430

lf  0  1  f.

goodnes  of  God  is  knowne,  greace,  hoape,  and  stedfast  trust  in
God  dayly  moare  and  moare  floweth  into  mannes  conseience.
ye  I  am  sure,  and  have  no  doute,  but  tbat  Christ  is  my
redempcion  and  also  satisfaccion.  Wherfore  I  saye  moreover,
and  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  begotten  sonne.  These  wordes
hange  and  are  knytt  (by  this  lytell  worde,  and)  vnto  the  fore
rehearsed  sentence,  even  as  many  members  in  one  boddy,  and
therfore  ought  they  nott  to  be  devyded  one  from  another.  but
in  one  fayth  we  shulde  beleve  theym  togedder.  So.  Well  sayde.
Belefe  then  iustifyeth  a  man,  and  thou  belevest  in  Christ,  nowe
art  thou  ryghtous,  and  nedest  to  do  no  moo  goode  workes.
Fa.  Howe  and  after  what  maner  I  nede  the  commanndmentes  of
God,  is  before  rehearsed,  and  it  semeth  me  playne  ynough,  that
he  vnto  whom  the  gyfte  of  belefe  is  geven,  receaveth  also  therwith,
  a  very  prompte  sprete,  whyche  contynually  furthereth  the
honoure  and  glory  of  good 1  tawar  [Fol.  9\]  dis  every  mam. 2
Whyche  glory,  then  encreaseth,  and  is  furthered,  when  1  am
to  my  neghbour  as  God  is  to  me.  That  is,  kynde,  mylde,  and
mercifull.  whyche  thynges  are  the  very  ymage  of  God  in  vs.
And  for  this  cause  I  ought  to  do  my  neghbour  goode.  Yett
have  I  no  nede  of  hym,  as  of  one,  by  whome  I  shulde  or
myght  obtayne  mercy.  For  I  hadde  it  or  ever  I  coulde  with
my  herte  do  hym  eny  goode.  And  that  thorowe  Christ  only.
So.  Why,  are  not  syngynge  and  redynge  in  the  churche  goode
workes?  Fa.  No  truely,  for  all  soche  thynges  are  done  withoute
fayth.  Morover  God  with  bis  holy  worde  never  ordened  soche
maner  of  redynge  nor  synginge.  Ye  he  hateth  it.  Forwhere
as  all  outwarde  workes  shulde  be  to  the  conforte  of  oure
neghboure,  this  healpeth  no  man,  but  rather  hurteth  and
hyndreth  all  men.  For  God  wylbe  honored  and  worshipped  in
the  sprete  only.  So.  Me  semeth  (yf  I  well  vnderstonde  the)
that  thou  wylt  saye,  that  goode  workes  serve  but  for  a  mannis
neghbour  only.  Fa.  1  saye  forthermore  that  oute  of  this  grounde,
confessions,  pardons,  pilgremage,  makynge  of  difference  bitwene
  dayes  and  meates,  Hearynge  and  redynge  of  masse,  ye
shortly  to  conclude,  all  [Fol.  9 b .]  thynges  that  the  outwarde
churche  hitherto  hath  brought  vp,  and  kepte,  are  vayne  and  of

i  God.

2

man.