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excellency_n but_o in_o riches_n and_o honour_n here_o and_o therefore_o behave_v himself_o according_o show_v all_o respect_n to_o the_o worldly_a great_a one_o and_o neglect_v the_o best_a christian_n who_o be_v poor_a against_o which_o something_a follow_v immediate_o chap._n 2._o now_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v undefiled_a before_o god_n god_n be_v here_o oppose_v unto_o man_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o account_n of_o man_n who_o may_v be_v deceive_v but_o of_o god_n who_o none_o can_v deceive_v whereas_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n do_v bear_v themselves_o altogether_o upon_o faith_n not_o regard_v to_o show_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o holiness_n as_o appear_v also_o further_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n which_o to_o put_v we_o out_o of_o 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augustine_n speak_v of_o all_o these_o small_a epistle_n as_o write_v after_o paul_n epistle_n wherein_o faith_n justify_v without_o work_n have_v be_v so_o much_o set_v forth_o upon_o which_o some_o gather_v that_o good_a work_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n 14._o august_n tem_fw-la 4._o the_o fid_fw-we &_o opere_fw-la c._n 14._o and_o therefore_o both_o james_n peter_n john_n and_o jude_n do_v mighty_o urge_v work_n affirm_v faith_n without_o work_n to_o be_v unprofitable_a thus_o i_o have_v relate_v what_o i_o find_v touch_v the_o time_n of_o this_o epistle_n and_o the_o rest_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o upon_o that_o of_o james._n this_o dispute_n be_v not_o much_o material_a but_o either_o because_o james_n his_o epistle_n be_v first_o write_v or_o because_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v god_n first_o people_n it_o be_v place_v first_o and_o this_o of_o peter_n after_o because_o to_o such_o as_o be_v gentile_n become_v first_o jew_n and_o then_o be_v convert_v to_o 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as_o junius_n show_v for_o to_o make_v haste_n according_a to_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o prevent_v christ_n with_o his_o faith_n by_o trust_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o that_o which_o a_o man_n can_v do_v and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a way_n to_o shame_n and_o confusion_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n here_o alter_v the_o word_n by_o way_n of_o interpretation_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v shall_v by_o make_v haste_n thus_o to_o become_v righteous_a of_o himself_o be_v put_v to_o shame_v this_o place_n of_o esay_n be_v allege_v once_o before_o rom._n 9.33_o where_o there_o be_v a_o other_o difference_n for_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n have_v it_o behold_v i_o put_v in_o zion_n a_o corner_n stone_n of_o probation_n precious_a and_o a_o stone_n of_o foundation_n there_o it_o be_v a_o stone_n to_o stumble_v at_o and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n but_o junius_n reconcile_v this_o also_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v a_o stone_n of_o probation_n when_o as_o he_o be_v 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free_a that_o it_o can_v be_v compel_v and_o therefore_o he_o can_v complain_v of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v set_v he_o in_o that_o estate_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v himself_o into_o by_o his_o own_o work_n hitherto_o oecumenius_n who_o gagneus_fw-la and_o salmeron_n follow_v and_o some_o other_o but_o beza_n reject_v this_o 2._o beza_n annote_v in_o 〈…〉_o 2._o that_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v say_v to_o have_v set_v they_o but_o they_o themselves_o for_o that_o god_n do_v it_o be_v plain_a rom._n 9.17_o pro._n 16.4_o luk._n 2.34_o jude_n v._n 4._o he_o therefore_o from_o the_o beginning_n decree_v to_o reject_v some_o it_o be_v always_o provide_v that_o betwixt_o the_o decree_n and_o the_o execution_n thereof_o sin_n shall_v come_v between_o for_o which_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v just_o damn_v and_o this_o i_o take_v it_o be_v the_o sound_a construction_n it_o be_v by_o a_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o be_v offend_v and_o 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