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work_v by_o faith_n only_o free_o we_o receyve_v remissyon_n of_o our_o sin_n what_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o plain_o then_o to_o say_v that_o free_o without_o work_v by_o faith_n only_o we_o obtain_v remission_n of_o our_o sin_n these_o and_o other_o like_o sentence_n that_o we_o be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n only_o frelye_o and_o without_o work_n we_o do_v read_v oftimes_o in_o the_o most_o best_a and_o ancient_a writer_n as_o beside_o hillarye_n basill_n &_o saint_n ambrose_n before_o rehearse_v we_o read_v thesame_a in_o origene_n saint_n chrisostome_n saint_n cyprian_a saint_n augustine_n prosper_n oecomenius_n phocius_n bernardus_n anselme_n and_o many_o other_o author_n greek_a and_o latin_a nevertheless_o this_o sentence_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o be_v not_o so_o mean_v of_o they_o that_o the_o say_v iustifi_v faith_n be_v alone_o in_o man_n without_o true_a repentance_n hope_v charity_n dread_a and_o fear_n of_o god_n at_o any_o time_n or_o ceason_n nor_o 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paul_n do_v express_v it_o and_o free_o by_o this_o lively_a and_o perfect_a faith_n in_o christ_n only_o as_o the_o ancient_a author_n use_v to_o speak_v it_o yet_o this_o true_a doctrine_n must_v be_v also_o true_o understande_v and_o most_o plain_o declare_v lest_o carnal_a man_n shall_v take_v unjust_o occasyon_n thereby_o to_o live_v carnal_o after_o the_o appetite_n and_o will_n of_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o because_o no_o man_n shall_v err_v by_o mistake_v of_o this_o doctrine_n i_o shall_v plain_o &_o short_o so_o declare_v the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o same_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v just_o think_v that_o he_o may_v thereby_o take_v any_o occasion_n of_o carnal_a liberty_n to_o follow_v y_z e_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o that_o thereby_o any_o kind_n of_o sin_n be_v commit_v or_o any_o ungodly_a live_n the_o more_o use_v first_o you_o shall_v understande_v that_o in_o our_o justification_n by_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o 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this_o doctrine_n we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o faith_n without_o work_n or_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n only_o be_v not_o that_o this_o our_o own_fw-mi act_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n or_o this_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o be_v within_o we_o do_v justify_v we_o and_o merit_v our_o justification_n unto_o we_o for_o that_o be_v to_o compte_fw-fr ourselves_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o some_o act_n or_o virtue_n that_o be_v within_o oure selfe_o but_o the_o true_a understand_v and_o mean_v thereof_o be_v that_o although_o we_o hear_v god_n word_n and_o believe_v it_o although_o we_o have_v faith_n hope_n charity_n repentance_n dread_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n within_o we_o and_o do_v never_o so_o many_o good_a work_v thereunto_o yet_o we_o must_v renounce_v the_o mertte_n of_o all_o our_o say_v virtue_n of_o faith_n hope_n charity_n and_o all_o our_o other_o virtue_n and_o good_a dede_n which_o we_o either_o have_v do_z shall_v do_v or_o can_v do_v 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