PAule the apostle of Iesus christ beynge at Rome in prison hearynge of many pseudoposteles runninge aboute busely in euery place where as they hard the doctrine of Iesus christ to be preached sette planted or sowen . And that they labored with all their mightes powers lyes falsed or crafte , to plucke it vp agayne by the rootes , and specially Paules doctryne to be lytyl regarded they studed , callynge it heresy & Paule an heretyke wordy pryson cheynes and fetters he was cast in , for his euyll doctryne he had taught . Also he hearynge in pryson these pseudoposteles busely to haue gone aboute these Philippians to haue seduced them , and to haue plucked them from Christes doctrine and from trew fayth in Christ , and that they as yet had nothynge preuayled agynst these Philippians in the apostolycall doctryne and in the fayth of Iesus Christ very constant and sure , Paule hearynge these thynges in prison , what culd he thynke but them to be men , & that they myght be subuerted by these pseudoposteles , and offended by his imprisonment , and thynke him euyll that is cast in prison & in suche greuous bondes as he was . He therfore lyke a louynge father desyryng the health & lyfe of these Philippians prepared this Epistle as a present remedy to delyuer them out of peryll and ●opardye , and to take awaye all thynges that myght hynder them to runne in the waye of Christ in the whiche they had runne & dyd runne styl . In this Epistle first he commendeth them that they had receyued the faith of Iesus Christ and were constant in it , for the which he geueth thankes to god , then he teacheth them not to be offended with his bondes for the gospells sake , shewing great profet to come to many by his affliccions , great forderaunce to the gospell of god , and to him selfe laude and prayse , and therfore of his bondes he was not ashamed , but rather greatly dyd reioyse in them , and was contented to suffer death for the gospells sake , & and so to be with Christ , whiche thynge was better for him although him to lyue was more for the profyt of these Philippians and of other mo .

Secondly he exhorteth them to vnite and concorde , to thynke one thynge beynge humble meke sekynge not their owne but these thynges that be to the profyt of other , after the example of chrih , desyrynge them to lyue vpryght in the myddes of a froward nation , that no man shuld iustly complayne of them , teachyng them not to be sory but rather to reioyse in afflictions for the gospels sake , shewing that he wolde sende Timotheus to them and after shortly to come him selfe he trusted , after he shuld knowe what shulde be come of him selfe . In the meane tyme he send Epaphroditus their apostle that they shulde be more glad seyng him haue recouered from his syckenes .

Thrydly he wylleth them to be ware of pseudoposteles whom he calleth dogges , euyll workers , sawers of dissencion ioynyng the workes of the law to Christ whom he reproueth sharpely teachynge onely Christe to be our iustice health lyfe and saluation with out the workes of the lawe , or of merytes of other whiche he estemeth for hurte or hynderance to trew iustice before god , wyllyng vs to folow him and like to him , and not pseudoposteles enemyes of the crosse of Christ , whose god is their belye , their ende death , their glory confusion for they seke eartly thyngys , he wylleth their conuersation to be in heauen and with Christ their sauyour .

The last chapter contenueth some morall lessons & good examples to folow with meke and gentyll salutations desyrynge the grace & fauour of god to be present with them alwayes .

Saynt Paule wrytyng to the Philippians this Epistle fyrst salutes them with a christiane salutation , and then sheweth the matter that he wolde haue them to knowe . And in this salutation fyrste he sheweth the names of them that wrotte this Epistle inspired with the holye goost , as was all they that wrot the holy sciptures . 2. Peter . 1. that this Epistle shuld the better be estemed & receyued , knowyng it to be sent to them from theyr welbeloued frendes Paule and Timothe , by whom they had receyued many benefytes of God , and was made the wel beloued chyldren of God , whiche before was the chyldren of the yre wroth and indygnation of God , and was iustifyed and made ryghtuos , whiche before was synners and wycked , bounde to synne death and hell , but nowe delyuered from all captiuitie of the deuyll , synne , and death , hath opteyned grace , marcy , and forgeuenes of syfies by the grace of the gospell , whiche Paule and Timothe preached vnto them as is wryten . Actes . 16. And therfore letters sende from Paule and Timothe , was welcome to them and thankefull , and very comfortable , as be letters sente from one harty frende to a nother . Secondly in this salutation he sheweth to whom this epistle was writen that it was writen to all the saintes & holy men , that was faythfull & had receyued the true fayth of Iesus christ , for such be called saintes of saynt Paule and often tymes in the holy scriptures , that we shulde not thynke none other to be called saintes in the holy scripture but suche as bysshoppes of Rome wel payed for there paynes hath canonyzat and sanctifyed for sayntes , all though some tyme it is vncertayne vnto vs whether they were saintes or no : sanctyfyed by christes bloude or no : for they be the trew sayntes before god , that be santifyed be christ and by his blood , whether they be ded or on lyue , santifyed or canonyzat by the bysshoppe of Rome or no. Saynt Paule dedycated this epistle to the saintes at Philippos , that is to say , to the faythfull men that were at Philippos lyuyng , to whom he wolde haue this Epistle red , and of it red , haue moche profytte and spirituall foode , than it is euydent , he dedicated not this Epistle to the ded sayntes whiche culde not rede this Epistle , nor here it red , nor yet any frute take of it , but to these that were lyuing sayntes , that is to the faythfull in christe , as Crisostomus sayth . Roma . 1. And therfore let it be knowen to all men that these , that lyue well and in the fayth of Iesu christe here in this present worlde be called saynctes in the scriptures , as these that be departed this present lyfe . The ignoraunce of this thyng hath bene the cause of moche false trust , vayne hope , idolatrye , and superstition , and that some men hath made creatores of creatures , and haue desyred of men that was only to be desyred of god , hath prayed to saynctes departed as to god , put truste & confydence in them as in god , yea I wil not say in their images , such was theyr ignoraunce and blyndenes , and asked of them such thynges as shulde be asked only of god , as helth of bodi , deliuerance from perylles , and ieopardes by water and by lande , from the power of the deuyll , from lyghtnynges , tempestes , fyre , water , and all soden deth , and some had one patrone , some another of the sayntes called , yea of theyr images , whom they called vpon before god , and aboue god . As some called vpon saynte Antonye for theyr swyne , vpon saynt Mudwyne for theyr kye , vpon saynt Loy for theyr horse , vpon saynt Roche for the pestilence , vpon saynt Iohn shorne for the ago , vpon s . A polyne for the tothe ache , vpon saynt Blase for a bone in a mans throte , our lades gyrdle was for a full remedye for a woman that labored of chyldebyrth , that she shulde be delyuered with out payne , and the chylde sure to be christened , suche was the truste that many had in our lades gyrdle . And this was a meruell that learned prelates and bysshoppes wolde suffer so longe , the people thus to be blynded , and to haue suche false trustes vayne hopes , and so to dyshonour god , gyuyng to sayntes that honour and glory , truste and confydence that shuld onely be geuen and ascribed to god , the gyuer of all goodnes perteynyng to the body or soule .

The sayntes nor theyr images be not the geuers of good thynges that we haue nede of , that we desyre in our prayers , but all goodnes cometh of god the father . Iacobi . 1.

2. with the bysshoppes and ministers . ) He shewyth this Epistle to be wrytten not only to the sayntes that lyue at Philippos that is to the faythfull congregation of christians of the people , whome he wolde haue to rede this Epistle , and to take comforte , and profyte of it red , but also it was dedicated to the bysshoppes , and decanes that was there , of the which it is euident that there was diuers ministers in the churche of Philippos , as bysshoppes to teache and instructe them in the lawe of god , to feade them with spirituall foode of the soule , as necessary to feade the soule , as meate and drynke to feade the body , and more to be desyred of christen men then corporall foode for the bodye , for asmoch as the soule , is a more precious thing then the body is , but wolde to god we were as desyrous of the foode of the soule , as of the body , then learned men in goddes worde , and syncere preachers of it , shulde be more regarded and estemed , bysshoppes shulde preache ofter then they do , they shulde desyre ●o learned men to be aboute them , and in theyr dioces , and make more of them then they do , then the people shulde the better esteme and regarde goddes worde , whiche now in a maner be contemned and dispised of the most parte of the people , and counted as a thyng of lytell pryce or valewe , bycause bysshoppes do not preache them selfes , or yf they preache , it is very seldome , and do not preferre goddes worde , before ceremonies or traditions of man . Negligence in settynge forth of goddes worde in them , to whom it pertayneth to be setters forth of it , is a great cause why that it is so lytell regarded , why that there is so greate ignoraunce and blyndnes , so many euyll opinyons , preposterous iudgementes , false truste , vayne hopes , idolatrie and so moche superstition as hath ben , and yet is in some partes of this realme , and not as yet fully plucked awaye by the verite of goddes holy worde , for there is very few syncere preachers of it , and fewer lyke to be , yf god do not prouyde by some good persuasion to the hye powers & rulers to whome it perteyneth to prouyde that theyr subiectes perisshe not for lake of spirituall foode of theyr soule , for yf they lacke it , it must nedes folow that the people shall runne hedlyng into errours , heresies idolatrie , & many false trustes and vayne hopes , and call that is good euyl , and euyl good , light darkenes / and darkenes lyght , swete to be sower & sower swete , and so condempne that is good and godly doctryne for heryse , and in so doynge condempne them selfes to euerlastyng deth , and dampnation . As Esyas . 5. sayth / wo be then that call good euyll , and euyll good , lyghte darkenes and darkenes lyght , so for lacke of knowlege of goddes holy worde , of trew and syncere preachers of goddes holy gospell , the people shall perishe and hate theyr owne saluation . Therefore I pray god that hye powers ordynated of almyghty god , chefly to set forth his glory and to promote his worde to the saluation of Christes people derely bought by no corruptyble pryce , as by golde or syluer , but by the precyous blode of the vnspotted lambe Iesus christ . 1. Pet. 1. that they wold diligently loke vpon the helth and saluation of the soules of theyr people subiected to them , yea of theyr owne helth & saluation , for of them a cownte shal be required to whom they haue commytted the cure of christes flocke , and whether they were diligent in seynge christes people truly feade with the breade of lyfe or no , and yf any of the spirituall pastours haue bene nygligent , or haue had euyll ministers vnder them , as euyll chancelers or officyalles , that nother knoweth goddes worde them selfes , nor be preachers of it , yea scarse fauorers of it , but rather aduersaries & enemyes to goddes holy trweth and no setters forth of it , but bynderers all that they might , then it pertayneth to hye rulers to reforme suche negligent bysshoppes and prelates , and to commaunde them to loke better vpon there cures , and se that they be such as saynt Paule . 1. Timo. 3. wolde haue , and to haue chauncelers , officialls , comysaries / suche as knoweth goddes worde , be preachers of it , and setters forth of it vnder them , or els yf they wolde not be reformed & to loke diligently vpon theyr cures as they shulde aboue all thynges to make them bysshoppes or prelates quondam , and to set in their stedes suche as both culde and wolde teache & preache godes word sincerely , as dyd Titus , and Timotheus , bysshoppes ordynated of saynt Paule / which diligenly taught theyr people holsome doctryne , and were not negligent in their offyces , and had seruauntes accordyng , that was bothe sobre / dyscreat / and learned in goddes worde / and also louers of it / whych thynges are greatly to be desyred in our bysshoppes and in their chancelars officials and comysaries . At Philippos was not only bysshoppes abydyng and dwellynge amonges them preacheynge trulye the doctryne of god / and therfore had of the Philippians / all necessaryes abundantly / and had in great honour and estimation for the wordes sake that they preached / and for the lordes sake whose faythfull seruantes they were / but also there was decanes whole office was to prouyde for the pore / that the pore shulde not wante necessary meate / drynke / cloth / or logyn / suche was the frute of the gospell that Paule had preached amonges these Philippians / which was desyrous of it and so obedyent to do that thyng that pertayned to the office of christenmen / that they with great gladnes kepte bysshoppes to teache them / and decanes to prouyde for the poore people / for they regarded more the helth of theyr soules then the corruptible ryches of this world / yea these Philippians of there costes / kepte many bysshoppes / whiche at the begynnynge caste Paule and sylas in pryson estemynge them to be herytykes / and preachers of false doctryne / but afterwardes / god by his worde preached / turned theyr hartes and made of them christenmen / whiche before was hethen / and louers of his worde which before hated it worse then a dogge / suche is the goodnes of god that maketh good men of euyl men / his seruantes of seruauntes to the deuyll / for the which god is to be gloryfyed , lyke he dyd in Paule Actes . 9. Also of this place we maye playnly se that all bysshoppes or pastores / was not such as Paule and barnabas was , hauynge no place to reste in / bownde to no church more then to another / hauyng necessareis at the wyll and pleasure of them to whom they preached / for these bysshops was abydyng at Philippos / and bounde to the Philippians aboue other / and of them onely they had al necessaryes abundantly / yea peraduenture a certayne stypende assygned out for they● lyuynges , or els how colde they kepe hospitalyte and prouyd for the poore , as there office doth bynde them as sayth saynte Paule . 1. Timo. 3. Titi. 1. And this thynge maketh agaynste all them that wolde that bysshoppes and pastors shulde haue no certayne liuing or stipende assigned for there lyuing / but to lyue onely of the almosse and goodwylles of the people to whome they preache / whiche thyng is contrary to saynt Paule . 1. Timo. 3. That requireth of bysshoppes to kepe hospytalyte , to prouyde for the poore / to haue meate drynke / clothe / apparell , accordynge to his state and degre / to bye bokes and all other necessaryes required / for students in diuinite / no small coste it is to haue bokes sufficient for study in diuini●e / and in all tonges to be learned necessary for that studye / and that studentes in diuinite shulde be without care & troble , & quietly to giue them selfes to there dyuyne study / it is therfore necessarely required / that they shulde haue an honest stypende assigned for theyr lyuyng , and to haue it quietly / or e●s fewe or none wyll be studentes in diuinite and preachers of it .

And peraduenture some maye moue here a question / and aske whether it is better for goddes glorye / & the saluation of man / that bysshoppes and pastores shulde haue a certayne lyuyng asygned as dew to them / to require for there lyuyng / and to require no more / or to lyue of the onely almosse / that the people wolde gyue vnto irew preachers of goddes worde / which god saith / is wordy their meate Mathew . 10. The workeman is wordy his meate / by meate he vnderstandeth all necessaries for him to lyue / & quietly to study with out care for an honest lyuynge : to this question I answere / that I thynke it more for the glory of god / for his worde trewly and syncerely to be preached / and more for the helth and saluation of christes people / that bysshoppes / and pastoures shulde haue a certayne lyuyng assigned out for theyr portion / then that they shulde haue noth●ng certayne . The fyrst reason that moueth me so to thynke is / that they shulde by that meanes preache / and teache / goddes worde more trewly / and more syncerely / more frely / and frankely rebuke vyce and synne / and not to flatter men in theyr synnes / or to holde their peace / & wynke at the fautes of men / of whome they loked for theyr lyuyng / for yf they shulde lyue onely of the good wylles of men and shulde frankely / and frely reproue the fautes of some men / they shulde haue a smalle lyuynge / they shulde go oftymes hungry to bed and haue many pore dynners / and worse suppers / yea peraduenture be suffered to dye in the strete for lacke of necessaries / therfore that vyce and synne shulde be more frely rebuked and the danger therof shewed shulde feare men from synne / leste the plage of god whiche is death / shulde falle vpon suche synners / which wolde contynew stylle in theyr synnes / and prouoke god to power vpon them his plage of vengeance for their synnes / which they shulde not know to be sinne or to displease god / yf that prache●s shulde flatter them / wynke at theyr sy●ies / and not rebuke them / nor yet shewe the danger of synne / and the punyshment of god to impenitent synners that wyll not forsake synne / and lyue a new lyte in vertu and godlynes / what was the cause why that beggyn freers dyd vse so moch flatterynge and coryed fauour on euery syde ? but by cause they lacked lyuinges / and therfore they sang placebo / and preached plesante thynges / norysshyng men in idolatrye / superstitions / false trustes / vayne relygions / preposterous iudgementes and soch lyke / to the which they perceyued the people to be inclyned to of their owne nature / by the which euery one is inclined to euyll rather then to good and godly thynges / for to do or beleue euyll thynges we haue it of our selfes / but to do good / to beleue well / we can not without the grace of god / and these thynges dyd the false flateryng fryers to get a chese / or their quarter grote / and yet for all their flattery they culde scarse get an honest lyuyng / kylling spiritually theyr owne soules / and the soules of many other men & women deceyued by them / to whom they promised lyfe . Secondly yf studentes in diuinite be not quiet at there study / and haue not their mynde vpon that they studye / but be vnquieted / carefull for their dyner and supper / ●acke holsome meate and drynke / lacke fyre or warme clothes / lytell profyt they shall do at their boke / they shall not be able to come to such learnyng as is necessarily required for gods glory & the saluation of chrystes people . Thyrdly in the olde testament the lyuyng for the leuites that serued in temple was certayne / and appoynted by almyghty god that there dewty shulde not be denyed to them he commaunded by Moyses law / how moche more now shulde it be certayne / what thynge shulde be dewe to the minister of goddes holy worde / that he myght haue bothe to lyue on for him selfe / his seruantes and howseolde / and also for hospitalite to be kept for other that nedeth . And how can he kepe hospitalite except he haue some thyng where vpon he maye kepe hospitalyte / and feade other corporally as he shulde do . Fortlye to assigne a certayne lyuynge to the menister of goddes worde / for his lyuynge shal be lesse payne and lesse troble to the people to paye it / then yf euery daye / or weke they shulde be trobled to gyue to hym , that thyng shulde be very tedyous to the people & very troblesom to the pastor . Therefore seyng that gods law commaundeth / and god hath so ordynated that he that preacheth the gospell shulde lyue by the gospell . 1 Cor. 9. Hye powers and reulers hath done well assignyng to euery pastor his lyuynge in a certanty to be receyued with out troble or besines . But wolde to god that the hye powers / that as they haue assigned by theyr godly lawes this thing , so they wold se that the people shulde trewly pay● it / with out all grudge / or murmur to there pastors that trewly feadeth them with goddes holy worde / wolde to god that hye rulers shulde cause euery pastor to do his duety / and suerly to haue his dwety agayne / and no parte of it to be with drawne from him / for the worke man is worthy his meate . Math. 10.

3. Grace and peace from god the father and from our lorde Iesu christe be vnto you . ) Here is shewed what thynges Paule and Timotheus desyred to these Philippians , they wysshed not kyngdomes and impyres of this worlde / not wordely honoures / or ryches / not fat benefyces / or bysshoprykes / not hye honours / or wordely dignites / as carnall men wysshes to the● frendes / and louers / chyldren / or kynsfolkes / but they wysshed to them the grace / fauour ● and the loue of god / whiche thynges farre passeth all these corruptyble wordely ryches / they also wyshe them peace with god the father / whiche peace commeth not of man / nor of the me●yies of man / by warkes / dedes wrought by man / but of the mar●y and goodnes of god / and this peace with god in theyr conscience hath not euyll men / for they alwaye feare god / and rekeneth him as a cruell iudge which without mercy wyl punishe synners / & brekers of his lawes / and therfore sayth the prophete : The euyll saye peace peace / and they haue no peace in there conscience with god / but these that be iustified by faith they haue peace with god / in there conscience ● & louely feare god . And here we may learne grace / fauour / & loue of god / peace with god not to be of our selfes / but to be the gyftes of god frely gyuen them to whome it pleaseth god to gyue these gyftes . Here also we maye learne what thynge one christiane shulde desyre to an other / and wyshe in their letters , salutations or other wyse , most chefly / and before all wordly goodes or ryches / that is the greate fauour of god / and peace in conscience with god / for what thynge in this worlde can be pleasant to that man / that in consciens is not at quietnes with god ? surely nothyng / and yf thou wyll haue peace with god / se thou be in peace / concord / and vnite with thyne neyghbour / or els thou can not be in peace with god .

After the salutation the Apostle begynneth to shewe the thynges that he wolde haue knowen to these Philippians / and first of all he grueth thankes to god for these Philippians / that they had receaued the fayth of Iesu christe / and that they dyd stande sure and constante in it / not shrynkynge awaye from christ / for no affliccion or persecution / by no craft / or sutteltey vsed by false apostels to brynge them from christes fayth / and in this thynge the apostle teacheth vs to gyue thankes to god / for benefytes of god gyuen to other / and not to be sory / as some be for goddes gyftes gyuen aboundantly to other / which they them selfe lacke / and therfore they are sory that other shulde haue that they lacke / as more knowlege / learnyng / or connyng in goddes worde then they / they are blynde and ignoraunt and wolde haue all other as ignorant / and blynde as they be . He prayseth them that they were commed in to the communion of the gospel / and made pertakers of saluation by christe / shewed to them be the gospell / and this he doth bycause he wolde haue them more desyrous of the gospell / and of the knowlege of christ / and to be more constant in the faythe of christe . Virtus enim laudata crescit . Vertu commended doth not make good men proude / but more diligent to increase vertu and to attayne vnto it . Also we be here taught to pray for other to be glade of gyftes of god gyuen / and specially aboue all thynges for the worde of god purely and sincerely preached / of the whiche commeth faith / for fayth commeth by herynge / herynge of the worde of god . Rom● . 10. So these people receyued fayth by the preachyng of saynt Paule / & was made pertakers of the gospel / & of helth / & saluation by christ . Actes ▪ 16

2. Frome the firste daye vnto nowe / hauyng this thynge persuaded vnto me / that he whiche hath begonne this good worke in you wyll go forth with it vntyl the day of the lorde . ) This thynge the apostle wolde haue persuaded vnto these Philippians that god which hath begone this good worke in them / that hath called them from infidelite / superstition / idolatre / fornication / auoutre / and from many other gentyll facions / and hethen maners , to the fayth of Iesu christ / and to an holy conuersation of lyuynge / he that hath begonne this good worke in them that he wyll go forth and increase them more and more in fayth and trew holynes by the knowlege of goddes holy worde . And here he sheweth the commune saynge oftymes to be trewe . that of good begynning commeth good endyng / and that god contynueth in good men / and obedient persons / these good workes , that he hath in them begunne / here we maye learn● to iuge these to fynish well / and bryng theyr matters to a good passe , that begynne well / yea this place teacheth vs to know that it is god / and not we that begynneth a good worke in vs / and also that it is god that bryng to a good ende a good worke / of the which we learne the begynnyng of fayth / or of good workes and the increasment of them to be not of vs / of our myghtes strength / power or merytes / but to be of god onely / and of his fre grace / and goodnes . This place sheweth that we of our owne fre wyll / with out the grace of god / are not able to begynne any good worke / nor to go forth with it / nor to fynysh it / for we of our selfes are not able to thynke any good thought as of our selfe / but all our abylyte is of god . 2. Cor. 3. Of our selfe we are not able to wyl any good worke / for god worketh in vs / wylling of good thynges for his good wylles sake . Philip. 2. And christe sayth in Iohn . 6. with out me you can do no thyng / then what shall we ascribe / to our fre wyll with out christ / and without the grace of god / surely nothynge that is good / euyll commeth of our selfe / and all goodnes of god the father of lyght . Iames. 1. And yf these be trew as they be in very dede / then me thynkes that they erre , and are to be blamed that saye that we of our fre wyll may do good / maye assent and receyue the grace of god / offered to all men / or not to assent to it / and forsake it yf we lyste / & at our pleasure / and fre wyll / o● els our wyl they saye con not be fre or called a fre wyll : of these men I wolde aske one question whether to assent to the grace of god offered and to receyue it is good or no ? and yf it be good / as I truste none wyl denye / then it is of god the father / & not of vs . Iames. 1. To this question sancte Augustyne make answere / and sayth that in outwarde workes indifferent nother good nor euyll of them selfes / that we haue a certayne fre lyberty to do them / or not to do them / as to lyfte vp a straw or to laye it downe agayne , but to do any thynge that is acceptable to god / or merytorius as they were wonte to calle workes pertaynyng to our iustification / or to the saluation of a christen man / we can not without the grace of god / nor yet to wyll it / nor to assent to it / it holy hanges of god / and of his grace / and not of vs or of our merytes or good wyll without goddes workyng in vs / and makynge our wyll yll of it selfe , good and conformable to his wyll / for the grace of god healeth our euyll wyll / & maketh it agreyng to his godly wyll / and so conformable to it / that we wyllyngly and frely and with gladnes do these thynges that god wylleth and commaundeth / so we holped with the present grace of god of a good wyll and gladly do the workes of god , not we do goddes workes , but rather the grace of god in vs . Augustin in his boke of grace & fre wyll thus sayth . Cooperando deus in nobis perficit , quod operando incepit , quoniam ipse vt velimus operatur incipiens , qui volentibus cooperatur perficiens , propter quod ait hic apostolus , quoniam qui operatur in vobis opus bonum perficiet vsque in diem Iesu christi , vt ergo velimus sine nobis operatur , cum autem volumus , & sic volumus vt faciamus , nobiscum cooperatur , tamen sine illo vel operante vt velimus , vel cooperante cum volumus ad bona pietatis opera nihil valemus . Beda hec colligit verba ex augustino in hunc locum Pauli .