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and yet you have it not by birthright, neither can ye say that it is your own, otherwise than by free gift. Now then, seeing it is a state of inheritance: will ye be so lewd as to lose such a benefit when it is offered you? Shall God invite you so graciously too his glory, shall he offer you all the joy and happiness of the kingdom of heaven, shall he match you with his own Son, and by that mean make you too possess all the good things that you can wish: and shall all this be nothing worth to you, but that you will needs hold scorn of it and refuse it? How can Satan so far overmaster you? We see then how Saint Paul meant too waken us here earnestly by all means, too the intent that if we cannot be drawn wholly unto God by love, at leastwise yet threatening may do us some good, and move us too yield, that our desires may by that mean be bridled, and our lusts not overflow so outrageously, but that sith God showeth himself our Judge, we may at leastwise refrain too resist him: for that is all one as if we would openly run rushing against him. Seeing that he with his own holy mouth hath avowed us too be banished from the kingdom of heaven: if we notwithstanding do make none account of the things that he telleth us: what a dealing is that?

and yit you haue it not by birthryght, nother can yee say that it is your owne, otherwyze than by free gift. Now then, seeing it is a state of inheritance: will yee bee so leaud as to looze such a benefite when it is offered you? Shall God inuyte you so graciously too his glory, shall he offer you all the ioy and happynes of the kingdome of heauen, shall he match you with his owne sonne, and by that meane make you too possesse all the good things that you can wishe: and shall all this be nothing woorth to you, but that you will needes hold scorne of it and refuze it? How can Satan so farre ouermayster you? Wee see then how Saint Paule ment too waken vs heere earnestly by all meanes, too the intent that if wee cannot bee drawen wholly vntoo God by loue, at leastwyze yit threatening may doo vs some good, and moue vs too yeeld, that our desyres may by that meane be brydled, and our lusts not ouerflow so outrageously, but that sith God sheweth himself our Iudge, wee may at leastwyze refrayne too resist him: for that is all one as if wee would openly runne rushing ageinst him. Seeing that he with his owne holy mouth hath auowed vs too bee banished from the kingdome of heauen: if wee notwithstanding doo make none account of the thinges that he telleth vs: what a dealing is that?