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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.
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Therefore must we cleave and stick to the mediator, and seek grace and favour through him, for so speaketh the psalm, Before thee is no man living righteous. And Da. 9. sayeth, hear us not because of our righteousness, but because of thy mercy, for the Lords sake.
Therefore muste we cleaue and sticke to the mediatour, and seke grace and fauour through him, for so speaketh the psalme, Before the is no man liuing rightwes. And Da. 9. saieth, heare vs not because of our rightwesnes, but because of thy mercy, for the Lordes sake.
And so shall we come before God and bring this trust in the Son of God with us, and know, that although love and other virtues be, and must be in us: that they yet be to weak, and that the trust in, to, and upon the Son of God, must stand sure, unstirrable and unoverthrowable, and do that that is done to our rightwesmakyng.
And so shall we come before God and bryng thys truste in the sonne of God with vs, and knowe, that althoughe loue and other vertues be, and muste be in vs: that they yet be to weake, and that the truste in, to, and vpon the sonne of God, muste stande suer, vnstirrable and vnouerthrowable, and do that that is done to our rightwesmakyng.
And if we speak of the righteousness poured into us of God (as they call it) we may not leave out this belief and living trust, for it is one of the high and needful virtues: ⟨image 11⟩Ye this trust wakeneth up comfort, love, prayer or calling upon God, and life in the heart, as is written. Gall. 2. That I now live, I live through the belief in the Son of God: And love and comfort cannot be or abide in the heart, if this belief and this trust go not before.