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A68942 The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John.; Paraphrases in Novum Testamentum. Vol. 2. English. 1549 Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.; Allen, Edmund, 1519?-1559. 1549 (1549) STC 2854.7; ESTC S107068 904,930 765

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be_v the_o first_o commandment_n divide_v into_o two_o verse_n thy_o lord_n god_n be_v one_o god_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o lord_n god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n with_o all_o thy_o power_n &_o with_o all_o thy_o might_n and_o the_o whole_a cause_n why_o i_o sin_n against_o any_o inferior_a precepte_v be_v that_o this_o love_n be_v not_o in_o my_o heart_n for_o be_v this_o love_n write_v in_o my_o heart_n and_o be_v full_a and_o perfect_v in_o my_o soul_n it_o will_v keep_v my_o heart_n from_o consentinge_v unto_o any_o sin_n and_o the_o whole_a and_o only_a cause_n why_o
work_v faith_n in_o thy_o herte_n for_o else_o shall_v thou_o remain_v evermore_o faithless_a fain_o thou_o ymagin_v thou_o enforce_v thou_o wrestle_v with_o thyself_o and_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v or_o can_v righteousness_n be_v even_o such_o faith_n and_o be_v call_v god_n righteousness_n or_o righteousness_n that_o be_v of_o valour_n before_o god_n for_o it_o be_v god_n gift_n and_o it_o alter_v a_o man_n and_o change_v he_o to_o a_o new_a spiritual_a nature_n and_o make_v he_o free_a and_o liberal_a to_o pay_v every_o man_n his_o duty_n for_o through_o faith_n be_v a_o man_n purge_v of_o his_o sin_n and_o obtain_v lust_n unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o geve_v god_n his_o honour_n and_o pai_v he_o that_o he_o owe_v he_o and_o unto_o man_n he_o do_v service_n willing_o wherewith_o soever_o he_o can_v and_o pay_v every_o man_n his_o duty_n such_o righteousness_n can_v nature_n fire_n will_v and_o our_o own_o strength_n never_o bring_v to_o pass_v for_o as_o no_o man_n can_v geve_v himself_o faith_n so_o can_v he_o not_o take_v away_o unbelefe_n how_o then_o can_v he_o take_v away_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o wherefore_o all_o be_v false_a ypocrisy_n &_o sin_v what_o soever_o be_v do_v without_o faith_n or_o in_o unbelefe_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o xiii●_n chap._n unto_o y●_z roman_n though_o it_o appear_v never_o so_o glorious_a or_o beautiful_a outwards_n flesh_n &_o spirit_n may_v thou_o not_o here_o understand_v as_o though_o flesh_n be_v only_o that_o which_o pertain_v unto_o unchastitie_n &_o the_o spirit_n that_o which_o inward_o pertain_v to_o the_o heart_n but_o paul_n call_v flesh_n here_o as_o christ_n do_v john_n iii_o all_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o flesh_n the_o be_v to_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n with_o life_n soul_n body_n wit_n will_n reason_n &_o whatsoever_o he_o be_v or_o do_v within_o &_o without_o because_o that_o these_o all_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o man_n study_v after_o the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n call_v 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bring_v he_o unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o misery_n and_o wretchedness_n that_o he_o may_v desire_v help_n even_o so_o do_v saynct_n paul_n and_o begin_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n to_o rebuke_v unbelefe_n and_o gross_a sin_n which_o all_o man_n see_v as_o ydolatrye_a and_o as_o the_o gross_a sin_n of_o the_o hethen_n be_v and_o as_o the_o sin_n now_o be_v of_o all_o they_o which_o live_v in_o ignorance_n without_o faith_n and_o without_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o say_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n of_o heaven_n appear_v through_o the_o gospel_n upon_o all_o man_n for_o their_o ungodlynes_n and_o unholye_a live_v for_o though_o it_o be_v know_v and_o daily_o understande_v by_o the_o creature_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n yet_o be_v nature_n of_o herself_o without_o the_o spirit_n &_o grace_n so_o corrupt_a &_o so_o poison_v that_o man_n nether_a can_v thank_v he_o nether_a worship_n he_o neither_o geve_v he_o his_o due_a honour_n but_o blind_v 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of_o god_n furthermore_o saynct_v paul_n as_o a_o true_a expounder_n of_o the_o law_n suffer_v no_o man_n to_o be_v without_o sin_n but_o declare_v that_o all_o they_o be_v under_o sin_n which_o of_o free_a will_n and_o of_o nature_n will_v live_v well_o and_o suffer_v they_o not_o ●o_o be_v better_a than_o the_o open_a sinner_n yea_o he_o call_v they_o hard_o hert_v and_o such_o as_o can_v repent_v in_o the_o iii_o chapter_n he_o mingle_v both_o together_o both_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n and_o say_v that_o the_o one_o be_v as_o the_o other_o both_o sinner_n &_o no_o difference_n between_o they_o save_v in_o this_o only_a that_o the_o jew_n have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n commit_v unto_o they_o and_o though_o many_o of_o they_o beleve_v not_o thereon_o yet_o be_v god_n truth_n and_o promise_n thereby_o nether_a hurt_n nor_o minish_v and_o he_o take_v in_o his_o way_n and_o allege_v the_o sayinge_v of_o the_o l._n psal_n that_o god_n may_v abide_v true_a in_o his_o word_n and_o 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grow_v no_o apple_n but_o there_o be_v unbelefe_n the_o devil_n spirit_n and_o evyll_n work_v of_o this_o god_n spirit_n and_o his_o fruit_n have_v our_o holy_a ypocrite_n not_o once_o know_v nether_a yet_o taste_v how_o sweet_a they_o be_v though_o they_o fain_v many_o good_a work_n of_o their_o own_o ymagination_n to_o be_v iustyfy_v with_o all_o in_o which_o be_v not_o one_o crumb_n of_o true_a faith_n or_o spiritual_a love_n or_o of_o inward_a joy_n peace_n and_o quyetnes_n of_o conscience_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o they_o that_o such_o work_v please_v god_n but_o they_o be_v even_o the_o rot_a fruit_n of_o a_o rot_a tre_z after_o that_o he_o break_v forth_o and_o run_v at_o large_a and_z sheweth_z whence_o both_o sin_n and_o righteousness_n death_n and_o life_n come_v and_o he_o compare_v adam_n and_o christ_n together_o thus_o wise_a reasoning_a and_o dyspute_v that_o christ_n must_v neade_n come_v as_o a_o second_o adam_n to_o 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