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say_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v without_o work_n and_o james_n say_v faith_n without_o work_n be_v in_o vain_a for_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o work_v that_o go_v before_o faith_n james_n speak_v of_o the_o work_n that_o follow_v after_o faith_n thomas_n of_o aquine_n also_o say_v ay_o acobus_fw-la hic_fw-la loquor_fw-la de_fw-la operibus_fw-la sequentibus_fw-la fidem_fw-la 5._o quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la iustificare_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la iustificare_fw-la dicitur_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la infusio_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la justice_n exercitatio_fw-la vel_fw-la ostentio_fw-la vel_fw-la consummatio_fw-la res_fw-la enim_fw-la dicitur_fw-la fieri_fw-la quando_fw-la perficitur_fw-la vel_fw-la innotescit_fw-la james_n in_o this_o place_n speak_v of_o such_o work_v as_o follow_v faith_n which_o work_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v not_o as_o justification_n be_v the_o procure_n of_o righteousness_n but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o exercise_n or_o a_o 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utter_o exclude_v and_o stand_v a_o part_n that_o grace_n may_v appear_v free_a the_o promise_n simple_a and_o that_o faith_n may_v stand_v alone_o for_o the_o law_n condemn_v we_o word_n do_v not_o avail_v we_o but_o faith_n in_o christ_n only_o justify_v we_o for_o a_o man_n may_v make_v this_o argument_n syllogism_n which_o be_v invincible_a all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v with_o god_n be_v only_o by_o christ_n 15._o our_o work_n and_o merit_n be_v not_o christ_n ergo_fw-la our_o work_n and_o merit_n can_v do_v nothing_o with_o god_n therefore_o sith_o it_o be_v so_o clear_a let_v we_o acknowledge_v our_o sickness_n which_o be_v sin_n let_v we_o open_v it_o by_o repentance_n and_o flee_v by_o faith_n to_o christ_n which_o be_v our_o only_a physician_n and_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n 9_o let_v we_o all_o by_o faith_n only_o make_v our_o profit_n of_o he_o and_o not_o of_o our_o work_n and_o merit_n 33._o for_o as_o augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v take_v in_o adultery_n &_o bring_v to_o he_o when_o her_o accuser_n be_v all_o go_v he_o say_v relicti_fw-la sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la miserable_fw-la &_o misericordia_fw-la there_o be_v two_o left_a say_v he_o mercy_n and_o misery_n and_o therefore_o god_n pardon_v she_o in_o his_o christ_n for_o christ_n say_v to_o she_o go_v sin_n no_o more_o as_o though_o christ_n will_v say_v say_v augustine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n delevi_fw-la quod_fw-la commisisti_fw-la obserua_fw-la quod_fw-la precipi_fw-la ut_fw-la invenias_fw-la quod_fw-la promisi_fw-la that_o be_v i_o have_v take_v away_o thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o have_v commit_v do_v and_o observe_v that_o i_o command_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v find_v that_o i_o have_v promise_v thou_o therefore_o i_o believe_v that_o christ_n only_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o all_o our_o sin_n 1._o objection_n here_o may_v one_o object_n and_o say_v if_o god_n only_o forgive_v sin_n what_o mean_v this_o that_o we_o read_v who_o sin_n soever_o you_o forgive_v 20._o they_o be_v forgive_v they_o and_o who_o sin_n soever_o you_o do_v withhold_v they_o shall_v be_v withhold_v be_v it_o not_o plain_a that_o not_o god_n only_o but_o the_o apostle_n also_o do_v forgive_v sin_n i_o answer_v answer_n there_o be_v three_o manner_n of_o power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n the_o first_o be_v the_o same_o which_o belong_v unto_o god_n only_o for_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o prophet_n word_n 43._o i_o be_o he_o i_o be_o he_o myself_o which_o dâ—e_v wipe_v away_o thy_o wickedness_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n the_o second_o be_v the_o minister_n when_o they_o declare_v god_n grace_v to_o the_o penitent_a and_o that_o all_o their_o sin_n be_v do_v away_o only_o by_o christ_n 5._o and_o contrariwise_o to_o preach_v and_o pronounce_v malediction_n and_o wrath_n upon_o the_o vacant_a therefore_o saint_n hierome_n say_v the_o bishop_n or_o priest_n neither_o bind_v the_o innocent_a nor_o lose_v the_o guilty_a 16._o but_o accord_v to_o his_o office_n 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