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be_v save_v through_o faith_n final_o to_o conclude_v this_o be_v the_o faith_n that_o woork_v through_o charity_n in_o which_o word_n beside_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v save_v and_o the_o faith_n whereby_o the_o just_a man_n live_v be_v none_o other_o but_o the_o faith_n that_o work_v through_o charity_n which_o virtue_n say_v leo_n by_o her_o mixture_n and_o temper_v geve_v life_n even_o to_o very_a faith_n whereby_o the_o just_a man_n live_v for_o the_o just_a man_n live_v by_o faith_n say_v s._n bede_n not_o by_o that_o faith_n that_o be_v utter_v only_o by_o confession_n of_o the_o lip_n but_o by_o that_o faith_n that_o woork_v through_o charity_n and_o thus_o may_v we_o true_o understande_v what_o the_o scripture_n mean_v as_o often_o as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o faith_n we_o be_v save_v or_o through_o faith_n we_o be_v justify_v that_o s._n paul_n teach_v not_o justification_n by_o only_a faith_n exclude_v charity_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o father_n sometime_o say_v faith_n alone_o justifi_v the_o viii_o chapter_n but_o yet_o this_o satisfi_v not_o all_o man_n 3_o a_o objection_n rom._n 3._o galat._n 3_o for_o some_o think_v still_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o for_o that_o s._n paul_n say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o put_v to_o it_o without_o work_v of_o the_o law_n seem_v to_o they_o to_o say_v as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o and_o that_o opinion_n they_o enforce_v the_o more_o because_o diverse_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n have_v use_v these_o word_n faith_n alone_o justifi_v answer_n the_o answer_n to_o the_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o neither_o s._n paul_n nor_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n ever_o mean_v it_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o they_o have_v take_v it_o that_o be_v to_o exclude_v from_o justification_n charity_n hope_v penance_n or_o any_o virtue_n and_o gift_n of_o god._n s._n paul_n his_o word_n by_o they_o allege_v be_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o galathian_o gal._n aug._n ad_fw-la simplicia_fw-la li._n 1._o qu._n 2._o et_fw-la in_o exposit_n epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n inchoat_fw-la primus_fw-la in_o praefa_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n aug._n in_o exposi_n 4._o ca._n ad_fw-la gal._n the_o argument_n and_o intent_n of_o his_o whole_a epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n as_o s._n augustine_n say_v be_v this_o ut_fw-la de_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la nemo_fw-la glorietur_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o no_o man_n boast_v nor_o vaunt_v himself_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o work_n of_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v bold_a to_o make_v their_o boast_n that_o they_o serve_v the_o law_n which_o be_v geaven_v they_o and_o thereby_o have_v receive_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o debt_n due_a unto_o their_o desert_n because_o they_o serve_v the_o law_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o same_o grace_n give_v to_o the_o gentile_n as_o unworthy_a of_o it_o unless_o they_o will_v receive_v the_o jewish_a sacrament_n the_o galathian_o to_o who_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v be_v move_v and_o solicit_v by_o jew_n who_o desire_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o carnal_a observance_n of_o the_o law_n 3_o aug._n in_o exposi_n 4._o ca._n ad_fw-la gal._n prima_fw-la in_o argu_n ep_v ad_fw-la galat._n rom._n 4._o galat._n 3_o as_o though_o salvation_n lie_v in_o the_o same_o to_o answer_v unto_o both_o these_o boast_v of_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n and_o exact_v they_o of_o other_o as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n in_o both_o these_o epistle_n s._n paul_n say_v no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n prove_v the_o same_o by_o abraham_n who_o be_v justify_v before_o circumcision_n be_v command_v and_o long_o before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o thereby_o do_v bar_n and_o put_v of_o all_o work_n of_o the_o law_n from_o our_o justification_n as_o nothing_o avail_v toward_o the_o same_o but_o what_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n be_v it_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n so_o plain_a to_o all_o man_n beside_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n command_v by_o moses_n s._n augustine_n call_v all_o such_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n as_o a_o man_n presume_v to_o do_v of_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o strength_n without_o faith_n and_o the_o help_n of_o god_n 29_o august_n de_fw-fr spirit_n et_fw-la li._n c._n 29_o adhuc_fw-la dubitamus_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la opera_fw-la legis_fw-la quibus_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la iustificatur_fw-la si_fw-la ea_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sva_fw-la crediderit_fw-la sine_fw-la adiutorio_fw-la &_o dono_fw-la dei_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la do_v we_o yet_o doubt_v what_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n be_v by_o which_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v if_o he_o take_v they_o as_o his_o own_o without_o 〈◊〉_d help_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o come_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n apostol_n serm._n 15._o de_fw-fr verb._n apostol_n which_o in_o another_o place_n he_o call_v also_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n lege_fw-la dei_fw-la proposita_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v lay_v before_o we_o whosoever_o be_v proud_a and_o think_v he_o be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v it_o by_o his_o own_o power_n and_o strength_n if_o he_o do_v that_o the_o law_n command_v not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o justice_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n this_o man_n concern_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o man_n without_o blame_n in_o both_o place_n he_o call_v all_o such_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n that_o a_o man_n do_v of_o himself_o presume_v of_o his_o own_o strength_n without_o grace_n and_o help_v of_o god._n exit_fw-la lege_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o mandatis_fw-la ibid._n aug._n ibid._n sva_fw-la tanque_fw-la de_fw-la viribus_fw-la suis_fw-la it_o be_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n because_o it_o be_v command_v it_o be_v a_o man_n own_o because_o it_o come_v as_o of_o his_o own_o strength_n now_o as_o s._n paul_n do_v true_o bar_v and_o shut_v out_o from_o the_o procure_n of_o our_o justification_n all_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n and_o also_o all_o moral_a work_n that_o we_o do_v of_o ourselves_o without_o faith_n and_o help_n of_o god_n so_o if_o a_o man_n will_v reason_v that_o he_o bar_v likewise_o charity_n hope_v penance_n and_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n because_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n of_o the_o law_n he_o shall_v show_v himself_o ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o s._n paul_n meaning_n these_o be_v no_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o not_o only_a charity_n 5._o galat._n 5._o joy_n peace_n patience_n mildness_n and_o faith_n but_o brief_o all_o work_n of_o charity_n when_o they_o be_v do_v by_o faith_n by_o help_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v fruit_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n not_o work_n of_o the_o law_n lex_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o aquavitae_fw-la 8._o rom._n 8._o they_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o life_n pertain_v not_o to_o the_o letter_n that_o kill_v but_o to_o the_o spirit_n that_o geve_v life_n 17_o august_n de_fw-fr spirit_n et_fw-fr lit_fw-fr c._n 17_o ad_fw-la prudentiam_fw-la carnis_fw-la terrendam_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n be_v write_v in_o table_n to_o make_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n afraid_a it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o letter_n that_o kill_v the_o transgressor_n but_o when_o charity_n be_v pour_v into_o the_o believer_n heart_n it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o geve_v life_n to_o the_o belever_n s._n augustine_n say_v work_v that_o be_v do_v for_o fear_v only_o by_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n be_v call_v the_o law_n of_o work_v and_o the_o kill_a letter_n but_o when_o they_o be_v do_v by_o charity_n which_o through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v pour_v into_o our_o heart_n they_o be_v call_v the_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o geve_v life_n to_o the_o doer_n they_o be_v call_v the_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o work_n of_o faith_n because_o they_o be_v geaven_v by_o faith_n and_o with_o faith_n 30._o aug._n ibid._n cap._n 30._o per_fw-la fidem_fw-la impetratio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la contra_fw-la peccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o faith_n grace_n be_v obtain_v against_o sin_n by_o grace_n the_o soul_n be_v heal_v from_o sin_n wherefore_o when_o s._n paul_n say_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o rom._n 3._o he_o say_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o himself_o for_o as_o he_o say_v here_o 3._o ephes_n 2._o rom._n 3._o
by_o faith_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v so_o say_v he_o else_o where_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v as_o he_o say_v in_o this_o place_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la 2._o ephes_n 2._o not_o by_o work_v of_o the_o law_n so_o he_o say_v there_o non_fw-la ex_fw-la vobis_fw-la dei_fw-la donum_fw-la est_fw-la not_o by_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god._n 4._o rom._n 4._o so_o do_v he_o say_v abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o his_o work_n he_o deserve_v not_o god_n grace_n and_o his_o justification_n by_o his_o own_o do_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o crake_v against_o god_n nor_o to_o presume_v of_o himself_o he_o have_v it_o not_o secundùm_fw-la carnem_fw-la by_o flesh_n and_o of_o himself_o but_o by_o promise_n and_o by_o faith_n from_o god._n and_o thus_o it_o appear_v plain_o that_o s._n paul_n by_o justification_n of_o faith_n without_o work_v of_o the_o law_n do_v not_o exclude_v charity_n hope_v penance_n nor_o any_o virtue_n or_o gift_n of_o god_n give_v by_o faith_n but_o only_o bar_v man_n own_o presumption_n and_o pride_n man_n own_a do_n without_o god_n with_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n teach_v by_o moses_n otherwise_o if_o it_o have_v be_v his_o intent_n to_o exclude_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n virtue_n and_o work_n of_o faith_n we_o may_v say_v with_o s._n augustine_n 31._o august_n in_o praefatio_fw-la psalm_n 31._o quomodo_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la iustificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o do_v the_o apostle_n say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_v see_v that_o he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n that_o be_v the_o faith_n which_o woork_v through_o charity_n we_o need_n not_o then_o set_v the_o apostle_n james_n against_o paul_n but_o paul_n himself_o against_o paul_n and_o this_o much_o may_v suffice_v concern_v the_o right_a understanding_n of_o s._n paul_n word_n who_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v if_o he_o shall_v mean_v that_o faith_n alone_o justifi_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o speak_v against_o s._n james_n but_o against_o himself_o also_o for_o even_o as_o god_n when_o he_o say_v similitude_n deut._n 32._o a_o very_a apt_a similitude_n videte_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la sim_fw-la solus_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v that_o i_o be_o alone_o and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o god_n beside_o i_o speak_v not_o the_o same_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n only_o mean_v thereby_o to_o exclude_v the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o arrian_n understand_v it_o but_o do_v exclude_v only_a creature_n and_o all_o that_o be_v not_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o it_o be_v say_v by_o faith_n we_o be_v justify_v there_o be_v no_o virtue_n or_o gift_n of_o god_n bar_v nothing_o be_v exclude_v that_o be_v join_v and_o give_v with_o faith_n but_o that_o only_o be_v shut_v out_o which_o be_v repugnante_fw-la contrary_a or_o strange_a unto_o faith._n that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v of_o s._n paul_n serve_v also_o for_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n who_o when_o they_o say_v faith_n alone_o justifi_v exclude_v some_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v repugnante_fw-la or_o in_o the_o sense_n that_o they_o mean_v not_o necessary_a to_o justification_n humilita_fw-la basil_n concio_fw-la de_fw-fr humilita_fw-la s._n basill_n write_v in_o the_o commendation_n of_o humility_n saithe_n haec_fw-la est_fw-la perfecta_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la gloriatio_fw-la in_o deo._n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o perfect_v and_o sound_v boast_v in_o god_n when_o a_o man_n do_v not_o vaunt_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o justice_n but_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v needy_a of_o true_a justice_n and_o justify_v by_o only_a faith_n in_o christ_n he_o bar_v as_o s._n paul_n do_v the_o presumption_n of_o our_o own_o justice_n boast_v and_o vaunt_a of_o ourselves_o not_o hope_n nor_o charity_n which_o be_v god_n gift_n which_o plain_o to_o declare_v a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v these_o word_n quid_fw-la extollis_fw-la te_fw-la dic_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n tell_v i_o why_o do_v thou_o extol_v thyself_o as_o it_o be_v for_o thy_o own_o good_a do_n whereas_o thou_o shall_v render_v thanks_n to_o the_o gever_n for_o his_o gift_n i'faith_o than_o justifi_v we_o without_o our_o own_o work_n as_o of_o ourselves_o rom._n ephes_n 2._o in_o cap._n 9_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n but_o not_o without_o charity_n and_o the_o work_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o s._n ambrose_n say_v sublatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la neomenijs_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o the_o festival_n day_n of_o the_o new_a moan_n the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o circumcision_n the_o law_n of_o meat_n and_o offer_v of_o beast_n take_v away_o faith_n alone_o be_v place_v for_o our_o salvation_n he_o exclude_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o moses_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v say_v that_o faith_n alone_o without_o they_o save_v the_o same_o answer_n serve_v to_o the_o word_n of_o chrysostom_n who_o expound_v the_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n where_o he_o 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omnes_fw-la mali_fw-la catholici_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o evil_a catholic_n confess_v christ_n in_o word_n and_o deny_v he_o in_o deed_n therefore_o be_v not_o you_o as_o man_n careless_a because_o you_o have_v faith_n join_v good_a life_n to_o right_a faith_n and_o to_o understand_v the_o more_o plain_o what_o justice_n it_o be_v to_o have_v faith_n without_o good_a work_n let_v we_o take_v the_o advertisement_n of_o s._n augustine_n 26._o august_n de_fw-fr fid_fw-we et_fw-fr open_a cap._n 26._o christ_n say_v nisi_fw-la abundaverit_fw-la iustitia_fw-la vestra_fw-la etc._n etc._n unless_o your_o justice_n be_v more_o abundant_a than_o be_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n you_o shall_v not_o entre_fw-fr into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n justitia_fw-la eorum_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la facere_fw-la etc._n etc._n their_o justice_n be_v to_o say_v and_o not_o to_o do_v and_o hereby_o he_o will_v have_v our_o justice_n surmount_v and_o be_v more_o abundant_a than_o they_o 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by_o good_a work_v we_o be_v save_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n be_v these_o 105._o aug._n epist_n 105._o ipsa_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la quae_fw-la utique_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la habebitur_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la meritis_fw-la praecedentibus_fw-la redditur_fw-la tamen_fw-la quia_fw-la eadem_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la redditur_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la parata_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la nostram_fw-la sufficientiam_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la facta_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la gratia_fw-la nuncupatur_fw-la non_fw-la ob_fw-la aliud_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la meritis_fw-la non_fw-la datur_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la data_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la datur_fw-la the_o very_a life_n everlasting_a which_o in_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v have_v without_o end_n and_o therefore_o be_v render_v unto_o merit_n merit_n merit_n that_o go_v before_o yet_o because_o the_o same_o merit_n whereunto_o it_o be_v requite_v be_v not_o prepare_v of_o we_o by_o our_o own_o hability_n but_o make_v in_o we_o by_o grace_n even_o itself_o be_v call_v grace_n for_o none_o other_o respect_n but_o because_o it_o be_v free_o give_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v give_v to_o merit_n because_o the_o very_a merit_n themselves_o 9_o ca._n 1._o &_o 9_o whereunto_o it_o be_v give_v be_v also_o give_v the_o like_a resolution_n he_o have_v at_o large_a in_o his_o book_n entitle_v of_o grace_n and_o free_a wil._n so_o be_v it_o true_a concern_v the_o entrye_n and_o beginning_n of_o our_o justification_n 3._o rom._n 3._o that_o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o grace_n without_o any_o work_v go_v before_o for_o our_o work_n before_o grace_n can_v not_o be_v good_a welford_n note_v welford_n and_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o perfyte_v of_o justice_n which_o be_v life_n everlasting_a we_o be_v also_o justify_v and_o save_v free_o by_o grace_n and_o yet_o not_o without_o work_v because_o our_o work_n be_v not_o only_o make_v good_a by_o grace_n but_o be_v also_o themselves_o the_o very_a grace_n of_o god._n and_o here_o let_v the_o reader_n learn_v of_o s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n augustine_n what_o it_o be_v true_o to_o be_v justify_v free_o and_o by_o grace_n to_o the_o commendation_n of_o mercy_n which_o god_n geve_v not_o to_o the_o derogation_n of_o good_a work_n which_o god_n also_o geve_v wherefore_o if_o faith_n without_o good_a work_v can_v save_v no_o man_n that_o have_v time_n to_o do_v they_o alone_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n alone_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v it_o be_v not_o where_o true_a as_o they_o mean_v it_o that_o faith_n alone_o justifi_v it_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o entry_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o first_o come_v to_o christ_n that_o faith_n alone_o without_o hope_n and_o charity_n justifi_v if_o it_o be_v 13._o jacob_n 2._o aug._n enchi_fw-la cap._n 8._o 1._o cor._n 13._o than_o may_v the_o devil_n be_v justify_v who_o believe_v but_o neither_o hope_v nor_o love_v then_o shall_v this_o scripture_n be_v false_a if_o i_o have_v all_o faith_n and_o have_v no_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o it_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o our_o justice_n that_o faith_n may_v serve_v without_o good_a work_n 2._o math._n 7._o joan._n 13._o rom._n 2._o math._n 25._o rom._n 2._o for_o if_o it_o may_v than_o be_v all_o the_o scripture_n false_a which_o a_o little_a before_o i_o allege_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o perfyte_n of_o our_o justice_n and_o salvation_n that_o faith_n alone_o may_v save_v for_o than_o shall_v it_o be_v false_a that_o god_n shall_v render_v unto_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_v then_o be_v the_o sentence_n that_o god_n shall_v geeve_v false_a wherein_o he_o shall_v say_v 25._o matt._n 25._o come_v unto_o i_o you_o bless_a of_o my_o father_n receyve_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o
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