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otherwise_o shall_v do_v absolute_a injury_n and_o mean_v not_o to_o deny_v that_o suppose_n god_n gracious_a promise_n of_o reward_v work_n and_o assistance_n in_o do_v they_o heaven_n be_v due_a to_o they_o of_o some_o justice_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v some_o injury_n if_o he_o do_v not_o give_v heaven_n for_o as_o s._n austin_n say_v 7._o s._n augustin_n to_o 7._o l._n 4._o con_v julian._n c._n 3._o god_n himself_o shall_v be_v unjust_a if_o the_o true_a just_a be_v not_o admit_v to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o same_o insinuate_v s._n paul_n when_o 10._o s._n paul_n heb._n â—_o v._o 10._o write_v to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o say_v god_n be_v not_o unjust_a to_o forget_v their_o work_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v do_v some_o injustice_n if_o he_o shall_v forget_v it_o 9_o next_o he_o cit_v his_o word_n serm_v 67._o in_o 71._o pag._n 71._o canti_fw-la it_o want_v to_o grace_v whatsoever_o thou_o ascribe_v to_o merit_n i_o will_v no_o merit_n which_o exclude_v grace_n i_o abhor_v whatsoever_o be_v of_o i_o unless_o perhaps_o that_o be_v more_o i_o which_o make_v i_o my_o own_o grace_n restore_v i_o to_o myself_o free_o iustify_v and_o so_o deliver_v from_o slavery_n of_o sin_n here_o bel_n note_v diverse_a thing_n against_o all_o merit_n &_o 65._o pag._n 72._o untruth_n 65._o avouch_v most_o false_o s._n bernard_n to_o renounce_v all_o merit_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o whereas_o the_o b._n saint_n speak_v only_o against_o mere_a human_a merit_n do_v by_o our_o own_o power_n without_o assistance_n of_o grace_n such_o say_v he_o exclude_v grace_n and_o be_v of_o our_o own_o and_o such_o indeed_o he_o and_o all_o catholic_n renounce_v and_o leave_v to_o the_o pelagian_n but_o willing_o he_o accept_v such_o merit_n as_o proceed_v from_o grace_n and_o as_o he_o speak_v make_v i_o my_o own_o 10._o last_o he_o allege_v his_o word_n serm_v 71._o pag._n 71._o 68_o in_o cant._n so_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o thou_o shall_v now_o ask_v by_o what_o merit_v we_o hope_v 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merit_n suffice_v not_o uz_o without_o god_n mercy_n of_o pardon_v our_o sin_n and_o gracious_a promise_n of_o reward_v they_o which_o be_v only_o to_o deny_v absolute_a &_o perfect_a equal_a merit_n which_o we_o also_o with_o he_o deny_v but_o mark_v good_a reader_n how_o bel_n who_o before_o admit_v our_o merit_n in_o a_o 61._o pag._n 61._o godly_a sense_n now_o plain_o avouch_v they_o to_o be_v no_o merit_n which_o plain_o discry_v his_o godly_a sense_n of_o expound_v merit_n by_o impetration_n to_o be_v a_o ungodly_a shift_n of_o his_o for_n to_o delude_v the_o authority_n of_o father_n express_o avouch_v merit_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o his_o proof_n out_o of_o father_n now_o let_v we_o view_v his_o proof_n out_o of_o popish_a writer_n chap._n vi_o bell_n argument_n out_o of_o late_a catholic_a writer_n against_o condign_a merit_n answer_v the_o first_o papist_n which_o bell_n cit_v be_v s._n thomas_n pag._n 72._o s._n thomas_n thomas_n 1._o 2._o 4._o 114._o at_o 1._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o between_o god_n and_o man_n there_o be_v most_o great_a inequality_n for_o there_o be_v infinite_a distance_n between_o they_o all_o the_o good_a which_o be_v man_n be_v from_o god_n wherefore_o man_v justice_n receive_v of_o god_n can_v not_o be_v according_a to_o absolute_a equality_n but_o according_a to_o a_o certain_a proportion_n to_o wit_n in_o as_o much_o as_o either_o work_v according_a to_o his_o manner_n but_o the_o manner_n and_o measure_n of_o human_a power_n in_o man_n be_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o man_n merit_n before_o god_n can_v not_o be_v but_o according_a to_o the_o supposal_n of_o god_n ordinance_n to_o wit_n so_o that_o man_n obtain_v of_o god_n by_o his_o work_n that_o as_o a_o reward_n to_o which_o god_n have_v design_v he_o power_n to_o work_v hence_o bel_n infer_v 73._o pag._n 73._o diverse_a thing_n 1._o that_o s._n thomas_n tell_v we_o that_o where_o there_o be_v not_o perfect_a equality_n there_o be_v no_o 67_o untruth_n 67_o merit_n 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