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Here learn what sophistry is, and how blind they are, that thou mayest abhor them and spue them out of thy stomach for ever. Paul by the letter meaneth Moses law, which the process of the text following declareth more bright then the sun. But it is not their guise to look on the order of any text, but as they find it in their doctors so allege they it, and so understand it. Paul maketh a comparison between ¹the law and the Gospel, & calleth the law the letter, because it was but letters graven in two tables of cold sto•e. For the law doth but kill and damn the consciences, as long as there is no lust in the hart to do that which the law commandeth. Contrary wise he calleth the Gospel the administration of the spirit & of righteousness or justifying. For when Christ is preached and the promises which God hath made in Christ are believed, the spirit entereth the hart, and looseth the hart, and giveth lust to do the law, and maketh the law a lively thing in the hart. Now as soon as the hart lusteth ²to do the law, then are we righteous before God, & our sins forgiven. Nevertheless the law of the letter graved in stone, and not in the hearts was so glorious, and Moses his face shone so bright that the children of Israel could not behold his face for brightness. It was also given in thunder and lightning and terrible signs, so that they for fear came to Moses & desired him that he would speak to them & let God speak no more. Lest we dye (said they.) If we hear him any more: as thou mayst see. Exod. xx. Whereupon Paul maketh his comparison saying: if the ministration of death thorough the letters figured in stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance: why shall not the administration of the spirit be glorious? And again: if the administration of damnation be glorious: much more shall the administration of righteousness exceed in glory: That is, if the law that killeth sinners & helpeth them not to be glorious: then the Gospel which pardoneth sinners and giveth them power to be the sons of God & to over come sin, is much more glorious. And the text that goeth before is as clear.

Here learne what sophistrie is, and how blind they are, that thou mayest abhorre them and spue them out of thy stomake for euer. Paule by the letter meaneth Moyses law, which the processe of the text folowyng declareth more bright then the sunne. But it is not their guise to looke on the order of any text, but as they find it in their doctours so alledge they it, and so vnderstād it. Paule maketh a comparisō betwene