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A08849 [A Paraphrase vppon the epistle of the holie apostle S. Paule to the Romanes ...] Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Borrhaus, Martin, 1499-1564.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552. 1572 (1572) STC 19137.5; ESTC S4810 168,483 223

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time_n god_n true_o as_o a_o god_n of_o mercy_n do_v for_o his_o part_n that_o which_o be_v well_o seem_n to_o the_o uttermost_a point_n but_o they_o will_v not_o so_o take_v it_o at_o his_o merciful_a hand_n therefore_o in_o their_o sin_n of_o contempt_n they_o still_o slip_v from_o grace_n they_o fall_v far_o from_o their_o god_n and_o deny_v also_o his_o son_n jesus_n chryst_n that_o come_v to_o redeem_v both_o they_o and_o all_o mankind_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o matter_n shall_v the_o reader_n have_v more_o perfect_o discuss_v in_o his_o place_n follow_v of_o this_o say_a epistle_n which_o i_o think_v here_o sufficient_a enough_o only_o to_o touch_v and_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n thereof_o against_o he_o come_v to_o the_o text_n itself_o therefore_o see_v we_o have_v now_o bring_v it_o unto_o this_o conclusion_n that_o god_n true_o be_v clear_a and_o not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o any_o man_n fall_n but_o save_v he_o from_o it_o even_o 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