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Two notable sermons. Made
Two notable sermons. Made by that worthy martyr of Christ Master John Bradford, the one of repentance, and the other of the Lords supper never before imprinted. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctionTwo notable sermons. Made by that worthy martyr of Christ Maister Iohn Bradford, the one of repentance, and the other of the Lordes supper neuer before imprinted. Perused and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunction
London: printed by John Awdely, 1574London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1574
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For as we being in the servitude of sin, demonstrate our service by ⟨image 61⟩giving over our members to the obeying of sin from iniquity to iniquity: even so we being made free from sin by faith in Jesus Christ, & endued with Gods spirit, a spirit of liberty, must needs demonstrate this freedom & liberty by giving over our members to the obedience of the spir it: by the which we are lead & guided from virtue to virtue, & all kind of holiness. As the unbelievers declare their unbelief by the working of the evil spirit in them out wardly the fruits of y•, ••esh: even so the believers declare their faith by the working of Gods good spirit in them outwardly the fruits of the spirit. For as the devil is not dead in those which are his but worketh still to their damnation: so is not God dead in them which be his, but worketh still to their salvation. The which working ⟨image 61⟩is not the cause of the one or the other being in any, but only a demonstration, a sign, a fruit of the same: as the Apple is not 1the cause of the Appletree, but a 2fruit of it.
For as we being in ye seruitude of syn, demōstrate our seruice by ⟨image 61⟩geuing ouer our members to the obeying of syn from iniquitie to iniquity: euen so we being made free from synne by faith in Iesus Christ, & endued with Gods spirite, a spirit of liberty, must nedes demonstrate this fredom & liberty by geuing ouer our members to the obedience of the spir it: by the which we are lead & guided from vertue to vertue, & all kynde of holynes. As the vnbeleuers declare their vnbeliefe by the working of the euil spirit in them out wardly the fruits of y•, ••esh: euen so the beleuers declare their faith by the working of Gods good spirit in them outwardly the fruits of the spirit. For as the deuyll is not dead in those which are hys but worketh styll to their damnation: so is not God dead in them which be his, but worketh styl to their saluation. The which working