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book_n	old_a	prophet_n	testament_n	5,085	5	8.1969	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02604	A most excelent and fruitful treatise, called Patericks Places concerning the doctrine of fayth, and the doctrine of the law: which being knowen, you haue the pith of all diuinitie. With a briefe collection or exposition of a summe of S. Pauls doctrine touching iustification by fayth, in Iesus Christ: which is the only marke to shoote at, and the only meanes to obtaine saluation. Selected and reduced into this volume by I.D. 1598.; Patrick's Places. English	Hamilton, Patrick, 1504?-1528.; Frith, John, 1503-1533.; I. D.	1598 (1598)	STC 12734; ESTC S105993	37,059	67

can not comfort them selues nor others 4 They keepe mens soules in an vncertayne doubt and dubitation of their saluation 5 They obscure the lyght of Gods grace 6 They are vnkinde to Gods benefites 7 They are iniurious to Christes passion and enemies to his Crosse. 8 They stoppe christian libertie 9 They bereaue the Church the Spouse of Christ of her due comfort as taking away the Sonne out of the worlde 10 In all their doings they shoote to a wrong marke For where Christ onely is set vp to be apprehended by our Fayth and so freely to iustifie vs they leauing this iustification by Fayth set vp other markes partly of the Law partly of their owne deuising for men to shoote at And heere commeth in the manifest and manyfolde absurdities of the B. of Romes doctrine which as in a catalogue here foloweth Errours and absurdities of the Papistes touching the doctrine of the Law and of the Gospel 1 THey erroniously conceaue opinion of saluation in the Law which onely is to be sought in the fayth of Christ and in no other 2 They erroniously do seeke Gods fauour by workes of the Law not knowing that the Law in this our corrupt nature worketh onely the anger of God Rom. 3. 3 They erre also in this That where the office of the Law is diuers and contrary to the Gospel they without any difference confounde the one with the other making the Gospel to be a Law and Christ to be a Moses 4 They erre in deuiding the Law vnskilfully into three partes into the law Naturall the law Morrall and the law Euangelicall 5 They erre againe in deuiding the Law euangelicall into precepts Counsels making the precepts to serue for all men the Counsels only to serue for them that be perfect 6 The chiefe substaunce of all their teaching and preaching resteth vpon the workes of the law as may appeare by their Religion which wholly consisteth in mens merites traditions lawes Canons decrees and ceremonies 7 In the doctrine of saluation of remission and iustification eyther they admixt the Law equall with the Gospel or els cleane secluding the Gospel they teach and preach the Law so that litle mention is made of the fayth of Christ or none at all 8 They erre in thinking that the Law of God requireth nothing in vs vnder payne of damnation but onely our obedience in externe actions as for the in warde affections and concupisence they esteeme but light matters 9 They not knowing the true nature and strength of the Law do erroniously imagine that it is in mans power to fulfill it 10 They erre in thinking not onely to be in mans power to keepe the Law of God but also to performe more perfect workes then be in Gods Law commaunded And these they call the workes of perfection and hereof rise the workes of Supererogation of Satisfaction of Congruitie and Condignitie to store vp the treasure ho●se of the Popes Church by Indulgences to be sold ●at to the people for money 11 They erre in saying that the state monasticall is more perfect for keeping the counselles of the Gospel then other states be in keeping the Law of the Gospel 12 The counsels of the Gospel they call the vowes of their religious men as profounde Humilitie perfect Chastitie and wilfull Pouertie 13 They erre abhominably in equalling their lawes and constitutions with Gods law and in saying that mans law bindeth vnder payne of damnation no lesse then Gods law 14 They erre simply in punishing the transgressors of their lawes more sharpely then the transgressors of the law of God as appeareth by their Inquisitions and their Cannon law c. 15 Finally they erre most horribly in this That where the free promise of God ascribeth our saluation only to our Fayth in Christ excluding workes They contrarily ascribe saluation onely or principally to workes and merites excluding Fayth Whereupon riseth the application of the sacrifice of the Masse Ex opere operato for the quicke and the dead application of the merites of Christes passion in Bulles application of the merites of all religious orders such other moe specified more at large c. Here foloweth three Cautions to be obserued and auoyded in the true vnderstanding of the Law FIrst that we through the misunderstanding of the Scriptures do not take the Law for the Gospel nor the Gospel for the Law but skilfully discerne distinct the voyce of the one from the other Many there be which reading the booke of the new Testament doe take and vnderstande whatsoeuer they see contayned in the sayd booke to be onely and meerely the voyce of the Gospel And contrariwise whatsoeuer is contayned in the compasse of the old Testament that is within the Law Stories Psalmes Prophets to be only and meerely the worde and voyce of the Law wherein many are deceaued For the preaching of the Law and of the Gospel are mixed togeather in both the Testamentes as well the olde as the new Neither is the order of these two doctrines to be distincted by Bookes and leaues but by the diuersitie of Gods spirite speaking vnto vs. For sometimes in the olde Testament God doth comfort as he comforted Adam with the voyce of the Gospel Sometimes also in the new Testament he doth threaten and terrifie as when Christ threatned the Pharises In some places againe Moses and the Prophets play the Euangelistes in so much that Ierome doubteth whether he shoulde call Esay a Prophet or an Euangelist In some places likewise Christ and the Apostles supply the part of Moses And as Christ him selfe vntill his death was vnder the Law which Law he came not to breake but to fulfill So his Sermons made to the Iewes for the most part runne all vpon the perfect doctrine and workes of the Law Shewing and teaching what we ought to do by the right law of Iustice and what danger insueth in not performing the same All which places though they be contayned in the booke of the new Testament yet are they to be referred to the doctrine of the Law euer hauing in them included a priuie exception of repentance and fayth in Christ Iesus as in example where Christ thus preached Blessed be they that be pure of hart for they shall see God c. Math. 5. Except ye be made lyke these children ye shall not enter c. Math. 18. But he that doth the will of my Father shall enter into the kingdome of heauen c. Math. 7. The parable of the vnkind Seruant iustly cast into prison for not forgiuing his felow c. Math. 18. The casting of the rich glutton into hel c. Luk. 16. He that denieth me here before men I will deny him before my father c. Luke 12. with such other places of like condition All these I say pertayning to the doctrine of the law