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is  the  ende  of  the  lawe.  So.  Thou  settest  nothynge  then  by
the  other  commundenmtes  o£  God.  Fa.  Yes,  and  that  greatly.
For  Christ  cam  nether  te 1  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  manyfolde  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  elementes  oft  the  worlde.  Wherfor  as
farforth  as  the  commaunmentes  forther  and  healpe  love  and
belefe,  they  are  not  only  written  commäundmentes,  but  the
sprete  whyche  is  in  vs,  byndeth  vs  also  there  vnto  and  are
fastned  bothe  to  gedder  in  this  say-  [Fol.  8 a .]  inge,  Love  thy
neghbour  as  thi  silfe.  För  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.  Wher-fore  I  confesse  my  sylfe  a  transgressör  and  breaker
of  the  lawe,  whycli  damneth  me  therfore.  For  he  is  acorsed
that  fulfilleth  not  all  whatsoever  the  lawe  commaundeth.  Yet
when  I  remember  that  Christ  hath  satislied  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  Bo.  üj.
[Fol.  8 b .].  for  my  sake  becam  corsed,  that  therby  I  myght
obtayne  of  God  both  blyssynge,  and  all  wother  goode  thynges.
0  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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