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THe testimonies of holy Scriptures by which I meane to proue this last iudge∣ment of God, must bee first of all taken out of the New-Testament, and then
out of the Old. For though the later bee the more ancient, yet the former are more worthie, as beeing the true contents of the later. The former then shall proceed first, and they shalbe backt by the later. These, that is, the old ones, the law and the prophets afford vs, the former, (the new ones) the Gospells, and the writings of the Apostles. Now the Apostle saith; By the law commeth the knowledge of sinne. But now is the righteousnesse of GOD made manifest without * 1.1 the law, hauing witnesse of the law and the Prophets, to wit, the righteousnesse of GOD, by the faith of IESVS CHRIST vnto all and vpon al that beleeue. This righte∣ousnesse of GOD belongeth vnto the New Testament, and hath confirmati∣on from the Old, namely the law and the prophets. Wee must therefore first of all propound the cause, and then produce the confirmations, for CHRIST himselfe so ordered it, saying: Euery scribe which is taught vnto the kingdome of heauen is like vnto an housholder which bringeth out of his treasury things both new * 1.2 and old. He saith not, both and new, but if hee had not respected the order of digni∣ty more then of antiquity, he would haue done so, and not as he did.
Rom. 3, 20 21, 22
Mat: 13, 〈◊〉〈◊〉