us, & promised 4to save us through his entirely beloved Son, our LORD and saviour
⟨image 11⟩Jesus Christ. Which thing according to his promise at the time predefined & afore appointed came undoubtedly to pass. Than in your third dish did I express to you, by what means ye might come by & obtain these so large & so bounteous benefits of God the father through Jesus Christ. I said unto you, that the next & the most ready way to get this kindness at the hand of God is to repent & believe, that is to say, to be 5sorry for the since committed, and to believe to have remission of our sins of God the father for Christs sake. In your fourth dish I declared unto you that after we have repented us of our since, and believed to have forgiveness of them through Christ, it remaineth that we than show our selves new men in our conversation, & meddle no more with the 6unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For except our ⟨image 11⟩repentance & faith work in us a new life, they profit nothing at all. Bring forth fruits, saith •aynt John, worthy of repentance. For every tree, that bringeth not forth 7good fruit, shall be cut down and cast into y• fire. And as concerning faith, S.
PHIL. In ye fyrst dysh yt was set be 1fore you, ye tasted of ye fal of our fore father Adā. In that ye learned, how yt by the synne of Adam we all were ⟨image 10⟩not only depryued of, immortalite & 2all goodnes, but also dāned, so yt we became very fleshe, without the spyryte of God, vtterly estraūged from all feare of God, & borne the sonnes 3of wrath, in asmuch yt we beyng left to our selues, could neuer haue bene delyuered from that miserable capti uite, into the which Satan had cast vs, thorowe the trāsgression of goddes cōmaundement, but dayly more & more we must nedes haue precipytated & cast our selues headlonge in to an hell of euels. Therefore because ye shoulde not dispayre, I broughte forth to you your second dysh, wher in I declared & proued vnto you by the holy scrypture and the auncient Doctors, that wha• we were in this miserable & piteous case, God of hys great mercies wtout our merytes or deseruynges had pytie on vs, & promysed 4to saue vs thorowe his intierly beloued Sōne, our LORDE and sauiour
⟨image 11⟩Iesus Christ. Which thyng accordig to his promyse at the tyme predefyned & afore appoynted came vndoub tedly to passe. Than in your thyrde dyshe dyd I expresse to you, by what meanes ye myght come by & obtayn these so large & so bounteous benefy tes of God the father thorow Iesus Christ. I sayd vnto you, that ye next & the moost redy waye to gette thys kyndenes at the hande of God is to repent & beleue, that is to saye, to be 5sory for the synnes commytted, and to beleue to haue remission of our sin nes of God the father for Chrystes sake. In your fourth dysh I declared vnto you that after we haue repented vs of our synnes, and beleued to haue forgyuenesse of them thorowe Christe, it remayneth that we than sheweour selues newe men in our cō uersacion, & medle no more with the 6vnsruytfull workes of darknes, but rather reproue thē. For excepte our ⟨image 11⟩
- 1The sum of the Banquet.The sūme of the Bancket.
- 2Gen. iii. Joan. iii;Gen. iii. Ioan. iii;
- 3Ephe ii.
- 4Tit. iii▪ Gen. iii.
- 5Mar. i.
- 6Ephe. v.
- 7M•. […]M•. 〈…〉
