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…

SO now by this abide sure and fast y• a man inwardly in the heart & before God is righteous and good through faith only before all works. Not with standing yet outwardly & openly before the people / yea & before him self / is he righteous throw the work / that is / he showeth and is sure throw the outward work that he is a true believer and in the favour of God and righteous and good through the mercy of God / that thou mayst call the one an open and an outward righteousness / and the other an inward righteousness of the heart (so yet) that thou understand by the outward righteousness / no other thing save the fruit that followeth / and a declaring of the inward Justifying & righteousness of the heart / and not that it maketh a man righteous before God / but that he must first be righteous before him in the heart. Even as thou mayest call y• fruit of the tree / the outward goodness of the tree which followeth & v••erth the inward nature all goodness of the tree.

SO now by this abyde sure and fast y• a man inwardly in the hert & before God is ryghteons and good thorow faith only before all werfys. Not wyth standinge yet outwardly & opēly before the people / ye & before him self / is he righteons throw the worke / that is / he fuowith and is sure throw the outwarde worke that he is a true belever and in the favure of God and righteous and good thorow the mercy of God / that thou mayst call the one an opyn ād an owtward rightwesnes / ād the other an inwarde righteousnes of the hert (so yet) that thou vndersiond by the outward righteousnes / no oder thinge save the frute that foloweth / and a derclaringe of the inward Justyfyinge & righteousnes of the hert / and not that it maketh a man righteous before God / but that he must fyrst berighteons before him in the hert. Even as thou maist call y• frute of the tree / the outward goodnes of the tree which folowith & v••erth the inwarde natur all goodnes of the tree.