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Certain godly, and most necessary annotations upon the thirteenth chapter to the RomansCertaine godly, and most necessarie annotations vpon the thirteenth chapter to the Romanes
Certain godly, and most necessary annotations upon the thirteenth chapter to the Romans: set forth by the right vigilant pastor: John Hopper, by Gods calling, Bishop of Gloucester.Certaine godly, and most necessarie annotations vpon the thirteenth chapter to the Romanes: set forth by the right vigilant pastor: Iohn Hoper, by Gods calling, Bishop of Gloucester.
printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1583printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1583
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.
The Text.
Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, as men walking honestly in the day light: not in eating & drinking, neither in chambering and wantonness, neither in strife and envying.
Let vs therefore cast away the deedes of darkenes, and let vs put on the armour of lighte, as men walking honestly in the day light: not in eating & drinking, neither in chambring and wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying.
This exhortation of S. Paul, consisteth in two parts, in the one, he showeth what we should not do, in the other, ⟨image 23⟩what we should do.
THis exhortation of S. Paul, cōsisteth in two partes, in the one, he sheweth what we shold not do, in the other, ⟨image 23⟩what we should do.
The first, what we should not, exhorting us to cast of the works of darkness. These works be the sins, we should be ashamed to do openly, and in the sight of the world: and so they be called the sins of darkness, because they love darkness, therefore Christ saith, this is the condemnation, ye light is come into the world, and men loveth darkness, better then light: their works were evil: every man that doth evil, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, least his works should be rebuked. Such works pleasant unto darkness, S. Paul here willeth us to cast away. And the thing that we cast away we have not. As many therefore as tarry in these sins, as long as he tarrieth, he is no Christian man.