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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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¶ These be the practices of the prelates of Antichrist hꝭ church to suppress and put down the word of God, that Satan his kingdom might flourish. God therefore declaring his manifold benefits and unspeakable love toward this realm, in the stead & place of that noble king deceased, now resting in the bosom of Abraham, hath sent down to us a little Dauyd to break great Goliath his head with the stone of the word of God, to overthrow on the heads of the inhabitants high and proud Babylon, not leaving one stone or stick standing but to burn it all to powder, with brimstone and wild fire. And in the stead ⟨p. lxxxxix⟩thereof to build up a new the temple of God, to set forth the right honour and glory of God, that we appear not unthankful to him for the preservation of this our young virgin king from the hands of his mortal enemies: which, looking and gaping for a day, which should have ben to us blacker then any pitch, more bitter then any gall: were most luckily (we may say) deceived & made frustrate of their hope.
¶ These be the practices of the prelates of Antechrist hꝭ church to suppresse and put downe the worde of God, that Sathan his kingdome myght florishe. God therfore declaringe his manifolde benefytes and vnspeakable loue toward this realme, in the stede & place of that noble kyng deceased, nowe restynge in the bosom of Abraham, hath sent downe to vs a lytle Dauyd to breake greate Golyath his heade with the stone of the worde of God, to ouerthrow on the heades of the inhabyters hygh and proude Babilon, nat leauing one stone or stycke standing but to burne it al to pouder, with brymstone and wyld fyer. And in the stede ⟨p. lxxxxix⟩therof to buylde vp a newe the temple of God, to sette forthe the righte honor and glory of God, that we appere nat vnthākfull to him for the preseruation of thys our yonge vyrgyn kyng from the handes of his mortall enemyes: which, lokinge and gaping for a day, which shulde haue ben to vs blacker then any pytche, more bytter then any gall: were most luckely (we may say) deceyued & made frustrate of theyr hope.