The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

When the weak in the faith and unexpert in the mysteries of Christ desire us to pray for them, then ought we to lead then to the trueth and promises of God, and teach them to put their trust in the promises of God, in the love that God hath¹ to Christ and to us for his sake, and to strength there weak consciences, showing and proving by the scripture, that as long as they follow the spirit & resist sin it is impossible they should fall so deep that God shall not pull them up again, if they hold fast by the anchor of faith having trust and confidence in Christ. The love that God hath to Christ is infinite, and Christ did and suffered all things, not for him self, to obtain favour or ought else: for he had ever the full favour of God and was ever Lord over all things, but to reconcile us to God and to make us heirs ⟨image 45⟩with him of his fathers kingdom. And God hath promised, that whosoever calleth on his name shall never be confounded or a shamed Ro. ii, If the righteous fall (saith the scripture) he shall not be bruised, the Lord shall put his hand under him.

When the weake in the fayth and vnexpert in the misterites of Christe desire vs to pray for thē, thē ought we to leade then to the trueth and promises of God, and teach them to put their truste in the promises of God, in ye loue yt God hath¹ to Christe and to vs for his sake, and to strength ther weke consciēces, shewing• and prouinge by the scripture, that as longe as they folowe the spirite & resyste sinne it is impossible they shoulde faule so depe that God shal not pulle them vp agayne, if they hold fast by the anker of fayth hauinge truste and confydence in Christe. The loue that God hath to Christe is infinite, and Christe dyd and suffered all thynges, not for hym selfe, to optaine fauouer or ought else: for he had euer the full fauoure of God and was euer Lorde ouer all thinges, but to rec•nsile vs to God and to make vs heyres ⟨image 45⟩with him of his fathers kyngdome. And God hath promised, that whosoeuer calleth on his name shall neuer be confūded or a shamed Ro. ii, Yf the ryghtwis fall (saith the scriptur) he shal not be broised, the Lorde shall put his hande vnder him.