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…

Item in the same chapter it followeth. When thou prayest be not as the hypocrites / which love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets / for to be seen of men. But when thou prayest enter in to thy chamber and shut thy door to / and pray to thy father which is in secret / and thy father which seeth in secret shall reward the openly. And like wise when we fast (teacheth Christ in the same place) that we should behave our selves that it appear not unto men how that we fast / but unto our father which is in secret / and our father which seeth in secret shall reward us openly. These .ij. texts do but declare what followeth good works / for eternal life cometh not by the deserving of works but is (saith Paul ⟨p. xxiij⟩in the .vj. to the Romans) the gift of God through Jesus Christ. Nether do our works justify us. For except we were justified by faith which is our righteousness and had the sprite of God in us to teach us / we could do no good work freely with out respect of some profit / other in this world or in the world to come / nether could we have spiritual Joy in our hearts in time of affliction and mortifying of the flesh

ITem in the same chapter it folowyth. When thou prayst be not as the ypocrytes / which love to stond and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of the stretes / for to be sene of men. But when thou prayest enter in to thy chamber and shutte thy dore to / and praye to thy father whych is in secret / and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde the openlye. And lyke wyse when we fast (teacheth Christ in the same place) that we shuld behave our selfes that it appere not vnto mē how that we fast / but vnto our father which is in secret / and our father which seith in secret shall reward vs openly. These .ij. textes doe but declare what foloweth good workes / for eternall lyse cōmeth not by the deservinge of workes but is (sayth Paule ⟨p. xxiij⟩in the .vj. to the Romayns) the gyft of God thorowe Jesus Christ. Nether do oure workes iustyfye vs. For except we were iustyfyed by fayth which is our righteousnes and had the spryte of God in vs to teach vs / we could do no good worke frely wyth out respecte of some profit / other in this world or in the worlde to come / nether could we have spyrituall Joy in oure hertes in tyme of afflictiō and mortyfyinge of the fleshe