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¶ The .xi. Cha.

I Say then: ha•h god cast away his people? God forbid. For even I verily am an Israelite / of the seed of Abraham / and §Aof y• tribe of Benjamin / god hath not cast away his people which he knew before. Ether wot ye not what the scripture saith by the mouth of Elijah / how he maketh intercession to god against Israel / saying: Lord they have¹ killed thy prophets & digged down thine alters: & I am left only / & they seek my life. But what saith the answer of god to him again? I have reserved unto me seven thousand men which have not bowed the knee to Baal. Even so at this time is there a remnant left through the election of grace. If it ⟨p. ccxxxii⟩be of^* grace / then is it not of works. For then were grace no more grace. If it be of works / then is it no more grace. For then were deserving no longer deserving.

I Saye then: ha•h god cast awaye his people? God forbyd. For even I verely am an Israelite / of the seed of Abrahā / and §Aof y• tribe of Beniamin / god hath not cast awaye his people which he knew before. Ether wote ye not what the scripture sayth by the mouth of Helias / how he maketh intercession to god agaynst Israel / sayinge: Lorde they have¹ kylled thy prophetes & dygged doune thyn alters: & I am lefte only / & they seke my lyfe. But what sayth the answer of god to him agayne? I have reserved vnto me seven thousande men which have not bowed the knee to Baal. Even so at this tyme ys ther a remnanaunt lefte thorow the eleccion of grace. Yf it