A14354:130
A treatise of the cohabitation of the faithful with the unfaithful Whereunto is added.…A treatise of the cohabitacyon of the faithfull with the vnfaithfull Whereunto is added.…
A treatise of the cohabitation of the faithful with the unfaithful Whereunto is added. A sermon made of the confessing of Christ and his gospel, and of the denying of the same.A treatise of the cohabitacyon of the faithfull with the vnfaithfull Whereunto is added. A sermon made of the confessing of Christe and his gospell, and of the denyinge of the same.
Strasbourg: printed by W. Rihel, 1555
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Like is to be said of them / which might preach the gospel freely / and do see that it shall be for the increase of the kingdom of God / and do it not. Wherefore ⟨image 60⟩seeing the papists do both think and teach otherwise in this matter then the holy scripture doth teach / and do defend their error with an obstinate mind they are heretics.
Like is to be saide of thē / which mighte preache the gospell frelye / and do se that it shalbe for the increase of the kingdō of Godd / and do it not. Wherfore ⟨image 60⟩seinge the papistes do bothe thincke and teache otherwise in this matier then the holie scripture dothe teache / and do defend their errour with an obstinate mynde they are heretikes.
They do chose unto them selves also an other doctrine / which is / that they which be regenerate / must 1always doubt of their salvation. But Christ / the Apostles / and the whole scripture / do teach clean contrary / he that believeth in me (saith Christ) hath everlasting life. If he hath it / how can he doubt 2of it then? And it is written in the Acts. To him give all the Prophets witness / that all they which 3believe through his name / shall receive remission of since. And to the Romans / whom he hath called / 4them also he justified / whom he justified / then he also glorified: But here the papists have this shift / A man must not doubt of Gods promises (they say) but he must doubt of the infirmity of his flesh / that he can not do those things which are to be done / to obtain the promises of God. Butt we be admonished by Abraham's example / that we should