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A01987
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The aunswer of Iohn Gough preacher, to Maister Fecknams obiections against his sermon, lately preached in the Tower of London. 15. Ianurie. 1570.
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Gough, John, fl. 1561-1570.
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STC 12131; ESTC S118696
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ex_fw-la factis_fw-la iustificatus_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la obtulisset_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la superaltare_n etc_n etc_n i._o be_v not_o our_o father_n abraham_n justify_v through_o work_n when_o he_o have_v offer_v his_o son_n upon_o the_o altar_n etc_n etc_n and_o that_o he_o so_o mean_v appear_v by_o his_o very_a word_n which_o follow_v within_o few_o line_n after_o thus_o credidit_fw-la autem_fw-la abraham_n deo_fw-la et_fw-la imputatum_fw-la est_fw-la illi_fw-la ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la &_o amicus_fw-la dei_fw-la vocatus_fw-la est_fw-la abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v repute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o he_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god._n thus_o we_o see_v s._n paul_n and_o s._n james_n reconcile_v and_o both_o teach_v justification_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o because_o faith_n be_v a_o invisible_a thing_n and_o can_v right_o be_v judge_v of_o man_n for_o that_o a_o man_n may_v brag_v before_o man_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v faith_n when_o he_o be_v utter_o void_a thereof_o and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n work_n be_v require_v to_o follow_v the_o justify_v faith_n as_o the_o shadow_n the_o body_n that_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v only_o know_v unto_o god_n may_v by_o the_o godly_a conversation_n of_o the_o justify_v man_n appear_v and_o be_v make_v manifest_a to_o man_n also_o and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n after_o he_o have_v prove_v our_o justification_n by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n from_o the_o .3_o chap._n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o rom._n unto_o the_o .8_o of_o the_o same_o than_o he_o there_o conclude_v thus_o nulla_fw-la igitur_fw-la nunc_fw-la condemnatio_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la insiti_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la iuxta_fw-la carnem_fw-la versantur_fw-la sed_fw-la iuxta_fw-la spiritum_fw-la i._o there_o be_v now_o therefore_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v graff_v in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n and_o when_o the_o same_o apostle_n have_v in_o most_o plain_a word_n thus_o prove_v our_o justification_n by_o faith_n without_o work_n ephes._n 2._o gratia_n enim_fw-la seruati_fw-la estis_fw-la ê‘_n fidem_fw-la idque_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la vobis_fw-la dei_fw-la donum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la glorietur_fw-la i._o for_o you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v he_o immediate_o add_v this_o nam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la sumus_fw-la opus_fw-la conditi_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la ad_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la que_fw-la preparavit_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eye_n ambularemus_fw-la i._o for_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_v which_o god_n have_v prepare_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o and_o where_o as_o you_o m._n fecknam_n make_v great_a wonder_n at_o our_o subtlety_n or_o rather_o sensible_a absurdity_n of_o this_o our_o opinion_n of_o justify_v by_o faith_n only_o you_o fall_v into_o these_o question_n whether_o we_o mean_v faith_n without_o penance_n as_o you_o term_v it_o i_o suppose_v you_o