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scripture_n bid_v i_o hear_v audi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la i_o will_v fain_o refer_v myself_o to_o that_o to_o which_o the_o scripture_n command_v i_o to_o appeal_v and_o tell_v i_o that_o if_o i_o do_v not_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la which_o church_n saint_n paul_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n call_v the_o pillar_n and_o foundation_n of_o truth_n of_o which_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n say_v i_o will_v place_v my_o sanctification_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o for_o ever_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v never_o forsake_v she_o in_o who_o light_n the_o people_n shall_v walk_v and_o king_n in_o the_o brightness_n of_o her_o orient_a against_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v with_o who_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o will_v be_v always_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o from_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n shall_v never_o depart_v for_o although_o the_o 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and_o although_o this_o do_v not_o justify_v camp_n luther_n as_o i_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o defend_v he_o or_o any_o man_n in_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v yet_o it_o may_v make_v his_o opposer_n the_o more_o mild_a that_o eusebius_n and_o hierome_n of_o old_a do_v show_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o epistle_n be_v some_o while_n doubt_v of_o and_o cardinal_n cajetane_v luther_n contemporarie_n do_v somewhat_o scruple_n at_o it_o and_o so_o do_v he_o also_o argue_v against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n some_o also_o say_v that_o erasmus_n censure_v this_o epistle_n of_o james_n as_o not_o savour_v of_o apostolical_a 1._o authority_n but_o in_o that_o edition_n which_o i_o have_v of_o erasmus_n his_o note_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o find_v no_o such_o censure_n but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o contend_v about_o the_o other_o author_n but_o to_o iâ—_n brace_n the_o matter_n acknowledge_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 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convince_v of_o sin_n and_o condemn_v for_o sin_n for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 20._o and_o it_o say_v curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o gal._n 3._o 10._o now_o no_o man_n do_v or_o can_v perform_v this_o and_o therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n there_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n and_o so_o the_o law_n work_v wrath_n rom._n 4._o 15._o this_o be_v not_o through_o any_o fault_n of_o the_o law_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 4._o and_o so_o make_v liable_a to_o the_o curse_n and_o condemnation_n which_o by_o the_o law_n belong_v to_o those_o that_o transgress_v the_o law_n say_v ambrose_n be_v not_o wrath_n but_o it_o work_v wrath_n 3._o that_o be_v punishment_n to_o he_o that_o sin_v in_o that_o it_o do_v not_o pardon_v sin_n but_o revenge_v it_o and_o again_o the_o glory_n of_o moses_n his_o countenance_n say_v he_o have_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o glory_n in_o that_o it_o do_v not_o profit_v any_o but_o rather_o hurt_v though_o not_o through_o its_o own_o fault_n but_o through_o the_o fault_n of_o those_o that_o sin_n this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o law_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o reconciliation_n and_o salvation_n supra_fw-la through_o christ_n be_v set_v forth_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n only_o do_v luther_n speak_v of_o moses_n as_o himself_o express_o show_v 6._o the_o marquesse_n add_v that_o for_o luther_n doctrine_n he_o hold_v obj._n a_o threefold_a divinity_n or_o three_o kind_n as_o there_o be_v three_o person_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o only_o zuinglius_fw-la be_v cite_v but_o luther_n and_o answ_n he_o be_v such_o adversary_n their_o testimony_n one_o against_o the_o other_o be_v of_o small_a force_n have_v any_o such_o thing_n be_v in_o luther_n 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call_v concupiscence_n sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o but_o a_o punishment_n of_o latom._n sin_n hereupon_o luther_n i_o think_v go_v too_o far_o concern_v the_o word_n homoousion_n though_o not_o so_o far_o as_o his_o romish_a adversary_n do_v charge_n he_o he_o say_v that_o this_o word_n use_v in_o confutation_n of_o the_o arrian_n ibid._n be_v not_o to_o be_v object_v against_o he_o for_o that_o many_o and_o those_o most_o excellent_a man_n do_v not_o receive_v it_o and_o that_o hierome_n wish_v it_o be_v abolish_v and_o that_o although_o the_o arrian_n do_v err_v in_o the_o faith_n yet_o they_o do_v well_o however_o to_o require_v that_o a_o profane_a and_o new_a word_n may_v not_o be_v use_v in_o rule_n of_o faith_n for_o that_o the_o sincerity_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v preserve_v and_o man_n be_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o speak_v either_o more_o clear_o or_o more_o sincere_o than_o god_n have_v speak_v i_o confess_v that_o luther_n in_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o exceed_v as_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o that_o cause_n which_o they_o prosecute_v but_o yet_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o do_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o arrian_n who_o oppose_v the_o word_n homoousion_n not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o new_a invention_n as_o for_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o mr._n breer_o who_o have_v also_o this_o charge_n against_o luther_n as_o 13._o indeed_o he_o have_v most_o of_o that_o which_o the_o marquesse_n object_v against_o protestant_a divine_v cite_v luther_n against_o latomus_fw-la in_o the_o edition_n of_o wittenberg_n 1551._o and_o say_v that_o the_o latter_a edition_n be_v alter_v and_o corrupt_v by_o luther_n scholar_n as_o he_o have_v show_v he_o say_v the_o like_a before_o viz._n concern_v that_o place_n where_o luther_n they_o say_v do_v speak_v so_o reproachful_o of_o s._n james_n his_o epistle_n but_o 1._o this_o be_v not_o like_o the_o other_o for_o here_o he_o say_v luther_n work_n be_v alter_v by_o his_o scholar_n but_o there_o he_o say_v they_o be_v alter_v by_o his_o adversary_n 2._o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o other_o to_o be_v improbable_a so_o also_o be_v this_o for_o luther_n die_v anno_o 1546._o so_o that_o the_o edition_n which_o 16._o be_v anno_o 1551._o be_v five_o year_n after_o luther_n death_n and_o sure_o by_o that_o time_n luther_n scholar_n have_v leisure_n enough_o to_o make_v such_o a_o alteration_n as_o mr._n breer_o speak_v of_o in_o luther_n work_n if_o they_o have_v be_v so_o mind_v i_o can_v therefore_o but_o take_v this_o as_o a_o trick_n of_o mr._n breerley_n when_o he_o see_v campian_n quotation_n of_o luther_n confute_v by_o dr._n whitaker_n to_o pretend_v some_o former_a edition_n of_o