A14146:186
The Parable of the Wicked Mammon
The parable of the wicked mammon Compiled in the year of our lord .M.d.xxxvi. W.T.The parable of the wycked mammon Compiled in the yere of our lorde .M.d.xxxvi. W.T.
Lodon: printed by John day, 1547Lodon: printed by Jhon daye, 1547
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¶ A short rehearsal or sum of this present treatise of justification by faith
¶ A short rehearsall or sūme of this present treatyse of iustification by fayth
Faith the mother of all good works justifieth us, before we can bring forth any good work: as the husband marrieth his wife before he can have any lawful children by her. Further more the husband marrieth not his wife, that she should continue unfruitful as before, and as she was in the state of virginity (wherein it was impossible for hire to bear fruit) but contrary wise to make her fruitful: even so faith justifieth us not, that is to say, marrieth us not to God, that we should continue unfruitful as before, but that he should put the seed of his holy spirit in us (as Saint John in his first epistle calleth it) and to make us fruitful.
Fayth the mother of all good workes iustifieth vs, before we can brynge forth any good work: as the husbond marieth hys wyfe before he can haue any lawful chyldren by her. Forther more the husbonde maryeth not hys wyfe, that she shoulde continue vnfrutefull as before, and as she was in the state of virginitie (wherein it was impossyble for hyre to beare frute) but contrary wyse to make her frutefull: euen so fayth iustifieth vs not, that is to saye, maryeth vs not to God, that we shoulde contynue vnfruteful as before, but that he shoulde put the sede of his holy spirite in vs (as Saynte Iohn in hys fyrst epistle caleth it) and to make vs frutefull.
For Paul saith Ephesi. ii. By grace are ye made safe through faith, and that not of your selves: for it is the gift of God and cometh not of the works, lest any man should boast him self. For we are his workman ship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ordained that we should walk in them ()