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The justification of man by faith onlyThe iustification of man by faith only
The justification of man by faith only: made and written by Philip Melanchthon. and translated out of the Latin in to this our mother tongue by Nicholas Less of London An apology or defence of the word of God, declaring what a necessary thing it is, to be in all mens hands, the want where of is the only cause of all ungodliness committed through the whole earth, made by the said Nicholas LessThe iustification of man by faith only: made and vvritten by Phylyp Melanchton. and translated out of the Latyn in to this oure mother tonge by Nicholas Lesse of London An apologie or defence of the worde of God, declaringe what a necessary thynge it is, to be in all mennes handes, the want wher of is the only cause of al vngodlienes committed thorowe the whole earth, made by the sayde Nicholas Lesse
Imprinted at London : In Fleet street at the sign of the George next to Saint Dunstones church by William Powell, in the year of our Lord God .M.CCCCC.XLVIII. the .XI. day of October 1548Imprinted at London : In Flete strete at the signe of the George next to Saynt Dunstones church by VVilliam Powell, in the yere of oure Lorde God .M.CCCCC.XLVIII. the .XI. daye of October 1548
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¶ WHAT a great heap of sins, calamities and miseries did the on fall of Dauyd cause. After that the naughty desire and filthy lust had ones got the upper hand in him, then he toke an other mans wife. He commanded her husband to by killed, and with him many Citizens good, godly, and virtuous men were also destroyed. The name of God sustaining and suffering great blasphemy. Then not long after the son moveth sedition against his father. He taketh & useth his fathers wife in whoredom: so consequently following a most lamentable and piteous destruction of many thousands of the Citizens. To be short, sedition is the mother of many evils.1 By the idolatry of Solomon what mischief did ensue and rise.
¶ VVHAT a great heape of sinnes, calamities and miseries did the on fall of Dauyd cause. After that the noughty desyre and fylthy luste hadde ones got the vpper hande in him, thē he toke an other mannes wife. He commaunded her husbande to by kylled, and with him many Citezins good, godly, and vertuouse mē were also destroyed. The name of God susteynynge and sufferynge great blasphemy. Then nat longe after the son moueth sedition agaynst his father. He taketh & vseth his fathers wyfe in whordome: so consequently folowing a most lamentable and pyteous distruction of many thousandes of the Citezins. To be short, sedition is the mother of many euyls.1 By the ydolatry of Salomon what mischefe did insue and ryse.
- 1The idolatry of Solomon.The ydolatry of Salomon.
¶ THE kingdom of Israel was torn a sunder,1 they continued in perpetual idolatry and deadly wars. The fall of Adam, did it not bring great and many ⟨p. lxvii⟩