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turpitudines_fw-la &c_n &c_n lugens_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la inconsummaetus_fw-la sum_fw-la etc
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servant_n unto_o he_o by_o this_o extravagant_a and_o exorbitant_a power_n he_o handle_v all_o thing_n as_o he_o listen_v and_o abuse_v the_o key_n to_o shut_v they_o out_o of_o heaven_n so_o far_o as_o he_o can_v who_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o their_o master_n do_v seek_v to_o hinder_v his_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a proceed_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o adjudge_v he_o but_o a_o traitor_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n christ_n usurp_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o christ_n alone_o in_o a_o word_n m._n bishop_n must_v understand_v that_o though_o the_o popedom_n be_v drown_v in_o tiber_n and_o babylon_n be_v cast_v as_o a_o millstone_n into_o the_o sea_n yet_o christ_n need_v not_o to_o be_v master_n and_o man_n to_o but_o without_o the_o pope_n have_v servant_n enough_o to_o attend_v he_o in_o his_o service_n w._n bishop_n come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o second_o it_o be_v that_o we_o make_v christ_n a_o idol_n for_o albeit_o we_o call_v he_o a_o saviour_n yet_o in_o we_o in_o that_o he_o give_v his_o grace_n to_o we_o that_o by_o our_o merit_n we_o may_v be_v our_o own_o saviour_n etc._n etc._n i_o marvel_v in_o who_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o saviour_n if_o not_o in_o we_o what_o be_v he_o the_o saviour_n of_o angel_n or_o of_o any_o other_o creature_n i_o hope_v not_o but_o the_o mischief_n be_v that_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o we_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v merit_v and_o so_o become_v our_o own_o savior_n this_o be_v a_o phrase_n unheard_a off_o among_o catholic_n that_o any_o man_n be_v his_o own_o saviour_n neither_o do_v it_o follow_v of_o that_o position_n that_o good_a work_n be_v meritorious_a but_o well_o that_o we_o apply_v unto_o we_o the_o salvation_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n by_o good_a woe_n ke_v as_o the_o protestant_n avouch_v they_o do_v
lâ—t_fw-la eo_fw-la scidâ—cet_fw-la incliâ—ante_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la â—urabilt_n modo_fw-la &_o ineffabili_fw-la operatur_fw-la &_o velli_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi persever_v cap._n 23._o sic_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la habet_fw-la cor_fw-la nostrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o have_v our_o heart_n in_o his_o power_n as_o that_o in_o wonderful_a and_o unspeakable_a manner_n he_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v that_o good_a that_o we_o can_v have_v but_o with_o our_o will_n and_o whereas_o you_o say_v that_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n to_o refuse_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n you_o thereby_o subject_a potestate_fw-la subject_a de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct_n cap._n 10_o per_fw-la hoâ—_n ut_fw-la promissi_fw-la sva_fw-la deus_fw-la possit_fw-la implere_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o hominis_fw-la potestate_fw-la the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o the_o power_n and_o will_n of_o man_n so_o that_o if_o man_n listen_v it_o shall_v take_v place_n if_o man_n listen_v not_o it_o shall_v not_o take_v place_n â—rentur_fw-la place_n jbid._n filios_fw-la promisit_fw-la deus_fw-la abrahae_fw-la quo_fw-la â—idei_fw-la câ—us_fw-la vestigâ—a_fw-la sect_n â—rentur_fw-la god_n promise_a child_n to_o abraham_n that_o shall_v follow_v the_o step_n of_o his_o faith_n etc._n faith_n prosp_n de_fw-fr â—ocat_fw-la gene_z l_o b_o 1._o cap._n 3_o creditucos_fw-la promisit_fw-la &c_n &c_n recrâ—cidiâ—dos_fw-la promisit_fw-la obilituros_fw-la persiveratâ—â—os_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o promise_v they_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n obedience_n perseverance_n the_o fear_n of_o he_o he_o offer_v grace_n to_o that_o purpose_n where_o if_o it_o lie_v in_o man_n power_n to_o refuse_v the_o same_o than_o it_o must_v be_v in_o man_n power_n whether_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v or_o not_o but_o god_n do_v promisit_fw-la do_v august_n ibid._n non_fw-fr di_fw-it nostrae_fw-la voluntetis_fw-la potestate_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la sva_fw-la praedestinatione_fw-la promisit_fw-la promisit_fw-la enim_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la facturus_fw-la fuerat_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la homines_fw-la quia_fw-la etsi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la hâ—mines_fw-la bona_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la celeâ—dum_fw-la deum_fw-la ipse_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la illi_fw-la faciaâ—t_fw-la quae_fw-la praecepit_fw-la non_fw-la illi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la faciat_fw-la quod_fw-la promisit_fw-la not_o make_v that_o promise_n upon_o the_o power_n of_o our_o will_n as_o foresee_v what_o we_o will_v do_v but_o upon_o his_o own_o purpose_n determine_v what_o he_o himself_o will_v do_v cause_v man_n to_o do_v what_o he_o have_v command_v not_o have_v from_o man_n to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v because_o he_o intend_v such_o velit_fw-la such_o jdem_fw-la de_fw-mi corrept_v &_o great_a ca._n 11._o secunda_fw-la plus_fw-la potest_fw-la qua_fw-la fit_a etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la velit_fw-la a_o grace_n not_o as_o whereby_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o righteousness_n if_o he_o will_v but_o whereby_o it_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o to_o will_n and_o love_v the_o same_o suay_n same_o ibid_fw-la cap._n 14._o magis_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la voluntates_fw-la homiâ—um_fw-la quà m_fw-la ipsi_fw-la suay_n he_o have_v in_o his_o power_n the_o will_n of_o man_n more_o than_o they_o themselves_o have_v in_o a_o word_n man_n by_o nature_n have_v in_o he_o to_o resist_v and_o refuse_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o this_o his_o power_n serve_v and_o do_v not_o serve_v to_o do_v otherwise_o but_o god_n overrule_v this_o power_n and_o work_v in_o he_o not_o to_o refuse_v his_o grace_n and_o when_o god_n work_v in_o man_n not_o to_o refuse_v it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o to_o refuse_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n not_o that_o god_n make_v man_n just_a against_o his_o will_n but_o auferatur_fw-la but_o de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct_n cap._n 8._o a_o nullo_fw-la duro_fw-la cord_n respitutur_fw-la edeo_fw-la quip_n triburtur_fw-la ut_fw-la cordis_fw-la duritia_fw-la primitus_fw-la auferatur_fw-la he_o take_v away_o from_o he_o hardness_n of_o heart_n whereby_o he_o do_v refuse_v and_o be_v est_fw-la be_v de_fw-fr great_a &_o lib._n arbit_n cap_n 14._o cor_fw-la lapideum_fw-la adversus_fw-la deum_fw-la omnino_fw-la inflexibile_fw-la est_fw-la altogether_o inflexible_a towards_o god_n and_o give_v he_o a_o new_a heart_n a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n willing_a to_o obey_v whereby_o a_o man_n grow_v to_o be_v as_o adverse_a to_o sin_n as_o he_o be_v before_o to_o righteousness_n and_o enter_v to_o that_o state_n which_o s._n john_n describe_v 3.9_o describe_v 1._o john_n 3.9_o every_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o neither_o can_v he_o sin_n that_o be_v serve_v sin_n give_v himself_o altogether_o over_o to_o sin_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n which_o be_v here_o the_o happy_a beginning_n of_o the_o everlasting_a bless_a state_n of_o god_n 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not_o as_o hilary_n well_o note_v cognitorum_fw-la note_v hilar._n in_o psa_n 64._o spem_fw-la oporiet_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la many_o esse_fw-la praesâ—mptam_fw-la ne_fw-la magâ—_n sâ—t_v incerrâ—run_v praesumptio_fw-la quam_fw-la expectatio_fw-la cognitorum_fw-la a_o presume_v of_o thing_n uncertain_a but_o a_o expectation_n of_o thing_n know_v unto_o us._n for_o that_o cause_n be_v it_o that_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o 5.5_o that_o rom._n 5.5_o hope_n make_v not_o ashamed_a which_o master_n bishop_n not_o understand_v expound_v as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n but_o saint_n paul_n respect_v a_o further_a matter_n to_o signify_v the_o infallible_a assurance_n and_o certainty_n of_o hope_n that_o it_o never_o put_v a_o man_n to_o shame_n it_o never_o give_v he_o occasion_n to_o be_v ashamed_a as_o have_v hope_v for_o that_o whereof_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v deceive_v inveni_fw-la deceive_v august_n in_o psal_n 36._o conc_fw-fr 2._o confunditur_fw-la
see_v nothing_o in_o himself_o to_o hinder_v his_o justification_n yet_o god_n who_o have_v sharp_a eye-fight_a may_v espy_v some_o iniquity_n in_o he_o and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v justify_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o fault_n in_o i_o in_o god_n sight_n than_o i_o can_v find_v by_o my_o own_o insight_n i_o be_o justify_v because_o i_o be_o guilty_a of_o nothing_o and_o so_o the_o place_n prove_v rather_o the_o uncertain_a knowledge_n of_o our_o justification_n as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v but_o m._n perkins_n add_v that_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n where_o rigour_n of_o justice_n shall_v be_v show_v we_o know_v it_o well_o but_o when_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o those_o that_o by_o baptism_n be_v purge_v from_o original_a sin_n 28._o pag._n 28._o as_o he_o confess_v himself_o the_o apostle_n to_o teach_v in_o our_o consent_n about_o original_a sin_n what_o then_o need_v any_o justify_v man_n great_o fear_v the_o rigorous_a sentence_n of_o a_o just_a judge_n and_o saint_n paul_n say_v himself_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o just_a that_o he_o have_v run_v a_o good_a race_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o justice_n lay_v up_o for_o he_o by_o that_o just_a judge_n and_o not_o only_o to_o he_o but_o all_o they_o that_o love_n christ_n come_v and_o concern_v both_o inherent_a justice_n and_o the_o ability_n of_o it_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o what_o law_n hear_v this_o one_o sentence_n of_o s._n augustine_n apost_n serm._n 18._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o he_o have_v not_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n albeit_o the_o law_n be_v good_a but_o he_o shall_v fulfil_v the_o law_n not_o by_o justice_n which_o he_o have_v of_o himself_o but_o which_o be_v give_v of_o god_n for_o charity_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o from_o he_o be_v this_o charity_n pour_v into_o our_o heart_n not_o certain_o by_o ourselves_o but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v us._n r._n abbot_n there_o be_v none_o so_o ready_a to_o call_v harlot_n as_o be_v the_o harlot_n none_o so_o ready_a to_o object_v cozenage_n to_o another_o as_o he_o that_o be_v the_o cosiner_n himself_o i_o pray_v thou_o gentle_a reader_n whether_o will_v thou_o rather_o think_v to_o be_v the_o cosiner_n he_o that_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o be_o not_o thereby_o justify_v do_v mean_a as_o he_o say_v i_o be_o not_o thereby_o justify_v or_o he_o that_o will_v make_v thou_o believe_v that_o the_o apostle_n thereby_o mean_v i_o can_v tell_v whether_o i_o be_v justify_v or_o no._n indeed_o cosiner_n common_o use_v colour_n and_o labour_n for_o crafty_a and_o cleanly_a conveyance_n but_o m._n bishop_n be_v none_o of_o those_o that_o make_v dainty_a of_o the_o matter_n he_o stick_v not_o in_o every_o man_n sight_n to_o cut_v the_o purse_n that_o which_o in_o every_o man_n eye_n be_v express_o deny_v he_o make_v no_o bone_n at_o all_o to_o turn_v into_o a_o matter_n of_o question_n and_o doubt_n the_o place_n have_v be_v sufficient_o handle_v in_o the_o former_a question_n 12._o question_n sect._n 12._o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n here_o i_o will_v only_o set_v down_o what_o gregory_n bishop_n of_o rome_n conceive_v of_o this_o place_n operantis_fw-la place_n greg._n moral_a lib._n 5._o cap._n 8_o sape_fw-la ipsa_fw-la iustitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la ad_fw-la examen_fw-la divinae_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la deducta_fw-la iniustitia_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sordet_fw-la in_o districtiene_fw-fr iudicis_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o aestimatione_fw-la fulgeâ—_n operantis_fw-la oft_o time_n say_v he_o our_o very_a righteousness_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v unrighteousness_n and_o it_o be_v loathsome_a in_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o judge_n which_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o worker_n shine_v bright_a whereupon_o saint_n paul_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o guilty_a to_o myself_o in_o nothing_o by_o and_o by_o add_v but_o i_o be_o not_o justify_v thereby_o who_o forthwith_o insinuate_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v not_o justify_v say_v but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n sâ—to_fw-la lord_n acsi_fw-la dicat_fw-la idcirco_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la nihil_fw-la mihi_fw-la conscius_fw-la sum_fw-la iustificatum_fw-la i_o abnego_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quime_fw-la iudicat_fw-la examinari_fw-la i_o subtiliùs_fw-la sâ—to_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v therefore_o do_v i_o deny_v myself_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o my_o be_v guilty_a of_o nothing_o because_o i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v more_o near_o sift_v by_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o etc._n etc._n penset_fw-la etc._n quia_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la nostra_fw-la perfectis_fw-la culpa_fw-la non_fw-la caret_fw-la nisi_fw-la hanc_fw-la seveâ—us_fw-la iudex_fw-la in_o subtle_a lance_n examine_v misericorditèr_fw-la penset_fw-la because_o even_o our_o perfection_n be_v not_o without_o fault_n unless_o the_o severe_a judge_n do_v with_o mercy_n weigh_v it_o in_o the_o strict_a balance_n of_o his_o examination_n again_o he_o say_v of_o the_o same_o place_n impingit_fw-la place_n ibid._n cap._n 23._o districtionem_fw-la divinae_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la contemplantes_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la ipsis_fw-la operib_n jure_fw-la pertimescimus_fw-la quaenos_fw-mi fortia_fw-la egisse_fw-la putabamus_fw-la ducta_fw-la namque_fw-la ad_fw-la internam_fw-la regulam_fw-la nostra_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la si_fw-la districtum_fw-la in_o dicium_fw-la invenit_fw-la multis_fw-la tortitudinum_fw-la suarum_fw-la sinibus_fw-la in_o intimam_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la impingit_fw-la behold_v the_o strictness_n of_o god_n justice_n we_o be_v just_o afraid_a of_o those_o very_a work_n which_o we_o think_v we_o do_v with_o strength_n for_o our_o righteousness_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o internal_a rule_n if_o it_o find_v severe_a judgement_n by_o many_o creek_n of_o wrying_n and_o turn_n offend_v against_o the_o most_o inward_a or_o perfect_a righteousness_n whence_o the_o apostle_n paul_n see_v himself_o to_o have_v the_o bone_n that_o be_v even_o the_o strength_n of_o virtue_n and_o yet_o these_o bone_n of_o his_o do_v tremble_v at_o strict_a examination_n say_v i_o be_o guilty_a to_o myself_o in_o nothing_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v turbantur_fw-la justify_v acsi_fw-la diceret_fw-la recta_fw-la egisse_fw-la i_o recolo_fw-la attamen_fw-la demeritis_fw-la non_fw-la praesumo_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la eius_fw-la examen_fw-la vita_fw-la nostra_fw-la ducitur_fw-la sub_fw-la quo_fw-la nostrae_fw-la fortitudinis_fw-la &_o ossa_fw-la turbantur_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o remember_v i_o have_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a but_o yet_o i_o presume_v not_o of_o any_o merit_n because_o our_o life_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o he_o before_o who_o the_o very_a bone_n of_o our_o strength_n be_v trouble_v thus_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o he_o who_o judgement_n m._n bishop_n by_o no_o mean_n may_v refuse_v s._n paul_n plain_o deni_v himself_o to_o be_v justify_v because_o though_o he_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o yet_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o he_o who_o in_o his_o very_a best_a work_n much_o more_o in_o many_o secret_a sin_n can_v find_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o those_o word_n that_o howsoever_o a_o man_n if_o it_o be_v so_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o yet_o the_o lord_n have_v matter_n enough_o against_o every_o man_n that_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o that_o which_o he_o have_v say_v 143.2_o say_v psal_n 143.2_o that_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n but_o yet_o the_o same_o apostle_n who_o here_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o namely_o as_o touch_v any_o unfaithfulnesse_n in_o the_o stewardship_n that_o god_n have_v commit_v unto_o he_o which_o be_v the_o matter_n speak_v of_o yet_o in_o other_o respect_n find_v cause_n to_o say_v of_o himself_o 7.14_o himself_o rom._n 7.14_o i_o be_o carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n 19_o sin_n verse_n 19_o i_o do_v not_o the_o good_a which_o i_o will_v but_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o that_o do_v i._o 23._o i._o verse_n 23._o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o lead_v i_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o my_o member_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o further_a fault_n commit_v by_o m._n bishop_n in_o that_o he_o urge_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o simple_o and_o general_o true_a which_o be_v mean_v only_o respective_o as_o if_o he_o have_v absolute_o say_v that_o he_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o against_o himself_o when_o he_o mean_v it_o as_o touch_v any_o default_n in_o his_o service_n and_o charge_n that_o
15.10_o the_o law_n be_v a_o yoke_n which_o say_v he_o neither_o we_o nor_o our_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v whence_o even_o by_o the_o very_a word_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n m._n bishop_n answer_n be_v that_o that_o law_n can_v not_o be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o only_a help_n of_o the_o same_o law_n without_o further_a aid_n of_o god_n grace_n as_o though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o notwithstanding_o complain_v of_o the_o law_n as_o of_o a_o yoke_n too_o heavy_a for_o they_o to_o bear_v even_o in_o that_o state_n of_o grace_n therefore_o we_o will_v say_v to_o m._n bishop_n as_o orosius_n do_v to_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n habebant_fw-la heretic_n oros_n apolog._n de_fw-fr arbit_fw-la libert_n samuel_n elias_n etc._n etc._n patres_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la nostri_fw-la sunt_fw-la eâ—â—neminem_fw-la patrum_fw-la petrus_n affirmat_fw-la sed_fw-la neque_fw-la semel_fw-la ipsos_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la apostolos_fw-la cum_fw-la essent_fw-la judaei_n â—nus_fw-la legis_fw-la far_o potuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la fide_fw-la christi_fw-la secundum_fw-la spem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la fuisse_fw-la saluatos_fw-la an_fw-mi fortè_fw-la secundum_fw-la te_fw-la omnes_fw-la isti_fw-la sansti_fw-la patres_fw-la dei_fw-la adiutorium_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la samuel_n elias_n elizeus_fw-la esay_n jeremie_n daniel_n zachary_n all_o those_o holy_a one_o either_o judge_n or_o king_n or_o prophet_n be_v undoubted_o our_o father_n and_o peter_n affirm_v that_o none_o of_o the_o father_n no_o nor_o themselves_o that_o be_v the_o apostle_n be_v jew_n can_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o law_n but_o be_v save_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n what_o have_v not_o all_o these_o holy_a father_n think_v thou_o the_o hope_n of_o grace_n have_v then_o the_o help_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o still_o acknowledge_v the_o law_n to_o be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n then_o that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v under_o the_o weight_n thereof_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o urge_v the_o heretic_n with_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n 6.5_o law_n deut._n 6.5_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n oros_n ibid._n respond_v non_fw-la mihi_fw-la sed_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la uâ—co_fw-la sed_fw-la conscientia_fw-la si_fw-la ita_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n deum_fw-la diligis_fw-la ut_fw-la nullam_fw-la un_fw-fr quam_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la quae_fw-la absque_fw-la timore_fw-la &_o dilectione_n dei_fw-la intelligi_fw-la possit_fw-la admittas_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la anima_fw-la sequeris_fw-la ut_fw-la suscepta_fw-la semel_fw-la cruse_n in_fw-la nullam_fw-la penitus_fw-la oblectationem_fw-la habita_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la iâ—cunditatu_fw-la succedas_fw-la etc._n etc._n answer_v say_v he_o not_o to_o i_o but_o to_o god_n not_o with_o thy_o voice_n but_o with_o thy_o conscience_n whether_o thou_o so_o love_n god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n as_o that_o thou_o never_o admit_v any_o thought_n therein_o that_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v without_o the_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o god_n whether_o thou_o so_o follow_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n as_o that_o have_v once_o undertake_v the_o cross_n thou_o be_v never_o carry_v for_o the_o time_n to_o fall_v into_o any_o delight_n or_o contentment_n of_o pleasure_n etc._n etc._n where_o as_o he_o show_v how_o far_o it_o be_v beyond_o our_o power_n to_o keep_v ourselves_o within_o the_o list_n &_o bound_n of_o this_o commandment_n so_o he_o take_v away_o m._n bishop_n second_o exception_n that_o the_o law_n be_v thus_o call_v a_o yoke_n etc._n etc._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n sacrament_n and_o ceremony_n by_o the_o multitude_n whereof_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v so_o burdensome_a and_o cumbrous_a as_o that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o help_n of_o ordinary_a grace_n for_o if_o the_o law_n be_v there_o understand_v which_o say_v thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n as_o orosius_n declare_v than_o it_o be_v false_a which_o m._n bishop_n say_v that_o that_o speech_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o reader_n be_v well_o to_o observe_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o speech_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v it_o can_v then_o or_o may_v be_v keep_v though_o hardly_o be_v keep_v no_o question_n then_o but_o some_o do_v keep_v it_o if_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v but_o the_o yoke_n of_o which_o s._n peter_n speak_v be_v such_o as_o none_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o be_v not_o then_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n by_o ordinary_a grace_n of_o god_n as_o touch_v the_o outward_a practice_n thereof_o may_v exact_o be_v perform_v the_o multitude_n of_o those_o observation_n be_v equal_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v nimble_a fellow_n that_o can_v attain_v to_o all_o but_o out_o of_o m._n bishop_n word_n we_o will_v argue_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la maius_fw-la if_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n be_v so_o heavy_a a_o yoke_n which_o consist_v only_o in_o outward_a observation_n how_o much_o heavy_a be_v that_o that_o give_v law_n to_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o all_o his_o thought_n and_o word_n and_o deed_n take_v exception_n against_o any_o thing_n either_o inward_o or_o outward_o whereby_o we_o step_v aside_o from_o the_o rule_n thereof_o and_o yet_o he_o as_o a_o man_n void_a of_o sense_n &_o conscience_n say_v of_o the_o ceremony_n that_o they_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v observe_v but_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o they_o be_v very_o possible_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v keep_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o prove_v it_o he_o bring_v example_n of_o diverse_a who_o he_o say_v do_v fulfil_v all_o the_o law_n but_o he_o be_v prevent_v and_o bereave_v of_o those_o example_n by_o cyprian_a who_o say_v of_o all_o those_o excellent_a man_n and_o priest_n and_o prophet_n before_o christ_n that_o praesumpserunt_fw-la that_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr jeiun_n &_o tent_n christi_fw-la fuerant_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la christum_fw-la viri_fw-la ensign_fw-la prophetae_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o peccatis_fw-la concepti_fw-la &_o nati_fw-la nec_fw-la originali_fw-la nec_fw-la personali_fw-la caruere_fw-la delicto_fw-la &_o inuenta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la vel_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la vel_fw-la insufficientia_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la erronei_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la &_o egu_n erunt_fw-la misericor_n dia_z dei_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la edocti_fw-la &_o restituti_fw-la gratias_fw-la egeruâ—t_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la multùm_fw-la sibi_fw-la de_fw-la esse_fw-la confessi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o sperantes_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la nullam_fw-la 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