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M. What saith he then?

P. Who soever breaketh one point of the law, the same committeth high treason against God, from whence it followeth, that by ⟨p. 197⟩the same he deserveth eternal damnation, albeit he had committed but that one only.

P. Who soeuer breaketh one pointe of the lawe, the same committeth high treason againste God, from whence it followeth, that by ⟨p. 197⟩the same he deserueth eternall damnation, albeit he had committed but that one only.

M. Howe understandest thou it?

M. Howe vnderstandest thou it?

If those which have most sinned shall be most punished by Gods judgement.

If those vvhiche haue most sinned shal be most punished by Gods iudgemente.

M. IF he then be also damned that shall have committed few sins, as well as he that shall have committed many, it is then as good for a man to exceed as it were with the reins laid on his neck, as to refrain and abstain from many, from the which a man might keep him self.

M. IF he then be also damned that shall haue committed few sinnes, as well as he that shall haue committed many, it is then as good for a man to excéede as it were with the raines layde on his necke, as to refraine and abstayne from many, from the whiche a man might kepe hym selfe.

P. That followeth not.

M. What reason can you allege to the contrary?¹

M. What reason can you alleadge to the contrary?¹

1. 1Rom. 14. b. Luke. 12. f. Matth. 10. b. Luke. 10. b.

P. It is, that albeit, there be eternal dā nation for all the reprobates, yet notwithstanding, he that shall have most sinned, shall not fail to be most punished, for so much as it is written, every man shall receive his hire according to his works.

P. It is, that albeit, there be eternall dā nation for all the reprobates, yet notwithstanding, he that shall haue moste sinned, shal not faile to be most punished, for so muche as it is written, euery man shall receiue his hire according to hys works.

M. Haste thou none other passages of the Scriptures more evident, to prove that which thou sayest?

M. Haste thou none other passages of the Scriptures more euidente, to proue that whiche thou sayest?

P. Jesus ⟨p. 298⟩Christ him self doth say to that same purpose, that the servant which knoweth the will of his master, and doth it not, shall be beaten with mo stripes, than he that hath not done it, being ignorant of it.

P. Iesus ⟨p. 298⟩Christe him selfe doth saye to that same purpose, that the seruant which knoweth the will of his master, and doth it not, shalbe beaten with mo stripes, than he that hath not done it, being ignorante of it.

M. This passage is very plain.

M. This passage is very playne.

Pet. Thou hast also that which Jesus Christ himself hath said, that those of Sodom & Gomorrah shall be more softly dealt with at the day of judgement, than these which shall have cast off the Gospel from them.

Pet. Thou hast also that which Iesus Christ himself hath said, that those of Sodome & Gomorre shal be more softly delt wt at ye day of iudgement, than these which shal haue cast off the Gospell from them.

Of the impurity of mens works, and how God judgeth of them.

Of the impuritie of mens vvorks, and hovv God iudgeth of them.

M. I Do now understand this point well, wherefore thou mayest proceed to the other, which is concerning the impurity of mens works.

M. I Do now vnderstand this point wel, wherefore thou maist proceede to the other, which is concerning the impuritie of mens workes.

P. That is, that seeing men are corrupted by sin, there can proceed from them no work whatsoever it be, have it never so fair a show before men, which is not so foul as nothing may be more.

P. That is, that séeing men are corrupted by sinne, there cā procéede from them no worke whatsoeuer it be, haue it neuer so faire a shewe before men, whiche is not so foule as nothing may be more.