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indulgentia_fw-la pro_fw-la corona_n est_fw-la st._n ambr._n in_o his_o exhort_v to_o virginity_n whence_o have_v i_o so_o great_a merit_n to_o who_o indulgence_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o crown_n and_o upon_o ps_n 118._o in_o reference_n to_o those_o word_n thy_o tender_a mercy_n and_o thy_o judgement_n in_o the_o 156._o subsistere_fw-la ambr._n in_o ps_n 118._o contione_fw-la 20._o quis_fw-la enim_fw-la mostrum_fw-la sine_fw-la divina_fw-la potest_fw-la miseratione_n subsistere_fw-la vers_fw-la the_o lord_n say_v he_o temper_v his_o judgement_n with_o mercy_n for_o which_o of_o we_o can_v subsist_v without_o the_o divine_a mercy_n &_o indulgence_n and_o a_o little_a after_o conclude_v the_o process_n of_o divine_a judgement_n be_v make_v dei_fw-la make_v non_fw-la ergo_fw-la secundum_fw-la merita_fw-la mostra_fw-la sed_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la dei_fw-la not_o according_a to_o our_o merit_n but_o god_n mercy_n st._n hilary_n upon_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 31._o ps_n or_o as_o with_o we_o the_o 32._o where_o the_o psalmist_n place_n righteousness_n in_o the_o forgiveness_n or_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n vitia_fw-la hil._n in_o ps_n 31._o opera_fw-la justitiae_fw-la non_fw-la sufficient_a ad_fw-la beatiâ—ud_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la reputet_fw-la vitia_fw-la say_v thus_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o desert_n or_o merit_n or_o obtain_v of_o that_o bliss_n venia_fw-la greg._n mor._n 9_o c._n 14._o ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la meritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la venia_fw-la unless_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v not_o impute_v our_o fault_n greg._n the_o great_a say_v thus_o in_o his_o comment_n on_o job_n if_o i_o grow_v up_o to_o the_o work_n of_o virtue_n i_o come_v to_o life_n not_o by_o my_o merit_n but_o by_o his_o pardon_n and_o indulgence_n to_o these_o say_n of_o hilary_n and_o gregory_n the_o cardinal_n answer_v by_o their_o need_v of_o the_o remission_n of_o 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good_a work_n be_v so_o due_a to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exact_v they_o although_o he_o will_v give_v no_o reward_n debeâ—_n bern._n the_o quadrup_n debito_fw-la creator_n tuus_fw-la est_fw-la tu_fw-la creatura_fw-la tu_fw-la servus_n ille_fw-la dominus_fw-la ille_fw-la figulus_n â—u_n figmenâ—um_n totum_fw-la ergò_fw-la quod_fw-la es_fw-la illi_fw-la debeâ—_n he_o be_v thy_o creator_n say_v bernard_n thou_o his_o creature_n thou_o be_v a_o servant_n he_o thy_o lord_n he_o the_o potter_n thou_o his_o workmanship_n therefore_o all_o that_o thou_o be_v thou_o owe_v to_o he_o of_o who_o thou_o have_v all_o theophyl_n say_v 〈◊〉_d theophyl_n in_o luc._n 17.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o servant_n that_o do_v not_o his_o work_n be_v worthy_a of_o stripe_n but_o when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o work_n let_v he_o be_v content_a that_o he_o have_v escape_v stripe_n that_o be_v if_o reward_v come_v for_o so_o do_v let_v he_o account_v and_o receive_v it_o as_o of_o mere_a bounty_n for_o it_o follow_v in_o theophyl_n therefore_o that_o servant_n ought_v not_o to_o expect_v honour_n or_o reward_n as_o necessary_o follow_v or_o as_o due_a as_o he_o may_v if_o he_o true_o merit_v for_o it_o be_v of_o his_o lord_n liberality_n and_o bounty_n to_o give_v he_o yea_o rather_o frank_o to_o bestow_v any_o thing_n upon_o he_o where_o we_o may_v observe_v he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v he_o but_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_o bestow_v on_o he_o the_o better_a to_o express_v the_o undeserved_a bounty_n of_o god_n so_o reward_v man_n for_o do_v what_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o do_v bernard_n give_v a_o good_a reason_n against_o our_o merit_v 1._o bern._n de_fw-fr annun_n ser_fw-mi 1._o because_o all_o our_o merit_n be_v god_n gift_n that_o st_n aug._n say_v often_o but_o he_o add_v and_o for_o they_o man_n be_v a_o debtor_n to_o god_n so_o far_o be_v god_n gift_n of_o grace_n from_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o merit_n as_o the_o romanist_n pretend_v that_o they_o take_v from_o it_o by_o increase_a our_o duty_n and_o debt_n our_o last_o sort_n or_o rank_n of_o testimony_n be_v of_o such_o as_o speak_v reward_n testimony_n affirm_v the_o improportion_n of_o our_o work_n to_o the_o reward_n our_o suffering_n or_o do_n not_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o reward_n in_o any_o proportionable_a measure_n and_o herein_o they_o have_v the_o apostle_n go_v before_o they_o rom._n 8.18_o 2_o cor._n 4.17_o st._n ambrose_n thus_o what_o can_v we_o do_v worthy_a of_o those_o celestial_a reward_n coelestibus_fw-la ambr._n in_o ps_n 118._o conc_fw-fr 20._o quid_fw-la possumus_fw-la praemiis_fw-la dignum_fw-la facere_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la which_o have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o force_n in_o it_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o go_v before_o and_o what_o follow_v after_o it_o he_o have_v say_v before_o god_n temper_v his_o judgement_n with_o mercy_n and_o none_o of_o we_o can_v subsist_v without_o the_o divine_a indulgence_n then_o immediate_o after_o allege_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8.18_o he_o conclude_v therefore_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o heavenly_a decree_n proceed_v not_o according_a to_o our_o merit_n but_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n something_o of_o this_o we_o have_v above_o in_o the_o second_o rank_n of_o argument_n nu._n 6._o greg._n the_o first_o upon_o the_o seven_o penit_fw-la psalm_n have_v say_v god_n render_v according_a to_o work_n apostolus_fw-la greg._n in_o psal_n 142._o illi_fw-la namque_fw-la beatae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o de_fw-la deo_fw-la vivitur_fw-la nullus_fw-la labour_n aequari_fw-la potest_fw-la nulla_fw-la opera_fw-la comparari_fw-la presertim_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolus_fw-la not_o for_o our_o work_n which_o say_v be_v make_v use_n of_o above_o he_o add_v immediate_o as_o a_o reason_n for_o unto_o that_o bless_a life_n in_o which_o we_o live_v with_o god_n and_o of_o god_n no_o labour_n can_v be_v equal_a no_o endeavour_n or_o do_n compare_v with_o it_o especial_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v merit_v promeriti_fw-la sunt_fw-la crown_v of_o glory_n and_o what_o oration_n or_o speech_n can_v sufficient_o set_v forth_o or_o reach_v their_o merit_n where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v they_o be_v account_v worthy_a or_o do_v obtain_v such_o crown_n and_o that_o which_o he_o render_v their_o merit_n be_v in_o the_o greek_a their_o worthiness_n or_o virtue_n he_o cite_v chrysostom_n say_v in_o his_o hom_n on_o lazarus_n render_v according_a to_o their_o merit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a sound_n according_a to_o their_o desert_n and_o speak_v of_o both_o wicked_a and_o good_a and_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o scripture_n often_o say_v according_a to_o their_o work_n 18._o dispunctio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la meriti_fw-la tertul_n in_o apolog_n c._n 18._o and_o what_o tertullian_n call_v the_o discrimination_n or_o sever_n of_o both_o merit_n of_o the_o one_o to_o punishment_n and_o of_o the_o other_o to_o 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tanta_fw-la erga_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la nostra_fw-la velit_fw-la esse_fw-la merita_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dona_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la largitus_fw-la est_fw-la aeterna_fw-la praemia_fw-la sit_fw-la donaturus_fw-la celestina_n in_o ep._n that_o he_o be_v please_v they_o shall_v be_v our_o merit_n which_o be_v his_o gift_n and_o that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o the_o eternal_a reward_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v free_o upon_o we_o before_o which_o destroy_v the_o very_a reason_n of_o their_o merit_n proper_o take_v that_o which_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o ambrose_n de_fw-fr offic._n l._n 1._o c._n 15._o say_v no_o more_o then_o according_a to_o their_o work_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a as_o above_o in_o the_o testimony_n draw_v out_o of_o chrysostome_n the_o say_n of_o hierome_n and_o hilary_n speak_v but_o the_o second_o thing_n we_o acknowledge_v viz_o that_o good_a deed_n will_v obtain_v or_o be_v so_o reward_v indeed_o st._n aug._n cite_v by_o the_o cardinal_n here_o may_v seem_v to_o speak_v more_o than_o the_o former_a aeterna_fw-la aug._n ep_v 105._o ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la sicut_fw-la merito_fw-la peccati_fw-la tanquam_fw-la stipendium_fw-la redditur_fw-la mors_fw-la ità _fw-la merito_fw-la justitiae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la stipendium_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la as_o unto_o the_o merit_n of_o sin_n death_n be_v render_v as_o the_o stipend_n and_o wage_n so_o be_v life_n eternal_a render_v as_o a_o stipend_n to_o the_o merit_n of_o righteousness_n where_o the_o stipend_n or_o wage_n be_v no_o more_o than_o reward_n this_o be_v clear_a by_o what_o he_o say_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom_n 6._o ult_n a_o stipend_n be_v render_v as_o due_a for_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o warfare_n est_fw-la aug._n enchirid._n c._n 107._o stipendium_fw-la pro_fw-la opere_fw-la militiae_fw-la debitum_fw-la redditur_fw-la non_fw-la donatur_fw-la id_fw-la eo_fw-la dixit_fw-la stipendium_fw-la pecsati_fw-la mors_fw-la gratia_fw-la verò_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratis_o sit_v gratia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la be_v not_o free_o give_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o therefore_o eternal_a life_n can_v be_v thus_o call_v a_o stipend_n but_o grace_n or_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n except_o it_o be_v free_a be_v not_o grace_n and_o st._n aug._n add_v immediate_o as_o consequent_a to_o it_o ibid._n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la hominis_fw-la bona_fw-la merita_fw-la esse_fw-la dei_fw-la munera_fw-la quibus_fw-la cùm_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la redditur_fw-la quid_fw-la nisi_fw-la gratia_fw-la pro_fw-la gratia_fw-la reddi_fw-la tur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n therefore_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o merit_n or_o good_a deed_n of_o man_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n to_o which_o when_o aeternal_a life_n be_v give_v what_o be_v there_o else_o give_v but_o grace_n for_o grace_n and_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v how_o st._n aug._n mean_v what_o he_o speak_v elsewhere_o upon_o that_o of_o rom._n 6._o ult_n a_o say_n that_o the_o romanist_n still_o oppose_v to_o the_o argument_n we_o make_v against_o merit_n from_o the_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n aug._n say_v be_v this_o dicere_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr gra._n &_o lib._n arb_n c._n 9_o cum_fw-la posset_n dicere_fw-la &_o recte_fw-la dicere_fw-la stipendium_fw-la justitiae_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la maluit_fw-la dicere_fw-la the_o apostle_n may_v have_v say_v and_o say_v it_o true_o that_o the_o wage_n or_o stipend_n of_o righteousness_n be_v life_n eternal_a he_o choose_v rather_o to_o say_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n he_o may_v have_v say_v it_o in_o a_o true_a sense_n take_v the_o word_n stipend_n as_o above_o for_o a_o reward_n or_o recompense_n not_o in_o a_o equal_a or_o answerable_a sense_n to_o the_o other_o the_o wage_n or_o stipend_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n for_o then_o it_o will_v not_o have_v consist_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n do_v say_v but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v life_n eternal_a nor_o with_o the_o end_n and_o purpose_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n do_v choose_v to_o say_v the_o gift_n rather_o than_o the_o stipend_n viz._n to_o exclude_v all_o thought_n of_o merit_n of_o condignity_n as_o it_o follow_v there_o in_o st._n perducere_fw-la maluit_fw-la dicere_fw-la gratia_n dei_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligeremus_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 sva_fw-la miseratione_n perducere_fw-la aug._n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o say_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v life_n eternal_a that_o we_o may_v understand_v how_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 mercy_n sake_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_n that_o have_v either_o commented_a on_o that_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o occasional_o fall_v upon_o it_o but_o observe_v the_o apparent_a distinction_n which_o the_o
apostle_n purposely_o make_v in_o say_v death_n be_v the_o wage_n or_o stipend_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o say_v so_o of_o life_n eternal_a there_o be_v another_o place_n cite_v out_o of_o st._n august_n that_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n of_o justice_n in_o give_v the_o reward_n justitiae_fw-la aug._n the_o nat_n &_o gra_fw-mi c._n 2._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr injustus_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la justos_fw-la fraudet_fw-la mercede_fw-la justitiae_fw-la god_n be_v not_o unjust_a say_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v defraud_v or_o disappoint_v the_o just_a of_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n but_o upon_o what_o respect_n god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v just_o in_o reward_v be_v show_v 3._o show_v nu._n 3._o above_o in_o answer_n to_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o speak_v god_n justice_n in_o that_o particular_a and_o the_o same_o answer_n may_v serve_v all_o those_o testimony_n which_o the_o cardinal_n or_o other_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o father_n say_v in_o some_o loftiness_n of_o language_n that_o man_n by_o good_a deed_n may_v make_v god_n his_o debtor_n the_o wiseman_n in_o effect_n say_v so_o prov._n 19.17_o and_o that_o proverbial_a way_n of_o speech_n may_v bear_v it_o that_o say_v of_o st._n aug._n which_o in_o this_o controversy_n of_o merit_n truth_n have_v force_v the_o cardinal_n thrice_o to_o mention_v will_v clear_o unfold_v how_o god_n become_v and_o may_v be_v call_v man_n debtor_n and_o answer_v all_o plea_n of_o merit_n make_v from_o such_o speech_n of_o the_o father_n the_o lord_n say_v he_o promittendo_fw-la aug._n ps_n 83._o debitorem_fw-la dominus_fw-la ipse_fw-la se_fw-la secit_fw-la non_fw-la accipiendo_fw-la sed_fw-la promittendo_fw-la make_v himself_o a_o debtor_n and_o how_o be_v that_o not_o by_o receive_v from_o we_o but_o promise_v unto_o we_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v what_o the_o same_o father_n say_v elsewhere_o 4._o elsewhere_o aug._n l._n 1._o confess_v c._n 4._o o_o thou_o that_o pay_v debt_n or_o render_v what_o be_v due_a yet_o owe_v nothing_o to_o any_o man_n qui_fw-la reddis_fw-la debita_fw-la nulli_fw-la debes_fw-la where_o debita_fw-la debt_n be_v promissa_fw-la his_o promise_n and_o promisisti_fw-la and_o aug._n serm_n 16._o de_fw-la verb._n apost_n red_a quia_fw-la accepisti_fw-la sedâ—edde_n quia_fw-la promisisti_fw-la elsewhere_o we_o do_v not_o say_v to_o god_n render_v because_o thou_o have_v receive_v but_o render_v because_o thou_o have_v promise_v the_o cardinal_n pretend_v he_o can_v easy_o answer_v all_o this_o and_o reply_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v so_o by_o st._n jussisti_fw-la bel._n l._n 5._o the_o justif_a c._n 18._o sect_n sed_fw-la facilis_fw-la absolutè_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la ex_fw-la promissione_n &_o dono_fw-la svo_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la sola_fw-la promissione_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la opere_fw-la nostro_fw-la deus_fw-la efficiatur_fw-la debtor_n docet_fw-la aug._n cum_fw-la subjungit_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la promisisti_fw-la quia_fw-la fecimus_fw-la quod_fw-la jussisti_fw-la aug._n because_o god_n owe_v nothing_o to_o any_o man_n absolute_o but_o only_o by_o his_o promise_n and_o his_o own_o bounty_n and_o gift_n this_o be_v fair_a and_o true_a but_o nothing_o to_o his_o advantage_n and_o therefore_o not_o many_o line_n after_o he_o sup_v it_o up_o again_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n say_v nevertheless_o that_o god_n be_v make_v our_o debtor_n not_o only_o by_o his_o promise_n but_o by_o our_o work_n too_o st._n aug._n teach_v when_o he_o subjoin_v we_o may_v say_v render_v what_o thou_o have_v promise_v for_o we_o have_v do_v what_o thou_o command_v if_o this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o god_n almighty_a yet_o with_o such_o caution_n that_o it_o can_v as_o bold_a as_o it_o be_v be_v a_o plea_n for_o merit_n for_o it_o must_v be_v say_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o bounty_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n appoint_v such_o a_o reward_n for_o they_o that_o do_v so_o and_o so_o and_o with_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o freegrace_n help_v we_o to_o do_v so_o wherefore_o it_o follow_v immediate_o in_o st._n apost_n et_fw-la hoc_fw-la tuâ—fecisti_fw-la qui_fw-la laborantes_fw-la juvisti_fw-la aug._n ser._n 16._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la apost_n aug._n which_o the_o cardinal_n think_v good_a to_o omit_v and_o this_o thou_o have_v do_v which_o have_v help_v those_o that_o labour_n or_o strive_v to_o do_v well_o if_o we_o take_v it_o not_o as_o say_v in_o such_o a_o respect_n st._n aug._n himself_o will_v judge_v it_o a_o proud_a and_o presumptuous_a say_n for_o so_o it_o be_v censure_v by_o he_o merit_n against_o the_o plea_n of_o merit_n upon_o ps_n 142._o vers_fw-la 2._o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n where_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o presumptuous_a justifier_n of_o themselves_o say_v faceres_fw-la say_v aug._n in_o ps_n 142._o jejunavimus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la vidisti_fw-la fecimus_fw-la quod_fw-la jussisti_fw-la quare_fw-la non_fw-la reddis_fw-la quod_fw-la promisesti_fw-la ut_fw-la accipias_fw-la quod_fw-la promisi_fw-la ego_fw-la dediut_a faceres_fw-la we_o have_v fast_v and_o thou_o see_v not_o we_o have_v do_v what_o thou_o have_v command_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o render_v what_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o such_o say_v he_o god_n will_v answer_v that_o thou_o may_v receive_v what_o i_o promise_v i_o give_v unto_o thou_o to_o do_v final_o the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o such_o proud_a one_o etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o man_n may_v so_o plead_v render_v what_o thou_o have_v promise_v for_o we_o have_v do_v what_o thou_o have_v command_v it_o must_v be_v with_o such_o correction_n we_o have_v do_v what_o thou_o command_v what_o thou_o gracious_o do_v require_v of_o we_o and_o accept_v as_o condition_n of_o obtain_v what_o thou_o have_v bountiful_o promise_v we_o have_v do_v but_o what_o be_v our_o duty_n antecedent_o to_o thy_o gracious_a promise_n do_v what_o thou_o may_v have_v require_v of_o we_o without_o such_o reward_n do_v what_o thou_o do_v help_v and_o enable_v we_o to_o do_v and_o do_v it_o but_o imperfect_o so_o that_o it_o need_v thy_o merciful_a acceptation_n and_o still_o we_o need_v to_o say_v merit_n testimony_n of_o father_n a_o against_o romish_a merit_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n now_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o father_n against_o romish_a merit_n first_o we_o allege_v their_o say_n whereby_o they_o plain_o deny_v merit_n or_o that_o we_o be_v worthy_a and_o here_o we_o must_v observe_v as_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o word_n we_o those_o that_o deny_v merit_n and_o worthiness_n in_o we_o merit_n and_o worthy_a in_o this_o controversy_n a_o great_a difference_n between_o those_o say_n of_o the_o father_n which_o bare_o affirm_v our_o merit_n or_o worthiness_n &_o those_o which_o deny_v the_o same_o i_o say_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o force_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o for_o when_o they_o affirm_v they_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o remiss_a sense_n of_o merit_n put_v for_o good_a work_n obtain_v eternal_a life_n and_o do_v mean_a such_o a_o worthiness_n that_o consist_v by_o divine_a acceptation_n but_o when_o they_o deny_v either_o they_o speak_v punctual_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o that_o worth_n and_o merit_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v establish_v in_o the_o work_v themselves_o dignitatis_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr dedicat_fw-la eccl_n ser_fw-mi 5._o dignatione_fw-la divinâ_fw-la non_fw-la dignitate_fw-la nostra_fw-la nec_fw-la dignatio_fw-la locum_fw-la habet_fw-la ubi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la prasumptio_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la as_o answerable_a to_o the_o reward_n thus_o bernard_n we_o be_v so_o by_o divine_a dignation_n not_o by_o our_o own_o worth_a ordignity_n &_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v divine_a dignation_n have_v no_o place_n where_o there_o have_v be_v a_o presumption_n or_o conceit_n of_o self-dignity_n thus_o when_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o negative_a they_o speak_v punctual_o &_o distinct_o of_o merit_n and_o worth_n as_o concern_v in_o this_o controversy_n st._n basil_n speak_v home_o 〈◊〉_d home_o basil_n in_o ps_n 114._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eternal_a rest_n say_v he_o remain_v for_o they_o that_o have_v strive_v lawful_o in_o this_o life_n not_o render_v according_a to_o debt_n unto_o their_o work_n but_o give_v according_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o a_o bountiful_a god_n he_o speak_v it_o with_o reverence_n to_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n henceforth_o a_o crown_n be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o 2_o tim._n 4._o and_o a_o distinction_n borrow_v from_o the_o same_o apostle_n rom._n 4.4_o of_o grace_n or_o of_o debt_n and_o so_o cut_v out_o all_o the_o core_n of_o pretend_a merit_n which_o the_o romanist_n will_v fix_v in_o the_o former_a place_n of_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 6._o bel._n l._n 5._o the_o inâ—â—â—f_n c._n 6._o the_o cardinal_n cite_v this_o testimony_n of_o st._n basil_n as_o object_v by_o protestant_n and_o shuffle_n pitiful_o in_o his_o reply_n to_o it_o first_o leave_v out_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d