Romans 4
1 What shall we saye then that Abraham oure father as pertayninge to ye flesshe dyd finde?
What do we then say that Abraham our father obtained by the flesh?
2 If Abraham were iustified by dedes the hath he wherin to reioyce: but not with god.
for if Abraham were justified by works, he might boast; but not before God.
3 For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleved god and it was counted vnto him for rightewesnes.
For what says the scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
4 To him that worketh is the rewarde not reckened of favour: but of duty.
Now, to him who works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt.
5 To him that worketh not but beleveth on him that iustifieth the vngodly is his fayth counted for rightewesnes.
But to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David describeth the blessedfulnes of the man vnto whom god ascribeth rihgtewesnes without dedes.
In like manner, also, David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works: saying,
7 Blessed are they whose vnrightewesnes are forgeven and whose synnes are covered.
"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is that ma to whom the Lorde imputeth not synne.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not count sin."
9 Came this blessednes then vpon the circumcised or vpon the vncircucised? We saye verely how that fayth was rekened to Abraham for rightewesnes.
Does this blessedness come, then, on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision, also? for we affirm that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.
10 How was it rekened? in the tyme of circumcision? or in the tyme before he was circumcised? Not in tyme of circucision: but when he was yet vncircumcised.
How, then, was it counted? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 And he receaved the signe of circumcision as a seale of yt rightewesnes which is by fayth which fayth he had yet beynge vncircucised: that he shuld be the father of all them that beleve though they be not circumcised that rightewesnes myght be imputed to them also:
And he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had whilst uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all uncircumcised believers, that righteousness might be counted even to them.
12 and that he myght be the father of the circumcised not because they are circumcised only: but because they walke also in the steppes of that fayth yt was in oure father Abraham before the tyme of circumcision.
And a father to the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had whilst in uncircumcision.
13 For the promes that he shuld be the heyre of the worlde was not geven to Abraha or to his seed thorow the lawe: but thorow ye rightewesnes which cometh of fayth.
For the promise to Abraham, that he should be the heir of a world, was not to him, nor to his seed, through law; but through a righteousness of faith.
14 For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres then is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte.
For if they who are of law are heirs; faith is rendered vain, and the promise is made of no effect.
15 Because the lawe causeth wrathe. For where no lawe is there is no trasgression.
Farther, the law works out wrath; but where law is not, there is no transgression.
16 Therfore by fayth is the inheritauce geven that it myght come of faveour: and the promes myght be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs all.
For this reason, it is through faith that it might be by favor, that the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law; but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:
17 As it is wrytten: I have made the a father to many nacions even before god whom thou hast beleved which quyckeneth the deed and called those thinges which be not as though they were.
(as it is written, "Surely a father of many nations have I constituted you,") in the presence of him whom he believed, even of God, who makes alive the dead, and calls things which exist not, as though they existed.
18 Which Abraham contrary to hope beleved in hope that he shuld be the father of many nacions accordynge to that which was spoken:
He, contrary to hope, believed with hope, that he should be a father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your seed be."
19 So shall thy seed be. And he faynted not in the fayth nor yet consydered hys awne body which was now deed even when he was almost an hondred yeare olde: nether yet that Sara was past chyldeberinge.
And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old; neither the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe: but was made stronge in the fayth and gave honour to God
Therefore, against the promise of God, through unbelief, he did not dispute; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.
21 full certifyed that what he had promised that he was able to make good.
And was fully persuaded that what was promised, he was able to perform.
22 And therfore was it reckened to him for rightewesnes.
Therefore, also, it was counted to him for righteousness.
23 It is not written for him only that it was reckened to him for rightewesnes:
Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was so counted,
24 but also for vs to whom it shalbe counted for rightewesnes so we beleve on him that raysed vp Iesus oure Lorde from deeth.
even to those who believe on him who raised up Jesus, our Lord, from the dead;
25 Which was delivered for oure synnes and rose agayne forto iustifie vs.
who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised up again for our justification.
