The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

Alms is a greek word and signifieth mercy One Christen is debtor to another at his need of all that he is able to do for him until his need be sufficed. E very Christen man ought to have Christ all ways before his eyes, as an ensample to counterfeit and follow, and to do to his neighbour as Christ hath done to him as Paul teacheth in all his epistles and Peter in his first and John in his first¹ also. This order useth Paul in all his epistles. First he preacheth the law and proveth that the whole nature of man is damned in that the heart lusteth contrary to the will of God.

Almes is a greake worde and sygnifyeth mercy One Christen is detter to a nother at hys neade of all that he is able to do for him vntill his neade be suffised. E uery Christen man ought to haue Christ all ways before his eyes, as an ensample to counterfaite and folowe, and to do to his neyboure as Christ hath done to him as Paule teacheth in all his epystles and Peter in his fyrst and Iohn in his fyrste¹ also. This order vseth Paule in all hys epistles. Fyrste he preacheth the lawe and proueth that the whole nature of man is damned in that the hert lusteth contrary to the will of God.

1. 1The order of Paul in setting forth of Christ.The order of Paule in settynge forthe of Christ.

For if we were of God, no doubt we should have lust in his will. Then preacheth he Christ, the Gospel the promises, and the mercy that God hath set forth to all men in Christs blood. Which they that believe and take for an earnest thing, turn them selves to God, beginning to love God again, and to prepare them selves to his will by the working of the spirit of God in them. Last of all exhorteth ⟨image 46⟩