A17186:237
An wholesome antidotus or counter-poison, against the pestilent heresy and sect of the Anabaptists…An holsome antidotus or counter-poysen, agaynst the pestylent heresye and secte of the Anabaptistes…
An wholesome antidotus or counter-poison, against the pestilent heresy and sect of the Anabaptists newly translated out of lati[n] into English by John Veron, SenonoysAn holsome antidotus or counter-poysen, agaynst the pestylent heresye and secte of the Anabaptistes newly translated out of lati[n] into Englysh by Iohn Veron, Senonoys
printed by Humphrey Powell, 1548printed by Humfrey Powell, 1548
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How that our salvation and righteousness, is not to be described to our works but to faith.
How that our saluacion and rightwisnesse, is not to be described to our workes but to faith.
Simon. IF the Anabaptists do teach, that our salvation, & righteousness, ought to be ascribed to our works (which is the .iii. part of this article) thou wilt not say (I think) that they do err in it.
Symon. IF the Anababtistes doo teache, that our saluacion, & rightwisnes, ought to be ascribed to our workes (whiche is the .iii. parte of this article) thou wilt not saie (I thynke) that thei doo erre in it.
Joiada. There is nothing that I will grant them, less. For this thing being ones granted, all the epistles of Paul are condemned, as false, & which did seduce the people. For this is the thing only, wherefore Paul, with such a zeal did repugn & resist against false prophets, which did teach, ⟨image 96⟩that righteousness did come of works: where as saint Paul did attribute our righteousness to faith. That may easily be seen by the epi. to the Ro. and to the Gala. But I will bring out of them, certain places, which can not be confuted. In the .iii. cha. to the Romans, Paul sayeth thus: All have sinned and are destitute of the glory of god, but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. And in the .iiii. Ro. If Abraham were justified by works, then hath he wherein to rejoice, but not with god, for what sayeth the scripture Abraham believed god, & it was counted unto him, for righteousness. To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of favour but of duty. To him y• worketh