A14144:96
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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
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.
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.
Good works are all things that are done with in the laws of God / in which God is honoured & for which thanks are given to God.
Good workes ar all thīges yt are done wyth in the lawes of God / in which God is honoured & for which thākes are gevē to God.