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the_o article_n which_o he_o be_v here_o defend_v be_v found_v and_o consider_v one_o passage_n therein_o which_o perhaps_o he_o may_v before_o overlook_v and_o then_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o conder_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o article_n the_o passage_n be_v this_o the_o council_n do_v there_o declare_v that_o concupiscence_n do_v still_o remain_v even_o in_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v and_o do_v further_a declare_v that_o st._n paul_n do_v sometime_o call_v this_o concupiscence_n sin._n but_o though_o the_o apostle_n do_v so_o yet_o the_o council_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o catholic_n church_n no_o doubt_n the_o roman_n catholic_n do_v never_o think_v it_o to_o be_v so_o and_o if_o any_o one_o think_v otherwise_o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o decree_n the_o council_n pretend_v to_o have_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whether_o they_o have_v or_o no_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v grant_v but_o it_o be_v confess_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o st._n paul_n be_v inspire_v from_o above_o and_o if_o so_o then_o how_o come_v the_o council_n and_o he_o to_o be_v at_o odds_o in_o this_o matter_n either_o the_o apostle_n or_o the_o council_n be_v in_o the_o wrong_n for_o both_o part_n of_o a_o contradiction_n can_v be_v true_a now_o whether_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n paul_n or_o that_o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v the_o better_a one_o will_v think_v be_v no_o very_a hard_a question_n st._n austin_n i_o be_o sure_a do_v not_o think_v it_o be_v for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o positive_a as_o he_o be_v 19_o aug_n ad_fw-la hieron_n epist_n 19_o when_o he_o say_v the_o authority_n of_o st._n paul_n be_v to_o i_o instead_o of_o all_o the_o father_n and_o above_o all_o the_o father_n to_o he_o i_o flee_v and_o to_o he_o i_o appeal_v from_o all_o other_o doctor_n whatsoever_o ii_o concern_v justification_n he_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o what_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v define_v 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justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n where_o to_o be_v justify_v free_o and_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n be_v synonymous_n expression_n and_o imply_v no_o more_o but_o that_o god_n do_v free_o and_o without_o any_o merit_n of_o we_o send_v his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o sinner_n and_o by_o his_o death_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o divine_a justice_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o obtain_v such_o grace_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n that_o our_o sin_n may_v be_v pardon_v and_o we_o justify_v before_o he_o whence_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a that_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v any_o intrinsical_v righteousness_n of_o our_o own_o but_o the_o free_a grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o accept_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n instead_o of_o we_o and_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o we_o through_o faith_n for_o our_o justification_n and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n after_o he_o have_v a_o little_a more_o explain_v himself_o 28._o verse_n 28._o conclude_v say_v therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_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 as_o for_o his_o other_o scripture_n which_o he_o bring_v in_o as_o a_o auxiliary_a proof_n it_o be_v quite_o foreign_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o the_o apostle_n there_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o justify_v grace_n nor_o indeed_o of_o any_o grace_n if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n strict_o for_o the_o word_n there_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o the_o other_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v not_o grace_n but_o a_o gift_n and_o the_o gift_n which_o he_o there_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n to_o stir_v up_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o preach_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v be_v sure_o courageous_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o exercise_v that_o ministerial_a function_n which_o thou_o have_v receive_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o my_o hand_n 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