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pray_v lest_o you_o enter_v into_o 41_o mat._n 26._o 41_o tentation_n that_o be_v lest_o you_o be_v overcome_v of_o tentation_n the_o spirit_n indeed_o be_v ready_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a theoph._n do_v the_o spirit_n at_o length_n go_v always_o away_o with_o the_o victory_n mat._n it_o do_v indeed_o but_o not_o without_o great_a labour_n for_o the_o flesh_n many_o way_n wound_v we_o for_o it_o cause_v we_o many_o time_n to_o fall_v into_o most_o heinous_a sin_n moreover_o although_o we_o do_v often_o overcome_v it_o cease_v not_o to_o renew_v the_o battle_n for_o the_o devil_n the_o enemy_n of_o our_o salvation_n join_v himself_o unto_o it_o who_o use_v that_o domestical_a or_o household_n enemy_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o enter_v into_o out_o heart_n and_o at_o length_n overcome_v us._n for_o this_o cause_n paul_n most_o fervent_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o for_o he_o say_v 24._o rom._n 7._o 24._o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n he_o call_v it_o death_n because_o he_o think_v that_o continual_a battle_n more_o grievous_a than_o death_n itself_o theoph._n now_o i_o will_v return_v to_o the_o order_n of_o our_o discourse_n for_o i_o see_v that_o the_o faithful_a can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o this_o also_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o faithful_a can_v be_v altogether_o justify_v by_o their_o work_n but_o may_v not_o this_o be_v do_v in_o part_n so_o as_o christ_n supply_v that_o which_o want_v matth._n 10._o i_o be_o 2._o 10._o this_o indeed_o can_v be_v for_o james_n say_v whosoever_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o yet_o fail_v in_o one_o point_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o therefore_o paul_n entreat_v of_o the_o way_n whereby_o we_o attain_v justification_n and_o salvation_n exclude_v work_n not_o in_o part_n but_o whole_o as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n after_o long_a disputation_n of_o this_o matter_n at_o length_n he_o add_v we_o conclude_v therefore_o 28._o rom._n 3._o 28._o that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v to_o he_o that_o 4._o rom._n 4._o 4._o work_v the_o wage_n be_v not_o count_v by_o favour_n but_o by_o debt_n but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n the_o same_o also_o he_o write_v in_o another_o place_n 8._o ephes_n 2._o 8._o you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o shall_v boast_v himself_o in_o which_o word_n he_o do_v sufficient_o faith_n why_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n no_o otherwise_o then_o by_o faith_n declare_v that_o good_a work_n be_v of_o no_o account_n before_o god_n to_o justify_v and_o save_v we_o but_o that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o only_a mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n moreover_o grace_n shall_v not_o be_v true_o grace_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v not_o whole_o and_o altogether_o free_a for_o work_n &_o it_o can_v stand_v together_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n theoph._n why_o so_o matth._n because_o the_o one_o destroy_v the_o other_o as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v to_o the_o roman_n in_o these_o word_n if_o we_o 6._o rom._n 11._o 6._o be_v save_v by_o grace_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n or_o else_o be_v work_v no_o more_o work_n where_o he_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n until_o we_o have_v throw_v away_o all_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o our_o own_o work_n which_o thing_n the_o same_o apostle_n testify_v that_o himself_o do_v for_o notwithstanding_o concern_v the_o righteousness_n which_o 6._o phil._n 3._o 6._o be_v by_o the_o law_n he_o be_v without_o reproof_n he_o esteem_v all_o his_o good_a work_n as_o dung_n that_o he_o may_v be_v find_v not_o have_v his_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o another_o place_n also_o he_o warn_v we_o of_o the_o same_o thing_n you_o be_v make_v void_a of_o christ_n as_o many_o of_o you_o as_o 4._o gal._n 5._o 4._o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n and_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n now_o he_o speak_v to_o those_o that_o will_v join_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n theoph._n but_o some_o do_v object_n that_o the_o apostle_n when_o soever_o he_o say_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n speak_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n that_o be_v then_o abolish_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n but_o not_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n matth._n that_o be_v a_o vain_a shift_n which_o also_o be_v most_o easy_a to_o confute_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n speech_n and_o first_o of_o all_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n 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