Phile. Labour & God will help. Enter in at the straight gate. For wide is the gate,1 & broad is the way, that leadeth unto destruction, and many there be, which go in thereat. But straight is the gate, & narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, & few there be, that find it.2 If ye will live and reign in glory with christ, ye must suffer with Christ, ye must take y• Cross of Christ & follow him. Ye must cast away all the vain pleasures and pomps of the world, the concupiscences & lusts of the flesh ye must mortify, Satan & all his subtle suggestions ye must manfully ⟨image 51⟩resist.3 Ye must dye unto sin, and live unto righteousness. For christ did not enter into glory, before he had suffered, & think ye the gates of heaven to be opened for you, if ye live in this world in joy, pleasure & after the flesh? Na verily ye may be sure. For the Apostle saith if ye live after the flesh,4 ye shall die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body in the spirit ye shall live. And this is it, that remaineth of your flour.5 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply the beyond all measure. God commanding Abraham to walk before him, and to be perfect addeth this promise aforesaid, & hath undoubtedly accomplished it. Let us also work before God & be perfect, and the promise also shall be fulfilled in us. God will multiply us beyond all measure both in this world, and in the world to come, as Christ saith, there is no man y• hath ⟨image 51⟩forsaken house, or father & mother,6 or brothers, or wife, or children for the kingdom of heaven, but y• shall receive much more in this time, and in the world to come everlasting life.
Phile. Labour & God wyl helpe. Enter in at the streyght gate. For wyde is the gate,1 & broad is the waye, that leadethe vnto destrucion, and many there be, which go in therat. But streyghte is the gate, & narowe is the waye, whiche leadethe vnto lyfe, & fewe there be, that fynde it.2 If ye wyll lyue and reygne in glory with christ, ye must suffer with Christe, ye muste take y• Crosse of Christ & followe hym. Ye must cast awaye all the vayne pleasures and pompes of the world, the concupiscences & lustes of the fleshe ye must mortifye, Satan & all hys subtile suggestiōs ye must māfully ⟨image 51⟩resist.3 Ye must dye vnto synne, and lyue vnto ryghteousnes. For christ dyd not enter into glory, before he had suffered, & thyncke ye the gates of heauen to be opēned for you, if ye lyue in this world in ioy, pleasure & after ye flesh? Na verely ye maye be sure. For ye Apostle sayth yf ye lyue after the flesh,4 ye shal dy. But if ye mortify the dedes of ye body in ye spirite ye shal liue. And this is it, that remayneth of your flour.5 And I vvyll make my couenaunte betvvene me and the, and vvyll multiplye the beyonde all measure. God commaundynge Abraham to walke before hym, and to be perfect addeth this promyse aforefayde, & hath vndoutedly accōplyshed it. Let vs also work before God & be perfecte, and ye promyse also shalbe fulfylled in vs. God wyll multiply vs beyond all measure both in this worlde, and in ye worlde to come, as Christ sayth, ther is no man y• hath ⟨image 51⟩forsaken house, or father & mother,6 or brothers, or wyfe, or children for the kyngdome of heauē, but y• shall receaue moche more in thys tyme, and in ye world to come euerlastyng lyfe.
