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epist._n luke_n 4._o the_o last_o chap._n of_o the_o apocal._n 1._o timo._n exod._n 1â—_n john_n 4._o hyperbole_n be_v call_v a_o excessive_a vehemency_n of_o speech_n whereunto_o the_o apology_n of_o haddon_n have_v especial_a regard_n exod._n 32._o rom._n 9_o rom._n 6._o how_o we_o ought_v to_o esteem_v of_o the_o sacrament_n exit_fw-la opere_fw-la operat_fw-la rom._n 4._o rom._n 10._o sacrament_n be_v token_n of_o salvation_n but_o do_v not_o work_v salvation_n 1._o cor._n 1._o confession_n sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n two_o sacrament_n auricular_a confession_n heb._n 9.10_o act_n 2._o james_n the_o last_o chap._n osorius_n james._n 1._o psal._n 22.30_o deut._n 32._o mercenary_a confession_n john_n 1._o luke_n 17._o 1._o cor._n 4._o luce._n 16._o 1._o tim._n ult_v add_v hebâ—_n ult._n ezech._n 33._o apoc._n 21._o apoc._n 3_o apoc._n 1_o apoc._n 5._o math._n 28._o ad_fw-la cor._n 4._o psal._n 51._o a_o true_a form_n of_o confession_n out_o of_o david_n public_a confession_n luce._n 15._o a_o example_n of_o private_a confession_n in_o the_o prodicall_a son_n heb._n 4._o esay_n 11._o 1._o tim._n 3_o the_o place_n of_o esay_n wrongful_o wrest_v by_o osorius_n luke_n 10._o esay_n 11._o the_o place_n of_o esay_n explain_v of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o euchariste_n osori_fw-la tullyes_n countersaite_n cicero_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deoâ—um_fw-la act_n 1._o hebr._n 1._o osori_fw-la prolopopoâ—ia_n against_o peter_n martyr_n the_o answer_n of_o peter_n martyr_n against_o the_o prolopopoâ—ia_n of_o osorius_n 1._o cor._n 11._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 1._o cor._n 10._o act_n 1._o john_n 6._o john_n 6._o john_n 6._o august_n de_fw-fr doct_n christi_fw-la tertullian_n what_o time_n transubstantiation_n be_v bring_v in_o first_o a_o show_n of_o osorius_n pride_n cyprian_a act_n 2._o act_n 20._o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o transubstantiation_n pope_n innocentius_n the_o thyrd_o 1._o cor._n 14._o of_o unknowen_a and_o strange_a tongue_n in_o church_n ibidem_fw-la gallat_n 4._o phil._n 3._o luke_n 11._o math._n 33._o osori_fw-la fol._n 69._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 14._o luke_n 3._o 1._o cor._n 14._o john_n 21._o luce._n 4._o 2._o timo._n 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o scripture_n ignorance_n accord_v tâ—_n osoriuâ—_n john_n 4._o james._n 1._o peter_n 1._o psal._n 12.19_o 1._o peter_n 1._o of_o christ_n be_v a_o king_n and_o a_o bishop_n 1._o pet._n 2._o a_o kingly_a power_n rom._n 13._o 1._o tim._n 2._o to_o the_o hebrews_n every_o where_o a_o show_n of_o osorius_n slanderous_a speech_n the_o book_n of_o osorius_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la cardinal_n pool_n judgement_n of_o osorius_n book_n of_o justitia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v say_v gregor_n lib._n â—_o epist._n â—0_n 24._o lib._n 7._o epist_n 3â—_n lib._n 4._o epist._n 34._o 38._o 36._o etc._n etc._n to_o be_v convenient_o distant_a dominari_fw-la rom._n 14._o a_o miserable_a distinction_n of_o osorius_n how_o far_o &_o in_o what_o cause_n king_n do_v bean_n rule_v 1._o timo._n 2._o peter_n 1.2_o ilâ—â—ne_n illi_fw-la false_a latin_a in_o osorius_n put_v illi_fw-la for_o illos_fw-la ofori_n rail_v against_o our_o bishop_n of_o england_n 1._o timo._n 3._o thersites_n a_o notable_a brauler_n homer_n in_o iliad_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n and_o paralipom_n the_o court_n of_o prince_n subject_a to_o flatterer_n the_o pope_n parasite_n king_n henry_n the_o viij_o sueto_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o nero._n rom._n 13._o rom._n 13._o math._n 17._o â—uce_n 20._o wherein_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n consist_v numb_a 16._o distinct._n 22._o cap._n omnes_fw-la decree_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n the_o pope_n power_n martin_n bucer_n peter_n martyr_n the_o idol_n of_o rome_n the_o book_n of_o osorius_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la ten_o cardinal_n poole_n his_o judgement_n of_o osorius_n his_o book_n this_o word_n osor._n signify_v bold_a in_o the_o portugal_n tongue_n ascham_n stammer_v of_o â—he_n tongue_n turn_v upon_o osorius_n neck_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o justification_n psal._n 13._o psal._n 50._o rom._n 13._o rom._n 11._o math._n 11._o gallat_n 3._o 1._o john_n 1._o 1._o peter_n 1._o apoc._n 1_o 1._o cor._n 1._o rom._n 7._o rom._n 8._o luke_n 5._o rom._n 10._o rom._n 8._o rom._n 13._o plinius_n lib._n 35._o cap._n 10._o that_o be_v to_o say_v come_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n the_o decease_n of_o m._n haddon_n osoria_n melancholycke_a brauler_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o osorius_n work_n brief_o comprehend_v in_o three_o word_n exclamation_n of_o osorius_n against_o luther_n osorius_n pag._n 141._o the_o doctrine_n of_o desperation_n whether_o be_v it_o more_o proper_a to_o the_o papist_n or_o to_o the_o lutheran_n john_n eckius_fw-la with_o other_o henry_n second_o french_z king_n his_o death_n the_o affiance_n and_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n wherein_o be_v it_o to_o be_v place_v two_o kind_n of_o desperation_n the_o end_n and_o office_n of_o the_o law_n the_o law_n unprofitable_a to_o salvation_n a_o wholesome_a kind_n of_o trust_n and_o mistrust_v osori_fw-la pag._n 141._o the_o trust_n of_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o promise_n &_o not_o upon_o the_o law_n ergo_fw-la the_o more_o assure_v promise_v make_v before_o the_o law_n and_o without_o the_o law_n galat._n 3_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n free_a and_o simple_a without_o condition_n fayth_n only_a how_o it_o do_v exclude_v and_o not_o exclude_v good_a work_n tertull._n actc._n 24._o christian_n peace_n and_o affiance_n rom._n 5._o ephes._n 3_o hebr._n 4._o john_n 16._o galat._n 4._o esay_n 35._o esay_n 61._o esay_n 52._o jerem._n 23._o 32._o ezech._n 39_o rom._n 4._o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o faith_n levit._fw-la 18._o psal._n 142._o the_o affiance_n of_o work_n barnard_n how_o far_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n come_v short_a to_o true_a righteousness_n augustine_n aug._n confess_v lib._n 9_o cap._n â—3_n gregor_n in_o job._n cap._n 9_o gregor_n com._n cap_n 11._o barnardu_n osorius_n pag._n 142._o phillipica_fw-la august_n epist_n 105._o pag._n
142._o osori_fw-la exposition_n upon_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n pag._n 142._o wherein_o the_o savetie_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v accord_v to_o osorius_n pag._n 142._o phil._n 3._o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o justification_n accord_v to_o s._n paul_n rom._n 7._o rom._n 4._o rom._n 3._o ephes._n 2._o pag._n 143._o deut._n 4._o 5._o rom._n 2._o a_o double_a observation_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 27._o gallat_n 3._o james._n 2._o galat._n 3_o wherefore_o the_o law_n justifi_v not_o what_o work_n do_v signify_v by_o paul_n rom._n 4._o 5.2_o 3.7.9.13_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o jew_n pag._n 143._o the_o faith_n and_o righteousness_n of_o abraham_n rom._n 4._o gene._n 15._o rom._n 4._o the_o faith_n and_o righteousness_n of_o david_n psal._n 142._o the_o righteousness_n of_o job._n the_o faith_n and_o righteousness_n of_o paul_n phil._n 3._o the_o faith_n and_o righteousness_n of_o cornelius_n before_o god_n the_o scotfree_a young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n the_o pharisie_n pray_v in_o the_o temple_n nathaniel_n the_o true_a israelite_n the_o scope_n of_o paul_n disputation_n to_o the_o roman_n work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o moral_a law_n both_o be_v exclude_v from_o justification_n osori_fw-la do_v take_v the_o work_v exclude_v from_o justification_n for_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n pag._n 142._o â—_o 140._o â—_o faith_n have_v no_o place_n almost_o with_o osorius_n pag._n 143._o osori_fw-la objection_n confute_v osori_fw-la do_v err_v in_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n osori_fw-la paralogism_n from_o the_o insufficient_a enumeration_n of_o part_n the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n very_o hardly_o abrogate_a in_o the_o primitive_a church_n act_n 15._o the_o moral_a law_n abrogate_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o use_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o justification_n psal._n 142._o galat._n 3_o rom._n 4._o osori_fw-la judgement_n of_o justification_n the_o fruit_n of_o good_a work_n betwixt_o the_o papist_n &_o protestates_fw-la to_o be_v weigh_v indifferent_o the_o mark_n of_o true_a righteousness_n among_o the_o papist_n a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o praise_n of_o cicero_n and_o other_o ancient_a philosopher_n discourse_v upon_o virtue_n the_o difference_n between_o moral_a and_o christian_a philosophy_n the_o end_n of_o christian_a philosophy_n who_o osorius_n do_v chief_o imitate_v virtue_n to_o be_v embrace_v of_o all_o man_n true_a innocence_n in_o mankind_n lose_v long_o sithence_o osor._n objection_n confute_v by_o what_o mean_v we_o do_v recover_v true_a innocence_n psal._n 31._o how_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v geve_v righteousness_n to_o man_n bern._n in_o sermo_n 23._o super_fw-la cant._n basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o orig._n ad_fw-la rom._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 12._o aug._n epi._n 105._o ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la baunl_n in_o psal._n 32._o aug._n the_o civit_n lib._n 19_o cap._n 27._o aug._n retra_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 19_o jerome_n our_o salvation_n consist_v not_o in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o in_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n job._n even_o the_o most_o perfect_a work_n of_o man_n of_o no_o value_n with_o god_n paul_n david_n august_n in_o psal._n 94._o jer._n in_o esay_n cap._n 64._o luther_n defend_v against_o osorius_n osori_fw-la pag._n 141._o cicer._n tuscul_fw-la lib._n 3._o osori_fw-la accuse_v luther_n to_o be_v a_o epicurean_a pag._n 141._o how_o absurde_o osorius_n do_v compare_v luther_n with_o epicurus_n osorius_n rom._n 3._o luther_n false_o accuse_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o wicked_a boldness_n the_o opinion_n of_o schoolman_n and_o papist_n touch_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n be_v false_a &_o wicked_a hosius_n osorius_n rosfenfiâ—_n against_o luther_n congruum_fw-la condignum_fw-la conveniency_n and_o worthiness_n pag._n 141._o â—_o â—_o thess._n 5._o osori_fw-la ibid._n oâ—or_n cavil_v against_o the_o lutheran_n work_n a_o threefold_a lie_n of_o osorius_n disable_a of_o work_n desperation_n confidence_n after_o what_o manner_n luther_n teach_v confidence_n and_o desperation_n and_o how_o not_o pag._n 141._o 141._o the_o mark_n of_o osorius_n accusation_n consider_v pag._n 145._o two_o lie_v utter_v by_o osorius_n only_o faith_n do_v justâ—tie_a the_o testimony_n of_o most_o ancient_a writer_n touch_v only_a faith_n a_o argument_n from_o the_o proposition_n exponent_fw-la to_o the_o exclusive_a the_o vocable_n only_o ambr._n in_o 1._o cor._n 1._o chrisost._n in_o epist._n paul_n ad_fw-la galat._n cap._n 3._o chrisosto_n homel_n 4._o in_o timoth._n basil._n in_o homel_n de_fw-fr humilit_fw-la basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o theophil_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 3._o thom._n aquin_n in_o 1._o tim._n 1._o lect._n 3_o rom._n 3._o pag._n 145._o osori_fw-la his_o objection_n frame_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galat._n cap._n 5._o the_o answer_n bernarde_n rom._n 2._o the_o sum_n of_o paul_n disputation_n comprehend_v in_o one_o syllogism_n gallat_n 3._o rom._n 4._o galat._n 2._o right_o of_o inheritance_n be_v not_o promise_v to_o work_n as_o paul_n affirm_v osori_fw-la take_v tardy_a that_o be_v â—o_o say_v a_o scourger_n fallacia_fw-la a_o dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la fallacia_fw-la a_o non_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la faith_n do_v justify_v both_o the_o person_n and_o the_o work_n pag._n 141._o 146._o a_o double_a lie_n make_v by_o osorius_n pag._n 146._o work_n be_v not_o examine_v a_o part_n by_o they_o self_n in_o god_n judgement_n tit._n 3._o collos._n 2._o rom._n 3._o david_n terrify_v with_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n pag._n 146._o osor._n objection_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o righteousness_n by_o work_n against_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 2._o 2._o cor._n 5._o john_n 5._o pag._n 146._o collos._n 3_o john_n 11._o the_o objection_n confute_v fallacia_fw-la a_o non_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la the_o word_n of_o christ_n expound_v the_o person_n accept_v not_o for_o the_o work_v sake_n but_o the_o work_n for_o the_o person_n sake_n a_o objection_n the_o answer_n answer_n pag._n 146._o the_o word_n of_o christ_n not_o well_o understand_v but_o crooked_o wrest_v by_o osorius_n osor._fw-la fallax_fw-la a_o concreto_fw-la ad_fw-la abstractum_fw-la mercy_n forgeve_v our_o ill_a deed_n imputation_n acknowledge_v our_o well_a do_n for_o good_a an_o other_o objection_n of_o osorius_n in_o what_o wise_a osori_n do_v ascribe_v salvation_n of_o god_n mercy_n hosius_n august_n de_fw-fr temp_n 49._o august_n de_fw-fr spirit_n &_o litter_n cap._n 33._o basil._n in_o psal._n 32._o ephes._n 1_o in_o what_o thing_n our_o redemption_n chief_o consist_v remission_n bernard_n serm._n 23._o in_o cant._n august_n in_o prima_fw-la quinquagena_fw-la in_o prologue_n psal._n 31._o imputation_n the_o defeéco_n of_o mercy_n do_v not_o abolish_v justice_n ill_a work_n who_o they_o do_v condenne_n and_o who_o not_o john_n 3._o how_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o judge_n how_o a_o redeemer_n luce._n 21._o john_n 5._o luke_n 22._o 1._o cor._n 1._o god_n judgement_n two_o fold_v according_a to_o august_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la euang_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 30._o the_o innocence_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christian_n god_n imputation_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o us._n of_o the_o reckon_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o last_o judgement_n the_o diversity_n of_o they_o which_o shall_v render_v a_o account_n be_v distinguish_v in_o osorius_n writynge_v order_n want_v and_o in_o distinguish_v thing_n method_n accord_v to_o work_n for_o the_o work_v sake_n osori_fw-la do_v deny_v that_o good_a work_n to_o follow_v luther_n faith_n pag._n 146._o what_o manner_n of_o work_n do_v follow_v osori_n faith_n pag._n 146._o luther_n faith_n yield_v no_o good_a work_n accord_v to_o osorius_n pag._n 146._o ibidem_fw-la the_o faith_n and_o work_n of_o osorius_n a_o show_n of_o osorius_n faith_n john_n 6._o john_n 1._o 3._o math._n 9_o math._n 8._o mar._n 5._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o faith_n of_o osorius_n and_o luther_n faith_n the_o righteousness_n of_o say_v accord_v to_o the_o scripture_n osori_fw-la do_v never_o name_n in_o his_o book_n this_o word_n imputation_n a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o osori_n geve_v small_a credit_n to_o the_o word_n of_o christ._n 2._o thess._n 2._o apoc._n 13._o pag._n 146._o osori_fw-la do_v discuss_v the_o say_v of_o luther_n note_v here_o the_o cavil_n of_o osorius_n the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n touch_v good_a work_n rom._n 14._o aug._n in_o prima_fw-la quinqua_fw-la gena_fw-la ex_fw-la prologo_fw-la psal._n 31._o august_n work_n be_v not_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n account_v for_o good_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n then_o in_o respect_n of_o christ_n through_o faith_n good_a work_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n pag._n 146._o the_o argument_n recoil_v back_o upon_o osor._n himself_o pag._n 146._o pag._n 147._o osori_fw-la argument_n faulty_a in_o the_o form_n a_o twosold_a kingdom_n of_o sinne._n rom._n 6._o the_o substance_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v discuss_v job_n esay_n david_n daniel_n
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