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in_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la naturae_fw-la etc._n etc._n scit_fw-la hanc_fw-la mundi_fw-la istius_fw-la sedem_fw-la regionem_fw-la no_n esse_fw-la viventium_fw-la scit_fw-la nos_fw-la adhuc_fw-la secundum_fw-la praefiguraetionem_fw-la legis_fw-la emundandos_fw-mi esse_fw-la nunc_fw-la enim_fw-la admiscemur_fw-la morticinae_fw-la &_o in_fw-la lege_fw-la quisquis_fw-la mortuis_fw-la contrectas_fw-la immundus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v as_o now_o a_o matter_n mingle_v with_o we_o which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o that_o in_o the_o house_n of_o this_o mortal_a and_o weak_a flesh_n we_o gather_v a_o blot_n of_o corruption_n by_o the_o society_n thereof_o and_o until_o the_o body_n be_v glorify_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o can_v be_v in_o we_o the_o nature_n of_o true_a life_n that_o this_o world_n be_v not_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n but_o that_o we_o be_v here_o still_o to_o be_v cleanse_v 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to_o goodness_n to_o prevent_v the_o objection_n hereof_o m._n bishop_n acknowledge_v a_o remainder_n of_o somewhat_o but_o he_o qualifi_v the_o opinion_n thereof_o with_o favourable_a and_o gentle_a term_n he_o say_v that_o defect_n and_o infirmity_n remain_v in_o we_o marry_v in_o no_o case_n must_v we_o think_v they_o to_o be_v sin_n but_o these_o defect_n and_o infirmity_n be_v such_o as_o for_o which_o it_o be_v true_a of_o we_o which_o saint_n austin_n say_v 37._o say_v august_n in_o psal_n 37._o resumus_fw-la adhuc_fw-la filii_fw-la irae_fw-la spe_fw-la non_fw-la sumus_fw-la by_o real_a state_n and_o be_v we_o be_v still_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n it_o be_v in_o hope_n as_o touch_v which_o we_o be_v not_o so_o how_o be_v we_o yet_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n but_o by_o have_v in_o we_o the_o matter_n of_o â—eccati_fw-la of_o in_o psal_n 101._o jâ—â—_n cum_fw-la qua_fw-la omnes_fw-la â—ati_fw-la sumâ—â—_n â—ra_fw-la de_fw-la propagine_fw-la â—aqudaetu_fw-la â—e_n massa_fw-la 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2_o cap_n 1._o 〈…〉_o â—eâ—tmi_fw-it â—ites_fw-la esse_fw-la corruptio_fw-la a_o corruption_n as_o he_o himself_o expound_v it_o as_o 8._o as_o fâ—â—st_o to_o â—ispra_fw-la sect._n 8._o by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o same_o s._n austin_n say_v that_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v find_v righteous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o it_o be_v vitium_fw-la such_o a_o defect_n as_o whereby_o 3._o whereby_o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 12._o cap._n 3._o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v vitiate_a and_o corrupt_a and_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v be_v evil_a and_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o make_v a_o evil_a man_n but_o only_a sin_n it_o be_v 2._o be_v cont._n jul._n li._n 2._o defectus_fw-la à _fw-la iustitia_fw-la a_o defection_n or_o swerve_v from_o righteousness_n hinder_v that_o 4_o that_o de_fw-fr perfect_a just_a rat._n 17._o sup_n sec_fw-la 4_o we_o love_v not_o god_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n etc._n soul_n cont._n jul._n l._n 4_o c._n 2._o 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eamque_fw-la ad_fw-la interitum_fw-la per_fw-la sequens_fw-la hanc_fw-la enim_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la docet_fw-la qua_fw-la nemo_fw-la vivens_fw-la iustistâ—arò_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la possit_fw-la and_o what_o man_n live_v can_v be_v justify_v in_o god_n sight_n with_o who_o anger_n and_o grief_n and_o lust_n and_o ignorance_n and_o forgetfulness_n and_o casualty_n and_o necessity_n be_v blend_v and_o mingle_v either_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o body_n or_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o ever-wavering_a soul_n who_o also_o have_v daily_o a_o grievous_a enemy_n at_o hand_n even_o the_o devil_n lie_v in_o wait_n against_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a man_n and_o persecute_v the_o same_o to_o destroy_v it_o for_o this_o do_v the_o prophet_n teach_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o no_o man_n live_a can_v be_v find_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o which_o word_n be_v very_o clear_a and_o manifest_a the_o reader_n may_v esteem_v with_o what_o fidelity_n m._n bishop_n have_v bring_v hilary_n to_o justify_v his_o exposition_n of_o that_o place_n with_o the_o like_a truth_n or_o rather_o untruth_n he_o cit_v hierome_n who_o say_v that_o pumat_fw-la that_o hieron_n in_o psal_n 142._o manifestissimè_fw-la demonstravit_fw-la quia_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la deâ—_n praestolatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n hic_fw-la quasi_fw-la aliquis_fw-la iudicet_fw-la inter_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o prophetam_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la iustificeris_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la proptereà _fw-la intrat_fw-la in_o iudicium_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la iustè_fw-la pumat_fw-la the_o prophet_n do_v manifest_o show_v that_o he_o do_v wait_v for_o god_n mercy_n that_o he_o suppose_v some_o one_o to_o be_v judge_n betwixt_o god_n and_o he_o which_o so_o be_v god_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o say_n and_o overcome_v when_o he_o be_v judge_v who_o therefore_o enter_v into_o judgement_n that_o he_o may_v just_o punish_v then_o reckon_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n among_o they_o of_o who_o the_o prophet_n speak_v he_o infer_v eius_fw-la infer_v ergo_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsi_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la iusti_fw-la ficabuntur_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la stellae_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la mundae_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la eius_fw-la therefore_o not_o the_o very_a patriarch_n themselves_o shall_v be_v find_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o even_o the_o star_n be_v not_o clean_o in_o his_o sight_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_o speak_v to_o show_v that_o even_o the_o most_o righteous_a and_o just_a for_o want_v of_o purity_n and_o justice_n shall_v just_o be_v punish_v if_o god_n shall_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o they_o and_o that_o if_o the_o very_a star_n not_o by_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o by_o be_v in_o the_o 8.20.21_o the_o rom._n 8.20.21_o bondage_n of_o our_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n be_v find_v unclean_a before_o god_n much_o more_o be_v we_o unclean_a for_o who_o sake_n it_o be_v that_o that_o imputation_n do_v lie_v upon_o they_o but_o to_o make_v it_o yet_o further_o to_o appear_v what_o hierome_n conceive_v of_o those_o word_n he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n etc._n place_n hieron_n in_o esa_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 14._o cùm_fw-la dies_fw-la iudicij_fw-la vel_fw-la dormitionis_fw-la advenerit_fw-la dissoluentur_fw-la omnes_fw-la manus_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la opus_fw-la dignum_fw-la dei_fw-la iustitia_fw-la reperietur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la iustificabitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n or_o death_n shall_v come_v all_o hand_n shall_v be_v faint_a because_o no_o work_n shall_v be_v find_v worthy_a of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n where_o he_o plain_o teach_v not_o only_o as_o touch_v comparison_n to_o god_n but_o as_o touch_v that_o a_o just_a man_n in_o himself_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o no_o man_n live_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o any_o one_o work_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o god_n sight_n but_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v all_o his_o work_n shall_v fail_v if_o god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o he_o the_o next_o that_o he_o cit_v be_v arnobius_n who_o for_o one_o part_n of_o his_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n say_v that_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v righteous_a if_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o god_n that_o iniustitia_fw-la that_o arno._n in_o psal_n 142._o omnis_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la te_fw-la praesente_fw-la deformis_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la infirma_fw-la omnes_fw-la divitiae_fw-la mendicitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la humaena_fw-la iustitia_fw-la iniustitia_fw-la all_o beauty_n in_o god_n presence_n be_v but_o deformity_n all_o strength_n but_o weakness_n all_o riches_n but_o beggary_n all_o righteousness_n but_o unrighteousness_n but_o have_v set_v down_o this_o because_o this_o can_v not_o sufficient_o express_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o add_v further_a meus_fw-la further_a jbid._n et_fw-la ut_fw-la vicinan_n tuus_fw-la iustinae_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la humanam_fw-la exquirere_fw-la desinas_fw-la quaeso_fw-la quoniam_fw-la persecutus_fw-la est_fw-la inimicus_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la etc._n etc._n tanta_fw-la i_o obscuritate_fw-la suae_fw-la circumdediâ—_n fraudis_fw-la ut_fw-la â—â—ortuum_fw-la i_o apud_fw-la deum_fw-la credens_fw-fr putaren_a i_o nullum_fw-la â—â—uperationis_fw-la apud_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la tuam_fw-la auditum_fw-la invenire_fw-la idâ—o_fw-la anxiatus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o i_o spiritus_fw-la meus_fw-la and_o i_o pray_v thou_o that_o thou_o will_v cease_v to_o search_v out_o the_o righteousness_n that_o concern_v man_n that_o shall_v be_v neighbour_n to_o thy_o righteousness_n because_o the_o enemy_n have_v persecute_v my_o soul_n and_o compass_v i_o about_o with_o such_o darkness_n of_o his_o deceit_n as_o that_o believe_v myself_o to_o be_v dead_a with_o god_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v find_v no_o hear_n with_o thy_o righteousness_n for_o my_o recovery_n therefore_o be_v my_o spirit_n trouble_v within_o i_o it_o be_v plain_a then_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o arnobius_n that_o not_o only_o in_o comparison_n of_o god_n but_o even_o by_o that_o righteousness_n that_o belong_v unto_o man_n no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v find_v just_a before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n euthymius_n who_o he_o allege_v next_o be_v as_o plain_a to_o the_o same_o purpose_n for_o although_o with_o arnobius_n he_o on_o the_o one_o side_n deny_v justification_n in_o comparison_n of_o god_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o say_v he_o not_o only_a man_n but_o neither_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v just_a because_o it_o be_v he_o only_o that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o sin_n yet_o not_o content_v herewith_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n expound_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o sort_n est_fw-la sort_n euthym._n in_o psal_n 142._o id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la districtè_fw-la mecum_fw-la agas_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la fugio_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sum_fw-la dignus_fw-la vocari_fw-la filius_fw-la tuus_fw-la nec_fw-la ego_fw-la tecum_fw-la intrâ—re_fw-la in_o iudicium_fw-la volo_fw-la nec_fw-la constituo_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la meam_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la iustificabâ—tur_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la ubi_fw-la nemo_fw-la hic_fw-la vivenâ—_n pâ—enò_fw-la mundus_fw-la est_fw-la enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v deal_v not_o strict_o with_o i_o in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o and_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n neither_o will_v i_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o thou_o neither_o do_v i_o set_v up_o my_o own_o righteousness_n because_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v justify_v here_o in_o the_o flesh_n where_o no_o man_n live_v be_v perfect_o clean_a he_o further_o add_v reason_n of_o the_o use_n of_o this_o prayer_n dei_fw-la prayer_n ibidem_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la peccamus_fw-la pauca_fw-la bona_fw-la facimus_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la commâ—ssionis_fw-la &_o omissionis_fw-la minima_fw-la bona_fw-la faciâ—â—â—_n in_fw-la comparatione_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la dei_fw-la because_o we_o daily_a sin_n because_o we_o do_v few_o good_a deed_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o that_o we_o commit_v in_o evil_n and_o omit_v in_o good_a because_o we_o do_v little_a good_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n now_o than_o what_o be_v become_v of_o master_n