A13203:540
[The Pentateuch]
printed by Hans Luft i.e. Johan Hoochstraten, 1530
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And when this testament is preached and believed, the spirit entereth the hart and quickeneth it, and giveth her life and justifieth her. The spirit also maketh the law a lively thing ⟨image 96⟩in the heart, so that a man bringeth forth good works of his own accord without compulsion of the law, without fear of threatenings or cursings: ye and with out all manner respect or love unto any temporal pleasure, But of the very power of the spirit received through faith, As thou readest. Joan .i. He gave them power to be the sons of God in that they believed on his name. And of that power they work: so that he which hath the spirit of christ is now no more a child: he nether learneth or worketh now any longer for pain of the rod or for fear of bogs or pleasure of apples, But doth allthings of his own courage As christ sayeth. Joan .vij. He that believeth on me shall have rivers of living water flowing out of his belly. That is, All good works and all gifts of grace spring out of him naturally and by their own accord. Thou needest not to wrest good works out of him as a man would wring verjuice out of crabs: Nay they flow naturally out of him as springs out off hills or rocks.
And when this testament is preached and beleued, the sprete entreth the hart and quyckeneth it, and geueth her lyfe and iustifieth her. The sprete also maketh the lawe a lyuely thing ⟨image 96⟩in the herte, so that a man bringeth forth good workes of his awne acord without compulsiō of the lawe, without feare of threateninges or cursinges: yee and with out all maner respecte or loue vnto any temporal pleasure, But of the very power of the sprete receaved thorow faith, As thou readest. Ioan .i. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of God in that they beleued on his name. And of that power they worke: so that he which hath the sprete of christ is now no moare a childe: he nether learneth or worketh now any longer for payne of the rodde or for feare of boogges or pleasure of apples, But doth althinges of his awne courage As christ sayeth. Ioan .vij. He that beleueth on me shall haue riuers of lyuinge water flowinge out of his belye. That is, All good workes ād all giftes of grace springe out of him naturallye and by their awne accorde. Thou neadest not to wrest good workes out of him as a mā wold wringe veriuce out of crabbes: Nay thei flow naturally out of him as springes out off hilles or rockes.