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Rh (which al Protestants denie) because it so breedeth our spiritual life in God, as our carnal birth giveth the life of the world.

18. Is judged already.) He that beleeveth in Christ with faith which worketh by charitie (as the Apostle speaketh) shal not be condemned at the later day nor at the houre of his death: but the Infidel, be he Jew, Pagan, or Heretike, is already (if he die in his incredulitie) by his owne profession and sentence condemned, and shal not come to judgement either particular or general, to be discussed according to his workes of mercie done or omitted. In which sense S. Paul saith that the obstinate Heretike is condemned by his owne judgement, preventing in himself, of his owne free wil, the sentence both of Christ and of the Church.

31. He that commeth from above.) As though he should say: No marvel that men resort to Christ so fast and make lesse account of me. For, his baptisme and his preaching and his Person are al from Heaven immediatly. He bringeth al from the very bosome, mouth, and substance of God his Father. Whatsoever is in me, is but a litle drop of his grace. His spirit and graces are above al measures or mens gifts, even according to his Manhood: and al power temporal and spiritual, the Kingdom and the Priesthood, and al soveraigntie in Heaven and earth are bostowed upon him as he is man also.

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HEN therfore understood that the Pharisees heard that  maketh more Disciples, and baptizeth, then John, (howbeit  did not baptize, but his Disciples) he left Jewrie, and went againe into Galilee. And he had of necessitie to passe through Samaria. He commeth therfore into a citie of Samaria which is called Sichar; * beside the Manour that Jacob gave to Joseph his sonne. And there was there the fountaine of Jacob. therfore wearied of his journey, sate so upon the fountaine. It was about the sixt houre.

There commeth a woman of Samaria to draw water. saith to her: Give me to drinke. For his Disciples were gone into the citie, to buie meates. Therfore that Samaritane woman saith to him: How doest thou being a Jewe, aske of me to drinke, which am a Samaritane woman? For the Jewes doe not communicate with the Samaritanes. answered, and said to her: If thou didst know the guift of God, and who he is that saith unto thee, Give me to drinke: thou perhaps wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee the living water. The woman saith to him: Sir, neither hast thou wherein to draw, and the well is deep; whence hast thou living water? art thou greater then our Father Jacob, who gave us the wel, and himself dranke of it, and his children, and his cattel? answered, Rh