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so_o often_o he_o understand_v a_o faith_n not_o work_v by_o love_n a_o faith_n only_o in_o profession_n or_o in_o persuasion_n not_o in_o obedience_n or_o in_o affection_n a_o faith_n belong_v to_o hypocrity_n not_o to_o good_a christian_n a_o faith_n in_o noise_n and_o in_o word_n but_o not_o in_o truth_n and_o in_o deed_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o expression_n ver_fw-la 14._o if_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n for_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o say_v it_o for_o he_o because_o he_o have_v only_o a_o dead_a faith_n a_o faith_n without_o work_n and_o therefore_o without_o life_n operari_fw-la sequitur_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o faith_n of_o devil_n from_o the_o evidence_n or_o power_n of_o truth_n convince_a the_o understanding_n not_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n or_o rahab_n from_o the_o acceptance_n and_o love_n of_o truth_n convert_v the_o will_n therefore_o these_o two_o position_n be_v not_o contrary_a a_o man_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o can_v have_v but_o only_a by_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o always_o work_v by_o love_n and_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n not_o only_o by_o faith_n that_o be_v a_o historical_a knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o empty_a profession_n of_o faith_n but_o also_o by_o work_n that_o be_v a_o affectionate_a love_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o sincere_a obedience_n of_o faith_n the_o former_a position_n be_v maintain_v by_o st._n paul_n against_o those_o jew_n who_o reject_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n the_o latter_a position_n be_v maintain_v by_o st._n james_n against_o those_o christian_n who_o profane_v the_o same_o gospel_n both_o apostle_n teach_v one_o and_o the_o same_o justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n only_a st._n paul_n speak_v of_o faith_n more_o in_o relation_n to_o its_o proper_a object_n even_o to_o christ_n because_o he_o go_v to_o convince_v gainsay_v jew_n and_o to_o make_v they_o christian_n st._n james_n speak_v of_o faith_n more_o in_o relation_n to_o its_o proper_a effect_n even_o good_a work_n because_o he_o go_v to_o convert_v revolt_a christian_n and_o to_o make_v they_o good_a christian_n for_o so_o himself_o say_v concern_v abraham_n see_v then_o how_o faith_n wrought_v with_o his_o work_n and_o by_o work_n be_v faith_n make_v perfect_a ver_fw-la 23._o he_o say_v not_o by_o work_n be_v his_o justification_n make_v perfect_a but_o only_o his_o faith_n whereby_o he_o be_v justify_v require_v work_n only_o to_o the_o faith_n that_o justify_v but_o not_o to_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v we_o to_o understand_v his_o conclusion_n ver_fw-la 24._o you_o see_v then_o how_o that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v from_o this_o example_n of_o abraham_n you_o may_v gather_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_v but_o the_o work_n not_o the_o profess_v but_o the_o perform_a faith_n that_o justify_v a_o man_n before_o god_n require_v work_n in_o that_o man_n which_o be_v justify_v but_o not_o deny_v to_o faith_n the_o power_n and_o prerogative_n of_o justify_v 13._o you_o have_v well_o reconcile_v st._n paul_n with_o st._n james_n in_o your_o question_n but_o what_o faith_n which_o intimaâ—…eth_v that_o a_o justâ—…fying_a faith_n be_v such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d as_o workeâ—…h_v by_o love_n but_o you_o have_v ill_o reconcile_v yourself_o with_o st._n paul_n in_o your_o position_n that_o work_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n which_o plain_o assert_v the_o contradictory_n of_o st._n paul_n doctrine_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o any_o divine_a to_o differ_v in_o this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n from_o st._n paul_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v safe_a for_o he_o
end_n but_o the_o faith_n which_o do_v not_o this_o as_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n but_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o conviction_n and_o tend_v not_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o faith_n of_o devil_n than_o of_o good_a christian_n and_o may_v well_o let_v a_o man_n go_v to_o hell_n for_o it_o may_v go_v thither_o along_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o righteousness_n so_o it_o can_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o blessedness_n again_o the_o same_o father_n tell_v we_o that_o though_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v at_o first_o in_o effect_n call_v the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n a_o dog_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o dog_n yet_o when_o he_o see_v in_o her_o soul_n â—…he_v fruit_n of_o that_o reproof_n he_o change_v his_o dialect_n and_o say_v not_o o_o dog_n but_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n non_fw-fr ait_fw-fr o_fw-fr canis_fw-la sed_fw-la o_fw-la mulier_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la tua_fw-la mutavit_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la quia_fw-la mutatum_fw-la vidit_fw-la affectum_fw-la that_o faith_n which_o christ_n approve_v in_o she_o have_v change_v the_o affection_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o the_o affection_n shall_v change_v the_o action_n and_o therefore_o st._n james_n fear_v not_o to_o call_v a_o actionless_a faith_n or_o a_o faith_n not_o work_v by_o love_n a_o faith_n not_o of_o christian_n but_o of_o devil_n fidem_fw-la non_fw-la christianorum_fw-la sed_fw-la daemonum_n for_o they_o be_v not_o christian_n but_o dog_n and_o devil_n who_o persist_v in_o ungodly_a affection_n and_o in_o unrighteous_a action_n nay_o indeed_o they_o be_v infidel_n so_o far_o from_o have_v true_a faith_n in_o christ_n that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o be_v true_a faith_n they_o right_o affirm_v say_v he_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n do_v in_o some_o sort_n sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o put_v himself_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o damnation_n but_o they_o do_v not_o right_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o that_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v as_o devil_n but_o as_o christian_n not_o to_o have_v a_o dead_a faith_n but_o a_o faith_n live_v and_o work_v by_o love_n illud_fw-la sane_fw-la non_fw-la absurd_a intelligunt_fw-la eum_fw-la peccare_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la sine_fw-la veniâ_fw-la reum_fw-la aeterni_fw-la peccati_fw-la qui_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la noluerit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la rectè_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la habere_fw-la daemonum_n fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la rectè_fw-la mortua_fw-la perhibetur_fw-la sed_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la operatur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n cap._n 16._o i_o have_v of_o purpose_n allege_v many_o quotation_n out_o of_o st._n augustine_n indeed_o most_o of_o they_o which_o concern_v this_o argument_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v that_o his_o intent_n in_o confute_v those_o mistake_a brethren_n who_o think_v to_o be_v save_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v only_o to_o show_v out_o of_o â—…t_n james_n and_o the_o other_o catholic_n epâ—…stles_n what_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o justify_v sc_n a_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n but_o not_o to_o ascribe_v the_o glory_n of_o justification_n either_o to_o work_n or_o love_n because_o they_o hold_v of_o mansrighteousness_n but_o only_o to_o faith_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o will_v now_o to_o st._n augustine_n further_o add_v st._n ambrose_n who_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o roman_n cap._n 3._o have_v these_o word_n justificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la gratis_o quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la operantes_fw-la neque_fw-la vicem_fw-la reddentes_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificati_fw-la sunt_fw-la they_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n because_o work_v nothing_o sc_n worth_a god_n acceptance_n and_o their_o own_o acquitment_n and_o make_v no_o recompense_n they_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o faith_n through_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o again_o upon_o those_o word_n cap._n 4._o credenti_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a he_o say_v thus_o sic_fw-la decretum_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 gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la posceret_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v so_o decree_v of_o god_n that_o the_o law_n cease_v sc_n as_o to_o that_o male_a diction_n curse_v be_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v they_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v require_v only_a faith_n to_o our_o salvation_n we_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o decree_n in_o the_o text_n either_o in_o the_o greek_a original_a or_o in_o the_o latin_a translation_n yet_o st._n ambrose_n set_v down_o the_o word_n thus_o ei_o veer_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la operatur_fw-la credenti_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la qui_fw-la justificat_fw-la impium_fw-la reputatur_fw-la fides_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la propositum_fw-la gratiae_n dei_fw-la to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v account_v for_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o intend_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o these_o word_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o any_o shall_v cavil_v against_o the_o true_a read_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o of_o late_a some_o critic_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o do_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v understand_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o it_o and_o no_o more_o question_n that_o in_o justification_n of_o the_o ungodly_a faith_n be_v account_v for_o righteousness_n than_o they_o dare_v question_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_o be_v palbable_o st._n ambrose_n his_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o he_o ask_v he_o be_v it_o possible_a the_o jew_n shall_v think_v themselves_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n when_o they_o see_v that_o abraham_n himself_o 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 quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la judaei_n per_fw-la opera_fw-la legis_fw-la justificari_fw-la se_fw-la putant_fw-la justificatione_n abrahae_fw-la quum_fw-la vident_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificatum_fw-la he_o say_v moreover_o that_o our_o apostle_n prove_v this_o from_o the_o psalmist_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v unto_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n beatos_fw-la dicit_fw-la quibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanxit_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la labour_v &_o aliquâ_fw-la observatione_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la justificentur_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la he_o call_v those_o bless_a concern_v who_o the_o lord_n have_v determine_v that_o without_o their_o own_o labour_n and_o any_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n by_o faith_n alone_o they_o shall_v be_v justify_v before_o he_o which_o be_v so_o clear_a and_o high_a expression_n for_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o that_o for_o any_o divine_a now_o to_o say_v work_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n be_v either_o to_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n not_o to_o have_v know_v god_n intent_n and_o meaning_n or_o to_o suppose_v st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n augustine_n not_o to_o have_v know_v the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o must_v yet_o further_o add_v one_o more_o testimony_n that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n this_o so_o heavenly_a word_n of_o truth_n may_v be_v firm_o establish_v and_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o testimony_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n who_o upon_o the_o two_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o abraham_n justification_n give_v we_o this_o exposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v turn_v this_o point_n of_o divinity_n upside_o down_o because_o their_o patriarch_n the_o friend_n of_o god_n be_v first_o circumcise_v sc_n before_o he_o be_v accept_v as_o a_o friend_n the_o apostle_n be_v resolve_v to_o show_v they_o that_o even_o abraham_n himself_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n who_o have_v no_o work_n be_v nothing_o strange_a but_o for_o one_o that_o flourish_v in_o deed_n of_o righteousness_n not_o to_o be_v make_v just_a from_o they_o but_o from_o his_o faith_n be_v very_o wounderful_a and_o do_v exceed_o declare_v the_o power_n of_o faith_n therefore_o pass_v by_o all_o other_o he_o make_v mention_v only_o of_o he_o that_o be_v of_o abraham_n chrys._n aug._n 11._o in_o
have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n he_o that_o have_v make_v the_o best_a use_n thereof_o be_v most_o concern_v in_o it_o and_o comprehend_v under_o it_o therefore_o he_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n but_o he_o must_v lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o cleanse_v his_o heart_n as_o immediate_o to_o let_v in_o many_o unclean_a spirit_n the_o more_o to_o defile_v it_o for_o those_o two_o which_o god_n have_v join_v together_o all_o the_o wit_n and_o power_n of_o man_n can_v put_v asunder_o even_o satan_n fill_v the_o heart_n and_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n why_o have_v satan_n fill_v thy_o heart_n to_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_n 5._o 3._o and_o if_o satan_n fill_v the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o make_v this_o lie_n then_o sure_o he_o also_o fill_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o who_o tell_v it_o and_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o truth_n very_o much_o abhor_v this_o lie_n make_v this_o confession_n of_o her_o natural_a corruption_n but_o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n facti_fw-la sumus_fw-la ut_fw-la immundus_n omnes_fw-la nos_fw-la so_o the_o hebrew_n and_o chaldee_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n we_o be_v all_o but_o as_o one_o unclean_a man_n to_o show_v the_o uncleanness_n be_v from_o nature_n which_o be_v as_o equal_o derive_v to_o all_o as_o if_o all_o have_v be_v but_o one_o and_o make_v this_o confession_n of_o her_o personal_a corruption_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o natural_a and_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o filthy_a rag_n isa._n 64._o 6._o wherefore_o since_o protestant_n and_o papist_n both_o agree_v together_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o confession_n as_o a_o principle_n of_o divinity_n it_o be_v irrational_a in_o the_o papist_n to_o disagree_v from_o protestant_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v but_o a_o 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worse_o than_o the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n for_o he_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n who_o have_v promise_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o he_o make_v his_o word_n a_o lie_n which_o have_v show_v our_o need_n or_o want_v of_o that_o forgiveness_n for_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o jam._n 3._o 2._o and_o he_o put_v himself_o out_o of_o their_o communion_n who_o alone_o obtain_v forgiveness_n even_o the_o communion_n of_o true_a penitent_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o he_o that_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o this_o number_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n unless_o st._n john_n and_o st._n james_n be_v no_o saint_n and_o consequent_o make_v himself_o uncapable_a of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n thus_o do_v the_o second_o milevitane_n council_n gloss_n the_o word_n of_o st._n john_n that_o they_o be_v not_o speak_v out_o of_o humility_n but_o out_o of_o necessity_n and_o that_o the_o great_a the_o necessity_n of_o truth_n satis_fw-la apparet_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la humiliter_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la veraciter_fw-la dici_fw-la poterat_fw-la enim_fw-la apostolus_fw-la dicere_fw-la si_fw-la dixerimus_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la extollimus_fw-la &_o humilitas_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quùm_fw-la ait_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la decipimus_fw-la &_o veritas_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la satis_fw-la ostendit_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la dixerit_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la verum_fw-la loqui_fw-la sed_fw-la falsum_fw-la it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o be_v speak_v not_o only_o out_o of_o modesty_n but_o also_o out_o of_o truth_n for_o the_o apostle_n may_v have_v say_v if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o extol_v ourselves_o and_o there_o be_v no_o humility_n in_o we_o but_o when_o he_o say_v we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o we_o he_o sufficient_o show_v that_o whosoever_o say_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v true_o but_o false_o and_o thus_o also_o do_v the_o same_o council_n gloss_n the_o word_n of_o st._n james_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v holy_a and_o just_a when_o he_o say_v in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o for_o why_o do_v he_o add_v this_o particle_n all_o but_o to_o show_v that_o he_o agree_v with_o the_o psalmist_n who_o have_v say_v enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v psal._n 142._o 2._o and_o with_o solomon_n who_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o 1_o king_n 8._o 46._o and_o with_o daniel_n who_o have_v say_v we_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v commit_v iniquity_n dan._n 9_o 5._o and_o afterward_o add_v ver_fw-la 20._o while_o i_o be_v confess_v my_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o people_n he_o will_v not_o say_v our_o sin_n but_o my_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o people_n because_o he_o do_v foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o some_o in_o after_o age_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o put_v he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o nay_o indeed_o much_o worse_a transgressor_n out_o of_o the_o catalogue_n or_o number_n of_o sinner_n quia_fw-la futuros_fw-la istos_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la malè_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la tanquam_fw-la propheta_fw-la praevidit_fw-la and_o at_o last_o upon_o these_o and_o the_o like_a proof_n the_o same_o council_n denounce_v a_o terrible_a curse_n against_o those_o who_o shall_v dare_v affirm_v that_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n be_v say_v by_o the_o saint_n rather_o humble_o than_o true_o quis_fw-la enim_fw-la ferat_fw-la orantem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la domino_fw-la mentientem_fw-la qui_fw-la labiis_fw-la sibi_fw-la dicit_fw-la dimitti_fw-la velle_fw-la &_o cord_n dicit_fw-la quae_fw-la sibi_fw-la dimittantur_fw-la se_fw-la debita_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la for_o say_v those_o father_n who_o can_v endure_v that_o a_o man_n in_o his_o prayer_n shall_v tell_v a_o lie_n not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n say_v with_o his_o mouth_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n and_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o have_v no_o trespass_n to_o be_v forgive_v he_o thus_o we_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n both_o agree_v together_o in_o this_o doctrine_n that_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o though_o this_o be_v but_o a_o particular_a national_a council_n in_o itself_o yet_o be_v it_o universal_a and_o ecumenical_a in_o its_o authority_n as_o consist_v of_o catholic_n bishop_n among_o the_o rest_n alipius_n and_o st._n augustine_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o synodical_a epistle_n to_o innocent_a the_o first_o and_o have_v be_v approve_v by_o the_o catholic_n
say_v it_o for_o he_o be_v cordial_o turn_v to_o he_o in_o all_o thus_o be_v it_o with_o st._n peter_n look_v upon_o the_o course_n of_o his_o obedience_n you_o find_v he_o after_o his_o great_a undertake_n grievous_o turn_v away_o from_o our_o bless_a saviour_n but_o look_v upon_o his_o repentance_n you_o find_v he_o earnest_o turn_v to_o he_o christ_n assure_v he_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v and_o yet_o he_o shall_v deny_v he_o thrice_o but_o we_o be_v sure_a his_o work_n fail_v and_o may_v be_v as_o sure_a our_o own_o work_n will_v fail_v so_o we_o must_v trust_v to_o our_o faith_n not_o to_o our_o work_n if_o we_o desire_v not_o to_o fail_v of_o our_o justification_n 18._o and_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v how_o your_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o work_n can_v agree_v with_o these_o three_o scripture_n expression_n justify_v by_o his_o free_a grace_n rom._n 3._o 24._o justify_v by_o faith_n rom._n 5._o 1._o and_o justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5._o 9_o for_o grace_n and_o work_n be_v set_v down_o as_o contrary_n mutual_o expel_v one_o the_o other_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o justification_n rom._n 11._o 6._o if_o by_o grace_n then_o be_v it_o no_o more_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n but_o if_o it_o be_v of_o work_n then_o be_v it_o no_o more_o grace_n otherwise_o work_n be_v no_o more_o work_n so_o also_o christ_n and_o work_n gal._n 2._o 21._o if_o righteousnessâ—…_n come_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a so_o also_o faith_n and_o work_n rom._n 3._o 28._o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v without_o grace_n without_o christ_n without_o faith_n unless_o we_o will_v make_v contrary_n not_o only_o abide_v but_o also_o agree_v one_o with_o another_o whereas_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n all_o these_o expression_n be_v as_o admirable_o reconcile_v among_o themselves_o as_o they_o be_v powerful_o and_o plain_o use_v to_o set_v forth_o our_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n for_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n and_o by_o christ_n and_o by_o faith_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v contrary_n that_o they_o all_o speak_v one_o and_o the_o same_o truth_n namely_o this_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v through_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o goâ—…_n for_o the_o mâ—…rit_n and_o bâ—…ood_a of_o christ_n by_o a_o lively_a faith_n apply_v that_o blood_n unto_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o soul_n unâ—…_n our_o god_n 〈◊〉_d a_o lively_a faith_n be_v not_o wiâ—…out_a work_n in_o the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d justâ—…fieth_v though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o jusâ—…ification_n and_o therein_o it_o must_v be_v without_o â—…ks_n that_o it_o may_v be_v with_o christ_n for_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o work_n it_o can_v come_v by_o christ._n 19_o and_o what_o a_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o frail_a and_o weak_a flesh_n what_o a_o wickedness_n be_v it_o for_o corrupt_v and_o sinful_a flesh_n to_o set_v up_o its_o own_o instead_o of_o its_o saviour_n righteousness_n for_o though_o this_o doctrine_n may_v pretend_v to_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o obedience_n yet_o be_v it_o in_o truth_n most_o averse_a from_o it_o nay_o most_o opposite_a against_o it_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 103._o for_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o great_a disobedience_n in_o the_o jew_n but_o a_o great_a in_o the_o christian_n for_o they_o may_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n who_o know_v not_o christ_n not_o so_o we_o who_o know_v he_o therefore_o if_o they_o in_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n do_v not_o submit_v unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n then_o we_o by_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v our_o righteousness_n must_v needs_o moreover_o wilful_o resist_v and_o disobey_v god_n righteousness_n and_o in_o vain_a do_v we_o talk_v of_o any_o other_o obedience_n while_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o resistance_n yet_o i_o fear_v he_o come_v very_o near_o this_o guilt_n who_o say_v that_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v a_o most_o pestilent_a doctrine_n pestilentissimum_fw-la dogma_fw-la stapâ—…eton_n qu._n quodl_v 3._o c._n 9_o cum_fw-la itaque_fw-la forget_v sure_o that_o st._n paul_n have_v fi_fw-la st_z teach_v it_o and_o they_o who_o denounce_v anathema_n against_o those_o who_o maintain_v this_o doctrine_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la impium_fw-la justificari_fw-la anathema_n sit_v council_n trid._n ses_fw-fr 6._o can_n 9_o forget_v sure_o that_o st._n paul_n still_o maintain_v it_o for_o their_o expurgatory_n critic_n dare_v not_o expunge_v this_o position_n out_o of_o his_o epistle_n though_o they_o dare_v out_o of_o the_o index_n make_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o guilt_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o dangerous_a if_o not_o full_o damnable_a because_o it_o labour_v to_o establish_v our_o own_o instead_o of_o our_o saviour_n righteousness_n for_o so_o the_o same_o council_n can_v 11._o si_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la justificari_fw-la homines_fw-la solâ_fw-la imputatione_n justitiae_fw-la christi_fw-la anathema_n â—…it_n if_o any_o say_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v jesus_n god_n do_v thou_o give_v we_o thy_o righteousness_n to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o to_o bless_v we_o by_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o in_o thou_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v bless_v gen._n 22._o 18._o and_o shall_v any_o minister_n of_o thy_o gospel_n dare_v to_o curse_v we_o for_o rely_v upon_o the_o imputation_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n be_v not_o our_o sin_n make_v thou_o that_o thy_o righteousness_n may_v be_v make_v we_o and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v make_v we_o but_o by_o imputation_n or_o why_o be_v it_o make_v we_o by_o imputation_n but_o only_o for_o our_o justification_n so_o say_v the_o text_n express_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o so_o we_o be_v make_v righteousness_n in_o christ_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o by_o inherence_n therefore_o both_o alike_o by_o imputation_n for_o a_o three_o way_n be_v unimaginable_a therefore_o st._n augustine_n thus_o gloss_n the_o forecited_a text_n ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la justitia_fw-la nec_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la suum_fw-la sed_fw-la nostrum_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la he_o be_v make_v sin_n and_o we_o be_v make_v righteousness_n not_o our_o own_o but_o god_n righteousness_n nor_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o our_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n not_o his_o own_o but_o our_o sin_n nor_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o one_o word_n we_o be_v so_o make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o to_o wit_n by_o imputation_n therefore_o neither_o st._n paul_n nor_o st._n augustine_n neither_o scripture_n nor_o church_n be_v much_o regard_v by_o he_o who_o make_v a_o mere_a scoff_n of_o this_o imputation_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fancied_a chimaera_n of_o man_n invention_n and_o not_o a_o real_a mercy_n of_o god_n donation_n and_o what_o else_o do_v that_o argumentation_n import_n urge_v by_o your_o great_a doctor_n si_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la tum_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la verè_fw-la sed_fw-la imputatiuè_fw-la redemit_fw-la nos_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr be_o gr_n lib._n 5._o c._n 9_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o sin_n than_o christ_n have_v not_o tâ—…uely_o buâ—…_n imputative_o redeem_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n why_o do_v he_o say_v imputatiuè_fw-fr for_o putatiuè_fw-la imputative_o for_o putative_o but_o only_o to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o imputation_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a imagination_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o drift_n of_o his_o argument_n to_o make_v good_a man_n righteousness_n as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o infect_a by_o original_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v at_o all_o impair_v by_o actual_a sin_n and_o this_o be_v little_o less_o in_o the_o business_n of_o justification_n than_o to_o make_v void_a the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v a_o wretchedness_n to_o say_v concupiscence_n be_v no_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_a which_o st._n paul_n call_v a_o sin_n in_o himself_o above_o ten_o time_n together_o rom._n 7._o but_o it_o be_v moreover_o a_o wickedness_n to_o say_v
covenant_n be_v there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o covenanter_n therefore_o if_o i_o will_v have_v the_o full_a comfort_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n overcome_v for_o i_o the_o sharpness_n of_o death_n and_o open_v to_o i_o the_o gate_n of_o everlasting_a life_n and_o rescue_v i_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n the_o terror_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n i_o must_v go_v to_o the_o testament_n which_o tell_v i_o of_o christ_n death_n not_o to_o the_o covenant_n which_o threaten_v my_o own_o by_o show_v i_o the_o multiply_a offence_n of_o my_o sinful_a life_n and_o in_o truth_n he_o that_o will_v deny_v this_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n testament_n must_v also_o deny_v st._n paul_n argument_n which_o here_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v the_o apostle_n he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o by_o mean_n 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