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is the ende of tlie lawe. So. Thou settest nothynge tlien by 

 the other commundenmtes of God. Fa. Yes, and that greatly. 

 For Christ cam nether te ^ destroye, nor yet to disanull the 

 lawe. but rather so renued it, that nowe it is called a newe 

 lawe, greatly differynge from that it was before. For whear as 

 it was wrapped , and entangled with inanyfolde outwarde 

 ceremonies, and sore burthens, it is nowe renued and made 

 sprituall, and losed from all soche bondage and is in the herte 

 of man, and not in the dementes oft the worlde. Wherfor as 

 farforth as the commaunmentes forther and healpe love and 

 belefe, they are not only written commaundmentes, but the 

 sprete whyche is in vs, byndeth vs also there vnto and are 

 fastned bothe to gedder in this say- [Fol. 8^.] inge, Love thy 

 neghbour as thi silfe. For he that loveth his neghbour, mat.xxij 

 hath fulfilled the lawe. To declare therfore howe that I nede 

 Christ, and howe it is vnpossible with oute hym to beleve in 

 God. thou shalt vnderstond that I wolde gladly bothe love 

 God, and my neghbour, with the same love, and acordyngy as 

 the lawe commaundeth. yet is it a thinge vnpossible for me to 

 do. Wherfore I confesse my sylfe a transgressor and breaker 

 of the lawe, whych damneth me therfore. For he is acorsed 

 that fulfilleth not all whatsoever the lawe commaundeth. Yet 

 when I remember that Christ hath satistied for me, I feale 

 and perceave in my herte, all thynges to be safe and forgeven. 

 For in hym and by him, we are set atone with God. And 

 where as before he was vnto vs a cruell iudge (through the 

 fulnes of grace and mercy that we have receaved by Christis 

 bloudde) he is becom oure tender und mercyfull father. Here 

 mayst thou perceave, howe that withoute Christ, I can nether 

 beleve nor yet love God as my father, but rather hate hym 

 and grudge at hym, as at a cruel iudge. For there is no man 

 but he knowethe that the lawe worketh anger and causeth 

 hatred. Butt lo Christ maketh intercession for vs. Which ro. ü.,. 

 [Fol. 8^.] for my sake becam corsed, that therby I myght 

 obtayne of God both blyssynge, and all wother goode thynges. 

 O a gracious chaunge, and a thynge to be of vs all affectuusly 

 desyred. And nowe wheare as this tender mercy, and incomparable 



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