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that_o which_o he_o seek_v to_o merit_v four_a he_o that_o will_v merit_v of_o another_o must_v not_o think_v to_o merit_v of_o he_o unâ—esse_o he_o bring_v some_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o to_o merit_v with_o and_o not_o that_o which_o be_v his_o of_o who_o he_o do_v intend_v to_o merit_v but_o all_o our_o virtue_n our_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n be_v god_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v good_a and_o not_o we_o for_o what_o have_v we_o 5._o which_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v without_o i_o say_v christ_n you_o can_v dâ—e_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o think_v one_o good_a thought_n when_o we_o eâ—ther_o believe_v or_o work_v mon._n though_o that_o faith_n be_v we_o and_o albeit_o the_o work_n â—e_v we_o yet_o when_o we_o have_v they_o we_o have_v they_o not_o of_o ourselves_o 7._o but_o they_o be_v giuâ—n_v of_o god_n whatsoever_o say_v augustine_n cornelius_n wrought_v well_o totum_fw-la dâ—o_fw-la dandam_fw-la est_fw-la it_o must_v all_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o god_n lest_o any_o man_n happy_o shall_v exalt_v himself_o therefore_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v we_o merit_v any_o thing_n by_o good_a deed_n five_o good_a work_n in_o nature_n follow_v justification_n augustine_n say_v râ—m_fw-la justification_n go_v before_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n mâ—â—_n be_v justify_v by_o believe_v begin_v afterwards_o to_o live_v righteous_o 4.5_o and_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o god_n do_v justify_v the_o ungodly_a by_o which_o then_o it_o be_v plainâ—_n that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v for_o his_o work_n final_o we_o have_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o scripture_n with_o we_o and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n 2.16_o we_o have_v believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n say_v paul_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lame_a because_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v god_n both_o save_v we_o not_o according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v 3.5_o but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n 71._o ambrose_n say_v let_v no_o man_n glory_n in_o work_n because_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o work_n 67_o augustine_n faith_n the_o ungodly_a be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n 8_o primasius_n say_v it_o be_v god_n purpose_n to_o justify_v the_o wicked_a by_o faith_n alone_o without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n cant._n or_o any_o other_o merit_n of_o we_o whatsoever_o hâ—miniâ—_n iustitia_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la deâ—_n god_n pardon_n say_v bernard_n be_v man_n righteousness_n my_o merit_n say_v he_o be_v god_n mercy_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o laâ—_n saying_n with_o ambroâ—e_n we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o by_o faith_n because_o fleshly_a 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o impediment_n to_o