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also_o unto_o the_o gentile_n let_v they_o answer_v i_o and_o tell_v i_o whether_o this_o blessedness_n that_o be_v here_o promise_v 15._o do_v only_o appertain_v to_o they_o that_o be_v circumcise_v and_o keep_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o also_o to_o the_o uncircumcised_a which_o know_v not_o the_o ceremony_n thereof_o i_o doubt_n not_o but_o they_o will_v say_v that_o justification_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n before_o circumcision_n which_o consider_v he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o the_o jewish_a nation_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o the_o 〈…〉_o be_v so_o order_v for_o the_o child_n can_v challenge_v none_o other_o right_n than_o their_o father_n have_v before_o it_o be_v open_o know_v that_o abraham_n be_v call_v righteous_a but_o they_o can_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v for_o circumcision_n sake_n but_o only_o for_o his_o faith_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o circumcision_n and_o all_o the_o jew_n do_v know_v that_o his_o 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may_v peradventure_o have_v be_v think_v that_o salvation_n pertain_v only_o unto_o the_o jew_n faith_n but_o before_o abraham_n be_v command_v to_o be_v circumcise_v he_o be_v call_v righteous_a through_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o gentile_n through_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v become_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o be_v circumcise_v not_o for_o that_o it_o shall_v justify_v he_o which_o be_v already_o fulfil_v but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o certain_a figure_n of_o the_o true_a circumcision_n to_o come_v that_o be_v of_o a_o innocent_a and_o chaste_a life_n to_o be_v in_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v believe_v in_o jesus_n chryst_n which_o manner_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o wrought_v with_o a_o flint_n stone_n mean_v to_o cut_v therewith_o the_o privy_a member_n but_o with_o the_o spirit_n to_o cut_v away_o all_o the_o vain_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o further_o 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