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remembrance_n of_o their_o fault_n god._n in_o the_o which_o peradventure_o they_o be_v yet_o still_o wrap_v who_o if_o they_o do_v consider_v diligent_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o judge_n they_o will_v more_o fear_v their_o evil_n than_o they_o will_v rejoice_v of_o their_o imperfect_a goodness_n they_o ought_v to_o regard_v rather_o that_o they_o be_v debtor_n of_o thing_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v that_o they_o have_v not_o pay_v by_o their_o good_a work_n the_o part_n already_o due_a and_o so_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o travailer_n we_o ought_v by_o no_o manner_n of_o mean_n to_o regard_n or_o mark_v what_o way_n we_o have_v walk_v in_o but_o what_o way_n we_o have_v yet_o to_o
those_o which_o do_v rest_n in_o christ_n we_o desire_v thou_o that_o thou_o will_v give_v they_o place_n of_o comfort_n through_o the_o same_o christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n answer_n in_o the_o 4._o of_o the_o sentence_n distinction_n 45._o and_o the_o 13._o gloze_n iniuriam_fw-la facit_fw-la martyri_fw-la qui_fw-la or_o at_o pro_fw-la martyr_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o which_o pray_v for_o a_o martyr_n do_v injury_n and_o wrong_n unto_o the_o martyr_n s._n cyprian_n in_o his_o .4_o book_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n 4._o distinct_a .4_o chapter_n if_o all_o the_o death_n and_o all_o the_o torment_n that_o all_o man_n the_o patryarcke_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o confessor_n have_v ever_o suffer_v shall_v be_v put_v together_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o put_v out_o the_o jest_n sin_n of_o the_o world_n know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 6._o be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n neither_o idolater_n neither_o adulterer_n neither_o wantoness_n neither_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o the_o mankind_n neither_o thief_n neither_o covetous_a neither_o drunkard_n neither_o evil_a speaker_n neither_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o such_o be_v some_o of_o you_o but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god._n christ_n love_v the_o church_n 5._o and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o to_o sanctify_v it_o and_o cleanse_v it_o in_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n through_o the_o word_n to_o make_v it_o unto_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n fire_n jesus_n christ_n say_v very_o very_o i_o do_v say_v unto_o you_o except_o that_o a_o man_n be_v beget_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n fire_n saint_n john_n baptist_n say_v of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o shall_v baptise_v you_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n which_o have_v his_o fan_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o will_v make_v clean_a his_o flower_n and_o gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o his_o garner_n but_o will_v burn_v the_o chaff_n with_o unquenchable_a fire_n 15._o jesus_n christ_n say_v now_o be_v you_o clean_o through_o the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o 13._o also_o peter_n say_v unto_o jesus_n thou_o shall_v never_o wash_v my_o foot_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o i_o do_v not_o wash_v thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v part_n with_o i_o peter_n say_v unto_o he_o lord_n not_o my_o foot_n only_o but_o also_o my_o hand_n and_o my_o head_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o he_o that_o be_v wash_v need_v not_o save_v to_o wash_v his_o foot_n but_o be_v clean_o every_o whit_n he_o shall_v put_v down_o our_o wickedness_n 7._o and_o cast_v all_o our_o sin_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n raymonde_n say_v gratia_n magna_fw-la dei_fw-la veniamnon_fw-la dimidiabit_fw-la aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la aut_fw-la totum_fw-la propitiando_fw-la dabit_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n do_v not_o pardon_v the_o moiety_n or_o half_n but_o his_o great_a mercy_n pardon_v all_o or_o nothing_o moses_n and_o saint_n paul_n do_v say_v 4._o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n the_o pope_n in_o his_o canon_n in_o the_o gloze_v of_o baptism_n and_o of_o his_o effect_n chap._n which_o begin_v maiores_fw-la causas_fw-la larga_n dei_fw-la pietas_fw-la veniam_fw-la non_fw-la dimidiabit_fw-la nam_fw-la nihil_fw-la aut_fw-la totum_fw-la te_fw-la lachrymante_fw-la dabit_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o great_a goodness_n of_o god_n will_v not_o give_v pardon_n for_o the_o moyte_n purgatory_n for_o when_o thou_o come_v unto_o he_o with_o tear_n and_o weep_n he_o will_v give_v thou_o all_o or_o nothing_o moses_n say_v 32._o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a oh_o lord_n thou_o forgive_v all_o our_o sin_n 14._o chrysostome_n in_o the_o .2_o homily_n upon_o the_o 50._o psalm_n when_o one_o demand_v mercy_n that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v examine_v of_o his_o sin_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v handle_v according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o righteousness_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o punishment_n may_v cease_v for_o where_o there_o be_v mercy_n there_o be_v no_o more_o hell_n fire_n neither_o rigour_n nor_o pain_n pain_n chrysostome_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o penance_n and_o confession_n the_o lord_n do_v punish_v we_o for_o our_o sin_n not_o for_o to_o take_v any_o recompense_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o for_o to_o advise_v we_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v s._n ambrose_n upon_o s._n luke_n of_o repentance_n first_o distinction_n chapter_n which_o begin_v petrus_n peter_n be_v sorrowful_a and_o do_v lament_v for_o he_o have_v transgress_v as_o man_n i_o do_v not_o find_v what_o he_o say_v i_o do_v know_v very_o well_o that_o he_o have_v weep_v i_o do_v read_v of_o his_o tear_n and_o not_o of_o his_o satisfaction_n the_o priest_n do_v sing_v in_o the_o beginning_n or_o prose_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a such_o word_n rex_fw-la tremendae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la qui_fw-la saluandos_fw-la saluas_fw-la gratis_o salua_fw-la i_o fons_fw-la pietatis_fw-la 14._o that_o be_v to_o say_v oh_o redoubtable_a king_n in_o majesty_n which_o do_v save_v free_o those_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v save_v save_v i_o oh_o fountain_n of_o goodness_n bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o hereafter_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n even_o so_o say_v the_o spirit_n for_o because_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o of_o a_o truth_n he_o only_o take_v away_o our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o pain_n 53._o yet_o we_o shall_v judge_v he_o as_o though_o he_o be_v plague_v and_o cast_v down_o of_o god_n pain_n where_o as_o he_o notwithstanding_o shall_v be_v wonder_v at_o for_o our_o offence_n and_o smite_v for_o our_o wickedness_n for_o the_o pain_n of_o our_o punishment_n shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o with_o his_o wound_n shall_v we_o be_v heal_v as_o concern_v the_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n 1._o cor._n 3._o 3._o that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o fire_n 3._o s._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n the_o 21._o book_n chapter_n .26_o and_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o work_n chapter_n .16_o and_o in_o his_o enchiridion_n chapter_n 28._o expound_v it_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n and_o of_o the_o cross_n and_o persecution_n of_o this_o world_n by_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n examine_v those_o that_o be_v he_o gregory_n upon_o job_n the_o .29_o chapter_n and_o in_o his_o moral_n the_o .28_o book_n the_o .17_o chap._n and_o in_o the_o .16_o distinct_a chap._n whith_z begin_v canon_n glossae_fw-la atque_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n the_o church_n do_v not_o hold_v they_o for_o canonical_a canonical_a say_v we_o do_v nothing_o unorderly_o if_o we_o bring_v in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o book_n which_o although_o that_o they_o be_v not_o canonical_a yet_o nevertheless_o do_v serve_v for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n s._n augustine_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n .18_o book_n 36._o chapter_n and_o of_o christian_n doctrine_n .2_o book_n .8_o chapter_n speak_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o time_n which_o have_v be_v sithence_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n until_o the_o come_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o count_n and_o computation_n of_o they_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v canonical_a but_o in_o the_o other_o among_o who_o be_v the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n s._n jerome_n in_o the_o epistle_n write_v unto_o chromatius_n and_o heliodorus_n bishop_n and_o also_o in_o the_o bible_n before_o the_o book_n of_o the_o proverb_n the_o church_n do_v read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n but_o it_o do_v not_o receive_v they_o as_o canonical_a also_o although_o that_o the_o church_n do_v read_v the_o book_n of_o judith_n toby_n and_o of_o the_o maccabee_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o church_n do_v not_o receive_v they_o as_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o so_o the_o church_n may_v read_v these_o two_o book_n for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o people_n but_o not_o for_o to_o confirm_v ecclesiastical_a doctrine_n jerome_n in_o his_o prologue_n galeatus_fw-la which_o be_v set_v before_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n say_v that_o he_o have_v never_o find_v the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n in_o the_o hebue_n tongue_n but_o he_o have_v find_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n and_o write_v against_o the_o pelagian_n the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n be_v write_v by_o josephus_n the_o historiographer_n
and_o also_o we_o must_v write_v letter_n unto_o our_o companion_n that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v keep_v of_o every_o one_o and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o go_v back_o from_o that_o the_o christ_n have_v teach_v and_o do_v etc_n etc_n afterwards_o he_o say_v if_o we_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o follow_v any_o other_o than_o god_n and_o christ_n forasmuch_o as_o especial_o he_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n 8._o i_o be_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n he_o that_o follow_v i_o shall_v not_o walk_v in_o darkness_n but_o shall_v have_v the_o light_n of_o life_n lactantius_n firmianus_n in_o the_o .6_o book_n of_o his_o godly_a institution_n 8._o chapter_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o follow_v man_n but_o god._n s._n augustine_n write_v unto_o fortunatus_n 198._o epistle_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o hold_v or_o esteem_v all_o the_o disputation_n of_o man_n as_o canonical_a scripture_n scripture_n although_o they_o have_v be_v make_v by_o learned_a man_n insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o save_v the_o honour_n of_o man_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o to_o gainsay_v or_o reprove_v some_o thing_n in_o their_o write_n if_o peradventure_o we_o do_v find_v that_o they_o savour_v otherwise_o then_o the_o verity_n contain_v understand_v by_o other_o or_o of_o we_o through_o the_o help_n of_o god_n i_o be_o such_o a_o one_o in_o other_o man_n write_n as_o i_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v which_o do_v understand_v i_o s._n augustine_n in_o his_o prologue_n of_o the_o .3_o book_n of_o the_o trinity_n canonical_a obey_v not_o my_o write_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o all_o that_o which_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o believe_v the_o same_o without_o doubt_v but_o give_v no_o far_o credit_n unto_o i_o than_o they_o do_v accord_n and_o agree_v with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o book_n i_o can_v deny_v but_o aswell_o 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they_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o with_o whatsoever_o holiness_n or_o doctrine_n they_o be_v set_v and_o paint_a forth_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o they_o say_v because_o that_o they_o have_v such_o a_o opinion_n but_o so_o far_o as_o they_o can_v persuade_v i_o either_o by_o those_o canonical_a author_n or_o by_o probable_a reason_n which_o be_v not_o disagree_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o as_o for_o thou_o my_o brother_n i_o do_v think_v that_o thou_o think_v none_o otherwise_o yea_o i_o do_v esteem_v true_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v read_v thy_o book_n as_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n which_o have_v write_v so_o certain_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o wicked_a thing_n to_o think_v that_o they_o have_v err_v or_o fail_v in_o their_o write_n s._n augustine_n in_o the_o .112_o epistle_n write_v unto_o paulinus_n i_o will_v not_o that_o thou_o shall_v follow_v my_o authority_n thereby_o to_o think_v that_o it_o 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