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A13857 The profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only iustifieth: gathered [and] set forth by Richarde Tracy; Profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only justifieth. Tracy, Richard, d. 1569. 1543 (1543) STC 24164; ESTC S104938 17,685 66

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james._n paul_n say_v i_o know_v nought_o by_o myself_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v if_o paul_n know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o yet_o be_v not_o thereby_o iustify_v what_o mean_v it_o iiii_o cor._n iiii_o that_o when_o we_o examyne_n &_o try_v ourself_o find_v oure selfe_o gyltie_n of_o the_o hole_n law_n know_v and_o feel_v also_o in_o oure selfe_o a_o evyll_n disposition_n &_o sin_n shall_v think_v without_o cause_n that_o we_o have_v godly_a disposition_n and_o virtue_n move_v god_n to_o justify_v we_o not_o wtstandyng_v also_o that_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o justification_n iii._n rom._n iii._n declare_v it_o to_o be_v frelye_o give_v say_v all_o have_v sin_v &_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesu_n who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v the_o obteyner_n of_o mercy_n through_o faith_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o blood_n who_o can_v more_o plain_o set_v forth_o the_o true_a and_o right_a order_n of_o justification_n xliii_o esai_n xliii_o also_o the_o prophet_n esaye_n say_v put_v i_o now_o in_o remembrance_n for_o we_o will_v reason_v together_o &_o show_v what_o thou_o have_v for_o to_o make_v the_o ryghtuouse_a thy_o first_o father_n offend_v sore_o and_o thy_o ruler_n have_v sin_v against_o i_o by_o this_o text_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o god_n reprove_v all_o such_o which_o thynk_n that_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o move_v god_n to_o justify_v they_o or_o to_o endow_v they_o with_o his_o grace_n &_o favour_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n trust_v to_o his_o own_o merit_n or_o partly_o to_o chry_v &_o partly_o to_o his_o own_o merit_n &_o not_o holy_a and_o only_o to_o christ_n merit_n the_o same_o dishonour_v god_n xviii_o deuter_n xviii_o which_o do_v send_v to_o we_o christ_n which_o only_o be_v a_o sufficient_a saviour_n &_o besides_o he_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n and_o he_o do_v much_o injury_n 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perfect_v gift_n be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n be_v every_o good_a thing_n come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n what_o have_v they_o then_o that_o they_o have_v not_o receyve_v iiii_o i._o corint_fw-la iiii_o if_o they_o have_v receyve_v theym_a why_o rejoice_v they_o as_o they_o have_v not_o receyve_v they_o what_o wise_a man_n praise_v a_o stone_n for_o his_o swift_a flyeng_v in_o the_o air_n which_o be_v cast_v with_o violence_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o lie_v still_o if_o it_o be_v not_o remove_v like_a praise_n be_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o for_o our_o good_a disposition_n and_o well_o work_n which_o only_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o agyn_v our_o nature_n by_o the_o may_v and_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o work_v only_o in_o we_o both_o the_o good_a wylle_n iiii_o philip._n iiii_o and_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o without_o who_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o good_a be_v xv_o john_n xv_o and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o know_v 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