31._o psalm_n he_o warn_v all_o man_n that_o this_o deduction_n upon_o s._n paul_n speech_n abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n therefore_o work_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n be_v the_o right_a way_n to_o hell_n and_o damnation_n and_o last_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o very_o plain_a that_o we_o may_v see_v this_o apostle_n do_v purposely_o thus_o commend_v unto_o we_o the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n and_o the_o inanity_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o only_a faith_n to_o correct_v the_o error_n of_o such_o as_o misconstrue_v s._n paul_n word_n for_o the_o same_o the_o say_v holy_a doctor_n lib._n 83._o q._n 9_o 76._o note_v that_o of_o purpose_n he_o take_v the_o very_a same_o example_n of_o abraham_n who_o s._n paul_n say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o good_a work_n specify_v the_o good_a work_n for_o which_o he_o be_v justify_v and_o bless_v of_o god_n to_o wit_n his_o obedience_n and_o immolation_n of_o his_o only_a son_n but_o how_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n see_v the_o annotation_n upon_o that_o place_n rom._n 4._o verse_n 1._o answer_n your_o note_n out_o of_o s._n augustine_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o note_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o our_o doctrine_n can_v be_v thereby_o touch_v for_o s._n augustine_n in_o that_o place_n write_v against_o the_o wicked_a opinion_n of_o those_o who_o mistake_v s._n paul_n word_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n without_o work_n do_v by_o a_o evil_a security_n neglect_v to_o live_v well_o not_o seek_v by_o true_a faith_n the_o help_n of_o god_n to_o the_o overcome_v of_o their_o own_o evil_a concupiscence_n but_o do_v despise_v the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n and_o by_o a_o dead_a faith_n do_v promise_n to_o themselves_o everlasting_a life_n these_o be_v s._n augustine_n express_a word_n in_o that_o place_n true_o translate_v which_o you_o have_v most_o untrue_o and_o malicious_o allege_v against_o we_o and_o against_o the_o heresy_n as_o you_o term_v it_o of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o and_o do_v utter_o cast_v away_o all_o care_n of_o good_a work_n &_o godly_a life_n as_o they_o do_v against_o who_o s._n augustine_n do_v write_v whereas_o we_o by_o faith_n only_o justify_v we_o mean_v not_o to_o exclude_v the_o do_n but_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o good_a work_n as_o for_o the_o heretic_n which_o do_v mistake_v the_o scripture_n and_o out_o of_o the_o wholesome_a word_n of_o s._n paul_n do_v like_o spider_n suck_v poisonful_a ivyce_n the_o same_o be_v turn_v into_o their_o own_o infect_a nature_n we_o accurse_v they_o to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n and_o as_o for_o libertine_n which_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n we_o say_v with_o s._n augustine_n how_o far_o therefore_o be_v they_o deceive_v which_o promise_v themselves_o life_n by_o a_o dead_a faith_n the_o vanity_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o only_a faith_n as_o james_n this_o bless_a apostle_n mean_v we_o all_o grant_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v de_fw-fr grat._n &_o libre_fw-la arbitr_n cap._n 7._o man_n not_o understand_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o deem_v a_o man_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n they_o think_v he_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v enough_o for_o a_o man_n albeit_o he_o live_v ill_a and_o have_v no_o good_a work_n in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o you_o cite_v lib._n 83._o quaest_n 76._o he_o give_v righteousness_n to_o faith_n he_o take_v away_o the_o same_o from_o work_n therefore_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n in_o james_n say_v abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o work_n he_o show_v thereby_o that_o he_o be_v endue_v not_o with_o a_o vain_a and_o imaginary_a but_o with_o a_o true_a and_o sound_a faith_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o by_o his_o deed_n he_o be_v declare_v true_o to_o have_v be_v a_o righteous_a man_n we_o give_v unto_o work_n as_o much_o as_o by_o the_o scripture_n we_o have_v learn_v aught_o to_o be_v yield_v we_o do_v not_o of_o our_o work_n frame_v a_o new_a christ_n unto_o our_o self_n that_o we_o shall_v hope_v by_o their_o merit_n to_o be_v make_v righteous_a and_o to_o obtain_v by_o they_o the_o heavenly_a life_n these_o work_n this_o righteousness_n this_o heaven_n we_o willing_o leave_v to_o you_o and_o your_o fellow_n who_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v if_o you_o have_v well_o mark_v s._n augustine_n in_o his_o proface_o upon_o psal_n 31._o james_n say_v he_o in_o his_o epistle_n against_o they_o which_o will_v do_v no_o good_a work_n presume_v of_o only_a faith_n commend_v the_o work_n of_o abraham_n himself_o and_o because_o the_o jesuite_n refer_v we_o to_o rom._n cap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 1._o i_o will_v set_v down_o their_o word_n verse_n 1._o abraham_n the_o apostle_n dispute_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o before_o against_o they_o that_o think_v they_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n do_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o faith_n in_o he_o propose_v 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not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n not_o after_o faith_n for_o so_o he_o frame_v the_o argument_n to_o the_o galat._n that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n with_o god_n it_o be_v manifest_a because_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n but_o the_o law_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n and_o so_o do_v chrysostome_n interpret_v paul_n in_o galat._n 3_o ostendit_fw-la quod_fw-la fides_fw-la iustificet_fw-la testimonio_fw-la prophetae_fw-la abacuk_n rhemist_n roman_n 4._o vers_fw-la 2._o by_o work_n if_o abraham_n do_v any_o commendable_a work_n before_o he_o believe_v christ_n as_o many_o philosopher_n do_v man_n may_v count_v he_o just_a therefore_o but_o in_o god_n sight_n who_o accept_v nothing_o without_o faith_n in_o he_o of_o that_o proceed_v not_o from_o his_o grace_n he_o shall_v never_o have_v have_v the_o estimation_n of_o a_o just_a man_n therefore_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n repute_v he_o as_o a_o just_a man_n give_v the_o cause_n thereof_o say_v 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12._o now_o have_v i_o try_v that_o thou_o fear_v god_n when_o as_o thou_o have_v not_o withdraw_v from_o i_o it_o 〈◊〉_d only_o beget_v son_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v by_o this_o deed_n be_v abraham_n justify_v because_o he_o testify_v that_o he_o do_v true_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n as_o the_o apostle_n faith_n the_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v and_o all_o do_v perceive_v it_o for_o to_o be_v true_a that_o he_o do_v believe_v in_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rhemists_n annotat._n james_n 2._o vers_n 24._o not_o by_o faith_n only_o this_o proposition_n or_o speech_n be_v direct_o opposite_a or_o contradictory_n to_o that_o which_o the_o heretic_n hold_v for_o the_o apostle_n say_v man_n be_v justify_v by_o good_a work_n and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o but_o the_o heretic_n say_v man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o good_a work_n but_o by_o faith_n only_o neither_o can_v they_o pretend_v that_o there_o be_v the_o like_a 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nothing_o available_a we_o have_v s._n paul_n to_o hold_v with_o we_o gal._n 2._o vers_fw-la 21._o for_o if_o justice_n be_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n die_v without_o cause_n otherwise_o we_o say_v the_o work_n of_o the_o godly_a to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n to_o please_v god_n and_o that_o a_o most_o ample_a and_o largere_fw-la ward_n be_v promise_v and_o shall_v be_v perform_v unto_o they_o yet_o that_o they_o be_v not_o perfect_a as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v neither_o void_a of_o all_o fault_n for_o that_o contagion_n of_o sin_n which_o have_v corrupt_v our_o nature_n neither_o can_v be_v utter_o extirp_v in_o this_o life_n but_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o approve_v the_o godly_a man_n work_n as_o he_o do_v entertain_v the_o godly_a themselves_o for_o although_o god_n child_n do_v labour_n with_o many_o disease_n of_o sin_n notwithstanding_o god_n do_v love_v they_o for_o christ_n sake_n so_o god_n do_v allow_v our_o work_n albeit_o not_o altogether_o perfect_a he_o 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the_o holy_a scripture_n &_o holy_a father_n and_o the_o god_n himself_o of_o your_o schoolman_n thomas_n in_o galat._n â—_o lect_v 4._o opera_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la causa_fw-la canaliquis_fw-la sit_fw-la iustâ—us_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la sunt_fw-la executiones_fw-la &_o manifestationes_fw-la work_n be_v not_o the_o choose_v why_o any_o man_n be_v just_a before_o god_n but_o rather_o the_o execution_n and_o manifestationn_n of_o justice_n see_v aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n sâ—â—_n 15._o hier._n lib._n 1._o advers_a pelagian_n bernard_n in_o cantic_a ser._n 73._o si_fw-mi iniquitates_fw-la obseruaverit_n if_o he_o shall_v mark_v the_o iniquity_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o elect_a who_o sholbe_n able_a to_o abide_v it_o and_o again_o memorabor_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d solius_fw-la ipsa_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la mea_fw-la nempe_fw-la fact_n usâ—es_fw-la mihi_fw-la tu_fw-la iustitia_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la i_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n only_o for_o that_o it_o be_v i_o to_o wit_n thowart_o make_v unto_o i_o righteousness_n 〈◊〉_d god_n the_o apostle_n acts._n 13._o vers_fw-la 39_o he_o say_v that_o we_o be_v iusect_v by_o christ_n from_o all_o those_o thing_n first_o which_o we_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n god_n do_v not_o account_v he_o just_a or_o impute_v righteousness_n unto_o he_o that_o still_o continue_v in_o his_o sin_n your_o blindness_n be_v great_a that_o be_v 〈…〉_o yâ—_z clear_a light_n of_o the_o scripture_n psal_n 〈…〉_o thou_o shall_v mark_v out_o iniquity_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n lord_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o abide_v &_o the_o same_o prophet_n covet_v the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v bless_v to_o who_o the_o lord_n do_v 〈…〉_o without_o work_n psalm_n 32._o 〈…〉_o rom._n 4._o vers_fw-la 6._o finis_fw-la