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which_o in_o vain_a our_o faith_n lay_v claim_v unto_o unless_o in_o the_o right_n of_o some_o antecede_a work_n either_o our_o own_o or_o some_o other_o in_o our_o behalf_n it_o be_v first_o merit_v for_o we_o he_o which_o believe_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n lay_v hold_v on_o life_n without_o a_o ground_n precede_v for_o his_o claim_n thereunto_o be_v a_o robber_n rather_o than_o a_o believer_n and_o do_v rather_o steal_v heaven_n than_o deserve_v it_o though_o he_o be_v not_o likely_a so_o to_o speed_v 20._o for_o in_o heaven_n thief_n break_v not_o through_o nor_o steal_v again_o suppose_v faith_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o work_n shall_v merit_v that_o which_o until_o merit_a can_v in_o truth_n be_v never_o by_o faith_n apprehend_v yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o nothing_o can_v merit_v for_o another_o any_o far_a than_o as_o it_o be_v his_o own_o proper_a work_n 29._o faith_n therefore_o be_v not_o within_o the_o compass_n either_o of_o natural_a or_o of_o acquire_v endowment_n but_o proceed_v from_o a_o supernatural_a and_o infuse_a grace_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o even_o so_o it_o can_v possible_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o any_o virtue_n or_o efficacy_n of_o its_o own_o for_o as_o he_o which_o bestow_v money_n on_o his_o poor_a friend_n and_o after_o for_o that_o money_n sell_v he_o land_n far_o beyond_o the_o value_n of_o the_o money_n which_o he_o give_v may_v be_v thus_o far_o say_v rather_o to_o multiply_v and_o change_v his_o gift_n than_o to_o receive_v a_o price_n for_o they_o so_o god_n bestow_v eternal_a life_n on_o man_n upon_o the_o condition_n of_o believe_a 25._o the_o ability_n whereunto_o he_o himself_o have_v first_o bestow_v and_o between_o which_o life_n and_o faith_n there_o be_v a_o infinite_a disproportion_n of_o worth_n may_v be_v say_v rather_o to_o heap_v his_o gift_n than_o to_o bargain_n and_o compact_n for_o they_o rather_o to_o double_v his_o free_a bounty_n than_o to_o reward_v man_n impotent_a merit_n unless_o 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and_o reconcilement_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o god_n 2._o a_o price_n be_v pay_v and_o that_o so_o precious_a as_o that_o the_o confluence_n of_o all_o create_a wealth_n into_o one_o sum_n can_v carry_v the_o estimate_n of_o one_o farthing_n in_o comparison_n of_o it_o and_o indeed_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o price_n more_o valuable_a than_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v to_o ransom_n so_o many_o soul_n the_o loss_n of_o the_o least_o whereof_o can_v by_v the_o 2d_o purchase_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v countervail_v a_o price_n it_o be_v valuable_a only_o by_o he_o that_o pay_v and_o receive_v it_o by_o we_o to_o be_v enjoy_v and_o adore_v by_o god_n only_o to_o be_v measure_v neither_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o the_o truth_n and_o constancy_n of_o god_n law_n with_o the_o sacrednesse_n and_o majesty_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o suffer_v violation_n and_o not_o revenge_v it_o and_o when_o all_o his_o attribute_n be_v iâ—_n he_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o magnify_v his_o mercy_n not_o by_o the_o satisfaction_n but_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o so_o to_o set_v his_o own_o unity_n at_o variance_n with_o itself_o mercy_n and_o truth_n righteousness_n and_o peace_n they_o be_v in_o man_n redemption_n to_o kiss_v and_o not_o to_o quarrel_v with_o each_o other_o god_n diâ—_n not_o disunite_v his_o attribute_n when_o he_o do_v reunite_v his_o church_n unto_o himself_o a_o price_n than_o be_v pay_v unto_o god_n justice_n and_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o 14._o purchase_n by_o christ_n buy_v but_o still_o unto_o we_o a_o gift_n not_o by_o any_o pain_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o we_o attain_v unto_o but_o only_o by_o he_o who_o be_v 32._o himself_o give_v unto_o we_o that_o together_o with_o himself_o he_o may_v give_v we_o all_o thing_n he_o unto_o who_o i_o
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