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benedicti_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la percipite_fw-la regnum_fw-la etc._n etc._n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o three_o office_n and_o action_n of_o a_o judge_n which_o christ_n shall_v exercise_v be_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n which_o after_o examination_n of_o their_o crime_n god_n shall_v pronounce_v against_o wicked_a christian_n and_o faythless_a infidel_n also_o because_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v condemn_v 16._o mar._n 16._o and_o this_o sentence_n shall_v be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n and_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n in_o those_o terrible_a word_n also_o which_o the_o evangelist_n have_v set_v down_o item_fw-la maledicti_fw-la in_o
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the_o supper_n and_o penance_n be_v sacrament_n to_o begin_v therefore_o with_o baptism_n the_o external_a rite_n we_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o three_o of_o saint_n john_n and_o the_o last_o of_o saint_n matthew_n which_o be_v water_n and_o wash_n the_o commandment_n and_o institution_n be_v prove_v out_o of_o these_o word_n unless_o a_o man_n be_v regenerate_v of_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 3._o io._n 3._o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o this_o sacrament_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n propose_v in_o those_o word_n he_o who_o believe_v and_o shall_v be_v baptize_v 16._o mar._n 16._o shall_v be_v save_v and_o to_o go_v on_o with_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o external_a rite_n of_o this_o sacrament_n be_v bread_n and_o wine_n or_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n the_o institution_n and_o commandment_n be_v contain_v in_o those_o word_n 15._o mat._n 26.1_o cor._n 15._o d_o you_o this_o in_o commemoratâ—n_n of_o i_o 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grace_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n wherefore_o saint_n paul_n know_v that_o infallible_o that_o external_a rite_n give_v grace_n but_o it_o can_v not_o give_v grace_n if_o christ_n have_v not_o institute_v it_o to_o that_o end_n and_o s._n paul_n will_v not_o have_v praesume_v to_o have_v use_v it_o to_o that_o end_n if_o christ_n have_v not_o command_v and_o institute_v it_o 1._o aug_n l._n â—_o count_v ep_v parn_n c_o 13._o l_o â—_o de_fw-fr bap_n c._n 1._o ergo_fw-la this_o external_a rite_n be_v institute_v and_o command_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n we_o gatther_o by_o the_o performance_n because_o saint_v paul_n say_v that_o timothy_n have_v receive_v grace_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 5._o ephes_n 5._o that_o matrimony_n also_o be_v a_o sacrament_n saint_n paul_n will_v witness_v who_o because_o this_o seem_v most_o
justice_n be_v the_o justice_n of_o all_o man_n and_o that_o if_o all_o man_n be_v not_o just_a by_o it_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o by_o faith_n they_o do_v not_o apprehend_v it_o if_o then_o the_o great_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n do_v upon_o a_o sudden_a apprehend_v that_o christ_n justice_n be_v his_o then_o be_v he_o justify_v without_o any_o other_o paenaunce_n from_o all_o his_o former_a sin_n and_o if_o he_o hold_v fast_a this_o apprehension_n he_o need_v not_o care_n for_o amendment_n of_o life_n but_o he_o may_v lance_n into_o a_o sea_n of_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n and_o never_o fear_v drown_a because_o while_o he_o apprehend_v christ_n justice_n to_o be_v he_o he_o be_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n gal._n comment_fw-fr 2._o 〈◊〉_d c._n 2._o gal._n and_o so_o as_o luther_n say_v he_o need_v not_o respect_n what_o he_o himself_o have_v do_v or_o do_v but_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v because_o say_v luther_n faith_n respect_v not_o what_o i_o have_v do_v what_o i_o have_v sin_v what_o i_o have_v deserve_v but_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v and_o deserve_v wâ—_a h_o be_v to_o loose_v the_o bridle_n to_o all_o vice_n because_o if_o we_o respect_n only_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v we_o need_v not_o care_v what_o we_o ourselves_o do_v wherefore_o although_o luther_n some_o time_n for_o very_a shame_n of_o the_o world_n affirm_v that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a and_o that_o true_a faith_n can_v not_o be_v without_o they_o yet_o because_o he_o seethe_v that_o in_o thus_o say_v he_o speak_v with_o no_o consequence_n sometime_o he_o grant_v in_o plain_a word_n the_o conclusion_n which_o i_o have_v infer_v to_o wit_n that_o if_o faith_n only_o justifi_v good_a work_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v cal._n in_o c._n 2._o cal._n these_o be_v his_o word_n which_o shall_v be_v my_o conclusion_n sola_fw-la fides_fw-la christi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la 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