As for example,1 when the Turk saith, that he believeth in one living God that made heaven & earth, his belief therein is true, yet it justifieth him not, because it lacketh the right object, which is Christ. So when the Jew saith that he believeth in one God maker of heaven and earth,2 and believeth also the same God to be omnipotent, merciful, just, and true of promise, and that he hath elected the seed of Abraham: true it is that he believeth, and yet all this serveth him not, because Christ the Son of God is not joined to all.3 And though the said Jew should be never so devout in his prayers, or charitable in alms, or precise in keeping the law, & believed never so steadfastly that he is elect to be saved: yet he is never the nearer to salvation for all this, so long as his faith is not grounded upon y• head cornerstone, which is the person and body of Christ Jesus the true Saviour. After like sort, it may be said of the Papist, when he saith that he is Baptised, and believeth in the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost, three persons and one God, and also confesseth Jesus Christ to be the Son of God, which died for our sins, and rose again for our righteousness. &c. his belief therein is true, & indeed would save him, if he did stay his salvation in this faith, and upon Christ his Saviour, Only. according to the promise and grace of God, and go no farther. But that he doth not: for neither doth he admit Christ only to be his perfect Saviour without the help of the patrons, heads, advocates, and mediators, nor yet permitteth his faith in Christ, Only to be the means of his justification, but setteth up other by means, as hope, charity, sacrifice of the Mass, confession, penance, satisfaction, merits, and pardons, supposing thereby to work his justification before God, contrary to the word of promise, to the Gospel of grace, & to the doctrine of S. Paul whereof we shall see more (the Lord willing) hereafter,
As for example,1 when the Turke sayth, that he beleeueth in one liuyng God that made heauen & earth, his beliefe therin is true, yet it iustifieth him not, because it lacketh the right obiect, which is Christ. So when the Iewe saith that he beleeueth in one God maker of heauen and earth,2 and beleeueth also the same God to be omnipotent, merciful, iust, and true of promise, and that he hath elected the seede of Abraham: true it is that he beleeueth, and yet all this serueth him not, because Christ ye sonne of God is not ioyned to all.3 And though ye said Iew should be neuer so deuout in his prayers, or charitable in almose, or precise in keeping ye law, & beleeued neuer so stedfastly yt he is elect to be saued: yet he is neuer the neerer to saluation for all this, so long as his faith is not grounded vpon y• head cornerstone, which is the person and body of Christ Iesus the true Sauiour. After like sort, it may be sayd of the Papist, when he saith that he is Baptised, and beleeueth in the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost, three persons and one God, and also confesseth Iesus Christ to be the sonne of God, which died for our sinnes, and rose againe for our righteousnes. &c. his beleife therin is true, & indede would saue him, if he did stay his saluation in this faith, and vpon Christ his Sauiour, Onely. according to the promise and grace of God, and go no farther. But that he doth not: for neither doth he admit Christ onely to be his perfect Sauiour without the helpe of the patrons, heades, aduocates, and mediatours, nor yet permitteth his faith in Christ, Onely to be the meanes of his iustification, but setteth vp other by meanes, as hope, charitie, sacrifice of the Masse, confession, penaunce, satisfaction, merites, and pardons, supposing thereby to worke his iustification before God, contrary to the word of promise, to the Gospell of grace, & to the doctrine of S. Paule whereof we shall see more (the Lord willing) hereafter,
- 1Divers sorts of believing. The Turks faith.Diuers sorts of beleuing. The Turkes fayth.
- 2The Jews faith.The Iewes fayth.
- 3Every truth may be believed but the believing of every trueth saveth not. The Papists faith. Only. Hope and charity be no parts of our justification, nor causes to make the merits of Christ ours. The causes of our salvation distincted.Euery truth may be beleued but the beleuing of euery trueth saueth not. The Papists fayth. Onely. Hope and charitie be no partes of our iustification, nor causes to make the merites of Christ ours. The causes of our saluation distincted.
