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Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same
Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the same: and answered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into English by John Cox. 1572Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same: and aunswered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into Englishe by Iohn Coxe. 1572
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572London: printed by Henrie Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572
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First we will show what it is to be justified before1 God: and that is to be purged from sin, delivered from the punishment thereof, and to be ⟨p. 49⟩had and received into the number of the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life, yea and that before the judgement seat of God, before the which all men are accused and condemned as guilty. And that we shall every one of us before the judgement seat of God be convicted and found guilty of sin and eternal damnation, Paul in the third to the Romans doth plainly teach. And again that justification is the taking away and remission of our sins, the same aptly also teacheth Acts. 13. Wherefore the remission of the sin, and the punishment or damnation is called of him justification. Rom. 5. And that to be justified and adopted in the number of the sons and heirs of God is all one, we may gather by that Paul saith: We are justified by faith: and Saint John saith, But as many as believed him, he gave them2 power to be made the sons of God. Secondly, we must seek the cause why God forgiveth our sins, delivereth us from damnation, and adopteth us into his sons and heirs. ⟨image 60⟩Truly the proper cause hereof is his mercy and grace, by the which he gave unto us his only son to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death, and shed his blood for our sakes, to the end that being delivered from our sins, eternal death and damnation, free from all accusations, we might be absolved before the judgement seat of God: yea and that being made righteous by Christ (for his righteousness is made ours) we might be made heirs of eternal life. Wherefore it is only the grace of God, the blood and death of Christ, and his innocency and righteousness, for whose sake we are not condemned, but are adopted into his sons and heirs, and are made partakers of eternal life. Of this doctrine there are divers proofs in Paul,