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and that although God make us now and then too drink of a bitter cup, and give us cause too sigh and lament, yet we must not fall too repining and grudging, but assure our selves that God hath given us a good comfort, in that he hath called us too be partakers of his kingdom, and so uttered his power already in us, as we ought as it were too advance our selves above all earthly things, and too look down at them as at our feet.

and that although God make vs now and then too drinke of a bitter cup, and giue vs cause too sigh and lament, yit wee must not fall too repyning and grudging, but assure our selues that God hath giuen vs a good comfort, in that he hath called vs too bee parttakers of his kingdome, and so vttered his power already in vs, as wee ought as it were too aduaunce our selues aboue all earthly thinges, and too looke downe at them as at our feete.

And for as much as we do not yet perceive such fullness of Gods grace, as were to be wished, therefore S. Paul sendeth us to the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. And surely if he had not added, that God hath uttered his power in his only son, after such manner as we have herd it: what a thing were it? For we might allege in way of reply, how so? where are these riches of God? For we be not only bereft of the goods of this world, but also we be as a dry & barren ground in respect of the grace of Gods holy spirit. If there be any portion of it in us, it is so small, as we ought too be ashamed of it: and yet for all this, we be moreover plunged in our infirmities. If ye speak of Gods power, it ought too get the upper hand of all sin in us. But we be so weak, that we be as good as beaten down. Again, it were meet that Gods image should shine forth in us, and we bear such store of filthiness and such blemishes about us as is pity too see. We should be wholly consecrated too God, but the world holds us back, and we be as it were snarled in it. Lo how the faithful might be abashed when any talk were ministered concerning Gods grace, if they stayed there, and were not led forth too Jesus Christ. Not without cause therefore doth S. Paul add here, that God did then utter the excellency of his power, when he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. And he speaketh purposely of his resurrection, because that in his death we see nothing but astonishment. For there appeared nothing but weakness: but by his vanquishing of death he showed himself too be the son of God, yea and the Lord of glory and life, who ad all power in himself. And that also is the cause why S. Paul