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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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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.
That thou mayest know what are good works / or what works are good & the end & entente of good works / or wherefore good works serve / mark this that followeth.
That thou maist knowe what are good workes / or what workes are good & the ende & entēte of good workes / or wherfore good workes serve / marke this that foloveth.
The life of a Christen man is inward between him and God / and properly is the consent of the sprite to the will of God / and to the honour of god. And God's honour is the final end of all good works.
The lyfe of a Christen man ys inwarde betwene hym and God / and properly ys the consente of the sprite to the wyll of God / and to the honour of god. And godes honour ys the fynall ende of all good workes.