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good_a but_o a_o dfficulty_n the_o evil_a disposition_n either_o they_o altogether_o deny_v say_v that_o â—…iginall_a sin_n be_v only_o carentia_fw-la justitiae_fw-la debit_fw-la ae_z in_o esse_fw-la the_o want_n of_o original_a â—…ighteousnesse_n or_o else_o they_o so_o extenuate_v it_o that_o they_o make_v it_o to_o be_v less_o than_o any_o venial_a sin_n and_o in_o the_o regenerate_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o but_o auâ—…ustine_n do_v true_o teach_v against_o both_o pelagian_n and_o papist_n that_o man_n by_o â—…nne_n lose_v both_o bonum_fw-la possibilitatis_fw-la and_o also_o possibilitatem_fw-la non_fw-la peccandi_fw-la as_o i_o will_v hereafter_o 20._o show_v and_o as_o touch_v the_o other_o differenceâ—…_n though_o the_o papist_n hold_v â—…at_v a_o man_n can_v be_v altogether_o without_o sin_n for_o any_o long_a time_n thoâ—…h_v for_o some_o short_a time_n in_o which_o short_a time_n if_o he_o shall_v say_v he_o have_v no_o sine_fw-la he_o shall_v make_v saint_n joâ—…n_n and_o not_o himself_o a_o liar_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o yet_o â—…ey_n say_v they_o may_v be_v without_o all_o siâ—…nes_n except_v those_o which_o they_o do_v â—…all_v venial_a which_o they_o do_v so_o extenuate_v that_o indeed_o they_o make_v theâ—…_n no_o sin_n as_o be_v no_o anomy_n or_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n comâ—…tted_v against_o the_o law_n or_o repugnant_a to_o charity_n but_o only_o beside_o the_o â—…aw_n such_o as_o may_v well_o stand_v together_o with_o perfect_a inherent_a righteoâ—…esse_n for_o they_o say_v he_o only_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o siâ—…e_n and_o yet_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o righteous_a as_o that_o he_o live_v without_o â—…ese_n venial_a sin_n but_o if_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o contrary_a to_o the_o lw_n than_o they_o be_v neither_o command_v nor_o forbid_v and_o so_o no_o sin_n â—…t_v
in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n dan._n 9_o 24._o §_o vii_o inst._n iii_o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n his_o fulfil_n of_o the_o righteousness_n law_n then_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n but_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o a_o legal_a justice_n but_o by_o such_o a_o righteousness_n as_o without_o the_o law_n be_v reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n answ._n the_o same_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v both_o legal_a and_o evangelicall_n in_o divers_a respect_n legal_a in_o respect_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v make_v under_o the_o 5._o law_n that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o evangelicall_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o unto_o who_o his_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n be_v impute_v and_o herein_o stand_v the_o main_a both_o agreement_n and_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o agreement_n that_o both_o unto_o justification_n require_v the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n the_o difference_n that_o the_o law_n require_v to_o justification_n perfect_a obedience_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o own_o person_n the_o gospel_n propound_v to_o justification_n the_o righteousness_n of_o 21._o god_n that_o be_v the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n perform_v for_o we_o and_o accept_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o they_o that_o believe_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v perform_v in_o their_o own_o person_n 19_o §_o viii_o our_o second_o reason_n as_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n by_o which_o he_o transgress_v the_o law_n man_n be_v make_v sinner_n his_o disobedience_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o so_o by_o the_o obedience_n 19_o of_o the_o second_o adam_n whereby_o he_o fulfil_v the_o law_n man_n be_v make_v righteous_a his_o obedience_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o argument_n two_o novelty_n be_v broach_v the_o former_a that_o as_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o one_o act_n of_o disobedience_n commit_v by_o one_o man_n and_o that_o but_o once_o so_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n perform_v by_o one_o and_o that_o but_o once_o which_o be_v that_o oblation_n of_o christ_n whereby_o he_o but_o once_o 10._o offer_v himself_o whereunto_o i_o reply_v first_o that_o between_o sin_n whereby_o the_o law_n be_v break_v and_o obedience_n whereby_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v there_o be_v great_a odds_n the_o law_n be_v break_v by_o any_o one_o act_n of_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o offend_v in_o any_o 10._o one_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o but_o the_o law_n be_v not_o fulfil_v by_o any_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n but_o by_o a_o total_a perfect_a and_o perpetual_a observation_n of_o the_o law_n for_o by_o the_o sentence_n 10._o of_o the_o law_n he_o be_v accurse_v whosoever_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o but_o in_o no_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v a_o continuance_n in_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v second_o that_o although_o the_o obedience_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v but_o of_o one_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o one_o act_n but_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n go_v 18._o before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o be_v all_o that_o the_o law_n require_v to_o justification_n the_o second_o novelty_n be_v that_o neither_o adam_n in_o sin_v transgress_v the_o law_n nor_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o obedience_n to_o death_n obey_v the_o law_n for_o neitheâ—…_n the_o commandment_n give_v to_o the_o first_o adam_n concern_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n nor_o the_o commandment_n give_v to_o the_o second_o adam_n concern_v his_o suffering_n of_o death_n for_o we_o be_v any_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n no_o more_o than_o the_o commandment_n give_v to_o abraham_n for_o the_o sacrifice_a of_o his_o son_n or_o to_o the_o israelite_n for_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o a_o special_a commandment_n whereto_o i_o reply_v that_o although_o every_o thing_n which_o god_n command_v in_o particular_a be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o have_v a_o general_a commandment_n 32._o express_v in_o the_o law_n that_o whatsoever_o god_n command_v we_o must_v do_v and_o if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o we_o sin_n and_o every_o sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 4._o a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n §_o ix_o our_o three_o reason_n if_o christ_n by_o his_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o than_o his_o obedience_n in_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n be_v uâ—…_n accept_v of_o god_n in_o our_o behalf_n as_o if_o we_o have_v fulfil_v it_o in_o our_o own_o person_n but_o christ_n by_o his_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o therefore_o his_o obedience_n in_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n in_o our_o behalf_n as_o if_o we_o have_v fulfil_v it_o in_o our_o own_o person_n that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o his_o habitual_a and_o actual_a righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o proposition_n be_v necessary_a for_o if_o he_o perform_v obedience_n for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o behalf_n he_o perform_v it_o in_o vain_a if_o it_o be_v not_o accept_v for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o behalf_n the_o assumption_n also_o be_v of_o necessary_a truth_n for_o first_o that_o christ_n do_v fulfil_v the_o law_n it_o be_v evident_a for_o himself_o profess_v that_o he_o come_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n matth._n 5._o 17._o that_o it_o become_v 29._o he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n matth._n 3._o 15._o that_o he_o do_v always_o those_o thing_n which_o please_v god_n joh._n 8._o 29._o and_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o he_o fulfil_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o whatsoever_o the_o law_n require_v to_o justification_n that_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o perpetual_a course_n of_o obedience_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o until_o his_o death_n which_o he_o perform_v not_o for_o himself_o for_o as_o he_o be_v incarnate_a not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o man_n and_o for_o our_o salvation_n for_o it_o be_v the_o exinanition_n 7._o of_o himself_o so_o be_v incarnate_a he_o sanctifice_v 15._o himself_o for_o we_o and_o be_v make_v under_o the_o 5._o law_n not_o for_o himself_o for_o that_o be_v a_o far_a degree_n of_o humiliation_n that_o be_v man_n he_o humble_v himself_o to_o be_v obedient_a 4._o even_o until_o his_o death_n and_o therein_o also_o humble_v himself_o to_o undergo_v the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o apostle_n rom._n 10._o 4._o teach_v that_o christ_n be_v thâ—…_n end_n that_o be_v the_o perfection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a father_n speak_v that_o be_v complement_n of_o the_o law_n to_o all_o that_o believe_v unto_o righteousness_n that_o be_v that_o he_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o all_o believer_n in_o so_o much_o that_o all_o who_o true_o believe_v have_v in_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n upon_o which_o place_n remigius_n write_v say_v christus_fw-la finâ—…â—…gis_fw-la in_fw-la completio_fw-la legis_fw-la christ_n the_o end_n of_o the_o 4._o law_n that_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n theodoret._n he_o that_o believe_v in_o our_o lord_n christ_n he_o have_v fulfil_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o law_n and_o what_o that_o be_v chrysostome_n show_v for_o say_v he_o what_o do_v the_o law_n intend_v to_o make_v a_o man_n just_a but_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d able_a for_o never_o any_o fulfil_v it_o but_o this_o end_n our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v 〈◊〉_d more_o ample_o accomplish_v through_o faith_n if_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o believe_v in_o christ_n thâ—…_n have_v not_o only_o fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o much_o more_o than_o it_o command_v for_o thou_o have_v receive_v a_o far_o great_a righteousness_n and_o what_o can_v that_o be_v but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o photias_n 〈◊〉_d whosoever_o therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n believe_v in_o christ_n he_o fulfil_v the_o law_n sedulius_n likewise_o christum_fw-la he_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n who_o believe_v in_o christ._n this_o therefore_o do_v plain_o prove_v that_o christ_n obedience_n in_o fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v unto_o righteousness_n as_o if_o themselves_o have_v fulfil_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o conceive_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 1._o that_o christ_n satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o redeem_v we_o not_o only_o by_o the_o oblation_n of_o his_o body_n and_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n but_o also_o by_o the_o full_a and_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o
impute_v as_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n the_o other_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n perfect_a obedience_n as_o a_o sufficient_a merit_n of_o eternal_a life_n by_o the_o former_a we_o be_v free_v from_o hell_n by_o the_o latter_a we_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o they_o both_o the_o 19_o apostle_n speak_v rom._n 5._o that_o we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v absolve_v from_o our_o sin_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n v._n 9_o and_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v constitute_v just_a by_o his_o obedience_n vers_fw-la 19_o to_o this_o argument_n they_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o antecedent_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o justification_n but_o that_o it_o whole_o consist_v in_o remission_n of_o sin_n indeed_o if_o it_o be_v the_o only_a matter_n of_o justification_n as_o some_o of_o they_o teach_v and_o the_o entire_a formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n as_o other_o avouch_v of_o who_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n i_o say_v if_o both_o these_o opinion_n be_v true_a than_o i_o will_v confess_v that_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o justification_n do_v consist_v in_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o while_o it_o be_v either_o but_o the_o matter_n as_o some_o say_v or_o but_o the_o form_n as_o other_o or_o neither_o of_o both_o as_o i_o avouch_v it_o be_v a_o manifest_a error_n to_o say_v that_o justification_n consist_v whole_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n again_o in_o every_o mutation_n though_o it_o be_v but_o relative_a we_o must_v of_o necessity_n acknowledge_v two_o term_n tâ—…rminum_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la &_o terminum_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o denomination_n be_v take_v common_o from_o the_o terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la as_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v a_o motion_n or_o mutation_n from_o sin_n to_o justice_n from_o which_o term_n justification_n have_v its_o name_n from_o a_o state_n of_o death_n and_o damnation_n to_o a_o state_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n but_o if_o justification_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o bare_a remission_n of_o sin_n then_o be_v there_o in_o it_o only_o a_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n but_o no_o acceptation_n as_o righteous_a a_o freedom_n from_o hell_n but_o no_o title_n to_o heaven_n to_o this_o they_o answer_v that_o to_o who_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v righteousness_n be_v impute_v and_o they_o who_o be_v free_v from_o hell_n be_v admit_v to_o heaven_n i_o do_v grant_v that_o these_o thing_n do_v always_o concur_v but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v confound_v for_o they_o differ_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o cause_n and_o in_o their_o effect_n in_o themselves_o for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n another_o thing_n to_o be_v make_v righteous_a as_o we_o see_v daily_o in_o the_o pardon_n of_o malefactor_n in_o their_o cause_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o christ_n satisfactory_a suffering_n the_o acceptation_n as_o righteous_a unto_o life_n to_o christ_n meritorious_a obedience_n in_o their_o effect_n for_o by_o remission_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v free_v from_o hell_n and_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n we_o have_v right_a unto_o heaven_n §_o xvii_o if_o unto_o justification_n there_o be_v require_v beside_o remission_n justification_n of_o sin_n imputation_n of_o righteousness_n then_o there_o be_v two_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n answ._n it_o follow_v not_o for_o although_o there_o be_v two_o tâ—…rmini_fw-la in_o this_o mutation_n yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o action_n and_o this_o one_o action_n be_v the_o only_a form_n of_o justification_n viz._n imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n of_o which_o be_v two_o effect_n which_o also_o be_v the_o two_o part_n of_o justification_n remission_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n as_o righteous_a as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o definition_n that_o justification_n be_v a_o action_n of_o god_n wherein_o he_o impute_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o a_o believe_a sinner_n do_v not_o only_o absolve_v he_o from_o his_o sin_n but_o also_o accept_v of_o he_o as_o righteous_a and_o as_o a_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n §_o xviii_o notwithstanding_o this_o so_o evident_a truth_n some_o of_o the_o sin_n divine_n of_o who_o we_o speak_v when_o they_o will_v prove_v justification_n by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n only_o take_v this_o position_n for_o grant_v that_o justification_n be_v nothing_o but_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o hereupon_o infer_v that_o see_v we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n only_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n only_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n they_o allege_v many_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n affirm_v that_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o all_o which_o we_o ready_o subscribe_v but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o place_n that_o seem_v to_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n more_o than_o remission_n of_o sin_n as_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n such_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n put_v the_o chieâ—…e_n and_o most_o eminent_a part_n of_o his_o obedience_n for_o the_o whole_a other_o labour_v to_o prove_v this_o assertion_n that_o justification_n be_v nothing_o but_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o testimony_n and_o by_o reason_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n collect_v a_o multitude_n of_o testimony_n of_o protestant_a divine_n who_o against_o the_o papist_n have_v maintain_v that_o justification_n confi_v in_o remission_n of_o sin_n only_o but_o this_o assertion_n as_o hereafter_o i_o shall_v show_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o papist_n who_o unto_o justification_n beside_o remission_n of_o sin_n require_v inward_a renovation_n or_o sanctification_n and_o therefore_o their_o meaning_n be_v to_o exclude_v from_o justification_n not_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n which_o always_o concur_v in_o the_o same_o act_n with_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o remission_n for_o by_o the_o same_o act_n of_o imputation_n of_o christ_n whole_a and_o entire_a righteousness_n we_o have_v both_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n unto_o life_n but_o to_o exclude_v renovation_n à _fw-la ratione_fw-la justificationis_fw-la from_o the_o proper_a nature_n of_o justification_n as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v both_o by_o remission_n and_o renovation_n as_o the_o papist_n teach_v but_o by_o remission_n without_o renovation_n that_o be_v in_o their_o meaning_n by_o remission_n only_o and_o this_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o bellarmine_n himself_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v show_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o by_o remission_n of_o sin_n we_o have_v a_o imputative_a righteousness_n for_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o sin_n to_o he_o he_o impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n as_o the_o apostle_n prove_v rom._n 4._o 6_o 7._o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o remission_n 7._o only_o and_o not_o by_o renovation_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n only_o and_o not_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n commission_n §_o xix_o their_o chief_a argument_n to_o prove_v their_o assertion_n be_v this_o remission_n be_v as_o well_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o omission_n as_o of_o commission_n as_o therefore_o he_o who_o sin_n of_o commission_n be_v remit_v be_v repute_v as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o forbid_v so_o who_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v remit_v be_v repute_v as_o if_o he_o have_v leave_v undo_v nothing_o that_o be_v command_v now_o he_o that_o be_v repute_v as_o if_o he_o have_v neither_o do_v any_o thing_n forbid_v nor_o leave_v undo_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v he_o be_v repute_v as_o if_o he_o have_v fulfil_v the_o whole_a law_n i_o answer_v by_o distinction_n if_o they_o consider_v remission_n of_o sin_n bare_o without_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n as_o they_o must_v if_o they_o will_v make_v good_a their_o assertion_n than_o he_o that_o have_v only_a remission_n of_o the_o sin_n both_o of_o commission_n and_o omission_n be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o both_o but_o not_o from_o the_o fault_n for_o notwithstanding_o such_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v a_o sinner_n as_o have_v both_o commit_v what_o be_v forbid_v and_o also_o omit_v what_o be_v command_v yet_o by_o remission_n or_o not_o imputation_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o punishment_n and_o a_o râ—…atu_fw-la poenae_fw-la from_o the_o guilt_n bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n as_o if_o he_o have_v neither_o commit_v any_o thing_n forbid_v nor_o omit_v any_o thing_n command_v he_o therefore_o that_o hâ—…th_v remission_n be_v repute_v as_o have_v neither_o commit_v any_o evil_a nor_o omit_v any_o good_a not_o simple_o
because_o the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o signify_v to_o justify_v do_v never_o signify_v to_o make_v righteous_a by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n §_o i._o have_v thus_o brief_o set_v down_o the_o true_a doctrine_n controversy_n of_o justification_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o be_v now_o to_o confute_v the_o erroneous_a doctrine_n of_o of_o the_o papist_n there_o be_v six_o main_a and_o capital_a error_n which_o the_o papist_n most_o obstinate_o hold_v and_o maintain_v concern_v justification_n and_o consequent_o so_o many_o principal_a head_n of_o controversy_n between_o we_o whereunto_o divers_a other_o particular_a question_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v the_o first_o concern_v the_o name_n whether_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n be_v to_o be_v confound_v the_o second_o concern_v the_o move_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o justify_n and_o save_v grace_n of_o god_n which_o they_o call_v gratia_fw-la gratum_fw-la faciens_fw-la the_o three_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o justification_n the_o four_o concern_v the_o form_n the_o five_o concern_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n which_o be_v faith_n the_o six_o concern_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o consequent_n of_o justification_n which_o be_v good_a work_n concern_v which_o be_v two_o main_a question_n first_o whether_o they_o do_v justify_v a_o man_n before_o god_n second_o whether_o they_o do_v merit_v eternal_a life_n §_o ii_o the_o first_o capital_a error_n of_o the_o papist_n be_v that_o they_o confound_v sanctification_n justification_n and_o sanctification_n and_o by_o confound_v of_o they_o and_o of_o two_o benefit_n make_v but_o one_o they_o utter_o abolish_v as_o shall_v be_v show_v the_o benefit_n of_o justification_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v the_o principal_a benefit_n which_o we_o have_v by_o christ_n in_o this_o life_n by_o which_o we_o be_v free_v from_o hell_n and_o entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o this_o they_o do_v in_o two_o respect_n for_o first_o they_o hold_v that_o to_o justify_v in_o this_o question_n signify_v to_o make_v righteous_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a or_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v to_o sanctify_v second_o they_o make_v remission_n of_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v the_o pardon_v and_o forgive_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o utter_a deletion_n or_o expulsion_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousnèsse_a thus_o they_o make_v justification_n whole_o to_o consist_v in_o the_o part_n of_o sanctification_n for_o whereas_o sanctification_n be_v partly_o privative_a which_o be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o sin_n which_o we_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n call_v mortification_n and_o partly_o positive_a which_o we_o call_v vivification_n and_o be_v partly_o inward_a or_o habitual_a consist_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n infuse_v and_o partly_o actual_a which_o be_v our_o new_a obedience_n and_o practice_n of_o good_a work_n all_o these_o and_o only_o these_o they_o make_v to_o concur_v to_o justification_n which_o with_o they_o be_v partly_o privative_a which_o they_o call_v remission_n of_o sin_n whereby_o they_o understand_v the_o utter_a deletion_n or_o extinction_n of_o sin_n wrought_v by_o infusion_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o mortification_n than_o we_o can_v attain_v unto_o in_o this_o life_n and_o partly_o positive_a and_o that_o either_o habitual_a which_o they_o call_v their_o first_o justification_n wherein_o a_o man_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v make_v righteous_a by_o infusion_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v indeed_o regeneration_n and_o partly_o actual_a which_o they_o call_v their_o second_o justification_n wherein_o a_o righteous_a man_n be_v make_v more_o just_a by_o the_o practice_n of_o good_a work_n whereby_o they_o merit_v not_o only_o the_o increase_n of_o righteousness_n but_o also_o the_o crown_n of_o eternal_a life_n §_o iii_o of_o this_o first_o controversy_n therefore_o be_v two_o question_n first_o word_n whether_o to_o justify_v do_v signify_v to_o make_v righteous_a by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v to_o sanctify_v second_o whether_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o utter_a deletion_n and_o abolition_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n in_o both_o the_o papist_n hold_v the_o affirmative_a the_o former_a which_o be_v a_o most_o pernicious_a error_n they_o ground_n upon_o the_o like_a notation_n of_o the_o latin_a word_n to_o justify_v and_o to_o sanctify_v that_o as_o to_o sanctify_v be_v to_o make_v holy_a by_o holiness_n inherent_a so_o to_o justify_v be_v to_o make_v just_a by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o though_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o latin_a word_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v yet_o no_o more_o can_v be_v enforce_v from_o thence_o but_o that_o to_o justify_v be_v to_o make_v just_a and_o that_o be_v all_o which_o 9_o bellarmine_n go_v about_o to_o prove_v now_o god_n make_v man_n just_a two_o way_n by_o imputation_n as_o he_o justify_v by_o infusion_n as_o he_o sanctify_v they_o for_o if_o a_o man_n may_v be_v make_v just_a not_o only_o inward_o by_o obtain_v righteousness_n but_o also_o outward_o by_o declaration_n as_o declarationem_fw-la bellarmine_n himself_o say_v then_o much_o more_o by_o imputation_n even_o as_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o adam_n actual_a transgression_n and_o as_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n that_o be_v a_o sinner_n for_o we_o for_o even_o as_o by_o adam_n disobedience_n we_o be_v make_v sinner_n and_o guilty_a of_o damnation_n his_o transgression_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o so_o 19_o be_v we_o make_v just_a by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n impute_v to_o we_o and_o as_o christ_n who_o know_v no_o sin_n be_v make_v a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o he_o so_o 21._o we_o be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o that_o be_v righteous_a in_o he_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n who_o be_v god_n unto_o we_o but_o indeed_o the_o force_n of_o the_o latin_a word_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v no_o further_o than_o as_o they_o be_v the_o true_a translation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o of_o the_o greek_a in_o the_o new_a §_o iv._o the_o hebrew_n root_n tsadaq_n from_o whence_o those_o verb_n do_v spring_n cal._n which_o signify_v to_o justify_v be_v by_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v just_a blameless_a or_o pure_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v just_a as_o job_n 9_o 2._o 15._o 20._o 10._o 15._o 15._o 14._o 25._o 4._o 33._o 12._o 34._o 5._o 35._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v blameless_a as_o job_n 22._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v pure_a as_o job_n 4._o 17._o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o sense_n to_o be_v just_a as_o be_v a_o translation_n not_o of_o a_o passive_a but_o of_o a_o neuter_n as_o gen._n 38._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thamar_n be_v more_o just_a than_o i._o so_o psal._n 19_o 10._o jâ—…dicia_fw-la dei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n 51._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o rom._n 3._o 4._o psal._n 143._o 2._o esai_n 43._o 9_o cum_fw-la 41._o 26._o ezek._n 16._o 52._o in_o ecclus._n 18._o 1._o deus_fw-la solus_fw-la justificabitur_fw-la the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v repute_v just_a as_o job_n 11._o 2._o 13._o 18._o 40._o 3._o sometime_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o absolve_v from_o sin_n to_o be_v pronounce_v and_o accept_v as_o righteous_a as_o esai_n 43._o â—…6_n let_v we_o plead_v together_o declare_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o thy_o iniquity_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v esai_n 45._o 25._o in_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v justify_v the_o passive_a be_v only_o once_o use_v dan._n 8._o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o nitsdaq_n sanctuary_n after_o 2300._o day_n shall_v be_v justify_v that_o be_v expiate_v or_o purge_v in_o the_o second_o conjugation_n it_o signify_v to_o justify_v but_o not_o as_o the_o word_n tsiddeq_n be_v use_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n but_o as_o it_o signify_v either_o to_o arrogate_v righteousness_n to_o a_o man_n self_n as_o job_n 32._o 2._o or_o to_o attribute_v or_o ascribe_v it_o to_o other_o as_o jobâ—…3_n â—…3_z 32._o or_o to_o show_v himself_o or_o other_o righteous_a as_o jer._n 3._o 11._o ezek._n 16._o 51_o 52._o in_o the_o three_o conjugation_n it_o signify_v to_o justify_v in_o that_o sense_n that_o the_o hitsdiq_fw-la question_n of_o justification_n and_o it_o be_v verbum_fw-la forense_fw-la a_o judicial_a word_n use_v in_o court_n of_o judgement_n which_o usual_o be_v oppose_v to_o condemn_v and_o it_o signify_v to_o absolve_v and_o to_o acquit_v from_o guilt_n and_o accept_v a_o man_n as_o righteous_a to_o pronounce_v he_o just_a
whole_a body_n shall_v be_v lightsome_a where_o bellarmine_n without_o any_o 22._o probability_n by_o the_o body_n understand_v a_o good_a work_n and_o by_o the_o single_a eye_n a_o right_a intention_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o many_o time_n work_n be_v do_v with_o good_a intention_n that_o be_v not_o good_a this_o place_n in_o matthew_n be_v diverse_o expound_v and_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o many_o purpose_n but_o the_o proper_a true_a meaning_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o coherence_n as_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o 33._o for_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o that_o chapter_n our_o saviour_n show_v both_o what_o in_o our_o judgement_n we_o shall_v esteem_v out_o chief_a good_a vers_fw-la 19_o etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o what_o in_o our_o affliction_n and_o endeavour_n we_o shall_v chief_o desire_v and_o labour_n for_o vers_n 25._o etc._n etc._n 33._o as_o touch_v the_o former_a he_o exhort_v we_o not_o to_o lay_v up_o our_o treasure_n upon_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n that_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v place_v our_o happiness_n not_o in_o earthly_a but_o in_o heavenly_a thing_n for_o where_o our_o treasure_n be_v there_o will_v our_o heart_n be_v also_o that_o be_v whatsoever_o we_o esteem_v our_o chiese_n good_a upon_o that_o our_o heart_n and_o affection_n will_v be_v set_v this_o judgement_n concern_v our_o chief_a good_a be_v by_o our_o saviour_n compare_v to_o the_o eye_n whereunto_o whether_o it_o be_v right_a or_o wrong_n the_o whole_a corpse_n or_o course_n of_o our_o conversation_n which_o he_o compare_v to_o the_o body_n will_v be_v suitable_a if_o we_o repose_v our_o happiness_n in_o heaven_n our_o conversation_n will_v be_v religious_a and_o heavenly_a but_o if_o we_o place_v our_o paradise_n on_o earth_n our_o conversation_n will_v be_v answerable_a as_o for_o example_n if_o pleasure_n be_v our_o chief_a good_a our_o conversation_n will_v be_v voluptuous_a if_o profit_n it_o will_v be_v covetous_a if_o honour_n it_o will_v be_v ambitious_a such_o therefore_o as_o our_o judgement_n be_v concern_v happiness_n such_o will_v be_v our_o desire_n our_o endeavour_n and_o in_o a_o word_n such_o will_v be_v our_o whole_a conversation_n but_o as_o his_o allegation_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n so_o his_o conclusion_n be_v beside_o the_o question_n as_o if_o we_o hold_v that_o good_a work_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n mortal_a sin_n when_o notwithstanding_o we_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v good_a per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o in_o their_o kind_n as_o namely_o prayer_n and_o almes-giving_a but_o sinful_a by_o accident_n as_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o flâ—…sh_n §_o v._o his_o four_o testimony_n be_v 1_o cor._n 3._o 12._o if_o any_o man_n build_v upon_o 12._o this_o foundation_n gold_n silver_z stone_n of_o price_n etc._n etc._n where_o he_o suppose_v by_o gold_n and_o silver_n good_a work_n be_v understand_v etc._n etc._n answ._n if_o they_o be_v they_o may_v be_v good_a and_o yet_o not_o pure_o good_a even_o as_o a_o 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distinguish_v good_a work_n from_o sin_n if_o you_o perform_v the_o royal_a law_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o you_o do_v well_o but_o if_o you_o accept_v person_n you_o commit_v sin_n and_o be_v reprove_v of_o the_o law_n as_o transgressor_n answ._n the_o advice_n of_o saint_n james_n in_o this_o place_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v many_o master_n that_o be_v censurer_n of_o our_o brethren_n know_v that_o by_o censure_v and_o judge_v of_o other_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a judgement_n according_a to_o matth._n 7._o 1._o rom._n 2._o 1._o for_o he_o that_o will_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o censure_v other_o man_n offence_n have_v need_n to_o be_v free_a from_o offence_n but_o we_o say_v saint_n james_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o all_o of_o we_o offend_v many_o way_n we_o be_v subject_a to_o manifold_a sin_n and_o corruption_n for_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o 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love_n be_v a_o sin_n if_o those_o which_o the_o papist_n call_v venial_a sin_n be_v sin_n indeed_o then_o must_v it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o good_a work_n which_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o defective_a love_n of_o god_n and_o our_o brethren_n that_o be_v mix_v with_o divers_a imperfection_n and_o corruption_n be_v notpure_o good_a §_o xii_o as_o for_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o sin_n regenerate_a it_o have_v possess_v and_o defile_v all_o the_o part_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o regenerate_a partly_o spirit_n so_o they_o be_v also_o partly_o flesh_n and_o these_o two_o be_v opposite_a one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o spirit_z lust_a against_o the_o
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exceed_o sinful_a rom._n 7._o 13._o but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n that_o concupiscence_n against_o which_o the_o good_a spirit_n lust_v viz._n in_o the_o regenerate_a for_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a the_o spirit_n be_v not_o be_v both_o a_o sin_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n sin_n charity_n §_o xiii_o and_o as_o touch_v the_o second_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v love_v god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o our_o soul_n etc._n etc._n but_o where_o be_v any_o defect_n of_o love_n there_o god_n be_v not_o love_v with_o all_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v legal_o understand_v and_o therefore_o every_o defect_n be_v a_o aberration_n from_o the_o law_n and_o consequent_o a_o sin_n i_o have_v also_o prove_v out_o of_o augustine_n est_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n where_o love_n be_v less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v from_o which_o fault_n it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o righteous_a man_n upon_o earth_n which_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o for_o which_o also_o though_o we_o sin_n be_v never_o so_o good_a proficient_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n say_v forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n therefore_o every_o defect_n be_v a_o debt_n that_o be_v a_o sin_n whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v that_o of_o the_o same_o augustine_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n either_o when_o there_o be_v not_o charity_n where_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v or_o be_v less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v whether_o this_o may_v or_o may_v not_o be_v avoid_v by_o the_o will._n §_o fourteen_o and_o as_o to_o the_o three_o if_o those_o which_o the_o papist_n call_v venial_a sin_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n than_o they_o be_v not_o forbid_v in_o the_o law_n and_o without_o doubt_n they_o be_v not_o command_v therein_o now_o if_o neither_o they_o be_v command_v nor_o forbid_v than_o they_o be_v thing_n indifferent_a but_o that_o be_v absurd_a yea_o but_o say_v he_o venial_a sin_n hinder_v not_o justice_n and_o the_o scripture_n absolute_o call_v some_o man_n just_a and_o perfect_a notwithstanding_o their_o venial_a sin_n i_o answer_v they_o hinder_v not_o imputative_a justice_n nor_o evangelical_a perfection_n which_o be_v uprightenesse_n for_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o repent_v they_o be_v not_o impute_v neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o most_o upright_a man_n have_v their_o imperfection_n infirmity_n and_o slip_n which_o though_o in_o themselves_o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n be_v mortal_a sin_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v they_o will_v as_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v exclude_v man_n from_o heaven_n yet_o to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n thâ—…y_v become_v venial_a by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n through_o the_o merit_n and_o intercession_n of_o christ._n §_o xv._n his_o second_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o divers_a absurdity_n which_o we_o he_o conceive_v do_v follow_v upon_o our_o assertion_n when_o as_o indeed_o they_o follow_v not_o upon_o our_o doctrine_n but_o upon_o his_o malicious_a misconceive_a and_o misreport_n thereof_o as_o if_o we_o hold_v that_o all_o even_o the_o best_a work_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v mortal_a sin_n but_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o man_n regenerate_v be_v true_o good_a and_o so_o to_o be_v call_v notwithstanding_o the_o imperfection_n thereof_o only_o we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v pure_o good_a wherein_o we_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n some_o whereof_o i_o before_o allege_v to_o who_o i_o add_v gregory_n and_o bernard_n gregory_n in_o the_o conclâ—…sion_n of_o his_o moral_n say_v thus_o mala_fw-la nostra_fw-la 26._o pura_fw-la mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la habere_fw-la credimus_fw-la pura_fw-la bona_fw-la esse_fw-la vequaquam_fw-la possunt_fw-la our_o evil_a thing_n be_v pure_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o pura_fw-la suppose_v ourselves_o to_o have_v can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v pure_o good_a bernard_n to_o our_o lowly_a justice_n if_o we_o have_v any_o be_v perhaps_o true_a but_o not_o pure_a unless_o peradventure_o we_o believe_v ourselves_o to_o be_v better_a than_o our_o forefather_n who_o say_v no_o less_o true_o than_o humble_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v sin_n and_o much_o less_o mortal_a sin_n for_o we_o hold_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a become_v to_o they_o venial_a but_o this_o we_o say_v with_o solomon_n 20._o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o righteous_a man_n upon_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o assertion_n of_o luther_n justus_n in_o omni_fw-la opere_fw-la bono_fw-mi peccat_fw-la §_o xvi_o now_o let_v we_o examine_v the_o absurdity_n which_o he_o absurd_o sin_n upon_o his_o own_o malicious_a misconceit_n object_v against_o we_o in_o all_o which_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o we_o call_v the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o righteous_a sin_n yea_o mortal_a sin_n the_o first_o if_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v sin_n than_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o that_o prayer_n whereby_o we_o beg_v remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v sin_n answ._n the_o work_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o act_n of_o prayer_n be_v good_a but_o not_o absurd_a pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a neither_o be_v we_o justify_v by_o the_o worthiness_n or_o by_o the_o work_n of_o our_o faith_n but_o by_o the_o object_n which_o it_o do_v receive_v nor_o obtain_v our_o desire_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o prayer_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n and_o intercession_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n our_o faith_n be_v such_o that_o we_o have_v need_v always_o to_o pray_v lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n lord_n i_o believe_v help_v my_o unbelief_n and_o our_o prayer_n such_o that_o when_o we_o have_v perform_v it_o in_o the_o best_a manner_n we_o can_v we_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v that_o the_o want_n and_o imperfection_n of_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v forgive_v we_o §_o xvii_o the_o second_o if_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v sin_n with_o what_o face_n can_v the_o apostle_n say_v 4._o that_o hâ—…_n know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o and_o what_o boldness_n be_v that_o for_o his_o good_a work_n that_o be_v for_o his_o mortal_a sin_n to_o expect_v 8._o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n answ._n though_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o doubt_n sometime_o offend_v after_o his_o conversion_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o himself_o in_o particular_a of_o any_o actual_a sin_n or_o crime_n commit_v by_o he_o for_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 13._o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n no_o man_n say_v basil_n 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o sin_n but_o god_n for_o of_o those_o many_o thing_n wherein_o we_o offend_v the_o most_o we_o understand_v not_o for_o which_o cause_n the_o apostle_n say_v i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o but_o in_o that_o i_o be_o not_o justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n i_o offend_v and_o doc_fw-fr not_o perceive_v whence_o also_o the_o prophet_n say_v who_o understand_v his_o trespass_n but_o though_o he_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o slip_n and_o oversight_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o ignorent_fw-la of_o his_o own_o 24._o corruptious_a and_o infirmity_n against_o which_o when_o he_o have_v pray_v to_o god_n he_o receive_v this_o answer_n 9_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o and_o in_o weakness_n my_o power_n be_v make_v perfect_a neither_o do_v the_o apostle_n expect_v the_o reward_n for_o
the_o merit_n of_o his_o work_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n and_o fidelity_n of_o god_n who_o be_v just_a in_o keep_v his_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o upright_a though_o unperfect_a indeaver_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o therefore_o the_o reward_n whereby_o god_n do_v crown_v his_o own_o gift_n in_o we_o be_v call_v a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n not_o of_o we_o but_o of_o god_n righteousness_n as_o absurdity_n bernard_n say_v §_o xviii_o the_o three_o if_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v mortal_a sin_n than_o god_n himself_o shall_v sin_v mortal_o because_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o when_o we_o do_v any_o good_a work_n phil._n 1._o and_o 2._o answ._n if_o all_o good_a work_n be_v absolute_o sin_n yea_o mortal_a sin_n as_o they_o malicious_o charge_v we_o to_o hold_v then_o indeed_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o may_v perhaps_o be_v say_v though_o not_o to_o sin_n and_o much_o less_o to_o sin_n mortal_o for_o he_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n and_o much_o less_o to_o the_o curse_n of_o it_o yet_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o we_o hold_v that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v true_o good_a though_o not_o pure_o good_a and_o that_o what_o goodness_n be_v in_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o what_o impurity_n be_v in_o they_o it_o be_v from_o the_o flesh_n which_o stain_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o we_o neither_o be_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o secondary_a cause_n to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o first_o cause_n that_o which_o god_n work_v in_o we_o no_o doubt_n be_v good_a but_o this_o good_a work_n he_o have_v but_o begin_v in_o we_o as_o in_o the_o place_n by_o he_o quote_v philippian_n 1._o 6._o for_o our_o in_o regeneration_n we_o be_v not_o whole_o renew_v and_o at_o once_o for_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v whole_o spirit_n and_o no_o flesh_n neither_o do_v the_o leaven_n of_o grace_n season_v the_o whole_a lump_n at_o once_o but_o the_o inward_a 16._o man_n be_v renew_v day_n by_o day_n and_o what_o be_v not_o yet_o renew_a be_v a_o remainder_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o what_o be_v not_o spirit_n be_v flesh_n now_o between_o these_o two_o there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a conflict_n 17._o the_o spirit_n lust_a against_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n so_o that_o a_o man_n regenerate_v can_v with_o full_a consent_n of_o will_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n there_o be_v a_o reluctation_n of_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o evil_a which_o the_o flesh_n affect_v and_o a_o renluctation_n of_o the_o flesh_n against_o that_o good_a which_o be_v will_v by_o the_o spirit_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o conflict_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n more_o or_o less_o and_o not_o wilful_a sin_n commit_v of_o mere_a malice_n so_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o absurdity_n faithful_a be_v not_o pure_o good_a but_o stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n §_o xix_o the_o 4._o that_o our_o assertion_n be_v great_o injurious_a to_o our_o redeemer_n who_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n &_o may_v purge_v unto_o himself_o a_o acceptable_a people_n zealous_a of_o goodwork_n for_o neither_o shall_v he_o true_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o any_o iniquity_n nor_o true_o cleanse_v his_o people_n nor_o make_v they_o zealous_a of_o work_n true_o good_a but_o of_o mortal_a sin_n namely_o if_o all_o their_o good_a work_n be_v mortal_a sin_n which_o we_o utter_o deny_v but_o i_o answer_v our_o saviour_n christ_n give_v himself_o for_o we_o both_o that_o he_o may_v justify_v we_o by_o redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o also_o that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v that_o he_o may_v purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a or_o studious_a of_o good_a work_n the_o iniquity_n from_o which_o he_o redeem_v we_o be_v not_o only_o of_o those_o transgression_n which_o be_v absolute_o sin_n but_o also_o of_o those_o unperfect_a and_o defective_a work_n which_o we_o endeavour_n to_o perform_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o herein_o as_o i_o have_v say_v the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o notable_a type_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o do_v wear_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o his_o mitre_n a_o plate_n of_o gold_n in_o which_o be_v engrave_v this_o inscription_n 38._o holiness_n of_o the_o lord_n mean_v of_o 6._o jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n which_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o wear_v that_o he_o may_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v hallow_v in_o all_o their_o holy_a gift_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o iniquity_n of_o they_o they_o may_v be_v accept_v before_o the_o lord_n by_o imputation_n of_o his_o holiness_n who_o be_v jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o incense_n 4._o of_o the_o saint_n upon_o earth_n that_o be_v of_o their_o prayer_n and_o all_o other_o their_o good_a work_n which_o have_v need_v to_o be_v perfume_v with_o the_o odour_n 2._o of_o christ_n sacrifice_n that_o so_o be_v defective_a in_o themselves_o they_o may_v be_v accept_v 5._o of_o god_n in_o christ._n as_o for_o our_o sanctification_n it_o be_v true_a that_o christ_n give_v himself_o to_o sanctify_v we_o but_o this_o sanctification_n be_v but_o begin_v and_o in_o part_n in_o this_o life_n and_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v so_o say_v the_o apostle_n 27._o ephcs._n 5._o that_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v it_o with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n that_o he_o may_v present_v it_o to_o himself_o viz._n at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n a_o glorious_a church_n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blemish_n which_o last_o word_n as_o i_o have_v show_v out_o of_o augustine_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o church_n militant_a on_o earth_n but_o of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n the_o work_n which_o we_o be_v to_o be_v studious_a of_o be_v work_n not_o only_o true_o but_o also_o as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a pure_o good_a for_o though_o we_o can_v in_o this_o life_n attain_v to_o full_a purity_n and_o perfection_n yet_o we_o must_v aspire_v towards_o it_o affect_v and_o desire_v to_o perform_v good_a work_n in_o a_o better_a manner_n and_o measure_n than_o we_o can_v indeed_o attain_v unto_o howbeit_o we_o must_v say_v with_o the_o 18._o apostle_n to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o i_o but_o how_o to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v good_a i_o find_v not_o for_o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v i_o do_v not_o but_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o that_o i_o do_v and_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o perof_o a_o carnal_a man_n he_o conclude_v thus_o so_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o i_o myself_o with_o the_o mind_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o with_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n §_o xx._n the_o five_o if_o all_o good_a work_n be_v mortal_a sin_n than_o some_o mortal_a absurdity_n sin_n be_v good_a work_n and_o then_o we_o may_v conclude_v thus_o all_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v some_o mortal_a sin_n be_v good_a work_n therefore_o some_o mortal_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v do_v again_o no_o mortal_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v do_v all_o good_a work_n be_v mortal_a sin_n therefore_o no_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v conclusion_n worthy_a of_o the_o lutheran_n that_o some_o mortal_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o that_o no_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v answ._n we_o deny_v good_a work_n to_o be_v mortal_a sin_n though_o in_o every_o good_a work_n the_o most_o righteous_a do_v sin_n the_o work_n itself_o be_v good_a though_o the_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n which_o go_v with_o it_o be_v evil_a the_o good_a work_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v do_v the_o defect_n we_o be_v to_o strive_v and_o to_o pray_v against_o and_o to_o crave_v pardon_n for_o it_o to_o which_o deprecation_n we_o be_v to_o expect_v this_o answer_n or_o the_o like_a my_o 9_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o weakness_n my_o power_n be_v perfect_v again_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o work_n which_o be_v sin_n absolute_o and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o those_o which_o be_v only_o by_o accident_n for_o those_o which_o be_v good_a per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v to_o be_v
prove_v our_o gloss_n to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o apostle_n unless_o he_o imagine_v that_o we_o hold_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o a_o believer_n to_o be_v not_o real_a but_o imaginary_a and_o then_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n let_v he_o say_v that_o the_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n for_o which_o he_o real_o suffer_v and_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n transgression_n to_o his_o posterity_n for_o which_o they_o be_v real_o punish_v be_v but_o imaginary_a howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o impute_v a_o reward_n to_o he_o that_o work_v and_o of_o righteousness_n to_o he_o that_o believe_v for_o that_o be_v ex_fw-la debito_fw-la this_o ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la §_o iv._o our_o nine_o argument_n he_o that_o be_v justify_v not_o by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o be_v justify_v by_o righteousness_n impute_v but_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v not_o by_o their_o own_o righteousness_n phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o rom._n 10._o 3._o but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o this_o be_v full_o prove_v and_o maintain_v in_o the_o whole_a three_o controversy_n for_o that_o which_o be_v but_o one_o man_n righteousness_n can_v be_v every_o faithful_a man_n own_o by_o inherencie_n but_o only_o by_o imputation_n the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o rom._n 5._o 18_o 19_o §_o v._o our_o ten_o argument_n there_o be_v the_o same_o matter_n whereby_o infant_n be_v justify_v and_o other_o but_o infant_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o righteousness_n inherent_a for_o neither_o have_v they_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n of_o which_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a while_o they_o want_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n nor_o actual_a as_o all_o confess_v but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o impute_a and_o therefore_o berâ—…d_a 58._o say_v they_o want_v no_o merit_n because_o they_o have_v the_o merit_n of_o christ._n §_o vi_o our_o eleven_o argument_n as_o abraham_n be_v justify_v so_o be_v we_o rom._n 4._o 23_o 24._o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n rom._n 4._o 3._o 22._o and_o not_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n though_o he_o do_v excel_v therein_o therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n and_o not_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n §_o vii_o our_o twelve_o argument_n to_o those_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n righteousness_n in_o their_o justification_n be_v impute_v without_o work_n that_o be_v without_o respect_n of_o righteousness_n inherâ—…nt_n rom._n 4._o 5_o 6._o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o faith_n esai_n 53._o 11._o rom._n 3._o 28._o gal._n 2._o 16._o therefore_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o their_o justification_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v without_o respect_n of_o inherent_a righteousness_n §_o viii_o our_o thirteen_o argument_n who_o sin_n be_v remit_v by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n unto_o they_o they_o be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n for_o to_o be_v absolve_v from_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v act._n 13._o 38_o 39_o where_o to_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v from_o sin_n so_o rom._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o where_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v whoâ—…e_v sin_n be_v cover_v to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o sin_n to_o they_o he_o impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n where_o the_o apostle_n say_v potest_fw-la bellarmine_n ex_fw-la non_fw-la imputatione_n peccatorum_fw-la colligit_fw-la imputationem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la from_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n he_o gather_v the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n they_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o make_v bless_v so_o luk._n 18._o 13_o 14._o when_o our_o saviour_n will_v signify_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v heaâ—…d_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o publican_n who_o have_v pray_v for_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o say_v he_o go_v home_o justify_v but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v remit_v by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n to_o they_o this_o the_o papist_n themselves_o can_v deny_v or_o if_o they_o do_v the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n will_v confute_v they_o which_o teach_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o our_o iniquity_n that_o he_o give_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o full_a price_n of_o ransom_n for_o we_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 6._o that_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o a_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n ephes._n 5._o 2._o that_o in_o he_o god_n be_v well_o please_v and_o reconcile_v unto_o we_o forgive_a our_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o that_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n 1_o john_n 2._o 2._o that_o he_o bear_v our_o iniquity_n esai_n 53._o 12._o that_o in_o his_o ownâ—…_n body_n he_o bear_v our_o sin_n upon_o the_o tree_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o that_o by_o he_o we_o have_v redemption_n 7._o that_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5._o 9_o and_o by_o his_o obedience_n verse_n 19_o that_o god_n be_v just_a 26._o in_o justify_v a_o believe_a sinner_n and_o therefore_o forgive_v no_o sin_n for_o which_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o satisfy_v and_o his_o justice_n can_v be_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n be_v a_o infinite_a offence_n as_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v but_o by_o a_o price_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o infinite_a value_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o perfect_a and_o al-sufficient_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o lord_n accept_v in_o behalf_n of_o all_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o impute_v it_o to_o they_o for_o if_o god_n shall_v not_o accept_v of_o christ_n satisfaction_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o those_o that_o believe_v then_o in_o vain_a have_v christ_n die_v or_o satisfy_v for_o we_o therefore_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n §_o ix_o hereunto_o the_o papist_n have_v nothing_o to_o oppose_v but_o their_o own_o erroneous_a assertion_n which_o be_v hereby_o confute_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o utter_a abolition_n extinction_n deletion_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o as_o in_o the_o law_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o precept_n itself_o and_o the_o sanction_n thereof_o denounce_v punishment_n to_o the_o transgressout_n so_o in_o sin_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d itself_o which_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o precept_n and_o the_o guilt_n which_o bind_v over_o the_o sinner_n to_o punishment_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v twofold_a for_o it_o be_v partly_o transient_a which_o be_v the_o sinful_a act_n or_o transgression_n itself_o and_o partly_o immanent_a in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o offendor_n which_o be_v that_o macula_fw-la or_o labes_fw-la the_o blemish_n spot_n or_o pollution_n which_o the_o act_n do_v leave_v behind_o it_o in_o respect_n whereof_o as_o bellarmine_n teach_v the_o transgressor_n after_o the_o act_n be_v go_v remain_v formal_o a_o sinner_n the_o guilt_n also_o be_v twofold_a for_o it_o be_v either_o reatus_fw-la culpae_fw-la the_o guilt_n of_o offence_n or_o of_o offend_a god_n and_o reatus_fw-la paenae_fw-la which_o be_v the_o bind_v over_o of_o the_o sinner_n unto_o punishment_n now_o god_n do_v take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o also_o of_o the_o guilt_n of_o punishment_n but_o not_o after_o one_o manner_n he_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n by_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o guilt_n our_o sin_n be_v debt_n which_o debt_n god_n do_v forgive_v when_o he_o remit_v the_o punishment_n and_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n which_o do_v bind_v we_o over_o to_o punishment_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n suffering_n unto_o we_o who_o as_o our_o surety_n do_v pay_v our_o debt_n for_o we_o and_o because_o our_o saviour_n full_o satisfy_v our_o debt_n therefore_o our_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o death_n be_v in_o our_o justification_n whole_o take_v away_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o utter_a deletion_n of_o they_o as_o there_o use_v to_o be_v of_o debt_n â—…out_a of_o debt_n book_n when_o they_o be_v satisfy_v but_o when_o the_o lord_n do_v justify_v a_o man_n he_o do_v impute_v unto_o he_o not_o only_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n to_o free_v he_o a_o paena_fw-la &_o reatu_fw-la paenae_fw-la but_o also_o his_o obedience_n that_o he_o may_v be_v constitute_v righteous_a and_o so_o free_v also_o a_o culpâ—…_n &_o reatu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o touch_v the_o fault_n whether_o you_o mean_v the_o sinful_a act_n which_o be_v
of_o christ_n through_o fâ—…ith_n then_o be_v we_o not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o the_o first_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v by_o many_o undeniable_a argument_n therefore_o the_o second_o must_v be_v grant_v 4._o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o imputative_a righteousness_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v the_o lord_n impute_v righteousness_n unto_o they_o â—…_n without_o work_n than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o that_o be_v most_o true_a as_o have_v plentiful_o be_v prove_v therefore_o this_o 5._o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o than_o not_o by_o work_n but_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v therefore_o not_o by_o work_n the_o argument_n reduce_v to_o these_o five_o head_n which_o be_v very_o many_o and_o impregnable_a may_v satisfy_v any_o reasonable_a man_n who_o be_v not_o wilful_o addict_v to_o his_o own_o erroneous_a conceit_n though_o i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o but_o because_o we_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o man_n unreasonable_a i_o will_v add_v some_o §_o iii_o and_o first_o out_o of_o rom._n 4._o 4_o 5_o 6._o he_o that_o work_v not_o be_v not_o reason_n justify_v by_o work_n he_o that_o believe_v work_v not_o as_o the_o apostle_n there_o show_v and_o again_o to_o who_o faith_n be_v impure_v unto_o righteousness_n without_o work_n they_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n to_o all_o the_o faithful_a faith_n be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n without_o work_n therefore_o none_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o work_n the_o assumption_n be_v thus_o prove_v if_o to_o abraham_n his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n without_o work_n then_o be_v all_o the_o faithful_a justify_v without_o work_n for_o abraham_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n propound_v as_o a_o pattern_n therefore_o as_o he_o be_v justify_v so_o be_v we_o rom._n 4._o 22_o 23._o 24._o but_o to_o abraham_n his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n as_o the_o apo_n stle_n teach_v rom._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o therefore_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v without_o work_n 2._o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n be_v teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n justification_n by_o work_n be_v not_o teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o justification_n teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o action_n of_o god_n justify_v a_o sinner_n but_o this_o by_o work_n be_v neither_o a_o action_n of_o god_n neither_o be_v it_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o the_o action_n of_o the_o justiciary_a himself_o who_o by_o the_o exercise_n and_o practice_v of_o good_a work_n increase_v his_o inherent_a justice_n or_o fanctification_n which_o have_v no_o affinity_n with_o that_o justification_n which_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n 3._o none_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n all_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o faith_n therefore_o none_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o work_n the_o proposition_n be_v evident_o prove_v by_o that_o opposition_n which_o the_o apostle_n constant_o make_v between_o faith_n and_o work_v in_o the_o question_n of_o justification_n asfirm_v that_o man_n though_o abound_v with_o work_n of_o grace_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n and_o save_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n rom._n 3._o 28._o &_o 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o 4._o if_o any_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n then_o either_o the_o regenerate_a man_n or_o the_o unregenerate_a but_o neither_o the_o unregenerate_a as_o the_o papist_n confess_v nor_o the_o regenerate_a for_o they_o be_v justify_v already_o neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n acknowledge_v any_o sort_n or_o degree_n of_o justification_n before_o god_n §_o iv._o 5._o all_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n be_v justify_v by_o that_o obedience_n argument_n which_o they_o perform_v to_o the_o law_n but_o none_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o obedience_n which_o they_o perform_v to_o the_o law_n therefore_o none_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n the_o proposition_n be_v manifest_a because_o the_o law_n be_v a_o perfect_a rule_n of_o all_o inherent_a righteousness_n there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o good_a work_n which_o be_v not_o prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n yea_o whatsoever_o work_n be_v not_o conmable_a to_o the_o law_n be_v sin_n the_o assumpâ—…ion_n may_v be_v prove_v by_o many_o undeniable_a argument_n first_o by_o all_o those_o place_n which_o plain_o testify_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v by_o obedience_n do_v to_o the_o law_n no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v rom._n 3._o 20_o 28._o gal._n 2._o 16._o for_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n we_o understand_v all_o duty_n prescibe_v and_o all_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v require_v in_o the_o law_n 2._o those_o that_o be_v accurse_v by_o the_o law_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o their_o obedience_n of_o it_o for_o to_o be_v justify_v be_v to_o be_v bless_v rom._n 4._o 6._o and_o therefore_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o to_o be_v accurse_v be_v thing_n repugnant_a but_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o even_o those_o which_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n be_v by_o the_o law_n accurse_v therefore_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o obedience_n perform_v to_o the_o law_n and_o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n argument_n gal._n 3._o 10._o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o 4._o all_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n be_v by_o the_o law_n accurse_v all_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n be_v transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n christ_n only_a 〈◊〉_d except_v this_o assumption_n the_o apostle_n omit_v because_o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o be_v a_o truth_n receive_v among_o the_o faithful_a in_o those_o time_n though_o in_o these_o day_n deny_v by_o the_o justiciaries_n of_o rome_n but_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n express_v as_o rom._n 3._o 23._o all_o have_v sin_v wherefore_o as_o god_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n rom._n 11._o 32._o gal._n 3._o 22._o so_o the_o law_n have_v conclude_v they_o under_o the_o curse_n 3._o all_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n do_v perfect_o fulfil_v it_o by_o a_o total_a perfect_a and_o perpetual_a obedience_n for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o so_o fulfil_v it_o by_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v though_o he_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v forbid_v by_o do_v all_o though_o he_o do_v the_o most_o by_o continue_v in_o do_v all_o and_o in_o that_o measure_n and_o degree_n which_o the_o law_n require_v though_o he_o sin_v but_o once_o in_o all_o his_o life_n and_o that_o either_o by_o omission_n or_o come_v short_a of_o his_o duty_n be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o subject_a to_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n because_o he_o have_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o and_o he_o that_o offend_v in_o one_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o jam._n 2._o 10._o to_o who_o the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n be_v impossible_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o flesh_n they_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o their_o obedience_n perform_v to_o it_o to_o all_o even_o the_o most_o regenerate_a the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n be_v impossible_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 3._o gal._n 5._o 17._o as_o elsewhere_o i_o prove_v at_o large_a therefore_o none_o though_o regenerate_v can_v be_v justify_v by_o their_o obedience_n perform_v to_o the_o law_n §_o v._o sixthly_a that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n be_v false_a the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o work_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n therefore_o it_o be_v false_a the_o assumption_n be_v thus_o prove_v because_o the_o scripture_n in_o all_o place_n where_o they_o treat_v of_o justification_n before_o god_n do_v from_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n exclude_v work_n the_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o we_o produce_v to_o this_o end_n bellarmine_n recite_v at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o with_o purpose_n 19_o to_o answer_v they_o rom._n 3._o 27._o where_o be_v boast_v then_o it_o be_v exclude_v by_o what_o law_n 28._o of_o work_n no_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n verse_n 28._o therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o which_o he_o may_v have_v add_v verse_n 20._o therefore_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v 20._o rom._n 4._o 2._o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n to_o which_o he_o may_v have_v add_v vers_fw-la 5._o &_o 6._o 6._o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o
those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o to_o avoid_v this_o evident_a truth_n 21._o bellarmine_n coyn_v a_o twofold_a distinction_n first_o that_o the_o word_n gratis_o may_v be_v understand_v as_o oppose_v to_o merit_n of_o condignity_n go_v before_o justification_n and_o so_o it_o exclude_v not_o the_o disposition_n and_o preparation_n which_o the_o papist_n teach_v go_v before_o justification_n which_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n be_v but_o merit_n of_o congruity_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o not_o only_a merit_n of_o condignity_n but_o all_o merit_n whatsoever_o yea_o and_o all_o respect_n of_o our_o own_o worthiness_n and_o well_o do_v be_v exclude_v so_o that_o gratis_o be_v as_o much_o as_o without_o any_o cause_n in_o we_o or_o any_o desert_n of_o we_o or_o worthiness_n in_o ourselves_o and_o thus_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 8._o itself_o expound_v this_o word_n we_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v justify_v gratis_o free_o because_o none_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o go_v before_o justification_n whether_o faith_n for_o work_n deserve_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n for_o if_o it_o be_v grace_n then_o be_v it_o not_o of_o work_n for_o iâ—…_n it_o be_v of_o work_n than_o grace_n be_v not_o grace_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v second_o say_v he_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v as_o oppose_v to_o our_o own_o merit_n or_o good_a work_n do_v without_o grace_n for_o those_o that_o proceed_v from_o grace_n be_v not_o oppose_v to_o grace_n and_o therefore_o not_o exclude_v whereunto_o i_o reply_v we_o can_v have_v any_o good_a thing_n but_o by_o gift_n from_o god_n and_o what_o good_a thing_n we_o have_v from_o god_n that_o be_v call_v we_o as_o our_o faith_n our_o charity_n our_o hope_n our_o good_a â—…orkes_n neither_o can_v we_o without_o grace_n merit_v any_o thing_n but_o punishment_n it_o be_v therefore_o absurd_a to_o understand_v the_o apostle_n as_o exclude_v merit_n without_o grace_n when_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v do_v all_o that_o be_v command_v which_o can_v be_v do_v without_o grace_n we_o must_v confess_v that_o we_o deserve_v not_o so_o much_o as_o thanks_o because_o we_o have_v do_v but_o what_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v neither_o can_v we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v gratis_o if_o there_o be_v any_o meritoriâ—…us_a cause_n of_o justification_n in_o ourselves_o though_o receive_v from_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o ourselves_o indeed_o we_o be_v justify_v gratis_o but_o it_o be_v not_o gratis_o in_o nor_o without_o pay_v a_o great_a price_n in_o respect_n of_o christ._n and_o therefore_o to_o those_o word_n justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n be_v add_v through_o the_o redemption_n whiâ—…h_n be_v in_o or_o by_o christ._n by_o the_o word_n gratis_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n signify_v thaâ—…_n in_o we_o there_o be_v no_o material_a cause_n no_o merit_n of_o justification_n but_o only_o in_o christ._n and_o where_o he_o say_v that_o grace_n can_v be_v oppose_v to_o grace_n i_o say_v it_o may_v as_o in_o that_o opposition_n which_o be_v of_o relative_n as_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n for_o the_o effect_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o own_o cause_n and_o therefore_o work_v which_o be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o justification_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o the_o other_o argument_n be_v from_o the_o word_n grace_n for_o if_o our_o justification_n be_v of_o grace_n than_o not_o of_o work_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v rom._n 11._o 6._o and_o if_o of_o work_n then_o not_o of_o grace_n so_o ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n not_o of_o work_n for_o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n that_o be_v justification_n or_o salvation_n be_v not_o impute_v of_o grace_n but_o it_o be_v render_v as_o of_o debt_n but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o only_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v impute_v namely_o of_o grace_n to_o righteousness_n rom._n 4._o 4_o 5._o even_o as_o david_n also_o describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n verse_n 6._o chap._n iu._n bellarmine_n argument_n prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n and_o first_o from_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n second_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a liberty_n 4._o §_o i._o now_o i_o come_v to_o bellarmine_n argument_n concern_v method_n good_a work_n which_o when_o he_o shall_v prove_v they_o concur_v to_o justification_n as_o cause_n thereof_o he_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v consequent_n thereof_o rather_o than_o cause_n and_o have_v little_a to_o say_v to_o the_o question_n itself_o he_o intermingle_v many_o impertinent_a discourse_n impertinent_a i_o say_v to_o the_o question_n though_o not_o to_o his_o purpose_n which_o be_v to_o calumniate_v we_o as_o though_o we_o hold_v all_o those_o assertion_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o confute_v in_o his_o four_o book_n therefore_o which_o be_v de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la operum_fw-la he_o propound_v two_o main_a question_n to_o be_v dispute_v unto_o which_o divers_a other_o be_v coincident_a the_o former_a concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n the_o other_o concern_v the_o truth_n of_o they_o as_o if_o we_o either_o deny_v that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a or_o that_o they_o be_v true_o good_a to_o the_o former_a he_o refer_v three_o question_n the_o first_o whether_o the_o faithful_a be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o though_o we_o teach_v they_o be_v not_o the_o second_o concern_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n as_o if_o we_o teach_v that_o the_o difference_n stand_v in_o this_o that_o by_o the_o law_n good_a work_n be_v necessary_a by_o the_o gospel_n not_o the_o three_o concern_v christian_n liberty_n as_o though_o we_o teach_v that_o the_o faithful_a in_o their_o conscience_n and_o before_o god_n be_v subject_a to_o no_o law_n concern_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o righâ—…eousnesse_n of_o good_a work_n after_o he_o have_v dispute_v the_o question_n whether_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a whether_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v sin_n he_o come_v at_o length_n to_o handle_v the_o controversy_n itself_o whether_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v or_o not_o concern_v the_o former_a question_n it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o show_v what_o our_o tenet_n be_v in_o every_o of_o they_o and_o to_o defend_v our_o assertion_n against_o his_o cavil_n â—…o_o far_o as_o concern_v this_o present_a controversy_n of_o justification_n by_o work_n pass_v by_o the_o rest_n as_o impertinent_a as_o touch_v therefore_o the_o first_o principal_a question_n which_o concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n the_o reader_n will_v bear_v i_o witness_v by_o that_o which_o before_o i_o have_v deliver_v that_o we_o hold_v good_a work_n necessary_a in_o many_o respect_n and_o that_o we_o urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o they_o by_o better_a argument_n than_o the_o romish_a doctrine_n do_v afford_v we_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v necessary_a necessitate_v presentiae_fw-la for_o person_n come_v to_o year_n that_o be_v already_o justify_v and_o be_v to_o be_v save_v as_o necessary_a consequent_n of_o justification_n and_o as_o necessary_a forerunner_n of_o salvation_n only_o we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v necessary_a necessitate_v efficientiae_fw-la as_o cause_n either_o of_o justification_n or_o salvation_n §_o ii_o that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n which_o we_o deny_v saluâ—…tion_n not_o bellarmine_n great_o busy_v himself_o to_o prove_v but_o that_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o justification_n as_o cause_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o question_n between_o we_o for_o aught_o that_o i_o can_v discern_v he_o go_v not_o about_o to_o prove_v in_o his_o whole_a discourse_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n wherein_o he_o spend_v nine_o chapter_n for_o after_o he_o have_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n calumniate_v we_o as_o if_o we_o deny_v good_a work_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v he_o prove_v they_o be_v necessary_a because_o as_o he_o propound_v his_o proof_n in_o the_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o prove_v by_o discuss_v the_o other_o two_o question_n concern_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o concern_v christian_n liberty_n but_o by_o these_o argument_n bellarmine_n neither_o prove_v his_o own_o assertion_n nor_o disprove_v we_o his_o assertion_n be_v that_o good_a work_n do_v concur_v unto_o justification_n as_o a_o cause_n thereof_o which_o we_o deny_v he_o argue_v they_o be_v cause_n why_o because_o they_o be_v necessary_a as_o if_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a be_v a_o cause_n but_o whereto_o be_v they_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n say_v bellarmine_n why_o
his_o conversion_n he_o be_v touch_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o law_n blameless_a phil._n 3._o 6._o they_o be_v blameless_a before_o man_n but_o not_o faultless_a before_o god_n for_o zacharias_n do_v use_v to_o sacrifice_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o other_o as_o augustine_n say_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o argument_n allege_v by_o the_o pelagian_n and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o incredulity_n he_o be_v both_o deaf_a 62._o and_o dumb_a for_o a_o time_n as_o touch_v the_o apostle_n before_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n though_o our_o saviour_n call_v they_o his_o friend_n and_o give_v they_o this_o testimony_n that_o 4._o they_o have_v keep_v his_o word_n yet_o who_o can_v be_v ignorant_a how_o far_o they_o be_v 15._o 6._o at_o that_o time_n from_o perfection_n and_o with_o how_o great_a imperfection_n they_o keep_v his_o word_n but_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o he_o shall_v allege_v the_o example_n of_o s._n paul_n rom._n 7._o as_o one_o that_o have_v keep_v the_o commandment_n forbid_v concupiscence_n when_o in_o that_o chapter_n he_o do_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o by_o that_o commandment_n 8._o he_o be_v convict_v to_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o that_o he_o have_v concupiscence_n but_o also_o that_o that_o habitual_a concupiscence_n may_v appear_v exceed_o sinful_a it_o do_v take_v occasion_n by_o the_o law_n to_o work_v in_o he_o all_o manner_n of_o actual_a concupiscence_n §_o fourteen_o but_o bellarmine_n conceit_n be_v that_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o apostle_n sin_n be_v no_o sin_n because_o he_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o it_o whereto_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o as_o he_o be_v carnal_a 25._o he_o do_v consent_n unto_o it_o but_o not_o as_o he_o be_v spiritual_a for_o so_o he_o say_v i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n after_o the_o inward_a man_n 23._o but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n whereupon_o he_o cry_v out_o v_o 24._o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n mean_v thereby_o the_o flesh_n or_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n second_o though_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o consent_v to_o concupiscence_n yet_o both_o the_o habitual_a concupiscence_n itself_o remain_v in_o he_o after_o his_o regeneration_n and_o the_o actual_a concupiscence_n go_v before_o coâ—…sent_a arise_v from_o thence_o be_v sin_n the_o habitual_a be_v often_o call_v by_o the_o apostle_n a_o sin_n and_o be_v note_v to_o be_v the_o sin_v sin_n which_o take_v occasion_n by_o the_o law_n to_o send_v forth_o evil_a concupiscence_n namely_o which_o the_o law_n forbid_v be_v exceed_o sinful_a as_o for_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o motion_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o thought_n or_o affection_n go_v before_o consent_n and_o arise_v from_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n they_o be_v those_o very_a sin_n which_o be_v direct_o forbid_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n for_o those_o which_o be_v join_v 28._o with_o consent_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o former_a commandment_n neither_o can_v paul_n who_o have_v be_v train_v up_o in_o the_o law_n be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o the_o very_a heathen_a know_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o evil_a concupiscence_n accompany_v with_o consent_n be_v a_o sin_n but_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o apostle_n have_v not_o know_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n or_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o evil_a concupiscence_n hence_o bellarmine_n conclude_v that_o because_o the_o law_n have_v be_v keep_v by_o many_o it_o be_v possible_a neither_o do_v we_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o faithful_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o upright_a walk_n in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o we_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v perfect_o fulfil_v by_o they_o their_o new_a obedience_n which_o they_o perform_v with_o upright_a heart_n and_o willing_a mind_n have_v the_o title_n of_o perfection_n give_v unto_o it_o and_o be_v a_o perfection_n begin_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o part_n for_o even_o a_o infant_n that_o be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v perfect_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o part_n and_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n the_o lord_n not_o impute_v to_o the_o faithful_a their_o imperfection_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a say_n of_o augustine_n 19_o oâ—…nia_n ergo_fw-la mandata_fw-la facta_fw-la deputantur_fw-la quando_fw-la quicquid_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a ignoscitur_fw-la all_o the_o commandment_n be_v esteem_v as_o do_v when_o that_o whâ—…ch_n be_v not_o do_v be_v pardon_v §_o xv._n but_o this_o answer_n concern_v perfection_n of_o obedience_n begin_v perfect_a and_o the_o imperfection_n remit_v will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n say_v yeaâ—…zechias_n â—…zechias_z professâ—…th_v that_o he_o have_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o if_o ezechias_n walk_v before_o god_n with_o a_o perfâ—…ct_a heart_n who_o will_v deny_v it_o to_o abraham_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v 1._o walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v perfect_a answ._n we_o do_v read_v that_o the_o faithful_a do_v keep_v the_o law_n but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v abâ—…olutely_o fulfil_v it_o but_o that_o all_o of_o they_o have_v their_o imperfection_n and_o their_o sin_n and_o although_o many_o oâ—…_n they_o abound_v with_o good_a work_n yet_o their_o justification_n consist_v in_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o god_n acceptation_n of_o they_o in_o christ_n impute_v righteousness_n unto_o they_o without_o work_n and_o where_o as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o obey_v god_n with_o their_o whole_a heart_n heart_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o entire_a or_o upright_a heart_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tham_fw-mi thom_n tâ—…min_n and_o shalem_n which_o signifâ—…e_v perfect_a or_o perfection_n be_v synonyma_fw-la or_o word_n of_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o â—…ashar_n josher_n and_o em_v that_o be_v upright_o uprightness_n and_o truth_n or_o sincerity_n and_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o phrase_n of_o walk_v with_o god_n or_o be_v before_o god_n and_o aâ—…e_v the_o same_o with_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o of_o they_o oppose_v not_o to_o imperfection_n but_o to_o hypocrisy_n for_o thom_n tham_fw-mi and_o thamin_n consider_v these_o place_n psal._n 35._o 21._o where_o thom_n and_o josher_n be_v use_v as_o synonima_n the_o latter_a be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o former_a let_v perfection_n and_o 〈◊〉_d preserve_v i_o josh._n 24._o 14._o where_o thamin_n and_o emâ—…th_n be_v use_v promiscuous_o serve_v the_o lord_n in_o perfection_n and_o in_o truth_n psal._n 37._o 37._o where_fw-mi tham_fw-mi and_o jashar_n be_v put_v for_o the_o same_o observe_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n so_o job_n be_v commend_v to_o have_v be_v ish_n thâ—…_n vejashar_n a_o perfect_a and_o upright_o man_n the_o word_n shalem_n which_o in_o the_o same_o speech_n of_o ezechias_n 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o be_v by_o the_o 72._o translate_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfect_a be_v by_o they_o reâ—…dred_n isaiah_n 38._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o true_a heart_n as_o a_o upright_a heart_n be_v call_v heb._n 10._o 22._o §_o xvi_o the_o phrase_n of_o perform_v duty_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n heart_n deut._n 26._o 16_o as_o to_o seek_v god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n deut._n 4._o 29._o psal._n 119._o â—…_n 10._o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o â—…he_a soul_n 2_o king_n 23._o 3._o psal._n 119._o 34_o 69._o to_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n joâ—…l_n 2._o 12._o import_v nothing_o else_o where_o it_o be_v not_o legal_o understand_v but_o a_o entire_a or_o upright_a heart_n that_o be_v not_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n as_o hypocrite_n use_v to_o speak_v psal._n 12._o 2._o 1_o chron._n 12._o 33._o the_o phrase_n not_o with_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n be_v expound_v vers_fw-la 38._o to_o be_v a_o perfect_a or_o upright_a heart_n thus_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n in_o truth_n be_v to_o serve_v he_o with_o the_o whole_a heart_n 1_o sam._n 12._o 24._o and_o to_o praise_n god_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n psal._n 9_o 1._o &_o 111._o 1._o be_v to_o praiâ—…e_v he_o with_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n psal._n 119._o 7._o thus_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n or_o before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v perfect_a or_o upright_o gen._n 17._o 1._o and_o to_o be_v perfect_a or_o upright_o be_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n or_o before_o he_o for_o to_o
for_o the_o absolute_a possibility_n of_o fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o rather_o against_o it_o for_o those_o who_o be_v not_o at_o all_o time_n so_o willing_a as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n they_o can_v always_o fulfil_v it_o but_o no_o man_n be_v at_o all_o time_n so_o willing_a as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n augustine_n 14._o aver_v nâ—…minem_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la tantum_fw-la velit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d res_fw-la exigit_fw-la therefore_o no_o man_n be_v able_a always_o to_o fulfil_v it_o for_o although_o perhaps_o he_o can_v if_o he_o will_v which_o as_o even_o now_o i_o say_v be_v not_o general_o true_a of_o the_o regenerate_a themselves_o yet_o while_o he_o will_v not_o he_o can_v for_o the_o will_n of_o obey_v be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o obedience_n the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o those_o father_n be_v that_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o law_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n who_o will_v not_o obey_v it_o §_o xxii_o now_o that_o the_o father_n who_o deny_v the_o law_n to_o be_v impossible_a poâ—…ible_a do_v not_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o possible_a to_o be_v perfect_o fulfil_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o they_o yield_v so_o far_o to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o pelagian_n as_o not_o to_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o unregenerate_a as_o i_o note_v before_o second_o because_o they_o hold_v that_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o that_o no_o man_n in_o this_o mortal_a life_n can_v live_v without_o sin_n and_o consequent_o without_o transgress_v the_o law_n now_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o who_o transgress_v thâ—…_n law_n do_v not_o fulfil_v it_o but_o when_o we_o thus_o argue_v bellarmine_n say_v we_o confound_v two_o question_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v confound_v whether_o the_o commandment_n may_v be_v keep_v and_o whether_o a_o man_n may_v live_v without_o sin_n which_o question_n be_v so_o different_a that_o to_o the_o former_a â—…gustine_n always_o answer_v affirmative_o to_o which_o purpose_n â—…ee_v cit_v dâ—…_n peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o &_o 6._o de_fw-fr nâ—…tur_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 69._o de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o lib._n arbitr_n c._n 16._o in_o psal._n 56._o and_o to_o the_o latter_a negative_o to_o which_o purpose_n he_o quote_v lib._n the_o natur._n &_o gratia_fw-la cap._n 34._o de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o litera_fw-la cap._n ult_n contr_n 2._o epistolas_fw-la pelag._n c._n 14._o epist._n 89._o &_o 95._o and_o the_o whole_a book_n de_fw-fr perfectione_n justitiâ—…_n aâ—…sw_n this_o say_v i_o be_v a_o plain_a evidence_n that_o augustine_n when_o he_o say_v which_o we_o also_o say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v keep_v the_o commandment_n mean_v not_o the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n for_o if_o the_o question_n be_v propound_v concern_v the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o the_o other_o for_o he_o that_o perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n do_v undoubted_o live_v without_o â—…nne_n and_o he_o that_o do_v not_o live_v without_o sin_n do_v not_o perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n wherefore_o the_o affirmation_n of_o the_o one_o question_n understand_v of_o perfect_a fulfil_n and_o the_o negation_n of_o the_o other_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n three_o because_o the_o father_n explain_v their_o meaning_n when_o they_o say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v keep_v the_o commandment_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o perfect_a fulfil_n but_o partly_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sinceâ—…e_a study_n and_o upright_o endeavour_v to_o perform_v and_o partly_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n pardon_v what_o be_v want_v in_o their_o obedience_n so_o say_v augustine_n 7_o hîc_fw-la studium_fw-la pracepta_fw-la servandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la tribuit_fw-la quâ—…_n si_fw-la quid_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o eye_n prâ—…ceptis_fw-la minus_fw-la seruâ—…tur_fw-la ignoscit_fw-la here_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bestow_v the_o study_n of_o keep_v the_o precept_n which_o also_o if_o any_o thing_n in_o those_o precept_n be_v not_o keep_v it_o pardon_v &_o which_o i_o cite_v before_o 19_o all_o the_o commandment_n be_v repute_v to_o be_v do_v when_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o do_v be_v pardon_v and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v 27_o that_o our_o righteousâ—…esse_n in_o this_o life_n do_v consist_v rather_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n than_o in_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n for_o as_o touch_v perfection_n he_o say_v 7._o vâ—…rtutem_fw-la quae_fw-la nuâ—…_n est_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la justo_fw-la perfectam_fw-la hactenus_fw-la nominare_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ejus_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la pertineat_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la imperfectionis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la veritate_fw-la agnitio_fw-la &_o in_o humilitate_fw-la confessio_fw-la that_o the_o virtue_n which_o now_o be_v in_o a_o just_a man_n be_v â—…o_o far_o forth_o call_v perfect_a that_o to_o the_o perfection_n thereof_o appertain_v both_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o imperfection_n there_o of_o in_o truth_n and_o the_o confâ—…ssion_n of_o it_o in_o humy_o §_o xxiii_o but_o heâ—…e_v bellarmine_n hold_v a_o strange_a paraâ—…oxe_n that_o although_o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o sin_n yet_o he_o may_v perfect_o fulfil_v the_o sin_n law_n of_o god_n the_o absurdity_n whereof_o he_o hope_v to_o salve_v with_o the_o distinction_n of_o sin_n into_o venial_a and_o mortal_a because_o venial_a sin_n without_o which_o none_o be_v in_o this_o life_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n but_o this_o distinction_n will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n unless_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o venial_a sin_n be_v no_o sin_n for_o if_o they_o be_v sin_n they_o be_v transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o they_o be_v transgâ—…essions_n of_o the_o law_n as_o undoubted_o thâ—…y_n be_v or_o else_o they_o 4._o be_v no_o sin_n then_o he_o that_o can_v live_v witâ—…out_v they_o can_v live_v without_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o he_o thâ—…t_v can_v live_v without_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n can_v perfect_o fulfil_v it_o i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o full_a discuss_n of_o this_o question_n at_o this_o time_n because_o it_o be_v another_o controversy_n only_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n i_o do_v avouch_v according_a to_o the_o sâ—…riptures_n that_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n or_o stipend_n rom._n 6._o 23._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o just_a recompense_n of_o reward_n heb._n 2._o 2._o be_v death_n and_o that_o the_o least_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n make_v a_o man_n subjâ—…ct_n to_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n gal._n 3._o 10._o and_o that_o as_o every_o sin_n deserve_v death_n and_o therefore_o in_o itself_o be_v mortal_a so_o every_o sin_n be_v punishâ—…d_v with_o death_n either_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o party_n who_o have_v no_o part_n in_o christ_n to_o who_o all_o sin_n be_v mortal_a or_o with_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o be_v his_o member_n to_o who_o their_o sin_n which_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v mortal_a become_v venial_a as_o be_v already_o punish_v in_o christ_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n satisfy_v for_o they_o by_o the_o satisfaction_n give_v by_o christ_n who_o blood_n do_v cleanse_v we_o 14._o from_o all_o our_o sin_n both_o great_a and_o small_a none_o be_v so_o small_a but_o that_o it_o be_v of_o sufficient_a weight_n to_o press_v down_o the_o sinner_n to_o hell_n be_v of_o infinite_a guilt_n commit_v against_o infinite_a justice_n deserve_v infinite_a punishment_n for_o which_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n can_v be_v satisfy_v but_o by_o a_o propitiation_n of_o infinite_a value_n thus_o therefore_o i_o reason_n that_o sinnâ—…_n which_o be_v punish_v with_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o itself_o mortal_a all_o and_o every_o even_o â—…he_v least_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v punish_v with_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n therefore_o all_o and_o every_o even_o the_o least_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v in_o itself_o mortal_a but_o bellarmine_n have_v a_o conceit_n 4._o that_o venial_a sin_n be_v not_o simple_o siâ—…nes_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n but_o beside_o it_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o which_o be_v beside_o the_o law_n be_v a_o aberration_n from_o it_o and_o a_o declination_n from_o it_o â—…ither_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v 14._o absolute_o forbid_v second_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v beside_o the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v command_v but_o he_o that_o do_v not_o the_o thing_n command_v that_o do_v not_o all_o that_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o do_v all_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o
curse_n three_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o agreeable_a or_o conformable_a to_o the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o sin_n but_o that_o which_o be_v beside_o the_o law_n be_v not_o conformable_a unto_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n which_o whosoever_o commit_v he_o do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n four_o thing_n forbid_v in_o the_o law_n be_v against_o the_o law_n those_o which_o they_o call_v venial_a sin_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o law_n for_o either_o they_o be_v forbid_v or_o command_v or_o neither_o forbid_a nor_o command_v if_o they_o be_v command_v then_o be_v they_o duty_n and_o not_o sinner_n if_o neither_o command_v nor_o forbid_a then_o be_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n indifferent_a it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o they_o be_v forbid_v §_o xxiv_o now_o because_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o point_n that_o the_o fulfil_n we_o of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o possible_a unto_o we_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n for_o thereby_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o general_a and_o by_o work_n in_o particular_a be_v evident_o confute_v i_o will_v to_o those_o argument_n heretofore_o etc._n use_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n in_o requital_n of_o bellarmine_n allegation_n out_o of_o the_o father_n first_o therefore_o justin_n martyr_n 98._o say_v that_o never_o any_o man_n do_v accurate_o perform_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o eusebius_n caesariensis_n demonstrate_v 1._o that_o thing_n require_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o man_n impossible_a three_o ambrose_n 3._o tanta_fw-la mandata_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la impossibile_fw-it sit_fw-la seruari_fw-la ea_fw-la so_o great_a thing_n be_v command_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v be_v keep_v whence_o peter_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n say_v why_o do_v you_o impose_v a_o yoke_n upon_o the_o brethren_n which_o neither_o our_o father_n nor_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v four_o chrysostome_n 17._o what_o do_v the_o law_n intend_v to_o make_v a_o man_n just_a but_o it_o be_v not_o able_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o no_o man_n do_v fulfil_v it_o 2._o no_o man_n 5._o can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n unless_o he_o fulfil_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o this_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o any_o man_n therefore_o that_o righteousness_n itself_o be_v quashit_v 3._o that_o the_o apostle_n 3_o by_o testimony_n cite_v out_o of_o deut._n prove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o man_n have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n hierome_n and_o augustine_n in_o this_o point_n deliver_v the_o same_o thing_n against_o the_o pelagian_n which_o we_o do_v against_o the_o papist_n five_o quoniam_fw-la a._n say_v hierome_n 10._o nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la implere_fw-la legem_fw-la that_o no_o man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v the_o apostle_n testify_v also_o elsewhere_o for_o that_o which_o be_v impossible_a of_o the_o law_n in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 3._o etc._n etc._n 2._o this_o be_v the_o only_a perfection_n of_o man_n 254._o if_o they_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v unperfect_a and_o you_o say_v he_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v what_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v if_o he_o be_v unprofitable_a who_o have_v do_v all_o what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o he_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v 3._o and_o again_o thou_o say_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v easy_a &_o tamen_fw-la nullum_fw-la proffer_v potes_fw-la qui_fw-la universa_fw-la compleverit_fw-la and_o yet_o can_v bring_v forth_o none_o that_o have_v fulfil_v they_o all_o 4._o god_n 255._o say_v the_o pelagian_a have_v give_v possible_a commandment_n and_o who_o deny_v this_o but_o how_o this_o sentence_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v 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state_n of_o perfection_n or_o supererogation_n as_o that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o sinful_a state_n and_o that_o in_o three_o respect_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o make_v the_o vow_n for_o it_o be_v sin_n to_o vow_v that_o which_o a_o man_n do_v not_o know_v to_o be_v lawful_a or_o not_o in_o his_o own_o power_n then_o do_v he_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n not_o only_o resolve_v but_o also_o vow_v to_o sin_n and_o to_o continue_v therein_o second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o perform_v the_o vow_n when_o the_o thing_n vow_v viz._n continency_n in_o single_a life_n do_v appear_v not_o to_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o yet_o to_o perform_v their_o vow_n of_o single_a life_n live_v in_o incontinency_n and_o uncleanness_n many_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o man_n at_o the_o first_o do_v not_o know_v the_o thing_n vow_v to_o be_v either_o not_o lawful_a or_o not_o in_o his_o power_n yet_o because_o he_o do_v not_o know_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a and_o in_o his_o 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be_v tie_v therefore_o the_o commandment_n be_v not_o impossible_a the_o assumption_n which_o no_o man_n deny_v he_o prove_v because_o if_o they_o do_v not_o bind_v they_o be_v no_o precept_n neither_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o they_o a_o sin_n the_o proposition_n he_o prove_v because_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v how_o a_o man_n shall_v sin_v in_o that_o which_o he_o can_v avoid_v i_o answer_v as_o heretofore_o by_o distinction_n that_o the_o commandment_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a either_o simple_o or_o by_o accident_n if_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o conclusion_n be_v that_o the_o commandment_n be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o impossible_a than_o i_o grant_v all_o for_o we_o never_o hold_v that_o the_o commandment_n be_v simple_o impossible_a for_o to_o man_n both_o before_o his_o fall_n and_o after_o his_o resurrection_n they_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v absolute_o possible_a but_o since_o the_o fall_n they_o be_v impossible_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o perfect_a performance_n in_o and_o by_o ourselves_o not_o simple_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v to_o say_v through_o our_o own_o default_n for_o if_o we_o will_v not_o have_v sin_v in_o adam_n the_o law_n have_v be_v possible_a unto_o we_o but_o by_o our_o voluntary_a sin_n we_o lose_v both_o 〈◊〉_d possibilitatis_fw-la and_o also_o possibilitatem_fw-la non_fw-la peccandâ—…_n now_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o imagine_v that_o our_o fault_n shall_v free_v we_o from_o obedience_n howbeit_o even_o after_o the_o fall_n there_o be_v a_o distinction_n to_o be_v hold_v between_o man_n unregenerate_a in_o the_o corrupt_a state_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o regenerate_a in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n to_o the_o unregenerate_a the_o law_n be_v impossible_a through_o their_o own_o default_n which_o do_v not_o lessen_v their_o sin_n for_o they_o sin_v voluntary_o and_o many_o time_n of_o malice_n as_o the_o devil_n also_o do_v who_o though_o they_o have_v bring_v upon_o themselâ—…es_n a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v so_o that_o they_o can_v do_v no_o other_o but_o sin_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o as_o i_o say_v extenuate_v their_o sin_n for_o they_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n but_o rather_o aggravate_v their_o finfulnesse_n those_o that_o be_v habituate_v in_o sin_n in_o who_o custom_n be_v become_v as_o it_o be_v another_o nature_n they_o can_v no_o more_o of_o themselves_o cease_v from_o sin_v than_o a_o blackamoor_n can_v wash_v away_o his_o blackness_n jer._n 13._o 23._o §_o viii_o yea_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v how_o a_o avoid_v man_n shall_v sin_v in_o that_o which_o he_o can_v avoid_v answ._n that_o seem_v to_o be_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o contradiction_n but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o contrariety_n in_o respect_n of_o a_o sinful_a action_n a_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o do_v it_o or_o not_o to_o do_v it_o which_o we_o call_v the_o liberty_n of_o contradiction_n but_o he_o have_v not_o liberty_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a his_o natural_a will_n enable_v he_o only_o to_o sin_n so_o that_o although_o a_o natural_a man_n may_v abstain_v from_o this_o or_o that_o sinful_a act_n yet_o he_o sin_v in_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v neither_o can_v he_o do_v any_o other_o but_o sin_n if_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o sin_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n than_o all_o infidel_n yea_o all_o natural_a man_n who_o câ—…n_v do_v nothing_o but_o sin_n shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o sin_v which_o be_v absurd_a to_o the_o regenerate_a man_n as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o he_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o christ._n second_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o new_a obedience_n and_o that_o in_o three_o respect_n for_o first_o his_o new_a obedience_n though_o it_o be_v not_o complete_a yet_o it_o be_v obedientia_fw-la inchoata_fw-la and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o acceptable_a keep_n thereof_o second_o though_o it_o be_v unperfect_a and_o stain_a with_o the_o flesh_n yet_o be_v â—…ntyre_a that_o be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a it_o be_v in_o christ_n accept_v as_o perfect_a three_o because_o the_o imperfection_n thereof_o be_v cover_v with_o christ_n perfect_a obedience_n and_o cure_v by_o his_o intercession_n be_v remit_v now_o all_o be_v esteem_v do_v when_o that_o which_o be_v not_o do_v be_v remit_v §_o ix_o his_o three_o reason_n if_o god_n shall_v command_v thing_n impossible_a he_o etc._n shall_v be_v more_o cruel_a horresco_fw-la referens_fw-la and_o more_o foolish_a than_o any_o tyrant_n in_o exact_v attribute_n from_o his_o own_o friend_n which_o none_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v and_o make_v such_o law_n which_o he_o know_v none_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v but_o the_o consequent_a be_v blasphemous_a therefore_o the_o antecedent_n to_o the_o proposition_n i_o answer_v as_o before_o by_o distinction_n that_o if_o god_n shall_v command_v thing_n simple_o impossible_a there_o will_v bosom_n colour_v for_o his_o blasphemous_a consequence_n but_o the_o lord_n command_v nothing_o but_o what_o to_o man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n be_v absolute_o possible_a neither_o do_v he_o exact_v any_o tribute_n which_o he_o do_v not_o make_v we_o able_a to_o pay_v nor_o make_v any_o law_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o observe_v and_o although_o now_o we_o can_v in_o ourselves_o fulfil_v it_o yet_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o accommodate_v his_o law_n like_o a_o lesbian_a rule_n to_o our_o weakness_n contract_v by_o our_o own_o default_n but_o it_o become_v he_o to_o propound_v such_o law_n as_o be_v answerable_a to_o our_o first_o integrity_n describe_v
2_o 3._o &_o â—…_n ad_fw-la 8._o as_o be_v be_v justify_v so_o be_v we_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o §_o 6._o adam_n whether_o his_o sin_n be_v impute_v lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o §_o 1_o 2._o whether_o original_a sin_n be_v traduce_v from_o â—…im_n l._n 4._o c._n 10._o §_o 3._o whether_o the_o transgression_n and_o the_o corruption_n be_v communicate_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n ibid._n §_o 4._o the_o comparison_n between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o adam_n ibid._n §_o 5._o adoption_n that_o it_o be_v true_a lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o §_o 18._o such_o as_o be_v our_o adoption_n such_o be_v our_o justification_n ibid._n §_o 19_o adoption_n according_a to_o bellarmiâ—…es_n 〈◊〉_d be_v twofold_a of_o the_o soulâ—…_n and_o of_o the_o body_n ibid._n §_o 20._o no_o real_a change_n in_o adoption_n but_o it_o be_v relative_a and_o imputative_a ibid._n §_o 21._o affiance_n whether_o it_o be_v faith_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 4._o §_o 9_o 11._o assent_n it_o be_v firâ—…e_o lively_a and_o effectual_a be_v faith_n l._n 6._o c._n 1._o 2._o §_o etc._n etc._n 4._o §_o 10._o b_o bellarmine_n his_o contradiction_n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o §_o 3._o â—…_n 3._o l._n 4._o c._n 2._o §_o 5._o ad_fw-la literam_fw-la o_o l._n 4._o c._n 9_o §_o 7._o l._n 4._o c._n 10._o §_o 1_o 2._o l_o 5._o c._n 6._o §_o 7._o l._n 5_o c._n 8._o §_o 2._o in_o fine_a l._n 6._o c._n 3._o §_o 7._o â—…_n 6._o c._n 8._o §_o 7._o â—…_n 4._o l._n 6._o c_o 9_o sub_fw-la finem_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la *_o l._n 6._o c._n 10._o §_o 11_o l._n 6._o c._n 15._o §_o 10._o l._n 8._o c._n 2._o §_o 11._o l._n 8._o c._n 9_o §_o 3._o â—…_n 2._o &_o §_o 4._o c_o causal_a particle_n not_o always_o nor_o for_o the_o most_o part_n note_n of_o cause_n l._n 8._o c._n 5._o §_o 14._o 16._o 17._o cause_n the_o cause_n of_o justification_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o the_o cause_n efficient_a principal_a god_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 1._o the_o father_n §_o 4._o the_o son_n the_o holy_a ghost_n ibid._n the_o move_a cause_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 2._o the_o instrumental_a cause_n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 5._o etc._n etc._n the_o essential_a cause_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o the_o matter_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 1_o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la 7._o &_o l._n 4._o the_o form_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o §_o 7_o etc._n etc._n &_o l._n 5._o the_o final_a cause_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o §_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o charity_n that_o it_o do_v not_o justify_v as_o well_o as_o faith_n l._n 4._o c._n 11._o §_o 2_o etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o form_n of_o â—…aith_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 11._o §_o 5._o whether_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n l._n 5._o cap._n 7._o christ_n the_o mericorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n l._n 1._o â—…_n 2._o §_o 4._o whether_o he_o obey_v the_o law_n for_o himself_o or_o for_o we_o l._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 10._o whether_o he_o merit_v for_o himself_o lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 11._o christ_n exaltation_n phil._n 2._o 9_o be_v his_o declaration_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 11._o 12._o how_o many_o way_n he_o be_v say_v to_o justify_v we_o lib._n 2._o c_o 5._o §_o 8._o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v god_n righteousness_n l._n 4._o c._n 2_o §_o 2_o 3_o 4._o christ_n rightâ—…ousnesse_n the_o materiâ—…ll_a cause_n of_o justification_n l._n 1._o c._n 3_o &_o 4._o vide_fw-la material_a and_o matter_n christ_n righteousness_n both_o the_o matter_n and_o merit_n of_o our_o justification_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o §_o 1._o concupiscence_n in_o the_o regenerate_a a_o sin_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o §_o 7_o 8._o 9_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o §_o 12._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 6._o §_o 14._o concupiscence_n go_v before_o consent_v a_o finnenne_n lib._n 2._o c._n 8_o 9_o counsel_n the_o counsel_n of_o voluntary_a poverty_n l._n 7._o c._n 7._o §_o 4._o the_o counsel_n of_o single_a life_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 7._o §_o 5_o 6._o d_o david_n not_o justify_v by_o inherent_a righteousness_n lib._n 4._o c._n 8._o §_o 15._o definition_n of_o justification_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o §_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o §_o 1_o 2._o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_z 3._o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_z 4._o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_z 5._o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_z 6._o disposition_n seven_o allege_v by_o bellarmine_n to_o disprove_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 10_o 11_o 12._o whether_o any_o dispositioâ—…s_n be_v indeed_o require_v by_o the_o papist_n lib._n 6._o c._n 10._o §_o 4._o whether_o faith_n hope_n love_n as_o they_o be_v disposition_n be_v grace_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 12._o §_o 6_o 7._o e_o efficient_a the_o efficient_a principal_a of_o justification_n god_n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 1._o the_o motive_n grace_n and_o justice_n ib._n §_n 2._o the_o action_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n the_o holy_a ghost_n distinguâ—…shed_v ibid._n §_o 4._o end_n the_o end_n or_o fiâ—…ll_a cause_n of_o justification_n both_o supreme_a the_o glory_n of_o god_n lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o §_o 1._o and_o also_o subordinate_a viz._n salvation_n §_o 2._o certainty_n of_o salvation_n §_o 2._o sanctification_n §_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o to_o be_v understand_v gal._n 5._o 6._o l._n 4._o c._n 11._o §_o 3._o &_o 4._o f_o faith_n the_o instrument_n on_o oâ—…r_a 〈◊〉_d of_o justification_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o §_o 7._o concern_v it_o seven_o thing_n consider_v 1._o thâ—…_n it_o justify_v not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o habit_n or_o act_n in_o we_o but_o as_o the_o hand_n to_o receive_v christ_n righteousness_n ibid._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o §_o 12._o 2._o it_o must_v therefore_o be_v such_o a_o faith_n as_o do_v special_o apprehend_v christ._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o §_o 8._o 3._o it_o do_v not_o prepare_v only_o and_o dispose_v to_o justification_n but_o it_o do_v actual_o justify_v §_o 9_o l._n 6._o c._n 7._o §_o 1_o 2._o 4._o it_o do_v not_o iustifiâ—…_n absolute_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o ownâ—…_n worth_n but_o relative_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n §_o 10._o 5._o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o question_n whether_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n or_o by_o work_n §_o 11._o 6._o how_o faith_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v alone_o §_o 12._o 7._o that_o faith_n do_v not_o sanctify_v alone_o §_o 12._o whether_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n proper_o be_v impute_v â—…torighteousnesse_n l._n 1._o cap._n 2._o §_o 7._o &_o cap._n 5._o §_o 12._o that_o charity_n be_v not_o the_o formâ—…_n of_o faith_n l._n 4._o cap._n 11._o §_o 5._o of_o the_o distinction_n of_o say_v that_o it_o be_v either_o formata_fw-la or_o informis_fw-la §_o 6._o that_o faith_n be_v perfect_a bellarmine_n produce_v six_o reason_n which_o be_v answer_v l._n 5._o c._n 6._o the_o full_a discourse_n of_o faith_n l._n 6._o the_o popish_a 〈◊〉_d concern_v faith_n l._n 6._o c._n 1._o §_o 1._o what_o faith_n be_v cap._n 1._o §_o 2._o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o knowledge_n §_o 3._o against_o implicit_a faith_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o §_o 3._o etc._n etc._n the_o doctrine_n of_o implicit_a faith_n both_o falsâ—…_n for_o many_o reason_n §_o 4._o and_o absurd_a in_o that_o they_o say_v it_o may_v better_o be_v define_v by_o ignorance_n than_o by_o knowledge_n §_o 5._o bellarm._n allegation_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n for_o implicit_a faith_n §_o 6_o of_o father_n §_o 7._o testimony_n of_o father_n against_o it_o §_o 13._o bellarmine_n reason_n §_o 14._o the_o doctrine_n of_o implicit_a faith_n wicked_a as_o be_v a_o egregious_a coozâ—…nage_n §_o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o pernicious_a to_o the_o people_n §_o 18._o true_a justify_v â—…aith_n can_v be_v sever_v from_o charity_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o our_o reason_n i._o because_o he_o that_o have_v true_a faith_n be_v regenerate_v §_o 1._o ii_o because_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n dwell_v in_o he_o §_o 2._o iii_o because_o he_o be_v sanctify_v â—…_n 3._o iv._o because_o he_o be_v the_o true_a disciple_n of_o christ._n §_o 4._o v._o because_o true_a faith_n work_v by_o charity_n ibid._n vi_o because_o true_a faith_n be_v formata_fw-la ibid._n vii_o because_o if_o it_o be_v without_o charity_n it_o do_v not_o justify_v viii_o because_o they_o who_o love_v not_o know_v not_o god_n ibid._n 7._o other_o argument_n out_o of_o james_n 2._o §_o 5._o 6._o other_o argument_n defend_v against_o bellarmine_n §_o 6._o etc._n etc._n testimony_n of_o father_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o §_o 12._o bellarmine_n proof_n that_o
greek_a father_n §_o 2._o and_o eleven_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n §_o 3._o the_o authority_n of_o four_o council_n §_o 4._o bellarmine_n reason_n to_o prove_v merit_n §_o 5._o other_o question_n concern_v merit_n discuss_v l._n 8._o c._n 7._o whether_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o merit_n §_o 2._o de_fw-fr intuitu_fw-la mercedis_fw-la §_o 3_o 4_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v a_o good_a work_n with_o intent_n to_o merit_v thereby_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 7._o §_o 5._o the_o seven_o condition_n require_v in_o merit_n l._n 8._o c._n 8._o whereof_o three_o be_v not_o contrâ—…verted_v §_o 1._o the_o four_o that_o it_o be_v liberum_fw-la §_o 2._o five_o that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o man_n in_o state_n of_o grace_n §_o 3._o six_o that_o it_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n §_o 4._o seven_o that_o it_o proceed_v from_o charity_n §_o 5._o all_o these_o condition_n concur_v do_v not_o make_v a_o work_n meritorious_a lib._n 8._o c._n 8._o §_o 6._o bellarmine_n dispute_n that_o good_a work_n be_v condign_o meritorious_a non_fw-la solum_fw-la ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la but_o also_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la examine_v l._n 8._o c._n 9_o his_o seven_o argument_n to_o prove_v condign_a merit_n ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 9_o §_o 5._o etc._n etc._n what_o thing_n may_v be_v merit_v l._n 8._o c._n 9_o §_o 13._o n_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n urge_v by_o we_o l._n 7._o c._n 1._o by_o bellarmine_n c._n 4._o o_o object_n of_o faith_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 6._o the_o proper_a object_n of_o justify_v faith_n be_v christ_n §_o 2._o the_o object_n of_o abraham_n faith_n §_o 3_o 4_o 5._o christ_n the_o proper_a object_n of_o faith_n in_o two_o respect_n §_o 6._o bellarmine_n dispute_n first_o that_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o special_a §_o 7._o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o justify_n faith_n all_o other_o article_n may_v become_v the_o object_n of_o special_a faith_n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o §_o 7._o whether_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v elect_v etc._n etc._n §_o 8._o second_o whether_o a_o man_n may_v be_v justify_v without_o special_a faith_n §_o 9_o three_o whether_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o special_a faith_n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o §_o 10._o osiander_n his_o error_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v in_o we_o l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 2._o p_o papist_n they_o take_v away_o justification_n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o §_o 1._o l._n 2._o c._n 6._o §_o 22._o from_o justification_n they_o exclude_v remission_n or_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o §_o 2._o they_o confound_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o make_v void_a the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o §_o 5._o they_o deprive_v christian_n of_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o christian_n liberty_n §_o 6._o they_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n lib._n 7._o c._n 3._o §_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o their_o main_a error_n in_o the_o article_n of_o justification_n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o §_o 1._o parity_n parity_n of_o righteousness_n l._n 4._o c._n 13._o part_n of_o justification_n lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 16_o 17._o c._n 6._o §_o 5._o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ._n whether_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o it_o only_o l._n 1._o cap._n 4._o paul_n not_o justify_v by_o inherent_a righteousness_n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o §_o 15._o pelagian_n their_o error_n concern_v grace_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o §_o 2._o perfect_a whether_o any_o such_o lib._n 4._o c._n 10._o §_o 10_o 11._o l._n 7._o c._n 6._o §_o 15._o 16._o penitency_n bellarmine_n five_o disposition_n to_o justification_n l._n 6._o c._n 12._o §_o 9_o 10._o purpose_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n bellarmine_n six_o disposition_n to_o justification_n l._n 6._o c._n 12._o §_o 11._o purpose_v of_o a_o new_a life_n bellar._n seven_o disposition_n l._n 6._o c._n 12._o §_o 12._o r._n remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o that_o only_a thing_n wherein_o justification_n consist_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o §_o 16._o 17._o 18_o 21._o n._n 3._o object_n it_o be_v as_o well_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o omission_n as_o of_o commission_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o §_o 19_o object_n 2._o by_o it_o man_n be_v make_v innocent_a therefore_o just_a §_o 20._o three_o argument_n of_o i._o p._n §_o 21._o of_o i_o f._n §_o 22._o 23._o some_o make_v remission_n the_o entire_a form_n of_o justification_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o §_o 1._o &_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v impute_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o §_o 1._o cap._n 5._o §_o 5._o 6._o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n as_o righteous_a the_o two_o part_n of_o justification_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o §_o 5._o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v by_o the_o papist_n exclude_v from_o justification_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o §_o 1._o 2._o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o utter_a extinction_n of_o it_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o §_o 3._o it_o be_v as_o the_o forgive_n of_o a_o debt_n §_o 4._o what_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n three_o question_n i._o what_o that_o be_v which_o be_v remit_v §_o 5._o whether_o the_o macula_n §_o 6._o 7._o ii_o the_o book_n out_o of_o which_o god_n do_v wipe_v or_o blot_v our_o sin_n §_o 8._o iii_o by_o what_o act_n of_o god_n be_v our_o sin_n remit_v §_o 9_o the_o utter_a deletion_n or_o extinction_n not_o grant_v in_o this_o life_n §_o 10._o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n not_o take_v away_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n §_o 11._o remission_n do_v not_o work_v a_o real_a change_n §_o 12._o absurdity_n which_o follow_v this_o assertion_n that_o remission_n be_v the_o utter_a extinction_n of_o sin_n §_o 13._o and_o be_v necessary_a consequent_n of_o their_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n §_o 14._o &_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o §_o 6._o 7_o 8._o bellarmine_n proof_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o utter_a abolition_n of_o it_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n mention_v either_o the_o take_v away_o of_o sin_n §_o 2._o or_o the_o blot_n out_o of_o sin_n §_o 3._o or_o the_o purge_n of_o sin_n §_o 4._o or_o the_o not_o be_v of_o it_o §_o 5._o or_o the_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n §_o 6._o other_o argument_n from_o the_o efficacy_n of_o baptism_n §_o 7._o 8._o his_o unanswereable_a argument_n out_o of_o rom._n 5._o 19_o answer_v lib._n 2._o c._n 8._o §_o 10._o see_v more_o of_o this_o question_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o §_o 6_o 7_o 8._o reward_n reward_n merces_fw-la be_v either_o gratuita_fw-la free_a or_o debita_fw-la due_a l._n 8._o c._n 5._o §_o 3._o 4._o 5._o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n equal_a but_o not_o of_o glory_n l_o 4._o c._n 13._o §_o 2._o how_o far_o forth_o good_a work_n be_v reward_v l._n 8._o c._n 9_o §_o 12._o whether_o good_a work_n may_v be_v do_v with_o a_o eye_n to_o the_o reward_n l._n 8._o c._n 7._o §_o 3._o 4._o whether_o they_o may_v be_v do_v with_o intent_n to_o merit_v §_o 5._o righteousness_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n a_o move_a cause_n of_o justification_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 2_o 3._o righteousness_n of_o christian_n twofold_a l._n 1._o c._n 1._o §_o 2._o bellarmine_n distinction_n of_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o or_o by_o it_o l._n 4._o c._n 8._o §_o 2._o 3_o 4._o l_o 7._o c._n 2._o §_o 8._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o justification_n not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o godhead_n lib._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 2._o but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o mediator_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n §_o 3._o his_o whole_a righteousnâ—…sse_n both_o negative_a and_o also_o positive_a §_o 3_o 4._o which_o be_v true_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n §_o 5._o the_o comfort_n arise_v out_o of_o this_o doctrine_n §_o 6._o righteousness_n inherent_a not_o perfect_a l._n 4._o c._n 2._o §_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o c._n 3._o reason_n prove_v the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a not_o to_o be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a i._o out_o of_o esai_n 64._o 6._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o §_o 4_o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la 11._o ii_o because_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n in_o they_o of_o sin_n out_o of_o exod._n 28._o 36_o 38._o §_o 11._o eccles._n 7._o 20._o §_o 12._o iii_o the_o fruâ—…t_n be_v as_o the_o tree_n §_o 13._o iu_o action_n pure_o good_a may_v stand_v in_o iudgâ—…ment_n §_o 14._o a_o instance_n in_o prayer_n §_o 15._o testimony_n of_o father_n §_o 16._o bellarmine_n proof_n i._o allegation_n of_o scripture_n and_o i._o job_n 1._o 22._o l._n 4._o c._n 4._o §_o 1_o 2._o ii_o
psalm_n 7._o 4_o 9_o etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o iii_o matth._n 6._o 22._o §_o 4._o iv._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 12._o §_o 5._o v._o jam._n 3._o 2._o §_o 6._o vi_o psalm_n 4._o 4._o esai_n 1._o 16._o joh._n 5._o 14._o in_o which_o we_o be_v exbort_v not_o to_o sin_n §_o 7._o vii_o from_o those_o place_n which_o teach_v that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a do_v please_v god_n §_o 8._o viii_o from_o these_o place_n which_o absolute_o call_v they_o good_a §_o 9_o two_o testimony_n of_o father_n §_o 10._o three_o reason_n i._o if_o good_a work_n be_v impure_a then_o either_o by_o reason_n of_o concupiscence_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o §_o 12._o or_o for_o want_n of_o charity_n §_o 13._o or_o because_o of_o venial_a sin_n concur_v §_o 14._o ii_o from_o six_o absurdity_n §_o 15_o 16._o by_o righteousness_n inherent_a the_o law_n be_v not_o fulfil_v l._n 4._o c._n 5._o §_o 3._o 4._o 4._o none_o be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n first_o because_o all_o be_v transgressor_n §_o â—…_n second_o because_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o it_o §_o 7._o three_o because_o none_o can_v fulfil_v the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o commandment_n §_o 8._o four_o out_o of_o act._n 15._o 10._o §_o 9_o five_o out_o of_o rom._n 7._o 18._o §_o 10._o six_o rom._n 8._o 3_o §_o 11._o by_o righteousness_n inherent_a we_o be_v not_o justify_v prove_v by_o fourteen_o reason_n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o vid._n matter_n of_o justification_n s_o sacrament_n they_o be_v seal_n of_o justification_n l._n â—…_n c._n 2._o §_o 6._o l._n 6._o c._n 14._o 8._o whether_o they_o justify_v ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 10._o §_o 3._o the_o purpose_n and_o desire_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n bellarmine_n sixâ—…h_a disposition_n to_o justification_n l_o 6._o c._n 12._o §_o 7._o satisfaction_n the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o papist_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 8._o sanctification_n not_o to_o be_v confound_v with_o justification_n l._n 2._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la how_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o justification_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o sinner_n all_o man_n be_v sinner_n l._n 4._o c._n 2._o §_o 9_o c._n 8._o §_o 7._o l._n 5._o c._n 2._o §_o 2._o subject_a of_o faith_n viz._n the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v lib._n 6._o c._n 5._o §_o 1._o and_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o it_o be_v seal_v §_o 2._o viz._n the_o mind_n that_o be_v both_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_n prove_v by_o testimony_n §_o 3._o 4._o 5._o whether_o the_o â—…nderstanding_n be_v command_v by_o the_o will_v to_o believe_v lib._n 6._o c._n 5._o §_o 6._o t_o truth_n the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o truth_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 1._o §_o 1._o &_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 6._o §_o 2._o v_o venial_a whether_o venial_a sin_n do_v contaminate_v the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o just_a lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o §_o 14._o whether_o they_o do_v â—…inder_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o §_o 23._o whether_o they_o be_v only_o beside_o the_o law_n and_o not_o against_o it_o ibid._n uprightness_n it_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o perfection_n and_o upright_a man_n be_v call_v perfect_a lib._n 4._o c._n 10._o §_o 10._o w._n word_n the_o word_n a_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o justification_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o 5._o work_n good_a workâ—…s_n â—…re_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n not_o cause_n of_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 6._o §_o 7._o the_o necessiâ—…_n of_o gâ—…od_a work_n urge_v of_o we_o by_o better_a 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n do_v 〈◊〉_d c._n 1._o in_o what_o 〈◊〉_d we_o deny_v good_a work_n to_o justify_v l._n 7._o c._n â—…_n §_o 1._o that_o good_a work_n do_v noâ—…_n justify_v man_n before_o god_n prove_v by_o all_o the_o five_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o â—…_n 2._o §_o 2._o by_o four_o other_o reason_n §_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d thâ—…se_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o their_o own_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n §_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o scripture_n §_o 5._o bellarmine_n preamble_n to_o his_o answer_n in_o which_o he_o consider_v three_o thing_n first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o §_o 6_o 7._o second_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o or_o by_o the_o law_n §_o 8._o three_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o work_n which_o be_v exclude_v from_o justification_n whether_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n §_o 9_o 10._o or_o also_o of_o the_o moral_a and_o whether_o all_o or_o only_o those_o which_o go_v before_o faith_n §_o 11._o bellarmine_n proof_n that_o those_o only_a 〈◊〉_d before_o or_o without_o faith_n be_v exclude_v l._n 7._o c._n 2._o §_o 13._o bellarmine_n dispute_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n l._n 7._o c._n 4._o his_o method_n §_o 1._o he_o prove_v they_o necessary_a not_o to_o iuâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_z 2._o his_o first_o proof_n be_v from_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n §_o 3._o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la 19_o eight_o difference_n by_o hire_n propound_v l._n 7._o c._n 4._o §_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o his_o second_o proof_n from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a liberty_n l._n 7._o c._n 4._o §_o 23._o that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a by_o way_n of_o efficacy_n bellarmine_n prove_v by_o three_o sort_n of_o argument_n first_o from_o scripture_n i._o testimoniâ—…_n heb._n 10._o 36._o lib._n 7._o c._n 5._o §_o 3._o ii_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 14_o 15._o l._n 7._o c._n 5._o §_o 4._o iii_o phil._n 2._o 12._o §_o 5._o iv._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 10._o §_o 6._o v._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o §_o 7._o vi_o rom._n 8._o 13._o §_o 8._o vii_o rom._n 8._o 16_o 17._o §_o 9_o viii_o rom._n 10._o 10._o §_o 10._o ix_o matth._n 25._o 34_o 35._o §_o 11._o x._o jam._n 1._o 25._o &_o 2._o 14._o §_o 12._o xi_o the_o epistle_n of_o peter_n james_n john_n and_o jude._n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o §_o 13._o second_o from_o testimony_n of_o father_n §_o 14._o three_o from_o reason_n §_o 19_o because_o faith_n dâ—…th_v not_o save_v alone_o lib._n 7._o c._n 5._o §_o 16._o 17._o of_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o â—…ustice_n of_o good_a work_n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o §_o 1._o whether_o they_o be_v sin_n l._n 7._o c._n 7._o §_o 17._o that_o they_o be_v sin_n it_o follow_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n lib._n 4._o c._n 4._o §_o 9_o in_o fine_a &_o 21._o bellarmine_n proof_n that_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v l._n 7._o c._n 8._o the_o first_o jam._n 2._o 24._o lib._n 7._o c._n 8._o §_o 2._o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la 19_o six_o other_o testimony_n i._o eccl._n 18._o 21._o §_o 19_o vide_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 4._o §_o 2._o 3._o ii_o rom._n 6._o 19_o l._n 7._o c._n 8._o §_o 19_o iii_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o l._n 7._o c._n 8._o §_o 20._o iv._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 10._o §_o 21._o v._o john_n 14._o 23._o §_o 22._o vi_o apâ—…c_n 22._o 11._o §_o 23._o the_o papist_n high_a opinion_n of_o their_o work_n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o §_o 14._o our_o estimation_n of_o they_o §_o 15._o y_fw-fr yoke_n christ_n yoke_n easy_a lib._n 7._o cap._n 6._o §_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o line_n 20_o even_o our_o juâ—…if_n p._n 4._o l._n 9_o â—…sadiq_fw-la p._n 6_o â—…_n antepen_v special_a p._n 9_o marg_n l._n 2._o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 1._o 2._o l._n 15._o justificaâ—…i_fw-la p._n 13._o l._n a_o fin_n 19_o viii_o 〈◊〉_d second_o p_o 15_o l_o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o concur_v l._n penulâ—…_n stand_v 〈◊〉_d p._n 16._o marg_n l._n 6._o lib_n 1_o cap._n 2_o p._n 17._o l._n of_o 11._o herâ—…_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 7._o man_n p._n 18_o l._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d be_v p._n 19_o l_o 1._o break_v l._n 15_o 16._o deal_n so_o the_o righteousness_n of_o our_o meâ—…iator_n who_o be_v god_n p._n 21_o marg_n l_o 2._o jer_z 23_o 6._o l_o of_o 5._o deal_n sect_n p._n 22._o l._n of_o 14._o then_o he_o intend_v p_o 24._o l._n 6_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 11_o partam_fw-la l._n 18._o nothing_o else_o p._n 26._o l_o of_o 8_o we_o be_v p._n 27._o l_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o p._n 28._o l._n 20_o and_o sâ—…condly_o l._n of_o 13._o id_fw-la eâ—…t_fw-la compl_a p._n 29._o l._n 1._o receiuâ—…d_n l._n of_o 4._o in_o we_o p._n 31._o l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d l._n of_o 12._o yâ—…t_n we_o p._n 32_o l._n 26._o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d p._n 38._o l._n 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 22._o scale_n p._n 43._o l._n antep_n upon_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d
say_v they_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o merit_n whereby_o confute_v he_o redeem_v and_o save_v man_n shall_v be_v impute_v unto_o we_o than_o shall_v we_o thereby_o become_v saviour_n and_o redeemer_n of_o other_o but_o this_o latter_a be_v false_a therefore_o the_o former_a answer_v i_o deny_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o proposition_n for_o first_o when_o we_o say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n our_o meaning_n be_v this_o that_o the_o lord_n accept_v for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o behalf_n the_o obedience_n and_o mâ—…rits_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o we_o have_v perform_v the_o same_o for_o ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o person_n for_o as_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o common_a price_n of_o redemption_n sufficient_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o universal_o so_o it_o be_v the_o price_n for_o every_o particular_a and_o so_o be_v apply_v to_o every_o particular_a not_o as_o the_o common_a price_n redeem_v all_o but_o as_o the_o price_n of_o those_o soul_n in_o particular_a to_o who_o it_o be_v particular_o apply_v second_o the_o efficacy_n or_o effect_v of_o imputation_n depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o the_o imputer_n and_o therefore_o the_o force_n of_o it_o can_v be_v extend_v further_a than_o he_o extend_v it_o which_o be_v the_o justification_n of_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v impute_v but_o no_o further_o three_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o proposition_n do_v no_o more_o follow_v than_o if_o i_o shall_v argue_v thus_o if_o by_o imputation_n of_o adam_n transgression_n other_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n than_o they_o to_o who_o adam_n transgression_n be_v impute_v be_v make_v the_o cause_n and_o fountain_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n in_o all_o other_o but_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n we_o shall_v conceive_v not_o as_o of_o private_a man_n but_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o root_n of_o mankind_n in_o who_o when_o he_o fall_v all_z sind_z the_o second_o as_o the_o head_n of_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v saâ—…ed_v in_o who_o as_o the_o head_n communicate_v his_o merit_n to_o his_o member_n all_o the_o faithful_a have_v as_o his_o member_n fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o themselves_o the_o head_n and_o the_o body_n say_v membra_fw-la thomas_n aquinas_n be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o mystical_a person_n and_o therefore_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a as_o to_o his_o member_n the_o lord_n accept_v in_o their_o behalf_n the_o obedience_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o they_o have_v perform_v the_o same_o in_o their_o own_o person_n not_o for_o other_o but_o for_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n they_o be_v not_o redeemer_n but_o redeem_v for_o though_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n communicate_v to_o his_o member_n his_o obedience_n yet_o not_o his_o headship_n nor_o his_o mediatorship_n in_o respect_n whereof_o he_o be_v and_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n man_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v god_n to_o give_v infinite_a value_n and_o worth_n to_o that_o which_o his_o person_n do_v or_o suffer_v for_o the_o justification_n and_o salvation_n of_o all_o those_o to_o who_o his_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v communicate_v and_o impute_v but_o not_o to_o make_v they_o redeemer_n and_o saviour_n of_o other_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o head_n be_v of_o sufficient_a virtue_n to_o justify_v and_o redeem_v all_o the_o member_n to_o who_o it_o be_v impute_v but_o be_v impute_v the_o merit_n thereof_o extend_v no_o further_a than_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v impute_v that_o be_v to_o save_v the_o member_n not_o to_o make_v it_o a_o saviour_n nor_o to_o confound_v the_o member_n with_o the_o head_n nor_o to_o take_v away_o the_o proportion_n that_o be_v and_o ought_v be_v between_o the_o head_n and_o the_o member_n four_o to_o the_o papist_n who_o confess_v christ_n satisfaction_n to_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o i_o return_v the_o like_a argument_n if_o christ_n satisfaction_n whereby_o he_o redeem_v mankind_n be_v impute_v unto_o we_o then_o be_v we_o also_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n but_o they_o will_v not_o not_o can_v infer_v that_o therefore_o we_o be_v redeemer_n but_o that_o we_o among_o other_o be_v redeem_v §_o x._o but_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n i_o shall_v by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n full_o prove_v hereafter_o in_o my_o whole_a five_o book_n here_o only_o for_o a_o taste_n i_o will_v but_o point_v at_o two_o argumenss_n 11._o the_o former_a out_o of_o rom._n 4._o 5._o 6._o 11._o the_o basis_n or_o ground_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o who_o the_o lord_n justify_v to_o they_o he_o impute_v righteousness_n now_o this_o righteousness_n be_v either_o the_o party_n own_o or_o of_o another_o not_o their_o own_o for_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o be_v sinner_n they_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o righteousness_n inherent_a but_o righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o without_o work_n that_o be_v without_o respect_n of_o any_o obedience_n perform_v by_o themselves_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o that_o other_o be_v no_o other_o nor_o can_v be_v any_o other_o but_o christ_n only_o therefore_o by_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n we_o be_v justify_v the_o second_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o as_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o so_o be_v we_o make_v 21._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o he_o christ_n who_o know_v no_o sin_n be_v make_v sin_n and_o a_o sinner_n for_o we_o therefore_o by_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n which_o here_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n we_o who_o be_v sinner_n in_o ourselves_o be_v make_v righteous_a not_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o he_o cap._n iu._n whether_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n only_o §_o i._o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o some_o of_o our_o divine_n justification_n concern_v the_o matter_n and_o some_o of_o our_o justification_n for_o some_o as_o touch_v the_o matter_n do_v hold_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n only_o of_o these_o man_n some_o do_v not_o hold_v the_o matter_n of_o justification_n to_o be_v the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n itself_o but_o a_o righteousness_n morte_fw-la christi_fw-la partum_fw-la purchase_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n thereof_o viz._n remission_n of_o sin_n which_o they_o not_o without_o absurdity_n say_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o what_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o it_o if_o therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o imputation_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n then_o be_v we_o justify_v by_o the_o imputation_n of_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n again_o the_o author_n of_o this_o opinion_n confound_v justice_n with_o justification_n for_o they_o say_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v our_o justice_n and_o that_o justification_n be_v nothing_o also_o but_o remission_n when_o indeed_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v justice_n but_o a_o action_n of_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n and_o not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o we_o other_o hold_v that_o by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n itself_o mean_v thereby_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n we_o be_v justify_v as_o by_o the_o only_a matter_n of_o justification_n impute_v to_o we_o but_o that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n §_o ii_o by_o what_o alone_o the_o law_n be_v full_o satisfy_v by_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v law_n and_o by_o what_o alone_o the_o law_n be_v not_o full_o satisfy_v by_o that_o alone_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o whole_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o person_n that_o be_v his_o holiness_n or_o habitual_a righteousness_n the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o life_n which_o be_v his_o obedience_n or_o actual_a righteousness_n the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n which_o be_v obedientia_fw-la crucis_fw-la or_o his_o passive_a righteousness_n the_o law_n be_v full_o satisfy_v or_o fulfil_v but_o by_o the_o passive_a obedience_n alone_o of_o christ_n the_o law_n be_v not_o fulfil_v therefore_o by_o the_o whole_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o passive_a only_o we_o be_v justify_v the_o proposition_n be_v thus_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o justification_n before_o god_n without_o perfect_a and_o complete_a righteousness_n for_o without_o that_o no_o man_n can_v stand_v in_o judgement_n before_o god_n and_o to_o imagine_v that_o
that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v not_o in_o we_o but_o out_o of_o we_o in_o christ_n which_o be_v absurd_a for_o as_o themselves_o expound_v the_o phrase_n 4._o formal_a justice_n consist_v either_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o in_o good_a action_n that_o be_v it_o be_v either_o habitual_a or_o actual_a so_o that_o it_o can_v stand_v in_o imputation_n by_o which_o we_o can_v no_o more_o be_v just_o formal_o than_o wife_n rich_a alive_a by_o imputation_n of_o wisdom_n riches_n and_o life_n wherefore_o i_o marvel_v how_o they_o can_v be_v so_o absurd_a as_o to_o conceive_v so_o absurd_o of_o we_o but_o we_o teach_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n both_o habitual_a and_o actual_a by_o which_o he_o be_v formal_o just_a be_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o imputation_n thereof_o be_v the_o form_n of_o justification_n and_o so_o those_o very_a author_n upon_o who_o they_o will_v father_n this_o assertion_n in_o express_a term_n do_v teach_v affirm_v that_o christ_n obedience_n or_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o 3_o material_a cause_n of_o justification_n and_o the_o application_n or_o imputation_n thereof_o be_v the_o 9_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n we_o say_v then_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n itself_o be_v not_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n or_o that_o by_o which_o we_o be_v formal_o just_a but_o the_o imputation_n of_o it_o itself_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o justification_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o thing_n which_o unto_o justification_n be_v impute_v wherefore_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o answer_v in_o defence_n of_o our_o assertion_n the_o argument_n either_o of_o those_o veteratores_fw-la the_o papist_n or_o these_o novatores_fw-la who_o both_o agree_v in_o this_o calumniation_n against_o we_o all_o tend_v to_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v not_o formal_o juâ—…_n by_o that_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o he_o which_o we_o do_v not_o hold_v for_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v formaâ—…ly_o just_a be_v inherent_a in_o himself_o for_o what_o be_v more_o intrinsical_a than_o the_o form_n but_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o no_o more_o than_o our_o sin_n be_v inherent_a in_o he_o and_o yet_o as_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n or_o a_o sinner_n by_o our_o sin_n not_o formal_o god_n forbid_v but_o by_o imputation_n so_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o his_o righteousness_n not_o formal_o as_o we_o be_v justify_v or_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o he_o viz._n by_o imputation_n and_o again_o as_o by_o adam_n actual_a transgrâ—…ssion_n which_o be_v transient_a and_o now_o have_v no_o be_v we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n by_o imputation_n of_o his_o disobedience_n so_o likewise_o by_o christ_n obedience_n which_o he_o perform_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o own_o person_n we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v not_o only_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n but_o also_o constitute_v just_a and_o entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o as_o they_o to_o who_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n transgression_n be_v impute_v be_v also_o by_o sin_n inherent_a transfuse_v from_o he_o by_o carnal_a generation_n formal_o make_v sinner_n so_o they_o to_o who_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v unto_o justification_n be_v also_o make_v formal_o just_a by_o a_o inchoated_a righteousness_n receive_v by_o influence_n from_o christ_n and_o infuse_v by_o his_o spirit_n in_o their_o spiritual_a regeneration_n §_o iii_o in_o their_o opinion_n itself_o deny_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n six_o righteousness_n to_o justification_n they_o err_v more_o dangerous_o than_o the_o papist_n who_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o this_o main_a error_n they_o hold_v six_o other_o first_o that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o entire_a form_n or_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n second_o that_o justification_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o remission_n of_o sin_n three_o that_o no_o other_o righteousness_n concur_v to_o justification_n beside_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n no_o not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v merit_v remission_n of_o sin_n four_o that_o the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n itself_o but_o a_o righteousness_n purchase_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n viz._n remission_n of_o sin_n five_o that_o not_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n itself_o be_v impute_v whether_o active_a or_o passive_a but_o the_o merit_n thereof_o six_o that_o not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n all_o which_o before_o i_o see_v the_o book_n wherein_o these_o error_n be_v broach_v i_o have_v plain_o and_o full_o confute_v in_o this_o treatise_n §_o iv._o for_o as_o touch_v the_o two_o first_o and_o the_o main_a error_n itself_o six_o i_o have_v prove_v both_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n etc._n brief_o and_o in_o the_o whole_a five_o book_n at_o large_a that_o the_o form_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v both_o absolve_v from_o our_o sin_n and_o also_o be_v in_o christ_n accept_v and_o make_v righteous_a and_o consequent_o that_o these_o two_o be_v the_o essential_a part_n of_o §._o justification_n viz._n the_o not_o impute_v or_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o god_n do_v grant_v by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n suffering_n in_o respect_n whereof_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o 9_o blood_n that_o be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n and_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n 19_o obedience_n by_o which_o we_o be_v make_v or_o constitute_v righteous_a and_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n so_o that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o form_n and_o much_o less_o the_o entire_a form_n of_o justification_n consider_v as_o a_o action_n of_o god_n but_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o form_n because_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n neither_o be_v it_o the_o whole_a benefit_n of_o justification_n but_o a_o part_n thereof_o for_o although_o many_o of_o our_o divine_n as_o have_v be_v say_v have_v teach_v that_o unto_o justification_n remission_n of_o sin_n be_v only_o require_v yet_o their_o assertion_n as_o have_v also_o be_v show_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o bellarmine_n himself_o understand_v calvin_n as_o speak_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o papist_n who_o say_v that_o to_o justification_n concur_v not_o only_a remission_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o inward_a renovation_n or_o sanctification_n to_o contradict_v they_o our_o divine_n have_v say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o remission_n only_o or_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n wherewith_o always_o concur_v imputation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o not_o by_o renovation_n or_o sanctification_n their_o meaning_n therefore_o by_o the_o exclusive_a particle_n only_o be_v to_o exclude_v not_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n which_o unseparable_o deny_v the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n as_o saint_n paul_n prove_v rom._n 4._o 8._o 6._o 8._o and_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v but_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n or_o renovation_n §_o v._o the_o three_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o that_o which_o i_o full_o confute_v error_n cap._n 4._o and_o contradict_v their_o own_o assertion_n who_o teach_v with_o we_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o christ_n obedience_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v proper_o ascribe_v to_o christ_n suffering_n or_o his_o blood_n 7._o which_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o his_o active_a obedience_n and_o justification_n be_v nothing_o as_o they_o say_v but_o remission_n of_o sin_n whereupon_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o chriâ—…ts_n passive_a obedience_n which_o i_o have_v already_o disprove_v error_n §_o vi_o the_o four_o deny_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n itself_o to_o be_v our_o righteousness_n i_o have_v full_o confute_v in_o the_o four_o book_n beside_o that_o which_o have_v already_o be_v allege_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n that_o which_o be_v add_v concern_v a_o righteousness_n purchase_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o i_o confute_v chap._n 4._o §_o 1._o for_o our_o righteousness_n be_v not_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o that_o by_o which_o we_o have_v remission_n not_o justification_n itself_o but_o that_o by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o justification_n itself_o be_v a_o action_n of_o god_n not_o impute_v sin_n and_o impute_v righteousness_n
write_v in_o greek_a but_o also_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o evangelist_n have_v receive_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o these_o word_n be_v no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v understand_v than_o as_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o say_a hebrew_n word_n signify_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v which_o as_o i_o have_v show_v do_v never_o signify_v to_o make_v or_o to_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o inherent_a righteousness_n §_o ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n 〈◊〉_d sometime_o as_o the_o translation_n of_o tsiddiq_n in_o piel_n as_o luk._n 7._o 29._o the_o people_n 29._o 29._o and_o publican_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justify_v god_n the_o lawyer_n luk._n 10._o 29._o 15._o willing_a to_o justify_v himself_o the_o pharisy_n luk._n 16._o 15._o justify_v themselves_o before_o man_n and_o so_o be_v the_o word_n use_v sometime_o by_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n as_o ecclus._n 10._o 29._o who_o will_v justify_v he_o that_o sin_v against_o his_o 26._o own_o soul_n cap._n 13._o 26._o alius_fw-la 22._o a_o rich_a man_n speak_v thing_n not_o to_o be_v speak_v and_o yet_o man_n justify_v he_o sometime_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o translation_n of_o hitsdiq_n as_o always_o he_o do_v in_o the_o question_n of_o justification_n and_o always_o as_o the_o action_n of_o god_n as_o rom._n 3._o 26._o 30._o who_o justify_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n how_o vers_fw-la 24._o gratis_o without_o any_o cause_n or_o desert_n of_o justification_n in_o the_o party_n without_o work_n that_o be_v without_o respect_n of_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o he_o or_o perform_v by_o he_o vers_n 28._o who_o justify_v the_o circumcision_n and_o uncircumcision_n that_o be_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n not_o of_o work_n or_o by_o inherent_a justice_n but_o by_o and_o through_o faith_n vers_fw-la 30._o who_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a that_o be_v 6._o the_o believe_a sinner_n that_o work_v not_o rom._n 4._o 5._o and_o therefore_o not_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n how_o then_o by_o impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n vers_fw-la 6._o who_o rom._n 8._o 30._o who_o he_o call_v he_o justify_v namely_o 33._o by_o faith_n and_o who_o he_o justify_v he_o also_o glorifi_v use_v the_o word_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n vers_fw-la 33._o who_o can_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v it_o be_v god_n that_o justify_v who_o shall_v condemn_v where_o most_o manifest_o the_o word_n be_v use_v as_o a_o judicial_a word_n oppose_v to_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v neither_o can_v any_o colour_n of_o reason_n be_v allege_v why_o the_o word_n in_o these_o place_n shall_v signify_v contrary_a to_o the_o perpetual_a use_n both_o of_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o hâ—…brew_n word_n whereof_o it_o be_v a_o translation_n to_o make_v righteous_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a §_o iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v sometime_o as_o the_o translation_n not_o of_o the_o passive_a 〈◊〉_d verb_n but_o as_o of_o the_o neuter_n in_o cal_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o out_o of_o the_o greek_a translation_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d so_o ecclus._n 7._o 5._o be_v not_o just_a before_o god_n not_o wise_a before_o the_o king_n or_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o translate_v do_v 5._o not_o justify_v thyself_o fore_o god_n so_o also_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n rom._n 3._o 4._o cite_v out_o of_o psalm_n 51._o 6._o where_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v not_o a_o passive_a 4._o but_o a_o neuter_n and_o so_o apoc._n 22._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o that_o be_v 11._o just_a be_v just_a still_o as_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o passive_a it_o be_v often_o use_v but_o as_o it_o never_o signify_v to_o be_v make_v just_a by_o inherent_a justice_n as_o i_o will_v show_v when_o i_o come_v to_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o the_o papist_n so_o it_o always_o signify_v either_o to_o be_v declare_v or_o pronounce_v just_a or_o to_o be_v absolve_v and_o make_v jusâ—…_n by_o imputation_n in_o the_o former_a sense_n wisdom_n be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n 29._o luk._n 7._o 37._o who_o vers_fw-la 29._o justify_v god_n christ_n who_o be_v god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o thus_o by_o our_o word_n we_o shall_v be_v justiâ—…ed_v not_o make_v 16._o just_o formal_o or_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n but_o in_o the_o sense_n oppose_v to_o condemnation_n for_o as_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v so_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v matth._n 12._o 37._o thus_o not_o the_o hearer_n 37_o alone_o but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v that_o be_v pronounce_v just_a rom._n 2._o 13._o and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o work_n that_o be_v declare_v approve_a and_o know_v to_o be_v just_a james_n 2._o 21_o 23._o 24_o 25._o 25._o cum_fw-la genes_n 22._o 12._o â—…n_v the_o latter_a sense_n ecclesiast_n 1._o 28._o alius_fw-la 22._o the_o famous_a man_n chap._n 31._o 5._o the_o lover_n of_o gold_n chap._n 23._o 14._o alius_fw-la 11._o 14._o the_o rash_a swearer_n shall_v not_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o commination_n of_o the_o three_o commandment_n shall_v not_o be_v hold_v guiltless_a but_o most_o plain_o chap._n 26._o the_o last_o verse_n the_o huckster_n shall_v not_o be_v justify_v vit_fw-la from_o sin_n that_o be_v not_o absolve_v from_o sin_n nor_o accept_v as_o righteous_a so_o act._n 13._o 38_o 39_o where_o most_o plain_o to_o be_v â—…ustified_v from_o sin_n 39_o do_v signify_v to_o be_v absolve_v or_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v use_v promiscuous_o with_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o sense_n oâ—…_n freedom_n from_o the_o guilt_n be_v â—…ometimes_o extend_v to_o signify_v a_o total_a freedom_n as_o rom._n 7._o 6._o 7._o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v justify_v that_o iâ—…_n as_o chrysostome_n and_o oâ—…umenius_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v free_v from_o sin_n as_o these_o place_n be_v plain_o repugnant_a to_o the_o popish_a sense_n so_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v do_v favour_v it_o for_o either_o they_o import_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n as_o righteoâ—…s_n as_o luk._n 18._o 14._o the_o publican_n who_o have_v 14._o humble_v himself_o and_o crave_v pardon_n go_v home_o justify_v that_o be_v obtain_v pardon_n and_o be_v accept_v as_o righteous_a rather_o than_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi who_o have_v justify_v himself_o or_o distinguish_v between_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n as_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o or_o exclude_v justification_n by_o inherent_a 11._o righteousness_n as_o rom._n 3._o 20._o rom._n 4._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o gal._n 5._o 4._o or_o imply_v imputation_n 4._o as_o where_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v either_o by_o his_o blood_n as_o rom._n 5._o 9_o or_o by_o faith_n as_o rom._n 5._o 1._o gal._n 3._o 24._o or_o by_o grace_n as_o tiâ—…_n 3._o 7_o or_o both_o exclude_v the_o one_o and_o imply_v the_o other_o as_o rom._n 3._o 24._o 28._o gal._n 2._o 16_o 11._o 17._o 3._o 11._o §_o iv._o there_o remain_v these_o two_o word_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v only_o in_o two_o placâ—…s_n rom._n 4._o 25._o &_o 5._o 18._o in_o the_o former_a it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n be_v deliver_v to_o death_n for_o 〈◊〉_d our_o sin_n and_o be_v raise_v again_o for_o our_o justificâ—…tion_n to_o who_o as_o it_o be_v 18._o in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n righteousness_n shall_v be_v impute_v if_o we_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a for_o as_o our_o saviour_n by_o his_o death_n and_o obedience_n untâ—…ll_v death_n merit_v for_o we_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o right_n to_o eternal_a life_n so_o by_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n restore_v to_o life_n as_o namely_o by_o his_o resurrection_n his_o merit_n be_v effectual_o apply_v and_o impute_v to_o our_o justification_n for_o if_o christ_n have_v not_o rise_v again_o we_o have_v be_v still_o in_o our_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 17._o in_o the_o latter_a place_n justification_n be_v in_o direct_a term_n oppose_v to_o condemnation_n for_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n or_o transgression_n of_o one_o viz._n the_o first_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o guilt_n which_o be_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o the_o sixteen_o verse_n come_v upon_o all_o 18._o man_n the_o offspring_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o condemnation_n so_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n he_o affirm_v that_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n in_o that_o place_n do_v signify_v to_o be_v make_v just_a by_o obtain_v righteousness_n 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o he_o will_v prove_v by_o two_o reason_n first_o out_o of_o those_o word_n jâ—…sti_fw-la constistuentur_fw-la multi_fw-la many_o shall_v be_v constitute_v or_o make_v just_a from_o whence_o he_o argue_v thus_o to_o be_v constitute_v just_a be_v to_o be_v make_v just_a by_o inherent_a righteousness_n to_o be_v justify_v be_v to_o be_v constitute_v just_a rom._n 5._o 19_o therefore_o to_o be_v constitute_v just_a be_v to_o be_v make_v just_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a answ._n we_o confess_v that_o whosoever_o be_v justify_v be_v constitute_v yea_o be_v make_v just_a but_o the_o question_n be_v concern_v the_o manner_n whether_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n or_o by_o imputation_n the_o assumption_n therefore_o be_v grant_v by_o we_o but_o the_o proposition_n be_v false_a and_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o the_o scripture_n yea_o the_o contrary_n may_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o place_n allege_v where_o justification_n or_o make_v righteous_a be_v oppose_v not_o to_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o guilt_n and_o condemnation_n vers_fw-la 16._o and_o 18._o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v justify_v or_o constitute_v righteous_a who_o be_v absolve_v and_o acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o from_o condemnation_n be_v accept_v as_o righteous_a unto_o life_n for_o as_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o 19_o verse_n many_o be_v say_v to_o be_v constitute_v sinner_n that_o be_v as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d greek_a interpreter_n do_v expound_v it_o and_o as_o appear_z by_o the_o former_a verse_n guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o condemnation_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adaâ—…_n mean_v that_o one_o offence_n of_o he_o which_o we_o call_v his_o fall_n which_o can_v be_v otherwise_o understand_v but_o by_o imputation_n so_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n many_o be_v say_v to_o be_v constitute_v just_a by_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n that_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o condemnation_n and_o accept_v as_o righteous_a in_o christ_n his_o obedience_n be_v communicate_v to_o they_o which_o can_v be_v by_o any_o other_o mean_n but_o by_o imputation_n neither_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v constitute_v just_a shall_v not_o be_v a_o judicial_a word_n as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v justify_v in_o all_o other_o place_n this_o verb_n whether_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o good_a sense_n or_o in_o the_o bad_a signify_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o bellarmine_n infer_v upon_o it_o for_o as_o in_o the_o bad_a it_o signify_v to_o convince_v or_o condemn_v as_o gal._n 11._o 2._o 18._o jam._n 4._o 4._o so_o in_o the_o good_a to_o approve_v or_o commend_v as_o rom._n 5._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 2._o 6._o 4._o 7._o 11._o and_o according_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n may_v be_v this_o as_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n many_o be_v convict_v and_o condemn_v as_o sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n many_o shall_v be_v approve_v and_o accept_v as_o righteous_a his_o reason_n be_v from_o the_o antithesis_fw-la of_o adam_n to_o christ_n which_o as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o etc._n in_o his_o due_a place_n prove_v make_v whole_o against_o he_o for_o if_o by_o the_o actual_a disobedience_n of_o adam_n impute_v unto_o we_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n then_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a therefore_o the_o latter_a of_o this_o antithesis_fw-la i_o be_o hereafter_o to_o speak_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n this_o may_v suffice_v to_o maintain_v and_o justify_v our_o exposition_n of_o the_o word_n against_o bellarmine_n cavil_n §_o ii_o but_o here_o bellarmine_n frame_v to_o himself_o a_o fourfold_a objection_n answer_n of_o calvin_n and_o chemnitius_n prove_v that_o to_o justify_v be_v a_o judicial_a word_n signify_v to_o absolve_v and_o to_o pronounce_v just_a their_o first_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v justify_v to_o condemn_v as_o rom._n 5._o 16._o 18._o 8._o 33._o therefore_o as_o god_n be_v say_v to_o condemn_v when_o he_o do_v not_o acquit_v a_o man_n but_o pronounce_v he_o guilty_a depute_v he_o unto_o punishment_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o be_v say_v to_o justify_v when_o he_o acquit_v and_o absolve_v a_o man_n from_o guilt_n and_o pronounce_v he_o just_o accept_v of_o he_o in_o christ_n as_o righteous_a unto_o eternal_a life_n to_o this_o bellarmine_n shape_v two_o answer_n first_o that_o justification_n be_v right_o oppose_v to_o condemnation_n but_o be_v not_o therefore_o always_o a_o judicial_a word_n for_o even_o condemnation_n itself_o sometime_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o judge_n appoint_v he_o to_o punishment_n who_o in_o judgement_n be_v find_v guilty_a and_o sometime_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o fault_n which_o have_v deserve_v punishment_n and_o so_o adam_n have_v condemn_v we_o and_o god_n condemn_v but_o adam_n have_v not_o condemn_v we_o by_o judge_v we_o after_o a_o judicial_a manner_n but_o by_o imprint_v in_o we_o original_a sin_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v he_o justification_n sometime_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o judge_n sometime_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n and_o both_o way_n do_v christ_n justify_v we_o first_o as_o the_o second_o adam_n by_o deletion_n of_o sin_n and_o infusion_n of_o grace_n second_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n by_o declare_v they_o just_a who_o before_o he_o have_v make_v just_a reply_n justification_n in_o this_o question_n and_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v be_v consider_v as_o a_o action_n of_o god_n and_o be_v refer_v to_o god_n it_o signify_v not_o to_o make_v just_a by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o by_o sentence_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o absolve_v from_o sin_n and_o to_o pronounce_v and_o accept_v as_o righteous_a as_o be_v oppose_v to_o condemn_v which_o be_v refer_v to_o god_n signify_v not_o to_o make_v sinful_a but_o by_o sentence_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o pronounce_v the_o offendor_n guilty_a and_o to_o award_v he_o punishment_n but_o what_o either_o justify_n or_o condemn_v may_v signify_v be_v refer_v to_o other_o either_o person_n or_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o material_a so_o that_o it_o be_v confess_v which_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o justify_v be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n signify_v not_o to_o make_v righteous_a by_o infusion_n no_o more_o than_o condemn_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n signify_v to_o make_v wicked_a by_o infusion_n but_o both_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o action_n of_o a_o judge_n who_o either_o pronounce_v a_o man_n just_o absolve_v he_o from_o guilt_n or_o pronounce_v he_o guilty_a appoint_v he_o to_o punishment_n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o impertinent_a shift_n of_o a_o subtle_a sophister_n have_v nothing_o to_o say_v to_o the_o purpose_n for_o whereas_o he_o apply_v his_o distinction_n of_o condemn_v and_o justify_v to_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n as_o pertinent_a to_o the_o place_n allege_v i_o answer_v first_o that_o neither_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o first_o or_o second_o adam_n but_o as_o bellarmine_n confess_v in_o his_o second_o answer_n as_o the_o action_n of_o god_n the_o judge_n second_o that_o although_o in_o some_o sense_n the_o first_o adam_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v condemn_v we_o as_o the_o second_o adam_n be_v true_o say_v esai_n 53._o 11._o to_o justify_v we_o yet_o both_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n bring_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o one_o and_o take_v away_o by_o the_o other_o for_o as_o the_o first_o adam_n by_o his_o transgression_n may_v be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v condemn_v we_o because_o he_o have_v enwrap_v we_o in_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o so_o make_v we_o guilty_a of_o death_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o â—…entence_n of_o condemnation_n that_o transgression_n of_o his_o be_v impute_v we_o be_v in_o he_o as_o the_o root_n so_o the_o second_o adam_n may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o justify_v we_o who_o be_v in_o he_o both_o as_o a_o surety_n in_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o guilt_n and_o pay_v our_o debt_n for_o we_o esai_n 53._o 11._o and_o also_o as_o our_o intercessor_n and_o advocate_n plead_v for_o we_o that_o by_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n we_o may_v be_v absolve_v from_o our_o sin_n and_o accept_v as_o righteous_a in_o he_o §_o iii_o his_o second_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o
debt_n matth._n 6._o 12._o the_o subject_n where_o it_o remain_v be_v the_o book_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o of_o our_o own_o conscience_n the_o act_n of_o god_n in_o remit_v our_o debt_n be_v the_o wipe_v they_o out_o of_o his_o remembrance_n as_o it_o be_v his_o debt-book_n the_o debt_n be_v the_o sin_n itself_o which_o make_v we_o debtor_n unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o sin_n debt_n be_v call_v debt_n and_o sinner_n debtor_n matth._n 6._o 12._o cum_fw-la luk._n 11._o 4._o matth._n 23._o 16_o 18._o luk._n 13._o 4._o cum_fw-la 2._o which_o also_o appear_v by_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o debtor_n luk._n 7._o 41._o matth._n 18._o 23_o 35._o and_o therefore_o sinner_n be_v call_v debtor_n because_o for_o their_o sin_n they_o owe_v punishment_n unto_o which_o by_o the_o just_a ordination_n of_o god_n they_o be_v oblige_v this_o obligation_n whereby_o sinner_n be_v bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n be_v call_v reatus_fw-la that_o be_v guilt_n when_o as_o therefore_o god_n remit_v sin_n he_o forgive_v the_o debt_n he_o remit_v or_o release_v the_o punishment_n he_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n whereby_o we_o be_v bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n and_o è_fw-la conuerso_fw-la when_o god_n forgive_v the_o debt_n release_v the_o punishment_n take_v away_o the_o guilt_n he_o be_v say_v to_o remit_v sin_n now_o sin_n be_v either_o habitual_a or_o actual_a a_o habitual_a sin_n god_n do_v remit_v when_o he_o do_v take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o 2._o and_o cover_v the_o anomy_n of_o it_o not_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v at_o all_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v impute_v as_o augustine_n &_o say_v of_o concupiscence_n or_o original_a sin_n whereof_o all_o particular_a habitual_a â—…_n sin_n be_v 5._o member_n and_o branch_n actual_a sin_n god_n do_v remit_v when_o he_o do_v forgive_v the_o sinful_a act_n 22._o itself_o and_o the_o guilt_n also_o which_o remain_v after_o the_o act_n be_v past_a and_o go_v §_o vi_o but_o here_o the_o papist_n have_v find_v out_o a_o new_a devise_n to_o confirm_v their_o error_n in_o confound_a justification_n and_o sanctification_n that_o whereas_o macula_fw-la there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o as_o themselves_o do_v teach_v 〈◊〉_d remain_v in_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n have_v be_v commit_v viz._n reatus_fw-la &_o macula_fw-la the_o guilt_n and_o the_o blemish_n or_o spot_n they_o teach_v against_o sense_n that_o it_o be_v proper_o the_o macula_fw-la which_o be_v remit_v in_o justification_n but_o then_o say_v i_o what_o become_v of_o the_o punishment_n &_o the_o guilt_n bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n nor_o free_v we_o from_o punishment_n neither_o can_v we_o be_v free_v either_o â—…rom_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o but_o only_o by_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o hence_o therefore_o they_o shall_v have_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v between_o justification_n and_o 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less_o mortify_v §_o viii_o now_o follow_v the_o subject_n where_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v they_o remit_v do_v remain_v and_o from_o whence_o when_o it_o be_v remit_v it_o be_v wipe_v or_o blot_v out_o that_o be_v god_n remembrance_n and_o our_o conscience_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n debt-book_n according_a to_o which_o book_n he_o will_v judge_v apoc._n 20._o 12._o the_o former_a be_v the_o book_n of_o god_n providence_n psalm_n 56._o 8._o 139._o 15._o wherein_o all_o offence_n be_v write_v and_o wherein_o they_o remain_v upon_o record_n hos._n 7._o 2._o 8._o 13._o jer._n 17._o 1._o the_o other_o be_v the_o book_n of_o our_o conscience_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n attorney_n indict_v we_o of_o sin_n in_o regard_v whereof_o david_n say_v psalm_n 51._o 3._o i_o do_v know_v or_o be_o conscious_a to_o my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o out_o of_o the_o former_a book_n the_o lord_n do_v wipe_v out_o sin_n when_o he_o justify_v 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psal._n 32._o 2._o but_o forgive_a and_o forget_v they_o and_o accept_v of_o christ_n satisfaction_n for_o they_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o all_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n rom._n 3._o 24_o 25._o §_o x._o our_o five_o argument_n may_v be_v this_o the_o utter_a deletion_n of_o sin_n life_n be_v not_o grant_v in_o this_o life_n remission_n of_o sin_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o faithful_a in_o this_o life_n therefore_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o utter_a deletion_n of_o it_o the_o proposition_n be_v certain_a for_o during_o this_o life_n sin_n remain_v in_o the_o best_a rom._n 7._o 17._o 20._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o the_o assumption_n be_v undeniable_a as_o be_v a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n testify_v in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n or_o thus_o if_o in_o justification_n there_o
be_v a_o utter_a deletion_n or_o abolition_n of_o sin_n then_o in_o those_o that_o be_v justify_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n but_o there_o be_v no_o mortal_a man_n though_o justify_v in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n therefore_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v not_o a_o totall_n deletion_n of_o sin_n §_o xi_o six_o if_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o utter_a deletion_n of_o the_o corruption_n righteousness_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n and_o nothing_o else_o concur_v to_o justification_n but_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n expelling_a sin_n what_o then_o become_v of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n how_o be_v our_o debt_n satisfy_v the_o justice_n infuse_v though_o it_o shall_v utter_o expel_v the_o corruption_n yet_o it_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v satisfy_v for_o the_o punishment_n as_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o satisfaction_n or_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n whereby_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v satisfy_v our_o debt_n discharge_v ourselves_o free_v from_o hell_n and_o damnation_n but_o only_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n without_o imputation_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o justification_n nor_o salvation_n but_o none_o of_o this_o be_v do_v by_o righteousness_n infuse_v expelling_a sin_n wherefore_o the_o papist_n if_o they_o will_v be_v save_v must_v acknowledge_v beside_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n expel_v the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n which_o they_o call_v justification_n but_o be_v indeed_o sanctification_n another_o great_a benefit_n whereby_o we_o be_v both_o free_v from_o hell_n and_o entitle_v to_o heaven_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n call_v in_o the_o scripture_n justification_n which_o they_o by_o their_o antichristian_a doctrine_n have_v utter_o abolish_v §_o xii_o seven_o that_o which_o work_v no_o real_a change_n in_o the_o party_n change_n do_v not_o real_o take_v away_o and_o expel_v all_o sin_n from_o he_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n for_o that_o can_v be_v do_v without_o a_o real_a yea_o and_o a_o great_a change_n in_o the_o party_n true_a remission_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o work_v a_o real_a change_n in_o the_o party_n therefore_o the_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o real_o take_v away_o and_o expel_v all_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n the_o assumption_n be_v thus_o prove_v first_o the_o forgive_n of_o a_o debt_n work_v no_o real_a change_n in_o the_o debtor_n but_o relative_a the_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o forgive_n of_o our_o debt_n therefore_o the_o true_a remission_n do_v not_o work_v a_o real_a change_n in_o the_o party_n second_o that_o which_o be_v imputative_a do_v not_o work_v a_o real_a change_n in_o the_o party_n but_o be_v a_o act_n wrought_v without_o the_o party_n true_a remission_n of_o sin_n be_v imputative_a as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v rom._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o consist_v in_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n presuppose_v the_o impute_v of_o righteousness_n without_o work_n therefore_o it_o work_v not_o a_o real_a change_n §_o xiii_o my_o eight_o argument_n be_v from_o theabsurdity_n which_o follow_v doctrine_n upon_o this_o popish_a doctrine_n first_o necessity_n of_o despair_v not_o only_o to_o the_o tender_a conscience_n labour_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o to_o all_o not_o cauterised_a conscience_n which_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o their_o 8._o own_o estate_n for_o if_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o utter_a deletion_n of_o sin_n then_o have_v not_o they_o neither_o can_v they_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o who_o any_o sin_n remain_v and_o those_o that_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n because_o sin_n do_v ever_o remain_v in_o they_o what_o remain_v to_o they_o but_o despair_n second_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n for_o justification_n because_o there_o be_v in_o they_o both_o a_o total_a deletion_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o infusion_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n whereby_o sin_n be_v whole_o expel_v and_o these_o as_o you_o shall_v hear_v hereafter_o 5._o be_v two_o of_o bellarmine_n tertio_fw-la principal_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v needless_a both_o because_o when_o our_o sin_n be_v remit_v they_o be_v utter_o abolish_v so_o that_o whosoever_o be_v justify_v be_v no_o long_o a_o sinner_n in_o himself_o nor_o have_v any_o sin_n remain_v in_o he_o and_o also_o because_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v a_o infusion_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n the_o three_o that_o to_o remission_n of_o sin_n there_o need_v no_o favour_n or_o indulgence_n for_o pardon_n or_o forgiveness_n for_o if_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o total_a deletion_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n then_o without_o any_o accession_n of_o favour_n the_o one_o contrary_a be_v necessary_o expel_v by_o the_o other_o and_o this_o do_v vasques_n profess_v in_o express_a term_n mihi_fw-la semper_fw-la 2.3_o necessarium_fw-la visum_fw-la fuit_fw-la asserere_fw-la maculam_fw-la peccati_fw-la ipsa_fw-la justitia_fw-la inherente_a tanquam_fw-la forma_fw-la contraria_fw-la nullo_fw-la accedente_fw-la favore_fw-la &_o condo_fw-la natione_fw-la deleri_fw-la §_o fourteen_o these_o absurdity_n do_v necessary_o follow_v upon_o their_o antichristian_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n then_o be_v he_o not_o a_o sinner_n in_o himself_o and_o consequent_o have_v no_o sin_n in_o he_o and_o if_o by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n there_o be_v a_o total_a deletion_n of_o sin_n then_o must_v that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v infuse_v be_v perfect_a for_o that_o which_o be_v unperfect_a can_v whole_o expel_v sin_n the_o imperfection_n be_v of_o itself_o a_o sin_n and_o if_o upon_o infusion_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n there_o do_v necessary_o and_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n follow_v a_o total_a deletion_n of_o sin_n then_o to_o remission_n of_o sin_n favour_n and_o condonation_n be_v needless_a and_o yet_o we_o have_v not_o do_v with_o their_o absurdity_n for_o to_o dream_v that_o man_n who_o be_v but_o infant_n in_o christianity_n yea_o infant_n in_o age_n before_o they_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n or_o be_v capable_a of_o habit_n be_v endue_v and_o that_o ordinary_o with_o perfect_a righteousness_n in_o their_o first_o imaginary_a justification_n which_o be_v inciptentium_fw-la of_o such_o as_o be_v but_o incipient_n whereunto_o the_o best_a proficient_o do_v not_o in_o this_o life_n attain_v be_v a_o monstrous_a absurdity_n cap._n viii_o bellarmine_n dispute_n that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o utter_a deletion_n of_o it_o confute_v 7._o §_o i._o but_o how_o absurd_a soever_o their_o assertion_n be_v bellarmine_n will_v scripture_n maintain_v it_o and_o set_v a_o good_a face_n upon_o it_o tell_v we_o first_o that_o we_o may_v not_o deny_v it_o unless_o we_o will_v deny_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o use_v all_o manner_n of_o word_n to_o express_v the_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v of_o purpose_n seek_v word_n to_o signify_v the_o utter_a abolition_n of_o sin_n he_o can_v not_o devise_v any_o which_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o already_o use_v and_o to_o this_o purpose_n cit_v eighteen_o testimony_n nine_o out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n viz._n 1_o chron._n 21._o 8._o esai_n 44._o 22._o ezek._n 36._o 25._o psalm_n 51._o 7._o prov._n 15._o 27._o alias_o 16._o 6._o psalm_n 103._o 12._o mic._n 7._o 19_o psalm_n 10._o 15._o cant._n 4._o 7._o and_o nine_o out_o of_o the_o new_a joh._n 1._o 29._o act._n 3._o 19_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 7._o act._n 22._o 16._o heb._n 1._o 3._o 9_o 28._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o ephes._n 5._o 8._o and_o 27._o §_o ii_o answ._n these_o place_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v for_o either_o they_o sin_n be_v allege_v to_o prove_v the_o abolition_n of_o sin_n or_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n the_o former_a mention_n either_o the_o take_v away_o of_o sin_n or_o the_o wipe_v or_o blot_v of_o it_o out_o or_o the_o purge_n of_o it_o or_o the_o not_o be_v of_o it_o for_o the_o take_n away_o of_o sin_n these_o be_v bring_v 1_o chron._n 21._o 8._o psalm_n 8._o 103._o 12._o mic._n 7._o 19_o joh._n 1._o 29._o heb._n 9_o 28._o in_o 1_o chron._n 21._o 8._o the_o word_n be_v hahaber_n transire_fw-la fac_fw-la cause_n it_o to_o pass_v that_o be_v remove_v it_o out_o of_o thy_o sight_n not_o that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o punish_v or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n and_o so_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v expound_v 2_o sam._n 12._o 13._o where_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n the_o lord_n 12._o have_v take_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o
and_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n bestow_v on_o they_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o deâ—…t_o 33._o 8._o 2_o chron._n 6._o 41._o psal._n 4_o 4._o 132._o 6._o 16._o to_o which_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d essence_n say_v well_o god_n love_v all_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o among_o they_o he_o love_v more_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o among_o they_o he_o love_v more_o ample_o those_o who_o be_v the_o member_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o much_o more_o his_o only_o beget_v himself_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n and_o general_o by_o how_o much_o the_o better_a any_o man_n be_v than_o other_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v so_o much_o grace_v and_o favour_v of_o god_n the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o goodness_n and_o consequent_o the_o great_a favour_n of_o great_a goodness_n §_o x._o five_o it_o be_v say_v he_o compare_v to_o essence_n which_o be_v give_v by_o creation_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v create_v in_o christ_n eph._n 2._o 10._o and_o to_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n gal._n 6._o 15._o but_o that_o by_o which_o we_o be_v call_v creature_n be_v inward_a and_o inherent_a in_o we_o answ._n that_o whereby_o we_o be_v create_v anew_o according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o true_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n be_v the_o grace_n not_o of_o justification_n for_o we_o be_v create_v to_o good_a work_n which_o in_o the_o same_o place_n be_v oppose_v to_o grace_n and_o be_v exclude_v from_o justification_n 9_o but_o of_o regeneration_n and_o sanctification_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v inward_o wrought_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o those_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o gracious_a favour_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n but_o who_o will_v think_v that_o the_o papist_n be_v so_o blind_v with_o malice_n as_o either_o to_o persuade_v themselves_o or_o to_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v other_o that_o we_o deny_v the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n to_o be_v inherent_a and_o affirm_v that_o we_o be_v sanctify_v by_o such_o a_o righteousness_n or_o holiness_n as_o be_v without_o we_o light_n §_o xi_o final_o say_v he_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o light_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o what_o followship_n have_v light_a with_o darkness_n eph._n 5._o 8._o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o now_o you_o be_v light_a in_o the_o lord_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 9_o he_o that_o say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o light_n and_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v in_o darkness_n but_o light_n do_v not_o make_v a_o body_n lucidum_fw-la unless_o it_o be_v inherent_a neither_o do_v it_o suffer_v darkness_n with_o it_o how_o then_o 〈◊〉_d a_o justify_v man_n be_v say_v not_o only_o to_o be_v â—…ucidus_fw-la lightsome_a but_o also_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n whereas_o before_o he_o be_v dark_a if_o still_o the_o darkness_n of_o sin_n be_v inherent_a iâ—…_n he_o and_o the_o light_n of_o grace_n abide_v without_o answ._n we_o be_v call_v light_n in_o the_o abstract_n by_o a_o 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he_o shall_v remember_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v light_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 5._o and_o that_o in_o the_o best_a of_o we_o there_o be_v darkness_n that_o be_v the_o flesh_n even_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o death_n as_o well_o as_o light_v that_o be_v the_o spirit_n gal._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 7._o 14_o 17_o 20_o 23_o 24_o 25._o and_o that_o he_o who_o say_v he_o have_v no_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o justify_v yea_o of_o all_o baptize_v and_o of_o all_o absolve_v and_o absolute_a papist_n he_o be_v a_o jyar_n and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o he_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o and_o this_o be_v his_o four_o argument_n contain_v six_o petite_fw-fr proof_n chap._n v._o his_o five_o argument_n from_o rom._n 5._o 5._o answer_v gratiam_fw-la §_o i._o 5._o for_o have_v no_o more_o place_n where_o grace_n be_v name_v to_o prove_v justify_v grace_n to_o be_v inherent_a he_o fly_v to_o rom._n 5._o 5._o where_n not_o grace_n but_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v mention_v that_o grace_n say_v he_o whereby_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v justify_v be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v charity_n diffuse_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o the_o word_n be_v because_o the_o love_n of_o god_n or_o god_n love_n be_v effuse_v or_o pour_v forth_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o now_o the_o question_n be_v first_o whether_o by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n be_v mean_v the_o love_n whereby_o god_n love_v we_o or_o that_o love_n whereby_o we_o love_v god_n and_o second_o if_o that_o love_n of_o god_n whereby_o we_o love_v he_o shall_v be_v mean_v how_o be_v it_o prove_v that_o that_o love_n of_o we_o be_v god_n justify_v grace_n for_o this_o latter_a though_o we_o constant_o deny_v it_o bellarmine_n go_v not_o about_o to_o prove_v but_o take_v for_o grant_v it_o be_v the_o main_a point_n in_o question_n which_o can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o this_o or_o any_o other_o place_n as_o touch_v the_o former_a our_o divine_n do_v hold_v that_o by_o god_n love_n in_o this_o place_n be_v mean_v that_o love_n whereby_o god_n love_v we_o and_o not_o that_o whereby_o we_o love_v god_n the_o papist_n hold_v the_o contrary_a which_o bellarmine_n endeavore_v to_o prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o 32._o augustine_n and_o two_o weak_a proof_n out_o of_o rom._n 8._o testimony_n §_o ii_o the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n he_o urge_v very_o sophistical_o as_o if_o we_o have_v no_o better_a proof_n to_o oppose_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o saint_n augustine_n than_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o own_o writer_n or_o as_o if_o we_o may_v not_o differ_v from_o augustine_n in_o expound_v some_o place_n of_o scripture_n unless_o we_o will_v prefer_v ourselves_o before_o he_o when_o notwithstanding_o the_o popish_a writer_n in_o expound_v the_o scripture_n differ_v from_o augustine_n as_o oft_o as_o we_o but_o to_o the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n who_o say_v that_o the_o love_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v shed_v in_o our_o heart_n be_v not_o that_o love_n whereby_o god_n love_v we_o but_o that_o whereby_o we_o love_v god_n we_o oppose_v first_o the_o authority_n of_o those_o writer_n who_o understand_v this_o place_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n both_o active_o wherewith_o he_o love_v we_o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o save_a grace_n and_o also_o passive_o whereby_o he_o be_v love_v of_o we_o which_o be_v a_o notable_a fruit_n of_o his_o save_a grace_n or_o of_o either_o of_o they_o both_o indifferent_o as_o origâ—…n_o sedulius_n haymo_n anselmus_fw-la remigius_n bruno_n thomas_n aquinas_n dominicus_n à _fw-fr soto_n pererius_n disput._n 2._o in_o rom._n 5._o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la second_o the_o authority_n of_o those_o who_o understand_v this_o love_n to_o be_v that_o wherewith_o god_n love_v we_o as_o of_o locum_fw-la ambrose_n who_o say_v we_o have_v the_o pledge_n of_o god_n love_n in_o we_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v unto_o we_o for_o that_o the_o promise_n be_v faithful_a the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o we_o do_v prove_v and_o do_v confirm_v our_o hope_n and_o that_o he_o may_v commend_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o we_o that_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o those_o who_o be_v belove_v shall_v be_v deceive_v he_o may_v make_v we_o secure_v concern_v the_o promise_n because_o both_o it_o be_v god_n who_o have_v promise_v and_o they_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o to_o who_o he_o have_v promise_v of_o locum_fw-la chrysostome_n who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o theophylact_v follow_v from_o that_o love_n which_o god_n sherve_v towards_o we_o of_o oecumenius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
sanctus_fw-la every_o godly_a man_n shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o our_o saviour_n teach_v his_o own_o apostle_n and_o all_o other_o christian_n to_o pray_v daily_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n every_o one_o say_v cyprian_n dominica_fw-la be_v teach_v peccare_fw-la se_fw-la quotidie_fw-la dum_fw-la quotidie_fw-la per_fw-la peccatis_fw-la jubetur_fw-la orare_fw-la that_o he_o sin_v daily_a see_v he_o be_v command_v to_o pray_v daily_o for_o his_o sin_n therefore_o all_o even_o the_o best_a of_o we_o be_v sinner_n five_o whosoever_o 5_o do_v that_o evil_a which_o he_o will_v not_o and_o do_v not_o that_o good_a which_o he_o will_v be_v a_o sinner_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o commission_n and_o omission_n but_o such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o best_a even_o of_o the_o apostlâ—…_n himself_o rom._n 7._o 15._o 19_o for_o so_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o myself_o six_o whosoever_o have_v sin_n be_v a_o sinner_n all_o man_n have_v sin_n and_o that_o i_o prove_v thus_o whosoever_o be_v a_o liar_n himself_o and_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n that_o say_v he_o have_v no_o sin_n he_o undoubted_o be_v a_o sinner_n but_o every_o man_n though_o he_o be_v as_o holy_a as_o the_o belove_a apostle_n and_o evangelist_n saint_n john_n be_v a_o liar_n himself_o and_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n that_o say_v he_o have_v no_o sin_n for_o if_o we_o say_v he_o including_z himself_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o 1_o john_n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v not_o sin_v we_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n and_o his_o word_n be_v not_o in_o we_o vers_fw-la 10._o therefore_o every_o man_n though_o he_o be_v as_o holy_a as_o saint_n john_n himself_o be_v a_o sinner_n seven_o whosoever_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n be_v also_o free_a from_o death_n no_o mortal_a man_n be_v free_a from_o death_n therefore_o no_o mortal_a man_n be_v free_a from_o sin_n chap._n iii_o the_o question_n concern_v the_o imperfection_n of_o inherent_a righteousness_n further_o discuss_v §_o i._o to_o contradict_v this_o argument_n that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v perfect_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a because_o it_o be_v unperfect_a bellarmine_n indeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v perfect_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o habitual_a and_o actual_a righteousness_n but_o in_o both_o he_o use_v to_o dispute_v perfectam_fw-la sophistical_o in_o the_o first_o because_o some_o man_n have_v be_v endue_v with_o perfect_a righteousness_n in_o the_o second_o because_o some_o good_a work_n of_o the_o just_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a for_o though_o both_o these_o assertion_n be_v true_a as_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o will_v they_o not_o conclude_v justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n for_o first_o as_o touch_v the_o person_n the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o some_o choice_a man_n in_o some_o part_n of_o their_o life_n after_o they_o have_v be_v good_a and_o long_a proficient_o do_v attain_v to_o some_o perfection_n but_o whether_o they_o and_o all_o other_o when_o they_o be_v first_o justify_v be_v endue_v with_o perfect_a justice_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o then_o endue_v with_o perfect_a inherent_a righteousness_n they_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o it_o now_o justification_n by_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o they_o call_v their_o first_o justification_n be_v incipientium_fw-la of_o incipient_n and_o themselves_o distinguish_v christian_n into_o three_o rank_n that_o some_o be_v incipient_n some_o proficient_o some_o perfect_a but_o incipient_n be_v such_o as_o be_v infant_n and_o babe_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o age_n when_o be_v baptize_v in_o their_o infancy_n be_v as_o they_o teach_v justify_v or_o in_o respect_n of_o religion_n be_v new_a convert_n but_o to_o imagine_v that_o either_o infant_n which_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n nor_o be_v as_o yet_o capable_a of_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o much_o less_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v the_o act_n to_o believe_v to_o hope_v to_o love_n or_o new_a convert_n who_o be_v like_o babe_n to_o be_v feed_v 2._o with_o milk_n be_v endue_v with_o perfect_a righteousness_n be_v a_o great_a absurdity_n §_o ii_o yea_o but_o say_v respondâ—…o_o bellarmine_n the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a deut._n 32._o 4._o habitual_a righteousness_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v perfect_a answ._n the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v either_o immediate_a and_o such_o as_o perfect_a he_o work_v at_o once_o or_o else_o mediate_v which_o he_o work_v by_o degree_n the_o former_a be_v perfect_a at_o the_o first_o according_a to_o their_o kind_n as_o be_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n the_o latter_a be_v not_o perfect_a at_o the_o first_o but_o by_o degree_n be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n as_o the_o work_n of_o procreation_n or_o carnal_a generation_n and_o of_o spiritual_a re-creation_n or_o regeneration_n adam_n be_v the_o immediate_a work_n of_o god_n create_v at_o once_o and_o therefore_o perfect_a in_o his_o kind_n at_o the_o first_o seth_n also_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o immediate_a by_o creation_n but_o mediate_v by_o procreation_n be_v first_o beget_v by_o his_o parent_n and_o conceive_a then_o form_v in_o the_o womb_n then_o bear_v then_o grow_v from_o age_n to_o age_n until_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o spiritual_a re-creation_n for_o we_o be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n create_v 10._o unto_o good_a work_n but_o we_o be_v not_o perfect_a christian_n at_o the_o first_o for_o we_o be_v first_o beget_v by_o the_o incorruptible_a 23._o seed_n of_o god_n word_n receive_v as_o it_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n grace_n at_o the_o first_o be_v but_o as_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb_n until_o christ_n 19_o be_v form_v in_o we_o and_o when_o we_o be_v bear_v a_o new_a we_o be_v at_o the_o first_o but_o as_o new_a bear_v babe_n who_o be_v to_o desire_v the_o sincere_a 1._o milk_n of_o the_o work_n that_o we_o may_v grow_v thereby_o and_o afterward_o strong_a meat_n that_o we_o may_v grow_v more_o and_o more_o and_o then_o not_o content_v ourselves_o with_o that_o measure_n of_o growth_n which_o we_o have_v attain_v unto_o must_v still_o strive_v towards_o perfection_n be_v from_o day_n 16._o to_o day_n renew_v in_o the_o inner_a man_n until_o we_o come_v to_o be_v adult_n grow_v man_n or_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 15._o perfecti_fw-la and_o when_o we_o be_v such_o because_o always_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v in_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o grow_a age_n receive_v only_o the_o first_o 23._o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n we_o must_v imitate_v the_o apostle_n paul_n who_o though_o he_o far_o excel_v the_o most_o perfect_a among_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o have_v not_o attain_v 15._o to_o perfection_n but_o do_v strive_v towards_o it_o exhort_v all_o other_o who_o be_v perfect_a that_o be_v adulti_fw-la or_o grow_v man_n to_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n that_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v acknowledge_v their_o imperfection_n still_o more_o and_o more_o strive_v towards_o perfection_n §_o iii_o as_o touch_v actual_a righteousness_n he_o deal_v also_o sophistical_o righteousness_n for_o first_o where_o he_o shall_v prove_v that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v perfect_a or_o pure_o and_o absolute_o good_a he_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v true_o good_a and_o not_o sin_n but_o especial_o when_o he_o shall_v prove_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a or_o righteous_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a he_o prove_v that_o some_o be_v as_o though_o a_o man_n who_o be_v not_o only_o guilty_a of_o many_o sin_n and_o infect_v with_o manifold_a corruption_n and_o infirmity_n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o former_a sin_n obnoxious_a to_o damnation_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o some_o good_a work_n among_o many_o not_o good_a but_o this_o be_v a_o most_o erroneous_a conceit_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o hold_v that_o every_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o charity_n do_v absolute_o deserve_v heaven_n even_o as_o well_o as_o any_o evil_a work_n commit_v against_o charity_n deserve_v hell_n as_o though_o by_o one_o act_n of_o charity_n the_o whole_a law_n be_v fulfil_v as_o well_o as_o by_o one_o act_n commit_v against_o charity_n the_o whole_a law_n be_v break_v he_o that_o transgress_v one_o commandment_n 10._o though_o it_o be_v but_o once_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o but_o he_o do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o much_o less_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o obedience_n who_o obedience_n be_v not_o total_a 10._o perfect_a and_o perpetual_a it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o faithful_a man_n may_v be_v justify_v that_o be_v declare_v and_o approve_v to_o be_v just_a by_o some_o one_o or_o more_o good_a work_n as_o abraham_n 25._o
confess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n but_o the_o pharisaical_a papist_n if_o he_o be_v once_o justify_v as_o by_o their_o doctrine_n all_o be_v for_o a_o time_n at_o the_o least_o who_o either_o be_v baptize_v or_o absolve_v he_o must_v think_v that_o in_o he_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n nothing_o that_o god_n can_v just_o hate_v and_o therefore_o far_o be_v it_o from_o he_o to_o make_v such_o a_o confession_n as_o this_o or_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o apostle_n wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n rom._n 7._o 24._o §_o ix_o his_o second_o reason_n to_o prove_v this_o allegation_n to_o be_v imperitnent_a impertinent_a be_v this_o because_o although_o isaiah_n shall_v speak_v of_o all_o that_o be_v of_o that_o whole_a people_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o at_o all_o time_n but_o only_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n who_o for_o their_o extreme_a wickedness_n be_v deliver_v into_o captivity_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n follow_v verse_n 10._o zion_n be_v a_o wilderness_n jerusalem_n a_o desolation_n the_o temple_n burn_v etc._n etc._n answ._n these_o word_n do_v prove_v that_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o place_n do_v not_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o wicked_a jew_n that_o live_v in_o his_o time_n before_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o penitent_a jew_n who_o be_v in_o captivity_n bewail_v their_o sin_n and_o lament_v the_o desolation_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n and_o therefore_o what_o be_v say_v of_o they_o may_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o faithful_a in_o all_o time_n be_v as_o these_o be_v humble_v before_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o penitent_a suppliant_n §_o x._o his_o three_o reason_n because_o the_o prophet_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o wicked_a reason_n of_o that_o time_n mean_v not_o all_o their_o work_n as_o though_o all_o be_v sin_n for_o then_o bellarmine_n must_v confess_v that_o the_o best_a work_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v but_o splendida_fw-la peccata_fw-la but_o such_o as_o they_o account_v to_o be_v their_o righteousness_n as_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o new-moone_n and_o other_o ceremonial_a observatious_a wherein_o they_o place_v their_o righteousness_n which_o because_o they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o good_a intention_n nor_o as_o they_o ought_v be_v worthy_o compare_v but_o not_o by_o they_o to_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n and_o be_v reject_v by_o god_n esa._n 1._o 11._o answ._n here_o bellarmine_n take_v for_o grant_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a only_o of_o that_o time_n which_o i_o have_v disprove_v or_o if_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v more_o probable_a either_o that_o they_o shall_v place_v their_o righteousness_n in_o moral_a work_n if_o they_o have_v any_o rather_o than_o in_o ceremonial_a or_o if_o they_o place_v the_o top_n of_o their_o righteousness_n as_o hypocrite_n many_o time_n do_v in_o ceremonial_a observation_n that_o they_o will_v compare_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o so_o high_o esteem_v to_o menstruous_a clout_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o the_o person_n all_o we_o and_o therefore_o include_v the_o righteous_a if_o there_o be_v any_o at_o all_o among_o they_o as_o some_o there_o be_v both_o before_o the_o captivity_n and_o in_o it_o and_o of_o all_o their_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o not_o of_o their_o ceremonial_n only_o but_o also_o of_o their_o moral_n neither_o may_v they_o perform_v the_o chief_a of_o their_o ceremonial_n during_o their_o captivity_n be_v in_o a_o foreign_a land_n 38._o §_o xi_o second_o that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o this_o life_n be_v not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a i_o prove_v because_o in_o all_o our_o best_a action_n there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o evil_a either_o by_o the_o absence_n or_o defect_n of_o some_o good_a thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v therein_o or_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o some_o fault_n or_o corruption_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v in_o they_o and_o this_o i_o prove_v first_o out_o of_o exod._n 28._o 36._o 38._o where_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o christ_n be_v appoint_v to_o wear_v on_o his_o forehead_n a_o plate_n of_o pure_a gold_n which_o be_v also_o call_v a_o holy_a coronet_n exod._n 29._o 6._o levit._fw-la 8._o 9_o engrave_v with_o this_o inscription_n holiness_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o the_o 72._o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o 6._o lord_n our_o righteousness_n the_o end_n wherefore_o he_o be_v to_o wear_v it_o be_v that_o aaron_n may_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v hallow_v in_o all_o their_o holy_a gift_n and_o it_o be_v always_o to_o be_v on_o his_o forehead_n that_o they_o the_o holy_a gift_n may_v be_v accept_v before_o the_o lord_n where_o we_o be_v plain_o teach_v that_o in_o all_o our_o best_a action_n and_o holy_a service_n which_o we_o perform_v to_o god_n there_o be_v iniquity_n which_o must_v be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o otherwise_o they_o can_v in_o themselves_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n §_o xii_o second_o out_o of_o eccl._n 7._o 20._o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o the_o poccârit_fw-la earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o that_o be_v who_o in_o do_v good_a sin_v not_o for_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v only_o thus_o as_o bellarmine_n will_v have_v it_o that_o none_o be_v so_o just_a but_o that_o sometime_o they_o sin_n according_a to_o that_o 1_o king_n 8._o 46._o those_o word_n that_o do_v good_a be_v superfluous_a for_o there_o be_v no_o just_a man_n that_o do_v not_o good_a but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n who_o do_v good_a sin_v not_o that_o be_v which_o do_v good_a so_o pure_o and_o perfect_o as_o that_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n therein_o for_o to_o the_o perfect_a of_o a_o good_a work_n many_o thing_n must_v concur_v the_o want_n of_o any_o whereof_o be_v a_o sin_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o do_v best_a appear_v in_o the_o particular_n prayer_n be_v a_o good_a work_n and_o so_o be_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v no_o man_n do_v so_o pray_v or_o so_o hear_v the_o word_n but_o that_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o forgive_v his_o defect_n and_o default_n both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n luther_n do_v true_o hold_v that_o iustùs_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la opere_fw-la bono_fw-mi peccat_fw-la that_o a_o just_a man_n sin_v in_o every_o good_a work_n not_o that_o the_o work_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o kind_n or_o per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v a_o sin_n as_o if_o we_o say_v that_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o sin_n but_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la because_o in_o that_o good_a work_n there_o happen_v a_o defect_n which_o defect_n be_v a_o sin_n not_o mortal_a to_o they_o who_o be_v in_o christ_n but_o venial_a and_o thus_o augustine_n also_o seem_v to_o understand_v this_o place_n for_o speak_v of_o the_o imperfection_n of_o charity_n in_o this_o life_n he_o say_v 29._o that_o so_o long_o as_o it_o may_v be_v increase_v profectò_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la debet_fw-la ex_fw-la vitio_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la vitio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la iustùs_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la qui_fw-la faciat_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la peccet_fw-la assure_o that_o which_o be_v less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v be_v out_o of_o vice_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o vice_n there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n who_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o vice_n no_o live_a man_n shall_v be_v justify_v before_o god_n and_o in_o another_o place_n more_o plain_o he_o say_v 15._o peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la charitas_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sin_n when_o charity_n be_v less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v fruit_n §_o xiii_o three_o such_o as_o be_v the_o tree_n such_o be_v the_o fruit_n the_o tree_n be_v corrupt_a in_o part_n for_o even_o in_o the_o best_a there_o be_v the_o old_a man_n and_o the_o new_a the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n betwixt_o 17._o which_o there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a conflict_n so_o that_o we_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n we_o will_v and_o much_o less_o as_o we_o will_v 21_o but_o all_o even_o our_o best_a action_n be_v stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v such_o a_o law_n in_o we_o that_o when_o we_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o we_o
est_fw-la si_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la districtè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o work_n lib._n 35._o cap._n 26._o wherein_n as_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o seek_v chief_o to_o please_v god_n so_o he_o confess_v that_o this_o intention_n be_v accompany_v with_o other_o worse_a intention_n and_o sinister_a respect_n as_o seek_v to_o please_v man_n and_o affect_v their_o praise_n whereupon_o he_o infer_v si_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la districtè_fw-la discutimur_fw-la quis_fw-la inter_fw-la ista_fw-la remanet_fw-la salutis_fw-la locus_fw-la quando_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la nostra_fw-la pura_fw-la mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d crediâ—…s_fw-la pura_fw-la bona_fw-la esse_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la possunt_fw-la the_o evil_a thing_n say_v he_o which_o we_o have_v be_v pure_o and_o mere_o evil_a but_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o suppose_v ourselves_o to_o have_v be_v not_o nor_o can_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v pure_o good_a and_o so_o say_v 5._o bernard_n nostra_fw-la siquâ—…_n est_fw-la humilis_fw-la justitia_fw-la recta_fw-la forsan_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la pura_fw-la whence_o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o none_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v pure_a and_o consequent_o that_o their_o very_a best_a work_n be_v impure_a this_o which_o have_v be_v say_v may_v suffice_v to_o a_o conscience_n not_o cauterise_v neither_o shall_v i_o need_v to_o say_v any_o more_o in_o this_o needless_a argument_n for_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o some_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v pure_o good_a as_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o long_o as_o any_o of_o their_o work_n be_v sinful_a as_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o fail_v 2._o all_o insomuch_o that_o the_o righteous_a as_o bellarmine_n himself_o do_v cite_v the_o place_n do_v fall_v 1â—…_n seven_o time_n a_o day_n they_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n but_o be_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n in_o themselves_o accurse_v because_o they_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o and_o because_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o one_o commandment_n make_v they_o guilty_a of_o all_o i_o conclude_v against_o the_o papist_n as_o 〈◊〉_d epiphâ—…ius_n do_v censure_v the_o catharist_n these_o man_n profess_v themselves_o pure_a by_o this_o supposition_n make_v themselves_o unpure_a for_o whosoever_o pronounce_v himself_o to_o be_v pure_a therein_o he_o do_v utter_o condemn_v himself_o to_o be_v impure_a cap._n iu._n bellarmine_n argument_n answer_v §_o i._o this_o be_v our_o three_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o imperfection_n 22_o of_o our_o obedience_n and_o righteousness_n which_o i_o have_v defend_v against_o bellarmine_n cavil_n before_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o four_o i_o hold_v it_o needful_a to_o answer_v his_o argument_n in_o propound_v whereof_o he_o fall_v short_a of_o his_o project_n as_o i_o note_v before_o for_o he_o that_o will_v prove_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n have_v need_n to_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a which_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v prove_v but_o he_o neither_o conclude_v of_o all_o work_n nor_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n than_o all_o the_o work_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a his_o proof_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n authority_n of_o scripture_n testimony_n of_o father_n and_o other_o reason_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n he_o cit_v eight_o testimony_n 15._o the_o first_o out_o of_o job_n 1._o 22._o in_o all_o these_o thing_n job_n sin_v not_o with_o his_o lip_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o answer_v with_o some_o suis._n of_o the_o rabbin_n that_o though_o he_o sin_v not_o with_o his_o lip_n yet_o he_o may_v sin_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n 3._o god_n give_v he_o this_o testimony_n that_o still_o he_o retain_v his_o innocency_n and_o therefore_o sin_v neither_o in_o his_o tongue_n nor_o in_o his_o heart_n again_o whereas_o satan_n seek_v by_o so_o many_o temptation_n to_o bring_v job_n to_o sin_n and_o god_n on_o the_o other_o side_n permit_v all_o those_o temptation_n that_o the_o patience_n and_o virtue_n of_o that_o holy_a man_n shall_v be_v manifest_v if_o job_n shall_v have_v sin_v god_n shall_v after_o a_o sort_n have_v be_v over_o come_v by_o the_o devil_n wherefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o that_o work_n of_o job_n patience_n be_v not_o stain_v with_o any_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o lutheran_n which_o say_v the_o contrary_a take_v part_n with_o the_o devil_n against_o god_n §_o ii_o answ._n those_o temptation_n be_v permit_v by_o god_n as_o tyral_n 22._o of_o job_n not_o perfection_n but_o integrity_n for_o that_o be_v god_n end_n that_o they_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sound_n and_o upright_o may_v be_v know_v 1_o cor._n 11._o 19_o and_o this_o end_n be_v achieve_v cap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 3._o for_o still_o job_n retain_v his_o integrity_n but_o satan_n intention_n be_v to_o prove_v he_o to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o to_o move_v he_o not_o only_o to_o fall_v but_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n and_o to_o blaspheme_v he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o so_o much_o he_o undertake_v both_o cap._n 1._o 11._o and_o cap._n 2._o 5._o howbeit_o he_o fail_v in_o his_o enterprise_n and_o so_o much_o be_v signify_v in_o both_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o bellarmine_n that_o job_n be_v so_o far_o either_o from_o blaspheme_a god_n to_o his_o face_n which_o satan_n undertake_v he_o shall_v that_o he_o offend_v not_o with_o his_o lip_n nor_o charge_v god_n foolish_o or_o from_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n that_o by_o god_n own_o testimony_n he_o retain_v his_o integrity_n as_o that_o word_n signify_v which_o tummath_n bellarmine_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a call_v innocence_n but_o job_n though_o he_o be_v upright_o and_o sincere_a yet_o he_o be_v not_o perfect_a nor_o without_o sin_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o manifold_a imperfection_n which_o afterward_o he_o discover_v cap._n 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o also_o by_o his_o free_a confession_n of_o his_o sinfulness_n cap._n 9_o 20._o 33._o and_o last_o by_o his_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n which_o he_o have_v over_o his_o best_a action_n lest_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o they_o for_o as_o 262_o gregory_n write_v on_o those_o word_n of_o job_n verebar_fw-la omne_fw-la opera_fw-la mea_fw-la 28._o understand_v it_o to_o be_v a_o humble_a confession_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v quae_fw-la apertè_fw-la egerim_fw-la video_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o his_o latenter_fw-la pertulerim_fw-la ignoro_fw-la what_o overt_o i_o perform_v i_o see_v but_o what_o covert_o i_o suffer_v therein_o i_o know_v not_o but_o here_o may_v be_v object_v which_o bellarmine_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o say_v 10._o gregory_n bonarum_fw-la mentium_fw-la est_fw-la ibi_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la culpam_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la ubi_fw-la culpa_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o good_a mind_n even_o there_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o fault_n where_o nofault_n be_v whereto_o i_o answer_v that_o gregory_n speak_v in_o regard_n of_o humane_a infirmity_n which_o be_v lay_v upon_o man_n after_o his_o fall_n and_o namely_o of_o the_o monthly_a infirmity_n of_o woman_n which_o though_o they_o be_v not_o inflict_v upon_o a_o man_n for_o his_o personal_a offence_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o good_a mind_n to_o esteem_v they_o as_o lay_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n thus_o job_n though_o his_o affliction_n be_v not_o inflict_v upon_o he_o as_o correction_n for_o his_o sin_n but_o as_o trial_n of_o his_o virtue_n yet_o he_o impute_v they_o to_o his_o sin_n job_n 13._o 26._o §_o iii_o in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o allege_v diverse_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o answer_v psalm_n wherein_o david_n plead_v his_o own_o innocence_n and_o appeal_v unto_o god_n to_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o his_o own_o righteousness_n psalm_n 7._o 4._o 9_o 16._o 1_o 2_o 3._o 18._o 2._o 1._o 26._o 1._o 119._o 121._o answ._n in_o some_o of_o these_o place_n david_n plead_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o particular_a cause_n against_o his_o adversary_n not_o the_o absolute_a innocence_n of_o his_o person_n the_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o uprighttnesse_n and_o integrity_n for_o otherwise_o no_o man_n be_v more_o forward_o to_o confess_v and_o to_o deplore_v his_o manifold_a sin_n than_o david_n be_v none_o more_o ready_a to_o implore_v god_n mercy_n none_o more_o fearful_a that_o god_n shall_v enter_v into_o strict_a judgement_n with_o he_o §_o iv._o his_o three_o testimony_n be_v matth._n 6._o 22._o if_o thy_o eye_n be_v single_a the_o
perform_v as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v because_o command_v know_v that_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o our_o upright_a though_o weak_a endeavour_n absurdity_n §_o xxi_o the_o six_o and_o the_o last_o who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o word_n good_a work_n be_v mortal_a sin_n imply_v a_o contradiction_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v good_a and_o not_o good_a etc._n etc._n answ._n we_o do_v not_o affirm_v that_o good_a work_n be_v mortal_a sin_n neither_o do_v we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v true_o good_a only_o we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a and_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o impurity_n and_o imperfection_n concur_v with_o they_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v good_a per_fw-la se_fw-la as_o be_v command_v as_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n but_o sinful_a per_fw-la accidens_fw-la as_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n yea_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n bonum_fw-la non_fw-la existit_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la integra_fw-la causa_fw-la malum_fw-la verò_fw-la ex_fw-la quolibet_fw-la vitio_fw-la that_o be_v that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v a_o good_a work_n whereunto_o all_o thing_n do_v not_o concur_v which_o be_v requisite_a but_o that_o be_v evil_a wherein_o there_o be_v any_o defect_n therefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o work_n that_o work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v good_a but_o evil_n answ._n that_o rule_n of_o diony_n sius_fw-la be_v true_a according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o our_o saviour_n have_v deliver_v we_o but_o it_o be_v not_o true_a according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o the_o lord_n accept_v the_o sincere_a and_o upright_a endeavour_n of_o his_o child_n though_o defective_a and_o unperfect_a for_o perfect_a performance_n their_o want_n be_v not_o impute_v unto_o they_o but_o cover_v with_o the_o robe_n of_o christ_n perfect_a righteousness_n as_o therefore_o their_o person_n though_o in_o themselves_o sinner_n be_v in_o 21._o christ_n accept_v as_o righteous_a so_o their_o action_n though_o in_o themselves_o defective_a be_v acceptable_a 5._o in_o christ._n here_o therefore_o we_o may_v just_o retort_v both_o the_o accusation_n itself_o and_o all_o these_o absurdity_n upon_o the_o papist_n who_o be_v necessary_a consequence_n be_v prove_v to_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v simple_o evil_a and_o so_o absolute_o to_o be_v call_v sin_n those_o work_n wherein_o be_v find_v any_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n be_v not_o good_a but_o absolute_o they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v sin_n as_o the_o papist_n teach_v but_o in_o all_o even_a the_o best_a work_n of_o the_o righteous_a there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v some_o defect_n imperfection_n or_o blemish_n as_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n this_o assumption_n be_v plain_o teach_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v heretofore_o therefore_o all_o even_o the_o best_a action_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v absolute_o to_o be_v call_v sin_n as_o the_o papist_n teach_v here_o then_o let_v all_o man_n again_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o popish_a pharisaisme_n or_o pharisaical_a hypocrisy_n of_o papist_n with_o who_o no_o man_n be_v just_a or_o justify_v in_o who_o be_v any_o sin_n no_o action_n good_a but_o simple_o evil_a in_o which_o be_v any_o defect_n and_o yet_o their_o person_n be_v just_a and_o their_o action_n not_o only_o good_a but_o also_o meritorious_a and_o that_o ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la and_o that_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la of_o eternal_a life_n chap._n v._o our_o four_o argument_n that_o the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v satisfy_v the_o law_n so_o do_v christ_n righteousness_n so_o do_v not_o that_o which_o be_v inherent_a in_o we_o §_o i._o now_o i_o return_v to_o our_o own_o proof_n the_o four_o god_n argument_n therefore_o to_o prove_v joint_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o not_o by_o we_o may_v be_v this_o by_o that_o righteousness_n alone_o and_o by_o no_o other_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o which_o the_o law_n be_v full_o satisfy_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o the_o law_n be_v full_o satisfy_v and_o not_o by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o and_o not_o by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o proposition_n three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v first_o that_o whosoever_o be_v justify_v be_v make_v just_a by_o some_o righteousness_n for_o as_o i_o have_v show_v heretofore_o to_o think_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v without_o justice_n be_v as_o absurd_a as_o to_o imagine_v a_o man_n to_o be_v clothe_v without_o apparel_n second_o that_o all_o true_a righteousness_n be_v a_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n insomuch_o as_o what_o be_v not_o conformable_a to_o the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v iniquity_n and_o sin_n three_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o justification_n without_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v either_o by_o ourselves_o or_o by_o another_o for_o we_o for_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o come_v to_o justify_v we_o and_o save_v we_o protest_v that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o break_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o and_o profess_v that_o not_o one_o jot_n or_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v pass_v unfulfil_v matth._n 5._o 17_o 18._o saint_n paul_n likewise_o avouch_v that_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v void_a but_o establish_v rom._n 3._o 31._o the_o proposition_n therefore_o be_v undeniable_a the_o assumption_n have_v two_o part_n the_o former_a affirmative_a that_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n the_o law_n be_v full_o satisfy_v the_o other_o negative_a that_o by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o the_o law_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v full_o satisfy_v for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o assumption_n in_o both_o the_o part_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o to_o the_o full_a satisfy_n of_o the_o law_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n two_o thing_n be_v require_v the_o one_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o penalty_n unto_o the_o suffering_n whereof_o sin_n have_v make_v we_o debtor_n the_o other_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o precept_n to_o the_o do_v whereof_o the_o law_n do_v bind_v we_o the_o former_a to_o free_v we_o from_o hell_n and_o damnation_n the_o other_o to_o entitle_v we_o to_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n according_a to_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o that_o which_o be_v command_v thou_o be_v accurse_v if_o thoudoe_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o former_a the_o law_n can_v be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o he_o who_o have_v oncetransgress_v it_o but_o by_o eternal_a punishment_n or_o that_o which_o be_v equivalent_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o by_o a_o total_a perfect_a and_o perpetual_a obedience_n §_o ii_o now_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v full_o satisfy_v the_o law_n for_o all_o we_o they_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o in_o both_o respect_n for_o he_o have_v superabundant_o satisfy_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n for_o we_o by_o his_o suffering_n and_o by_o his_o death_n and_o he_o have_v perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o by_o perform_v all_o righteousness_n in_o obey_v his_o father_n in_o all_o thing_n even_o unto_o death_n and_o by_o they_o both_o he_o have_v justify_v we_o free_v we_o from_o hell_n by_o his_o suffering_n and_o entitul_a of_o we_o unto_o heaven_n by_o his_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n affirm_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5._o 9_o and_o by_o his_o obedience_n verse_n 19_o for_o his_o suffering_n be_v the_o suffering_n of_o god_n in_o which_o respect_n they_o who_o put_v he_o to_o death_n be_v say_v to_o have_v kill_v the_o author_n of_o life_n act._n 3._o 15._o and_o to_o have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 8_o and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n the_o blood_n by_o which_o we_o be_v redeem_v be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n act._n 20._o 28._o or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 17._o his_o obedience_n likewise_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o god_n for_o jesus_n christ_n the_o word_n that_o be_v the_o 16._o second_o person_n in_o trinity_n be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n 8._o god_n coequal_a with_o his_o father_n for_o our_o sake_n
become_v flesh_n 14._o that_o be_v abase_v himself_o to_o become_v man_n which_o before_o he_o be_v not_o but_o not_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o which_o he_o be_v before_o namely_o the_o true_a 20._o and_o the_o great_a 13._o god_n god_n 5._o above_o all_o bless_a for_o evermore_o in_o our_o nature_n be_v perfect_a god_n and_o perfect_a man_n he_o far_a humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a until_o death_n even_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o crosâ—…e_n and_o therefore_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n both_o habitual_a inherent_a in_o his_o person_n and_o that_o which_o be_v perform_v by_o he_o both_o active_a and_o passive_a be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v often_o call_v rom._n cap._n 1._o 3._o 10._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o our_o saviour_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o who_o be_v give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n to_o be_v our_o righteousness_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o that_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o may_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21_o be_v therefore_o call_v jehovah_n our_o righteousuesse_n jer_n 23._o 6._o i_o say_v his_o passive_a righteousness_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o blood_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o price_n of_o infinite_a value_n and_o superabundant_o sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o sin_n not_o only_o of_o the_o faithful_a but_o of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o not_o only_o of_o this_o one_o world_n but_o of_o more_o if_o there_o be_v more_o and_o this_o habitual_a and_o actual_a righteousness_n be_v the_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n of_o god_n be_v of_o infinite_a and_o alâ—…-sufficient_a merit_n to_o entitle_v all_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n these_o thing_n if_o the_o papist_n shall_v deny_v it_o will_v deny_v they_o to_o be_v christian_n the_o former_a part_n therefore_o of_o the_o assumption_n be_v of_o undoubted_a truth_n §_o iii_o come_v we_o then_o to_o the_o other_o part_n be_v there_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o that_o can_v full_o satisfy_v the_o penalty_n law_n nothing_o less_o for_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o penalty_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n we_o can_v possible_o fatisfie_v it_o but_o by_o endure_v everlasting_a torment_n which_o though_o we_o shall_v endure_v for_o a_o million_o of_o million_o of_o year_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o have_v satisfy_v the_o law_n which_o can_v be_v satisfy_v but_o by_o endless_a punishment_n or_o that_o which_o be_v equivalent_a but_o there_o be_v nothing_o equivalent_a but_o the_o precious_a death_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o give_v himself_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o a_o full_a price_n of_o ransom_n countervail_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n the_o eternal_a pain_n of_o hell_n which_o all_o the_o elect_a shall_v have_v suffer_v therefore_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n for_o we_o to_o escape_v hell_n the_o just_a guerdon_n of_o our_o sin_n unless_o the_o lord_n impute_v our_o siâ—…s_n to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o his_o suffering_n to_o we_o accept_v they_o in_o our_o behalf_n as_o if_o we_o have_v sustain_v they_o in_o our_o own_o person_n for_o although_o we_o shall_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v perform_v a_o total_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o free_v we_o from_o the_o punishment_n already_o deserve_v by_o we_o conpensatio_fw-la but_o the_o law_n must_v be_v satisfy_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o penalty_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o in_o respect_n of_o perpetual_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o be_v perform_v through_o out_o our_o whole_a life_n neither_o may_v we_o think_v by_o the_o payment_n of_o one_o debt_n to_o satisfy_v another_o the_o obedience_n which_o we_o hope_v to_o perform_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v though_o it_o be_v total_a and_o perfect_a be_v a_o debt_n and_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n luk._n 17._o 10._o and_o therefore_o can_v discharge_v we_o of_o the_o penalty_n which_o be_v another_o debt_n which_o we_o owe_v for_o our_o sin_n past_a for_o we_o be_v sinner_n from_o the_o womb_n 5._o yea_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o to_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n transgression_n in_o who_o we_o sin_v and_o to_o that_o original_a corruption_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o for_o which_o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o sin_n we_o be_v worthy_o subject_a to_o eternal_a damnation_n we_o have_v add_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o our_o life_n innumerable_a personal_a transgression_n all_o deserve_a death_n and_o damnation_n which_o if_o we_o be_v not_o deliver_v therefrom_o by_o the_o death_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n we_o must_v make_v account_n to_o suffer_v in_o our_o own_o person_n neither_o can_v our_o future_a intend_a obedience_n satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n as_o bellarmine_n confess_v god_n be_v just_a 26._o in_o forgive_a sin_n neither_o do_v he_o forgive_v any_o sin_n for_o which_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o full_o satisfy_v precept_n §_o iu._n neither_o can_v our_o righteousnesâ—…e_n â—…atisfie_v the_o law_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o precept_n by_o fulfil_v it_o for_o whosoever_o have_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o but_o have_v at_o any_o time_n transgress_v the_o law_n he_o have_v not_o fulfil_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o we_o can_v satisfy_v the_o law_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o precept_n because_o we_o have_v already_o break_v it_o and_o by_o our_o breach_n of_o it_o have_v make_v ourselves_o subject_a to_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n so_o far_o be_v we_o from_o be_v justify_v by_o it_o neither_o be_v we_o able_a by_o our_o obedience_n to_o satisfy_v the_o law_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v §_o v._o against_o this_o branch_n of_o our_o argument_n which_o by_o we_o be_v add_v fulfil_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o over_o measure_n bellarmine_n take_v exception_n allege_v that_o the_o faithful_a and_o regenerate_v be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v etc._n the_o law_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o large_a dispute_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a which_o disputation_n i_o have_v full_o examine_v in_o his_o due_a 7._o place_n and_o confute_v here_o let_v the_o reader_n take_v notice_n that_o bellarmine_n dispute_v sophistical_o in_o diverse_a respect_n for_o first_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v actor_n when_o indeed_o he_o be_v reus_fw-la and_o that_o he_o may_v get_v the_o better_a end_n of_o the_o staff_n pretend_v to_o confute_v our_o error_n when_o indeed_o he_o labour_v to_o defend_v his_o own_o second_o he_o answer_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o our_o argument_n and_o such_o a_o piece_n as_o may_v be_v spare_v as_o be_v add_v mantisae_fw-la loco_fw-la by_o way_n of_o advantage_n for_o thus_o we_o reason_n no_o man_n can_v satisfy_v the_o law_n because_o 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justify_v his_o consequence_n do_v not_o hold_v in_o respect_n of_o they_o who_o at_o any_o time_n heretofore_o have_v break_v it_o as_o all_o mere_a man_n without_o exception_n have_v do_v though_o they_o shall_v perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v six_o he_o will_v prove_v that_o some_o do_v fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o even_o those_o some_o do_v sin_n many_o time_n yea_o seven_o time_n a_o day_n and_o that_o they_o have_v need_v daily_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o fail_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o that_o also_o as_o i_o have_v make_v manifest_a in_o answer_v 7._o his_o argument_n gressour_n §_o vi_o now_o to_o make_v good_a this_o part_n of_o our_o reason_n
fiction_n of_o the_o heretic_n of_o our_o time_n nay_o we_o say_v more_o that_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n faith_n be_v not_o only_o excite_v where_o it_o be_v before_o but_o that_o it_o be_v first_o wrought_v ordinary_o and_o beget_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o papist_n ascribe_v the_o beget_n of_o faith_n to_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o stir_n of_o it_o up_o to_o the_o word_n as_o if_o faith_n infuse_v in_o baptism_n do_v lie_v a_o sleep_n until_o it_o be_v excite_v and_o awake_v by_o the_o word_n 17._o but_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v the_o word_n that_o preacher_n be_v minister_n by_o who_o you_o do_v believe_v that_o without_o 5._o a_o preacher_n man_n can_v ordinary_o believe_v rom._n 10._o 14._o that_o man_n be_v beget_v to_o god_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 15._o that_o therefore_o preacher_n be_v their_o father_n in_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o justify_v man_n dan._n 12._o 3._o because_o they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o beget_v faith_n in_o they_o whereby_o they_o be_v justify_v why_o then_o do_v peter_n require_v they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v preach_v to_o repent_v and_o to_o be_v baptize_v i_o answer_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o peter_n sermon_n have_v wrought_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o hearer_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v act._n 2._o 41._o as_o by_o paul_n preach_v act._n 13._o 48._o in_o so_o many_o of_o the_o hearer_n as_o be_v ordain_v unto_o life_n in_o lydia_n act._n 16._o 14_o 15._o by_o philip_n preach_v in_o the_o eunuch_n act._n 8._o 38._o by_o peter_n preach_v in_o cornelius_n and_o his_o company_n act._n 10._o 43._o 44._o and_o by_o this_o faith_n they_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v even_o as_o abraham_n be_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v rom._n 4._o 11._o but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v justify_v also_o in_o the_o court_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o 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dead_a or_o counterfeit_a faith_n but_o to_o the_o true_a lively_a and_o effectual_a faith_n which_o in_o some_o measure_n purify_v the_o heart_n and_o work_v by_o love_n cause_v a_o man_n though_o not_o to_o fulfil_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v as_o bellarmine_n speak_v yet_o to_o will_n to_o desire_v and_o to_o endeavour_v that_o he_o may_v perform_v all_o thing_n command_v according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n receive_v but_o though_o obedience_n be_v a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o faith_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o absurd_a to_o confound_v it_o with_o faith_n as_o bellarmine_n here_o seem_v to_o do_v 〈◊〉_d §_o v._o as_o for_o his_o similitude_n of_o the_o physician_n i_o answer_v the_o only_a mean_n to_o be_v cure_v of_o the_o wound_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o be_v our_o sin_n by_o our_o spiritual_a physician_n which_o be_v christ_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o the_o only_a plaster_n to_o be_v apply_v be_v his_o suffering_n and_o merit_n for_o by_o his_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v esa._n 53._o 5._o and_o the_o only_a mean_n on_o our_o part_n to_o apply_v they_o be_v faith_n for_o even_o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o those_o who_o be_v bite_v by_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n may_v by_o look_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v but_o a_o figure_n 15._o of_o christ_n be_v heal_v even_o so_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o cross_n that_o whosoever_o be_v sting_v as_o we_o all_o be_v by_o the_o old_a serpent_n and_o make_v subject_a to_o eâ—…all_v death_n shall_v look_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o true_a faith_n shall_v be_v save_v to_o which_o remedy_n alone_o all_o true_a physician_n of_o man_n soul_n do_v use_v to_o direct_v the_o wound_a conscience_n when_o the_o jailor_n act._n 16._o 30_o 31._o in_o great_a consternation_n of_o mind_n come_v tremble_v and_o fall_v down_o before_o paul_n and_o silas_n demand_v of_o they_o what_o he_o may_v do_v that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v they_o say_v believe_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o this_o remedy_n â—…in_o cure_v miraculous_o corporal_a discase_n be_v use_v sometime_o with_o good_a success_n mat._n 9_o 21._o 22._o 14._o 36._o and_o be_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o prescribe_v as_o the_o only_a receipt_n mar._n 5._o 36._o luk._n 8._o 50._o §_o vi_o three_o where_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n name_v only_a remission_n sin_n of_o sin_n he_o say_v it_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o justâ—…fication_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o consist_v in_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n for_o as_o we_o have_v not_o once_o show_v say_v he_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o the_o pardâ—…ning_n of_o the_o punishment_n but_o also_o the_o wash_n away_o and_o cleanse_v of_o the_o fault_n which_o be_v not_o do_v but_o by_o the_o cleanness_n of_o grace_n and_o comeliness_n of_o justice_n come_v in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o name_n of_o justification_n pretend_v be_v name_v from_o justice_n reply_n not_o once_o but_o very_o oft_o have_v he_o say_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o utter_a deletion_n and_o extinction_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a act_n from_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n because_o by_o infusion_n of_o justice_n sin_n be_v expel_v as_o by_o the_o accession_n of_o heat_n and_o light_v cold_a and_o darkness_n be_v expel_v but_o as_o for_o condonation_n and_o pardon_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n that_o he_o have_v utter_o exclude_v from_o justification_n for_o the_o pardon_v of_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n be_v not_o do_v by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n which_o as_o he_o teach_v be_v the_o only_a act_n of_o justification_n whereof_o there_o be_v but_o one_o formal_a cause_n which_o be_v righteousness_n insuâ—…ed_v as_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 7._o have_v define_v but_o by_o imputation_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ._n for_o righteousness_n infuse_v 10._o as_o bellarmine_n have_v confess_v do_v not_o or_o can_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n now_o if_o there_o be_v but_o deinde_fw-la one_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n as_o indeed_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o one_o be_v not_o the_o imputation_n but_o the_o infusion_n of_o justice_n or_o as_o they_o rather_o use_v to_o speak_v the_o justice_n infuse_v which_o expel_v sin_n which_o expulsion_n or_o deletion_n they_o call_v the_o remission_n yea_o the_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n then_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n belong_v not_o to_o justification_n but_o if_o the_o forgive_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n be_v the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n which_o necessary_o bring_v with_o it_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n as_o bellarmine_n confess_v and_o the_o apostle_n prove_v rom._n 4._o viz._n that_o the_o lord_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n when_o he_o impute_v not_o sin_n than_o it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n or_o righteousness_n be_v the_o only_a formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n whereby_o we_o be_v absolve_v from_o sin_n be_v accept_v as_o just_a yea_o constitute_v righteous_a in_o christ._n and_o that_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n expelling_a sin_n be_v another_o thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v sanctification_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o manifest_a truth_n which_o be_v grant_v we_o have_v obtain_v the_o whole_a cause_n §_o vii_o four_o again_o say_v he_o although_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v sinnâ—…_n in_o this_o place_n of_o justification_n only_o from_o sin_n yet_o in_o many_o other_o place_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o sanctification_n of_o cleanse_v of_o wash_v and_o renew_v which_o show_v
be_v manifest_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o affirmative_a that_o we_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n rom._n 5._o 10._o col._n 1._o 21_o 22_o and_o also_o of_o the_o negative_a for_o we_o be_v enemy_n when_o we_o be_v reconcile_v and_o such_o enemy_n as_o whatsoever_o we_o mind_v 5._o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n rom._n 8._o 7._o last_o the_o four_o branch_n need_v no_o proof_n neither_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o affirmative_a unless_o it_o may_v be_v think_v needful_a to_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n nor_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o negative_a the_o scripture_n so_o often_o testify_v that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n 9_o through_o faith_n not_o by_o work_n no_o not_o by_o any_o work_n of_o righteousness_n 5._o that_o we_o have_v do_v so_o much_o of_o this_o argument_n which_o if_o i_o shall_v strive_v for_o number_n may_v stand_v for_o eight_o four_o for_o the_o affirmative_a and_o four_o against_o the_o negative_a cap._n vii_o contain_v six_o other_o argument_n prove_v joint_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o not_o by_o we_o §_o i._o the_o six_o argument_n the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o work_n be_v justify_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o work_n as_o saint_n paul_n 6._o constant_o teach_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o christ_n be_v 7._o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n or_o the_o righteousness_n which_o we_o receive_v and_o have_v by_o faith_n or_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n the_o righteousness_n inherent_a be_v of_o work_n by_o that_o justice_n therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o not_o by_o this_o §_o 2._o the_o seven_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v law_n be_v not_o prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n to_o justification_n but_o without_o the_o law_n be_v reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n 21._o rom._n 3._o 21._o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o christ_n be_v not_o prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n to_o justification_n but_o without_o the_o law_n be_v reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n righteousness_n inherent_a be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n to_o justification_n which_o in_o the_o question_n of_o justification_n be_v renounce_v in_o the_o doctrine_n 9_o of_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v the_o main_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o law_n to_o justification_n require_v perfect_a obedience_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o own_o person_n the_o gospel_n propound_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o perform_v for_o we_o to_o be_v accept_v in_o their_o behalf_n who_o believe_v in_o he_o wherefore_o let_v he_o be_v hold_v accurse_v 9_o though_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n though_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n who_o shall_v reach_v justification_n by_o the_o legal_a righteousness_n and_o not_o by_o the_o evangelical_a again_o the_o law_n be_v give_v as_o the_o apostle_n 17._o say_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o promise_v of_o justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o therefore_o can_v disannul_v that_o covenant_n which_o be_v before_o confirm_v in_o christ_n that_o it_o shall_v make_v the_o promise_n of_o none_o effect_n which_o it_o will_v if_o the_o promise_n of_o justification_n be_v make_v upon_o condition_n of_o fulfil_v the_o law_n §_o iii_o eight_o by_o what_o righteousness_n we_o be_v justify_v the_o justice_n justice_n of_o god_n be_v full_o satisfy_v god_n be_v so_o merciful_a in_o forgive_a sin_n that_o he_o remain_v just_a rom._n 3._o 25_o 26._o for_o though_o he_o proclaim_v himself_o 7._o merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n yet_o he_o protest_v that_o absolve_v he_o will_v not_o absolve_v that_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n will_v absolve_v such_o as_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v absolve_v that_o be_v such_o as_o for_o who_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o satisfy_v neither_o do_v he_o indeed_o forgive_v any_o sin_n for_o which_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o as_o every_o sin_n deserve_v death_n so_o it_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n either_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o party_n for_o who_o he_o have_v no_o other_o satisfaction_n or_o with_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o he_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v full_o satisfy_v as_o bellarmine_n himself_o prove_v g_o and_o therefore_o profess_v that_o in_o he_o he_o be_v well_o please_v final_o ratio_fw-la say_v bellarmine_n long_o nothing_o more_o frequent_o do_v all_o the_o scripture_n testify_v than_o that_o the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o full_a and_o perfect_a 5._o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n he_o make_v the_o atonement_n 2._o between_o god_n and_o we_o give_v himself_o a_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n but_o by_o that_o righteousness_n which_o it_o inherent_a in_o we_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v not_o satisfy_v as_o deinde_fw-la bellarmine_n confess_v therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v out_o we_o in_o he_o and_o not_o by_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o and_o here_o i_o will_v make_v bold_a with_o bellarmine_n to_o borrow_v a_o speech_n from_o he_o which_o he_o borrow_v as_o it_o seem_v from_o our_o writer_n to_o the_o confusion_n of_o himself_o and_o all_o other_o popish_a justiciaries_n for_o where_o osiander_n have_v argue_v that_o god_n accept_v for_o a_o satisfaction_n no_o justice_n but_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a and_o consequent_o none_o but_o his_o own_o uncreated_a and_o essential_a righteousness_n bellarmine_n answer_v sine_fw-la god_n indeed_o do_v not_o accept_v as_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n any_o justice_n but_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a because_o sin_n be_v a_o infinite_a offence_n but_o that_o some_o justice_n may_v be_v finite_a that_o be_v of_o infinite_a price_n and_o valour_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o essential_a justice_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v the_o justice_n of_o a_o infinite_a person_n such_o as_o christ_n be_v god_n and_o man_n therefore_o the_o obedience_n the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n though_o in_o itself_o and_o essential_o it_o be_v a_o create_a justice_n and_o finite_a notwithstanding_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n who_o obey_v suffer_v and_o die_v it_o be_v infinite_a and_o in_o the_o true_a rigour_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o our_o sin_n alone_o but_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n from_o whence_o i_o argue_v thus_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v of_o infinite_a value_n the_o lord_n accept_v as_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o of_o infinite_a value_n he_o do_v not_o accept_v for_o the_o offence_n of_o sin_n be_v infinite_a but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n only_o be_v of_o infinite_a value_n we_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o lord_n accept_v christ_n righteousness_n and_o not_o we_o as_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n §_o iu._n nine_o they_o that_o can_v be_v justify_v without_o remission_n of_o sin_n sin_n be_v justify_v neither_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n because_o they_o be_v sinner_n nor_o without_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v without_o which_o as_o there_o can_v be_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n so_o no_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o no_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v without_o remission_n of_o sin_n therefore_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o righteousness_n inherent_a but_o only_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n §_o v._o the_o ten_o that_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n comfortable_a which_o do_v minister_v sound_a comfort_n to_o the_o distress_a conscience_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o that_o false_a which_o be_v a_o rack_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o god_n child_n when_o they_o be_v humble_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o the_o merit_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n impute_v minister_v singular_a comfort_n to_o the_o distress_a conscience_n of_o the_o faithful_a even_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n assure_v the_o believe_a sinner_n that_o howsoever_o the_o devil_n accuse_v the_o law_n convict_v the_o conscience_n confess_v his_o demerit_n yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o he_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n he_o shall_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n as_o righteous_a in_o christ_n and_o as_o
endowment_n and_o therefore_o that_o i_o may_v come_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o my_o assumption_n those_o phrase_n of_o put_v on_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n figure_v by_o jacob_n his_o put_v on_o of_o his_o elder_a brother_n apparel_n gen._n 27._o of_o the_o wedding_n garment_n mat._n 22._o 11._o of_o the_o first_o or_o chief_a robe_n luke_n 15_o 22._o of_o the_o white_a garment_n promise_v by_o christ_n apoc._n 3._o 18._o of_o the_o fine_a linen_n clean_o and_o shine_a which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n apoc._n 19_o 8._o of_o which_o place_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o be_v most_o fit_o understand_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o and_o put_v on_o as_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n answer_n §_o xi_o in_o his_o second_o answer_n bellarmine_n confess_v that_o this_o similitude_n of_o garment_n and_o that_o example_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n may_v after_o a_o sound_a manner_n be_v accommodate_v to_o righteousness_n impute_v if_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o put_v on_o or_o to_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v after_o a_o sort_n cover_v with_o they_o we_o may_v ask_v of_o god_n pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o say_v he_o christ_n alone_a be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o indeed_o in_o justice_n do_v satisfy_v and_o that_o satisfaction_n be_v give_v and_o apply_v to_o we_o and_o repute_v we_o when_o wear_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n and_o justify_v that_o example_n therefore_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o fault_n it_o may_v be_v admit_v but_o if_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o that_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v formal_o justify_v when_o of_o sinner_n and_o wicked_a man_n we_o be_v make_v just_a and_o godly_a it_o be_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o be_v reject_v see_v it_o be_v manifest_o repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o reason_n itself_o for_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v satisfiâ—…_n for_o another_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v conceive_v but_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v be_v just_a because_o another_o be_v just_a be_v never_o hear_v of_o and_o be_v not_o only_o above_o but_o also_o against_o reason_n §_o xii_o here_o as_o you_o see_v bellarmine_n make_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o answer_n the_o righteousness_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o that_o by_o which_o we_o be_v formal_o make_v just_o but_o what_o be_v that_o righteousness_n of_o satisfaction_n no_o doubt_n that_o whereby_o our_o saviour_n satisfy_v the_o law_n for_o we_o which_o he_o be_v to_o satisfy_v as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o penalty_n threaten_v by_o his_o suffering_n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o commandment_n by_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n fulfil_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n do_v this_o and_o live_v to_o this_o bellarmine_n acknowledge_v the_o similitude_n of_o garment_n and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n may_v fit_o be_v apply_v which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o we_o desire_v for_o this_o be_v the_o whole_a righteousness_n of_o justification_n wherein_o the_o lord_n impute_v to_o a_o believer_n the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n cover_v or_o not_o impute_v or_o forgive_v his_o sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o impute_v unto_o he_o the_o perfect_a obedience_n of_o christ_n accept_v of_o he_o as_o righteousness_n in_o christ._n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o sin_n they_o he_o accept_v as_o righteous_a and_o that_o he_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o who_o he_o impute_v not_o sin_n rom._n 4._o 6_o 7._o for_o as_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n bring_v with_o it_o the_o impute_v of_o righteousness_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n accept_v as_o well_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o obedience_n as_o of_o his_o suffering_n and_o what_o be_v that_o justice_n whereby_o he_o say_v we_o be_v formal_o make_v just_o no_o doubt_v inherent_a justice_n or_o the_o righteousness_n of_o sanctification_n by_o infusion_n where_o of_o sin_n be_v expel_v to_o this_o say_v bellarmine_n the_o similitude_n of_o apparel_n and_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n can_v be_v apply_v for_o though_o one_o may_v satisfy_v for_o another_o yet_o one_o can_v be_v formal_o just_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o which_o never_o any_o of_o we_o to_o my_o knowledge_n affirm_v the_o more_o absurd_a be_v bellarmine_n in_o think_v so_o absurd_o of_o we_o for_o because_o he_o confound_v justification_n and_o sanctification_n he_o will_v needs_o bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n that_o we_o confound_v they_o also_o do_v teach_v that_o we_o be_v formal_o make_v just_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o he_o but_o if_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v as_o i_o have_v prove_v they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v distinguish_v than_o it_o will_v appear_v manifest_o that_o that_o which_o bellarmine_n call_v the_o justice_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v the_o whole_a righteousness_n of_o justification_n and_o that_o by_o which_o he_o say_v we_o be_v formal_o make_v righteous_a be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o sanctification_n now_o we_o be_v well_o content_a that_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v sanctify_v or_o formal_o make_v righteous_a shall_v not_o be_v imputative_a so_o that_o they_o will_v confess_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n whole_a satisfaction_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n be_v impute_v unto_o we_o which_o they_o must_v confess_v or_o else_o they_o can_v be_v save_v here_o therefore_o we_o may_v sing_v the_o triumph_n and_o say_v magna_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o praevalet_fw-la and_o thus_o have_v i_o abundant_o prove_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o conclusion_n god_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v not_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o but_o only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o he_o as_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o person_n though_o by_o imputation_n communicate_v to_o all_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o chap._n x._o bellarmine_n eight_o allegation_n to_o 3._o prove_v justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n answer_v §_o i._o 19_o now_o i_o be_o to_o examine_v bellarmine_n proof_n and_o first_o he_o allege_v rom._n 5._o 17_o 18_o 19_o out_o of_o which_o place_n he_o will_v prove_v that_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v or_o pronounce_v just_a but_o to_o be_v true_o make_v and_o constitute_v just_a by_o obtain_v inherent_a righteousness_n and_o that_o a_o righteousness_n not_o unperfect_a but_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a for_o that_o to_o justify_v in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o makejust_a and_o not_o to_o pronounce_v just_a appear_v first_o out_o of_o those_o word_n verse_n 19_o many_o shall_v be_v constitute_v or_o make_v just_a unto_o which_o allegation_n i_o have_v heretofore_o answer_v in_o his_o due_a 1._o place_n so_o much_o as_o concern_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o have_v maintain_v the_o exception_n of_o calvin_n and_o chemnitius_n &c_n against_o his_o cavil_n his_o second_o reason_n be_v from_o the_o antithesis_fw-la of_o adam_n unto_o christ._n for_o thus_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n write_v as_o we_o be_v make_v unjust_a through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n so_o we_o be_v make_v just_a through_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ._n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o through_o adam_n disobedience_n we_o be_v make_v unjust_a by_o injustice_n inherent_a and_o not_o imputata_fw-la impute_v therefore_o through_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v make_v just_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a and_o not_o impute_v answ._n we_o confess_v that_o as_o from_o the_o first_o adam_n we_o receive_v inherent_a corruption_n in_o our_o carnal_a generation_n so_o from_o the_o second_o adam_n we_o receive_v inherent_a grace_n in_o our_o spiritual_a regeneration_n but_o this_o be_v not_o our_o justification_n but_o our_o sanctification_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o in_o this_o place_n whereas_o therefore_o he_o assume_v that_o we_o be_v make_v unjust_a through_o adam_n disobedience_n by_o inherent_a injustice_n only_o not_o impute_v i_o deny_v the_o assumption_n and_o return_v the_o argument_n upon_o the_o adversary_n as_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n or_o transgression_n so_o we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v not_o only_o absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n but_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a uâ—…to_n salvation_n by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ._n but_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n by_o imputation_n of_o
adam_n disobedience_n or_o transgâ—…ession_n therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v not_o only_o absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n as_o touch_v the_o proposition_n that_o the_o word_n sinner_n do_v in_o this_o place_n signify_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o condemnation_n it_o be_v testify_v by_o locum_fw-la chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o then_o be_v the_o word_n sinner_n in_o this_o place_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a or_o obnoxious_a to_o punishment_n and_o condemn_v to_o death_n by_o oecumenius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o theophylact_fw-mi likewise_o sinner_n that_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o punishment_n and_o guilty_a of_o death_n which_o exposition_n be_v plain_o confirm_v by_o the_o verse_n go_v before_o where_o the_o same_o opposition_n between_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n be_v make_v the_o â—…ormer_a part_n be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o guilt_n of_o adam_n transgression_n come_v upon_o his_o posterity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o condemnation_n especial_o vers_fw-la 16._o and_o 18._o §_o ii_o the_o assumption_n though_o gainsaid_a by_o bellarmine_n in_o this_o place_n impute_v yet_o be_v teach_v not_o only_o by_o other_o papist_n who_o full_o contradict_v bellarmine_n assumption_n but_o elsewhere_o also_o by_o bellarmine_n himself_o for_o durandus_fw-la peâ—…cat_fw-la pighius_fw-la 6._o catharinus_n do_v hold_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n fall_n or_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n impute_v unto_o we_o which_o opinion_n also_o occam_n profess_v that_o he_o will_v hold_v if_o he_o be_v not_o hinder_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n yea_o say_v 16._o bellarmine_n it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a as_o 30._o peter_n lombard_n report_v iâ—…_n refute_v this_o opinion_n bellarmine_n just_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o that_o they_o 17._o hold_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n disobedience_n impute_v it_o be_v also_o the_o depravation_n of_o our_o nature_n follow_v thereupon_o but_o in_o that_o they_o say_v original_a sin_n be_v the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n impute_v unto_o we_o that_o he_o do_v approve_v for_o adam_n alone_o do_v indâ—…ed_o commit_v that_o sin_n by_o actual_a will_n itaque_fw-la but_o to_o we_o it_o be_v communicate_v by_o generation_n eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la communicari_fw-la potest_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la transiit_fw-la nimirum_fw-la per_fw-la imputationem_fw-la after_o that_o manner_n whereby_o that_o may_v be_v communicate_v which_o be_v transcient_a and_o go_v to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n omnibus_fw-la enim_fw-la imputatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o adam_n because_o we_o all_o be_v then_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n when_o he_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o we_o sin_v yea_o and_o far_o he_o right_o dispute_v potest_fw-la that_o if_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o we_o by_o imputation_n neither_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o nor_o the_o corruption_n follow_v upon_o it_o have_v belong_v to_o we_o this_o assertion_n of_o bellarmine_n confirm_v our_o assumption_n and_o contradict_v his_o own_o allege_v that_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n by_o injustice_n inherent_a and_o not_o impute_v which_o also_o he_o contradict_v in_o other_o place_n for_o he_o grant_v 10._o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n so_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n as_o if_o they_o all_o have_v commit_v that_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n cit_v bernard_n epiphaâ—…iae_fw-la we_o be_v adam_n fault_n because_o though_o in_o another_o yet_o we_o sin_v and_o to_o we_o it_o be_v impute_v by_o the_o just_a though_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o again_o 51._o take_v upon_o he_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o propagation_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v defend_v without_o maintain_v the_o propagation_n or_o traduction_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o say_v that_o nothing_o else_o be_v require_v to_o the_o traduction_n of_o sin_n but_o that_o a_o man_n be_v descend_v from_o adam_n by_o true_a and_o ordinary_a generation_n for_o generation_n veer_fw-mi not_o be_v of_o a_o part_n but_o of_o the_o person_n or_o whole_a man_n for_o homo_fw-la generate_fw-la hominem_fw-la therefore_o the_o person_n descend_v from_o adam_n though_o his_o soul_n be_v from_o god_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n and_o be_v in_o he_o original_o as_o in_o the_o root_n in_o he_o and_o with_o he_o he_o sin_v the_o actual_a sin_n of_o adam_n be_v communicate_v unto_o he_o by_o imputatioâ—…_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v definita_fw-la est_fw-la seutentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o resolve_a case_n by_o the_o apostle_n that_o in_o adam_n we_o all_o sin_v §_o iii_o but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o inherent_a corruption_n which_o adam_n adam_n by_o his_o transgression_n contract_v by_o this_o assertion_n it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v traduct_v otherwise_o than_o as_o the_o fruit_n and_o consequent_a of_o the_o actual_a disobedience_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o pighius_fw-la and_o catharinus_n for_o as_o adam_n by_o his_o first_o transgression_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n contract_v not_o only_o the_o guilt_n of_o death_n but_o also_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v both_o a_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n and_o also_o a_o evil_a disposition_n and_o proneness_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v that_o macula_fw-la peccati_fw-la remain_v in_o the_o sinner_n after_o the_o act_n be_v go_v so_o we_o have_v sin_v in_o adam_n be_v not_o only_o make_v guilty_a of_o death_n and_o void_a of_o original_a righteousness_n but_o also_o be_v defile_v with_o that_o habitual_a disposition_n and_o proneness_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o assertion_n it_o may_v be_v defend_v that_o nothing_o in_o our_o generation_n be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o with_o the_o humane_a nature_n but_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v communicate_v by_o imputation_n as_o for_o the_o guilt_n of_o death_n and_o the_o inherent_a coruption_n they_o be_v not_o derive_v from_o adam_n but_o contract_v by_o our_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o hereunto_o we_o may_v apply_v bellarmine_n distinction_n 17._o of_o sin_n so_o proper_o call_v that_o it_o be_v either_o a_o voluntary_a transgression_n or_o that_o blemish_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o soul_n cause_v and_o contract_v by_o the_o transgression_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o it_o diffeâ—…ing_v no_o otherwise_o from_o it_o than_o as_o heat_v from_o the_o act_n of_o heat_n for_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n original_a sin_n be_v the_o voluntary_a trangression_n of_o adam_n impute_v unto_o we_o and_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o man_n in_o adam_n actual_a and_o personal_a in_o we_o original_n for_o only_o he_o by_o actual_a will_n commit_v it_o but_o to_o we_o it_o be_v communicate_v after_o that_o manner_n by_o which_o that_o which_o be_v past_a and_o go_v may_v be_v communicate_v to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n in_o the_o latter_a sense_n it_o be_v the_o corruption_n inherent_a contract_v and_o cause_v as_o in_o adam_n by_o his_o personal_a sin_n so_o in_o we_o by_o our_o sin_v original_o in_o he_o which_o though_o it_o be_v alike_o and_o equal_a in_o all_o yet_o it_o be_v every_o man_n own_o §_o iu._n but_o suppose_v original_a sin_n according_a to_o the_o receive_a communicate_v opinion_n to_o be_v whole_o communicate_v unto_o we_o from_o adam_n in_o our_o generation_n yet_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o adam_n first_o transgression_n or_o actual_a disobedience_n which_o we_o call_v his_o â—…all_n and_o the_o corruption_n or_o depravation_n of_o his_o nature_n which_o thereupon_o follow_v for_o though_o we_o be_v partaker_n of_o both_o yet_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o the_o transgression_n we_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o partaker_n than_o by_o imputation_n for_o adam_n transgression_n be_v a_o action_n and_o action_n continue_v or_o have_v a_o be_v no_o long_o than_o they_o be_v in_o do_v can_v be_v traduct_v or_o transmit_v from_o adam_n to_o his_o posterity_n but_o the_o corruption_n be_v habitual_a be_v derivable_a by_o propagation_n now_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 5._o speak_v of_o adam_n actual_a disobedience_n once_o commit_v by_o he_o by_o which_o he_o say_v we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o sin_n of_o his_o be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o imputation_n and_o not_o of_o the_o corruption_n thereupon_o follow_v so_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n we_o be_v make_v just_a by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o perform_v for_o we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n which_o can_v
no_o otherwise_o be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o than_o by_o imputation_n object_n yea_o but_o we_o be_v true_o make_v sinner_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n and_o true_o make_v righteous_a by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ._n answ._n as_o we_o be_v true_o make_v sinner_n by_o imputation_n of_o adam_n disobedience_n so_o we_o be_v as_o true_o make_v righteous_a by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n iust._n yea_o but_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o injustice_n inherent_a through_o adam_n disobedience_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v make_v just_a by_o inherent_a justice_n through_o â—…he_a obedience_n of_o christ._n answ._n we_o be_v not_o make_v sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a justice_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n formal_o as_o quartum_fw-la bellarmine_n say_v inobedientia_fw-la adami_n nos_fw-la consâ—…ituit_fw-la peccatores_fw-la non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o only_o be_v impute_v but_o by_o the_o corruption_n which_o follow_v and_o be_v cause_v by_o that_o transgression_n commit_v by_o adam_n and_o impute_v to_o we_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o be_v not_o make_v just_a in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a justice_n by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n whether_o active_a or_o passive_a formal_o for_o that_o be_v only_o impute_v but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n merit_v by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n perform_v by_o he_o and_o impute_v to_o we_o §_o v._o thus_o then_o stand_v the_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o the_o adam_n second_o adam_n as_o by_o the_o actual_a disobedience_n or_o transgression_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n all_z his_o off_z spring_n be_v make_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o subject_a to_o death_n his_o disobedience_n be_v not_o inherent_a in_o they_o but_o impute_v to_o they_o as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o own_o because_o they_o be_v in_o he_o original_o so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n all_o his_o 13._o off_o spring_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v justify_v from_o sin_n and_o accept_v to_o life_n his_o obedience_n not_o be_v inherent_a in_o they_o but_o impute_v to_o they_o as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o own_o because_o by_o faith_n they_o be_v in_o he_o and_o this_o be_v our_o justification_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o further_o as_o adam_n fall_n deserve_v as_o a_o just_a punishment_n the_o deface_a of_o god_n image_n by_o inherent_a corruption_n in_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o who_o the_o same_o corruption_n be_v by_o natural_a generation_n transfuse_v so_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n merit_v as_o a_o just_a reward_n the_o restore_n of_o god_n image_n in_o we_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o all_o the_o faithful_a into_o who_o the_o say_a righteousness_n be_v in_o their_o spiritual_a regeneration_n infuse_v and_o this_o be_v our_o sanctification_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o until_o the_o next_o chapter_n where_o he_o show_v that_o our_o justification_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o sanctification_n in_o a_o word_n from_o either_o of_o the_o two_o adam_n we_o receive_v two_o thing_n which_o be_v contrary_a each_o to_o other_o from_o the_o first_o adam_n his_o disobedience_n be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o imputation_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n which_o guilt_n be_v opposite_a to_o justification_n and_o second_o the_o corruption_n which_o he_o contract_v be_v transfuse_v unto_o we_o by_o carnal_a generation_n which_o corruption_n be_v contrary_a to_o sanctification_n from_o the_o second_o adam_n his_o obedience_n be_v communicate_v to_o we_o by_o imputation_n whereby_o we_o be_v constitute_v just_a that_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n and_o accept_v in_o christ_n as_o righteous_a and_o as_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o justification_n and_o second_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n which_o he_o receive_v without_o measure_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n as_o it_o be_v by_o influence_n infuse_v into_o we_o by_o our_o spiritual_a regeneration_n he_o §_o vi_o whereas_o therefore_o he_o will_v prove_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o justification_n be_v the_o obtain_n of_o righteousness_n inherent_a i_o answer_v first_o that_o to_o be_v constitute_v sinner_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n be_v to_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o subject_n to_o death_n and_o damnation_n and_o so_o contrariwise_o to_o be_v constitute_v just_a or_o justify_v by_o christ_n obedience_n be_v to_o be_v acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n and_o to_o be_v accept_v unto_o life_n second_o that_o we_o be_v constitute_v sinner_n by_o adam_n personal_a sin_n which_o be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o but_o once_o and_o that_o long_o since_o commit_v by_o he_o so_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n personal_a obedience_n which_o be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o but_o long_o since_o perform_v by_o he_o three_o that_o as_o we_o be_v true_o make_v sinner_n by_o imputation_n of_o adam_n transgression_n which_o be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o so_o we_o be_v true_o make_v just_a by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n which_o be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o four_a that_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o his_o child_n because_o they_o be_v in_o he_o original_o as_o the_o root_n so_o in_o he_o they_o sin_v and_o therefore_o when_o he_o do_v fall_v they_o fall_v so_o the_o second_o adam_n obedience_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o by_o faith_n they_o be_v in_o he_o as_o his_o member_n the_o head_n and_o the_o member_n make_v but_o one_o body_n this_o place_n therefore_o allege_v by_o bellarmine_n make_v whole_o against_o he_o neither_o do_v that_o which_o he_o add_v concern_v persect_n absolute_a and_o abundant_a righteousness_n communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o christ_n agree_v to_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o herent_fw-la in_o we_o unperfect_a and_o but_o begin_v as_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o to_o the_o absolute_a and_o most_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o imputation_n on_o this_o place_n i_o have_v insist_v the_o long_a because_o though_o bellarmine_n allege_v it_o as_o a_o prime_a place_n to_o prove_v his_o purpose_n be_v notwithstanding_o a_o most_o pregnant_a testimony_n to_o prove_v justification_n by_o impuâ—…ation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v further_o appear_v 24._o §_o vii_o his_o second_o testimony_n be_v rom._n 3._o 24_o which_o i_o have_v also_o heretofore_o full_o prove_v to_o make_v whole_o against_o he_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o &_o 4._o his_o three_o allegation_n be_v out_o of_o â—…_n cor._n 6._o 11._o to_o which_o also_o have_v i_o answer_v 11._o before_o i_o where_o acknowledge_v the_o benefit_n of_o baptism_n to_o be_v here_o describe_v according_a to_o that_o which_o here_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o chrysâ—…st_n ambrose_n theophylact_fw-mi and_o other_o which_o be_v note_v first_o general_o in_o the_o word_n wash_v and_o then_o particular_o in_o the_o word_n sanctify_v and_o justify_v the_o former_a signify_v the_o cleanse_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o pollution_n of_o sin_n the_o latter_a from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n the_o former_a wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n the_o latter_a by_o faith_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o these_o two_o distinct_a benefit_n the_o scripture_n ascribe_v to_o baptism_n viz._n remission_n of_o sin_n and_o regeneration_n as_o i_o show_v before_o and_o therefore_o these_o benefit_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v accurate_o distinguish_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v either_o ignorant_o or_o sophistical_o confound_v and_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o these_o benefit_n as_o here_o it_o be_v note_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v needful_a to_o justification_n by_o declaration_n or_o imputation_n he_o say_v he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o to_o justification_n as_o we_o conceive_v of_o it_o to_o be_v grant_v and_o seal_v in_o baptism_n both_o these_o be_v as_o needful_a as_o to_o sanctification_n for_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v seal_v unto_o we_o in_o baptism_n invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v require_v act._n 22._o 16._o and_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o by_o baptism_n seal_v unto_o we_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n §_o viii_o his_o four_o testimony_n be_v tit._n 3._o 1._o 6_o 7._o whence_o he_o argue_v 7._o to_o this_o effect_n regeâ—…ration_n â—…r_v renâ—…vation_n be_v formal_o wrought_v by_o some_o inherent_a gift_n justisication_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n be_v regeneration_n â—…r_a renovation_n thâ—…refore_o justification_n be_v formal_o wrought_v
we_o say_v it_o do_v the_o exclusive_a particle_n use_v by_o some_o of_o our_o divine_n do_v exclude_v infusion_n not_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n as_o calvin_n bellarmine_n confess_v for_o we_o do_v hold_v though_o all_o perhaps_o have_v not_o so_o plain_o express_v their_o meaning_n and_o some_o few_o have_v deliver_v their_o private_a opinion_n that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o justification_n and_o that_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n we_o be_v both_o absolve_v from_o our_o sin_n and_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a in_o christ_n and_o as_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n but_o bellarmine_n howsoever_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o concurrence_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n unto_o justification_n yet_o indeed_o exclude_v it_o for_o by_o remission_n of_o sin_n concur_v to_o justification_n he_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o not_o impute_v or_o forgive_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o extinction_n and_o abolition_n thereof_o wrought_v by_o the_o infusion_n of_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o expel_v its_o contrary_n as_o heat_n do_v cold_a and_o light_a darkness_n and_o howsoever_o there_o be_v duo_fw-la termini_fw-la two_o term_n in_o this_o motion_n or_o mutation_n iustitiam_fw-la as_o he_o conceive_v of_o justification_n as_o be_v a_o passage_n b_o or_o change_n from_o sin_n to_o righteousness_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o two_o cause_n nor_o yet_o two_o distinct_a action_n but_o the_o only_a cause_n be_v justice_n infuse_v and_o the_o action_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n expelling_a sin_n even_o as_o in_o creation_n which_o be_v transitâ—…s_fw-la à _fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o illumination_n which_o be_v transitâ—…s_fw-la à _fw-la tenebris_fw-la ad_fw-la lâ—…cem_fw-la in_o calefaction_n which_o be_v a_o passage_n from_o cold_a to_o heat_n but_o if_o this_o be_v all_o that_o be_v require_v in_o the_o popish_a justification_n as_o 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it_o can_v entitle_v they_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n wherefore_o if_o they_o will_v be_v save_v they_o must_v of_o necessity_n flee_v to_o the_o righteousness_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v full_o satisfy_v the_o law_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o penalty_n by_o his_o suffering_n and_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o commandment_n by_o his_o obedience_n which_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n be_v transient_a and_o go_v so_o long_o since_o can_v no_o otherwise_o be_v communicate_v unto_o they_o but_o by_o imputation_n now_o if_o they_o can_v be_v content_a to_o acknowledge_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n which_o sometime_o verâ—…_n they_o do_v and_o must_v do_v if_o they_o will_v be_v save_v for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n either_o to_o escape_v hell_n or_o to_o come_v to_o heaven_n then_o let_v they_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n acknowledge_v this_o imputation_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v acquit_v and_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o damnation_n and_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a in_o christ_n and_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n to_o be_v their_o justification_n as_o for_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o renovation_n of_o we_o according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o true_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n both_o which_o be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o by_o degree_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n let_v they_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o two_o part_n of_o our_o sanctification_n §_o ii_o but_o bellarmine_n will_v needs_o have_v our_o renovation_n to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n renovation_n of_o justification_n and_o this_o he_o indevour_v to_o prove_v by_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o saint_n augustine_n and_o by_o reason_n the_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o he_o cit_v be_v six_o the_o first_o rom._n 25._o 4._o 25._o who_o be_v deliver_v up_o for_o our_o sinâ—…es_n and_o rise_v for_o our_o justification_n from_o whence_o bellarmine_n argue_v thus_o to_o what_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o name_n of_o justification_n in_o that_o justification_n consist_v rather_o than_o in_o that_o unto_o which_o he_o do_v not_o give_v the_o name_n but_o to_o renovation_n in_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n do_v give_v the_o name_n of_o justification_n and_o not_o to_o remission_n of_o sin_n therefore_o justification_n consist_v rather_o in_o renovation_n than_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n before_o i_o answer_v i_o think_v good_a to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n again_o that_o bellarmine_n here_o by_o remission_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n or_o as_o we_o in_o plain_a english_a call_v it_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o utter_a deletion_n the_o extinction_n the_o total_a mortification_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o do_v four_o time_n at_o the_o least_o signify_v in_o this_o one_o passage_n now_o i_o answer_v by_o deny_v 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our_o justification_n of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o whole_a chapter_n and_o even_o in_o the_o verse_n next_o go_v before_o that_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o well_o as_o to_o abraham_n if_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a who_o be_v give_v by_o his_o father_n and_o by_o himself_o to_o we_o and_o for_o we_o that_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o life_n until_o death_n but_o especial_o at_o his_o death_n he_o may_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v and_o save_v by_o his_o life_n which_o he_o live_v after_o his_o death_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n and_o obedience_n do_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n pay_v a_o full_a ransom_n for_o they_o and_o so_o do_v justify_v we_o meritorious_o and_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n 19_o and_o by_o his_o obedience_n both_o as_o the_o
and_o by_o imputation_n of_o his_o obedience_n proper_o we_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o i_o have_v show_v heretofore_o but_o in_o the_o popish_a justification_n there_o be_v neither_o remission_n of_o sin_n proper_o to_o free_v they_o from_o hell_n nor_o donation_n of_o such_o juâ—…tice_n as_o may_v entitle_v they_o to_o heaven_n for_o neither_o the_o abolition_n or_o extinction_n of_o sin_n present_a by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n though_o it_o be_v complete_a as_o it_o be_v not_o can_v satisfy_v for_o their_o former_a sin_n nor_o can_v their_o righteousness_n be_v unperfect_a give_v they_o right_o to_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v the_o only_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n by_o his_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n both_o passive_a and_o active_a which_o be_v communicate_v unto_o believer_n by_o imputation_n do_v both_o free_a they_o from_o hell_n and_o give_v they_o a_o title_n and_o right_o to_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n his_o proof_n take_v from_o the_o court_n of_o man_n i_o admit_v as_o good_a against_o they_o who_o hold_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o passive_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n do_v make_v justification_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o they_o who_o be_v guilty_a in_o themselves_o as_o we_o all_o aâ—…e_n before_o god_n a_o judge_n do_v justify_v be_v free_v indeed_o from_o punishment_n but_o they_o do_v not_o thereby_o obtain_v new_a reward_n howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dissimilitude_n between_o god_n justification_n of_o man_n and_o that_o of_o humane_a judge_n for_o a_o judge_n by_o his_o absolution_n though_o he_o do_v free_a the_o guilty_a and_o indeed_o faulty_a parson_n from_o punishment_n and_o from_o the_o guilt_n bind_v he_o over_o to_o punishment_n and_o thereby_o perhaps_o bewray_v his_o own_o unjustice_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o free_v he_o from_o the_o fault_n nor_o do_v he_o make_v he_o righteous_a and_o much_o less_o do_v he_o endow_v he_o with_o new_a privilege_n but_o when_o god_n do_v justify_v a_o believe_a sinner_n he_o do_v not_o only_o free_v he_o from_o hell_n and_o from_o the_o guilt_n bind_v he_o over_o to_o condemnation_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n suffering_n but_o also_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n he_o make_v he_o righteous_a and_o a_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o in_o thus_o justify_v a_o believe_a sinner_n he_o be_v just_a 26._o because_o christ_n by_o his_o suffering_n have_v full_o satisfy_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o by_o his_o obedience_n have_v merit_v for_o he_o eternal_a life_n §_o xiii_o his_o three_o reason_n justification_n of_o enemy_n make_v we_o god_n reason_n friend_n child_n belove_a citizen_n of_o heaven_n the_o domestic_n of_o god_n heir_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o the_o scripture_n every_o where_o speak_v therefore_o it_o do_v not_o stand_v only_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n thus_o far_o we_o agree_v with_o he_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n against_o those_o who_o hold_v justification_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o remission_n of_o sin_n so_o it_o make_v not_o for_o he_o who_o hold_v justification_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o against_o he_o for_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o god_n when_o he_o justify_v man_n he_o do_v of_o enemy_n make_v they_o his_o belove_a friend_n and_o his_o child_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v that_o here_o be_v a_o very_a great_a change_n but_o be_v it_o real_a or_o relative_a by_o infusion_n or_o by_o imputation_n sure_o when_o god_n reconcile_v man_n unto_o himself_o and_o of_o enemy_n make_v they_o his_o favourite_n when_o he_o adopt_v man_n and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n make_v they_o his_o own_o child_n when_o justify_v man_n he_o do_v of_o foe_n make_v they_o his_o belove_a friend_n of_o bondslave_n not_o only_a freeman_n but_o also_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n of_o alient_n his_o domestic_n of_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o damnation_n heir_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o do_v not_o these_o thing_n by_o infusion_n of_o any_o real_a or_o positive_a quality_n into_o they_o but_o these_o be_v external_a favour_n which_o god_n vouchsafe_v unto_o they_o when_o forgive_a their_o sin_n and_o impute_v unto_o they_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o son_n he_o do_v in_o he_o accept_v they_o for_o such_o yea_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o relation_n unto_o they_o make_v they_o such_o as_o before_o they_o be_v not_o and_o when_o he_o have_v make_v man_n such_o by_o imputation_n he_o also_o make_v they_o such_o by_o infusion_n of_o such_o quality_n and_o disposition_n as_o be_v answerable_a to_o that_o which_o they_o be_v call_v as_o i_o show_v in_o the_o beginning_n who_o god_n receive_v into_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n they_o he_o endue_v with_o grace_n who_o he_o redeem_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n he_o make_v they_o his_o faithful_a servant_n they_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o adoption_n be_v also_o his_o son_n by_o regeneration_n and_o final_o those_o who_o god_n do_v justify_v they_o also_o he_o do_v sanctify_v §_o fourteen_o and_o this_o be_v all_o which_o bellarmine_n have_v bring_v for_o the_o father_n proof_n of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a and_o infuse_a righteousness_n either_o from_o the_o scripture_n or_o from_o natural_a reason_n afterward_o indeed_o in_o his_o eight_o chapter_n he_o produce_v the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n and_o some_o other_o which_o he_o calleh_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o if_o they_o do_v agree_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n which_o they_o do_v not_o for_o first_o though_o some_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n lead_v by_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o latin_a word_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v respect_v it_o be_v but_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a do_v under_o the_o name_n of_o justification_n include_v the_o benefit_n of_o sanctification_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o example_n in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o exclude_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v justification_n as_o â—…the_v papist_n do_v for_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o justification_n contain_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o stand_v chief_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v our_o happiness_n and_o therefore_o imply_v beside_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n acceptation_n unto_o life_n the_o papist_n also_o talk_v of_o remission_n but_o their_o remission_n be_v not_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n and_o father_n speak_v of_o for_o the_o scripture_n and_o father_n and_o all_o ancient_a writer_n whatsoever_o by_o remission_n understand_v veniam_fw-la pardon_n condonation_n forgive_a not_o impute_v of_o sin_n absolve_v from_o it_o which_o be_v a_o distinct_a action_n of_o god_n from_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v a_o work_n of_o god_n without_o we_o work_v no_o real_a or_o positive_a change_n within_o we_o and_o herein_o we_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o all_o antiquity_n the_o papist_n by_o remission_n of_o sin_n understand_v the_o expulsion_n or_o extinction_n the_o utter_a deletion_n or_o abolition_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a action_n as_o they_o teach_v from_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n which_o be_v the_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n expelling_a sin_n and_o be_v a_o action_n of_o god_n not_o without_o we_o as_o the_o other_o but_o within_o we_o work_v in_o we_o a_o real_a and_o positive_a change_n and_o therefore_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o popish_a sense_n belong_v not_o to_o justification_n but_o to_o perfect_a sanctification_n as_o be_v a_o total_a mortification_n of_o sin_n which_o none_o attain_v unto_o in_o this_o life_n but_o of_o this_o point_n i_o have_v already_o treat_v in_o the_o second_o 8_o question_n of_o the_o first_o controversy_n second_o the_o father_n oftentimes_o use_v the_o word_n justification_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o we_o do_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n as_o imply_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o acceptation_n unto_o life_n by_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n communicate_v unto_o we_o as_o namely_o when_o they_o teach_v as_o very_o oft_o they_o do_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v teach_v if_o by_o justify_v they_o have_v mean_v sanctify_v for_o we_o be_v not_o sanctify_v by_o faith_n alone_o as_o all_o confess_v three_o the_o father_n do_v not_o look_v to_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o themselves_o or_o perform_v by_o they_o but_o renounce_v it_o as_o be_v unperfect_a and_o stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o where_o they_o speak_v of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n they_o mean_v sanctification_n and_o not_o justification_n before_o god_n whereof_o our_o question_n
the_o punishment_n thereof_o be_v inflict_v upon_o we_o which_o be_v both_o our_o original_a corruption_n and_o death_n itself_o beside_o many_o other_o calamity_n then_o be_v it_o to_o be_v presuppose_v that_o the_o sin_n itself_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o if_o the_o sin_n itself_o have_v not_o be_v impute_v then_o as_o bellarmine_n himself_o somewhere_o argue_v 18._o neither_o the_o guilt_n nor_o the_o corruption_n have_v belong_v unto_o we_o again_o thing_n that_o be_v transient_a when_o they_o be_v once_o past_a and_o go_v can_v be_v communicate_v otherwise_o than_o by_o imputation_n that_o transgression_n of_o adam_n as_o all_o other_o action_n be_v transient_a and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v how_o it_o be_v so_o long_o past_a and_o go_v can_v be_v communicate_v to_o we_o bellarmine_n true_o answer_v it_o be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o generation_n eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la communicari_fw-la potest_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la transiit_fw-la nimirâ—…m_fw-la per_fw-la imputationem_fw-la in_o that_o manner_n according_a to_o which_o that_o may_v be_v communicate_v which_o be_v transient_a and_o go_v to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n if_o it_o be_v object_v which_o be_v bellarmiâ—…es_o prime_a argument_n for_o inherent_a righteousness_n that_o through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o inherent_a unjustice_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n through_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n we_o be_v make_v just_a by_o righteousness_n inherent_a i_o answer_v that_o from_o christ_n we_o have_v both_o 30._o justification_n and_o sanctification_n the_o former_a answer_v to_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n transgression_n impute_v the_o latter_a answerable_a to_o the_o original_a corruption_n by_o generation_n derive_v but_o though_o we_o have_v they_o both_o from_o christ_n yet_o not_o after_o one_o manner_n the_o former_a we_o have_v by_o imputation_n the_o latter_a by_o infusion_n but_o of_o this_o place_n i_o have_v speak_v heretofore_o at_o large_a imputative_a §_o ii_o our_o seven_o argument_n whosoever_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o himself_o and_o so_o continue_v while_o he_o remain_v in_o this_o life_n can_v be_v justify_v otherwise_o than_o by_o imputation_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o most_o certain_a and_o undeniable_a truth_n but_o every_o many_o whatsoever_o christ_n only_a except_v be_v in_o himself_o a_o sinner_n and_o so_o continue_v while_o he_o remain_v in_o this_o life_n therefore_o no_o man_n whatsoever_o can_v othervise_v be_v justify_v but_o by_o imputation_n or_o thus_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v imputative_a for_o to_o a_o sinner_n the_o lord_n when_o he_o justify_v he_o impute_v not_o sin_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4._o 6._o 8._o the_o justification_n of_o 5._o every_o christian_a be_v the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o so_o be_v call_v of_o all_o writer_n boâ—…h_v old_a and_o new_a both_o protestant_n and_o papist_n therefore_o the_o justification_n of_o every_o christian_a be_v imputative_a the_o assumption_n of_o the_o former_a syllogism_n be_v deny_v by_o the_o papist_n but_o against_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o against_o the_o common_a experience_n of_o all_o man_n in_o all_o time_n and_o place_n but_o this_o i_o prove_v it_o brief_o all_o that_o sometime_o do_v sin_n or_o have_v sin_n abide_v in_o they_o be_v sinner_n all_o man_n sometime_o do_v sin_n and_o have_v sin_n remain_v in_o they_o therefore_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n the_o assumption_n be_v prove_v by_o james_n the_o just_a and_o by_o the_o holy_a belove_a apostle_n include_v themselves_o in_o many_o 2._o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o of_o we_o and_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n 8._o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o we_o but_o that_o all_o mortal_a man_n be_v sinner_n i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v before_o 6._o unless_o therefore_o the_o papist_n will_v say_v they_o be_v no_o sinner_n and_o that_o in_o they_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o if_o they_o do_v say_v we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v 10._o they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o they_o they_o must_v confess_v justification_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n §_o iii_o our_o eigth_n argument_n to_o who_o faith_n be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n righteousness_n without_o work_n he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n that_o be_v by_o righteousness_n inherent_a but_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a faith_n be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n without_o work_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o proposition_n be_v prove_v by_o opposition_n of_o faith_n to_o work_n in_o the_o question_n of_o justificâ—…tion_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o the_o latter_a part_n be_v prove_v by_o the_o former_a for_o if_o not_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n then_o by_o impute_a and_o if_o by_o faith_n and_o yet_o not_o by_o inherent_a righteousness_n than_o not_o by_o faith_n in_o respect_n oâ—…_n itself_o as_o it_o be_v a_o habit_n inherent_a in_o we_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n which_o it_o apprehend_v of_o which_o that_o be_v verify_v proper_o which_o by_o a_o trope_n viz._n a_o metonimy_n be_v ascribe_v to_o faith_n namely_o that_o it_o justify_v and_o save_v that_o by_o it_o we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o inheritance_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n do_v justify_v and_o save_v etc._n etc._n the_o assumption_n in_o expâ—…esse_a term_n be_v deliver_v rom._n 4._o 3._o 5_o 6._o 22_o 23_o here_o bellarmine_n confess_v that_o faith_n indeed_o be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o that_o be_v our_o righteousness_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o well_o agree_v with_o his_o assertion_n elsewhere_o that_o faith_n do_v but_o dispose_v unto_o justification_n and_o that_o our_o formal_a righteousness_n be_v our_o charity_n that_o faith_n be_v a_o habit_n of_o the_o understanding_n but_o justice_n be_v a_o habit_n of_o the_o will_n but_o our_o gloss_n he_o do_v not_o allow_v when_o we_o say_v by_o faith_n that_o be_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n because_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o apostle_n for_o two_o cause_n for_o first_o he_o do_v not_o say_v christ_n righteousness_n but_o faith_n be_v impute_v now_o faith_n be_v not_o christ_n righteousness_n but_o we_o by_o god_n gift_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v the_o main_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n 17._o reveal_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n that_o be_v of_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n from_o faith_n to_o faith_n the_o righteousness_n â—…_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n that_o be_v which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n for_o faith_n itself_o be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o do_v justify_v or_o save_v we_o but_o the_o instrument_n to_o receive_v god_n righteousness_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o justify_v or_o save_v proper_o but_o relative_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n which_o it_o do_v receive_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o do_v justify_v and_o save_v those_o which_o receive_v it_o by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n more_o than_o once_o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n have_v save_v those_o which_o do_v believe_v in_o he_o act._n 3._o 16_o it_o be_v say_v that_o faith_n in_o christ_n have_v cure_v the_o lame_a man_n but_o it_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n by_o faith_n in_o his_o name_n do_v cure_v he_o for_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v by_o a_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o infinite_a value_n and_o merit_n which_o be_v not_o faith_n nor_o any_o other_o grace_n or_o grace_n inherent_a but_o only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n and_o yet_o because_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o it_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o benefit_n therefore_o all_o the_o benefit_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o christ_n be_v attribute_v to_o faith_n as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v show_v to_o faith_n metonimical_o but_o proper_o to_o christ_n himself_o his_o second_o reason_n because_o the_o word_n imputare_fw-la in_o this_o place_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o bare_a repute_v but_o a_o repute_v unto_o which_o the_o truth_n be_v answer_v able_a in_o the_o thing_n itself_o as_o be_v plain_a by_o these_o word_n 4._o ei_o qui_fw-la operatur_fw-la merces_fw-la imputatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o only_o in_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n but_o true_o and_o indeed_o the_o reward_n be_v due_a answ._n this_o reason_n do_v not_o
transient_a or_o the_o sinful_a blemish_n remain_v in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v a_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o proneness_n to_o sin_n leave_v as_o the_o remainder_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o increase_v by_o our_o own_o actual_a transgression_n as_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n and_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n br_v with_o it_o reatum_fw-la culpae_fw-la to_o a_o believer_n and_o be_v not_o impute_v to_o who_o christ_n obedience_n be_v impute_v but_o cover_v with_o the_o robe_n of_o chrisâ—…s_n righteousness_n by_o imputation_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o only_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n both_o of_o the_o punishment_n and_o of_o the_o fault_n but_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a in_o christ_n but_o as_o the_o maculâ—…_n be_v a_o habitual_a sin_n or_o sinful_a disposition_n pollute_v the_o soul_n as_o a_o remainder_n of_o original_a sin_n increase_v by_o our_o actual_a transgression_n it_o be_v not_o whole_o abolish_v in_o this_o life_n and_o much_o less_o at_o once_o but_o it_o be_v mortify_v by_o degree_n in_o those_o that_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n who_o day_n by_o day_n 16._o be_v renew_v in_o the_o innerman_n as_o for_o those_o place_n which_o bellarmine_n allege_v to_o prove_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o total_a abolition_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v full_o answer_v heretofore_o 7._o in_o the_o second_o question_n of_o the_o first_o controversy_n show_v that_o divers_a of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o guilt_n which_o in_o remission_n be_v total_o abolish_v the_o other_o which_o be_v to_o be_v expound_v of_o the_o corruption_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o cleanse_n and_o purge_v of_o our_o soul_n from_o they_o either_o begin_v in_o this_o life_n or_o finish_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n bring_v with_o it_o in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o death_n and_o utter_a extinction_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o death_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n become_v a_o remedy_n to_o extinguish_v sin_n for_o while_o we_o live_v in_o the_o mortal_a body_n sin_n live_v in_o we_o but_o when_o the_o body_n die_v sin_n be_v extinguish_v cap._n iii_o contain_v our_o two_o last_o argument_n §_o i._o our_o fourteen_o argument_n if_o redemption_n reconciliation_n imputive_a and_o adoption_n be_v imputative_a than_o justification_n also_o be_v by_o imputation_n for_o i_o have_v show_v heretofore_o that_o these_o three_o in_o substance_n differ_v not_o from_o justification_n for_o as_o all_o these_o three_o benefit_n be_v comprise_v under_o justification_n so_o in_o they_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o justification_n do_v consist_v for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v redeem_v and_o reconcile_v but_o to_o have_v our_o sin_n 7._o remit_v or_o not_o 19_o impute_v by_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n suffering_n which_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o justification_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v adopt_v but_o to_o be_v accept_v in_o the_o belove_a as_o righteous_a and_o as_o a_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o justification_n but_o those_o three_o benefit_n be_v imputative_a all_o of_o they_o wrought_v by_o the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n which_o have_v make_v we_o the_o bondslave_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n enemy_n to_o god_n and_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n merit_n whereby_o of_o the_o slave_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n we_o be_v make_v god_n 20._o servant_n of_o enemy_n his_o favourite_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o son_n of_o god_n §_o ii_o our_o fifteen_o argument_n out_o of_o psalm_n 32._o and_o rom._n 4._o if_o 8._o the_o holy_a ghost_n describe_v justification_n to_o be_v the_o forgive_n of_o iniquity_n the_o cover_n of_o sin_n the_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n to_o the_o sinner_n the_o impute_v of_o righteousness_n not_o to_o he_o that_o work_v but_o to_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n or_o impute_v of_o righteousness_n without_o work_n then_o justification_n stand_v not_o in_o deletion_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n of_o righteousness_n but_o in_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n by_o which_o the_o sinner_n be_v both_o free_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o also_o accept_v as_o righteous_a but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v so_o describe_v justification_n rom._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o â—…x_n psalm_n 32._o 1_o 2._o to_o both_o part_n tertiâ—…_n bellarmine_n do_v answer_v the_o assumption_n he_o first_o deny_v and_o then_o cavil_v with_o it_o for_o first_o whereas_o calvin_n as_o he_o say_v demand_v whether_o this_o be_v a_o full_a definition_n of_o justification_n or_o but_o half_o he_o likewise_o demand_v when_o either_o the_o 〈◊〉_d say_v bless_a be_v the_o 1._o man_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o f_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o way_n or_o when_o our_o saviour_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n 5._o bless_a be_v the_o meek_a etc._n etc._n whether_o each_o of_o these_o be_v a_o perfect_a definition_n for_o if_o it_o be_v where_o be_v then_o remission_n of_o sin_n second_o he_o say_v that_o paul_n allege_v this_o testimâ—…ny_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n not_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o define_v full_o justification_n but_o only_o to_o prove_v that_o true_a justification_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o get_v by_o our_o own_o strength_n and_o that_o he_o fit_o prove_v from_o thence_o that_o david_n call_v he_o bless_v who_o sin_n god_n remit_v that_o be_v whâ—…_n by_o the_o gift_n aâ—…d_v grace_v of_o god_n be_v justify_v §_o iii_o to_o the_o former_a i_o reply_v that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a reason_n between_o first_o these_o place_n cite_v by_o we_o and_o those_o allege_v by_o he_o for_o those_o contain_v but_o certain_a note_n and_o mark_n of_o blessedness_n though_o the_o papist_n absurd_o make_v eight_o beatitude_n of_o the_o eight_o note_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o blessedness_n matth._n 5._o but_o here_o the_o apostle_n out_o of_o psalm_n 32._o show_v that_o blessedness_n itself_o whereby_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o mean_v justification_n which_o be_v the_o only_a 〈◊〉_d viae_fw-la because_o by_o it_o we_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o eternal_a happiness_n which_o be_v beatitudo_fw-la patriae_fw-la all_o other_o blessedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o note_n and_o sign_n of_o this_o be_v so_o define_v or_o describe_v for_o somuch_o those_o word_n import_v david_n do_v describe_v the_o blessedness_n as_o our_o translation_n fit_o render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n the_o second_o be_v a_o mere_a depravation_n of_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n and_o intenâ—…ion_n which_o be_v not_o to_o prove_v that_o justification_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v already_o teach_v to_o be_v a_o gracious_a action_n of_o god_n free_o justify_v by_o his_o grace_n those_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n but_o 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to_o be_v the_o forgiveness_n thereof_o but_o say_v he_o not_o as_o you_o deceive_v yourselves_o and_o other_o like_v you_o in_o this_o point_n who_o say_v that_o although_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o those_o which_o have_v sin_n but_o such_o as_o the_o scripture_n call_v sinner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v impenitent_a sinner_n so_o that_o they_o know_v god_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o they_o though_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v wherein_o we_o whole_o agree_v with_o justin_n though_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o who_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o other_o who_o they_o persuade_v though_o they_o live_v in_o sin_n if_o they_o observe_v the_o outward_a formality_n of_o do_v penance_n which_o all_o of_o they_o do_v once_o a_o year_n though_o they_o neither_o have_v faith_n nor_o repentance_n which_o very_o few_o if_o any_o of_o they_o have_v they_o have_v absolution_n from_o their_o sin_n §_o xi_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o cit_v origen_n 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righteousness_n without_o work_n for_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o their_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n record_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o their_o great_a comfort_n as_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o exultation_n to_o dwell_v upon_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o rejoice_v by_o express_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a and_o sundry_a â—…ermes_n whereby_o the_o selse_a same_o thing_n be_v repeat_v which_o rhetorician_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 31._o §_o xiii_o in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o cit_v two_o testimony_n against_o we_o which_o he_o call_v out_o of_o augustine_n exposition_n of_o these_o word_n which_o be_v entire_o cite_v agree_v whole_o with_o we_o for_o to_o omit_v his_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n a_o little_a before_o set_v down_o quorum_fw-la tecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la who_o sin_n be_v
lord_n in_o every_o chapter_n almost_o of_o his_o story_n renew_v and_o repeat_v his_o promise_n unto_o he_o why_o do_v he_o confirm_v they_o by_o oath_n why_o do_v he_o seal_v they_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n which_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v if_o abraham_n faith_n be_v altogether_o perfect_a that_o twice_o he_o use_v that_o unlawful_a shift_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o distrustful_a fear_n call_v his_o wife_n his_o sister_n who_o to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n he_o expose_v to_o danger_n for_o perfect_a faith_n expel_v fear_n and_o distrust_n §_o vi_o his_o five_o reason_n be_v beside_o the_o purpose_n for_o whereas_o he_o reason_n shall_v prove_v that_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v in_o their_o justification_n perfect_a he_o prove_v that_o the_o faith_n of_o some_o special_a man_n who_o be_v high_o commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o rare_a example_n of_o a_o strong_a faith_n be_v after_o they_o have_v be_v justify_v not_o a_o weak_a and_o a_o languish_a but_o a_o strong_a and_o valiant_a faith_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o allege_v heb._n 11._o 33._o 1_o john_n 5._o 4._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 9_o ephes._n 6._o 16._o and_o thereupon_o infer_v sure_o that_o faith_n which_o can_v overcome_v the_o world_n resist_v the_o devil_n and_o repel_v all_o his_o fiery_a dart_n must_v not_o be_v a_o weak_a or_o languish_a but_o a_o strong_a and_o valiant_a faith_n all_o which_o we_o grant_v but_o yet_o deny_v either_o that_o it_o be_v so_o strong_a when_o they_o be_v first_o justify_v thereby_o or_o that_o when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o strong_a it_o be_v perfect_a but_o here_o by_o the_o way_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v of_o bellarmine_n and_o his_o consort_n whether_o this_o strong_a faith_n so_o much_o commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v only_o a_o bare_a assent_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o a_o assurance_n which_o we_o call_v special_a faith_n ground_v on_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n apply_v to_o ourselves_o in_o his_o last_o reason_n he_o urge_v again_o reason_n the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o heb._n 10._o 22._o signify_v as_o he_o say_v with_o our_o consent_n a_o most_o full_a and_o most_o perfect_a persuasion_n we_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o signify_v a_o full_a persuasion_n which_o we_o call_v assurance_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v in_o all_o the_o papist_n when_o they_o be_v justify_v as_o that_o none_o of_o they_o have_v it_o at_o all_o without_o special_a revelation_n which_o they_o will_v confess_v be_v very_o rare_a but_o yet_o of_o this_o assurance_n 5._o there_o be_v degree_n all_o aspire_a in_o this_o life_n but_o none_o attain_v to_o perfection_n for_o when_o we_o have_v attain_v to_o some_o assurance_n we_o must_v still_o labour_v 14._o to_o increase_v it_o strive_v towards_o perfection_n so_o much_o of_o faith_n §_o vii_o as_o touch_v hope_n say_v he_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n hope_n 6._o 19_o may_v suffice_v for_o there_o he_o say_v that_o our_o hope_n must_v be_v the_o anchor_n as_o it_o be_v of_o our_o soul_n safe_a and_o sure_a answ._n this_o argue_v the_o assurance_n of_o hope_n in_o some_o of_o god_n child_n after_o they_o have_v be_v justify_v but_o not_o the_o perfection_n sound_v hope_n be_v safe_a and_o sure_a because_o it_o never_o confound_v or_o make_v ashamed_a rom._n 5._o 5._o where_n by_o the_o way_n also_o i_o will_v glad_o learn_v if_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n as_o here_o bellarmine_n affirm_v and_o that_o without_o special_a revelation_n why_o there_o may_v not_o be_v the_o like_a assurance_n of_o salvation_n and_o of_o perseverance_n to_o salvation_n which_o elsewhere_o he_o stout_o deny_v and_o by_o his_o denial_n confute_v his_o own_o assertion_n in_o this_o place_n for_o if_o there_o can_v be_v assurance_n of_o salvation_n much_o less_o can_v there_o be_v perfection_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n chap._n vii_o bellarmine_n proof_n that_o chà rity_n be_v perfect_a disprove_v de_fw-fr §_o i._o there_o remain_v charity_n which_o he_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v augustine_n perfect_a not_o in_o all_o and_o that_o in_o their_o first_o justification_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o prove_v or_o else_o he_o prove_v nothing_o but_o in_o some_o man_n in_o some_o part_n of_o their_o life_n after_o their_o first_o justification_n and_o this_o he_o prove_v first_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n and_o after_o by_o authority_n of_o scripture_n out_o of_o augustine_n book_n de_fw-la natura_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la 42._o he_o cit_v two_o testimony_n the_o former_a in_o these_o word_n ipsa_fw-la charitas_fw-la est_fw-la verissima_fw-la plenissima_fw-la perfectissimáque_fw-la justitia_fw-la which_o augustine_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o charity_n when_o it_o be_v infuse_v in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n nor_o of_o charity_n in_o general_a but_o of_o that_o perfect_a charity_n whereunto_o nothing_o may_v be_v add_v which_o he_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o true_a the_o full_a the_o perfect_a justice_n the_o latter_a in_o these_o word_n 70._o perfecta_fw-la charitas_fw-la perfecta_fw-la justitia_fw-la est_fw-la perfect_a charity_n be_v perfect_a righteousness_n which_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n do_v attain_v to_o perfect_a charity_n augustine_n though_o he_o will_v not_o in_o that_o book_n dispute_v of_o the_o possibility_n thereof_o because_o god_n if_o he_o please_v be_v able_a to_o bestow_v perfect_a justice_n and_o to_o make_v man_n free_a from_o all_o sin_n yet_o in_o other_o place_n he_o do_v plain_o and_o full_o teach_v as_o first_o charity_n hieronym_n in_o some_o be_v great_a in_o some_o less_o and_o therefore_o not_o perfect_a in_o all_o that_o be_v jusâ—…ified_v in_o other_o none_o at_o all_o but_o the_o most_o full_a and_o complete_a which_o now_o can_v be_v increase_v be_v in_o no_o man_n so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v here_o now_o so_o long_o as_o it_o may_v be_v increase_v assure_o that_o which_o be_v less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v be_v a_o fault_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o default_n there_o be_v not_o a_o righteous_a man_n upon_o the_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o for_o which_o default_n no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v before_o god_n for_o which_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o we_o have_v not_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o for_o which_o though_o we_o be_v never_o so_o good_a proficient_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n say_v forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n and_o in_o another_o place_n joan._n in_o part_n there_o be_v liberty_n in_o part_n bondage_n as_o yet_o no_o entire_a no_o pure_a no_o full_a liberty_n and_o after_o let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o say_v let_v it_o not_o be_v but_o let_v it_o not_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v sin_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o thy_o member_n only_o let_v the_o kingdom_n be_v take_v from_o it_o §_o ii_o to_o this_o purpose_n a_o multitude_n of_o testimony_n may_v be_v cite_v iustitiae_fw-la out_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr perfectione_n justitiae_fw-la which_o he_o write_v against_o caelestius_n the_o pelagian_a who_o hold_v that_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o perfection_n in_o this_o life_n i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o few_o tunc_fw-la erit_fw-la plena_fw-la justitia_fw-la quando_fw-la plena_fw-la sanitas_fw-la quando_fw-la plena_fw-la charitas_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la enim_fw-la legis_fw-la charitas_fw-la tunc_fw-la autem_fw-la plena_fw-la charitas_fw-la quando_fw-la videbimus_fw-la cum_fw-la sicuiâ—…_n est_fw-la charitas_fw-la plena_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la tunc_fw-la erit_fw-la cum_fw-la videbimus_fw-la fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la the_o saturemur_fw-la righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o our_o pilgrimage_n be_v to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n that_o hereafter_o we_o may_v be_v fill_v quotquot_fw-la ergo_fw-la perfecti_fw-la hoc_fw-la sapiamus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quotquot_fw-la perfectè_fw-la currimus_fw-la hoc_fw-la sapiamus_fw-la quòd_fw-la nondum_fw-la perfecti_fw-la sumus_fw-la ut_fw-la illic_fw-la perficiamur_fw-la quo_fw-la perfectè_fw-la adhuc_fw-la currimus_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la quod_fw-la perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la est_fw-la destruatur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la toto_fw-la quia_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o spei_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la credatur_fw-la &_o speretur_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la videatur_fw-la teneaturque_fw-la succedet_fw-la charitas_fw-la a._n quae_fw-la in_o his_o tribus_fw-la major_a est_fw-la non_fw-la auferatur_fw-la sed_fw-la augeatur_fw-la &_o impleatur_fw-la contemplata_fw-la quod_fw-la credebat_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la sperabat_fw-la indepta_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la charitatis_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la illud_fw-la implebitur_fw-la diliges_fw-la
dominum_fw-la deum_fw-la tuum_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n etc._n etc._n nam_fw-la cum_fw-la est_fw-la adhuc_fw-la aliquid_fw-la carnalis_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la quod_fw-la vel_fw-la continendo_fw-la frenetur_fw-la non_fw-la omnimodò_fw-la ex_fw-la tota_fw-la anima_fw-la diligitur_fw-la deus_fw-la so_o much_o of_o augustine_n 13._o §_o iii_o divine_a testimony_n say_v he_o we_o meet_v with_o every_o where_o for_o first_o our_o lord_n say_v great_a charity_n have_v no_o man_n than_o this_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n joh._n 15._o 13._o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o very_o many_o that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o martyr_n have_v attain_v to_o this_o perfection_n of_o charity_n answ._n so_o to_o lay_v down_o a_o man_n life_n for_o other_o as_o christ_n do_v lay_v down_o his_o for_o we_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o charity_n but_o the_o love_n of_o martyr_n though_o great_a come_v far_o short_a of_o this_o perfection_n for_o as_o 15._o cardinal_n tolet_n have_v well_o observe_v upon_o this_o text_n the_o quantity_n or_o measure_n of_o charity_n may_v be_v consider_v three_o way_n by_o way_n of_o estimation_n or_o appreciation_n intention_n extension_n in_o all_o which_o respect_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n do_v far_o surpass_v the_o love_n of_o appreciation_n martyr_n first_o by_o way_n of_o appreciation_n because_o he_o give_v that_o for_o we_o which_o be_v more_o and_o of_o great_a value_n than_o what_o be_v give_v by_o martyr_n first_o because_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n for_o he_o be_v the_o great_a 14_o god_n and_o our_o saviour_n give_v himself_o for_o we_o and_o therefore_o give_v for_o we_o a_o great_a gift_n than_o all_o the_o martyr_n put_v together_o can_v give_v second_o because_o where_o martyr_n give_v their_o body_n only_o that_o they_o may_v save_v their_o own_o soul_n christ_n give_v himself_o that_o be_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v both_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o both_o he_o do_v assume_v that_o he_o may_v give_v both_o for_o we_o not_o only_o in_o his_o body_n suffer_v death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n but_o in_o his_o soul_n undergo_n as_o our_o surety_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o we_o the_o fear_n whereof_o bring_v he_o into_o that_o agony_n which_o make_v he_o sweat_v drop_n of_o blood_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o cross_n make_v he_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o be_v for_o a_o time_n in_o his_o own_o sense_n as_o a_o man_n separate_v from_o god_n which_o separation_n from_o god_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n now_o that_o christ_n do_v thus_o far_o give_v his_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o his_o body_n for_o we_o divers_a of_o the_o father_n especial_o those_o which_o confute_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o apollinarist_n who_o deny_v that_o christ_n have_v a_o humane_a soul_n do_v teach_v cyrill_n say_v theodosiam_fw-la that_o christ_n give_v his_o flesh_n a_o price_n of_o ransom_n for_o the_o flesh_n of_o all_o and_o his_o soul_n likewise_o a_o price_n of_o ransom_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a shepherd_n give_v his_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o his_o sheep_n who_o have_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o again_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n both_o which_o be_v lose_v by_o sin_n our_o lord_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o our_o body_n he_o give_v his_o body_n and_o for_o our_o soul_n also_o his_o soul_n irenaeus_n 5._o that_o christ_n redeem_v we_o by_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v by_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o manhood_n give_v his_o soul_n for_o our_o soul_n and_o his_o flesh_n for_o our_o our_o flesh_n ambrose_n 6._o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o offer_v in_o sacrifice_n for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v put_v on_o he_o offer_v in_o himself_o and_o he_o put_v on_o that_o which_o before_o he_o have_v not_o that_o be_v his_o whole_a manhood_n for_o christ_n our_o priest_n both_o god_n and_o man_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o his_o deity_n for_o it_o be_v the_o altar_n which_o sanctify_v the_o sacrifice_n do_v offer_v his_o whole_a manhood_n consist_v both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o a_o whole_a burn_a offering_n for_o we_o whereas_o therefore_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o redemption_n mention_n be_v make_v either_o of_o his_o body_n alone_o as_o col._n 1.22_o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o or_o of_o his_o soul_n only_o as_o esa._n 53._o 10_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v make_v a_o offering_n for_o sin_n and_o in_o this_o place_n joh._n 15._o 12._o great_a love_n have_v no_o man_n than_o this_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animam_fw-la svam_fw-la his_o soul_n for_o his_o friend_n we_o be_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n to_o understand_v the_o whole_a manhood_n that_o be_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v man_n now_o it_o be_v a_o great_a love_n for_o a_o man_n to_o give_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o another_o than_o to_o give_v his_o body_n only_o §_o iu._n second_o in_o respect_n of_o intention_n it_o argue_v great_a love_n intention_n when_o a_o man_n be_v willing_a of_o his_o own_o accord_n and_o desirous_a to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o other_o than_o when_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o christ_n be_v willing_a 51._o of_o his_o own_o accord_n yea_o and_o earnest_o desirous_a for_o so_o he_o say_v 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o martyr_n do_v not_o yea_o ought_v not_o ordinaâ—…ily_o offer_v themselves_o to_o death_n for_o quâ—…_n amat_fw-la periculum_fw-la peribit_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la and_o our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v they_o when_o they_o be_v persecute_v in_o one_o city_n to_o flee_v to_o another_o but_o they_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n rather_o than_o deny_v the_o truth_n our_o saviour_n prophesy_v of_o saint_n peter_n martyrdom_n john_n 21._o 18._o say_v when_o thou_o be_v young_a thou_o do_v gird_v thyself_o and_o walk_v whither_o thou_o will_v but_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v old_a thou_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n and_o another_o shall_v gird_v thou_o and_o carry_v thou_o whither_o thou_o will_v not_o again_o when_o a_o man_n do_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n free_o as_o christ_n do_v without_o either_o tie_n of_o duty_n or_o expectation_n of_o recompense_n it_o argue_v great_a love_n than_o what_o be_v so_o do_v out_o of_o duty_n as_o that_o if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o he_o shall_v sin_v and_o so_o lose_v his_o soul_n 35._o by_o seek_v to_o save_v his_o life_n or_o out_o of_o love_n to_o himself_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o save_v his_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o common_a case_n of_o martyâ—…s_n §_o v._n three_o in_o respect_n of_o extension_n his_o love_n be_v great_a that_o lay_v extension_n down_o his_o life_n not_o only_o for_o his_o friend_n and_o well_o willer_n and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v good_a unto_o he_o for_o peâ—…adventure_o for_o such_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 5._o 7._o some_o though_o hardly_o will_v adventure_v to_o die_v and_o some_o few_o example_n in_o that_o kind_n we_o read_v of_o but_o also_o for_o sinner_n and_o for_o his_o enemy_n who_o though_o they_o do_v not_o love_v he_o yet_o be_v belove_v of_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o affection_n be_v his_o friend_n as_o belove_v of_o he_o though_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o affection_n enemy_n thus_o our_o saviour_n have_v love_v we_o commend_v his_o love_n towards_o we_o rom._n 5._o that_o when_o we_o be_v sinner_n verse_n 8._o and_o by_o our_o sin_n enemy_n vers_fw-la 10._o he_o die_v for_o we_o but_o martyr_n when_o they_o die_v for_o other_o they_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n not_o for_o their_o enemy_n but_o for_o their_o brethren_n in_o christ_n 1_o john_n 3._o 16._o §_o vi_o his_o second_o proof_n be_v out_o of_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 5._o he_o that_o keep_v the_o 5_o word_n of_o god_n in_o he_o very_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v be_v keep_v the_o same_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n teach_v 1_o joh._n 5._o 3._o and_o his_o commandment_n be_v not_o grievous_a unto_o we_o answ._n the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v a_o effect_n and_o fruit_n of_o love_n charity_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_v by_o it_o that_o be_v perfect_o know_v as_o a_o good_a tree_n by_o his_o fruit_n and_o as_o faith_n be_v say_v jam._n 2._o 22._o to_o be_v make_v perfect_a by_o good_a work_n and_o as_o god_n strength_n be_v perfect_v in_o our_o weakness_n 9_o for_o hereby_o man_n be_v know_v to_o love_n god_n if_o they_o
we_o do_v not_o receive_v by_o christ_n adam_n lose_v inherent_a righteousness_n and_o not_o impute_v therefore_o by_o christ_n we_o receive_v inherent_a righteousness_n and_o not_o impute_v then_o will_v i_o deny_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o proposition_n for_o we_o do_v receive_v by_o christ_n more_o than_o we_o lose_v â—…n_v adam_n adam_n be_v mutable_a and_o the_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v be_v not_o without_o repentance_n but_o christ_n make_v the_o faithful_a 24._o inseparabiles_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la perseverantes_fw-la and_o the_o save_a grace_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o he_o 29._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la est_fw-la say_v 16._o augustine_n sine_fw-la mutatione_n stabiliter_fw-la fixa_fw-la adam_n lose_v a_o earthly_a paradise_n but_o by_o christ_n we_o receive_v a_o inheritance_n in_o heaven_n adam_n stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n in_o his_o own_o righteoâ—…snesse_n but_o we_o stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o far_o surpass_v the_o righteousness_n of_o adam_n etc._n etc._n §_o v._o hâ—…s_fw-la seven_o argument_n if_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v sinner_n unto_o we_o we_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o by_o our_o sin_n impute_v to_o christ_n he_o may_v in_o like_a manner_n be_v trâ—…ly_o call_v a_o sinner_n and_o which_o be_v horrible_a to_o think_v the_o son_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o the_o latter_a be_v blasphemous_a therefore_o the_o former_a answ._n the_o proposition_n contain_v a_o double_a consequence_n which_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v the_o first_o if_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o châ—…ist_n impute_v to_o we_o we_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v righteous_a then_o christ_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n may_v true_o though_o not_o formal_o be_v call_v a_o sinner_n but_o the_o consequent_a be_v falâ—…e_n therefore_o the_o antecedent_n this_o proposition_n i_o grant_v as_o be_v firm_o ground_v on_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o etc._n and_o i_o do_v confess_v that_o christ_n be_v so_o make_v sin_n that_o be_v a_o sinner_n for_o we_o as_o we_o be_v make_v in_o he_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n that_o be_v righteous_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o he_o who_o be_v god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o imputation_n but_o the_o assumption_n i_o do_v deny_v for_o it_o be_v most_o trâ—…e_a and_o no_o dishonour_n to_o christ_n our_o bless_a saviour_n but_o that_o which_o wonderful_o set_v forth_o his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n and_o love_n towards_o we_o that_o he_o which_o know_v no_o sin_n but_o be_v in_o himself_o most_o holy_a and_o righteous_a and_o bless_a for_o evermore_o by_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o sin_n and_o by_o undertake_v as_o our_o surety_n our_o debt_n be_v content_a to_o be_v repute_v and_o by_o imputation_n make_v a_o sinner_n that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o accurse_a and_o according_o punish_v as_o a_o sinner_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v righteous_a and_o happy_a in_o he_o thus_o the_o hebrew_n call_v they_o that_o be_v punish_v sinner_n 1_o king_n 1._o 21._o and_o that_o those_o be_v free_v from_o punishment_n innocent_a gen._n 44._o 10._o but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o consequence_n if_o we_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n become_v the_o son_n god_n then_o which_o i_o abhor_v to_o speak_v christ_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o devil_n i_o utter_o deny_v for_o though_o to_o be_v make_v the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v a_o consequent_a of_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o imputation_n adoption_n go_v always_o with_o justification_n yet_o to_o become_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v no_o consequent_a of_o be_v make_v a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o who_o be_v most_o righteous_a and_o holy_a in_o himself_o for_o to_o undertake_v the_o burden_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n and_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v they_o impute_v to_o he_o be_v himself_o most_o righteous_a be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o immaculate_a lamb_n of_o god_n â—…9_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v 12._o account_v just_a and_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o he_o that_o satisfy_v for_o other_o be_v most_o just_a say_v 10._o bellarmine_n §_o vi_o upon_o this_o syllogism_n bellarmine_n infer_v another_o if_o therefore_o just_a christ_n say_v he_o because_o in_o himself_o he_o be_v holy_a be_v call_v not_o a_o sinner_n but_o just_a though_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o then_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n we_o iâ—…_n after_o our_o justification_n we_o be_v indeed_o sinner_n and_o unclean_a in_o ourselves_o shall_v not_o be_v call_v just_a but_o unjust_a though_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o but_o the_o scripture_n after_o the_o lâ—…ver_n of_o regeneratiâ—…n_n he_o may_v better_o have_v say_v after_o regeneration_n itself_o call_v we_o righteous_a and_o holy_a and_o the_o sonnâ—…s_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o many_o place_n these_o be_v the_o premise_n the_o conclusion_n shall_v be_v this_o therefore_o after_o our_o justification_n we_o be_v not_o indeed_o sinner_n and_o unclean_a in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o stead_n of_o that_o pharisaical_a conclusion_n he_o conclude_v thus_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n rightâ—…ousnesse_n but_o by_o that_o righteousness_n itself_o which_o be_v inherent_a and_o abide_v in_o we_o which_o conclusion_n be_v neither_o itself_o deduce_v from_o these_o premise_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o consectary_n of_o that_o which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v the_o conclusion_n for_o although_o after_o our_o justification_n we_o be_v as_o before_o we_o be_v not_o righteous_a and_o that_o by_o righteousness_n inherent_a as_o abraham_n be_v and_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v thereby_o for_o our_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v a_o consequent_a of_o our_o justification_n and_o not_o a_o cause_n thereof_o not_o go_v before_o justificandos_fw-la but_o follow_v justificatos_fw-la but_o to_o this_o syllogism_n first_o i_o return_v the_o like_a if_o christ_n though_o most_o righteous_a in_o himself_o be_v not_o only_o account_v but_o real_o punish_v as_o a_o sinner_n yea_o make_v 21._o a_o sinner_n and_o a_o 13._o curse_n for_o we_o by_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o sin_n which_o as_o our_o debt_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o as_o our_o surety_n and_o impute_v to_o he_o then_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n we_o though_o sinner_n in_o ourselves_o be_v by_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n make_v righteous_a before_o god_n in_o he_o as_o before_o have_v evident_o be_v prove_v etc._n out_o of_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o §_o vii_o second_o as_o christ_n though_o ouâ—…_n sin_n be_v impute_v to_o just_a he_o be_v call_v holy_a and_o just_a because_o he_o be_v so_o in_o himself_o so_o we_o though_o adam_n transgression_n be_v impute_v unto_o we_o and_o the_o corruption_n which_o he_o contract_v be_v derive_v unto_o we_o and_o ever_o dwell_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n yet_o be_v once_o justify_v by_o christ_n be_v notwithstanding_o that_o habitual_a sin_n inhabit_v in_o we_o and_o these_o actual_a transgâ—…essions_n which_o through_o humane_a frailty_n we_o daily_o commit_v in_o regard_n whereof_o we_o be_v by_o the_o verdict_n of_o the_o law_n sinner_n we_o be_v i_o say_v term_v just_a and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n first_o and_o principal_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o justification_n wherâ—…in_o we_o be_v make_v just_a by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o regeneration_n whereby_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v begin_v in_o we_o and_o howsoever_o in_o the_o regenerate_a man_n there_o be_v both_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o old_a man_n and_o the_o new_a in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o may_v in_o divers_a respect_n be_v term_v either_o a_o sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n or_o a_o righteous_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o the_o denomination_n be_v take_v from_o the_o better_a part_n as_o a_o heap_n of_o wheat_n and_o chaff_n wherein_o perhaps_o be_v more_o chaff_n than_o wheat_n be_v call_v a_o heap_n of_o wheat_n and_o a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n wherein_o perhaps_o there_o be_v more_o dross_n than_o pure_a mettle_n be_v call_v a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o whereas_o upon_o his_o premise_n this_o conclusion_n be_v infer_v therefore_o after_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n we_o be_v not_o verè_fw-la and_o indeed_o sinner_n nor_o unclean_a in_o ourselves_o you_o may_v see_v
most_o worthy_a to_o be_v urge_v and_o beat_v upon_o as_o be_v that_o thing_n which_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v and_o labour_v for_o according_a to_o the_o â—…xhortation_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 10._o give_v diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a but_o this_o special_a faith_n the_o papist_n above_o all_o thing_n deridâ—…_n and_o detesâ—…_n â—…thereby_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v void_a of_o all_o truth_n and_o power_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o prove_v a_o thing_n most_o profitable_a most_o comfortable_a most_o necessary_a without_o which_o no_o christian_n can_v have_v any_o true_a pâ—…ce_n or_o sound_a comforâ—…_n or_o ougâ—…_n to_o have_v contentment_n in_o his_o present_a estate_n until_o â—…e_v have_v â—…tained_v unto_o it_o in_o some_o measure_n and_o when_o he_o 〈◊〉_d attain_v to_o some_o measure_n he_o must_v endeavour_v more_o and_o moâ—…e_a to_o increase_v it_o but_o hereof_o i_o have_v treat_v in_o another_o place_n grace_n wherâ—…unto_o i_o refer_v the_o christian_a reader_n cap._n vii_o of_o the_o act_n or_o effect_n of_o faith_n and_o first_o whether_o faith_n do_v justify_v or_o only_o dispose_v to_o justification_n second_o whether_o it_o do_v justify_v formal_o §_o i._o the_o next_o controversy_n be_v concern_v that_o act_n or_o effect_v justification_n of_o justify_v faith_n in_o respect_n whereof_o it_o be_v call_v justify_v faith_n of_o this_o there_o be_v three_o question_n the_o first_o whether_o faith_n do_v indeed_o justify_v or_o only_o dispose_v a_o man_n to_o justification_n second_o whether_o it_o justify_v formal_o as_o part_v of_o inherent_a righteousness_n or_o instrumental_o as_o the_o hand_n to_o receive_v christ_n who_o be_v our_o righteousâ—…esse_n three_o whether_o it_o justify_v alone_o the_o assertion_n of_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o two_o former_a question_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o â—…ang_v well_o together_o for_o if_o faith_n go_v before_o justification_n dispose_v a_o man_n thereto_o how_o do_v it_o justify_v formal_o as_o part_v of_o that_o righteousness_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v as_o they_o speak_v formal_o just_a and_o if_o no_o disposition_n bâ—…e_v require_v to_o justification_n to_o what_o purpose_n do_v they_o tell_v we_o that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v dispose_v and_o prepare_v by_o faith_n and_o other_o virtue_n for_o howsoever_o in_o their_o speculation_n they_o require_v preparative_n disposition_n to_o justification_n yet_o in_o their_o practice_n they_o seem_v to_o require_v 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o justification_n which_o be_v in_o fact_n and_o in_o deed_n be_v restrain_v to_o their_o sacrament_n as_o namely_o to_o bapâ—…_n and_o their_o sacrament_n justify_v ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o without_o necessity_n of_o any_o forego_v disposition_n for_o if_o any_o virtuous_a or_o good_a disposition_n be_v require_v then_o shall_v their_o sacrament_n justify_v not_o ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o they_o require_v that_o he_o who_o be_v by_o the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v justify_v do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…lis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v interpose_v the_o obstacl_n of_o some_o mortal_a sin_n and_o what_o be_v these_o disposition_n which_o must_v go_v before_o justification_n §_o ii_o forsooth_o there_o be_v seven_o which_o according_a to_o the_o decree_n 12._o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n bellarmine_n reckon_v de_fw-fr justif_a lib._n 1._o ca._n 13._o to_o prove_v that_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v alone_o because_o the_o other_o six_o also_o do_v dispose_v man_n thereunto_o the_o seven_o be_v faith_n fear_n hope_v love_n penitency_n a_o purpose_n and_o desire_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n a_o purpose_n of_o amendment_n of_o life_n all_o which_o do_v but_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v a_o man_n but_o it_o be_v the_o sacrament_n as_o namely_o of_o baptism_n 7._o that_o do_v actual_o justify_v and_o without_o which_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v but_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v whether_o these_o seven_o preparative_n be_v fruit_n of_o grace_n or_o work_n of_o nature_n not_o of_o grace_n for_o as_o they_o teach_v no_o man_n have_v grace_n before_o justification_n what_o then_o they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o nature_n holpen_v i_o wot_v not_o by_o what_o grace_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a will_v not_o only_o prove_v the_o main_a assertion_n of_o the_o pelagian_n gratiam_fw-la secundùm_fw-la merita_fw-la dari_fw-la or_o as_o in_o other_o word_n it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o council_n of_o 7._o trent_n secundùm_fw-la propriam_fw-la cajusque_fw-la dispositionem_fw-la &_o operationem_fw-la for_o though_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n these_o preparation_n be_v not_o merit_n of_o condignity_n as_o they_o say_v yet_o they_o be_v of_o congruity_n but_o also_o disprove_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n but_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o absurd_a that_o man_n shall_v have_v one_o justify_v faith_n and_o so_o one_o hope_n and_o one_o love_n etc._n etc._n go_v before_o justification_n and_o another_o infuse_v in_o our_o justification_n and_o that_o by_o the_o one_o justify_v faith_n go_v before_o we_o shall_v be_v prepare_v to_o justification_n and_o by_o the_o other_o infuse_v in_o our_o justification_n we_o shall_v in_o part_n be_v formal_o justify_v but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o that_o faith_n which_o in_o order_n of_o time_n go_v before_o justification_n be_v no_o true_a justify_v faith_n for_o that_o which_o go_v before_o justification_n go_v also_o before_o regeneration_n and_o what_o go_v before_o regeneration_n be_v of_o nature_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n but_o faith_n in_o order_n of_o time_n go_v not_o before_o justification_n though_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n it_o do_v for_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n believe_v he_o be_v justify_v as_o hierome_n say_v 4._o talis_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credidit_fw-la die_fw-la qua_fw-la credidit_fw-la qualis_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la universam_fw-la legem_fw-la implevit_fw-la such_o a_o one_o be_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n the_o very_a day_n that_o he_o believe_v as_o he_o that_o have_v fulfil_v the_o whole_a law_n nor_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o regeneration_n for_o in_o our_o regeneration_n it_o be_v wrought_v as_o therefore_o no_o man_n have_v faith_n who_o be_v not_o regenerate_v so_o no_o man_n have_v faith_n who_o be_v not_o thereby_o justify_v the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a that_o in_o christ_n whosoever_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v justify_v act._n 13._o 39_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n joh._n 5._o 24._o &_o 6._o 54._o which_o passage_n from_o death_n to_o life_n be_v justification_n whereby_o as_o themselves_o 4._o teach_v a_o man_n be_v translate_v from_o the_o state_n of_o death_n and_o damnation_n into_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n i'faith_o therefore_o actual_o justify_v and_o not_o dispose_v only_o to_o justification_n §_o iii_o the_o other_o question_n be_v whether_o faith_n do_v justify_v formal_o formal_o as_o they_o speak_v as_o be_v a_o part_n of_o inherent_a righteousness_n or_o instrumental_o only_a as_o the_o hand_n to_o receive_v christ_n who_o be_v our_o righteousness_n the_o roman_a catholic_n hold_v â—…he_v former_a the_o true_a catholic_n the_o latter_a but_o the_o former_a i_o have_v sufficient_o disprove_v before_o and_o prove_v the_o latter_a for_o if_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o any_o grace_n or_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o ourselves_o or_o perform_v by_o ourselves_o which_o i_o have_v before_o 4._o by_o many_o undeniable_a argument_n demonstrate_v than_o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n or_o grace_n a_o act_n or_o habit_n or_o quality_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o and_o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n only_o which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o he_o be_v impute_v to_o those_o who_o receive_v it_o by_o faith_n which_o also_o before_o 5._o i_o invincible_o prove_v then_o also_o it_o follow_v by_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o as_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n or_o hand_n to_o apprehend_v or_o receive_v christ_n who_o be_v our_o righteousness_n wherefore_o where_o faith_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v or_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o righteousness_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v relative_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n to_o which_o purpose_n both_o justification_n and_o all_o other_o benefit_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o christ_n be_v attribute_v to_o faith_n as_o i_o have_v show_v 6._o before_o not_o that_o faith_n itself_o work_v these_o thing_n but_o because_o by_o it_o we_o receive_v christ_n and_o with_o he_o all_o his_o merit_n and_o benefit_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n the_o
upon_o it_o be_v cure_v and_o although_o their_o eye_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o cure_v they_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v the_o only_a instrument_n to_o apprehend_v that_o object_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v as_o the_o only_a remedy_n to_o salve_v they_o it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o by_o only_o look_v upon_o that_o object_n they_o be_v cure_v even_o so_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v his_o own_o similitude_n joh._n 3._o 14_o 15._o that_o whosoever_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o old_a serpent_n do_v but_o look_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n joh._n 6._o 40._o may_v be_v justify_v and_o save_v for_o although_o this_o eye_n of_o the_o of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v faith_n can_v be_v say_v proper_o to_o justify_v they_o who_o be_v sinner_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v â—…he_v only_a instrument_n to_o apprehend_v that_o object_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v as_o the_o only_a remedy_n and_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o by_o believe_v only_o in_o christ_n we_o be_v justify_v §_o iv_o second_o whereas_o faith_n itself_o do_v not_o justify_v proper_o proper_o but_o the_o object_n which_o it_o do_v apprehend_v which_o be_v christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n our_o meaning_n therefore_o when_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n alone_o do_v justify_v can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o this_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o which_o be_v only_o apprehend_v by_o faith_n do_v justify_v we_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o be_v a_o necessary_a disjunction_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v either_o by_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o ourselves_o or_o by_o that_o which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o in_o christ_n for_o by_o some_o righteousness_n we_o be_v justify_v and_o a_o three_o can_v be_v name_v it_o follow_v therefore_o necessary_o that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o inherent_a righteousness_n then_o by_o christ_n righteousness_n alone_o because_o a_o three_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v justify_v can_v be_v name_v §_o v._n three_o where_o we_o say_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n alone_o part_n which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n alone_o do_v justify_v we_o do_v not_o mean_v absolute_o that_o nothing_o else_o do_v justify_v but_o nothing_o in_o that_o kind_a viz._n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a matter_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o faith_n the_o only_a instrument_n on_o our_o part_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v for_o otherwise_o as_o have_v before_o be_v show_v we_o confess_v that_o many_o thing_n else_o do_v justify_v viz._n god_n as_o the_o author_n and_o principal_a efficient_a of_o our_o justification_n who_o imputethunto_n we_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o son_n the_o holy_a ghost_n also_o do_v justify_v we_o by_o work_v in_o we_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n hy_z which_o he_o apply_v christ_n righteousness_n unto_o we_o the_o minister_n also_o do_v justify_v as_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n both_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o faith_n be_v beget_v in_o we_o and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n whereby_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v seal_v unto_o we_o and_o last_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v as_o the_o sign_n and_o evidence_n whereby_o our_o faith_n and_o justification_n be_v manifest_v but_o as_o the_o matter_n nothing_o do_v justify_v but_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o as_o the_o instrument_n on_o our_o part_n nothing_o but_o faith_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o do_v constant_o affirm_v that_o by_o christ_n righteousness_n alone_o apprehend_v by_o faith_n alone_o we_o be_v justify_v §_o vi_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o our_o assertion_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o proose_n bring_v many_o new_a proof_n see_v that_o all_o those_o argument_n which_o before_o i_o have_v produce_v but_o especial_o those_o which_o concern_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o justification_n do_v invincible_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n alone_o and_o impute_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v for_o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o and_o if_o in_o we_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o receive_v or_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n but_o faith_n only_o then_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v but_o only_a faith_n but_o because_o the_o papist_n object_v heresy_n and_o novelty_n against_o we_o in_o this_o point_n i_o will_v beside_o some_o few_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o some_o other_o reason_n brief_o propound_v produce_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n and_o other_o who_o have_v in_o all_o age_n live_v in_o the_o church_n before_o these_o time_n §_o vii_o first_o therefore_o rom._n 3._o 24._o the_o word_n gratis_o free_o be_v a_o exclusive_a particle_n do_v import_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n through_o faith_n without_o righteousness_n in_o we_o and_o therefore_o by_o faith_n alone_o second_o gal._n 2._o 16._o we_o know_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n in_o which_o all_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v full_o and_o perfect_o describe_v a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o otherwise_o but_o by_o faith_n non_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la as_o bishop_n justinian_n 16._o or_o by_o faith_n only_o as_o henry_n steven_n who_o well_o understand_v the_o greek_a translate_v it_o sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la three_o rom._n 4._o 5._o the_o exclusive_a be_v employ_v to_o he_o that_o work_v nor_o but_o have_v believe_v that_o be_v have_v only_o believe_v in_o he_o who_o justify_v sinner_n his_o faith_n be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o so_o the_o syriack_n paraphra_v read_v but_o have_v only_o believe_v four_o mar._n 5._o 36._o luk._n 8._o 50._o only_o believe_v to_o this_o bellarmine_n 20._o answer_v that_o christ_n speak_v of_o the_o miraculous_a raise_n of_o a_o dead_a body_n and_o not_o of_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n for_o as_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o miraculous_a cure_n he_o confess_v that_o faith_n do_v suffice_v alone_o thus_o bellarmine_n in_o that_o place_n to_o serve_v his_o present_a tume_n but_o in_o the_o seventeen_o consirmat_n chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n where_o he_o will_v prove_v that_o faith_n do_v justify_v not_o relative_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n but_o by_o its_o own_o efficacy_n he_o allege_v that_o the_o woman_n of_o 29._o canaan_n procure_v her_o daughter_n health_n by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o reject_v his_o own_o answer_n in_o the_o other_o place_n neither_o may_v it_o be_v answer_v say_v he_o that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o justification_n and_o another_o of_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o bodily_a disease_n for_o our_o lord_n by_o the_o very_a same_o word_n attribute_v vtramque_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la the_o health_n both_o of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o faith_n for_o as_o he_o say_v to_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o sinner_n luk._n 7._o 50._o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o so_o to_o the_o woman_n which_o have_v the_o bloody_a issue_n mat._n 9_o 22._o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o and_o to_o the_o blind_a man_n who_o he_o restore_v to_o sight_n mar._n 10._o 52._o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o and_o further_o it_o be_v to_o be_v think_v that_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o tell_v they_o who_o he_o cure_v that_o their_o faith_n have_v save_v they_o that_o be_v himself_o name_n through_o faith_n have_v save_v they_o look_v high_a than_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o body_n as_o mat._n 9_o 2._o son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o for_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o malady_n the_o lord_n to_o cure_v they_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n §_o viii_o all_o those_o place_n which_o exclude_v work_n from_o justification_n 8._o do_v by_o necessary_a consequence_n teach_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o for_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o some_o righteousness_n be_v confess_v of_o all_o this_o righteousness_n be_v either_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n or_o of_o work_n that_o be_v either_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n and_o that_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o without_o the_o law_n be_v reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n or_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o ourselves_o prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n for_o neither_o can_v a_o three_o righteousness_n be_v name_v by_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v justify_v neither_o can_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o both_o
thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n repl._n but_o it_o evident_a that_o as_o s._n paul_n so_o also_o origen_n speak_v of_o work_n in_o general_a and_o that_o in_o the_o penitent_a thief_n and_o in_o that_o penitent_a woman_n good_a work_n be_v not_o want_v for_o the_o theeâ—…e_n 42._o reproâ—…eth_v his_o fellow_n confess_v his_o sin_n acknowledge_v christ_n innocence_n profess_v christ_n in_o his_o most_o despicable_a eâ—…ate_n when_o his_o own_o disciple_n â—…ed_v pray_v unto_o christ_n to_o remember_v he_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n the_o woman_n 37._o bring_v a_o alabaster_n box_n of_o ointment_n stand_v behind_o christ_n weep_v wash_v his_o feeâ—…_n with_o her_o tear_n wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n kiss_v his_o foot_n and_o anoint_v they_o with_o the_o ointment_n by_o which_o action_n she_o tâ—…tified_v her_o faith_n in_o christ_n her_o repentance_n for_o her_o â—…innes_n her_o love_n to_o her_o saviour_n acknowledge_v by_o christ_n himself_o to_o have_v be_v great_a yet_o not_o by_o these_o good_a work_n but_o only_o by_o their_o faith_n be_v those_o two_o person_n justify_v and_o no_o marvel_n for_o even_o abraham_n himself_o though_o he_o abound_v with_o good_a work_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o they_o but_o by_o faith_n only_o yea_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n origen_n do_v not_o exclude_v love_n and_o repenâ—…nce_n repl._n no_o mâ—…re_o do_v we_o from_o the_o subject_n that_o be_v the_o party_n justify_v but_o from_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n for_o although_o they_o do_v not_o concur_v with_o faith_n to_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n as_o any_o cause_n thereof_o yet_o they_o must_v eoncurre_v in_o the_o subject_n that_o be_v the_o party_n justify_v as_o necessary_a fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o unseparable_a companion_n of_o justification_n 250_o v._o cyprian_n 42._o fidem_fw-la tantùm_fw-la prodesse_fw-la or_o as_o pamelius_n will_v have_v it_o iâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d faith_n only_a or_o whâ—…lly_a profitetâ—…_n vi_o eusebius_n casariensis_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o that_o faith_n do_v suffice_v we_o to_o salvation_n which_o make_v we_o to_o know_v god_n the_o father_n almighty_n and_o to_o subscribe_v or_o assent_v that_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n be_v the_o saviour_n vii_o hilariâ—…_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 360_o the_o scribe_n that_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v by_o a_o man_n for_o they_o see_v no_o more_o in_o christ_n but_o a_o man_n and_o that_o to_o 8._o be_v remit_v by_o he_o which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o release_v for_o faith_n only_o justify_v and_o again_o 21._o qâ—…ia_n 〈◊〉_d sola_fw-la justificat_fw-la and_o yet_o again_o 6._o hac_fw-la sola_fw-la fides_fw-la confessâ—…_n christum_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la omnium_fw-la beatitudinâ—…m_fw-la glâ—…riam_fw-la merâ—…it_fw-la in_o petrâ—…_n this_o faith_n alone_o confess_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n obtain_v in_o peter_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o blessedness_n to_o the_o first_o bâ—…llarmine_n answer_v that_o the_o particle_n alone_o exclude_v only_o the_o law_n which_o 〈◊〉_d have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o other_o two_o but_o if_o the_o law_n be_v exclude_v which_o iâ—…_n the_o rule_n of_o all_o inherent_a righteousness_n it_o prove_v justification_n only_o by_o faith_n for_o if_o man_n be_v justify_v either_o by_o the_o legal_a righteousness_n or_o by_o thâ—…_n evangelicall_n and_o a_o three_o can_v be_v name_v then_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o man_n have_v not_o nor_o can_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n that_o be_v by_o inherent_a righteousness_n which_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n thâ—…n_o they_o must_v have_v it_o according_a to_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n only_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a act._n 13._o 38_o 39_o therefore_o the_o latter_a 370._o viii_o s._n â—…asill_n this_o be_v perfect_a humilitaâ—…e_fw-fr and_o entire_a glory_v in_o god_n when_o a_o mâ—…n_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o for_o his_o ownâ—…_n righteousness_n know_v indeed_o himself_o to_o want_v true_a justice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alonâ—…_n in_o christ._n 〈◊〉_d answer_v that_o basil_n exclude_v only_a work_n do_v without_o faith_n or_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n reply_n but_o basill_n mention_v not_o work_n go_v before_o grace_n but_o speak_v of_o a_o man_n already_o justify_v who_o then_o do_v entire_o glory_n in_o god_n when_o be_v not_o lift_v up_o with_o a_o conceit_n of_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o himself_o but_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o defectivenesse_n in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a righteousness_n acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o faith_n in_o christ._n ix_o gregory_n nazianzen_n speak_v 370._o of_o those_o word_n rom._n 10._o 9_o 10._o 370._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v righteousness_n to_o believe_v only_o x._o saint_n ambrose_n or_o whosoever_o else_o as_o ancient_a as_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n on_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n who_o the_o papist_n use_v to_o cite_v under_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n ambrose_n and_o of_o bishop_n ambrâ—…se_v when_o they_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o they_o sixâ—…us_fw-la senensis_fw-la 4._o do_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v ambrose_n his_o commentary_n but_o also_o commend_v they_o as_o be_v breves_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o verbis_fw-la sed_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la pondere_fw-la grave_n he_o in_o very_o many_o place_n ascribe_v justification_n to_o faith_n alone_o â—…ellarmine_fw-la say_v he_o exclude_v the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremâ—…niall_a law_n or_o the_o necessity_n of_o external_a work_n which_o may_v serve_v perhaps_o for_o a_o poor_a shift_n to_o avoid_v some_o few_o place_n but_o not_o the_o most_o as_o first_o in_o rom._n 3._o 24._o they_o be_v justify_v say_v he_o gratis_o that_o be_v free_o because_o nihil_fw-la operantes_fw-la neque_fw-la vicem_fw-la redentes_fw-la sola_fw-la fide_fw-la justificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la donâ—…_n dei_fw-la that_o be_v without_o work_n either_o go_v before_o or_o follow_v after_o they_o be_v through_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n justify_v by_o faith_n only_o second_o in_o rom._n 4._o how_o can_v the_o jew_n who_o look_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n think_v that_o they_o be_v justify_v with_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n cum_fw-la videant_fw-la abraham_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la fide_fw-la justificatum_fw-la when_o they_o see_v abraham_n to_o have_v be_v justify_v not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o by_o faith_n non_fw-la ergâ—…â—…pus_fw-la est_fw-la lege_fw-la quando_fw-la impius_fw-la per_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la justificatur_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la there_o be_v no_o need_n therefore_o of_o the_o law_n see_v a_o sinner_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o faith_n alone_o three_o and_o on_o those_o word_n of_o thâ—…_n five_o 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o latin_a secundum_fw-la propositum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la decâ—…etum_fw-la dicit_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la ut_fw-la cessante_fw-la lege_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la pâ—…sceret_fw-la ad_fw-la salâ—…tem_fw-la four_o he_o pronounce_v they_o bless_v who_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o observation_n solâ—…_n fide_fw-la justificantur_fw-la apud_fw-la deâ—…_n they_o shall_v be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o faith_n alone_o five_o there_o be_v nothing_o require_v of_o they_o but_o only_o that_o thâ—…y_v believe_v six_o in_o rom._n 9_o sola_fw-la fides_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la seven_o in_o rom._n 10._o nullum_fw-la opus_fw-la dicit_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_fw-la causa_fw-la chrâ—…sti_fw-la eight_o in_o 1_o cor._n 1_o this_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v safe_a or_o save_v sine_fw-la operâ—…_n solâ—…_n fide_fw-la gratis_o recipiens_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la without_o work_n receive_v free_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o faith_n alone_o nine_o in_o 2_o cor._n 3._o hac_fw-la lex_fw-la scil_n spiritus_fw-la dâ—…t_fw-la libertatem_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la poscens_fw-la the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n give_v â—…liberty_n require_v faith_n only_o ten_o in_o gal._n 3._o 18._o he_o note_v the_o improvident_a presumption_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o think_v that_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n cum_fw-la sciant_fw-la abraham_n qui_fw-la forma_fw-la ejus_fw-la rei_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la per_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la justificatum_fw-la when_o themselves_o know_v that_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o pattern_n or_o sampler_n of_o that_o matter_n to_o have_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n eleven_o in_o gal._n 3._o 22._o that_o he_o come_v who_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n fidem_fw-la solam_fw-la ab_fw-la ijs_fw-la posceret_fw-la shall_v require_v of_o they_o faith_n
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o which_o adher_v to_o faith_n alone_o be_v bless_v seven_o in_o ephes._n 2._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o faith_n alone_o he_o save_v eight_o in_o col._n 1._o 27._o 5._o for_o at_o once_o to_o bring_v man_n more_o senseless_a than_o stone_n to_o the_o dignity_n of_o angel_n simple_o by_o bare_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o faith_n alone_o without_o 〈◊〉_d all_o difficulty_n it_o be_v indeed_o the_o glory_n and_o riches_n of_o the_o mystery_n nine_o in_o tit._n 1._o 13._o 3_o for_o if_o thou_o do_v give_v credit_n to_o thy_o faith_n why_o do_v thou_o bring_v in_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o faith_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o justify_v bellarmine_n by_o other_o thing_n understand_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n when_o chrysostome_n indeed_o reject_v all_o other_o thing_n because_o faith_n itself_o be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v ten_o there_o be_v a_o notable_a testimony_n cite_v by_o bishop_n 28._o justinian_n out_o of_o chrysostome_n in_o psal._n 14._o which_o do_v not_o only_o conclude_v this_o question_n against_o the_o papist_n but_o also_o put_v a_o manifest_a difference_n betwixt_o sanctification_n which_o consist_v of_o many_o virtue_n and_o justification_n unto_o which_o faith_n only_o be_v require_v justitia_fw-la conflatur_fw-la ex_fw-la multis_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la &_o â—…na_fw-la virtus_fw-la activa_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la justitiaâ—…_n quemadmodum_fw-la nec_fw-la una_fw-la tabula_fw-la perficit_fw-la navigium_fw-la nec_fw-la unus_fw-la lapis_fw-la domum_fw-la una_fw-la sola_fw-la virtus_fw-la justificat_fw-la fides_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la virtutum_fw-la fastigium_fw-la righteousness_n be_v compound_v of_o many_o virtue_n and_o one_o active_a virtue_n make_v not_o righteousness_n even_o as_o one_o plank_n do_v not_o make_v a_o ship_n nor_o one_o stone_n a_o house_n only_a virtue_n justify_v namely_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o top_n of_o all_o virtue_n 11._o serm._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la naturae_fw-la 838._o without_o faith_n no_o man_n have_v aâ—…tained_v to_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n believe_v only_o be_v justify_v and_o afterward_o twice_o he_o affirm_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n by_o itself_o save_v bellarmine_n answer_v that_o chrysostome_n teach_v that_o sometime_o faith_n alone_o that_o be_v without_o external_a work_n do_v suffice_v which_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n who_o as_o i_o show_v before_o want_v not_o for_o the_o time_n external_a work_n and_o yet_o not_o by_o they_o but_o by_o faith_n alone_o he_o be_v justify_v xiii_o hesychius_n in_o leviticum_n 14._o grace_n be_v give_v out_o of_o mercy_n and_o 400_o compassion_n and_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n alone_o &_o fide_fw-la comprehenditur_fw-la solâ—…_n not_o out_o of_o work_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v for_o then_o grace_n shall_v not_o be_v grace_n fourteen_o augustine_n d._n nam_fw-la sine_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la meritis_fw-la per_fw-la sidem_fw-la justificatur_fw-la 400._o impius_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la solam_fw-la for_o without_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n a_o sinner_n be_v justify_v and_o that_o by_o faith_n alone_o 2._o apud_fw-la gratianum_fw-la 14._o this_o be_v the_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n huic_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la remissio_fw-la delictorum_fw-la promittitur_fw-la to_o this_o only_a remission_n of_o sin_n be_v promise_v cui_fw-la soli_fw-la venia_fw-la promitoitu_fw-la to_o which_o alone_a parâ—…on_n be_v promise_v quâ_fw-la solâ_fw-la peccata_fw-la relaxantur_fw-la by_o which_o alone_a sin_n be_v release_v 3_o in_o psal._n 88_o conc_fw-fr 2._o sola_fw-la fides_fw-la christi_fw-la mundat_fw-la the_o faith_n of_o christ_n do_v cleanse_v alone_o 4._o serm_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la 68_o initio_fw-la abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n ecce_fw-la sine_fw-la opere_fw-la justificatur_fw-la exfide_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la illi_fw-la legali_fw-la posset_n observatione_fw-la conferri_fw-la totum_fw-la credulitas_fw-la sola_fw-la dâ—…navit_fw-la behold_v without_o work_n he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v confer_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n all_o that_o faith_n alone_o bestow_v 5._o in_o joan._n 8._o 42._o on_o those_o word_n you_o hear_v not_o because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o god_n this_o be_v speak_v to_o they_o who_o where_o not_o only_o vicious_a by_o sin_n but_o also_o foreknow_v that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v ea_fw-la fide_fw-la qua_fw-la solâ_fw-la possent_fw-la à _fw-la peccatorum_fw-la obligatione_fw-la liberari_fw-la with_o that_o faith_n by_o which_o alone_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o their_o sin_n 6._o out_o of_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la this_o testimony_n be_v usual_o cite_v medicina_fw-la animae_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v make_v fat_a the_o latin_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n 40._o translate_v the_o same_o word_n thus_o qui_fw-la confidit_fw-la and_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o psalm_n 37._o 40._o the_o word_n chasah_n be_v translate_v sometime_o ult_n confidere_fw-la to_o trust_v sometime_o and_o as_o i_o take_v it_o in_o that_o place_n only_o sperare_fw-la to_o hope_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n of_o affiance_n those_o that_o thus_o trust_v or_o hope_n in_o god_n he_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o wicked_a and_o save_v they_o but_o before_o they_o can_v either_o be_v save_v or_o trust_v in_o god_n they_o must_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o this_o hope_n or_o affâ—…ance_n be_v no_o forerunner_n of_o justification_n but_o a_o follower_n thereof_o the_o three_o psalm_n 91._o 14._o the_o hebrew_n chashak_n which_o by_o some_o be_v translate_v sperare_fw-la by_o other_o valde_fw-la or_o uchementer_fw-la amare_fw-la amore_fw-la in_o 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before_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o good_a courage_n my_o son_n but_o contrariwise_o as_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n very_o learned_o signify_v first_o he_o say_v be_v confident_a my_o son_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o raise_v up_o in_o hope_n of_o health_n he_o add_v thy_o sin_n remittuntur_fw-la tibi_fw-la be_v forgive_v thou_o whereby_o bellarmine_n will_v signify_v that_o by_o this_o hope_n or_o affiance_n the_o man_n be_v prepare_v for_o justification_n answ._n first_o the_o party_n and_o those_o that_o bring_v he_o have_v faith_n as_o all_o the_o three_o evangelist_n note_v matth._n 9_o 2._o mark_n 2._o 5._o luk._n 5._o 20._o and_o therefore_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n for_o if_o they_o who_o bring_v he_o have_v faith_n much_o more_o he_o who_o no_o doubt_n desire_v they_o to_o bring_v he_o and_o have_v already_o his_o sin_n forgive_v second_o the_o verb_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o time_n past_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v 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it_o and_o that_o they_o have_v no_o sin_n they_o be_v liar_n and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o they_o §_o vi_o our_o second_o argument_n no_o man_n can_v love_v god_n in_o any_o acceptable_a argument_n measure_n unless_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o he_o for_o love_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5._o 22._o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o cit_v for_o we_o rom._n 5._o 5._o which_o allegation_n he_o can_v answer_v because_o he_o understand_v the_o place_n of_o our_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v shed_v abroad_o into_o our_o harâ—…s_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o no_o man_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o they_o who_o be_v regenerate_v and_o justify_v for_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n the_o world_n can_v receive_v joh._n 14._o 27._o bellarmine_n say_v this_o be_v true_a of_o perfect_a love_n but_o imperfect_a love_n and_o inchoated_a which_o even_o now_o out_o of_o the_o counsel_n of_o aureng_n he_o confess_v to_o be_v inspire_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n may_v be_v have_v without_o the_o spirit_n but_o not_o without_o god_n special_a help_n which_o word_n discover_v unto_o we_o one_o of_o the_o depth_n of_o satan_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n for_o the_o papist_n as_o they_o do_v wonderful_o extenuate_v original_a sin_n so_o do_v they_o use_v to_o magnify_v the_o strength_n of_o nature_n corrupt_v they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n plain_o teach_v that_o by_o nature_n 6_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n only_o they_o say_v that_o we_o be_v disease_v with_o sin_n and_o entangle_v and_o bind_v with_o the_o chain_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o holpen_v of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o if_o god_n do_v afford_v uâ—…_n his_o special_a help_n than_o we_o can_v have_v faith_n and_o fear_v and_o hope_v and_o love_n and_o the_o other_o preparation_n and_o further_o the_o privative_a corruption_n which_o they_o can_v deny_v to_o be_v in_o original_a sin_n they_o confess_v by_o the_o half_n or_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o privation_n which_o be_v in_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o act_n which_o they_o do_v not_o whole_o confess_v but_o of_o the_o power_n and_o the_o habit_n itself_o so_o that_o in_o we_o by_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o mere_a impotency_n to_o that_o which_o be_v spiritual_o good_a in_o respect_n whereof_o we_o have_v lose_v bonum_fw-la possibilitatis_fw-la as_o augustine_n teach_v wherefore_o that_o we_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o believe_v to_o hope_v to_o love_v to_o fear_n god_n to_o purpose_v amendment_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v not_o holpen_v or_o loose_v but_o renew_v regenerate_v create_v a_o new_a and_o raise_v from_o the_o
of_o sin_n and_o his_o obedience_n for_o the_o acceptation_n unto_o life_n of_o we_o who_o receive_v he_o by_o faith_n desire_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o merit_n to_o our_o justification_n for_o as_o in_o our_o mind_n we_o receive_v christ_n by_o a_o lively_a assent_n or_o belief_n as_o have_v be_v show_v so_o in_o our_o heart_n we_o receive_v he_o by_o a_o earnest_a desire_n express_v in_o our_o prayer_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o he_o and_o his_o merit_n neither_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o if_o by_o faith_n we_o impâ—…trate_v or_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n that_o therefore_o faith_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n unless_o it_o be_v understand_v relative_o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a meritorious_a cause_n both_o of_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n who_o faith_n as_o the_o instrument_n do_v apprehend_v §_o xv._n his_o five_o and_o last_o reason_n be_v out_o of_o heb._n 11._o where_o the_o apostle_n 11._o by_o many_o example_n teach_v that_o by_o faith_n man_n do_v please_v god_n and_o consequent_o that_o faith_n be_v of_o great_a price_n and_o merit_n with_o god_n answ._n that_o faith_n do_v please_v god_n and_o be_v of_o high_a account_n with_o god_n i_o mean_v a_o true_a lively_a justify_v faith_n not_o the_o faith_n of_o papist_n hypocrite_n and_o devil_n we_o free_o acknowledge_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o it_o and_o to_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o for_o all_o their_o saire_fw-fr pretence_n here_o do_v much_o vilify_v it_o howbeit_o merit_v we_o ascribe_v none_o to_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v relative_o by_o apprehend_v christ_n merit_n to_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n that_o abel_n henoch_n and_o other_o mention_v heb._n 11._o do_v please_v god_n by_o faith_n do_v not_o disprove_v our_o justification_n relative_o but_o prove_v it_o for_o god_n be_v please_v with_o none_o but_o in_o christ_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v he_o be_v please_v with_o none_o in_o christ_n but_o with_o they_o only_o that_o by_o faith_n receive_v he_o §_o xvi_o to_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n bellarmine_n add_v ten_o testimony_n out_o of_o augustine_n nine_o whereof_o do_v testify_v that_o by_o faith_n augustine_n righteousness_n be_v impetrate_v that_o be_v by_o request_n obtain_v and_o the_o righteousness_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o justification_n but_o of_o sanctification_n neither_o do_v they_o prove_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o point_n but_o what_o we_o confess_v that_o by_o faith_n which_o purify_v the_o heart_n and_o work_v by_o love_n we_o obtain_v for_o that_o augustine_n mean_v by_o merit_n both_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o habit_n and_o the_o fruit_n that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o sanctification_n which_o we_o call_v good_a work_n the_o testimony_n be_v these_o 33_o fides_fw-la inchoat_fw-la meritum_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la munus_fw-la dei_fw-la bene_fw-la operâ—…tur_fw-la where_o by_o merit_n he_o understand_v the_o grace_n of_o live_v well_o paulinum_n that_o faith_n do_v merit_n that_o be_v obtain_v the_o grace_n of_o work_v well_o anastasium_n lex_fw-la adducit_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la fides_fw-la impetrat_fw-la spiritum_fw-la largiorem_fw-la diffundit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la charitatem_fw-la charitas_fw-la implet_fw-la legem_fw-la 13._o quod_fw-la factorum_fw-la lex_fw-la minando_fw-la imperat_fw-la hoc_fw-la fidei_fw-la lex_fw-la credendo_fw-la impetrat_fw-la 30._o per_fw-la legem_fw-la cognitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la impetratio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la contra_fw-la peccatum_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sanatio_fw-la animae_fw-la â—…1_n violentia_fw-la fidei_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la impetratur_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la diffusa_fw-la charitate_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la lex_fw-la non_fw-la timore_fw-la poenae_fw-la sed_fw-la justitiae_fw-la a_o more_fw-it completur_fw-la 7._o in_o nouâ—…_n testamento_fw-la fides_fw-la impetrat_fw-la charitatem_fw-la 14._o exit_fw-la fide_fw-la ideo_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la quia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la prima_fw-la datur_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la impetrentur_fw-la cetera_fw-la quae_fw-la proprie_fw-la opera_fw-la nuncupantur_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la justè_fw-la vivitur_fw-la sixtum_fw-la fidès_n &_o non_fw-la potita_fw-la conceditur_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la potenti_fw-la alia_fw-la concedantur_fw-la his_o ten_o testimony_n which_o in_o order_n be_v the_o second_o nec_fw-la ipsa_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquo_fw-la merito_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la fides_fw-la hanc_fw-la impetrat_fw-la neither_o be_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n itself_o without_o any_o merit_n if_o faith_n do_v obtain_v it_o neither_o be_v there_o no_o merit_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o faith_n he_o say_v 13._o o_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n and_o worthy_o do_v that_o faithful_a man_n be_v humble_v go_v home_o justify_v because_o he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v where_o augustine_n abusive_o use_v as_o other_o latin_a father_n often_o do_v the_o word_n merit_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o obtain_v and_o that_o by_o request_n and_o that_o appear_v by_o accipimus_fw-la bellarmine_n own_o confession_n that_o augustine_n do_v use_v to_o call_v merit_v any_o good_a work_n in_o respect_n whereof_o we_o obtain_v some_o other_o thing_n and_o by_o the_o place_n itself_o in_o which_o sense_n he_o say_v the_o publican_n by_o his_o humble_a and_o faithful_a prayer_n have_v obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n go_v home_o justify_v for_o if_o merit_n proper_o so_o call_v do_v go_v before_o remission_n of_o sin_n than_o man_n shall_v merit_v before_o they_o be_v in_o state_n of_o grace_n which_o bellarmine_n deny_v then_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v justify_v either_o gratis_o that_o be_v as_o all_o even_o bellarmine_n himself_o expound_v it_o sine_fw-la meritis_fw-la or_o by_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o gracious_a and_o undeserved_a favour_n of_o god_n when_o we_o deserve_v the_o contrary_n again_o beâ—…ore_a remission_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n all_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o unjust_a now_o as_o augustine_n say_v in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n go_v before_o quid_fw-la habere_fw-la boni_fw-la meriti_fw-la possunt_fw-la peccatores_fw-la what_o good_a merit_n can_v sinner_n have_v and_o a_o little_a before_o that_o meritis_fw-la impii_fw-la non_fw-la grattam_fw-la sed_fw-la poena_fw-la debetur_fw-la to_o the_o merit_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n not_o grace_n but_o punishment_n be_v due_a final_o the_o papist_n themselves_o ordinary_o confess_v that_o their_o first_o justification_n can_v be_v merit_v which_o be_v grace_n only_o and_o not_o reward_v though_o some_o of_o they_o sometime_o do_v talk_n of_o merit_n of_o congruity_n which_o proper_o be_v no_o merit_n or_o if_o they_o be_v pelagius_n his_o main_a error_n must_v take_v place_n gratiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la merita_fw-la dari_fw-la that_o grace_n be_v give_v according_a to_o merit_n bellarmine_n here_o say_v that_o he_o have_v prove_v 12._o elsewhere_o that_o faith_n and_o contrition_n and_o other_o disposition_n do_v merit_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n which_o the_o council_n of_o 8._o trent_n express_o deny_v deny_o xvii_o his_o five_o principal_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o faith_n alone_o 18._o do_v not_o justify_v consist_v of_o two_o argument_n draw_v from_o two_o principle_n which_o he_o will_v but_o point_v at_o now_o but_o hereafter_o demonstrate_v the_o one_o be_v from_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n the_o other_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n unto_o salvation_n for_o if_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v a_o righteonsnessâ—…_n infuse_v and_o real_o inherent_a in_o we_o and_o not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n then_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a therefore_o the_o latter_a the_o consequence_n of_o the_o proposition_n we_o grant_v for_o unto_o sanctification_n faith_n alone_o do_v not_o suffice_v but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o concurrence_n not_o only_o of_o other_o habitual_a grace_n thereunto_o but_o also_o of_o actual_a obedience_n but_o justification_n be_v not_o to_o be_v confound_v with_o sanctification_n neither_o do_v we_o say_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n but_o the_o matter_n by_o imputation_n whereof_o we_o be_v justify_v the_o assumption_n namely_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o a_o righteousness_n infuse_v and_o real_o inherent_a in_o we_o he_o say_v he_o will_v full_o prove_v in_o the_o next_o book_n 2._o but_o all_o his_o proof_n i_o have_v already_o full_o answer_v and_o confute_v 5._o in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o controversy_n concern_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o justification_n and_o have_v by_o necessary_a argument_n both_o disprove_v the_o negative_a to_o wit_n that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o or_o infuse_v into_o we_o and_o prove_v the_o affirmative_a viz._n that_o we_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o
from_o whence_o i_o have_v also_o demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o that_o be_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o apprehend_v only_o by_o faith_n a_o treatise_n of_o justification_n the_o seven_o book_n concern_v good_a work_n cahp._n i._o to_o avoid_v popish_a calumniation_n it_o be_v show_v that_o we_o do_v hold_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n and_o do_v urge_v the_o same_o by_o better_a argument_n than_o the_o popish_a religion_n do_v afford_v §_o i._o as_o touch_v his_o last_o argument_n which_o he_o work_n bring_v to_o prove_v that_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v alone_o draw_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n i_o be_o now_o to_o treat_v for_o this_o be_v the_o six_o capital_a error_n of_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o controversy_n of_o justification_n in_o that_o they_o stiff_o hold_v that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_o require_v unto_o justification_n as_o cause_n thereof_o and_o to_o salvation_n as_o the_o merit_n thereof_o but_o before_o i_o dispute_v the_o question_n i_o be_o to_o meet_v with_o some_o calumniation_n of_o the_o papist_n the_o first_o that_o we_o by_o deny_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n as_o be_v neither_o cause_n of_o justification_n nor_o merit_n of_o salvation_n do_v disâ—…ourage_n the_o people_n from_o well_o do_v and_o by_o teach_v that_o by_o say_v alone_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v do_v animate_v and_o encourage_v they_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v the_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n and_o that_o wâ—…_n use_v better_a argument_n to_o deter_v the_o people_n from_o sin_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o well_o do_v than_o the_o papist_n by_o their_o doctrine_n can_v do_v for_o to_o teach_v man_n to_o do_v good_a work_n with_o a_o opinion_n either_o of_o satisfaction_n propitiation_n or_o of_o merit_n which_o be_v the_o three_o chief_a argument_n of_o the_o papist_n that_o they_o be_v satisfactory_a propitiatory_a and_o meritorious_a be_v to_o teach_v man_n to_o mar_v good_a work_n rather_o than_o to_o make_v they_o because_o a_o good_a work_n undertake_v with_o a_o opinion_n either_o of_o satisfaction_n or_o justification_n by_o they_o or_o of_o merit_n though_o otherwise_o it_o be_v good_a become_v abominable_a unto_o god_n as_o derâ—…gating_a from_o â—…he_n alone_o and_o al-sufficient_a merit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ._n neither_o can_v they_o encourage_v man_n to_o well_o do_v by_o these_o argument_n that_o by_o their_o good_a work_n they_o be_v justify_v and_o for_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v while_o tâ—…eir_n conscience_n must_v needs_o tell_v they_o that_o beside_o the_o guilt_n of_o their_o manifold_a sin_n their_o good_a work_n be_v impure_a and_o that_o they_o can_v merit_v nothing_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o punishment_n these_o therefore_o who_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o doubt_v or_o rather_o to_o despair_v of_o justification_n by_o their_o work_n and_o of_o salvation_n by_o their_o merit_n can_v by_o these_o argument_n receive_v true_a encouragement_n to_o well_o do_v but_o rather_o discouragement_n there_o from_o but_o although_o we_o deny_v good_a work_n to_o be_v either_o cause_n of_o justification_n or_o merit_n of_o salvation_n yet_o we_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a and_o 14._o profitable_a but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d necessary_a the_o which_o i_o will_v show_v to_o prevent_v both_o the_o malicious_a slander_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o also_o the_o profane_a abuse_n of_o carnal_a gospeler_n who_o turn_v 4._o the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n good_a i_o say_v as_o be_v commend_v and_o command_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v ensue_v phil._n 4._o 8._o rom._n 12._o 17._o psalm_n 34._o 13._o profitable_a as_o be_v rewaâ—…ded_v both_o beatitudine_fw-la vice_n 6._o with_o the_o blessedness_n of_o this_o life_n and_o beatitudine_fw-la patriae_fw-la with_o the_o blessedness_n 46._o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o §_o ii_o necessary_a though_o not_o necessitate_v efficientiae_fw-la as_o cause_n yet_o necessitate_v presentiae_fw-la as_o necessary_a consequent_n of_o justification_n and_o as_o necessary_a necessity_n antecedent_n of_o glorification_n they_o be_v necessary_a i_o say_v by_o a_o necessity_n not_o only_o privative_a if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v but_o also_o positive_a privative_a because_o without_o they_o the_o profession_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o only_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a but_o also_o hurtful_a and_o pernicious_a vain_a because_o such_o a_o â—…aith_n be_v dead_a 26._o and_o counterâ—…eit_n justify_v neither_o alone_a nor_o at_o all_o hurtful_a because_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v become_v tree_n 3._o of_o righteousness_n if_o we_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n we_o must_v look_v to_o be_v 10._o cut_v down_o or_o stock_v 6._o up_o or_o like_o the_o figtree_n which_o have_v green_a leaf_n but_o no_o fruit_n 19_o christ_n accurse_v such_o professor_n be_v like_o the_o barren_a ground_n 8._o which_o receive_v the_o rain_n often_o fall_v upon_o it_o and_o bringiâ—…g_v forth_o thorn_n and_o briar_n be_v reject_v and_o nigh_o unto_o curse_v who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v like_o to_o the_o foolish_a 12._o virgin_n who_o have_v a_o lamp_n of_o a_o external_a profession_n but_o want_v the_o oil_n of_o save_a grace_n when_o the_o bridegroom_n come_v be_v to_o be_v shut_v out_o like_o the_o chaff_n 12._o in_o the_o floor_n which_o be_v to_o be_v winnow_v from_o the_o wheat_n like_a goat_n 33._o in_o christ_n flock_n which_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o sheep_n like_a bondservant_n in_o god_n house_n 34._o which_o be_v not_o there_o to_o abide_v but_o with_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o 30._o son_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o who_o have_v a_o formal_a profession_n of_o religion_n 5._o but_o deny_v the_o power_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o hypocrite_n must_v look_v to_o have_v their_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n decree_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n §_o iii_o they_o be_v necessary_a also_o by_o a_o positive_a necessity_n and_o that_o manifold_a as_o first_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o infallibility_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n word_n oath_n in_o respect_n of_o of_o his_o decree_n for_o who_o god_n have_v predestinate_v to_o salvation_n he_o have_v predestinate_v unto_o 13._o sanctification_n that_o they_o may_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o 29._o image_n of_o his_o son_n and_o therefore_o whosoever_o do_v hope_n 3._o to_o become_v like_a unto_o christ_n in_o glory_n he_o must_v endeavour_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o resemble_v he_o in_o grace_n we_o exhort_v therefore_o our_o hearer_n that_o they_o do_v not_o abase_v the_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n with_o those_o who_o be_v call_v predestinatiani_fw-la as_o to_o think_v that_o either_o because_o they_o suppose_v they_o be_v elect_v they_o shall_v be_v save_v howsoever_o they_o live_v or_o because_o they_o think_v that_o they_o be_v not_o elect_v they_o can_v be_v save_v though_o they_o shall_v live_v never_o so_o godly_a as_o if_o godliness_n if_o they_o be_v elect_v be_v needless_a or_o if_o not_o bootless_a but_o forbear_v to_o pry_v into_o god_n secret_a counsel_n which_o be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o not_o search_v into_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n word_n for_o the_o 29._o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n but_o the_o reveal_v thing_n to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v do_v they_o for_o there_o we_o shall_v find_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o where_o god_n have_v ordain_v the_o end_n he_o have_v also_o ordain_v the_o mean_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v because_o decree_v by_o god_n so_o it_o be_v as_o necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o same_o decree_n that_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v achieve_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v preordain_v now_o who_o god_n have_v elect_v they_o he_o call_v 30._o who_o he_o call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n they_o he_o justify_v by_o faith_n who_o he_o justify_v by_o faith_n they_o he_o sanctify_v by_o his_o spirit_n who_o he_o call_v justify_v and_o sanctify_v they_o and_o no_o other_o he_o glorifi_v therefore_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n that_o those_o who_o be_v elect_v shall_v be_v save_v so_o it_o be_v as_o necessâ—…ry_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o same_o decree_n that_o they_o shall_v attain_v to_o salvation_n by_o these_o degree_n that_o be_v first_o they_o must_v be_v call_v and_o convert_v unto_o god_n they_o must_v be_v justify_v by_o a_o true_a faith_n they_o must_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n
the_o second_o thing_n be_v that_o in_o the_o word_n the_o lord_n reveal_v his_o purpose_n concern_v those_o that_o live_v well_o or_o ill_o thou_o think_v because_o thou_o have_v a_o conceit_n that_o thou_o be_v elect_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v damn_v though_o thou_o live_v never_o so_o wicked_o but_o be_v not_o deceive_v for_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o purpose_n concern_v impenitent_a sinner_n who_o live_v and_o die_v in_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o 6._o that_o there_o be_v no_o inheritance_n for_o they_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o for_o example_n thou_o be_v a_o drunkard_n and_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v from_o this_o sin_n and_o yet_o presume_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v because_o thou_o have_v a_o conceit_n that_o thou_o be_v elect_v but_o be_v not_o deceive_v no_o drunkard_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n on_o the_o other_o side_n thou_o have_v a_o conceit_n that_o because_o thou_o be_v not_o elect_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v save_v though_o thou_o shall_v live_v never_o so_o godly_a but_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a that_o whosoever_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n whosoever_o unfeigned_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n whosoever_o walk_v upright_o before_o god_n make_v conscience_n of_o his_o way_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v therefore_o whatsoever_o thy_o concâ—…it_n may_v be_v concern_v thy_o election_n or_o not_o election_n if_o thou_o do_v true_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o repent_v of_o thy_o sin_n do_v endeavour_v to_o lead_v a_o good_a life_n as_o sure_a as_o god_n be_v true_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v §_o iu._n second_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n word_n which_o be_v infallible_o true_a word_n now_o the_o word_n plain_o testify_v that_o whosoever_o be_v in_o christ_n 17._o be_v a_o new_a creature_n that_o those_o who_o be_v in_o christ_n 1._o live_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n that_o they_o who_o be_v christ_n do_v crucify_v 24._o the_o flesh_n with_o â—…he_a lust_n thereof_o that_o christ_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o not_o only_a righteousness_n 30._o and_o redemption_n but_o also_o sanctification_n that_o christ_n come_v not_o with_o water_n alone_o 35._o or_o blood_n alone_o but_o with_o water_n and_o blood_n the_o blood_n of_o redemption_n to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o water_n of_o ablution_n to_o purge_v we_o from_o the_o pollution_n of_o sin_n that_o in_o who_o christ_n dwell_v by_o faith_n 17._o he_o dwell_v in_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o that_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n 9_o of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o that_o faith_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o grace_n of_o regeneration_n it_o can_v be_v where_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o regeneration_n be_v not_o and_o that_o unless_o man_n be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v anew_o 3._o they_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n §_o v._n three_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n oath_n in_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a oath_n 18._o that_o he_o shall_v lie_v now_o god_n have_v swear_v that_o who_o he_o redeem_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o spiritual_a enemy_n 75._o he_o will_v give_v they_o to_o worship_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n for_o redemption_n be_v as_o well_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n as_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o as_o for_o those_o who_o commit_v sin_n 34._o that_o be_v in_o who_o sin_n reign_v they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o not_o actual_o redeem_v by_o christ_n for_o who_o the_o son_n free_v 36._o they_o be_v free_a indeed_o those_o that_o be_v free_v from_o sin_n 18._o become_v the_o servant_n of_o righteousness_n those_o that_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o their_o spiritual_a enemy_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la make_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n servati_fw-la who_o service_n be_v true_a freedom_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o infallibility_n §_o vi_o second_o they_o be_v necessary_a necessitate_v pracepti_fw-la impose_v a_o duty_n necessity_n of_o duty_n towards_o god_n our_o neighbour_n ourselves_o towards_o god_n that_o we_o may_v be_v not_o only_o obedient_a 28._o obsequious_a and_o well_o please_v unto_o he_o but_o also_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a respect_n of_o all_o our_o action_n that_o we_o may_v show_v ourselves_o thankful_a unto_o he_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o gracious_a unto_o we_o first_o by_o love_v he_o again_o who_o have_v lovedus_fw-la first_o 19_o for_o when_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n 5._o by_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v when_o by_o faith_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n we_o be_v persuade_v of_o god_n infinite_a and_o unspeakable_a love_n towards_o we_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o our_o heart_n shall_v reflect_v some_o love_n towards_o he_o which_o be_v to_o be_v show_v in_o a_o willing_a observation_n 15._o of_o his_o commandment_n second_o in_o bring_v forth_o those_o fruit_n which_o god_n expect_v and_o in_o achieve_v that_o end_n which_o god_n propound_v to_o himself_o in_o all_o his_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o we_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n 3._o even_o our_o sanctification_n that_o fruit_n 22._o which_o he_o expect_v that_o end_n whâ—…ch_v he_o aim_v at_o in_o all_o his_o blessing_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o elâ—…ction_n 4._o that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a of_o our_o vocation_n 1_o thess._n 4._o 7._o of_o our_o redemption_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o tit._n 2._o 14._o ephes._n 5._o 26_o 27._o of_o our_o reconciliation_n col._n 1._o 21_o 22._o of_o our_o regeneration_n ephes._n 2._o 10._o of_o all_o his_o temporal_a benefit_n psal._n 105._o 45_o three_o by_o adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n tit._n 2._o 10._o four_o and_o principal_o by_o glorify_v god_n who_o have_v be_v so_o good_a unto_o we_o and_o propound_v his_o glory_n 3._o unto_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o herein_o god_n be_v glorify_v if_o we_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n joh._n 15._o 8._o §_o vii_o second_o towards_o our_o neighbour_n first_o for_o avoid_v of_o neighbour_n offence_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 32_o phil._n 1._o 10._o make_v straight_o path_n 13._o unto_o our_o foot_n that_o other_o tread_v in_o our_o step_n need_v not_o stumble_v or_o fall_v provide_v thing_n honest_a 17._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n labour_v and_o endeavour_v to_o have_v a_o good_a conâ—…cience_n void_a of_o offence_n 16._o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n second_o that_o we_o may_v edify_v our_o neighbour_n by_o a_o godly_a example_n and_o provoke_v 2._o they_o to_o good_a work_n and_o win_v they_o unto_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 1._o three_o that_o we_o may_v stop_v 12._o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o adversary_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v open_a to_o blasphemâ—…_n the_o truth_n tit._n 2._o 5._o four_o that_o we_o may_v cause_v they_o also_o to_o glorify_v god_n matth._n 5._o 16._o five_o that_o we_o may_v do_v they_o good_a 10._o in_o exercise_v judgement_n 8._o and_o in_o practise_v the_o duty_n of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n towards_o they_o three_o towards_o ourselves_o first_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v those_o judgement_n ourselves_o which_o be_v threaten_v against_o all_o sin_n both_o of_o omission_n and_o commission_n deut._n 28._o 15_o etc._n etc._n matth._n 3._o 10_o &_o 25._o 41_o 42._o second_o that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o those_o blessing_n which_o be_v promise_v 28._o to_o those_o who_o aâ—…e_v obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n psal._n 84._o 11._o §_o viii_o three_o they_o be_v necessary_a necessitate_v signi_fw-la as_o necessary_a sign_n sign_n and_o evidence_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o gather_v assurance_n to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o justification_n whereby_o our_o faith_n be_v 18._o to_o be_v demonstrate_v whereby_o we_o be_v to_o make_v our_o call_n and_o our_o election_n 10._o sure_a our_o election_n can_v not_o be_v know_v à _fw-la priori_fw-la by_o any_o forego_v thiâ—…gs_n but_o à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la and_o namely_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o sanctification_n which_o be_v also_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o election_n for_o by_o a_o godly_a life_n our_o faith_n and_o justification_n be_v manifest_v 1_o joh._n 3._o 7._o â—…n_a respect_n whereof_o the_o faithful_a be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n jam._n 2._o 21_o 25._o be_v justify_v 30._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o be_v call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o iâ—…_n so_o call_v then_o elect_v be_v they_o elect_v then_o undoubted_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v they_o be_v the_o cognisance_n of_o they_o 4._o that_o be_v to_o be_v save_v for_o by_o faith_n we_o receive_v the_o inheritance_n among_o they_o that_o be_v 32._o sanctify_v they_o be_v the_o evidence_n by_o
man_n can_v perform_v justitiam_fw-la legis_fw-la consider_v in_o the_o abstract_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n and_o as_o bellarmine_n himself_o de_n justif_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o do_v consider_v it_o will_v justify_v he_o because_o it_o be_v perfect_a yet_o consider_v in_o the_o concrete_a for_o that_o righteousness_n which_o man_n attain_v unto_o in_o or_o by_o the_o law_n do_v not_o justify_v because_o it_o be_v unperfect_a and_o therefore_o that_o righteousness_n which_o man_n have_v in_o or_o by_o the_o law_n do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o two_o distinction_n bellarmine_n have_v devise_v to_o shift_v off_o only_o two_o of_o the_o place_n cite_v viz._n rom._n 3._o 27._o and_o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o both_o which_o distinction_n be_v right_o understand_v make_v against_o himself_o as_o i_o have_v show_v §_o ix_o now_o he_o come_v to_o the_o three_o thing_n viz._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o work_n work_n for_o say_v he_o our_o adversary_n by_o work_n which_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v from_o justification_n understand_v all_o work_n whether_o do_v before_o or_o after_o faith_n yea_o faith_n itself_o consider_v as_o a_o work_n which_o opinion_n to_o be_v most_o absurd_a and_o proceed_v from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o scripture_n augustine_n say_v he_o teach_v 7._o man_n not_o understand_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o make_v account_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n have_v think_v that_o he_o have_v say_v that_o faith_n be_v sufficient_a to_o a_o man_n though_o he_o live_v wicked_o and_o have_v no_o good_a work_n which_o be_v it_o far_o from_o that_o vessel_n of_o election_n to_o think_v and_o far_o be_v it_o also_o from_o we_o so_o to_o think_v but_o although_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o suffice_v unto_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o christian_n who_o be_v to_o be_v save_v yet_o it_o alone_o suffice_v unto_o justification_n wherein_o we_o have_v have_v the_o consent_n of_o many_o of_o the_o father_n and_o although_o to_o the_o act_n of_o justify_v nothing_o in_o we_o concur_v with_o faith_n but_o it_o alone_o suffice_v yet_o in_o the_o party_n justify_v there_o must_v concur_v with_o faith_n both_o inward_a grace_n and_o also_o outward_a work_n but_o here_o the_o papist_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o some_o of_o they_o think_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v exclude_v not_o the_o work_n of_o the_o moral_a but_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n other_o that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v also_o exclude_v not_o all_o but_o such_o as_o go_v before_o faith_n such_o as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n without_o grace_n and_o without_o faith_n i_o answer_v first_o to_o both_o joint_o that_o not_o only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v express_o exclude_v but_o all_o work_n whatsoever_o indefinite_o rom._n 4._o 2_o 6._o &_o 11._o 6._o eph._n 2._o 9_o and_o more_o special_o the_o work_n which_o we_o have_v do_v in_o righteousness_n tit._n 3._o 5._o the_o work_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o the_o regenerate_a that_o they_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o ephes._n 2._o 9_o 10._o again_o in_o he_o that_o be_v say_v not_o to_o work_v work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v distinguish_v but_o all_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v exclude_v but_o he_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o faiâ—…h_n be_v say_v not_o to_o work_v rom._n 4._o 4_o 5._o and_o to_o have_v righteousness_n impute_v to_o he_o without_o work_n verse_n 6._o therefore_o his_o work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v distinguish_v but_o all_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v exclude_v §_o x._o to_o the_o former_a several_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o when_o the_o holy_a only_o ghost_n name_v the_o law_n indefinite_o he_o mean_v either_o the_o whole_a law_n which_o be_v call_v 1._o mishmer_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o his_o charge_n contain_v three_o branch_n the_o moral_a the_o ceremonial_a and_o the_o judicial_a law_n or_o the_o chief_a part_n which_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v it_o especial_o because_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o law_n by_o which_o come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o which_o be_v common_a both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n unto_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v subject_a rom._n 3._o 19_o 20._o whatsoever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obnoxious_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n therefore_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n that_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n for_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n 7._o moreover_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n speak_v of_o that_o law_n which_o forbid_v moral_a offence_n mention_v etc._n from_o the_o ten_o verse_n to_o the_o ninteenth_n and_o by_o which_o all_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v convict_v to_o be_v under_o sin_n ver_fw-la 9_o &_o 19_o second_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o be_v think_v that_o any_o man_n who_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n shall_v look_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o be_v but_o a_o by-law_n be_v but_o a_o appendice_n of_o the_o first_o table_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o the_o judicial_a be_v a_o appendice_n of_o the_o second_o table_n and_o further_o the_o apostle_n profess_v that_o whosoever_o will_v be_v circumcise_v be_v bind_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n therefore_o the_o observer_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n can_v not_o be_v justify_v without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n three_o this_o answer_n which_o be_v give_v by_o some_o of_o the_o pontifician_n be_v reject_v by_o bellarmine_n 19_o and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o learned_a papist_n who_o with_o we_o follow_v the_o interpretation_n of_o augustine_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n do_v confess_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v from_o justification_n be_v mean_v the_o 〈◊〉_d work_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o rest_n §_o xi_o but_o then_o say_v i_o all_o good_a work_n whatsoever_o be_v exclude_v for_o in_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o all_o inherent_a righteousness_n all_o good_a work_n be_v prescribe_v and_o therefore_o those_o which_o proceed_v from_o faith_n for_o if_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n proceed_v from_o faith_n unfeigned_a 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o heart_n then_o do_v those_o good_a work_n which_o the_o law_n prescribe_v proceed_v from_o faith_n also_o or_o else_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o the_o law_n require_v and_o therefore_o frivolous_a be_v the_o distinction_n of_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o papist_n who_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n exclude_v from_o justification_n underâ—…tand_v work_n do_v before_o or_o without_o faith_n by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n not_o work_n proceed_v from_o faith_n or_o work_n of_o grace_n the_o absurdity_n of_o whâ—…ch_a distinction_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n may_v further_o appear_v 1._o if_o work_v go_v before_o justification_n be_v exclude_v from_o be_v any_o cause_n thereof_o then_o much_o more_o those_o work_n which_o follow_v justification_n for_o cause_n do_v not_o use_v to_o follow_v after_o but_o to_o go_v before_o their_o effect_n at_o least_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n 2._o the_o question_n concern_v justification_n by_o work_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v of_o good_a work_n for_o of_o those_o which_o be_v not_o good_a no_o question_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v but_o work_v do_v before_o or_o without_o faith_n be_v not_o good_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n neither_o can_v the_o fruit_n be_v good_a while_o the_o tree_n be_v bad_a neither_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n go_v before_o faith_n unless_o it_o be_v presuppose_v that_o a_o man_n without_o faith_n and_o before_o grace_n be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n transgress_v it_o and_o he_o that_o transgress_v it_o be_v curse_v not_o justify_v by_o it_o 3._o when_o the_o apostle_n term_v those_o work_n which_o he_o exclude_v from_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n the_o word_n law_n be_v add_v not_o by_o way_n of_o extenuation_n as_o
avoid_v the_o force_n of_o the_o apostle_n argument_n as_o if_o he_o conclude_v not_o against_o they_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n but_o thus_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n without_o faith_n neither_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o the_o gentile_n by_o their_o moral_a work_n without_o faith_n as_o if_o with_o faith_n they_o do_v justify_v and_o this_o he_o make_v to_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n that_o work_v do_v before_o or_o without_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v but_o proceed_v from_o faith_n they_o do_v justify_v and_o so_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o make_v the_o apostle_n to_o contradict_v himself_o but_o the_o apostle_n do_v constant_o teach_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n and_o make_v such_o a_o opposition_n between_o faith_n and_o work_v in_o the_o question_n of_o justification_n that_o if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o one_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o other_o 6._o for_o if_o by_o faith_n then_o of_o grace_n and_o if_o of_o grace_n than_o not_o by_o work_n or_o if_o by_o work_n than_o not_o of_o grace_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o most_o shameless_a and_o antichristian_a pervert_v of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n to_o make_v he_o teach_v that_o work_n proceed_v from_o faith_n do_v justify_v and_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v both_o by_o faith_n and_o by_o work_n when_o he_o plain_o teach_v the_o contrary_a chap._n iii_o bellarmine_n answer_n to_o the_o forename_a place_n of_o scripture_n refute_v §_o i._o from_o these_o three_o thing_n thus_o premise_v bellarmine_n his_o say_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o answer_v all_o those_o place_n which_o be_v allege_v and_o first_o to_o rom._n 3._o 27._o he_o shape_v 27._o a_o answer_n unto_o which_o i_o have_v sufficient_o reply_v before_o save_v that_o here_o he_o add_v that_o not_o all_o glory_v be_v exclude_v but_o only_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o such_o work_n as_o be_v only_o do_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o â—…_n man_v own_o freewill_n and_o that_o he_o prove_v because_o the_o apostle_n say_v ubi_fw-la est_fw-la gloriatio_fw-la tua_fw-la where_o be_v thy_o boast_n that_o be_v that_o boast_v whereby_o thou_o glory_v in_o thyself_o and_o not_o in_o the_o lord_n whereunto_o i_o reply_v that_o the_o word_n tua_fw-la thine_a be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n and_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o that_o glory_v whereby_o thou_o do_v glory_n though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n though_o in_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n though_o in_o thy_o work_n proceed_v from_o grace_n be_v thy_o glory_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v this_o be_v our_o glory_v even_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o and_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 15._o it_o be_v better_o for_o mâ—…_n to_o die_v than_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v make_v my_o glory_v void_a 1_o cor._n 15._o 31._o by_o our_o rejoice_v which_o i_o have_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n §_o ii_o the_o second_o testimony_n recite_v by_o bellarminâ—…_n be_v from_o the_o abraham_n example_n of_o abraham_n rom._n 4._o for_o if_o abraham_n who_o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a precedent_n of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o be_v propound_v as_o a_o pattern_n for_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o justification_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o his_o work_n which_o proceed_v from_o his_o faith_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o abound_v with_o work_n of_o grace_n he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n then_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o like_a manner_n though_o abound_v with_o work_n of_o grace_n proceed_v from_o faith_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o their_o work_n of_o grace_n but_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v evident_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o the_o consequent_a be_v a_o certain_a truth_n bellarmine_n answer_v that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n not_o by_o work_n go_v before_o faith_n because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v true_o just_a unless_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o external_a righteousness_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o have_v be_v justify_v by_o they_o which_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v true_o just_a he_o shall_v have_v have_v glory_n but_o with_o man_n not_o with_o god_n but_o when_o we_o reply_v that_o abraham_n at_o that_o time_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v that_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n and_o that_o righteousness_n be_v impute_v unto_o he_o without_o work_n be_v a_o man_n regenerate_v excel_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o abound_v in_o good_a work_n which_o he_o wrought_v by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o plain_o teach_v that_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n proceed_v from_o faith_n but_o although_o they_o abound_v with_o work_n of_o grace_n proceed_v from_o their_o faith_n yet_o they_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n to_o this_o unanswerable_a argument_n take_v from_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n bellarmine_n frame_v two_o answer_n but_o such_o as_o man_n use_v to_o make_v when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o mere_a nonplus_n first_o he_o say_v that_o abraham_n indeed_o at_o that_o time_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v be_v regenerate_v and_o through_o faith_n wrought_v many_o good_a work_n notwithstanding_o the_o apostle_n when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n do_v not_o reject_v his_o work_n wrought_v by_o faith_n but_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v not_o wrought_v without_o faith_n because_o if_o they_o have_v be_v such_o they_o will_v not_o have_v justify_v he_o therefore_o he_o exclude_v the_o work_n which_o abraham_n may_v have_v wrought_v not_o by_o faith_n §_o iii_o where_o bellarmine_n first_o take_v that_o for_o grant_v which_o the_o apostle_n refuâ—…ed_v profess_o dispute_v against_o and_o conclude_v the_o contrary_a namely_o that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n when_o he_o argue_v that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n have_v be_v this_o that_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n but_o yet_o such_o as_o be_v not_o without_o faith_n second_o he_o invert_v the_o question_n and_o pervert_v the_o disputation_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o mainetenance_n of_o his_o own_o error_n as_o if_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o faith_n do_v justify_v without_o work_n which_o the_o apostle_n affirmative_o conclude_v but_o whether_o work_n do_v justify_v without_o faith_n which_o question_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o once_o mention_v which_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o for_o if_o the_o question_n which_o the_o apostle_n dispute_v be_v not_o this_o whether_o work_n do_v justify_v without_o faith_n but_o this_o whetheâ—…_n faith_n do_v justify_v without_o work_n then_o be_v the_o papist_n evident_o confute_v by_o the_o disputation_n of_o the_o apostle_n 3._o he_o suppose_v that_o faithful_a abraham_n endue_v with_o abundant_a grace_n may_v do_v good_a work_n without_o faith_n and_o without_o grace_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v such_o work_n not_o which_o abraham_n do_v but_o such_o as_o the_o may_v have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o faithful_a as_o when_o they_o sin_n through_o infirmity_n do_v that_o evil_a which_o they_o will_v not_o do_v may_v say_v with_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 7._o 17._o not_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o so_o when_o they_o perform_v any_o good_a work_n they_o may_v say_v with_o the_o same_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 4._o it_o be_v against_o sense_n to_o make_v the_o apostle_n dispute_v that_o abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o such_o work_n as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o but_o more_o senseless_a when_o he_o make_v the_o apostle_n to_o dispute_v that_o abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o his_o sin_n for_o how_o do_v he_o prove_v that_o they_o who_o have_v faith_n may_v work_v sometime_o without_o faith_n by_o two_o instance_n as_o namely_o first_o when_o they_o sin_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v though_o abraham_n be_v a_o faithful_a man_n yet_o some_o work_n he_o may_v do_v not_o of_o faith_n as_o namely_o when_o he_o sin_v for_o sin_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n and_o by_o such_o work_v he_o be_v not_o justify_v and_o the_o like_a be_v his_o second_o instance_n when_o they_o do_v work_n pure_o moral_a without_o relation_n to_o god_n for_o such_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n but_o
from_o faith_n second_o he_o pervert_v the_o question_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n dispute_v that_o abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n without_o faith_n or_o not_o proceed_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n as_o they_o forsooth_o thought_n who_o to_o their_o own_o strength_n attribute_v righteousness_n as_o though_o either_o abraham_n have_v any_o good_a work_n which_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o grace_n or_o the_o apostle_n will_v busy_v himself_o to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o such_o as_o he_o have_v not_o or_o as_o if_o the_o justiciaries_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v attribute_v righteousness_n to_o their_o own_o strength_n when_o the_o pharisee_n himself_o luk._n 18._o 11._o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n for_o it_o or_o as_o if_o they_o think_v that_o abraham_n righteousness_n proceed_v from_o his_o natural_a strength_n when_o they_o know_v that_o god_n do_v choose_v 7._o abraham_n and_o by_o his_o prevent_a grace_n call_v he_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o 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or_o boast_v as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o whereas_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n deny_v that_o abraham_n have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v before_o god_n he_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v of_o his_o work_n proceed_v from_o grace_n by_o which_o if_o abraham_n have_v be_v justify_v he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n but_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n all_o matter_n of_o glory_v be_v take_v away_o by_o what_o law_n of_o work_n no_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n rom._n 3._o 27._o for_o by_o grace_n we_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v not_o by_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o and_o that_o this_o contradiction_n make_v against_o himself_o appear_v further_a by_o that_o which_o himself_o say_v excludi_fw-la in_o the_o same_o chapter_n out_o of_o rom._n 4._o 4._o but_o unto_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n be_v not_o impute_v according_a to_o grace_n but_o according_a to_o debt_n whence_o he_o prove_v that_o by_o work_n which_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v from_o justification_n he_o mean_v such_o work_n whereto_o not_o grace_n be_v give_v but_o wage_n render_v and_o such_o be_v only_o those_o say_v he_o which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o only_a strength_n of_o freewill_n for_o to_o the_o work_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o grace_n that_o which_o be_v render_v be_v not_o simple_o merces_fw-la wage_n but_o it_o be_v also_o grace_n yea_o grace_n rather_o than_o wage_n if_o therefore_o abraham_n have_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o not_o by_o grace_n he_o may_v have_v glory_v that_o he_o have_v make_v god_n a_o debtor_n unto_o he_o but_o to_o abraham_n his_o faith_n be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o his_o reward_n be_v of_o grace_n and_o not_o of_o debt_n for_o to_o he_o that_o work_v that_o be_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o wage_n be_v not_o reckon_v of_o grace_n but_o of_o debt_n as_o be_v due_a ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o covenant_n do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o that_o be_v that_o fulfil_v not_o the_o law_n which_o the_o apostle_n make_v to_o have_v be_v abraham_n case_n but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4._o 4_o 5._o §_o vii_o and_o this_o also_o confute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n concern_v confute_v the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o grace_n unto_o which_o bellarmine_n here_o say_v the_o reward_n be_v not_o render_v as_o of_o debt_n but_o only_o to_o such_o as_o be_v wrought_v by_o strength_n of_o nature_n but_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n when_o they_o treat_v of_o merit_n ascribe_v to_o work_n of_o grace_n merit_n of_o condignity_n in_o respect_n whereof_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n be_v due_a unto_o they_o in_o justice_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n promise_n or_o covenant_n but_o even_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o work_n themselves_o for_o every_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o charity_n absolute_o deserve_v as_o they_o teach_v eternal_a life_n insomuch_o that_o heaven_n be_v no_o less_o due_a to_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a than_o hell_n to_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a §_o viii_o as_o to_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n so_o to_o these_o three_o place_n gal._n 2._o 16._o ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o wherein_o all_o work_n of_o all_o man_n be_v general_o exclude_v from_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n bellarmine_n answer_v that_o in_o they_o all_o those_o work_n only_o be_v exclude_v which_o be_v do_v before_o faith_n but_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o several_o and_o first_o to_o that_o gal._n 2._o 16._o bellarmine_n say_v that_o in_o that_o epistle_n there_o be_v two_o question_n handle_v the_o former_a special_a whether_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n do_v belong_v to_o christian_n so_o that_o without_o they_o they_o can_v be_v save_v the_o other_o general_a whether_o by_o the_o law_n and_o strength_n of_o nature_n justification_n can_v happen_v to_o any_o man_n without_o grace_n and_o without_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ._n unto_o both_o which_o the_o apostle_n answer_v negative_o and_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n in_o that_o epistle_n be_v whether_o work_n do_v justify_v without_o faith_n whereunto_o i_o reply_v that_o no_o such_o question_n be_v mention_v in_o that_o epistle_n nor_o the_o contrary_n conclude_v as_o be_v altogether_o heterogeneous_a and_o beside_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v to_o reclaim_v the_o galatian_n from_o their_o error_n who_o think_v that_o beside_o faith_n the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n must_v concur_v to_o justification_n for_o both_o the_o false_a teacher_n 5._o who_o seduce_v they_o be_v christian_n who_o lest_o they_o shall_v suffer_v persecution_n for_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n persuade_v they_o to_o be_v circumcise_v gal._n 6._o 12._o and_o the_o galatian_n themselves_o who_o be_v seduce_v do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v christian_n neither_o be_v they_o persuade_v to_o renounce_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n but_o be_v make_v to_o believe_v that_o unto_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n they_o be_v necessary_o to_o join_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o by_o they_o both_o they_o may_v be_v justify_v against_o this_o assertion_n the_o apostle_n dispute_v direct_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o if_o he_o have_v dispute_v against_o the_o other_o that_o work_v without_o faith_n in_o christ_n do_v justify_v or_o that_o work_v do_v by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n only_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n do_v justify_v without_o faith_n in_o christ_n his_o disputation_n have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o galatian_n and_o their_o teacher_n will_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n have_v answer_v that_o they_o do_v not_o from_o justification_n exclude_v faith_n in_o christ_n god_n forbid_v but_o do_v add_v unto_o faith_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n desire_v as_o the_o papist_n now_o do_v to_o be_v justify_v not_o by_o faith_n alone_o but_o both_o by_o faith_n and_o work_v together_o and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n so_o here_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n without_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o asserâ—…ion_n never_o any_o christian_n hold_v but_o whether_o by_o faith_n without_o work_n which_o the_o galatian_n and_o their_o teacher_n will_v have_v with_o faith_n to_o concur_v unto_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n to_o which_o purpose_n call_v to_o mind_v the_o word_n in_o the_o very_a place_n
he_o our_o saviour_n fit_v his_o answer_n and_o first_o to_o confute_v his_o error_n and_o to_o let_v he_o understand_v that_o no_o man_n live_v who_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a man_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o inherent_a righteousness_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o no_o man_n be_v good_a that_o be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o just_a and_o therefore_o reprove_v he_o for_o that_o he_o think_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a man_n as_o other_o be_v do_v call_v he_o good_a but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o answer_v his_o question_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o by_o his_o own_o work_n he_o do_v hope_n to_o be_v save_v he_o must_v do_v those_o work_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v and_o so_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o coâ—…mandements_n of_o the_o law_n of_o which_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v which_o be_v the_o legal_a promise_n levit._n 18._o 5._o rom._n 10._o 5._o gal._n 3._o 12._o thus_o our_o saviour_n fiâ—…teth_v according_a to_o the_o law_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o party_n who_o be_v a_o justiciary_a but_o otâ—…erwise_o when_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v a_o ked_a the_o like_a qâ—…estion_n they_o make_v answer_v according_a to_o he_o doctrine_n of_o the_o goâ—…pell_n for_o our_o â—…aviour_n be_v ask_v joh._n 6._o 28._o what_o shall_v we_o do_v that_o we_o may_v do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n answer_v vers_fw-la 29._o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o which_o he_o esteem_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o work_n that_o you_o beleeâ—…e_v in_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v for_o he_o that_o believe_v have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n christ_n be_v the_o â—…nd_n of_o the_o law_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 10._o 4._o and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v demand_v of_o the_o jailor_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v answer_v believe_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v act._n 16._o 30_o 31._o §_o xvi_o in_o the_o three_o place_n he_o allege_v testimony_n out_o of_o the_o doctrine_n answer_v of_o the_o apostle_n viz._n rom._n 8._o 13_o 17._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11_o 12._o jam._n 2._o 8._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 11._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o apoc._n 3_o 21._o answ._n the_o place_n cite_v out_o of_o s._n james_n be_v no_o promise_n but_o a_o commendation_n if_o you_o fulfil_v the_o royal_a law_n you_o do_v well_o of_o rom._n 8._o 13_o 17_o and_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11_o 12._o i_o speak_v before_o â—…_n but_o concern_v they_o and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v or_o may_v be_v allege_v there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o condition_n to_o be_v hold_v that_o either_o they_o import_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o thing_n promise_v which_o be_v salâ—…ation_n or_o happiness_n or_o the_o proper_a mark_n and_o cognisance_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v or_o be_v happy_a which_o do_v not_o show_v propter_fw-mi quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la servandi_fw-la sed_fw-la qualâ—…s_fw-la beat_v sunt_fw-la quales_fw-la servandi_fw-la christ_n our_o alone_a saviour_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o only_a foundation_n of_o our_o happiness_n he_o be_v eternal_a life_n 20._o and_o whosoever_o have_v he_o have_v life_n eternal_a faith_n be_v the_o only_a instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v christ_n and_o therefore_o to_o it_o also_o be_v salvation_n ascribe_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n which_o it_o do_v receive_v as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o a_o condition_n therefore_o of_o receive_v christ_n by_o faith_n or_o of_o christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n betoken_v 9_o the_o cause_n but_o all_o other_o coâ—…ditions_n either_o of_o grace_n or_o of_o work_n do_v not_o signify_v the_o cause_n of_o salvation_n but_o the_o proper_a mark_n and_o cognisance_n of_o those_o which_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o prove_v that_o the_o mark_n aâ—…e_v or_o may_v be_v necessary_a by_o the_o necessity_n of_o presâ—…nce_n but_o not_o by_o necessity_n of_o efficiency_n §_o xvii_o and_o this_o also_o may_v seâ—…ve_v to_o answer_v his_o fouâ—…th_n and_o five_o argument_n 2â—…_n his_o four_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n â—…8_n 21_o if_o the_o wicked_a shall_v turn_v from_o all_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o shall_v keep_v all_o my_o statute_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a he_o shall_v sure_o live_v that_o be_v if_o he_o shall_v turn_v from_o the_o wrong_a way_n into_o the_o right_n and_o go_v on_o therein_o as_o sin_n be_v a_o aberration_n and_o the_o error_n 20._o of_o his_o way_n he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o way_n which_o be_v salvation_n so_o that_o this_o condition_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o way_n yea_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n to_o turn_v from_o righteousness_n and_o to_o break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v a_o condition_n upon_o which_o depend_v the_o commination_n of_o death_n for_o if_o a_o righteous_a man_n turn_v from_o his_o righteousness_n and_o commit_v iniquity_n he_o shall_v sure_o die_v therefore_o as_o the_o turn_n from_o righteousness_n unto_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n â—…o_o the_o turn_n from_o sin_n to_o righteousness_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o life_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v not_o par_fw-fr ratio_fw-la there_o be_v no_o equality_n be_v between_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o godly_a death_n be_v the_o due_a 23._o wage_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o death_n but_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o merit_v by_o our_o righteousness_n sin_n be_v of_o infinite_a demerit_n and_o so_o deserve_v death_n eternal_a but_o not_o the_o obedience_n of_o any_o man_n but_o only_o of_o christ_n if_o it_o do_v merit_n at_o all_o â—…s_o or_o can_v be_v of_o infinite_a merit_n to_o deserve_v eternal_a life_n the_o sin_n of_o â—…he_a wicked_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o evil_a but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o reâ—…enerate_a be_v not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v their_o own_o work_n whole_o proceed_v from_o themselves_o and_o to_o themselves_o the_o wage_n thereof_o be_v whole_o and_o proper_o to_o be_v ascribe_v and_o impute_v the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o regenerate_a proceed_v from_o god_n free_a grace_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v reward_v god_n crown_v his_o own_o grace_n in_o they_o and_o not_o their_o merit_n that_o which_o he_o babble_v concern_v promise_n absolute_a and_o conditional_a as_o if_o we_o hold_v all_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v absolute_a be_v a_o shameless_a and_o senseless_a cavil_n we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o say_v that_o they_o be_v all_o aâ—…solute_a as_o if_o indifferent_o and_o without_o condition_n they_o promise_v salvation_n to_o all_o that_o we_o 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according_a to_o god_n own_o heart_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o uprightness_n and_o integrity_n 1_o king_n 3._o 6._o and_o for_o that_o and_o not_o for_o any_o absolute_a perfection_n he_o be_v commend_v in_o the_o place_n allege_v psal._n 119._o 10._o 1_o king_n 14._o 8._o act._n 13._o 22._o 1_o king_n 15._o 5._o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o david_n be_v a_o sinner_n and_o in_o many_o of_o his_o psalm_n 18._o bewail_v his_o manifold_a sin_n 17â—…_n desire_v the_o lord_n not_o to_o enter_v 4._o into_o judgement_n with_o he_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v neither_o he_o nor_o any_o other_o can_v be_v just_a in_o his_o sight_n place_v his_o justification_n in_o the_o remission_n 6._o of_o his_o sin_n and_o in_o god_n acceptation_n of_o he_o impute_v unto_o he_o righteousness_n without_o work_n 25._o josias_n also_o be_v a_o godly_a and_o upright_a king_n but_o yet_o not_o without_o fault_n in_o that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o the_o word_n of_o necho_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n but_o presumptuous_o fight_v against_o he_o 2_o chron._n 35._o 22._o of_o the_o people_n under_o asa_n no_o more_o can_v be_v gather_v 15._o but_o that_o with_o upright_a heart_n and_o willing_a mind_n they_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n of_o asa_n himself_o the_o scripture_n indeed_o do_v testify_v 17._o that_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a that_o be_v upright_o before_o the_o lord_n all_o his_o day_n notwithstanding_o in_o the_o same_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o take_v away_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n three_o sin_n of_o his_o be_v record_v 12._o that_o he_o have_v rely_v on_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o not_o on_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v reprove_v therefore_o by_o the_o prophet_n hanani_n he_o commit_v the_o prophet_n to_o prison_n that_o in_o his_o sickness_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o physician_n that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o concern_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n but_o those_o politic_a precept_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v to_o moses_n and_o moses_n to_o josuâ—…h_v concern_v the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o 2._o canaanite_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n of_o 6._o zachary_n and_o elizabeth_n it_o be_v say_v first_o that_o they_o be_v just_a before_o god_n that_o be_v upright_o and_o second_o that_o they_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n blameless_a which_o latter_a they_o may_v do_v and_o yet_o be_v far_o from_o that_o perfection_n which_o the_o law_n require_v for_o paul_n profess_v of_o himself_o that_o even_o before_o
all_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n indifferent_a §_o xix_o but_o let_v we_o examine_v his_o testimony_n two_o whâ—…reof_o be_v scarce_o worth_a the_o examine_n the_o one_o out_o of_o 35._o origâ—…n_n the_o othâ—…r_n out_o of_o cyrill_n and_o yet_o both_o of_o they_o so_o little_a to_o his_o purpoâ—…_n as_o theâ—…seeme_v to_o make_v against_o he_o rather_o than_o for_o he_o origâ—…_n compare_v â—…to_o woman_n such_o man_n as_o say_v they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o observe_v certain_a pâ—…epts_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o call_v precept_n but_o counèll_n and_o therefore_o belong_v not_o at_o all_o as_o they_o teach_v but_o to_o those_o who_o will_v be_v think_v to_o live_v in_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n beside_o which_o notorioâ—…s_a hypocrite_n all_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v by_o this_o testimony_n to_o be_v â—…ompared_v to_o woman_n who_o not_o only_o say_v they_o can_v but_o also_o think_v â—…hey_n need_v not_o to_o observe_v they_o as_o to_o sell_v all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a which_o indeed_o be_v neither_o a_o commandemenâ—…_n nor_o counsel_v give_v by_o christ_n unto_o all_o but_o a_o precept_n of_o trial_n to_o that_o one_o wealthy_a justiciary_a 21._o to_o he_o that_o strike_v thou_o on_o the_o one_o cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o bless_v he_o that_o curse_v thou_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o persecute_v thou_o and_o such_o like_a which_o be_v indeed_o precept_n give_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o not_o counsel_n direct_v only_o to_o such_o as_o be_v or_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v perfect_a cyrill_n 3._o say_v he_o affirm_v that_o the_o precept_n itself_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v most_o difficâ—…lt_v may_v through_o grace_n be_v fulfil_v answ._n that_o place_n of_o cyrill_n as_o it_o be_v translate_v into_o latin_a be_v in_o a_o manner_n without_o sense_n neither_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v sound_o infer_v from_o it_o heâ—…_n seem_v to_o say_v that_o christ_n restore_v man_n nature_n to_o his_o original_a perfection_n which_o be_v but_o begin_v in_o this_o life_n say_v to_o they_o of_o old_a it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n quamvis_fw-la res_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la â—…pinor_fw-la ad_fw-la quâ—…m_fw-la pertingi_fw-la nequeat_fw-la though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n as_o i_o suppose_v which_o can_v be_v attain_v unto_o namely_o in_o this_o life_n yet_o to_o this_o perfection_n christ_n have_v reform_v or_o restore_v we_o viz._n inchoative_a in_o this_o life_n and_o perfect_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v §_o xx._n the_o rest_n of_o the_o testimony_n be_v of_o â—…wo_a sort_n for_o either_o father_n they_o deny_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o be_v impossible_a as_o bâ—…sil_n orat_fw-la in_o illud_fw-la attend_v tibi_fw-la deut._n 15._o 9_o hierâ—…e_n â—…dvers_fw-la pelag._n lib._n 3._o &_o in_o matth._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr natura_n &_o gratia_fw-la cap_n 43._o etc._n etc._n or_o else_o they_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v possible_a if_o man_n will_v as_o câ—…ncil_n arâ—…sican_n 2._o can._n ult_n hilâ—…ru_n in_o psalm_n 118._o chrysâ—…stom_n in_o matth_n â—…om_n 39_o &_o in_o hebr._n homil_n 16._o etc._n etc._n answ._n to_o preserve_v these_o father_n from_o contradict_v themselves_o certain_a distinction_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v for_o the_o same_o man_n who_o deâ—…y_v the_o law_n to_o be_v impossible_a do_v conâ—…esse_o 6._o that_o god_n command_v some_o thing_n which_o we_o can_v do_v aâ—…d_v that_o never_o any_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n do_v or_o can_v fulfil_v the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o live_v without_o sin_n their_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v that_o although_o no_o man_n can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a the_o first_o distinction_n be_v that_o which_o i_o mentioneâ—…_n before_o bâ—…twixt_n the_o perfect_a fulfil_n and_o the_o upright_a keep_n of_o god_n commandment_n for_o although_o they_o can_v in_o this_o life_n be_v fulfil_v in_o thâ—…t_a pâ—…rfection_n which_o the_o law_n require_v yet_o they_o may_v and_o usual_o be_v keep_v of_o the_o faithful_a in_o sincerity_n and_o uprightâ—…esse_n which_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n acceptech_n the_o second_o be_v conserâ—…ing_a impossibility_n for_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v impossible_a to_o be_v fulfil_v pâ—…ctly_o it_o be_v either_o understand_v simple_o &_o per_fw-la se_fw-la as_o the_o father_n understand_v it_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a say_v basil_n for_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o man_n to_o see_v his_o own_o back_n or_o conditional_o and_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o man_n condition_n or_o estate_n for_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a to_o man_n in_o his_o integrity_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n by_o paradise_n before_o his_o fall_n and_o shall_v be_v possible_a again_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v full_o renew_v in_o the_o heavenly_a paradise_n but_o to_o man_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o state_n of_o disobedience_n the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n be_v impossible_a by_o accident_n for_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fleshly_a disposition_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v the_o three_o distinction_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n for_o man_n be_v either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unregenerate_a or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d regenerate_v the_o regenerate_a man_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v both_o willing_a and_o able_a to_o keep_v the_o law_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n receive_v the_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v the_o law_n because_o he_o will_v not_o the_o very_a frame_n of_o his_o will_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n rom._n 8._o 7._o gen._n 6._o 5._o &_o 8._o 21._o and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o father_n which_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o pelagian_n who_o hold_v that_o man_n by_o strength_n of_o nature_n be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o else_o the_o lord_n commandiug_v they_o unpossible_a thing_n shall_v be_v unjust_a neither_o shall_v the_o fault_n be_v in_o man_n who_o can_v obey_v but_o in_o god_n who_o enjoin_v impossible_a thing_n do_v grant_v unto_o they_o that_o god_n do_v not_o command_v impossibilitye_n yet_o they_o do_v hold_v which_o the_o papist_n also_o confess_v that_o no_o man_n without_o grace_n can_v perform_v they_o for_o indeed_o to_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n who_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n it_o be_v as_o unpossiâ—…le_a to_o fulfil_v the_o wâ—…ole_a law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v spiritual_a as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o dead_a man_n to_o perfâ—…rme_v the_o action_n of_o the_o natural_a life_n for_o as_o i_o say_v before_o out_o of_o augustine_n 3._o man_n by_o his_o sin_n have_v lose_v not_o only_a bonum_fw-la possibilitatis_fw-la so_o that_o â—…ee_n can_v do_v no_o good_a but_o also_o 48._o possibilitatem_fw-la non_fw-la peccandi_fw-la so_o that_o he_o can_v but_o sin_n though_o he_o sin_v most_o free_o for_o this_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o a_o man_n not_o regenerate_v quâ_fw-la potest_fw-la peccare_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dam_n nabiliur_fw-fr say_v the_o master_n g._n of_o the_o sentence_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o sin_n and_o can_v do_v no_o other_o but_o sin_n and_o that_o damnable_o §_o xxi_o and_o further_o to_o those_o testimony_n which_o affirm_v that_o will_n man_n may_v fulfil_v the_o commandment_n if_o they_o will_v i_o answer_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v infer_v from_o thence_o uâ—…lesse_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o man_n at_o all_o time_n be_v willing_a to_o fulfil_v they_o for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a they_o be_v not_o able_a and_o much_o less_o do_v they_o actual_o perform_v they_o thus_o therefore_o they_o must_v argue_v to_o they_o that_o be_v always_o willing_a to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n the_o law_n be_v not_o impossible_a but_o all_o man_n be_v always_o willing_a to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n therefore_o to_o no_o man_n be_v the_o law_n impossible_a the_o proposition_n be_v not_o general_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o regenerate_a themselves_o unto_o who_o to_o will_n be_v oftentimes_o present_a when_o how_o to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v good_a they_o find_v not_o râ—…m_v 7._o 18._o for_o the_o good_a that_o they_o will_v they_o do_v not_o and_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o will_v not_o that_o they_o do_v v_o 19_o but_o the_o assumption_n be_v manifest_o false_a and_o the_o contrary_n be_v general_o true_a no_o man_n be_v always_o willing_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o from_o those_o testimony_n wherein_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o will_n be_v interpose_v nothing_o can_v be_v conclude_v
respect_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o the_o good_a of_o ourselves_o or_o of_o our_o brethren_n we_o shall_v do_v more_o than_o be_v command_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o particular_a thing_n itself_o which_o be_v simple_o neither_o command_v nor_o forbid_v but_o not_o more_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o general_a law_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n which_o as_o they_o command_v we_o to_o love_n god_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o forbid_v the_o contrary_a vice_n so_o they_o command_v all_o the_o mean_n and_o help_n which_o may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o pâ—…formance_n of_o these_o duty_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n and_o forbid_v both_o all_o impediment_n of_o the_o duty_n command_v and_o also_o all_o provocation_n to_o the_o evil_n forbid_v now_o in_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v neither_o simple_o command_v nor_o forbid_v counsel_n have_v place_n either_o for_o the_o use_n or_o refuse_v of_o they_o as_o shall_v be_v most_o for_o god_n glory_n the_o benefit_n of_o our_o brethren_n and_o our_o own_o spiritual_a good_a which_o counsel_v as_o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n to_o obey_v so_o to_o disobey_v they_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o consequent_o the_o observer_n of_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o therefore_o the_o papist_n while_o they_o enjoin_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o counsel_n only_o to_o they_o who_o will_v seem_v to_o live_v in_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n they_o teach_v all_o other_o to_o sin_n by_o disobey_v they_o as_o not_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o as_o for_o example_n not_o to_o swear_v in_o ordinary_a communication_n not_o to_o revenge_v nor_o to_o resist_v evil_a to_o bless_v they_o that_o curse_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o persecute_v we_o and_o many_o such_o like_a among_o which_o they_o reckon_v the_o eigth_n beatitude_n matth._n 5._o 3._o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n consist_v so_o that_o to_o swear_v ordinary_o in_o common_a talk_n to_o seek_v private_a revenge_n and_o such_o like_a be_v no_o sin_n with_o the_o papist_n §_o iii_o but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o his_o proof_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v mat._n 21._o 19_o 21._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v and_o sell_v all_o that_o thou_o have_v etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o place_n they_o ground_n their_o counsel_n of_o voluntary_a poverty_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o that_o which_o before_o i_o have_v say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o precept_n or_o counsel_n give_v to_o all_o that_o will_v aspire_v towards_o perfection_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n and_o property_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n but_o a_o precept_n of_o trial_n direct_v in_o special_a to_o that_o rich_a justiciary_a to_o discover_v unto_o he_o his_o own_o imperfectionâ—…_n or_o if_o it_o have_v be_v but_o a_o counsel_n according_a to_o the_o popish_a coâ—…ruction_n give_v to_o one_o that_o have_v already_o fulfil_v all_o the_o commaâ—…ements_n which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v fulfil_v until_o he_o â—…ave_v fulfil_v his_o course_n then_o have_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n for_o he_o not_o to_o obey_v this_o counsel_n nor_o any_o hindrance_n to_o his_o salvation_n for_o have_v fulfil_v all_o the_o commandment_n as_o the_o papist_n conceive_v of_o he_o he_o may_v enter_v into_o life_n though_o he_o do_v not_o this_o which_o here_o he_o be_v advise_v unto_o but_o he_o sin_v in_o disobey_v this_o precept_n of_o trial_n which_o if_o he_o have_v obey_v he_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o in_o duty_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v have_v receive_v a_o special_a commandment_n to_o that_o purpose_n neither_o have_v he_o fulfil_v those_o commandment_n which_o he_o say_v he_o have_v keep_v from_o his_o youth_n otherwise_o than_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o consequent_o according_a to_o their_o righteousness_n which_o whosoever_o do_v not_o 20._o exceed_v shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o much_o less_o have_v he_o fulfil_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n for_o by_o disobey_v this_o commandment_n of_o christ_n he_o plain_o bewray_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o first_o and_o last_o commandment_n yea_o that_o he_o do_v not_o true_o affect_v and_o prize_v his_o own_o salvation_n but_o be_v a_o mere_a worldling_n prefer_v the_o love_n of_o his_o pelf_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o desire_v rather_o to_o enjoy_v his_o worldly_a wealth_n for_o a_o short_a time_n than_o to_o obtain_v and_o for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v the_o heavenly_a treasure_n which_o christ_n promise_v he_o if_o he_o will_v follow_v he_o and_o for_o this_o his_o sin_n in_o disobey_v christ_n his_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n be_v hinder_v insomuch_o that_o of_o he_o and_o all_o such_o as_o he_o be_v our_o saviour_n give_v this_o 24._o censure_n that_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n than_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o riches_n as_o this_o man_n do_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n §_o iv._o as_o for_o their_o counsel_n and_o vow_n of_o voluntary_a poverty_n poverty_n though_o i_o will_v not_o insist_v thereupon_o it_o be_v another_o controversy_n yet_o thus_o much_o brief_o will_v i_o say_v first_o that_o it_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o be_v obtrude_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v mere_a will-worship_n which_o be_v neither_o acceptable_a to_o god_n nor_o available_a to_o themselves_o second_o as_o it_o be_v practise_v among_o the_o papist_n it_o be_v nothing_o worth_a be_v do_v neither_o out_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n nor_o of_o their_o neighbour_n but_o out_o of_o a_o pharisaical_a conceit_n by_o their_o work_n of_o supererogation_n to_o make_v god_n their_o debtor_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o i_o shall_v bestow_v all_o my_o good_n to_o â—…eed_v the_o poor_a and_o have_v not_o charity_n it_o will_v profit_v i_o nothing_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 3._o three_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o namely_o to_o the_o eigth_n the_o five_o and_o second_o commandment_n in_o the_o eigth_n commandment_n as_o i_o can_v show_v there_o be_v require_v a_o moderate_a desire_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n avoid_v the_o contrary_a extreme_n of_o coveâ—…ing_v too_o much_o or_o of_o affect_v voluntary_a poverty_n and_o according_o we_o be_v to_o frame_v our_o prayer_n and_o our_o practice_n our_o prayer_n as_o our_o saviour_n 3._o have_v teach_v we_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o portion_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n do_v know_v to_o be_v expedient_a for_o we_o that_o be_v as_o agur_n pray_v prov._n 30_o 8._o give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n or_o beggary_n as_o the_o latin_a render_v it_o nor_o riches_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o where_o lechem_n châ—…qqi_fw-mi be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o practice_n not_o to_o live_v idle_o upon_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o man_n brow_n as_o friar_n mendicant_o and_o other_o lusty_a beggar_n do_v but_o every_o man_n duty_n be_v to_o work_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v 28._o good_a that_o be_v to_o earn_v his_o live_n by_o the_o lawful_a work_n of_o his_o lawful_a call_n not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v eat_v his_o own_o bread_n which_o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o labour_v for_o that_o we_o may_v eat_v our_o own_o bread_n 2_o thes._n 3._o 12._o and_o the_o psalmist_n promise_v as_o a_o blessing_n to_o he_o that_o fear_v god_n psal._n 128._o 2._o for_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n but_o also_o that_o he_o may_v have_v to_o give_v to_o other_o ephes._n 4._o 28._o therefore_o the_o apostle_n act._n 20._o 34_o 35._o exhort_v the_o faithful_a by_o labour_v in_o their_o lawful_a calling_n to_o support_v the_o impotent_a and_o to_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n for_o though_o the_o papist_n esteem_v they_o to_o live_v in_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n who_o live_v in_o voluntary_a beggary_n yet_o our_o saviour_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v it_o be_v a_o more_o bless_a thing_n to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v and_o therefore_o a_o more_o bless_a estate_n it_o be_v to_o be_v able_a to_o give_v than_o to_o live_v upon_o the_o alm_n of_o other_o the_o five_o commandment_n teach_v we_o to_o honour_v our_o private_a and_o our_o public_a parent_n in_o the_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n and_o the_o common_a mother_n of_o we_o all_o that_o be_v our_o country_n all_o which_o we_o be_v to_o honour_v with_o
as_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n in_o who_o sin_n reign_v yet_o they_o be_v penitent_a and_o believe_a sinner_n in_o who_o sin_n remainteh_o who_o often_o sin_n through_o humane_a frailty_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o say_v solomon_n 46._o yea_o there_o be_v not_o a_o righteous_a man_n upon_o earth_n 20._o that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o say_v james_n the_o just_a do_v offend_v all_o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v not_o sin_v or_o that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n say_v the_o most_o holy_a apostle_n saint_n john_n 10._o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o we_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o we_o and_o therefore_o desperate_a again_o be_v bellarmine_n assertion_n that_o whosoever_o be_v justify_v or_o regenerate_v sin_v not_o that_o be_v never_o sin_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n whosoever_o sin_v be_v not_o a_o man_n regenerate_v nor_o justify_v which_o be_v to_o exclude_v all_o man_n from_o justification_n and_o 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work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v sin_n etc._n etc._n ans._n we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o their_o good_a work_n as_o namely_o their_o prayer_n or_o their_o alm_n etc._n etc._n be_v sin_n but_o that_o in_o they_o they_o be_v otherwise_o good_a there_o be_v some_o imperfection_n and_o stain_n which_o be_v sin_n in_o respect_n whereof_o the_o faithful_a man_n in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a sin_v according_a to_o that_o eccl._n 7._o 20._o we_o do_v confess_v that_o the_o duty_n which_o the_o faithful_a perform_v be_v good_a work_n and_o so_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n though_o not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a but_o have_v their_o imperfection_n and_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n even_o as_o we_o call_v a_o man_n regenerate_v a_o just_a or_o a_o good_a man_n though_o he_o be_v not_o perfect_o just_a be_v partly_o flesh_n and_o partly_o spirit_n thus_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o there_o be_v wax_v mix_v with_o honey_n before_o it_o be_v clarify_v be_v true_o call_v a_o vessel_n of_o honey_n though_o not_o sinceri_fw-la mellis_fw-la of_o pure_a or_o sincere_a honey_n a_o cup_n of_o wine_n wherein_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o some_o water_n with_o wine_n be_v true_o call_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n though_o not_o vini_fw-la meraci_fw-la of_o pure_a wine_n in_o like_a manner_n a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n wherein_o there_o be_v some_o dross_n be_v true_o call_v a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n though_o not_o of_o pure_a gold_n a_o heap_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o floor_n wherein_o there_o be_v perhaps_o as_o much_o chaff_n as_o wheat_n be_v true_o call_v a_o heap_n of_o wheat_n a_o field_n wherein_o be_v tare_n and_o other_o weed_n as_o well_o as_o corn_n be_v notwithstanding_o call_v a_o corn_n field_n the_o denomination_n be_v take_v from_o the_o better_a part_n very_o while_o we_o live_v in_o this_o world_n we_o be_v as_o gold_n wherein_o there_o be_v much_o dross_n and_o never_o be_v full_o refine_v until_o we_o be_v to_o be_v translate_v into_o the_o celestial_a house_n of_o god_n 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justify_v man_n be_v good_a but_o some_o only_a and_o these_o not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o but_o true_o good_a to_o which_o purpose_n he_o spend_v three_o whole_a 17._o chapter_n which_o i_o have_v full_o answer_v in_o my_o four_o 4._o book_n chap._n viii_o whether_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v bellarmine_n proof_n but_o especial_o that_o testimony_n of_o saint_n james_n chapter_n 2._o full_o discuss_v and_o clare_v §_o i._o after_o so_o many_o wander_n bellarmine_n at_o length_n come_v to_o make_v good_a his_o five_o argument_n 18._o which_o he_o propound_v to_o prove_v that_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v because_o good_a work_n do_v also_o justify_v though_o here_o as_o i_o have_v note_v this_o argument_n be_v bring_v in_o to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o actual_a righteousness_n the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v that_o good_a work_n be_v not_o only_o just_a but_o that_o also_o they_o do_v justify_v in_o stead_n whereof_o he_o present_o propound_v this_o assertion_n to_o be_v prove_v that_o by_o good_a work_n a_o just_a man_n be_v more_o justify_v and_o make_v more_o just_a but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o question_n for_o we_o do_v confess_v that_o a_o man_n already_o justify_v before_o god_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o good_a work_n increase_v in_o righteousness_n inherent_a and_o be_v make_v more_o holy_a and_o just_a the_o thing_n which_o we_o deny_v be_v this_o that_o good_a work_n do_v not_o concur_v with_o faith_n unto_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n before_o god_n as_o any_o cause_n thereof_o against_o this_o assertion_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v dispute_v if_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o contradict_v we_o but_o he_o have_v alter_v the_o question_n because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o
thou_o have_v all_o although_o faith_n he_o origeniâ—…_n a_o man_n may_v perhaps_o seem_v to_o render_v more_o to_o his_o neighbour_n than_o he_o owe_v yet_o never_o any_o man_n reâ—…dreth_v to_o god_n all_o that_o he_o owe_v aristotle_n say_v well_o 14._o that_o to_o god_n and_o ouâ—…_n parent_n we_o can_v render_v as_o they_o deserve_v of_o we_o especial_o to_o god_n for_o as_o pereriâ—…s_n a_o learned_a jesuire_n say_v 5._o beside_o the_o debâ—…s_n or_o duty_n of_o thankefâ—…lnesse_n which_o none_o can_v sufficient_o render_v unto_o god_n those_o debt_n also_o which_o by_o god_n commandment_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o discharge_v no_o man_n perfect_o discharge_v we_o therefore_o be_v no_o way_n able_a to_o render_v what_o be_v due_a to_o god_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o our_o â—…innes_n make_v our_o â—…elves_n debtor_n to_o he_o owe_v unto_o he_o deserve_v punishment_n be_v it_o any_o less_o than_o antichristian_a insolency_n or_o rather_o blasphâ—…my_n for_o â—…infull_a man_n to_o profess_v themselves_o aâ—…le_a to_o merit_v any_o good_a thing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o to_o make_v he_o their_o debtor_n neither_o can_v i_o â—…ufficiently_o wonder_v how_o man_n who_o conscience_n if_o it_o be_v not_o cauterise_v do_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o sin_n daily_o against_o god_n and_o by_o sin_n provoke_v his_o judgement_n can_v speak_v or_o think_v of_o merit_v any_o thing_n injustice_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o punishment_n for_o as_o 94._o augustine_n faith_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-mi velleâ—…_n prâ—…_n meritis_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la inveniret_fw-la â—…isi_fw-la quos_fw-la damâ—…aret_fw-la i._o if_o god_n will_v deal_v according_a to_o merit_n he_o shall_v find_v none_o but_o who_o he_o shall_v condemn_v §_o x._o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n by_o promise_v any_o thing_n make_v debtor_n himself_o a_o debtor_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o i_o answer_v first_o with_o augustine_n 16._o he_o be_v become_v a_o debtor_n not_o by_o receive_v any_o thing_n of_o we_o but_o by_o promise_v what_o he_o please_v and_o therefore_o no_o debtor_n to_o we_o for_o god_n be_v not_o debtor_n to_o any_o not_o so_o much_o as_o by_o covenant_n for_o he_o covenant_v non_fw-fr de_fw-fr debitâ—…_n sed_fw-la de_fw-fr gratuiâ—…_n not_o for_o render_v a_o due_a debt_n but_o for_o free_o bestow_v his_o own_o free_a gift_n nor_o according_a to_o debt_n 4._o but_o according_a to_o grace_n to_o who_o â—…hen_o shall_v he_o be_v a_o debtor_n by_o his_o promise_n i_o answer_v in_o the_o second_o place_n with_o um_o thomas_n that_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a in_o perform_v his_o promise_n make_v himself_o a_o debtor_n not_o to_o we_o but_o to_o himself_o for_o the_o gracious_a performance_n of_o his_o free_a and_o undeserved_a reward_n which_o he_o have_v free_o and_o gracious_o promise_v three_o with_o bonaventâ—…re_n he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o debtor_n not_o to_o man_n to_o who_o he_o can_v owe_v nothing_o but_o to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n for_o if_o god_n be_v a_o debtor_n to_o man_n then_o debet_fw-la dare_v ei_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la than_o he_o ought_v to_o give_v he_o eternal_a life_n but_o hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la debet_fw-la veneâ—…m_fw-la hâ—…bet_fw-la say_v the_o 3._o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n therefore_o say_v he_o ratio_fw-la debiti_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quod_fw-la obligationem_fw-la dicit_fw-la propriè_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la cadiâ—…_n some_o famous_a writer_n say_v cassaâ—…der_n among_o who_o be_v 1110._o duranduâ—…_n deny_v that_o god_n by_o his_o promise_n be_v bind_v to_o we_o four_o god_n fidelity_n and_o justice_n in_o give_v the_o reward_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n that_o be_v to_o say_v free_o do_v not_o argue_v our_o merit_n but_o god_n truth_n who_o â—…annot_v lie_v nor_o deny_v himself_o five_o that_o reward_n which_o be_v due_a only_a ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la be_v not_o deserve_v â—…x_fw-la ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la and_o that_o which_o be_v render_v durand_n non_fw-la redditur_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la operis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la promissione_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v free_o promise_v so_o it_o be_v free_o and_o undeserved_o give_v §_o xi_o second_o in_o the_o party_n that_o be_v to_o merit_v it_o be_v requisite_a that_o merit_v he_o shall_v be_v his_o own_o man_n aâ—…d_v not_o the_o other_o party_n man_n of_o who_o he_o will_v merit_v for_o if_o he_o be_v his_o â—…ond-servant_n all_o that_o he_o can_v do_v be_v duty_n not_o merit_n nay_o as_o he_o be_v not_o his_o own_o man_n but_o his_o lord_n so_o his_o work_n be_v not_o his_o own_o and_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n but_o for_o his_o master_n et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la svo_fw-la labour_v acquirit_fw-la say_v bellarmine_n domino_fw-la svo_fw-la acquirit_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la and_o whatsoever_o he_o get_v by_o his_o labour_n he_o get_v it_o for_o his_o lord_n not_o for_o himself_o but_o we_o be_v all_o the_o seruâ—…nts_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o only_o by_o right_a of_o creation_n but_o also_o of_o redemption_n in_o regard_n whereof_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o man_n but_o his_o that_o buy_v we_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 19_o 20._o and_o therefore_o a_o servant_n when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o duty_n deserve_v not_o so_o much_o as_o thanks_n of_o his_o lord_n luke_n 17._o 9_o 10._o even_o so_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o that_o be_v command_v which_o we_o be_v never_o able_a to_o do_v but_o our_o saviour_n speak_v by_o way_n of_o supposition_n we_o must_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v but_o what_o our_o duty_n be_v to_o do_v and_o indeed_o not_o so_o much_o own_o §_o xii_o three_o the_o thing_n by_o which_o a_o man_n shall_v merit_v aught_o to_o be_v thus_o qualify_v first_o that_o which_o merit_v quatenus_fw-la meretur_fw-la it_o must_v be_v our_o own_o and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o not_o he_o nor_o from_o he_o of_o who_o we_o will_v merit_v but_o all_o our_o good_a work_n as_o they_o be_v good_a and_o 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o papist_n hold_v they_o and_o all_o those_o virtue_n and_o grace_n which_o we_o have_v with_o their_o use_n be_v not_o our_o own_o as_o from_o ourselves_o but_o they_o be_v the_o free_a gift_n 12._o and_o grace_n of_o god_n moritò_fw-la debetur_fw-la merces_fw-la to_o merit_v wage_n be_v due_a say_v teâ—…iò_fw-la bellarmine_n debitum_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la oritur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la â—…o_fw-la quòd_fw-la unus_fw-la that_fw-mi alteri_fw-la quod_fw-la suâ—…m_fw-la eraâ—…_n nam_fw-la si_fw-la rem_fw-la non_fw-la svam_fw-la sed_fw-la alienam_fw-la daret_fw-la nihil_fw-la ei_fw-la deberetuâ—…_n now_o debt_n ariseâ—…h_v not_o but_o from_o this_o that_o one_o man_n give_v to_o another_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v give_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o the_o other_o man_n nothing_o shall_v be_v due_a unto_o he_o origen_n 4._o vix_fw-la mihi_fw-la suadeo_fw-la ullum_fw-la opus_fw-la esse_fw-la posse_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la remunerationem_fw-la dei_fw-la depâ—…scat_fw-la cum_fw-la etiam_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quod_fw-la agere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la possumus_fw-la vel_fw-la cogitare_fw-la vel_fw-la proloqui_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o largitione_n faciamus_fw-la i_o can_v hardly_o persuade_v myself_o that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o work_n which_o can_v require_v as_o debt_n a_o reward_n from_o god_n see_v also_o even_o this_o that_o we_o can_v do_v or_o think_v or_o speak_v any_o thing_n we_o do_v it_o by_o his_o gift_n and_o bounty_n dona_n dei_fw-la non_fw-la merentur_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la god_n gift_n do_v not_o merit_v of_o god_n by_o they_o perhaps_o we_o may_v merit_v of_o other_o but_o not_o of_o he_o who_o give_v they_o for_o it_o be_v against_o sense_n that_o the_o doer_n shall_v by_o the_o gift_n receive_v from_o the_o donor_n merit_n of_o he_o all_o the_o good_a that_o a_o man_n have_v be_v from_o god_n 1._o and_o by_o consequent_a god_n can_v owe_v any_o thing_n to_o man_n god_n gift_n be_v his_o merit_n of_o we_o not_o we_o of_o he_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o by_o his_o gift_n he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v more_o as_o if_o by_o the_o receipt_n or_o use_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n we_o shall_v merit_v a_o thousand_o non_fw-la talia_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la merita_fw-la say_v 1._o bernard_n ut_fw-la propter_fw-la â—…a_fw-la vita_fw-la â—…erna_fw-la debeatur_fw-la ex_fw-la jure_fw-la nam_fw-la merita_fw-la omne_fw-la dei_fw-la dona_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o it_o a_o homo_fw-la magis_fw-la propter_fw-la ipsa_fw-la dâ—…o_fw-la debiâ—…or_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la homini_fw-la 〈◊〉_d anastatius_fw-la scinaita_n for_o when_o we_o shall_v offer_v all_o the_o good_a thing_n whatsoever_o we_o have_v he_o do_v not_o owe_v to_o we_o a_o reward_n for_o all_o be_v he_o but_o no_o man_n receive_v his_o own_o thing_n be_v a_o debtor_n to_o give_v a_o reward_n to_o they_o who_o offer_v unto_o he_o
the_o same_o whereunto_o i_o will_v add_v that_o of_o 14._o durandus_fw-la both_o that_o which_o wâ—…e_n be_v and_o that_o also_o which_o we_o have_v whether_o they_o be_v good_a act_n or_o good_a habit_n or_o use_n all_o be_v in_o we_o from_o the_o liberality_n of_o god_n free_o give_v and_o conserve_n and_o because_o by_o a_o free_a gift_n none_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v more_o but_o the_o receiver_n rather_o be_v more_o bind_v to_o the_o giver_n wherefore_o by_o the_o good_a habit_n good_a act_n and_o use_v give_v unto_o â—…s_n of_o god_n god_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o we_o out_o of_o any_o debt_n of_o justice_n to_o give_v more_o as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o give_v he_o shall_v be_v unjust_a but_o we_o rather_o be_v oblige_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o rash_a or_o blasphemous_a thing_n to_o think_v or_o speak_v the_o contrary_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o the_o good_a use_n of_o god_n gift_n we_o may_v deserve_v great_a i_o answer_v that_o as_o the_o good_a gift_n itself_o so_o the_o good_a use_n of_o it_o be_v also_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n which_o if_o god_n reward_n he_o do_v not_o reward_v our_o merit_n but_o crown_v his_o own_o gift_n as_o aâ—…gustine_n often_o due_a speak_v §_o xiii_o second_o that_o which_o merit_v be_v free_a not_o only_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o coaction_n which_o condition_n the_o papist_n acknowledge_v but_o also_o of_o duty_n for_o quod_fw-la est_fw-la debitum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meritum_fw-la that_o which_o be_v duâ—…ty_n be_v not_o merit_v in_o render_v that_o which_o be_v due_a we_o may_v satisfy_v perhaps_o our_o debt_n but_o not_o merit_v reward_n this_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n if_o the_o work_n be_v due_a the_o reward_n be_v not_o due_a ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la for_o the_o work_v sake_n missae_fw-la quid_fw-la meriti_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la poterimus_fw-la obtrudere_fw-la qui_fw-la debemus_fw-la omne_fw-la how_o can_v we_o plead_v merit_n before_o god_n who_o owe_v he_o all_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o we_o do_v owe_v we_o be_v not_o owner_n the_o money_n which_o be_v owe_v be_v ae_z alienum_fw-la nihil_fw-la propriè_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la possumus_fw-la facere_fw-la vel_fw-la omittere_fw-la say_v 10._o bellarmine_n nothing_o be_v proper_o our_o own_o but_o that_o which_o we_o can_v upon_o free_a choice_n do_v or_o omit_v all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o can_v do_v be_v due_a from_o we_o to_o god_n luk._n 17._o 10._o so_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v do_v all_o that_o be_v command_v we_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a servant_n because_o we_o have_v but_o do_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v but_o indeed_o we_o do_v not_o nor_o can_v perform_v all_o that_o be_v due_a so_o far_o be_v we_o from_o merit_n again_o there_o be_v no_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o can_v do_v but_o it_o be_v command_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o due_a not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o do_v it_o be_v not_o merit_v but_o duty_n saint_n debito_fw-la bernard_n do_v demonstrate_v for_o many_o cause_n that_o all_o our_o good_a work_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n say_v tertiò_fw-la bellarminâ—…_n so_o that_o he_o may_v exact_v they_o all_o though_o he_o will_v give_v no_o reward_n o_o if_o thou_o do_v know_v say_v jbid._n bernard_n how_o many_o thing_n and_o to_o how_o many_o thou_o do_v owe_v thou_o shall_v see_v how_o they_o be_v nothing_o which_o thou_o do_v and_o how_o not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o least_o in_o comparison_n of_o thy_o debt_n all_o that_o thou_o be_v thou_o owe_v to_o he_o from_o who_o thou_o have_v all_o and_o after_o who_o then_o will_v grumble_v any_o more_o say_v we_o labour_v too_o much_o we_o fast_o too_o much_o we_o watch_v too_o much_o when_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v the_o thousand_o yea_o not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o debt_n object_n but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v do_v not_o he_o well_o that_o pay_v his_o debt_n answ._n in_o not_o pay_v it_o he_o shall_v sin_v but_o in_o pay_v he_o satisfy_v only_o his_o debt_n he_o do_v not_o merit_v a_o new_a reward_n §_o fourteen_o three_o that_o work_n which_o merit_v must_v be_v pure_a and_o perfect_a perfect_a and_o not_o stain_v with_o any_o corruption_n and_o imperfection_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o satisfy_v our_o debt_n but_o rather_o make_v we_o obnoxious_a unto_o punishment_n every_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o much_o less_o will_v it_o merit_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n eternal_a life_n but_o all_o our_o best_a obedience_n be_v unperfect_a and_o stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n as_o i_o have_v heretofore_o prove_v at_o large_a all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o pollute_a clout_n 2._o gregory_n say_v omne_fw-la virtutis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la meritum_fw-la esse_fw-la vitium_fw-la object_n 1._o yea_o but_o the_o imperfection_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n answ._n where_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v no_o merit_n of_o condignity_n object_n 2._o venial_a sin_n may_v stand_v with_o perfect_a righteousness_n answ._n true_a in_o respect_n of_o impute_a righteousness_n by_o which_o sin_n be_v make_v venial_a but_o in_o regard_n of_o inherent_a righteousness_n it_o be_v absurd_a four_o that_o which_o merit_v be_v more_o than_o be_v due_a for_o debitum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meritum_fw-la for_o debt_n be_v not_o merit_n but_o all_o that_o we_o can_v perform_v be_v less_o than_o that_o which_o be_v due_a §_o xv._n the_o thing_n that_o we_o be_v to_o merit_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o reward_n first_o it_o must_v be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o merit_n for_o justice_n stand_v in_o equality_n but_o between_o the_o best_a work_n or_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n yea_o martyrdom_n itself_o and_o eternal_a life_n there_o be_v no_o proportion_n for_o the_o one_o be_v finite_a the_o other_o infinite_a as_o be_v the_o everlasting_a fruition_n of_o god_n the_o infinite_a and_o chief_a good_a wherefore_o annunciat_fw-la bernard_n quid_fw-la sunt_fw-la say_v he_o omne_fw-la merita_fw-la ad_fw-la tantam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la what_o be_v all_o merit_n to_o so_o great_a glory_n and_o 93._o augustin_n how_o great_a labour_n be_v that_o rest_n worthy_a of_o which_o have_v no_o end_n if_o you_o will_v make_v a_o true_a comparison_n and_o judge_v true_o eternal_a rest_n be_v right_o buy_v with_o eternal_a labour_n for_o eternal_a 2._o rest_n eternal_a labour_n shall_v have_v be_v undertake_v thou_o who_o be_v to_o receive_v eternal_a happiness_n thou_o ought_v to_o bear_v eternal_a suffering_n though_o our_o labour_n and_o tribulation_n be_v for_o a_o thousand_o year_n weigh_v a_o thousand_o year_n with_o eternity_n why_o do_v thou_o weigh_v that_o which_o be_v infinite_a with_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v finite_a be_v it_o never_o so_o great_a 3._o non_fw-la valent_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la praesentis_fw-la obsequia_fw-la aeternae_fw-la vitâ—…_n gaudiis_fw-la comparari_fw-la 1._o tantum_n ubi_fw-la gratiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la retributionis_fw-la exuberat_fw-la ut_fw-la incomparabiliter_fw-la &_o ineffabiliter_fw-la â—…mne_fw-la meritum_fw-la qâ—…vis_fw-la bonâ—…_n &_o ex_fw-la deo_fw-la datae_fw-la humanae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la &_o operationis_fw-la excedat_fw-la second_o it_o shall_v be_v due_a upon_o just_a desert_n and_o not_o be_v give_v of_o grace_n rom._n 4._o 4._o the_o day-peny_n give_v to_o the_o work_n of_o one_o hour_n be_v from_o bounty_n matth._n 20._o 15._o but_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v free_o by_o god_n grace_n rom._n 6._o 23._o of_o the_o wicked_a 79_o chrysostome_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v just_o punish_v but_o of_o the_o godly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o be_v crown_v according_a to_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o although_o they_o shall_v perform_v ten_o thousand_o work_n it_o be_v the_o cere_v munificence_n of_o grace_n that_o for_o such_o small_a and_o vile_a work_n such_o a_o heaven_n and_o kingdom_n and_o so_o great_a a_o honour_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o three_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o rewardis_fw-la render_v to_o condign_a merit_n be_v not_o mere_a grace_n but_o justice_n and_o that_o either_o commutatiuè_fw-fr which_o dudaeo_n stand_v in_o equality_n or_o distributiuè_fw-la which_o respect_v dignity_n the_o former_a observe_v a_o arithmetical_a the_o other_o a_o geometrical_a proportion_n but_o neither_o be_v their_o equality_n between_o â—…he_a merit_n and_o the_o reward_n render_v neither_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v or_o suffer_v condign_a or_o any_o way_n comparable_a to_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v but_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v of_o mere_a grace_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o rom._n 6._o 23._o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n luke_n 12._o 32._o who_o crowneâ—…h_v we_o with_o mercy_n psal._n 103._o 4._o for_o by_o
quia_fw-la debetur_fw-la quia_fw-la dignè_fw-la retribuitur_fw-la quia_fw-la meritâ—…_n redditur_fw-la deinde_fw-la ne_fw-la justitiâ—…_n de_fw-fr humanose_n extolleret_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la humanum_fw-la meritum_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la dubitatur_fw-la esse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la contraâ—…_n retulit_fw-la dicens_fw-la â—…ipendium_fw-la justitiae_fw-la vita_fw-la â—…terna_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la ne_fw-la praeter_fw-la mediatorem_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la via_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la adjecit_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la tanquam_fw-la diceret_fw-la auditâ—…_n quod_fw-la stipâ—…ndium_fw-la peccaâ—…i_fw-la sit_fw-la mors_fw-la quid_fw-la te_fw-la disponis_fw-la extollere_fw-la o_o humana_fw-la non_fw-la justitia_fw-la sed_fw-la nomine_fw-la justitiae_fw-la planè_fw-la superbiâ—…_n quid_fw-la te_fw-la disponis_fw-la extollere_fw-la ac_fw-la contrariam_fw-la morti_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la dâ—…bitum_fw-la stipendium_fw-la flagitare_fw-la quaprâ—…pter_n o_o homo_fw-la si_fw-la accepturus_fw-la es_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quidem_fw-la stipendium_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la tibi_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la cui_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la justitia_fw-la tibi_fw-la enim_fw-la tanquam_fw-la dâ—…bita_fw-la reddereâ—…ur_fw-la si_fw-la ex_fw-la tetibi_fw-la esset_fw-la justitiâ—…_n cui_fw-la debetâ—…r_fw-la nunc_fw-la igitur_fw-la de_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la ejus_fw-la accepimus_fw-la non_fw-la sâ—…lum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la qua_fw-la nunc_fw-la justè_fw-la in_o laboribus_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la vivimus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la pro_fw-la hac_fw-la gratia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o requie_n postea_fw-la sine_fw-la fine_fw-la vivamus_fw-la 107._o intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la hominis_fw-la bâ—…na_fw-la merita_fw-la esse_fw-la dei_fw-la munera_fw-la quibus_fw-la cum_fw-la vita_fw-la aeternae_fw-la redditur_fw-la quid_fw-la â—…isi_fw-la gratia_fw-la pro_fw-la gratia_fw-la redditur_fw-la 8._o vita_fw-la bona_fw-la nostra_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la sine_fw-la dubiâ—…_n &_o vita_fw-la eteÅ•na_fw-la quae_fw-la bonae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la reà ditur_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la ipsa_fw-la enim_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la quia_fw-la gratis_n data_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la câ—…i_fw-la datur_fw-la sed_fw-la illa_fw-la cui_fw-la datur_fw-la tantummodâ—…_n gratia_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la autem_fw-la quae_fw-la illi_fw-la datur_fw-la quâ—…niam_fw-la praemium_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la grâ—…tia_fw-la est_fw-la prâ—…gratia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la merces_fw-la pro_fw-la justiâ—…ia_fw-la that_o which_o augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n be_v true_a of_o all_o grace_n 23._o quomodâ—…_n est_fw-la gratia_fw-la si_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la redditur_fw-la how_o be_v it_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v render_v of_o duty_n §_o xi_o the_o papist_n when_o thâ—…y_o be_v press_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o saint_n augustine_n will_v seem_v to_o differ_v much_o from_o the_o pelagian_n but_o it_o be_v more_o in_o show_n than_o in_o truth_n for_o they_o do_v hold_v the_o merit_n of_o congruity_n and_o that_o grace_n be_v give_v to_o man_n according_a to_o their_o own_o preparation_n 9_o and_o disposition_n and_o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v be_v so_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o our_o own_o free_a will_n as_o that_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n either_o to_o accept_v or_o reject_v it_o for_o this_o gratia_fw-la alphonsus_n a_o castro_n setteh_o down_o as_o a_o catholic_a assertion_n that_o when_o god_n have_v stir_v up_o our_o will_n to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n will_n either_o to_o assent_v to_o god_n monition_n or_o to_o dissent_v exit_fw-la hâ—…c_fw-la autem_fw-la quâ—…d_fw-la nos_fw-la monitioni_fw-la illius_fw-la consentimus_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la dissentire_fw-la pâ—…teramus_fw-la debetur_fw-la nobis_fw-la merces_fw-la &_o precium_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la meritum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la and_o so_o our_o rhemist_n that_o those_o who_o god_n pardon_v work_v by_o their_o own_o free_a will_n and_o thereby_o deserve_v their_o own_o salvation_n if_o therefore_o the_o grace_n of_o righteousness_n or_o the_o grace_n of_o glory_n be_v deserve_v by_o we_o both_o which_o the_o papist_n teach_v the_o former_a by_o merit_n of_o congruity_n the_o latter_a by_o merit_n of_o condignity_n then_o contrary_a to_o augustine_n assertion_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v call_v grace_n for_o that_o he_o deny_v to_o be_v true_o call_v grace_n which_o be_v not_o omni_fw-la â—…odo_fw-la gratuita_fw-la so_o much_o concern_v augustine_n exposition_n now_o let_v we_o search_v the_o judgement_n of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o father_n §_o xvii_o 47._o tertullian_n interprete_v this_o text_n thus_o stipendiâ—…_n delinquentiae_fw-la father_n mâ—…rs_fw-la donativum_fw-la autem_fw-la dei_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la in_o christâ—…_n jesu_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la locum_fw-la origen_n benè_fw-la autem_fw-la metaphâ—…ram_fw-la i._o figuram_fw-la militiae_fw-la ex_fw-la initio_fw-la propositam_fw-la seruat_fw-la ut_fw-la militantibus_fw-la sub_fw-la peccati_fw-la rege_fw-la stipendia_fw-la debita_fw-la mortem_fw-la dicat_fw-la exolvi_fw-la deum_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la dignum_fw-la militibus_fw-la suis_fw-la stipendia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la aliquod_fw-la debitum_fw-la dare_v sed_fw-la donum_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la the_o same_o have_v locum_fw-la sedulius_n 6._o hierome_n stipendia_fw-la peccati_fw-la mors_fw-la qui_fw-la peccato_fw-la militat_fw-la remunerationem_fw-la accipit_fw-la mortem_fw-la gratia_n autem_fw-la dei_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la non_fw-la dixit_fw-la similiter_fw-la stipendia_fw-la justitiae_fw-la nâ—…n_fw-la enim_fw-la nostro_fw-la labour_v quaesita_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la munere_fw-la condonata_fw-la 12._o chrysostome_n the_o apostle_n have_v speak_v of_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n concern_v the_o good_a he_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o same_o order_n for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wage_n of_o your_o good_a deed_n but_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o deliver_v of_o themselves_o nor_o receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o due_a debt_n nor_o retribution_n or_o remuneration_n of_o their_o labour_n but_o that_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o they_o by_o grace_n 6._o theodoret_n worthy_o he_o call_v death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o military_a stipend_n but_o here_o say_v he_o upon_o those_o word_n gratia_n autem_fw-la dei_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v wage_n but_o grace_n for_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o although_o a_o man_n shall_v perform_v very_o great_a and_o absolute_a righteousness_n yet_o temporal_a labour_n be_v not_o equivalent_a to_o eternal_a blessing_n 6._o phoâ—…ius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v not_o the_o wage_n of_o your_o good_a work_n but_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n locum_fw-la theophylact_fw-mi sin_n to_o its_o servant_n for_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o service_n render_v death_n but_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v from_o god_n he_o call_v grace_n and_o not_o reward_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v for_o you_o receive_v not_o the_o wage_n of_o your_o labour_n but_o by_o grace_n all_o these_o thing_n happen_v to_o you_o in_o christ_n who_o work_v these_o thing_n locum_fw-la haymo_n what_o be_v it_o that_o speak_v of_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n â—…e_o call_v it_o stipend_n but_o of_o the_o remuneration_n of_o the_o elect_n he_o call_v it_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o they_o that_o go_v to_o warfare_n receive_v their_o own_o wage_n but_o whatsoever_o the_o elect_n have_v they_o receive_v it_o whole_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n whether_o they_o have_v faith_n or_o charity_n or_o any_o good_a work_n and_o moreover_o for_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n gratis_o accipiunt_fw-la they_o free_o receive_v eternal_a life_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o have_v rhemigius_n and_o to_o these_o you_o may_v add_v two_o famous_a cardinal_n the_o one_o locum_fw-la cajetan_n he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o stipend_n of_o righteousness_n be_v eternal_a life_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o not_o by_o our_o merit_n but_o by_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n we_o attain_v to_o eternal_a life_n for_o the_o end_n the_o other_o locum_fw-la contarenus_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v note_v say_v tesâ—…imony_n he_o that_o the_o apostle_n signify_v that_o death_n be_v due_a to_o sin_n in_o justice_n for_o so_o much_o the_o name_n stipend_n do_v import_v but_o that_o eternal_a life_n be_v 18._o of_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n §_o xiii_o our_o five_o testimony_n be_v rom._n 8._o 18._o which_o our_o rhemist_n 20._o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v thus_o for_o i_o think_v that_o the_o passion_n of_o this_o time_n be_v not_o condign_a to_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o we_o which_o word_n so_o translate_v non_fw-la condignae_fw-la or_o as_o 6._o ambrose_n and_o 18._o augustine_n in_o many_o place_n read_v indignâ—…_n be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o the_o merit_n of_o condignity_n neither_o ought_v they_o to_o cavil_n at_o our_o former_a translation_n which_o read_v they_o be_v not_o worthy_a for_o what_o be_v their_o non_fw-la
the_o blood_n which_o he_o shed_v for_o we_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n act._n 20._o 28._o and_o therefore_o of_o infinite_a and_o all_o sufficient_a value_n and_o merit_n both_o to_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o merit_v for_o we_o eternal_a life_n whereas_o our_o obedience_n and_o our_o suffering_n be_v the_o suffering_n and_o obedience_n of_o sinful_a man_n and_o therefore_o if_o they_o will_v not_o still_o be_v antichristian_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o to_o satisfâ—…e_v sore_a the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n and_o to_o merit_v heaven_n be_v privilege_n and_o prerogative_n peculiar_a to_o christ_n our_o head_n who_o suffering_n and_o obedience_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n be_v of_o infinite_a value_n and_o worth_n not_o to_o satisfy_v or_o merit_v for_o himself_o sore_o that_o need_v not_o see_v the_o man_n christ_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n as_o the_o papist_n themselves_o teach_v both_o viator_n and_o comprehensor_fw-la enjoy_v from_o the_o first_o instant_n of_o his_o conception_n the_o beatifical_a vision_n but_o for_o the_o world_n and_o for_o more_o world_n if_o there_o be_v more_o but_o here_o bellarmine_n do_v instance_n first_o that_o as_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n be_v much_o short_a than_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n yet_o because_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o person_n which_o suffer_v be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v esteem_v a_o full_a satisfaction_n so_o though_o the_o passion_n of_o this_o time_n be_v short_a and_o that_o glory_n be_v eternal_a notwithstanding_o between_o these_o suffering_n and_o that_o glory_n there_o be_v a_o proportion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o charity_n whence_o they_o proceed_v and_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o bellarmine_n distinction_n that_o the_o apostle_n deny_v the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n to_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o future_a glory_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o work_n and_o consider_v in_o â—…hemselves_n as_o they_o be_v humane_a as_o they_o be_v short_a and_o light_a they_o be_v no_o way_n equal_a to_o the_o future_a glory_n yet_o as_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v divine_a proceed_v from_o the_o divine_a grace_n of_o charity_n they_o have_v a_o equal_a and_o as_o he_o call_v it_o a_o absolute_a proportion_n thus_o they_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o charity_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o only_o finite_a but_o also_o unperfect_a and_o but_o begin_v be_v of_o sufficient_a worth_n and_o dignity_n to_o merit_v a_o infinite_a reward_n and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o faithful_a who_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o verse_n go_v before_o be_v the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o god_n endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n yea_o of_o martyr_n who_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o charity_n deny_v they_o to_o be_v condign_a to_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v his_o second_o instance_n be_v by_o comparison_n take_v from_o the_o delight_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v incomparable_o less_o than_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n yet_o because_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v with_o those_o torment_n reply_n whatsoever_o the_o delight_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v infinite_a and_o can_v be_v take_v away_o but_o by_o a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n the_o three_o instance_n be_v of_o a_o unlike_a sâ—…militude_n of_o seed_n compare_v to_o the_o tree_n as_o though_o the_o tree_n be_v merit_v by_o the_o seed_n between_o which_o though_o very_o unequal_a there_o be_v a_o proportion_n reply_n between_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v finite_a there_o may_v be_v a_o proportion_n though_o not_o a_o equal_a proportion_n which_o must_v be_v between_o the_o merit_n and_o the_o reward_n between_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a and_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a there_o be_v no_o proportion_n at_o all_o §_o xxi_o but_o let_v pass_v all_o other_o proof_n bellarmine_n will_v needs_o 17._o make_v the_o apostle_n contradict_v himself_o as_o if_o elsewhere_o he_o do_v teach_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o present_a time_n be_v worthy_a or_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a glory_n because_o he_o say_v 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o for_o that_o our_o tribulation_n which_o present_o be_v momentany_a and_o light_a work_v above_o measure_n exceed_o a_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n in_o we_o work_v say_v he_o non_fw-la physicè_fw-la sed_fw-la moraliter_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-fr efficient_a sed_fw-la meritoriè_fw-fr not_o natural_o but_o moral_o that_o be_v not_o efficient_o but_o meritorious_o et_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la dignas_fw-la esse_fw-la passiones_fw-la huius_fw-la temporis_fw-la quibus_fw-la gloria_fw-la illajusto_fw-la judicio_fw-la tribuatur_fw-la and_o consequent_o that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o time_n be_v worthy_a that_o in_o just_a judgement_n that_o glory_n shall_v be_v give_v unto_o they_o which_o be_v the_o direct_a contradiction_n of_o this_o place_n but_o this_o allegation_n i_o full_o answer_v 7._o before_o it_o be_v his_o five_o testimony_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v good_a work_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n by_o the_o necessity_n of_o efficiency_n here_o it_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o merit_n can_v hence_o be_v prove_v yea_o but_o say_v he_o affliction_n be_v say_v to_o work_v this_o weight_n of_o glory_n which_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v physical_o that_o be_v efficient_o but_o moral_o that_o be_v meritorious_o whereto_o i_o reply_v that_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n and_o that_o which_o work_v meritorious_o work_v efficient_o though_o not_o contrariwise_o and_o therefore_o although_o from_o hence_o sufficiency_n be_v prove_v yet_o merit_n be_v not_o for_o i_o pray_v what_o be_v here_o say_v to_o work_v tribulation_n but_o though_o tribulation_n work_v as_o it_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o do_v work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o god_n child_n rom._n 8._o 28._o yet_o do_v tribulation_n merit_n then_o be_v it_o a_o meritorious_a thing_n to_o be_v afflict_v and_o punish_v for_o affliction_n be_v malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n merit_v by_o sin_n do_v affliction_n then_o work_v salvation_n sure_o no_o more_o than_o the_o afflict_a who_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o seek_v our_o destruction_n do_v not_o the_o afflict_a merit_n no_o more_o do_v the_o affliction_n there_o may_v be_v some_o efficiency_n both_o in_o the_o afflict_a and_o in_o the_o affliction_n but_o mean_v there_o can_v be_v none_o in_o either_o the_o efficiency_n may_v be_v show_v thus_o affliction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o work_v patience_n not_o meritorious_o but_o by_o another_o kind_n of_o efficiency_n and_o that_o not_o of_o itself_o and_o in_o it_o own_o nature_n which_o be_v evil_a move_v rather_o 5._o to_o impatience_n but_o by_o accident_n and_o occasional_o the_o holy_a ghost_n use_v it_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o exercise_v our_o faith_n and_o to_o work_v patience_n in_o we_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o and_o such_o like_a place_n 15._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signifieâ—…h_v no_o more_o than_o occasion_v patience_n work_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d probation_n viz._n declaratiuè_fw-la for_o bear_v affliction_n patient_o a_o man_n be_v know_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam._n 1._o 12._o that_o be_v a_o sound_n and_o approve_a christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o probation_n work_v efficient_o or_o produce_v hope_n and_o in_o spe_fw-mi in_o hope_n though_o not_o in_o re_fw-mi we_o be_v save_v this_o work_n therefore_o be_v not_o by_o way_n of_o merit_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o thing_n be_v that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v to_o work_v and_o what_o manner_n of_o thing_n be_v that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v wrought_v that_o which_o work_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o momentany_a lightness_n of_o our_o affliction_n the_o thing_n wrought_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v more_o emphatical_a and_o hyperbolical_a to_o signify_v the_o infinitenes_n of_o that_o glory_n than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o express_v there_o be_v then_o no_o proportion_n betwixt_o the_o momentany_a lightness_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o more_o than_o hyperbolical_a exceed_o exceed_a weight_n of_o glory_n eternal_a how_o can_v thâ—…re_o be_v merit_n to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v this_o place_n rom._n 8._o 18._o three_o other_o consideration_n may_v be_v add_v the_o two_o former_a out_o of_o hierome_n 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n worthy_a the_o eternal_a glory_n though_o it_o be_v such_o as_o this_o present_a life_n be_v the_o other_o be_v that_o all_o he_o can_v suffer_v be_v not_o more_o but_o a_o great_a deal_n less_o than_o by_o his_o
2_o tim._n 4._o &_o heb._n 6._o i_o shall_v answer_v in_o their_o due_a 4._o place_n unto_o this_o testimony_n bellarmine_n may_v have_v add_v another_o out_o of_o the_o same_o sermon_n it_o be_v necessary_a first_o of_o all_o to_o believe_v that_o thou_o can_v not_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o the_o indulgence_n of_o god_n then_o that_o thou_o can_v have_v no_o good_a work_n unless_o he_o also_o give_v it_o last_o that_o by_o no_o good_a work_n thou_o can_v merit_v that_o be_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n unless_o it_o also_o be_v free_o give_v thou_o nisi_fw-la gratis_o detur_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la §_o vii_o the_o other_o three_o place_n be_v these_o first_o totum_fw-la hominis_fw-la diabolo_fw-it meritum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la totam_fw-la spem_fw-la svam_fw-la ponat_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la qui_fw-la totum_fw-la hominem_fw-la salvum_fw-la facit_fw-la second_o proinde_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la three_o fateor_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la dignus_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o confess_v i_o be_o not_o worthy_a neither_o can_v i_o by_o my_o own_o merit_n obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o my_o lord_n possess_v it_o by_o a_o double_a right_n the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o passion_n content_v himself_o with_o the_o one_o he_o give_v i_o the_o other_o to_o these_o three_o together_o bellarmine_n frame_v two_o misshapen_v answer_n first_o that_o bernard_n meaning_n be_v that_o our_o merit_n be_v not_o of_o ourselves_o but_o from_o god_n mercy_n and_o that_o he_o will_v prove_v out_o of_o his_o 68_o sermon_n on_o the_o canticle_n merita_fw-la habere_fw-la cure_n habita_fw-la data_fw-la noveris_fw-la and_o therefore_o say_v i_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o our_o good_a work_n do_v not_o merit_v for_o be_v his_o free_a gift_n they_o make_v we_o indebt_v to_o god_n as_o he_o teach_v and_o not_o he_o to_o we_o but_o indeed_o bernard_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o our_o work_n or_o merit_n either_o as_o from_o we_o or_o as_o in_o we_o but_o of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o pardon_v our_o sin_n for_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n and_o therefore_o while_o god_n abound_v with_o mercy_n in_o christ_n he_o say_v he_o can_v want_v merit_n for_o man_n justice_n be_v god_n indulgence_n and_o therefore_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o sin_n o_o solus_fw-la 23._o verè_fw-la beatus_fw-la cuinon_fw-la imputavit_fw-la dominus_fw-la peecatum_fw-la omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la sufficit_fw-la mihi_fw-la ad_fw-la omnem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la solum_fw-la habere_fw-la propitium_fw-la cui_fw-la soli_fw-la peccavi_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la mihi_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la imputare_fw-la decreverit_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nâ—…npeccare_fw-la dei_fw-la justitia_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la justitia_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la dei_fw-la his_o second_o answer_n be_v conjectural_a that_o perhaps_o bernard_n out_o of_o humility_n and_o perhaps_o not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o merit_n and_o out_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n do_v not_o trust_v in_o his_o merit_n but_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n alone_o reply_v he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v no_o merit_n but_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o he_o have_v many_o sin_n which_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v confident_a in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ._n neither_o be_v he_o so_o uncertain_a of_o such_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o himself_o as_o whereby_o he_o may_v hope_v to_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v as_o he_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o contrary_n as_o for_o his_o allegation_n out_o of_o the_o 68_o serm_v in_o cantic_a it_o be_v evident_a thâ—…_n bernard_n by_o merit_n understand_v nothing_o but_o good_a work_n and_o not_o merit_n proper_o so_o call_v as_o appear_v by_o that_o before_o allege_v ex_fw-la serm_n 1._o de_fw-la annunciat_fw-la and_o out_o of_o the_o same_o 68_o serm_n in_o cantic_a non_fw-fr est_fw-fr quod_fw-la jam_fw-la quaeras_fw-la quibus_fw-la meritis_fw-la speremus_fw-la bona_fw-la presertim_fw-la cum_fw-la andias_fw-la apud_fw-la prophetam_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la i_o ego_fw-la faciam_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o to_o deny_v merit_n and_o in_o one_o of_o the_o place_n by_o bellarmine_n 61._o cite_v meum_fw-la proinde_fw-la meritum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la non_fw-la planè_fw-la sum_fw-la meriti_fw-la inops_fw-la quandiu_fw-la ille_fw-la miserationum_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la multae_fw-la multâ—…s_fw-la nihilominusâ—…_n ego_fw-la in_o meritis_fw-la sum_fw-la but_o that_o famous_a testimony_n of_o he_o i_o may_v not_o omit_v though_o i_o have_v mention_v it_o before_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n degratia_fw-la &_o l._n arbitr_n where_o he_o distinguish_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n into_o merita_fw-la and_o praemia_fw-la and_o therefore_o speak_v of_o merit_n as_o proceed_v from_o grace_n he_o say_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o call_v our_o merit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v good_a work_n spei_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sunt_fw-la seminaria_fw-la charitatis_fw-la incentiva_fw-la occulta_fw-la praedestinationis_fw-la indicia_fw-la suturae_fw-la faelicitatis_fw-la prâ—…sagia_fw-la viâ—…_n regni_fw-la non_fw-la causâ—…_n regnandi_fw-la they_o be_v certain_a seminary_n of_o hope_n motive_n of_o charity_n token_n of_o secret_a predistination_n presage_v of_o future_a felicity_n the_o way_n of_o the_o kingdom_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o reign_v and_o therefore_o no_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o salvation_n §_o viii_o and_o these_o be_v all_o the_o testimony_n which_o bellarmine_n bellarmine_n take_v notice_n of_o as_o allege_v by_o we_o out_o of_o the_o father_n but_o i_o have_v not_o so_o do_v with_o they_o for_o as_o in_o the_o question_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o i_o produce_v a_o multitude_n of_o testimony_n to_o proveâ—…_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n with_o we_o so_o in_o this_o place_n that_o good_a work_n be_v not_o true_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n i_o do_v prove_v not_o only_o by_o all_o those_o testimony_n for_o if_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o they_o we_o be_v not_o save_v for_o they_o but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a supply_n of_o testimony_n which_o by_o divers_a learned_a man_n have_v be_v collect_v but_o chief_o by_o our_o most_o learned_a etc._n primate_n whereof_o i_o will_v recite_v so_o many_o as_o his_o etc._n adversary_n have_v meddle_v with_o that_o i_o may_v brief_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o transcursu_fw-la vindicate_v they_o from_o his_o cavil_n of_o these_o the_o first_o be_v 4._o origen_n i_o can_v hardly_o persuade_v myself_o that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o work_n which_o may_v of_o duty_n or_o debt_n require_v the_o remuneration_n of_o god_n 1._o see_v even_o that_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v to_o think_v or_o to_o speak_v we_o do_v it_o by_o his_o gift_n and_o bounty_n what_o debt_n then_o shall_v there_o be_v of_o he_o who_o grace_n have_v go_v before_o from_o whence_o i_o reason_n thus_o to_o no_o gift_n of_o he_o god_n be_v a_o debtor_n or_o owe_v reward_n as_o due_a all_o our_o good_a work_n be_v his_o gift_n therefore_o to_o none_o of_o our_o good_a work_n be_v god_n a_o debtor_n or_o owe_v reward_n as_o due_a whereof_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n proceed_v from_o his_o grace_n which_o precede_v our_o good_a work_n he_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v ridiculum_fw-la caput_fw-la who_o answer_v that_o origen_n speak_v of_o such_o work_n as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o man_n free_a will_n without_o grace_n §_o ix_o hilary_n write_v upon_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o workman_n matth._n 20._o have_v say_v that_o the_o gentile_n who_o upon_o the_o preach_n 20._o of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v save_v by_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n be_v mean_v by_o those_o who_o be_v call_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n be_v the_o first_o that_o in_o the_o evening_n receive_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o wage_n appoint_v for_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o whole_a day_n he_o add_v these_o word_n merces_fw-la quidem_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la debetur_fw-la ex_fw-la opere_fw-la sed_fw-la gratuitam_fw-la deus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ex_fw-la fidei_fw-la justificatione_n donavit_fw-la wage_n indeed_o by_o gift_n there_o be_v none_o because_o by_o the_o work_n it_o be_v due_a but_o to_o all_o by_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n god_n have_v give_v the_o same_o free_a whence_o i_o argue_v no_o wage_n be_v of_o free_a gift_n why_o because_o it_o be_v due_a to_o the_o work_n eternal_a life_n be_v of_o free_a gift_n which_o god_n give_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v by_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n therefore_o eternal_a life_n be_v not_o wage_n mat._n yea_o but_o hilary_n elsewhere_o say_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 9_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o such_o as_o live_v well_o answ._n it_o be_v merces_fw-la indeed_o
reward_n of_o their_o labour_n who_o be_v god_n workman_n vers_fw-la 9_o labour_v for_o he_o and_o not_o for_o themselves_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o increase_n which_o god_n give_v thereunto_o even_o as_o the_o harvest_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o ear_n not_o to_o be_v asscribe_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o ear_n but_o to_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o plain_o say_v though_o the_o planter_n and_o the_o waterer_n shall_v have_v their_o own_o reward_n yet_o their_o reward_n be_v not_o to_o be_v asscribe_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o labour_n but_o to_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n i_o have_v plant_v say_v paul_n and_o apollâ—…_n have_v water_v but_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n so_o then_o neither_o he_o that_o plant_v be_v any_o thing_n nor_o he_o that_o water_v but_o god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n or_o if_o the_o place_n shall_v general_o be_v understand_v oâ—…_n all_o work_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o meaning_n will_v be_v that_o the_o reward_n will_v be_v answerable_a either_o good_a or_o bad_a that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n 62._o 12._o to_o thou_o lord_n mercy_n for_o thou_o rendre_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n be_v not_o general_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o work_n of_o all_o man_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a for_o the_o bad_a work_n of_o the_o wicked_a he_o do_v not_o reward_n in_o mercy_n but_o judgement_n without_o mercy_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o they_o but_o of_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o godly_a only_o which_o though_o they_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a to_o 13._o god_n in_o christ_n yet_o he_o reward_v they_o not_o according_a to_o merit_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n the_o place_n apâ—…c_n 22._o 12._o may_v be_v a_o exposition_n of_o the_o rest_n for_o whereas_o in_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n will_v judge_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o their_o dâ—…eds_n here_o christ_n say_v he_o will_v render_v to_o every_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v viz._n good_a or_o bad_a but_o here_o the_o papist_n will_v seem_v to_o bring_v a_o reason_n à _fw-la pari_fw-la that_o as_o the_o wicked_a be_v damn_v prâ—…pter_fw-la peccata_fw-la for_o their_o evil_a work_n so_o the_o godly_a be_v save_v propter_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la for_o their_o good_a work_n and_o as_o â—…vill_a work_n merit_v hell_n so_o good_a work_n pari_fw-la ratione_fw-la merit_n heaven_n answ._n it_o be_v impar_fw-la ratio_fw-la there_o be_v no_o equality_n in_o the_o comparison_n for_o first_o the_o scripture_n plain_o teach_v that_o by_o and_o for_o their_o evil_a work_n man_n be_v condemn_v and_o as_o plain_o deny_v that_o by_o or_o for_o good_a work_n man_n be_v save_v ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o second_o any_o one_o sin_n merit_v death_n because_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n yea_o of_o the_o whole_a law_n jam._n 2._o 10._o but_o not_o any_o one_o good_a work_n can_v merit_v heaven_n because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o all_o duty_n in_o so_o much_o that_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v perform_v all_o the_o commandment_n and_o fail_v in_o one_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o one_o make_v he_o guilty_a of_o all_o three_o evil_a work_n be_v ult_n pure_o and_o perfect_o evil_a and_o therefore_o absolute_o deserve_v death_n but_o the_o good_a work_n be_v not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a as_o i_o have_v heretofore_o prove_v therefore_o death_n be_v the_o due_a stipend_n of_o sin_n but_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n four_o sin_n be_v absolute_o meritorious_a of_o damnation_n but_o so_o be_v not_o our_o obedience_n of_o salvation_n for_o though_o we_o can_v perform_v all_o the_o commandment_n by_o a_o total_a perpetual_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n yet_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v ourselves_o unprofitable_a servant_n and_o much_o less_o can_v we_o merit_v thereby_o because_o we_o 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be_v so_o call_v gratia_fw-la non_fw-la â—…b_fw-la aliud_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o as_o for_o the_o other_o three_o popish_a counsel_n viz._n lateranense_n florentinum_n tridentinum_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v as_o witness_n but_o to_o be_v except_v against_o as_o party_n §_o v._o we_o have_v hear_v bellarmine_n testimony_n both_o of_o scripture_n ultimò_fw-la and_o father_n now_o we_o shall_v hear_v his_o reason_n but_o that_o we_o have_v hear_v and_o confute_v it_o before_o in_o the_o last_o place_n say_v he_o there_o may_v be_v add_v one_o evident_a reason_n from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o former_a book_n for_o it_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o just_a be_v true_o just_a that_o they_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o they_o justify_v a_o man_n whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v true_o meritorious_a whereunto_o i_o retâ—…rne_v this_o answer_n first_o to_o the_o antecedent_n that_o it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o work_n of_o just_a or_o justify_v man_n though_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o good_a yet_o they_o be_v not_o purâ—…ly_o good_a that_o they_o do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o they_o do_v not_o justify_v a_o man_n before_o god_n so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v true_o meritorious_a second_o to_o the_o consequence_n that_o although_o they_o be_v true_o good_a although_o by_o they_o man_n do_v satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o do_v all_o that_o be_v command_v yet_o so_o long_o as_o man_n do_v but_o their_o duty_n they_o must_v confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a servant_n neither_o do_v they_o merit_v any_o thing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o debitum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meritum_fw-la that_o which_o be_v debt_n be_v not_o merit_v and_o if_o they_o can_v which_o they_o can_v by_o their_o obedience_n satisfy_v the_o commandment_n 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neither_o be_v that_o the_o chief_a reason_n why_o we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v meritorious_a as_o you_o may_v perceive_v by_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v neither_o if_o that_o reason_n do_v as_o it_o do_v prove_v they_o not_o to_o be_v meritorious_a do_v it_o follow_v that_o therefore_o the_o contrary_n do_v prove_v they_o to_o be_v meritorious_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o only_o true_o but_o also_o pure_o good_a though_o they_o be_v not_o sinful_a nor_o stain_v with_o the_o flesh_n as_o all_o be_v yet_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v our_o duty_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v god_n free_a gift_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o they_o and_o the_o reward_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o manifold_a sin_n and_o infirmity_n and_o so_o long_o as_o all_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v against_o merit_n stand_v in_o force_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o we_o neither_o do_v or_o can_v by_o all_o the_o work_v we_o can_v perform_v merit_v any_o good_a thing_n and_o much_o less_o the_o eternal_a reward_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o other_o question_n concern_v merit_n discuss_v as_o of_o trust_n in_o merit_n and_o of_o a_o eye_n to_o the_o reward_n §_o i._o and_o yet_o here_o be_v not_o a_o end_n for_o still_o ac_fw-la ord_v to_o his_o method_n such_o as_o it_o be_v he_o have_v certain_a quâ—…stions_n to_o discuss_v in_o my_o opinion_n he_o be_v to_o dispute_v of_o merit_n if_o he_o have_v mean_v to_o deal_v plain_o and_o sincere_o shall_v first_o have_v show_v what_o merit_n be_v and_o what_o be_v require_v to_o a_o meritorious_a work_n second_o what_o sort_v of_o merit_n there_o be_v and_o what_o thereby_o be_v merit_v three_o whether_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v meritorious_a or_o not_o and_o if_o they_o be_v how_o far_o forth_o and_o then_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o two_o question_n may_v have_v be_v propound_v â—…s_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o see_v as_o he_o teach_v good_a work_n do_v merit_n reward_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v a_o good_a work_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o reward_n second_o whether_o man_n may_v trust_v in_o their_o merit_n but_o he_o first_o dispute_v against_o we_o that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v true_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n which_o hitherto_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o 5._o prove_v in_o his_o first_o six_o chapter_n in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o dispute_v the_o tâ—…o_o accessary_a question_n the_o one_o whether_o and_o how_o far_o forth_o man_n may_v trust_v in_o their_o merit_n cap._n 7._o the_o other_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o do_v good_a work_n to_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o eternal_a reward_n cap._n 8_o 9_o then_o he_o come_v to_o show_v against_o some_o learned_a man_n of_o their_o own_o side_n among_o who_o there_o be_v great_a dissension_n in_o this_o question_n of_o merit_n first_o what_o be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o work_n meritorious_a and_o show_v that_o to_o a_o merit_n seven_o condition_n be_v require_v cap._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o second_o how_o far_o forth_o good_a work_n be_v either_o meritorious_a or_o reward_v meritorious_a whether_o ex_fw-la condignâ—…_n cap._n 16._o and_o if_o so_o whether_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o promise_n only_o or_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o cap._n 17_o 18._o and_o as_o touch_v the_o reward_n whether_o god_n do_v reward_v good_a work_n supra_fw-la condignum_fw-la cap._n 19_o in_o the_o last_o place_n what_o those_o thing_n be_v that_o be_v merit_v ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la viz._n eternal_a life_n c._n 20._o and_o the_o increase_n of_o justice_n but_o not_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n cap._n 21._o nor_o reparation_n after_o a_o fall_n nor_o perseverance_n to_o the_o end_n which_o three_o be_v merit_v ex_fw-la congruo_fw-la as_o he_o say_v cap._n 22._o §_o ii_o his_o discourse_n 7._o concern_v trust_n and_o affiance_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o merit_n and_o how_o far_o forth_o serve_v to_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o answer_v one_o of_o our_o argument_n and_o therefore_o i_o handle_v this_o question_n so_o far_o as_o be_v needful_a in_o our_o eleven_o argument_n neither_o shall_v it_o now_o be_v needful_a to_o insist_v thereupon_o first_o because_o have_v as_o i_o hope_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o we_o have_v no_o merit_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o second_o because_o bellarmine_n confess_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o oâ—…r_n own_o righteousness_n and_o danger_n of_o vainglory_n for_o how_o can_v a_o man_n trust_v in_o his_o own_o merit_n when_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o have_v any_o or_o not_o which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o perseveâ—…aturum_fw-la all_o papist_n or_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o man_n who_o be_v guilty_a to_o himself_o of_o sin_n shall_v without_o pharisaical_a pride_n trust_v to_o be_v save_v in_o his_o own_o merit_n and_o therefore_o to_o say_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o trust_v in_o our_o merit_n modo_fw-la superbiâ—…_n caveatur_fw-la be_v as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o worship_v idol_n with_o divine_a worship_n modò_fw-la idâ—…lolatria_fw-la caveatur_fw-la it_o be_v reponere_fw-la most_o safe_a to_o repose_v our_o whole_a affiance_n in_o the_o mercy_n and_o bounty_n of_o god_n whereunto_o he_o may_v have_v add_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n by_o trust_v in_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v also_o to_o rerepose_v affiance_n not_o only_o in_o the_o mercy_n but_o also_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o if_o our_o whole_a affiance_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o god_n goodness_n than_o no_o part_n thereof_o
we_o than_o our_o merit_n need_v not_o or_o if_o they_o need_v than_o christ_n his_o merit_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o we_o we_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n to_o have_v a_o â—…ye_n to_o the_o eternal_a reward_n they_o be_v the_o way_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o walk_v towards_o it_o and_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v gather_v assurance_n to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o shall_v obtain_v it_o but_o we_o be_v noâ—…_n to_o do_v good_a work_n to_o that_o end_n that_o by_o they_o we_o may_v merit_v eternal_a life_n which_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o alone_a merit_n of_o christ._n cap._n viii_o question_n which_o bellarmine_n dispute_v against_o other_o papist_n concern_v merit_n and_o first_o concern_v the_o condition_n of_o merit_n §_o i._o hitherto_o bellarmine_n have_v oppose_v the_o true_a catholic_n who_o he_o call_v heretic_n now_o because_o merit_v as_o the_o papist_n conceive_v of_o it_o be_v a_o fiction_n which_o have_v no_o ground_n either_o in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v marvel_v if_o in_o this_o question_n which_o be_v de_fw-fr non_fw-fr enter_fw-la they_o be_v miserable_o divide_v among_o themselves_o bellarmine_n therefore_o in_o the_o chaptâ—…rs_n follow_v maintain_v that_o doctrine_n which_o he_o have_v deliver_v against_o we_o as_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o their_o church_n against_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o some_o learned_a man_n among_o themselves_o who_o in_o some_o particular_n either_o agree_v with_o we_o or_o at_o least_o disagree_v from_o the_o common_a tenes_fw-fr of_o the_o papist_n and_o first_o against_o holkot_n and_o a_o doctor_n of_o louvain_n who_o private_a opinion_n be_v censure_v and_o condemn_v by_o pius_n the_o five_o and_o guilielmus_fw-la alâ—…isiodorensis_n concern_v the_o condition_n require_v to_o a_o meritorious_a work_n which_o as_o bellarmine_n say_v 10._o be_v seven_o the_o first_o condition_n 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promise_v be_v the_o viatoâ—…es_o work_n of_o man_n live_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d world_n who_o be_v call_v viatores_fw-la to_o who_o alone_o as_o the_o commandeâ—…nts_n be_v direct_v so_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v for_o of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o heaven_n the_o question_n can_v be_v understand_v see_v they_o be_v comprehensores_fw-la who_o have_v already_o obtain_v the_o reward_n these_o three_o be_v as_o he_o say_v agree_v upon_o the_o other_o four_o be_v question_v §_o ii_o the_o four_o condition_n therefore_o be_v that_o it_o be_v liberum_fw-la free_a dispute_v against_o robert_n holkot_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o proper_a condition_n if_o controvert_v by_o liberum_fw-la be_v mean_v indebitum_fw-la for_o if_o it_o be_v debitum_fw-la it_o be_v not_o meritâ—…m_n luk._n 17._o 10._o but_o by_o liberum_fw-la bellarmine_n understand_v that_o which_o be_v liberum_fw-la willing_o perform_v mean_v no_o more_o but_o that_o to_o merit_n be_v require_v freewill_n without_o which_o condition_n the_o work_n indeed_o can_v be_v so_o much_o as_o moral_o good_a for_o such_o proceed_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o election_n and_o muchlesse_a meritorious_a but_o though_o without_o this_o condition_n a_o work_n can_v merit_v yet_o neither_o it_o nor_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o name_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o work_n true_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n howbeit_o bellarmine_n shall_v have_v do_v well_o to_o express_v himself_o whether_o he_o speak_v of_o liberum_fw-la à _fw-la coactione_n or_o ab_fw-la obligatione_fw-la or_o necessitate_v officii_fw-la and_o if_o the_o former_a whether_o he_o speak_v of_o arbitrium_fw-la liberum_fw-la or_o liberatum_fw-la whether_o free_a by_o nature_n or_o free_v by_o grace_n for_o if_o the_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o god_n grace_n it_o can_v merit_v at_o god_n hand_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o and_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o papist_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o pelagian_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o merit_v which_o they_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o their_o work_n proceed_v from_o the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o neither_o need_v bellarmine_n to_o have_v heap_v up_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o father_n to_o prove_v that_o freewill_n be_v require_v to_o good_a work_n unless_o he_o dispute_v of_o freewill_n by_o nature_n for_o that_o all_o good_a work_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o will_v free_v by_o grace_n and_o be_v voluntary_o perform_v by_o the_o faithful_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v §_o iii_o the_o five_o condition_n that_o he_o who_o must_v be_v think_v to_o merit_v grace_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o regeneration_n and_o adoption_n which_o he_o prove_v against_o the_o aforesaid_a doctor_n of_o louvain_n this_o condition_n be_v also_o necessary_o require_v to_o every_o good_a work_n not_o only_o meritorious_a of_o heaven_n for_o how_o shall_v he_o attain_v to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n who_o be_v not_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o god_n but_o also_o good_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n heb._n 11._o 6._o and_o without_o it_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o until_o the_o person_n be_v accept_v his_o action_n can_v be_v acceptable_a neither_o while_n the_o treâ—…_n be_v bad_a can_v the_o fruit_n be_v good_a neither_o can_v a_o man_n do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n as_o a_o branch_n 5._o can_v be_v fruitful_a that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o vine_n neither_o be_v any_o man_n in_o christ_n but_o he_o that_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o true_a faith_n whereby_o he_o abide_v in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o he_o and_o this_o we_o hold_v both_o against_o the_o papist_n that_o no_o work_n of_o man_n not_o regenerate_v be_v good_a and_o with_o the_o papist_n against_o the_o pelagian_n that_o they_o be_v not_o meritorious_a which_o point_n good_a leave_n have_v he_o have_v at_o large_a to_o dispute_v 13._o against_o the_o pelagian_n and_o so_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o six_o §_o iv._o the_o six_o condition_n prove_v 14._o against_o the_o say_a doctor_n of_o louvain_n that_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o eternal_a life_n be_v require_v the_o free_a and_o promise_n and_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n which_o condition_n i_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v require_v unto_o every_o rewardable_a work_n for_o first_o see_v god_n be_v our_o absolute_a lord_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v our_o self_n and_o all_o that_o we_o have_v or_o can_v do_v who_o may_v exact_v from_o we_o what_o he_o please_v without_o any_o reward_n we_o can_v not_o expect_v any_o remuneration_n from_o he_o unless_o it_o have_v please_v he_o for_o our_o encouragement_n unto_o well_o do_v to_o promise_v a_o reward_n unto_o we_o but_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o his_o promise_n be_v not_o the_o debito_fw-la but_o de_fw-la gratuito_fw-la not_o of_o render_v a_o debt_n but_o of_o give_v a_o free_a reward_n for_o he_o need_v not_o to_o make_v a_o promise_n for_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o command_v which_o without_o a_o promise_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v and_o therefore_o in_o that_o he_o promise_v a_o reward_n it_o be_v of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o when_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n he_o give_v the_o reward_n it_o be_v whole_o of_o his_o grace_n and_o not_o of_o our_o merit_n second_o when_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n of_o equality_n between_o the_o work_n and_o the_o reward_n but_o the_o reward_n incomparable_o exceed_v the_o work_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o such_o a_o reward_n promise_v to_o such_o a_o work_n can_v no_o way_n be_v due_a to_o the_o work_n as_o merit_v thereby_o but_o be_v whole_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o bounty_n of_o
the_o lord_n who_o freelygive_v what_o he_o have_v free_o promise_v three_o when_o a_o superaboundant_a reward_n be_v promise_v to_o a_o small_a work_n and_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v promise_v be_v no_o way_n able_a either_o to_o do_v or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o will_v the_o performance_n of_o it_o but_o receive_v whole_o his_o will_n and_o ability_n to_o perform_v it_o from_o his_o lord_n the_o thing_n promise_v can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o his_o merit_n but_o to_o the_o gracious_a bounty_n of_o his_o lord_n charity_n §_o v._o the_o seven_o and_o last_o condition_n be_v that_o a_o meritorious_a work_n must_v proceed_v from_o charity_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v require_v in_o every_o good_a work_n but_o in_o the_o proof_n hereof_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o nice_a dispute_n prove_v against_o guihielmus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o virtue_n of_o merit_v be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v more_o principal_o to_o charity_n than_o to_o faith_n and_o although_o this_o be_v but_o a_o idle_a dispute_n see_v neither_o faith_n nor_o charity_n do_v true_o and_o proper_o merit_v yet_o i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o if_o to_o either_o merit_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v that_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o faith_n for_o by_o faith_n the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v apply_v unto_o we_o and_o not_o by_o charity_n by_o faith_n we_o be_v entitle_v to_o god_n kingdom_n by_o 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v not_o by_o faith_n we_o obtain_v the_o inheritance_n which_o by_o charity_n we_o do_v not_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v save_v and_o not_o by_o charity_n faith_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n upon_o which_o and_o no_o other_o grace_n salvaâ—…ion_n be_v promise_v those_o that_o true_o love_n be_v also_o save_v it_o be_v the_o proper_a cognizance_n and_o as_o basiâ—…_n speak_v the_o character_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o none_o be_v save_v without_o it_o but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o save_v by_o it_o nor_o for_o it_o but_o only_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n alone_o salvation_n which_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v promise_v to_o faith_n as_o that_o whereby_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n merit_n and_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v by_o faith_n alone_o but_o charity_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v the_o evidence_n according_a to_o which_o god_n will_v save_v we_o christ_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o happiness_n yea_o he_o be_v eternal_a life_n faith_n be_v the_o only_a instrument_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n all_o other_o grace_n be_v but_o note_n and_o sign_n of_o our_o union_n which_o we_o have_v with_o christ_n and_o of_o happiness_n by_o he_o by_o faith_n we_o have_v this_o inheritance_n but_o it_o be_v have_v among_o those_o that_o be_v 18._o sanctify_v when_o it_o be_v say_v happy_a be_v she_o 45._o that_o believe_v there_o the_o cause_n of_o happiness_n be_v note_v but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v happy_a be_v he_o that_o love_v orfeared_a not_o the_o cause_n of_o happiness_n be_v signify_v but_o a_o note_n or_o sign_n of_o it_o both_o faith_n and_o charity_n must_v concur_v to_o every_o good_a act_n for_o as_o a_o work_n without_o charity_n be_v not_o good_a so_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v 23._o sin_n but_o if_o you_o compare_v the_o grace_n together_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o charity_n proceed_v from_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o and_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o faith_n such_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o mother-grace_n from_o which_o charity_n and_o all_o other_o grace_n as_o from_o the_o root_n and_o fountain_n do_v spring_n and_o flow_v it_o may_v seem_v indeed_o that_o sanctification_n and_o inherent_a righteousness_n do_v more_o principal_o consist_v in_o love_n because_o charity_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o sanctification_n itself_o do_v flow_v from_o faith_n which_o purify_v 6._o the_o heart_n and_o work_v by_o love_n but_o as_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n whereunto_o merit_n if_o we_o have_v any_o ought_v to_o be_v refer_v for_o justification_n be_v the_o entitle_v of_o we_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n neither_o charity_n nor_o any_o other_o grace_n in_o we_o do_v concur_v unto_o it_o but_o faith_n be_v all_o in_o all_o i_o will_v not_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o idle_a dispute_n i_o confess_v the_o point_n that_o to_o every_o rewardable_a or_o as_o he_o call_v it_o meritorious_a work_n charity_n be_v require_v §_o vi_o now_o let_v we_o recapitulate_v his_o seven_o condition_n and_o because_o meritorious_a he_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o refractory_a i_o do_v confess_v that_o all_o and_o every_o of_o these_o condition_n be_v require_v to_o every_o rewardable_a work_n for_o first_o it_o must_v be_v good_a second_o it_o must_v be_v do_v in_o obeisance_n to_o god_n three_o it_o must_v be_v do_v by_o man_n in_o this_o world_n four_o it_o must_v be_v voluntary_a and_o not_o force_v five_o it_o must_v be_v perform_v by_o a_o man_n who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n six_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v to_o be_v ground_v on_o god_n promise_n and_o last_o it_o must_v proceed_v from_o charity_n but_o now_o say_v i_o that_o not_o any_o one_o of_o these_o condition_n nor_o all_o of_o they_o put_v together_o can_v make_v a_o work_n meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n before_o god_n they_o be_v common_a note_n and_o mark_n of_o all_o good_a work_n whatsoever_o but_o the_o proper_a note_n of_o merit_n be_v such_o as_o i_o set_v down_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n concern_v merit_n for_o work_n be_v not_o therefore_o meritorious_a because_o they_o be_v material_o good_a nor_o because_o they_o be_v in_o obeisance_n to_o god_n for_o that_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o debt_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n nor_o for_o that_o they_o be_v perform_v by_o such_o as_o be_v viatores_fw-la and_o pilgrim_n in_o this_o world_n nor_o because_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o man_n in_o state_n of_o grace_n nor_o because_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v ground_v on_o god_n promise_n which_o be_v of_o a_o free_a reward_n and_o not_o of_o wage_n merit_v by_o we_o nor_o last_o because_o they_o proceed_v from_o charity_n for_o our_o charity_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o imperfection_n thereof_o can_v stand_v in_o judgement_n to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o much_o less_o to_o merit_v and_o whatsoever_o or_o how_o great_a soever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n but_o the_o only_a debt_n which_o we_o owe_v or_o aught_o to_o owe_v to_o our_o brethren_n and_o that_o for_o god_n sake_n to_o omit_v that_o we_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o free_a gift_n from_o god_n and_o therefore_o by_o it_o we_o can_v merit_v of_o he_o chap._n ix_o bellarmine_n dispute_n that_o good_a work_n be_v meritorious_a ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la not_o only_a ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la but_o also_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la examine_v §_o i._o in_o the_o four_o place_n 16._o bellarmine_n discourf_v how_o far_o forth_o good_a work_n be_v either_o meritorious_a or_o be_v reward_v meritorious_a whether_o ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la and_o if_o so_o whether_o ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la solum_fw-la or_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la also_o that_o good_a work_n be_v meritorious_a ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la which_o be_v the_o matter_n that_o hitherto_o he_o have_v prove_v he_o now_o maintain_v against_o durandus_fw-la affirm_v that_o his_o assertion_n as_o it_o be_v refute_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o almost_o divine_n so_o also_o by_o all_o the_o argument_n which_o former_o he_o have_v use_v against_o we_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v true_o and_o proper_o meritorious_a which_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o because_o some_o draw-back_n who_o notwithstanding_o will_v seem_v stiff_a defender_n of_o merit_n do_v bear_v the_o simple_a in_o hand_n that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o school-point_n to_o say_v that_o work_n be_v meritorious_a either_o ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la congruo_fw-la when_o as_o in_o very_a truth_n it_o be_v the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v true_o and_o proper_o meritorious_a of_o everlasting_a life_n now_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o meritum_fw-la ex_fw-la congruo_fw-la be_v not_o true_o and_o proper_o meritorious_a §_o ii_o in_o the_o next_o place_n bellarmiâ—…e_v now_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o utriusque_fw-la good_a work_n be_v meritorious_a ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la he_o 17._o dispute_v whether_o they_o be_v so_o ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la tantum_fw-la or_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la tantum_fw-la or_o ratione_fw-la utriusque_fw-la whereunto_o i_o answer_v
not_o by_o we_o rom._n 1._o 17._o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v god_n righteousness_n iâ—…r_n 23_o 6._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o 1._o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 1._o 17._o 3._o 21._o 10._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 5_o 21._o 2_o â—…et_n 1._o 1._o 1._o rom._n 5._o 19_o the_o father_n by_o the_o righâ—…eousnesse_n of_o god_n undâ—…rstand_v christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n righteousness_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o 21._o salmero_n b._n justinian_n justinian_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o litera_fw-la cap._n 9_o 9_o ibid._n cap._n 11._o the_o exposition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o papistâ—…_n papistâ—…_n in_o rom._n 1._o 17._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d rom._n 1._o dispuâ—…_n 7._o 7._o quod_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la tum_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tum_fw-la quia_fw-la â—…st_fw-la apud_fw-la divinum_fw-la tribunal_n vera_fw-la â—…stitia_fw-la ad_fw-la diffâ—…rentiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nostrarum_fw-la quia_fw-la apud_fw-la divinum_fw-la tribunâ—…l_fw-la sâ—…nt_fw-la velut_fw-la pannus_fw-la menstruaâ—…ae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o righteousness_n inherent_a be_v we_o we_o matth._n 6._o 11._o 11._o jam._n 1._o 17._o 17._o rom._n 10._o 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d l._n â—…_n c._n 8_o the_o several_a part_n of_o righteousness_n inherent_a â—…re_n call_v we_o we_o in_o psal._n 4._o 4._o gal._n 1._o 8._o our_o second_o argument_n by_o christ_n righteousness_n we_o stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n and_o not_o by_o righteousness_n inherent_a inherent_a rom._n 4._o 5._o 5._o 8._o 10._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o rom._n 5._o 19_o 19_o rom._n 10._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 143._o 2._o 2._o psal._n 130._o 3._o 4._o 4._o august_n in_o psal._n 1_o 29._o 29._o contr._n crescon_n lib._n 4._o prov._n 20._o 8._o 9_o the_o three_o argument_n because_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v perfect_a and_o not_o we_o we_o epist._n 29._o ad_fw-la hieron_n quamdiu_fw-la augeri_fw-la potest_fw-la charitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d illud_fw-la quod_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la vitio_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la lib._n the_o perf_n justis_fw-la ad_fw-la 15._o 15._o esai_n 64._o 6._o the_o righteousness_n of_o all_o mortal_a man_n be_v unperfect_a first_o because_o all_o be_v sinner_n 2_o 3_o 3_o gal._n 3._o 10._o 4_o 4_o psal._n 32._o 6._o 6._o de_fw-fr oratione_fw-la dominica_fw-la 5_o bellarmine_n proof_n that_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v perfect_a de_fw-fr justif_a l._n 2._o c._n 7._o §_o tertio_fw-la fidem_fw-la spem_fw-la &_o charitatem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la posse_fw-la esse_fw-la perfectam_fw-la perfectam_fw-la heb._n 5._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr justis_n l._n 2._o cap._n 14._o §._o respondâ—…o_o bellarmine_n argument_n for_o habitual_a righteousness_n because_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a perfect_a ephes._n 2._o 10._o 10._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 23._o 23._o gal_n 4._o 19_o 19_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 1._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 16._o 16._o phil._n 3._o 15._o 15._o rom._n 8._o 23._o 23._o phil._n 3._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o bellarmine_n argument_n for_o actual_a righteousness_n righteousness_n jam._n 2._o 10._o 10._o gal._n 3._o 10._o 10._o jam._n 2._o 21_o 25._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 4_o 4._o 4._o rom._n 4_o 6._o 6._o gal._n 3._o 10._o reason_n prove_v that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a and_o first_o esa._n 64._o 6._o 6._o de_fw-fr justiâ—…_n l._n 4._o c._n 20._o §._o quarto_o that_o in_o esa._n 64._o 6._o to_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o faithful_a prove_v by_o testimony_n testimony_n in_o rom._n 3._o lib._n 3._o 3._o in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm_fw-la 43._o 43._o tom._n 9_o soliloq_fw-la c._n 28._o 28._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la esaiâ—…_n nostra_fw-la n._n si_fw-la qua_fw-la est_fw-la bumilis_fw-la institâ—…a_fw-la recta_fw-la for_o sitan_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la pura_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o festo_fw-la omnium_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la serm_fw-la 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la origenis_n origenis_n de_fw-fr verbisâ—…_n apostoli_fw-la 1_o cor._n 1._o 31._o 31._o de_fw-fr decic_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la serm_fw-la 5._o 5._o pag._n 25._o 25._o apud_fw-la casandr_n consult_v art_n 6._o answer_v to_o bellar_n miâ—…es_v proof_n first_o from_o the_o word_n go_v before_o before_o v._o 5._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 29_o 30._o 30._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 17._o 17._o am._n 4._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 30_o 31._o psal._n 32._o 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o his_o second_o proof_n from_o the_o word_n follow_v psal._n 109._o 4._o his_o three_o proof_n from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n text_n moral_a lib._n 9_o cap._n 28._o 28._o ibid._n in_o summario_fw-la summario_fw-la de_fw-fr justisicat_fw-la uiri_fw-la sancti_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o sanctitate_fw-la pro_fw-la siciunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la minus_fw-la sin_n placent_fw-la placent_fw-la job_n 42._o 5_o 6._o 6._o esa._n 6._o 3_o 5._o 5._o mat._n 5._o 3._o 3._o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o 9_o advers._fw-la pelag._n dial_n 1._o his_o second_o reason_n that_o this_o testimony_n of_o isaiah_n be_v impertinent_a his_o three_o reason_n our_o second_o reason_n that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a because_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o mixture_n of_o sin_n prove_v first_o out_o of_o exo._n 3._o 28._o 36._o 38._o 38._o jer._n 23_o 6._o second_o out_o of_o eccl._n 7._o 10._o quisecerit_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la poccârit_fw-la poccârit_fw-la episto_n la._n 29._o 29._o de_fw-fr perfect_a iustitia_fw-la respâ—…ad_n 15._o three_o such_o as_o be_v the_o tree_n such_o be_v the_o fruit_n fruit_n gal._n 5._o 17._o 17._o ro._n 7._o 18_o 19_o 21_o action_n pure_o good_a maystand_v in_o judgement_n judgement_n psal._n 143._o 2._o 2._o psal._n 130._o 3._o 3._o august_n in_o psa._n 142._o appeal_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o papist_n papist_n matth._n 6._o 7._o 7._o matth._n 6._o 7._o 7._o matth._n 21._o 22._o mark_n 11._o 24._o jam._n 1._o 6_o 7._o testimony_n of_o father_n father_n in_o psal._n 142._o 142._o in_o psal._n 118._o serm._n 20._o 20._o confess_v l._n 9_o c._n 13._o vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la misericordia_fw-la disculias_fw-la cam_fw-la cam_fw-la de_fw-fr verb._n esaiae_n serâ—…_n 5._o 5._o jam._n 3._o 2._o 2._o pro._n 24._o 1â—…_n 1â—…_n hare_n 59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o first_o testimony_n job_n 1._o 22_o 22_o de_fw-fr justif._n lib._n 4_o cap._n 15._o non_fw-la peccavit_fw-la job_n labiis_fw-la suis._n suis._n job_n 2._o 3._o answer_v to_o his_o allegation_n out_o of_o job_n 1._o 22._o 22._o tummath_n tummath_n moral_a lib._n 9_o c._n 2_o 262_o 262_o job_n 9_o 28._o 28._o epist._n ad_fw-la august_n resp_n 10._o two_o alegation_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n answer_v his_o three_o testimony_n matth._n 6._o 22._o 22._o serm._n in_o mat._n 6._o 33._o his_o four_o testimony_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 12._o his_o five_o testimony_n jam._n 3._o 2._o six_o from_o those_o place_n which_o exhort_v we_o not_o to_o sin_n sin_n eph._n 5._o 15._o l_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 58._o 58._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 12._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 9_o seven_o from_o those_o place_n which_o testify_v that_o the_o work_n of_o just_a man_n do_v please_v god_n god_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o testimony_n 8._o from_o those_o place_n which_o call_v the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a good_a work_n work_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o de_fw-fr iustif_a l._n 4._o c._n 1â—…_n testimony_n of_o father_n de_fw-fr iustif_a l_o 4._o c._n 17_o reason_n first_o the_o work_n of_o the_o just_a be_v not_o conteminated_a not_o with_o concupiscence_n concupiscence_n in_o the_o regenerate_a a_o sin_n sin_n rom._n 7._o 18._o gal._n 5._o 17._o 17._o rom._n 7._o 7._o second_o nor_o with_o want_n of_o charity_n charity_n epist._n 29._o illud_fw-la quod_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la qudm_n debet_fw-la exvitio_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o de_fw-fr persect_v lusty_a resp_n adul_a peccatume_v vel_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la quae_fw-la esse_fw-la debetvel_n minor_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la debet_fw-la sive_fw-la hocvoluntate_fw-la vitari_fw-la possit_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la three_o nor_o with_o venial_a sin_n his_o second_o reason_n from_o six_o absurdity_n which_o he_o put_v upon_o we_o moral_a l_o 35._o c._n 26._o deveâ—…bis_fw-la esaiae_n serm_n 5._o recta_fw-la for_o sitan_n say_v in_o pura_fw-la pura_fw-la eccl._n 7._o 20._o the_o second_o absurdity_n thâ—…t_v then_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o pray_v ere_fw-we be_v a_o sin_n secâ—…nd_v absurd_a absurd_a 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 8._o 8._o psal._n 19_o 13._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 7._o 24._o 24._o â—…_n cor._n 12._o 9_o 9_o de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o lib._n arbit_n in_o fine_a the_o three_o absurdity_n absurdity_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 16._o 16._o gal._n 5._o 17._o the_o four_o absurdity_n absurdity_n exod._n 28_o 36._o 38._o 38._o jer._n 23._o 6._o 6._o apoc._n 8._o 3._o 4._o 4._o ephes._n 5._o 2._o 2._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o 5._o ephes._n 5._o 25_o 26_o 27._o 27._o rom._n 7._o 18._o
by_o offer_v his_o son_n isaac_n and_o rahab_n by_o her_o entertain_n and_o deliver_v of_o the_o espy_v but_o no_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o his_o work_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o sin_n for_o if_o paul_n 4._o who_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o any_o sin_n be_v not_o thereby_o justify_v how_o can_v he_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o or_o rather_o many_o sin_n be_v justify_v for_o whosoever_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n 6._o be_v bless_v but_o curse_a 10._o be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o 6._o §_o iu._n but_o if_o it_o shall_v evident_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o good_a how_o far_o then_o be_v the_o papist_n from_o prove_v justification_n by_o work_n and_o this_o i_o will_v prove_v by_o divers_a argument_n which_o i_o will_v also_o maintain_v against_o the_o cavil_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o first_o out_o of_o esa._n 64._o 6._o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a person_n or_o thing_n all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n where_o the_o church_n do_v free_o confess_v herself_o and_o all_o her_o member_n to_o be_v unclean_a and_o all_o their_o righteousness_n that_o be_v all_o their_o most_o righteous_a work_n to_o be_v as_o pollute_a clout_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o most_o pregnant_a testimony_n wherein_o we_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o triumph_v yet_o bellarmine_n quarto_o say_v it_o be_v impertinent_a and_o that_o for_o three_o reason_n first_o because_o without_o doubt_v the_o prophet_n speak_v not_o of_o just_a man_n but_o of_o notorious_a sinner_n for_o who_o sin_n the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o such_o wicked_a man_n he_o endeavour_v also_o to_o prove_v by_o three_o argument_n first_o because_o he_o a_o little_a before_o have_v say_v because_o thou_o be_v angry_a and_o we_o have_v sin_v that_o be_v as_o cyrill_n expound_v it_o because_o thou_o be_v angry_a thou_o have_v forsake_v we_o but_o neither_o be_v god_n angry_a with_o the_o just_a neither_o do_v he_o forsake_v they_o i_o answer_v no_o less_o confident_o but_o upon_o better_a ground_n that_o without_o doubt_v the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n and_o namely_o of_o the_o faithful_a who_o live_v after_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n shall_v bewail_v their_o own_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o have_v draw_v upon_o they_o those_o fearful_a judgement_n for_o these_o word_n be_v part_n of_o that_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o from_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o the_o 63._o chapter_n be_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 64._o and_o in_o token_n of_o this_o continuation_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o the_o greek_a latin_a and_o other_o translation_n now_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n the_o same_o person_n which_o here_o confess_v their_o sin_n after_o they_o have_v magnify_v god_n mercy_n towards_o they_o verse_n 7._o etc._n etc._n do_v say_v unto_o god_n verse_n 16._o doubtless_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n though_o abraham_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o and_o israel_n know_v we_o not_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n and_o our_o redeemer_n and_o in_o this_o chapter_n as_o they_o bewail_v in_o this_o verse_n their_o sinnefulnesse_n with_o aggravation_n so_o they_o desire_v the_o lord_n who_o they_o call_v their_o father_n not_o to_o remember_v their_o iniquity_n because_o they_o be_v his_o people_n verse_n 8._o 9_o profess_v their_o hope_n of_o salvation_n verse_n 5._o which_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o notorious_a and_o impenitent_a sinner_n but_o of_o those_o that_o be_v penitent_a and_o faithful_a and_o further_o that_o which_o isaiah_n here_o foretell_v be_v according_o perform_v first_o by_o daniel_n chap._n 9_o from_o the_o four_o verse_n to_o the_o twenty_o who_o in_o like_a manner_n in_o the_o name_n and_o behalf_n of_o the_o desolate_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n pray_v unto_o god_n confess_v his_o own_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o speak_v verse_n 20._o second_o by_o the_o church_n in_o captivity_n which_o send_v the_o like_a prayer_n write_v by_o baruch_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n who_o then_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n baruch_n 1._o from_o the_o 15._o verse_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o §_o v._o this_o then_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o church_n which_o according_a testimony_n to_o tertullia_n rule_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v unto_o the_o faithful_a in_o all_o time_n and_o so_o it_o be_v understand_v by_o origen_n 3._o who_o say_v that_o no_o man_n may_v glory_v of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n see_v here_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n by_o hierome_n locum_fw-la we_o shall_v be_v save_v only_o by_o thy_o mercy_n who_o of_o ourselves_o be_v unclean_a and_o what_o righteousness_n soever_o we_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n by_o augustine_n 43._o all_o our_o righteousness_n compare_v with_o divine_a justice_n be_v account_v like_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v etc._n etc._n and_o again_o 28._o whatsoever_o a_o unclean_a person_n touch_v shall_v be_v unclean_a but_o all_o we_o be_v as_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n come_v from_o a_o corrupt_a mass_n and_o unclean_a we_o bear_v in_o our_o forehead_n the_o spot_n of_o our_o uncleanness_n which_o we_o can_v conceal_v at_o least_o from_o thou_o who_o see_v all_o thing_n by_o bernard_n in_o divers_a place_n first_o for_o etc._n our_o humble_a righteousness_n if_o we_o have_v any_o be_v perhaps_o right_a but_o not_o pure_a unless_o peradventure_o we_o believe_v ourselves_o to_o be_v better_a than_o our_o forefather_n who_o no_o less_o true_o than_o humble_o say_v all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n for_o how_o can_v there_o be_v pure_a justice_n where_o as_o yet_o fault_n can_v be_v want_v and_o again_o 1._o what_o can_v all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v before_o god_n shall_v it_o not_o according_a to_o the_o prophet_n be_v repute_v as_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n and_o all_o our_o righteousness_n if_o it_o be_v strait_o judge_v will_v it_o not_o be_v find_v unjust_a and_o defective_a what_o then_o will_v become_v of_o our_o sin_n see_v our_o righteousness_n can_v answer_v for_o itself_o wherefore_o cry_v earnest_o with_o the_o prophet_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n let_v we_o in_o all_o humility_n have_v recourse_n to_o mercy_n which_o alone_o can_v save_v our_o soul_n three_o origenis_n if_o i_o shall_v be_v just_a i_o will_v not_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n for_o all_o my_o righteousness_n before_o he_o be_v as_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n four_o 31._o it_o be_v perfect_a and_o secure_a glory_v when_o we_o fear_v all_o our_o work_n as_o bless_a job_n testify_v of_o himself_o and_o when_o we_o acknowledge_v with_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n that_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v no_o other_o than_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n five_o 5._o sure_o if_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v view_v at_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n shall_v be_v find_v like_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n what_o then_o shall_v our_o unrighteousness_n be_v find_v to_o be_v and_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n i_o may_v allege_v dionys._n carthus_n in_o psal._n 142._o gerson_n tom_fw-mi 3._o the_o consolat_a lib._n 4._o pros_fw-la 1._o &_o tom_n 4._o tr_fw-la de_fw-fr sign_n cajetan_n in_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o jacob_n clict_v in_o canonem_fw-la apud_fw-la cassandrum_fw-la consult_v art_n 6._o stella_fw-la in_o luk._n 17._o ferus_fw-la in_o matth._n lib._n 3._o cap._n â—…0_n andrea_n vega_n opusc_fw-la de_fw-fr justif_a 25._o qu._n 1._o propos_fw-fr 4._o adrianus_n de_fw-fr traject_n 6._o afterward_o pope_n in_o quartum_fw-la sentent_fw-fr quasi_fw-la pannus_fw-la menstruatâ—…_n sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la justitiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la jugiter_fw-la igitur_fw-la super_fw-la pannum_fw-la bonae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la quem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la operibus_fw-la teximus_fw-la stillamus_fw-la saniem_fw-la diversorum_fw-la criminum_fw-la all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o menstruous_a woman_n wherefore_o continual_o upon_o the_o cloth_n of_o a_o good_a life_n which_o
bountyof_n god_n then_o be_v they_o fool_n who_o repose_v affiance_n in_o their_o own_o work_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o they_o be_v fool_n who_o trust_v in_o their_o own_o heart_n as_o solomon_n say_v prov._n 28._o 26._o for_o as_o adrian_n say_v sent._n who_o after_o be_v pope_n our_o merit_n be_v like_o astaffe_n of_o reed_n which_o not_o only_o break_v when_o it_o be_v lean_v upon_o but_o also_o pierce_v the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o lean_v on_o it_o to_o trust_v in_o a_o man_n own_o righteousnessâ—…_n be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o proud_a justiciary_a and_o hypocrite_n ezec._n 33._o 13._o luke_n 18._o 9_o and_o of_o one_o that_o be_v accurse_v 5._o because_o he_o remove_v his_o heart_n â—…rom_o god_n and_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v hâ—…mselfe_n for_o as_o 5._o bernard_n well_o faith_n for_o a_o man_n to_o trust_v in_o himself_o non_fw-la fidei_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la â—…dem_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la confidentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la diffidentiae_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o semetipso_fw-la habere_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la but_o the_o true_a and_o upright_o christian_a renounce_v all_o confidence_n in_o his_o own_o righteousness_n as_o be_v a_o beggar_n in_o spirit_n matth._n 5._o 3._o rest_v whole_o on_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n psal._n 130._o 3_o 4._o &_o 143._o 2._o dan._n 9_o 18._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o according_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 17._o 10._o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o godly_a in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n do_v allege_v their_o own_o innocency_n and_o integrity_n as_o seem_v to_o put_v some_o affiance_n therein_o 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o nehem._n 5._o 19_o psal._n 18._o 21_o 24._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 7_o 8._o i_o answer_v first_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o place_n affiance_n in_o our_o good_a work_n as_o cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n as_o causa_fw-la merit-monger_n use_v to_o do_v another_o from_o our_o good_a work_n as_o token_n and_o sign_n of_o our_o election_n vocation_n justification_n and_o as_o presage_n of_o our_o glorification_n to_o gather_v comfort_n assâ—…rance_n and_o hope_n to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n which_o the_o faithful_a use_n to_o do_v and_o to_o that_o end_n be_v they_o command_v to_o practice_v good_a work_n that_o they_o make_v their_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a 2_o pâ—…t_n 1._o 10._o this_o distinction_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o sciendum_fw-la bellarmine_n sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la fidâ—…ciam_fw-la nasci_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aliâ—…d_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la esse_fw-la ponendam_fw-la in_o meritis_fw-la it_o be_v one_o thing_n out_o of_o our_o good_a work_n to_o gather_v assurance_n and_o affiance_n in_o god_n which_o the_o faithful_a do_v as_o they_o be_v exhort_v in_o the_o scripture_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o job_n 11._o 15._o rom._n 5._o 4._o probation_n work_v hope_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 21._o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o then_o have_v we_o confidence_n towards_o god_n and_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o place_n affiance_n in_o our_o merit_n which_o none_o but_o proud_a justiciaries_n and_o pharisaical_a hypocrite_n use_v to_o do_v second_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o innocency_n and_o justice_n of_o a_o man_n cause_n and_o the_o innocency_n and_o justice_n of_o his_o person_n for_o the_o same_o man_n in_o the_o scripture_n who_o for_o the_o justification_n of_o their_o person_n desire_v the_o lord_n 4._o not_o to_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o they_o for_o the_o justification_n of_o their_o cause_n have_v not_o fear_v reason_n to_o appeal_v to_o god_n judgement_n §_o xiii_o our_o six_o reason_n those_o who_o can_v full_o discharge_v their_o duty_n much_o less_o can_v they_o merit_v for_o they_o that_o merit_n must_v do_v more_o than_o their_o duty_n for_o they_o that_o do_v but_o their_o duty_n though_o they_o do_v all_o that_o be_v command_v must_v acknowledge_v 10._o themselves_o to_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n but_o if_o they_o fail_v in_o their_o duty_n and_o come_v short_a of_o that_o which_o be_v command_v then_o can_v they_o merit_v nothing_o but_o punishment_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o no_o mortal_a man_n be_v able_a full_o to_o satisfy_v his_o duty_n our_o duty_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o sin_n yea_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d from_o all_o sin_n and_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v to_o do_v all_o and_o to_o continue_v in_o do_v all_o and_o that_o in_o that_o manner_n and_o measure_n which_o the_o law_n require_v but_o those_o thing_n no_o mortal_a man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v as_o have_v be_v prove_v heretofore_o so_o far_o be_v every_o mortal_a man_n from_o merit_v any_o thing_n but_o punishment_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n our_o seven_o reason_n if_o good_a work_n do_v merit_v salvation_n than_o we_o be_v save_v by_o they_o but_o we_o be_v not_o save_v by_o good_a work_n ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o merit_v salvation_n eight_o the_o last_o reason_n the_o heavenly_a canaan_n be_v a_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n be_v which_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o the_o israelites_n not_o because_o of_o their_o merit_n deut._n 9_o 5._o nor_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o forefather_n josh._n 24._o 2._o but_o because_o he_o love_v they_o and_o that_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o because_o he_o love_v they_o deut._n 7._o 7_o 8._o in_o which_o love_n as_o he_o free_o promise_v it_o so_o in_o the_o same_o undeâ—…erved_a love_n he_o do_v free_o bestow_v it_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v just_a in_o give_v it_o because_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o nehem._n 9_o 8._o the_o same_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n whereof_o the_o other_o be_v a_o type_n that_o it_o be_v a_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o noâ—…_n of_o merit_n free_o promise_v and_o free_o bestow_v on_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n cap._n four_o testimony_n of_o father_n disprove_v merit_n and_o first_o those_o which_o bellarmine_n have_v seek_v to_o answer_v and_o then_o other_o §_o i._o to_o the_o former_a testimony_n and_o proof_n i_o will_v adjoyne_v the_o testimony_n of_o father_n and_o other_o writer_n and_o first_o those_o which_o bellarmine_n hilary_n have_v endeavour_v to_o answer_v of_o which_o hilary_n 51._o be_v the_o first_o spes_fw-la in_o misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o sâ—…culum_fw-la &_o in_o seculum_fw-la seculi_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la illa_fw-la ipsa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la opera_fw-la sufficient_a ad_fw-la perfectâ—…_n beatitudinis_fw-la meritum_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la justiâ—…ae_fw-la voluntate_fw-la hâ—…manarum_fw-la demutationum_fw-la &_o motuum_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la reputet_fw-la hinc_fw-la illud_fw-la prophetae_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la melior_fw-la est_fw-la misericordia_fw-la tua_fw-la super_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_o tantum_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la muneratur_fw-la ut_fw-la miserans_fw-la justitia_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la aeternitatis_fw-la quoque_fw-la suae_fw-la justum_fw-la quemque_fw-la tribuat_fw-la esse_fw-la participem_fw-la his_o intendment_n be_v that_o the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o god_n mercy_n which_o be_v better_o than_o our_o righteous_a life_n for_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n without_o god_n mercy_n in_o forgive_a of_o sin_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o obtain_v the_o reward_n of_o blessedness_n which_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n pity_v our_o will_n of_o righteousness_n bestow_v on_o the_o just_a but_o bellâ—…mine_n make_v he_o speak_v what_o please_v he_o for_o to_o omit_v that_o for_o sufficient_a he_o read_v sufficerent_fw-la hilary_n say_v he_o do_v teach_v that_o with_o our_o goodworke_n be_v mingle_v certain_a sin_n which_o though_o they_o make_v not_o a_o man_n unjust_a as_o be_v light_a â—…nd_n veniâ—…ll_o yet_o they_o need_v pardon_n and_o mercy_n because_o nothing_o that_o be_v defile_v can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n bellarâ—…ines_n meaning_n be_v that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o faithful_a shall_v need_v god_n mercy_n for_o the_o pardon_v of_o venial_a sin_n as_o heretofore_o 5._o â—…ee_a have_v teach_v but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n in_o hilary_n neither_o be_v it_o tâ—…ue_v as_o i_o have_v show_v §._o beforâ—…_n that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o â—…udgement_n the_o faithful_a shall_v need_v remission_n of_o venial_a or_o any_o other_o sin_n neither_o do_v hilary_n say_v that_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v forgive_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v light_n and_o such_o as_o the_o papist_n call_v venial_a neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n which_o do_v not_o make_v they_o sinner_n in_o who_o they_o be_v see_v bellarmine_n here_o confess_v that_o man_n be_v so_o defile_v by_o they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o remit_v exclude_v they_o from_o heaven_n neither_o do_v he_o say_v with_o good_a merit_n be_v mingle_v sinâ—…es_n neither_o do_v
he_o call_v those_o work_n which_o be_v mingle_v with_o sin_n good_a merit_n for_o that_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n but_o he_o say_v they_o do_v not_o suffice_v to_o merit_v or_o obtain_v the_o reward_n of_o blessedness_n and_o therefore_o indeed_o deny_v the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n to_o merit_v eternal_a life_n §_o ii_o the_o second_o be_v basil_n maneâ—…_n sempiternâ—…_n requies_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la 11â—…_n vitalegitimè_fw-la certaverunt_fw-la non_fw-la ob_fw-la eorum_fw-la merita_fw-la factorum_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la munificentissimi_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la sperârunt_fw-la which_o be_v a_o pregnant_a testimony_n but_o bellarm_n taking_n advantage_n at_o the_o printer_n fault_n in_o the_o old_a edition_n of_o basil_n leave_v out_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o since_o have_v be_v supply_v answereththat_o chemnitius_n do_v not_o right_o translate_v the_o word_n of_o basil_n for_o in_o the_o greek_a neither_o the_o word_n non_fw-fr ob_fw-la eorum_fw-la merita_fw-la be_v find_v nor_o the_o word_n gratiâ—…_n the_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v propound_v a_o eveâ—…lasting_a â—…est_n to_o they_o who_o lawful_o strive_v in_o this_o life_n not_o render_v according_a to_o the_o debt_n or_o due_a of_o work_n but_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o most_o bountiful_a god_n in_o who_o they_o have_v trust_v where_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o it_o be_v not_o express_v be_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v understand_v and_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o seem_v by_o allusion_n to_o invert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 4_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o with_o bellarmine_n in_o stead_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v according_a to_o the_o duty_n or_o debt_n of_o the_o most_o bountiful_a god_n or_o great_a giver_n it_o be_v absurd_a gift_n and_o debt_n be_v contrary_a and_o also_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d debt_n or_o duâ—…ty_n to_o understand_v as_o he_o do_v measure_v which_o become_v the_o bounty_n of_o god_n that_o be_v much_o great_a than_o be_v due_a to_o the_o work_n be_v no_o less_o absurd_a for_o neither_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d siignifie_v measure_n neither_o be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d repeat_v in_o the_o latter_a clause_n which_o signify_v render_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v exhibit_v which_o bellarmine_n leave_v out_o neither_o do_v he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bellarmine_n absurd_o understand_v he_o to_o speak_v for_o there_o be_v no_o debt_n or_o duty_n of_o god_n neither_o will_v it_o hinder_v our_o cause_n if_o the_o word_n render_v be_v repeat_v in_o the_o latter_a clause_n for_o what_o be_v promise_v be_v to_o be_v render_v but_o in_o plain_a term_n basil_n say_v that_o eternal_a rest_n to_o they_o that_o live_v well_o be_v not_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o munifiâ—…nt_n god_n exhibit_v but_o his_o second_o evasion_n be_v more_o gross_a that_o basil_n speak_v of_o the_o reward_n as_o render_v not_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n which_o man_n have_v do_v by_o their_o own_o strength_n but_o such_o as_o be_v do_v by_o grace_n repl_n basil_n plain_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o fight_v a_o good_a fight_n in_o this_o life_n and_o have_v trust_v in_o god_n and_o say_v that_o the_o eternal_a rest_n be_v lay_v up_o for_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v rendy_v not_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n but_o give_v according_a to_o the_o gâ—…ace_n of_o god_n the_o great_a giver_n neither_o do_v he_o speak_v of_o natural_a or_o gâ—…acelesse_a man_n of_o who_o he_o never_o dream_v that_o the_o eternal_a rest_n be_v pâ—…epared_v for_o they_o but_o of_o godly_a man_n such_o as_o david_n be_v who_o woâ—…ds_n return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o speech_n beside_o if_o the_o rewâ—…rd_n be_v render_v as_o bellarmine_n say_v supra_fw-la condignum_fw-la how_o be_v it_o merit_v â—…x_n condignâ—…_n or_o if_o it_o be_v merâ—…ted_v ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la how_o be_v it_o supra_fw-la condignum_fw-la §_o iii_o the_o three_o be_v saint_n augustine_n out_o of_o who_o hâ—…_n recite_v augustinâ—…_n only_o three_o place_n as_o â—…ited_v by_o we_o the_o firlâ—…_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o sin_n be_v thou_o the_o merit_n be_v go_n supplicium_fw-la tibi_fw-la debetur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la praemium_fw-la uâ—…nerit_fw-la â—…ua_fw-la dona_fw-la corâ—…abit_fw-la non_fw-la meriâ—…a_fw-la 〈◊〉_d punishment_n be_v due_a to_o thou_o and_o when_o the_o reward_n shall_v come_v he_o will_v crown_v his_o own_o gift_n not_o thy_o merit_n 2._o pro_fw-la 15_o nihilo_fw-la salvos_fw-la facies_fw-la illos_fw-la nihil_fw-la inuenies_fw-la unde_fw-la salve_n &_o multum_fw-la invenis_fw-la unde_fw-la damn_v thou_o will_v save_v they_o for_o nothing_o thou_o find_v nothing_o for_o which_o to_o save_v and_o thou_o find_v much_o for_o which_o to_o condemn_v 3._o maluit_fw-la dicere_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la vita_fw-la â—…terna_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligeremus_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la 9_o nostr_n be_v deum_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la vitam_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la sua_fw-la miseratione_n perducere_fw-la he_o choose_v rather_o to_o say_v that_o life_n eternal_a be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o not_o for_o our_o merit_n but_o for_o his_o own_o mercy_n he_o do_v bring_v we_o unto_o eternal_a life_n which_o be_v most_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a testimony_n bellarmine_n answer_v in_o gross_a wheresoever_o augustine_n condemn_v merit_n he_o speak_v of_o such_o merit_n as_o be_v in_o we_o from_o ourselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o quote_v august_n epist._n 105._o ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la in_o two_o place_n and_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o lib._n arbitr_n c._n 6._o 7._o 8._o reply_v augustine_n by_o merit_n understand_v good_a work_n which_o he_o consider_v either_o as_o go_v before_o grace_n wrought_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o free_a will_n which_o against_o the_o pelagian_n he_o deny_v tâ—…_n merit_v either_o grace_n or_o glory_n or_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o proceed_n from_o grace_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v reward_v with_o eternal_a life_n but_o these_o though_o he_o call_v they_o merit_n because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v reward_v yet_o every_o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o reward_n be_v give_v to_o they_o not_o as_o to_o our_o merit_n deserve_v it_o but_o as_o to_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o reward_n itself_o be_v call_v gratia_fw-la both_o because_o it_o be_v free_o give_v and_o because_o those_o work_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v be_v whole_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n grace_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o reward_v our_o work_n with_o eternal_a life_n do_v not_o reward_v they_o as_o our_o merit_n but_o as_o his_o own_o gift_n than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o effectual_o against_o the_o merit_n of_o condignity_n for_o if_o our_o good_a work_n be_v not_o our_o own_o as_o from_o ourselves_o how_o can_v â—…hey_n merit_v of_o he_o who_o gift_n they_o be_v if_o they_o be_v our_o own_o and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o be_v also_o perfect_a as_o they_o be_v not_o than_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o when_o god_n reward_v they_o he_o reward_v our_o merit_n but_o not_o be_v from_o ourselves_o but_o mere_o by_o his_o gift_n when_o he_o reward_v they_o he_o do_v not_o reward_v our_o merit_n but_o crown_v his_o own_o gift_n it_o be_v plain_a therefore_o that_o whereas_o august_n consider_v good_a work_n two_o way_n either_o as_o our_o merit_n or_o as_o god_n gift_n he_o both_o constant_o deny_v eternal_a life_n to_o be_v render_v unto_o they_o as_o to_o our_o merit_n and_o also_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v give_v to_o they_o free_o as_o to_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o those_o very_a place_n which_o bellarmine_n allege_v in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o say_v 105._o cum_fw-la deuâ—…_n coronat_fw-la merita_fw-la nostra_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la coronat_fw-la quam_fw-la muner_n a_o sâ—…a_n when_o god_n do_v crown_v our_o merit_n so_o he_o call_v good_a work_n he_o crown_v nothing_o else_o but_o his_o own_o gift_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 10â—…_n ergo_fw-la coronat_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la dona_fw-la sua_fw-la coronat_fw-la non_fw-la merita_fw-la tâ—…a_fw-la and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o say_v 105._o that_o howsowever_o eternal_a life_n be_v render_v to_o our_o good_a work_n which_o he_o therefore_o