Which thing I also this wise prove. Paul sayeth, how shall or can they believe with out a preacher? Now I pray you when was it heard that God sent any man to preach unto the devils, or that he made them any good promise? He threat neth them oft, but never sent ambassadors to preach any atonement between him and them. Take an ensample that thou mayst understand. Let there be two pore men both destitute of raiment in a1 winter, the one strong that he feeleth no grief the other grievously, mourning for pain of the cold. I then come by and moved with pity and compassion say unto him that feeleth his disease, come to such a place and I will give the raiment sufficient. He believeth, cometh, and obtaineth that which I have promised. That other seeth all this and knoweth it, but is partaker of naught. For he hath no faith, and it is because there is no ⟨image 66⟩promise made him. So is it of the devils The devils have no faith. For faith is but earnest believing of Gods promises. Now are there no promises made unto the devils, but •ore threatenings. The old Philosophers knew that there was one God but yet had no faith, for they had no power er to seek his will nether to worship him The turks and the Saracens know that have no power to worship God in spirit to seek his pleasure, & to submit them unto his will. They made an Idol of God (as we do for the most part) & worshipped him every man after his own imagination & for a sundry purpose. What we will have done, that must God do, and to do our will worship we him and pray unto him: but what God will have done that will neither turk nor Saracen nor the must part of us do. What so ever we imagine righteous, that must God admit. But God's righteousness, will not our heart admit. Take an other en2 sample Let there be to such as I speak of before and I promise both, and the one because he feeleth not his disease cometh not. So is it of God's promises. No man is helped by them but sinners that feel there since, morn and sorrow for3 them and repent with at there heart For John Baptiste went before Christ and preached repentance, that is, he preached ⟨image 67⟩the law of God right, and brought the people in to knowledge of them selves, and unto the fear of God, and then sent them unto Christ to be healed.
Whych thinge I also thys wise proue. Paule sayeth, howe shall or can they beleue wyth out apreacher? Now I praye you when was it hearde that God sent any man to preach vnto ye diuyls, or that he made thē any good promes? He threat neth them oft, but neuer sent embassadours to preach any atonement betewene hym and them. Take an ensample that thou mayst vnderstand. Let there be two pore men both destitude of raymente in a1 winter, the one stronge that he fealeth no grefe the other greuously, mornynge for payne of the colde. I then come by and moued wyth pitye and compassyon saye vnto hym that fealeth hys dysease, come to suche a place and I will gyue the raymente sufficyente. He beleueth, cometh, and obtayneth that whyche I haue promysed. That other seeth al this and knoweth it, but is partaker of naught. For he hath no faith, and yt is because ther is no ⟨image 66⟩promise made him. So is it of the deuils The deuils haue no fayth. For fayeth is but ernest beleuinge of Gods promises. Now are ther no promises made vnto ye diuyls, but •ore thretninges. The old Phi losophers knewe that ther was one God but yet had no faith, for thei had no pow er to seke his wyl nether to worship him The turkes and the saresons know that haue no power to worship God in spirit to seke his pleasure, & to submit thē vnto his wyl. Thei made an Idoll of God (as we do for ye most part) & worshipped him euery mā after his own imaginaciō & for a sundry purpose. What we wyll haue done, that must God do, and to do oure wyll worshippe we hym and praye vnto hym: but what God wyll haue done that wyll nother turke nor saresonne nor the muste parte of vs do. What so euer wee ymagin ryghtuous, that must God admytte. But Goddes ryghtuousnes, wyll not our herte admytte. Take an other en2 sample Let ther be to such as I speake of before and I promise both, and the one because he fealeth not his disease cometh not. So is it of Goddes promyses. No man is holpe by them but synners that feale ther synnes, morne and sorowe for3 them and r•pente with at there herte For Iohn Baptiste wente before Christ and preached repentaunce, that is, he preached ⟨image 67⟩the lawe of God right, and brought the people in to knowledge of them selues, and vnto the fear of God, and then sente them vnto Christe to be healed.
- 1Example of the believing of Devils.Example of ye beleueynge of Deuels.
- 2An other example.An other exem ple.
- 3John Baptist shewe• ye people their dissed ses by the law and then sent them to Christ to be healed,Iohn Baptist shewe• ye people theyr dise• ses by the lawe and then sent them to Christe to be healed,
