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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.
In the second Chap. he doth more at large show that even those little holy ones, Chap. 2 1and those glorious hypocrites (as namely the Jews then, and now in these days all the Justiciaries which go about by their own strength and power to fulfil the law) are also sinners, who doing outwardly the good works of the law: notwithstanding inwardly nourishing that grief of their hart, do hate the law.
In the second Chap. he doth more at large shew that euē those little holy ones, Chap. 2 1and those glorious hypocrites (as namely the Iewes then, and now in these dayes all the Iusticiaryes which go about by their owne strength and power to fulfill the lawe) are also sinners, who dooing outwardly the good workes of the lawe: notwithstanding inwardly nourishing that greife of their hart, doo hate the lawe.
- 1The Jews • ill or worse sinners than the Gentiles.The Iewes • yll or woorse sinners than the Gentiles.
And these (as right hypocrites commonly use to do) are very quick to condemn and judge other men, counting themselves holy and pure when as they are full of malice and envy, fraud, deceit, and all kind of filthiness and uncleanness, as Christ saith, Math. 23. And these are they which feigning themselves holy, contemn and despise in very deed the great goodness of God, and according to the hardness of their hearts, heap and treasure ⟨image 15⟩up unto them selves wrath, against the day of wrath. Paul therefore as a true Evangelist first of all preacheth the Law,