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that_o many_o unjust_a shall_v be_v account_v just_a and_o of_o late_a time_n devout_a 11_o bernard_n morâ—_n in_o christi_fw-la morte_fw-la fugatur_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la iustitia_fw-la imputatur_fw-la death_n be_v vanquish_v in_o christ_n death_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o us._n and_o again_o qui_fw-la nostram_fw-la ibid._n &_o induit_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o subijt_fw-la mortem_fw-la putas_fw-la svam_fw-la nobis_fw-la negabit_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la voluntariè_fw-fr incarnatus_fw-la voluntariè_fw-la passus_fw-la voluntariè_fw-la crucifixus_fw-la solam_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la retinebit_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la christus_fw-la peccati_fw-la meritum_fw-la tulit_fw-la svam_fw-la nobis_fw-la donando_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la he_o that_o both_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o flesh_n and_o undertake_v death_n will_v he_o trow_v you_o deny_v we_o his_o righteousness_n voluntary_o incarnate_a voluntary_o suffer_v voluntary_o crucify_v will_v he_o keep_v from_o we_o his_o only_a righteousness_n and_o write_v to_o innocentius_n he_o say_v innocent_n homo_fw-la qui_fw-la debuit_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la soluit_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la omnes_fw-la mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la videlicet_fw-la satisfactio_fw-la unius_fw-la omnibus_fw-la imputetur_fw-la sicut_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccata_fw-la unus_fw-la ille_fw-la portavit_fw-la it_o be_v man_n that_o be_v indebt_v and_o man_n that_o pay_v it_o for_o if_o one_o die_v for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o one_o shall_v be_v impute_v to_o all_o even_o as_o he_o alone_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o ambrose_n also_o upon_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n christ_n agnoverunt_fw-la be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o as_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o hang_v on_o tree_n say_v non_fw-la ille_fw-la maledictus_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o te_fw-la maledictus_fw-la christ_n be_v not_o accurse_v but_o in_o thou_o be_v he_o accurse_v lust_n so_o be_v we_o in_o he_o bless_v saint_n cyril_n also_o upon_o these_o word_n of_o isaiah_n the_o deliverer_n shall_v come_v forth_o of_o zion_n and_o shall_v turn_v away_o iniquity_n from_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n conclude_v thus_o from_o rom._n 10_o 10._o for_o with_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o heart_n say_v he_o man_n believe_v to_o righteousness_n &_o with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v to_o salvation_n we_o have_v therefore_o receive_v of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o faith_n and_o confession_n which_o word_n bring_v salvation_n and_o procure_v righteousness_n for_o christ_n do_v so_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a that_o he_o proclaim_v behold_v i_o have_v remove_v thy_o iniquity_n as_o a_o cloud_n and_o thy_o sin_n as_o a_o mistress_n for_o this_o word_n of_o faith_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o in_o we_o and_o shall_v never_o cease_v from_o our_o mouth_n but_o we_o shall_v transmit_v and_o convey_v it_o even_o unto_o posterity_n for_o thus_o also_o shall_v posterity_n be_v justify_v for_o if_o christ_n be_v for_o ever_o both_o god_n and_o lord_n the_o confession_n of_o this_o his_o faith_n shall_v never_o fail_v with_o those_o who_o have_v acknowledge_v his_o appear_v so_o cyril_n this_o therefore_o be_v among_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o they_o have_v send_v it_o down_o to_o we_o their_o posterity_n as_o the_o catholic_a faith_n to_o be_v confess_v of_o all_o god_n child_n until_o the_o appear_v of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o our_o justification_n stand_v in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o not_o impute_v they_o unto_o us._n but_o the_o trent-fathers_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v not_o the_o legitimate_a posterity_n but_o the_o bastard_n brood_n false_o pretend_v from_o those_o holy_a father_n disclaim_v this_o catholic_n faith_n concern_v justification_n in_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o god_n in_o the_o forename_a place_n of_o isaiah_n call_v his_o new_a covenant_n or_o testament_n and_o do_v anathematise_v and_o curse_v to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n all_o those_o that_o have_v or_o shall_v place_v our_o justification_n in_o the_o only_a
remain_v for_o i_o no_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o in_o the_o sole_a mercy_n 7._o of_o jesus_n christ._n so_o that_o the_o very_a arch-pontificians_a themselves_o in_o their_o death_n when_o their_o conscience_n be_v make_v their_o judge_n renounce_v their_o own_o doctrine_n &_o seem_v to_o desire_v to_o die_v good_a protestant_n like_o balaam_n who_o wish_v he_o may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o i_o can_v see_v by_o what_o way_n such_o double_a wanderer_n can_v come_v to_o heaven_n because_o as_o in_o their_o life_n they_o deny_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n so_o in_o their_o death_n they_o be_v for_o aught_o we_o may_v deem_v devoid_a of_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n dye_v they_o not_o in_o a_o most_o preposterous_a malice_n and_o envy_v they_o will_v go_v to_o heaven_n but_o will_v pull_v the_o ladder_n after_o they_o lest_o the_o simple_a people_n shall_v follow_v they_o so_o the_o hypocritical_a pharisee_n who_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n neither_o go_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_v 13._o those_o that_o will_v to_o enter_v in_o thus_o the_o testimony_n of_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v the_o vanity_n and_o falsehood_n of_o their_o justification_n by_o their_o inherent_a righteousness_n but_o yet_o for_o more_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o confutation_n of_o this_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o popery_n let_v we_o take_v a_o brief_a view_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o opinion_n which_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v have_v concern_v their_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n abraham_n the_o father_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o faithful_a for_o all_o his_o work_n yet_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v of_o he_o rom._n 4._o 2._o for_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n this_o only_a testimony_n may_v stand_v for_o all_o to_o prove_v wherein_o the_o righteousness_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a consist_v whereby_o they_o stand_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n not_o in_o their_o inherent_a righteousness_n but_o in_o the_o only_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v and_o by_o faith_n apply_v thus_o job_n confess_v he_o stand_v justify_v job_n 9_o 2._o how_o shall_v man_n be_v just_a with_o god_n if_o he_o will_v contend_v with_o he_o he_o can_v answer_v he_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o and_o ver_fw-la 20._o if_o i_o justify_v myself_o my_o own_o mouth_n shall_v condemn_v i_o if_o i_o say_v i_o be_o perfect_a it_o shall_v also_o prove_v i_o perverse_a and_o chapt._n 25._o 4._o how_o can_v man_n be_v justify_v with_o god_n yea_o chapt._n 9_o 15._o who_o say_v he_o though_o i_o be_v righteous_a yet_o will_v i_o not_o answer_v but_o i_o will_v make_v supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n indeed_o towards_o his_o friend_n he_o stand_v stout_o in_o the_o justification_n of_o himself_o namely_o of_o his_o integrity_n and_o sincerity_n and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n as_o they_o no_o less_o uncharitable_o than_o untrue_o charge_v he_o but_o towards_o god_n he_o bear_v himself_o far_o otherwise_o before_o he_o he_o humble_v himself_o he_o make_v supplication_n to_o his_o judge_n &_o say_v chap._n 9_o 30._o if_o i_o wash_v myself_o with_o snow-water_n and_o make_v my_o hand_n never_o so_o clean_o yet_o shall_v thou_o plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n and_o my_o own_o clothes_n shall_v abhor_v i_o for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o that_o i_o shall_v answer_v he_o and_o we_o shall_v come_v together_o in_o judgement_n and_o chapt._n 10._o 14._o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n if_o i_o be_v wicked_a woe_n unto_o i_o and_o if_o i_o be_v righteous_a yet_o will_v i_o not_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n i_o be_o full_a of_o confusion_n etc._n etc._n but_o have_v job_n no_o good_a work_n yes_o look_v upon_o his_o life_n describe_v in_o his_o 29._o 30_o &_o 31._o chapter_n he_o be_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o a_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a a_o deliverer_n of_o the_o poor_a fatherless_a and_o friendless_a from_o the_o oppressor_n break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n he_o weep_v for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o his_o soul_n be_v grieve_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o though_o he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n a_o wise_a man_n a_o prince_n yet_o he_o eat_v not_o his_o morsel_n alone_o but_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a feed_v with_o he_o the_o naked_a limb_n bless_v he_o be_v warm_v with_o the_o fleece_n of_o his_o sheep_n what_o sin_n be_v job_n addict_v to_o and_o what_o action_n of_o piety_n and_o mercy_n do_v he_o not_o abound_v in_o insomuch_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o sincerity_n and_o integrity_n of_o heart_n he_o dare_v say_v if_o i_o have_v walk_v with_o vanity_n or_o if_o my_o foot_n have_v haste_v to_o 5._o deceit_n let_v i_o be_v weigh_v in_o a_o even_a balance_n that_o god_n may_v know_v my_o integrity_n and_o god_n know_v his_o integrity_n give_v testimony_n unto_o it_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n perfect_a and_o upright_o and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a yet_o all_o this_o righteousness_n job_n renounce_v when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o strict_a trial_n of_o god_n tribunal_n for_o come_v to_o stand_v in_o god_n presence_n he_o say_v chapt_n 42._o 5._o i_o have_v hear_v of_o thou_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o ear_n but_o now_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o wherefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n a_o admirable_a type_n of_o a_o faithful_a man_n not_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n but_o in_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n through_o christ_n merit_n whereby_o only_o he_o stand_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v not_o david_n also_o a_o holy_a man_n a_o honest_a heart_a man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n yet_o he_o profess_v psal._n 71._o 15._o etc._n etc._n my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o thy_o salvation_n all_o the_o day_n for_o i_o know_v not_o the_o number_n that_o be_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o i_o will_v go_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n and_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n even_o of_o thy_o only_a and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o psalm_n in_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n let_v i_o never_o be_v put_v to_o confusion_n deliver_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o psalm_n 89._o 16._o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a he_o say_v in_o thy_o name_n shall_v they_o rejoice_v all_o the_o day_n and_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v they_o make_v their_o boast_n and_o upon_o the_o 32._o psalm_n paul_n have_v these_o word_n as_o a_o commentary_n of_o david_n word_n rom._n 4._o 6._o even_o as_o david_n also_o describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n say_v bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v blessed_n be_v the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v sin_n but_o david_n disclaim_v the_o justification_n of_o all_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n psal._n 143._o hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n give_v ear_n to_o my_o supplication_n in_o thy_o faithfulness_n answer_v i_o and_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v and_o psalm_n 30._o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v but_o there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v so_o isaiah_n that_o evangelicall_a prophet_n advance_v god_n righteousness_n and_o disavow_v man_n righteousness_n isaiah_n 54._o 17._o this_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o righteousness_n be_v of_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n yea_o say_v the_o pontifician_n our_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v of_o the_o lord._n nay_o say_v isaiah_n chapt_n 64._o 6._o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o filthy_a rag_n yea_o say_v the_o pontifician_n before_o we_o be_v regenerate_v and_o be_v in_o christ._n but_o isaiah_n speak_v of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o circumcise_a to_o who_o circumcision_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n and_o of_o god_n covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o a_o seal_n of_o faith_n and_o isaiah_n put_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n be_v isaiah_n now_o unregenerate_a and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o
himself_o and_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n he_o renounce_v all_o inherent_a righteousness_n as_o filthy_a rag_n in_o no_o sort_n to_o be_v patch_v and_o piece_v to_o that_o garment_n of_o salvation_n to_o that_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n namely_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v and_o put_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n wherein_o isaiah_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a rejoice_v as_o he_o say_v esa._n 61._o 10._o i_o will_v great_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n shall_v be_v joyful_a in_o my_o god_n for_o he_o have_v clothe_v i_o with_o the_o garment_n of_o salvation_n he_o have_v cover_v i_o with_o the_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n as_o a_o bridegroom_n deck_v himself_o with_o ornament_n and_o as_o a_o bride_n adorn_v herself_o with_o her_o jewel_n and_o in_o the_o 43._o of_o isaiah_n vers_fw-la 25._o &_o 26._o there_o be_v a_o flat_a opposition_n between_o god_n mercy_n and_o our_o work_n in_o justification_n i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n but_o may_v not_o our_o work_n come_v in_o as_o sharer_n with_o god_n mercy_n what_o work_v the_o prophet_n add_v in_o god_n person_n put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n let_v we_o plead_v together_o declare_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v if_o god_n plead_v with_o we_o in_o judgement_n we_o have_v no_o evidence_n of_o any_o work_n in_o we_o whereby_o to_o be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n but_o our_o work_n and_o obedience_n to_o god_n law_n be_v call_v our_o righteousness_n as_o matth._n 5._o 20._o except_o your_o righteousness_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n you_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v this_o place_n may_v well_o be_v understand_v of_o evangelicall_a righteousness_n opposite_a to_o that_o legal_a righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o so_o christ_n point_v we_o to_o the_o righteousness_n 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but_o by_o faith_n because_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v a_o impediment_n to_o work_n but_o the_o glory_n of_o faith_n do_v cover_v the_o error_n of_o our_o work_n which_o faith_n obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o again_o infirmitas_fw-la excludit_fw-la à _fw-la venia_fw-la &_o fides_fw-la excusat_fw-la à _fw-la culpa_fw-la our_o david_n infirmity_n exclude_v we_o from_o pardon_n and_o faith_n excuse_v we_o from_o blame_n and_o set_v down_o his_o peremptory_a judgement_n ground_v upon_o scripture_n he_o say_v arbitramur_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolum_n iustificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la sine_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la justificetur_fw-la ergo_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la david_n qui_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la agnovit_fw-la sed_fw-la peccati_fw-la veniam_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la credidit_fw-la we_o definitive_o conclude_v say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n 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together_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n or_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o you_o will_v acknowledge_v and_o admit_v only_o one_o kind_n of_o faith_n namely_o a_o historical_a faith_n which_o say_v they_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n good_a and_o bad_a yea_o common_a to_o the_o very_a devil_n themselves_o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o six_o session_n and_o in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o canon_n 28._o their_o word_n be_v these_o aduersus_fw-la etiam_fw-la hominum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la callida_fw-la ingenia_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la dulces_fw-la sermon_n &_o benedictiones_fw-la seducunt_fw-la corda_fw-la innocentium_fw-la asserendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la modè_fw-la infidelitate_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la amittitur_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la quocunque_fw-la alio_fw-la mortali_fw-la peccato_fw-la quamuis_fw-la non_fw-la amittatur_fw-la fides_fw-la acceptam_fw-la iustificationis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la 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not_o lose_v yet_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n be_v receive_v be_v lose_v maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n law_n which_o exclude_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n not_o only_o unbeliever_n but_o also_o believe_v or_o faithful_a fornicator_n adulterer_n effeminate_a abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n thief_n covetous_a drunkard_n railer_n extortioner_n and_o all_o other_o that_o commit_v deadly_a sin_n from_o which_o they_o may_v have_v abstain_v by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ._n in_o which_o word_n we_o may_v observe_v two_o remarkable_a thing_n concern_v the_o popish_a faith_n first_o that_o it_o have_v no_o coherence_n with_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n see_v as_o they_o teach_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n may_v be_v lose_v and_o yet_o faith_n remain_v still_o in_o a_o man_n the_o second_o be_v that_o this_o faith_n of_o they_o be_v common_a to_o whoor-monger_n to_o 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sancti_fw-la qui_fw-la saluatoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la tempora_fw-la praecesserunt_fw-la 10._o per_fw-la hanc_fw-la fidem_fw-la iustificati_fw-la expectantes_fw-la universalom_n credentium_fw-la redemptionem_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la abrahae_fw-la all_o the_o saint_n who_o live_v before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v justify_v by_o this_o faith_n expect_v the_o universal_a redemption_n of_o believer_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o in_o his_o four_o sermon_n upon_o the_o epiphany_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la iustificat_fw-la impios_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la facit_fw-la sanctos_fw-la si_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la eodemque_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la jesu_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la deitas_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la credatur_fw-la humanitas_fw-la this_o be_v that_o which_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a that_o be_v of_o sinner_n make_v saint_n if_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n both_o the_o true_a deity_n 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