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Alms is a greek word, and signifieth ¹mercy. One Christian is debtor to an other at his need, of all that he is able to do for him, until his need be sufficed. Every Christian man ought to have Christ always before his eyes, as an ensample to counterfeit and follow, and to do to his neighbour as Christ hath done to him, as Paul teacheth in all his epistles, and Peter in his first, and John in his first also. This order useth Paul in all his ²Epistles. First he preacheth the law, & ³proveth that the whole nature of man is damned, in that the hart lusteth contrary to the will of God. For if we were of God, no doubt we should have lust in his will. Then preacheth he Christ, the Gospel, the promises, and the mercy that God hath set forth to all men in Christs blood. Which they that believe, & take it for an earnest thing, turn themselves to God, begin to love God again, and to prepare themselves to his will, by the working of the spirit of God in them. Last of all, exhorteth he to unity, peace, and soberness, to avoid brawlings, sects, opinions, disputing and arguing about words, and to walk in the plain and single faith, and feeling of the spirit, and to love one an other after the ensample of Christ, even as Christ loved us, and to be thankful, and to walk worthy of the Gospel, and as it becometh Christ, and with the ensample of pure living to draw all to Christ.

Almes is a greke worde, and signifieth ¹mercy. One Christian is debter to an other at his neede, of all that he is able to do for him, vntill his neede be sufficed. Euery Christian mā ought to haue Christ alwayes before his eyes, as an ensample to counterfeite and follow, and to do to his neighbour as Christ hath done to him, as Paule teacheth in all his epistles, and Peter in his first, and Iohn in his first also. This order vseth Paule in all his ²Epistles. First he preacheth the law, & ³proueth that the whole nature of man is damned, in that the hart lusteth cō trary to the will of God. For if we were of God, no doubt we shoulde haue lust in his will. Then preacheth he Christ, the Gospell, the promises, and the mercy that God hath set forth to all men in Christes bloud. Which they that beleue, & take it for an earnest thing, turne themselues to God, beginne to loue God agayne, and to prepare themselues to his will, by the working of the spirit of God in them. Last of al, exhorteth he to vnitie, peace, and sobernes, to auoyde braulinges, sectes, opinions, disputing and arguing about wordes, and to walke in the plaine and single fayth, and feeling of the spirite, and to loue one an other after the ensample of Christ, euen as Christ loued vs, and to be thankefull, and to walke worthy of the Gospell, and as it becommeth Christ, and with the ensample of pure liuing to draw all to Christ.