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A03284 The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ... Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572. 1584 (1584) STC 1340; ESTC S100771 112,936 310

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thy_o corrupt_a nature_n which_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o resist_v the_o goodwill_n of_o god_n the_o xv._o chap._n 1_o what_o remain_v in_o man_n after_o his_o fall_n and_o what_o may_v man_n do_v thereby_o 2_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n touch_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n 3_o the_o office_n of_o the_o law_n and_o what_o shall_v man_v accuse_v thereby_o do_v 4_o the_o conclusion_n of_o paul_n and_o evasion_n of_o sophiste_n therefrom_o with_o argument_n convince_a they_o as_o liar_n notwithstanding_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n remain_v with_o our_o first_o parent_n some_o rest_n and_o footstep_n of_o this_o law_n knowledge_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o which_o he_o be_v create_v and_o of_o he_o descend_v in_o we_o law_n by_o the_o which_o of_o our_o free_a will_n and_o power_n we_o may_v do_v the_o outward_a deed_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v before_o write_v this_o knowledge_n deceive_v and_o beguile_v the_o philosopher_n for_o they_o look_v but_o 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