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A41211 An appeal to Scripture & antiquity in the questions of 1. the worship and invocation of saints and angels 2. the worship of images 3. justification by and merit of good works 4. purgatory 5. real presence and half-communion : against the Romanists / by H. Ferne ... Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662. 1665 (1665) Wing F787; ESTC R6643 246,487 512

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manifest_o acknowledge_v we_o be_v so_o also_o make_v righteousness_n in_o he_o that_o be_v righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o see_v also_o how_o this_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o greek_a father_n chrys_n on_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 1.30_o he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o have_v make_v we_o wise_a and_o just_a and_o holy_a but_o he_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n which_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v give_v himself_o unto_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o upon_o that_o of_o 2_o cor._n 5._o ult_n make_a he_o sin_n for_o we_o the_o same_o father_n thus_o locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o locum_fw-la he_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o sinner_n and_o here_o also_o he_o observe_v as_o above_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a but_o righteousness_n and_o that_o of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o he_o give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o need_n we_o have_v of_o such_o a_o righteousness_n because_o there_o must_v be_v find_v no_o blot_n or_o stain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o he_o observe_v the_o apostle_n say_v not_o make_v he_o a_o sinner_n but_o sin_n for_o he_o name_v not_o the_o habit_n as_o if_o sin_n have_v be_v inhaerent_a in_o he_o but_o the_o bare_a quality_n as_o in_o the_o abstract_n locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o locum_fw-la which_o show_v that_o when_o he_o say_v righteousness_n rather_o than_o righteous_a there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n make_v we_o beside_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o inhaerent_a quality_n with_o chrysostom_n agree_v oecumenius_n and_o theophylact_fw-mi upon_o the_o place_n cite_v so_o st._n ult_n cyril_n glaphyr_n 5._o cap._n ult_n cyril_n set_v out_o our_o saviour_n 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justin_n ad_fw-la diogen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o thing_n else_o can_v cover_v our_o sin_n but_o his_o righteousness_n and_o that_o which_o he_o add_v to_o be_v justify_v in_o he_o only_o which_o be_v a_o strong_a expression_n then_o to_o be_v justifiedby_o he_o and_o then_o he_o cry_v out_o o_o sweet_a and_o happy_a exchange_n wherein_o that_o because_o as_o the_o apostle_n he_o make_v sin_n for_o we_o we_o righteousness_n in_o he_o or_o as_o justin_n subjoin_v because_o one_o man_n righteousness_n justify_v many_o unrighteous_a man_n to_o this_o also_o belong_v what_o chrysost_n have_v who_o with_o reference_n to_o isa_n 43.26_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d chrys_n homil_n 3._o the_o poenitenti●_n eximens_fw-la poenae_fw-la donat_fw-la justitiam_fw-la facit_fw-la enim_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o express_v himself_o as_o to_o this_o point_n free_v we_o from_o punishment_n he_o give_v 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