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that_o reward_n according_a to_o debt_n belong_v to_o the_o wicked_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o work_n but_o not_o the_o believer_n he_o go_v on_o forward_o and_o say_v to_o confirm_v as_o it_o be_v his_o former_a say_n to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o wicked_a his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n the_o apostle_n take_v a_o testimony_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n and_o say_v bus_fw-la cui_fw-la deus_fw-la accepto_fw-la sert_fw-la iusti_fw-la tiam_fw-la sine_fw-la oper_n bus_fw-la as_o david_n do_v declare_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n account_v righteous_a without_o work_n this_o be_v origenes_n judgement_n that_o our_o ill_a deed_n deserve_v of_o due_a and_o debt_n punishment_n and_o condemnation_n but_o that_o our_o good_a deed_n can_v merit_v the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n &_o so_o have_v he_o discover_v the_o inequality_n of_o those_o balance_n whereof_o you_o speak_v s._n ambrose_n speak_v 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sinner_n and_o our_o justice_n consist_v not_o of_o our_o own_o merit_n but_o of_o god_n mercy_n the_o scripture_n say_v the_o just_a man_n be_v a_o accuser_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o speech_n our_o righteousness_n by_o saint_n jeromes_n doctrine_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o good_a work_n but_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n furthermore_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o book_n in_o deuteronomie_n it_o be_v plain_o show_v that_o we_o be_v save_v not_o by_o our_o work_n &_o justice_n but_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n when_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o moses_n say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v they_o before_o thy_o face_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o in_o for_o my_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o israëlite_n can_v not_o deserve_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o righteousness_n who_o can_v trust_v to_o receive_v the_o land_n of_o life_n for_o his_o worthiness_n this_o be_v s._n jeromes_n faith_n and_o this_o he_o constant_o defend_v against_o such_o wicked_a heretic_n that_o trouble_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n then_o erem_fw-la mare_fw-la erem_fw-la as_o our_o papist_n have_v long_o do_v s._n mark_v the_o eremite_n have_v write_v a_o book_n against_o those_o that_o think_v they_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n wherein_o thus_o he_o write_v therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o a_o reward_n of_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o the_o lord_n prepare_v for_o faithful_a servant_n s._n gregory_n come_v after_o s._n augustine_n the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n 40._o greg._n moral_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 40._o yet_o hold_v he_o the_o same_o truth_n concern_v this_o point_n as_o by_o his_o writing_n appear_v as_o if_o say_v he_o a_o mind_n that_o be_v tempt_v and_o take_v in_o the_o need_n of_o his_o own_o infirmity_n shall_v say_v grace_n have_v beget_v i_o in_o the_o first_o faith_n be_v naked_a saluabit_fw-la nudam_fw-la i_o in_fw-la prima_fw-la fide_fw-la gratia_fw-la genuit_fw-la â—udum_fw-la eadem_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o assuntione_n saluabit_fw-la and_o the_o same_o grace_n shall_v save_v i_o in_o the_o last_o day_n be_v naked_a and_o further_o add_v that_o though_o a_o man_n have_v some_o virtue_n yet_o it_o be_v best_o for_o he_o to_o cast_v himself_o down_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o want_n recurrat_fw-la ad_fw-la solam_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la spen_n recurrat_fw-la to_o fâ—â—e_v to_o the_o only_a hope_n of_o mercy_n and_o thus_o write_v the_o same_o gregory_n in_o a_o other_o place_n every_o sinner_n turn_v to_o god_n with_o weep_v sin_n in_o ezech._n lib._n 1._o hom_n 7._o in_o sin_n now_o begin_v to_o be_v just_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o accuse_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v for_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v just_a that_o now_o be_v cruel_a by_o tear_n against_o his_o own_o injustice_n 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