A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the…A Christian instruction, conteyning the law and the Gospell Also a summarie of the…

How the deliverance of the people of Israel out of Egypt, was a shadow and figure of the deliverance which is made by christ Jesus, and how the Christian people are comprehended in the people of Israel, and their deliverance also in the deliverance of that people.

How the deliueraunce of the people of Israel out of Egipt, was a shadow and figure of the deliuerance which is made by christ Iesus, and howe the Christian people are comprehended in the people of Israel, and their deliueraunce also in the deliueraunce of that people.

T. BY this mean the Christians shall then be one people with the people of Israel.

T. BY this meane the Christians shall then be one people with the people of Israell.

D. There is no doubt thereof, for seeing that people was chosen of God to be as the keeper and treasurer of his word & of his promises, to the end that by that same mean they should come even to us, and be fulfilled in us, & that it was the shadow & figure of true things which were brought unto us by Jesus Christ, there is no doubt but that we are comprehended in the same. And seeing that this deliverance from the tyranny of Egypt was a figure of this other and great deliverance which we have through ⟨p. 436⟩Jesus Christ our Lord: there can be no mention made of the first, but that we ought to have the second in remembrance, and to give us to understand, that if the people of Israel had great occasion to embrace the law which was given to them by God, and to endeavour them to obey him according to the same, for the causes heretofore alleged: for one occasion that they had so to do, we have a thousand, for so much as GOD hath showed himself by this deliverance, which he hath wrought for us by his Son Jesus Christ our God, much more favourable without comparison, than ever he did show himself to the Israelites. For albeit that both they and we have but one Christ Jesus, and one very mean of salvation through him, yet for all that, this salvation hath been much more plainly declared unto us, and much more excellently without shadows and figures, and much more familiarly and in far greater power of the spirit of GOD than ever it was to them. Wherefore seeing the spiritual Israelites, and the true Christians are but ⟨p. 437⟩one people, we must know that that which hath regard and pertaineth unto the one, hath regard and doth pertain to the other, in that which doth concern the true spiritual service of GOD, the which God requireth, as well of the one as of the other.

D. There is no doubt therof, for séeing that people was chosen of God to bée as the keeper and treasurer of hys worde & of his promisses, to the ende that by that same meane they shold come euē to vs, and be fulfilled in vs, & that it was the shadow & figure of true things which were brought vnto vs by Iesus Christ, there is no doubt but that wée are comprehended in the same. And séeyng that this delyueraunce from the tyranny of Egypte was a figure of thys other and great deliuerāce which wée haue through ⟨p. 436⟩Iesus Christ our Lorde: there can be no mention made of the firste, but that wée ought to haue the second in remēbrance, and to giue vs to vnderstande, that if the people of Israell had great occasion to embrace the lawe whych was gyuen to them by God, and to endeuor them to obey him accordyng to the same, for the causes heretofore alleged: for one occasiō that they had so to doe, wée haue a thousand, for so much as GOD hath shewed himselfe by thys delyuerance, which he hath wrought for vs by his Sonne Iesus Chryst our God, muche more fauorable without comparison, than euer hée dyd shew himselfe to the Israelites. For albeit that both they and wée haue but one Christ Iesus, and one verye meane of saluation through hym, yet for al that, thys saluatyon hath beene muche more playnely declared vnto vs, and muche more excellentlye wythoute shadowes and fygures, and muche more familiarly and in farre greater power of the spirite of GOD than euer it was to them. Wherefore séeing the spirituall Israelites, and the true Chrystians are but ⟨p. 437⟩one people, wée muste knowe that that whych hath regarde and pertayneth vnto the one, hath regard and doth pertaine to the other, in that which doth concerne the true spirituall seruice of GOD, the which God requireth, as well of the one as of the other.

Of the order and mean that God did keep in giving of his law, and of the great doctrine contained therein: and what agreement it hath with the form of prayer which was given by Jesus Christ.

Of the order and meane that God dyd kepe in gyuing of his law, and of the great doctrine contained therein: and what agrement it hath with the forme of prayer which was gyuen by Iesus Christ.

T. I Am well satisfied in this point, and of all that which is contained in this preface. Wherefore let us now come to the declaration of the commandments given in the law.

T. I Am wel satisfied in thys poynt, and of all that which is conteyned in this preface. Wherefore let vs nowe come to the declaration of the commaundementes gyuen in the lawe.

D. Before we do proceed any further, it shall be well done that we do consider what manner and order GOD did use in giving of these commandments, for he hath done nothing without good and just cause, the which being known, shall greatly help us toward the understanding ⟨p. 438⟩of the matters that we have to entreat.

D. Before wée doe procéede anye further, it shall be well done that wée doe consyder what manner and order GOD dyd vse in giuing of these commaundementes, for he hath done nothyng wythoute good and iust cause, the which being knowen, shal greatly helpe vs toward ye vnderstāding ⟨p. 438⟩of the matters that wée haue to entreate.

T. I would gladly understand it.

T. I would gladly vnderstand it.

D. God hath in this done in manner the very like, in giving of this law by his servant Moses, that he did by his son Jesus Christ, when he gave unto us the form and order of prayer.

D. God hath in thys done in manner the verye lyke, in giuyng of thys lawe by his seruaunte Moyses, that hée dyd by his sonne Iesus Christ, when he gaue vnto vs the forme and order of prayer.

T. How so?

D. The form and order of prayer the which we have received of our Lord Jesus Christ, doth it not seem to thee very short?

D. The forme and order of prayer the whych wée haue receyued of our Lorde Iesus Chryste, doth it not séeme to thée very shorte?

T. In deed it is not very long.

T. In déede it is not verye long.

D. Yet notwithstanding in this briefness of words, our Lord Jesus Christ hath comprehended all the vows, all the wishes and desires, and all the demands and just and reasonable requests that man may make to God, the which do belong aswell to his glory, as to the profit and salvation of man: and forthwith doth teach us of whom we ought to demand them, & how and to what end, and by what means we may obtain them.

D. Yet notwithstandyng in thys briefenesse of woordes, our Lorde Iesus Christ hath comprehended al the vowes, all the wyshes and desyres, and all the demaundes and iust and reasonable requestes that man maye make to God, the which doe belong aswell to his glorye, as to the profite and saluation of man: and forthwith doth teach vs of whō we ought to demaunde them, & how and to what ende, and by what meanes wée may obtaine them.

T. There is very good doctrine and in few words.

T. There is very good doctrine and in few wordes.