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CAP. IV.

[verse 1] What thanne schulen we seie, that Abraham oure fadir aftir the flesch foond? [verse 2] For if Abraham is [be CEIKMQRTUXabceghkαβ.] iustified of werkis [the werkes MRTh.] of the lawe, he hath glorie, but not anentis God. [verse 3] For what seith the scripture? Abraham bileued to God, and it was arettid to him to riȝtwis|nesse. [verse 4] And to hym that worchith mede is not arettid bi grace, but bi dette. [verse 5] Sotheli to hym that worchith not, but bileueth in to hym that iustefieth a wickid man, his feith is arettid to riȝt|wisnesse, aftir the purpos of Goddis grace [grace, that is, by the ordir of grace, and not by the ordir of dette. circumcisioun, that is, in Jewis circum|cidid. prepucie, or staat of he|then men. Lire here. e.] . [verse 6] As Dauid seith the blessidnesse of a man, whom God acceptith, he ȝyu|eth to hym riȝtwisnesse with outen [verse 7] werkis of the lawe, Blessid ben thei, whos wickidnessis [wicknessis I. wickidnes k.] ben forȝouun, and whos synnes ben hid. [verse 8] Blessid is that man, to whom God arettide not synne. [verse 9] Thanne whether dwellith this blisful|nesse [riȝtfulnesse E. blessidnesse Ra.] oneli in circumcisioun, or also [ellis R.] in prepucie? For we seien, that the feith was arettid to Abraham to riȝtwisnesse. [verse 10] Hou thanne was it arettid? in [into O.] circum|cisioun, or in prepucie? Not in circum|cisioun, but in prepucie. [verse 11] And he took a signe of circumcisioun, a tokenyng [token EIKQeg.] of riȝtwisnesse of the feith which is in pre|pucie, that he be fadir of alle men bi|leuynge bi prepucie, that it be arettid [verse 12] also to hem to riȝtwisnesse; and that he be fadir of circumcisioun, not onely to hem that ben of circumcisioun, but also to hem that suen the steppis of the feith, which [the whiche I.] feith is in prepucie of oure fader Abraham. [verse 13] For not bi the lawe is bi|heest to Abraham, or to his seed, that he schulde be eir of the world, but bi

the riȝtwisnesse of feith [the feith R.] . [verse 14] For if thei that ben of the lawe [of the lawe, that is, of the werkis of lawe. Lire here. e.] , ben eiris, feith is distried, biheest is don awey. [verse 15] For the lawe worchith wraththe; for where is no lawe, there is no trespas, nethir is tres|passyng. [verse 16] Therfor riȝtfulnesse [riȝtwisnes T.] is of the [Om. C.] feith, that bi grace biheeste be [is T.] stable [stablid R.] to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle. [verse 17] As it is writun, For Y haue set thee fadir of many folkis, bifor God to whom thou hast bileued. Which [The whiche I.] God quykeneth [quykenyde a.] [quikeneth by grace. deed men, that is, hethen men that weren deed by ydola|trie. that ben not, that is, of hethen men that weren not of no reputa|cioun bifore Jewis. that ben, that is, as Jewis that weren seid arettid bifore God more than othere puplis for the taking of Goddis lawe. Lyre here. e.] deed men, and clepith tho thingis that ben not, as tho that ben. [verse 18] Which Abraham aȝens hope bileuede in to hope, that he schulde be maad fader of many folkis, as it was [is k pr. m.] seid to hym, Thus schal thi seed be, as the sterris of heuene, and as the grauel that is in the brenke of the see. [verse 19] And he was [is k pr. m.] not maad vnstidfast in the bileue, nether he biheelde his bodi thanne nyȝ deed, whanne he was almost of an hundrid ȝeer, ne the wombe of Sare nyȝ deed. [verse 20] Also in the biheeste of God he doutide not with vntrist; but he was coumfortid [verse 21] in bileue, ȝyuynge glorie to God, witynge moost fulli that what euere thingis God hath bihiȝt, he is myȝti also to do. [verse 22] Therfor it was arettid to hym to riȝt|wisnesse [riȝtfulnesse β.] . [verse 23] And it is not writun oneli for him, that it was arettid to hym to [verse 24] riȝtwisnesse [riȝtfulnesse CIKMQRUXabcehoαβ.] , but also for vs, to whiche [whom I.] it schal be arettid, that bileuen in him that reiside oure Lord Jhesu Crist fro deeth. [verse 25] Which was bitakun for oure synnes, and roos aȝen for oure iustefi|yng [iustifiȝynges Rh.] .