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creature_n and_o thus_o our_o saviour_n do_v fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n because_o we_o have_v fulfil_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o so_o st._n chrysostom_n understand_v this_o place_n that_o to_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n christ_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o exact_a performance_n of_o all_o the_o commandment_n second_o justice_n be_v one_o particular_a branch_n of_o virtue_n which_o be_v thus_o define_v constans_n &_o perpetua_fw-la voluntas_fw-la jus_o suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuendi_fw-la a_o constant_a and_o perpetual_a resolution_n to_o give_v every_o man_n his_o own_o and_o st._n paul_n put_v it_o in_o one_o precept_n rom._n xiii_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v therefore_o to_o all_o man_n their_o due_n and_o christ_n be_v most_o respectful_a to_o see_v that_o every_o one_o have_v their_o own_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n according_a to_o that_o most_o admirable_a principle_n give_v unto_o cesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n and_o to_o god_n that_o which_o be_v go_n three_o justice_n be_v take_v for_o faithfulness_n in_o our_o word_n and_o be_v exact_o true_a in_o our_o promise_n and_o certain_o lie_v be_v a_o fraudulency_n most_o opposite_a to_o justice_n thus_o do_v our_o saviour_n shine_v in_o righteousness_n full_a of_o grace_n be_v his_o lip_n neither_o be_v any_o guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n yea_o let_v god_n be_v true_a say_v the_o apostle_n and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o overcome_v when_o thou_o be_v judge_v rom._n iii._o 4._o four_o righteousness_n do_v many_o time_n very_o proper_o signify_v that_o integrity_n which_o be_v find_v in_o a_o man_n according_a to_o that_o special_a office_n which_o he_o sustain_v there_o be_v a_o particular_a justice_n belong_v to_o every_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o
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sin_n and_o let_v every_o man_n examine_v himself_o by_o that_o peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la caritas_fw-la quae_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la vel_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la sive_fw-la hoc_fw-la voluntate_fw-la vitari_fw-la possit_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sin_n either_o not_o to_o have_v charity_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v or_o to_o have_v less_o charity_n than_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v though_o we_o can_v avoid_v that_o defect_n by_o our_o own_o will_n or_o though_o we_o can_v not_o mean_v sure_o our_o inability_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n by_o the_o corruption_n we_o draw_v from_o our_o first_o parent_n the_o guilt_n lie_v upon_o we_o for_o want_v of_o charity_n who_o can_v tell_v how_o oft_o he_o offend_v say_v david_n be_v there_o any_o man_n then_o upon_o earth_n who_o can_v tell_v how_o oft_o he_o offend_v rely_v not_o therefore_o upon_o thyself_o but_o upon_o christ_n who_o 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