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meriteâ—_n of_o super_fw-la erogation_n and_o sell_v they_o to_o other_o we_o speak_v the_o more_o brief_o of_o these_o thing_n because_o by_o the_o matter_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o justification_n of_o repentance_n of_z human_a tradition_n it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o monastical_a vow_n be_v not_o the_o price_n for_o which_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v and_o since_o it_o be_v so_o that_o christ_n himself_o do_v call_v tradition_n unprofitable_a honour_n and_o service_n they_o be_v in_o no_o wise_n evamgelical_a perfection_n but_o our_o adversary_n will_v full_o wy_o seem_v to_o moderate_v the_o come_fw-mi ê‘suasion_n of_o pefection_n they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o monastical_a life_n be_v perfection_n but_o they_o say_v it_o be_v the_o state_n of_o get_v perfetion_n in_o faith_n proper_o say_v and_z we_o remember_v moderation_n that_o this_o correction_n be_v make_v in_o gersone_n work_n for_o it_o apperith_v that_o wise_a man_n offendid_a with_o those_o unmeasurable_a praise_n of_o monastical_a life_n because_o they_o dare_v not_o utter_o take_v from_o it_o the_o praise_n of_o perfection_n they_o addyd_v this_o correction_n that_o it_o be_v the_o state_n of_o get_v perfection_n if_o we_o follow_v this_o opinion_n so_o shall_v monastical_a life_n be_v no_o whit_n more_o the_o state_n of_o perfection_n than_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o plouman_a or_o of_o the_o carpenter_n for_o these_o be_v also_o state_n of_o get_v perfection_n for_o all_o man_n of_o whatsoever_o calling_n they_o be_v ought_v to_o desire_v perfection_n that_o be_v to_o weet_v to_o grow_v and_o increase_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o faith_n in_o love_v of_o thyr_n neighbour_n and_z in_o like_o spiritual_a virtue_n we_o read_v in_o history_n example_n of_o eremite_n saint_n antony_n and_o other_o which_o make_v the_o kynde_n of_o lyve_n equal_a one_o to_o another_o it_o be_v write_v that_o to_o antony_n antony_n when_o he_o desire_v of_o god_n to_o know_v how_o much_o he_o have_v profyte_v in_o this_o kind_n of_o lyve_v there_o be_v show_v in_o his_o dream_n a_o certain_a shoemaker_n dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o alexandrie_n to_o who_o he_o be_v compare_v on_o the_o morrow_n after_o antony_z commith_n into_o the_o city_n and_o go_v unto_o the_o shoemaker_n to_o search_v and_o know_v his_o exercise_n and_o gift_n when_o he_o have_v speak_v with_o the_o man_n he_o hearith_v nothing_o of_o he_o but_o that_o he_o do_v every_o morning_n in_o few_o word_n pray_v for_o the_o hole_n city_n and_o afterwardê_n do_v apply_v his_o craft_n and_o occupation_n here_o antony_n perceive_v that_o justification_n be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o that_o sort_n of_o lyve_a which_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o profess_v but_o our_o adversary_n although_o they_o now_o moderate_v the_o praise_n of_o perfection_n yet_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o think_v otherwise_o for_o they_o sell_v merit_n and_o apply_v they_o for_o other_o 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and_o hereof_o it_o apperith_v more_o evident_o that_o christ_n do_v not_o love_v this_o ron_v away_o or_o forsake_v because_o he_o speakith_v of_o forsake_v wife_n and_o child_n but_o we_o know_v that_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n forbid_v to_o forsake_v wife_n and_o child_n there_o be_v another_o manner_n forsake_v which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o weet_v when_o tyrant_n or_o they_o which_o have_v authority_n over_o we_o compel_v we_o to_o deny_v the_o gospel_n or_o â—o_o break_v god_n commandment_n here_o in_o this_o case_n we_o have_v commandment_n that_o we_o shall_v rather_o suffer_v wrong_n &_o rather_o suffer_v not_o only_o our_o good_n our_o wife_n our_o child_n to_o be_v take_v from_o we_o but_o even_o our_o life_n also_o this_o manner_n renounce_v or_o forsake_v christ_n do_v allow_v and_o therefore_o he_o addith_v these_o word_n for_o the_o gospel_n