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seven_o he_o take_v faith_n objective_o 76._o mr._n eyre_n p._n 47._o pag._n 58_o 76._o not_o for_o the_o act_n with_o connotation_n of_o the_o object_n but_o for_o the_o object_n exclude_v the_o act_n as_o if_o the_o word_n faith_n signify_v christ_n and_o yet_o when_o we_o urge_v he_o with_o such_o place_n where_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o the_o like_a he_o understand_v it_o of_o a_o declarative_a justification_n and_o so_o take_v faith_n subjective_o not_o objective_o so_o he_o take_v it_o p._n 73._o in_o this_o sense_n man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n in_o regard_n faith_n be_v the_o medium_fw-la or_o instrument_n whereby_o the_o sentence_n of_o forgiveness_n be_v terminate_v on_o their_o conscience_n eight_o 63._o pag._n 63._o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o dr._n twisse_n be_v most_o accurate_a in_o place_v the_o essence_n and_o quiddity_n of_o justification_n in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n not_o to_o 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cum_fw-la suis_fw-la communicate_v per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la beza_n large_a ann._n on_o rom._n 5.12_o wotton_n de_fw-mi recon_fw-mi peccat_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o p._n 149_o adam_n that_o as_o we_o be_v in_o adam_n antecedent_o to_o our_o be_v that_o so_o the_o elect_n be_v in_o christ_n antecedent_o to_o their_o birth_n and_o faith_n for_o as_o in_o the_o next_o argument_n that_o i_o shall_v vindicate_v i_o shall_v show_v that_o we_o be_v not_o unite_v to_o christ_n until_o faith_n and_o the_o very_a same_o answer_n do_v wotton_n give_v to_o hemingius_n who_o word_n be_v these_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la assumptionem_fw-la attinet_fw-la sumet_fw-la ille_fw-la pro_fw-la concesso_fw-la apostolum_n adami_n inobedientiam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la causas_fw-la comparare_fw-la quae_fw-la eodem_fw-la plane_n modo_fw-la effecta_fw-la sva_fw-la producant_fw-la at_o verò_fw-la id_fw-la potiùs_fw-la agere_fw-la videtur_fw-la apostolus_fw-la 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