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sâ—â—tiaâ—t_fw-la that_o scotus_n apud_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-la sacra_fw-la eucharist_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 23._o dicit_fw-la nullum_fw-la extare_fw-la loâ—um_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tam_fw-la expressum_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n declaratione_fw-la evidentèr_fw-la câ—gat_fw-la transubstantiationem_fw-la admittere_fw-la atque_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la omninâ—_n improbabilâ—_n etc._n etc._n a_o ita_fw-la sit_fw-la meritâ—_n dâ—bitarâ—_n potest_fw-la cum_fw-la homines_fw-la doctissâ—â—â—_n &_o acutissâ—â—â—_n qualis_fw-la inprâ—â—is_fw-la scotus_n fuit_fw-la contrarium_fw-la sâ—â—tiaâ—t_fw-la there_o be_v no_o place_n of_o scripture_n so_o express_v as_o that_o it_o evident_o force_v to_o admit_v transubstantiation_n without_o their_o church_n declaration_n yea_o bellarmine_n himself_o say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o improbable_a and_o that_o it_o may_v worthy_o be_v doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o because_o very_o learned_a and_o acute_a man_n such_o as_o 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largitas_fw-la where_o grace_n be_v there_o be_v not_o reward_v of_o work_n but_o the_o largess_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o giver_n meritorum_fw-la giver_n leo_n epist_n 84._o gratia_n nisâ—_n gratis_o dâ—tur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la merces_fw-la retribution_n meritorum_fw-la grace_n say_v leo_n except_o it_o be_v free_o giuâ—n_o be_v no_o grace_n but_o a_o reward_n and_o recompense_n of_o merit_n leave_v it_o consequent_a that_o if_o it_o be_v the_o reward_n and_o recompense_n of_o merit_n than_o it_o be_v not_o grace_n thus_o they_o determine_v grace_n and_o merit_n to_o be_v thing_n incompatible_a and_o of_o so_o perfect_a opposition_n eaâ—h_o to_o other_o as_o that_o the_o one_o can_v stand_v where_o place_n be_v yield_v to_o the_o other_o sith_o then_o the_o apostle_n teach_v that_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o grace_n and_o free_a gift_n we_o must_v conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hang_v upon_o man_n merit_n or_o if_o in_o any_o respect_n it_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o man_n it_o be_v not_o grace_n because_o it_o be_v not_o free_a in_o every_o respect_n m._n bishop_n respect_n thereof_o of_o original_o and_o principal_o be_v to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o pelagian_a school_n where_o they_o will_v be_v admit_v as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v among_o the_o papist_n but_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v explode_v as_o derogatory_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o yield_v so_o much_o glory_n to_o man_n as_o be_v the_o manifest_a impeach_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o so_o impudent_a be_v he_o that_o he_o will_v make_v st._n austin_n the_o author_n of_o his_o respect_n who_o 8._o who_o of_o merit_n sect_n 8._o before_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v far_o off_o from_o approve_v any_o such_o original_o forsooth_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n because_o we_o must_v receive_v grace_n by_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n before_o we_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n that_o do_v deserve_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n so_o then_o eternal_a life_n itself_o be_v not_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n but_o only_o grace_v which_o enable_v we_o to_o work_v by_o our_o free_a will_n and_o so_o to_o deserve_v eternal_a life_n and_o do_v st._n austin_n conceive_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n sure_o in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v i_o have_v show_v that_o st._n austin_n attribute_v our_o good_a work_n not_o original_o only_a but_o full_o and_o whole_o to_o the_o gift_n and_o work_n of_o god_n and_o thereby_o disclaim_v the_o merit_n of_o man_n because_o what_o shall_v man_n be_v say_v to_o merit_v by_o that_o that_o be_v whole_o and_o only_o god_n therefore_o he_o say_v that_o god_n in_o render_v eternal_a life_n to_o good_a work_n do_v but_o give_v gratia_fw-la give_v august_n de_fw-fr grat._n &_o lib._n arbit_n cap._n 8._o gratia_n est_fw-la pro_fw-la gratia_fw-la grace_n for_o grace_n one_o grace_n after_o and_o for_o 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 tâ—nquam_fw-la merita_fw-la tuâ—_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 diâ—â—re_fw-la gratia_n dei_fw-la vitâ—_n aeterna_fw-la ut_fw-la hinâ—_n intellâ—gâ—râ—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 â—iseratione_n sva_fw-la perducere_fw-la eternal_a life_n be_v the_o grace_n or_o gift_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v understand_v that_o god_n bring_v we_o to_o eternal_a life_n not_o for_o our_o merit_n but_o for_o his_o onene_a mercy_n sake_n allege_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n 4._o psalm_n psal_n 103._o 4._o he_o crow_v thou_o with_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n as_o touch_v his_o second_o limitation_n that_o eternal_a life_n be_v principal_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n because_o the_o whole_a virtue_n and_o value_n of_o our_o merit_n proceed_v of_o the_o dignity_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o we_o which_o do_v elevate_v and_o give_v such_o worth_n to_o our_o work_n that_o they_o thereby_o deserve_v life_n everlasting_a the_o nullity_n of_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o that_o that_o have_v be_v say_v because_o if_o the_o whole_a value_n of_o the_o work_n be_v to_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n then_o can_v no_o merit_n be_v repute_v thereby_o to_o man_n for_o what_o shall_v man_n merit_v by_o that_o in_o the_o worth_n whereof_o he_o can_v challenge_v nothing_o to_o be_v he_o i_o have_v 3._o have_v of_o merit_n sect_n 3._o before_o show_v that_o that_o whereby_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o merit_v must_v be_v of_o himself_o if_o the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v of_o another_o let_v the_o merit_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v but_o vain_o do_v he_o claim_v merit_n who_o have_v no_o propriety_n of_o that_o whereby_o he_o shall_v merit_v as_o concern_v the_o value_n of_o good_a work_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n further_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o stand_v upon_o it_o in_o this_o place_n only_o i_o wish_v m._n bishop_n to_o consider_v that_o which_o st._n austin_n brief_o say_v that_o stercora_fw-la that_o august_n de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 49._o in_o comparatione_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la illius_fw-la stercus_fw-la est_fw-la tota_fw-la viâ—a_fw-la quam_fw-la genimus_fw-la &_o paulò_fw-la priùs_fw-la vnusquisque_fw-la metiatur_fw-la se_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la modò_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la erit_fw-la tunc_fw-la &_o inveniet_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la illiâ—s_fw-la iustitiâ—_n ista_fw-la damna_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o stercora_fw-la in_o comparison_n of_o the_o resurrection_n all_o the_o life_n that_o here_o we_o lead_v be_v but_o dung_n let_v every_o man_n measure_v himself_o say_v he_o what_o he_o be_v now_o and_o what_o he_o shall_v be_v then_o and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o righteousness_n that_o shall_v be_v then_o all_o now_o be_v but_o dross_n and_o dung_n now_o tell_v we_o m._n bishop_n your_o opinion_n may_v we_o think_v dross_n to_o be_v worth_a gold_n or_o the_o dung_n of_o this_o earth_n to_o deserve_v that_o righteousness_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n what_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o imagine_v such_o a_o value_n of_o desert_n in_o that_o work_n which_o be_v but_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o that_o it_o shall_v deserve_v but_o at_o once_o to_o overthrow_v all_o that_o m._n bishop_n have_v here_o answer_v i_o will_v set_v down_o what_o fulgentius_n have_v deliver_v concern_v the_o place_n here_o in_o hand_n excedat_fw-la hand_n fulgent_n ad_fw-la monim_n lib._n 1._o gratia_n autem_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la non_fw-la iniustè_fw-fr dicitur_fw-la quiâ—â—â—on_fw-fr solâ—â—â—_n donis_fw-la sâ—is_fw-la deus_fw-la doâ—â—a_fw-la sva_fw-la reddit_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la tantum_fw-la etiam_fw-la â—bi_fw-la gratia_fw-la divina_fw-la retributionis_fw-la exuberat_fw-la ut_fw-la incomparabilitèr_fw-la atque_fw-la inessabilitèr_fw-la omne_fw-la meritum_fw-la quamuis_fw-la bonâ—_n &_o â—â—_o dâ—o_o datâ—_n humanae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la atque_fw-la operationis_fw-la excedat_fw-la therefore_o be_v eternal_a life_n say_v he_o not_o without_o cause_n call_v grace_n not_o only_o for_o that_o god_n render_v his_o own_o gift_n to_o his_o own_o gift_n but_o also_o for_o that_o 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