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THE KINGDOME OF HEVINE.
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to zow quhat is fine and cofudis and fleis ad flais zour cdfciece ad
giffis nay ftrinth to zou to forbeir fine / ye vangel is ye minif-
tratione of liff ye quhilk rafis ad quiknis zour fleyit cofciece ad
giffis ye fpreit to fulfil quhat ye law comadis this is neidful to
5 onderftand giff we wil knaw in quhat maner we quhilk ar borne
ye bairnis of ir ar maid richtus befor god quhen ye law fchawis
to wfz our fine and condanatione it caufis wfz to difpair / bot we
ar maid richtus quhen we belewe in ye word of grace ye vagel
quhilk God promift to wfz in Chrift ye quhilk is forgiffine of our
10 finis ad ve inheir to hime be faith doutand notht bot his richtuf-
nes is ouris his halines is ouris / his fatiffadtione is ouris / his
refurredtione is ouris / fchortlie notht doutand bot our finnis ar
forgiffine throw hime ad we ar rafauit in ye fauoris of God /
Neyne of our varkis makis wfz richtus quhow guid (or quhow
15 meritabil as mony callis thayme) thay apeir bot alanerlie faith of
ye marcie and grace of God (throw lefs Chrift) as ye propheit
Abac, fais in his ii c. The richtus liffis of faith and S. Paul fais ii
c. of his epiflil to the Gal. I liff of ye faith / of ye fone of god
quhilk Iwiffit me ad gaiff hime felff for me I lichtlie notht ye grace
20 of god for giff richtufnes come of ye law thane Chrift deit inuane /
alfua he fais in ye iii c. to ye Ro. Richtufnes in ye feicht of God
is be ye faith of lefu Chrifl / and in ye iiii c. of ye fame he fais /
to hime yat trowis in hime quhilk makis ye ongodlie richtus faith
is reknit for richtufnes / faith is noth ane vayne opinione or ane
25 vauerad thocht quhilk ony herad ye hiflorie of ye vagel may
haiff ye quhilk renewis noth ye hart nay caufis notht ane new liff
nay hefz nay guid warkis or frwitis folouand efter / weray faith
is ye wark of God in wfz throw ye quhilk we ar new borne be his
halie fpreit ad ar maid new creaturs to God / Faith virkis throw
30 Iwiff (ad cane noth be ydil) as S. Paul fais in ye v c. to ye Gala,
ad of it cuis guid varkis as guid frwit dwis of ye guid tre / ye ma
quhilk hefz veray faith curis noth quhider guid varkis be comadit
or noth / zei fuppofz thair war nay law / faith caufis hime to virk
throw Iwiff godlie ad chriffme varkis / he quhilk dwis noth1 his
35 varkis with ane godlie and quik Iwiff he is zeit onfaithful / ad al
1 hton.

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