unto the salvation of the hoel world. For he may pacify god's wrath and satisfy his justice (sayeth my lord) by applying these merits to them that lack good works. And so if that pope will/ god's justice may be fully satisfied and the hoel world saved. Now if he may so justly and easily save the hoel world (charity also moving him unto it) and yet will not apply these merits so fruitfully/ then is the fault on lie his/ and he the son of perdition and wort high more pain than can be imagined. And so is not the reason improved but much more established/ and as I think inevitable. Behold I pray you whother my lord of Rochestre hath brought our holy father in avauncing his power so high/ even in to the deepest pit of hell. Which (if my lord say true) it is impossible for him to avoid. But it chanceth unto him even as it doth customably where such pride reigneth: for when they are at the highest/ then fall they down headlong unto their utter confusion and ruin. If any man feal himself greaved and not yet fully satisfied in this matter let him write his mind/ and by god's grace I shall make him answer/ & that with speed▪ ❧ ☜ Pray Christian reader that the word of god may increase. ☜ Amen. johan Frith unto the Christian Reader. 1. Pet. 1. 2. Tim. 3 BLessed be god the father of our lord jesus christ/ which in these last and parylous times hath stirred up in all countries witnesses unto his son to testify the truth unto the unfaithful/ to save at the least so me from the snares of Antichrist which lead unto perdition. 1. Cor. 9 As ye may here perceive by that excellent and well learned young man Patrick borne in scotland of a noble progeny/ which to testify the truth sought all means and took upon him priesthood (even as Paul circumcised timothe to win the weak jews) that he might be admitted to preach the pure word of god. Acts. xvi notwithstanding assoon as the chamberlain and other bishops of scotland had perceyved that the light began to spring which disclosed their falsehood that they convey in darkness/ th●y laid hands on him: and because he would not deny his saviour christ at their instance they burnt him to ashes. Nevertheless god of his bounteous merry (to pubish unto the hole world/ what a man the monsters have murdered/ hath reserved a little treatise made by this patrick/ which if ye list ye may call Patrick'S places. For it entreateth exactelye of certain comen places/ which known/ ye have the pith of all divinity. This treatise have I turned in to the english tongue to the profit of my nation: to whom I beseech god give light/ that they may espy the deceitful paths of perdition & return in to the right way which leadeth unto life everlasting. Amen. Patrick'S Places ¶ Of the law. THe law is a doctrine that biddeth good & forbiddeth evil as his commandments specify. ¶ The ten commandments 1 Thou salt worshuppe but one god. 2. Thou shalt make that none image to worshuppe i● 3. Thou shalt not swear by his name in vain. 4 Hold the sabbath day holy. 5 Honour thy father and thy mother. Er. 20. Mat 22. 6 Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit advoutry. 8 Thou shalt not steal. 9 Thou shalt bear no false witness. 10 Thou shalt not desire aught that belongeth to thy neighbour ¶ He that loveth god and his neighbour keepeth all the commandments of god Love thy lord god with all thine heart/ with all thy soul and with all thy mind. Maior. Deu. 6 Mat. 22 This is the first and great commandment: The second is like unto this: that is/ love thy neighbour as thyself. In these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. ¶ He that loveth god/ loveth his neighbour. Minor. 1. Joa. 4 If a man say/ I love god/ and yet hateth his brother/ he is a liar. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen/ how can he love god whom he hath not seen ¶ He that loveth his neighbour as himself keepeth all the commandments of god Conclusion What so ever ye would that men should do to you/ even so do to them. Mat. 7. For this is the law & the prophets. Rom. 13. He that loveth his neighbour/ fulfilleth the law. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not desire/ and so forth if there be any other commandment/ are all comprehended in this saying: love thy neighbour as thyself. Gala. 5 All the law is fulfilled in one word/ that is/ love thy neighbour as thyself. ¶ He that loveth god keepeth all the commandments He that loveth his neighbour keepeth all the commandments of god Ro. xiii. Gala. v. & he that loveth god loveth his neighbour. Maior 1. joan. iiij. ergo he that loveth god keepeth all his command mentes. Minor. ¶ He that hath the faith loveth god My father loveth you/ because ye love me and believe that I come of god. joan. 16 ¶ He that hath the faith keepeth all the commandments of god Conclusio He that hath the faith/ loveth god/ and he that loveth god keepeth all his commandments: ergo he that hath the faith keepeth all the commandments of god ¶ He that keepeth one commandment of god keepeth them all. For with out faith it is impossible to keep any of the commandments of god/ and he that hath the faith keepeth all the commandments of god: Hebre. 11. ergo he that keepeth one commandment of god keepeth them all. ¶ He that keepeth not all the command mentes of god keepeth not one of them. He that keepeth one commandment of god/ he keepeth all/ ergo he that keepeth not all the commandments of god keepeth not one of them ¶ It is not in our power to keep any of the commandments of god With out grace/ it is impossible to keep any of the commandments of god/ & grace is not in our power: ergo it is not in our power to keep any of the commandments of god. even so may you reason concerning the holy ghost and faith. The law was given to show us our sin By the law cometh the knowledge of sin I knew not what sin meant but thorough the law I had not known what lust had meant/ except the law had said thou shalt not lust. Roma. 3. Roma. 7. with out the law sin was deed/ that is it moved me not/ neither witted I that it was sin/ which not withstanding was sin & forbobeden by the law. The law biddeth us do that thing which is impossible for us. For it biddeth us keep the commandments of god/ & yet is it not in our power to keep any off them/ ergo it biddeth us do that is impossible for us. Thou wilt say where to doth god bid us do that is impossible for us? I answer/ to make the know that thou art but evil/ and that there is no remedy to save the in thine own hand/ & that thou mayst seek remedy at sum other for the law doth nought but command the. Off the gospel. THe gospel is as much to say in our tongue/ as good tidings like as one of these are Christ is the saviour of the world joan 4. Christ is our saviour Luce. 2. Christ died for us Roma. 5. Christ died for our sins Roma. 4. Christ bought us with his blood 1. Petri. 1. Christ wish us with his blood Apn. 1. Christ offered himself for us. Heb 2.7.9. Christ bore our sins on his back. 1. Metri. 2 Esa. 53 Christ came in to this world to save sinners. 1. Timo. 1. Christ came in to this world to take away our sins 1 joan. 2.3 Christ was the price that was given for us and our sin 1. Timo. 2 Christ was made debtor for us. Gene. 3. Christ hath paid our debt/ for he died for us Thess. 5. Christ hath made satisfaction for us & our sin 1. Cor. 1. Christ is our rightwiseness Christ is our satisfaction Christ is our redemption Cyrist is our goodness Christ hath pacified the father of heaven Christ is ours and all his Roma. 8. Christ hath delivered us from the law/ from the devil and from hell. The father of heaven hath forgiven us our sins for Christ's sake. Or any such as declare unto us the mercy of godA The nature of the law and the gospel. The law showeth us our sin The gospel showeth us remedy for it The law showeth us our condemnation The gospel showeth us our redemption The law is the word of Ire The gospel is the word of grace The law is the word of despair The gospel is the word of comfort The law is the word of unrest The gospel is the word of peace A disputation between the law and the gospel's The law sayeth/ pay thy debt The gospel sayeth Christ hath paid it The law sayeth thou are a sinner/ despair and thou shalt be damned. The gospel saith/ thy sins are forgiven the be of good comfort thou shalt be saved. The law sayeth/ make a mends for thy sin The gospel saith/ Christ hath made it for the. The law saith/ the father of heaven is wrath with the. The gospel saith/ Christ hath pacified him with his blood. The law saith where is thy right wiseness/ goodness & satisfaction? The gospel sayeth/ Christ is thy right wiseness thy goodness and satisfaction. The law saith thou art bound and obliged to me/ to the devil and to hell. The gospel saith/ Christ hath delivered the from them all. ¶ Of faith. FAith is to believe god: like as Abraham believed god and it was imputed unto him for rygutwylenesse. Gene. 15. ¶ He that believeth god/ believeth his word. To veleve one is to believe his word and to recount it true that he sayeth. ¶ He that believeth not goods word/ believeth not god himself. He that believeth not god's word he counteth him false & a liar/ and believeth not that he may and will fulfil his word: 1. joan. 5. and so he denieth both the might of god and god himself. ¶ faith is the gift of god▪ Every good thing is the gift of god/ faith is good ergo faith is the gift of god. jaco. 1. ¶ Faith is not in our power The gift of god is not in our power/ faith is the girt of god ergo faith is not in our power ¶ without faith it is impossible to please god All that cometh not of faith is sin/ for with out faith can no man please god. Ro. 14. Heb. 11. Besides that he that lacketh faith/ he trusteth not god/ he that trusteth not god trusteth not his word/ he that trusteth not his word holdeth him false and a liar/ he that holdeth him false and a liar he believeth not that he may do that he promiseth/ and so denieth he that he is god. And how can a man being of this fashion please him? No manner of way/ ye suppose he did all y● deeds that ever did man or angel. All that is done in faith pleaseth God Bite is the word of god and all his works in faith. Lord thine yien look to faith/ that is as much to say as lord thou delightest in faith. God loveth him that believeth in him/ how can they then displeace him He that hath the faith is just and good/ and a good tree beareth good fruit: ergo all that is done in faith pleaseth god. moreover/ he that hath the faith believeth god: he that believeth god/ believeth his word: he that believeth his word/ woteth well that he is true and faithful and may not lie. But knoweth that he both may and will fulfil his word/ how can he then displease him? for thou canst not do any greater honour to god/ than to count him true. Thou wilt then say that theft/ murder/ adultery and all vices please god. Nay verily for they can not be done in faith: for a good tree beareth good fruit. He that hath the faith wotteth well that he pleaseth god▪ For all that is done in faith pleaseth god Faith is a sureness. Faith is a sure confidence of things which are hoped for/ and a certentye of things which are not seen. Hebre. 11. The same spirit certeneth out spirit that we are the children of god More over he that hath the faith wotteth well that god will fulfil his word: Roms. 8. ergo faith is a sureness. A man is justified by faith Abraham believed god and it was unputed unto him for rightwiseness. Gene. 15. We supposse therefore that a man is justified by faith with out the deeds of the law He that worketh not but believeth on him that justfieth the ungodly/ his faith is counted to him for rightwylenesse. Roma. 3. Roma. 4. The just man liveth by his faith. Abacuc. 2. Gala. 2. Abacuc. 2. Ro. 1 We wotre that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law/ but by the faith of jesus christ. And we believe in jesus christ/ that we may be justified by the faith of christ and not by the deeds of the law. Of the faith of christ The faith of christ/ is to believe in him/ that is to believe his word and to believe that he will help the in all thy need and deliver the from all evil. thou wilt ask me what word? I answer/ the gospel. He that believeth in Christ shall be saved He that believeth the son hath everlasting life. joan. 3. joan. 6. verily/ verily I say unto you/ he that be leaveth in me hath everlasting life. This I writ unto you that believe on the name of the son of god that ye may know how that ye have eternal life 1. joan. 5. Thomas because thou hast seen me/ therefore hast thou believed, joan. 20. happy are they that have not seen/ and yet have believed in me. All the prophets to him bear witness/ that who so Acts. 10 ever believeth in him shall have remission of their sins. Acts. 16. What must I do that I may be saved the apostles answered believe in the lord jesus christ & thou shalt be saved. If thou knowledge with thy mouth that jesus is the lord. Roma. 10 And believe with thine heart that god raised him up from death thou shalt be sat. He that believeth not in christ shallbe condemned He that believeth not shallbe dampened He that believeth not the son shall never see the life but the ire of god bideth upon him. Marc. 16. Idan. 3. The ho●ye ghost shall reprove the world of sin/ because they believe not in me They that believe in jesus christ are the sons of god. ye are all the sons of god because ye believe in jesus christ. Gala. 3. He that believeth that christ is the son of god is safe Peter said/ thou art christ the son of the living god. Mat. 16. jesus answered & said unto him happy art thou Simon the son of jonas for flesh & blood have not opened to the that/ but my father that is in heaven. We have believed and know that thou art Christ the son of the living god. joan. 6. I believe that thou art Christ the son of god which should come in to the world These things are written that ye might believe that jesus is christ the son of god/ and that ye in believing might have life I believe that jesus is the son of god. Acts. 8. He that believeth god. believeth the gospel. He that believeth god believeth his word & the gospel is his word/ therefore he that believeth god believeth the gospel. As/ christ is the saviour of the world. Christ is out saviour. joan. 4. Christ bought us with his blood. Christ wish us with his blood. Apo. 1. Heb. 7.8. 1. Pet. 2. Christ. offered himself for us. Christ bore our sins on his own back. etc. ¶ He that believeth not the gospel believeth not god. He that believeth not god's word/ believeth not himself/ & the gospel is god's word/ ergo he that believeth not the gospel believeth not God himself/ & consequently they that believe not the above written and such other/ believe not god. He that believeth the gospel shall be safe. Go ye in to all the world and preach the gospel unto every creature/ he that believeth & is baptized shallbe saved but he that believeth not shallbe condemned Marc. 16 A comparison between faith and unfaith fullness or incredulity. Faith is the root of all good incredulity is the root of all evil Faith maketh god and man good friends incredulity maketh them foes. Faith bringeth god and man together Incredulite sundereth them. All that faith doth pleaseth god. Faith only maketh a man good and rightwise. Incredulite only maketh him in just and evil. Faith maketh a man a member of Christ Incredulite maketh him a member of the devil Faith maketh a man the enheritoure of heaven. Incredulite maketh him enheritoure of hell Faith maketh a man the servant of god. Incredulite maketh him the servant of the devil Faith showeth us god to be a sweet father Incredulite showeth him a terrible judge. Faith holdeth stiff by the words of god Incredulite Wavereth here and there Faith counteth and holdeth god to be true. Incredulite holdeth him false and a liar Faith knoweth god. Incredulite knoweth him not Faith loveth both god and her neighbour Incredulite loveth neither nother Faith only saveth us Incredulite only condemneth us Faith extolleth god and his deeds. Incredulite extolleth herself & her own deeds Of hope HOpe is a trusty looking after the thing that is promised us to come: as we hope after everlasting joy which christ hath promised unto all that believe in him. We should put our hope and trust in god alonely and in no nother thing It is good to trust in god and not in man He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool It is good to trust in god and not in princes They shallbe like unto the images they make & all that trust in them He that trusteth in his own thoughts doth ungodly Cursed be he that trusteth in man. Psal. 117. Psal. 113 Bid the rich men of this world that they trust not in their unstable riches/ but that they trust in the lyvinge god. Pro. 11. Hie. 17 It is hard for them that trust in money to enter in to the kingdom of heaven Moreover we should trust in him only that may help us god only may help us/ ergo we should trust in him only. Mar. 10 well is them that trust in god and woe is them that trust not in him well is the man that trusteth in god for god shallbe his trust Hier. 17 He that trusteth in him shall understand the verity They shall all rejoice that trust in thee/ they shall ever be glade and thou wilt defend them. Sapi. 3. Psal. 5 Of charity. charity is the love of thy neighbour. The rule of charity is this. Do as thou wouldest be done to. For charity holdeth all a like the rich and the poor/ the friend and the foo/ the thankful and unthankful the kinsman and stranger. A comparison between faith/ hope & charity. Faith cometh of the word of god/ hope cometh of faith/ and charity springeth of them both. Faith believeth the word/ hope trusteth after it that is promised by the word/ charity doth good unto her neighbour thorough the love that it hath to god & gladness that is with in herself. Faith looketh to god & his word/ hope looketh unto his gift & reward/ charity looketh on her neighbours profit. Faith receiveth god/ hope receiveth his reward/ charity loveth her neighbour with a glad heart/ & that with out any respect of reward. Faith pertaineth to god only/ hope to his reward/ & charity to her neighbour. Of works NO manner of works make us rightwise we believe that a man shall be justified with out works. Gala. 2. No man is justified by the deeds of the law/ but by the faith of jesus Christ/ and we believe in jesus christ that we may be justified by the faith of christ & not by the deeds of the law. If rightwiseness came by the law then died christ in vain. Gala. 2. Gala. 3. That no man is justified by the law it is manifest/ for a rightwise man liveth by his faith/ but the law is not of faith. Moreover/ sith christ the maker of heavyn and earth & all that is therein/ behoved to die for us/ we are compelled to grant that we were so far drowned & sunken in sin that neither our deeds nor all the treasures that ever god made or might make/ might have holp us out of them/ ergo no deeds nor works may make us rightwise. No works make us unrightwise. For if any works made us unrightwise/ then the contrary works should make us rightwise. But it is proved that no works can make us rightwise/ ergo no works make us unrighwise. ¶ works make us neither good nor evil It is proved that no works neither make us rightwise nor unrightwise/ ergo no works make us neither good nor evil For rightwise & good are one thing & unrightwise & evil likewise one God works make not a good man nor evil works an evil man/ but a good man maketh god works & an evil man evil works. Good fruit maketh not the tree good/ nor evil fruit the evil tree/ but a good tree beareth good fruit & an evil tree evil fruit. Mat. 7. A good man can not do evil works nor an evil man good works/ for a good tree can not bear evil fruit nor an evil tree good fruit. A man is good ere he do good works/ & evil ere he do evil works/ for the tree is good ere it bear good fruit & evil ere it bear evil fruit ¶ Every man is either good or evel. every tree is either good or evel/ either make ye the tree good & the fruit good also/ or else make the tree evel & the fruit of it likewise evil. Mat. 12 Every man's works are either good or evil For all fruit trees are either good or evel. Mat. 12 Either make ye the tree good & the fruit god also/ or else make the tree evil & the fruit of it likewise evel A good man is known by his works for a good man doth good works & an evil evil works ye shall know them by their fruit/ for a good tree beareth good fruit/ and an evil tree evil fruit A man is likened to the tree and his works to the fruit of the tree Beware of the false prophets which come to you in sheeps clothing/ but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Mat. 7. ye shall know them by their fruits None of our works neither save us nor condemn us. It is proved that no works make us neither rightwise nor unrightwise/ good nor evil/ but first we are good ere we do good works & evil ere we do evil works/ ergo no works neither save us nor condemn us. Thou wilt say/ them maketh it no matter what we do. I answer/ yes. For if thou do evil/ it is a sure argument that thou art evil/ & wantest y● faith. If thou do good it is an argument that thou art good & haste y● faith/ for a good tree beareth good fruit and an evil tree evil fruit/ yet good fruit maketh not the tree good/ nor evil fruit the tree evil/ so the man is good ere he do good deeds add evil ere he do evil deeds. The man is the three/ his works are the fruit. Faith maketh the good tree & incredulite the evil tree such a tree such fruit such a man such works. For all that is done in faith pleaseth god & are good works. And all that is done with out faith displeaseth god and are evil works. Who so ever believeth or thinketh to be saved his works denieth that christ is his saviour/ that christ died for him & all thing that pertaineth to christ. For how is he thy saviour/ it thou mightest save thyself by thy works? or whereto should he die for that if any works might have saved y●? what is this to say/ christ died for y●? verily that is/ thou shouldest have died ꝑpetuallye/ & christ to deliver y● fro that death/ died for y● & changed thy perpetual death in to his own death. For thou madest the fault/ & he suffered the pain/ & that for the love he had to the ere ever thou wast borne when thou hadst done neither good nor evil. Now sith he hath paid thy debt thou needest not: no thou canst not/ but shouldest be dapned if his blond were not. But sith he was punished for the thou shalt not be punished. finally/ he hath delivered the from thy condemnation & all evil/ & desireth nought of the but that thou wilt acknowledge what he hath done for y● & bear it in mind/ & that thou wouldest help other for his sake both in word & deed/ even as he hath holpen y● for nought & with out reward/ O how ready would we be to help other/ if we knew his goodness & gentleness towards us. He is a good & a gentle lord for he doth all for nought. Let us I beseech you follow his footsteps whom all the world ought to praise and worshuppe/ Amen He that thinketh to be saved by his works calleth himself Christ For he calleth himself his saviour which pertaineth to christ only. What is a saviour but he that saveth/ & he sayeth I save myself/ which is as much to say as I am christ for christ only is the saviour of the world we should do no good works for the intent to get the inheritance of heaven or remission of sin For who so ever believeth to get the inheritance of heaven or remission of sin thorough works/ he believeth not to get that for Christ's sake. And they that believe not that their sins are forgiven them and that they shall be saved for Christ's sake/ they believe not the gospel. For the gospel sayeth/ you shall be saved for Christ's sake/ your sins are forgiven for Christ's sake. He that believeth not the gospel heleveth not god. So it followeth that they which believe to be saved by their works/ or to get remission of their sins by their own deeds believe not god: but recount him as a liar & so utterly deny him to be god. Thou wilt say/ shall we then do no good deeds? I say not so but I say we should do no good works for the intent to get the inheritance of heaven or remission of sin▪ For if we believe to get the inheritance of heaven thorough good works/ then we believe not to get it thorough the promise of god: or if we think to get remission of our sin the we believe not that they are forgiven us/ & so we count god a liar. For god sayeth/ thou sha●t have the inheritance of heaven for my sons sake/ thy sins are forgiven that for misonnes' sake & you say it is not so/ but I will win it thorough my works. So I condemn not good redis/ But I codempne the false trust in any works/ for all the works that a putteth putteth confidence in are therewith poisoned & become evil. Therefore do ye good works but beware you do them not to get any good thorough that/ for if thou do/ thou receivest the good not as the gift of god but as debt to the and makest thyself fellow with god because thou wilt take nothing of him for nought. what needeth he any thing of thine which giveth all thing & is not the poorer? Therefore do nothing to him but take of him/ for he is a getle lord/ & with a gladder will giveth us all that we need/ then we take it of him/ therefore if we want ought let us wite ourselves. Press not then to the inheritance of heaven thorough presumption of thy good works for if thou do/ thou countest thyself holy and equal to him because thou wilt take nothing of him for nought: & so shalt thou fall as Lucifer fell for his pride. Finis.