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sin_n be_v in_o the_o devyll_n and_o man_n a_o will_n turn_v itself_o away_o from_o god_n accord_v to_o the_o sayenge_a of_o christ_n of_o the_o devyll_n cum_fw-la loquor_fw-la mendacium_fw-la ex_fw-la propriâ—s_fw-la loquor_fw-la when_o he_o speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o â§_o of_o work_n in_o the_o twenty_o article_n article_n they_o put_v these_o wordê_n express_o that_o they_o do_v reject_v and_o disallow_v our_o sayenge_a that_o man_n do_v not_o merit_v forgyvenes_n of_o sin_n by_o good_a work_n this_o article_n they_o do_v say_v open_o and_o plain_o that_o they_o do_v reject_v &_o disallow_v what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v in_o a_o matter_n so_o manifest_a here_o the_o workmayster_n of_o the_o confutation_n do_v open_o show_v and_o declare_v with_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v move_v and_o lead_v for_o what_o be_v more_o certain_a &_o undoubted_a in_o the_o church_n than_o that_o forgyvenes_n of_o sin_n come_v free_o for_o christê_n sake_n &_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o mercy_n stock_n for_o our_o sin_n &_o not_o our_o work_n as_o peter_n say_v 10_o to_o he_o all_o the_o prophetê_n bear_v witness_n that_o in_o his_o name_n all_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o do_v receyve_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o this_o church_n of_o the_o prophet_n let_v we_o assent_n and_o agree_v rather_o than_o to_o these_o ungracious_a writer_n of_o the_o confutation_n which_o so_o bold_o without_o shame_n blaspheme_v christ_n for_o although_o there_o have_v ben_fw-mi certain_a writer_n which_o have_v think_v that_o after_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n man_n be_v ryghtuouse_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n not_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o the_o self_n work_v yet_o do_v they_o never_o think_v this_o that_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n do_v come_v for_o our_o work_n sake_n and_o not_o free_o for_o christis_fw-la sake_n therefore_o this_o blasphemye_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n be_v give_v &_o translate_v to_o our_o workê_n these_o divine_n be_v ashamed_a of_o nothing_o if_o they_o dare_v pronounce_v such_o manner_n sentence_n in_o the_o church_n and_o we_o do_v not_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o emperor_n majesty_n and_o the_o mooste_o part_n of_o the_o princis_fw-la will_v in_o no_o wise_n leave_v this_o place_n remain_v in_o the_o confutation_n if_o they_o be_v admonysh_v â§_o â§_o we_o can_v in_o this_o place_n recite_v infinite_a authority_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o father_n but_o we_o have_v say_v many_o thing_n alredye_a of_o this_o matter_n heretofore_o and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o rehearse_v many_o testimony_n unto_o he_o which_o knowethe_v wherefore_o christ_n be_v give_v unto_o we_o and_o which_o know_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o mercy_n stock_n for_o our_o sin_n esaie_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o us._n our_o adversary_n do_v teach_v the_o contrary_a that_o god_n do_v lay_v our_o iniquity_n not_o on_o christ_n but_o on_o our_o own_o work_n neither_o it_o lustethe_v i_o here_o to_o tell_v what_o manner_n workê_n they_o teach_v we_o do_v see_v a_o horrible_a decree_n to_o be_v make_v against_o we_o which_o shall_v fear_v we_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o if_o we_o do_v stryve_v about_o doubtful_a or_o trifle_a matter_n but_o now_o for_o asmoche_v as_o our_o conscience_n do_v understande_v and_o know_v that_o our_o adversary_n condemn_v the_o manifest_a truth_n the_o defence_n whereof_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o hole_n church_n and_o do_v amplify_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n we_o easy_o despise_v all_o terror_n and_o punyshemente_n of_o the_o world_n and_o with_o a_o bold_a mind_n we_o shall_v abide_v and_o suffer_v if_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v suffer_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n and_o for_o