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Men of good will, ¹²to whom the Angel wisheth well, are by our new divines of Rhemes expounded for men endued with free will. And thus saith Master Rainolds was it taught in the old gospel. But what gospel he meaneth, it were a good thing to understand. For S. Lukes gospel teacheth no such thing, which yet sure I am is the old and true gospel of Christ. E' [Greek or Hebrew], which word S. Luke in that place hath used, never signifieth free will, but favour and good will, which one beareth towards another: S. Augustine was by ignorance of the Greek tongue deceived: and any man may soon perceive that the Angel speaketh of Gods love towards mankind, which then most notably appeared, when the Son of God was borne of a woman. For our papists to gather hereof mans free will, is too childish and absurd abuse of holy scripture.

Men of good will, ¹²to whome the Angell wisheth well, are by our newe diuines of Rhemes expounded for men indued with free will. And thus saith Master Rainolds was it taught in the old gospell. But what gospell he meaneth, it were a good thing to vnderstand. For S. Lukes gospell teacheth no such thing, which yet sure I am is the olde and true gospell of Christ. E' 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which worde S. Luke in that place hath vsed, neuer signifieth free will, but fauour and good wil, which one beareth towards another: S. Augustine was by ignorance of the Greeke tongue deceiued: and anie man maie soone perceiue that the Angell speaketh of Gods loue towards mankind, which then moste notablie appeered, when the Sonne of God was borne of a woman. For our papists to gather hereof mans free will, is too childish and absurde abuse of holie scripture.

1. 1pag. 505.
2. 2Luc. 2.14.