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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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Good works are called the fruits of the sprite / Gal•. v. Cap. for the sprite worketh them in us / and some time fruits of righteousness / as in the second pystle to the Corinthians .ix. Chapter. before all works therefore we must have a righteousness within in the heart / the mother of all works / and from whence they spring. The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees / & of them that have the spirit of this world / is the glorious show & outward shining of works. But Christ saith to us Mat. v. except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes & pharisees / ye can not enter in to the kingdom of heaven. It is righteousness in the world / if a man kill not. But a Christen perceiveth righteousness if he love his enemy / even when he suffereth persecution and torment of him / and the pains of death / and morneth more for his adversaries ⟨image 29⟩blindness than for his own pain / and prayeth God to open his eyes and to forgive him his since / as did Steven in the Acts of the Apostles the .vij. Chap. and Christ Luc. xxiij.
Good workes are called the frutes of the sprite / Gal•. v. Cap. for the sprite worketh them in vs / and some tyme frutes of righteousnes / as in the seconde pystle to the Corrynthyans .ix. Chapter. before all workes therfore we must have a righteousnes wythin in the herte / the mother of all workes / and frō whēce they springe. The righteousnes of the scribes and Pphareses / & of thē that have the spirite of this world / ys ye glorious showe & outwarde shininge of workes. But Christ sayth to vs Mat. v. except your righteousnes excede the righteousnes of the scrybes & pharises / ye can not enter in to the kingdome of hevē. It is righteousnes in the world / if a mā kyll not. But a Christen perceaveth rihhteousnes if he love hys enemye / evyn whē he suffreth persecuc•ō and tormēte of hym / and the paynes of death / and morneth more for his adversaries ⟨image 29⟩blindnes than for hys awne payne / and prayeth God to opē his eyes and to forgeve hym his synnes / as dyd Steven in the Actes of the Apostles the .vij. Chap. and Christ Luc. xxiij.