it_o not_o to_o merit_v thereby_o nay_o though_o he_o be_v wicked_a and_o a_o ungodly_a person_n and_o so_o work_v not_o or_o have_v no_o moral_a righteousness_n at_o all_o yet_o if_o he_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v or_o impute_v for_o righteousness_n not_o as_o a_o simple_a act_n or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o quality_n or_o habit_n or_o in_o we_o as_o the_o papist_n teach_v ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la say_v bellarmine_n censetur_fw-la esse_fw-la justitia_fw-la faith_n itself_o be_v count_v to_o be_v a_o justice_n and_o itself_o be_v impute_v unto_o righteousness_n no_o nor_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o effect_n or_o fruit_n of_o it_o for_o so_o it_o be_v part_n of_o our_o sanctification_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o hand_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o or_o receive_v or_o apply_v christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n manus_fw-la accipientis_fw-la say_v dr._n downham_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o receiver_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o justify_v faith_n it_o be_v 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