The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

Many sins are forgiven her for she loveth much Lu. vii. Not that love was cause of forgiveness of sins. But contrary wise the forgiveness of since caused love, as it followeth, to whom less was forgiven, the same loveth less. And afore he commended the judgement of Simon, which answered that he loveth most to whom most was forgiven: and also said at the last, thy faith hath saved thee or made thee safe,¹ go in peace. We can not love except we see some benefit and kindness. As long as we look on the law of god only where we see but sin and damnation and the wrath of God upon us, yea where we were damned afore we were borne, we can not love God: No we can not but hate him as a ryrante unrighteous and unjust, and flee from him as did Cain. But when the Gospel that glad tidings and joyful promises are preached how that in Christ God loveth us first, forgiveth us, and hath mercy on us, then ⟨image 36⟩love we again and the deeds of our love declare our faith. This is the manner of speaking, As we say. Summer is nigh, for the trees blossom. Now is the blossom² of the trees not the cause that summer draweth nigh, but the drawing nigh of summer cause of the blossoms, and the blossoms put us in remembrance that summer is at hand. So Christ here teacheth Simon by the ferventness of love in the outward deeds to see a strong faith within whence so great love springeth. As the manet is to say do your charity, show your charity, do a dead of charity, show your mercy do a dead of mercy, meaning there by, that our deeds declare how we love our neighbours and how much we have compassion on them at there need.

MAny sinnes are forgeuen hir for she loueth moche Lu. vii. Not yt loue was cause of forgeuenes of sinnes. But cō trary wise the forgeuenes of synnes caused loue, as it foloueth, to whom lesse was forgeuē, the same loueth lesse. And afore he cōmended the iudgement of Symon, whiche answered that he loueth most to whō moste was forgeuen: and also sayde at the last, thy fayth hath saued the or made ye safe,¹ go in peace. We can not loue except wee se some benefite and kyndnes. As longe as we loke on the law of god only where we se but sinne and damnacion and the wrath of God vpon vs, yea where wee were damned afore we were borne, wee can not loue God: No wee can not but hate him as a ryrante vnrightuous and vniust, and fle from hym as dyd Cayn. But when the Gospel that glad tidinges and iofull promises are preached howe that in Christe God loueth vs fyrst, forgeueth vs, and hath mercye on vs, then