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better_a satisfy_n of_o the_o reader_n i_o purpose_v to_o set_v down_o here_o under_o certain_a authority_n of_o yâ—_n holy_a doctor_n which_o confirm_v this_o foresay_a truth_n saint_n hilary_n in_o his_o five_o canon_n upon_o matthew_n say_v it_o be_v god_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v hope_v without_o any_o dout_n of_o his_o unknown_a will._n for_o if_o the_o belief_n be_v doubtful_a there_o can_v be_v no_o righteousness_n obtain_v by_o believe_v and_o thus_o we_o see_v hilary_n that_o according_a to_o saint_n hilary_n a_o man_n obtain_v not_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n at_o god_n hand_n except_o he_o believe_v undoubted_o to_o obtain_v it_o and_o good_a right_n it_o be_v 1._o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o he_o that_o dout_v be_v like_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v toss_v &_o turmoil_v with_o the_o wind_n and_o therefore_o let_v not_o such_o a_o one_o think_v to_o obtain_v any_o thing_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o let_v we_o here_o saint_n austin_n augustin_n who_o in_o his_o manuel_n counsele_v we_o to_o drive_v away_o the_o say_v foolish_a imagination_n which_o intend_v to_o dispossess_v we_o of_o the_o foresay_a good_a and_o sage_a assuredness_n let_v such_o foolish_a imagination_n say_v he_o murmur_v as_o much_o as_o it_o list_v say_v who_o be_v thou_o how_o great_a be_v that_o glory_n by_o what_o desert_n hope_v thou_o to_o obtain_v it_o i_o answer_v assure_o i_o know_v in_o who_o i_o have_v believe_v and_o i_o know_v that_o he_o of_o his_o great_a love_n have_v make_v i_o his_o son_n i_o know_v he_o be_v true_a of_o his_o promise_n and_o able_a to_o perform_v his_o word_n for_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o will._n and_o when_o i_o think_v upon_o the_o lord_n death_n the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n can_v dismay_v i_o for_o in_o his_o death_n do_v i_o put_v all_o my_o trust_n his_o death_n be_v my_o whole_a desert_n it_o be_v my_o refuge_n it_o be_v my_o salvation_n my_o life_n and_o resurrection_n &_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o desert_n i_o be_o not_o poor_a of_o desert_n so_o long_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n fail_v i_o not_o and_o sith_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v many_o many_o also_o be_v my_o deserve_n the_o more_o y_a he_o be_v of_o power_n to_o save_v the_o more_o be_o i_o sure_a to_o be_v save_v the_o same_o saint_n austin_n talk_v with_o god_o in_o another_o place_n say_v that_o he_o have_v despair_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a sin_n and_o infinite_a negligence_n if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v not_o becommne_a flesh_n and_o anon_o after_o he_o say_v these_o word_n all_o my_o hope_n all_o the_o assurance_n of_o my_o trust_n be_v settle_v in_o his_o precious_a blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o and_o for_o our_o salvation_n in_o he_o my_o poor_a heart_n take_v breath_n and_o put_v my_o whole_a trust_n in_o he_o i_o long_o to_o come_v unto_o thou_o oh_o father_n not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n but_o you_o ryghtuousene_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n in_o these_o two_o place_n saint_n austin_n show_v plain_o that_o the_o christian_n must_v not_o be_v afraid_a but_o assure_v himself_o of_o righteousness_n by_o grownd_v himself_o not_o upon_o his_o own_o work_n but_o upon_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n saint_n barnard_n in_o his_o first_o sermon_n upon_o the_o annunciation_n say_v most_o evident_o bernard_n that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v that_o a_o man_n can_v have_v forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n free_o but_o by_o god_n mercy_n nor_o any_o one_o good_a desire_n or_o ability_n to_o do_v so_o much_o as_o one_o good_a work_n except_o god_n give_v it_o he_o no_o nor_o that_o a_o man_n can_v deserve_v eternal_a life_n by_o his_o work_n but_o if_o god_o give_v he_o the_o gift_n so_o to_o believe_v but_o besides_o all_o these_o thing_n say_v saint_n bernard_n which_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v count_v a_o certain_a entrance_n and_o foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o thou_o believe_v also_o free_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n see_v how_o this_o holy_a man_n confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v general_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o must_v also_o believe_v particular_o that_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v forgive_v he_o by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n namely_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v promise_v thou_o to_o accept_v thou_o for_o righteous_a through_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n if_o thou_o believe_v not_o that_o thou_o be_v become_v righteous_a through_o he_o thou_o make_v god_o a_o liar_n and_o consequent_o thou_o make_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o his_o grace_n and_o liberality_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v to_o i_o i_o believe_v well_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o i_o know_v that_o god_n be_v true_a but_o i_o be_o afraid_a that_o i_o be_o not_o worshie_a to_o have_v so_o great_a a_o gift_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o thy_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v a_o gift_n or_o free_a grace_n but_o a_o wage_n if_o god_n shall_v give_v it_o thou_o for_o the_o worthiness_n of_o thy_o work_n but_o i_o reply_v upon_o thou_o that_o god_n accept_v thou_o for_o righteous_a and_o lay_v not_o thy_o sin_n too_o thy_o charge_n because_o of_o christ_n merit_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o become_v thy_o by_o faith_n therefore_o follow_v the_o council_n of_o saint_n bernard_n believe_v thou_o not_o only_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o general_a but_o also_o apply_v the_o same_o belief_n to_o thine_o own_o particular_a person_n by_o beleve_v without_o any_o doubt_n y_fw-es all_o
fountain_n of_o all_o the_o vice_n &_o iniquity_n that_o we_o commit_v wherfrom_o if_o we_o will_v be_v deliver_v &_o return_v again_o to_o our_o first_o innocence_n to_o recover_v the_o image_n of_o god_n first_o of_o all_o it_o stand_v we_o on_o hand_n to_o know_v our_o own_o wretchedness_n comparison_n for_o like_v as_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n except_o he_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v disease_v or_o acknowledge_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o how_o much_o he_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o except_o he_o know_v his_o own_o disease_n to_o be_v pestilent_a and_o deadly_a even_o so_o no_o man_n acknowledge_v jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a physician_n of_o our_o soul_n except_o he_o first_o know_v his_o own_o soul_n to_o be_v disease_v neither_o can_v he_o perceive_v y_fw-fr excellency_n of_o he_o nor_o how_o much_o he_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o except_o he_o first_o enter_v in_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o outrageous_a sin_n &_o of_o the_o incurable_a infirmity_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v through_o y_fw-es infection_n of_o our_o first_o father_n the_o second_o chapter_n ¶_o how_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o know_v our_o sin_n and_o have_v not_o any_o hope_n of_o ability_n to_o make_v ourselves_o righteous_a by_o our_o own_o work_n shall_v have_v recourse_n to_o god_n mercy_n &_o unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n our_o god_n therefore_o mynd_v of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n &_o merche_n to_o send_v his_o only_a son_n to_o set_v free_a y_fw-fr wretched_a child_n of_o adam_n &_o know_v that_o first_o of_o all_o it_o behove_v he_o to_o make_v they_o understand_v their_o own_o misery_n choose_v abraham_n in_o who_o séed_n he_o promise_v to_o bliss_n all_o nation_n &_o accept_v his_o offspring_n for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n unto_o who_o after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n &_o deliverance_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o pharaoh_n he_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o moses_n give_v the_o law_n which_o forbid_v all_o just_v and_o command_v we_o to_o love_n god_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o our_o whole_a trust_n be_v repose_v in_o he_o &_o we_o ready_a to_o leave_v our_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n to_o suffer_v all_o torment_n in_o our_o member_n and_o to_o be_v bereâ—t_v of_o all_o our_o good_n dignity_n &_o honour_n for_o the_o love_n of_o our_o god_n choose_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v mislike_v he_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a and_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o that_o behalf_n with_o a_o merry_a heart_n and_o with_o all_o forwardness_n and_o cheerfulness_n moreover_o the_o law_n command_v we_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourself_o neybour_n meaning_n hy_o the_o neighbour_n all_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o well_o friend_n as_o foe_n &_o it_o will_v we_o to_o do_v to_o every_o man_n as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o and_o to_o love_v other_o man_n caces_fw-la as_o our_o own_o and_o so_o by_o look_v in_o this_o holy_a law_n as_o in_o a_o clear_a lookingglasse_n man_n do_v out_o of_o hand_n espy_v his_o own_o great_a imperfection_n &_o unableness_n to_o obey_v god_n commandment_n and_o to_o render_v he_o the_o honour_n and_o love_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o yield_v to_o his_o maker_n law_n the_o first_o office_n of_o the_o law_n then_o be_v to_o make_v sin_n know_v as_o saint_n paul_n affirm_v and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v i_o have_v not_o know_v what_o sin_n be_v but_o by_o the_o law_n 7._o the_o second_o office_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o make_v sin_n increase_v forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v quite_o gâ—ne_v from_o the_o obey_n of_o god_n law_n and_o become_v bondslave_n to_o the_o devil_n be_v full_a of_o wicked_a work_n and_o inordinate_a affection_n can_v abide_v that_o god_n shall_v forbid_v we_o to_o lust_n which_o increase_v so_o much_o the_o more_fw-it as_o it_o be_v the_o more_o 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