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the_o universal_a church_n sic_fw-la loquor_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la universa_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr sanct._n beat._n cap._n 19_o though_o its_o language_n speak_v only_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o its_o rythme_n speak_v only_o the_o late_a and_o corrupt_a age_n of_o that_o church_n and_o its_o irreligion_n do_v in_o truth_n speak_v no_o church_n for_o that_o be_v no_o church_n whereof_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o head_n and_o he_o be_v not_o the_o head_n of_o that_o church_n which_o pray_v to_o such_o as_o he_o do_v not_o pray_v and_o he_o do_v never_o pray_v to_o his_o mother_n but_o only_o to_o his_o father_n teach_v we_o o_o say_v our_o father_n not_o our_o mother_n whâ—…ch_v art_n in_o heaven_n we_o can_v say_v the_o word_n of_o this_o prayer_n in_o his_o communion_n we_o can_v obtain_v the_o blessing_n oâ—…_n it_o by_o his_o intercession_n therefore_o if_o we_o wâ—…l_v â—…e_v his_o church_n we_o must_v put_v this_o prayer_n oâ—…_n of_o our_o meutâ—…es_n because_o we_o dare_v 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or_o in_o say_v the_o other_o for_o i_o may_v no_o more_o now_o venture_v to_o have_v religion_n than_o i_o may_v hereafter_o hope_v to_o have_v a_o salvation_n out_o of_o his_o communion_n and_o though_o it_o be_v more_o like_o a_o heathen_a than_o a_o christian_a to_o say_v if_o it_o be_v a_o question_n of_o word_n and_o of_o name_n and_o of_o your_o law_n act_n 18._o 15._o for_o word_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o god_n law_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o three_o commandment_n no_o less_o than_o thought_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o gesture_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o second_o and_o deed_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o four_o yet_o be_v that_o say_n very_o unfit_o apply_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o prayer_n for_o this_o be_v as_o formal_a a_o invocation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n as_o if_o she_o be_v god_n call_v she_o the_o mother_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n and_o pray_v she_o to_o protect_v we_o in_o our_o life_n and_o to_o receâ—…ve_v we_o at_o our_o death_n and_o who_o can_v say_v more_o than_o this_o to_o god_n put_v but_o father_n instead_o of_o mother_n who_o can_v ask_v more_o than_o this_o of_o god_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o say_v mater_fw-la de_fw-fr coel_n dea_fw-la instead_o of_o pater_fw-la de_fw-la coelis_fw-la deus_fw-la miserere_fw-la nobis_fw-la miseris_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la o_o bless_a mother_n of_o god_n instead_o of_o o_o god_n the_o father_n of_o heaven_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o say_v libera_n nos_fw-la domine_fw-la good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o any_o other_o evil_a and_o mischief_n as_o in_o regard_n of_o such_o litany_n therefore_o this_o invocation_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n be_v faulty_a in_o objecto_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o in_o modo_fw-la colendi_fw-la both_o in_o the_o object_n
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in_o stripe_n above_o measure_n in_o prison_n more_o frequent_a in_o death_n oft_o there_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o suffering_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o yet_o dare_v not_o plead_v either_o for_o acquitment_n or_o acceptance_n with_o god_n from_o his_o own_o but_o only_o from_o his_o saviour_n obed_a ence_n and_o do_v couâ—…t_v they_o but_o dung_n sc_n all_o thing_n whatsoever_o not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n except_v that_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n phil._n 3._o 9_o a_o righteousness_n which_o be_v most_o true_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v of_o god_n the_o father_n give_v of_o god_n the_o son_n purchase_v for_o none_o but_o god_n can_v take_v away_o sin_n appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abolish_v the_o power_n of_o 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justification_n be_v the_o main_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o indeed_o if_o man_n will_v be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o allow_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o same_o constancy_n to_o himself_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o several_a penman_n as_o of_o one_o they_o will_v no_o more_o oppose_v st._n james_n against_o st._n paul_n in_o this_o doctrine_n then_o st._n paul_n against_o himself_o for_o st._n paul_n have_v as_o palpable_o reject_v a_o faith_n without_o work_n as_o st._n james_n though_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n so_o as_o to_o remove_v mountain_n and_o have_v no_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o 1._o cor._n 13._o 2._o and_o yet_o by_o so_o say_v do_v never_o intend_v and_o be_v never_o think_v to_o thwart_v his_o own_o doctrine_n concern_v justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n or_o to_o ascribe_v any_o share_n of_o it_o to_o work_n which_o proceed_v from_o charity_n or_o to_o make_v man_n a_o fellow-sharer_n with_o god_n by_o allow_v our_o own_o righteousness_n to_o be_v in_o the_o least_o respect_n a_o partial_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o herein_o st._n augustin_n show_v himself_o st._n paul_n scholar_n and_o therefore_o may_v just_o challenge_v to_o be_v our_o master_n for_o though_o he_o write_v a_o book_n of_o purpose_n to_o confute_v the_o solifidean_a heresy_n which_o look_v only_o after_o faith_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o let_v fall_v any_o one_o passage_n to_o persuade_v we_o that_o work_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n this_o himself_n profess_v lib._n 2._o retr_n cap._n 38._o interea_fw-la missa_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la fratribus_fw-la laicis_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la divinorum_fw-la eloquiorum_fw-la studiosis_fw-la scripta_fw-la nonnulla_fw-la quae_fw-la ita_fw-la distinguerent_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la christianam_fw-la fidem_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la hâc_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la sine_fw-la illis_fw-la autem_fw-la posse_fw-la perveniri_fw-la suaderetur_fw-la ad_fw-la aeâ—…ernam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quibus_fw-la respondens_fw-la librum_fw-la scripsi_fw-la cujus_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la when_o i_o have_v receive_v certain_a write_n from_o some_o lay-brother_n indeed_o but_o studious_a of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n mark_v the_o distinction_n of_o layman_n and_o clergyman_n in_o those_o day_n but_o withal_o the_o free_a use_n of_o the_o scripture_n not_o deny_v to_o layman_n which_o do_v so_o divide_v and_o separate_v faith_n from_o work_n as_o to_o say_v without_o the_o one_o we_o may_v not_o be_v save_v but_o without_o the_o other_o we_o may_v i_o think_v to_o answer_v they_o in_o a_o treatise_n of_o purpose_n which_o entitle_v of_o faith_n and_o work_n and_o in_o this_o treatise_n though_o by_o many_o text_n he_o prove_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n yet_o do_v he_o nowhere_o avow_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v justify_v or_o save_v by_o their_o 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