Letters to the Churches

Much more then, being now iustified by his blood, we shalbe saued from wrath through him.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne, much more being reconciled, we shalbe saued by his life,

And not onely so, but we also reioyce in God through our Lord Iesus Christ, by whom we haue nowe receiued the atonement.

Wherefore, as by one man sinne entred into ye world, and death by sinne, and so death went ouer all men: in who all men haue sinned.

For vnto the time of the Law was sinne in the worlde, but sinne is not imputed, while there is no lawe.

But death reigned from Adam to Moses, euen ouer them also that sinned not after the like maner of that transgression of Adam, which was the figure of him that was to come.

But yet the gift is not so, as is the offence: for if through the offence of that one, many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man Iesus Christ, hath abounded vnto many.

Neither is the gift so, as that which entred in by one that sinned: for the fault came of one offence vnto condemnation: but the gift is of many offences to iustification.

For if by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more shall they which receiue that abundance of grace, and of that gift of that righteousnesse, reigne in life through one, that is, Iesus Christ.

Likewise then as by the offence of one, the fault came on all men to condemnation, so by the iustifying of one, the benefite abounded toward all men to the iustification of life.

For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners, so by that obedience of that one shall many also be made righteous.

Moreouer the Law entred thereupon that the offence shoulde abound: neuerthelesse, where sinne abounded, there grace abounded much more:

That as sinne had reigned vnto death, so might grace also reigne by righteousnesse vnto eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue still in sinne, that grace may abounde? God forbid.

Howe shall we, that are dead to sinne, liue yet therein?

Knowe ye not, that all we which haue bene baptized into Iesus Christ, haue bene baptized into his death?

We are buried then with him by baptisme into his death, that like as Christ was raysed vp from the dead to the glorie of the Father, so we also should walke in newnesse of life.

For if we be planted with him to the similitude of his death, euen so shall we be to the similitude of his resurrection,

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sinne might be destroied, that henceforth we should not serue sinne.

For he that is dead, is freed from sinne.

Wherefore, if we bee dead with Christ, we beleeue that we shall liue also with him,

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more: death hath no more dominion ouer him.

For in that hee died, hee died once to sinne but in that he liueth, he liueth to God.

Likewise thinke ye also, that ye are dead to sin, but are aliue to God in Iesus Christ our Lord.

Let not sinne reigne therefore in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in ye lusts therof: