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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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Mark diligently therefore seeing we are come to answer. The scripture because of such dreamers and feigned faiths sake / useth such manner of speakings of works / not that a man should thereby be made good to Godward or justified / but to declare unto other / and to take of other the difference between false feigned faith and right faith. For where right faith is / there bringeth she forth good works / if there follow not good works / it is no doubt but a dream & an opinion or feigned faith.
MArke diligently therfore seinge we are come to āsware. The scripture because of soch dreamers ād fained faithes sake / vseth soch maner of speakinges of werkes / not that a man shuld thereby be made good to Godwarde or iustified / but to declare vnto other / and to take of other the differē ce betwene false fained faith and right faith. For where right faith ys / there bringeth she forth good workes / yf ther folowe not good workes / it is no doute but a dreame & an opinion or fained faith.
Where fore look as the fruit maketh not the tree good / but declareth and testifieth outwardly that the tree is good (as Christ saith) every tree is known by his fruit: even so shall ye know the right faith by her fruit.
Where fore loke as the frute maketh not the tree good / but declarith ād testifieth outewardly that the tree is good (as Christ saith) every tree ys knowē by his frute: evē so shall ye knowe the right faith by hir frute.