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who_o elsewhere_o stand_v peremptory_o to_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o innocency_n and_o uprightness_n against_o that_o wrongful_a imputation_n of_o hypocrisy_n which_o his_o friend_n charge_v he_o withal_o tell_v they_o that_o till_o he_o die_v he_o will_v not_o take_v away_o his_o innocency_n from_o himself_o nor_o his_o heart_n shall_v not_o reprove_v he_o of_o his_o day_n yet_o when_o he_o set_v himself_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n justice_n he_o dare_v not_o stand_v out_o in_o his_o own_o justification_n but_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o judge_n with_o humble_a supplication_n for_o his_o favour_n these_o confession_n of_o job_n be_v not_o compliment_n out_o of_o a_o feign_a and_o needless_a modesty_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o conscience_n right_o inform_v and_o apprehensive_a of_o its_o own_o sinfulness_n and_o the_o severe_a rigour_n of_o god_n judgement_n the_o serious_a meditation_n of_o which_o two_o particular_n we_o commend_v unto_o our_o 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the_o mark_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o 14._o here_o be_v diligence_n and_o we_o can_v say_v that_o saint_n paul_n do_v not_o do_v his_o best_a do_v paul_n then_o fulfil_v the_o law_n it_o seem_v so_o for_o here_o we_o see_v he_o be_v willing_a â—0_n and_o in_o another_o place_n bellarmine_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v able_a for_o so_o we_o have_v it_o paul_n 4._o 13._o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o that_o be_v fulfil_v the_o moral_a law_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ._n now_o if_o he_o be_v willing_a and_o able_a then_o certain_o he_o keep_v it_o nay_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o witness_v the_o testimony_n of_o himself_o i_o do_v not_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o i_o will_v but_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o that_o do_v i_o rom._n 7._o 19_o where_o be_v the_o fault_n then_o in_o the_o apostle_n will_v no_o it_o be_v plaiâ—e_a he_o will_v have_v do_v it_o be_v then_o in_o his_o ability_n yea_o this_o be_v it_o 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