ce / then is it not of worcks / if it be of
worcks / then is it no more grace. To the Philippians he playnly
saith /

[[Phil. 3.]]

that the worcks which are wrought before Regeneracion / can not
iustifie / for he doth counte them to be but losse and dunge /
which truly he wold not haue done / if they hadd such poure and
vertue / that they could iustifie. This is most playne / that
men before regeneracion are euell / and then must this sentence of
Christes stonde true.

[[Mat. 7.]]

An euell tree can not bringe forth goode fruite. For how can it
be / that they wich are deade as concerning righteousne / can of
them selues go ony thinge forward vnto their new birhte:

[[Ephes. 2.]]

And we all wer such / euen deade throughe synne / and the
children of wrathe. The Epistle writon to the Hebrues doth
witnes /

[[Hebre. 11.]]

That without faith it is impossible to please God: And to the
Romayns Paule saith.

[[Rom. 14.]]

That what soeuer is not of faith is Synne. This is the doctrine
of the scripture concerning this matier. The papistes (as I
sayde) so teache cleane contrarie doctrine / and do obstinatly
defend it / notwithstonding that they be admonished of their error
by the holy scriptures / by the aunciente fathers / as Hierom /
Augustin / and others / by the godly Councels / as Africanum /
Mileuitanum / Arausicanum / And now also being admonished therof
by vs / yet will they not leaue their errour: Wherfor by the
former definition of Heresie / they are proued heretikes.

An other doctryne also they do hold which is this. That the
worcks which men do after regeneracion / are meritorius of their
own worthines vnto euerlasting lyfe / And that they do fulfill
the lawe of God. Yea they be not content to saye this only / but
they adde. That men can do more goode worcks then the lawe of
Godd requirirth. For (saye they) to lyue a syngle lyfe / to
preache the gospell frely / men are not commaunded by ony expres
commaundement of Godd. This they do teache / and obstinatly
defend. But we do lern out of the holy scriptures / that

[[Rom. 8.]]

The afflictions of this lyfe / are not worthie of the glorie /
which shalbe shewed vppon vs. He speakith heare of the best kind
of worcks / euen of sufferinge martyrdom. Besides this eiche man
dothe fele him selfe bounde betwene / and giltie of the breaking
of theis two comaundementes.

[[Deut. 5.]]

Thou shalt loue the lorde thy God whith all thy hart