and delyuer the from al euell thou wylt aske me what worde I answere / the gospell He that beleueth in Christ shall be saued He that beleueth the sonne hath euerlastinge life Ioan. 3. Ioan. 6. verelye / verelye I saye vn to you / he that be leueth in me hath eueriastinge life This I write vn to you that beleue on the name of the sonne of god that ye maie know how that ye haue eternall life 1. Ioan. 5. Thomas because thou hast sene me / therfore hast thou beleued Ioan. 20. happie are they that haue not sene / and yet haue beleued in me Al the prophetes to him beare witnesse / that who so Actes 10 euer beleueth in him shal haue remission of their sinnes Actes 16. Vvhat must I do that I maye be saued the apostles answered beleue in the lorde Iesus christe thou shalt be saued If thou knowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the lorde Roma 10 And beleue with thyne harte that god raysed him vp froÌ„ deeth thou shalt be sate He that beleueth not in christ shal be coÌ„deÌ„pned He that beleueth not shal be dampned He that beleueth not the sonne shall neuer se the life but the ire of god bideth vppon hym Marc. 16. Idan 3. The hoâ—ye 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 al the sonnes of god because ye beleue in Iesu christ Gala. 3. He that beleueth that christ is the soÌ„n of god is safe Peter saied / thou arte christ the sonne of the lyuinge god Mat. 16. Iesê° answered saied vnto him happye art thou SimoÌ„ the soÌ„ne of Ionas for flesh bloude haue not opened to the that / but my father that is in heaven Vve haue beleued and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuynge god Ioan. 6. I beleue that thou arte Christ the sonne of god which shulde come in to the worlde These thiÌ„ges are writeÌ„ that ye might beleue that Iesus is christ the sonne of god / aÌ„d that ye in beleuynge might haue life I beleue that Iesus is the sonne of god Actes 8. He that beleueth god beleueth the gospell He that beleueth god beleueth his worde the gospell is his worde / therfore he that beleueth god beleueth the gospel As / christ is the sauiour of the worlde Christ is oute sauioure Ioan. 4. Christ bought vs with his bloude Christ wish vs with his bloude Apo. 1. Heb. 7.8 1. Pet. 2. Christ offered him selfe for vs. Christ bare oure sinnes on his awne backe c. ¶ He that beleueth not the gospell beleveth not god He that beleveth not goddes worde / beleveth not him selfe / the gospell is gods worde / ergo he that beleueth not the gospell beleueth not God him selfe / consequentlye they that beleue not the aboue writen and such other / beleve not god He that beleveth the gospell shall be saffe Goo ye in to all the worlde and preach the gospell vnto euery creature / he that beleveth is baptised shal be saved but he that beleueth not shal be condempned Marc. 16 A comparison betwene faith and vnfaith fulnesse or incredulyte Faith is the roote of all good Incredulite is the roote of all evell Faith maketh god and man good frendes Incredulite maketh them foes Faith bringeth god and man together Incredulite sundereth them All that fayth doth pleaseth god Faith onlye maketh a maÌ„ good and rightwise Incredulite onlye maketh him in iust and evell Faith maketh a man a membre of Christ Incredulite maketh him a membre of the deuell Faith maketh a man the enheritoure of heaueÌ„ Incredulite maketh him enheritoure of hell Faith maketh a man the seruaunte of god Incredulite maketh him yâ— seruauÌ„te of yâ— deuell Faith sheweth vs god to be a swete father Incredulite sheweth him a terrible iudge Faith holdeth stiffe by the words of god Incredulite Wauereth here and there Faith counteth and holdeth god to be true Incredulite holdeth him false and a lyar Faith knoweth god Incredulite knoweth him not Faith loveth both god and hir neyghboure Incredulite loueth neyther nother Faith onlye saueth vs Incredulite onlye condempneth vs Faith extolleth god and his deades Incredulite extolleth her selfe her awne dedes Of hope HOpe is a trustye lokinge after the thinge that is promised vs to come as we hope after euerlastinge ioye which christ hath promised vnto all that beleue in him We shulde put oure hope and trust in god alonlye and in no nother thinge It is good to trust in god and not in man He that trusteth in his awne harte is a fole It is good to trust in god and not in princes They shal be like vnto the images they make all that trust in them He that trusteth in his awne thoughtes doth vngodlie Cursed be he that trusteth in maÌ„ Psal 117. Psal 113 Bid the rich meÌ„ of this worlde that they trust not iÌ„ their vnstable riches / but that they trust in the lyvinge god Pro. 11. Hie. 17 It is harde for them that trust in monye to entre in to the kingdome of heaven Moreouer we shulde trust in him onlye that maye helpe vs god onlye maye helpe vs / ergo we shulde trust in him onlye Mar. 10 well is them that trust in god and wo is them that trust not in him wel is the man that trusteth in god for god shal be his trust Hier. 17 He yâ— trusteth in him shall vnderstonde yâ— verite They shall all reioyce yâ— trust in the / they shall ever be glade and thou wilt defende them Sapi. 3. Psal 5 Of cherite CHerite is the loue of thy neyghboure The rule of cherite is this Doo as thou woldest be done to For cherite holdeth all a like the rich and the poore / the frende and the foo / the thankefull and vnthankeful the kinseman and straunger A compariâ—on betwene faith / hope cherite Faith cometh of the worde of god / hope cometh of faith / and cherite springeth of them both Faith beleueth the worde / hope trusteth after it that is promised by the word / cherite doth good vnto her neyghboure thorow the loue that it hath to god gladnes that is with in her selfe Faith loketh to god his worde / hope loketh vn to his gifte rewarde / cherite loketh on her neyghboures profitte Faith receavâ—th god / hope receaveth his rewarde / Cherite loueth her neyghboure with a glad harte / that with out anye respecte of rewarde Faith pertayneth to god onlye / hope to his rewarde / cherite to her neyghboure Of workes NO maner of workes make vs rightwyse we beleue that a man shall be iustefyed wyth out workes Gala. 2. No maÌ„ is iustefyed by the dedes of the lawe / but by the faith of Iesu Christ / and we beleue in Iesu
is impossible for vs. For it biddeth vs kepe the coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of god / yet is it not in our power to kepe anye off theÌ„ / ergo it biddeth vs do that is impossible for vs. Thou wilt saye where to doeth god bid vs do that is impossible for vs I answere / to make the knowe that thou art but euell / and that there is no remedye to saue the in thine awne hande / that thou mayst seke remedie at summe other for the lawe doeth nought but commaunde the. Off the gospell THe gospell ys as moch to saye in oure tongue / as good tydynges lyke as one of thesâ— are Christ is the savioure of the worlde Ioan 4. Christ is oure sauioure Luce. 2. Christ dyed for vs Roma 5. Christ died for oure synnes Roma 4. Christ bought vs with hys bloude 1. Petri. 1. Christ wyshe vs with hys bloude Apn. 1. Christ offred hym sylfe for vs. Heb 2.7.9 Christ bare our sinnes on his backe 1. Metri 2 Esa 53 Christ came in to thys worlde to saue sinners 1. Timo. 1. Christ came in to this worlde to take awaye oure synnes 1 Ioan. 2.3 Christ was the price that was geuen for vs and oure synne 1. Timo. 2 Christ was made debtoure for vs. Gene. 3. Christ hath payed oure debte / for he died for vs Thess 5. Christ hath made satisfaccioÌ„ for vs oure sinne 1. Cor. 1. Christ is oure rightwysenes Christ is oure satisfaccyon Christ is oure redemptyon Cyrist is oure goodnes Christ hath pacefyed the father of heuen Christ is oures and all hys Roma 8. Christ hath delyuered vs from the lawe / from the deuell and from hell The father of heauen hath forgeuen vs oure synnes for christes sake Or any such as declare vn to vs the mercye of godA The nature of the lawe and the gospell The lawe sheweth vs oure sinne The gospel shâ—weth vs remedie for it The lawe sheweth vs oure condempnacyon The gospell sheweth vs oure redempcion 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 The lawe is the worde of vnrest The gospell is the worde of peace A dysputacyon betwene the lawe and the gospâ—ll The lawe sayeth / paye thy dette The gospell sayeth Christ hath payed it The lawe sayeth thou are a synner / despayre and thou shalt be damned The gospell saieth / thy sinnes are forgeuen the be of good comforte thou shalt be saued The lawe sayeth / make a mendes for thy sinne The gospel saieth / Christ hath made it for the. The lawe saieth / the father of heaveÌ„ is wrath with the. The gospel saieth / Christ hath pace fyed hym wyth his bloude The lawe saieth where is thi right wisenesse / goodnesse satisfaccyon The gospell sayeth / Christ is thy right wysenesse thy goodnesse and satisfaccyon The lawe saieth thou arte bounde and obliged to me / to the devyll and to hell The gospel saieth / Christ hath deliuered the froÌ„ them all ¶ Of fayth FAith is to beleue god like as AbrahaÌ„ beleued god and it was imputed vn to him for rygutwylenesse Gene. 15. ¶ He that beleueth god / beleueth his worde To veleue one is to beleue his worde and to recounte it true that he sayeth ¶ He that beleueth not goodes word / beleueth not god hym selfe He that beleueth not goddes worde he couÌ„teth hym false a lyare / aÌ„d beleueth not that he maye and will fullfyll his worde 1. Ioan. 5. and so he denyeth both the might of god aÌ„d god him selfe ¶ Fayth is the gyfte of god â–ª Euerye good thinge is the gifte of god / fayeth is good ergo faith is the gifte of god Iaco. 1. ¶ Faith is not in oure power The gifte of god is not in oure power / faith ys the girte of god ergo faith is not in oure power ¶ with out faith it is impossible to pleace god All that cometh not of faith is sinne / for with out faith caÌ„ no man pleace god Ro. 14. Heb. 11. Besides that he that lacketh faith / he trusteth not god / he that trusteth not god trusteth not his worde / he that trusteth not his worde holdeth hun false and a lyar / he that holdeth hym false and a lyar he beleveth not that he maye do that he promiseth / and so denieth he that he is god And how can a man beinge of this facyon pleace hym No maner of waye / yee suppose he did al yâ— dedes that euer dyd man or angell All that is done in faith pleaseth God Bight is the worde of god aÌ„d all his workes in faith Lorde thine yien loke to faith / that is as moch to saie as lorde thou delightest in faith God loveth him that beleueth in hym / how can they then displeace hym He that hath the faith is iust and good / and a good tre bereth good frute ergo all that is done in fayth pleaseth god Morouer / he that hath the faith beleueth god he that beleueth god / beleueth his worde he that beleueth hys worde / woteth well that he is true and faithfull and maye not lye But knoweth that he both maye aÌ„d will fulfill his worde / how can he theÌ„ displease him for thou canst not do anye greater honoure to god / theÌ„ to counte him true Thou wilt then saye that thefte / murther / advoutrye and all vices pleace god Naye verelye for they can not be done in faith for a good tre bereth good frute He that hath the faith wotteth well that he pleaseth god â–ª For all that is done in faith pleaseth god Fayth is a surenesse Fayth is a sure confidence of thynges whych are hoped for / and a certentye of thinges which are not sene Hebre. 11. The same sprete certeneth oute sprete that we are the children of god More ouer he that hath the faith wotteth well that god wyll fulfyll hys worde Roms 8. ergo fayth ys a surenesse A man is iustified by fayth Abraham beleued god aÌ„d it was unputed vnto him for rightwysenes Gene. 15. Vve supposse therâ—ore that a man ys iustifyed by fayth with out the dedes of the lawe He that worketh not but beleveth on hym that iustifyeth the vngodlye / hys fayth is counted to hym for rightwylenesse Roma 3. Roma 4. The iust maÌ„ liueth by his faith Abacuc 2. Gala. 2. Abacuc 2. Ro. 1 Vve wotre that a man ys not iustifyed by the dedes of the lawe / but by the fayth of Iesu christe And we beleue in Iesu christe / that we maye 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 in him / that ys to beleue his worde and to beleve that he wyll helpe the in all thy nede
christ that we maye be iustefyed by the faith of christ not by the dedes of the law If rightwisenes came by the lawe theÌ„ died christ in vayne Gala. 2. Gala. 3. That no man is iustefyed by the lawe it is manifest / for a rightwyse maÌ„ lyveth by his faith / but the lawe is not of faith Moreouer / sith christ the maker of heavyn and erth all yâ— is therin / behoved to dye for vs / we are coÌ„pelled to graunt that we were so farre drouned sunkeÌ„ in sinne that neyther oure dedes nor all the treasures that ever god made or might make / might haue holpe vs out of them / ergo no dedes nor workes maye make vs rightwyse No workes make vs vnrightwyse For if anye workes made vs vnryghtwyse / then the coÌ„trarye workes shulde make vs rightwyse But it is proved that no workes can make vs rightwyse / ergo no workes make vs vnrighwise ¶ workes make vs neyther good nor evel It is ê“ued that no workes neyther make vs rightwyse nor vnrightwyse / ergo no workes make vs neyther good nor evel For rightwyse good ar one thinge vnrightwyse evel likewise one God workes make not a good maÌ„ nor evell workes an evell maÌ„ / but a good maÌ„ maketh god workes an evell man evell workes Good frute maketh not the tre good / nor evell frute the evell tre / but a good tre bereth good frute an evell tre evell frute Mat. 7. A good maÌ„ can not doo evell workes nor an evel maÌ„ good workes / for a good tre caÌ„ not bere evell frute nor an evell tre good frute A maÌ„ is good ere he do good workes / evell ere he doo evel workes / for the tre is good ere it bere good frute evel ere it bere evel frute ¶ Euerye maÌ„ is eyther good or evel Everye tre is eyther good or evel / eyther make ye the tre good the frute good also / or els make the tre evel the frute of it likewise evel Mat. 12 Euerye maÌ„nes workes are eyther good or evell For all frute trees are eyther good or evel Mat. 12 Eyther make ye the tre good the frute god also / or els make the tre evel the frute of it likewise evel A good maÌ„ is knowne by his workes for a good man doth good workes an euell evell workes ye shall knowe theÌ„ by their frute / for a good tre bereth good frute / and an evell tre evell frute A man is likened to the tre and his workes to the frute of the tre Beware of the false ê“phetes whych come to you in shepes clothinge / but inwardlie they are raueninge wolues Mat. 7. ye shal knowe theÌ„ by their frutes None of oure workes neyther saue vs nor condempne vs. It is ê“ued that no workes make vs neyther rightwyse nor vnrightwyse / good nor evell / but first we are good ere we doo good workes evell ere we do evell workes / ergo no workes neyther saue vs nor coÌ„deÌ„pne vs. Thou wilt saye / theÌ„ maketh it no matter what we do I answere / yes For if thou do evell / it is a sure argumeÌ„t that thou arte evell / wantest yâ— faith If thou doo good it is an argumeÌ„t that thou arte good hast yâ— faith / for a good tre bereth good frute and an evell tre evell frute / yet good frute maketh not the tre good / nor evell frute the tre evell / so the man is good ere he do good dedes ad evell ere he do evell dedes The maÌ„ is yâ— thre / his workes are the frute Faith maketh the good tre incredulite the evel tre such a tre such frute such a maÌ„ such workes For all that is done in faith pleaseth god are good workes And all yâ— is done with out faith displeaseth god and are evell workes Vvho so ever beleueth or thinketh to be saued his workes denieth that christ is his sauiour / that christ dyed for him all thinge that ê‘tayneth to christ For how is he thy sauioure / it thou mightest save thy selfe by thy workes or wherto shulde he dye for yâ— if any workes might have saued yâ— what is this to saye / christ dyed for yâ— verelye that is / thou shuldest haue died ê‘petuallye / christ to delyver yâ— fro that deeth / died for yâ— chaunged thy ê‘petuall deeth in to his awne deeth For thou madest yâ— faute / he suffred the payne / that for yâ— loue he had to the ere ever thou wast borne when thou haddest done neyther good nor evell Now sith he hath payed thy dette thou nedest not no thou canst not / but shuldest be dapned if his blonde were not But sith he was punished for the thou shalt not be punished Finallye / he hath delyvered the froÌ„ thy condeÌ„pnacioÌ„ all evell / desyreth nought of the but that thou wilt aknowlege what he hath done for yâ— beare it in minde / that thou woldest helpe other for his sake both in worde dede / eveÌ„ as he hath holpeÌ„ yâ— for nought with out rewarde / O how readye wolde we be to helpe other / if we knewe his goodnesse gentlenesse towardes vs. He is a good a gentle lorde for he doth all for nought Lette vs I besech you folow his fotesteppes whom all the worlde ought to prayse and worshuppe / Amen He that thinketh to be saved by his workes calleth him selfe Christ For he calleth him selfe his savioure whych partayneth to christ onlye What is a sauioure but he that saveth / he sayeth I saue my selfe / which is as moch to saye as I am christ for christ onlye is the savioure of the worlde we shulde do no good workes for yâ— enteÌ„t to gette the enheritaunce of heaveÌ„ or remissioÌ„ of sinne For who so ever beleveth to gette yâ— enheritaunce of heaveÌ„ or remissioÌ„ of sinne thorow workes / he beleueth not to gette that for christes sake And they that beleue not that their sinnes are forgeueÌ„ theÌ„ and that they shall be saved for christes sake / they beleue not yâ— gospell For the gospell sayeth / you shall be saued for christes sake / youre sinnes are forgeueÌ„ for christes sake He that beleveth not yâ— gospel heleueth not god So it foloweth that they which beleve to be saved by their workes / or to gette remission of their sinnes by their awne dedes beleue not god but recounte him as a lyar so vtterlye denye him to be god Thou wilt saye / shal we theÌ„ do no good dedes I saye not so but I saye we shulde do no good workes for the enteÌ„t to gette the enheritaunce of heaveÌ„ or remission of synne â–ª For if we beleue to gette the enheritauÌ„ce of heaveÌ„ thorow good workes / theÌ„ we beleue not to gette it thorow the promise of god or if we thinke to gette remission of oure sinne the we beleue not that they are forgeueÌ„ vs / so we counte god a lyar For god sayeth / thou shaâ—t haue the enheritaunce of heaueÌ„ for my sonnes sake / thy sinnes are forgeueÌ„ that for misonnes sake you saye it is not so / but I wil winne it thorow my workes So I coÌ„deÌ„pne not good redis / But I codeÌ„pne the false trust in anye workes / for al the workes that a ma putteth coÌ„fideÌ„ce in are therwith poysoned become evel Therfore do ye good workes but beware you do theÌ„ not to gette any good thorow that / for if thou do / thou receyvest the good not as the gifte of god but as dette to the and makest thy selfe felowe with god because thou wilt take nothinge of him for nought what neadeth he any thynge of thyne which geveth al thinge is not yâ— poorer Therfore do nothinge to him but take of him / for he is a getle lorde / with a gladder wyll geueth vs all that we nede / then we take it of him / therfore if we waÌ„t ought let vs wyte oure selues Preasse not then to the enheritaunce of heueÌ„ thorow presumpcioÌ„ of thy good workes for if thou do / thou countest thy silfe holye and egall to him because thou wilt take nothinge of him for nought so shalt thou falle as Lucifer felle for his pride Finis