Thirdly the law sendeth us home in to our selves, to fulfil the righteousness which it declareth and requireth of us, that is to say, the entire and perfect fulfilling of the commandments, without omitting or failing in any point, & so setteth before us our curse & malediction, and subdueth us under it as the Apostle declareth. oBut the Gospel showeth us where we shall find that which we have not, and finding it, how we may enjoy it, and so deliver us from the malediction & curse of the law. pFor a conclusion, the law pronounceth us blessed and happy in fulfilling it perfectly, nothing left out nor omitting, the Gospel promiseth us salvation in believing, that is to say, in embracing him by faith, who hath entirely and fully those things which we do lack, yea and more than we do lack. Now these two covenants, that is to say, to do that which the law commandeth, or believe that which God offereth in Jesus Christ, be two things not only most hard & difficile, but ⟨p. 52⟩utterly unpossible to our corrupt nature the which cannot only so much as think a good thought as saith S. Paul. qWherefore we must join yet an other fourth difference, which is, that that law doth but declare unto us, yea rather augment our evil, and doth increase our condemnation, not by her fault (for the law is good & holy) but because that our corrupt nature is inclined and inflamed to sin, so much the more as it is reproved & threatened, as S. Paul declareth by his own example, rbut the Gospel over & beside the declaration of the remedy & medicine against the malediction of the law, then immediately being joined & accompanied with the virtue & power of the holy ghost, regenerateth us (as we have said here before) creating in us the instrument & mean to appropriate to us this medicine. sTo speak more plainly, the Gospel declareth not only to us barely and simple our Salvation, by the righteousness of Christ Jesus in believing, but also the holy ghost with the same giveth ⟨image 68⟩us power and strength, to believe tand to perceive and see the fruit and profit of Jesus Christ, which it declareth to us. So that now the law which killed & damned us in our selves, now saveth us in Jesus Christ through faith.
Thirdly the lawe sendeth vs home in to our selues, to fulfill the righteousnes whiche it declareth and requireth of vs, that is to say, the entire and perfect fulfylling of the commaundementes, without omytting or fayling in any poynte, & so setteth before vs oure curse & malediction, and subdueth vs vnder it as the Apostle declareth. oBut the Gospell sheweth vs where we shall finde that whyche we haue not, and fynding it, how we may enioye it, and so deliuer vs from the malediction & curse of the law. pFor a conclusion, the law pronounceth vs blissed and happy in fulfilling it perfectly, nothing left out nor omitting, the Gospel promiseth vs saluation in beléeuing, that is to say, in embracing him by faithe, who hath intirely and fully those things which we do lacke, yea and more than we do lacke. Nowe these two couenantes, that is to say, to do that which ye law commaundeth, or beleue that which God offreth in Iesus Christe, be two things not onely most hard & difficil, but ⟨p. 52⟩vtterly vnpossible to our corrupt nature ye which cannot only somuch as think a good thought as sayth S. Paule. qWherfore we muste ioyne yet an other fourth difference, which is, that that lawe doth but declare vnto vs, yea rather augment our euil, and doth encrease our condēnatiō, not by hir fault (for the lawe is good & holy) but bycause that our corrupt nature is inclined and inflamed to sinne, so much ye more as it is reproued & threatned, as S. Paule declareth by his owne example, rbut the Gospel ouer & beside ye declaration of the remedy & medicine against the malediction of the lawe, then immediatly being ioyned & accompanied wt the vertue & power of the holy ghost, regenerateth vs (as we haue sayde here before) creating in vs the instrument & meane to appropriate to vs thys medicine. sTo speake more plainly, the Gospell declareth not onely to vs barely and symple our Saluation, by the ryghteousnes of Chryste Iesus in beléeuing, but also the holy ghost with the same giueth ⟨image 68⟩vs power and strengthe, to beléeue tand to perceyue and sée the fruite and profyte of Iesus Chryst, whiche it declareth to vs. So that now the law whiche killed & damned vs in oure selues, nowe saueth vs in Iesus Chryst thorow fayth.
- oRom. 3 c. Gala. 3.
- pRom. 3. c Gala. 3. b
- q2. Corin. 3. Phillip. 1. 2. Thessa 3. •.
- rRoma. 7.
- sActs. 26. cActes. 26. c
- tActs. 16.
