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…

After that to conclude with all he wisheth them increase of faith peace and of joy of conscience / praiseth them and committeth them to God and magnifieth his office and administration in the Gospel / and soberly and with great discretion desireth succour and aid of them for the pour saints at Jerusalem / and it is all pure lore that he speaketh or dealeth with all. So find we in this pistell plenteously unto the uttermost / whatsoever a Christen man or woman ought to know / that is to wit / what the law / the Gospel / sin / grace / faith righteousness / christ / God / good works / love / hope / and the cross are / and even where in the pith of all that pertaineth to the Christen faith standeth / and how a Christen man ought to behave him self unto every man be he perfect or a sinner / good or bad / strong or weak / friend or foe / and in conclusion how to behave our selves both toward ⟨image 18⟩god and toward ourselves also. And all things are profoundly grounded in the scriptures and declared with ensamples of him self / of the fathers and off the prophets / that a man can here desire no more. Wherefore it appeareth evidently that pauls mind was to comprehend briefly in this pistle all the whole learning of Christs Gospel / and to prepare an introduction unto all the old testament. For with out doubt whosoever hath this pistle perfectly this heart / the same hath the light and the effect of the old testament with him. Wherefore let every man with out exception exercise him self therein diligently and record it night and day continually / until he be full acquainted therewith.

After that to conclude with all he wissheth thē encreace of fayth peace and of ioye of conscience / prayseth them and committeth them to God and magnifieth his office and administracion in the Gospell / and sobirly and with greate discrecion desyreth succur and ayde of them for the povre sanctes at hierusalem / and it ys all pure lore that he speketh or dealeth with all. So fynde we in this pistell plenteously vnto the vttenioste / whatsoever a Christen man or woman oughte to knowe / that is to wete / what the lawe / the Gospell / synne / grace / fayth rightewesnes / christ / God / good werkes / love / hope / and the crosse are / and even where in the pythe of all thatt pertayneth to the Christen fayth stondeth / and howe a Christē man oughte to behave hym silfe vnto every man be he perfet or a sinner / good or bad / stronge or weke / frend or fooe / and in cōclusion howe to behave oure selves both toward ⟨image 18⟩