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charity_n and_o to_o good_a work_n v._n 25._o to_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o all_o those_o duty_n of_o piety_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o nourishment_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o epistle_n afterward_o be_v but_o a_o enlargement_n upon_o these_o will_v you_o say_v because_o he_o speak_v so_o much_o for_o good_a work_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o epistle_n he_o therefore_o require_v they_o to_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n look_v on_o the_o ten_o chapter_n you_o will_v soon_o recall_v that_o say_n for_o there_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o law_n sacrifice_n can_v not_o take_v away_o sin_n that_o be_v can_v not_o justify_v those_o who_o offer_v they_o by_o two_o irresistible_a topic_n ab_fw-la absurdo_fw-la ab_fw-la impossibili_fw-la first_o from_o the_o command_n of_o the_o law_n enjoin_v those_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v repeat_v every_o year_n which_o have_v be_v needless_a and_o 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church_n as_o appear_v in_o that_o these_o word_n which_o be_v the_o 6_o 7_o 8._o canon_n of_o the_o second_o milevitane_n council_n in_o binnius_n for_o the_o western_a be_v the_o 115_o 116_o 117._o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n in_o balsamon_n for_o the_o eastern_a church_n 17._o wherefore_o this_o be_v a_o undoubted_a principle_n among_o all_o christian_n for_o who_o can_v doubt_v that_o which_o come_v to_o we_o original_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o derivative_o from_o the_o catholic_n church_n that_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 23._o we_o can_v reasonable_o but_o only_a perverse_o deny_v this_o conclusion_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n for_o have_v sin_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o sin_n and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o duty_n or_o obligation_n he_o must_v also_o come_v short_a of_o his_o own_o glory_n 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