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9. The grace was given too me, too manifest too all men what the communicating of the mystery is, which was hid from the beginning of all times in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. 10. Too the end that Gods wisdom which is divers in all sorts, might be manifested too principalities and powers in heavenly places by the Church, 11. According to the determination of all times, which he made in Jesus Christ our Lord. 12. By whom we have assurance and access in trust, through the faith which we have in him.

9. The grace vvas giuen too mee, too manifest too all men what the communicating of the mysterie is, vvhich vvas hid from the beginning of all tymes in God, vvho created all things by Iesus Christ. 10. Too the end that Gods vvisdome vvhich is diuers in all sorts, myght bee manifested too principalities and powers in heauenly places by the Church, 11. According to the determination of all tymes, which he made in Iesus Christ our Lord. 12. By vvhom vvee haue assurance and accesse in trust, through the fayth which wee haue in him.

Like as I said this morning, that all Gods works in general, deserve well too be reverenced at our hands, because God hath printed in them some marks of his infinite goodness, Justice, power, and wisdom. So also there are some works more wonderful than the rest, and worthy too be advanced above the common rate, forsomuch as God oftentimes worketh after such a sort, that men (even whether they will or no) are enforced to be abashed and astonished at them. Of this sort is the doctrine (of the Bible.) For all that ever is contained in the Law and the Gospel, is a wisdom which it behoveth us too worship, because that without that, we should never understand any thing, insomuch that it is said, that God will be the teacher of the little and humble ones.¹ Yet notwithstanding some part of the things that are showed us in the scripture, may well be understood even of the rudest and ignorantest sort. Again, there are there higher or deeper matters. And those are they which S. Paul meaneth now, by calling the preaching of the Gospel a Mystery or secret, in comparison of all the rest. For albeit that God had evermore determined in himself too call the whole world too salvation: yet he kept the execution