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They are not righteous before god which hear the law, but they which do the law shall be justified. Rom. ij. This text is plainer than that ¹it needeth to be expounded. In the chapter before, Paul proveth that the law natural, helped not the Gentiles, (as appeareth by the laws, statutes, and ordinances which they made in their cities) yet kept they them not. The great keep the small under, for their own profit with the violence of the law. Every man praiseth the law as far forth as it is profitable and pleasant unto himself. But when his own appetites should be refrained, then grudgeth he against the law. Moreover he proveth that no knowledge helped the Gentiles. For though the learned men (as the Philosophers) came to the knowledge of God, by the creatures of the world, yet had they no power to worship God. In this second chapter proveth he that the Jews (though they had the law written) yet it helped them not: they could not keep it, but were idolaters, and were also murderers, adulterers, & whatsoever the law forbade. He concludeth therefore that yt Jew, is as well damned as the Gentle. If hearing of the law only might have justified, then had the Jews been righteous. But it required that a man do the law, if he will be righteous. Which because y• Jew did not, he is no less damned than the Gentle. The publishing & declaring of the law, doth but utter a mans sin, & giveth neither strength, nor help to fulfil the law. The law killeth thy conscience, & giveth ²thee no lust to fulfil the law. Faith in christ, giveth lust & power to do the law. Now is it true, that he which doth the law is righteous, but that doth no man save he that ⟨p. 92⟩believeth & putteth his trust in Christ.

THey are not righteous before god which heare the lawe, but they which do the lawe shall be iustified. Rom. ij. This text is playner thā that ¹it needeth to be expounded. In the chapter before, Paule proueth that the law naturall, holpe not the Gentiles, (as appeareth by the lawes, statutes, and ordinaunces which they made in their cities) yet kept they them not. The great keepe the small vnder, for their owne profite with the violence of the lawe. Euery man prayseth the lawe as farre forth as it is profitable and pleasant vnto himself. But when his owne appetites should be refrayned, then grudgeth he against the law. Moreouer he proueth that no knowledge holpe the Gentiles. For though the learned mē (as the Philosophers) came to the knowledge of God, by the creatures of the world, yet had they no power to worshippe God. In thys secōd chapter proueth he yt the Iewes (though they had the lawe written) yet it holpe them not: they coulde not keepe it, but were idolaters, and were also murtherers, adulterers, & whatsoeuer the lawe forbad. He concludeth therfore that yt Iewe, is as well dāned as the Gentill. If hearing of the lawe onely might haue iustified, thē had the Iewes bene righteous. But it required that a mā do the lawe, if he will be righteous. Which because y Iewe did not, he is no lesse dāned thē the Gētill. The publishing & declaring of ye lawe, doth but vtter a mās sin, & geueth neither strēgth, nor help to fulfill the law. The law killeth thy cōscience, & geueth