adhere_v sâ—_n at_o this_o day_n in_o this_o cause_n how_o many_o o_o lord_n do_v now_o fight_v with_o pelagius_n for_o freewill_n against_o thy_o free_a grace_n and_o against_o paul_n the_o spiritual_a champion_n of_o grace_n ibid._n for_o the_o whole_a world_n almost_o be_v go_v after_o pelagius_n into_o error_n arise_v therefore_o o_o lord_n judge_v thy_o own_o cause_n and_o he_o that_o defend_v thou_o defend_v protect_v strengthen_v comfort_n to_o who_o judgement_n i_o also_o now_o leave_v these_o 14._o vain_a defender_n or_o as_o s._n augustine_n right_o censure_v they_o deceiver_n and_o puffer_v up_o and_o presumptuous_a extoller_n of_o freewill_n of_o merit_n in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o unspotted_a church_n of_o rome_n do_v â—each_v thaâ—_n man_n for_o his_o meritorious_a work_n receive_v through_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n the_o bliss_n of_o everlasting_a happiness_n but_o our_o challenger_n i_o suppose_v will_v 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so_o purpose_v to_o reward_v they_o afterward_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 6.23_o that_o ibid._n eternal_a life_n be_v give_v out_o of_o god_n grace_n not_o out_o of_o our_o righteousness_n and_o that_o god_n in_o thus_o reward_v we_o do_v neither_o exercise_n commutative_a justice_n ibid._n because_o in_o our_o good_a work_n we_o give_v nothing_o unto_o god_n for_o which_o by_o way_n of_o commutation_n the_o reward_n shall_v be_v due_a unto_o we_o nor_o yet_o distributive_a ibid._n because_o no_o man_n by_o work_v well_o in_o regard_n of_o himself_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o state_n wherein_o he_o be_v do_v merit_v any_o thing_n of_o condignity_n but_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n rather_o by_o a_o great_a obligation_n because_o he_o have_v receive_v great_a good_a thing_n from_o he_o and_o ibid._n thereupon_o at_o last_o conclude_v that_o god_n be_v just_a in_o reward_v because_o by_o his_o just_a disposition_n he_o have_v ordain_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o 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our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o proud_a and_o blind_a pharisees_n their_o predecessor_n 9.39_o for_o judgement_n i_o be_o come_v into_o this_o world_n that_o they_o which_o see_v not_o might_n see_v and_o that_o they_o which_o see_v may_v be_v make_v blind_a and_o so_o leave_v these_o blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a who_o say_v they_o 9.41_o see_v by_o that_o mean_n make_v their_o sin_n to_o remain_v and_o say_v they_o 3.17_o be_v rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n not_o know_v that_o they_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a i_o proceed_v and_o out_o of_o the_o fifteen_o century_n or_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o christ_n produce_v other_o two_o witness_n of_o this_o truth_n the_o one_o be_v paulus_n burgensis_n who_o expound_v those_o word_n of_o david_n psalm_n 36.5_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v in_o heaven_n or_o reach_v unto_o the_o heaven_n write_v thus_o 35._o no_o man_n 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do_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o ibid._n pelagian_n heresy_n to_o hold_v that_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o meritorious_a work_n god_n will_v reward_v a_o man_n so_o merit_v neither_o indeed_o can_v this_o proud_a generation_n of_o merit-monger_n be_v derive_v from_o a_o more_o proper_a stock_n than_o from_o the_o old_a either_o pelagian_n or_o catharist_n for_o as_o these_o do_v now_o adays_o maintain_v that_o they_o do_v 9.1_o work_v by_o their_o own_o freewill_n and_o thereby_o deserve_v their_o salvation_n so_o be_v this_o wont_a to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o pelagius_n his_o song_n 1_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v away_o from_o i_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n lest_o if_o god_n be_v my_o helper_n in_o my_o work_n the_o reward_n be_v not_o due_a to_o i_o but_o to_o he_o that_o do_v work_v in_o i_o and_o to_o catharis_n glory_n of_o their_o merit_n be_v a_o special_a property_n note_v in_o the_o catharist_n or_o ancient_a puritan_n who_o stand_v thus_o upon_o their_o own_o purity_n â—4_n do_v thereby_o declare_v as_o cassiodorus_n note_v that_o they_o have_v no_o portion_n with_o the_o holy_a church_n which_o profess_v that_o her_o sin_n be_v many_o nay_o 2â—7_n while_o these_o man_n call_v themselves_o puritan_n say_v epiphanius_n by_o this_o very_a ground_n they_o prove_v themselves_o to_o be_v impure_a for_o whosoever_o pronounce_v himself_o to_o be_v pure_a do_v therein_o absolute_o condemn_v himself_o to_o be_v impure_a for_o as_o s._n hierome_n in_o this_o case_n dispute_v against_o the_o pelagian_n and_o so_o against_o the_o puritan_n and_o pelagian_n romanist_n 1._o then_o be_v we_o righteous_a when_o we_o confess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n and_o our_o righteousness_n consist_v not_o in_o our_o own_o merit_n but_o in_o god_n mercy_n with_o who_o resolution_n against_o they_o we_o will_v now_o conclude_v this_o point_n against_o their_o new_a offspring_n that_o 2._o the_o righteous_a be_v save_v not_o by_o their_o own_o 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