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all_o his_o word_n and_o work_n for_o then_o do_v we_o kill_v reason_n which_o can_v be_v kill_v by_o none_o other_o mean_v but_o by_o faith_n which_o in_o believe_v god_n give_v unto_o he_o his_o glory_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o speak_v those_o thing_n which_o seem_v both_o foolish_a absurd_a and_o unpossible_a to_o reason_n notwithstanding_o also_o that_o god_n set_v forth_o himself_o otherwise_o then_o reason_n be_v able_a either_o to_o judge_v or_o conceive_v that_o be_v to_o say_v after_o this_o manner_n i_o will_v account_v thou_o and_o pronounce_v thou_o to_o be_v righteous_a not_o for_o the_o keep_v of_o the_o law_n not_o for_o thy_o work_n and_o thy_o merit_n but_o for_o thy_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n my_o only_o beget_v son_n who_o be_v bear_v suffer_v be_v crucify_v and_o die_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o that_o sin_n which_o remain_v in_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o impute_v unto_o thou_o if_o reason_n than_o be_v not_o kill_v and_o all_o kind_n of_o religion_n and_o service_n of_o god_n under_o heaven_n that_o be_v invent_v by_o man_n to_o get_v righteousness_n before_o god_n be_v not_o condemn_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n can_v take_v no_o place_n when_o reason_n hear_v this_o by_o and_o by_o it_o be_v offend_v it_o rage_v and_o utter_v all_o her_o malice_n against_o god_n say_v be_v then_o my_o good_a work_v nothing_o have_v i_o then_o labour_v and_o bear_v the_o burden_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n in_o vain_a 20.12_o hereof_o rise_v those_o uprour_n of_o nation_n 2.2_o of_o king_n and_o prince_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o against_o his_o christ_n for_o the_o world_n neither_o will_v nor_o can_v suffer_v that_o his_o wisdom_n righteousness_n religion_n and_o worship_n shall_v be_v reprove_v and_o condemn_v the_o pope_n with_o all_o his_o popish_a rabblement_n will_v not_o seem_v to_o err_v much_o less_o will_v he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v condemn_v faith_n therefore_o let_v they_o which_o be_v studious_a of_o the_o word_n of_o 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towards_o i_o my_o distrust_n my_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n and_o other_o sin_n which_o be_v yet_o in_o i_o for_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n sin_n be_v very_o in_o i_o but_o because_o i_o be_o cover_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o christ_n wing_n as_o be_v the_o chicken_n under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o hen_n and_o dwell_v without_o all_o fear_n under_o that_o most_o ample_a and_o large_a heaven_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v spread_v over_o i_o god_n cover_v and_o pardon_v the_o remnant_n of_o sin_n in_o i_o that_o be_v to_o say_v because_o of_o that_o faith_n wherewith_o i_o begin_v to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o christ_n he_o accept_v my_o imperfect_a righteousness_n even_o for_o perfect_a righteousness_n &_o count_v my_o sin_n for_o no_o sin_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v sin_n in_o deed_n so_o we_o shroud_v ourselves_o under_o the_o cover_n of_o christ_n flesh_n who_o be_v our_o cloudy_a pillar_n for_o the_o day_n and_o our_o fire_n by_o the_o 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happy_a but_o where_o be_v they_o they_o be_v not_o therefore_o doers_n of_o the_o law_n except_o they_o be_v first_o make_v righteous_a before_o and_o without_o the_o law_n through_o faith_n wherefore_o when_o paul_n curse_v and_o condemn_v those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n he_o speak_v not_o of_o such_o as_o be_v justify_v through_o faith_n faith_n but_o of_o such_o as_o go_v about_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n without_o faith_n in_o christ_n this_o i_o say_v lest_o any_o man_n shall_v follow_v the_o fond_a imagination_n of_o jerome_n who_o be_v deceive_v by_o origene_n understand_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o paul_n but_o only_o consider_v of_o he_o as_o a_o mere_a civil_a lawyer_n hereupon_o he_o reason_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o holy_a patriarch_n prophet_n and_o king_n be_v circumcise_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n therefore_o they_o observe_v the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a thing_n to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n therefore_o 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