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the_o therefore_o faith_n in_o thy_o own_o work_n can_v never_o quiet_v thy_o conscience_n nor_o certify_v the_o before_o god_n when_o god_n come_v to_o judge_v &_o to_o take_v a_o reckon_n yâ_z thy_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v the._n beyond_o all_o this_o i_o own_o work_n can_v never_o satisfy_v the_o law_n or_o pay_v she_o that_o i_o owe_v she_o for_o i_o owe_v the_o law_n to_o love_v her_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n soul_n power_n &_o might_n which_o thing_n to_o pay_v i_o be_o never_o able_a while_o i_o be_o compass_v with_o flesh_n no_o i_o can_v once_o begin_v to_o love_v the_o law_n except_o i_o be_v first_o sure_a by_o faith_n that_o god_n love_v i_o and_o forgeve_v i_o finallye_o that_o we_o say_v faith_n only_o justifi_v aught_o to_o offend_v no_o man_n for_o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o christ_n only_o redeem_v we_o christ_n only_o bear_v our_o sin_n make_v satisfaction_n for_o they_o &_o purchase_v we_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n then_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v true_a that_o the_o trust_v only_o in_o christ_n defern_v &_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n the_o father_n make_v we_o for_o christ_n sake_n do_v only_o quiet_a the_o conscience_n &_o certify_v she_o that_o the_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v and_o when_o they_o say_v a_o man_n must_v repent_v forsake_v sin_n &_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o sin_n no_o more_o as_o nigh_o as_o he_o can_v &_o love_v the_o law_n of_o god_n ergo_fw-la faith_n alone_o justifi_v not_o i_o answer_v that_o &_o all_o like_a argument_n be_v nought_o &_o like_v to_o this_o i_o must_v repent_v &_o be_v forye_n the_o gospel_n must_v be_v preach_v i_o &_o i_o must_v believe_v it_o or_o else_o i_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o mercy_n which_o christ_n have_v deserve_v for_o i_o ergo_fw-la christ_n only_o justifi_v i_o or_o not_o christ_n only_o have_v not_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o my_o sin_n as_o this_o be_v a_o naughty_a argument_n so_o be_v the_o other_o now_o go_v to_o reader_n &_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o paul_n writing_n even_o so_o do_v thou_o first_o behold_v thyself_o diligent_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o see_v there_o thy_o just_a damnation_n secondare_o turn_v thy_o eye_n to_o christ_n and_o see_v there_o the_o excead_a mercy_n of_o thy_o most_o kind_a and_o love_a father_n three_o remember_v that_o christ_n make_v not_o this_o atonement_n that_o thou_o shall_v anger_v god_n again_o nether_a die_v he_o for_o thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o shall_v live_v still_o in_o they_o nether_a cleanse_v he_o the_o that_o thou_o shall_v return_v as_o a_o swine_n unto_o thy_o old_a puddle_n again_o but_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a creature_n and_o live_v a_o new_a life_n after_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v diligent_a least_o through_o thy_o own_o negligence_n and_o unthankfulnes_n thou_o lose_v this_o favour_n and_o mercy_n again_o ¶_o fare_v well_o the_o whole_a matier_n and_o argument_n of_o saint_n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o eraâmus_n 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call_v ozias_n who_o scripture_n elsewhere_o call_v azarias_n &_o in_o the_o gospel_n of_o luke_n he_o be_v call_v levi_n which_o in_o his_o own_o gospel_n call_v himself_o mathewe_n so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o paul_n have_v two_o name_n though_o that_o in_o his_o epistle_n he_o never_o use_v to_o call_v himself_o saul_n but_o in_o everye_o place_n paul_n peradventure_o because_o yâ_z name_n of_o paul_n be_v more_o familiar_a among_o they_o that_o he_o write_v unto_o i_o mean_v the_o roman_n and_o grecian_n now_o be_v the_o latin_a word_n saulus_fw-la after_o like_a sort_n derive_v out_o of_o this_o hebrew_n word_n saul_n as_o the_o grecian_n form_n
this_o matier_n chaleng_a nothing_o to_o himself_o as_o his_o own_o give_v over_o the_o whole_a praise_n and_o glory_n to_o god_n only_o who_o he_o by_o his_o sure_a and_o constant_a faith_n both_o testify_v to_o be_v true_a of_o promise_n as_o which_o will_v deceyve_v no_o man_n &_o likewise_o to_o be_v almighty_a as_o who_o he_o think_v able_a to_o perform_v his_o promise_n be_v the_o same_o never_o somuche_o pass_a all_o worldly_a strength_n this_o be_v the_o glory_n wherewith_o god_n be_v chief_o delight_v which_o need_v no_o service_n of_o we_o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v reckon_v unto_o he_o for_o ryghteousnes_n the_o text_n ¶_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o he_o only_o that_o it_o be_v reckon_v to_o he_o for_o ryghteousnes_n but_o also_o for_o we_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v for_o ryghteousnes_n so_o that_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v raise_v agyve_a for_o our_o justification_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o be_v write_v only_o for_o abraham_n sake_n when_o it_o be_v say_v yâ_z his_o faith_n be_v reckon_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n for_o yâ_z scripture_n labour_v not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o avauncement_n of_o abraham_n glory_n only_o but_o rather_o to_o gyve_v we_o which_o be_v of_o abraham_n posterity_n a_o example_n whereby_o only_o all_o the_o world_n may_v understande_v that_o as_o abraham_n for_o his_o faith_n be_v sake_n without_o help_v or_o aid_v of_o the_o law_n obtain_v before_o god_n to_o be_v count_v for_o righteouse_a so_o shall_v none_o of_o we_o by_o keep_v of_o the_o law_n only_o think_v to_o have_v the_o same_o abraham_n they_o be_v call_v righteouse_a because_o he_o beleve_v god_n and_o sure_o entry_n have_v we_o none_o to_o ryghteousnes_n unless_o we_o likewise_o believe_v in_o the_o same_o god_n which_o to_o we_o have_v bring_v to_o pass_v in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n who_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n even_o that_o he_o promise_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o fygure_n of_o isaac_n thereby_o declare_v that_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n be_v no_o vain_a faith_n which_o beleve_v yâ_z god_n be_v such_o one_o as_o can_v geve_v life_n even_o to_o the_o dead_a &_o call_v again_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o as_o though_o they_o be_v let_v we_o not_o therefore_o for_o our_o righteousness_n and_o cleanness_n of_o life_n thank_v moses_n but_o christ_n which_o give_v himself_o to_o death_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o will_v free_o through_o faith_n forgyve_v our_o sin_n which_o also_o rise_v again_o from_o death_n to_o the_o intent_n we_o shall_v abstain_v from_o deadly_a sin_n nor_o displease_v he_o by_o commit_v again_o such_o thing_n for_o which_o his_o pleasure_n be_v to_o dye_v he_o die_v i_o say_v to_o kill_v sin_n in_o we_o and_o rise_v again_o from_o death_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o by_o he_o first_o die_v to_o our_o 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