The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

Secondarily of the hole multitude of the nature of man, whom God hath elect and chosen and to whom he hath appointed mercy and grace in Christ, to them sendeth he his spirit, which openeth their eyes, showeth them, their misery, and bringeth them unto the knowledge of them selves, so that they hate and abhor them selves, are astonied and amazed and at there wits ends, nether wot what to do or where to seek health. Then le•t ⟨image 41⟩they should ••ie 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 & their sins for given and they elect and made the sons of God and heirs with Christ of eternal life: and this through faith are they set at peace with God.

Secundarily of the hole multitude of the nature of man, whom God hath electe and chosen and to whom he hath apointed mercy and grace in Christe, to them sendeth he his spirit, whiche openeth their eies, showeth thē, theyr meserye, and bringeth them vnto the knoledge of thē selues, so that they hate and abhorre thē selues, are astonyed and amased and at ther wittes endes, nether wote what to do or where to seke health. Then le•t ⟨image 41⟩they shoulde ••ie from God by despetacion, he conforteth them agayne with his swete promises in Christe and certifieth ther hertes that for Christes sake they are receyued to mercye & theyr sinnes for geuen and they electe and made ye sonnes of God and heyres with Christe of eternal lyfe: and thys thorowe fayth are they set at peace with God.

Now may not we are why God chooseth one and not another, 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 can not perceive his light. God will be feared & not have his secret judgements 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 things which now God will not have known For pride 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.