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A08849 [A Paraphrase vppon the epistle of the holie apostle S. Paule to the Romanes ...] Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Borrhaus, Martin, 1499-1564.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552. 1572 (1572) STC 19137.5; ESTC S4810 168,483 223

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5._o their_o heart_n be_v vain_a but_o how_o be_v it_o vain_a because_o they_o lack_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o spirit_n if_o a_o man_n have_v he_o have_v life_n and_o light_n if_o he_o have_v he_o not_o there_o be_v darkness_n and_o death_n and_o what_o be_v more_o frivolous_a or_o vain_a than_o these_o thing_n wherefore_o god_n be_v in_o all_o point_v the_o sa●●●●_n that_o h●_z command_v for_o he_o be_v the_o high_a god_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v love_v above_o all_o thing_n he_o command_v love_n 4._o which_o love_n he_o be_v according_a to_o this_o god_n be_v love_n he_o command_v truth_n justice_n and_o clemency_n all_o these_o thing_n he_o be_v ergo_fw-la he_o command_v himself_o to_o all_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n as_o to_o they_o who_o be_v only_o able_a to_o receive_v he_o and_o again_o he_o only_o forbid_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o namely_o the_o love_n of_o ourself_o and_o of_o creature_n that_o a_o man_n rest_n not_o nor_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o they_o and_o that_o of_o the_o inevitable_a order_n of_o his_o wisdom_n in_o which_o order_n only_o the_o perfect_a thing_n have_v power_n to_o bring_v another_o thing_n to_o pass_v and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o perfect_a to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v worse_o and_o not_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a and_o as_o the_o body_n of_o man_n live_v have_v life_n of_o the_o soul_n hold_v their_o state_n right_a even_o so_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n govern_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o chryst_n defend_v the_o degree_n of_o justice_n and_o integrity_n but_o be_v destitute_a of_o this_o spirit_n all_o thing_n be_v contrary_a rom._n 8._o jere._n 31._o deut._n 30._o 30_o so_o that_o the_o old_a man_n be_v call_v man_n after_o his_o fall_n by_o contempt_n be_v void_a of_o this_o spirit_n of_o rightness_n that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v but_o man_n that_o be_v vanity_n 31._o isaiah_n likewise_o when_o he_o will_v show_v egypt_n to_o be_v of_o no_o weight_n he_o say_v egypt_n be_v a_o 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to_o transform_v the_o mind_n of_o they_o in_o who_o it_o shine_v 37_o who_o sense_n the_o scripture_n adjoin_v to_o the_o old_a man_n and_o to_o the_o flesh_n when_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v a_o new_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o pertain_a to_o motion_n and_o incitation_n corrupt_v 38_o take_v for_o flesh_n what_o soever_o be_v not_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o bear_v a_o new_a from_o above_o that_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n with_o body_n and_o mind_n not_o yet_o be_v bear_v a_o new_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n john_n 3._o rom._n 8._o 39_o example_n be_v all_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o light_a natural_a and_o the_o pharisee_o most_o righteous_a in_o the_o law_n who_o sin_n the_o lord_n witness_v to_o remain_v 9_o because_o they_o say_v themselves_o to_o see_v when_o in_o deed_n they_o be_v yet_o blind_a 40_o but_o they_o see_v with_o that_o part_n which_o be_v the_o best_a part_n in_o they_o namely_o with_o the_o mind_n yet_o by_o which_o 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