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KEY Commentary Side Textual Bibliographic Scriptural
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In the .xij. he allegeth that S. Hierom
and Augustine prayed to sayntes / and concludeth / that if
any secte be one better then a nother they be the beste. I
answere / though he coude proue that they prayed to saintes
/ yet coude he not proue him selfe therby of the best secte
ner that it were good therfore to praye to saintes. For
first the apostles / patriarkes and prophetes
were sure to befolowed / which prayed to nonne. And agayne /
a good man might erre in many thynges and not be damned / so
that his erroure were not directly
agenst the promises that are in christes bloude
/ nether that he held them maliciously. As if I beleued
that the soules were in heuen immediatly and that they
praid for vs / as we doo one for a nother /
and did beleue that they herd all that we spake
or thought / and vppon that prayed to some saint / to praye
for me / to put him in remembraunce only / as I praye my
neyboure / and with out other trust or confidence and
though al be false / yet shuld I not be
damned / so longe as I had no obstinacie therin
/ for the faith that I
haue in christes bloude shuld swalowe vp that
erroure / tyll I were
better taught / but master More shuld haue
alleged the places where they prayed vn to sayntes.
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175/10–18
we affirme . . .
therto. A concise account of God's justifying grace
according to Tyndale. It is the impression upon the heart of love for
God's law, now known in its "swetnesse" and so affirmed as good and
consented to. This differs from Luther, for
whom grace is the saving verdict of
forgiveness propter Christum ("for Christ's
sake"), a verdict that delivers a person from the law's condemnation.
(JW)
175/13
powred . . .
soules. Cf. Gal. 4.6.
175/17
swetnesse in his
law. Cf. Ps. 119.103.
175/18–19
we can doo . . .
euell. Cf. Matt. 12.35, Luke 6.45.
175/19–20
seke . . .
trueth. Cf. John 5.44.
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And then he allegeth agenst him self / that the
miracles were wrought by god / to confirme his doctrine and
to testifie that the
preacher therof was a true mesinger. But the
miracles that confirme praienge to saintes / doo not
confirme gods doctrine. But mannes imaginacions. For there
was neuer man yet that came forth and saide / loo / the
soules of the sayntes that be deed
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175/21–22
hores . . .
god. Cf. 1 Cor. 6.9–10.
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