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apt_a similitude_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la ferueat_fw-la 2._o li._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplicia_fw-la quaest._n 2._o calefacit_fw-la ignis_fw-la the_o fire_n do_v not_o heat_n to_o be_v make_v hot_a itself_o but_o because_o it_o be_v hot_a neither_o do_v the_o wheel_v run_v well_o thereby_o to_o be_v make_v round_o but_o because_o it_o be_v round_o even_o so_o no_o man_n work_v well_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o receive_v grace_n but_o because_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o for_o how_o can_v he_o live_v just_o that_o be_v not_o justify_v but_o grace_n do_v justify_v that_o a_o justify_v man_n may_v live_v just_o and_o further_o to_o show_v how_o necessary_a god_n help_v and_o grace_n be_v to_o every_o man_n and_o at_o all_o time_n the_o church_n teach_v that_o god_n do_v not_o give_v his_o grace_n only_o once_o and_o then_o leave_v man_n to_o himself_o palest_fw-la aug._n epistola_fw-la 106._o the_o council_n palest_fw-la but_o assi_v
penance_n for_o their_o uncleanness_n and_o fornication_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v infamous_a crime_n mortal_a but_o not_o infamous_a again_o if_o there_o be_v not_o certain_a sin_n which_o need_v not_o to_o be_v heal_v by_o such_o humility_n of_o penance_n as_o be_v geeven_v in_o the_o church_n to_o they_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v penitentes_fw-la but_o by_o some_o other_o medicine_n of_o rebuke_v by_o word_n our_o lord_n will_v not_o say_v tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o he_o and_o thou_o alone_o if_o he_o harken_v to_o the_o sin_n matt._n 18._o venial_a sin_n than_o thou_o have_v win_v thy_o broother_n final_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o fault_n without_o the_o which_o this_o life_n be_v not_o lead_v he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v we_o a_o daily_a remedy_n in_o the_o prayer_n which_o himself_o teach_v wherein_o he_o will_v we_o to_o say_v forgeve_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgeve_v they_o that_o trespase_n against_o us._n 6._o matt._n 6._o the_o 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3._o and_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o have_v transpose_v we_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o well-beloved_a son_n in_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n a_o description_n of_o the_o justification_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n the_o four_o chapter_n by_o the_o which_o word_n be_v describe_v and_o declare_v the_o justification_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o it_o be_v a_o translation_n from_o that_o state_n in_o which_o man_n be_v bear_v the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n into_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o adoption_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o second_o adam_n jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n the_o which_o translation_n after_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v not_o be_v make_v without_o receive_v the_o water_n of_o baptism_n or_o the_o purpose_n to_o receive_v it_o as_o it_o be_v write_v 3._o joan._n 3._o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v 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