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An exposition of the 28. verse of the third chapter of the epistle to the Romans Wherein is manifestly proued the doctrine of iustification by faith, and by faith onely. By Francis Bunny, one of the prebendaries of the Cathedrall Church of Durham.
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Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.
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they_o make_v we_o nothing_o the_o worse_a how_o much_o better_o be_v it_o for_o we_o with_o good_a bernard_n to_o confess_v passio_fw-la tua_fw-la ultimum_fw-la refugium_fw-la 22._o ber._n in_o can._n ser._n 22._o singular_a remedium_fw-la deficiente_fw-la sapientia_fw-la iustitia_fw-la non_fw-la sufficient_a succumbentibus_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la meritis_fw-la illa_fw-la succurrit_fw-la o_o lord_n thy_o passion_n be_v my_o last_o refuge_n a_o singular_a remedy_n for_o when_o wisdom_n want_v justice_n suffice_v not_o and_o merit_n of_o holiness_n fail_v that_o help_v and_o thus_o i_o trust_v it_o do_v appear_v that_o howsoever_o our_o adversary_n teach_v of_o venial_a sin_n which_o they_o confess_v be_v in_o the_o godly_a yet_o be_v they_o such_o stain_n in_o the_o garment_n of_o our_o righteousness_n as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v shake_v off_o with_o every_o knock_n of_o the_o breast_n or_o wash_v off_o with_o sprinkle_v a_o little_a holy-water_n or_o other_o such_o like_a trifle_a
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work_n hieron_n ad_fw-la ctesiphontem_fw-la theophil_n in_o luk._n 17._o no_o merit_n in_o this_o work_n if_o that_o servant_n be_v unprofitable_a that_o do_v all_o say_v hierom_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o he_o that_o can_v not_o do_v it_o theophilact_fw-mi also_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o the_o commandment_n yet_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o think_v well_o of_o our_o do_v how_o great_o do_v we_o sin_n when_o not_o do_v the_o great_a part_n of_o god_n commandment_n yet_o we_o be_v proud_a of_o our_o do_v the_o carthusian_n likewise_o if_o they_o must_v account_v themselves_o unprofitable_a servant_n who_o have_v fulfil_v all_o the_o commandment_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v who_o in_o so_o many_o thing_n transgress_v and_o so_o unperfect_o perchance_o keep_v that_o we_o keep_v that_o as_o the_o prophet_n esai_n say_v all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v like_o a_o filthy_a clout_n but_o bellarmine_n tell_v we_o dispensatione_fw-la de_fw-fr justific_n 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