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Thirdly and lastly, every calling since the fall of Adam hath misery and affliction to be his companion. And for the quiet bearing of the miseries of every calling, faith is of great moment. For it works patience by persuading and settling our minds in two things: the first, that God is well pleased with us, ⟨p. 52⟩and that we are reconciled to God in Christ: the second, that all our miseries shall in the end turn to our good & everlasting salvation. And where these two persuasions take place, there is contentation in any estate.

Thirdly and lastly, euery calling since the fall of Adam hath miserie and affliction to be his companion. And for the quiet bearing of the miseries of euery calling, faith is of great moment. For it workes patience by perswading and setling our mindes in two things: the first, that God is well pleased with vs, ⟨p. 52⟩and that we are reconciled to God in Christ: the second, that all our miseries shall in the ende turne to our good & euerlasting saluation. And where these two perswasions take place, there is contentation in any estate.

Thus much for the meaning of the text: now follows the use. The first and principal use concerns the information of our judgement, in the main point of our salvation. For hence Paul hath taught us to gather, that a sinner is justified before God by his faith, without the works of the law. And he disputes on this manner: If a sinner be justified by faith, he is not justified by the law: ¹but a sinner is justified by faith: therefore ⟨p. 53⟩he is not justified by the law. The conclusion is propounded in the eleven verse of the 3. chapter to the Galatians. The major is confirmed in the 12. verse by the divers manner of justifying: The law (saith Paul) justifieth by doing, not by believing: and faith justifieth not by doing, but by believing. The minor is confirmed in the 11. verse by the testimony of the prophet Habakkuk: The just shall live by his faith. And whereas the Papists of our time say that Paul in this argument disputes only against such works of the law as are done by nature, but not by grace: they err and are deceived. For he opposeth not works of nature and works of grace,