The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the GreekThe Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke

In the .iiij. Chapter (after that now by the¹ iij. first Chapters / the since are opened and ⟨image 231⟩the way of faith unto righteousness laid) he beginneth to answer unto certain objections and cavillations. And first he putteth forth those blind reasons / which commonly they that will be justified by their own works / are wont to make when they hear that faith only with out works justifieth / saying / shall men do no good works / yea & if faith only justifieth / what needeth a man to study for to do good works? He putteth forth therefore Abraham for an en sample / saying: what did Abraham with his works? was all in vain? came his works to no profit? And so concludeth that Abraham with out and before all works was justified & made righteous. In so much that before the work of circumcision he was praised of the scripture and called righteous by his faith only / Genesis .xv. So that he did not the work of circumcision for to be helped thereby unto righteousness / which yet God commanded him to do / and was a good work of obedience / So in like wise no doubt none other works help any thing at all unto a mans justifying: but as² Abraham's circumcision was an outward sign whereby he declared his righteousness which he had by faith / and his obedience and readiness unto the will of god / even so are all other good works outward signs and outward fruits of faith and of the sprite / which justify not a man / but that a man is justified all ready before God inwardly in the heart / through faith & through the sprite purchased by christs blood.

In the .iiij. Chapter (after that nowe by the¹ iij. fyrst Chapters / the synnes are opened and ⟨image 231⟩the waye of fayth vnto righteousnes layde) he beginneth to answere vnto certayne obiecciōs and cauillacyōs. And first he putteth forth those blynd reasons / which commenly they that wylbe iustified by their awne workes / are wōt to make whē they heare that faith only with out workes iustifieth / sayinge / shall men do no good workes / ye & yf faith only iustifieth / what nedeth a man to stody for to do good workes? He putteth forth therfore Abraham for an en sample / sayinge: what did Abraham with his workes? was all in vayne? came his workes to no profet? And so concludeth that Abrahā with oute and before all workes was iustified & made righteous. In so moche that before the worke of circumcision he was praysed of the scripture and called righteous by his faith only /