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And as for our pain taking God rejoiceth not therein as a tyrant: but pitieth us & as it were morneth with us, and is alway ready and at hand to help us, if we call, as a merciful father and a kind mother. Never the later he suffereth us to fall into many temptations and much adversity: yea him self layeth the cross of tribulation on our backs, not that he rejoiceth in our sorrow, but to drive sin out of y• flesh, which can none otherwise be cured: as the Physician and Surgeon do many things which are painful to the sick, not that they rejoice in the pains of the poor wretches: but to persecute and to drive out the diseases which can no otherwise be healed.

And as for our payne takyng God reioyseth not therin as a tyraunt: but pitieth vs & as it were morneth with vs, and is alway ready and at hand to helpe vs, if we call, as a mercyfull father and a kynd mother. Neuer the later hee suffereth vs to fall into many temptations and much aduersitie: yea him selfe layeth the crosse of tribulatiō on our backes, not that he reioyseth in our sorrow, but to driue sinne out of y• flesh, which can none otherwise be cured: as the Phisition and Surgion do many thinges which are paynefull to the sicke, not that they reioyse in the paynes of the poore wretches: but to persecute and to driue out the diseases which can no otherwise be healed.

When the people believe therefore if they do so much work or suffer so much pain, or go so much a pilgrimage, that they are safe, is a false faith. For a Christen man is not saved by works, but by faith in the promises before all good works, though that the works (when we work Gods commandment with a good will, and not works of our own imagination) declare that we are safe and that the spirit of him that hath made us safe is in us: yea and as God through preaching of faith doth purge and justify the hart, even so thorough working of deeds, doth he purge and justify the members, making us perfect both in body and soul after the likeness of Christ.

When the people beleue therfore if they doe so much woorke or suffer so much payne, or go so much a pilgrimage, that they are safe, is a false fayth. For a Christen man is not saued by woorkes, but by fayth in the promises before all good woorkes, though that the woorkes (when we worke Gods commaūdement with a good wil, and not workes of our own imagination) declare that we are safe and that the spirite of him that hath made vs safe is in vs: yea and as God through preachyng of fayth doth purge and iustifie the hart, euen so thorough workyng of deedes, doth he purge and iustifie the members, makyng vs perfect both in body and soule after the lykenesse of Christ.