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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	justify_v	salvation_n	3,033	5	8.0315	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71284	A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin.	Walker, George, 1581?-1651.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1641 (1641)	Wing W356; ESTC R20590	41,397	65

his_o own_o sin_n but_o we_o not_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o and_o in_o his_o 6._o sermon_n de_fw-la verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la god_n the_o father_n say_v he_o make_v he_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o behold_v here_o two_o thing_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n yet_o our_o own_o in_o he_o not_o in_o ourselves_o leo_n the_o first_o in_o his_o 70._o epistle_n say_v that_o by_o the_o innocency_n of_o one_o we_o be_v all_o make_v innocent_a and_o that_o by_o righteousness_n derive_v unto_o man_n from_o he_o who_o have_v take_v man_n nature_n upon_o he_o bernard_n in_o his_o 190._o epistle_n say_v as_o one_o have_v bear_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o so_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o one_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o it_o be_v not_o one_o which_o forfeit_v and_o another_o which_o satisfy_v for_o the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n be_v one_o christ_n also_o in_o sermon_n ad_fw-la milites_fw-la templi_fw-la he_o say_v death_n be_v make_v to_o flee_v 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lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o sect._n 1._o and_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n sect._n 11._o he_o say_v haec_fw-la est_fw-la mirabilis_fw-la iustific●…i_fw-la ratio_fw-la ut_fw-la christi_fw-la iustitia_fw-la tecti_fw-la non_fw-la exhorreant_fw-la iudicium_fw-la quo_fw-la dignisunt_fw-la and_o dum_fw-la seipsos_fw-la merito_fw-la damnant_fw-la insti_fw-la extra_fw-la se_fw-la censeantur_fw-la five_o concerning_o the_o office_n of_o faith_n in_o justification_n 5._o he_o teach_v that_o faith_n be_v in_o itself_o weak_a and_o imperfect_a and_o of_o no_o dignity_n or_o worth_n price_n or_o value_n be_v never_o able_a to_o justify_v we_o by_o itself_o but_o by_o bring_v christ_n unto_o we_o who_o be_v give_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n it_o be_v not_o our_o righteousness_n but_o make_v we_o come_v with_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o soul_n open_v that_o we_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v as_o a_o vessel_n or_o pot_n for_o as_o the_o pot_n full_a of_o money_n enrich_v a_o man_n so_o faith_n fill_v with_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v we_o and_o to_o be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o mingle_v our_o faith_n which_o be_v only_o the_o instrument_n of_o receive_v righteousness_n with_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o material_a cause_n and_o both_o the_o author_n and_o minister_n of_o this_o great_a benefit_n chap._n 11._o sect._n 7._o and_o in_o the_o 17._o sect._n he_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v hereupon_o say_v to_o justify_v because_o it_o do_v receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v ●ffered_v in_o the_o gospel_n six_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o believer_n be_v justify_v and_o stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n be_v 6._o not_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o christ_n even_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o righteousness_n communicate_v to_o they_o by_o imputation_n sect._n 23._o last_o he_o

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show_v how_o this_o righteousness_n come_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o believer_n and_o to_o be_v so_o communicate_v 7._o to_o they_o that_o god_n do_v justify_v impute_v it_o to_o they_o for_o justification_n and_o accept_v as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o own_o viz._n by_o mean_n of_o their_o spiritual_a union_n and_o communion_n with_o christ_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n and_o with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o possess_v all_o his_o riches_n sect._n 10._o and_o 20._o and_o 23._o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o c●lvins_n doctrine_n concerning_o justification_n brief_o comprise_v out_o of_o his_o own_o word_n in_o place_n before_o cite_v where_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v full_o satify_v beza_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n do_v perfect_o agree_v with_o luther_n and_o calvin_n in_o all_o the_o former_a article_n first_o he_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o any_o such_o virtue_n as_o do_v justify_v we_o in_o ourselves_o before_o god_n 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