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Howe that true repentance cannot be well preached without joining of the doctrine of the law and the Gospel together.

Hovve that true repentaunce cannot be vvell preached vvithout ioyning of the doctrine of the lavve and the Gospell togither.

M. And by what mean may a man come to this knowledge of his sin?

M. ANd by what meane maye a man come to this knowledge of hys sinne?

P. By the law of god,¹ the which doth not only make them manifest to men, but doth also show unto them the wrath of God against them.

P. By the law of god,¹ ye which doth not only make them manifest to mē, but doth also shewe vnto them the wrathe of God against them.

1. 1Rom. 3. a. 4. c.

M. There is then no minister that may well preach repentance. ⟨p. 280⟩without preaching the law of God.

M. There is then no minister that may wel preach repentāce. ⟨p. 280⟩withoute preaching the lawe of God.

P. It cannot otherwise be done. But it is not enough to preach the doctrine of the law if that of the Gospel be not forthwith joined unto it.

P. It cannot otherwise be done. But it is not ynough to preach the doctrine of the lawe if that of the Gospel be not foorthwith ioyned vnto it.

M. For what cause?

P. For that that the law setteth forth but the wrath of God against sinners, the should bring men rather to despair than to true repentance, if there were no promise by the Gospel, of the grace and mercy of God which is offered to them in Jesus Christ, to obtain remission of their sins in him, and by him.

P. For that that the lawe settethe foorth but the wrath of God against sinners, the shoulde bring men rather to dispaire than to true repentaunce, if there were no promise by the Gospell, of the grace and mercie of God whiche is offered to them in Iesus Christ, to obtayn remission of their sinnes in him, and by him.

M. Give me an example of that which thou sayest.

M. Giue me an example of that which thou sayest.

P. We have one very evident in Judas and S. Peter.

P. We haue one very euident in Iudas and S. Peter.

M. ¹It seemeth to me that it is written in the Gospel, not only that S. Peter did repent, that he had denied Jesus Christ, but also Judas, that he did betray him. And that notwithstanding the repentance of Judas letted him not from desperation, the which thing happened not to S. Peter, but wholly the contrary.

M. ¹It séemeth to me that it is written in the Gospel, not only that S. Peter did repente, that he had denied Iesus Christe, but also Iudas, that he did betray hym. And that notwithstanding the repentance of Iudas letted him not from desperacion, the whiche thing happened not to S. Peter, but wholly the contrarie.

1. 1Math. 26. g. Luke. 22. g. Matth. 27. a

Peter. That happened to Judas for the cause that I have already cited, to wit, for that he laid hold only upon the Judgement of God set forth in his law, ⟨p. 281⟩without laying hold upon the grace and mercy of God set forth in his Gospel to all repentants and faithful, as S. Peter did apprehend it, after that he had renown ced Jesus Christ.

Peter. That happened to Iudas for the cause that I haue already cited, to witte, for that he layde houlde onely vppon the Iudgement of God set foorth in hys lawe, ⟨p. 281⟩without laying holde vpon the grace and mercie of God set foorth in his Gospel to all repentants and faithfull, as S. Peter did apprehend it, after that he had renoū ced Iesus Chryst.

Howe that true repentance can not be without faith.

M. IT followeth then that true repentance can not be without true faith.

M. IT followeth then that true repentance can not be withoute true faith.