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Also we must mark well how S. Paul addeth, that of his own grace he hath accepted us in his well-beloved. By this he uttereth yet much better, why our salvation is grounded upon Gods mere election and free bestowed goodness. For men will never give over their foolish overweening, if they be not so vanquished as they have not one word more too reply. S. Paul therefore too bring us too such reason, telleth us that we be damned & lost in our selves. Now when such a thunder bolt lighteth upon our heads, it is not for us too stand checking any more. Then if men will be so foolish as still too hunt about with windlasses too have somewhat always belonging and reserved too themselves besides the only grace of God: there needeth no more but this saying too turn them from it, namely that ⟨p. 20⟩[…] not in Gods favour, till we were in Jesus Christ, because […] damned and accursed in our own selves. This matter […] declared already, if we were not over••owe in […] thing that is so needful, and which ought too be so clear […] And in good sooth, even experience ought too teach us in […]. And surely if hypocrisy blinded us not too much, […] well perceive that there is nothing but wickedness […] Gods wrath would strike us in such fear, that we should […] wits end with it. But God must be fain too compel us […] by strong hand, or else we cannot find in our hearts too […] all praise unto him. Therefore let us mark well what is […] this speech, where it is said that we were taken too favour […] Christ,¹ because he is the well-beloved. And why is Jesus […] Gods well-beloved, according as he is termed in the xvii. […], and in other places, and also is showed too be so in the […]?² Thereby it is showed us, that God doth justly hate […] us, so long as we abide in our own natural plight. For […] were not peculiar too Jesus Christ, then was it said in […] is my well-beloved son in whom I am well pleased.³ But […] too Jesus Christ, then can none other creature claim […] that although. God love his Angels, yet can they not be […] beloved of him, but by the means of Jesus Christ. And as […] is a far other respect. For (as I have said already) we […], and Jesus Christ is the mediator or spokesman too set […] at one with God, insomuch that there should be no […] constancy in them,