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hierome_n pronounce_v against_o those_o 3._o who_o not_o believe_v in_o christ_n do_v yet_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v valiant_a and_o wise_a temperate_a or_o just_a that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o no_o man_n do_v live_v without_o christ_n without_o who_o all_o virtue_n be_v account_v vice_n and_o prosper_v against_o cassianus_n a_o patron_n of_o the_o freewill_n of_o the_o semipelagian_n 13._o it_o appear_v say_v he_o most_o manifest_o that_o there_o dwell_v no_o virtue_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o ungodly_a but_o that_o all_o their_o work_n be_v unclean_a and_o pollute_a who_o have_v wisdom_n not_o spiritual_a but_o animal_n not_o heavenly_a but_o earthly_a not_o christian_n but_o diabolical_a not_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n but_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n while_o by_o those_o very_a thing_n which_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v but_o by_o god_n give_v they_o be_v make_v subject_a to_o he_o who_o do_v first_o fall_v from_o god_n ibid._n neither_o 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we_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o no_o virtue_n for_o without_o this_o good_a there_o be_v nothing_o good_a without_o this_o light_n there_o be_v nothing_o lightsome_a without_o this_o wisdom_n there_o be_v nothing_o sound_a without_o this_o righteousness_n there_o be_v nothing_o right_a so_o fulgentius_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o incarnation_n and_o grace_n of_o christ._n 26._o if_o unto_o some_o who_o do_v know_v god_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n that_o knowledge_n do_v profit_v nothing_o unto_o salvation_n how_o can_v they_o be_v just_a with_o god_n which_o do_v so_o keep_v some_o goodness_n in_o their_o manner_n and_o work_n that_o yet_o they_o refer_v it_o not_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o charity_n in_o who_o there_o may_v be_v indeed_o some_o good_a thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o equity_n of_o humane_a society_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o do_v by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n profit_n they_o can_v and_o maxentius_n in_o the_o 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