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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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That faith only before all works and without all merits but Christs only, justifieth, and setteth us at peace with God: is proved by Paul. Roman. i. I am not a shamed (saith he) of the Gospel, that is to say, of the glad tidings and promises which God hath made & sworn to us in Christ For it (that is the Gospel) is the power of God unto salvation, to all that believe. And it followeth in the foresaid Chapter the just or righteous must live by faith.
THat fayth only before alworkes and without al merites but Chri stes onely, iustifieth, and sette•h vs at peace with God: is proued by Paule. Roman. i. I am not a shamed (sayth he) of the Gospel, that is to say, of the glad tydynges and promyses whyche God hath made & sworne to vs in Christ For it (that is the Gospell) is the power of God vnto saluation, to al that beleue. And it foloweth in the forsayd Chapter the iust or ryghtous must lyue by fayth.
¶ For in the faith which we have in1 Christ and in Gods promises find we mercy, life, favour, & peace. In the law ⟨image 7⟩we find death, damnation, and wrath▪ moreover, the curse and vengeance of God upon us. And it (that is to say the law) is called of Paul. ii. Cor. iii. the ministration of death and damnation. In the law we are proved the enemies of God, and that we hate him. For how can 2