the myght of god and god hym selfe ¶ Fayth is the gyfte of god Euery good thyng is the gyfte of god faythe is good ergo faythe is the gyfte of god ¶ Fayth is not in our power The gyfte of god is not in our power fayth is the gyfte of god ergo fayth is not in our power ¶ without fayth it is impossible to please god All that cometh not of fayth is syn for without fayth can no man please god Besides that he that lacketh fayth he trusteth not god he that trusteth not god trusteth not his worde he that trusteth not his word holdeth him false and a lyar he that holdeth hym false a lyar he beleueth not that he may do that he promysed so denieth he that he is god And how can a man being of this facyon please hym No maner of way ye suppose he dyd all the dedes that euer dyd man or angell ¶ All that is done in fayth pleaseth God Ryght is the worde of god and al his workes in fayth Lorde thyne eyen loke to fayth that is as moch to say as lord thou delyghtest in fayth God loueth hym that beleueth in hym how can they then displease hym He that hath the fayth is iust good and a good tre bereth good frute ergo all that is done in fayth pleased god More ouer he that hath the fayth beleueth god he that beleueth god beleueth his worde he that beleueth his worde woteth well that he is true and faythfull may not lye But knoweth that he both may and wyll fulfill hys worde how can he then displease hym for thou canst not do any greater honoure to god then to counte him true Thou wilt then say that thefte murther aduoutry and al vices please god Nay verely for they can not be done in fayth for a good tre bereth good frute ¶ He that hath the fayth wotteth well that he pleaseth god For all that is done in fayth pleaseth god ¶ Fayth is a surenes Fayth is a sure confidence of thinges which are hoped for and a certenty of thynges which are not sene The same spirite certeneth our spirite that we are the children of god More ouer he that hath the fayth wotteth wel that god wyl fulfyl hys word ergo fayth is a surenes ¶ A man is iustyfyed by fayth Abrahā beleuyd god and it was imputed vnto hym for ryghtwysenes we supposse therfore that a man is iustifyed by fayth with out the dedes of he lawe He that worketh not but beleueth on hym that iustifyed the vngodly hys fayth is counted to hym for ryghtwysenes The iuste mam lyuethe by hys fayth Abacuc 2. Ro. 1. we knowe that a man is not iustifyed by the dedes of the lawe but by the fayth of Iesu Christ. And we beleue in Iesu Christ that we may be iustifyed by the fayth of Christ and not by the dedes of the lawe ¶ Of the fayth of Christ. The fayth of christ is to beleue ī him that is to beleue his word and to beleue that he wyll helpe the in all thy nede delyuer the from all euell thou wilt aske me what worde I answere the gospell ¶ He that beleueth in Christ shall be saued He that beleueth the sone hath euerlastynge lyfe verely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth in me hath euerlastynge This I wryt vnto you that beleue on the name of the son of god that ye may know how that ye haue eternall lyfe Them as because thou hast free me therfore hast thou beleued happy are they that haue not sene and yet haue beleued in me All the prophetes to hym beare wytnes that who so euer beleueth in hym shall haue remyssyon of theyr synnes what must I do that I may be saued the apostles āswered beleue ī the lorde Iesus Criste and thou shalt he saued If thou knowlege with thy mouth that Iesus is the lorde And beleue with thyne harte that god raysed hym vp from dethe thou shalt be saued ¶ He that beleueth not in Christ shal be comdempned He that beleueth not shal be dampned He that beleueth not the sonne shall neuer se the lyfe but the ire of god bydeth vpon hym The holy gost shall reproue the worlde of synne because they beleue not in me ¶ They that beleue in Iesu Christ are the sonnes of god Ye are all the sonnes of god because ye beleue in Iesu Christ ¶ He that beleueth that Christ is the sonne of god is saued Peter sayde thou arte Christe the son of the lyuynge god Iesus answered and sayed vnto hym happy art thou Symon the sonne of Ionas for flesh bloude hath not opened to the that but my father that is in heuen we haue beleued and knowe that thou arte Christ the son of the lyuynge god I beleue that thou arte Christ the son of god which shuld come ī to the world These thīges are wrytē that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christe the sonne of god and that ye in beleuyng myght haue lyfe I beleue that Iesus is the son of god ¶ He that beleueth god beleueth the gospell He that beleueth god beleueth hys worde and the gospell is his worde therfore he that beleueth god beleueth the gospell As Christ is the sauiour of the worlde Christ is our sauyour Christ bought vs with his bloude Christ wyshe vs with his bloude Christ offered hym selfe for vs. Christ bare our synnes on hys owne backe c̄ ¶ He that beleueth not the gospell beleueth not god He that beleueth not goddes worde beleueth not him selfe and the gospell is goddes worde ergo he that beleueth not the gospell beleueth not God him selfe and cōsequently they that beleue not the aboue vryten and such other beleue not god ¶ He that beleueth the gospell shall be saued Go ye in to all the worlde and p̄ache the gospell vnto euery creature he that beleueth and is baptysed shal be saued but he that beleueth not shal be comdempned ¶ A comparison betwen fayth and vnfaythfulnesse or incredulite Fayth is the rote of al good Incredulyte is the roote of all euel Fayth maketh god mā good frēdes Incredulyte maketh them foes Fayth bryngeth god and mā together Incredulyte sundereth them All that fayth dothe pleaseth god Al that icredulyte doth displeaseth god Fayth onlye maketh a man good and ryghtwyse Incredulyte onlye maketh hym iniust and euell Fayth maketh a mā a mēbre of Christ Incredulyte maketh hym a membre of the deuyll Fayth maketh a man the inherytoure of heuen Incredulyte maketh him enherytoure of hell Faythe maketh a man the seruaunte of god Incredulyte maketh hym the seruante of the deuell Fayth sheweth vs god to be a swete father Incredulyte sheweth hym a terryble iudge Fayth holdeth stiffe by the word of god Incredulyte wauereth here and there Fayth counterhe and holdethe god to be true Incredulyte holdeth him false
⧠Dyuers frutful gatherynges of scripture and declarynge of fayth and workes Of the lawe THe lawe is a doctrine that byddeth good forbideth euel as his commaundementes specifye ¶ The ten commaūdementes Thou shalt worshype but one god Thou shalt make the none image to-worshepe it Thou shalt not swere by his name in vayne Holde the sabboth day holy Honoure thy father and thy mother Thou shalt not kylle· Thou shalt not committe aduoutry Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt beare no false witnes Thou shalt not desyre ought that belongeth to thy neyghboure ¶ He that loueth god and hys neygboure kepeth all the commaundemētes of god Loue thy Lorde god with all thyne harte with all thy soule and with all thy mynde This is the first and greate commaundement The seconde is lyke vnto thys that is loue thy neyghboure as thy sele In these two commaundementes hange al the lawe and the prophetes ¶ He that loueth god loueth his neyghboure If a man say I loue god and yet hateth his brother he is a lyar He that loueth not his brother whom he hath sene how can he loue god whō hath not sene ¶ He that loueth his neyghboure as hym selfe kepth all the commaundementes of god what so euer ye wolde that men shulde do to you euen so do to them For thys is the lawes and the prophetes He that loueth hys neyghboure fulfylleth the lawe Thou shalt no◠commytte aduoutry Thou shalt no◠kyll Thou shalt not steale Thou shal◠not heare false witnesse Thou shal◠not desyre and so forth if there be any other commaundement all are comprehended in this saynge loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe All the lawe is fulfylled in one worde that is loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe ¶ He that loueth god kepeth all the commaundementes He that loueth hys neygboure kepeth all the commaundementes of god Ro. xiii gala .v. and he that loueth god loueth his neygboure .i. Ioan iiii ergo he that loueth god kepeth all hys commaundementes ¶ He that hath the fayth loueth god My father loueth you because ye loue me and beleue that I come of god ¶ He that hath the fayth kepeth al the commaundementes of god He that hath the fayth loueth god and he that loueth god kepeth all hys commaundementes ergo he that hath the fayth kepeth all the commaundementes of god ¶ He that kepyth one commaundement of god kepeth them all For without faythe it is impossible to kepe any of the commaundemētes of god and he that hath the fayth kepeth al the commaundementes of god ergo he that kepeth one commaundement of god kepeth them all ¶ He that kepeth not all the commaundemētes of god kepeth not one of them He that kepethe one commaūdement of god he kepeth al ergo he that kepethe not all the commaundementes of god kepeth not one of them ¶ It is not in our power to kepe any of the commaundementes of god Uvith out grace it is impossible to kepe any of the commaundementes of god and grace is not in our power ergo it is not ī our power to kepe any of the commaundementes of god euen so may you reason cōcerning the holy goste and fayth ¶ The lawe was geuen to shewe vs our synne By the lawe cōeth the knowlege of synne I knewe not what synne mēt but thorow the lawe I had nat knowen what lust had mēt excepte the lawe had sayde thou shalt not lust with out the lawe synne was deed that is it moued me not neyther wyst I that it was synne which not with stondinge was synne and forbyden by the lawe ¶ The lawe biddeth vs do that thyng which is impossible for vs. For it biddeth vs kepe the cōmaundementes of god and yet is it not in our power to kepe any of them ergo it biddeth vs do that is impossible for vs. Thou wylt say where to doeth god byd vs do that is impossible for vs I answere to make the knowe that thou arte but euell and that there is no remedy to saue the in thyne owne hande and that thou mayst seke remedy at sum othere for the lawe doeth nought but commaunde the. ¶ Of the gospell THe gospel is as moch to say ī our tonge as good tydynges lyke as one of these are Christ is the sauioure of the worlde Christ is our sauioure Christ dyed for vs. Christ dyed for our synnes Christ bought vs with hys bloude Christ wyshe vs with hys bloude Christ offered hym selfe for vs. Christ bare our synnes on his backe Esa. 5. Christ came in to thys worlde to saue synners Christ came in to thys worlde to take away our synnes Christ was the price that was gyuen for vs and our synne Crist was mayde debtour for vs. Christ hath payed our debte for he died for vs. Christ hath made satysfaccyon for vs and our synne Christ is our rygthwysenes Christ is our satisfaccion Christ is our redemptyon Christ is our goodnes Christ hath pacefied the father of heuē Christ is oures and all hys Christ hath delyuered vs frō the lawe from the deuell and from hell The father of heuen hath forgeuen vs our sines for christes sake Or any such as declare vnto vs the mercy of god ¶ The nature of the lawe and the gospell The lawe sheweth vs our synne The gospell shewe vs remedy for it The lawe sheweth vs our condempnacyon The gospel sheweth vs our redempciō The lawe is the worde of Ire The gospell is the worde of grace The lawe is the worde of despayre The gospell is the worde of comforte Tht lawe is the worde of vnrest The gospel is the worde of peace ¶ A dysputacion betwene the lawe and the gospell The lawe sayth pay thy dett The gospel sayeth Christ hath payed it The lawe sayeth thou arte a synner despayre and thou shalt he dampned The gospell sayeth thy synnes are forgeuen the be of good cōforte thou shalt be saued The lawe sayeth make amendes for thy synne The gospell sayeth Christ hathe made it for the The lawe sayeth the father of heuen is wrothe with the. The gospell sayeth Christ hath pacefyed hym with hys bloude The lawe sayeth wher is thy ryght-wysene goodnes and satisfaccion ▪ The gospel sayeth Christ is thy ryght wysenes thy goodnes and satisfaccyō The lawe sayeh thou arte bounde and obliged to me to the deuell and to hell The gospell sayeth Christ hath delyuered the from them all ¶ Of fayth FAyth is to beleue gdd lyke as Abraham beleued god it was imputed vnto hym for rythtwysenes He that beleueth god beleueth hys worde To beleue one is to beleue hys worde and to recounte it true that he sayeth ¶ He that beleueth not goddes worde beleueth not god hym selfe He that beleueth not goddes worde he counteth hym false and a lyare and beleueth not that he may and wyl fulfyl hys worde and so he denyeth both
chaunged thy perpetual deth iÌ„ to hys owne deth For thou madest the faute he suffered the payne and that for the loue he had to the ere euer thou wast borne when thou haddest done nether good nor euel Now sith he hath payed thy det thou nedest not no thou canst not but shuldest be daÌ„pned if hys bloude were not But sith he was punyshed for the thou shalt not be punyshed Fynally he hath delyuered the from thy condeÌ„pnacyon and all euel desyreth nought els of the but that thou wylt aknowlege what he hath done for the and beare it in mynde and that thou woldest helpe other for hys sake both in worde and dede euen as he hath holpen the for nought and with out rewarde O nowe ready wolde we be to helpe other if we knewe his goodnes 〈…〉 ent leues towardes vs. He is a good and a gentle lorde for he doth al for nouâ—ht Lette vs I besech you follow hyâ—â—â—â—â—steppes whom al the worlde ought to prayse and worshipe Amen ¶ He that thynketh to be saue◠〈…〉 workes calleth hym selfe Christ. For he calleth hym selfe hys sauyoure which pertayneth to Christ only what is a sauyour but he that saueth and he sayeth I saue my selfe whichâ— is as moch to say as I am Christ for Christ only is the sauyour of the worlde ¶ we shuld do no good workes for the entent to gette the inherytaunce of heuen or remyssion of syn For who so euer beleueth to gette the â—â—â—eritaunce of heuen or remyssion of synne thorow workes he beleueth not to get that for Christes sake And they that beleue not that theyr synnes are forgeueÌ„ theÌ„ that they shal be saued for Christes sake they beleue not the gospell For the gospell sayeth you shal be saued for Christes sake youre synnes are forgeueÌ„ for Christes sake He that beleueth not ye gospel beleueth not god So it followeth that they whiche beleue to be saued by theyr workes or to get remyssyon of theyr synnes by theyr owne dedes beleue not god but recouÌ„te hym as a lyar and so vtterly deny hym to be god Thou wylt say shal we theÌ„ do no good dedes I say not so but I say we shulde do no good workes for â—he enteÌ„t to get the inherytaunce of heuen or remyssyon of syn For if we beleue to get the inherytaunce of heuen thorowe good workes then we beleue not to get it thorow the ê“myse of god if we thynke to get remyssyoÌ„ of our syn then we beleue not that they are forgeuen vs and so we counte god a lyar For god sayethe you shalt haue the enherytaunce of heauen for my sonnes sake thy synnes arâ— forgeueÌ„ the for my sonnes sake you say it is not so but I wyll wynne it thorow my workes So I condeÌ„pne not good dedes But I condeÌ„pne the false trust in any workes for al the workes that a man putteth confydence in are therwith poysoned become euel Therfor do you good workes but beware yow do theÌ„ not to get any good thorow that for if thou do thou receuest the good not as the gyfte of god but as der to the makest thy selfe felowe with god because thou wylt take nothynge of hym for nought what neadeth he ony thyng of theyres which geueth al thyng is not the pourer Therfore do no thynge to him but take of hym for he is a gentle lorde wyth a glader wyll-geueth vs all that we nede theÌ„ we take it of hym therfore if we wat ought let vs wyte our selues Preasse not theÌ„ to the enherytaunte of heuen thorow presumption of thy good workes for if thou do thou countest thy selfe holy egal to hâ—m because thou wylt take nothyng 〈◊〉 hym for nought so shalt thou 〈◊〉 lucifer felle for hys pryde FINIS ¶ Imprented in Fletestrete by me Robert Redman Ex. 20. Mat. 22 â–ª Maior Deu. 6. Mat. 22. Minor 1. Ioa. 4 Conclu sion Mat. 7. Rom. 13 Gala. 5. Maior Minor IoaÌ„ 16 CoÌ„clusio Hebre. 11 Roma 3. Roma 7 Ioan. 4. Luce. 2. Roma 5. Roma 4 1. Pet. 1. Apo. 1. Heb. 7.9 1. Pe. 2. 1. Ti. 1. 1. IoaÌ„ 22. 1 Timo. 2 Gene. 5. Thess. 5. 1. Cor. 1. Roma 8. Gene. 15. 1. IoaÌ„ v. Iaco 1. Ro. 14. Heb. 11. Heb. 11. Roma 8. Gene. 15. Roma 3. Roma 4 〈…〉 Gala. 2. Ioan. â— Ioan. 6. 1. IoaÌ„ 5. Ioan. 2â— Actes 10. Act. 16. Ro. 10. Mar. 16. Ioan. 2. Gala. 3. Mat. 16. Ioan. 6. Ioan. 11. Ioan. 20 Actes 8. Ioan. 4. Apo. 1. Heb. 7.8 1. Pet. 2. Mar. 16. Psa. 117 Psal. 113 Oro. 12. Hie. 17. Mat. 10. Hier 17. Sapi. 3. Psal. 5. Gala. 2. Gala. 2. Gala. 3. Mat. 7. Mat. 7.