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acknowledge_v his_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n the_o same_o doubtless_o know_v not_o how_o to_o embrace_v grace_n by_o the_o gospel_n he_o which_o can_v not_o esteem_v his_o sickness_n or_o the_o greevousnesse_n of_o his_o disease_n the_o same_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v a_o negligente_a care_n of_o seek_v forth_o a_o wholesome_a medicine_n in_o the_o second_o order_n of_o those_o which_o err_v about_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n be_v they_o which_o in_o deed_n do_v retain_v the_o law_n and_o do_v right_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christian_n but_o this_o they_o false_o affirm_v that_o whosoever_o will_v may_v by_o his_o own_o power_n and_o mind_n fulfil_v the_o law_n &_o by_o this_o mean_n attain_v righteousness_n before_o god_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n the_o falseness_n of_o this_o opinion_n i_o will_v in_o such_o wise_a show_n by_o manifest_a demonstration_n that_o every_o one_o may_v easy_o perceyve_v that_o no_o man_n amongst_o all_o man_n the_o only_a man_n jesu_n christ_n except_v be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god._n the_o condition_n of_o humane_a nature_n in_o all_o man_n yield_v unto_o we_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o this_o our_o asseveration_n the_o same_o be_v such_o that_o all_o man_n even_o from_o the_o very_a nativity_n be_v unpure_a unclean_a and_o thrall_n unto_o sin_n forasmuch_o then_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o from_o a_o rot_a and_o stink_a fountain_n no_o water_n can_v be_v draw_v but_o rot_v and_o stink_a it_o be_v manifest_v that_o man_n be_v unpure_a and_o defile_v with_o sin_n can_v yield_v pure_a sincere_a and_o undefiled_a obedience_n unto_o god._n therefore_o solomon_n say_v eccle._n cap._n 7._o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n righteous_a upon_o the_o earth_n which_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o and_o job._n chap._n 14._o who_o can_v make_v that_o clean_a which_o come_v of_o a_o unclean_a seed_n true_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v bring_v this_o to_o pass_v for_o we_o do_v all_o draw_v our_o beginning_n from_o a_o sinful_a lump_n and_o a_o unclean_a root_n and_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o fruit_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o the_o tree_n itself_o therefore_o this_o demonstration_n of_o the_o proof_n stand_v sure_a whosoever_o be_v unclean_a can_v not_o yield_v clean_o and_o pure_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o all_o man_n only_a jesv_n christ_n except_v which_o from_o the_o law_n of_o birth_n customable_a and_o common_a to_o nature_n be_v exempt_v be_v by_o nature_n unclean_a therefore_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god._n the_o second_o argument_n whereby_o it_o be_v convince_v that_o no_o man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v take_v of_o the_o universal_a experience_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n find_v in_o the_o universal_a world_n who_o askinge_v his_o own_o heart_n and_o examine_v his_o own_o conscience_n shall_v not_o straight_a way_n find_v himself_o to_o be_v far_o of_o from_o that_o perfection_n which_o the_o law_n require_v who_o perceive_v not_o himself_o to_o have_v do_v oftentimes_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v do_v and_o again_o to_o have_v leave_v undoone_v thing_n to_o be_v do_v and_o albeit_o some_o dare_v boast_n much_o of_o fulfil_v the_o law_n do_v by_o themselves_o or_o by_o other_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n be_v against_o themselves_o which_o although_o it_o lie_v hide_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a and_o lie_v open_a unto_o god_n which_o see_v wey_v and_o tri_v all_o the_o cogitation_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o three_o argument_n whereby_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v require_v of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n who_o condemn_v only_o the_o guilty_a and_o the_o transgressor_n of_o his_o divine_a law_n and_o commandment_n forasmuch_o then_o as_o no_o man_n be_v free_a 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