Wherein they do again greatly fail, & in sundry sorts. For, for the first,1 seeing that the doe all that which they do, in all these ⟨image 79⟩points without any word of God, they can not do them in faith.2 And if they can not do them in faith, they may then in no wise please God in so doing. But they do greatly displease him. By mean whereof, so far off is the work which they do, from being good, that it is in deed but sin.3 And that the same is true, I prove it unto them by that which is written, that whatsoever is done without faith is sin,4 and that without faith it is impossible to please God. And then I prove that all that which is done without the word of God, is done without faith, because that it is also written,5 that faith cometh by the hearing of the same. Wherefore there where this word is not, and there where faith hath not the same for his foundation, there is also no faith.6 Now I have already sufficiently showed, that they have no word of God, whereupon they may build any propitiatory sacrifice for the remission of sins, either for the living or for the dead, except it be that which Jesus Christ him self hath offered, the which may not be offered again, neither yet by any other then by him self only.7 They have no more word of God for that communion which they say also is administered in their mass, as well for the one as for the other, but they have the word of God directly contrary to all these points, and chiefly the institution of the holy Supper of the Lord. ⟨image 79⟩It followeth then, that their faith & religion in this matter is not founded otherwise, but only upon the doctrines & the commandments & traditions of men, whereby God witnesseth not only by Isaiah, but also by his own son Jesus Christ,8 that he is served in vain. And by what testimonies of the Scripture will they also prove either the prayers, or the suffrages for the dead, and the invocation of Saints? Now if there were no other reason but this,9 Now if there were no other reason but this, it is sufficient to overthrow all these points. For I will say always, and it shall be true, that all that is done without faith: from whence it followeth that it is sin, until such time as they be able to show by certain testimonies of the word of God, that he hath commanded & allowed such works, & that he hath given commandment & promise thereunto:
WHerein they do againe greatly faile, & in sondrie sortes. For, for the first,1 seeing that the doe all that which they doe, in all these ⟨image 79⟩points without any woord of God, they can not doe them in faith.2 And if they can not doe them in faith, they may then in no wise please God in so doing. But they do greatly displease him. By meane whereof, so farre off is the worke which they do, from being good, that it is in deed but sinne.3 And that the same is true, I proue it vnto them by that which is written, that whatsoeuer is done without faith is sinne,4 and that without faith it is impossible to please God. And then I proue that all that which is done without the word of God, is done without faith, because that it is also written,5 that faith cōmeth by the hearing of the same. Wherefore there where this worde is not, and there where faith hath not the same for his foundation, there is also no faith.6 Nowe I haue already sufficiently shewed, that they haue no worde of God, whereupon they may builde any propiciatorie sacrifice for the remission of sinnes, either for the liuing or for the dead, except it bee that which Iesus Christ him selfe hath offered, the which may not be offered againe, neither yet by any other then by him selfe onely.7 They haue no more woorde of God for that communion which they say also is administred in their masse, as well for the one as for the other, but they haue the worde of God directly contrary to all these points, and chiefly the institution of the holy Supper of the Lord. ⟨image 79⟩It foloweth then, yt their faith & religion in this matter is not founded otherwise, but only vpon the doctrines & the commandements & tradicions of men, wherby God witnesseth not only by Esay, but also by his own sonne Iesus Christ,8 yt he is serued in vaine. And by what testimonies of the Scripture wil they also proue either the praiers, or the suffrages for the dead, and the inuocatiō of Saints? Now if there were no other reason but this,
- 1Note the• faults.Note the• faultes.
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- 8Isaiah. 2• Mat. 1• Mat. 7.Esai. 2• Mat. 1• Mat. 7.
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