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Now all these prophecies are fulfilled, the blind see, the lame go, the dumb speak, the deaf hear, the maimed work, the dead are quickened, the lepers are cleansed, and the poor receive the Gospel. Therefore who will despair, and say, light is not revealed unto me, when as he seeth it to be revealed unto whole nations? And so solemn is our calling, as that in so many places of the scripture it is foretold, whereby we see how dearly the Lord tendereth our salvation: like as a kind spouse which was longed for while she was in a strange country: so Christ longed for the gentiles, till they came home again unto him. Therefore let us now consider what he giveth us, namely righteousness, and salvation, first righteousness, then salvation: first repentance, and then forgiveness of sins, the sun of the gospel, least we should see heaven in hell, and light in darkness, and joy in anguishes.

Nowe all these prophecies are fulfilled, the blind see, the lame go, the dumb speake, the deafe heare, the maimed worke, the deade are quickned, the leapers are cleansed, and the poore receiue the Gospel. Therefore who will dispaire, and say, light is not reuealed vnto me, when as he seeth it to be reuealed vnto whole nations? And so solemne is our calling, as that in so manie places of the scripture it is foretold, whereby we see how dearely the Lord tendereth our saluation: like as a kind spouse which was longed for while she was in a strange countrie: so Christ longed for the gentiles, till they came home againe vnto him. Therefore let vs now consider what he giueth vs, namely righteousnesse, and saluation, first righteousnesse, then saluation: first repentance, and then forgiuenesse of sinnes, the sunne of the gospel, least we should see heauen in hell, and light in darknesse, and ioy in anguishes.

Let us not contemn our light, or grow careless of it: let us not build with one ⟨p. 69⟩hand & overthrow with the other by profaneness, like those men which while they surfeited at their gluttonous tables, did call upon God for health. Christ is not received with the hand, if the father offering a gift do see the son stretch forth his left hand, he will withdraw his gift from him. I say let us not contemn our light as the Jews contemned their glory. For what is light to him that will shut his eyes against it? What is this light? It is such a glorious light, and such an excellent revelation, that great and mighty kings have earnestly desired to see, and princes have laid down their crowns to reveal it. Let us embrace this light, Let us take & put on the wedding garment, and go to the banquet, unto which a thousand messengers have invited us, and do allege none excuses, I have married a wife, I have bought oxen, I go to see a farm,