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habit_n comprise_v within_o its_o own_o nature_n every_o good_a work_n and_o when_o they_o assert_v justification_n to_o be_v only_o by_o faith_n they_o in_o do_v so_o raise_v good_a work_n to_o the_o dignity_n of_o be_v a_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la of_o justification_n by_o the_o word_n faith_n they_o understand_v trust_n hope_v love_n and_o obedience_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o our_o trust_n hope_v love_n &_o obedience_n or_o good_a work_n the_o arminian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o the_o socinian_o for_o in_o their_o apology_n they_o free_o declare_v 114._o et_fw-fr sant_z si_fw-la quis_fw-la â—a_n quae_fw-la à _fw-la socino_n dicuntur_fw-la in_o bâc_fw-la materiâ_fw-la sine_fw-la gratià _fw-la sine_fw-la odio_fw-la expendát_fw-la be_v velit_fw-la nolit_fw-la confiteri_fw-la tandem_fw-la cogetur_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o substantia_fw-la rei_fw-la cum_fw-la reformatis_fw-la consentire_fw-la manente_fw-la hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la descrimine_fw-la causam_fw-la semper_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exeipe_n exam._n censur_n cap._n 10._o pag._n 114._o that_o whoever_o will_v impartial_o exaamine_v the_o socinian_n notion_n in_o this_o matter_n can_v but_o confess_v that_o socinus_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o this_o doctrine_n except_v that_o one_o particular_a about_o the_o external_n procure_v cause_n of_o our_o justification_n hold_v the_o same_o with_o the_o reform_a but_o how_o bold_o soever_o the_o arminian_n assert_v a_o agreement_n between_o socinus_n and_o the_o reform_a their_o assertion_n can_v import_v no_o more_o than_o a_o free_a acknowledgement_n that_o there_o be_v a_o harmony_n between_o themselves_o and_o the_o socinian_o for_o the_o reform_a who_o place_n faith_n in_o the_o will_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o understanding_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o work_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v of_o its_o justify_v we_o as_o a_o work_n but_o exclude_v all_o work_n from_o be_v either_o a_o instrumental_a cause_n or_o a_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la or_o any_o other_o cause_n whatsoever_o of_o our_o justification_n and_o they_o that_o confine_v faith_n to_o the_o understanding_n hold_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o work_n and_o therefore_o can_v justify_v as_o such_o whereby_o they_o effectual_o destroy_v justification_n by_o work_n and_o set_v themselves_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o arminian_n and_o socinian_n error_n excellent_a camero_n have_v deliver_v the_o sense_n of_o they_o who_o make_v the_o understanding_n the_o only_a subject_n of_o faith_n with_o much_o clearness_n assure_v we_o that_o we_o must_v abide_v by_o this_o that_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o work_n the_o papist_n say_v he_o think_v they_o press_v we_o with_o this_o argument_n viz._n see_v faith_n be_v a_o work_n the_o assert_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n can_v import_v nothing_o less_o than_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o some_o work_n there_o be_v other_o who_o profess_v to_o abhor_v nothing_o more_o than_o this_o popish_a doctrine_n who_o confess_v that_o faith_n be_v a_o work_n but_o then_o add_v that_o it_o do_v not_o justify_v as_o a_o work_n but_o the_o scripture_n do_v always_o distinguish_v faith_n from_o work_n yea_o oppose_v faith_n to_o work_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o the_o papist_n themselves_z when_o they_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v partly_o by_o faith_n and_o partly_o by_o work_n unless_o they_o will_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o very_a gross_a absurdity_n must_v distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o i'faith_o therefore_o be_v not_o a_o work_n that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o god_n joh._n 6.29_o be_v only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n as_o paul_n rom._n 3.27_o call_v faith_n a_o law_n the_o jew_n continual_o glory_v in_o their_o work_n in_o the_o law_n in_o their_o prerogative_n as_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n christ_n in_o answer_n unto_o they_o 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