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apostle_n than_o do_v tell_v we_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n this_o father_n i_o say_v understand_v by_o it_o this_o infuse_a grace_n that_o be_v a_o habit_n of_o righteousness_n infuse_v into_o the_o heart_n for_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o justify_v lex_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la gratia_fw-la gratia_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la lex_fw-la impleretur_fw-la the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o grace_n may_v be_v seek_v and_o grace_n be_v give_v that_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v de_fw-fr spir_fw-fr &_o light_v c._n 19_o in_o correspondence_n to_o this_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v by_o its_o impetration_n of_o this_o grace_n impetrat_fw-la orando_fw-la he_o have_v it_o in_o another_o place_n faith_n carry_v we_o to_o god_n when_o we_o can_v fulfil_v his_o commandment_n ourselves_o and_o by_o the_o infusion_n of_o this_o habit_n he_o enable_v we_o to_o do_v it_o and_o thereby_o be_v we_o justify_v in_o his_o opinion_n quod_fw-la operam_fw-la lex_fw-la minando_fw-la imperat_fw-la hoc_fw-la fidei_fw-la lex_fw-la credendo_fw-la impetrat_fw-la lege_fw-la operum_fw-la dicit_fw-la deus_fw-la fac_fw-la quod_fw-la jubeo_fw-la lege_fw-la fidei_fw-la dicitur_fw-la deo_fw-la da_fw-la quod_fw-la jubes_fw-la that_o which_o the_o law_n of_o work_n require_v by_o threat_n the_o law_n of_o faith_n obtain_v by_o believe_v in_o the_o law_n of_o work_n god_n say_v do_v what_o i_o command_v in_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n we_o say_v to_o god_n give_v what_o thou_o command_v ib._n c._n 12._o opus_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la fecerit_fw-la vivet_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a nisi_fw-la justificato_fw-la justificatio_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la impetratur_fw-la the_o work_n which_o he_o that_o do_v shall_v live_v in_o they_o be_v not_o do_v but_o by_o the_o justify_v and_o justification_n be_v impetrate_v by_o faith_n c._n 19_o lex_fw-la non_fw-la evacuatur_fw-la sed_fw-la statuitur_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la quia_fw-la fides_fw-la impetrat_fw-la gratiam_fw-la qua_fw-la lex_fw-la impleatur_fw-la the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v void_a but_o establish_v by_o faith_n because_o faith_n fetch_v from_o god_n his_o grace_n whereby_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v c._n 30._o now_o when_o he_o account_v that_o this_o grace_n which_o make_v we_o just_a or_o this_o infuse_a grace_n be_v obtain_v by_o faith_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o must_v account_v that_o good_a work_n do_v follow_v it_o upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o dfficulty_n may_v be_v propose_v to_o this_o father_n the_o spirit_n infuse_v this_o grace_n do_v faith_n then_o prhcede_v the_o spirit_n that_o infuse_v it_o or_o not_o if_o it_o do_v then_o must_v our_o faith_n be_v of_o ourselves_o when_o our_o good_a work_n be_v of_o his_o gift_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v his_o judgement_n while_o he_o write_v this_o book_n though_o after_o he_o recall_v it_o in_o other_o see_v particular_o de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n c._n
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i_o observe_v here_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mediator_n be_v right_o make_v by_o this_o father_n to_o be_v one_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o work_n so_o by_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o work_n what_o then_o be_v that_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o this_o grace_n and_o righteousness_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o austin_n understand_v inherent_a grace_n which_o be_v a_o quality_n infuse_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n enable_v we_o to_o good_a work_n and_o that_o this_o way_n do_v the_o papist_n go_v after_o he_o according_a to_o what_o also_o be_v say_v before_o istam_fw-la quip_n gratiam_fw-la qua_fw-la justificamur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la charitas_fw-la dei_fw-la diffunditur_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_n gratia_fw-la christi_fw-la c._n 30._o that_o 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upon_o the_o command_n that_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o we_o be_v help_v to_o do_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o grace_n again_o non_fw-la dicitur_fw-la justitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la sit_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v our_o righteousness_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v we_o so_o as_o to_o be_v first_o give_v of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n and_o book_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o father_n be_v possess_v with_o his_o own_o dispute_n as_o it_o be_v incidental_a to_o the_o mind_n to_o fashion_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o impression_n it_o have_v receive_v do_v frame_v such_o a_o meaning_n still_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o if_o paul_n as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v purposely_o write_v against_o pelagius_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n in_o the_o soul_n say_v that_o learned_a person_n posse_n velle_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la 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