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Cautions

to

them

that

doe

hunger.

that come

to

have

any

little

glimmering about the righteouf-

nef

e of

Chrifl, they

run

away

with it,and

draw

moll wretched

and

vild

coticfufions

from

it,

then

you fay

tvbarneedwelook

after

any

thing

further, Chrift

hath

done

all,

and

co

grow

loofe

ila

their

converfations.

Take heed

of

}vantonnefe,

there

is

a

very wanton generation

among

us, and

.I

verily

beleeve, that

if

ever

line

Chrills

time,

the grace of

God

hash

been

turned

into

wantonneffe,

it

bath

been this foure or

five

ye.ares,

onely

I

find

in the

dory

of

Germany,

that

when

Daher

began

firll to

preach Jefus Chrífl,

there

were the very

fame wantons

in

hie

time

abufingwhat

he

faid

:

When

the Gofpel

began

to breake

forth,,mens blare eyes were

not

able

to

beare

the

glorious

light,

that

God did

caufe

to thin through the

miniflry

of

Luther,but'didextreamely

abufe

it

;

and

Luther

himfelfe

was

much

perplexedand troubled with

thofe wantons

that

abufed

the doctrine

of

Freè

-grace

and

juf}ificationby

the

righteouf-

neffe

of

Chrif

},

and

as

we

find

that

men through their

weake

and

corrupt

Spirits are

readyto

abufe

this,

fo

above

all fins

it's

that that goes

mot}

to the

heart

of

God, that

the heart

of

God

dock

moll hate,

and

it's

made

in

the

Epil}le of

Tude,

a

dread-

-

full

brand

of

rhote

that

are

even appointed to condemnation,

that do turne the

grace

of God in:o

tvantonneffe

this grace

of God

in

the

righteoufnefffe

of

hisSön, the Lord expec

}sthat

all

that

cone

toknotiv

it,

fhould

even

fall

down

upon

their

faces,

and

adore-and magnifie him for ir, and

fpend

their

dayes

inadoring

and magnifying

of him,

and nor

to

make this

as

a

meanes

to noúriih

tin,

to noun

-h

unrighteoufneffe and

loofenefs ,

as

we find

it

in many,

that

liince fuch

times

as

they

have

fpo'.;en

mat,

of

-Free-

Grace

of

the Righteoufne.fs

of

Chrif

},

their

c6nverfatioi

s

have,

ben

More

loot

then

former

-

ly.;

this

is

abominable

wickedne

fs

tha

-the

Spi,

it of

God

h

rtes

,

and

if there

could

be

any

one

figue

Iv

n

of

a

mill

or

woman'

that were never

like to have

any

pa

a..

portion

in

this'

ci

;hte-

ßufn

ff

e,' rhar

figne

would be the

.;.,f}

probable,

that:

-

+ltoùi

:l

turne

this

rich and glorious grace'or

Uod

into ivantoinelfe:

--

But

thus much

concerning this

neat

point of

bungling'

after,

the

righteoufhefs

of

Jefus

if},

N

n

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