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they_o will_v be_v justify_v in_o deed_n this_o be_v s._n paul_n doctrine_n throughout_o all_o his_o epistle_n who_o show_v that_o god_n work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o work_v to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v will_v effectual_o 2.13_o phil._n 2.13_o and_o all_o for_o his_o own_o good_a will_v he_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_n i_o ask_v then_o where_o be_v free_a will_n he_o work_v in_o we_o to_o work_v they_o i_o ask_v where_o be_v merit_n he_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_n and_o to_o work_v and_o all_o and_o they_o i_o ask_v where_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o man_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o willer_n nor_o in_o the_o runner_n but_o of_o god_n that_o take_v mercy_n 9_o rom._n 9_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o willer_n and_o then_o i_o ask_v once_o again_o where_o be_v free_a will_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o runner_n and_o then_o where_o be_v work_n and_o worthiness_n of_o work_n if_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o runner_n nor_o in_o the_o willer_n but_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la rhem._n not_o rom._n cap._n 9.16_o vers_fw-la because_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o either_o of_o both_o these_o but_o in_o they_o and_o withal_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o then_o see_v if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o sentence_n will_v be_v true_a if_o we_o turn_v it_o backward_o thus_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o runner_n and_o in_o the_o willer_n because_o as_o the_o papist_n say_v all_o be_v not_o in_o mercy_n but_o part_n in_o mercy_n and_o part_n in_o fee_n will_v part_n in_o work_n part_n in_o merit_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v aswell_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o mercy_n but_o in_o merit_n in_o work_n will_n and_o well_o deserve_v the_o adversary_n will_v seem_v to_o favour_v much_o catholic_a word_n and_o catholic_a manner_n of_o speak_v be_v there_o ever_o catholic_a or_o christian_a under_o heaven_n that_o speak_v thus_o as_o 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