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etc._n etc._n et_fw-la cùm_fw-la eye_v dictum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quare_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicitu_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la debita_fw-la vestra_fw-la respondeant_fw-la quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la iustificabitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o apostle_n themselves_o say_v let_v they_o say_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n and_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o why_o do_v you_o say_v thus_o what_o be_v your_o trespass_n let_v they_o answer_v because_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o sight_n gregory_n mind_n be_v sufficient_o plain_a by_o that_o that_o have_v be_v say_v before_o for_o what_o though_o he_o say_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n &_o angel_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o god_n do_v that_o import_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o mean_v by_o the_o prophet_n when_o he_o pray_v unto_o god_n not_o to_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o he_o by_o this_o than_o we_o may_v see_v the_o lewd_a conscience_n of_o these_o man_n in_o cite_v 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justify_v himself_o with_o god_n pagnine_a thus_o deo_fw-la thus_o quomodo_fw-la instificabit_fw-la se_fw-la homo_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la how_o will_v a_o man_n justify_v himself_o with_o god_n s._n austin_n also_o read_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n deum_fw-la effect_n aug._n the_o piece_n mer._n &_o remiss_a li._n 2._o ca._n 10._o quem_fw-la admodum_fw-la iustus_fw-la erit_fw-la homo_fw-la ante_fw-la deum_fw-la how_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v just_a before_o god_n therefore_o these_o word_n of_o job_n have_v nothing_o at_o all_o whereupon_o that_o exposition_n of_o he_o may_v have_v any_o ground_n and_o though_o job_n have_v say_v that_o man_n in_o comparison_n of_o god_n be_v not_o just_a or_o can_v be_v justify_v yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o that_o therefore_o shall_v be_v all_o that_o david_n mean_v in_o say_v that_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v in_o god_n sight_n and_o that_o appear_v by_o s._n austin_n in_o the_o place_n now_o allege_v where_o bring_v in_o the_o 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