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for_o diverse_a good_a end_n and_o purpose_n the_o justification_n by_o which_o confi_v of_o two_o part_n first_o in_o not_o omit_v any_o one_o thing_n whatsoever_o the_o law_n have_v command_v second_o in_o not_o commit_v any_o one_o thing_n whatsoever_o the_o law_n have_v forbid_v which_o as_o it_o be_v in_o leviticus_fw-la the_o eighteen_o chapter_n 18.5_o levit._fw-la 18.5_o if_o a_o man_n do_v he_o shall_v live_v in_o they_o but_o contrariwise_o if_o he_o do_v not_o observe_v and_o do_v all_o and_o also_o do_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n that_o he_o be_v accurse_v and_o condemn_v by_o it_o 3_o the_o affirmative_a part_n be_v prove_v in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n 27.26_o deut._n 27.26_o where_o it_o be_v say_v curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v so_o be_v it_o the_o negative_a part_n 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of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o mean_n say_v chap._n say_v ambrose_n upon_o 1_o cor._n first_o chap._n in_o christ_n jesus_n be_v grace_v give_v for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o with_o god_n be_v decree_v that_o who_o so_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v save_v sola_fw-la fide_fw-la by_o faith_n only_o without_o work_n receive_v free_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o case_n to_o stand_v clear_a that_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n 18_o now_o then_o christian_n reader_n this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n without_o work_n be_v so_o easy_a and_o clear_o to_o be_v prove_v the_o truth_n be_v it_o not_o a_o world_n wonder_n to_o see_v that_o so_o many_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n shall_v impugn_v it_o and_o that_o a_o cardinal_n one_o of_o the_o pope_n penman_n master_n allen_n shall_v ascribe_v so_o much_o unto_o good_a work_n as_o to_o say_v 239._o say_v in_o d._n fulke_n answer_n 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by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o say_v romans_z 4._o 4._o roman_n 4._o if_o they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n be_v heir_n faith_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v make_v of_o none_o effect_n and_o yet_o as_o he_o say_v galatian_n 2._o i_o do_v not_o abrogate_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o if_o righteousness_n be_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n die_v without_o a_o cause_n so_o that_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n we_o see_v plain_o that_o faith_n be_v make_v void_a the_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v of_o none_o effect_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n needless_a and_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n to_o consist_v only_o in_o our_o own_o deserve_n and_o indeed_o to_o the_o very_a same_o effect_n be_v these_o word_n of_o their_o cardinal_n allen_n 154_o allen_n allen_n in_o fulke_n pag._n 154_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o discharge_v we_o of_o satisfaction_n for_o 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the_o sin_n of_o other_o three_o to_o stay_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n four_o to_o purchase_v heaven_n and_o last_o to_o lift_v up_o and_o place_v their_o soul_n in_o heaven_n they_o will_v have_v all_o by_o their_o own_o deserve_n or_o they_o will_v have_v none_o all_o by_o merit_n or_o else_o no_o bargain_n therefore_o let_v we_o see_v what_o we_o can_v say_v further_o unto_o they_o touch_v this_o point_n 25_o our_o saviour_n christ_n matthew_n 5._o say_v blessed_n be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o this_o word_n poor_a be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o a_o man_n that_o be_v so_o very_o poor_a as_o that_o he_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o sustain_v his_o own_o life_n but_o be_v fain_o to_o seek_v to_o other_o for_o succour_n and_o such_o be_v they_o which_o find_v themselves_o so_o great_o destitute_a of_o soul_n sustenance_n as_o that_o they_o be_v glad_a to_o seek_v to_o other_o for_o relief_n even_o to_o god_n for_o his_o 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