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¹Moreover the causes of this fear, despair and hiding are, the face of him that sitteth on the Throne, the wrath of the Lamb, and for that they perceive how they can not abide to stand before God in the day of wrath and gods vengeance. Therefore they flee from the face of God, they flee from the Lamb, that they might eschew the vengeance, if they could escape it. The fear of God is commended to us in the scriptures, and they which fear not God are condemned: but the scripture speaketh of a fear joined with true faith and love. For S. John sayeth, love casteth out fear. Even so the same Scripture preacheth to us God as just, and showeth him to be angry with sin: nevertheless declareth him to be benign and merciful to such as acknowledge their sins, and axe forgiveness, that his only begotten son is given of God to mankind, by whose mediation we may come to the Throne of God, which otherwise no man may attain to. It preacheth Christ the son of God to be the Lamb, that is a propitiation for the sins of the whole world: and that the same calleth all unto him, excludeth no man, but promiseth and offereth unto all, all things of life and salvation. But where as corrupt Preachers, Friars and popish Priests have forsaken this simple and most pure doctrine, wholesome and full of consolation, show that God is like to Rhadamanthus a judge inexorable, and set forth Christ rather as one angry than favourable, they do alienate doubtless the minds of men from God: that now they may say expressly, who is worthy to come into the sight of God? no man shall be saved before this God most severe, and his son a judge most righteous. They turn them therefore to sundry means of salvation they choose them mediators and intercessors by whose mediation, mean and merits they may redeem to themselves the favour of the angry deity. But sins that with God the only mediation and intercession of the son is of force these wretches are disappointed of their purpose, and at the length fall into that same desperation. When they perceive that the monastical life, and their merits, can not stand before God, they flee from the face of God: and tormented with the pricks of their conscience know not what they may do, whither they may turn them, where is the true ⟨p. 213⟩salvation.

¹Morouer the causes of this feare, dispaire and hiding are, the face of him that sitteth on the Throne, the wrath of the Lambe, and for that they perceiue how they can not abide to stande before God in the daie of wrath and gods vengeaūce. Therfore they flee from the face of God, they flee from the Lambe, that they might eschewe the vēgeaunce, if they could escape it. The feare of God is commended to vs in the scriptures, and thei which feare not God are condemned: but the scripture speaketh of a feare ioyned with true faith and loue. For S. Iohn sayeth, loue casteth out feare. Euen so the same Scripture preacheth to vs God as iuste, and sheweth him to be angry with sinne: neuerthelesse declareth him to be benigne and merciful to such as acknowledge their sinnes, and axe forgeuenes, that his only begotten sonne is geuē of God to mankinde, by whose mediation we maye come to the Throne of God, whiche otherwise no man maye atteyne to. It preacheth Christ the sonne of God to be the Lambe, that is a propiciation for the sinnes of the whole worlde: and that the same calleth al vnto him, excludeth no man, but promiseth and offereth vnto al, al things of life and saluation. But where as corrupte Preachers, Freres and popishe Priestes haue forsaken this simple and most pure doctrine, holesome and ful of consolation, shewe that God is like to Rhadamantus a iudge inexorable, and set forth Christ rather as one angrie than fauourable, they doe alienate doubtles the mindes of men from God: that now they maye saye expressely, who is worthie to come into the sight of God? no man shal be saued before this God most seuere, and his sonne a iudge most rightuouse. They tourne them therfore to sundry meanes of saluation thei chouse them mediatours and intercessours by whose mediation, meane and merites they maye redeme to thēselues the fauour of the angry deitie. But sins that with God the only mediation and intercession of the sonne is of force these wretches are disapointed of their pourpos, and at the length fall into that same desperation. When they perceiue that the monastical life, and their merites, cā not stande before God, they flee from the face of God: and tourmented with the prickes of their conscience knowe not what they maye do, whither they maye tourne them, where is the true