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Wherefore let us all our life long walk in such sort, as we may still from year too year, from mooneth to mooneth, from day to day, from hour to hour, and from minute too minute, continually acknowledge our selves bound unto God for the goodness which he hath given us of his own mere mercy, and let us think our selves beholden too him for all things.

Wherefore let vs all our life long walke in such sort, as wee may still from yeere too yeere, from mooneth to mooneth, from day to day, from houre to houre, and frō minute too minute, continually acknowledge our selues bound vnto God for the goodnesse which he hath giuen vs of his owne mere mercy, and let vs thinke our selues beholden too him for all things.

And let us mark by the way for a conclusion, that S. Pauls intent here, is not to decipher all the causes of our salvation one by one, but too abate mens lustiness, that they might not make any brags, or any countenance […] God is in their debt. Therefore it is enough for S. Paul to have stopped all mens mouths in such wise, as they may not take upon them too have aught of their own. For contrariwise whensoever God giveth us good works, although they be the ⟨image 97⟩fruits of his mere goodness: yet can they not purchase us any thing at his hand: for we must always ground and settle our selves upon the forgiveness of our sins. There lieth all our righteousness.

And let vs marke by the way for a conclusion, that S. Paules intent here, is not to decypher al the causes of our saluation one by one, but too abate mens lustinesse, that they might not make any bragges, or any countenance 〈…〉 God is in their debt. Therefore it is ynough for S. Paule to haue stopped all mens mouthes in such wyze, as they may not take vppon them too haue aught of their owne. For contrariwize whensoeuer God giueth vs good works, although they bee the ⟨image 97⟩