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equal_a by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o work_n but_o no_o work_n of_o we_o can_v be_v equal_a to_o eternal_a life_n neither_o do_v god_n give_v it_o we_o of_o justice_n but_o of_o mere_a liberality_n in_o that_o he_o free_o accept_v our_o work_n gregorius_n ariminensis_n marsilius_n thomas_n waldensis_n paulus_n burgensis_n 5._o and_o io._n eckius_fw-la all_o be_v zealous_a papist_n do_v for_o all_o that_o deny_v man_n work_n to_o be_v meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n how_o holy_a soever_o the_o man_n be_v and_o gentle_a reader_n that_o thou_o may_v full_o know_v how_o the_o papist_n have_v of_o late_a year_n bewitch_v the_o world_n and_o under_o pretence_n of_o holy_a zeal_n seduce_v simple_a soul_n call_v to_o mind_n that_o they_o use_v to_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v out_o of_o their_o own_o doctor_n and_o to_o come_v new_o no_o distinction_n to_o make_v their_o false_a doctrine_n good_a which_o for_o thy_o better_a satisfaction_n i_o will_v prove_v concern_v this_o present_a controversy_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n out_o of_o josephus_n angle_n a_o grey_a friar_n and_o learned_a popish_a bishop_n who_o even_o in_o that_o book_n which_o he_o dedicate_v to_o the_o pope_n himself_o so_o mighty_a be_v the_o truth_n write_v in_o these_o express_a word_n 4._o diws_o chrysostomus_n ait_fw-la etsi_fw-la millies_fw-la moriamur_fw-la etsi_fw-la omnes_fw-la virtutes_fw-la animae_fw-la expleamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la dignum_fw-la gerâ—mus_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la percipimus_fw-la eodem_fw-la etiam_fw-la modo_fw-la considerantes_fw-la omnes_fw-la alij_fw-la doctores_fw-la sancti_fw-la naturalem_fw-la solummodo_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la valorem_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la à _fw-la valour_n &_o iusta_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la aestimatione_fw-la longissime_fw-la distare_fw-la perpendentes_fw-la prudenter_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la opera_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la meritoria_fw-la aut_fw-la digna_fw-la vita_fw-la aterna_fw-la exit_fw-la lege_fw-la tamen_fw-la sive_fw-la conventione_n sieve_n promissione_n facta_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la hominis_fw-la cum_fw-la adiutorio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dei_fw-la fiunt_fw-la aeternae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la digna_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la aequalia_fw-la quae_fw-la seclusa_fw-la illa_fw-la dei_fw-la promissione_n quae_fw-la passim_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la repetitur_fw-la fuissent_fw-la tanto_fw-la praemio_fw-la prorsus_fw-la indigna_fw-es saint_n chrysostome_n say_v 5_o though_o we_o die_v a_o thousand_o time_n and_o accomplish_v all_o virtue_n of_o the_o mind_n yet_o do_v we_o nothing_o worthy_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o receive_v of_o god_n and_o all_o other_o holy_a doctor_n consider_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o natural_a valour_n only_o of_o good_a word_n and_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v exceed_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o valour_n and_o just_a estimation_n of_o eternal_a life_n say_v wise_o that_o our_o work_n be_v not_o meritorious_a nor_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n yet_o for_o the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n make_v with_o we_o the_o good_a work_n of_o man_n with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n grace_n be_v worthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n and_o equal_a with_o it_o which_o for_o all_o that_o that_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o scripture_n set_v aside_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a of_o so_o great_a reward_n thus_o say_v our_o popish_a bishop_n and_o holy_a friar_n who_o though_o he_o bestir_v himself_o more_o than_o a_o little_a to_o establish_v the_o condign_a merit_n of_o work_n yet_o do_v he_o in_o his_o own_o kind_n of_o reason_v utter_o confute_v and_o confound_v himself_o for_o first_o he_o grant_v that_o not_o only_a s._n chrysostome_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n with_o he_o affirm_v good_a work_n neither_o to_o be_v meritorious_a nor_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n again_o he_o grant_v that_o work_v consider_v in_o their_o natural_a kind_n be_v unworthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n three_o he_o grant_v that_o good_a work_n even_o as_o they_o proceed_v of_o grace_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v for_o all_o that_o unworthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n if_o god_n promise_n and_o free_a acceptation_n be_v set_v apart_o which_o three_o point_n doubtless_o be_v all_o that_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v grant_v concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o good_a work_n and_o so_o though_o the_o papist_n