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And thereby we also are war•ed, not too presume aught at all on our selves, but too bridle all our senses and imaginations, and all the understanding and reason which we ween our selves too have. For until we have so renounced our selves, it is certain that we shall never be meet too apply our selves too the serving of God.

And thereby wee also are war•ed, not too presume aught at all on our selues, but too brydle all our senses and imaginations, and all the vnderstanding and reason which wee weene our selues too haue. For vntill wee haue so renounced our selues, it is certeine that we shall neuer bee meete too apply our selues too the seruing of God.

And S. Paul sayeth expressly, that those whom God hath quickened, are by that means made fellows with our Lord Jesus Christ: ⟨image 88⟩for it is even he in whom they have their life. True it is that we• ought too seek it in Gods being: howbeit forasmuch as that is too high for us, so as we cannot come at it, no nor any thing near it: therefore our Lord Jesus is called the way.¹ And he offereth himself, and tarrieth not till we seek him as though he weer far from us, but reacheth out his arms too allure us too him, insomuch that in his Gospel he sayeth, if any man be a•hirst, let him come unto me and drink. And this is fulfilled in his person,² as hath bin said erewhiles. So then let this speech be marked, where S. Paul sayeth, that those which were dead afore, were quickened again by Jesus Christ. And here we see yet better the thing that I touched shortly this morning: which is, that S. Paul speaketh not of a visible death, whereof men may judge by outward sight: but of the corruption that is in our souls: for he findeth fault with us all. How then may we attain too the heavenly life. How shall we be raised & quickened again to possess the heritage that is promised us? We see on the contrary part, how we be subject too as many miseries as can be. This therefore must needs be meant of the newness of life which he speaketh of in other places. Now it is certain that this life is not yet perfect in us: there is but a little entrance of it, which serveth too lead us further, and too bring us too the end, (which shall be) when we be come too the full glory that he speaketh of here. And we see also how S. Paul setting himself forth for an example, allegeth that he had given over all things for our Lord Jesus Christs sake, yea and even the fond opinion which he had of his own righteousness: insomuch that although men esteemed him as a little Angel, yet notwithstanding he knew that it behoved him too be saved by Gods free grace in Jesus Christ. And in stead of all his honour and riches: he had suffered so many reproaches, so many tortures, so many beatings, and so many imprisonings, that a man would have said,