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runner_n nor_o in_o the_o willer_n but_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la rhem._n not_o rom._n cap._n 9.16_o vers_fw-la because_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o either_o of_o both_o these_o but_o in_o they_o and_o withal_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o then_o see_v if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o sentence_n will_v be_v true_a if_o we_o turn_v it_o backward_o thus_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o runner_n and_o in_o the_o willer_n because_o as_o the_o papist_n say_v all_o be_v not_o in_o mercy_n but_o part_n in_o mercy_n and_o part_n in_o fee_n will_v part_n in_o work_n part_n in_o merit_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v aswell_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o mercy_n but_o in_o merit_n in_o work_n will_n and_o well_o deserve_v the_o adversary_n will_v seem_v to_o favour_v much_o catholic_a word_n and_o catholic_a manner_n of_o speak_v be_v there_o ever_o catholic_a or_o christian_a under_o heaven_n that_o speak_v thus_o as_o 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the_o duty_n that_o we_o ought_v and_o due_a debt_n be_v no_o desert_n quae_fw-la debuimus_fw-la facere_fw-la 17.10_o luc._n 17.10_o fecimus_fw-la this_o be_v plain_a and_o true_a and_o shall_v we_o force_v some_o part_n of_o a_o parable_n to_o prove_v it_o false_a but_o the_o householder_n say_v take_v that_o be_v thou_o wherefore_o it_o be_v he_o what_o his_o that_o murmur_v his_o who_o eye_n be_v naught_o repiner_n and_o envious_a person_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o penny_n of_o salvation_n be_v not_o for_o such_o for_o such_o i_o say_v without_o repentance_n much_o less_o for_o such_o as_o call_v for_o it_o of_o precise_a desert_n nay_o the_o equality_n of_o a_o penny_n give_v a_o like_a to_o all_o do_v evident_o declare_v 5._o ambros_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la gentleman_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o that_o though_o their_o be_v diversity_n in_o time_n of_o vocation_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o the_o parable_n yet_o the_o reward_n stand_v only_o 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