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suprà _fw-la and_o by_o davenant_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la habituali_fw-la &_o actuali_fw-la paul_n declare_v his_o whole_a justification_n both_o in_o his_o first_o conversion_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o writing_n and_o at_o the_o resurrection_n to_o be_v whole_o absolve_v in_o faith_n phil._n 3._o 9_o disp._n 222._o cap._n 3._o if_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v must_v be_v our_o justification_n though_o grace_n receive_v from_o above_o be_v conceive_v to_o enable_v we_o thereto_o yet_o be_v we_o under_o the_o covenant_n of_o do_v this_o whole_o pure_o constant_o and_o live_v which_o if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o deceive_v himself_o 1_o jo._n 1._o 8_o 9_o 10._o bernard_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la esa._n serm._n 4._o disp._n 204._o cap._n 2._o the_o phariseo_n himself_o by_o thank_v god_n that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o other_o man_n may_v seem_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o work_n to_o have_v be_v from_o grace_n infuse_v yet_o we_o know_v how_o he_o be_v dismiss_v cap._n 3._o primate_n of_o ireland_n answer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n in_o tim._n 1._o 13._o it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o have_v make_v we_o wise_a just_a and_o holy_a but_o he_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v give_v himself_o unto_o we_o so_o chrysost._n on_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o homil._n 2._o on_o colof_n de_fw-fr compunct_a tom._n 6._o in_o rom._n 4._o hom._n 8._o 8._o viz._n abraham_n annotat_fw-la on_o heb._n 6._o in_o isa._n lib._n 17._o enchirid._n cap._n 41._o math._n 5._o 6._o and_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o expound_v by_o gregor_n nyssen_n serm._n 61._o in_o cantic_a quote_v by_o the_o incomparable_a davenant_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la habituali_fw-la &_o actuali_fw-la cap._n 28._o fol._n 369._o why_o must_v jacob_n stand_v before_o his_o father_n in_o the_o garment_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n before_o he_o can_v have_v the_o blessing_n but_o to_o typify_v the_o necessity_n of_o our_o be_v cover_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n who_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o his_o father_n serm._n 1._o de_fw-fr annunciatione_fw-la tom._n 3._o de_fw-la sacra_fw-la cap._n 7._o primate_n of_o ireland_n ut_fw-la suprá_fw-fr johannes_n piâ—us_n the_o bishop_n interpreter_z of_o mareus_n the_o eremite_n render_v not_o by_o the_o proportion_n of_o work_n of_o nature_n where_o the_o original_a be_v not_o by_o the_o proportion_n of_o work_n of_o faith_n be_v a_o gross_a falsifier_n primate_n of_o ireland_n pag._n 502._o simpson_n of_o the_o church_n cent._n 5._o so_o zosimus_n pretend_v a_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o can_v never_o be_v find_v davenant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la habituali_fw-la cap._n 29._o note_a by_o bellarmine_n himself_o lib._n â—2_n de_fw-mi justify_v cap._n 1_o &_o 2._o pag._n 124._o idem_fw-la ut_fw-la suprá_fw-fr dr._n twisse_n his_o resolution_n of_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr meritis_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la leofwin_n a_o noble_a man_n give_v two_o town_n in_o essex_n to_o the_o church_n of_o ely_n to_o expiate_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o own_o mother_n cambden_n fol._n 440._o the_o large_a english_a impression_n so_o alfrida_n the_o relict_n of_o king_n edgar_n build_v a_o nunnery_n near_o ambursbury_n have_v murder_v edward_n cambden_n ut_fw-la suprá_fw-fr fol._n 254._o the._n trent_n faith_n be_v that_o sacrament_n cause_n grace_n not_o by_o the_o devotion_n of_o he_o that_o work_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o receive_v the_o work_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o hist._n of_o that_o council_n fol._n 230._o matrimony_n absolution_n and_o ordination_n confirmation_n and_o extreme_a unction_n no_o sacrament_n primate_n of_o ireland_n answer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n and_o since_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n himself_o joh._n 6._o 63._o affirm_v that_o the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o i_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o fear_n to_o say_v we_o ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o a_o spiritual_a 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now_o that_o depart_v soul_n do_v appear_v basil._n seleuc._n de_fw-fr miraculis_fw-la theclae_fw-la cap._n 10._o idem_fw-la cap._n 21._o idem_fw-la cap._n 24._o all_o quote_v by_o the_o primate_n of_o ireland_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n pag._n 397._o chapt._n 9_o pag._n 337._o answer_v to_o the_o jesuit_n challenge_v pag._n 504._o loc._n theol._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 4._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la johan_n de_fw-fr hierusalym_n tom._n 1._o oper._n hieronym_n epist_n 60._o he_o have_v sure_o be_v instruct_v out_o of_o such_o catechism_n who_o refuse_v to_o shoot_v at_o butt_n on_o may_n day_n because_o it_o be_v he_o say_v a_o dear_a holy_a day_n and_o yet_o i_o find_v he_o the_o next_o lord_n day_n with_o other_o at_o slide-groat_n upon_o tho._n in_o his_o 3d._a part_n quote_v by_o the_o primate_n pag._n 499._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la belgico_fw-la lib._n 5._o allen_n antidote_n pag._n 13._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 26._o lib._n 6._o cap_n 24._o in_o his_o preface_n 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