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be_v without_o workê_n and_o where_o he_o say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o work_n sure_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o we_o be_v renew_v or_o regenerate_v by_o work_n nor_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o partly_o christ_n be_v our_o redeemer_n and_o partly_o that_o our_o workê_n be_v our_o redemption_n nor_o he_o describe_v not_o here_o the_o manner_n of_o iustifycation_n but_o he_o describe_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n the_o just_a be_v after_o they_o be_v once_o justify_v and_o renew_v and_o this_o word_n iustificari_fw-la i._o to_o be_v iustify_v signifi_v here_o not_o to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o injust_a just_a but_o after_o a_o outward_a fashion_n to_o be_v pronounce_v rightwyse_o â–ª_o as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o this_o say_n factores_fw-la legis_fw-la iustificabuntur_fw-la i_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v iustify_v like_o therefore_o as_o these_o word_n have_v no_o inconvenience_n the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v so_o think_v we_o of_o 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his_o king_n alexander_n alexandre_n do_v also_o exhort_v he_o to_o liberalite_n and_o counseil_v he_o to_o use_v his_o power_n to_o the_o come_fw-mi utilite_n and_o to_o the_o wealth_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o nat_n to_o pride_n for_o thus_o he_o wryt_v to_o alexander_n wherefore_o assay_n and_o endeavour_n yourself_o to_o use_v &_o apply_v your_o empiere_n and_o dominion_n nat_n to_o any_o contumely_n or_o pride_n but_o to_o munificence_n and_o liberalite_n for_o sothe_o this_o be_v a_o very_a honest_a say_n and_o there_o can_v nothing_o be_v say_v better_a touch_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o great_a prince_n but_o daniel_n instruct_v and_o teach_v his_o king_n not_o only_o of_o his_o office_n or_o call_n but_o also_o of_o repentance_n of_o love_n and_o devotion_n towards_o god_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_z of_o those_o great_a thing_n which_o be_v clean_o above_o philosophy_n not_o only_o therefore_o almouse_a deadê_n be_v to_o be_v require_v here_o but_o also_o faith_n and_o 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know_v thus_o he_o will_v be_v worshype_v by_o receyve_a benefyte_n of_o he_o and_o receyve_a they_o for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n and_o not_o for_o our_o own_o demeryte_n this_o be_v the_o most_o ample_a consolacyon_n in_o all_o afflyctyon_n and_o such_o consolacyon_n our_o adversaries_n go_v about_o to_o destroy_v and_o put_v out_o of_o ure_n in_o that_o they_o make_v faith_n so_o little_a a_o seruyce_n and_o only_o â—eache_v man_n to_o contend_v with_o god_n by_o our_o own_o work_n and_o meryte_n ¶_o that_o the_o only_a faith_n in_o chryst_n iustyfy_v first_o least_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o idle_a knowledge_n of_o the_o history_n faith_n we_o will_v show_v how_o faith_n cum_v after_o we_o will_v show_v that_o it_o iustyfy_v and_o how_o this_o must_v be_v understande_v &_o then_o we_o will_v assoil_v thobiection_n of_o the_o adversaries_n chryste_n in_o the_o last_o of_o luke_n command_v his_o dyscyple_n to_o preach_v repentance_n in_o his_o name_n and_o 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through_o faith_n ergo_fw-la by_o faith_n in_o christ_n we_o receyve_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o we_o can_v not_o lay_v against_o the_o ire_n of_o god_n our_o love_n and_o our_o work_n second_o it_o be_v certain_a yâ—_z sin_n be_v remit_v because_o of_o christ_n our_o mercystocke_n 〈◊〉_d reason_n who_o god_n have_v ordain_v to_o be_v a_o mercistocke_n and_o paul_n add_v through_o faith_n where_o before_o this_o mercystocke_n shall_v aid_v we_o if_o by_o faith_n we_o stycke_v to_o the_o mercy_n promise_v in_o he_o and_o plede_v it_o in_o arreste_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o ire_n of_o god_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v write_v ad_fw-la hebreos_n .4_o have_v a_o byshope_fw-mi &_o c_o let_v we_o approach_v with_o trust_n he_o byd_v we_o approach_v to_o god_n not_o by_o trust_n of_o our_o own_o meritê_n but_o by_o trust_n of_o our_o bishop_n christ_n ergo_fw-la he_o require_v faith_n thyrdly_a peter_z in_z the_o actê_n cap._n x._o say_v thus_o reason_n to_o he_o all_o the_o 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