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ver_fw-la serm._n 15._o esai_n 50.1_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n other_o merit_v bernard_n have_v none_o that_o be_v no_o merit_n in_o deed_n but_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o prophet_n that_o we_o must_v come_v and_o buy_v the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o &_o that_o without_o money_n which_o be_v in_o truth_n no_o buy_n no_o more_o be_v the_o other_o merit_v the_o stipend_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n proper_o that_o be_v true_a but_o be_v life_n everlasting_a the_o stipend_n of_o merit_n 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o no_o the_o apostle_n alter_v the_o course_n of_o his_o speech_n yet_o may_v he_o as_o easy_o have_v so_o say_v and_o most_o answerable_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o his_o former_a say_n if_o it_o have_v be_v so_o but_o he_o say_v everlasting_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n 4.8_o rhem._n not_o 2._o tim._n 4.8_o a_o gift_n ergo_fw-la not_o the_o stipend_n of_o desert_n as_o they_o express_o term_v it_o in_o these_o word_n good_a work_n do_v by_o grace_n after_o the_o first_o justification_n be_v proper_o and_o true_o meritorious_a full_o worthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n and_o thereupon_o heaven_n be_v the_o due_a stipend_n which_o god_n owe_v to_o the_o person_n so_o work_v by_o grace_n but_o s._n paul_n call_v everlasting_a life_n a_o gift_n &_o not_o a_o stipend_n as_o austin_n well_o note_v these_o man_n call_v it_o a_o just_a stipend_n now_o let_v the_o indifferent_a reader_n compare_v these_o contrary_n together_o &_o he_o shall_v soon_o discern_v the_o truth_n of_o they_o m._n harding_n a_o man_n that_o can_v set_v a_o fair_a show_n upon_o a_o foul_a cause_n press_v 20.1_o har._n detect_v lib._n 5._o cap._n 12._o mat._n 20.1_o &_o dispute_v the_o parable_n mention_v in_o s._n matthew_n where_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v liken_v to_o a_o man_n that_o go_v out_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o hire_v servant_n into_o his_o vinearde_n some_o he_o hire_v at_o one_o hour_n some_o at_o a_o other_o some_o at_o the_o three_o other_o at_o the_o six_o some_o at_o the_o ten_o and_o other_o at_o the_o eleven_o when_o evening_n come_v he_o give_v every_o one_o alike_o &_o then_o they_o which_o come_v first_o and_o have_v bear_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n &_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o whole_a labour_n murmur_v because_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o their_o pay_n one_o of_o they_o be_v answer_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v his_o penny_n wherefore_o he_o be_v hire_v &_o if_o the_o householder_n will_v be_v more_o liberal_a to_o they_o that_o labour_v less_o what_o be_v that_o to_o he_o that_o wrought_v more_o and_o long_a time_n and_o yet_o perchance_o less_o than_o of_o duty_n he_o shall_v may_v not_o a_o man_n do_v with_o his_o own_o which_o way_n he_o will_v out_o of_o this_o m._n harding_n reason_v in_o sense_n this_o i_o will_v spin_v his_o argument_n as_o far_o as_o it_o can_v run_v the_o householder_n be_v god_n the_o laborer_n be_v work_v in_o our_o vocation_n the_o penny_n be_v life_n everlasting_a the_o householder_n bid_v the_o murmur_a laborer_n to_o be_v content_a with_o his_o hire_n and_o take_v that_o which_o be_v his_o then_o be_v it_o his_o the_o price_n of_o his_o hire_n be_v the_o penny_n for_o his_o labour_n and_o the_o penny_n be_v life_n everlasting_a here_o be_v sufficient_a proof_n for_o merit_v i_o trow_v 16.8_o rhem._n not_o 1._o tim._n 4.8_o mat._n 25.27_o luc._n 16.8_o and_o so_o do_v the_o rhemish_a note_n tell_v us._n but_o soft_a every_o part_n of_o a_o parable_n be_v not_o a_o good_a proof_n for_o a_o doctrine_n in_o belief_n for_o so_o can_v i_o prove_v usury_n to_o be_v lawful_a unfaithfulnes_n to_o be_v laudable_a and_o all_o most_o what_o not_o in_o proper_a word_n without_o parable_n this_o be_v plain_a we_o ought_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n withal_o our_o strength_n and_o power_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n all_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n that_o be_v all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n and_o when_o eevening_n be_v come_v and_o our_o life_n end_v after_o all_o our_o labour_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a we_o have_v do_v but_o the_o duty_n that_o we_o ought_v and_o due_a debt_n be_v no_o desert_n quae_fw-la debuimus_fw-la facere_fw-la 17.10_o luc._n 17.10_o fecimus_fw-la this_o be_v plain_a and_o true_a and_o shall_v we_o force_v some_o part_n of_o a_o parable_n to_o prove_v it_o false_a but_o the_o householder_n say_v take_v that_o be_v thou_o wherefore_o it_o be_v he_o what_o his_o that_o murmur_v his_o who_o eye_n be_v naught_o repiner_n and_o envious_a person_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o penny_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o for_o such_o for_o such_o i_o say_v without_o repentance_n much_o less_o for_o such_o as_o call_v for_o it_o of_o precise_a desert_n nay_o the_o equality_n of_o a_o penny_n give_v a_o like_a to_o all_o do_v evident_o declare_v 5._o ambros_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la gentleman_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o that_o though_o their_o be_v diversity_n in_o time_n of_o vocation_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o the_o parable_n yet_o the_o reward_n stand_v only_o upon_o mercy_n which_o give_v to_o the_o last_o as_o to_o the_o first_o if_o all_o have_v go_v by_o desert_n than_o the_o great_a labourer_n may_v due_o have_v require_v the_o great_a wage_n but_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v we_o hireling_n nay_o we_o be_v son_n and_o heir_n we_o look_v not_o for_o a_o penny_n as_o of_o hire_n but_o yet_o we_o expect_v our_o penye_n and_o that_o of_o mere_a gift_n even_o because_o our_o god_n may_v do_v with_o his_o own_o what_o he_o please_v and_o he_o will_v in_o time_n bestow_v it_o upon_o we_o his_o own_o even_o for_o his_o christ_n sake_n in_o who_o alone_o we_o only_o trust_v and_o not_o in_o ourselves_o o_o this_o opinion_n will_v decay_v good_a work_n marvellous_o and_o great_o increase_v either_o idleness_n or_o swarm_n of_o evil_a liver_n why_o it_o be_v meruele_n then_o that_o christ_n foresee_v not_o the_o inconuevience_n when_o he_o give_v to_o the_o last_o as_o he_o give_v to_o the_o first_o in_o deed_n if_o we_o be_v vagabond_n or_o lazy_a drone_n or_o if_o â—â—ke_v the_o greedy_a zuytzer_n that_o will_v not_o fight_v but_o for_o his_o guilt_n it_o be_v a_o other_o matter_n but_o if_o we_o be_v son_n and_o child_n we_o obey_v our_o father_n not_o to_o the_o end_n to_o merit_v but_o to_o show_v all_o duty_n and_o because_o we_o be_v son_n the_o difference_n then_o betwixt_o we_o &_o the_o adversary_n stand_v on_o these_o point_n both_o they_o and_o we_o work_v they_o to_o merit_n we_o to_o show_v our_o duty_n they_o for_o hire_n we_o for_o love_n they_o as_o seruamt_n we_o as_o son_n they_o to_o purchase_v &_o we_o because_o christ_n have_v purchase_v for_o we_o life_n everlasting_a they_o work_v and_o seek_v glory_n in_o their_o work_n we_o work_v and_o glory_n only_o in_o christ_n they_o work_v &_o talk_v of_o perfection_n we_o work_v &_o agnize_v our_o imperfection_n in_o work_v they_o if_o they_o do_v but_o a_o good_a deed_n if_o it_o be_v once_o do_v they_o stand_v upon_o it_o walk_v and_o jet_v thereon_o though_o it_o be_v but_o the_o ice_n of_o one_o night_n freeze_v we_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n 7.21_o jos_n 7.21_o we_o dare_v not_o bury_v our_o sin_n like_o acham_n in_o the_o earth_n nor_o wrap_v they_o in_o a_o sort_n of_o fair_a green_a figleve_v distinction_n we_o speak_v with_o the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o sense_n that_o christ_n have_v teach_v we_o and_o in_o none_o other_o we_o run_v we_o labour_v we_o fight_v we_o keep_v the_o faith_n and_o yet_o not_o we_o but_o christ_n in_o us._n and_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o yet_o have_v we_o do_v but_o our_o duty_n and_o not_o deserve_v and_o this_o be_v our_o judgement_n in_o few_o and_o plain_a word_n concern_v merit_v wherein_o if_o we_o have_v speak_v evil_a let_v they_o convict_v we_o of_o error_n 17.11_o joh._n 12.48_o act._n 17.11_o let_v the_o world_n bear_v witness_n and_o the_o word_n be_v judge_v how_o only_a faith_n do_v justify_v and_o save_v if_o then_o justification_n come_v not_o by_o work_n nor_o salvation_n by_o merit_n what_o be_v the_o mean_a whereby_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v apprehend_v first_o it_o have_v be_v clear_o prove_v hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v no_o merit_v without_o perfection_n &_o likewise_o that_o perfection_n there_o can_v be_v none_o 15.10_o act._n 15.10_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o law_n be_v hevier_n then_o that_o the_o father_n strong_a shoulder_n can_v bear_v it_o up_o &_o therefore_o to_o great_a a_o burden_n for_o their_o child_n who_o come_v after_o and_o be_v weak_a