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these_o latter_a year_n sâ—tis_fw-la est_fw-la hodie_fw-la jesuit_n be_v nostris_fw-la say_v dr._n twisse_n pro_fw-la authoritate_fw-la nescio_fw-la qua_fw-la quidlibet_fw-la affirmare_fw-la &_o dictata_fw-la sva_fw-la nulla_fw-la probatione_fw-la fulta_fw-la nobis_fw-la obtrudere_fw-la i_o e._n the_o jesuit_n of_o finem_fw-la vind._n lib._n 1._o par_fw-fr 2._o degr_n 3._o sect_n 1._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la our_o time_n think_v it_o sufficient_a by_o their_o own_o i_o know_v not_o what_o authority_n to_o affirm_v any_o thing_n and_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o their_o own_o dictate_v without_o any_o proof_n to_o support_v they_o and_o chamier_n often_o call_v it_o their_o tyranny_n sic_fw-la volo_fw-la sic_fw-la jubeo_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la alienam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la 11._o panstr_n tom_fw-mi 1._o lib._n 1._o c._n 19_o n._n 11._o adeo_fw-la refellant_fw-la frigide_a svam_fw-la tamen_fw-la obtrudant_fw-la nulla_fw-la confirmatam_fw-la argumento_fw-la i._n e._n which_o 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among_o the_o sophister_n to_o hide_v those_o part_n which_o they_o see_v most_o weak_a as_o to_o mr._n brs_n distinction_n here_o which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o the_o most_o of_o those_o that_o he_o have_v in_o this_o tractate_n between_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o be_v they_o fulfil_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o law_n ourselves_o or_o as_o they_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o gospel_n enough_o be_v say_v if_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v what_o chamier_n say_v to_o the_o like_a wild_a distinction_n of_o the_o jesuit_n si_fw-la e_fw-la scriptura_fw-la 17._o id._n to._n 2._o l._n 8._o cap._n 6._o n._n 17._o cedo_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o cedimus_fw-la sin_n e_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la somniis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n if_o these_o distinction_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n name_v where_o and_o we_o submit_v but_o if_o out_o of_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o school_n man_n we_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o 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the_o accusation_n of_o the_o law_n or_o by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v as_o the_o proper_a rightousnesse_n of_o that_o law_n viz._n whether_o our_o own_o or_o christ_n righteousness_n here_o now_o in_o the_o very_a nexâ—_n breath_n without_o any_o one_o word_n intersert_v he_o affirm_v paul_n question_n to_o be_v what_o he_o there_o deny_v what_o the_o condition_n be_v of_o our_o justification_n by_o christ_n or_o have_v part_n in_o christ_n what_o he_o exclude_v and_o what_o he_o include_v to_o this_o purpose_n this_o be_v the_o integrity_n of_o the_o man_n first_o wilful_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o conclusion_n that_o he_o will_v pervert_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o to_o say_v and_o gainsay_v any_o thing_n all_o thing_n that_o malice_n itself_o against_o the_o gospel_n can_v prompt_v or_o dictate_v to_o he_o and_o what_o be_v it_o that_o he_o produce_v here_o in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o elude_v and_o lay_v prostrate_a paul_n authority_n the_o notion_n and_o sound_n of_o his_o great_a god_n condition_n a_o god_n which_o neither_o christ_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n ever_o know_v much_o less_o ever_o name_v as_o operative_a in_o the_o business_n of_o justification_n yet_o such_o a_o dagon_n to_o mr._n br._n that_o if_o he_o fall_v shiver_v all_o mr._n brs._n divinity_n together_o with_o himself_o must_v fall_v after_o into_o the_o dirt_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n itself_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o condition_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o what_o condition_n and_o how_o far_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v all_o these_o have_v be_v so_o full_o examine_v before_o that_o unless_o i_o delight_v to_o feed_v upon_o cram_n a_o hundred_o time_n more_o than_o bis_fw-la cocta_fw-la i_o must_v here_o to_o prevent_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o nauseousness_n to_o myself_o and_o the_o reader_n in_o steed_n of_o answer_n transmit_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o have_v be_v answer_v oft_o before_o as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o philosophizing_o 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