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with his death and passion. Insomoche tbat we once knowynge 

 liyni a meicifull father, shiild not (after the maner of evill 

 doars) dreade hym as a tyrannt^ but hence forthe feare hym, 

 as a rigthous lorde, and so love hym with a chyldly love, that 

 both niynde and worke al wa- [fol. 19''.] yes and every where 

 manifestly declare in oure Hvynge that we are of his electe 

 and chosen, clensed from the olde Adam, and renewed with 

 the newe man which is acceptable vnto god by the nierittes 

 of Christis blonde. For his seconde commynge suerly shalbe 

 to iudge bothe quicke and ded, That is manifestly to geve 

 iudgement accordynge as every manne hath by his worke 

 declared the imperfection of the rote of his belefe. Which 

 j. Cor. iij. after the goodnes or badnes of it silfe bringeth forth 

 other goode or bad frute. wherby the whole tre (that is to 

 saye the whole manne) is tirst knowne of men in this Ivfe, 

 and at the commynge of the sonne of manne in the last daye, 

 openly shalbe iudged. Where as we are all from the begyn- 

 nynge reserved, by his eternall preordinacion and godly wisdom, 

 other to death everlastynge , or eis predestinate vnto life 

 eternall. Which godly secret shall fyrst be declared in the 

 mat. XXV. last dayc af ' iudgement ordened alonly forte reprove 

 openly the vessels of iniquite, vtterly apointed vnto the per- 

 petuall fyre of hell (beynge even deade, thougth ^ they seme to 

 leve). And also for to approve the lively, and quicke vessels 

 of mercy, Avhich live in Christ Jesu, manifestly admittynge 

 theym vnto joye. Which man [fol. 20\j was never able, nether 

 j. Cor. ij. to se, to heare, nor yet to ymmagion. So. Seynge thou 

 sayst that he shall descende openly as he ascended, to geve 

 this iudgement, thou belevest not that he is here with vs 

 continualli? and yett he hym silfe sayeth. wheare two or thre 

 ma. xviij. uit. are gaddered together in niy name, theare am I 

 in the middes of theym. Fa. Through his sprete he is with 

 vs vnto the ende of the worlde. but for as moche as it is 

 spretually, man yett beynge wrapped in this mortall flesshe, 

 entangled with so manyfolde myseries, and saverynge all wayes 

 erthely, can never corae to the knowledge therof, vntill the 

 tyme that he thorowe a stedfast belefe in god, and sure hope 



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