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than_o be_v the_o affliction_n of_o all_o passion_n what_o soever_o thus_o we_o see_v plain_o that_o short_a tribulation_n be_v true_a merit_n of_o endless_a glory_n though_o not_o comparable_a to_o the_o same_o which_o truth_n you_o impugn_v by_o your_o false_a and_o heretical_a translation_n but_o let_v we_o see_v further_o your_o deal_n in_o the_o self_n same_o controversy_n to_o make_v it_o plain_o that_o you_o bend_v your_o translation_n against_o it_o more_o than_o the_o text_n of_o the_o scripture_n do_v permit_v you_o fulk_n 9_o a_o man_n may_v see_v you_o be_v drive_v to_o extreme_a shift_n when_o you_o will_v seek_v praemia_fw-la meritorum_fw-la in_o s._n augustine_n &_o can_v find_v it_o not_o where_o but_o among_o the_o sermon_n de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la which_o bear_v no_o credit_n of_o augustine_n work_n but_o of_o some_o late_a gatherer_n the_o true_a augustine_n in_o ps._n 70._o con._n 1._o thus_o write_v nihil_fw-la es_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la deum_fw-la invoca_fw-la tua_fw-la peccaia_fw-la sunt_fw-la merita_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la supplicium_fw-la tibi_fw-la debetur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la praemium_fw-la venerit_fw-la sva_fw-la dona_fw-la coronabit_fw-la non_fw-la merita_fw-la tua_fw-la thou_o be_v nothing_o by_o thyself_o call_v upon_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o sin_n the_o merit_n be_v god_n to_o thou_o punishment_n be_v due_a and_o when_o the_o reward_n shall_v come_v he_o will_v crown_v his_o gift_n not_o thy_o merit_n final_o augustine_n in_o nothing_o be_v more_o earnest_a than_o in_o deny_v the_o reward_n which_o be_v of_o grace_n to_o be_v due_a in_o respect_n of_o merit_n or_o worthiness_n of_o work_n mart._n 10._o in_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n where_o there_o be_v honourable_a mention_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o saint_n and_o their_o reward_n in_o heaven_n you_o translate_v the_o holy_a scripture_n thus_o god_n have_v 〈◊〉_d prove_v they_o and_o find_v they_o meet_v for_o himself_o to_o omit_v here_o that_o you_o use_v the_o present_a tense_n 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wish_v they_o have_v retain_v the_o usual_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n and_o say_v worthy_a of_o himself_o only_o to_o take_v away_o your_o cavil_n for_o otherwise_o in_o the_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n if_o that_o he_o say_v be_v true_a none_o be_v meet_v for_o god_n but_o they_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o he_o which_o be_v not_o meet_v or_o worthy_a of_o themselves_o but_o make_v such_o by_o grace_n not_o for_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v to_o they_o by_o faith_n this_o if_o the_o wiseman_n mean_v not_o but_o that_o their_o virtue_n be_v such_o as_o deserve_v god_n favour_n and_o eternal_a life_n we_o may_v bold_o reject_v he_o as_o go_v against_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n mart._n 11._o in_o the_o apostle_n place_n before_o examine_v you_o say_v negative_o that_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o time_n be_v not_o worthis_n of_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v the_o greek_a 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