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.

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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.

Author

Werdmüller, O.

Publication

[Wesel? :: H. Singleton?,

1555?]

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Contents

• title page
• ✚ To the reader.
• The contentes of the boke.
• title page
• The authors intent and pur¦pose in thys matter of iustificacyon.
• ¶ Afore al things it shalbe nedefull, to sette forth a sure description, exposicion and significacion of this terme iustifieng.
• ¶ Uvhat is to be held of ye mediator, as who he is: and the maner of iustifica∣cion, as howe he dely∣uereth vs.
• ¶ That Christe / our mediatour, hath taken vpon hym our synnes: and that there∣fore god hath receaued vs into grace, is proued oute of scrypture.
• Christ beareth our synnes, and by his stripes we are healed, when his iustice is made ours: which is done by fayth on our side.
• That the maner of reconciliacion through christe is on oure syde by faith.
• Thes sayings: we are iustified by the grace of god, or by Christs merites, or by fayth, varie not.
• By faith onely are we iustified, which terme, onely, is not of mans braine inuented.
• ¶ Iustificacion is taken not onelie from workes of the law, but also from all maner of workes, as frō faith in yt it is a work.
• ¶ Faith iustifieth not in yt it is a worke, but in that it trusteth to the mercie of god thorow Christe.
• That no man is iustified by works, is proued by the nature of works, whether thei bee before or after iustificacion.
• ¶ The nature of iustification argueth, that faith & not workes iustifie.
• Faith is not with∣out works, and what place works haue in the church, and whence they spring in vs
• ¶ That god is the worker of good works in vs, and that we do not wel til he dwell in vs, is shewed out of scrip∣ture, and how rightuous∣nes is ascribed to workes.
• How the workes / that god worketh in vs, are cal∣led owres, but so that we can not bragge of thē or chal∣lenge awt for them, but must referre that to another cause.
• ¶ The. 2. sorts of mē, that the Apostls had to do wt for iustificacion, which make thē seme to varie in assig∣nyng the cause of iusti∣ficacion, with their reconciliacion.
• These termes / re∣wardes or merites, tryed by the scriptures and expounded how largely thei ar to be extēded.
• The rule of good workes to measure them by, that they maye bee good in dede, and not of oure own good intente and brayne onelye.
• The exposition of the. x. commaundmentes, which ar the limites and precinctes of our good workes.
• That the lord re∣quyreth naught els of vs, but the workes of the. x. commaun∣dements, is proued out of scripture.
• ¶ That the sayed proprietes of good workes are re∣quisite ī dede to good works, is declared by the conferēs of the scriptures more plainlye.
• The Conclusyon or peroration.
• Amirrour or glasse / wheryn al men may behold their own con∣demnacyon by the lawe of god: With a remedy for the same.
  • The office of loue
    • ¶ He, that loueth god, loueth his neyghbour.
    • ¶ He, that loueth god, kepeth all the commaūdmentes.
    • ¶ He that hath faith, loueth god and kepeth the cōmaund∣mentes.
  • The office of the lawe
    • ¶ It is not in our power to kepe any of the commaundemen¦tes of god which wer geuen to shewe vs our synnes, and byd thinges im¦possible for vs.
    • ¶ The lawe byddeth vs do that thinge, which is impossible for vs.
    • ¶ Of the Gospell.
    • ¶ The nature of the lawe and the gospell.
    • ¶ A disputacion betwene the lawe and the gospel.
  • ☞ Of faith.
    • ¶ Fayth is the gyfte of god and not in our power.
    • ¶ Without faith it is impos∣sible to please God, and that is done by fayth pleaseth him.
    • ¶ He, that hath the fayth, is cer∣teyne that he pleaseth god.
    • A man is iustified by fayth.
    • Of the faith of Christ.
    • ¶ He that beleueth not in Christ shal bee condemned.
    • ¶ He that beleueth that Christ is the sōne of god is saued.
    • He that beleueth God, bele∣ueth the Gospel.
    • A comparison betwene faith & vnfaithfulnes or incredulite.
  • Of hope.
  • Of charite.
  • Of workes.
    • ¶ Workes make vs neyther good nor euyll.
    • ☞ Euery man is eyther good or euil, and his workes like wyse.
    • None of our workes nether saue vs nor condemne vs.
    • ¶ He that thynketh to bee saued by his workes calleth him selfe Christe.
• A dialogue wher∣in is brefely declared the longe continuaunce of ye Gospel taught as well to the vngodly as to the godly: The cause of the destruc∣tion of the wicked: And also the office of the lawe, and the gospel.