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Without grace it is impossible to kepe any of the commaunde∣mentes of god, and grace is not in our power: ergo it is not in our power to kepe any of ye commaū∣dementes of god.
By the law commeth the know¦ledge of synne.
I knew not what synne ment, * 1.1 but thorow the lawe.
I had not knowen what lust ••••d ment, excepte the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust: without the lawe synne was deed, that is, it moued me not, neyther wyst I that it was synne, which not with standinge was synne and forbyd¦den by the lawe.
It biddeth vs kepe the com∣maundementes * 1.2 of god, & yet is it not in our power to kepe any of thē: ergo it biddeth vs do yt is im∣possible for vs. Thou wylt say, where to doeth God byd vs do yt is impossible for as? I answere, to make the knowe that thou arte but euel, & that there is no remedi to saue ye in thyne own hād, & that
thou mayst seke remedy at some other, for the lawe doth naught but condemne the.
Like as the condemned man is ioyful to heare of pardon for hys fault: Euē so shalt thou heare for thye delyuerans the ioyfull nues of the gospell.
THe gospell is as moch to say in our tonge, as good * 1.3 tydynges, lyke as one of these are: Christe is ye sa∣uiour of the worlde. Christ is our sauiour. Christ died for vs. Christ dyed for our sines. Christ bought vs with his bloud. Christ washed vs with his bloud. Christ offered himselfe for vs. Christ bare our synnes on his backe. Christ came into this worlde to saue synners. Christ came in to this worlde to take away our synnes. Christ was
the price that was gyuen for vs & * 1.4 our synnes. Christe was made debt our for vs. Christ paied our debte, for he dyed for vs. Christ hath made satysfaction for vs & our synnes. Christ is our right∣wisenes. Christ is our satisfacciō. Christ is our redempcion. Christ is our goodnes. Christe hath pa∣cified the father of heauen.
Christe is oures and al his. Chri∣ste hath deliuered vs frō the law, from the deuel, and from hel. The father of heuen hath forgeuen vs our synnes for Christes sake. Or suche lyke, whereyn is declared vnto vs the mercy of god.
The lawe sheweth vs our syn∣ne. The Gospel sheweth vs reme∣die for it. The lawe sheweth vs our cōdemnacion. The gospel she∣wet vs oure redēpcyon. The lawe
is the lawe of Ire. The gospell is the word of grace. The lawe is the worde of despayre. The Gospel is the worde of comfort. The law is the worde of vnrest. The Gos∣pell is the worde of peace.
The lawe saith, paye thy debt. The gospell sayth, Christ hathe payd it. The lawe sayeth, thou art a synner, despayre and thou shalt be damned.
The gospel sayth, thy synnes are forgeuen the, be of good com∣forte, thou shalt be saued.
The lawe sayth, make amendes for thy synnes.
The gospell sayth, Christ hath made it for the. The lawe sayth, the father of heuen is wroth with the. The gospel saith, Christ hath pacifyed hym with his bloude.
The lawe saieth, where is thy ryghtwysenesse, goodnes and sa∣tisfaction: The gospell sayeth, Christ is thy ryghtwysenes thy goodnes and satisfaccion. The lawe sayth, thou art bounde and obliged to me, to the deuel and to hell. The gospel sayth, christ hath delyuered the from them all.
Rom. 3. Rom. 7.
The law is a scholema¦ster to brig vs to christ
Iohn. 4. Luke, 2. Rom. 5. Rom. 4. 1. Pet. 1. Apoca. 1. He. 7. 9. 1. Pet. 2. 1. Tim. 1. Gala. 5, 1. Ioh. 2 1. Tim. 2.
Gene. 5. Thes. 5. 1. Cor. 1.