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praecipuè_fw-la sit_fw-la purâment_fw-it colendus_fw-la zaleuchus_n plato_n cato_n for_o inward_a justice_n may_v be_v as_o easy_o answer_v namely_o that_o no_o work_n of_o our_o own_o be_v they_o outward_a or_o inward_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o justify_v we_o before_o god_n for_o fortitude_n and_o temperance_n in_o the_o one_o they_o seek_v their_o own_o or_o some_o other_o end_n not_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o other_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o restraint_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o chastity_n in_o alexander_n towards_o darius_n daughter_n so_o in_o the_o rest_n depend_v thereupon_o neither_o be_v that_o ever_o in_o their_o thought_n which_o move_v joseph_n to_o that_o singular_a resolution_n shall_v i_o do_v this_o thing_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n i_o conclude_v against_o all_o humane_a work_n that_o our_o justification_n to_o consist_v only_o sufficit_fw-la only_o ita_fw-la clamat_fw-la universa_fw-la doctrina_fw-la prophetica_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la lament_n 3.22_o psal_n 88.1_o &_o 89.1_o es_fw-ge 64.6_o mark_v
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be_v take_v down_o by_o he_o that_o bear_v he_o good_a will_n true_a christian_a friendship_n which_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n how_o graceful_a ib._n p._n 60._o ineffable_a friendship_n of_o the_o 3._o child_n who_o devour_v fire_n can_v not_o divide_v ib._n such_o david_n and_o jonathan_n he_o that_o be_v unfaithful_a to_o god_n can_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o man_n ib._n friendship_n not_o to_o be_v value_v by_o wealth_n friendship_n of_o the_o poor_a better_a than_o of_o the_o rich_a ib._n p._n 61._o poor_a man_n happiness_n in_o friendship_n above_o the_o rich_a no_o man_n flatter_v he_o guardian_n of_o piety_n off._n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o p._n 60._o not_o find_v in_o disparity_n of_o manner_n how_o to_o be_v order_v between_o superior_a and_o inferior_a bitterness_n to_o be_v avoid_v between_o friend_n ib._n g_o galatian_n and_o tyrian_a merchant_n in_o fame_n in_o old_a time_n off._n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o p._n 35._o gate_n and_o gesture_n discover_v what_o be_v in_o the_o 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