A   Brethren, haue not the faith of oure LORDE Iesus Christ þe; LORDE of glory in ^note respecte of persons. Yf ther come in to yo&highr; c&obar;pany a m&abar; &wt; a gold&ebar; rynge and in goodly aparell, ∧ ther come in also a poore man in vyle raym&ebar;t, ∧ ye haue a respecte to him þt; weareth the gaye clothinge ∧ saye vnto h&ibar;: Sit thou here &ibar; a good place, ∧ saye vnto þe; poore, stonde thou there or sit here vnder my fote stole: are ye not parciall

in youre selues, and haue iudged after euyll thoughtes?

Harken my deare beloued brethr&ebar;. ^noteHath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, which are ryche in faith, and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to th&ebar; that loue him? But ye haue despised the poore. Are not the rych they which oppresse you: ∧ they which drawe you before iudges? Do not they speake euell of that good name after which ye be named.

B    ^noteYf ye fulfill the royall lawe acordinge to the scripture which saith: Thou shalt loue thyne neghbour as thyselfe, ye do well. But yf ye regarde one person more then another, ye c&obar;mit synne, and are rebuked of the lawe as trs&abar;gressours. ^noteWhosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe, and yet fayle in one poynt, he is gyltie in all. For he that sayde: ^note Thou shalt not commit adulterie, sayed also: thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kill, thou art a transgresser of the lawe. So speake ye, and so do as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie. ^noteFor ther shalbe iudgement merciles to him that sheweth no mercy, ∧ mercy reioiseth against iudgment.

^noteWhat a vayleth it my brethr&ebar;, though a man saye he hath faith, when he hath no dedes? Can faith saue him? ^noteIf a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode, ∧ one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace, God sende you warmnes and fode: notwithst&obar;dinge ye geue them not tho thinges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it them? Euen so faith, yf it haue no dedes, is deed in it selfe.

C   Ye ∧ a man might saye: Thou hast faith, and I haue dedes: Shewe me thy faith by thy dedes: and I wil shewe the my faith by my dedes. Beleuest thou þt; ther is one God? Thou doest well. ^noteThe deuils also beleue and tremble.

Wilt thou vnderst&obar;de o thou vayne man that faith with out dedes is deed: Was not Abraham oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter? Thou seist how þt; faith wrought with his dedes, and through þe; dedes was the faith made perfect: ∧ the scripture was fulfilled which faith: ^note Abrah&abar; beleued God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called þe; frende of God. Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified, and not of faith only ^note Likewise also was not Raab the harlot iustified thorow workes, when she receaued the messengers, and sent them out another waye? For as the body, with oute the sprete is deed, euen so faith &wt; out dedes is deed.

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