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A18981 The true ancient Roman Catholike Being an apology or counterproofe against Doctor Bishops Reproofe of the defence of the Reformed Catholike. The first part. Wherein the name of Catholikes is vindicated from popish abuse, and thence is shewed that the faith of the Church of Rome as now it is, is not the Catholike faith ... By Robert Abbot ... Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1611 (1611) STC 54; ESTC S100548 363,303 424

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be_v not_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o grace_n for_o modo_fw-la for_o august_n count_v pelag._n &_o celestina_n lib._n 2._o c_o 24._o gratia_n dei_fw-la non_fw-la eri●_n grat●●_n ull●_n modo_fw-la nisigrat●ita_fw-la fuer●t_fw-la omni_fw-la modo_fw-la grace_v say_v austin_n shall_v not_o be_v grace_n in_o any_o respect_n except_o it_o be_v free_a in_o every_o respect_n donantis_fw-la respect_n idem_n epist_n 120._o c._n 19_o haec_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la non_fw-la ●_z operantis_fw-la say_v miseratione_n donantis_fw-la that_o be_v grace_n say_v he_o which_o be_v free_o give_v not_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o worker_n but_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o giver_n thus_o hierome_n say_v largitas_fw-la say_v hieron_n epist_n ad_fw-la dem●tr●ad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la op●ru●_n retributio_fw-la sed_fw-la donamis_fw-la est_fw-la
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another_o m._n bishop_n will_v have_v he_o say_v that_o god_n render_v merit_n for_o grace_n but_o st._n austin_n will_v acknowledge_v no_o other_o but_o only_a grace_n for_o grace_n and_o the_o more_o to_o beat_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o merit_n he_o say_v sva_fw-la say_v ibid._n cap._n 7._o si_fw-mi dei_fw-la dona_fw-la sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la merita_fw-la tua_fw-la non_fw-la deus_fw-la coronat_fw-la merita_fw-la tua_fw-la t●nquam_fw-la merita_fw-la tu●_n sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la dona_fw-la sva_fw-la if_o thy_o good_a work_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n than_o god_n crow_v not_o thy_o merit_n as_o thy_o merit_n but_o as_o his_o own_o gift_n yea_o he_o plain_o testify_v that_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v perducere_fw-la say_v ibid._n cap._n 9_o maluit_fw-la di●●re_fw-la gratia_n dei_fw-la vit●_n aeterna_fw-la ut_fw-la hin●_n intell●g●r●mus_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la nostris_fw-la deum_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la 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