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fly ficke,the phifition will vfc all manner of nicancs that canbe dcuifcd tore-
couer him,«Scif he once come to a defperate cafe,the phifition rather then hee
will not re!f ore him,willimploy all his skillshc will take poyfon , and fo tern-
per ]t,and againfl: the nature thereof he will make a foueraigne remedie to re»
couer health. The elc
andfpirituall pride",whereby theyaffc
tliingin themfelues forth ofChriftrandthis finne is ven' dangerous: firftjbc-
caufe when other finnes die in a man ^this fecret pride gets ffrcngthcfor Gods
grace is the matter ofpride,in (uch vvife,thataman will beproudejbecaufe he
is not proudtfor example, if any fhall be tempted of the dcuillto fome proud
behauiour,and bv Gods grace get the viftorie; then the heart thus thinketh.
Oh thou haft dons rrell ^thoH-haJi failed the enemie ^neither pride nor any other finne
canpretiiiile again ft thee\fuch and fuch could neuer haue done fo: and a very good
man fhall hardly be free from fuch kinde of motions in this life . Secondly,
there is no greater encmie to faith then pride is:for it poifoneth the heart and
raaketh it vncapable of that gracc,fo logas it bercth anv {vvay-cfor he that will
belceuc in Chrift muff be anmhihted^t}cax is,he muff be bruifcd and battered
to a flat notliingjin regard of any liking or afieO ion to himfelf.that he may in
fpirit mount vp to. heauen=where Chnfl fitsa the right hand oFtlie father, 6c
as It were with both the handcs offaith gcafpe Iiiiu with all liis bldlcd meritsj,
«ffpirituaHDffertiofif, ^g,
that he maybe vvlfdomejrighteoufncsj fan^ification, redcinption,!ire,<>^oo
Works ,& whatfoeuer good thing he is,neithcrin,norby5nor for himfelf;but i.Cor./,^9,
cuery way forth of hirafelfin Chri{l.Now,thisble{rcclc6cluioofabcIceuino- loh.ijlz,
heart,by naiurall felfe-Ioue and fclt-li king is greatly hindered. God therefore GaLz.zOo
in great mercy to reinedic this dangerous corruption , lets his cleft feruantes
fall into trouble of mind and confcicnce,& if they happily be of greater hard-
nes ofheartinto fome aftuall finnerand (b declaring his vvonderfullmcrciein
1[auingthem,heis faine againfl: hismercietobrin^lhem to hismercie,&by
iinne to fauc them from finne.By thismeanes the Lord, who can bring light
out of darknes,raakes a remedic of finne to flay pride,diat inuincible raonfier
i>f many hcads^which would flay the fbule.
Though this bcfo,yet none raull hereupon venter to commit any finne a-
fainft Gods commandements, leaft in fo doing they cafi: awaic their foules.
or the godly man,though he fall into finne,yet it is againfl: his purpofe , and
it makes his heart to bleede:and the courfe of" his life mail beealwaics vprio-ht
andpleafing vnto God;becaufeheis led by the (pirit of God.
The ends for which god vfeth defertios arc three, the firft is the chaflifmet
of (ins paft in the former part of mans life, that he may fearch them out , con-
fider the,& be hartily forro wfuU for the;for this end was lobs triall.7><7» rori' _ ,
Y V The fecond end is,that God may make triall of the prefent eftate of his (er-
""a^antsmot th^t he is ignorant what is in man , but becaufe hee would haue all
men know thcmfelucs.To this efl^eft faith bAoCes. And thou /halt remember <^ll^ctit.S.2
the TV ay which the Lor A thy God led thee vi the rt^tldermffe for to htimble thee , and ^ j ? ^
"^ ^p.proone thee, to kpo^ve vphut tvm in thine heart , whether thou wouldfl k^^pe his co-
mandements or w.This alfo was the end why the Lord left Ezechias to prouc
and trie what was in his heart.
This trial by deiei tion feructh for two purpofescfor otherwhiles the Lord
vfeth it for the manifellation of fome hidden fiUjthat the godly may be deep-
lier humbled,3nd crane more earnef Hy pardon of that and other fins . For as
the beggcr isalwaics mending and peecing his garment, where he findes a
breach :(o the penitent and beleeuing heart mufl alwaies bee cxcrcifed m re-
pairing it felfc where it findes a want.
Againe,ofttimes this triall ferues to quicken and reusue the hidden graces
of the heartjthat men mnv be thankcfull for them.andfeele an increafe of the
an thcheart.Thc good husbancma cuts the branches of the Vinc,not that he . ,
hath a purpofe to deflroy theni,but to make them beare more fruit. In the Ca- ^ ' '•^"''
tides when Chrifl left his fpoiife , then fliee rifcth out oFher bed, Ihee opens /^ .
the doore,/;f r hands drop mirrhe on the barre of the dccrc:^-\tx\ further (he (eches
6c calls for him.and praifeth him more then euer before. Dauid t^fliflcth the _^ . ^ ,
like of hnvrc\fc:fn my pr jjfcririe f /aid f /ha/I nether be moofied,C^c.bsit tho» did/l •'^' '"^
hide thy fa 'e a id Iw^ troubhl.Tki^criedrio thce,0 Lord^^-praiedto my Lord.
Laflly,mcn that line iri fheChurch,beeing for atim-elefrofGodltcome Co
impenitent as that they niuft be giuen vp to Sath3n;yet for no other cnufcr ,but ^
that the flefh may be l
The third end is tlie prcuctingoffin to come-This appeareth in V2L\x\'J.,caJ}
Yy 2 (fliich
62^ ^y€T>eclaratiotty^c.
i.Cor*i2,7y ({aith \\Q)IJhoHU he exalted oat ofmeafure through the ahoHncUnee ofretieUtions,.
#. there wMgitten vnto me a pricks in theflejh,the mejfenger of Sat ha» to hujfet me be*
caitfe IptouUmt he exalted oat ofmeafure.ln the former times when the Lord
among many others had fet out Cranmer for the maintenance of his bleffcd
tructh againiVhis and Gods cnemies,hee left him for a while to fall from his
reUgioii.and to make a dangerous recantationtbutfo as thereby he preuentcd
many finnes,and prepared him to a glorious martyrdom. As fome of his owr»
, wordes may teftifie which he fpake a little before his end: Andngw{^i\^ hee)/
come to the great thing that fo much trotibleth my cmfcience more the» anything
that euer I did or {aid in all my ltfe^& that is the fet ting abroad of a writing centra"
rie to the trmth;tvhich nowe here I renounce Oi things ivrittenmth my handcotra^
ry to the trtieth tvhwh Ithougjmn mj heart, <^ that for feare of death and tofaue
mylife,&c.andforai much a^my hand offended writing contrary to my heart , my
handfljallhe ^rfl^unifhed therefore: for may I come to ihefre it /hall be firfl bur->
»ft/.Anfwerablie,whenhcwasatthc firc,firft he burnt his right hand whicK
fubfcribedihis body fuflfered the flame with fuch conftancy & ftedfaftnes as
he neuer almolf mooued:his eics lift vp to heauen often he repeated his vn-
worthy right hand.Thus,death which he moft fearcd,he raoft defired,that he
might take reuenge of himfelfc for his finne.
The vfe that all goodChriftianheartesareto make of thefe their deferti^
, ons,ismanifold.Firfl:,iftheyhauet?«/»'Wr
•^'^'^^' he filled mth the toy of the holy ghofijet them^ not be high minded ybut feare ^\t2Sk
%^..i h.:o.. g forfakjno follow.Secondly,if in any temptation they iudge themfelucs for-
faken,let them confider this wonderfuU worke of fpirituall defcrtions which
God exercifeth vpon his own children very vfually : and then it may pleafe
tlie Lord.they ihal find it to be a reftoratiue againfi many a quame & (u-ounc
of fpirit and confcienceinto which othe'rwife they would certainly fall.Third-
ly/eeino; God for their triall doth often withdrav\' hi mfelk from' them, let the
againe draw neere to G od and prcfTe vhto himjeuen as a man that fhiuers of
anagne is alwaie creeping to thefire.If it be deraaunded howe a man fiiould
come neere God,the anfwer is,by the vfe of his worde and praier . For by his
word he fpeakes to thee,and by praier thou fpeakeft to himXaftly, feeing by
defertions G od wil ta ke experience of his fcruants,let euery man/r? ^fearch
his rvaies^andeuer be turning htsfeete to the rvaies of gods commandements:let him^
if' ' ^^^^^**^^^ ^'^ keepeagoodconfctence before God & before allmen,thit fo hee may-
â– ij ^* . \'^'ith.D2imd Cxyyludge me OLord,for I hauewalkedin mine innocencie: my truji
JPf }^7 / 2 ^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^^''^'^^^^^^'^P^'F^offc me,0 Lord^andmeme^examna
^ *^ * ' my raines a>idmy heart
FiNXSo
k4
CASE OF CONSCIENCE
THE GREATEST THAT EVER
WAS\ HOfV^A MAN MAT KMQW y
whether iic be the child of a.' If.-, ';
Godji^ or. no.
â– â– -i%\t'..yih\.
-iCi^i.
Rcfolucd by the word of God.
crcunto is added a briefe Dilcoiirfe; '
Gitte AUMUgeme to make your EleBionfuretfor if ye doe thefs
thingsjeJhallmHcrfalL.i. ^ ., y
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Printed for Thomas Man,ancllohn
Porter. 1600.
To the godlyReader.
^N Gods ChuTch commonly they who arc touched hy the fpmt,& he-
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not Gods children;and none fo much as they . Therefore they often
thinke on this point:and arenot quiet till they finde fome refolution.
The fpirit of God,(as beft knowing the eftatc of Gods children)hath pen-
ned two parcels of holy fcripture/or the full refoluingof this cafejnamely the
1 5 .pfalme^ndthe firft Epiftle »f Saint John. , ' ,- , ^.., ^ /^ , '
And for'th'e helping of the firapTe and vnlearned,who defire to bee infor-
med concerning their eftate,! hauc propounded thefe two parts of fcripturc,
in the forme of a Dialoguerand haue ioyned thereunto a little difcourft con-
cerning the fame matter, penned in Latin by H^ZanchiifSy a learned Diuine,
and now englifhed.
Vfe this labour of mine for thy benefitc and.comfort:& the Lord increaft
the number ofthem which may reioyce that their names arc written in hea-
ven.
r T r -
«0 ri! .rvziV'^
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF lOHN, IN
forme of a Dialogue.
lohn. Church,
6%i
Church<
The Speakers.
CHAP. I
'(^ Any among vs denie the Godhead,aHdmany the
fX- wanhoodofChrij},
lohn.Thax. which was from the beginning Vcrfj,
[and therefore true (jo^j which we haue heard
[;^^zi5^/r./^(?^>?)^] which wee haue (cenewith
thefc our eies, which we haue looked vpon,
and thefe hands of ours haue handled ofthat
word[«fl^ the founding hut the ejfentia// word of
the Father^oi\\h\ituing ofhmfelfAndgmng
iifevnto all other ?\^
> f . . C h. Before you gee any further,tbii word of life it imijiblejoow thtn C9uld i t bee
feene?
I oh. [Tf j"',fbr that life was made manifeft \to mitM theflefh^ and wc {Irvith rr^p.^
jw4«^c^/^fr/]hauefeeneit,andbearewitneire,andpublifli vnto you that eter- ''' *
nalllife,which was with the h\h^x[eternAlIy before this Manifeffatio»] and was
made manifeft vnto vs.
Qh.Menander^Sbionyand Cerinthusjjauing beene teachers among vSyConfident-
h denie thefe things which you fay: and they be are vs in hand, that they feeke our
good.
loh.ThdX. [which I will repeat againefer more certainties y^i^] which we hauc „. „
fceneand heard,dcclarc we vnto y ou,thatyc may haue fellowfhip with vs,and *^^"^'
that our fellow fliip alfo may bee with the father, and with his fonne lefus
Chrift.
And thefe things write wc vnto you,that your ioy might bee full [ hmight ,
haue found confolation in your confciences?^ rerj,^,
Qh.lVellthen lay vs downe fame ground ;a>herhj we may come to be ajjured that
7ve hdue fellowjhip one with another, and with Chrift.
loh.This then is the mcfiage which wee hauc heard of hira,& declare vnto f^wf^^
youthatGodislight[i./'«^"
are neither ^but by participation]and in him is no darkcncs.
Ch. Some that make pro feffion nmong vs , continue fill in their olde courfe and
€onf;erfation\and yet they fay they haue fellowjhi^ with God.
Joh.J£we fay that we hauc fellowOiip with him , and walkc[/^-«^/-^
of our liMcs\m ^2ixkQnQ^t,[\,ig))ora»ce,erroMr, impietie,'] wee lic,[
i^cnotti\ic\y[dea/enotfncerely.'\ noteoKanbypo»
C h. fVhat then is the true marh of one which hathfellorvjhip with God? tP^'r
loh.lfwc waike in the \\^ity[lead the courfe of cur hues infnceritie ofhfe and ^-i^^^xh^^iXxU
doHrine']vjz hnue fcllowOiip one with another. an'^ religion,.!
Qh.We a7-efo defied with fnne^that we often doubt Jeaf we haue nofe!lowJhip^^^^^?^^^Q„j^
rsith Cjod.
'" /o/;.Thc blood of lefus Chrifl Mm (oTincclenfeth vs from ?H /Innc.
Yy 4 Ch. J'f.w,
(J55 AC^feofconfcience.
Q\i.Some aniongvs^nre come to that pafe, that they fay theyhaue no^nne:and
that this eft ate is aftgnc of fellovufhip with God.
VerCS foh.livjc fay we haue no finne, we deceiuc our felues, [imagimu^ that to het
To profefTe pet- trHe which is otherwifcjaud the trueth is not in vs^
fe:U Jij^incation Q[i,How the» Way we kfiowe thatf ot^jmnes are wajhed away by (fhriftt
o 1 .in liypocrite. lohl^V^'t confefTc our finnes [namely with an humbled heart defrmg pardon^
Verf.g. ]^f. 15 faithfull and \n(i[in keeping his promife,]io forgiue vs our finncs , and ta
onTn^rcot clenfe vsfrom all ynrighteoufneiTe.
is a note of re- ' Jt we (ay[*w they before named i/i?^'] wee haue not finned, we make him a lier
million of finne. r^^^/^ ^^^y,^ fpeahs the contrary Jand his. word is not in s%\his doUrine hath m
"^ placet» our hearts.} ...._.,.
^ ,crtAp: II.
Ch. I F this bie true which hath heene fatdythat the blood of Chrift doth clenfefiom
I all ftnYie\and that ifrve doe corfejfe them they /hall bepardoned\our corrHptiom
tels vs that we may fmne freely.
Verfi. loh.My litde children,thefe things I write vnto you that yee finne not.
C h . /4las, we fall oft by infrm'uie:what Jhall we then doe?
/fl^.IfanyTOanfinne,^vehaueanaduocate [)y^oi/<^'V fi'n'w? «-ffWf 4;7/5f^j)'^&f
-^ '' - •' awne merits pleads our cmfe'^^o the father lefiis Chrifl: the iurt \and therefore ft^
ionuikeiatercejfmt?^ . ,, • ;
^ - Q\irBHthowmdy euery oneofvs inparticHar^owttjatChriflishisadnocatef
•' ' loh.Hc is the propitiation {l.a comring of fin or reconciltation,ai the propitiato-
rie of the Arke coueredthe lawe, ] and not for our finnes onely, but al(b for the
finnes of the whole world[«o/ onely I ewes but alfo G entiles of all forts?^
Ch,'^^ it thatrIk»owe him to bejny aAuocate,m4y I not be deceived? howe may I
knowe thatthi^ my knowledge is ejfeBuall to faluation?
Verf.^. /^/j.Hereby arc we fure that wee, knowe \ixv[\[here, that l^owledgeis meant»,
keepe the com- whereby a man applies Chrift and all his benefits to hvs ownefoule] If wee keepe [
Bijndementsjj keepe is n^l to fHtfJ,but to haue /« car^ anddefre to doe iff or God of his mercie , ift
hts/eruants accepts the wtllj or the aeede \his CjommAndcments.
Ch.Afafpy ^TnofsgvJprofeJf^ that they ki^Qwe Chrift, but their Isues he not accpr*
ding.
Vfrf.4, [oh.H^ that faith,! know hini,and keepcs not his commandement^, is a li-
oi an hypocrite. Cb. How m.r/ it be frcotied,that thf endjioiiour to k^^pe CJods commandments ts
A marke of faith arid fellow /hip with Chnjt.
Verf.f, I oh, [He in whom the lone of god is perfeSl^may hereby k^ow that he is in {fhrij}.'^
But he that kcepeth his word.iri him i^ the Joue of God.'[i.>?or that hue where -
with (jodioueth him^hm that,whereby heloaeth Gi'.-/] is perfect indeed ••[i./S'w^v^
4indfouyid:pcrfeElwn being cppofed not to imperfeUicnj but to hypocri/ie:'] hereby
[//7
j^ f,. He that faieth he remaincth in hini,ought to walkc cucn fo,as he hath wal-
' ked : \and therefore he muft needes indeamur himftlfe in the commandements^
CM.lDeclare vnto vs fome oftheprincipallofthefe ccminandementsl
/i?^.Brerhren,I write no newe coinmandemcnt vnto yourBut an old com-'
f^^^f'7^ noar.demcm which ycc haue heard from the beginning: this oldc coinmandc-
mcnt
A lafe of confciencr, 6% 7
jnent is tlie word which ye haue heard from the beginning.
Againe,ane\ve commandement I write vnto you,that which is truc[/(? tvit
that the commandement is ncroe -(yhich he will not write\\n \mx\\rvho rentieth the "^^^j' • •
commnndemer.t ofoldgmento A
^.ihe hardening of the winds of me» vnder the oldtefiamentywherhy they did hut in
iafmallmcafurevnder(}andthewoy'd\jm<\ that true light]^ greater meafttre of il-
lumination, as alfo the writing of Gods lawes,not in tables ofJione, but in thefefhie
heart s\fo as they he transformed into the obedience thereof\novi {liineth.
â– Ch. tVellfet doivne this commandement which isfo ancient ^and is now rentted.
loh.Hc that raith[<«f many among yoft doe\thii he is in that light [that is , that Verf,9.
he is both plentifully enhghtenedand borne anew'] & hates his brother,is in darkc- Profeffion Joine
neiTclynder the eftate ofdaf»nation,notyet truelj regenerate^'uiA this time. I ^^^^^^ ^"^
He that loueth his brother abideth in that \\^X\\jstrHely enlightened andre- aiihypocrite.
generate-?\^diXi6. there is no offence, [i.^
But [on the contrarte]ht that hateth his brother is in darkenes, and walketh "L^^-pyT /0.
in A2ivkcnt^e[leadeth his Ife in ignorance and vngodlinefff\ and knoweth not ^°^ ofonrbro»
whither he goeth becaufe that darkenciTe hath bhnded his eies. Rgensrfdoi^
QhWhAt moouethyoH to deliuer vnto vs all thefe notes andfignes of our ttewe
birth,and communion with Chrif?
/9/7. Little children I write vnto you becaufe your finncs arc forgiucn you; iJe^ri /
for his naines fake[i.^^ (M^fi ^^dhis merite\thatye may be certified toyottr com- y^yf .^ - •
fort of this.']
[And that no kind of men amongyoHmight doubt of thls^\ write vnto you Fa TJerf.i 3^
i)i\QXs}:itC2w(cYz[delightingto tell and hearc ofolde^.ndauncient matters] haue
knowne \\\vi\\that is, C;6ri/?] that is from thebeginning.I write vnto you young
mcnjbecaufe ye [delighting to /heweycur valo;ir andflrength] haue ouercomc
the euil om^that i-s.Sathan?^ write vnto you litle c]iildre.[>r/70 delight alwaies
to be vnder the fathers wing^'jhQamCe ye liaue knowne the father.
[dy^nd againey^ecaufewe are dull to marh andremember that which is good for j^ ^ ^
-W.-]Ih3ue written vnto vou Fathers, becaufeyehaue known him tliatisfrom •/ "'"^
the beginning: I haue written vnto you young men^becaufeyee arellrongj
and the word of God abideth in yauzand ye haue ouerconie that wicked one.
. Ch. Ifrvee bee in the ejlate ofgrytcs vnder ^odsfauour in Chrifl'-Joowe may wee
abide in it?
the!
this worlde,the loue of the Father [wherewith he loued the father] i;
him.
• [Secondly]for all that is in this world,as the lull of the fle(h[?/7(? corruption of
nature yi.rt:ich chiefy breahth out in euill concupijcence] the lu(tsoFthe ci€s[thef^erj'./i^..
fruit e of the former ^(lirred fp by outward proHocations,ef[>scially in the eie , ai it is
manifefl inddnlterie or cot4etcufne^e]AViA the pride of lifcfi. ty^rrogancy andam-
hiiion amongmerAn common conuerfatisnoj life ^ is not of the father, but of the
world.
And[//)/>d'/}'l thi<; world paffeth away and the luO: thereof: but h e that fbl . y^yfi ^^
lilicth the will of G od^abidcth for ?i3s!&
588 '^CafeofcenfcientA-
CciWhM other tUngiArerfc to doe,thatrvemdy(oiiftmet '
Verf.i S. hh. Little children, it is the laft time ; and as yc haue heard that Antichrlft
fhall come, \jtjpeciaUAntichrifi, the chief c of alt other yivho is mrv man'tfejl to bi
the T^opeofRome'^eucn now are there many AniKhn[\is£heretickes,eieKp»geJ'-
ther the mtftres ofChrift.or his offices: or the vnio (^ the difithEiioH of his naturesr^
whereby we know that it is the laft time. »-«^i\.i^d» w;i.,.v^iv.^
Q\i.Thofe vehomejoH call
dee. ,...-..,:-v..v .;, , ,.^3
VerC.i 0* ^°^^' They went out from vs,but they were not of vs : for if they had beenp
of vs , they ihould haue contmued with vs. But tliiscommelh to pafle, that it
mio-htappcarethatthcyarenotallofvs. â– "- ^ r .;
Q\\.Horp can we he ajj'fired of oar continuance in orace :for vce may fall at yvetlM
they doe? '
'ZJ rri 9 ^'^^' B"f y ^ ^-^" ^ annoiniment, \the grace of Gods hclyjpirity refembled by the
GodsfpimLfci. amointiiigs in the old Tejiament^ from that holy oneC^/Crj/?, Luke /.if. 2 and
jj^gj^"^jJ^^«'j«^^J^> know all things. ^^
«wince! ^" *' Ch. ff^e k^ow all things, then you neede not write vnto vs ofthefe mattert, - »'^"
Vsrf2i, M. 1 haue not writte vnro you,becau{eyeknownot the truth: butbecaoft
you know^ it,and that no lie is of the truth [i.^^ can diftinguijh betweene the found
do6lri/ieoftheGoffel,anderrours.'^
Qh.What is this lie which you jpeake of?
Verf.22. loh. Who is a lier, \ji deceiuer, afeducer,"} but he that denieth that Tefus is
p.ipids dcnieie- C\\n{\Sthe 0\fefjfi(U or Sauiour of mankind. 1 The fame is that Anlichrift.that
forchoughi-.i deuicth the rather and the ionnc.
w. rds they mag- Q h.Thefe whome you meaneC fay they )defend the doElrine of God as welJoi we ;
rifiehim,yetm / n t â– t t "^
the ir dcirmc by and they Vje to call htm t at her.
"ucSi! 'deme ^^^- Who fo denieth the Sonne,hath not the Father.
him to be a king, C h . fVhat doeyou infcrre vpon this, if it be the lafi time as you hauefkide ?
p£r^^'^^'^ /o^. Let therefore abide in you , that Camcldo^rine concerning Chri/l]\\h'Kh
Z)erf.2 3. yc \^^'^
Vcrf.24.. them the Trophets pnce the beginning of the world'] If that which ye haue heard
from the beginning rcmd\nc\^ye beleeuingand obeyingit'] inyou,ycalfoihall
continue in the fame,and in the father.
Verf.2f. And this is the promife which he hath promifed vs, eucn life eternall.
^h^k ""^"7 '" ^ ^* ^^ cannot perfvade ourfelues ofperfeucrance , feeing menfo commonly faU
•Dd obedieDce of awAj from Chrijl among vs?
the Goipeii,a /o/j.Thcfe thinsis haue I written vnto you , conccrnins; them that deceiuc
figneot comma- ,. • 9 y a / -i
nioii vvith Chrift. y ou*, [not meaning them of you, as you (e erne to take f ?. J
ZJerf.26, But that annointini>;[^/'/;irj'^«-i/ whichye haue received efChrifyandwhich hatk
Verf.27. ledyouinto all truth] which ye haue rccciucd of him , dwellcth in you [abideth
in you,andwillfo continue:~\?iV\A ye neede not that any man teach yoUj[^«7 other
doclrine be(jde this whichye haue learned alreadiei] but as the fame Annointing
tcacheth you all diings,and is true and not lying, and as it taught you, ye ihail
abide in him.
Verfi 9. And no w,little children abide in him,that when he fhail .ippC3rc,wc[^«>^
iufifedm Chriji,'}m^)' haue boldsics, and not be alliamcd, {neither Sathannor
A Qafe of confcieme, ' 6"Sp
9Hr confdences accnflng vsforfimte,] before him at his comming.
' Gh . fVe arefiillm donbt to returne hacks to that yi?hichjoufaid before , how an
tndemur to ^epe the commandementSjPjotildbe ajigne offellowPjip with Chrijl.
loh.lFwe know that h^lGod^is right€ous,know ye that he which worketh Verf.^a^
yighteoufnes is borne of him [a
CHAP.UL
Ch. A Re not we then home of^od ?
Jr,.. t\ M.Bchold what louc the Father hath giu«n to vs, that wc IhouU Verfj,
-De called the Ibnnes of God. -
Qh.The world doth not report vs at thefonms And damhters ofGod,hHtfor the
^fnfe and oncoming of the world.
Joh.Vox this caufe the world knoweth notyou,becaufc itknowcth not him.
's.C.Ch/^^w Gods children hefubieEl to fnch infirmities and miferiesasTve are ?
J-, loh. Dearely bcloued now arc we the fonnes ofGod, but yetitis not made Verfuv
manifefl: what we iTiall be: and we know that when he fhal be made manifcft,
we iliall be like \i\m\[ha}iingnotecjuahtie,b»t hkenejfe ofholtnejfe and-glorief\ for
we fhall (ee him as he is \ [Jor now we fee him as it were through Jpe^acles in the
ipord and Sacraments."]
Ch. Alasfaore wretches, we are not like ^ods children \for we are euen foldvn'
derfinne, and daily carriea majfe of corruption about vs.
/tf^.Euery one that hath this hopc\jofee himas he iil^m'i^&iWix.though he be '^^^f'S-
fub'ieEl tofinnejyet he defireth and^ufeth the meanes to clenfe himfelfe fromjinnei] endeauout" o^e.
euen as he is pure, \ fettinq before him fhriflas a patterne to follow.'] goofi meanes to-
Kjn^now pr^otieyoH that an encleuour to puripe ourjeluer^ts a note of adoption r pf ^^^ jorrupti-
Joh.[^By the contrarie']\N\\o^oQ\XQr coramitttth finne [^praSlifethfmne with full o^s^^i_?r\we
confent ofwill,not endeuoaring kimfelfe inholunejfe cflife, ] tranfgrelTeth alfo the ofadofuoo,
\zvj:\andfor that caHfcbeing vnder thecurfe of the latv, can not be (jods childreni\
for finne is the tranfgreflion of the Law, [yncferftand, by Law, not morallLaw^
hut any commandement of Godywh ether it be in the law orGoffel.
And [againe'] ye know that he was made manifcll, [tooke oar natttr-e on him'] Verf.4»
diat he might take away our (\nv\es[the gmlt and pismjhment atonce,andthe cor- Verf.j.
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