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when this gear is set before our eyes, and it is added further, that God hath drawn us out of the dungeon of hell, too advance us to the kingdom of heaven, assuring us that we have our inheritance there, which cannot fail us, and also it is showed us, that we have the certainty of all these things in Jesus Christ: then must we needs be ravished too wonderment, considering that Gods goodness surmounteth all our understanding. This is the thing that S. Paul goeth forward withal here ane•. And this matter is well worthy too be often remembered: neither is it too be feared, that it is but needless talk too put us in mind too yield God his dew honour, and too have a steadfast settledness, so as we may call upon him freely, being throughly persuaded and resolved, that he will always be a father too us, and accept us as his children, namely if we be members of his only son, as knit unto him by belief of the Gospel. Ye see then that the thing which we have too mark in the first place, is, that by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ, because he hath reconciled us too God his father by his death, we be now come near too the kingdom of heaven, from whence we were far of, yea and without hope too have any access or entrance thither. And although S. Paul have spoken but too ⟨image 106⟩[…] ⟨p. 89⟩[…] ⟨image 107⟩one nation: yet is his matter general. And so the holy Ghost exhorteth us at this day by the same doctrine, too consider our own misery, that we may be abashed in our selves, and receive the inestimable benefit that is offered us by the Gospel in the person of Christ.

when this geere is set before our eyes, and it is added further, that God hath drawen vs out of the dungeon of hell, too aduaunce vs to the kingdome of heauen, assuring vs that wee haue our inheritance there, which cannot fayle vs, and also it is shewed vs, that wee haue the certeintie of all these things in Iesus Christ: then must wee needes bee rauished too woonderment, considering that Gods goodnesse surmo••teth all our vnderstanding. This is the thing that S. Paule goeth forward withall heere ane•. And this matter is well woorthie too be often remembered: nother is it too bee feared, that it is but needlesse talke too put vs in mynd too yeeld God his dew honour, and too haue a stedfast setlednesse, so as wee may call vppon him freely, being throughly perswaded and resolued, that he will alwayes bee a father too vs, and accept vs as his children, namely if wee bee members of his only sonne, as knitte vntoo him by beleefe of the Gospell. Yee see then that the thing which wee haue too marke in the first place, is, that by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ, bycause he hath reconcyled vs too God his father by his death, wee bee now come neere too the kingdome of heauen, from whence wee were farre of, yea and without hope too haue any accesse or enterance thither. And although S. Paule haue spoken but too