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A weighing and considering of the InterimA waying and considering of the Interim
A weighing and considering of the Interim by the honourworthy and highly learned Phillip Melanchthon. Tra[n]slated into English by John RogersA waying and considering of the Interim by the honourworthy and highly learned Phillip Melancthon. Tra[n]slated into Englyshe by Iohn Rogers
Imprinted at London : in Fletestrete at the sign of the Sun over against the conduit by Edward Whitchurche, the vi. day of August, the year of our lord. M.D.XLVIII. 1548Imprinted at London : in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne ouer against the conduite by Edwarde Whitchurche, the vi. daie of Auguste, the yere of our lorde. M.D.XLVIII. 1548
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The answer of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.The answere of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.
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.
THE beginning of the book, as touching the creation and fall of man, the original or byrthsinne, and the redemption or ransoming through Christ, is right and unfaulty. But afterward in the fourth leaf, in the title of Justification or rightwessemakyng is this fault, that the Book ⟨image 9⟩plainly saith: that we be justified or made righteous through love, and the same meaning is also afterward rehearsed and declared that it may surely be understanded thereby, that that book is not agreeable with the true learning which is through gods grace preached in our Churches, that a man is made righteous before God, and pleaseth him, for our Lord Christs sake through belief.
THE begynning of the boke, as touchyng the creacion and fall of man, the originall or byrthsinne, and the redempcion or raunsoming through Christe, is righte and vnfautye. But afterwarde in the fourth leafe, in the title of Justificacion or rightwessemakyng is this faute, that the Booke ⟨image 9⟩plainly saith: that we be iustified or made rightwesse through loue, and the same meaning is also afterward reherced and declared that it maye suerly be vnderstanded therby, that that booke is not agreable with the true learnig which is through gods grace preached in our Churches, yt a man is made rightwesse before God, and pleaseth him, for ourlorde Christes sake through belefe.
And although the book say in some places, that a man cometh to righteousness through belief, yet is this the meaning of the book, that the belief is but a making ready before, and that afterward a man is made righteous through love, as the book also plainly sayeth, that a man is afterward verily made righteous through love.
And althoughe the boke saye in some places, that a man cometh to rightwesenes through belefe, yet is this the meaning of the boke, that the belefe is but a makyng readye before, and that afterwarde a man is made rightwesse throughe loue, as the boke also playnely sayeth, yt a man is afterwarde verely made rightwesse throughe loue.