A path way i[n]to the holy scripture

Neither doth my brother's pain grieve me less than mine own / neither rejoice. I less at his wealth than at mine own / if I love him as well and as much as my self / as the law commandeth me if it were not so: how ⟨image 20⟩saith Paul? Let him that rejoiceth rejoice in the lord / that is to say Christ / which is lord over all creatures / if my merits obtained me heaven or a higher place there than had I▪ wherry I might rejoice besides the lord ¶ Here see ye the nature of the law and the nature of the Evangelion. Howe the law is the key that bindeth & damneth all men / and the Evangelion is the key that looseth them again. The law goeth before and the evangelion followeth. Where a preacher preacheth the law / he bindeth all consciences / & when he preacheth the gospel / he loseth them again. These two salves (I mean the law & the gospel) useth god & his preacher to heal & cure sinners with all. The law driveth out the disease / & maketh it appear / & is a sharp salve / & a fretting corsey / & killeth the deed flesh / & loseth and ⟨image 20⟩draweth the sores out by the roots / and all corruption. It pulleth from a man the trust & confidence that he hath in him self & in his own works / merits / deservings / & ceremonies / & ro•beth him of all his righteousness and maketh him pore. It killeth him / sendeth him down to hell / & bringeth him to utter desperation / and prepareth the way of the lord / as it is written of Joh. the Baptiste. For it is not possible that Christ should come to a man as long as he trusteth in him self / or in any worldly thing / or hath any righteousness of his own / or riches of holy works. Than cometh the Evangelyon / a more gentle plaster / which soupleth and swageth the wounds of the conscience / and bringeth health. It bringeth the spirit of god / which loseth the bonds of Satan / and coupleth us to god ⟨image 21⟩and his will through strong faith and fervent love / with bonds to strong for the devil / the world or any creature to lose them, And the poor and wretched sinner feeleth so great mercy / love / & kindness in god that he is sure in him self how that it is not possible that god should for sake him / or withdraw his mercy & love from him. And boldly crieth out with Paul / saying: Who shall separate us from the love that god loveth us with all? That is to say / what shall make me believe that God loveth me not?