and_o the_o work_n be_v perform_v her_o majesty_n be_v bind_v upon_o her_o fidelity_n and_o justice_n to_o pay_v that_o she_o promise_v in_o like_a manner_n god_n may_v give_v we_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n without_o any_o respect_n or_o regard_n of_o work_n as_o he_o give_v it_o to_o little_a child_n which_o be_v baptize_v and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a gift_n and_o a_o pure_a grace_n or_o he_o may_v give_v it_o with_o some_o respect_n unto_o our_o work_n and_o so_o he_o give_v it_o to_o all_o they_o who_o have_v use_n of_o discretion_n keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v wage_n merces_fw-la areward_n 5._o ad_fw-la rom._n 4._o five_o 5._o and_o thus_o the_o mayor_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o wit_n that_o whatsoever_o god_n give_v as_o wage_n be_v give_v for_o work_n and_o such_o wage_n be_v call_v merit_n wage_n then_o and_o merit_n have_v a_o mutual_a relation_n for_o what_o be_v wage_n but_o a_o reward_n of_o merit_n and_o what_o be_v merit_n but_o a_o desert_n of_o wage_n the_o minor_a be_v most_o plain_a and_o inculcate_v in_o scripture_n voca_fw-la operarios_fw-la &_o red_a illis_fw-la mercedem_fw-la call_v the_o workman_n 208._o matth._n 208._o and_o pay_v they_o their_o wage_n ecce_fw-la venio_fw-la &_o merces_fw-la mea_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la reddere_fw-la unicuique_fw-la secundum_fw-la opera_fw-la sva_fw-la loe_o 12._o apoc._n 22._o 12._o i_o come_v and_o my_o wage_n with_o i_o to_o give_v to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n vnusquisque_fw-la propriam_fw-la mercedem_fw-la accipiet_fw-la secundùm_fw-la suum_fw-la laborem_fw-la every_o one_o shall_v receive_v proper_a wage_n 18._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n 3._o 8._o matth._n 5._o 12._o &_o cap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 1._o â—_o ad_fw-la tim._n 5._o 18._o according_a to_o his_o labour_n the_o like_a we_o have_v in_o twenty_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n all_o which_o infallible_o prove_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v as_o wage_n for_o merit_n and_o consequent_o that_o protestant_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o merit_n shall_v never_o attain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v purchase_v by_o good_a work_n and_o merit_n and_o for_o sâ—ch_a man_n we_o may_v well_o say_v that_o heaven_n be_v never_o make_v no_o more_o than_o learning_n for_o he_o that_o will_v never_o study_v nor_o virtue_n for_o he_o who_o despise_v the_o exercise_n thereof_o answer_n as_o everlasting_a life_n be_v not_o in_o your_o bestow_n so_o we_o want_v not_o merit_n to_o obtain_v it_o to_o wit_n god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n suffering_n for_o we_o with_o the_o which_o we_o content_v ourselves_o and_o nothing_o doubt_v but_o they_o be_v sufficient_a to_o discharge_v we_o of_o damnation_n and_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o salvation_n of_o these_o merit_n sweet_o say_v bernard_n meum_fw-la proinde_fw-la meritum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o merit_n be_v god_n 61._o bernard_n in_o cantic_a serm_n 61._o mercy_n i_o be_o not_o clean_o void_a of_o merit_n as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v not_o void_a of_o mercy_n and_o if_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v much_o i_o be_o much_o in_o merit_n what_o though_o i_o be_v guilty_a to_o myself_o of_o many_o sin_n sure_o where_o sin_n have_v abound_v grace_v also_o have_v superabounded_a and_o if_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a i_o will_v also_o from_o everlasting_a sing_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v i_o sing_v my_o own_o justice_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v remember_v thy_o justice_n only_o for_o that_o be_v i_o also_o in_o that_o thou_o 139._o august_n in_o psal_n 139._o be_v of_o god_n make_v justice_n to_o i_o so_o augustine_n say_v meritis_fw-la suis_fw-la nihil_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la totum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la o_o deus_fw-la i._o the_o saint_n attribute_v nothing_o to_o their_o own_o merit_n they_o attribute_v all_o o_o god_n only_o to_o thy_o mercy_n hierome_n 120._o hieron_n lib._n 1._o advers_a pelag._n fâ—_n 120._o say_v tunc_fw-la ergo_fw-la iusti_fw-la sumus_fw-la quando_fw-la nos_fw-la peccatores_fw-la fatemur_fw-la &_o iustitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la proprio_fw-la merito_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la dei_fw-la consistit_fw-la misericordia_fw-la i._o then_o be_v we_o just_a when_o we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n and_o our_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n consist_v not_o in_o our_o merit_n but_o in_o god_n mercy_n s._n basil_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n etenrnal_a rest_n or_o life_n be_v propound_v 〈◊〉_d basil_n in_o psalm_n 114_o homil._n 16._o pag._n 224._o â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o that_o strive_v lawful_o in_o this_o life_n not_o render_v according_a to_o the_o merit_n or_o desert_n of_o work_n but_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o *_o magnificent_a god_n bestow_v upon_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o but_o these_o counterfeit_n catholic_n not_o content_a therewith_o nor_o think_v the_o same_o sufficient_a will_v put_v unto_o they_o the_o merit_n of_o saint_n depart_v and_o of_o man_n live_v and_o their_o own_o work_n and_o satisfaction_n thereby_o full_o to_o effect_v that_o which_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n be_v not_o able_a perfect_o to_o perform_v this_o their_o doctrine_n appear_v both_o by_o their_o prayer_n in_o their_o masse-booke_n and_o porteise_n and_o also_o by_o the_o form_n of_o a_o monk_n absolution_n in_o these_o word_n meritum_fw-la passionis_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la iâ—sâ—s_n 67._o luther_n in_o 2._o cap._n ad_fw-la gaâ—at_n tileman_n de_fw-fr hesusius_n de_fw-fr 600._o erroriâ—â—s_n papista_n loc_fw-la 9_o the_o penitent_a fol._n 67._o christi_fw-la &_o beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la semper_fw-la virgin_n &_o omnium_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la meritum_fw-la ordinis_fw-la gravamen_fw-la religionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n the_o merit_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o of_o bless_a mary_n always_o a_o virgin_n and_o of_o all_o saint_n the_o merit_n of_o thy_o order_n the_o heaviness_n of_o thy_o religion_n the_o humility_n of_o thy_o confession_n the_o contrition_n of_o thy_o heart_n the_o good_a work_n that_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o shall_v do_v for_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v unto_o thou_o for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o thy_o sin_n to_o the_o increase_n of_o merit_n and_o grace_n and_o to_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n thus_o these_o man_n by_o their_o doctrine_n make_v jesus_n christ_n not_o a_o full_a perfect_a and_o sufficient_a saviour_n and_o so_o infringe_v the_o say_n of_o saint_n peter_n there_o be_v not_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o for_o among_o man_n there_o be_v give_v none_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n whereby_o we_o 12._o act._n 4._o 12._o must_v be_v save_v what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v buy_v we_o as_o peter_n also_o say_v whether_o this_o doctrine_n 1._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 1._o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n let_v the_o christian_a reader_n by_o these_o place_n discern_v and_o judge_v christ_n come_v 29._o math._n 20._o 28._o joh._n 1._o 29._o to_o give_v his_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ransom_n for_o many_o he_o be_v that_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n in_o he_o we_o 18._o coloss_n 1._o 14._o 20._o 22._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 18._o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n he_o have_v make_v peace_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o have_v reconcile_v we_o in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n through_o death_n we_o be_v not_o redeem_v with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n from_o our_o vain_a conversation_n receive_v by_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n as_o of_o a_o lamb_n undefiled_a and_o without_o spot_n he_o himself_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o body_n on_o 24._o ibid._n cap._n 2._o 24._o the_o tree_n that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n shall_v live_v in_o righteousness_n by_o who_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n his_o 7._o 1._o joâ—_a 1._o 7._o son_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n he_o have_v love_v uâ—_n and_o wash_v 5._o apocal._n 1._o 5._o we_o from_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n and_o make_v we_o king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n his_o father_n as_o these_o place_n attribute_v our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n only_o to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o merit_n so_o other_o do_v detract_v and_o take_v the_o same_o from_o our_o work_n and_o deserve_n to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v 5._o rom._n 4._o 5._o in_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n or_o else_o
which_o can_v be_v move_v but_o remain_v for_o ever_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v 2._o psal_n 125._o 1._o rom._n 5._o 1._o 2._o peace_n towards_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o all_o so_o through_o faith_n we_o have_v have_v this_o access_n unto_o his_o grace_n wherein_o we_o stand_v and_o rejoice_v under_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n to_o fear_v again_o but_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n 15._o rom_n 8._o 15._o the_o same_o spirit_n bear_v witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o 33._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 33._o god_n chosâ—â—_n it_o be_v christ_n that_o justifi_v who_o shall_v condemn_v etc._n etc._n who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n 35._o vers_fw-la 35._o or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o 38._o verse_n 38._o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v neither_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n it_o be_v god_n which_o stablish_v we_o with_o you_o 21._o 2._o cor._n 1._o 21._o in_o christ_n and_o have_v anoint_v we_o who_o have_v also_o seal_v we_o and_o have_v give_v the_o earnest_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n in_o who_o also_o you_o have_v trust_v after_o that_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n even_o the_o 13._o ephes_n 1._o 13._o gospel_n of_o your_o salvation_n wherein_o also_o after_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o therefore_o go_v with_o confidence_n or_o boldness_n 16._o heb._n 4._o 16._o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v mercy_n and_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n so_o god_n will_v more_o abundant_o 17._o chap._n 6._o 17._o to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n the_o stableness_n of_o his_o counsel_n bind_v himself_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v lie_v we_o may_v have_v strong_a consolation_n which_o have_v our_o refuge_n to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o that_o hope_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o which_o hope_v we_o have_v as_o a_o ancre_fw-fr of_o the_o soul_n both_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a and_o it_o enter_v into_o that_o which_o be_v within_o the_o veil_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o draw_v near_o with_o a_o true_a hart_n in_o assurance_n of_o faith_n our_o heart_n be_v pure_a from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n and_o wash_v 22._o chap._n 10_o 22._o in_o our_o body_n with_o pure_a water_n let_v we_o keep_v the_o profession_n of_o our_o hope_n without_o waver_v for_o he_o be_v faithful_a that_o promise_v therefore_o by_o faith_n that_o by_o grace_n the_o promise_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o all_o the_o seed_n and_o he_o not_o weâ—ke_v in_o the_o faith_n consider_v not_o his_o own_o 19_o rom._n 4._o 16._o verse_n 19_o body_n which_o be_v now_o dead_a be_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a neither_o the_o deadness_n of_o saraâ—s_n womb_n neither_o do_v he_o doubt_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o unbelief_n but_o be_v strengthen_v in_o the_o faith_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n be_v full_o assure_v that_o he_o which_o have_v promise_v be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n hereunto_o i_o will_v add_v to_o the_o confute_v of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o doubt_v two_o or_o three_o saying_n of_o the_o father_n chrysostome_n 9_o chrisost_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n homi._n 9_o say_v spes_fw-la humana_fw-la subinde_fw-la intercidit_fw-la &_o sperantem_fw-la pudore_fw-la afficit_fw-la nostra_fw-la verò_fw-la eiusmodi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la firma_fw-la &_o immobilis_fw-la perdurat_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o hope_n that_o be_v have_v in_o man_n sundry_a time_n fall_v away_o and_o shame_v he_o that_o hope_v but_o our_o hope_n be_v not_o such_o but_o abide_v firm_a and_o unmoveable_a 123._o august_n praefat_fw-la in_o psal_n 123._o augustine_n say_v gaudium_fw-la ergo_fw-la nostrum_fw-la fratres_fw-la nondum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o re_fw-mi sed_fw-la iam_fw-la in_o spe_fw-la spes_fw-la autem_fw-la nostra_fw-la tam_fw-la certa_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la iam_fw-la res_fw-la perfecta_fw-la sit_fw-la ay_o our_o joy_n o_o brethren_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o in_o possession_n but_o in_o hope_n and_o our_o hope_n be_v so_o certain_a as_o though_o considera_fw-la bernard_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la considera_fw-la the_o thing_n be_v already_o do_v bernard_n say_v ergo_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la fides_fw-la ambiguum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la habet_fw-la fides_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la opinio_fw-la faith_n have_v no_o doubt_v or_o if_o it_o have_v it_o be_v not_o faith_n but_o a_o opinion_n again_o non_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la aestimatio_fw-la sed_fw-la certitudo_fw-la 217._o epist_n 190._o anton._n hist_o part_n 2._o tit._n 17._o cap_n 1_o sec._n 5._o fol._n 217._o faith_n be_v not_o a_o opinion_n but_o a_o certainty_n and_o antoninus_n out_o of_o the_o same_o bernard_n allege_v these_o word_n clamat_fw-la apostolus_fw-la scio_fw-la cvi_fw-la credidi_fw-la et_fw-la certus_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la sub_fw-la sibilas_fw-la fides_fw-la est_fw-la â—stimatio_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la ambiguum_fw-la garris_fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la certius_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n cry_v out_o say_v i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v believe_v and_o be_o certain_a and_o do_v thou_o whisper_v to_o i_o that_o faith_n be_v a_o opinion_n poe_v thou_o babble_n and_o tell_v i_o that_o that_o be_v doubtful_a then_o the_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a etc._n etc._n hereby_o the_o indifferent_a reader_n may_v see_v both_o how_o false_a this_o desperate_a doctrine_n of_o doubt_v be_v against_o the_o which_o ambrose_n catherinus_n a_o archbishop_n &_o a_o great_a doer_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n do_v earnest_o write_v &_o also_o that_o the_o papist_n by_o this_o principle_n of_o their_o doctrine_n teach_v infidelity_n and_o withal_o let_v he_o consider_v whether_o be_v a_o more_o true_a godly_a &_o comfortable_a doctrine_n to_o believe_v by_o faith_n our_o salvation_n or_o to_o be_v uncertain_a &_o to_o doubt_v thereof_o as_o they_o teach_v but_o now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o s._n paul_n exhort_v we_o as_o this_o man_n say_v to_o doubt_v of_o our_o salvation_n he_o say_v cum_fw-la timore_fw-la &_o tremore_n salutem_fw-la vestram_fw-la operamini_fw-la which_o 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