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A methodical preface prefixed before the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans very…A methodicall preface prefixed before the Epistle of S. Paule to the Romanes very…
A methodical preface prefixed before the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans very necessary and profitable for the better understanding of it / made by the right reverend father and faithful servant of Christ Jesus, Martin Luther ; now newly translated out of Latin into English, by W.W. ...A methodicall preface prefixed before the Epistle of S. Paule to the Romanes very necessary and profitable for the better vnderstandyng of it / made by the right reuerend father and faythfull seruant of Christ Iesus, Martin Luther ; nowe newly translated out of Latin into English, by W.W. ...
Imprinted at London : For Thomas Woodcocke, dwelling in Pauls Churchyard, at the sign of the Black Bear, 1594?Imprinted at London : For Thomas Woodcocke, dwellyng in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Blacke Beare, 1594?
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For certain men (hearing many things preached of faith, and seeing that they can dispute many things of faith and of Christ, and yet for all that by that knowledge, cogitation, or diligent meditation, perceive them selves not to be forthwith incited to do good works) fall into that wicked and impious error, that they stoutly deny man to be justified by faith alone: but that also works are required. These men in deed hearing the Gospel, feign unto themselves a certain opinion, and they revolve in their minds certain cold cogitations of Christ, thinking then that faith is nothing but the dream of their own mind and those vain cogitations. 1And these men now and then bolt out these excellent speeches. O (say they) if faith only justifieth them, I pray you what say you to this: Behold I have heard the Gospel preached: I remember the history of Christ: Lo, I believe, and yet I am not justified. True •t is, for because this thy Faith is nothing but thine own bare and naked imagination and cogitation of faith which doth •ot innovate thy hart, and which doth move •hee nothing at all, there followeth no newness •f life, no works of faith.
For certayne men (hearing many things preached of fayth, and seeing that they can dispute many things of fayth and of Christ, and yet for all that by that knowledge, cogitation, or diligent meditation, perceyue them selues not to be foorthwith incited to do good workes) fall into that wicked and impious error, that they stoutly deny man to be iustified by fayth alone: but that also woorkes are required. These men in deede hearing the Gospel, fayne vnto themselues a certayne opinion, and they reuolue in their myndes certayne colde cogitations of Christ, thinking then that fayth is nothing but the dreame of their owne mynde and those vayne cogitations. 1And these men now and then boult out these excellent speaches. O (say they) if faith only iustifieth thē, I pray you what say you to this: Behold I haue heard the Gospel preached: I remember the history of Christ: Lo, I beleeue, and yet I am not iustifyed. True •t is, for bycause this thy Fayth is nothing but thyne owne bare and naked imagination and cogitation of fayth which dooth ot innouate thy hart, and which doth moue hee nothing at all, there followeth no newnes f lyfe, no workes of fayth.