¶The loue of God towardes vs.
NOw than hath our lorde for fulfil∣lyng of his law commanded vs to loue amongest our selfes, & how? euen as he hath loued vs. But how hath our lorde loued vs? So muche, that it can not be expressed. For (besides that he hath created vs of naught, and fourmed vs vnto his owne image and likenesse, and hath ordeyned vs ouer all the woorkes of his handes, hauyng put all thinges vnder our feete) wheras we by disobedience tourned our backes vn∣to hym: and throughe our owne faulte and wilfulnesse are becomen rebelles a∣gainst him: he to reconcile vs vnto him, hath willed hym selfe to dooe penaunce for our sinne, and to make vs apte to a∣scende vnto him (as the prophete saieth in his psalmes) he made the heauens to encline and descended vnto vs,
Of god he became man to make vs parttakers of his diuinitee, Of immortal he made hym selfe mortal, to geue vs his eternitee.