A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither

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A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither
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Wither, George, 1540-1605.
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Printed at London :: By Edm. Bollifant for Thomas Woodcocke,
[1588]
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Bible -- N.T -- English -- Versions -- Douai -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Bible. -- N.T -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15622.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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The answer.

Weldoers or workers are blessed and saued, and yet notwith∣standing beatitude & saluation doth not consist in our weldoing, but in the mercie & goodnes of God bestowed vpon vs in Christ. Therefore it is to be obserued that in this place Iames maketh a comparison betwéene hearers of the word, whereof one sort are negligent & forgetfull, & therefore neuer the better for the things they heare. The other sort are diligent, and commit to memorie, and put in practise in life the thing they learned by hearing, these latter so doing and not the former, shew them selues to be blessed and saued. For Christ preached is their saluation, their workes

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do testifie their faith, whereby they haue laied hold on Christ their righteousnes, as fruits do witnes the goodnes of a trée.

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