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But let him aske in faith, and wauer not: for hee that wauereth, is like a waue of the sea, tost of the winde, and caried away.

My brethren, haue not the faith of our glorious Lorde Iesus Christ in respect of persons.

Hearken my beloued brethren, hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, that they should be rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him?

What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?

Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.

But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.

But wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, yt the faith which is without workes, is dead?

Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.

Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.

For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.

And the prayer of faith shall saue the sicke, and the Lord shall raise him vp: and if he haue committed sinnes, they shalbe forgiuen him.

Which are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation, which is prepared to be shewed in the last time.

That the triall of your faith, being much more precious then golde that perisheth (though it be tried with fire) might bee founde vnto your praise, and honour and glorie at the appearing of Iesus Christ:

Receiuing the ende of your faith, euen the saluation of your soules.

Which by his meanes doe beleeue in God that raised him from the dead, and gaue him glorie, that your faith and hope might bee in God,

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren which are in the world.

Simon Peter a seruant and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, to you which haue obteined like precious faith with vs by the righteousnesse of our God and Sauiour Iesus Christ:

Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto: ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith: and with vertue, knowledge:

For all that is borne of God, ouercommeth this world: and this is that victorie that hath ouercome this world, euen our faith.

Beloued, when I gaue al diligece to write vnto you of the common saluatio, it was needful for me to write vnto you to exhort you, yt yee should earnestly contend for the maintenace of ye faith, which was once giuen vnto the Saintes.