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A14612 The contrition of a Protestant preacher, converted to be a Catholiqve scholler conteyning certayne meditations vpon the fourth penitentiall psalme, Miserere / composed by Iames Waddesworth, Bachlour of Diuinitie in the Vniversity of Cambridge, & late parson of Cotton, and of Great-Thorneham in the County of Suffolke, who went into Spaine with the Kinges Maiesties first Embassadour-Legier, as his chaplayne ... Wadsworth, James, 1572?-1623. 1615 (1615) STC 24924.5; ESTC S2953 166,461 144

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trust_n or_o confidence_n 5._o but_o the_o cau●e_n of_o trust_n and_o confidence_n which_o we_o get_v through_o faith_n and_o s._n augustin_n say_v credere_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la cun_fw-la assensu_fw-la ●ogitar●_n to_o believe_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o think_v of_o a_o matter_n with_o assent_n thereunto_o and_o s._n bonaventure_n make_v a_o double_a certainty_n one_o of_o faith_n in_o the_o understanding_n another_o of_o hope_n in_o the_o will_n by_o the_o fi●ste_o we_o believe_v firm_o as_o true_a all_o proposition_n of_o god_n word_n in_o general_n and_o by_o the_o second_o we_o have_v good_a confidence_n in_o the_o particular_a application_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o may_v perteyne_a to_o ourselves_o as_o good_a for_o we_o for_o attingimus_fw-la deum_fw-la we_o be_v join_v or_o do_v reach_n unto_o god_n only_o by_o our_o understanding_n and_o our_o will_n 2._o in_o our_o understanding_n be_v faith_n and_o because_o our_o will_n consider_v 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be_v thy_o iustification_n how_o many_o other_o path_n do_v lead_v unto_o the_o way_n of_o justification_n and_o that_o we_o be_v not_o iustify_v by_o faith_n only_o sect._n 6._o and_o the_o ungodly_a will_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o how_o shall_v a_o wicked_a heretic_n or_o ignorant_a man_n learn_v thy_o way_n of_o truth_n by_o obedient_a faith_n how_o shall_v a_o ungodly_a catholic_a or_o a_o lewd_a sinner_n be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o good_a life_n by_o justify_v faith_n it_o be_v faith_n which_o begin_v first_o to_o justify_v a_o sinner_n and_o second_o also_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o faith_n in_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n always_o faith_n must_v be_v one_o yet_o only_a faith_n do_v never_o justify_v neither_o first_o as_o the_o only_a disposition_n unto_o justice_n nor_o 2._o as_o the_o only_a formal_a cause_n of_o our_o justice_n nor_o 3._o as_o the_o only_a encreaser_n or_o preserver_n of_o our_o justice_n 2._o luther_n on_o the_o galatian_n once_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v our_o formal_a justice_n for_o which_o a_o man_n be_v iustify_v make_v faith_n a_o essential_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n 2._o but_o since_o all_o protestant_n reject_v that_o say_n and_o make_v it_o only_o a_o bare_a instrument_n as_o a_o hand_n receive_v a_o alm_n and_o so_o to_o justify_v we_o only_o relative_o yet_o touch_v the_o concurrence_n of_o other_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n the_o electoral_a wittembergians_n or_o soft_a lutheran_n follow_v melancthon_n with_o who_o herein_o concur_v calvin_n they_o require_v the_o presence_n of_o good_a work_n as_o necessary_a sign_n and_o fruit_n of_o faith_n yet_o deny_v they_o to_o have_v any_o efficiency_n unto_o justification_n but_o the_o saxonian_n and_o hard_a lutheran_n follow_v illyricus_n deny_v any_o necessity_n of_o good_a work_n to_o justification_n either_o in_o presence_n or_o in_o efficience_n allege_v these_o say_n of_o luther_n faith_n do_v iustefye_v without_o and_o before_o charity_n and_o in_o his_o disputation_n 3._o whither_o work_v avayle_v to_o justification_n he_o avouch_v that_o faith_n except_o it_o be_v without_o the_o least_o work_n do_v not_o iustefye_v nor_o be_v faith_n these_o and_o many_o other_o be_v their_o particular_a dissension_n among_o themselves_o though_o against_o catholic_n good_a work_n they_o all_o conspire_v that_o only_a faith_n justify_v 3._o but_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n beside_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o first_o disposition_n 6._o require_v also_o disposition_n of_o fear_n hope_v love_n penitence_n a_o purpose_n of_o use_v the_o necessary_a sacrament_n and_o a_o purpose_n of_o a_o new_a life_n in_o observe_v god_n commandment_n the_o first_o than_o be_v faith_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v it_o behoove_v he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v 11._o and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o just_a judge_n and_o a_o punisher_n of_o evil_n and_o a_o merciful_a father_n and_o rewarder_n of_o good_a out_o of_o the_o 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begin_v to_o consider_v thy_o creature_n and_o so_o from_o they_o i_o will_v raise_v up_o my_o thought_n unto_o their_o creator_n for_o haec_fw-la spectari_fw-la voluit_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la aspici_fw-la he_o will_v that_o these_o creature_n shall_v be_v veiw_v serious_o not_o alone_o slightlie_o gaze_v on_o 28._o &_o by_o the_o interior_a consideration_n ever_o to_o learn_v some_o what_o of_o god_n at_o least_o for_o his_o praise_n otherwise_o he_o that_o study_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o heaven_n star_n air_n water_n sea_n earth_n flower_n herb_n fish_n beast_n &_o other_o creature_n ponder_v no_o more_o but_o their_o nature_n and_o altogether_o omit_v to_o collecte_n somewhat_o touch_v their_o author_n he_o be_v like_o a_o man_n who_o have_v skill_n mean_n &_o matter_n wherewith_o to_o build_v a_o palace_n and_o yet_o spend_v all_o his_o time_n among_o child_n &_o boy_n only_o to_o make_v little_a house_n of_o clay_n dirt_n or_o cockle_n shell_n 3._o adam_n be_v say_v 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