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heal_v also_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o the_o novatian_a heretic_n of_o his_o time_n and_o it_o may_v fit_o be_v turn_v over_o to_o the_o jesuit_n of_o our_o time_n dare_v thou_o o_o jesuit_n call_v thyself_o clean_a and_o holy_a albeit_o thou_o be_v clean_a in_o regard_n of_o thy_o work_n this_o one_o word_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v thou_o unclean_a with_o he_o agree_v aug._n serm._n 29._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n sunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la inflati_fw-la viri_fw-la spiritu_fw-la electionis_fw-la pleni_fw-la non_fw-la magnitudine_fw-la ingentes_fw-la sed_fw-la superbiae_fw-la morbo_fw-la tumentes_fw-la ut_fw-la audeant_fw-la dicere_fw-la invenire_fw-la homines_fw-la absque_fw-la peccato_fw-la there_o be_v say_v he_o some_o that_o be_v like_a unto_o vessel_n blow_v up_o with_o wind_n fill_v with_o a_o haughty_a spirit_n not_o sollid_o great_a but_o swell_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o pride_n who_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v find_v on_o earth_n without_o sin_n of_o 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free_o pardon_v for_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o august_n all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v repute_v as_o do_v when_o that_o be_v remit_v which_o be_v leave_v undo_v and_o this_o righteousness_n consist_v rather_o in_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n than_o in_o the_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n second_o the_o intrinsical_n be_v that_o perfection_n of_o inhesion_n and_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v either_o absolute_a or_o comparative_a first_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v absolute_a when_o our_o heart_n be_v sincere_a and_o simple_a free_a from_o hypocrysie_n and_o double_a deal_n with_o god_n so_o job_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n and_o david_n be_v a_o man_n according_a to_o god_n own_o heart_n because_o his_o heart_n be_v ever_o seek_v after_o god_n and_o sincere_a towards_o he_o though_o through_o his_o infirmity_n he_o sin_v against_o he_o second_o comparative_a in_o respect_n of_o other_o so_o noah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 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be_v the_o giver_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n gregory_n in_o psal_n penitent_n pithy_o say_v it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o absolve_v the_o guilty_a by_o who_o justice_n he_o be_v make_v guilty_a again_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o move_v god_n to_o do_v all_o this_o for_o man_n we_o find_v to_o be_v two_o fold_n first_o internal_a second_o eternal_a the_o first_o be_v the_o mere_a grace_n and_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n and_o that_o because_o he_o will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o man_n because_o we_o can_v ascribe_v none_o other_o cause_n of_o god_n will_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o only_o this_o quia_fw-la voluit_fw-la because_o it_o please_v he_o and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n attribute_v our_o redemption_n to_o the_o riches_n of_o hâ—â—_n grace_n 1._o eph._n 6_o 7._o rom._n 3.24_o and_o so_o likewise_o in_o 3._o tit._n 4._o he_o say_v that_o after_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n towards_o man_n appear_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o he_o shed_v in_o we_o abundant_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n whereby_o you_o see_v the_o apostle_n make_v the_o kindness_n and_o love_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o efficient_a principal_a cause_n or_o motive_n that_o move_v god_n to_o send_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o save_v we_o and_o st._n aug._n in_o psal_n 30._o idoe_v the_o nat_n &_o great_a say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o ineffable_a grace_n of_o god_n that_o a_o man_n guilty_a of_o sin_n shall_v be_v justify_v from_o sin_n and_o especial_o against_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n that_o magnify_v nature_n to_o vilify_v and_o almost_o to_o nullify_v grace_n he_o say_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n whereby_o infant_n and_o man_n of_o year_n be_v save_v be_v not_o procure_v by_o desert_n but_o tender_v free_o without_o merit_n and_o so_o anselmus_fw-la in_o rom._n 12._o say_v that_o because_o all_o man_n be_v shut_v up_o under_o sin_n the_o salvation_n of_o man_n come_v not_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o second_o be_v christ_n god_n and_o man_n which_o purchase_v by_o his_o merit_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n because_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v laidupon_o he_o that_o we_o by_o his_o stripe_n may_v be_v heal_v isay_n 55.5_o second_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n active_o consider_v be_v jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o benefit_n we_o have_v by_o christ_n be_v especial_o two_o first_o redemption_n second_o propitiation_n first_o redemption_n be_v a_o word_n borrow_v from_o the_o use_n of_o war_n and_o it_o signify_v freedom_n from_o captivity_n and_o thus_o christ_n be_v our_o deliverance_n first_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v our_o reconciliation_n unto_o god_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n rom._n 3.25_o second_o from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n because_o that_o obey_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o form_n of_o doctrine_n which_o be_v deliver_v we_o that_o be_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o be_v become_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v our_o righteousness_n rom._n 6_o 18_o three_o from_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v against_o justice_n that_o the_o punishment_n shall_v be_v inflict_v when_o the_o sin_n be_v pardon_v for_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o punishment_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o sublata_fw-la causa_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n be_v deface_v the_o effect_n must_v be_v abolish_v object_n but_o against_o this_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_n be_v pardon_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v continual_o afflict_v and_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v 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