bestow_v roma_n 6._o 23_o doron_n a_o gift_n ephe._n 2_o 8._o kecharistai_o ho_o theos_n god_n give_v it_o free_o galathian_o 3_o 18._o 19_o 3._o the_o word_n one_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o one_o rom_n 5_o 15_o with_o one_o offer_v &c_n &c_n heb_fw-mi 10_o 14._o 4_o without_o the_o law_n rom_n 3_o 21_o not_o by_o the_o law_n galat_n 2_o 21_o &_o 3_o 11._o 5_o the_o exclusion_n of_o work_n without_o work_n roman_n 4_o 6._o not_o by_o work_n titus_n 3_o 5_o not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n 2_o timon_n 1_o 9_o not_o of_o yourselves_o ephes_n 2_o 8._o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n philip_n 3._o 9_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o &c._n &c._n rom_n 10_o 3._o 6_o the_o word_n imputation_n which_o be_v oppose_v unto_o merit_n rom_n 4_o 3_o 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n 7_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o not_o recompense_v for_o they_o by_o work_n psalm_n 32_o 1_o rom_n 4_o 7._o 8_o not_o but_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n gala_n 3_o 16._o the_o force_n of_o which_o exclusive_a what_o it_o be_v be_v plain_a by_o the_o like_a phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n joh._n 6_o 44._o no_o man_n come_v unto_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o and_o no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o etc._n ambro_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la roma_fw-la ca._n 3_o 14._o august_n in_o ps_n â—8_o et_fw-fr in_o joh._n tract_n 42._o et_fw-la de_fw-la â—empore_fw-la ser._n 68_o basil_n homil_n de_fw-fr humil._n chrys_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la gal._n cap_n 3_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o exclusive_a word_n which_o exclude_v all_o thing_n in_o we_o from_o justification_n but_o faith_n be_v full_o contain_v in_o scripture_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o the_o father_n have_v use_v the_o word_n only_o by_o faith_n or_o by_o faith_n alone_o 10._o if_o justification_n be_v ascribe_v to_o faith_n alone_o there_o will_v be_v make_v too_o too_o easy_a a_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n ans_fw-fr 1._o to_o believe_v be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o believe_v when_o he_o will_n 2_o we_o require_v good_a work_n to_o salvation_n as_o necessary_a condition_n but_o not_o as_o cause_n of_o justification_n or_o salvation_n 3_o nay_o the_o papist_n do_v make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n much_o more_o easy_a while_o first_o they_o place_v it_o in_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n and_o then_o expound_v it_o that_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v purchase_v with_o money_n question_n 5._o our_o adversary_n move_v we_o a_o five_o question_n while_o they_o seek_v for_o themselves_o a_o start_a hole_n affirm_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v paul_n understand_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o and_o not_o the_o moral_a and_o secondlie_o that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o if_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v diverse_a from_o those_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n follow_v do_v most_o manifest_o contradict_v this_o opinion_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n be_v deny_v unto_o abraham_n rom_n 4_o where_o doubtless_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n can_v be_v understand_v for_o that_o it_o have_v then_o no_o be_v but_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v mean_v paul_n use_v the_o word_n work_n absolute_o without_o any_o restraint_n as_o ephes_n 2_o 9_o rom_n 4_o 6._o and_o 11_o 6_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o place_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o word_n work_n to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o so_o in_o like_a sort_n he_o reject_v the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n tit._n 3_o 5._o he_o convince_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v sinful_a by_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o before_o he_o convict_v the_o gentile_n by_o the_o moral_a law_n write_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n paul_n decree_v the_o moral_a law_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a work_n even_o in_o the_o regenerate_a also_o therefore_o he_o do_v understand_v not_o the_o ceremonial_a only_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n say_v paul_n romans_z 3_o 31._o but_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v not_o establish_v for_o it_o be_v abrogate_a by_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n which_o see_v it_o be_v a_o general_a speech_n appertain_v as_o well_o to_o we_o as_o to_o the_o jew_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a but_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n rom_n 3_o 20._o 8_o i_o know_v not_o sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n but_o what_o law_n be_v that_o hear_v some_o particular_a commandment_n by_o way_n of_o instance_n out_o of_o that_o law_n i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 7_o but_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n contain_v nothing_o concern_v lust_n it_o be_v evident_a therefore_o that_o paul_n do_v speak_v principal_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n although_o he_o do_v sometime_o adjoine_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n too_o but_o he_o bereave_v both_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a of_o all_o power_n to_o justify_v contrariwise_o our_o adversary_n do_v reason_n 1_o paul_n make_v a_o opposition_n between_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n rom_n 3._o 27._o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o accept_v of_o this_o distinction_n answer_v paul_n do_v in_o that_o place_n use_v the_o word_n law_n in_o a_o general_a signification_n for_o a_o doctrine_n and_o while_o he_o deni_v justification_n to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n he_o do_v certain_o deny_v it_o to_o work_n therefore_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o our_o adversary_n do_v not_o or_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whereby_o the_o word_n law_n thorah_n be_v take_v for_o a_o doctrine_n 2_o paul_n speak_v of_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v ceremonial_a as_o of_o the_o sabbaoth_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n of_o circumcision_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n therefore_o he_o understand_v not_o the_o moral_a law_n ans_fw-fr 1_o paul_n pass_v sometime_o from_o the_o particular_a to_o the_o general_a and_o sometime_o from_o the_o general_a to_o the_o particular_a that_o he_o may_v make_v it_o manifest_a that_o no_o work_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n do_v justify_v a_o man_n 2._o we_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o only_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a 3_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n chap_n 15_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o be_v handle_v ans_fw-fr 1_o be_v it_o never_o so_o true_a that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v there_o only_o handle_v yet_o we_o may_v not_o argue_v thus_o justification_n be_v deny_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v to_o the_o moral_a now_o in_o that_o place_n the_o mention_n be_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n because_o there_o be_v express_o move_v a_o controversy_n concern_v the_o keep_n of_o ceremony_n 2_o and_o yet_o that_o that_o place_n do_v not_o only_o treat_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v prove_v by_o these_o word_n which_o we_o be_v neither_o able_a to_o bear_v neither_o our_o father_n among_o who_o the_o father_n that_o live_v before_o moses_n without_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n may_v be_v understand_v but_o we_o believe_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v save_v even_o as_o they_o act_n 5_o 10_o 11._o in_o which_o word_n saint_n peter_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o father_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o that_o they_o may_v perfect_o satisfy_v and_o fulfil_v the_o same_o and_o peter_n do_v express_o oppose_v the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n that_o which_o the_o whole_a course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o place_n do_v manifest_o declare_v to_o be_v true_a chap._n 11._o of_o faith_n question_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o our_o adversary_n do_v deny_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o see_v they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v faith_n and_o those_o which_o be_v the_o necessary_a condition_n thereof_o wherefore_o now_o let_v we_o treat_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n what_o they_o be_v &_o wherein_o our_o adversary_n do_v dissent_v from_o us._n we_o consider_v faith_n not_o as_o our_o adversary_n do_v condition_n 1_o as_o a_o work_n virtue_n habit_n or_o quality_n but_o we_o understand_v it_o relative_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o it_o have_v respect_n and_o relation_n unto_o christ_n and_o iâ—_n ground_v upon_o he_o etc._n he_o that_o
sufficient_a to_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v true_o and_o sufficient_o justify_v 2_o evil_a doer_n which_o be_v draw_v to_o death_n and_o have_v do_v none_o or_o without_o doubt_n very_o few_o good_a work_n such_o as_o the_o thief_n be_v luke_n 22_o shall_v by_o this_o mean_n despair_v whereas_o notwithstanding_o god_n desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v ezech_v 18_o 32._o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o justify_v from_o work_n as_o well_o by_o say_n of_o scripture_n as_o by_o example_n 1_o in_o his_o saying_n it_o take_v away_o justification_n from_o work_n 1_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4_o 5._o 2_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n rom._n 3_o 20._o 3._o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 3_o 28._o 4_o if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n or_o else_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n rom._n 11_o 6._o 5_o we_o know_v that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n gal._n 2_o 16._o 6._o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n gal_n 3_o 10._o 7_o not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v himself_o ephes_n 2_o 9_o 8._o according_a to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o have_v save_v we_o and_o call_v we_o with_o a_o holy_a call_n not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n 2_o tim._n 1_o 9_o 9_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o tit._n 3_o 5._o 2_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o example_n of_o other_o such_o as_o be_v 1_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n 1_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o rejoice_v but_o not_o with_o god_n rom_n 4_o 2_o 2_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n now_o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o wage_n be_v not_o count_v by_o favour_n but_o by_o debt_n rom_n 4_o 3_o 4_o gal_n 3_o 6_o now_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o he_o only_o but_o for_o we_o etc._n etc._n rom_n 4._o 23_o 2_o the_o example_n of_o david_n 1._o as_o david_n declare_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n psa_n 32_o 1_o rom_n 4_o 6._o 2_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n psal_n 143._o 2._o now_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n psal_n 119._o 3_o the_o example_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o he_o that_o call_v rom._n 9_o 11._o 4_o the_o example_n of_o paul_n 1_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v 1_o cor_n 4_o 4._o 2_o if_o any_o other_o man_n think_v that_o he_o have_v whereof_o he_o may_v trust_v in_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n touch_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o law_n i_o be_v unrebukeable_a but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v vantage_n unto_o i_o the_o same_o i_o count_v loss_n for_o christ_n sake_n etc._n etc._n for_o who_o i_o have_v count_v all_o thing_n loss_n and_o do_v judge_v they_o dung_n that_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n philip_n 3_o 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n 3_o we_o to_o wit_n peter_n and_o paul_n which_o be_v jew_n by_o nature_n know_v that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o have_v believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n galat._n 2_o 15_o 16._o 5_o the_o example_n of_o the_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n to_o who_o without_o any_o his_o good_a work_n before_o do_v christ_n say_v thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o math_n 9_o 2._o 6_o the_o example_n of_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n luk_n 23._o 43._o 7_o the_o example_n of_o the_o publican_n luke_n 18._o 8_o the_o example_n of_o the_o sinful_a woman_n luke_n 7._o 9_o the_o example_n of_o the_o jew_n convert_v by_o the_o sermon_n of_o peter_n act_n 2_o 37_o 41_o etc._n etc._n moreover_o work_n do_v therefore_o not_o justify_v because_o they_o be_v unperfect_a in_o the_o regenerate_a also_o contrariwise_o our_o adversary_n do_v argue_v thus_o 1_o evil_a work_n do_v condemn_v therefore_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v answer_n the_o opposition_n be_v unperfect_a therefore_o no_o good_a consequence_n can_v be_v ground_v thereon_o for_o evil_a work_n be_v perfect_o evil_a but_o good_a work_n be_v not_o perfect_o good_a therefore_o they_o can_v justify_v for_o we_o do_v not_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o we_o will_v but_o the_o evil_a which_o we_o will_v not_o that_o do_v we_o rom_n 7_o 19_o 2_o eternal_a life_n which_o abide_v in_o they_o that_o be_v justify_v be_v call_v a_o reward_n matth._n 5._o 12._o and_o 20._o 1._o 2._o etc._n etc._n luk_n 6_o 35_o therefore_o by_o good_a work_n we_o deserve_v eternal_a life_n answer_v i._o the_o word_n reward_n be_v take_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1_o in_o the_o antecedent_n divinity_n the_o word_n reward_n be_v diverse_a in_o the_o law_n &_o in_o divinity_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o a_o reward_n that_o be_v due_a and_o answer_v in_o a_o just_a and_o exact_a proportion_n to_o the_o work_n wrought_v second_o it_o be_v take_v otherwise_o in_o the_o scripture_n namely_o for_o a_o free_a reward_n it_o be_v as_o if_o a_o father_n shall_v promise_v a_o reward_n to_o his_o son_n for_o his_o pain_n where_o as_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o father_n good_n do_v bv_o right_a of_o inheritance_n come_v to_o the_o son_n and_o the_o son_n do_v owe_v obedience_n to_o his_o father_n although_o his_o father_n promise_v he_o no_o reward_n gift_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o everlasting_a life_n be_v call_v a_o gift_n ephes_n 2_o 8_o a_o inheritance_n gal._n 4_o 7_o and_o that_o whereunto_o no_o proportion_n of_o desert_n do_v answer_v but_o the_o elect_n themselves_o do_v esteem_v the_o reward_n great_a than_o their_o labour_n or_o deserve_v matth._n 25_o 37_o there_o be_v therefore_o in_o this_o syllogism_n four_o term_n 2_o the_o word_n reward_n be_v understand_v many_o time_n not_o of_o life_n eternal_a itself_o but_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o glory_n in_o life_n eternal_a as_o math_n 5_o and_o luke_n 6_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o bless_a saint_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v different_a once_o again_o therefore_o here_o be_v four_o term_n for_o the_o middle_a term_n medius_n terminus_fw-la be_v one_o while_o take_v for_o life_n everlasting_a itself_o and_o a_o other_o while_n for_o a_o special_a and_o singular_a recompense_n in_o life_n eternal_a 3._o christ_n shall_v frame_v the_o judicial_a sentence_n at_o the_o last_o judgement_n from_o their_o good_a work_n mat._n 25_o 34._o 35_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n rom_n 2._o 6._o ans_fw-fr 1._o christ_n do_v reason_n from_o sanctification_n to_o justification_n go_v before_o as_o from_o that_o which_o be_v better_o know_v unto_o we_o for_o in_o that_o last_o judgement_n he_o will_v make_v manifest_a the_o faith_n of_o his_o elect_n even_o before_o man_n also_o &_o he_o conclude_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o effect_n to_o his_o cause_n from_o the_o fruit_n to_o the_o tree_n &_o from_o the_o late_a to_o the_o former_a in_o this_o argument_n therefore_o they_o turn_v the_o late_a into_o the_o former_a &_o the_o effect_n into_o the_o cause_n 2_o these_o very_a same_o work_n if_o faith_n be_v not_o there_o before_o be_v of_o none_o account_n 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