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…

Pharaoh for pain of the plague was compelled to confess his sins / but had yet no power to submit him self unto the will of god and to let the childer of Israel goo and to loose so great profit for Gods pleasure. As our prelates confess there sins saying: though we be never so evil / yet have we the power. And ⟨image 67⟩again / the scribes and the pharisees (say they) sate in Moses see ate / do as they teach but not as they do / thus confess they that they are abominable. But to the second I answer / if they sate on Christs see are they would preach Christs doctrine / now preach they their own traditions and therefore not to be heard. If they preached Christ we ought to here them though they were never so abominable / as they of them selves confess and have yet no power to amend nether to let loose Christs flock to serve God in the sprite which they hold captive compelling them to serve their false lies. The devils felt the power of Christ and were compelled against there wills to confess that he was the Son of God / but had no power to be content there with nether to consent unto the ordinance & eternal counsel of the everlasting God / as our prelates feel the power of God against them but yet have no grace to give room unto Christ / because that they (as the devils nature is) will them selves sit in his holy temple / that is to wit / the consciences of men.

Pharao for payne of ye plage was cōpellede to cōfesse his sinnes / but had yet no power to submitte hī selfe vnto ye will of god ād to lette the childer of Israell goo ād to loose so grette profet for Gods playsure. As oure prelates confesse there sinnes sayenge: though we be never so evyll / yet have we the power. And ⟨image 67⟩agayne / the scribes ād the phareses (say they) sate in Moyses se ate / do as they teach but not as they doo / thus cōfesse they that thei are abhominabile. But to the seconde I answere / yf they sate on Christes se are they wolde preach Christes doctrine / nowe preach they theyre owne tradicions ād therfore not to be herde. If they preached Christe we ought to here them though they were never so abhominable / as they of them selves confesse and have yet no power to amende nether to let lowese Christes flocfe to serve God in ye sprite whych they holde captyve compellinge thē to serve theyre false lyes. The devils felte the power of Christe and were compelled agaynst there willes to cōfesse that he was the sonne of God / but had no power to be contēte there with nether to consent vnto the ordinaunce & eternall cowncell of the everlastīge God / as oure prelates feale the pover of God againste thē but yet have no grace to geve rowme vnto Christe / because that they (as the devils nature ys) wyll thē selves sitt in his holy temple / that ys to wete / the consciences of men.