Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
In Moses hard law, we had not else but darkness, figure and shadow. All was not else but night, punishment for sin, much rigour, pain and roughness, An high change is there, where all is turned to light, Grace and remission, anon will shine full bright. Never man lived, that ever see God afore, Which now in our kind, man's ruin will restore. Help me to give thanks, to that lord evermore, Which am unto Christ, a crier's voice in the desert, To prepare the paths, and high ways him before, For his delight is, on the poor simple heart. That innocent lamb, from such will never departed, As will faithfully, receive him with good mind. let our voice then sound, in some sweet musical kind. O perfect key of David, and high sceptre of the kindred of Iacob, which openest and no man speareth, thou spearest and no man openeth, come & deliver thy servant 〈◊〉 kind bound, in prison sitting in the darkness of 〈◊〉 and bitter damnation. THe matters are such, that we have uttered here, As ought not to slide, from your memorial. For they have opened, such comfortable gear, As is to the health, of this kind universal, Graces of the lord, and promises liberal, Which he hath given, to man for every age, To knit him to Christ, and so clear him of bondage. As Saint Paul doth write, unto the Corinth's plain, Our fore fathers were, under the cloud of darkness, And unto Christ's days, did in the shadow remain. Yet were they not left, for of him they had promise, All they received, one spiritual feeding doubtless, They drunk of the rock, which them to life refreshed, For one saving health, in Christ, all they confessed. In the woman's seed, was Adam first justified, So was faithful Noah, so was just Abraham. The faith in that sede, in Moses fourth multiplied, Like wise in David, and Esaye, that after came. And in Iohan baptist, which showed the very lame. Though they see a far, yet all they had one justice, One Mass (as they call it) and in Christ one sacrifice, A man can not here, to Good do better service, Than on this to ground, his faith and understanding. For all the worlds sin, alone Christ paid the price, In his only death, was man's life always resting, And not in will wor●●, nor yet in men's deserving. The light of our faith, make this thing evident, And not the practise of other experiment. Where is now free will, whom the hypocrite a comment. Whereby they report, they may at their own pleasure, Do good of themselves, though grace and faith be absent. And have good intentes their madness with to measure. The will of the flesh, is proved here small treasure, And so is man's will, for the grace of God doth all. More of this matter, conclude hereafter we shall
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In Moses harde lawe, we had not els but darkenes, Fygure and shaddowe. All was not els but nyght, Ponnyshment for synne, moch rygour, payne and roughnes, An hygh change is there, where all is turned to lyght, Grace and remyssyon, anon wyll shyne full bryght. Neuer man lyued, that euer se God afore, Whych now in our kynde, mannys ruyne wyll restore. Helpe me to geue thankes, to that lorde euermore, Whych am vnto Christ, a cryars voyce in the desart, To prepare the pathes, and hygh wayes hym before, For hys delyght is, on the poore symple hart. That innocent lambe, from soch wyll neuer depart, As wyll faythfullye, receyue hym with good mynde. Lete our voyce then sounde, in some swete musycall kynde. O perfyght keye of Dauid, and hygh scepture of the kyndred of Iacob, whych openest and no man speareth, thu spearest and no man openeth, come & delyuer thy seruaunt kynde bounde, in prison syttynge in the darkenesse of and bytter dampnacyon. THe matters are soch, that we haue vttered here, As ought not to slyde, from your memoryall. For they haue opened, soch confortable gere, As is to the helthe, of thys kynde vnyuersall, Graces of the lorde, and promyses lyberall, Whych he hath geuen, to man for euery age, To knytt hym to Christ, and so clere hym of bondage. As Saynt Paule doth write, vnto the Corinthes playne, Our fore fathers were, vndre the cloude of darkenes, And vnto Christes dayes, ded in the shaddowe remayne. Yet were they not left, for of hym they had promes, All they receyued, one spirytuall fedynge doubtles, They dronke of the rocke, whych them to lyfe refreshed, For one sauynge helthe, in Christ, all they confessed. In the womans sede, was Adam first iustyfyed, So was faytfull Noah, so was iust Abraham. The faythe in that sede, in Moses fourth multyplyed, Lyke wyse in Dauid, and Esaye, that after cam. And in Iohan Baptyst, whych shewed the very lame. Though they se a farre, yet all they had one iustyce, One Masse (as they call it) and in Christ one sacryfyce, A man can not here, to Good do better seruyce, Than on thys to grounde, hys faythe and vnderstandynge. For all the worldes synne, alone Christ payed the pryce, In hys onlye deathe, was mannys lyfe alwayes restynge, And not in wyll wor, nor yet in mennys deseruynge. The lyght of our faythe, make thys thyng euydent, And not the practyse of other experiment. Where is now fre wyll, whom the hypocryte a comment. Wherby they report, they maye at their owne pleasure, Do good of themselues, though grace and fayth be absent. And haue good intentes their madnesse with to measure. The wyll of the fleshe, is proued here small treasure, And so is mannys wyll, for the grace of God doth all. More of thys matter, conclude herafter we shall