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quod_fw-la non_fw-la tenemus_fw-la nisi_fw-la propria_fw-la voluntate_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la teneamus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la in_o âoâis_fw-la operetur_fw-la &_o velle_fw-la that_o the_o church_n will_v not_o have_v pray_v to_o god_n as_o it_o always_o do_v to_o give_v man_n repentance_n faith_n obedience_n perseverance_n but_o that_o it_o believe_v that_o god_n so_o have_v our_o heart_n in_o his_o power_n as_o that_o he_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v the_o good_a that_o we_o can_v have_v without_o our_o will_n he_o further_o observe_v that_o etc._n that_o ibid_fw-la cap._n 20._o didicimus_fw-la singulas_fw-la quasque_fw-la haereses_fw-la intulisse_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la proprias_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la cotra_fw-fr quas_fw-la diâigentiùs_fw-la defenderetur_fw-la sâriptura_fw-la divina_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la nulla_fw-la talis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la cogeret_fw-la quid_fw-la auten_v coegit_fw-la loca_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la quibus_fw-la praedestinatio_fw-la commendata_fw-la est_fw-la copiosiùs_fw-la &_o enucientius_fw-la iââo_o nostro_fw-la libere_fw-la defendi_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la pelagiani_n dicunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o heresy_n have_v bring_v their_o several_a question_n into_o the_o church_n by_o occasion_n whereof_o as_o touch_v those_o point_n the_o truth_n of_o scripture_n be_v the_o more_o diligent_o defend_v and_o that_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n the_o place_n of_o scripture_n concern_v predestination_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v by_o his_o labour_n more_o plentiful_o and_o plain_o defend_v than_o they_o be_v before_o and_o to_o conclude_v out_o of_o all_o antiquity_n before_o he_o he_o bring_v only_o 19_o only_o ibid_fw-la cap_n 19_o four_o or_o five_o testimony_n out_o of_o cyprian_a ambrose_n and_o gregory_n nazianzene_n whereby_o to_o justify_v what_o he_o teach_v now_o by_o this_o answer_n of_o austin_n to_o the_o pelagian_o m._n bishop_n and_o his_o fellow_n must_v receive_v their_o answer_n if_o it_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o he_o that_o the_o father_n before_o he_o teach_v otherwise_o then_o he_o do_v it_o be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o we_o teach_v the_o same_o that_o he_o teach_v he_o profess_v himself_o 61_o himself_o de_fw-fr nat_n &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 61_o to_o be_v free_a in_o the_o writing_n of_o any_o such_o man_n and_o that_o it_o be_v
deliver_v from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n for_o debetur_fw-la for_o de_fw-fr nat_n et_fw-fr great_a ca._n 55._o de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la mors_fw-la corporis_fw-la separat_fw-la sed_fw-la contracta_fw-la exillo_fw-la vitia_fw-la coherent_a quibus_fw-la iusta_fw-la poena_fw-la debetur_fw-la the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n separate_v the_o wicked_a from_o the_o body_n when_o yet_o the_o vice_n and_o sin_n thereby_o gather_v do_v stick_v fast_o to_o which_o just_a punishment_n remain_v due_a therefore_o when_o he_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n ibid._n death_n ibid._n de_fw-fr vitijs_fw-la corporis_fw-la dicit_fw-la he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o vicious_a affection_n of_o the_o body_n corpus_fw-la body_n de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 45._o per_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la nostrum_fw-la mortis_fw-la corpus_fw-la by_o concupiscence_n be_v it_o that_o this_o our_o body_n of_o death_n be_v so_o call_v so_o oecumenius_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o sunt_fw-la from_o oecumen_fw-la in_o ro._n ca._n 7._o ex_fw-la corporalibus_fw-la actio_fw-la nibus_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la mortem_fw-la inducentibus_fw-la à _fw-la concupiscentijs_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaeque_fw-la mors_fw-la nobis_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o which_o be_v death_n unto_o we_o and_o do_v cause_n a_o spiritual_a death_n causa_fw-la death_n origen_n ibid._n corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la appellatur_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la habitat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la mortis_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la it_o be_v a_o body_n of_o death_n say_v origen_n wherein_o sin_n dwell_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n ambrose_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v his_o body_n a_o body_n of_o death_n etc._n death_n ambros_n apud_fw-la aug._n count_n julian_n lib._n 2._o omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la sub_fw-la peccato_fw-la nascimur_fw-la quorum_fw-la ipse_fw-la ortus_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ideò_fw-la pauli_n caero_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la erat_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o we_o all_o be_v bear_v under_o sin_n and_o our_o very_a beginning_n be_v in_o trespass_n acknowledge_v as_o touch_v the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n that_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n the_o same_o in_o part_n it_o continue_v still_o epiphanius_n or_o rather_o methodius_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n here_o mean_v etc._n mean_v method_n apud_fw-la epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 64._o non_fw-la corpus_fw-la hoc_fw-la mortem_fw-la sed_fw-la peccatum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la per_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la dicit_fw-la etc._n etc._n sin_n dwell_v by_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o body_n from_o the_o bad_a imagination_n &_o thought_n whereof_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v deliver_v account_v the_o same_o death_n and_o destruction_n itself_o bernard_n say_v that_o it_o be_v etc._n be_v bernard_n in_o cant._n ser_n 56._o jpsa_fw-la est_fw-la carnis_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n hoc_fw-la sanè_fw-la unointeriecto_fw-la pariete_n non_fw-la longè_fw-la peregrinabatur_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la vnde_fw-la &_o optabas_fw-la clamans_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o law_n of_o sin_n even_o concupiscence_n stand_v as_o a_o wall_n betwixt_o god_n and_o he_o that_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n in_o concupiscence_n then_o stand_v this_o body_n of_o death_n and_o because_o by_o this_o body_n of_o death_n it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v himself_o miserable_a it_o be_v concupiscence_n that_o make_v he_o miserable_a which_o therefore_o s._n austin_n call_v 45._o call_v august_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la ser_fw-mi 45._o miseram_fw-la legem_fw-la the_o miserable_a law_n of_o sin_n not_o as_o be_v itself_o capable_a of_o misery_n but_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la because_o it_o make_v we_o miserable_a or_o because_o we_o be_v miserable_a by_o it_o 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the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a bereave_v he_o of_o his_o joy_n while_o in_o most_o earnest_a meditation_n they_o carry_v he_o away_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o not_o from_o that_o wherein_o his_o delight_n be_v if_o outward_a cross_n do_v make_v a_o man_n miserable_a much_o more_o this_o inward_a distraction_n &_o affliction_n which_o gall_v the_o string_n of_o the_o hart_n &_o vex_v the_o very_a spirit_n and_o soul_n more_o than_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n itself_o if_o m._n bishop_n know_v this_o affliction_n he_o will_v think_v there_o be_v cause_n enough_o therein_o to_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n but_o his_o benumb_a heart_n feel_v it_o not_o and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v of_o these_o matter_n but_o as_o a_o philosopher_n in_o the_o school_n without_o any_o conscience_n or_o sense_n of_o that_o he_o say_v and_o to_o a_o formal_a argument_n as_o he_o call_v it_o give_v these_o misshapen_v and_o deform_v answer_n 5._o w._n bishop_n now_o to_o the_o second_o infant_n baptise_a die_v the_o bodily_a death_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n but_o there_o be_v not_o in_o they_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o death_n beside_o original_a sin_n for_o they_o have_v no_o actual_a sin_n and_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 5._o rom_n 5._o &_o rom._n 5._o death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n ans_fw-fr the_o cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o such_o innocent_n be_v either_o the_o distemperature_n of_o their_o body_n or_o external_a violence_n and_o god_n who_o free_o bestow_v their_o life_n upon_o they_o may_v when_o it_o please_v he_o as_o free_o take_v their_o life_n from_o they_o especial_o when_o he_o mean_v to_o recompense_v they_o with_o the_o happy_a exchange_n of_o life_n everlasting_a true_a it_o be_v that_o if_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v not_o sin_v no_o man_n shall_v have_v die_v but_o have_v be_v both_o long_o preserve_v in_o 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1.8_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o that_o they_o may_v say_v we_o say_v we_o have_v
no_o sin_n and_o we_o do_v not_o therein_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o though_o we_o die_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o die_v but_o either_o by_o the_o distemperature_n of_o our_o body_n or_o external_a violence_n but_o if_o m._n perkins_n have_v say_v as_o he_o may_v have_v say_v infant_n after_o baptism_n be_v subject_a to_o distemperature_n of_o body_n and_o external_a violence_n and_o death_n follow_v all_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o sin_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o without_o sin_n in_o what_o a_o woeful_a case_n have_v m._n bishop_n be_v and_o how_o have_v he_o be_v put_v to_o his_o shift_n to_o devise_v a_o answer_n sure_o s._n austin_n say_v that_o peccato_fw-la that_o auâust_n in_o psal_n 37._o non_fw-la aliquid_fw-la patimur_fw-la in_o ista_fw-la vita_fw-la n_o si_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la morte_fw-la quam_fw-la mâruimus_fw-la primo_fw-la peccato_fw-la we_o suffer_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o death_n which_o we_o deserve_v by_o the_o first_o sin_n and_o so_o say_v origen_n very_o right_o that_o est_fw-la that_o origen_n in_o levit_fw-la hom_n 3._o nobis_fw-la hominiâus_fw-la vel_fw-la mors_fw-la velreliqua_fw-la omnis_fw-la fragilitas_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la ex_fw-la piccati_fw-la conditione_n superducta_fw-la est_fw-la death_n and_o all_o other_o frailty_n in_o the_o flesh_n be_v bring_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o condition_n or_o state_n of_o sin_n therefore_o distemperature_n and_o weakness_n and_o sickness_n and_o suffer_v of_o external_a violence_n be_v no_o less_o argument_n of_o sin_n then_o death_n itself_o and_o how_o then_o do_v he_o make_v these_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n without_o sin_n when_o they_o be_v no_o otherwise_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o add_v further_a that_o god_n who_o free_o bestow_v their_o life_n on_o they_o may_v when_o it_o please_v he_o as_o free_o take_v their_o life_n from_o they_o but_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v as_o the_o trent_n council_n say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o god_n hate_v nothing_o that_o hinder_v they_o from_o enter_v into_o heaven_n why_o then_o do_v god_n without_o cause_n take_v away_o their_o life_n and_o not_o rather_o without_o death_n receive_v they_o unto_o himself_o why_o do_v he_o not_o immediate_o 4._o immediate_o 2._o cor._n 5_o 4._o clothe_v they_o upon_o that_o mortality_n may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n this_o be_v a_o mystery_n to_o m._n bishop_n &_o he_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o say_v thereof_o but_o the_o die_a of_o baptize_v infant_n show_v that_o there_o be_v still_o in_o they_o a_o corruption_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o which_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o apostle_n take_v hold_v of_o they_o 15.50_o they_o 1._o cor._n 15.50_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n neither_o shall_v corruption_n inherit_v incorruption_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n be_v the_o put_v off_o of_o this_o corruption_n the_o dissolution_n &_o full_a mortification_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n that_o this_o slough_n be_v cast_v off_o and_o mortality_n change_v into_o immortality_n &_o corruption_n into_o incorruption_n they_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n thus_o epiphanius_n bring_v in_o methodius_n dispute_v against_o proclus_n the_o origenist_n that_o etc._n that_o epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 64._o ex_fw-la methodiâ_n in_o auxiliaris_fw-la medicamenti_fw-la modum_fw-la ab_fw-la auxiliatore_fw-la nostro_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la medico_fw-la deo_fw-la ad_fw-la eradicationem_fw-la peccati_fw-la ac_fw-la deletionem_fw-la assumptae_fw-la est_fw-la mors_fw-la etc._n etc._n instar_fw-la medicamentariae_fw-la purgationis_fw-la mortem_fw-la deus_fw-la benè_fw-la invenit_fw-la quo_fw-la sic_fw-la omnino_fw-la inculpabiles_fw-la &_o innoxij_fw-la inveniamur_fw-la etc._n etc._n videtur_fw-la velut_fw-la siquis_fw-la summus_fw-la opifex_fw-la statuam_fw-la pulchram_fw-la ex_fw-la auro_fw-la aut_fw-la alia_fw-la materia_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la constructam_fw-la rursus_fw-la conflet_fw-la mutilatam_fw-la repentè_fw-fr conspicatus_fw-la à _fw-la pessimo_fw-la quodam_fw-la homine_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n as_o the_o true_a physician_n have_v appoint_v death_n for_o a_o medicinable_a purgation_n for_o the_o utter_a root_n out_o and_o put_v away_o of_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v faultless_a and_o innocent_a and_o that_o as_o a_o goodly_a golden_a image_n sightly_o and_o seemly_o in_o all_o part_n if_o it_o be_v break_v and_o deface_v by_o any_o mean_n must_v be_v new_o cast_v and_o frame_v again_o for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o blemish_n and_o disgrace_n of_o it_o even_o so_o man_n the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v maim_v and_o disgrace_v by_o sin_n for_o the_o put_v away_o of_o those_o disgrace_n and_o the_o repair_n of_o his_o ruin_n and_o decay_n must_v by_o death_n be_v dissolve_v into_o the_o earth_n thence_o to_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o perfect_a and_o without_o default_n now_o if_o m._n bishop_n will_v not_o learn_v it_o of_o we_o yet_o let_v he_o learn_v it_o of_o these_o ancient_a father_n that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n even_o in_o they_o to_o who_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v forgive_v &_o pardon_v for_o christ_n sake_n but_o he_o go_v further_a true_a it_o be_v that_o if_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v not_o sin_v no_o man_n shall_v have_v die_v but_o both_o have_v be_v long_o preserve_v in_o paradise_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n and_o final_o translate_v without_o death_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o since_o they_o have_v sin_v what_o marry_o it_o be_v most_o true_o say_v by_o s._n paul_n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n well_o then_o if_o it_o enter_v by_o sin_n into_o the_o world_n do_v it_o continue_v in_o the_o world_n by_o any_o other_o thing_n then_o by_o which_o it_o first_o enter_v nay_o 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that_o meaning_n have_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o death_n in_o the_o chapter_n go_v before_o that_o by_o sin_n come_v death_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o m._n bishop_n great_a master_n thomas_n aquinas_n tell_v he_o that_o when_o the_o apostle_n immediate_o before_o say_v the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n he_o mean_v by_o death_n aeterna_fw-la death_n though_o aquin._n in_o rom._n cap_n 6._o peccata_fw-la âe_n se_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la inâiucere_fw-la mââtem_fw-la temporalem_fw-la &_o eternaââ_n et_fw-fr âo_z âarg_fw-mi finis_fw-la peccati_fw-la mori_fw-la tam_fw-la temporalis_fw-la quà m_fw-la aeterna_fw-la both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a death_n another_o exception_n be_v that_o sin_n be_v here_o take_v only_o for_o actual_a sin_n which_o be_v a_o fiction_n mere_o absurd_a and_o vain_a for_o it_o be_v a_o proposition_n universal_a concern_v all_o sin_n and_o so_o use_v universal_o by_o all_o writer_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a of_o actual_a sin_n that_o the_o 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conclusion_n of_o this_o
no_o further_o than_o he_o approove_v unto_o we_o that_o he_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o christ_n we_o tie_v not_o ourselves_o to_o he_o but_o use_v our_o liberty_n to_o dissent_v from_o he_o and_o to_o censure_v he_o where_o he_o have_v go_v awry_o but_o m._n bishop_n and_o his_o fellow_n have_v their_o patriarch_n indeed_o to_o who_o they_o bind_v themselves_o antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n who_o dirt_n they_o must_v be_v content_a to_o eat_v and_o to_o brook_v all_o the_o filth_n of_o his_o abomination_n and_o papae_fw-la and_o dist_n 40._o si_fw-la papae_fw-la though_o he_o lead_v they_o to_o hell_n yet_o no_o man_n may_v dare_v say_v unto_o he_o sir_n why_o do_v you_o so_o well_o caluin_n say_v that_o austin_n have_v diligent_o gather_v the_o judgement_n of_o antiquity_n and_o what_o then_o forsooth_o he_o say_v further_a thus_o that_o 10._o that_o caluin_n institut_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o sect._n 10._o between_o austin_n and_o we_o there_o 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faithfulness_n he_o despise_v all_o their_o barking_n and_o malicious_a fury_n and_o with_o the_o invincible_a shield_n of_o truth_n bear_v off_o all_o the_o poison_a dart_n of_o their_o reproach_n he_o never_o teach_v man_n to_o rely_v upon_o his_o authority_n but_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n he_o labour_v to_o establish_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n yet_o make_v man_n witness_n only_o not_o author_n or_o dictator_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o not_o doubt_v to_o censure_v they_o where_o they_o swerve_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n but_o now_o because_o m._n bishop_n will_v persuade_v we_o that_o s._n austin_n be_v whole_o on_o their_o part_n let_v we_o somewhat_o more_o at_o large_a examine_v his_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n in_o this_o behalf_n which_o although_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o perceive_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v scatter_o allege_v already_o yet_o full_o to_o remove_v this_o cavil_n let_v we_o here_o lay_v together_o what_o shall_v be_v find_v necessary_a for_o the_o clear_n thereof_o and_o first_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o sin_n be_v consider_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n one_o way_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o righteousness_n another_o way_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n sin_n proper_o take_v as_o every_o man_n understanding_n give_v he_o be_v opposite_a to_o righteousness_n and_o so_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o righteousness_n be_v sin_n thus_o have_v we_o before_o describe_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o this_o description_n concupiscence_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v 5.17_o be_v rom._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.17_o contrary_a to_o righteousness_n be_v sin_n neither_o ever_o come_v it_o into_o s._n austin_n heart_n to_o think_v otherwise_o but_o he_o consider_v sin_n in_o the_o proper_a effect_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o make_v guilty_a so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v forgive_v be_v no_o sin_n because_o forgiveness_n take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o the_o guilt_n remain_v though_o the_o thing_n be_v past_a and_o go_v whereof_o or_o whereby_o the_o man_n be_v guilty_a yet_o he_o understand_v the_o sin_n to_o remain_v still_o if_o the_o guilt_n be_v take_v away_o though_o the_o thing_n still_o continue_v the_o same_o by_o which_o the_o man_n become_v guilty_a yet_o he_o take_v it_o not_o to_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n because_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o make_v guilty_a the_o occasion_n of_o which_o construction_n be_v give_v he_o by_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n the_o predecessor_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o when_o he_o teach_v against_o they_o original_a sin_n and_o the_o remainder_n of_o that_o blot_n of_o natural_a corruption_n in_o the_o regenerate_a as_o we_o do_v take_v occasion_n to_o cavil_n against_o he_o that_o he_o peccata_fw-la he_o august_n count_n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o dicunt_fw-la inquit_fw-la baptisma_fw-la noâ_n dare_v omnem_fw-la induldgentiam_fw-la peccâtorum_fw-la nec_fw-la auferre_fw-la criminae_fw-la sed_fw-la radere_fw-la ut_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la radices_fw-la in_o mala_fw-la carne_fw-la reneantur_fw-la quasi_fw-la âasorum_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la capillorum_fw-la unde_fw-la crescant_fw-la itârum_fw-la risecanda_fw-la peccata_fw-la say_v that_o baptism_n do_v not_o give_v remission_n of_o all_o sin_n neither_o do_v take_v away_o fault_n but_o only_o shave_v they_o so_o as_o that_o the_o root_n be_v still_o stick_v from_o whence_o other_o sin_n shall_v grow_v again_o s._n austin_n the_o better_a to_o clear_v this_o matter_n to_o popular_a understanding_n affirm_v that_o baptism_n do_v take_v away_o all_o sin_n because_o that_o albeit_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v still_o remain_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o remain_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n because_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o in_o baptism_n be_v remit_v imputetur_fw-la remit_v de_fw-fr nupt_a et_fw-la concupisc_fw-la lib._n 1._o ca._n 25._o dimittitur_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la imputetur_fw-la it_o be_v forgive_v say_v he_o not_o so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o but_o so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o sin_n reaââ_n sin_n ibid._n cap._n 26._o in_o eye_n qui_fw-fr regeneranturr_v in_o christo_n cum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la accipiuât_fw-la prorsus_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la uâque_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la reatus_fw-la etiam_fw-la huius_fw-la licet_fw-la manenus_fw-la ad_fw-la âuc_fw-la concup_n sâentiae_fw-la remittatur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la impuââtur_fw-la nam_fw-la sicut_fw-la cârun_v peccatorum_fw-la quâ_n manere_fw-la non_fw-la ãâã_d sunt_fw-la quoââam_fw-la cum_fw-la ãâã_d pâetâreunt_fw-la ãâ¦ã_o et_fw-la âisi_fw-la remiââ_n ut_fw-la ãâã_d in_o aeterâum_n maâeââ_n sic_fw-la illius_fw-la concupiscenâic_fw-la quando_fw-la remittitur_fw-la reatus_fw-la aufertur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la eââim_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la reâym_fw-mi peccati_fw-la nââ_n si_fw-la quisquââ_n veâââ_n gratia_fw-la fecerit_fw-la adveterium_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la nunquam_fw-la deââcesââ_n faciat_fw-la ãâã_d est_fw-la adulterii_fw-la donec_fw-la reatus_fw-la ipsias_fw-la ãâ¦ã_o habet_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quamuis_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la admisâââam_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la tempâre_fw-la quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la praetiââijt_fw-la &c_n &c_n manâât_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccata_fw-la nisi_fw-la remittantur_fw-la sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la manent_fw-la si_fw-la praeâââta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la praetârterunt_fw-la actu_fw-la manent_fw-la reatu_fw-la sic_fw-la itaque_fw-la sâârie_fw-la contraââ_n potest_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la illud_fw-la maneat_fw-la actâââ_n aetereaâ_n reaââ_n in_o the_o regenerate_a when_o they_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n the_o guilt_n of_o this_o concupiscence_n though_o itself_o still_o continue_v be_v remit_v so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o sin_n for_o as_o of_o those_o sin_n which_o can_v continue_v because_o
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ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la fecimus_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la misiricerdiae_fw-la sva_fw-la saluos_fw-la nos_fw-la fecit_fw-la that_o we_o may_v know_v as_o saint_n bernard_n say_v at_o that_o day_n that_o not_o for_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o of_o his_o own_o mercy_n he_o have_v save_v us._n now_o therefore_o we_o do_v no_o wrong_n to_o god_n goodness_n wisdom_n justice_n in_o our_o justification_n as_o master_n bishop_n fond_o charge_v we_o because_o we_o teach_v justification_n in_o the_o same_o sort_n as_o god_n himself_o have_v teach_v it_o we_o infer_v sanctification_n as_o a_o immediate_a and_o necessary_a effect_n but_o not_o contain_v it_o as_o a_o essential_a part_n we_o hold_v sanctification_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o justification_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o and_o that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v not_o 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of_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n sect._n 9_o though_o david_n be_v brand_v with_o the_o blot_n of_o horrible_a sin_n and_o peter_n be_v drown_v in_o a_o depth_n of_o deny_v his_o master_n yet_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o because_o he_o will_v preserve_v they_o therefore_o preserve_v their_o faith_n and_o continue_v in_o they_o his_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n and_o though_o by_o occasion_n they_o fall_v yet_o they_o never_o so_o fall_v but_o that_o 3.9_o that_o 1._o john_n 3.9_o his_o seed_n remain_v in_o they_o and_o 37.24_o and_o psal_n 37.24_o his_o hand_n be_v under_o to_o lift_v they_o up_o again_o now_o because_o we_o affirm_v the_o inward_a sanctify_v of_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v always_o a_o infallible_a consequent_a of_o justification_n there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o that_o objection_n of_o he_o that_o we_o make_v the_o righteous_a man_n like_o to_o sepulchre_n white_v without_o with_o a_o impute_a justice_n but_o within_o full_a of_o iniquity_n and_o disorder_n the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n both_o outward_o and_o inward_o be_v our_o justification_n before_o god_n and_o by_o sanctification_n the_o justify_v man_n both_o outward_o and_o inward_o become_v other_o in_o quality_n than_o he_o be_v before_o so_o that_o although_o sin_n in_o part_n be_v still_o remain_v to_o lust_n and_o rebel_n yet_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o subjection_n that_o it_o reign_v not_o and_o be_v check_v and_o resist_v that_o it_o may_v not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n a_o man_n be_v not_o by_o it_o repute_v full_a of_o iniquity_n and_o disorder_n but_o of_o this_o sufficient_a have_v be_v say_v 17._o say_v sect._n 17._o before_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o same_o cavil_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ring_n here_o as_o he_o give_v further_a occasion_n we_o tell_v he_o that_o that_o remainder_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v cover_v with_o the_o mantle_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o 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demand_v why_o do_v he_o not_o deface_v it_o and_o wipe_v it_o away_o and_o adorn_v the_o soul_n with_o grace_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v his_o answer_n before_o i_o will_v here_o quit_v he_o only_o with_o saint_n augustine_n word_n aegreto_fw-la word_n augus_n âânat_fw-la cââgrat_fw-la cap._n 27._o riot_n agit_fw-fr deus_fw-la ut_fw-la âaâct_fw-la onââa_fw-la sed_fw-la agit_fw-fr tuâlicio_fw-la svo_fw-la nec_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sanaâdi_fw-la accipit_fw-la ab_fw-la aegreto_fw-la god_n be_v in_o hand_n to_o heal_v all_o but_o he_o do_v it_o at_o his_o own_o discretion_n and_o receive_v not_o of_o the_o sick_a man_n a_o order_n for_o his_o cure_n again_o he_o ask_v have_v not_o christ_n deserve_v it_o we_o tell_v he_o you_o christ_n have_v deserve_v it_o and_o for_o his_o merit_n sake_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v but_o we_o must_v expect_v the_o time_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o christ_n have_v deserve_v for_o we_o to_o be_v whole_o free_v from_o mortality_n 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presumption_n conceive_v opinion_n we_o may_v feign_v what_o we_o listen_v of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v
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the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o not_o we_o nor_o in_o us._n where_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n be_v not_o any_o righteousness_n that_o be_v in_o we_o but_o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o even_o as_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v unto_o he_o now_o than_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o it_o be_v not_o m._n perkins_n his_o vain_a gloss_n to_o make_v this_o comparison_n but_o it_o be_v some_o likelihood_n thereof_o in_o the_o text_n that_o make_v all_o these_o to_o conceive_v thereof_o as_o m._n perkins_n do_v as_o touch_v the_o other_o proposition_n but_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o say_v that_o it_o also_o be_v false_a and_o deni_v that_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n by_o imputation_n but_o how_o then_o if_o not_o by_o imputation_n forsooth_o by_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o how_o be_v he_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n if_o 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meaning_n of_o that_o ceremony_n 16.21_o ceremony_n leviâ_v 16.21_o aaron_n shall_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o goat_n and_o confess_v over_o he_o all_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o all_o their_o trespass_n in_o all_o their_o sin_n put_v they_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o goat_n so_o the_o goat_n shall_v bear_v upon_o he_o all_o their_o iniquity_n sith_o christ_n then_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o for_o who_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o impute_v to_o he_o therefore_o origen_n to_o apply_v that_o figure_n say_v that_o suum_fw-la that_o origen_n in_o levit_fw-la lib_n 1_o peccata_fw-la generis_fw-la human_n imposuit_fw-la super_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la christ_n lay_v the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n upon_o his_o own_o body_n and_o thus_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o 53.6_o we_o esa_n 53.6_o all_o we_o like_v sheep_n have_v go_v astray_o etc._n etc._n and_o 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himself_o here_o direct_v we_o to_o conceive_v wherein_o the_o similitude_n lie_v christ_n himself_o express_v that_o in_o their_o look_v upon_o the_o serpent_n be_v figure_v our_o believe_v in_o he_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o conceive_v but_o as_o they_o only_o by_o look_v be_v cure_v of_o the_o sting_n so_o we_o only_o by_o believe_v be_v cure_v of_o sin_n so_o s._n austin_n say_v mors_fw-la say_v aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 12._o quomodo_fw-la qui_fw-la intuebantur_fw-la serpentem_fw-la illum_fw-la sanabantur_fw-la à _fw-la moâsibus_fw-la serpentum_fw-la siâ_n qui_fw-la intuentur_fw-la fide_fw-la mortem_fw-la christi_fw-la sanatur_fw-la à _fw-la morsibus_fw-la peccato_fw-la rum_o attenditur_fw-la serpeâs_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la uâleat_fw-la serpens_fw-la attenditur_fw-la mors_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la valcat_n mors_fw-la as_o they_o that_o behold_v that_o serpent_n be_v heal_v of_o the_o sting_a of_o the_o serpent_n so_o they_o who_o by_o faith_n behold_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v heal_v of_o the_o sting_n of_o sin_n and_o again_o a_o serpent_n be_v look_v unto_o that_o a_o serpent_n may_v not_o prevail_v and_o a_o death_n be_v look_v unto_o that_o death_n may_v not_o prevail_v in_o like_a sort_n do_v chrysostome_n express_v the_o similitude_n sunt_fw-la similitude_n chrys_n in_o joan._n hom_n 26._o illiâ_n corporeis_fw-la oculis_fw-la suscipientes_fw-la corporis_fw-la sâlutem_fw-la hic_fw-la incorporeis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la remissionem_fw-la consecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la there_o by_o bodily_a eye_n man_n receive_v the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n here_o by_o spiritual_a eye_n they_o obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n so_o say_v cyril_n ostenditur_fw-la cyril_n cyril_n id_fw-la joan._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 20._o respicientibus_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la fide_fw-la sincera_fw-la aeternae_fw-la salutis_fw-la largitor_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la he_o be_v show_v hereby_o to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o they_o that_o by_o true_a faith_n do_v look_v unto_o he_o effugituros_fw-la he_o theophyl_n in_o joan._n
for_o itself_o or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n or_o work_v as_o if_o it_o be_v any_o part_n of_o our_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n but_o as_o the_o heart_n give_v life_n to_o the_o body_n not_o by_o the_o substance_n of_o itself_o which_o be_v but_o flesh_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n be_v but_o by_o the_o vital_a and_o quicken_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v seat_v therein_o and_o as_o the_o hand_n feed_v the_o body_n not_o as_o be_v itself_o the_o food_n of_o the_o body_n but_o by_o receive_v and_o minister_a unto_o it_o the_o meat_n wherewith_o it_o be_v sustain_v even_o so_o faith_n justifi_v and_o give_v life_n by_o receive_v christ_n to_o be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o life_n in_o he_o 26.18_o he_o act._n 26.18_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o inheritance_n among_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o eternal_a life_n but_o m._n bishop_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n in_o those_o place_n be_v to_o exclude_v all_o such_o work_n as_o 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but_o somewhat_o at_o least_o to_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n again_o it_o be_v not_o entire_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o he_o respect_v but_o 2._o but_o s_n 2._o the_o bring_n of_o dignity_n unto_o man_n as_o he_o have_v before_o express_v therefore_o albeit_o he_o will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n boast_v and_o say_v that_o his_o good_a part_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o god_n call_v he_o first_o to_o his_o service_n yet_o he_o make_v no_o exception_n but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v boast_v of_o the_o good_a work_n that_o he_o have_v perform_v in_o serve_v he_o and_o may_v glory_v that_o his_o good_a part_n therein_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n adjudge_v heaven_n unto_o he_o as_o just_o deserve_v which_o be_v that_o against_o which_o the_o scripture_n whole_o drive_v teach_v we_o to_o confess_v that_o which_o austin_n do_v that_o coronari_fw-la that_o aug_n hypog_n lib_n 3._o intellâge_n in_o miseratione_n &_o misericordiae_fw-la non_fw-la in_o factione_n meritorum_fw-la animam_fw-la coronari_fw-la not_o for_o performance_n of_o merit_n but_o in_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v crown_v and_o to_o say_v with_o hilary_n dei_fw-la hilary_n hilar_n in_o psal_n 135._o quòd_fw-la sumus_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la fuimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la erimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la sumus_fw-la causam_fw-la ââam_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la that_o we_o be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o it_o have_v no_o other_o cause_n at_o all_o but_o only_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n again_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o boast_v and_o say_v that_o god_n need_v we_o for_o ourselves_o but_o we_o must_v needs_o say_v with_o tertullian_n utitur_fw-la tertullian_n tertul._n adver_v hermog_n nemo_fw-la non_fw-la eget_fw-la eo_fw-la de_fw-la cvius_fw-la utitur_fw-la there_o be_v none_o but_o need_v he_o of_o who_o he_o use_v any_o thing_n their_o doctrine_n of_o free_a will_n make_v 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speak_v but_o judicious_o and_o true_o apply_v against_o they_o the_o place_n to_o the_o ephesian_n 2.8_o ephesian_n ephe._n 2.8_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v where_o the_o apostle_n ascribe_v all_o to_o grace_n through_o faith_n in_o christ_n take_v exception_n general_o against_o work_n and_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v effect_n not_o cause_n of_o salvation_n because_o god_n have_v first_o by_o faith_n put_v we_o in_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n do_v consequent_o create_v we_o anew_o in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n m._n bishop_n exception_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n there_o exclude_v only_o the_o work_n that_o be_v of_o ourselves_o before_o we_o be_v justify_v but_o that_o his_o exception_n be_v very_o vain_a appear_v plain_o by_o that_o the_o apostle_n for_o reason_n of_o that_o that_o he_o say_v not_o of_o work_n lest_o 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his_o workmanship_n in_o we_o by_o who_o we_o be_v save_v who_o have_v by_o his_o call_n entitle_v we_o to_o salvation_n have_v prepare_v good_a work_n as_o the_o way_n for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o to_o the_o same_o salvation_n it_o be_v not_o then_o m._n perkins_n ignorance_n to_o take_v two_o distinct_a manner_n of_o work_n for_o the_o same_o but_o m._n bishop_n absurd_a shift_v to_o make_v a_o distinction_n of_o work_n there_o where_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o text_n plain_o convince_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o but_o we_o will_v glad_o know_v of_o he_o to_o which_o manner_n of_o work_n he_o refer_v his_o virtuous_a disposition_n to_o the_o latter_a he_o can_v because_o they_o proceed_v from_o we_o as_o god_n workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o we_o be_v not_o till_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o they_o be_v for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o after_o our_o justification_n if_o to_o the_o former_a than_o we_o see_v they_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v from_o justification_n so_o in_o neither_o place_n do_v he_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o they_o and_o because_o he_o know_v they_o not_o he_o have_v whole_o leave_v they_o out_o he_o be_v undoubted_o to_o blame_v to_o conceive_v so_o little_a virtue_n in_o master_n bishop_n virtuous_a disposition_n as_o not_o to_o think_v they_o worth_a the_o speak_n of_o but_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o note_n to_o what_o fashion_n he_o by_o this_o device_n have_v hew_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n not_o by_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v that_o be_v not_o by_o work_n that_o be_v of_o ourselves_o but_o yet_o by_o virtuous_a good_a disposition_n and_o work_n of_o preparation_n which_o be_v partly_o of_o god_n and_o partly_o of_o ourselves_o and_o yet_o as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v they_o make_v the_o essential_a production_n of_o these_o work_n of_o preparation_n to_o be_v only_o of_o ourselves_o because_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v agendo_fw-la be_v coster_n enchirid_a ca._n 5._o hominis_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la auxilio_fw-la dei_fw-la necdum_fw-la inhabitantis_fw-la sed_fw-la moventis_fw-la &_o adiwantis_fw-la se_fw-la praparas_fw-mi ad_fw-la iustificationem_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la patiendo_fw-la sed_fw-la operando_fw-la &_o agendo_fw-la no_o infuse_a or_o inhabitant_n grace_n whence_o they_o shall_v proceed_v and_o therefore_o out_o of_o their_o own_o ground_n it_o must_v follow_v that_o the_o same_o work_n of_o preparation_n be_v here_o exclude_v by_o the_o apostle_n but_o see_v the_o singular_a impudency_n of_o this_o man_n who_o make_v s._n austin_n a_o witness_n of_o his_o virtuous_a disposition_n who_o have_v not_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o he_o so_o much_o as_o any_o semblance_n or_o show_v for_o proof_n thereof_o note_v with_o s._n austin_n say_v he_o that_o faith_n exclude_v all_o merit_n of_o our_o work_n but_o no_o virtuous_a disposition_n for_o preparation_n to_o grace_n lewd_a sophister_n where_o be_v that_o note_v find_v in_o s._n austin_n in_o what_o word_n be_v it_o set_v down_o what_o still_o lie_v and_o nothing_o but_o lie_v s._n austin_n forsooth_o make_v the_o apostle_n to_o exclude_v all_o merit_n of_o our_o work_n which_o go_v before_o and_o may_v seem_v to_o the_o simple_a to_o have_v be_v some_o cause_n why_o god_n bestow_v his_o first_o grace_n upon_o we_o but_o not_o all_o work_n for_o there_o be_v work_n of_o preparation_n which_o doctor_n bishop_n no_o simple_a man_n i_o warrant_v you_o defend_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n bestow_v upon_o we_o his_o first_o grace_n will_v he_o make_v s._n austin_n the_o author_n of_o so_o absurd_a and_o impious_a a_o gloze_n s._n austin_n under_o the_o name_n of_o merit_n whole_o exclude_v work_n understand_v by_o merit_n any_o thing_n go_v before_o justification_n that_o shall_v be_v unto_o god_n a_o motive_n or_o cause_n
to_o bestow_v his_o grace_n upon_o we_o as_o i_o have_v show_v 21._o show_v sect._n 21._o before_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o direct_v the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n only_o against_o merit_n but_o simple_o against_o work_n that_o he_o affirm_v praecedunt_fw-la affirm_v august_n li._n 83._o quaest_n 76._o ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la meritu_fw-la priorum_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la arbitrotur_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la donum_fw-la iustificationis_fw-la pervenisse_fw-la dicit_fw-la posse_fw-la hominem_fw-la sine_fw-la operibus_fw-la praecedentibus_fw-la iustificari_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la dicit_fw-la de_fw-la operibus_fw-la quae_fw-la fidem_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la a_o man_n to_o be_v justify_v without_o work_n precedent_a or_o go_v before_o that_o he_o teach_v that_o not_o for_o any_o good_a work_n past_a a_o man_n attain_v to_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n that_o go_v before_o faith_n mean_v by_o faith_n not_o a_o faith_n which_o be_v before_o justification_n but_o the_o faith_n in_o which_o our_o justification_n be_v begin_v as_o appear_v very_o plain_o by_o that_o that_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n iustitiae_fw-la place_n jdem_fw-la de_fw-la verb._n apost_n ser_fw-mi 16._o si_fw-mi iustitiae_fw-la nihil_fw-la habemus_fw-la nec_fw-la fidem_fw-la habemus_fw-la si_fw-mi fidem_fw-la habemus_fw-la iam_fw-la aliquid_fw-la habemus_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la if_o we_o have_v no_o righteousness_n we_o have_v no_o faith_n but_o if_o we_o have_v faith_n we_o have_v also_o some_o part_n of_o righteousness_n already_o and_o thus_o perpetual_o he_o exclude_v all_o work_n go_v before_o justification_n from_o be_v any_o cause_n thereof_o and_o still_o make_v justification_n the_o beginning_n of_o all_o good_a work_n so_o as_o that_o possumus_fw-la that_o idem_n epist_n 46._o sine_fw-la illa_fw-la cogitare_fw-la aliquid_fw-la vel_fw-la agere_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la ulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la omninò_fw-la non_fw-la 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concupiscence_n to_o be_v restrain_v and_o bridle_v therefore_o he_o say_v potest_fw-la say_v de_fw-fr temp._n ser._n 45._o plenitudo_fw-la est_fw-la virtutis_fw-la quòd_fw-la lex_fw-la dixit_fw-la ne_fw-la concupiscas_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la impleri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n be_v that_o which_o the_o law_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n this_o now_o in_o this_o life_n can_v be_v fulfil_v and_o again_o potest_fw-la again_o ibid._n ser._n 49._o hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la legem_fw-la implere_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la concupiscere_fw-la quis_fw-la ergo_fw-la hoc_fw-la qui_fw-la vivit_fw-la potest_fw-la to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o just_a and_o who_o be_v there_o live_v that_o can_v so_o do_v it_o be_v manifest_a then_o by_o s._n austin_n that_o that_o commandment_n require_v a_o perfection_n which_o in_o this_o world_n we_o never_o be_v able_a to_o attain_v unto_o because_o it_o do_v not_o only_o forbid_v consent_n but_o even_o 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sperans_fw-la perfecturum_fw-la te_fw-la in_o i_o misericordias_fw-la tuas_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la plenariam_fw-la quam_fw-la habebunt_fw-la tecum_fw-la interiora_fw-la &_o exteriora_fw-la meacùm_fw-la absorpta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la mors_fw-la in_o victoriam_fw-la cite_v not_o the_o seven_o as_o he_o quote_v but_o the_o thirty_o chapter_n affirm_v indeed_o that_o sometime_o man_n resist_v those_o concupiscence_n even_o in_o their_o sleep_n that_o it_o be_v in_o god_n power_n to_o make_v he_o always_o so_o to_o do_v he_o signify_v his_o long_a desire_n after_o that_o purity_n and_o perfection_n but_o his_o expectation_n of_o it_o only_o then_o when_o death_n shall_v be_v swallow_v into_o victory_n howsoever_o god_n be_v able_a if_o so_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o give_v it_o even_o now_o also_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o man_n live_v to_o who_o can_v be_v attribute_v that_o perfection_n to_o be_v altogether_o and_o whole_o free_a from_o 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for_o his_o purpose_n as_o afterward_o shall_v appear_v in_o answer_v his_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n whereas_o he_o except_v that_o bernard_n live_v a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n i_o must_v answer_v he_o that_o his_o testimony_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o effectual_a in_o that_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o great_a corruption_n and_o darkness_n do_v still_o by_o he_o and_o other_o continue_v the_o light_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o this_o truth_n the_o next_o place_n cite_v by_o m._n perkins_n be_v under_o s._n augustine_n name_n though_o that_o book_n indeed_o be_v none_o of_o he_o mea_fw-la he_o august_n manuâl_n ca._n 22._o tota_n spes_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la domini_fw-la meis_fw-la mors_fw-la eius_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la refugium_fw-la meum_fw-la salus_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la mea_fw-la all_o my_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o death_n of_o my_o lord_n his_o death_n be_v my_o merit_n m._n bishop_n hereto_o say_v that_o it_o be_v true_a in_o a_o good_a sense_n where_o we_o see_v he_o to_o be_v a_o apt_a scholar_n and_o well_o to_o have_v learn_v the_o lesson_n of_o the_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la bertram_n expurgatorius_fw-la jndex_fw-la expur_n in_o castigat_fw-la bertram_n we_o set_v some_o good_a sense_n upon_o the_o error_n of_o the_o father_n when_o they_o be_v oppose_v against_o we_o in_o contention_n with_o our_o adversary_n but_o what_o be_v that_o good_a sense_n marry_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n grace_n be_v bestow_v on_o i_o to_o merit_v but_o sure_o he_o do_v not_o think_v that_o ever_o the_o author_n of_o those_o word_n intend_v that_o sense_n if_o he_o will_v make_v that_o sense_n of_o the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o must_v necessary_o make_v the_o like_a of_o the_o rest_n the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o merit_n my_o refuge_n my_o salvation_n my_o life_n and_o resurrection_n if_o his_o meaning_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o merit_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v merit_v for_o myself_o then_o in_o the_o rest_n also_o shall_v be_v likewise_o say_v the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o refuge_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o refuge_n for_o myself_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o salvation_n life_n and_o resurrection_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o to_o be_v salvation_n life_n and_o resurrection_n to_o myself_o so_o likewise_o where_o he_o add_v fuerit_fw-la add_v meritum_fw-la ââeââ_n miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la nonsum_fw-la meriti_fw-la inops_fw-la quamdiis_fw-la miserationum_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la fuerit_fw-la my_o merit_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o long_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n shall_v not_o fail_v i_o shall_v not_o want_v merit_n the_o meaning_n shall_v likewise_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v i_o ablenesse_n to_o merit_v for_o myself_o and_o so_o sing_v as_o his_o mercy_n fail_v not_o so_o long_o shall_v not_o i_o fail_v of_o good_a work_n to_o merit_n and_o deserve_v heaven_n now_o these_o construction_n be_v lewd_a and_o absurd_a and_o indeed_o far_o from_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o word_n who_o find_v nothing_o in_o his_o own_o work_n to_o comfort_v himself_o withal_o and_o therefore_o fly_v unto_o the_o death_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o his_o only_a succour_n and_o the_o only_a stay_n that_o he_o have_v to_o rest_v upon_o which_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v thorough_o understand_v i_o hold_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o what_o the_o same_o author_n have_v write_v in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n even_o out_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n etc._n spirit_n ibid._n cap._n 13._o sileat_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o ipsae_fw-la anima_fw-la et_fw-la transeat_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la cogitando_fw-la se_fw-la sed_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la revera_fw-la tota_fw-la spes_fw-la &_o fiducia_fw-la mâa_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la inte_fw-mi deo_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la jesu_fw-la christo_fw-la uniuscuiusque_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o portio_fw-la et_fw-la sangâ_n &_o câro_n vbi_fw-la ergo_fw-la portio_fw-la mea_fw-la regnat_fw-la ibi_fw-la regnare_fw-la i_o credo_fw-la vbi_fw-la sanguis_fw-la meus_fw-la dominatur_fw-la ibi_fw-la dominaeri_fw-la i_o confido_fw-la vbi_fw-la caro_fw-la mea_fw-la glorificatur_fw-la ibi_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la cognosco_fw-la quamuis_fw-la peccator_fw-la sim_fw-la tamen_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la communione_fw-la gratiae_fw-la non_fw-la diffido_fw-la etsi_fw-la peccata_fw-la mea_fw-la prohibent_fw-la substantia_fw-la mea_fw-la requirit_fw-la etsi_fw-la delicta_fw-la propriae_fw-la mea_fw-la excludunt_fw-la naturae_fw-la communio_fw-la non_fw-la repellit_fw-la etc._n etc._n desperare_fw-la utique_fw-la potuissem_fw-la propter_fw-la nimia_fw-la peccata_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o vitiae_fw-la culpas_fw-la &_o infinitas_fw-la negligentias_fw-la meas_fw-la quas_fw-la egi_fw-la &_o quotidi_fw-la è_fw-la indesinenter_fw-la ago_o cord_n &_o ere_n &_o opere_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la modis_fw-la quibus_fw-la humana_fw-la fragilitas_fw-la peccare_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la verbum_fw-la tuum_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la caro_fw-la fieret_fw-la &_o habitaret_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la desperare_fw-la iam_fw-la non_fw-la audeo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la subditui_fw-la ille_fw-la tibi_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la mortem_fw-la autem_fw-la crucis_fw-la tulit_fw-la chyrographum_fw-la peccaetorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la &_o affigens_fw-la illud_fw-la cruci_fw-la peccatum_fw-la crucifixit_fw-la &_o mortem_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la autem_fw-la securus_fw-la respiro_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v my_o soul_n say_v he_o be_v silent_a to_o itself_o and_o pass_v over_o itself_o not_o think_v of_o itself_o but_o of_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n because_o thou_o be_v indeed_o my_o whole_a hope_n and_o trust_v there_o be_v in_o thou_o my_o god_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o portion_n and_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o every_o
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cyril_n and_o ambrose_n cite_v the_o book_n of_o esdras_n by_o the_o name_n of_o etc._n of_o cyril_n count_n julian_n lib._n 1._o sic_fw-la ait_fw-la scriptura_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la inspirata_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambros_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la frat_fw-la prophetico_fw-la sermone_fw-la dicitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n âepeto_fw-la sacro_fw-la scriptura_fw-la solatia_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi mort_fw-fr cap._n 11_o ait_fw-fr propheta_fw-la ad_fw-la angelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n holy_a scripture_n and_o inspire_v of_o god_n and_o ambrose_n call_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o prophet_n whereas_o hierome_n call_v those_o book_n delectetur_fw-la book_n hieron_n praefat_fw-la in_o esdram_n &_o nehem._n nec_fw-la apocryphorum_fw-la tertij_fw-la &_o quarti_fw-la libri_fw-la sâmnijs_fw-la delectetur_fw-la dream_n and_o wish_v no_o man_n to_o be_v delight_v with_o they_o they_o use_v these_o book_n in_o their_o sermon_n casual_o as_o we_o do_v think_v it_o not_o material_a to_o cite_v they_o for_o exhortation_n to_o the_o people_n howsoever_o they_o hold_v they_o not_o of_o sufficient_a authority_n otherwise_o therefore_o they_o cite_v they_o with_o condition_n sometime_o recipere_fw-la sometime_o hieron_n ad_fw-la furiam_fw-la legunus_n in_o judith_n sicut_fw-la tamen_fw-la placet_fw-la volumen_fw-la recipere_fw-la if_o we_o will_v receive_v such_o or_o such_o a_o book_n as_o hierome_n do_v the_o book_n of_o judith_n and_o etc._n and_o origen_n in_o math._n tract_n 30._o si_fw-mi recipitur_fw-la libre_fw-la qui_fw-la dicit_fw-la quoniam_fw-la sapientia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la populo_fw-la columna_fw-la nubis_fw-la etc._n etc._n origen_n the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n of_o which_o we_o here_o speak_v by_o these_o thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a enough_o that_o though_o austin_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o authority_n shall_v in_o that_o sort_n be_v detract_v from_o any_o book_n that_o be_v receive_v public_o to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o 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