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ad_fw-la patrem_fw-la meum_fw-la i_o will_v rise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n 106._o aug._n epistola_fw-la 106._o quam_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la bonam_fw-la quando_fw-la haberet_fw-la nisi_fw-la &_o ipsam_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o occulto_fw-la pater_fw-la misericordissimus_fw-la inspirasset_fw-la which_o good_a thought_n when_o shall_v he_o have_v have_v unless_o his_o most_o merciful_a father_n have_v inspire_v it_o into_o he_o as_o many_o as_o sin_n sever_v themselves_o and_o stray_v from_o god_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v it_o can_v not_o be_v false_a that_o truth_n say_v nemo_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ei_fw-la datum_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la meo_fw-la 6._o joan._n 6._o no_o man_n come_v to_o i_o unless_o it_o be_v give_fw-ge he_o of_o my_o father_n what_o thing_n so_o ever_o man_n think_v hear_v or_o see_v whereby_o he_o be_v move_v to_o good_a that_o motion_n come_v of_o god._n visorum_fw-la suasionibus_fw-la agit_fw-fr deus_fw-la god_n work_v in_o we_o 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defence_n of_o god_n wing_n this_o thought_n bring_v no_o pride_n the_o church_n commend_v good_a work_n but_o it_o set_v grace_n before_o they_o 8._o council_n arausi_n cap._n 8._o say_v debetur_fw-la merces_fw-la etc._n etc._n reward_n be_v due_a to_o good_a work_n if_o they_o be_v do_v but_o grace_n that_o be_v not_o due_a go_v before_o that_o they_o may_v be_v do_v it_o teach_v that_o man_n justification_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o grace_n per_fw-la ipsam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la iustificatur_fw-la 10._o de_fw-fr spiri_fw-la et_fw-fr lit_fw-fr c._n 10._o etc._n etc._n by_o grace_n man_n be_v justify_v free_o that_o be_v to_o say_v no_o merit_n of_o his_o work_n go_v before_o otherwise_o grace_n be_v not_o grace_n it_o teach_v that_o no_o man_n do_v good_a work_n before_o he_o have_v receive_v grace_n thereby_o to_o deserve_v god_n grace_n but_o that_o god_n geve_v his_o grace_n first_o whereby_o man_n do_v good_a work_n afterward_o which_o thing_n s._n augustine_n declare_v by_o two_o apt_a similitude_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la ferueat_fw-la 2._o li._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplicia_fw-la quaest._n 2._o calefacit_fw-la ignis_fw-la the_o fire_n do_v not_o heat_n to_o be_v make_v hot_a itself_o but_o because_o it_o be_v hot_a neither_o do_v the_o wheel_v run_v well_o thereby_o to_o be_v make_v round_o but_o because_o it_o be_v round_o even_o so_o no_o man_n work_v well_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o receive_v grace_n but_o because_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o for_o how_o can_v he_o live_v just_o that_o be_v not_o justify_v but_o grace_n do_v justify_v that_o a_o justify_v man_n may_v live_v just_o and_o further_o to_o show_v how_o necessary_a god_n help_v and_o grace_n be_v to_o every_o man_n and_o at_o all_o time_n the_o church_n teach_v that_o god_n do_v not_o give_v his_o grace_n only_o once_o and_o then_o leave_v man_n to_o himself_o palest_fw-la aug._n epistola_fw-la 106._o the_o council_n palest_fw-la but_o assi_v
think_v he_o be_v able_a to_o atteyne_v unto_o it_o of_o himself_o albeit_o he_o never_o reach_v thereunto_o 31._o august_n in_o praesation_n psal_n 31._o and_o lose_v the_o hope_n of_o all_o his_o travail_n because_o he_o presume_v of_o himself_o and_o god_n condemn_v even_o that_o presumption_n yet_o have_v he_o a_o desire_n to_o live_v well_o and_o a_o care_n to_o do_v good_a work_n but_o who_o so_o be_v persuade_v that_o faith_n only_o suffice_v to_o obtain_v both_o justification_n and_o salvation_n let_v he_o be_v well_o ware_a least_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o gulf_n and_o say_v ibid._n aug._n ibid._n faciam_fw-la ergo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la volo_fw-la i_o will_v do_v then_o what_o i_o list_v for_o though_o i_o have_v no_o good_a work_v and_o do_v no_o more_o but_o believe_v in_o god_n my_o faith_n shall_v be_v repute_v to_o i_o for_o justice_n if_o he_o have_v so_o say_v and_o determine_v with_o himself_o he_o be_v fall_v in_o and_o drown_v if_o he_o be_v yet_o but_o think_v thereof_o and_o waver_a he_o be_v in_o danger_n further_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o philosopher_n say_v 8._o aristote_fw-la ethic._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o that_o of_o two_o vice_n contrary_a to_o one_o virtue_n the_o more_o daungerouse_a and_o great_a vice_n be_v that_o whereunto_o man_n be_v more_o give_v we_o doubt_n not_o but_o the_o great_a number_n of_o man_n be_v rather_o prone_a and_o content_a of_o themselves_o to_o believe_v only_o and_o put_v the_o rest_n in_o god_n mercy_n then_o desirous_a to_o lead_v a_o severe_a and_o straight_o life_n and_o pain_n themselves_o with_o good_a work_n which_o thing_n the_o devil_n well_o know_v have_v in_o sundry_a age_n go_v about_o to_o put_v this_o opinion_n in_o the_o head_n of_o such_o as_o he_o can_v abuse_v 12._o ca._n 12._o as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o wherefore_o to_o avoid_v this_o gulf_n which_o be_v most_o perillouse_a i_o will_v declare_v that_o faith_n alone_o suffice_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n of_o true_a 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be_v that_o we_o have_v access_n to_o christ_n faith_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o obtain_v and_o get_v our_o justification_n 29_o aug._n de_fw-fr spiri_fw-la et_fw-fr lit._n ca._n 29_o justificatio_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la impetratur_fw-la etc._n etc._n justification_n be_v obtain_v by_o faith._n and_o by_o what_o mean_v s._n augustine_n do_v there_o express_v per_fw-la fidem_fw-la impetratio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la contra_fw-la peccatum_fw-la 30._o aug._n de_fw-fr spiri_fw-la &_o lit._n ca._n 30._o per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sanatio_fw-la animae_fw-la à _fw-la vitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la by_o faith_n grace_n be_v obtain_v against_o sin_n and_o by_o grace_n the_o soul_n be_v heal_v of_o that_o be_v amiss_o by_o sin_n because_o therefore_o faith_n be_v the_o gate_n and_o entry_n to_o life_n the_o root_n of_o good_a work_n whereof_o all_o justice_n take_v his_o beginning_n the_o foundation_n whereupon_o godly_a life_n be_v build_v the_o mean_a to_o obtain_v justification_n and_o good_a 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be_v the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n if_o any_o other_o be_v bring_v in_o contrary_a or_o diverse_a from_o this_o non_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la suprà _fw-la cyril_n suprà _fw-la sed_fw-la perfidia_fw-la it_o be_v not_o faith_n but_o falsehood_n not_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o gate_n of_o life_n but_o the_o way_n to_o destruction_n 16._o symbol_n athan._n aug._n euchi_n cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o open_a ca._n 14._o epist_n 105._o de_fw-fr spiri_fw-la et_fw-fr lit._n cap._n 32._o aug._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la et_fw-fr oper_n c._n 16._o for_o we_o sing_v in_o the_o creed_n unless_o a_o man_n hold_v the_o catholic_a faith_n sound_n and_o inviolable_a he_o shall_v without_o doubt_n be_v lose_v for_o ever_o an_o other_o cause_n why_o the_o scripture_n so_o speak_v be_v that_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v say_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n there_o be_v not_o mean_v a_o bare_a naked_a or_o solitary_a faith_n but_o that_o faith_n that_o work_v through_o charity_n and_o therefore_o s._n augustine_n where_o he_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v the_o foundation_n whereby_o christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n immediate_o after_o add_v these_o word_n porrò_fw-la fides_fw-la christi_fw-la illa_fw-la utique_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o that_o be_v very_o mean_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o apostle_n determine_v that_o have_v her_o work_n through_o charity_n 8._o jaco._n 2._o mar_n 1._o lucae_n 4._o matth._n 8._o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o devil_n though_o they_o also_o believe_v and_o tremble_v and_o confess_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o foundation_n and_o why_o so_o but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n that_o work_v through_o charity_n but_o such_o as_o be_v wring_v out_o through_o fear_n the_o faith_n then_o of_o christ_n the_o faith_n of_o christian_a grace_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o faith_n that_o have_v her_o work_n through_o charity_n if_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n suffer_v none_o to_o perish_v by_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o faith_n may_v be_v without_o charity_n but_o such_o a_o faith_n can_v not_o make_v christ_n to_o dwell_v in_o us._n again_o that_o faith_n void_a of_o charity_n be_v not_o the_o christian_n but_o the_o devil_n faith._n three_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o christian_n faith_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o grace_n be_v that_o which_o work_v through_o charity_n and_o that_o be_v it_o that_o must_v be_v lay_v for_o the_o foundation_n in_o all_o that_o shall_v not_o perish_v and_o see_v that_o no_o man_n will_v say_v that_o faith_n can_v justify_v other_o than_o such_o as_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o faith_n of_o grace_n the_o christian_a and_o not_o the_o devil_n faith_n it_o remain_v that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v or_o save_v by_o faith_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o faith_n only_o that_o work_v through_o charity_n charity_n make_v the_o difference_n between_o good_a man_n and_o wicked_a devil_n charity_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o a_o christian_a man_n may_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 8._o aug._n epistola_fw-la 105._o jacob_n 2._o mar._n 1._o lucae_n 4._o matth._n 8._o and_o the_o devil_n may_v not_o illa_fw-la quip_n fides_fw-la est_fw-la christianorum_fw-la non_fw-la daemoniorum_fw-la that_o which_o work_v through_o charity_n be_v the_o christian_n and_o not_o the_o devil_n faith_n for_o devil_n also_o believe_v and_o tremble_v but_o do_v they_o likewise_o love_v if_o they_o have_v not_o belefe_v they_o will_v not_o have_v say_v thou_o be_v the_o holy_a of_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v they_o love_v they_o will_v not_o have_v say_v what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o other_o say_v then_o this_o s._n augustine_n commend_v not_o as_o able_a to_o justify_v illa_fw-la est_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la fides_fw-la apostol_n august_n serm_n 13._o de_fw-fr verb._n apostol_n ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la gratiae_fw-la
they_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o through_o the_o gift_n of_o god._n quemadmodum_fw-la autem_fw-la etc._n etc._n rom._n in_o cap._n 4._o ad_fw-la rom._n but_o how_o can_v it_o stretch_v or_o apperteine_v to_o the_o person_n of_o such_o as_o do_v penance_n when_o he_o say_v bless_v they_o be_v who_o sin_n be_v cover_v sith_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n well_o know_v that_o penitent_a person_n get_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o labour_n and_o sigh_v arnobius_n theodoritus_n and_o s._n ambrose_n say_v that_o some_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o only_a faith_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o penance_n they_o say_v it_o not_o of_o all_o man_n but_o of_o such_o as_o come_v new_o to_o the_o faith_n and_o be_v baptize_v furder_n their_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o they_o be_v justify_v without_o all_o penance_n for_o than_o shall_v they_o gainsay_v christ_n preach_v which_o be_v 26._o mar._n 1._o in_o the_o 6._o chap._n of_o this_o book_n ambros_n supra_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o oper_n c._n 26._o poenitemini_fw-la &_o credit_n euangelio_fw-la repent_v and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o true_a faith_n can_v not_o be_v without_o penance_n but_o they_o say_v in_o baptism_n such_o be_v justify_v without_o sigh_v or_o morning_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o sharp_a and_o laboriouse_a penance_n as_o in_o the_o church_n they_o do_v who_o proper_o be_v call_v penitentes_fw-la as_o s._n augustine_n say_v therefore_o as_o for_o ourselves_o to_o who_o all_o this_o question_n must_v be_v refer_v be_v baptize_v in_o our_o infancy_n when_o they_o say_v alone_a note_n i'faith_o alone_a that_o such_o as_o fall_v after_o baptism_n can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o but_o by_o penance_n they_o plain_o say_v towch_v we_o already_o baptize_v that_o no_o man_n be_v nor_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o and_o so_o by_o they_o be_v this_o question_n end_v concern_v us._n but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v how_o may_v it_o be_v plain_o understand_v that_o by_o justification_n of_o faith_n only_o which_o the_o ancient_a father_n seem_v in_o word_n to_o affirm_v their_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o exclude_v and_o bar_v hope_n charity_n and_o work_n of_o faith_n 22._o sum._n moral_a 80._o cap._n 22._o to_o that_o they_o shall_v answer_v for_o themselves_o several_o each_o by_o their_o own_o word_n s._n basil_n ask_v quid_fw-la est_fw-la proprium_fw-la christiani_n what_o be_v the_o peculiar_a property_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n fides_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la operans_fw-la faith_n that_o work_v through_o charity_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n 5._o matth._n 5._o what_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n that_o his_o justice_n abunde_fw-la in_o all_o point_n above_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n in_o our_o lord_n gospel_n what_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n to_o love_v one_o another_o as_o christ_n have_v love_v us._n by_o s._n basil_n then_o faith_n alone_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o make_v either_o a_o just_a or_o a_o good_a christian_n man._n s._n ambrose_n declare_v his_o meaning_n in_o sundry_a place_n but_o of_o many_o to_o take_v one_o he_o express_v it_o in_o these_o word_n sine_fw-la fide_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la placere_fw-la deo_fw-la etc._n etc._n hebre._n in_o ca._n 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la hebre._n without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n but_o faith_n alone_o suffice_v not_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o faith_n to_o work_v through_o charity_n and_o to_o use_v conversation_n worthy_a to_o be_v allow_v of_o god._n chrysostom_n say_v ne_fw-fr fideles_fw-la sola_fw-la fide_fw-la etc._n etc._n 22._o hom._n 70._o in_o matt._n cap._n 22._o because_o the_o faithful_a shall_v not_o trust_v they_o may_v be_v save_v by_o faith_n alone_o christ_n speak_v of_o the_o ill_a man_n pain_n so_o do_v he_o move_v the_o infideles_fw-la to_o faith_n and_o the_o faithful_a to_o good_a life_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v ad_fw-la agenda_fw-la opera_fw-la festinemus_fw-la 47._o hom._n in_o gen._n 47._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la aliter_fw-la saluari_fw-la nos_fw-la possibile_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o do_v good_a work_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o be_v save_v theodoritus_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v 17._o epito_n divino_fw-la decree_n de_fw-fr seruato_fw-la incarna_fw-la in_o joan._n li._n 10._o ca._n 17._o et_fw-la post_fw-la seruatoris_fw-la adventum_fw-la even_o after_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n all_o attain_v not_o to_o salvation_n but_o such_o as_o believe_v and_o frame_v their_o life_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a law_n christ_n plain_o teach_v say_v cyrillus_n that_o such_o as_o go_v away_o from_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o they_o fall_v in_o faith_n or_o in_o keep_v of_o his_o commandment_n shall_v not_o only_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n but_o shall_v also_o suffer_v everlasting_a fire_n and_o further_o he_o say_v if_o only_a faith_n be_v enough_o 18._o cyril_n in_o joan._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 18._o the_o multitude_n of_o divelle_n shall_v not_o perish_v assure_v thyself_o good_a reader_n a_o whole_a book_n much_o big_a than_o this_o treaty_n be_v can_v not_o suffice_v to_o hold_v the_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n like_v unto_o these_o but_o see_v that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o 18._o matt._n 18._o or_o three_o witness_n stand_v every_o word_n i_o may_v say_v either_o these_o witness_n suffice_v or_o i_o know_v not_o what_o may_v suffice_v the_o opinion_n be_v such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o all_o christian_a heart_n 7._o de_fw-fr grati_fw-la &_o lib._n arbit_n ca._n 7._o which_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v have_v none_o other_o ground_n but_o the_o misconstrue_v of_o s._n paul_n word_n of_o which_o he_o himself_o say_v there_o god_n forbid_v that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v be_v of_o that_o mind_n it_o be_v such_o as_o no_o man_n can_v hold_v for_o true_a unless_o he_o will_v make_v many_o and_o evident_a scripture_n false_a for_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v true_a that_o only_a faith_n suffice_v falsa_fw-la erunt_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la obscuritatem_fw-la ambiguitatemque_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la 13._o aug._n the_o fid_fw-we et_fw-fr open_a cap._n 15._o 1._o cor._n 13._o etc._n etc._n those_o say_n of_o scripture_n shall_v be_v false_a which_o be_v neither_o dark_a nor_o doubtful_a if_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n in_o so_o much_o as_o i_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v mountain_n out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o have_v no_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o what_o shall_v it_o avail_v my_o brother_n 2._o jaco._n 2._o if_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n and_o have_v no_o good_a work_n can_v faith_n save_v he_o and_o alittle_o after_o if_o thou_o will_v come_v to_o life_n 19_o matt._n 19_o keep_v the_o commandment_n these_o say_v s._n augustine_n with_o other_o there_o allege_v shall_v be_v false_a which_o inconvenience_n because_o no_o man_n can_v bear_v i_o will_v apply_v unto_o faith_n touch_v our_o justification_n the_o word_n that_o chrysostome_n utter_v of_o prayer_n deum_fw-la chrysost_n to._n 5._o li._n 1._o de_fw-fr orand_fw-fr deum_fw-la neque_fw-la sola_fw-la temperantia_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v neither_o temperance_n alone_o that_o can_v save_v a_o man_n if_o other_o virtue_n lack_n neither_o careful_a provision_n for_o the_o poor_a nor_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v vertuouse_o do_v but_o all_o must_v concur_v and_o come_v together_o into_o our_o soul_n marry_o prayer_n be_v lay_v under_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o root_n and_o foundation_n to_o bear_v they_o uppe_o even_o so_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v faith_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o good_a work_n and_o the_o foundation_n that_o be_v lay_v under_o godly_a life_n and_o yet_o can_v neither_o faith_n nor_o hope_n nor_o charity_n alone_o justify_v all_o must_v concur_v and_o come_v 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4._o and_o call_v the_o father_n of_o all_o faithful_a and_o beleve_a and_o inheriter_fw-la of_o the_o world_n the_o scripture_n say_v of_o he_o credidit_fw-la abraham_n deo._n 3_o gen._n 15._o galat._n 3_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v unto_o he_o for_o justice_n but_o as_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n which_o all_o man_n confess_v so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v consider_v what_o faith_n that_o be_v whereby_o he_o be_v justify_v and_o so_o singuler_o please_v god._n primasius_n say_v abraham_n quia_fw-la credidit_fw-la deo_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o cap._n 11._o epist_n ad_fw-la hebrae_fw-la jaco._n 2._o because_o abraham_n believe_v god_n it_o be_v account_v unto_o he_o for_o justice_n and_o he_o be_v call_v god_n friend_n but_o this_o faith_n be_v so_o to_o be_v take_v that_o it_o be_v believe_v in_o heart_n confess_v in_o mouth_n and_o garnish_v in_o work_n and_o here_o it_o be_v well_o to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o scripture_n commend_v abraham_n 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into_o the_o land_n that_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o he_o be_v in_o year_n 11._o hebr._n 11._o he_o go_v as_o s._n paul_n say_v he_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o may_v have_v use_v many_o excuse_n as_o a_o man_n loath_a to_o leave_v his_o native_a country_n his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n which_o natural_o all_o man_n love_v gene._n chrysost_n hom_n 31._o in_o gene._n but_o as_o chrysostome_n say_v nihil_fw-la horum_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o mentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o think_v it_o not_o his_o part_n so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v any_o of_o these_o thought_n into_o his_o mind_n but_o as_o a_o willing_a servant_n obey_v at_o the_o only_a bid_n and_o ask_v no_o curiouse_a question_n and_o what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v he_o so_o to_o do_v omnia_fw-la levia_fw-la &_o facilia_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la chrysost_n ibidem_fw-la his_o love_n that_o he_o bear_v toward_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n appear_v light_a and_o easy_a to_o he_o this_o be_v abraham_n faith_n to_o believe_v god_n 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circumcision_n 15._o gen._n 17._o matt._n 19_o joan._n 15._o let_v we_o believe_v his_o commandment_n also_o he_o have_v say_v if_o thou_o will_v come_v to_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o i_o command_v you_o let_v we_o believe_v his_o menass_n and_o threatening_n 3._o matth._n 3._o he_o have_v say_v every_o tree_n that_o bear_v not_o good_a fruit_n shall_v be_v cut_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n do._n ser._n 16._o de_fw-la ver_fw-la do._n non_fw-fr time_n ne_fw-la te_fw-la iudicet_fw-la deus_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la be_v thou_o not_o afraid_a say_v s._n augustine_n that_o god_n will_v judge_v thou_o where_o be_v faith_n if_o we_o believe_v his_o promise_n and_o not_o his_o order_n not_o his_o commandment_n nor_o threatening_n that_o be_v believe_v he_o in_o some_o thing_n and_o discredit_v he_o in_o other_o we_o be_v not_o the_o right_a child_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v everywhere_o and_o in_o 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