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A14353 Most learned and fruitfull commentaries of D. Peter Martir Vermilius Florentine, professor of diuinitie in the schole of Tigure, vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romanes wherin are diligently [and] most profitably entreated all such matters and chiefe common places of religion touched in the same Epistle. With a table of all the common places and expositions vpon diuers places of the scriptures, and also an index to finde all the principall matters conteyned in the same. Lately tra[n]slated out of Latine into Englishe, by H.B.; In epistolam S. Pauli Apostoli ad Romanos commentarii doctissimi. English Vermigli, Pietro Martire, 1499-1562.; Billingsley, Henry, Sir, d. 1606. 1568 (1568) STC 24672; ESTC S117871 1,666,362 944

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&_o other_o such_o like_a thing_n the_o mark_n and_o note_n which_o be_v burn_v in_o they_o declare_v unto_o who_o they_o pertain_v so_o the_o sacrament_n when_o they_o be_v receive_v do_v bear_v witness_n that_o we_o belong_v unto_o god_n farther_n such_o outward_a note_n declare_v of_o what_o value_n and_o estimation_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v seal_v aught_o to_o be_v count_v as_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o coin_n of_o gold_n and_o also_o in_o horse_n for_o the_o best_a and_o excellent_a horse_n be_v mark_v with_o one_o mark_n and_o dull_a jade_n with_o a_o other_o mark_n farthermore_o the_o sacrament_n which_o god_n have_v commend_v unto_o we_o declare_v how_o much_o god_n set_v by_o we_o for_o the_o note_n and_o mark_n of_o circumcision_n and_o of_o other_o sacrament_n be_v as_o it_o be_v admonisher_n of_o the_o will_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n for_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v weak_a neither_o do_v we_o easy_o believe_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o his_o 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the_o second_o part_n he_o leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o stipend_n and_o of_o righteousness_n and_o in_o steed_n of_o they_o put_v in_o the_o name_n of_o grace_n neither_o do_v i_o great_o pass_v that_o augustine_n in_o a_o other_o place_n write_v that_o paul_n may_v have_v say_v the_o stipend_n of_o righteousness_n be_v eternal_a life_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o say_v so_o lest_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v occasion_n of_o err_a for_o how_o augustine_n think_v that_o paul_n may_v have_v say_v it_o undoubted_o i_o see_v not_o unless_o peradventure_o by_o righteousness_n he_o understand_v the_o work_n of_o man_n regenerate_v forasmuch_o as_o with_o those_o work_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v join_v for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v true_a that_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o stipend_n of_o such_o a_o righteousness_n farther_o origen_n go_v on_o and_o show_v that_o man_n be_v so_o justify_v free_o righteousness_n how_o eternal_a life_n may_v be_v call_v the_o 〈…〉_o pen_v of_o 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the_o mountain_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o bed_n and_o out_o come_v a_o poor_a silly_a mouse_n wherefore_o if_o a_o man_n will_v demand_v what_o i_o think_v as_o touch_v this_o thing_n i_o will_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a and_o most_o excellent_a history_n out_o of_o which_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v gather_v that_o which_o this_o man_n exclaim_v first_o here_o be_v no_o mention_v make_v of_o justification_n what_o serve_v it_o then_o to_o that_o matter_n whereof_o we_o now_o entreat_v so_o often_o as_o any_o thing_n be_v call_v in_o controversy_n we_o must_v run_v to_o such_o certain_a and_o assure_a place_n in_o which_o be_v entreat_v of_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n and_o not_o unto_o those_o place_n in_o which_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o they_o entreat_v of_o a_o other_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o place_n which_o paul_n cit_v as_o touch_v this_o thing_n abraham_n beleve_v in_o god_n and_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o unto_o righteousness_n but_o 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