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wise_a answer_n unto_o the_o righteousness_n holiness_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n four_o the_o second_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o our_o knowledge_n for_o such_o as_o be_v our_o knowledge_n such_o be_v our_o obedience_n such_o be_v all_o our_o work_n that_o proceed_v from_o it_o now_o our_o knowledge_n be_v very_o imperfect_a 13.9.12_o imperfect_a 1._o cor._n 13.9.12_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o all_o we_o know_v in_o part_n and_o we_o prophesy_v in_o part_n we_o see_v now_o through_o a_o glass_n dark_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n be_v reserve_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o our_o lord_n have_v represent_v by_o give_v to_o the_o blind_a man_n his_o sight_n 8.22_o sight_n mark_n 8.22_o of_o who_o saint_n mark_v say_v that_o christ_n jesus_n have_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o the_o first_o time_n he_o see_v man_n walk_v but_o not_o as_o man_n but_o as_o tree_n but_o have_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o eye_n the_o second_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v make_v themselves_o eunuch_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n sake_n and_o say_v not_o that_o shall_v make_v themselves_o eunuch_n second_o that_o saint_n paul_n say_v evident_o 7.25_o evident_o 1._o cor._n 7.25_o concern_v virgin_n i_o have_v no_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o what_o truth_n if_o god_n have_v speak_v thereof_o in_o isaiah_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o saint_n matthew_n it_o be_v will_v they_o say_v a_o counsel_n but_o every_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v a_o commandment_n and_o if_o god_n have_v give_v this_o counsel_n the_o apostle_n will_v have_v say_v i_o have_v no_o commandment_n but_o i_o have_v a_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a unto_o that_o which_o he_o protest_v elsewhere_o say_v 20.27_o say_v act._n 20.27_o i_o have_v not_o shan_v to_o declare_v unto_o you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n now_o he_o say_v manifest_o continentiae_fw-la manifest_o ephiphan_n baeres_fw-la 16._o quidam_fw-la 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which_o be_v upon_o the_o seashore_n afterward_o a_o particular_a promise_n be_v make_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o they_o 7.12.13.14_o they_o deut._n 7.12.13.14_o wherefore_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o harken_v to_o these_o judgement_n and_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v keep_v unto_o thou_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o mercy_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n and_o he_o will_v love_v thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thou_o he_o will_v also_o bless_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n etc._n etc._n â—_z alâ—â—â—_n bless_v above_o all_o people_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v male_a or_o female_a barren_a among_o you_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a reproach_n among_o they_o to_o be_v barren_a and_o without_o child_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o word_n of_o eâ—izabeth_n who_o have_v conceive_v in_o her_o old_a age_n after_o so_o long_a a_o barrenness_n say_v 1.25_o say_v luke_n 1.25_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n 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my_o father_n be_v one_o thus_o have_v they_o a_o everlasting_a name_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o take_v away_o and_o therefore_o a_o better_a name_n than_o that_o of_o son_n and_o daughter_n because_o that_o the_o name_n and_o reputation_n that_o a_o man_n have_v by_o have_v child_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o child_n life_n if_o they_o come_v to_o fail_v and_o die_v fail_v and_o die_v with_o they_o as_o we_o often_o see_v that_o 2.5_o that_o 1._o sam._n 2.5_o she_o that_o have_v have_v many_o child_n be_v wax_v feeble_a as_o it_o happen_v unto_o naomi_n ruth_n mother_n in_o law_n who_o have_v lose_v her_o husband_n and_o all_o her_o child_n say_v unto_o her_o neighbour_n 1.20.21_o neighbour_n ruth_n 1.20.21_o call_v i_o not_o naomi_n that_o be_v pleasant_a call_v i_o mara_n for_o the_o almighty_a have_v deal_v very_o bitter_o with_o i_o i_o go_v out_o full_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o home_o again_o empty_a why_o then_o call_v you_o i_o naomi_n see_v the_o lord_n have_v testify_v against_o i_o and_o the_o almighty_a have_v afflict_v i_o there_o be_v some_o which_o read_v a_o name_n better_o than_o to_o son_n and_o daughter_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v call_v by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n 15.26_o jesus_n mat._n 8_o 1â—_n &_o 15.26_o the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n because_o that_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n the_o privilege_n and_o title_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n appertain_v unto_o they_o so_o then_o the_o meaning_n shall_v be_v that_o god_n will_v more_o abundant_o bless_v the_o eunuch_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n than_o he_o have_v bless_v the_o jew_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o the_o first_o exposition_n be_v the_o true_a and_o natural_a one_o ground_v upon_o the_o right_a construction_n of_o the_o text._n the_o self-same_a promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o gentile_n adjoin_v themselves_o unto_o christ_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o shall_v be_v receive_v in_o god_n house_n and_o that_o their_o prayer_n make_v unto_o god_n shall_v be_v hear_v and_o accept_v of_o god_n and_o these_o promise_n make_v both_o in_o general_a to_o the_o gentile_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o eunuch_n do_v tend_v to_o testify_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n declare_v have_v be_v effect_v when_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n 2.14_o christ_n ephes_n 2.14_o have_v make_v both_o one_o and_o have_v break_v down_o the_o middle_a wall_n of_o partition_n between_o we_o and_o that_o now_o 3.28_o now_o gal_n 3.28_o there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o greek_a there_o be_v neither_o bond_n nor_o free_a there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a and_o
10.24_o child_n how_o hard_o be_v it_o for_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o riches_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n if_o he_o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n he_o be_v covetous_a and_o if_o covetous_a a_o idolater_n for_o 3.5_o for_o col._n 3.5_o covetousness_n be_v dolatrie_n and_o 5.5_o and_o ephes_n 5.5_o the_o covetous_a be_v a_o idolater_n and_o if_o a_o idolater_n he_o have_v not_o keep_v the_o law_n if_o he_o have_v not_o keep_v the_o law_n he_o have_v not_o merit_v eternal_a life_n contrariwise_o he_o have_v be_v exclude_v and_o debar_v from_o it_o by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o namely_o by_o his_o covetousness_n that_o make_v he_o 31.24_o he_o job_n 31.24_o make_v gold_n his_o hope_n and_o say_v to_o the_o fine_a gold_n thou_o be_v my_o confidence_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n pronounce_v that_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n when_o a_o carnell_n can_v go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n and_o if_o he_o have_v 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commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v to_o he_o of_o a_o great_a perfection_n and_o he_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n a_o certain_a gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la manifestationem_fw-la propositae_fw-la quaestionis_fw-la not_o for_o the_o authorise_a but_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o question_n propound_v where_o our_o lord_n word_n be_v thus_o set_v down_o choose_fw-la down_o jbid._n quomodo_fw-la dicis_fw-la legem_fw-la feci_fw-la &_o prophetas_fw-la quoniam_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la diliges_fw-la proximum_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o ecce_fw-la multi_fw-la fratres_fw-la tui_fw-la filii_fw-la abrahae_fw-la amicti_fw-la sunt_fw-la stercore_fw-la morientes_fw-la prae_fw-la fame_n &_o domus_fw-la tua_fw-la plena_fw-la est_fw-la multis_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la egreditur_fw-la omninâ—_n aliquid_fw-la ex_fw-la ea_fw-la ad_fw-la choose_fw-la how_o say_v thou_o i_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n see_v that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o behold_v many_o of_o thy_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o abraham_n be_v cover_v with_o dung_n and_o die_v for_o hunger_n and_o thy_o house_n be_v stuff_v with_o store_n of_o good_n and_o there_o go_v nothing_o out_o of_o it_o to_o they_o and_o then_o declare_v his_o opinion_n etc._n opinion_n ibidem_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la implevit_fw-la dive_v mandatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o that_o the_o rich_a man_n have_v not_o fulfil_v the_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o for_o he_o despise_v many_o of_o the_o poor_a and_o have_v give_v none_o of_o his_o riches_n to_o they_o and_o a_o little_a after_o expound_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n teipsum_fw-la word_n ibid._n volens_fw-la arguere_fw-la divitem_fw-la illum_fw-la dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la vera_fw-la dicentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la si_fw-la vis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la enim_fw-la apparebis_fw-la dicere_fw-la verum_fw-la si_fw-la dilixisti_fw-la aut_fw-la diligis_fw-la proximum_fw-la tuum_fw-la sicut_fw-la teipsum_fw-la the_o lord_n say_v he_o intend_v to_o convince_v this_o rich_a man_n as_o one_o not_o tell_v the_o truth_n etc._n etc._n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v and_o sell_v that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a for_o so_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o thou_o say_v true_a if_o thou_o have_v love_v or_o if_o thou_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o commandment_n and_o a_o commandment_n of_o charity_n xiii_o bellarmine_n gainsaieth_a this_o say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o commandment_n of_o charity_n because_o that_o 19_o that_o bellar._n de_fw-fr monach_n c._n 9_o §._o 19_o charity_n require_v only_o that_o we_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o require_v not_o that_o we_o give_v all_o