A godlye and learned treatise wherein is proued the true iustificacion of a Christian manne to come frely of the mercy of god in Christ, without the deseruyng of man by his merites: and also how good workes oughte to bee done [and] what be true good works in dede. Whereunto is ioyned a co[n]ference betwene the law and the gospel, very profitable for al men to exercise themselues therin.

Of the faith of Christ.

The faith of Christe is to be∣leue in him, that is to beleue his worde and to beleue that he wyll helpe the in al thy nede, and dely∣uer the from all euell. Thou wilt aske me what worde? I answere, the gospell. he y^e beleueth ichrist shalbe saued

He that beleueth the sone hath euerlastinge lyfe: verely verely I saye to you, he that beleueth in me hath euerlastyng life: This I * 1.1 wryt vnto you, that beleue on the

name of the sonne of god, y^e ye may knowe how that ye haue eternal•• lyfe. Thomas, because thou hast sene me therefore beleueste thou: * 1.2 happy are thei that haue not sene, and yet haue beleued in me. All the Propheres to hym beare wyt¦nes, * 1.3 that who so euer beeleueth in hym, shall haue remissyon of theyr synnes. What must I do y^• I maie be saued? the Apostles an∣swered, beleue in the Lorde Ie∣sus * 1.4 Christe, and thou shalt be sa∣ued. If thou knowlege with thy mouth that Iesus is y^e lorde: And * 1.5 beleue with thyne harte that god raysed hym vp from death, thou shalt be saued.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1, Iohn, 4.
• * 1.2

  Iohn. 20.
• * 1.3

  Act. 10.
• * 1.4

  Act. 16.
• * 1.5

  Rom. 10