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rom._n 7._o which_o be_v call_v the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n rom._n 9_o final_a the_o full_a accomplish_n whereof_o be_v love_n rom._n 13._o these_o and_o many_o other_o place_n if_o you_o have_v not_o peruse_v in_o paul_n epistle_n i_o desire_v you_o to_o vouchsafe_v to_o read_v they_o if_o you_o have_v read_v they_o than_o i_o beseéch_n you_o to_o answer_v i_o whether_o to_o your_o judgement_n these_o say_n seem_v to_o concern_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n or_o that_o part_n of_o the_o law_n especial_o which_o consist_v in_o the_o action_n and_o duty_n of_o manner_n and_o common_a conversation_n of_o life_n but_o you_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v put_v over_o much_o confidence_n in_o their_o ceremony_n jew_n and_o therefore_o to_o drive_v away_o the_o confidence_n which_o they_o
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the_o only_a meére_n mercy_n of_o god_n freé_v pardon_n as_o have_v be_v declare_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o bernarde_n or_o if_o the_o authority_n of_o bernarde_n can_v not_o obtain_v so_o much_o credit_n with_o you_o yet_o let_v the_o faith_n of_o basile_n augustine_n origene_n and_o jerome_n persuade_v you_o or_o their_o ancienty_n move_v you_o for_o i_o perceive_v that_o you_o be_v much_o delight_v with_o antiquity_n and_o first_o what_o can_v be_v more_o notable_a than_o the_o word_n of_o basile_n 32._o for_o he_o that_o trust_v not_o to_o his_o own_o good_a word_n neither_o look_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o deserve_n of_o good_a deed_n all_o his_o hope_n of_o salvation_n he_o repose_v only_o in_o the_o meet_a mercy_n of_o almighty_a god_n 12._o i_o will_v adjoine_v unto_o he_o a_o companion_n of_o the_o same_o judgement_n and_o ancienty_n that_o notable_a clarcke_n origene_n because_o all_o thing_n say_v he_o be_v conclude_v under_o sin_n therefore_o man_n salvation_n 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purpose_v to_o declare_v what_o account_n may_v be_v make_v of_o our_o righteousness_n in_o this_o transitory_a life_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v such_o as_o aught_o rather_o to_o be_v value_v by_o the_o forgevenesse_n of_o sin_n then_o by_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n and_o again_o the_o same_o augustine_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o retractation_n 19_o chap._n 19_o all_o the_o commandment_n say_v he_o be_v then_o repute_v to_o be_v perform_v when_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v undo_v be_v pardon_v and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o jerome_n have_v declare_v the_o same_o more_o evident_o god_n who_o refer_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o freé_fw-fr mercyfulnesse_n of_o god_n forgeve_v we_o speak_v in_o this_o wise_a in_o christ_n jesu_n our_o lord_n in_o who_o we_o have_v our_o hope_n access_n and_o affiance_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o he_o not_o by_o our_o righteousness_n but_o by_o he_o through_o who_o faith_n our_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v us._n but_o why_o do_v i_o stand_v so_o long_o upon_o a_o 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protestates_fw-la to_o be_v weigh_v indifferent_o the_o mark_n of_o true_a righteousness_n among_o the_o papist_n a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o praise_n of_o cicero_n and_o other_o ancient_a philosopher_n discourse_v upon_o virtue_n the_o difference_n between_o moral_a and_o christian_a philosophy_n the_o end_n of_o christian_a philosophy_n who_o osorius_n do_v chief_o imitate_v virtue_n to_o be_v embrace_v of_o all_o man_n true_a innocence_n in_o mankind_n lose_v long_o sithence_o osor._n objection_n confute_v by_o what_o mean_v we_o do_v recover_v true_a innocence_n psal._n 31._o how_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v geve_v righteousness_n to_o man_n bern._n in_o sermo_n 23._o super_fw-la cant._n basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o orig._n ad_fw-la rom._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 12._o aug._n epi._n 105._o ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la baunl_n in_o psal._n 32._o aug._n the_o civit_n lib._n 19_o cap._n 27._o aug._n retra_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 19_o jerome_n our_o salvation_n consist_v not_o in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o in_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n job._n even_o the_o most_o perfect_a work_n of_o man_n of_o no_o value_n with_o god_n paul_n david_n august_n in_o psal._n 94._o jer._n in_o esay_n cap._n 64._o luther_n defend_v against_o osorius_n osori_fw-la pag._n 141._o cicer._n tuscul_fw-la lib._n 3._o osori_fw-la accuse_v luther_n to_o be_v a_o epicurean_a pag._n 141._o how_o absurde_o osorius_n do_v compare_v luther_n with_o epicurus_n osorius_n rom._n 3._o luther_n false_o accuse_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o wicked_a boldness_n the_o opinion_n of_o schoolman_n and_o papist_n touch_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n be_v false_a &_o wicked_a hosius_n osorius_n rosfenfiâ—_n against_o luther_n congruum_fw-la condignum_fw-la conveniency_n and_o worthiness_n pag._n 141._o â—_o â—_o thess._n 5._o osori_fw-la ibid._n oâ—or_n cavil_v against_o the_o lutheran_n work_n a_o threefold_a lie_n of_o osorius_n disable_a of_o work_n desperation_n confidence_n after_o what_o manner_n luther_n teach_v confidence_n and_o desperation_n and_o how_o not_o pag._n 141._o 141._o the_o mark_n of_o osorius_n accusation_n consider_v pag._n 145._o two_o lie_v utter_v by_o osorius_n only_o faith_n do_v justâ—tie_a the_o testimony_n of_o most_o ancient_a writer_n touch_v only_a faith_n a_o argument_n from_o the_o proposition_n exponent_fw-la to_o the_o exclusive_a the_o vocable_n only_o ambr._n in_o 1._o cor._n 1._o chrisost._n in_o epist._n paul_n ad_fw-la galat._n cap._n 3._o chrisosto_n homel_n 4._o in_o timoth._n basil._n in_o homel_n de_fw-fr humilit_fw-la basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o theophil_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 3._o thom._n aquin_n in_o 1._o tim._n 1._o lect._n 3_o rom._n 3._o pag._n 145._o osori_fw-la his_o objection_n frame_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galat._n cap._n 5._o the_o answer_n bernarde_n rom._n 2._o the_o sum_n of_o paul_n disputation_n comprehend_v in_o one_o syllogism_n gallat_n 3._o rom._n 4._o galat._n 2._o right_o of_o inheritance_n be_v not_o promise_v to_o work_n as_o paul_n affirm_v osori_fw-la take_v tardy_a that_o be_v â—o_o say_v a_o scourger_n fallacia_fw-la a_o dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la fallacia_fw-la a_o non_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la faith_n do_v justify_v both_o the_o person_n and_o the_o work_n pag._n 141._o 146._o a_o double_a lie_n make_v by_o osorius_n pag._n 146._o work_n be_v not_o examine_v a_o part_n by_o they_o self_n in_o god_n judgement_n tit._n 3._o collos._n 2._o rom._n 3._o david_n terrify_v with_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n pag._n 146._o osor._n objection_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o righteousness_n by_o work_n against_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 2._o 2._o cor._n 5._o john_n 5._o pag._n 146._o collos._n 3_o john_n 11._o the_o objection_n confute_v fallacia_fw-la a_o non_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la the_o word_n of_o christ_n expound_v the_o person_n accept_v not_o for_o the_o work_v sake_n but_o the_o work_n for_o the_o person_n sake_n a_o objection_n the_o answer_n answer_n pag._n 146._o the_o word_n of_o christ_n not_o well_o understand_v but_o crooked_o wrest_v by_o osorius_n osor._fw-la fallax_fw-la a_o concreto_fw-la ad_fw-la abstractum_fw-la mercy_n forgeve_v our_o ill_a deed_n imputation_n acknowledge_v our_o well_a do_n for_o good_a an_o other_o objection_n of_o osorius_n in_o what_o wise_a osori_n do_v ascribe_v salvation_n of_o god_n mercy_n hosius_n august_n de_fw-fr temp_n 49._o august_n de_fw-fr spirit_n &_o litter_n cap._n 33._o basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o ephes._n 1_o in_o what_o thing_n our_o redemption_n chief_o consist_v remission_n bernard_n serm._n 23._o in_o cant._n august_n in_o prima_fw-la quinquagena_fw-la in_o prologue_n psal._n 31._o imputation_n the_o defeéco_n of_o mercy_n do_v not_o abolish_v justice_n ill_a work_n who_o they_o do_v condenne_n and_o who_o not_o john_n 3._o how_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o judge_n how_o a_o redeemer_n luce._n 21._o john_n 5._o luke_n 22._o 1._o cor._n 1._o god_n judgement_n two_o fold_v according_a to_o august_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la euang_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 30._o the_o innocence_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christian_n god_n imputation_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o us._n of_o the_o reckon_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o last_o judgement_n the_o diversity_n of_o they_o which_o shall_v render_v a_o account_n be_v distinguish_v in_o osorius_n writynge_v order_n want_v and_o in_o distinguish_v thing_n method_n accord_v to_o work_n for_o the_o work_v sake_n osori_fw-la do_v deny_v that_o good_a work_n to_o follow_v luther_n faith_n pag._n 146._o what_o manner_n of_o work_n do_v follow_v osori_n faith_n pag._n 146._o luther_n faith_n yield_v no_o good_a work_n accord_v to_o osorius_n pag._n 146._o ibidem_fw-la the_o faith_n and_o work_n of_o osorius_n a_o show_n of_o osorius_n faith_n john_n 6._o john_n 1._o 3._o math._n 9_o math._n 8._o mar._n 5._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o faith_n of_o osorius_n and_o luther_n faith_n the_o righteousness_n of_o say_v accord_v to_o the_o scripture_n osori_fw-la do_v never_o name_n in_o his_o book_n this_o word_n imputation_n a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o osori_n geve_v small_a credit_n to_o the_o word_n of_o christ._n 2._o thess._n 2._o apoc._n 13._o pag._n 146._o osori_fw-la do_v discuss_v the_o say_v of_o luther_n note_v here_o the_o cavil_n of_o osorius_n the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n touch_v good_a work_n rom._n 14._o aug._n in_o prima_fw-la quinqua_fw-la gena_fw-la ex_fw-la prologo_fw-la psal._n 31._o august_n work_n be_v not_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n account_v for_o good_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n then_o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n through_o faith_n good_a work_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n pag._n 146._o the_o argument_n recoil_v back_o upon_o osor._n himself_o pag._n 146._o pag._n 147._o osori_fw-la argument_n faulty_a in_o the_o form_n a_o twosold_a kingdom_n of_o sinne._n rom._n 6._o the_o substance_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v discuss_v job_n esay_n david_n daniel_n
new_a what_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n and_o mean_n of_o the_o restore_a the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o art_n of_o imprint_v be_v a_o singular_a gift_n of_o god_n the_o year_n of_o antichrist_n 666._o osori_fw-la pag._n 212._o 213._o osorius_n exhortation_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n osor._fw-la pag._n 211._o pestiferous_a council_n the_o trojan_a horse_n osori_fw-la pag._n 214._o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v more_o meet_a to_o deal_v with_o man_n conscience_n rather_o than_o with_o prince_n only_o osor._n quarrel_n for_o the_o pope_n chair_n osori_fw-la pag._n 214._o osori_fw-la pag._n 214._o a_o slanderous_a cavillation_n against_o haddon_n why_o oso_n book_n treat_v of_o religion_n have_v no_o force_n to_o persuade_v the_o constancy_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o defend_v christian_a religion_n osor._fw-la pag._n 214._o osorius_n reproach_n against_o the_o lutheran_n the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o elizabeth_n our_o queen_n the_o tempest_n of_o queen_n mary_n persecution_n apoca._n 18._o horace_n ser._n lib._n 2._o satir._n 3_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o crown_n amongst_o the_o papist_n osor._fw-la pag._n 215._o osor._fw-la pag._n 216._o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n do_v apperteigne_v to_o all_o man_n indifferent_o 1._o tim._n 5._o osor._n do_v build_v memphyticall_a steeple_n in_o few_o word_n much_o matter_n in_o many_o word_n nothing_o at_o all_o osor._n writing_n discuss_v a_o recapitulation_n of_o all_o osorius_n epistle_n to_o the_o queen_n what_o do_v want_n in_o osorius_n book_n osori_fw-la pag._n 216._o osori_fw-la but_o a_o green_a soldier_n god_n do_v avenge_v he_o of_o the_o persecution_n of_o his_o gospel_n pag._n 216._o english_a papist_n osori_fw-la pag._n 216._o osori_fw-la pag._n 117._o ausonius_n tit._n 3._o osori_fw-la pag._n 217._o osorius_n epistle_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n how_o full_a it_o be_v of_o slanderous_a reproach_n osori_fw-la pag._n 217._o antithesis_fw-la a_o figure_n whereby_o one_o contrary_a be_v join_v for_o a_o other_o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o haddon_n and_o osorius_n osor._fw-la pag._n 217._o osor._n charity_n for_o our_o savety_n cicero_n in_o his_o 1._o book_n of_o duty_n psal._n 140._o osori_fw-la careful_a of_o our_o savety_n the_o way_n to_o salvation_n after_o osorius_n rule_n osor._n divinity_n be_v philosophical_a cicero_n in_o the_o dream_n of_o scipio_n john_n 14._o faith_n be_v not_o couple_v with_o charity_n in_o the_o article_n of_o justification_n john_n 6._o act_n 10._o act_n 16._o galath_n the_o triden_n tine_n counsel_n ses._n 6._o cap._n 7._o the_o fallax_fw-la from_o the_o division_n to_o the_o conjunction_n only_o faith_n work_v justification_n but_o be_v not_o alone_o in_o what_o respect_n faith_n hope_v and_o charity_n be_v couple_v what_o faith_n do_v work_v through_o love_n a_o new_a kind_n of_o obedience_n but_o unperfect_a the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n accord_v to_o the_o tridentyne_n the_o council_n of_o trident_n canon_n 11._o canon_n 12._o math._n 13._o rom._n 4._o how_o much_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o passion_n may_v avayle_v unto_o we_o according_a to_o the_o tridentyne_n council_n a_o argument_n against_o the_o trydentines_n derive_v from_o abraham_n a_o argument_n against_o the_o tridentines_n derive_v from_o the_o type_n of_o adam_n a_o argument_n against_o the_o tridentines_n derive_v from_o the_o type_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n a_o argument_n against_o the_o tridentines_n derive_v from_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 5._o a_o argument_n of_o the_o tridentine_a council_n against_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n a_o answer_n out_o of_o augustinâ—_n new_a obedience_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o justification_n the_o assertion_n of_o the_o tridentines_n confute_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o justification_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o tridentine_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n two_o kind_n of_o question_n rom._n 3._o galath_n 2._o to_o live_v through_o faith_n when_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a wherefore_o faith_n only_o do_v justify_v faith_n work_v by_o love_n but_o not_o as_o effectual_a to_o eternal_a life_n apoca._n 3_o a_o collect._n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n only_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v call_v upon_o as_o a_o mediator_n the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n &_o the_o soul_n swallow_v by_o christ_n only_o the_o conquest_n over_o the_o empire_n of_o satan_n 2._o thes._n 2._o the_o child_n of_o perdition_n apoc._n 18._o apocal._n 14._o be_v not_o light_a of_o belief_n osor._fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-la iustitia_fw-la pag._n 31._o thou_o only_o be_v holy_a
never_o receive_v grace_n as_o man_n who_o through_o their_o own_o freewill_n have_v make_v frustrate_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n once_o receive_v by_o their_o own_o wickedness_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o regenerate_v yet_o be_v that_o damnable_a original_a sin_n worthy_o punish_v that_o will_v through_o anguish_n of_o punishment_n may_v conceive_v desire_n to_o be_v regenerate_v if_o at_o least_o the_o man_n that_o be_v so_o chastise_v be_v the_o child_n of_o promise_n that_o god_n by_o outward_a use_v this_o mean_a of_o scourge_n vexation_n and_o chastisement_n may_v by_o secret_a inspiration_n fashion_n and_o frame_v the_o will_n to_o obedience_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o much_o hitherto_o concern_v law_n and_o ordinance_n for_o reward_v virtue_n and_o punish_a vice_n in_o civil_a government_n there_o follow_v now_o a_o other_o absurdity_n to_o wit_n where_o he_o say_v that_o by_o luther_n doctrine_n man_n be_v altogether_o despoil_v of_o understanding_n deprive_v of_o judgement_n bereave_v of_o reason_n and_o drive_v to_o that_o extremity_n as_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o natural_a stone_n throw_v out_o of_o a_o man_n hand_n osorius_n argument_n 151._o whosoever_o do_v attribute_v the_o order_v of_o all_o thing_n to_o absolute_a necessity_n exempt_v freedom_n from_o will_n do_v spoil_v man_n of_o their_o understanding_n deprive_v they_o of_o judgement_n and_o bereve_v they_o of_o reason_n and_o do_v tranfforme_v they_o into_o brute_n beast_n and_o stone_n luther_n doctrine_n do_v bind_v man_n action_n and_o will_n to_o necessity_n ergo_fw-la luther_n doctrine_n do_v despoil_v man_n of_o their_o sense_n and_o turn_v they_o into_o stone_n answer_n i_o deny_v the_o mayor_n of_o this_o argument_n in_o the_o minor_a i_o distinguish_v this_o word_n necessity_n last_o the_o argument_n be_v altogether_o vicious_a and_o that_o for_o two_o cause_n either_o because_o osorius_n think_v error_n that_o no_o necessity_n at_o all_o bind_v thing_n to_o be_v 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