and again, If the Son of God shall make you free, you shall be free indeed: and again, The hour cometh when all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they shall arise, the good that have done good to the resurrection of life eternal, the bad that have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation: and again, I go the Father to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there you may be also: and again, I am the living bread which came down from Heaven, if any man eat of this bread with the spirit of faith, he shall live for ever: and again, I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep, and I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, ne•ther shall any man pluck them out of my hand, the Father which gave them to me is greater then all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand: and again, Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you, not as the World giveth, give I unto you: Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid, as my Father hath loved me, so have I loved you, continue you in my love if you keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, these things I command you, that you love one another: and Saint Peter saith, Give all diligence to make your calling and election sure, add to your faith virtue, and to your virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness,1 and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity, for if these things be in you, and abound, they will make you that you shall not be barren nor unfi••full in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins: Wherefore, Brethren, give all diligence ⟨p. 18⟩to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things ye shall never fall, for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and Saint Paul saith, That the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, godly meekness, temperance; against such there is no law, the more men have of these graces in faith, in Christ Jesus, the more the holy Ghost doth witness unto us our assured hope of eternal salvation;
and again, If the Son of God shall make you free, you shall be free indeed: and again, The houre commeth when all that are in the graves shall heare the voyce of the Son of God, and they shall arise, the good that have done good to the resurrection of life eternall, the bad that have done evill to the resurrection of condemnation: and again, I goe the Father to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there you may be also: and again, I am the living bread which came down from Heaven, if any man eat of this bread with the spirit of faith, he shall live for ever: and again, I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep, and I give unto them eternall life, and they shall never perish, ne•ther shall any man pluck them out of my hand, the Father which gave them to me is greater then all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand: and again, Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you, not as the World giveth, give I unto you: Let not your hearts be troubled, neyther let them be afraid, as my Father hath loved me, so have I loved you, continue you in my love if you keep my commandments, yee shall abide in my love, these things I command you, that you love one another: and Saint Peter sayth, Give all diligence to make your calling and election sure, add to your faith vertue, and to your vertue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godlinesse,1 and to godlinesse brotherly kindnesse, and to brotherly kindnesse charity, for if these things be in you, and abound, they will make you that you shall not be barren nor unfi••full in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But hee that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that hee was purged from his old sins: Wherefore, Brethren, give all diligence ⟨p. 18⟩to make your calling and election sure: for if you doe these things yee shall never fall, for so an entrance shall be ministred unto you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ; and Saint Paul sayth, That the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentlenesse, goodness, faith, godly meeknesse, temperance; against such there is no law, the more men have of these graces in faith, in Christ Jesus, the more the holy Ghost doth witnesse unto us our assured hope of eternall salvation;
- 12 Pet. 1.5, 6, 7.
