Dicta HN. Documentall sentences eauen-as those-same were spoken-fourth by HN, and writen-vp out of the woordes of his mouth. And are by him perused, and more-distinctlie declared. Translated out of Base-almayne.

The Thirde Chapiter.

A distinct Declaration / how that Hee which beleeueth in Christ / hath the euerlasting life.

[ A] THer is noman that beleeueth right∣lie in Christ, but Such with whom Christ is remayning or present / or which assem∣ble them to Him and his Doctrine / in his Name / and so becom his Disciples. (Therfore is all the Faith / that Men {reversed ;}without the Assembling vnto Iesus Christ and his Doctrine; assume or take-on of Christ {reversed ;}whether it be then out of the I∣magination of the Knowledge· out of the Good∣thinking of the Heart· or out of the Text or Letter; no Faith in Iesu Christ / that extendeth to the In∣heritaunce of Christ / in the eternall Life.) Ne∣ther-yet is-ther also anyman / that preacheth or teacheth the Woord or the Doctrine of Christ, but Such as haue first ben obedient Disciples of the Woord and of the Doctrine of Iesu Christ. and euenso {reversed ;}vnder the Obedience of the Loue of Christ; area 1.1 taught to the Kingdom of Heauen: and in whom Christb 1.2 hath then likewise his Shape.

2. For that cause / they all which haue not right∣lie beleeued in Iesu Christ / haue missed the eternall Life / as also the liuing Waters / wherof the Scrip∣ture maketh-mention / touching the Beleeuers in Christ, like-as ther standeth writen: Whosoc 1.3 be∣leeueth in Mee (saith CHRIST) as the Scrip∣ture saith / from his Bodie shall flowe Riuers of liuing Water. Which liuing Waters / serue to the Purgingd 1.4 of y^• Heart or inward Minde / the which the vnilluminated Scripture-learned and vnsent Preachers / haue neuer out of the Letter {reversed ;}albeit that they testified thesame / and administred it / ac∣cording

to their Goodthinking; obtayned or could attaine vnto. For inasmuch as they turned them not about to thee 1.5 childish Simplicitie / so hath also thef 1.6 wicked Nature ؛that Contrary-minde to God{punctel} remained euer with them.

3. But the Woord of the vpright Doctrine of [ B] Iesu Christ / that seruiceablie is administred {reversed ;}speak∣ablie or in Letters; out of the Loue / and out of the Light of Life / is trulie the vpright and safe-making Water or Doctrine / to the Purging of the belee∣uing and obedient Heartes of thesame Woord: For Christ the Sauiour / is present in thesame Seruice.

4. For-that-cause thesame seruiceable Woord {reversed ;}which is administred speakablie or in Letters / out of the Loue and out of y^• true Light and euerlasting Life; is alsog 1.7 Christ after y^• Fleash: and so Many as beleeue thesame Woord / and assemble them obedientlie thervnto / haue their communion with Christ after the Fleash.

5. For euenso / among the Beleeuers of the Woorde / the Woorde became Fleash / andh 1.8 dwel∣led among them: and Iesus Christ was also in such-sort borne vnto them of the Virgin Marie / out of thei 1.9 Seede of Dauid after the Fleash [that is / of the pure Doctrine / out of the Seede of the Loue. which beareth euenso without woo or greef:] And whosoeuer then receaueth or feedeth-of the outflowen Woord and his Life {reversed ;}beleeuinglie; in his Soule / Heek 1.10 eateth trulie the Fleash of Christ, & drinketh his Bloud: and is raysed-vp by Christ / in the last Day / to the eternall Life: and becometh

euenso in his new Birth / consubstanciated with Christ after the Spirit. And Those thatl 1.11 beleeue euen-so in Christ / haue the eternall Life.

[ C] 6. IF wee now {reversed ;}with whole Heart; beleeue thus in Christ, and becomm 1.12 implanted into Him / so feele wee then also most-trulie / that Christ ؛the Woorde of Life{punctel}n 1.13 beareth in vs our Sinnes / and suffereth for our Sinnes cause: wher∣through wee also are inclyned for to suffer with Him / and {reversed ;}to theo 1.14 Burying of our Sinnes; to fol∣low-after Him / euen vnto his Buryall: and so wee becom Part-takers of the Passion of Christ, as al∣so after thesame / of hisp 1.15 Resurrection & euerlast∣ing Life.

7. In such-sort verelie / wee knowe or vnder∣stand in the Beleef and Obedience of the Woord / how that the Woord or Christ /q 1.16 beareth our Sinnes / together with all our Frailtie and Ig∣noraunce: and how that likewise for that cause / the Elders in thesame Woord / take-vpp in Grace or Mercie / all the Sinnes / Weaknes / and Igno∣raunce of the Beleeuers of the Woord / and couer thesame with their Loue / vnder the Obedience of the same Woorde and his Doctrine. For in such-sort do the Elders and Ministers of the Woord {reversed ;}in their Seruice prepare and kindle the trespasr 1.17 Offer∣i••g of the Beleeuers of the Woorde / on the Altar in the Holie of Christ {reversed ;}ether Beleef of the Woord; to a Burnt-offering of a sweete Sauour / before the Lorde.

8. And the Accomplishing of thesame Offer∣ing

/ is the Puri••ying of our Heartes / from all sin∣full Beeing. And thatsame is the true Gods-seruice in the Spirit / wherin wees 1.18 followe-after Christ in the like Passiont 1.19 or Death of his Crosse [that is / in his like Contempt or Dispising] the which is the true Furnace of Humiliation / wherthrough our Sinnes are consumed-to-nothing.

9. When now the Seruice of the Woord and [ D] the Obedience of thesame / hath had in such-sort {reversed ;}in the Beleef & Crosse of Christ; his full Course with vs / so departeth then thev 1.20 Vayle {reversed ;}which is the Fleash of Christ; from our Heartes: and Christ after the Spirit / cometh vnto vs in Glorie: And Hee is {reversed ;}euen as the right High-priest; ax 1.21 Mi∣nister of the spirituall and heauenlie Goods / in vs: and wee inherit euenso all thosesame / through Iesus Christ after the Spirit.

10. But till vnto thesame Tyme of the Com∣ing of Christ after the Spirit / in his Glorie / so is vnto vs Christ after the Fleash / a Minister of the Circumcision {reversed ;}that is / in the Laying-away of the Synne; for Gods Trueth-his cause / and for to establishy 1.22 the Promises made to the Fathers / and so to procreate in vs {reversed ;}out of the Beleef; the euerlas••∣ing and true Heyre / in the Establishing of the Pro∣mises of God the Father: and also-for that the Seruantship of the Lawe / should be noa 1.23 Heyre with the Beleeuers.

11. And That was the Complaint of Abra∣ham, which hee {reversed ;}ereuer hee had a Sonne or an Heyre; complayned before the Lorde / that hee had

obtayned nob 1.24 Seede out of the Beleef / and suppo∣sed euenso / that his Seruant [that is / the Ser∣uantship out of the Lawe] should be his Heyre. But the Lorde said vnto him: Not so / thy Ser∣uant shall not be thyne Heyre. but the Sonne which shall be borne out of thee: That is / out of the Faith of Abraham.

[ E] 12. But so-long as the Heyre is yeatc 1.25 younge / or first new borne by the Beleeuers of the Woord / and that also the Beleeuers are yeat younge or small in the heauenlie Vnderstanding / by Him: and euenso {reversed ;}as goodwilling Seruantes to the O∣bedience of their Lorde; haue a Lust {reversed ;}according to the Requiring of the seruiceable Woord; to doo the Will of the Lorde / So is-ther not any diffe∣rence made / betwixt the Heyre and the Seruant: but they stand both-alike vnder the Seruices of the gratious Woorde of y^• Lorde {reversed ;}as vnder Tutours; till vnto thed 1.26 appointed Time of the Father. In such like-sort is it also with all them / which beleeue the gratious Woord in his Seruice of Loue / and haue a Lust {reversed ;}according to the Requiring of the ser∣uiceable Woord; to doo the Lord-his Will. For as long as the Beleeuers of the Woord / are yeat younge or childish in the Procreation of the Seede of the Promise / that becometh borne in them / out of the Beleef of the Woorde: and are not yeat growen-vpp to thee 1.27 ••lderdom of the perfect Bee∣ing of the Woord [which is the appointedf 1.28 Time of the Father / ouer all Beleeuers of the Woord] so stand they yeat (although they beleeue) vnder

the Ordinaunce of the Lorde or his Woord. Not therfore that they should alwayes remaine / as subiect thervnder. but vnto the appointed Time / to-wit / til-vnto the manlie Olde-aige in the godlie Vnderstanding of y^• holie Woord / as ther is said: That is / till that the Sinnes be subdued. and that they euenso {reversed ;}through the Lawe; beg 1.29 dead vnto the Lawe· and taught to the Kingdom of Heauen / and haue attayned {reversed ;}in the Life of the Woord; to the appointed Time of theh 1.30 manlie Olde-aige.

13. And euenso on the Promise of y^• euerlasting Life {reversed ;}out of the Ministration of the holie & grati∣ous Woord vnder the Obedience of the Loue; may well all the Beleeuers of y^• Woord {reversed ;}with Ioye / in the Hope of the euerlasting Life; geeue-ouer them∣selues whollie in thei 1.31 Death of Christ: and so let themselues be baptised or wasshed {reversed ;}with the out∣flowing safe-making Waters of Christ; in the Death of Christ: For euenso {reversed ;}in thesame Death; the Sinne ceasseth: and to becom borne-anew ther∣out / all vpright Beleeuers receaue {reversed ;}in the Faith of Christ; the euerlasting Life. It is very-true.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Math. 13. g.
• b 1.2

  Gal. 4. c.
• c 1.3

  Iohn. 7. c.
• d 1.4

  Ezec. 36. c.
• e 1.5

  Math. 18.
• f 1.6

  4. Esdr. 1. c.
• g 1.7

  2. Cor. 5. d.
• h 1.8

  Iohn. 1. b.
• i 1.9

  Rom. 1. ••. 2. Tim. 2. b.
• k 1.10

  Iohn. 6.
• l 1.11

  Iohn. 3. c. 6. f
• m 1.12

  Rom. 6.
• n 1.13

  1. Pet. 2. d.
• o 1.14

  Rom. 6. a. Col. 2. b.
• p 1.15

  Phil. 3. b.
• q 1.16

  Iohn. 1. c.
• r 1.17

  Ier. 33. ••.
• s 1.18

  1. Pet. 2. 4. ••.
• t 1.19

  Rom. 6. a.
• v 1.20

  2. Cor. 3. d. Heb. 10. d.
• x 1.21

  Heb. 3. 4. 7.
• y 1.22

  Rom. 15. b.
• a 1.23

  Gal. 3. c.
• b 1.24

  Gen. 15. a.
• c 1.25

  ••al. 4. a.
• d 1.26

  Gal. 4. ••.
• e 1.27

  Ephe. 4. b.
• f 1.28

  Gal. 4. a.
• g 1.29

  Rom. 7. ••. Gal. 2. d.
• h 1.30

  Eph••. 4. b.
• i 1.31

  Rom. ••.