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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
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.
even as every man that doth the will of the father / is father / mother / sister / and brother unto Christ.
even as every man that doth the wyll of the father / is father / mother / sister / ād brother vnto Christe.
More over if any be an infidel and a false Christen and forsake his household / his wife / children and such as can not help them selves / then art thou bound & thou have where with / even as much as to thine own household. And they have as good right in thy goods / as thou thy self. And if thou with draw mercy from them / and hast where with to help them: then art thou a these. If thou show mercy / so doest thou thy duty and art a faithful minister in the household of Christ / and of Christ shalt thou have thy reward and thank. If the whole world were thine / yet hath every brother his right in thy goods and is heir with thee / as we are all heirs with Christ. More over the rich and they that have wisdom with them must see the pore set a work / that as many as are able may feed them selves with the labour of there own hands / according to the scripture and commandment of God.
More over if any be an infidele and a fals Christen and forsake his houshold / hys wyfe / chylder and soch as cā not helpe them selves / then art thou bound & thou have where with / evē as moch as to thine own houshold. And they have as good right in thy goodes / as thou thy selfe. And if thou with drawe mercye from them / and hast where with to helpe thē: then art thou a thefe. Yf thou showe mercy / so doyst thou thy dutie and art a faythfull minister in the houshold of Christe / and of Christ shalt thou have thy rewarde and thanke. Yff the whole world were thine / yet hath every brother his right in thy goodes and is heyre with the / as we are all heyres with Christe. More over the rich ād they that have wisdome with thē must se the pore set a worke / that as many as are able maye fede them selves with the laboure of there owne handes / according to the scripture and commaundement of God.