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be_v to_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n for_o he_o say_v express_o if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n nineteeen_o math._n nineteeen_o keep_v the_o commandment_n that_o be_v apply_v thy_o hole_n study_v and_o affection_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n wherein_o if_o thou_o persevere_v thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o so_o after_o thy_o justification_n thou_o shall_v be_v glorify_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o god_n which_o faint_a paul_n speak_v of_o when_o he_o say_v quos_fw-la iustificavit_fw-la illos_fw-la glorificavit_fw-la â§_o the_o article_n of_o good_a work_n all_o preach_v and_o learn_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o christis_fw-la church_n aught_o to_o tend_v to_o this_o end_n that_o man_n may_v be_v induce_v not_o only_o to_o know_v god_n and_o to_o believe_v and_o trust_v in_o he_o but_o also_o to_o honour_v and_o serve_v he_o with_o good_a work_n wrought_v in_o faith_n and_o charity_n and_o utter_o to_o forsake_v the_o work_n 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the_o same_o whereunto_o saint_n peter_n exhort_v we_o say_v â—…_n two_o pet._n â—…_n fall_v not_o from_o the_o sure_a estate_n wherein_o you_o be_v set_v but_o increase_n and_o grow_v in_o grace_n &_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesu_n christ_n and_o to_o ascribe_v this_o dignity_n unto_o good_a work_n it_o be_v no_o derogation_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n forasmoch_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v that_o all_o good_a work_n come_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o our_o merit_n as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v be_v but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o so_o in_o ourself_o we_o may_v not_o glory_v nor_o look_v back_o on_o our_o own_o worthiness_n or_o dignity_n which_o be_v naught_o as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o of_o the_o only_a acceptation_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v as_o saint_n paul_n say_v iii._n phili._n iii._n extend_v ourself_o to_o that_o which_o be_v afore_o we_o to_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o heavenly_a calling_n 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