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love_n his_o appear_v upon_o which_o bernard_n note_v paulus_n expectat_fw-la coronam_fw-la justitiae_fw-la sed_fw-la justitiae_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la suae_fw-la justum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la reddat_fw-la quod_fw-la debet_fw-la debet_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o pay_v what_o he_o owe_v and_o he_o owe_v what_o he_o promise_v therefore_o chrysostom_n say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v say_v to_o god_n red_a quod_fw-la promisisti_fw-la though_o not_o read_v quod_fw-la debes_fw-la 3._o by_o positive_a ordinance_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v according_a to_o the_o kind_n of_o his_o work_n the_o wicked_a according_a to_o their_o wicked_a action_n and_o the_o good_a according_a to_o their_o good_a action_n mat._n 16.27_o then_o he_o shall_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n now_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o wicked_a man_n only_o the_o apostle_n tell_v 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