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and_o bestow_v it_o on_o creature_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o it_o isaiah_n 63.16_o 2._o the_o same_o church_n of_o rome_n teach_v that_o to_o the_o justify_n of_o a_o sinner_n before_o god_n be_v require_v not_o only_o a_o impute_a righteousness_n but_o a_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o be_v work_n of_o charity_n which_o make_v a_o man_n of_o just_a more_o just_a we_o in_o this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n utter_o exclude_v humane_a merit_n now_o bring_v this_o different_a doctrine_n to_o this_o rule_n whether_o give_v more_o to_o god_n and_o less_o to_o the_o creature_n that_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o which_o utter_o take_v from_o man_n all_o that_o he_o can_v think_v of_o to_o justify_v himself_o withal_o and_o ascribe_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o salvation_n from_o first_o to_o last_o unto_o god_n or_o that_o doctrine_n which_o puff_v up_o man_n in_o conceit_n of_o some_o righteousness_n in_o himself_o and_o take_v from_o the_o lord_n 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or_o argument_n shall_v have_v be_v avoid_v this_o first_o peep_v or_o appearance_n of_o evil_a in_o ourselves_o or_o whatsoever_o we_o may_v lay_v as_o a_o stumble_a block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o another_o though_o it_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o we_o nor_o in_o itself_o yet_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o evil_a to_o another_o by_o this_o precept_n we_o must_v shun_v and_o fly_v from_o it_o paul_n eat_v of_o flesh_n be_v lawful_a in_o itself_o and_o lawful_a to_o he_o but_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v offend_v his_o weak_a brother_n he_o will_v never_o do_v it_o while_o the_o world_n stand_v 1_o cor._n 8.13_o and_o rom._n 14.21_o he_o will_v remove_v that_o which_o seem_v and_o appear_v evil_a to_o another_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o consequent_n of_o action_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_a that_o may_v be_v do_v or_o not_o do_v we_o must_v sometime_o forbear_v lawful_a thing_n if_o we_o suspect_v evil_a consequent_n it_o be_v 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