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without_o sin_n read_v a_o few_o line_n before_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o discuss_v and_o sift_v i_o out_o any_o how_o righteous_a soever_o he_o be_v in_o this_o life_n although_o he_o be_v well-nigh_o worthy_a of_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n he_o be_v not_o for_o all_o that_o without_o sin_n and_o that_o prove_v he_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o job_n and_o of_o saint_n john_n and_o except_v none_o but_o jesus_n christ_n in_o like_a manner_n expound_v in_o what_o manner_n the_o scripture_n term_v good_a those_o that_o be_v bad_a he_o say_v etc._n say_v idem_fw-la epist_n 54._o ad_fw-la macedomun_n sed_fw-la enim_fw-la â—icimus_fw-la bonum_fw-la cvius_fw-la praevalent_fw-la eumque_fw-la optimum_fw-la qui_fw-la peccat_fw-la minimùm_fw-la idcirco_fw-la ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la quos_fw-la dicit_fw-la bonos_fw-es propter_fw-mi participationem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la eosaem_fw-la etiam_fw-la malos_fw-la dicit_fw-la propter_fw-la vitia_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la humanae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o how_o much_o a_o man_n do_v well_o that_o be_v to_o say_v witting_o charitable_o and_o religious_o so_o much_o be_v he_o good_a but_o so_o much_o as_o he_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v stray_v from_o the_o truth_n from_o charity_n and_o from_o godliness_n so_o much_o be_v he_o evil_a and_o who_o be_v in_o this_o world_n without_o some_o sin_n but_o we_o call_v he_o good_a who_o goodness_n overcome_v and_o he_o best_o who_o sin_n least_o and_o therefore_o they_o who_o the_o lord_n call_v good_a by_o participation_n of_o his_o divine_a grace_n even_o those_o he_o call_v evil_a because_o of_o the_o vice_n of_o humane_a frailty_n until_o that_o all_o whereof_o we_o consist_v heal_v of_o all_o vice_n and_o corruption_n pass_v into_o that_o life_n wherein_o we_o shall_v not_o sin_n at_o all_o for_o sure_o they_o be_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a who_o he_o teach_v to_o pray_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n not_o beget_v by_o nature_n but_o make_v by_o grace_n afterward_o he_o add_v that_o christ_n himself_o call_v his_o apostle_n evil_a when_o he_o say_v to_o they_o 7.11_o they_o mat._n 7.11_o if_o you_o then_o be_v evil_a know_v how_o to_o give_v good_a gift_n unto_o your_o child_n emeâ—dans_fw-la quid_fw-la simus_fw-la dei_fw-la dono_fw-la quid_fw-la humanâ—_n vitio_fw-la hoâ—_n commendans_fw-la illud_fw-la emeâ—dans_fw-la declare_v unto_o we_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o what_o we_o be_v by_o god_n grace_n and_o what_o we_o be_v by_o humane_a corruption_n recommend_v the_o one_o and_o amend_v the_o other_o last_o he_o say_v that_o man_n be_v name_v righteous_a because_o their_o unrighteousness_n be_v forgive_v they_o and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v unto_o they_o sunt_fw-la they_o idem_fw-la in_o job_n traci_fw-la vers_fw-la omnes_fw-la quâ—_n per_fw-la christum_fw-la iustificati_fw-la 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