even so we might have and forever enjoy in him and through him, the qualities, virtues and gifts of righteousness, holiness, innocency, immortality, and glory, wherewith he hath endued our nature in his own person for us all; that as now in faith & hope we have the same, so in his coming we might fully enjoy them in very deed, for then shall our bodies now vile, be 1like to his glorious body. Herein appeareth thy love, not that we loved thee but that ye lovest us, & hast given thy son for us: herein doest thou commend unto us thy love, that when we were yet sinners, Christ thy der•sonne 2died for us, so that nothing should separate us from thy love in christ Jesus, 3nether death nor hunger &c. For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled 4unto thee by the death of thy son, much more we being reconciled ⟨image 10⟩shall be saved by his life. And that I should not doubt hereof, but certainly be per swaded all this to pertain to me, where I might have been borne of Turks, lo thou wouldest I should be borne of Christian parents, brought into thy church by baptism, which is the Sacrament of Adoption, and requireth 5faith as well of remission of my sins, as of sanctification and holiness, to be wrought of thee in me by thy grace and holy spirit. Where I might have been borne in an ignorant time and region, thou wouldest I I should be borne in this time and region, wherein is more knowledge revealed, then ever was here or in many places is. Where I might have been of a corrupt judgement, & entangled with many errors, lo thou of thy goodness, as thou hast reformed my Judgement, so doest thou keep it, and now for the same judgements sake doest vouchsafe somewhat by the cross to try me. By all which things I should confirm my faith of this, that thou always haste been, art and wilt be for ever ⟨image 11⟩my dear father: in respect whereof I should, be as certain of salvation & of these inheritance of heaven for ever: 6[…]: thankful, cast my whole care on thee, trust on thee, and call on thee, with comfort: and certain hope for all. things that I wants. For in that thou hast given to men this benefit to be thy child undeserved, undeserved on my behalf, […] and only in respect of thine own goodness and grace in Christ, lest at any time I should doubt of it: how should I but hope certainly that nothing profitable to me can be denied, in that thy power is infinite?
euen so we might haue and foreuer enioye in him and through him, the qualities, vertues and gifts of rightuousnes, holines, innocencie, immortalitie, and glory, wherewith he hath endued our nature in his owne person for vs all; that as now in faith & hope we haue ye same, so in his cōming we might fully enioye them in very dede, for then shall oure bodies nowe vile, be 1like to his glorious body. Herein apereth thy loue, not yt we loued thee but that ye louest vs, & hast giuen thy sonne for vs: herin doest yu cōmende vnto vs thy loue, yt when we were yet sinners, Christe thy der•sonne 2died for vs, so yt nothing shuld separate vs from thy loue in christ Iesꝰ, 3nether death nor hunger &c. For if when we were enemies, we were recōciled 4vnto thee by the death of thy sōne, much more we being recōciled ⟨image 10⟩shalbe saued by his life. And yt I shuld not doubt herof, but certeinly be per swaded all thys to pertayne to me, where I mighte haue been borne of Turkes, loe yu woldest I shoulde be borne of Christian parents, brought into thy church by baptisme, which is ye Sacrament of Adoptiō, and requireth 5faith as wel of remission of my sinnes, as of sanctification and holines, to be wrought of thee in me by thy grace and holy spirit. Where I mighte haue been borne in an ignorant time and region, yu woldest I I shuld be borne in this time and region, wherin is more knowlege reueled, then euer was here or in many places is. Where I mighte haue been of a corrupt iudgemente, & entangled with many errours, loe yu of thy goodnes, as thou hast reformed my Iudgement, so doest thou keepe it, and nowe for the same iudgementes sake doest vouchsalfe somewhat by the crosse to try me. By al which thinges I shuld confirme my faythe of thys, that thou alwayes haste been, arte and wylte be for euer ⟨image 11⟩my deare father: in respect wherof I should, be as certaine of saluation & of these aheritaunce of heauen for euer: 6〈…〉: thankfull, cast my whole care on thee, trust on thee, and call on thee, with comforte: and certaine hope for all. thinges that I wants. For in yt thou hāst giuen to mē this benefite to be thy childe vndeserued, vndeseced on my behalfe, and onely in respect of thine owne goodnes and grace in Christ, lest at anye time I should doubt of it: how shuld I but hope certainlie that nothinge profitable to me can be denied, in yt thi power is infinite?
- 1Phil. 3. 1. John. 3Phil. 3. 1. Iohn. 3
- 2Rom. 5.
- 3Rom. 8.
- 4Rom. •.
- 5What baptism is & what it requireth.What baptisme is & what it requireth.
- 6what is the effect or fruit that cometh of thy, certain persuasion that god is our father.what is the effecte or fruite that cōmeth of thy, certteine perswasiō that god is our father.
