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He addeth immediately, that God hath put all things under his feet, and made him head of the Church above all things. His speaking here of the subjection of the whole world, is too show, that what soever thing we have need of, if we can resort too our Lord Jesus Christ, he is able too succour us, for he hath wherewith too do it. Yea and we must mark well how it is said in the eight Psalm, that God hath care of all things, yea even unto the sheep, too the birds of the air, and too the fishes of the sea. Too be short, all creatures are put under his feet. And too what end? For the holy Ghost meant too draw us thereby, as little babes, and to show that the spiritual benefits (which we ought too have in greatest estimation) are communicated ⟨image 72⟩too us by our Lord Jesus Christ. His saying then is, that we might not eat one bit of bread, save in respect that we be members of Jesus Christ. For it is all one as if he intended too train us up higher by an Apcie, in as much as all things are given too our Lord Jesus Christ, with condition, that if we be members of his body in deed, all things that he hath, do belong unto us, and that if we separate not our selves from him, he will hereafter make us partakers of far higher and excellenter goods: that is too wit, that we shall be named Gods children, and be taken so too be, and become the temples of his holy Ghost. And what a thing is that? What a thing is it, that we may come freely unto him, and call upon him boldly, as our father? What a thing is it too be enriched again with the gifts that we were bereft of by the sin of Adam? What a thing is it too be matched in fellowship with the Angels, in stead of being under the tyranny of Satan, and under the thraldom of sin? Howe can we have these so high and noble things, sith we can not claim so much as a morsel of bread as our own, without theft, saving in that we be members of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now then we see whereat S. Paul aimed, in saying that all things are made subject too our Lord Jesus Christ. So then let us learn now too give God thanks in the name of his only son our lord Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent, not only too feed and nourish our bodies, but also too be food too our souls, that they may live everlastingly.

He addeth immediately, that God hath put all thinges vnder his feete, and made hym head of the Church aboue all thinges. His speaking here of the subiection of the whole worlde, is too shewe, that what soeuer thing wee haue neede of, if wee can resort too our Lorde Iesus Christ, he is able too succour vs, for he hath wherewith too doo it. Yea and wee must marke well how it is sayd in the eyght Psalme, that God hath care of all thinges, yea euen vntoo the sheepe, too the byrdes of the ayre, and too the fishes of the sea. Too bee short, al creatures are put vnder his feete. And too what end? For the holy Ghost ment too drawe vs therby, as litle babes, and to shew that the spiritual benefites (which wee ought too haue in greatest estimation) are communicated