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work_n	free_a	grace_n	justification_n	4,592	5	9.0747	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19065	Christian offices crystall glasse In three bookes. First written in Latine, by that famous and renowned Father, Saint Ambrose Bishop of Millane. Whereunto is added his conuiction of Symmachus the Gentile. A worke tending to the advancement of vertue, and of holinesse: and to shew how much the morality of the Gentiles, is exceeded by the doctrine of Christianity. Translated into English by Richard Humfrey ...; De officiis. English	Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397.; Humfrey, Richard.	1637 (1637)	STC 548; ESTC S100171	335,831	469

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such_o as_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o of_o just_a weight_n in_o his_o sight_n but_o the_o justice_n of_o faith_n be_v that_o which_o try_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v approve_v for_o good_a which_o rely_v not_o upon_o whatsoever_o action_n or_o quality_n of_o worth_n in_o we_o but_o upon_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o sole_a incomprehensible_a merit_n and_o mediation_n of_o christ_n the_o allegation_n of_o colendus_fw-la of_o zaleucus_n phocensium_fw-la legislator_n inquit_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la colitur_fw-la sumptu_fw-la aut_fw-la tragaedijs_fw-la captivorum_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la vult_fw-la placere_fw-la eum_fw-la oportet_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la sulum_fw-la actione_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la proposito_fw-la justorum_fw-la &_o honestorum_fw-la operum_fw-la plato_n in_o epinomide_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n cato_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n etc._n etc._n hic_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la sit_fw-la purâment_fw-it colendus_fw-la zaleuchus_n plato_n cato_n for_o inward_a justice_n may_v be_v as_o easy_o answer_v namely_o that_o no_o work_n of_o our_o own_o be_v they_o outward_a or_o inward_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o justify_v we_o before_o god_n for_o fortitude_n and_o temperance_n in_o the_o one_o they_o seek_v their_o own_o or_o some_o other_o end_n not_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o other_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o restraint_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o chastity_n in_o alexander_n towards_o darius_n daughter_n so_o in_o the_o rest_n depend_v thereupon_o neither_o be_v that_o ever_o in_o their_o thought_n which_o move_v joseph_n to_o that_o singular_a resolution_n shall_v i_o do_v this_o thing_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n i_o conclude_v against_o all_o humane_a work_n that_o our_o justification_n to_o consist_v only_o sufficit_fw-la only_o ita_fw-la clamat_fw-la universa_fw-la doctrina_fw-la prophetica_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la lament_n 3.22_o psal_n 88.1_o &_o 89.1_o es_fw-ge 64.6_o mark_v