Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
IF profit may grow, most Christian audience. By knowledge of things, which are 〈…〉, And here for a time. Of much more 〈…〉 Advantage might spring, by the ser 〈…〉 ses heavenly. As those matters are, that the Gospel specify. Without whose knowledge, no man to the truth 〈…〉 Nor ever attain, to the life perpetual. For he that knoweth not, the living God eter〈…〉 The father, the son, and also the holy Ghost, And what Christ suffered, for redemption of us all▪ What he commanded, and taught in every coast. And what he forbade. That man must needs be lost. And clean secluded, from the faithful chosen sort. In the heavens above, to his most high dysconfo 〈…〉 You therefore (good friends) I lovyngel 〈…〉 〈…〉 To way such matters, as will be uttered h 〈…〉 Of whom ye may lo●e, to have no tryfelin 〈…〉 In fantasies feigned, nor such life gaudying, But the things that shall, your inward stoma 〈…〉 To rejoice in God, for your justification, And alone in Christ, to hope for your salvation. Yea, first ye shall have, the eternal generation. Of Christ like as Iohan, in his first chapt●● write▪ And consequently, of man the first creation, The abuse and fall, through his first oversight, And the raise again, through God's high grace & myg 〈…〉 By promises first, which shall be declared all, Then by his own son, the worker principal. After that Adam, bywayleth here his fall, God will show mercy, to every generation. And to his kingdom, of his great goodness call, His elected spouse, or faithful congregation, shall apere, by open protestation, from Christ's birth, shall to his death conclude. ne that thereof, will show the certitude, IN the beginning, before the heavens were create, In me and of me, was my son sempyternall. With the holy Ghost, in one degree or estate, Of the high Godhead, to me the father coequal. his my son was, with me one God essential, Without separation, at any time from me. God he is, of equal dignity. the beginning, my son hath ever be, s father, in one essential being. e create, by him in yche degree, earth, and have their diverse working. power, was never made any thing, wrought. But through his ordinance, e his strength, and whole continuance. him is the life, and the just recoverance, Adam and his, which nought but death deserved. And this life to men, is an high perseverance, Or a light of faith, whereby they shall be saved. And this light shall shine, among the people darkened, With unfaithfulness: Yet shall they not with him take. but of wilful heart, his liberal grace forsake. Which will compel me, against man for to make, In my displeasure. And send plagues of correction, Most grievous and sharp, his wanton lusts to slake, By water and fire, by sickness and infection. Of pestilent sores, molesting his complexion By troublous war, by dearth and painful fearsenesse, And after this life, by an extreme heaviness, I well first begin, with Adam for his lewdness, Which for an apple, neglected my commandment. He shall continue, in labour for his rashness, His only sweat shall, provide his food and raiment. Yea, yet must he have, a greater punishment. Most terrible death, shall bring him to his end. To teach him how he, his lord God. shall offend.
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IF profyght maye growe, most Christē audyēce. By knowlege of thynges, whych are , And here for a tyme. Of moch more Aduaūtage myght sprynge, by the ser ses heauenlye. As those matters are, that the Gospell specyfye. Without whose knowledge, no man to the truthe Nor euer atteyne, to the lyfe perpetuall. For he that knoweth not, the lyuynge God eter The father, the sonne, and also the holye Ghost, And what Christ suffered, for redempcyon of vs all▪ What he commaunded, and taught in euery coost. And what he forbode. That man must nedes be lost. And cleane secluded, from the faythfull chosen sorte. In the heauens aboue, to hys most hygh dysconfo Yow therfor (good fryndes) I louyngel To waye soche matters, as wyll be vttered h Of whome ye maye loe, to haue no tryfelin In fantasyes fayned, nor soche lyfe gaudying, But the thynges that shall, your inwarde stoma To reioyce in God, for your iustyfycacyon, And alone in Christ, to hope for your saluacyon. Yea, first ye shall haue, the eternall generacyon. Of Christ lyke as Iohan, in hys first chapt wryght▪ And consequentlye, of man the first creacyon, The abuse and fall, through hys first ouersyght, And the rayse agayne, through Gods hygh grace & myg By promyses first, whych shall be declared all, Then by hys owne sonne, the worker pryncypall. After that Adam, bywayleth here hys fall, God wyll shewe mercye, to euery generacyon. And to hys kyngedome, of hys great goodnesse call, Hys elected spouse, or faythfull congregacyon, shall apere, by open protestacyon, from Christes birthe, shall to hys deathe conclude. ne that therof, wyll shewe the certytude, IN the begynnynge, before the heauens were create, In me and of me, was my sonne sēmpyternall. With the holy Ghost, in one degre or estate, Of the hygh Godhed, to me the father coequall. hys my sonne was, with me one God essencyall, hout separacyon, at any tyme from me. God he is, of equall dignyte. the begynnynge, my sonne hath euer be, s father, in one essencyall beynge. e create, by hym in yche degre, & earthe, and haue their dyuerse workynge. power, was neuer made anye thynge, wrought. But through hys ordynaunce, e hys strength, and whole contynuaunce. hym is the lyfe, and the iust recoueraunce, Adam and hys, whych nought but deathe deserued. And thys lyfe to men, is an hygh perseueraunce, Or a lyght of faythe, wherby they shall be saued. And thys lyght shall shyne, amonge the people darkened, With vnfaythfulnesse: Yet shall they not with hym take. ut of wyllfull hart, hys lyberall grace forsae. Whych wyll compell me, agaynst man for to make, In my dyspleasure. And sende plages of coreccyon, Most greuouse and sharpe, hys wanton lustes to slake, By water and fyre, by syckenesse and infeccyon. Of pestylent sores, molestynge hys compleccyon By troublouse warre, by derthe and peynefull fearsenesse, And after thys lyfe, by an extreme heauynesse, I well first begynne, with Adam for hys lewdenesse, Whych for an apple, neglected my commaundement. He shall contynue, in laboure for hys rashenesse, Hys onlye sweate shall, prouyde hys food and rayment. Yea, yet must he haue, a greatter ponnyshment. Most terryble deathe, shall brynge hym to hys ende. To teache hym how he, hys lorde God. shall offende.