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remain_v for_o i_o no_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o in_o the_o sole_a mercy_n 7._o of_o jesus_n christ._n so_o that_o the_o very_a arch-pontificians_a themselves_o in_o their_o death_n when_o their_o conscience_n be_v make_v their_o judge_n renounce_v their_o own_o doctrine_n &_o seem_v to_o desire_v to_o die_v good_a protestant_n like_o balaam_n who_o wish_v he_o may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o i_o can_v see_v by_o what_o way_n such_o double_a wanderer_n can_v come_v to_o heaven_n because_o as_o in_o their_o life_n they_o deny_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n so_o in_o their_o death_n they_o be_v for_o aught_o we_o may_v deem_v devoid_a of_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n dye_v they_o not_o in_o a_o most_o preposterous_a malice_n and_o envy_v they_o will_v go_v to_o heaven_n but_o will_v pull_v the_o ladder_n after_o they_o lest_o the_o simple_a people_n shall_v follow_v they_o so_o the_o hypocritical_a pharisee_n who_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n neither_o go_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_v 13._o those_o that_o will_v to_o enter_v in_o thus_o the_o testimony_n of_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v the_o vanity_n and_o falsehood_n of_o their_o justification_n by_o their_o inherent_a righteousness_n but_o yet_o for_o more_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o confutation_n of_o this_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o popery_n let_v we_o take_v a_o brief_a view_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o opinion_n which_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v have_v concern_v their_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n abraham_n the_o father_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o faithful_a for_o all_o his_o work_n yet_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v of_o he_o rom._n 4._o 2._o for_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n this_o only_a testimony_n may_v stand_v 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heart_n yet_o he_o profess_v psal._n 71._o 15._o etc._n etc._n my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o thy_o salvation_n all_o the_o day_n for_o i_o know_v not_o the_o number_n that_o be_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o i_o will_v go_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n and_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n even_o of_o thy_o only_a and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o psalm_n in_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n let_v i_o never_o be_v put_v to_o confusion_n deliver_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o psalm_n 89._o 16._o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a he_o say_v in_o thy_o name_n shall_v they_o rejoice_v all_o the_o day_n and_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v they_o make_v their_o boast_n and_o upon_o the_o 32._o psalm_n paul_n have_v these_o word_n as_o a_o commentary_n of_o david_n word_n rom._n 4._o 6._o even_o as_o david_n also_o describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n 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