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article_n collect_v several_o by_o then selue_o i_o have_v therefore_o accord_v to_o my_o simple_a skill_n gather_v this_o epitome_n and_o have_v add_v also_o thereunto_o four_o other_o article_n translate_v into_o english_a out_o of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr doctorum_fw-la sententijs_fw-la which_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o like_a sort_n only_o by_o bare_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n father_n counsel_n &_o law_n which_o four_o article_n and_o the_o treatise_n before_o of_o the_o original_n of_o the_o mass_n be_v omit_v in_o his_o english_a work_n but_o as_o for_o all_o the_o other_o testimony_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr doctorun_n sententijs_fw-la he_o have_v in_o this_o volume_n of_o his_o work_n dispersedly_z allege_v most_o of_o they_o to_o his_o purpose_n as_o he_o have_v occasion_n which_o by_o this_o epitome_n follow_v thou_o may_v perceive_v now_o have_v thou_o gentle_a reader_n to_o consider_v of_o these_o ancient_a testimony_n desire_v thou_o for_o the_o confirm_v and_o establish_v of_o thy_o doubtful_a conscience_n to_o compare_v these_o say_n of_o doctor_n holy_a father_n and_o of_o the_o pope_n own_o law_n unto_o the_o say_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o papistical_a bishop_n that_o be_v in_o these_o latter_a day_n and_o to_o their_o late_a practice_n where_o their_o power_n be_v or_o have_v be_v receive_v and_o then_o geeve_v sentence_n how_o they_o do_v agree_v if_o they_o do_v accord_n then_o be_v it_o like_v they_o be_v of_o the_o true_a church_n whereof_o these_o holy_a father_n be_v but_o if_o they_o agree_v not_o then_o may_v thou_o suspect_v that_o they_o have_v go_v astray_o and_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v transfigure_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o that_o they_o be_v his_o minister_n who_o notwithstanding_o have_v fashion_v themselves_o as_o though_o they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o righteousness_n who_o end_n shall_v be_v accord_v to_o their_o deed_n ¶_o that_o faith_n only_o justifi_v 3._o ambrose_n say_v they_o be_v iustefy_v free_o for_o they_o do_v nothing_o nor_o nothing_o deserve_v all_o only_a by_o faith_n be_v iustefied_a by_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n fol._n 230._o col_fw-fr 1._o ambrose_n say_v it_o be_v so_o decree_v of_o god_n that_o after_o the_o law_n he_o shall_v require_v 4._o unto_o salvation_n all_o only_a the_o faith_n of_o grace_n he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v bless_v of_o who_o god_n have_v determine_v wtont_a labour_n without_o all_o manner_n of_o observation_n all_o only_a by_o faith_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v iustefy_v before_o god_n blessed_n be_v they_o who_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v clear_o they_o be_v bless_v unto_o who_o without_o labour_n or_o without_o any_o work_n their_o iniquity_n be_v remit_v and_o their_o sin_n cover_v and_o no_o manner_n of_o work_n require_v of_o they_o but_o all_o only_a that_o they_o shall_v believe_v 231._o col_fw-fr 1_o athanasyus_n say_v there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o faith_n one_o be_v iustefy_v as_o y_z t_z 2._o of_o the_o which_o it_o be_v speak_v thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o a_o other_o be_v cawled_a the_o gift_n of_o god_n whereby_o miracle_n be_v do_v of_o the_o which_o it_o be_v write_v if_o you_o have_v faith_n as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n 241._o col_fw-fr 1._o athanasyus_n say_v now_o do_v the_o apostle_n plain_o show_v that_o faith_n 3_o all_o only_o have_v virtue_n in_o he_o to_o justify_v and_o bring_v abacuk_n say_v of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o the_o law_n shall_v a_o righteous_a man_n live_v he_o add_v well_o before_o god_n for_o before_o man_n peradventure_o they_o shall_v be_v reckon_v righteous_a that_o stick_n to_o the_o law_n but_o not_o before_o god_n etc._n etc._n 233._o col_fw-fr 1_o augustine_n say_v those_o same_o work_n y_o it_o be_v do_v before_o faith_n though_o they_o 31._o seem_v unto_o man_n laudable_a be_v yet_o but_o vain_a and_o i_o do_v judge_v they_o as_o great_a strength_n and_o swift_a run_v out_o of_o the_o way_n wherefore_o let_v no_o man_n count_v his_o good_a work_n before_o faith_n where_o as_o faith_n be_v not_o there_o be_v no_o good_a work_n the_o entention_n make_v a_o good_a work_n but_o faith_n do_v guide_v the_o entention_n etc._n etc._n 233._o col_fw-fr 2_o augustine_n say_v we_o do_v gather_v that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o be_v iustefy_v by_o the_o precept_n 12._o of_o good_a lyve_n that_o be_v not_o by_o y_z t_z law_n of_o work_n but_o by_o that_o law_n of_o faith_n not_o by_o the_o letter_n but_o by_o the_o spirit_n not_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n but_o by_o free_a grace_n 234._o col_fw-fr 1_o 76._o augustine_n say_v s._n paul_n affirm_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n without_o any_o work_n go_v before_o iustifycation_n but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n how_o can_v he_o but_o work_v well_o though_o you_o t_o he_o before_o work_v nothing_o righteous_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o iustifycation_n of_o faith_n not_o by_o meryte_n of_o good_a work_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o which_o grace_n in_o he_o now_o can_v not_o be_v idle_a see_v that_o now_o through_o love_n he_o work_v well_o and_o if_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n after_o that_o he_o believe_v the_o iustifycation_n of_o faith_n abide_v by_o he_o not_o by_o his_o work_n go_v before_o iustifycation_n for_o by_o his_o merit_n come_v he_o not_o unto_o that_o iustefication_n but_o by_o grace_n nor_o by_o his_o work_n that_o follow_v iustefycation_n for_o he_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o live_v in_o this_o life_n wherefore_o paul_n and_o james_n be_v not_o contrary_a for_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o work_n that_o go_v before_o faith_n and_o james_n speak_v of_o the_o work_v that_o follow_v the_o iustefycation_n of_o faith_n 238._o col_fw-fr 1_o augustine_n expoundinge_a the_o text_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o light_v apostle_n roma_n 2._o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n must_v be_v iustify_v say_v so_o must_v it_o be_v understand_v that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o they_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v the_o doer_n of_o of_o the_o law_n except_o they_o be_v first_o iustify_v not_o that_o iustifycation_n belong_v to_o the_o doer_n but_o that_o iustifycation_n do_v proceed_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o do_v 240._o col_fw-fr 1_o 67._o barnarde_n say_v i_o do_v abhor_v what_o so_o ever_o thing_n be_v of_o i_o except_o peradventure_o that_o that_o be_v i_o that_o god_n have_v make_v i_o he_o by_o grace_n have_v he_o iustify_v i_o free_o and_o by_o that_o have_v he_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n thou_o have_v not_o choose_v i_o say_v christ_n but_o i_o have_v choose_v thou_o nor_o i_o find_v any_o merit_n in_o thou_o that_o may_v move_v i_o to_o choose_v thou_o but_o i_o prevent_v all_o thy_o meryte_n wherefore_o thus_o by_o faith_n i_o have_v marry_v thou_o unto_o i_o and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n i_o have_v marry_v thou_o also_o in_o justice_n but_o not_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n 233._o col_fw-fr 2_o pope_n law_n say_v cornelius_n centuno_fw-it episcopi_n being_n a_o heathen_a man_n be_v iustify_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 240._o col_fw-fr 2_o ¶_o what_o the_o church_n be_v and_o who_o be_v thereof_o and_o whereby_o man_n may_v know_v she_o 50._o avgustine_n say_v of_o christ_n be_v y_o e_o church_n make_v fair_a first_o be_v she_o filthy_a in_o sin_n afterward_o by_o pardon_n and_o by_o grace_n be_v she_o make_v fair_a 244._o col_fw-fr 1_o tempere_fw-la augustine_n say_v the_o holy_a church_n be_v we_o but_o i_o doâ—_n not_o say_v we_o as_o one_o shall_v say_v we_o that_o be_v here_o alone_o that_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d now_o but_o as_o many_o as_o be_v here_o faith_n full_a christian_a man_n in_o this_o church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o this_o city_n as_o many_o as_o be_v in_o this_o region_n as_o many_o as_o be_v beyond_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n 245._o col_fw-fr 1_o lyranus_fw-la say_v the_o church_n do_v notâ—stand_v in_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o 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