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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Title: 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
Author: Wither, George, 1540-1605.
Publication: Printed at London :: By Edm. Bollifant for Thomas Woodcocke,; [1588]
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Luke. 13. 6.

The text.

And he said this similitude, A certaine man had ∴ a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking for fruite on it, and found none.

The note.

The fig tree with onely leaues and no fruite is the Iewes Synagogue and euerie other people or person, which hath faith and faire words, and no good works.

The answer.

By your continuall separation of faith from works, your meaning is to make your followers beléeue, that we teach that men may be iustified by an idle and fruitlesse faith. Wherin your owne conscience doth witnes to you, that you do vs great iniury. The Iewes Synagogue had a shew of works, but no true faith, and therefore that (as you confesse) being signified by the fig trée, your hypocriticall confidence in works, whereby you and they sought to establish your owne righteousnes, is flatly by this pa∣rable condemned.