Sermons upon Deuteronomy

But hereby we be put in mind of two things. The one is to mislike of our selves, & to mourn continually, & to consider that although to our own seeming we have taken never so great pain to obey our GOD: yet notwithstanding we be but yet on our way still, and we come far short of fulfilling the things that are required and commanded in the law. Thus have we a cause to humble our selves, because God shall always find enough and too much to condemn in us as concerning our serving of him, and also because that the spiritual rest is not yet such as he hath commanded, nothing near. And like as we have occasion to humble our selves & to be sorry with true repentance: so ought we on the other side to be the more moved & quickened up to go forward, sith we see our own wants as thus: True it is that God hath given me the grace to be desirous to serve him: but how do I behave my self therein? alas I am yet far off from doing it. Sith we see it is so: what should we do but enforce our selves? Therefore with our abhorring of the evil which is in us, let us also be the more earnest to profit still in this rest, & to go forward in it, & let every of us daily call himself to account. Ye see then that God having given us occasion to humble our selves all the time of our life, showeth us that we must be earnest in correcting our vices, & in mortifying our flesh daily more & more, & consider that it is not enough for us to have our old man crucified in part, unless we be also quite buried with Jesus Christ,¹ as saith S. Paul in the seventh to the Romans before alleged. Thus much concerning the seventh day, whereof mention is made in this place.

But hereby we be put in minde of two things. The one is to mislyke of our selues, & to mourne continually, & to consider that although to our owne seeming we haue takē neuer so great pain to obey our GOD: yet notwithstanding we be but yet on our way stil, and we come far short of fulfilling the thinges that are required and commaunded in the lawe. Thus haue wee a cause to humble our selues, because God shal always find enough and too much to condemne in vs as cō cerning our seruing of him, and also because that the spirituall rest is not yet such as he hath commaunded, nothing neere. And lyke as wee haue occasion to humble our selues & to be sorie with true repentance: so ought we on the other side to be ye more moued & quickened vp to goe forward, sith we see our owne wants as thus: True it is that God hath giuen me the grace to bee desirous to serue him: but how doe I behaue my self therin? alas I am yet far off frō doing it. Sith we see it is so: what should we do but inforce our selues? Therfore wt our abhorring of ye euil which is in vs, let vs also be the more earnest to profit stil in this rest, & to go foreward in it, & let euery of vs dayly call himselfe to account. Ye see then that God hauing giuen vs occasiō to humble our selues all the time of our life, sheweth vs that we must be earnest in correcting our vices, & in mortifying our flesh dayly more & more, & consider yt it is not enough for vs to haue our olde man crucifyed in part, vnlesse we be also quite buried wt Iesus Christ,