A Brief and Pithy Sum of the Christian Faith

First would we not coumpt that man without his wit which would persuade himself to be quite of his creditor under this colour or pretence, to have dreamed that he had payed his debt, or that an other had payed it for him, even so do we towards God▪ when we be not ⟨image 43⟩content with the satisfaction of Jesus Christ only. For what foundation or ground hath all the will, works, or merits of Saints worshippings, but only the fantasy and imagination of man, as though God ought to take all things well which we invent or seem well to us? But contrariwise, here what Jesus Christ saith with his own mouth: they honour me in ^gvain saith be, keeping commandments of men: and in another place he sayeth, when ^hye come to appear before my face, who required such things of you to tread in my courts? &c.

First would we not coumpt that man without his wyt which would perswade himselfe to be quite of his creditour vnder this colour or pretence, to haue dreamed that he had payed his debte, or that an other had payed it for him, euen so doo we towardes God▪ when wée be not ⟨image 43⟩content with the satisfaction of Iesus Christe onely. For what foundation or ground hath all the wyl, workes, or merites of Saints worthyppings, but only the fantasie and imagination of man, as though God ought to take all things well which wee inuent or seeme well to vs? But contrarywise, here what Iesus Christ saith with his owne mouth: they honour me in ^gvaine sayth be, keeping cōmaundements of men: and in another place hée sayeth, when ^hye come to appéere before my face, who required such things of you to tread in my courts? &c.

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