wysnesse of him that can but synne and hath nought of hym selfe to make amendes / is the forgeuenesse of sinne / which faith only bringeth. And as forforth as we be vnryghtwese / faith only iustifieth vs actiuely and else nothinge on our partie. And as ferforth as we haue synned / be in sinne or do synne or shall synne / so ferforth must fayth in christes bloud iustifie vs only and else nothynge. To loue / is to be rightwesse so ferforth as thou louest / but not to make rightwesse / ner to make peace. To beleue in christes bloud with a repentinge hert is to make rightwesse and the only makynge of peace and satisfaccion to godwarde. And thus because termes be darke to them that be not experte and excercysed / we all waye sett out our meanynge wyth clere ensamples / reportynge our selues vn to the hertes and consciences of all men.

M. the blasphemous wordes of luther seme to signifie / that both saynt Ihon baptiste & oure ladie were synners. T. Ihon baptiste sayde too christ .Mat .iij. I had nede to be baptised of the and comest thou to me? wherof did Ihon confesse that he had nede to be washed and purged by chryste / off hys holynesse and good dedes? when Ihon sayd / behold the lambe off god that taketh a waye the synne of the worlde / he was not off that sorte ner had any synnes to be taken awaie at any time / ner any parte in christes bloude whych dyed for synners only. Ihon came too restore all thynge sayth christ. That is / he came to enterpret the law of God truly and to proue all flesh synners / too send them to Christe / as paul doeth in the begynnynge off the Romans. Whych law if Master More coude vnderstonde how spirituall yt ys and what yt requireth off