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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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manifestat_fw-la abraham_n chrys_n ad_fw-la rom._n hom_n 8._o fide_fw-la saluarieum_fw-la qui_fw-la opera_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la nihil_fw-la fortasse_fw-la fue_o rit_fw-la insolentiae_fw-la e●_n verò_fw-la qui_fw-la rectè_fw-la factis_fw-la se_fw-la conspicuum_fw-la secerit_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la iustum_fw-la fieri_fw-la hoc_fw-la scilicet_fw-la admirabile_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la maximè_fw-la fidei_fw-la potentiam_fw-la manifestat_fw-la that_o a_o man_n that_o be_v without_o work_n shall_v he_o save_v by_o faith_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o strange_a matter_n but_o that_o he_o that_o have_v make_v himself_o renown_v by_o his_o good_a work_n shall_v yet_o not_o be_v justify_v thereby_o but_o by_o faith_n this_o be_v wonderful_a and_o do_v great_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o faith_n s._n austin_n in_o the_o place_n by_o he_o allege_v if_o it_o be_v s._n austin_n avouch_v good_a work_n to_o justify_v they_o that_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v to_o approve_v they_o just_a but_o condemn_v the_o avouch_v of_o any_o work_n whereby_o to_o obtain_v justification_n and_o purposely_o in_o that_o place_n dispute_v against_o it_o etc._n it_o august_n hypognost_n lib._n 3._o ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la non_fw-la iustificabitur_fw-la omnis_fw-la caro_fw-la coram_fw-la illoc_fw-la quia_fw-la iustitia_fw-la dei_fw-la praeventu_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la jesu_fw-la apparuit_fw-la super_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la ideò_fw-la &_o subiungens_fw-la inquit_fw-la justificatè_fw-la gratu_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei._n noli_fw-la ●i_fw-la praeponere_fw-la opera_fw-la propria_fw-la ne●_n ex●●●en_fw-la gloriari_fw-la qu●_n ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la non_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o work_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n because_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o his_o prevent_a mercy_n through_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v apparent_a upon_o all_o that_o do_v believe_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n put_v not_o thy_o own_o work_n before_o it_o nor_o glory_n thereof_o because_o by_o work_v no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v before_o he_o if_o no_o work_n go_v before_o justification_n then_o m._n bishop_n cause_n as_o too_o weak_a must_v go_v to_o the_o wall_n because_o than_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n for_o be_v justify_v before_o we_o can_v be_v say_v proper_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n that_o follow_v after_o and_o if_o neither_o by_o work_n before_o nor_o after_o than_o not_o at_o all_o it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o when_o s._n austin_n say_v in_o that_o place_n that_o man_n of_o god_n be_v justify_v by_o good_a work_n he_o must_v needs_o mean_a as_o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v s._n james_n do_v 4._o do_v thom._n aquin._n in_o gal._n cap._n 3._o lect_n 4._o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la manifestationem_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la by_o way_n of_o manifest_v and_o declare_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v so_o as_o that_o contrary_a to_o m._n bishop_n assertion_n they_o be_v only_a sign_n and_o token_n of_o a_o justify_v man_n not_o any_o cause_n of_o justification_n therefore_o s._n austin_n say_v again_o anon_o after_o cr●dent●bus_fw-la after_o aug._n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la justificatio_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la datur_fw-la dabitur_fw-la cr●dent●bus_fw-la justification_n have_v be_v give_v be_v give_v and_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o that_o which_o he_o say_v in_o the_o word_n cite_v by_o m._n bishop_n he_o say_v it_o not_o as_o to_o the_o protestant_n but_o to_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n the_o brother_n of_o the_o papist_n for_o affirm_v good_a work_n of_o man_n free_a will_n before_o the_o justify_n grace_n of_o god_n for_o which_o the_o justify_n grace_n of_o god_n be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o which_o opinion_n s._n austin_n have_v confute_v bring_v in_o the_o heretic_n object_v thus_o etc._n thus_o ibid._n ergò_fw-la inquies_fw-la damnas_fw-la opera_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la bona_fw-la quia_fw-la dicis_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la non_fw-la deberi_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o will_v say_v do_v thou_o then_o condemn_v the_o good_a work_n of_o free_a will_n in_o that_o thou_o say_v that_o righteousness_n be_v not_o due_a by_o work_n if_o so_o why_o then_o do_v the_o apostle_n command_v we_o to_o abound_v in_o good_a work_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v extolluntur_fw-la answer_v audi_fw-la haeretice_fw-la stulte_fw-la &_o inimice_fw-la fidei_fw-la veritatis_fw-la operae_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la bona_fw-la quae_fw-la ut_fw-la fiant_fw-la praeparantur_fw-la per_fw-la gratiae_fw-la prae●entum_fw-la nullo_fw-la lib._n arbitrij_fw-la merito_fw-la et_fw-la ipso_fw-la faciente_fw-la gubernante_fw-la &_o perficiente_fw-la ut_fw-la abundent_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la non_fw-la damna_fw-la m●●_n quia_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la homines_fw-la dei_fw-la iustificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la iustificantur_fw-la &_o iustifi●abuntur_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la damnamus_fw-la verò_fw-la authoritate_fw-la divina_fw-la opera_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la quae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la praeponuntur_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la his_fw-la tanqu●m_fw-la meritis_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la iustificari_fw-la extolluntur_fw-la harken_v thou_o foolish_a heretic_n and_o enemy_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n we_o condemn_v not_o the_o good_a work_n of_o free_a will_n which_o that_o they_o may_v be_v do_v be_v prepare_v by_o the_o prevent_n of_o grace_n upon_o no_o merit_n of_o free_a will_n and_o the_o same_o prevent_a grace_n cause_v direct_v and_o effect_v that_o they_o do_v abound_v in_o free_a will_n because_o by_o such_o man_n of_o god_n have_v be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v justify_v in_o christ_n but_o by_o divine_a authority_n we_o condemn_v the_o work_n of_o free_a will_n which_o be_v put_v before_o grace_n and_o be_v extol_v for_o we_o by_o these_o as_o it_o be_v merit_n to_o be_v justify_v in_o christ_n where_o very_o plain_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o work_n of_o free_a will_n he_o exclude_v all_o work_n before_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n from_o
be_v any_o cause_n thereof_o and_o only_o in_o man_n of_o god_n who_o be_v first_o justify_v that_o they_o may_v be_v man_n of_o god_n affirm_v a_o justification_n by_o work_n in_o that_o sense_n as_o s._n james_n speak_v thereof_o which_o as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o declaration_n and_o testimony_n of_o their_o be_v former_o justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o what_o sense_n he_o speak_v of_o free_a will_n it_o have_v be_v show_v before_o in_o the_o question_n of_o that_o matter_n and_o that_o he_o acknowledge_v no_o free_a will_n to_o righteousness_n but_o only_o that_o that_o we_o do_v which_o be_v make_v free_a by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o the_o last_o place_n of_o s._n austin_n we_o willing_o subscribe_v condemn_v they_o neglexerint_fw-la they_o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o oper_n cap._n 14._o si_fw-mi ad_fw-la eam_fw-la salutem_fw-la obtinen_n dam_v sufficere_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la putanerint_fw-la benè_fw-la auten_fw-mi vivere_fw-la &_o bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la u●an_fw-la dei_fw-la tenere_fw-la neglexerint_fw-la who_o think_v that_o only_a faith_n be_v sufficient_a to_o obtain_v salvation_n and_o do_v neglect_v to_o live_v well_o and_o by_o good_a work_n to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o god_n which_o last_o word_n serve_v plain_o to_o open_v s._n augustine_n meaning_n m._n bishop_n very_o honest_o have_v leave_v out_o we_o teach_v no_o such_o faith_n as_o s._n austin_n there_o speak_v of_o we_o teach_v only_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o justifi_v itself_o alone_o but_o be_v never_o find_v alone_o in_o the_o justify_v man_n never_o but_o accompany_v with_o holiness_n and_o care_n of_o godly_a life_n and_o therefore_o condemn_v those_o as_o spirit_n of_o satan_n which_o teach_v a_o faith_n sufficient_a to_o obtain_v salvation_n without_o any_o regard_n of_o live_v well_o the_o sum_n of_o our_o doctrine_n s._n austin_n himself_o set_v down_o in_o the_o very_a same_o chapter_n that_o good_a work_n iust●f●candum_fw-la work_n ibid._n sequ●tur_fw-la iustificatum_fw-la non_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la iust●f●candum_fw-la follow_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v but_o be_v not_o precedent_n to_o justification_n now_o therefore_o in_o all_o these_o speech_n there_o be_v hitherto_o nothing_o to_o cross_v that_o which_o m._n perkins_n have_v affirm_v that_o nothing_o that_o man_n can_v do_v either_o by_o nature_n or_o grace_n concur_v to_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n as_o any_o cause_n but_o faith_n alone_o of_o work_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v less_o question_n but_o of_o work_n of_o grace_n of_o work_n of_o believer_n the_o apostle_n special_o determine_v the_o question_n that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v thereby_o as_o shall_v appear_v m._n perkins_n further_a say_v that_o faith_n be_v but_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o justification_n as_o whereby_o we_o apprehend_v christ_n to_o be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o never_o do_v any_o of_o we_o make_v faith_n the_o only_a and_o whole_a cause_n of_o justification_n in_o any_o other_o sense_n we_o make_v not_o the_o very_a act_n of_o faith_n any_o part_n of_o our_o righteousness_n but_o only_o the_o merit_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v and_o receive_v by_o faith_n but_o by_o this_o mean_n m._n bishop_n say_v that_o faith_n be_v become_v no_o true_a cause_n at_o all_o but_o a_o bare_a condition_n without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o that_o be_v but_o his_o shallow_a and_o idle_a conceit_n for_o the_o necessary_a instrument_n especial_o the_o lively_a instrument_n be_v among_o the_o number_n of_o true_a cause_n not_o be_v causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la a_o cause_n without_o which_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v but_o a_o cause_n whereby_o it_o be_v do_v causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la be_v term_v causa_fw-la stolida_fw-la &_o otiosa_fw-la a_o foolish_a and_o idle_a cause_n because_o it_o be_v only_o present_a in_o the_o action_n and_o do_v nothing_o therein_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o faith_n but_o as_o the_o eye_n be_v a_o active_a instrument_n for_o see_v and_o the_o ear_n for_o hear_v etc._n etc._n so_o be_v faith_n also_o for_o justify_v and_o m._n bishop_n head_n be_v scant_o wise_a to_o make_v a_o principal_a instrument_n a_o foolish_a and_o idle_a cause_n but_o he_o ask_v then_o who_o instrument_n faith_n be_v and_o make_v his_o division_n that_o either_o it_o must_v be_v charity_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n without_o any_o help_n of_o grace_n we_o answer_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n wrought_v therein_o by_o grace_n be_v 2.8_o be_v ephes_n 2.8_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o 7._o and_o august_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct_n cap._n 7._o the_o first_o gift_n as_o before_o we_o have_v hear_v out_o of_o austin_n whereby_o we_o obtain_v the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o whereby_o we_o obtain_v charity_n also_o so_o that_o his_o division_n go_v lame_a and_o neither_o be_v faith_n the_o instrument_n of_o charity_n nor_o yet_o of_o the_o soul_n without_o grace_n but_o of_o the_o soul_n therein_o and_o thereby_o endue_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n r._n abbot_n but_o to_o come_v to_o his_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v take_v out_o of_o these_o word_n as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o desert_n so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v life_n everlasting_a true_a if_o he_o live_v according_o and_o as_o his_o faith_n teach_v he_o but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o justification_n by_o only_a faith_n marry_o m._n perkins_n draw_v it_o in_o after_o this_o fashion_n as_o nothing_o be_v require_v of_o they_o who_o be_v sting_v by_o serpent_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n so_o nothing_o be_v require_v of_o a_o sinner_n to_o deliver_v he_o from_o sin_n but_o that_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n of_o faith_n upon_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o apply_v that_o to_o himself_o in_o particular_a but_o this_o application_n of_o the_o similitude_n be_v only_a man_n foolish_a invention_n without_o any_o ground_n in_o the_o text_n similitude_n be_v not_o in_o all_o point_n alike_o neither_o must_v be_v stretch_v beyond_o the_o very_a point_n wherein_o the_o similitude_n lie_v which_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o like_o as_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n sting_v with_o serpent_n be_v cure_v by_o look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n so_o man_n infect_v with_o sin_n have_v no_o other_o remedy_n then_o to_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n jesus_n all_o this_o we_o confess_v but_o to_o say_v that_o nothing_o else_o be_v necessary_a that_o be_v quite_o beside_o the_o text_n &_o as_o easy_o reject_v by_o we_o as_o it_o be_v by_o he_o obtrude_v without_o any_o authority_n or_o probability_n r._n abbot_n similitude_n m._n bishop_n say_v must_v not_o be_v stretch_v beyond_o the_o very_a point_n wherein_o the_o similitude_n lie_v but_o christ_n 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 mo●sibus_fw-la serpentum_fw-la si●_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 serpe●s_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la u●leat_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 illi●_n corporeis_fw-la oculis_fw-la suscipientes_fw-la corporis_fw-la s●lutem_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
exclude_v all_o other_o mean_n that_o either_o jew_n or_o gentile_n require_v but_o not_o charity_n vain_a man_n what_o have_v s._n bernard_n here_o to_o do_v either_o with_o jew_n or_o gentile_n he_o speak_v to_o christian_a and_o faithful_a brethren_n to_o who_o he_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o give_v any_o caveat_n either_o against_o jew_n or_o gentile_n but_o instruct_v they_o what_o to_o do_v be_v prick_v and_o grieve_v with_o sin_n even_o to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n not_o mean_v by_o righteousness_n inherent_a righteousness_n as_o m._n bishop_n do_v but_o that_o righteousness_n which_o consist_v as_o he_o have_v before_o expound_v it_o in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n therefore_o he_o teach_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o righteousness_n finen_n righteousness_n justitia_fw-la donans_fw-la delecta_fw-la sub_fw-la finen_n a_o righteousness_n as_o he_o speak_v again_o that_o forgive_v sin_n the_o form_n of_o which_o righteousness_n he_o 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another_o but_o only_o for_o his_o own_o love_n and_o promise_v sake_n thus_o do_v the_o people_n of_o god_n sometime_o make_v mention_n of_o ●7_n of_o deut._n 9_o ●7_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n 10._o jacob_n psal_n 132_o 10._o david_n not_o as_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n for_o their_o merit_n sake_n but_o as_o to_o urge_v god_n with_o his_o covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o he_o make_v unto_o these_o who_o show_v all_o that_o mercy_n and_o love_n unto_o their_o seed_n 9.5_o seed_n deut._n 7.8_o &_o 9.5_o because_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o their_o father_n and_o sure_o see_v it_o be_v only_o for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n that_o he_o respect_v the_o father_n themselves_o it_o be_v unlikely_a that_o for_o the_o father_n merit_n he_o shall_v respect_v the_o child_n side_n child_n oecumen_fw-la in_o rom_n cap._n 4._o siquis_fw-la illum_fw-la demostrare_fw-la nita●urper_n opera_fw-la dignum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n vides_fw-la quod_fw-la 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non_fw-la operibus_fw-la reddatur_fw-la sed_fw-la gratis_n detur_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o eternal_a life_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o say_v that_o god_n will_v render_v unto_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n the_o difficulty_n he_o show_v to_o arise_v of_o this_o that_o that_o be_v call_v grace_n which_o be_v not_o render_v unto_o work_n but_o be_v free_o give_v whereof_o he_o cit_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o grace_n then_o he_o solu_v the_o question_n thus_o that_o pertinere_fw-la that_o intelligamus_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la nostra_fw-la quibus_fw-la aeterna_fw-la redditur_fw-la vita_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la we_o must_v understand_v that_o our_o good_a work_n to_o which_o eternal_a life_n be_v render_v do_v belong_v also_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n signify_v that_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n intend_v to_o give_v we_o eternal_a life_n do_v by_o the_o same_o mercy_n give_v we_o those_o good_a work_n to_o which_o he_o will_v give_v it_o for_o conclusion_n of_o that_o chapter_n he_o say_v consequent_o that_o etc._n that_o vita_fw-la nostra_fw-la bona_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la qu●m_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la quae_fw-la bonae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la redditur_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la enim_fw-la gratis_o ●ata_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la gratis_n data_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la cvi_fw-la datur_fw-la sed_fw-la illa_fw-la cvi_fw-la datur_fw-la tantum_fw-la modo_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la autem_fw-la quae_fw-la illi_fw-la datur_fw-la quoman_a praemium_fw-la eius_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la gratia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la merces_fw-la pro_fw-la iustitia_fw-la ut_fw-la verum_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o our_o good_a life_n be_v nothing_o 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which_o full_o accord_v with_o that_o that_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o he_o before_o that_o 109._o that_o supra_fw-la sect._n 2._o august_n in_o psal_n 109._o whatsoever_o god_n promise_v he_o promise_v to_o man_n unworthy_a that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v promise_v as_o a_o reward_n to_o work_n but_o be_v grace_n may_v according_a to_o the_o name_n be_v free_o give_v because_o to_o live_v just_o so_o far_o as_o a_o man_n can_v live_v just_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o man_n merit_n but_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n so_o that_o although_o eternal_a life_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o righteousness_n in_o consequence_n and_o order_n yet_o absolute_o to_o speak_v it_o be_v not_o so_o because_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v only_o the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n now_o if_o god_n by_o his_o free_a gift_n intend_v to_o we_o eternal_a life_n do_v give_v we_o his_o grace_n to_o lead_v a_o just_a and_o holy_a life_n that_o thereto_o
that_o righteousness_n to_o which_o the_o stipend_n and_o wage_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v due_a but_o let_v we_o here_o consider_v the_o reason_n which_o m._n bishop_n set_v down_o in_o s._n austin_n name_n why_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o wage_n of_o righteousness_n be_v eternal_a life_n partly_o say_v he_o to_o hold_v we_o in_o humility_n well_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o s._n augustine_n meaning_n that_o the_o apostle_n will_v keep_v we_o in_o humility_n by_o conceal_v that_o that_o be_v true_a but_o by_o withhold_v we_o from_o conceive_v proud_o of_o ourselves_o that_o that_o be_v not_o true_a merito_fw-la true_a ne_fw-fr iustitia_fw-la de_fw-fr humano_fw-la se_fw-la extolleret_fw-la bono_fw-mi merito_fw-la lest_o say_v s._n austin_n righteousness_n shall_v advance_v itself_o as_o of_o any_o merit_n that_o man_n shall_v have_v thereby_o again_o partly_o say_v he_o to_o put_v difference_n between_o salvation_n and_o damnation_n this_o reason_n he_o make_v of_o his_o own_o s._n austin_n have_v it_o not_o but_o what_o be_v that_o difference_n observe_v it_o well_o gentle_a reader_n for_o herein_o be_v the_o secret_a and_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o lewdness_n of_o there_o wretched_a man_n in_o abuse_v the_o name_n of_o s._n austin_n to_o the_o colour_n of_o their_o falsehood_n we_o be_v forsooth_o the_o whole_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o our_o damnation_n but_o not_o of_o our_o salvation_n but_o principal_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o say_v be_v principal_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n but_o not_o the_o whole_a and_o only_a cause_n for_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o we_o ourselves_o by_o our_o free_a will_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n yea_o upon_o free_a will_v they_o hang_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v they_o derive_v unto_o man_n that_o merit_v whereby_o he_o do_v deserve_v eternal_a life_n for_o they_o know_v well_o that_o man_n can_v be_v 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extu●rit_fw-la non_fw-la mihi_fw-la debeatur_fw-la merces_fw-la sed_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o i_o operatus_fw-la est_fw-la no_o man_n shall_v take_v away_o from_o i_o free_a will_n lest_o if_o god_n be_v my_o helper_n in_o my_o work_n the_o reward_n be_v not_o due_a to_o i_o but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v in_o i_o even_o so_o popish_a merit_n stand_v upon_o free_a will_n for_o 9.14_o for_o rhemish_n annot_n in_o rom._n 9.14_o man_n say_v the_o rhemist_n work_v by_o their_o own_o free_a will_n and_o thereby_o deserve_v their_o salvation_n so_o say_v alphonsus_n de_fw-fr castro_n nostrum_fw-la castro_n alphons_n de_fw-fr castro_n adu_fw-la here_o lib._n 7_o in_o gratia_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la quòdnos_fw-la monition_n illius_fw-la consentimus_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la dissentire_fw-la poteramus_fw-la debetur_fw-la nobis_fw-la merces_fw-la &_o praemium_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la meritum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la in_o that_o we_o by_o free_a will_v consent_v to_o god_n monition_n who_o yet_o have_v it_o in_o our_o power_n to_o dissent_v a_o reward_n and_o wage_n be_v due_a unto_o we_o and_o thence_o be_v our_o merit_n in_o like_a sort_n andradius_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o promeremur_fw-la that_o andrad_n orth._n explicat_fw-la lib._n 6._o nostra_fw-la merita_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la liberè_fw-la &_o spontè_fw-fr illas_fw-la actiones_fw-la suscipimus_fw-la quibus_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la promeremur_fw-la they_o be_v call_v our_o merit_n because_o we_o free_o and_o voluntary_o undertake_v those_o action_n whereby_o we_o merit_v with_o god_n now_o of_o this_o poisonfull_a doctrine_n whereby_o man_n be_v make_v partaker_n with_o god_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o salvation_n they_o will_v make_v s._n austin_n a_o partaker_n and_o patron_n with_o they_o who_o in_o condemn_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n condemn_v the_o same_o and_o challenge_v our_o good_a work_n which_o he_o call_v merit_n whole_o and_o only_o unto_o god_n so_o he_o say_v that_o gratia_fw-la that_o august_n epist_n 105._o omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la meritum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la facis_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratia_fw-la all_o our_o good_a work_n or_o merit_n be_v wrought_v unto_o we_o by_o grace_n only_o that_o gr●tia_fw-la that_o jdem_fw-la hy●og_n lib._n 3._o justorum_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la seculi_fw-la vitam_fw-la meritum_fw-la em●●_n est_fw-la gr●tia_fw-la all_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o just_a through_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o this_o world_n be_v grace_n pietati_fw-la grace_n de_fw-fr ve●_n dom._n s●rm_n 7._o totum_fw-la reputa_fw-la quòd_fw-la iustus_fw-la es_fw-la pietati_fw-la that_o thou_o be_v just_a say_v he_o repute_v it_o whole_o to_o mercy_n habemus_fw-la mercy_n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 16._o totum_fw-la quòd_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o quòd_fw-la habemus_fw-la boni_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la habemus_fw-la that_o that_o we_o be_v and_o have_v in_o goodness_n we_o have_v it_o whole_o of_o he_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o allege_v against_o the_o pelagian_o a_o speech_n of_o cyprian_n require_v that_o praestetur_fw-la that_o idem_fw-la de_fw-la bo●o_fw-la pursue_v cap._n 6_o ex_fw-la cypriano_n de_fw-fr orat._n dom._n nequis_fw-la sibi_fw-la superbè_fw-la arroganterque_fw-la aliqu●d_fw-la assumas_fw-la nequis_fw-la aut_fw-la confessionis_fw-la aut_fw-la passionis_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la dicat_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la dum_fw-la praecedit_fw-la humilis_fw-la &_o submissa_fw-la confessio_fw-la &_o datur_fw-la totum_fw-la deo_fw-la qu●cquid_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la timore_fw-la petitur_fw-la ipsius_fw-la pretate_fw-la praestetur_fw-la no_o man_n proud_o and_o arrogant_o assume_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o nor_o call_v the_o glory_n of_o confess_v or_o suffer_v his_o own_o that_o while_o humble_a and_o lowly_a confession_n go_v before_o and_o all_o whole_o be_v yield_v unto_o god_n it_o may_v be_v grant_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o mercy_n whatsoever_o we_o humble_o request_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n now_o according_a to_o those_o word_n of_o yield_v or_o attribute_v all_o whole_o unto_o god_n he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n committimus_fw-la place_n jbid_fw-la tutiores_fw-la vivimus_fw-la si_fw-la totum_fw-la deod●●●us_fw-la &_o non_fw-la nos_fw-la illi_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o notis_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la committimus_fw-la we_o live_v more_o safe_o if_o we_o attribute_v all_o whole_o to_o god_n and_o do_v not_o commit_v ourselves_o partly_o to_o god_n and_o partly_o to_o ourselves_o for_o reason_n whereof_o he_o say_v anon_o after_o that_o eo_fw-la that_o jbid_v cap._n 7._o post_fw-la casum_fw-la hominis_fw-la nonnifi_n ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la svam_fw-la deus_fw-la pertinere_fw-la voltus_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la accedat_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la neque_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la svam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la volunt_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la recedat_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la after_o the_o fal●_n of_o man_n god_n will_v not_o have_v it_o belong_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o to_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o come_v unto_o he_o nor_o will_v have_v it_o to_o belong_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o do_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o to_o those_o word_n of_o cyprian_a he_o allude_v in_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a place_n as_o namely_o where_o he_o say_v that_o 15._o that_o enchir._n cap._n 32_o proptereà_fw-la dictum_fw-la non_fw-la volentis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la detur_fw-la totum_fw-la deo_fw-la see_v of_o freewill_n sect_n 15._o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n that_o all_o whole_o may_v be_v attribute_v unto_o god_n discourse_v at_o large_a that_o our_o willing_a and_o our_o run_n be_v not_o to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n because_o then_o as_o it_o be_v say_v on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v 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give_v unto_o we_o and_o not_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o be_v move_v to_o bestow_v the_o same_o upon_o we_o even_o as_o saint_n augustine_n speak_v promisit_fw-la speak_v august_n in_o psalm_n 109._o via_fw-la qua_fw-la nos_fw-la perducturus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la illum_fw-la quem_fw-la promisit_fw-la the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o that_o end_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v now_o what_o say_v m._n bishop_n to_o this_o place_n of_o bernard_n no_o question_n but_o he_o have_v a_o answer_n ready_a though_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n he_o never_o see_v the_o place_n so_o notable_a a_o faculty_n have_v these_o man_n to_o tell_v a_o author_n meaning_n before_o ever_o they_o look_v into_o he_o forsooth_o bernard_n meaning_n be_v that_o merit_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a cause_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o christ_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n free_o bestow_v upon_o we_o out_o of_o which_o our_o merit_n proceed_v thus_o he_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 manu●l_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 ●●e●●_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 m●a_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 sang●_n &_o c●ro_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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my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o that_o i_o can_v merit_v that_o be_v obtain_v pardon_n where_o s._n paul_n say_v 1.13_o say_v 1._o tim._n 1.13_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n because_o i_o do_v it_o ignorant_o etc._n etc._n s._n austin_n out_o of_o some_o translation_n read_v 5._o read_v aug._n de_fw-fr bapt._n con_v donat._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o misericordiam_fw-la merut_fw-la i_o merit_v mercy_n but_o import_v nothing_o but_o the_o obtain_n thereof_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n we_o have_v it_o common_o translate_v romanos_fw-la translate_v ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la i_o be_o in_o love_n with_o none_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v ut_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la merear_fw-la adipisci_fw-la that_o i_o may_v merit_v to_o obtain_v christ_n whereas_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o hierom_n translate_v it_o script_n it_o hieron_n in_o cat._n eccles_n script_n ut_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_n inventam_fw-la that_o i_o may_v find_v jesus_n christ_n again_o in_o the_o next_o period_n the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o same_o translator_n read_v as_o before_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v by_o hierome_n jbid._n hierome_n jbid._n tantum_fw-la ut_fw-la christo_fw-la fruar_fw-la only_o that_o i_o may_v enjoy_v christ._n and_o thus_o in_o infinite_a place_n have_v they_o make_v the_o greek_a father_n to_o speak_v of_o merit_n where_o they_o never_o mean_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o to_o make_v it_o plain_o to_o appear_v that_o by_o merit_n they_o mean_v not_o any_o such_o worthiness_n or_o desert_n as_o m._n bishop_n speak_v of_o let_v one_o sentence_n of_o ambrose_n full_o suffice_v meruerimus_fw-la suffice_v amb._n epist_n 22._o omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la patimur_fw-la minora_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o indigna_fw-es pro_fw-la quorum_fw-la laboribus_fw-la tanta_fw-la rependatur_fw-la futurorum_fw-la merces_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quae_fw-la revelabitur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la cùm_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la imaginem_fw-la reformati_fw-la gloriam_fw-la eius_fw-la fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la aspicere_fw-la meruerimus_fw-la all_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o suffer_v be_v
de_fw-la proposito_fw-la dei_fw-la firmior_fw-la suppetit_fw-la securiorque_fw-la gloriandi_fw-la ratio_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la iam_fw-la quae_fw-la ras_fw-la quibus_fw-la meritis_fw-la speremus_fw-la bona_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cùm_fw-la audias_fw-la apud_fw-la prophetam_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la etc._n etc._n ezec._n 36._o sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la meritum_fw-la scire_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la sufficiunt_fw-la merita_fw-la etc._n etc._n merita_fw-la habere_fw-la cure_v habita_fw-la data_fw-la noveru_fw-la fructum_fw-la speraveris_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n perniciosa_fw-la paupertas_fw-la meritorum_fw-la penuria_fw-la est_fw-la to_o what_o end_n be_v the_o church_n careful_a as_o touch_v merit_n which_o have_v a_o more_o sure_a and_o secure_a ground_n of_o rejoice_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o for_o thou_o to_o ask_v by_o what_o merit_v we_o hope_v for_o good_a thing_n see_v thou_o hear_v by_o the_o prophet_n not_o for_o your_o sake_n but_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n will_v i_o do_v it_o say_v the_o lord_n it_o suffice_v for_o merit_n to_o know_v that_o merit_n be_v not_o sufficient_a be_v careful_a to_o have_v merit_n when_o thou_o have_v they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v give_v thou_o but_o for_o fruit_n thereof_o hope_v for_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o wa●t_n of_o merit_n be_v a_o pernicious_a poverty_n thus_o under_o the_o name_n of_o merit_n he_o commend_v the_o have_v of_o good_a work_n and_o our_o care_n to_o be_v rich_a therein_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o pernicious_a want_n to_o be_v destitute_a thereof_o and_o to_o be_v man_n fruitless_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o when_o we_o have_v they_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o conceive_v the_o unsufficiency_n thereof_o and_o to_o rest_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o reward_v thereof_o only_o upon_o god_n mercy_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o perform_v it_o not_o for_o our_o sake_n but_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o so_o full_o bereave_v they_o of_o that_o nature_n of_o merit_n which_o m._n bishop_n do_v assign_v unto_o they_o thus_o do_v he_o every_o where_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v his_o mind_n domini_fw-la mind_n ibid._n ser_n 61._o meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la my_o merit_n say_v he_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n fidentes_fw-la lord_n ibi._n ser_n 73._o opus_fw-la habent_fw-la &_o sancti_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la exorare_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la misericordia_fw-la salui_fw-la fiant_fw-la propriae_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la non_fw-la fidentes_fw-la even_o the_o saint_n have_v need_v to_o entreat_v for_o their_o sin_n that_o by_o thy_o mercy_n they_o may_v be_v save_v not_o trust_v to_o their_o own_o righteousness_n and_o again_o ruinosa_fw-la again_o in_o psal_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la ser_fw-mi 1._o periculosa_fw-la habitatio_fw-la illorum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o meritu_fw-la sui●_n sperant_fw-la periculosa_fw-la quia_fw-la ruinosa_fw-la dangerous_a be_v the_o dwell_n of_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o their_o own_o merit_n it_o be_v dangerous_a because_o it_o be_v ruinous_a fecit_fw-la ruinous_a ibi._n ser_n 16._o hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la homini●_n meritum_fw-la si_fw-la totam_fw-la spem_fw-la svam_fw-la ponat_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la qui_fw-la totum_fw-la hominem_fw-la saluum_fw-la fecit_fw-la this_o be_v the_o whole_a merit_n of_o man_n to_o put_v his_o whole_a trust_n in_o he_o who_o have_v whole_o save_v man_n many_o other_o such_o like_a speech_n of_o he_o may_v be_v allege_v whereby_o m._n bishop_n may_v well_o take_v occasion_n to_o bethink_v himself_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o do_v s._n bernard_n wrong_v to_o make_v he_o a_o patron_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n now_o maintain_v let_v he_o due_o consider_v whether_o he_o have_v do_v well_o to_o take_v a_o little_a advantage_n of_o a_o scrap_n of_o a_o sermon_n and_o to_o urge_v it_o contrary_a to_o the_o whole_a 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only_o and_o not_o the_o congregation_n as_o in_o many_o offence_n it_o happen_v i_o answer_v he_o that_o because_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n every_o man_n be_v by_o these_o sacrifice_n to_o give_v acknowledgement_n thereof_o as_o touch_v himself_o and_o to_o show_v his_o care_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n either_o for_o public_a or_o private_a offence_n whereby_o he_o have_v with_o achan_n provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o his_o people_n as_o well_o as_o against_o himself_o upon_o the_o do_v whereof_o man_n be_v account_v to_o the_o church_n and_o with_o man_n as_o sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v from_o their_o sin_n and_o no_o exception_n be_v to_o be_v take_v against_o their_o join_a themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o for_o warrant_n of_o this_o distinction_n the_o scripture_n
the_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v our_o sin_n 30._o sin_n ver._n 30._o for_o this_o cause_n many_o be_v weak_a and_o sick_a among_o you_o and_o many_o sleep_n but_o the_o use_n thencefoorth_o be_v not_o for_o satisfaction_n but_o for_o salvation_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 10._o w._n bishop_n now_o to_o the_o next_o example_n which_o m._n perkins_n make_v our_o three_o reason_n king_n david_n be_v punish_v for_o his_o advoultrie_n after_o his_o repentance_n for_o the_o child_n die_v 12._o 2._o re._n 12._o and_o be_v plague_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o incest_n by_o absalon_n and_o when_o he_o have_v number_v the_o people_n 24._o 2._o re._n 24._o he_o be_v after_o his_o own_o repentance_n punish_v in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o people_n m._n perkins_n answer_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o after_o his_o repentance_n but_o those_o judgement_n which_o befall_v he_o be_v not_o curse_n to_o he_o proper_o but_o correction_n of_o his_o sin_n 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