Co[m]mon places of Scripture ordrely and after a co[m]pendious forme of teachyng set forth with no litle labour, to the gret profit and help of all such studentes in Gods worde as haue not had longe exercyse in the same, by the ryghte excellent clerke Eras. Sarcerius ; translated in to Englysh by Rychard Tauerner.

¶Probacions of this diffinicion.

The holy gost to be a regeneratour wit¦nessith Paul, sayīg.* 1.1 But accordīg to his mercy he hath saued vs by y^e hath of re∣generaciō & renuing of tholy ghost. The word is y^e mean wherby tholy gost renu¦eth. For then we be renued & regenerate when we here y^• word, so of y^• word sprī∣geth fayth, by faythe we take holde of Christ y^• reparer of y^e true ryghtousnes which giueth tholy gost, he burneth vp ī vs y^e olde vices of y^e olde man, as these, y^e ignoraunce of god, y^e dispising of god, y^e distrust of god, & semblable, & createth in vs new mocions, as the knowlege of god, awe of god, trust in god, & so ••orth.

Such vertues or good workes the apo∣stle nameth the frutes of the spirite,* 1.2 by reason of tholy ghost or spirite the wor¦ker of them. An all these trutes be com∣prised of the saide apostle vnder these thre names, rightousnes,* 1.3 holynes, and trouth. For vnto these vertues we be re¦generate y^t we might receyue in Christe the lost rightousnes, and myght worke holy and true workes, and not hipocriti call or feyned.

THE cause of the new mā is tholye ghost as affirmeth Paul,* 1.4 whiche saith y^t by y^e renuing of tholy ghost we were sa¦ued. &c. The meanes of regeneracion the scripture putteth to be the word & faith,* 1.5 y^• word as cause, & faith as theffecte, For faith (saith Paul) is by hearīg,* 1.6 bearīg, by y^e word of god. Baptime is a signe of y^• inwarde renuing, and of gods will to∣wardes vs y^• we be new men. Of these causes {pro}perly speaketh the gospell, in which the holy ghost is promised / fayth requyred & baptisme e instituted.

EVEN as the olde man signifieth y^e hole mā, so also the new mā is taken for him that is holye regenerate and renued.* 1.7 But how this thing is done we shall bere after declare in the effectes.

¶Theffectes of the new man be gathe¦red

by the cōtrary of the effectes of the olde man.* 1.8 as: To know god. To magni¦fye god. To loue god. To trust in god. To put y^• hole trust & hope in god, Fur∣thermore as the effectes of the olde mā be of two sortes, so also be y^e effectes of the new man of two sortes that is to wete, inwarde effectes whiche be of the mynd, & outward, which be of outward good workes, Now, y^e effectes of y^e newe men differ frō the effectes of hipocrites. countertayting regeneracion or renuing in asmoch as they be truely done and of a pure herte as Paul writeh to Timo∣the,* 1.9 where he sayth. The ende of the cō∣maundement is charite oute of a pure herte and good conscience and faith not fayned. For this cause also the workes of new men be called the frutes of the spirite, both bicause that the spirite wor¦keth them, and bycause they be done spi¦ritually, that is to saye, truely with a willing and consēting mynd. And heape of workes of a new mā thou shalt finde in the epistle of Paul to the Galathiās the .v. chapter. Howbeit the foresaid ef¦fectes do not so returne againe by rege∣neracion or new byrth which is made by y^• holy ghost but y^t they alway remayne entangled w^t a wonderfull weaknesse

which new byrth neuertheles beīg thus impe••••te & weake god taketh in good parte in suche persons as be receiued in Christ acordinge to the sainge of Paule There is no condempnacion now vnto* 1.10 them which walke in Christ, Also, ye be not vnder the law, but vnder grace, that is to saye, albeit yt fulfyll not the law, yet it accuseth not you bicause ye be the sonnes of god.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Tit. 3. ••
• * 1.2

  Galle. 5. a
• * 1.3

  Ephe. 4. ••.
• * 1.4

  The cause of the new man
• * 1.5

  Tit. z. ••
• * 1.6

  Roma. 10 d
• * 1.7

  Partes.
• * 1.8

  Theffectes of the new man
• * 1.9

  1. timoth. 1. b
• * 1.10

  Roma. viii. a.