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KEY Commentary Side Textual Bibliographic Scriptural
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that beleue / whether wyth the mouth only and carnally with
out spyryte nether louinge the law in their hertes nor
fealinge the mercy that is in christ / but ether runne all
to gether at ryott or kepe the law with cauteles and
exposycions of their awne fayninge & yet not of loue
but for feare of hell / as the theues do for feare of the galowes / and
make recompence to god for their synnes wyth holy
dedes.
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He also wyll not vriderstonde / that there be
twoo maner faythes: one / that ys the faith off the electe /
whych purgeth them of all their synnes for euer. As ye se
Ihon .xv. ye be cleane sayth christ / be the
reason of the worde: that is / thorow beleuinge
christes doctryne. And Ihon .j. he gaue them power to be
the sonnes of God / thorow beleuinge in hys name. And Ihon
.iij. he that beleueth the sonne hath
euerlastynge lyfe / and a thousand like
textes.
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162/19–22
But . . .
lawes. Cf. 1 Cor. 10.13. This promise of God's help, when the
remedy of marriage was not available, must have consoled Tyndale in
exile.
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And a nother of them that be called and neuer electe. As
the fayth of Iudas / of symon magus / of the deuel / and of
the pope. In whose
hertes the law of god ys not wrytten / as it
appereth by their workes.
And therfore when they beleue many thynges of
christe / yet when they come vnto the saluacion that is in
his bloude / they be but Iewes
and turkes and forsake christ and runne vn to
the iustifienge of ceremonies wyth the Iewes and turkes.
And therfore they remayne euer in synne within in theyr
hertes.
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162/22–23
to loue Gods
law. Cf. Ps. 119.97.
162/23
electe. Cf.
Rom. 8.33. NT uses "chosen" instead of "electe" (Wallis 331/13; TNT
233F).
162/25–26
euery man ... or
no. Cf. CWM 6/1.311/21–22.
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Where the electe hauinge the law written in
their brestes and louinge
it in their spirites / synne there neuer / but
with out in the flesh. Agenst which sinne they fight
continually & minishe it daily
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162/29–30
those . . .
Moloch. For the prohibition of human sacrifice , cf.
Jer. 32.35. For the offering of children by Ahaz, cf. 2 Kings 16.3, and by Manasseh, cf. 2 Kings 21.6.
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