A compendious introduction, prologue or preface unto the pistle off Paul to the…A compendious introduccion, prologe or preface vn to the pistle off Paul to the…

And as thou callest him / which is not renewed with the sprite and borne again in Christ flesh and all his deeds / even the very motions of his heart and mind / his learning doctrine and contemplation off hie rhynges / his preaching teaching and study in the scripture / building of churches / founding of abbeys / giving of alms / mass / matence / and whatsoever he doeth / though it seem spiritual and after the laws of god. So contrary wise call him spiritual which is renewed in Christ / and all his deeds which spring of faith / seem they never so gross / as the washing of the disciples feet done by christ and Peters fishing after the resurrection / yea and all the deeds of matrimony are pure spiritual / if they proceed of faith / and whatsoever is done within the laws of God / though it be wrought by the body / as the very wiping off shoes and such like / howsoever gross they appear outward. With out such understanding of these words / canst thou never understand this pistil off Paul / nether any wother place in the holy scripture. Take heed therefore / for whosoever understandeth these words wodwyse / the same understandeth not Paul / whatsoever he be. ⟨image 9⟩Now will we prepare our selves unto the pistell.

And as thou callest hym / which ys not renewed wyth the sprite and borne agayne in Christ flesshe and all hys dedes / even the very mocions of hys hert and mynd / hys lernynge doctrine ād contemplacion off hie rhynges / hys preachynge teachynge ād study in the scripture / byldynge of churches / foundinge of abbeyes / gevynge of almes / masse / matence / ād whatsoever he doeth / though it seme spirituall and aftyr the lawes of god. So cōtrary wyse call hym spirituall which ys renewed in Christe / and all hys deades whych springe of fayth / seme they nevyr so grose / as the wasshynge of the disciples fete done by christ and Peters fysshynge aftyr the resurreccion / ye and all the dedes of matrimony ar pure spirituall / yf they procede of faith / and whatsoever ys done wythin the lawes of God / though it be wroughte by the body / as the very wypynge off shwes and soche lyke / howsoever grosse they appere outewarde. Wyth oute soche vnderstondyg of these wordes / canst thou never vnderstond this pistyl off Paull / nether any wother place in the holy scripture. Take hede therefore / for whosoever vnderstondeth these wordes wodwyse / the same vndstondeth not Paul / whatsoever he be. ⟨image 9⟩