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That faith the mother of all good works justifieth us before we ca[n] bring…That fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth us before we ca[n] bringe…
That faith the mother of all good works justifieth us before we ca[n] bring forth any good work...That fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth us before we ca[n] bringe forth anye good worke...
Malborowe: printed by Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528
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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.
That faith the mother of all good works justifieth us / before we can bring forth any good work: as the husband marrieth his wife before he can have any lawful children by her. Furthermore as the husband marrieth not his wife / that she should continue unfruitful as before / & as she was in y• state of virginity (where in it was impossible for her to bear fruit) but contrary wife to make her fruitful: even so faith justifieth us not / that is to say / marrieth us not to God / that we should continue unfruitful as before / but that he should put the seed of his holy sprite in us (as saint John in his first pistle calleth it) and to make us fruitful. For saith Paul Ephes. ij. By grace are ye made safe through faith / and that not of your selves: for it is the gift of God and cometh nor of the works / lest any man should boast him self. For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works / which God hath ordained that we should walk in them.
That fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth vs / before we cā bringeforth anye good worke: as the husbonde maryeth his wife before he cā have any lawefull chylderne by her. Forthermore as the husbonde marieth not his wife / yt she shulde contynue vnfrutefull as before / & as she was in y• state of virginire (where in it was īpossible for hyr to bere frute) but cōtrary wife to make hir frutefull: even so fayth iustifieth vs not / that is to saye / maryeth vs not to God / yt we shuld continue vnfrutefull as before / but that he shulde put the seade of his holy sprite in vs (as sainte John in his first pistle calleth it) and to make vs frutefull. For sayth Paule Ephes. ij. By grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth / and yt not of your selves: for it is the gift of God ād cometh nor of the workes / lest any man shulde bost hym selfe. For we are his workemanshipp created in Christe Jesu vnto good workes / which God hath ordeyned yt we shulde walke in them.