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God also brought the children of Israel out of Egypt by wonderful miracle,¹ for when it was unpossible by all reason, but the other they should have been destroyed by Pharaoh and his army being behind them: or else to have been all drowned in the read sea before them: the mighty power of god caused the deep sea to stand on either side of them like a wall so that they passed through it safe lie, but their enemies pursuing them were drowned horse and man. Where as they ought with whole heart & mind continually during their lives to have given thanks unto that mighty god alone for their deliverance: they shortly after made them a golden calf,² fell down and worshipped it, offering sacrifice unto it, saying. These be thy gods (O Israel) which have brought the out of the land of Egypt. This their unthankful Idolatry Moses called the greatest sin and was grievously punished: for there ⟨image 5⟩ensued murder of the Israelites to the number of xxiij.m. Now if it can be proved, that we have showed no such unthankfulness toward god, have not resisted his word nor committed no such like offence: then may we sleep the more careless and fear no such plagues to fall upon us, for of this we may be sure, God will not punish us without a cause. But amongest many other things, what say you to this, I pray you? We were long in Egypt that is in the bondage and captivity of Pharaoh the devil, and when we could be delivered by no power no merit or intercession of any creature beside christ visible or invisible / mortal or immortal / & where as it was impossible to all reason, but other we should be everlastingly drowned in the red fiery sea of hell & death being always before our eyes: or else to be devoured of the furious Pharaoh the devil pursuing us: God of his mere mercy (above all our desert) sent his only begotten son Christ Jesus, to become very man and dye for us, for in as much as we had committed such offence³ as was forbidden in pain of death ⟨image 5⟩we must needs be redeemed again by death, and that by such a one that should not remain dead still, for then should not he overcome death but death overcome him: therefore must he rise again and so by death overcome death.