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A06512 A methodicall preface prefixed before the Epistle of S. Paule to the Romanes very necessary and profitable for the better vnderstandyng of it / made by the right reuerend father and faythfull seruant of Christ Iesus, Martin Luther ; nowe newly translated out of Latin into English, by W.W. ... Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; W. W. 1594 (1594) STC 16985; ESTC S1353 22,201 55

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it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o .115_o psalm_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n wherefore_o by_o nature_n they_o can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o all_o man_n natural_o be_v bend_v and_o incline_v to_o evyll_n and_o therefore_o hate_v the_o law_n now_o whersoever_o there_o be_v not_o a_o cheerful_a and_o ready_a will_n to_o god_n and_o his_o law_n there_o be_v sin_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n though_o by_o such_o hypocrisy_n thou_o do_v the_o external_a work_n upon_o these_o paul_n infer_v in_o his_o second_o chapter_n that_o all_o the_o jew_n although_o in_o external_a work_n they_o make_v semblance_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v sinner_n and_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n for_o say_v he_o not_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o doer_n thereof_o shall_v be_v account_v just_a before_o god_n whereby_o he_o do_v intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o no_o man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n by_o do_v the_o outward_a work_n thou_o say_v jew_n paul_n speak_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n and_o yet_o thou_o thyself_o commit_v adultery_n in_o this_o that_o thou_o iudge_v another_o thou_o condemne_v thy_o own_o self_n for_o thou_o that_o iudge_v do_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thou_o in_o deed_n after_o a_o glorious_a kind_n of_o hypocrisy_n walk_v in_o the_o external_a work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o thou_o iudge_v other_o which_o walk_v not_o so_o in_o deed_n thou_o teach_v other_o man_n and_o thou_o see_v a_o mote_n in_o thy_o neighbour_n eye_n but_o thou_o see_v not_o the_o beam_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o eye_n for_o though_o thou_o seem_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o thy_o external_a action_n either_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n or_o for_o love_n of_o thyself_o yet_o notwithstanding_o thou_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n with_o a_o unwilling_a mind_n with_o a_o hard_a stubborn_a hart_n without_o all_o love_n and_o good_a affection_n towards_o god_n and_o his_o law_n insomuch_o that_o thou_o have_v rather_o there_o werneyther_o law_n nor_o law_n gever_n at_o all_o that_o so_o thy_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n may_v not_o be_v repress_v wherefore_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o though_o in_o outward_a work_n thou_o do_v counterfeit_v the_o law_n yet_o in_o very_a deed_n thou_o do_v hate_n and_o abhor_v it_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v what_o be_v thy_o righteousness_n worth_n say_v he_o if_o thou_o teach_v other_o man_n not_o to_o steal_v yet_o in_o thy_o hart_n thou_o be_v incline_v tosteal_v which_o affection_n out_o of_o all_o doubt_n will_v break_v out_o into_o the_o deed_n do_v but_o that_o thou_o be_v afraid_a of_o punishment_n to_o ensue_v for_o the_o external_a work_n for_o the_o most_o part_n will_v break_v out_o at_o length_n though_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n dissemble_v this_o oftentimes_o follow_v in_o such_o hypocrite_n wherefore_o as_o he_o say_v thou_o which_o teach_v another_o teach_v not_o thyself_o that_o be_v thou_o be_v ignorant_a thyself_o what_o thou_o teach_v because_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n how_o that_o it_o be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o with_o the_o inward_a affection_n and_o motion_n of_o thy_o hart_n the_o law_n be_v do_v in_o the_o outward_a work_n only_o be_v so_o far_o from_o justify_v sin_v the_o law_n oncrease_v sin_v that_o it_o rather_o increase_v and_o augment_v our_o sin_n as_o paul_n say_v in_o the_o u_o chapter_n of_o this_o epistle_n wherefore_o the_o better_a thou_o understand_v the_o law_n the_o less_o thou_o love_v the_o law_n because_o it_o do_v exact_a &_o require_v of_o thou_o so_o many_o thing_n quite_o contrary_a to_o thy_o affection_n and_o altogether_o repugnant_a to_o thy_o nature_n hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o vii_o chap._n he_o say_v the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o the_o law_n be_v carnal_a or_o moral_a doctrine_n only_o than_o it_o will_v be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o external_a work_n but_o see_v that_o now_o it_o be_v spiritual_a that_o be_v require_v the_o affect_n and_o spirit_n it_o follow_v that_o no_o man_n can_v fulfil_v it_o unless_o he_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n command_v with_o a_o cheerful_a hart_n with_o a_o certain_a ardent_a fervency_n of_o mind_n and_o with_o all_o his_o affection_n such_o a_o new_a hart_n and_o such_o a_o fervent_a and_o cheerful_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n thou_o can_v not_o obtain_v of_o thy_o own_o strength_n or_o by_o thy_o own_o merit_n but_o only_o by_o the_o operation_n and_o secret_a instinct_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n only_o that_o gyve_n a_o new_a hart_n &_o that_o make_v a_o man_n spiritual_a that_o so_o he_o be_v make_v spiritual_a he_o may_v love_v the_o law_n which_o be_v spiritual_a and_o may_v fulfil_v it_o not_o for_o fear_n or_o love_n of_o commodity_n but_o with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o willing_a hart_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v carry_v violent_o as_o it_o be_v with_o 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well_o and_o when_o we_o labour_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n by_o our_o own_o proper_a strength_n and_o power_n of_o our_o free_a will_n but_o see_v that_o there_o always_o remain_v in_o the_o hart_n certain_a servile_a fear_n and_o a_o most_o deadly_a hatred_n of_o the_o law_n sure_o it_o be_v that_o such_o work_n be_v sin_n &_o heinous_a fact_n against_o the_o law_n and_o so_o do_v not_o please_v god_n so_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o iii_o chapter_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n here_o therefore_o we_o may_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v how_o the_o sophister_n and_o school_n doctor_n be_v far_o wide_o from_o the_o the_o truth_n who_o teach_v and_o affirm_v this_o wicked_a and_o blasphemous_a assertion_n that_o by_o our_o work_n we_o may_v prepare_v the_o way_n unto_o grace_n but_o how_o can_v i_o prepare_v for_o myself_o a_o way_n to_o grace_v by_o that_o work_n which_o i_o do_v with_o a_o stubborn_a froward_a and_o untoward_a heart_n and_o with_o a_o repugnant_a affection_n how_o can_v that_o work_n be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n which_o i_o do_v not_o willing_o but_o with_o great_a grief_n of_o heart_n yea_o with_o extreme_a hatred_n of_o the_o law_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n law_n law_n fulfylling_a of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n command_v with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o willing_a heart_n that_o be_v free_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o accord_n to_o live_v unto_o god_n and_o to_o work_v well_o though_o there_o be_v no_o law_n at_o all_o such_o a_o cheerfulness_n readiness_n willingness_n and_o ardent_a affection_n can_v come_v into_o our_o heart_n but_o by_o the_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o his_o lyvely_a impulsion_n and_o agitation_n in_o our_o hart_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o u_o chapter_n 16._o chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 16._o now_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v only_o by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o beginning_n faith_n come_v through_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o gospel_n through_o which_o word_n christ_n be_v preach_v unto_o we_o to_o have_v dye_v to_o have_v be_v bury_v and_o to_o have_v rise_v again_o from_o death_n for_o we_o as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o iii_o iiii_o and_o ten_o chapter_n therefore_o our_o whole_a justification_n be_v of_o god_n faith_n also_o and_o the_o spirit_n be_v of_o god_n they_o come_v not_o of_o ourselves_o wherefore_o let_v we_o conclude_v that_o faith_n alone_o iustify_v and_o that_o faith_n alone_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o faith_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n obtain_v the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o spirit_n do_v make_v we_o new_a heart_n do_v exhilarate_v we_o do_v excyte_n and_o
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adam_n be_v mortify_v by_o the_o sctirit_n there_o be_v then_o liberty_n for_o both_o party_n like_a as_o i_o have_v say_v there_o be_v betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n but_o the_o conscience_n be_v not_o free_a so_o that_o it_o can_v at_o all_o do_v any_o work_n but_o rather_o so_o that_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o cleave_v unto_o another_o even_o unto_o christ_n that_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o god_n after_o this_o he_o do_v at_o large_a explicate_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o law_n sheew_v the_o law_n to_o be_v the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o old_a adam_n or_o nature_n sin_n the_o nature_n of_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o it_o be_v press_v down_o by_o the_o law_n which_o of_o his_o own_o strength_n he_o can_v fulfil_v so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o do_v fret_v and_o fume_n against_o it_o and_o no_o marvel_n see_v it_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o it_o self_n but_o sin_n therefore_o the_o law_n be_v unto_o it_o a_o punishment_n and_o death_n not_o that_o the_o law_n be_v evil_a but_o this_o be_v do_v through_o the_o fault_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n which_o take_v it_o grevous_o that_o any_o good_a shall_v be_v exact_v of_o it_o which_o she_o can_v fulfil_v not_o unlike_o a_o sickly_a and_o weak_a man_n who_o be_v heave_o displease_v if_o any_o man_n require_v of_o he_o to_o do_v those_o work_v or_o that_o main_n strength_n which_o be_v in_o a_o sound_n and_o strong_a man_n wherefore_o paul_n here_o infer_v law_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o law_n the_o more_o exact_o and_o thorough_o it_o be_v know_v do_v work_n in_o we_o nothing_o else_o but_o this_o that_o it_o do_v the_o more_o show_v our_o sin_n and_o increase_v it_o by_o which_o it_o do_v slay_v we_o and_o make_v we_o guilty_a of_o eternal_a death_n and_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n but_o of_o this_o matter_n no_o man_n can_v dispute_v better_o than_o he_o who_o conscience_n have_v feel_v &_o have_v trial_n of_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n who_o 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matter_n regenerate_a the_o strife_n betwixt_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n even_o in_o the_o regenerate_a the_o apostle_n set_v forth_o how_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n do_v stryne_n and_o wrestle_v together_o and_o he_o exhibit_v himself_o unto_o we_o as_o a_o example_n though_o he_o be_v instify_v whereby_o we_o may_v learn_v this_o mortification_n of_o the_o remnaunt_n of_o sin_n now_o he_o call_v both_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n a_o certain_a law_n i_o have_v find_v say_v he_o a_o law_n in_o my_o member_n contrary_a and_o repugnant_a etc._n etc._n for_o like_a as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v urge_v and_o exact_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v of_o we_o which_o god_n will_v have_v do_v so_o the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n or_o of_o the_o flesh_n do_v incite_v and_o compel_v we_o to_o carnal_a thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o spirit_n do_v labour_n myghte_o against_o the_o flesh_n move_v we_o to_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o this_o conflict_n &_o combat_n dure_v so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v clothe_v with_o this_o flesh_n in_o this_o man_n the_o strife_n be_v strong_a and_o myghty_a in_o that_o man_n more_o remiss_a and_o faint_a in_o everye_o man_n according_o as_o the_o spirit_n or_o flesh_n be_v in_o he_o strong_a or_o weak_a notwythstanding_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n be_v that_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n which_o so_o stryve_v and_o wrestle_v with_o himself_o until_o sin_n be_v quite_o abolish_v he_o become_v spiritual_a in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n chap._n 8_o he_o comfort_v those_o which_o fight_v so_o with_o their_o own_o flesh_n godly_a a_o comfort_n for_o the_o afflict_a conscience_n of_o the_o godly_a also_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n can_v hurt_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o those_o which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n which_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o according_a to_o the_o spirit_n 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