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SO we see, that as the second commandment / so this ought to be nothing else, but the exercise and working of the first commandment / that is to say, of faith, trust, boldness, hope, and love toward god / so that the first commandment ⟨image 70⟩is the ruler and captain in all the other commandments / and faith is the chief work & life of all other works / without the which (as it is said before) they cannot be good. But and if thou wilt say / what and I can not believe that my prayer is hard & accepted / I answer specially for that cause / faith, prayer, & all other good works be commanded, that thou mayest know what thou canst do / and what thou canst not do / but & if thou find thy self, that thou can not believe and do / than do thy diligence, to humble thy self before god / making thy complaint, and beginning, in this weak sparkle of faith / stablish and comfort it every day more and more / by use in all thy life, and in all thy works. For there is no ⟨image 70⟩man in the world, which lacketh not a great part of faith / that is of the first and chief commandment. Yea the holy apostles in the gospel / and specially saint Peter, were weak in the faith / so that they prayed Christ saying. Lord increase faith in us / and he also rebuked them / because they had weak faith. Therefore thou oughtest not to despair / leaving as they say (hand & foot) when thou perceivest that thou believest not so strongly in thy prayer or other works / as thou oughtest and would / yea than thou oughtest to thank god, with all thy heart / that he hath showed thy weakness unto the / teaching & warning the by that / how necessary it is for the to exercise & daily stablish thy self in faith. ⟨image 71⟩For how many dost thou see / fasting, praying, singing, reading, working, shining, as though they were marvellous holy & good / and yet never coming so far, that they know how that faith is the chief work of all other / whereby they be blinded & deceived / both them selves and other / also thinking them selves well enough & building upon the gravel of their own works without all faith. And not trusting upon the favour and promise of god by sure & pure faith.

SO we se, yt as the seconde commaundement / so this ought to be nothynge els, but the exercyse and workynge of the fyrst cōmaundement / that is to say, of faythe, truste, boldenes, hope, and loue toward god / so that the fyrste cōmaundement