Page [unnumbered]
¶ The Prologe vpon the epistle of S. Paul to the Ephesians.
IN this pistle / and namely in the .iij. fyrst Chapters / Paul sheweth that the Go∣spell and grace therof was foresene and predestinat of God from before the begin¦ninge / & deserued thorow Christ / & now at the last sent forth that all mē shuld beleue theron / therby to be iustified / made righteous / lyuinge and happie / and to be delyuered from vnder the dāpnaciō of the lawe & captiuite of ceremonies.
And in the fourth he teacheth to auoyde tra∣dicions and mennes doctrines / and to beware of puttynge trust in anye thinge saue Christ / affir¦minge that he onlye is sufficiēt / & that in hī we haue all thinges / & besyde▪ him nede nothinge.
In the .v. and .vj. he exhorteth to exercise the fayth & to declare it abroade thorow good workes / and to auoyde synne / and to arme them with spirituall armoure agaynst the deuell that they myght stonde fast in tyme of tribulacion & vnder the crosse.