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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.
Alms is a greek word & signifieth mercy One Christen is debtor to an other at his need of all that he is able to do for him until' his need be sufficed. Every Christen man ought to have Christ all ways before his eyes / as an ensample to counterfeit & follow / & to do to his neighbour as Christ hath done to him / as Paul teacheth in all his pistles and Peter in his first & John in his first also. This order useth Paul in all his pistles. First he preacheth the law and proveth that the whole nature of man is damned in that y• heart lusteth contrary to y• will of God. For if we were of God / no dowe we should ha / ve lust in his will. Then preacheth he Christ / y• Gospel the promises / & the mercy that God hath ⟨image 46⟩set forth to all men in Christs blood. Which they that believe & take it for an earnest thing / turn them selves to God / begin to love God again / & to prepare them selves to his will by y• working of the sprite of God in them. Last of all exhorteth he to unite / peace and soberness / to avoid brawlings / sects / opinions / disputing and arguing about words / and to walk in the plain and single faith and feeling of y• sprite / & to love one an other after y• ensample of Christ / even as Christ loved us & to be thankful / & to walk worthy of y• Gospel and as it becometh Christ and with the ensample of pure living to draw all to Christ.
Almes is a greake worde & signifieth mercy One Christē is detter to an other at his neade of all yt he is able to do for hī vntill' his neade be suffised. Every Christē man ought to have Christ all ways before his eyes / as an ensample to counterfaite & folowe / & to do to his neyboure as Christ hath done to hī / as Paulteacheth in all his pistles ād Peter in his fyrst & John in his first also. This order vseth Paule in all his pistles. First he preacheth ye lawe ād proveth yt the whole nature of mā is damnyd in that y• hert lusteth cōtrary to y• will of God. For if we were of God / no dowe we shuld ha / ve lust in his will. Thē preacheth he Christ / y Gospel ye promises / & the mercie yt God hath