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And he sayeth, Let praise be yielded too God, yea even for evermore, from world too world, and by Jesus Christ. Forsomuch as Saint Paul hath treated heretofore of the grace that served to guide the faithful too the kingdom of heaven: therefore doth he of good right say, that men must not only praise God for once and away, but also that there is cause too continue the same, not the life of one man but throughout all ages. Yea and moreover S. Paul meant to do ⟨p. 148⟩us too understand, that the Church should be preserved for• ever, and that there should always remain some seed of it in the world, so as the record of salvation should never be fruitless, but there should be some people still too be gathered together, which should be a looking glass, wherein too behold the inestimable mercy which our God showeth us in our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, we see Saint Pauls meaning, whereby we ought too be assured, that although Satan practise all that is possible, too wipe away the remembering of God, and too make havoc in the Church, as the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ may be as good as defaced: yet will God overcome all by his power, so as the Church shall continue still, and the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ shall be available, notwithstanding the cruelty of Tyrants, and the practises of household enemies, and of such as would overthrow the whole building. And that also is the cause why Saint Paul setteth us down the name of Jesus Christ. It is true, that we cannot yield God thanks but by that mean: for it is certain that we should not be meet too receive one drop of good, but by the mean of our Lord Jesus Christ,¹ because we be enemies too God by nature. Insomuch that although he be freehearted even too the unbelievers: yet shall the same turn too their greater condemnation, so that they be double accursed, in being partakers of Gods blessings:² for too him that is unclean, all things are unclean, as saith Saint Paul in an other place. And therefore we can never give God thanks but in the name of Jesus Christ, by whom we receive all good things.

And he sayeth, Let prayze bee yelded too God, yea euen for euermore, from world too world, and by Iesus Christ. Forsomuch as Saint Paule hath treated hertoofore of the grace that serued to guyde the faythfull too the kingdome of heauen: therfore dooth he of good ryght say, that men must not only prayse God for once and away, but also that there is cause too continewe the same, not the lyfe of one man but throughout all ages. Yea and moreouer S. Paule ment to doo