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infunditur_fw-la anathema_n sit_v bellarm._n de_fw-fr justificationes_fw-la l._n 2._o 6._o c._n cum_fw-la tam_fw-la mors_fw-la christi_fw-la quam_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la ad_fw-la justificationem_fw-la necessaria_fw-la esset_fw-la potuisset_fw-la beatus_fw-la paulus_n utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la justificationis_fw-la i._n e._n remissionem_fw-la peccati_fw-la &_o donum_fw-la renovationis_fw-la tribuere_fw-la morti_fw-la christi_fw-la sed_fw-la maluit_fw-la resurrectioni_fw-la tribuere_fw-la renovationem_fw-la rom._n 4.15_o and_o §_o deinde_fw-la justificatio_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la solum_fw-la nobis_fw-la confertur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ut_fw-la gehennae_fw-la paenas_fw-la evadamus_fw-la i._n e_fw-la per_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la praemia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la caelestis_fw-la acquiramus_fw-la i._n e._n per_fw-la gratiae_fw-la infusionem_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la opera_fw-la and_o see_v ibid._n c._n 2._o §_o quod_fw-la si_fw-la where_o he_o make_v 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there_o be_v in_o all_o good_a work_v a_o dignity_n of_o grace_n divine_a similitude_n goodness_n and_o honour_n phil._n 4.8_o 4_o affirm_v also_o this_o worth_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o regenerate_v after_o justification_n much_o different_a from_o and_o transcendent_a to_o that_o worth_n which_o be_v in_o the_o former_a disposition_n precedent_n to_o justification_n do_v indeed_o by_o the_o external_a help_n of_o god_n grace_n but_o before_o the_o transfusion_n into_o we_o of_o his_o spirit_n but_o this_o always_o to_o be_v remember_v that_o no_o worth_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o be_v from_o ourselves_o as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o the_o worth_n of_o they_o be_v from_o god_n they_o affirm_v according_o that_o there_o be_v in_o these_o work_n of_o the_o justify_v proceed_v in_o we_o from_o this_o divine_a principle_n a_o worth_n and_o similitude_n some_o way_n proportionable_a and_o correspond_v to_o the_o reward_n promise_v to_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o which_o 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contempt_n of_o former_a grace_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o aggravate_v their_o offence_n and_o fall_n beyond_o that_o of_o other_o see_v 2._o chron._n 9.3_o nehem._n 13_o 14.22.31_o 5_o yet_o this_o worth_n of_o the_o righteousness_n or_o work_n of_o the_o justify_v whatever_o it_o it_o be_v as_o it_o have_v its_o original_a not_o from_o we_o but_o from_o god_n and_o be_v also_o without_o any_o purchase_n thereof_o whole_o due_a to_o he_o from_o we_o his_o creature_n and_o vassal_n so_o be_v it_o not_o affirm_v to_o ascend_v so_o high_a as_o any_o way_n to_o equal_v those_o reward_n promise_v to_o it_o but_o to_o be_v far_o inferior_a and_o god_n ever_o to_o reward_v beyond_o any_o such_o merit_n matt._n 25.22_o 2._o cor._n 4.17_o for_o whereas_o our_o good_a work_n momentary_a be_v not_o only_o say_v to_o merit_v life_n eternal_a but_o also_o to_o merit_v those_o high_a measure_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o degree_n of_o sanctification_n that_o shall_v be_v confer_v on_o we_o 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wave_v the_o expression_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la as_o liable_a to_o mistake_v ε._n ε._fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-la justificat_fw-la 5._o l._n 16._o c._n catholici_fw-la omnes_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la justorum_fw-la esse_fw-la meritoria_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la aliqui_fw-la censent_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la utendum_fw-la his_fw-la vocibus_fw-la de_fw-la condigno_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr congruo_fw-la sed_fw-la absolute_a dicendum_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la justorum_fw-la esse_fw-la meritoria_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la bishop_n white_a answer_v to_o fisher_n p._n 172._o and_o the_o same_o p._n 512._o the_o opinion_n of_o modern_a papist_n say_v he_o concern_v the_o merit_n of_o condignity_n be_v always_o oppose_v by_o pontifician_n themselves_o scotus_n durand_n marsilius_n dionysius_n cisterciensis_fw-la gregory_n ariminen_n thomas_n walden_n paulus_n burgensis_n joh._n ferus_fw-la eckius_fw-la 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