THE THIRD PART OF MANS THANKFVLNES

Ovt of the diuerse and manifolde doctrine of the two former partes we haue learned, that wee are not thorough anie merit of ours, but of Gods meere grace, by and for Christ, redeemed from sinne and death, and euen from all the euill both of crime and paine: whereof it followeth that we should be thankful for this exceeding benefite bestowed by Christ vpon vs. But we cannot shew & approue our selues thankful to God, except we be truly conuerted. First therefore those things which are spoken Of conuersion, are in few words to be expounded. Then ensueth the common place Of good works: for by them we declare our thankfulnes towardes God; and true conuersion cannot stand without good works. Afterwardes is adioined the doctrine which entreateth Of the Law, whereby wee learne to know good works. For those are truely saide to be good works, by which we worship God aright, & shew ourselues to be thākful; which are done by faith according to the rule and prescript only of Gods Law. But because God wil chiefly bee worshipped of vs, and magnified by inuocation, and for this cause wee shew our thankfulnes most of al by our praiers, and thankes-giuing▪ at length the common place Of praier shal bee lastly annexed. These things wee purpose to declare briefly and in order here following.