Now among the benefits of Jesus Christ dwelling in us, as it hath been declared, this is not the least, to create in us a pure heart ato know, bto will, and to do that which is of God, cthat is to say, to take pleasure, and to study to serve God din stead where we were before slaves of sin, eenemies of God, fand could not only think any good ⟨p. 56⟩gBy this means the preaching of the law beginneth to change the effect in us, after that our disposition is changed, in such wise, that in stead where it made us afraid, it comforteth us, hin stead where it showed us our condemnation ready prepared, it serveth us now for a guide to show us ithe good works, into the which we be prepared to walk in them. kIn stead that it was a yoke unpleasant and importable, now it is agreeable to us, easy and light. lThere riseth now no more but a sorrowfulness for that we cannot obey it wholly and altogether as we would, because of the rest of our corruptions that been in us, which strive against the spirit. But faith which mis the testimony of the spirit of God, testifying in our hearts, nassureth us, that the malediction and curse of the law is wiped out, oby the blood of Jesus Christ, with whom we be united & knit. Also, for as much as we be assured by the same faith, that the spirit of ⟨image 77⟩God shall be vanquisher, and have the victory, although it seemeth that he tarrieth long, pbut especially▪ death shall be the means of our victoryq. This heaviness and sorrow doth not thrust us into any despair, but inciteth and moveth us fervently to pray to our father▪ to fortify and strengthen us more and more. rSo that by this means shall be accomplished and fulfilled in us from degree to degree the rest of true penance that is to say, of the true conversion and repentance, the which beginneth by contrition or feeling of sin, and endeth by amendment of all that which is in man within and without▪ sWherefore we do conclude, that necessarily must follow in all true repentant bartes, the confession of their faults, before whom it appertaineth, that is to say, before those which have been offended.
NOwe among the benefytes of Iesus Christe dwellyng in vs, as it hath beene declared, this is not the least, to create in vs a pure harte ato knowe, bto wyll, and to doo that which is of God, cthat is to say, to take pleasure, and to studye to serue God din steede where wee were before slaues of synne, eenemyes of God, fand coulde not onelye thynke anye good ⟨p. 56⟩gBy this meanes the preaching of the lawe beginneth to chaunge the effect in vs, after that our disposition is chaunged, in suche wyse, that in steede where it made vs afrayde, it comforteth vs, hin steede where it shewed vs our condemnation readye prepared, it serueth vs nowe for a guyde to shewe vs ithe good workes, into the which wee be prepared to walke in them. kIn steede that it was a yoke vnpleasaunte and importable, nowe it is agréeable to vs, easye and light. lThere riseth nowe no more but a sorrowfulnes for that wee cannot obeye it wholye and altogether as wee woulde, because of the reste of our corruptions that beene in vs, whyche striue against the spirite. But faythe whyche mis the testimony of the spirite of God, testifying in our hartes, nassureth vs, that the malediction and cursse of the law is wyped out, o
- aPsalm. 51. 2
- bJerem. 2.Ierem. 2.
- cPhil. 2. b
- dRom. 7. e
- eRom. •.
- fEphe. 2.
- g2. Cor. 3.
- h1. John. • 2. Peter. •1. Iohn. • 2. Peter. •
- iJerem. 31 Roma. 7Ierem. 31 Roma. 7
- kEphe. 2
- lMath. 1•
- mRoma. 7
- nRoma. 8.
- oRoma. 8.
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