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The Myrrour / or lokyng glasse of lyfe.
¶ The fyrste chapitre contayneth the dyffynycyon of fayth, and of good warkes suffycyent for any man to lene to. The fyrste Chapytie.
FAyth accordynge to the mynde of seynt Pau∣le / is the substaunce of a thynge (whiche dothe not appere / and the founda∣cyon of thynges that can not be seen) I spe ke not of suche faythe as lawers and mar∣chauntes & suche other worldly people vse: one with an other. But of the faith that we haue in cryste Ihesu / and bycause that we may knowe hym the more parfytely by his propertye / as ye may perceyue and vnder∣stande / howe man and wyfe be coupled to gyther by loue / in lyke maner dothe fayth couple and knyt spyrytually mānes soule / stedfastly to byleue that god is omnipotent aboue all. For what a greatter pleasure or •…•…oue can any creature do vnto go•…•…: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stedfastlye to byleue that all trewth onely