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that_o without_o all_o shame_n he_o impute_v such_o say_n to_o saint_n james_n as_o he_o can_v find_v never_o a_o word_n in_o hiâ—_n sound_o like_o such_o 〈◊〉_d say_v but_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o heretic_n which_o learn_v not_o all_o truth_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n to_o bring_v their_o opinion_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o to_o enforce_v the_o word_n thereof_o against_o all_o equity_n to_o signify_v and_o say_v whatsoever_o it_o please_v they_o now_o that_o saint_n james_n hold_v that_o every_o sin_n deserve_v death_n i_o will_v prove_v out_o of_o his_o own_o say_n by_o this_o argument_n whosoever_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n deserve_v eternal_a death_n whosoever_o offend_v in_o one_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o therefore_o whosoever_o offend_v in_o one_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n the_o mayor_n i_o trust_v you_o will_v grant_v the_o minor_a be_v saint_n james_n cap._n 2._o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o offend_v but_o 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2._o in_o the_o conclusion_n he_o say_v if_o you_o can_v prove_v that_o god_n will_v show_v as_o full_a mercy_n also_o where_o he_o find_v not_o that_o fullness_n of_o christ_n grace_n then_o call_v we_o hardly_o enemy_n for_o not_o suffer_v god_n to_o show_v mercy_n to_o who_o he_o will_n but_o where_o want_v that_o fullness_n of_o christ_n grace_n in_o any_o of_o god_n elect_v be_v it_o where_o great_a sin_n be_v the_o apostle_n answer_v where_o sin_n have_v abound_v grace_n have_v more_o than_o abound_v rom._n 5._o wherefore_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o great_a sin_n what_o shall_v we_o doubt_v that_o the_o lesser_a shall_v not_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o it_o whether_o
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