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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 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.
The first, what we should not, exhorting vs to cast of the workes of darkenes. These workes be the sinnes, we should be ashamed to do openly, and in the sight of the worlde: and so they be called ye sins of darknes, because they loue darknes, therefore Christ saith, this is the condemnation, ye light is come into the worlde, and men loueth darknes, beter then light: their works were euil: euery man that doth euil, hateth the light, and commeth not to ye light, least his workes should be rebuked. Such works pleasant vnto darknes, S. Paule here willeth vs to cast away. And ye thing that we cast away we haue not. As many therfore as tary in these sins, as long as he taryeth, he is no Christian man.
The first thing that he exhorteth us to do, is to put on the armour of light, that is to say, to work good works, of the which we should not be ashamed, neither before God, neither man: but boldly & honestly to walk in them. S. Paul calleth the first works of a christian ⟨image 24⟩man armour, by the name of war, because a christian mans life, is a perpetual and a continual fight, and battle against the Devil, the world, the flesh and sin: the crafts of the devil be marvellous subtle, and dangerous, in case our hearts be not well fenced with fruits in Christ Jesus, and with fear we should be overcome. And if he so do no remedy, except we repent, we shall be the everlasting enemies of God, If in Christ we resist and overcome, we shall have in him all the glory and honour that he hath won in heaven for us,