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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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¶ In the fourth and last part, like a most diligent Schoolmaster, be setteth forth one after an other all their Sophistical cavillations and crooked arguments, where with they might deceive and beguile a right good clerk that both you may know what they be, and how they are to be dissolved and put away, which thing shall be very necessary to be marked, that when men do hear them in their reasoning wrying and wresting the word of god, they may stop their mouths with the right understanding of it, that at the last they shall be ashamed to bring any more such dirt before men. At this point this Godly clerk finisheth his work very profitable and necessary for all men. The which work I would exhort all men to read earnestly and to mark the authorities of the scriptures, by his Godly labour gathered together for the use of other men. that they may have them at all times in a readiness, ⟨image 9⟩to fetch them forth of their breasts as it were shafts out of a quiver to serve their purpose to the maintenance of the true word and glory of God against the whole rabble of the Papistry.
¶ In the fourthe and laste parte, lyke a moost diligent Scholemayster, be settethe forthe one after an other all theyr Sophistical cauillations and croked argumentes, where with they myght deceyue and begyle a ryghte good clerke that bothe you maye knowe what they be, and howe they are to be dissolued and put awaye, whiche thynge shall be very necessary to be marked, that when men do heare them in theyr reasonynge wryenge and wrastynge the woorde of god, thei may stop theyr mouthes with the ryghte vnderstandynge of it, that at the laste they shalbe ashamed to brynge anye more suche durte before men. At thys poynt this Godly clerke finisheth his worke very profytable and necessarye for all men. The whiche woorke I wolde exhorte all men to rede earnestly and to marke the auctorities of the scriptures, by hys Godly laboure gethered togyther for the vse of other men. that they may haue them at all tymes in a redynes, ⟨image 9⟩to ferche them forthe of theyr brestes as it were shaftes oute of a quyuer to serue theyr purpose to the mayntenaunce of the trewe worde and glorye of God agaynst the whole rabble of the Papystrie.