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the_o law_n he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o it_o unless_o man_n obedience_n be_v perfect_a that_o which_o our_o divine_n do_v offer_v usual_o be_v this_o it_o be_v free_a because_o it_o be_v not_o of_o merit_n man_n belief_n and_o obedience_n can_v merit_v any_o thing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o much_o less_o salvation_n as_o well_o from_o the_o disproportion_n of_o our_o performance_n or_o momentary_a suffering_n to_o the_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n with_o other_o the_o like_a reason_n as_o that_o we_o do_v herein_o but_o our_o duty_n and_o he_o help_v we_o also_o in_o the_o do_n which_o be_v the_o chief_n reason_n that_o be_v urge_v this_o information_n do_v labour_n i_o think_v with_o some_o defect_n of_o light_n if_o man_n have_v perform_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n it_o may_v upon_o these_o reason_n have_v be_v say_v that_o life_n and_o salvation_n have_v be_v still_o of_o grace_n and_o free_a as_o not_o merit_v while_o these_o consideration_n 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or_o merit_n of_o commutative_a justice_n or_o of_o govern_v distributive_a justice_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o shall_v engage_v the_o almighty_a in_o a_o debt_n of_o the_o former_a sort_n of_o the_o latter_a fort_n there_o be_v a_o debt_n or_o merit_n upon_o compact_n or_o upon_o strict_a retaliation_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o man_n do_v or_o can_v do_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n have_v he_o continue_v perfect_a can_v merit_v or_o can_v have_v merit_v any_o reward_n from_o god_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o a_o strict_a retaliation_n or_o return_v good_a for_o good_a any_o more_o than_o upon_o commutative_a justice_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o we_o can_v do_v to_o our_o governor_n who_o be_v infinite_a to_o benefit_n or_o hurt_v he_o and_o so_o these_o reason_n before_o name_v of_o our_o divine_n and_o other_o may_v come_v in_o if_o they_o please_v can_v a_o man_n
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i_o observe_v here_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mediator_n be_v right_o make_v by_o this_o father_n to_o be_v one_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o work_n so_o by_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o work_n what_o then_o be_v that_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o this_o grace_n and_o righteousness_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o austin_n understand_v inherent_a grace_n which_o be_v a_o quality_n infuse_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n enable_v we_o to_o good_a work_n and_o that_o this_o way_n do_v the_o papist_n go_v after_o he_o according_a to_o what_o also_o be_v say_v before_o istam_fw-la quip_n gratiam_fw-la qua_fw-la justificamur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la charitas_fw-la dei_fw-la diffunditur_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_n gratia_fw-la christi_fw-la c._n 30._o that_o 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upon_o the_o command_n that_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o we_o be_v help_v to_o do_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o grace_n again_o non_fw-la dicitur_fw-la justitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la sit_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v our_o righteousness_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v we_o so_o as_o to_o be_v first_o give_v of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n and_o book_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o father_n be_v possess_v with_o his_o own_o dispute_n as_o it_o be_v incidental_a to_o the_o mind_n to_o fashion_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o impression_n it_o have_v receive_v do_v frame_v such_o a_o meaning_n still_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o if_o paul_n as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v purposely_o write_v against_o pelagius_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n in_o the_o soul_n say_v that_o learned_a person_n posse_n velle_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la possibilitas_fw-la voluntas_fw-la &_o actio_fw-la as_o austin_n express_v it_o the_o power_n the_o will_n and_o the_o deed._n the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o account_v be_v conversant_a only_o about_o the_o power_n and_o not_o the_o will_n or_o the_o action_n not_o that_o he_o place_v all_o grace_n only_o in_o the_o give_v the_o power_n for_o that_o must_v confound_v grace_n and_o nature_n indeed_o quite_o see_v all_o have_v the_o power_n but_o allow_v grace_n to_o lie_v in_o divine_a help_n the_o power_n alone_o he_o hold_v be_v aid_v by_o god_n and_o the_o will_v leave_v to_o its_o self_n this_o aid_n now_o in_o explain_v himself_o he_o confine_v to_o doctrine_n god_n he_o say_v do_v reveal_v what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v in_o his_o law_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o give_v we_o beside_o christ_n example_n and_o then_o the_o will_n of_o itself_o the_o power_n alone_o thus_o help_v embrace_n that_o which_o be_v good_a st._n augustine_n therefore_o set_v himself_o to_o prove_v that_o god_n do_v not_o assist_v we_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o operate_n on_o the_o will_n and_o give_v we_o heart_n also_o to_o do_v it_o and_o for_o as_o much_o we_o do_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o but_o by_o his_o help_n or_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o spirit_n it_o be_v by_o grace_n say_v he_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o not_o by_o work_n quomodo_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la gratis_o data_fw-la quomodo_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la si_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la redditur_fw-la how_o be_v it_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v not_o of_o free_a gift_n how_o be_v it_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v render_v as_o debt_n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi chr._n c._n 23._o again_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la erit_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratuita_fw-la fuerit_fw-la omni_fw-la mode_n it_o can_v be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n at_o all_o if_o it_o be_v not_o free_a altogether_o de_fw-fr pec_fw-la or_o c._n 24._o one_o will_v think_v this_o father_n in_o such_o 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