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A18933 The conuerted Iew or Certaine dialogues betweene Micheas a learned Iew and others, touching diuers points of religion, controuerted betweene the Catholicks and Protestants. Written by M. Iohn Clare a Catholicke priest, of the Society of Iesus. Dedicated to the two Vniuersities of Oxford and Cambridge ... Clare, John, 1577-1628.; Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name.; Anderton, Roger, d. 1640?, attributed name. 1630 (1630) STC 5351; ESTC S122560 323,604 470

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the_o 8._o passion_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o condign_a to_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v unto_o us._n the_o three_o proposition_n that_o work_n do_v merit_n it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n necessary_o require_v that_o they_o chief_o precede_v from_o actual_o or_o virtual_o charity_n &_o love_n towards_o god_n that_o be_v that_o they_o be_v undertake_v chief_o and_o primative_o for_o the_o honour_n and_o love_n we_o bear_v to_o god_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o no_o work_n which_o be_v not_o season_v with_o this_o condition_n of_o charity_n in_o god_n but_o have_v to_o themselves_o only_o peculiar_a and_o less_o principal_a end_n c_o 〈…〉_z merit_n the_o four_o and_o last_o proposition_n which_o be_v implicit_o include_v in_o the_o former_a proposition_n that_o work_n do_v merit_n they_o must_v take_v their_o worth_n and_o dignity_n from_o the_o 〈…〉_z ritis_fw-la of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n and_o from_o thence_o receive_v as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a tincture_n and_o die_v thus_o we_o see_v that_o original_o and_o principal_o it_o be_v christ_n merit_n which_o do_v merit_n for_o we_o and_o that_o our_o work_n be_v but_o once_o of_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o apply_v christ_n ●_z unto_o us._n that_o the_o doctrine_n here_o set_v down_o touch_v merit_n of_o work_n be_v suitable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_a roman_a church_n be_v evident_a even_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n ul●_n of_o trent_n where_o we_o thus_o read_v to_o they_o who_o work_n well_o to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o life_n and_o do_v hope_n in_o god_n eternal_a life_n be_v give_v both_o as_o a_o grace_n and_o favour_n merciful_o promise_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n jesus_n as_o also_o as_o a_o reward_n proceed_v from_o the_o promisse_fw-la of_o the_o same_o god_n faithful_o to_o be_v give_v to_o their_o good_a work_n and_o merit_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o 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to_o his_o work_n beside_o many_o other_o like_o place_n ult._n here_o omit_v three_o from_o those_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n which_o express_v the_o reason_n that_o work_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v thus_o we_o read_v 25._o come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n possess_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o es_z 〈…〉_z ivi_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o dedisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la manducare_fw-la for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o to_o eat_v again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n quia_fw-la in_o pauca_fw-la fuisti_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v place_v thou_o over_o many_o thing_n enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o ●ord_n and_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n 7._o these_o be_v they_o which_o be_v come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n etc._n etc._n ideo_fw-la sunt_fw-la ante_fw-la thro●um_fw-la dei_fw-la therefore_o they_o be_v before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n in_o all_o which_o place_n the_o 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god_n for_o which_o you_o suffer_v see_v the_o like_a text_n 3_o note_v in_o the_o margin_n that_o the_o ancient_a father_n mantayn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n of_o work_n see_v for_o great_a brevity_n rom._n ignatius_n 72._o ireneus_fw-la 24._o basill_n lazero_n chrysostome_n baptism_n nazianz_n pauperibus_fw-la nyssene_n eccles_n cyprian_n 15._o ambrose_n sixtum_fw-la austin_n finem_fw-la jerome_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n touch_v merit_n of_o work_n be_v discover_v beside_o by_o their_o own_o testimony_n even_o from_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o protestant_n for_o first_o we_o find_v d_o humphrey_n to_o confess_v in_o this_o s_o 〈…〉_z rt_v 530._o ireneus_fw-la clemens_n and_o other_o called_z apostolical_a have_v in_o their_o write_n merit_v of_o work_n in_o like_a sort_n the_o centurist_n thus_o charge_v chrysostome_n 1178._o chrysostome_n handle_v impure_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o attribute_v merit_n to_o work_n they_o also_o it_o 〈…〉_z censure_n origen_n 265._o origen_n make_v work_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o justification_n wittenberg_n brentius_n in_o like_a sort_n say_v that_o austin_n teach_v assiance_n in_o man_n merit_n towards_o remission_n of_o sin_n luther_n style_v jerome_n ambrose_n austin_n and_o other_o justice_n justiliarij_fw-la worker_n of_o the_o old_a papacy_n d._n whitaker_n thus_o write_v of_o the_o age_n of_o cyprian_a 5._o not_o only_o cyprian_a but_o almost_o all_o the_o most_o holy_a father_n of_o that_o time_n be_v in_o that_o error_n as_o think_v so_o to_o ●ay_n the_o pain_n due_a to_o sin_n and_o to_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n d._n whitguift_n as_o afore_o of_o pray_v to_o saint_n so_o of_o merit_n of_o work_n thus_o confess_v 473._o almost_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o writer_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n and_o latin_a also_o be_v spot_v with_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n 87._o bullenger_n confess_v the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n in_o these_o word_n the_o 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