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sinner_n and_o our_o justice_n consist_v not_o of_o our_o own_o merit_n but_o of_o god_n mercy_n the_o scripture_n say_v the_o just_a man_n be_v a_o accuser_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o speech_n our_o righteousness_n by_o saint_n jeromes_n doctrine_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o good_a work_n but_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n furthermore_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o book_n in_o deuteronomie_n it_o be_v plain_o show_v that_o we_o be_v save_v not_o by_o our_o work_n &_o justice_n but_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n when_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o moses_n say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v they_o before_o thy_o face_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o in_o for_o my_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o israëlite_n can_v not_o deserve_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o righteousness_n who_o can_v trust_v to_o receive_v the_o land_n 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i_o in_o the_o first_o faith_n be_v naked_a saluabit_fw-la nudam_fw-la i_o in_fw-la prima_fw-la fide_fw-la gratia_fw-la genuit_fw-la â—udum_fw-la eadem_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o assuntione_n saluabit_fw-la and_o the_o same_o grace_n shall_v save_v i_o in_o the_o last_o day_n be_v naked_a and_o further_o add_v that_o though_o a_o man_n have_v some_o virtue_n yet_o it_o be_v best_o for_o he_o to_o cast_v himself_o down_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o want_n recurrat_fw-la ad_fw-la solam_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la spen_n recurrat_fw-la to_o fâ—â—e_v to_o the_o only_a hope_n of_o mercy_n and_o thus_o write_v the_o same_o gregory_n in_o a_o other_o place_n every_o sinner_n turn_v to_o god_n with_o weep_v sin_n in_o ezech._n lib._n 1._o hom_n 7._o in_o sin_n now_o begin_v to_o be_v just_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o accuse_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v for_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v just_a that_o now_o be_v cruel_a by_o tear_n against_o his_o own_o injustice_n 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