; if
they will not suffer themselves to be drawn out, we should let them
go and weep over them,--but not like the Pope and his inquisitors,
burn and destroy them by fire.

_And hate the garment spotted by the flesh._ We have indeed received
the Holy Spirit by faith, and have been made clean; but as long as we
live here, the old garment of our flesh and blood clings to us still
and will not relax its hold. This is the spotted garment that we
should lay off and draw away from as long as we live.

V. 24, 25. _Now unto Him that is able to keep you from stumbling, and
present you faultless before the presence of His glory with joy; to
God who alone is wise, our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion
and power, now and forever. Amen._ This is the close of this Epistle.
Thus the Apostles do when they have written, taught, admonished and
prophesied; thus they pray, express their wishes, and give thanks.
Thus we have seen in the Epistles both what is true christian and
false unchristian doctrine, as well as life.

PRINTED AT WITTEMBERG BY HANS LUFFT, 1524.

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