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The some and hole cause of the writing of this epistle / is / to prove that a man is justifieth by saith only: which proposition whoso denieth / to him is not only this epistle and all that Paul writeth / but also the hole scripture so locked up / that he shall neu•• understand it to his souls health. And to bring a man to the understanding and feeling that faith only justifieth: Paul proveth that the hole nature of m• is so poisoned and so corrupt / yea and so deed concerning Godly living or Godly thinking / that it is impossible for her to keep the law in the sight of God: that is to say / to love it / & of love and lust to do it as naturally as a man eateth or drinketh / until she be quickened again and healed through faith.

The somme and hole cause of the wrytinge of this epistle / is / to proue that a man is iustifieth by sayth onlye: which proposicion whoso denieth / to him is not only this epistle and all that Paul wryteth / but also the hole scripture so locked vp / that he shall neu•• vnderstonde it to his soules healthe. And to bringe a man to the vnderstondinge and felynge that fayth onlye iusti fieth: Paule proueh that the hole nature of m• is so poysoned and so corrupte / ye and so deed concerninge Godly lyuinge or Godly thinkinge / that it is impossible for hir to kepe the lawe in the sight of God: that is to saye / to loue it / & of loue and lust to do it as naturally as a man eateth or drinketh / vntill she be quyckened agayne and healed thorow fayth.

And by justifying / understand none other thing then to be reconciled to God and to be restored unto his favour / & to have thy since forgiven thee. As when I say God justifieth us / understand thereby / that God for Christs sake / merits and deservings only receiveth us unto his mercy / favour and grace / and forgiveth us our since. And when I say Christ justifieth us / understand thereby that Christ only hath redeemed us / bought and delivered us out of the wrath of God and damnation / & hath with his works only / purchased us the mercy the favour and grace of God / and the forgiveness of our since. And when I say that faith only justifieth / understand thereby that faith and trust in the truth of God and in the mercy promised us for Christs sake / and for his deserving and works only / doth quiet the conscience and certify her that our since