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receptacle_n or_o ward_n 21._o attend_v in_o the_o porch_n or_o base_a court_n abroad_o not_o admit_v to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o so_o not_o seeingâ—_n hear_v nor_o know_v whether_o prayer_n be_v make_v to_o they_o at_o all_o or_o no_o be_v but_o as_o yet_o in_o atrijs_fw-la as_o bernard_n will_v have_v it_o sanctis_fw-la for_o in_o such_o retire_v or_o draw_v room_n they_o place_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a except_o those_o of_o the_o martyr_n objection_n maximus_fw-la taurinensis_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o saint_n agnes_n say_v 29._o by_o all_o such_o prayer_n and_o orison_n as_o i_o can_v conceive_v i_o beseech_v theâ—_n vouchsafe_v to_o remember_v i_o answer_n theâ—e_n sermon_n of_o maximus_n as_o great_a as_o he_o be_v in_o name_n they_o be_v not_o great_o to_o be_v esteem_v 42._o inasmuch_o as_o they_o go_v with_o a_o aliâs_fw-la sometime_o under_o one_o name_n sometime_o under_o another_o 23._o have_v indeed_o no_o certain_a know_v father_n 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fulgentius_n speak_v maâ—iae_fw-la of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n help_v all_o sucâ—_n woman_n as_o â—lie_v unto_o she_o answer_n the_o same_o author_n go_v on_o though_o bellarmine_n conceal_v it_o &_o tellâ—_n we_o that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o he_o entitle_v the_o new_a eve_n as_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o new_a adam_n restore_v all_o womankind_n as_o christ_n do_v all_o mankind_n shall_v we_o thâ—nk_v that_o the_o true_a fulgentius_n a_o man_n of_o worth_n in_o his_o time_n will_v thus_o parâ—_n stake_v betwixt_o christ_n jesus_n and_o the_o virgin_n mary_n in_o that_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n sure_o this_o be_v some_o sergeant_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o fulgentius_n and_o so_o i_o find_v that_o the_o whole_a homily_n be_v in_o the_o ten_o tome_n of_o saint_n augustine_n work_n uâ—der_v the_o title_n of_o the_o fifteeâ—th_o sermon_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la and_o the_o divine_n of_o lovan_n 1586._o find_v it_o ascribe_v unto_o severianus_n in_o some_o copy_n 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and_o martyr_n insomuch_o that_o upon_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o name_n the_o father_n there_o assemble_v make_v this_o joint_a acclamation_n flavianus_n live_v after_o his_o death_n let_v the_o martyr_n pray_v for_o we_o now_o this_o be_v votum_fw-la non_fw-la invocatio_fw-la a_o wish_n and_o no_o direct_a invocation_n or_o if_o they_o will_v read_v it_o martyr_n pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la orat_fw-la the_o martyr_n pray_v for_o we_o to_o wit_n in_o genial_a we_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o nor_o do_v it_o help_v their_o cause_n by_o this_o we_o see_v what_o to_o think_v of_o the_o thirty_o father_n greek_n and_o latin_a muster_v up_o by_o bellarmine_n for_o proof_n of_o saintly_o invocation_n they_o may_v as_o learned_a winchester_n observe_v 39_o be_v put_v into_o three_o rank_n some_o of_o they_o be_v indeed_o true_a father_n but_o not_o true_o allege_v other_o true_o allege_v but_o they_o be_v not_o homines_fw-la legales_fw-la good_a man_n and_o true_a father_n but_o counterfeit_v bear_v 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be_v justice_n not_o our_o own_o but_o god_n not_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v sin_n not_o his_o own_o but_o we_o not_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o so_o be_v we_o make_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v sin_n in_o we_o to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n and_o again_o 3â—_n in_o the_o way_n oâ—_n faith_n they_o be_v reckon_v for_o no_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o be_v â—eputed_v just_o who_o have_v not_o their_o sin_n impute_v to_o they_o this_o fâ—ee_a remission_n of_o sin_n he_o elsewhere_o notable_o describe_v say_v 31._o if_o god_n have_v cover_v our_o sin_n he_o will_v not_o observe_v they_o he_o will_v not_o thiâ—ke_v upon_o they_o to_o punish_v they_o he_o will_v â—ot_n take_v knowledge_n but_o ratâ—er_a pardon_n tâ—em_fw-la it_o iâ—_n cleâ—re_o also_o out_o of_o saint_n austin_n that_o there_o be_v such_o imperfect_a on_o in_o our_o woâ—ks_n as_o thaâ—_n they_o can_v justify_v all_o our_o righteousness_n say_v he_o 27._o stand_v raâ—her_o in_o 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against_o merit_n leo_n say_v dom._n the_o measure_n of_o celestial_a gift_n depend_v not_o upon_o thâ—_n quality_n of_o work_n saint_n auâ—tine_n say_v 9_o thou_o shall_v not_o receive_v eternal_a life_n for_o thy_o merit_n but_o only_o for_o grace_n and_o they_o speak_v reason_n for_o he_o that_o will_v merit_v or_o deserve_v any_o thing_n at_o another_o man_n hand_n must_v of_o himself_o 11._o by_o his_o own_o power_n do_v something_o that_o the_o other_o have_v no_o former_a claim_n unto_o now_o our_o good_a work_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v good_a be_v godâ—_n frâ—e_v gift_n we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o think_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a 2_o cor._n 3.5_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n philip._n 2.1_o and_o man_n stand_v bind_v to_o god_n either_o in_o strict_a term_n of_o law_n or_o by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n as_o his_o creature_n servant_n and_o
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