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¹I come now to other parts of the Romish doctrine, in the which the Papists do seem no less Jewish, then in the shaping and fashioning of their Church, as I said before. For if the doctrine of Paul be most true, where discoursing of the rejection of the Jews that sought their justification by the law, he rendered a reason, wherefore they could not attain thereto:² Because (saith he) they sought to be come righteous not by faith, but by works. L•t us see I pray you, what else doth the Romish religion proclaim at this day, then that we ought to make our way passable to heaven, by industrious works, & precepts of good life, reposing the whole shoot anchor of assured affiance, & trust in the same: not because we believe on him that doth justify the sinner, but in doing works of this life which do exclude all impiety. How shall we say that the great Clerks and Doctors which teach this, & such like doctrine, do differ from natural Jewishness? If the Jews seeking to be justified by works, were for this only cause clean cut of from true righteousness, according to the testimony of Paul: what hope may they concey•e at the length to attain true righteousness, which thrusting faith into a corner, do raise up the whole building of their justification upon that tickle and sandle foundation of works?

¹I come nowe to other partes of the Romish doctrine, in the which the Papists do seeme no lesse Iewish, then in the shaping and fashioning of their Church, as I sayd before. For if the doctrine of Paule bee most true, where discoursing of the reiection of the Iewes that sought their iustification by the lawe, he rendered a reason, wherefore they could not attaine thereto:² Bycause (sayth he) they sought to be come righ•eous not by faith, but by workes. L•t vs see I pray you, what else doth the Romish religion proclaime at this day, then that wee ough• to make our way passable to heauē, by industrious works, & precepts of good life, reposing the whole shoote anker of assured affiance, & trust in the same: not bycause we beleue on him that doth iustifie the sinner, but in doing workes of this life which do exclude all impietie. How shall we say that the great Clearkes and Doctours which teach this, & such like doctrine, do differ from naturall Iewishnesse? If the Iewes seeking to be iustiied by woorkes, were for this only cause cleane cut of from true rightuousnesse, according to the testimonie of Paule: what hope may they conceye at the length to attaine true rightuousnesse, which thrusting faith into a corner, do raise vppe the whole building of their iustification vpon that tickle and sandle foundation of workes?