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question_n gregory_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v excellent_o to_o this_o purpose_n omnis_fw-la humana_fw-la iustitia_fw-la iniustitia_fw-la esse_fw-la convincitur_fw-la si_fw-la districtè_fw-la indicetur_fw-la 24._o prece_fw-la ergo_fw-la post_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la indiget_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la succumbere_fw-la disoussa_fw-la poterat_fw-la ex_fw-la sola_fw-la indicis_fw-la pielate_fw-la convalescat_fw-la dicat_fw-la ergo_fw-la qui_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la habuero_fw-la quippium_fw-la iustum_fw-la non_fw-la respondebo_fw-la sed_fw-la meum_fw-la ludicem_fw-la deprecabor_fw-la vâ—lut_fw-la si_fw-la apertiùs_fw-la fateatur_fw-la dicens_fw-la etsi_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la excreâ—ero_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la meritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la venia_fw-la convalesco_fw-la all_o humane_a righteousness_n say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v strict_o judge_v be_v convince_v to_o be_v unrighteousness_n therefore_o a_o man_n after_o his_o work_n of_o righteousness_n have_v need_n to_o pray_v that_o his_o righteousness_n which_o be_v discuss_v may_v sink_v down_o under_o the_o burden_n may_v recover_v strength_n again_o by_o the_o only_a clemency_n of_o the_o judge_n let_v he_o say_v then_o that_o though_o i_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v just_a yet_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v but_o will_v supplicate_v my_o judge_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v more_o plain_o confess_v say_v although_o i_o attain_v to_o never_o so_o great_a a_o proficiency_n in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n yet_o i_o come_v to_o obtain_v life_n not_o of_o merit_n but_o of_o mercy_n this_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o bishop_n day_n we_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n in_o set_v down_o the_o judgement_n of_o cardinal_n contarenus_n who_o write_v of_o justification_n a_o little_a iustif_a before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n where_o have_v before_o of_o set_a purpose_n examine_v the_o protestant_n doctrine_n of_o justification_n confess_v ingenuous_o as_o he_o have_v judicious_o according_a to_o his_o learning_n and_o piety_n scan_v and_o compare_v it_o that_o luther_n doctrine_n together_o with_o the_o protestant_n be_v consonant_a and_o agreeable_a to_o catholic_a doctrine_n for_o as_o yet_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v not_o decree_v against_o the_o catholic_a faith_n which_o have_v be_v maintain_v by_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n even_o down_o to_o contarenus_n his_o time_n who_o write_v some_o three_o or_o four_o year_n before_o the_o first_o session_n of_o this_o council_n although_o the_o schoolman_n special_o the_o scotist_n have_v according_a 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o author_n name_n darken_v and_o dim_v the_o truth_n who_o new_a doctrine_n notwithstanding_o prove_v not_o as_o yet_o catholic_a before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n wherein_o the_o scotist_n bear_v no_o small_a sway_n will_v needs_o make_v it_o romane-catholicke_a in_o despite_n of_o all_o catholic_n where_o also_o we_o may_v note_v by_o the_o way_n the_o falsehood_n of_o that_o scandal_n which_o pontifician_n cast_v upon_o the_o protestant_n religion_n as_o be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o novelty_n broach_v first_o by_o luther_n whereas_o a_o cardinal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n of_o learning_n and_o piety_n after_o due_a examination_n find_v and_o confess_v that_o the_o protestant_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o main_a fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o christian_a religion_n do_v consent_n with_o catholic_a doctrine_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o this_o cardinal_n say_v concern_v justification_n attingimus_fw-la ad_fw-la duplicem_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la alteram_fw-la nobis_fw-la inharentâ—m_fw-la quâ—_n incipimus_fw-la esse_fw-la iusti_fw-la &_o essiâ—imur_fw-la consortes_fw-la divinae_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o habâ—â—â—â—_n charitatem_fw-la diffusam_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la alteram_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la inharentem_fw-la sed_fw-la nobis_fw-la donatam_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la inquam_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la eius_fw-la meritum_fw-la simul_fw-la tempore_fw-la utraque_fw-la nobis_fw-la donatur_fw-la &_o utramque_fw-la attingimus_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la quòd_fw-la autem_fw-la deus_fw-la donaâ—erit_fw-la nobis_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la est_fw-la textus_fw-la apostoli_fw-la expressus_fw-la in_o epâ—stola_fw-la ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la qui_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la popercit_fw-la etc._n etc._n his_o reor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d posse_fw-la contradicere_fw-la restat_fw-la iam_fw-la inquirere_fw-la utranam_fw-la dibeamus_fw-la â—iti_fw-la &_o existimare_fw-la nos_fw-la iustificaricoram_fw-la deo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la sanctos_fw-la &_o iustos_fw-la haberi_fw-la ea_fw-la inquum_fw-la institia_fw-la quae_fw-la deceat_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la oculis_fw-la dei_fw-la satisfacias_fw-la a_o hac_fw-la iustitia_fw-la &_o charitate_fw-la nobis_fw-la inhaerente_fw-la a_o potius_fw-la iustitâ—â—_n christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la donata_fw-la &_o imputata_fw-la ego_fw-la prorsus_fw-la existimo_fw-la piè_fw-la &_o christianè_fw-la dici_fw-la quòd_fw-la debeamus_fw-la niti_fw-la niti_fw-la inquam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la restabili_fw-la quae_fw-la certò_fw-la nos_fw-la sustentat_fw-la iustitia_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la donata_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la nobis_fw-la inharente_n haec_fw-la etenim_fw-la nostra_fw-la iustitia_fw-la est_fw-la inchoata_fw-la &_o imperfecta_fw-la quae_fw-la tueri_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quin_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la offendamus_fw-la quin_fw-la assiduè_fw-la peccemus_fw-la ac_fw-la propterea_fw-la indigeamus_fw-la oratione_fw-la qua_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la petamus_fw-la dimitti_fw-la nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la idcirâ—o_o in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la ob_fw-la hanc_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la haberi_fw-la iusti_fw-la &_o boni_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la deceret_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la bonos_fw-es &_o sanctos_fw-la sed_fw-la iustitia_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la donata_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la iustitia_fw-la quae_fw-la omnino_fw-la placet_fw-la oeulis_fw-la dei_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la nihâ—l_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la deum_fw-la offendat_fw-la quod_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la summopere_fw-la placeat_fw-la hac_fw-la ergo_fw-la sola_fw-la certa_fw-la &_o stabili_fw-la nobis_fw-la nitendum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la eam_fw-la solam_fw-la credere_fw-la nos_fw-la iustificari_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la iustos_fw-la haberi_fw-la &_o dici_fw-la iustos_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la preciosus_fw-la ille_fw-la christianorum_fw-la the_o saurus_fw-la quem_fw-la qui_fw-la invenit_fw-la vendit_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la emat_fw-la illum_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la preciosa_fw-la margarita_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la invenit_fw-la linquit_fw-la omne_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la habeat_fw-la etc._n etc._n ind_n est_fw-la quòd_fw-la experimento_fw-la videmus_fw-la viros_fw-la sanctos_fw-la qui_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o sanctitate_fw-la proficiunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la minus_fw-la sibi_fw-la placent_fw-la ac_fw-la propterea_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la se_fw-la indigere_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o iustitia_fw-la christi_fw-la sibi_fw-la donata_fw-la ideoque_fw-la so_o relinquunt_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la christo_fw-la incumbunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la ob_fw-la eam_fw-la accidit_fw-la causam_fw-la quòd_fw-la facti_fw-la sanctiores_fw-la minus_fw-la videant_fw-la quam_fw-la prius_fw-la neque_fw-la quoniam_fw-la facti_fw-la sint_fw-la animo_fw-la dimissiori_fw-la &_o viliori_fw-la imò_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o sanctitate_fw-la proficiunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la maiori_fw-la sunt_fw-la animo_fw-la tantò_fw-la sunt_fw-la perspicaciores_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la facti_fw-la perspicaciores_fw-la magis_fw-la intuentur_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la &_o iustitiae_fw-la ipsis_fw-la inhaerentis_fw-la tenuitatem_fw-la cum_fw-la qua_fw-la perspiciunt_fw-la multas_fw-la maculas_fw-la quae_fw-la corum_fw-la oculos_fw-la factos_fw-la perspicaciores_fw-la magis_fw-la offendunt_fw-la ac_fw-la propterea_fw-la reipsa_fw-la cognoscunt_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la nitendum_fw-la esse_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la charitate_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la sibi_fw-la inhaerente_fw-la sed_fw-la confugiendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la christi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la donatam_fw-la quae_fw-la nitantur_fw-la &_o incumbant_fw-la we_o attain_v say_v he_o to_o a_o double_a righteousness_n the_o one_o inherent_a in_o we_o whereby_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v just_a and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o have_v charity_n shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n the_o other_o not_o inherent_a but_o give_v we_o with_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n i_o say_v of_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o merit_n both_o be_v give_v we_o at_o one_o time_n and_o we_o attain_v both_o of_o they_o by_o faith_n and_o that_o god_n have_v give_v we_o christ_n and_o with_o he_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o roman_n 32._o these_o thing_n i_o suppose_v none_o can_v contradict_v it_o remain_v then_o to_o inquire_v whether_o of_o these_o two_o we_o be_v to_o trust_v unto_o and_o to_o be_v esteem_v justify_v before_o god_n for_o my_o part_n say_v he_o i_o think_v it_o agreeable_a both_o to_o piety_n and_o christianity_n to_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o rely_v to_o rely_v i_o say_v upon_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n give_v unto_o we_o as_o upon_o a_o most_o firm_a foundation_n which_o do_v sure_o sustain_v we_o and_o not_o upon_o holiness_n and_o grace_n inherent_a in_o us._n thus_o contarenus_n and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o book_n hac_fw-la sola_fw-la inquit_fw-la certa_fw-la stabili_fw-la nobis_fw-la nitendum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la eam_fw-la solam_fw-la credere_fw-la nos_fw-la iustificari_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la
but_o of_o that_o wicked_a simon_n peter_n know_v that_o repentance_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n be_v a_o special_a mean_n to_o procure_v pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o exhort_v simon_n to_o repent_v and_o pray_v yet_o withal_o peter_n know_v that_o not_o every_o repentance_n obtain_v pardon_n at_o god_n hand_n no_o more_o than_o that_o of_o judas_n or_o that_o of_o esan_n who_o for_o all_o his_o tear_n be_v reject_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v vega_n judgement_n upon_o this_o place_n cur_n prophetae_fw-la esti_fw-la &_o petrus_n qui_fw-la constantissimè_fw-la praedicabant_fw-la deum_fw-la misericordem_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o valdè_fw-la praestabilem_fw-la super_fw-la hominum_fw-la malitijs_fw-la istis_fw-la haeâ—itationis_fw-la notis_fw-la utebantur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la docerent_fw-la non_fw-la leviter_fw-la oportere_fw-la credere_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la iustificatos_fw-la neque_fw-la statim_fw-la ad_fw-la qualemcunque_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la debere_fw-la nobis-mâ—tipsis_a promit_fw-la lere_n remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la that_o be_v why_o do_v those_o prophet_n and_o peter_n who_o most_o constant_o preach_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a and_o very_o ready_a to_o forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n use_v these_o note_n of_o hesitation_n or_o doubt_v but_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o light_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v nor_o present_o upon_o any_o kind_n of_o repentance_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o pardon_v of_o our_o sin_n thus_o far_o vega_n inference_n be_v pretty_a tolerable_a refer_v his_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n to_o any_o sleight_n or_o over_o repentance_n herein_o he_o jump_v with_o that_o which_o we_o say_v even_o now_o of_o judas_n and_o esan_n repentance_n and_o beside_o faith_n of_o justification_n be_v not_o a_o light_a belief_n but_o shall_v we_o hear_v vega_n express_v his_o mind_n clear_o and_o ingenuous_o without_o any_o ambiguity_n he_o add_v mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la ingenâ—è_fw-la diâ—am_fw-la quod_fw-la sentio_fw-la sic_fw-la olim_fw-la locâ—ti_fw-la prophetae_fw-la isti_fw-la videntur_fw-la ut_fw-la iam_fw-la tum_fw-la deterrerent_fw-la iustos_fw-la ab_fw-la ista_fw-la certitudine_fw-la remissionis_fw-la suorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la quam_fw-la quidam_fw-la his_fw-la temporibus_fw-la iustificatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la perswadere_fw-mi moliti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la forma_fw-la loquentes_fw-la arma_fw-la nobis_fw-la subministrasse_fw-la videntur_fw-la quibus_fw-la omnes_fw-la hos_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la dicam_fw-la certitudinarios_fw-la reâ—inceremus_fw-la that_o be_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o i_o may_v ingenuous_o speak_v what_o i_o think_v those_o prophet_n do_v heretofore_o speak_v thus_o that_o they_o may_v then_o scare_v righteous_a man_n from_o that_o certainty_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o certainty_n certain_a in_o these_o time_n have_v labour_v to_o persuade_v all_o those_o that_o be_v justify_v of_o and_o speak_v in_o that_o form_n they_o seem_v to_o convey_v weapon_n into_o our_o hand_n whereby_o we_o shall_v vanquish_v all_o these_o certitudinary_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v or_o patronizer_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n now_o welfare_n vega_n yet_o for_o his_o candid_a ingenuity_n that_o he_o utter_v his_o mind_n plain_o as_o he_o think_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a else_o that_o ever_o we_o shall_v have_v discover_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o this_o point_n as_o first_o to_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a and_o to_o draw_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o example_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o nabuchadnezzar_n simon_n magus_n and_o such_o like_a that_o because_o their_o repentance_n be_v doubtful_a and_o so_o consequent_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o therefore_o the_o righteous_a and_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v deter_v and_o afraid_a of_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n upon_o 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