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holy_a life_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v with_o god_n common_a ordinary_a help_n augustine_n copious_o and_o just_o defend_v god_n special_a eternal_a election_n of_o some_o and_o his_o special_a grace_n give_v they_o to_o make_v they_o repent_v and_o believe_v and_o presevere_v for_o though_o he_o maintain_v that_o some_o that_o be_v true_a believer_n lover_n of_o god_n justify_v and_o in_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n do_v fall_v away_o and_o perish_v yet_o he_o hold_v that_o none_o of_o the_o elect_a do_v fall_v away_o and_o perish_v and_o he_o maintain_v that_o even_o the_o justify_v that_o fall_v away_o have_v their_o faith_n by_o a_o special_a grace_n above_o nature_n vid._n august_n de_fw-mi bono_fw-mi persevere_v cap._n 8._o &_o 9_o &_o the_o cor._n &_o grat._n cap._n 8_o &_o 9_o &_o alibi_fw-la passim_fw-la §_o 7._o in_o this_o their_o controversy_n the_o point_n of_o justification_n fall_v into_o frequent_a debate_n but_o no_o controversy_n ever_o arise_v between_o they_o whether_o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n consider_v material_o or_o formal_o be_v by_o imputation_n make_v we_o as_o proprietor_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o distinct_a from_o its_o effect_n or_o whether_o god_n repute_v we_o to_o have_v satisfy_v and_o also_o perfect_o obey_v in_o christ_n for_o augustine_n himself_o while_o he_o vehement_o defend_v free_a grace_n speak_v too_o little_a even_o of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o free_a pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v part_n of_o grace_n yet_o he_o make_v justification_n to_o be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v sanctification_n that_o make_v we_o inherent_o righteous_a or_o new-creature_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o think_v that_o this_o be_v the_o justification_n which_o paul_n plead_v to_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o not_o of_o work_n yet_o include_v pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o confess_v that_o sometime_o to_o justify_v signify_v in_o scripture_n not_o to_o make_v just_a but_o to_o judge_n just_a and_o though_o in_o itself_o this_o be_v but_o de_fw-fr nomine_fw-la and_o not_o de_fw-fr re_fw-mi yet_o 1._o no_o doubt_n but_o as_o to_o many_o text_n of_o scripture_n austin_n be_v mistake_v though_o some_o few_o text_n beza_n and_o other_o confess_v to_o be_v take_v in_o his_o sense_n 2._o and_o the_o exposition_n of_o many_o text_n lie_v upon_o it_o but_o he_o that_o take_v justification_n to_o be_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v we_o love_n to_o god_n can_v not_o take_v it_o to_o be_v by_o imputation_n in_o the_o rigorous_a sense_n no_o question_n nor_o do_v de_fw-fr re_fw-mi §_o 8._o but_o because_o as_o some_o that_o it_o seem_v never_o read_v augustine_n or_o understand_v not_o plain_a word_n have_v nevertheless_o venture_v confident_o to_o deny_v what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o his_o judgement_n in_o the_o point_n of_o perseverance_n in_o my_o tract_n of_o perseverance_n so_o it_o be_v like_o such_o man_n will_v have_v no_o more_o wariness_n what_o they_o say_v in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n i_o will_v cite_v a_o few_o of_o augustin_n word_n among_o many_o to_o show_v what_o he_o take_v justification_n to_o be_v though_o i_o differ_v from_o he_o de_fw-la nomine_fw-la nec_fw-la quia_fw-la recti_fw-la sunt_fw-la cord_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la recti_fw-la sint_fw-la cord_n pretendit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la svam_fw-la quâ_fw-la justificat_fw-la impium_fw-la quo_fw-la motu_fw-la receditur_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la fonte_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cujus_fw-la solius_fw-la haustu_fw-la justitia_fw-la bibitur_fw-la bona_fw-la scil_n vita_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o lit._n cap._n 7._o deus_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la operatur_fw-la in_o eye_n &_o velle_fw-la &_o operari_fw-la pro_fw-la bona_fw-la voluntate_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la justitia_fw-la dei_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la donat_fw-la homini_fw-la quum_fw-la justificat_fw-la impium_fw-la hanc_fw-la dei_fw-la justitiam_fw-la ignorantes_fw-la superbi_fw-la judaei_n &_o svam_fw-la volentes_fw-la constituere_fw-la justitiae_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la subjecti_fw-la dei_fw-la quip_n dixit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la quae_fw-la homini_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la svam_fw-la vero_fw-la quam_fw-la putant_fw-la sibi_fw-la suficere_fw-la ad_fw-la facienda_fw-la mandata_fw-la sine_fw-la adjutorio_fw-la &_o dono_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la legem_fw-la dedit_fw-la his_o antem_fw-la simile_n sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la profiteantur_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la christianos_n ipsi_fw-la gratiae_fw-la christi_fw-la sic_fw-la adversantur_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la humanis_fw-la viribus_fw-la divina_fw-la existiment_fw-la implere_fw-la mandata_fw-la epist_n 120._o cap._n 21._o &_o 22._o &_o epist_n 200._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr spir._n &_o light_v c._n 26._o factores_fw-la justificabuntur_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la per_fw-la opera_fw-la nam_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la justificentur_fw-la cum_fw-la dicat_fw-la gratis_o justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la sine_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la nihilque_fw-la aliud_fw-la velit_fw-la intelligi_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la dicit_fw-la gratu_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la justificationem_fw-la opera_fw-la non_fw-la precedunt_fw-la aperte_fw-la quip_n alibi_fw-la dicit_fw-la si_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la alioquin_fw-la gratia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la sic_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la factores_fw-la legis_fw-la justificabuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la sciamus_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la factores_fw-la legis_fw-la nisi_fw-la justificentur_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la justificatio_fw-la factoribus_fw-la accedat_fw-la sed_fw-la factores_fw-la legis_fw-la justificatio_fw-la precedat_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la justificati_fw-la quam_fw-la justi_n facti_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la scilicet_fw-la qui_fw-la justificat_fw-la impium_fw-la â—t_a ex_fw-la impio_fw-la fiat_fw-la iustùs_fw-la aut_fw-la certe_fw-la ita_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la justificabuntur_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la diceretur_fw-la justi_n habebuntur_fw-la justi_fw-la deputabuntur_fw-la et_fw-fr ibid._n cap._n 29._o gentes_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la sectabantur_fw-la justitiam_fw-la apprehenderunt_fw-la justitiam_fw-la justitiam_fw-la autem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la est_fw-la impretrando_fw-la eam_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la
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transgressio_fw-la legis_fw-la poena_n effectus_fw-la istius_fw-la trangressionis_fw-la justificatio_fw-la denique_fw-la absolutio_fw-la ab_fw-la ista_fw-la poena_fw-la itaque_fw-la câ—m_fw-la lex_fw-la nisi_fw-la praestita_fw-la nenimem_fw-la justificat_fw-la &_o praestitam_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la aut_fw-la legalis_fw-la erit_fw-la omnis_fw-la justificatio_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la nulla_fw-la answ_n 1._o but_o do_v he_o know_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o law_n of_o god_n have_v every_o man_n incur_v the_o curse_n by_o moses_n law_n that_o do_v by_o adam_n or_o every_o man_n fall_v under_o the_o peremptory_a irreversible_a condemnation_n which_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n pass_v on_o they_o that_o never_o believe_v and_o repent_v do_v this_o law_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v damn_v believer_n one_o law_n condemn_v all_o that_o be_v not_o innocent_a another_o suppose_v they_o under_o that_o defect_n and_o condemn_v 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last_o judgement_n be_v but_o a_o logomachie_n according_a signify_v as_o much_o as_o i_o assert_v but_o ex_fw-la be_v no_o unapt_a preposition_n when_o it_o be_v but_o the_o subordinate_a part_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justification_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v and_o signify_v with_o i_o the_o same_o as_o according_a 6._o his_o tropical_a phrase_n that_o work_v pronouce_n we_o just_a be_v another_o ambiguity_n that_o the_o judge_n will_v pronounce_v we_o just_o according_a to_o they_o as_o the_o foresay_a second_o part_n of_o the_o constitutive_a cause_n or_o matter_n of_o our_o subordinate_a righteousness_n be_v certain_a from_o matth._n 25._o and_o the_o scope_n of_o scripture_n but_o that_o they_o be_v only_o notify_v sign_n and_o no_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o day_n to_o be_v try_v be_v not_o true_a which_o too_o many_o assert_v §_o 9_o he_o proceed_v if_o there_o be_v a_o evangelical_n justification_n at_o god_n bar_n distinct_a from_o the_o legal_a one_o there_o 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law_n do_v not_o justify_v we_o for_o it_o but_o christ_n only_a but_o by_o it_o give_v we_o ad_fw-la effecta_fw-la by_o the_o new-covenant_n we_o be_v save_v and_o justify_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o law_n or_o from_o damnation_n be_v certain_o as_o if_o we_o have_v do_v it_o ourselves_o i_o call_v faith_n our_o evangelical_n righteousness_n on_o the_o reason_n too_o oft_o mention_v now_o these_o may_v be_v call_v two_o justification_n or_o rather_o two_o part_n of_o one_o in_o several_a respect_n as_o please_v the_o speaker_n and_o all_o such_o word-souldier_n shall_v have_v their_o liberty_n without_o my_o contradiction_n 3._o and_o when_o will_v he_o prove_v that_o these_o two_o sort_n or_o part_n or_o act_n may_v not_o be_v at_o once_o transact_v at_o the_o same_o bar_n must_v there_o needs_o be_v one_o court_n to_o try_v whether_o i_o be_o a_o true_a believer_n or_o a_o infidel_n or_o hypocrite_n and_o another_o to_o judge_v that_o be_v such_o i_o be_o to_o be_v justify_v against_o all_o gild_n and_o curse_n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n merit_n and_o intercession_n why_o may_v not_o these_o two_o part_n of_o one_o man_n cause_n be_v judge_v at_o the_o same_o bar_n and_o why_o must_v your_o pupil_n be_v teach_v so_o to_o conceive_v of_o so_o great_a a_o business_n in_o itself_o so_o plain_a §_o 11._o he_o proceed_v the_o use_n of_o this_o evangelical_n justification_n be_v make_v to_o be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o legal_a justification_n out_o of_o we_o in_o christ_n and_o so_o our_o justification_n apply_v another_o justification_n and_o our_o remission_n of_o sin_n another_o answ_n no_o sir_n but_o our_o particular_a subordinate_a sort_n of_o righteousness_n consist_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o free_a gift_n viz._n a_o believe_v suitable_a acceptance_n be_v real_o our_o dispositio_fw-la receptiva_fw-la be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o title_n to_o that_o pardon_n and_o glory_n which_o for_o 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