A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

But here thou must know, that there are two kinds of promises: one, which is properly of the Law, another of the Gospel. In the promises of the Law, we may indeed behold ⟨p. 49⟩Gods mercy, but so, that it hangeth upon the condition of our worthiness, as, if thou love the Lord with all thy heart, &c. thou shalt find mercy. This kind of promise, though it declare unto us Gods love, which promiseth where he needeth not: yet unto him that feeleth not Christ, which is the end of the Law, they are so far from comforting, that utterly with the Law they bring man to great despair: so greatly we are corrupt, for none so loveth God as he ought to do. From these therefore get thee to the other promises of the Gospel, in which we may see such plenty and frank liberality of Gods goodness, that we cannot but be much comforted though we have very deeply sinned. For these promises of the Gospel do not hang on the condition of our worthiness, as the promises of the Law do: but they depend and hang on Gods truth, that as God is true, so they cannot but be performed to all them which lay hold on them by faith; I had almost said, which cast them not away by unbelief.

But here thou must know, that there are two kinds of promises: one, which is properly of the Lawe, another of the Gospell. In the promises of the Law, we may indeed behold ⟨p. 49⟩Gods mercie, but so, that it hangeth vpon the condition of our worthinesse, as, if thou loue the Lord with all thy heart, &c. thou shalt finde mercy. This kinde of promise, though it declare vnto vs Gods loue, which promiseth where he néedeth not: yet vnto him that féeleth not Christ, which is the end of the Law, they are so farre frnm comforting, that vtterly with the Law they bring man to great despaire: so greatly we are corrupt, for none so loueth God as he ought to doe. From these therfore get thee to the other promises of the Gospell, in which we may see such plenty and franke liberality of Gods goodnes, that we cannot but be much comforted though we haue very deeply sinned. For these promises of the Gospell doe not hang on the condition of our worthinesse, as the promises of the Law do: but they depend and hang on Gods truth, that as God is true, so they cannot but be performed to al them which lay hold on them by faith; I had almost said, which cast them not away by vnbeliefe.