they_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o reach_v the_o price_n thereof_o beside_o christian_n whatever_o we_o do_v or_o suffer_v for_o god_n luke_o 17.10_o it_o be_v not_o more_o than_o what_o we_o be_v oblige_v unto_o and_o sure_o in_o do_v our_o duty_n we_o can_v never_o lay_v the_o 7._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n ad_fw-la rom._n homil._n 7._o foundation_n of_o merit_n for_o eternal_a glory_n nor_o may_v we_o think_v to_o make_v a_o purchase_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n by_o pay_v a_o old_a score_n will_v we_o ever_o merit_v heaven_n and_o eternal_a glory_n of_o god_n we_o must_v present_v he_o with_o some_o acceptable_a 497._o acceptable_a debemus_fw-la enim_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la et_fw-la nostra_fw-la omne_fw-la cha._n n._n tom._n 3._o lib_n 14._o cap._n 20._o pag._n 497._o service_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o not_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o give_v he_o any_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v not_o already_o a_o full_a propriety_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o be_v or_o have_v there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o can_v do_v or_o suffer_v in_o a_o way_n of_o obedience_n but_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n from_o we_o by_o every_o kind_n of_o right_n have_v we_o any_o thing_n of_o our_o own_o wherewith_o to_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n there_o may_v then_o be_v some_o ground_n of_o pretence_n for_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n 18._o work_n exit_fw-la gratia_fw-la enim_fw-la datur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la justificatis_fw-la vita_fw-la bona_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la glorificatis_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la fulgent_n ad_fw-la monim_n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o but_o since_o all_o that_o we_o have_v be_v due_a to_o god_n because_o it_o come_v from_o he_o and_o bear_v his_o image_n and_o superscription_n upon_o it_o we_o can_v rational_o think_v it_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o merit_v any_o thing_n thereby_o of_o god_n unless_o we_o can_v think_v it_o rational_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v oblige_v in_o point_n of_o justice_n by_o give_v we_o one_o mercy_n to_o give_v we_o another_o by_o give_v we_o grace_n to_o put_v we_o at_o length_n in_o possession_n of_o eternal_a glory_n that_o whereby_o christian_n you_o differ_v from_o other_o from_o the_o vile_a of_o sinner_n from_o the_o damn_a themselves_o that_o be_v now_o roar_v out_o in_o hell_n be_v not_o of_o merit_n but_o of_o grace_n not_o of_o debt_n but_o a_o free_a donative_n it_o be_v nothing_o in_o yourselves_o but_o the_o free_a distinguish_a love_n of_o god_n drop_v the_o pearl_n of_o grace_n into_o your_o heart_n whilst_o other_o be_v leave_v to_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n that_o have_v make_v the_o difference_n and_o sure_o by_o those_o grace_n which_o you_o free_o receive_v from_o god_n you_o may_v not_o think_v to_o merit_v life_n and_o eternity_n of_o glory_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o certain_o whatever_o grace_n you_o have_v it_o oblige_v you_o to_o duty_n so_o that_o your_o grace_n and_o your_o obligation_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n they_o grow_v up_o together_o and_o the_o more_o grace_n you_o receive_v from_o god_n the_o more_o deep_o do_v you_o stand_v engage_v to_o abound_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n towards_o god_n how_o then_o can_v you_o once_o have_v a_o thought_n that_o that_o grace_n and_o holiness_n which_o god_n have_v free_o wrought_v in_o you_o and_o whereby_o he_o have_v lay_v you_o under_o the_o strong_a engagement_n to_o all_o holy_a and_o upright_o walk_v before_o he_o shall_v make_v god_n your_o debtor_n oblige_v he_o in_o point_n of_o justice_n to_o render_v you_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a glory_n indeed_o to_o whosoever_o the_o lord_n give_v grace_n he_o will_v also_o give_v glory_n and_o whosoever_o he_o now_o make_v holy_a he_o will_v crown_v they_o at_o length_n with_o eternal_a happiness_n but_o this_o you_o must_v know_v not_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n found_v upon_o man_n merit_n but_o a_o act_n of_o free_a grace_n bottom_v upon_o the_o remunerative_a goodness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n rom._n 6.23_o chrysost_n 6.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n in_o god_n to_o punish_v sin_n which_o be_v whole_o our_o own_o and_o pure_o evil_a and_o therefore_o death_n be_v here_o call_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o reward_v the_o good_a work_n of_o believer_n which_o be_v neither_o their_o own_o nor_o pure_o good_a be_v a_o act_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v the_o apostle_n to_o exclude_v all_o opinion_n of_o merit_n call_v life_n eternal_a in_o this_o place_n the_o gift_n of_o god_n jerom._n god_n non_fw-la dixit_fw-la similiter_fw-la stipendia_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la antequam_fw-la remuneratur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la nostro_fw-la labour_v quaesita_fw-la est_fw-la jerom._n so_o that_o we_o see_v though_o it_o be_v of_o justice_n that_o the_o wicked_a be_v punish_v yet_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n that_o the_o righteous_a be_v crown_v chrysost_n crown_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n and_o if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n than_o not_o of_o any_o merit_n in_o our_o own_o good_a work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n if_o not_o every_o way_n free_a and_o gratuitous_a rom._n 4.4_o for_o how_o can_v we_o count_v it_o a_o point_n of_o grace_n to_o give_v a_o man_n his_o due_n or_o what_o need_v he_o sue_v for_o mercy_n who_o require_v no_o more_o than_o his_o own_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n admit_v but_o of_o merit_n and_o you_o leave_v no_o place_n of_o entrance_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 67._o god_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr quo_fw-la gratia_fw-la intret_fw-la ubi_fw-la jam_fw-la meritum_fw-la occuparit_fw-la bernard_n cant._n 67._o so_o likewise_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n it_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o good_a work_n for_o grace_n and_o merit_n be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a and_o mutual_o destructive_a one_o of_o another_o rom._n 11.6_o so_o that_o if_o you_o pull_v down_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n you_o set_v up_o grace_n and_o if_o you_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v merit_n you_o do_v utter_o destroy_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o make_v it_o of_o none_o effect_n let_v we_o not_o then_o christian_n look_v in_o our_o obedience_n to_o have_v that_o of_o debt_n which_o god_n have_v decree_v to_o be_v of_o grace_n nor_o go_v about_o to_o seek_v heaven_n and_o glory_n by_o way_n of_o purchase_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v intend_v to_o be_v a_o donative_n and_o of_o free_a gift_n whilst_o other_o trust_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o own_o good_a work_n let_v we_o whole_o rely_v upon_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n look_v for_o the_o recompense_n of_o eternal_a life_n not_o from_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o judge_n but_o from_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o father_n not_o from_o the_o worth_n and_o dignity_n of_o our_o own_o performance_n but_o from_o the_o free_a 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with_o all_o
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live_v as_o person_n resolve_v to_o choose_v epicurus_n that_o grand_a sensualist_n for_o the_o master_n oâ—_n their_o licentious_a faction_n make_v pleasure_n with_o he_o the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n of_o all_o their_o happiness_n seneca_n though_o a_o heathen_a have_v a_o far_o more_o noble_a use_v heroic_a spirit_n than_o such_o esteem_v it_o the_o great_a pleasure_n to_o contemn_v all_o carnal_a pleasure_n whilst_o these_o reckon_v it_o for_o the_o high_a accent_n of_o â—â—licity_n to_o live_v in_o they_o such_o voluptuous_a wanton_n walk_v direct_o antipode_n to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o own_o be_v live_v in_o nothing_o but_o carnal_a delight_n as_o if_o god_n send_v they_o into_o the_o world_n to_o be_v therein_o like_o the_o leviathan_n sport_v themselves_o and_o feast_v their_o soul_n in_o a_o ocean_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n they_o begin_v to_o anticipate_v here_o that_o paradise_n of_o swinish_a delight_n which_o mahomet_n promise_v his_o own_o naâ—â—y_a herd_n at_o leastwise_o to_o take_v a_o earnest_n of_o it_o continual_o soak_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o intemperance_n and_o brutish_a luxury_n they_o look_v after_o no_o other_o heaven_n than_o only_o to_o go_v sing_v to_o hell_n and_o though_o you_o give_v they_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o delightful_a object_n yet_o they_o can_v be_v merry_a unless_o they_o may_v have_v treason_n against_o heaven_n itself_o for_o the_o game_n and_o the_o devil_n for_o their_o playfellow_n but_o be_v ashamed_a oh_o carnal_a gospeler_n thus_o to_o give_v up_o the_o strength_n of_o your_o soul_n in_o the_o service_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n make_v light_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n of_o heaven_n and_o glory_n together_o with_o those_o unsullied_a paradisical_a pleasure_n which_o be_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n for_o evermore_o oh_o let_v not_o that_o be_v matter_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n to_o you_o which_o lie_v so_o heavy_a upon_o the_o soul_n of_o your_o bless_a redeemer_n do_v christ_n bleed_v and_o groan_n and_o die_v to_o save_v you_o from_o your_o sin_n and_o yet_o will_v you_o live_v with_o delight_n in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n how_o ever_o can_v you_o have_v a_o good_a thought_n of_o sin_n when_o you_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o that_o which_o bring_v down_o the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n and_o that_o murder_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o glory_n must_v the_o belove_a son_n of_o god_n undergo_v the_o curse_n due_a to_o your_o sin_n and_o must_v he_o also_o humble_a himself_o unto_o death_n to_o purchase_v for_o you_o the_o reward_n of_o life_n everlasting_a that_o after_o all_o this_o you_o shall_v undervalue_v his_o love_n and_o make_v light_a of_o so_o great_a salvation_n prefer_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n before_o it_o will_v you_o see_v i_o beseech_v you_o your_o folly_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o these_o ensue_a consideration_n 1_o consider_v thus_o to_o delight_n in_o carnal_a pleasure_n it_o argue_v your_o soul_n to_o be_v utter_o void_a of_o grace_n and_o dead_a in_o sin_n where_o ever_o grace_n come_v with_o power_n it_o mortify_v all_o vile_a affection_n and_o quite_o alienates_v the_o heart_n from_o all_o sinful_a delight_n so_o that_o whoever_o delight_v in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v sure_a he_o be_v yet_o in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v never_o bring_v under_o the_o power_n of_o convert_v grace_n casman_n grace_n quâ—madmodum_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la flammam_fw-la concipiat_fw-la in_o aquâ_fw-la ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la voluptales_fw-la mundi_fw-la cum_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la christiana_n manere_fw-la otho_n casman_n a_o voluptuous_a man_n can_v be_v a_o gracious_a man_n nor_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o dove_n of_o true_a piety_n to_o find_v any_o place_n whereon_o to_o rest_v the_o sole_a of_o her_o foot_n in_o a_o deluge_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n our_o first_o parent_n by_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alexand_n paedag._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o pag._n 172._o be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a whilst_o she_o live_v who_o ever_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n delight_v in_o that_o as_o his_o proper_a element_n he_o have_v no_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o grace_n abide_v in_o he_o but_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a whilst_o he_o live_v in_o the_o body_n when_o wickedness_n be_v sweet_a to_o our_o taste_n and_o we_o delight_v ourselves_o in_o it_o here_o be_v the_o reign_a power_n of_o sin_n separate_v betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o indeed_o be_v not_o only_o the_o death_n but_o the_o hell_n of_o every_o graceless_a soul_n a_o life_n of_o sensuality_n speak_v that_o man_n to_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a who_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n live_v after_o the_o flesh_n 8.13_o flesh_n rom._n 8.13_o for_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n say_v st._n paul_n you_o shall_v die_v when_o man_n give_v their_o full_a consent_n to_o 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glory_n in_o but_o your_o own_o shame_n nor_o any_o thing_n to_o make_v you_o merry_a but_o what_o will_v make_v you_o cease_v to_o be_v man_n the_o very_a heathen_a by_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n see_v so_o much_o turpitude_n in_o a_o life_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n that_o they_o account_v it_o the_o life_n of_o a_o beast_n esteem_v it_o as_o the_o quintessence_n of_o true_a pleasure_n to_o contemn_v all_o carnal_a pleasure_n and_o live_v above_o they_o and_o will_v you_o then_o that_o live_v in_o a_o goshen_n of_o gospel-light_n come_v short_a of_o heathen_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n 489._o darkness_n praeclarè_v m._n tullius_n si_fw-mi nemo_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la quin_fw-la emori_fw-la malit_fw-la quam_fw-la converti_fw-la in_o aliquam_fw-la figuram_fw-la bestiae_fw-la quamvis_fw-la hominis_fw-la mentem_fw-la sit_fw-la habiturus_fw-la quanto_fw-la est_fw-la miserius_fw-la in_o hominis_fw-la figurâ_fw-la animo_fw-la esse_fw-la afferato_fw-mi lact._n institut_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 11._o pag._n
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of_o god_n if_o sir_n you_o think_v â—an_v honour_n to_o appear_v good_a 94._o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la pag._n 52._o omnino_fw-la enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la prodest_fw-la nomen_fw-la sanctum_fw-la habere_fw-la sine_fw-la moribus_fw-la quia_fw-la vita_fw-la à _fw-la professione_n discordans_fw-la abrogat_fw-la illustris_fw-la tituli_fw-la honorem_fw-la per_fw-la indignorum_fw-la actuum_fw-la vilitatem_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la lib._n 3._o pag._n mihi_fw-la 94._o be_v it_o not_o much_o morâ—â—n_v honour_n to_o be_v so_o indeed_o what_o alas_o be_v the_o name_n of_o christian_a worth_n if_o you_o will_v goâ—_n put_v on_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o think_v i_o be_v well_o repute_v of_o among_o god_n people_n i_o be_v call_v a_o good_a and_o have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a can_v this_o be_v a_o cordial_n when_o you_o come_v to_o die_v or_o will_v it_o comfort_v your_o heart_n when_o appear_v before_o 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