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of_o his_o servant_n as_o in_o the_o schoolman_n heretofore_o have_v out_o of_o this_o place_n go_v about_o to_o maintain_v that_o devilish_a distinction_n of_o meritum_fw-la congrui_fw-la &_o condigni_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o in_o our_o romish_a rhemist_n also_o in_o their_o late_a annotation_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o namely_o upon_o this_o very_a place_n will_v make_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o life_n meritorious_a and_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a salvation_n but_o in_o one_o word_n general_o to_o answer_v they_o both_o together_o first_o and_o then_o afterwards_o more_o particular_o to_o deal_v with_o either_o of_o they_o by_o themselves_o we_o fear_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o these_o beastly_a opinion_n spring_v from_o a_o foul_a and_o filthy_a fountain_n and_o bring_v forth_o most_o bitter_a fruit_n and_o effect_n for_o the_o first_o of_o
as_o much_o as_o it_o have_v no_o good_a foundation_n to_o stand_v upon_o but_o also_o because_o it_o do_v wonderful_o darken_v if_o not_o utter_o evacuate_v and_o take_v away_o both_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n grace_n and_o favour_n also_o towards_o we_o for_o we_o know_v and_o have_v learn_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o do_v believe_v it_o too_o that_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n 8.32_o john_n 3_o 16._o rom._n 8.32_o that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n unto_o the_o death_n for_o we_o all_o to_o the_o end_n that_o every_o one_o of_o those_o which_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n which_o rich_a love_n of_o he_o towards_o we_o can_v not_o have_v so_o plentiful_o and_o plain_o appear_v if_o he_o have_v therein_o as_o well_o provide_v for_o his_o son_n profit_n as_o for_o our_o good_a and_o christ_n grace_n can_v not_o but_o be_v great_o obscure_v thereby_o while_o we_o fantastical_o imagine_v that_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n &_o suffer_v all_o manner_n of_o villainy_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o some_o other_o cause_n good_a for_o himself_o rather_o than_o for_o the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n whereas_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o when_o the_o scripture_n will_v magnify_v his_o love_n towards_o we_o 6.10_o rom._n 5_o 6.10_o it_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o die_v for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v his_o utter_a enemy_n give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v that_o he_o have_v no_o regard_n or_o consideration_n of_o himself_o at_o all_o but_o only_o of_o we_o yea_o he_o himself_o say_v 17.19_o john_n 17.19_o in_o the_o gospel_n after_o john_n that_o for_o our_o sake_n he_o sanctify_v himself_o etc._n etc._n by_o which_o he_o plain_o declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o sanctify_v himself_o for_o our_o sake_n alone_o but_o also_o that_o he_o derive_v the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n of_o his_o own_o holiness_n over_o unto_o we_o purchase_v nothing_o thereby_o 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