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The Confession of the Faith of the Germans
The confession of the faith of the Germans exhibited to the most victorious Emperor Charles the. v. in the Council or assemble holden at Augusta the year of our Lord. 1530. To which is added the apology of Melanchthon who defendeth with reasons invincible the aforesaid confession translated by Richard Taverner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwell chief Secretary to the kings grace.The confessyon of the fayth of the Germaynes exhibited to the moste victorious Emperour Charles the. v. in the Councell or assemble holden at Augusta the yere of our Lorde. 1530. To which is added the apologie of Melancthon who defendeth with reasons inuincible the aforesayde confesyon translated by Rycharde Tauerner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwel chefe Secretarie to the kynges grace.
Imprinted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwelling at the sign of the George next to saint Dunstones Churche, 1536Imprynted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwellynge at the sygne of the George nexte to saynt Dunstones Churche, 1536
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But so it is, y• by the only faith in Christ not by love or for love or works, we obtain remission of sins, although the love followeth faith. Ergo by only faith we be justified, understanding justification to be, of the unrighteous to be made righteous, or to be regenerate. The minor may easily be declared if we know how remission of since is obtained. The adversaries do full coldly dispute, whether remission of since and the infusion of grace be all one mutation, yea, or no. The idle persons had nothing else to speak. In remission of since is required that the fear of sin and of everlasting death be vanquished in mens hearts, as Paul witnesseth. 1. Cor̄. 15. 1The dart of death is sin. And the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to god who giveth to us victory through our lord Jesus Christ that is to say, sin frayeth the conscience, and this is done by the law which showeth their of god against sin, but we overcome by Christ. Howe? through faith, when we lift up our selves through trust of his promised ⟨image 56⟩mercy for Christ. wherefore our Minor we prove thus. ❧ ❧
But so it is, y• by the only fayth in Christ nat by loue or for loue or workꝭ, we obtayne remission of sīnes, although ye loue foloweth fayth. Ergo by only fayth we be iustified, vnderstandyng iustificaciō to be, of the vnryghtwyse to be made ryghtwyse, or to be regenerate. The minor may easely be declared if we know howe remission of synnes is obtayned. The aduersaries do full coldly dispute, whether remission of synnes and the infusion of grace be all one mutation, yea, or no. The ydle persōs had nothynge els to speake. In remission of synnes is required that the feare of synne and of euerlastyng death be vaynquyshed in mens hertꝭ, as Paule witnesseth. 1. Cor̄. 15. 1The dart of death is syn. And the power of syn is the lawe. But thankes be to god who gyueth to vs victory through our lorde Iesus Christ that is to say, synne frayeth the conscience, and this is done by the lawe whiche sheweth theyre of god agaynst synne, but we ouercum by Christ. Howe? through fayth, whē we lyfte vp our selues through truste of hys promysed ⟨image 56⟩