He that is persuaded by the gospel, though his own unworthiness fear him from God yet beholdeth he the son of god and believeth that both he hand his prayers be accepted in Christ and thus accepted into grace will follow the live of â justified man, as Paul commandeth Ro. 8. Coloss. 3. and as all the scripture giveth example, for it is no profit to say, sole faith justifieth, except godliness of lief follow as Paul sayth ⟨image 51⟩si secundum earnem uixeritis moriemini, he that hath obtained the remission of sin must diligently pray for the preservation of God's favour as David giveth example unto the hole church saying: Cor mundum crea in medeus, & spiritum rectum innova in uiceribus meis. Ne proijcias me â facie tua, & Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas à me Redde mihi leticiam salutaris tui. & spiritu principally suffulci me, Psalm. 50. This prayer containeth â wonderful doctrine and necessary to be daily repeated with great attenci on and heed first he desireth to have â hart pure and net, judging â right of God, to fear his justice against sin and to believe steadfastly his promised mercy unto the penitents and that this light and knowledge be not taken from him by the devil or vanity of the world, as daily we see such as hath, the knowledge of God's word, to live more ⟨image 51⟩worldly than he that knoweth not what god is, then prayeth to have the help of god to govern all his counsels and all the motions of his hart that they may be agreeable unto the law of god, full of faith, fear and charity, that for sin he be no more cast out from the face and favour of god, prayeth to have strength in adversity, and to rejoice under the cross of affliction, not to murmur nor grudge at any trouble but to obey willingly the pleasure of god, not to leave him, nor mistrust his mercy for any punishment, but to suffer what god pleaseth, as much as god pleaseth, and when god pleaseth: these virtues must man practise an use after he is justified, as well as to obtain remission of his sin, or else he is not justified at all, he is but â speaker of justification, and hath no justice within him. As he maketh Christ only his saviour, so must he follow such ⟨image 52⟩as were of Christs family the patriarchs, prophets and the Apostles in the life prescribed by Christ as they did, or else they shall be no disciples of the prophets that were the doers as well as the speakers of virtue.
He that is ꝑsuadid by the gospell, thowgh his awne unworthynis fere him from God yet beholdith he the son̄e of god and belyuithe that bothe he hand his prayers be acceptid in Christ and thus acceptyd into grace will folow the lyue of â iustified man, as Paule cōmaū dith Ro. 8. Coloss. 3. and as all the scripture yeuith example, for it is no profet to say, sole fayth iustifieth, except godlinis of lief folow as Paule sayth ⟨image 51⟩si secundum earnem uixeritis moriemini, he that hathe opteinyd the remission of sinne must diligently pray for the preseruacion of Godes fauor as Dauid yeuith example unto the hole churche saing: Cor mundum crea in medeus, & spiritum rectum innoua in uiceribus meis. Ne proijcias me â facie tua, & Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas à me Redde mihi leticiam salutaris tui. & spiritu principali suffulci me, Psalm. 50. This prayer conteynith â wounderfull doctrine and necessari to be dayli repetyd with great attenci on and hede first he defyryth to haue â hart pure and net, iudgyng â right of God, to fere his iustice agaynst sinne and to beliue stedfastly his promisyd merci unto the penitēces and that this light and knolege be not taken from hym by the deuill or uanite of the worold, as dayly we se souch as hatb, the knolege of Godes word, to lyue more ⟨image 51⟩worldly thē he that knoith not what god is, then prayth to haue the helpe of god to gouern all his counsells and all the motions of his hart that they may be agreable unto the law of god, full of fayth, fere and cherite, that for synne he be no more cast out from the face and fauor of god, prayth to haue strength in aduersite, and to reyoyce under the crosse of affliction, not to murmur nor grug at ony troble but to obey willingly the pleasure of god, not to leaue hym, nor mistrust his mercy for ony punishment, but to suffre what god pleacyth, as mouch as god pleasith, and when god pleacyth: these uertewes must man practyse an use affter he is iustified, as well as to optaine remission of his sinne, or else he is not iustified at all, he is but â speaker of iustificacion, and hathe no iustice within hym. As he makith Christ only his sauior, so must he folow souch ⟨image 52⟩as were of Christis familie the patriarches, prophetes and the Apostelles in the lyffe prescribid by Christ as they dyd, or else they shalbe no disciples of the prophetes that were the doers as well as the speakers of uertewe.
