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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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thankful_a unto_o god_n who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v favourable_a gentle_a kind_a and_o merciful_a to_o the_o godly_a work_n and_o to_o the_o wicked_a wrathful_a and_o angry_a this_o be_v the_o solution_n to_o the_o argument_n make_v in_o the_o beginning_n which_o prove_v wherefore_o shall_v we_o do_v good_a if_o we_o be_v free_a from_o the_o law_n and_o free_o justify_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n without_o our_o deserving_n therefore_o choose_v you_o now_o if_o you_o be_v servant_n to_o sin_n or_o servant_n to_o righteousness_n subject_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o we_o be_v make_v free_a and_o just_a by_o grace_n through_o faith_n that_o we_o shall_v live_v in_o righteousness_n to_o christ_n who_o have_v dye_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v live_v not_o now_o to_o themselves_o 5._o but_o to_o he_o which_o have_v suffer_v death_n for_o they_o and_o have_v rise_v again_o from_o the_o same_o keep_v this_o order_n you_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o do_v good_a work_n as_o occasion_n require_v the_o xx._n chap._n 1_o a_o answer_n to_o all_o scripture_n which_o our_o adversary_n allege_v for_o they_o against_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n 2_o wherefore_o work_n be_v commend_v in_o scripture_n 3_o a_o argument_n prove_v that_o no_o work_n justify_v now_o because_o there_o be_v some_o scripture_n which_o our_o adversary_n will_v cause_v to_o be_v see_v either_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n before_o rehearse_v for_o probation_n of_o this_o article_n of_o justification_n or_o else_o with_o they_o they_o will_v mix_v this_o article_n so_o that_o faith_n not_o only_o justifi_v without_o work_n therefore_o i_o will_v rehear_n some_o of_o the_o most_o principal_a of_o they_o and_o cause_v you_o understand_v by_o the_o same_o scripture_n they_o be_v neither_o contrary_n to_o his_o article_n nor_o yet_o have_v any_o entresse_n with_o faith_n in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o wicked_a 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