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Now S. Paul having spoken of the preaching of the Gospel, addeth purposely, In one Spirit. He had said afore, that we be all knit together in the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, namely▪ for that he took our nature upon him, & by that means abolished and took away the cursedness that was in Adam. Nevertheless, the doing thereof in the person of the son of God were not enough, if the Gospel were not as a mean to him. Now therefore for a third point, S. Paul addeth, that we must communicate all of one spirit. For although the Gospel be preached, yet are there many stubborn persons, and others so be•narled in this world, that they think no more ⟨image 117⟩of the heavenly life, than dogs and Swine do. Othersome again are so sopped in their hypocrisy, that although God do call us all and allure us sweetly too him in the person of his son, the number of them that come unto God is very small. For this cause S. Paul saith, that we must have Gods spirit. For it is certain, that by nature we be variable, and not only every one of us will needs have his opinion by himself, but also we change every minute of an hour, by means whereof, we be so far of from being all of one accord, that none of us abideth settled in his opinion, from morning to night, except he be governed of God. It standeth us then on hand, when we hear the Gospel preached, too have Gods spirit to guide and govern us, so as we may throughly embrace our Lord Jesus Christ, and by him have access too the father. Now therefore we must bear in mind, first that when our Lord Jesus Christ exhorteth us by his ministers (according also as S. Paul sayeth in the second too the Corinthians:) we ought too be well disposed too come unto him,¹ yea and to run unto him, even with enforcing our selves above all power of man. For (when we have done what we can) yet shall we have none access unto him, but all our endeavour shall rather be a retiring back, than a going forward, unless his spirit guide us. So much the more then doth it stand us on hand too pray God too touch us with his holy spirit, & to cause him to make us way unto him, as is said in the eight to the Romans,² and as we have seen also likewise too the Galatians. For there S. Paul putteth a difference betwixt Gods children,