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declare_v that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o enter_v into_o life_n by_o do_v but_o only_o by_o do_v of_o god_n commandment_n for_o the_o man_n that_o do_v they_o shall_v live_v by_o they_o but_o if_o he_o be_v ask_v which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n as_o he_o be_v by_o thomas_n he_o will_v answer_v i_o 14._o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n those_o text_n therefore_o declare_v not_o how_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v save_v but_o that_o to_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o work_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o a_o man_n to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n or_o else_o he_o be_v accurse_v mart._n 8._o again_o touch_v continency_n and_o the_o chaste_a single_a life_n you_o translate_v thus_o all_o man_n can_v not_o receive_v this_o 4._o say_n mat._n 19_o v._n 11._o now_o you_o wot_v well_o that_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o all_o man_n can_v not_o but_o all_o man_n do_v not_o receive_v it_o and_o that_o therefore_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v because_o all_o will_v not_o but_o when_o our_o saviour_n afterward_o say_v he_o that_o can_n receive_v 〈◊〉_d it_o let_v he_o receive_v it_o he_o add_v a_o other_o greek_a word_n to_o express_v that_o sense_n whereas_o by_o your_o fond_a translation_n he_o may_v have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o by_o your_o translation_n you_o shall_v translate_v these_o his_o late_a word_n thus_o he_o that_o can_v or_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o let_v he_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o for_o so_o you_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o as_o though_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v you_o not_o see_v your_o folly_n and_o fashoode_n and_o boldness_n to_o make_v the_o reader_n believe_v that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v say_v every_o man_n can_v not_o live_v chaste_a it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n shall_v vow_v chastity_n because_o he_o know_v not_o 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receive_v but_o also_o to_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o be_v right_o translate_v matth._n 19_o and_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n all_o man_n can_v not_o receive_v this_o say_n but_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v which_o he_o do_v after_o evident_o confirm_v when_o he_o add_v the_o participle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o let_v he_o receive_v it_o which_o be_v vain_o say_v if_o all_o man_n be_v able_a that_o will_v and_o if_o it_o be_v give_v to_o all_o that_o will_v for_o than_o he_o shall_v say_v all_o man_n do_v not_o receive_v this_o say_n but_o they_o that_o will_v let_v they_o receive_v it_o where_o you_o call_v augustine_n to_o witness_v of_o your_o foolish_a gloze_n you_o do_v he_o shameful_a injury_n for_o he_o say_v not_o all_o man_n do_v not_o because_o all_o will_v not_o but_o these_o be_v his_o word_n in_o the_o place_n by_o you_o quote_v non_fw-la omnes_fw-la capiunt_fw-la 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