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…

For as much then as the scripture is no thing else but that which the sprite of God hath spoken bight Prophets & Apostles / and can not be understand but of the same sprite: Let every man pray to God to send him his sprite to loose us from our natural blindness and ignorance / and to give us understanding and feeling of y• things ⟨p. xxxv⟩of God and of the speaking of the sprite of God. And mark this process. First we are dā ned of nature / so conceived & borne / as a serpent is a serpent / and a toad a toad and a snake a snake by nature. And as thou seest a young child / which hath pleasure in many things where in is present death / as in fire / water and so forth / would slay him self with a thousand deaths / if he were not waited upon and kept therefrom. Even so we / if we should live this thousand years could in all that time delight in no other thing nor yet seek any other thing / but that where in is death of the soul.

For as moch then as the scripture is no thige els but that which ye sprite of God hath spokē bithe Prophetes & Apostles / ād can not be vnderstāde but of the same sprite: Let every mā pray to God to send hym his sprite to loose vs frō our naturall blindnes ād ignorāce / and to geve vs vnderstonding ād fealinge of y• thinges ⟨p. xxxv⟩of God and of the speakinge of the sprite of God. And marke this processe. First we ar dā ned of nature / so cōceaved & borne / as a serpēt is a serpēt / ād a tode a tode ād a snake a snake bi nature. And as thou seyst a yōg chyld / which hath playsure in many thinges where in is present deeth / as io fire / water ād so forth / wold slee hym selfe with a thowsande dethes / if he were not wayted apon ād kept therfro. Evē so we / if we shuld lyve this thousande yeres could in all that time delite in no other thinge nor yet seke any other thing / but that where in is deeth of the soule.

Secondarily of the hole multitude of the nature of man / whom God hath elect and chosen and to whom he hath appointed mercy & grace in Christ / to them sendeth he his sprite / which openeth there eyes / showeth them there misery / & bringeth them unto the knowledge of them selves / so that they hate and abhor them selves / are a stonied and amazed and at there wits ends / nether wot what to do or where to seek health. Then lest they should flee from God by desperation / he comforteth them again with his sweet promises in Christ and certifieth there hearts that for Christs sake they are received to mercy and there sins forgiven and they elect & made the sons of god and heirs with Christ of eternal life: and this through faith are they set at peace with God.