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be_v bear_v but_o he_o have_v do_v wicked_o 8._o 4._o esd_v 8._o nor_o any_o that_o do_v confess_v thou_o which_o have_v not_o do_v amiss_o for_o in_o this_o o_o lord_n thy_o righteousness_n and_o thy_o goodness_n shall_v be_v praise_v if_o thou_o be_v merciful_a untothem_fw-mi which_o have_v not_o the_o substance_n of_o good_a work_n 7._o 4._o esd_v 7._o and_o elsewhere_o if_o god_n be_v not_o abundant_a in_o his_o mercy_n the_o world_n can_v not_o contime_o nor_o they_o that_o have_v the_o possession_n thereof_o no_o man_n can_v humble_v himself_o enough_o before_o god_n no_o man_n can_v too_o base_o esteem_v himself_o before_o his_o most_o glorious_a majesty_n pride_n do_v put_v the_o pharifee_n far_o from_o god_n humility_n bring_v the_o publican_n near_o he_o pride_n carry_v our_o first_o father_n out_o of_o the_o most_o honourable_a subjection_n of_o the_o lord_n pride_n be_v the_o original_n and_o cause_n of_o antichrist_n and_o of_o backslide_v as_o say_v esdras_n 8._o 6._o 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the_o most_o praise-worthie_a and_o allowable_a work_n be_v martyrdom_n and_o suffering_n 8._o rom._n 8._o now_o th'apostle_n teach_v we_o that_o those_o suffering_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v 5._o gal._n 2._o gal._n 5._o again_o that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o whosoever_o will_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n be_v abolish_v from_o christ_n and_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n that_o they_o despise_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n 10._o heb._n 10._o that_o if_o righteousness_n be_v by_o the_o law_n jesus_n christ_n die_v in_o vain_a 2._o gal._n 2._o he_o seem_v angry_a with_o a_o most_o vehement_a zele_n against_o the_o galatian_n who_o busy_v their_o mind_n about_o merit_n of_o work_n he_o call_v they_o foolish_a in_o that_o they_o will_v leave_v the_o spirit_n to_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n he_o urge_v they_o he_o threaten_v they_o by_o infinite_a argument_n he_o conclude_v that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v 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and_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o own_o paradise_n 2._o 2._o pet._n 2._o it_o be_v to_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v buy_v we_o as_o say_v s._n peter_n that_o to_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n the_o merit_n of_o work_n be_v according_a to_o the_o same_o s._n peter_n saying_n to_o tempt_v god_n 15._o act_n 15._o to_o lay_v a_o yoke_n on_o the_o disciple_n neck_n which_o neither_o our_o father_n nor_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o be_v to_o overthrow_v the_o counsel_n hold_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n wherein_o be_v conclude_v that_o salvation_n depend_v not_o of_o work_n but_o only_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o refuse_v this_o pride_n of_o the_o flesh_n lest_o we_o be_v abolish_v of_o christ_n and_o fall_n from_o grace_n leave_v we_o these_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n to_o the_o pope_n leave_v we_o he_o with_o all_o the_o wicked_a to_o await_v for_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n while_o we_o with_o all_o the_o 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john_n 1_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o bear_v of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o be_v born_o of_o god_n again_o glorify_v thy_o son_n that_o he_o may_v give_v everlasting_a life_n to_o all_o they_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o i_o have_v make_v thy_o name_n manifest_a to_o man_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o of_o the_o world_n i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n but_o for_o they_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o 13._o joh._n 13._o you_o be_v happy_a say_v he_o to_o his_o apostle_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o you_o all_o 20.22_o math._n 11._o mat._n 20.22_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v choose_v and_o in_o matthew_n i_o give_v thou_o thanks_n for_o that_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o have_v revel_v they_o to_o littleones_a moreover_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v when_o s._n peter_n confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 16._o math._n 16._o 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