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that_o which_o in_o so_o many_o place_n he_o repeat_v 〈…〉_o repeat_v 〈…〉_o 32_o 83._o 109._o &_o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n ser._n 31._o non_fw-la dicimus_fw-la illi_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la accipisti_fw-la sed_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la proâ—_n 〈…〉_o we_o say_v not_o unto_o god_n repay_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v receive_v but_o pay_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v promise_v yea_o he_o plain_o argue_v that_o est_fw-la that_o in_o psal_n 32._o cum_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la habeamus_fw-la quicquid_fw-la illi_fw-la offerimus_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la illo_fw-la sit_fw-la quiâ—quid_fw-la boni_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈…〉_o quid_fw-la dedimus_fw-la &_o tenemus_fw-la debitorem_fw-la vnde_fw-la debitorem_fw-la quia_fw-la promissor_n est_fw-la since_o we_o have_v of_o he_o whatsoever_o we_o offer_v to_o he_o and_o all_o our_o goodness_n be_v of_o he_o therefore_o we_o have_v not_o yield_v any_o thing_n to_o he_o to_o hold_v he_o debtor_n thereby_o whence_o then_o have_v we_o he_o a_o debtor_n marry_o 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that_o all_o those_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o do_v thus_o speak_v of_o god_n repute_v or_o esteem_v or_o account_v worthy_a do_v import_n so_o much_o unto_o us._n for_o if_o our_o worthiness_n stand_v in_o god_n esteem_v and_o account_v of_o we_o we_o may_v not_o of_o the_o title_n of_o worthiness_n conclude_v that_o by_o perfection_n of_o real_a quality_n we_o be_v that_o for_o which_o he_o be_v content_a in_o mercy_n and_o favour_n to_o accept_v us._n we_o be_v according_o worthy_a as_o we_o be_v just_a we_o be_v just_a to_o speak_v of_o perfect_a justice_n not_o by_o righteousness_n of_o work_n but_o only_o by_o god_n imputation_n of_o righteousness_n without_o work_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o in_o like_a sort_n therefore_o we_o be_v worthy_a nostrae_fw-la worthy_a bernard_n in_o dedicat._n eccles_n ser_fw-mi 5_o nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dignatione_fw-la non_fw-la dignitate_fw-la nostrae_fw-la by_o god_n vouchsafe_v acceptance_n not_o by_o our_o worthiness_n as_o s._n bernard_n say_v and_o hereto_o agree_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o faithful_a jacob_n say_v 32.10_o say_v gen._n 32.10_o i_o be_o less_o than_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o all_o the_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n that_o be_v as_o we_o read_v it_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a thereof_o according_a to_o that_o which_o chrysostome_n say_v percepimus_fw-la say_v chrysostom_n de_fw-fr compunct_a cordis_fw-la etsi_fw-la millies_fw-la moriamur_fw-la etsi_fw-la omnes_fw-la animae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la expleamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la tamen_fw-la dignum_fw-la gerimus_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la percepimus_fw-la though_o we_o die_v a_o thousand_o death_n though_o we_o fulfil_v all_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n yet_o do_v we_o nothing_o worthy_a in_o comparison_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o ourselves_o have_v receive_v of_o god_n john_n baptist_n 11.11_o baptist_n mat._n 11.11_o than_o who_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o great_a among_o woman_n child_n yet_o say_v of_o himself_o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n 3.11_o christ_n mat._n 3.11_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o bear_v his_o shoe_n 1.7_o shoe_n mar._n 1.7_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o untie_v the_o latchet_n of_o his_o shoe_n the_o centurion_n of_o who_o faith_n our_o saviour_n testify_v that_o 8.10_o that_o mat._n 8.10_o he_o have_v not_o find_v so_o great_a faith_n no_o not_o in_o israel_n yet_o say_v of_o himself_o 8_o himself_o ver_fw-la 8_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v come_v under_o my_o roof_n indignum_fw-la roof_n bernard_n in_o dedicat._n eccles_n ser._n 5._o lege_fw-la o_o homo_fw-la in_o cord_n tuo_fw-la lege_fw-la intra_fw-la te_fw-la ipsum_fw-la de_fw-fr teipso_fw-la testimonia_fw-la veritatis_fw-la &_o hac_fw-la communi_fw-la luce_fw-fr iudicabis_fw-la te_fw-la indignum_fw-la read_v o_o man_n say_v s._n bernard_n in_o thy_o own_o heart_n read_v within_o thyself_o concern_v thyself_o the_o witness_n of_o truth_n and_o thou_o will_v judge_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o this_o common_a light_n thus_o holy_a man_n have_v speak_v thus_o they_o have_v think_v and_o if_o our_o unworthiness_n be_v such_o to_o these_o thing_n shall_v we_o dream_v of_o a_o worthiness_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o heaven_n 31.16_o heaven_n psal_n 31.16_o save_v i_o say_v david_n for_o thy_o mercy_n sake_n that_o be_v say_v s._n austin_n misericors_fw-la austin_n aug._n in_o psal_n 30._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la in_o mea_fw-la iustitia_fw-la non_fw-la in_o meis_fw-la meritis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o tuâ—_n misericordia_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la dignus_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la tu_fw-la misericors_fw-la not_o in_o my_o righteousness_n not_o in_o my_o merit_n but_o in_o thy_o mercy_n not_o because_o i_o be_o worthy_a but_o because_o thou_o be_v merciful_a again_o the_o same_o s._n austin_n say_v in_o another_o place_n promeruimus_fw-la place_n idem_fw-la in_o psal_n 41._o nobis_fw-la deus_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la praestat_fw-la quia_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la nos_fw-la digni_fw-la sumus_fw-la quia_fw-la ille_fw-la misericors_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la quiae_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la promeruimus_fw-la god_n yield_v unto_o we_o all_o good_a thing_n because_o he_o be_v good_a not_o because_o we_o be_v worthy_a because_o he_o be_v merciful_a not_o because_o we_o have_v meririt_v in_o any_o thing_n the_o prophet_n acknowledge_v god_n give_v deliverance_n 44.26_o deliverance_n psal_n 44.26_o for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n or_o as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v for_o his_o name_n sake_n saint_n austin_n again_o expound_v it_o facias_fw-la it_o aug_n in_o psal_n 43._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la gratis_o propter_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la quia_fw-la tu_fw-la digna_fw-la turus_fw-la es_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la ego_fw-la digâ—us_fw-la sum_fw-la cvi_fw-la facias_fw-la that_o be_v free_o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n not_o for_o my_o merit_n because_o thou_o shall_v vouchsafe_v to_o do_v it_o not_o because_o i_o be_o worthy_a to_o who_o thou_o shall_v do_v it_o thus_o do_v s._n austin_n oftentimes_o give_v check_n to_o m._n bishop_n conceit_n of_o worthiness_n by_o occasion_n of_o those_o phrase_n so_o often_o use_v for_o thy_o name_n sake_n for_o thy_o mercy_n sake_n for_o thy_o righteousness_n sake_n so_o basil_n expound_v the_o same_o phrase_n 143.12_o phrase_n psal_n 143.12_o for_o thy_o mercy_n sake_n tuam_fw-la sake_n basil_n in_o psal_n 142._o non_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la dignus_fw-la sim_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la tuam_fw-la not_o because_o i_o be_o worthy_a but_o because_o of_o thy_o own_o goodness_n now_o if_o m._n bishop_n will_v have_v no_o salvation_n but_o that_o he_o will_v be_v worthy_a of_o it_o let_v he_o hear_v what_o s._n bernard_n say_v dignitatis_fw-la say_v bernard_n in_o dedicat._n eccles_n ser._n 5_o quòd_fw-la si_fw-la nos_fw-la puerili_fw-la 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