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DIAL. XX.
Verse 21. Because the creature also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the Sonnes of God.
VVHat doth this Text containe?
A promise to the creature of deliuerance from misery, vnder which it lyeth by the appointment of God for mans sinne.
What is meant by the creature, and what is it to be de∣liuered?
By creature is meant the whole frame of the* 1.1 worlde, the insensible creature, and whatsoeuer GOD made, which is voyde of reason or sence. And to bee deliuered, is to bee set free or at liberty, quit, and ex∣empted.
From what shall the creature be deliuered?
From bondage and corruption. These words to bee bond or subiect to corruption, expound the worde Vanity; and signifieth corruption, or a corruptible e∣state, whereunto for mans sinne the creature is bounde and subiect.
Wherein dooth this corruption of the Creature ap∣peare?
In these things: First, it is wearied with con∣tinuall labour for our sake. Secondly, manie creatures loose their liues for our vse, and at our pleasure. Third∣ly, all of them are forced to doe seruice vnto the diuels, which range in the aire, or to the lustes of wicked men. Fourthly, their beauty, force, and glory, is by reason of mans sinne often impaired. Lastly, they are subiect to a dissolution in the end, in such sort as they bee now, they shall be no longer.
What is meant by the Sonnes of God, and vvhat is their liberty?
By Sonnes of God, is meant all the Children of GOD, whether his Sonnes or Daughters (by a 〈◊〉〈◊〉) as man signifieth often both man and woman,