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with  liis  death  and  passion.  Insomoche  tbat  we  once  knowynge
hym  a  mercifull  father,  shuld  not  (after  the  maner  of  evill
doars)  dreade  hym  as  a  tyrannt,  but  bence  fortlie  feare  hym,
as  a  rigthous  lorde,  and  so  love  hym  with  a  chyldly  love,  that
both  mynde  and  worke  al  wa-  [fol.  19 b .]  yes  and  every  where
manifestly  declare  in  oure  livynge  tbat  we  are  of  his  electe
and  chosen,  clensed  from  the  olde  Adam,  and  renewed  witli
the  newe  man  which  is  acceptable  vnto  god  by  the  merittes
of  Christis  bloude.  For  his  seconde  connnynge  suerly  shalbe
to  iudge  bothe  quicke  and  ded.  That  is  manifestly  to  geve
iudgement  accordynge  as  every  manne  hath  by  his  worke
deckfred  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  first  knowne  of  men  in  this  lyfe,
and  at  the  commynge  of  the  sonne  of  manne  in  the  last  daye,
openly  shalbe  iudged.  Where  as  we  are  all  from  the  begynnynge
  roserved,  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  daye  af  1  iudgement  ordened  alonly  forto  reprove
openly  the  vessels  of  iniquite,  vtterly  apointed  vnto  the  perpetuall
  fyre  of  hell  (beynge  even  deade,  thougth  2  they  seine  to
leve).  And  also  for  to  approve  the  lively,  and  quicke  vessels
of  mercy,  which  live  in  Christ  Jesu,  manifestly  admittynge
theym  vnto  joye.  Which  man  [fol.  20 a .J  was  never  able,  nether
j.  cor.  y.  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.  ult.  are  gaddered  together  in  my  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  come  to  the  knowledge  therof,  vntill  the
tyme  that  he  thorowe  a  stedfast  belefe  in  god,  and  sure  hope

of.  2  though.