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¹This faith maketh us the inheritors of the earth, & possessors of God's holy mountain This faith maketh us to understand the trueth.² This faith causeth that hell gates can not prevail against us. This faith justifieth us. This Faith bringeth all good things unto us.³ This faith as S. Austen saith, is the beginning of mans health,⁴ without this no man can reach or come unto the number of the sons of God with out this all the labour of man is frustrate & void. This Faith, as ⟨image 44⟩S. Ambrose saith, is the root of all virtues, and that thou buildest on this foundation, that alone profiteth unto the reward, of thy work fruit & virtue. This faith, saith he, is richer than all treasures, stronger than all corporal power,⁵ & more healthful than all Physicians. This faith, as Chrysostom saith, is a lamp. For a lamp lighteneth the house,⁶ so doth faith the soul. This faith of the Catholic religion, is the light of the soul, the door of life the foundation of everlasting health. Thus see ye, what an excellent treasure this christen faith is, without the which by no means ye can walk worthily before the LORD our God. Moreover this your faith must be conjoined with a reverent fear toward God.⁷ For the fear of the LORD, saith the wise man, is the beginning of wisdom, and expelleth ⟨image 44⟩sin.⁸ Without this fear no man can purely walk before God. For he that feareth God truly, feareth also to displease him, yea he seeketh all means possible to accomplish the will of god, as the Psalmo graph saith, blessed is that man, that feareth the LORD, for all his delight & pleasure shall be in his commandments. Unto this fear of GOD doth David exhort us, saying, fear ye the LORD all ye that are his servants. For they shall never want ye fear him. The Son honoureth the father,