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I will therefore bestow my labour and diligence / through this little preface or prologue / to prepare away in there unto / so far forth as god shall give me grace / that it may be the better understand of every man / for it hath been hitherto evil darkened with glosses & wonder full dreams of sophisters / that no man could spy out the entente & meaning of it / which nevertheless of it self / is a bright light / & sufficient to give light unto all the scripture.

I will therfore bestowe my laboure and diligence / thorowe this lytell preface or prologe / to prepare awaye in ther vnto / so farforth as god shall geue me grace / that it maye be the better vnderstonde of euery man / for it hath bene hetherto euyll darkened with gloses & wonder full dreames of sophisters / that noman cowde spye oute the entente & meanynge of it / which neuerthelesse of it selfe / is a bryght lyghte / & sufficient to geue lyght vnto all the scripture.

First we must mark diligently the manner of speaking of the Apostle / and above all thing know what Paul meaneth by these words / ¹the Law / Sin / Grace / Faith / Righteousness / Flesh / Sprite and such like / or else read thou it never so oft / thou shalt but loose thy labour. This word Law may not be understand here after the commune manner / and to use Pauls term / after the manner of men or after ⟨p. cciii⟩mans ways / that thou wouldest say the law here in this place were nothing but learning which teacheth what ought to be done and what ought not to be done / as it goeth with mans law where the law is fulfilled with outward works only / though the heart be never so far of. But God judgeth the ground of the heart / yea and the thoughts and the secret movings of the mind / & therefore his law requireth the ground of the heart & love from the bottom▪ there of / & is not content with the outward work only: but rebuketh those works most of all which spring not of love from the ground & low bottom of the heart / though they appear outward never so honest & good / as Christ in the gospel rebuketh the Pharisees above all other that were open sinners / & calleth them hypocrites / that is to say Simulars / and painted Sepulchres. Which Pharisees yet lived no men so pure / as pertaining to the outward deeds & works of the law. Yea & Paul in the third chapter of his Pistel unto the Philippians confesseth of him self / that as touching the law he was such a one as no man could complain on / and notwithstanding was yet a murderer of the Christen / persecuted them / and tormented them / so sore / that he compelled them to blaspheme Christ / & was all together merciless / as many which now feign outward good works are.