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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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the_o lord_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o 2.24_o all_o 1._o pet._n 2.24_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n thus_o hierome_n bring_v in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v suscepi_fw-la say_v hieron_n in_o psal_n 87._o ir●m_n &_o protellam_fw-la furoru_fw-la tui_fw-la qu●_n in_fw-la gentibus_fw-la eff●surus_fw-la eras_fw-la super_fw-la i_o induxisti_fw-la qui_fw-la peccata_fw-la corum_fw-la suscepi_fw-la thou_o have_v bring_v upon_o i_o that_o wrath_n and_o storm_n of_o thy_o fury_n which_o thou_o be_v to_o power_n forth_o upon_o the_o nation_n because_o i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o their_o sin_n how_o be_v our_o sin_n lay_v upon_o christ_n how_o do_v he_o bear_v they_o how_o have_v he_o take_v they_o upon_o he_o but_o by_o have_v the_o same_o impute_a unto_o he_o therefore_o saint_n austin_n say_v faceret_fw-la say_v august_n in_o psal_n 22._o delicta_fw-la nostra_fw-la sva_fw-la delicta_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la 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believe_v in_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n &_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o we_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n jbid._n law_n jbid._n because_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v and_o whereas_o the_o papist_n again_o say_v that_o by_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o grace_n we_o be_v enable_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n to_o be_v justify_v thereby_o the_o apostle_n peremptory_o denounce_v 5.4_o denounce_v cap._n 5.4_o you_o be_v abolish_v from_o christ_n you_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n whosoever_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v what_o law_n he_o mean_v s._n hierome_n have_v mention_v those_o word_n that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v say_v thereof_o etc._n thereof_o hieron_n ad_fw-la ctesiphont_n quod_fw-la ne_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la moys●_n tantum_fw-la dictum_fw-la pu●es_fw-la &_o non_fw-fr de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la mandatis_fw-la quae_fw-la uno_fw-la legis_fw-la nomine_fw-la ontinentur_fw-la idem_fw-la apostolus_fw-la scribit_fw-la dicens_fw-la consentio_fw-la legi_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o think_v to_o be_v speak_v only_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n that_o be_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n but_o of_o all_o the_o commandment_n which_o be_v contain_v under_o the_o one_o name_n of_o the_o law_n the_o same_o apostle_n write_v say_v i_o consent_v to_o the_o law_n or_o delight_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o touch_v the_o inner_a man_n but_o of_o that_o before_o in_o the_o three_o section_n hereby_o than_o it_o appear_v that_o be_v member_n of_o christ_n and_o baptize_v into_o he_o our_o justification_n still_o consist_v not_o in_o work_n but_o only_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o m._n bishop_n by_o a_o new_a qualification_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o work_n both_o 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austin_n give_v it_o for_o a_o rule_n that_o omnimodo_fw-la that_o august_n count_n pelag._n &_o celestina_n li._n 2._o ca._n 24._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la erit_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la nisi_fw-la fury_n gratuita_fw-la omnimodo_fw-la the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v grace_n in_o any_o sort_n except_o it_o be_v free_a in_o every_o respect_n and_o how_o be_v it_o free_a in_o every_o respect_n if_o our_o work_n of_o preparation_n or_o disposition_n be_v proper_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o it_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o and_o what_o be_v it_o but_o a_o mockery_n to_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n so_o often_o absolute_o determine_v against_o justification_n by_o work_n shall_v mean_v notwithstanding_o that_o work_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o justification_n only_o that_o they_o be_v not_o meritorious_a cause_n
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the_o flesh_n nor_o so_o subdue_v it_o but_o that_o it_o 5.17_o it_o gal._n 5.17_o lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n so_o as_o that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o will_v and_o therefore_o can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n now_o if_o we_o attain_v not_o to_o that_o that_o we_o will_v our_o will_n also_o be_v yet_o unperfect_a so_o that_o we_o will_v not_o so_o perfect_o as_o we_o shall_v how_o far_o must_v we_o needs_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v from_o that_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n which_o we_o shall_v perform_v according_a to_o the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v lay_v before_o we_o in_o the_o law_n but_o of_o this_o further_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o point_n as_o touch_v the_o perfection_n and_o purity_n of_o our_o work_n 39_o w._n bishop_n but_o these_o trifle_a argument_n belong_v rather_o unto_o the_o next_o question_n i_o will_v help_v m._n perkins_n to_o some_o better_a that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v more_o thorough_o examine_v 1.15_o 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zachary_n elizabeth_n and_o many_o other_o do_v fulfil_v all_o the_o law_n be_v record_v in_o holy_a scripture_n wherefore_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v r._n abbot_n a_o more_o trifler_n then_o m._n bishop_n i_o think_v be_v seldom_o to_o be_v find_v if_o m._n perkins_n argument_n be_v as_o trifle_v as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o answer_n he_o may_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v spare_v his_o labour_n bestow_v in_o the_o write_n of_o that_o book_n before_o he_o have_v give_v any_o one_o good_a answer_n to_o the_o reason_n only_o by_o the_o way_n allege_v by_o m._n perkins_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o bring_v other_o of_o his_o own_o indeed_o out_o of_o our_o book_n that_o he_o may_v show_v himself_o as_o wise_a in_o answer_v the_o one_o as_o he_o have_v do_v already_o in_o the_o other_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o allege_v the_o word_n of_o s._n peter_n that_o 15.10_o that_o act._n
6.5_o thereof_o gal._n 6.5_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n it_o have_v be_v his_o part_n to_o make_v it_o plain_a first_o that_o the_o burden_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o temporal_a affliction_n second_o if_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v he_o shall_v again_o have_v tell_v we_o how_o it_o follow_v that_o those_o affliction_n must_v necessary_o be_v take_v to_o be_v satisfaction_n three_o if_o they_o be_v satisfaction_n it_o will_v have_v be_v consider_v how_o this_o place_n stand_v with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o the_o apostle_n say_v every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n that_o be_v if_o we_o believe_v m._n bishop_n shall_v satisfy_v for_o himself_o do_v notwithstanding_o appoint_v one_o man_n to_o bear_v the_o burden_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o another_o if_o every_o man_n bear_v his_o own_o burden_n why_o do_v the_o pope_n pretend_v by_o his_o pardon_n to_o impart_v to_o one_o man_n the_o satisfaction_n of_o another_o or_o if_o the_o pope_n do_v thereby_o impart_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o saint_n and_o martyr_n to_o the_o help_n of_o those_o that_o want_v why_o do_v master_n bishop_n tell_v we_o that_o of_o temporal_a satisfaction_n it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n but_o thus_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o cite_v text_n at_o all_o adventure_n be_v they_o with_o he_o or_o against_o he_o all_o be_v one_o they_o help_v to_o fill_v up_o a_o book_n and_o that_o be_v enough_o for_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n plain_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n the_o apostle_n labour_v to_o withdraw_v man_n from_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o and_o from_o justify_v themselves_o by_o measure_v &_o compare_v themselves_o to_o they_o who_o they_o condemn_v wish_v every_o man_n to_o consider_v himself_o in_o himself_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o his_o own_o work_n not_o to_o 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reddendae_fw-la rationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o die_v iudicij_fw-la the_o burden_n of_o our_o reckon_n &_o account_n to_o be_v make_v unto_o god_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o his_o word_n be_v to_o the_o very_a same_o meaning_n as_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v 14.12_o say_v rom._n 14.12_o every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o too_o god_n so_o that_o m._n bishop_n argument_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o end_n to_o be_v this_o every_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n must_v give_v reckon_v to_o god_n for_o himself_o therefore_o christ_n have_v leave_v we_o to_o make_v temporal_a satisfaction_n to_o god_n for_o our_o own_o sin_n thou_o must_v take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v gentle_a reader_n for_o he_o can_v make_v it_o no_o better_o than_o it_o will_v be_v deny_v his_o argument_n and_o he_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v 3_o w._n bishop_n nay_o say_v m._n perkins_n we_o must_v then_o be_v new_a christ_n and_o redeemer_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o same_o 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of_o god_n convert_v his_o turn_n away_o from_o god_n both_o the_o sin_n and_o the_o eternal_a pain_n due_a unto_o it_o be_v free_o through_o christ_n pardon_v but_o for_o the_o pleasure_n which_o he_o take_v in_o the_o sin_n the_o man_n himself_o be_v to_o satisfy_v and_o so_o according_a unto_o the_o greatness_n of_o that_o his_o pleasure_n he_o be_v to_o do_v penance_n r._n abbot_n m._n perkins_n give_v argument_n and_o reason_n of_o that_o which_o he_o say_v but_o m._n bishop_n like_o a_o reasonless_a man_n without_o give_v any_o reason_n affirm_v that_o again_o against_o which_o m._n perkins_n argue_v he_o right_o allege_v that_o no_o part_n of_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v pass_v from_o he_o to_o we_o that_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o sin_n whether_o temporal_o or_o eternal_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n pass_v from_o he_o to_o we_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n 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