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the_o parable_n which_o even_o now_o we_o mention_v do_v teach_v for_o as_o y_z e_z king_n there_o exact_v of_o his_o debtor_n ten_o thousand_o talent_n and_o frankelie_o forgive_v the_o whole_a det_fw-la to_o he_o which_o have_v nothing_o to_o pay_v but_o fly_v unto_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o creditor_n so_o the_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o proud_a hypocrite_n do_v say_v if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o hypocrite_n descend_v into_o himself_o may_v confess_v his_o filthiness_n and_o poverty_n and_o so_o crave_v pardon_n 48._o which_o have_v he_o do_v he_o have_v hear_v with_o the_o sinful_a woman_n they_z sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o we_o must_v therefore_o acknowledge_v how_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n his_o commandment_n be_v pronounce_v both_o by_o moses_n &_o christ_n himself_o to_o be_v the_o right_n &_o most_o ready_a way_n unto_o life_n but_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o ourselves_o why_o by_o that_o way_n though_o it_o be_v very_o direct_a we_o enter_v not_o into_o life_n for_o the_o condition_n can_v be_v perform_v of_o we_o as_o above_o it_o have_v be_v show_v so_o that_o by_o the_o commandment_n the_o effect_n be_v not_o conclude_v because_o the_o condition_n be_v not_o observe_v which_o be_v if_o thou_o do_v the_o law_n but_o the_o defect_n of_o all_o man_n rather_o that_o acknowledge_v our_o imperfection_n we_o may_v fly_v unto_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o paul_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n before_o conversion_n by_o the_o law_n say_v he_o 20_o come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n yet_o this_o knowledge_n be_v not_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v die_v in_o our_o sin_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v seek_v christ_n as_o paul_n say_v in_o another_o place_n 32._o he_o have_v shutup_a all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o al._n 22._o again_o the_o scripture_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o therefore_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v confess_v how_o that_o we_o have_v neither_o in_o ourselves_o nor_o of_o ourselves_o no_o righteousness_n at_o all_o and_o that_o through_o faith_n we_o shall_v fly_v together_o unto_o christ_n 4._o who_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v whereof_o we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v chap._n 4._o 1._o the_o second_o order_n of_o testimony_n 2._o that_o work_n and_o faith_n together_o do_v not_o justify_v 3._o true_a justification_n what_o 4._o the_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o justify_v man_n 5._o the_o cause_n of_o man_n justification_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v y_o e_o justification_n of_o man_n before_o god_n be_v evangelical_a wherein_o y_o e_z most_o comforequitie_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n be_v propose_v to_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n namely_o that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n 13._o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o do_v say_v i_o be_o come_v to_o call_v sinner_n unto_o repentance_n that_o be_v unto_o conversion_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o promise_v make_v unto_o the_o father_n and_o commend_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o wonderful_a miracle_n but_o before_o i_o declare_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_a church_n touch_v this_o matter_n i_o will_v refel_v the_o opinion_n of_o they_o who_o with_o the_o pharisee_n compound_n christian_a righteousness_n both_o of_o work_n and_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v of_o cause_n and_o part_n lest_o by_o their_o prejudice_n our_o