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15.10_o the_o law_n be_v a_o yoke_n which_o say_v he_o neither_o we_o nor_o our_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v whence_o even_o by_o the_o very_a word_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n m._n bishop_n answer_n be_v that_o that_o law_n can_v not_o be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o only_a help_n of_o the_o same_o law_n without_o further_a aid_n of_o god_n grace_n as_o though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o notwithstanding_o complain_v of_o the_o law_n as_o of_o a_o yoke_n too_o heavy_a for_o they_o to_o bear_v even_o in_o that_o state_n of_o grace_n therefore_o we_o will_v say_v to_o m._n bishop_n as_o orosius_n do_v to_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n habebant_fw-la heretic_n oros_n apolog._n de_fw-fr arbit_fw-la libert_n samuel_n elias_n etc._n etc._n patres_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la nostri_fw-la sunt_fw-la eâ—â—neminem_fw-la patrum_fw-la petrus_n affirmat_fw-la sed_fw-la neque_fw-la semel_fw-la ipsos_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la apostolos_fw-la cum_fw-la essent_fw-la judaei_n â—nus_fw-la legis_fw-la far_o potuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la fide_fw-la christi_fw-la secundum_fw-la spem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la fuisse_fw-la saluatos_fw-la an_fw-mi fortè_fw-la secundum_fw-la te_fw-la omnes_fw-la isti_fw-la sansti_fw-la patres_fw-la dei_fw-la adiutorium_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la samuel_n elias_n elizeus_fw-la esay_n jeremie_n daniel_n zachary_n all_o those_o holy_a one_o either_o judge_n or_o king_n or_o prophet_n be_v undoubted_o our_o father_n and_o peter_n affirm_v that_o none_o of_o the_o father_n no_o nor_o themselves_o that_o be_v the_o apostle_n be_v jew_n can_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o law_n but_o be_v save_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n what_o have_v not_o all_o these_o holy_a father_n think_v thou_o the_o hope_n of_o grace_n have_v then_o the_o help_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o still_o acknowledge_v the_o law_n to_o be_v a_o heavy_a 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voice_n but_o with_o thy_o conscience_n whether_o thou_o so_o love_n god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n as_o that_o thou_o never_o admit_v any_o thought_n therein_o that_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v without_o the_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o god_n whether_o thou_o so_o follow_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n as_o that_o have_v once_o undertake_v the_o cross_n thou_o be_v never_o carry_v for_o the_o time_n to_o fall_v into_o any_o delight_n or_o contentment_n of_o pleasure_n etc._n etc._n where_o as_o he_o show_v how_o far_o it_o be_v beyond_o our_o power_n to_o keep_v ourselves_o within_o the_o list_n &_o bound_n of_o this_o commandment_n so_o he_o take_v away_o m._n bishop_n second_o exception_n that_o the_o law_n be_v thus_o call_v a_o yoke_n etc._n etc._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n sacrament_n and_o ceremony_n by_o the_o multitude_n whereof_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v so_o burdensome_a and_o cumbrous_a as_o that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o help_n of_o 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be_v equal_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v nimble_a fellow_n that_o can_v attain_v to_o all_o but_o out_o of_o m._n bishop_n word_n we_o will_v argue_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la maius_fw-la if_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n be_v so_o heavy_a a_o yoke_n which_o consist_v only_o in_o outward_a observation_n how_o much_o heavy_a be_v that_o that_o give_v law_n to_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o all_o his_o thought_n and_o word_n and_o deed_n take_v exception_n against_o any_o thing_n either_o inward_o or_o outward_o whereby_o we_o step_v aside_o from_o the_o rule_n thereof_o and_o yet_o he_o as_o a_o man_n void_a of_o sense_n &_o conscience_n say_v of_o the_o ceremony_n that_o they_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v observe_v but_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o they_o be_v very_o possible_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v keep_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o prove_v it_o he_o bring_v example_n of_o diverse_a who_o he_o say_v do_v fulfil_v all_o the_o law_n but_o he_o be_v prevent_v and_o bereave_v of_o those_o example_n by_o cyprian_a who_o say_v of_o all_o those_o excellent_a man_n and_o priest_n and_o prophet_n before_o christ_n that_o praesumpserunt_fw-la that_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr jeiun_n &_o tent_n christi_fw-la fuerant_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la christum_fw-la viri_fw-la ensign_fw-la prophetae_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o peccatis_fw-la concepti_fw-la &_o nati_fw-la nec_fw-la originali_fw-la nec_fw-la personali_fw-la caruere_fw-la delicto_fw-la &_o inuenta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la vel_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la vel_fw-la insufficientia_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la erronei_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la &_o egu_n erunt_fw-la misericor_n dia_z dei_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la edocti_fw-la &_o restituti_fw-la gratias_fw-la egeruâ—t_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la multùm_fw-la sibi_fw-la de_fw-la esse_fw-la confessi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o sperantes_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la nullam_fw-la sibi_fw-la soliditatem_fw-la attri_fw-la buere_fw-la praesumpserunt_fw-la be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o sin_n they_o be_v neither_o without_o original_n nor_o personal_a fault_n and_o there_o be_v find_v in_o they_o all_o either_o ignorance_n or_o unsufficiencie_n by_o which_o go_v astray_o they_o sin_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n by_o which_o be_v instruct_v and_o restore_v they_o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n and_o confess_v that_o much_o be_v want_v unto_o they_o to_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n presume_v not_o to_o attribute_v any_o soundness_n to_o themselves_o as_o touch_v they_o all_o we_o must_v answer_v the_o same_o that_o saint_n austin_n answer_v the_o pelagian_a heretic_n suis_fw-la heretic_n august_n de_fw-fr pec_fw-fr mer._n &_o remiss_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 14._o scripturarum_fw-la testimonijs_fw-la quibus_fw-la de_fw-la illorum_fw-la laudibus_fw-la credimus_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la credimus_fw-la non_fw-la iustificari_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la omnem_fw-la vinentem_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la rogari_fw-la ne_fw-la inireâ—_n in_o iudicium_fw-la cum_fw-la seruis_fw-la suis_fw-la by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o we_o believe_v as_o touch_v their_o commendation_n we_o believe_v this_o also_o that_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v find_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v request_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o his_o servant_n whereby_o what_o we_o mean_v when_o we_o request_v it_o the_o same_z s._n austin_n show_v etc._n show_v jdem_fw-la de_fw-la tem._n ser_n 49._o nest_n micum_fw-la in_o iudicio_fw-la exigendo_fw-la à _fw-la i_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la praece_n pisti_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la iussisiâ—_n no_o i_o inuenies_fw-la reum_fw-la si_fw-la in_o iudicium_fw-la iniraveris_fw-la mecum_fw-la etc._n etc._n stand_v not_o with_o i_o in_o judgement_n by_o exact_v of_o i_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v command_v and_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v charge_v us._n for_o thou_o shall_v find_v i_o guilty_a if_o thou_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o i_o this_o s._n austin_n make_v the_o common_a confession_n of_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o
our_o merit_n and_o righteousness_n than_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o give_v we_o ablenesse_n to_o merit_v for_o ourselves_o and_o by_o this_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o giver_n be_v most_o of_o all_o set_v forth_o which_o then_o most_o clear_o shine_v when_o there_o be_v least_o show_n or_o appearance_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v attribute_v unto_o us._n which_o be_v not_o in_o their_o popish_a doctrine_n where_o man_n by_o his_o merit_n be_v set_v on_o horseback_n and_o those_o merit_n be_v affirm_v so_o to_o proceed_v from_o grace_n as_o that_o they_o proceed_v also_o in_o part_n from_o his_o own_o free_a will_n therefore_o to_o deny_v our_o merit_n be_v not_o to_o undermine_v and_o blow_v out_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n merit_n but_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o to_o be_v in_o themselves_o entire_o and_o perfect_o sufficient_a without_o we_o that_o while_o we_o yield_v nothing_o to_o ourselves_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o salvation_n may_v redound_v whole_o to_o 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