#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. Vom höchsten artikel. English#

##Werdmüller, O.## 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. Vom höchsten artikel. English Werdmüller, O.

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##Content Summary##

#####Front#####

1. ✚ To the reader.

2. The contentes of the boke.

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1. The authors intent and purpoſe in thys matter of iuſtificacyon.

2. ¶ Afore al things it ſhalbe nedefull, to ſette forth a ſure deſcription, expoſicion and ſignificacion of this terme iuſtifieng.

3. ¶ Uvhat is to be held of ye mediator, as who he is: and the maner of iuſtificacion, as howe he delyuereth vs.

4. ¶ That Chriſte / our mediatour, hath taken vpon hym our ſynnes: and that therefore god hath receaued vs into grace, is proued oute of ſcrypture.

5. 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.

6. That the maner of reconciliacion through chriſte is on oure ſyde by faith.

7. Thes ſayings: we are iuſtified by the grace of god, or by Chriſts merites, or by fayth, varie not.

8. By faith onely are we iuſtified, which terme, onely, is not of mans braine inuented.

9. ¶ 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.

10. ¶ Faith iuſtifieth not in yt it is a worke, but in that it truſteth to the mercie of god thorow Chriſte.

11. That no man is iuſtified by works, is proued by the nature of works, whether thei bee before or after iuſtificacion.

12. ¶ The nature of iuſtification argueth, that faith & not workes iuſtifie.

13. Faith is not without works, and what place works haue in the church, and whence they ſpring in vs

14. ¶ 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 ſcripture, and how rightuouſnes is aſcribed to workes.

15. How the workes / that god worketh in vs, are called owres, but ſo that we can not bragge of thē or challenge awt for them, but muſt referre that to another cauſe.

16. ¶ The. 2. ſorts of mē, that the Apoſtls had to do wt for iuſtificacion, which make thē ſeme to varie in aſſignyng the cauſe of iuſtificacion, with their reconciliacion.

17. Theſe termes / rewardes or merites, tryed by the ſcriptures and expounded how largely thei ar to be extēded.

18. 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.

19. The expoſition of the. x. commaundmentes, which ar the limites and precinctes of our good workes.

20. That the lord requyreth naught els of vs, but the workes of the. x. commaundements, is proued out of ſcripture.

21. ¶ That the ſayed proprietes of good workes are requiſite ī dede to good works, is declared by the conferēs of the ſcriptures more plainlye.

22. The Concluſyon or peroration.

23. Amirrour or glaſſe / wheryn al men may behold their own condemnacyon 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 cōmaundmentes.

    _ The office of the lawe

    • ¶ It is not in our power to kepe any of the commaundementes of god which wer geuen to ſhewe vs our ſynnes, and byd thinges impoſſible 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 impoſſible to pleaſe God, and that is done by fayth pleaſeth him.

    • ¶ He, that hath the fayth, is certeyne that he pleaſeth god.

    • A man is iuſtified by fayth.

    • Of the faith of Chriſt.

    • ¶ He that beleueth not in Chriſt Mar. 16 Iohn. 2. ſhal bee condemned.

    • ¶ He that beleueth that Chriſt is the ſōne of god is ſaued.

    • He that beleueth God, beleueth 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.

1. A dialogue wherin is brefely declared the longe continuaunce of ye Goſpel taught as well to the vngodly as to the godly: The cauſe of the deſtruction of the wicked: And alſo the office of the lawe, and the goſpel.

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