A14144:94
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now may not we axe why god chooseth one & not an other / other think that God is unjust to dam us afore we do any actual dead / seeing that God hath power over all his creatures of right / to do with them what he list or to make of every one of them as he listeth. Our darkness cannot perceive his light. God will be feared and not have his secret judgment tes known. More over we by the light of faith see a thousand things which are impossible to an infidel to see. So like wise no doubt in the light of the clear vision of God we shall see thin ges which now God will not have known. For paid ever accompanieth high knowledge but grace accompanieth meekness. Let us therefore give diligence rather to do the will of God / then to search his secrets which are not profitable for us to know.
Now maye not we axe why god choseth one & not ā other / other thinke that God is vniust to damme vs afore we do any actuall deade / seing that God hath power over all his creatures of right / to do with them what he lyst or to make of every one of them as he listeth. Oure darknes cānot perceave his light. God wilbe fered and not have his secret iudgemē tes knowen. More over we bi the light of faith se a thousande thinges which are impossible to an infidle to se. So like wise no doute in the light of the clear visiō of God we shall se thī ges which now God wyll not have knowen. For payde ever accompanyeth hye knowleage but grace accōpanyeth mekenes. Let vs therfore gyve dylygence rather to do the wyll of God / then to search hys secrettes which ar not profytable for vs to knowe.
When we are thus reconciled to God / made the friends of God and heirs of eternal life / the sprite that God hath poured in to us testifieth that we may not live after our old deeds of ignorance. For how is it possible / that we should repent and abhor them / and yet have lust to live in them. We are sure therefore that God hath created and made us new in Christ / and put his sprite in us that we should live a new life / which is the life of good works.
When we ar thus reconsyled to God / made the frendes of God and heyres of eternall lyfe / the sprite that God hath powred in to vs testyfyeth that we may not lyve after our olde deades of ignorance. For how is it possyble / that we shulde repente and abhorre them / and yet have lust to lyve in them. We ar sure therfore that God hath created and made vs newe in Christ / and put hys spryte in vs that we shuld lyve a newe lyfe / which ys the lyfe of good workes.