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to_o redeem_v a_o soul_n so_o that_o he_o even_o the_o most_o righteous_a man_n that_o be_v must_v let_v that_o alone_a for_o ever_o non_fw-la dabit_fw-la deo_fw-la placationem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o pretium_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la he_o can_v give_v to_o god_n what_o may_v please_v his_o goodness_n not_o what_o may_v appease_v his_o anger_n or_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n he_o can_v offer_v up_o the_o homage_n he_o can_v offer_v up_o the_o price_n of_o his_o soul_n according_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o interpret_v all_o these_o and_o the_o like_a text_n concern_v good_a work_n as_o declare_v their_o indispensable_a necessity_n not_o as_o declare_v their_o meritorious_a efficacy_n to_o our_o salvation_n as_o show_v they_o ot_fw-mi be_v consequent_n of_o the_o faith_n that_o justify_v not_o cause_n of_o justification_n that_o honour_n must_v
be_v reserve_v only_o to_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o alone_o have_v a_o righteousness_n able_a to_o hold_v weight_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o consequent_o who_o alone_a have_v a_o righteousness_n able_a to_o make_v a_o sinner_n righteous_a if_o i_o wash_v thou_o not_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n with_o i_o joh._n 13._o 8._o be_v speak_v to_o a_o man_n of_o infirmity_n better_a merit_n than_o i_o can_v hope_v for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o i_o can_v do_v or_o suffer_v for_o my_o saviour_n make_v i_o say_v that_o unless_o his_o blood_n wash_v i_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v so_o clean_a as_o to_o have_v a_o part_n with_o he_o therefore_o will_v i_o rely_v only_o upon_o his_o blood_n to_o make_v and_o keep_v i_o a_o true_a member_n of_o his_o body_n for_o i_o see_v that_o st._n paul_n who_o excel_v all_o other_o in_o his_o do_n and_o in_o his_o suffering_n for_o christ_n in_o labour_n more_o abundant_a there_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o do_n in_o stripe_n above_o measure_n in_o prison_n more_o frequent_a in_o death_n oft_o there_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o suffering_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o yet_o dare_v not_o plead_v either_o for_o acquitment_n or_o acceptance_n with_o god_n from_o his_o own_o but_o only_o from_o his_o saviour_n obed_a ence_n and_o do_v couâ—…t_v they_o but_o dung_n sc_n all_o thing_n whatsoever_o not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n except_v that_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n phil._n 3._o 9_o a_o righteousness_n which_o be_v most_o true_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v of_o god_n the_o father_n give_v of_o god_n the_o son_n purchase_v for_o none_o but_o god_n can_v take_v away_o sin_n appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abolish_v the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n therefore_o no_o righteousness_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n can_v have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o our_o justification_n whereby_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o god_n wrath_n be_v appease_v and_o the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v abolish_v if_o man_n alone_o can_v do_v this_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n what_o need_v we_o any_o more_o than_o man_n alone_o in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o redeemer_n wherefore_o to_o admit_v any_o but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n righteousness_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n justification_n be_v to_o set_v open_a if_o not_o to_o set_v up_o a_o inlet_n for_o arrianism_n which_o force_v christian_n divine_v to_o bring_v st._n james_n to_o st._n paul_n in_o this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n that_o they_o may_v set_v up_o not_o man_n but_o god_n righteousness_n for_o if_o we_o need_v a_o god_n to_o redeem_v we_o why_o not_o also_o to_o justify_v we_o since_o justification_n be_v the_o main_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o indeed_o if_o man_n will_v be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o allow_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o same_o constancy_n to_o himself_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o several_a penman_n as_o of_o one_o they_o will_v no_o more_o oppose_v st._n james_n against_o st._n paul_n in_o this_o doctrine_n then_o st._n paul_n against_o himself_o for_o st._n paul_n have_v as_o palpable_o reject_v a_o faith_n without_o work_n as_o st._n james_n though_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n so_o as_o to_o remove_v mountain_n and_o have_v no_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o 1._o cor._n 13._o 2._o and_o yet_o by_o so_o say_v do_v never_o intend_v and_o be_v never_o think_v to_o thwart_v his_o own_o doctrine_n concern_v justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n or_o to_o ascribe_v any_o share_n of_o it_o to_o work_n which_o proceed_v from_o charity_n or_o to_o make_v man_n a_o fellow-sharer_n with_o god_n by_o allow_v our_o own_o righteousness_n to_o be_v in_o the_o least_o respect_n a_o partial_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o herein_o st._n augustin_n show_v himself_o st._n paul_n scholar_n and_o therefore_o may_v just_o challenge_v to_o be_v our_o master_n for_o though_o he_o write_v a_o book_n of_o purpose_n to_o confute_v the_o solifidean_a heresy_n which_o look_v only_o after_o faith_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o let_v fall_v any_o one_o passage_n to_o persuade_v we_o that_o work_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n this_o himself_n profess_v lib._n 2._o retr_n cap._n 38._o interea_fw-la missa_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la fratribus_fw-la laicis_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la divinorum_fw-la eloquiorum_fw-la studiosis_fw-la scripta_fw-la nonnulla_fw-la quae_fw-la ita_fw-la distinguerent_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la christianam_fw-la fidem_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la hâc_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la sine_fw-la illis_fw-la autem_fw-la posse_fw-la perveniri_fw-la suaderetur_fw-la ad_fw-la aeâ—…ernam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quibus_fw-la respondens_fw-la librum_fw-la scripsi_fw-la cujus_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la when_o i_o have_v receive_v certain_a write_n from_o some_o lay-brother_n indeed_o but_o studious_a of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n mark_v the_o distinction_n of_o layman_n and_o clergyman_n in_o those_o day_n but_o withal_o the_o free_a use_n of_o the_o scripture_n not_o deny_v to_o layman_n which_o do_v so_o divide_v and_o separate_v faith_n from_o work_n as_o to_o say_v without_o the_o one_o we_o may_v not_o be_v save_v but_o without_o the_o other_o we_o may_v i_o think_v to_o answer_v they_o in_o a_o treatise_n of_o purpose_n which_o entitle_v of_o faith_n and_o work_n and_o in_o this_o treatise_n though_o by_o many_o text_n he_o prove_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n yet_o do_v he_o nowhere_o avow_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v justify_v or_o save_v by_o their_o work_n thus_o himself_n declare_v the_o whole_a intent_n and_o scope_n of_o his_o book_n as_o to_o this_o argument_n quare_fw-la illud_fw-la jam_fw-la videamus_fw-la quod_fw-la excutiendum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la cordibus_fw-la religiosis_fw-la ne_fw-la malâ_fw-la securitate_fw-la salutem_fw-la svam_fw-la perdant_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la obtinendam_fw-la sufficere_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la putaverint_fw-la berè_fw-la autem_fw-la vivere_fw-la &_o bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la viam_fw-la dei_fw-la tenere_fw-la neglexerint_fw-la lib._n de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o oper._n cap._n 14._o now_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o tenent_n which_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v or_o drive_v out_o of_o religious_a heart_n lest_o by_o a_o evil_a security_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o own_o salvation_n while_o they_o think_v to_o obtain_v it_o only_o by_o faith_n and_o neglect_v to_o live_v righteous_o and_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n to_o keep_v themselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n here_o be_v his_o whole_a scope_n and_o intention_n to_o keep_v religious_a heart_n from_o carnal_a security_n in_o neglect_v good_a work_n not_o to_o fill_v they_o with_o spiritual_a pride_n in_o rely_v on_o they_o and_o sure_o they_o must_v rely_v on_o they_o very_o much_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o their_o saviour_n and_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o salvation_n if_o they_o look_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o they_o nay_o a_o little_a after_o he_o plain_o exclude_v good_a work_n from_o justification_n though_o he_o require_v they_o in_o the_o faith_n that_o justify_v quùm_fw-la ergo_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la arbitrari_fw-la se_fw-la justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la sine_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la non_fw-la hoc_fw-la agit_fw-fr ut_fw-la praeceptâ_fw-la ac_fw-la professâ_fw-la fide_fw-la opera_fw-la justitiae_fw-la contemnantur_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la sciat_fw-la se_fw-la cuique_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la posse_fw-la justificari_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la legis_fw-la opera_fw-la non_fw-la praecesserint_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la enim_fw-la justificatum_fw-la non_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la justificandum_fw-la when_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n his_o intent_n be_v not_o that_o because_o we_o have_v know_v and_o do_v profess_v the_o faith_n we_o shall_v contemn_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v know_v he_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o faith_n though_o he_o have_v not_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o those_o work_n do_v follow_v he_o that_o already_o be_v not_o go_v before_o he_o that_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v justify_v if_o good_a work_n do_v not_o go_v before_o he_o that_o be_v justify_v than_o the_o work_n of_o justification_n be_v do_v before_o they_o come_v and_o if_o do_v before_o they_o then_o most_o sure_o do_v also_o without_o they_o yet_o still_o the_o same_o father_n revile_v their_o opinion_n who_o do_v think_v that_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v available_a to_o salvation_n say_n plain_o that_o to_o confute_v this_o
end_n but_o the_o faith_n which_o do_v not_o this_o as_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n but_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o conviction_n and_o tend_v not_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o faith_n of_o devil_n than_o of_o good_a christian_n and_o may_v well_o let_v a_o man_n go_v to_o hell_n for_o it_o may_v go_v thither_o along_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o righteousness_n so_o it_o can_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o blessedness_n again_o the_o same_o father_n tell_v we_o that_o though_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v at_o first_o in_o effect_n call_v the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n a_o dog_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o dog_n yet_o when_o he_o see_v in_o her_o soul_n â—…he_v fruit_n of_o that_o reproof_n he_o change_v his_o dialect_n and_o say_v not_o o_o dog_n but_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n non_fw-fr ait_fw-fr o_fw-fr canis_fw-la sed_fw-la o_fw-la mulier_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la tua_fw-la mutavit_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la quia_fw-la mutatum_fw-la vidit_fw-la affectum_fw-la that_o faith_n which_o christ_n approve_v in_o she_o have_v change_v the_o affection_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o the_o affection_n shall_v change_v the_o action_n and_o therefore_o st._n james_n fear_v not_o to_o call_v a_o actionless_a faith_n or_o a_o faith_n not_o work_v by_o love_n a_o faith_n not_o of_o christian_n but_o of_o devil_n fidem_fw-la non_fw-la christianorum_fw-la sed_fw-la daemonum_n for_o they_o be_v not_o christian_n but_o dog_n and_o devil_n who_o persist_v in_o ungodly_a affection_n and_o in_o unrighteous_a action_n nay_o indeed_o they_o be_v infidel_n so_o far_o from_o have_v true_a faith_n in_o christ_n that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o be_v true_a faith_n they_o right_o affirm_v say_v he_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n do_v in_o some_o sort_n sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o put_v himself_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o damnation_n but_o they_o do_v not_o right_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o that_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v as_o devil_n but_o as_o christian_n not_o to_o have_v a_o dead_a faith_n but_o a_o faith_n live_v and_o work_v by_o love_n illud_fw-la sane_fw-la non_fw-la absurd_a intelligunt_fw-la eum_fw-la peccare_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la sine_fw-la veniâ_fw-la reum_fw-la aeterni_fw-la peccati_fw-la qui_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la noluerit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la rectè_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la habere_fw-la daemonum_n fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la rectè_fw-la mortua_fw-la perhibetur_fw-la sed_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la operatur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n cap._n 16._o i_o have_v of_o purpose_n allege_v many_o quotation_n out_o of_o st._n augustine_n indeed_o most_o of_o they_o which_o concern_v this_o argument_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v that_o his_o intent_n in_o confute_v those_o mistake_a brethren_n who_o think_v to_o be_v save_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v only_o to_o show_v out_o of_o â—…t_n james_n and_o the_o other_o catholic_n epâ—…stles_n what_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o justify_v sc_n a_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n but_o not_o to_o ascribe_v the_o glory_n of_o justification_n either_o to_o work_n or_o love_n because_o they_o hold_v of_o mansrighteousness_n but_o only_o to_o faith_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o will_v now_o to_o st._n augustine_n further_o add_v st._n ambrose_n who_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o roman_n cap._n 3._o have_v these_o word_n justificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la gratis_o quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la operantes_fw-la neque_fw-la vicem_fw-la reddentes_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la they_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n because_o work_v nothing_o sc_n worth_a god_n acceptance_n and_o their_o own_o acquitment_n and_o make_v no_o recompense_n they_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o faith_n through_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o again_o upon_o those_o word_n cap._n 4._o credenti_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a he_o say_v thus_o sic_fw-la decretum_fw-la dicit_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la ut_fw-la cessante_fw-la lege_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la posceret_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v so_o decree_v of_o god_n that_o the_o law_n cease_v sc_n as_o to_o that_o male_a diction_n curse_v be_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v they_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v require_v only_a faith_n to_o our_o salvation_n we_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o decree_n in_o the_o text_n either_o in_o the_o greek_a original_a or_o in_o the_o latin_a translation_n yet_o st._n ambrose_n set_v down_o the_o word_n thus_o ei_o veer_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la operatur_fw-la credenti_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la qui_fw-la justificat_fw-la impium_fw-la reputatur_fw-la fides_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la propositum_fw-la gratiae_n dei_fw-la to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v account_v for_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o intend_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o these_o word_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o any_o shall_v cavil_v against_o the_o true_a read_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o of_o late_a some_o critic_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o do_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v understand_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o it_o and_o no_o more_o question_n that_o in_o justification_n of_o the_o ungodly_a faith_n be_v account_v for_o righteousness_n than_o they_o dare_v question_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_o be_v palbable_o st._n ambrose_n his_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o he_o ask_v he_o be_v it_o possible_a the_o jew_n shall_v think_v themselves_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n when_o they_o see_v that_o abraham_n himself_o be_v justify_v not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o by_o faith_n quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la judaei_n per_fw-la opera_fw-la legis_fw-la justificari_fw-la se_fw-la putant_fw-la justificatione_n abrahae_fw-la quum_fw-la vident_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificatum_fw-la he_o say_v moreover_o that_o our_o apostle_n prove_v this_o from_o the_o psalmist_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v unto_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n beatos_fw-la dicit_fw-la quibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanxit_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la labour_v &_o aliquâ_fw-la observatione_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificentur_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la he_o call_v those_o bless_a concern_v who_o the_o lord_n have_v determine_v that_o without_o their_o own_o labour_n and_o any_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n by_o faith_n alone_o they_o shall_v be_v justify_v before_o he_o which_o be_v so_o clear_a and_o high_a expression_n for_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o that_o for_o any_o divine_a now_o to_o say_v work_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n be_v either_o to_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n not_o to_o have_v know_v god_n intent_n and_o meaning_n or_o to_o suppose_v st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n augustine_n not_o to_o have_v know_v the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o must_v yet_o further_o add_v one_o more_o testimony_n that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n this_o so_o heavenly_a word_n of_o truth_n may_v be_v firm_o establish_v and_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o testimony_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n who_o upon_o the_o two_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o abraham_n justification_n give_v we_o this_o exposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v turn_v this_o point_n of_o divinity_n upside_o down_o because_o their_o patriarch_n the_o friend_n of_o god_n be_v first_o circumcise_v sc_n before_o he_o be_v accept_v as_o a_o friend_n the_o apostle_n be_v resolve_v to_o show_v they_o that_o even_o abraham_n himself_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n who_o have_v no_o work_n be_v nothing_o strange_a but_o for_o one_o that_o flourish_v in_o deed_n of_o righteousness_n not_o to_o be_v make_v just_a from_o they_o but_o from_o his_o faith_n be_v very_o wounderful_a and_o do_v exceed_o declare_v the_o power_n of_o faith_n therefore_o pass_v by_o all_o other_o he_o make_v mention_v only_o of_o he_o that_o be_v of_o abraham_n chrys._n aug._n 11._o in_o
say_v it_o for_o he_o be_v cordial_o turn_v to_o he_o in_o all_o thus_o be_v it_o with_o st._n peter_n look_v upon_o the_o course_n of_o his_o obedience_n you_o find_v he_o after_o his_o great_a undertake_n grievous_o turn_v away_o from_o our_o bless_a saviour_n but_o look_v upon_o his_o repentance_n you_o find_v he_o earnest_o turn_v to_o he_o christ_n assure_v he_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v and_o yet_o he_o shall_v deny_v he_o thrice_o but_o we_o be_v sure_a his_o work_n fail_v and_o may_v be_v as_o sure_a our_o own_o work_n will_v fail_v so_o we_o must_v trust_v to_o our_o faith_n not_o to_o our_o work_n if_o we_o desire_v not_o to_o fail_v of_o our_o justification_n 18._o and_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v how_o your_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o work_n can_v agree_v with_o these_o three_o scripture_n expression_n justify_v by_o his_o free_a grace_n rom._n 3._o 24._o justify_v by_o faith_n rom._n 5._o 1._o and_o justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5._o 9_o for_o grace_n and_o work_n be_v set_v down_o as_o contrary_n mutual_o expel_v one_o the_o other_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o justification_n rom._n 11._o 6._o if_o by_o grace_n then_o be_v it_o no_o more_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n but_o if_o it_o be_v of_o work_n then_o be_v it_o no_o more_o grace_n otherwise_o work_n be_v no_o more_o work_n so_o also_o christ_n and_o work_n gal._n 2._o 21._o if_o righteousnessâ—…_n come_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a so_o also_o faith_n and_o work_n rom._n 3._o 28._o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v without_o grace_n without_o christ_n without_o faith_n unless_o we_o will_v make_v contrary_n not_o only_o abide_v but_o also_o agree_v one_o with_o another_o whereas_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n all_o these_o expression_n be_v as_o admirable_o reconcile_v among_o themselves_o as_o they_o be_v powerful_o and_o plain_o use_v to_o set_v forth_o our_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n for_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n and_o by_o christ_n and_o by_o faith_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v contrary_n that_o they_o all_o speak_v one_o and_o the_o same_o truth_n namely_o this_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v through_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o goâ—…_n for_o the_o mâ—…rit_n and_o bâ—…ood_a of_o christ_n by_o a_o lively_a faith_n apply_v that_o blood_n unto_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o soul_n unâ—…_n our_o god_n 〈◊〉_d a_o lively_a faith_n be_v not_o wiâ—…out_a work_n in_o the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d justâ—…fieth_v though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o jusâ—…ification_n and_o therein_o it_o must_v be_v without_o â—…ks_n that_o it_o may_v be_v with_o christ_n for_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o work_n it_o can_v come_v by_o christ._n 19_o and_o what_o a_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o frail_a and_o weak_a flesh_n what_o a_o wickedness_n be_v it_o for_o corrupt_v and_o sinful_a flesh_n to_o set_v up_o its_o own_o instead_o of_o its_o saviour_n righteousness_n for_o though_o this_o doctrine_n may_v pretend_v to_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o obedience_n yet_o be_v it_o in_o truth_n most_o averse_a from_o it_o nay_o most_o opposite_a against_o it_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 103._o for_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o great_a disobedience_n in_o the_o jew_n but_o a_o great_a in_o the_o christian_n for_o they_o may_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n who_o know_v not_o christ_n not_o so_o we_o who_o know_v he_o therefore_o if_o they_o in_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n do_v not_o submit_v unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n then_o we_o by_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v our_o righteousness_n must_v needs_o moreover_o wilful_o resist_v and_o disobey_v god_n righteousness_n and_o in_o vain_a do_v we_o talk_v of_o any_o other_o obedience_n while_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o resistance_n yet_o i_o fear_v he_o come_v very_o near_o this_o guilt_n who_o say_v that_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v a_o most_o pestilent_a doctrine_n pestilentissimum_fw-la dogma_fw-la stapâ—…eton_n qu._n quodl_v 3._o c._n 9_o cum_fw-la itaque_fw-la forget_v sure_o that_o st._n paul_n have_v fi_fw-la st_z teach_v it_o and_o they_o who_o denounce_v anathema_n against_o those_o who_o maintain_v this_o doctrine_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la impium_fw-la justificari_fw-la anathema_n sit_v council_n trid._n ses_fw-fr 6._o can_n 9_o forget_v sure_o that_o st._n paul_n still_o maintain_v it_o for_o their_o expurgatory_n critic_n dare_v not_o expunge_v this_o position_n out_o of_o his_o epistle_n though_o they_o dare_v out_o of_o the_o index_n make_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o guilt_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o dangerous_a if_o not_o full_o damnable_a because_o it_o labour_v to_o establish_v our_o own_o instead_o of_o our_o saviour_n righteousness_n for_o so_o the_o same_o council_n can_v 11._o si_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la justificari_fw-la homines_fw-la solâ_fw-la imputatione_n justitiae_fw-la christi_fw-la anathema_n â—…it_n if_o any_o say_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v jesus_n god_n do_v thou_o give_v we_o thy_o righteousness_n to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o to_o bless_v we_o by_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o in_o thou_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v bless_v gen._n 22._o 18._o and_o shall_v any_o minister_n of_o thy_o gospel_n dare_v to_o curse_v we_o for_o rely_v upon_o the_o imputation_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n be_v not_o our_o sin_n make_v thou_o that_o thy_o righteousness_n may_v be_v make_v we_o and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v make_v we_o but_o by_o imputation_n or_o why_o be_v it_o make_v we_o by_o imputation_n but_o only_o for_o our_o justification_n so_o say_v the_o text_n express_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o so_o we_o be_v make_v righteousness_n in_o christ_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o by_o inherence_n therefore_o both_o alike_o by_o imputation_n for_o a_o three_o way_n be_v unimaginable_a therefore_o st._n augustine_n thus_o gloss_n the_o forecited_a text_n ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la justitia_fw-la nec_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la suum_fw-la sed_fw-la nostrum_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la he_o be_v make_v sin_n and_o we_o be_v make_v righteousness_n not_o our_o own_o but_o god_n righteousness_n nor_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o our_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n not_o his_o own_o but_o our_o sin_n nor_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o one_o word_n we_o be_v so_o make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n therefore_o neither_o st._n paul_n nor_o st._n augustine_n neither_o scripture_n nor_o church_n be_v much_o regard_v by_o he_o who_o make_v a_o mere_a scoff_n of_o this_o imputation_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fancied_a chimaera_n of_o man_n invention_n and_o not_o a_o real_a mercy_n of_o god_n donation_n and_o what_o else_o do_v that_o argumentation_n import_n urge_v by_o your_o great_a doctor_n si_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la tum_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la verè_fw-la sed_fw-la imputatiuè_fw-la redemit_fw-la nos_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr be_o gr_n lib._n 5._o c._n 9_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o sin_n than_o christ_n have_v not_o tâ—…uely_o buâ—…_n imputative_o redeem_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n why_o do_v he_o say_v imputatiuè_fw-fr for_o putatiuè_fw-la imputative_o for_o putative_o but_o only_o to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o imputation_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a imagination_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o drift_n of_o his_o argument_n to_o make_v good_a man_n righteousness_n as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o infect_a by_o original_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v at_o all_o impair_v by_o actual_a sin_n and_o this_o be_v little_o less_o in_o the_o business_n of_o justification_n than_o to_o make_v void_a the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v a_o wretchedness_n to_o say_v concupiscence_n be_v no_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_a which_o st._n paul_n call_v a_o sin_n in_o himself_o above_o ten_o time_n together_o rom._n 7._o but_o it_o be_v moreover_o a_o wickedness_n to_o say_v
though_o instance_v only_o in_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a act_n of_o his_o passive_a obedience_n whereby_o he_o merit_v for_o we_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o formal_a cause_n for_o justification_n be_v a_o action_n and_o therefore_o a_o accident_n can_v proper_o have_v a_o material_a cause_n though_o you_o by_o your_o inherent_a righteousness_n do_v a_o little_a entrench_v upon_o this_o rule_n of_o logic_n i_o say_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n be_v express_v v_o 25._o to_o wit_n the_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v pass_v through_o the_o forbearance_n of_o god_n not_o exclude_v sin_n present_a and_o to_o come_v as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o also_o remit_v but_o only_o name_a sin_n past_a that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v justification_n do_v give_v we_o a_o liberty_n of_o future_a sininng_a the_o formal_a cause_n then_o of_o justification_n be_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o god_n do_v so_o far_o justify_v we_o or_o accept_v and_o account_v we_o for_o just_a and_o righteous_a as_o far_o as_o he_o do_v pardon_v our_o sin_n and_o absolve_v and_o acquit_v we_o from_o condemnation_n for_o christ_n righteousness_n thus_o it_o be_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n which_o make_v the_o publican_n go_v away_o justify_v st._n luke_n 18._o 13_o 14._o not_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o god_n mercy_n and_o this_o be_v that_o doctrine_n which_o st._n paul_n preach_v with_o a_o notum_fw-la sit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la et_fw-la singulis_fw-la bâ—…_n it_o know_v unto_o you_o therefore_o man_n and_o brethren_n that_o through_o this_o man_n be_v preach_v unâ—…o_o you_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o he_o all_o that_o believe_v be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n from_o which_o you_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n act_v 13._o 38_o 39_o if_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o how_o be_v this_o a_o good_a consequence_n through_o christ_n 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