Fie. That which I do say is not contrary unto the places which thou so understandest, but thou shouldest understand that amongst the sons of men there is none, which of him self is acceptable 1unto the celestial father, but only he of whom he hath said. This is my well-beloved son in whom I am well pleased. Seeing then that he only is pleasant, unto him it is not to be thought, that any worck• 2can please him, but that which is done by him, for if we hated any person he could do nothing that might please us, and of the contrary part if we loved him, he could do nothing that might displease us but we would ⟨image 12⟩take all that he did in good part, if we will then please our celestial father, we must neither off•e our selves, nor none other thing to him, before we have made appointment with h•m, and he received us into his grace favour & love, & that can we not obtain except we take away the cause which hath put the hate and dissension between us and him that is to say, the sin which can not be defaced 3and taken away, but by the mean of Jesus Christ. And therefore it is necessary for us to go unto him to be purged and made clean, and the mean to obtain this by him is the faith by the which our hearts be purified and we Justified, that is to say absolved, and declared and pronounced Just before the judgement of God, because that by the same faith we be unite and conjoined with Jesus Christ being all members of his body, unto the which his members he doeth communicate all his goods, and 4maketh us partakers of his obedience and righteousness, so that it serveth neither more nor less, then if it were our own proper, Inasmuch then as Jesus Christ is in us and we in him, & that his righteousness is ours and liveth in us and dwelleth in our hearts by faith, and by his holy spirit, it is very certain that, that faith can not be idle without bringing forth good fruit, seeing then ⟨image 12⟩that he is the true vine, and good olive tree, upon the which we be planted and grafted it is impossible, but the fruit which we bear or bring forth, and the work which we do should not be to him acceptable because of the good rote out of the which they spring, and because the celestial father reknowledgeth the work of his son in us for whose love he doeth bear the imperfection, which abideth all ways in our flesh during this
Phy. That whiche I do say is not cōtrarie vnto the places whch thou so vnderstādest, but thou shouldest vnderstande that amonges the sonnes of men there is none, whyche of hym selfe is acceptable 1vnto the celestial father, but only he of whom he hath saied. This is my welbeloued sonne in whome I am well pleased. Seynge then that he onelye is pleasaunte, vnto hym it is not to be thought, that anye worck• 2can please hym, but that whyche is done by hym, for if we hated any persone he could do nothynge that mighte please vs, and of the cō trarye parte if we loued hym, he could do nothyng that might displease vs but we would ⟨image 12⟩take all that he dyd in good parte, if we wyll then please our celestiall father, we must neither off•e our selues, nor none other thynge to hym, before we haue made appoyntmente wyth h•m, and he receiued vs into hys grace fauour & loue, & that cā we not obteine except we take awaye the cause whyche hath put the hate and dissention betwen vs and hym that is to saye, the synne whyche can not be defaced 3and taken awaye, but by the meane of Iesus Christe. And therefore it is necessarie for vs to go vnto hym to be purged and made cleane, and the meane to obteine thys by him is the fayeth by the whyche our hert•s be purified and we Iustified, that is to say absolued, and declared and pronounced Iuste before the iudgemente of God, bycause that by the same fayeth we be vnite and conioyned wyth Iesus Christe beynge all membres of hys bodye, vnto the whyche hys membres he doeth communicate all hys goodes, and 4maketh vs partakers of hys obeydience and ryghtuousnes, so that it serueth nother more nor lesse, then if it were oure owne propre, Inasmuche then as Iesus Christe is in vs and we in hym, & that hys rightuousnes is ours and liueth in vs and dwelleth in oure hertes by fayeth, and by hys holye spirite, it is very certayne that, that fayth can not be idle without bryngynge forthe good fruite, seyng thē ⟨image 12⟩that he is the true vyne, and good olyue tree, vpon the whyche we be planted and graffed it is impossible, but the fruite which we beare or bryng forth, and the worke whyche we do shoulde not be to hym acceptable because of the good rote out of the whyche they spryng, and bicause the celestiall father reknowledgeth the worke of hys sonne in vs for whose loue he doeth beare the imperfection, whyche abydeth al wayes in oure fleshe durynge thys
