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this indeed confuteth those heretics of whom you speak, but maketh nothing against us, who think, teach, and continually preach, that good works are necessary for all Christians, otherwise they shall never see the kingdom of god: so that we are as far from that damnable heresy of the Anabaptists and Antinomies, as heaven is from earth. Further you proceed to a place of Saint Paul. Phil. 1. v. 28 where any man of knowledge may soon perceive that your translator was deceived foully, when he translated [Greek or Hebrew], cause, ⟨p. 351⟩the word signifying not a cause, but a plain declaration, or proof. And this is the manifest meaning of Saint Paul in that place, that as the malice and rage of the wicked enemies of the Church is an argument of their condemnation, so the patience of the godly in suffering such afflictions is an evident proof that they are the children of god, and therefore shall inherit eternal life. Not Beza therefore, but you, and your translator have altered the text, and perverted the sense of this scripture. As for your other argument our of Luke. 7. v. 47. of the woman to whom many sins were remitted, it hath been answered so fully and truly by sundry learned writers, that I might wholly pass it over.¹ Only this in brief I say to stop your railing mouth, that [Greek or Hebrew], because, is often times used for [Greek or Hebrew], therefore: & that so in this place it must be of necessity expounded, may appear by an invincible reason, which your selves cannot deny. For that woman being so deeply drowned in deadly sin, how could her love deserve the grace of God, and remission of her sins? doth your scholastical Theology maintain, that a sinful creature, lying in state of condemnation ⟨p. 352⟩can by love merit pardon of his sins? Tell us plainly, if this be your doctrine, your religion, your divinity. If then this be most false and impossible, confess that the love of that sinful and miserable woman, was not be cause of forgiveness of her sins, but the effect following, and not going before the same. This doctrine is true and Catholic, the contrary wicked and heretical, and therefore no cause had you to rail so mightily at Beza and us for translating & expounding this word as we do, & as the proportion of faith, & circumstance of the place most undoubtedly and necessarily requireth.