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Paul doth deny them to be partakers of Gods righteousness, which do seek too establish their own. And with what edge dare these Romanists, which carve out their own righteousness so greedily, conceive too partake with Gods righteousness? The same Paul teacheth That Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to all that believe. ¹But let us see this notable famous school of Rome to what end it leadeth us: & what way it carrieth us.² Forsooth not from the law unto Christ: not from works unto faith: not from faith unto righteousness, but setting the cart before the horse: even as though the end of the law were not Christ, but the mark of Christ were the law: haling us backward from faith to works, from the Gospel to the law: from the spirit and truth, to shadows, to copes, to annoylinges, to shavings, to holy water, to stagelike gestures, ⟨p. 70⟩to ceremonies, to rites, to outward gewgaws: to observances of places, times, persons and successions: too mens traditions and constitutions: too penitentiary satisfactions, from these to righteousness, and in fine from Christianity too Jewishness: so that besides only circumcision, wanteth nothing to make us appear the disciples of Moses rather then the disciples of Christ.

Paul doth deny them to bee partakers of Gods righteousnes, which doo seeke too establishe their owne. And with what edge dare these Romanists, which carue out their owne righteousnes so greedily, conceaue too partake with Gods rightuousnes? The same Paul teacheth That Christ is the ende of the lawe vnto rightuousnes to al that beleeue. ¹But let vs see this notable famous schoole of Rome to what end it leadeth vs: & what way it carryeth vs.² Forsooth not from the lawe vntoo Christ: not from woorkes vnto faith: not from faith vnto righteousnes, but setting the carte before the horse: euen as though the ende of the lawe were not Christe, but the marke of Christ were the lawe: haling vs backewarde from fai•h to woorkes, from the Gospel to the law: from the spirite and truthe, to shadowes, to coapes, to annoylinges, to shauings, to holiwater, to stagelyke gestures,